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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-09
SOCIETY.
Brilliant Reception Marks
Closing of Weeks Events
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One Of the most brilliant society
events Of the week was the reception
this afternoon given by. Mrs. Wesley
L. Smith, Mrs. Robert Flint and
Mrs. John L. Whitney in the home Of
the former in Sixth street. The Smith
home was artistically appointed in the
yuletide colors, red and green. To
carry out the effect red geraniums
were used in profusion and the chan
deliers and windows were draped with
Christmas appointments. The three
hostesses received in the living room
and were assisted by Mrs. F. l.. Lair,
Mrs. L. X. Thompson and Mrs. l.. E.
Opdyke. Miss Margaret Smith, small
daughter of the hostess, met the
guests at the door.
In the dining room the yuletide col
ors were used and the tea table held
a cluster of red blooms. Pouring dur.
ing the first part Of the afternoon
were Mrs. A. A. Bruce and Mrs6 III. H.
Steele, and later Mrs. w. H. Boden.
stab and Mrs. G. F. Dullam. Assisting
in the dining room were Mrs. J. A.
Haney, Miss Harriet Spillane, Miss
Josephine Hamel, Miss Frances Lamb,
Mrs. H. S. Dobler, Mrs. C. N. Kirk,
Mrs. William V. Kiebert and Miss
Dora Larson.
During the afternoon Mrs. H. H.
Steele, soprnao, entertained by sing.
ing a program Of songs with Miss Hell.
en- Fisk at the piano. Victrola music
also featured. The hours were from
3 O'Clock to 6 and nearly ITS guests
attended.
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conclv des Visit Here.

Mrs. Frank Wheeler, who has been
spending some time in the city, called
here by the Illness of her sister, MRS.
George Register Of First street, re-
turned Thursday to her home in Buff
falo, N. Y. Mrs. Register, who re-
Gently underwent an operation in the
Bismarck hospital, is improving NICE
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ATTORNEY GENERAL TO
PROSECUTE PURCHASE IN
ENCOURAGEMENT MATTER

Attorney General H. j. Linde will
appear for the state, with States At
torney Thomas G. Johnson of Dunn
county, in the prosecution of George
Purchase, a well known Manning at.
torney, who is charged with the EN-
bezzlement of $4,000 belonging to an
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Church Society Meeting.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Trim.
ity Lutheran church will meet next
Wednesday in the afternoon, in the
church parlors. The meeting will be
called at .2:30. ~.
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N MADE CITY @
PAY AS YOU GO POLICY
H. P. Dawson and Francis L. Hine Tell Brown Com.
mittee That Was One of Conditions of
500, 600, 900 Loan in 1914.

could have been sold over the counter TO
the public in small denominations. az
war loan securities have been SOLO IN
Franceg' asked Senator George c. LOCK-
wood. would not savings bank de-
positors. drawing 4 per cent. interest,
have been glad TO invest with the city
at s per cent?
Explains About Taxes.
There was no demand from the
sa vings banks said Mr.. Hine.
William ID. Boone. assistant auditor
in the state Coinptrollcf's office. read
figures showing the proportion OF tine
state taxes which New York city bears.
Attention was called to the fact That the
city pays no part OF the tax for up
state armories. II was pointed out TO
Senator Brown that the city. however,
is burdened with the maintenance ~ the
armorier within its own limits. so, TO
arrive at n fairer Demonstration tine
tax for armories elsewhere was deducted
from the State figures.
II was shown then that New YORK
city will pay IS per cent. OF the direct
state tax levied last year and payable
this year and that II paid So. q per cent.
of the direct tax Of 1919. Its proper
tlon of the direct state taxes collected
during the last Ave years. not including
The present year. has been approximately
90 per cent.
In the las, Ave years, not including the
present year. the city has paid Il per
cent. Of the indirect state taxes. lts
proportion Of the various taxes In this
period has been stock transfer. 80 per
. secured debt. 30 per cent. in
heritance, ~ per cent. corporation. M
per cent. mortgage. 81 per cent. motor
vehicle. ~ per cent. organization OF
corporations. so per cent. excise, 90 per
cent.
Mayor Mitchell presented to the COM
mittee a list of bills whose enactment
he said tho city woul welcome. These
included the two cromwell bills. twins
the Board Of Estimate control over All
salaries paid out of the city treasury.
aud reducing the membership Of the
Board of Education to nine. and bills
which the Mayor had previously out
lined for congratulations and economies
III various city departments.
Max $. Gr%ifenhagen. former Sherin
If New York ounty advocated the pay
ment to the county 81 all Sherins fees.
He said he received $4j. n0o in fees in
1914. in addition to his $4,000 salary.
at has been decided that an amend
ment to the act which would AFFECT the
Incumbent would he unconstitutional"
said senator Brown. 'And because Of
the high regard in which the Iegisla-
lure holds Sheriff Smith I doubt IL IL
would change the law II II could"
Mr.. G~rifenhagen also recommended
that the Ludlow street Jail be
abolished and its prisoners placed in the
care Of the department OF Correction.
In this WAY, he believed. a saving Of
10000 a year could be effected. He
said. too. that the county pays $12.220
. Year for "A DANNY sheriff. And siy
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SAYS WORK is DONE.
sneaker sweet wilkins to Pay BiIIs
Due, but Not Ncw Ones.

ALBANY. Jan. 20.-Legislative leaders
are Interested in the attitude of Speaker
Sweet Of the Assembly toward the
Thompson legislative COMMITTEES invest'-
eating the Public Service Commissions
Sneaker Sweet believes the Thompson
committee has practically finished its
work and ought to quit.
The Speaker said tonight that pres
ent indications were that the Assembly
WAYS and Means Committee will amend
the resolutions passed by the Senate.
irving the committee enough money 10
nav it's legitimate Indebtedness hut
eliminating any provision for continuing
its existence.
Speaker Sweet insisted tonight that
while he did not attempt to Interfere
with the work OF the m and mat
the report OF political influence being
exerted to sway the committee one way
or another was ridiculous. he believed
the time Of Legislators serving on all
committees was needed at Albany to get
down to business and adjourn without
unnecessary delay.
He intends to take up the matter
again with Senator Thompson, to the
end tina an amicable understanding may
be cached. especially between the Sen
ate II Assembly.
Gov. whitman shares Speaker Sweets
view Of the Legislative situation. and II Is
expected that Senator's Elon r.. Brown
Henry NJ. Sage and Speaker Sweet will
hold a conference early next week. when
the programme for a swift n uninter'
rupted session will be fixed.
Senator Thompson has already pointed
out to Speaker Sweet the necessity fol
an additional appropriation to pay his
committees bills.
II would not stand in the way of the
committee meeting all of its just obli'
cations" sale Speaker Sweet tonight
but ! believe its work has been I'm
ished. 1t had all Of last summer to com
plete its work and look into the cor
duct Of the upstate Public Service Com
mission IL II saw ft. II it developed
however. hat there are reasons for in
v~estigating this commission, l think VIZ
| can find a way to get at It,"
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SUES WOMAN WHO STUMBLED.
Miss BiGEs Of C~ritt~nton Home
Wants $4,000 Ia images.

M,ss Elizabeth G.. Biggs, national
field secretary Of the Florence Crlttenton
Home, filed suit In tho Supreme Court
Yesterday for $4,000 damages from
Marie Il. Clapsattle of Lockport. N. Y.
for injuries suffered at Ashcville. n. c..
on February 20 last.
, Miss BiEgs a y that while she was
riding on a street car In Asheville the
defendant carelesSly arose from her seat
II went 10 the front part of the car.
where she fell over the plaintiff. who was
sitting there. Miss Biggs says her knee
cap Was so seriously injured that she
has spent $4,000 In medical treatment
and lost her pay Of s25 a week for nearly
six months.
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So Cent Gas In sight for 3Oth
Ward, BrOOk1y n.

Commissioner Cram, presiding at the
meeting OF the Public Service Commis-
sion yesterday. declared himself opposed
to the reopening Of the gas rate case
in the Thirtieth ward. Brooklyn. asked
10y the Kings County Lighting Company.
Commissioner Cram said he believed a
reopening would work an injustice. The
case has been before the commission for
more than five years. II will be taken
up next Monday and the belief is that
the company will he ordered to furnish
gas for 50 cents. The company Is now
getting IS cents.
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JEROME AVE. TUBE
OPENING is FAVORED
Chief Engineer Craven
Though, Averse to Using Lex.
ington Line to a0th st.
TRAFFIC RELIEF SErv

Alfred Craven. chief engineer n, N.
Public Service Commission. addressed E,
h commission yesterday an opinio, ,
which he approves the immediate ore-,.
ton OF the new Jerome avenue s,bu,,
from Its northern terminus to t,oA
street. but decides against operating ,.
Lexington avenue subway from Iio,,
street and Mott avenue to Finv.n-n
street.
Approval Of the opening Of the jerome
avenue line Ia tempered by tho onvireer,
suggestion that II would ho a dis,i,c,
disadvantage to the efficient operation, n,
the present subways TO have tho new lin.
running during the rush hours. The an.
parent advantage In that p,ssoreor.
along the JEROME avenue line could 20,
an all subway out TO lower Marha,f,,
by transferring to tho West Farms lin,
at Mott avenue and lIath street. In N,
Craven's opinion this would rcsul, IN
great congestion to the already hr,yr,
crowded trains from The BrouN.
Mr.. Craven says that - large prpr,r.
ton OF the passengers whp would d.
these lines nj other hours would rrefo,
during the morning rush hours in t,.,
trolley cars traversing the samc @,orrl,1r,
and board empty elevated trans 81 Ia,,.
- 80 ''''
49, "e"' '"''' P'>Nh|'rS co.
cedlng thelr ahilIty I" get MO th" nor,
ware bound West Farms trauI. .oyII
Transfer "a, Mot, ,v,ruc .,I t,,,.
10 e"'p's runway trains "N'r we jerome
avenue line.
MT. Craven points out that tine ady,H.
tage OF operating ia" Lexington l'o'Is
subway from ltaih street south =" t.'..
pnth street would u" - r"ldi. ''Iy nlr.
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and IL he does the trial will not take
place on February !. az has been sched-
uled. Whether this action will he taken
will develop Monday. when Justice
Morschauser asked George Gordon Bat
tie, counsel for Mr.. Osborne. to be pres
ent. as he said he would draw a special
panel of trial jurors on that day. II "a
demurrer Is to be filed there will he no
necessity for drawing the jurors, as it
would mean a long legal battle In the
courts.
OssINING. Jan. 20.--Thomas Mott Os-
borne has lent his touring car to tho
inmates for automobile instruction while
he Is away from the prison. Recently
Henry Ford gave the inmates a machine
for study and demonstrative purposes.
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sTRAUs SAFE AND DRY
Flood bound New Yorker In Cali
fOrnia Wires Ans Well.

Nathan Straus telegraphed his son-in-
law. Supreme Court Justice Irving Leh-
man, yesterday from Indio, Cal. that
assistance.
The train on which MIR. Straus was
travelling to Los Angeles was msrooned
BY floods ut Indio. Justice Lehman had
received many anxious inquiries from
Strauss friends In this city.
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Cabs, Theatres, Fountain Pen SzveN
Thompson hnket Bills at Bltmore
TWO SIDES OF THOMPSON
COMMITTEE o BILLS

state pays s23S.67 for Senator
Cromwell's expenses did occupy
IA o a fey nights
state Jays S22a.S2 for Senator
FOLEY took particular care to pay
my own cheeks"
state pays sl93.41 for food for AS
semblymsn McQuistion.--"1 do not
think my restaurant charge was SO"
state pays s25 for food for Assem-
biyman Donohue.--"1 was at the no.
tel only one day"
state pays s66t.9o for food for Col.
Hayward.-Iie sent his check for $50
to cover his personal expenses at the
hotel.
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DELAY IN OSBORNE TRIAL.
DE 20 Perjury Indictment
May BE FILED Monday.

WHITE PLAINS, y. Y. Jan. 20,-When
the Grand Jury which has been investi.
eating Sing Sing prison affairs in gem
eral r&onvenes on Monday II Is ex-
pected that Justice MOI chauser will dis
charse the members from further SER
vice.
II WAS reported on good authority to-
day that Mr.. Osborne Will probably
demur to the indictments for perjury,
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our suggestions met with enthusiast
tie approval OF the duthoi/ les ana Ger
tain conditions which VIC Imposed were
.dopt.d by the Board ~ Estimate. The
EXPRESSION pay as YOU go was our own.
When the city agreed to adopt this as "a
permanent policy the. banks united ana
furnished the 500. o00, 900"
Mr.. DAWSON said the bankers sug-
gested to the Comptroller aud the city
Chamberlain that the city should estab-
l!.h credit with the banks 80 as to he able
to treat such situations In the future eN-
actlS az would the head of "A corporation.
In answer TO a question ny senator
Brown he said he would like to see the
margin under tn. debt limit equal to
half the budget. but thought this might
perhaps De too large.
what would he the effect on its
credit with the banks If, in a great
crisis, the city found Il necessary TO
make a loan which put II beyond the
debt limit asked Chairman Brown.
"A very bad effect" replied Mr.. Davi-
son. "rhe situation would he most I'M
Fortunate
The ci;y's affairs should be no
handled said Mr.. Hine. that under no
circumstance would II he called upon TO
ask the aid Of the banks twice In seven
wears" Mr.. une apparently had in mind
The calls made upon the banks IN 1907.
at the time of the financial depression,
and again in 1914.
Mr.. Hine questioned further said that
in a crisis the banks would treat the
civ much more literally than they
would treat "A private customer, extend
ing the service largely as a patriotic
duty. As an ''offhapd opinion he he
level the minimum margin beneath the
debt limit should he &50.0oo. 200.
DO YOU believe the $ioo,ooo.Oo issue
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ate membership in the American Society
Of Engineers. Mrs. DE Forest is on the
engineering staff OF the Public Service
Commission and gets $3.50 IA year,
United States Attorney Marshall had
a conference Yesterday with Senator
Thompson. 1t IL understood that they
talked about the interstate activities Of
certain signal companies which have
been named during the present investi-
CATION.
The hearings will continue this morn
ing.
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The pay as you 20 policy OF the Mitchell
administration was adopted on the in
sistence Of J. +. Morgan & Co. according
to testimony given before the Brown
legislative committee. which resumed its
hearings AT the City Hall yesterday. It's
adoption was one of the conditions of the
500, oOo. 900 loan made to the city by a
syndicate OF bankers in 1914 to enable
the city to pay on a debt II had nego-
tia,ed in Europe.
Henry p. Dawson of the Morgan firm
and Francis l.. Hire. president OF the
rirs, National Bank. who described the
negotiation Of the oar by the bankers,
recommended legislation to make the
operations Of this policy mandatory upon
the city.
"If tho present administration were to
remain in power ! should see no neces-
s,ty for such lcgislation,"\ said MIR:
Dawson. But in view Of the fact thai
administrations change J consider such
legislation essential
Both bankers also favored the chang
ing of tax collection days from May
and November | OF each year to Janu-
AIRY | and July | to obriate the ncces-
sity IL borrowilg money to carry on the
government before the tax payments are
received. They agreed that IN .princ'pie
tde present policy is nilsound ana DON
thought the margin which the city shouid
aim To maintain under the debt limit
should be increased.
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Earlier the Senator made this state
ment
an conversation with Speaker Sweet
IF the Assembly yesterday he said To me
that the Assembly would not consent to
a continuance of the investigation which
the Joint committee" of tho Senate and
Assembly mas been conducting. The
Senate yesterday unanimously agreed to
an extension Of the life Of the com
mittee aud agreed to an additional ap-
propriat!un TO enable the payment or
the expenses which the committee has
already incurred. The action of the
senate is If course ineffective without
the concurrence OF the Assembly.
I'm the opinion OF the committee th'f"
are numerous important matters "hicit
should be investigated The work "hici
the committee has don" and the results
which the committee has accomplish'd
have. In tn. opinion ~ the COMMITTEES.
justined it, existence aud. II would seem.
would amply Justify it's continuance
This ccmmitte" IL. however. UNWILLING
Ia incur expense with no prospect OF
sym.u;. II tho Assembly Of the state
can arprd To- throttle tlc committee =
activities II must take the responsibility
for So doing. The committee feels mat
4, would i've imrrudcn. under the circum-
stances tn incur any additional obliga-
lions ~ long ~ the attitude NJ the AS
temblv remains AZ II now is.
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subwa,s Ready In Two Years.

Alfred era ven, chief engineer of the
Public Service Commission. said he be-
lieved the dual system subways would
he practically completed within W.
years and that In ten years the city
would be getting a money return from
them, He expected to reduce his en-
cheering force greatly, although he
seemed to doubt II construction in New
York would ever come to an end, his
idea being that Just as soon as the sub
ways began to pay bonds would be re-
leased and the city. responding to pub
10 demand. would go ahead with more
construction. He was opposed to turn
Ing the supervision OF construction over
20 the city N distinguished from the
Public Service Commission
Mr.. Craven was asked questions con
corning Joseph Johnson, chief Of the
transit bureau. who is talked of as a
possible SUCCESSOR to Postmaster Nor
gan. he said he knew nothing what
ever about Mr., Johnson. lie also said
lie knew nothing OF Mrs. Nora Blatch
" F"rc-t having been denied associ-
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Senators Cromwell and
Foley Deny They Ran
Up Hotel Charges.
OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS r

thing. Now that some one has started
it I hope you'll investigate II to the
end. Ask Hotaling. lie will know more
about 1t than any one else"
Asked II he had mentioned Gov.
Whitman as being concerned in the
effort to head of the committee Senator
Thmopson said
NO. | didn't mention e. I don't
want to get into any row with the
Governor of my State. Damn this petty
politics. anyway! wish We could get
away from that. And drop his stun
about my looking for public Office. II
I thought | was going to get all office
I'd commit suicide"
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To which a deduction was made OF 500
by a cash payment OF. Col. Hayward.
Assemblyman McQuistion's declaration
that he had never remained one night at
the hotel was made on Monday. and fur
ther. through his legal representative.
State Comptroller Travis was asked to
see that a properly itemized bill was
presented. Mr., McQuistion lives in
Brooklyn, and he said that he did not
want his constituents to think that he
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The BiiI In Detail.

An attested copy OF the hill az II was
filed with :he state comptroller was
sent from Albany yesterday. II ended
with tho affidavit Z Auditor Miller and
carried Scnat Thompson's 30 X" 1t
follows:
The American Jewish world., 1916-12-22
THE COMMUNITY
CHRISTMAS.

If community Christmas celebra-
ton were purely religious event,
participation by Jews and semi-ofi-
cial recognition thereof by non-sec-
tartan organizations and even mu-
inequalities would be indefensible.
But is it purely religious, notwith-
standing it's name?
Whoever invented the custom of
giving presents on Christmas was
undoubtedly the greatest CONNER
cial genius of all ages. He has saved
innumerable business enterprises
from bankruptcy He has put more
money into circulation than probably
any other one cause. Rome would
have fttingly deifed him as the God
of commerce. This commercial fea-
ture is a potent factor in community
Christmas celebrations and prob
ably accounts for the active interest
of commercial organizations that
otherwise show no religious bias.
Perhaps this is one reason why even
Jews who can have no interest in the
theological aspects of such a ce!e
bration, are forced to participate
therein directly and indirectly.
In the second place, apart from
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2455

in name, by the public. Religious
enthusiasts on the other hand need
watching lest in their pious zeal,
they forget their Americanism or in
terpret it in terms of evangelism. In
so far as Jews ask that Christian
songs and exercises or forms of
Christian worship be eliminated
where the entire public is invited or
has right to be, they will have the
support of the thoughtful American
citizen irrespective of creed. It is
doubtful whether any good can be
accomplished by going farther than
this. &. l..
The American Jewish world., 1916-12-22

New York Jewry will bear watch
ing. Having formed federation for
the financing of all of the big city's
charitable activities, and determined
to secure a minimum of $2,O00,O00
in annual pledges for that purpose,
and now having secured this amount,
it proposes to raise another million
dollars. We are told that there are
10000 people who have not pledged
anything yet. It shows what thor
ough canvass the leaders of the enter
prise made. We fear that this exam
pie of New York may prove infec-
tious for other cities. Who knows
how many people in the Twin Cities
do not contribute to the local chari-
ties? IS. N. D.
The American Jewish world., 1916-12-22
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
NOTICE..

There will be no meeting of the
Normal Glass conducted at the
GymeI DoIed Club rooms on the
two Mondays, December 25 and JAN
uary I, on account of the many 9TH
er activities of the season. Regu-
lar meetings of the class will be
resumed Monday, January 8.