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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
SUPREME COURT ASKED
TO RULE ON NATIONS
TREATIES WITH NORWAY
Important Point Involved in In
heritance Tax Case Argued
Before Tribunal Today

The constitutionality of North Dako-
ta's inheritance tax law or at least
that provision thereof imposing upon
alien heirs tax of % per cent, as COM
pared with 1R per cent levied against
American citizens; and the scope OF
Americas treaty relations with Nor
way, insofar as they affect a settle
ment with private citizen Of the lat
ter are involved in an action OF far
reaching Importance which was ar
gued before the supreme court by At
torney George E. Wallace of the tax
commission today. .y4rz
The case is that of Howard Moody
as executor of the estate of Martin A.
Hagen VS.. Elina A. Skarderud and the
North Dakota tax commission. Mar
tin A. Hagen, we'll known Fargo jew
eler, after 25 years residence in the
Gate City, during which time he be-
came q naturaliZed American citizen,
died March 10, 1914, leaving an estate
of about 100000, which was divided
equally between a brother, Otto A,
Hagen, an American citizen living in
Wisconsin, and two sisters, one resid.
ing in California, and Elina A. Skar-
derud, residing in Norway.
The Cass county court in fixing the
amount of inheritance tax, proceeded
under our statutes and levied liz per
cent on the first $4,000 coming to Of
to and the American sister and 2A
per cent on the excess, total Of 1888
in each case. TO Elina, the Norway
heir, was charged % per cent, or
$8,311.l2. Elina appealed to the Cass
district court, charging discrimination
and alleging that the section of North
Dakotas inheritance tax relating to
the assessment of alien heirs was un-
cons titutional. Judge Pollock revers-
ed the county court, and the tax COM
mission then took an appeal to the SUI
preme court, where the case is now
up for final adjudication.
A somewhat similar case original
ing in Grand Forks county is also in
the hands of the supreme court. In
this instance, however, specific
treaty provision with Great Britain is
involved, while in the action noted
above there is alleged no particular
treaty relation with Norway which
would prevent the levying of an inner
itance tax greater than that charged
an American citizen.
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40 BUFFALO, BILL.

Buffalo Eli was almost an insti'
tuition in America. He typifieG in his
appearance the west our fathers knew
and he gloried in being the foremost
exemplar of the frontiersmen prac'
tically extinct now. There was no
line of activity in pioneer life that he
did not know. In his death another
of the few links that connect this gen
Grafton with that of the plaincmen
has been severed.
His name was household word in
many lands and associated with life
and scenes no longer to be found ex-
cept in the movies. His famous show
at it's height was a realistic reproduce
ton Of life in the west, when buffaloes
and Indians held almost undisputed
sway over the western slope.
Col. Cody was chivalr0us in appear.
ance. AS a marksman or rider he had
few equals in his prime. In latter
days he grew more theatrical and sac
rificed realism for effect.
There are many alive in North Da-
kota who remember him as an Indian
scout and fighter of some distinction,
who took part in the decisive battle
of Wounded Knee in 1890.
He won his sobr;quet, !'Buffalo
Bill by contracting to furnish the
Union Pacific construction crew with
fresh buffalo meat
An interesting character has gone
whose exploits filled the press and
made him a popular idol when inter
est in the exploits of frontier days
was intense. 81,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11

OF food needed each day by mar
of average height and weight. The
proportions should be about one Of
flesh and bone material 20 four OF
heat or fuel material
A man actively employed requires
from to ounces of protein bearing
foods; from 3 IL to 1-2 ounces of
fats; from 20 to % ounces OF carbohy-
drates and little more than 2 ounces
OF green vegetables or salt bearing
foods.
The portion of cooked meats known
as ordinary helping weighs from to
5 ounces. II meat is served once a
day, the remainder of the protein re-
CURED will be supplied in the eggs,
milk, cheese, beans, bread, cereals
and made" dishes, such as buildings.
A woman at light exercise requires
about 2 1S ounces each of protein
and fat, and 10 ounces Of carbohy-
drates.
And all adults require from six to
eight glasses of water every "a hours,
if the food which they eat is to be
properly diluted for its uses in the
body.
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man of the house temperance
committee. The first meeting
of this committee for the pur-
pose of organization, was held In
the house chamber late yesterday
afternoon. No bills were consid-
cred by the members.
Representative Sidney F. Smith
is Republican. He has stepped
into the stirrup of the political
saddle with the introduction of
house bill No. 2, providing for the
separation and payment of real
estate loans, the first half bein;,
made payable on March l, md
the second half on November /,
without any penalty. The enact
ment of this bill into a law would
give tfle state of North Dakota the
same law as the state of Iowa.
House bill No. 10 as recommend
ed to pass by the house judiciary
committee late yesterday after
noon is another one of the Smith
of Kidder county bills. This bill
would eliminate the necessity of
township boards, appropriating so
cents for each townships officers
bonds. His house bill No. 3 would
abolish the registration. law.
Representative Smith came from
Iowa to this state in 1904, his
family following the year after.
He is the father of three children,
two married.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
OIL PRICES.

Tosexcuse the swift rise in gaso
line Iprices, one OF the big officials
in the oil business tells the public
that the end of the country's supply OF
oil is almost in sight. So what would
you expect?
In 1873 years, at the present rate, all
the oil wells will be as dry as patent
office report. Therefore, dig up the
extra price and be cheerful about it.
This, though sounding plausible, is
bunk. AS matter Of fact, nobody
in America, outside of the oil COM
panies, need give boot whether
there is much gasoline in sight or
little or none at ALL
Because. for motor purposes, any
way, denatured alcohol is better and
cheaper and there is no end to it
or would be none if the oil gents and
others would kindly let us use it.
From the throw-away potatoes, Gull
apples, kitchen garbarge or weeds on
his place an average farmer, for in
stance, can get all the motor juice
he needs to run automobile and tract
or, and get it at a fraction of the
price he pays
Nothing stands in the way but the
strange opposition of the government.
It might help the farmer to this relief
and instead it makes rules and regu-
lations that keep him tied up to the
oil monopoly.
At this moment, according to all
accounts, Germany is running large
part of her autos and army trucks
with alcohol cheaply made from re,
fuse.
There is something else in this
country that will be exhaused before
gasoline supply.
It is the thing called Public Pa
thence.
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With the Legislative Members

of passengers shall be required to
have good moral character, to be
fully qualified as drivers, and to pay
fee Of three dollars. The money
received from this source is to be
placed in the state fund and be used
for the construction of state roads
under the direction of the state engin-
ecr CT highways. The bill was referred
to the committee on highways.
Representative c. A. Ward of Hazel
ton, introduced concurrent resOlu'
ton which was referred to the COM
mittee on warehouse and grain gra-
ding. The bill petitions the secretary
OF agriculture, the members OF the
federal commission on grain grading,
the state senators and representatives
at Washington to see and use their
best efforts to the end that grain gra-
ding be done on more equitable basis
than the one now in force, and to
request that the standards OF quality
for the grading Of grain be based pri-
marily on the milling and the baking
tests as demonstrated by DR.. e. F.
Ladd, president Of the North Dakota
Agricultural college, who has been ex-
perimenting on these lines with satrt
ling results.
Dettler Introduces Measure.
A bill fixing the situs within this
state for purposes of taxation Of GER
tain property arising out Of business
transactions within the state was IN
troduced by Representative Otto Det-
tier of Langdon. This bill would tax
bills receivable, obligations or credits
arising from business done in this
state by non-residents or their agents
or representatives on the same basis
as similar business transacted by state
resident.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
HOUSE BILLS

H. B. No. 25.-Dettler, fixing the
situs within this state for purposes Of
taxation of certain property arising
out of business transacted within this
state.
H. B. No. 26.-Ward. concurrent re
! solution, authorizing Hon. David F
Huston, secretary Of agriculture, tC
carefully consider the finding of DR.
E. F. Ladd, in the determination
standards for grading of grains tc
base standard of quality thereof pri
marily on milling and baking test.
H. B. No. 27.-Church, to amend
and re-enact Section 1910 of the com
piled laws Of 1913, relating to clerk OF
court.
II. B. No. 2S.-Alen. an act to pro
tect the travelling public against accl
dents from motor vehicles.
H. B. No. 20. Rott-To amend and
re-enact Section 705 of of the compiled
laws of 1913, relating to the qualifica
tin of deputies, clerks and stenograph
ers of the state, county or municipal
government and state institutions OF
dHu WlLulu CAc Stdtc anu lAlClllDClo vi
official boards. :
H. B. No. 30 Rott-To repeal Sec
! ton 720 of COMPILED laws of 1913 Of
state, relating to expenses paid to SUI
preme judges.
! H. B. No. 81. Rott-To amend and
re-enact Section 1851 of the compiled
laws of 1913, relating to the levying OF
a gopher tax.
| H. B. No. %. Reishus-To amend
Section of Chapter 40 of state laws
Of 1915, relating to highway improve
ments.
H. B. No. SO. Moen of Adams-Pro
viding for recount of election ballots.
Fl. B. No. "a. E. A. Bowman-TO
amend Section 2115 of compiled laws
of state fir 1913, relating to assessment
of bank stock and to re-enact the
same.
B. No. 81. C. H. Ebel-To amend
Section 40S of compiled laws of 1913
relating to election Of township Off
GERS and their term Of office.
H. B. No. Sc. c. H. Ebel-To amend
and re-enact Section 1916 of compiled
laws of 1913 and to repeal Section
1916 of compiled laws of 1913, all OF
which relate to county roads funds
and expenditure thereof.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
WEe1.kENYON ACT

Enforcement of North Dakota pro
hibition laws should be simplifiec by
the recent decision upholding the
Webb-Kenyon act. Federal liquor reg
ulations have done much to defeat
the state laws governing this traffic.
There has never been any co-opera-
ton between federal and state author
tiles.
The opinion in this case sets down
the broad principle that Congress has
power to prevent the paralyzirg OF
state authority by restricting the
shipment of liquor into dry states to
be sold in defiance of the prohibitory
laws.
The indiscriminate issuance of fed
eral liquor licenses in dry states has
encouraged "blindpiggins' and boot
Logging. Applications for these
licenses in dry states should be scrut
inized more carefully and federal leg
islation provided to restrict thei: is1u
ance to the agents only who are per
mitted under the state laws to handle
liquor for medicinal purposes. The
decision is the first recognition by
the federal government Of the all
reaching power of the state govern
ment over the liquor traffic. 1t effects
q union of state and federal authori
ties in facilitating prosecutions for
violation of state prohibition laws.
Liquor dealers will hesitate in Vic
lating federal statutes. The decision
does not prevent shipment of liquor
for personal use. It means however
that manufacturers of :"et goods will
scrutinize their orders from dry states
more carefully in the future.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
WITH THE EDITORS
MERELY A SUGGESTION.
(St. Paul Dispatch.)

At a recent murder trial at Valley
City, NJ D.. the court room was not
large enough to accommodate the
spectators and so great was the JAM
ming that persons secretly bought
and sold chances on seats. Which
gives us suggestion as to how to re-
duce the expenses of our courts.
When some sensational or salacious
trial is being held, one Of the kind
which crowds the corridors of the
court house with curious throngs,
which come early and stay all day,
why not charge admission with dou-
Bile price for ringside seats? Any
good murder trial with a good look
ing male or female defendant, a tri-
angular plot and plenty of lubricous
testimony should draw packed houses
at good prices.
1t Is only fair to make those who
enjoy the morbid pay for the priv
lege and the gate money thus derived
would go far toward relieving the tax
payer Of the cost Of conducting the
courts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
SENATE BILLS
Thursday.


III. B. Observation-Disclosures for es-
tablishment of experimental station
at Selfridge in Sioux county and ap-
propriates $4,000.
S. b. 36-Haggart-Est a
trademark for North Dakota products.
Fixes standards of quality which must
be maintained.
S. B. etschmar-Provides a
fee of 3 cents per barrel for oil in
spection and detailed report from
the oil inspector.
S. B. 38-Nelson, Grand Forks
Makes it unlawful for any corpora
ton engaged in banking to invest
more than 40 per cent of it's capital
stock in a banking house.
S. B. 39-McLean-A short ballot
measure providing for the election Of
a governor only and for the appoint.
ment by the governor of all other Of
ficers. The governors term is fixed
at four years. Six-year term for
members of railroad commission, also
provided.
S. B. 40-Stenmo-Fixes four-year
term for all state officers and provides
for appointment of commissioner of
education. Restricts treasurer to one
term. a n
S. 3. Observation-Disclosures that a
school commissioner may be elected
for any district which may be estab-
lished in addition to or outside a
county.
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administration
REJECTS BILL
Of SEN. MARTIN
Measure Branded Makeshift ADJ
vocated by Insurance Com
panies Opposed to Rating
MINNESOTA ACT IN ITS
ENTIRETY TO BE ADOPTED
League Will Insist Upon Estab
lishment Of Rating Bureau
After Gopher Standards

The insurance bill introduced in the
senate yesterday by Martin of Morton
is unanimously rejected by the admin
istration. Some league interests even
go to the extent$5of branding it as a
makeshift advocated by fire insurance
companies opposed to the establish
ment of competent rate-making super
vision based on the Gopher state sys-
tenn The general Minnesota insur-
ance bill undoubtedly will be embodied
in the administration insurance meas
ures which will be introduced in due
time in the house, with the approval OF
the league caucus.
What 1t Means.
This bill will be as follows: The
insurance commissioner will be
authorized to make examination of all
rating bureaus. He may address in
quiries to any individual, association
or bureau concerned in making rates
for fire insurance demanding informa-
ton as to its maintenance or operation
or any other matter with which the
commissioner may be concerned.
He shall also have power to exam
inc such rate-making bureaus as often
as he may see fit, and in any case not
less than once in every three years.
No fire insurance company or other
insurer against the risk of fire or
lightning, nor any rate-making bureau
shall charge any rate for such insur-
MI, io1, IN OF 70 ir1
tween risks. Any company desiring
variation from the established rule
must file with the commissioner of in
surance at least fifteen days prior to
the taking effect Of such variation a
written statement of the reason why.
Must BE u Member. =,
All fire insurance companies Oper-
ating in the state are required to
maintain or be a member of rating
bureau to be composed of one or more
insurers, and each bureau must admit
to membership any company author
lied to operate in the state. Within
sixty days after the taking effect OF
the administration measure each in
surance company doing business In
North Dakota must notify the commits
sioner of insurance of each rating
bureau making rates upon property
located within this state of which it
is member, and shall hereafter re-
port annually in writing as to such
rating bureau.
Specific Inspection.
Every rating bureau shall inspect
every risk specifically rated and shall!
make a written survey Of such risk,
which shall remain in the Office of
such bureau as permanent record.
All rating agreements shall be sub
mitted for the approval of the CON-
missioner of insurance
The commissioner of insurance shall
have full power to review any rate
fixed by such bureaus.
Any fire insurance company violat-
ing any of the provisions of this act
may be penalized by a fine of not less
than $100 or more than $4,000, and in
addition it's license, or that of any
broker or agent found guilty of such
violation, may be revoked or suspend
ed by the commissioner OF insurance.
This Act viii Pass.
This is the act recommended by the
retiring commissioner, w. c. Taylor,
advocated by the present commission
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CHAIRMAN HOUSE
TEMPERANCE BODY

Sidney +. Smith of Steele, who
is serving his third successive
term as representative from the
twenty-sixth district, is the author
of house bill No. ia, known now
as the "bootlegging law" which
he introduced at the fourteenth
legislative assembly. The bill was
one of the sensations Of the ses-
sion.
Because of his work in temper
ance circles, Speaker II. D. Wood
last week named Smith as chaii-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11

er, S. A. Olsness, and drafted by W..
D. Austin, deputy insurance commits
sioner, a man of many years exper-
fence in the North Dakota insurance
department. It is based upon the sue
cessful Minnesota act adopted in 1915,
and if any general insurance measure
of this kind passes the present general
assembly, measure conforming to
the above outline will be "it''.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
BILL FOR hB0L|SH|NG
OFFICE HOTEL INSPECTOR
GETS Committees 0, <.
Every Indication Points Toward
Passage of Bill "a Introduced
by G. P. Peterson

Representative F.. w. KeitZman OF
the Seventeenth district, chairman OF
the public health committe, reporting
to the house this afternoon, recon.
mended for passage the bill introduc-
ed by Representative C. P. Peterson of
Towner, for the abolishing of the office
of state hotel inspector and making
the duties of the inspector the work of
pure food commissioner of the North
Dakota Agricultural college.
The bill will be brought up for its
final reading tomorrow afternoon and
every indication points to its passage.
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WHAT 10 EAT.

That we may eat too much and still
not be fed enough is one of the truths
which confuse man when he first
takes an interest in his diet.
Ordinarily woman sets the table
and man takes what is placed before
him without comment, other than ap-
proval. But since food prices are
now at their highest in so years, econ
omy is an affair of cooperation for
the whole family and the study of diet
becomes an individual dutv. Every
man who dimes at a hotel Or restaur-
ant should become his own dietician.
1t is easy to remember the kinds
of foods which we require and why
we need them; the protein found in
lean meat, eggs, cheese ana bears
to build and repair the body; the
fats like olive oil, butter, cream and
bacon, and the carbohydrates like
sugar and potatoes to heat the body:
and certain salts which are found in
vegetables and raw fruits.
But when it comes to the exact
amount Of food required, eating as an
applied science and as a personal
problem never gets worked out at all,
but is determined by the size of ones
appetite.
Scientists who make chemical an
alyses Of foods give us unlimited in
formation as to how many calories
there are in a quart of oysters, or
how few calories will make blanc
cd ration for a soldier. But their elab-
orate figures in. no way help the busy
housewife to buy the exact number
OF rounds OF the different foods re-
ouirsd for her menu making
Some day every cook book will con-
tain tables to guide her. At present
Il would take an expert mathemati-
cian to figure the working nutriments
roouilod for = family Of I'VE or six.
The hanber Of calories required va
- NTH H. individsals height,
votaAt ass, sex, health and occupation
- 80 WITH IL weather.
- Il . eeneeal WY sou1e sach es-
a-o-oase6 WRtAe 4mount
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11

With four burglaries night and
numerous hold-ups, Lake Shore drive
is becoming the South Clark street
Of Chicago
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Always Featured.

No hotel fire would be complete
witho,n the thinly clad guests-!ndi-
an:polis News -.
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CHICAGO.

HoGs-Receipts, $4,000. Market,
steady, at yesterdays average. Bulk,
$lo.25 to $1,000; light, $3.50 to SO. 40:
mixed, SOLO to $1,000; heavy, 5000
TO $lo.e5; rough, 1920 to $1O.35; pigs,
$3.50 to $3.50.
CATTLE-Receipts, 5000. Firm.
Native beef steers, $7.75 to $3.50;
western steers, $3.50 to $1,000; stock
ers and feeders. $3.50 to ySB5;- COWS
and heifers. $40 to $1,000; calves,
$3.50 to $l4.OO,
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LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN.

LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
For the "a hours ending at ~ noon,
January II, 1917:
Temperature at a. m. .......... ]
Temperature at IL noon .......... 3
Highest yesterday ................ .
Lowest last night ............... 10
Precipitation ................ None
Highest wind velocity ......... 2OSE
Forecast:
For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday; probably snow
flurries tonight; warmer east and cold
er extreme west portion tonight;
much colder Friday and Friday night
cold wave northwest portion.
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CATTLE MARKETS
ST. PAUL.

HOGS-Receipts, 5000. Market,
steady. Range, 1915 to $10.25; bulk,
$1,000 to $1O.15.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1900. Killers,
steady Steers, $425 to $3.50; cows
and heifers. $475 to $3.50; calves,
steady, at $3.50 to $1225; stockers
and feeders, steady, at $3.50 to $500.
SHEEP-Receipts, $50. Market,
steady. Lambs, $3.50 to $1,000; weth-
ers, $500 to $3.50; ewes, $3.50 to
1925.
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PUBLIC srENoGRAPHER.
Phone 13OR or $40. 1-11-1mO
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4 & . 4 + + = 49, + + = .
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There may be leaks in Washington,
bit there are Fesoad darn few =, leaks from
Wall street, trv. H
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TeuneraturC

ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
MeteOrOlOgist.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-09-28
Notice of Sale

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will on the 10th day of October 1917, offer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash the follow ing described property, to-wit:
 One Trunk
 Three Hats
 Three Suits of Clothes
 Three Pair of Shoes
 Six Shirts
 Other Wearing Apparel Said sale will be made for the purpose of satisfying a debt due the undersigned for board from K. E Davis.
 This the 18th day of Septem- ber. 1917.
 Gus Rusher.