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The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
LlGGBTT NOT 50
ANXIOUS TO GO
ON WlTHDEBATE
Tells Carl R. kositzky Trip to
Fargo Must Precede Ar
rangements for Talk
"INTERVIEWS" "A UDITOR
Endeayprs to Get Officials
Views on Present Bankrupt Y
Condition of Dakota

Walter W. Liggett. the st. Paul
newspaper man who is said to have
largely replaced Herbert f.. Castor in
the affections, Of President A. G..
Townley Of the Nonpartisan league,
interviewed" State Auditor Carl T..
Kositzky at the capitol this morning.
Il have no statements to make to
Townley's henchmen." the state aud
itor assured Mr.. Liggett, when the
latter asked Mr.. Kositzky for a state.
ment as to North DakOta's financial
condition. ~..
Here is a copy of my report-you
are welcome to what you can get from
it, but do not intend to say any
thing to be distorted in The. Courier
News" said Mr.. kositzky.
Accepts Challenge.
II will say, however" added the
state auditor, "tnat will be very glad
to accept the challenge you made at
Tower Cityta couple of weeks ago to
debate with me the issues which are
now before the people. will meet
you on any platform, at any time, and
discuss with YOU any subject which
you may propose. gEP$y-s frlt7.-STs
well, I don't know" said lAggett.
'I'd have to go4down to Fargo first"
who, do you have to see at Fargo
the Big Chief?" asked Kositzky. ! 81
mo, not exactly" was .Ligse't's PEI
He declined to, set a date and place
for the debate into which he invited
Kositzky some time ago, but he was
curious as to, the subjects which Mr..
Kositzky wished to take up.
Il will debate any or all of the four
bills have been opposing said Mr..
Kositzky, "and l will take UP the tax
alton program with YOU
~ don't profess to know, great
deal about taxation matters" the man
who wrote three-column analysis"
for the Courier News on North Da-
kota tax laws is reported to have re-
piled. '.-l -
'NWell, I'm willing to be accommo.
dating," Kositzky went on. 'Tll take
you on with the understanding that
each of us occupies an hour and then
split the third hour, tossing up coin
to see who gets the last chance to
talk. I'll pick out my town and you
pick out yours, and Wen flip a coin
to see which one wins. I'm willing to
do anything to be accommodating
and to get these matters before the
people"
--Liggett would not commit himself.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
YOUNG TO HELP
SOLDIERS WITH
e. BONUS CHECKS
CongressmahsFr From This District
Will Handle Applications
for Fighters

Rep. George NJ. Young of the Sec
Ond district in q. letter addressed to
discharged soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, says: So
I'm connection with the. additional
sum of $50 to be paid by the govern
ment to each of you, it comes to my
attention that many of the discharge
papers have been lying in the war de.
partment fof six weeks and may be
:eld up for some time on account Of
the great congestion. There is also
fear upon the part of some as to the
loss Of discharge papers. Because
of this and in order to avoid delay, I
make this suggestion:
"Send your discharge papers to me
by registered mail. No application
is necessary, but you should give me
your pOstpffice address. When re-
Ceived I will at 0nce take the dis
charge paper to the war department.
get your $50 check, and then send.
check and discharge back to you by
registered mail inside Of twenty-four
hours from the time received. This
will insure you against the loss Of
your discharge papers and save from
six Is eight weeks delay.
'As an additional precaution 1t
might be well to have the discharge
papers recorded in the office Of the
register of deeds before sending them
to me. i,
Through the kind and generous 60
operation OF the editor of this paper
I am enabled 10 brins this to your
attention. NJ
yours sincerely,
.s GEORGE sM.iYOUNG,
aa Member Of Congresss End
District q North DakOta.
sVHh HhGSan9fna N G
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
JUST WHAT WILL.
WE DO IF HUNS
/ WILL NOT SIGN?
Americans Not Particularly Anx-
ious to Continue Occupa-
= tiOn of Germany
COULD STARVE THEM OUT
Commissioners, However, Too
Humane to Willingly Adopt
This Programme
sy1 EDWARD N. TH'ERRy.
N. &. A. Staff Correspondent.
PARIS. France.
BY, EDWARD N. THiERRY.
N. & A. Staff Correspondent.
PARIS. France.

SN'ss~p - "uSSs
4 What will tIse allies do in case the
doesn't seem to like either of those
treaty? : -.
Starve them?
Occupy all Germany with troops?
The American peace commission
'olesnt seen to like either OF those
alternatives. :.
Without giving whatever answer
they have up their sleeves the dele.
gates shake their heads nc gatively 10
these methods, which have been nois.
ed about since rumors bel gan coming
from Germany that the Huns were
talking rebellously of decining\ to
agree to terms they consider 700
harsh.
Its unfortunate Germany wasn't
disarmed at the beginning" said
Henry White, one! of the American
Nplenipotentiaries, regretfully, "AIl
would be we'll now"
Obviously he was thinking of the
tremendous rise in power and the re.
turn Of prestige of the military clique
in Germany.
Il
generally for the failure of the allies
to disarm the enemy Immediately af.
ter the close of hOstilities.
French Refuse to Worry.
| The French, however. do not seem
to be worried much over the prospect
of the Germans not signing the treaty
They take their cue from Marshal
Foch, who recently said: ''The Ger
mans will sign anything we lay be
fore them" -s.-r. ,s,FfAS.t
Other great minds at thespeace ta
BILE are not quite so sanguine.
THE American public, at least
won't stand, for Germany being starv
ed into signing" said one Much as
they despise the Huns, they will hard
ly agree that starving in the antidote
That's my opinion
Another declared his positive $beiisl
that the American people will .>hot
stand for American troops going into
Eerlin and the rest of Germany to COZ
lect indemnity money. M =.
."The troops came over to crush
! militarism," h esaid, mot to become
tax collectors II B
Occupying Germany wouldn't make
the Germans sign the treaty, accord
Ting to his view
Occupation Is Costly.
unforundi-swillnlatit
"lf we went in we would only break
up the existing government-and then
we'd have to administer it at our own
expense. That Would be Assure way
not 10 collect indemnity. Therefore
we would have a double loss-the ex
pense of running the country and the
loss of the indemnity"
Most allied delegates are reluctant
to talk of this phi hse of the peace con
ference situation. They are keeping
their solutions to themselves Many
are optimistic. ~ 81
II think Germany will Sign all right, :
said one of these "but it will be a
bad, not to- say dangerous. situation
If every young man in Germany thinks
he can't make an ordinary living
wage without submitting to prohibit
tive tax BURDEN; they might think
nothing-not even military occupation
and absolute crushing of the coun
try-could be worse than that
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
WILSON UNABLE
TO ATTEND MEET
T HIS MORNING

Paris, April S.-The counsel of four
met this morning at Premier Lloyd
Georges residence. Pres. Wilson was
not present. but hoped to attend the
meeting this afternoon at the Paris
white house. The overnight tension
in peace conference circles had not
been dispelled when the couferees met
this morning, but it was thought the
conference this morning would clear
the atmosphere.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
MICHIGAN VOTES s
DOWN L00SENING
OF DRY REGIME /
Wolverine Will Continue to Do
: Without Their Drinks,
Thanks to Women a., ,g1: :, = =
BIG REPUBLICAN, VICTORY.

Detroit, Mich, April 8.-Casting the
heaviest vote ever recorded at a bien-
nial spring election, Michigan yester.
day rejected the proposed amendment
to the prohibition law; adopted $780,
100000 road-building program and
gave the republican ticket of minor
state officers an overwhelming ma
jority.,
The woman's vote was instrumental
in defeating the amendment which
would have loosened the prohibition
law.
There seems to be a close vote in
Detroit on taking over the city's'
street railway lines.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
FORTY MEMBERS
OF |. ". W. WILL
BE SENT BACK
Warrants for Deportation at End
of Prison Terms Served
on COnvicts

Leavenworth, Kans.. April S.--War
rants calling toy the deportation of
forty members Of the I. w. w: now
serving sentences in federal prison
here, including II recently admitted
to bail, pending rehearthg Of their
cases, were Served today by the de-
paftment of immigration. The war,
rants call for deportation at the end
of their sentences.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
GOPHER, SOLONS
SEEK COMBINED
CONVENTION ACT

ST.. Paul April 3.-Republican
leaders in the house and senate held a
meeting last night to consider the
conjunction of convention bills now
before the Two houses.
AT the request Of Governor Burn
quist, Rep. Boyd of Crookston and
Hammer of Stewartsdale, introduced
in the house today a bill appropriat-
ing 5000 for a sailors and soldiers
memorial at or near the capitol.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
WHEAT
CROP BIGGEST
YET REPORTED
Government Estimates PLACE
Production at S37,OOO,OOO :
Bushels for 1919

Washington, D. c., April g.
WinterS wheat production was
FORECAST at s37 ,00o, 600 bushels by
the department. Of agriculture to-
day. This 10. the largest winter
wheat crop ever grown. It's value
would be 1851 ,O00, 900. and Il
would he 24S, 600, 900 bushels over
last year.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08

MINNESOTA STATE
BANKS GUARANTEE
II II Ell r DEPOSITS.

St. Paul, Minn., April 8.-The
house today established the
Welch bill requiring state banks
to establish an association and
create fund for the guaranty Of
bank deposits.
The senate today killed Sena-
tor Peterson's bill to prohibit
trading in grain futures, when
there is no intention to actually
deliver the grain.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
HENS WORK OVER
TIME BUT BUYERS
! KEEP PRICES UP

Chicago; April S.-No such abund-
ant supply of eggs ever before reach
ed Chicago as today, 73,450 cases.
Notwithstanding the record-breaking
arrivals, the markets were slightly
higher than yesterday. Exporters
we're said 70 be taking liberal guam
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
MAN DIM ES> AND
NICKLES M ADE A.
MILLIONAIRE, DIES

New York, April S.-Frank
WOolwOrth, millionaire owner of
five and ten cent stores, died
suddenly this morning at his
home at Glencoe, aged So. MIR.
WOolworth started his life as a
messenger boy and was married
when making $3.50 a week.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
DULUTH STORM
ABATES TODAY

Duluth, Minn.,s April S.-The light.
ming, thunder. sieet, snow and rain
storm which ragged here all day and
all night abated early this morning,
leaving three inches of snow and
sleets on the ground,
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
ADVANCE REQUESTED.

Washington, D. c.. April Sin an
nouncing the advance IN the sailing
date of the George Washington from
Brest, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt said the change was made
in response to,a cable from Brest yes
taaIay asking which 1.-THE transport
could leave.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
WILSON TO SAIL
HOME FRIDAY
Departure Of President From
Brest Advanced Three
Days, Says Navy

New York, April .S.-The date of
President Wilson's sailing on the
transport George Washington has
been advanced from April ID to II.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
BIG POLITICAL
MOVEMENT PENDS
AMONG: GERMANS
Spartacan Leaders Have. Almost
Succeeded in Establishing
Great Republic
BAVARIANS WILL SECEDE
Complete Severance From "Old
German Imperialism Voted
For by SOviets
BAVARIANS WILL SECEDE

Copenhagen, April S.-A political
movement Of great Importance is i'm
minent in, the region Of Hamburg, say
reports from Berlin. Drs. Herr and
Hauffenburg, Spartacan leaders, it is
declared, almost succeeded in making
themselves masters Of the situation.
and in converting Hamburg and the
region between there and Bremen in
to a soviet republic.
SEVERANCE OF BAVARIA
Munich, Monday, April 7.-Com-
plete severance from old German im-
periaisn as said to be still manifest
in the Ebert-Scheideman government,
and complete brotherhood with the
soviets of Russia, is announced in
the formation Of the new Pavarian
government here. Long live the rev.
olution" is the cry. E
MINISTER OF JUSTICE HELD.
Berlin, April '.--Herr Landberg,
minister of justice in the German gov
ernment, was arrested yesterday in
Prussian Saxony by the1nilitary. says
q message received here. General
Won Kleist. commanding the fourth
army, also was arrested.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08

BEAlIDH ELEVATORsBURNSe,
Bemidji, Minn., April 6.-Fire yes
serday destroyed the Beltrsmi eleva-
tor with-s loss Of $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
M0RoocANs A1rAck ooNs:

Paris, gAprils S-A Havas dispatch
from Tahgier says that q Spanish
force encamped five miles from Twuan
was attacked March 81 by Raisault,
former pretender to the Moroccan
throne. The Spaniards suffered heav-
lily and retreated, but were able to
regain theft camp. ii.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
'SERBIANS HAVE
GRIEVANCE SEE
SECRET Il! : I TREATY / "a.
Member Of National Assembly
Insists Allies Have Favored
Czechs and Slovaks
NO HUNGARIAN ARMISTICE
General Smuts Returns Without
Accomplishing Mission-Dis-
turbances General
NO HUNGARIAN ARMISTICE
olssENsIoN IN BAVARIA.

Berlin, via Copenhagen, April
8.-Dissenssions already haye
arisen. among the founders OF
the Soviet government in Bavaria,
the .Attorblatt today. says, and an
intensified, state Of seiee mas been
proclaimed in Munich. :
Belgrade, Wednesday, April AT
the opening of the national assembly
april 2, Stoyon Protich made a, We,
hement protest against the treatment
of Serbia by France, Great Britain
and italy by falling to recognize the
Servian, Slovenian and Croatian state,
while, he said, the Czecho-slovak
state, whose sacrifices could not be.
gin to approach those Of tae Serbs,
already had been. recognized.
He said he attributed this to the ex-
istence of secret treaties.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
30 .FpUcATE eoLsHEvlKs.
sAvARlAN DEMONSTRATIONS.
Copenhagen, April S.-Demonstrat
tions have occurred in Munich against
the new communist government of Ba.
varia ~, -
PEACE DRAFT FINISHED,

Paris, Monday, April THE draft
ing committee Of the league of ma.
tions has completed it's work. The
covenant as revised contains q arti-
cles. A full meeting OF the league of
nations will be held tomorrow to con.
sider the redraft.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-08
NO ARMlsrlcE SIGNED.

Buda Pest, Sunday, April 6.-While
General SHUTS, who was sent hero by
the police conference, had authority
to arrange new armistice with Hun
gary. it appears he-did not do so be-
fore his departure Sunday. British
residents Of the Hungarian capital
will leave for Paris via Vienna on
Sunday.
The members of the new adminis-
tration are lrefraining from abusing
capitalism Maintainence OF strict
discipline to protect the bollrgeoise
has been decided upon.
THREATEN BELGRADE. q
Buda Pest, April 8.-Forces com
nanded by Simon ,retlura, peasant
leader Of the Ukrainians, are said to
be menacing Kiev, capital of the
Ukraine. The invaders are said to
be within 2 few miles Of the city:
no EDUCATE BoLsHEvlks.
New York. april &. The war de-
partment, II was announced here to-.
day, has planned to send a delega'
ton of, ten of the country''s leading
educators to Europe to combat bOf-
shevism and to use the league of ma:
tions as an antidote. Prof. Stephen
Paul Duggan of the college of the ely
Of New York will head the commits
sion. g
sAvARIAN DEMONSTRATIONS.
Copenhagen, April S.-Demonstrat
a. A~~ to- Snh net
Graham guardian., 1919-06-13
NOT GOOD BUSlNEsS

You can argue until yol are
black in the face about utility
rates such as gas, electric, phone,
street railway, etc., but you,can't
get away from the fact that
wages have gone up and are con-.
tinuing to rise, that materials
used by these companies have
doubled and trebled in cost and
that taxes have risen to a point
never dreamed of five years ago
These are facts which cannot be
denied.
1t is no longer a question OF
whether utility companies want
to raise rates, they have got to
have rates sufficient to meetthese
increased costs of operation or
to go into bankruptcy.
A wooden-headed man can see
the points at issue: How much
of an increase is necessary to
permit the companies to operate,
pay present day wages, give good
service to the public, make ex-
tensions as required and receive
a safe return on investments.
Public ownership is no remedy
as government operation Of rail-
roads has clearly proved, where
an additional burden of 81, 700,-
100000 has been loaded onto
taxpayers in less than two years
and service reduced.
The safe and sane remedy is
to allow our utility companies to
make sufficient revenue to oper-
ate successfully and let the chi-
zen who receives the service pay
for what he gets and not load
part of it onto the general tax
payer.
This is mere common sense and
the course pursued by any sue.
cessful business, whether large
or small. Why force a public
utility to run at loss? 1t is no
good business.
Graham guardian., 1919-06-13
WE WILL CELEBRATE

Independence Day will be cele-
brated in Stafford in grand style.
A parade. which VII include all
the returned soldiers and sailors
of Graham county, the Mt.gGra-
ham Chapter of the Red Cross
and citizens, will be the big fea-
ture of the day.
Patriotic exercises will be held
in the city park after the parade
in the forenoon. A splendid pro-
gram is row being prepared.
In the afternoon, a Wild West
entertainment will be given at
the fair ground. under the man
agement of Hack berry Slim"
Johnson, which will also include
a match game Of base ball.
The world war is now over and
our returned soldiersNand sailors
and citizens can join joyfully this
year In the celebration of our
Nations natal day.
Graham guardian., 1919-06-13
LEST WE FORGET

Republicans who are demand.
ing tie text Of the peace treaty
before its makers have made it
ready for submission to the rati-
flying authorities are reminded
of these words of republican
wisdom:
I'VE have no possible right to
break suddenly into the middle
of a negotiation and demand from
the president what instructions
he has given to his representa-
tive. That part of treaty making
is no concern of ours.
The quotation is from Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, republican
leader in the Senate. He was
speaking in the Senate on Jan
uary "a, 1906, while. that body
was considering a resolution call.
ing upon President Roosevelt fol
information as to foreign nego.
tiations then under way.
Graham guardian., 1919-06-13

Indiana. "He has handed us,a
lemon, says a representative
from Pennsylvania. 1t is ''po-
litical maneuver," says a third.
But the country knows to
whom to look for legislation. The
republican majority must act.
Whether they accept or reject
the presidents program, they
become answerable for what they
do. And it is the prospect OF
having to act instead of merely
carp that pains them so grievous-
ly. They at last are responsible
and they must also be responsive.
Graham guardian., 1919-06-13
SPLENDID RECORD OF BANKS

While railroad forces have in
creased and they are a burden
on the taxpayers under govern
ment operation, banking has paid
heavier taxes, rendered greater
service and has not increased
fees.
Banking rates of interest. have
been lowered during the war
period and the volume of COM
munity work has doubled and
trebled, for nearly every bank,
because they We're headquarters
for war drives.
Of course, no one thinks of a
bank as being conducted except
on strict business lines, and no
one stops to give bank any
particular credit for anything it
docs for the individual or the
community.
But assured of healthy bank
ing conditions, and an abundance
of money and credit to meet all
natural and legitimate require
ments, industrial enterprises
throughout our country can pro.
ceed with confidence and security
Graham guardian., 1919-06-13

animals to be of much Importance
to the cattlemen, but great care
should be taken that bulls pur-
chased in the East should have
the tuberculin test before being
placed on. our ranges.
There is danger of CHAMBERS
spreading among the horses and
mules from government animals,
which are now being sold in
every part of the country. The
board has passed resolution
that all mules and horses enter
ing this State must be accom-
panied by a certificate from a
qualified veterinary surgeon, stat
ing that they have undergone
the mallein test and are free
from this disease.
Dourine is spreading among
the horses on certain ranges OF
Navajo and Apache counties, and
the State veterinarian is cooper
ating with the Federal Bureau
of Animal Industry in its eradi-
cation. 8a
Cholera. among hogs can also
be prevented by vaccination, and
reliable serum can be had from
the State veterinarian at cost,
which is approximately from 45
cents to $l.50 per head, or ac-
cording to weight of animal.
The law provides that in. case
of an epidemic among stock that
the State veterinarian shall be
notified so that he can take care
of the situation. quarantining
districts if necessary, and doing
everything in his power to eradi-
cate diseases.
The law requires the Live
Stock Sanitary Board, through
the State veterinarian, to have
on hand and furnish at cost Sc
runs and vaccines to combat
these various diseases.
The State veterinarian, DR.. K.
j. Hight, is anxious to learn OF
any unusual losses of live stock
due to the diseases of the various
kinds, and he will give his i'm
mediate attention and advice to
all inquiries.
Graham guardian., 1919-06-13
LIVE STOCK BOARD
Will Help Stoekmen Protect
Their Animals from
: Disease

The Live Stock Sanitary Board
is charged by law to do every
thing in its power to help the
stockmen protect their animals
from disease. Through the ef-
forts of the State veterinarians,
Il has been made possible to Sc
cure the best and most reliable
vaccine and serums good for
the lifetime of an animal which
can be secured from the board at
cost. The board also keeps a
supply of the government black
leg vaccine which it furnishes
free.
Black leg causes more loss of
cattle in this State than all other
infectious diseases combined, and
it is possible through proper vac
cination of calves to entirely Grad
icate this disease. 1t is estimated
by Dr.. Williams. of the State
University that possibly a mil
lion dollars worth of calves die
every year in this State from
black leg. If all calves were
vaccinated properly over a period
of a few years with a reliable
vaccine, the disease could be en-
tirely eliminated. The board can
furnish the Germ Free Aggres-
sin" vaccine at 17a cents per
dose. The reason for the recon-
mendation of this vaccine is that
one dose immunizes the animal
against black leg for life, and is
absolutely safe.
Contagious abortion in cattle
is assuming a serious hold in
some of the range herds. Care
should be taken in buying that
animals are not infected with
this disease, as it is a very hard
thing to deal with under range
conditions. When bulls are pur-
chased, care should be taken to
see that they are properly dis
infected a matter which can be
attended to by any competent
veterinarian.
tuberculosis has never been suf-
ficiently prevalent among range