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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
MUST GIVE SERVICE

House Bill No. 81, introduced by Nes-
Wig, imposes fine of $25 to 5000 for
the sale of any gas or oil burning trac-
tor, steam or gas engine, harvesting
and threshing machinery, automobiles
and auto trucks whose manufacturer
has not already established within the
state at least one supply depot where
shall be kept on hand full and COM
plete supply of repairs for the same.
House Bill No. 80, by Mcdonnell, en-
powers the attorney general to begin
actions on behalf of private persons
who may petition him to do so, reserv-
ing to him, however, the right to re-
quire an indemnity bond when he
may see fit.
House Bill sc, by Nesvig, relates to
county commissioner duties in the
establishment of bridges when petit
toned for by majority OF the free
holders residing within a radius of
three miles.
House Bill IS, by Wadeson, relates
to the improvement of streets and
sidewalks when two-thirds of the res
ident owners in number or in value
of real estate bounding both sides of
any street not less than one square
shall petition for such Improvement. s>
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
LEAGUE RAIL BILL
PROVES A COMEBACK
REDRAFT OF DUPUIs MEASURES
MUCH DISCUSSED IN LAST AS
SEMBLY IS INTRODUCED

An exact duplicate of the Dupuis
bill of the 18th assembly establish
ing fixed schedule of distance tar
riffs and class freight rates within the
state of North Dakota was introduced
III the house Tuesday by the state af-
fairs committee. This bill was defeat.
ed two years ago after the railway
commission had waged a determined
campaign against it. The bill would es-
tablish 20 classes in ALL with distance
rates varying from IL cents per hun
dred pounds on first class freight for
five miles to 69.8 cents on first class
Glass e the rate per hundred for five
miles is "a cents and for 400 miles IA
cents. Hard coal, coke and coal dust
are in the 18th class; soft coal, sand
gravel and common brick in the 10Th
class, and Ignite coal and Ignite bri-
quettes in the goth class, in which the
rate per ton for a 400-mile haul is
fixed at SLIP, which is about SO per
cent of the present rate.
Under this bill a ton of Ignite could
be hauled from Wilton to Bismarck
for AZ cents, as against present
rate of rs cents, and from Wilton to
Fargo for 81 cents, as compared with
present tariff of about SIPS. The
rate on carload shipments of cattle
would be 81 cents per hundred for
haul of 400 miles. The tariffs fixed
are the maximum rates, and there is
not removed from the state railway
rates than the -maxima named.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
LOCATE 1900
e MISSING MEN
CANADIANS RETURN FROM GER.
MAN CAMPS TO FIND
WIVES REMARKED

Winnipeg, Man. Jan. 25-Fifteen
hundred Canadian soldiers who were
reported as missing and presumably
dead HAVE been located fn9s Germany
since the armistice was signed.
Many Of these soldiers have been
missing since the Battle Of Ypres
and have long since been given up
as dead. The German authorities
have never reported them and their
mail was never received.
A report on the whole question is
being prepared, but it is presumed
that these prisoners must have been
confined in CERTAIN camp where the
German officers are particularly
brutal and cruel or else the men were
recalcitrant, and the Germans, in re-
taliatioh, refused to report them
While the discovery of these 500
missing soldiers, long since given up
is dead, has brought Joy 20 manv
h''mes, it has resulted also in tragic
in number Of cases
r. ports in lica;.; that in a number
o. instances wives of soldiers VIII,
were reported ,m.:; ing and later dead
rave remarr.ed
One western eru of Ypres has dis
20, cred t1at his wife, after waiting
Ffr two yeas has remarked. 1t Is
possible that legislation may have to
j.: introduced to straighten out these
connubial tangles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
Flattens EN- Out
BISMARCK NONPARTlSANS HAVE
STEAM ROLLER FOR
NON-NONS

The Nonpartisan league has a
steam roller at Bismarck that is
death on non-Nonpartisans. It flattens
'em out, and leaves them without the
strength to protest.
Authority for the statement is w.
B. Stevenson, Fargo's acting city en-
gineer, who has returned from Bis
marck where he went in the interest
Of a bill which would has required
the registration of every engineer in
North Dakota.
II couldn't even get hearing be-
for the committee" Mr. Stevenson
said today. walter Maddox, floor
leader in the 'house, had promised
me that my bill would receive every
attention, but when I again went to
him, he politely informed me that
he couldn't do any thing for me as Il
wasn't q Nonpartisan, and the bill
wasn't important any way f. u / /
The bill, Mr. Stevenson said he
learned, had been killed In the COM:
mittee without discussion 1; 3e::s.5 s.s55 7 !
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
NEWS FEATURES
National And State News On
Pages Two And Three OF This
Issue.
NORTH DAKOTA

Nonpartisan leagues revenue raising
scheme presented in the senate in
seven bills.
Taxes on incomes to range up. to 10
per cent.
+. Railroads and unused lands to be
taxed at full valuations; used lands,
bank stock. mills, elevators and busi
ness property at 60 per cent; livestock,
farm tools, automobiles and city homes
ct 40 per cent. ''@.@:#= .@..s ;
Structures: and improvements on
farm lands and, when used as homes
on city lots to be largely exempted. u
IS All orporations taxed 9 per cent on
net incomes. 5.s
One man tax commission to be pro,22
Sided. M 5s & { ss s5; ssis, So
sss ss Bill for state conp pplsory hail insnr-
ance approved ~ league 8cauous. s$;i
ssnate passes new grain sinspection?
nh. Dr. +. Iadd e; be- state grain
trader.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31

the bill was introduced there as q
studied insult" to the league.
Election Bill Considered.
The bill by Representative Burt.
ness Of Grand Forks county, pro.
posing Nonpartisan election Of state
and county officials, was considered by
the house elections committee yester-
day.
Mr.. Burtness appeared before the
committee in support Of the measure,
and he brought to the committees
attention a bill identical in its pro-
visions introduced two years ago by
Anthony Walton and Howard Wood,
both ardent league men.
Chairman Whipple indicated that
the bill might be satisfactory If ap-
piled to county officials, but he wasn't
iii favor Of applying it to the state
election. {.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
Nd. NONPARTY CAUCUS
3@5s}s:5,. APPROVES NEW
RISK MEASURE.

assBfsmarck, N. D., Jan 24.-The Non
partisan league caucus last night ap-
proved bill of placing the state COM
pulsory insurance system in operation,
providing that all losses are determ-
sIed,,sa tax shall be assessed against all
cropped and tillable land. to pay such
lgEs ses. RailRoad pasture land exempt
The losses sustained by the farm
hould *ba paid in; March. follow:
ingstha year in which they occur. =, =
The, caucus also approved a bill ex-
tending the operation OF the state
bonding department, TO- include, all
state officials and a bill that gives
-he attorney general five assistants.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
AUTO PARTY GOES
THROUGH RIVER ICE
is GENERAL RUMOR

e man, his wife and a child went
through the ice of the Missouri river
yesterday was generally circulated in
Mandan and Bismarck. The police
were unable to give any information
and it was not possible up to pubhca-
ton time to get anything definite on
the matter.
1t said that the river is now un-
safe for traffic owing to the prolonged
warm spell.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
PAT LOSES OUT

= Pat Keenan, former Ward county
deputy sheriff and who has for the
last two years done good work. as
state transportation agent, In which
position pc succeeded Duncan Nc.
Gillis, proprietor Of the Van Horn. III
himself succeeded by Harry r.. Dun.
bar 81 Turtle Lake. general manager
oe the United COMMISSIONS Stores Co.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
DEATH PENALTY RETURNS

4 Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 29.-Restora-
ton Of capital punishment in Tennes.
see was approved today by the lower
house of the state. Of legislature In
voting for repeal OF the Bowers anti.
capital punishment act. s...s sss.s.
# Similar action was taken by, the
senate g YESTERDAY, after Governor Rob.
ertss inS 4 special message. urged res-
itcration Sof the penalty and deprecat.
ed mob violence.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
200 MILLION FOR ROADS

Washington, Jan. 29.-Besides rec
ommending varying increases for vir-
tually all postal employees the annual
post office appropriations bill as re.
vised and reported out today proposes
appropriations of $2O0,OO0,0O0 during
the next three years for maintainance
and construction of roads.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
+ Largest and Oldest pa-A
*per In Mclean County q
f Established as The Times u
on May TO-. 1888. s<,
%s.a1&.*++.*s..s.,s&..@*+t.4.*s3%
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31
INHERITANCE
TAXES BOOSTED !
d
"GOING-UP" CONSTANT CRY OF
THE REVENUE GRABBERs OF i
NONPARTISAN REGIME I
COSTS LIKE THE DUCE TO IN.
HERIT HALF-MILLION-N
WIG WANTS SERVICE

House Bill No. "a, introduced by,
the committee on taxes and tax laws,
provides for a tax upon any transfer
OF property, real, personal or mixed,
or any interest thereon, or income
tberefrom in trust or otherwise to any
person, association or corporation, ex-
cept county, town or municipal cor
pcrations within the state, for strictly ]
county, town or municipal purposes,
and corporations of this state organ
lied under its laws solely for religious
Oh educational purposes OF their Or
ganization with in the state.
The flat transfer tax provided is as
fellows:
Where tho person ur persons en-
titled to any beneficial interest in
such property shall be the husband,
wife, lineal issue, nneal ancestor Of
the decedent or any child to who:ip
such decedent for not less than ten
years prior to such transfer stood in
the mutually acknowledged relation
OF parent, provided such relation
ship being before the child's fifteenth
birthday, at the rate of one per cent
CT the clear value; II a brother OK
sister, or descendent of brother or
sister Of the decedent, at the rate of
1k per cent; If any aunt or uncle or
descendent of such, three per cent;
great aunt, great-uncle or descend
ent thereof, four per cent; where the
person or persons entitled to any ben
eficial interest shall be in any other
hdegree Of collateral consanguinity, live
per cent. '''A"'s
These are termed the primary
rates." When the amount of clear
value Of such property or interest ex-
ceeds $4,000, the rate Of tax on such
excess shall be IL times the prim-
ary rates, If between $4,000 and $50,
900; two times the primary rates, If
between $4,000 and $4,000; 2h
times the primary rates, If between
$4,000 and 100000; three times the
primary rates, If between 100000 and
$"00,000; 31k times, If between $500,
600 and 100000, and four times the
primary rates upon all In excess of
100000.
The husband or wife OF the deced-
ent is entitled to an exemption from
the first $4,000 of clear value of
SIC, 900, and each other person in the
first subdivision to $4,000; in the Sec ;,
ond subdivision exemptions of $500
and in the third of $3.50 are provided
All taxes provided are due and pay
able at the time of the transfer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-31

When, In 1909, the cannon doomed
Ii Heligoland, the sound was heard at
Hanover; q distance Of 157 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17
DEFENDER OF YACHT CUP
MAY USE MARCONI RIG

Although the New. York Yacht Club
has not made any official statement,
there is strong belief in yachting
circles that the Herreshoff designed
sloop Resolute. built in 1914 to defend
the Americas cup in the race against
Shamrock ". an event that was post
poned on account of the war, will have
the Marconi rig next season.
Unless the unexpected happens, the
race for the blue ribbon of the seas
will be sailed next summer. Undoubt-
eddy the Resolute will be one of the
contenders in the trial races. Many
believe that she will be the yacht that
Will defend the cup. When she was
raced in 1914 the boat had the con-
ventional gafr rig. Since that time the
Marconi rig has found considerable
favor in the yachting world, particular
ly on small boats. and recent trials off
Newport, which have been kept more
or less Of a secret, create the impress
sion that the next Americas cup de.
fender will carry the new rig.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17
BRlT0NS NAME TERMS
FOR YACHT TROPHY RACE

NEW YORK. October 17.-Condi-
tions under which the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club. which recently challenged
in behalf of Sir Thomas Upton, would
race for the Americas cup. are set
forth in cablegram made public by
george Cormack. secretary of the
New York Yacht Club. In part the
cablegram reads:
We challenge to sail a series of
matches for the Americas cup with
the yacht Shamrock Nv against any
one yacht built in the United States
or America. First race TO be sailed
June "a. 1920; second race. Saturday.
June rs; third race. Tuesday. June
~. Further races. if any, to be sailed
on each following Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday"
The cablegram further says that
the race shall be sailed according to
the conditions made for races given
in 1914, in which the Shamrock Nv
was to have taken part. No decision
IN reference to the challenge has vet
been made by members of the New
York Yacht Club. but IL is expected
that 1t will be accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17
NO ARMY-NAVY TICKETS
ON SALE AT ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. october lit
has been announced at the Naval
Academy that no tickets of the naval
quota for the Army-Navy foot ball
game at the Polo Grounds on No
vember 2s would be available for
general SALE.
1t was planned to put any amount
unsoId by November Is in the hands
of the New York National League
base ball club for general sale. OF
about 5000 tickets allotted to the
Navy Athletic Association for sale to
members 4131 had been taken up
today. and the association had pur-
chased 1000 more for free distribu-
ton to officials and others who have
a certain claim for tickets.
Had this not been done all the mem
bers could not have been furnished
the two tickets allotted them. 1t is
certain that the whole lot of tickets
will be disposed of long before No
vember Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17
URGES MORE ATHLETICS
AMONG MEN IN ARMY

Even during the reconstruction days
OF the United States Army, when unit
commanders are apt to give less at
tention to athletics and the physical
development of their men. the higher
officers who had service in France
with large bodies of troops are not
failing to see in the development of
regimental and divisional sporting
competitions a means for making bet
ter soldieN. Maj. Gen. Joseph T.
Dickman. former commander of the
Sd, or Marine, Division at Chateau
Thierry. and later corps chief and
commander of the American troops
In Germany, is now commanding the
Southern Department, and he has is
sued circular to his units emphasiz-
ing the need of more sports. He men,
lions particularly base ball. foot ball,
track events and boxing between reg
mental and district teams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17
HEAVIES COME FROM WEST.
East Has Had No Title Holde,
Since John I. Sullivan.

While the east has been extremely
active In bedecking itself with cham
pionships in most lines of athletic en-
deavor 1t has been decidedly tardy in
one. Not since the days when John L.
Sullivan sported the heavyweight
crown has the east section of the
country boasted a leader in that
division.
In other boxing divisions this sec.
ton Of the country has not Jared sc
badly. OF the champions in the seven
divisions at this time three of them
are from the east. The following are
the divisions. champions and their
homes:
Bantamweight. Pete Herman. New
Orleans.
Featherweight, Johnny Kalbane
Cleveland.
Lightweight. Benny Leonard. New
York.
Welterweight. Jack Britton, New
York.
Middleweight. Mike o'Dowd, st.
Paul.
Light heavyweight. Battling Levin.
sky, New York.
Heavyweight. Jack Dempsey. Salt
Lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17

It is probable that a treat IL In
store for Boston gridiron enthusiasts
in the game between Boston College
and Georgetown University on the
29th of November. This game should
be a good one in every way. Many
were under the impression that
Georgetown without Gilroy, that
sturdy star who has made such a
record for himself. would fade away,
but a visit to that institution and an
afternoons study Of the workout and
material has convinced the writer
that this is not the case.
AS a matter Of fact, Georgetown has
for a number Of years been strong all
around and while only occasionally
buttins into big company. as the time
when it made things so unpleasant
for Dartmouth up at Hanover. has al,
ways kept up foot ball tradition and
prestige in worthy way.
Exendine has in Capt. Mcouade a
stockily built hard runner with root
BAH sense and ability. and he has In
two tackles. Ahearn and Smeacn, as
promising linemen to be found on any
field. One Of the best things ABOUT
OF the second team, which is practically
able 10 hold the varsity any time ana
has no squeamishness about proving 1t.
This column called attention 10 tne
fact that Princeton had a WONDERFUL
SQUAD of end candidates, and that the
Tigers years came when they mad
star ends However, the Lafayette
game showed that the rest OF the line
is none too strong on defense nor OF
opening up holes.
Harvard has taken cognizance of this
and Coach Fisher is paying much at
tention to his wing men. Plnney'
Weatherhead, Ryan, Desmond, CROKER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17
Gleanings From Sportdorln
; By Walter Camp

Faxon and Steele are all being groomed.
Meantime, the balance of the line Is
not being lost sight Of and the return
Of Clarke and the reported good con-
dition Of Hadley make things look up.
worrying over a light schedule. But
Yale is pretty well equipped with
second-string linemen. who make a
fine punching bag for the varsity.
Yale's real trouble thus far indicated
is the lack Of concerted drive in the
backfield. For a time the plays move
and then, either due to slow starting
or lack of real drive, the team gets
check. and the continuity of ad-
vance IL ended. Braden strikes hard
and is low built. like the former
Harvard Wendell. and certainly is
running game but also in drop kick
ing. French Is a hard hitter and has
an effective drive. Murphy is good
drop-kicker and Is clever runner,
though light. -..ai
There really is no sport in which
form tells in the long run more de-
cisively than foot ball. And by form
Is meant the all-around development
of a team in those essentials which
come from q strict grounding in the
fundamental principles of the game.
For this reason, although there may
be early season upsets occasionally,
1t is unusual that the teams which
60 into the big games of November
as the favorites fail to win out. They
may be thrown into an occasional
furry, but in the sixty minutes Of ac-
tual play teams that are best
grounded nearly always fight their
way to victory. Trick and fancy
plays can be added to a good ground
work attack and defense, but unless
they are backed up by a real attack
and a sound defense they usually fail
of result. Form and force make for
a steadier machine than do the pos
session Of trick plays.
Copyright, 1919. Otis r. wood.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17
BY II. e. BYRD.

Georgetown's game with Virginia
Polytechnic Institute tomorrow should
produce better foot ball than any con-
test which has been played here in four
years. From all reports, the Blacks
burg institution is sending up the
strongest squad that has represented it
on the gridiron In many seasons, and
the players are confident that they will
humble Georgetown. The visitors are
heavy, probably just as heavy as
Georgetown. and at least two members
Of the big backfield are sprInters
" +. l. also has a well coached team.
Charley Bernier has been more success
full in directing foot ball squads than
any other branch of sports, and he has
done we'll in all. Nobody questions that
v. P. 1. had one Of the best elevens in
the south last season, as it walked
roughshod over Washington and Lee,
North Carolina University, North Caro-
lima State, and, in fact, won every game
1t played.
Perhaps Georgetown will not be op-
posed by as strong team as is ex-
pected; perhaps v. P. I. will not show
what might reasonably be looked for
from team of veterans, several of
whom are stars; perhaps reports that
have been coming from v. P. I. about
the strength of the team are exagger-
steu, put III all signs 90 not Iali, george
town il due to have a real fight on its
hands tomorrow, with the chances IA
voring 1t to win.
After all, that Georgetown offense Is
difficult to stop. 1t may be stopped for
half or three -quarters of a game, but it
has the quality of gradually wearing
Gown defense until the defense crum
bles. That was the case against West
Virginia Wesleyan; the same thing may
be true Of the contest tomorrow. But
with big, fast backs and a powerful line
". P. I. should make a great deal more
trouble than Georgetown is looking for.
The contest is to begin at o'clock.
Catholic University plays another
service eleven, being scheduled to go
to Norfolk for a contest with the
eleven representing the Norfolk naval
base. The Brooklanders have rectified
many of the faults evident in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-17

V.P.L TEAM HERE TOMORROW :
FOR GAME WITH GEORGETOWN
Vrginians Expected to Put Up Great
Fight Against Blue and Gray Gridiron
Warriors in Only Local Game.

scrimmage last Tuesday against the
marines and they expect to get away
with the long end of the score in
Norfolk.
Gallaudet's squad also plays on a
foreign field, being due to take a
Journey to Baltimore to meet Johns
Hopkins. The Baltimoreans have not
made any too good showing in their
games and the Kendall Green aggre-
CATION figures on at least an even
chance to win.
Maryland States squad left last
night for West Virginia University.
The Marylanders realize that they will
be against one of the strongest COM
binations cavorting around the sew
eral gridirons of the nation, but, at
that, believe they will make a pretty
fair showing. One thing is sure, there
is nobody in the State squad afraid Of
West virginia's powerful eleven. and
IL West Virginia wins by big score
it will win only after 1t has thorough
ly whipped about as hard-headed and
determined a bunch of young fellows
as one would find anywhere.
State probably will not be SO strong
against West Virginia as 1t was
against Virginia last week. Neither
Bosley nor Raedy. who were in at the
halfbacks then, Is able to start. as
both took a pretty severe pounding
during the three and a half quarters
they were in the game at Charlottes-
vile. Two other members of the reg
ular squad, Myers and Riggs. both of
whom played against Swarthmore,
will not make the trip because Of in
juries.
Business High plays its first foot
ball game today, being due to meet
st. Adams Not much is known of
either eleven.
While Maryland States varsity is at
West Virginia. it's freshman team
will be battling Staunton Military
Academy at stanton. The freshman
team leaves here this afternoon. In
all probability the Staunton squad
will win without a great deal OF
trouble, especially IL it is up to last
years standard.