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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
SUPREME COURT DENIES SENATOR CAHILL
WRIT COMMANDING OSTTZKYTOPAYBILL
LEAGUE EFFORT
TO SEIZE FOOD
CONTROL SHOWN

Kansas City, NO., Dec. 16.
That the Nonpartisan
league negotiated with the
I. w. w. in 1917 when the lat
ter is alleged to have sought
control of food and fuel pro
duction in Kansas and Ok
lahoma was contended by the
government today in the trial
of the 30 alleged members of
the I. w. w. in federal dis
trict court in Kansas City,
Kan. The government intro
duced letters to support it's
contention, which were read
to the jury. The letter indi-
Gated, the government con-
tended, that the Nonpartisan
league desired to have an
understanding with the ag-
ricultural workers branch of
the |. w. w. for hiring farm
labor. This meant, the letter
read to the jury said, that
only those who had union
cards up to date" could work
in the grain fields.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
|. W. W, ALIENS TO
BE DEP0RTED IF
BILL IS PASSED
Measure introduced BY Repre-
sentative Johnson Favor
ably Reported
CONDEMNS ALL ANARCHY
Would Make Teaching of Sabo-
tage and Syndicalism
Treason to u. S.
ALL ANARCHY

Washington, Dec. 16-A bill defn-
ing radicalism and designed primarily
Chairman johnson said to force the
department of labor to arrest and dc
port all alien members of the I. W. W
and kindred organizations was report.
ed to the house today by the immigra
tlon committee.
WOULD STRIKE NEAR HOME
Under the Bill any alien who is q
member or contributor to, loans
money to, or is affiliated with any OF,
ganiZation preaching, advocating or
forwarding the teaching of sabotage
the overthrow Of organized govern
mcnt, the killing Of or assault upon
any government official. or unlawful
damage to the. or destruction of pre-
perty would be liable to arrest and de-
pCrtatiOn. No overt act must lie
proved in order TO bring about depor-
tation as the bill provides that mere
membership in or any ailiation with
radical organization shall be deport
able otfense.
Explaining that the purpose of the
measure ''waS to make the letter and
intent Of the law plain and unmistak-
able" Representative Johnson intro
duccd letters and records to show that
Secretary Wilson had ruled that un'
der existing law mere membership in
the I. w. W. did not constitute grounu
for arrest and deportation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
HINES PROPOSES
NEW PLAN WHICH
WILL SAVE RAILS
Recommendations to President
Today Not Discussed BY
White House Family

Washington. Dec. 16.New recon-
mendations from Director General
Hines as to the return Of railroads to
private control are before President
Wilson. Neither Mr.. Hines nor White
House officials vii say what the rec
ommendatons are or whether they
advocate the departure from the pres
ident's announced purpose to return
the roads by January /. Nor has there
been any indication as to when tbs
president will issue proclamation
surrendering the roads or announce a
change in his plan.
Meantime, however. preparations
are going forward at the railroad ad
ministration for turning the roads
back in accordance with the decision
announced by President Wilson in his
message to congress last May. Ma
terials ordered on contract are being
obtained as far as possible before the
first Of the new year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16

MAY NEVER HEAR
CONTEMPT CASES
AGAINST MINERS
Action Scheduled For Next Mon
day Indefinitely Postponed
BY Anderson
PRODUCTION NOW NORMAL
From 80 to 95 Per Cent of Men
Back at Work in Bitumin-
Gus Fields Today
PRODUCTION NOW NORMAL


8 Indianapolis, Ind, s'Dccs lG.GHcar,
ing on the contempt charges against
international and district officials OF
the United Mine Workers Of America
except the case against AleNande:
Howart, president of the Kansas dis
trict, were postponed indefinitely
when called in United States district
court here today. Howart was ordered
to appear next Monday, December %
by United States District Judge A. Il
Anderson.
PRODUCTION NEAR NORMAL.
Chicago, Dec. Production of
bituminous coal today rapidly ap
preached normal. Throughout the
country. reports indicated from 80 to
95 per cent of the miners at work
In only few instances were locals
reported as still idle waiting for a
further adjustment of wages.
Virtually all restrictions on the use
of fuel had been relaxed today
Severely cold weather, moderatng
however, Stlll prevailed over most Ol
the middle west, southwest and north
west. J.I r..
In the .middlewest shipments of coal
from the ,mines today were made on
express train schedules. After
o'clock this morning even passenger
trains gave way ito the rush Of coal.
filled gondolas. eG7
Limited embargoes on freight ship
ments on two railroads and the pros
pect Of the same action on other lines
today also facilitated delivery of the
newly mined coal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
PLANS FOR BIG
MISSOURI SPAN
COMPLETED
Everything in Readiness For
Starting Work on Big Bridge
Early in Spring
LARGE FUND AVAILABLE

Plans and specifications for the
million dollar wagon bridge which is
to span the Missouri, prepared by c
A. p. Turner Of Minneapolis, who
was engaged for this work by Bur
leigh and Morton counties, with the
approval of the state highway COM
mission. arc now in the hands OF the
commission, and it, WAS stated toaaA
that work on the big structure shollt
begin with early spring. The contrac Ct
will call for the completion of the
span and all approaches within two
years.
The bridge will be the greatest ell
gineering work undertaken in North
.Jakora since the Northern Pacific
railway bridge at this point was com
DlctcA The nature Of the Missouri
liver channel, the shifting banks and
the necessity Of going down 80 feet OF
more below the river bed to find a
solid base for piers all combine to
make the task difficult one.
Under the terms of two acts of the
special session, Doth of which the
governor has signed and filed with the
secretary of state, $l30,0CO, the first
.nstallment of state aid for the Mis-
seuri and Red river bridges. the latter
to be located at Pembina, will be
available after January /, and there
will be two other annual payments
OF the same amount to make up the
states share. Federal aid in the sum
of $5C0,0CO already is available, and
Burleigh and Morton county vii! each
raise $4,000 in three annual install
ments of 100000 each, probably under
Sec. 1915 of the 1918 session laws
which authorizes levy for general
highway purposes of IA to four mills
in addition to all other levies.
The wagon bridge will be located
not less than 2,6l0 feet nor more than
4,0OO feet below the Northern Pacific
railway bridge. Three sites have been
selected by soundings as suitable. On
the >Mandan side the bridge will be
approached by long concrete cause
way, so constructed as to withstand
the high waters Of the Missouri
and Heart, which, in the spring floods
the bottoms for distance of several
miles. The approach from the Bis
marck side will be much simpler. as
the bluffs extend to the rivers edge
1t is the plan of the state highway
commission to connect the twin cities
of the Missouri with splendid con
crete driveway which will be .flanked
by sidewalks and lighted for the en-
tire distance, connecting the main
streets Of the two towns and making
them inreality one long thoroughfarc
with the bridge as its connecting link
The Missouri bridge here will be
the only wagon bridge spanning this
stream between Sioux Falls, S. d. and
Great Falls, Mont 1t will close the
only gap in the national parks high.
way between Chicago and Seattle, and
will eliminate ferry tax Of so cents
per car and 10 cents per person which
is levied annually upon thousands OF
tourists and local patrons Of the Red
trail. The bridge is expected to dc
much to stimulate motor transporta-
ton and to thus become an important
factor in the development Of the Slope
country, with its rapidly growing dai.
rying and manufacturing interests.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
HOW 1T ALL STARTED,

The drama in which Tuesdays su-
preme court order denying Senator ].
/. Cahill an alternative writ of man
damas directing State Auditor Kosit-
zky to show cause why he should not
pay the Grant county solon mileage
and per diem aggregating $114 for
his services during the special session
formed an interesting chapter.
opened during the closing hours OF
the session last Thursday, when the
senate unsuccessfully endeavored, by
force, to bring State Auditor Kositzky
before the bar Of the upper house;
sought without satisfaction to exact
an apology from the state auditor;
forcibly evicted +. E. Packard as as
sistant attorney general and was
forced to readmit his in his private
capacity as counsel for the state aud
itor, and, to use the words of some
of the more conservative members of
that body conducted itself generally
as kangaroo court, rather than as
dignified, deliberative body"
The trouble opened early in the
afternoon when the state auditor de-
clined to set an hour at which the
senator's warrants would be ready for
them. The senate adopted a resoiu-
ticn demanding that kositzky appear
before that house and explain his
reasons for not having the warrants
ready. Senator A. A. Liederoach of
Dunn, between whom and the state
auditor there has been more or less
bad blood for some time. was com.
missioned to serve notice on the audi
tor. In the process of service" both
kosit2ly and Liederback went to the
floor, where they rolled in catch
as -catch-can exhibition until sepa-
rated by the sergeant-at-arms and
members of the lower house. #
When Kositzky finally appeared he
explained that the warrants were not
ready because the payroll had not
been certified to him until half hour
before the trouble began, and for the
further reason that there was only
$4,000 in the legislative appropriations
fund, while the cost of the special
session was $4,000. The following
morning Kositzky began signing war.
rants for his friends" among whom
he evidently did not include Cahill.
one of the senate's floor leaders, and
the latter made application for an al
ternate writ OF mandamus through
the secretary of the industrial CON-
mission, w. A. Anderson, formerly
with the Minneapolis park board.
1t is understood that a majority of
the league legislators are still waiting
for their mileage and per diem war.
rants. Some have gone home. ma
jority of them, in faci, but a few are
still here
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
LIMITED TRAINS
. ON n. P. RETURN
THIS THURSDAY
Nos. | and 2, Withdrawn to Con-
serve Coal, Resume Their
Schedule This Week
TRAFFIC MUCH CONGESTED
Westbound Train Reaches Here
Friday Morning and Other
Saturday Night
TRAFFIC MUCH CONGESTED

r Trains Nos. / and of the Northern
Pacific the crack overland limited be
tween Chicago and the Pacific coas
will be returned to service Thursday
after having been withdrawn under or
ders Of the railroad administration to
aid in the conservation Of the coal
supply as result Of the strike OF
bituminous miners.
Local officials were instructed this
morning by the st. Paul headquarters
Of the road to announce that the first
No. l to be restored to service will
leave st. Paul on schedule Thursday
morning and the first Train No. . to
be restored from Chicago will leave
that city Thursday night and st. Paul
Friday morning.
The first train No. 1 to arrive "
Bismarck will reach here II 80 a. m.
Friday and from that time on the reg,
ular schedule will be maintained.
The first train No. . from the Yves.
will leave Portland and Seattle Thur :
day evening arriving in Bismarck Sat.
qurday night at Z: ~ o'clock.
Since the withdrawal of Nos. ! and
2 from service, passenger traffic on the
Northern Pacific has tbeen badly con-
gcstcd with the result that trains Nos.
8 and I from the cast and Nos. and
s from the west have been invariably
late. The service from the west was
particularly dsorganlzed due not only
to the extra heavy traffic but
because of the coal shortage IN Mon
tana and the heavy snow falls in
Idaho and western Montana.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
|LAST0F LIGNlTE
MINES RETURNED
TO IT'S 0W NERS
Governor Frazier's Manufac'
tured Coal Strike Slowly
Petering Out
PLENTY OF FUEL ASSURED

The few Ignite coal mines in North
Dakota seized four weeks ago by GOV
ernor Lynn j. Frazier in the name OF
the state under a martial law procla
nation of which Frazier retains pos
session will be relinquishel to the
owners within two Or three days, it
was announced today
]. w. Deemey, mine director fol
the state, is touring the Ignite region
to make a final check up of the prop
critics.
Agreements are being signed be
tween operators and miners by which
the IA per cent increase accepted in
the competitive field made applicable
to the north Dakota field according tc
advices received by the Governor
Governor Frazier was advised today
BY r. J. J. Montgomery, the states
special agent at Duluth. that all calls
from North Dakota points for emer
gency coal shipments had been filled
and that there appears now TO be no
coal shortage at any point in the
state, ,...
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
Buys ShrOuds For
Self and Family;
Ready For Finale

Mandan, N. D., Dec. 16.-
George Merle of Glen Ullen,
a Nonpartisan league farmer.
was so sure that the world
was coming to an end that he
called all of his family and
relatives to his farm home
for a feast.
Merle bought shrouds for
himself and family and
bought a gun, proposing to
use it on himself and kill off
the rest of the family if they
were willing to save the Lord
and the planets the trouble.
Meirle's children, of whom
he has six, all married, pre-
vented him from carrying out
his purpose. He is 60 years
old.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
FINAL DETAILS
FOR LIGHTWEIGHT
MATCH ANNOUNCED
Bennie Leonard and Johnny
Dundee to Meet in New
Haven January 16

New York, Dec. 16.--Final details
binding the lightweight championship
match between Benny Leonard, title
holder, and Johnny Dundee, Italian
contender, scheduled for January 16
al New Haven, Conn, were arranged
today. Billy Gibson, manager OF
Leonard, and Dundee. acting as his
own manager, posted forfeits of $3,500
each, guaranteeing weight and ap-
pearance on the day of the match.
The bout is scheduled for 20 rounds
to decision. The weight will be 1S5
pounds at o'clock the afternoon of
the bout.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
H00SIER S0L0N'S
ALLEGED son Is
PLACED ON TRIAL
Harry New, Charged With the
Murder of Sweetheart, Must
Defend Himself

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 16.-Harry
New, alleged son Of United States
Senator Harry S. New of Indiana,
went on trial here today for the muir
der of Miss Friedia Lesser, his fiance.
New is alleged to have shot and
killed Miss Lesser Oh the night of
July in the Tipango canyon. He
drove in his automobile to the police
station withs the body of the girl be-
side him and surrendered. New is
said to have confessed he killed the
young womantin a fit Of rage when
she refused to marry him. An au-
topsy indicated that Miss Lesser was
in a delicate condition.
News defense is insanity
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
ROBBERS TORTURE VICTIM WITH HOT
POKER, ROASTING FLESH FROM SOLES

st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 16.-Po-
lice Of st. Paul and St. Paul park.
suburb, have searched for three
weeks for robbers who tortured
Lazar Jvasku with a red hot
poker it became known today.
yvasku, fearing a return Of the
men, asked the police to withhold
details Of the crime.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
REDS CLAIM CAPTURE
OF 5000 PRISONERS

London, Dec. 16.-The bolsheviki
captured Novo Nikolavesk on the
Siberian railroad December IA,
according to a soviet communique re-
ceiyed by wireless here today. The
statement said more than 5000 pris-
oners, many guns and several gem
erals Of the Kolchak army were taken
lby the soviet troops.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
JAMESTOWN BUYS
$270,000 WORTH
OF NEW STREETS

jamestown, N. D., Dec. 16-7ne
business district of jamestown,
which has heretofore been paved
with dirt streets, will have hard
surfaced pavements next year.
Last year the city commissioners
awarded a contract to F. Burke
G. Son Of FARGO, amounting to
$4,000 for the construction Of
the paving during 1920.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
FIGHTING SQUAD
| WILL APPEAR IN
| CITY THURSDAY
Speakers Opposing Townleyism
Arousing Considerable In
terest Over State
BIG ATTENDANCE HERE
Predictions Made That Hall >Will
BE Packed For Meeting
in Bismarck

With Rev. Allen @. Birchcnoush
winning unqualified approval for his
speeches on TownleyiSm as n member
of the l. V. A. "fghting squad touring
the state, cOnsdcraDie interest is be.
ing shown among dcubters Of the eli.
cheney of Townleyism in this part OF
the state in the meeting that is scheI,
uled to be held in Bismarck Thursday
might.
Rev. RirchenOugh, popularity called
the Fighting narson from ST. Thomas,
Pembina county, who is one of the
principal speakers in the fighting
squad" has been attracting consider
able attention at the places where the
l. V. A. tourists have spoken since
the tcur was started at Grand Forks
on December .. The Fighting par.
SON. has been laying bare the misru1c
of TownleyiSm, the evil of the Non
partisan league leaders management
OF the league and the spcrnd of social.
inns under the tutelage of the Non.
i lpartisan league organizers.
AT MANDAN WEDNESDAY
'',Ihc fighting squad will hold n
meeting at ManIan ON Wednesday al
tcrnoon and night and a number of
people from this eastern side cf the
Missouri river are contemplating max.
ing the trip to Morton county to heal
the speakers there as well as in this
city. One of the noticeable features OF
the meetings held so far is the turn
out Of farmers who have supported
Townlcyism in the past through their
membership in the league but who
have now adopted a douhting attitude
land arc wondering if all the glitter.
ing promises of Townleyism are really
sincere and for the good of the state
rand ttlT. farlnvrS4 thcmsesrCs.~ =
| Another speaker who is imprcssinc
his audiences with the carncstness OF
his appeal and the vcracty on III
statements is ThcO. G. Nelson, sccre
! rary Of tho I. Y. A. and originator o1
the Equity Cooperative exchange. II.
| is a well known farmer and one tt
the many who failed to swallow the
allurinc bait used by the Nonpartisal
! league organizers.
"GRIXZLY BEAR A CARD
+. w. EvcrsOn, president of the 7. v
A. and dubbed by the leagucrs as
"Grizzly Bear Evcrson, will cover the
details and purpose of the Indepcnd
ent Voters association. Treadwcll
Twichcll of Cass county who Tough:
the league majority at the special Sos
sion of the legislature recently held
here and who is charged with the au-
thorship of the famous expression sc
home and slop the hogs is greeted
with considerable applause at the
meetings he has addressed.
! George II. Murray. Ward county
| farmer, whose challenge to league
leaders to debate TownleyiSm has
never been accepted, is another speak
er, while Edgar i. Richter. eX-pres:-
dent Of the North Dakota press asso
cia ton, has charge of the question
box. ......
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16

After discovering $3.50 in a
search Of Jvasku's home in st.
Paul Park, TIE three robbers
burned the flesh from the soles
Of his feet with red hot poker
with the tortured man crying that
he had no more money. His wife
and child were forced to watch
the scene, he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
UNFAVORABLE REPORT
ON DRY BILL GOES IN

Washington, Dec. 16--An unfavor.
able report on the bill to- repeal the
wartime prohibition law was ordered
today by the house agricultural COM
mittee by a vote Of 76 to 8. Repre-
sentatives John T. Rainey, democrat.
Illinois, and Voight, Wisconsin, and
Ward New York, republicans, cast
the negative vote.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
N0NPARTY S0LON
FAILS TO BRING
AUDITOR TO BAR
Highest Tribunal in State Under.
stood to Have Been
Unanimous
CHARGED BASE MOTIVES
"Ulterior and Improper" Atti.
tude Charged Officer BY
Legislator

The North Dakota supreme
court this morning declined to
grant, on application Of w. A.
Anderson, secretary Of the state
industrial commission, an order
directing State Auditor kositzky
to show cause why he should not
be directed by writ Of mandamus
to pay Senator J. !. CahiII Of Grant
county, $114.C0, which the senator
alleges to be due him for Ieais-
|ative services during the special
session. CahilI is one Of num-
Der Of league legislators VINO
have not yet received their
mileage and per diem allotment
for the special session for the
reason, the state auditor has con-
tended, that the appropriation
made for this purpose has been
exhausted. The supreme court
order denying the writ does not
go into the merits Of the case. It
is understood, however, that the
court was unanimous in deciin-
ing to assume jurisdiction.
Declaring that State Auditor Kosit
ky was actuated by Interior and i'm
proper motives in withholding fro;.
J. l. Cahill Of Leith warrant
or $114 due him in per diem and mile
lge for his services during the recent
special session, w. A. Anderson, secre
ary Of the industrial commission, Mon
lay applied to the supreme court for :.
writ of mandamus compelling the
tate auditor to deliver to Mr.. Cahil
lis warrant.
Senator Cahill in his affidavit SCI
forth that he was a duly qualified sen
ltor, that he served as member OF
he senate during the recent specfa.
session in good faith, that there ar:
unds available for the payment Of bis
Mileage and per diem. and that tho
avs require that such payment be
made out Of the general funds OF the
tate
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
ATTEMPT MADE LAST WEEK
ON LIFE OF GEN. OBREGON

Aqua Prieta, Sonora. Mexico, Dec.
10 Private advices received here
from Mexico City today were to the
effect that an attempt was made last
Thursday to take the life of General
AlyerO Obregon, candidate for the
presidency Of the republic. after he
had addressed public gathering in
one Of the suburbs of the capital. The
would-be assassin was jailed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16

PARIS Paris police forbade dane
ing after midnight, so Clarence M.
Glover, formerly an ambulance driver
in the A. Il. f., opened a dancing pc
wilton just outside the city at Ncpilly.
Midnight to morning are the hours
for dancing, and Jazz" husic prevails.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16
OLD FEUD AT RAY
SETTLED IN COURT

Fay, N. D., Dec. 16.The case of j,
I A. Galley VS.. q. L. Gunderson in which
Galley was suing for $4,000 damages
for personal injury, was closed in the
courts at Williston last Thursday,
with the jury awarding Galley the sum
Of 2,7GO.
The trial started on Tuesday after
noon continuing until Thursday after
noon and the jury was out five hours
before bringing in their verdict.
This now winds up the affair which
started about two years ago in the
shooting scrape between Gunderson
and Galley on the farms about three
miles southwest of the city. C6nsid-
erahle ancient history was rehearsed
at the trial and about 20 witnesses for
both sides were put on the stand.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS To MEET
The board of directors of the Bis.
marck Commercial club will probably
meet this afternoon to make arrange,
ments for the annual meeting OF that
organization. A complete report -of
the activities of the club for the past
year is now being PREPARED by Secre-
tary George N. Remission.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-16

NABOB CLUB DANCE TONIGHT
Another of the series Of dances given
by the Nabob club will be held tonight
at the Knights of Columbus hall. The
music will be furnished by McDonald's 5
orchestra.