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Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
HOUSE REFUSES
+: To MODIFY BILL
Advocates of Prohibition Stand
SoIidIy Behind Enforce
ment Measure.
VETS LOSE ALL POINTS
Forces Favoring General Enforcement
Bill Shut Off Discussion at Word
of Their Leader Despite the
Minority Protest.

Washington, July 19.-Prohibition
forces voted down in the house every
attempt to eliminate drastic provi-
sions of the general enforcement bill,
and while in absolute control shut off
debate at the word of their leader de-
spite the protest of the minority.
When they had raced through the
wartime enforcement portion of the
three part bill and got into the con-
stitutional measure proper, there
were only 6S members on the floor,
and so much confusion that speaker
could not make himself heard.
Wet Revival ShortIived.
Before the house got into a snarl,
the prohibition faction had fought off
every attack on their bill. An amend
ment to strike out the minimum fine
for those convicted of violating the
wartime act was defeated 68 to 81.
This was offered by Representative
Reagis, Republican, Nebraska, a pro.
hibition member of the judiciary COM
mittee. Chairman Volstead of the
Judiciary committee, patron of the
bill, presented an amendment which
was adopted without debate, and which
made the measure more drastic in that
1t added the word manufacture" to
the many things man may not do
with liquor in his Office or home.
For moment late in the day, the
minority swung into power, only to
be thrown out by demand for tel
1ers, which meant an accurate count
on vote to amend the bill so that a
person charged with violating liquor
selling injunction might demand and
obtain trial by jury.
This motion, offered by Representa-
tive Gard, Democrat, Ohio, and sup.
ported by former Speaker Clark, had
provoked an hours debate, when the
house put on the lid and started to
vote. There was noisy shout from
the ayes. There was demand for a
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
DEFICIT $4o0,ooo,0oo
Rail Outlay Is War Loss, Says
Senator Clark.
Believes, When Roads Are Returned,
Government Should Lend Them
Money at Low Rate.

Washington, July 1S.-ChairmanA
Clark of the interstate commerce
committee, considering the Esch bill
for regulation of carriers after the
period of federal control, said the
railroad administrations deficit, now
exceeding $400,O00,O0O, might as we'll
be clasSed as war loss
When the roads are returned, Mr..
Clark said, the government should as
sist by lending them money at a rate
not obtainable from banks.
1t was obvious, Mr.. Clark said, that
the roads must be able to increase op-
Grating incomes by increasing rates,
as reduction of wages was out of
the question
Without some declaration as to the
rate situation, he contended that with
the termination of federal control, in
trastate rates would automatically be-
come what they were as fixed by state
commissions.
Mr.. Clark said he did not see how
the country could be divided into re-
gional districts, with regional districts
for each, as has been suggested, with
out disrupting transportation systems.
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
ASKS SENATE
ADOPT COVENANT
Senator Underwood Considers
Pact Is Practical Step Toward
World Peace.
GIVES CAUSES OF WAR
Alabama Member Declares League of
Nations Involves No Sacrifice of
National Sovereignty and Sees
No Necessity for Amendment.

Washington, July 17.-Characteriz-
Ing the league Of nations as prac-
tical step toward world peace, involv-
ing no sacrifice of national sovereign
ty, Senator Underwood, Democrat, of
Alabama, urged in the senate, accept
ance of the league covenant without
amendment or reservation.
The great causes of war;: he said,
may be paraphrased in two words:
national selfishness' until the civiliza-
tion Of the world is prepared to de-
throne its own selfish ideals and to
recognize the rights of other peoples,
the inherent causes of war must con-
tinue to exist.
II am not prepared to say that the
adoption of the present treaty carries
within itself the elimination of these
causes of war, or that in the end there
will be no more wars, but / do say
that, within the folds of this treaty,
we find an agreement between the
great nations Of the world that proba-
bly, will in the future carry the ques-
tions Of national dispute to court Of
final arbitration. And In many, II not
most instances avoid horrors and in
justices of war.
II do not regard the organization
of the league as super-government.
No super-goyernment could exist with
out power to maintain itself Within
itself, the league has no power to levy
taxes, and without revenue govern
ment cannot long exist. The league
has no power to raise armies and ma
vies, and without military forces 1t
cannot defend itself. With the right
to withdraw. feel that there is no
need to fear the dangerous surrender
of any OF the fundamental principles
and rights of the American people
Therefore. | am willing to take 1t and
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
500 SHIPS IDLE BY STRIKE
Thousands Out of Work and Others
Nav Follow

New York, July 19.-The strike Gf
seamen, firemen and oilers which has
resulted in holding several hundred
ships at their piers here and caused
steamship and railroad terminals to
become piled high with freight, has
entered it's second week. Thousands
OF marine workers have been thrown
out of employment and unless quick
settlement is brought about, still 9TH
er trades connected with shipping
will be affected. A few private own
ers are reported to have yielded to the
strikers demands but their submis-
sion is considered almost immaterial
in view Of the fact that at this port
about 400 vessels remain idle and at
Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans
and other Atlantic and gulf ports the
number of ships tied up is estimated
at more than 100.
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24

try 1t and hope that from the seed
that is planted today, in it's fruition
the final peace of the world may be
found.
Il am no more interested in the prin-
ciples enunciated in the clauses relat-
ing to the league of nations than am
in the powers given for its govern
ment, for on these principles the fu-
ture life of the league must depend.
would have been glad to subscribe to a
contract that would have arbitrarily
limited the ornaments of the world.
Such a decree is not found within the
contract, but there is a covenant that
seeks to keep the peace of the
world, that authorizes the executive
council of the league to consider how
much the present ornaments Of ma
tions should be reduced.
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
FOREST FIRES SPREAD. /
Two Montana Towns Are in
Danger of Destruction.
Flames Kill One Thousand Sheep Near
Tarkio, ~ Miles West of
Missoula.

Spokane, Wash, July 19.-Nearly
1000 men are fighting IL forest fires
in northern Idaho and western Mon
tana, which are threatening at least
two towns, numerous farm houses and
much valuable timber.
Missoula, Mont, July 1.-two west.
ern Montana towns, Alberton and st.
Regis. are threatened with destruc-
tion by forest fires which have famed
beyond control and are reported to be
menacing the towns on all sides, ac-
cording to forest service officials
here. st. Regis was partly destroyed
in the forest fires of 1910. The flames
have crossed the crest of Niger Hill
gulch and are said to be about three
miles from Alberton.
The forest service headquarters re.
ported that the Gold Creek fires west
of st. Regis had jumped the Missoula
river, the Northern Pacific and Mil
waukee track and two country roads.
A thousand sheep were destroyed by
forest fires near Tarkio, little sta
tion on the Milwaukee railroad, At
miles west of here.
From Boise, from Cascade, from Hal
ley and from Salmon City parties of
fire fighters were sent out to help
check the wind-driven walls of flame
which have already destroyed more
than $4,000 acres of valuable timber
in Southern Idaho and which menace
farms, towns, livestock and mining
properties.
The fires are spreading rapidly in
four districts.
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24

division and after members had been
counted, the result was announced
ayes 70, nays Sc.
The victory was not expected, even
by the vets, and they realized they
could not have won except for the
large number of absentees on the
other side. While the house was
marching through the center aisle to
be counted after demands for tellers
had been made, distress calls were
sent out for prohibition members who
came piling in in sufficient numbers
to beat the jury trial amendment by
two votes-7S to 76.
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
PACKERS IN PROPAGANDA
Legislators See Their Hand in CT
cuiar Letters Received.

Legislators See Their Hand in Cir.
cuIar Letters Received.
Washington, July 19.-Senators and
representatives who are being deluged
with letters opposing proposed legis-
lation to curtail the power of the pack
ers think they have traced propaganda
being conducted by the packers thru
the discovery of circular letters sent
by Swift & Co. and Cudahy & Co. to
their stock and bondholders, urging
them to wire to members of congress
and to do everything in their power
to avert the infliction of permanent
licensing system, or other rigid govern
ment control upon the packing indus
try.
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
ADVOCATES POPULAR VOTE
Senator Borah Would Refer League
Covenant to People.

Washington, July 19.-Proposing
that the question of league of ma
tions be left to popular decision, Sen
ator Borah, Republican, Idaho. called
upon the league supporters to join
him in securing referendum
THE President" said Mr.. Borah,
has been sending for senators and
will, understand continue to do so
until the quota is filled. 1t is a policy
I endorse. l only regret that he
began it so late in his administra tion."
Courier Democrat., 1919-07-24
SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS

With Maura as Premier Was Formed
Last April.
London, July 17.-The Spanish cab.
met, headed by Antonio Maura, which
was formed on April 18th last, has re.
signed, according to Reuters dis.
patch from Madrid.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
.];''I EVIDENCE ! y [ E FOUND
THAT II SOME BODY
LOST HIS HEAD
Detached Skull Unearthed by
Workmen Digging Under
Palace Hotel Property a.

d An isolated skull, in "a good state
of preservation, but unaccompanied
by any other portion Df a human skel-
'eeton, 4 was Eunearthed yesterday by
plumbers engaged in making altera-
tipnsi in the Palace hotel building,
whicha has been taken over blythe
Western Sales Co. No official report
on the incident had been made to the
authorities upsto noon today, and the
discoverer Of the skull still had the
grewsome find in his possession at
that time. AZ
There is nothing to indicate how
long thes sktsll hasitfsseent planted enor
how it came to be there in it's detached
position. Those who are inclined to
fear the worst suspect that the old
Palace hotel, used as a hostelry for
more than a generation, may at some
time during that period have been
the scene of murder, and that while
the body was removed in a trunk and
perhaps dumped into the river, the
skull was buried unde the floor OF
the hotel in order to prevent identi-
fication of the victim =, .f.t, k,
Others who take a more cheer1ul
view of the mystery hold that the skull
probably was used by some travelling
doctor who saw the error ofahis ways
while guest at the Palace and, deter
mined to lead a better life, discarded
this emblem of his trade and went his
way rejoicing. This is the second dis
covery Of the kind made in the busi-
ness portion of the city during the
last two years. A complete human
skeleton was exhumed by workmen
while digging the basement for the
new public library at Sixth and Thay-
er streets couple of years ago. That
find was explained by old settlers who
recalled that Bismarck's bad men in
the early days maintained their private
Cemeteries tand that in cold winter
weather, especially, they did not go far
afeld to plant their dead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
AANDAHL HOME
FROM IMPORTANT
EASTERN MISSION

S. j. AandahI, chairman Of the
North Dakota railway commits
sion, returned yesterday from
Washington where he served up
on a national committee which
recommended more adequate
terminal elevator facilities on the
Atlantic seaboard. At present the
terminal elevator capacity Of Port.
land, Boston, Philadelphia, New
York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, New.
port News and Norfolk combined
is but 100000 bushels, as COM
pared with 5o,ooo,o 600 at the Twin
Cities and the same amount at
Duluth and Chicago and $4,000, 600
at Milwaukee. The result has been
the necessity for using cars for
the storage Of wheat awaiting ex.
port, and western shippers have
been deprived Of this transporta.
ton, 7t.'tH
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
PU UBLIC UTILITY
MAGNATES SEEK
BOARD APPROVAL
Cors0n and Grubbs Of $3,000,0OO
Dakota Heat, Light & Power
Co., Before Commission
FILE PLAN OF OPERATION
Show Intent to Take Over Dick
inson, Mandan, jamestown
and Lisbon Electric Plants

T.. E. CorsOn and Mr.. Grubbs Of the
bond house OF White, Grubbs & Co.,
both of Minneapolis, on Tuesday form
ally presented to- the, North Dakota
railway commission the plans Of the
Dakota Heat, Light & Power Co., for
a $3,000,000 merger of the General
Utility corporation holdings with those
of independent plants operating In
jamestown, Lisbon, Bismarck, Man
dan and Dickinson. Publicity Expert
Bremier of the railway board now has
under consideration the company's
prospect-uses and mass of other in
formation compiled by Hagenawsyta
Ericsson. Chicago accountants and en-
gineers recently in the service of the
state, and it is possible that Messrs.
Corson and Grubbs may be given some
lntlmatiOn as to the fate OF their en-
terprise this afternoon. Eoth in con
ference with the railway commission
yesterday expressed the opinion that
with the approval OF this board under
the new public utilities act, no diff
culties will be encountered with the
blue sky commission, which must ap
prove the sale OF the company's Sc
curities in North Dakota. Hagenaw Il
Ericsson report that the proposed cap.
italization, taking into consideration
the prospective growth of North Da-
kOta, not unreasonable.
Messrs, Corson and Grubbs were in
clined to deplore the publicity which
their proposed consolidation has been
given, and they were at loss to &C
count for this advertising. "The news
papers seem to know more of our
plans than we do.'' said Mr.. iCors0n.
He admitted that the company had
fooled its approach in failing to make
earlier apple cation to the railway COM
mission for its approval, but he stated
that the corporation was under the
impression that it was proceeding in
the proper way and that the, railway
commission was being furnished with
the ary.information as compiled
by Tagenaw e Ericsson. As a matter
of faet, This material did not reach the
commas dsbfoni uhti koM ohday 80
The General I'll Utilities Corporation
now; operates plants4at Oakes, Cassel.
ton, Enderlin,. Sheldon, Devils Lake,
New; Rockford, Carrington and Ken.
mare. 1t is planned to consolidate
these under the name OF the Dakota
Heat, Light 4 Power Co. with the
Hughes Electric Co of Bismarck, the
Western Electric Co. of Jamestown,
the Hughes & Deter Co. of Dickinson,
the Mandan Electric CO. and, the Lis.
bon Electric Co.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
F0LL0W-UP PLAN
OF YANK OFFICER
MEETS APPROVAL 1 P | R. J 4 | :.
=. ,I9.NIVI 9tiI ~ Uhl9"Sf - ~
Col. Edward G. Heckel of'Army
of Occupation Looks After
Boys When Returned Home

Col. Edward G.. Heckel command.
ing the 125th infantry at Horhausen,
Germany, revealed to Governor Fra
zier yesterday follow-up system OF
which the chief executive thoroughly
approves. Col. Heckel wrote the chief
executive to the effect that four of his
men, citizens of North Dakota, were
about to be discharged, and that two
OF them desired to return to their
former positions in this state and that
the other two desired new employ.
ment in this state upon being mustered
out. Their commanding officer re-
quested the cooperation of Governor
Frazier in replacing two of the men in
their former positions, which were
named, and in furnishing suitable new
employment for the other half of the
quartette, expressing the desire to
"quickly return them to some good
employment, thus obviating the danger
of their becoming dissatisfied with
conditions at home and drifting into
undesirable habits
Governor Frazier has written Col.
Heckel assuring him of his active CO.
operation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
NOTED PERSIAN
MISSIONARY TO
SPEAK TONIGHT
Mrs. E. 7. Allen, for 25 Years
Resident of Uramia, to Tell
Thrilling Story
CHARGE OF RELIEF WORK
Religious Teacher and Husband
Looked After Welfare of
Hundreds of Refugees
CHARGE OF RELIEF WORK

Mrs. 3. T. Allen, resident of Ur.
amia, Persia, for rs years, has thrill
ing story. to tell of the ravages of war
in the Orient at ,thedFirst Presbyter.
ian church this evening. The main
auditorium Of the church will be used
for her lecture, the evenings program
opening at O'CLOCK. Musical mum.
bers will be duet by Miss Anna
,Streib and Sherman Wright and a
chorus by group of junior children.
No admission fee will be charged, but
an offering will be accepted. The pub.
lie is melted to hear Mrs. Allen, who
has message of the, most absorbing
interest. a@ sg3'1 tt#gs.t,i
y sssi Speaks to sPfesbytery.,t%
+oWriting from 'Hazelton,tt where the
annual Bismarck presbyterial is now
in session, Mrs. H. C. Postlethwaite
says:
1T am at Hazelton, attending a
where Mrs. E. Allen of
Uramia, Persia, is the chief speaker.
She is to speak at the Presbyterian
church in Bismarck at o'clock Wed.
nesday evening. She and her husband
were in charge of the relief and
refugee work in Persia for four years.
Mr.. Allen is still in charge of that
work. Mrs. Allen returned to the Unit.
ed States with her children October
80, having been on the journey six
months and four days. .s,, -
II "All who are interested in the Syr-
ian and Armenian relief work should
hear her. She has had experiences
(COntinued on Page Sikh
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
CHAIRMAN MCDOWELL APPEALS TO
NORTH DAKOTA FOR CLEAN SLATE

dangerins the states record. Bad
roads and late seeding have no
doubt caused the delay in many
counties, but regardless Of wealth.
er conditions this Victory loan must
go, and the people of North Da.
kota want it to go. If we make
our allotment 50 as to get official
recognition we must complete our
canvass in the next two days.
North Dakota has never fallen
down in any quota that has been
assigned to It during the entire
war, and in this, the last loan, let
each and every one Of US do our
part and finish the job with a
positively clean record.-WESLEY
c. MCDOWELL, State Chairman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
!. HEAT
CONSUMERS ASK
BETTER RATES I! '
Twenty.0ne Citizens Petition
Rail Commission for Hearing
on Hughes Service Il

na Twenty-one Bismarck citizens yes
terday filed with the railway commits
sion a petition for a hearing on the
rates charged by the Hughes Electric
Co. for current and heat. While elec-
tricity is mentioned in the preamble,
tho body of the protest recites only
that the services of said named
Hughes Electric Co. in furnishing heat
is not we'll performed in the amount
and quality thereof and in it's time
of service of said heat, and that the
rates charged for said heat and for
electrical service have never been law.
fully established but arbitrarily fixed
by the said Hughes Electric Co. and
that said rates are unreasonable and
extortiOnate.' ,.... .,...
The railway commission has not yet
acted on the petition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07

Marion, N. D. May 7.-on'y
twenty-five counties are over this
afternoon and We are three mil.
lion dollars short. The banks have
anIy reported eight and half
million dollars rs the sum total
subscription cards in their hands.
Our official record depends upon
the federal reserve bank at Mime.
apoiiss being natified by Saturday
night by the banks of North Da-
kota that there have been left
with them eighteen and half mil
lion dollars sum total Of subscrip-
ton cards for the Victory loan.
Not a single county can fall
down in North Dakota without en-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
ES:S TO
.C0DY|I|.E:!NEMAY17 | ]:
!; I. !; WILSON: CABLES
Urgent Need Of Appropriations
to. Run Government
Forces Session 's"o

Washington, D.. G., May 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson issued call by cable to-
day for a special session of congress to
meet Monday, May IL. Secretary Tu-
multy in making the announcement
said it would be impossible for the
president to be here on the opening
day. -@ F8t.g t
white house officials said that in
naming an early date President Wilson
was guided largely by recommended
tions from Secretary Glass regardiiig
the necessity for making approptria22
tions which We're mot made before the
adjournment Of the last session.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
OIL TAX PAID
NORTH DAKOTA
$953O IN MARCH

North Dakotas first oil drafts un-
der the new act which adds a tax of
IA to 1-2 cent to each gallon of oil
or gasoline sold in this state and
which has boosted the cost to the con-
sumer cent or more per gallon were
mailed out for collection yesterday
These traits cover the March tax from
the date when the act took effect,
about March 1, and call for a total of
$9,530.60.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
KUHN MILLING co.
WANTS SPUR TRACK

The Kuhn Milling Co., with a daily
capacity of 100 barrels and which con-
sumes 1000 tons of Ignite per annum,
wrote the railway commission yester-
day for a spur to connect its plant
with the 500 railway, about 12O feet
distant, thus obviating p the cost Of
hauling coal and, flour between the
plant and the cars.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
ALL TROOPS OUT OF
EUROPE BY AUGUST

Washington, May 7.--Secretary Bak-
er announced today that by August
the last man probably will have been
withdrawn from Europe. This esti-
mate is based on the withdrawal of
300 900 men a month to the United
States. More than half of the expedi-
tionary force now has left Europe.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
VICTORY SHIP WILL ENTER NEW YORK
HARBOR WHEN LOAN is COMPLETED

This is the Victory ship Colhoun.
She's moving north from the Panama
canal at the rate ia mile for each
million subscribed to the Victory loan,
and if the loan is all placed accord
ing to schedule. the Colhoun will en-
ter New York harbor May 10.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07

CERTAIN other problems such as the
,aws OF the air and opium, arms and
'lquor traffic are either agreed to in
detail or set for early international
action.
The preamble names as the parties
of the first part the United States,
British empire, France, Italy and Jap
an, described as the five allied and as
sociated powers, and Belgium, Bolivia,
Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador. Greece,
Gutamala, Haita, the Hedjaz, Hon
duras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru Poland, Portugal, Roumania Ser
bia, Siam, Czecho-Slovakia and Ur-
gugia, with the five above. are de-
Continued on Page Three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07

That the legislature Judge Of the qualifications Of its
MEMBERS and that the fact that two league members the last
house of representatives had been convicted Of had
for the industrial commission bill and other eague
is the opinion Of Attorney General formally expressed
today response to request from Hi MITCHELL city
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-07
TREATY ABOLISHES MILTTARISM
WHERE GERMANS HEARD THE PEACE TERMS

The Trianon Palace Hotel at Yer
sailles, headquarters OF the Allied War
Council, will be the place where the
Germans will hear the peace terms
read. This is the building.