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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
M. E. BISHOP IS
TO BE GREETED
HERE TONIGHT \
Bishop Burns will Speak a,
Sub-District Meeting at
= Methodist Church

DR.. W. H. Neil, of Chicago. opened
the Hjsub-district convention in the
Methodist church last evening with an
able address on the stewardship Of
prayer, service and life A large audi
ence was in attendance. Steele, Man
dan. Underwood. Napoleon Mckenzie,
were we'll represented by delegates.
Th newly appointed district superin-
tendnt, Dr.. c. l.. Clifford was intro
dncd by Rev. Quigley and given d
hearty greeting to which he respond
ed in very happy fashion. E.a .
Interesting addresses and discus
sions on several departments Of
church life and work occupied the
hours of today. Bishop Charles Wes-
ley Burns and Secretary Mecklenburg.
arrived on this mornings train from
Beach where a similar Convention
closed last night. They addressed the
convention this afternoon. The Bishop
spoke on the "The Pastor, the Preach
er and the Prophet"
This evenings program promises
to be Of unusual interest. DR.. Neck
1enburg, will deliver an address illus
t"ated by superb photogra phic views.
He will show on the screen a sane
community program and the new ru-
raj church movement at work. Bishop
Buns will make the CLOSING address
of the convention following Dr.. Neck
lenburg
An opportunity will be given the
people of Bismarck to meet Bishop
Burns tonight in a reception to be
rendered him following the addresses
of the evening. This program is in
charge of committee of twenty of
which Mrs. f. Fl. Howell is chair
man. cordial invitation is extended
the public to attend the exercises of
this evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
ALUMNI OPENS
'ATBASKETBALL
WITHCITY HIGH
First Game of Season to Be
Played Friday Night In
Gymnasium

The basketball season will open
here Friday night with a game in the
high school gymnasium between the
high school team and the alumni. The
game will be called at $50 p. m.
All of the members of the alumni
team are men who have played on the
high school team. Benton FLOW has
gathered together the best OF the
alumni and he believes that the high
school will get trimming. The
alumni players are Benton Flow
George Smith, Paul eastman, Albert
Blumer, George Holta, David Cook
John Nelson, Lester Vetter. All OF
these men will have an opportunity to
play during the game.
The high school lineup will be
chosen by Coach Aseltine from the
following players: W. Taylor, Phil
Boise, Bob George. Lloyd Flow, lyle"
Kludt Edward Alison. Clarence Reg
lister, Charles Burke. Jack Burke. Lee
Scroggins, Terrence Halloran. No
definite positions have been assigned
by the coach, each high school player
being given try-out.
A week from Friday night Wash
burn high school will play here and
two games have been arranged for the
Christmas holidays. Mandan and
Dickinson will play here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
ASSAILS WASTE !.
- - -
ING0VERNMENT
PUBLIC WORKS
Plea for Clean Uc of 'Hodge-
podge We Call Government"
Is Made
POINTS SAVING CHANCE
Declares $S0,O0O,00O a Year
Could BE Saved in Govern
ment Building Work

Washington, Dec. 9.-A plea for a
cleanup Of the "hodge .podga that we
call a government organization on
the ground that "it was never born :;
it just grew" was made today to
the national rivers and har5ors con
gress by NJ. O. Leighton, chairman OF
the national public works department.
He declared it was impossible to build
a business like waterways structure
"On a rotten fo,lndation.'
"Business efficiency depends large
~ upon coordination Of activities,
he said, adding that there are twen-
ty-five separate government agencies
in the design and construction Of build
ings. Annual federal WORKS apprO-
priatiors aggregate something like
100000 O0J he added, and cO-ordina-
ton of federal function ought to saw
twenty per cent or $S0,0OO, $50 a
year
He urged the waterways people
to support congress in it's deternin-
alton ito change the order OF depart
mental things
O. G. Merrill, executive secretary
of the federal water power commits
tions had been filed with him since
the commission was created covering
waterpower developing projects ag-
gregating $4,SS0,0O0 horsepower.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
FEDERAL RULES
ON FIRM TAXES
BEING TESTED

The trial of case involving ~tne
income tax return of the Mott Sup
ply company occupied the time Of fed
eral court today
The governments case is being con-
Quoted BY District Attorney HildretE
and Assistant District Attorney S. l.:
NuchQs. The attorneys for the Mott
company are-T. F. Murtha, J. F. Sui
livan and H. p Jacobson.
The case involves question as t.
whether merchant can take sub
stantial discount on his inventory on
the basis of which his tax return IS
made for depreciation. The govern
ment's case is regarded somewhat
as a test case to determine this point
in the making of complicated income
tax returns, the technical charge be-
ing one of evasion by making false
returns.
Much of the testimony is that Of ex-
pert accountants. business men are
watching the case closely because the
decision is expected to establish the
method on which all returns Of bust
ness firms must be made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
SNAKE FROZEN IN
LAKE ICE WHILE
SWIMMING ACROSS

Hillsboro, N. D., Dec9.--A snake
that tried to swim across a lake in
North Dakota in December came to
gFief or maybe to end all Of his
troubles, according to George Enge-
bretson. awell known farmer,restding
about three miles west of this city.
Two days ago when Mr.. Engebret-
son crossed small lake near his
farm on the newly formed ice, he no
ticed a snake frozen into the ice.
He believes that the reptile had at
tempted to crawl across the lake just
before it froze over and got caught
in the ice.
AS further indication Of the warm
weather prevailing here numerous
farmers report that gophers are still
tunneling the fields. Local weather
prophets expect no extremely cold
weather here this winter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
FINAL FIGURES
ON VOTE SHOW
LITTLE CHANGE
Unofficial Newspaper Figures
Borne out in Official
H. Results ]

Official figures on the recent cleo
ton. completed today by the state can.
vassing board, reveal that the offlcla
figures are almost exactly the sam:
as the unofficial figures published ir
The, Tribune The vote thus far an
"nounced follows: ''f27', ,.
United States Senator E. F
Ladd, 1864, H. H. Perry, SS,495.
2Governor-L. ]. Frazier, 11711S;
J.. F. T. O'Connor, 112,4SS. .., .-
Lieutenant Governor - Howard
Wood, 114,650; J.. F. McGrann, 1OO,9S5
Secretary State-Thomas Hall, 1OS.-
622; kAlfhild Alison 95,377. .
State Auditor-D. c. Poindexter
11O,522; Carl Kostzky, 1O5.996.
State Treasurer-John Steen. 1O6,-
576; Ole .Kaldor, 93,SS4.
Attorney-General-William Lemke
112,SS3; R. J. Kapplin. 1O4,351.
Commissioner Ins.-S. A. Olsness.
111,446: G. l. Solum, 96,315.
Commissioner Of Agriculture and
Labor-John Hagan, 1898; J. T.
Nelson, 9S,1S9 .S.-t
Railroad Commissioners: w. H.
Stutsman.. 1O5,127; Frank Milhollan,
1O4,931; C. w. Mcdonnell 104,7S6; H.
D. ALERT. 92.994; E. j. Kruger, 96,-
III; F. G. Hildebrand 92,971.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
.UJDGE-ELECT TO
STAND TRIAL AT
AN EARLY DATE

John Lowe of Mirot, district Judge
elect, must stand trial on Dec. 10 on
a charge of criminal assault, it was
decided in the Fierce county circuit
court according to Attorney-General
William LANCER, who returned from
Rugby last right where he appeared
with the states attorney IN the
case loves attorneys asked trlal
in Jaruar1 because, they said, wit
nesses must be brought from LOUIS
lana. Oklahoma, Iowa Wisconsin
,Montara, and Minnesota the case
was continued until the 18th to allow
witnesses to get here. The supreme
court, in ordering change OF venue
in the case, directed an early trlal-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
JAPANESE ONLY {
CAN BRING WAR
KAHN DECLARES
Representative, Speaking
Frankly" on Question, Ad-
vOcates Preparedness
NOT RACIAL PREJUDICE
tl.
Representative Says Objections
Are Raised Only to Japa-
nese LabOrers

Washington, Dec. 9.-Discussing the
Japanese question freely and frank
ly in a carefully prepared address
delivered today in the House, Rep.
resentative Kahn, of California, chair
man of the military committee de-
clared that america hoped alwaystJ
'avoid war and that if "the states
men, the publicists and the pOliti
clans, the agitators and the demago-
CUES Of Japan" really want war with
the United States they would be the
ones to bring it on.
Mr.. Kahn said he knew he voiced
the earnest hope apd wish of every
patriotic American that peace be-
tween the two countries may continue.
But the world" he said, has only
recently learned that we are not too
proud to fight nor are we afraid to
fight when we are forced into war;
For Military Training
The military committee chairman
took occasion to re-affirm his be-
lief that a military training policy
would best safeguard the country.
students of international law ev-
erywhere have recognized the right
of any nation to limit immigra ton
as they deem best" he said
Even Japanese students are fam
iliar with universally accepted deci-
sion on this point, he said, and add
ed: s
1T is therefore most unfortu.<!Se
that a constant agitation regarding
these matters is maintained by our
neighbOr across the Pacific"
=. Not "Racial Prejudice"
The speaker said many public Of
ficials in Japan as we'll as political
agitators had tried to make the world
believe that opposition to immigration
Of Japanese laborers into the United
States was based upon racial pref
udice." ... ~, =
"We of the Pacific coast deny that
this is the case,' he declared. "No
objection has ever ben made to the
admission into this country of Jap
anese professional men, .financiers,
religious teachers, leaders, bona fidc
merchants, students or trayelers. The
sole objection is to the laboTing class"
Representative Kahn called aatten-
ton to newspaper. dispatches quoting
Count Okuma, head of the Japanese
peace society, as having said that if
the United States restricted Japanese
immigration by statute instead of By
voluntary action of Japan the latter.
rather than suffer such prejudices
to her prestige" must resort to force.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
INDIANS SAID
TO BE CHEATED
AFTER FREEDOM
Government Bureau Opposes
Blanket Releases from
Guardianship .,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-There arc
many instances in which Indians re
leased from government guardianship
have been victimized by "unscruDu-
lous' exploiters who made plans Ito
ruin the Indian ever before the lat
ter had received his certificate Of in
dependence according to the annual
report of the Indian Commissioners,
made public last night. The bureau
on this ground. opposes blanket re-
leases of the government wards,
which it says, has been increasingly
agitated for some years.
Cases of Indians victimized' on re-
leased supervision have become so
frequent, the report said, that it had
been suggested that an allotment OF
at least five acres Of land should be
made for released wards, irali2naDlo
for a period of years, in order thai
when a freed Indian, incompetent
in fact. but competent by decree, has
lost his money and other lands H."
NAV have a place of refuge
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
HOPE BRITISH
WILL NOT STOP
VISIT TO ERIN
British Embassy Tells Special
Committee of Americans
It Can't Make Visit

Washington, Dec. 9.--Hope that the
decision of the British government
not to permit the special commmittee
OF Americans to visit British terri
toryito obtain information about con-
ditions in Ireland is not final is ex-
pressed in letter sent today to the
British embassy by the commission of
the committee of 100 investigating the
Irish question
If your letter were to represent
the final opinion Of the British gov-
crnment,' the commission wrote, "cer-
tain regretable conclusions would
seem to follow. 1t would seem to i'm
ply autocratic interference by the gov
erDment with the free communication
with friendly peoples
The letter said the commission
would continue it's work ''in conform
lty with its original purpose" and
that it could not but hope that in
both in England and Ireland ther,
would be full understanding of its
friendly purpose"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
DR.. CLIFFORD
SUCCESSOR TO
+. REV. VERMILYA
New Superintendent of Bis
marck District Successful
Pastor at Minot, N. d.
Arrives in City

Announcement was made today that
Dr. G.. L. Clifford, pastor of Vincent
Methodist church, of Minot, has been
appointed superintendent of the Bsi
marck district Of the Methodist
church. The appointment comes from
bishop Charles Wesley Burns OF the
helena area, the Rev. Mr.. Clifford
succeeding DR.. C. E. Vermi,ya, who
has been appointed head of the from
tier department Of the church eXten-
sion board with headquarters in San
francisco.
DR.. Clifford arrived in Bismarck
late esterGay, and will\ move his fam
i'y to the Capital City within the
next month.
The appointment means a splendid
promotion for the Minot pastor, and
although the church and community
will regret to see him and Mrs. Cliff
ford go, the position is such that; he
could not be expected to refuse fhe
offer. Since Mr.. Clifford's coming to
IMinot four years ago from Sparta,
chEch has more than doubled
more than 400 having been received
into membership and $4,000 has
been raised by the church during that
time, $4,000 Of which was for benev-
olent purposes. In addition to this
$4,000 was pledged for the centen-
ary fund, and the church was 're-
modelled, the college club, Junior
league, night school in religion, and
various other activities organized. The
church is in excellent working condl-
ton and has place of increasing i'm
p01tance in the activities Of the com
muity.
A successor for Mirot has not yet
been selected but Bishop Burns and
Dist. ,Supt. r. A. Olsen who, with the
Official board have the matter of a
successor in charge, will select cap
able man for the position.
The Rev. Mr.. Clifford is here TO
meet with Bishop Burns and DR.. {.
p. Vermi,ya to make definite arrange
merits in regard to the work and the,
time when the Cliffords will remove
TO Bismarck. He will aso assist at
the district rally at Bismarc, Wedn es-
dav and Thursday, and will be as
sociated with Bishop Burns, Or.
George Mecklen'ourg Of Helena, DR..
r. D. Kohlsedt and Dr.. W. II. Nell,
both of Chicago, in the district raj
lies which are beginning this week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
PLAN APPEAL IN
MINIMUM WAGES

An appeal probably will be taken
soon by the state from the temporary
injunction granted by Judge W.. L.
Nuessle, of district court, against en-
forcement of certain classes of min
imum wage rules, according to Ben
ton Baker, one Of the states attor-
neys. The Injunction was granted on
the ground that the order was illegal
because the board was not properly
constituted when it was made.
Three cases involving minimum
wage rules are on the calendar Of
the district court here for trial at
this term on the merits of the min
imum wage rules.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
STATE CONTENDS
RAIL RATES ARE
DISCRIMINATORY
Second Day. of Rate Hearing
Brings 6ut Position of
North Dakota
RAIL MEMS AN S WER

Contending that the intrastate
freight rates of North Dakota are un-
justly higher than those of other
| states in the west and northwest, the
state today presented its case in op-
Npcsition to the petition Of railroads
for an increase in interstate freight
and passenger rates sufficient to bring
, the rates to the level Of rates estab-
lisned by the Interstate Commerce
commission.
The states case rested chiefly on
a. showing made by the traffic de-
partment of the state railroad com
mission and the contention Of William
Lemke, Attorney y-Generalelect, "A was
that any increase should be based on
the North Dakota maximum freight
rate law. - "a
Railroad attorneys, contended that
to entirely comply With Mr.. Lemke's
request would, only delay the case
and that most OF the information he
desired was included in the tran
script Of the previous hearing, which
the railroad attorneys sent to Mr..
Lemke on Nov. s. - Mr., Eemke said
that it was received at his office
when he was busy that he had not
read it and that he did not. know
it was in his office until he got a
letter from the railroad attorneys re-
questing it's return. <s%
Part Oi Record IT.
Information asked for by Mr.. Lemke
included information as to how many
corporations from which the rail
roads bought materials were subsidi-
ary corporations Of the railroads. This
information, the attorneys said, Was
included in the records Of a hearing
before the Interstate Commerce com
mission, which was part of the tran
script sent to Mr.. Lemke. The special
Assistant AttOrney-General asked for
such information after May 81 1920
the. information for these months not
being included in the transcript. The
answer of the railroad attorneys was
that such information was only cum
it if it did not occasion too great de-
lay They complained that the case
already. had been delayed months. .s
Before the railroad attorneys clos
ed their case last evening they pre-
sented documents as to the volume OF
intrastate and interstate business and
the difference in rates. They also
introduced documents showing cost OF
materials such as steel rails, ties, and
coal. In answer to suggestions OF
lowering costs they claimed that the
contracts on which they are now and
have been purchasing these materials
give them lower price than the pro-
ducts command. in the open market
today. r.
Rate Comparison
The contention Of the state that
the intrastate rates are much higher
than in North Dakota was not dis
puted by railroad attorneys. Their
answer to this COM ention wasl th II
Minnesota intrastate freight rates ala
ways had been lower than North Da--
kotas and justly so, because of th3
more dense population and larger
volume of traffic of Minnesota.
The states contention is that the
intrastate rates of North Dakota
should be no higher than those Of
Minnesota and that the state is dis
criminated against in the building of
industries by the disparity in the
rates of the two states.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
GOVERNOR COX
+ OFFERS TO NAME
G. O. p. SENATOR

Marion, O., Dec. 9.-zBack at his
desk after. an absence of more than a
month President-elect Harding work
ed overtime today wading through a
big accumulation Of letters and other
routine business in an effort to clear
his desk before his league Of nations
conferences begin next week. y
Mr.. Harding still was reservipg de-
scision today on the offer Of Governor
Cox to appoint Republican sue
cessor should he resign from the
senate sooner than the date previous
,lyas fixed by him. .5'.2..'2' - - :
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
r f,
ASK AID FROM
LEAGUE COUNCIL

Geneva, Dec. 9.-Postponement of
the proposed plebescite in the Wilma
region for eight months and exclusion
OF Wilma itself from the plebescite
area has been requested by the Lith-
uanian government This request
which was contained in note hand
ed to the council of the league Of
nations today constitutes the Lith-
uanian reply to the councils refusal
to accept the protest of Lithuania
against sending an army to that coun-
trJ- under the auspices of the league.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
ACTION COMING
ON BANK PLANS
WITHOUT DELAY
Meeting to Be Held in City Be-
fore End Of Week to Ar
range Program ~
BONDS ARE TO- BE SOLD
North Dakota Held to Offer
most Promising Field for
Land Loans at This Time

The first step in the carrying out of
the plan of cooperative action decided
upon at the bankers and state officials
conference here is expected to be put
into operation following a conference
Of the executive committee, Of the
North Dakota bankers association and
state officials here yet this week.
1t was said today by state officials
that it is expected that the executive
council will return to- osBismarck in two
or three days for, a meeting It was
agreed by state officials and bankers
to allow the results Of the meeting held
here to "soak in" before undertaking
the specific plans.
The sale Of bonds is expected to be
the first move to be made. A total Of
$6,200,000 of bonds are authorized by
the industrial commission. Some in
quiries have been made regarding
these bonds. Although they have been
offered to private subscription, the
sentiment among officials is that the
most practical way to dispose of them
is to put them in the hands Of one
financial house. With the bankers Of
the state back of the plan, states Of
ficials can do this without difficulty
tits Predicted a.. ....
A Promising Field
Many bankers and state officials
point out that today North Dakota Of
fers the most promising field for in
vestment of any agricultural state in
the West or Northwest because land
values, which must be the basis of all
loans, are not inflated. 1t is pointed
out that in Iowa, for example, land
sold for fabulous sums, many sales be-
ing around $500 an acre in the last
year or tYo.is9An example was report
ed here tbday It was said that a re-
tired Iowa farmer withdrew $50,0OO
from an Iowa 1bank to aid his son pay
for farm which he had purchU Used at
the remarkably high price. No such
condition obtains in North Dakota.
Land values also have been inflated
in South Dakota and in Minnesota, it
is said. :. .-,s,s. .a.,.. q
Aggregate Not Large ess
The aggregate resources Of closed
banks in this state are not large. For
example, bank at Antler is said to
have had but $4,000 deposits. While
the number of closing appears large,
an examination, of the aggregate re-
sources shows that the problem lacks
the significance It would have in other
states where one bank might have re-
sources as large as all the closen
banks in this state. This simplifles
the problem of readjusting the bank
ing situation in North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
EAU CLAIRE TO
TAKE ACTION ON
MOVIE SERIALS

Eau Claire, Wis, Dec. 9-Following
the example of mayor of Superior
the Eau Claire board of education has
petitioned the city council to prohibit
serial moving pictures and to regulate
performances so that all Objectionable
films will be barred and only the
highest class of pictures be shown.
The increase of crime brought the
matter to a head at the last board
meeting and the petition was based
on the belief that serials prove espe-
cially detrimental because of tendency
TO excite the lower and more brutal
elements in human nature. Special
care was asked for pictures shown on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday when
school children particularly visit
them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
FIVE BANKS TO I
OPEN IN WEEK

Five of the closed North Dakota
banks are expected to reopen within
the next week, o. E., Lofthus, state
examiner, said today.
Conferences with farmers and busi-
ness men have been carried on by
officers of many of the closed banks
recently, with view of bringing re-
serves to point where they are suf-
lficient to permit the banks to do
business.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
LIGGETT WILL BE
LADD'S SECRETARY

W. W. Liggett, who draws salary
from the state immigration depart
ment and is located in Washington
where he does newspaper work, has
been selected by Senator-lect E. F.
Ladd as his private secretary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-09
NO RELIEF IN
TAX LEGISLATION

Washington, Dec 9.-Income tax
relief legislation requested by busi-
ness interests Is impracticable at this
session of the congress as Republican
members of the financial committee
declared today at an informal con-
ference. "a