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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-15

Eto used Tor the llll ana Elevator
ASSOCIATION q pay IT. debts and IN.
turn toSthe.stat Treasnryst ne amount
that has been taken ont 81 il and In
Vested IN the Mil ana Elevator pro-
EaectAs6to complete the GrahdssForks
project and provide working capital.
(c) Not TO- exceed Two Hundred
Fifty ThounAnd Dollars, l($26O,0o0),
the proceeds of which to be used to
IpaySthe debts Sof the Home Building
LAssociation, and fulnllF its contract
and Close Its affairs.
Limits the debt that may be IN.
CURED on account of the state owned
utilities. enterprises and industries to
the amount OF the bond issue pro-
vided for. Fixes not less than nve Of
more than twenty. years al period OF
maturity. Provides that bonds shall
DO sold At not less than par and draw
interest ut not to- exceed III per sent.
Provides for levying Of an annual
tax to create q sinking fund to be used
In addition to monies accruing II
connection withgthe liquidation Of the
Bank OF North Dakota for the pay
tment OF interest and the retiring >of
the principal upon maturity z
Requires that every law creating
e bond issue to be secured by q first
mortgage upon real estate shall pros
vide for a sinking fund to be created
by the levying OF an annual tax or
other provision. Said sinking fund
to be used for the payment of prin-
cipal and interest on such bonds.
Gives owners Of bonds the right
to u the state for the collection Of
principal and interest in ase Of de-
fault by the state.
Limits all future Indebtedness to
that provided for in this Amendment
except for the purpose Of repelling
invasion. suppressing insurrechon and
to provide for the public defense.
In addition to the constitutional
amendment the Initiated laws are az
follows:
Nonparty Ballot.
A law for the nomination and elec-
ton of state officers without party
designation, OF which the chief pro-
visions are the following:
Provides for separate state and
county primary nominating ballots
without party designation printed
thereon.
ta) Prescribes order Of appearance
Of names Of candidates on the prt-
mary ballot.
(bJ Specifies general form of bal
lot and prohibits blanket aickw"
(c) Candidates receiving highest
number OF votes to the extent Of
double the number to be elected de-
clared nominated.
Provides for separate state and
county ballots at general election.
(a) Candidates limited to those
nominated at the primary election.
or double the number Of officers to be
elected.
(b) Candidates receiving highest
vote elected.
Present laws controlling except IS
herein provided.
Repeats all conflicting acts or parts
Of acts, and specifically the law re-
curing registration with assessor.
A companion Law to the last named
which provides for the election Of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-15
LEGION POST
BOOSTS FOR
s. CARPENTER

! Berkeley. Calif., June l6.-Berkeley
post No. Z, American Legion, last
night sent the following telegram to
Georges Carpenter:
w regard you as . comrade In
arms and Wish you every suceess in.
the big fight."fs
- copysof the telegram was sent to
Jack Dempsey, withIthis addition:
This u what we think OF you..",
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Rum Hunters Raid
Hotels and Arrest
Forty i'm Washington
Prohibition Sleuths Find
Bad Liquor Easy to OBJ
tain in Capital at SIS
to S25 a Quart Bottle

From The Triblsse's Washington Burcau
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. - Revenue
agents from Maryland and Ohio last
night and to-day visited virtually every
hotel in Washington in what was the
biggest raid ever made in the national
capital. Between thirty and forty per-
sons were arrested last night and it is
expected the arrests will total fifty by
the close of to-night's activities.
For two weeks Thomas Z. Stone,
supervising Federal revenue agent in
charge of the Ohio and Maryland de-
partment, in which Washington is stu
ated, has had eight or ten agents from
other cities obtaining evidence here.
Mr.. Stone said to-day that it was found
that large quantities of colored alcohol
of various grades, some of which was
poisonous, was being sold in many of
the hotels of the city. He said the
principal sales were made by employees
of hotels, but that in one small hotel
1t was found the manager and his wife
were violating the law.
y The agents worked quietly for the last
two weeks, making purchases at vari-
Gus places, Mr.. Stone said. He ex-
planned that in some cases where the
agent attempted to make purchase
he found that the employee of the
hotel was call out" In such a case tae
agent was given a note to an employee
OF some other hotel, and the sale was
made there. High prices were obtained
for the liquor. Mr.. Stone declared,
some of it selling fer S15 and S25 3
quart.
Mr.. Stone said that recent raids have
been made in other cities on printing
establishments where it was found
thousands of counterfeit revenue
t moa and large quantities of fake
labels of popu ar brands of whisky
were being turned out. He said there
IS very little pure whisky in Washing
ten at this time, and that the stuff,
the bootleggers are selling.is a con
to those who drink it
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
London Transit Lines
Show Drop in Earnings
Increase in Rates Fail to Pre-
vent Slump in Funds
fov Dividends

Reports of tie five companies which
operate the street railways, subways
and bus lines of London for the
calendar year 1920 have just been made
912, ,295. .226 (normally about SCI, ,476,-
1900 gross revenue in 1920, and the
operating eXpen es, interest on guaran
teed and preference stocks and reserves
amounted to e11,94O,73 $3.50 703, ,670), g,
leaving G354,492 ($l,772, ,460) available
for dividends. This was a decrease in
amount available for dividends of e141,.
895 (S709,475), as compared with 1919.
The total amount of common stock
outstanding of the five companies is
SIS .643 ,42O (S99 PIT, ,10O).
To the London street railways, is
we'll as the steam railways throughout
England, a minimum net income dur
ing the war was guaranteed This
guaranty was cancelled September 26,
1920, but prior to that an act had been
passed giving an increase in fares Of
approximately 80 per cent, and work
ingmen'S fares on season tickets were
also increas sed. The ect granting these
increases recsgnized that fares, rates
and charges which the companies were
authorized to make should oe such "as
would provide for working expenses,
the efficient maintenance and renewal
OF Cne unQeftABlngS lpTOpeTIiSsI anu
a reasonable return on capital" The
four companies, exclusive Of the Omni-
BUS Company, operate sixty-three miles
of first track. The total number of
car miles run in 1920 including car
miles of omnibuses, was 148 728,900, an
increase over 1919 of 17,751,663. Of
the total car miles run, it is inter
esting to note that the omnibuses con-
tributed 85,843,092. an increase in
omnibus miles of 10,411,55S over 1919.
The tctal number of passengers car
ried, including workingmen and season
ticket holders, was 1,171701 ,S69 (the
subways and elevated lines of the In
terborough Rapid Transit carried 8o9,-
335,658 passengers in 1879, and of
these the omnibuses Carried 767, ,953, $40
The average fare for all passengers, in
cluding workingmen and season ticket
holders, was 218d Ass centsl.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Gas Co. Needs Funds;
Asks Court for Relief
BROOKLYN Union Wants Use of
$l,l78,OOO in Hands of
Special Master

Judges Ward, Hough and Mayer
heard arguments in the United States
District Court yesterday on motion
of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company
to take for immediate use in operating
it's plant s1,178,ooo now III the hands
O Spec al Master Richard yelling.
Colonel William M, Dykman OF coun-
sci for the gas company, told the couyt
that $SO0,000 already had been used of
this fund under an order of the court
November 26, 1919. The company at
that time provided a bond from q
surety company for 81 500 009, but
when it was desired to renew the bond
the surety company refused unless of
fered sufficient collateral security. The
company had no suchfcollateral to offer.
The gas company Mr.. Dykman said,
had $Io, 100000 first mortgage bonds
outstanding, $2,ooo,o00 in convertible
debenture bonds and $10,o00000 capital
stock. The last issue of securities was,
he said, approved by the Public Serv-
ice Commission, which found that the
company had tangible assets of So ,000,-
600, but the company had no money.
in this circumstance the oil com.
panies had refused to deliver any more
oil TO the gas company without cash on
account, having claims of 100000 now
dae. The actual cost of making and
distributing gas to-day was s1.14 a
thousand if 41-l0 gallons of oil were
used ard s1.04 if 1888 gallons were
used. The company would not be able
20 continue it's supply of gas to con-
sumers, Mr.. Dykman added, unless re-
lief was granted.
John Holley Clark, representing At
torney General Newton, said that the
collateral offered was without market
able value and hence was insufficient.
The court reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
'iannlnany Offers
Bill to Raise Pay
OF Mayor $4,000
Measure in Senate TO Give
CityChief and Comptroller
S25, 900 a Year and Boost
Salaries of Other Officials
From q stan corr.sno,,den.

ALBANY, Feb. 24.-A measure to
increase the salaries Of the Mayor, the
Comptroller and other officers of the
New York city government was intro
duced to-day by Senator Bernard
Downing, of Tammary Hall.
Under it's provisions the Mayor would
get $4,000 instead of $4,000; SINH
lar increase would be given to the
Comptroller; the $4,000 salary of the
President of the Board of Aldermen
would be doubled; the salaries of the
vice-prcsident of the board and of the
chairman of the finance committee
would be $4,000 each instead of $4,000
and the MAJ ority and minority leaders
would get $1,000 each.
The bill would become effective Janu
ary l, 1922, so that j. Mayor Hylan
were successful in retaining his office
he would be the first to get the benefit
of it. The Mayors Police Commits
sioner, Richard E.. Enright, already is
provided for. Having, as Police Com
missioner, accepted his own resigna-
tion as lieutenant in the department,
he is now eligible under the law to
receive the pension of d chief inspec-
tor instead of that of lieutenant when
he leaves his present posi-.
Comptroller Charles L. Craig dis
cussed the bill with Senator Downing
providing for the increase of the sal
aries OF the Mayor and Comptroller
from 900 to $4,000 prior to it's in
PRODUCTION in the Legislature. The
Comptroller is understood to favor the
increases for the various city Officials s
mentioned in the measure, but it was
pointed out that none Of the proposed
increases would take effect, provided
tie bill shou d be passed, until the
terms of the present city officials had
expired.
The Comptroller once said, when the
city budget was under discussion at a
meeting Of the Committee on Finance
and Budget Of the Board Of Aldermen,
that he thought the Comptrollers sal
arv should he $50 600
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Thinks Policeman Thief,
Dying Man Gives Battle
Pat~oi'man's Arrival in Gas
Fill"@ ROOM Stoos Second
Atteynnt af Suicide

Martin Drath, thirty-one years old. Of
lab Fourth Avenue, German mechanic
out a. employment, rose from hrs dea tn
bed TO fight a supposed burgler, who
turned out tos be Patrolman Connaugh~
ton, of the Fifth Street station, and
then, annoyed at his mistake, begged
to be allowed to get boc& INTO bed and
finish dying.
According to the statement made by
Drath to the patrolman, he has made
two unsuccessful attempt" i'll n,
S. If within week, something having
happened both times ju as av Vas 3. =
u -~i .''.-. Sc. i-~ p -, !.
which Patrolman Connaughton found
Drath lying, apparently dead is on the
top floor Of the build ng. Neighbors
summoned the officer when thew
smelled gas. Connaughton rushed to
open a W ndow when he entered, and
rs he struggled with the hasp Drath
arose from the bed on which he lay
and seized the intruder.
81 thought you were burglar" he
gasped, when subdned.
you're going to die ?" demanded the Of
"I want to die and I'm going to-" re-
torted Drath, but that's no reason for
letting burglar get away with any
thing"
Drath begged to be allowed to 60
back to bed and complete his job of
dying, but he was removed to Bellevue
for observation instead.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Traction Speakers and
Audience Hold Debate
Martin Safe, Herman A. Nets
and Henry MorgentI,au Are
Called On To Aus,per Ouories

A meeting called by the Citizens
Transit Committee at Town Hail last
night for the purpose of giving three
speakers an opportunity to speak in
favor of Governor Millers traction plan
resolved itself into a debate between
the speakers and persons in the audi
ence. There were many in the audi
ence opposed to the plan, and they
didn't mind saying so.
Martin SAKE, formerly State Senator,
mad Just explained how municipal oper-
alton Of the Staten Island and South
brooklyn ferries had proven a failure
from financial standpoint and had
made reference to Senator Hiram W.
johnson when Duncan McInnes, an au-
dltor IN the Department of Finance
rose. He proceeded to defend the Mayor
and Senator Johnson as well.
Various others arose after MFR. Nc
lnnes took his seat, and their aues-
tA showed em be hostile tu he
Governor's proposals. One woman
Tsked If the Governors plan meant
that the public would pay for all the
traction companies outstanding stocks
and bonds. MIR. SAKE explained that
the new traction commission is not to
consider stocks or bonds, but merely
to settle the issue on the real value Of
the tangible property.
Mr.. SAKE said that the reason Mayor
EyIan and city officials opposed the
Governors plan was because they
wanted municipal operation in order to
create lot of political jobs.
Henry Morgenthau and Herman A.
MetZ, formerly Comptroller. two of the
speakers, spent considerable time in an
sWerIng questions. Asked what assur-
anCe the De0D1e had thai +be Cov-or~
or's plan would relieve the public of
strap-hanging and cold cars, Mr.. Nor
genthau said that the Governor will
appoint the three best men in New
Y r see that the puoIc IS prope14y
treated.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Mayor Warats $4,000;
Cabinet Pay Is $4,000

A bill has been presented in
the Legislature to raise the salary
of the Mayor of New York to
$4,000 a year.
Few public officials in the
United States receive $4,000
year. In the following list of i'm
portant public offices the highest
salary is $4,000, and that stands
in conspicuous solitude.
Cabinet officers $4,000
Ambassadors .......$17,500
Ministers ...........s10,ooo
General of the Army. S13,5o0
U. S. Senators ...... $500
Governor, New York $4,000
Lieutenant Governor. $4,000
Governor of Illinois. $4,000
Governor New Jersey.$1O,o00
Governor of Massa-
chusetts ......... $4,000
Governor of Pennsyl-
vanla ...........$ $4,000
Governor of the Phil
= lpplnes ...........$20,000
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25

graphical Union No. iutimating IL
entire Willingness to confer with Us on
any matter affecting the welfare of the
industry. Their absence from the con
ference, TO which they were twice in
vited, speaks for itself"
big Six" has about 5000 members
employed in shops other than news
paper composing rooms, the latter rot
being involved in the present negotia-
tions. The remaining seven unions
have something over $4,000 member
In telling the nnion delegates that
wage reduction was ineyitable, Mr.. Ken
drick laid emphasis on three factors
in the situation:
/. The large amount of unempioy-
ment.
2. The great volume OF printing
business that is leaving New York be
cause of lower prices in other sections
3. The marked decrease in the cost
Of living since the wage adjustment
Of October, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Printing Shops
Ask 25P. Paw
Cut for 10000
$50 Plants Notify Five
Unions Whose Contracts
Expire April L Confer on
Exact Plan Next Week
big 81 Ignores Parley
Unemployment, Shift Of
Business From n. Y, Fall
i'm Prices Given as Reasons

Twenty thousand workers in the
printing industry in New York. face a
wage reduction OF probably 25 per cent,
it was made known yesterday following
4 conference at the Hotel Pennsylvania
between the executive committee of the
Printers League and representatives of
seven of the eight unions whose mem
bers are employed in the $50 closed,
shops in the city
Typographical Union, No. 6 C"Bix
Six") refused to participate in the con-
ference. John S. O'Connell, secretary
of this union, said several days ago
that his organization would consider
no proposed wage cut. The conference
was called by the employers.
+. A. Kendrick. president Of the
closed shop branch of the New York
Employing Printers Association, who
acted as spokesman for his colleagues,
laid no specific proposition before the
union representatives. When asked by
them how much of reduction he be-
lleved would be justified he said:
Cut Not Definitely Fixed
That is matter that cannot be
definitely determined at this time
because the readjustmen must be
based on conditions as they exist on
April l, when the employers contracts
With five OF the eight unions expire.
Those conditions can only be approx
mated from the data now available
However, 1t is my personal belief from
me information now at hand, particu-
iarly In regard to the cost of living and
the downward tendency of that cost,
together with the unfortunate economic
conditions in the trade generally, that
such reduction should be not less
than % per cent under the existing
wage scales
Inc union repre- sentatives were mott
fed that definite proposition would
be submitted to them within a few
days, and second conference to dis
cuss its details will take place probably
next week.
There was every indication on the
part of the union men that they will
put up stiff fight against any wage
cat. Under the contracts between the
unions and the employers, the matter
must go to arbitration if an agreement
is not reached
Pay Ranges Up to- $51
The five unions whose contracts ex-
plre April and their present weekly
wage scales are as follows:
Pressmen's Union No. 81, $51; Feed
ers' Union No. %, $43; job Pressmen's
Union No. /, $44; Paper Cutters Union
No. 1l9, $45.50; Paper Handlers Union
No. /, $38.
The contracts under which the other
three unions are working expire Oc-
tober l next, They and their existing
weekly scales are:
Mailers' Union No. s, $40; Bindery
Women's Union No. 43, $50; Typo
graphical Union No 6, $50.
Mr.. Kendrjck made this comment on
the refusal of big SIX" to send a rep
resentative to the conference:
In response to our invitation we re-
ceiVed communication from Typo
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Dry Merchant Marine
Is Opposed by Benson
Extension of Prohibition to
Ships L. Declared To Be
Inadv;sshYe

WASHINGTON, Feb 24.-Extension
of prohibition to Americas merchant
marine is inadvisable in the view of
The Shipping Board, Chairman Benson
has informed Chairman Volstead, of
he House Judiciary Committee. which
IS considering the Edmonds bill to per-
nit American ships to sell liquor at sea.
The bill was proposed 10 meet the
condition brought about by Attorney
General Palmer's recent opinion that
the laws of the United States, includ-
ing the prohibition acts, follow ships
under the American flag wherever they
go.
The enforcement of the prohibition
acts as applied to American ships on
the high seas, Chairman Benson in
formed Mr. Volstead would work TO
the disadvantage of American shipping
interests. already hard pressed by for
eign competition.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
46 Out of 50
Cities Oppose
Traction Bills
CONTINUED from peus eas)

called for; namely, fve-cent fare.
This agreement is, Of course. tempo
rary.
whether or not the state has the
constitutional right through legisla-
tion to abrogate contracts between
cities and their public utilities. it will
certainly be considered among the
mass of the people as a deliberate
breaking of contracts by the state in
favor of vested interests. This is a
most dangerous precedent to establish
III these troublesome times. The forces
OF reaction should be the last ones to
establish in the minds of the people
the doctrine that contractual relations
can be broken at will by the state. So
Tar as Schenectady is concerned | will
oppose with all the forces al my COM
mand this attempt to abrogare against
tur Will contracts which we made in
good faith and the conditions of which
we are faithfully carrying out.
Declares Home Rule Violated
"lf the state for the benefit of the
traction interests can abrogate our
franchise contracts ii will De nothing
S'''Nti q WI INV blu" w IIie LitDIy
of home rule for cities. If this legis-
iation is jammed through, it will mean
that trolley fares will be Increased in
all our cities at the very time when
readiustment promises lower living
costs"
After Mayor Lunn spoke the resolu-
ton he offered was adopted without
further debate. One Of the speeches
made against the Governors program
which occasioned considerable comment
was by Corporation Counsel La Sauer,
Of Batavia, the county seat of the dis
trict represented by Senator John
Knight, the introducer of the Govern
or's program in the upper house.
This is another Boston tea party,
with the municipalities playing the
role of the colonies, so far as autocratc
and revolutionary legislation is con-
cerned," said Mr.. La Sauer BATAVIA
is opposed to the Knight-Adler bill"
Corporation Counsel John P. O'Brien
of New York City said the Governors
program was an attempt TO establish
& traction soviet.
Governor Miller seeks to establish
a traction soviet to govern New York
City transit lines, in which the people
have invested hundreds of millions of
dollars, without reference to the will of
the locality. The citizens of New
ork are unalterably opposed to such
procedure" he declared.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Girl Wins Fifth Avenue
s'urse. Snatcher Chase
mobber Captured at Waldorf.
Astoria Intersection After
Two Blocks Pursu;t

o. MSS G5eorgina c. Woods, OF 81 Lowell
street Waterbury, Conn, who is stay.
~, Ing ga at tn, the Woodstock Hotel. chased a
purse rl snatcher down Fifth Avenue from
lnirty~sixth Street last night, keeping
right On the mans heels until he was
sstppea and captured at Thirty-fourth
S',eet by Patrolman Daggett.
MAS woods was looking into a shop
~lhoow when man who gave his name
as as smith snatehed her handbag. Miss
oods was dazed by the incident for a
moment---oniy a moment. Then she
cried Stop thief!" and went after the
roooer. Within a big dck sh, hid over
running in and out among pedestrians
a crowd Joined the chase and by the
time Thirty-fourth Street was reached
the avenue was almost blocked by nur-
suers.
- The prisoner at the West Thirtieth
Street station said he was waiter. out
of work and hungry.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-25

the Board Of Aldermen, addressing the
brook.yn Engineers Club at 1T REM
sen Street, last night, predicted that
II Governor Miller's transit plan be-
comes law the New York City traction
llnes will go into court to defend their
contract with the city and that long
and useless litigation ending only in
the Supreme Court Of the United
states will result from the companies
effort TO perpetuate their franchise.
The lines were at present seeking
TO renege on that contract with the
city; 'Re said, because they had failed
IN business management and had 10
appeal to the Legislature. The Inter
borough, he declared, would not sur
render its contract with the civ even
Il Il Governor Miller's bill did go