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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-03
SENATE REFUSES TO
TALK WORLD COURT
Vote 40 to 24 Against Consideration
mt This Session.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The
Senate today refused to consider
American adhesion to the permanent
court of international justice at this
session.
on a motion by Senator King to
take up his resolution approving
American membership. in conformity
with President Harding's request, the
Senate voted 49 to "a against con-
sideration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-03

Ted Stoten, sos ~ Illinois ST.. to-
day told police a thief took clothine
and a revolver valued at $35 from his
room
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-03
IT'S OVER, OVER THERE
Lost Remnant of Rhine Army Arrives
Home.

Home.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, March 3.-"And they
won't come back until it's over, over
there
Evidently it's over, for the last
remnant of the American Army of oc-
cupation arrived home today on the
liner George Washington. The rem
nant consisted Of Maj. Gen. Henry r.
Allen and hftyfour men who had re-
manned behind to wind up affairs in
Coblenz.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-03
DUNES BILL is ADVANCED

Measure to Buy 1000 Acres Goes TO
Second Reading.
The House dunes park bill, provid-
ing for State purchase Of 1000 acres
Of dunes land bordering Lake Michi-
gan. passed second reading in the
Senate today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-03

Something has undoubtedly reused
the suspicious Of Signor Mussolini.
They come rather late in the day to
be effective. He naturally does not
relish the idea Of an Italy whose coal
and steel supplies are placed at the
mercy of a gigantic trust directed
from Paris. Italy has no coal or iron
of her own. Her interest is therefore
In a free market
Let those who imagine Italian
statesmen are unnecessarily disturbed
read the discussions in the French
press leading up 10 speeches recently
delivered by Messieurs Miller and
Earthou and Poincare.
Questions of Amount
With regard to NJ. Barthou's inter
ventiOn I feel I must, as one Of the
founders of the reparations commits
sion. say a word
There were important questions of
amount. method and time which
could not be determined before the
signature Of the peace treaty. and
could not be settled at all without
giving Germany full opportunity for
being heard. Hence the appointment;
Of the reparations commission. 1t
was called into existence to settle
these questions after hearing evidence
and deliberating its effect OF this
commission NJ. Barthou is now chair
man. He therefore presfdes over the
body which had committed to it's
charge judicial functions of mo-
mentOus character
InfiammatOry Speeches
He has to adjudicate from time to
time on cases presented by Germany
under a multitude of different heads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-03
Former Premier Thinks That Is Real Aim of Ruhr Invasion
Does Not Believe Italy and Russia VIII
Stand for Exploitation
BY THE RIGHT HONORABLE DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
(Former British Premier)
syadcae Rroclon %aole or m Irt pt h held by
I oNDON March 3.-'French troops occupying fresh Ger
l. territory"
Farther advance into Germany"
.Reinforcenents ,,

What IS it all leading to2 Is it really reparations?
The eminent Italian statesman, Signor Nitti who has
made thorough study Of all documents bearing French
designs upon Germany has definitely TO the conclusion
that these reference recovery Of dam
for the devastated area but that they all taken in the
execution Of project for securing control over
all the coal and iron of continental Europe lie supplies
chapter and for his theory.
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NOLDER with rain probably
~ tonight and Sunday. Low
est temperature tonight about 35
degrees.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
BURLINGTON TO
TAP COAL FIELD
in MONTANA

st. Paul,2 March 2.-Construction
of a $2,5OO,OOO branch railroad in
southeastern Montana to tap the Sc
mi-bituminous coal fields in that
region is planned by the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad. ac-
cording to authoritative information
here today.
Agents for the Burlington are
purchasing the right of way from
Sheridan, Wyoming, northeast into
the Rosebud district, it was stated.
Plans provide for starting construc-
ton this spring.
The new road which will be
sixty-mile branch would start from
the main line running from Billings,
Montana, through the southwest cor.
ner of the South Dakota, through
Nebraska and into the network of
Burlington lines which lead into
Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis and
Omaha.
The Northern Pacific railway is
preparing to build similar line
south from it's main road near For
sythe, Montana, into the Rosebud
fields where it. will operate large
strip mines.
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seek new quarters for the depart.
ments located outside of the CAPT
tol building on account of the high
rental Of those now occupied. An
other by Senator Thorson
Grand Forks urged the elemina-
ton of child labor in the mines
throughout the United States.
Most Of the important bills were
disposed Of early in the afternoon
but there was the unusual delay, in
getting bills enrolled and engross-
ed, and the signing up of confer
ence reports which kept the SEN
ate as we'll as the house marking
time during the greater part Of
the afternoon.
Other bills which were late in
getting passed were the bill fixing
the rate for legal publications in
newspapers and the bill for the es-
Establishment CT state department
of health. Long conferences be-
tween committees of the two
houses were necessary before they
were finally passed.
Appropriation bills for the state
university and the agricultural
college were disposed Of compare
| lively early in the afternoon.
The income tax bill was almost
the first measure to get final pass
age when the two houses convened
in the morning.
A force of employees was de-
signed by a resolution Of both
houses to take care Of the prepara-
ton of the journal for the last
day of the session, and to do the
other cleanup work necessary af-
ter the adjournment.
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extra work?
A. Because there was too much
to do with the help they had and
when l told Mr.. Mcdonald that he
said he did not see how we needed
extra help and that the work had
to be done.
@. Before you commenced to do
overtime work did you have any
conversation. with anyone about
it? Were you asked to do it?
A. Mr. MARI came to me and
asked me if l could get the work
out without extra help. I told hin,
l could provided I worked over
time He asked me then if l could
work overtime. l told him l could
provided got an hour off later for
every hour l worked overtime. He
said that was fair enough. But !
did not start over work then but
l spoke to Mr.. Mcdonald and he
said as far as he was concerned
that was all right.
Margaret NJ. Olson.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this February ID, 1923.
Edward S. Allen,
Notary Public, North Dakota,
My commission expires April g.
1924.
States Attorney, Burleigh Co..
N. Oak.
State Of North Dakota, County
of Burleigh, SIS.
The foregoing testimony was
taken before me on the 14th da'
of February, 1923 at Bismarck, ir
said County and State, and read
to Margaret M. Olson before she
signed her name thereto, and
thereafter she subscribed and
swore to the same before me as
States Attorney of said county
and State.
Edward S. Allen,
States Attorney, Burleigh
County, North Dakota.
Margaret NJ. Olson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
Ignite MEN
AREGRATIFIED
Can Work with immigration
Commissioner

Minot, March 3.-"The fact that
the state legislature amended the
immigration appropriation measure
so as to direct the commissioner of
immigration work in conjunction
with the North Dakota Ignite Coal
Operators association in extending
the market for Ignite coal is par
ticularly gratifying to officers of
the association" James S. Milloy
secretary of the Minot Association
OF COMMERCE, who has charge Of the
operators publicity campaign, stated
today. ut can properly be taken by
the officers Of the operators organ.
ization as recognition that their or.
ganization is primarily a develop.
ment one and it will enable the as.
ISOLATION to appeal to other develop.
ment organizations throughout the
state for corporation"
According to Mr.. Milloy the oper-
atOrs organization is not concerned
with price, fixing or other problems
of that nature but will devote its
energy entirely to an advertising and
publicity campaign to extend the
market for Ignite coal into eastern
North Dakota and parts of Mime.
sofa and South Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
PRINTING, TAX
HEALTH BILLS
ARE HARD NUTS
tContinued from Page IL

Continued from rage ~
were chiefly with respect to school
district levies, and as adopted, pro-
vide: common school districts are
limited in taxation to ID mills o
the assessed taxable valuation;
districts giving two years high
school work, Is mills; giving fou
years high school work, Is mills
with a provision in the origina
bill permitting an additional lev,
for night schools stricken out
The conference committee report
also provided that on majority
vote these levies may be raised a
percent and on two-thirds vote
fifty percent, making the maxi.
mum levy on the latter vote, 2
mills for common school districts
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03

tc increase civil and Mexican wal
veterans PENSIONS.
The Dyer anti-lynching bill, pass
ed by the House but blocked in the
Senate.
The administration bill, to loan
$5,OOO,000 to Liberia, also passed the
house but blocked in the senate.
A proposal to establish ii depart
ment of Public W elfarc, or educa-
ton, recommended by President
Harding in 1921.
Reorganization OF government de-
partments and bureaus.
The truth in fabric" bill, to ad-
wise consumers of cloth contents.
Constitutional Amendments
Resolutions to submit amendme hts
to regulate child labor, prohibit is
suancc of taX-oXempt securities,
provide for direct election of a
president and abolish the electoral
college, and set up uniform d.
vorce law.
Bills seeking the revision or re-
peal of the Esch -Cummins transpor.
tation act
The railroad debt funding bill, re-
commended by Pres idcnt Harding
but later dropped.
Provisions for general revision
Of the immigration laws, including
proposed passport vscs recommend
cd by President Harding.
Regi stration and education of
aliens, recommended by the Prcsi-
dent.
Government regulation of radio.
Recognition Of the Russian soviet
government.
Restoration Of free tolls privileges
in the Panama Canal to American
coastwise ships.
A proposal to strengthen the cor
rupt pra ctices act regulating cleo
ton Of members Of Congress
A bill proposing partial restora.
tion Of enemy alien property.
A measure to prohibit newspaper
publication iof horse race betting
news.
A bill to appropriate $4,000 900
for government purchase of fertiliz-
er nitrates for loan to cotton grow
crS.
A provision for general amnesty
for persons convicted under the cs-
pionage laws.
General -coEficaton of federal
statutes.
The bill of Senator Ladd, republic.
can, N. D., for government price fix
ing of agricultural products.
The proposal of Senator Norbeck,
Republican, South Dakota, to pro-
vide $25O,0O0,OOO foreign credits for
purchases of agricultural products.
The bill of Senator. Norris, Repub-
lican, Nebraska, for foreign ex-
,, port trade corporation.
The blue sky" security issue reg
ulation bill.
The bill Of Senator McNary, Re-
! publican, Oregon, approprating
$350,000,000 for recla nation dcvel-
opment.
The bill of Senator New, Republi-
can, Indiana, regulating shooting of
migratory birds.
Bills of Senator Dial, democrat, S.
D. for amendment Of the cotton flu
! lures act.
The bill of Senator Edge, Repub-
lican, New Jersey, to regulate coop
erative organizations.
Provision for establishment OF
free trade manufacturing zones III
American seaports.
A measure providing to DISPOSE
tion to the states Of surplus war
material.
The Gooding wheat sterilization
bill, appropriating 100000 for gov
eminent price fixing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
The park board limitation was pu.
at two mills. The house accepted
the report, SO to %.

The park board limitation was pu.
at two mills. The house accepted
the report, SO to %.
Health Department
The nucleus of state health d.
partment was created in senate
bill No. Sd, as result of action
the conference committee. tn,
appropriation was raised to $751;
200 for the biennium, the bill pro-
viding for health officer at sal
airy of $500 a year, creating ar
advisory council Of three membe'
one of whom shall be a woman
and providing offices shall |
maintained in the state capitol.
The house adopted the senate
resolution favoring q, federal cor
stitutional amendment against
child labor, the Rusch senate reso
luton declaring rents paid
downtown offices in Bismarck
were too high and instructing the
Board of Administration to invest
igate the possibility of securing
other quarters.
The conference committee re.
port for q $4,000 biennial appro-
priation for the Mandan fair wa
accepted, as was the wolf bount,
report, fixing the bounty at SIS
mature wolves and 50 on pup
The Fargo bridge and Des Lac
bridge appropriations were
cepted.
Resolutions Passed
Several resolutions were passed
prior to the adjournment. Among
these was one by Senator Rusch OF
Cass county urging that the state
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
PEOPLES FORUM

on suggestion of Mr.. MARI and
worked there all of Saturday af-
ternoon and Saturday night. Then
after that Mr.. Mcdonald brought
me two more books about 3 P. NJ.
and l worked on those until six.
Then Mr.. MARI came and got them
and put them back as they could
not be out over Sunday. Mr.. Wehe
objected to having books taken
out of office SO l did not work
home after that. had the books
Friday night and worked until 2
A. M. and all Saturday until 6 p.
NJ. as stated.
| Q. What proportion of the
overtime was between 8 and 8 in
the morning and Saturday after
Moons?
"A. Not over half, think.
@. Then the other half of the
$50 hours was time over eight full
hours a day?
A. Yes
| Q. Who knew you were work
ing overtime this way?
A. Mr.. Mari, Mr.. Wehe, Mr..
Mcdonald, Mr.. Elliott, and I think
the whole office force.
@. Do you think that affected
your health any?
A. Il think it did. 1t had to
working so many hours steady
like that.
Q. Did you do that. night after
night?
A. Yes.
@. Did they say they would
give you extra pay?
A. No, it was not guaranteed.
They told me later that l should
put in for overtime
Q. How much of a period W.
covered to make this extra hours
you worked?
A Within two months.
| Q. How did you come to leave
A. l was taken sick while
working, while l had my pen in
my hand and was carried out. The
Doctor, Doctor Arnesons told me !
should take week or two weeks
vacation. l told the board about
that and asked them if / could
have a week or ten days. Mr.
Elliott was willing but Mr.. Wehe
and Mr.. Mcdonald would not
They said l would not be any bet.
ter off, they thought, in that time
than was then and they did not
want to take a chance. This was
before had received the $125.0O
/ Mr.. Mari wrote me letter stat
ing l did not need to come back
and should present a bill for $125
for overtime. put in the bill fol-
$50 hours overtime but they al.
lowed $125.O0.
@. What was the nature OF
your sickness?
| A. Doctor said nervous
breakdown.
| @. What was the cause?
A. Doctor said by overwork.
| @. Do you know of any other
girls who worked overtime?
| A. Yes.
| q. Who?
A. Miss Foster, file clerk, Miss
Schlcctcr, assistant bookkeeper
Ida Iverson, typist and steno.
grapher at Bank of North Dakota
now, Miss Kemp, cashier, Miss
Lane, assistant \claim clerk, a ty.
lpist
! @. Did they work any over.
time that would make over eight
hours a day?
| A. Yes, at times they did. They
worked some at nights, at least
Miss Lane and Miss Iverson did
do not know that they were ask.
ed to do it but the employers knew
they did it,
| @. Who do you mean by GIN.
ploycrs
| A. Mcdonald, Elliott, MARI and
| Wehe. They were around. Els.
pecially Mr.. Elliott was there, but
| have seen Mcdonald there wher
II was working nights.
| Q. Why was it necessary to dc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
TELLS HER SIDE
Bismarck, March 8, 1872;

Bismarck, March 8, 1928
Editor Tribune:
Mr.. S. S. Mcdonald has told he
did not employ any stenographer
over the usual hours. l was a
bookkcepcr and | enclose you the
affidavit l have made before the
States Attorney, and the same is
true. ] wish you would publish it.
Margaret M. Olson
STATE OR NORTH DAKOTA
State of North Dakota,
County of Burleigh
On this 18th day of February
1928, Margaret M. Olson appeared
before me, States Attorney fo,
said County, in obedience to sub
poena duly and regularly issued
by me as such States Attorney
and after being sworn to testify tc
the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, and true
answers make to all questions pro-
pounded to her by me as such
States Attorney, being interro.
gated by me, testified as follows
Q. What is your full name, age
and residence?
A. Margaret Marshall Olson
formerly Margaret Marshall, q
years old and live at 219-7th ST..
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North
Dakota.
Q. Have you any profession OF
business
A. l have been a bookkeeper.
Q. AS such did you once work
for the North Dakota Workmen's
Compensation Bureau?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. When did you 60 to work
fof them first?
A. May rs, 1919.
Q. Where were they situated
then?
A. In North West Hotel Build
ing.
Q. How long did you work will
them?
A. Three years and about foul
months: To Aug. I, 1922. Book
keeper all the time.
@. Who hired you?
A. Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.
Wehe both.
9. What were your hours t,
be?
A. From 8 to 5, 1 hour off til
noon. If not much work then
to 5.
@. Did you ever work NOR,
than s hours a day?
A. l should say l did.
@. Was that before or aftcl
you left the Northwest Hotel?
A. Both. When / worked over
time at the Northwest it was o.
my own accord except one Sunda,
afternoon that Mr.. Mari callet
me down to work to give out tn
compensation checks.
Q. How about over time at tn,
now headquarters?
! A. l worked over $50 hour
over time there and charged TO
$50 hours as | had probably no
kept exact track and they pal,
me $4,000. 1 should have ha,
time and a half but they paid M
only one months wages extra.
| q. When did you do this over
time work?
A. In 1922.
@. What times of the day?
"A. From 8 to and from z il
evening to 1880 and 1900 o'cloc1
P. M. and once until 200 A. M.
took the books home that night
G. What caused this extr,
work in 1922?
| A. We had to give statement
to the consulting actuary, Mr.
Bangert, Of Columbus, Ohio. 1
was impossible to get them ou
unless had extra help and l toll
Mr.. Mcdonald so and he could no
see how we could have extra he'll,
but that we must get the work ou
whatever we had to do, or word
to that effect. l took books. HON,
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Auxiliary to American Legion will
give get-to-gether dinner at Grand
Pacific Monday. $50 p. m. for mem.
bcrs of both Legion and auxiliary,
those eligible, and visiting members.
Tickets Csc; phone Mrs. Anna Huber
Selvig for reservations or informal
tion. Phone 945.
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FUN from the PRESS

is the laughter feature wherever shown This hap
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From coast to coast from the Gulf to the Arctic
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The press of the whole world creates the
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printed pages are scanned for the heartiest humor
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
MFR ROUSE MAYOR WARNED TO LEAVE OR SUFFER DEATH
Dade Forwards Threatening Letter to Governor Parker. Attorney General Will
 Hold Investigation

MONROE. La, Jan. S0.-Mayor
 Robert l.. Dade of Mer Rouge, La,
 who testified at the states investiga- tion at Bastrop into masked band ac- tivities in Morehouse parish, which closed last week, made public a letter he had received today warning him unless he left Mer Rouge within 10 days he would be killed. The letter dated January 2S and believed to have been mailed at Hot Springs, Ark, has been forwarded by the mayor to Governor Parker and General Coco for investigation, it was said.
 Insulting epithets and statements of derogatory nature made up the greater part of the letter, MT. Dade said:
 The letter in part follows: Dear Sir: You are hereby notified to pack up and get .ut of town with in ten days of receipt of this notice. You have never been any good as a man or as citizen. Use your own | judgment and either leave or become a corpse. LAW-ABIDING.a Mayor Dade said this is the first letter he has received threatening him.
 q have received a number of | threatening letters since Watt Daniel land T. F. Richards were killed Att gust 24,' he said, but these letters were more in the nature of threats against others than against me, warning me to clean up the town and | get rid of the lawless element. These
 letters were made public at the open l hearing when I testified"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
.WTELLARO SUCCUMBS'
 TO INJURIES RECEIVED TAT HANDS OF AK MEN

Birmingham police are continuing their efforts to determine the assail- ants of Luigi vitellaro and his wife
 Josephine, Tuesday. although both are dead from blows rendered by axmen who attacked them in their store at 2431 Eighth avenue, north, Tuesday night, January 2S.
 Vitellaro died at the Birmingham General hospital at 9:45 o'clock Tues day morning, his wife's death pre- ceeding his by four days. Funeral services will be held Sunday, the hour and place of burial, to be announced later
 vitellaro died without giving in- vestigating officers a clue to the identity of his assailants, although they are of the opinion that he knew them personally. When visited by Of ficers Sunday afternoon, Vitellaro re- fused to answer questions propounded to him and when asked pointedly whc his assailant or assailants were turned his head and feined sleep.
 Chief of Police Fred H. McDufi stated Tuesday afternoon that he had no intention of withdrawing the men from their investigation until every possible clue has been traced down.