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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
BLACK INVITES
TWO ENGINEERS
T0LEAVE JOBS
s,.
Gettleman and knudsOn Re-
fuse TO Sign Vouchers for
Five Days Pay
NO WORD FROM CHIEF
These Men Said to Have
Given Testimony That Dis
pleased Commissions Sec.
NO WORD FROM CHIEF

w. f. Gettleman. superintendent
Of the Equipment Department., and
Oliver knutson, engineer. employed
in the State Highway Commission,
who figured prominently in the re-
cent investigation, were still on the
job today despite the fact that the
chief clerk, under Secretary Blacks
instructions. presented them with
vouchers for their pay up to last
night.
The presentation Of these vouch-
ers was taken as an invitation to
quit by Messrs. Gettleman and
Knutson, but in view of the fact
that, according to their story, Mr..
Black had never given them any no.
tice. they refused to abandon their
posts and reported for duty this
morning as usual
There is considerable friction in
the department due to the recent leg
islative investigation. Mr.. Gettle-
man and Mr.. knutson were rather
independent in the manner in which
they testified, and it is said that
they incurred the displeasure Of
their superior, Secretary Black.
Just what Will be the developments
in the Highway Commission are not
known now, but as two of the MEM
bers Of the commission retire in
April and new commission is to be
appointed by Governor Sorlie, it is
expected that there will be read
justment of personnel and policies
in this department, although no in
timation has come from the Cover
nor's office as to what he intends to
do
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
NEW GUNS ARE
TRIED OUT AS
AIRCRAFT FOE
War Department Is Making
Test Before Doubtful Leg
islatOrs of Worth

Fortress, Monroe, Va, March g.
(By the A. P)-Post war anti-air-
craft guns were matched today in a
test with aircraft to demonstrate be-
fore doubtful legislators and other
Washington officials their worth
. against enemy air bombers. The
test was arranged by Secretary
Weeks end was designed to help in
the determination Of the question OF
relative values Of land guns and air
craft as defensive weapons against
air invaders in war times.
Only one side Of the question
however, was to be emphasized. That
was what progress had been made
since 1918 in developing gun fire ef-
ficiency against raiding aircraft.t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
MAKES ATTACK
UPON DAWES
Senator Reed Delivers Satiri.
cal Address

Washington, March GA satirical
attack on any one man who would
set his will against that of the SEN
ate, was delivered here last night in
an address by Senator Reed of Mis-
souri,. The Senator did not men,
tion names, but told of an attack
on the Senate. Apologizing to Kip
ling, he said the object Of his re-
marks reminded him of an India
rubber injun on a SPREE"
A farewell dinner to Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts, who retired
March was the occasion for the
address, which was heard by a mum.
Der Of senator's.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
SENATE 0. P.
RE0RGANIZES.
NAMES LEADER
Proceeds Without Services Of
Senators Who Were Read
Out Of Party
MOSES is ELECTED
New Hampshire Man Is
Named President Pro
Tempore of the Senate

Washington, March 6.-(By the A
PD-Without the support of th'
Senators they have read out of tn,
party councils the Republicans pro
ceeded today to the reorganization
of the new Senate.
Senator Moses Of New Hampshire
was elected president pro tempore
&c to so over Senator Pitman, Demo.
crat, Nevada, the choice of the Dem.
ocratic conference.
Senator Robinson told the Demo.
cratic conference that Democrat.
Senators should let the Republican
party flight out the issue without
interference" over committee as.
signments.
"The minority" he said, "is under
no obligation to settle disputes of
this nature. We should recognize
the right of the administration to
organize the Senate and unless its
efforts prove futile, stand by and re-
frain from participation in clashes
among Republicans concerning COM
mittee assignments"
The Democratic leader advocated
nonpartisan consideration of foreign
relations, "in order that the moral
strength of our nation in its deal
ings with other peoples may be un-
.-.
Senator Robinson was reelected
party floor leader and all of the Of
ficers Of the Democratic conference
were reelected.
The Democratic Senators also
adopted resolution authorizing ap-
pointment of one additional member
to the Senate committee of which
the insurgent Republicans now are
members. This action was the re-
suit of an agreement with the Re-
publicans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
BIG DAMAGE
CLAIM SETTLED

Minneapolis. March Ga claim
against the Northern Pacific Rail
road company asking $4,000 damages
for the death Of u mother and son
and injury to another SON was or
dered settled for $6,5O0 by District
Judge Joseph w. Molyneaux in Min
neapolis, ON petition of the plaintiff
yesterday.
On Aug. Is, 1924, Northern Pa
cific passenger train passing thru
Billings, Mont.,. struck an automo-
Ate in which were riding William
Ner and Dave zier and their mo-
ther, Eva Elizabeth Zier, of Sheridan
county. Wyoming. Dave and his
mother were fatally injured and Will
liam suffered serious. fractures.
Offered $4,000 in settlement, how
ever, and believing that there was a
question as to whether the company's s
liability in negligence could be es-
tablished, John G. zier. husband and
father Of the victims. agreed to set
tie.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
FREIGHT RATES
ARE ATTACKED
Poultry and Egg Rates
Brought Into Question

Washington, March Crates on
poultry, eggs and dairy products
from western trunk line territory to
points east of the Indiana-Illinois
state line were attacked today by
western shippers including the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation and
the National Poultry and Egg Asso-
citation, in a complaint filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The complaint said the western
trunk line territory, which includes
a large area west of the Mississippi,
had been subjected to unfair treat
ment since March 20, 1924 when the
railroads put into effect new sche-
dulles. The commission was asked to
prescribe new scale of rates and to
award reparation to shippers unjust
ly damaged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
COST OF STREET DEPARTMENT HELPS
TO BOOST TAX RATE in BISMARCK:
HIGHER THAN GENERAL AVERAGE
articles touching
cost OF nun government in Bismarck

Continuing our comparison, we
find that some cities between 10000
and $4,000 inhabitants are in Bis
marck's class, but that these are a
very few Of the 107 municipalities
which make up Group 5 of the bu.
reau's compilation. Some of the ci
ties in the East are higher, and all
the cities Of the South pay only half
or less than half for highways as
compared to our city. In the latter
case. this may be due to the fact
that the South employs cheap color
ed labor and even chain gangs on its
thoroughfares. Hence, in the table
below we have omitted all Southern
communities, and also Eastern cities,
feeling that the cities from the Mid
die. West and the Northwest would
afford much fairer basis Of COM
parison. The table is also confined
to 20 cities only, but if all Middle
West and Northwestern cities were
enumerated, Bismarck would be sixth
from the top or most expensive out
Of 81 municipalities in this terri
tory. In other words, it would come
in just below Oshkosh. Wis. in the
tabulation, and would find 25 other
cities below it in the cost Of its
CONTINUED on page tnree)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
2 MEN REFUSE
ANY TESTIMONY

Paris, March 6.-H. NJ. Blackmer
and James f. O'Neil, former officials
Of American oil companies, who have
been visiting in France. were sum-
moned before the Civil Tribunal of
the Seine, February "a, for inter
rogation by Ulrich J. Mengert, spe-
cial representative Of the United
States Department in connection with
the Teapot Dome Naval Reserve
case, it was revealed today. Both
men, it was added, refused to testi-
fy
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
GRADUATE STUDENTS
INCREASE ATJ UNIVERSITY

Grand Forks, N. D., March GA
three hundred percent increase in
the number Of graduate students at
tending North Dakota university
from 192O-21 to 1924-25 is the out.
standing feature of the comparative
enrolment. statistics Of classes com.
piled by the Registrars office. The
number 'of seniors during the same
period has increased 75.6 percent;
the number of Juniors, 70 percent
That large number Of the up
per classmen and graduates are from
institutions all over the United
States is another indication of the
increasing recognition the cUniversit,
is receiving, the Registrars state
nent said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
26 KILLED IN
| AN EXPLOSION

Leningrad, March 6.-Twenty-eix
persons, mostly women and children,
were killed. and an unknown number
wounded by an explosion of oxygen
tanks in a building in the center of
this city today.
. The explosion caused panic in
the vicinity and scattered debris and
parts Of human bodies in every di-
rection.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
SEN. MCCORMICK
LEFT $2,O0O,O00

Chicago, March 6.-(By the A. P.)
The late United States Senator
Medill Mccormick left his entire
estate upwards of $2,000,O00, accord
ing to the estimates of his attorney
to his widow, Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick, for her lifetime. Mrs. Nc
Cormick was named sole executrix
and co-trustee with Vice President
Charles G. Dawes, the other trustee,
it was disclosed when the will was
filed today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
DYNAMITE FISHING

Melbourne, Australia, March g.
Two young men while fishing near
here recently tried to set off a bottle
of dynamite and kill scores of fish.
They forgot to put weight on the
bottle and their dog jumped in after
it. As the fuse was slowly burning
down, the fishermen started to run,
dog and dynamite came after them.
The bottle exploded about 25 feet
from them and the dog disappeared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
GLORIA SWANSON
I MUCH IMPROVED

Paris, March 6.-Gloria Swanson,
American film star, who underwent
an operation for acute peritonitis
on February Is, has recovered to
such an. extent that she is leaving
the clinic atsAuteuil this afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
Weather Report
WEATHER FORECAST

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Snow
probable tonight and Saturday; cold
er tonight.
For North Dakota: Snow proba-
BILE tonight and Saturday; colder to-.
night.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
An area of high pressure, accom-
panied by colder weather, is centered
over northern Saskatchewan while a
low pressure area, accompanied by
considerably warmer weather pre-
walls over the southern Rocky Noun
tain and Plateau States. Tempera-
lures are above freezing in all parts
of the United States except. in the
northern Border States where it is
slightly below freezing. Precipita-
tion occurred at scattered places
from the northern Rocky Mountain
region to the north Pacific coast
while elsewhere the weather is gem
orally fair.
ORRIS W. ROBERTS,
Official IN SAanos
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06
OUTCAsTs COMBINE

Tokyo, March 6.-Social outcasts
here have formed an organization
which will work for laws Abolishing
tclass distiHctioa In Japan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06

HIGHWAY POLICY SETTLED IN
MORNING SESSION; BUDGETS FOR
INSTITUTIONS, BRIDGES, LEFT

Independent Senator Leaves For Home Word His Son Is
Ill., and Final Deliberations of Legislative Assembly May
BE Affected by His Absence-Fight Is Waged Over Ap-
preparation Bills for University Experiment Station,
Other Institutions
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06

Corporal punishment was inflicted
only once on a convict in British
prisons last year. rss sss-sts ~ -. 'a.'. I
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06

October is the wettest month of the
year in the British Isles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-06

Snow probable tonight al
urday. Colder tonight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07
Misfortune Pursues
Miners in Perfectly
"Safe" Scab Mines
BY REGINA MYRosKI

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va. Oct. s.
Last week two miners died as the
result of injuries sustained while
scabbing fer two of the local mines.
Gus Moore of Bellaire, Ohio was kill
ed instantly under the fall OF stone
at the PARIS Run Mine, this city,
while John fIalesly of Glendale w.
Va. only 10 years old. was injured
at the Hitchman Mine, McMechen,
w Va. One of his legs was ampu.
tated in an effort to save his life, but
in vain.
The two above accidents of course
were due to the extremely safe con-
ditions of most OF the scab mines in
northern West Virginia Although the
death Of these two miners has caused
great sorrow at their homes it can
not be said that such is the effect on
those owing and operating the mines
What care the capitalists for the
death of two of their unprotestlng
slaves so long as II does not affect
their pocketbooks and does not de-
tract from their profits?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07
AN AGREEMENT
TO GET BASIS
FOR new fight
Green Settles" Craft
SquGbble as Usual

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct. s.
President William Green of the Am
srican Federation of Labor announ-
ced that an agreement had been
reached in the jurisdictional dispute
between the Bricklayers' and PIast-
erers' Unions, which has tied up $780,
100000 in construction thruout the
country.
The agreement which was signed
by the officers of the unions and Mr..
Green, provides that hostilities shall
cease Immediately and that all work
shall be resumed at once. A number
OF points at issue will be submitted
to a tribunal whose decisions are sup
posed to be accepted by both unions.
but which will only be grounds for
new squabble.
Both parties agreed to the re-
establishment Of the 1911 agreement.
which had been abrogated. A meet
ing of the two executive boards win
be held at the earliest possible date
to create the tribunal which win adj
Indicate the disputed issue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07
maintenance OF
WAY UNION TAKES
BACKWARD STEPS
Adopts "B. 60. Plan"
Kills Amalgamation

DETROIT, Mich. Oct 5.-Complete
surrender to the railroad companies
attempt to make labor unions into
company unions is the essence of the
action OF the United Brotherhood OF
Maintenance of Way Employees trien-
NAL convention just ended here. The
union by resolution makes an offer
for class collaboration with the rail
road management.
The resolution specified approvingly
as an example the infamous "B. ana
o. plan" which is destroying the
shopinen's unions and which is one
of the leading issues upon which,
VIM. H. Johnston (B. and 0. Bid Of
the International Association of Ma
chinists was repudiated by the I. A.
M. membership in the recent election
although Johnston still clings to
office by having stolen the election.
Another resolution, when indicates
the reactionary policy OF tnc union
leaders was a condemnation OF Com.
munism as we understand Commun-
ism" This went along with a report
showing a tragic loss OF membership
and a proposal to build a II story
building in Detroit where the union
owns considerable values IN real
estate.
Amalgamation and other progress
sive measures seem to have been
completely lost, in the weller OF clasb
collaboration resolutions and speech
es, though the Maintenance OF Way
mems Union was one OF the FIRST
large unions to endorse amalgamation
for the railway industry.
F. H. Fljozdal will be president
for another three years. z, E. Mill
man was reelected international set.
retary-treasurer Canada has two men
on the executive board, w. v. Turn
bull of Montreal and f. ]. Turnbull
of Toronto. The other vIce-presidents
and c. e. Crook of Detroit, A. +.
Stout of Chicago. T. c. Carroll of Co
yington, KY, and II. Hemenway of
Detroit. Other executive board mem
bers are w. o. Beaver of Denver, F.
NJ. Silk, Ames, Iowa, John F. Towle
of Roxbury, Mass, and George II.
Davis of Covington, Ky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07
Compare British Unions
To the "A. r. of l.. Meet

partnership, which in the past have
failed to give the workers any poslt.
I've rights, but instead have usually
served as letters retarding the for
word movements.
Congress further considers that
strong, well-oreanized shop commit
tees are Indispensable weapons In
the struggle to force the capitalists
to relinqulsh their grip on industry,
and therefore pledges itself to do
all in its power to develop and
strengthen workshop organization.
THE mover argued that the resolu-
l. ton was of a revolutionary ma
ture. Better conditions could not be
secured within capitalism. The con-
gress was being asked to declare that
the aim Of trade unionism was the
destruction Of capitalism.
Harry Pollitt secretary of National
Minority Movement seconded, and
declared that
Any attempt to secure better
wages and conditions nowadays i'm
mediateIy became a revolutionary
fight in which unions were faced
with the political struggles. When
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07
HOWAT'S LOCAL
MINERS union
RAISES PROTEST
Also Calls for Trade
Union Unity

MULBERRY, Kansas, Oct. 1.-THE
Kansas miners are among the most
militant workers in America, and one
of the best locals in this respect is
that to which the old fighter for the
miners, Alexander Howat, belongs.
The following is a resolution passed
by Howat's local in protest at the
barring of Shapurji Saklatvala from
the United States.
We Protest
I'VE the members of Local 1897 u.
M. w. of A. Mulberry, Kans., in meet
ing assembled, protest the nefarious
act of Secretary of State Kellogg in
debarring Shapurji Saklatvala, cham
pion of the freedom Of India from the
grip of imperialism and a represent
alive of militant labor IN the parlia-
ment of Great Britain from landing
in the United States OF America.
This but demonstrates, thar the
imperialists of the world are ono
when it comes to an attack on labor.
1t is our opinion that this act, al tails
time, is but forerunner OF whole
sale debarring of progressive labor
leaders, not alone from America, bur
from all imperialist nations.
Call on Other Locals to Act
I'VE call upon our fellow miners in
every local union to join us and the
millions Of other workers IN TINS pro-
test 1t is high time that American
labor assert itself and answer the cali
of our brothers, in other lands, for
unity. This debarring OF Saklatvaia
is but an addition to the open SHOP
drive to crush organized labor ana
stop its forward march toward inter-
national brotherhood. II is a timely
warning and test by the imperial
lists to see how far they can go, In
the open, against those who dare
champion our cause.
District IA Takes Lead
in making this protest we are
sure that we speak for more than our
own local, of District IA. II was here
that men and women struck, marcaec
and went to jail against the out
rageous industrial court law. II was
here that one of the guns OF the ex-
ploiters was spiked.
I'VE say to our brother workers
everywhere that District y shall ne.
yer stand by and allow pu,rages al
home or abroad to bo perpetrated
against labor. The cause of Saklat-
vala is our cause. The freedom OF
Ill oppressed people is our mission
rs well as his and we pledge our
selves at all times to this end that
all the chains OF slavery shall be
broken and all the workers of the
world shall be free
Signed,
Alexander Howat
|. n. Maxwell
Joe 5ierbrodt
S. 7. Wakefield"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07

capitalism had been overthrow the
conditions Of life would depend
greatly upon the trade unions, and
these committees would do much TO
fit them for their duties.
THEY would see from the report Of
the negotiations with the Russian
trade unions that the general council
had agreed in other language with
what the first paragraph Of the reso-
luton stood for.
The second paragraph was aimed at
those who, as the president had said,
were now trying to effect collaboration
with the employers now that capital
ism was in a bad way.
The third paragraph contained the
only solution for the difficulties of re.
organization which they had been dis
cussing. They should now begin to
organize for the control of production.
MIR. SEXTON (Dockers) replied to
A'A Pollitt, and said the resolution
was thinly-veiled Communism
Frank Lemaire (Compositors) and
Annie Loughlin Garment Makers)
spoke in favor Of the resolution, which
was carried by 2,466,OO0 votes to
1,21S,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07
RAIL WAY men TO
VOTE ON STRIKE.
FOR WAGE RAISE
Insist on 5 Pct. Granted
by Rail Board

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Locomot
i've engineers and fremen on the
Western Maryland Railroad, from Bal
timore to Cumberland. are taking a
strike vote, due TO the fact that the
company has for the fifth time refused
to pay the 5 per cent wage increase
authorized by the railroad labor board
and paid by all other Glass l roads.
Reports are that large majority
are voting TO quit work.
Meanwhile the Western Maryland
has published advertisements calling
for strkebreakers, stating that II I'M
derstands the strike vote is in pro.
gress. II suggests that "Only men
who desire permanent positions need
apply. "--thus threatening the same
permanent blacklist against striking
engineers and hremen that II has
maintained against the thousands of
shopmen who struck two years ago.
The company turned its shop work
over to contractors, and II former
shopmen were not re-employed, be-
cause they refused to accept the
contract scheme which permitted the
company to evade payment OF shop
wages fixed by the rail labor board.