The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 24, 1920, Page 1

ee et THE WEATHER Generally Fair THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION } THIRTY-NINTH YEAR “ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS EXAMINATION OF STATE BANK TURNED DOWN Industrial Commission Refuses to Approve Method of Paying Expenses WOULD PERMIT IT EARLY Attorney-General Langer Want- ed Report Made for Legislature The'state industrial commission has refused to provide for payment of ex- Penses of an examination of the Bank of North Dakota by the board of audit created by the initiated law which carried at the November 2 election and which is effective Decem- ber -2. At a meeting of the industrial com- mission, Attorney General Langer, who, with Governor Frazier and Com- - missioner of Agriculture and Labor John Hagan compose the commission, introduced a motion to the effect that the examination should be made im- mediately so that the auditors could report to the legislature. The initiated measure permits the board of auditors to hire accountants to make the examination but provides no means of paying them. Langer’s — motion provided that the industrial commission require the Bank of Nor Dakota, ‘which lists in its Nov. 17 statement. net profits of $117,247.65 on 1920, exélusive of money paid to the state treasurer, to pay penses of the audit. No Record to It The motion was lost for want of a second, All members of the com- mission were present at the meeting. The Langer motion follows: WHEREAS, The people of North Dakota, by an unmis' majority passed an initiated meas- ure providing for examination of the Bank of North Dakota ,by the Attorney General, Secre: State and State Auditor, which law will go into effect December 3, 1920; and_ the 1 measure states that thé said state offi shall have authority to hire any expert accountant that they may wish, BE IT RESOLVED that the In- dustrial Commission hereby re- quests said state officials to ex- amine the bank immediately so that the examination may be com- pleted betore the legislature con- venes; and that the State Bank of North Dakota pay all expenses of said examination, and that the Director General and Manager of the Bank of North Dakota, and all employees of the Bank of North Dakota be requested to extend to the said Attorney General, sec- retary of State. and State Audi- tor, all assistance and co-opera- tion in making the examination therein complete, in accordance with the wishes of the people of the State of North Dakota. The initiated measure provides that the Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Auditor shall com- prise the board of auditors. The of- ficials now are Langer, Hall and Ko- sitzky, respectively. After the first of the year they will be Lemke, Hall and Poindexter. The industrial commission authoriz- ed the increase in the interest rate; on $1,000,000 mill and elevator bonds from five, tg, six per cent, An effort will be: mafe!to, dispose of the bonds to provide funds forthe Grand Forks miil and elevator, which is under construction. This motion also was introduced by Langer. OF THE SLOPE ‘HOLD MEETING Problems Affecting Agriculture Are Taken up in Confer- ence in City A conference of all county gents of the Southwest district of the state was held in this city yesterday ference convened in the office of Bur- leigh County Agent Gustafson. Plans for the development’ of the | County Farm Bureaus of the western North Dakota counties were discusse’ by County Agent Leader Fuller and G. W. Randlett, dir work. Such plans that are in accord with the State Federation of Farm Bureaus recently formed were out- lined. The state is planning affilia- tion with the National Federation of Farm Bureaus which has at the pres- ent time over thirty states united. Other questions of importance that were considered at the conference were the winter meetings, the use of farm and livestock specialists, em ployed by the Agricultural college at farm meetings, farm accounting Sys- tems and farm management for the winter farm meetings. County agents who attended and counties represented were as follows: H. O. Souer, Emmons; A. L. Norling. | McLean; Ed Parizek, Kidder; T. X. Colvar, Barnes; R. C. Newcomer, Grant; M. E. Adams, Hettinger; Chas. Eastgate, Slope; R. C. Russell, Golden Valley; Paul Bissenbark, Dunn; G. C. Poe, Mercer; Geo. W Gustafson, Burleigh. In addition to the above men from the Agricultural college were Rex E. Willard, who out- lined the work for the farm account county agent leader. the ex- | The con-| ctor of extension | TRY THIS PICTURE ON YOUR TRUSTY TYPEWRITER—“ARTIST” SAYS ITS EASY HMMM y Yy UY MM Uy sign wl! YY | ebb iT as yj . Ry /// MA : Mri ga TEM OMW WH win M Nl MMU Z////// id bite a ye), eet he 4/7 / ~ 22a SS y Yi LY A YY YY Hy: YY YY f/f i iy YW YY ww WY, SHY) Wy) i Vea WARREN G. HARDING tig PEW AWW WW WWI ry q a ig was * to his lap, so to speak, and rattled forth ent-to-be. Cuvistically speaking, Harding here, cipher neck tie, while his fice is deeply lined. has hair of and Scientists are not lo the title of author or ar | PANAMA CANAL | 1 INSPECTED ! TRUST CASE IS HELD UP BY INJUNCTIONS 'porarily restrained from further ex- + s|amination of Miss Elizabeth O'Dea, President-Elect Takes — Trip) stenographer of the Builders’ Supply Yh Aa |bureau of which the contracting firm Through Entire Length of | or john A. McCarthy, business partner The “Big Ditch” i jof Charles F. Murphy, Tammany hall ‘leader, is.a member. Another ‘temporary injunction. re- straining the committee from examin- jing Secretary Feist, of the Mason Sup- jply company, also was served on jChairman Lockwood. THANKSGIVING Christobal, Panama Canal Zone,! Nov. 24.—Senator Warren G. Harding! 4 gave up golfing and motoring this! morning to make a personal study of | BR QUIET DAY Tey the practical working of the Panama He planned to leave here at Little Ostentation In Observance of Annual Day of i | Mexico City. Noy, 24.—President- Elect Harding will stop at Yera Cruz en route to the United Siates from Panama’ unless unforeseen ‘cums: prevent, said a statement, ued by the Mextean forcign office. ( canal. | 8:30 o'clock on a government mine| sweeper and looked forward to a! leisurely journey through the water-} way. His trip was mote than a sight-| seeing expedition. Stops were ar-| ranged at Gatun locks and other points to permit close inspection of problems Thanksgiving of canal maintenance, this inspection | en Ag [being one of the big reasons for Mr. Thanksgiving day will be spent | Uarding’s trip in the Canal Zone. Mr. Harding has taken a keen in- terest in the future of the canal. Dur- ing the debate in Congress relative to the canal the problem of tolls for American ships received his particular Dakota. One dealer said today that he attention, his strong conviction of free|had never sold as many turkeys on passage for American ships having |Thanksgiving day. been expressed many times. Thanksgiving church servc Col. Chester Harding, governor of }be held in the city. In addition to the Canal Zone, mpanied him onjthe union Thanksgiving service at the the trip, and tonight will be his host | Baptist church at 10:4) a. m., there at a dinner at the Pacific terminal of | will be services at St jthe canal. The dinner will be followed}m., at St .George’s by a public reception and the party|at 10 a. m., and services ill remain on the Pacific ce tian Science reading room at 11 a. m, Friday. | ‘The trains wert crowded in and out i i quietly in most homes in Bismarek. Business will suspended, and the entire city.will join in an effort to re- duce the mimber of turkeys in Noith acacendetcee of Bismarck this afternoon taking persons, many of them employed at the state capitol, to their homes for Thanksgiving and bringing others to 0 | Bismarck ; All of the hotejs are planning on /\large crowds fo? the Thanksgiving | holidays. The Grand Pacific announces i] IRISH TROUBLE a special Thanksgiving di menu, i with MeDonald’s orchestra furnish- ing mu | lhe McKenzie will serve special Thanksgiving dinners, and will have a dinner dance in the evening. The \ firemen will give a dance | Thanksgiving night and many other |parties a planned. | Denlores Murders and Hits at! | English Poliey of | Reprisal | London, No H. H. Asquith, former prem nd leader of the op- position of the house of commons was prepared today to move a resolution SHEBOYGAN PUT condemning outrages against Crown 2 : Asi forces and individuals in Ireland. The Shebexg ee Ror ee resolution he had written expressed| to the music, “There will be a horror at the brutal assassination of , hot time in the old town tonight between fi and six thousand citizens drew the captured Ger- man ‘siege gun from the tool offic! in Dublin last Sunday, con- demned and deplored the methods of ‘attempting to supress crime by] | methods of terrorism in repr. “in-| house whi it, was consigned by ‘volving the lives and property of in-| the majority of the nine soc alist nocent person and declared the; aldermen of the common council jurgency of taking im } and placed it in the municipal bring about the pacifi park here night. demanded in the interest of Ireland The s t aldermen watch- ed the proc ion as it passed the dity hall where they ‘were in session. while the minority alder- men who had voted against the banishment of the relic sent up cheer after cheer. ington L SUPPLY Wilson hes commuted the sentence Of) gt, Baul, Nov. 24—There is 4 total Franz Von Rin | supply of 210,300,000 tons of hard coal ed of war-ti t the head of the lakes, according to 2 report of F. M. Schutte, state weigh- er at Duluth. and the empire. The government has indicated there is no objection to debate on the sub- ject, but fear was expressed that fur- ther exciting scenes might occur. sleep try ing to determine whether Paul rates ; New York, Nov. 24.—-The joint legis-) | B Y H A R D | N Gj se committee investigating New Yor! building trust today was tem- both morning and evening. | GUN IN PARK, BANKERS WANT JOINT ACTION WITHB, OF W.D. Council of League of Nations Mandan Meeting Expresses De- Acts in Conformity with sire for Co-operation in Plan Suggested Present Situation ‘ACTION TAKEN TOWARD AID TO THE ARMENIANS i | | he | MEDIATION IS SOUGHT,TO MEET OFFICIALS ‘Power to Undertake Ending of Suggested That Period of Time Turkish Hostilities Is Plan Be Taken in Withdrawals of Nations of Deposits s and county of- 8, mecting in the Commercial jclub roonis at Mandan yesterday after- | f noon at the call of the Slope Bankers’ |nations was taken today by the coun-| association to discuss methods of al- one ue nee sic ; ; jleviating any harsh effect from the e council decided to ask — the} possible sudden changes under the in- general secretary of the league to itiated law permitting the withdrawal j Uretare ane. submlt a telegram to be/ trom the-Bank of North Dakota oi jSent to the powers in pursuance of | public funds after December 2, de- | Geneva, Nov. 24 Action in con-| Nearly 100 ban Mformity with the resolution for Ar-| ficte ;menian intervention recently passed |by the assembly of the league ¢ the resolution of the assembly that) Glared their intention of co-operating a government. willing to undertake | with the Bank of North Dakota i ; Mediation between Mustpha Camet! orth Dakota In any possible ways to prevent em- | burassment either to the Bank o7 - ‘ ee North Dakota or state banks, par- | Beaten vil be atte: hg cow ae | Hcularly in the western part of the 2 i ; ; state, duri eri f transi- | Wwhony the telegram is sent concern! on during the period of transi ing intervention in Armenia, ‘ : Bees ey, armen. A committee was named by the as- the “etforts Wr tne council commit-| sociation to come to Bismarck was tees to keep their deliberations under) tg confer with officials of the Bank r ong ot Prana aud Jot North Dakota tod piaining the ESOlnta: Openees ‘are provoking | tetitude of the bankers and seeking erable comment nd aniuse- thcial he See te ee naan, There even is talk a u . ‘ ne among the! “the bankars’ committee had not been in communication with the of- fieius of the Bank of North Dakota at noon, it was stated at the bank, but it was expected the conference | would take place this afternoon. for an| Members named on this committee sha, the Turkish nationalist leader nd the Armenians, be songht. ; ment. more independent delegates of a re- volt’ against what they consider an {effort on the part of the council sec- | retariat to override the assembly. WANTS A STAFF Geneva, Nov. 24.—Pro, \ : by Leon|by C. F. Peterson, of New Salem, Pourgeois of France, at the Ver-| President of the Slope Bankers’ as- sociation, included J. P. Kane, Brad- dock: W. H. Stutsman, Mandan; Wil- on Eyer, Dickinson; C. N. Jensen, ailles conference and rejected there, reviewed here yesterday in a provonged discussion regarding the re-| duction of armament. M. Bourgeois| Hazen; H. M. Weudhal, Dunn coun- declared the carrying out of the Ver-; ty; George Helming, Mott; A. W. sailles treaty must be assured before/ Furnas, Morton county; F, L. Schne- disarmament was possible. He de-| bley,/ Mo W. R. O'Brien, Center; clared that to make that treaty ef-|L. A. Tavis, Mandan; J. L. Bell, Bis- fective some milita organization such as he had proposed to the pe..2 conterence was required. i | international staff propose! i i} | wer Treasurers Included The committee included bankers and county treasurers who, under the jaw, are the sole custodians of funds and may withdraw them from the Bank of North Dakota after the in- itiated law becomes effective. i q Disappointment wads expressed by | the bankers that the Bank of North { ; Dakota was not represented at the H meeting. According to the chairman, | ; an invitation had been ‘extended to f | F. W. Cathro, director-general of the | i | Bank of North Dakota, to be present. A. Johannsen, audis department di- rector of the bank, declared today that no invitation had been extended to a representative of the bank from the organization to be present at the eben. Mandan meeting. omer al a tise i | Lack of detailed knowledge as +o There still are openings fc 001 | are: onepinge for schoo the manner of distribution of the teachers in North Dakota. ; ; public funds in various rts of the Though the situation is far better | u than in many years, due to increases | State prevented full discussion of the Some of the bankers told ‘in salaries of teachers, there are a| Problems. n ft numbér of vacanc! in Logan, Mc-|0f conditions in their own counties. Intosh and Mercer counties, according ‘i One sueee er wes thade Shake the ito reports to Miss Minnie J. Nielson,| treasurers of all political subdivi- {superintendent of public instruction.! sions in the state be asked to pledge There is greater demand for teach-| themselves not to disturb the bank ers in the high schools than in the! deposits for a period of four months, grade schools. Many high school| during which time it was said that teachers left tho profession in the last | adjustments could be made: few years, and the supply is not yet The Bank of North Dakota's man- quite equal to the demand. The rural|agement was discussed by many schools. generally are well supplied sakers. Most of them were in con- with teachers, according to Miss Niel-j|ciliatory tone” The opinion was ex- ,8on, and the situation really is better,| pressed by some that the Bank of than educators hoped for. North Dakota has a valuable place in Miss Nielson has returned from at-}the state finance if it is property tending teachers institutes in Self-| handled. ridge, Sioux county, and in Napoleon, Association’s Position Logan county. Both institutes were} w. ©, McFadden, secretary of the vell conducted, the superintendent} North Dakota state bankers’ associa jsaid. Only two counties in the state/ tion, gaid that the executive council have not held the usual fall teachers’! pq) asked Mr, Cathro to meet with stitutes, them on ions and dis- ey AT \ cuss the ituation of the NAVY MEN STOP state but that he had not accepted the d ! t was no conspi a s bankers or among eastern banke’ ! kota. He decla He declared that the difficulty lies organiza | d Jin the law providing the a tion of the Bank of North Da —— | ‘Demand for High School Teach- ers Is Greater Than for Grade Teachers | | \ i a | | i He said that eastern bankers real |that the Bank of North Dakota, stodian of public funds, held a pow 11 club in its hands on other bank- of the state, and the uncertain Western Union Said to Have Tried to Connect Cable in \ | of what the bank might’ do made | Defiance of Department Jthem a little dubious about giving fi | E nancial support in certain quarters in id he believed t kota could be mae cessful organization. AIL Interested H. Sintsman, one of those who -What was|the state. He Miami, Fla., Nov. Bank of North Di \described as an attempt by the West fern Union Telegraph company to con-! nect its cables from Barbardoes to a cable from Miami at the west end of| W. the ewa was stop-|drew the initiated ped by an there was no other way in which the United States submarine law regarding public funds might be Orders to prevere the connecting | stated. Though he is connected with of the two cables were received by ja national bank, he said all citizens the commandant of this district from | were interested in secing the law go the navy depfrtment sometime ago (Continued on Page Six) and the commander of the submarine jchaser had in turn been ordered t©/ KDISO WIFE Lone any attempt at sucu opera- E CAPES JURY ov. 24.—Thomas A. cold and Mrs. Edis used from jury service su a ver armed vi ‘ a. Newark URNED AFTER | Edison has a . SAVING FOUR jtas been —— because of it. Lamberton, Minn., Nov, 24.—After The wife of the inventor was ty ng four of his five motherless | have been foreman of Ess county ren from the burning buiiding in | second feminine jury, which convened itheir nightclothes, W. A. Rockwell, 59| today. Her place was filled by Mrs. years old. feturned to a back room to} Edith Colby. wife of former Senatoy secure valuable papere and was over- Everett Colby, after the judge had come by smoke and cremated in a granted her request to be released 50 | Mr royed the farm she might remain at home ¥ ing. Edison. fire which totally d ‘home early, thi Fis declared that | 4 TRIBUNE NOT TO BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW MINOT RAIDED, 90 ARRESTED nded in Bismarck. ? most stores and other will be closed. in con suspension of business, for the day, pe TAX RATE Announced Year of 1919 INCREASE IN the Year The total tax 1919 rate of property. county schools and subdi various boards. follows: sinking fund, State, 1.9; fund, .51; 1.43; road, 1.39; .69; emergency, immigration, .08; g! City of in mills, 14.12, 11.55; in 1920, 18.22. tax rate in’ mills, 8,6200. in mills, 9.26. 1920, 1.9 Taxes are payable after December first. Was Irregular Judge W. L. Nuessle, from collecting an inc of electric lighting rate railroad commission had the schedule. }and void. road commi: fective. Calderhead, si two witnesses Their only stand. based his de commission’ The Hugh an increase in rates in later filed a sch rates, saying the of mitted under the law. {sion they w ing order was obtained. company was prepa ‘the old rat fiscation of property. NG RECEIVERS received by State Bank Lofthus jof the banks which ha is naming an officer of or some other re: cial deputy examiner. action was OF COUNTY SHOWS AN INCREASE as About Three Mills Larger Than for rate in 28; in Burleigh county for 1920 will be $3.860 cents on each $100 worth of property. $3.58325 on each $100 The tax rate for the city, ions has been figured by Auditor Flaherty on the basis of estimates made by the The tax rate for the various divisions, in terms of mills, interest county n af railroad had not given sufficent rates to ( {mit the return of eight per cent. per- The commis- pended the rates, and after ‘© put into effect the restrain- The Hughes ed to plead that | seventy-four years ago. There will be no issues of The Tribune published on Thanksgiy- tate and national holiday. ss generally will bes Banks and business houses will be closed on the d The state capitol, courthouse an eity hall and other public offices ormity with the general and to give all employes an opportunity to enjoy the holiday, the business of Tke Tribune will be suspended THE CITY Schools and City Administration Take Higher Raet for insane, | for shopper, Comparative figures on the tax rate ifor this year and last follow: Bismarck—1919 valuation, $7,635,605; tax rate in mills, 13.25. 1920—valuation, $8,233,334; tax rate City schools—1919 tax rate in mills, County—J919 valuation, $34,332,298; 1920—vaiuation, $36,072,610; tax rate State rate—in mills, 1919, 2.4125; in CASE DISMISSED INCOURT TODAY Judge Holds Railroad Commis- sion Suspension Action district court, today dismissed the injunction suit brought by KF. E. Packard, agsist- jant attorney-general, on request of the board of railroad commissione: ! ing that the company be restrained schedule the suspended ter The action of Judge Nuessle was on the ground that the board of commissioners had not taken their act- ‘ion in a regular meeting, as required by law, and that therefore it was null The time allowed the rail- ion for suspension of an Frank Milhollan, a member of the|"yy¢ board of railroad commissione ecretary, wer placed answers furnished the jevidence on which Judge Nuessle | i on that the action was irregular. § company was granted Aug on, ilroad commission | # per- would amount to con- OF BANKS NAMED | « The State Bank of Mohall, in Ren- ville county, near the Canadian be der, closed today according to word The and general bridge, 1.21; flroad } and e the the PLACES CLOSED State’s Attorney Directs Round- up of Violators of Law in Northern City { ,OUTSIDE HELP ASKED Bismarck Chief of Police and Sheriff of McLean County Are Called In Minot, N. D., Nov. 24.—A thorough clean-up of violators of the law brought 35 to 50 arrests and the clos- ing of a number of places. The atrests were carried out under the direction of State’s Attorney O. B. Herigstad, who called tor assistance trom the attorney general's office be- cause Ward county lacks funds for the extensive investigations that pre- ceded the arrests. The 35 informations filed with the county judge includes charges of the sale of cigarettes, keeping of houses of ill fame, running gambling joints and a charge of selling liquor. The officers visited several places outside of Minot searching for a place where it was reported a large he of booze was located but haven't succeeded in finding it. Late this afternoon the persons ar- rested were to appear before the coun- ty judge. ‘ carried out ‘tather quietly, ctively. The state’s attorney, assisted hy Assistant Attor- ney General Albert E. Sheets Jr. F. UL. Watkins and many special depu- lies have been gathering evidence on which to base arrests for three weeks. The activities of the officers did not include arrests of booze runners. Roads north of the city are said to be watched by federal officers clcge- ly, however. Several weeks ago federal prohibi- tion officers staged a spectacular raid in Minot, but the raid was “tipped off,” according to a charge made by Paul Keller, prohibition enforcement officer the Northwest, and very little booze was found by the raiders. After this raid, which was held a failure, there was a severe shake-up in the federal prohibition forces working along the Canadian border. LANGER GETS WORD Attorney-General Langer — said today that he had received infor- mation that the raid- in Minot was a.complete success. The prepara- tions for the raid, he said, were insti- tuted by the state’s attorney of Ward county, who called upon the attorne; general for assistance. He placed his forces at the disposal of the state's attorney. He said he had been informed that 50 arrests were made and 30 places were closed, the offenses being of vari- ous sorts. He understood that there also were arrests made in the country of persons char} with violating prohibition Among the officers well known in this section who were called in to aid in the raid were Chief of Police Mar- tineson, of Bismarck, and, Sheriff Ole Stefferud, sheriff of McLean county. H. MC LAUGHLIN SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS Funeral Services Will Be Held at the Cathedral on Thursday Hugh McLaughlin, formerly of Bis- arck but Jately of Golden Val died Tuesday evening at St. Alexius hospital after a protracted illness. Ths remains were taken today to the home of his brother, F. W. McLaughlin, 114 increased schedule of rates filed by ®} Ave. C. Interment will be in the locai utility id o have expired, so that] cemetery and services will be held the increased schedule will be ef |-ppur morning at the Cathedral is survived by his wife and fourteen ‘children, two brothers, J. W. McLaughlin and Thomas McLaughlin, snd two sisters, Mrs. L. Freede and Mrs. Charles Kupitz, of Bismarck. He came to Bismarck in 1877 and for twenty-cight was in the In- dian service and one of the best known of the early pioneers. Until stricken with pare » he conducted hotel at Golden alley. In 1877, he married Ellen Lynch following the death of his first wife. She is the mother of nine of the sur- viving children, the others being born of the previous marriage. The deceased was born in Ireland He leaves a | wide circle of friends to mourn him. |} Hugh McLaughlin was active in the j pioneer da and a consistent booster for the Missouri Slope country. He ked an engineer in the Indian e at Elbow Woods for years but |was often in Bismarck and took an active part in its affairs in the carly days. The following children survive: Examiner | Mrs. W. G. McDonald, Mandan; Char- cl each bank onsible person spe- § He said this Angeles: Mrs. Geo. Morris, Miles City, Mr. Lofthus announced that he had’ Howard McLaughlin, B decided not to name receivers for any He den Valley: ed taken because he believes ks will be reopened Valley; Miss Lillian, Miss Zucile, M their lies Golden Vall smarck; Mrs. Mrs. Ruseau, Gol- er McLaughlin, Gol- den Valley; Clifford McLaughlin, Golden Vaile: s. Hennessey, Los McLaughlin, Davidson, Dodge Mrs. Carl Witmeyer. Golde Mont.;