The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1921, Page 3

|CRITIZISE.M THODS USED BY- - MARY GARDEN Y aEVERAL INDUSTRIES BUT DON’T ~ Weer deCdn Daalas d + pperations, at Grand Forks: and the| ; general offices at Fargo. | Ledger Not Posted. : r ; “The general ledger at, Drake was SEEK TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY | no posted: to. dateof’ close, of; audit, | i . ei | but only to November 13, 1920. We | took off trial balance of the said gen- (Continued from Page One) (oust ‘ |priation, afer the money was taken from the hands of the state| tal Widebesuaieieutiovembar, 12) 18805 ‘ \ T0 RULE OPERA piston. and placed in the Bank of North Dakota, the Home | accounts. Builders association operating as an independent unit; a toad) “Werequested Mrs. Kellar, the book- * 18 f ROOm ts, 5. BankateNoar Tea Shaan é «| keeper, to furnish us with the original ; | She Gives Fervor, Hard Work | of 225,000 from the Bank of North Dakota, and but, $51,281.06; reports from the” consigness of these| i and Supervision as Guides ‘ Here’s real cotnedy Buster Keaton World renowned co-star, of Fatty Arbuckle in a two- _Teel storm of hilarity, entitled BISMARCK; —— THEATRE —— . Admission 15¢, 25¢ ‘ Tonight and Tomorrow | Wm. Farnum - ‘paid in by home buyers. : < consignment sales and were informed | , Houses under construction. or completed are shown’ as fol-| by her that these records were either | . g \ 6 ° ” to Success Jows:. Project \N ismarek, 19: project No. 2. aye} | at the offices of the association in| 4 OnvICc : . ilo Si I roject No. 1, Bismarck, 19; project No. 2, Bis narck, Fargo, or at the offices. of the Indus-| } \ ; ‘9; project No. 1, Fargo, 17; project No. 2, Fargo, 8; project No.) that Commission at Bismarck. and| . in 3 in Underwood, 2.) y _ that Yond ofthe transactions or cor-| In addition we will present tion with. the WOULD POPULARIZE ARTI, Mandan, 7 Public Deserves Very Best in Art for It Makes Opera Possible Chicago, Jan. 26—The first woman to have complete business and ar' charge of one of the big Amer grand opera house companies, in s| to be the dictator of the enterpri: Mary. Garden outlined today what she thought opera should mean throughout the United States. Miss Garden, known in Chicago’and in numerous other American cities as “our Mary," was appointed to the joint role of a star, artistic director and busi manager of- the Chicago Opera asso ciation early this mon Mary Garden’s ambition is to make opera and herself as well loved by the people of the whole United States as she is by the people of Chicago. Enthusiasm, fervor, (hard work, constant supervision, strict economy iud_modern opera rather than the old, are only a few things that Miss Gac- den promises to show the people of America what she has in her and is capable of producing. : “Music, real music,” said Miss Gar- den “is being borne on the high tide of popularity, through the marvelous phonograph, and pianola, into the homes of almost every family in this country. I hope to take advantage of this and by hard work, bring‘ opera up to that place that it (eserves in the; Wouldn’t it be hearts of the people. wonderful, if by doing this I will was tuary regarding the Home Builders a Vouchers Absent n_ of this department is $57,8: § issued for, which there are no sup-. tinie. Included -in the ¢ paid ont as shown by chee porting vouchers. lowing:, —- Ree people of today want the music of to- day and the presentation of the oldj should never be attempted unless you have some whom, you know are capable of singing the part. ‘This too, may. have had some effect on the Board Of Directors in selecting me 4s the head of the opera. By Reallxés the Task. Miss Garden apparently realizedXtthe task she has undertaken for she says: “Work, I know it means work'and J am a woman, but it has simply warm- ed my heart vo find that I have the solid support of evetyone. It seems that everyone is wishing me success. I realize the position ‘is not easy, yet small obstacles that have apparently confronted others, | believe have becu overcome merely by my appointment. lly to think that these operatic cannot be handled owing to thcir Speaking several different lan- uages. They are simply children’ and when one knows them/and treats them humanly and not as the dirt under one’s feet. any trouble along the line com- plained of will instantly disappear They are loyal to the very core and this phase of the position gives me no worry whatever.” artis These payments were made on di u ing from July 9, 1920. to the date of examination. The largest | $1,969. to the wotkimen’s compensation bur | respondence in conne my {consignment sales wer "'=) office or in her poss sion’ at that “We inquired of the secretary of the industrial commission at Bismarck for these records, ‘and were advised that qu. The ssum- ail of the records of the North Da- sodation includes the fol-) kota mill and elevator ass i were either at the Drake mill or offices of the association Ahe mill office at Grand For! No ‘Records Found. “We inquired for-these consignment “records at the office of the associa- °\ tions at Fargo. Mr. McGovern’s séc es rang: | Audit Incomplete, “Owing to the incomplete and de-; ficient Condition ef the records and* the limitéd time at our disposal, a complete and comprehensive audit wa: Not possible. “In sthedule No. 2 is ‘presented list of checks issued for which no sup- ing invoices were found in the or produced for examinatidn, and. representing’ a total disbursement of $57,985.72. “Attention is called to the fact that the manager of the Home Building as- sociation of North Dakota nae author- ized by the State Industrial Commis- - i Pome ea Rarer sion at its meeting on April 7, 1920. re root Ae he Bee to employ such assistants and install) yauitanle Audit Co. for audit the lat- such office system from time to time toy part of the preceding month, and as might be necessary and to employ {4 the jest of her: knowledge, were to that end, expert§ conversant with) sti in their possession - the installation of such ‘system as} ° Yocked in Sui might be required; that on Dec. 3. «We next inquired of Mr. Darling, 1920, the installation of an adequate) the representative of the said Equit- system of accounting had not been) apie Audit Co. then at Bismarck, if completed, and the records and ac- he knew where these records were ob- counts were yet in an incomplete and tainable, and were advised by him unsatisfactory condition. ‘f No Cost System. Mr. McGovern was “absent from the city at the time and in regard to. the consignment .sajes. records, that uo such records were at the Fargo office but that weekly reports were made by the consignees to the office at Drake or to the Industrial Commission's of- fice at Bismarck. “Mrs. Dodds also, informed us that in the Drake | at Fargo or; retary, Mrs. Dodd’s informed us that! | that part of them were in a suit case, ENID BENNETT’ - | Alluring, beautiful—in a role revealing the secret ies ; chambers in every woman’s heart. It is a Paramount of picture r “Her Husband’s Friend” Tonight at the : NEW ELTINGE “The Manhunter” He gets his man and wins the girl in the most thrilling of all From the Famous Novel Farnum pictures COMING FRIDAY George Walsh = in . “NUMBER 17” by Louis Tracy. : examination of the Bank of North Da- kota, the Home (Building association ail the’ Workmen's Compensation Bureau, where every, courtesy and co-operation was extendet, we regret to report that we failed to receive such customary: assistance in facilitat- | ing our work;and in availability of the necessary records in tnis examination, except on the part of Mr. W. H. Hib- | bard, manager. “We respectfully recommend the | desirability of the completion of the | audit of this important enterprise. “Respectfully submitted, Owing to the fact that no cost sys- ten had been maintained it was impos- of his locked up ‘at Fargo, and that| ; the remainder were in his possession | “Bishop, Brissman & Co.” at Bismarck; that the records were ‘ sible in the limited time at our dis-+in a confused condition and he had DUSTRY PROBE locel merchants and farmer, at the time cf their greatest need? There gre many who believe that the law cOvering the organization of the Bank of North Dakota will come in for considerable discussion before the legislature is ended. , “" . HOLD FUNERAL OF BURLEIGH * CO. PIONEER 7 Sleek tee aeseceae eel ia | (LEGAL NOTICES | o¢—_______+_____- Summons, State of North Dakota, County of Burleigh: In the District Court, Fourth Jude cial District. D. T. Owens, Plaintiff. ‘VB. Edward Buchholz and Grace Buchholz, Defendant. The State of North Dakota to the above named defendants: You are hereby summoted to an- swer the complaint in this action, which will be filed with the clerk of the district court of Burleigh cougty, That Miss Garden is a businesg wo-| posal to determine the cost: of the in-! heen. engaged in endeavoring to! q ii ii cl have made them love opera and me) man with far more than the usual bus- | diy ual buildings constructed or in! straighten them out, when he was! PLANS ARE MADE ere . . Bo akaia in ore wee as well fe the peonle of crea 60, Have iness acumen credited to a star on the; process of construction. The total! called ‘away from Fargo. We asked, BY ASSEMBLYMEN,| Services Held at St. Mary’s a copy of your answer ton thorgebs convinced me’ that they love me? artistic horizon, was shown by her| disbursements for construction pur-! if it would be possible to get an order! Church for Frank scriber within thirty days after the Constant Supervision, announcement that economy must be| poses as exhibited in the statement of from him for the records at Fargo! (Continued from page 1.) service of this summons upon you, Constant supervision, insistence on, P’cticed. “We must be economical,”| cash transactions following was inj and were informed that nobody but can for Mr. Sullivan and myself Campagna 5 exclusive of the day of service; and in having her every performances as per- fect as it was possible to get it through both the supporting company and the equipment, is assigned by Miss Gar- den as probably the chief reason that the Board of Directors of the Chicago Opgra company have seen fit to place her in the positioi that was held for years by Cleofonte Campanini. “The public makes opera possible! and 1 think that the public deserves the very best that can be assembled,” added Miss Garden, ‘Some artists have said that ‘Garden gets ev -ything she wants. No wonder she is a su cess.’ I have,fought, argued, ¢ cized and insisted on my performance receiving the best treatment possible! because I know the public wanted this as well as TI. I believed 1 was yieht and T fought for my own idea As a rule I realized them.’ Miss Garden is strongly of the opinion that the people of today want modern operas and as she was instri she said, “and I know that it is pos- sible to do so. for the good of all and this includes the public. For every dollar spent we must find a dollar fee) turned in service or equipment. “I do not at this time know how much the operatic artists of the Chi- cago company are being paid. Neither do I know how much properties cost. But I do know what they should cost. I have ideas of the relative pay thai I think the artists should receive. 1 will give you an example: IfMme. Galli Curci sings in an opera here (the house will he packed until every seat is filled, will it not? They have come to hear Mme. Galli Curci. She is the drawing card and should be pail accordingly. Her support should be paid in ‘proportion. Suppose you pro- duced the same opera with the same cast, with the exception of Mme. Galli Cur Would it prove the same draw- ing card? Of course not: Fairness to All. the sum of $311,119.62. | himself cotild get at them. Inventory of Material. ; Had No Authority. “On inventory was taken of the ma-, “We next inquired’ of the manager terial on hand at Fargo, Hazen, Grand! of the Consumers United Stores com- Forks, Mandan and Bismarck amount-| pany at Fargo, to-whom we were re- ing to $80,132.59, This inventory was | ferred by Mrs. Dodds, The reason for taken under supervision of C. R.'Kos-. this call was that this company, py itzky, * * * | the records at the Drake mill, repre- Deficleney in Records, sented the greater portion of the don- j : | signments and it was considered pYob- On account of the deficiency in the) anje might be able and willing to fur- records and files referred to, and the! nish ‘us with desired information and Pay | that it is our desire to make a fair and | impartial investigation of the facts.” said Mr. Murphy. “We have some sug- | gestions as to the method of procedure. | First, we would like to suggest that before commencing the formal pro- cedings, rules of procedure be | drafted covering the entire ground | pretty thoroughly so that in the pro- | ceedings you will not have to stop to discuss points as we go along. We ni for the election of officers for the limited time at our disposal no at-) yerificati i ‘ : ‘ | verification of the consignments to tempt A made ac astermineg the) this company, He advised us that re- is caurta Ge aie ‘C ea standing C-| ports were sent to the mill at Drake| ‘his attitude of Representative with one "excesuen. oe eontracia| ah erery remittante as made. We) Grangaard appeared to be that of 0 g | asked if recei ake | ependents who ha were found in the files: with individ-| we might receive or make, most Independents who have seen the uals for whom homes had been or ords, and he advised us that-he had ny, There are some who say that an ex- were to be bul It, and we were inform-| authority to give us such information. | amination of the report and the trac- ed by Blakemore that the form for; . No Records at Forks. |.ing down of information given in the such contracts had not been decided) “We next inquired of Mr.,Paulson.| report will show conditions in the upon. The. contract of records was| fanager of the mill under construc-| State industries. that will be deplor- with John B. Adams, of Bismarck, dat-| tion’ at Grand Forks, if any Fetordal ablé, Most of them prefer to with- ed Sept, 18, 1919, in which the value} of consigninent sales were at his of- ‘hold any expression, saying that an is mit us to yrepare some rules of pro- ceeduré to be followed.” 3 copies of such reports from. his ifc-| report or have. been informed of it / The funeral of Frank Campagna, one of Burleigh county’s best known pio- neers, was held this mornnig at St. Mary’s Catholic church. Mr. Campagna lived on a farmiin Missouri township, ten miles south of Bismarck. He has been sick for sev- eral years, but his death was sudden and was due to heart failure. died at his home. He was born 76 years ago in Quebec. Canada. Mr. Campagna is survivel by his widow and two children. James F, Campagna is connected with the state penitentiary staff and Miss Hliz- abeth Campagna lives at home. The pallbearers were: J. D. Mc- Donald, William Breen, Irvin Small, Charles Swanson and August Boyer. Mr. Campagna has been a member of the A. O..U,,W. for eighteen years Heavy Registration He]: case of your failure to appear or an- swer judgment will be taken against you by default fox the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated the 18th day of January, A. D. 1921, W. L. SMITH, Attorney for Plaintiff, Bismarck, North Dakot: 1-26-2-2-9-16-23-3-2 rary Notice and Citation, Hearing of Final Account and Distribution of Estate. State of North Dakota, County of Burleigh, In County Court, befére Hon. I. C.y Davies, Judge. In the Matter of the Estate of Thomas Adams, Deceased. Arthur James Adams and WilKam Adams, Petitioner. ‘ vs. Cora Adams Hoffman, Vincent Thomas Adams, Elmer. ‘Adams, and ; Jane : Adams, Respdndents. pore “This i ‘i é y| of the home’ was specificd as $5,000. | fice, a inf ‘opinion without an investigation T 5 mental ‘in introducing the mode This is only fairness to all and 1] %) ae , (fice, and he informed us that there ‘ The. State of North-Dakota to the grand operas she said that adtur shall work along this line. NO mortgages such as specified in’ jyere none. | worthless. cg hipaa at Implement above named respondents: : sie Intends fo carry out her Meas wity “You know the zppointment cams] the aet were produced or found by us} “It will be apparent that these re- Call it “failure” ' Dealers Meet) You. the said Cora Adams Hoffman, the Chicago \Opera company along t® me in the most sudden manner, 1] "fhe files, vere qrts of consignment sales are abso-, On the other hand Nonpartisans Vincent Thamas Adams, Elmer Adams, these line was sitting at my piino, pri nz], “We were unaple to find any con-| Jutely necessary for the production of| -o#st that the report is a “toilure’ and Jane Adams, Respe-dents, are “L shall prod ich and i Harold E. McCormick en- tere(and asked me to step downstairs when Mr as indicating deplorable condi- tract record with individual home buy- éorrect statements of fi i 3 u nents of financial - anelab cond The official daily organ ¢f the so far ers, showing amount of original cOn-| tion ‘and earnings. The records at! i lions hereby notified that the :final account of the executors of the estate of halt Italian opera “But : tri terms th f, pa 5 ag or A flaring headline “Bank b as the Board of Directors wanted to| erms thereof, payments due) Drake, as produced and examin , po. league, under a flaring hi ine “Bank | : ? ss ale] 1 4 - ies aah one Amer: n during-a see me. I asked ~him what it was|#"4 as made, and whether fully paid, flected the antes only eh of ‘North 3ill ot or Se eat onihere ti: ry nung ae bev one of ould be prodaced and L shal spout and he answered ‘About th or delinquent. ‘amounts. Such consig ales re. | tiealth” proves Optimi vas e ong | st; he: County ok Craw toraiand I do mot believe in pumas ig a | & Such consignment sales re-! iegations made agaiis: tue coaduct| 44y. Optimism was dominant among | state of lowa, deceased, has been ren- have proven a, “You will remember that I made my premier Paris in the title role ‘of ‘Louis This was really one of the first, of the modern, operas. to be ae” It some few yeers jatl inte: ed Mr. Hamme the production of the modern » New York. History tells you We had several very shaky To those of delicate con- ' | stitution, young or old, Scott's Emulsion “era. I went and question after ques- tion was fired at me. ‘I answered them all and told my opinions. [was never s2lfish in keeping my ideas to myself when I saw that by giving them to others the art could be bene- fitted. 1 then came back to my room nd that time | had no idea of wh 10 follow. Shortly afterward M McCormick came in and in a mos 26.—Cattle receipts $7.75 to $9.25. Hog receipts 000. Lights inostly 10 cents lower. Others about steady Sheep receipts 19,000, Steady t» higher. Chicago, Jan. 7,000. Bulk ste ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK, “In schedule No. 5 is presented i list of surety bonds of employes the association filed with the state bonding department. Attention is call- ed to the fact that bond of Mr. Balke- more in sum of $50,000 expired on duly 15, 1920, and apparently has nal! been renewed. “We were informed by Mr. J. 1 Adams, head bookkeper, that in or- ; ports would afford not only verifi tion of Such consignments and remit The accounting firm acknowledges tances, but would supply the follow cooperation and aid in the examina ing necessary information not other- | tion of the Bank of North Dakota by "Te tantly of tone go}d by con.|;,W, Cath, ditectorgeneral; I. P. henees Sole Dy ©ON| \icAneney, credits deswtment dives y i A r 6 A, Johannsen, dits depart- 2-Resulting quantities of flour on, 0h Bnd y i F “OnsimNecs : | ment director, and in the survey of the Hee consignees unsold as at date) some Builders association of R. 1. 5_Dat Blakemore, manager, and John of ind “We do belie’ lly u that al such — enterprises, other than the Bankeof North Dakota, should be financed thrcugh direct ap- propriations by the legislature in spe- cific amounts and for designated pur- poses instead of through advances of ‘the funds ‘of the state bank * * *. mit verification and computation of costs #f individual construction units, and such further information and dé as might appear pertinent and desir- able.” of sales prices reported” with current market prices. | 3-—“Computation and verification of | actual profits or losses.to, the mill covering the consigned sales, THE DRAKE MILL. % 4+"The asset valuation on balance The accountants state that the ex-| Sheet of ‘unsold consigned product. amination of the Drake mill was un-) “On December 21, 1920, we were ad- visitors as to the ‘Northwest. Pros- perity will not return in an inrushing enveloping wave but it will return, according to H. M. Thomas, of Racine, Wisconsin, representing the manufac: turers’ association, who addressed the convention late today. ‘ BIG DECREASE IN EMPLOYM HARDING SHIP Palm ‘Beach, Fla, Jan. 26.—The Victoria on which President Harding is cruising in southern waters was caught in a storm last night and is not expected here until tomorrow. dered to this court, therein showing that the estate of said deceased is ready for final settlement and, distri- bution, and petitioning that his ac- count be allowed, the residue of said estate be distributed to the’ persons - thereunto — entitled. — administration closed and they be discharged; that Tuesday, the 8th day of Maschs Av D. 1921, wt ten o'clock in the forenoon of and then it, uniottunstely Modetate tone said: “The Board of Di- der ty take advantage of't pee au ee We sale and corresponding bookkeeper, and says that ic that day at the court rooms of this ay but the ideas wus good and the Tctors have unanimously é counts, invoices fer such material as a et PELCES 6 As no, cooperation and hin- A -—_ court in the court house, in the city Benes 2 “to fill Campanini’s plac lumber, etc. were sumetimes paid-in) “f Amount of freight and other) gered ix its examjnation of Drake| Washington, Jan, 26,--The depart-| of pismarcks county.of Burleigh» aud q 5 were forced to the fact that the vo adv f the shi | Charges paid by consignees ‘and sur-; j i rt i ot | NEAL COLL cae een es Te madéed one sire I never he! advance of reccipts of the shipmen ha ; ‘i { mill. ment of labor announced today thet} state of North Dakota. has been duly pubiic wanted madety: opera sand we und my ambition is top: but that no receiving records were! Charged the mill tyri| usions on bank . [the number of persans employed “in| yy oointed by this court for the settle- have brought it on to Chicago. The fs ai aintained to N 1, 1920 Such information is necessary for! : ; a , y ac} ij strie: i Fy the frst 0 nee eee ee eae lor ine eae z smost. in the , minds of| maintained prior to Nov. 1, 1920. from: , (ollowine ei: hues all) Conclusions expressed by the ac-| industries in this country the first Of] nant thereof, at which time and place ae % n the actual receipt of the ma) 1 following nalyses and verifies-| counting firm regarding the law gov-| the month was 3,473,476 less than the ally person Interested tn. sald estate = 7 a ie . could be veri nT Reknow ret ngign-| C™RINS the Bank of North Dakota] number employed a year ago at the may appear le his exceptions, in Bisel DING TONIC oF orp pman | “We respectfully recommend to ges of quantiti ee aeaoue Se eeivcdl: were dcelured by Nonpartisans to ie apind UNG: tines writing, to said*account, and petition, ERE mit i MARKETS || your consideration the desirability of sold, and on hand as of date of audit,| Without the province of an accoun BIT and contest:the samo. ' ‘A & oo —«»| such further examination as will per-)~ ¥—"Comparison aud authentication | ME tM AeSe it proper to strong: STORM HITS And you, the above named respond- ents, and each of you, are hereby cited and required then and there to be and appear before this court, and show cause, if any you have, why said count should not: be allowed, the residue of said estate distributed, the administration of said estate closed and said Arthur James Adams and i i iBank of iN Dakota oper- is nourishment and 7H i e va ea, We were ad: Bank of ‘North Da nd : f H receipts, 22,000, steady to| satisfactory, reciting alleged difficulty : ry of the Indus*\ sto, under a plan peculiarly analogous | , . William Adams, executors, be dis- tonic that builds up aioe cs seaty in gaining access to records. | {tial commission that ‘a?proper audit! tg Seek daa oba reserve benk * *.|SEEK TO ASSASSINATE charged. : 4 Ringe. $8.25 to $9.60. Loans from the Bank of North Da-| Of the association requires a physical’ wti6 bank must provide for a rea- F TAL | Dated the 25th day of January, A. D. the whole body. Bille 39 Rp ‘ kota amounting to $211,795.40 are, inventory of the mill products at sonante and sullicient movility and _ ARMENIAN OFFIC 1921. \ 3 Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield,N J. 20-18 WHEN.YOU ASK FOR <i Ss .BUTTER @NORTAERN REDUCTION In Tailored Suits $85 values now $50.00 $75 values now .$45.00 $65 values now .$40.90 $50 to $55 value $37.50 $40 to $45 value $30.00 TERMSCASH | Ending Feb. 28th, 1921 KLEIN Tailor and Cleaner Pigs weak, Cattle receipts, 6,000, slow, steady to weak. Common steers, $6 to $7. % Butcher cows and heifers, 40c to 55c- Stockers and feders- slow, mostly steady. Sheep reeeipts, 1.000 steady. Good to choice lambs, $9.75 to $10.50. Best ewes, $4.75 to $5.25. wy Minneapolis, Jan. 26—Flour un- changed to 15 lower. Shipments, 50- 485 barrels. In carload lots $9.25 to $9.50 a barrel. . Barley. 45¢ to 63c. Rye No. 2, $1.52% to $1.5344, Bran, $27 to $28. The close of the wheat market was weak, 34% to 4 cents lower. Minneapolis, Jan. 26.—Wheat re- ceipts, 226 cars, compared witlr 228 cars a year ago. Cash No. 1 northern, $1.62% to $1.63. Corn No. 8 yellow, 5lc to 52, Flax, $1.82 to $1.83. BISMARCK GRAIN. (Furnished by Russell- Millet.) Bismarck, ‘Jan. 6. No. 1 dark northern No lamber durum « No 1 mixed durum . No. red durum. No. 1 flax .. No. 2 flax . No. 2 rye . $149 » LAL re 49 1.44 1.30 geP North Dakota Mill and Elevator as- records available for examination. — | Drake and all consignment points’ and uidity of assets at all times * * *. that ‘no audit is worth of the name, “Phe prevalent condicion of contrac- unless based on physical inventories.) ;:5) js general and serious. At such. “physical maveory of the product, tine the bank should be in # position j ‘at the ‘Crake mill, unsold and uncon. ee eee oe na direct your at- Coneleomerte! tptallina 120,00" igned as at date vf audit had been) tention to the disproportionate a- were made to 33 Consumers stores,|duly taken, as already mentioned In| mount of assets cf the bank which according to the audit, the largest|the within report. are represented in thirty year farm amount of which was $8,000 to the! “We wish to make clear and em-| toans, state bonds, advances to state Minot store. Ten other companies ha:l| phasize the fact that goods out on con-! institutions and other non-liquid in- flour on consignment, totalling $170,-| signment are not verified by physical} vestments, to establish and emphasize 807.42, inventories but by examination of the) ty propriety and importance of the The accountants were unable to, records, supported by the acknowledg- accompanying ecommendations.” strike a balance, to show profit or! ment of the consignees. \e The report shows these listed as loss. | “Not only would it be clearly impos-) ¢ojiows: thirty-year farm loans, $2,- Schedules showed sible to take the physical inventory of 399,04 state bonds, $1,951,459, rep- shown, of which $94,Q00 had been re- paid to the bank. The total opera- tions of the mill had footed’ $635 - 686.64, .. . $129,000 of Flour Consigned. the Consumers _ stores had paid $95,803.22 the report ll goods out on consignment at a rosenting the capital of the bank, and certain date at many and widely scat-| a ayances to state institutions of $882,- | tered stores of all possible consignees, ~ ‘but such a physical inventory would be valueless. Not only would it be impossible to indentify the items and quantities represented in such con-| hand, but there would’ 24¥ said. On the total amount of flour) sold on consignment $117,000 had been paid. The value of the plant as charged on the books was $29,956.91 and the! final inventory was $24.337.92, incluc-| i ji aks 5. Signed goods on Hd evaluation on fons packs ot be no means of determining whethe: 7 i ‘ ee .| such goods had not been sold and re- peene reached ye auditors | mained undelivered, or the extent of, kc : goods in transit, if any. .,, Aecountant’s Statement, | “In the within report we have con- “We profoundly regret that we are! fineq ourselves to presenting only unable to prepare and present balance | ; the transactions and information sub- sheet and operating statement of the ject to verification by us and from the | Sudden Withdrawals The comment also says that “on November 11, 1920, the bank found it isable to draw ‘on redeposits of | public funds in local banks to the amount of $1,390,000. It is apparent that this could only effect an increas- ing stringency and decreasing the ability. of the local banks to assist the sociation, for the following reasons: | x Regret Uncompleteness | The limitation of time imposed for’ “We regret that we are unable to} the completion of the field work ‘by! present a complete and comprehen- December 31, 1920. The fact that the| sive report of financial condition and records maintained at Drake. N. D.! operating results, due to the deficien- pertained only to the operations cf! cy in the records ayailable. CAPSULES, _MiDY “The Texan” is coming. the Drake mill and did not includetthe ; “Contrary to our experience in the i ‘Paris, Jan. 26. tempt was made,to assassinate Ave- tis Abrounian, head of the Armenian delegation in Paris ‘today. The attack occurred near hig residence, the as- sassin using a revolver but failing to hit his intended victim. rested. 5 WILL REPOR’ ON DISBANDING ‘Paris, Jan, 26.—Allied military ex- perts will report to the supreme coun- cil of the league of nations on plans for the disbanding of the German mili- tary units which will provide for full concurrence with all of the clauses of the treaty of peace. Two-thirds of the disbanding operations must be completed by March 1 and' they must be finished by July 1. ~ SPENDS DAY HERE. ~ Mr. John A. Hall, consulting civil engineer of Devils Lake and county surveyor of Ramsey county, associated with T, R. Atkinson of this city, spent Monday in-the city, leaving Tuesday to visit his brothers and their families who are located in Halliday and Beu- lah, Fred Hall of Halliday and Dan Hall of Beulah. - Mr. Hall, as well as his brother Dan, was in the service in France, and has a number of comrades in the city. aswell as many friends and acquaint- ances, ‘An unsuccessful at-{ He was ar- By the Court: I. C.. DAVIES, Judge of the County Court. Let thé foregoing citation be served by publication four weeks in the Bis- marck Tribune, all not less‘than ten days before said hearing. I. C. DAVIES, Judge of the County Court. 1-26-2-2-9-16 “The Texan” is coming. Have Pains? Aches and pains seem to be the lot of the ordinary mortal. However, these should be taken simply as astures warning signals that somd part of the human machine is out of order. It isa mistake to resign one's self to.physical torture when the cause can be remo’ tone up weak, inactive, sluggish “kid! neys and help rid the blood of poison- Ocss waste matter that causes aches and pains in arms and legs, backache, rheu- or matic pains, sore muscles, stiff swoliem joints, . et dit’ ti le ca ey. reli pains leftmy back. I cecom mend Poley Kidney Pille to my (sisade,?~ ad