The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1921, Page 1

i ih H i i I. ih “they would have ‘been: open, to . Dakota. The Weather Unsettled ~ r THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Last Edition THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS ASSEMBLY HAL GONE; FEW LAWS T0 BE ENACTED Peculiar Situation Arising to Make Real Legislation Diffi- cult to Pass, fi i} LOTS OF WORK AHEAD! Very Important Measures to Be ackled.in Last Thirty- if Four Days As the legislature sww into its 28th day today, the members were faced with the task of enacting all legislation that is to be enacted by! this assembly in the last half of thé session. No construetive legislation, in fact, no legislation has been accomplished No definite program of legislation is) pefore either’ the senate or the house. No big measures have yet been tackled by either branch of the assembly. Yet: in the four remaining weeks there, are some very important measures to be acted upon. | ‘The legislature has actually been in session nineteen days, excluding! the recess and Sundays. During that) time the house has passed seven bills and four concurrent resolutions, and the senate has passed eight bills and three concurrent. resolutions. No bill’ bill has gone tg the governor for sig- nature. The time for introduction of appropriation bills, except on suspen- sion of rules, has passed. , “Let Well Enough Alone.” No effort has been made by either Independents or Nonpartisans to evolve a real program of legislation. | The Nonpartisans. at the start, took the attitude of “let well enough alone” and either felt that. they,had) put the laws on the statute Mooks necessary to accomplish their pro gram, or were afraid to risk division among their members with legislation of importance. On the Independent side the atti- tude has been taken that “any pro- gram” presented should be the’ result of the experience and study of: the members of the legislature. Had the leaders attempted to put up a pro- gram at’the beginning of the Sensio the charge of dictation, they/ say. But there are indications that out of the experience of the first half of the as- sembly members will attempt to work out a constructive program. The big- | gest task of the. Independents, in the}! opinion of many. is blocking “wild | legislation, cutting appropriations to, the bone and making a thorough probe of the management of state in- | dustries. : Yet there are many measures 01 real importance to.the state whicn have some chance of enactment, at; least for which real battles will ‘be waged. Some of these are: Some Important Measures. Senator Nelson’s bills, backed by Chief Justice Robinson, repeal- MEET HARDING’S IARDINGS PRICE SLUMPS “EDUCATIONAL President-Elect inds When Doc” Sawyér Speaks Marion, Ohio, Jan. 31.—Even clos- er to President-elect Harding than\ the mighty Harry M. Daugherty_of! Columbus is Dr. Cc. E. Sawyer of Marion. Daugherty, oc- casionally, has been known to cool his heels waiting on Hard- ing to sze him. but Sawyer — never! Daugherty is only the presi-| dent-elect’s po-, litical advisor. Sawyer is his family physician. “Doc,” as ‘the president - elect; e ffectionately calls his physi- cian, has been m inistering unto the “Hard- ing family for ‘ : more than 30 DR. SAWY. years. Dr. Sawyer is a mere mite of a man—tiye fect three or four and weighing about 110. but he possess:s: a wonderful intellect and unlimited ion sense. House physician and he'll move ‘to Washington about inauguration time. The president-elect has great con- fidence in the little. doctor’s judg- ments. It has just heen found out that Sawyer was told by a Washington! hotel! that it would cost him $100 a} day for seven days to stay through! the inauguration. ste Very soon thereafter the inaugural! festivities were called off by Hard- | ing. Nobody accuses’ the little doctor of having a hand in it. | FEATURE IN MONTHS NEWS Livestock Quotations at South St. Paul Decline During Dec. —Lowest In November. UNEMPLOYMENT GREATER Continue in an Unbalanced Condition—Banking Operations Minneapolis, Jan. 31.—Price slumps are the outstanding features of the month of Janaury, according a statement issued today by the th Federal Reserve bank. It foNows, in part: General Price Situation. The most importan: business event in the month of December was the general and substantial decline in prices at wholesale of practically ali commonities. The declines in Decem- ber, when added to those of the pre- ceding months, have marked the year 1920 sa one of greater readjustment i a a i i Vhite| ; = * ‘ding has appointed him White! in price leveis than nas ever een! house's action was mad witnessed. The effects ave not been lifferent from those in ocier pericds of business decline, such #3 Gh minished buyjng, decreased — prodiic- sion, increased unemployment, aud a stronger desire to economize, 5a) pay up debts and invest. The p! of. products in the northwest declined in harmony with tnose of t he ries of the world. The median quotations for cash gales of all grains at Minneapolis were ower in December than in November except for rye, Wuich advanced one - LOBBY” IS HIT INTHE HOUSE | Opposition Develops Into De-' mand for Appearance of Educators | ‘(RESOLUTION Is UP) !Prices of Building Materials | Proposition to Hear Speakers’ Wednesday and Then Put | ... Down Bars ~ | |: The house this afterhoon was to! ‘have before’ it a proposal to: curb! what some members term thé “edu-! | cational lobby,’ and which they de- j clare is ,“‘more powerful” than any other lobby. |, The house late Saturday agreed on the spur of the moment to hear Dr. ; Ladd, head of. the agricutvural col- lege; Dr. Kane, head of the univer- sity, and Dr. Allen, head of the Val- ‘ley City normal; Wednesday afternon at 4 o'clock. Their proposed subject is the mill | tax for state educational institutions j and a discussion of appropriations, Since the announcement of the many other | institutional representatives are said , to have wired to Bismarck to get per- | mission to address the house. “The proper place for these men to appeer, if they are discussing appro- priations, is be!ore the appropria- ions committee,” said one member.’ 2/“We are glad to pay tribute -to’any! | i 4 . | leading citizens of the state, Dut.this | other producing sections and inaus-| pouse has a duty to perform in making | | appropriaions and it ought to be-able! | 40 make them without interference ‘sof an organized lobby. These men ap- | peared before tie budget board, they can appear \before the appropriations | But Harding does obey his 5-foot-3-| cent per bushel, All the quotations, | committee, and that is the proper: hoss. ROADS MUST REDUCE COSTS SAYS WITNESS Railroad Official Says Reduced | Expenses Imperative to Prevent Failure i RULES MAKE WASTE Requests Restoring of Condi- tions Existing Before War Was Declared eee enw) \ Chicago, Jan. 3i—Bankruptcy threat- | ens the railroads of the United States ; unless they! are assured, immediate re- ‘ duction of operating expenses, the; | railroad labor board was told today ing the “new fangled” tax laws, | by the president of the Association ; tax on attorneys and act requir- ing a year’s experience of coal | miners before they can work in nes in North Dakota. A rural credits: bill, expected to be proposed by the Independents in the house. Development of the co-operative marketing plan, for Which Sena- tor Church’s bill is an dpening wedge. f The mill tax for state institu- tions and abolition. of four state educational, institufions. Revision of primary and election laws. 3 Revision of income tax other tax laws, proposed by state tax commissioner. Reducing the $8,600,000 budget bill—the biggest biennial budget hill in the state’s history. Senate Quiet Place. The sendte has done practically nothing. With the political fights in the house it was expected by many observers that the senate would get down to a consideration of the busi- ‘ness. affairs of the state and evolve some legislation of real merit- The Independents in the house, be- ing in the majority, were looked to by observers to initiate practically all constructive legislatiod that -was to be proposed, in view of the adminis- tration’s “stand pat” attitude. How- Continued on page 3) TOKIO BANK HAS REOPENED The Tokio State bank, closed sev- eral weeks ago, reopened Saturday, O, BE. Lofthus has announced. The bank has been able to liquidate enough assets to resume business. WANT LIGHT DRINKS BACK PEERS New York, Jan. 31.—The State Fed; eration of Labor will urge advance- ment of the resolution in congress to permit manufacture of light wine and beer in the Empire state. and the of Railway Executives. | The railway executive assured the! federal officials that if there was an > immediate change granted in the; without exception, exhibit a narower venge in December than in November. these median prices furnish an index of conditios prevailing throughout the month and are a means for simplify- ing the variations due to changes in daily quotations. The median is that price at which the nunvber of bushels. 30ld at a higher price is exactly equal to the number of busiels/sold at a lower price. Livestock Prices Down. All livestock prices at the South Bt Paul stockyards as shown by the me: dian ‘quotations in December and No- vember declined, witn the single ex- ception of lambs. Even in the-cage of lambs, the highest and lowest quota- tions were Jower in December than ithe highest and lowest in November, ‘his tendency: for quotations to fall, Dr. Allen. within a narrower range is evidence of more stable conditions as to prices end demand and ‘supply. Prices of w@gol declined, as well as wholesale produce prices for butter, eggs, cheese, potatoes, oranges, veal and hogs. Unemployment. | * The Ninth federal reserve’ district, during the last four months, has perienced ‘a great increase in the number of unemployed. Minneapolis concerns which employed 26,703 per- sons a year ago reported to the Civic and Commerce association a reduc- tion to 20,708 on or about January 1, 1921, or a decrease of 221-2 per cent. The reductions are greatest in the woodworking, paper, iron and steel in- ex:| | Place for them to appear. They should | ; Mot go over the heads of our regu- ! larly constituted agencies and try to | force something upon the legislature.” ‘To Ask Robinson, ! ‘Phe sponsors of the resolution j Which was expected to be up: if the jouse were to ask that Chief ‘Justice | Robinson be invited to appear before the house Wednesday afternoon with the other three men and that there- after the bars be drawn tight against any member of the state administra- tion speaking on legislative subjects | vefore the body as a whole, | Representative Shipley made a mo- | tion in the house, that the house on | Wednesday afternoon. invite Chief, | Justice Robinson to speak before that | ' body with Dr. -tadd, ‘Dre Kane ard! | And that thereafteg there he no more adjournments for the purpose of hearings of heads of institution or state. departments, on appropriations {or departmental affairs which prop- | jerly should be handled by commit- | tees. | On request the motion was divided. ; | The house voted to invite Judge Rob- | jinson to address the body on Wed- | nesday afternoon. _On-the resolution. }a roll call was demanded and the | motion carricd 62 to 48, with three absent. i FIND GLADYS war-time working rules and condition# | qystries, which indicate reductions as that they would not make any reduc’ high ag 33 per cent or more, Mining | WITHER ELL ON tion of basic wages for at least’ three | months, saying the interval would be used to test out the® efficiency of/ economy which might be instituted | free from. the eliminations of the/ present agreement, . : Ultimately, however, there would be need for a reduction in basic wages if the cost of operatio is to ‘be cut to a point where rates may be re- duced. Causes 4Vaste. “The national.agreement regarding | rules and working conditions forced on the railroads companies in Montana report a reduc- tion jn the number of- men employed | uring the month of December equal | to 30 per cent of the number a year) ago. The Michigan mines, as well as; lumber manufacturers throughout the | whole district, report a reduction in} the number of employes of 34 per cent} of a year ago. | General Business Conditions. There was a decided shrinkage in, the volume of ‘business during the | four ‘weeks’ ending December 29 as compared with the four weeks ending SHBEP RANCH Police Arrested Couple Charged With Kidnapping Los An- geles Woman ; Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 31—Mrs. | Gladys ‘Witherell, who disappeared | ag war measures December 1, when measured by the/ from her home here last Tuesday, cause much waste and inefficiency.” yolume of payments made through was found early this morning a pris-; he continued. clearing house banks in the eleven ‘oner in a small house on a sheep! ne: “[ estimate that the elimination of most importait cities of this district:' ranch in Riverside county, about 70 this waste would reduce the railroad The December volume was 161-2 per! miles southeast of Los Angeles, ac- operating expenses at least $300,000 per annum. It would be far better to, save this amount by restoring condi- tions as existed prior to the war than to reduce the wages. To Come Down Last. “We believe that as the wages of railroad employes were the last to go up, they should be the last to come down but we do insist that in return for this wage there shall be given an honest day's Work. “The public has a right to insist that this must be obtained. The pub- lic also has the right to expect that the railways tvith the co-operation of; the regulatory bodies, will as rapidly as possible reduce the cost of rail- road operation so as to eventually se- . cure a reduction of the rates. “Ultimately a readjustment of the basic wages will be required. BE HEARD FEB. 17 The petition of fifty-seven residents of Hebron to the state hoard of rail- road commissioners for an order re- quiring the Northern Pacific railroad to stop train No. 2 at Hebron to take! on and discharge passengers will he| ; heard in Hebron on Feb. 17 at 1 p. m.| BEACH CITIZENS ‘The application of the Aaby Light _. FOR OLSEN IDEA Beach, N. D. Jan. 31.—The proposal of Representative C. B. Olsen that the state of North Dakota create a pub- lic park of about 12,000 acres in the Bad Lands north of Medora, to he Known as Roosevelt park, is being en- couraged by citizens of western Nortir In the area, which once was traversed by Theodore Roosevelt, there is a petrified forest. some of the stumps of which measure 20 feet across. rf and Power company of New England, for authority to increase electric rates, will be heard at New England! on Fel. 16 at 7 p. m. DEATH TAKES GOV. PARKER Augusta, Me. . 31,—F. H. Parker, governor of ‘Maine, died today, He failed to recover from the effects of! infection unde the tongue, with) which he was attacked three weeks: (ago. ’ cent less than in November, whereas a year ago between the same months there was a decline of less than - per cent. It is evident that the de- cline is much more than seasonal. Also the total in December is 7 per cent less than a year ago, ‘The city of Superior alone exhibited gains s-ver last month and over a year ago. The production, of flour mills in this district for the four weeks euding December 25 declined abort 18 per cent as compared with the four weeks ending November 27. The tofal pro- (Continued on Page Six) COMPARES POOL HALL AND H. S. INSPECTORS PAY County officials ot the state are flooding the legislature with pe- titions for increased pa. One of the reasons is that un- der the 1927 rule the officials many counties, particularly th west of the Missouri river, will receive less pay than they have received, ; The state affairs committee is to lump all salary increase bills for consideration. Qne bill pro- viding a minimum = salary — for county superintendents of 0 will not go to this committee, however, although an efiort was whade to send it there. Rep. Kitehen, in talking on in the house, waxed sar- over objections raised to one section ofa bill he had to in- crease salaries of high si inspectors from $2,200 to '%: “The senate has passed a bill providing three poo! hall inspect- ors at $2,500 2 year. It seems to be high school inspectors, trained educators, ought to get at least as much,” he sald, | cording to telephone messages. | | ‘She was unharmed, Two men, who 2! gave their names as Carr, were ar- {rested. The officers said the Carrs confessed that they had ill-feeling to- ! ward the womans father-in-law be-| cause of a contract involving a boat, and that they kidnaped Mrs. Wilther- ell both to obtain revenge and ransom , money, 21 DAYS SPENT ON OCEAN TRIP FROM EUROPE Dan Bougas. who has returned to Bismarck with hig pride after several months in Greece, declares that peo- ple here know little about what high prices really ure. Greece, he d, is prosperous, with plenty of work and fairly high wages, | but flour and other nece: of life | are very high in price. Very little is heard of conditions outside Greece. he said. Mr. Bougas and his bride were on !the ocean twenty-one days on their) return trip. hey will reside on Fourth strect. i 7 * wa? AY ‘ENDORSE NEW PEACE MOVE | London, Jan. 31—CongervativelEng- lish newspapers endorse the Paris de- cision on German reparations. The Herald, labor .paper, says the plan is clear lunacy, BERLIN CONDEMNS ° NEW REPARATIONS (Berlin, Jan. 31—The German papers generally condemn the Allied decision on reparations as economically im- | possible. “FIGHTING PAT” FILIBUSTERS Youngest Senator Shows Con- gress Youthful Pep (N- E. A. Staff Spec what That's they call Pat Harrison, sena- tor from} sissippi. At present Pat is fighting for the cha mpion- ship belt if. the filibuster class. + The dictiona says a filibuster! is “A member of! a legislative! body who vents action by the extreme use| of dilatory tac-! tics, sudh as speaking merely to consume) ‘ time.” Fighting Pat ! There's no doubt about Pat being | a filibuster. He admitted after) speaking two weeks against the emer- | gency tariff bill that he hadn’t said, a thing. % Much More to Say. “I have much more to say than } have said thus far,” he said as he} drew his second breath. “However, ! I’m a good soldier and will do what! is for the best interest of the coun-! try.” Pat's only 39, the baby of the sen- ate. He doesn't seem a hit awed by the | age and experience arrayed against him. He's young at heart. Had the time of his life tripping up his pond- erous opponents. Golf? Horseback? Not for Pat ‘They're old men’s games,” he says.’ “Baseball and hunting for mine.” Pat studied law while he taught a country school ‘in Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1902. Married in-1905. Has three children. Elected district attorney in 1905. Went to congress in 1910. ' ! Defeats Vardaman, Battled Vardaman_ for senatorial nomination in 1918. Pat wore his hair, shor’ ped and had a good war rec- | ord. Vardaman had long hair and his war record wasn’t so good. De- cision to Pat. Elected by 95 percent | of state’s votes. . Held the whip hand in the scrap for Cox’s nomination at San Francis- co convention, His term as senator doesn’t expire until 1925. He will probably be re- elected: Many. times. | He signs his name Pat. But he was | christened, Byron. Patton Harrison. You'd never know it if you didn’t! look him up in Who's Who. | RULE AGAINST STATE'S CHECKS BRINGS PROTEST New York Clearing House Ac- cepts North Dakota Checks for Collection Only Hl NOTICE IS SENT OUT Many bankers in North Dakota are) aroused over a rule said to have been adopted, by the New York clearing! | houpe, refusing to clear North Dakot ) checks through the regular channels. ‘Immediate action is expected to re-| | sult in an effort to have the rule re-; moved. Many business firms have been no- tified that their checks for goods pur-| chased in New York are accepted for | : collection only. One of these letters! to a merchant, informing him of the; situation, said: . “We entered the above remittance for collection and have charged your account’ accordingly until payment therefor has been made by your bank. ‘Hereafter. however, piease remit for/ all bills by money order. These ar- rangements to remain in effect until such time as checks through the banks in North Dakota are accepted for clearance through the regular channels.” One local banker said today that for some time merchants have been informed that their checks are ac- cepted for collection only. Whether this is due to the action of the Bank of North Dakota in de- clining to cash checks issued by coun- ty treasurers and others, in their dis- cretion, hag created a faulty impres- sion \which has reacted against the entire state is not known, = The action is held by many to be an injustice to the state as a whole. DEPT. WANTS DEBS FREED. Washington, Jan. 31.—Commutation of sentence next February 12 of Eu gene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for president, has been recommended by department of justice officials, it was learned today. President Wilson’s refusal to com- mute the te ar sentence of Eu- gene Debs ne within a few minutes after the decision of the supreme court in the Berger case involving the same law. ~ Will Refuse Pardon, Washington, Jan. Wilson today refused to commute the ten-year sentence imposed on Eugene V, Debs. FALLING WALLS KILL THREE MEN Providence, Jan. 3 ‘hree firemen were killed and five injured when walls of a building collapsed here. ‘Two of the injured are expected to die, #1.—President ADMINISTRATION MEN GIVEN FIRST CHANCE IN INQUIRY INTO INDUSTRIES BY HOUSE - Men Charged With Supervision of Industries to Appear—Govern. or andOthers on Industrial Commission May Be Invited to Appear—First Hearings Wednesday Morning in Burleigh County Courthouse—Senate Committee to Conduct Hearing on Floor of That Body—Meet Today to Formulate Plans. First witnesses to be called in the house investigation of state ob: | industries, will be the men charged with the duty of, supervising structs or pre-/ the state industries, it was announced today. , Public hearings will start Wednesday morning at 9:30 in the courtroom of the Burleigh county courthouse, changed.’ unless plans are A general survey will be made first of the industries, under the plan of investigation which calls for the appedrance of the men directly charged with the supervision and management of these industries. The administration men, therefore, will be the first to tell their story on the witness stand before the committee. ene BERGER WINS CASE INU. 8. | SUPREME COURT Divided Opinion Gives Decision’ te Socialists in Espionage | Case | JUDGE LANDIS REVERSED | Majority Holds Chicago Federal. Judge Should Not Have Heard Case , Washington, Jan. 31.—Conviction of! Victor L. Berger and four other mem- bers of the Socialist party for viola-; tion of the espionage act was reversed | today by the supreme court on the ground that Judge Landis should not have heard the suit after his eligibil- ity had been attacked. Those convicted with Berger in the federal court were Adolph Germer, |, national secretary of the party; Will- iam 'F, Kruz, editor of the Young So-! cialists magazine; J, L. Endahl and Ir- win St. John Tucker. | ‘Berger and the other four men werd. convicted under. the, section pro- hibiting ‘attempts to cause ‘insubordi- nation and disloyalty in the naval! and military forces, and sentences; ranging from ten to. twenty years im- prisonment were imposed. The court. divided six to three. The uppeal was brought to the su-) preme court on the grounds that Judge Landis had shown personal bias | against the defendants because of their nationality, TO KNOW NOW ABOUT TREATY |Senator Johnson Wants State- ment Regarding Pact With | Japan Washington, Jan. 31.—‘“People are! entitled to know and to know pow what dispogition of the Japanese | question is made in the proposed! treaty between Japan and the United States,” declared Senator ysohnson (Republican), of California, in a for- mal statement. He reiterated his statement that the treaty would in effect repeal the | California, anti-alien land act and as- ‘serted that the people would not ‘stand for that. J. DAKOTA SIXTH IN AUTO NUMBER FIGURES REVEAL North Dakota ranks _ sixth among the states In the Un ited States in the number of automo- bile cars proportionate to pop- ulation, These figures were received by The Tribune from the first com- pilation of automobile stati ties, TMiade by automobile industries, based on the registration for completed in the country. North Dakota ranks 29th amon the 48 states in the total number s and g b in gain in . 1920, Minnesota, Montana, Flor. ida, and Rhode [sland are among the states below her in the per- centage of increase in 1920. South Dakota the nation in the number of in propor. lion to her population, that state having one ¢ sons. Towa third, Califor fiith and No. Dakota sixth with one- car for every 7.14 persons in the/state. Sueh states as New York ‘and flinois are below North Dakota, i There are 8,8: ears and trucks registered the country in 1920. North Dakota registered W540 automobiles and motorey- cles. State: wm The senate investigation — will take a different form, and will be limited in‘ scope, it is expected. Senate Plan Outlined. Senator Liederbach, chairman of the senate committee, planned to have his committee of five meet with the state board of auditors, composed of Attor- ney-General Lemke, Auditor D. C. Poindexter and Secretary of State Thomas Hall at 4 o’clock this after- noon, or immediately after the senate adjournment. The plan the senate committee pro- bably will follow is this: The Bishop, Brissman compa- ny’s audit report will be consid- ered only as to the Bank of North Dakota, ignoring partial reports on the Home Builders and Drake mill. The senate will sit as a com- mittee of the whole to consider the case, making it a ,“free-for- all” With all senators permitted to ask questions. The attorney-general’s depart- ment will furnish the counsel, and will conduct the quiz. The report of the’ Industrial Commission, required to be made by Feb. 1, will be the basis for the examination of the Home Builders and the ‘Drake mill. No witnesses will be called dutside of the’ state officials and employes in charge of the various industries. Senator Liederbach sald that he was opposed to calling many witnesses, or otherwise incurring expenses by hir- ing attorneys. is Governor May Be Called. E. G. Lee, one of the accountants of Bishop, Brissman and company. also is expected to be among the first witnesses in the house investigation. He is to explain the audit the com- pahy made. During the investigation it is ex- pected that members of’ the Indus- trial Commission, composed of Gev- ernor Frazier, Commissioner of Agri- culture Hagan and Attorney General Lemke may be invited to appear be- fore the committee and give testi- mony. The attorneys, John F, Sullivan and Francis Murphy, are expected to make a preliminary statement of the case before the hearing opens. They have heen examining records, but it was said today that they have not pre- pared the list of witnesses to be call- ed Wednesday morning. Chairman Grangaard, of the house committee of nine, said that the probe of the committee would begin at the beginning and énd at the end—cover- ing the operation of the industries as completely as the facilities offered permit. The house- hearings will be public, except at such times it is deemed ad- visable to go into ‘executive session. The senate is expected to adopt the same course. 4 APPEAL FOR AID TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN FOR YEAR Van Hook, N. ‘D. Jan. 31.—An ap- peal to citizens for financial aid to keep the schools of the Ft. Berthold reservation open for the remaining four months of the term is being mode by the Van Hook Community club. School treasuries are empty bank- ers are said to have gone the limit in carrying warrants said to be il- legal and the legislature will be ask-, ed to legalize these. ‘ELEVEN KILLED IN HOTEL FIRE ‘Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 31.—Eleven persons were killed and four badly in- jured,in a fire which today destroyed the Hotel Colonial, MORRIS PROFITS SHOW DECREASE ‘Chicago, Jan. ‘he annual state- ment of Morris & Co, shows net prof- its of $4,270,497, in comparison with’ $6,845,471 in 1919. MAY RENEW RUSS- POLISH ATTACK Constantinople, Jan. 31.—Seventy- two Bolshevik divisions are reported distributed along the Polish and Ru- manian fronts and secret instructions are said to have been given by/ Trotsky for a new offensive. ion Closes Doors, Associ Lamberton, Mont. Jan. “-The yEquity Co-operative association of this city. has been placed in the hands of a receiver.