The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1921, Page 1

_ The Weather A bFAIR FORTIETH YEAR THE BISMAR BUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 21 Ye PRICE FIVE CENTS COMPANION OF WOMAN WHO DIED IN COUNTY VALUES AUTO ACCIDENT EAST OF CITY BEING HELD ON ORDER OF CORONER'S JURY James M. Thomas To Be Given Hearing Before Police Mag- istrate Cashman in Case LIQUOR CHARGE IS MADE Emmons County Sheriff Arrests Man Alleged to Have Sold Liquor to Thomas James M. Thomas, companion of Mrs. Alice Rafferty when she was killed in an automobile acci- dent east of Bismarck Tuesday night, is charged with “culpable negligence” in the case by the coroner’s jury, which returned its verdict. after hearing wit- nesses and viewing the scene of the accident. Thomas was held today in jail on a warrant issued as a result of the; verdict, the warrant being returnable; to Police Magistrate Cashman. The} verdict of the coroner’s jury found: | “That the said Alice Gertrude Raf- 1 | | AREDECREASED. [AGREE TO STRIKE. | OUT SOFT DRINK | Washington, Aug. 18.—Eliminatio SALES LICENSE (EQUALIZATION BOARD HOLDING , Section proposing a license tax of $10 ah i Decrease is Made on County} hers of the ways and means commit- | tee while general debale on the meas- Land Values From $18 to | ure was continuing in the house. {other amendment adopted would ex- on venders of soft drinks was} ugreed upon today by majority mem- | An-| THREEBANKSIN - STATEBLOWNIN Residents of Lunds Valley Se Bandits Escape, Powerless HIGH ARMY OFFICERS ARE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY 10 AID RELEASE i | | 3 DAYS, REPORT ¢/ COUNTY FLAX FIELD MAY GO OF BERGDOLL, ARCH DRAFT EVADER Former Judge Advocate General of the Army Characterized SESSION HERE $14.50 Per Acre The state board of equalization, in} session here today, took up the matter of the assessment of all railroad pro- perty in the state. Representatives of| jrailroads had jnformed the state tax) FIGURES TO STATE BOARD |commisgioner before the session open-| jed that they would ask a reduction | of assessment in the state. Governor; |Frazier, who has been in Washington, | and Idaho for several days, was pres-/| jent, having returned to the capital: Hast night. ‘ 2 |county not including railroads, utili- |. The equalization board will have ties, etc. which are assessed by the before it the county auditors of the) state board of equalization, amounts istate tomorrow to consider the as-/1o $21,537,194, | sessment of lands. The board will} ‘The county valuations, reviewed by be in session for several days. {the board of equalization, will go be- oe ae ifore the state board of equalization Action on Valuation For New Tax Year The total assessed value of Burleigh | county is redyced, though the exact proportion cannot be determined until ferty met her death while riding in an; automobile about one mile west of Menoken, Burleigh county, North Da-| kota, by the said automobile being} overturned through the culpable neg-} ligence of one James M. Thomas who! was then and there operating the} same, being in an intoxicated condi-| tion,” { i The jury was composed of H. B. Neighbor, W. P. Knott, Jr., and O. E. Kafer. Scott Cameron, acting for State’s Attorney F. C. McCurdy during the} latter’s absence, was gathering furth-| er evidence in the case. It is not held! likely that Thomas will be charge}| i i with manslaughter. Deserihes Accident. | In an affidavit obtained by Mr. Cam-} eron, Thomas described the accident: and said that he got liquor which he was carrying from parties in Emmons jother counties in the state. : Valuation of land per acre is fixed at $14.44 this year as compared to a WHEAT ON BIG ‘valuation slightly above $18 an acre) Nast year. TY RANCH The assessed valuation of the entire COUN ,; the state board had completed the val- —_-- j uation of railroads, etc. The total * + valuation last year was $34,360,198, in- Proper Method of Cultivation cjyding all property, which indicates} of Soil Brings Good {a probable decrease in value for 1921 of several million dollars. Rewards County Board Figures sane | The county board figures for 1921 Twelve hundred acres of wheat on | ponow: the Hackney ranch, three’ miles south | pota) acres assessed....... 989,387 of McKenzie will show a profitable | assessed value total acreage$14,288,226 yield. Threshing of the wheat is NOW Lots, exclusive of struc- in progress. One 300-acre tract which | tures and improvements. was threshed yielded 4,774 bushels otf and improve- i | 2,132,089 ; Structures | wheat, machine measure, or about) ie Ss sed fe i 15.9 bushels per acre. The wheat ene or busing 1,196,468 | is durum wheat and is exceptionally | cimuctures occupied aegis hard, it is stated. 35,42: . There remains 900 acres: of wheat |, Nomen by owners : oo ae to be threshed. The ranch also has total ‘aaneased value 18,510233 Bes acres of oats and 150 acres of] sVorage assessed value G. N. Keniston, secretary of the Rene eek red ‘ommercial club. and J. P. French vis-| ave iane 106650 !empt from the income tax all sum: received as pensions or from the government by veterans o all wars or their dependents, | Equalization Body to Take rinall POOL, CONTESTS | FOR TWO DAYS Diving and Swimming Races, Tub Races and Other Feat- ures Are on Program Water sports at the swimming pool will be held at 3 o'clock Friday and Saturday afternoons and at o’clock Friday and Saturday evening: it was announced today by the com- mittee composed of Obert Olson, H. L, Stagner and R. W. Patzman. One of the features is expected to be the diving of Henry Richholt. Though Mr. Richholt admits his best swim- ming days are over he maintains he can stay under water longer than any other person in Bismarck. He made the proposition that he would dive two dollars to the pool fund. The program announced by the com- mittee follows: Friday—Try-outs Free for all. 1. Best Diver (Men) 2, Best Diver (Ladies) . Best Diver (Girls under 16) 4, Best Diver (Boys under 16) 5. Best Diver (Boys under 10) 6. Best Diver (Girls under 10) 7. Swimming race (Men) 8. Swimming race (Ladies) ARE ANNOUNCED PRIZES BEING OFFERED 30! county. On the*strength of the affi-| ited the ranch during the threshing davit, local authorities went to Em-)#d made some pictures to be used in Value Of Cattle 9. 10. Swiniming race (Gir! Swimming race (Boys under 16) under 16) mons county. Sheriff Miller, of Em-; mons county, according to werd! brought back by local authorities, |! visited the place of Louis Torkelson,, living south of Moffit, confiscated two, stills and arrested him on a liquor; law violation charge. | The aflidavit of Thomas, describing | the accident and telling of his. pur- chase of liquor, follows: i | publicity work of the Commer club. The pictures were taken as an example of profitable grain farming. Manager Crook, of the ranch, said that the 150 acres of corn in crop now would be in wheat next year and that he considered this better than sum- mer fallowing. He said that the ranch was in the midst of an areg’ wh had little rain but believed that prop- er methods of putting out wheat at the The average valua of cattle under 1 year old is fixed at two and a half dollars, exemptions figured; cattle one to two years old at $4.8 each and between 2 and 3 years old at $10. The total value of cattle is placed at $91,364. The total value of cows is $141,334; the average assessed value being $12. The total value of bulls| ‘is’ $9,759, the average value for as- sessment being $17.8. 11. Swimming race (G under 10) 12. Swimming race (Boys under 10) 13. Boys tub race, all ages, boys furnish their own tub (propelling with hands). 14. Best log rider, Boys under 16. 15, Free for all Swimming distance. under water, taking start with tive off sid@ of pool. 16. Oldest swimmer. “James M. Thomas, being first duly| proper time, together with previous The total number of acres of land 17. Youngest swimmer. 3 to Interfere allowance! is CHARGES ARE USED Gang Believed to be the Same That Blew the Flora State Bank and Got $1,400 if i | Fargo, Aug. 18—Reports received ;by the Bankers Protective Assaciation jhere are that attempts were made last jnight to rob the-Farmers State Bank {at Lunds Valley, the Bank. of Niagara pat Niagara and the Bank of Honeyford jat Honeyford were also broken into ; Tuesday and Monday nights, respec- | tively, |. According to the message received jhere seven charges of explosives were | ; used by the robbers in their efforts toj {blow the vault at Lunds Valley. | The robbers were heavily armed and residents awakened by the ex- plosion stood by and watched the out- ‘laws escape, powerless to interfere. All telephone and telegraph lines nning out of town were cut. i State authorities believe the band, jis the same band that looted the Flora} | State Bank and escaped with $1,400. AUTO THIEVES BUSY | Devils Lake, N. D,, Aug. 18.—A gang} of automobile bandits with a mania for! | Cadillacs is operating here in.the opin- | |ion of police. During the-last few i tro for silver dollars and every time he/nights thieves have broken: into pri-| mentioned during this morning’s se- failed to bring one up he would give|Vvate garages of Cadillac owners and | cret session of the Dail Eireann, it was {stolen the cars, or that being impos- | as “Master Mind” “PUT GOLD ABOVE SAFETY” i 15 BUSHELS! One of the best fields of flax in th , Section is that of John Eliason, liv-| jing five miles west of Baldwin, it is |believed. Mr, Eliason has 160 acres of | flax which farmers say will make be- ;tween 10 and 15 bushels to the acre. 'The stalk is of good height, much of it being about 18 inches in height.) {In addition Mr. Bliason has another! ‘field of 55 acres of flax which it is; believed will yield fairly well. He! ;also has 200 acres of wheat which neighbors think will make 15 bushels to the acre and 150 acres on which the yield will be considerably less. Ask Ansell be Disbarred; Com- mittee Divides on its Find- ings in Slacker Case Washington, Aug. 18.—Sam- uel Tilden Ansell, former acting judge-advocate general of the Army and the Prisoners’ Legal Counsel, Col. John E. Hunt and (Col. C. C. Cresson were charged with conspiracy in connection with the escape of Grover Cleve- land Bergdoll, the draft evader, in a report signed by three of the DAIL EIREANN i Characterizing Ansell as “the mas- jter mind” in the plan by which Berg- {doll was released from a military pris- jon under guard to dig up a pot of jgold the majority represented that he ibe disbarred from practising in the jeourts of the nation “above whose {safety and integrity he hus placed |gold.” Dublin, Aug. 18.—The peace nego-| tiations between the British govern- ment and the Irish leaders were not Peace Negotiations Not Discuss- ed in Morning Session, Statement . Minority Supports Ansell The minority report held, however, that there was no testimony to sup- |port the charge that Ansell who, as counsel, secured the prisoner’s release, was actuated by improper motives. Members were astir early today. | officially announced this afternoon. | jsible, damaged them, | Last night Fred Traynor, local at- jtorney, went to get his car and jfound it gone, together with a quan-| !tity of clothing and automobile ac- | | cessories. | DISCOVER BODY OF POLITICIAN IN RIVER CANOE \ ' | | Daughter Denies That Suicide’ H i | \ { Lynch Case One Republican — Representative They looked more serious than ever'Luhring of Indiana, and two Demo- and apparently realized the great re-|crats, Johnson of Kentucky and Flood sponsibility they were carrying. jof Virginia, signed the majority re- Most of the youthful legislators are |port. The minority views were pre- shy and bashful, avoiding demonstra- |sented by Chairman Peters, Maine, tions and displaying particular skill|and Representative MacArthur, Ore- in avoiding the cameramen. The peo- |gon, Republicans. The majority find- ple of Dublin seem to have more con- ings were the first of the many vari- fidence than many people abroad that |ous investigating reports submitted the negotiations will not cease. to the house since the close of the : The Irish Independent, which is)war where a Republican member closest the Sinn Fein, says: \joined with Democrats and enabled “We rejoice to find in Mr, De-|them to file majority views. Valera’s statement no suggestion that the negotiations are likely ‘to be terminated.” BANKERS BACK Holds Hunt Responsible | The majority held that Col. Hunt, jcommandant of the barracks at Gov-. ernor’s Island from which Bergdoll set, jout on his errand was directly respons- lible for the slacker’s escape. The lminority, after declaring that no of- \ficer of the army “knowingly partici- pated in the conspiracy” found “grave |dereliction of duty on the part of unt. |H | sworn, deposes and says that on the} cultivation of the soil, made the good |,, Four best contestants will be pick-| Theory. Plausible in Edward | STOCK PROPOSAL ‘evening of Aug. 16, 1921, he, in com-) crop possible. pany with Alice Gertrude Rafferty, in! affiant’s car, drove to the home of one, Louis Torkelson, living south of Mot-} fit, at which place he bought three gallons of moonshine liquor and forj NEW SCIENCES AID DETECTION ‘a ssessed in the county is 989,387. LEAGUE WILL ed Friday for each event, all others will be eliminated for the finals Saturday. Two prizes will be given to the Ist and 2nd winners of each event. Prizes will be donated by Bismarck’s lead- 3 men and which he paid the sum of $28; that; ing will Merchants and Busin be announced later. he placed the same in his car and re-! turned by way-of Sterling; that when | about a mile west of Menoken while! _ Paris, Aug. 18.—Poroscopy d lol endeavoring to pass another car tray-| Graphometry are two new “sciences OF CRIMINALS and MBRT AUG, 29 Viscount Ishii Announces Meet-| OBERT OLSON H. L, STEGNER R. W. PATZMAN —Committee Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 18—Divers were searching the bottom of the Chagrin river today in an effort to discover the gun with which Edward J, Lynch, 65, of St. Paul, former in- ternal revenue collector and political leader, was shot and killed yesterday at Gates Mills, 20 miles east of here. The body with a bullet through the heart was found floating downstream 'Say They Will Aid in Promotion| | of Better Stock Bankers of Burleigh county, an- As a basis for its criticism of Col. Cresson the majority report said that “as ugly as are the many phases of the whole matter none is more fenseless than the conduct of Col. Cresson in his pretense of prosecution iof Col. Hunt tried by court-martial in swering connection with the Bergdoll scan- questionnaires sent to them | by a committee named by C. L. Young, president of the Commercial club, evince great interest in the promotion | of dairying. eling in the same direction, affiant’s| car slipped off the grade, turned over | completely, struck the left side of the) ditch and tipped back to the right) side, the left wheels being in the air that while the car was turning ove! affiant was thrown from the car an that Mrs. Rafferty fell out of the car on the right side and was pinned un- der the fender, the fender resting up- on her back and her body pressed in-' | to the ground; that immediately sheions called affiant and directed him to help| in tended to make the way of the trans- ressor harder than it is.’ Poroscopy is the science of measuring the pores of the body. Graphometry is the sci- ence of form and relative proportion f letters in handwriting. Dr. Edmond Locard, head of the Ly- ons police laboratory of identification, as elaborated these new methods of rime detection to a point where the results have been accepted in the Ly- court.and are said to have been proved effective. 8 ing of World Council Paris, Aug. 18.—(By the Associated Press.)—The special meeting of the council of the League of Nations t) take up the question of Upper Silesia referred to it by the allied supreme council will be held in Geneva hegin- ning August 29. Viscount Ishii, pres-| identzofsthe league council, sent out: an ‘official ‘call for the meeting today.! NESTOS VISITS Recall Candidate is Confident of Success IN BISMARCK’ in a canoe. All efforts to find the | The committee, which is composed gun failed yesterday. lof D. T. Owens, P. R. Fields, Geo.. _A suicide theory advanced by of-| Duemeland, J. P. Jackson and F. A.| ficials is weakened by the assertion! ahr, asked many questions of the of Lynch’s daughter, Mrs. E. L. Shan-!pankers regarding the ability of the er, with whom he was visiting at a jbanks and willingness to-help finance jates Mills, that her father had never |petter livestock raising and dairying, owned a gun and that there was never'| , st of farmers in Opos- one in her house; that her father had eee eT aan et. eee never been happier than just before | All Bismarck banks notified the he got into the canoe to take his daily | ommittee, on being interviewed, that ; reco ride and that he had purchased tickets they were in position to take care of the people in this territory. Most of for the return to St. Paul-of his wite; ! dal. Campbell Exonerated. Major Bruce Campbell, accused by Bergdoll’s mother of having accepted $5,000 to help obtain freedom for the prisoner was exonerated. _ Dismissal from the department of justice of Earl B. Wood for failure to transmit to the war department warn- ing from a special agent that the prisoner was planning to escape was recommended by the majority. Major-General Peter Harris, adju- tant-general of the army, who author- ized Hunt to send Bergdoll under guard to the Maryland mountains to In poroscopy, Dr, Locard holds the R. . A. Nestos, recall candidate for her out, but that he was unable to, move the car and she died in that po-| sition before help arrived. | Threw Away Jugs. - That as soon as affiant discovered that Mrs. Rafferty was dead he took the jugs containing the liquor out of the car, carried them about fifty yards, emptied the contents and threw the jugs away; that a pint bottle con- taining some of the same liquor was lost or dropped in the accident ad affiant picked same up after discover- ing it and threw it in a westerly di- rection along the side of the road.” “That the man whom affiant believes to be Louis Torkelson, lives about eight or nine miles south of Moffil. that the place where the liquor was obtained was about a mile and a half north and then west from the home of Torkelson; that affiant drove to the Torkelson home, picked up @ man whom he believes to be a brother-in- law of Torkelson’s, drove toward the place where the liquor was obtained, meeting Louis Torketson on the way; that Torkelson got in and went to the place where the liquor was delivered and that the liquor was delivered in | | one one-gallon and four half-gallon ; senting Grand Forks, Minneapolis, jugs, which were hidden or planted in a potato field; that the $28 in pay- ment for the liquor was paid to Louis Torkelson. That the liquor was received and paid for about seven o'clock and that the accident occurred about ten o'clock or a little earlier.” (Signed), JAMES M. THOMAS. Funeral Tomorrow. Funeral services for Mrs. Rafferty will be held tomorrow afternoon atthe Perry Undertaking parlors. Mrs. Raf- ferty, it was said by authorities today, had not lived with her husband for sometime, and that he is a resident of Mandan. HOSPITAL FOR BEACH. _ Beach, N. D., Aug..18—A hospital is to be opened here by the Misses Margaret McManigal and Elizabeth Halterman, professional nurses. A concrete; building will be fitted with 10 beds and dormitory accommoda- tions. It will be known as the Hib number, form and position of body pores remain the same throughout life. The impression of the pores, in Dr. Locard’s system is colored by chemical vapors or very fine powders so they may be photographed under a microscope. Dr. Locard tells of several success- ful prosecutions supported by his new sciences. In one case a burglar wore gloves but left an impression of a TWO GRADES OF CRUDE OIL UP’ Pittsburgh, Aug. 18.—The principal | Governor, was in Bismarck today on his way to Minot. Mr. Nestos came here from the eastern part of the fl oe Nestos declared his confidence purchasing agencies announced an ad-|;, the success of the:Independents in vance in the prices of crude oil so fay ithe recall campaign this fall There as they relate to Somerset ad Som-' had been, he said, a marked change inj orpet lights isentiment since early in July. He said| he found a growing number of Non- partisans who said they either would | and himself and had wired his son his plans. ‘OBENCHAIN TO CAUSE ARREST the questionnaires coming in from search for the gold was charged by the jother parts of the county state that ‘they believe the move to better live- |stock and particularly to dairying is minority with “primary responsibility for the situation that made possible the escape” but that “there was no question of ulterior motives on his {a step in the right direction and they ‘pledge aid. |SENATOR REED | ASSAILS ACTION CHINA ACCEPTS HARDING’S BID; Washington, Aug. 18.—China’s for-! mal acceptance of President Hard-| small surface of forearm. That trace convicted him. Another burglar, per- spiring freely, left the impression of pore surfaces through his gloves and went to jail. Graphometry, as termed by Dr. Lo- not vote or would vote for the Inde- pendent recall ticket. His campaign will be waged on the ground. of mismanagement of. the state affairs, without personalities {but with a demand that violators of! ing’s invitation to participate in dis- cussion of Pacific and Far Eastern questions was received here today by | the state department, | BABY CRUSHED BY MOTORCYCLE Minot, N. D., Aug. 18—Stanley Af- ton Barchenger, the 19-months-old' son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Barchenger, | of Minot, was crushed to death ye: terday when a motorcycle, which hi been standing in front of the Barch-; enger home and aboat which the child} had been playing; toppled over on) him. ‘The child and his little sister, Gladys, three years old, were playing in front of the house. The motor-; cycle attracted their attention. Ac- cording to the little girl, the sbhaby took hold of the side of it and it fell on him. When found a few minutes later by his father, the baby was dead. card, consists primarily in the theory that handwriting shows always a cer- tain relation in size between letters and unmistakable characteristics in form, particularly of loops. In addi- tion to these principles, Dr. Locard, of course, utilizes generally accepted methods of detecting forgeries, DAKOTA PLAYERS IN TENNIS MATCH Duluth, Aug. 18.—Players repre- Duluth and St. Paul will compete to- day in the singles and doubles semi- finals of the annual “Head of the Lakes” tennis tournament here. Finals in all events will be played tomorrow. Elton and Wilkerson, Grand Forks, North Dakota double championships, are given the edge by local critics to annex the Head-of-the- Lakes title. \BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS VOICES DISAPPROVAL OF BREAK WITH JAPAN London, Aug. 18.—(By the Associated Press.)—Prime Min- | ister Lloyd George, in a statement in the House of Commons to-} day, concerning the recent conference of imperial premiers, said | the conference had recognized unanimously that Japan had) loyally recognized the alliance with Great Britain during the war.’ He asked was it right that Great Britain should now turn back, and say to her: “Thank you for the trouble you have taken but) we don’t want you any longer.” side hospital, There were cries of “no” from the commoners, | \the law in state offices be punished. | SPORTS OF ALL SORTS What does Big Babe say when he misses three royal swings and goes back to the bench? You won't find out through the box score, for that’s an af- fair of statistics. The Tribune sport writers give you human-interest side- lights on the games. They tell you, too, about the big dramatic moments, the inside stuff that every fan wants to get. Boxing, racing, tennis, golf, baseball and other sports are fully covered each day by, The Tribune. Claims He Has New Evidence OF DRY ATTORNEY in Kennedy Case { | | ( i | Washington, Aug. 18.—The presence | of Wayne B. Wheeler, general cour- Los Angetes, Caf., Aug. 18.—Inves-' sel of the Anti-Saloon League at a tigators for the prosecution of Mrs.; meeting of the conferees on the anti- Madalynne Obenchain and Arthur C.| beer bill was characterized in the sen- Burch, jointly indicted in connection | ate today by Senator Reed, Democrat, with the slaying August 5 of J. Bel-, Missouri, as “unwarranted and unmil- ‘ton Kennedy, broker, were viewing; igated insolence.” | with interest this morning the pub- After more than two hours of de- ilished statement of Ralph Obenchain, | hate Senator Sterling's motion to send | divorced husband of the young woman : the bill to conference and to insist on defendant and also her acting Coun-) retention of the senate amendments sel, that he had uncovered evidence | was adopted without a record vote. within tve dave and result in the free BI RNS NAMED BUREAU HEAD ing of both prisoners. ! Washington, Aug. 18.—Appointmea of William J. Burns as director of the bureau of investigation of the depart- ment of justice was announced today ‘by Attorney General Daugherty. Mr. Burns will take charge of the bureau in New York tomorrow, but his headquarters will be here. He will receive a salary of $7,500 a year. He will succeed William J Flynn. ASSAILS “WET” BFFORT ON BILL Washington, Aug. 18.—Senator As- hurst, Democrat, Arizona, announced today that he had refused to partici- pate in further conferences on the anti-beer bill “because of an evident intention on the part of the conferees to weaken and destroy the effect of the Stanley amendments adopted unanimously by the senate.” | FUNDING BILL IS REPORTED 18.—Favorable 20,000, it was manager. HAIL LOSSES REACH 20,000 The number of hail losses reported to the state department has exceeded ed by Martin Hag- is about 5.000 Washington, Aug. report on the administration railroad en, 7 $ | refunding bill was reordered today by|losses more than were reported last |}the house commerce committee. A season. Only straggling reports of | committee amendment to the act shai! losses are expected until September 15, lin no way affect proposed govenrment!the time on which the protection of relief for farmers. {grain expires. part.” DRUNKENNESS ON INCREASE LONDON—Aug. 18. — Drunkenness increased by over 65 per cent in Eng- land during last year, according to official licensing statistics. The re- action after the war-period of sobri- ety was shown by 95,763 convictions, compared with 57,948 in 1919. There were only 29,075 convictions in 1918. The convictions of women were 36 per cent more than in 1919, and more than double the total of 1918. The Daily Express, while admitting the figures are startling, attributes the increase in convictions to the con- tinuance of early closing regulations enforced during the war and suggests that “people who are denied reason- able facilities for obtaining lquor, have taken in their resentment more than was good for them when they could get it.” The paper also holds that the closing of properly-conducted saloons has lead to the opening of many bogus clubs and illicit drinking dens. Official health returns for 1920 just isued indicate, on the other hand, that the nation as a whole is distinct- ly healthier. Tuberculosis figures are the low recorded since compul- sory notification came into force. The number of deaths from consumption was 33,469. The infant mortality rate, 80 per 1,000 is also the lowest recorded, while the birth rate rose from 18.6 in the previous year to 25.4 and the death rate, 12.4, shows a decline at most ages. | GOES TO FARGO The state board of administration will leave Bismarck tomorrow to visit the state hospital for the insane at Jamestown and to hold a meeting at the agricultural college at Fargo on Saturday.