The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1922, Page 1

aA ‘i et ' “profite” listed. The Weather Generally Fair FORTIETH YEAR we __ BISMARCK, Last Edition NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS DEVALERA RESIGNS IRISH PRESIDENCY > NEW STATEMENT OF BANK SHOWS DEFICIT AHEAD Loss of Bond Sales and Losses to| be Sustained in Closed Banks Indicated 1 AUDIT. REPORT AWAITED TERI First Statement of New Admin-! istration Taken From Books | Before Auditors Make Report The Bank of North Dakota is fac- ing a deficit on the basis of its pres- ent condition, it is indicated by the! report of the institution ‘as, it enters | the new year. When the statement! of the bank’ is made by auditors upon} the basis of ordinary bank statements, | with values checked and balanced, it! is indicated that the deficit will be} much larger than is now apparent from the statement of the bank’s con- dition as of Dec. 31, 1921. With “profits” listed on its books as $134.375.14 the bank also lists $74,- 325.00 advanced commission on real estate bonds which must be made, up and $70,160.40 discount on bank series bonds to be amortized. These amounts are carried as resources, and it was proposed they be amortized in the courl of the farm loan business of 30! years. They represent at this time an actual loss more than balancing the; The first report of the bank since the new administration took office shows that there is $131,801.70 re- deposits in closed banks and $559, | 184.50 loans in closed banks. These amounts still are carried entirely as) resovrees Does Not Change Method. C. R. Green, manager of the bank, | presents in his first statement the; condition of the bank as shown by thej . books of: his predecessor, F. W. Ca~| { thro. No attempt is‘made to change; this method or to charge off amounts which in ordinary banking ractice| Consideration of should ‘be charged off. pending com- pletion of the Bishop-Brissman and Company examination. The statemeni| is changed somewhat as to form and! is given in more detail. With loss in} tre sale Ot Bods at below: par,/com= =: missions' paid and bad loans,made, it is} ‘feared by. state officials that the audit ! report will show an actual deficit far| greater than any of the other state in-| dustries. | Following is a statement of the con-; dition of the Bank of North Dakota; as of close of business, Dec. 31, 1921. Resourees, Bonds, United States, state | and public corporations.$ ote 279.42 | (open | | i | Loans ‘to banks banks, $1,308,128.35; closed banks $559,- AS4S50) Fe Air cto enicleigtya © 1,867,312.85 Loans on warehouse re- ceipts and other col- laterals Loans to public institu- tions, mill and elevator, 91,055,310150; home building, $413,716.16; other state institutions, | $170,004.74) 1,639,031.49 | 61,305.15 J.ouns'on-teal estate 340,544. 06 | Town for submarines an act of piracy Intérest earned (net) un- 1 jor which the submarine commander eollected) ..... 6... eee 234,978.00; Gould be held personally accountable. (Furniture and fixtures... 52,673.67 Indication were that this proposal Due from banks in North } also would be adopted dnd the matter Dakota (open banks, $1,- | of submarine regula finally dis- 097,692.45; closed banks, posed of at the naval committee meet- $1,031,801.70) ......--5 2,129,494.i5 | ing today. Due from banks out side | Viewed everywhere as the most North Dakota ......... 1,001,473.24 | significant naval achievement of the| ;Due from banks in the jc¢onference since the capital ship state—out for’ collec- Yon} 225,084.09} Due’ from state and pub- 1 Me corporations ....... 390,812: 20} Cash on hand and cash iteMS 20... eee creer eee Stock room supplies as per inventory Farm loans delivered to state treas- 98,361.28 | urer for Athens, Jan. 6—The 1 number of per bond issue. $2,568,333.85 scns Kiuied in the explosion on the Proceeds of Greek torpedo destroyer at Piraeus is real estate now given as 21 with 42 injured. bonds/re- The exnlosion occurred while a ceived from q member of the crew was handling a Industrial supmarine bomb which detonated Commission 1,977,600.00 three others. The ship was badly Balance of mortgages as- damaged. } signed to state treas- UPEF vee eee ee ete eee 590,733.85 Advanced commission on real estate series bonds : to be amortized.. 74,325.00 Discount on bank series bonds to be amortized. 70,160.40 Interest paid in advance on_bonds, bank. series, due July 1, 1922... Total resources . -$9,456,237.20 Lit -$2,000.000.00 40,000.00 Capital Surplus .. Reserve for depreciation on furniture and fix- tures A Net profits Appraisal fees 3,921.13 Cashier’s checks 22,607.97 | Individual epee = : ject to check . 24,696.93 Time certificates “of ae- 1,316,396.11 Public de gener: ,and other funds— treasurer _ 2,202,138.35 (Continued on Page 7) | agreement the declaration prohibiting lot all nations to the new principle of; 10,668.41! FIX NUMBER OF MARY BRIDESMAID TO MARY of © Submarine Question is Concluded By Powers With Adoption of This Root Proposal Declarin; | Against ‘Attacks By Sub marines on Merchant Ships Washington,’ Jans 6.—(By the Associated Press.)—Consideration of submarine questions was con. cluded today hy the five-powers naval committee with adoption of the final Root declaration declar- ing submarine commanders who ' with or without orders irom their government violate the existing International law on submarine warfare to be guilty of piracy. Washington, Jan. 6.—-(By the Asso- | ciated Press,)—Agreed upon abolition {as between themselves of all subma- ; |tine warfare against merchant ships it remained for the'five aval powers of the armament conference today to! i reinforce this declaration through adoption of the third Root proposal to declare violation of the rules laid the use of submarines against mer- chantmen udopted in the commit- tee late yesterday asks the adherence international law. DEAD AT 21 Cork tree grows to a height of 20 IN Lady Mary Cambridge, above, will be a bridesmaid at the wedding of} Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles. Lady Mary is called one of the most beautiful women in England. APPROVE ROOT PLAN TO HOLD SUB COMMANDERS WHO ATTACK — MERCHANTMEN TO BE PIRATES So will Lady Cambridge, her sister. we Te HEATON SHIELD FOR OTHERSIS DEFENSE PLEA (Claim He ‘Assumed | Responsibil- ity For Shortage Under Threats D. IS INVOLVED Fargo, Jan. 6.—Letters reported to show that the cash with which to fi- nance the increase in capital stock of the Scandinavian-American bank at Fargo at the time it was first closed came from the bank of North Dakota B. of N. | For a Conference of Eco- nomic Restoration | \ = | Themselves to Work Out Europe’s Salvation Cannes, France, Jan. 6.— (By the A. P.)—Premier Briand to- day-convened the allied supreme ‘which it is to consider measures for the economic restoration of | Europe. The council unanimously ap- proved the calling of an inter- nationa] economit conference to, be participated in by Germany| and Russia. | the calling of an international eco- ;Nomic conference to be participated lin by Germany and Russia. The conference was in session ‘slightly more than two hours. It ad- {journed after having appointed two commissions, one on reparations and the other on the economic situation. Must Work Together Prime Minister Lioyd George of Great Britain addressing the opening session of the council warned the al- | lied powers that they could not look to any others but themselves to work } icut the economic rehabilatation of | Europe. He appealed to the allies to set aside prejudices and work to- \&ether to this end. TO CALL ON MORE ALIENIST Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 6—At least one more alienist whose name has not been disclosed will be called by the prosecution today at the trial of Ar- thur C. Burch for murder. As in the case of Dr. Thomas J. Gipson: whose cross-examination by fh ne rey was completed yesterday, ental disorders. still % Sater for" the state are expected to rebutt testimony offered by the de- fense that Burch is insane. SEEK SALE FOR SCHOOL PAPER. pa ’ Governor’s Commission to Take! _ Up Proposals Fargo, Jan. 6—Suggestions for a conference with officials of the war mance corporation to see if it is not through other banks outside of Fargo| 2°8Sible to obtain funds from the cor- were introduced by the defense today in the trial of Frank C. Heaton, former teller of the bank charged with embez- zlement. The letters: were taken from the file and were introduced in support of Heaton’s claim that a long series of] trom this section. poration for payment of North Dakota school warrants will be put forward at the rural developments conference to ye held at Grand Forks tomorrow, it was announced here today by W. Reid, one of the members of the com- nittee appointed by Governor Nestos The school war- falsifications and irregularities pre-}rants situation is s¢ rious, according ceded his arrest on a charge of em-| +o bezzling $78,000. ‘Mr, Reid, and unless some: means found to pay the warrants sev- are The defense indicated today that it] eral schools in the state will be forced would rest its plea for Heaton‘s: re- lease on the ground that he had agreed to assume responsibility for the nore age as he had permitted his name to be used in certain alleged questionable transactions within the bank and that his assumption of responsibility had been under threat of prosecution in |! The |\ connection with the other deals, defense also contended that Heaton had agreed to assume the responsibil- | Popocatepetl Begins To Show] firemen’s association have called on ity under promise that the bank of- ficials had sufficient influence with state officials to prevent any prosecu- tion. - According to the contention of the| ciated Press)—The volcano Popoca-| +o the place, it is understood. o close. VOLCANO AGAIN I$ IN ACTION Signs of Activity Mexico City, Jan, , 6—(By the Asso: deefnse today the money with which | tepetl, southeast of this city, again he- the Scandinavian-American bank in- creased its capital stock came from the Bank of ‘North Dakota through the Peoples State Bank of Casselton and Prosper State Bank, the state institu- tion loaning the money to these banks with the understanding that it would be loaned in tyrn to the Scandinavian- American bank. Horse’s hoof corresponds to the nail of the middle finger oe the human an- to 60 60 feet. + atomy. POLICE PROBE REPORT GRAVE IS OPENED, BODY DECAPITATED ‘Winona, Minn., Jan. 6—Police today withheld a decision as to whether they would open the grave of Miss Francis Bloch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bloch, of this city, to ascer- tain if the body had been decapitated in a superstitious belief that such ac- tion would end a long series of deaths in the family following confession by Thomas Bloch admitting that he had opened the grave but denied he had molested the body. Bloch’s statement came following the announced inten- tion of the authorities last night that they would exhume the body as a re- sult of a disclosure that the grave of the girl and one of her brothers had been tampered with during the last 1€ days. Bloch is reported to have told the police that his object in open- jing the grave was to confirm certain “signs.” “When he opened the grave, he said, with the assistance of a nei- ghbor, he found the bodies decom- posed, nothing remaining but the bare skeleton. Bloch denied that his intention was to cut the head from the body of his daughter and place it at the feet in the coffin because jf a superstition that the spirit of the daughter had been responsible for the death of five of her brothers since her own death slightly over five years ago, police said. Frank, the last of the Bloch sons, died last Saturday. It was said to be in connection with the illness ~ of Frank Bloch that a visit was made to the grave of Frances in an effort to conciliate her spirit and save Frank’s life, gan to show serious signs of activity yesterday afternoon. At 4 o’clock an explosion was heard within the crater, the detonation being audible for some distance and a great smoke column arose to a considerable height, being visible in this city. The inhabitants of villages near the base of the mountain were panic stricken and fled toward the _large tewns farther away from the volcano. ‘No earth shock has been has: beenpregistered. RUSSIA 10 HELP RESTORE EUROPE | Allied Coumell Aps Approves Plan 'LLOYD GEORGE WARNING| ‘Says Allies Must Look Only To council for the conference at side of Wilton. The council ufianirously approved | - R. | protesting against a reported removal! There were a lot of worried people in Bismarck today. | Bismarck high school’s basket ball {team was lost. Tho team played at ! Wilton last night, and two taxicabs ;Were sent from here to bring the varty back after the game. No word ‘had been heard from them early this { morning. The taxicab company sent out car, after the party could not be lo- cated by telephone to Wilton and had not reached Baldwin, ‘During the morning word was received from a ;taxicab driver sent out on a hunt for ‘the missing team that one of the auto- mobiles was met a short distance this: The people in the car ibad remained all night in a friendly place. The other car was reported to have ‘suffered a breakdown near Re- gan, and the players in this car were tc be brought in later. The version of the basket ball game received from Wilton school officials was to the effect that Coach Swanish |callea the Bismarck team from the |foor with five minutes to play and| 2 ' BRITISH REDUCE FORCES ON RHINE Cologne, Jan. 6.—The British army; of occupation on the Rhine has been reduced to 2,800, according to receut announcement here, this force, it is understood, is to remain in Germany indefinitely. By the Treaty of Ver- sajlles, occupation of the Cologne | bridgehead has two more years: to continue. REMOVALONLY FOR CAUSE, IS _ — NESTOS'S PLAN { Answers Reports th that S. S. Me. Donald is to be Removed as -Compensation C mmissioner .. i PROTEST ON- MIDDAUGH | RET ; i | Several Nonpartisans holding high! | appointive offices have thus far failed! to give any indication that they will; {resign to permit appointment of men! who would be in harmony politically! with the new administration. Governor Nestos on the other hand has been; so engrossed with state matters that; the has been unable to go thoroughly! into the demands made for the re-! |\moval of some of these officers. | Governor Nestos‘ declared today “I | shall not make any ‘removal unless there appears to be adequate warrant in law and justice for such removal.” Within the last two days the gov- ;of S. S. McDonald as a workmen’s compensation bureau commissoner and reported appontment of D. C. Shipley to the position. i “This was the first intimation I had| that any such thing was contemplat- | ed,” said the governor in a letter to} state labor officials. “It has never| been considered by me, or as far I} can recall has never-peen mentioned} by me, and. so far I have been too! busy to look into the official record | of Mr. McDonald to discover whether there is any warrant in law and in| justice for removing him.” Several past presidents of the state| Governor Nestos to remove R. A. Mid-| daugh, fire marshal, alleging incom-)| netency and the appointment of Henry L. Reade. former state fire marshal, NAME KELLOGG AS RECEIVER F. S. Kellogg, formerly of New Selem. has been named receiver of closed banks in the Bismarck district. as a part of the consolidation plan of the state hanking board for closed bank receiverships. INVITE GERMANY “Lost” BASKETBALL TEAM AFTERMATH OF UNPLEASANT ENDING AT WILTO ‘Bismarck High School rons Falls ta. Fails to Show up After Leaving For i Home in Automobiles But is “Found”—Game Ends in a | Row with Score 24 to 24 and Referee Awarding Game to Wilton ernor has received several telegrams} tke score standing at 24 to 24, game it was said, had been fast and furious up to that time. At the end of the first half the score was 13 to 7! in faver of Bismarck, The second half was a rough game, marked by hard and fast play. The referee was A. M. Dahl, who Wilton people say is an experienced basket ball player and_ referee. He awarded the game to Wilton, 2 to 0. The game marked the end of the long holiday trip of the local basket ball team, Edward Alfson, captain of the Bis- ;marck team, said that the Wilton ref- eree called about 20 or 25 fouls on Bismarck and a very few on Wilton’ players. He said that practically every move made by Bismarck in the latter parti of the game was called a foul and because of the apparent un- fairness Coach Swanish called his team from the floor. Another local player said the score was 24 to 23 in favor of Bismarck when the team was | called from the floor. HILL HEIRS BARE HOT FAMILY ROW IN COURT FIGHT Brothers and Sisters Assail Ap- pointment of G. N. Head as Administrator CONTROL OF . BURLINGTO: HILL DISPUTE. IN BRIEF, Heirs of Mr. and Mrs, James ~ J. Hill air family disputes in pro- bate court. Control of valuable Burlington railroad stock reyealed as big stake In fight over appointment of _ administrator of mother’s estate, Dispute of heirs oyer handling of “Empire Builder's” $50,000,000 + estate related. ie E Chairman -L, W. Hill of Great Northern railroad, charges naming of Northwestern Trust company as administrator would be unfair, L.. W. Hill reveals: move of brothers and sisters to prove Il. legal mother’s gifts to: him of North Oaks farm and $738,000 worth of railroad bonds, Setting aside of farm and bond gifts by proving mother incompe- tent would imperior $5,030,000 ben- efaction, L. W. Hill charges. Hearing on contest over admin. istrator set for January 27, St. Paul. Jan, 6.—Intimate revela- | tions of serious differences among the | nine heirs of James J. Hill were aired \in detail in the Ramsey county probaté ‘ court this week. Seven heirs filed ob- jections to the appointment of Louis W. Hill, chairman of the Great North- ern railroal, as administrator of the $12,000,000 estate of Mary T. Hill, and he filed objection to the naming ofF Trust company, seven opposing the Northwestern controlled by the heirs, Mrs. Mary H. Hill of Washington, a sistér, joined with Louis W. Hill in the petition for his appointment as administrator, and her plea against the airing of the controversy is nar- rated in Mr. Hill’s affidavit of objec- tion. Amicable Settlement Urged. Regret that the “wrangling” among the heirs should be forced into public view by a legal cgntest,.a plea that a proposed lawsuit questioning the men- tal capacity of their mother to make vertain gifts to Louis W. Hill, and an peal that the differences be ad- justed out of court in respect to the memory of “Papa and Mamma” are disclosed in opposing affidavits. A hearing on the opposing petitions for letters of administration was post+ poned until January 27, by Judge A. E. Doe, the attorneys for both sides assenting. Benefactions amounting to $5,000,- 000. including gifts to friends and charitable organiz#tions and trusts (Continued on Page 7 rads Wecitey —7| MADE $31.50 FROM BOOZE SALES; e+] DRAWS FINEIN COURT HERE OF $200 For twenty-four hours ending at Noon Jan. 6. Temperature at 7 A. M. Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterda Precipitation .. Highest wind velocity . Weather Forecast, For Bismarck and vicinity: tonight and probably Saturday temperature. . For North Dakota: and probably Saturday; rising tem- perature tonight and in east and south portions Saturday. Weather Conditions. The pressure remains bigh and the temperature low over the Mississippi Valley, but a Fair rising Fair tonight Fair weather is general. ORRIS W. ROBERTS. Meteorogolist. states. )) pooze did not prave' a financial suc- low pressure area is causing rising temperatures over the Canadian Northwest and northwestern Leo Ichel’s experience in making cess, according to his testimony be- fore Judge Nuessle. Ichel, who lived in a shack in McLean county, Ww charged with manufacturing and sell- ing liuor. He was brought here last night by a deputy sheriff. Pleading guilty before Judge Nue sle he said he has made just $21.50 at the business. He was given the mi imum fine and sentence, which was 90 da. in jail and $200 fing. Hugh McCulloch, of Washburn, represented Ichel. | Fred Kronick, of Wilton, was ar-| raigned. He denied guilt but did not plead, being given ane to get an at- torney. The grist of civil cases continued in ‘district court today. The case of the) against the National Liberty Insur- ance Company, for the value of an airplane burned up at Sidney, Mon- tiff of $25. W. H. Mann vs. H. C. Defendant given $1 counter claim, A. H. Thompson vs. H. C. plaintiff, given judgment of $250 on note. , D. T. Owens vs. H.C. Rhud: plaiz tiff. given verdict of $232 on note The armo: e involving personal Rhud, for rent. foot of the calendar for trial at this North Dakota Aero corporation term of court. The ty tana, more than a year ago, while} piloted by C. J. Cameron. The plane was valued at $9,800. Rhu, nropertv was reinstated on motion of F. O. Hellstrom and placed at the CABIET QUIT QUITS ALSO AS VOTE. ~~ NBARS ON PACT De Valera Saje tie He Will Stand _ For Reelection on Princi- | ples of 1916 PEACE COMMITTEE FAILS | i |Effort to Bring About Settle- ment of Treaty Fight Proves Futile Dublin, Jan. 6.— (By the A. | P.)—Eamonn De Valera resign- ,ed the presidency of the Irish republic today, presenting also to the Dail Eireann the resigna- tion of the cabinet. He told the Dail he would offer himself for reelection, standing on the prin- ciples of 1916. De Valera said he must have ‘a cabinet which thought with |him and he would demand that ‘all resources be given to defend the Republic. PEACE COMMITTEE FAITS. Dublin, Jan. 6.—(By the Associated Press.)—The efforts of the peace com- mittee of the Dail Eireann to bring about an agreement on the Anglo- Irish treaty failed today and the Dail which has met in private session | this morning adjourned, its secret sit- j ting at 1:10 P. M. to meet again in ; Public session at 3 o'clock this after- | noon. i VOTE TOMORROW, } London, Jan. 6.—(By: the Associated Press.)—The Dail Eireann in Dublin j/has decided to vote tomorrow on the ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty, says a Central News dispatch from Dublin this afternoon, STREET FIRING RENEWED. Belfast, Jan. 6.—(By the Associated | Press.)—Despite increase in the num- ber of military and: police patrolling 'Relfast streets firing was renewed \last nikht. A child and a man were j wounded. A bomb was thrown but did no. damage. Rival .mobs clashed’ in Dale street jand violent fighting. ensuéd in which stones and revolvers were used. The soldiers and police fired, dispersing {the combatants. TRACE LIFE OF T.R. IN MOMENTOS Display is Opened at the New ' York Public Library | New York, Jan. 6—Mementos trac- ing the life of Theodore Hoosevelt from childhood to his last days as ex- president ofthe United States went on visplay at tne public library today, uie third anniversary of his death. the cptlection, the largest yet made, was assembled by the Roosevelt Me- uorial assuc.ation. it included photo- graphs, letters, articles:by and about sOusevest, his books, public, docu- ments, objects intimately associated with his life, the guns he used and the traps he wore in his western cow mans uays, the spectacle case that saved him from an assassin’s bullet and the black thorn single-stick which he used to pummel Major General Leonard Wood in their often friendly put blood tiffs in the white house at-. dic. 9 DETECTIVES AREMURDERED Negro Taken, in Custedy Shoots New York Officers New York, Jan. 6—Police today were seeking Luther Bodey, a negro, who was alleged-to have shot and kill- ed two‘ detectives last night. The double killing! was preceded ‘by the murder of a janitor who was protecting his employer against two bandits. A negro suspected of being implicated in the earlier murder is held. When word reached the police sta- tion that a janitor had been killed Detectives F. S. ‘Buckley and W. A. {iller were detailed to visit places be- lieved to be the rendevous of lawless characters and a short time later they arrested a man said to have been Bodey. The prisoner went with the cetectives without resistance and was handcuffed or searched. When j mot within 50 feét of the police station he Civil cases disposed of in 24 hours § are: P. H. Byrne vs. John A, John- suddenly drew a heavy pistol and leon, for land rent, verdict for fired. Both officers were fatally |w -ounded. verdict one at RUMOR OF DEATH — IS UNFOUNDED A rumor that two boys who had ped from the state training school Mandan were killed by a Soo train near Wilton this morning was found to be untrue. Blood had been seen on the track and an investigation fol- lowed later, but it was found that a colt had wandered on the track and had been struck and killed. Ps