The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1922, Page 1

‘ ‘put in storage at Mr. The Weather FAIR AND WARMER f THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [=] FORTIETH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1922 5 PRICE FIVE CENTS CREAMERY LOST 915,000.00 IN 7 MONTHS, REPORT | } | Bishop, Brissman and Company} Audit of Experimental In- dustry Shows Loss SOME RECORDS MISSING Difficulty Occasioned in Making} Report Upon Creamery by | Absence of Records The Werner experimental creamery suffered a total loss of $15,287.89 in the comparatively short time it was operated, according to a report on ex- amination and audit submitted today by Bishop, Brissman and company. This is the first public statement ever made of the detailed operations of the experimental creamery. The report of the auditors covers a period from June 1, 1920, to Decem- ber 31, 1921, The creamery was op- erated from about June 1, 1920, and was closed in January, 1921, a period of about seven months, the report of Bishop, Brissman and company states. Among the expenses listed in the mass of figures upon the creamery, ‘showing its: operations, are four checks aggregating $509.90 issued to Stat2 Senator A. A. Liederbach and entered ‘on the creamery books under the heed of organization: Two'checks to Senator Liederbach, amounting to; $70.48 were issued to Liederbach and charged under the heading “office sup- plies.”. Another check of , $9.55 to ‘Liederbach was not entered on the expense distribution sheet. Senator Liederbach was a member of the legislature which created the experimental creamizry fund. Accord- ing to information given the auditors he was employed for about, three and one-half months at, a salary of $208 a month engaged in organizing cream rout2s and the additional checks is- sued to him were for expenses. A cream station at Dunn Center was leased from a club over whic ‘Mrs. Liederbach was president and checks were issued to her for rent, a} letter from L. Haselrud, former man- ager of the creamery said, in explana- tion of two checks for $15 each issued Mrs. Liederbach. Eg Auto Truck Burned Among the losses of the creamery PRESIDENT HARDING AND S WORK AND AT PLAY DURING TH ‘@ garag2 in Bismarck and was not in- sured, The letter from former manager Haselrud, included in the audit re- pert, says: ‘“We-bought a Ford truck and body at the approximate cost ot $900. The chassis and body were pur- chased at two separate firms. When the creamery closed the truck was Liederbach’s farm, There was no insurance of any kind on the car.” Considerable difficulty was en- countered in the examination owing to the lack of records and suppgrting data, the report says, mentioning that in addition to the records submitted at the creamery; a search was made in the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor in the capitol for additional records, and that quantity of! cancelled chocks were found in a box in the carpenter shop room in the capitol building.” ‘No records were found of Cash Re- ceipts, Disbursements, Sales and Shipments, Production, and Dafly re- cceipts of Butter fat,” the audit re- port says. “The disbursements were obtained from: cancelled checks and bank debit slips, in total amount of $57,063.61,” ‘says the report, “and items appearing on expense sheets with no cancelled checks were in the amount of $73.56. The account with the Merchants State Bank, Werner, N. D., was closed with |, the receipt of $37.79 from the state treasurer to balance the account. Tho above summary reflects apparent bank withdrawals with no cancelled checks or check stubs filled out to cover, in the amount of $638.27. “In most cases the check stubs were not filled out. “The bank statements show in many cases the daily withdrawals in ‘one total, so that the cancelled checks on hand could not be compared with the bank withdrawals and thereby ob- tain the missing items. “Checks appear to have been drawn from three stations—Werner, Killdeer and Dunn Center. The checks appear to be signed by L, 'Haselrud, F. E. Hamel and-J. Dugstad. A large num- der of checks with the signature of L. Haselrud appear to have been signed by other persons, and have various initials underneath the signature.” It ig added that it is apparent that the balance of pay-roll checks undis- qovered were among the missing checks totalling $638.27. Effort to find these missing cancelled checks fail- ed. Cancelled Checks Missing Regarding the operations the audit report says in part: “The creamery was operated from about June 1, 1920, and ‘was closed in January, 1921, a period of about seven months. “The statement reflects sales, tak- en from receipts and bank deposits, of | $52,800.98; cost of butter fat, freight, | automobile expense (upkeep) and | creamery supplies of $5 51.43, Te- | flecting a gross loss of $2,250.45. Op- sociated Press)—Creat‘an of a natio: al commision empowerd hy congres to straighten out tangles as to existing contracts with “qlrespect to the projects at Shoals, of the MUSCLE SHOALS NOW PROPOSED Congressman Kahn Wants Body to’ Straighten Out. All Tangles in Case Washington, March 4—-(By the As the . government Muscle Alabama, and to enter into negotiations for sale or lease of the property was advocated today statement issued by Chairman Kahn, house military committee, which has before it the three offers received by the government to date for the plans. The commi the secretaries of and treasurer and its sion would consist of war, agriculture first object would be to insure production of ni- trates for war purposes as well as the production of fertilizers for the na- tjon’s agricultural needs. ASK SEPARATE PACT ON WAGES Offer for Operators Not Re- fused, Harrington Says. Springfield, Ill., ‘March 4—(By the Associated Press)—Frank Farrington, of the Illinois mine workers, declared this morning that the offer of the Il- linois coal pperators to make an inde- pendent agreement for Illinois had not been refused and_that he had called ansadjourned meéting to meet in St. Louis next Monday when a decision ‘will be made. ASK PROFITS CUT New York, March 4—Cheaper An- thracite for the public to be made pos- sible by slashing the profits of the mine owner rather than by reducing the labiorer’s wages is advanced by the United Mine Workers of America in a statement issued here today. WEATHER REPORT, For twenty-four hours ending at noon March 4. Temperature at 7 A. M... Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity Weather Fore erating expenses ar? in the amount of | of $11,462.41. Other expenses losses are in the sum of $3.8: sulting in a total loss of $ .89 for | the perjod of about si S$ op- | erations. \ “You will cbserve that under the} caption of ‘Other Expenses and) and | 8, re-| ‘Losses’ we have included item of ‘Ap- | areas from the Can no cancelled parent Disbursem2nts, filled checks, and check stubs out,’ of $638.27. “Improvements to building and elec- trie wiring cost $421.62. Loss on . equipment purchases, after estimating not For Bismarck and v ture tonight. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Sunday; rising tempera- ture tonight in south ‘and west por- tions. Weather Conditions, The procession of low ! continues; one area 1 | Manitoba and another over Alberta |As a result the temperature has con-| pysiness men and ci tinued moderate over that section and | are cooperating with Fair | jover the northwestern states. | weather continues over interior si the equipment on hand at $500, is i ‘$1,032.99. An automobile truck was | tons. ee ta chase: | H ORRIS W. ROBERT purchased, for $780. Mr. ‘aselrud | “aoteoraloe! (Continued on Page 7) A YEAR AT THE WHITE HOUSE! ‘It Leaves Harding as Healthy as Before, But Preaident’é Doctér Fears For Future in aj pressure ty Agents n Northwest | yiculture and central over have combined their efforts to ca \ BY LEO R. SLACK. (Qe eee ey | Washington, Margh President’ Hardirg concludes his first year in ‘ \the White House Saturday in as good! each day consists of eight hours'for work, eight ‘hours for play and eight) j sonal physician to the president, who came with him from Marion. | Threatened by Existing | Conditions | He -has let his job kcep him too} 5 ; lain’ pein : LOO! ed Press)—Austin Chamberlain’s de- | close to his desk, taking time which glaration of the solidity of the cabinet j golf, walking, riding or fi As Well As Eve |the resignation pf the Prime Minis- he opinion of the majority of “Phe president has gone through a “s ving. s ‘ear of many reat! it.is generally considered that the | trying, strenuous year of many great crisis continues at an acute stage and OME OF THE VIEWS PHOTOGRAPii#RS HAVE CAUGHT OF HIM AT | health as when he took the cath of! 5 | office. > { | But such a satisfactory report will’ | not be made a yeer hence unless the; | hours for sleep. paises EAE) | The foregoing is on the authority} “The president works too much and | plays too little,” General Sawyer sad-! }in justice to himself should have! helind Mr. Lloyd George has had lit- | been spent in the open air, either a tle app) iable fect upon the situa- Here is how General Sawyer diag-| ter in tl a 5 nosed the condition of his patient: ~|the political writers in today's news- responsibilities and much anxiety inj e Pa aL Raia ae 2 ia splendid way. ‘ leven journals most anxious to pre E PAST YEAR. president recalls the old adage that) | of Brig. Gen, Charles E. Sawyer, per-| Lloyd George’s Retirement Is jy, contessed. | London, Mareh-t—(By the Associat- { hing. ition which threatens to bring about | papers. }serve the coalition government can- “Physically he is apparently as well| 4; , * 7 4a a today as when he started a year ago,| (ily adimit that the position fs about | “Regardless of all privations of; “No important development is look- | close confinement and lack of usual) eq for until after the week end. Mr. | outdoor exercises, ‘in which he has! y,joyd George has gone to Ex-Chequers always, engaged, he reports as near! Court, his country estate, where he normal today as any man could pos-| will have as guests over Sunday Mr. sibly do. In other words, I dare say! Chamberlain, Lord Chancellor Birken- that President Harding is in prime! head and Sir Arthur Balfpur, as well physician condition, equal to what he/as others high in the government. was a ye ! — “No man could have improved much; under the load that he had amet MOVIE CENSOR He has done well to hold his place. “No man can come into hig office; with its long "hours, and responsibili- ties and ge of normal habits, in- cluding offi duties and official and exacting social obligations and have! a : ie : > stood it any better than has Warren | i" selena 1 cls ee en th G. Harding. ; }ture cenéorship bigl as "a counter Must Conserve, || move against moving picture inter- “But,” his physician went on, “a) ests who have proposed to initiate a bank which permits its resources tO) jaw repealing the anti-Sunday mov- continually dwindle away soon faces | ing picture law. failure. This also is true of human} yp, Watkins said today he would beings, and the president is no ex-| yrge initiation of the motion picture ception.” censorship bill which failed of pass- President Harding gets great fun} age at the last segsion of the legisla- out of his golf, aside from the physi-j ture, cal benefits, and Dr. Sawyer thinks one vas} he should have gone south during! post STAGES CARNIVAL, DANCE the winter for a week or so of golf.) (Watford City, N. D., March 4—The Washington’ weather made golf im-| Carl EB, Rogen Legion post of Watford possible. i | City staged a carnival and dance here “He should do it now,” he declared.| which was held a big. financial and “Fact is he forgets himself entire-'social success by its promoters. ‘ly and devotes himself to the duties | Games of chance in vogue in frontier of nis office. He is unfair to himself.” |deys were revived for the occasion General Sawyer has determined | while typical concessions and side- that from now on his patient must! shows abounded. The post has stag- (Continued on Page 7) ad several s ‘0. ieee ee sceen The executive committees of the North Dakota Mnforcement League and the state W. C. T. U., which meet jal functions this winter. "INTEREST MANIFESTED IN STATE | PLANS FOR DIVERSIFICATION WEEK $9,211.96, effecting an operating los8| tonight and Sunday; rising tempera-| t is generally realized that rir Way to judge of the any industry is to take the resuits for a decade, and that in- sed diversification will assuredly to the state during Many offers of co-operation inj farming, carrying out Farm Diversification Week, March 6-11, have been received at the office of Governor R. A. } The State Agricultural College, Coun-|b the Department of Ag-| the » Labor of the state all ting the dairy industry the proeh +) out Governor’: Governor Ni from W, E general = manager Dairy As ion, farme for § -| meetings to be held during the week. organ- izations in’ arranging cores of; of the Governor Nestos has told callers that while there is much discourage-| State Fair lent in the present conditions of state dairy show at some central point. BILL PROPOSED; rails and obscure e of wide-spread in- sification, which has DR. the great dairy show at the Minnesota | Postmaster-General, : ounds, offering to hold a''H. Hays, who has been a member of | here last night. 200. MBBTINGS IN FARM WORK ‘Agricultural College Announces | Meetings to Boost Diversi- fication |MEETINGS FOR THE SLOPE ea Dairying, Poultry, and Other Sub- jects Are Listed in the Discussions | Sixty-one members of the staff of | the North Dakota Agricultural College, including 35 county agents, the entire specialist staff of the Extension di- vision, and a number of speakers from other departments, will spend the week of March 6 to 11 in the field speaking at nearly 200 meetings scheduled in 33 counties of the stat for the purpose of promoting diversi- fied farming, that period having been proclaimed by Governor R. A. Nestos as Diversified Farming Week, it is announced by the Agricultural Col- lege. In addition to the meetings sched- uled in the countios employing coun- ty agents, members of the state. far- mers’ institute forces will hold meet- ‘ings im several of the 18 counties which do not have county agents. The purpose of the week's programs is to give an impetus to the movement toward diversified farming in ‘North Dakota in preference to grain farm- ing which has been the practice since ‘the state was first settled. Subjects to be discussed, varying in different localities, include the raising of dairy cattle, other livestock and poulti advantages of using purebred sire and the preduction of high grade live- stock; economical methods of feeding;- production of feed crops adapted to North Dakota conditions; advantages of a diversified cropping system, etc. Among the subjects under marketing will be standardization of products, financing and co-operative selling. Programs ‘in the various counties in- clude ffom six to a dozen meetings in the different communities with one big, central meeting, usually at the county seat. The programs have heen arranged by the county agents under the direction of County Agent Leader John W. Haw. Some of Meetings. Following are the programs for the neighboring counties: Grant, Heil, Monday afternoon; Elgin, Tuesday afternoon and evening; New | Leipzig, Wednesday” afternoon -and evening; Shields, Thursday evening, Raleigh, Friday afternoon and even- ing, and Brisbane, Saturday afternoon. Speakers will be U. J. Downey, super- intendent of the Hettinger substation, and County Agent R. C. Newcomber. Hettinger. Three meetings will be held in Het- tinger county the last three days of (Continued on Page 7) STOCKS GAIN IN TRADING Sales Exceed Any Previous Per- iod During Year New York, March 4—More hopefui financial, commercial and industrial conditions reported from various soc- tions of the country found expression iw the active dealings in stocks, it was reported today. Trading in stocks and bonds ex- ceeded, any like period thus far this year and high records for the current movement were established by many issues. Improvement was most sub- stantial in speculative shares, how- ever, material gains being limited to{ ecialties, 'CO-OP CASE IS SAID DROPPED ‘Chicago, March 4—All federal court ; proceedings implicating the Coopera- tive Society of America will be drop- ‘ped, Judge Evans announced today, after being informed that attornoys | for both sides in the case had reached an agreement out of court. The soci- ety came into court as a result of bankruptcy proceedings brought against it. |COMMENCEMENT ___| AT AG. COLLEGE, | -- | Fargo, March 4—The first of the/ ‘commencements for the year at the | | Agricultural College will be March 13 ‘when the 18th annual industrial, ‘course commencemnt will be held it; {was announced today: The exercises ‘for the high school will be June 17 land the regular college commence: | ARESCHEDULED | [FAIR WEATHER | | FOR NEXT WEEK i Washington, March 4—Weather pre- | dictions for the week beginning Mon-! jday are: | Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- | souri Valle: Generally fair except | for unsettled and probable local rains or snow; about Tuesday, warmer at | the beginning of th> week;! colder af- ter Tuesday, SHIP HUNDRED \ George Isle, of Mandan, on Re-' turn: from Minnesota where | He Makes Arrangements CRISIS IS Fargo, March 4.—Over 100 carloads of hay have been shipped from north- ern Minnesota to Morton county, North Dakota, to save the stock which is lying there of starvation because of the heavy snows of the last few days it is announced by George Ilse, county agent of the county who was in Fargo today. Mr, Ilse has made a personal trip to the northern Minnesota hay districts and bought in all about 150 carloads. In addition to that which is now rolling or already received in Morton county about 50 carloads more have been purchased and will be shipped out soon, This hay was bought at an average price around $10 a ton. Mr. Ilse re- ports that he has been able to effect a big saving in price to the hard pressed farmers who are losing their stock, by buying directly from the tarmers, instead gi through shjp- vers, War Corporation Finances The shipments’ of hay are being tinanced by the War Finance corpor- ation. The county issues warrants in payment for the hay and these warrants are cashed through the War’ Vinance corporation. “We have lost a lot of horses and a great many cattle, but farmers have tried to save their cattle first in most instarfces,” says Mr. Ilse. ‘The loss of horses is going to be‘felt when we begin spring work but we hope that we ‘will be able to replace the lost stock from the ranches to the north and farther west where chere has been more feed. “[ think the outstanding thing bout this experience is the terrible vesson that has been taught. ‘Those darmers, who raised corn and built silos have been able to save their stock, while those who did not take cheso precautions are suffering. [here were 37 pit silos put down will other e a lot of stock that might ise have perished. Crisis Soon Over “This crisis will western part, of the state almost as quickly as it came upon us, as the snow melts the stock will be able to feed again and that will put us out of the market for hay.” The number of cars shipped to the different towns of Morton county are/ 1s follows: New Salem, 13; Almont, 10; Judson, 6; Flasher, 13; Solen, 13; Mandan, 10; Sims, 12; Sweet Briar, 5; Timmer, 5; Fort Rice, 4; Glen Ullin, 5; Huff, 9. “The Northern Pacific railroad has given us excellent co-operation,” Mr. lise sa, “They have given our hay right of way and have rushed ship- ments west as fast ag it hag been possible.” Warnings have ben mailed and de livered to many citizens in person. Virtually all of them have been on sheets bearing the printed character “K. K. K.” at the top. Some bore the imprint of a hand in black, In a few cases repudia- tion of the warnings had been sent out over the signature “K. K. K.” A car-driver of Taft has dropped out of sight. He reported not long ed men. Dr. A. Adamson was beaten ‘by another group, apparently with a piked club. George Bowman, a drug- gist, was beaten and warned to leave town. He disposed of his business and left, ment June 9 to 12. FISH AND GAME BOARD LEAVES Members of the game and fish com- {mission left the city last night after discussing, various projects. Some of those beaten were after- IN FAILURE New York, March 4—Failure of E. one of the Tt was} said that bids would be asked for the| pbuilding of a hatchery at Jamestown,|y7 Cjark and compan -ast year in Morton county and these | be over in the! As soon} ago that he had been beaten by mask-' {4 ARE KILLED AS TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE BUS |New York Central Express Train Hits Automobile Bus in Ohio City CARS HAY INTO AN EXPLOSION FOLLOWS WESTERN ND, Gasotine tank of Bus Explodes, and Many Bodies Badly Burned Cleveland, March 4—The death of j George McGee today brought the toll from the collision between a New SOON . OVER York Central express train and “aa ;, automobile bus at Zanesvill | a Sville late last jament are 14, Five persons are ; Seriously injured, three of whom ar ‘expected to die, ty Three of the dead were fo: f i und the locomotive pilot. iS An explosion of the gasoline tank | of the machine set fire to the debris, |several of the bodies bein: adly | burned. vier | | A. I Barnes, the crossing watch- |man, declared he flagged the driver who had stopped on the south side | of | the track to pick up passengers, ‘I blew the whistle just as we | reached the limit of the town,” Engi- |neer Fernandez, of the train declared. {“An instant later I saw the automo- { bile on the track immediaely ahead of me. The space before we struck it was so brief I could not even know whether ‘the automobile was stand- \ing or in motion.” | “I saw the train before we reached the track.” Carl Sullivan, one of the | injured said. “People near me ‘scream- ed as it came on. I thought we had cleared the track; then it hit us.” CAMPAIGN FOR - JEWISH AID T0 BEGIN TUESDAY Plans to be Made at Luncheon Monday, at Which Rabbi i Matt Will Speak | | COMMITTEES ARE NAMED Rabbi C. Davis Matt, of Minneapo- lis, will speak Monday at a luncheon jto be given at the McKenzie hotel at at which members of the committees jwhich will conduct the Jewish reliet campaign in the city, beginning Tues- day morning, will be present. Rabbi Matt will describe the suf- ;ferings which have been occasioned in eastern Europe, where thousands of children have starved and other hun- dreds of thousands face starvation. Alex Rosen is chairman for the jcounty in the nation-wide campaign. P_ R. Fields and H. J. Duemeland are chairmen in the city campaign. Mrs. A. M. Christianson hag been named head of the women’s committee, which probably will be completed for an- nouncement Monday. A tag day will be conducted next Saturday by the women. The cam- paign proper will be conducted be- ginning Tuesday. Efforts are to be made during the campaign, which has been endorsed by President Harding, Herbert Hoover and others as a great humanitarqan effort, do ‘raise $14,- 000,000. The effort is entirely non- 6 5 i sectarian. | The men’s teams for the campaign Motels follow. Team 1—C. W. McGray, Al Rosen. Reported People Are Run Out | Team 2—Burt Finney, Arthur Guss- ner, of California Team 3—F.L. Conklin, J. L. Bell. pase an nomen Team 4—A. J. Arnot, E. B, Klein. Fresno, Cal., March 4—Federal in-| Team 5—Birlea Ward, Chas. J, An- vestigation of a series of actions on|derson. the part of groups of bands of hood-| Team 6—W. E. Lahr, Jim Taylor. ed men in the central California oil! Team 7—W. A.. McDonald, Joe fields, many of which involved vio-| Breslow. lence, has been commenced it was; Team 8—L. K. Thompson, A. A. announced by J. R. Dorsey, district | Jones. attorney of Kearns county, here last; Team 9—J. N. Roherty, R. C. Bran- night. don. Team 10—W, E. Perry, Fred Cope- j lin. Team 11 E. Parson, Myron At- y Homan. Hanlon, Christ | J. Martineson. i Team 13—Thomas Hall, Judge A. M. Christianson. | ‘HELD GUILTLESS OF GRAFT CHARGE Chicago, March 4—Simon O'Donnell, formerly president of the Chicago Building Trades council and three jother leaders charged with graft, ex- | tortion, and conspiracy in connection -with an alleged building trust here to- | ward covered with oil or tar and)day, were found not guilty by a jury. feathers, | ‘ESCORTS WOMEN _ HOME; HELD UP | Los Angeles, Cal., March 4—W. D. | Taylor, at a public dance hall early today, requested the pleasure of es- but that the hatchery at Fish lake jargest, brokerage firms with member-|corting two qomely girls home and would not be reopened and there ship in the New York curb market, | they consented. Several blocks away \would be no enlargement of the ; Grafton game farm. WORK IN received a letter | HAYS’ OFFICE inner, secretary and) National | which conducted | Work took the oath of office today as of the Ow Washington, succeeding Will + |the cabinet one year today. was announced today. CAGE GAME SCORE fs IS 116 TO 6 moved | Followers of the which defeated the Uticans, jrecord for high school teams, tica basket ball! Mean March 4—Dr. Hubert team are not questioning the victory | from the dance hall, met a Titian hair- ensboro high school team, | ed woman who relieved him of $19 in 116 to 6,| cash, $250 i It is believed to be a/cates and jin a dark corner one of the girls soft- { ly said: “Stick ’em up honey and hold /’em high.” She had a pistol in her hands, The other girl caressingly re- 5 from Taylor’s pocket and bade him a fond good-night. hile P. A. Downer, not far then th _Dostal savings certifi- 2 in checks while menac- ing him with a revolver,