The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1922, Page 1

The Weather . Partly cloudy. FORTIETH YEAR -NEW ORDINANCE ON TRAFFIC IS GIVEN CITY 0K: City Commission Passes Ordi- nance Providing Severe Maxi- mum Penalty for Violation RIGHT-OF-WAY TO RIGHT Children Prohibited From Driv- 4 ing Motor Cars on Streets By New Ordinance \ The city gommission last night amended and passed the traffic ordi- afance introduced ‘by Commiissioner Henzler. The ordinance was left with a stiff: penalty clause, and° discretion permitted by the, magistrate in ‘the severity of the penalty. It is planned, it is said, to enforce the new ordi- mance strictly, Ys One of the chief features of the new ordinance is that giving the driver on the right the right-of-way at intersec- tions, a new method now being used ‘iM the larger cities instead of the old method “north and south” or “east and west’! right-of-wey, The method is-eaid: to have redyced the number of accidents in large®cities material- ly. The section reads: “The driver or person in charge of a vehicle, on ap- proaching a street intersection ehall have his vehicle under perfect con- trol, and the vehicle on the right, un- der ordiNary conditions, shall have the. right-of-way.” The penalty for violation of the or- dinance was fixed at a fine of not more than $100. or impfisonment not more. than 60 days. Among the pro- visions of the ordinanceemre: speed Emit 20 miles, approaching intersec- tions 12 miles; ‘cars must be equipped with brake so that it cal be stopped in 50 feet while going. 20 miles an hour. No one under the age of 16 shall drive a motor vehicle on the city streets, Mufflers mugs: be used and lamps shaded. Autos shall not be parked im front of or within 25 feet of either side of the entrance to a theater or public building. Autos must not pass street car topped to take on or discharge ‘passengers. Cars may not be parked of streets, avenues, alleys or public grounds within con- gested district (fire limits) for longer period than 12 hours. Persons may "erods streets in congested disi{riat only at aston = provision egainst ‘“joy-walking.” Persons may Not play in the congested district. Au- ‘tos following fire apparatug may not approach within=300 feet of it or the fire. Cars parked downtown must be parked ‘at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. > * ae cca ‘Amend Danee Hall Ordinance. Amendments ‘were presented to the dance hall ordinance, among which was a provision against ‘“cheek-to- cheek” ‘dancing. \ 2 A petition ‘for sidewalks on the north side of Avenue F, from Seventh do Eighth streets, and along the west side of Highth from Avenue F to a point 100. feet north of Avenue F and along the eat side of Seventh street from Avenue F. to a point 50 feet North of Avenue F was granted. The new, converted motor fire truck was inspected informally by (members of the commission. The ‘new truck received its final coat of paint yesterday. A few parts were ex- pected today and the truck will be ready for service ‘within a day or two. CLOSING LOANS “RDRAST RATE ‘Farm Loan Department of Bank Gains Momentum °1f the Bank of North Dakéta is able to close loans on the present ‘basis - the total, amount of loans will mount “into millions by mid;suinmer. It was ~amnounced: that. $25,00) was paid out to borrowers Saturday, and $30-009 yesterday, and it is expected that a half million dollars will be paid out during the month of May. Difficulty of closing loans after ap- praicals are “made has caused eome| difficulty. The fact that farmers liv- ing a considerable distance from towns have been unable to get their papers in shape after the application and “appraisals haVe been made has held up many loans, but with the roada in good shape now this diffi- culty will be removed. Loan appraisals now exceed $2,000,- 000, it ts said. George W. Jandan, of Mandan, has accepted employment im the depart- ment in charge of the closing section. | HAZEN MAN WILL BLAZE NEW TRAIL (Hazen, N. D., April 25.—Emanuel Ulmer of this, place, has been award- ed the contract for blazing the Man- dan-Killdeer Mountain highway from (Mandan through the villages of Cen- ter, Hazen, Werner, Halliday, Dunn | Center, Dodge, Zap Golden Valley to Killdeer and thence to the Killdeer mountains. The trail mark which has been registered will be a repre- sentation of three mountain peaks in white on a green background with green letters M. K. ‘M. Work. of plazing this 200-mile side trip from the National Parks highway “Red trail,” will be begun at once. CAHILL-MURPHY CASE UP TODAY Hearing in the Cahill-Murphy case, set for 10 o’clock thism morning in district court at Mandan was postpon- ed until 3 o'clock this afternoon, THE BI f MORNING MAIL EDITION BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 722 = 2 = m= A = PRICE FIVE CENTS is Power Plant of the Farm Bismarck’s importance as a dis- tributing ‘center for trucks, tractors and agricultural implements is being accentuated today in the meeting of tha dealers of the International Har- vester company in Bismarck. It is a “Pep and Prosperity” meeting and the optimism expressed by the dealers over prospects is éncouraging and re- freshing. Ons of the big features of the meet *!was the “Red Baby Truck” parade at 4p. m. (More than twenty trucks, painted a “saucy” red with the names of the dealers on them paraded through the ‘streets. Thes> were to ‘be driven home tomorrow by the dealers. This is only a partial: con- signment of these trucks as a large ‘number more have be2n contracted for by the dealers to be used in dem- onstration and in the conduct of their business, but the parade focused at- tention upon the great possibilities of this market and the part the truck is playing in solving the various prob- lems of distribution. = The get-together meeting will be topped off this evening by a banquet — - U.S. COULD HAVE Strong Leadership and Adequate’ sary, He Says * | aration and under strong leadership” could have prevented the occurrence | the World War, General Pershing | declared today in testify:ng before the | the war department's plea for an in- crease in the military establishment ovér that proposed by the house. Failure to recognize the existence nations as among. individuals, he said, unprepared into a great crisis and caused unnecessary logs of life and left us ‘staggering under financial. bur- dens.” a GENERAL SHOT - Attack Made Upon Brig. Gen. Adamson of Republican Army Regulars © Dublin, April 26.—(By the Asso- clated Press)—Brigadier General Ad- amson, commanding the Athlone bri- gada of the regular Irish Republican Army was shot dead today neaf the headquarters of the Independent Re- publican forces in 4thlone. ‘An official communique issued from the headquarters of the regular army in Beggars Bush barracks here said: 4 : : “Brigadier General Adamson of the Athlone brigade was shot dead in the strests of Athlone. The general was returning to the barracks near the ho- tel where the mutinous troops have their headquarters. He was suddenly confronted by a group of armed men who ordered him to throw up his hands. “The general being alone complied, and while his arms were raised the assailants deliberately fired into him. Several of the mutinous officers were arrested.” Z FIRST OPEN ATTACK. Belfast, April 25.—(By the A. P.)— Insurgent Republican army troops to- day attacked lorries carrying Repub- lican army regulars at Mulingar. Sev- eral shots were exchanged marking the first fighting between the two sec- tions, a COST OF AUDIT Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor J. A. Kitchen announces the to- tal cogt of the Bishop, Brissman and company audit of the stato experi- mental creamery at Werner as $580.17. He said this statement was made be- the audit cost. several thousand dol- lars. WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending noon April 25, 1922. Temperature at 7 A. M. . Highest yesterday .. Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity Weather Forecasts 4 For Bismarck and vicinity: Unset- tled weather tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Unsettled wea- | ther tonight and Wednesday with pro- bably rain or ‘stow west portion; not |much change in temperature. | 4 General Weather Conditions A high pressure area has over- | spread the Northwest and fair weath- ler is general over that section, ex- | cepting an area of unsettled weather along the eastegn Rocky Mountain slope where light rain or snow is fall- ing. Low pressure areas cover the Southwest ald the lower Mississippi Valley and rains have continued! ove: the lower and middle Mississippi Val- ley and the southern Lake region. Temperatures are moderately low in North: Dakota; minimum readings were at or below freezing last night. e at 1H. PEP” AND PROSPERITY’ MEET REFLECTS IMPORTANCE OF CITY AS IDEAL DISTRIBUTING-POINT PERSHING SAYS senate military committee in behalf of | ' Dairying Is Becoming Great Industry Over This Territory. More Than. 150,009 Cows on Farms in Tributary Country—Tractor Says Magazine Editor. at ths McKenzie hotel where there will be an interesting program of toasts upon subjects of interest to the implement dealers. i Up to the Dealers & ‘Some very interesting and valuablo talks were given before the meeting of International dealers here at the Harvester Company's Branch House today. i Mr. J. L. Tipton, District Manager for the Northwest territory, dealt with general business conditions and the returning prosperity which is evi- denced on every hand. The meat of his address was that the year 1922 will be just what the individual im- Plément dealer makes it and that, in order to accomplish something really worthwhile, it wilfbe necessary to do some real work. First Duty i \He also emphasized the fact that an implement dealer's ‘first duty is to serve the farmer and that his busi- ness, is actually organed for the farmer's benefit, He therefore urged that every effort be made in the year (Continued on Page 3) ADDITIONAL A TESTIMONY TO BE TAKEN SOON ‘Washington, April 25.—The states \of Minnesota and ‘North Dakota pro- d pose to take additional testimony in i. ; ie supreme court. May 8 in St. Paul in the case now pending in the su- preme court involving claims against Minnesota arising out of alleged flood damage in North and South Dakota Preparation Are Neces-_ ‘caused by the use of Mustinka’ river as a part of a drainae project. ; Washington, April 25—The United | States “with adequate military prep- | 10 60 AHEAD Chairman McCumber Announces Committee Plan of “envy, jealousy and hatred” among | pee es TS ‘Washington, April 25—An informa] “has invariably sent the United States | conference on the soldier bonus legis. lation between the senate finance com. mittee Republicans and officials of vet- erans’ organizations were closed and Chairman McCumber said it was the of details of the measure. ‘When’ that -hag been done the matter will be taken up with President Harding. ‘ a Spokesmen for the veterans were | R N represented as having expressed satls- faction with the proposal to substi- SEDISEL ean . tute a 20-year endowment insurance policy for the adjusted service certifi- cate feature of the hduse~bill with a modification that would make borrow. ing from (bank possible, PROBE REPORT . OF PASTOR Detroit Police Hear Missing Man May Be in Hospital Detroit, Mich., Apri] 25—Detroit po- lice today. communicated with «u- thorities in Mendota, Wisconsin, fol- lowing reports that a man auswering the description of the Rev. Jerome Dickinson, former Detroiter, and pas- tor of the Church of the Ascenston, at Ontonagon, Michigan, is in am institu- tion in that city. Rev. Dickinson disap- peared from Ontonagon recently and was reported to have been seen walk- ng north in company with a friend. Information coNcerning a man sup- posed to be Rey. Dickinson was_re- ceived from Miss Ira Wiley, of Pop-| lar, Wisconsin, who said the man told her he was a minister and that he “had walked from Michigan.” FLOOD DEATHS RISE 10 SEVEN Forth Worth, Tex., Aprfil 25.—The death list in the Fort Worth flood; was increased to seven to 11 o'clock | today when a boat loaded with, men, cause stories had been spread that| women ‘and children who ‘had been taken off houses in the bottoms cap- sized. Two women and one man were drowned. , BUILD! BOOM SEEN Hebron, N. D., April 25.—A boom} ..30 [in building in the northwegt is just 4¢| beginning, according to officials 40|the Hebron Fire and Pressed Brick 29]'company. The plant is being put in None| shape for a continued rush of work 12-N] after iMaction of more than a year. of {4 DROWNED IN TEXAS FLOOD Ft. Worth, Texas, April 25.— Eleven persons were drowned, at least 1,500 made homeless, the city water plant put out of commis- sion, other public utilities endan- gered, property damage of $600,- 000 inflicted, all interurban traffic suspended and street car service crippled as a result of a storm, the most terrific that ever visited Fort Worth and vicinity last night and this morning. Nine inches of rain fell between 9 o'clock last night and 10 this morning. plan to go ahead with the working out|'the hips. ‘KILLS WIFE AND SHOOTS BABIES; JEALOUSY CAUSE Devils Lake Man Killed By Train While He Is Fleeing From A Posse JEALOUSY CAUSE TRAGEDY Woman Is Shot Five Times By Her Husband Who Then Shoots Little Children BABIES ST ALIVE. evils Lake, N. D., April 25.—The two babies of James Kallias, shot by their father yesterday, were still alive at noon today but in sefious condition. Devils Lake, N. D., April 25.—James Kallais, who was trying to get away from a posse after he had shot his wife and two babies here Jast eve- ning, was killed. by Great Northern yards last night. Mrs, Kallias died a few minutes aft- er being brought to a local hospital and the children are in a precarious condition from two bullet ‘tholeg each in the head, The shooting occurred in the Kal- lias’ home about.9 last evening. Jeal- ousy is said ‘to have been ‘the cause. | Mrs. Kallias’ 11-year-old brother was with her when the quarrel started but he left.as Kalliag started to shoot. The woman was shot five times, the fatal wound being just under the left ear where the jugular vein was severed. She bled-to death. One more more bullet liole is in her head, the others in various parts of | the body. At the police station it was said chat the shocting had been done with a 45 caliber revolver. There were no eyewitnesses ‘to the shooting but indications are that after shooting hig wife once or twice he turned the weapon on the little children, one and a half and. three years.old respectively, and fired two bullets into their heads, Then he fired at the prostrate body of his wife again. ak The shooting soon attracted a srowd but Kallias had already. disap- peared. Someone had seen him run to- wards the railroad yards, and a posse ‘took up the pursuit. In. about an hour and a half the mangled body of a man ‘was found on the railroad ‘tracks. Investigation, revealed Kallias — had bveen killed, The body was severed at Employe of Roundhouse Kalliag wae. ah employe of, . the Great Northern routdhouso _ here. He has ‘lived there, for tthe past 10 or 12 years and has always had a fair tonight’s ‘tragedy here about four years ago. They had only two children. Mrs, Kallas’ maiden pame was An- dergon. She was born and raised here: Kalliag was a Greek. ; It is not known whether Kallias committed suicide by throwing thim- self before the train or met with a mishap while trying ‘to oard the train to get away. He was about 36 years old and the wife about the jaime age. BOY DIES IN FRONT OF PLOW Stanton, N. D., April 25.—John, 14, son of (Henry Horning, farmer near here, was instantly killed Saturday when a gang plow he was riding struck a rock. The team ran away throwing the boy in front of the plow, whose sharp blade norribly mutilated JOHN IPDONALD PASSES AWAY » . In the death of John HH, MacDonald Jot Calgary, Alberta, Canada, one of the pioneer settlers of ‘North Dakota passed away. Hee came to North. Da- kota in 1873 taking a ciaim in Walsh county, 20 miles from Grand Forks. 2 He lived on his farm until about 12 years ago wien he moved With his family to Calgary, Canada, where he resided until his dealth.’ There are many of the old pioneers in.Grand Forks and Walsh county who ill remember ‘him as one of the first settlers in‘North Dakota. — : ” [He leaves to mourn_his loss, his wife, a son and a daughter, also a brottier, A. F. MacDonald, and a sis-| ter, (Mrs. G. Snyder, both of this city. ERICKSON GOES “TO JAMESTOWN Coach Carl Erickson who has direct- ed the Mandan basketball and foot- ball teams, winning three football championships and our basketball dis- trict title, has resigned his position and will coach and ibe athletic director at Jamestown college next year. 'POST [HEAD CHOSEN. Golden Valley,\N. D., April 25.—Peter Balog, Dodge, was elected commander of Sabra R. Hardy Post of the Amer- ican Legion to succeed David Schwartz, Golden Valley, resigned, who will run for state’s attorney. C. C. Nunn was elected adjutant. A Mercer county Memorial day service was plan-| ned at the meeting. Nine-tenths of all the known as- bestog deposits in the world are lo- cated’ in Canada. passenger train No. 1, in the local] « reputation, He married, the victim. of | vwinnesota. ILLINOIS Manchester, Ky. Warrants were out here yester- day for a whole mountain com- munity which officials alleged has banded in open defiance of the law. Cireult Judge Hiram Johnson announced that all residents of MII Creck, a mountain settle- mgnt, over 12 years old, will be arrested and the | community cleaned up if jt takes 1,000 sol- diers to do it. The trouble bezan last Tuesday when John Taylor, witness in a SEAPLANE WITH 6 ON BOARDIS SAID MISSING Key West, Fla, April 25.—The commercial seaplane Santa Ma- rla which left here Monday at 6:10 a. m, for Nassau with 6 per- sons aboard, including a woman, has not arr-ved at its destination and naval seaplanes of the At- lantic squadron left here early today to scarch for It. On board the plane were Docjor Eugene Lowe and: Leslie Turry, a pharma- elst, who were en route to attend Duke Schiller, seaplane pilot who Was mobbed’ and: seriously; injured at Nassau last week when, it Is believed, he was mistaken for a prohibition officer. WILLARD SHOWS FARMERSSTAND | ON “POOLING” Farmer Who Sells His Products ‘As They Are Needed, Does | : Not Fix Prices Fargo, N. D., April) 25—The farmer who pools h's products and sells them as they are needed is not fixing prices, as is sometimes charged, according to Rex Willard, farm management ex- pert of the North Dakota Agricultural College. He is only arranging for the most economical distribution—and that is to avoid dumping the whole crop into the market at once, says Mr, ‘Willard: He “has prepared a graph.to show, tha ‘relation between glutting the potato market and the price as it affects North and, South Dakota and “Last September. 20th the price of potatoes ranged from $2.10 to $3.00 ver hundred pounds,” said Mr. Wil- lard. “In the five following days three states shipped nearly 2,000 carloads, This broke thd market and the (prices came down fifty cents per hundred- weight! At the end of the period the averagé@ price was $1.80. “Then until October 25th potatoes went into the market at the rate of 500 to 600 carloads a day and forced the price down still more. This ended the tremendous influx into the market but it took all of ‘November . before this amount of potatoes could be dis- tributed and meanwhile the price went to about $1.40. April 25— + WHOLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY IS BANDED IN DEFIANCE OF LAW; land suit, was shot dead from am- bush, Pitts Stivers, deputy sher- iff, with four others went up into the hills to arrest men wanted in conneetion with Taylor's death and these were attacked by 16 men in ambush, Stivers was shot from his horse. Former rival feudists of this section have joined hands with the vil authorities to cl up the territory where sheriff forces say moonshine and deflance to the Jaw Is rampant. FRENCH WILL | INSIST GENOA Report From Conference City Says Poincare Insists on 4 i _ Ultimatum CONFERENCE IS_ ASTIR Foreign Minister Tchitcherin ‘Blames Policy of Allied Nations London, April 25, (By the A. P.)— There is reliable information, declar- ed a Central News dispatch from Genoa, ‘that M. Barthou, of the French delegation, received telegraphic: in- structions today to insist at the con- ference upon the terms contained in Eromier Poincare’s -speech of Mon- lay. « The French delegation, says the message, ha's decided it will press for a 48-hour ultimatum to Russia or} break from the conference altogeth- e 1. Premier Poincare’s speech created great consternation in conference cir- cles, the report ‘adds. iy SOVIET REPLY Genoa, April 25 (By the A. P,)— Foreign Minister Tchitcherin, of So- viet’ Russia, declared to the Associ- ated Press today that allied resist- ance to the ‘Russian principle of na- tionalization was blocking the econo- mic conference. - “It tg obvious,” he sald, “that the! only serious obstacles to peace with Russia and general reconstruction are the pretentions of a few former own- ers of property in, Russia.” ) This statement ‘was called out by the high tension developed over Rus-; sta’s claims which are considered in| some quatters ag threatening to dis- tupt the conference, WARD CASE T0 ~ THEJURY SOON “During December while the farm- ers were marketing only about 40 or 50 carloads a day the price,advanced again aad by December 31 was back to (Michigan and Wisconsin have learned the lesson that dumping crops on the market means loss for the farmer, Mr. Willard added. He quoted the following figures to prove the statement: i ‘North Dakota marketed 44.6 per cent of her potato crop in the September 1 to December 31 period; South Dakota marketed 40.6 per cent; Minnesota 36.5. Michigan, on the other hand marketed) only 12.9 per cent and Wis- consin 10.8 per cent in that period. HAZEN CHURCH STARTED. (Hazen, 'N. D., April 24.—Excavation work has been started here for a new church to be erected this summer by gregation, Senator Thunders Denials of; e Charges Made Fairmont, Minn., April 25.—Intro- duction of ‘testimony was completed at noon today in the trial of the $75,- 000 damage suit brought by Mrs. Vio- la Limburg against Senator Albert} Ward, of Fairmont, and the case is; expected to go to the jury about 4 p.! m. today. bd Sweeping denials of all the charges against him were thundered by Sena- tor Ward when he went on the stand this morning as the first witness in his own! defense. Three other witness-; es—all women—also testified for the! defense, Just at noon adjournment the de- fense rested and District ‘Judge Nel- son announced that when the case re- sumed” at“1:30 p. m, one ‘hour each a recently formed Presbyterian con-| would be allowed opposing counsel; for their final arguments. RRR PROCLAMATION ° That we may stimulate a more general interest in the plant- ing of trrees, and shrubs, and the care of all native life in our state, and for the purpose of making our homes more attractive and more home-like to those who have been raised in communi- ties where their childhood homes were sheltered and beautiful by trees and shrubs, and in view of the fact that nature, other- wise so lavish in the gifts bestowed upon our state, gave us but few trees and shrubs for the protection and adornment of our homes, and since we especially desire that the growing genera- tion should emulate the splendid examples iof the pioneers and ‘become interested in the planting of trees and shrubs, and the protection and care of the valuable native wild life of every char- acter, NOW THEREFORE, I, R. A. Nestos, Governor of the State of North Dakota, do hereby designate and set aside +Friday, May Fifth, Ss, ARBOR AND NATIVE LIFE DAY and hereby urge that upon thateday special attention be given to the planting of trees and shrubs, to the Study of the best method of fostering and protecting the native wild life of our state, and that both in our schools and in all the public gather- ings on that day, the chief thought be the development and care of trees, shrubs, flowers, birds, and everything that makes for the beauty and enjoyment of life in our state. And further that a thought of appreciation be given to Governor Norton, who fifty years ago first proclamied the ob- servance of Arbor Day. DONE at the State Capitol at Bismarck, this Twenty-fourth Day of April, 1922. ‘ R. A. NESTOS, . Governor. Thomas Hall, Sec. of State. | NESTOS MINERS HEAD PREDICTS SEPARATE WAGE PACTS WILL BE SIGNED DURING PRESENT STRIKE Frank Farrington, Head of Miners of That State, Quoted : As Saying Union Rule Is Violated REFERS TO KENTUCKY pes Ne wel By nt ‘\Says Separate Pacts Are Signed Both There and in Tennessee During Strike Springfield, Il, April 25.—(Byi the Associated Press)—Separate wage agreements by striking coal miners with operators were declared immi- nent by State President Frank Far- rington, of the Illinois Mind Workers, here this morning. ee oes ‘Reports have reached district head- quarters here, Mr. Farrington said, from “delicate sources showing that locals in Kentucky and Tennessee are signing separate wage agreements with the operators in violation of the America and that in Alabama district officers have ordered union minera to continue’ at work in deliberate vio- lation of the international policy. “Sooner or later separate. district wage scales will be the result,” Mr. Farrington said. While making his blanket predic- tion Mr. Farrington would make. no specific statement in regard to the Prospects in Illinois ibut said that in Illinoig’as in other states “separate wage scales are imminent.” RULE OUTLINED. FOR DELINOUENT TAX PENALTIES Tax Commissioner Converse Is- sues Letter Covering the " Subject ‘Stating a uniform practice in the matter of assesdihg penalties to de- linquent. personal property taxes, Tax ommissioner C. C. Converse has is- sued the following statement to coun- ty treasurers: “The. recent inquiry developed the fact that, in over two thirds of. the counttos, the practice is to add five per cent to delinquent personal prop- erty taxes paid after March first and before April first. In the remain- ing counties, the practice is to'add ‘six (Per cent. This lack of uniformity is not surprising in view of the wording of the statute.. Attorneys differ as to which practice is more nearly in har- mony with the intent of the statute. “It is, however, desirable to have a uniform practice throughout the state. In my judgment, the prefer- able rule,.all things ‘considered, is to add only five per cent during the en- , tire month of March. “It may be of interest to mention another point’ regarding which a rul- ing has been asked, and that is as to wren the penalty attaches. [It would seem that the penalty attaches to per- sonal property ‘taxes not paid before Mar. first. Sec, 2166, Compiled Laws, 1913, On the other hand, it is quite clear, under the wording of Chapter 67 of the laws of the Special Session of 1919, that the penalty does not at- tach to the first \half of real estate taxes if paid before March sécond nor to the second half if paid before October sixteenth.” JURORS DODGE SHALL’S CASE Waukegan, Ill., April 25, (By the A. P.)—Fixed opinions possessed. by prospective jurors continued tq.empty seats in the jury box on, the second day of the trial of Gonreyor Len,Small charged Witt ‘conspiracy: ito, embezzle state funds.” Ported of TO HEAR TAX _ CASE ON MERITS Judge W. L. Nuessle, before leav/ ing for Jamestown today to hold court, ‘said that the case started by the tax commissioner in relation to the sherjff against the Hughes Elec- {tric Company will be tried on its merits May 15. A motion to vacate on ({ngunction against ithe sheriff was jheard yesterday, the matter being de- ‘ferred until hearing of tthe case on its | merits. SPEAKS | N ST. PAUL ! Governor R.-A. Nestos is to speak tonight in St. Paul, Minn., to a gath- ,ering of farm mortgage loan men of ‘the twin cities. C. R. Greene, manager {of the Bank of North Dakota, accom- | panied the Govérnor to the twin ci- | ties, their mission being to urge in- |vestment ‘houses which withdrew | from the North Dakota field during ithe last few years to re-enter iit. On | Wednesday moon the Governor will | speak at,an open forum of profession- |al and business men of St. Paul. |LABOR SHORTAGE IN STEEL MILLS - Youngstwn, ©., April 25.—For the first time since the beginning of the business depression, “help wanted” signs are appearing on ‘the gates of steel mills in the Youngstown district. Plant executives explained today that the shortage of semi-skilled labor for mills has become acute.