The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1922, Page 1

The Weather ‘Probably Showers: i 4 t - FORTIETH YEAR COSTS INCREASE, SAYS WITNESS : _ Testifies Main Increases are Due To‘no Action on Part of Water Company ‘THE HEARING CONTINUES Witnesses for Water Company Give Tetimony; Are Cross- _ Examined on Stand With the direct case of the peti- tioners iN the Bismarck Water Supply company case before the railroad com- mission presented in the testimony before the commission yesterday, the water company attorneys began pre- senting their case to the commission. John W. Kelsey, superintendent of the water plant of the City of St, Paul, was on. the stand for a considerable period, and Thomas H. Poole, account- ant, presented, figures bearing upon ‘the cost of operation of the local com- pany and its revenues. Mr, Kelsey’s testimony was largely expert as to the value :of;the plant and various com- ponents . Both/Mr. Kelsey and Mr. Poole were y creas examined by attorneys for- the petitioners and 'S. J. Hunt, employed ‘by the city as an expert in the case. The; testimony of Mr. Poole was to the effect that operating expenses of ‘tthe water company had increased greatly in excess of the increase in revellues, the largest increase, he said, ‘being due to no action of the company. * Sets Oat Increases The largest ttems of increase in op- erating expenses overv which the wa- ter company had no control be gave as follows: 919 1922 Increase 1.756.00 Rate Hear- ing Ex- pense . Hughes for » Power Pump- ing and for Booster Pumps ._ 4,718.86 Engineer Pump- ~ station Cleaning Re- servoirs Legal ... 1,175.00 | 1,775.00 --$ 4,052.84 $10,767.96 Taxes $10,176.14 $26,226.96 $16,050.02 The increase in the amount of mon- ey ‘paid the Hughes Electric Company by the Water Company between 1919 and 1922, he said, was $6,309.14, and was a result of the increase in rates granted the Hughes company by the railroad commission. ' The’ electric company formerly furnished the en- gineer for operating the electric driv- “en pump, tie sald. This expense was; placed.on the water company and the increase for current was from $4,; 178.66 to $9,528.00. Asked to Explain The witneas presented his figures to the commission in writing; was ask2d to explain them by attorneys for the water company and cross-examined by the city attorneys. His summarized figures of the operating expenses of the Water company were as follows: Operating Expense 1919—$24,880.88. 1920—$30,578.93. 1921—$40,697.27. (Estimate)—1922—$46,333.60. No bond or loan interest or depre- ciation on plant included on above figures. Percentage of increase in operating expense from 1919 to 1921 over-64 per cent increase from 1919 on estimate of 1922—86 per cent. Operaitng Revenue ‘1919—$53,441.16, 1920—$55,568.07. ta pmtog1922-—$56,681.47 Tee eventie in 1922 from that. Syeceivéd ‘ih 1921 caused by abandon- ment of service for various causes. 4. Percentage of increase in revenue \ifrom 1919 to 1921 about 13 per cent; increase from 1919 on estimate for 1922,.6 per cent. From 1919 to 1921 op- erating expense has increased 64 per cent while revenues, fave only in- a¢reased;a;little over 12;per cent. From | 1919 to 1922 estimate, Qperating ex-) pense increase 86 per cent, operating | revenue 6 per cent. Claims Deficit on Books. Mr. Poole, on the stand during the; morning, was questioned concerning the various figures presented. He said that the deficiency of the water com- pany was $19,283.32 on September 30, 1922. ‘He went at length into details of the financial condition of the water company. There were over : $20,000, accrued liabilities on May 1, 1922, and about $3,000 cash on hand. Bills re-| ceivable were about $30,000. No divi- dend had been declared by the com-' pany since 1910. In answer to a ques- tion of Commissfoner Stutsman he’said that the bills receivable would not af- fect the deficiency. | The bills receivable, ‘he said, were | chiefly in notes for old bills most of which had accrued before 1917. ‘Mr, Poole asked to explain testi- mony of yesterday afternon by ex- plaining one point, saying that in the M in, Mitchell and Peet report of 19f2 on the value of the plant they deducted $60,000 depreciation, leaving .the value of the plant at that time Of $250,000. ~ (Chairman Milhollan asked the wit- nesg if the company were settling up a reserve for depreciation at the pres- ent time. The witness said the com- pany set up 2 per cent. Cross-Examination. City Attorney O’Hare, cross examin- ing Mr.\Poole, inquired ast 0 his method of arriving at values and figures. Mr. O’Hare asked if the witness wanted to change his testimony in the former hearing as to addition of value of the plant by appraisal. Witness said whatever his testimony was he wished it to stand. Mr. O'Hare asked the witness con- cerning bonds issued by the company, asking .if he wished to change any tes- timony in the former hearing regard- ing bonds issued, asking him specifi- (QGontinued on Page 6) 1,756.00 4,809.14 1,500.00 9,528.00 1,500,00 900,00 CK T RI | Last Edition BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1922 BUN PRICE FIVE CENTS a t By NEA Service 4 Oakland, Cal., May 3.—For 15 years Mrs, Jean O. Wierk has been cheated of fame by a trick of fate. Charles G. Norris, novelist and au- thor of the “best seller,” “Brass,” lec- telling of the discouragements which’ befall new writes. He said: “Somewhere in this country an au- thoress has been buried for years. [n my days as a manuscript reader for a magazine, a story called ‘Blue Pearls’ reached my desk one day. It was a wonder story. I saw in it the ‘budding of a genius. I was so enthus‘astic that U passed it to another reader.’ He raved over it and passed it on. Manuscript Returned “In some manner it was lost in |this way, and was returned, by an assistant, to the writer, ‘a rejection slip enclosed. CUT IS SOUGHT -BY STEELE MEN Railroad Commission Will Hold A Hearing There on May 11, It Is Announced Citizens of Stcele have petitioned the railroad commission for an inves- tigation of the electric rates charged in the city with a view of an order be- ing issued by th> commission. The weekly bulletin of the board of rail- road commissioners announces the case will be heard May 11 at 1 p, m. at Steele. A hearing will be held here ‘May 12 on the consideration of rates of the Bismarck Gas company and at Drake on ‘May 15 at p.m. on the peti- tion of citizens of Drake for reduc- tion of electric rates charged by the Drake Electric company. The bulle- _{tin announces the following: CASES DEGIDED. Order issued April 29, 1922, in the matter of rates of the Northern States Power Co, at Minot carrying reduced rates in electricity, steam and power. to be $794,037.00. Application of the People Telephone Co. of Richardton, asking for reduced hours of service at Taylor and Rich- ardton withdrawn by th2 company. File closed 4-29-22. Application of J. N. Tusten of Ar- gusville for crossing. ‘Crossing install- ved by the Great \Northern railroad, and case closed. Order issued April 29th, 1922, re- quiring the Soo Line Ry. Co. to build a siding between ‘Lehr and Fredonia, N. D. Order issued April 29, 1922, in the matter of application of the Marion Light & Power Co. of iMarion for ap- proval of existing rates.: A rate of 25c per K. W. H. approved. ‘Order issued April 29, 1922, requir- ing the Farmers Mutual Telephone Co. of Park River to estab! service, sta- tion switching connections with the vexchange of the Park River Telephone company at Park Fiver, and denying the Park River Telephns company any damages for the time such serv- ice was disconnected. | Rates of interest provided in new Issues of bonds to he fssued by the state administration will be reduced considerably from the interest rates of bond issues sold in the past for industry purposes. The reduction fs made by the ad- ministration in the expectation that North Dakota bonds will prove an attractive offering on the market. The Industrint Commission has issued a request for bids upon bond issues which may be sold dering the year. 1922, and has vrescribed the rates of interest and amount. Bank ‘Series bonds will bear 5 percent interest as compared to 5 1-2 percent interest when ofier- ed by the former administration. Real estate bonds will be offered at 5 1-4 percent interest as com- ! ye CHEATED OF FAME BY MISTAKE IN WATER PLANT'S - turing before clubwomen here, was| ° BLECTRIC RATE | LETTER MRS. JEAN 0. WIERK “IT nearly cried. All we could re- member was the pen name—Gladys Ethel Olney, For years I have waited to see that name become famous, but doubtless the story was by some girl, who, discouraged by rejection, neva» tried to write again.” Mr. Wierk was among the lecturer's hearers. A little later she told her| what Mr. Norris said, for I wrote that story.” And she wrote it at the age of 18, in a small Michigan town, then her home. Upon its rejection, she gave! up in despair, Norris immediately offered to help her, but she wonders if it ig not too late. “My circumstances,” she says, “are modest. I have been forced to work. For five years I have. been a saleswo- man. I have lost my dreams, my youthful ideals. Will they come baci? I don’t know.” APPLICATION MADE TO KLAN FOR PUNISHMENT Los Angeles, Calif, May 8.—Ap- plication to the Ku Klux Klan for punishment ‘of certain persons haye been found among the docu- ments selzed here last week at the Value of the plant at Minot was found | 6 headquarters ‘of the: Pacifle do- main of the organization, accord- ing. to authorities, Alleged answers from Klan of- ficlals indicating what their ac- tion might be also will be presented to the county grand jury when it begins its investiga tion of Klan activities possibly to- morrow, they said. NELSON CHOSEN ST. PAUL MAYOR St. Paul, May 3.—Arthur E. Nelson, corporation counsel of ithe city, was elected mayor of St. Paul at yester- day's election by a majority of more than 13,000 votes, defeating William H. Mahoney, labor candidate, it was | Soviet Russia, declared in friends,’ “I was very interested in said ‘question, dt was officially announced DISARMING OF “NATIONS AGAIN IS DISCUSSED Economic Conference As A Vital Question : TES ‘ GERMANY NOW FOR IT Her Representatives Says Na- tions Must Cease Jumping at Each ( her’s Throats Genoa, May 3.—(By the Associated Press) — The disarmament question bobbed up’today in a’plenary session of the Genoa conference. Walter Rathenau, the German for- eign minister, said the world trade must be doubled before conditions could be bettered but this could not be done while nations were “jumping at_each other’s throats.” © Foreign Minister. Tchitcherin, of. a plea for general disarmament: 1 “Only by a policy of peace can the nations balance their budget.” He said Russia must insist. upon reservations. to the report of the financial commission o7 the confer- ence as it carried provisions concern- ing the league of nations which Rus- sia did not recognize. He added that Russia could not agree to renounce] government control over exchange! operations. Sir Laming presented. the financial commission’s report which he termed as important to the world as was the Justinian code. Stabilizing of the purchasing power of gold caanot without American cooperation, he aid. The is a recommendation that the Bank of icies and study currency reform. i Richard Washburn Child, American | ambassador to Italy, was among the visitors at the session, \ OIL A LIVE SUBJECT Genoa, May 3 (By the A. P.—Oil was a live subject for discussion. in enference circles today with evéry- body denying that anything definite had been done about disposing of Russia's big. oil field. ' ee aS STAND BY BELGIUM Paris, May 3 (By vhe A, P.)—The French government has decided to stand by Belgium:in her opposition to to ‘Russia on ‘the private .property after today’s cainet meeting attended by Vice-Premier Barthou. head of the French delegation at Genoa. REPORT AMBRIC€AN NOTE Genoa, May 3 (By the A. P.)—A re- port was circulated here today that the American state department had in- structed Richard Washburn Child, am- bassador to Italy, to protest against Question is' Raised at Genoa| holders of the defunct Scandinavian- American bank of Fargo are liable for| a payment equal to the amount . of|'mg'! Worthington-Evans|their stock in the bank is to be decided in a test case being heard in Cass{ county district court Judge Charles M. Cooley. L. C. Reep, receiver, brings action against Ingval be expected | Johnson, a shareholder. Johnson, contends that the state guar- he report. which was adopted|anty law when it ‘was enacted auto-| contains 19 resolutions among which| matically did away with the “double s liability” feature of England call a meeting of central|laws, Mr. Hildreth, U, S. district at- banks of issue to regulate credit pol-|torney for North Dakota, is also share- holder in the ‘bank. ROTARY ELECTS New Officers, Are Installed at the terms of the allied: memorandum |’ president of the Bismarck. club at the McKenzie hotel, Burt Fin- ney who has served the club efficient. ly during the last year was accorded an ovation upon his retirement and Mr. Bell who has served upon the most important committees was in- ducted into office amid great enthu- ‘siasm. Allen Kafer who was crushed to deat automobile. * in the vicinity of the home of Deputy vises the county jail. He was known LIABILITY ON’ BANK ‘STOCK IN N. D.-AT STAKE Point Raised in Test Suit Grow- ‘ing Out of Scandinavian ’ Bank Failure Fargo, May 3.—Whether ‘the share- today before ‘M. A. Hildreth, attorney for Mc. ‘North Dakota J. BELL AS. ‘TTS PRESIDENT The Regular Weekly Luncheon of Club J.\L. Bell was installed today as (Rotary FOUR-YEAR-OLD ALLEN KAFER CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER WHEELS OF AUTOMOBILE WHILE CROSSING DOWN-TOWN STREET Little Boy Struck By Automobile Driven By Miss Clara Hultberg, | Opposite Courthouse on Fifth Street, Dies Almost In- stantly, Wheels Crushing His Head — Authori- ties Investigate Circumstances The pall-of deep-rooted gsief today shadowed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kafer and of scores of friends. of the family and little four-year-old h last evening under the wheels of an The: chubby-faced, brown-eyed kiddie was the pet of the neighborhood Sheriff Kafer, who lives at and super- to lawyers, farmers, others who visit the courthcuse, had made friends with many children at Will school with whom he mingled though not old enough to attend, and his cheery greeting to scores of passers-by had endeared him to their hearts. ARR The little fellow was playing last levening about 7:45 o’clock with some | other children in the Will school yard and on Fifth street. He had heard a jeall from another, it is believed, and jScarted across the street with others. |An automobile, driven ‘by Miss Clara Hultberg approached, She pushed on the brakes, but the car slid forward. Both front and rear wheels of the car passed over the body of Allen, crush- j‘ng his head, Dr. J. O. Arnson, stand- \ing near by, rushed forward, picked up the boy and started for the hospi- tal, but death had come almost in- stantaneously. The boy's skull was Ladly fractured. Make Investigation Following the accident there was an investigation of the circumstances by authorities. The brakes ‘of the au- ‘tomobile were tested and measure- ‘ments taken. Miss Hultberg, who is 16 yearg old and a student of the high school, her sister and ‘her mother, who were in the six-cylinder touring car she was driving, offered every as- sistance, The car stopped within 50 feet of the ‘time breaks were put on, this ‘being determined by the imprint of sliding wheels on the ‘pavement. The brakes had been put on about 30 feet before the child was struck. The car might have been swerved and the accident avoided, the authorities said, It did not appear from the ‘tests that the car was being driven at a_ fast ‘rate cf speed, thoy said. ‘Miss Hult- ber's father formerly was sheriff of Mc- ‘Lean county. All of these in the car, were greatly affected by the sad acci- dent. Funeral Tomorrow Funeral services for .the little boy will be held at 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the First Baptist church, Rev. L.1R. Johnson officiating, The body will be taken to Sterling for burial. Allen’s birthday was on December ie he being about four and half years a. | Coroner H. J. Stroelke conducted an ‘inquest into the case this after- noon. RENEWS ATTACKS ON DAUGHERTY Arkansas Senator Would Waive Henry Duemeland was selected vice- All Immunities mie coMference’s memorandum of property in Russia. SHARP FIGHT the contents of article 6 of the. econo- to Russia as affecting American holder's president and Phil Myers was named treasurer. Ray Bergeson who assisted in bringing Rotary to Bismarck was renamed as secretary. He has held this position for two years and has made a most creditable showing. New committees were named and last but not least, Dr. V. J. La Rose was dec- orated with the insignia of sergeant- at-arms and instructed to enforce all rules and regulations without fear or IN IRELAND favor. Kilkenny, Ireland, May 3 (By the|to keep up the type of service render- ‘A. P.)—Sharp fighting with machin2/ed during the last year and Mr, Fin- Mr. Bell admonished the members (Washington, May 3.—Renewing his attacks on Attorney General Daugh- erty, Senator Carraway, Democrat, Ar- kansas, charged that Mr. Daugherty hhad fired all the honest inspectors in his department who wanted to prose- cute swindlers of the government and put back in office the physician who tried to get the fraudulent pardon for ‘Charles W. Morse. Referring to Mr. Daugherty’s state- ment that the attacks of the sena- tor yesterday showed that cabinet of- ficers should have the priyilege of the anhoufced When the unofficial count/guns rattling in all directions was in/ney in a serfes, of short, snappy ad-|floor in the senate and the house Sen- was completed this morning, Nelson's | progress here today. Free State troops | dresses installed the various officers.| ator Carraway said that he “waived total was 32,151 and Mahoney’s 18,- | BANDITS MAKE $12,000 HAUL Denver, Colo., May 3.—After firing nine shots of nitro-glycerine which wrecked the frame building of the; First National Bank of Lafayette near here early today bandits escaped with | approximately $12,000 in Liberty Bonds. " One person was wounded in trying | to cut off the escape of the robbers. | ONE POOL ROOM { The town of Tappen has notified the | state licensing department that its vil- lage board has adopted a resolution | permitting only one pool hall in the STATE TO RECEIVE BIDS ON MAY 11 FOR _ SALE OF BONDS; INTEREST RATES CUT pared to 5 3-4 and 6 percent in previous sales and mill and ele- vator series bonds will be offered at 5 1-2 percont instead of 6 per- cent. Bids will be received on May 11 for the following amounts: Bank of North Dakota series 5 percent honds—$75,000 maturing July 1, 1924; $62.500 maturing July 1, 1929, a total of $137,500. MII] and elevator series 5 1-2 percent bonds —$500,000 maturing Jan. 1, 19273 $500,000 maturing Jan. 1, 19423 $100,000 to $500,000 maturing Jan. 1, 1987; Real Estate series (farm loan bonds) 5 1-4 percent interest —$600,000 due Jan. 1, 1929; $400.- 000 due Jan. 1, 1934; $1,650,000 due Jan.@. 1939; $500,000 due Jan. 1, 1944; $1,350,000 due Jan. 1, 1949, ‘decided today to give privileged status ‘were trying to recapture Ormond cas- they had captured. ress on-the banks of the river Nore and is considered impregnable except by artillery. GIVE WAY. TO WAR CONTRACT | : LAXITY CHARGE: a | Washington, May 3.—By a vote of six to five the house rules committee to the Johnson-Woodruff resolution | ‘Mr. Woodland of Grand Forks, con- tle still héld by irregulars who yes-|sul for this district for Sweden and terday were driven out of other places} who resided in Bismarck during theland today and would “meet Mr. early eighties, gave some interesting Daugherty anywhere at any time,” The castle is really a strong fort-| reminiscences. (Rotarians were urged to decorate their windows in the colors of the|erly held public office Christian Endeavor. The colors 5 blue, green,’ red and orange. It is als0| wag gtated that Dr. Fowler had been urged that the national colors be used| restored as physician at the ‘Atlanta in window decorates during the con-|oenitentiary and that the present At- vention which starts next Friday. KILLS WIFE, are SLAYS HIMSELF ‘Newton, (Mass., May —Explanation | other than insanity of the tragedy in contracts and settlements thereof. IN OKLAHOMA R. R. McClintock, former editor ‘the Fargo Courier-News, is now, Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to info: thation received here, (MAX SURPRISED AT MATHILDE Par's, May 8 (By the A. P.)— calling for congressional investigation of charges of allegod laxity in the WOULD PERMIT (‘prosecut‘on claims arising out of war which William Powell, manager of the Boston district for (R, G. Dun and company shot and killed his wife and himself last night was still lacking. A cordon of police was maintained about the Powell mansion through the night. TREASURY BLDG. DAMAGED $15,000 Washington, May 3.—Officials said today that the fire which flared up on ‘the roof of the treasury building here early this morning and was extin- guished later did damage of about of in r- 1 ,Max Oser is surprised at the fall- ure of Mathilde McCormick, his fiancee, to answer his cable mes- sages, and disappointed because she did-not appear in Zurich last month when he expected her, ac- cording to a° Zurich dispatch to the Herald. He declined, however, to discuss reports of an estrange- ment. DENIES ESTRANGEMENT Chicago, May 3.—There is no estrangement between Mathilde McCormick, daughter of Harold F. McCormick, and Max Oser, Swiss riding master, and absolutes ly no foundation for reports that any cablegrams had been ignored, it was declared today by Howard Colby, intimate friend of Miss Me- Cormick. Miss McCormick said the funeral of ‘BIG MOVEMENT IN $15,000. FUNERAL TOMORROW. Dublin, May 3.—(/By the A. P.)—The Richard Croker will be held tomorrow at Glencairn Castle. Chicago, May 3. — A sudden movement of grain which has sprung up is considered a boon to railroads, officials of the carriers said here today. Shipments he- tween the Twin Cities and Chi- marriage was’ definitely set for dune, cago have increased 100 per cent in the last few days with the all immunities, personal and other- wise,” as to what he said yesterday Senator Carraway read from a let- ter from a man whom he said form- but whose name was not disclosed in which it torney-General was the leading coun- sel for Morse at the time the latter; obtained his pardon. ECKHARDT AND BURDICK WILL START LAWSUIT ‘Lincoln, Neb., May 3.—An echo of| the fight which developed at the con- vention in Chicago recently of the U. S. Grain Growers Inc. was heard here today when W. G. Eckhardt, fonmer treasurer of the convention, and U.| L. Burdick, former director, announ- ced their intentions of filing suits in federal court here. Eckhardt, who is a candidate for re- | election as treasurer, said he would not indicate the nature of the suit or the name of the defendants until after a conference with attorneys ‘tomor- row. BURDICK’S POSITION Fargo, May 3.—It is understood here that Mr. Burdick will merely act ag attorney for Mr. Eckhardt in the proposed suit. GRAIN IS BOON TO RAILROADS IN THE NORTHWEST | loading of grain, jumping from 25 to 50 carloads a day. “I understand something like 1,000,000 bushels of wheat have been purchased in Minneapolis and St. Paul for early shipment to Chicago and Milwaukee,” A. C. Johnson, vice president of the Chicago and Northwestern rail- road, said today. AIRPLANES IN BATTLE AROUND PEKING WALLS |Ancient Capital of China Be- comes Scene of Modern Warfare of Armies U.S. SENDS. GUNBOAT Admiral Strauss Orders Gun- boat to Join Craft of For- eign Powers in China Peking, May 3 (By the Associated Press)—Ths Fengtien. army under General Chang Tso-Lin has for the moment at least successfully with- ‘stood the drive on Changsi stopped General Wu Pei Fears ment toward Peking. The cost, how- ever, has been heavy and Changsien is filled with wounded many of whom are dying for lack of medical atten- erie and “met loae doctors have eered to treat battle outside Peking. eee ie Numbers ‘of wounded have died on ‘the station platforms while trying to board trains for Peking. Today's advices to the American military, attaches state that General Wu's main army appeared to be en- gaged in a drive toward Tientsien whihe is designed to isolate Chang Tso-Lin troops, Meanwhile Chinese cruisers are trying to destroy ‘he Mukden railroad at a point Near the gea, Fighting has been resumed south of the Peking wall. A terrific explosion attributed to.airplane bombs shook the city, Admiral Joseph Strauss, command- er of the American. Asiatic fleet, or- dered the gunboat Wilmington to pro- ceed immediately from Hong Kong to TeinTsin. Japanese, British, French and Italian boats are there already. REPORT GENERAL KILLED Peking, May 3 (By the Associated Press)—It was announced ‘at Gefieral Chang Tso-Lin’s headquarters today that General Wu Pei Fu, the central Chinese leader, had been killed in ac- tion. The announcement.has not been otherwise confirmed. The foreign le- gations here are investigating. DEMAND COAL COSTS PROBED. Action May Hasten End of Na- tional Coal Strike New. York, May 3.—Demands. of civic Anvestigations that the Lock- wood committee investigate alleged price manipulation of antharcite coal and collusion between miners and pperators will hasten settlement of the strike, it wag predicted at union headquarters: here today, Charges of the civic organization were based, it was réported, upon the manner in\which conferences of the sub-committee on negotiations have been conducted, The complaint point- ed out that operators have failed to ‘submit wage scales for consideration of the strikers although it has been ereral weeks since negotiations be- Statement of dealers that neither aNthracite or bituminous coal have Taised in price since the strike has been called were corroborated today by the Natonal Industrial Conference Board. eae BEVERIDGE LEADS SENATOR NEW Indianapolis, May 3 (By the ‘A. P.) —Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge continued to increase his lead todav over Senator ‘Harry S, New ‘in the Re- publican contest for nomination for U. 8, Senator. The lead of former Senator Bever- idge in the (Republican senatorial race increased 13,653, when 2,138 of tha 3,383 precincts were reported. GRAND JURY IS DOWN TO WORK Fargo, May 3.—The grand jury call- ed to investigate affairs of the Scan- dinavian-American Bank settled to work today behind closed doors. > ee Weather Report | pea caress 2 z —> For twenty-four hours ending noon May 38, 1922. Temperature at 7 A. M. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity . _ Weather Forecasts .For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair to- jnight and Thursday; cooler tonight: | rising ‘temperature Thursday after- | noon. | For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Thursday; cooler tonight in east and central portions; rising temperature Thursday afternoon. General Weather Conditions The northwestern low pressure ar2a is central over northern Saskatche- !wan and etaends southward over the iMissouri and upper Mississippi val- leys. Unsettled weather prevails over |these sections and light to ‘heavy showers have fallen over the upp2r | *| Mississippi Valley and the southern ; Lake region. There has been no rain of consequence in the Missouri Valley and only light showers over the Ca- Nadian (Northwest. Moderate temper- atures continue in all sections,