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

A ¥, The Weather FAIR FORTIETH YEAR VALUATION OF © WATER COMPANY | PLANT IS MADE Superintendent of St. Paul Wa- ter Works Places Figure At Over $500,000 CITY ENGINEER DISAGREES Hearing Before Railroad Com- mission in Water Cases Be- .} ing Closed up Today The valuation of the plant of the Bismarck Water Supply Company is now at issue before the state railroad commission hearing the cases, with valuations put in by engineers for both petitioners and the company. The case was being closed up today, and was expected to be finished in ‘time to permit Attorney Morgan, for ithe water company, to return to St. Paul tonight. In addition to the valuations which were presented in the previous hear- ing, valuationg were presented by J. T, Kelsey, superintendent of the wa- ter works owned by the City of St. Paul, T. ‘R. Atkinson, city engineer and S. J. Hunt, employed by the city in the case. Mr, Kelsey’s valuation was given the commission preceding that of Mr.} Atkinson as of 1922. The St, Paul was | ter superintendent placed the cost of reproducing the Bismarck water plant | at $574,636.51, basing costs upon a five-year average of prices, 1918 to 1922, the figure being his estimate of what it would cost to reproduce the plant.’ i The reproduction value as of April 1, 1922, Mr. Kelsey said, was $503,000. Cost of New Plant If the city were to build a new plant equally as good as. the present plant it would cost about $600,000 on pres-; ent prices, he said, because he had not allowed in his figures for cost of ‘tearing up streets, etc. to lay new), mains but took the prices for the mains ag laid down. *® City Engineer Atkinson’s valuation | of the plant as of May 1, 1922, was} $221,701.35. This differed from the] valuation of S. J. Hunt, employed by ‘the, city in the case, who placed the value. at approximately $250,000, The difference was occasioned chiefly, it was gaid by Mr. Atkinson, by his ac- |. tion in charging off for obsolete ma-| teral. Hunt later withdrew a charge| he had made for meters on the as- sumption, he ‘said, that the company purchased ‘them, There ‘was a difference in method which accounted to some extent for the discrepancy between the valua- tions of engineers for the water com-}of the faflureto’ Collect: taxes. pany and the city. Mr. Kelsey based his wpon the reproduction cost meth- od and the city engiheer upon the historical original: cost. Court Battle Likely Whatever ithe result of the present (ease is there ig likelihood of it being tied up in courts. Protests have been! made by utility compaDies in all parts; of the state upon the historical cost method of valuation, it being ‘held that the commission should ‘base valu- ations on a cost of reproduction meth- od, used in most states. The commis- sion says it calnot value plants on any other method than original cost under the North Dakota Jaws. In the Minot electric case, decided a few days ago, the commission used the, original cost method. It is expected! that this case will be taken into the courts to decide the proper method of valuation. Z In the hearing yesterday afternoon | City Attorney O’Hare asked that the/ report of Marvick, Mitchell and Peet, presented in the last hearing, be made available to the commission and also the company’s book covering a period of 1903 to 1909, Mr. Morgan ‘said the water company was Willing ithat the commission have these records as well as all records of the company, and that the books were open to an ac- countant which the railroad commis- sion might employ. ‘Accounting Questioned (Mr. O’Hare questioned Mr. Poole re- garding the funds and accounting me- thods of the company. A book figure; for depreciation was set up, Mr. Poole said, but no cash deduction had been made for depreciation. Mr. Poole was. asked if he thought expenses of ad- ministration of the company, office | help, etc. was reasonable. He replied | that he thought they were ‘in line} with expelses of most business houses} of the same size. He also was asked | moneys loaned to them during Decem- ber, January and February to meet jas:stata aid to rural,and consolidated \runner. HE BISMARCK TRIBUN’ | Last Edition TEMPLARS’ .NEW MASTER. LEONIDAS B. NEWBY* By NEA Service New Orleans, May 4.—For the next three years the destinies of the order of Knights Templar will be presided over, throughout the United States, by Leonidas B. Newby of Knights- town, Ind., who was elected to the post of grand master at the order's triennial conclave just concluded at New Orleans. TAX COLLECTION GOOD IN APRIL Returned Soldiers Fund Is The; "Largest Recipient Tax collections for North Dakota totalled $2,718,465.72, according to the tabulation made in the state auditor’s office by Ralph Madland, deputy. This is one of the large one month connec- tions in the history of tax collections for April of one year ago, At that! time the figures were $1,830,478.83. The state bonus, known as the Re- turned Soldiers Fund: is the largest recipient of moneys from this tax col- lection, receiving a total of $397,593.37. This also is one of the largest sums ever turned into that fund in a single month. The large payment of taxes enabled the institutions of the state board of administration to repay. all of the payrolls and running expenses.: This item’ was large at one tim2, because | “Tne: auditor’s office’ also has ‘the: funds and has the warrants all writ: | ten to pay. out.to the common schools of the state $215,443.40 appropriated schools, This.sum is all from. taxes ‘nd not from the interest. and loan funds, LAKE TRAFFIC STARTS INRUSH Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. May 4.—| Traffic on the Great Lakes started with a' rush, according to a repo:t) covering the movement of freight dur- ing the 18 days of April, following the opening. The report shows that 710 bushels of ‘other grain passel through the locks. The figures com- | ‘pare with 8,592,826 bushels of, wheat! and 7,418,708 bushels of other grain! shipped in 23 days of navigation in April a year ago. i APPEAL TAKEN ~ IN MINOT CASE Minot, N. D., May 4.—Appeal has been taken by the city in the case of ‘Wanie Fahler, as administratrix of the estate of Leo H. Fahler, doceased, against the City of ‘Minot for $15,000 damages far the death of Lee Fahler, @ policeman for the City of Minot, who was killed by an alleged whiskey Judge George H. Moellring { recently handed down a memorandum ! decision, holding the workmen’s com- pensation law of North Dakota covers | policemen employed by cities. ‘Coun-| sel for the,City of Minot maintains the compensation act does not cover | 9,388,560 bushels of wheat and 5,571,-|, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS DAYS WITHT. R. RECALLED HERE _ BY PHYSICIAN Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, Former Resident of Mandan, Friend Of Roosevelt TO PLACE GIFT IN N. D. Making Trip Here to Visit For- mer Home of Roosevelt and His Former Home Days when Theodore Roosevelt hunted in North Dakota were recallea today by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, of Portland, Oregon, formerly a resident of Valley City and Mandan, Dr. Coe, because of his long ac- quaintance with Roosevelt, is present- ing to Portland, Oregon, a huge bronze statue of Roosevelt, the rough rider. ‘Dr. Coe wants to place a memorial of his friend in North Dakxota—either tho plaster cast of the statue, a re- wlica or smaller statue. He is visit- ing Mandan, Bismarck and Minot on his trip here. “I knew Roosevelt when I was a physician in Mandan,” said Dr. Coe “He liked me—or at least he liked my hunting dogs, and we became frionds, our friendship continuing un- til Mr. Roosevelt's death.” Dr. Coe came to North Dakota in 1879, locating first at Valley City. In 1880 he moved to Mandan and was there for 11 years, when he moved to Portland, Oregén. He has a large pri- vate sanitarium in that city at this time. iy i Meets General Williams. ~ * Dr, Coe met General ©. A. Williams in Bismarck today. Their greeting ; was warm, The two served together in the legislature of 1885, which leg- islatur2 passed an act incorporating the town of Bismarck. They recalled the frontier days and many incidents ef the upbuilding of the state. Dr. Coe commissioned Phimister ‘Proctor. to make the statue of Col. ‘Roosevelt. The former president is shown in the bronze “as he rode out of the west,” as Dr. Coe expressed it. He is in the uniform of a rough rider, on a great western horsa. The | clothes worn by Roosevelt at San Juan Hill were loaned to the sculptor by Mrs, Roosevelt and the horse was selected on the advice of Major Gen- eral Leonard Wood. A search cover- ing a long period of time was made for the correct type of western horse advised. by General Wood. It was found in Palo Alto, California. Finds a Modern West. “When, I asked for a horse of the kind I wanted I was offered an auto- mobile instead,”. said Dr. Coe. \ ‘The Roosevelt statue will be un- veiled in Portland, August 5. It is expected President Harding will be present. ‘Dr. Coe was superintendent of the state board of health and president of the state medical society while in North Dakota and he has been presi- dent of the state modical society of Oregon. ‘He was guest at luncheon ;this noon of the directors of the Com- ‘mercial club, :représentatives of Ro- tary, Town Criers, Lions clubs and the Women’s Community Council be- ing invited, / It has been proposed to Dr. Coe that the plaster cast/of the Roosevelt status be placed on the capital grounds by the side of the Roosevelt cabin in the shadow of the new Liberty Memorial building. GET TEN YEARS FOR U. S. THEFTS East St. Louis, Ill, May 4.—W. S. Beaumont, 32, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and Jessie Chay- ar, 29, to five years by Federal Judge English on pleas of guilty in the theft March, 2 last of $63,000 in treasury notes and Victory Bonds from an Ilh- nois central train near Kankakee. Oez- ear Chayer, 23, wag sentenced to one year on a charge of possessing stolen bonds. LEAVING FOR : NEW, POSITION E. G. Larson, who hag been con- nected with the United States Weath- er Bureau office here for the last 11 years, will leave tomorrow morning for Charles City, Iowa, he having been observer at that station. Mr. Larson, his wife and thgee children will drive about interest rates charged by banks | policemen and that, therefore, the city |through to Chéfles City. ‘for loaning money ito commercial houses and individuals. Mr. O’Hare presented assessed va- Juations of the company, which he said were $219,000 in 1919; $210,000 in} is not liable for damages, The date of hearing in the supreme court has F. J. Bavendick arrived today from Salt Lake City, Utah :to succeed Mr. not yet been set. e Larson. 1920 and $231,000 % 1921. Mr. Atkin-| son was questioned by Mr. O’Hare as to the method he used in arriving at hig valuation of 1922, He said he brought the valuation he made in 1919 down to date by taking changed price| basis and depreciation. 5 ‘A large part of the testimony and| questioning in the case relates to de- . tailed and intricate methods of ,ac- counting ald’ technical problems of} engineering. * BOARD RULES | ON LIGNITE CO. The Blue Sky Commission hag di- rected that the Lignite Industries Corporation, of Minneapolis, which | hhas proposed developmet of the lig- nite industry in western North Dako- ta through manufacture of by-pro- ducts, be informed that it is not au- thorized to do ‘business in tthe state, according to Secretary of State Thom- as Hall, member of the commission. Mr. Hall said that his ‘office had is- sued similar notice because of failure to comply with requirements of his office. The company had previously been authorized to do_buSiness in the state, but had not made applicaticn to sell stock. 2 C. E. CONVENTIO ito decorate their stores with the Christian Endeavor. green, red and orange. to attend all the meetings. A be one of inspiration for the you! breakfast. N SUCCESS; PEOPLE TO THROW OPEN HOMES Bismarck; will be host tomorrow to the state convention of the Christian Endeavor. The young people of the city especially | wighest y2sterday . are urged to attend the meetings and every citizen is asked to cooperate to make the convention a great success. Many of the leading homes have pledged rooms. for the dele- gates and the merchants are urged by the Rotary and Town Criers national colors and those of the The Christian Endeavor colors are:; blue, Some of the most distinguished speakers in Christian En- deavor circles will appear here and the public is cordially invited number of delegates from every ng people of Bismarck. It is expected that 150 delegates will need accommodations, land there are accommodations offered in homes now for 90. The jentertaining committee asks that any person who will assist in’ southern Plains and the Laks’ region. entertaining the visitors call room 422, The McKenzie hotel. The \Seasonable temperatures generally entertainment will be on the Harvey plan, furnishing lodging and Frere - ORRIS W. ROBERTS, cece @lenge the position of bo promoted to the position of assistant |" STRGNER WILL BE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR Bismarck Man Says he Will Be , Candidate For Republican Nomination in Primary GIVES HIS) PLATFORM Says He Is. Opposed to Com- . pleting Grand Forks Mill or Any Other Industry Harvey ‘L. Stegner, Bismarck insur- ance man, anounced last evening that he would be a candidate for Governor in the June 28 primary, Mr. Stegner issued a statement to newspapers of the state outlinin~ the platform on which says he will make the race. Pe- titions were being circulated today, he announced. ~ L, J. Wehe, who anNounced his can- didacy for \Attorney-General some- ‘time ago, at the same time said he would be a candidate until ithe ‘close of the polls. Mr. ‘Stegner’s statement follows: “A crisis| confronts the State of North Daokta, which neither the Non- partisan League or the I. V. A. organi- zation has the courage to face. Candi- dates indorsed by both of these fac- tions are asking the support of the electorate upoN ‘a program of continu- ed State socialism. i “In announcing my candidacy | for | the Repwiblican nomination for Goy- ernor at the June peitpa ries I chal- ‘h League and I, V. A. machines upon the iggues of Socialism. ee *“I favor scrapping, all the State industries, favored alike by the League ‘and I; V..A. organizations, to the end that prevailing ruinous taxes may be reduced and the sale of bonds for socialistic ventures to further bur- den the people of this State may be stopped. “I favor turning the key in the door of the Bank of North Dakota, an in-} stitution which upon the admission of the I.. V. /A. Administration, has lost more than $600,000.00 and promises to! complete. . Opposed to Finishing Mill’ “I am opposed to the completion of the mill and elevator at Graid Forks, where millions of the taxpayers’ mon- ey are being foolishly squandered sole- | ly to bait votes and to experiment in! State socialism proven to be a falla- cious and ruinous economic policy as (Continued on Page 3) RICHARDTON BOY KILLED Dragged by Horse, Matches in Pocket Ignite | Richardton, N. D,, May 4.—Fate used a strange method to send Peter Gal- lagher, aged 18, to his death, The youth was riding a saddle horse near the farm home of his father, Charles *Gallagher, 10 miles south of this place, and was apparently thrown from the animal. ‘ He hung on toa rope to stop the horse and was kicked in the head and rendered unconscious, A pocketful of matches were ignit- ed by the friction when he was drag- ged and his clothes were set afire. The body, was found a few hours later with practically all of the clothes | burned from it. A contusion on the head, according to physicians who ex | amined. the boy, was not sufficient to cause death, and death was caused by the burns received while apparent- ly unconscious, The accident occurred Sunday morning, and the funeral services were held this morning from the home. RAIN REPORTED IN THE STATE Rain was reported in several places in the state in today’s weather re- port, Amounts of precipitation are! given as follows: Bismarck, .02; Dev- ils Lake, .16; Fessenden, .17; Grand! Forks, .07; Larimore, .16; Williston, } ie MOUNT ETNA IN ERUPTION Catania, Sicily, May 4 (By the A. P.); —iMount Btna has ‘broken out with eruptions of increased violation and is emitting continuous roars which can be heard for several miles. Dense black smoke is filling the sky. ee, | Weather Report | RT SLE OE —> For twenty-four hours ending at noon May 4. . Temperature at 7 a. m. Bi } Lowest yesterday . 47| Lowest last night - 38 | Precipitation ..... None | -28-W Highest wind velocity . Weather Forecasts, For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair to- night and Friday; not much change | in temperature. For North Dakota: (Generally fair | tonight and Friday; not much change | tin temperature. ij ! General Weather Conditions. The pressure continues low over section of the state will be present and the meeting promises t0|the Canadian ‘Northwest and some- lwhat unsettled weather conditions {prevail over that region and thé north | lcentral state. Scattered light show- jers have fallen in North Dakota, the Meteorologist. Carl R, Kositzky, former state auditor, appointed land commis. sioner, is held entitled to office in decision rendered today by Dis- trict Judge W. L. Nuessle. Decision was rendered in a test sult started to determine the title to the office, following remoyal by tke board of university and school lands of William J. Prater as land commussfoner and appointment of Kositzky in his stead. Prater denied the authority of the board to a»noint successor and It was necessary to drill hole in- to vault in order to obtain records, Both have claimed possession. of office for last few weeks. The claim of both to the office finally resulted in a stipulation to ~~. FAVOR FINANCE CORPORATION Washington, May 4—The house committee on banking and curren- cy today ordered a favorable re- port on the pill recently. passed by the senate extending the acti- vities of the War Finance Cor- poration from June 30 next ale though: amending. it to include several, of the recommendations recently made’ by the corporation, GENERAL WU’S ARMY WINNING Winner in Civil War Rag- ing in ‘China pended. KOSITZKY IS HELD ENTITLED T0 THE OFFICE OF STATE LAND COMMISSIONER refused to deliver kevs to office. . BE EXTENDED! | {Coroner’s Jury Reports Death AROUND PEKING Central Chinese Commander] ‘Phelps, Victoria ‘Dunn, and Mr, Dod- Peking, May 4 (By the Associated | Press)—The troops of Wu Pei-Fu, the central Chinese commander, have sur-/ rounded Peking. General Chang To Tso-Lin’s army in the vicinity \of Pe-| king has been scattered. ‘All railroad lose much more before liquidation is |itraffic out of Peking has been sus- | Gottfried Kikul. ly turned the flank of General Chang's army last eveNing, according to to- day’s adviges. Chiang’s troops are now in ‘retreat. ed the dispatch of eight trainloads of Chang’s' soldiers eastward in the di- rection of Tein-Tsin. © Admiral Strauss, commander of the American Asiatic fleet, hag arranged to leave Peking for Tein-T'sin in an automobile. General Wu’s forces: were driven five miles further from Peking yesterday in aM attack by the Chang forces. General Chang has acknowledged the mandate issued by ‘his presidents call- ing ‘on bath sides to withdraw to their original positions and declare his rea- diness to end his fighting if Wy Wu Pei Fu and Sak Kun agree. W’CUMBER PLAN Washington, May 4.—Chairman Mc- Cumber.of the senate finance commil- tee was authorized formally today by the majority of that committee to pre- sent his soldiers bonus plan with the ‘bank loan provisions as the eommittce planned. Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, informed the committeemen that he also would lay! ‘before the President hig bonus plan’which contemplates a 20-year endowment life insurance plan without any special provisions for loans to be made to veterans. ‘Chairman McCumber will be accom- panied to the White House by several other members of the committee ma- jority. He will ask Mr. Harding to ap- prove the committee draft of the com- mittee measure. DETACHMENT IS INSPECTED The medical detaehment of } the Guard, at, Bdgely, will be given fed- eral and state inspection tonight by Capt. G. A. M, Anderson, U. S. A., and Major Harold Sorenson, of the Adjut- ant-General’s department. Major Lee B. Green organized the detachment. OUT FOR COUNTY OFFICE Minot, 'N. D., May 4—Andrew John- son makes formal announcement his candidacy on the Nonpartisan bal- lot, for the office of County Treas- urer of Ward County. He was elected to the legislature two years ago from the 29th District, and was a member of the House In- vestigating Committee. New York, May 4.—Creditors of the bankrupt brokerage firm of . Kardos and'Burke which failed owing nearly $2,000,000 shave learned that Lewis Kardos Jr. has secretly gone to Europe without permission of the court. A. TL. Ross, attorney for Kardos. insists that his client will return with funds to again place the firm on its feet. John Burke, former treasurer 07 the United States and former gov- ernor of North Dakota, has\ been reassured by his former partner that he will return and settle everything, according to Mr. Ross. the effect that the matter would be submitted to the courts, Kosit- zky to have charge of the office In the meantime, and Prater not to lose any legal s by the stipulation, The case was started as a mandamus action against Prater. Governor Nestos was served‘ to- day with papers in a wr-t of cer- tlorari action in the Cahill-Mur- phy case instituted before, District Judge Lembke in Hettinger and signed by him, ing records of the Governor's office in the action declaring the seat of J. 1. Cahill ao member of the board of admin- istration yacant. The case has "been in district, court at Mandan and ig pending In distr:et court In Bismarck, FIX NO BLAME FOR DEATH OF ALLEN KAFER Is “Accidental, But Not Felonious” No blame for the accident in which four-year-old Allen’ Kafer was killed is fixed by the coroner’s jury which held an inquest yesterday afternoon. Tho verdict of the jury was that the death was “accidental \but, not/felon- ious.” The examination of witnesses was conducted by State’s Attorney F. E. McCurdy. Witnesses called were Miss Clara Hultberg, driver of the auto- mobile which struck the boy; Mrs. Susanna Hultberg, her mother, her sisters, Hilda and Agnes, all of whom were riding in the automobile; Earl Christensen, Deputy Sheriff Robert son. t Tho details of the accident, which have been told before, were given to the coroner's jury. Members of the coroner’s§ jury were E. G. Nickel, J. H. Schloemer, Funeral services for Allen Kafer were held this afternoon at 1 o'clock The central Chinese leader brilliant. in the First Baptist church, Rev. L. .R. Johnson officiating. All officials in the court house’ attended the funeral in a ‘body, a |‘Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kafer, lived at : L = house, was a familiar figure around tha halls of the building. and was a friend of every person in the build- ing. The body was taken to Sterling for burial following the funeral, HOLDS FEDERAL Little Allen, whose parents, MATERNITY BILL TO BE INVALID Boston, May 4.—The Shepard-Town- er act providing for federal and state co-operation in promoting maternity qi and infancy welfare and hygiene was declared to he uBronei tutional in an opinion given ‘the legislature today by State Attorney-General Allen. In his opinion he said Congress had exceed- ed its authority in that the legislation fi linvolved police powers which were re- R VED cers: exclusively to the state. He : suggested that Massachusetts might well test the validity of the act in the or iy © supreme court. ARREST SOVIET SECRET AGENTS Paris, May 4 (By the A. P.)—Three. arrests have béen made and numerous | others were this afternoon in what the French po- lice claim to be a vast organization | for espionage of French arsenals for the benefit of the Russian Soviet gov- ernment, ‘ TRUCE REACHED momentarily expectel IN IRELAND FOR BRIEF PERIOD Dublin, May 4 (By the A. P.)—A truce between the rival Irish Repub- 164th infahtry, North Dakota National |tican forces has been declared, it was announced this afternoon. The truce is operative from 4 o’clock this after- noon until 4 o’clock Monday with a view of giving both sections of the army a chance to discuss a basis of army unification. Belfast, May 4 (By the A. P.)—Five civilians including a 9-year old girl of| were wounded in fighting incident to the raiding of the branch of a Belfast bank at Bunerana county Donagel by armed men. Free State troops arrived on the scene while the raid was in progress but the raiders managed. to escape in a lorry with considerable booty. ‘PARTNER OF JOHN BURKE GOES T0 EUROPE WITHOUT COURT PERMISSION It is the intention of Kardos to secure $200,000 frofi his father, 2 retired banker now in Europe and return to resume business with Mr. Burke on a smaller scale with the aid of the present creditors and the supervision of a credit- ors’ committee, said Mr. Ross. Ne assured the creditors that ™ Burke would be available for ex- amination by creditors or for any purpose authorized by the court. It was reported from New York that Mr. Burke would return to Fargo and practice A report from Fargo sald his friends knew nothing of any such intention. GERMANY MUST - OF THE FRENCH ‘Policy of Firmness in Dealing With Germans Is Semi- Officially Approved POINCARE HAS APPROVED French Cabinet Also Approves Non-aggressive Pact of Genoa Conference HOLD NO VIOLATION Paris, May 4 (By the A. P)—The allicd reparations conunission, it was officially announced this eve- ning, had failed to find that the Rapallo treaty between Germany and Sovict Russia was a violation of the treaty of Servailles, Paris; May 4 (By. the Associated Press)—Premier Poincare’s Policy te- ward Germany was indorsed at semi- official meeting of the senatorial for- eign relations committee ngw in Paris held last night, The senators also unanimously pro- nounced in favor of a policy of firm- ness in event of Germany’s defaulting on May 31 regardless of the action taken by the other allies, APPROVE GENOA PACT Paris, May + (By the A. P.)—The French cabinet this afternoon approv- ed the text of the proposed non-ag- gressive pact at Genoa with the reser- vation that it must not be interpreted as withdrawing from ‘France any rights she has under treaty. TO DEMAND RECOGNITION Genoa, May 4 (By the A. P.)—The Soviet representatives here an- nounced today the terms of the allied note to Russia had been telegraphed to Moscow, says the Exchange Tele- graph which adds: “It ig stated that possibly Premier Lenine wlil accept, demanding simul- taneously full recognition.” The Soviet delegates said the finan- cial ‘help offered by the allied mem- orandum was disappointing and inade- uate, ‘ te They admitted, says thi ‘change Telegraph correspondent Mat they: were considering various offers — for oil concessions which’ they said con- stituted for Russia a basis for future international policies and they. were studying a plan to divide the Baku and Gronzy fields ‘into four or five zones one of which..the Soviets would oper- ate, granting concessions on'the others to rival national groups ‘such ag the American,’ British, ~ Belgians» and French. This» however, they sali, would be conditional dn de jure recog- Nition and adequate American help. DAUGHERTY IN HOT ANSWER Says Facts Hidden in Attacks Made Upon Him Washington, May 4.—Attorney-Gen- eral Daugherty in a formal statement today referring to charges made against him in the senate by Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, in con- nection with the release from Atlanta penitentiary in ‘1912 of Charles Morse, real people behind this movement aside from the partisans interested ‘have not shown their hands or their heads. ‘Mr. Daugherty in making this an- nouncement today said the indict- ments were brought after investiga- tion covering a period. ‘Declaring his intention “if there 13 occasion for it” to publish letters writ- ten several years ago by President Taft and George Wickersham, then Attorney-General, which ‘he said “con- clusively answered all charges,” Mr. Daugherty asserted that “when, the facts are fully known we would not expect even the persons now being used for purposes which they do not suspect to ever refer to the matter again.” Declaring that the identity and the motive and individuals behind the movement were well known Mr. |Daugherty said the activities of the department of justice naturally will not be popular with persons who are being brought and will be brought to justice in due course. Senator Caraway resumed his at- tacks on the Attorney-General in the senate today. ‘LANDS LEASED | ‘ FOR GRAZING 'New York shipbuilder, declared the | Leasing of farm and grazing land |by the North Dakota land department |has been completed for the present jyear and the men doing the leasing jhave reported to the office here, The |leases. this year varied largely in price, some of the lands being con- | tracted at a very low figure while in {other parts of the state there was large demand, Tho highest price paid was in Ward county, where an eighty acre track }was leased’ for $200.00. A quarter section in ‘McLean county brought | $237.00, The lowest price was in the ‘bad lands and was about ten cents an \acre. | While there is little opposition in ithe grazing part of the state to leas- |ing 640 acres to one man, the North- eastern part of the state has ad- {vanced ‘so far that it is the feeling jthere that not more than 160 acres |shculd be leased to one man, accord- jing.to the appraisers. The elephant does not reach full maturity until it is 40 years old. | | I PAY, DECISION =