The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 12, 1922, Page 1

THE WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY ESTABLISHED 1873 RUSS . OLD QUESTIONS ARE UNDER BAN IS DECLARED Confusion Reigns as Morning Conference of Hague Parley Breaks Up COLLAPSE IS FEARED Doubt Is Expressed if Prog- ress Can Be Made in Par- ley as Result of Session y the Associated Press) , July 12.—Germany to- nded the reparations com- mission. here a note requesting an immediate moratorium for all the remaining payments for 1922, including that due July 15. Germany further requests that the moratorium be extended for the cash payments provided for 1923 and 1924 under the-schedule of May 5 1921. (By the Associated Press) t The Hague, July 12.—The morning conference on Russian affairs which was devoted to the consideration of; the private property question, broke up amid considerable confusion, many of the delegates declaring the Russian replies meant that the col- lapse of The Hague conference was inevitable. No decision as to this however, had been taken up to three Yclock this afternoon. sat aH Litvinoff declared that Sir} Philip Lloyd Greame of England, M. Alphand of France and other of the non-Russian representatives had in- sisted upon beginning work just! where the Genoa conference began and had made progress impossible by threshing over old straw and de- manding replies from the Russians which they could not possibly make until the other powers told them what would be done financially by those powers toward Russian -restor- a 5 awe cannot say how long it will take to restore Russia until we know what our resources will be,” Litvi- ff insisted. ei the conference session today President Patyn, after hearing the Russian explanation concerning the restitution of confiscated foreign property, announced that no useful purpose would be served in continu- ing the discussions. Sir Philip Lloyd Greame of Great Britain after hearing the Russian; “on, r expl his colleagues as to whether any| B BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1922 (Leased -EPLIES PERIL MEN ON WHOM GERMANY DEPENDS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS) Reading left to right—President Ebert, Chancellor Wirth and Hugo Stinnes, the great German finan- ‘cier, who must bear much of the burden of meeting Germany's dire sit uation. GERMANS SEEK ALLIED AID IN OVER, SAY REPORTS FINANCE CRISIS Note Requesting Moratorium on Reparations Payments for Year Submitted ASK GASH WAIVER Tell Allies 32,000,000 Gold; Marks Are Ready but Sug- gests Postponement - London, July 12.—The best in- formed American opinion. in Lon- don inclines to the view that the state of affairs in Europe is gen- erally trending toward better- ment, notwithstanding the, omi- nous situitfon in Germany and | the economic chaos in Russi This is based mainly on multiply- \ ing signs that European states- men are realizing that Secretary Hughes meant what he said when | he declined their invitation to go to Genoa and plainly told them | that they must “clean house be- | fore America can usefully coop- | erate.” Paris, July 12.—The German repre- | sentatives today submitted to'the re-| parations commission a formal note nation said he would consult; requesting a moratorium on repara-! potatoes have been dug while pros- tions payments for the remainder of CRITICAL PERIOD OF CROPS IS HALF OF COUNTY AGENTS * | GERMANPATENT SALE INQUIRY . 10 FRAUD JURY Investigation to be Undertak- en in Connection with Other War Fraud Cases DAUGHERTY IN ANSWER Generally Good Prospects Continue in North Dakota, According to State-wide Reports to County Agent Leader. — Cool Weather Holds Back Corn Fargo N. D., July 12.—Generally good crop prospects continue in North Dakota with the critical period of the year half over according to county agent reports for the last week from 2 scattered counties to John Haw, conuty agent leader. Frost in Bottineau, Pierce, McHenry and McLean counties with cool weath- er generally has injured or held back corn in many sections while one county reports it five feet high. Wheat and other small grains are reported»in. good, to. fair condition some. “counties. “reported “thin o “patchy”, stands on’ poorer ground, however. fh Some rye harvesting is reported though the general cutting has been somewhat delayed by cold. Pros- pects for a big cropage are good. Some stem rust is reported—an ex- pected development. Sufficient rain has been falling in practically all of the state though McLain reports serious drouth with threatened cut in yields. Several counties report that new Denies that “Germanic Influ- ence” Has Anything to Do with Patent Probe (By the Associated Press) Washington, July 12.—Investiga- | tion by the special federal war! frauds grand jury of the sale ofj hundreds of German rye patents by! the alien property custodian in 1919 to the chemical foundation is expect- ed to be carried on concurrently, with other important cases already taken up by the grand jury, it is was said today. ‘The dye patent sale cases, which was opened yesterday with the ap-; pearance of Francis P. Garvan, cus- todian when the sale was consum- CONFERENCE ! board, tncluding ‘condition j period. SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZES FOR NEXT YEAR A. P. Lenhart Elected Presi- dent in Meeting Attended by Two New Members PROCLAMATION ASKS CITIZENS TO UPHOLD LAW Harding Declares Against “Unlawful Interference” with Transportation KEEP COMMERCE COURSE Will Be Continued at High School — City’s Growth Presents Problem STRIKERS MAKE ANSWER Declaration by Committee Made that Strike Continues If Mails Stop (By the Associated Press) i New York, July 12.—President Harding’s proclamation on the rail shop crafts strike resulted today in a public declaration by the “strike conduct” committee of A. P. Lenhart was elected chair- man of the Bismarck school board at the reorganization meeting sheld last night. J. A. Larson was again named treasurer and Richard Pen- warden was relected clerk. Two new members elected recently were present at the meeting, W. . Jones and Geo. M. Register. They, the eastern railroads that they with the three hold-over members,) satisfactory sctilement is Mr. Lenhart, D. T. Owens and E. V.! yeached, even if every mail train Lahr, comprise the board: in the district is cancelled. Plans for the ensuing school year were discussed by members of the of the buildings and previous decisions re- garding teachers and curriculum. The Commercial course will be continued in the high schobdl, it was stated following the meeting. Dr. and Mrs. N. O. Ramstad) ap- peared and the former called atten- tion of the board to the congested conditYons governing the Fifth and; mails.” Sixth grades in the Will schol. Ke-| The presidential proclamation in- lief from these conditions was prom-|vited the cooperation of all public ised by board members, who pledged / authorities, state and municipal and themselves to give special attention; the “aid of all good citizens” to up- [to the attention of all school build-| hold the laws and to “facilitate those ings and grounds during the vacation, operations in safety which are es-! sential to life and liberty, and the security of property and our com- mon public welfare.” OBENCHAIN SICK WOHAN Women Prisoners Quarrel} Among Themselves Over Madalynne’s Privileges Washington, July 12—With con- tinued reports of, interference with mail trains by railroad strikers reaching the postoffice department in the last 24 hours, President Harding has issued a proclamation directing “all persons to refrain from all in- terference with the lawful efforts to maintain interstate transportation and the carrying of the United States Schools Growing There are no fifth and sixth {grades at the William Moore school at this time, the junior high school being installed there. The fifth and sixth grade pupils from that school ‘attend ‘the Will school, 8” Just what action may be taken by the board to relieve conditions is un- certain, It is possible that rear- rangements may be made in the Will school in an endeavor to get more room. Bismarck’s continued increase in population is keeping before the board almost constantly the question of providing adequafe room for the rapidly expanding schools, The board awarded. the coal con- tract for the coming year to the Washburn Lignite Coal Company, the lowest bidder, at $4.25 per ton. (By the ciated Press) Los Angeles, July 12.—The second pects in this crop are generally good though wilt and rotting of stems is mated and now president of the pur- trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain good could be served by @ further the present year. The note stated: thoritatively to be the first step in for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy! "property. of the sub-committee on) Sir Philip found the re-} Russians unsatisfactory meeting plies of the because they declined to make any promise concerning compensation. A meeting of the commission on debts was arranged for later in the, afternoon. i President Patyn announced in the; conference at one o'clock that fur- ther discussion seemed useless and: brought the conference to a sudden close after two hours of debate in which Sir Philip Lloyd Greame of Great Britain and other of the non- Russian delegates persistently tried; to get Maxim Litvinoff and his asso- ciates of the Russian delegation to! answer questions regarded as essen-, tial. These related to the plans for the restoration of foreign property con-! fiseated by the Soviet regime and the probable time that would be re-/ quired to rebulid Russia. | Just as at the Genoa conference,! the chief bone of contention was the! foreign property that had been na-! tionalized in Russia nad it did not! ppear that the Russians and non-! Russians were any nearer an agree-| ment at The Hague than at Genoa on that problem w hich wrecked the Ge-j noa. conference. WANT WORKERS, ORDERED AWAY Duluth Council Asked to Ban Strike-Breakers (By the Associated Press) Two Harbors, Minn., -July 12.— Workmen brought here by the Du- luth and Iron Range railroad to re- place striking shopmen would be ‘or- dered from the town because of the necessity of “maintaining the strik- and the desire to elim- undesirable element” “this from the community, according to a request to be made of the city coun- inate cil tonight by the strikers. Charles R. Larson, strike leader, said the strikers would ask the council to deputize as policemen a number of their members toward the purpose of carrying out this plan. Mr. Larson said the townspeonle resented the presence of strike- hreakers and guards employed by the railraad comnanv to protect the He said the guards and sttke-hrenkers “had heen showing o#” and that “we aren’t able to tell the strike-breakers from the guards.” ‘ shens, that the 32,000,000 gold marks dug on! noticed in Cass. Saturday were available if the com-| Second growth swect clover and al- mission insisted on this payment but’ falfa fields and pastures are doi#,! recommended it also be waived. well but some damage to first crop The German request did not speci-| hay by moisture is reported. Big fy an extension of the moratorium yields are noted in first cuts. throughout the next two years as had)” Grasshoppers in several counties been forecast in some quarters but! threaten seroius damage only in Me- urged the commission to consider, renry. Cutworms are noted in Mc-! Germany's condition sand make pub-' 17" ie potato bugs are numer- 1¢ aS soon as i 4 sn possible a complete) ous in Williams. 1 ! chasing company, was declared au-; | ‘tative of the department of justice! a sweeping inquiry into the entire history of the custodian’s office. Mr. Garvan, refusing to open the records of the company to Assistant] Attorney General Crim, as represen-! said he had offered theentire record! to the grand jury. His charge that “German influence” was behind the; move to force return of the patents! DR. BEELER TO. RESIGN Head of Minot Normal School Will Be Replaced was to be resumed today if the de-| fendant’s physical condition justi-| fied it. Court was adjourned early yester- day afternoon after it became known that Mrs. Obenchain had fainted inj her cell, Later it was stated she was suffering from a cold and had fever and chills. H Two other inmates of the women’s ward in the county jail quarreled lence today by the “Big Four” trair plan for her relief. \ The commission will hold a special meeting, probably this afternoon to discuss the German note the text! of which will not be published until the commission has had time to con-! sider it. ‘ The commission meantime has in-| structed the allied committee on} guarantees to hasten its report, eith- | er sending it from its findings to the commission here. i COUNTRY CLUB | AT ST. CLOUD | COSTS $20,000 (By the Associated Press) St. Cloud, Minn., July 12—Sinclair Lewis, internationally renowned | novelist, was the leading speaker at the grand opening of the St. Cloud Country Club, new $20,000 home here yesterday. Mr. Lewis is visiting his: brother, Dr. C. B. Lewis, local surg- eon. Three hundred people from. over central Minnesota attended the opening. 1 i | —___.. [_NEWSERIEFS 7 Washingto#—Mrs. A. B, Spreckels of San Francisco was appointed to investigate conditions of women o! industry in Europe by the department | of labor, the appointment being simi-| lar to that of the late Lillian Rus-| sell Moore. : Washington. — President Harding | called up administrative officers for! the “utmost economy” in expendi- | tures during the current fiscal year. i St. Louis—The Rev. J. J. Jermain, a priest at Milan, and Marmaduke; Pyle, a student were clectrocuted| when they came in contact with high tension wires torn down by a storm. Gary, Ind—Mrs. Frank St. Clair,| mother of Fern Andra, motion pic: ture actress, reported killed in an| airplane accident in Germany receiv-| ed a cablegram from Miss Andra say- ing she was uninjured. A silkworm in its brief lifetime spins about 4000 yards of thread. ‘ing more than $162,000 on three pro- mal' denial from Attorney General, Daugherty and a statement that: every American interest in those holdings would be protected. The grand jury investigation docs! not mean, it was emphasized, that! the department of justice has been; convinced that fraud or criminality has been disclosed. will be asked of officials high in the last administration or others until the grand jury is convinced beyond a doubt that indict®ients are war- NEW HIGHWAY BIDS SOUGHT Minnesota to Let Contracts; Totalling $162,000 } (By the Associated Press) : St. Paul, Minn:, July 12—Charles| vinced convictions might reasonably M. Babcock, state highway commis-) be expected, administration officials! sioner today announced “awards Of! saig, trunk highway improvements total-| The entire question was said to be |“up to the grand jury,” and officials jects on the late season program.| declared they hoped “for the sake of Bids are to be opened August 1 and’ the country’s honor” no occasion 2 on 26 other undertakings estimated, would be found for any indictments. at $1,250,000. | Fielding and Sheply, St. Paul,: 1 were given the contract for it k miles of (paving on trunk highway; No. 1 between St. Paul and White) Bea at $3 Contract for 16 miles of grading on trunk highway No. 2, east from Moodhead went to the Larkin Con-} North Dakota’s crop outlook on strluction Company, Barry, Minne-| July 1 showed further improvement! sota, at $63,783 or 26 cents a cubic! over June 1 prospects, with spring yard for excavating, and that for! wheat forecasted at 93,960,000 bush- two, bridges and monolithic culverts! els against the June 1 estimate of on 4he job’to the Minneapolis Bridge | 88.881,000, and winter rye at 24,637,- Company/ Minneapolis, at $12,261. {000 bushels A new bridge in Warroad on trunk) June Ist, according to the July rs highway No. 11 will be built by the| port of the U. S. Rureau of Agricul-j Guaranty | Construction Company,| tural Economics, Division of Cropi Minncaopils, at $28,600. Fstimates. The report also, — shows a 75 per cent increase in the} SIR GLEN-COATS j state potato acreage, and forecasts aj} potato crop of 19,900,000 bushels DIES, AGED 76; scainst last year’s out-turn of 11) re: 1 520,000. i | (By the Associated Press) | _———— London, July 12.—Sir Thomas! LIGHT RATE CUT Glen-Coats, 76, chairman of J. and P.| The state railroad commission has Coats, Limited. and former Liberal‘ issued an order decreasing the gen-' member of parliament for West Ren-|eral lighting rates from 27 to 25 frewshire, died today. He was cre-!cents in Drake and changing the ated a baronet in 1894. His wife! street lighting rates from $83.33 per who was Elize Agnes Walker, daugh-' month to 14 cents per kilowat hour. ter of Alexander Walker of Montre-| eee at al, died in 1910. | George Washington’s only trip to aaa. 2s la foreign country was made in 1751 At Quito, Ecuador, the only city, when he went to the Barbadoes. in the world situated exactly on the enuator, the sun rises and sets at six o'clock the year round. Yellow was the favorite color for) wedding gowns in ancient Rome. | to the goyernment, brought a for-| No indictments| ranted and the department is con-| however that | render a dollar's worth of amusement |for a dollar. against 21,879,000, onj ; gia’ made history in the realm of President Robert R. Muir of the State Board of Administration an- nounces that the board has received jthe resignation of President L. H. Becler of the Minot Normal School] with a request that it become ef- fective at the end of the present! summer school term. The resignation has ‘been accepted. | Mr. Beeler came to the Minot Nor- ;mal School a year ago and has been | one of the most popular of the edu- cational speakers of the state. It! has been rumored for some time,| he would leave the! state before another winter because! jot the health of members of his fam-! ily. i The board has not yet taken up the matter of a successor to become head of the school at Minot, 'FAMOUS GEORGIA | MINSTRELS TO SHOW IN CITY More people visited the Famous Georgia Ministrels last season than ever before. The fixed policy of Rus co & Hockwald, the managers, is to The value of amusement is meas- ured by the entertainment it gives. Millions of theater patrons have learned “Georgia” in connection wit minstrelsy means quality and quan. tity. What is easily recognized as the “Georgia” spirit grects the audi- ence at the first raise of the curtain. One is made to feel design, enter- prise, optimism. The Georgia Minstrels have made history just as Edison made history in the realm of intercommunication just as Curtis made history in the realm of aviation so has the “Geor minsirelsy. There is always satisfaction and pleasure when you go to see the Famous Georgia Minstrels, the con- fidence’ that goes! with knowing the years’ of experience in providing amusen.ent is a positive guarantee of satisfaction behind the perform- ance. This company comes to the audi torium July 13. over alleged privileges granted Mrs. Obenchain. One was hit over the head with the heel of a shoe. The majority of the women pris- oners have taken sides on whether Mrs. Obenchain was entitled to spe- cial privileges or not. The result of the quarrel and the division into factions was the with- drawal of all privileges from all women prisoners for two days. i ROAD SIGNS TO BE ERECTED BY TOWN Members of a committee of the Town Criers club delegated to -fi- nance the purchase and erection of road signs to be placed at inter- vals on all roads within 100 miles) of Bismarck held a meeting yester- day afternoon to discuss procedure. Attending the meeting were Presi- dent Boise, L. S. Craswell, chairman of the committee; Obert A. Olson and E. V. Lahr. It is the plan of the committee to solicit subscriptions to aid in financing the sign work. Members of the Criers club will put them up. The plan has been heartily endorsed by many business men, who declared that guide-posts to Bismarck will be welcomed by travelers. SUNDAY DANCES PUT UNDER BAN IN NO. DAKOTA Sunday dancing was placed un- der the ban today by Attormey- General Johnson. In a notice sent to proprietors of public dance halls he warned against permitting dancing after midnight Saturday night, on Sun- day afternoon and Sunday night. The Attorney-General declares scores of complaints had been received, especially from people living in the country of the noise made by Sunday dances. The ban is issued by the At- torriey-General as head of the state licensing department, which licenses public dance halls, and under the law which prohibits Sunday sports. CRIERS | . Disorders ISMARCK TRIBUNE | STATE EDITION | Wire of Associated Press) PRICE FIVE CENTS NEW REPUBLIC . RUMOR REMAINS UNCONFIRMED (By the Associated Press) London, July 12.—A rumor that an Irish republic has been proclaimed at Cork is printed by several of to- day’s newspapers under Belfast date lines, It is not confirmed from any other source. The isolation of Southwestern Ire- land is practically complete and both the Republicans and Free Staters are imposing censorship, so that their official statements comprise almost the only information reaching here. (By the Associated Press) Belfast, July 12—Eamon De Val- era, the Republican leader is in Dub- lin and today visited the Republican offices in Suffolk stret, a Dublin dis- patch states. It is understood, adds the message, that the Free. State au- thorities have no intention of inter- fering with his movements. APPEALS MADE FOR GUARD IN 3 MORE STATES Governors of Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas Asked to Call Out Guard FOREMAN IS TARRED Chicago, July 12—Settlement of the strike seemed possibly a step nearer today wien it was disclosed | secret conferences have been held be- tween Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the United States railroad labor board and leaders of the six striking shop crafts. No definite conclusions were reach- ed as a result. of the -sécret peace meetings, but disclosure of the con- ferences, which were described. as more perso) thans, ds igew hopes In’ ‘oad world. fall President Harding’s personal in tervention in the strike through his proclamation calling for protection of interstate-transportation and the mails was accepted as bearing much significance and expectant eyes were turned toward Washington and the labor board in anticipation of fur- ther developments. A telephone call from Washington for W. L. McMenimen, one of the three labor members of the board was said by the Chicago Tribune to have come from the president. The telephone operator, the Tribune said, called the newspaper in an effort to locate Mr. McMenimen. Troops at Trouble Centers. Fresh disorders at scattered points, while troops patrolled former trouble while troops patroled former trouble centers, arrangements for a confer- service brotherhoods, on the issues growing out of the strike, and an an- nouncement by B. M. Jewell, head of the striking shop crafts, that confer- ences were being planned with repre- sentatives of 21 northwostern roads were among other important devel opments in the rail strike today. Additional injunctions restraining strikers from interfering with rail- way operations were granted to sev- | eral roads. | New appeals for troops were made to the governors of Mississippi, Ten- nessee and Texas, while Governor Boyle of Nevada was asked by th Union Pacific for state intervention lin the strike at Las Vegas. Foreman Attacked. | occurred at Chicago,| Milwaukee, Sayre, Pennsylvania, Orr- ville, Ohio, Dennison, Texas while at | Roodhouse Illinois Bert Dickson, a roundhouse foreman for the Chicago and Alton, said to be a nephew of W. G. Bierd, president of the road, was tarred and feathered by a mask- ed band. Two car repairers were reported to have been abducted at Marion, Ohio, and at Pana, Illinois, a car man left town under threats by strikers. At Algiers, Louisiana, four negro working in the shops, of the Southern Pacific were fired on by a crowd of whites, thirteen of whom were ar rested for violating the federal in- The prisoners denied they junction. were strikers. hs a Clinton, Ill., New Franklin and Sla- ter, Mo, and Parsons, Kan, where troops were on duty remained quiet Many Shootings. The situation at Bloomington, Il, remained tense with troops holding the yards and shops. Frequent shoot ings and the general hostile eas of the strikers and large Crone sympathizers kept national war s- men in constant vigilance. | Mean- while city and county authorities were attempting to re-establish civil nment. ‘ a eenginieeté, firemen, trainmen and conductors announced they would rv (Continued on page 3) Partie on Sunday night arrested in Mandan, a local man of Bismarck, and Lena Anderson, a waitress in & local restaurant on a charge of; drunk and disorderly conduct. The! man was given a $10.00 fine, and the woman was giving a fine and a sus-; pended sentence. | \IL STRIKE CRISIS AT HAND RAIL BOARD HEAD PRESENTS PEACE PROGRAM; HARDING WARNS AGAINST VIOLENCE BY STRIKERS + ° HOOPER TAKES PEACEPROGRAM TO EXECUTIVES Plan of Chairman Said to Represent Minimum Ac- ceptable to Shopmen HOLDS CONFERENCE Expresses Confidence that Some Plan of Settlement of Strike Can Be Reached (By the Associated Press) Chicago, July 12.—No definite reply to the shopmen’s strike settlement proposals was given Chairman Hooper of the railroad labor board by representatives of the railway executives at a noon- day conference today. The execu- tives said they would notify Mr. Hooper of their answer “later.” (By the Associated Press) Chicago, July 12—A program for solution of the railroad shopmen’s strike was drawn up today by Chair- man Ben W. Hooper of the United States railroad labor board, after conferences with leaders of the shopmen and was submitted to rep- resentatives of the railway execu- tives from four sections of the coun- try at noon today. ‘Chairman Hooper’s program which is said to represent the minimum ac- ceptance to the striking shopmen,“is to be carried again to the shopmen’s leaders later today with the com- ments and counter-proposals of the executives. When Chairman Hooper left the labor board offices for the meeting with the four executives he said he was confident some plan of setlement could be reached quickly. He said he ‘would call President Harding on ‘the telephone ‘on the ‘success of his conference with the railway presi- dents. _ ‘Talks to President The conference of Chairman Hoop- er and the railway executives is said to be the direct result of a ten-min- ute conversation late last night be- tween President Harding and W. L. McMenimen, labor member of the railroad board. The promise of the executives to receive the shopmen’s proposals, through Chairman Hooper is understood to have been communi- cated to Mr. McMenimen by the pres- ident. The four regional chairmen for the association of railway executives were to meet with the chiefs of the four train service brotherlivods here this afternoon to discuss qeustions of rules and working conditions growing out of the shopmen’s strikes. MAY ACCEPT - ARBITRATION Favorable Reply Accepted from Anthracite Operators Washington, July 12—While no re- ply from either the bituminous oper- ators or miners union officials was looked for at the White House be fore the end of the week, the anthra- cite operators were understood to be | prepared to respond today to Presi- dent Harding’s proposals for arbitra- tion to end the suspension of work in the unionized coal mining areas. Previous proposals for arbitration at the hands of the president by the anthracite employers afforded th only indication of the probable na- ture of their reply. It was evident that neither side regarded the arbitration suggestions as outlined with entire approval. Among the operators the proposay for temporary continuance of the old wage scale and for national arbitra- tion instead of district arbitration met with disfavor while on the union side the issue was raised as to what areas would be included in the arbi- tration scope. EDITORS’ TRAIN PAPER TO TELL WONDERS OF N. D. Medora, N. D., July 12.—North Dakota will receive a lot of ad- vertising in the “National Edit- ors’ Argus,” a newspaper being issued daily on the special train of the National Editorial Asso- ciation en route to Missoula, Montana. The paper, consisting of four pages, will carry an elabor- ate story of the dedication at Medora of the tablet to Roose- velt. The newspaper is printed on the train. There is a linotype, press and printers and if neces- sary some of the printer-editors jump in and help out. H. C. Ho- taling, secretary of the associa- tion, is editor of the newspaper. -