The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 20, 1922, Page 1

THE WEATHER UNSESTTLED ESTABLISHED 1873 MATERIALS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR CRUX OF CASE What Became of $149,000 Ex-! pended by Association Sub- ject in Lawsuit ARCHITECT TESTIFIES Says He Made Complete Ex- amination of All Materials Used by Association The Home Building Association case, in which this state industry seeks to cause George E, Wallace, former state tax commissioner, to pay the cost of the house as given by the association which was, ac- cording to Wallace, more than $5,- 000 above the estimate, developed today into an effort to account for the $149,000 worth of material which could not be traced by the Equit- able Audit Company to the various jobs. On the one hand, the association was endeavoring to show that in dis- tributing this $149,000 to the cost of the houses the audit company was pursuing a fair course, in view of records and investigations made. On the other, the defense was seek- ing to show that all, or at least the great bulk of the $149,000 worth of material was dissipated through neglect, waste, graft, loss and theft. The defense placed great stress upon the testimony of W. C. Schrae- der, architect and engineer, who had been ‘employed by the association to visit the houses and make an esti-| mate of the amount of material used in them. Schraeder did so, and his plan was discarded. _ Plan Discarded The reason for throwing out his ‘plan, Schraeder said, was that he did not account for all the material bought. “In other words,” asked Attorney Langer, “when you visited these houses in Bismarck and made a care- | ful estimate of the materials used, and compiled your figures, you couldn’t account for all that ma-; terial bought and used up by the Home Building Association.” “Yes,” was the reply, with expla- nation in further questioning that he worked two and a half months on his plan and thought that his plan of causing the Home Builders to pay for materials actually -used was a fair plan. “And you believe that the reason for discarding your plan was that you didn’t account for $149,000 ‘worth of material?” “I believe that is so.” The results of his investigation, he said, he gave to J. B. Adams, for- mer manager of the association, and Mr. Darling, of the Equitable Audit Co. He said that “they told me I misunderstood. their wishes, that they. wanted to include all the ma~ terial.” He added that this estimate did not include shrinkage which he said would not have amounted to the total unaccounted for. Phony Entries, Claimed Nick Chernick, formerly connected with the association, endeavored to show that all deliveries’ of material to thé home of Mr, Wallace had been accounted for. He said that he went on the job in charge of the delivery records after work on some houses had started but that he visited them and checked materials used. He maintained that he had accounted for all materials used, although he said he would not testify as to whether the records were preserved | by the accounting department. Attorney Langer produced in an- swer a report of the Equitable Audit Company, submitted in October last year, but as of date of May 31, 1921. This report called attention to dis- parities in records—that one house was charged with seven loads of sand and another house of like char- acter was charged with 21 loads of | »sand, The report added that the de- livery slips were valueless and said further that discovery was made that many were “phony” and that admission was made .to this effect. Chernick denied that he had made any phony slips or that any he pro- duced were phony. PARK SPEGIALS ARE CANCELLED N P. to Discontinue Yellow- stone Trains 1 The “Yellowstone Special,” placed in operation by the Northern Pacific | a few weeks ago to take care of the| park tourists, is being taken off the; road. The west bound train, due/ here at 11:53 a. m., was cancelled, | effective today, and the last east- bound will pass through here Friday | night at 6:40 p. m. No explanation is given as to the| cancellation of these trains—wheth- er they are due to thé railroad strike! or lack of business. No other trains, it is said, have been cancelled in this section. COMMISSION ‘IS PROPOSED Washington, July 20.—Creation of | an “enemy property claims commis- sion” of six members to adjudicate and pay from German property if necessary, claims of American citi- zens against Germany growing out -—. o—. 'Second Victim of Criminal BIS MARCK TRIBUNE ===] HE : - | New Radio Device = A. new radio phone is just like fan ordinary desk telephone except the earpiece of the radio is located where the mouthpiece is on thé phone. Pretty handy when the boss or the stenog wants to know how the ball game's going. NONPARTISANS AGAIN CONTROL. COUNTY G.0.P. Have Majority of Precinct Committeemen in Meeting Held in Courthouse OPPONENTS SEPARATE! Secord Committee Named by; Anti-Leaguers—Democrats Elect Chairman Nonpartisans controlled ‘the or-| ganization of the Republican county central committee yesterday in the| convention of precinct’ committee- men held in the courthouse. The Nonpartisans had about a two to one) majority of precinct committeemen| and there were no fireworks until near the close of the meeting. ‘After adjournment the Independ- ents in the meeting met and elected a separate. set of officers, to function as part of the “Real Republican” committee. of! the state. e Resolutions adopted’ by the gen- eral meeting, presented by Nonpar- tisans, reaffirmed allegiance to the Republican party “as exemplified in North Dakota by the Nonpartisan league;” endorsed the league Indus- trial program; deploréd’ the’ present industrial situation of the country and: endorsed: the “wise course” of President Harding if action were taken to seize. the mines; endorsed Lynn J. Frazier and complimented Senator ‘Ladd; 'deplored the “effort (Continued on Page 3) HEARING SET FOR TOMORROW Kasimir Schneider “to Have} His Preliminary The preliminary hearing’ of Kasi- mir Schneider, charged with having poisoned his wife, will be held to- morrow before Justice Casselman. The state will, it is expected, pre- sent its full case while Schneider will resist the charges. The state, has summoned more than 10 wit- nesses, including a chemist from the state laboratory at Grand Forks, who made an examination of the stomach of the deceased woman. AX MURDER IS UNSOLVED Dies Without Relating Story (By the Associated Press) Austin, Minn, July 20.—Mower! county’s ax murder was further! away from solution than ever today,| due to the death last night of Mrs. | John Wagner, whose fatal injuries, were inflicted at the time her hus-| band was killed with an ax in their; Grand Meadow home last week. County .authorities had hoped that, Mrs. Wagner would recover at least! BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) PRICE FIVE CENTS HOOPER QUITS IN EFFORT 10 SECURE PEACE /Tells Railroads and’ Labor Heads Board Is No Longer Negotiating to End Strike DEADLOCK REMAINS Seniority of Strikers Is Chief Point Upon Which Leaders Cannot Agree (Ry the Associated Press) | Chicago, July 20.—With ‘immediate j prospects for .peace in the railway strike gone, strikers and railroads to- day settled to a test of strength. The statements of Chairman Hooper of tthe railroad labor board that the board no longer was engaged in peace negotiations left the situation open to direct negotiation between strike leaders and railway chiefs, or at- tempts from other quarters. Union officials remained firm in their demand that full senioritv rights be restored to the 300,000 shopmen now on strike, that being the rock on which peace efforts were broken, Rail heads were equallv firm in their insistence seniority rights of men now at work be recognized.’ There was no indication from either| side of a weakening of the determing- tion, to carry the point at issue. Fuel shortage was being felt by the! railroads, supplies on several roads! being nearly exhausted, according to! officials. Curtajlment of train oper- ations due to ‘shortage of coal and} equipment, has gradually increased} until 247 trains have been cancelled| or are about to be cancelled, sav re-| ports from railroad centers in the west. The Southwestern lines have apparently been hardest hit. Strike leaders declare the strike is being felt by the iron and steel industries, that coal mines in parts of West Vir- ginia are without coal cars and that a portion of the fruit crop of the of transportation. See Clerks Joining Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks declared 95 -per cent of the 3,000 clerks employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio ~ railway would join the ranks of the strikers today. At Kansas City a general chair- man of the maintenance of way men's union in a telegram to President E. i. Grable, said that members of union in the southwest would : 2 of their own accord unless a specdy se.tlement is reached, : A conference between union heads and road officials in Chicago was ex- pected to avert a walkout. cf 7. western railway, Negotiaticns between officia's of the International and Great Northern ruilway and representatives of the clerks’ union at San Antonio,, Texas, cume to nothing and a walkout was predicted by (. Kuhenbacker, eha'r- man of tke clerk: Repair Shops, Maintained Railroad repajr shops in the esst are manned at nearly sixty per cent of rormzl, Secretary Walbur of Bureau cf Iniormation of eastern railways, said in a statement issued at New York. As far as the eastern district is cohcerned “the strike is just about over” the statement added. Meantime continued disturbances at Pittsburg and Hosington, Kansas, (Continued on Page 3) HAGUE CONFAB TO BE ENDED Non-Russians Turn Down M. Litvinoff’s Proposal (By the Associated Press) The Hague, July 20.—The con- ference on Russian affairs here was adjourned at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon by the non-Rus- sian commission, after it had adopted a resolution pledging every participating power to use its influence to prevent its na- tionals from accepting Russian concessions involving property, formerly owned by’ foreigners. A letter from the Washington government expressed American approval of this postition. (By the Associated Press) The Hague, July 20—The Hague still was gasping today over the sud- den developments in the conference on Russian affairs yesterday and the precipitate decision of the European delegates to terminate the gathering immediately after Maxim Litvinoff, head of the Soviet delegation had of- sufficiently to make a coherent state- ment regarding the mysterious at- tack, but she was unconscious to the! fered to submit to Moscow the ques- tion of reorganizing the validity of NOW EVERYBODY "LL MINE COAL Canton, Ill, July .20.—Hun- dreds of coal miners in the Bry- ant region, 10 miles south of.. here were greatly excited today over the discovery of what ap- pears to be a vein of gold on a farm where drilling operations for oil are in progress. Several nuggets said to be worth from $5 to $10 each, were taken out from a depth of 500 feet. IRRIGATION “OFFICIALS OF Get Little Satisfaction from Alex J, Groesbeck in a telegram pre- Interior Department at Washington ‘GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN MAY -—SRIZE MINES | Prepared to Ask President Harding for Approval of Plan to Operate Them CONFAB A FAILURE \Plan of Executive to Settle Differences of Miners, Ope- rators, Turned Down { | | Harding today asked. the sanction of the federal government for a plan to j take over and operate Michigan coal WILLIAMS NONPLUSSED) mines under state control. The mes- |sage asked whether the federal gov- Officers of the North Dakota Irri-/ ernment would join with the state in gation Congress and state officials taking over and directing resumption who have interested themselves in the! °f oPerations in the mines. i : The governor's decision’ to seek project. have been able to get little ¢.4ora) sipproval of his proposal was satisfaction from the Interior De-| reached after a day and night spent partment regarding the possibility of in unsuccessful efforts to bring about having paid back to the funds in ‘the agreement between‘the miners and | pared ‘for transmission to President hands of the Interior Department the amounts of North Dakota’s money used in reclamation and irrigation work in other states. General E. A. Williams, president of the congress and others who have sought information have been a swered some time after the lette were dispatched with a note admit-' ting receipt of the letter. | operators in the Saginaw coal district. [It followed defeat, of two proposals jhe offered the miners and opevators | The first was that Michigan miner- | be allowed to adjust their differences and return to work independent of their national affiliations, which was refused by John L. Lewis, internu \tional head of the mine workers. The second was the refusal of the General Williams and his, associ-' miners’ themselves to throw the ates are non-plussed at what proce-| Weight of their endorsement into his dure congress could take that would! plea for separate peace in Michigan. vote over to the use of another state} The governor’s personal investiga- Pacific coast is endangered bv lack| money raised by the sale of public, tion and conferences at Saginaw yes- lands in this state and recorded in'terday showed, he declared, that the Interior Department records as} neither the workers nor employes being on deposit to North Dakota.| have any major grievances and that pertinent inquiry,!the men are out only because work- |backed up by the statement of the! ors in other states,are out. It show- | North Dakota Congressmen revealed) ¢q also, he, said, that there is no ill {Only the most $00 clerks: on the Chicago and North-| ends ee for a few brief intervals | Russian pre-war debts and the prin- of hardly more than semi-conscious-; ciple of compensation for national-) the! August Detloff remains in i Mower county jail without charge, pending the outcome of the coroner’s inquest, which will be resumed next Monday. Otto Baudler, county attor- ney refuses to make a definite state- ment regarding Detloff’s detention. TWO RAILROAD MEN ARE SHOT (By the Associated Press) Monongahela, Pa., July 20.—Two Pennsylvania railroad patrolmen, & car inspector and a constable were shot early today after their gasoline speedster had been wrecked on the ized foreign property. The non-Russians turned down M. Litvinoff’s proposal ‘and decided to snuff out the conference today with the formal presentation of reports from the subcommittees on credits, debts and foreign property confiscat- ed in Russia. COMMISSIONER EXONERATED Washington, July 20.—The state department announced today that in- vestigation of charges against D. C. Collier, commissioner general of the United States to the Brazilian cen- tennial exposition had disclosed “no |the fact that this had been accom- | plished at a date about 12 years ago. In connection with the ,irrigation work of the state a resolution, intro- duced into the last meeting of the North Dakota Irrigation Congress by [Mrs. Fanny Dunn Quain has been placed before the senatorial commit tee on irrigation and printed in the senate journal. The resolution follows: “Whereas, the women of America are rapidly coming to a comprehen- sive grasp of.the duties of American, | citizenship and~‘the responsibilities that such citizenship implies; and “Whereas, the comfort and prosper- ity of the home on farm and in vi lage is a material factor in econom social and political contentments; and “Whereas, the conservation of the floodwaters of the Missouri-Yellow- stone watershed will effect irrigation of certain arid and semi-arid tracts and will likewise enable the develop- ment of hydroelegtric power, which may be utilized to increase agricul- | tural productivity and at the | same time provide comforts and con- veniences aforesaid mentioned; and “Whereas, the reclamation fund available to North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana may be wholly inadequate to so comprehensive a pro- ject: Therefore be it “Resolved that the womenhood of these several states urge and demand upon our representatives in congress that immediate steps be taken with a view to the reclamation of this vast area in the interest of the develop- | ment and prosperity of the farms, \.villages and cities of the entire wa- tershed of the Missouri-Yellowstone; and Resolved, that if the funds avail- able to the several states are inade- quate to such a comprehensive pro- ject, we urge and demand that our delegations in Washington call upon congress for the appropriation 0! such additional funds as may be ne- cessary;to the completion of such a project. The resolution was adopted by the unanimous vote of the congress. POWER PLANT AT KASHIRA TO Kashira, Topula Province, Russia, July 20.—The newly erected Kashira power plant, the first link in the jchain of similar stations which Premier Lenine planned in his gigan- tic project for the electrification of Russia, has just been opened. Its chief engineer, G. Tsuroupa, told the Associated Press correspondent that in the Kashira station, Russia now possesses the most powerful electric station in Europe. By autumn it is expected to be operating ut full ca- pacity producing 12,000 kilowatts, or sufficient to supply all of the needs of Moscow, 190 miles away. POLICEMEN ARE RIDING CARS (By the Associated Press) Buffalo, N. Y., July 20.—Policemen armed with riot guns and under or- ders to shoot to kill if.rfoting de- velops rode the 71 street cars which started out from the barn following a warning by Mayor Schwab to strik- ing car men that further rioting would have serious consequences. Two hand grenades were exploded last night on the roof of the Cold Spring car barns but injuring none of the 750 strike-breakers there. | change to deprive Minnesota livestock SUPPLY MOSCOW} Ellsworth branch, south of Bentley-| basis for any charges of dishonesty ville, Pennsylavania. Three of the} or of moral turpitude.” Mr. Collier men were seriously wounded while|has been directed to return to Rio of the war was proposed in a bill introduced today By Senator Under- wood of Alabama, Democratic leader, the other was hit by a number of| De Janeiro apd take charge of the buckshot. The officers were on rail-| American participation in the exposi- road strike patrol duty. tion. State troops were ordered here to» day for strike dut, No plant grows in all parts of the world. | feeling in the district. | He believes, he said, that the state ‘could man and operate the mines— {the chief, producing ones at least-- ‘and that the miners if offered the op- portunity and able to do so without isking outlawry from their organi- tion would be glad to return to work, It was intimated today that if nec- essary authority to proceed with his jplans is accorded, the entire re- songces of thé .state police and the national guard: if necessary would be thrown into the work of producing coal, in event the-striking miners de- clined, to return to work. | | 1 LEWIS IN ANSWER. 5 sociated Press a ets Daly 20.—Advised that Governor Groesbeck ef Michigan con- templated state operation of the coal mines, John L. Lewis, president of the United: Mirie Workers of Amer- iea today made this comment: “If the governor of Michigan de- | sires to employ any coal miners in connection with his efforts to oper- |ate mines in Michigan he will find Ithat the state like any other employ- ‘er first has to make satisfactory ar- rangements with the United Mine Workers.” White House and other federal of- ficials declined to discuss the gover- i nor'’s course in advance of receipts of telegrams he had prepared for transmittal to President Harding. FREE RETURN ° FOR CARETAKERS 1S DEMANDED St. Paul, Minn., July 20.—Minnesota will continue its fight against the move of the Sioux City livestock ex- shippers of free return transportation for the caretakers of livestock ship- ments to South St. Paul, Commis- | sioner Ivan Bowen of the railroad and warehouse commission announced today. Na Exception will be taken immediate- ly, Mr. Bowen said, to the report of an examiner of the Interstate Com- | merce Commission holding that the Minnesota law, granting the free transportation is prejudicial to Sioux City interests. The case will be car- ried to the courts if necessary, said! Mr, Bowen, adding that the commis: | sion has no right of interference with) the Minnesota law. FOOD COSTS ON INCREASE) (Ry the Arsociated Press) Washington, July 20.—The’ retail | cost of food to the average family in| \the United States increased one per, cent in the month from May 15 to June 15, according to a report today! by the bureau’ of labor statistics of | the department of labor. Of 43 food! articles computed in the average, in-| creases in 21 ranged from 20 per cent) for potatoes to one half of one per cent for bananas. Decreases in 12! articles ranged from 18 per cent for) onions to one per cent for canned; peas, while prices for the others re- mained practically stationery. FARGO SEEK' U.S. HOSPITAL Fargo, N. D., July 20.—A delega-| tion of three representing the Fargo | commercial club will leave for| Washington this afternoon to pre-| sent Fargo’s arguments for location! here of the proposed tenth district) government phsycopathic hospital to Colonel C. R. Forbes, director of the United States Veterans bureau, Francis Kluxen gee Frances Kluxen, 15 years old and! six feet tall, is on trial at Morris-| town, N. J., for the murder of Janette Lawrence, a school girl. SHOPMEN RAID A ROUNDHOUSE: Force Dozen Workers in Min-; nesota to Give Up Posts Tracy, Minn., July 20.—About fif- teen striking shopmen of the North- western railroad here, at midnight raided the local roundhouse and com- pelled about a dozen workers to give up their posts. The pre-emptory or- ders were not attended by any dis- orders, officials this morning an- nounced. The strikers gaining access to the roundhouse, while several guards were absent, ordered the men out and then locked the shops. Officials would, not say whether the shops would be re-opened’ today. There are about 100 men on strike here. EMPLOYES RESUME WORK Winona, Minn,, July 20.—The Chi- cago and Northwestern railway shops at Tracy, Minnesota, were in opera- tion today despite the invasion of the buildings early this morning when 15, employes were driven out by a band of 75 maskéd “iién “believed to be! strike sympathizers, it was announ- ced at headquarters of the Minneso- ta division in ‘this city at noon on the basis of reports from officials at Tracy. Most of the employes resumed work after thé masked band left al- though several were frightened away it was said. The invaders: were in possession of the shops for two hours, according | to the report, Sheriff Munroe and ja deputy arrived from Marshall this! but the natural strength of the po- morning and assured ‘officials of pro- tection in the future, it was announ- ced here, WORD REACHES WINONA. Winona, Minn., July 20—Masked men believed to be strike sympath: ers invaded the shops of the Chi- cago and Northwestern railway at Tracy, Minn., early today and “clean- ed house,” according to an uncon- firmed report reaching here this morning. A dozen employes of the shop were escorted from the building and. édnié’ of them‘ ¢hased down the street, according to the report. At headquarters of the Minnesota di- vision in Winona, it was stated that a‘report had been received of trou- ble at Tracy at 2:30 a, m. today, but no authenti¢ details had been re- ceived, fo restraining order is in effect at the Tracy shops. RECOVERY OF ASSESSMENTS “IS DEMANDED Duluth, Minn. July 20—A. B. Darelius, receiver for the defunct Mortgage Security company of Min- neapolis, is plaintiff in four actions against stockholders of the firm for recovery of certain unpaid assess-| ments, filed in district court here to- day. The company was engaged in| the purchase of real estate mortgages and construction work, Following a hearing on a petition of some stock- holders before the Hennepin county district court ft was found that lia- bilities approximated $900,000. Stock- holders were then assessed $50 for each share of their stock. Many of those assessments were not paid. Darelius seeks to recover $800 from J. R. Case, $700 from Frank Flaim, $400 from Camiel DeCaigny, and $200 from John Fogelburg, all of Virginia. DIVET SUPPORTS MR. O’CONNOR: e Associated Press) Fogo, Np uly 20.—-A. G. Divet, Fargo, chairman of the anti-Nonpar- tisan Republican state pre-primary convention at Jamestown today is- sued a statement declaring for elec- tion of J. F. T. O'Connor, Demo- cratic nominee for the United States senate. Mr, Divet had been an earnest advocate of the candidacy of Porter J. McCumber, present chair- man of the senate finance commit- tee, the statement said, but added he preferred O'Connor to Lynn J. Fra- zier, Nonpartisan, nominated for OPERATORS, MINERS’ HEADS ARE LEAVING WASHINGTON PREPARED FOR FINAL COAL STRIKE TESTS t TRAIN STRIKES Center of Developments Moves MOOSE; WRECKED Rapidly Away from Wash- (By the Associated Press) i Port Arthur, Ont., July 20.— ington After Conference The fireman was killed and the engineer probably fatally scald- ed when the locomotive of the Canadian National Railway bal- last. train overturned after striking a moose east of here early this morning. Robert Kra- mer, 26, of Kenora, was the man killed. The engineer's name is Goodman. LADIES MAKE DONATIONS TO NEW HOSPITAL Mrs, Gale and Mrs. Todd Give $20,000 Each for Todd Memorial Hospital HARDING SUPPORTED One Governor Out of Those Replying Flatly Refuses to Cooperate With U. S. (By the Associated Press) Washington, July 20.—The center of developments in the coal strike was steadily shifting today away from Washington and out into the coal fields where the policy of the government involving re-opening of the mines under state or federal pro- tection will be tested. Responses were yet to come from several governors to President Har- ding’s appeal for cooperating in in- suring the nation’s fuel supply but White House officials expressed gra- tificagion over the responses thus far received. Only Governor Morrison of (By the Associated Press) Minneapolis, July 20.—Announce- ment.of a gift of $20,000 each from Mrs. E. C. Gale and Mrs. Frank C. Todd, of Minneapolis, toward the con- struction of a $190,000 eye, ear and nose hospital at the University of ! Minnesota, was made today by A. J. Lobb, university comptroller. Work on the new hospital, which is to be known as the Todd Memorial Hospital, will begin some time before North Carolina of the nineteen gov- ernors who had replied today refused absolutely the cooperation the presi- dent asked, it was pointed out by of- ficials. Most of the operators who came to Washington to participate in the set- tlement conference called by Presi- dent Harding but which failed have returned or were on their way home July 1, 1923, Mr. Lobb said. {today bearing with them the presi- To the $40,000 gift of the two dent’s invitation to re-open the mines Minneapolis women the university is, With the labor that applied for | ta’s residents who are unable to pay, for hospital care, 20 KILLED IN IRISH FIGHTS National Army Forces Are Pressing Onward (By the Assocluted Press) Dublin, July 20—Reports from the fighting area received today indicate a pressure by the national army forces’ on each extremity of the in- surgent line, developing powerfully and extending roughly from Limer- ick to Waterford thereby cutting off virtually the whole of Munster prov- ince. An attack on Waterford was made by troops advancing from Kilkenny. It is believed the city is lightly held sition may make the dislodgement of | the irregulars a matter of difficulty. At Limerick fighting was ptogress- ing last evening. The casualties are estimated at twenty killed and forty wounded, a considerable portion of these being civilians. EXPECT REPORT ON GERMANY Financial Status to be Told by Committee Paris, July 20.—The guarantees; committee of the reparations com- mission from Berlin was expected to report today on its investigation of Germany's financial status. The committee has obstained, it is understood, enough material on which to establish the opinion Germany’s rulers alone were responsible for the financial crisis in which she is now struggling. Premier Poincare and Minister of Finance De Lasteyrie, also have pre- pared an exhaustive study on the is- sue of paper money by Germany, which will be submitted to the repar- ations commission, designed to show that the fall in the value of the mark was a mathematical certainty, under that policy that has been pur- sued by the German government and she should not be entitled to ask for a moratorium on reparations pay- ments, MORE LIVESTOCK AWARDS MADE Fargo, N. D., July 20.—Further grand champion awards in connection with the livestock exhibits at the state fair today are: Shorthorn, bull: Cardigan, W. W. Brown, Amenia, N. D.; female, Lady Clare 18th, S. G. Eliason, Montevideo, Minn, : Aberdeen Angus, bull: Black Bal- zac, Hartley stock farm, Page, N. D.; female, Black Cap Bessie, Hartley farm, Page. Hereford, bull: Louden Fairfax, Ferguson Brothers, Canby, Minn.; femalé, Fairfax Maid, Ferguson Brothers. Holstein bull: Sir Pontiac Colantha Bismarck; J. D. Bacon, Grand Forks; female, Belle Hazeltine Ormsby, T. H. Skrei, Glyndon, Minnesota. Guernsey bull: May Rose Golden Secret and female, May Rose Glory, the office in the Republican prim- aries. The hospital will, ' work, | John L.-Lewis, 'Mine Workers’ and leader in the ! strike was preparing to leave Wash- ‘ington during the day after having been in Washington continuously for nearly a. month in conferences with government officials and with the operators. “The mine workers attitude is un- changed,” said Mr. Lewis before leav- ing. “Our people are determined to | continue the strike until the princi- | ple of collective bargaining and past procedure in the industry are recog- nized.” DOUBTS RESUMPTION + \(By.the Associated Press) Hillsboro, Il., July 20.—There is no prospect of an immediate re- sumption of coal production in Illi- nois, Rice’ Miller, president of the | Illinois, Coal Operators Association told the Associated Press on his ar- rival home today from Washington, \_ where he attended, the coal opera- | tors’ conference. adding $150,000, ; F specialize in eye, ear and nose dis- chief of the United eases and will furnish clinical work for medical students as well as pro- vide medical attention for Minneso- WILL NOT RE-OPEN (By the Associated Presa) Bellaire, Ohio, July 20.—Charles J. Albison, secretary of the Pitts- burgh Vein Coal Operators Associ- ation, in control of mines, producing more than one-third of all coal mined in Ohio, today stated that members of ‘the association would not attempt to re-open the mines un- der “President Harding’s protection plan.” ‘At the same time, Frank Van-Vinka, president of sub-district number 5 of Ohio mine workers, declared that if any attempt is made to open the mines before a complete settlement is effected he would recall all mine maintenance men, leaving the mines without pumpers, etc. CONSIDER WILTON MINE Directors of the Washburn Lignite Coal company were at Wilton today and were understood to be consid ering plans for reopening the mine. Directors desire to deal with the men now at Wilton, because many have permanent homes there and families. It is understood they pro- pose that efforts be made through Governor Nestos, and Washington officials to haye the lignite mining industry made a classification sep- arate from the anthracite or bitum- inous mines, by the United Mine Workers, TAKE FREIGHT BOATS OFF LAKE; FUEL TOO HIGH (By the Associate Milwaukee, Wis., July 20k fleet of 13 large freight boats operated by a Buffalo Steamship company, will be taken off the Great Lakes shortly because of the shortage and high prices of fuel coal, northwest shippers seeking to avail themselves of the boats learned today. The com- pany refused to give these shippers a oat for a local cargo. : ‘ Fuel coal at most of the lake'points is selling at $8 a ton, unprecedented, a figure so large that grain transpor. tation costs are raised one cent a bushel by reason of it, a i local shippers. eve DEMURRER TO BE ENTERED Los Angeles, July 20.—Filing of a demurrer to the indictment charging her with the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows was a prospect at the pleading here today of Mrs. Clara Phillips, accused of beating the young widow to. death with a hammer. Her attorneys said that if the de- murrer was overruled, the plea of “not guilty” would be entered. Ex- pectations were that insanity would form the basis of the defense. The ruby is the heaviest of prec- ious stones, both owned by E. S, Person, Minot, North Dakota. Cotton of 12 different colors grows in Peru,