The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 24, 1922, Page 1

ae WOTTTTTEL TET TET TU PppnveE TEE . » » “ eee’ WEATHER FORECAST — Gen- erally fair tonight and Wednes- day; cooler tonigh, ESTABLISHED 1873 WATER COMPANY APPRAISAL HELD T00 HIGH BY CITY; T00 LOW, SAYS ¢ Hearing Held Before Railroad Commission on Figures of Engineering Department DEBATE PROCEDURE Hearing Slow in Getting Un- der Way Because of Differ- ence Over Method to be Pursued Appraisal made by the engineer- ing department of the state railroad commission of the property of the Bismarck Water Supply’ company was held too high by the city and too low by the company, at the con- tinued hearing in the water com- |° pany case held before the commis- sion today. E, H. Morris, chief: engineer of the commission, who made the ap-} praisal, was questioned first by Chairman Millholland and then by City Attorney O’Hare, The city did not-present a total which it claims is excessive in the valuation. Mr. O’Hare questioned Mr. Morris concerning certain items in the ap- praisal. with the intent of laying basis for a claim that the valuation is too high. f The hearing was slow in getting under way because of disagreement between the various parties over the method of procedure. The final agreement was to the effect that the present hearing is but a con- tinuation of previous hearings and that after the railroad commission has heard evidence today and fixed a final valuation on the plant the water company has 380 days in which to file objections. The city and individual petitioners were re- presented by City Attorney O’Hare, C. L. Young and City Engineer At- kinson.- The company was répre- sented by G. M. Morgan of St.Paul, and Alfred Zuger, assisted by J. W. Kelsey, manager of the St. Paul municipal water plant and Thomas Poole. Valuation Fixed The valuations fixed «by Mr. Morris were: Cost of reproduction of water plant as of Sept. 1, 1922 prices, $449,293.00; depreciated value $400,838.00. Construction -cost of plant $276,436.00; depreciated value, $247,582.00. Mr. Morris said he did not include anything for go- ing value or working ‘capital. Questioned “as™-to' ‘the’ method” of making the valuation Mr. Morris said that he got prices for various materials, taking the-. inventory agreed upon by the city and water company in 1919 and brought it down ,to date. He figured the life of 8 and 12-inch cast iron mains at 100 years, he said, and smaller mains at less number because of expected absoles- cence. ~ . The condition of ‘fire plugs,, he said, he figured at 80 percent. He said there was no electrolysis on mains under Fourth street and with regard to adequacy he said that from tests run the plant was not ade- quate to take care of excessive de- mands, By excessive demands he said that caused bya fire with a high wind blowing was meant. The mini- mum remedy, he , was to put in another pump and increase main ca- pacity from the reservoir to the city. Questioned as to Methods Mr. O’Hare questioned him as to methods in obtaining various items in the appraisal. Mr. Morris said that where the company’s books were used only as they were of value. Questioned as to costs he placed for constructing the intake and other items Mr. Morris said that the costs were based upon construction costs at the time they were built. The company’s books, he said, were not used in 90 percent of the items be-| cause there was not enough detail given. Mr. O’Hare said the figures of the railroad commission department showed construction cost of certain items, including the intake and first reservoir, at $68,000 while the com- | pany’s books from 1903 to 1909 show- | ed a cost only of $53,000, of which $15,000 should not be applied to the items mentioned. i Members of the railroad commis-| sion hoped to complete the hearing this afternoon. GLENN VOLIVA ARRESTED UPON LIBEL CHARGE (By the Associated Press) Zion, Ill, Oct. 24.—Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of the Christian Catholic Apostelic Church in Zion, is defendant in a criminal libel suit set for hearing tomorrow before Judge Edwards at Waukegan. Thom- as §, Nelson, formerly an elder in Zion who was expelled, is the com- plainant, According to Nelson’s suit, Voliva referred to him as a poor old tom- cat,” “fool,” “same old liar” “a sneak and traitor” in second long enough to obtain under false pretenses $2,554.44 and that because of his conduct in meetings “women blush- ed with shame.” GERMAN MARKS IN NEW SLUMP New York, Oct. 24.—Disquieting cable dispatches concerning Ger- many’s economic condition were re- flected here today in the further de- preciation of German marks, which were quoted at 21-8 cents 2 hun- dred. ‘The pre-war price of marks , Was 23.8 cents each. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE COMPANY Murderer Clasps Roses As He Goes To Death Trap (By the Associated Press) Wethersfield, Conn., Oct. 24.—Em- il Schutte, convicted of three mur- ders was hanged at the state prison here today clutching two red roses. He entered the death chamber car- tying the roses and his grip on them did not relax even after death. ASKS $42,000 BEREBATED BY ELECTRIC C0. Petition Claims Earnings For Year Are Near 30 Per Cent Return IN CASE ASKED: AID F. O. Hellstrom Wants City to; Employ Auditor to go Over Company’s Books — ! Alleging that the Hughes Elec- tric Company made a 30 percent re- | turn on the value of its investment under the experimental rates fixed for one year by the railroad com- mission designed to net @ return of 8 percent as contemplated by the utility law, a number of Bismarck citizens filed a petition with the! state railroad commiission late | yesterday asking that new rates for the utility be fixed, dating from | May 31, 1921, and that. rebate be | made to electric and steam consum- ers of the alleged excess rate re- | ceipts. The city commission also was} asked last night to employ an audit- or to assist in_the preparation of the case for the purpose of audit- | ing the books of the Hughes Elec- | tric company to determine if there is not’ more money that should be rebated to the ‘consumers. F. 0.} Hellstrom represented the petition- ers, , According to the spokesman,..the Fhifroad “commission fixed: rates ‘on electricity. and steam for one year from July 1, 1921, designed to give an 8 percent return. oid ‘ ~ Says Earnings High . At the end of the year the reports filed by the Hughes Electric com- pany with the commission showed, | he asserted, that the gross revenue of the utility was $216,830.70 and that the gross expenses were $167,- 681,22, Of the amount charged to gross expenses $18,334.75 was charg- ed to capital expenditures and should be deducted from the re- ceipts, he said. Under the ‘railroad commission order the utility’s income should have been $28,000, the spokesman said. The company’s figures ‘show- ed the return to. be about $70,000 net revenue, or $42,000 in excess of what it should be. This 2,000 should be rebated to consumers, Hellstrom asserted. Referring to the figures of ‘the company he said that he believed there was at least $5,000, more charged to capital should be, found by an audit and $5,000 duplicated tax charges. City Attorney O’Hare raised the point that if the city joined in at- tacking the rates of the Hughes Electric company the utility would take the matter into federal court as did the Minot electric company’ and probably force a higher valua- tion. Says Valuation Agreed To Mr. Hellstrom replied that the valuation on which the rates had been fixed for one year was agreed to by the attorneys forthe Hughes Electric company, himself and at-; torneys for the city. There could be no quarrel over the valuation, he asserted. Mr. O’Hare also sugested the in- crease in price of coal caused by the coal shortage and the spokes- man for the petitions answered by saying that reports of the company did not show any increased expendi- | tures. In fact, he asserted, the re- ports of the Hughes company for | four months, July to October, 1922, | showed operating expenses decreas- ed from $58,290.43 to $53,603.80 while earning fell off in less ratio. | The commission deferred action on Hellstrom’s request for an account- ant to go over the Hughes company | books. The commission received a letter from George Doorley stating Alex-' ander McKenzie had told him water | for the city hall was to be free. i MRS. SANDEN DIES. i Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 24.—Lois Viall Sanden, wife of County Treas-| urer G. O. Sanden of Dunn county, died Thursday ‘morning at St. Jo-| seph’s hospital. The cause of death | was embolism following the birth of a daughter some seven hours pre- vious, Mrs. Sanden, who for four years served as superintendnet of the Dunn county schools, was one of the best known women in this section of the ttate. ' She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Viall, formerly of this city but now residing at Red- field, S. D. AUTHORITY IN | Assistant’ Attorney - General j freight cars to various points within | terstate, Commerce Commission, it is \ said. The interstate body will be ask- tin their campaign for election, his jitinerary announced today by the! \for definite clues as to his where-| BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1922 CARSITUATION 1S DEMANDED Goes to Washington to See Officials SITUATION IS SERIOUS) Grain Threshed Out on Ground While Many Ele- vators Are Clogged ' Authority for the state railroad commission to order, distribution of North Dakota will be asked of the Interstate Commerce Commission by Charles Simon, assistant attorney- general, who will leave tonight for Washington for that purpose. The decision to send Mr. Simon te Washington follows inability of the railroad commission to effect any Telief in the car shortage in the state, Attorney-General Johnson said. Reports to Bismarck state that scores of elevators are filled with grain and. cannot ship or accept more grain and that farmers are threshing grain out on the ground and providing what shelter they can. The railroads hold they are sub- ject entirely to the ordérs of the In- ed to surrender to the state railroad commission power to direct distri- bution of cars after they reach North Dakota, so that emergency shipments can be taken care of. LAFOLLETTE TO SPEAK | FOR FRAZIER Last Three Days of Campaign Will Be Devoted to | North Dakota Madison, ‘Wis., Oct, 24.—Senator LaFollette will throw his strength to the support of George J. Schneid- | er, Reublican nominee for congress, in the ninth district, during the re- mainder of this week before going in- to Minresctat;/and’’North Dakota to aid progressive Republican ‘candi- dates for the United States senate Republican ‘state central committee shows. Next Monday the senior senator goes into Minnesota for the first three days of the week, where he will speak in the ineerests of Henry Shipstead, candidate for the United States senate and during the last three days will go into North Dakota to aid Lynn Frazier, candidate for the senate in that state. U.§, RELIEF MAN MISSING Search for American Started In Russia (By the Associated Press) Moscow, Oct. 24—Numerous the- ories have been advanced to explain the disappearance of Philip Shields, American relief administration worker from Sim-Birsk, the Volga Valley, but none has materialized. The incident has caused a great sensation in Simbirsk, the popula-| tion of which includes many famil-! ies of the aristocracy, who have looked upon the American relief workers with favor. The newspapers are aiding in the search and the | Simbirsk district has been placarded | far and wide with Shields’ descrip- | tion and offers of a liberal reward | abouts. 1 ‘CANDIDATES ON BOTH TICKETS, Ft. Yates, N. D., Oct. 24—The! three Nonpartisan candidates for Representatives from the 49th dis-| trict, who won the Republican nomi- | nation at the June primaries, will! again be opposed’by the same set of | Independent candidates at the gen-| eral election. According to the Cer-| tificate of Nominations, recently re- ceived from the Secretary of State| by the County Auditor, the three | Independent candidates received enough Democratic votes at the Pri-| mary election to win the Democratic nomination. Their ‘namds will conse- quently be found this fall in the De- mocratic column. The. three Independent candidates are: Wm. Bauer, Theo. Gutensohn, W. T. Krebsbach. GAS MEN MEET (By the Associated Press) Atlantic City, N. J. Oct. 24. Scientist: members of the American Gas Association in convention today discussed mixing powerful odors with illuminating gas in order to de- tect leaks more quickly. Dr. Randell Henderson of Yale, recommended that cthylmgrcaptan, Butterflies live only about two months, an odor resembling that of the skunk, should be used. | liberal, NEW PREMIER Andrew Bonar Law, Unionist lead- er who succeeds David Lloyd George prime minister of Great Britain, is the first man born outside of the British Isles to become premier. He | was born in New Brunswick, Canada, but lived most of his life in Scotland. * (By the Associated Press) London, Oct. 24.—Glasgow will be the ‘chief center of interest in the political situation for the rest of the week, The new prime minister, Andrew Bonar Law, on Thursday will announce the details of his poi icy there, and 48 hours later former prime minister Lloyd George will \@- dress a meeting. The ‘Times political correspondent emphasizes the importance of the situation in Glasgow, which it says is due to the strength of the com- munistic party among the industrial workers, adding that this is largely on account of the reluctance of the Glascow members of parliament to abandon coalition. The writer sug- gests that this position in likely to give impetus to the Scottish home rule movement. It is hinted elsewhere that, Bonar Law’s reelection as member from the central: division’ of Glasgow is in, Wo wise certain and that he will be op- |: posed by Sir George Paish as a free in addition to the labor candidate. A striking intervention in the pol- itieal conflict was made today from Manchester in the form of a mani- festo issued by the local Liberal candidates and the executive of the Manchester Liberal federation. Man- chester Liberalism in the past has often had an important influence on British polities. The Manchester school having become the standard name for a familiar brand of some- what advanced liberalism. NEW COMPLAINT IS SERVED Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 24.—Formal complaint charging L, E. Newton of Belfield with “assault with a dead- ly weapon with intent to kill” will be serevd on the defendant in his cell in the Stark county jail. State’s Attorney J. P. Cain has stated. Newton has been held without bail since he shot and seriously wound- ed Nick Boltz, farmer of the Bel- field community, when the latter called at the Newton home to col- lect a threshing bill on October 2. The case will probably come to trial at the November term of the Stark county district court. Newton has retained H. C. Berry as his attorney. It is expected that he will plead self. defense. Boltz, who for several days fol- lowing the sheoting lay between life and death at St, Joseph’s hos- pital, is now convalescent. He was taken to his home near Belfield Wednesday. Bismarck Hospitals On Approved Lists Fargo, N. D., Oct. 24.—Seven North | Dakota hospitals are on the approv- ed list of the American College of Surgeons printed. in a bulletin of that organization, just published. They included two in Fargo; Deacon- ess and St. Michael’s at Grand Forks; St. Alexius and Bismarck Evangeli cal, Bismarck, and St. Joseph, Minot. |HOME BREW IN Bonar Law was government leader in Commons from 1916 until he re- tired from politics last year owing to poor health. He was chancellor of the exchequer the last two years of the war in Lloyd George’s coali- tion cabinet, * * The present declaration formu- lates a program of many planks, in- cluding wholehearted support of the league of nations as the pivot of its international policy, unqualified and uncompromising endorsement of free trade, reduction of taxation, reform of the electoral system, abolition of the hereditary principle of acces- sion to the house of lords and sev- eral other aims long advocated and advanced by the Liberals. Reginald McKenna, former chan- cellor of the exechequer, long known | as a staunch’ Liberal, created some- thing of a sensation this afternoon when in addressing the city Conserv- ative association he came out in sup- port of Mr. Bonar Law’s policy. TO HOLD IDENTITY. (By the Associated Press) London, Oct,, 24—A dozen of the most prominent labor men in the country_met here today. and decided upon the policy of the Labor party for the coming London municipal and also the general elections but at ad- journment it was stated the manifes- to the party would issue was being kept secret for a day or two. It was decided, however, that the Labor par- ty would not affiliate with any other. TO FIGHT SOCIALISM. (By the Associated Press) London, Oct, 24.—The Conservative party campaign will be one against Socialism, judging from the flood of propaganda being released from the Unionist central headquarters. JAIL EXPLODES Causes _Near ‘Panic Among Rock Island Officers (By the Associated Press) Rock Island, Ill, Oct. 24—Rock Island police, their hands on their hips constantly the past few weeks in expectation of gun play, received a riot call from the precincts ‘of the city prison last night when a half gallon of confiscated home brew, stored in a cell, exploded caus- ing a near panic among officers seated about the stationt It was near midnight when a loud report issued from the cell room. The officers rushed towards the source of the report with drawn re- volvers, suspecting a riot gun attack from within, The explosion also ter- rorized a number of drifting lodgers who had been put away for the night. | Brew and glass was scattered about | the station. No one was injured. LADD TALKS HERE TONIGHT Senator E. F. Ladd, who will ‘speak in the Bismarck Auditorium | tonight at 8 o'clock, is speaking in| Washburn this afternoon. He will) arrive in Bismarck on the North} Soo train this evening. | ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE AFTER 35 YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE, DENIED A man loses his right to ask an- nulment of his marriage after 25 years of married life, the North Da- kota supreme court decided here in affirming action of the'Cass district court in refusing to annul the mar- riage of Charles L. Powers, 67, to Delia Buckey Powers, 64. The Powers lived together from the time of heir marriage in 1879 i Moorhead, Minn, until about si years ago, and have a son 41 years old and a daughter 39 years old, ac- cording to the records. Since they separated he has lived in Canada and she in-Cass County, North Da- ‘kota. Powers, in. asking annulment of the marriage, claimed his wife had not obtained a divorce from a former husband when they were married. “This is no Enoch Arden ease,”| said Judge Robinson, who wrote the! opinion. He said the plaintiff failed! to prove that cither one of her first two husbands was not dead or di- vorced at the time of her marriage, | and added that if this were true) they were married by common law) and that Powers could not rightfully | ask annulment after living with his wife as long as he had. * Both parties are well-to-do, opinion stated, there being no ques- tion of property division in the mat- | the | itims, took his clothes. jups. WITNESS TO IS DISCOVERED People at Spot When Two Were Killed SHOTS FRIGHTENED HER She Fled Without Waiting to Watch Outcome or Iden- tify Principals (By the Associated Press) New .Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 24.— The name of the woman reputed to have witnessed the double’ murder of the Rev. Edward W. Hall and his choir singer, Mr.s Eleanor R. Mills today became known. She is Mrs. Jane Gibson, a widow, who with her son, conducts a sixty- acre farm on Hamilton Road in 2 sparsely settled section several miles from here, Before harvest time her fields were frequently entered at night and robbed. Shortly before the double murder she decided to end this thiev- ery. Each night she lay in wait. Near- by was tethered a saddle mule for the purpose of pursuit, The night of the murder she was said to have told investigators, she was riding down De Brussy’s lane through the Phillips farm, when she saw in a field the dim outlines of two men and two women. ‘ She became curious, halted her mule and watched. There wag a mo- ment of loud talking, the sound of a pistol shot, a streak of flame and one of the men fell. Then a moment later four more shots and one of the women dropped. The man and the woman stood over the slain couple, the story con- tinues, and the name of the man was spoken in horror by the woman. Mrs. Gibson then was said to have become frightened and to have turn- ed her mule toward home. Hope was felt today that the Hall- Mills murder mystery may be solved eventually as Wilbur A. Mott, Ne- wark lawyer, and former Essex county prosecutor, who has been de- signated a special deputy attorney general, took over the reins of the inquiry on behalf of the state. He went into conference at once with Prosecutors Beekman of Som- erset and Stricker of Middlesex counties, who have conducted the in- vestigation since the discovery on Sept. 16 of the bodies of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Elea- nor- Reinhardt Mills, choir leader. With deputy attorney general Mott here today was James A. Mason, Es- sex county detective. Mr. Mott’ an- nounced also that he had called El- lis H. Parker, Burlington county detective, who has won convictions in 91 out of 99 murder cases in Bur- lington county in the last 28 years, into the case, KANSAS CITY TERRORIZED BY HIGHWAYMEN Take Victim’s Clothes When No Money Is Found On Them Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 24.—Pre- valence of holdups in Kani City has “made the night pedestrian so wary of carrying valuables that the holdup business has become de- moralized, forcing night bandits to adopt new tactics. This is the ex» planation: given by police to the new type of holdup which has invaded this ‘city, clothing robberies. The new method of robbery is be- lieved to have started some time ago’ when: bandits, becoming dis- gusted on finding but a few cents / in the pockets of one of their vie- Five men held up in three nights, only one of whom escaped with his clothing is the record today. Satur- day night police reported one man held up and undressed. . Sunday night there were two similar hold- In the first instance, two men were attacked, One escaped and called the police but too late to save his companion’s _ overcoat, suit, shoes and hat. The same night another man was held up and | stripped of his clothing. Last night a fourth holdup netted the robbers another complete out- fit of clothing, except underwear. In each case, police have been in- formed the robbery was accomplish- | ed by two masked men. | MOTHER HELPED TO REGAIN SIGHT Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 24.—Mrs. Mike Stilmachuk, residing north of | Zenith, is the mother of ten chil-j dren, the youngest being two years) (Leased Wire of Associated Press) PRESIDENT HARDING WILL HALUMURDER = NOT DISPLACE GEN, SAWYER, AS DEMANDED } Woman Says She Saw Four| 30 MEN ON WAY TO MICHIGAN PEN Iron Mountain, Mich., Oct, 24.—The Upper Michigan Peninsula is today contributing one of the largest dele- gations of prisoners ever sent from here at one time to a single prison. Thirty-three men, all recently arrest- ed by federal prohibition officers for ‘sellng moonshine, left here last night for the Detroit housW of correction where they will serve terms ranging from sixty days to nine monthis. 9 WOMEN IN LEADING ROLE OF TRAGEDIES Most Cases Present “Eternal Triangle” with Variations Nine Head List “PEGGY” BEAL FREED Geo. Harlow Acquitted of Beating His Wife Is Jailed Again Chicago, Oct. 24—Nine tragedies stand out as dramaite spectacles in the news of America today, and all of them present women in the lead- ing roles. They,have their settings in six sections of the country. Six sensational murder cases, five with women as defendants are in va- rious stages of trial, Another wo- man, “Peggy” Beal, won her freedom from a jury in Kansas City last night, and a_ seventh, Madelynye Obenchain, awaits her third trial in Los Angeles, Most of the cases present the “eternal triangle” with variations. Briefly, the nine sensational cases apear as follows : Kansas City.—Marie F. “Peggy” Beal stepped out to freedom, acquit- ted last night after a short trial on a charge of murdering her lover, Frank Warren Anderson. Los Angeles.—Arthur Burch of Evanston, Ill., faces his third trial on a charge of killing J. Belton Ken- nedy. Eight women and four men constitute the jury, with two women as alternate jurors. Madelynne Obenchain awaits her third trial on the same charge, Los Angeles,—The jury to try Mrs. Clara Phillips, accused of beating Mrs. Alberta Meadows to death with a hammer, was tentatively completed. Mrs. Meadows was the alleged rival for the love of Mrs. Phillip’s hus-| band. Fresno, Cal.—Geo. T, Harlow, ac-| quitted by a coroner’s jury after! clubbing his wife to death, was in jail awaiting trial for manslaughter. M, C. Blanchard, who Harlow said he found in his home with Mrs. Har- low, was held also. Philadelphia—Mrs. Catherine Ros-| ier, accused of killing her husband, Oscar Rosier and his stenographer, Mildred Geraldine Reckitt , faced | trial for the murder of Miss Reckitt. Hackensack, N. J.—George Cline, motion picture director; Alice Thorn- ton and Charles Scullion, brother-in- law of Cline’s were on joint trial for the murder of John Bergan, motion picture actor. The defense began its! testimony today. i Cleveland, Ohio—The trial of Mrs. Mabel Champion, 22, alleged slayer of Thomas O’Connell, Yale graduate and carnival promoter, was postpon- ed until next Monday. Four jurors, three of them women, had been se- lected when the postponement was made. White Cloud, Mich—Mrs, Meda! Hodell on trial for killing her father- in-law, David Hodell with poison, repudiated her previous confession to police, declaring the confession was obtained by threats of being haunted by the spirits of her father- in-law and her husband, Romie Ho- dell. New Brunswick, N. J.—State of- ficials took over the task of at- tempting to solve the murder of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor Mills, “Psychic Epilepsy” Phillips Defense Los Angeles, Oct, 24—A double defense of “psychic epilepsy,” and the unwritten law is planned for old. For two years she has been al- most blind, a cataract growth on! both eyes. Mr. and Mrs. Stilmachuk | had the usual crop failures, loss of | stock and an aged father and mo-| ther to assist. The Stark County} Chapter of the American Red Cross | helped them from time to time with | groceries and clothing. At last the | time was right for an operation on | the mother’s eyes. | Upon the advice of local physi-| | cians she was taken by the Chapter | to a ‘specialist and the operatio performed. Now she can see pers| fectly—they have a fair crop and all ter, is better, | Mrs, Clara Phillips, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, who was beaten to death with a ham- mer, it was made known today by her chief counsel, Bertram Perrington. It was intimated that the use of the unwritten law would bring to the witness stand Mrs, Phillips’ husband, Armour Phillips, to be questioned concerning his acquaintance with Mrs. Meadows, who was a widow. Efforts to obtain a jury proceeded today. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS BY LEGION Twhite Hopse Says That Ex- ecutive Is Satisfied With| Medical Aid Work PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE! Hospitalization Board His Creation, it Is Explained at White House Washington, Oct. 24.—President Harding ily perfectly satisfied with the services of Brigadier General Charles E. Sawyer, it was said today at the White House, and will not ask for his resignation as demanded by the American Legion in its national convention last week at New Orleans. White Houte officials added, in dis- cussing the subject that the federal board of hospitalization, of which General Sawyer is chairman, was a voluntary creation of the President and as such the President alone was responsible, The Prewident, it was said, expects to bring the hospttalization board into closer co-operation with the agencies of the government having to do with the treatment of disabled former service men and in doing so expects it to more than justify its creation. Most of the complaint against Gen- eral Sawyer, in the opinion of the administration, arises from the con- troversey over location of hospital sites in the district composed of the states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, In this connection it ia pointed out that the principal site which was in controversy—that of a hospital at Camp Custer, Michigan— was selected by the President per- sonally. N. D. MEN A UNIT. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 24.—The North Dakota delegation to the American Legion national convention recently ended in New Orleans voted solidly for the resolution asking President Harding to remove General Sawyer as the head of rehabilitation work Jack Williams, state adjutant said to- day on his return from the conven- tion. The delegation voted as a unit on everything, he said, COOPERATION DISCUSSED AT CONFERENCE Planned to Have National Cooperation Convention At . Washington Louisville, Ky., . Oct. 23—Mem- bers of the Inter-Cooperation Con- ference committee, representing leading cooperative marketing as- sociations from all parts of the United States, meeting here, had on their’ program for today’s ses- sions the selection of a date for the national cooperative marketing con- vention at Washington, the hold- ing of which was determined yester- day. Creation of a business organiza- j tion of national scope for the fur- | therance of the cooperative market- ing idea was declared by committee members to have been the object of calling the national convention. It was decided to invite representa tion at the Washington convention from every cooperative marketing organization in the United States. Members of the committee con- fined their work yesterday largely to the development of plans for a national organization details of which have yet to be made public, but it was announced establishment of a Washington bureau was ex- pected to result from the national convention. Stress was laid by the committee men on the need for a “national voice” that would give expression to the cooperatives as such, as dis- tinguished from those farm organi- zations which deal with problems of production rather than market. The subject of rural credits has claimed careful consideration at the conference here and appointment of a group to go to Washington and study rural credits bills awaiting congressjonal action has been avfhorizad. Provision also {was made for this group to study needs of cooperatives relative to rural credits and submit recommenda- tions to the national convention. Today’s sessions were to close the conference. MILL CITY DRUG STORE LOOTED Minneapolis, Oct. 24.—After bur- glars finished looting the Landru- Reynolds drug store here last night the only things they left behind w: the building and the lot it occupied. Gaining entrance through a base- ment window against which they backed an automobile truck, the thieves looted the store of four casqs of whisky, several gallons of alcohol, the entire stock of cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, stationery, toilet articles, perfumes, patent medicines. narcotics, soaps and other druggists supplies ‘and sundries. In the fourteenth century old men There are 11,000 apartments in the | Vatican, wore beards and the younger gen- eration shaved.