The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1922, Page 1

Swe re -mijl and elevator from the state WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Satur- day; somewhat colder tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 REVISION OF BOF ND. LAW 10 BE URGED Governor Nestos Expected to; Tell Legislature of -Neces- sary Changes MANYREVISIONSNEEDED Abolition of Private Deposits Feature of State Bank To be Urged Revision of and strengthening of} the rural credits department of the| Bank of North Dakota, is expected | tobe urged upon the legislature at its forthcoming session, by Governor R. A. Nestos. The proposals of the Governor are expected to embrace both the remedying of defects exist- ing in the law at the present time and permitting the continuance of the rural credits business in the future. In line with the Governor's policy, as announced in campaign speeches, of asking that ‘the state industrial enterprises be placed in the hands of non-political boards of experts, it is expected that such a recommenda: tion, will be made with regard -to the Bank of North Dakota. It is gen- erally, hee in administrative circles that the distance of the Grand Forks capitol makes it imperative that a board -be named to manage the mill,! but that the principle- of none-polig tical management of the industries also applies to the Bank of North Dakota, i There are, several measures said to be necessary in consideration, of | the rural, credits department. During the last ‘six montKs, the amount of money used from the Bank of North Dakota to act as a revolving find for the handling of the farm loan business has varied from $600,000 to $1,100,000.00, averaging about $800,- 000, and it is held by bank officials that the same amount of money will be needed for the efficient handling of the business for years to conic. ‘The legislature probably will be ask- ed to provide for such a revolving fund, because\.of the uncertainty of depending upon available tax fundy in the bank. Changes Held Necessary Under the rural credits law, the department: ‘is* permitted<‘to cherge an amount -to cover administrative expenses, not, exceeding one percent. There is, however, no provision for turning into the farm loan any ex- cess there may be over the actual administrative expenses. One diffi-|, culty encountered by both the league and present administrations in the sale of state bonds was,that pay- ment at maturity was fixed by law the state treasurer's office where- ag most bond investors desire bonds payable in New York. It is probable the legislature will be asked to en- act a law making the payment op- tional, either at the state treasurer's ‘office or at a trust company in New York. The law governing the making of farm loans by the Board of Uni- versity and School lands provides that the board may pay taxes and insurance upon land and buildings on which loans are madé when the borrower is delinquent, but there is no such provision in the Bank of North Dakota law. The laws permit- ting’ the issuance of bonds’ has been construed to mean that farm loan mortgages must mature ‘within 30 (QUIET XMAS AT THE BIS NEW DISTRICT COURT JUDGE PROBABLY WILL FIRST HOLD TERM IN BISMARCK FRED C. JANSONIUS Judge Fred C. Jansonius of Fessenden, who is to succeed Judge W. L. Nussele as junior judge of the Fourth judicial district‘ when the latter becomes justice of the supreme court, probably will hear a number of matters in Bismarck shortly after assuming office, which is expected to be on January 2. Mr. Jansonius has been county judge of Wells county for 12 years, with increased jurisdiction, and has presided at fourteen jury terms. _ Born in Iowa, he has resided in North Dakota for many years, graduating from the University of North Dakota law school in 1904. Judge Jansonius, wife and two children will make their home in Bismarck. DRYAS NFORCED BETTER SAYS HAYNES National Prohibition Com- missioners Says Respect For Law Is Greater —— “WHITE HOUSE FOR HARDINGS Iliness. of President's Wife| Makes Program Most Simple for Day Washington, Dec. 23.—“Be_ of good cheer” was Prohibition Com- missioner Haynes Chtistmas mess- age to say “friends of ‘the eighteenth amendment” in which he declared the success attained in prohibition enforcement gave “every reason for hopefulness, gratification and con- gratulations. . “Do not be. deceived nor dismay- Washington, Dec. 23.—Christmas at the White House will lack much of the usual spirit because of Mrs. Harding’s ilincss. There will be no house guest and Christmas tree. Neither the Pre- sident nor Mrs. Harding has made ] i 5 any holiday plans. She may come /ed,” said Mr. Haynes, “by a nation- down stairs in her wheel chair ‘and |Wide program of misrepresentation, preside at the table for Christmas| constituting as it does the most pre- BISMARCK, RTH DAKOTA, DEFALCATION METHOD GIVEN BY AN EXPERT Details Method by. Which' Shortage was Caused in | Bank | C. R. JONES IS HELD: Bound Over to U. S. District Court on Embezzlement’ * Charge Preliminary hearing of C. R.; |Jones, former assistant cashier~ of the City National Bank, charged with embezzlement. of $11,877.66, be- gan late. yesterday afternoon - before United States Commissioner John) F. iFort here. The government was re- |presented by S. L. Nuchols, assist- jant U. S. district attorney, assisted jby A. G. Divet, counsel for the Nortn {Dakota Bankers’ Association. Mr. |Jones, who has retained George |Bangs of Grand Fotks and Norton }and Kelsch of Mandan, was repre- jsented at the hearing by P. D, Mor-{ ton of Mandan. The question before the commissioner was whether or not to hold Mr. Jones to the United} {States District Court for trial. The hearing of the government's ipresentation was completed this! ‘afternoon. Commissioner Fort bound the defendant to federal court and |fixed bond in the sum of/ $15,000. {Assistant U.S. . District Attorney |Nuchols asked the bond fixed in this ‘sum. Attorney Norton -for the de- fense protested it was too large 4 jsum, and also protested against the defendant being held, asserting it was not shown he was responsible for the defalcation, if any. Through testimony which began with that of John Graham, vice-pre- sident of the bank, the government | {sought to show that the shortage was occasioned by Jones’ failing to {remit to correspondent banks, chief- |ly Minneapolis banks. i P. C, Rerhington, president of-the ‘bank, said that it was on Sept. 39 that he asked Mr. Jones to resign. He said this was after Mr. Jones had ‘purchased a Buick touring car and then turned it in, and got a Hudson jeoach, the reputed price of which ‘was between $2,200 and $2,500. He |said he-told Jones the matter had caused talk, and that he himself didn’t think he could afford such car. He said that he told Mr. Jones he would pay him until October 9 they would part as friends and th if he sought another place he was, at liberty to give the bank as refer- ence. Mr. Remington said he had confidence in Mr. Jones integrity at jthe time, and that Jones continued working in the bank until close of business, Sept. 30.” vig How Shortage Caused. Otto Spies, bank expert of Temple, Webb and Co., accountants, was on the witness stand most of the morn- ing, during which he explained in de- tail the accumulation of shortages as he said they occurred in the bank. The shortages extended over a long period, he- said, and were in the re- mittance clerk’s department, the de- partment of Jones. The method used is not new in banking circles. As he explained it, the method was to retain a remittance from another bank for a few days, and then cover it with other remittances, the clerk gaining the difference in the two and retaining the difference. The shortage, as he claimed, was built up in,amounts chiefly of a few hun- dred dollars. The books would balance GOODFELLOW ‘HOMES ARE VISITE! XMAS WEATHER TO BE MILD SAYS REPORT Washington, Dec. day: Region of the great lakes: Con- siderable cloudiness; temperature near or somewhat below normal; oc- casional local snows. Upper Mississippi valley: Gener- jally fair except for Jocal snows mid- dle of the week; normal temperature first part, colder after Tuesday, “There is no cold weather sight.” ‘ ' Thus the government weather fore- caster this morning set at rest any anxiety that may exist as to yuletide weather prospects. The forecaster said the temperatures would continue in :| “above normal.’ over the greater part! of the country through Christmas Monday. XMAS PROGRAM IS A SUCCESS Santa Claus and Lieutenants ‘Kept Busy From Time of Arrival Here D ‘No Kiddie in City Will Suffer Heart-ache of an Empty Christmas Stocking Santa Claus, after recovering from the tumultuous welcome he received when he entered Bismarck late yes; terday afternoon, started to work to deliver his gifts for boys and girls of the town. He called upon the poor boys and girls first. He already has made a lot of visits to various homes in the city, with committees from the Community Council, made up of representatives of several organizations, distributing the gifts. The first thing that Santa Claus did was to take care of all the mait he received through The Bismarck postoffice. He carefully investigated to find out what poor childrea were ineluded, and with the aid of Good- fellows he got busy. Two letters came from. Moffit, and he requisi- tioned “Goodfellows to take care of ‘these requests.” ~ Committees of’ the Community Council have visited many families, leaving useful articles, such as cloth- ing, etc. The Salvation Army will deliver baskets of goods tomorrow. The money with which the baskets are obtained is derived from the Army kettles on the street, and En- sign Homer reports the people have been generous in the last two /days. Santa Claus also has visited many sick children and crippled children already. sick and crippled children already. The Goodfellows of the city will have completed their task’ tonight, and they believe that no Bismarck kiddie will suffer the pangs of dis- appointment on Christmas morn. C.'R. Simpson, head of the Com,| munity Council organization, was confined to his home because of ill- ness today, but the plans were car- ried out by scores of lieutenants. It was announced by the Commun- ity Council that many persons and business firms had rendered splen- did aid, but no particular names are 23. — Weather; j Outlook for the week beginning Mon- CK TRIBUNE TURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) MILL CITY BANDITS GET BIG HAUL Invade Two Minneapolis Jewelry Stores and Secure $25,000 Loot | Two “Holdups” Staged With- in a Few Blocks Apart (By the Associated Press) Minneapolis, Dec. 23.—Armed baa- dits masked with handkerchiefs in- vaded the Minneapolis downtown dis- trict today, staged two daring jew- {elry store robberies within a haif/ ‘block of each other, and escapeu , With about $25,000 in cash, diamonds jand. jewelry. ' The first robbery was ‘at the Ire | Weisman Jewelry Company store, 28 Washington avenue South, where , bandits got $12,000, and ‘the second {was at the Harry Rush Jewelry istore, 11 Washington avenue south, iwhere they got between $11,000 and : $13,000 in diamonds, | Hundreds of pedestrians thronged |the sidewalks in front of the two/ stores while the robberies were be- | ing staged, ignorant of what was ; happening. i ‘ Harold Weisman, 18 years old, alone in his father’s store when the bandits entered, was bound hand and jfoot and left in a rear room. He did not see the bandits leave. Harry Rush, proprietor of the sec- ond store, stood motionless, covered by pistols, while the bandits ran out, | jumped into an automobile and hur- ried away, disappearing: in a crowd of traffic, { Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 23. — Four bandits shot Ross Dennis, paymas- ter of the Pittsburgh Coal company, and escaped with ‘a satchel contain- ing about $20,000 in currency. The holdup occurred in the hills behind Mount Lebanon, near hete, while a party of company officials: were tak- ing the Christmas pay to\ miners at Beadling,. Pa. \ County detectives, armed |with riot guns were rushed to Mount Leban from the sheriff’s office here. Dennis was ‘riding a motorcyle in advance of an. automobile! in which Superintendent Wm. Young of the ‘Beadling, mine and three other em- ployes were guarding the pay roll satchel. The “baidits” shot” Dennis’ without. warn He fell. from. the, motor cy Before the driver of the pay car ‘could stop his machine the bandits were upon-it, They cov-! ered® the ‘superintendent and ‘the guards, obtained the satchel and es- caped. “ i NEW TRIAL IS ~ DENIED “VET” Plea of Shell Shock Not Ac- cepted in Supreme Court Denial by Judge Cole in Grand Forks county of a new trial for Joseph Throndson, serving 2 life term in prison for murder, was af- firmed here, by the supreme court. *Throndson, sentenced on h’s own confession and plea of guilty, con- tended he was suffering shell shock DAY LIGHT ROBBERIES} CHRISTMAS SNOW PUZZLES CHILD FROM ARGENTINA. “Where Are These Fireworks! And Warm Days?” Asks | Returned American Written for NEA Service hy ALICE STEWART Just Arrived From Buenos Aires Cleveland, 0., Dec. 23,—Whst makes Christmas come in winter here? It always canic in summer before —the hottest part. ALICE STEWART I can remember quite awhile, for I'm 6 years old. Last year, in La Argentina, where I was born, I saw Santa Claus. He was walking in the Plaza Mayor, in Buenos Aires, with a sign. He looked so hot, in a red coat, and a'fur. I had on my summer jdress, The as- phalt was all soft. | I asked him, “Es usted San Nicolas?” “Si, muchachita” he said, “que! quiere tated?” . So I told him all the things I want- ed and he promised—“‘Muy ~ bien, hasta la nativided.” And the night before Christmas he brought the things. I found them in my stockings the next morning when I waked up, only some were so big they wouldn’t go inside, so he piled them in a'corner of the patio, and we shot firecrackers in the after- noon. My, but it was a hot day jthe hottest that summer, people said. I don’t see why it’s so cold here the time Christmas comes. Genevieve—she lives across the street from me—and Kenny, they think there are two Santa Clauses, and one goes to La Argntina and one comeg here, but I think there’s only one. Only I don’t see how he gets so far so fast. It took\us days and days. 3 CALIFORNIANS TOEXPLOI LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS FIND, BODIES IN FEUD CASE; PROBE STARTS Relatives of Two Missing Men Believe These Are the Bodies ORDER MORE TROOPS ' Investigators Into Louisiana Parish War Have Armed Protection ’ Mer Rouge, La, Dec, 23.—Attempts to identify positively the mutilated bodies of the two men cast up jfrom the bottom of the lake La Fourche yesterday morning by a heavy charge of dynamite placed there by unidentified persons will be made today, Relatives and friends after viewing the bodies yesterday ex-~ pressed the belief that they were those of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, . mysteriously missing since the night of August. 24, wher they were kidnapped by a hooded band together with three other pro- minent citizens of this town. The wire-bound and mutilated bod ies of the two men recovered yes térday in Lake LaFourche by state troops, believed to be those of Wat Daniels an@ Thomas Richards, wh« disappeared after being kidnapped! by masked and white robed men last August, were further identified thi- morning when viewed by Richards widow; J. L. Daniels, aged’father 0 Watte, and a score of other relatives and friends. Identification of at least Watt Dan iels is complete, according to author ities, Hecate of the initials, “F. W De ind on a belt buckle, whi Daniels is said to have worn at thc time he was spirited away. The bodies are guarded by a de- tachment of Monroe National ‘Guard The guards were instructed by Cap- tain Cooper to shoot persons who may attempt to spirit away the bod- ies. The inquest probably will be held late this afternoon according to ad vices received here from Dr. Fred Patterson, Morehouse Parish coroner who returned today to Bastrop. The partial identificat:on of the bodies were made by, means of the belts worn by the two men and 5. few shreds of clothing. The heads; arms/and portions of the legs of both’ wete missing, believed to have been torn “off when they were loos- ened from the bed of the lake. Tho torsos were bound with heavy wire. Mrs. Anna. Garretson . of West Monroe, mother of Richards, will ar- rive here this morniny to view the bodies. Before leaving Monroe she said she would be abdle to identify her son. Company A. Louisiana National Guard of Alexandria, and a machine gun company from New Orleans, or- dered to proceed to Morehouse Par- ‘sh, were due to arrive here or at Bastrop early today. It was not definitely known , at which plac: they would be stationed, Attorney General Cocowho it tc take charge of any legal proceediny: growing out of the kidnaping, companied the New Orleans mi men, The Attorney General is sa‘d have stated the additional. troo; would be used to protect those er gaged in the investigation of th: kidnapping and to prevent a possibi clash between opposing element: The pathologists from New Orlears will arrive th's morning and hold zr. MEXICAN FIELDS tentious, most pernicious propa- (Continued on Page 6) received’ during the World War and autopsy on the bodies to determin years after the passage of the !aw,/ which would make the amortization | period at this time but 26 years. I is desired to clearly provide for an amortization period of 30 years. It also has been péinted out that although the limit of bonds which may be issued by the rural credits department was raised from $10,-| 000,000 to $20,000,000, if the depart- ment is to be permanent this latter limit must be increased. Abolish Deposit Feature With regard to the Bank of North | Dakota proper, it is understood that Governor Nestos is prepared to re- commend that in the, interest of eco- nomy and for the welfare of the| state to abclish the private or indivi- dual deposit. features of the Bank} and to devote the energy of the management of the bank to a com- plete development of the\rural cre- dits department and the handling of the funds belonging to the state and! to the various {nstitutions. When the present management of the Bank of North Dakota took over the bank the individual deposits amounted to $26,000 and now are about $13,000. The individual deposit feature, how- ever, is held in administration cir- seles to be a commercial function of fhe bank which ought to be dispens- ed with. It also is-known here that Gover-| nor Nestos plans to law before the legislature the question of action to make possible the payment without delay of all soldier bonus ¥laims, on a basis somewhat similar to the hail warrant sales negotiated by the ad- ministration. 250 MILLION HOLIDAY BUYING IN NEW YORK (By the Associated Press) New York, Dec. 23.—Holiday buy- ing in New York has broken all rec- ords and $250,000,00 has been spent by shoppers here, it was estimated today in ‘business quarters. This sum represents an increase of from 15 to tin, dinner but otherwisefthe day will be like any other since she was taken To add a little cheer that the White House has yuletide wreaths in the’ windows, and there will be; profusion of flowers. As a Christmas present to the | thousands of government employes, | Pres‘dent Harding issued an execu- | tive order closing the government | ‘departments at noon today, and: at | that hour most high officials as | well closed up their desks and went home. | The senate too joined in the early beginning of the Christmas season, | holding only a short session but the | house went ahead with the consder ation of apptopriation bills. BECKER FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING (By the Associated Press) New York, Dec. 23.—Abraham Becker was declared guilty of first degree murder in a verdict returned! early today by a jury in the Bronx} county court.’ The penalty for the| crime in New York state is electro- cution. Sentence will be pronounced | Tuesday. He was convicted ‘of killing his wife, Jennie, last April by strix- ing her over the head with an iron bar and burying her in an ash pit. Months later when neighbors became suspicious and Becker had been ar- rested, her lime-encased body was} found in the shallow pit in the lot! adjacent to Reuben Norkin’s' garage. Norkin also was indicted for mur- der in connection with Mrs. Becker's death and is awaiting trial. “| | i H TO REVISE MINSTRELS Los Angeles, Dec. 23.—A revival’ of wandering minstrels in a night- before-Christmas carol festival, un- der the auspices of the department of industrial music of the Chamber | of. Commerce. has been arranged for Los Angeles tonight. Fully 10,000 singers, it is expected, in groups of from 20 to 50 each, will wander about’ different sections of the city} each led by an old time 20 percent over last year. \ lantern bearer, with lance and torch. ganda to undermine enforcement since the enactment of the amend- ment. “Admitting, of course, that there are violations of the’ Volstead act— unfortunately by some who hold themselves above the law—the feet cannot and will not be conscienti- ously denied, that/the past year has been marked with rapid strides to- ward the same degree of enforce- ment of this law as obtains in re- spect to all other laws, none of which are enforced 100 percent.” Citing the abolishment of the open saloon as sufficient reason in itself for “good cheer,” other rea- sons Mr, Hynes said were an “ ening on the part of high offi federal, state, county and municip- al”, resulting ‘mn “more impartial ob- servance of the law and greater re- spevt for the constitution by all classes”; and other enforcement agencies; re_ duction in the available beverage supply of ‘bonded liquor and liquor smuggling, and fact that the “home brew fad is taking final gasps.” “Furthermore the fact is self evi- dent,” he said, “that real liquor is almost imposs'ble to obtain at any price, and when drinkers fully real- ize te average bootleg product is dangerous to life and health, the law wwill, to an increased extent, en- force itself, Holds Confession, “Is All Bunk” “Superior, Wis., Dec, 23—‘In my opinion it is all bunk,” District At- torney Robert Z. Kennedy said when he/asked his opinion of the alleged confession signed by Edward J. Kingston, “in which Kingston de- clared that E. J, Sailstad had been unimtentionally slain in @ cottage at Lake Nebagamon, while Kingston and members of a gang were. trying to rob Salstad of his money. “T have known of the so-called confession for abuot two. months,” he declared, “and I believe there is nothing to it.” ‘ Asked if there would be an in- vestigation of the alleged confes- sion, he declared that none would ba made, greater activity of state | | ESCAPES FROM SHIPPING FEVER AMONG STOCK IS REPORTED (By the Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 23—Reports have reached the department of agricult- lure of outbreaks of shipping fever or stock yards fever among cattle and sheep in the middle west. The disease, known as hemorrhagic sep- ticemia, is a blood poisoning which proves fatal quickly, according to the bureau of animal industry which is doing everything possible to combat the spread of the disease. Disinfes- tion of stock yards, which may be teffective temporarily, cannot be re-| ‘tied upon to protect animals shipped ‘to farms for feeding, acéording ‘to. | department experts. They supgcst | | vaccination of susceptible animals) tas an effective means of controlling disease. ‘SERVICE MAN | BELLEVUE WARD (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 23.—Police todav | were directed to search for Sidney; Collet, a war veteran, who had es-| caped from the Bellevue hospital, where he was under observation for having annoyed Mrs. Raymond T. Baker, formerly Mrs. Alfred Gwinne| | Vanderbilt. lollet was taken into custody last Tuesday by hotel detectives who said Mrs. Baker had complained that a man had annoyed her and had telephoned to her at 1 o’clock in the morning. A court order issued yesterday soon before Collet’s escape had di- rected he be returned to a govern- ment hospital for veterans. Collet Is said to have escaped from govern- mental hospitals twice previously. given out because everything had been kept in the manner of a com- munity affair. The Community Christmas on Tuesday night under the auspices of the Salvation Army will close the work of the Goodfe}lows. Organiza- tions which participated were thu Masons, Knights, Elks, U. C> T. and Rotary, and many individuals not members of any organization volun- teered help. VTRIES TO MAIL ~ LETTER INFIRE ALARM BOX Elgin, Ml, Dec, 28—Racing at top speed in answer to an alarm two companies of the Elgin Fire Depart- ment found William Wicken, 70 year old resident, trying to drop a letter in a fire alarm. Bismarck will rest tomorrow and Monday after a a strenuous pre-Christma The last-minute shoppers will have done their best, or worst, tonight younger generation \will and on:Monday morning revel in delight. Monday is a legal holiday. Banks will be closed; public buildings; most of the stores; The Tribune will not be published. Only those in the postoffice, express company and others engaged in transport- ing the packages of the be busy, and most of them will rest at least part of the day. The Tribune takes this occasion to wish all its readers the compliments them for many favors in the past and to express the hope that it may continue to enjoy their favor in the future. “MERRY CHRISTMAS’ did not realize what he was doing ; when he shot and killed Elmer | Dezell on the latter’s farm residence in Grand Forks county ,on Dec. 28, 1919, He confessed on Dec. 19, was sentenced on Jan. 13, 1920, The opinion was written by Judge McKenna, he and District Judge Pugh being called in by the supreme court in the case because of the dis- qualification of Justice Christian- son and Bronson. The court held the defendent was responsible at the time, and that no undue advantage was taken of him. MAY SOW GRAIN BY AIRPLANE H (By the Associated Press), Eulare, Calif Dec. 23.—Grain growers in the Tulare lake basin region, unable to reach their lands because of lake waters and wet con- ditions of the soil are contemplating | trying to sow grain by airplane it is | declared. i i i 8 season. . Tomorrow night the |: be sleepless in suspense, the older generation will i last-minute shoppers will i of the season, to thank | Financiers of Los Angeles to Operate in East Coast Oil District (By the Associated’ Press) Los Angeles, Dec, 23—A group of Los Angeles manufacturers, bankers, and oil operators has obtained from the Mexican government oil districts of the east coast” according to an- nouncement from the promoters, the Los Angeles Times reported today. “It is probably the most important deal of its kind in the world, for it involves 11,000,000 acres of land ad- joining rich workings of the oldest established companies in the Tampi-| co and Tuxpam districts,” the Times said. It is announced the Los Angeles group will go into the Mexican oil district and operate according to the | Mexican article 27 and under a fed-| eral concession on the same royalty basis which established companies have declared confiseatory. | The announcement came after the! return here from Mexico of W. W. Wilson, G. E. Moreland and Geo. J. Bushmiller, who stated they had ob- tained the concession after an inter-| view with President Obregon who} personally went into the details of | the enterprise. \ Mr. Wilson said the lands designa- | ‘ted comprise virtually all of the fed-jsct January 5 as the date for 1 feral oil lands extending along the |Morehouse Parish open hearing : ‘gulf coast from a point north of|connection with the Morehouse } ; Tampico to Tuxpam. The concession /naping case, it was learned here ¢ also includes the island of Juan} Ramirez, said to have been long} sought by American companies. | The concession provides among | jother things that forty percent of | the gross production goes to the) Mexican government, and that . the! concessionares pay five pesos a year! a hectar for the lands Shey will ex-/ ploit. as | Two; years are given for explor- twenty years with provi n for Te newal. | The exploitation will be financed entirely by ‘os Angeles cxpital, it] i) was announced. lof the victims, if they were killed before bein: thrown into the lake, Dr, Fred Patterson, coroner, view- ed the bodies late yesterday but de- ferred the inquest. It was state:! that it would probably be held to day. A troop guard’ will be mainta’, over the bodies until the complet? of the autopsy and inquest and exhaustive effort at positive identi- fication has been made. It was generally believed arrests of at least twenty persons in More house Parish and tie Mer Rouse ne'ghborhood, alleged members «° the hodded band, whose names .2 said to have been involved in the i vestigation would be made. The’r rest of several others in Arkansa: and Mississippi ‘s anticipated. It was officially stated that no one connected with the search the missing men in an official caps city was involved ‘n the dynamitin,: of the lake. It is believed by the offic'als that those résponsible for the dynamiting became frightene:! and fled before they discovered tli: the bodies had appeared. Another attempt will probably made today by a d'ver to locate heads and other missing _ porti An effort was m: esterday to find them and : weights that have held the bodies on the bed of the lake but condition: there were found to be too dang: ous to complete the work. Attorney General Coco today }: ot day. The Attorney General and a spe: train with two companies of Louis ana National Guard arrived in Ba trop this morning and the milit (Continued on Page 6) 1 TO WED MOVIE STAR (By the Associated Press.) Los Angeles, Dec. 23—A rtmor i current in motion picture circ’: lation and the concession runs for/that Antonio Moreno, screen actor and Mrs. Daisy Canfield Danzigev, daughter of the late C. A. Canfi millionaire oil operator, will be mar ried the latter part of January, th Los Angeles Times announced toda