The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST. For Bismarck and _ vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday. ESTABLISHED 1878 Py BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1923. HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [aan] PRICE FIVE oe ee BRICE RIVE GENES MOSUL FIELDS MENACE PEACE BLECIONS ON NO-PARTY PLAN I$ PROPOSED: Bills to be Introduced in Sen-/ ate and House Providing For New System NK BILL PRESENTED Is First Administration Pro- gram Bill, Relating to State Industries Two bills designed to change the} clection system in North Dakota are : expected to be introduced in the leg-! islature within the next day or so. The bills, it is expected, will em- brace in general the provisions urged | by the Independent ogranization inj convention and such as were submit-/ ted in initiated measures: { It is proposed to provide a system | for North Dakota along the lines of, the ‘Minnesota system, providing for non-party state elections. The pre ent primary system would bet retain- | ed substantially as at present eesat that national and state politics would | be divorced. Impeachment of Governor Len state office would be placed in the same column, the names to rotate. Provision would be made whereby, candidates might place their names some designation of their principles, such is provided in individuai! nomi a can- didate is prin- les in not more than five word Under this system a state-wide con- vention could endorse candidates and adopt a state party name which could, be used, such as the “Independents” | IN NEBRASKA primaries would be provided. It .s! { expected that a bill providing fcr’ Draw on Heasi During the} the federal elections will be intro- duced in the house and one gov- Past Year Because of 1 Closed Banks erning state elections in the senate Get Industry Bill | Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 30.—State! The ‘first administration bill af; banks are frankly concerned about! ieceing ae i jnsasteialforonrainiste] the future of the state deposit guar: dropped in the house hopper yes-| ty fund. The demands upon the! Rartay atieindghiny: Répucee state banks ‘during the last year to The bill, No. 131, affects the Bank} Pay off the depositors in failed in-| of North Dakcta, and is said to bei stitutions have been so great that! designed to clarify and to strength, OMe of the solvent institutions has| en some parts,of the act. It repeals | papi apie fo ueara”anyehings wae! a provision that deposits in the/the weaker ones are made still Bank of North Dakota shall be ex-| Weaker by the losses they have sus; 4 A tained through these payments. | empt from taxation, provides that! | egeboclie tea Earmnede ios ey ee euneeeations Gt earuubenk ia it doant" A j determined by the amount of its de-i tention be the Fern nceer fhe Xe"| podits, and the drain on the larger| ; | banks has led the owners seriously | Te cont at eeeesti en THe, 9 £¥8T | to contemplate nationalization, Were | ment, provides that’ assignments | it not for certain obstacles of the| shall run to the bank but shall be| 1@%, this Policy, would be foowen| ced ais ue py the tate treasur-) yanking department, has advised PTs ji .| against nationalization because he! simplify goberation of the depart: believes it would mean the collapse| ment, and’ provides the state exam ner shall examine the bank annual-| °f the guaranty, which would bring| about a crisis in banking circ!és ly, instead of semi-annually, adding ; anne i 2 ~| that might prove disastrous to a hat he shall verify assets and col-| number of banks. He says that while lateral, and shall make a report to! "0" rs “4 a : ji ‘ it is fairly certain the mortality the Industrial Commission, and to; banks thiss year will the legislature, | Beene serete tl : continue rather large, none of the bret ence, creamery’ 8)80;, 88) reitures will be-of large magnitude obphysNetores thecponsityy BOD. |/5. snake largeydratte of the fund) Anderson in:a bill providing for the | OF, make large drafts of the tad m zepeal of the law by which a tax ,. : 4 was levied ‘on buttersfat to permit Logieturs Pe ude Seats we yao of the experi-| that wild exempt time deposits fron id that will itpone Mileage Bills Passed the guaranty an: at will postpi ased the payment of depopitors until Although many sheriffs_in the! after partial collection has” been state had protested to representa-| made of a failed bank’s assets. A tives against the proposed change state organization of bankers has @ sheriffs’ mileage, the house pass-j heen operating to save the fund from ed two measures affecting it which,| ynusual drafts, It buys the best in the opinion of some will, reduce } : r paper from the failed banks in order the mileage paid sheriffy and in the| to provide part of the fund for pay- opinion of others will increase it. { depositors, The house H, B, 84, which repeals| ™e"’ Of depositors, fe the old provision in the law giving] “a sheriff $2.50 for each 20\ miles) 2 077 GUARD GUARANTYFUN WOULD IMPEACH STATE HEADS Fred Sterling (right) and State Auditor Andrew Russel will be asked All the candidates for a particular | in\resolutions to be introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives, according to Representative Michael L, Igoe. ferred are said to be similar to those formerly preferred against Small when he was tried for embezzlement of state funds and | out.” It was signed K. K. K., ; committee recently. A the confirmation of traveled or fraction thereof to pay! PE ACE STRENHTG. for team hire and care, and recog- nizing the day of “Old Dobbin” was passing, instead passed house bill! Farge, N. D, Jan. “30.—North Da- kota would be allotted 2,077 men {under a plan for a minimum peace- No. 35, increasing the mileage” al- lowed sherfffs from 10 to 16 cents. The vote on the first nemed bill’ time strength of 250,000 men for “@ ‘was 78 to 27, and on the second, 62! the national guard recommended in ae | report of a.committee of national aye pert alse assed tae, guns and general staff officers who A 5 | more an @ year, an eir recom: Joan association shal] expire it’ mendations have been approved by staggered” order, by a vote of' 100! Secretary Weeks, according to a dis- to 2. Be | patch from Washington, D.C. Other bills passed included one; The plan outlined by the ‘com- appropriating $2,882.03 to permit the! { mittee was based: on an efficient or- | caval ry ivisions, and woul \in the tallarsiot the First National; | a reduction from the present. author- (9 ‘, 4) guard, which is men. . 9 of! states under the plan follow: $90,000. #8 appropriated two years) Michigan, 5,595; Minnesota, 7,519; | cae es been kis) Bhd ease, 1763 ald Dakota, 2,169, . sin, 9,693. There were 13 dissentipg votes on ~ ppt bi the ee ee Wahsburn Man *Dies Dies Suddenly The house engaged in debate over Rep. Lynch’s second publicity. pam- phiet bill, d ended by sustaining a majority report of the state af- ain, N. D., Jan, 30—Gust fairs committee which was for pass-| Linstrom, bachelor, was found dead age of the bill. The bill would pro-| in bed atj his home, hetween Wash- vide for publication of the publicity | burn and’ Turtle Lake® by neighbors. pamphlet orily’ when initiated, re-| His death was caased by gas from ferred or constitutional measures! the stove, which asphyxiated him to be submitted to the people,|'while he slept. aud would prohibit candidates from . He setfled in McLean county about ~ advertising in the pamphlet, * 11885. He leaves a brother at Taco- Rep. Twichell said the bill would| ma, Washi, and ee relatives, in ‘(Continued on: page 8.) ~ this county, 7 ‘FEDERAL JOBS ATTRACTIVETO _ NONPARTISANS ; Many Aspirants for Positions Appear as Senator-Elect Frazier Comes Here | WILL. BE \DISCUSSED?, | { 1 | Reported that Matter Will Be| Canvassed by League | + Chiefs Here This Week | | The impending change in which | Senator E. L. Ladd becomés senior | senator from North Dakota and Lynn | J. Frazier becomes junior senator ‘has brought to the fore the usual | buzz of activity over patronage which accompanies such a change. Numerous Nonpartisans who ex- pect virtually all federal patronage in North Dakota to be ynder the di- jTection ef the Nonpartisan senators are active either in their own behalf | or for friends, or discussing the mat. | , interesting to per-| | ter as 2 subje sons interested in politics. The discussion was increased by! the arrivel Inte last night of Sena- ‘tor-elect Frazier, who will be honor- ed at 2 banquet to be given at the McKenzie hotel at 8 o'clock Wednes- day night. The presence of A. C. Townley and Willinm Lemke also added to the reports that federal pat- ronage would be discussed at length by league lenders here this week. Nelson A. Mason of Bismarck, who was_secreta: ier when the latter was governor. will be sec retary to the new senator. and is ex pected to leave for Washington in j about three weeks. District Attorney Attracts. Among those mentioned freely fo: United States District Attorney are Seth Richardson of Fargo; State of his shop, telling him to (#et | Senator PD, Geuberg; tenga eee Scheuer to believe’ that*didate for attorney general in the primary, and former Supreme Coutt | | Justice: Grace, who is now practicing law. in Bismarck. } Although James Shea was appointed’ Small (left), Steutenant Governor The charges to be pre- equitted. ‘MINOT MAN GETS ~ K. K. K. WARNING Minot, N, D., Jan. 29—Mystified, but declaring that he is unconcern- ed regarding the affair, and does not intend to report it to the au- | thorities unless future developments warrant such action, John Scheuer,; | proprietor of a local meat market, today for the second time since Friday found a warning printed with a white crayon on the entrance ing, Mr. someone is trying to convey the im- pression that the Ku Klux Klan or- ganization is giving him the went ing. The first of. the warnings “Get out, you hog!” K. K, K. The second one was similar. WILL DISCUSS BANK STATUS read: } ago there are several leaguers te- garded as candidates for the position. | ey include Representative Miller of Bottineau county; Wm. Skecls, former state transportation officer, and O. T. Haakensen, deputy stace fire marshal. The Mandan postoffice which has! waxed warm for a long time has nar-| vowed duwn to Major A. B. Welchj and Badger, according to current} | political rumor, with many believing| Judge Kneeshaw to Hear; ta: Major Welch will be named to the position. What action, if any. Progress on Reopening | portends in the Bismarck ‘postoffice , j matter is not clear at this time. Grand Forks, Jan. ~ 30.—District | 4, Other Offices Sought. sade: Yi 3 Hncemeysiot “Gratton: The prohibition enforcement officer heaving “ot the Peauloa’ Stuunstion |for the state, the collector of inter- Was heard, Wil be ae Great’ Fount | nal revenue, land office and postoffice during the coming week in connec- | {PPOintments and numerous deputy tion, with legal phases of the mae in the revenue and other serv- posed reopening of the bank, ac- ices are attracting numerous -Non- tording te information. given’ eau| Partisans. George M. Hogue of Stecle by members of the bank. finance | cently was named a deputy in the narcotics enforcement division of the It is expected that some definite | "venue Service. f Many of the federal offices are for lan will be put forward to open the y defunct’ bank at that times in, nce| definite terms, so that no appoint- cordance with the decision rendered Ments will be made for sometime un- by Judge Kneeshaw at the Decem-| less there are resignations or vu- ber hearing, in which he held the | C@ncies created by enforced resigna- matter. in abeyance for 40 daya injtions. It is reported in league cir- the hope’ that the stockholders of|‘les that Senator McCumber will the bank, John Vallely, receiver,|make no more recommendation: for and other interested persons might|@ppointments, and that if he sought evolve a plan for reopening the in-|to do so they would be blocked by stitution, Senator Ladd. i The finance dommittee, which was|_ The presence of Mr. Townley, Mr. appointed soon after the December, Lemke and Senator-elect Frazicr also hearing, has been working on a plan; has brought additional discussion on for reopening the bank and it is un-/ reports current at one time cr an- derstood that the plan only needs/ other. Judge Knee-| There also is a back-fire to the shaw as to its legal status, to ;be/ numerous aspirations for federal po- put in operation, No definite an-' sitions. nouncement as to the nature of the! to see a rush for jobs, and do not proposed plan has been made Pubs hesitate to say Coome peanxcowan . PACT PROVIDES. WAR PRISONERS Fargo, Jan. |i Following a sey! Dean Henry F, Kloman ae Gettes. mate Episcopal Cathedral accom- panied by Mrs. Kloman and their! daughter, Ann, left "Gs night for | iy has accepted a’call.to gllarger field. Lausanne, Jan. 80.By the two Appreciation of his Seon during | conventions growing out of the de- the seven years he has been dean of | liberations of the Lausanne confer- the cathedral was reflected ‘in a! ence were signed today between of special services in Salisbury, Md., where Dean Kloman | , farewell service at the church Sun-| Turkey and Greece. One, provides day morning and in a special mu-; for the mutual exchange of prison- sical program offered in ‘his hanor| by the cathedral choir in the. after- noon... Before ‘the regular morning serg- ice, DeaniKloman in a’short fare- well address, thanked the people ‘of Fargo for the support they have given him. ; ; |COTNER: BROS, . CHESK PASSER SOUGHT. 8 ‘ALE Is GOOD Minot, N. D., Jan. 30.—Police are eeking T, Wallace, until recently Flasher, N. D,. Jan, 80.—The first nnual bred sow and gilt sale of emplored by @ local newspaper, who Cotner ‘Brothers at Flasher last has’ disappeared, leaving behind sev- Thursday brought out many buyers eral worthless checks he cashed, ac- apd good pricgs were paid for big cording to authorities. An investi- type Polands. “Model Lady Again” attion ts being conducted to ascer- fain whether » charge of embezzle- brought $77.00, © Model Lady” Hing nd other sales ranged men can, be brought against him. Police say information \is that he want from Minot * ‘Fargo.’ - ‘ ei 4 ’ j ets of war and hostages. The other put into effect compulsory exchange of population arranged. The signatories were Ismet Pasha and Riza Nur Bey for Turkey and M.: Venizelos and Cacklamanos for Greece. ' which happened near his home close to Casselton when Walter Corcoran that he did not believe any of those of the grave possibilities which may arise from the very existdhce of the Some leaguers do not like| before the house, the state canada com! PHIL MEYER HEADS FLORISTS Fargo, Jan. 30.—P. J. Meyers of Bismarck was elected president of the Tri-State Florists» convention in annual session here last night, J. W. Briggs of Moorhead was named} vice-president; E. F. Gestie of Far-| go, secretary-treasurer, and. H. Ol-/| son of Wahpeton and T. P. McElroy | of Grand Forks are on the board} | of directors, \ | It was decided to hold a floral! show in Fargo next November. PRIEST HELD IN CONNECTION ‘WITH SHOOTING Girl Killed As She Was Re- turning to Parish House With Servant CLAIMED ‘ACCIDENTAL Police Claim They Found Pistol Near Bed of Man Under Arrest Jan. 80.--Sophie Szym- the parish Polish Ca: Erie, Pa., nowski, a house of Ste. Casimier, church, and killed she approached the building in company with Marie Wojecek, the house-keeper, last midnight and Rev. Father John Embinski is being held in the police station waiting the result of an investigation. The girl servant in tholic was shot | was shot three times through the heart. Father Embinski was en into, custody shortly after the®shooting. The police say that they found him in bed and while he was at first unable to give a clear version of the shooting he afterward told them the girl was killed by accident, i According to the house-keepef she and her assistant, returning to the house shortly after midnight, found the front dobr wideopen. They en- the form of a man who peered to-| ward them from the nearest room. | He screamed “burglars” and ran for} the porch. Immediately three shots | were fired. Police declared they found a’pistol near the Father's bed. HOLDS KLAN I$ DANGEROUS Speaker Johnson Points to Danger as Seen in N. D. Incident The fact that there is such an or- ganiaztion as the Ku Klux Klan tends to influence persons not mer bers of the Klan to undertake acts of violence which™they believe are in accordance with the spirit of the Klan’s operation, in the opinion of Speaker Roy Johnson of the house of representatives. Asked the incident concerning was beaten up, Speaker Johnson said narticipating in the affair wer: Klansmer, but pointed to this as one order. Speaker Johnson, who is a Shriner’ and a member of El Zagel temple of Fargo, said he would vote for the senate ‘anti-mask bill when it comes The bill, received in the house yes- ertay afternoon, was referred. t0 conn iree: GUMMER CASE. | TO BE ARGUED Farg 30.—Judge Andrew Miller, eo Ay United States district court, has issued an order for at- torneys for William Gummer et. al., in the suit brought by Hans Wick to recover damages for the murder of his daughter, Marie Wick, to show cause for not remanding the case to the state district court for Cass county. The order is return- able on Feb. 5, * J. E, Hendrickson and C. G. Dos- land, attorneys for Mr. Wick, allege that the case was transferred to fed- oral court without proper notice be- ing served on them and without their knowledge. . RECEIVERS OF STOLEN — GOODS TO PENITENTIARY Bottineau, N. D., Jan, 30.—Plead- ‘ng guilty in distriet court. here to receiving stplen property, M: F, Ryan and James Doyne were sentenced by Judge /C. W. Buttz to serve 82-> years each: in the state penitentiary. ‘The defendants were arrested at Mi- not fall and had in their pos: sion‘a quantity of merchandise stol- en from a store at Eckman, N. D. They originally were ‘Charged -with burglary, but offered to plead guilty to the lesser charge, NO GERMANS KILLED IN RIOT AT BOPPARD French Claim News Reports’ of Activity in Ruhr Exaggerated | QUIET BEING RESTORED Plan to Wreck Train Carry- ing French Command Frustrated 80-—The French for- sign office declared today there was no truth in the report printed this morning by a Paris newspaper that * Paris, Jan, ;20 Germans had been killed in a ! clash with French troops at Boppard, near Bingham. There had been no such trouble at Boppard reported, it was said. The Burgomaster had been arrested for refusing to obey orders but there was no rioting, it was said, The French foreign office com- ‘plained there still was a great deal of inconsequential news regarding the news from the Ruhr said that the strike reports were greatly ex- aggerated, and that Coblenz and Trieve were the only points to the west of the Rhine where the rail-/ road employers, were still out, it was stated. DEBT INCREASES Berlin, Jan, 30.--Germany's float- ing debt during the ten days end- ing January 2, increased by two hundred and ten billion marks to one trillion eight hundred and twen- | ty-one billion marks. ATTEMPT TRAIN WRECK Duesseldorf, Jan. 30.—An attempt to wreck the train on which Gen- eral Weygand and Minister of Pub-, li¢ Works Le Trocquer, were trav- cling from Duesseldorf to Paris is| | reported to have occurred at Durin| which is to validate the acts of cor- last evening. Other incidents of, sabotage, such as the wrecking of, | signal boxes on the Ruhr railroads,| rants United States marshal a few monthg; tered the darkened hallway and saw have also come to the attention of | several cases it appears the districts} the oceupation officials. The train on’ which the General’ and the Minister were passengers! ; was halted in time to avert striking | an obstruction placed on, the track. General Weygand and Minister Le Trocquer proceeded to Duesseldorf by automobile. , German trainmen asserted the incident was unintentional and the obstruction was part of a wrecked ear which was smashed in a rear- end ‘collision yesterday morning. Hold Conference General Weygand and the min- ister had a long conference last night with General Degoutte and M. Koste and other ocupation officia:s and later the minister left for Brussels to ask the Belgian govern- ment’s approval of the decisions reached. i The greatest secrecy was main- tained as to the result of the con- ference but indications point to the establishment of a customs ring around the odcupied Ruhr valley and the complete stoppage of coal shipments to the interior of Ger- many which have thus far been per- mitted: by the French. It is belicved the measures Will be put into effect January 31 coincident with many’s failure to meet repara payments falling due Jan, 31. The arrest and expulsion of Ger- man officials has not yet been com- pleted but already number 13 for this city alone. GREEK TROOPS NOTIFIED TO HEED CALL Geneva, Jan, 30.—The Greek min- ister at Bernc through the newspa- pers, has notified\Greeks of the class of 1923 to hold themselves in readiness for a call to the colors. He said there would be no exemp- ions OO EXPELLED ] i dent Obregon despite pro-} the Catholic population. | rged Filippi with hol4-, us service in the open to Mexican law, tests of Obregon ch ing a religi air, contrary a PLAN T0.0..K. WARRANTS OF SCHOOL DISTS. /BALFOU OUR PUTS ISSUE BEFORE LEAGUE BODY Controversy Over Irak Fron tier Menaces Peace of Europe MANDATED TERRITORY Earl of Balfour Declare: Mosul Oil Problem for Nations to Decide Paris, Jan, 30.—The dispute be tween Great Britain and = Turk2y over the Irak frontier involving the oil producing fields of Mosul wa brought before the council of the league of nations today by the Ear! tion in the matter as it was awai ing an indication from the Turks 2 to whether they would accept- th league jurisdiction. Mosul, said Lord Balfour, wa ;of Balfour. The council took no aE | question for the league to consider | because Irak was mandated terr j tory, Great Britain acting in the territory in behalf of the League o ' Nations. Menace to Peace The question furthermore was oi _interest to the league, he said, be Senate Passes Bill to Help Out Those Beyond the Legal Limit PRINTING BILL BACK The North Dakota senate yesterday ‘afternoon passed one bill and after | considerable argument re-referred another to committee for further con-| sideration. ! The bill passed as Senate Bill 68,! tain school districts in issuing war-| beyond the legal limit, In Tne ted in good faith, and the present bill, if it passes the house will legal ize these acts. There was a warm argument over S. B. 51 introduced by Senator Por- ter of Cavalier county which would fix the rates on legal printing. Sen-! ator Gross of Grant county objected| to the passage of the bill claiming that the could be cut still fur- ther than the bill provides and stili| leave a margin of profit for the print- | er. Senator Estestad pointed out that} the bill would mean a saving on pub- lie printing of from 30 to 50 per| cent. “I know the printing businéss pret-] thorough’ said Senator Ploy-| har, and I e been through this bill carefully. I think we should ass it without wasting any more time referring it to committees.” The motion to re-refer the bill t> committe was declared passed. Sen- ator Ployhar then asked for a roll call with the same It. Only five bills weré introduced in the senate this afternoon. One of these introduced by Senator Martin of Morton county is another attempt to lower the maximum rate of inter- est permitted unde? the state law to eight per cent. Any higher rate than this is declared to be usury, and violation of the law would make the person or firm guilty of charging the excessive rate liable to lose the to- tal amount of interest due on the uc- count in question. Senate Bill 210, Peterson, provides that in cases where roads run over coal seems they may be condemned if necessary to get at the coal ve- neath. §. B, 212, McLachlin permits village treasurers to publish their reports by posting in some conspicu- ous place. S. B, 213, steel mercly adds to the powers of the state gam2 and fish commission in the matter of protecting fish. A meeting of the senate commit- tee on banks and banking had been scheduled for this afternoon for fur- ther conference with the guaranty fund commission but as several of the members were unable to be there merely routine bills were taken up. ty tions, “VOTE AS YOU PLEASE” SAYS WRITER REFUSING TO JOIN “LETTER LOBBY” The “letter lobby” is working over time. 5 Communications are pouring pon senators and representatives on various méasures before the legisic- ture. Many of the communication indicate they are inspired from one source, The long list of communications reeeived in the house yesterday in- cluded a protest against the present method of adjusting hail losses and urging adjustment be left to towr- ship ‘boards; relative to prUhibition, public health; children’s cod: travel- ing :mercNants, county unit for school measures. One communication, however re- fused to join the “letter lobby.” It was from S. G. More of Buffalo} writ- ing to Rep, Sproul. He said: “I was called up from Fargo this afternoon and they wanted me to write you relative to house bills No. 34 and 85,. repealing sections 3,521 and 3,522 of the 1913 session “This is in rgard to sheriffs’ mile- “tt told them that we sent a rep- resentative from this district that went, there to represent the people and thet he spent his time studying best-haw to represent them, giving them alf as square a deal as he saw] it. 3 “My advice’ lis: Sock this over care- fully and then do as you. Nyaa please.” i ‘The communication, to Rep. Sproat, ordered printed in the Journal. cause of the menace to peace tha‘ was involved in the dispute. He sai’ he thought Article 17 of the leagu covenant might give the Turks ap prehension that they m admitted to an equal foot “al council, Article 17 provides event of a dispute between a iat 1 lergue member and a state not « league member the latter “shall b: invited to accept the obligations o: membership in the league for thi purpose of such dispute upon such conditions as the council may dee just.” Turks Fear Article Lord Balfour said he had infor- mation indicating the Turks fear that under this article the council | might place obligations of infericri- ty in the dispute. He assured the council it was the desire of the Brit- ish government that the Turks be | invited to sit with the council in the Mosul’ case which Great Britain desires to have the league arbitrate, ; on an equal footing with the other members. concurred sion. M. Viviani, for France, in Lord Balfour’ expres- FEAR RESULTS Lausanne, Jan. 30.—Fear of wh: might result from an abrupt teri nation of the Near East conferen here tomorrow when the allies ro mally present their treaty to th Turkish delegation, it apparenti having a temporizing influence this critical stage of the negotic tions, and influences are at work + prevent Wednesday's allied _ pri nouncement from favoring of a: ultimatum. The treaty draft contains sever clauses to which the Turks have c pressed their unalterable oppo: tion, UNDER NEAR EAST SHADOW London, Jan. 30.—The__Briti cabinet is not enjoying the tra quility which Premier Bonar L: prescribed for the country up taking office. As the ministers 1 today to consider Stanley Baldwi: report on his American mission was under the shadow of a Nc East war cloud and the gloom of t Ruhr situation. The latter two subjects, it w expected, would engage the att« tion of the cabinet in part but t primary purpose of the meeting w to deal with Great Britain’s debt the United States. It was not « pected this could be settled in c meeting and further meetings m.> be held to bring the ministers in: harmony. Some of the ministers believe it would be better to continue payin : 5 percent on the debt, as it nov stands, relying on the hope t better terms can be arranged in near future. Framier ,Bonar L. himself is disposed to move t! opinion or some view approxim.‘ ing it. DEMONSTRATION FOR KEMFL London, Jan. 30.—Interest in Near East situation revived by ¢ delicate state of ‘affairs at Lausap was intensified by @ Times Dispat from Constantinople reporting departure of @Mustapasha — Ker Pasha from Smyrna to ‘Ang amidst such demonstrations ust before the outbreak of war, Thi Turkish nationalist leader is report ed to have visited the grave of |: mother where he swore that would rather follow her in de: than ‘surrender the. sovereignty 0: the Turkish people to be imperille.: — AFFIRM DECISION. — The supreme court has affirmed the decision of Judge W. L. Rosasis in a decision handed down