The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1923, Page 1

- ple coming from thi WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Wed- nesday. Somewhat colder tonight. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION STABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TU: DAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS SEEK NORMALCY IN AGRICULTURE KILLREPEAL OF POOLHALL LICENSE LAW Often Fought-over Matter Is) Finally Disposed of in + The House MANY BILLS ~~ PASSED ; Wolf Bounty Cut, Mothers’ Pension Law Changed by Lower House | pool hall on the The state law will remain inspection , statute | hooks. was decided definitely yes- afternoon when the house, | in its final action on one of the ffecting this department kill- enate bill to repeal the act. stated on the floor of the’ that the senate was holding use bill No. 206, which amends! the present poo) hall inspection: law, until the house had acted on the repeal bill. The house bill provides that 70 percent of the re-} ceipts from licenses on pool halls, soft drink stands, taxicab stands, motion picture theaters, etc, be; returned to the cities and villages, and 30 percent shall be used to maintain the pool hall inspection department under the Attorney- Genera Among the measures acted up-! ed the on by the house wer Passed the re-written gro: earnings tax bill on Pullman cars, | freight camiers and equipment | conipanies. Provides that bank stock shall} be sed on a 50 percent basis. Passed the re-written mine in- spection act, reducing the exper- ience required to mine or load coal from year to six months. | I d the amended maximum} hours of labor law for _ women, permitting them to work 10 hours in one day in tases of emergency, specified. Passed a_ bill providing _ five-! sixths of a jury may return a ver-} dict in a civil case after 12 oo deliberation. ! Passed a bill giving the state sk for change of venue { da revised mother’s pen- approval of sion law, requiring county commissioners for allow-| ance; new child labor and other welfare bills already _ passed by, senate, if Kill Regulatory Bills The house also, on committee} report, killed several bills amend- | ing regulatory laws and extending | scope of hotel, restaurant, oil and, other inspection service. The state | affairs committee was moved to} recommend the bills’ chiefly, it was; stated, because they proposed. to} stive to the state food commission- cr, the administrative officer, pow- | er to make rules and regulations | which would have the force and: ct of laws, and it was held un-/ to delegate such large leg lative power. ! The house accepted a majority; committee report favoring pass-| age of senate bill No. 261, author-; izing the Industrial Commission to! appoint a board of managers for! the Grand Forks terminal — mill} and clevator. Because of absen-; tees, a call of the house was! necessary before the Independents ; could command a_ majority. The} leaguers opposed the measure} solidly. } Rep. Cole, Sargent county, Inde-} pendent, voted with the Nonparti-j sans to indefinitely postpone the bill. — Rep. Rustad, Independent, and Rep. Lakie, Nonpartisan, were } absent. The vote was 57 to 54 for; accepting the majority report fav- oring passage. ' Change Asked Rep. Currie sought to restore an original feature of senate bill No.; 260, favored by the Northwest Wheat Growers, providing that | elevators could not ship out grain| held on storage. The senate had; excluded all elevators except ter- minal elevators, so that it would affect only the state elevator at Grand Forks. Rep, Currie declar- ed that while there was opposition to his proposal from farmers’ ele- vators and others, price-fixing} had not been obtained and that the| car shortage last fall held up the} price of wheat. His proposal, he said, would provide for ~orderly marketing, and would therefore benefit the farmer. The bill went; into gener&l orders. | A fight was staged over the re- written mothers’ ‘pension act.. An amendment of Rep. Ehr, Ward county, providing the pensions nfust have approval of the county commissioners was accepted. Rep. Jardine, Cass county, sought to amend the will by requiring three years instead of year’s resi- dence before a pension could be obtained, the purpose, he said, be- ing to protect counties bordering on other stats not having mothers’ pension laws, and preventing peo-' counties in order to obtain the pension in North Dakota. This failed, and a metion by Rep. Twichell to require two years’ residence also, failed. Rep. Traynor, Ramsey county, then proposed an amendnient pro- viding the Bonslon: could be grant- ed only to one. who been self- sustaining for a year prior to en- tering the state. This also ‘was (Continued on Page Three) | bill, amended in Kidding the Poilus in Recklinghausen | MYSTERY IN German youngsters are not afraid of the invaders, Here is a ‘group of school boys “riding” s Frencl trooper after he has asked directions in the eae as BOND ISSUE TO RAISE FUNDS TO PAY DEPOSITORS FAILS; _ HOUSE PASSES INCOME TAX Reconsideration of Senate "MEMBERSHIP Resolution for $7,500,000; Bank Bond Issue to be Ask- | ed in House Today—Income Tax Bill Gets by House with | Bare Majority and Some Amendments From Draft—House Has 82 Sen- ate Bills Left. McCRILL ~— BILL AGREE ON REPORT ‘The tax committee of the house agreed to report In this afternoon for passage the ry per cent basis of valuation of property for taxes ,with a di- vided ‘report om the provision in the senate bill allowing $200 exemption from taxation of personal property, The highways committee was to report in for inde! le post- ponement the good re SSO- elation bills—senate 45 and 16. On providing for use of the motor vehicle tax, there was general agreement on the part of the good roudy forces because of the senate “rider” hut they de- stred to,see the bill submitting the highways matters to a vote and the bill providing for re- organization of the highway commission Duss, FAILS The senate bint for a constitution- al amendment providing a $7,500,000 bond issue to pay depositors of clos- ed banks fiiled of pa in the last night, there being 53 votes for the measure and 37 again. with 23 membe: MJLean meas consid The passed house absent. Rep. Vogel, supporter of the aid that_a motion for re- tion would be made today. house, at its night session, the administration income tax ome respects from: the senate bill. Amendments includ- ed increase of exemption for de- pendent children from $200 to $300, and limiting age for student at col- lege for whom depepdency exemp- tion could be claimed from 25 to 21 years, The bill received just one count {vote more than necessary for pass- age, there being 58 for it with 34 against. The house refused to concur in senate amendments to house bill No. 811, the bill regulating public prii ing rates, and Speaker Johnson nam- ed a conference committee headed by Rep. Twichell to meet senate con- ferees. Other members are Mrs. Minnie Craig and Rep, Starke. A bill proposed by the Childrens Code Commission, regulating em- ployment of children in street trades such as selling newspapers, failgd of passage, 21 for and 62 against. The argument was advanced thet the house earlier in the day ‘had passed a stringent child labor mea- sure. When house bill No. 138, introduc- ed to permit Tommy MeCrill, Minot youth serving a life term in prison for murder, to appeal to the pardon board before he had served half his life expectancy, came: back from the senate amended it failed to pass the house, there being 48 for it and 42 against. Rep. Harrington, author of the bill, served notice reconsidera- tion would be asked. Compensation Report The house concurred in senate amendments to house bill No. 212, creating a deficit tax to: meet the losses in the Home Building Asso- ciation. | A divided report will be made to the house by the insurance commit- tee\on the senate r tion calling upon the Workmen’s pensation Bureau to cut its rates fifty per- cent, the majority being for indefin- ite postponement and the minority being- for, passage, but amended to give a board created, consisting of (Continued on Page. Three.) enate) i IN WORLD COURT TO COMMITTEE Washington, Feb. The m ing of the senate foreign relations committee today to consider the ad. ministration request for autho to participate in The Hague national Court of Justice u league of nations was regar certain to reflect the opinion of all leaders that senate action on the plan must go over until the Decen ber session of Congress. FINDS IOWANS INTERESTED P. O. William: Agent, Returns There state returnin 800 people wit- owing of films of Nort the Iowa Falls opera | ot lmcapiiian from Trip P.O. Williams department from Iowa, nessed the Dakota in land firms, he said, wi hereafter list North Dakota land for The grain, corn, clav and coal exhibit, in connection with the le ture and the state films, carrie great weight with lowans, Mr. Wi Hams said, He found mueh inquiry concerning cheap land on terms, and a number of farme ready to move out this spring. are Mr. Williams ed a letter from .|J. P, Wagner, cashier of the First Guaranty Bank of Bismarck, giving | names of friends in the Iowa Falls district, Mr. Williams stating that | this proved of great help and he hoped more people would fallow Mr. Wagner's exampl ROSS WILL FILED -| Works and immigration ; * SENATOR NEW ISGIVEN POST IN CABINET President Harding Switches! Postmaster Work to Posi- | tion Held by Fall Washingto “Feb, 21 2 election of | neral Work to succeed | is ary of the In- | terior and of S or Harry S. New of Indiana to become Postmaster- was announced today at the House. Postmast Albert Fall » change in the cabinet line- to take place March 4 when Fall, re two years service und th ions of Mr. ator y were sent » today to permit their| confirmation before the present ses- sion of congress comes to an end. Senator New’s nomination was} ‘confirmed immediately in open ses- j sion following the precedent of cots fesy to sitting; members. GOVERNMENT DISMISSES =. BERGER CASE’ | Chicago, Feb. 27.—Victor Berger,! i socialist of Milwaukee, and four] {other defendants convicted four} ars ago on charges of obstructing | my recruiting, had no cause to an-} | ticipate today serving prison sen- ene s given them at that time or further prosecution on charges that had not been heard. That became evident yesterday when announcement was made that} ‘charges that resulted in their con-! vietion and those remaining had | been nolle prossed by the govern j ment here two weeks. BOOST AMOUNT © FOR STATE A. 6, IN PROBATE Appropriations for Some} St. Paul, Feb. 27.—The will of Mrs. Bertha A. Ross of St. Paul, who in 1921 won a legal battle in North Dakota courts for a $83,000 share inher father’s estate) was filed in probate court here today, revealing to the public for the'first time knowledge of her death of Feb- ruary 3. Mrs. Ross’ legal fight attracted considerable attention when she es- tablished that she was a daughter, born out of wedlock, of Erick Lysne, wealthy banker of Devils Lake, N. D. She was born in Norway 50 years ago but lost trace of her father un- til she learned of his death. ‘A decree awarding her $33,000 of Lsne’s $110,000 estate was filed in North Dakota courts in October, 1921. The will filed today was made in 1909, disposing of an estate of $3,000 but it was announced that a second will disposing of the $33,000 will ve filed March 6. After leaving several hundred dol- lars to lawyers in. St. Paul and Devils Lake who assisted her in her fight for a share of her father’s es- tate, Mrs. Ross’ second will leaves the bulk of her estate, mostly North Dakota real estate, to relatives. NONPARTY LAW IS DISCUSSED ——— The non-political election laws will be the subject of discussion here, late today of the executive-com- mittee of the state Republican cen- tral committge, R. W. Frazier of Di- vide county, state chairman, announ- ced. There are 12 members of the executive committee. The question of referring the laws to a vote of the people will be discussed, Purposes Are Increased Revision of two bills appropriat-' ing funds for the North Dakota Ag ricultural College at Fargo, made by | the house appropriations committee and expected to be reported in to- day, increase the appropriations $36,- 000 from the senate totals. Increases made in senate bill No. 157, for the Agricultural College, proper, follows: Improvements and Repairs—mechanical arts building, $5,000; auditorium, $3,000; armory, $5,000; trunk sewer’ $5,000. The total appropriations for the; A. C. experiment station were de- creased $5,000, from $293,350 to $287,350. The changes made from the| senate figures were: Increases from | $10,000 to $15,000 for demonstration farms; $5,000 to $20,000 for cost ac- counting and marketing work. De creases: Eliminated $10,000 for dairy barn; $6,000 for animal nutrition building; $5,000 for hog barn; $5,000) for animal building veterinary de- partment. The house committee upproved un- changed senate appropriations of $14,000 for the pare seed labora- tory; $44,000 for the regulatory di: vision; $51,420 for the oil inspection department and $6,000 for the hotel inspettion department. BANK CASHIER SHOT BY BANDIT Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 27.—Harry E. Price, assistant> cashier of the Peoples Bank of Mt. Pleasant, 0, was shot by a bandit last Sal urday, died in @ hospital here esrly| today. : known TARR MOTORS ~ DEALERS SEE CONTRACTOR LATE MODELS Wealthy New Yorker Shot : ‘Enter Enthusiastic Discussion His Automobile—Hunt | With Factory Represent- Blonde Lady | ative Here SLAYING OF \ HOUSEKEEPER IS HELD) AGENTS ENTHUSIASTIC| Woman in Whose Divorce Ac-|Carloads Going Into Sections | tion He Figured Lived | Where Few Machines Have | with Him at Time | Been Sold Before New York, Feb, 27.—Anna Buzzi,|_— Forty-two Willys-Overla also as Anna Sehnelder, Chants from over western North Da- schnei. | Kot# and eastern Montana are in housekee| Frederick Schnei- housekeeper for Frederick | Bismarck “today, attending a dealers' | der, wealthy contractor, who was conference, as guests of the Lahr ‘found murdered in his automobile Motor Sales Company. The meeting yesterday, was arrested today as a opened this morning at 10:00 o'clock. | material witness, She denied all) W. 0. Kiracofe, special representa- | knowledge of the me and be-/tive from the Overland factory at came hysterical when locked in a/ Toledo, and L. Renther of the Co ; mercial Credit Trust Company — of Buzzi, who was 30 years; Chicago were here to confer with the divorced from her hus- | Willy erland dealers. W. A. Fred band in a suit in which Schneider | !und, special representative from the was thade co-respondent. Police ; United tes Light & Heat Cor said she known to neighbors poration of Niagara Falls was alsb as Mrs. Schneider, | in attendance Meanwhile police continued! The dea enthusiastic their search for a blonde woman j bunch. “We ha had as many who was seen to leave Schneider's | Orders on file at this time of the automobile shortly before his body | Year. both retail and wholesale, was foul inthe automobile with | we have now,” seid Mr, Lahr today, two bullets in his head. lowe load shipments going | Schneider had executed some of | to dealers in towns where there has | the biggest jobs of the city, includ-| Never been a carload of any kind of {ing the Roosevelt apartments said | #Utomobile shipped before, In a few ‘to be the largest in the world. He! towns where we have had no repre- was separated from his wife. ; Sentation, we now have two or three | “Feminine Touch" CONFERENCE AN made at the next session of Con-; gress to have such\a bill passed. } noon today: He left hig oftice in the after-! noon after lunching with three of} pet chow dog, drove to one of his; propjects to consult with his nephew, William Schneider, and} engaged to meet him at the dowa- | town office later in the afternoon. ;He drove back to his Broadway | office and near there met the blonde woman who awaiting | them. This woman was believed ; to have accompanied Schneider in | his automobile. Nicholas Fuelner, a truck fava jer, who saw them later, said he saw the automobile coming toward him. He herd two muffled reports, saw the car lurch forward and then stop. One story is that Fuel- ner saw the woman emerge from, the tonneau and then vanish in the twilight. Another report was he a woman king away a few (GEN. HINES T0 HEAD BUREAU 27.—Brigadier- Hines, _ retired, President saw eb. Frank E. was nominated today by Harding to become director of the Washington, neral Veterans’ Bureau, succeeding C. 8.{ | Forbes, who retires tomorrow. ADMINISTRATION | TO GIVEUP PLAN OF SHIP SUDSIDY Washington, Feb. 27.—The — ad- ministration will abandon efforts to obtain government aid for the Am- erican merchant marine with the failure at this session of the ship-} ping bill, it was indicated at the White House. | It was said no effort would be ' \ ——? | THE WEATHER ———________ ii ' | For twenty-four hours ending ut! Temperature at 7 u. m. Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velo BS WEATHER FORECAST | For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen-| erally fair tonight and Wednesday. | Somewhat colder tonight. Weather Conditions Light now has accompanied the! low pressure area centered over, North Dakota and) Manitoba this|. morning. Light precipitation has alsoj occurred from the southern Plains! States northeastward to the lower} Great Iukes region. * Temperatures | have risen. fri the upepr Missis- sippi Valley northeastward andj they dropped over the middle and| southern Rocky Mountain region. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. SECOND TRIAL STARTS Ardmore, Okla., Feb. 27.—Exami- nation of witnesses began in dis- trict court here today in the second trial of Jeff Smith, ‘charged with complicity in’ the murder of Joe Carroll, an alleged bootlegger, who was slain by masked men in Decem- ber, 1921. Carroll was shot down on his doorstep in Wilson, near here, when he resisted masked men. Ten oth- ers, all prominent men of Flasher county, are to be held on a similar charge. CREDIT BANKS FOR { situation still is delicate. who are competing for the agency.” “There are two reasons for this \the stenographers and taking his} Temarkable interest in and demand for Overland ca said) Mr. Lahr. rst, of | course, general conditions have im- proved greatly during the past year, and then the public now. realizes| ® what a remarkable value there isin | Overland and Willys-Knight cars. It is simply going to be a question | lof obtaining enough. cars to tai care of our orders may | like sales talk but you just wait and | sec if I am not right.” 1 After the business conferen the day the Lahr Motor Su Wany will entertain the Overland | merchants at a banquet at the Me-! Kenzie Hotel, and from there they will go to the second show at the Eltinge Theatre. This meeting was supposed to have heen held on the 14th, at which time the dealers were to have been the guests of the Lahr Motor Sales Com- pany to see F tone in “Tip Top.” However, on account of the blizzard the meeting had to be postponed un- til today. Though the dealers spent most of their time with the factory represe! tatives discussing the new models, many of them who have garages in their home cities also were keenly | interested in exploring the big Lahr | Motors building, to observe the mo- | dern machinery and system used in handling the big garage business. and — Willys-Knight | FARMERS PLANNED Washington, Feb, : Feb, 26.—An agri- cultural credit bill which would establish two new banking sys- tems for the aid of the farmer was reported today by the house banking committee. It — con- templates twelve intermediate credit banks as independent ad- juncts of agricultural credit co porations and rediscount corpora- tions. TO SURRE. DER MONEY London, Feb, 27.-The French have agreed to surrender that part of the German monies seized at Cologne last Saturday which was intended for use in paying British troops, it was said here today The tension caused by the inci- dent has been relieved although the The Cologne correspondent of The Times reports that the British firm- ly demanded return of the money intended for the army. aid by scien- appreciably be getting warmer. 'MONTANA COUPLE ON HONEYMOON TO EAST ON “BLIND BAGGAGE” Mrs. Clara Doran began her hon- eymoon from ings, Montana, to Chicago, Rochester, N. Y, and other eastern points on the “blind bag- gage” of » Northern Pacific freight ‘train. The honeymoon was interrupt- ed'in Bismarck by police, but she and her husband continued it today. “I never had’so much fun in my life, and I've learned so many thingd” the ‘demure, honeymooner told the police. Mrs. Doran, who was Clara Hat- tiger and was employed at Billings, was married to Doran just a week ago—on February 20, by Father John Petly, they s: Doran's home is in Rochester, N. Y., where he is a carpenter. He met his wife during the war when a troop train he'was on came through Billings, He had returned to Bill- i mation of new Independent Vot | prominent ings to see her two or three times, and on his last trip they decided to Does politics make women lesa | feminine? Here's proof it doesn't. The lady with the powder puff is Congresswoman Huck of Illinois, | member of the “feminine bloc,” ; making ready for a speech in the | Capitol. “NEW POLITICAL | PARTY ENTERS. FIELD, RUMOR ‘orm New. ‘Independent Vot- ers Association as Result of Recent Conference | | Rumors of a third political unit | to enter the field was te after- | math of the conferences and dis: | cussions which resulted in the for association. The break among some of the leaders of the Democratic or- tion in the stat n state centr is controlled by Nonpactisans. The rumors included one that a man im the state had | agreed to put up several thou and| dollars, some rumors placing it at] $50,000 for the of launch: | ing a third It was stated to Independent Demoe: in- | strumental in demanding that Chair- | mun Wodledge call a meeting of th ttee here Satu reported over favored | | | that | purpose of the| some { that hi meeting but that the notic the telephone { ther short. It was asserted, however, | that enough members of the com- mittee had signed a call for the meeting to insure that it would be held, IMMIGRATION MEN COMING. Lively Meeting Anticipated at A. of C. Open Forum The open forum dinner tonight at} which immigration topics will be dis. ed for members of the As- sociation of Commerce promises to} be a lively one, The whole program will be snappy. It starts at 7:30. p.| m. at the Grand Pacific. H. B. Byerly of the Northern Pa: | cific and H. S. Funston of the Soo} line, will talk on immigraiton, and work of the Bismarck immigration} association, affiliated with the ca of the A. of C., will be discussed, C. | R. Greene, manager of the Bank of North Dakota, will talk on o loans. There wii? be singing as a} part of the entertainment. H W. H. Webb, p ident of the As- | sociation of Commerce, will preside and Jadge Christianson will be meet- | ing chairman, Mr. Byerly of Mr. Funston will] tell of the big “spring drives” being planned to bring immigrants to! North Dakota, and how the local business man may cooperate to see that this territory gets its share. TRAIN LEAVES. RAILS Boston, Feb. Two mail clerks, the baggage master were injured when a Boston and Maine train left th¢ rails at Orange, according ‘to word received at railroad officials’ headquarters here. get married, the police were told. The “going away gown” of the bride was a traveling suit. of khaki trousers, leggings, wool/ shirt, cap and heavy man’s overcoat. She said she didn’t have any trouble keeping warm, snuggled up to her husband on the narrow platform of the “blind baggage” with the roar‘ of the loco- thotive and whistling of icy winds as music. They boarded a train west of Glendive, transferred once and arived in Mandan yesterday. They came to Bismarck on a bus, visited the state capitol and then prepared to leave on No. 4 last night when Police were called. The couple had $30 between them for their honeymoon, so that the police cquid not hold them for va- grancy if they desired, it was said. They planned to vride a passenger sont out of Bismarck, but not very far, ‘REVISION OF | according FARM PRICES AT ST. PAUL ittle Action Expected at To day’s Season on Stabili- zation of Conditions TARIFF Gov. Preus in Favor of Alter- ing High Schedules in Search of Foreign Outlet St. Paul, Feb. 27.—Production and production cat marketing, transportation, cooperation and various. other’ economic problem of the farmer came in for exhaus tive discussion and study tode when the Northwest Agricultur Price Stabilization Conference 0} ened for a two-day session here. Delegates from ten wheat grow ing states, invited to the confe ence by Governor J. A. O. Preu were present when Rey. T. A. Ho! of Minneapolis, delivered his ir vocation and the conference g¢ under way in an attempt to help ‘farmers solve some of their diff culties. Col. €, H. March of Litchfield Minn., chairman of the Farme | Banker Council of Minnesot which instigated today’s meetin: delivered the opening address the delegates who came from jNesota, Wisconsin, North Dakot South Dakota, Illinois, Kanga lowa, Nebraska, Michigan an Montana, The purpose of the conference, to the call issued 1!) Preus as chairman, | Governor {the restoration of agriculture an industry in the ten states who: delegates are taking part in the d. Nberations. Five sessiong of tl: conference are scheduled, three ‘ be held today and two tomorrow. the final day of the meeting. Favors Tariff Revisi Little action is expected at t lday’s session, which is considered in the nature of a preliminary meeting although several author ties delivered addresses, includir Governor Preus and J. F, Ree president..of the’ Minnesota Far | Bureaw ‘Fedcration.~ Governor Preus advocated dow ward revision of the tariff broaden the foreign outlook f. American farm products and t expansion of cooperative marke ing as the essential steps towa assisting agriculture. ‘The top of the tariff rail shoul be removed,” Governor Preus saii! and he urged that the conferenc ask President Harding to exerci: his perogatives to obtain a redu tion of the tariff which imposc duties on the necessities of life « the farm. The Governor reviewed the d velopment of cooperative marke ing not only in Minnesota but }other states and urged the nece sity of binding contracts betwec {farmers and their associations « essential to the success of the operative movement. Mr. Reed who exclaimed ‘why the farmer needs redress” de clared that expansion of coopera tive marketing and readjustment 0: the present tariff schedules wer the logical remedies for the pres ent agricultura) depression in thc Northwest. Opposes Artificial Price Fixing He opposed artificial price ad- justments, he said, asserting that ; Such action would lead to an un- healthy situation in the business iworld and cause reaction detri- {mental to the producers, Mr. Reed pleaded for greater unity in the cooperative marketin: movement, daring that a highe | price for farm products is obviou:- ly the best solution from the faru: ers standpoint and I am strong of the opinion that this soluti must come through the efforts ©! the farmers themselves, not in th” control of his products but in ti directing of the movement to ma: keting and their sale.” “One of the major difficulties in the way of this program, howeve? Mr, Reed continued, “is the farmc: himself and his inherited tenden: y to yield nothing of what he cov- siders hig inherent right nor ¢ anything that will accommoda'« himself or his jbusiness to neletbore. words.” Hanna, former governor of Norik Dakota, told of conditions he found during his recent trip + Europe and brought out that in Por tugal they blame America’s prohi!)i tion for their plight in that we are no longer in the market for port wine. He asserted that too much fi cial credit had been given the far er and that no enough had beon done to urge the farmer to get 0% and keep out of debt. . Borrowing of money he said only a temporary expedient. He too!: the farmers to task for allowinc millions of! dollars worth of valu- ble machinery stand idle, and un- protected from the weather. CLAIM REPORT WRONG Friends of Joe Moug assert that the report of Eddie. Doherty, senr to The Tribune after the fight at Zap between Howard Page of rei and Moug, fad Pe siete as clare Moug had the seven pets tel challenged Bat Krause, —