The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1923, Page 1

eR WEATHER FORECAST. Mostly cloudy tonight and Tue- day. Warmer tonight. LAST EDITION THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE PRICE FIVE CENTS FRANCE WANTS ‘SNOWSTORMS SWEEPING THROUGH TO 16 BELOW; TOCUTBILLOF JOWAANDWISCONSINDEMORALIZE BREAKSRECORD UNITED STATES RAIL TRAFFIC ON BIG { ‘ESTABLISHED 1873 Y, MARCH 19, 1923 JURY FAILSTO | | MERCURY GOES NEW JERSEY MINISTER WELCOMES KLANSMEN REACH ACCORD IN WEINS CASE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MON Discharged After 24 Hours— Reported Jury Stood 8 to 4 For Conviction WOMAN JUROR Mrs. W. H. Bodenstab Named “Forewoman” by Jurors As a Compliment FIRST Henry Wiens, farmer in Lein town- ship, charged with maliciously burn- ing the threshing separator of his neighbor, will be tried again in dis- trict court as a result of disagree- | ment reported Sunday afternoon at | 5 o'clock by the jury which held his case. The jury, it understood, | stood cight to four for conviction. ; Circumstantial evidence was a stumbling block with» some of the jurors, the state relying chiefly up- on this kind of evidence for convic- tion. Wiens will be tried again at the June term, State's Attorney Al- len said. The case was the first in Burleigh county in which a woman juror has participated in deliberations, and it is understood that the juror, Mrs. W. H. Bodenstab, voted with those favoring conviction. Mrs. Bodenstab named “forewoman” of the jury | . ee jurors BETTER SHAPE | THAN YEAR AGO North Dakota. | It permits jurors to he separated during consideration of a case, The jury went out about 5 Conclusion of U. S. Agricul- tural Experts Reviewing Northwest States ithe pastor, Rev. Parris C, Grenley o'clock afternoon and was about 24 hours, Mrs. Albin Hed- © of Sheriff Hedstrom, was as special bailiff’and Mrs » remained in the sherif . when the jurors ceased their deliberations Satu night, and rejoined the others Sunday for continued deliberation. Mrs. Boden- stub was called on another case. Baird law, which amended the present law forbidding jurors to be ed during consideration of a , says in part: “Provided, how- “that where a trial jury contains both men and women members, the | trial judge in his discretion, if he us it proper to do so, direct that women members of the jury he placed in charge of a woman bailiff and permitted to retire to a suita place for prs of the jury placed in charge of |in the Sth regional crop distrie a man bailiff for a similar purpose: | Montara, North and South Dako- In all where the jury is permitted | °° 0G Minnesota). shows ie to 4 one tte above tated the lonale ah wa Herat vot ble trial jud shall admo the jury . vote - that they must not in any manner |Stat! eal osrmionatnan pape discuss the among “themselves, Year ARO, according, be or ‘permit anyone to discuss it with {mond, statistician for North Da- them, while thev are so separated; | mit Brea os heee lareee Match when all members of the jury are /Parley with better farm nes ot present.” i RS Thiriaw San lan emergency meas- {With somewhat less overhead in ’ |form of la ues, as i 1b; ure and became effective March Gth | fT nd and rental on the governor's approval. {inant bf Matcha enone eae 17 Jurors Drawn. ine esos : Seventeen additional jurors were |unchasing power 0 the farmers drawn for the remainder of the dis-|@0llars, the latest available figure triet court term, whjch may continue for which is the January:1 index of Tor two weeks. The jurers draws (88 shows a slight improvement are: L. J. Morison, EB, J. Gobel, ver, the January 1, 1922 index TE, Flaherty, Wen, Dehn, George Of 65. Although winter grains are Doorley, H. 0 "Wray, FE. L. Carr, &{ till dormant and the extent of any Van Hook, A.iC. Teaminger, H. A winter damage is yet to be deter- Thomas, Sr., Christ Berg, Fred An-|™ined, the moisture resulting from derson, George Brittin, W. B, Fal-| Winter thaws has been a beneficial coner, J. W. Friddle, Joseph EK, No- |factor, Livestock on the other vak, Frank McCorinick hand have come through the win- z : ter_in ‘unusually favorable shape. The January 1 livestock inver tories of the agricultural statist’ cians show increased numbers of milk cows and hogs for each of the four states and a_ small - net in- crease in the number of sheep for GIVE $60,000 TO BUILDERS | Para cine Mapa omic :have declined and account for the out a LARGER HOLDINGS nd Forks, N. A review of the U. S, Bureau of mics since D., Mar. 19. stimates of the ugricultural econ January 1, cipal statistical gain: with re-! rest; and the men;mem- spect to the agricultural situation Forty hooded and gowned members of the Ku Klux Klan created a sensation in Ne they attended the evening service in the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church where the (inset) IN EXCAVATOR OF —-DOCUME KING “TUT’S” TOMB SERIOUSLY ILL Cairo, Egypt, Ma Carn excavatios at the tomb of King Tut- ankhamen, is suffering rely from blood poisoning, presumably the re sult of an insect bite. TOWNLEY 10 PUSH NEW FARM BODY National. Producers Alliance To-Be Organized’ in Eleven States Fargo, Mar, 19.—-To explain the hinery of the newly organized ational Producers Alliance, ‘A. C. Townley, former head of the Na- tional Nonpartisan League, h announced through league head- quarters he will tour 11 western and middle-western The aim of the organization is said to be to obtain for the farmer cost of production plus a fair profit for agricultural products. Commonwealths included in Townley’s itinerary include North and South Dakota, Montana, Col- orado, Idaho, Washington, Okla- homa, Kansas, Nebraska, Minneso- ita and Wiscor: The speaking tour is expected {to begin today and gontinue for everal months. His routing around in North Da- kota will be along the route of the | Great Northern. | TREASURER IS | HELD LIABLE FOR FUND LOST ma s/committee of the Third Internation- | tory of Local Weather Bureau Is Recorded SNOWBOUND,; $255 MILLION ASKED Occupation Slashed Value of Ships Seized by TRAIN Passengers Spend “Night on! Allied Soo Train West of Ruso Representatives Meet ip Order to Present New Plan Because of Snow | Old Man Winter, in perhaps a last} Pay Mae. OLA desperate effort to aiake tie mesent {the United States to accept reduc. <w.nter one to Le. remembered, tion of the bill for the expen: the mereury down to ‘the low point tor March 18th in the history of the Bismarck weatier bureau. Sixteen below on Sunday more #\8 o'clock marked the colde! for the last half of Mareh. "= With this accomplished Old Man Winter had spent his force and the meredry began to climb gradually. It hag risen to five above at 8 o- lock this morning, when a light 'snew. was whipping the air, and at noon stood ubove the freezing puint at 38 above zero. It is predicted it will be rather mild tonight but cold- uesday. The high caused the sent the t Wiscons:n, ships seized in American jing at t day jon the feimbursement cuestion by {Eliott Wadsworth, assistant sec- retary of the treasury. Reimbursement 000,000 expense in 1 stallments out of possible German reparations payments which the allies propose was accepted in principle, it was stated, but Mr. Wadsworth made it plain that the American view was that the bill should be paid and it should not be the concern of the United States whether it was made out, of rman payments or otherwise. Allied representatives in the face of this rejection of their pro- posal presented last week and a terwards submitted to Washington called a separate meeting for to- morrow after which they will try to evolve another proposition which will be given Mr. Wads- worth at the full conference { Thursday, PREUS OPPOSES 1.0.0. PLAN OF the §: annual in- or pressure area which loy temperatures, also mometer below zero in Minnesota and Lowa, Alberta brought the — succeedin, warmer weather over the Northern Rocky Mountain region and north- western Plains state. ’ The unexpected severity of tie weather resulted in numerous troz- en faces and ears, L. E. Heaton of MeKenzie suffered a severe frozen face while coming to Bismarck from MeKenzie. Passengers on a Soo train, bound from Minot to Bismarck, spent Sat- | urday night on the train near Ru: cast of Max. Sharp winds ‘had cai ed drifts which halted the train and it remained there until a snow plow had relieved it. Oranges and chocolates, sold regularly the train, furnished the »hief articles of food for theirs, which | ineluded many ty en bound for Bismarek to stnday, and Mar. 19—Identl-| any women and children. | The of hundreds of documents train, due here early Saturday eve- when department of justice! ning arrived Sunday afternocn. doa sheriffs force raided a FOR ELECTION! ving of the second week of the trial were greeted by NTSARE IDENTIFIED IN FOSTER TRIAL Government Agents Who At-| tended Communist Meet- ing Put on. Stand A DELEGATE | ONE _ St. Joseph, Would Make Way Station Out of Twin Cities, Is Gov- ernor’s Claim ‘of William Z. Foster, Maurice Wolf, government agent, was on the stand today te tell of the| findings of each of thé books ‘and papers. i Among the state's exhibits were copies of “The Defense of Terrorism” | by Leon Trotzky; “Left Wing Com-/ jmunism and Infantile Disorder” and mperialis, the Final Stage of Capt- / St.Paul, Mar, 19 ed consolidation of railroads under the plan of the Interstate Com- merce" Commission, if carried through, will tend to make a w. . , {Station out of the 8, Of: For City Election)Governor J. A. 0. Preus said today a tin a communication addr to Are Named by Commission |{yan Bowen, railroad and ware- ttalism,” both by Ni Lenine; “The | ETERS house ‘commissioner. Governor ‘an Revolution” and “The Great} The city commission has named in-{Preus urged Mr. Bowen to oppose Steel Strike and Its Lessons” for Fos- |Spectors and judges for the coming |the Interstate Commerce Comm ter, and the report of the executive {city election, April 3. They follow: lon program at the hearing to- | First ward. first preeinct—Inspec- (ay e byIGaZine. tor, W. A. Falconer; judges, A. J.{,He said that the late James J Wolf will be followed on the stand | Arnot, Louis Larson. {Hill abrugeled to make hes cite "Francie Morrow, a gave Hirst ward, second precinet—In-|reat terminal centers and that «i ent, who attended the con- | Spector, Harry Clough; judges, C. H.|the proposed plan. of the Chics NaGeATA. ‘Lincoln, E. H. Sperry. commission materialized: Chicago ences Second ward, first precinct—In-| Would become the terminal of thie GiRciGR ancy Reade: ae territory, to the detriment of Min- |spector, Henry Reade; judges, H. R.|ferrtiory 40 the detriment pth Bonny, Peter Reid. 5 Scadiewar i Minnesota officials, headed by Mr. Bepond award vescond precinct nse awen) member of the state com- pector, Dean Smith; judges, W. J.) mission, contended in the hearing i | Pa \today ‘before Commissioner Allen : that collapse of industrial commun- r 6 MONTHS AGO: a ls rl | ili fi ities of the northwest is possible of :Doorley and Philip Elliott. | the proposed consolidati Gone | a .! Third ward, second precinct--In-| Hi x Report on Madame Clemen. ‘spector, Carl Kositeky; judges, MBke | Summated and that auch a heme eae would eliminate the ceau Verified in France McCarty, B. M. Beers. Cities and Duluth as the main ter- His ait | Fourth ward—Inspector, Paul; : a here ; minals and transfer activities to Paris, Mar. 19.—The death in| Depene en Juanes. RL, Melville, Pet-| Chicago, causing untold financial ‘Paris of Madame Mary Plummer } | loss. | Clemenceau, estranged American} Fifth ward--Inspector, B. F, Flan-{ ee $6,000 VERDICT The propos- }ernmen ‘vention ward. first precinet—Insnee- G. Wanner; judges, Geo, Shipp. | Sixth ward, first precinct—Inspec- ; tor, John Parkinson; judges, E. H./ Pierce, Geo. Hauger. wife of the “former premier, refer- | nagan; judges, Harold Griffith, A. E. | |red to in dispatches from America. joccurred here six months ago and | RAIL MERG?”* Coldest March 18th in His-: Wants Expenses of Coblenz WORK | to W | i } SUMMONED TO ROCHESTER IN CONSULTATION 19.- -Seeretary to Rochester, Nicholson of sly ill there. od to submit Mr. Work, Washington, Kk owas sum Minn, today by Se Colorado, who is s 2 senator has de to an operation ur physician and a friend of 30 years | refusal by /i8 present at the final consultation. “| When Senator Nicholson became ili | here after the adjournment of Con of the American Army of Occupa- ress he was removed to Mayo’s hos tion by the value of the German) ital at Rochester with the stipul ports | tion that was presented today to the allid;the final jrepresentatives in conference here ition should be nndertaken, retary Work should h s to whether an oper- . ve GIVE GERMANS TILL APR. 15 TO KILL TAX: French Withhold Coal Export Licenses Until 40 Per Cent Tax Is Paid SOLDIER KILL FRENCH | German Miners Demand 7- Hour Day and Wages in Belgian Currency 19—The and a Ger: Duesseldorf, Mar. ing of French soldier man civihan at E nouncement that the German mine owners had been allowed until April 16 to kill the 40 percent coa| tay were outstanding developments — in the Ruhr situat‘on over the week- end, The vaily soldier w: shot at Essen station, eavored to escape was wounded so badly that he died later. others were arrested on suspicion French headquarters announced that the first of the penalties re- cent ers failed to pay the eoal tax had been invoked and that in some in- stances export licenses were being withheld. Continued failure to meet that tax obligation will result in ar- rest and court-martial the mine owners were informed. Minister of Public Works Le Trocquer and ‘Director of Mines Guilaume are expected in the Ruhr today to note the progress of the mine and coke seizures. The Ger- mans assert that the allies now hold seven mines, including property near Bottrop and Gelsenkirchen, The French state that they are ready to send coke to France, with the assistance of German and Polish labor which is quartered at the mine under the protection of the military. Reports from Aix La Chappelle say that several thousand miners employed by German concerns have sought a working agreement with the Belgians, requesting a seven hour day with wages in Belgian cur- reney (O-RESPONDENT “ISNAMED New York, Mar. 19.—Lorna kill- | n and the an-/ German who en-| Three threstered if the mine own- | iGEST LINES " es oie Sixty Mile Wind Piles Up | Snowdrifts as Quickly as Plows Cleared Them VALENTINO SNOWBOUND ‘Shiek” of Movies Hours on Train Towa Trip 19.-Delays to rail- ulting from the storm the Valley most Towa and Wisconsin, railroad officials | ported. Train No. on tne Chicago, Mil- waukee and St. Paul was snowbound for 24 hours Sunday between Chi- go and Murion, la., and other t lowa were correspondingly del: This morning the main line b ‘heen cleared but snow plows strug ‘led yesterday nst drifts which piled up again as fast as they were ared, driven by a 60-mile wind. ins from Minneapolis were de- ed several hours in Wisconsin but it was around Green B that they met most serious ‘snowdrifts, Rock Island trains from Minneapolis to iKansas City were still late today The east-bound Rock Island train Jearrying Rodolph Valentino from !Omahn to Des Moines arrived at mid- ;night last night, more than lz hours late, Chicago and Northwestern officials reported tod: they were still un- able to get trains through Ames, Ia. Spends in Short Chicago, J jroad traffic ‘which i Mississippi Sunday serious in ‘INDICTED FOR MAN'S DEATH 'Grand Jury “Halds Them H For Shooting Bank Cashier “> |. St. Paul, Minn., March 19.—An indictment. chargin, Charles hansy, Vincent. Sameo and Alfred Lindberg with first degree murder: for the alleged illegal slaying of ‘hester A. Ecklund, formerly of |New England, N. D., cashier of |the Payne Avenue State bank here, |Jan. 20, was voted by the Ramsey county grand i Shansy is in jail here awaiting trial on the charge of robbing the jbank; Lindberg pleaded guilty to first degree robbery and is serv- ‘ing a term of from five to 40 years in Stillwater prison, and Samec i¢ serving a life sentence following his conviction under a statute !making bank robbe punishable by life -imprisonmen i hansy will go to trial March » but whether for robbery or ‘murder has not yet been decided ‘at the county attornay’s office. ROTARIANS ATST, PAUL 1,000 Delegates Expected at District Convention St. Paul, Mar. 19.—Rotarians began arriving here today from nearly every city in Minnesota and ‘North Dakota for the Ninth Dis- itrict Rotary convention which will jbe held here tomorrow and Wed- received little public aaa at} the time cwing to the delicate and | : zy as ; almost forgotten marital question | , oe wands pecond brecinst Ip involyed in the divorce granted M. | SPector, Richar mvaEcent JUceess | Clemenceau in 1891 he was given |B: “T- Goldader and Oscar Vesper- | ——_ ;fall-off in numbers of cattle other | ‘than milk cows as in large part; a nes ce ‘due to the heavy liquidation de-, Grand Forks, N. D., Mar. 19.—/ imands of 1922. “A more striking! Under a resolution adopted by the contrast is the increase in March| board of county commissioners, de- | Money in Bond Payment Fund Goes to Pay Debts Ambler, an Australian actress,;Resday. At least 1,000 delegates today was named-as the co. from outside of St. Paul are e spondent in the divorce suit which|Pected to attend the convention, Geraldine Farrar is _ pressing according to Myron MeMillan, Transfer of $60,000 from the Home | ildi: 4 1 reserves of wheat, oats and bar- fund tothe Home Building associa: |Je¥:, Which, while due principally to tion has been ordered by the state jPesmer See crODe, ip significant in industrial commission for the pur-| 12 supply of seed a ae Ae pose of permitting the association to et eee oe ramet surelas reduce its ingebtedness to the Bank |, ar8er po market surplus of North Dakota. The money, raised by taxation, has |SUMmer Movement. Against the ' increase shown for small grain re- been a ge ear serves is the decrease in March 1 sociation bonds were issued, and will (COM reserves compared with a é . [year ago in Minnesota and South not be needed in the future because | fia" A _ ‘i ta. This decrease . was as- the legislature voted to wind up the | 7&*0 Be eae affairs of the association, The trans- \fibed: by the agricultural statisti- Z it. (cians in these states to more feed- Lee eee tions. the law permit: ‘ing of stock and in the case of The association’s indebtedness to Minieeats, Principally hogs. the Bank of North Dakota consists | March At srolapstoes 0 connection oF aah eRe een pel and Fae {somewhat better levels than those 4 RPT % . (of a year ago in all four states for $20,000 phe ere due and re- ‘corn, oats and barley. On. the oth- Settlement of the affairs of tho|¢F hand there is an unfavorable association will not begin generally | *Eots the trend mn which wilt sd until after July 1, since the emer-/ 2 eney clause was lost on the bili /doubtedly be. closely watched by passed by the legislature. By that | e time, it is expected, the supreme! spring marketing period. court will have again passed on the | . seit George E Wanee for when, RECORD FLOCK a home was built in Bismarck, and, Is REPORTED the decision may be of assistance in, determining upon a ‘policy of final cae cris ettlement for homes built by the | Fargo, N. D., March 19.—Exact- ociation. ily 626 dozen eggs, representing an 3 {ipeaige of $8.10 a day is the record YOUNG OPERATOR DIES ade by a flock of by Chaves Leg- Linton, N. D., Mar. 17-—Bennie |horn hens owned by Charles Ab- Meier, 23-year-old son of Mr.’ and |bey, Gilby, North Dakota during Mrs, Frank Meier, Sr., of Linton, | January, Egg yields of 140 to 180 died at Carrington following a few |egg@s a day were made by the flock hours illness, Ben was night oper-|during February, according to’ O. ator on the Soo line and had been |A. ‘Barton, extension specialist in stationed there about six weeks.(poultry, North Dakota Agricul- His parents in Linton- were notified |tural college, who is~cooperating that he was in a serious condition | with poultry raisers of the state and a few hours later they werejin developing their flocks and notified of his death. He had only|keeping records of their perform- recently recovered from influensa. [anes : lof these grains for spring and’ |mand is made on County Treasur- er Charles Allen that more than $5,000 deposited two years ago in the now defunct People’s State ‘bank of Grand Forks be good by him. The treasurer claims that this deposit is secured by bonds more than sufficient to make it good, al- though since it was made prior toc the passage of the public deposi- tory law by the 1921 legislature these bonds were never approved by the county commissioner. Blanket Letting. Held Illegal Grand Forks, N. D., March 19.— Letting of ‘contracts for county bridge Work under the “blanket plan,” instead of advertising for bids on each bridge separately, is illegal according to an opinion giv- en to the board of county commis- sioners of Grand Forks by J. B. Wineman, state's. attorney. The opinion was sought after Lawrence Kennedy, acting ‘as at- tofney for several taxpayers, had served ‘notice on the board that an injunction would be sought if an attempt was made to let contracts this year under the blanket plan. In former years, many bridges in Grand, Forks county have been constructed under the blanket con- tract system. KILLDEER POSTMASTER NAMED, Killdeer, N. D.,"March 19.—Jack C. Jesty was foo inted postmaster at Killdeer sueceed Howard ‘Ells- worth, who resigned recently on ac- count of leaving the city. Mr. Jesty, served as assistant postmaster for more than a year before his appoint- ment, , made | custody of thé children, who lived |"*". | Minneapolis Firm Gets Judg- with them through their ment in Federal Court | with school | period and up to the time of mar- | 5 jTiage. An annuity was later vol-' untarily accorded the former wife | The McCall-Dinsmore company, a of Clemenceau. The court records , | Minneapolis commission house, was ‘confirm the divorce granted Cle- T0 RUSSI A [awarded a verdict for about $6,000 menceau in 1891 with custody of in federal court here today against three children. 2 |S. T. O'Nei] and others of Halliday, oes eee | the case growing out of grain trans- GOLDEN VALLEY CALLED OFF actions, The verdict was directed for the plaintiff after the evidence TAXPAYERS TO fare had been submitted. The plaintiff | was represented by J. A. Heder of ASK ECONOMIES: Failure to receive an invitation | Sullivan, Hanley and Sullivan, from the Soviet and inability-to get! Trial of the case’ of the Liberty —Vari-|together a congressional party were | State Bank of Minneapolis against epee a march seat |thp reasons given. Senator’ Ladd,| the Farmers State Bank of Bow ministration, establishment of la-| however, may make the trip alone | man, involving $5,000, began’ in fed- bor wages in county road and later. jleral court after disposition of the bridge work, purchase of township | _ Several weeks ago a proposal for previous case abput 11 a. m. supplies, administration of the|the tour was made to Senator Ladd | ~~ mothers’ pension law and general | bY, New York representatives of the | curtailment of expenditures, are|S0viet government. The senator be- | recommended in resolutions adopt-/#4n to arrange a party but several ed by the Golden Valley County | Senators and fepresentatives de-} Taxpayers association. 3 jelined. | committee composed of E. E.! i Loyd, D, M. Cooper, 7, B Hud. NAME ROBINSON | son, A. P. Thompson, and . | Harry K. Lowekeely is killing to Cook, was appointed to investigate | AT CITY CAUCUS, : boubeighi ne aa F levies and expenditures of the! dae | onget, the “bzlght lights af ss can county and all subdivisions, and’ Garrison, N. D., March 19—A cally {md “a life companion in North Da- meet with various taxing boards|for a city caucus to put into nomi-|Kota, who is fond of outdoor life, at Beach’ March 26, .It is hoped | tion candidates for the city eee | Gua one who takes an- interest in that definite plans of economy will! to be elected at the regular election church work and farm life.” then be formulated. \ * | April 2nd was made by the circula-| In a letter to the “Governal-Gen- \tion of dodgers signed by Mayor|eral” of North Dakota, he says if PRAISE BOOKLET. | Robinson, the call beings made for|he finds his helpmeet he'll put forth Under the heading “Common Sense ; that evening, and it was responded |“every effort to accomplish success Ideas Put Forth in North Dakota to by about 40 voters of the city. {in my adventure of poultryman.” Health’ Booklet,” a school magizine,| Nominations for mayor were called! “Then,” he says, “I am willing to The American Student, of Brooklyn, | for, and the names of W. M, Robin- jlet-the rest of this hustling: bustling N. Y., praised the booklet on physi-|son, P. E. Fredendoll. A. Yonker, world go by and take up the plow ology and hygiene adopted last fall! and Bloom Smith were given as nom- and horse and toil from dawn to set of by the state superintendent’s office jinees. The vote by ballot was taken, | sun and furthermore forget alll ever for use in tho schools of the Atate. | w! resulted as follows: Robin-}knew’ of the famous Bright Lights The student’s “interest in soughtjson, 19; Fredendoll, 6; Yonker, 5;/ and old Broadway. It is there I have through many interesting methods, Smith, 7. Mr. Robinson was declared | traveled a lot, have seen all there is the magazitie’ says, caucus nominee, to be seen and now I believe I bet- against her-actor husband, Lew Tellegen. IN FOR TURKEYS Fargo, N. D., March 19. least 25 Bottineau ‘county farmers are planning to raise 300 to 1,000 turkeys next year, and many en- thusiastic turkey growers of the ccunty are wintering 35 to 65 tur- key hens for use as breeding stock this year, according to O. A. Bar- ton, poul: specialist, North D. kota Agricultural college, upon hi return from a trip to conferences and demonstrations with farmers in the northern part of the ‘state. WILLING TO FORGET BRIGHT LIGHTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA FARM-AND BRIDE ter settle down and get the realj comforts ‘and pleasant hours in the; evening by the moonlight, smoking and enjoying the real joys of farm home life.” ‘ He is willing to accept a widow ; with one or two children, and says “either blonde or brunette is wel- come.” Lowekeely is an_ Irish-American, spent three years overseas during the war, is 33 years old, a blonde, five feet nine inches tall, and weighs 155, pounds, and is a Protestant, he writes. His address is 237 West Sixth street, Fremont, Neb, oh The Jetter, which came to the gov- ernor’s office, was referred to the adjutant general's office with a note saying it belenged there “as it is apparently a “call to arms.’” t ! chairman of the reception commit- tee. Among the early arrivals today were Norman Black of Fargo, N. D., Governor of the Ninth district : who will preside at the convention and Governor R. A. Nestos of ! North Dakota. _NO SLEEPING SICKNESS IS - | SEEN IN MINOT Minot, N. D., Mar. 18—Although there lias been numerous reports of { sleeping sickness cases # other | parts of “the state, there has been | po reports of this illness being pre- sent in Ward county and Minot, ac- j cording to county and city health officials today. Several days ago there was a report that a woman had died from the malady near Douglas, but according to Dr. E. M. Ransom, county health officer, no report of the case was ever made to im. ¥ ‘ j2e K, Allen, city health officer, said today tHat there have been. no reports made to his department of any of this illness in Minot. Many States to - Join Conference i See te. ae | Harrisburg, Pa. Mar. 19,+Gover- nor Pinchot ha: 4 ances from man tation to hold a conference here on March 23 and 24 of state highway officials: They: include nia, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Maryland, Connecticut, Minu Mississippi, Delaware, West Virgini. Towa, Rhode Island, Georgia; Colo+ tado, New. Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio, |