The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1923, Page 1

ery WEATHER FORECAST. urtly cloudy — tonight ay; eplder. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDay, M ARCH 26, 1923 PRICE FINE CENTS SARAH BERNHARDT DIES AFTER LONG STRUGGLE IMMIGRATION | WORK GOES ON, UNDER OPINION Appropriation Made by Legis- lature Is Valid, Is Sha- fer’s Opinion “Commas Head LAW Effect Is to Retain Old Law; and Part of New Law for | Department i PART OF INVALID: The will be fler state immigration department able to continue functioning July 1 although ul by the last legislature are parts of the unconstitutional, in the opinion « Willie RH Ratha Attorney General George Shafer. In’ Jy owy pe iaegnel ent his opinion, submitted to Governor; International. Chamber jof Com- Nestos today, Mr. Shafer hoids that, meree, which soon will start opera- while the legislature could not change: tions in Rome, the intent of the immigration luw 1919 by less than a twosthirds vote, it could vote an appropriation Mae a majority vote to aid in gart JURY RECALLED mere ing out the purposes of the law. The 1919, opinion holds that the law of creating the office of Commis- sioner of Immigration and defining his duties holds, and that the appvro- | priation of the 1923 assembly for the | - TO PROBE INTO ‘Esrwcsc, BRIBECHARGES stions had been submitted te the! Witnesses Gathering to Inves- attorney general's department by the tigate Actions in Gover- which were: tT Whether al provisions of senate bill! nor Small Case of 1923, will tuke effect Whether the appropria- will be availabl: and after July 1, and continues “Chapter 146, of 1919, created the office of Commissioner of Immi- gration, prescribed his powers and] Further Attempts duties and made an appropriation of | Tamper with Jury Trying governor, the be July tion therein made MICHIGA Ny $200,000 to carry out the provisions act. This legislative enact- Wiiliam Z. Foster referred to the elector: suen|’ Waukegan, IL, Mar. 26.—Wit- nesses were gathered here today ready to go before the recalled. Li county grand jury to testify wart ing alleged attempts to bribe and veniremen in the trial at as J election held June 26, 1919, , and approved and adopted at ction, Such th fore, comes | within the prov of Article 26) of the amendments to the state | stitution, relating to the legislative power, the initiative and. referendum, j JU” which provides that ‘no measure en-j Governor Len Small, acquitted of acted or approved by a vote of the! mishandling state funds after a six electors shall be repealed or amend-| Weeks trial last year. ed by the legislature, except upon a} | A. P. Schmidt, states attorney of yea und nay vote upon roll call of| Lake county, directed inquiries that two-thirds of all the members elect-| led to the recall of the grand jury. ed to cach house, $3 “Chapte: ions FRUSTRATED ATTEMPTS St. Joeph, Mich. Mar. cautionary measures to prevent oth- 000 Appropriation. 10, laws of 1921, makes an anpron 000 for the bi-| er attempts to tamper with the jury ennial period ending June 30, 1923,] in the case of William F. Foster of for the purpose of carrying out the] Chicago, charged with violating the anti-s: the trial was to proceed today. provisions of said chapter 146, laws of 1919, “Senate bill 197 purports to amend C. C. Ruthenberg who was on and re-enact said chapter 146, laws of | the witness stand Friday when 1919, in several sections. For in-| court adjourned was expected to stance, the salary of the commission-| renew his testimony today. The de- ration is reduced from| fense is expected to take the ma- portion of the week in the pre- of imm 0 to $3,000; and some changes] j er and amendments are made in respect] sentation of the case. to tie duties of the commissione Officials said attempts to tamper Section 4 appropriates $18,000 to car-| With the jury were frustrated last ry out the provisions of the act. The} Dight. bill failed to carry by a two-thirds Sg Soa oe aa Pea majority in the house. Therefore, the ge provisions of S. B. 197, being an attempted amendment of chapter 146, laws of 1919, are invalid of no effect, and the original act is in foree umended accordingly? { _ Public attention was focused on The question, then, is whether s j Tabert's death a couple of months tion 4 of S. B. 197, being a fairly com- ! ago, approximately a year after its ete appro i E 4 s | occurrence, f falls with the other Sites eacenae New Note on Occupation! a An investigation’ had been con- se | New York, Mar. 26.—Twenty wit-| ducted in the meantime by an at- dace acer to tceepeth in Army Cost Is Sent jnessés waited for appearance before | torney from North Dakota who sacanelamhercini ar atatate cis sea oie! \today’s session of the grand jury| gathered affidavits from convicts fo} Wasliington, March 26,-Seeretary :When District Attorney Glennon of] who had served with Tabert and} pa but not wholly invalid. invoke the rule of construction ap-] Hughes has ed the second pro- plicable in such cases, we must also] posal of allied representatives hold that as an ordinary appropria-| Paris negotiating for the settlement tion measure, such bill may be adopt-| of American claims for repayment of | ed by a majority vote in each house.|cost of maintaining the American ‘The constitutional provision above,army of occupation in Germany. cited does not require appropriations| The reply was ‘abled to Elliott but subsequently made to carry out] Wadsworth, the American represen- the purposes of an act which has been] tative in Paris, and will be delivered approved by the electors, to be|by him at tomorrow's meeting of the adopted by a atrathlras majority of | representatives. BANK FAILS law, some portions of which may be Bottineau, March 26.—Failure of invalid, is whether or not in so do- ing, after separating that which 1s invalid, a law in all respect is com- plete and susceptible of constitution- al enforcement is left, which the leg- isluture would have enacted if it had known that the portions stricken out were invalid, the First National Bank of Bottin- eau to open for business/today was Miapiseniierk Uaat, followed by the announcement that the directors had decided that the interest of the deposifrs would best.be sufe guarded by closing the bank at this time. W. H. McIntosh ig president of the bank and F, W. Cathro, form “It may be fairly presumed that the legislature intended fully as much to manager of-the Bank of North Da kota is vice president. FEDERAL LAWS TO in effect the purposes of the state re- lating to the powers and duties of the commissioner of immigration, as that it desired certain amendments to the statute. “It is therefore our view that ‘the appropriations of $1,800 is valid not- withstanding the invalidity of the other provisions of the act, available on and after July 1, 1923.” Among the provisions of the bill this winter, changing the duties of the immigration commissioner, was that providing that he should co-oper- \ ate with the North Dakota Lignite| New York, Mar. 26.—Complete abol- Operators Coal association in boost-\ ition of divorce is urged by Judge ing the lignite industry, and it was} Morchaser, ‘who presided over the this provision caused the fight which| Stillman case, in the April number probably prevented a two-thirds vote|of Columbia, official organ of the in the house. It appears from the| Knights of Columbus, made public to- decision that this portion of the act! da: After saying that abolition of is invalid, and that the duties of the|divorce could- be brought &bout by commissioner will be substantially as congressional: legislation, he added: they have been, The new law pro-| “But that is 2 long way ahead be- vided the ry of the commissioner} cause there are unfortunately so would be $3,000 annually, many middle aged and elderly men " tion until present inflation is check- ed. raaerecat < Made to is 26.—Pre- | ndicalism Jaw, were made as BY SEC. HUGHES in| DIVORCE URGED BY JURIST = ts Mrs. Hoover [COSTS PERIL 10 PROSPERITY SAY BXPERTS | Builders’ Strike May Halt Boom In All Indus- { tries PRICE PLATED _ It Costs You 10 Per Cent More Than it Should to Build Your Homes BY HARRT HUNT. NEA Staff Correspo Washington, Mareh building hopes to end by suspending | work on aring 1 new government constru: is the biggest. danger factor in business — sit ion for Department of Commere inflation in the building trades ean ie stopped before impossible} prices ve resulted in another tian} strike, which would react! fon the whole range of the nation’s} Are Heruert Hoover, wife, of the industrial activities, the country may Sceretury of commerce is, honorary be expected to move aheud this year] President | of the Girl , Scouts _ o into the greatest period of genc all merica. € she is in uniform at i prosperity’ known since the eacly|# National council meeting in New jwar-boom day [] oes With the exception of the troubled | x WWW Ce oi, Gardactl Siu, ie = PLOGGER HELD world is g 1 normal again,” leading commeree au- thority. “And the effect of disturbe: conditions in Europe on our com-} in in South America. “With most of E mrope cli ai merce is showing ae and | gains, The clopment ot} business in South America is; particularly encouraging.” ectation that build-! Walter ieaitcimais Charg: |. There is no ex ing costs ever will get back to the} ed with Responsibility of basis of prewar days but figures} - compiled by experts indicate that a, Tabert’s Death proper level for building construc tion to! yould be in the neighbor = hood of 75 per cent above the cost! p _ A ejof similar construction in 19 PROBE IS GOING ON an index figure of 100 for 191 that, =- — {would be 175 today. Tallahassee, Fla., -Wal- ee Be stand at ter Higginbotham, private convict 1195 0 pric! buildings, o ‘ory 4: Hframé dwellings” and 196 for fac.) uard has been arrested and is hett | itory construction. This would indi-; in custody in Dixie county, charg- jeate “inflation” of approximate’ ed with first degree murder in con- {points or about 10 per cent of pres-| nection with the death early in [ARs GeLtea 1921 of Martin Tabert of Munich, | apeta;, Uterense im 1922, N. D,, according to a telegram to pen ttine eoratmuen on etoxie) the Associated Press from State's creased approximately 50 per ee A = over 1921, according to government] Attorney J. K. Kelley tonight. jfigures, the total—in square feet of Higginbotham was arrested upon {floor space—being 571,000,000 in 1922] an affidavit sworn out by the state's attorne who acted in lieu of grand jury action, it is understood, when it was learned that Tabert had died in Dixie county instead of 1 county and that the circuit for Dixie county had, alread kits spring term without ‘having the case on its docket. as against 388,000,000 in 1921. Unless further inflation in prices !forces a cessation of building activi- jties, it is believed 1923 building will show construction aggregating well above 600,000,000 square feet. Should material forces be for: higher, however, along with wage jof bricklayers, carpenters, plasterers Higginbotham was employed by {and other illed workmen, for|the Vutnam Lumber company of whom increases effective May 1 al-| Perry, Fla. as a convict guard and ready have been announced, the} Was charged in an affidavit given fear's total may show an actual by a North Dakota attorney as hav- slump below 1922. ing brutally flogged young Tabert eee d his death, Tabert was under lease to the lumber cympany after having’ been. sentene- ed in Leon county to two months imprisonment for vagran serving ‘HOLD WOMAN from other sources and submitted them to Governor Hardee, in view of the fact that the lumber com- pany has its headquarters in Taylor county, the Florida executive as- sumed that the death had occurred in that county and forwarded the documentary evidence to the state’s attorney and judge of that circuit for a full investigation. Recently an organization styling itself as a defefise league of Chi- cago, has been circulating literature concerning the affair and reproduc- ing affidavits in connection with it. The organization proposes to be raising money to prosecute those responsible for the ~ youngster’s death, and says that all contribu- tions will be paid by his family. when they have recovered damages from the lumber company. It had been announced at the chief executive's office here that the Taylor county grand jury would investigate the case March 26. It then developed that he had died in Dixie county, and that the Dixie county circuit court had held its spring meeting the latter part of February. No date has been set for a pre- liminary hearing of Higginbotham, according to Mr. Kellv. who tele- eranhed today from his home in Madison. the Bronx will ask for return of an indictment charging Mrs. Anna Buzz with the murder of Frederick Schneider, wealthy contractor, who ‘was shot to death in his automobile February GRAIN EXPORTS ON INCREASE Washington, March 26.—Grain ex- ports from the United States last week amounted to 3,507,000 bushels, as compared with 3,328,000 the week before. : UNDER ARREST Charles Stillwell. who has been working in Bismarck, was arrested Saturday night on two charges on warrants approved by the states attorney, one charging him’ with non-support of minor children and the other with wife desertion. His bond was fixed at $750 in each case, which he was unable to fur- nish. His family live ‘east of Baldwin, : ' PROHIBIT FUND OVER $1,400 Grend Forks, Mar. 26—Over. $1.- 400 in cash has heen received at Langdon. N. D.. the seat of the late Mr. Tabert’s home countv. for the fund acccrding to information received from State’s Attorney G. Grimson of Cavalier county. A teleeram received from Judge W. J. Kneeshaw, who is on his way to Florida to vress the in- vestigation of Tabert’s death stated that, the iudge would arrive at Jacksonville. Fla.. today. at Perry, Fla,, his. immediate destination, this afternoon, Bnd some young ones who for some reason or another want to leave their homes. “But one great practical step which could,be taken in the passage of legis- lation make divorces obtained in Paris or elsewhere invalid. It is all ‘wrong to let men and women run off to Paris to get divorces. We should not allow :a condition which permits wealth Americans to escape from the operation of American laws.” | Police Tracing SAY IDENTITY OF BACKMAIL HEAD IS KNOWN Byways of Underworld of New York | arching for Evidence MITCHELL SILENT | : Wealthy Admirer, Who Gave}! Model Many Gifts, Makes No Statement Ma | | | | New York. 26—Claiming to | know the identity of the man who sought to engineer ab mail plot Kearnslev Mitchell. | B. Stokesbury of Phitadelphia, and the mysterious “Mr. Marshall” of the Dorothy Keenan murder myste the poli today though the byways of the underworld sought for othe had been implicated in the They sa‘d action against the black- mail principal was being held in abevance pending efforts to obtain evidence to support their theory that the blackmailer, balked in his original plan, doped the model chloriform that he might get Mitchell's letters to her to be used in the blackmail plot. No statement was forthcoming | from Mitchell, reported to have given the model gifts and money aggregating more than $10,000 and id to have been the last mon to e the girl aliv Nor did his econ- fidential atto J ckson, who v the “Wilson” of the ten- {day mystery surrounding the iden ‘tity of the two men, give out any- ;thing for publication. Mitchell reported to have returned to his ‘Philadelphia home. Other sou ‘said he still was in New York. Ella Bradford, negro maid, who found her mistress's body 1 ago, was said to have supplied the ;2uthorities with considerable in- ‘formation * concerning the b!adk- mail plot “for mere than $100,000” which wa sbelieved to have brought the death to Miss Keenan on her refusal to league herself against her wealthy admirer. Po- lice have been unable to find a let- ter written to Miss Keenan by Mitchell and mailed m Palm! Beach, Fla. This letter, it-was said, | would have provided blackmailers with.a formidable weapon apsinst Mr. Mitchell. — Mi: eenary known to hav had it in pos: session death. MRS. Palm Bi Mitchell, egainst ohn son-in-law of E. TCHELL LEAVES, n, Mar, 26-—Mrs. John K. wife of the wealthy John Mitchell, identified as the | Marshall in the Dor-} case, left here} rnsley mysterious Mr. early toduy for Philadelphia to join! her husband. She was accompanied | by My, and Mrs, E. Stotesbury, her} statement to the Assoviate| last night Mr. Stotesbury de- s faith in his son-in-law w. not shaken by the report in the Keen an case. Mrs, Mitchell said she andj her husband were the “best of chums”} and she knew he would not have be unfaithful. DAUGHTER OF © Money, Credit Her Trouble Chicago, Mar, 26.--Mrs. Martha} Poffenberger, daughter of » New Bos- ton, Il, banker recently released on} acharge of passing worthless checks today was under arrest here accused | of grand larceny in connection with! purchase of a dress on thé account of | Mrs, George Heineman’ of Wausau, Wis. for whom she was governess. | Mrs. Poffenberger explained, police said, that she intended to repay Mrs! Heineman when she obtained emplo: ment. GET $10,000 IN DAIRY ROBBERY Kansas City, March 26.—Approx: mately $10,000 in cash was obt ed by four bandits who held up the cashier of the Missouri Dairy com- pany here today after shooting and seriously ©. Shupe, a motor patrolman. The bandits escaped. FIND RUSSIAN * PRIESTS GUILTY Mowcow, March 26.—Archbishop Zepliah, head of the Roman Catho- lic chutfch in Russia and all six- teen priests on trial with him were found guilty today. Archbishop Zepliah and General Butchaaeitch was sentenced to death. .The centra] executive com- mittee ordered a stay of execution. ADMITTED TO U. S. COURT Charles Liessman of Steele was admitted to practice in federal court Saturday. George Register of this city, who has practiced in the federal court many times but had never completed the formali- ties of admission, did so this morn- ing... The federal court todav was S ‘at the Propensity for Using Other’s ; = DILL BE TRIED AT a TERM plication sed in th Lignite the c 0 Beneh ec Dillage ef compli liquor robbed w theft of {pin belo ie t Frid: taken ha ~ 500 MEETINGS ‘ge of robbery of Paul Matoff | e disagreed. AGE MAY = eine ay 26. Unless ap trial Lee Dills in be for a spe © meantime N. D., will tried on King’s ctober session of the purt, acquitted of the charge | city in the murder of Matoft.{ agent, who was held up t Beinsfait, Sask., last Octo tried on the charge of | $6,000 and a diamand stick nging to the murdered maa jay. The jury in the robber Village been ek toa Regina jail has ~ RECORD MADE Flying Com Been in The chureh make the 51Xth meeting. of the "bers of the mer. Jin whieh the on the t “Through: a BANKER JAILED i. Isummer with Oliver W Chicago, cha 8. F and The FI i former Governor I diana to prohibition its work ing enfor prohibition {tion of any principle of —cancella- |law and general law enforcement, The] tion; but each debt should be sur- ; Meetings, which will be held at the| veyed with due regard for the abil- McCabe church Wednésday,] ity of the debtor nation to pay, Na- j Thursday and Friday, are free to the} tional budgets must insure govern- public, j mental economy INDIANS WANT TO LEARN BETTER FARMING, INSTITUTE CORPS FINDS Indian ervation better wa; lard, of of the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor said here upon return from holding four meetings attended by In- dians exclusively. The institutes were arranged, according to R. G. Catron, in charge of the institute work, at the request of Supt. FE. D. Mossman of the Ft. Yates Indian agency, ing edu him. were An The Indians were interested, chie!- in how to raise more to eat, Mr ly, Willard nished the basis of question: sweet clover, ing livestock first of all concerned horses, cerning lard sai exceptionally fine examples of pro- ducts raised, particujarty corn. still occupied in the case of two Twin City banks against the Kin- tyre elevator company. meal first Squadron at th squadron since last sun North Dakota is the 48th state peakers have appeared our system of meet ron is en Fre The Indians, cows followed in order, “It was a fine experience,” Mr, they make from their “flo corn. makes as palatable cake as one can ask,” Squadron Which, es to Bismarck Has 18 States the Flying st Episcopal night will n- meetings of Method Wednes here m started out from th in Indianapolis Stewart dron, uding 360] president of the ‘ge and speukers 1. Woertendyke of dW. Corbett, Rev. Norma G ing Squadron, originated by nk -Hanly of In cause of national ful that in urg- Chi Oliver S$. Re Brown. urge the was has been continued ment of the s in the Sta ding Rock res- district are eager to learn | of farming, D. E. Wil- the Farmers’ Institute Corp to aid in the five-year farm- cation program outlined by Mr. Catron added, nerican citizens. said. Corn and potatoes fur- most of their some asked about The questions. concern- 8, while he said, und questions *con- “They brought to us some 2c -| talks were made through interpreters. Se aa "HUROPE MUST MEET DEBTS, BARNES SAYS International Chamber of Takes Stand for Paying Obligations Commerce Washington, Mar. Europe's the nternational Conelut sions regarding: economic problems reached by Rome of con res the chamber of commerce sident chamber rs States, in a fully endo IL were ds by Barnes, of the the Unit- yn from the Amer- Julius of of cablegr to dquarters of n chambe “Th here Rome age said, “recognized that solution or these economic problems would pe translated directly thru reviving industry, into opportunity and em- Lrisaaait therafore, into indi- vidual prosperi happines This the note that per all before congress,” his mess and nd arnest discussions Was eated the congress and its committees, Urges Finance Parley “The resolution adopted, — while laying emphasis on the reparation question, expresses the — convictie of the assembled business lead of many ionalities that the re- lated problems of the alNed debt national international credits must be solv- | ed in on ive whole. The xpresses tue 1 confer a compl “There i quirements essential of the settlements t reparations ag. put must repre rit the determination of the — as kressor nation in the great war to devote all of its resources to the utmost of its ability to fulfilling its | is to be ma tlement the security eliminating war, | Oppose Cancellation j “Interallice war debts must be | maintained at a ‘high — standard | among international obligations, | which prohibits the general applica- Mr. Willard and the institute corps | plied with questions as to the rence between good seed and{ 1, how deep to plow, how nels of corn to put in a how to cut potatoes for wi diff bad many hill and plantin Under the five-year plan of edu- cation inaugurated by Supt. Moss- man, Mr. Willard said, certain things corn, oats, feed, hay w being emphas While the government resident “far- mers” work among the Indians aid- ing them in farming, the Indians told the institute corps it was the first time the white men had ever come from the outside to tell them how to farm better, and ‘that they appreciat- ed it. The meetings were held at Ft. Yates, at the Porcupine station, near Shields and at Cannonball. All meet- ings were held in.the tribal houses, with the speakers in the center and the Indians circled around, The The corps included Mrs, -Gordon Randlett and Dr. Hollenbeck, and Mr. Willard expressed the belief that some good was accomplished in teach- ing the Indians better ways of farm- FOUGHT HARD | Anxious to “DIVINESARAH” AGAINST DEATH Retains Her Mental Alertnes: To the Very End—Talks of Funeral CAREER MOST UNIQUE Know Whether Rosewood Coffin was Still Preserved Paris, Marei Sarah Bern hardt, noted actre passed = aw: here late today. Her condition du ing the week end had been growiny gradually wors Sarah Bernhardt’s condition had grown worse during the Jast few hours and the household knew that’ the end was near. The weekend was one of tense anxiety i Bernhardt's home and a flood of m sages biddng her to have couray came from many friends on the cor tinent and in America, This counsel was scarcely neces sary but Bernhardt's determination live which has sv often found expre sion in her positive assertion that intends “to die in the harness” came to her assistance and day brought from the sick-room word of slight improvement. Bernhardt this morning her mental alertness, astonishing those about her with her comments and several times caused them muct pain by speaking of the agony she was undergoing. At times also she in- sisted on talking of her own funeral. She was anxious to know yesterday whether the rosewood coffin bought 30 years ago was still preserved, say- ing she ished to be buried in it. s her #on, deeply moved, mee! andjtheaw ithoudofithal wintow set patient found strength to tell him to be careful or he account for throwing things on street, which is contr dinance. ‘would be called to the toa city or y erumpled up a serap of paper } { } Shortly afternoon a report sent@y by Central News said Mme. Bernhardt had n unconsciousness. Bil 2 letin Dr. Abbe, noted st cialist’ in uremic poisoning after examining Mme. Bernhardt d claved that her death was merely question of time, “perhaps a fe hours.” Madam Sarah Bernhardt, who n' 70 years of age seemed still a gir known to e land as “the world’s greatest actress.” Wh: dissent there might have been this estim: and however far h cetractors ventured in the tempts ‘to minimize her right that distinction, the numberle:s admirers of the “Divine Sarah remained convinced that never » fore had the stage produced #3 capable of soaring to in the realm cf emotions) cus drama. The work of Mme. Bernhardt was + best where a theme afforded the ', (Continued on Page Three) GOVERNOR TO OPEN MEETING HERE TUESDAY . R. Mitchell of Federal Re- rve Board Speaks a! - Afternoon Meeting TO MEET PARTY. A reception committee consisting of directors of the Association of Com merce and a representative from bank will meet the federal rese representatives at 11:30. They wilt then be entertained at luncheon by the Association of Commerce. A wire received today states thx! the afternoon speakers will be Je R. Mitchell, G. L. Mosher and Murray Guthrie who will speak on <: fat More Wheat Campaign.” Even ing speakers will be Owen on “Pre duction Control;" Bar on “Co-opera tion With Agriculture,” and Walls on the “Co-operative Movement.” The Crookston and Grand For meetings were reported as being ve~: successful, Plung were complete today for th appearance here tomorrow om oh R, Mitchell of Washingtop, D member of the Federal Rue ° Board, and a distinguished party 10 discuss finance and farm conditior with farmers and business men. The afternoon meeting ‘will be opened at the Rialto theater, at .. p. m., with Governor Nestos presid Mr. Mitchell will deliver thr In the evening an open forum din! ner will be held at the McKenzie ho- tel at 6:30. President W. H. Webl: of the A. of C. will preside and P:- ward B. Cox willbe toastmastec Judge W. L. Nuessle and seve members of the Federal Reserve pa ty will make short talks. Curtis L. Mosher, of the Fedcrsl Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, writ: ing of the tour, said: “We first wart to find out what can be done to gi more money out of the 1923. crops, that is the first problem. Then want to devise ways in which Ninth Federal Reserve bank can i of assistance in the ing. of agriculture. Monee ae