The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 31, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Showers tonight and «Friday ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 3 31, 1923 E BISMARCK TRIBUN: FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS VOTE ASKED ON ELECTION LAWS 9, AMERICANS ARE FREED BY BANDIT HORDE Wajor Robert Allen in Letter Declared Captives in Good Health HE OPPOSED FORCE Urged that Peaceful Nego- tiations be Con- tinued Washington, May 31.—Uncondition- al release by Chinese bandits of their captives, Major Robert A. Allen, U.S Army, and W. Smith, was confirmed officially in a dispatch received at the state department today from Con- sul Davis at Linching, The counsul added that the negotiations fer re- lease of the remaining prisoners held “continue favorable.” Minister Schurmann at Peking un- der an earlier date advised the de- partment by cablegram, telling of a Yetter written by Major Allen before his release and opposing rescue by force. “We are all in perfect health,” Major Allen said. “We are well, fated. We are not suffering: We are in no danger.” SLOPE COUNTY \TORESIST CUT IN JUDGMENT Attorney General, George F. Shafer, announced today that former Assist- t Attorney General, Simon, would be in Bismarck, Monday to confer on what further action would be taken in the case of Slope County vs. the State Bonding Fund, William Langer, the special attor- ney hired by the Board of ~ County Commissioners of Slope County was fin Milwaukee, Wisconsin when the decision was announced and upon his return yesterday stated that Slope County would not only resist in every way any attempt to lower the judg- ment for $50,000 as principal, $6000 as interest and all the costs in the , but stated that he has also been ained to sue the Guaranty Fund Commission for $51000 additional. r stated that at’ the .time State Bank of Amidon and the Slope County State Bank of Ami- don closed that they had $101,000 on deposit in the two banks; that the State Bonding Fund had bonded the County Treasurer for only $50,000.00 and that he was going to bring action against the State Guaranty Fund Commission for the rest. , HITS CHILD MARRIAGES, London, May 31.—Child . mai ges may be prohibited in Britain. Parl ment is considering a bill by C. G. Ammon, Labor member, that would forbid marriages of ‘persons under 16, Present legal ages are 14 for mates, and 12 ‘for females.. EVEN STOLE IN JAIL. London, May 31,—Slippers, a towel and other articles she has stolen in prison were found in the possession of a waitress arraigned for. theft at London Sessions. She nad been con- victed no less than thirty times, ac- cording to the records. HE LOVES TO WORK. London, May 31.—Employers of Robert Joseph, 91, a brewery worker at Burton-on-Trent, have won a 30- year battle to compe] him to retire in favor of a younger man. Up until recently he refused to quit. Nothing but work, he said, could satisfy him. ) ARMS SORE, GLAD NOW. Paris, May 31.—Former soldiers are glad now'sthat they were inoculated with anti-typhiod serum during the war. Since an epidemic broke out in Paris, three times as many women ds men have contracted the disease, medical authorities report. CARDINAL SEES PLAY, Brussels, May 31.—Cardinal Mer- ier recently paid his first visit to the heater. He accompanied his clergy to a private performance of the mir- acle play, Guibour, starring Mge. Yvette Guilbert. ‘} DEATH FOR CANNIBALS. Paris, May 31.—Cannibalism in western and central Africa is punish- able by death under a decree just promulgated by the french govern- ment. Cases formerly were dealt with according to local native cus- ms. Sentences frequently were Id. CHORISTER 80 YEARS. : Battersea, Eng. May 31.—Kighty years of canting vice in church choirs ended with the recent death of Joseph Kenningham, 91. For many years he was soloist in Salis- bury Cathedral, He hias sung at e ery Handel Festival since.1862, FIFTY GRANDCHILDREN, London, May 31.—Fifi grandchil- we present at the birthday. party of a nine-ty-year-old woman in Blyth, Northumberland, . “TIGER WOMAN” DECLARES SHE WILL FIGHT FOR LIBERTY AND GOOD NAME! Clara Phillips, on Way Back to Jail, Declares She was Forced To Escape from Los Angeles Bastile by Jess Carson and was Mistreated by Him San Antonio, Tex., May 31—“I will fight to the last court to back my freedom and good name,” Clara murderess” de- his morning in the jc Railway yards here in an interview with an Associated Press representative. In company with her sister, Mrs. Etta Mae Jack- son under sheriff Eugene Biscailus and his wife. and Walter Hunter, a deputy sheriff, the “tiger woman” reached San Antonio at 4:50 a. in. on her way to Los Angeles to serve a term of from 10 years to life at San Quentin for the murder last summer of Mrs. Alberta sieadows. As the train pulled into the sta- tion a special cordon of local offi- cers took charge of the prisond: while Biscailus was besciged by newspaper men and photographers. According to Mrs. Phillips she did not leave the prison at’Los Angeles voluntarily but was forced at the point of a pistol in the hands of Jesse Carson to climb through the window after he had sawed the bars. “During the entire trip from Los Angeles toeHonduras, Carson was brutal to me and my sister. In Mex- ico, especially, where he drank a great deal: he not only bothered us with his attentions-but made a great deal of trouble for us. by his actions which attracted undue attention to our party, the “tiger woman” de- clared. REMARKABLE CAREER OF BISMARCK ‘MANIS COMPILED BY ROTARY CLUB Patrick McHugh, One of Earliest Settlers, was Chief of Police Days of Bismarck. Forty-seven years of residence in Bismarck on the part of Patrick Mc- Hugh, Civil War veteran calls up a rather remarkable career. Rotary club decided to entertain se eral veterans of the war, his record’ was compiled and is of great inter- est. Few citizens are so well known as “Pat” McHugh. For years he was chief of police here and even in those frontier days when men shot at the! drop of a hat, he never carried a gun and with nothing but a “billy” Heuraidedlimany;aMiirceort) aumenotl which had a reputation for gun-play. Mr. McHugh enlisted in Company K, 11th Missouri volunteers, July 21, 1861, at St. Louis, Mo. He served in this regiment until after the battle of Iuka, Miss., which took place in 1862. He was wounded in this bat- tle and sent to Jefferson barracks to convalesce. At this. time Gen. Elliot was or- ganizing the Mississippi Marine Brig- ade, made up principally of conval cents. He obtained his discharg2 from the Eleventh Missouri to enable him to enlist in this brigade, which was composed of ten companies of infantry, a battalion of cavalry: and: one company of artillery. Later he enlisted in Co. F under Capt. Brown. Here he served until! February 1865. He was discharged at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1865, But he was ill at ease out of the| army and enlisted in Hancock's Ve- teran Corps and served until July 1865. After being mustered out there he remained in New York City until 1866 when he enlisted in Com-; pany 1, 18th U. S. Infantry, under Capt. R. P, Hughes. He was sent to Fort Laramie, Col., where the de- tachment was detailed for escort duty to guard a mule and ox train carry-j ing supplies to Fort Phil Kearney. They got as far as Fort Reno on the! Powder River when news was® re- ceived of the massacre at Ft. Kearney under the leadership of the Sioux Chief Red Cloud. He served in the 18th Infantry un- til 1869 when he returned to New York City and re-enlisted in the 20th U. S. Infantry where he served for’ five years. He took part in the build- ing of Fort Totten in 1869 and was stationed there for five years. Upon, being discharged honorably from service at Fort Snelling in 1874 he married and in 1876 he came to Bis- marck, Following are some of. the battles in which he participated: Against Jesse Thrope, Fredrickson, Mo.; Battle of Island No. 10 under Gen. Pope; Battle of Pittsburg Landing; Battles of Current, Mo., and Iuka. New Buildings At State Mill Grand Forks, ¥ May 31-—Work has been started on two additions to buildings at the state mill and ele- vator, by the Northern Construc- tion company of this city according to an announcement made last evén- ing by officials of that company. One of these structures is an adi tion 88 ft, by 41 ft, three stories high, to the south end of the office building. Work on this building was started Monday. The second structure is an addit- ion, 22. ft by 32 ft, to the north end of the warehouse. Work on this building was started several days ago. A covered driveway for the south warehouse will also be installed dur. ing the summer by the local com: pany. Contracts. oe the three buildings which were let a few days ago, total $19,500, ‘it is said. AUDIENCE WITH PRINCE Jamestown, May 31—Miss Bertha Lefor, daughter of Adam A. Lefor, of Lefor, N. D., was ‘recently 1e- ceived in audience by Prince Lud- wig Ferdinand of Bavaria in Munich according to work received by rela- tives at Lefor. Miss Lefor has been studying voice in Munich, under Prof, Frantz Gessner since last fall and -will shortly make her first pub- lic appearance at 9 musical under the auspices of Prince Ferdinand. 1 ‘ During Early, When the! ‘WILL TEST LAW TAKING LAWYER FUND | John Knauff of Jamestown has | been engaged by the State Bar Board ‘to bring suit to determine the con- ‘stitutionality of the legislative act of 1923 appropriating $10,000 from the State Bar funds to purchase books for the state law library. The money in the state bar fund is de- ,rived from the tax on lawyers, and | the fund now amounts to about $17,- 000, FRAUD ABSENT IN BANK CASE, JUDGE DECIDES Kneeshaw Rules Out Allega- tions tn Grand Forks Action | | \ oases | Grand Forks, N, D., May 31—At- ‘tempts to oust John Vallely as re- ‘ceiver of the People’s State bank a defunct Nonpartisan league institu- tion in Grand Forks, and to prevent jthe sale by him and the state bank- ing board of certain assets of the ‘bank, were ruled out by Judge W. J. Kneeshaw of the district court here yesterday. Judge Kneeshaw rules, however, that charges of fraud by the petit- ioners who were represented by Wm. | Lemke - of Fargo, were not estab-- lished. In his formal opinion denying the petition, Judge Kneeshaw holds that nothing had been disclosed to show that the interests of the bank, the stockholders and the depositors were being jeopardized. The order of Judge Kneeshaw in part follows: “The court, having given due con- sideration to the showing made by both plaintiffs and defendants, and ‘to the argument of counsel, upon the close of sai earing and upon the completion of said argument, orally iexpressed the opinion of the court that there was no foundation for any charge that anything had’been done, to interfere with the best interests of the bank-on the part of the said banking. boatd or any other person connected with the administration of its affairs or the affairs of said - bank.” In closing, the order states that, “It is ordered that the motion of the plaintiffs for the issuance of a tem- porary restraining order, and for the removal of the said John Vallely as receiver of said People’s State bank of Grand Forks, be, and the same is hereby denied,” Judge A.-T, Cole of Fargo, on mo- tion of counsel for the intiffs, di- rectors of the defunct bank, issued the order for the defendants te ap- pear and show cause why the in- junction should not be issued. William Lemke or Fargo und Frank B. ‘Feetham .of Grand Forks repre- sented the plaintiffs and Tracy R. Bangs of Grand Forks represynted the defense in the hearing conduct- ed by Judge Kneeshaw. CONFISCATES ALCOHOL Valley City, N. D., May 31—The sheriff ‘here arrested a woman in an automobile and cdpfiscated 20 gallons of alcoho! found in the car. She gave her name as Miss Mary Lindsay and her home in Minnea- polis, She is reticient about where she tame from or where she was go- ing. She was alone at the time of the arrest but officials here believe that & man accompanied her when she arrived here and that ‘he is weeping out of the way ‘to pcre arrest. The woman. refuses to give any information the offi cials report. BAR EXAM. The State Bar Boerd: will hold its next examination for admission to the bar in Grand Forks July 10. FIRST DAMAGE TO 1928 CROP I$ REPORTED, Some Cutworms and Wire- worms are Reported Doing Damage on Missouri Slope - GEN RALLY FAVORABLE Weekly Statements from County Agents Reveal Trend of Year’s Crop cutworm and wireworm damage in # few Missouri Slope counties and dam- age from grasshoppers in the north central part of the state, with the ex- ception of the late season, co! tute the first unfavorable factors af- fecting the 1923 grain crop ip North Dakota, according to reports for the period ending last Saturday received by the North Dakota Extension di- vision from 27 county extension agents, In general, the crop prospects ap- pear to be first class at the present time, however, and unfavorable grow- ing weather is hurrying the crop along to make up for the late start. Probabilities are that weeds will again take a heavy toll of the crop this year, according to the county agents, particularly since many far- mers disced or stubbled in grain due to the lateness of the season and the small amount of fall plowing. Agents are especially pessimistic over the prospects for flax planted on old, weedy land without proper prep- aration of the seed bed. While the reports for last week from nearly every part of the state indicated that rain was needed, the downfall of Monday and Tuesday of this week was quite general, ranging from .04 at Williston to more than an inch in the northeastern part of the state up to 8 a, m. Tuesday. Much of the acreage left from the reduction of wheat will be devoted to summer-fallow, corn, alfalfa and sweet clover, while many of the en- thusiasts who planned largeacreages of potatoes last year have aban- doned this crop and considerably more flax will be grown. Individual reports from 27 county extension agents for the period end- ing last Saturday follow: McLEAN. “Three days of windy weather dur- ing the week dried out the ground and a good inch of rain wsuld bene fit the crops. Seeding during the week included a small amount of wheat but mostly oats, barlox/ corn and flax, Smalj grain is doing fi and some corn is three inches high, but all would be helped by rain. Win ter rye is beginning to head out. Al- falfa will be cut in about 15 days. Brome gtass pastures are: in excel- lent condition.” A, L, Norling, Wash- burn, EDDY. “A reduction of nearly 30 per cent in the wheat acreage is now apparent The crop is from two to three inches high and shows a good stand and is well stooled. The excess acreage has been devoted mostly to summer-fal- low, alfalfa and corn. Wild oats arc showing up already in some of the grain fields. Most of the oats is up and about 80 per cent of the barley js in the ground. Some early flax was frozen back by night frosts and a smal] amount has killed out. As much of the flax has been sown on old, weedy land, the outcome of this crop is speculative. Alfalfa and sweet clover are in excellent condition, and a very large acreage is being devoted to these crops this yei A. Petersen, New Rockford. BARNES. “Seeding of wheat is practically finished, corn planting is general, but considerable acreage of flax und barley remains to be sown. The corn acreage will be increased over last year, and there will be s decrease of from 25 to 40 per cent in the potato acreage. As a rule, alfalfaand sweet clover are in good condition.” T. X. Calnan,’ Valley City. CASS, “Practically all of the small grain and most of /the corn is in, and po- tato planting is now general. Stands are fair with some fields spotted due to lack of rain at the time of seed- ing. Pastures are coming ¥nicely. Fair weather prevailed during the week.” Wm. Guy, Fargo. GOLDEN VALLEY. “Corn is a little later than last year and is just coming through the ground. Grain is stooling out well and at present all crop indications are favorable. Weather during the week was warm with no rain. Cut- worms and wireworms are again at work, but the late jon has some- what hampered their development.” J.C, Russell, Bea GRANT. “Planting of corn and breaking of ground for flax has occupied the far- mers for the past week. Warm weath- ey caused a rapid growth of crops and meadows. Several farmers re- port cutworm damage in wheat, but this condition is not general.” R. C. Newcomer, Carson. ADAMS. “Farmers are busy: breaking land! and seeding flax at present, but un- less there is a rainfail in the near (Coatinued on Page 2) Fargo, May 3{.—Reports of some. Millionaire Is Unrepentant As He Goes To Jail, | Vineyardist Says Govern-| ment Encouraged Him in| Business And Then Took it! Away. : | | | i THEODORE G ER By NEA Service Oakland, Calif,, May expressed belief ‘that do not go to jail," is Theodore r of thi Gier, 60, millionaire serving 90 days in county prison for violation of prohi- bition laws. But Gier is unrepentant. “For years” he says, “the govern- ment encouragéd me in my business and then, overnight, they tried to take it away from me. In a case like 31—An oft “millionaires hattered by city. | vineyardist, | Alamanda, that, what would a man do?” The wealthy grape-grower has) entertained two presidents of the United States and owns a decoration bestowed by the former Kaiser Wil- helm of Germany. “How am I a lawbreaker?” he! asks. “The prohibition law is really not a law at all; it is just something that the minority slipped over on the | majority.” DR.GILMORE | TAKES PLACE: Joins Staff of Noted American) Museum of New York H Dr. M. R. Gilmore has decided to accept an invitation to join the staff of the Museum of the American in- dian after considering for several s the invitajion extended by the director of that body, he said today. Dr. Gilmore resigned his position as curator of the State Historical So- ciety, effective June 30, and will con- tinue until that date although urged to take up the work with the Museum on June 1. Dr. Gilmore’s work will be research in the material culture of the Indian tribes of the Missouri river region. He -will spend the ‘summer in North Dakota, continuing studies he had already begun, will move to Nebraska later and into Oklahoma in the late fall. The winter he will spend at the/ Museum in preparation of his field notes. The Museum of the American In-) dian, one of a group of museums at! Broadway and 155th street, New York, occupies a building costing several million dollars. Its studies of the Indian include in its scope the entire western hemisphere. Dr. Gilmore also will begin prepar- ation of articles he has been asked to} contribute to the publication of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington,; D. C. and writings of tribal ials for the Bureau of American Eth- nology. Pugh To Hear Disbarment Case Judge homes H. Pugh of Dickin- son has been named referee to hear; disbarment charges against J. ©. Bryans, Mohall attorney, by the su- preme court. Formal charges against Mr. Bryans have been approved by the supreme court. They include the charge that he! violated his duties as attorney in that he counselled and maintained ac- tions, proceedings and defenses which were unjust, that he wrongly em- ployed for the purpose of maintain- ing cases confided in him, means well known to be wholly inconsistent with truth, that he sought to mislead judges by artifice that he encouraged commencement and continuance of actions in courts from motives of self interest, that he conspired with Wil- liam Clifford of Mohall with the in- tent to deceive courts, that he com- thitted the crime of sub-ordination of perjury, that he started suits in the names of persons without their con- sent. The specifications include tite names of Henry H. Westlie, H. H. Nordn Anna E. Shaw, M. F. John- son. in Whose names: he ig alleged to have started suits against the Na- tional Union Fire Insurance Co., of Pittsburgh Telfer consent. In iste case, it is alley settlement al- dy had .been de on the policy when the suit. started, Pa Ba ILL "expected {da | He had been in a semi {Mr. Kitchin shortly tered a hospital at Albany, N. Y., where he underwent an operation. The operation was pronounced successful and = Mr. Kitchens friends thought he soon would be able to resume the _leader- lane resulted in his death today. Leago June 19 and 20, and has asked | Nestos of North Dakota, ‘jled thru the front of the coupe and ye [FORMER DEMS | COESTO SENATE LEADER DIES AT HIS HOME! Claude Kitchin, Who Piloted | House Majority During War Succumbs FOR LONG TIME Influenza and Resultant Pneu- monia Lead to Fatal Complications Wilson, N. C., May 31 tive Claude Kitchin, Representa former minor ity leader in the House of Repre- sentatives, died at 6:14 o'clock this morning. Mr. Kitchin whose death had been hourly for the last three had been sinking shortly be midnight last night and the came peacefully this) mornin nscious con dition since Monday. The will be at the old home of the de ceased at Scotland Neck, North Car- olina, probably tomorrow afternoon Dr. C. A. Woodward said Mr. Kit- chin's death was the culmination of complications which developed after he suffered a stroke of paralysis in 1920, On e end the advice of his physic afterwards en- ship in the ho Shortly after his return to Washington he again was! attacked by dizzy spells and last year he returned to his home to take | {a long rest. During the winter Mr.| Kitchin contracted influenza which | developed into pneumonia and left a stomach trouble which grew worse | PREUS CALLS WHEAT CONFAB Yifty Delegates From North Dakota Asked for Con- ference Governor“J. A. 0. Preus of Minne sota has launched a movement for a National Wheat Conference in Chi- Govérnor Nestos of North Dakota and governors of several other states, who are named on the committee on call, to select delegates to attend the conference. Fifty delegates from North Dakota are wanted. Governor Preus, in his statement, says that “the dissatisfied condition of a large portion of our agricultural population today is very largely due to the price of wheat, which measyr- ed by the cost of production or by the purchasing value of the farmer's dollar, is lower today than in a half- century past. “Failure to bring relief to the far- mer from his present situation will have a serious effect upon every other industry and upon the consum- ing public,” he continued, “A fair price for the wheat crop means pur- chasing power to the farmer, smok- ing chimneys for American factories and a dull dinner pail for American workers.” The committee on call is: Gover- nor Preus, Governor Smal] of Illi- nois, Governor Davis of Kansas, Gov- ernor Hyde of Missouri, Governor Governor Donahey of Ohio, Governor Walton of Oklahoma, Senator Capper of Kan- sas, Senator-elect Copeland of New York, President Bradfute of the American Farm Bureau, President Barrett of the National Farmers’ Union, Sherman Lowell, Master American Grange; Geo, E. Chamber- lain, U. S. Shipping Board; Aaron Sapiro, counsel in agricultura] eco- nomics, ‘. YOUTH KILLED Fargo, May 31—Theodore Olson, 22, student at Concordia college, Moorhead, was instantly killed short- ly after 10 p. m, Tuesday when the coupe in which he was riding was hit by Northern Pacific passenger train No. 8 at the Fourth street crossing in Moorhead. | He was alone in the car at the time and eyewitness- es declared he was not driving fast} but apparently was relying on the fact that the gates were open as a sign that there was no danger. He appeared to notice the onrush- ing train but realizing it was too late to stop -he speeded up and almost got clear. The train engine hit the rear right wheel of the coupe, hurling the car against the steel and con- crete gate post on the east side of the street. The right side of the car was: completely demolished from the impact with the post. Olson hurt- landed on the middle of the east side walk. funeral] ° FREAK CALF. Coxwold, Eng., May 31.—A calt ‘two heads and three ears. born to 2. cow owned by R. F. Barker} h Alva B. Adams, Pueblo, Col., has heen appointed to the U, S. Senate to succeed the late Senatom S. D. Nicholson. Adams, appainted — by Governor W. E, Sweet, is the first native Coloradoan to represent the state in the higher house at the capital, 200 ATTEND K.C. BANQUET IN BISMARCK Large Number from = Sur- rounding Towns Join in Initiation and Ceremonies RADICALS FIGHT St. Paul Speaker Traces for Knights Danger of Forces At Work in U.S. A number of inspi triot given at the Knights of Columbus banquet at the Grand Pacific following ational and pa- addresses were hotel yesterday even- ing, the initiation of a class of forty-nine candidates into the order yesterday. There were 200 at the banquet. iding at the banquet was Rev. J. A. Slag. Dr. A Faber of Mott, the first speaker on the program, de- livered an address on je Ameri- can Citizen,” emphasizing the op- portunities and duties of a loyal citizen in his community. Wm, D. Jamieson, professor of elo- cution at St. Thomas College, St. Paul, discussed “Knighthood” in con- nection with Memorial Day. He out- lined the dangers of the radical ele- ments opposing the government and concluded his address with va Lous suggestions of how to counteract this influence, John Flannagan of St. Paul spoke on “Experiences,” their value in de- veloping character and in directing the course of one’s life. J. L. Sulli- van of Mandan delivered an interest- ing addre: A num tions were r of fine musical selec- given. Donald MacDon- ald gave a violin solo, the K. C. quartet vocal selection, Howard Me- laney, a vocal selection, and the K. C. orchestra directed by Donald Mac Donald gave several fine num- bers. The work of two degrees were put on by the K. C. drill team from St. Paul, Those composing the team were: Wn] D. Jamison, state deputy; J, C. Flanagan, district deputy; M. J. Cashel, Lee McMahon, Clarence Roch, Thomas Neubel, John Downey, Ber- nard Duffy, M. H, Morarity, and Charles Mullen. Jamestown ‘Man Chosen As State Deputy of K. of C. Devils Lake, May 31—F. E. Mallick of Jamestown was elected state de- puty of the North Dakota Coungil Knights of Columbus, at the annual meeting held at Lakewood park here. Minot was chosen as the 1924 meeting place. Eleven councils, Knights of Columbus, from the state were represented at the meeting, there being-delegates present from Devils Lake, Langdon, Jamestown, New Rockford, Bismarck, Dickinson, Williston and Minot. Fire Department Called. The fire department was called out last night at Broadway, near the Au- ditorium, where the automobile of Tom O'Connor was on fire. He had trouble with the car and in looking for it by of a match dropped the match, gas and oil igniting. With the aid of others he put out the fire, smothering it with sand, before the department arrived. FRENCH ORDER REVOKED. Rome, May 31.—Compulsory teach- ing of French in Itauan schools has been abolished by Premier Mussolini. Instead, each pupil must be taught one of several foreign languages. , English is included in the list, PETITIONS ON LAWS FILED IN STATE OFFICE Referendum Is Asked on Three Election Laws Enact- ed by Legislature LEAGUE MAY NOT FILE Question of Sufficiency of Petitions and Opposition To Filing Shown ——_ Petitions bearing more than the required number of names, according to R. W. Frazier were filed with the Secretary of State at 2:15 p. m. asking for a referendum vote on three elec- tion laws, Petitions bearing over 9,000 name will be filed this afternoon for referendum vote on the three tnaj: election laws of the 1923 general a sembly, R. W. Frazier of Crosby charge of referendum petitions, sa before noon today. Petitions for vote of the people senate bill No. 233, providing f. non-political state elections, w tain 8,209 names, he said, or J names more than the 7,000 r. quired to hold up operation of th law until it is voted on, Petitions for vote on house b) No. 285 providing for a “Unite States Ballot” and separate primay on all federal offices, will conta 8,630 names and petitions for vo on house bill No, 282 providi: methods of electing precinct comm teemen and organization of sta party committee will contain 8,47 names Mr, Frazier asserted all nam had been check closely. League Action Uncertain Whether petitions for the re erendum on six laws, — includir the major banking laws of the 192 embly, will -be filed by. Nonpart leaguers was in question thi morning. Chairman W. J Church of the Nonpartisan Leagu: left. Bismarck without having com pleted the petitions. Short of name: he sent! out numerous telegrams fo: petitions and they were arriving ot every mail. Being called to a meet ing elsewhere tonight he left the petitions in charge of Mr. Frazier who said that he would not know how many signers there were un- til a check was made this afternoon Mr. Frazier frankly is against th proposed league referendum, declar ing that if 10 laws are submitte there will not be the opportunity £ discussion of the election laws whi he desires. He said he underst«: that Governor Nestos would cal special election, whereas his pe ions asked for a vote in Novem} 1924, and that in a spe elect the number gught to be limited insure proper ‘discussion, or the ti far distant. Governor Nestos 1 made no statement of his attitud F. 0. Hellstrom of Bismarck <or days ago filed 7,440 names on a p n for referendum of the levis!» tive act validating the settlement bank taxes during the years 1! 1920 and 1921 when no law. exis: under which ithe state bank st could be taxed. Opinion Asked Deputy Secretary of State M. \\ Duffy said that the count in iis office tallied witn Mr. Helstror and that the Governor's office h requested his office to seek opin of Attorney-General Shafer on situation arising from the fact t! some of the petitions of Hellsti: named a different committee for } itioners than others. es Five petitions bearing about { names for referendum on elect) laws were received at the Secreti: of State’s office from a Demoersti« committee composed of J. Nel Kelly, Grand Forks; E. J. Hugh« Dickinson; John Scraska, Minot; ( W. McHose, Fargo, and Fred M. Ax derson of Minot. Gives Address Where He Aided Building Schools Grand Forks, May 31—E. J. Tay lor, secretary of thg state supreme court, former county superintendent of schools, Grand Forks county ‘and later state superintendent, will give the presentation address and pres- ent the diplomas at the county eizi th grade commencement exercise: to be held at Larimore on Saturday af- ternoon in connection with Play Day. Mr. Taylor, in a letter to Miss M. Beatrice Johnstone, in which ‘he ac- cepts an invitation to come here Sat- urday, expresses his interest in the public schools of the county, over which he had charge for six years, and his appreciation of the fact that he as been chosen: to present the diplomas cag the first county com- mence! be held for ‘eighth grade in this county. In order that ‘aveommodations dr meals at th e Play Day exercises may meet with the requirements of the crowd, the: Ladies’ Aid society of foe Larimore Presbyterian church, it. is announced, will serve dinners on thet date. f