The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 8, 1923, Page 1

fartly cloudy to-night and Satz urday, possibly showers. WEATHER FORECASTS | ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1928 | FINAL EDITION | PRICE FIVE CEN WATER CASE PARLEY ARRANGED ‘PHONE, GRAIN “RATES T0 BE J INVESTIGATED State Railroad Commission’ Orders General Probes | Undertaken TO HOLD HEARINGS, Grain Rates to Grand Forks: ¥ Mill Also Will Be Inves- tigated General investigations into the} telephone rates of the principal com-| panies in North Dakota and into rail- n freight rates in intrastate shipments will be conducted by the} ailroad commission, it was an- nounced today by Chairman Frank } Miiho! i. i The probe into telephone rates of the Northwestern Bell and the North Dakota Independent Telephone Co., controlling most of the principal ex- changes and toll lines, will culminate in a general hearing, probably in road gr: H. Morris, chief engineer of the ission, and accountants, have one to Omaha, Neb. to ascertain facts from records of the Bell com- pa ates now in effect, Mr. Mil- hollan said, are rates approved by the federal court and are an increase over rates approved by the commis- ~ysion. The purpose of the investiga-| p Hion is to re operating expenses | P and revenues since the court decision} and probably to fix new rates. Notice ha been served on rail- is operating in the state that an tion into the intrastate zrain rate shipments and also the rates from all points in the state to where the state mill is located, will be held. will be in the latter and ele This probably part of July. The hearing will be with a view of ordering any adjustments in found desirable and reasonable. ‘DAIRY TOUR IS ENDORSED Department of Agri- culture to Aid State Eee The state department of agricul- ture hus been requested by Governor Nestos to cooperate in securing at- tendance of farmers at the dairy de- monstrations to be conducted on the Northern Pacific special dairy train which will travel {through Minnesota orth Dakota and Montana, making ee for exhibition purposes at Val- ley City, Jamestown, Mandan and Dickinson, and probably at Bismarck for a Sunday rest. The project was endorsed by the Governor, and Secretary Cox is ar- ranging for cooperation from all agencies with which the Governor's is in touch, the Governor re- garding it as a big effort to develop the rapidly growing dairy industry of the state. 70 RESCUED FROM U.S. SHIP ) Mine-Sweeper Goes on Rocks; Is Total Loss Seattle, Wash., June 8.—Rescue of 70 men from the mine-sweeper Car- dinal of the U, S. Navy. clinging to the shaggy rocks of the Chiraof Is- land in the Pacific Ocean 10 miles south of the,Alaskan peninsula was to be attempted at daybreak today. The Cardinal was given up for a total loss. The oil tanker Cuyama of the navy and the exploration steamer Discoverer of the coast and geodetic were standing by. The Discoverer, which arrived soon after the Cardinal hit yesterday, struck the rocks herself in attempt- ing a rescue. The Cardinal had gone north to join a fleet of submarines which are to tour Alaskan waters and was 150 miles from her companions. Bond Paym Payments Made Schools —— The state board of university and school lands, obtaining funds from the retirement of state bonds before maturity by State Treasurer Steen, - paid $56,000 to Oakes special school district No, 38 for bonds pur; chased, an The payment will aid in settling a difficulty arising in Oakes where a school was built on the promise of funds being forthcoming, and funds did not become available. The board also paid $2,000 to Ziner district No. 4, Dunn county, and Alderman dis- trict. No. 78, Barnes county, on hon s issues, Though one horsepower is sup- pesed to represent the power of an 4a ge horse, it is an overestimate, al p. engine really representing the equivalent strength of only 62-3 average hor: Teddy Roosevelt would have been proud of E. Bernhoft and wife of Akra, N Here they are With their fifteen children. bit toward perpetuating the race. Bernhott family ought to have a good football team all its own, as there's eleven boys. and. Mama Bernhoft are natives of Ice WHEAT CONFAB IN CHICAGO JUNE. 19-20 R. Fields of International Receives Copy of Call For Fair Price Conference “A fair price for the wheat crop” is the goal ‘of the Whe: to Chie National t held at next. It of this national cam- n consump | be 20 outgrowth Conference June 19 that the ence will paign to stimuls and is hoped confer- be a great e Americ tion of wh nd its accompan ing farm’ products. It is to be. public, conference, in of Il of a committee cluding the governors seven the principal grain states, one Un ed States senator and one senator- elect, and the heads of the three! great furm organizations, A copy of the call for the confe ence has been received by P. R Fields, Branch ager of the In-| ternational Harvester Company — of America in Bismarck. The problem which the National Wheat Conference hopes to solve,” said M elds, “vitally affects every person living in the United State As the committee calling the con-, feren ys, more than ten million of-our men, women and children are directly inte ted in the production of wheat, Indirectly one of us Americans has a similar and im- portant interest in the wheat crop and the price it brin; “It is pointed out by the conte ence call committee that the Pp duction or by the pure! ng power of ‘the farmer's dollar, is lewer* now than in the last fifty years, “As a matter of fact, agriculture is so far out of line with other in- dustries that the entire market price of an average acre of wheut will pay a Chicago bricklayer’s wage for only a day and a half. “Quoting the call, ‘a fair price for the wheat crop means purchas- ing power to the farmer, chimneys for Amreican factories a full dinner pail for American worker,’ “The men who have called this conferenee are convinced that Am- erica cannot sell her surplus wheat crop in the open markets of the world at a profitable price. The purpose of this gathering is ° to adopt ways and means to provide a profitable outlet in our own coun- try for the surplus wheat by simu- lating consumption of wheat and its accompanying farm products, “The character and aims of this conference are amply guaranteed by. the names of the men signing the call. They are, Governors Preus of Minnesota, Small of Illinois, Davis of Kansas, Hyde of Missouri, Nestos of North Dakota, Donahey of Ohio, and Walton of Oklahoma United States Senator Capper of Kansas, United States Senator-Efect Cone- land of New York, President Bar- rett of the National Farmers’ Union, President Bradfute of the American Farm Bureau Federation, S, J. Low- el, Master National Grange, George E. Chamberlain of the United States Shipping Board, ‘and Aaron Sapiap, Counsel in Agricultural Economics, “The conference is to be wide open to the public. If there is any citi- zen of this community who would like ‘to attend, I am authorized to say that if he will-write or tele- raph to Governor J. A, Preus, Roo 180,. State Capitol, St. Paul, Minne- sota, he will receive a personal in- vitation. “This will be ‘a conference of the most intense interest, and it is hoped that its results will have much to do with our individual and national prosperity in the future.” Speake at Hebron J. M. Devine addressed a large ‘crowd at Hebron today on Diversified Farming.; He has’ several other dates’ inthe near future, . i , measured by the cost of pro- smoking | nd} [RISK DECISION | _ IS MODIFIED ie | The supreme court has modified | and remanded to the district court of Hettin; the case of Mrs.! Frank L. ainst the Wo men’s Compens Bur appealed ,by the latter. Gotehy died after, ity "was claimed, he suffered injuries from being struck on the toby pulley while working for the Re Cooperative Equity | Exchan b held it was not shown Jan lent while in the empl \the. used his death jother defects in the applicatior denied liability. NEW CRASH ON _ CURB MARKET a der and nd CAUSES STIR -| District Attorney Rushes As-' | sistant to House to Seize | The Records i ney who is investi charges of bucketing against krupt called on the Banton, brokerage houses, today police to aid him in ing records of the curb n .L. Winkelman and © {which disappeared a few minutes atl ‘ter an involuntary bankruptey_ peti- | ition had been filed. Mr. Banton ru ke Aséistant Distriet Attorney Gibbs ito the Winkleman house the erash had been reported. — Mr. | id he was informed that se presumably ree- | had been taken! soon as} orl Of Go erainyan ‘away from the offic The failure af the Winkleman fir ithe largest on the New York curb] | market, intensified Mr. Banton’s cam-/ tign against brokerage houses al-! leged to have been operated in aj questionable manner. U. S. District | j Attorney Hayward also has made an investigation, alleging conspiracy to ‘defraud investors | Liability in pe tary ba y 750,000 and the a ‘SCHNEIDER'S CASE DELAYED, Valley City, N. D, June 8.—Trial of Kasimir Schneider, accused of slaying his wife by poisoning last June, was postponed unti] Monday in district court today on order of the court. This is the second ttial of Schneider, The first disagreed. The case was transferred here on a change of venue asked by Schneid- er, ions for involun- alleged at $1,- of $1,500,000. I | | | i Returned to City Mrs. Julius Aandahl, charged with kidnapping, was brought back from Billings, Montana, by Sheriff Acastrom and wife and has retained counsel to resist the action. Three others alleged in the party and held in Billings were allowed to continue cneir journey so fong as they re- mained outside the state. fand Glen Ullin. | college; They’ve Done a Lot for Uncle Sam | D. For they've done their few more years and the Both papa and , FARM SURVEY ON SLOPE I8 TO BE HELD To Diteniine Methods By | Which Some Farmers Are Successful Fargo, N. D., To deter | mine the methods by which some far- essful over a period of Slope, coun- June 7. ; mers are Suce ars in the Missouri ties in urvey | condueted beginning June 20 at Man ‘dan by the farm management depart- men of the North Dakota Agricul- | tura] college and the bureau of agri- cultural economics of the U. S. de- partment of agriculture, according to an announcement made by Rex E. Willard, who will be in charge. About 200 farms in seven countics will be surveyed by a field staff of seven peeple. The? surve,” will be gin at Mandan, June 20, ang other points to be visited in Morton county will include farms near New Salem From there it will to Richardton, in Stark county, and the workers wil] reach Dickinson July 1. They will work south from that city into New Enx- land, Amidon, ohhame, Bowman, Het- tinger, Mott, Carson, ang will end at Flasher, nabs Members of the surveying will include Rex Willard, T. S. proceed arty hor- |finnson and Hutzel Metzger of the | farm management department at the Mrs, Hutzel Metzger, who will act as statis Reynoldson who is in charge of field urve for the bureau of agricul- tural economies, and two 4: They will travel in two c: three men in each party. included in the above itinerary are Morton, aan Slope, Bowman, Adams and Grant. Counties ROADS INTO CITY GRADED Department Improves Streets On Outskirts of City Improvements to several roads leading into the city for the benefit of farmers has been completed by the city street department. The de- partment has been using in the work a caterpillar tractar obtained from the surplus war equipment of the highway commission which, accord- ing to Commissioner French, has enabled the city to do the work much cheaper than by former methods, The river road was graded as far as Ward's and a culvert put in. The Burnt Creek road was extend- ed to provide an entrance into the city on Second street, avoiding a big hill. A culvert was put in. East Thayer street near the city limits was graded and a culvert put in, The road to St. /Mary's cemetery was graded. CALLED HOME BY FATHER’S DEATH, AND FINDS FATHER VERY MUCH ALIVE For the second time a young man has been called to his home on the “north line’ out of Mandan by re- port that his father was déad, and on arriving found the report a hoax. Jake “Bat” Krause, ‘pugilist, was called from Billings, Montana, to Hazen, being informed his father was. dead, and ‘on arriving in Man- dan, telephoned to his home~ and found his father: very much. alive. ’ Krause received a telegram in Bil- lings, Montana, from his Manager, Eddie Doherty,‘ in’ Sweet Grass, Montana, with the information. Doh- erty had receiyed a telegram that Krause's father was dead. Krause has not yet obtained details from Doherty. Last year a youth was called home by a telegram announcing that his father was dead, but found the re- Port untrue. He entered suit aginst the telegraph company jand was awarded $100 damages. The name of the sender was never learned. North Dakota, an individual | of successful farms will be | FRENCH PRESS SHY ATGERMAN DEBT PROPOSAL Premier Poincare Is Reported | ‘To Have Called Proposition “Ridiculous” | WANT RUHR. EXPENSES Feel That Much Progress Has Been Made 1 | | Toward a Settlement | | | i | | Germans Par June &--Premier Poine: upon reading the German repar: tions note is reported to have call- ed it “ridiculous”, The newspapers j with eption of extremist organs, jtake same attitude. The six leading [papers of Paris apply to the mem- oranda such epithets admi ieee and “unacceptable and “not eding a rey Le Satan finds that the note has te appearance of a challenge, so reatly does it fail to recognize the situation, The anti-mini al L'Overeau says the propo: ions are objectionable in many way: especially the suggestion for a mora- torium of four years in which France would receive nothing, not even the expynse of the Ruhr occupation, The newspapers devote themselves x discussion of whether anything than a formal acknowledge- of the memorandum received be sent to France and Bel- Whether a joint allied reply will be dispatched or whether the allies will discuss the question in supreme council, f political to | more tment | would rium. LONDON’S VIEWS London, June &---The new German reparations note has created a gen- favorable impression in the ndon newspapers, most of which regard it distinct advane over any previous proposal, The suggestion of a conference at which Germany would be represented meets with the approval of a me jority of commentato: Considerable doubt expressed us to whether unce can be brought into line with the oth lies. Sone of the editorial writers believed that she will reject the new proposal as flatly as she rejected the last. ie as oa is THINK PROGRESS MADE Rome, June 8—The newspaper Messagaro says that the new propos- als of Chancellor Cuno are still far from realizing that it is nee ssary for a possible understanding with the allies, even taking asa. basi their most moderate claims as set forth in the memorandum Premier Mus-olini presented at London. The only noticeable improvement, con- tinues the paper, is that in the new note Germany no longer asks for evacuation of the Ruhr. NOT SATISFACTORY Berlin, June 8—Reichstag leaders believe the note delivered at the al- lied capitals yesterday marked an advance over the German govern- ment’s previous reparation communi- cations especially since it more tirm- ly stresses the Right’s good-will and readiness to arrive at the solution of the problem and also because the subject of guarantees is’ given in concrete form, Despite this parliamentary circles are not displaying an excessive op- timism concerning the reception of the memorandam by the creditor powers. In these quarters it is be- lieved that France effectually block- ed any attempt by England to create a favorable atmosphere for early negotiations by seeking to influence Belgium and Italy. i? THE WEATHER | For Bismarck and vicinity: Part- ly cloudy tonight and Saturday, pos- sibly showers, not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, possibly show- ers west portion, not much change in temperature. General Weather Conditions No decided change in conditions has occurred during the past twenty- four hours. The high pressure area has moved slowly eastward and now covers the Lake Region, A “Low” has made its appearance in the ex- treme northwest, and will result in somewhat unsettled weather. Corn and Wheat. Stations. High ‘Low Preci, Amenia. . 78 440 C BISMARCK. o Cc Bottineau . 0 ¢. Devils Lake oc Dickinson . oc Ellendale 0 Cl; Fessenden ..... oc Grand Forks . oc Jamestown 0 PC Langdon 9Cc Larimore oc Lisbon . oc Minot .. oc Napoleon 450 C Pembina 480 C Williston ... 7 58 0 PC Moorhead .... 74 50 0 PC rris W. Roberts. MOTORMAN HELD AFTER LEAVING CAR WHICH DASHES DOWN HILL, STRIKES BUILDING, KILLS GIRL New Yogk, June 8.—Patrick Me. Nelis, a motorman, was held for homicide today charged with having deserted his car last night when the power failed ang it plunged eight blocks down one of the steepest hills in the city, killed a young girl, seri- ously injured four other persons and nade homeless 16 families who livea in a brick tenement partially de molisheg by the crash. Just as it reached the top of a long hill near Columbia university the power failed. The motorman, ac- cording to his report to the police, applied the brakes but the vehicle started backward down the hill, rap- Woman Takes Out $2,000,000 Life Insurance; Chicago, June 8—A two dollar life insurance policy, said to be the largeat ever issued to a woman | in the United States, out by Mrs. Evelyn Marshall wife of Marshall ld the third Chicago, it became known here today has been ALL OFFICERS — MUST ENFORCE POOL HALL ACT: Attorney - General Calls Upon Local Officials to Aid | Department ' PROBE LICENSE Weeding Out Process at Start Is Proposed Under New Policy Local officers in the state are to be asked to “O. K.” persons applying, volve depositor, for state licenses to operate pool- rooms and dance halls, Attorney-General George F. Shat. er, announcing a new polic ing out” undesirables b are granted, h: all mayors, sherif and all peace officers plaining the’ plan All licenses issued by censing department expire June and new licenses are to be issued: from July 1. The state licensing law provides that the Attorne: eral shall examine the — “fitnes and suitability of the place and pe son desired to be lic and that | he shall refuse a license “to any per- | son or place where it appears that the punlicant is un improper person to be so licensed.” “Heretofore it has been the custom} of this Department to grant such 1i- censes as a matter of course, upon the filing of the proper application, without examination into the qualifi- cations of each applicant, or making other investigation,” says the letter! of the Attorney “I propose! to exercise greater care in the mat- ter of granting licenses by this de-| partment, particularly in the case of applicants for pool hall and dance! hall licenses. Duty of Officers “It is not possible, however, with the limited staff of this department, to investigate each of the several thousand applications, which are an-! nually filed in this office, and so 1 must depend considerably upon the! assistance and cooperation of the State's ‘Attorneys and police officers of the state in administering the law as the legislature intended it should be administered.” Quoting the 1923 law which made all officers responsible for enforce- ment of the state license law Mr, Shafer saig to the officers “you will, therefore, see that you are vested with the same powers and duties to enfore@ this Act as rest upon the of- ficers of this department.” Asks O. K. Mr. Shafer states to the officers that “I am, therefore, going to ad-| vise you, from time to time of the names of persons who apply for li-; censes to operate pool halls and! dance halls or pavilions, under this law, in your jurisdiction, and will ask you to give me your advice and re- commendation with respect to each application. Whenever you advise, either that the application should be refused, or recommend a special in- vestigation, I will cause the issuance of the license to be held up until an investigation is made and a hearing had thereon.” Fotmer Premier In Collapse Paris, June 8—Former Premier Rene Viviani suffered a fainting spell of “weed- ‘ore licenses , da letter to} s of poh in the state ex-| the state li- 30, GUARANTYFUND million | | trict court I ‘anty jwhile pleading a case in court this afternoon and was taken to his home in a stpte of collapse. More: than 35,000 square miles in Alaska have been set aside by the government as a naval oil teserve, Officials whose business causes them to remain overnight at Sing Sing ‘are entitled to demand accom- modation in the prison, OFFICERS OF COMPANY WILL. PRESENT CASE idly gathering momentum. The mo torman jumped and a male passenger | followed him, leaving three girls and au Woman in the The trolley, go- | y ” ny 60 miles an hour, struck an open | Valuation of New Plant and switeh at the foot of the hill, tore Vedat, along the street and at a curve City’s Offer Expected to smashed away.the front of the brick and was finally crush ed beneath the falling debris McLaughlin, Be Discussed 13, Wi roing ay . “, toward the candy shop in the base, {GOING OVER FIGURES ment when she saw the wild car rush- Y ing toward her. As th tore into}, ‘ s the building she was crushed by fall. | Engineer For Water Company ae ie and hrown beneath the Takes Up Figures As To Plant Valuation Members of the committee ty commission, and the offi jof the Bismarck Water Supply Com- pany will talk over the water works situation in the citizens’ SUITS WILL BE STARTED HERE} me room tonight. Judge George P. Flannery of Si Paul, executor of the Alexander Me- Kenzie estate, who is also president of the Northwestern Trust Comp ae : ‘ of St. Paul, and administrator William Lemke to Institute | the James J. Hill extute today asked Suits on Behalf of Several the ¢ commission for a meeting. h the problem might be gone Depositors | Judge Flannery and Pierce Butler, Jr, came here yesterday. ued Tee »| Judge Flannery said this morning |CHARGES — ARE - MADE) that’ Superintendent Kelsey of the ! St. Paul Company, who has by the water Funds of Commission Placed) been called previous! ¢ company in the ri In Insolvent Banks, Charge | and Mr. Butler, Made in Petition | going: over the various figur to the valuation of the plant today, and wished to meet the city commission to talk over the matter. Asked concerning possible Charging that the North Dakota Guaranty Fund Commission has used legal | money under its control for unlaw- | action by the water gompany to res- ful ang speculative purposes and that |ttain the city from the sale of it has deposited money in insolvent | bonds and warrants, or from pro- banks and banks of questionable sol- | ceeding with the building of a new y and that it has not paid de-| Plant, Mr, Flannery said that “I hope in closed banks, suits asking {tO avoid litigation, That has always for a total of $15,000 will be filled in | been my attitud ‘sabi sigh county in behalf of deposi- | | The commission last Monday several defunct banks in the |@ecided upon an offer of $260,000 Vata according to petitions being in-|f0" the present plant of the com stituted by William Lemke of Fargo. {Pay and dispatched it to the water Two suits already have been pre- {COMPANY asking for a reply by June | pared and others will be filled in the |}! when bids will be received for the sale of warrants and bonds. ‘The next week or two. The suits filed in- Fameisgaciod ‘ in the Citizens State {Comission was given extension un- til June 12 by seme contractors be- ank which closed its banks in 1922, | and the Scandinavian-American bank | oe the Demet stone ya aed of Fargo which closed in 1921. All| + hea oe a ie eee of the actions are against Governor | Tht Whole matter with respect ty i Ae Ce purchase of the plant of the com- Rovere @. a, Mein eae 3 pany must be settled by Monday be meen night under the present arrange- vertson, as members of the Guaranty | ments. Fund Commission. No suits had, been filed ,in the dis- re or petitions received by authorities,’ it said at noon te /BXTEND HUNT MURDERED MAN ya Ge GEL $5 posited in a closed bank. fund body was upheld b Blue-eyed Hold-up Is Being Hunted Outside of State Of Illinois rate | ond the rate provided | ulations was promised nsonius, who deeided that a of interest be: by law and MeQuerry. Important Su Two of the suits instituted ike were in the hands of the sher: iff for service today. Governor N tos and State Examiner Semingen were not in town. The filing of the suits will bring before the court many questions in- Chicago, June 8 Police and oper- atives of the state attorney’s office today extended outside the state their search for the blue-eyed, smil volved in the handling of the De- | ing girl bandit who slew Richard Tes- positors Guaranty Fund commission | mer, wealthy insurance man, at his funds. f | home here Tuesday night. F. E. McCurdy of Bismarck, at-| Mrs. Gertrude Jackson,’ foremost torney for E, M. McQuerry of Dazey, who brought suit against the com- mission sometime ago, announced he | will appeal the case. In that suit ihe court held the Guaranty Fung was not liable because the bank had agreed to pay Mr. Querry more than the lega} rate of interes JACK MLEAR ieee Ranchman Failed o SOVIET MAKES Appear for Round-up | SH ARP REPLY Jack McLear, 67 a resident of the | Misouri Slope since 1879, was found dead at his table at his ranch home yesterday morning when neighbors called to see him. He apparently, ac- cording to Coroner Kennelly, had died of heart disease three or four days previously. He had an engage- ment to meet men of the neighbor- hoog in a horse round-up and fai among the dozen or more suspects, is being sought in Milwaukee, where she is known to have stopped at a hotel. Discounting the theory that Tesmer was killed by a ring of auto- mobile thieves, which the insurance man has vigorously prosecuted, the police say they are convinced that robbery was the motive for the hold- up of Tesmer and his wife, which ended in the former's death, More than a score of suspects taken into custody yesterday were released Envoy to Have it “Toned Down” Before Delivery London, June 8.—Soviet Russia's answer to the latest representations of the British foreign office has ar- rived in London. It is understood the to show up. His death fixed to} note is of contentious character on have oceurred Sunday morning.. He | certain points and before presenting was unmarried .and has a brother at | it Leonid Krassin, acting as his gov- Faribault and one in St. Paul. He jernment’s representative here, hoped was a member. of state legislature in| to have the Moscow authorities tem- a 1913. per it so that it will mollify Lord Cur His ranch in 16 miles north of |zon. In connection with the reiter- Mandan. ated demand of the British foreign His brother, who was employed at | office for the recall of the Soviet en- the state Prison, ied a few months | voys at Teheran and Kabul as well ago. other matters in dispute, _ A Russian trade delegation. here gS aul Stabe SEEK ELECTRIC LIGHTS declared today that Krassin: hoped to Glen Ullin, N. D., June 8—The| hand the revised note to Lord Curzon city council of Glen Uljin will. re-| shortly. ceive applications for the franchise for lighting’ the streets of the town, at the next meeting on July 2. One hundred twenty-five thousand wounded ex-service men of France will get government jobs as = re- Famous ,bells of Notre Dame in| sult of a dil, just passed by the Paris will soon be toned by elec-| French Senate Yenerving certain po- tricity. sitions for war, wounded. . hve