The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 12, 1923, Page 1

4) ' »~ i —_—— em - - 7 [J wrmatman ronncasra WEATHER FORECASTS Wed- BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1923 ESTABLISHED 1873 1873 ON CITY BONDS ANDWARRANTS )City Commission to Readver- the Water Works | Financing Issue } RATE NOT SATISFACTORY ‘two Contracts for Additional Mains Let — Decline to ” Change Plant Plans — \ The city commission, meeting last ) night, received and rejected the only + bid presented for the purchasg of ty bonds and warrants, to be used in financing the water work pur- chase and improvements. The com- mission decided immediately to re- advertise the sale, bids to be receiv- cd June 20. The one bid presented was for $225,000 bonds bearing 5 percent in- terest and $476,000 warrants on a 7 percent basis, at 6 percent, The although advertised at a premium of $2,- bid was from Ballard & Braun & Co. and Drake- Jones Co., Twin City firms who con Lined in the offer. Representatives some other bond houses were Vresent but did not bid. Opinion was expressed by 500. Coys mem- bers of the citizens committee pres- ent and commissioners that / the t of impending litigation when the city was proceeding to contrket for building an entire new plant had Ni couraged other bidders, and that etter bids would be received on the next offer. The net rate of interest on the offer, made was said to be about 6.4 percent, Lower Rate Broached Later in informal talks with bond men before the city commission formally decided to readvertise there ‘was another offer informally made to take warrants on a 63-4 percent interest basis, bonds at par and a premium on all of $2,500. This it was said would make a net interest rate of about 6.1 per- cont, { Bond men said the bond ‘market has not been good recently. Some- time ago the state received one bid on part of the bonds it offered for sale only, the net bid being a rate of interest of 4.91 but did not in- clude any bids for mill and elevator bonds of about the same maturity as the city bonds. The county recently agreed to sell bonds at a rate of in- terest of 51-4 percent. A representative of the bidding syndicate argued for acceptance of his bid saying that the 5 percent bonds really were not worth par on the market at present, but the syn- dicate bid on them in connection “\with the 7 percent warrants. The verage maturity of the bonds is, Mout ten years and the warrants about 11 years. A wire was received by the co! mission from Kalman, Wood & ‘ stating that since litigation had been avoided, the present plant purchased, avoiding duplication, the company \ Suggested the commission reject bids “aad _readvertise. ‘the representative of the bidding syndicate said that it would take some time after purchase of bonds before they could be actually paid for. The issue would have to be passed on by a Chicago bond house, which would demand full informa- tion on all steps leading up to the purchase of the water plant, and it would take some time to have the bonds printed. : Proposed Change ~ The bids were not opened until late as it was necessary to award all contracts on which warrants were based before the warrants were sold. E. A. Hughes gresented a plan to the commission and citizens commit. tee, changing the plans of Mr, At- kinson and Mr. Wolf of St, Paul, engineers, to provide an equalizer reservoir on the hill east and north of the capitol, and to not put in the proposed big 16-inch main from the water plant west of the city down Broadway to the business district. After some discussion the plan was not adopted and the commis- sion decided to proceed according to the engineérs’ plans. One objection raised was that the big 16-inch main was needed to deliver high pressure to the business district in case of fire. The coin furnishing to the American Cast Iron Pipe Co., and the contract for laying the main to DeGtaff & Wolff Co., con-}feur for a Youngstown millionaire, ‘Lean County Federation of Non-Pa ditioning both bids on the exclusion} W#s arrested on suspicion Saturday | tisan Clubs, of all work not now needed because|™orning. He ie said to have admit- ‘features music by the Calls 1923 Year One of Fate For Farmers of United States, By George Britt NEA Service Writer Des Moines, Ia., June 12.—When you overhear the rustic inquiry of “How's crops?” you want to perk up and take notice of the answer. It's a far more vital question in the United States this present growing season than almost ever before. For 1923 is the farmers’ year fate. No less an authority than 0. E. Bradfute, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, is back of that statement. Daylight Dawning “The outlook so far-is good, but if it doesn't pan out, it’s all up with thousands of farmers,” says Brad- fute. They can’t run along on paper any arther, The level of agricultural depression has lifted since late 1920. of “Tha farmer can see daylight now. His accounts are not so deeply in the! red ink figures as they were two} years ago. But the time is almost’ here when he must be paying off his The banks have got to be | cared for, “Unless this turns out to be a good crop year, I am afraid we shull sce foreclosures snapping all around us." The farmer this year has a faire: | fighting chance to overcome his handicaps than any time recently, | Bradfute points out. His greatest gain, perhap been in the in-/ tangible quality of renewed optim- ism. He is cheerful again and be- lieves he can pull out of the eae On top of that he has the machin-’ ery of the newly amended ° federal! warehouse act to help in marketing. He can hold his ps to sell them} when the market is right, stepping) into the position of the middleman and dealing more directly with the} consumer. Must Conserve Resources A second adv@ntage from legisla-! tion is the now rural credits act which makes it possible to get long-; term loans on advantageous term: The Farm Bureau Federation is try: ing to come to the rescue still furth- er by secking reduced railroad rates | on agricultural products. “But in this critical period, the; only safe policy for the farmer is to conserve what resources he has,” de- | clares Bradfute. “In at least one of the states, the president of the State Farm Burcau has advised the farmers not to buy anything that is not absolutely es-/ sential. The reports from the big: mail order houses say their business is growing. I suspect that the mean- ing is that the farmers are seeking o buy necessaries by mail and save | fa few cents on each purchase under the price at the crossroads stores. “During the war period of pros- perity, farmers got used to a higher standard of living. They got auto- mobiles and victrolas and silk sox and sent their children to college. Farmers now are fighting to maintain that standard, and they have a right to those things. “In some instances, however, I know that they are keeping up that pace at the expense of their capital investment. They are letting their farms go without fences and fertiliz- er and paint. That means that they ave consuming ‘their farms.” One other angle to the ‘situation is pointed out. In the states where co-operative marketing prevails, and on crops so organized, the recovery toward prosperity is greater than in the non-co-operative state: That may be simple Bradfute admi But incidence, is a fact. CONFESSES HE KILLED GIRL Guaduoies in eer a 0. Admits Murder Youngstown, O., June 12.—Chris Connell, who, police say,.is the au- thor of an anonymous letter! threatening him if he did not cease | bis attentions to Miss Helena | Drachmann, and of a note ad-j dressed to ‘the police directing: them to the culvert where Miss. Drachmann’s body was found, con- ; fessed to the girl's slaying, police , ampounced late yesterday. { The alleged confession came af- | ter several hours of questioning ; aud after handwriting experts | identified the writing of the two! pocket knife. | Connell, a Filipific, and chauf-| O. E, BRADFUTE DECREASEIN WHEAT SOWN I$ ESTIMATED ;Put at 643,000 Acres in Durum and 144,000 in Other Spring Varieties OATS ACREAGE IS UP Increase of 5 Per Cent Seen— Barley Increase Alsq Es- timated High A reduction of 643,000 acres in durum wheats and of 144,0vu acres in other spring varieties including mar- quis, is indicated by the June crop report of the U, S. Bureau of Agri cultura] Economics, which estimates the durum’ whest area for North. Dakota this at 3,054,000 acres and other varietics at 4,899,000 acres the total spring wheat acreage being placed at 7,953,000 acres or 9 per cent less than the 1922 final estimate of 8,740,000 acres. The report was is- sued today from the Bureau office in Granq Forks. Oats acreage increased 5 per cent to 2,507,000 acres and barley shows a 35 per cent increase to 1,361,000 acres according to the report, which forecasts for the state on the basis of June 1 condition as follows: Spring wheat 82,107,000 bushels com- 4,000 bushels final out-turn 3 oats, 59,566,000 bushels ‘compared with 78,804,000 for 1922 and barley, 25,722,000 com- pared with 25,704,000 bushels in 1922. The interpreted yields per acre for these crojs based on June 1 condition according to the report are @s follows: Wheat, condition 68 per cent and yield per acre 10.3; oats 88 per cent with yield of 23.6; bar- ley 90 per cent with yield of 19.8. While final yields may be larger or smaller according as conditions de- veloping during the remainder of the season prove more or less fav- orable to the crop than the average, the past ten years the report points out that final yields in the case of of wheat were 7 times below June forecasts and 3 times above; for oats 8 times below and 2 times above and for barley 6 times below. ang 4 times above. The June 1 prospect for winter rye shows a further deterior according to the report which the crop a condition on the first of the month of 78 per cent of normal indicating a production of 13,764,000 bushels compared with 14,543,000 bushels on May 1 last and the 1922 final estimate of 24,506,000 bushels. |The report also forecasts a total of 3,814,000 tons of hay this year com- pared with 3,963,000 tons estimated for 1922, Increascs {n. clover and al- ifalfa are indicated. 4 Non-Partisans To Stage B Big Picnic Garrison, June ne 12—The big picnic m let contract for|notes as that of Connell’s. He is,and program which will take place st iron pipe for mains}said to have killed the girl with &,at Warren’s Grove, 23 miles east of | Garrison June 14 and 16 and 12 miles northwest of Turtle Lake, of the Mc- will) have as’ special Turtle Lake the city had purchased the old water on committting the crime ‘because 30 piece band, addrésses ‘by Mrs. C. plant, Drachmann peluved to marry, Bids on contract No. 7, providing) Um. “for reservoirs, were rejected alto- jgether, because of the purchase of the old plant. - PLAN ROUND-UP Max, June 12.—The energetic city of Max has arranged ae the Big Smith Ranch, Clyde Smith manager, to put on a round-up for two days, June 21 and 22, REFINERS INVESTIGATE N. D. SUGAR BEET OUTLOOK Williston, N./D., June 12—A party of officials of the Great Western: Sugar company of Denver, Colo. to-! gether with branch officials from Billings, Mont., and-other points, last week visited Williston and ‘its irriga- tion project, with a view of formu- The round-up wil} consist of wild| lating any plans that might sppear|), horse races, idle bucking, \\ back bucking, steer bull dogging, Ae ag steer roping and calf ng. ott the tainment.. ~ bare| feasible for future. business connec- tions. The visitors made no offers but broncho rider will{local promoters of sugar beet rais- atures of the enter-|ing in this section hope for future developments, A. Fisher, President of the State Federation of Women's Non-Partisan Clubs, Hon. &. J. Grace, former Jus- tice Supreme Cpurt, and - probably Geo. E. Duis, Grand Forks, President of the North Dakota Grain Growers’ Association.’ After each evening's Program thbre will be a-big barn dance wit good music. ES BERIOUS INJURY Reeder, June 12—The three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nestor had ® very narrow escape from being crushed to death. when the hind wheel of # waggn loaded with rock Tan ver his chest and abdomen. Aside from, a few bruises, the little fellow seems to be none the worse, for his experience. [NAL Eoin | RR SOUTH DAKOTA |FLOOD TIDE IN KANSAS PASSES; ON DAIRY TOUR) 7 KNOWN DEAD Large Caravan of Automo- biles Enters State to Visit Flasher Circuit GOVERNORS Chief Executive of South Dakota Heads The Visitors MEET Flasher, N. D., June 12.—South Da kota came to school—a dairy school —in North Dakota today. Headed by A. J. Dexttr Co. Agent caravan of cars estimated to contain over 300 people left McIntosh, South Dakota, at 9 ‘o'clock this morning for a trip over the Flasher Holstein Dairy Circuit. The caravan was met at Carson by an enthusiastic reception committee of North Dakotans. I. N. Steen, state's attorney, welcomed the vis itors to the circuit, explaining what great progress had been made on the Flasher circuit in a very few years. The program for the day included visits to three farms, a stop at Flash- er and a program at Flasher. The Mandan caravan reached Vo- gel's farm near Raleigh to meet the others on the trip. Governor Nestos will meet Gov- ernor McMaster at Flasher. A caravan of about 150 cars made the trip. Mandan was represented by fifty cars and New Salem by a number. The L, A. Haven farm, and Cotner Bros. farms were visited en- route to Flasher, The party was late in arriving at the Vogel farm where they lanched on milk and sand- wiches. The caravan reached Flash- er at 3 o'clock when the program ot the day was given. About eighty cars came from South Dakota, headed by Assistant County { agent A, J. Dexter, H. M. Jones, dairy specialist of Brookings; O. M. Osborne, county agent of Carson; Dr. Dinwoodie, of the “Dakota Farm- er," of Aberdeen; A, M, Earl, coun- ty agent from Perkins county, Folyd Collins, county agent from Meade; Oscar Hermstead, Dewey. Int the South Dakota group were ten cars with bankers and farmers from Java, Walworth, county, who made a drive of forty or fifty miles further distance than any of the other cars, it was reported. Governor McMaster of South Da- kota had not joined the caravan 3:30 o’clock this afternoun, but was expected to arrive in time to take in (Continued on Page 2) WILL LECTURE IN BISMARCK Alwin Baker of National The- osophical Society to Talk Here Alwin J. Baker, M. A. National Lecturer for the Theosophical So- ciety, will speak in the Business & Professiona} Women's club rooms, over the Rialto “Theater, Hinckley Building, tomorrow evening. His subject will be “The Fairies and Na- ture’s Finer Forces.” The lecture will be illustrated with the Conan Doyle fairy photographs and colored slides showing the nature of thought forms and man’s finer bodies. The, following questions will be dis- cusseq and answered: How do we know the reality of finer forces and. forms? How do mental and moral forces operate? What is the source of “Mortal Mind” or illusion? How is thought ¢ommunicated at a distance and may it help or injure another? What is the explanation of mob-psychology ? Mr. Baker says that the Theosoph- ical Society is non-sectarian ana welcomes those who believe in, and work for brotherhood without dis- tinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color. Contrary’ to the common be- lief, it is not anti-Christian, but shows the Divine origin of all re- ligions. The lecture which is to be held at 8:15 p, m., is open to the public. STEAMER CAN’T REACH ST. PAUL St. Paul, June 12—The steamer Harry’ G. Grees, en route from St. Louis to St. Paul on a trip which marked the revival of river traffic between the two cities, is unable to reach this port because of low wa- ter, it was announced at the office of the River Transit, company to- day. The boat redehed Hastings, about 25 miles south of here, late yesterday, but/ was unable to come farther. ‘Arrangements were made for passengers taking the return trip south: to take a train. The Grees is scheduled to start on its return trip to St. Louis this morning. p-———__—_ In their craze for beauty, Paris- lan women are even having their noses “broken” and te-set in a dif- ferent shape. - Many Are Missing and Prop- erty Damage Runs Into Millions of Dollars (INVOKE MARTIAL LAW Strict Rule Established Over Arkansas City, Hardest Hit City in Kansas City, Mo. 12—The erest of the flood waters which for four days have covered the eastern half of Kansas and Northern Okla- hena had virtually passed tod: Kansas June leaving a toll of seven known d many missing and property damage aggregating several millions of dol- ade home- pt through cared for Thousands of persons less when the flood sw their home were being today Ruilroad servier to several cities in Kansas was demoralized Six miles of St. Louis and San Francisco rail- road track south of Arkansas Ci Kan, were washed out and bridges between Arkansas Cit Wichita in the reported gone. Arkansas City, the city hardest hit by the flood waters of the Arkansas River, was under martial law. Water still remained upon the stigets and in the lowlands, but relief work was well under way, It was estimated {that more than 3,000 persons were made homeless there. Reports last night s all and Midland Valley were id that more than 100 persons were being cared for in public buildings and more than twice that number in private homes. Twenty-five persons were reported unaccounted for, but these {were expected to be found when many persons marooned by the high waters were freed. The estimated damage in Arkansas City was placed at $2,000,000. It was expected that the waters would not subside for several days. Thousands of acres of wheat ready for harvest and corn were inundat- ed in the flood areas and in many cases virtually wiped out. Thousands of head of cattle and other livestock were drowned. PEASANTS ARE IN REVOLT IN MANY PLACES Protest Against Overthrow Of Bulgarian Agrarian Ministry Belgrade, June 12.—Peasant. re- volts against the new Bulgarian re gime are reported throughout the country, dispatches from Sofia say. In the neighborhood of Plovna the revolt has assumed serious propor tions, it is declared and a force of 10,000 is said to have been sur. rounded. Fresh troops have been dispatcheg to this locality. Dispatches say that the govern- ment has ordered the mobilization of all refrve officers and several young classes. Volunteers are being armed. The dispatches confirmed that former Premier Zamboulisky is not under arrest but add that there is no news of his whereabouts. BEGIN TRIAL OF SCHNEIDER Jury Obtained This Morning For Second Trial of Bismarck Man Valley City, N. D., June 12—A jury was obtained today at 11 o'- clock to hear testimony in the sec- ond trial of Kasimir Schneiger, Bis- marek laborer, accused of poison- ing his wife last June in Burleigh county. The taking of testimony is expected to: begin at 2 o'clock this afternoon and the trial it is report- ed, will probably last a considerable time since a large number of wit- nesses have been subpoeniecd. Nineteen witnesses were asked to be subpoenaed for the defense. Assistant Attorney General Char- les Simon, John F, Sullivan of Man- dan and A, P. Paulson of Valley City are assisting States Attorney Edward S. Allen of Bismarck in the trial of the case. The defendant is represented ‘by Norton and. Kelsch Mandan. It is understood that the state will present the same evidence as at the former trial in’ Burleigh county when'the jury disagreed. The case .was brought here on a change of venye, obtained by the defendant. Judge: Englert is presiding. }denominations and groups of denom- PRICE FIVE CEN'Ts SHE’S ST. PAU Folks, meet Miss telephone operator in Minnesota's capi York soon, citizens In private life, 1. She'll enter S PRETTIEST she's Dorothy Watson, clamied her the best looking girl a national beauty contest in New BANKERS TO MATCH SKILL AT GOLF, TENNIS, HORSE-SHOES, IN BISMARCK INSTRUCTION — IN BIBLE IS — DUTY OF HOME Religious Instruction Not Sue-, cessful in Public Schools, | Governor Says BIBLE RAPS CRITICS jgrounds and the other Declares Against Textbooks In Schools Which Scoft At Religion St. Paul, Minn. June 12.—Relig- | ious instruction cannot be satisfac- torily carried on in the public schools, but ought to be made a pa of the life in every family, Govern- or K. A, Nestos said last night to | members of the missionary society | of the Lutheran church in annual | convention here. The Governor declared that it w. conceded that there ought to be r ligious instruction for the young, “Wher denominations are su many, it is practically out of the question to have religious instruc tion as a part of the public school curriculum,’ he said in answer to the question us to how best may it be imparted: “It would be unwise and unsatisfactory to attempt to do, so,” he continued. “Even Bible reading. in the public schools— which in itself would be of sight! value unless sympathetically ex- | plained to the pupils—raised the | question as to the version to be} used and the teacher's attitude and selection of passages. If religious teaching with such safeguards as would make it unobjectionable to all denominations were to be tried, it would, in my opinion, prove of lit- tle or no value. The very safe- guards employed would tend to de-j vitalize the instruction ang destroy its effectiveness. Should Be In Home “This religious training should be taken care of in the family through the denominational channels in order to give us the kind and amount of religious instruction required to be of any value in molding the charac- ter and ennobling the life of our cit- izenship. “The main part of this religious training should be given to the chil- dren between the ages of five and eighteen,” the Governor continued. “Altogether too frequently our peo- ple act on the assumption that just as soon as the boy or girl has been confirmed that there is no further need of religious instruction and of continuing them ‘in the nurture and admonition of the Lord,’ during this impressionable age.” The Governor expressed belief that provision by law should be made for the use of about three hours per week of the time in the public schols “for such supplement- al ‘religious training as could be arranged for through the various inations, and wherever possible this should be increased by provision for a Saturday school of religious train- ing.” Raps Textbook Selections The Governor took a rap at some textbooks which he declared sought to ridicule teachings of the Bible. “Great care ig exercised in select- ing text books which, from psycho- logical and pedagogical standpoint, are adapted to the age and progress of the students, but no such care is being exercised to see that in these textbooks the Christian. religion, which is not permitted to be taught + (Continued on Page 2) | sions to from 9 Plenty of Bulertatament Is Provided on Program for The Bankers’ Convention— Barbecue and Ball Big Features of Program. North Dakota bankers will find j plenty of entertainment on the pro- gram for their 1923 convention here June 27, 28 and 29. The program | comtnittee has limited business ses- m. to Lp, m, to be held in the Eltinge theater. The rest of the time is play time. One of the big features will be a barbecue feast on the Country Cluv big event a ball in the house of representatives chamber of the state capitol wp wards of 600 bankets are expected here. The Bankers’ Association band, ot | 45 pieces, is coming to the conven- j tion to furn sh the music. On Wednesday, June 27, the bank- ers and wives will be taken for an utomobile ride about Bismarck and Mandan, crossing the new Missouri river bridge. The approach will be over a new concrete highway, which will »pened just before the con venti At 6 o'clock the same day the bar- becue will be held at the Country and will be followed by a horse shoe pitching contest. F. E. Shepard and G. H. Russ, on the local entertainment committee, have re- ceived advices from representatives of several New York and Twin City banks that they want to enter in the horse shoe pitching competition, A golf tournament wil] be in prog- ress on each of the three afternoons of the convention. The bankers’ as- ociation cup is the prize. Last year it was won by R. Pence for the Dog- den State Bank, and city bankers are after the cup. There also will be a tennis tournament on each of the three afternoons of the gather- ing. A theater party at the Eltinge with Pola Negri as the feature, is the entertainment for Wednesday night. It had been planned to have The Passing Show here, but the com- mittee was informed that the Schu- berts had cancelled the coast tour of the show. will be a baseball game y afternoon between teams enting the state and the na- tional banks of the state. On the same afternoon a tea will be given for visiting ladies at the Country club from 4 to 6 p. m. The ball in the state capitol will be held Thursday night, and it is thought the house of representatives chamber will not be too large if, as expected, 500 to 600 couples are on the floor, On Friday, the last day of the con- vention, there will be only election of officers, reading of reports and final business ‘i 16 CASES UNDECIDED Supreme * Court Adjourns With Many Cases on Docket Washington, June 12—Sixteen cases remained in the hands of the _| supreme court undecided when it ad- journed yesterday for the summer. It also carried over action after it meets next October on a number of, motions, Included in the business awaiting action when the court reconvenes is North Dakot: claim against Min- nesota for damages growing out of flood conditions along the Boise-- Dee Sioux river and an attack on the constitutionality of North Da- kota’s grain grading measure, BANDIT CAPTIVES ARE R RELEASED | AMERICAN FARMERS’ BIDS REJECTED ~ TERO HOUR APPROACHES "Ty ATES STATE 4 AMERICANS IN LAST 8 TO GET FREEDOM Chinese Government Admi:- Bandits Into Its Regular Army as Condition SITUATION RELIEVE) Foreign Relations of Nation Greatly Improved as Re- sult of Release Tsaochwang, China, June 12—Eight captives, the last of the foreigner captured by Chinese bandits wh held up the Shanghai-Peking ex press near Suchow May 5 and heli at the Paotzuku mountain headquar ters of the outlaws since that tim: were released to RELIEVES SITUATION ‘Tsaochwang, News today China, June of the cight foreign captives remaining in the mountain stronghdld of the Shangtung bandits promised to re- lieve the tense atmosphere envelop- ing China's foreign release of the relations since May 6 when the Shanghai-Peking express train was derailed near Suchow and the pasengers made prisoners, The score or more foreigners take: into the hills diminished gradu as the bandits released them one two at a time, until only the eig were held. The eight were the fir hostages detained unt¥ the Chine government should hav fulfill the last of the outlaws’ demanc The bandits did not ask for mone but their principal condition w. that th be enrolled in the regul: army. The representatives of tl Peking gevernment began musteriny in the bandits more than a week ag The eight foreigners released tod: include four American Major Re and W, Pinger, A. Ordnan Corps, Manilla, home neur Berkl Calif. Leon Friedman, Chic a Shanghai; John B. Powell, Shangt newspaper publisher; Lee Solomc Shanghai agent for a San Francis firm, There were two British su jects, Fred Elias, a Shanghai brok and Reginald W. Rowlatt of Bir ingham, England, and Tientsin; Frenchman, Emile Gensherger, Shi ghai broker, and one Italian, C. Mussol, Shanghai lawyer, capital and advisor to the Chinese gove ment, LEACH CHOSEN MAYOR AGAI Defeats Campbell in Hot Election in Mill City Minneapolis, Minn., June 12-~ Mayor George E, Leach, a colonel command of the 151st field artill: in the world, war, was re-elected Monday's city election, returns ave able early today showed. His maj: ity is unofficially placed at 8,928. In 177 out of the city’s 305 pr cinets, reprgsentativs of all sectic of the city, Mayor Leach polled 3 193 votes, as against 25,028 given ? opponent, Wm. A. Campbell, The mayoralty campaign w marked by activity of persons all ing affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan, in opposition to the candid: of Mayor Leach, and as the result one publication in the klan org four men and a woman were c: victeq of criminal libel. Campbell had been endorsed by t klan; but he had repudiated this ¢ dorsement. However, it was decle ed the klan had continued its ¢ forts in his behalf. Mayor Leach had repeatedly d nounced the organization. As a result of the libel conviction the revocation of the Minneapol charter of the klan was recor mended by a representative of ths. imperial wizard, delegated to invest gate the local situation. . DRY LAW REPEAL IS ADVOCATED Milwaukee, Wis., June 12.—With out a dissenting vote, the city coun cil late yesterday passed a resolu- tion urging the state legislature ‘ repeal the Severson Jaw, the prohibi tion enforcement act, praising Go- ernor Al Smith of New York for signing ‘the repeal of the Mullan- Gage \law, and urging Governor’ Blaine to do likewise if occasion arises. The resolution was intro- duced by Alderman L. L. Hannifin, world war veteran. Spring‘cleaning the Leviethan recently employed more than 1000 men for five'weeks, and two miles of new carpets were lati. Top-hatted idols 6000 years old have been Nomen London from the ee of Panama by an ex- plorer. 2 ‘John J. Pelley, general manege: . jof the Illinois Central ratiroad, be- en os a section Rand.”