The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 28, 1923, Page 1

» WEATHER FORECAST yFair tonight and probably Fel day, Somewhat warmer ae ESTABLISHED 18730 1878 Ph PNEUMONIA ; DEATH CAUSE DEFENSE SAYS Try to Show Martin Tabert Did Not Die as a Result of Lashing in Camp | | ‘WHIPPING 4 LAWFU! {Defense Holds He Got Requis- ite Number of Lashes; State Witnesses Differ ASSAIL PROSECUTION Lake Ci Fla., June 28.—De- fense offers circulars “distribut- ed by Grimson” argument over admissibility, Wade said “Grim- son stays in background to spread propaganda to aid civil action fer damages” said such cs might be admissable in North Dakota where I. W. W.'s dominate. Court rules pamph- lot_admissible. y, Fla June 28.—Efforts to show that “exces- ing given Martin Tabert, young North Dakotan, by Thomas W. Higginbotham, was directly re- sponsible for Tabert’s death was vigorously fought today when the trial of the former whipping boss the Putnam Lumber Company was resumed. Higginbotham is under indictment Lake by the tor murder in connection with Ta- bert’s death, The defense made no effort to that Tabert was whipped by inbotham but will attempt to show that the prisoner was whip- ped in accordance with prison regu- itions which specifies ten lashes. e contention of the defense is that Tabert's death was caused pri- pneumonia, nesses have already testified that he was given 56 to 87 lashes by Higginbotham, Charge Witness School Charges that the state conducted {2 school for instructing its witness- es under “the. manipulations” of Grimson, assistant attorney general of North Dakota, were made by the defense, The defense alleged that funds “sent down here from North Dako- ta” were being generously distrib ed among the state’s witnesses end also charged that Mr. Grimson free- ly distributed pamphlets among the witnesses as to his findings, as the result of an investigation conducted by him into the death of ‘abert. Lengthy arguments by the defense to have certain testimony stricken from the record brought about the charges of schooling the state’s wit- No action was taken by M. A. MeMullin, presiding. Whipping Described A. B. Shivers, of Doerun, Georgia, another former convict guard, said he was in charge of a squad of con- viets in which Tabert was a member and gave a dramatic account of the whipping he said Higginbotham gave th Dakota lad. The witness said he saw Tabert whipped on the night of Janugry ‘27, 1 He got out of the witness chair and showed how Higginbotham “treated” the strap by rubBing the end in water and sand. More than 20 licks were given the youth, he id, on the first whipping. Accord- ng to the witness, Tabert staggered to his feet and back into line. Later he asked Higginbotham for permis- . sion to recover a bottle of medicine lost during the whipping. As’ Ta- 4 vert staggered to where the bottle was lying, Shivers said, Higginboth- am struck him again, made him lie down on his stomach and the lash was again applied while Higginboth- am held the lad down by placing his foot on his head, State’s Attorneys Clash, Sharp personal clashes between | State’s Attorney James R. Kelly and Leonidas Wade, chief counsel for the defense, came during the early pro- ceedings here today in the trial of Thos, W. Higginbotham, convict ; whipping boss chargeq with the mur- der of Martin Tabert. The clash became heated as the state’s attorney arose in objection to a question asked of Graham Ward, a state witness, by Mr, Wade during cross examination. 3 Mr. Kelley charged the .defense “with stabbing me in the. back. questioning of the witness was an in- Wate to me, ang I asked the court for protectio nthat I may Go my duty without being insulted.” The question to whfch objection was taken was whether Ward did not expect to receive $5,000 from the state to testify in the state. i Judge Halts Argument. Judge McMullen halteq the argu- ment and ordered the examination to rroceed but the tilt was resumed when the defense charged that it was going to show that the witness was prompted to testify beeause of prop- sranda “sent down here from North Dakota” fund” was jn -the hands of Grimson, orctstant attorney general, af North Dakota. ‘ \ - 1 growth of wheat, with the result that} showing a “large slush © The’ defensa further ‘contended outside influence was taking sh part. in the case, that Mr, ‘on himself was active in coach: ‘ing, writing, sending telegram, and (Continued on Page 8) Hh THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1923 FAMOUS EL M S DYING The Washington took command of the old tree is beyond sa bridge, Mass. MISSOURI SLOPE CROPS REPORTED IN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD SHAPE AS COMPARED TO REST OF NO. DAKOTA MAN CAPTURED AFTER CHASE m, under whose branches George Washington rmy of '36, is dying. Noted botanists report the ng. ‘ It stands near Harvard University, in Cam- Rains in Last Week k Relieved Drouth Damage, but Not. Until Permanent Damage! Had Been Done to Crops in| BUSINESS IN NORTHWEST UP RICH REPORTS tuation at End of May as Compared with April Is Shown to be Favorable BETTER |BUYING IS easonal Changes in Retail Sales Show an Increase as‘ Compared to April Minneapolis, June 28.—The volume of business in the Northwest during the month of May showed a notable increase of more than 6 percent over the preceding month, although there is a decline, John H, Rich, Federal Agent for the nth aid in his monthly iew of business conditions, made public today. normally Reserve district, r “The volume of business as indi- jeated by these figures was 8.7 per ;cent above our estimated normal for the month as compared with a volume of 2.2 percent above normal in April,” he said. “The May -vol- ume this year was larger than the volume in May of 1919, 1921 and 1922 and was only 6.3 percent lower than the volume in May, 1920, which was the peak year in the dollar amount of business in this terri- tory.” Crop conditions were reported generally favorable. The prices of the chief products of the farm at terminal markets showed mixed ten- dencies during May. The majority =| of the grain medians declined and Some Sections, Weekly Ag: DENIES GUILT the majority of livestock medians ricultural. College Renest| increased, but livestock prices were { ' * |weak at the end of the month. Declares. | 4 Projected building activity in- ais, |4ohn L. Whitfield, Sought inj creased during the month, as com- Fargo, N. D., June 28.—Drouth con- | ditions which prevailed over a good share of the state were broken by the genefal rains of the past week, but not until permanent damage to the grain crops had been sustained in almost every section except the western’ third, according to crop re- ports received by the North Dakota Extension division from 28 county extension agents of the state. Hot weather caused a Several Cities for Murder, Is Apprehended Detroit, Mich., June 28.—John L. Whitfield, who was captured here last night pending a,chase that has extended through Ohio, Illinois, In- diana, Wisconsin, and Michigan de- nies that he killed Dennis Griffin, Cleveland policeman, for whose slay- ing he is wanted in Ohio city. Locked in a cell here Whitfield |+ told officers that Griffin who had Whitfield under arrest and was driving him to a police station acci- dently shot himself and left the au- forced | the crop is heading out with very short straw in many localities. Tip- burning is also quite general. South- western Missouri Slope counties, and the northwest to a lesser degree, con- stitute an exception in that cron con-| ©d- He said that he knew nothing] diticns are reported to be very favor- st ae happened to the officer able in those localities where good Deis Fieuts.Nevall 68. the farming practices are used. ThE| crivetand force directed —_ the greatest drouth damage ‘is in the/o4 “heavily armed police who counties south and west of Devil5) surrounded a lumber yard where Lake. where reductions in prosnects| Whitfield) was employed, _ Nevell amonnt to 25 or 30 percent, according | to tha rerorts. No infections of black stem rust of wheat have yet beeen reported in the state, and plant pathologists declare that indications are that the disease should not take as heavy a toll as usual. “Last yoar the first report of black stem rust in the state was made on June 26,” declares Dr. Wanda Weni- ger, plant pathologist of the Experi- ment station. “The year previous the first report was June 13, and the year before June 6. First reports of black stem rust of wheat are usually received just prior to or at the time of heading out. As the crop is already headed out as a rule, the disease is late in making Its appear- ance.” Potato fields in the vicinity of Fargo are showing thin stands in some cases due to rotting of seed pieces, a few fields having stands ranging from 20 to 50 percent. Black- leg and Rhizoctonia are already showing up in some of the potato “fields, the plant pathologists report, jand they declare this to be an early date for the appearance of these dis- eases. Scattered reports of grasshop- per damage continue there are some reports of losses from wheat canker in flax. Early and late sown grain is comparatively in better condition than other small grains, according to the report. Half of last year’s crop of rye would seem to be a maximum esti- mate according to the reports of many farmers plowing and pastur ing their rye fields, and many other fields’ that will not be worth cut- ting, coupled with the reduced acre- age. Corn has been favored by the weather more than small grains, but the recent rains came at an un- fortunate time for {armers who were haying, and there will be a big loss in quality of hay which has been lying on the ground during the wet weather. Hessian fly infection is reported in the western part of ithe staté but tHe fly is at the stage where it will do no damage to this year’s crop, according to the report. Hail losses took a big jump dur- ing the week and are nearly up to ¢ year’s figure, according to the tate hail insurance department at Bismarck. Total losses to date 2,589 compared with 2,632 a year go. Heaviest loss during the ‘week were reported from Bowman, Adams, Logan, Kidder, Bottineau, Emmons, Logan, McHenry and (Continued on Page 3) made the arrest, covering Whitfield with a reVolver before the captive had a chance to flee. WILL ENFORCE LAW T0 LIMIT Oklahoma’ Governor Would Put Every County Under Martial Law if Necessary Oklahoma City, June 28.—Further military steps in Gov. J. C. Waiton’s drive to rid Oklahoma of “lawless” mobs will depend on whether whip- Pings, assault and other forms of violence cease, it was said today at the executive offices. With dry enforcement in Okmul- gee county in the hands of the na- tional guardsmen and four other counties in the state under threat of martial law the Governor made it plain that he was ready to go the limit to suppress ‘mob activities. He reiterated that he was ready to place troops in charge: of every county if necessary to bring about respect for law and protect consti- tutional rights of every race and class. Unname respresentatives of the ‘New York, June 28.— Convicted of first degree murder and facing | m the electric chair, Mrs. Anna Buzzi slayer of Frederick \ Schneider, wealthy Bronx contractor with whom she lived several years, col- lapsed in the court room last night when a verdict in Justice O’Mal- ley's court brought in its verdict after deliberating 10 hours. Mrs. Buzzi was committed to the Bronx county jail to await sentence on July 9. The penalty for first de- gree murder in this state is elec- trocution. Scinelder, who waa the bulider of the world’s largest apartment WALTON SAYS' CONVICTED OF MURDER, NEW YORK WOMAN IS FACING ELECTRIC CHAIR ared with normal seasonal trends based on the experience of the past four years. However, the number! and valuation of permits was less than a year ago for the same month, If allowance he made for price changes, the total valuation will be found below both last year and a month ago, the report says. i Influx of Funds Regarding financial conditions the report s “Financial conditions as reflected| by changes in the balance sheets of selected banks in the larger cities show that there was an influx of money funds of about 10 million dollars net during the last half of due to loan reductions and certain tax collections, and of this about 9 million dollars was utilized during the first half of June to meet the steady decline in deposits which has been almost continuous since the end of January, and to reduce bor- rowings considerably at this Fede Reserve Bank. “Interest rates increased slightly, according to the average computed by this office for 13 standard varie- ties of paper handled in the‘ Minne- apolis market during the month ending June 15. This was due large- ly to, commercial influences, as the cattle loan rate meanwhile declined one-fourth per cent.” Retail Sales Higher Retail sales of genetal merchan- dise and of lumber showed changes between April and May which amounted to good increases when purely seasonal influences are cli minated, the report said. Gener: merchandise sales Were 1 perc smaller in May than in April, but the normal decline is slightly more than this. Retail lumber sales were 40 percent above the previous month. Tho Federal Reserve Bank exper- ienced dn May an increase of mor than four millions in borrowings by member banks, which was parti- cipated in by the banks in all the states of the district. At the same time member bank reserve depos increased one billion and holdings of purchased bills were reduced more than one-million and security holdings were increased more than a third of a million. DROWNED IN SLOUGH Minot, N. D., June 28.—Thomas Morri, aged about 30, an Armenian, was drowned last night in a slough of water at the fair grounds, wher? he and two other men had gone to bathe. Morri was employed with house, was found dead in his auto- bile with two bullet wounds in ‘brain in a lonely aped on the Bane on Feb. 26. Mrs. Buzzi is the sixth woman to be convicted of first degree murder in New York state. Martha Place wes put to death in Sing Sing in 1899 and Mary Farmer in 1919. Two women convicted before the electric chair was installed in. Sing Sing were hanged. Harriet Dixon, a ni gress was sentenced to death iv 1920, but her sentence*was commut- ed to Hfe imprtsonment by Governor Smith, BISMARCK MAN WINS PRIZE |. FORD DAY George Schmidt, Employe at Fisk Tire Company Holds Lucky Number GETS FORD CAR Other Awards Give At Close of Day’s Cele- bration eorge Schmidt, an employe at the isk Tire company, himself a lucky man today, for with the number 652,,.he won a 1923 model Ford touring car yesterday, given by the Copelin Motor company and the hants of Bismarck as the grand prize in the Ford day celebration. He also was presented with a fire and theft insurance policy by H. ‘I. Mur- phy and company. The prize was awarded late yester- day in front of the offices of the Copelin Motor company. Thirteen ickets were drawn from the large galvanized box by Charles Snyder, of Menoken, and,given to Mr. Kelley of the Copelin Motor company, who read them one by one. The first twelve names drawn were Dan Gil- auist, Sterling; E. A. Lewis, Baldwin; E. C. White, city; Tom Jennings, city; Mr. Van Hook, city; Charles Leicsh- man, city; R. Howge, city; KE. P. O'Brien, cify; C. E. Pickles, city; H. P. Thompson, Baldwin; Mr. Nebergal, city, and G. C. Spears, city. Preceding the drawing for the Ford car, awards were given out by Fred Copelin, which had been offered for various features in the morning pa- rade, by the Copelin Motor company. is considering, Charles Snyder, Menoken, won five gallons of motor oil for having the oldest Ford in the paradé, a 1910 model; Hans Hanson, Linton, re- ceived a rajo oil gage for the best looking Ford old style; ©. E. Vesper- man, city, won a Sall oiling system for having the best looking Ford new style; Charles Snyder, Mencken, was just to be presented wit a second prize, for he was believed to be the oldest man driving a Ford in the pa- | rade, when Jerry Sweeny, McKenzie, stepped up and wanted to know how | old Mr. Snyder was. “Sixty-seven,” Mr, Snyder proudly replied. “Well,” said Mr. Sweeny, “I guess Ihave you beat by several years, for I am seventy-two.” So Mr. Copelin presented Mr, Sweeny with a luggage tomobile to have the wounds dress-| May, of which the greater part was| carrier. Other prizes were ete to John Risch, Bismarck, a Trico windshield cleaner for bringing in the largest number of passengers in his car, twelve in all; to Ed Smith, a Wil- liams foot feed, for bringing his family of nine to+town, the largest family in the parade; to A. M. Braz- |erol, seat covers, for having the best decorated Ford coupe; to W. A. Smith, Moffit, an automatic windshield clean- er for the best gecorated Ford sedan, and to Alfred Ryberg, Bismarck, and L. H, Knowles, Wing, respectively, five gallons of motor oi] for the Ford truck bringing in a load of farm products on Ford day selling for the most money, anq the Ford truck com- ing the longest distance. All the Ford trucks in the parade, 26 in all, were filled with gas and oil gratis by the Copelin Motor company before they left for home. By five o'clock yesterday afternoon, 1,134 people had registered at the Copelirt Motor company offices. Mr. Copelin thankeg the people for com- ing into town for the Ford day cele- bration, and told them that he hoped the next Ford day would be an even greater success than this hag been. A number of the Bismarck mer- chants offered Ford day special prizes, but most of the awards have not yet been made. Two, however, were announced today: Charles Sny- der was presenteg with a Fedora by the Siegal Shoe store, and John Risch was given a Master Timer by the Bismarck Machine shop for having the most ramshackle Ford in the pa- fade. REORGANIZE PILLSBURY CO. London, June 28,—Plans for the reorganization of the Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills Co., Ltd., ana the Pilsbury Ffour Mills company of Minneapolis into a $12,500,000 Amer- jean holding company were unani- mously approved at a meeting of the shareholders of the British company here today . The seheme is effective without further delay than that necessitdted in the fegal proceedings attendant upon its inception, according to Pres- ident Loring of Minneapoli: OPERATED ON. Tokio, June 28.—Miss Jane Addams noted Chicago social worker, wa: operated on in a hospital today for a tumor of the br The surgeons found nothing to indicate that the growth mas malignant. In early spring on the Pacific, large schools of mackerel come to the coast. BANKER-FARMER COMMITTEE TO STUDY || FARM PROBLEMS URGED BY COULTER Dr. John-Lee Coulter POLICEMAN IS “EMPLOYE” IS | COURT'S RULE Comes Within Meaning Workmen's Compensation Act, Supreme Court Holds of | I MINOT LIABLE ‘ The city of Minot is held liable by the supreme court for damages in the death of Leo S. ed while on duty as a policeman and attempting to arrest Avery Erickson, the supreme court held in a decision handed down late Earle S. Fahler, as y of the ecatate, brought suit sp the city of Minot for damages. city had not paid the North Dakota pensation Act ‘whe premiums under Workmen's Com- ; the question was raised also in a demurrer to the complaint before Judge Geo. , H. Moellring whether or not a police- ma nwas an “employe” or an “offi- cer” of a city. J The high court, in an opinion writ- ten by Justice Birdzell, holds that a policeman is an employe within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compen- sation Act, and that since the city of Minot did not pay the premiums, it is liable to damages without ordi- nary defenses at law. The syllabus of the court said, in part: “Section 2 of the Workmen’s Com- pensation Act which defines ‘employ- ment’ as including employment by the | state and all poli and which defines cal subdivisions, employe’ as mean- ing every person engaged in hazard- | ous employment under any appoint- ment or contract of hire, is con- strued and held to embrace police- | men employed in a city. Section 11 of the same act, which provides that employers who fail to comply with the provisions requir- | Ly ing payment of premiums shall not be entitled to the benefits of the act} during the period of non-compliance ‘but shall be liable to their employes for damages suffered by reason of in- juries sustained in the course of em- ployment,’ ete. and that they shall not avail themselves of the defenses of the fellow servant rule, tion of risk and contributory negli- gence, is construed in the light of eognate provisions ang of the policy manifested by the entire act, and it is held that a non-complying employ- er is liable to an injured employe within the act, or to his personal representative in the case of death, where the damages were suffered by reason of injuries sustained in the course of employment, regardless of questions at fault. “Where a city had not complied} with the workmen's compensation act and a policeman employed by it was killed in the course of his employ- ment, the city is liable to damages to the personal representative of the deceased on account of the death so occurring.” The decision affirms a ruling by Judge Geo. H. Moellring in the Ward county district court. A previous de- cision of the supreme court reversed him anq dismissed the case, the pres- ent opinion being the result of a grant of reargument. | Fahler, who was kill- assump: ! Preaten of Agricultural Col- lege Points Storage and Marketing as Most Import- ant Problems in Rebuilding of Agricultural Industry of the State to the Place it Should be — Would Study Means of Financing for Fu | ture Settle | Causes of the present situation with respect to agriculture which! he classes as unfortunate were given to the North Dakota Banker: ssocia- tion by Dr. John Lee Coulter, presi- dent of the North Dakota Agricul- tural college, in an address today as due to the following: 1, To the tremendous tnerease in wheat acreage and production which, with the close of the and gov- ha un- s \o price, the price to an ernment guarantees brought down profitable level; To the government policy of restricted imigration and taritf pro- | ~| tection which have kept up war-time tke and war-time prices on every- | a the farmer must buy; To the financial and industrial lcrisis in much of the war-torn world ‘ompanied by their determined ef- [fort to produce as large a part of ‘their agricultural requirements as possible; 4. To the low standards of living, jthe low land values and low wages jin competing countries; 5. Many factors of lesser import- ; ance need not be mentioned here, al- | jthough high freight rates, increa ing taxes, ete.,.cannot be overlooked. Mr, Coulter expressed the opinion that the situation would not be solv- ed by the obvious lines of attack, such as lower standards, tax reduc- ‘tions, lower wages and railroad rate | lower land values or reduction in the | price of the things the farmer must | buy. . .. Where Turn for Relief, “Where shall we turn for relief? he asked. “To my mind thers are three great phases of farming which must be considered and I believe | |great improvements are possible. Great’ progress has already been jmade in ¢ before us. tain lines buf much lies } T have reference to: (1) | Reduction in wheat acreage with cor- jresponding re-organization of all farm work, the increase in livestock bushel and better farm management; (2) Reorganization of our marketing tem not only for wheat but for flax and rye and potatoes and live stock, wool and other livestock prod- (3) Redirecting and readjust tions. Our financing involves (a) the purchase and sale of land where- as formerly it was free; (b) equip- ping of the farms with buildings, fences, implements and machinery and livestock; (c) financing the cur- rent farm operations; (d) financing the marketing operations. this work of the re-organization of our farming system, changing our | marketing machinery and re-direct- essential bankers and all others join in a com- mon effort to place us all on a profit- | able basis.” Decreasing the wheat acreage and increasing the yield per acre are necessary, he said, as well as reduc- ing costs per acre. Reorganization of the marketing system to avoid what he termed were evils arising through the middleman and specula- | tors was held necessary. It is clear, he said, that to obtain orderly marketing there must storage of non-perishable products | absolutely er must co-operate with the farmer. A series of marketing organizations such as the North Dakota Wheat growers, the U. S, Grain Growers, the Wool Pool; the Livestock Shipping associations, ete., must be perfected and marketing organizations must be placed at terminal points to dispose of the farmers’ products. Study of Financing, A careful study of methods of fi- naneing additional buildings on farms was advocated. This must come, Dr. Coulter said, with the passing from ithe frontier stage. He advocated a committee made up of bankers and farmers to make a thorough study of further legislation ang banking organizations to provide for future , farm settlers as farm owners. He urged the bankers association | to consider the appointment of com- mittees to confer with farm organi- {zations and representative farmers looking toward devefopment of the state onto a prosperous bas! SEES BRIGHTER FUTURE ARISING IN - U.S. AFTER TRYING DEFLATION PERIOD “Nearly all of the trouble, laws and sacrifice that we have endured in recent years with credit and trans- portation has been caused by emo- tionalism prevailing over reason and common sense,” James E. Phelan, president of the First National. Bank of Bowman, told the members of the North Dakota. Bankers jociation in convention today. “Before the world went crazy gur- ing the World far this nation was he continued. “Credit was generally | *® and freely distributeq — in many places over-extended. “The Federal Reserve system had been erected to further accomodate commercial ang agricultural credits and was doing a creditable pioneer work in relieving the banks of the “Restricted by law to liq une “(Continued on: Page 6) ' and all feed crops and corn and po- tatoes with accompanying larger | yields per acre, lower costs per ing our financing to meet new condi- | In all of | |ing the financing it is going to be | that farmers, | be | within the state, and in this the bank- | comfortably occupied with industry,” se FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS | MORE THAN 500 AT CONVENTION BANKERS HEAR MANY NOTABLE TALKS. TODAY | ‘| Busy Business Session Pro- | gram Is To Be Succeeded By Much Entertainment FARGO ASKS MEETING lids for 1924 Convention —- M. R. Porter May Be Elected President Attendance at the 39th anniver- |sary session of the North Dakota | Bankers Association had mounted to over 500 today, it was announced by the registration headquarters, with at this number would sed during the day by ar- jrivals for the final business session |to be held tomorrow morning. The bankers’ business today con- sisted chiefly in hearing several no- {table eakers on the program, with entertainment features for the after- |noon and evening, following the ‘close of the business session at 1 P. | The addresses included: “Credit {and Transportation,” by James E. president First National {Bank, Bown “Wheat—Its Con- |sumption—Its Relation to Farming {and General Business,” Capt. Guthrie of the burn- Co., Minneapolis; Do the t of Farmers and Bankers Conflict in the promotion of Cooper- ative Marketing,” by Dr. J. L. Coul- ter, president of the state argicultur- jal college; “America and Its Prob- {lems To Dr. B. |Guthrie, of the department of econ- omics, College of the City of New Yor! ving the Day for the U. S. \A, by Dr. William A. Garfield, presi- ldent of Carroll College, Waukesha, vis. and “An Attack on Constitut- Government,” by A. G. Divet, yrney for the asso ion. The bankers’ association band ionnorea of bank employes in var- jious parts of the fore the opening session this morn- ing. Organ numbers by | Wagner were succeeded by y after which state, played be- commun- addresses were deliver d. { May Be Advanced The bankers have talked little poli- tics thus far, although the election | of officers is set for tomorrow morn- ing. It is not unlikely M. R. Porter jof Minot, vice-president of the as- jsociation, will be advanced to the presidency. Resolutions were placed in the hands of the resolutions com- mittee headed by J. R. Carley, for consideration by that committee and presentation tomorrow. Among the most important resolutions expect- ed to be considered is one dealing with branch banking, and an adverse lreport is expected. Fargo is the only bidding for the 1924 convention. Col. J. H. Fraine, legal adviser for the United States Veterans Bu- |reau, arrived here this morning and made-a short explanation of the work of that bureau in handling the mat- ters of compensation of former ser- vice men suffering disabilities in the World War, Paul Leeman, past. president of the Minnesota Bankers Association and Richards, seeretary of the as- jsociation, brought greetings from {that organization and Fred N. Shep- hard, executive manager of the Am- erican Bankers Association, New York, was a guest of the bankers. Applaud Statement Applause greeted statements of Dr. William Guthrie, of tne College of ithe City of New York, in favor of ‘President Harding’s World Court plan and in opposition to the ledgue of Nations. Dr. Guthrie emphasiz- ed four points in his address. He urged Americans to guard against | concentration of power in Washing- ton, saying it threatened local gov- ernment; to guard against extension of special privilege through the granting of privilege to some class jin Washington; to guard against mil- litarism, and Dr. Guthrie made an attack upon Article 10 of the League of Nations convenant, called the heart of the covenant. “The league of nations has broken down,” said Dr, Guthrie, “A league to enforce peace in itself suggests war. Thé best method to reach the desired result is through an interna- tional court.” The “Eat More Wheat” campaign launched a few months ago has made \far greater strides in the east than in. the west, which is the place of production, Capt. Murray Guthrie of the Washburn-Crosby Company said in an interview. He told of the National Wheat Conference recently held in Chicago at- which the “Eat More Wheat” campaign was stressed. Capt. Guthrie pointed in an inter- view to an issue of the Hartford, Connecticut, Courant, which carried a special “Eat More Wheat” edition, and ,expressed belief that results were certain to follow the campaign from. which section he has ret ntly returned. The side-lights on the bankers con- vention included the ride through | arck and Mandan last night, red by k members of the Association of Commeree, the barbe- cue at the Country Club last evening and the horse-shoe. Biehiag contest held in ee! Tr etace ns Sport J. J. Nierling, president of the sc izens ‘Nationtl Bank of Jamestown, rwon, the horse-shoe pitching | contest, ‘defeating a large the fact that Referee’ K Continued on