The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECART Generally: fair; tonight and Wed: nesday. Change: iin: temperature. OKLAHOMA ) ) STANTON MAN INDIAN WAR MOTHER ENTERTAINS AT KANSAS CITY CONVENTION DIES, CRUSHED ~ UNDER TRUCK Alf Transeth, Standard Oil Agent, Fatally Injured in Accident Near Fort Clark CY BROUGHT HERE FOR AID Lives Few Hours After Acci- dent—Funeral to be Held At Stanton Thursday Alf Transeth, 35, Standard Oil Company agent at Stanton, was fatally crushed yesterday afternoon near Fort Clark, north of Mandan, when the truck he was driving slipped off the wet grade. Mr. ‘Transeth was taken to Fort Clark und brought ‘to a hospital in this city last night, where he died a few hours later. The accident happened about 1 o’olock in the afternoon. The big truck fell about 12 feet when it slipped off, turning over. An auto- mobile was close behind and the occupants rescued Transeth, tak- ing him to Fort Clark. He was brought to a local hospital about 7:20 jn the evening but it wag tao late to save his life. He died about 10 p. m. His chest was badly crushed. Mr. Transeth had ‘been in Stan- ton for about five years, previously having lived in Regent. He is sur- vived by a wife and four children, has three sisters and two brothers < in Norway, one brother im Wiscon- sin and one jin Canada. Mrs. Tran- seth is a sister of Miss Ellen And- erson of Bismarck. Mr. Transeth was a meniber of the American Legion post at Stan- ton, having served in the World War. The body will be taken from the _Webb undertaking parlors here» to Stanton, where funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon. » — JUDGE PALDA HURT. L. J. Palda, Minot attorney, suf- fered cuts on the hands and perhaps a broken bone in the wrist when his automobile skidded off the grade in the mud and turned over a few miles north of here -early: today... Tai Palda’s injuries weré dressed at a local hospital and We proceeded to the supreme court to argue a case. Judge Palda’s sister-in-law and two other friends!who were in the car were uninjured, AUTO LIGHT CAMPAIGN ON . Nearly Score of Cars Report- ed with Improper Lights / ee License numbers of a score of au- tomobile owners, alleged to have been driving in the city without proper lights on their cars, were turned into the police department today by policemen who are making a special campaign against improper lighting under orders of Chief Martineson. A charging of turning around in. a block also was made. ag: one person, The license numbers of the cars were reported and the owners ascer- tained sometime today from the list of license numbers. One woman drt- ver,/an officer reported, refused to stop when ordered to do so, but the license number of her automobile was obtained. o xX DAKOTA MAN - UNDER ARREST Chance ‘Remark on Smoker Leads to Holding Henry Meister ‘ Mais, Oct, 2—A chance re- mark made in a smoker on a passen- ger train about a month ago today was a factor, police said, in the ar- vest of Henry Meister of Beach, «North Dakota, who has been charged with highway robbery in connection . With a $100 holdup’ at the Maryland hotel here last Thursday. One of the passengers heard Meister talking about the Maryland hotel and when he saw the newspaper account ‘of the holdup recalled the | “conversation. He furnished polite with a descrip- tion of the man in the smoker which resulted in the arrest. Marriage Power ~~" Is Unsettled Minot, N. D.; Oct. 2,.—State's Attor- ney V. E, Stenerson has written to the Salvation Army colonel in Min- neapolis, requesting informati to whether the/ ceremonies used in extending the powers of captaih to member of this organizati equivalent to those used in, ing a minjster of the ere bat basis of the answer from el, at local authorities: | mal Kansas City, Oct. 2.—Hope t womankind should never again be called upon to bear*the sacri- fices of a great war was express- ed by speakers before the fourth nnual “convention of American ‘ar Mothers in session here to day. A resolution adopted unani- mously by the convention urges the national government to call a parliament of nations at the Philadelphia sesqui-centennial in 1926 for the purpose of writing “a treaty of justice” to promote permanent peace with fair deal- ing among all nations. * Entertained ‘last night with songs and dances in native cos- tunis by Mrs. Isabella Graybull of Cannonball, N, D., Sioux In- dian and war mother, convention delegates continued today a pro- gram interspersed with amuse- ments. ‘Mrs, Graybull was ac- companied to Kansas City by Mrs, Basil Two Bears ang her five-year-old daughter Alma Two Bears of Cannonball. They de- clared\ they had never before visited a large city and express- ed wonder at the sights they saw. GOVERNOR SEES HOPEFORN. D. MILL: * COST SHOWN IN CONSTRUCTION AUDIT Best Months Ahead for Mak- ing Money in Flour Mill Business, He Declares DISAPPOINTED Hoped for Better Showing, Is But Says There Is Much to t Give Optimism for Future Belief that the North Dakota State Mill at Grand Forks will make a bet- ter showing in the future than is contained in the first public audit report was expressed today by Gov- ernor R. A, Nestos, commenting upon the Bishop, Brissman and Company it which ascribed a loss of $230,- 847.57 for the period from October 28, 1922 to July 31, 1923, Asked for-expression on the audit: report, Governor Nestos made the following statement: “I am naturally somewhat disap- pointed over the fact that we have lost money in the operation of the mill during the past eight months, although I presume there is no real cause for such disappointment, “While all those who have talked with us about the matter have ex- Pressed, the opinion that we: --were umd to lose considerable money on the enterprise the first year, and others have said that it was ridicul- ous ever to expect to make any pro- fit from it, yet when the industrial commission after a long and careful search were able to secure in addi- tion to the splendid head miller al- ready employed, a general manager of the-wide experience and splendid recommendations of Mr. Austin, we began to hope and have expected that the loss the first eight months| would be very small and that by the end of the year we might break even on the running expenses. May Wipe it Out “Of course, we realize that the fall months are always the best and most profitable in the milling busi- ness, and since the August statement recently filed with us by Mr. Aus- tin shows that during that month he had an operating, profit of over $6,000, it indicates that the gnter- prise is now over the worst and that the fall profits on operation may. practically wipe out the spring and summer los: “Those who have great faith in the mill should not become disheartened because of the fact that the first eight months show losses. I realize now \that it could not yery well be otherwise. In fairness, it should be temembered that the construction accounts were not closed until March first and that some construction and alteration work has been going on ever since; that the elevator was completed 400 late to use for the 1922 crop; that the machinery was to be tested out, the office and mill- ing organization built, a sales force reated and trained, and a market established for a new product in competition with the best the old mills could produce. When we re- member that this audit not Presents'the business re Poorest part of the year, but also reflects the’ results of all of the above handicaps, it is not at all sur- prising that the operating loss. has reached a large sum, _ Beat Months Ahead ; “But now that the best milling months of the year are us, with the force inside. and out- side of the mill pretty well organiz- ed and pained for work, and with the market for'the Dekota! Maid flour pretty -well established, it will not only be possible to reduce the expenses but: to intrease the profits with each passing month, “T have al '§ believed that it well to have a managing board familiar with the various phases, of the business to be operated, and who were so located and in a position to give the’necessary time to assist the managemgnt in the best wisest possible operation of the mill and elevator, and it for that reason that the last legislature provided for such @ board of managers and I have the confidence that those appointed on this board by the industrial eom- thission will be of great assistance to the manager of the mill and vator in bringing task Hos. deste expenses of opera: and selling, Sua we all hope and ‘believe will re in that the mill before long ‘will pay not only the $76,000 Paid Out by State Treasurer for Bonds Issued Prior to Jan. 1, 1923 | DEPRECIATION SET UP Detailed Cost of Various Buildings in the Unit at Grand Forks Is Shown ; The state of North Dakota has a total capital HMability in the state flour mill and elevator at Grand Forks of $2,988,872.11, according to {the audit report of Bishop, Brissman | dnd Company, accountants, showing ithe construction cost and operating results of the state mill up to July { 81, 1923, The capital liability represents proceeds from the sale of $3,000,000 ) of bonds issued by the Mill and Ele- jvator association for the construc- tion of the mill, minus amounts used |for the small state-owned flour mill jat Drake, North Dakota, according jto the accountants’ report. All of the bonds are dated January 1, 1922, and mature at‘ various times from 1987 to 1947, the interest rate on $1,600,000 being 51-2 per cent and the interest rate on $1,400,000 being at 6 per cent... \. Interest “on MIII’afid’eTeVatoy bonds issued prior fo January 1, 1923, in the amount: of $76,143.72 was paid by the state treasurer from funds derived from tax levy, according to ‘the audit report. It adds that no lliability to the state treasurer has been set up in its balance sheet, In the sections of. the audit report dealing with the construction of the mill a condensed statement of fixed assets as at July 31, 1922, is shown. This statément follows, | Buildings | Machinery Equipment . . Electrical equipment, plumbing, heating ... Tracks, etc. .. . Furniture, fixtures Automobiles, trucks .... « -$1,569,081.44 1,172,926.35 26,413.55 82,449.62 117,668.25, 9,612.64 14,883.57 $2,993,145.32 Site donated .... 5,985.00 $2,999,130.32 The audit report saiq that it was impossible to determine the date when construction ceased, and for the purpose of computation it fixed the date at May 1, 1923. Construc- tion work still is going on at the mill, an office building being erected, Total depreciation for the period is $20,356.81, according to the report. 1 Under the construction account, there is carried liabilities as fol- lows; Bank of North Dakota, 319,- 147.79; Bank of North Dakota, over draft, $83,974.92; accounts payable, $5.48; pense account, $5.48; crued payroll, $653.41, An addition to the capital account is a frame elevator situated north of the mill building known as the Bacon elevator, purchased of Jerry D, Ba- con. ‘The cost was $8,300. Altera- tions improvements costing $874.23 have been made. The purpose of the elevator, the report states, is to accomodate wagon-loag purchases of grain, adding that no grain had been taken through that source at the date of the audit. AUDIT ON STATE MILL BEFORE BOARD TODAY Grand Forks, N. D., Oct, 2.—Fol- lowing the receipt of the audit re- port of the operation of the North Dakota state mill and elevator for the first seven months of of managers, announced that a meet- ing of the board would be held here today, C. E. Austin, manager. of the es- tablishment, said that he would make a statement on the report soon as he-had an opportunity to e: amine : Photograph 7 * s : Given Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft bf the United States has prer sented an autographed photograph, containing ‘also a note of best wish- es, to the North Dakota state supreme court, the presentation being made by Benton Baker of Bismarck, who was. ih’ Chief Justice T: ‘operating ex- Ah ve Suse ales the inter. |) for the cons! TRIBUNE [mu BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, a CAR LINE 10. OPERATE WITH NO FRANCHISE City Commission Accedes To State’ Board’s Request to: Continue Street Car Line IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED Discussion of Street Lighting Held — Appropriation at Present Insufficient The state street car line will con- tinue to operate in Bismarck. Mutterings of protest against the continuance of the line failed to ma- ize in protests to the city com- mi nm, after announcement was made that the franchige had expired in September. The city comntission, in meeting last night, decided to ac cede to the request of the state board of administration and permit the cay line to continue to operate without a franchise pending action by the legislature. The state board of administration, in a letter to the commission which was read at the meeting last night said: “We are not in a position -at the present time to ask for a new franchise for the reason that we have no funds whatsoever avnilable to make any changes in the street railway system that might be ‘re- quired by your honorable commis- sion. We will ask, however, that you give us an extension of your fran- chise until such a time as the next session of the legislature may makc final disposition of the street car line.” The state has never paved between the car line tracks on Fourth street as agreed, The failure leaves the street not only in an unsightly con- dition’ but heavy rains wash consid- erable dirt down the street. There also was some objection voiced to continuation of the line by people who believed’ the state would give better and cheaper service te the capital through use of a motor bus. Members of the city commission, taking the position that any edverse action might be construed as a dis- courtesy to the state, decided to a¢- cede to the request of the state boara of administration. One member“ re+ marked‘that the city commission probably would save the state money, ff it ordered the franchise caneelled and the line discontinued. The commission informally discuss- ed the street lighting situation. Un- léss a change is made in the system the appropriati not be sufficient to pay for lighting next year, and the cost will run near $10,000, was said. The question is permitting only every other White Way light to burn, using smaller candle power or changing the lights somewhat was discussed but uo decision reached. The proposal that the arms on the White Way sts, which bear four small globe off was voiced. It was said this had been done in Jamestown. No definite action probably will be taken until the return of Police and Fire Commissioner Henzler, who is out of the city. No bids were received for building ® concrete coal bin at the detention hospital. RAINFALL IS ABOVE NORMAL Excess of Precipitation for the Month Is Reported ‘September w: rainy month, The weather bureau’s monthly meteorological report isn’t needeq to give this information, but it shows in figures that the rainfall during the month amounted to 2.83 inches, as compared to a norma] of 1:19 inches, or an excess of 1.64 inche There recorded an exce! -ainfall since January 1, over normal, ‘of 1.19 inches, The “Sunshine State” didn’t quite liv eup to its reputation during the month. The percentage of possible sunshine was 60, or 2 per cent below norm: : Today entered upon the sixth suc- cessive cloudy day, according to weather bureau markings, with some prospect early that the sun might shine long énough to change the Six successive cloudy days is most unusual in the weather bureau_records, Nineteen of tre8v aays of Septem- were recorded ‘as cloudy or part- ly cloudy. ‘ 4 The temperature during September ‘was three degrees above the normal of 57.1 degrees, and an excess of daily: temperature of three degrees ince January 1 is. recorded. Many -light frosts were recorded during September but no killing or heavy frosts occutred in Bismarck. 37 Bankruptcy Petitions Filed|-: éy ‘petitions | Thirty-seven bankruptéy of all kinds ‘constituted: the record of the four’ months from May” to fi [ire jE month Pea ate Ie FRENCH BLAME | GERMAN FORCE FOR RIOTING Dissolve German Police Force in Duesseldorf Following Fatal Rioting PRENCHPATROI (STREETS Casualty List Shows 10 Are Dead and 74 Were Serious- lyWounded in Riots ° (By the Associated Press.) Duesseldorf, Oct. 2.-The Security Polite force which had been formally charged with responsibility for Sun- day's rioting in which nearly a score of persons were killed and more than 400 injured has been decreed out of existence by the authorities of oc- cupation. The definite dissolution of the force was announced today at French headquarters. French troops will continua to po- lice the city until a new German po- lice force has been organized under French direction. What disposition shall be made of the 800 members of the disbanded Security force has not been decided, but it is expected their green uni- forms be seized and that they will be either expelled or imprisoned. A revised casualty list compiled by the French shows 10 killed, of whom seven were German civilians, two members of the Security police and one Blue policeman, while 74 were seriously wounded. One of the wounded was a French soldier, one a French civilian, one a member of the Security police and the remainder German civilians, ATTACH REPULSED Kuentrin, German, Oct. 2.—Insur- gents numbering about 400 who jyes- terday attempted to storm the cita- del where the Reichswehr troops are garrisoned~ are now in capttvity. An attempt by rebels last night to release their comrades was repulsed. One rebel was killed and several sertously wounded while there were no casualties against the Reichs- ‘wehr: The reinforcements which» were hurried here from other points yes- terday upon the outbreak were re- turned to their barracks. , The bulk of the insurgents are identified as members of Ehrhardt’s notorious Baltic brigade and other illegal na- tionalistic organizations. Their leader, Major Buchrucker, is a re- tired army officer. AIRSHIP 70 CRQSS OCEAN FOR U. §. MAIL ZR-3, Giant Airship in Ger- many, to be Put in Service, Admiral Moffett Says St. Louis, Oct. 2.—Rear Admiral William Moffet, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the United States Navy, said just before his departure in the ZR-1 this morning that when the ZR-3, now under completion in Germany is delivered, it would be put in mai] service between New York and London, making a two-day trip. He announced that the next long flight of the ZR-1 would be from Lakehurst, N, J. to Panama and Cuba and return, LEAVES ST. LOUIS, St. Louis, Oct. 2—The ZR-1, the navy’s mammoth of the sky, depart- ed on its return to Lakehurst, N. at 9.30 a. m. today. It will fly over Chicago, South Bend, Toledo, Detroit and. Cleveland, Rehearing In H Case Denied supreme court has de- nied rehe: ing in the case in which the Hughes tric Company of Bi marck challen, the constitutior ality of the laws empowering the state railroad commission to regulate public utilities. The’ stati 1928 Defies Governor Representative W, D. McBee, chair- man of Oklahoma state legi committee which preferred c! against Governor Walton ang issued a call. for a special session of the house to consider ouster proceedings, which gathering Walton says would be unconstiutional and has refused to permit the law-makers to meet under threat of arms. MAN THOUGHT MURDERED MAY BE IDENTIFIED Wealthy California Butcher Believed Held by Police; Tells Strange Story WAS HEAVILY INSURED Eureka, Calif., Oct. 2—Alex A. Kels, wealthy and heavily insured Lodi, California butcher, who was supposed to have been the victim of a,sengational murder near Lodi, Sep- tember 12, is in jail today, according to the police. Only the arrival of Sheriff. W. H. Ricks of Stockton, is awaited to make certain the identifi- cation, The prisoner says his name is Kels. The man was arrested last night as le apparently was attempting to end his life. The muzzle of his rifle was in his mouth ‘ang he was at- tempting to discharge the gun with his toes. At the police station the prisoner talked about lis wanderings since Sept, 12, but was more reticent con- cerning the burning of a haystack in which Kels’ automobile was de- stroyed and a man first believed to be Kels was burned to death. One version of his story to the po- lice was that he and another man whom he hired and whose name he did not know were riding in his au- tomobile. He said two other men at- tacked him and killed his companion. Evidently the men intended to kill him, he said, but when they discov- ered they killed the other-man they altowed him to pay them some money ang allowed him to go. He said he immediately left Lodi, Another story credited to him said he had’ been struck on the head while in Lodi before the fire and that he remembered nothing until-he found himself in Sacramento. He has been registered at a hotel here under the name of “Kronan,” and purchased the rifle yesterday. He told police he never would have been taken alive if a cartridge had not jammed, Mrs. Kels, who has insisted that the rumors that her husband was not }deag were false will not be told of his arrest, relatives said, until. the birth of her baby which is expected in aboat five days. The fire in which Kels was supposed to have lost his life occurred in a field near Lodi, Sept. 12, Persons attracted by a blazing haystack saw an automobile driven rapidly out of the field. Lat- er they discovered that another au- tomobile containing a man was an the fire, but the heat was so intense they could not anprosch. Keis’ lite was insured for $80,000 with his wife is the beneficiary, hnt special cla in the policy world have increased the amount paid her to $100,000 in case Kels met a violent death. 400 WOMEN REGISTER EARLY AT Jamestown N. D., Oct. 2—One hundreq delegates had registered the convention of the State Federa- tion of Wom clubs at 10 o'clock this morning, and in addition there ‘were 300 visitors. The early attend- ance at the three-day convention jich swung ‘into its full activities day Study ¢lub‘of Bismarck and the Entre “Nous club of Garrison, were admitted to the federatfon. The ex- Matt panties “the. fection of night, i ther ation . of (Mi nger of Candon as chair- ‘committee on ¢onserva- tion, she béing-anable to: be present, Mra. Frank: Eegister of Bismarck STATE FEDERATION CONVENTION was named One of the inspectors and Mrs, Robert W. Wilson of Mandan was named on the committee on sules ang regulations. Mrs. E. L. Dickin- soh of Minot was appointed to meet with the scholarship loan fund’ com- mjttee to formulate plans for its guidance. NX The president’s address of Mrs. Ly. man A, Cary of Mandan will’be made tonight. ‘ j Mrs.. Wallace Reid’s picture, “Hu- man Wreckage,” ‘which was produced following the death of her famous actor husband from narcotics, will be produced. | morrow afternoon for the club women. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS ES UNDER ARMS -_ MOST: POLLING PLACES OPENED and Disarmed 4 vote was being cast. out of 28 were opened. threat of Gov, sion of all election supplies. of the polls closed. AID RED CROSS “JUST LIKE IN Chairmen Declare That Re- markable Showing Is Being Made in Solicitation . WOMEN ARE OUT TODAY The Red Cross drive is going big. Memberships have. rolled in so fast from the men’s teams, which worked yesterday and the women's teams which went out this morning that Scott Cameron, county chair- man, and Richard A. Tracy, city chairman, had not stopped to tempt to total members this after- noon, Many business houses were report- éd 100 percent im memberships. “It is just as good as duting the war,” Mr. Tracy declared. “I don’t believe there have been ten turn- downs in the whole city.” One worker said that when he went into one business: house everybody came walking up with the member- ship fee in their Wand. He couldn't write receipts fast enough. The women started out bright and early today. y “We ran out of supplies last even- ing” said Mr. Tra “and many wo- men were after supplies between 8 And 8:30 o'clock this morning to go out on their territory. The women’s teams have been splendid. Many of them come in and report they’ve ready enrolled everyone in t! block that had not préviously giv- en.” Saturday ten teams of school girls will conduct a tag sale, giving oppor- tunity to those to join who may be missed on the Monday and Tuesday city drive. Every person who is a Red Cross member, urged to wear the button all week. Reports are lacking from the coun- ty outside of the city thus far, the bad weather of Monday and- Tuesday halting the drive in the country. SEN, JOHNSON INVADES EAST Minnesota Senator Says Pro- greasive Must be Nom- inated Baltimore, M« Oct, 2.—Magnus vobnron, United States Senator from inate a progressive for the presi- dency “we ought to form a Farmer- Labor party.” He criticized the United State su- i Al Re! Declaring that money for the bonus should be taken from “the Profiteers” Mr, Johnson ssid ‘ that when he went to Washington be would “put Coolidge r WAR” IN DRIVE IN SPITE OF WALTON’S ORDER; _ NOEARLY CLASHES REPORTED Governor’s Order Obeyed in Some Counties Where Vote in Initiated Measure Giving Legislature Power to Convene and Investigate Acts of Executive Is Prevented—Gover- nor’s Armed Guards Arrested in Tulsa by Sheriff’s Men Oklahoma City, Oct. 2—Oklahoma’s special state elec- tion at which will be decided the question of whether the state legislature shall meet to consider impeachment charges jagainst Governor J. C. Walton swung into full movement ‘today with reports indicating that polls were open through- out the state with the exception of four full counties and a part of a fifth. Indications were that an unusually heavy In Bryan, Harper, Cimarron and Johnston counties all voting places were closed and in Jefferson county only six Johnston county appeared to be the only place where the Walton to close the polls by force of arms had been carried out. There 100 armed state police held posses- In Bryan county Sheriff John Conn followed instructions of Governor Walton ard barred the election. obtain an injunction late yesterday against him at Durant failed. Cimarron and Harper counties were not voting be- cause supplies had not been received from the state election hoard and in Jefferson county a ballot shortage kept most An effort to From every report in the state it was indicated the elec- tion was proceeding quietly. OTS AEST WALTON AT RESIDENCE. Governor Walton remaineg in se- clusion ath IGT where with @ party of supporters he kept in touch with the situation by tele- phone. VOTE AGAINST WALTON, Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 2—A cial dispatch to the Muskogee Times- Democrat from Coslgate ‘gives the following unofficial vote on question 79 up to 11 o’clock Tuesday. Total for, 25; against, 87. The correspondent, added that this represents a third of the city’s nor- mal vote, “BALLOTING BRISK. Muskogee, Oct. 2—The polls opens ed in: Muskogee county today with approximately 700 deputy sheriffs on guard. The balloting was brisk and without incident. The officers have orders to arrest anyone interfering with the voting. 1,500 ARMED GUARDS Tulsa, Okla., Oct, 2—Voting be- gan in Tulsa county at 7 o'clock this morning under guard of more than 1,500 armed deputies under County Sheriff R. V. Sanford. At 7:30 a, m. upward of 300 deputies were assembled at the courthouse steps to hold themselves in readiness for service anywhere in the county to rout interference with the ballot- ing. The weather was cloudy. Two amen carrying commissions from the headquarters of Governor Walton’s civilian guards were ar- rested within a block of the court- house by the city police. They were charged with carrying concealed weapons and placed in jail. Chief of Police Moran announced that every armed person without a deputy sher- iff’s watrant would be jailed. CONTINUES TO ACT Hot Springs, Ark., Oct. 2—Declar- ing Governor J. C. Walton’s order re- constituting the Oklahoma state elec- tion board to be an attempt to “mud- dy the waters” John T. Logan of Tulsa “deposed” chairman of the board here issued a statement today saying that the election will be held in Oklahoma under the authority of the old board despite the Governor's action. Mr. Logan said he b id the executive order to be illegal and that he-is continuing to act in the capacity of thairman of the board. WOULD BUY U. S, SHIPS Inquiry Is Directed by New York Shipping Interests Washington, Oct. 2—A new in- quiry from New York shipping in- terests looking to the purchase of at least part of the government pass- enger fleet was reported to the ship- Ping board at its regular weekly meeting today, Active negotiations are in progress although they have not reached the point where terms have béen sub- mitted. “ The Harriman lines are understood to be either. the Initiators or the supporters: of the new which involves ships ‘now. by the United States lines, cally the Leviathan, \ We