The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1923, Page 1

» ' ' i y WEATHER FORECAST mikhtvand (Wed: 4 Fe ly ke {Wednesday LSTABLISHED 1873 THE BRITAIN ACCEP » STATE HAIL FUTURE NOW IS DISCUSSED Decrease in Acreage in-Last Two Years Presents a Problem for Officials IS AGAINST, LIMIT Commission of Insurance Ols- ness Declares Maximum Tax Provision Wrong The future of the State Hail In- surance Department, which this year sustained greater losses than it can pay in full under the maximum in- surance tax permitted by the legis- lature, is being discussed among state officials and others. Whether the decreage of more than 30 percent in the acreage insured in the last two years will be followed by an ad- ditional decrease” in the insured acreage next year, with a consequent insufficiency in the maximum ‘rate should losses be heavy, is a matter of serious concern not only to offi- cials,of the State Hail Insurance de- partment bus to other officials in- terested in the subject. The statement of Governor Nestos, in declining to call a special session of the legislature to change a law which that body enacted and sugges- tion that if, the law is ta be changed it can be expeditiously changed ‘by use of the initiative in the March, 1924, primary election, finds accord in the’ state department. Martin Ha- gen, manager of the department, said today that the department is not in favor of an extra session of the leg- islature. It is possible, he said, that if the matter of insufficiency of the maximum tax is brought before the people by the initiative, two or three other amendments may be proposed. There is lack of agreement among officials as to the cause for the heavy decrease in the insured acre- age. Commissioner of Insurance S. A, Olsness ascribes it solely to a de- pressign in the farming business. Cause of Decrease One difference between the state hail insurance law workings and that ‘of old line hail companies, according to one representative of the. latter, is that the state department insures anybody while the old line companies / limit insurance, some insuring but one quarter out of ’& section of land. Thig method is used by ‘ola .line companies to diversify the risk and avoid danger of unusually heavy losses from a storm which would completely wipe out’ one area. Many farmers, it is said by some officials, are willing to “take a chance” and save the expense of hail insurance by withdrawing from the state fund; others do not desire to bind themselves to insurance until they ascertain whether or not they will have/a crop. Some areas are supposed to be particularly liable to hail and others free from it, and farmers in the former desire insur- ance while in the latter areas they wish to drop it. This ‘natural devel- opment, according to one ( official, will lead to a steady decrease in the hail insurance acreage so long as , the same rate applies to every sec- tion of the state, and in the end will result in only those areas particu- larly liable to hail being insured, which would force a very high in- surance rate. ‘Another spokesman suggested that as diversification in crops increased, and vast acreage of grain pass the natural result will be a\diminu- tion in the amount of hai Commissioner of Insurance S. A. Olsness favors removing the «limit of 50 cents an acre on $7.00 an acre insurance, which the legislature plac- ed, providing at the same time that if this tax was not sufficient to pay all losses in full, the losses should be prorated. Mr. Olsness says. the 50-cent max- imum was not placed in the‘law by the legislators to prevent the insur- ance from becoming burdensome. “I was present at all the caucuses and committee meetings dealing with the: discussing and framing of the criginal hail law, but I neve? heard that argument anced,” he said. Maximum Levy Wrong © “If we ‘could “prevent insurance from becoming burdensome by sim- ply setting our own limit as to ‘the Premium rate we want to pay it might have been placed at a still x figure than 50 cents. The only reason ever presented wa advance by the attorney who as: ed in drafting the law, that unless some limit. was prescribed, the law might be unconstitutional. .The lim- it was then set at 50 cents, which was asssumed to be safe. I stood out against this arrangement all the time, as I could not ‘see why there shenid be any distinction in this re- between a state hail insurance atual and any other private or co- operative mutual covering other! kinds of ‘insufancé: «I know of no other such “insurance plan where premium and indemnity are limited in this manner preventing the insur- ed from collecting damages in. full|- in case of total loss. I do not. be- lieve the abseitre of a ma lim- At: would ‘render it unconstitutional ‘and E hope that tha next legislature will remove this rmity 2 insurdnce.|, WHITE HOUSE GUESTS BIS te BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1923 SRES RESERVE | CORPS AS BEST U.S. PROTECTION Dr. E. P. Quain, Back ftom Reserve Officers ‘Nat f Convention, Urges: Sup} port s : MUST BE PREPARED One of Main Functions of Reg- ular Army Now to Instruct Willing Civilians pe tice " Dr. EK. P. Quain returned téday from Detroit, Mich., where he went as a deiegafe to the national ‘con- vention of the Reserve Officers” as- sociation, ° ‘Theze were a number of prom- Ambassador to Italy Rivnard Washburn Mild and ‘his wife are the] inent speakers, including a repre- guests of President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House during the] sentative from General formers’ brief hay in Washington. DISABLED VETS AGAIN OBSERVE DAY FOR AID National Forget-Me-Not Day| to be Observed in Bis- marck on November 10 National Forg fe-Not Day” will be observed in Bismarck, as in other cities of the nation, on November 10. Mrs. R: A. Tracy, who was city | chairman for Forget-Me-Not Day last | year has accepted the request of the local chapter of the Disabled Veter- ans of the World’ War to .act as| chairman this year. Forget-Me-Nots will be sold and the proceeds used for the disabled veterans. Hearty approval of the aims and purposes of “National Forget-Me-Not was voiced in a letter just tent to National Commander James A, Me- Farland of the Disabled Américah Veterans of the World War, by; President Calvin Coolidge. The na- tion’s chief executive wrote the Dis- abled Vev's’ leader as follows: White House,! Washington, D. C. My dear Commander McFarland: I want ‘to express to you my hope that the observance of “Forget-Me-| Not Day” by thé Disabled American) - Veterans of the World War, on Sat- urday, November 10th, will be gen- erously supported by the public. The thousands who bear the scars of the War will, always hold their place ip the hearts of the American people’ You can be assured that those in places of national responsi- ity are striving to the utmost to aid and compensate them, -so far as compensation is: possible. Your ¢r- ganization has shown a fine spirit of cooperation with the Government in- strumentalities engaged in this dif- ficult task, for. which I am glad to express’ appreciation.” \ Most sincerely yours, . CALVIN COOLIDGE.” NEW FORBES CHARGES MADE Was ‘Seeking. to Remove Stocks of Liquor, Is Declaration 40. Charges Washington,. Oct. a while direc- that Charles P, Forbes, tor, of the Veterans’ Bureau, still eking as |: as September, 1922, to. surreptitiously remove large stocks of natcotics and liquors from the government hospital at Perry- ville, Maryland, were made at the continuation of the senate investi- gation of the Veterans’ Bureau. James M, Williams, a Philadelp! dafryman was the witness, his testi- mony being designed to support in part of the sensational story told the committee last week- by Elias H. Mortimer, also of Philadelphia, about his: alleged relations ‘with Forbes at a time -when he was seeking con- aig for Hospitals from the direc- tor. Williams testified ‘that aside from proposing removal of the narcotics and liquors, Forbes, with a man named Bieber, had sought to obtain from /Mrs. Mortimer’ certain papers belonging to Mortimer and also to “embitter” Mrs. Mortimer against her “husband. This was at a time after Mortimer, aceording to his ‘tes- timony, had “broken” with Forbes and whéf, ‘Williams understood, Mrs. Mortinfer “Wis contemplating a di- vorce fro% fer | acre ‘fleld, {Dickinson Roller mills at 50 cents | but has many tons of fodder for his |cattle and hag clean ground for ‘HAIL SURPLUS Day,”|+ of the British-Australian Cotton association. at the open! South Wales: ia, new, rhut it shows /|Promige of a year, Tucholacit se0 seed was Pershing's staff, and also the Assistant Secre- tary of War,” saiq Dr. Quain. “These men gave special emphasis to the new plan of defense, inaugurated since fhe late war, In thia plan one of the most important functions of the regular army is to give instruc- tion in peace time to civilians who signify their willingness to serve their country in time of war. Of reat and stirring interest were alks by some prominent Americans who had.traveled abroard and learn- ed how all the leading nations are profiting -by the lessons of the late war and are building up their mili- tary defenses accordingly. eo for instance, in Europe th ers of a'rships receive ioe gub- CORN BRINGS IN MUCH CASH Dickingon, N. D., Oct. 30.— Jog Scheeler, farmer near here, shell- ed. 3,360 bushels of cron from a 47 approximately 70 bus els to the acre and sold the entire product at 50 cents a buctel to th a bushel. A gross return of $1,- 680 from 47 acres of corn netted more than any quarter section of wheat in the county. Figures such as these, say local bankers, are speaking for themselves so loudly that Stark county in another year will see double the acreage in corn with consequent increase in dairy and hog raising. Scheeler not only netted a fine return from ‘his 47 acres of corn sidies from taeir governments, some up to fifty per cent of the cost: ot manufacture, for the purposes of developing air fleets for military uses. @ur attention was called to our government neglect of all such Preparations because the American public does not seem to realize the necess ty for providing sufficient next year’s planting. funds to carry out any peace time plan of, national defense. As shown by recent events, the people of the United States are ready to pour out billions for military purposes after a war has become unavoidable gnd are willing to be tgxed-enormedaly-| and continuously to pay for the past wars, but cannot see the economy of spending a few millions ‘in ,Prepar- ations for defense before war is up- CAN'TBE USED. Attorney-General Says Legis-! personnel enough to give proper in« lature Specifically Provides struction even to those who volun- i teer for training. rnc KFor Its Use “Well meaning. but misled people are to blame for this state affairs, which plays so directly into the hands ‘of all potential and envious enemies of our country. Our hope lies in the fact that there are about 200,000 “Sw2-=*0eued Americans who have volunteered for service in state militia and various reserve corps and who, largely at the expense of their own time and money, .are receiving training in the arts of national de- The surplus of the State Hail In- surance Fund ‘cannot be used to de- fray losses in any one particular year, but is revolving fund used to pay losses in advance of the levy of the hail insurance tax, Attorney- General rge F, Shafer said today in an opinion to the State Hail In- surance Department. The question had been raised as to whether the law could be interpreted to permit surplus accruing prior to July 1, 1923, from interest and pen- alty on taxes, cover-collections and similar means, to be used in paying this year’s losses, the maximum tax this year not being sufficient to meet losses. l Mr. Shafer, quoting the law, said that the legislature provided that all unexpended balances existing in the hail insprance fund from whatever sources derived must be converted into the surplus fund, until the fund has reached $4,000,000, and if the surplus fund should exceed $5,000,- 000 the excess levy should.be turned back to the department to pay losses the next year. The present surplus of the department is placed at $3- 900,000, of which $900,000 was from MAY LOSE NAME viaccordingly, in clear and unmis- takable language, both the legi ture in 1921 and 1923 provided that the total losses occurring in any one year must be paid only out of the funds available from the indemnity acreage tax levied for that year, and that in ease such indemnity tax{ , London, Oct. B0-—Norway's dapi- tal may lose its familiary’ name of. Christiania and maw in the future be ‘known by its original. name of Oslo. Ten members of ‘the Storthing have submitted a proposal to that ei fect which according ‘to ‘the Morn- ing Post’s .correspondent will he shall be insufficient to pay such losses must be pro-rated,” said the adopted by a large majority of the national legislature. opinion of Mr. Shafer. Use of any part of the $2,900,000 surplus to pay losses in 1928 would HEAVY. CiVIL TERM ; Fargo, Oct. 30.—With 247 civil cases listed and a large number of fense. 4It seems Sut reasonable to hope that a sense of business economy soon will compel the whole nation to demand a more sensible and liberal policy for out protection. All argu- ments to the controry notwithstand- ing, the surest way to live in peace to be prepared that: no one will dare to attack us in war. This method is also the most economical.” Dr. Quain, who is president of the North Dakota Reserve Officers asso- ciation ang hold ‘the ranks of colonel in the MedTeaf Reserve Corps, said that the state association, organiz a short time ago; has not as yet the membership desired but from the enthusiasm dispmyed he feels cer- tain that within a) short time it will have a one hundred per cent mem- spree be an_ unlawful version of "the fund, Mr. Shafer holds. Erect Gin To Sydney, N, S. W., Oct. 30,—New South Wales, which shares with Queensland the honor of pioneer- ing the cotton industry -in Australia. now ‘has its dwn gin, erected at Newcastle undep the supervision November term of district cour which opens next. week will be one of the busiest in. ihe, history of the pone AGAINST. CHANG! The premier and aj “Aberdeen, ‘8. D., Oct. 30 Abedeen large pdrlimentary party. with oth-! Commercial club Friday er cronies figures Were, present pening. industry, ‘The cotton Yellowstone trail “petitioned for my Glendive, Mont., businessmen. They want the trail | north from plomavet oad chee Sarna ne Noreh jsmarck at iF traversing Dakota Bad Lands ‘and through Glen- dive, again join the. Yellowstone ot Fallon, Mont. Final arian rests with: the bg in New good ‘future. criminal actions. te be tried the} ‘at a local hotel in modest quarters. ‘Presumably Simon was going to get a job and they were to remain in bat did: not return the wife became al ‘hi POINCARE TERM ‘FORMER PRIME I [INSURRECTION _ MONTENEGRO Paris, Oct. 80.—An insurrection has Byoken out in Montenegro and is reported to be spreading, says ‘a message from a Rome neWspaper. The correspondent says the insur-| gents are reported to have descend- ed in the town and that the move- ment scems connected with the acti- vities of the Macedonian irregulars. LLOYD GEORGE ACCLAIMED IN PHILADELPHIA Former English Premier Lis- tens to Welsh Songs While Eating Breakfast FAMOUS CHAIR SITS IN Occupies Chair Used by John \* Hancock when United States Declared Independence Philadelphia, ~ Oct. 30.—David Lloyd Aeorge, stopping here today for a few hours, was cordially re- ceived. Arriving shortly after 7 a. m. before the reception committee was on hand he remained aboard his car! until 9:30, the scheduled hour for his official entry. During this period he was inform- ed of the passing away of his friend and former colleague, Andrew Bonar Law, dispatched a me: se of sym- pathy to the daughter of the dead statesman and paid a public tribute to him. At the station 800 singers sang Welsh songs as the former premier ate breakfast and continued to sing as he left his. car. The official welcome took place on city hall. plaza where. Mayor J. Hampton Moore gave him the free- dom of the city. At Independence Hall, to which the British statesman and his party, was driven through crowded lanes of people waving British and: Ameri- can flags, Mr. Lloyd George was in- vited to sit in the chair occupied by ‘John Hancock when he presided over. the”meeting at which the declaration of independence was signed’ and al- so occupied by George Washington when he presided over the Constitu- tional Convention. ; Lloyd George took the chair for a long time and turning to the as- semblage in the declaration room said: “It is indeed a high honor which you are conferring on me by giving me the distinction of sitting in the chair occupied. by one of the great men of the world during one of the great occasions which had a_ pro- found effect on my country and which altered the whole pare of hfman history.” STONE THROWN AT PRINCESS Princess Hermine, ex-Crown Prince’s Wife Is Struck ‘ (By the Associated Press.) Doorn, Oct. 30,—A stone thrown by an unknown hand inflieted severe wound in the ear of Princess Hermine while she was walking in a woods near the ex-kaiser’s chateau with her children. The police arrested several per- sons but said they did not get the culprit.: Wilhelm’s entourage and the en- tire village of Doorn: have been greatly excited by the incident. RUNNING FIGHT Wahpeton, N. D., Oct. 80.—A run- ning gun fight on the streets of Mantador, alittle town southwest of here, at 12:30 a. m. Sunday, just af- ter the attempted robbery of the H. C. Reed store, resulted in the wougd- ing of Frank Har one of the yeggs, and ‘his capture. y A few hours later, two other men, said to be Harris’ pals in the at- tempted holdup, were ‘captured at Hankinson. They are Dale ~ Garber and Claude ‘McClain. Garber and Me’ in were brought to the Richland county jail in Wah- peton. DESERTS WIFE AND LEAVING THEM Fred H, Simon eame into Bismarck three days ago with his. wife, a <hild about TiVe years of age, and a nephi\w about 18. They registered Bismarck. "Last right he letdhp hotel When Sage egret ‘his, clothing disappeared. He ad, slietold' Chief of Pol MINISTER OF BRITAIN DIES | Andrew Bonar Law Silent in London Home; Death Came as Surprise HAS’ RESIGNED PLACE Ill Health Forced Him to Give up Premiership After Suc- ceeding Lloyd George (By the Assoca‘cd Press.) | London, Oct. 30.—Andrew Bonar Law, for seven months prime min- ister of Great. Brituin, died in his mod-st London home at 3 o'clock this | morning, Five months ago, on May 20, he're- | signeq the premiership because of a | throat malady which for a long time | had troubled him. Even then he| was reluctant to admit that his ca- reer was finished and retained his seat in the House of Commons, where he since has made two or} three appearances. Ten days Sgo Mr. Bonar Law re- turned from Brighton after a so- journ of seven weeks. His phy- isicians issued a statement to the ef- fect that he contracted a severe chill but the public did not suspect that the end was so near until they read in this morning’s newspaper that he | had developed septic pneumonia and ‘a condition that gave rise to consid- (erevle anxiety, but soon after ex- appeared giving the news of his death, SONS KILLED IN WAR\ The ex-premier's daughter ung his two surviving sons, Anthony and Richard, were at the bedside , when death came. Two of his sons re killed in the world war, a sorrow from which Mr. Bonar Law never j recovered, When tne Canadian-Scotchman, who was born in New Brunswick on September 16; 1858, has accepted: his high office a year ago his friends well knew that his health was pre- carious. Outside that close circle it was known only that he had con- ‘twacted.a throat. complaint which,pre- ented bim ‘from speaking. Mr, Bonar Law was aware of his own “condition and . promised the Unionist party when he accepted its mandate that he would resign if, | and when he fourd_his strength un- | equal to his work. He gave place to Stanley Baldwin, his chancellor of the exchéduar, almost,before his new ! government was fairly organized, re- - tiring to the country to safeguard ; his failing strength, Cancer Believed Ill, No officigls statement as to the nature of Mr. Bonar Law’s illness was ever made, but the public drew an inference from the fact that Dr. Thomas Horder, who was attending him when he resigned and who has since been his physicians, is one of ie foremost cancer specialists. During “the interval spent in the country since his retirement from : the prime ministership’ Mr. Bonar Lawi had been able to take outdoor walks and motored considered. The report of these activities, whick seeiie® to indicate he was holding his own, had not prepared the pub- lic for news of his comparatively rapid decline. There has not been time for fun- eral arrangements but there is every reason to believe that it was Mr. Bonar Law's desire to be bugied as simply as he lived. PAYS TRIBUTE London, Oct. 30.—Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, who succeeded Prime Minister Bonar Law to the premiership, paid the following tribute to hii “For him I am thankful that he hasbeen spared further suffering; for his friends the loss is irrepar-, able. The country will not fo:zet that he sacrificed his life in her service.” Resigns Post R. E. Wenzell, president of the Untversity of North Dakota Alumni Association, who’: recently - assumed the post of *€ommi Workmen’s Bi of the alumni association because he believes the best interests f ti association require that t! le in Grand Forks or near CHILD HERE, DESTITUTE IN HO A search his raat and left, failed to locate him. Apparently Simon and‘the n Shaws Emil Brynestetter, had left.the city. The woman was left destitute with the djttte child and in a dejicate con- dition: She appealed to authorities for aid. living east of here wi came to the’, city. Today mt back ‘to her home ‘in Milwaukee. by him. Search was instituted for the hus- baad. who. deserted her, authorities Tt was the first time,eiceording to | sales that they ane been out | Milwaukee. RIBUNEL ste DIES IN LONDON PARKER ASKS VOTE AGAINST KU KLUX KLAN | Tells Louisiana Voters to Cast Ballots Against Any Mem-" ber of Klan ‘ SEEKS CONVICTIONS Declares Belief That Men Responsible for Mer Rouge Murders Will Be Taken New Orleans, Oct, 80.—Governor John M, Parker of Louisiana in an address here last ‘night touched on the open hearing at. Bastrop last January into masked band activities in Morehouse Parish declaring he boped and believed “the noose will yet'be placed around the necks of men guilty” of the murder of Watt Daniels and’T. F. Richards at Mer Rouge. ‘The Governor. also discussed the present campaign: appealing to,those “who love their home, their thmily, fate and country not to vote tor any man who does not’ unqualifiedly place himself against the Ku ae Klan and pledge himself not knowingly appoint = Klansman to ee fice.” Referring to the alleged murder of Daniel and, Richards which he has repestedly attributed to the Ku Klux Klan, the Governor told how efforts put forth by the state had been “palked at every turn by the ae when attempts were made. to the perpetrators of the pened ae to justice.” ' More than a dozen men charged with fléggin, warnings of persons to leave the parish and other misde- meanors which grew out of masked band activities in Morehouse prior to the kidnapping of Daniel and Richard in 1922 will go on trial at Bastrop next Monday. Among the defendants are Capt. J. K. Skipwith, exalteq cyclops of the Morehouse Klan and Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge. More serious charges in connection with the Dan- iel-Richard affair are pending against 18 citizens of the parish. No date for the hearing of these cases has been fixed. KU KLUX 10 BE DEFENSE OF GOV. WALTON Preparing to Answer Charges Before Senate Court of Impeachment Oklahoma City, Qz<, -36.—Believed to be preparing his defense on the Ku Klux Klan issue Governor Wal- ton moved silently today to meet charges of official conduct when he a . The prosecutors, a board of man- agers from the lower house of thé legislature. which drafted the chargea,ai-> are making final ar- rangements although no indication came from behind conference room doors as to the probable course of | procedure they will follow. © The Governor, it is predicted in political quarters, will make his plea ‘{for acquittal on the grounds that/ macy. It admits tha ae to. ‘school, the lower house is controlled by the Ku Klux Klan ang that it conspired to impeach him through alleged ef- forts of the s€cret organization to supplant. ‘constitutional, government with “invisible ene i He «will fummon. scores of: victims of hob violénes,tit is understood, to testify in support of his contention that-no' ‘mob. rule hed: constituted rule ih authority. ‘The proi woh ag ously any’ such tive, it PRICE: FIVE CENTS } WILL APPON APPOINT PARTICIPANTS IN CONFERENCE America to be ~ Acquainted With the Desires of the European Nations TO ~ APPOINT United States to be Requested to Name Delegates to sit in Conference ASKED London, Oct. 30.—Great Britain has accepted the terms specified by Premier Poincare of France for 2 conference of experts to consider the reparation question, The American government will be acquainted with the willingness of all the counttigs concerned in the reparations problem to participate in the conference and will be asked immediately to designate its mem- bers of the conrmmittee of experts. QUERY DELAYED Paris, Oct. 30.—(By the Associat- ed Press)—Some hitch in transmis- sion seems to have delayed the query which according to reports frem Lon- don the British cabinet sent to Prem- ier Poincare as to how the commit- tee of experts to examine Germany’: capacity to pay would be composed, when it would meet and which pow. ers would be invited to name dele rs According to the London dis patches the replies to these -queries were awaited by the British cabinet, which adjourned <until\ one’ o'clock this ‘afternoon to consider them. No communication of the nature indicated had: been. received by the French: foreign office up to 1 p.m. New York, Oct. 80.—Willis H. | Booth, president of the\International Chamber of ‘Commerce. and Vice- President of the Guaranty Trust Company, sailed today for Paris to arrange for a conference of dele- gates from. 88.nations to make re- commendations regarding the pro- posed. reparations . difcussion . advo- cated by ‘Secretary Hugh HEALTHRECORD DEFECTS CAUSE MUCH TROUBLE Heart-aches. and Difficulties Caused by Lack of Birth Registration in State Compiling statistics is drab busi- ness,but lack of them in North Di kota has caused hundreds of heart- aches and actual privation, Dr. A. A. Whittemore, State Health Officer, declared today. “I have in mind the case of the wi- dow of a Civil War. veteran in Bow- man county, who was left with sev- en children to support,” he said. “Her husband’s sole means of support was his pension, When he died she a; plied for a widow’s pension. She was unable to get it because she could not, prove the birth of her children and also because no death certificate had been filed of her hus- band’s death. She finally rectified matters, but only after she had been deprived of the support for many months and had employed. an attor- ney to help her. “Another case is that a Sargent county widow who could not get: i surance because her husband’s death certificate been carelessly made out. The insurance company con- tested the policy. It was necessarr for her to employ a lawyer and come to the state health department to get the matter straighened out.” Dr. Whittemore is now, engaged. in a campaign to obtain. accurate and complete registration in every coun- ty of births and deaths. Bath wi- dows would have been spared diffi- culties had the mattera been proper- by, local officers, he said cond case, had the careless- ly reported death certificate come in since the new state health depa ment was established last ‘July 1 t! department would have caused the matter to be corrected ‘before filed. “Birth and death certificates ave most important legal documents,” ul Dr. Whittemore. “Every. person has certain rights which these ce tificaten protect. They establi: legal proof of age, » legiti- it gives the child papers when right age is reached, the Pei and privi- leges of citizenship, ‘ex- aminetion. sips ia are ndcessary. to es- pesca ot eae elise antec right now sation the |