The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1923, Page 1

4 ; 4 i WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Sat- urday. Change in temperature. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BI BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCK: TRIBUNE ’ VEMBER 16, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘BRITAIN--FRANCE DEBATE BLAME 8 INDICTED BY- | POSSES‘SCOUR NORTH WOODS FOR FARMER MUST PAY NOTE FOR ) ~ LEAGUE BANK Fred Matthys Held Liable for Accommodation Note to Scandinavian-American Bank TO SHOW COURT He Claimed No Given to Enable Showing That Bank Was in Good Condition Fred Matthys, Cass county farmer, | is held liable on a note of $3,000 which he maintained was given to F. B, Wood, national executive com- mittceman of the Nonpartisan League and by him transferred to the Scandinavian-American bank in Fargo in 1919 to enable the bank to make a showing before the supreme court in a proceeding then before that tribunal, in a decision handed down by the supreme court toda: The Cass district court, Judge M. J. Englert presiding, is sustained in the decision, Matthys, defended himself against the attempt of 0. L. Engen, receiver of the Scandinavian-American bank, to collect the note on the ground it was gained through a conspiracy 4nd that it was not to be collected. The court, in its decision holds: 1, Where one giving a promissory note so that it may be used for the purpose of making the assets of a bank appear stronger than they actu- ally are, and where the bank subse- quently fails, the one so giving the note is, in a suit by the receiver, representing creditors, estopped to assert the accomodation character of the instrument or to reply upon an agreement that the instrument was not to be regarded as a note. Receiver, May Recover. 2. When so estopped, one is not prejudiced by rujings of the lower court which prevent him from estal- lishing a conspiracy consisting in a design to obtain his note for the ostensible putposew’ indicated and subsequently using it for security, for advances-to the party accom- He is not; ligble on account of the advances modated to thiftd parties. but on account of the estoppel. 8. Since the receiver may recover notwithstanding the accommodation character of the in due course. It is understood that many other cases, of a mote or less similar na- ture, where Nonpartisan League far- mers gave accommodation nates on assurances that they would not have to be paid, for various League enter- prises, are pending in the various - courts throughout the state. Matthys executed the promissory note on December 20, 1919. It was at this time that there was a con- troversy over the Scandinavian- American bank, known as a.“League bank.” . The majority of the bank- had ordered the bank instrument and; though not a holder in due course, the maker is not prejudiced by in-- structions relating to the burden of | proof which devolves upon a holder} al proceeding Oels. Louis Ferdinand. Ed, Doppler of Board township in an interview today, said that he came to North Dakota in the spring of 1914. He bought a one-half sec- tion cf lend, assuming a debt ‘of $5000.00’ and started farming with two ponies, two cows, a caif, a spring wagon and a walking plow. He said that at the beginning he deter- }mined that he would not get any deeper in debt and’ would not pur- chase anything unless he had the cash with which to make payment. He also resolved that he would farm only as much land as he could hand- lle himself in a careful manner. With the few dollars which he prought with hjm he purchased 15 small pigs at $2.60 each and raised ten acres of corn the first year. Of this first purchase of pigs, 9 were sows which he kept over and in 1915 he ‘raised 50 pigs and had 25 acres cf corn. His aim each year thereaf- ter was to raise 50 to 60 pigs, put in about 35 acres corn which was thoroughly cultivated and also raise quite a speltz crop as additional food for his hogs.” In the meantime as more cows and in, this manner and from the ‘natural inefease his herd of cattle was gradually |From time to time machinery was | purchased as he could afford and al- The former Crown Prince of Germany hag returned to his family at This shows some members of his family. and two daughters; inset, left to right, Prince Wilhe!m and Prince COWS, CORN AND HOGS BRING SUCCESS TO BURLEIGH FARMER opportunity afferded he bought afew ehlarged. ; Pa) } 1 was brought in the supreme court for the putpose of enjoining the ma- jority of the banks of that board, William Langer and Thomas Hall, | discharged in full. from interfering with the bank. : Between the time of the filing, of INSTITUTES so, as he slowly pulled ahead finan- cially payments were made on the the petition in the high court and the time the order was returnable, the defendant Matthys met in the hack roonrof the bank with William Lemke, acting as attorney for the examiner; A, C. Townley~and Spur- geon O'Dell, an officer of the bank. Matthys’ asserted, Wanted to Show Court. Agricultural College Corps “Lemke called the defendant's at- tention to an itemized statement of | Will Hold Farm Meetings $153,000 of ‘assets in the bank that ' cs j were objectionable to Langer, the at-| Fargo, Nov. 16—Schedules’ for torney general, and explained that | fatm institute meetings beginning these assets consisted largely of )woy, 19 with two corps in the field t-d hi I note postedated : checks: and note* | were announced today by G. W. given by farmers,” the decision, writ- : n by Justice Birdzell recites. “He | Randlett, director of the North Da- kota Extension division. stated that it .was desired to, have ~ additional security to support these assets and that they wanted to get, quoting the defendant’s testimony, ‘some good farmers’ notes for larger amounts, so we can ghow the su- preme court that this item is ade- quate security.’ Lemke also assured him that he would never have to pay it; that it would ‘not be used a note ahd tt they might not have to show it, but he wanted it so he would have it to make an impres; sion upon the court. Townley stated, in that'same connection, that he, the defendant, didn’t understand, and he explained that the League had been financed on’ , accom: tion notes from the beginning; \that no one ever had to pay them or lose a pen- ny on them, so he, the defendant, would’ never have to pay. but. would soon have the note back.”: z O'Dell also declared the tran: tion was ‘all right, Matthys ‘Matthys then executed ‘for $5,000, but the manner in which ‘thie 20; Bisbee, Nov. 20; Egeland, note was gts does not appear in| 21; Rock Lake, Nov. 22; the record. the court states. How- ‘ever, it was entered as. an asset of Nov, 27; Walhalla; Nov. 28;. and _" (Continued on Page 6) © [Neche, Nov.’ 300 x 2 vB Mountrail, Burke and Ward counties by one of the field corps, composed of Dr. John H. Worst, who: for 22 years was president of the North Da- kota Agricultural college; W. F. Reynolds former dairy farmer near ‘Lark, who is now state dairy com- missioner; and Mrs. G. W. Randlett, who has béen a member of-the insti- tute force for 12 years. e Afternoon and evening meetings will be -held at most points. “The schedule follows: © * Corps No. 1.—Epping, Nov. 19; Ray, Nov. 20; White Earth, Nov. 21; Grenora, Nov. 22;. Zahl, Nov. 23; Powers Lake, Nov. 24; “Ross, Nov. }26; Blaisdell, Nov. 27; Coulee; Nov. 28; Carpio, Nov. 80; Kenmare, Nov. 80 and Dec. 1; Portal, Dec. 3; Flax- tory Deo 4; and, Columbus, Dec. 5. ~ AREPLANNED, During the balance of November ‘meetings will be held in Williams, rps No, 2.—Perth, Nov. 19 and Pembina, Nov. 24; Hoople, Nov. 26; Mountain, HIS FAMILY. ‘ Top siows his wifs NESTOS CHIDES | tTells Wall Street Brokers North Dakota Safe Place To A, Nestos carried a demand to‘*Wall| the 155th Chamber bf Commerce of the United | ~ ; His children were all small when he came to North Dakota and the problem of their education has been a pressing one. At the present time he owns his land free from encum- brance, has about 50 head of cattle, 6 horses, all of the machinery which is necessury for the farming opcra- tions of his land and is entirely out of*debt. All this has been accom- plished in the last nine years from the proceeds of his farm, as a result of hard work, caution and not get- ting into debt and intensive rather than extetsive farming methods. * He has followed carefully what he thinks are the three royal roads to success in North Dakota, cows; hoge and corn. Mr. Doppler says that North Dakota is certainly the coun- try in which a poor man can get a start more easily and quicker than any other State of which he knows and he is convinced that this can be accomplished best by employing the methods of farming for which the country is best adapted, those of dversified crop and stock raising. Mr. Doppler after careful investi- gation last summer, joined the local Jairy circuit which he believes is the EAST FOR NOT: HEEDING WEST They Ought To Try To Understand Us CITES N. D. RESOURCES' FIRST ACCUSE ELEVEN Invest — Hopes Magnus Johnson Makes Good New York, Nov. 16.—Governor R.| street” last night, in an address at annual’ banquet4 of , the, States, that the East recognize the; spirit of the Northwest as whole-) some sound and patriotic, and that) jan effort be made by the East to un-| derstand the problems and the sen-| timent of the people of North Dalto- | ta and the Northwest. Leading bys-| iness men from all parts of few York state were present at the ban-| quet. The North Dakota executive chose as his subject, “The Spirit of the, Northwest,” and through the speech sought to impress North Dakota in| the most favorable light before men who ‘represent large financial in« terests which have huge investments | in North Dakota. ) i The Governor, in opening his ad-/ dress, assailed what he declared was an apparent reluctance upon the part of the East to attempt to appreciate} and understand the Northwest. Farmers Not Reds “It is true that most of the self- constituted leaders of the political upheavals in the Northwest! were and are socialists, bolshevists | and reds, but these men do not rep-! resent and voice the real sentiment} Northwest,” | of the farmers of the Governor Nestos said. “Those farm- ers, as a clasg, are home owners and do not believe in the doctrines and philosophy of the Socialist — party. They are not followers of Lenine and | ‘gations here a week ago last Tues- iday, after instructions had been giv- Trotsky, or admirers of the work done or the’ results achieved by. the present Russian leadership. are progressive Republicans ts wh looking for’'a, Democrats Wo are sone ne ob. tonly eight days in session. Attorney square deal, who believe that the ob- ject of all governments should be to keep the roads of opportunity equal- ly open to all, and who feel that only} too often has the course of legisla- tion and the result of administrative acts been such as to accentuate cer- tain economic and’ geographic hand-; icaps already existing and ‘to throw obstacles in t ath the farmer must pursue to ‘attain prosperity and happiness.” “In the past,” Governor Nestoa told his auditors, “you have not been sufficiently interested to ascertain the true facts about the Northwest; you seem to have been. content to accept at face value almost any startling story told about its people, its climate, its politics and-its econ- omic conditions, with the result that most of you are woefully ignorant of the real conditions in the North- west.and the opportunities it offers. A correct and appreciative under- standing of the spirit af its people is alike the urgent need of the East proper meghod for the dairy man of this vicinity to emptoy in order to muke progress. He is well pleased |with the results thus far achieved’ by the circuit and says that the land mortgage which wus eventually; methods employed are of value to any one who is milking cows. GOAT NOW KING. OF THE RANCH Aurora, IL, Nov. 16.+What to do with a goat that on Wednes- day ate a half a pound of nitro-,” glycerine in gelatine form and munched two sticks of dynamite is perplexing authorities here. No @ne has been found willing to approach the animal with any proposition. 4 Plan Holiness School in N. D. “The Jamestown Holiness Academy Association, which proposes to main- tain a church school at Jamestown has filed artieles of. incorporation. Directors are H. H. Graves, Wood- worth; G. Gudmundsen, Aneta; C. F. Culp, New Rockford; J. G. Morrison, Mitchell; A. M. Wiley, Jamestown; S.C. Taylor, Jamestown; Paul. M. Brown, Minneapolis. 7 ARE KILLED IN RAIL CRASH fe Berlin, Nov, 16.—Several persons were killed and 20 injured in a rail- road wreck near Stuttgart today. i LUTHERAN CHOIR PLANS TOUR. Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. -16—A tour of six Minnesota towns will be made by the choir of the Lutheran Bible school during the latter part of November. Towns to be visited are Northland, Alvarado, Oslo, Warren, Newfolden, and Thief River, Falls. Concerts will’ be given in Lutheran churches in /the various towns. vi: and the just demand of the region from which I come.” The Governor said the Eastern Teaders could better understand the; temper of the farmers if they toiled! 12 to 15 hours a day on the farm and received less than cost of production for their products, setting out sta- tistics to show ‘that wheat and oth- er prqducts have been marketed be- low cost of production. The farmer, in asking governmental aid in the emergency, felt the situation was no different than the enactment of a, protective tariff for industry or the’ East’s demand for a ship subsidy for the American merchant marine, he said. Unfortunate Results “The unfortunate results of your failure to know and pnderstand the conditions, problems, and spirit of the Northwest, have been made very evident in recent weeks,” Governor Nestos said. “Magnus Johnson, the senator-efect from Minnesota, «ame into your midst and the press of the East devoted much space and glaring headlines to his most trivial acts even recording that he had an inex- pensive breakfast in Washington and that he asked a colored attendant in the senate office building where his office was, as ‘though he were the first senator-elect to do and ask such things; belittling and laughing at this man as an actual dirt farm- er who seemed to expres: startling jury recently as @- result of its in: vestigation into recent! They GRAND JURY PROBING BANK Indictments ‘Made Public in Three Cases Were Cathro, McAneney, and Eggen Those Named Jointly Indicted on Three Counts Alleging Embezzlement INDICTMENTS RETURNED Fargo, Nov. 16.—Indictments returned by the Cass County Grand Jury that adjourned yes- terday made public in three cxscs today were: F. W. Cathro, former director general of Bank ef North Dakota. L. P. McAn- ency former director of credits in Bank of North Dakota; and N. G. Eggen, former vice presi- dent Scandinavian Bank, All MANIAC WHO SHOT DOWN 4 PEOPLE; FORCES GIRL TO WITNESS CRIMES Quarrel Between Suitors Over 15-Year-Old Girl Leads to Slayings by Leonard Portano, a Wood Cutter \ Kelliher, Nov. 16.—Grim-faced possesmen scoured the woods today searching for Leonard Portano, a lumber jack, who killed four per- |sons ye.\erday over the affections of a 15-year-old girl. In every direction .frcm this little town the woods bristled with ae men, re‘ent'e's'y st’ king the slaye: w.o had an 18-hour etart (in hk. F f gktive’s flghi wi h bogen attar jae marders yosterday noon. these were indicted jointly on three counts, alleging embezzle- ment. rgo, N. Nov. 16.—Indict- ments against eight persons were returned by the Cass county grand circumstances con nected with-the closing of the Scan- dinavian American bank of Fargo about three: years ago, The names of those against whom true bills were found will not be made public until the arrests have been made. No arrests were made last night but it was expected that several would be made. In all, 11 men were indicted by the present grang jury. Three of those indicted are charged with robbery, being accused of having robbed the Viking hotel in Fargo on a Monday morning several weeks ago. A total of 23 indictments w@re reported against the men alleged to be in- volved in the mis-management of the Scandinavian American bank. The grand jury began its investi- en by Judge Chas. M. Cooley. There was no session Monday because of Armistice day so the jury spent General George Shafer -had charge of the presentation of the evidence, assisted by Attorney Geo. S. Bangs of Grand Forks and States Attor- ney H. F. Horner of Fargo. Oscar Quam of Reed township was fore- man of the” jur: JOHNSON PUTS ‘SELF IN RACE FOR PRESIDENT California Senator Announces His Intention After Chi- cago Conference Chicago, Nov. 16.—Two president- ial booms emanating from Chicago resounded throughout the country today following the announcement by Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cali- fornia that he was in the contest for nomination as Republican can- didate for president. His hat drop- ped into the political ring shortly after that of William Gibbs McAdoo, whose friends let it be known that they intended to support him for the Demccratic presidential nomina- tion. Senator , Johnson launched his boom after a conference here with party political leaders, who favor his candidecy in which he assailed the present policies in domestic and national affairs and enunciated the principles upon which his race will be made. He expresed unequivocal opposition to the League of Nations “and all its subsidiaries, including the World Court” and set himself up as the “progressive” candidate in contrast to the “ultra conservative” and “ultra radical.” Senator Johnson said “the ensuing contest will determine whether the Republican party shall be the per- manent instrument of reaction or whether it shall respond to present day conditions and aspirations.” In tossing his hat into the presi- dential ring, Senator Johnson de- clared for direct presidettial prefer- encegprimaries in all the states, said variety of half-considered ideas about hjs new’ position and to act much like a little boy with a new toy. Though I supported his oppon- ent for the senatorship, I deplore this attitude. It shows ap unwilling- ness or utter inability ep lcamnprehend the causes and conditiona that led to the election of Mr. Johnson and to appreciate that unless these condi- tions are’ corrected and the distress of the Americal farmer relieved, many another man like Johnson may join him in the senatorial circle. If you of the East would search for the @nuses of these unusual manifeste- fous, ‘at which you are laughing to- jay, I am. save you would 4o more perplexing problems father than to ' (Continued on’ Page 6) x the need today was “revitaiized Republican party” which should be an’ instrument “neither of static re- action nor destructive diaries. 5 DIRECTORS PLACE IS UNCERTAIN Local League Paper Protests Against Establishment of State Organ in Bismarck arial least a r/ghc search m-giv: iead only ‘ts addtionil Hves lost, he man who had written his name in bllod ‘h s long held the name rated by she crime which she had | cen forced to witness as a caytive of Portano, little Myrtle Sanders for whose affections two ~~~" _ Closely guarded against introusion no one was permitted to speak to jher of the day which now seems a : dream when the assassin Leonard FOR PAPER 1S | has she been able to tell, piece-meal jof her day of horror when before er men. Friends with her make no mention of the murders, striving to 5 {of yesterday she can think of noth- erence Vote for Manager {ing else. of New Publication jthe girl, went to the Sanders home. | The girl was with her mother ai the j mother, then he shot her dead .hg- |fore Myrtle’s eyes. Dragging te jhe shot dead without a word. Then he forced the girl, now al- The Board of Directors:of the; Where he ambushed and shot Deputy North Dakota Nonpartisan, weekly; Sheriff Wilson. Myrtle’a mind was league state convention, spent today ‘ing of Timmy who had gone to the on business details of the organiza- Sanders home when he heard the manager of the new organ, for heavy woods he dragged her to hi which place John H. Bloom received | cabin, eight miles from the city, tion, Bismarck -being the place pro-|found her in the cabin almost in- posed by the stockholders. sane. ‘d nan,” the man hunt did net get unde y until dawn streaked men had quarreled and the life’s blood of four had been: spilled re- Portano dragged her along as a cap- CHOSEN HERE = unwilling eyes she saw Portano | Ore ‘divert her mind to other things but Portano, after his quarrel with j time. Portano had words with the iscreaming girl Portano left» the most in a faint, and frantic with organ of the Nonpartisan league au-| hardly more than a delirium for on- tion being formed. The two big) shots fired that ended the lives of the preference vote of the stock-| Where he left her after writing the It is expected that Mr. Bloom will) i es the eastern skics. mained in seclusion at a hotel today. ‘tive. Only in brief, lucid intervals shoot down her parents and two oth- John H. Bloom Receives Pref- , broken by her terrifying experience Oscar Timmy over the affections of j house intercepting her father whom gtief, to accompany him to the point thorized by the last Nonpartisan; ly dimly does she remember the slay- questions to be “decided were the the girl's parents. Then through the holders, and the place of publica-| statement of tHe crime. Searchers assume the management of the pa-; Kelliher, Minn., Nov. 16.—A mad- per. Under action taken at the! man, slayer of four, is fleeing meeting however it will be necessary through the North Woods today for him to retire from the Board of While a posse formed here searched Directors if he becomes manager,! for, him. since it is provided the manager! onard Portano, 33, yesterday cannot be a member of the Board,| Slew Mr. and Mrs. John “Sanders, 60, Managers of the Farmer-Labor State|0f whose 15-year-old daughter, Record, league weekly published in! Myrtle, he was enamored; Oscar Bismarck, registered a protest Timmy, 30, farmer and suitor of the against establishing the league organ! Sil,’ and J. A. Wilson, marshal of in Bismarck. i thissvillage and deputy sheriff who The ‘Board of Directors today. elect-| Sought to arrest him. ~ ed Bloom president, S. S. McDonald! The shootings occurred at separ- first vice-president, Pat Daly second ate times in both the morning and vice presigent and Mrs. Minnie D,' afternoon. Before fleeing, the mur- Craig of Esmond secretary-treasurer.'derer went to a timber cutting R. W. Frazier of Crosby is the fifth Plant he had operated and left a member. He asked to be relieved signed confession of the crime with from the Board but consented to the list of the dead. Early yesterday serve until the next convention. {Timmy and Portano engaged in an The directors spent considerable, altercation over Myrtle Sanders dur- time working over by-laws. It was\ ing.which Portano drew a revolver decided, Mr. Frazier said, to sell! 8nd shot Timmy through the left arm, stock at one dollar a share and com-, Timmy came in the eight miles from plete, as far as possible, the author-|the farm where the shooting occur- ized $25,000 capital stock. red to this village, had his wound Directors Chosen dressed and reported the case to Directors were announced last! Marshal Wilson, 45 years old. night upon completion of counting of : referandum vote of stockholders the| white eae ratte Ce. new enterprise. Those elected are: | went to the Sanders home and shot radicalism,” and expressed opposition to the lea- gue of nations “and all its subsi- First District, J. H. Bloom, Fargo, 179 votes; second district, Minnie D. Craig, Esmond, 233 votes; Pat Daly, Dickinson, third district, 117 votes; fh. W. Frazier of Crosby and §. S. McDonald, Bismarck, at large. The to rhake preliminary for publication. Preference-vote, which is held not directory, for editor of newspaper was announced as follows: J. H. Bloom, 144; John Andrews, 51; Ger- arrangements Curran, seattering. Preference vote 158, Fargo 72, Minot 24, New Rock- ferd 15. About 20 Nonpartisans, including Chairman Church and Stephen Ter- horst of league state committee, par- ticipated in. meeting. Counting of ballots was to be followed by adop- and Board of Directors probably will location of paper and editor, it was stated. WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at noon Temperature at 7 a. m. 33. Temperature at noon 36. Highest yesterday 49. yesterday 23, last night 33, Precipitation 0. Highest wind vetocity 20. Weather Forecast For Bismarck and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair Little change in temperature. For North Dakota: TO BE NAMED ™ “"""Weather Conditions Five directors of the Association of Commerce are to be elected by the membership from a list of -ten nominatés on November 13. jwith request that they be returned promptly. \ Polls close on Friday, November 23. Bal- serious thinking and help “solve those} tots haye beeh sent to’ alt members, | -pressure, generally fair weather, prevails from the Plains States’ westward to the ac- companied by precipitation, prevails | in Minnesota and over the Great | whom the killing was centered -yes- Lakes region. Temperatures #re mo- | terday. Threats of killing were made [at that time and ‘although given Pacific Coast. Low’ pressure, derate in all ‘sections. . OrrisW. Roberts, Meteorologist. aw ‘ five are those chosén at convention | [ald Nye, 34; Olaf Ribb, 22; James! for location of paper was Bismarck | tion of @y-laws and similar business, | decide definitely today on place of accompanied by dead the mother of his sweetheart. While he was going down the road from the Sanders home he met the husband of the first murder victim, took Sanders to a nearby cabin, bound him to a bed post and shot his head off. Portano kept on toward this vil- lage and not far from here met Wil- son, who had left to arrest Portano for wounding Timmy. Portano shot the officer dead. ‘This was about noon. Not far from the spot where Wil- son, was lying dead the maniac met mmy who was coming to the vil- lage to learn what had been done i toward arresting Portano. Portano met his rival on the road and again the lunatic fired, Timmy falling dead on the highway. Giel Escapes Although Myrte Sanders is missing 2 last night that she was not shot or harm. It is believed some neighbors are sheltering her to help her bear the tragic loss of it was stated definitely late ed by the desperado, her sweetheart. POINCARE SAYS. FRANCE DIDN'T CAUSE A BREAK Tells Chamber of Deputies That Prime Minister Places: The Blame Wrongly KING GEORGE IN SPEECH Tells Parliament that France’s Action Caused Repara- tions Failure Paris, Nov. 16.—(By the A. P.)— Premier Poincare took issue with Prime Minister Baldwin of Great Britain as to who is to blame for the present Franco-British differ- ences when he rose unexpectedly to speak in the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon during an interpolation of foreign affairs. “T cannot let it be said that it is by our fault an agreement has not been reached,” Mr. Poincare said: KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT London, Nov. 16.—King George, acting on the advice of his cabinet, this morning dissolved parliament in preparation for the general election to be helg December 6. Parliament reassembles on December 20. The King’s speech follows in part: “My government recently initiated » pexetintiens -aiining! pt the appoint- ment with the collaboration of the United States of a commission of inquiry to determine Germany's ca- pacity to pay reparations. Unfortun- ately it has not been possible to secure the assent of the French gov- ernment to these proposals which it has been hoped would lead to # solu- tion of the. reparations problem. “My government regards with pro- found anxiety the continuance of the present economic conditions in Eur- ope which depend: so largely on a settlement of this question. A serious situation has developed in Germany : which ing the close and earnest attention of my government. “Negotiations are proceeding with the United States‘ goyernment for the settlement of. difficulties with regard to the carriage of liquor in transit and illicit importation into the United States. “The position of agriculture and the problems of unemployment throughout the country. continue to cause me deep anxiety despite all ef- forts of my government to stimulate trade and alleviate distress, the cir cumstances of large numbers of ou fellow citizens still remain deplo able. My ministers are convinceg thi:t unless measures for the safe-guard ing and development of home ma: kets are adopted no permanent im provement in this situation can be expected.” ROBBERS MAKE HAUL IN BANK IN WISCONSIN Traced 20 Miles on Muddy Road But Make Escape-- Loot About $3,300 Holcombe, Wis., Nov. 16.—With the aid of acetylene torches bandits early today forced entry to the vault and safe of the State Bank of Hol- combe and escaped with $2,000 in cash and $1,300 in negotiable bonds. No one saw the bandits at work and their depredations were not discover- ed until 5:30 a. m. when T, Loiselle, janitor, reported for duty. Immediately Loizelle ran to the home of A. J. Edminster, president of the bank, who organized a posse and set out in pursuit of the car, tracking it through the fact that it had a tire chain only on one rear wheel. For 20 miles the trail was “hot” but near Bruce the pursuers lost all track of the bandits’, car and returned to Holcombe after re- porting the robbery to*authorities in nearby cities. Cashier R. L. Zimmerman said just before noon that he had been unable to get into the place which the rob- bers had jammed shut after taking everything they deemeq of value and until that time an accurate statement of the loss could not be made. The robbers tore up a number of French. The killer was avoided by local people because of his hasty temper. He recently, was before the grand jury as a result of @& controversy with his brother, a farmer, and only The grand jury re- d nearby relative. turned no indictment, however, a the nature of the case was not dis- closed. Portano, it is understood, is also | tonight and Saturday.| which occurred in that state before ‘he came to the North Woods cight! Generally fair! years ago. tonight and Saturday. Little change wanted in. New York for &@ killi Posse After y The killing of the four yerterday recalled to officials that Portanto| had difficulty with His brother fol- lowing arguments. relative to . the. brother's wife, who is a sister of around, Myrtle Sanders, the girl (Centinued on Page 3) bonds, presumably holding them as of no value but those can be re- placed, Mr.*Zimmerman said. In- surance covers the loss. ‘ DUCKS ASHE __ TRIES SUICIDE Chicago, Nov. 16.—Frank Calli- gan, chief clerk for the Chicago,