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

wt y She | PN WEATHER FORECAST Unsettled tonight and Satur- day; probably snow. Colder Sat. ee! E TABLI TABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1923 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [ FINAL EDITION | PRICE FIVE _____ PRICE FIVE CENTS | DIXMUDE DECLARED LOST AT SEA REBELS ROUTED IN JALISCO, 18 DECLARATION Heavy Losses Are Suffered by Revolutionary Troops Under Gen. Estrada OBREGON IN FIELD Said Directing Operations — West Coast Said Almost Cleared of Rebels 28.—(By the Successful operations of the errero and the ‘0 were report- Juarez, Mexico, Dec. A. P.)- Mexican troops in G northern part of Jali ed in the latest advices reaching Juarez. Revolutionary troops were routed in northern Jalisco while try- ing to reach the army of Gen. Ei rique strada and suffered heavy los cs according to word to the Mexican consul at Nogales. General Maganow, General Carpio und the latter's brother, Jose Carpio, were killed in action, the report saiu. The of t the rebel fortress zt Guadala continuing success- ly, the added, and the federals now control the west coast with the exception of a small port. mm The federals were victorious Guerrero routing the insurrectionis ho left many dead, Consul Ruiz at El Pa informed. President Obregon is personally directing oper- tions against Gen. Estrada in thé te of Guanajuato and has ordered general advance against the rebel s near Guadalajara, capital , Consul Ruiz was advised. APPROVE CONVENTION. Mexico City, Dec. 28.—(By the P.)-—The Mexican senate tod the special United States A ratified Mexican claims convention by a vote of 42 to 5. The general cl: vention was approved as against one. The senxte then adjourned, leaving the dis ticle of the general convention until another sessior. The greatest opposition against the conventions has been against article nine of the general conven tion which opponents claim discrim- inates in favor of citizens of the United States ms con- | whole, 3d -ISIVE BATTLE NEAR > City, Dec, 28 decisive tle is expected to be fought on Jalisco front according to spe- cials from Lapiedad Cab Presi- on established his head- s place following the advance against, Guadala- federal forces’ without the firing of a shot. “I expect that by the latter part of January the military situation throughout the entire Republic will dominated by the central govern- ment,” President Obregon is quoted as declaring to correspondents. CLAIM SUCCESSES. Vera Cruz, Dec. 28.—(By the A. P.)—Almost coincident with news of the victory of th rebel froops under General R. Buelna over federals commanded by General L. Cardenas in a battle near Irpuato, insurgent headquarters here received word that the Obregonist forces had abandon- ed*the city of Puebla from which the rebels withdrew “for strategic rea- t Grmond Beach. nd here hy York City. one in town, Langer of New oil ‘king. GRAIN GRADE COURSES WILL | He ha shown pre They are intended as keepsakes from the | | BE OFFERED ‘Agricultural College Plans In- struction During Entire Short Course Period Fargo, N. D., Dec. 28.—Grain 1 ing and elevator management cou will be given at the North Dakota Agricultural college duriig the en- tire. period for which the short course in agriculture extends, an- nounces C, B. Waldron, dean of the! school of agriculture at the college.} “The other courses such as dairy- | ing, poultry, farm management the rest of the curricu’ and?! will last but! eet r. Waldron, State Auditing Board Cheaper to Travel Now for one week,” state “but the course in grain grading will be continued throughout the period ! of January 7 to March 1.” | Samples of grain will be avaiable for judging and the work of this part of the course will be chiefly to: learn how to judge comparative sam- ples of grain and to know what to| and employes While traveling in that state, manner from 15 to 10 cents a mile, notice transmitted look for. Elevators of the farmers and the state grain depart- ment will furnish the samples to be alysis ; I will consist partly in the study of| reads: judged. The course in seed weed seeds. In addition instruction will be giv- en in elevator management, elevator accounting, commercial and commercial law. arithmetic! The two latter courses will be general in scope but especially adaptable to those are engaged in elevator work grain judging. who or The full schedule for the course! follows: sons” several days ago. The decision of the federals to evacuate Puebla, it was said, was taken in consequence of the defeat the Loyalists sustained at a railway town about 60 miles to the north. Mexican troops advancing over the railway line in accordance with the general plan to prevent General Obregon from moving troops at Puebla and Apizaco to the western .front met and deféated federals from the latter town, it is reported, the victory being ‘gcilitated by the de- fection of the major part of the fed- erals. Thus, it appeared here, that the ebels have gained. important ground on both western and Vera Cruz fronts. occupied \Manzanillo, an west coast port in Colima. General Strada, commander of the revolutionary forces in western Mex. ico, reports that General Buelna nov only completely routed the 2,000 fed- erals under General Cardinas, but made prisoners of. Cardinas and 500 of his men and captured about 1,000 rifles. MAKE PUBLIC MELLON’S BILL Washington, Dec. 28——Reversing its previous policy the house ways and méans committee . today . made public the new revenue -bill in. the form it was, sent out to the capitol by Secretary Mellon. _important MORATORIUM REJECTED. Mitchell, S.“D., Dee. 28.—A five x moratorium for South Dakota farmers, which has been made the ptineipal plank in the candidaey of “Tom Ayres,.proposed by the er ity of. the Farmer-Labor proposal meeting (t Pierre, Dec. 4, for United States senator, was rejected by the Davison coynty Farmer-Labor pre posal meeting here. They are also said to have |. 8:00 to 9:00, Elective 9:00 to 12:00, Grain Grading and Eleva- topt Management, Monday, Tuesday,/¢ and Friday, Room 200. 215 to 2:05, Commercial Arithmetic Wednesday, Thursday | Agricultural Building, or Commercial Law, Monday, Tues- day, Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri- day, Science Building, Room 207 or 313. 2:05 to 3:45, Elevator Account- ing, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-i day, Agricultural Building, Room; 200; Seed Analysis, Monday and Tuesday, Science Building, Room 102, LIVING COSTS SINK SLIGHTLY Washington, Bec, 28.—The cost of living was one-fifth less in Septem- ber this year than it was in June. 1920, when the highest point of liv- ing costs since 1913 was reached. A decrease of 20.5 per cent in the total cost of living in the United States as determined by a consolidation of the figures for 32“Specified cities, is shown in an announcement issued by the bureau of labor statistics. Th cost of>Ifying, however, mr wa! almost three-quarters more than the 1913 average, September cost showing a 72,1 per cent increase over the prewar average. In Septem- ber a year ago, costs were 66:3 per cent above the 1913 average, and at their lowest point since December, 1917, but December last year, showed an increase.. There was a slight de- crease accotding to March, 1928, fi ures, but ‘since that time, living costs have been, rising slightly. FORKS JULESFEST. THIS EVENING Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 28.— Members of ‘the ‘local Tronderiag will hold their annual Julefest or holiday banquet this‘evening. Speakers Zion Lutheran jehureh, P. A. Lee and M. S, Merager.. There will also be sev- | which Judge C. eral musical numbers. | [by given a d enting one FINE CA The picture of * i who killed 15, 1890 at € tit THEY ALL HAVE ’EM ime to a to Mrs. out every- Charles F. ~~ LENDAR IS ISSUED i Tomahawk,” 4 Dall on December a handsome ena being distri- buted by the Bismarck Bank. picture of Red Tomahawk was chosen not only hecause it is an example of excellent work by the photographe . B. Fiske of Ft. but becau of his place in the history of the Northwest. Red Tomahawk's profile » adorns the road markers adopt- l by the highway -commi py, for roads in North Dakota because “he n oads. safe for white men REDUCE AUTO AL LOWANCE auditing board has re- Says SAYS LIQUOR CAUSED DEATH OF 875 PEOPLE Deputy Coroner of Philadel- phia Says You Can Buy It on Street Corners WILL PLACARD CITY Coroner to Adopt This Method as a Warning Against New Year’s Celebrations Philadelphia, Dec. 28 liquor was held respo! death of 875 persons in this. city during the present year, in a stute- ment pubished by Deputy Coroner Frank Paul today. “This city is wide open,” he con-* tinued. “So-called liquor is being sold openly on the corners. You can buy all you want. But most of it is poisonous. You can’t buy the pre- war liquor for no one will sell it. They may call it ‘imported stuff,’ but most of it is either moonshine, de- natured or colored alcohol and is poisonous.” To guard against an old-fashioned New Year celebration here with new- fashioned liquors Coroner William Knife will placard the city with posters showing photographs of the bodies of the victims of poisonous bev es and bearing warnings against indiscriminate purchase and consumption of “drinks.” Vendors of poisonous liquids will be charged with homicide wherever results of an inquest indicate death from their , the coroner said in making his announcement, STANTON QUITS. LABORATORY Abolished, However E. M. Stanton, bacteriologist, in charge of the state branch laboratory in Bismarck, has resigned his posi- tion effective January 1. The" local jaberator is a branch of the Uni- orth Dakota chemical No reason was given b for his udes also his F n, which in as city chemist. It was rumored recently that the laboratory h¢re would be closed, but since it is maintained by ifie legislative appropri ist- ance from the city ght: unlikely. An effort was made to dis The state pense with all branch laboratories in duced the maximum allowance for|the last legislature, but the effort automobile hire by state officials | filed. according State Audit: to department “Please to a or D. C. heads. The be advised that on and | after January 1, 1924, the state aud- ‘iting board will not allow elaine dor {automobile mileage which are cess of ten cent: plies to all privately owned This ae cars S per mile. which are used by state officials ang employes on the ‘state’s business. This action was taken after a care- ful investigation of the rates allow- ed by adjoinin , business cone line, the states and by private ns. With the pres- ent low prices of both cars and gas- board feels that this amount will cover all costs of oper- ation and leave a safe margin for depreciation” The action was taken after Auditor | Poindexter made an | and recommended the decrease to the board. investigation U.S. MARINE HELD NEEDED Washington, Dec: 28—Extension of the coast-wise shipping laws to the Philippines, separation of the emer- gency fleet corporation from the shipping board, compulsory cooper- American railroads survey of ‘the permanent merchant ation between and shipping and a needs for a marine were recommended to Presi- dent Coolidge today by Chairman Jones of the senate commerce com- mittee. FIRST WOMAN SERVES ON JURY M. Pierson has Stanley, N. D., Dee, 28—Mrs. A. the honor of being the first woman to serve on a jury in Mountrail co unty. She heard the evidence in an as- sult and battery case’ in which Ed. Halvorson of White Earth was charg- ed with attacki the same place. ing Leon Rowley of 102 CIVIL ACTIONS LISTED. Grand Forks, There are 102 civil actions on the N: D., Dée. | 28.— calendar for the term. of the district court which will open here Jan, 2, at side, . Cooley is to: pre. Poindexter It is reported that an effort may be made by authorities, in conjunc- tion with the state health depart- ment, to place a sanitary engineer at the laborato-y in addition to a bac- notice | teriologist. DELEGATES T0 FILE MAR. 1) idential Delegates to Get Into Action Candidates for positions of dele- gates to the Republican and Demo- cratic National Conventions will have until March 1 to file petitions to get their names on the ballot in the primary of March 18, 1924, under the laws governing the election. The Republican delegation will be boost- ed to 13 next year, under the new apportionment, while the Democrat- ic delegation will remain at 10. Five hundred signers are necessary to petitions to gét the names on the ballot. Candidates for president neeq not file petitions themselves. Five hun- dred perso! may enter the name of any candidate for the party dele- gate support in this state, and dele- gates slecced are bound by the pri- Mary res In audition, in the March 18 pri-. mary, national committeemen of the Republican and Democratic parties will be selected. Presumably there will be no committeeman elected by the Nonpartisan League, for while it is held by some to have attained party status it is not now affiliated with a national organization, HANGS SELF FROM TREE Linton, Dec. ,28—Frederick Bend- er, 19-year-old som of Jaké Bendgr, ing about twenty 3 southwest of Linton, was found Wednesday of last week- hanging to a mile west of the famtly home. Evi dences indicate that he had hung himself there about two weeks be- fore. The body wag : frozen, was fully clothed, and there were marks in a crotch of the tree where de- ceased had stood while fixing the his death. Local Branch Will Not Be; piece of barb wire he used to cause} (i.0, P, LEADERS GATHER HERE Roy Frazier Calls Republican State Committee Into Ses- sion at Capital ——— IS LACKING PROGRAM Many Possibilities Seen in Meeting Here Today to IN CONFERENCE’ | KORETZ, ‘OIL BUBBLE’ PROMOTER, Chicago, Dee —While Leo Koretz, alleged swindler of $5,000,- 000 through fictitious oil promo tions, has vanished he has left be- hind a warning against dishonesty His advice contained in a let- ter to his son, written two days after the search for him started, according to Dr. Milton Mandell, who said he received it, was read into court record. It suid as quoted by Dr. Mandell: “My dear son: This is probably FRANK REED | IS‘VERY LOW, . : Former Postmaster Frank Reed, one Discuss Party Affairs of” thes Giga Wi ca }of the city, was reported ve: The first real skirmish of the 1924) today in a ‘local hospital, here ie political season was scheduled to{ has been ill for several months. : 4 Doubt was expressed by friends if take place in Bismarck this after-| he would be able to withstand the| noon, when members of the Repub-! attacks of disease much longer. | lican state committee as, headed by Roy Frazier of Crosby went into session at the state capitol on Fra- zier’s call. There was no program to be laid before the committee, according to Frazier, The very absence of any- thing tangible for discussion was expected to lead into numerous ques- tions affecting the state’s relation toward President Coolidge, Senator Hiram Johnson and other presiden- tial candidates; the relation of the Republican organization to the Non- partisan league, and allied questions. The Frazier committee is dominat- ed by Nonpartisans, elected from various legislative districts in the state, there being 49 members of the Among those who had come to the city were Gunder Olson of Fargo, national committeeman, United States Marshal James Shea, O. Me- |Grath of Glen Ullin, Stephen, ‘Ter- ‘|horst of Doonybrook, E. H. Myhra of Wahpeton and Roy Frazier. Action by the committee in the event’of the resignation of Con- gressman George M. Young, a con- vention to ehdorse delegates for the national convention and the attitude of the committee toward presidential ; candidates were among the posaibi- lities of the meeting. ant price of gasoline, it wag unde wD i) B CLI d, although the company of: for the organization of a “Coolidge! PIQmation. onl yfor President” club were taken In! wien tovernor W. Tl Slee ee Da coup rece! of of South Dakota started the war by jthe commercial club. There was a | ae: gathering and a temp- orary organization perfected by the election of Judge B. F. Spalding rman and J. G. Halland as se- Resolutions indorsing Pres- the interest he has shown in the pro- blems confronting the agricultura section of the country, were unani- mously adopted. All Republicans in Fargo who want President Coolidge to succeed him- self, will be asked to join the club. The purpose of the organization is to support the candidacy of the pres- ident to the end that delegates be j elected in the March primary by the Republicans of this state who will stand for President Coolidge’s nom ination by the national conventio Committee Named Plenty of Time for Pres-|:,- A committee for securing members, was selected by the meeting to be| composed of the following well known Fargo Republicans. William Stern, chairman, A. W. Powler, George Hoench, James Mc- Guigan, H. F, Horner, Chas, M. Pol-| lock, Julius Baker, C. C. Wattam, John Pollock, L. L. Twitchell, B. F. Spalding, J. G. Halland, Lynn Stam- baugh, O. C. Lindvig, Frank Scott, Ed Cosgriff, O. L. Engen, Steve Gor- man, B. Marks, Horace Young, R. S. Lewis, John Woolidge, Dr. H. J. Fortin, Dr. S. Ofetdal, Mrs, Elmer| May, Mrs. E. R. Wright, Mrs. Emily Sheldon, Miss Abbie Hurley, Mrs. H. B, Arnold and Mrs. Fred Olson. THREE TERMS ARE LISTED Judge Fred Jansonius of district court, who is transacting business | in chambers here during the holidays | will return to Jamestown probably about January 8 to complete a jury term of court there. On January 22 Judge Jansonjus will hold court in Fessenden, and. later terms at Car- rington and Steel. Frank Kohoutek, charged with violating the prohibition law at Benedict, McLean county, pleaded guilty before Judge Jansonius and was sentenced to serve 90 days in ipil, pay a fine of $200 and costs of $60. in the case. STONE SWALLOWED BY CHILD CAUSES DEATR Hankinson, N. D., Dee: 28.—A small stone which ‘she swallowed caused the death of Othella Lucille, tree about | eight-year-old daughter of Mr, and, Ole Evenson of New Effington, ' yD. 7 The stone became lodged in ie passage of her throat. She‘ ‘was brought here for medical atten- tion and then was taken to a Breck- enridge hospital where an eperatioe ‘was necessary to remove the pebble. Infection, coupled with pneumonia, caused death. ° ident Coolidge’s stand on the import-| ant issues of the dey and especially | | GASOLINE T0 RISE 2 CENTS ‘STANDARDSAYS ; Announces First Increase in Price in Many Months, Effective Tomorrow | committee. !t appeared likely that; NO EXPLANATION two-thirds of the members would be : present. The aithority for the com-| Ghieweo, Dec. 28.—A two-cent! mittee to'repsesent the Republican] incresse in the price wf gasoline party has been challenged by _ the] effective tomorrow. was announced “Real Republican State Committee”|soday by the Standard Oil Com- headed by Burleigh Spalding of| pany of Indiana, the’ first upward Fargo. price movement since the gasoline. war in the fall brought gasoline ; preies down in most of the country to the lowest leveles in years., | | The inicrease os announced was} in fhe price of tank wagon rano) | line, the service station pric ing up as a ter of course. There is a differential of 2 cents a gallon | between the tank wagon price and’ the service station charge through- out the 10 cents served by the) Standard Oi] Company of Indiana. } Recent increases im the price of crude oil were responsible for the Standard’s decision to advance tl: cutting gasoline nrices deeply state oil depo! the Standard Oil Company of Indiana made equiva- lent cuts in its prices to meet the Governor’s South Dakota price and announced the reduced prices were below the cost of production and that the company had a fixed policy never to let a customer pay ‘more for its prod vet than they would pay elsewh KLUX NOTE I$ RECEIVED Charles Wright Is Jailed For Carrying Revolver | { i Charles Wright, local colored man, received a Ku Klux Klan note, which led him into much trouble. Wright who lives at 507 15th street \found @ note replete with mispelled | words din a serawling hang on {front door night befor® last. It \bristled with warnings of “K. K. K.” and told him to leave town. It de- clared that the parties were tired jof the “goings on” in the Wright | house, Charles immediately reported the | matter to the police, who investigat- ed and who concluded from the very nature of the note that it wasn’t written by desperate characters. Charles put up a note in front of his house in return, inviting whoever wrote the note to meet him like a man and the loser take the conse- quences. No one appeared, Last night Charles was armed with a big revolver as protection he said. He was arrested on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, taken before Justice of the Peace Anton Beer and sent to jail in default of a {$500 bond while awaiting prelimin- lary hearing. Police expect to have the names of the writers of the note today, and action probably will follow. Washington, Dee. 28.—iBy the A P.)—Not only the diplomatic phase | of the capital’s bootleg scandal grow- |ing out af the pre-Christmas raid ‘which has resulted in 14 arrests, but the whereabouts of the missing list f,alleged purchasers seized the j time and liquor selling- conditions _Renerally in Washington are engag- ing mémbers of Congress while Dis- trict of ‘Columbia and federal of- + ficials stle with their own angles _ business man, disappeared and later WILSON TODAY day much in the manner that he has ' MEMBERS OF CONGRESS JOIN IN PROBE OF CAPITAL LIQUOR SCANDAL LEFT WARNING NOTE TO HIS SON the last communication you wil have from me T am a fugitiv without family or friends. Iam o victim of selfishness, idleness and myt desire to receive the acclaim and applause pf the world. You have an adorable sister and moth- er. Be good to them. Be honest and strong. If you are ever tempt- ed or feel yourself slipping think of the fate that awaits me. "Your Father, “Leo Koretz Se ee SAILSTAD AND ANDERSON TO SERVE 4 YEARS Il be Eligible for Parole Af- ter They Have . Served Half of Sentence BIG WORKED HOAX Surerier) Wis., Dec 28—Edward J. subi and Dorothy Anderson of | Eau Claire t8day pleaded guilty to! a charge of arson and were sentenc- ed to four years’ imprisonment by als Archibald McKay in court here. Sailstad must serve his sentence at Green Bay reformatory for men while his “sunshine girl” is to be confined at the women’s reformatory iat Taycheeda “Of cow «said Judge McKay, on concluding a brief statement to the pair, “there will be a substantial reduction in this sentence on good behavior.” The pair will not be eligible for parole until they have served half of their sentgnce, according to the Wisconsin statutes. Sailstad, former Eau Claire, Wis. a charred body was found in ruins of ‘his cottage, Insurance companies ontested payment of $62,000 life in- surance to his widow, who later re- married. Recently Sailstad and the Anderson girl were arrested in Cal- ifornia, and he confessed to having exhumed the body of a friend and burned it in the cottage. 67 YEARS OLD Former President Observes the. Day Very Quietly Washington, Dec. 28—Woodrow Wilson is 67 years old today, but there were no celebrations or demon- strations to break the quiet routing of his home. The former President spent. the | trace COMMANDER’S BODY FOUND NEAR SICILY é Lieut. Grenadan’s Body Found By Fishermen Six Miles Off of Land SEARCH BEING MADE French Ministry Officially Announces That Dirigible Was Lost at Sea OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. Paris, Dec, 28.—(By the A. P.)— An official announcement today saia that the dirigibe Dixmude had been lost at sea, A French cruiser and three tor- pedo boats were ordered to Sciacca. Body Identified. The receipt of a telegram from the French naval attache in Rome an- nouncing that the body of Lieut. Grenadan, commander of the wissing dirigible, had been found in Sicilian waters, caused all hope of the sufety af the Dixmude to be Joned These hopes had flared up last even ing on receipt of reports that the baloon had been floating heipiessly over the Sahara desert. The Rome advices convinced the officials there could be no possible doubt as to the identity of the body picked up as Lieut. Grenadan had an identication on his wrist. Italian fishermen hauling in their nets at the end of theireday’s task last evening brought the body to the surface. The fact that no vestige of wreck- age or other bodies of the airship’s crew were found caused the ministry of marine to refrain from abandon- ing search of the African desert for traces of the missing dirigible. Combing of the Mediterranean, how- ever, will be the foremost branch of the search in the immediate future. Paris, Dec. 28.—( By the A. P.)— The body of Lieut. Grenadan, ¢ mander of the missing dirigible, Di: mude, has been found in Sicilian waters, it was officially announcea today. The body was found by fishermen six miles from land, off Sicily, Its discovery was reported by the Ital- ian maritime authorities to the French naval attache at Rome, NEWS CONFIRMED. Rome, Dec. 28.—(By the A. P.)— A message received by the-ministry of marine from Scicca confirming the news of the identification of the body of the Dixmude’s commander thorough general search along the coast nearby has not yielded any of any other body or any aeronautical le eee FIRE CAUSES HEAVY LOSS passed his time in recent months. He continues his program of rest,| varied with frequent automobile | Tides into the country. SEEKING HOME FOR CHILDREN Wanted—a home for five mother- less children, two of jthem girls and three boys. . B. Davis, juvenile commissioner at the present time has the children under his supervision in a comfort- able farm home near Minot and is seeking to secure foster parents for the unfortunate little folks whose mother died at Van Hook a few days ago, following a long illness due to cancer. The three boys are aged 9, 7 and 6 respectively and the girls are aged 3 and nine months respectively. According to Mr. Davis the quin- tet is composed of well behaved youngsters, any one of whom would prove suitable for adoption into a home. The ¢hildren are of German and Bohemian descent. Relatives of the unfortunate fal ily are too poor to care for the chil- dren, according to Mr. Davis. ROTARY HOST TO CHILDREN. Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 27.— Sixty Grand Forks youngsters were- guests of the local Rotary club at luncheon Wednesday, a Rotarian be- ing host to-each juvenile. A turkey dinner was served and each guest was presented with a package of candy. of the problem. Rep. Newton, Re- publican of Minnesota, has addressed @ request for the facts in the case to Commissioner. Blair of the inter- nal revenue bureau, Commissioner Oyster of: the! District of Columbia, |. and to Secretary Hughes due to the successful efforts of Dr. Sokolowski, secretary of the Polish legation, .to, prevent seizure of a large steck of liquor stored in an apartment buila- ing on the ground of diplomatic im- munity. : | kot Theater and Offi Office Building in Lansing Is Destroyed Lansing, Michigan, Dec. 28—The six-story Oakland ° building Regent theater, one of Lani leading office and theater bui were practically wiped out by early today. The origin of the was unknown. Oné fireman was ser- iously injured and removed to a hospital. Flying embers s:t fire to other buildings, two and three blocks away but these were quic guished. The loss is cstim $300,000. e The Weather For twenty-four hours ending at noon today. Temperature at 7 a, m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind ve! y Weather Forecast For Bismarck and vicinity; Un- settled tonight and’ Saturday proba- bly snow. Colder Saturday. For North Dakota: Unsettled to- night and Saturday; probably snow. Warmer southeast and colder ex- treme west portion tonight. Colder Saturday. Weather Conditiots A deep area of low pressure ex- tending from Alberta southwestward to North Dakota has been accompan- ied by considerably warmer weather over the Northwest. Temperatures were above freezing over Montana this morning and below zero in the Red~River Valley. Precipitation ‘oc- curred in the Great Lakes region and at scattered places from North De- northwestward, Fi ir, “cool weather accompanies the high pres- sure area centered over the South. west. . Orris W. Roberts, Metearolegiet. BOOTLEGGERS ARE FINED. East Grand Forks, Minn. sees’ —Earl. Bustad and John An East Grand Forks pleaded .guill ,municipal ‘court here to * 'quor. They were. fined $1 ‘The arrests were made on |