The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1924, Page 1

| ORFER FRAZIER |MOTHER LOVE v } } » Pane | » i % < A 4. the northwest. WEATHER FORECAST Fair, tonight and Thursday) Colder tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 OLSON'S PLACE INNO. DAKOTA? Washington Reports That Re- publican State Chairman Is to Get U. 8. Job’ LADD ‘FOR COOLIDGE Nonpartisans Here Told That Senator Ladd Is One of Closest. Men to Coolidge North Dakota politics is in Wash- ington today with both feet. It revolves about the renom- of President Coolidge and of the Nonpartisan Lea- rth Dakota for the Presi- The outstanding notes were a report from Washington that Presi- nlidge had offered Roy W Frazier of Crosby, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee and a leading Nonpartisan, the posi- tion ef collector of internal revenue in North Dakota to succeed Gunder Olson, a declaration by Senator Ladd t he is for Coolidge in the pres- nd his opinion that La- Follette will not enter the North Da- kota primary he Minneapolis Journal, in a spe- patch, says of the reported pf an office to Frazier: hington.—It was reported here hat R. W. ier of Crosby, N. D., had been, offered the internal reyenue’ orship for North Dakota by ent Coolidge. He is nonparti- » and a member of the republican central- committee. Senator J. Frazier and Mr. Frazier guests of the president and Coolidge on the Mayflower Sat- but it is said that Frazier has not yet consented to accept the of- fice Gunder Olson, republican national committeeman for North Dakota is the present collector. He was rec- nded by former Senator P. J. umber and was confirmed by the senate the day following the sub- mission or his name, Reports cireulat- ed about the capitol today are not clear as to whether Mr. Olson’is to resign or his resignation asked for. Among republicans here the move to make Frazier collector of internal revenue is regarded as part of the pian to get the indorsement of the honpartisans of President Coolidge ine North Dakota. Senator E. F. Ladd, following a visit to the White House, said he was for Coolidge and that the people of his*state were mo i ident be- cause they believe he is making an earnest effort to help the cee of on i the suppo in gue dent. dent C Ww ynn were om Senator Ladd would support Sen- ator LaFollette, but does not think he will enter the primary in North Dakota. Senator Ladd was quoted in the .same Minneapolis paper as saying: Washington, Jan. 9.—Senator Ed- win F, Ladd, Nonpartisan League- xepublican, North Dakota, favors President Coolidge for the republi- can nomination in the present field of candidates, he said here. If Sena- tor Robert M. LaFollette of Wiscon- sin should enter the race, Ladd will support him. Senator Ladd does not expect Senator LaFollette to become a candidate. esi “President Coolidge will) carry North Daketa at the primary elec- tion in March,” Senator Ladd said. “He has been gaining ground there steadily for some time.” The candidacy of Senator Hiram Johnson has made no headway in North Dakota, Senator Ladd declared, Coolidge Sentiment Grows) “The agricultural people of- my state did not take to the president's message at first, but they now are understanding’ it better and senti- ment for Mr. Coolidge is growing. There is a feeling among them that the farmer has a staunch friend and supporter in the president.” The senator is not making predic- tions that the Flickertail state will be in the republican column next. November. He left the impression he desires to be free to go in some other direction if not satisfied with the republican ticket and platform, though he is: not threatening to bolt the party. Johnson’s Record Dissatisfying. It is considered probably that Sen- ator L. J. Frazier of North Dakota will play ball with Ladd. All the radicals‘ would be for La Follette if he were to be a candidate. That ‘leaves the jradicals who wear the republican label to choose be- tween Coolidge and Hiram Johnson. It is ynderstood LaFollette would much prefer to see Coolidge the re- publean nominee than Johnson. The California senator’s record as a “pro- gressive” has been anything but sat- isfying to the radical element. { But Senator Hiram Johnson’s fiends are busy. Richard S. Wil- cox, formerly of Bismarck, but: no of Brainerd, Minn., whg manage Johnson’s successful campaign in North Dakota, for presidential dele- gates four years ago, éame to James- town Several days ago to line up & number of Johngon ‘supporters, and he has also been in communication with other Johnson. supporters of. four years ago. Frank _ Hitchcock, postmaster-gen- (Continued on Page 4) BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1924 REFORMS SON PRISONS COULDN'T HOLD Society’s Ponderous Machin- | ery Goes to Defeat Before+ Her Caress SCALED PRISON WALL Whte-Haired Woman as His, Guard, ex-Prisoner Enjoys, Freedom (By NEA Service.) Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 9.—Soc- | iety’s ponderous machinery of law,| its walled prisons and grated cclls,| have gone down to defeat under the subtle influence of mother love. | Affection of a little white-haired woman here has done more for the genuine regeneration of Bill La Trasse—“her b: than all the combined attempts at an artific’:lly imposed morality which shuttled him from one penal institution to a ether as a reputed bad man, tra robber and desperate jail-breaker. The story does pot bear the puling brand of sympathetic pathos. , it centers about element as quick est as the wellsprings of a spon-! dean. | devotion teens acborarnaat | vortit, LA TRASSE AND Hts In Again, Out Again le z ! Jails, seemingly, were never made | Wenn for La Trasse. With astounding im- punity he scaled their walls and went HEAVY WIND abroad with a gun. 5 In Kansas they tried and convicted him but he fled the penitentiary bar- riers and in his dash, led several others to freedom. The same episode was a rapetition | SLEET CAUSES eee HEAR ONE ESCAPED CON ARRAN U.S, MOVES T0 MAKE EMBARGO ON ARMS TIGHT Treasury Forwards Instruc- tions to Customs Officers and Agents in Matter SIX DROWNED ~ AS AUTO GOES THROUGH ICE Tragedy Occurs Ne&r Alexan- dria, Minnesota, Victims Carried Under Ice 3 IN ONE FAMILY) RAILROADS GET IT Progress Made in Delivery, of Arms to Obregonists Un- der President’s Order Mother and Two Small Chil- dren Are Among Those Who Lost Lives Washington, Jan. 9.—Steps toward ake rigidly effective the Coolidge arms embargo directed against the De La Huerta faction in Mexico went forward rapidly yesterday and last night. | The treasury forwarded instruc tions to customs officers and: proni- hition enforcement agents to enforce vigilanly all laws and regulations under which business across the bor. der is transacted, while upon request of the state departmert, the Ameri- can Railway association through its car service division, deciared & freight embargo against siiipment to Mexico unless approved by a United Stutes government agency. Forward Order. The embargo order was forwarded at once by the association to its members in fie United S mong | whom are all of the iirdads of the country, and become effective immediately. The treasury, in addition to tele- graphing explicit directions to bor- Alexandria, Minn. Jan. 9.— Searchers looking for bodies of six persons who were drowned when a@n_ automobile broke through the ice of Lake Andrews, near here, found five of the dead. Alexandria, Minn., Jan. 8—Six per- sons were drowned last night in Lake Andrews, six miles southwest of here, when their automobile plunged through the ice. Three others escep- ed. . The dead: Mrs, Pearl Glade and her two small children; Mrs. Rola Glade and one small child; Rudolph Wolfe. All were prominent residents of the Lake Andrews district, a summer resort, Carl Glade, husband of Mrs. Pearl Glade; Rola’ Glade, his brother and their sister, Doris, escaped. The Glades and Wolfe had been visiting neighbors and were return- to THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE FIVE KILLED WHEN BANDIT - GANG IS WIPED OUT NEAR . PALM BEACH DISTRICT West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 9.—The notorious Ashley Mobley robber gang and desperadoes which made Florid: a rendezvous for years, were wiped out this morning by Palm Beach County sheriffs and posse. Deputy Sheriff Fred Baker and five members of the gang were killed. The fight started at 2 o’clock this morning near the gang’s camp, the offi using machine ‘guns, BISMARCK POSTOFFICE MOVES TO $150,000 CLASS WITH GREATEST RECEIPTS IN HISTORY IN 1923 Big Increase Shown_Over 1922 Business Moves the Local Postoffice Up One Grade, Bringing Increases in Salary and Probably Additional Employes in Local Office The Bismarck postoffice has leaped into the $150,000 grade of first class postoffices for the first time, the report of the 1923 business made public today by Postmaster H. T. Murphy and Assistant Postmaster O. Lundquist shows. The postoffice, by establishing this new record for gross receipts, jumps into a new grade among first class post- offices, increases in salary of $100 a year are brought to the postmaster, assistant and superintendent of mails, and it may mean the designation of a foreman or an additional special clerk for the office. . Tag an The receipts of the office for 1 to , as compared 480.18 in 1922. When the gross of similar breaks from bondage, among them being his successful self-liberation from a lockup at Kansas City, Kas. where he w temporarily being detained following a single-handed robbery of a fast ex- press in which 20 passengers were valuables. Bold und daring, La Trasse, authorities, was regarded as rdurated—‘with a hide which neither fear nor God could touch.” Such was his status when authorities brought him back local from he had been serving a sentence for robbery under a different name. The folks back in Mlinois, through some unknown manner, had _ bcen able to keep “Bill” successfully locked up. But onge back in Kansas follow- ing his trial,and conviction for an offense which started him to “pen” once more with 10 long years ahead, he broke from custody and once more “hit the wide and open spaces with a gun.” Subsequently he was captured. Jail doors yawned. And “Bill” became just a “num- her” again as so ofter before in his life. iy Love Makes Him Whole But the “big thing” as he calls it, was yet to happen. One day his aged mother, 73, came to see him. She took him in her arms. Here ‘was one person who believed in him —who loved him despite it all. Would Bill respond? That was thequestion prison authorities asked. Before a priest he swore never to knowingly break the law again. Thus came his answer. And to prove that the state be- lieves in him and has confidence that he will keep his word, Gov. Jonathan M. Davis has accepted the ex- bandit’s pledge to go straight. Unguarded except by the little white-haired woman—the same one who “brought him back,” Bill is out of the Kansas penitentiary enjcying @ 10-day leave of absence. This vacation away from the walls and grated cells is being spent with the white-haired one—his mother— who loved him so much that she made a man out of Bill. Made a man out of him to ‘such extent that as he twines his arms about her neck, conscience, or what- ever the inner man is that affection stirred to life within’ him, prompted the ex-bandid to say: “If reckless young fellows knew the other end of the lane, as I do, they would go home to their mother, stay at home nights and stick to a job.” England’s national debt in 1914 averaged about 15 pounds per head of the population; six years later it had risen to 170 pound per head. politely relieved of their effects and; the Illinois state penitentiary, where! thel ~ WIRE TROUBLE | Telephone Communication Is Badly Hit By Storm, Last { Night at Valley City BE | WILL COLDER Sub-Zero Temperatures Re- ported From Canadian Northwest Today A severe wind storm, heavy frost and some sleet in the vicinity of Val- jley City today crippled telephone communication, interrupted railroad ‘telephone service and caused diffi- culties in railroad transportation, ac- cording to information received here. Press wires were put out of com- mission, -and at 11:30 o'clock today telephone communication with Fargo | was impossible. Crews were work- | ing to replace poles and wires borne down by the wind and sleet. Some trouble also was reported Jeast of Minot from thé same cause. The weather report today,. while indicating colder tonight, also indi- cated “not so cold” tomorrow. How- ever, sub-zero temperatures appear- ed again in the Canadian Northwest. after an absence of a few days. It was 2 below at Calgary, 6 below at Edmonton, 26 below at Prince Albert, 2 below at Swift Current and 10 be- low at Winnipeg. No cities in the United States reported temperatures below zero. . CHARGED WITH ISSUING CHECKS WITHOUT FUNDS / A man who is said to have. signed checks with the name of Harry Pet- erson and J. A, Sullivan was arrested yesterday by Officer Peck and sen- tenced to 30 days in jail, for is- suing checks without funds in the bank. A warrant for forgery will he served when he is released, Sheriff Hedstrom said today. The man came to Bismarck recently, it is under- stood. Only small checks were cash- ed by the man at various places about the city. MUSIC MADE MAJOR STUDY Napoleon, N. D. Jan. §—Music will be a major study in the curricu- lum of the local high school after today, as the result of the decision of the school officials and board to sponsor a school band. LEGION STATE CONVENTION’ DATES SET BY MANDAN POST Mandan, Jan. 9.—The fifth annual convention of the North Dakota De- partment of the American Legion will be held in Mandan June 30, July 1 and 2, it was announced today. The dates were left to the local post as the entertaining post and the dates selected will be forwarded to the state executive committee which meets at Fargo, Jan. 17. : July 2, the last day of the conven- tion, will be. featured as Roosevelt day, it has been announced. On this date the bronze cast of the famous equestrian statue of Theodore Roose- velt. will be presented to Mandan. by Dr. H. W. Coe of Portland, Ore., a former Mandan citizen. the day will have appropriate serv- ices in honor of: the former presi- dent. Roosevelt Day also will be the opening day of the Mandan 1924 roundup, when many cow punchers from ranches over which Roosevelt rode will be present. Dr. Coe said he had réceived prom- ises from members of the Roosevelt family that they will be present for the un’ ing, and John R. Quinn of California, national commander of. the American Legion, has definitely promised that he’ will be present for the convention. The local Legion post planié on Yaising its fund of $2,500 for enter- tainment of lonnaires through The Legion convention program of | its own efforts and will. not take subscriptions. : ~ ing ‘to their home on the other side of the lake when the accident occur-| red. i Walkers Fall In ] Carl Glade and Wolfe decided to walk across the lake and the others drove. Thé first hint of the acci-j dent came to the two walkers when} they plunged into the hole where the | automobile had gone thru. It was| pitch dark and they did not see the| hole. Struggling in the water was Doris | Glade, Wolfe and Carl Glade strug- gled with the girl and managed to st her safely to firm ice. Wolfe! was drowned in the attempt, how-! ever. Carl, after a struggle, saved himself. In the meantime, Rola Glade came to the surface and with the assist ance of Carl, got out of the hole After making sure that there were no persons floating around in the water, they left for the home of F. W. Glade, prominent Lake Andrews resort owner, and itpels father. Help Suntmoned Help was summoned from Alexan dria and prominent citizens attend- ing the annual meeting of the Alex andria Commercial club left to ren- der what assistance they could in locating the bodie: SCHNEIDER T0 SEEK FREEDOM IN HIGH COURT Local Man Convicted at Mur- der Takes Initial Step, Through His Attorneys ASK FOR TRANSCRIPT Kasimir Schneider, Bismarck labor- er, who was convicted in Valley City of murder of his wife and sentenced to prison for life, will seek a new trial and failing will appeal to the supreme court, it is understood. The plan of Schneider was divulged by ‘Attorneys Norton and Kelsch at Fargo yesterday when they appeared before Judge A. T. Cole, who sen- tenced Schneider, and asked that four copies of the transcript of the evidence be ordered made at the ex- pense of Burleigh county. Their first step is to be to ask for a new trial on the basis of errors alleged in the transcript and failing, to ap- peal to the high court. The motion was opposed by State's Attorney Allen of Burleigh county on the ground that it would be an unwarranted expense and unneces- fary. Judge Cole ordered that one copy of the transcript be made, and declined to order three additional copies furnished. BOY MAY LOSE - SIGHT OF EYE Sylvester, ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lahren, farmers west of Mandan, probably must sub- mit to the removal of his left eye as the result of the optic being struck by a springing. piece of wire, Dr. L. G. Smith, attending physician of Mandan declared. The boy while tying a cow in a stanchion, was using.a piece of bal- ing wire when the end of the wire twisted about the end piercing the eyeball and destroying the sight. Every: effort has been made in the last week to save the optic, but it is considered almost certain he must submit to an operation for removal of the ave 7 der points, also notified all port au- thorities to hold up exports of arms or other munitions destined for the Mexican rebel forces The action was preliminary to the formalfty of terms of the embargo ‘proclamation issued yesterday by President Cool- idge Is Aid to Obregon. The action looking to an effective tightening of the lines along the border and at American ports was still another move on the part of the Washington administration in its: progressively developing policy of giving aid to the Obregon govern- ment of Mexico by selling it war {equipment and at the same time pre- venting; in-so-far,us legally possi- ble, munitions reaching the De La Huerta forces. Progress was made toward the sale of equipment from the Washington government to that of President Obregon through the receipt of cash from Mexico for the transaction. Whether the arms actually have been delivered, however, has not been re- vealed. The administration policy with ref- erence to Mexico, however, did not escape criticism from American sources, during the day the arms em- bargo being assailed from Demo- cratic quarters in the senate, Senn- tor Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader, presented a bill which would prohibié the sale of munitions to for- eign governments either by the United States government or @ pri- vate American citizen. Act Promptly. The treasury acted without wait- ing receipt of the formal notice from th estate department of the White House embargo proclamation and as a result of reports from its agents that they have been having more than the usual amount of trouble in recent weeks with border smuggling. In the opinion of the agents the in- creased difficulties have been due in @ measure to thé political disturb- ance in Mexico. 4 As a result of the conditions, the customs and prohibition agents have been ordered to make more thorough inspections of all consignments, either inbound or outbound. The increased effort is expected to lead to a curbing not only of arms’ and munitions shipments but to, the movement of other contraband such as liquor and narcotics as well. Under the provisions of the freight embargo exceptions are niade speci- fically for the shipment to Mexico of arms and munitions of war as follows: “Those on government vilfs of lad- ing, those authorjzed by proper mil- itary authorities and those author- ized to be exported into Mexico by authority of the secretary of state.” WEATHER REPORT For Twenty-four hours endine at noon, today. Temperature at 7 A. M. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Highest wind velocity . AR WEATHER FORECAST For ‘Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday. Colder to- night. No so cold Thursday. For North Dakja: Fair tonight and Thursday. Colder tonight. Not so cold Thursday. WEATHER CONDITIONS An extensive area of high pressure has advanced over the Northwest with centets over Saskatcheman and over the, north Pacific coast this morning. This is causing consider- ably colder weather over the Dako- tas and over the northern Rocky Mountain region. L&v Po ae ac- companied by moderate temperature, prevails over the Mississippi Valley and southern Plains, States. Light precipitation occurred at most places over the Northwest. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. so! 26 eis) 7 20 STATE PRISON HERE FOR LIFE Man Who Admitted Murder of Two Near Jamestown Sentenced by Judge Coffey VICTIMS § Doubt Is Expressed Whether Names of Men Murdered Will Ever Be Learned Joseph Berger, who confessed to at murdering two unknown men Jamestown four months ago, safely behind the bars of the s: penitentiary here today, life’sentence for murder. . He plead- ed guilty before Judge Jumes A. Cof- fey at Jamestown at 5:15 o'clock last evening to first degree murder and received the sentence provided by law. Under a new law he cannot be pardoned for 25 years unless he is found innocent of the crime’ by the pardon board. Berger entered the penitentiary re- luctantly. He did not hesitate to tell Judge Coffey of the crime, but he did shrink when it came to going behind the big iron gates east of the city. He was brought here last night at 11 o'clock by Deputy Sheriff Ross and Chief Martineson, the pris- oner having asked that the local chief take him to prison. The identity of the men killed by Berger at a strawstack may never be known, Frank Fletcher, the farmer who, employed them, was unable to find ¢hecks issued to any men whose first names were those given by the prisoner. He believes he paid them in cash, since they worked for him but a few days. Two of many little incidents in the check-up of Berger's story convinced officers of Berger's guilt. Five poc- ketbooks were placed on a table in Jamestown and Berger was asked to pick out the pocketbook he took from one of the dead men and then threw away. He picked the right one. When officers took him out to the scene of the crime, he pointed to the approximate place when they were three-quarters of a mile away, although the straw stack had been burned since the crime. Berger talked freely before Judge Coffey, telling him that robbery was the chief motive for the erime. Of- ficers said, however, that his deter- mination: to slay the men for their money was preceded by his anger at them for “kidding” him and refusing to let him sleep. Robbery and mur- der were Berger's idea of revenge on his tormentors. Berger also admitted before Judge | Coffey that he had had other quar- rels, according to officers. Last July 4, he is said by Deputy Sheriff Ross to have had trouble with Tom Squires, a farmer, chasing him with a club, striking him. He also is said t ohave had trouble with a boy. No relatives were present when Berger pleaded guilty or entered the penitentiary. DIES IN ST. PAUL. Mandan, Jan. 9.—Mrs. F. L. Dow. district deputv state commander of the Woman's Benefit Association :of the Maccabees, received word today | January term of the district court for, be strengthened, Miss Cook said, The of the depth at St. Cloud. Minn, of Josep DeMars, husband of Mrs. ‘Anna DeMars, head of the Lady Mac- cabees. ! i | i | te|if Grand serving a| inerease this office will rank second | | | | | when his sleigh was struck by a eceipts of an office reach $150,000 in a year it is advanced a grade in The gross receipts are mail receipts only, and do hot include the postal money or- der or postal savings business s of the local office by quar follow: First. quarter, $40,808.02; second, $37,133.77; third, $36,139 fourth, $36,309.97 Receipts of the office for the lust several years, showing the big in- the postal regulations PRICE FIVE CENTS VICT CAUGHT WATERTOWN CHIEF REPORTS ARRESTING ONE Thinks Him to be Arthur Smith, One of Two Escap- ed From Prison DOUBTS WARDEN IT Sends Description, However— Net for Capture Set Throughout Northwest A report from the chief of police of Watertown, S. D., that he had under arrest a man believed to be Arthur Smith, one of the two con- victs who esdaped from’ the state penitentiary here Sunday night, caused Warden Lee to dispatch a full description of the man to that city The warden, however, was doubtful if the Watertown police had the right man. Another réport received by the prison officials that two men were seen boarding a train at Moffit was the only clue which officers had to- day to follow in searching for the missing pair. Warden Lee planned today to extend the man hunt over the entire Northwest May Have Had Help Smith is known as a desperate character and prison officials are in- clined to doubt that he would be cap- tured without putting up a fight. Be- fore he was arrested and sent to prison for 17 years for burglary in the third degree and other charges, he was wanted in Cass and Bottineau counties on other charges. The theory is advanced by sume that Smith was one of a gang of highwaymen and that he had con- federates on the outside who had money to get him out of the country and means of protecting him against capture until he could get away safely. crease in business, follow: - $106,816.82 130,463 . 7: 137,186.17 135,270 .20 127,480.18 150,885.28 1918 . 1919 .. There are now 23 employes of the local postoffice, including 13 clerks, three supervisory officers, six city carriers and one rural carrier The Bismack postoffice ranks either econd or third in the state. The re- pts of 1923 here exceed the re- ceipts of 1922 of Grand Forks, and orks failed to make an to Fargo. Minot’s receipts for 1923 While the biggest single factor in the business of the local postofiice is the state, the business of Bis- marek’s distributing houses is almost an equal factor in the postal res ceipts. COUNTY AGENTS WILL WORK FOR CORN EXHIBIT Fargo Fair Association Wants to Preserve a Show Intact For Future Use J. M. Devine, state immigration officer, returned today from Fargo, where he addressed the county agents of the state. There were more than forty present and they gave their unqualified endorsement of the North Dakota Corn show to be held July 22-23-24 at Bismarck. Each promised to assist in making the show a success. 5 J. P. Hardy, secretary of North Dakota State Fair association, has written the, Corn Show Executives asking that the exhibit here be held intact for showing at other places, notably the state fair. Mr. Devine discussed the show with bankers and busingss men and they were enthusiast: over the edu- cational benefit to be derived by such a showing of the state’s corn prod- uets DAMAGE SUIT | ON TRIAL HERE A jury in district court, with Judge Coffey presiding, today, be- gan hearing the damage suit of H. F. Trihub, Max butcher, against the Soo line for $15,095 damages for in- juries said to have been sustained he escaped two years ago, however, he apparently had no con- federates. He made his way to Terry, Montana, where he was cap- tured. His first escape was on Jan- uary 9, 1922 and his second on Jan- uary 6, 1924, STATE ASKED TO PROVE HER CORN PROWESS Interest in Results of First State- Wide Corn Show Spread to Other States “MUST SHOW . THEM” Attitude Outside of State One of Curiosity and Credul- ity, Reports Show North Dakota’s first state-wide corn show, to be held in Bismarck January 22, 23 and 24, is attracting attention beyond the borders of the state, according to information re- ceived by the general committee o¢ which George F. Will is chairman. Communication with leading farm journals throughout the country, par- ticularly those circulating in the lower Mississippi Valley, has devel- oped that agriculturists are not only interested in the corn show as an agrarian movement but they are curi- ous to find out whether North Da- kota can really produce corn like Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. Because the show will put the mer- its of North Dakota as a corn rais- ing state before the entire country, the Association of Commerce com- mittees are extremely anxious that the best corn grown in North Dakota be exhibited. Application for entry blanks, now being received, indicate that every county will be represented by many exhibitors according to A. F. Brad- ley, secretary of the Association of Commerce. Entry blanks may be obtained by addressing him and corn will be coming in within 10 days ad- dressed to the Secretary of the North Dakota State Corn show. Entries will not close.until probably January 20, two days before the show opens. Plans already aré being discussed for sending the championship corn exhibits to other states to aid in the immigration activities of the state. Building Up Rural Libraries train at Max in December, 1922. A jury in the case of C. F. Brat- ton against W. G. Hoerr returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. 12 CASES IN FORKS COURT Grand Forks, N. D., Jan, 8.—The Grand Forks county opened here to- day with Judge C. M. Cooley presid- ing and a total of 122 civil and crimi- j nal eases on the calendar. New lists of books for traveling, libraries, circulated in rural districts,| are being compiled by Miss Lillian Cook, state librarian, and Miss Bes-| sie Baldwin, assistant, in direct charge of the traveling library work.| The children’s sections especially wil new librarian also is making an ef- fort to increase the list of ref ence works, the demand for the! growing in. recent weeks, stg