The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1924, Page 1

an M X x i i « “oa MN because of the livestock it brings WEATHER FORECAST - } Thursday Unsettled tonight. probably snow. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [auom ABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1924 NORTH DAKOTA | MEMBERS OF NEW BRITISH CABINET REBRTS RAISE ‘OFFICIALLY’ IN CORN BELT Out-of-State Experts ‘at Corn Show Put Her in Classi- fication To Stay CROWDS STREAMING IN Scores of Farmers From All Over Western Part of State Here For Show DR. COULTER SPEAKS. The: last of the institutes to be held in connection with the corn show will be at the Rialto theater at 2 p. m. Thursday. Dr. John Lee Coulter, president of the Agricultural college, who recently has held numerous con- ferences with President Coolidge, Senators. Frazier and Ladd and others in WasHington will speak. Business men as well as farmers are urged to be present. North Dakota today “officially” joined the list of “corn belt states.” The judgment of experts attending the first state-wide corn show ever held put the state in that classif tion to stay. ut-of-town agricul- turists attending the show delivered the verdict after viewing the ex- hibits. They declared that: North Da- kota raises .corn which compared fa- | yerably to corn anywhere in the | United States. These experts, who | include D. E. Willard, formerly with | the Agricultural college and now with the Great Northern; J. F. Kagonsky, representing the Soo lines,’E. F. Benson,‘ representing the Northern and Commissionr of Agricul- vis of Montana, de- 24. Di are; John Robert Clynes, Lord Privy | ed thie verdict to local corn show | House of Commons, who fs president of the Union of General Workers officials and the institute of yester- | Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the equer, who is a socialist in day afternoon. his views, advocating public ownership of means of production and he show is declared an epoch in| distribution; Arthur Henderson, Secretary for Home Affairs, who wa North Dakota's agricultural develop-}a member of Lloyd George's war pinet without portfolio; J. H ment. In the past there has been} Thomas, Secretary for Colonies, Who is leader of British railway men debate as to whether corn can be} and the son of a Welsh laborer, raised successfully in every: part of the state. The show answers that 1: also answers the doubts of people living’ in states to the south. The discussion in the £Xure will not be whether corn can be grown, but how to improve the yield." »> Judging was in progress today but Was not expected that winners it would be announced before tomor- row, the last day of the show. Crowds continued to the stream into ‘orn show room on Main street They included scores of peo- ple from all over ‘western North D keta, many traveling men who a keen ® learn of agricultural devel- opment in the state and hundreds of local ocople. Almost unanimous observation of local people was that this marks the beginning of an annual corn show, which Bismarck will make one of the biggest things in the state. Dr. Coulter to Speak. Among those at the corn show was Claude K. Spotted who was sent here by the Standing Rock Indian Agency to study the exhibits. On his return a meeting of Sioux In- dens will be held in the-Cannonball district at which he will explain to the other Indians things he learned at the show. The last institute of the show will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday, at the Rialto theater, when Dr. John Lee Coulter of the state agricultural col- lege will speak. Local people as well as visitors to the show are urged.to hhear him. E. F. Benson, manager of the de- partment and industry for the North- ern Pacific, speaking at the institute yesterday afternoon, urged diversifi- cation strongly. Few states depend more on agri- culture, few on a single crop which ™eans as much, as wheat to North Dakota. Your old slogan,, “‘The bread basket xf the world’ should not be your only slogan,” he said. “Hence the significance of this state corn slow as being a big step in the. direcfidn of diversification,” he continued. 3 “When w& compare our soils de- pleted from continual wheat crop- ping during the past 40 or 50 years, with the fertile farm lands df cer- tain European countries that have been tilled a thousand years or more, and with the lands of China which have been farmed during the past 40 centuries * producing not only one ¢rop but in many parts two or three crops each year and with no impair- ment of soil fertility, we must ac- knowledge their wisdom in soil treat- ment even though we class them as semi-barbariqus and uneducated race, Notwithstanding our extensive system of agriculture education, their practical sqil treatment puts us to shame. “Any single: ‘cropping system is bad but especially if it only employs the-.farmers time three of four months a year. “It is the normal and natural thing to be“reasonably employed most of the time and it is economically and fundamentally wrong to so plan out work ‘as to be idle two-thirds or three-fourths of the year. Besides it is dangerous to put all our eggs ir one basket, as the exclusive wheat growers of North Dakota have leara- ed to their sorrow in recent years,| , especially the past year. - ‘ Corn Ig ins Crop. j, “Corn is naturally your king crop, si w di along. Dairying and hog raisin; Boule, eenesilly turkeys—beef cat tle which now seent to be looking’ up, ‘and sheep, which with the ex- (Continued on Page 8) talk in the Holstein da of the North how exhibits of corn by telling of his dec “He said, and ready 1 Then we took in apartner in the shape of a dairy cow. 1 come fresh in the fall s would* be giving most r the winter when prices were high- est.” Christiansen. we've never been b Holsteins was started. were built and this proved profitable. fully. “hundred dollar an acre crop.” JAMES THOMAS The evolution of delivered by an Christ is known alfalf Mr. Christiansen “I asked an agricultural never could successfully rai Mr. Christiansen arrived in Man- dan in 1883 with a Gernian colony. One df the first things he saw, he said, was some corn in a hotel. He asked where it was shipped from and was told it was grown there. He wouldn’t believe it until he was taken to a corn patch and saw the stalk and a nubbin still on it. The first settlers in New Salent grew corn on new breaking, he said. His neighbors grew corn in 1883. He started next year. “We came out to grow wheat,” he but after eight years of fail- res we found we were nearly broke to leave the country. “That,” he said, “made it necessary for us to.raise tame feeds—mainly corn and millet. We started winter that is, having the cows that they ilk during jairying, The co-operative creamery was the next stép in the evolution of the New Salem farmers. “That was .in 1896,” said Mr. “It was a success and ke since.” of pure bred Then silos Next the breedin} “It cost us a dollar a ton to put up the ensilage; but we ‘charged the cows $5 and they paid better returns thai, that,” he remarked. Then Alfalfa was grown_ success- Mr. Christiansen calls it the Concluding Mr. Christiansen show- et-the rotation of crops used by the New Salem colony. exclusively dairymen. oats, barley, speltz, alfalfa, oats and peas are their crops and last but not least,” he ‘said, “flax.” They are not “Corn, wheat, “These,” he concluded, “in connec- tion with a dairy herd, making farme ing in western. North Dakota safe and sure.” ENTERS ENGLAND. The Texas Company, producers of Texaco Petroleum Products, has just added atiimportant link to its chain of gasoline distfibution in Europe. The company, through. its English subsidiary, The Texas Oil Company, Lt., London, has closed a contract with the National Fuel Oil Company. | delegation, \ Four of the prominent leaders of eee eee eee eee NEW SALEM PIONEER TELLS HOW - SLOPE FARMING WAS MADE SAFE John Christiansen, of Famous Dairy Center, Tells Corn Show ‘Institute of the Eyolution of Settlers in That Territory, the Things They Learned by Hard Knocks and What Brought Them Success a North Dakota nsen, development in Dakota State Corn Show. s a dairy expert, but he has at the and other writer “in thought about going out to Dakota Territory. " aid the idea of going out to grow up with a new country was all wight but aa for him he would not like to settle in a country where the: on to come to North Dakota over 40 years ago. Wisconsin what he said 3 iansen. ‘And look at our corn today,” he added. | i PHILIP SNOWDEN ARTHUR HENDERSON | ain’s first febor eabi i Deputy Leader in th rmer might be the title of the ew Salem pioneer and leader wat section, at today’s institute seeds. He opened his talk e corn, ‘WETS’ PLAN ON CAMPAIGN Will Draft Statement For . Forces Opposed to Pro- hibition 2: Washington, Jan. —Decision to call upon “the best minds in the liberal organization” to collaborate in the drafting of a “short statement of priniples” as representing the po- sition of the “wet” forces of the na- tion was announced after the con- cluding session here of the “face the facts” conference of the Assogiation Against the Prohibition Amendment. It was the purpose, it was said to draft a statement “free from techni- cai jargon” so that it “ean be un- derstood by anyone who reads it.” A’ statement of conference conclu- sions issued by the committee on resolutions declared the “eighteen.h amendment and the Volstead act constitute an §ttack upom the con- | sistency and the integrity of the con- stitution.” They discriminate, the conference ‘asserted, between rich afd poor, and seller and purchaser and instead of Deing good for the wage earner they deprive him “of his right to deter- mine for himself that course of con- | duct which will help his happiness and welfare.” The existing laws, it was held, call on the “power of self and the use of force, as against the intelligence and conscience of the; people.” 5 ese Nees, | Spalding Quits Delegates Slate a] Burleigh Spalding, state chairiman @f the ‘Real Republican State Com- mittee, ” who was one of the 13.nam- ed by the Republican’ state com-- mittee controlled by. Nonpartisans as a candidate for delegate to the national convention, has written Roy Frazier, chairman, resigning from the delegation. Mrs. C, A. Fisher of Valley City also resigned from the! i ‘BLOCKADE’ OF TAMPICO PORT U. S. Will Withdraw Cruiser Richmond if Promised Action Is Taken DETAILS ARE Rebel Representatives. in Washington Hear Report of Obregon Defeat WOULD WARN VESSELS Washington, Jan. 23—The De La Huerta revolutionists in Mex- ico preparing to abandon plans for the technical blockade of Tampico and to substitute a policy under which foreign com- mercial crafts will be warned that if they enter the zone of possible bombardment they will do so nt their own risks, are Washington, Jan, 23.—Mexican re- volutionary leaders “have advised Consul Wood at Vera Cruz of their decision “to raise the blockade of | Tampico.” Consul Wood reported the an- today but did not say definitely whether the revolutionists’ decision was to raise the blockade permanent- ly or whether it was of a temporary nature as had been previously re ported. |He was asked for further in- formation. If Consul Wood's reply shows con- clusively that the De La Huerta lead ersphave abandoned the Tampico blockade permanently orders will be issued withdrawing, the American cruiser Richmond which is standing off Tampico to protect American commerce. CUT*OFF FORCE Washington, Jan. 23.—Adviees representatives of the Mexican re- volutionary party hey today an nounged the capture “of Celayo by revolutionary cavalry, cutting olf the Obregon army in the Guadalajara section from Mexico City. to LEWIS FAILS TO DEMAND A MINERS’ BOOST President ‘Makes no Recom- mendation for Wage In- crease at Session Indianapolis, Jan. By the A. P.) ~The biennial convention of the United Mine Workers of ‘America accepted without debate the report of its committee of officers approving the accounting of his ad- ministration given every day by John L. Lewis, international president. The action was in sharp contrast to previous conventions in which the president's report has provokeg bit- ter debate, The committee's report was regard- ed as especially significant in that it concurred with President Lewis’ expression on ‘wage demands, He declared in favor of a wage agrev- ment for a term of years but made no statement favoring an increase in the present scale, MAKE DAS FOR LIBERTY Convicts Escape From Col- orado Prison Denver, Jan. 23.—Overpower'ag their guards’ who were armed with shotguns,’ 10 military prisoners at Fort Logan, near here, le tl escape early last night. The men, in charge of four guards, were work- ing in a sand pit. Three of the prisoners seized three gun \sfrom the guards in their dash for liberty. “The fourth guard en- deavored to open fire on the flecing men, but his gun failed to shoot Six of the prisoners, none of the armed, were later captured. ‘The remaining four subsequently stopped a motorist, John Martins, took h automobile and drove off, Soldiers from Fort Logan, and police and dep- ASKED] i CARAWAY ASKS CANCELLATION OF OIL LEASES Washington Bubbles With Discussion of Testimony While Awaiting Fall. INCLAIR FRIEND COMES Attorney “Will Explain Why He Was Loaned $100,000 By Oil Company Head Jan, Notice was given in the senate today by » Mon- | Washington, | | Senator Walsh, Democr: tana, that he will ask the Dome investigati report a resolut president to institute proceed- ings for the annulment of the lease of the Wyoming naval re- serve to the Sinclair interests. Washington, Jan. -While the Tea Pot Dome investigating committee is waiting the return here of Former Interior Secretary Albert B, Fall discussion of sensational tes- timony already given in the Wyoming Feil lease inquiry today ranged 23 senate | |nouncement to the state department’ through all phases of official life and threatened to engulf senate de- bate. Senator Carraway, Democrat, Atk- ansas, who has attacked the official acts of Mr. Fall on the senate floor was demanding action on his resolu- tion proposing immediate cancella- tion of the lease entered into by the former secretary with the Sinclair Oil interests. Fall is expected to face the inves- tigating committee again. Friday. The committee's purpose recall- in ing the former secrctary is to insist that he explain the source of the {$100,000 he has already testified he lused to purchase New Mexico ranch. n addition to his J. W. Zevely, personal friend and counsel for Harry F. Sinclair, alse is expel here tomorrow from New Orleans under a subpocna issued after th \ told by r's- secretary, GD, Wahlberg, that Sinclairs had loaned Zevely $100,000. committee had been LEAVE FQR WASHINGTON New Orleans, Jan. Albert B, Fall, former Seerctary of the Inter- ior, and J. W. Zevely, personal friend and counsel for Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate, left today for Wash. | ington to comply with the subpoenas to appear before the senatorial com- mittee investigating the ‘Teapot Dome oil lea: AIR’'S REPLY nee, Jan, 23.—Harry FP, oil magnate, in message from the steam- ship Paris to the Associated Press declared his present trip to Europe “has nothing to do with avoiding giving testimony” in regard to the lease of the Teapot Dome naval oil Sinclair's message follows: “Certain statements have been called to my attenton, emanating from Washington and elsewhere, re- lative to the Teapot Dome lease all of which I brand as ridiculous and absurd. My trip to Europe has noth- ing to do with avoiding giving testi- mony. I have testified several times and was not adVised that further testimony was desired. COMPROMISE TRAPPE PPP LPP PPL PI POD PDA DIS I COAL MINE FIRE SET Fire which raged in the mine of the Haynes Coal Mining Company at Haynes, near the South Dakota line, has been brought under con- trol after hard work, according to J. P. Mellon, state mine inspector and Walter ratton, consulting engineer of the state mine depart ment, who returned today f:om Hayne The fire car of the United States Bureay of Mines. was called from Duluth to previde necessary ap- paratus for entering the mine workings which were filled with gas and smoke, the state lacking such apparatus, Mr. Mellon said. “The fire was gotten under con- trol very rapidly and a system of mining laid out for the cutting off of the fire area and extending the ee | TAX STUDYING BODY NAMED | The tax studying commission for ;the Northwestern part of the state was Hamed today by Governor Nes- tos as follows: Joseph Wegley, G B. Metzger, J. B. Lyons, H. B. Lud- owese, S. T. Westdal, H. B. Win- gerd, P. H. Morrow, J. Pettis, Wil- on; H. A. Brown, Marmon; O. J rkan, Buford; Van R. Brow: Ray; Robert Norheim, Alexander; Peter Davidson, Arnegard; Barney Iverson, Schafer; O. P. Benson, Fairview MOSCOW CALLS COMMUNISTS TO AID CAUSE Is News of Lenine’s Death Sent Throughout Russi By Government The body of Ni last night in the y where the great Bol- shevik premier, stricken with a fatal illne spent most of the-last year of his life, Early today a group of Community Moscow, Jan. Hkolai Lenine lay party leadets and members of the all-Russian Soviet Congress passed through Moscow’s silent and snow- laden streets to the rail station where they boarded a train for the little village. They were to return late this afternoon as the official rt of their chieftain’s casket fol- ng it to the “House of Unio where it will lie in state until Sat- urday, Onls Lenine's widow, his mother and some of his most intimate asso- ciates in the Communist party kept the death watch in the Gorky villa throughout the night. As this little group awaited the coming of the committee there was coming into Moscow a flood of messages which showed the dead man’s death was regarded deeply. The telegrams came from workers’ organizations and Communist bodies throughout -the world. Formal messages came from the governments which have official- ly recognized the Soviet government. Russia herself is dazed by the passing of her premier. The village Communist committees in many dis- tricts awoke this morning to receive the news. Most of the peasant placed their confidence in Lenin All night telegraph instruments clicked and reports went out as the govern- ment’in Moscow gave directions to its lieutenants in the province “Lenine is dead. Rally about his y out his WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at noon today. ON TAX BILL IS OFFERED Washington, Jan. 23.—Repub- lican members of the house ways and means ‘committee offered today to compromise with the Democrats on the tax bill and to Present a nonpartisan measure. Rep. Garner of Texas, ranking Democrat on the committee to whom the offer was made by Chairman Green, did not definite- ly commit minority members to a compromise. TREAT PROMISED AT CONCERT OF BAND Bismarck will have the opportunity of hearing uties from various towns nearby, are searching for them. MAYVILLE NORMAL “CONFERENCE Miss Minnie J. ielson, the State Superintendent of Public Tnstruc- | tion; hag called a conference of all the County Superiatoudenty of the counties affiliated with the May- ville ‘Normal School, whlch is to be held at the Mayville Normel School on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb- ruary 6-7. Plans for Summer School work and other activities looking towards the promotion of ‘Rural Education will e discussed. for the first time the “Gold Star” band of the State Agricultural Col- lege here Thursday after- noon and night at the Auditorium. The con- certs are to be given as benefits for the, local Juvenile Band. _ Those who have heard the band . Say a real treat is in store for Bismarck people. By attending each citizen also will be helping the Juvenile Band, Temperature at 7 a, m, uae Highest yesterday . 30 Lowest yesterday . 21 Lowest last night 2 Precipitation WY Highest wind locity .,.... 10 ‘WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled tonight. Thursday probably snow. ture. For North Dakota: Unsettled to- night. Thursday probably snow. Not much change in temperature. WEATHER CONDITIONS An area of high pressure, accom- panied by considerably colder weath- er covers the region from Minnesota northwestward to the Rocky Moun- tain refon. Snow occurred throagh- out the northern Border states but elsewhere the weather is generally fair. Not much change in tempera- COOLIDGE GIVES NORTHWEST AID P BY CRAZED MINER AT HAYNES UNDER CONTROL inelude the cut said Mr. Mel- ; sump so as to around the entr: lon. “The mine adjoins the state of South Dakota mine and is in the center of valuable coal deposits, There were no miners seriously in- jured, but several were burned and gassed,” Mr, Mellon said. The fire, he said, was set by a crazed miner a year ago and was contrglled after several weekss of hard work at great expense. The manner in which it broke out again is not entirely clear. Mine fires in North Dakota coal mines have been controlled, as a general rule, only through tunnel- ling and isolating the fire area, and allowing the fire to burn out. Much valuable coal has Itten de- stroyed by tiX€se fires. | WAR FINANCE DIRECTOR IN | SOUTH DAKOTA There to Consider Means of Relieving Banking Strain in That State / | COOLIDGE ACTION May Call Minneapolis and } Chicago Bankers to Wash- i ington. For Confab here from Chicago and will imme iately begin an investigation into the financial situation with a view of jextending government aid to North- west banks. MAY CALL CONFERENCE Washington, Jan, 23.—President Coolidge will calh Chicago and Minn- eapolis, bankers here for a conference on the banking situation in the | Northwest unless they cooperate h the federal government in that section. Advices were received at the White | House that banks in those two cities |were hesitating about giving help to | the special banking commission sent by the president to the Northwest. j Full cooperation must be given the i government. In the opinion of the | president must be given or the gov- |ernment efforts will be unavailing. ‘FOUR SAILORS DIEON TACOMA Capt. Sparrow Is Victim in Final Wrecking of Ship Washington, Jan. Four lives were lost in the final wrecking of the ‘cruiser Tacoma at Vera Cruz. The dead were Capt Herbert G. parrow, Edward T. Herrick, radio man second Homer H. Luffier, | radio‘man, first class, and Solomon | Sivin, radio man, third cla The remainder of the force of 48 ;men on the Tacoma with Capt. Spar- row, are now on board naval tugs in Vera Cruz harbor. The bodies of the dead are still aboard the cruiser and an effort was to be made today to remove them. FRANK GAEBE IS REELECTED Fargo, Jan. 23.—Frank Gaebe of New Salem was named president of the North Dakota Holstein Breeders’ association at the annual meeting held here. George Hammond, one of the foremost breeders of Golden Valley county is vice president, ana W. F. Reynolds, state dairy’ com- missioner, is secretary-treasurer. The association members discuss- ed the growth of the industry dur- ing the past year and made tenta- tive plans for activities in the com- ‘ing year. No announcements were made of special interest to the pub- lic. 2: COLD WAVE FAILS WEATHER MAN’S . PROMISE TO ARRIVE HERE TODAY The cold wave didn’t arrive. And nobody was kicking today be-| been cause the weather man’s promised | below zero weather was unavoidably | detained somewhere in the Canadian Northwest. Old man High Pressure, who brings with him a cold blanket, supposedly had left the Artic Re- gions or some such place for Bis- marck and was due to arrive last night. Transportation was impeded in spme unknown manner and a balmy atmosphere greeted citizens here today. A moderately “cool” blanket had spread over the Northwest, however, which made folks shiver: in some ‘sections. It-was two below zero at Williston early today but it was four above zero in Bismaick. It was six below at Fargo, but other United States points in the North- west reported above zero tempera- tures. The coldest spot was Prince Albert, Canada, where it was 24 below. The outlook for tonight is unsettled, with snow probably Thursday and not {much change in temperature. Sioux Fi D., Jan, 23-~Eu- \gene Meye jaging director of | jthe War Corporation, Ford | R. Harrison, assistant to Mr. Meyer, and Gerald C,. Henderson, geheral counsel of the corporation, arrived PRICE FIVE CENTS LAN PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE LAYS _ DOWN PROGRAM Approval of Coulter Livestock Purchase Bill, War Fi- nance Aid Included CALLS FOR ACTION President Also Seeks Assist- ance From Big Institu- tions Outside N. W. Washington, Jan, 23—Five ste? for the relief of the agricultur situation in the Northwest, some {be taken by Congress, some by thr Jexecutive branch of the governmer and some by private interests wer outlined by President Coolidge toda in a special message to Congress. The steps include: The refunding of the pressing past due indebtedness the farmers in the territo most seriously affected. Financial assistance through a federal agency to enabie wheat farmers to make the change from a single crop sys- tem to diversified farming. The restoration wherever it would be helpful of the impaired capital of banking institutions in the distressed sectio The creation by private capital of a substantial financing cor- poration to ussist in the plan of reorganization, The extension of the time during which the War Finance Corporation can make loans. Mr. Coolldge tolg Congress that j these were measures “by which with- out undue alarm or agitation but nevertheless promptly and effectively we can bring to bear on a serious though happily & localized emergency every resource of the federal gov rnment and all the assistance which the business and farming community can render, Requires Cooperation “The economic situation in certain wheat growing ions of the j Northwest,” the President said, “is ) reaching an acute stage that requires organized cooperation on the part of |the federal government ang the local institutions of that territory for its Solution.” 1 Calling attention to the mention he had made of this situation in hia jMessage to Congress in December he concluded: “Great numbers of in- ‘dividual farmers are so involved in debt both in mortgages and to mer- chants ang banks that they are un- jable to preserve the equity of their |property. They are unable to under. take the diversification of farming that is fundamentally necessary for {sound agricultural reconstruction of the area, They are unable to rest their obligations and there has been involved the entire mercantile and banking fabric of these regions. “Not only have there been large numbers of foreclosures of actual farms but there are great numbers of farmers who are continuing in possession on sufferance from their ereditors. There have been large and increasing bank failures. Bills have been introduced providing for the lending by the federal government of money directly to the farmer for purposes of assisting them in con- version of their farms on the basis of diversified farming. I am heartily in favor of these bills but they do not and will not encompass the en tire problem. Not For Creditors Benefit “Many of 'the farmers are, however in such jeopardy from their cre tors that even with this assista there is no assurance that th: would have a sufficient period which to work out the necessary co version of their methods and it wou be useless to give to this group su: governmental assistance if it is to + only for the purposes of immediat: {seizure by the creditors, Such le; islation, therefore, will be of little avail unless arrangements have been effected between the farmer and his creditors by the funding of past-duc indebtedness and interest or by sim- ilar means so that the loans will inure to the benefit of the farmer himself insteag of merely: to the benefit of the creditors. If such ar- rangements can/be made the farmer can be given the opportunity to work his way out of the present difficul- ties. If they are not made it is diffi- cult to see how he can benefit from the plan.” CALLS ON BIG BANKS “In addition to legislation of this character coupled with the agree- ment which I have mentioned looking to the refunding of past-due indebt- edness ‘it is necessary to consider whether any steps’can be taken to bring financial help to certain lim- ited areas of the Northwest in which embarrassment and failures among country banks have been added to the hardships of the farmers. The War Finance Corporation is still functioning but its authority to make new loans expires March 81 of this year. I recommend that Congress extend until December 31, 1924, the time during which loans can be made by the corporation and grant some -extension of the period for which loans made heretofore ean be renewed. It appears to be that it is essential that the large business concerns such as transportation, the more stable banks not only in this territory but in adjoining states who (Continued on page 7) sat