The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST + Mostly cloudy tonight and Fri- Warmer tonight. day. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1924 RUHREXPLODED Sensational News in Interna- tional Politics Followed By Explanations < CLEMENCEAU DENIES IT Officials Rush Into Print To Explain Action on the Ruhr Pact «Paris, Feb. 7.—(By the A. P.) —“If Lloyd George will produce {4 a secret agreement between Wil- ¢ son and me I will pay the repara- tions said former Premier Clemenceau today after reading the text of statements as by David’ Lloyd George concern- ing a secret pact between Clem- enceau and Woodrow Wilson in regard to the occupation of the Rhineland. ‘Andre Tardieu’s denial made dur, ing the sion of the Chambe: of Deputies yesterday and ampli- fied ‘later and approved by Clem- ence says: he text that Mr. Wilson ac- cepted on April 20 at 6 p.m, in cy ‘conversation with M. Clemenceau and myself had been in the hands of Mr. Lioyd George as well as those of Mr. Wilson for 15 day It was the same text that ™ Lloyd George, absent from Paris on the 20th, accepted on the morning of the 22nd after a last resistance. The clause in ques- tion became articles 428tand 432 of the Treaty of Versailles. » “If Mr. Wilson were stgll liv- ing his denial would be added to that which I regret being obliged to inflict Upon the former British The vital guarantees ance on the Rhine were acquired only after months of terrible struggle, but it is our pride that we obtained them with the loyalty of all our allies.” : London, Feb. 7.--The Londpn news- A Lapers are Taking a sensation out of Mr. Lloyd George's statement in an rview with the Associated Press Sunday last that an agreement ex. isted between Mr. Wilson and M. Clemenceau, regarding the French oceupation of the Rhineland, of which the then English premier was unaware until the French govern- ment sought permissible to publish the memoranda. The Evertng Standard in a double column story refers to “a disclosure which “could not easily have been made, public during Mr. Wilson’s life,time.” Just Routine Matter. The British toreign office, how- ever, which is preparing an explan- ation, throws cold water on the story by saying that the so-called sceret agreement was nothing more than a routine memorandum which the French government was seeking to publish in ordinary course. Officials expressed the belief that Mr. Lloyd George’s statement has hecome greatly exaggerated since it was first made to the Associated Press. They point owt that the uments to which he referred as :ving been secret is only one of many memorandums exchanged among the big four during the pro- tracted: negotiations . regarding the Ihinelandy.- Each of the allied premiers outlined his views of the «Bhingland issue at the time and ex¢hanged memoranda with their solleagues. IS SENSATION. London, Feb. 7.—(By the A. P.)— Published allegations of a secret pact between the late’Woodrow Wil- son and former Premier Clemenceau- dealing with allied occupation of the Rhineland call forth a great display in the newspapers all of which treat the matter as a first class sensation using their biggest headlines and printing the articles in spaced iype. Harold Spender's version of his in- terview with Mr. Lloyd George, the British ‘and French official state- 4 ments and Andre Tardieu’s denial are all presented. Statements given to the Daily Sketch by both Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Spenders make it tuestionable whether Lloyd George said anything more emphatic to the British jour- t than in is interview with th Associated Press on Sunday, The Sketch asked ani explanation of Mr. Lloyd» George, Who replied y hrough his secretary: “The facts Yas recorded in Mr. Spender’s state- ment are substantially ‘correct but 1 did ngt agree to'the interview.” . When this was shown to Mr. Spender he corroborated Mr. Lloya George’s assertion. “If there was any carelessness in the matter it was entirely mine,” he said. “I did not ask his permission to use anything he said.” 5 “{ was asked to write descrip tion of Mr. Lloyd George’s life at court and I put in a few observations here and there. Mr. Lloyd George talked off and on for 24 hours on every subject during the’week-end I spent with him and I reproduced one or two observations.” This utterance of Spender’s was then submitted to the former premier through ‘his secretary but the reply yas a refusal @to make any comment intil he has gone fully into the mat- ter.” ‘ d ~ REGRETS IT Paris, Feb. 7—Prime Minister MacDonald of Gréat Britain has (Continued on page 6) ALLEGED PACT OF WILSON ON. | View of the interior of Bethlehem Chapel of the N tional Cathedral, ¥ in which\services for Woodrow Wilson, the nation’s In thes« hington, D. C., president, were held. of the entrance to the In the Crypt rests Bi Mrs. Harding, his wife. Bishop (1 WOOLEDGE In REPLY 10 FOES AT GATHERING Discusses State and National Politics at Minot Confer- ence He Called COMPLAINS OF DOYLE Minot, N. D., Feb. 7-—If the Dem: party nominates any good ive candidate for the, pres President Coolidge is ocrat: progres deney, and if the nominee of the Rephblicans, the | Demos i, G. S. Wooledge of Manot, ot the Democratic state cesitral committee, declared today in calling to order a statewide Demo- cratic conference and. meeting of the state central committee. Referring to state polities, Mr. Wooledge charged that S. J. Doyle ‘go, former United States mar engineered the recent Vall mecting which lared Wooledge to be ousted as of the s committec. man asserted that Doyle is working in collusion with Republicans and “is attempting to force the Democratic Mr perty to fuse with the Repubijeans in | both state and national politic Mr. Wooledge praised the admini tration of Woodrow Wilson af “the most progressive and conducted more in the interests of the country than any administration since the days of Andrew Jackson.” He scored the Re- publicans for the Teapot Dome scan: dal, struck at the Mellon tax plan, | and condemned both the Hayding and Coolidge administrations. -In/ striking out at his opponents in | the Democratic organization Wook | edge said of the Harding-Coolidge admjnistra- tion, and with the conditions such, and with the sentiment in the nation such as, it is, and with Teapot Dome j oil greasing the skids for old G. O\j P., we find in North Dakota some ; persons who claim to be Democrat: who tell us that we should keep quict about our Democracy and not assert it above a whisper, because if We do we might hurt some North Dakota Republican’s feelings. Their idea evidently being that the Demograts te win don’t need to carry North Kota. They ister as Democrats nor to vote @s WHERE WILSON RITES Vaughi eT ts will win the next presi- | dential election, even carrying North ; fon’t want us to reg-|, enter of the aisle i k) wher farding, late 1b shop of hown covering the body was pli Washi architect of the cathed eget, first Episcopal Bishop @onsecrated on Americ In the rear of the altar (background) -lies the body of Bishop i\MANN HEADS ‘ MUTUAL BODY N. D., Feb. 7.—The ineeding of the Mutual Fire Insurance , was held in the company’s which time the cted for the ensuing | ‘ann, president; F. W. John Tracy, W. Clark, secretary his company has in Valle; | twenty~ North I annual were el . P.O year: Heidel, treasurer and 1 and nage force $6,000,000 of ri vice president; RAID SHACK, One of Most Complete Found in State Is Claim Fargo, Feb. iff's offi of agent led one plete distilleries ever discovered inj | eastern North Dakota when they raid- river, | the most com- TAKE STILL —Cass county sher- y men and federal prohibi- tion agents wrecked what a federal ed a shack on the Sheyenne abbut a mile and a half south of the ing plant, West Fargb. | Seven gallons of liquor were se- cured aS well as a sample of e rest of it: was poured in- to the Sheyenne, and the agent who pefformed this work decla | the aleohol in it melted the ice for 25 feet around, while the fish lined up »: i) 1 mash, at the par. The still, a 50 gallon copper one, y and night shifts to turn out 30 gallons of bliss and forgetfulness exch 24 hours, the men raiders, the latter Iwas operated in day {in charge told the id. It was the lary itured in (; {the sher men. nager} 29, f . \to have their hearing before Judge “And yet, with this woeful rezord | 5, Kk. Bingham this afternoon. The still outfit was well arranged according to the agents. The 50 gallon still stood on a gaso- line stove which had. been with pipes so that it would bear the large weight of the apparatus when | filled with mash. stove had been fitted with a pres- cae the agents said, so that4 Highest wind velocity sure pump, duction efficiency. The shed was Democrats, nor to act as Democrats.( They don’t want us to run for Con- grese inthis state. They wanteus to support congréssmen like Burtness and Young in the first and second dis- tricts. who voted- for the Fordney- McCuniber tariff graft, and who dur- ing the next few months will be cam- paigning allover this state calling McAdoo the crown prince or Uhder- wood or Smith, a Tammany hali gangster, and.,Bryan, a quack and & hypocrite. “f say that the Democratic party of North Dakota is old enotgh and strong énough' to stand-on its own _ (Continued on page 6) menting nicely. New Private The alleged bootlegger and Thomas RB: St. Paul, Samuelson, Feb. ee newspaper field, \ 7—Herman_ E. ‘executive clerk ‘to Gov- ‘srnor J. A. O. Preus, was today ap- / est outfit ever cap- county, according toy The tank.of the the flames could be forced to flare out under the still 4nd up about the sides, giving greater’ speed and pro- divided into parts and in the other half were six barrels of corn mash, surrounding @ heating stove, which kept them fer- Secretary Named pointed the governor's private secre- tary to succeed Charles R. Adams, states. who resigned in December to enter | ORRIS W. ROBERTS, eels o i Meteorologist. t year,; aced, itterlee. following d that A. J, Hen- , 74, were braced MAN VICTIMIN CROSBY MINE One of the 41 Miners Who Were Drowned When Lake Waters Break Through TRYING FOR BODIES Effort Is Being Made to Re- | cover the Bodies of Miners i Who Were Drowned Crosby, Minn., Feb, 7.—Efforts continued today to recover the bod- ies of the 41 miners drowned in the Milford mine near here Tuesday when water from a nearby swamp Inke forced its way into the work- ings, flooding the mine. inipossible to pump the mine and the lake dry, state and mine company officials planned to confer today to see if some other line of attack could not be evolved. ‘Adjutant General W. S. Rhinow of the state military forces, sent here by Governor J. A. O. Preus to make an investigation, reported today to for a Sunday memorial service here were being discussed and it was ex- pected some definite action on this suggestion will be taken today. Leo LaBrash, of Jamestown and Spiritwood Lake, North Dakota, was one of the victims. LaBrash’s broth- Imer, went down last night to y. LaBrash spent most of his life at the Spiritwood Lake resort of his father. He has a wife. MOORHEAD ' Much Profit Is Received From Water and Light Plants Moorhead, Minn., Feb. 7.—The ¢' izens of Moorhead will receive $7,- 787.21 as the net profit for 1923 on the city’s municipally owner water and light plants as compared with a net profit of $11,850.08 for the ‘plants in 1922. This fact is shown by a comparison of the annual report to the water and light commission of the city council by R. G. Price city clerk and bookkeeper and col- lector for the water and light de- partment, made public, with a simi- lar report of a year ago. In another annual report made | public, his report as city clerk, on the receipts and disbursements of the city in 1923 Mr. Price shows that there was on January 1, 1924, a bal- ance of $93,110.75 in the city treas ‘ury, nearly twice as much as was in the city treasury a year ago. The balance on hand January 1, 1923, was $48,642.05. The total net earnings of the water and light department were shown by (te report of that department to be 97.54 for 1923 and the gro: gs were shown as $31,247.82 for the same period. The report of a year previous shows the total net earnings of 1922 to have been $26,- 849.74, and the gross earnings to have been $31,598.04. With the increase in net earnings of “the water and light department in 1928 over the earnings of 1922 the decrease in net profit is explained by the fact that several items of insur- ance und depreciation were charged off the books during the year. IJn- cluded in this was $1,200 charged off on insurance due and accrued, gen- eral d@preciation of $10,000, depreci- ation of $2,000 on a turbine, the charging off of $75 in a settiement of a court action, and of $6,074.62 funds of the department on deposit in the closed ‘First State bank of Moorhead. the acs a, WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending a noon today. Temperature at 7 a, m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last’ night Precipitation’ 4 atl —9 14 a WEATHER FORECAST cloudy tonight and Friday. r tonight. = — two|’ For North Dakota: and east portion Friday. WEATHER CONDITIONS ,The high pressure area now tends from the Plains States to general throughout this area. The weather is mostly fair along the eastern slope of the Rockies, while pitation and rising temperature pre- vails over the western Rocky Mcun- Realizing that it may be practically + ~ PLANT PAYS t Johnson sypporter. For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly | Grand theater next Sunday afternoon Warm-|in an attempt to secure definite sen- Mostly cloudy | cempensation for veterans tonight and Fridy, Warmer tonight | World War, or, ag the plan is com- | monly called, Great Lakes region and cold weather bonus at this time, and a- vote and light, seattered precipitation is|be taken for this purpot low pressure accompanied by préci- erally is invited to attend the mect- tain slope and in the Pacific coast THE BISMARCK TRIBUN QUIT EFFORTS T0 QUESTION Action Taken by Senate Com- ; mittee at Suggestion of Attorneys Washington, Feb. 7.—(By the A. P.)—-Wrapped in the glory of death | Woodrow Wilson had found sanctu- ary under the towering arches of the | Washington Cathedral, acclaimed by his countrymen and the world. MAY BRING = ACTION “jhe was laid to his eternal rest in pgs. the silent vault with only the sol- {emn, simple rites of religious serv- ice as was his wish often spoken to E. L. Dohney Gives Informa - f A the sorrowing widow, who tod tion Again Regarding sought again to take up life's Pa \Lurdens with an aching sense of her McAdoo Fees loss in her heart. Before her still is the task of deciding where shall | be the final resting place of her hon- | ored husband. For months, probably |he will lie in the vault to which he wa: committed yesterday just as night came slowly over the nation’s capitol, but a greater memorial will one day be reared for him to show’ the honor in which men held him. The dead war president had given thought to the place where he would Washington, Feb. 7.—Without discussion the senate adopted today the Walsh resolution di- recting the interior department to move for the recovery of the section of Elks Hill naval re- serve in California held by the Standard Oil Co. of California. The committee wiil resume its investigation tomorrow. .Senator Walsh has not yet determine. which of the four or more of the witnesses for whom subpoenas have been issued will be called. Thomas Johnson foreman of Mr. Fall’s ranch will be ready to testify tomorrow and a number of stock brokers also are under subpoena. Also without debate the senate The last of several tax comihis- sions named by Governor Nestos to study methods of tax reductions in various parts of the state was nam- ‘the chief executive that Né consider-| adopted another resolution re- He eee tat an ce a ed the tragedy “purely an accident.”| affirming the authority of its | Wheeler, A RORINEOHE CECE This view coincides @ith that of| oil committee to proceed with Rupe lor C AiR oreuiman ay August Swanson, Crow Wing county! its investigation. The jurisdic- | mus ete inte Dees Ene ts pece orn ue Sn cal eal ef) Moni otyiete (commmltvesttne) Os Bloom, Drady;_ Elling Kjontvedt, his official report today finding| challenged by Fall, in his refux- | Carpio; Lewis Knudson, Kenmare; nothing thet could ‘be construed! a8| ai to testify before the commit- [pr 4k. Sorenson, Rugby; H. F reflecting on the manner in which| tee Jagt Saturday. Dee pes seo MCE the mine had been operated. Plans; uggan, Stanley ohn Jenson, Cros: ‘ry Donovan, Bowbells; C. E. A. P. by; J Colcord, Glenburn; Granville. When these committees have com- pleted their study in various tions of the state the results of their Washington, Feb. 7.—(By the A. .)—Further efforts to question j Albert B. Fall, central figure in the nate Oil inv, gation, were aban- doned today by the oil committee. bs x stud 1 be submitted to a smaller The decision was reached upOn| commission which shall make re- advice of the special government| commendations to the next legis ture. TAFT SAID. MUCH BETTER Chief Justice Passes a Restful Night counsel in the oil cases, Silas H. Strawn and Atlee Pomerone. They recommended against permitting | Mr. Fall to testify unless he waived immunity. REVISES STORY Washington, Feb. 7.—E. L. Doh- ney, the California oil operator, hag notified the senate oil commit- tee that instead of the $250,000 he recently estimated his interests paid William McAdoo’s law firm the amount actually paid so far is $150,000, including an annual fee of $26,000 to Mr. McAdoo himself. In ‘a letter on the subject sent Chairman ‘Lenroot; Mr. Dohney added that no money or any other payment ever had been given the McAdoo firm with regard to “any matter relating to the contracts and leases which have been under investigation by your committee.” LAFOLLETTE'S NAME WILLBE FILED TODAY Sponsor in the State He Expects Enough Petitioners Washington, Feb. 7.—Chief Justice Taft, who suffered an attack of In- digestion yesterday and has been or- dered by his physician to take a complete rest for a few days was said at his residence this morning to be much improved. He passed a restful night but de- cided as a matter of precaution to remain in bed during the day., DELA HUERTA FORCES MOVE Brownsville, Tex., Feb. 7.—Gen- eral’ Adolpho De .La Huerta has moved the capital of the revolu- tionary government to Tuxpam, Vera Cruz, going to that port ac- companied by his staff qn the Aguila Oi1 Company boat, accord- ing to the Associated Press. All revolutionary forces left Vera Cruz city Monday, going by way of the Isthmus Railway. DEBATE DANCES ays Petitions placing Robert M. Follette in the race for Republi Presidential endorsement by the vot- ers in the primary of March 18 may be filed with the Secretary of State today, R. A. Kinzer of Litchville, head of the LaFollette organization in the state, said this mornimg. Mr, Kinzer said he had approximately 1000 names signed to petitions and ex- pected to have the requisite number during the day. _ Petitions were cir- culated among Nonpartisans attend- ing the State Convention here. Kin- zer announced that P. 0. Williams of Bismarck and C. C. Lauder of Jamestown had been named on the slate of candidates for delegates to the Republican National Convention in place of C. D. King of Menoken and E. O. Murry of Hebron, resigned. King resigned because he is a Hiram Mayville, N. or not to dance,” question decided--at the of the Castalian Liter: the normal school her The guestion was stated us fol- lows: “Resolved, that the normal school should allow dancing from seven to ten o'clock every Friday evening.” The affirmative was upheld by Silas Shellman and Marie Ryson and the negative was defended by Tellef Senun and Bertha Kidskemo. The judges decided unanimously in favor of the negative. The judges s the momentous ast mecting society at gen, and Louise Froemke. BONUS MEETING IS PLANNED Devils Lake, N. D., Feb. 7,—Tim Running Post, American Legion, is planning a mass meeting in the (Milwaukee, Feb. 7.—Residents of Reedsville, Wisconsin, “eaten out of house ahd home” by passengers on the Northwestern railroad trains which have been stalled since Monday night within the timent on the question of adjusted of the ‘a bonus. he Legion- raires are anxious to see how the ex- i i i v id early to- ex-|service men and others in this local- viJlage limits were sal i “tow ing” day to be facing a serious food the | ity feel towards the granting ot 8 Pea aes Bae waukee sai the town of 600 popu- lation in Manitowoc county had bedn entirely cleaned out of staple fi se. The committee is securing speakers to talk for and against the bonus so that all may understand jus what loods. they are voting for. The public gen- A train left Kaukauna last night with food supplies but despite the two rotary plows it was stalled time after time in heavy drifts and it was not known early today if re- lief had been successful in getting through as wires in that section of the state are all down. ing. ee More. than 300,000,000 envelopes will ba reqvired to handle the Unit- ‘ed States goveriment business this Simonson, | AT MAYVILLE, were Wilson McGrath, Amanda Svin- | WILSON’S BODY WILL FINALLY REST IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FALL ON OIL: War-Time President Had Given Thought of the Place Where ‘ His Body Should Finally Rest—Permanent Monu- ment to be Raised Months Later rest in death and it will be within the District of Columbia that his ul- timate tomb will be set. That has already been decided by Mrs. Wilson in accordance with his wish although the place where the tomb will bo | erected is still to be selected. | Above the vault where lies the casket that contains his body the Cathedral structure has reached point in building where the trans- cepts north and south ate next to j be constructed. The north trans- | cepts by tradition in England and the United States the transzept of | states where those may lie who hav ‘done great service to their country | in civil life. Plans have been form- Jed for the building of an adequate memorial to Woodrow Wilson in that transcept of the Cathedral beneath which he now rests. It would be | placed just where the massive north- ern wall of the naive and the western bulk of the transcept join. is (0-0P MARKET PLAN, HE SAYS Every Encouragement Should | Be Given It, He Tells Co- operative Organization AGE Is READ Organization in Annual Ses- sion Hears Suggestion For Urban Activity Washington, Feb. A hope that “every encouragement” will be given the cooperative marketing movement was expressed today by President Coolidge in a message to the Nat!cn- al Council of Farmers Cooperative | Marketing Associations at the open- ing sé@ssion of the three-day meeting here. The President added that there was also a need for organization of urban consumers “to give like benefits” and declared a close working arrarge- ment between these two groups is the ideal toward which present econ- omic efforts should be directed. The message from Mr, Coojidge ‘was read as a part of a program ‘which included addresses by Sena- tor Capper of Kansas, head of the senate farm bloc and former Gov- ernor Frank Lowden of Illinois, The President's letter was addressed to Walton Petect, secretary of the | Council, and said “[ have many times declared my conviction that the development of a powerful cooperative movement in this cpuntry is one of the needs of , this Aeviod of economic readjust- ment. Much has been accomplished along this line in many Americ communities but it cannot be said that the cooperative idea has founda very firm lodgement in the actual | practice of the great majority of the ; American people. Yet the example of its vantages set before us in and other countries are so numerous and impressive that one cannot but wish that every extended to organizations as y.ur own which are secking to establish a national cooperative purpose and pecially in regard to agricul- tural statements when we consider how high a price the consumer pays in proportion to the price the pro- ducer receives we cannot but feel that here is a great opportunity for service for both the consuming and producing groups of the public. “Weare all included in one or the other of these groups and most of us in both of them. In the long, run we will all be bettered if we | can lessen the burdensome costs of | conveying our necessaries from the | producer to the consumer. | “There is need for cooperative or- | ganizations among agricultural pro- (Continued on page 6) WISCONSIN TOWN FEEDING PEOPLE ON STALLED TRAINS OUT OF FOOD When two Northwestern trains were -stalled near Reedsville on Monday residents of the town found the population nearly doubled. The town’s one hotel and stores were soon sold out, There wre two cheese factories ‘in town and a flour mill, however, and it is believed the town can hold out several days if necessary. ‘Two towns north of Manitowoc ‘have been cut off two days and the only source of food supplies is said to be tug boats bringing in sup- plies from Manitowoc. With tele- phone and telegrpah service being restored reports are just coming in indicating the severity of the bliz- zard. In many parte of Wisconsin drifts 20 feet high are aid to be holding up transportation. : encouragement be | FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CEN’ LEAGUE IS SILENT ON PRESIDENCY WERE HELD NORTH DAKOTA MAJORITY OF COMMITTERIS Hempel, Minority Member, Wilt Demand Endorsement of Robert La Follette NOMINATIONS HELD Probably Will Not Be Reach- ed in Convention Until Late Today NO ENDORSEMENT The Nonpartisan League state convention. in a viva voce vote with few dissenting, this af- ternoon voted to accept the majority report. of {| the committee on Na- tional Party , Relations, which was that the con- vention do not endorse any candidate for Pres- ident. Delegate J. W. Hempel made a plea for endorsing Robert M. La Follette. ASK DORSEMENT Endorsement of Robert M. La- Follette for the Republican presidential nomination is ask- ed of the league state conven- tion by Senators L. J. Frazier and E. F. Ladd in a letter to W. J. Church, chairman of the lea- gue state executive committee, the latter said this afternoon, The Nonpartisan League State Con- vention, in session here today, wil face squarely the question of whet? er or not it shall endorse any cane date for ident. The majority of a committee National Party relations prepared report urging that the conventio take no action toward endorsing ar candidate. J. W. Hempel alone ¢ ithe eight members of the committe: prepared a minority report urging |the convention to endorse Robert M. |LaFollette for President, making no mention of political affiliations. Hempel declared that refusal of the convention to endorse LaFollette iwould be a victory for the Coolidge and Johnson adherents. The commit- tee was headed by Thorwald Mostad of Ward county, a democrat, It in- cluded Stephen Terhorst, a Coolidge supporter. When the time for a report by thig committee was reached in the ordér of business just before noon, Mostad could not be found and the report went over but not until Hem- pel demanded and received assurance that “this majority report won't be held back until a lot of the delegates have gone home and I cannot gei a hearing for my minority report.” Moves Slowly The convention got under way slowly and took up its business piecemeal. It was not until after 11 o'clock that it reached its order of business. Delegate Hempel protest- ed against the recommendation that speakers be limited to three min- utes, crying “Gag Rule” and after discussion the rule was amended to permit a speaker to talk five minutes jand the time to be extended by the convention, | Ina brief report the Finance Com- mittee said it was impossible to raige funds for the coming campaign through assessment of dues of mem- bers and that the better method was a voluntary drive for contributions, with quotas fixed for each county and the State Committee in charge of the driye. After Roy Frazier of Divide county declared “that isn’t much of a re- |port” members of the committee de- ‘fended it and it was adopted. | The committee on the official organ planned to report a recommendation that the North Dakota Nonpartisan be continued as the official organ. Amend By-Laws The convention adopted the report lof the committee on Amendment of By-laws, providing for a State Exe- cutive Committee of three instead of five members, and striking out the requirement that one be a repre- sentative of labor, one a woman and at least two farmers. It also struck out a provision requiring their se- lection by congressional districts. The convention restored a provision alloting delegates to organized labor and the women’s organization, the allotment to be by the State Com- mittee. » Over protest of some delegates, the convention provided for appoint- ment of a Credentials Committee by the State Convention prior to conven ing and continuing the practice of naming a committee on committees, a practice inaugurated at this co vention. The ofder of business adopted by the convention included dis ion of party affiliafftn and = it Referred laws, which would emb: the independent election laws to be voted on March 18. Candidates Last Endorsement of candidates, the last order of business, will not be reached before night, it was indicat- ed. A. G. Sorlie was ge ly ccn~ cerned to be the likely nominee 7 (Continued 'on page 4) - ! ‘ . | FOR SILENCE ‘ \