The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Wednesday. ESTABLISHED. 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1924 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [mianor . PRICE FIVE CEN’ LAFOLLETTE QUITS IN NORTH DAKOTA? ! “ 127 CHILDREN Y oVa v if Largest Shipments Purely Within the State Are Good, Commissioners Told | ann | SCOPE IS BROADENED | Expert Witnesses Go Into. Comparison of Rates With | Those in Other States x pees The scope of the freight rate case being heard here jointly by W. H. Wagner, examiner for the Interstate WILLIAM J. JACKSON Commerce Commission and the North Dakota Railroad Commission, involv-] Seven children, 43 grandchildren, ing the carriers’ Proposal for a mark- {71 great-grandchildren and six great, ed increase in lignité coal rates from | great-grandchildren trace their de- North Dakota mines, today broadened | scent from William J. Jackson, who to include an examination of com-|is still alive and healthy at Lincoln, parative coal rates and operating con-{ Ill. Jackson became 100 on Novem- ditions throughout the entire north-/ber 11, 1923, which is another distinc- west. tion he claims—Armistice Day is his Stanlwy Houck, chief counsel for! birthday. the North Dakota Lignite Coal Oper- CEO ee y mination of J. G. Morrison, assistant | - general freight agent of the Northern] Wa Ata 5 Pacific Railroad, during which his range of questions brought forth in- N formation concerning coal rates from lake docks to northwest points, Mon- . tana, Wyoming and Washington rates on lignite and other coals, \ , Lignite, it was developed through 5 the cross-examination of Mr. Houck, Se NEES is the chief product moved interstate in North Dakota, He elicited the| Creator of “Get Rich Quick information in seeking to establish ve zs 2 i as valueless Mr. Morrison's direct] Wallingford” and “Blackie ’ testimony to the effect that lignite eee ne freight rates in North.Dakota were Dawe,” Heart- Victim on a lower basis than otter. com- Be ny modity rates, 2 = nite Greatest WAS SUDDE While grain, grain products and ivestock are the chief tonnage pro- aire luced in North Dakota, Mr. Morrison] p rs Life In- aid, the bulk of it moves. interstate,| Pronounced Fit for Life ¥ nd lignite is .the greatest single surance Few-Days Before, actor in shipments moving from] ” A oints to points wWiolly within the Says Acquaintance tate, The movement of brick, stone, A lay, sand, gravel and similar pro- uets whieh Mr. Morrison had shown r a higher rate in North Dakota » lignite are neglible as compared » the coal movement, he siti k's cross-examination of. on, which lasted most of y afternoon, continued almost he entire morning. Before the wit- ess had left the stand it is expected hat representatives of Montana and Vyoming coal interests and the Duluth lake docks coal interests will New York, Feb. 26—George Ran- dolph Chester, author and playwright, died early today. Chester left his Ohio home ge and engaged in var- ious occupations. Beginning news- paper work as a reporter on the De- troit News he‘ rose to become one of | the nation’s most popular writers of fiction. 4 “Get Rick Quick Wallingford” and ackie Daw” were two of his most eek to draw from Kim information| fictional characters. He wrote al 1 support of their contention, which{ number of books and plays in. col- s the same as that of the railroads|laboration with his wife, Lillian Chester. Mr. Chester was 55 years old. Mr., Chester and his wife work- ed late last night on a new story. Shortly after midnight he com- plhined*of pains in his chest and Mrs. Chester applied hot towels. But the hot appligations failed to relieve him and he took a hot bath and retired, joking with Mrs. Chester about his’ pains. Shortly after 5 o’clock this morn- ing Mr. Chester sat up in his bed, awakened his wife, and said: “You know, dear, I love you.” a He fell back upon his pillow His wife did not think him dead. and attempted to revive him. Fail- ing, she called the superintendent of the apartment house, James Schulz, and he summoned an am: bulance. Mr. Chester died of a heart at- tack. Recently Schulz said Mr. Chéster came home and started running up the stairs. “I said, ‘Gosh, Mr. Chester, but you are spry’ and he told me he thad just taken out $100,000 life insurance and the doctors told him he was good for forty-years more.” Mr. Chester was born in Cin- cinnati, After leaving the Detroit -that lignite freight rates are ower than the rates on other coals ind shoulq be equalized by an in- rease, The factors of competition, limatic and topographical conditions, nd density of traffic and population} hich the attorneys hold are to be onsidered in rate-miaking, were to be overed in the. range of examination. The entire cross-examination was evoted to the eliciting of answers on facts wigh but few conclusions tfecting, collateral subjects in rate- hiaking sought. Reviews Emergency Plea B. A, Pratt, of Minneapolis, rep- esenting the Northern States Power “ompany, operating utilities in North “akota, endeavored to show by ques- . tioning Mr. Morrison that lignite oal had a lower heat value than hituminous coals and therefore hould not be classed with them for rate-making purposes, but Examiner Wagner ruled out his questions as argumentative. Henry Blakely, freight traffic manager of the Northern Pacific, and for a time during the war ch: man of -the St. Paul district com- mittee of the U. 8. railroag agmin- istration, the next witness, told the ATTORNEY FO H. DAUGHERTY SBES COOLIDGE Spends an Hour with Pres- ident Discussing the At- torney-General of U. S. DAUGHERTY IS SILENT Waves Aside Question on Bat- tle Against Him as He Enters Cabinet Session Washington, Feb. 26.—During a truce in open hostilities admin- istrat; officials negotiated to- day for a settlement today of the row over the retention of Attorney-General Daugherty in the cabinet. Another succession of confer- ences, including a cabinet meet- ing, resulted in no surface de- velopment but gave increasing indications that some definite decision might be announced ‘soon. Washington, Feb, 26.—President Coolidge, prior to today’s cabinet meeting, hag an hour's conference with Paul Howland of Cleveland, who was attorney for Attorney-Gen- eral Daugherty in the house im- peachment proceedings of a year ago. White House and Department of Justice officials declined to discuss the conference. Attorney-General Daugherty, on arriving at the exec- utive offite for the cabinet meet- ing, waved aside a question on the subject. ‘ The conference followed a discus- sion of similar length yesterday be- tween the President and the Attor- ney-General at which they talked Fover the move by Republican senate leaders to bring about Mr. Daugh- erty's retirement. Mr. Howland has been in Wash- ington about two weeks. Immediate consideration of the resolution of Senator Wheeler, Dem- ocrat, Montana, for investigation of the Attorney-General’s administra- tion was blocked today by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the Repub- lican leader, and Senator Moses, Re- publican, New Hampshir FLOUR TARIFF IS. T00 LOW, SAY MILLERS Canada Lays Down Flour in New York Under U. §. Prices, They Say Washington, Feb. 26—Flour mitt. ing interests argued before the tariff commission for maintenance of the present tariff relationship between wheat, flour and wheat products. They were unable, how- ever, to produce production costs of wheat feeds desired by the com- mission and adjournment was taken until tomorrow when the commission expects to conclude the hearings on the costs of wheat, flour and feed production in con- nection with the application of a tariff on wheat requested by the wheat council of the United States. Tariff too Low The millers testified Canadian millers were able to put down a barrel of flour in New York, after paying a duty of ‘$1.53, for seven] the executive session. cents less than it costs American| of examining the ‘telegrams was to millers to place flour on the New| determine whether POSTPONE VOTE COOLIDGE TO HELP BANKS Washington, Feb, _26.—Western } senators have been informed by President Coolidge that the federal government stands ready to assist any banks in the Northwest in need of aid because of the acute agricul- tural situation provided local condi- tions warrant. TELEGRAMS TO FALL, LEAN GIVEN PROBERS Big Sheaf Is Presented to Oil Committee by Telegraph Office Managers peer Sewer MYSTERIOUS “MR. HAYS” - CLOSED BANKS Association of Depositors Won't File Petitions For Vote on June 25 ENOUGH SIGNATURES Stated That 30,000 Signed — Campaign to be Continued For the Issue According to word received at Secretary of State's office this afternoon, there will be no peti- tions filed asking for a vote on the program of the Good Roads Association. The time for filing for the June primary expires at 5 p.m. today. To Recall Secretary who Said $25,000 was Given Fall By “Mr. Hays” The proposed $4,000,000 bonds is- sue for the purpose of reimbursing depositors of banks closed prior to September 17, 1923, will not go be- fore the voters of North Dakota in the June 25 primary, according to announcement made here today at the office of William Langer, attor- ney for the Association of Deposit- ors of Closed Banks. It was stated that sufficient sig- Angas oe . é Washington, Feb. 26.—Presented with a sheaf of telegrams sent from Washington to Albert B. Fall and Edward B, McLean, publisher of the Washington Post, at Palm Beach, Florida, the senate oil committee suddenly went into executive session here today, to examine them. natures had been obtained to peti- In ordering the hearing room! tions to make possible the filing in cleared Chairman Lenroot said that! the Secretary of State's office to get any of the telegrams found to be rel-| the matter on the ballot but that it evant to the inquiry would be read in! was believed there would be advant- public. The telegrams were present-'age to be gained in favor of the ed by the divisional superintendents measure by delaying submission and of the Western Union and Postal) continuing the campaign for it, ac- Telegraph Companigs and apparently. cording to Mrs. Ethel Mills of. the numbered several score. Langer office. Wilton J. Lambert, counsel for Mc-] The time for filing petitions for a Lean, was present at the reopening| vote on constitutional amendments of public hearings at’ the invitation] in the June imary ends at of Senator Walsh, who has sought a! o'clock today— before conference with him. ‘The purpose | election. was not disclosed but it was stated] “There must be 30,000 to 35,000 that the time for the examination] names signed to the petitions, where- of Mr. MeLean by the committee] as but 20,000 names are necessary,” still was undetermined, Mrs. Mills said, A subpoena was issued today for The program advanced by the As- George D. Wahlberg, former private] sociation of Depositors of Closed secretary to Harry F. Sinclair, who] Banks includeq the $4,000,000 bond will be questioned as to the identity} issue, and three initiated measures, of “Mr. Hays” to whom he has tes-| the petitions for which could be filed tified he had delivered $25,000 in} 30 days later. The chief one of the Liberty Bonds. At the time of his] initiated measures was a drastic testimony committeemen thought the] regulation upon the opening of new reference was to an employe of the! banks within the state and the con- Sinclair company but since that time} trol of banks now in operation. ‘The there have been reports it was an-} pill was designed to prevent opening other “Mr. Hays.” of banks where a bank was decmed In this connection Senator Walsh | unnecessary. announced there Was no intention of] The proposed $4,000,000 bonds is- summoning Will H. Hays, former|sue to reimburse wepositors of closed postmaster-general. Walsh also said hanks, together with funds on hands he did not plan to summon Attor-jand assessments provided against ney-General Daugherty as to his!hanks to be paid to the Depositors statement in his letter yesterday to] Guaranty Fund Commission, has been Senator Willis, Republican, Ohio,| the object of a campaign throughout that he had dealt in Sinclair oillthe state, during which _ solicitors stocks after the leasing of Teapot} have been out to obtain the names Dome to Sinclair. Chairman Len-] of signers to petitions. The Asso- root said in any event Mr. Daugherty | ciation of Depositors of Closed Banks would not be called until expert ac-} is composed of the county commis- countants had finished their exami-| sioners of Slope county. nation of brokers’ books regarding] ” Mr, Langer is in Fargo today trying the transactions. a law suit. H. F. Taff, Washington superin- Good Roads Petitions tendent for the Western Union Com-| Petitions to place on the ballot in pany, was called as the first witness! the June primary a constitutiopal when today’s hearing began. Sena-| amendment for the good roads fro- tor Walsh took the records of tele-| gram had not been filed with the grams submitted by the witness) Secretary of State early this after- while Senator Smoot, Republican;! noon and no word had been received Utah, read them over his associate's | trom I, J, Moe of Valley City, chair- shoulder. Chairman Lenroot went) man of the good roads organization. VETERAN ALIVE announced the decision to eonvene in the executive session. “The committee desires to which of these messages are vant,” the chairman explained. “The others will be eliminated and those of importance in this inquiry will be read.” Thomas Dowd, manager of the Postal company, Jikewise produced some messages which were taken into The purpose find Minneapolis, Feb. 26.—A represen- tative of the Minneapolis office of the Veterans Bureau was at Winner, 8. D, today to get a sample of Ar- thur Frazier’s hand-writing while war department clerks at Washing- ton searched the records to find his any individual ¢ ‘ommissioners und the examiner that| newspaper he returned to his home| York market. They pointed outtmembers of the oil committee or ade emeacra sy Fall's jhe lignite rates were established! city and became Sunday editor of|that if the wheat duty were in-| ministration officers had communis tingerePe nt os the, ise final nue in 1918 as a result of an unfounded!the Cincinnati Enquirer. While|creased 50 per cent and a corres-| cation on the oil matter with Fall or Aiateile seanianortad skilled’ “in car that the Northwest would suffer!in this position he became inter-|ponding increase were'not placed| McLean while they were at the Flor. aedlont insapia eration ‘ 2 coal shortage. fae ested in syndicated matter. His|on flour, Canadian millers would] ida resort or with the former In- Temthe two teste: serblowthat quer: He said that negotiations for low-| first wife, whom he married in|be able to undersell American mill-| terior secretary in New Orleans just] 4; then Rho Rasa will bop eae: “r lignite coal rates, in order to] Davenport, Ia., encouraged him to| ers in the New York market to the| before he came to Washington. in REMREIGRREe EE etd Cee Eto ‘peed production in the lignite fields | place stories he had written on the| extent of 77 cents a barrel. response to the summons of the| sur an Wine Noe wick aon of North Dakota, were begun in the}market and they were readily pur-| Canadian flour ‘was selling in eorimibten! . sg on h BPE nest OW OME ‘pring of 1918 and in the fall a low} chased. He received $2.50 for his| London a week ago for the equival- Committee Adjourns poner sane ictal ee aead ieillad seale of rates were imposed. ;. [fits Piece of fiction. lis second | ent of $5.50 per barrel, one miller] Arter remaining behind closed ,,FFazie® was listed as dead. kill * “The main reason for the substi-| piece was rejected by seven maga-|testified, stating that an equal] doors for nearly'two hours ‘the com: |an scons, October, , in the Ar- tution of the so-called Texas scale was what proved to be an. unwar- ranted anxiety in this territory over the fuel supply,” he said, Judge McGee, then fuel adminis- trator of Minnesota; wrote to H. A. ‘Garfield, national: fuel administra- tion, about securing half million to a million tons of lignite for the peo- ple of Minnesota and South Dakota, and other pressure was brought to bear which resulted in a lower scale of rates, he said. “Were the rates recognized in the railroad administration as emergency rates and loWer than reasonable rates?” he was asked, and replied in the affirmative. Similar~Tates, he said, were not put into effect for shipment of ligflite from the only uth Dakota lignite coal _ shipping + points, If is understood that North Da- kota operators, in combatting the plea for a rate increase, will main- tain that the lower scale of rates has so greatly inerbased the produc- tion of lignite, that the railroads are the gainers, syd that they, as well as the people, will lose by the destruc- (Continued’ on page 5) zines before it was accepted by a popular magazine. i The first Mrs. Carter obtained a divorce and custody of two chil- dren in October, 1911. Air Tank Bursts; ' Shop Wrecked! Werner, N. D., Feb. 26—Numerous pedestrians as well as peréons in the McMullin company garage escaped injury when a “free air” tank which was overcharged burst out its bot- te and was blown by the blast through the roof of the building and came to earth some 200 feet down the street. Several windows in the gar- age and -nearby,. buildings were broken, ' INCORPORATED Articles of incorporation have been filed for the Truax Land and Live- stock Company, of Columbus, N. D., with authorized capital stock of $150,- 000. Incorporators are E. M. Truaxy A, H. Truax and Edith A. Truax, all of Columbus, amount. be out of dange: grade of that flour could not be} mittee adjourned until tomorrow. It produced in Minneapolis for that] was explained, that examination of (millers, it] the telegrams had not been com- was stated, have crowded Ameri-| pleted. can flour off tinental markets and were making | the The Canadian he British and con- inroads in the American export flour trade in the West Indies, thru their ability to sell at lower prices, and with the ai Greene | Maintains Steady Progress Washington, Feb. 26—Senator Greene of Vermont maintained to- day his slow but steady progress fn, 28, single, employed by the Mc- toward recovery. His attendants} Cormick Coal Mining Company who saw only a-slight chance for] New Salem, was instantly killed this him to live for a time after the} morning when, the roof of a room in extent. of the bullet wound in his| one of the mine workings caved in head ‘had been determined, were| on him. hopeful today that he would soon| Anderson, jumped and escaped death. q " Knutson’s death was instantancous. 2 of perferential| do, said thus far the committee had tariffs granted by British colonies. ‘ Only the American trade and suc! markets as they could develop in South and \Central America, & gether with the orient were left to the American millegs. ~ — ! ‘gonne. His body was brought back to Winner where funeral services were conducted with the honors of a war hero at Charles, 8, D. HIGH RAILROAD OFFICIALS HERE Chairman Lenroot said some of messages would be placed in the records at a public session tomor- row. Senator Adams, Democrat, Colora- the Northern Pacific, arrived here today from St. Paul. to attend the lignite freight rate hearing. He will speak before the Rotary club tomor- row. F, R. Newman, vice-president of the Soo lines, was here today. He came in last night in his private car from an inspection trip north of here. ICE CARNIVAL found no telegrams sent by indivi- dual committeemen to either Fall or McLean. COAL MINER IS KILLED Mandan, Feb, 26—Melvin Knut- IS POSTPONED The ice carnival set for Wed- nesday night has been postponed. The committee set the date \} over until Thursday night, but said that if spring weather con- tinued the carnival woulg be postponed indefinitely. at A fellow employe, named fea a ee HENRY BLAKELEY, PIONEER BISMARCK MAN, NAMED TO NEW POST WITHN. P. —$$—— Freight Traffic Manager Is Appointed Assistant Vice-Pres- ident and Other Changes Are Made—Began Transpor- tation Work in Bismarck in 1877 with Stage Coach Company Henry Blakeley, a real pioneer of North Dakota and narck, has been appointed A ant Vic President of the Northern Pac fic railroad, effective March 1, 1924 it is announced from the gencral hoadquarters. With th appointment Mr, Blakeley moves into one of _ the ‘hest positions on the railroad, and far different from traffic job 4% years ago. s of the Northwestern Stage and Transportation which operated stages narck southwest, in 1877. He remained in Bismarck for three years, having come here with his father who president of the company. M Mr. Blakeley is in Bismarck at- tending the lignite freight hearing being héld in the federal building, and has met many old-timé friends while here. Among them is Joseph Dietrich, one of the oldest settlers of this region. He will speak be- fore the Rotary Club tomorrow. “You probably have the same worries now over traffic,” an terviewer suggested to Mr. Blake ley. “For while you didn’t have railroad commissioners in those days you had the Indians.” Infant Injured . Before Birth-May Gain Damages Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-'The right of an infant to sue for dam- because of before birth wag established day by Judge pleas court. This decision, unprecedented in Pennsylyania, was madé in the suit of Florence Kine, infant daughter of Israel Kine. She was injured a month and 11 days before birth. William Luckerman, driver of the automobile, which struck the mother is declared to be liable for damages. FATHERS 0 2 MURDERED AT JAMESTOWN Positively Identify Watch as Belonging to One of the Two Slain There ages injuries received jordon in common Jamestown, Feb. 26.—G. H. Stookey and John Keown of Gilman City, Mo., arrived in Jamestown this morning and are concluding the identification of two men killed in a straw pile here last August as their sons, Win- fred Stookey and James Keown. They were murdered by Joe Berger. Each was accompanied by a young- er son to help in establishing the identity. They positively identified the watch held by authorities taken from one of the bodie: belonging to Winfred Stook This afternoon States Attorney Chase will take them to the Frank Fletcher farm where the boys worked previous to the murder, MILLER FOUND Glenfield, N. D., Feb. 26.- Miller, 18, who Bismarck authoritie: were inclined to believe might prove to be one of the two men whom Joc Berger confessed killing near Jame town last August, is alive and worl ing on a farm near here, according to Alfrea Locken, Glenfield, N. D. merchant. Mr. Locken says he is certain that the Miller working here is the same Miller’ believed to have been slain by Berge GOES TO CHICAGO Mrs, Martha Tatum, of the staff of State Superintendent Minnie J. Nielson, has gone to Chicago to at- tend the conference of the state sup- erintendent’s section of National Education Association. MANY BRIGHT-EYED » STATE ARE AWAITING NICE HOME There are many __ bright-eyed little youngsters of school age in North Dakota who would like to be taken into a nice, comfortable home “for keeps,’ according to Miss Hen- rietta J. Lund, director of the Chil- dren’s Bureau of the state board of administration. Babies always have been more pop- ular for adoption than children who have reached school age. But Miss Lund says there are many orphans or deserted little children just as cunning and susceptible of the right kind of training-who may bé adopt- ed. Careful investigation, however, is made of every home before a bureay permits a child to be taken in, and a high standard is to be » service he has been for | “We made he_replied. | Mr. Blakeley is |al freight trafffe manager for the Northern Pacific. Other changes ;announced in the Northern Pa jfic organization, effective March our own rates,” at present gener- 1/1, include: L. R. Capron toe be | freight manager to. succeed Mr. Blakeley; and the following: The officers of the Freight De- partment on and after March 1 will be as follows: With headquarters at St. Paul. ant Freight Traffic Man- ager. T. B. Montgomery; General Freight Agent, C. R. Lonergran; tant General Freight Agent, E. Alair; tant General ight Agent, A. Mitchell; Assistant General Freight Agent, J. G. Morrison: Assistant General Freight Agent, J. C. Simonton; General Agent Refrigerator Ser- vice, Geo. R. Merritt. With Headquarters at Seattle. Western Traffic Manager, 3. Coman; istant General ight Agent, J. L. Burnham; ( ant General Freight Agent, F._A. Cleveland. With headquarters at Portland. Assistant General Freight Agent, Fogarty. With headquarters at Tacoma. tant General Freight & nger Agent, R. T. Bretz. BANDITS MOVE BIG SAFE; GET $15,000 LOOT Enter Illinois Bank and Carry Away Safe Weighing More Than a Ton Ass! cs G,. Feb. 26.—Bank bandits 800 pound safe con- taining: $15,000 in currency and se- curities from State Bank of Kinsman at Kinsman, Illinois, 12 miles from here, early today, with the aid of an automobile, a motor truck and a handtruck. The burglary was dis- covered shortly before 6 a.m, and Sheriff James Mack was notified but the robbers had ed. The ban- dits showed inegeniousness in re- moving the safe. They left their truck near an elevator three blocks away from the bank and drove to the bank in their automobile. They had brought with them a hand truck with which to remove the safe which was about four feet high. After forcing open the door they brought the hand truck into action. There was a like automobile stand- ing in the street near the bank and from that they removed the wi which they substituted for the wheels of the hand truck as an aid to noise- lessness. The safe was taken three from the bank. J. S. Cosgrove, president of the bank, said the safe contained $15,000 in.cash and securities of which only $3,500 was currency. blocks —_—__—_+ Weather Report | | o For twenty-four hours ending at noon today, Temperature at 7 A. M.. 22 Highest yesterday ........ 47 terday 16 owest | night 22, Precipitation es 0 Highest wind velocity 10 Weather Condi The pressure is high east of the M ippi River and it is lower over the Rocky Mountain region, but no important storm arta ap- pears on the Weather Map this morning. recipitation occurred in the Pacific Coast States and some light precipitation fell at scattered places over the northern Rocky Mountain region, but else- where the weather is generally fair. Temperatures are above the sonal in the Rocky Mountain ion and northern Plains States. No zero temperatures were report- ed from any section. Orris W. Roberts, Meteorologist KIDDIESIN maintained, she says. The bureau doesn’t propose to put the tots into homes where they will receive in- sufficient care or bad treatment. Throughout the state, according to Miss Lund, whose duties carry her into many counties, there is gen- eral solicitude for the welfare of un- fortunate children. Many requests for advice in handling particular cases, and reports of abuse and neg- lect, are being received by her. Miss Lund has just returned from New Rockford where she, Miss 1. Carruthers, state superviser of nurses for the Red Cross and Miss Mabel Farr, Eddy county nurse, held meet- ings and conferred with many people in regard to child welfare. CAMPAIGN NOT VIGOROUS, SAID T0 BE REASON Wisconsin Senator Wants Name Withdrawn, Accord- ing to Telegram in Fargo WANTS DEFINITE ACTION Senator Frazier Urges Name Be Withdrawn Because of Campaign Failure Fargo, Feb, 26—Senator Rober! LaFollette, Wisconsin, desires the his name be withdrawn from th: North Dakota presidential primar; because “the campaign in Norti Dakota is not being conducted in ¢ manner that will insure a vigor- ous presentation of the issues for which he stands,” a joint telegram received today by Usher L. Bur- dick, chairman of the executive committee of the North Dakota Hiram Johnson campaign organi- zation from Senator Lynn J. Fraz- ier and Representative James H. Sinelair, Republicans, North Da- kota, stated. “Senator LaFollette’s name was put into the North Dakota presi- dential primary upon the urgent request of progressive Republicans of the state,” the telegram. stated. “Senator LaFollette is unwilling to permit his name to remain upon the ballot unless the campaign is so conducted that the fundamental principles for which he stands can be fairly and fully presented to the people and delegates elected who will stand unswervingly for those prin les in the convention. “He cannot and will not leave lace in the senate where mat- ters of the utmost importance to the entire nation require his pres- ence and his constant attention to the campaign in North Dakota or elsewhere. As the campaign in North Dakota is apparently not be- ing conducted in a manner that will insure a vigorous presentation of the issues we urge that Senator i lette’s name be withdrawn, We are authorized to that this is in accordance with his wishes.” Goes to Valley City Roy Frazier, member of the Non- partisan League State Executive committee went to Valley City this afternoon, where he said he would discuss the campaign for Eric Bow- man for, national committee. He said he would mect R, A. Kinzer, head of the LaFollette organization, but did not know of any LaFollette meeting being called there. Frazier said that he had never received fur- ther word from the ‘progressives” in Washington who asked him to take charge of LaFollette’s campaign, and whom he answered with a request for more information. FEDERALS IN NEW MOVEMENT Begin Concerted Drive Against Rébels at Jalapa Vera Cruz, Feb. 26, (By the A. P.)—A concerted movement in government forces against Jalap capital of the state of Vera Cru which is still held by the reb«l has been started. General Juan Almazan_ lef! Puebla yesterday with 17 troo) trains. General F. Topete is leay- ing Vera Cruz today with 3,00) men and General H. Jara, with 3,000 men, assisted by 2,000 others from Almazan’s columns, Htas be- gun an advance on Perote, an im- portant outpost of the Jalapa reb- els, It is expected the combined ef- forts will reach the capital this week. CITY BONDS ARERETIRED Commission Votes to Pay Off Bonds Ahead of Time The city commission, in meeting last night, authorized retirement of $5,000 of auditoriym bonds, not due until 1982, and $2,000 of fire halt ‘bonds, not due yntil 1926. These bonds are held by the state school fund and may be retired before ma- turity as sinking funds accumulate. These payments will leave $35,000 auditorium bonds outstanding and $3,000 fire hall bonds yet to be paid. The city school board plans in the near future to retire $20,000 bonds before maturity. ine BRING UP BILL Was! on, Feb. 26.—An attempt will be ont to bring the McKenzie bill authorizing acceptance of Henry Ford's bid for Muscles Shogls to a vote in the house next Week. *