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

lee _.Kistler of Tulsa, Oklahoma, presi WEATHER FORECASTS Unsettled tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy,” Colder. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MON AY, APRIL 7, 1924 PRICE FIVE CEN OLIVER LUNDQUIST NAMED BISMARCK POSTMASTER CAMPAIGN AID BY LARGE OIL- INTERESTS UP Democratic National Treas- urer in 1920 Is Called Up- on The Witness Stand HAMON STORIES TOLD Ambitions of Former Repub- lican Committeeman from Oklahoma Are Related Washington, April 7—(By the A. P.)—The question ot contributions to the national campaign funds by oil interests recei d the momentary \ attention of the oil committee again today. Wilbur W. Marsch, former trea- surer of the Democratic national committee, the first witness, was questioned about contributions by E. L. Doheny to the Demperat: war chest. Marsch said he had no recol- lection as to the specific contribu- tions of Doheny in the 1920 cam- jzn. It would be necessary, he , to consult the records of the committee which are in Washington headquarters. The committee then called W. S. dent of the Producers and Refiners Corporation. He said he was not at the Republican national convention in 1920 but identified himself as “a Republican at this time.” He was not requested to solicit campaign funds in 1920, he testified, but was asked to make a contribution which he did, subscribing $325, The witness insisted under re- peated questioning by Senator Spen- cer, Republican, Missouri, that Henry H, Davidson of the National City Bank of New York never had re quested him to solicit campaign funds nor had he told anyone tnat Davidson had done so. Hamon’s Ambition J. B, French of Oklahoma City was the third witness to be called in 15 ninutes. He identified himself as an »il operator, “Did you know Jake Hamon?” ask- sed Senator Walsh. “Very well”, said the witness “I vas associated with him in business ‘rom 1917 until the time of his Jeath.” French said Hamon had discussed vith him before hand his plans con- erning the 1920 convention. Hamon iad wanted first to be elected Re- vublican national committeeman for Oklahoma and then to help nominate General Wood. While the national committeeman ‘ight was won, the witness added, he and General Wood broke and then he vent for Governor Lowden. It was his intention to control the Oklahoma ‘y delegation, Wouldn't Go In C “I don’t think the President had ny place Jake Hamon would have secepted,” French said, “After the nomination of Harding I asked Ham- on if he would be in the Cabinet and he told_me he would not.” Asked’ what Hamon’s national ‘rench said Hamon told him it cost him “too much” and he was sorry he sot in the fight. As to the general election he aid Hamon said he spent $400,000 through 400 persons in the state, Records of the Hamon estate show he was a heavy borrower of money, French said, but he could not say if loans negotiated in New York or other places had been obtained at or about the time of the Chicago con- «vention. “Did Hamon ever say anything to you about money he spent a Chicago convention?” asked Waith. “Yes, sir, he said, I have $25,000 so that the hotel bills of Mr. Harding at the Congress hotel would be fix- ed.” “To whom did he say he gave ite “To Phil Miller.” Miller, a former Attorney-General of Ohio, managed Harding’s pre-con- vention campaign in Oklahoma, “Did Hamon ever tell you what he pur- expected to get out of all this,” sued Senator Walsh. “No,” French replied. “Senator Spencer asked French if he was a Democrat. “Yes, a Texas Democrat, thank God,” was the reply. “Was anything ever said by Hamon about oil land Th Spencer. . “Nothing whatever.” “When you spoke of a $25,000 pay- ment for Harding's hotel you did not mean his personal ex- penses?” “No, it was for the Harding com- mittee’ éxpenses—headquarters ex- Story Is New Robert F. Wolfe of Columbus, pub- Jisher of the Ohio State Journal, and a supporter of Leonard Wood in the 1920 pre-convention campaign, called to the stand, “From various sources,” said Sen- stor Walsh, “information has, come to us that you know something about an offer made,to General Wood to encompass. his nomination.” “1 know nothing about that,” Wolfe a “The first I heard of it was whgn I read of it in the papers since theinvestigation began.” Wolf said he took no part in op- posing Harding in Chicago; that (Continued on page 3) apt fisherman, campaign for committeeman had cost, the/but a year before Sere fie seer thas aby errs Zed with his family rlation the pal of his two son: achievements. expert in mathematics and wag grad- uated from Harvard at 19, became an instructor at 20, and expects to get his Ph. D. this year. leases?” asked Sena expenses was her husband task. For she has not been in good Even His Mother-in-Law Thinks Highly Stone, New Attorney-General Meet the New Attorney General wi a) HARLAN FISKE STONE SK ALEXANDER HERMAN NEA Service Staff Writer New York, April 7.—Harlan Fiske Stone, new attorney general, is a leading lawyer, inspiring educator, husband, chummy father, but best of all devoted “the finest son-in-lay in all the world. So says Mrs M. Harvey, his mother-in-law who has lived with him for 18 years, “In all that time I have never heard a cross word or seen anything but a smile. Some may joke about the mdther-in-law but Harlan jokes with her.” Harvey has known Stone s he was four months old. His | family and hers were neighbors in Chesterfield, N. H. Both were farm- ing folk. | “Quite naturally Harlan and daughter Agnes, who is a few yi his junior, grew up together,” beaming mother-in-law went on. “They became young sweethearts and I guess they still are. Athletic Star Young Stone went to Amherst; Agnes went to the Vermont Academy and they kept close track of each other and their Proudly the girl heard of his football exploit: He became her hero. Yet it was not primarily as an athlete sthat Stone shone, but as a scholar. He won a Phi Beta Kappa key and came on to New York to study law at Columbia. In 1898 he vi graduated and admitted to soon is [ was able ng [ went back home said the attorney gen- and married, eral a few -minutes after arriving home to tell his mother-in-law of his aprointment. eThe young couple moved to New York and the young barrister pro- ceeded to make a name for himself xg. He joined the ciniiean om Gaaiarall ame an expert in litigation. id not give up his academic work. His brilliance won him an ap- pointment as an instructor in the school where he had becn student In 1905 he became a professor and five years later dean, a position which he held until last fall when he resigned to devote more of his time to private practice, All these He was Marshall, now 21, and Lauson, 19. + Greatest Thrill His greatest thrill comes with their Marshall became an Lauson is Harvard junior and hopes to fol- low his father's calling. “The boys‘ and father make a great trio,” says Mrs, Harvey, “when they get together and discuss things.” Dean Stone, as he still is called around Columbia, is fundamentally a scholar. toring and other diversions of, the usual professional man. His outdoor sport is fishing. His favor- ite indoor sport is réading. Neither he nor “his boys smoke, but they raise some smoke with their discus- sions. He does not like golf, mo- favorite When tifey don't spend summers traveling abroad they spend them on Isle Au Haut, Maine. This summer Pa Stone will prob- ably have to stay in Washington, for the job before‘him will be the hard- est he ever tackled requiring ‘all his skill as scholar litigator and—fisher- man. not be able to help ith his momentous Mrs. Stone m: enlth the past few (weeks. But Stone under |' tension fights hardest, as his strong square chin indicates, ; romance grew. TCHED BY ARTIST B. R. HIGGINS. COOLIDGE PUT TO TEST THIS WEEK IN VOTE’ 113 National ne to be Chosen in Various States During Week ago, April 7.—The midwest en- eevauitegecrtat protentious week of political activity today, with 113 nat- ional convention delegates at stake in the Republican primary contests of Michigan, Mlinois and Nebrask. Michigan leads off with a presiden- tial preference primary today. Here as in Illinois and Nebr: where voters expr themselves Tuesday, Senator Hiram Johnson and President Coolidge are opposing candidates. Is Republican Contest The Republican contest in the midwest between Johnson and Cool- idge largely heads up with the com- ing week's vote. Most of the states in which the Califoynia senator held his greatest strength four years ago will then have expressed themselves, With President Coolidg mana- gers already claiming 377 convention delegates, victory in Michigan with her 33 delegates, in Illinois with her 61 and also in Nebraska with 19 would ‘give him a total of 490, or but 65 short of a convention major- ity. They assert that the next ten days will give the pr ent clear control of the national convention. Johnson Men Confident Senator Johnson has made an ac- tive campaign through the three states. His managers are confident of decisive victory in each, they assert. Particular attention has been directed! to Illinois, a center of John- son strength in former years. On the Democritic side, McAdoo has waged an active fight through for the Illinois vote. In Michigan, Senator Ferris is on the ballot with Henry Ford, who has not withdrawn his name Nebraska Democrats have Gover- nor Charles W. Bryan, brother of William Jennings Bryan, as their favorite son candidate. PAGE NAMED CASHIER OF BISMARCK BANK Fred L. stant cashier of the Bismare , has been named Gapieri to aucdend/ cE) Me thomcaent who resigned to accept a large ins ance agency in Sioux City, lowa. Mr. Page has been in the banking f . He was of Mandan killed, another believed police and deputy Sunday pending an inv town, 19 miles west of he through the town fro when the s any charge to be made agi than the bu of a general store near th | before coming to the’ Bismarck Bank, and while here entered the service, returning to the bank after the World War. He has been with the Bis- marck Bak for six years. TWOESCAPE— - IN CAR CRASH Rab Lape | Dickinson, N, D., April 5.—When a Dodge ‘touring car driven by Frank James of Bowman} plunged from a slippery..grade and turned turtle in a ditch a. mile west of Amidon last Sunday afternoon, the driver, his sister, Miss Janet James, and Miss Erma Gabel of Amidon, miraculously escaped serious injury. James was taking the two young ladies, who teach north of Amidon, back to their schools when the ‘accident occurred. The car was badly wrecked. KLAN RIOTS IN) BANKS SUBJECT PENNSYLVANIA) OF CONFERENCE Check-up -Discloses Another Believed Fatally Wounded, Others Injured FOUR ARE ARRESTED Parade in Darkness Starts Trouble Which Results . in Fatalities Lilly, Pa., April 7.—Two men were fatally wounded and a score of others were more or less seriously hurt in riot- ing Saturday night between towns- people and memb K of the Ku Klan, a close checkup by state sheriffs disclosed Four residents of Lilly were being held by state police upon charges of rioting, while at Johnstown 25 men, said to be Klansmen, were being held by Sheriff Logan N. Kellar, ion. Paradg in Darkness he rioting occurred when the um from a fire hose was turned » the Klansmen as they ding a special train for J re, having paraded in the nan adjoining hill where a ceremony attended by me 600 Klansmen had been held. Firing began immediately and, ul train pulled out 30 minutes several wounded men had been taken aboard, while Phillip Conrad and Floyd Paul, both of Lilly, lay dead ‘on the street. Eleven of the injured, all declared to be residents of Lilly, were taken ‘to the Altoona hospital, the most seri- jously hurt being Frank Miarco, whose recovery physicians declared was doubtful. Three of the injured taken to the Johnstown hospital were Klansmen. said to be ‘Town Is Patrolled Sheriff Kellar with a force of dep- uty sheriffs and a detachment of patrolled the town yes- iff Kellar returned to Johnstown late in the day, declaring the situation was quiet and that he feared no further disorders. Mem- bers gf the state police re however, to conduct an investi into the riot. About 45 pistols were taken the special tr Johnstown, Kellar, who declared that some were found upon the men arrested, while others were in the cars: ,Many of the Klansmen left the train at stops between Lilly and Johnstown. Lights Extinguished Electric lights in Lilly had been ex- tinguished earlier in the evening and as the Klansmen marched down from Piper's hill where a ceremony had been staged with the burning of « cross, the way was lighted by pocket flash lights. Several thundred of the robed figures had already b: ed the train after haying p: through a line made by the towns- people. assembled at the station, when a stream of water fram the fire hose was suddenly turned upon them. One ‘of the Klansmen was re- ported to have rushed to the group of young man holding the hose and, wresting it from their gi turn it upon them. A mome ater the battle in the darkness began. All but a group of about 100 Klans- men had boarded the train when the firing began. The loading of the train continued, as bullets whistled through the air and stones and other missles were hurled from all direc: tions, Three wounded men, said to be Klansmen from the vicinity of Jobnstown, were among those taken aboard the train, which departed as soon as the visiting Klansmen had ehtered the cars; ain Met By Sheriff Stops were made at various places, and when the special arrived at Johnstown it was met by Sheriff Kellar and Chief of Police Charles Rriney. Those remaining on the in were searched and 26 men with were afgested, according to f Kellar. He declared that st_them would be preferred after the inv tigation of the riot had ybeen com- pleted: There was little ayldines yesterday that fatal rioting had occurred other, ilet pecforated windows cene of itants the trouble. . The 2,000. inh were awed by the tragedy and state troopers found a somber and quict mining town when they arrived. BUYS CAR WITH TURKEY MONEY Washburn, N. D., April 7.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, farmers living north of Washburn are around driv- ing a new cat, which they) bought with turkey money. During the past /year Mrs. Lewis raised 225 turkeys, for which she re- ceived $700, even though jthey did shi Mrs. Lewis raises the Bronze tur- keys, In addition to the turkeys, they raise purebred white wyandotte chickens, although the flock is small Mrs, Lewis sold $150 worth of baby chicks and setting eggs last year. At present the farm has 27 pullets and four sogkerels. some when the. price’ dropped. Guaranty Fund Commission to Receive Many Applica- tions at Session Tomorrow SITUATION IMPROVED Closings Cease and Efforts to Reopen Banks Increased Throughout State “The Guarattty Fund Commission will meet here tomorrow for a ses- n at which a number of applica ns for reopening of closed banks in North Dakota will be considered, Gilbert Semingson, state examiner, announced today. The commission, under. a_ policy adopted by it sometime ago, is mak- ing a thorough investigation of every bank which it is sought to reopen, to assure itself that if the bank is reopened it will render real service in its community and will be on a solid foundation, ji Since the Agricultural Credit Cor- poration was formed and the credit situation eased in the state, prog: bas been made toward the reopening: of several banks, a bank at Wales being thé first to reopen. Closings pf hanks, numerous a few months, ugo, have ceased recently. Officials generally are optimistic over — the banking situation in the immediate future, ance Crop difficulty is anticipated gen- for ncial institutions — to finance the 1924 crop in the state. Most farmers in the state, accord- Tae (loucepertamhay soanwanvunliniel or feed for lives nd most of them retained sufficient seed for their operations this year. Increase in the poultry and dairying business s for many to { running expenses until the 1924 crop is harvested. If the Agricultural Credit Corpor- ation is able to carryout Presitient Cooudge’s recommendation to assist in the mixed farming move, it is be- lieved that there will be heavy pur- chasing of livestock, particularly dairy cattle, during the spring, by many farmers throughout the state. Seeding is now under way in most parts of the state. PREUS, YOUNG DISAGREE ON THIRD PARTY Minnesotan Believes It Is Strong in Northwest; Con- gressman Young Differs Washington, April 7.—Views dif- fering from those of Governor Preus of Minnesota as to political condi- tions in the northwest were given President Coolidge by two Republi- can members of the house from that section. Governor Preus, who a White House luncheon guest stated that a third party, headed by Senator LaFollett§ of Wisconsin rtually would sweep the northwest. vas, Called on President’ Representative Young, Republican, North Dakota, called on President Coolidge to tell him that the Minnne- sota governor was mistaken, so far as North Dakota was concerned, and Representative Larson, Republican, of Minnesota, took direct issue with the executive of his state regarding Republican chance in Minnesota. Governor Preus seems to be un- duly perturbed over the political situation in the northwest,” Repfe- sentative Larson said in a formal statement. “He imagines that Mag- nus Johnson, who defeated him for senator last July, still is chasing him. LuFollette is now his ‘hobgob- lin, who he says, will capture some nine states the northwest by merely allowing his name to go on the ballot. Confident of Minnesota “I will not undertake to say what will happen in the states other than Minnesota next November, but I am confident that Minnesota will be found on the Coolidge column. It is true that there is some political discontent among the people of my stute, particularly among the farm- ers, but it is on the wane. The peo- ple have confidence in Coolidge and helieve that he sincerely doing his utmost’ to rel them in their present economic plight. “tT do not know what Governor Preus purpose was in throwing. this scare into the Republicans. The governor should not be taken too seriously. A defeated senatorial candidate may be simply pouring out his gloomy pi *% Masonic Meeting ‘There will be a meeting of Bis- marck Lodge No. 1 A. F. and A. M. at 5 o'clock this afternoon to confer the E, A. degree. At 8 o'clock this evening Rev. W..J. Hutcheson, form- erly of this city, will deliver a Ma- sonic service talk at the temple, All Masons and their families are invit ed, °t/TWO KILLED IN. {REOPENING OF Declares BOTH homa, in th of form the interest, the sen “avoid any scandal.” Senator Harreld said he was sur- sed to hear that pleas of guilty had been accepted in these direction of the Department of Jus- when he heard that no s had been filed to recover lands involved he reported that fact to the Indian brother, Friends of the Miller Brothers had} tice. Lat civil s half in Washington” he did not car “very readily gestion that the the U. S. Attorne: homa should be deferred so that Peck could handle the } Mr. Harreld said Daugherty did not know at that time that Todd had been retained by the Mill reld explained that he ene for Scan- bodd was to defend George L. Miller and asso- ciates, thought there was “se dal” in the the point immed reld said, “explaining how it had been arranged that Peck, the dis- in western Oklahoma a Democratic appointee, should be retained. 'He praised Peck. “When no civil recovery suits re- sulted,”. the Senator continued, “the Indian office sent a man down to in- trict attorn BISMARCK WOMAN RUNS GIFT SHOP IN PEKIN, CHINA; COMING ON str Miss Helen Burton, daughter of Mrs. Mary Burton is on her way home from P she is engaged in business. Miss Burton is proprietor of a gift and candy shop and finds life in the interesting. Miss Burton is now on a trip around Orient very the world and a card received 9 terday by her family from’Hong Kong wh cribes as a most beautfiul a place where she would love a home. This tour is a.person conducted one and a number of in- visited teresting points will be before reaching the United Miss Burton left the Ss The Hawaiian Ist some time in Japs fergnt po nds. She sp Washington, April 7. The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for all national banks at the close of busine SCORES EFFORT | ATREMOVALOF U.S. ATTORNEY Attor-| s Monday, March 3 that Former ney - General Daugherty Assented to Retention Senator from Oklahoma Says, That Civit Actions For Lands Not Pushed Washington, April 7. The Senator had been mentioned connection in the testimony r U.S. Attorney Peck of Ok- lahoma, who worked up the cases. Senator Hurreld said he had heard that Peck was to be replaced because Miller Brothers “wanted to get him out of the prosecution before the cases came to tr to Attorney-General Daugherty, Senato® continued, when he heard that Mr. Todd, Mr. er law paftner, h es and this was done. tor said, ed him to “intercede in their be Assented To Suggestion Attorney-Gene: 's office in Obl Senator t that “To Mr. Daugh (Contirfued on page 2) in, China, where was mailed ho she des- and United ites to engage in Y. M. C. A. work and for nine months was retury to the Association in n apd at dif ts in Korea before go- ing to China, where she spent BANK CALL ISSUED TODAY the condition of hundred PLEADED GUILTY} Senator John W. Harreld, Republican, Okla- made a voluntary statement to} the Senate Department of Justice in- vestigating committee today relative | to his activities in the pros the Miller Brothers Indian land fraud j the : “Ameri cution of and the 1, “He went the Daugherty’s form- d been retained by the Miller Brothers. He urged that k be retained to prosecute these His chief was to cases by ur this eranc but added that to go into that un- less the committee desired to press it. 1 Daugherty "nad assented to the sug- vending change in a iler cases. kota redit he saw ator Har- ty JAMESTOWN BOY SCOUT ON HIKE DRINKS ACID SOLUTION BY MISTAKE some — time locating at Miss in New part of scheduled and from will go the home who lives at Phoenix, Burton and daughter to go eust at Phoenix, family some to Bismarck Burton employs six native Miss Chinese the manufacturing of the articles for sale from three to four wealthy customers world which ating and KIWANIANS OF | TWO CITIES IN MEETING HERE? Mandan and Bismarck Busi- ness Men Gather'in a Good ‘ellowship Luncheon CORRECTIONS Ma andan the meeting, singing of nd closed with the r Spangled Banne conducted by A Mandan Kiwa ig of “1 signs. ed a mission to assist legislators, “You cannot legis! and virtue i (Continued on page 2) Jamestown, N. ec Charles DeNault, 46-year-old adopted Bon of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. DeNault of this city died last night after 31 hours of suffering following the taking of two swal- lows of diluted sulphuric acid: Young DeNault was on a hike Saturday afternoon with a mum- ber off other Boy Scouts, They came to the DeNault was quainted and ‘he drank from a jug he thought contained wa- ter, but contained sulphuric acid. The acid solution, it is under- stood, was used by a milk tester. W. B. DeNault formerly was manager of the farm loan dc- partment of the Bank of North where Dakota. time the latter New York Miss Bertha, plan and visit their sons ¢ before returning HELD of the China- n besides her Chinese cook. Miss Burton ers nominated today include comes. the na who had: no_ politi and whose certifi of Mandan, Speaking, Urges Activity of of Kiwanians in Gov. Affairs dan and Bisma: strong. j get-together enzie hotel here Kiwanis visit made by the Bismarck o} tion ago. The prog tion of the entertaining f ck Kiwanians alas sheriff. in terms. Later he was across m was under the 1 lively series of tures being provided, land the main speech of the day was delivered by an club. Frank Homan of Mandan presided which opened a song fest Mandanites. club quartette | The attendance cach club, Bisr ck and Dr, Guests present included W. J exon, Cc. Kirk and W. hew members of the introduced Sigurdson, manager Company George H. for the the motto of the tional—"We lived up today fessional and in the to all publi tion had been Iaid, ged the members to build the perstructure, Mr. Kelsch, in speaking subject much could he ac of the ideal by rooting out of the body politic some of the | thy ure m Bismarck club Gordon Cox and J, of the Bismarck Inplement Russ Jr., speaking brief- e in business and pro- lation of the (nord coy tere nit upon governmental agenc Mr. Kelsch the beinnial state election is use an_unnees turber of business the state. impe agenci Ss was suid there was the the trust i years instead of in the to offic He remarked Code sections, a that but 43 enactments. he said, amendatory stitutional. chment, men elected examination showed » repealing other r laws declared uncon- ‘He declared belief that} many of the evident mistakes in leg- lation could be avoided. NOMINATION TO OFFICE IS MADE TODAY Succeeds Acting Postmaster Henry Murphy—Who Fail- ed of Confirmation SECOND PLAC! Appointee Assistant in Local Office Since 1913—Many Years in Service Oliver Lundquist, assistant post master of Bismarck, N. D., has been named by President Coolidge post- master to succeed Henry Murphy acting postmaster, according te As- sociated Press dispatches received here today, The mess from Washington was brief and read as follows: “Washington—April 7 —Postmast- iver Lundquist, Bismarck, N. 1 The appointment came as a sur- prise locally as it was believed that recess“Zomination of Hengy Mur- y by the late President Harding id be confirmed by the senate, For some reason a confirmatior was not given and following fast upon the heels of this political impasse ning of Mr. Lundquist il endorsements tion by the Civil Service commission was regarded solely as a matter of merit only and in line with the general idea that promotions in the postal service should be made from those engaged actively in the servic Mr. Lundquist came to Bismarck in 1911 as postoffice inspector. In 1913, he was named assistant postmaster by the late Mrs G. Patterson who was then postmistress at Bismarek. Previously, Mr. Lundquist served Minnesota for two sistant poat- master of Willmar and from that 6f- fice entered the postoffice depart- ment. : Mr. Lundquist has been active in fraternal ‘circles being a past grand- aster of the Masonic Lodge in Bis- marek. He has never taken any part in polities except that he has alfiliat: ed with the Republican party. It is believed that the Lundquist pointment ulted from a) reement between the two senatort d George M. Young. This promo. tion probably means an advancernen* all along the line for the civil service men. The postmaster names his as ants, AS SELLS COUNTY HORSES IN EAST Burleigh county horses are being sold in Connecticut. L, E. Heaton Jr, “lof McKenzie has returned from there, afte expre $1,001.7 horse. They prices. | t Weather Re Report” For twenty four bours enne noon. Temperature at 7 a.m. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FOREC For Bismarck and vicini settled tonight. Tuesday cloud Colder. For North Dakota: Unsettled ar colder tonight. Tuesday part cloudy. Colder east and south per tions tonight. taking 30 horses. All went by the total express bill being or more than $30 for each brought fair average * *|GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the Great Lukes region and on the north east- ern Rocky Mountain slope and a few light, scattered showers occurred in these sections, The pressure is high over the South and West weather is generally fair ove regions, Moderate with the minima abeve vails in all section: ROAD CONDITIONS The main highways throughout the State are mostly in good condition. River stage at 7 a. m. today 7.9 feet; 24 hour change 0.3 feet. h Dakota ‘orn and Wheat eezing pre- Stations. Amenia 28 0 PC BISMARCK 30° 0 PC Rottir 24.0 Clo Rowbells . 24 0 Clo Devils Lake .. 58 30 0 Clo Dickinson s+. 64 30 0 C1 Dunn Center ...... 66 31 0 Pt Ellendale . 68 2 0 Clo Fessenden ...:.... 66 28 0 Clo Grand Forks . 53 27 “02 Glo Jamestown ........ 64 29 0 Clo Langdon 25 0B Pe Larimore 30 02 PK Lisbon 23 0 C) Minot 22° 9°: Cle Napoleon 2% 0 PG i Pembina 26 @ Cio Williston 32.0 Clo Moorhead .... 56\ 26 01 C1 PC, partly cloudy; Clé, cloudy: Cl, clear, The above| record is for the 48 hours ending at 7-a, m. today, local time “ ORRIS W. ROBERTS. Meteorolo,