The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Fair tonight and Thursday, Ris- ing temperature Thursday, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873’ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDN DAY, APRIL 16, 1924 | FINALEDITION | PRICE FIVE CENTS START MILLION DOLLAR FARMING TEST SNOW, RAIN IN STATEGENERAL REPORTS SHOW Heavy Precipitation to Re- “* lieve Anxiety Over the State of Planted Crops SNOW Have in Storms Reported to Done Some Damage Northeastern No. Dak. WAL Nit the turned heavy in ‘Ee as one HEAVY Jamestown, Snow from afternoon ‘ORM ., April 16 ast yesterday to rain and electrical and which hail ston inch in diameter 1 covering the ground to a depth of an inch and a half. Rain continued all night and turned to snow this morning and was still continuing at moon. The hospital reported precipita tion for the last 24 hours as 1.09 inches, General precipitation throughout North Dakota, recorded in weather bureau reports for the 24-hour per- iod ending at 7 a. m. today, will re- lieve anxiety felt in some quarters of the state over the lack of mois- ture for germination of spring crops, With Bismarck, Botfineau, James- town, Langdon and Napoleon report- ing snow, several other cities repont- ed rain, and precipitation is reported from 17 weather bureau stations in ') North Dakota, A driving snow which began in Bismarck before daylight continued during the morning, but it was indi- cated that fair weather tonight and rising temperature Thursday would soon take the snow away. Heaviest At Devils Lake The heaviest precipjgation during the 24-hour period reported was at Devils Lake—1.68 inches. James- flown reported 1.09 inches, Langdon 5 and Moorhead-Fargo four-fifths of inch of rain. The precipitation 4 reported to the weather bureau fol- ows: \menia . ‘ISMARCK Nettineau . 5 sowbells “ee Jevils Lake dickinson iendale ‘essenden rand Forks amestown Langdon arimore . ‘isbon Minot .... Japoleon Clo Sno Sno Clo Clo Clo Rai Clo Rai Rai Sno Clo Clo Clo 15 Sno 20 Clo foorhead .. 6 80 Rain Clo, cloudy; Sno, snow; Rai, rain. Modern drops in temperature ac- companied the snowfall in many oints. Bottineau and Bowbells re- orted the lowest temperatures last ight—28 above, while Bismarck re- orted 30 above as did Dickinson nd several other cities. The high- 22 13 08 4 1.68 04 38 AB 81 . 1.09 » 1,55 . 1.24 50 10 st temperatug in the state yester- was at Ellendale, where it was Rain fell there, The weather bureau's report show hat a low pressure area over Color- do yesterday morning moved east- yard and covered the entire Mi: ippi Valley, precipitation occurring 1 that vailey, the Plains States and tocky Mountain region. Same Damage Done High winds and considerable pre- vipitation occurred in parts of North ‘akota, particularly in northeastern North Dakota, ‘according to reports, ome damage being reported there on tccount of the storms. “The North Dakota corn and wheat vegion summary of the weather bur- au, issued today, says: Unfavorable weather for spring work prevailed ‘ti the north and west portions of the state, delaying spring plowing and eeding and growth of grasses, Con- _ siderable seeding and some plowing vas accomplished in the south and Coast portions. Livestock is in good condition.” pave The damage ig the northeastern vart of the state, reports said was ‘onfined chiefly to telephone lines, the Langdon weather bureau reporting limes down as a result of the storm, wiich was a combination sleet and snowstorm which turned into rain. At 11 a, m. teday an inch and a jalf of snow had fallen in Bismarck, he total precipitation being about a quarter of an inch. 4 TO BENEFIT CROP Minot, N. D., April 16.—That last night’s fall of moisture will be a big asset to crops in this section of the state was ethe declaration of’ the county agent "here, About 10 per- cent of the wheat crop has been seeded in Ward county, the county, \ \agent said. The present precipita- tion provides an abundance of mois- “ture. * BODY INTERRED IN MANDAN he body of Mrs. R. C. Robinson," disdovered in the Missouri River near Ep& Rice yesterday. .has been: inter- red in Mandan, conditions making it inadvisable’ for the undertaker to delay the interment. Private funeral services were held in the Kennelly undertaking parlors at Mandan. Princess in Movies! Princess Marie de Bourbon (above), first cousin to King Alfonso of ee will soon make her debut in BURDICK WILL DROP CHARGES AT WILLISTON Special Prosecutor, Here, Says That Conviction Could Not Be Secured on Them SAYS HE Might Bind Defendants Over But Could Not Secure a Conviction, He Says ‘ U, L. Burdick, special in the Willist ced this afternoon that he would not press the cases against Erick Thor- berg, Ed Schulenberg, George’ Bates and Gilbert Semingson, te bank examiner, charged with receiving de- posits.when the bank was jusolvent, at a preliminary *heqring scheduled for April 21. Mr. Burdick said statutes provide, four grounds on which a bank be declared insolvent. of decisions jin criminal cases rule prosecutor out these three-—when resetve isn't! made “ood, do not pay obligation do not obey orders of banking board --leaving one cause, when as a fair value do wot equal liabilitic The latter cause, he said, was matter of opinion, and he would have to rely on local directors, who would say the assets were equal to liabil- ities, “1 probably could bind these de- fendants over, but I do not believe T could seeure a conviction,” said Mr. Burdick. “I might as well drop the case now as six months from now.’ A rand aceused other in apparently ence in the afteryoon. U. L. Burdick of Fargo, named spe- cial prosecutor in the case he insti- tuted at Williston against Gilbert Semingson and others in connection with the voting trust agreement made during ‘times of stringency in. the Williams’ County State Bank, called on Mr. Semingson this afternoon His call, however, was strictly bus- iness—hé wanted to see some bank department records he might ‘use in the case against Semingson, The latter got the records for Burdick. faced ¢ nly con AIR LINE TO MOSCOW Moscow, April 16.—The first dizect airplane service from/ Moscow’ to London opened April 15, The Mos- cow-Koenigsberg line reopened about the same time. “RADIO KNIFE” MAKES OPERATIONS VIRTUALLY BLOODLESS, SURGEON SAYS Chicago, ‘April 16.—A “FRdio knife” ‘The hun which may cause a small revolution in’ the treatment of certain diseases and may make virtually bloodless operations for canerous growth, has been demonstrated here by Dr. Louis Schmidt, who performed two opera- tions with it yesterday. A low-power transmitting set is used to generate the current used by the device, nyprconding to W. H. Dodde of the laboratory which per- fected, it. The “knife” resembling” a knitting kneedle forms one termin- al. A sheet of tin-foil on whieh the patient lies forms the other terminal, bank cases, announ- | Investigation | state Capital yesterday | American movies, EGAN IS HIGH IN SIOUX FALLS S. D., April George former and publisher Thomas non, contractor, were high in tod: three cornered mayoral election. 2gan received 5,582 vot and Me- Kinnon 3,561, George W. Burnside, mayor of Sioux Falls for 20 years nd the third candidate, received | 2,406 votes. As neither of the two high men received a majority of the votes cast, a second election will be held next Tuesday todeécide the v’ tor. The vote was the heaviest the city’s history. U.S. SENATE REJECTSKNIGHT ; Will Not Accept Him As Oil | * Prosecutor | Sioux 16. Washington, 16.—After jweeks of debate, senate final- lly rejected the nomination of Samuel | Knight of San Francisco, to be spec- jial government counsel in litigation looking to the recovery of sections 16 and 36 within the confines of Cali- fornia naval reserve Number 2 Action was in executive jon, but it was reported thit the vote was 39 to 26 to uphold the adverse re- commendation made on the noming tion by the oil committee which dis- closed the circumstances that caused congress to direct President Coflidge to empl eeial counsel to prose- cute suits for recovery of the Ca fornia oil land which had been ceded to that state as non-mineral school lands. Senator Walsh of mittee prosecutor, led the — fight gainst Mr. Knight on the ground that he had acted as counsel for the Equitable Trust company in which I the Rockefeller: large stockhold- ers, Section 36 is operated by the j Standard Oil company of California. PIONEER FORKS BANKER DIES * Grand Forks, April 16—¢hn Birk- holz, 69, pioneer banker of Grand Forks who for the last 21 years has been a resident of Minneapolis and Los Angeles, died at the latter place early yesterday, according to tele- grams received ‘here. Mr. Birkholz was president of the Birkholz Investment Banking firm of Grand Forks and the Farmers Bank of Emerado at the time of death, Be- tween 1891 and 1998 he founded banks at Ardoch, Emerado, Thomp- son and Conway, N, D., and the Kitt- Montana, com- son County’Bank at Hallick, Minn. The human tissue offering resistance Thad been GRAFT CHARGES CARRIED UP TO, H. DAUSMERTY Gaston Means, Former Agent, Declares Daugherty Re- fused to Return Money NAMES A. ; PALMER Witness Asserts That Daugh- erty Planned to “Black- mail” His Predecessor Washington, April 1 A. P.)—New the Department of Justice, (By the crookedness in this time reaching up to Harry M. Daugherty himself, brought before the Daugherty investigating committee today by Gaston Means, former de- partment agent ny charges of were and man of connections, He fied that Jess W, Smith on the night before he committed sui- cide “asked me to return $200,090 to a New York whisky ring.”’ “Did Smith tell you he had de a proposition to the Attorney-Gene and the Attorney-General would not return it?” asked Senator Wheeler. “Ho did,” replied the witness. Means declared Smith had told him that Daugherty knew he could indict A. Mitchell Palmer, At- torney-General under the Wilson ad- ministration, but decided not to be- cause he wanted to “block mail” him intowusing his influence in Congress. He described a meeting between Daugherty and Palmer from which he said the latter emerged “scared to death” at the proposition Daugherty had put up to him. Switching to the indictment of Senator Wheeler in Montana the wit- nm asserted he had information not hitherto disclosed regarding the ac- tivities of the Department of Justice in the case. The men sent from Washington who really did the work of collecting evidence, he said, had worked under cover and their identi- ty had not been revealed. test _ Washington, April 16. Leese Ww. Department of Justice ac- t, resuming his testimony today before the Daugherty investi- gating committee, declared that since he had been a witness before the committee his brief case containing his papers had been “cut open” in his hotel room and his locked cab- inet at the Department of Justice immied.” None of his papers had been “ab- stracted” from the brief case, the witness said, adding that another Department of Justice agent had been simila visited “last Sunday, Stork testified that Martin KE. Kern, purchaser of the Bosch Magneto property from the alien property custodian, had id Joseph F, uf. fey Democratic leader in Pennsyl- vania and former director of sales of the alien property custodian, the sum of $10,000 “to influence the re- se of liquo The witness produced a letter from Kerns’ attorney in Allentown, Pennsylvania, referring to a $10,000 payment in 1920 as a “loan” which was not returned by Guf: The correspondent did not indi e that Kern ever obtained the whisky release permits he sought. COOLIDGE IS DEFENDED Senator Lodge Declares His Letter Was Proper a Washington, April 16.—Replying to critics of President Coolidge for his letter of protest against the trend of Senate investigations, Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, Republican floor leader, declared today that the chief executive had acted entirely within his rights. “This message,’ said Senator Lodge,” relates directly to the con- duct of public business with which the president is charged as chief executive. GERMAN NOTE IS RECEIVED Paris, April 16—The German note in reply to the reparation commis- sion’s investigation for German rep- resentatives to be heard on the ex- perts’ report was handed to the com- to the pareing of the current waen the knife if ‘applied causes henw| enough to diffuse brass. The knife burns itself through the skin, fat and/ muscle quickly and without the necessity of pressure, In the operation performed Dr. Schmidt said the tissue was seared for a depth of a thirty-second of an inch, the searing making the opera- tion virtually bloodless, Very de- licate operations are. possible ‘with the instrument which will by no means replace the surgéon's knife, but ri be a valnaine addition to surgery N mission this evening. The German reply is an uncondi- tional acceptance of the exp plan and is a basis of negotiation looking to final settlement of the reparations question, the German war burdens commission declared. ~ GRATITUDE London, April 16—A South End: domestic servant found a pocketbook containing $150 and returned it to its owner, “Thank you,” said the loser. “Would you call at the police sta- tion and tell them it’s found?” ATTITUDE OF PRESIDENT ON JAPS AWAITED Senate Makes Its Rejection of Hanihara Protest Doubly Emphatic EXCLUSION IS VOTED Senate and House Both Now Have Voted to Refuse Ad- mission to Japanese Washington, April 16.—By a vote of 71 to 4 the Senate today {firmed its approval of 4h Japanese exclusion provision the immigration bill. The action was taken merely as a formality. Yesterday's Senate action was without a record vote and some Senators desired to have their position formally reported by 2 roll-call, Those voting against the ex- clusion provision were Senators Colt of Rhode Island, Sterling of South Dakota, McLean of Connecticut and Warren of Wyo- ming. all Republicans. ! 16.—(By the A. aving made doubly rejection of Am- protest against anese from the list admissable to the United States, interest in this phase of the immigration question turned today to the attitude of President Coolidge and the reaction of the To- kio government. The its emphat dor Haniha exclusion of of immigrants EXCLUSION WRITTEN IN Washington, April 1 Japanese exclusion was written into ‘the im- migration bill yesterday by the sen- ate over the protest of both Secre- tary Hughes and the Japanese am- bassador. There was neither a roll call nor debate on the exclusion amendment, action’ on which came unexpectedly late in the day. Only a few more than a score of senators were pre- gent. * Adoption~6f the amendment, which is almost identical with that ap- proved last week by the house, w nothing more than a formality as senate approval made certain with the refusal of that body to sanction by law the “gentlemen's. agreement” with Japan on the im- migration. question. ‘There has been no indication from the White House as to President Coolidge’s attitude with regard to the exclusion question, but there were intimations in some adminis- tration quarters today that he might veto the immigration bill because of the Japanese pro’ Congressional leaders appear con- fident, however, that the executi will attach his signature to the mea: ure. Should he veto it they doubt that the nece: two thirds majority for its re-passage could be obtained in both the house and “sen- ate. To Go to Conference It may be two weeks or more be- fore the president is called on to act. : After the bill is passed by the sen- ate, probably this week, it will have to go to conference for the ironing out of differences between the two houses on a number of provisions. The chief executive already has given the subject considerable study however, having discussed it times with Secretary Hughe again yesterday with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican leader and chairman of the foreign relations committee, Senator Lodge went to the White House to inform the president offi- cially of the sentiment of himself and his colleagues and to suggest that he consider the overwhelming votes on the question when the bill reaches him, Cabinet in Session Whether the subject came hefore the regular Tuesday cabinet meeting was not made known at the White House, officials there maintaining silence: Secretary Hughes attended the cabinet session, but left for New York. Ambassador Hanihara plans to confer with Mr. Hughes on his return today and ‘meantime officers at. the Japanese embassy decline to make any statement either regarding the ambassador's letter or the action of congress. Long after the senate’s action, Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, read .a prepared address urging that the doors be closed entirely to all immigration at least for one year. -—__________, Weather Report | e—__—_—____________. For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Temperature at 7a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday .... Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: tonight and Thursday. Rising perature Thursday. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Thursday; except snow extreme southeast. portion ‘tonight; © east’ portion tonight. Ri perature Thursday, tem- } Transfer N The quist Oliver Lund- Bistnarck confirmed in the United States appointment of ascii postmaster at wi Senate at Washiygton late according to a telegram ree the local postoffice from the master-General’s office. The exact date of Mr. Lundquist’s to the office ix undcter- The department at Washing forward numerous papers to be effected in th terday, ived at Post su mined, ton will necessary RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION Fargo, April 16.—Mrs. Spaulding, HW. T. Alsop, Beckwith were elected d of education for terms at the school board held yesterday. Mr. himself as a member of the board, and Ms. Spaulding and Mr. Beckwith succeed Mrs, R, M. Pollock W. McHose, both of whom were can- didates for reelection, The three successful were elected on a platform favoring economy in the Fargo public schools, Mr. Beckwith indorsed week day re- ligious education in the schools. WOOD AGAINST Laura BR and H. P. o the Fargo three-year election ‘DESERTION OF PHILIPPINES Governor-General Says U. S Would be Giving Up Trust CAN’T GOVERN SELVE! Washington, April 16. independence of the islands, sought by special to the United be “serious blow to western civi- lization” and a “heartless betrayal of our trust,’ Governor General Leonard Wood said in a report made public by Secretary Weeks, “I sympath sire of the F pendence,” neral Wood said, “but know they are not ‘yet prepared to assume its responsibility, either from the standpoint of instructed public opinion, preparedness for defense, a common language or economic sources. I am convinced that the president's letter to Speaker Roxas voices the true interests of the Fili- pino, humane poli followed. The present organic act. with certain amendments is adequate to carry out this policy until such time as the final relations which are No exist cbetween the United States and the. people of the Philippine is- lands may be determined. Would Betray Trust “To grant immediate independence would be a heartless betrayal of our trust and result in turning over the 12,000,000 people of these inlands to strife and disorder in the near fu- ture, for it would result in almost immediate serious clashes between the gMoros and Christian Filipin: the former being a unit against in dependence and desiring the contin uance of American so’ ignity. would defeat true independence both economie and po , ruin the su- gar and tobacco industries, destroy confidence in investments with re- sulting wrecking of the finances of the islands with attendant idlen and disorders. It would be a serious blow to western civilization and to the christian effort in the far ea and render unavailing or destroy much of our work here. “I am convinced the true Immediate Philippine commis- would sions States, situation | and J./ candidates | | BIG public | deeply with the de-| ipino people for inde- | y which should be | acquaint Tt] ay Not Be Effected For a Month, Time Being Required For Transfer—“Step-up” for Others in Service i sop. succeeds | { t | i in the Philippines is not understopd | either by congress or the American | people who have been misinformed and deceived by misleading propa- ganda.” SHOT FIRED AT KLANSMAN, April '16.—Fourteen shots were fired by unidenti- fied persons today into the home of Sam Sterns, chairman ofthe coun- ty board of supervisers, and reputed leader of the Williamson county Ku Klux Klan, Ross Lizenby, hired man, was shot through the right leg. Marion, IIl., ACTIVITIES At a meeting of the School Board held, it was voted to ban all student activities and meetings at the high school after six o'clock p. m: * No rehearsals or practice periods will be held after that hour. This action was taken after % conference with the faculty and will be rigidly enforced during the remainder of the school year at least. | United States ‘FRIEND OF {K. Thaw, a | ford White, whom SENATE CONFIRMS LUNDQUIST’S APPOINTMENT AS POSTMASTER HERE transfer of the office from Acting Vootmaster H. T. Murphy to 4fr. Lundquist and require that bond be executed, so that, in the opinion of Mr. Lundquist, the transfer may take place for a month. The newly appointed postmaster, who is now assistant, is not yet ready to announce his selection of a ant postmaster. He said, how that the vacaney ed by his ele ion to the postmaster would me step-up” for others in the service, FORBES AGAIN INDICTED FOR’ SALE OF GOODS Former Head of Veterans Bureau Charged by Mary- land Grand Jury Today not FRAUD CHARGED Alleges to Have Disposed of 000,000 Worth of Goods For $600,000 to Firm Ma., 16, director -Charles of the indicted by federal grand jury here today at the close of an investigation into the sale of army supplies alleged to be worth $3,000,000 to the Thompson- Kelley Company of New York and Boston for a price said to be $600,- 000. Nathan Thompson, head company which bought and Commander R. Nay of the supply divi uns Bureau at Pe at the time the goods were sold, also were indicted. The contract to sell the supplies bore Colonel Forbes sig- nature, the charge against Forbes is con- spiracy to defraud the government. Baltimore, April was of the the supplies O'Leary ‘of the , who was chief on of the Veter ile, Maryland, LINCOLN DIES Devils Lake “Man Knew Him in Illinois Devils Lake, April 16.—George Wheeler, 87, who was an intimate acquaintance of Abraham Lincoln latter was practicing law in Springfield, Illinois, died Monday in a local hospital. Vheeler, who came to Devils ke in 1882 and had lived in this inity ever since, delighted telling about Lincoln's Springfield days, when the Great Emancipator was then gaining prominence as an ut- torney. Lincoln's home was a short distance from that of Wheeler's in the Ilinois city. Mr. Wheeler Plai M here from renting L, R. Dana, who owned the farm now owned by T. J, Shelver, known as Dana's grove. In the years 1882-3-4, Mr. Whecler drove a freight team between Devils Lake and Bottineau, and later filed on a homestead in South Minnewau- kan township, where he lived until his wife died in 1912. Since th: time he had been living with hix son-in-law, J. O. Perkins, in the same township. His only surviving rela- tive in his daughter, Mrs. Perkins. The funeral was held today FORMER JURORS ASSERT THAW was born in Dever and cume 1882 with IS NOW SANE!» Philadelphia, April 16.—Six special jurors, who in 1917 declared Harry lunatic, testified he is sane and entitled to freedom, at a jury trial in common pleas court to determine Thaw’s mental status. The second day of the trial proved replete with surprises. In addition to the revised opinion of Thaw by the former jurors, Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit, his divorced wife, came face’ to face in the court room in a tense duel of glynces; the name of Stan- ‘haw shot and killed in 1906, was suddenly men- tioned, causing Thaw to manifest emotion; and Dr. Charles K. Mills, LOAN OF CASH FOR CATTLE IS MADE DEFINITE Agricultural Credit Corpora- tion Makes Plans For Advancing Money CONFERENCE IS CALLED Meeting of County Agent Fargo to be Held—Will Buy 10,000 Cattle April 16. Farmers, selected sections of Northwest states, with whom to make demonstrations, e to be loaned money direct. by the new $10,000,000 Agricultural Credit Corporation, which has voted a one million dolar fund with which to test the cap: y of the corporation to enable farmers to swing from one single crop farming to diversifien- tion. M. O. Grangaard, corporation vice- president, who has been named head of the farm diversification division, today completed plans for the begin. ning of the division's operations. Ton thousand head of cattle will be on farms sqttered through Min- nesota, North Dakota and Montana by July 1, all supplied by the cor- poration, Mr. Grangaard said. “County agents from 36 } kota counties have been meet at Fargo Tuesday when their part in the new problem will he outlined. To Select Expert “An agricultural expert will be se- lected to aid the county agents. “In each county where experiments are to be made county committees will be organized, consisting of coun- ty agents, a banker and a business man. The county agent who is in close touch with the farmers ‘on the ground’ will make selection of farms on which to place the mortgaged cat- tle.” The farmers selected will be able to show their ubjlity and capacity for handling of dairy or beef eattle and their merits for a credit standpoint. The county Committee first will receive the suggestions of loan oppli+ cants and when they sre approved the list will be returned to the coun- ty agent. The county agent will submit the list to the corporation for approval and, if approved, the money will be forthcoming. Combat Inflation Prices, ‘ Plans are being perfected to pur- chase the cattle. Any attempt to in- flate cattle prices will. be resisted and sections where this is -practiced will be eliminated. The whole tenta Minneapolis, P) -(By the A. in one-crop ive plan is to be presented ‘s meeting in Fargo. The movement seeks to get the cattle on the farms as speedily as possible, so that the feeding may begin. “There are about 35 county agents in North Dakota,” Mr. Grangsara said. “We are calling them to the meeting Tuesday to ask them to be- gin work at once. The North Dako- ta Agricultural CoJlege experts and their authorities“ on, stock-raising will attend the meeting. We believe the county agents’ activities will make them valuable in our efferts. re under state and federal su- sion and should know the farm- ers who are desirous of diversifying and to what extent they can safely take on cattle raising, After the Fargo meeting we plan to conduct meetings in other sections to have the whole program in operation ‘as soon as possible.” PROSECUTION GOES AHEAD Attorney-General to Make no Exception in Wheeler Case Washington, April 16.—The de- artment of justice can see no rea- son for delay in proceeding with the case in which Senator Wheeler, Dem- ocrat, Montana, has been indicted by a federal grand jury at Great Fall! Mont., and his arrest on the indict- ment is expected by officials within the next.few day It was said yesterday at the de- partment of, justice that Attorney General Stone expected to treat the case as any other indictment and ar- rest and it was indicated ‘that if un- usual delay should occur Mr. Atone would make inquiries to ascertain the reasons, x: Previously it had been stated. at the White House that President Coolidge was leaving the entire ques- noted alienist, under grilling cross examination by counsel for the trus- tees of the Thaw estate, admitted that Thaw was suffering from aphasia, although maintaining his opinion that he is sane and compe- tent to manage his own affairs. DOCK TO BE MOVED London, April 16.—A wonderful feat of transportation will take place shortly. This will be the removal of a giant floating dock from Eng- land to Singapore, a distance of 8000 miles. The dock is 900 feet long and is needed for a new naval base. tion to Attorney General | Stone. NAVY OIL TO” BE CONSERVED UNDER REPORT Washington, “April 16 16.—Members of the Naval Oil Gonservatidh Commis- sion recently appointed by President Coolidge have determined on the broad policy of “preservation for the Navy as much as possible, of the Navy oil reserves until the Navy's need is most arts i