The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Wednesday. Fair tonight and Frost or freezing temp. tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1924 [ FINALEDITION | PRICE FIVE CENTS POINCARE CABINET RETIRES JUNE 4 CITY ZONING IS PROPOSED IN ORDINANCE Commission at Work For Sev- eral Months Files Report i With City Auditor LIMIT ‘BUILDINGS City Divided Into Four Dis- tricts—Future Use of Districts Provided The city zoning commission, which has been eng: months in’ preparing plan for the ; city of Bismarck, under appointment. i by the city commisvion which acted upon a law enacted by the 1 ses- sion of the legisiature, today filed its proposed report with th city auditor The commission set Friday night at 8 o'clock at the city hall as the time for a hearing on the propesed zoning plan, at which citizens may object to its provisions or pest changes. Following final report of the zoning commission will be filed with the city commis- sion for its action. The zoning com- js ion is composed of C. L, Young, rman; Chris Ber Benton Baker, J. P. Jackson, P. C. Reming- ton, E, A. Hughes and George F. Will. The report is embraced in an or- dinance which would regulate and limit the height and bulk of build- ings hereafter to be erected, regulate nd limit the use of lots areas, class- vty, regulate and restrict the loca- tion of trades and industries and the loca’ of buildings designed for { specified industrial, business, resi- dential and other uses, and for these purposes to divide the city into dis- tricts with regulations and limits af- fecting thé districts. Purpose of Zoning Zoning has been adopted in niany of the leading cities of the country and particularly in westérn ci that expect a large growth in i future. A zoning p to permit a city to grow along right lines, avoid the the is proposed the ills of a city allowed to grow, without a plan and j eliminate ‘the ‘expense of making costly changes in ¢ in the future when growth necessitates changes. The purpose of the zoning ordin- ance is set out by the commission in the following preamble: “Whereas, it is deemed expedient, to the end that adequate light, pure Dr. Butler, shown in his office surrounded by that has showered upon him since dreds of them, from all parts of t while hundreds more pat him on REPUBLICANS GAIN CONTROL Washington, May 1 (By the conference on the tax reduction bill through appoinment by the Sen- ate today of three Republicans two Democrats, the same ratio as ed by the House, fix- the Senate ocratic program, of which had been proposed by publiean. organization leaders, tor Simmons, crat of the finance committee, suggested the appointment of Democrats and two Republicans. Senate but if the Democratic tions in the bill were not protected Wrv Comme on Rve Question IN TAX FIGHT the A. )—Republicans retained control of nd Pointing out the bill as passed by as modelled on the Dem- the main provisions Re- Sena- North Carolina, Demo- had three Senator Simmons said he would ac-} cept the membership named by the president of Columbia Univers one-half of one per cent of the mai he opened fire on prohibition, Hun- he ion, take the educator to task the hip, as it were, | LEGION PICNIC PLANNED May 13.—A district Legionnaires from Mercer, Oliver and Dunn courties will be held June 11 at Stanton ac- cording to announcements made to- da State Commander F. B, Street- er will be the chief speaker. In con- nection with the business program to be carried out by the Legion me bers, a general picnic of people from the three counties will be arranged, the program to include a seball tournament, field and tra ete, FLYERS AWAIT GOOD WEATHER FOR NEXT JUMP Probably Will Be Be fig of Stanton, convention t k Able To j air and spfety from fire and other| he would ask for discharge of the Jump Off-to Japanese ' dangers may be secured, that the{ Senate conferees’ and appointment of . taxable value of land and buildizgs|y Democratic majority. Islands Tomorrow throughout the City may be conserv-|" These provisions consist principal- : ed, that congestion in the public Rbiuibule conoorahion 4 . —~ fyreets may be lessened or avoided! iyeesitte s tery on tadisteibated| Cordova, Alaska, May 13,—With d that the public health, safcty,] profits, the Simmons income tax ulm weather for t for today at comfort, morals and welfare may) schedule. providing for a maximum| At island | where three | United } otherwise be promoted, all in ac-|<urtay of 40 percent and a proposal} Stites Army airplane eruisers cordance'with a well considered plan) ¢oy full publicity of tax returns, Un- heen lhe day after for the use and development of all] tess these proposals are modified ad- island it was expe property throughout the city” tbat Haass Shae t the aviators today would haste the ordinance proposed be adopted. For the purpose of regulating, classifying and restricting the loca- tion of trades, industries and enter- es, etc, the city of Bismarck is divided into four districts, as fol- lows: An “Bp” «py hy «it Residential. Residential Commercial. Industrial. District Boundarie: dis defined, “A” Residential bounded as follows: West by line between “Mansfield and Cluff streets, north by city limits, east by twelfth street, north of Avenue F by Ninth street, south of Avenue F, on the south by a line between Avenue A and B, east of First street, and a line between Broadway and Thayer west of First street. Within this district no building shall exceed 33 feet or 2 1-2 stories in height, there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than { 15 percent of the lot depth, but not j necessarily exceeding 20 feet; there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 25 percent of the fe of the lot, but need not ex- fed 26 feet; there shall be a side Yard on each side of the building not less than 10 percent of the lot width, but need not exceed eight feet; no building with its accessories shall occupy in excess of 36 percent of an inside lot, nor in excess of 45 per- cent of a corner lot. \New buildings and alterations to existing business shall be exclusive- ly constructed and used for the fol- lowing purposes: One family dwell- ings, two family dwellings, churches, educational’ institutions, schools, parks and playgrounds, conservator- ies, for rent or sale signs, not ex- ceeding 10 square feet in area; On the same lot shall be allowed the usual accessories to these build- ings, not involving the conduct of a business including not more than one private garage or stayle. The office of a physician, dentist, or oth- er professional person may be locat- ed in the dwelling of such profession- al person; hut no display other than a sign or plate not more than two feet square, bearing only the name, occupation and office hours of such person, shall be made in connection hyrewith. Vj “B” District * B” Residential district, is bound- ed roughly as follows: On the’ west by Ninth stréet south of Avenue F, by Twelfth street north of Avenue FF, on the south by Broadway, and (Continued on page 6) os eee eee Sa the measure faces a veto. Chairman Smoot of the committee announced the f first meet- finance preparations for the next jump of their world encircling flight, an 875- mile trip to Paramashiru Island, in Kirul group, Japan. ing of the conference would be. held | + Gales prevented the men from i tomorrow, About 10 days or tW0lspecting, repairing and overhauling weeks are expected to be consumed|the machines at Attu up to this in ironing out the differences be-} time, Everything will be made as tween the House and Senate. nearly as perfect as possible for — the longest hop of the 27,000’ mile Washington, May 13. (By the A. P.) | trip. Indications developed today that] Meanwhile Major Frederick L. the MeNary-Haugen bill may come| Martin, commander of the expedi- to a vote in the House this week.!tion, and his mechanic, Staff Ser- The Republicans steering committee | geant Alva L. Harvey, who crashed virtually agreed to bring the bill out on the floor either next Friday or Saturday, with debate limited two days. Spokesmen for the farm bloc said they had polled the House and had sufficient votes to pass the measure. LANGLEY, HELD GUILTY, PLANS Kentucky, convicted of conspir- acy in connection with a whisky transaction in 1921, to two years in federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. Milton Lipschutz, Philadelphia, convicted with Langley, also was ton, Ohio, indicted with “Langley and Lipschutz and who pleaded guilty. Sentence was imposed after the court overruled mo- tions for new trials. The at-, torney announced that an appeal would be taken, ‘and Langley and Lipschutz were released on bond pending the filing of their appeal. ; Covington, Ky., May 13—Attorneys representing, Congressman J. Langley, Kentucky, who was found puilty by @ jury in federal court ‘here of conspiring to sell and trans- port liquor, appeared before Judge they would appeal his case. Judge Cochran gave them until this after- noon to prepare their motion. to ON AN APPEAL Cochran today and announced that’ into a mountain 100 miles northwest of Chignik April 30 and who reached Port Moller on the Bering seadoast May 3, were to leave today en route to Seattle and Washington, D. C. PROBERS GET INTO QUARREL encer’s Line of Questioning Is Objected To May 13.—Investiga- meprageae Washington, GIVEN 2 YEARS tion of the Naval Reserve leases Covington, Ky., May 13.— |-was resumed today by the Senate oil Judge A. M. Cochran, in federal |committee with another quarrel court here today, sentenced | among committee members. Congressman John Langley, With Assistant Secretary Finney of the Interior Department on the stand, Senator Spencer, Republican, Missouri, sought to examine him on the basis of a statement put into a House hearing some weeks ago by Edwin Denby, while Secretary of the sentenced to ‘two years. The Senator Adams, Democrat, same sentence was pronounced | Colorado, protested and asked that a upon M. BE. Huth, Alliance, | quorum of the committee be sum- Ohio, and Walter B. Carey, Can- | moned. Chairman Ladd interjected that the matter Senator Spencer wanted to take up had twice been before the committee and declared the Missouri Senator was not bring- ing it in “in the proper way.” “The action of the Senator in at- tempting to put in this matter,” Sen, Adams added, “is an outrageous abuse of the committee.” No quorum appearing, Senator Spencer turned to another line of anastion{ne. LIQUOR CASES ON TRIAL Mandan, N. D,, May 13.—Judge H. L. Berry has announced a term of court for Sioux county to be held at Fort Yates beginning May 27, Seven or eight criminal cases are listed for trial, most of which involve sale of liquor to Indians, ‘ meet, | Loot State Bank of Abercrom- bie, Richland County, in Daring Holdup BIND AN OBSERVER Force Him to Witness Rob- bery — Escape Toward Minnesota Line Wahpeton, N. D., May A. P.)—Three robbers broke into the about 12 State Bank of Abercrombie, miles north of here, ing, demolished the safe deposit boxes and escaped 000 in cash, $4,250 in Liberty Bonds and an undetermined amount of collateral. The robb m,, occurred about 1:80 a. ding to Sheriff R. B. McMichael was carefully planned and one of the boldest ever perpetrated in this county. All telephone and telegraph wires into and from the town were cut while a young man employe of a telephone company, whom the robbers feared might give their plan away, was seized, gagged and bound for three hours and fore- ed through the back window of the bank to witness the robbery. Sheriff McMichael Several posses, aid, were hot on the trail of the trio which led to Hankinson, then into Minnesota near Wheaton and Graceville, The interior of the bank, accord- ing to Sheriff McMichael was virtual- ly demolished with all safety deposit boxes strewn about the floor with the contents empty. The safe was d by the employment of large- s and bullets from the rifles the men carried, The young telephone company em- | ploye was leaving his office at about 11 p.m. he said, when he was s ‘ed, bound and gagged by the robbers, who then took hiny to the Milwaukee railway shed nearby where they held him for about an hour, Then they took him to the postoffice and when he freed himself sufficiently to emit a yell they took him to the bank. Here he was forced to watch the men commit the robbery. After using heavy picks, he relat- ed, they broke the safe open by f' ing three shots at its hinges. They hurriedly removed the cash and Li- berty Bond contgnts and then rifled the safety deposit boxes. They then jumped in their waiting automobile and traveled presumably in an east- ern direction. As a result of destruction to the bank it will be forced to remain clos- ed several days, it is believed, the sheriff said. OPEN GRAVE TO FIND IDENTITY Sioux Falls, S. D.,_ May 13.—De- cision to open a grave at Niobrara, Neb., in a final effort to determine whether Arthur Frazier, Indian sol- dier from the South Dakota Rosebud! is dead or alive was reached at a conference here of American Legion officials and representatives of the veterans bureau, The body will be exhumed on May 21. The case of Arthur Ftazier is one of the strangest in the northwest growing out of the war. He was re- ported dead while in service and a body, supposedly his, buried at Nio- brara. Then several months ago, a man appeared, asserting he was Ar- thur Frazier. Government authori- ties doubted his statement and de- mand proof before agreeing to pay $2,100 that Frazier, if alive, would be entitled to. Various proofs were presented, including admissions of recognition by wartime companions of Frazier and others, but these were not accepted as conclusive by the adjutant general. COOLIDGE VETO I$ SUSTAINED Washington, May 13.—President Coolidge’s veto of the Bursum pen- sion bill was sustained today in the Senate. The vote crowned with success the first attempt of the President to block legislation with the executive veto. The vote to override was 53 to 28, one vote less than the two- thirds required. Thirty-two Repub- licans and the two Farmer-Labor Senators voted to override the veto Fwhile 16 Democrats voted to sustain it.» . Senators Ladd and Frazier, publicins, North Dakota, voted override the veto. Re- to DAIRY TOUR DATES ARE'SET. The dates on which the afnual dairy tour will be taken to New Sa- lem and Flasher have been fixed June 17, 18 and 19, to Flasher the first day, second Way at New Salem and the third day in Mandan at the experimental station in’ Man- dan. i BANK ROBBERS {CAMPAIGN IS GAIN $10,000 | GETTING UNDER INN. D. BANK} WAY IN STATE Organization. Work Precedes Speaking Campaign For The Administration MEETS THE - WORKER Campaign Manager to Confer With Them at District Meetings in State The Real Republican campaign in the next few weeks before the pri- mary of June 25 will be one without frills. It will be a case of going to the mat with facts and figures, in printed les, speeches by candi dates and in neighborhood mectings all over the state, The campaign will be almost wholly in the hands of a volunteer organization. This is t indication of W. H. Stutsman, eam- Paign manager, and other members of the committee, Active work of organization 13 now under wag to pfecede the speaking campaiyn throughout the state. In Burleigh county it is planned to have school house meetings through- out the county in the last two or three weeks before the primary vote, a plan followed in previous years. The opening of the organization drive, which was at Jumestown where Mr. Si workers from Eddy, LaMoure and Stutsman , will be followed by organization meetings in various sections of the state. It is probable that district organizations will be charged with much work in directing the campaign. Meetings planned by Mr, Stutsman, for the purpose of building up coun- ty organizations, will be resumed next Saturday at) Devils Lake when the campaign manager will meet workers from Benson, Ison, Ro- lette and Ramsey counties. The fol- lowing Monday at Rugby he will meet workers from Pierce, Bottineau and McHenry counties, Tuesday at Minot he will confer with workers from Renville, Ward, Mountrail and on Wednesday ms on. Burke counties and with workers from Divide, Will and..MeKenzie counties No speakers’ schedule has been ar- ranged as yet, and probably will not for the next two weeks, the organ- ization drive preceding the speaking campaign, Petitions placing «ll Real Repub- lican candidates formally in the case probably will be filed the last of this week, and will contain several thou- sand names, although but 300 are required, The candidates will in- clude L. L. Russell of New Rockford, replacing R. J. Gardiner as a can- didate for railroad commissioner, TOURIST PAY CAMP URGED Association of Commerce, in session last night, de- cided to recommend to the tourist camp committee thit a pay-camp be maintained east of the city this year. The directorsfelt that by the charge of a small fee a caretaker might be kept at the camp and a large stove provided so that hot water could be kept for tourists. The directors elected Geo. D. Mann a director of the organization, to serve until the next regular election, as a successor to P, R. Fields, who moved from the city to Grand Forks. ARCHITECT OF FARGO IS DEAD Fargo, May 13.—George Hancock, 74, prominent architect of Fargo and North Dakota, died suddenly while working in the garden at the rear of his home this morning. He is survived by his widow, two sons and two Brothers. ———_ -____—___—_+ | Weather Report ! For twenty-four hours ending at noon todny. Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity .. 85 55 39 31 T . 24 WEATHER FORECASTS — For Bismarck and vicinity: Gener- ally fair tonight and Wednesday. Heavy frost or freezing temperature tonight. Not so’cool Wednesday. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Heavy frost or freezing temperature to- night, Not so cool Wednesday. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS An extensive area of high pressure covers the Plains States and eastern Rocky Mountain region and cool weather prevails over these sections. Minimum temperatures were below freezing at most places_in North Da- kota, this morning. Rising tempera- ture® are reported west of the Rock- ies, The pressure is low west of \he Rockies and east of the Mississippi River and rain occurred in the Great Lakes regton and upper Mississippi Valley.. Snow was falling at most places in eastern North Dakota this morning, ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. EXPLOSION CAUSED BY USING OIL TO START FIRE HELD BY CORONER'S JURY The fire which snuffed out farm north of Regan yesterda in a heating stove, when Mrs sene to cording to County Coroner KE. Mrs. Davenport and four ¢ old, v last night. The coroner's jury, in, its ‘the opinion of us having been heating stove in said re The version of the accident the chores, Mr: sene in on hot ash tered fire throughout the roc fanned by a heavy wind the within a few minutes. The entire top of the stove blown off, the coroner said, only the base being left: standing in position. was Testimony was to the effect th both Mr. and Mrs. Davenport were in the habit of using kerosene to start fires. The six bodies were to be buried at 3 o'clock th afternoon from the town hall in Re; | side by side in the cemetery there. The charred condition of the bodies made early burial necessary. Father Sees Fire The victims of the tragedy wer Mrs. Edna Davenport, aged 27; Mil- dred Bricue, her daughter by a first marriage, aged 11; Addie Davenport, aged 5; Leo Davenport, aged three; Wilma Davenport, and four months, and William Bricue, aged 9, who died in a hospital here. When the father saw the fire in the house, from the he yelled “fire” to arouse his brother, Walter Davenport, and the latter's friend, John Strand, who were sleeping in the granary, and then rushed to the house, but was unable to get in the door, He then broke in a window and rescued William. The house consisted of two rooms, a kitehen and a living and sleeping room. The body of the baby was found in the kitchen, and the baby is believed to have burned to death, while the bodies of three children were found in bed in an adjoining room, and they are believed to have been suffocated by smoke. The body of Mrs. Davenport was found close to the door between the two rooms. an She probably had been injured, or at least suffocated or burned so badly immediately upon the explo- sion, that she unable to save herself or children. Neighbor's Help The coroner's inquest, held at the home of Mr. Uhde, was conducted by States Attorney Allen, Members of the jury were Arthur McCoy, Gil- bert E. Lewis and William Michel- son. The Davenports lind resided in the community many years and had many friends. hbors turned in yesterday and gave all the help possible. Mr, Davenport was left with one step-son, all of his children having burned to death. WINTER MAKES NEW VISIT IN EASTERN NX. D. No Damage to Crops, Is the Belief of Experts Review- ing Situation # Fargo, May 13.—A final sally by winter brought a May snowfall which melted rapidly to Fargo and a few other localized areas in eastern North Dakota last night and today and a heavy frost is expected to reach this vicinity today which is likely to affect early afeacl and flow- er gardens, the U, S. Weather Ob- server at Moorhead Geported) ‘Tele phone companies reported little dam- age was done while no damage will be done to crops, in the opinion of E. A. Wilson, superviser of extension work at the Agricultural College. With a snowfall of 2.6 inghes at Grand Forks early this morning, fol- lowed this afternoon by steady rain- fall there is little probability of damage to crops unless freezing weather follows, it was indicated by J, G. Diamond, statistician of United States Bureau of Crop Est: mates, Cool weather during May Nis greatly retarded growth of wheat, some of which is up in the Grand; Forks district and a few warm days are needed to start grasses, Mr. Dia-| mond declared. FARGO COMPANY BUILDS NEW BRIDGE NEAR ZAP The Fargo Bridge and iron ¢dm-! pany has begun the construction of a new bridge a¢ross the Knife river in Mercer county, four ntiles south of Zap. The contract for the bridge, which is to cost $6,800, was awarded to thé ‘+reatment Fargo organization last fall, art a fire; in the opinion of a coroner’ J. Gobel. verdict, CAUSE OF 6 DEATHS IN FARM TRAGEDY Evidence of Explosion ig Found by Coroner’s Jury Investi- gating Davenport Tragedy North of Re; Increased to Six When Boy Dies in Hospital Here an—Death List x lives on a Burleigh county was caused by an explosion Edna Davenport used kero- jury, ae- hildren were burned to death in the fire which destroyed the house while William, 9 years s so badly burned that he died in a local hospital said that the fire “in caused by an eullesiie in the idence.” drawn by Coroner Gobel from the testimony given at an inquest held was that after Leon- ard Davenport and a small son had gone to the barn to do Davenport decided to start a fire in a heating stove in which coal was used, that she poured kero- es and an explosion resulted which scat- om, and the flames were house was consumed by fire NEW RATE FOR WATER USED ON LAWNS IS MADE City Commission Cuts Rates For Lawn and Garden Use Almost in Half FOR AC tow rateforuseofwatertorlawn and garden use only was established by the city commission last night for the summer season in Bismarck. The rate was cut almost in half for this use. ‘The order reads that the “rate for water for lawn and garden use only shall be 17 cents per 100 cubic feet after adding 300 cubic feet to the average water consumed per month from December to the May reading.” The new rate starts after the May meter reading, which is about May 20; and after the September reading, which is about September 20, The present rate for water is 50 cents for the first 3,000 gallons con- sumed and 40 cents for more than that, which results, according to A. J. Arnot, in charge of the water works offices, in all bills over $1.50 per month paying the 40-cent rate. The new rate of 17 cents per cubic feet figures at 22 1-2 cents per i,000 gallons, so that the redaction is ac- tually from 40 cents per 1,000 gal- lons to 22 1-2 cents per th®usand gallons, he said. The present rate average amount of water the water works department figures a home would use for purposes other than lawn and garden, The rate was adopted by commissivn. last night, for pose of encouraging people to beau- tify their homes. The commission sometime ago asked that boulevard not be used for gardens, and said then a cheap water rate would be put into effect so that people could afford to keep the boulevards in grass. It is expected by the commission that the new rate will result in| many people keeping up their lawns, who have not done so previously. SUN YAT SEN SERIOUSLY ILL Hong Kong, May 18—(By the A. P.)—Dr. Sun Yat Sen, president of the Southern government of China, is seriously ill with brain fever but there is no confirmation of his death which has been reported. applies on the the city Shanghai, May —Sun Yat Sen, Southern government of China, is re- ported to have died from brain fever. The report which reached here from Hong Kong has not yet been confirmed but according to reliable information received there Sun Yat Sen has been unconcious for two day: ORLIE AND FRAZIER BOTH IMPROVING Roy Frazier, member of: the lea- gue state executive committee, who was injured in an automobile acci- dent on May 3, is improving rapid- lv and probably will leave the hospi- tal within a few days, Dr. E. P. ‘ Quain, in charge of the patient, said last night, A. G. Sorlie of Grand Forks league candidate for pbvernor is mending more slowly than Frazier but is get- ting along nicely, Dr. Quain said last night. He said it was possible that Sorlie could be moved from the hospital this week he was not cer- tain whether this action would be taken, He will need to be under longer than Frazier, it was said. x the pur-, OPPOSITION IS SAID FRIENDLY TO DAWES PLAN Party of the Left V Power in France, Continue Negotiations vill Assume MEETI! OFF Poincare Will Not Attempt to Carry Out Reparation Policy Further 1. (By the A. Py) Premier Poincare und his recently nyanized ministry will step from June 4 er interpretea the ma- parliamentary election as a repudiation of his government and forthwith decided to resign. His decision was ratified the Council of Ministers held today in the Pa- lace of the Elysee under the chair: manship of President Milterand, The new Chamber of Deputies will meet on June 2, elect its president, officials and secretaries, and then ad- journ until the fourth when the new president wil! deliver ning address. The first official business transacted will be when M. Poincare reaches his declaration of resigna- tion. June 4 was tne earliest constitu- tional date the government could have chosen to resign. Today's action of the cabinet regarded as making the meeting which was to occur between Pre- miers MacDona'd and Poincare im- possible. The leavers which will make up the leading bloc in the Chamber are all unaerstood to favor application of the Dawes reparation plan. As there is more than the mere execution of the details of this to be discussed between the French and British premiers, Pre- miér Poincare considered there was on longer the necessar uthority in his hands to discuss the negotiations. Socialists Seek Power ion in radical and socialis- Di tic circles as to the’ formation of the new government indicates that the leaders of the coulition bloc of the Left will insist upon the social- ists receiving their-full: share of the honors. Already a strong movement is on foot in favor of a socialist as president of the chamber. This project seems like on the first clash betw majority and opposit of the small margin radicals and radical socialists can muster without the help of the more moder- ate elements some doubt is enter= tained as to whether a socialist can be selected to this post, even if the radicals were willing to support him. Former Premier the most talked of the premiership. The official result is: Conserva- tives 20; Republicans of the Bloc National 117; Republicans of the Left 52; Democrats of the Left 75; Radicals and radical socialists 139; publican socialists 35; socialists communists total In addition there remains 10 seats from the college, four on which a second ballot is necessary and one seat yet to bring y the new In view n. the Briand remains probability for in doubt, making up thé total. + FRANC FALLS York, May 13,—The outcome of the French elections, foreshadow- ing Premier Poincaras retirement and modification of France's foreign policies, brought a rp break of more than 50 points in the price of French francs, the most drastic de- cline since the collapse of the cur- rency early in March. From Satur- day's level of 6.06 cents, the rate dipped as low as 5.62 and then fluc- tuated erratically hetween 5% id 5%. Selling of the currency origin- ated abroad and losses there were extended inthe local market shortly after the opening. While bankers and foreign ex- change dealers were inclined to be- New lieve that a change in ministry would hasten rather than retard a reparations settlement, they pointed out that English and German oper- ators embraced the opportunity to sell francs short in favor of the ab- sence of French support. j@ Sterling was depressed more than a cent to around 4.36 pnd Belgian francs yielded about 25 points to 4,76 cents. YOUNG MAN IS ELECTROCUTED Valley City, N. D., May 13.—Kinar Hedenstein, 23, was killed almost in- stantly Sunday morning on the H. 0. Rood farm a short distance southeast of the city, when the electricity pas- sed through a stream of water and into his body. According to reports from the farm, a short. circuit in the trans- former caused wires in the barn to start a fire. Hedensten, who came to the Rood farm about a month ago from Minneapolis where his parents reside, carried a pucket of water into the barn and dashed it at the flae cuused by the short cir- cuit. The electricity passed through the stream from the wires to the bucket, killing the man almost in- stantly. The farm is lighted with electricity from. this city. sleading. public list of pupils ill it tin 1934. Eton; Engl nd’s school, has a long enough to