The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1924, Page 1

me y iH HE IS ACTUAL Uh the point. had struck the fatal blow was Drought out under questioning by Benjamin Bacharach of defense counsel. “Did Loeb say who struck the ~ blow?” asked “He told me throughout all’ details that he, f pom by members of the family -Maty Sheriff Nels Melshofland WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Thursday. Not mach change in temperature, THE BISMARCK TRIBUN ESTABLISHED 1873 LOEB ADMITS FRANKSSLAYER \ Alienist, Testifying in Case, Says Youth Told-Him of Striking Fatal Blow HAD BEEN Both He and Leopold Had Ac- cused Each Other — Loeb ‘Devoid of any Emotion DENIED Chicago, Aug. 6—Dr. Bernard Glueck of New York, testified® at the Franks hearing this morning that Richard Loeb, in his mental examination of him, had admitted that he struck the blow with a cold chisel that killed Bobby Franks. Throughout the investigation of the con/ction of Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr., with the murder the matter of who actually struck the fatal biow had been jan unsolved mystery. Both youths, while con- fessing to the kidnaping and slay- ing, accused the other, Two defense alienists previously on the witness stand had failed, they said, to ask the boys as to which struck the fatal blow and the state ‘had been unable to bring out Loeb remained impassive when Dr. Glueck testified that he had killed Bobby Franks, Leopold leaned forward, a grimace on his face, smiled slowly and talked with his counsel. The statement that Loeb actually Loeb, struck the blow,” replied Dr. Glueck. Judge Caverly and attorney re- mained impassive as had Loeb when JUDGE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6, 1924 CAVERLY SENDS I FIVE TO GALLOWS IN THREE YEAR CAVERLY BY GEORGE BRITT NEA Service Writer Chicago, Aug. 5.—Out of 12°death verdicts returned’and sentences pro- nounced in the criminal court here in the last three- years, five have been before Judge John R. Caverly. This record may or may not be significant as the world waits for Judge Caverly to give his verdict in the testimony was offered, Judge|the case of Richard A. Loeb and Caverly leaning calmly on his hand,| Nathan F. Leopgld Jr, confesses elbow on the arm of his chair. slayers of Robert Franks. But it is Spectators Miss Point / The mental pathologist spoke .in a low pitched, one toned voice and twice within the first five minutds was urged by -Mr. Bacharach... tp “speak louder plea’ } Talking along in h monotorte Mr. Bacharach suddenly interrapted him with a question as to whether Loeb had admitted who struck the fatal blow. In the same voice Dr. Glueck replied that Loeb had ad- mitted throughout his examination of him that he, Loeb, struck the blow. ‘ It was not apparent that the spec- tators had caught the real signi cance of the remark. There was nothing to indieate that they had even caught the remark. “Y “I took up with Loeb the Franks rime and asked him to tell of it,” testified Dr. Glueck. “Loeb replied in a most matter of fact way, nar rated without any squeerishness all the details and planning of the crime and I was amazed at the absolute absence of any normal feeling. He showed no remorse, no regret, no passion or love and as he kept on talking it became evident to me that he was {utterly devoid of emotional responses. It became wholly incomprehensive to me ex- cept that I felt he had a very ab- normal personality, “I never saw such profound dis- parity. He told me of his little bro- ther, of whom he was most fond, yet he had considered him as a pos- sible victim. Even here he showed no emotional response. He explain- ed his matter of factness by saying that he had ‘nothing ‘within him that might call forth any such re- sponse.” SUICIDES AS PARTY ENDS a, N. D., Aug. 6.—A sad trag- jedy marked the close of a day of social pleasure, when Mrs. C. C. Herring, wife of a farmer living 8 miles south of Plaza, ended her life by taking. strychnine shortly after guests had departed after attend- ance Mr. Herring’s birthday par- ty. No motive for the suicide was r quaintances of the woman, and coroner's jury brought in a. ver- dict of death by strychnine poison- ing. é Neighbors and friends had been members of the party which cele- brated the occasion, and Mrs. Her- ring had apparently been in the best of spirits if the afternoon. Late in the afternoon, when the par- ty terminated, Mr. and Mrs. Herring took home eighbor family in the Herring car, and after their return the wife prepared supper for her husband while he milked the cows any did the customary evening chores. After cooking the meal, Mrs. Herring stepved into the room adjoining the kitchen and swallowed the :fatal draft, The funeral was held Monday. Q In addition to the husband, two edopted children mourn the loss of the mother. County Coroner A. Flath and Dep- of Stanley investigated the ca at least something to think ‘about. This is the sort of “friendly judge” the defense drew. Out of the half dozen judges in the criminal court, Judge Caverly has uttered the fatal formula of the ex- treme sentence more than twice as often #s any other. Under. the Illi- nois law, the jury fixes the penalty in returning its verdict, but by coin- cidence or otherwise, juries in Judge ONE DIES IN TRAIN CRASH Eighteen Are Injured When) Elevated and Subway Trains Crash New York, Aug. 6—One person was killed and 18 injured, four cri- t train on the elevated division of the Brighton line’ of the Brooklyn-Man- hattan Transit company ran into the rear end of a steel subway train at the Ocean Parkway station. Both of the trains were bound for Coney Island. The steel subway train was just pulling out of the station as the wooden train, composed of six cars, entered John MeNicholas, motorman wooden car, in a statement to Hylan, declared that the handle of his air brake control slipped off as he it. tried te apply his brakes, and jam-! med when he tried to replace it. He told the nfuyor that when his brakes failed to work he left his cub and ran through the first car and into the second, warning the passengers. Bernard Yachte, of Brooklyn, a conductor standing on the platform between the first and second cars of the wooden train, was killed. In addition to the 18 treated by physicians, it was éstimated by the police that 30 others were slightly | bruised or cut. PHARMACY LAW TO BE REVISED Fargo, Aug. 6.—Revision of the state pharmicy. law, a matter “of first importance to the pharmacists of this state,” aceording to Ray Stin- son of Pembina, president of the North Dakota Pharmaceutical asso- ciation, was the subject of discus- sion yesterday at the 9:30'a. m. ses- sion of the assodiation, which opened its 39th annual convention at the Conimercial club yesterday. The, entire morning was given .to consideration of the proposed mo- del pharmacy bill, recommended by the national’ association boards of ppRERiney and revised by the North jakota state board of pharmacy. , BOY ARCHITECT 1, England, Aug, 6.—Liv- ithedral, which will be the old arehitéct, Gilbert Scott. His designs fe accepted in a competi- tion which, 103 noted architects en- teréd, ly late yesterday when a wood | of the fayor| | Caverly’s court have tended toward | hanging. In 1922 he pronounced the oprly | death sentence imposed. In 1923 he | sentenced two of the nine men con- demned, This year he has already sentenced two, the only death ver- dicts returned. Back in his old days in municipal court Judge Caverly was known for his rigid impartiality and severe sen- tences. “Fifty dollars and costs” was a tag phrase with him. The judge was born in England in 1861, His was no pampered child- hood. He worked for what he receiv- ed and was not graduated from night law school until he was 36 years old. He has been in public office almost continuously since then, as assistant attorney, city attorney, police strate and judge. THREE ARRESTS MADE NEAR MAX Fargo, N. D., Aug. 6.—Federal pro- hibition officers today reported sev- eral arrests in the state. John Sitch of Max, N, D., was ar- rested on Aug. 2 charged with pos- session and 40 gallons of corn mash He will be arraigned ice of the peace. Jack Lakoduck of Max was also arrested on Aug. 2 charged with pos- session, Federal agents seized 12 gallons of beer mash and a half gal- lon of moonshine. While at the farm arresting Lakoduck, the authorities aw two men jump into their Ford ar and ride away in a hurry. Sus- picious, they gave chase and the two in the car ahead were seen to throw out a number of bottles and other articles. They were caught after a three-mile chase and a gallon bottle of moonshine, one pint and two quart bottles taken from them. Their car was also confiscated. They were charged with possession and will be arraigned before a justice of the peace. A 10 gallon copper still was also eized on the Fred Ashoen farm at Max and he was arrested and will be arraigned before a justice of the peace on a charge of 1 of possession, U. §. GUARDS N.D, LIVESTOCK Bureau of Animal Industry Has Widespread Activities Activities of state and federal of- ficers having to do with the 'protec- tion of livestock in the state just now are centered on the eradication of tuberculosis. Funds for this pur- Pose are made available both by the state and federal governments. Bismarck has an office which su- pervises much work in the protei tion of livestock and is little knuwn. It: is the North Dakota office of the Bureau of Animal Industry, a divi sion of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. The officc, on the third floor of the federal build- ing here, is in charge of Dr. H. H. \Cohenour. Three clerks comprise the office force and Dr. Cohenour has under his supervision eight field men scattered throughout the state in livestock protection and inspection work and two inspectors on the Can- adian border who inspect cattle and other livestock imported into this country. The office supervised the expendi- ture of about $100,000 in federal funds in the state last ‘year. EVACU EVACUATION OF OF RUNS AMUGK ON |CIRCUMAVIATORS REACH REYKJAVIK RUHR ASKED IN GERMANS NOTE Other Questions | Raised at Inter-Allied Conference to Consider Dawes Plan NOT A SERIOUS BAR? American Observer Is Quoted, as Saying Agreement | Can Be Reached London, Aug. 6.--(By the A. a The German memorandum in reply t@| the allied protocol outlining plan¥! for putting the Dawes reparatior pro-| gram into effect was handed to thé allied representatives in Dewning street this morning by the chiefs of the German delegation. In gpnsequence Premier MacDon< ald is urging all possible expedition so that another plenary meeting of the international conference can be held today. The Germans worked all night and completed their reply this to the protocol at 3 o'clock morning. American experts who read the German memorandum and covering letter submitted to the allies today said they did not believe the objec- tions raised were likely to-prove a serious bar to the success of the program the inter-allied body had worked out for making the Dawes plan effective. It was announced that the “big fourteen” of the conference would reassemble at 9 o'clock this morning. |. Is Broad Survey The memorandum was an 18-page document accompanied by a covering letter, It was a broad survey of the German point of view of the whole program of the inter-allied confer- ence as worked out for the launching of the Dawes plan. It did not go into details but presented the Ger- man viewpoint regarding the experts report on defaults and sanctions on the fiscal and economic unity of Germany and on the transfer of re- paration payments, the three divi- sions into which the conference work was divided. In the covering letter which the Germans presented, two important questions outside the conference were raised. The first was the military evacuation of the Ruhr and the oth- er zones outside the Rhineland and the other was the question of the retention of allied railway men in the Ruhr. COOLIDGE TO CUT SPEECH TO FEW SUBJECTS Unable to Cover Whole Range in Speech at Formal Notification DRI NORTHWEST Washington, Aug. 6.—President Coolidge has decided to limit his speech accepting the Republican nomination to discussion of a few major topics. To this end he is “boiling down” the first draft of his address, care- fully, prepared and touching many subjects, after telling friends he could not treat’ all things of interest in the United States in one speech. Among the topics Mr. Coo expected to emphasize in h dress in its final form are the ad- ministration’s record in foreign re- lations, government economy and tax reduction. The speech will be delivered at the formal notification exercises here Augyst 14. Porter J. McCumber, former Sen- ator from North Dakota, asked President Coolidge today to enter- tain @ hearing from the sugar pro- ducers of the nation before taking final action on the tariff commis- ion report on sugar duties. As a representative Of producers Mr. Mc- Cumber said he would oppose any cut in the tariff, Mr. McCumber joined with other Republican leaders in urging an act- ive campaign in Northwestern. states with headquarters in Minneapolis. He reports from that territory indicated a trend to the Republican ticket. Many Would _ Aid LaFollette Washington, Aug. 6.—(By the A. P.)—One of the tasks confronting LaFollette workers is the weeding out of offers to aid in the campaign. Robert-M. LaFollette Jr., in charge of the campaign operations here, re- ports that the mails are full of let- ters from men and women who want to lehd @ helping hand. “MIRACLE DOCTOR” Vienna, Aug. 6.—From all _ part of Europe invalids are flockihg to the remarkable little cottage of Johann Reinbacher, the “miracle doc? tor,” in the tiny village of Stainz. His only prescriptions are various kinds of herbs, and reports of his cures - hay spread throughout the continent, Ad oo * TRAIN, ESCAPES AND SLAYS ONE Man Believed to be From Portland, Oregon, At- tacks Passengers KILLS CASS LAKE MAN Crushes Head with Hammer When Latter Says He’s Member of Legion Cass Lake, Minnesota, Aug. 6.— Running amuck on a Great Northern train here last night, N. J. Lindberg, believed to be from Portland, Ore- gon, attacked passengers and train- men, jumped from the train here where he killed one man and wound- ed another probably fatally and then killed himself. The man killed was Charles Rich- ards of Cass Lake. Lindberg, a cording to reports, called Richards frdm his home, asked him if he was a member of the American Legion and when the latter replied affirma- tiyely, crushed in his skull with a blow from a monkey wrench which he had seized on the train. ‘A posse of 300 men organized im- mediately, set out in seach of the slayer, who, meanwhile, had raided a farm home and stolen several pis- tols. Meeting Roy Jondahl, a mem- ber of the posse, Lindberg immedi- ately opened fire and sent bullets in- to Jondahl’s groin and abdomen. Dashing into a nearby wood, Lindberg then sent a bullet into his own brain, He was dead when members of the Posse found him. FIND “SALOON” IN WILTON, SAY DRY OFFICIALS Declare That Beer Which Tested 6% Per Cent Was Sold Over the “Bar” RAID) MANDAN’ HALL The old-time saloon came back— for a time—in Wilton, according to Special Agent Myers of the state license department. Myers visited the G. pool hall there Monday night and confiscated 48 bottles of supposed beer, and a jug of wine. The beer was on ice at the soda fountain, ac- cording to the agent. The stuff was brought here for analysis, The analysis today show- ed, according to State License In- spector Elliott, that the beer was E. Anstrom 6% percent alcohol and the wine was 10.8 percent. The deputy in- spector after his raid closed the pool hall. One man was drinking beer at the fountain at the time of the raid, Myers asserted. Two sthte officers and one federal officer visited Mandan last night and entered the Moose Hall on Col- lins avenue. They confiscated, ac- cording to state license department officials, seven gallons of alcohol, seven bottles of beer, a small quan- tity of wine and a few partly filled bottles of miscellaneous drinks. There were about 100 empty tin cans and glass containers scattered through the place, officers said. Two other pl: were visited but no liquor confi cated, it was said. HOLD BANDIT BAND BROKEN Man Captured in South Da- kota Wanted in This State Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 6.—When Brown county authorities captured Cap Edwards at Houghton, S. D., Monday they helped to complete the disruption of one of the most notcrious gangs in South Dakota’s history. Edwards was wanted in North Dakota on a charge of robbery, the charge arising out of his alleged Rersidpetion | in the robbery at Straubville, N.-D., Friday night in which T. A. Stabback, alias “Can- adian Blackie” was killed. Stabback was the leader of the gang, which headquartered at Houghton and Edwards is suppos- ed to be the man who drove the car which the bandits used in the Straubville robbery. The car was found at Houghton and it tallies closely with the description given by men at Straubville who saw the machine during the robbery. A third member of the band, learn- ing that authorities vere after him, thas dropped out of s: North Dakota aut! eritles were here today and they took Edwards back with them to face the robbery charge. Foot and Mouth dise for the first half of this year cost the’ lives [of nearly 100,000 head of livestock. AFTER BATTLING HARD GALE; FEAR TO HOP OFF NOW FOR GREENLAN THE NEXT STOP Map shows next stop in Greenland of Airmen circumnavigating globe TAX CUT NOT FULL 25 PCT, IN ALL CASES Varies According to Amount of Bonded Indebtedness, Etc. Under Proposed Law | PETITIONS ARE KEILED The exact cut in taxes which would be effected in Bismarck and Burleigh county, if the proposed tax limitation measure of the State Tax Payers Association were ed into law on November 4, is some- what problematical. Because of the exceptions,.such as special local im- provement taxes, ete. the estimated cut in the city of Bismarck would be about 18, and not 25 percent, as indicated on the face of the: pro- posed law. The decrease would range from 15 to 25 percent in many tax districts, it is estimated, Voters of North Dakota will de- cide on Novembér 4 whether taxes in the state for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927. shall be reduced by the law for which petitions bearing 16,- 700 names were filed with the Sec- retary of State yesterday, The proposed law provides that for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927 all boards in the state charged with levying taxes “must take as the basis of such respective levy or cer- tification, the aggregate amount of taxes actually levied and extended upon the tax record in the same taxing district for the year 1923, and the’ amounts levied for each of said years of 1925, 1926 und 1927 must be limited to’ not exceed seventy- five percent of the amount levied and extended upon the tax record in 1923.” Exceptions provide that the lim- itations shall not apply to special assessments for local improvements, sinking funds, interest on bonds, the county tuition levy, levies for the purpose of exterminating grass- hoppers or destroying gophers or similar pests; state taxes now pro- vided by statute and fixed at a def- inite rate in mills, not state hail taxes It is further provided that appro- priations of the legislature for the biennial period ending June 30, 1925 shall not be affected. The petitioners committee named in petitions filed is composed of Dan R, Jones of Wahpeton; W. A. McClure of Dickinson; T. Welo of Velva; John Knauf Jamestown; J. of M. F. Murphy of Grand Forks; B. Saylor of Bismarck; A. L, Martin of Sentinel Butte; C. J. Sundahl of Niagara; C. C. Peterson of Rey- nolds, G. W. Conn of Amidon, S. J. Rasmussen of Carpion; R. E, Barron of Minot, Henry Ulve of Forman. Petitions presented by the State Tax Payers Association, asking for a vote in the November 4 election on the proposed tax reduction measure, have been duly filed and the proposi- tion will go on the ballot, “M. W. Duffy, deputy secretary of state suid today. G. L. PRICE» ON WEST COAST George L. Pr , formerly of The Tribune, and who left Bismarck to accept a place on the copy staff of the Ralph H. Jones Advertising Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, has joined the Mayers Company of Los ‘Angeles, as head of the copy. and plans department. A very attract- ive offer from the latter company lured Mr. Price to the Pacific Coast. Mining Is Brisk In Alaska Seward, Alaska, Aug. 6.—A re- vival of mining, principally for gold, has been reported this summer on the Kenai Peninsula, across whose neck the government's, Alaska rail- road runs yorth from ‘this city. Many prospectors have been. at- tracted to the Nuka Bay section, 50 miles south of Seward, where a dis- covery was said to have been made at the close of last season. Several 1 Me Conditions Declared Worst in Years, and Airmen Fear PRICE FIVE CENTS EIGHT PERISH IN WISCONSIN STORM GREAT DAMAGE o| IS DONE OVER ENTIRE STATE They Would Find no Land-| Bridges Washed | Out, Crops ing Place After 400-Mile Hop at This Time—Ships Buffet Gale in Good Shape javik, Iceland, A 6- -Lieuts. |r H. Smith and Eric Nelson, United States Army world fliers, expect to remain here several days, following their stormy trip from Hocfn Hornafjord on the eastern Icelandic coast’ yesterday. ‘The fliers said they could start today on their Greenland flight except for the uncertainty of the situation at Angmagsalik, ,where the worst ice conditions in years are reported, The airmen do not like the pros- pect of a 480-mile flight over dpen water with no certainty of a proper Iynding place. The reports from Angmagsalik are conflicting, there being no assurance as yet that the supply steamer Gertrude Rask, re- ported caught in the ice 15 miles off shore, had been able to deliver her supplies for the airmen’s next stop. Preparations were made early to- day to pull the planes ashore for minor repairs. This work will re- quire less than a day's time. The machines came through the battle with the high wind on the flight here from Hornafjord _ yester- day in good shape despite the fact thet the pat times was so furious that it carried away part of the radio apparatus in the cruiser Rich- mond, flagship of the patrol fleet. 2, COURSES ARE CONSIDERED IN BOND MEASURE; Petition for Rehearing May Be Filed in the Supreme Sourt by Association INITIATED | MEASURE Association Considers Wheth- er to File Petitions Ask- ing for Assessment Vote With the supreme court, decision on the validity of petitions submitted to the Secretary of State for initia- tion of a constitutional amendment providing for a $6,000,000 bond issue to aid depositors in closed banks and rewriting the Guaranty Fund law decided—the court holding the re- jection of the petitions was proper— two courses were being considered today by the officers of the Associa- tion of Depositors of Closed Banks in North Dakota. W. E. Dyer, president, and other officers of the association, were to meet in Slope county today and de- cide whether or not petitions would be filed before 5 p, m. asking for a vote on an initiated law doubling the present assessment made on state banks for the guaranty of bank de- posits fund. They slso were consid- ering whether or not to direct that a petition for rehearing in the case in- vojving the constitutional amendment be asked of the supreme court, and this probably will be done, according to William Langer, attorney. The supreme had today settled the fate. of the proposed constitutional amendment providing for a six. mil- lion dollar bond issue to aid deposi- tors of closed banks and rewriting the Guaranty Fund Laws, by holding the s tary of state’s refusal to file the petitions presented was valid. Basis of Decision The court, in deciding the applica- | tion for review of the decision of the Secretary of State, did not decide the (Continued on page three.) BLAME HEAT FOR 5 DEATHS Chicago Suffers as Temper- ature Rises Rapidly Chicago, Aug. 6—Five deaths - attributable to the heat, several prostrations and an accident in which 3 women were seriously hurt, was Chicago's record yes- terday as the thermometer climbed from the lower 70's in the morning to 92 at 5 p.*m. Relief came to the sweltering city last ni; in the form of a heavy electrical and rain storm that at times almost assumed the proportions of a cloudburst sending the temperature down 15 degrees in less than an hour. D. Hartgren, a locomotive engineer, was overcome and died when on duty. Mrs, Jen- nie Gibbons, 80, fell dead from the heat in her home. Edward Winick collapsed and fell ac- ross a charged third rail, electrocuting him. George Childers, 18, and Charles Mugger, 18, drowned, Destroyed, Buildings Dam- aged During Storm DAMAGE INTO MILLIONS Toll of Life Is Set at Eight a3 Reports of Damage Con- tinue to Come Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 6.—Wiscon- sin's most severe storm in years has taken a terrific toll in property and life and the end is not yet, accord- ing to surveys made this morning. Property loss will ren into millions of dollars and eight deaths are trace- able to the storm. More than 15 bridges on the Chi- cago and Northwestern and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul roads be- tween Milwaukee and Green Bay are washed away and all: train service on north branches discontinued in- definitely. Waters in swollen rivers and streams from Milwaukee to Oshkosh continue to rise, flooding lowlands and taking toll of bridges, buildings and crops. Just as the volume of water was receding after the storm of August 3, heavy rains of yesterday afternoon added heavier burdeng to the already over-taxed streams. Hundreds of tourists are stranded in cities and towns of the flooded area, Storm State Wide The last storm was state-wide, becoming near cloudbursts in many places, especially at Baraboo. West- ern Wisconsin also suffered from heavy rain, with damage less appar- ent, The heaviest toll was taken in the area between Milwaukee and Fond du Lac where water lies in vast ponds in places that were but recent- ly showing promise of yielding boun- teous crops. Seven inches of rain fell at Nee- nah, since Sunday, it is reported. Other vicinities in the same area re- port unofficial rain measurements varying from 3.5 inches to 8 inches. Near Campbellsport, two miles of concrete road has been washed away, - according to latest reports. DAVIS MEETS HIS MANAGER Candidate Goes Over Organ- ization Problems —After a day of rest at his home at Locust Val- ley, Long Island, John W. Davis, Democratic party standard bearer had another busy day ahead today at his personal headquarters in this city. Engagements with a number of party leaders were on his calendar and further discussion with his campaign manager, Clem Shaver, regarding organization and selec- tion, were booked. The chairman of the finance committee, upon which will devolve the task of rais- ing campaign funds, has been com- pleted but his name has not beer published. eo ;_ Wea Weather Report * weATiien REPORT For 24 hours ending at noon: Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday New York, Aug., 50 72 54 Lowest last night . AT itation 0 Weather Forecasts For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday. Not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: and Thursday. temperature. General Weather Conditions The low pressure area has moved slowly eastward over the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region and showers occurred in the Plains State: Fair tonight Not much change in Mississippi Valley and at scattered places in the Great Lakes region, Chicago and Kansas City report heavy showers. Fair weather pre- vails in North Dakota and from the Rocky Mountain region westward to the Pacific Coast. Temperature changes during the past 24 hours have been slight. North Dakota Corn and Wheat Re- gion Summary For the week ending Aug. 5, 1924. The weather during the week was favorable for crops and farm work in practically all sections of the State. The rye harvest is nearing comple- tion and some has been threshed. The barley harvest is well advanced and the spring wheat. harvest is up— der way. Eighty percent of the spring wheat is beyorid danger of black stem rust, but considerable infeetion is occurring on Jate sown. The corn is mostly tasseled and in the silk stage. Flax is mostly in. the boll stage and some is ripening. Some early potatoes are, being dug, with general good crop. Pastu! ranges need rain-in many sections, ORRIS W. pases Meteorologist,