The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 10, 1924, Page 1

" the WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Snow probable tonight and Tuesday. ESTABLISHED 187: BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA MONDA 'VEMBER 10, 1924 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | mone | PRICE FIVE CENTS BUSINESS REACHES NEW PEAK INN. W. LODGE'S DEATH BRINGS SENATE LEADERSHIP UP New and Unusual Situations Faced in Short Term of Congress by G. O. P. : WARREN MAY ADVANCE Wyoming Senator or Curtis of Kansas Likely To Be _ Republican Leader Washington, Nov. 10—The passing of Senator Lodge just as his party was preparing to harvest the fruits of a sweeping victory at the polls, surrounds the question of leadership in the Senate with new and unusual situations. A veteran of the Old Guard, adamant against the policies of the LaFollette insurgents» on the one hand and unable to accept some of the proposals #f the Republican administration on the other hand, Massachusetts patriarch had more than once found his title as Republican floor leader somewhat of an Need Leader Now that the powerful equasion of his personal influence has been removed from the problem, party chieftains face the task of deciding what new alignment can be effect- ed to fill the gap and make for party solidarity. In the determination of this ques- tion, President Coolidge undoubted- ly will have an opportunity to wield the dominant power of party lead- ership conferred by the election. If he cares to give it his advice will be a powerful factor in deciding whether the Old Guard is to remain the power in the Senate or whether seniority is to be lifted aside and some new leader lifted. ; This question assumes a still greater significance when it is con- sidered that the new Congress which meets next year will see a substan- DOHENY LEAVING COURT Doheny (right) is seen here being heard Dohen oil reserve a fellow-ofti Petrified Ear of Corn One of In the Displays — North freak ear is being sent b; Indian Agency at Fort Yat ent booster for corn raisix exhibits from Sioux coun M the show room, which i Broadway, will be well filled with fall. A part of the’ great variety of prizes for the show ure now on dis- tial increase in Republican Senate strength. In view of the changes to take place as a result of the elec- tion and closé valance in Congress any permanent organization on the Republican side may be delayed for some months and a temporary leader designated to act during the short session. ” Warren May Lead Should no sweeping readjustment of the Senate be attempted, it is probable Senator Warren of Wyo- ming or Senator Curtis of Kansas will be floor leader. But if there is to be a new deal all around the names may include Wadsworth of New York, Moses of New Hampshire, Reed of Pennsylvania and Watson ot Indiana. Lodge is the - third prominent Senate Republican to die within recent weeks. As a result the Republican party finds ¢tself with a membership of but 50 in the Senate, unless Gov. Cox of Massa- chusetts appoints a successor to enator Lodge before December 1. \ Although the vacaney caused by the death of Senator Colt of Rhode Island was filled in Tuesday’s elec- tion, that resulting from the more recent death of Senator Brandegee will not be decided until Dec. 16 in special election. As this is more than two weeks after the time set for meeting of Congress, the Senate will meet without a full membership. In the face of that situation, but 50 Republican members, not all of whom are classed as strict party men, the situation will need expert handling if the Republicans are to sheontinue in the Senate as the dom- a P Yi y b > a i j S ie. , & F f | 4 } | } yy a Qa = inant party. Borah to Advance Under the rule of seniority, Sen- |, ator Borah, Idaho, ranking Republi- can member, would succeed to the chairmanship of the foreign rela- tions committee which it is believed he would uccept, although it would mean his surrender of the education and-labor committee and any idea of assuming the chairmanship of the judiciary committee, for which he is in line, under the practice which restricts a Senator to one major committee chairmanship. The procedure for selecting a par- ty floor leader is not so clearly de- fined, the seniority rule not always being followed. If it should be, the selection in this case would fall on Senator Warren of Wyoming but if promotion should be resorted to the choice would fall on Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republican whip and Re- publican floor leader, Some friends of Senator Warren believe he would not select the leadership and Sen- ator Curtis will be named. Senator Curtis has-been active for some- time in the actual leadership on the floor as have Senator Watson of and Senator Reed of Penn- owing to Senator Lodge shaving | voluntarily relinquished much control to them and devoted his time to foreign relations and other affairs. SUES STATE . FOR SALARY John Cain has sued the State of North Dakota, in the Burleigh dis- trict court, for $700, alleged to be due for services as caretaker of the state fish hatchery in Rolette county from August/15, 1920 to 3 February 45, 1921.3. play at Hoskins-Meyer, Bismarck. An attractive window contains the cups offered for. the, show, with one ex- ception. Five are to be offered, to- gether with more $500 in cash prizes. | The foreward of the Corn Show i prospectus says: “North Dakota has} demonstrated this year what it can do in the production of corn against conditions hardly ideal. Over the entire corn belt unfavorable weather militated against a bumper yield, but jin many counties of this state excel- j ‘lent corn has been harvested. Many counties are working upon exhibits | in an attempt to wrest the Hanna! grand prize cup from Sargent county, last_year’s, winner. 1 “North Dakota is more firmly on! the corn map this year than ever. It! j has produced better yields than many parts of Iowa and Illinois. Vaudeville shows, farmers’ insti- tute amd many attractive bargains will be combined to provide interest, for visitors, together with the corn show. ROLLCALL 1S SUCCESS Bismarck Highly Praised For Fine Work Done — The Bismarck roll-call campaign for the Red Cross has established , a new record in the state. “The results speak for them- Ives,” writes J. P, Hardy of Fargo, ate director. “And Bismarck had set an example that is going to be difficult for others to follow. The; Bismarck roll call is a most remark- able one.” Because of the fine organization built up here under R. A. Tracy, local chairman, Mr. Hardy has in- formed Miss Mary Cashel that he is! sending an outline of the organiza- tion to other chapters in the state for use in future, campaigns. Mr. Tracy declines to take credit for the drive. im “Am glad to know the campaign | was a success,” he observed. “This | was due to the splendid work and! assistance of the Bismarck Tribune and a fine bunch of workers on the committee.” GIRL, 14,18 | ROUND SLAIN Is Search for Murderers Being Made East Chicago, Indiana, Nov. 10.— The body of/ 14-year-old Florence Gwazda, with her tongue cut out and her throat severed, was found on a prairie near here early’ today by a workman. The girl had been missing since yesterday afternoon. The body was bruised and batter- ed, indicating the girl had fought her assailant. She was the eldest rer of the Pan-American Oif Company, down the steps. EXHIBITS ROLLING IN RAPIDLY FOR NORTH DAKOTA STATE CORN SHOW, TO OPEN SECOND TIME A petrified ear of corn will be e North Dakota State Corn Show which opens in Bismarck Wednesday, November 12, and continues for four da The exhibits were rolling in rapidly to to be in the The earlier date of the show h to select corn in tie field for the show. ‘gratulating him, of five children and had left her home intending to go to a motion picture show. A search for the slayer is being ma federal courtroom in the Blk Hills naval rman Bridges (left), HERE WEDNESDAY Freak Exhibits to be Shown Dakota Now ‘irmly in Corn Belt, Says Show Prospectus xhibited at the second annual , inAduding Saturday. The Mossman of the anding Rock Mossman has been a consist- and has done much to encourage many with, prospects that Annex Hote! building on East North Dakota's choice corn th s made it possible for farmers NESTOS OFFERS COOPERATION TO MR. SORLIE Governcr Asks Mill Board Member to Remain Until New Governor Assumes Job ken by the admin Steps were tration of Governor Nestos tod: to insure cooperation for A, G. Sor ie, Governor-elect, in the conduct of the state mill and elevator at Grand Forks and in his administra- tion generally, Ole Serumgard of Devils Lake, who resigned -as a’member of the board of managers of the mill and elevator, it was learned, had been prevailed upon by Governor Nestos and others of the Industrial Gom> mission to retain his position until Mr, Sorlie assumes office so that the new commission will be able to make an appointment to succeed Mr, Serumgard. Governor Nestos also, it was Jearned, had written to Mr. Sorlie offering to open up all avenues of information and provide any assist- ance that might be desired by the Governor-eléct in preparing himself for the duties he is to assume as Governor, “I have written to Mr. Sorlie, con- and telling him that anything we may do to facili- tate his efforts by providing infor- mation, or by any other service, we shall do gladly,” the Governor said. “It is a difficult job Mr. Sorlie is facing and whatever we can do to elp him give the state a successful administration we shall do.” DR. HEGGE TO QUIT 4 Fargo, N. D., Nov. 10.—Dr. E. N. Hegge of Hatton, a member of the board of managers of the state mill and elevator, who was in Fargo re- cently, declared himself prepared to resign when the state administration changes. “{ have had in mind the idea of resigning,” said Mr. Hegge. “Mr. Sorlie made the mill management an issue in his campiagn, and I am ready to give him full opportunity to go ahead with his program, and expect to resign r George H. Wilder of Grand Forks, another member of the board, said that members of the board probably would discuss the proposal of res- ignation at their next meeting. He said that he thought the offering of the resignations would be the proper policy, BUYING ORDERS FLOOD MARKET New York, Nov. 10.—Another flood of buying orders poured in to today’s stock market, car- rying more than a score issues to ‘new peak prices for the year in the first 15 minutes of trad- ing on total sales excess of 150,- 000 shares. Initial gains ranged from fractions-to four points. , ‘ WILL OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY OF WAR'S END Big Parade to be One Feature of Armistice Day Obser- vance in Bismarck EXERCISES TO BE HELD Plans for Observance in Which Citizens Are Expect- ed to Join, Announced Bismarck ex-service men and other citizens will join in an Armistice Day observance here Tuesday, cele- brating the th anniversary of the order for cessation of fighting in the World War. There will be a parade and exer- cises at the city Auditorium. The parade, which will move immedi- ately after 1:45 p. m., will be one of the largest in many years, it is expected by Capt. H. T, Murphy, in charge of arrangements. It will in- clude three bands, The parade order is as follows: Parade will form on Second street, right ing on Broadway. Co. ” N. DN. G. Q. M. Detachment. American Legion. Spanish American Veterans. G. A. R. in autos, W. R. C. in autos. War Mothers in autos. Legion Auxiliary. Red Cross and Nurses. Secret Societies. Boy Scouts. Indian School. City Schools. Line of March South Second to Main. Main to 3rd. North on 3rd Thayer. East on Thayer to South on 4th to Main. East on Main to 5th.- North on ith to Thayer. East on Thayer to 6th. South on 6th to Auditorium. Parade form at 1:45 sharp. The program will follow immedi- ately thereafter at the city Audi- torium, with music and a patriotic address by Harold D. Shaft. In the evening, at 6:45 p. m., the ex-service men will have their an- nual Armistice Day banquet, tender- ed by the War Mothers and Legion Auxiliary, at the’Grand Pacific Ho- tel. Public buildings of the banks will be closed tomorro: HOOTS EYES FROM MAN HE SEES WITH WIFE Noy. 16.—sames W. McKenzie, 26, member of a prom- inent family of Montezuma, Georgi shot out the eyes of Walter Ander- son, garage propriétor, also of Mon- tezuma, late yesterday when he 'found Anderson in company with 's, McKenzie in this city. The Me- Kenzie’s have been living apart for jseveral months. McKenzie is said ito have been trying to effect a re ' conciliation. st on y und et | Weather Report | ——______—_- For 24 hours ending at noon. {Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday , Lowest yesterday {Lowest jast night Precipitation Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FOREC. For Bismarck and vicinity: Snow probable tonight and Tuesday. Much colder tonight. For North Dakota: Snow probable jtonight and Tuesday. Much colder tonight. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the Plains States and southern Rocky Mountain region while an area of high pressure is centered over the lower Great Lakes region. Precip- itation has occurred from the west- ern slope of the Rocky Mountains 4 54 ‘to the Pacific coast. Temperatures are quite low over the extreme Northwest; Edmonton, Alberta, re- ‘porting 16 degrees below zero. Else- where moderate temperatures pre- vail. HALL GLAD TO TAKE OFFICE Thomas Hall, Congressman-elect from the Second North Dakota dis- trict, today expressed satisfaction for the first time that unofficial returns had definitely established his election. “I am very much pleased by the latest returns showing my election,” said Mr. Hall. “I hope to be of some service to our people. I promise the same close attention to that of- fice I have giveh the office of Sec- retary of State. I expected to be checked out here in ti@fe to take my seat in Congress December 1.” Mr. Hall has made no. appoint- ment of private secretary, and said he had not given this any thought. ¢ Though he has been blind for nearly 10 years, John Sargent of. Rempstone, England, has just com- pleted 60 years of service as a pas- con i hs 8-HOUR LAW _ APPLIES TO BARBER SHOPS The North Dakota eight-hour law for women employes applies to those in barber tshops and hajir- dressing establishments,« according to an opinion given Miss Dorothy Blanding, secretary, Minimum Wage Commission, by Philip Elliott, sistant: Attorney-General. “It is my belief that the eight- hour law applies to such employes and that such establishments are within the category of mechan’ iblishments included in the act,” es the opinion sa: WINS SHERIFF RACE IN SHORT STICKER FIGHT A, R. Marshall Wins Out in Hot County Fight in Williams County OTHER CO. ELECTIONS Hospital Proposition Is De- feated in Kidder County ‘ Vote Williston, N. D., Nov, 10.—One of the most tion fights in the state was staged in Williams county, A. R. Marshall did the unusual when he was elected spectacular county elec- sheriff of Williams county on a “sticker” campaign. He was brought out in the race about four weeks before the election, his chief backer being the Williams County Farmers Press, Nonpartisan, which charged f with lax law en- for nt Sorlie ran far ahead of Coolidge in this strong Nonpartisan League A compari8on shows that in 42 precincts out of 70 in the coun- ty 1 LaFollette had 1,880 votes to 14 for Coolidge, and for Governor orlie had 2,211 to 995 for Halvorson. nest. A. Francis, editor of the League paper, was elected states at- torney~in unother. hot county fight. Francis was assailed in a libel suit recently. Reports to Williston s ford City lost the count in McKenzie county seat will remain at id that Wat- eat fight Schafer, SCHWARTZ REELECTED Zap, , Nov. °10.—David Schwartz, incumbent, was reelected states attorney of Mercer county over J. McCarter. With four pre- cincts missing from the _ totals, Schwartz had 1,144 votes to 810 for McCarter. Paul Leupp was named auditor, Giffey register of deeds, Haevischer ¢ of court, Thomas superintendent of schools, Hazen Star official paper, BIG VOTE CAST Ft. Yates, N. D., Nov. 10,—Sioux county cast its largest vote in last Tuesday’s election. Winners in the county included: Mrs, Sarah M. Wa ter over L, L, Primeau for treasurer by 23 votes Miss E. Helen lorns was named county superintendent, A. G. McBeede states attorney, r ceiving 576 votes to 445 for George Purchase and 244 for E. S. Johnson on incomplete returns; James Cad- dell, sheriff; J. Shields, register of deeds; J. M. Carignan Jr., county judge; Sioux County Pioneer, of- ficial peper. BROTHERS ELECTED New England, N. D., Nov. 10— Robert M. LaFollette didn’t lose North Dukota because of Hettinger county, The Hettinger County Her- ald says: “Robert M, LaFollette came out of Hettinger county with a majority of 355 votes. However, he failed to hold his lead in the United States.” The Strechlow brothers did well. Oscar Strechlow won over Theodore Gutensohn by seven votes for county commissioner and Alfred Strechlow was elected sheriff over William Kuhl by 48 votes. Mrs. Martha E. Bratcher was named coun- ty superintendent, A. F. Noble audi- tor, Henry Barry clerk of court, F. L. Wagendorf register of deeds, J. K, Murray, states attorney, L. H. McCoy county judge, Mott Pioneer Press official paper. The vote on county extension work was yes 1,029, no 1,213. KIDDER COUNTY VOTE Steele, N. D., Nov. 10.—Charles Liessman, states attorney of Kidder county for the last two years, was defeated in the election by Arne Vinjes by a vote to 1,249 to 837. Other county officers were: Sheriff, J. E, Burton, treasurer, Nellie F. Bayne; register of deeds, J. J. Stans; county judge, Ed Hensted; auditor, Guy L. Mead; clerk of dis- trict court, Finess Powell; superin- tendent of schools, Ethel Hutcheson; coroner, F. B, Lodge; public admin- istrator,, Rees L. Phelps; official newspaper, Kidder County Farmers Press. ‘A proposal to establish a county hospital was badly defeated. The vote was 274 “yes” to 1900 “no.” “DAD” WALKER LOSES R. H. “Dad” Walker, former mem- ber of the state house of represen- tatives from the Oliver;Mercer- Dunn counties district and one of (Continued on page 6) SENATOR LODGE VETERAN 6.0,?, SENATOR, DIES| Massachusetts Solen Suc- cumbs After Making Hard Fight For Life LONG H SERVICE Was in Senate 31 Years — Took Part in Many Im- portant Battles | | Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 10.—Henry Cabot Lodge, senior Senator from Republican and lead- in the Senate, who served in. the Senat $1 yeurs, is des The end came at the Charlesgate Hospital here shortly before midnight. andsthe county) Struck down last Wednesda just| as he was ing a rapid convale cense from his second — operation within a few months the 74-year-old Senator was unconcious during most of the day intervening before his death, For a brief period Friday he rallied with remarkable vitality and regain- | ed conciousness for a few brief per- iods during which he spoke to his an and the relatives at his bed-side. He again relapsed into a coma, however, and his strength gradually ebbed away. Word of his death brought tribute from many places, Funeral services the home of Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow, a life-long fi f the Senator ang a fellow member of the class of 1871 at Harvard. Burial will be in the Lodge family lot at the Mount Auburn cemetery at Cam- bridge. will be held ai Henry Cabot Lodge had served con-| tinuously in the United States Sen- ate since 1893, as republican leader sinee August, 1918, and was one of the most prominent members of his party for a generation. tutesman, publicist, author, |yer and historian, Mr. Lodge's mani-| | fold activities made a wide impres-| sion on comtemporaneous events.! {Chief prominence, perhaps, came to} him ag leader of the Senate opposi-| tion to the League of Nations’ und the treaty of Versailles during 1918,! 1919 and 1920. As chairman of the enate Foreign Relations Committee law- and republican floor leader, he led the contest with former President | as He was the of the “Lodge reservations” and was credit- ed with a large part in molding the | policy of the Harding admi ration inst American entrance into the League. He was born in leisure, but always worked, A principle laid down by him in early life v “The first thing for a man of leisure to do, if he really wishes to count in his da and generation, is to avoid being an amateur.” Although he apparently had no intention of practicing law, he worked hard and won a degree} in that branch at Harvard, and then, worked on a thesis on Anglo-Saxon land laws, which won him his Ph, D. In the three years that followed he was lecturer at Harvard on Ameri history, and at the age of 30 recognized as an authoritative his- torian. Among the score of books he wrote were biographies of Wash- ington, Hamilton, ang Webster. Believed in Politics It was his theory that every man should “give of his leisure, more or less, to politics; for it is simply good citizenship for him to do so,” and along with the historical _ re- searches he became interested in comtemporary politics. His public career began with election to the Massachusetts House of Representa- tives in 1879. He was unsuccessful in his first attempt to go to Washington as a national legislator. In 1882 he was a candidate for the Republican nom- ination for Congressman and the con- test was so close that 130 ballots were required to decide the nomina- tion of his opponent by the Congr sional convention, In 1886, howev he was nominated and elected to the national House of Representatives, where he served six years before his election to the Senate. Drew On History His oratory was distinguished by his practice of sketching in an his- torical background and his facility in quoting apt historical incidents. In an interview in 1922 summing up his career he said: “I have nothing to say about my opponents, for I have never made personal or abusive attacks on anyone opposed to me. It has always seemed to me that a man in public life stood more strongly if he stood on his own merits rather than on someone else’s defects. I think I may say that I have done a great deal of difficult and responsi- ble public work. On that public work and on that record I am content to stand.” Mr, Lodge from the outset of his public career was an enthusiastic republican and an intense partisan. He was honored often by his party. An ambition to be chairman of the RAR RRA AR LODGE { | | WAR | | HITES | IN ASSAULT ON: CAMP WORKERS| Kilfng of Young Worker by Negro Bandits Results in Racial Conflict GUARD ORDERED OUT National Guard Gives Protec- tion to Negro Workers Who Are Assailed { Harrodsburg, K_ Nov. 10.—-( By the A. P.)-~Armed white workmen drove out approximately 500 negroes from the construction camp of the} Dix River Dam, eight miles from here last night, after Edward Wink-! ley, 18, a bridegroom o: only a few days, had been ‘fatally shot by negro | highwaymen, ft the national guardsmen arrived Dix River dam construction camp shortly after 8:30 o'clock this! morning. One detachment remained on guard at the dam and another, on request of the contractor in charge of the dam work, was used as an es- cort to negro workers who were b ing returned. All negroes will paid off, it was announced, und those | who wish to remain will be retained} on the company payroll. } Walter Chance and John Williams, both negroes, were arrested by Sher- iff Walter Kennedy at the dam and hurried to Danville for safe-keeping. Jne of them, the sheriff said, was known as “Big Jelly Roll” and the other as “Little Jelly Roll.” The slain man detailed to two com- panions 10 minutes before his deati how three negroes attempted to rob, im and said he had been shot by “Big Jelly Roll.” i News spread quickly throughout the camp and adjoining — sections. White farmers ang workers ru: | te the dam, armed themselves with | shotguns, pistols and pitchforks, and! stormed the negro bunk houses. not armed seized stones and y them at the negroes as they Operations on the dam con- ion were renewed today by about half the force. Last Wednesday was pay day at the dam camp and several robberies occurred. The thefts were reported to authorities but no arrests have been made. SEEKS RULING ON DRY LAW Congressman Goes on Trial in i | i | Baltimore Baltimore, Md., Nov. 10.—Before the case of John Philip Hill, the Baltimore member of Congress who s charged with violation of the Volstead act in the manufacture and possession of cider, was called in United States court today, Mr. Hill said he would not deny uny of the material facts in the case. “What we are after,” he said, “tis an interpretation of section of the Volstead act as it applies to wine and cider. It is provided that the court may rule that the less than %@ of one percent regulation in the Volstead act applies to cider. In that case I would expect to be found guilty and the case would be carried on appeal to higher court. “If the court agrees with officials of the prohibition unit, as evidenced by a letter in my possession from them, that the one-half of one per- cent does not apply, then we will expect the court to hold me not guil j dition HEAD REPORTS "HEAVY VOLUME Business Expansion Is Indis cated by Lack of Unem- ployment in District GRAIN MOVEM’NT HEAVY Remarkable Receipts at Min- neapolis and Head of the Lakes Shown Minneapolis, Nov. 10—The volume of business in this district in Octo- ber, when measured by indivi rf debits in sixteen important cit 1@Sy reached the unparalleled total of 1,108,424,000, says the monthly re- port of John Mitchell, federal reserve agent, today. This was 19 percent larger than the ‘previou® record figure of October, 1920, and nearly 50 percent. larger than the total in October last year. This tremendous increase is to be ex- plained largely by the rapid and heavy movement of the bread grains, which began in September. The con- of the labor market locally indicates busines: expansion, be- cause data compiled by us shows that the unemployed laborer is in a much better bargaining position now than at anytime since April of R. this y The Ninth Federal Re- serve District includes North and South Dakota. Grain receipts at Minneapolis and the Head-of-the-Lakes reached the remarkable total of 98,865,652 bushels during October. The im- mensity of this figure is best shown by a comparison with September re- ceipts this year of about 85,000,000 bushels and October receipts last years of less than 35,000,000 bushels, The majority of the grain marketed in October was routed to Duluth and nearly 52,000,000 bushels were ship- ped down the lakes during the month. Prices of all grains ad- vanced during October, with the ex- ception of corn, which declined 4 cents per bushel in its median price, price . : Foreign Demand Good European demand for North American _ breadstutts continued trong during October. Wheat exe ports from Atlantic and gulf ports, including both Canadian and Ameri- can grain, mounted to 42,556,000 bushels in the four wevks ending October 25, as compared with 28,- 890,000 bushels in the same period last year. These figures are de- rived from the weekly reports of the Commercia! and Financial Chronicle. Flour exports from the same ports totaled 2,185,000 barrels in the same four weeks of October, compared with 1,217,000 barrels a year ago. Rye exports amounted to 12,476,000 bushels in the October period, while in the same period last year, they ed only 2,795,000 bushels. As prices of wheat and rye forced up- ward by this export demand, Euro- pean purchasers extended their or- ders to the less desirable grains, namely, barley and oats. Barley ex- ports from Atlantic and gulf ports were about 5 1-2 million bushels in October, as compared with less than million bushels in September and a little more than 1 million bushels in October, 1923. Similarly, in the case of oats, nearly 5 million bushels were exported in October from these ports, as compared with 2 1-2 mil- lions in September, and only one- rd of a million bushels in Octoe yer a year ago. Livestock Receipts Less Receipts of livestock at terminals during October were one-fourth low- er than last year for cattle, ones seventh lower for hogs and slightly less for sheep. The movement of feeders, as compared with last year, showed an improvement only for hogs. This means that a change of sentiment has probably taken place among hog raisers. Median prices of hogs, butcher steers and lambs at South St. Paul advanced, al though some decline is normally ex- pected for this season of the year. The steady development of dairying is shown by the greater receipts of calves than last year and by declines in their median prices greater than normal for this season. Building Greater Prospective building activity, as reflected by permits granted in eighteen important cities of this district, was greater in October this ear than a year ago. Improved busi- ness confidence is also apparently indicated by the fact that larger projects are under way: now than last year. The housing situation in the cities is satisfactory, although more dwellings are for rent now than for several years past. How- ever, this is not reaching such a point of surplus as to break values seriously nor to retard new building. It is noteworthy that there was a Sets Hearing | On Gray Charges! the A hearing will be held on greater reduction in the offerings. for rent in October than is cus- tomary for this season of the year. Fishermen in Kent and Essex, Senate foreign relations committee,|charges brought against J. A. Gray,|England, have complained of dam- on which he served for many years,|Ransom county auditor, by Governor lage to nets through picking up old was realized when the republicans re-|Nestos, on November 14. Testimony! machine guns dumped in the sea, gained control of the Senate in 1919.Jin the case He was then chosen instituted in Ransom majority|}county was taken by a referee and ‘There are 1,200,000 “city cows” in leader, having served the republican | findings submitted to Governor Nes-|the United minority previously as floor leader. |tos, who will hold the hearing as 'Qhetted ‘States Departmest af Agee (Continued on page 3) required by law. culture shows,