The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1924, Page 1

+ TT ¢ out to sea. ~ ed. WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Wed- nesday. Warmer tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, N EMBER 18, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS STOCK PRICES AGAIN RISE SHARPLY LIVES TAKEN, PROPERTY LOST, IN OCEAN GALE Atlantic Seaboard Is Swept By Storm Which Does Tremendous Damage LIVES LOST AT SEA Tales of Disaster Are Now Filtering in With Restored Communication New York, Nov. 18.— (By the A. P.)—Leaving in its path a mounting toll of death; and disaster the great gale which for 48 hours held the Atlantic seaboard in icy grip, appeared today to have swept Ten known dead, many j missing, huge property losses to shipping wholesale dam- age ashore, was the toll in| this section. Today while life-saving agencies were mobilized to search for missing craft and missing men, the wind abat- Weather forecasters pre- dicted milder temperature with rain or snow in adjacent districts. It was 20 above zero in New York City before * noon. Tragic tales of the storm have begun to drift into the news chan- nels. -A barge skipper died of ex- posure ut the end of a rope hauling him from the water to safety aboard a United States revenue cutter. A wealthy man dozed in his auto- mobile: garage and died there. A poor man froze to death in an Eliza- beth tenement while his son was out looking for work. Scores of fisher- men and rum runners, caught in the gale, abandoned sinking small craft and were rescued by coast guard cutters or police tugs. A few ar- ¢ rests for liquor smuggling were re- corded after such rescues. Speed Boats Aid Speed boats from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, police boats and revenue cutters are scanning the waters bi yond Sandy Hook for the “Frolic a sloop, which, with seven men aboard, put out for a Sunday outing and has not since been heard from. Weighed down with {ce ‘cloaks, freight and of 80 to 90-mile an hour gales encountered as they neared the American continent. Some car- ried smashed life boats and da empty when boats have been swept away. Adding %o {the casualties, there have been several serious water front fires, culminating last night in the destruction of an oil barge, a tanker, and several huge storage tanks on Staten Island Sound. The property damage attributed to the storm, directly or indirectly, is es- timated at millions of dollars, Boston, Nov. 18—A wintry blast with a high wind and a temperature dropping to nearly zero in parts of New England has brought death to two men, distr to ships along the coast from Maine to Cape Cod and delay to trains. Three barges, bound for Rockland, Maine, were adrift today. Captain Peterson of Brooklyn died in the freezing waters when made fast to a line shot to his barge from the coast « guard cutter Ossipee. There was one death in Boston from exposure. | COLDEST ON RECORD New York, Nov. 18—New York shivered yesterday, the coldest Nov. 17 in the city in the records of the weather bureau. ‘A 60-mile freezing blast that swept in from the Atlantic to put the ther- mometers at 18 degrees above zero at 7 o'clock yesterday. Three per- sons, a man and two women, died as a result of the storm. Ships fought their way into port several hours late and wearing coats of ice, and small craft were swept to sea with their half frozen crews. A shore- less havoc was wrought with trees and window panes. Neither of the cold wave victims was identified. The man was found frozen to death over an engine room grating of an east side building. There was no heat coming through the grate bars. The woman, known to her com- panion, James Letora, a scow cap- tain, only as “Julia,” died of ex- posure after the high wind had caused her to lose her balance and fall.into the East river as she at- Aempted to board Letora’s craft. Le- tora broke his leg in rescuing her. ONE DEATH REPORTED Columbus, O., Nov. 18.—One death from the unseasonable cold weather which swept the Ohio valley yester- day, bringing with it the first snow of the season, was reported here to- day. The body of an unidentified man 60 years old was found buried in the snow on the banks of the Olantgy river. Apparently he had frozen to death. The Egyptians had vessels large » enough to be called ships about 3000 B. C. FARM COMMISSION President Coolidge has sion. It will stu¢ ing measures for farin rei Carey, Wyoming, c Ralph P. Merritt, Califorr Louis T. Taber, Ohio; No. 6 H. Bixby, California. R. W. her of RAILROADS IN GREAT RECORD: Claim New Marks Establish- | ed in Handling of Freight 1 New York, Nov. 18—(By the A. P.)—Railroads of the nation thus far in 1924 have established seven records in the transportation freight without congestion or car shortage, the car service division of the American Railway Association, reported to that organization today, in semi-annual session here. Four records were set in October. In one day of that month, 1,030,211 freight cars laden and empty, were moved, constituting, according to the report, “the greatest movement for any day in history.” In one week of October, 1,112,345 ears were loaded with revenue freight. This exceeded by 14,852 the previous record, made in 1923. The greatest number of cars of grain and grain products ever loaded in a single week was 72,474—another October, 1924, record. In this same month records were smashed in the loading of 422,890 cars of miscellan- eoust freight in a week and of 259,617 cars of merchandise in less than car load lots, Hubby Angered At Bridge, Spanks Wife, Her Charge Chicago, Nov. 18,—Because one of her leads at bridge angered him, her husband turned her over his knee and spanked her before a party of guests in her home, Mrs. Maga- dalene Jackson charged in a suit for divorce filed against Robert J. Jackson, wealthy contractor. During their honeymoon, after their marriage in April 1920, her bill charged, her husband compelled her to make her bed on the floor. They separated last October 17-after Mr. Jackson forced his wife to drive her automobile upon the curb in a New York street, according to the bill. FRIENDSHIP BROKEN Walthamstow, England, (Nov. 18.— Godfrey Hallows and” Harrison Riches were friends for 63 years. They were playmates at the age of 8, and their first breeches were made frony the same piece of cloth, Both went to school together and were married at the same time in the same church. But now their friendship has come to an end when Hallows refused to wear a red neck- tie like Riches’. Monuments recently unearthed at Thebes and in the upper valley of the Nile contain represaniation of harps ‘and ftutes. amed men on his new tural con the com ot | si comm's- ,of recommend- rt D. agricultu ditions with « vie Barretl, Bradiute, RANCHERS HOLD 'ROBBERS BEAT INDEPENDENTS GAIN ANOTHER IN STATE HOUSE ON OFFICIAL COUNT Little Army of 100 Men Re- mains in Undisputed Pos- session of Waste Gates NT 0 TROOPS ARE Governor Tells Sheriff of the County Situation Is Up To Him Lone Pine, Inyo county, Califor- nia, Nov. 18.—(By the A. P.)—Owens Valley’s little “army of occupation” was still in undisputed possession of the Los Angeles Acqueduct today, two days after its sudden capture of the Alabama waste gate, north of here, and no one had yet made any ibly to eject the invaders the gates through which they are causing the water of the Acqueduct to go to waste. The approximately 100 men who constitute the army took turns stand- ing guard all night and their search light swept back and forth over the hills unceasingly, alert to reveal the approach of the “enemy” but no hostile force appeared, and a state- ment issued in Los Angeles by May- or Cryer last night made it clear that none was likely to appear from that. direction. “I feel confident,” said the mayor, “that the peace officers of Inyo i county, supplemented if necessary by | the forces of the state of California, {will take care of the men who are {now engaged in violating the law in Inyo county.” Sheriff Charles Col- lins of Inyo county, tele- !graphed to Governor Ww. i Richardson last night a second ap- pexl for state troops, saying he and This deputies were “utterly powerless to cope with the situation.” | Collins’ first request for troops, issued soon after the raiders seized the Acqueduct Sunday, was denied by the Governor who declared the sheriff “had ample power and should be able to control the situation.” Well Supplied The raiding party of farmers. and. citizens, including clergymen, lawy- physicians ang business men of alle. my were making them- HIC COU GHING EPIDEMIC IS FOUND IN N. D. N. I epidem Jamestown, hiccoughing: some of the es has. mestown for Char} as been ov. 18.-—The reported in eastern and central been evident about everal days. Mitchell, a local barber, ill with the malady s und has been, hiccoughing als of about 10/seconds ever until today, when his phy: reported him improved. cases ure reported by a Jamestown clinic, running from one to three days duration, > cian PETIT JURY IS SELECTED 40 Veniremen Drawn for De- cember Term Duty Forty members of a petit jury panel have been drawn in response to the call of District Judge Jaines A, Coffey, who will preside at the December term, opening on December 2 The veniremen called are: Spencer Boise, city; C. L. Johnson, city; G. E. Wingreene, city; Joe Eaton, city; Edward Olson, Moffit; Nels A, Nie- mie, Wing; A. L. Tees, Wing; Law- rence Gilbertson, Baldwin; Dave Josephson, Wing; Melvin Syverson, Driscoll; Ben Currier, city; W. H. Brownawell, Braddock; F. H, Tryge, Bismarck; Anton Nelson, Bismarck; Elmer Bloomquist, McKenzie; E. H. Myller, city; B. M. Dunn, city; F. H. Schroeder, Baldwin; Victor ®ederson, Driscoll; Joe Me J. W. Gramling, Regan; E. bert, Menoken; R. H. Thistlethwaite, Dan Slattery, city; R. Drown, city; Oscar Backman, Wilton; 8, 8. McDonald, city; P. F, Wilcox Jr., city; L. C. Peterson, Wilton; H. J. Magnuson, Regan; Carl Berndt, Me- Kenzie; B. D. Boyd, Menoken; Geo. Anderson, Wing; J. P. Wagner, city; Wm. Puke, Bismarck; John Musolf, city; E.G. Anderson, Driscoll; Charles Diamond, Driscoll; Timothy Jones, Bismarck; Frank Evarts, city. NORMAL SCHOOL HEADS IN CITY Problems of administration were considered here today by presidents of North Dakota normal schools, meeting on the call of R, M. Black, president of the Ellendale Normal School and hend of the, br associ- city; ation of normal school. presidents. Meetings of the association are “held on the call of the president, at which policies of the schools are discussed. fairly comfortable in camp d@ were preparing to “stay on the job until it is finished oy until the militia comes. “Housed in tents and | provided with bedding shipped in }motor trucks from vall towns to the north, the little army was not without its field kitchens, presided over in pioneer fashion the daughters and wives of the 57 INDICTED BY GRAND JURY Many Offenders Charged in Federal Court Fargo, Nov, 18.—Fifty-seven cases were reported by the federal grand jury following the close of a four day session here Saturday evening, ac- cording to the office of the clerk of the U, S. district court, In about half of, these cases arrests have been made of the persons involved are in jail awaiting arraignment. Stanley Brown and +Frank Morri- son, caught in the net at Minot late in September which resulted in the arrest of several alleged robbers, are charged with stealing government property from the postoffice at Car- pio, N. D. They are now in the Cass county jail. Guraj Slanec, Adrej Belaz, Andrej Soltis, Andrie Garai, Alexandra Kaukis, Frances Schunda, and John J. Sawatzky, are indicted as aliens who entered the United States with- out a passport, Wade Kruse brought recently from the district of Nebraska, is alleged to have forged an indorsement to a government check, Ted Dhoads of Jamestown is charged with stealing contents of U.S. mail. John Brought Plenty is alleged to have stolen gov- ernment money from the superinten- dent's office at Ft. Yates, Mrs. Jacob Kerschman, Say Wait- man, and Mrs. Vincent Oudnick are charged with destroying government evidence. Francis Wagner of Fargo and Walter Schneider of Jamestown, face charges under the Mann act. Evan Evanson, Kenmare, is alleged to have used the mails to defraud, Robert Potter of Minot is charged with stealing U. 8. mail, and George McPhee is said to have smuggled in- toxicating liquor into North Dakota. Announcements of other indict- ments will be made as arrests in the cases are made, officials announce. Several arraignments are expected ‘to be made today. Court officials who left for Grand Forks for the session of federal court which opened today, include: Judge Andrew Miller; J. A. Montgomery, clerk of court; Frank Talcott, deputy Seth Richardson, U. S, attor- ney; Peter Garberg, assistant U. S. attorney; Howard Strack, chief ‘de- puty U. 8. marshal and other depu- ties. A court session will open at Devils Lake, Dec, 12, in Minot early in January, and in Fargo during Febru- ary. TO CONTROL OF SHOOT OFFICER, WATER SUPPLY |ESCAPE SEARCH Night Policeman of ew Rockford Is Attacked by Trio Robbing Store THEN BEATEN, SHOT Crawls to Restaurant and Spreads Alarm—Three Men Held, Then Released New Rockford, N. D., Nov. 18.—(By the A. P.)—Eddy county officials to- day were searching for three burg- lars who early yesterday morning shot and battered E. S. Morris, New Rockford night patrolman, when he tried to arrest them for their at- tempted burglary of the Jamke Con- fectionery here, Three men, suspect- ed of the crime, were apprehended several hours later at Casselton but were freed to the satisfaction o1 the police. Morris’ wounds, while serious, not expected to prove fatal. According to Morris, he was mak- ing his usual early morning rounds when he espied the three men, one of them tall and the other two short, trying to force the lock at the confectionery, When he asked them what they were doing and tried to arrest them, he said, they pounced him, striking him four times over the head with a pick handle. Ap, ently not satisfied with this attack, he said, one of the men shot him. Morris managed to drag himself to 4 restaurant that was open and, af- ter telling several diners of the af- fair, fuinted, They scoured the town and railroad yards for the men, to no avail, A call was sent to Cassel- ton to arrest the three men should they appear there. In a round up there three men were arrested but later proved their identity and were freed. are Bullet in Arm The bullet, fired from a .88 calibre revolver, entered Morris’ back under the right shoulder blade, _ passed through the lung, then went through “he brenst ung entered the right arm in the biceps muscle, In addi- tion the bullet carried a small wad of fur lining from Morris’ coat all the way through his body and then imbedded it with the bullet in the arm. Morris also sustained four se- vere sculp wounds ag @ result of the attack with a pick handle, each cut being about two inches long. Unless unforseen complications set in, ho ever, physicians say he will recover. SEVEN BANKER CASES WENT TO ANOTHER COURT frans- fer of inal actions against Simon Westby, former president of the Williston State bank, now clos- ed, from Williams to Mountrau ccunty, was ordered by Judge John C, Lowe of the district court here, following the filing of affidavits of prejudice against Williams county by Attorney Ivan V. Metzer, counsel or Westby. Five of the actions against Westby allege embezzle- ments approximately $30,000 and of the remaining two charges, one al- leges receiving money on deposit in an insolvent bank and the other al- leges the making of an unlawful loan by a bank director. The cases probably will be tried at the term of district court scheduled to be opened at Stanley Dec. 1, with Judge George H. Moellring of Wil- Histon, presiding. Upon completion of the liquor trial of Carl Erickson, which is being tried today Attorney E. R. Sinkler of Minot, special prosecutor, announces that he plans to move one of the criminal actions against L. J. Rod- man, former president of the Wil- liston County State Bank, who faces four charges, two alleging embezzle- ment and two reciting the ,accept- ance of money on deposit in an in- solvent bank, ———-——____——_—_— Weather Report | —_____-—__+ For 24 hours ending at noon, Temperature at 7 a, m. Highest yesterda; Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation ... Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight. For North Dakota: fair tonight and Wednesd: tonight. WEATHER CONDITIONS © ‘A low pressure area, accompanied by warmer weather, covers the west- ern Canadian Provinces, while a high pressure area extending from the southern Plains States northwest- ward to the northern Plateau region has caused somewhat colder weather over the Plains States, Light pre- cipitation occurred in the Great Lakes region but elsewhere general- ly fair, pleasant weather prevails. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. Generally Warmer The Mittus, an agricultural tribe li on the upper Nile, are the most musical of savage races. Fargo, Noy. 1. The Indenendents have picked up another member of the House of Representatives The latest upset came in Towner county, where the official vote, re- ported today, placed J. Dougherty, Independent, just three votes ahead of 1. J. Botz, Nonpartisan indorsee. In the unoffic it was. shown that Bota en elected py u margin of nine votes. The official canvass, however, re- led that the unofficial Cures on township in ‘Towner county had been incorrectly tabulated, The original report showed 24 votes for nd none for Dougherty in that jet. The official cany ed that 12 votes had been Burns Child’s ae Fingers; Sentenced New York, Nov, 18. zabeth Morris of ten Island, who ingers of her daughter, Florence es and be: teach her not to ta money was found guilty of assault y ee . She was sentenced to in county jai. LOCAL METHOD OF CHILD WORK GIVEN PRAISE Burleigh County Idea May be Extended in State, Miss Lund Finds “Mrs. Bli- Concord, irned the nine-year-old with match to her with a stic ake FINANCIAL Says That Work Under Miss Cashel Has Proved Sav- ing to County SAVING Creation of county welfare boards and development of other methods of cooperation in child welfare work are expected to follow a week spent in the state by Dr. C, C. Carstens of ew York, director of the Child Wel- ‘are League of America, Miss Hen- rietta Lund, director of the Chil- dren's Bureau of the State Board of Administration, said today. Dr, Castens and Miss Lund, in sev- eral meetings, endeavored to develop better stands of child welfare work. Conferences of various kinds were conducted in Grank Forks, Mandan, and Minnesota child welfare officials were met in Bismarck, Coun- ty welfare boards were organized in Grand Forks and Burleigh counties, and plans made for development of these boards in other counties. Extension of the Burleigh county plan of child welfare work is seenj by Miss Lund, as a result of the suc- cess of the plan under the direction of Miss Mary Cashel of Bismarck. Burleigh county, over a period of four years, has furnished a demon- stration that constructive so work not only gives better service to the unfortunates but is a financial saving to the county, Miss Lund Burleigh county, she added, is the only county that has, over a period of years, engaged a trained social service worker, The ability of Miss Cashel has had much to do with the unusual record, she said, adding that Miss Cashel’s description of the Bur- leigh county plan at the Grand Forks sacial service conference was fol- lowed with great interest. The Burleigh county child welfare board organized while Dr. Carstens was here has for its chairman Mrs. H. C, Postlethwaite and for its se- cretary, Miss Mary Cashel. Mrs, A. M. Brandt, Miss Madge Runey, and Dr. R. S. Towne are member: other members from the county, out- side of Bismarck, will be added. MRS. HARDING ABOUT SAME Marion, 0., Nov. 18,—The condi- tion of Mrs, Florence Kling Harding showed little change during the night.- A bulletin issued by her physician this morning said: “Mrs. Harding's condition remain- ed unchanged during the night. At 6 o'clock this morning the pulse be- came very weak and her respiration shallow. She is now rallying from this and seems to be a little strong- er.” go and! | Dougherty, so he went into the lead jand retained it as all ocher precinet: were unchanged on the — official count, As oa result of this shift, the iLeaguers losing one and the Inde- the Leaguers and the In- Ipendents — g: have 60 house ing, members dependents 53. There remains a pssibility that there will be one nge in the lineup us reports in- te that one man elected on a league ticket is, in fact, an Inde- pendent. In Towner county, because of the clove vote, there alk of a re- count. Bote brother-in-law) of William Lemke and he served in 1921 in the | ature as an Indes pendent, FARM PROBERS DEVISE METHOD OF OPERATION Study and Analysis of Farm Conditions Proceed Along These Lines to TO STUDY MEASURES Commission Will Go Over Various Measures Now Pending in Congress Washington, Nov, 18—-The com- {mission recently appointed to make {a comprehensive analysis and report on farm probler riving at a program for the perman- ent stabilization of agriculture, de- cided at its initial :eeting to pro-} ceed along three lines, the study of pending farm legislation, | inquiry into the administration of. present laws, and plans for ineuleat- ing in the farmer an appreciation of the value of co-operation, Fight of the nine members of the commission, compris leaders inv farm life from every agricultural section of the country, called at the White House before entering execu- tive session at the department of agriculture, and were welcomed by Mr. Coolidge. ‘The president addross- ed the members briefly, but his re- marks Were not made public. It is understood, however, that he made no recommendations, instead _ placing the problems cntirely up to the com- mission for examination and recom- mendation, und at the same time ving assurance that the inquiry need not be limited in scope and that the commission will have at all times the co-operation of all government departments. Coolidge Outlines Hopes Mr. Coolidge, in discussing the agricultural situation as it stands to- day, is understood to have followed lin general the subject as outlined by him in a public address last week {before the association of land grant colle “It is very evident,” said a state- ‘ment issued later at the agriculture department based on comments of the commissioners, “that the presi- dent had a thorough knowledge of * the agricultural situation, and was sincere in his efforts that something should be done to bring about better conditions in agricultu ind a better balance between agriculture and other industries.” s with a view to ar- 50 ISSUES G0 TO NEW PEAKS DURING TRADE Orders to Buy at Market Price Were Freely Executed by Brokerage Houses RAILROADS IN JUMP peculative Group Concene trates Attention on Them in Today’s Trading CLOSE IS STRONG New York, Nov. 18.—Trading in stocks again assumed gigantic Proportions today, with sales running above 2,000,000 shares for the sixth time since the cur- rent upswing started on the day after election. Prices hounded upwards in all sections of the list, over 70 issues attaining new high price records for the year. New York, Nov. 18,—Another flood of buying orders poured into today’s stock market, lifting nearly 50 issues to new peak prices for the year in the first two hours of trade ing on total sales in excess of 1, 000,000 shares. So scarce was the floating supply of certain stocks that early gains ranged from one to six points when orders “to buy at the market price” were executed. Speculative interest which has been shifting from group to group in the last 10 days, was concentrated. chiefly on railroad shares, 16 of which bettered their maximum pric- Transfers of large blocks of indicated purchase by large jal interests, but the bulk of demand undoubtedly came from small traders and investors through- out the country \ ose orders were handled by the large commission houses, some of which have report ed daily increases in business rangs ing from 300 to 1,000 percent since the election. SMALLPOX IN N. D, SLIGHT _No Authentic Cases of Black Smallpox Reported No authentic cases of black smalle pox, which is prevalent around Minne eapolis und St. Paul, have been ree ported in North Dakota, Dr. A. A. Whittemore, state health officer said today, Rumors have reached him of a few cases in this state. But 11 cases of Small pox are reported im the state, widely scattered. Dr Whittemore. however, urges vaccinae tion as a “100 percent preventive” against the disease, New cases of communicable dise eases reported to the health depart- ment for the two-week period ends ing November 17 shows: 61 cases of chickenpox, 10 cases of diphtheria, 13 cases of infantile paralysis, 34 of measles, 71 of scarlet fever, 10 of small pox, four of tuberculosis, three of typhoid fever and six of whoop. ing cough. Proposed legislation expected to come_under the commission's study, it was believed, includes the MeNary- Haugen export corporation bill, the Norris-Sinelair bill and the Capper- Williams and Curtis-Aswell measures —all either awaiting consideration at the coming short session of congress, or in the course of completion in committces, Consideration of these and any other measures that may be proposed later is expected to he given the hope of correlating or eli- minating objectionable features and arriving at a plan which will suit all interested parties. Present farm laws will be gone over, it was said, for the purpose of determining whether they are being properly enforced or are grouped un- der the proper department or bureau and whether it would be advisable to transfer responsibility for the ud- ministration, Must Educate Farmer Education of the farmer, which President Coolidge has said must be conducted along scientific lines if he is to meet the conditions of the fu- ture when the natural increase of (Continued on page 3) CONTROL OF FORM AND TEMPERAMENT BY CHEMISTRY SEEN BY SCIENTIST New York, Nov. 18.—Control of the physician form, ‘temperament and sex of human beings by chemis- try was forecast by Dr. Edwin E. Slosson, editor of Science Service, Washington, at the Sigma Xi dvaner here last night. He supportet his statement by citing such chemical achievements as causing a fish to grow one eye in the middle of the head by addition of magnesium chloride to the water in which the fish lives. Dr. Slosson said in part: “It is already apparent that the | LUNI CEE ES, COERARIE En forms of all creatures from the mi- crobe to man are determined by cer- tain chemical compounds in extreme- ly minute amount. This may put it in the power of the chemist to con- trol the size or shape of plants or animals, to fix the number and loca- tion of their branches id leaves, or legs and eyes, to modify color or complexion and to determine or alter sex. The factors of the heredity, the origin of the species, when you get down to bedrock, are chemical vroblems.” NOMINATE 16 FOR DIRECTORS Association of _ Commerce Electorate Names Can- didates Sixten members of the Associa- tion of Commerce were nominated tor positions of director in the democratic election conducted under the rules of the organization. Bal- lots were sent through the mail to members who voted for 16, or twice the number of directors to be elect- ed, and ballots were counted this ufternoon. Secretary Bradley said: that a significant feature of the election was that almost every mem- ber of the organization received one or more votes. Ballots will be submitted imme- diately to the members of the or ganization, and eight of the 16 will be elected. The 16 nominated are as follows: P. J. Meyer, F. L. Conk- lin, F. E. Shepard, A, O. Schiman- sky, Sveinbjorn Johnson, Ja P French, 0. E, Anderson, W. Nuessle, J. P. Jackson, G. H. Russ, Geo, F. Will, &. W. Corwin, L. & Craswell, B. O. Ward, Benton Baker and Wm. S. Neal. Hears Requests For Licenses Hearings are being held in various parts of the state this week by Phil- lip Elliott, state license inspect cases in which pool room iNouses bee to be granted or rejected. The manufacture of tacks was @ household industry in New till well into the nineteenth century,