The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1925, Page 1

af % y ? | a \ } a | } a | ) ) ) if a i 4 ) oF o% 1: ! } WEATHER FORECAST Mostly cloudy tonight atid Fri- lay. Not much change in temp. he ESTABLISHED 1873 KILLED YOUTH WTHO BROKE UP HOME, HE SAYS 10 Year Sentence Given by Judge Thomas Pugh to Fred Geisler MAKES CONFESSION Admits Crushing Youth’s Skull With Gas Pipe— | Ready For Punishment (Special to The Tribune) Dickinson, N. D,, Jan, 8.—Fred Geisler, 32, carpenter of Belfield, Stark county, pleading guilty to a charge of secortd degree murder be- fore Judge Thomas H. Pugh in dis- trict court here today, was’ senten- ced to serve ten years in the state | penitentiary at Bismarck. Geisler, after hours of grilling by thorities broke down and confess- eG to committing deadly assault up- on John Parish, also of , Belfield, | Monday morning, which resulted in| death of Parish in local hospital 24 hours later. Extremely mitigating circumstances in the case ‘and the} past reputation of Geisler as an up- ight, law abiding citizen induced | States Attorney J. P. Cain to recom-) mend clemency. Broke Up Home The court pronounced the mini- mum sentence. In his confession Geisler declared that the dead man had alienated the affection of his wife, broken up his home and wreck- ed his happiness; that he had re- peatedly warned’ Parish to keep away and that although the latter had promised to do so before wit- nesses he continued his attentions. . In a moment of insane jealously, Monday morning, he went to the room of Parish near those occupied by his wife, armed with a piece of gas pipe and while Parish slept struck the blow over his head which erusbd his skull and resulted fatal- ly, he said. Geisler expressed -no regret over the deed and indicated his willingness to take whatever punishment might be meted out. He declared however, that he did not intend to kill Parish and that he in- tended only to knock him senseless that he might gain possession of certain letters written to the dead man by his wife. A strange coincidence lay in the : that Geisler killed Parish on e anniversary of his marriage ‘to his wife two years ago. Maintained Innocence Geisler had worked for the Nor- thern Pacific Railroad at Belfield. Parish, aged 23 was employed in a Belfield cafe for some time. Parish was found in his room in a Belfield rooming house, with his skull crushed. He died without re- gainine: consciousness, after baing brought to Dickinson. Authorities said they were informed that Geis- ler on seyeral occasions had threat- ened to kill Parish, but he majntain- ed his innocence for a considerable time, when questioned -by authori- ties. Parish, according to word received by authorities, was a caller at the apartment of Mrs. Geisler until 11 o'clock Moniay nights night. VACCINATION . FREE IS PLAN Minot Officials Act to Fore- stall Epidemic Minot, N, D., Jan. 8.—Perfection of arrangements whereby all per- ae who are not financially able to puy for vaccination for smallpox, and who upon signing such a state- ment, will be vaccinated free of cost by Dr. F. E. Wheelon, city health officer, was announced recently _Ahrough City Attorney R. H. Bosard. > The city commission decided upon such action at its session recently providing such arrangements could be made with Dr. Wheelon, and Mr. Bosard announced that a satisfactory agreement had. been reached. The step is taken, it is explained to avoid the possibility of an epi- demic of smallpox such as is holding Minneapolis and St. Paul and other cities throughout the ROMneny, in its throes. The hours during which vaccina- tion may be secured free of charge from the city health officer will be from 1 to 6 p. m. There have been no cases smallpox reported in the city. . $25,000 LOSS CAUSED BY EYNOLDS SCHOOL FIRE Reynolds, N. D., Jan. 8.—Loss esti- ted at $25,000 was caused by the fire which yesterday destroyed: the public school building e, leaving only the outer brick walls standing. The fire started in the basement, and ‘ at a time when nearly all pupils and teachers were at lunch, and those in of It is expected school will be, resumed Monday in Fooma available in @ hetel ae Men OBENCHAIN WEDS AGAIN “The one man in a million” has mi arried again. Ralph R. Obenchain, who won that “ because of the defense of his divorced wife. Madalynne Connor Obenchain, in ‘her three trials for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy in Los Angeles a few years ago, has married J Mabel Schmitz, 21, of Evanston, Il. manager o} Probable That Several Legis- lators Favoring Proposat Will Endeavor to Agree Upon One Bill to be Intro- duced in the Assembly Four different bills alre dy have been prepared pro: repeal | of the state anti-cigarette law and | licensing ‘the sale of cigarettes, which was recommended, by Gover- nor Sorlie in his message. Four different bills have been prepared by as many different groups dealing with the repeal and subsequent licensing of cigarette sales. One bill is modelled after the Iowa law. This proposal pro- vides extreme penalties for viola- tion of the act or sale of cigarettes to minors; classification of cities with licenses fixed at § % and first class respectively; requires bond fram the dealer that he will not sell cigarettes to minors; pro- vides injunction against the place of business, “turning the lock \in the door” for a year; and provides for recovery of damages for sale to minors. This bill is, according to its spon- sors an identical copy of the Iowa law except for the tax on the cig- arettes. Cigarettes which weigh 3 pounds or under per thousand would be charged ‘one mijl per cigarette tax; brands weighing over 3 pounds per thousand would pay a tax of 21% mills per cigarette; cigarette papers would be taxed one ‘half. cent per unit of 50, or two cents on each nickel book of 200 pape Under this propo: measure Camels, Fatimas, Chesterfield and similar 20 to a package brands would pay four cents a package tax; Sweet Caporels, Home Runs and similar cheaper grades woul! pay about a cent and a half; “while Schinasi Naturals, Murads, Pall Mells and similar brands would pay about two cents. 5 Another bill is modelled after the South Dakota law, following that state’s statute in each particular except the amount of tax. Where South Dakota taxes each “20 to a’ package” sale‘one cent; the bill in question fixes the tax at two cents. Each of the other two of the four bills drawn grades the tax on the sale price of the cigarette package. ‘Late Wednesday afternoon, legis« lators sponsoring the four bills at- tempted to find basis on which all could agree on one particular meas- ure prior to introduction of the bill coordinating the desirable poigts of each. It was generally conceded that only a bill providing a consid- erable revenue could be passed, but members were at variance. as to what constituted an equitable stamp tax—a tax as high as possible but not so high as to defeat the very purposes of the act—more revenue. It was considered probable that forces favoring the repeal of-.the anti-cigarette law,—both leaguers and independents favoring the meas- ure—would get together on a com- mon bill before the end of the week. Widows in a section of New. Gui- nea coyer jthemselves with pipeclay and mourp ‘their pusbands for a year. Ie FOUR READY TOINTRODUCE BILLS PROVIDING CIGARETTE LICENSE TAX Obenchain is a lawyer and theater f Evanston. COOLIDGE AIDS ON REALTORS; President Asks That Law Be | Drawn Up Regulating Rents in Capital ;|BECOMES BITTER FIGHT Washington, Jan. 8.—( By the A.-P.) —President Coolidge, at the Novem- ber election, was given a 4-year ex- tension of his lease on the White House but nevertheless he is having plenty of trouble these days with Washington landlords. By initiating steps to bring about permanent government regulation of | residence rentals in the District of | Columbia, Mr, Coolidge, whose home in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the rented ‘half of a double house, has brought down on hig head the wrath of Washington real estate men. The result has been to fill the air here with statements and counter- statements regarding rents, the in- sertion of half-page advertiséments in newspapers by the real estate in- terests and broadcasting by realtors of urgent proposals for gid , from other associates in other cities, These developments which of late have threatened to crowd from the front pages of Washington newspa- pers discussions of the French debt | question, the postal pay bill and the state of the Navy, represents only a new phase in a merry little war which has. been going on for several years between Washington landlords and tenants. The contest, which has had a coun- ter-panm in many of the country’s’ ci- ties developed @uring the fall to the point of near riots at public meet- ings held by the Tenants’ League.‘ Members of the league accused the; real estategmen of hiring agents to break, up their meetings and the ownets of rental property, as repre- sented in the Washington Real Estate Board, charged the league with bol- shevist ideas.” President Coolidge entered the lists about two weeks ago on the side of, the tenants by requesting Richard Whaley, chairman of the District of Columbia rent commission and form- er congressman, to draw up a regu- ofthe federal government to main- tain sanity and moral conditions in ‘the district. The new legislation would take the place of the existing RENTER’S WAR lating bill based on the police power |” “hall rent” act first passed in 1919 and since twice extended, setting up a commission to determine fair ren- tals on application either of the ten- ants or owner. This law, enacted as 8 war emergency, has heen inopera- tive since last June by court decision affirming the contention of real es- tate men that the war emergency had ceased to exist, | Foreign immigrants going to America by .way of Bngland jare Inpt: allowed..to.-pass renee London. AT UNIVERSITY FRENCH HOUSE ' Rejected Love Held Likely Motive of Shooting by F, X. Bernard | LETTERS ARE FOUND Inability to Make Enough Money Cause of Girl’s Rejection of Man Madison, Wis., Jan. 8—(By the A. P.)—Frenzy resulting from fruitless efforts to reestablish friendship with Miss Laura Palmer, 28, University of Wisconsin instructress, apparently caused F. X. Bernard, 32, to shoot and seriously wound the woman and then take his own life here yester- | day, This was the opinion expressed to- day by Phil LaFollette, district at- torney, of the motive for the tragedy in the French House, residence of women students of French of which Miss Palmer was chaperon, The opinion was based on evidence which Mr, LaFollette said he possessed. The contributing factors which act- uated Bernard, former chemist of Hibbing, Minnesota, and himself a student of French, however, remain- ed unclear. Letters found in Bernard’s cloth- ing, the district attorney said, caus- ed him to form this opinion of the case. He refused to divulge their | contents, Mr. LaKollette said he had not talked with the girl or her mother, Mrs. Cora L. Palmer, who arrived from LaCrosse last night, Mrs. Pal- mer could not be reached for a state- ment regarding reports that she had objected to Bernard's attentions to her daughter. The district attorney indicated to- jday that no formal inquest will he held. Miss Palmer was reported at the general hospital this morning as resting comfortably” and it was said that her condition would not permit questioning. Disagree Over Money There evidently was a certain amount of disagreement over money between the tragic pair, for one let- ter deals with a possible quarrel | over $300 Bernard had sent Miss Pal- mer when she was in France, She re- plied evidently to a letter of his, say- ing she did not owe him $250, but only $50, having purchased some things for him. Not all the letters are from Miss Palmer. At least one is from a pro- fessor in the Romance Language De- partment of the University of Wii consin, who wrote Bernard that Miss Palmer was “on the verge of a ner- vous breakdown.” The letter pleaded with Bernard to release Miss Palmer. from her promise to marry, indicat- ing that the couple was formally en- gaged. ° Miss Palmer, during semi-concious moments last night, gave an indica- tion of the cause of the shooting when she moaned “I couldn't love him —I couldn't make up my marry him, He wanted me to marry him and I wouldn't,” according to re- ports from the hospital. The girl's condition is such that she is not permitted to see any one, even her mother. LETTERS FOUND Hibbing, Minn., some relating to love and others to the harder side of financial dis- agreement, some cherished and some torn up, from Laura Palmer to F. Bernard, were located in the latter’s trunk here today. Many of them were written to Bernard while he was teaching part- time French in Hibbing Junior Col- lege a year ago, substituting for Miss Palmer, who was in Paris. The’ lat- est date is December 15, 1924, though some of the torn ones may be more recent. In her letters Miss Palmer ad- dressed Bernard as sweatheart and signed herself “Laura” or ~ “Laura Palmer.” In one letter, in which answers are numbered, evidently replying to| a tabulation of questions he had sent.her, Miss Palmer wrote: ‘No, I can’t marry ‘at this time, because you ar@ not earning enough to sup- port me and two children by a form- er marriage.” Lower down in the same “there is no other man.” Another missive says “I couldn’t marry you after what happened at Duluth.” DRY PROBE T0 BE SECRET Washington, Jan. 8.—Under the leadership of Senator Watson, Re- publican, Indiana, administration forces succeeded to in letter: mind to! Jan. 8.—Letters,| X.| stead of 12 at present; having the) T. ON COMMITTEE | ASSIGNMENTS Considerable Division — of | Membership Is Expected in Both of Houses { NO LEAGUE LAWYER ' 1 ' Anti-Cigarette Forces Draw; Lines for Fight — First Bills Introduced With prospect that a large part of) the legislation to be considered in North Dakota’s 19th sembly will yot bring division on! party lines, the make-up of commit- tees of both houses was in prepara- tion today, with likelihood that there would be a considerable representa- | tion of both factions on the commit- tees, The Senate committee on commit: | i tees and Lieatenant-Governor Mad- dock were not ready today to an-} nounce Senate committees, but were! continuing their discussions, expect- ing first to settle the question of the | chairmen of the important ones, ! A committee on committees, all Nonpartisans, is selecting the com- ‘mittees in the House, together with | Speaker B. C. Lagkin. The commit- tee, in addition to the speaker, in- cludes F. A, Vogel, floor leader, Representatives MeManusf Eckert and Hoople. i The committee slate of the Non- partisans, according to leaders, is still very uncertain, and probably will not be completed before the end of the week. Representative Eckert |may be chairman of the committee on highways and Representative Burkhart head of the education com-/ mittee, t No League Lawyer ‘The house leaguers have no lawyer, ording to Mr. Vogel, and the chairman of the judiciary commit- tee either will be a layman or an In-} dependent who is an attorney. This is said to be the first session ir many years in which there has been no la Ts on the majority side, A discussion was under way be- tween a few Nonpartisans and Inde- | pendents favoring repeal of the anti- cigarette law as to the method of in- troducing a license bill. A proposal to ask committees be named in both houses to prepare a bill satisfactory to Governor Sorlie, was being con- sidered. That there will be bitter opposition to the repeal of the anti-cigarette law was evident today. F. L. Wat- kins, superintendent of the state en- forcement league, had a long confer- ence with Representative John Hal- crow of Pembina county and others last night, preparing a plan of action legislative as- i against the bill, Senate’s First Bill The first bill introduced in the Senate was a tax measure offered by Senator Henry Rusch of Fargo, mak- ing numerous changes in present tax laws. The chief provisions of the bill are: Amends section dealing with penal- ty on delinquent real estate taxes ! before sale. The present penalty is unchanged except that if the first | half of real estate taxes is not paid ‘before becoming delinquent, the pen- alty attaches to the full amount of | tax due. Amends various sections of the code dealing with tax sales, tax | deeds, assignments and redemption of taxes from tax sale, making the | maximum rate of interest borne by j tax sale certificates 9 percent in- reduces re- demption penalty from 5 to 3 per- cent. Provides county auditor, on the or- der of the board of county commis- | Sioners, is given right to defer tax |sales for three years on property where the total amount of .taxes is $5 or less. Requires special assessment and general property taxes to be adver- tised and sold together and not se- Parately as under the present law, provides one certificate shall issue but makes the special assessments a | subsequent lien. Grants cities pow- er to purchase assignments of tax sale certificates from the county on property on which special assess- ment taxes are levied by the city. Provides owners of tax sale cer- tificates are permitted to pay subse- quent taxes during first 15 days of delinquency; March 1 to March 15, without penalty, but. must pay all in one’ sum and not in installments. Jobs Given Out The Senate held a brief session be- fore the inauguration exercises, Sen- ators Patton, Olson and Schlosser were named a committee on revision and correction of the journal. 5 Senators were asked to state com- mittee preferences for the benefit of the committee on committees and Lieutenant-Governor. 1 named ag follows: proof reader, W. G. Childs; clerk, Fr Engstad; bill room clerk, kson; doorkeeper, Fred Mey- ‘Jr. and other members of a special Warhington, Jan. 8. (By the A.! 'P.)..Law enforcement was discussed ‘today around the White House breakfast table. The President's guests were Judge Elbert H. Gary, John D. Rockefeller committee representing the National Citizens Committee of 1,000 on law enforcement, which yesterday in New York close its annual meeting with the adoption of resolutions for pre- sentation to the President and the Governors of the various states. The resolutions requested the President and the Governors to urge all officials “to join them by precept Quits Office After 23 Hours Hartford, ernor Hiram Bingham resigned this forenoon, less than 23 hours after his inauguration yesterday, and was immedieately sworn in as United States Senator. WILBUR HALTS - NAVY PROGRAM FOR ECONOMY Won’t Recommend Elevation of Guns and Other Appro- priations, He Says Con | U. S. HAS THE RIGHT Secretary Hughes Declares Japan Does Not Object | To Program Washington, Jan. 8.—Although he declared the Navy Department want- ed a Navy that would accord with the 5—5—3 ratio all down the line, Secretary Wilbur told the House Nava] Affairs Committee today that because of the administration's eco- nomy policy he could not recom- mend a gun elevation program nor endorse a pending $70,000,000 bill for new construction. U. S. HELD RIGHT Washington, Jan. 8.— Secretary Hughes, in a letter read today to the House Naval committee, took the position that elevation of guns on American capital ships would not violate the arms treaty, although it might’ have the unfortunate effect of tending to promote naval compe- tition. The letter also recited that while Great Britain had taken the view that the alterations proposed would be a violation bf the treaty, Japan took’ the opposite position. Sorlie Speaks Against Child Labor Measure Fargo, N. D., Jan, 8—Governor A. jorlie, of North Dakota, has placed himself on record as opposed to the child labor amendment. In reply to 4 questionnaire which was sent out by the New York World to the gover- nors of various states, Mr. Sorlie, as reported in the .issue of The World for Jan. 5, says: We are having too much centrali- zation of power in Washington now. Each state can better take care of problems of this kind. Our state is in position to attend to its child la- bor laws at home. —_—_-—________- Weather Report | Temperature at 7 Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation . Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: ly cloudy “tonight and Friday. much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy “a2 Most- Not | Lasker and E. Meyer Jr., in charging tonight and Friday. Not much change in temperature. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the Great Lakes region and it is high from the Rocky Mountains westward to the Pacific coast. Light precipitation ‘occurred at most places in the Great Lakes region and from the northern Rocky Mountain region to the north Pacific coast. Generally fair weather th ‘Additional Senator empl8yes were| prevails over the Plains States and, these days when we desire to ippi Valley. The temperature | crease the membership, enrolling and engrossing| was near zero in North Dakota and|ing possible the projects which the over the Canadian Rockies, but sonable temperaturés prevail gen opening of the Senate investigation |-ers; postmaster voucher clerk, A. In-| ally in all sections. of the prohibition enforcement unit| gerson; stenographers, Gladys Har- behind closed: doors, - (Continued on’ page 8) ‘ORRIG W. ROBERTS, Meteo: D LE ADERS WORK 'LAW ENFORCEMENT IS DISCUSSED BY COOLIDGE AT BREAKFAST PARTY ' Committee of 1,000 Will Endeavor to Persuade Americans to Abide by the Prohibitory Amendment and Other Laws and personal example, by active par- ticipation in all administrative efforts in maintaining among the citizens of our Republic the high determination to obey and enforce the law.” A second resolution “commends to the people and their official repre- sentatives the attitude of the Presi- dent in obedience tothe provisions of the Eighteenth amendment in the hope that the example of the first citizen may induce those who are now wilfully violating the prohibi- tory statute to accept his leader- ship in conduct and to endorse in practice the integrity of his fidelity to the supremacy of law.” THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [=a BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS “SORLIE. PROGRAM” WILL BE OFFERED \ BELFIELD MAN ADMITS |! MURDER, SENTENCED ‘PROBE SLAYING BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO CARRY IT OUT Several Measures Embracing Recommendations To Go Before Legislature OPPOSITION APPARENT Bank of North Dakota and State Mill Recommenda- tions Find Opposition The “Sorlie program,” embracing recommendations made by the new Governor of the state to the legis lature in his inaugural message yes- terday afternoon, will be offered to the legislature ip the form of bills in the very near future. LIBEL SUIT IS THREATENEDBY FARM COUNSEL Aaron Shapiro, Accused By Ford in His Dearborn In- dependent, Asks Retraction MARKETING SCHEME Shapiro Asserted Ford Charges Jewish Conspiracy To Get Control of Food Chicago, Jan. 8.—(By the A, P.)— A formal demand for retraction of certain statements alleged to have been made in Henry Ford’s publica- tion, The Dearborn Independent, was made by Aaron Shapiro, counsel for several cooperative organizations, preliminary to a prospective libel suit for $1,000,000 against Mr, Ford.| If retraction is not made within} 30 days, the suit will be filed in De- troit, Mr. Shapiro said. In the notice of intention to bring suit E. G. Lei- bold, vice-president and treasurer of the Dearborn Publication Companyy W. J. Cameron, editor, and the Ford Motor Company are named. Mr, Shapiro alleged that his name was linked in ‘a series of articles with those of Julius Rosenwald, Otto Kahn, Bernard Baruch, Albert D. him with participation in an alleged Jewish conspiracy to control Amer- ican agriculture, or to organize the farmers of America in the interests of communism. Mr. Ford was accused by Mr. Sha- piro of approving “an attempt to de- stroy my participation in the cooper- ative marketing movement.” 14 CAPTAINS APPOINTED IN A. OF C. DRIVE Campaign for Enrolling of Membership in Body Will Be Launched With eleven of the twelve captains present at a meeting in the Associa- tion of Commerce yesterday after- noon, another step in the movement to stimulate interest in the future work of the Association was taken and agreement reached to hold a meeting of all workers in the re- cruiting drive tomorrow afternoon at the McKenzie Hotel. Major Geo, H. Russ announced as captains: S. W. Corwin, M. B. Gil- man, G. V. Cox, and Jno, A. Hoff- man. In Major L. K. Thompson’s| division are Captains W. A. Mc- Donald, E. B. Klein, B. O. Ward, and L. H. Richmond. B. K. Skeels, M. H. Atkinson, Dr. R. S. Towne and Dale Simon are the captains in Geo. Bird’s division. Captain Atkinson was the first to report a complete compliment of lieutenants: E. W. Leonard, S. O. LeBarron, W. E. Perry and H. O. Saxvick. Dr. H. A. Brandes, Colonel of Teams expressed himself this morn- ing as very much pleased with the ready response of the men called upon. “There will be a few who cannot help now,” he said, “but cer- tainly every members of the Associa- tion believes in the organization as a leading forcé in the development. of Bismarck. Everyone ean help by: talking up the Association during in- thereby mak- members want carried out in 1925.” American school children are har; dier today than they were several relogist {years ago, authorities declare. Several Nonpartisan League mem- bers today were engaged in discus- sion of the manner in which the recommendations will be placed be- fore the legislature for discussion, and several bills are expected to be given to the Senate or House within the next ten days. One of the recommendations of Governor So likely to furnish basis for a lively fight in the legis- lature, is that against retention of the present anti-cigarette law. The Governor's recommendation that sale of cigarettes be licensed found favor with several League leaders, and 2 number predicted its passage. “At the same time, there was consider- able opposition shown to such an act. Need of raising additional funds to carry on the state's busi- ness may be a powerful factor, as it is predicted that a license fee on cigarette sales would yield the state $500,000 a year. To Meet Opposition There is no prospect that the Governor's suggestion that the Bank of North Dakota be empowered to purchase assets of closed banks will be placed before the assembly in concrete form soon. Realizing the technical problems involved in it, Governor Sorlie suggested that a committee be named to consider the feasibility of the suggestion, and this may not meet with much op- position in the legislature. Any at- tempt to enlarge functions of the Bank of North Dakota, however, are certain to find considerable opposi- tion among Independents. Some surprise was expressed that Governor Sorlie did not refer in his measure to the board of managers of the Grand Forks mill and eleva- tor or the tax laws enacted by the last legislature. Both the board of managers and the “I, V. A. tax laws” had been condemned by Nonparti- sans in the recent campaign. Legislation respecting the Grand Forks mill also may be delayed somewhat, until Nonpartisans who will offer measures concerning it have more time to investigate the situation. It is expected that the manager of the mill will be called to Bismarck by a legislative com- mittee, and it is possible that an audit now in progress at the mill may be awaited. The big question regarding mill expected to come before the legislature is regarding finances. There has been suggestion, credited to Governor Sorlie, that the mill should have a great deal of “free money” available to buy wheat. At the present time the mill is able to make loans amounting to several hundred thousand dollars without security, from the Bank of North Dakota and other banks, but to get most of its operating capital must issue milling bonds with wheat and flour as mortgages. Whether the Governor's recommendation that the mill elevator be made a terminal elevator would put the state in the business of buying and selling grain is a question unanswered to solons. Pledged to Economy Both factions in the legislature are pledged to economy, and neither has a desire to establish new state industries. Some Independents con- strue the recommendations of the Governor regarding the Bank of North Dakota and the terminal ele- vator at Grand Forks as an abridge- ment of his declaration against ex- tension of state industries, holding this is tantamount to establishing new industries. Zoning of hail insurance, suggest- ed by Governor Sorlie, is certain to be provocative of a fight, many western county representatives being against the measure and desiring that hail insurance be made com- pulsory. There is likely to be little op- position to some of the less impor- tant recommendations of the Gover- nor. The narrow margin of control in both houses is certain to provoke a breaking of party lines on some measures. The Independents appeat to control the Senate by one vote, while the League may not have a majority of more than five votes ia the lower house. A few changes either way might greatly sfter the legislative Droaeath a of the assembly. Opinion Divided Opinion on the messages of both Mr. Nestos and Governor Sorlie dif> fered somewhat along political lines, leaders of each faction being in- clined to find the most good in the. messages according to their way ¢f thinking in politics. Among the mame! of - Governor Sorlie ‘oh which as asl (Continued om page ies the