The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 17, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Sun- day. Not much change in temp. ESTABLISHED 1873 PREPARE FOR INVESTIGATIONS ACCORD SOUGHT UPON MUSCLE) SHOALS POLICY House Leaders to Seek Con- ference With Leaders in Senate CALL N COOLIDGE Advice of the President Is Sought in Efforts to Avoid Conflict Washington, Jan. 17.—Refer- ence of the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill to conference was prevented today in the House by an objection raised) by Rep. Longworth, Republican leader. Chairman McKenzie of the m itary committee sought unani- mous consent to send the meas- ure to conference, but Mr. Longworth contended it should be left for a few days on the speaker's table. Washington, Jan. 17.—(By the A. P.)—Republication House leaders will seek an understanding with Sen- ate leaders as to the final form of Muscle Shoals legislation before any move is made in the House to send the Underwood Shoals bill to _con- ference. President Coolidge was said to Have indicated his agreement after a conference yesterday with Repre- sentative Longworth of Ohio, the Republican House leader, Chairman Snell of the: House rules committee, that this course had been followed in order to prevent a tie-up of the legislation in conference and to pave the way for its passage, if possible, at this session. The House leaders are hopeful that if a full understanding can be reach- ed in advance of the conference stage, where they believe otherwise it would be largely rewritten, the Muscle Shoals problem can be dis- posed of at this session. Otherwise, all pending legislation will die auto- matically March 4, to leave the en- tire problem to be approached from the beginning by the new Congress. LAND SELLS AT $100 PER ACRE Record Price Is Recorded in f Grant County Deal Carson, N. D., Jan. 17.—One of the biggest deals made in Grant county was closed whereby John Moen of Leith traded his half section of land 2\.miles east of Leith to R. H. Ni- chols for his hardware stock and building in Leith. The 160 acre homestead of Mr. Moen was taken in the deal at $100 per acre. This is one of the choice pieces of land in that country. It is well improved with a large modern house and barn and other improve- ments. The other quarter has no improvements and was taken in at $40 per acre. This $100 acre land is the highest price paid for land in Grant county. Mr. Nichols is a busi- ness man and considers it worth the price. At any rate Mr. Moen has set precedent by improving and. develop- ing this raw prairie land apd. receiv- ing the fancy price. WEATHER FOR COMING WEEK Washington, Jan, 17.—Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon- day: Upper Mississippi Valley— scattered rains’ and snows at begin- ning and a period of snows during latter half. Moderate temperature fitet half, colder last half. > Vpor 24 hours ending at noon: Temperature at 7 m, . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECAST - For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunda; Not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Somewhat colder tonight northeast portion. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure continues high over the Southwest and low over Alber: This is causing pleasant weather over the northern Plains States and northern Rocky Moyntain region. A rise of 10 to 30 degrees occurred in Dakotas and Montana. Low temperatures prevail over the Missis- | sippi Valley and temperatures are dropping in the Great Lakes region. Precipitation occurred in the Great Lakes region and at a few places in the Canadian Provinces, but else- where the weather is generally fair. _ ORRIS ¥. ROBERT'S, * Meteorologict —_—__-—______e Weather Report BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1925 | How Most oF us «HEARD EvRorE” |/H(Q)MEBUILDER [ABOLITION QF {MOTION PICTURE STAR’S WIFE SEEKS Many fans roported having heard Atlantic tes! Here's ‘how. directly through a loud speaker, der and rebroadcast them through farms. Other NEW TAX GUT BILL LOOMS IF SOLONS PAIL : Secretary of Taxpayers As-,* scciation Here to Ask Economy Measures Economy demands of the tion Dakota Taxpayers Ass be pressed before legislative commit- tees by Dan R. Jonesy Wahpeton secretaty, who came here to remain during most of the session of the legislature, he said today. He was to be joined today by A. L. Mnrtin of Sentinel Butte, president, for a conference. Two bills only are sponsored the association at this time, Jones said, both providing for bud- get systems, one for municipalities and one for school districts. “Last fall after the tax measure North will; we submitted to the people was voted on we were told that 97,000 voters who favored the measure wanted to cut taxes unintelligently, | and that 102,000 taxpayers who vot- ed against the measure wanted tot cut taxes, but intelligently. The! taxpayers association is here to help cut tux intelligently, if it cun be done,” Mr. Jones said. Mr, Jones. declared the taxpayers’ organization: would continue, adding that after last fall's election several members ‘wrote, saying that if the present legislature fails to cut taxes an initiated: measure providing for a flat reductibn of taxes can be pa ed two years hence. Thé taxpayers’ mensure, he said, carried in counties and would have carried the state but for the vote in Minot, Grand Forks, Fargo and Bismarck, cities having state institutions, Burnstad Dairy Circuit Meeting A Big Success Burnstad, N. D., Jah. 17.—A very © meeting of dairy men t Burnstad Tuesday, Jan. The Soo Railway Company was represented very ably by S. J. Sand- ers and R. L. Aney of the Land De- partment of the Soo ‘railway com- pany. They: set forth the idea of cooperation between the railway company and the farmers and the idea that one can not prosper with- out the other. Mr. Aney showed the good points of a dairy cow by bring- ing into the meeting a dairy cow of more than average merits. Dr. Schneider of the State veterinary 7 {department and Neil Vogel of the State Dairy department also gave some very interesting and instruc- tive talks. The speakers were well ote with the Holstein Dairy Cir- cuit at Burnstad and predict that in another five yeats results will show up far exceeding the expectations of the present members of the cir- cuit. Burnstad and vitinity now have six of the best Registered Hol- stein Bulls in the state of North Dakota. ‘ ROCKEFELLER AID APPRECIATED Paris, Jan. 17.—John D. Rockéfel- ler, Jr., in a letter to the Union des ‘Arts, whose members had sent him a message of ‘congratulation and thanks for his gift, writes: “Your message, signed by many among the greatest artists of France, adds considerably to my satisfaction in having been able to render so in- significant a service to France; it is a tribute to its artistic perfection, which is a source of admiration for the whole world. I consider it a pri- vilege to have ‘been permitted to par- ticipate in the ‘preservation of some | of its architectural glories.” ations also help American fans “hear (1/7 | MILLER SENDS | i 1 i i { | i * had ever been arrested at 29) Europe during the recent tran Station WGES in New York got Europe recorded the concerts on a wax cylin- their ican own apparatus to Ame Eurcpe. YEGG TO PEN FOR 5 YEARS Minot, N. D., dan, 17.—Asserting iety is safe from “men like y when you are incarcerated,” Judge Andrew Miller in federal court | Tecently sentenced Stanley Brown, ‘convicted postoffice robber, to serve a five year and a 10 year sentence in the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the sentences to run consecuti' and to pay a I ine of $1,000. Brown was convicted on two counts of an indictment re- ‘turned/ against him by a federal grand jw Brown accepted sentence apparent- ly nonchalantly, walking from his place in front of the bar to a chair ‘at the counsel's table, where he sat down and wheeled around to smile at his wife who sat gazing down- ward. The convict evinced no sign of emotion at any time, and the only words which he spoke to the court ether he joux City, Towa, on a holdup charge, and to ad- mit that he had served sentences in the Minnesota penitentiary and in ‘the South Dakota state prison. Brown said that he had been arrest- ed in Sioux City on a vagrancy, charge, and was shortly released. ‘ASKS FIGHT ON in interrogation as to w | SMOKES LAW pee dS . L. Watkins Appeals to Church Congregations | Stating that “the attitude of Gov- lernor A. G. Sorlie and his opposition to the passage of moral laws and this request that the legislature re- peal the snuff and cigarette laws jmake it very probable that th cigarette law will be repeale R FL. Watkins, — sttperin- tendent of the State Enforcement League, has issued a request to “Friends of Moral Laws” for action. Mr. Watkins suggests that a. res- olution be prepared against repeal “of the anti-snuff and anti-cigarette laws, presented to church congrega- tions, a vote taken and the resolu- tions sent to the legislature. He also suggests having men and women write the Governor and Sen- ate and House members urging that these laws be not repealed. magusstis for for aulek 2 action is made. Daniel Re Reid, Tinplate King, New York, Jan. 17.—Daniel Gray Reid, known as the “tinplate king,” died today at his home here of pneumonia. . Reid, who was 67 years old, was one of the organizers of the American Tinplate Company. He was a director of numerous business or- ganizations. He rose from messeng- er boy in a bank to a position of in- fluence in the financial world. TWO GENERALS ARE RETIRED Washington, Jan. 17.-By the coin- cidence of their birth on the same day 64 years ago, two major gen- erals, both with long military careers crowned by conspicuous service with the American army in the World war, passed from active service re- cently under the age retirement law. War department records show that Major General Robert L. Bullard, commanding the second corps area at Governor's Island and Major Gen- eral Charles G, Morton,’ commanding the Ninth corps area at. San Fran- cisco, were born Jan. 16,1861, DEBT TO BANK IS CUT DOWN Liquidation During the Past Year Cuts Indebtedness Over $200,000 Reports Show TOTAL LOSS $465,000? With Liquidation Near Com- plete, This Is the Esti- mate of Final Taxpay- ers’ Loss The debt of the Home Building Association of North Dakota, de- funct home building organization of the state, to the Bank of North Da- kota has been reduced $230,229.79, ere sentence was passed was to deny | Dies at Home: the forthcoming report of the In- dustrigl Commission will show. The Association is still indebted to the Bank of North Dakota in the sum of $266,277.09. Liquidation of the Association, which was authorized by the 1923 legislature, has been pretty well completed in two years by the In- dustrial Commission, according to figures obtained from the Industrial Commission records. The total loss which this st enterprise will eventually entail is still uncertain, but it is estimated that it will be about $465,000. The balance eet of the Associ- ation, for December 31, 1924, shows a deficit of $314,517.59. Further shrinkage and the $115,000 appropri- ations made by the legislature for the Association, which built a few over 50 residences, is expected to inerease the total loss to the estima- ted $465,000. Interest on loans from creased the actual opesating loss. On January 1, 1924, the Home of North Dakota $467,986.42. indebtedness has been reduced, it is shown, in the balance sheet of Jan- 1, 1925, by turning over to the Bank of North Dakota the following: {poe tax $230,229.79 ; The indebtedness left of $266,- 1227.09 is to be met by the following Four houses ation, which owned by the purchasers turn- ed back appraised at $21,000; six houses in process of settlement or litigation, to realize $20,000 or more; The Industrial Commission, in or- der to whittle down the loan from the Bank of North Dakota and to reduce the interest charges plans to draw. on the state treasurers for re- ceipts from the Home Builders def- icit tax each month, and turn the money over to the Bank of North Dakota. During the year 1924 a to- tal of $28,520.46, at six percent, was charged by the Bank of North Da- kota. FIRE DAMAGES LOCAL SHOP Fire Breaks Out in Universal Shoe Shop Early Today Fire which broke out in the Uni- versal Shoe Shop, owned by John Kaufmann, on Third street south of the Masonic Temple, shortly before 4 o'clock this morning, did consid- erable damage, which may exceed $1,000. The fire scorched walls on the south side of the electric shop of R. W. Sanders, but casued little damage. The origin of the shoe shop fire is unknown, It started, according to firemen, near the front of a store behind a machine. " Proprietors of the shop said there was no fire in or about the machine. Somé gasoline in a can nearby is understood to have exploded. The wall on one side of the shop was badly burned and other damage done. Shoes on a counter ugainst the wall were burned, Oppose Sunday Observance Law Carrington, N. D., Jan. 17.—Peti- tions are being circulated through- out Foster county and other counties of Nort Dakota to ask congress to vote down the proposed Sunday Com: pulsory observance bill which is soon to be taken up by the senate. Chief in their opposition to the pending bill, which is docketed as “S. 3218,” are the Seventh Day Ad- ventists, and they ask not only the defeat of this bill but the defeat of any other religious legislation that may be pending. Andrew Schmidt of Stutsman county, who lives on a farm 12 miles south of Sykeston,“is one of the most ardent opppnents of the pro- posed bill. Mr. Schmidt has been in the United Stat for 26 years, and he came here from Russia, where he the Bank of North Dakota have in-; Building Association owed the Bank; The Bank notes, value ........ $146,810.24 Loan contracts 30,937.24 Geen cso. 25,000.00. IMMIGRATION OFFICE ASKED Representative Thompson, Burleigh County, Intro- duces Bill FARGO BRIDGE BILL In Would Appropriate $100,600 To Aid in the Building of a Bridge at Fargo Abolition of the te department of immigration is called for in a bill introduced by Rep. J. M. Thompson, of Burleigh county at yesterday aft- ernoon’s session of the North Dakota house of representatives. The bill would repeal the present laws creating the department, and thus automatically do away with it. The measure was referred to the committee on judiciary. The first of the three bridge bills which, it has been known would make their appearance during the course of the present session was put into the house today by Rep. Robert Boyd of Cass county. It calls for the construction of a new bridge over the Red River at Fargo, the appro- priation asked being $100,000. Th was one of the three bridge meas- ures vetoed by Governor Nestos at the close of the 1923 session. Bills calling for bridges over the Missouri river near Williston and Sanish respectively are expected to make their appearance in the course of a few days, The child 1abor amendment to the federal constitution and the proposal to license the sale of cigarettes came in for considerable attention in various communications received by members of the house and read by he clerk. overnor Sorlie can prepare for life as a private citizen in future,” declared one letter received by Rep. Currie from a group of women at Cando. Both sides of the question were represented in the communic tions on the child labor amendment. Budget Bills In Two big appropriation measures were placed begore the state Senate yesterday afternoon by the appropri- ations committee, which is nearing the finish of introduction of impor- tant -budget measures to be consid- ered by the legislature. They included ang omnibus bill covering the majority of state de- partments, and three bills covering mfintenance of the North Dakota Agricultural College and and experimental work in connection with the college. An appropriation of $565,600 is proposed for general maintenance and expen- ses of the Agricultural College for two years, $278,200 for the North Dakota Experiment Station at the college, and $129,061 to match a like amount from the United States De- partment of Agriculture for the ag- ricultural extension work conducted in the state. Senator Walter Schlosser of Grand Forks introduced a bill fathered by Prof. E. F. Chandler of Grand Forks and others for the creation of a Red River of the North Commission. Under the bill, the Governor would name two men on a commission, to serve with similar commissions rep- resenting Minnesota, South Dakota and the United States Government, and would be charged with the duty of drawing a compact between the states and the United States with reference to the control of the wa- ters of the Red River for flood pro- tection and similar purposes. The Governor of North Dakota, upon passage and approval of the law, would be required to notify the states of Minnesota and South Da- kota und the United States of North Dakota’s action. Petitions received by the Senate during its brief session included one from Ramsey county, signed by 26 people, against ratification of the child labor amendment, and another signed by 152 people, location not designated, asking the legislature to provide means of making up the deficit of 20 percent in the hail in- surance indemnity fund in 1923. Child Labor Hearing Early action on the child labor amendment will not be had, as was expected, it became certain when the public health committee decided to hold a public hearing on the mea- sure Yan. 22, committee deliberation is expected to’ follow the public hearing, Senator W. E. Martin, Morton county, added levity to the session by introducing a resolution provid- ing for an examination to determine why husbands- whose wives and themselves both are employed in the state house could not support their wives. It was referred to the com- mittee on “bunk and bunking” in- stead of the committee on “banks and banking.” Senator John L. Miklethun of Griggs county was absent yesterday being confined to room by an illness of grippe. , NO APPOINTMENT MADE Dickinson, N. D., Jan. 17.—As yet no appointment has been made for a successor: to C, C. Turner, who tesigned as register and receiver of the United States land office in Dickinson to become sheriff of Stark county, January 1. Mrs. Glenn Ow- says that he suffered persecution for charge gtenographer, is temporarily in his. bcecnes convictions. ) of a office, extension | conducted , Los Angeles, Jan. 17.—(A. Westover paration agreement which her from returning to the begin in super- Hart's suit to break a se- motion picture screen will ior court here Monday, testimony ‘ing been complete yesterday with the questioning of M Hart nd her husband, William Hart, films, ent “two gun man” of western who wants the separation to stand as it i Both named M: , 1922, as the date of their first quarrel, but Hart lenied his wife's assertion that his er, Mary, had figured in the dis- pute. He also denied that he had urged Mrs. Hart repeatedly to go to Reno and get a divorce, though he corro- borated her testimony that she did not believe in divorce and would not attempt to obtain one. He could not conceal TEACHERS AND PUPILS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE N. D., Jan. 17.—Trapped on the upper floor of the consolida- ted school building in Greenland township, Barnes county, north of here, by bursting flames and strang- ling smoke beneath them, teachers who had living quarters on the sec- ond story, barely escaped with their lives when help summoned by tele- phone checked the blaze enough to allow them to run past it and out of doors. The structure soon was 4 mass of flames and was destroyed. The fire broke out between parti- tions, and is believed to have been caused by defective wiring or a short circuit. It was discovered about 5 a, m. and is believed to have smoul- | dered for several hours before burst- ing into flame. ‘ONLY CITIZENS his exulta- Marion, TO BE HIRED, State Board of Administra- tion Adopts Resolution The state board of administration, in meeting today, adopted a resolu- tion providing that all employes hir- Jed in the future for all state insti- tutions be American citizens, except for teachers in foreign Janguages. The board’s action was prompted in purt, it is understood, by exper- ience with Ed Steib, former employe who is an alien, and who made charges of brutality by guards to- ward patients. Steib, the board was informed, sought employment at the state penitentiary a, few days ago. One member of the board indicated belief that Steib was engrained in the belief that cruel treatment was accorded inmates of all state insti- tutions, and the board holds his be- lief is pprouned) MEN ONLY IN BARBERSHOPS IS PROPOSED Long Beach., Cal. Jan. 17.—The Long Beach Hairdressers and Cos meticians association announced re- cently that it was drafting an ordi- nance to exclude women from barber shops. The association hopes to win the city council’s approval of the proposed statute on the grounds that it would free male customers of barbershops from the annoyance and embarrassment of waiting while bobbed haired women monopolize the barbers’ time, and that besides, a barber shop is no place for a girl. REVUES AND JAZZ MUSIC DRIVE DRAMA FROM STAGE Berlin, Jan. 17—All the leading cities of Germany are having an epidemic of revues on the stage, and the oldtime actors who have noth- ing to offer the revue managers are in despair, With the exception of Shaw’s Saint Joan, there is today no new outstanding dramatic production to be seen in Berlin, and revues and moving picture houses monopolize the theatrical advertising. The popular shows offer jazz bands and a great variety of foreign danc- ers, and are giving Germany a med: ley of London, Paris and New York. prevents] of the insane hospital at Jamestown,| 1 | | { TO BREAK SEPARATION AGREEMENT, BUT DEFENDS HIM AGAINST CHARGES tion when Mrs, Hart in her turn Arguments in the trial of Winifred| corroborated his denials of widely circulated stories to the effect that {he had lost her affection when he struck her and dragged her across @ room by the hair. It is not true that my husband er “It pulled me around by the hair. is not true that he ever struck she asid an attempt to coerce him into more liberal settlement, his former wife said: the fate of Fatty Ar- T can ruin you as thorough- was ruined if I care to.” The trust fund settlement they fin- ally agreed on yields, according to its custodian, to William §. Hart Jr., born after the separation, and $387.50 to Mrs. Hart. This, Mrs, Hart contends, is not enough to sup- port her, yet the separation agree- ment prohibits her from earning any additional money by acting for the sereen. In making a Hart testified, “Remember buckle.” ly as Fatty SAY BRUTALITY CHARGESFOUND TO BE FALSE State Board of Administra- tion Says That Steib Char- ges Did Not Hold Up e Members of the state board of ad- ministration feel that the state hos- |pital for the insane at Jamestown is well conducted. This was answer of board members today to informal charges placed before the Senate and ‘House state affairs committees to the effect that patients were brutal ly treated there. R. B. Murphy, chairman, made the following statement for the board: “The Board has not‘ as yet re- ceived any official account of the subject matter of Mr. Burdick’s statement made befoye the legisla- tive committees tedeyine upon the state hospital situation. stand that Mr. Burdick was repre- senting Mr. Ed. Steib whose state- ments were the cause of an expen- sive investigation made at James- town and Grand Forks nearly two years ago. Steib had been employed as an attendant at,the institution and had left after disagreement with other guards. The investigation held at Jamestown in April, 1923, dis closed the fact that the guard with whom Steib had disagreed in the matter of treating a patient had been discharged. The hearing failed to substantiate the general charges made by Steib regarding the treat- ment of patients ‘ind the quality of the food and clothing supplied. Steib’s testimony before the board also brought out the fact that he was not an American citizen. Many witnesses were examined and a com- plete stenographic report was made of the hearing at Jamestown as well as the one held at Grand Forks, The unanimous feeling of the Board members is that the institution at | Jamestown is well conducted and that every possible care is exercised by those in charge to make living conditions for the unfortunates as pleasant as possible.” Pioneer Dies In Coal Mine Killdeer, N. D., Jan, 17.—The y Butte country lost one of its pioneess last Monday in the death of David Warren. While getting coal, the roof of the shallow mine caved in on him burying him to the neck and battering him about the face and head. By whistling at his team which was standing nearby, he managed to get them started for home. When the team reached his house Mrs. Warren, sen- sing something wrong, rushed to the mine and found her husband un- conscious. He was rushed to Killdeer by truck but died enroute from his injuries which consisted of a broken jaw, collar bone and nose, an eye gouged almost out and heavy body bruises. NAMED RECEIVER Dickinson, N. D., Jan. 17.—H. L. Reichert on Wednesday qualified as receiver of the Farmers Insurance company of Dickinson, taking over the records from the clerk of court in whose charge they have been since a change was ordered by Judge H. L. Berry last week. OLDEST CREAMERY IN STATE IS DESTROYED BY FIRE AT NEW SALEM Mandan, N. D., Jan. 17.—The old- ago it was sold by John Hein, who est butter manufacturing plant in the state—the New Salem Creamery had since personally conducted it. Mr. Hein, en route to Jamestown, was notified when his train reach- Company, located at New Salem— eq Mandan of’ the fire and returned was completely destroyed by fire last night with a loss estimated at from $7,000 to $10,000. The New Salem Cooperative immediately to New Salem. There was practically no insurance. However, business men ‘at New Sa- lem indicated that they would back Creamery was established, in 1900 by Mr, Hein in a proposition to rebuild a group of New Salem business menthe plant and erect a modern cream- and was operated for 20 years as aery of enlarged capacity. Five penny * fi uaknews. cooperative seeder: Origin of re is We under- ; ‘League FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS NONPARTISANS TAKE STEPS TO ORGANIZE BODY Probes Which Were Under- stood Sometime Ago to be , Agreed on, Taken Up ATTITUDE OF SORLIE- Governor Has Not Changed, Opposed to Political Investigations 4 Investigation of three or more state departments is understood to have been decided upon by Nonparti- san League members of legislature in caucuses and conferences, and ac- cording to information today organi- zation of investigatory machinery will be carried on in next two days. The State Highway Commission and state institutions under manage- ment of board of administration, and Depositors Guaranty Fund commis- sion are investigations said to have been voted upon by Nonpartisan League members of legislature in caucus. Repeal of the board of managers law for the state mill also was favored. Governor A. G. Solie, who returned from Grand Forks yesterday, ap- peared before Nonpartisan League caucus for the first time last night since he became Governor. Unusual secrecy was thrown about caucus, with all Nonpartisans except mem- bers of legislature and executive committee barred from its early de- libefations. Governor Sorlie yesterday reiter- ated his previously announced stand upon investigations—that he object- ed to political: inquiries, desired to preserve harmony program he out- lined in legislature and did not favor investigations if there was not ample evidence to warrant them. He indi- cated, however, it is understood that he would not oppose will of ma- jority of Nonpartisans if it was felt there was good reason for opening inquiries, Rumpus Starts A rumpus started soon after the caucus opened; indicative of the strained feeling in the Nonpartisan camp. It was decided to bar all per- sons from the caucus except the members of the legislature and the state executive committee. Roy Frazier of Crosby and S. S. Me- Donald of Bismarck being the only jtwo members of the committee pres- ent. It was evident from this action that it was to be a session in which kid gloves would be laid aside. Among those barred from the cau- cus were W. J. Church, former League state chairman; J, C. Miller, former representative from Botti- neau county; Anthony Walton ‘of Minot; Herman Hardt of Napoleon, a third party man, and John Mad- dock, former representative from Benson county. As a result of the decision to bar them from the cau- cus, several of the Leaguers held a little meeting and drafted a petition which, was sent to the caucus, stat- ing that it was unfair to bar the former Senators and Representa- tives from the deliberations. They were admitted finally, but not until Governor Sorlie had spoken. Sorlie’s Speech The chief executive remained in the League caucus from an hour and a half leaving before it was finished. He stressed his harmony program to them in a speech, urged concil- iation of warring elements and re- iterated that he did not favor poli- tical fishing expeditions in the form of investigations. The executive, however, it is understood, said that he would not oppose any investiga- tions that were founded on real merit. During the caucus session speech- es were made in which the affairs of the Highway Commission, in par- ticular, were discussed at consider- able length, and many charges made. The charges of brutality to patients at the insane hospital at Jamestown and other institutional management under the board of administration were also brought out. Criticism against the Depositors Guaranty Fund Commission and management of closed banks is not as severe as it was formerly, because of the convincing figures made with regard to the managemtnt of closed banks, the payment of a dividend by the Guaranty Fund Commission and the failure of an investigation of the latter body two years ago to produce any satisfactory results to critics. Discuss Highways The Nonpartisans also discussed the proposed highways legislation, a gasoline tax in particular, but reach- ed no definite conclusions. An aftermath of the caucus and the bitter feeling engendered among the Nonpartisans came ‘when Sena- tor Del Patterson of Donnybrook whipped off his coat in a hotel lob- by and slapped Peter Arrhus of Far- go in the face. Arrhus responded by inviting Patterson to settle af- fairs in a hotel room but further. hostilities were prevented. It has become apparent that the Governor's proposal that all priation bills be disposed of in the first 20 days of the session will fail. With 12 days of the session ended today, all appropriation bills have nae been introduced, more have beey , and. but few committee re- parts have been made either in the (Continued