The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1925, Page 1

‘quasi-public organizations was regis- WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and *Ved- nesday. Not much change in tem. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [maamo| 1925 PRICE FIVE CEN’ | SUNDAY MOVIE PROPOSAL IS MADE ARR nnn nn nnn dren... POULTRY SHOW AND LIVESTOCK BILLS KILLED Measures Providing Appro- priations for Associations Die in House MU! H DEBATE ON THEM ——t Sanish Bridge Bill Is Passed By. House and Now Goes To the Senate Opposition to appropriations for tered in the House yesterday after- noon again when that body killed a $400 appropriation for the North Da- kota Poultry Association and $1,000 tor the North Dakota Livestock As- scciation. The poultry association measure was before the House early in the session but was revived and reconsidered. Both measures lost on tes, the former being defeat- with five absent and the with four absent. The “clincher” motion, barring re- consideration was moved on the poul- try show bill by Rep. Mrs, Minnie Craig and on the livestock associa- tion measure by Rep. Vogel, League flor leader. Both came before the House jon divided reports and roll cails Were forced before the meas- ures were indefinitely postponed on committee report. The, poultry show appropriation, proponents of the measure asserted, provided money for premiums for the state show and has directly en- couraged the poultry industry in the The appropriation for the 1 vestock association, it was declared, goes for the partial payment of ex- penses of the annual boys and girls club exhibits and contests at the state fair, and proponents of this propriation declared that improve- REGAL REDHEAD OF WORLD | Hollywood's newest quest for the just ended. And included in the director, is Clara Morris. Clara wor! > - * | Your | Income Tax ! This is one of a series of | articles explaining the in- come tax to the laymen. It ment c£ stock and increasing of in- terest of farm boys and girls on the farm had directly resulted. Opponents of the measure’ took the position that these appropriations ure not necessary, and although small, “mafiy ‘similar’ appropriations reach a considerable sum. In Favor Of It Rep. Watt opened debate in favor of the $1,000 appropriation for the livestock association. “The bill as amended by the min- ority of the committee provides this money shall be spent for premiums for the boy and girl work at the} state fair,” he said. “There is open competition for every county. Any | one of you who has seen these boys and girls come from all parts of they state to the fair with their stock, see the pride and interest they d play, will be for the appropriation. This boys and girls club work is one the finest things being done for the state today. Rep. ‘Twichell also supported the appropriation, “The boys and girls work got so ig that ‘the fair association added 200 to the $1,000 appropriation. w 180 boys and girls at the Au- ditorium in Fargo, where these farm boys and girls, brought from ll parts of the state, gathered, They were enthusiastic in their work.” This bill is even worse than the poultry association bill,” declared Rep. Vogel, chairman of the appro- priations committee. Rep. Watt said that the poultry show, was offered to two different cities, but this’ $1,000 goes for the Fargo and Grand Forks fairs. This is simply an’ added ap- propriation for these fairs. A man appeared before our committee on this and he didn’t know where the money went. Four-fifths of the peo- ple in the state never saw the Fargo fair.” Rep. A. G. Divet, Fargo, said he would vote to kill the appropriation. “The majority here ‘who are sup- posed to be the accredited represgn- tatives of the farmers are against this, and it is supposed to be for the bénefits of the farmers. I am willing to force this on them un- willingly, although personally 1 am in favor of the work.” Against It Rep. McCay, Sioux county, assert- ed that the state fair was too far to one side of the state for him; that if it were in Bismarck or Mandan he would favor it. Rep. Watt also opened discussion on the $300 poultgy show appropri- ation bill. “I feel it is not a wise thing to do at this time, to deny this appro- priation,” he said. “This money is spent in premiums for the ‘poultry show. The poultry business ds. in- ereasing rapidly in thi ‘The show has been functioning for 20 years and is 4 benefit to farmers.” Rep: Twichell: declared that “peo- ple who attend the poultry show go back and ‘spread the word about it. If they adopt a standard breed of poultry, as many have’ done as 8 result of, information obtained at the qoultty show, they get two cents mor® a. pound for poultry. It is ridicOlous to kill this. I don’t see how you farmers can.vote against it. If you refuse this appropriation yon are acting against "he interest of the farmer and especially the farm- er’s wife who profits most by poul- try raising.’ i Rep. ced opposed. thes appropr:- sation, is all bunk when you say that indi seine. we Haee wy industry in je de- | . (Continusd'on page of L has been prepared in view of recent changes in the income tax law. BY R. A. CONKEY Tax Consultant Taxable income means gross come tess allowable deductions credits. Gross income means gains, profits and income (in | whatever form paid) derived from all sources including: Salaries, wages, commissions, fees and all compensation for personal or professional servises; Trades, businesses, commerce and sales or dealings in property; Rents, royalties, interest, divi- dends and the distributable share of earnings from partnerships and fidu- ciaries, whether or not such earn- ings have been distributed. _ The following items are exempt from the tax and do not have to be included in gross income: 1, Proceeds of life insurance poli- in- cies paid upon the death of the in-! sured: 2, Amounts received by insured as a return of premium upon life insurance, endowment or annuity contracts; 3%. Amounts received from acci- dent or health insurance, or for damages on account of personal in- jury or sickness; 4, Property acquired by gift, be- quést, devise or descent. But the in- come from such property, including any profit from sale, must be in- cluded in gross income; 5. Interest on obligations of a state, territory or any political sub- division thereof, or the District of ‘Columbia; on seeurities issued un- on all obligations of the United States and its possessions. How- ever, in the case of obligations the United States issued after Sept. 1, 1917 (other than postal savings cer-, tificates of deposit), the interest therefrom must be included in gross income if, by the terms of the acts, authorizing the issue thereof such interest is not wholly exempt from income tax. Thus in the case of interest received from Liberty Bonds, an individual ‘may hold an aggregate amount of $55,000 of any of the 4 per cent or 4 1-4 per cent and the inter- est thereffom would be entirely ex- empt from the income tax but inter- est from any amount in excess of this would be subject to the surtax. Ali government bond interest is free from the normal tax but is subject to the surtax in case the holdings exceed the exemption allowed by law, The present exemption.of $55,- 000 on Liberty Bonds runs until July 2, 1926, at which time it is reduced to $5000; “#6. Certain amounts received from the United States uder the pro- visions of ‘the, war risk insurance, vocational rehabilitation and World War veterans acts, or as pensions. 7. So much of the amount re- ceived before Jan. 1, 1927, as divi- dends or interest from certain do- mestie building and loan associa- tions, a. does not exceed $30! 8. The rental value of a dwelling furnished to a'minister of the gospel as part of his compensation, or 9. The amount of tax paid on be- half’ of a tax by a debtor cor- poration on. rest from so-called “tax Inee covenant” bonds, or im- posed upon'a taxpayer's interest in a corporation, but paid by the cor- , without reimbursement. taxe: der the federal farm loan act, and) world’s most beautiful women he group selected by Jesse L. Lask was suggested by Ni a McMein, noted artist, who be- titled the beauty as “the regal redhead of the} Web (MILL MANAGER BILL FUTURE I$ UNSETTLED, Several Amendments to the Measure Are Being Sug- gested Informally Legislation concerning the state mill and elevator at Grand Forks to- day remained the major considera- tion in unoffivial deliberations and gossip ‘of legislators, with two re- sults appearing possible—either a test of strength between Governor Sorlie and the Independents in the Senate or a compromise or counter- proposal upon the part of the Inde- pendents and possible agreement on the matter of legislation. Several amendments dre likely to be proposed to the bill providing for repeal of the mill and elevator asso- ciation board of managers clause and reenactment of the general mill and elevator provisions of ‘the present law. No concensus of opinion has yet appeared among legislators with re- gard to the mill and elevator at Grand Forks, among [Independents. The suggestion..,advanced in some quarters that thd Governor be given sole authority over the mill, instead of the board of managers, is not ob- jected to by Governor Sorlie. He has said that if it ig desired to make him solely responsible for the conduct of the Grand Forks institu- tion he is willing to assume that, sponsibility. Many of the Independ- ents cling to the principle of ‘the board of managers, holding thdt 1it not’ only makes for more efficient management but is the only, method by which the mill management can be kept out of politics. The state affairs committee of the Senate, which now has the mill man- ager repeal law, hag not taken action on the measure, and it was said to- day by members that it might. not be considered for several days. SEEK PEACE IN HERRIN Committee Is Formed to Ob- tain Law gnd Order Herrin, Ili, ‘Feb. 3—Peace. in Williamson county was the object of a committee of white men, who to- day began their efforts to restore Quiet to the turbulent region, if possible, without the aid of martial law. Meanwhile a representative of the sheriff's office was believed to be in Springfield with a request that Governor Small put the military in command here. The committee was named yesterday at a meeting in the Marion courthouse where in an- other room a grand jury continued work. on the case involving the death of a man, said to be Joseph’ Phillips, a miner, who was killed in a hotel here last Saturday night +The five men were named by the county board of supervisers as those paid by national | ol best fitted for the work, none ha ing taken an active part in, th nee. that has become known as a ct, peg a the territory, and Lemon Angiatment. QBILISARE PUT FORWARD IN CONGRESS DR Steering Committee Lists Them For Passage Before Adjournment March 4 AGRICULTURAL Steering Committee Says Commission _ Proposals Still Are Formative Washington, Feb. 3.—A resolu- tion to put the House on record as favoring American adherence to the World Court was approved today by the House foreign af- fairs committee. A favorable re- port on seven commercial treat- ies with reservations was order- ed today by the Senate foreign relations committee. COOLIDGE DISAPPOINTED Washington, Feb. Although dis- ‘appointed that his farm relief jgram has not been given priority by leaders in Congress, President ; Coolidge is inclined to accept their | judgment and has no intention of \calling an extra session of Congress to consider farm legislation after rch 4, With members of Congress from jthe agricultural states taking the position that there is no emergency requiring action, the President re- gards their decision as matured judgment. Washington, Feb, 3 By the A. P.)—Faced by a jam of legislation | in the single month remaining of the present Congress, the Republican steering committee. has selected .a priority list of nine measures to be pressed for action in that body be- | tween now and March 4 adjournment. Heading the list as announced by the committee is the German com- mercial treaty, which the foreign re- lations committee was called to take up today. Second in line is the MeLean bill authorizing the treasury to reduce the interest rate on. government loans to railroads, subject to appro- val by the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, Omission from the list of farm relief measures recommended by the President's agricultural commission was explained by leaders as due to the fact that they are still in a for- mative stage. The agriculture com- mittee of both the House and the Senate were meeting today for hear- ing on the recommendations. Conspicuous among other omis- sions from the list were proposals for American adherence to the World; Court and the Cranton tablish a separate proh' forcement bureau. Other measures on committee’s program included the Civil Service retirement bill, the McFadden banking bill and the gov-| ernmentaf department reorganiza-| tion plan. TRADE BODY PROBE ASKED Hegolutiol’ Before | Committee on Matter the steering Washington, Feb. -3.—The Federal Trade Commission would be directed to investigate the extent to which the General Electrie Company con- trolled the electric power company under a resolution considered ‘today by the Senate interstate commerce committee. The resolution comprises a modi- fication of one by Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska. The treasury department would be requested to give the commission access to what- ever reports and records are deemed pertinent to the inquiry. WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN WELL Investigation Is Being Con- ducted Today Marionette, Wis., Feb, 3.—A pre- liminary investigation of the death of Mrs. Joseph Janik, 42, whose body was found in a well at her home jon @ farm near Peshtico, led officials to believe she may have met with foul play and an inquest hes been called for today which may re- sult in an arrest, it was announced. The body was found yesterday by her husband who had spent the night on the neighboring farm, where he takes care of stock. After @ brief examination of the body, ‘county officials. said they found bruises ‘on her. wrist and a rge bump and’ scar on her fore-. Senate! AREPROPOSED, KENTUCKY MAN, IN COMMITTEE Cave City, Ky., Feb, 3—Pallid of face, his lips purple and his strength Four Recommendations — To |{** ebbing, Floyd Collins, early to- aaa day lay in the mole-like hole in Be Embraced in Bill To Be (pang cave, waiting for someone, Introduced by Committee something, to release his foot, Y {held bound by a huge boulder, which fell on it when he was ex: ; ploring the cave Friday morning. NEW BIL PUT For 24 hours he was alone, the ‘constant drip, of water jtrom melting snow and ice on the One Would Require Banks to arora ae deadly monot- onous hour by hour. Provide a Bond to Guar- y he was found, and since antee Deposits drip, drip (that time scores of men have tried lin vain to reseue him, Persons all Jover the country have been trying help, too, for many suggestions ito have been received by telegraph but of man has gone for J. F. 7. O'Connor of Grand Fork: appeared before the ‘senate commit-| the ingenuity tee on judiciary to urge several naught. changes in the present probate code; of North Dakota. Some of the changes which he sug- gested are already covered | which have been introduced but four, | of the amendments to the law which | | he set forth will be embodied in ( i For hours men have pecked away jat the boulder with cold chisels, oth- yers have tugged with a rope fasten in, ills | ed | He about the body of the victim. has been moved five inches in But hope, stronger than bodies of the rescuers, eld out today and renewed efforts bill and introduced by the comm tee, The amendments suggested are: To provide 4 uniform form of ci tation and method of service, and | abolishing order hearing petition, | To provide for filing of all claims! |with county judge and fixing day o | hearing. To simplify and make uniform the proceedure on petition to sell and| mortgage real estate. To allow representatives of an es- tate to sell personal property with- out order of the court. Short Session GOPHER CHIEF ASKS ECONOMY, Budget Message The senate held a short session! 7 3 ' St. Pa eb. 3. -Se ze CATe- yesterday afternoon, during which) St Paul, Feb. 3. -Scrutinize care four bills were passed and nine in-| fully, cut radically and consolidate troduced. The most important of the! departments where possible, was the bills introduced was one put in by! keynote of Governor Theodore Chris- Senator Bakken which would require & bank or trust company to furnish, | a ‘ jan indemnity bond “equal to the|islature. The message accompanied highest aggregate amount of private|the budget estimates to the various deposits carried. The penalty for, accepting deposits without such a, Partments, which were prepared and bond is made $1,000 fine or impri-| Submitted to the new executive by sonment for not more than five/fermer Governor J. A. O. Preus, eats. In order to comply with pledges A bill introduced jointly by Sena-;™#de to the people, appropriations be reduced materially below ee Hite ete {B'|those of 1923, Governor Christianson maining G. AL R. members in the @¢clared. If the legislature follows {state to finance their attendance at OU? the program outlined in the let- % titer of transmissal, the governor the -eationall encampment. and their | Popes Csirace erpehaituranttae tie state organization. A A AGuiMintieduced by, Senator Ober peau moen/uumy sah cnyiaved Neary ex Olson would permit the state emer- eimated at approximately $45,000,000 | gency commission to anticipate tax| reduced so that the collections by borrowing from the| {tions will not exceed $39 Bank of North Dakota or the’ Work-| The Pee eae commends | mens’ Compensation fund and to is-|GcPartments for keeping arf : quirements down to or sue certificates of indebtedness for) i195 J npropriations. not more than one million does! ‘The governor took up individually claims that this bill would nelp schools to operate. Bills passed by the senate includ- jed an appropriation of $47,800 for) the maintenance of the public health | department, and bill which makes| “a majority of thtse present” a {quorum for conducting business of} co-operative associations, A third! | bill raises the amount insurance com-! | panies must retain in a contingency | | reserve to 10 per cent of the policies} outstanding. GIRL, 7, TRIES TO MURDER itianson’s budget message to the leg- several their below re- the more money than was appropriated for its use two years ago und point- ed out in a general way where re- ductions could be made without in- curring, in his opinion, a serious loss of efficiency The famous Sir Walter Scott mon- ument at Edinburgh, which is about 00 feet high, has been found to be unsafe. A. C. Will Talk Over New Program Judge Nuessle, direc- tor.and vice-president of the Association of Com- merce, will preside this evening at the meeting of the members to be held at the Auditorium of the High School to consider the program for the com- ing year. Following a brief general meeting. the members will break up into smaller groups to discuss problems of special interest to the various business and pro- fessional men of the city. Four group leaders have been selected and it is urged that all mem- bers attend. The meet- ing will be called prompt- ly at 7:45. Admits That She Wanted To; Kill Members of Family Los Angeles, Feb. 3,—Seven-year- | old Aisa Thompsop was under ob-i servation at the general hospital to-! j day as a result of an alleged attempt | | to kill members of the family where| she was boarding, The child is ac-| cused of fixing ant paste and acid from a radio battery and attempting| to induce several persons to use it. When they refuse! the girl attacked | Maxine Platts, aged five, and slashed | her with a safety razor blade. Offi- jeers said the child admitted the at- tempted murder explained “I guess I 1 did it because I am so mean.” | Questioned at greater length last) night the girl is alleged to have told; police that she killed her twin sis-! ter with ground glass two years ago, while living in Dauphin, Manitoba, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rus- | sell Thompson. Investigators admitted themselves: puzzled by the fact that she. n unusually precocious girl, having reached the eighth grade in school while still of kindergarten age. |/ Nome, Alaska, Feb. 3.—Worn out DEVILS LAKE latter ‘two days loss of sleep and ex- TO BROADCAST haustion from driving a team of dogs to Nome through a blinding blizzard for seven and one-half hours Devils ‘Lake, N. D., Feb. 8.—Devils Lake’s radio broadcasting station, in order \to deliver 300,000 units of diphtheria anti-toxin yesterday, Gun- KDLR, broke into the air Saturday, and those desiring to hear it may nar Kasson was asleep today. Kasson accomplished a feat seldom tane in at 231 meter: cording tojattained by seasoned mushers in the Bert Wick of the adio Electric | sub-Arctic. For two days he waited company, under whose supervision on the trail at Bluff, with 13 dogs to the station will be conducted. ‘the station is to be known as the Radio transfer serum to Anchorage from Olsen's relay dog team. Flectric—W. H. Wilson Insurance} When Olsen’s team started ‘into station, and it is the plan of those|Bluff with the precious. load of sponsoring to broadcast concert: end information about Devils Lake diphtheria anti-toxin intended to check the spread, of the dread dis- tote the Lake Region sane: eyen far. re! [fern in Nome, the bundle was trans- ferred to Kasson’s ‘sled. BOULDER WHICH FELL IN BIG CAVE eee eee Governor Christianson Gives | state boards, commissioners and de-+ each department which is asking for | ‘DRIVER OF DOG TEAM REACHES NOME WITH DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN LAW CH ANGES — ‘SCORES OF PEOPLE SEEK TO FREE LOCAL OPTION ON MOVIES ON SUNDAY ASKED Proposal Is Made Before State Affairs Committee of the Senate Today PINNED FAST BY were being made to Collins from his liveing tomb. Apparently only the most primi- tive methods will be successfal, if anything is to be done. A compressed 1 drill was rushed here from Louis- ville, but experienced cave men said there was grave danger that the vi brations would lose a new rock a pull cause the narrow passage to lapse so it was of no use. , \ 3 Still optimistic but himself fac- | VACCINATION BILLS ing complete breakdown, entered into any him Collins h scheme to extract from the vice nature has cre- Senate Committee Votes to 1 for‘one who would dare to ex- re her subterranean cavern, Report Adversely on Com. : Skilled stone workers who came inati trom Louisville, Monday, to assist pulsory Vaccination in velessing Floyd Collins from his prison in Sand Cave, where a boul- 3 5 r pinioned him Friday morning, 5. ENTRODUCES BILL alan to return this afternoon be: | gy erage Whitmore of Grand cause they say their services were} Forks. by request, introduced bill in the State Senate this af- ternoon providing for local op- tion on the question of Sunday Movies with Cities, Villages Townships as voting units. refused. lins Other efforts to free Col- largely unorganized s of the Louisville Mon- ument Company, said to be experts in stone and in the use of drills, were not to be permitted to the cave for a survey. work Local option in the matter of Sun- day movies was urged before the state affai) committee of the Sen- ate, meeting this morning to consider various matters of legislation. A. J. Kavanagh of Grand Forks, representing motion picture exhibi- tors, argued in favor of local option in the matter. He cited the situa- jon at Grand Forks and East Grand , Minnesota, Sunday movies s be- ASK STATE TO GIVE HELP IN ——__— viding for Sunday movies in North 5 Dak linot_ Man Appears Before ota, but it was indicated that a tl option bill would be presented. Appropriations Commit- Bill Killed tee on Subject z The state affairs committee of the enate voted to kill Senate bill No. providing for city licensing of shows, ete, The subject matter of The appropriations committee of | the bill will be considered in con- lthe House of Representatives last | nection with the Martin bill for a re- night listened to a dissertation on | Peal of the pool hall license law. oil possibilities in North Dakote. The committee decided to consider The committee had before it House'|#!! bridge appropriation bills of the | Bill No. 126,*which provides an ap- | Present session. Senator Ployhar ob- propriation of $50,000 to permit the |Jected to an immediate report fav- {state geologist to’ assist in drilling }oring the $200,000 Williston bridge of oil wells to determine oil possi-]#ppropriation. He said he was not bilities in North Dakota. speaking in opposition to the appro- H. S. Johnson of Minot explained | Priation. but wanted to consider all ithe work done on the Des Lacs well j bills together. in Ward county, wkere, he said, the} The Judiciary committee of the drill has gone down 3,940 feet. Mr. | House voted to kill the measure re- Johnson said upwards of $200,000[ducing the annual license fee of had been spent on the proposition | lawyers from $15 to $6. and geologists say there is a good Vaccination Bills e e for oil if the well is carried | The public health committee of the on down. Senate was to report adversely to | The drilling was started after oil |the Senate this afternoon on passage had been encountered at 250 feet on fof bills providing for compulsory the Blum farm when a well was dag. | vaccination. Decision of the He said that several gas structures | mittee w reached following hud been located by geologists in} public hearings, at which opponents rth Dakota, among them one start-|of compulsory vaccination appeared. ing above Kenmare and going south-} The two measures, introduced by east for a distance «f 42 miles, being | Senator Stevens, Senate bills No. 81 10 to 15 miles wide. When the Des|and 82, provided for repeal of the Lacs well was down 3,300 feet and} anti-compulsory vaccination law encountered certain formations, but] now on the statute books and gave oil s nét found in paying quali-]| power to school authorities and “the geology of western North | boards of health to enforce vaccina- Dakota was turned upside down,” he | tion. suid. During the drilling, he said,] The House committee on railroads h which existed in an inland sea] was to report favorably today on millions of ago and shin bones | Senate Bill No. 98, which makes the 1 pu Deen eons. eens canes present lignite coal freight rates in luke covered alf territory from the ee eee i - vo Senate appropriations commit- Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, tee revised the bill for a $5,000 ap- Mr. Johnson declared that those] propriation for the North Dakota he had _conueibuted to the drilling | State Corn Show at Bismarck, and of the well had done so with the | provided an appropriation of $1,000 idea that they were willing to lose| for two years, in the bill to be re- la few dollars to test the ibility ( 8 to tes possibility beats of oil in North Dakota, He said the | Pte? f#vorably to the Senate, United States government retained mineral and oil rights on much North Dakota land and that state school tand was in the territory in which he believes there is oil. The committee did not act on the bill. { i} i { com. two HIGHWAY PROBE The highway commission investiga- ting committee met this morning, and named Rep. Thatcher secretary 0! the committee. Chairman Roy Yeat- er said the next meeting will be held in a few days. No course of proce- dure was definitely outlined at the meeting this morning, he said. This will be taken up at the nexg meet- ing. Annual Dos Dog Derby Started The Pas, Manitoba, Feb. 3.—Five teams started in the 200-mile dog race run under the auspices of the Pas Derby Association at 10 a. m. today. H. W. Johnson, driving his team of seven huskies, was first across the starting line followed closely by R. W, Moxley and Cap. Bacon, both driving their teams. San Bernardino, county, Calif., with an area of 20,175 square miles, is the largest county in the United States. o——_—_- Ti" eee 2 | Weather Report | For 24 hours ending at noon: Temperature at 7 a. m. » 33 Highest yesterday 16 Lowest yesterday Lowest last night ... Precipitation Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Not. much change in temperature. For North Dakot: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday.. Not much change in temperature. WEATHER CONDITIONS The high pressure area, with its accompanying cold weather, now cov- ers the lower Great Lakes region and north Atlantic States while the “low” over the northern Rocky Moun- tain region is causing warm weather from the upper Mississippi Valley westward to the Pacific Coast. The temperature was above this morning at practically all stations from the Plains States to'the Paci- fic Coast. Precipitation occurred in the north Pacific Coast States sitontort the. weather fair. President Coolidge’ travel- ing expenses and the upkeep of the White House cost about $425,000 2 year. Despite a temperature of 28 de- grees below zero and a_ blizzard Kasson carried on, Storm and dark- ness prevented him from meeting Fred Rohn at Solomon for the last short relay dash into Nome. He kept up the pace, however, and reached here at daybreak. Four dogs in his team were badly frozen. ' A portion of the serum, frozen on its arrival, was used on patients, Dr. Curtis Welch said he could not tell if the anti-toxin had deteriorated un- til the effects were felt. Word has been received from Fair- banks that extensive preparations been made to prevent the freez- ing of: 1,000,000 units of pad hig coe