The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1925, Page 1

} |. WEATHER FORECAST Cloudy with colder tonight. Friday prob&bly fair. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH WESSEL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY | FEBRUARY 12, 1925, v THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [tian _ PRICE FIVE CENTS FIVE CENTS SAND CAVE ROOF REACHED BY SHAFT ~~” EXHAUSTED, baie sche ROAD INQUIRY 1S CONTINUED BY COMMITTEE J. H. Newton and T. R. Atkin- son Examined on Highway Commission Affairs LAWYER IS BARRED Wan’t Have Lawyers’ Jangle, Says Member, Barring J. M. Hanley’s Appearance The House committee investigat- ing affairs of the State Highway Commission continued its publi hearing today, with J. H. Newton of Mandan, president of the Riverside Gravel Company, which has a pit at Schmidt, and T. R. Atkinson of Bis- marck, who has done contracting en- gineering for the Highway Commis- sion, called to the witness stand. _ The two were given opportunity to explain various matters which, it is understood, had been the basis of compjaints to the committee before it opened its session. The matters nre to be gone into more fully, and the investigation may continue two ae, according to committee mem- Mr, Newton was asked parti- out shipments of gravel, it being understood favoritism on the part’ of Chief Engineer Black, a for- mer Mandan man, had been shown toward the Riverside Gravel Com- pany and Mr. Atkinson was asked nbou. highway commission automo- hiles, concerning which W. F. Get- tleman, superirtendent of the equip- ment department, testified yester When Mr. Newton appeared, J. M. Hanley of Mandan said he appeared as Mr. Newton’s attorney, Rep. Vogel, committee member, moved the records do not show Mr. Hanley appeared as attorney. Rep. Halcrow alone voted agzinst the motion. Chairman Yeater explained the committee rule was against such ap- pearance, “We are not going to have a 12 yers, jangle,” said Rep. Vogel. “ will treat the witness with courteousy possible.” “Mr, Newton will treat the com- mittee courteously, and will answer such questions as he sees fit and then we'll find out about this repre- sentation.” said Mr. Hanley. Mr. Newton said the gravel com- pany, was organized for $100,000 cap- ital stock, and $45,500 was paid up. It was organized in 1920, t (Mr. Newton gave a list of stock-| holders to the committee yesterday, which list was not made public. “Is Mr. Black or any member of the Highway Commission a_stock- holder?” Mr. Newton was asked. 4 {No sir. “Have they ever been?” “No sir.” Mr. Newton claimed that the com- pany had shipped gravel to 105 dif- ferent firms, 33 in highway work. He alleged that of the 33, only 22 had bought gravel during the Black ad- ministration and that of the 22, half had bought gravel during the Robin- son administration, We all ' He declared no commission was ever paid on gravel contracts. Mr. Newton at first demurred when asked to furnish a list of peo- ple to whom gravel was sold and then ugreed to furnish the list. Mr. Atkinson was first questioned concerning contract engineering with the Highway Commission. He said he did surveying and engineering work on contract with the Highway Commission and various counties and cities, that he formerly had 15 or 20 men on his staff but that municipal engineering had decreased during the hard times and he now has eight or ten. He named Griffin of Mandan, Hurning of Jamestown, Bliss of Val- ley City, Stevenson, Lucke and Mill- har Fargo, Johnson of Hillsboro, Ingram and Smith of Grand Forks and Engdahl of Stanley as other con- tracting engineers. “He declared they had not made money the past year and that Bliss of Valley City claimed to have lost money the past year. Atkinson said he surveyed about 100 miles of road-for the Highway Commission last year, which he said he thought wag more than any other contracting engineer. He asserted he had done similar work for Chief Engineer Robinson of the Highway Commission, Black’s predecessor. The committee questioned him with reference to the idea of whether it would not be more economical for the Highway Commission to have own -engineers supervise the The subject is to be further inquired jnto, no conclusions being drawn out in the questioning. Asked regarding Highway Commis- sion automobiles;.Mr. Atkinson’ as- serted he did not have cars belong- ing, to the Highway Commission, in- ting they were his own cars, He had not paid for them, he said, but declared he had told the Highway Commission fe send him a bill for them, He said he was running a Dodge second ‘hand ‘car under Chief En- gineer Robinson and'continyed under Black, and bought it. No price was ‘agreed, aon anid. He baid ho: told Mi che. wonld like to buy two jpuad ‘an. pegs three) j themselves in’ clothing “in no way Hemer Collins, center, collapsed stopping in an attempt to free his b ground cavern at § carried from the ¢ CO-EDS MUST ADOPT SIMPLE DRESS STYLES Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12.—Co-eds of | Union College, College View, were given four days in which to aban- don short skirts, low-necked dresse rouge and lip s d adopt at- tire specified by the President, W. W. Prescott, of the institution, in an ultimatum issued at a meeting “for girls only” at the college yes- terday. The girls were ordered to garb} conspicuous.” Skirts are to be not more than nine inches from the ground, elbow length sleeves, close fitting collars and rougeless faces. Mr. Prescott said, “The model girl should be so in- conspicuous ih her mode of dress t people might not remember her| for clothes but for her personality. Girls failing to comply rule will not be permitted to attend | classes. 1 JANUARY IN NEW RECORD FOR BUILDING Thirty-Five Per Cent Increase} in December and Eighteen Per Cent Boost in January | The F. W. Dodge cornoration which compiles building statistics for the natjon notes a marked improvement over the Northwest. January's total | was the second highest ever recorded in ‘this section which reflects the great recuperative mowers of these stutes comprising Minnesota, the Da- kotas and northern Michigan. Dodge's report for the northwest follows: “January “building contracts in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and North- ern Michigan, amounted to $5,024,700. This was an increase of 35 percent over December and of 18 percent over January 1924. Last month’s to- tai was, in’ fact, the second highest January total. recorded for this dis- trict, the highest having been record- ed in January 1920, “Included in last month’s record were: $1,500,600, or 30 per cent of the- total, fer residential’ buildings; $1,131,600, or 23 percent, for public works and utilities; and $835,000, or 17 percent, for educational build- ings. “Contemplated new work reported in the district last month amounted to $14,374,700, an increase of 14 per cent over the amount reported in January 1924. Three Trappers Are Fined Valley City, N. D., Feb. 12.—Three Barnes county ' trappers, Harry Schwenger, of Dazey, Sohn Kappel of Fingal\and A. J. Krohn, of Val- ley City, Were.sentenced to pay fines and costs amounting to $14.75 each in justice court by Judge C. A. Zabel recently and five more men who are alleged to have violated the game‘laws,’ were. to appear later: Kappel and Krohn must serve ten days in jail because they are unable to pay their fines. The largest ships in the world are in the order named, the Leviathan, the ‘Majestic and the Berengaria, all with/ a displacement of. more thai 50,000 tons, - , Patan after nJ Cave, near C g with the | without an under- he toiled three da rother Floyd, trepped : Ky. ve by. comrades. DAWN TO DUSK FLIGHT TO BE STARTED SOON | Will Make Trip From Detroit, | Michigan, to Miami, Florida Detroit, Mi Feb. 12.—Plans for the dawn to dusk flight which the first pursuit group at Selfridge field will make from that station to Miami about March 1 contemplates but two stops enroute, it was announced to- day. The first will be at Dayton and second at either Macon or Au- Georgia. Official approval of ight was received by Major T. Lanphier, commandant: at Sel- fridge yesterday. The date of the flight will be gov- | cerned largely by weather conditions. Zero temperature at the take-off and tropical climate at the end of the flight are desired, he said, to demon- e that the same planes can op- erate successfully in any climate on the same day. Moreover, he said, the flight is ex- pected to prove that an entire squad- | ron of pursuit planes can be moved from border-to border in a single | y, as easy as a single flyey can| {make such a journey. TRY 10 BLOCK CONFIRMING OF MR. WARREN Senate Republicans Notify Coolidge of Their Intention ‘ Washington, Feb. 12.—Administra- tion leaders will seek to prevent ac- tion at this session of the Senate on the nomination of Charles B. Warren oi Michigan, to be Attorney-General. This was disclosed today after Chairman Cummins of the Judiciary committee had frankly informed President Coolidge the extent to which opposition. had developed. If the postponement plan is suc- cessful, the nomination to the special ses- sion of the new Senate ‘to be called for March 4 to act on executive business, The first effort will be to keep the nomination in the’ Judiciary committee to which it was referred a month ago. Some of the leading ofponents to confirmation; however, say they will make every effort to force the issue to the floor. While none of the acting oppon- ents of Mr. farren’s €omination will pass from the Senate with the leosing of this Senate, the ‘Republi- can organization will gain a number of seats Mavch 4, drawing from both the Demoarats and Insurgents, 3 FOUND DEAD OF GAS POISON Passaic, N. J., Feb, 12,--Mrs,. Louis Sandor and three children wete found dgad of gas poisoning in bed today by her husband, .when’ he returned from work, The eldest child was eight years old. Police expressed the opinfon that the deaths were not accidental, the President can resubmit} pes DAY IS OBSERVED: -BYND. . SOLONS A. G. Divet De Delivers — \ To Members of Legisla- ture Today i} | | i TALKS ON BASIC LAW Necessity For Upholding Con- stitution Is Emphasized t \ | | ' | \ | By Him A plea for less of blind adherence to factions in voting in support of | legislation, and a warning that states must protect their rights against | centralization of powers in congress, | was veiced by A. G. Divet, represen- ‘tative from Cass county, in the chief laddress of the Lincoln Birtfday me- morial joint session of the North Da- jkota state house and senate this! | afternoon. The program opened with the sing- ing by the audience of “America the} Beautiful,” the program including in-| | vocation by Rev. W. E. Vater, Metho- | dist minister of Bismarck; a read- jing “Memory Picture of Lincoln,” by | Mrs. Obert A. Olson, wife of Sena- tor Olson of Burleigh county; “The! | Star Spangled ner” by the au- idience, Mr. Divet’s address, and closing with “America.” Thg_com-! He is shown being; munity singing was led by Henry| Bronson, of Peter Pan fame. Halverson, Bismarck. Lt. Gov. Wal-| ee Maddock presided at the joint} n which opened at sf alee land the program was arran; al joint committee composed a Beps.| | Minnie Craig and Laura Sanderson, |! jand Senator Obert Olson. | Quoting Scripture Mr. Divet took ea oe text in his addre ‘Choose s day when you will follow, the | Codiveriie ramones oF the Gods of your Fathers; as for me and my| house, we serv@e Johovah.” The! speaker announced the development | | seanvamantity itrormbale iiiiicainaaee| |to the present time and extolled the igreat leaders of America; Washing- jton and Lincotn. 1 coln’s Speech | |The speaker gave a tremendously: limpressive word picture of the f ous Gettysburg speech of the Civil’ War president and quoted the speec | in full. UM ninéoln) tiniahedsandateanped)| back. There was not a handelap nor| ja cheer. And the president of the| | United States left the platform with- he j out a demonstration of approval. address was a failure. There been no word of defiance to meddling foreign nations, no threat of speedy | annihilation of a wicked and wilful; fee, no promise of speedy victory.) Disappointment was written on the faces of the official’ party; the great| occasion had been wasted, Surround-| ed by his official family, Lincoln! took from his pocket the piece of | | wrapping paper on which he had! written the words he had just deliv-| ered. | “When I wrote that coming up on the train this morningy I thought it! was pretty good ‘he said wearily’.| Then so great a man as Stanton fail- | j ing to sense the true meaning of the | occasion and seeking to cheer his | jchief said: ‘Mr. President you are| | tired and worn out.’ They were all mistaken—the ad-/} jdress was not a failure. It has fall- en on the ears of the multitude and} stunned them into silence by its grandeur and simplicity” Declaring that the people of today, | the North Dakota Legislature and the Legislatures of other states are pledged to discharge a duty owing! to the heroic dead of Gettysburg and | | Antietum, San Juan and the Argon- |ne, Mr. Divet declared that the great- | lest need is the :option by the pco- ple themselves of a respectful re- gard for the constitution and for law.! The forefathers of this country rig-| idly adhered to the constitution but the people have gone far in the years and the gap in understanding has grown, fust as tradition has tak- en the place of actual knowledge. “The ordinary citizen acts upon the | promise that he has neither time nor inclination to study law. That rock| {of indifference; that contempt born{ of familiarity must be removed, or on it we will founder. The time has ‘come when we, the people, must} study constitutions and become con-| stitdtional lawyers, to the extent that we understand the purpose and | theories of constitutional government or such government will disappear ; from the face of the earth, and pure- ly legislative government will sup- plant it: Hits, Communists Mr. Divet also paid his respects} to the Communists and others of|* like type who- seek by insidious at-} tacks to destroy constitutional gov- ernment from within and quoted the words of Washington written one hundred thirty years ago, in which the Father of the Coufhtry warned against alterations of the original constitution, He emphatically op- posed any legislation or amendments which would give, Congress power over the constitution—which would break’ down the trinity of govern- ment, the legislative, executive and judicial departments, The very people who are~seeking power are’ those Who cry most loudly for changes, “thus has the tyrant of histoty, ever’ cried for more. power (Continued on. page three) PRETTIEST? Adalyn Mayer is named as the prettiest girl in the world by Betty Betty should know. She was said to be the most beautiful in 1 CONTINUE PLAN FOR ENACTING CO-OP MEASURE Conference Committee in Na- tional Congress Is Called Together HAUGEN FRAMES BILL Is Designed to Aid in {he Fostering of Cooperative Marketing Organizations Washington, Feb. {their efforts tod. program of farm jon the basis of the mei cee of the President's cultural con- |ference, the Senate and House agri- cultural committee again called mem- bers of the conference for hearings. Louis J. Taber, a conference mem- ber, was recalled before the House committee for discussion of the bill framed by Chairman Haugen to carry out the conference proposal regarding cooperative marketing. Chairman Carey of the conference yesterday indorsed the Haugen mea- sure before the House committee, de- | claring however that much depended on selection of the right kind of nien for original membership in the fed- eral cooperative marketing board to be created in the bill. The House committee chairman is making every effort to.speed up hearings on the House side so they can be concluded before the end of the week so they can permit the subject to be taken up in executive committee session next week. A favorable outlook for agricul- ture is seen by the Federal Reserve Board, which reported last night that the industry had approached nearer to an economic parity with other business than at any time since 1920, MANY DIE IN COAL MINE IN GERMAN AREA Reported That 71 Bodies Are Taken From Dortmund Coal Mine London, Feb. 12.—An Agency dis- patch from Berlin this afternoon says 71 bodies have been recovered from the Stein mine at Dortmund, lin which an explosion of fire damp occurred last night. It was officially stated, adds the message, that the death toll totals 136. . 30 KILLED Dortmynd, Germany, Feb. 12.— Thirty workmen were killed by an explosion of fire damp in the Stein mine last night, and 100 others were missing. Only eight men were res- eved glive. This morning there appeared to be litthe hope of rescuing the entombed miners. The explosion was very. violent and causedgthe shaft to the underground gallery to collapse. It is feared’ the 'trapped,men died al- most immediately from the effects of the Poisonous’ gases. holders. | jwas def | resentatives yesterday afternoon on | a close vote. the measure failing of absent. LIGNITE RATES FIXED BY LAW INNO, DAKOTA House of Representative: Passes Senate Bill Making Them Statutory VOTE BILL FAILS in Bond Elections Is Defeated A Dill providing that only free. persons owning real ma rious sub-divisions of the ed in the House Passage, 54 to 47, with tw The bill, House Bill No. 160, sponsored by the North Dakota Tax- payers Association and had come be- fore the House with a recommen: that it pass. Mrs. Minnie county ing that it would disenfranc! many boys and girls, just ov years of age, who would be upon to pay bond issues voted, al also many wives who do not. own! property. kKepresentative Paul Johnson of Pembina county, and others, for the measure declared the proposition w: simply to prevent some person from voting a mortgage on some one who owns property. “All this law provide: Twichell, Cass county somebody .who don't own any perty cannot vote a mortgage yours,” Craig of Benson pro- a on where an absentee landlord owns the land, and he would be able prevent the building of schools, Rep. Thatcher declared it would disen-| franchise many store owners, who do! ell ; Tax Payers As not have real estate. The measure had been proposed to the State Affairs Committee by Dan Jones, secretary ofthe North Dakot who a said that many stat ve a similar law. The purpose, he e plained at the time, was to provide jthat the people who must pay the jtaxes on hond issues shall be the jones to vote them Coal Mine Bill The House, during its session, en- gaged in debate also over Rep. J ‘obson’s bill providing that — coal miners must be licensed, setting up a board of examiners and ‘providing they must serve un apprenticeshi The bill was killed Rep. Starke of Stark county; who! has spoken in behalf of owners of small coal mines in the state, at- tacked the, bill. He declared it would strike at farmer-owned mines, and that it was entirely necessary that all coal miners un- North Dakota be licensed or exper-|* ienced, because of the character of the mines. He said the law now pro- vided that men must work under an experienced foreman. “The only thing this bill can do is to force skilled men to work in un- skilled jobs,” said Rep. Twichell. can understand why organized labor would be strong for the bill. But it would prevent many farmers from earning money in the winter work- ing in small mines.” :Bhe vote to indefinitely postpone the bill was 51 to 46. Lignite Bill Passed Lignite coal freight rates in force in North Dakota at the present time made statutory when the House pass- ed Senate Bill No, 98, by a vote of 110 to 0. The bill will now go to the Governor for signature. It was de- sired by persons fighting attempts to increase lignite coal freight rates in the state. A new departure was taken by the House in passing House Bill No. 192, providing that sheriffs, in seizing property for taxes, are prevented from taking household furniture, necessary provisions and wearing ap- parel of the debtor and families up to the value of $600. The bill pass- ed 109 to 0, Some important measures were ad- vanced toward final action. The highway and state hail insurance problems ,were brought before the House in two committee reports. House Bill No. 3, providing the present basic automobile licénse feés with increase of 100 to 300 per- cent. on trucks and commercial (Continued on page three) Effort to Limit Right to Vote vote in bond elections in the | of Rep- s roll is w 1 attacked the measure, declar-! e moral pictures in the lobby Rep. Swett, Kidder éounty, declar- | ed that there were some townships | coal | in} 12 CITIZENS NAMED TO ACT AS DYING 1 | i S| | i | | \ | It is reported that Earl Carroll, well-known theatrical producer, is dying in a Baltimore hospital. Car- | known for the eccentric actions that charac doings. His latest e -|that landed him on the front page tion by the State Affairs Committee of every newspaper in the country, was his decision to go to jail rather ‘than give $300 bail when he was ar- ‘rested on a charge of exhibiting im- of his [theater in New York. LINCOLN NAME NOMINATED BY "BA DELRGATES Surviving Member of Neminating Convention | Tells About It : Only | | WAS> THEN UN 1 Chicago, publicans Feb. 12.--Fifty-one Re | wrote the speech thas [nominated Abrahay Lincoln and {they made a poor job of it, in the jepinion of Adison Proctor, sole sure iviving delegate to the Chicago Re- national oln was presidential publican fin convention chosen candidate. now in his at the | eighty- [fifth year here on a lecture tour. | The nominating speech for Lin- jeoln was entrusted by the Illinois \dclegation to Norman Judd, a Chi- exgo lawyer, Mr. Proctor ; “We all looked with partibula jinterest to that nominati peech d from that of 11 Mr. Proctor said candidates had their mmend them, So we were other “The public 1 other records to ree jbut Lincoln had none vious to hear wi Judd would in nominating him “In some respects the nominating eceh of Mr, Judd was disappoint- wz. It seemed to lack cohesion and fo: Later, Mr. Proctor said, he jeasned why, he whole affair of Lincoln's nomination was put in the hands of committee of about 50 and when jit came to writing the ech the mittee put it in Judd’s hand. They knew he was a smart law- yer,” Mr. Proctor said, “still the: were not enthus over Judd h. ing the whole thing so they arranged he was to write it and then submit it to each one of the fifty to take jout or add what they thought was neces. “By the there was not much left of Judd's time they got through speech. The speech that the dele- [gates to the Chicago convention heard had been written by fifty-one LEGION HEADS TO COME HERE National Vice Commander, Willi- am Stern, Fargo, N. D.; Commander A. B. Carlson of Minot, N. D.; C. T. Hoverson, Regional Manager of the United States Veterans’ Bureau at Fargo; Jack Williams, Department Adjutant, Fargo, will make a tour of the state in the interests of the American Legion from February 16th through March 2nd. The party will be in Bismarck February 18 and 19, and will hold a meeting here Feb. 18, suena Japan’s naval budget for the fis- eal year 1925-26 will be about $70,- 000,000. HANGMEN, “PART OF CIVIC DUTY” Chicago, Feb. 12. Se twelve persons will act as hangman for John Keam- merer at Wheaton, Illinois, Friday morning, when he goes to the. gal- lows for slaying Mr. and Mrs. Otto Eder and their three children, Sher- iff John Hesterman announced at Wheaton today. Sheriff Hesterman, who ordered the gallows constructed in the Whea-' ‘ton Jail, pealed to the civie duty PI of 12 men, each/of whom agreed te an ax, push a button, none knowing which ef the 1 buttons will spring the trap. Keammerer was taken in by Eder, a countryman, when he was. pénni- Yess. He said he killed, Eder be- cause the latter pressed him for a $25 obligation and killed Mrs., Eder because the witnessed her husband’s’ He killedthe three children | death. so they would not be left orphans, he explained: AJ! were slain with SEEK CREVICE OPENING WAY TOF. COLLINS Workers Give Out Cheering News of Reaching Top of Cave . ARE PUSHING AHEAD Saturday Night Is Maximum Time For Reaching Entombed Man Cave City, Ky., Feb. 12.—(By the A. P.) The limestone roof of Floyd Collins’ cavern was reached at the base of the rescue tunnel early this morning at the 45-foot stage und “any minute,” the diggers expect to find 2 crevice or cavern which can be opened sufficiently for the res- cuers to work their way down to Collins, pinioned in a rock vise at the foot of Sand Cave. The down draft in the rescue shaft became stronger this morning, nerv- ing the wearing diggers to fresh ef- forts, although they realized that two days may elapse before they reach Collins unless fate points the way through an unexpected tunnel. The feature of the rescue work that worries officials most is that only three men at a time can work in the bottom of the shaft, while, if conditions would permit, scores would be willing to work unceasing- ly. The shifts have been cut to one- half hour, so that fresh men can keep the efforts up to the top most speed consistent with safety of the shaft walls. | stone OWN | ta: Cheering News The bottom of the dirt and sand- “tap” overlying the roof of the old cavern which once filled the tiny Sand Cave Valley was reached early this morning when “shelving lime- appeared with solid rock not More crevices began to ‘ppear, increasing the down draft, but none was yet found which would indicate any ‘sizeable tunnel. The cheering development, it was pointed out by H. .T.. Curmichael, was the reaching of the stratum, proving that a cavern was fear at hund. The return of the Western Normal football team. which had worked all day Monday, threw the a ue squad into a four-team race, which is making the dirt fly under almost superhuman drive. Str against the normal grid- yon boys oungsters, composing another set of hifts. Then there are two sets of veter- is a group of Louisville ans in the senior division, the “Kyro kentucky Rock Asphalt Company” professional miners and the Louis- ville and Nashville Track Workers, long used to excavation. OFFICIAL BULLETIN Cave City, Ky., Feb. 12.—The of- ficial bulletin at 9 ‘clock th morning, issued by F. E. M. Posey engineering representative of Gov- ernor Fields, said that the depth of he Sand Cave rescue shaft was out 45 feet.” He gave 9 o'clock urday night as the maximum time in which the shaft will reach the maximum depth. “We appear to be close to the roof cf the cave and have speeded up the excavation to 10 feet in 24 hours,” Mr. Posey’s statement said. “There is great possibility’ of finding an opening at any time. Tumnelling will start if Collins has not been un- covered when the shaft reaches 68 or 70 feet.” At 10 o'clock this morning Collins had been underground for 13 days, had not been fed for eight days, and his voice was last heard a week ago this morning. IGNS 2 BILLS Governor Sorlie has signed House bill No. 42, appropriating $16,200 to reimburse Dickinson citizens for # loan made to the Dickinson Normal School, and House Bill No. 90, ap- propriating $40,000 for the purchase of land and digging of wells for the Jamestown insane hospital, o—__-___L_s | Weather Report | OO For 24 hours ending at noon: Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity . ‘THER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy with colder tonight.. Friday prob- ably fair. For Nérth Dakota: Cloudy with colder tonight. Friday probably fair. WEATHER CONDITIONS High pressure, with crest over the middle Mississippi Valley and Saskatchewan, Canada, is States and Mississippi Valley while the barometer is low over the New England States and west of the Rockies. Temperatures are below zero at a few of the Canadian sta- tions but moderate temperatures pre- vail throughout the United States. Precipitation occurred bats ane rorth Pacific coast elsewhere over toes West is generally fair.