The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1925, Page 1

4 WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Part- 4 ly_overcast and somewhat colder. ESTABLISHED 1873 Whether the legislature acts favorably or otherwise on BIG BATTLE ON the majority report of the legislative committee which has examined some phases of the state highway commission’s administration, enough has been shown to indicate the neces- sity for a complete change in policies and business methods. , \ Debate Is Expected When | House Considers Two i Opposing Reports Its findings are untinged by malice or vituperation. They can be briefly summarized: First :—Great. losses have been sustained in the hand- ing of war surplus materials, not only by the present but previous highway administrations. The sooner the state gets out of handling junk the better. No complete inventory was found of the state’s property valued at more than $1,000,000. MINORITY REPORT mobiles in the amount of $200 or more and their value for department service or for sale placed as low as $150, for in- Followed Presentation of Ma-| Stance the Cadillac placed at the disposal of T. R, Atkinson. Recommendations on this head are merely businesslike. Methods of handling the surplus war materials are so loose that it will take a great amount of legislative white wash to cover up the defects in such a policy. Second: — Stricter methods should be followed in the handling of road contracts. Carelessnesg it is found has entered into the allowing of final estimates and a disregard of public interest has been. shown in fixing the value of ex- tras claimed by contractors to be outside their contracts. The Richland county project in which Twichell was involved jority Report; Exonerates Commission An agreement was reached be- tween leaders of faction in the House which was expected to avoid a fight this afternoon on the two reports of members of the House Highway Commission Investigating Committee. Under the agreement no efforts would be made to adopt cither the ma- jority or minority reports and the matter allowed to stand with both reports printed in the House Journal. The House pass- ed a resolution to pay the $4011 4 expense incurred by the commit- tee} the vote being 71 to 37. were found, merely loose business methods and indifferent checking up. Not a political finding surely but a good sound business suggestion that any state department should wel- come, Third :—The committee finds that Mr. Black’s testimony concerning comparison of concrete specifications on the Man- dan job and the proposed Bismarck to Penitentiary job “was poe continuous attempt to mislead and confuse the commit- ee.” After hearing all the testimony on this project the majority committee report finds that the subgrade required in the Bismarck to Penitentiary proposed paved highway was “required only to put concrete on a price basis prac- tically equal to that of the soft type and not because it has proven to be of any value over the type of concrete used on the Mandan road.” It is generally conceded that if the speci- fications used for the Mandan paving had been used in call- ing bids for the Bismarck to Penitentiary road some $20,000 or more cheaper bid could have been obtained. Surely the legislature wants open and competitive bidding on state highways and ample opportunity given for each class of paving to stand on its own merits. The Black specifica- tions, the committee finds did not give-the strictly concrete ‘The House of Representatives was set today for consideration of the majority and minority reports of the House Highway Commission investi- gation committee. Both reports’ were submitted late yesterday, printed in the Journal, and were to be consid- ered by the Hor during its session. The stage was set for lengthy de- ‘ bate, between Independents and Non- partisans, with the Independents veady to endeavor to substitute the minority report for the majority re- port. The Nonpartisan majority of the committee severely condemned the management of the Highway Com. mission while the Independent mi. nori-, members in a report exoner- ated the commission of charges s det made. type any show against the bitulithic. When | the investigation of the Fourth:—It. has been found by the majority committee Highway Commission was authorized, the resolution passed by one vote, » and a close vote was expected on the. questidn of the report of the com- mittee, ‘The bill for $4,011.90 expenses of the committee was to be reported in for passage by the ‘House appropri- ations committee. e The measure, however, must pass the Senate to be effective. The minority members of the in- vestigating _ committee submitted their report to the legislature late i yesterday afternoon. It follows in part: The majority of the committee calls { attention to the report of O. B. Lund, \ which has not been completed. We dg not understand that they claim that the report is sufficiently com- pleted to base conclusions thereon. In, this connection we desire to call attention of the House of Represén- tatives to the fact that during the entire hearings before this commit- tee, there has not been any word of testimony indicating any criminal vi- olations of the laws, embezzlement of funds, or wrong-doing, in connec- tion with the financial matters cov- ered in Mr. Lund’s report, and we further find that during Mr. Black's administration he has had the affairs that engineering services can be performed much cheaper by the highway commission’s own engineers and that the plan of “farming out” the work to favored engineers in private practice should “be ‘discontinued. Suggestion fully proved by the facts which have been known to many, who have given the matter any study. Take the little stretch of the Mandan paving for instance: On this ,road E. R. Griffin, Black’s former partner was paid $7,004.01. (The cost of surveying on the few miles was $1,- 1867.60; designing $246.03 and some $4,890.38 for | supervision. .All this work was done within easy access of the highway department’s main office at Bismarck. The committee is justified in the following finding: “It seems very peculiar to this committee that one of the engineers at the capitol could not have spared sufficient time to have gone over,.supervised this job and saved the state the sum of $4,890.38.” i No political angle should befuddle the legislature in ref- erence to these cold facts. They will not escape the taxpay- ers of the state regardless of the action of any legislator who May or may not have had the use of highway commission trucks and secured other favors from the commission. gineering work on 498.71 miles of state highway work as follows: ’ Engineer ‘ Dakota Engineering Company of Valley City. . Miles 90.28 of the Highway Commission audited |? R. Atk during th 23 during the year 1923 as required by | Fy Thomas.’.. * are8 The majority report states as a}H. H. Pike....... . 80.00 fact that the Highway Commission was not carrying out the recommen- dations made by Mr. Lund. in hi grevious report. We find that this is a mis-statement, and the majority of the committee failed to point out in what particular his recommenda- tions are not being carried out. As a matter of fact, the testimony be- fore this committee shows that the made by Mr. Lund in his previous‘ report have been and are being carried out by the High- way Commission. Other Criticisms Among the other criticisms charg- ed to Mr. Black is the statement made by the majority of this com-' mittee that all the witnesses who knew about the facts with reference to the Richland county projects were not called before the arbitration board. The testimony of Mr. Black discloses the fact that at the time the arbitration board met, he called the attention to the arbitrator, Bliss, as to whom the engineers’ were who had had charge of this work and knew the facts, and gave them their. names and addresses, and told Mr. Bliss to bring them ditration board if the board co ered the testimony that prior to the meeting of ti (Continued on page three). LEHR STORE | IS DESTROYED The City Mercantile Company, I store of Lehr, North Dakota, jy completely destroyed by fire a¥out 3 a. m., the cause of origin unknown, according to word here, Total loss is about $20,000, with $16,- an) inpstiaet: ‘Owhers:expect to re- ulld, j - 26.50 30.75 83.74 . 112.68 Stevenson, Miller & Lucke............ Ingram & Smith...........+. Total. . DMT So yy MORE The committee finds: “It would appear to the Com- mittee from all evidence introduced that the’ surveying and designing could have been done much cheaper by the engi- neering forces<sent out under the supervision of the State Highway Commission as has been done heretofore.” a Taxpayers and legislators. should welcome the rather startling news that the state paid out in 1924 to private engineers $43,492.63. Quite a heavy toll for “paper roads.” Fifth:—Handling of the. necessary supplies is criticized for lack of business. methods. - Purchase of markers for roads costing between $8,000 and $10,000 without bids is censured. The committee has been unable to find any authority in law that permits Mr. Black to purchase-automobiles, This point should be ascertainable from the legal department of the state. ' During 1924, $10,000 was spent in the purchase of automobiles. » 3 Sixth:—It is reeommended that the legal department of the state be called upon in the future’ to pass on controver- sies arising under the various road contracts so that the state’s interests may at all time be protected. lardly political recommendation.’ The committee believes. if thi had been done on the Richland and Sargent county projects that the state would: have saved some $30,000 or $40,000, . Seventh:—The committee cites.:the fact that $30,000 of the bridge fund was spent on the Mandan pike without au- thority of law and in defiance’ of an opinion from the at- torney. general’s office. Regardless of how necessary, the paving was and how splendid. the improvement, the hand- ling of the funds should have ‘been done in a legal way. If opinions of the state’s legal department are to ber flouted in such vital matters confusion will follow. No legislature can take issue with this finding. In conclusion the committee’ mous statement: 1 Date “The' committee, in making this report, have no feelings of ill-will or rancor toward. the State Highway Commis- sion or any of its tics or otherwise. } » 4 makes this most magnani- police force, unifevm is a black atraw hat and e| navy eine dress, | ‘ae In this! comection, ig, weappct- _ Continued om ‘page taree It was found also that repairs and parts were put on auto-| seems to be the outstanding example. No collusion or fraud | . Merely ‘an. economical. The report shows that Black farmed out in 1924 the en-} members ‘or employees on secant, of poli-| oth ; Measure Would Appropriate | pendents against the measure. SENATE VOTES [0 DOWN BILL FOR SORLIE EXPERT $12,000 for Employment of Man by Governor WAREHOUSING ACT; Measure Designed to Aid State Mill at Grand Forks Passed Unanimously * Governor A. Sorlie's efficiency expert bill was killed in the senate this morning by a vote of 26 to 23, Senator McCrory, Nonpartisan of Sargent county voting with the Inde- The bill carried an appropriation. The entire senate however joined in passing H. B. 271, one of the, me sures urged by the governor for in- creasing the efficiency of the state mill and elevator by providing for @ standard form of warehouse receipt to be used by all public terminal ele- vators in the state. There was no debate on either bill. After amending House Bill 28@ so as to place the work under the di- rection of the attorney general's de- partment the senate passed the mea- sure which appropriates $15,000 to be used by the state railway com- mission to fight any increases in li: nite rates. After the measure, had been amended to ive the attorney general power in the matter most of the Nonpartisans voted against the bill although the ‘house Nonpar- tisans had been mainly responsible for its passage. Thirteen other measures were dis- posed of by the senate this morning so that body now has pending be- fore it only four or five measures which have not yet been reported out of committee, bills in conference with the house, and the four bridge appropriation bills which were laid on the table. A long fight is expected with the house however over some of the mea- sures which have been amended. Senator C. W. Carey of Richland | elected - president the eounty has been pro-tem of the Senate during coming two years. WOMAN SHOT, DEATH LIKELY Wounded by Brother-in-law, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5,1925 LEGISLATURE SPEEDS TO CLOSE DOWN TO WORK OF FOUR YEARS President Starts Out to Igve Up to His Pledge of .Econ- omy in Office OTHER CHANGES MADE Kellogg Goes Into Office as Secretary of State, Suc- ceeding Hughes hington, March 5.—(By the A. P.)—Having pledged himself anew to the service of the nation in an inaugural ceremony of almost unpre- cedented simplicity, President Cool- idge took up today the four year bur- den placed upon his shoulders by the People, with no ication that he might change his simple program of “doing the day’s' work.” Vice President Dawes, inducted in- to that office yesterday shortly be- fore the President's inauguration, faced his second day as presiding officer of the special session of the new Senate, with the star of his precedent—breaking inaugural address still fresh fn the minds of members. Vice President Dawes took on the Senate ‘today in a first and incon- clusive fifteen minute round sur- charged with the electricity of eager expectancy. There was an explosion or two over the manner in which the new presiding officer had cut corners at the expense of time-honored Sen- ate customs upon his inauguration yesterday, but when a recess Was taken until later in the afternoon, the row had not reached an acute stage. : Throughout the quarter-hour ses- sion Mr. Dawes himself kept per- fectly quiet except when, in a low voice that scarcely reaehed the far corners of the chamber, he put two perfunctory motions and announced the result. ‘the swearing in of new Senators yes- terday, delivered by Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, who emphasized his speech by shaking a fore-finger at the chair; heard Senator Reed, | Democrat, Missouri, demand that the official record of what was done yes- terday be examined by the Senate; ‘and listened to an explanation by Senator Hale, Republican, Maine, who took the whole blame for the Vice President’s failure to return to the chamber yesterday, after he had wit- nessed the inauguration of Presi- Who. Shoots Girl Also Park Rapids, “March 5.— Physicians operated on Mrs. James | Robinson of Menahga, who was shot | and wounded by her brother-in-law, | in an attempt to save her life today | but <little hope was held for re- covery. Mrs. Robinson was wounded in the armpit by Sam Robinson, her broth- er-in-law, who after shooting her, turned the gun on Mrs. Robinson's twelve-year-old daughter, Adeline, and then shot and killed himself a few minutes later. The daughter will recover. Robinson was on parole from the Minnesota, State Penitentiary. He was sentenced six years ago for at- attempted murder at Virginia when he shot his wife and he previously had served two years in St. Cloud Re- formatory on a statutory charge. FARMER FALLS FROM AUTO; IS BADLY INJURED Valley City, N.D., March 5.— Henry T&bert, nearly 60 years of age and a prominent farmer residing seven miles south of Urbana, was re- ported still unconscious today as the result of falling from a moving auto onto the frozen road near his far: Monday. J. T. O'Day, mail man on the rural route out of Eckelson was passing the Tabert farm Monday and was asked by Mr. Tabert for a ride. just a short distance down the road. Al- though Mr. O’Day is said to have asked him to enter the coupe, Tabert is said to have declined and remain- ed on the running board. Watching the road and talking to his passenger at the same time, O’Day was surprised. to glance up and notice Tabert missing. Looking back he saw the man lying on the ground and returning noticed he was in an unconscious condition as the result of atriking his head pn the ground. Ma: | who came to Wa: dent Coolidge. | Some sided with him in his attack jon Senate rules which permit one jman to tie up legislation with a fili- buster; some frankly and vigorous- jly didn’t and a few were neutral. Kellogg Inducted | With the induction into office to- ‘day of Frank B. Kellogg of Minneso- ta as Secretary of State succeeding Charles E. Hughes and William: M. Jardine of Kansas as Secretary of | Agriculture, to take the place va- cated by Howard M. Gore, who be- came Governor of West Virginia, the President’s Cabinet still lacks one jmember, an attorney geseral. » The nomination of Charles B. Warren of Michigan, to fill this post, left va- cant with the elevation of Harlan F. Stone to the Supreme Court, was al- lowed to expire with the Sixty- Eighth Congress at noon yesterday, and its resubmission to the special session of the new Senate, called chiefly to act on such matters, will be one of the principal nominations to engage its attention. \ New Secretary Everett Sanders of Indiana, suc- cessor to C. Bascom Slemp, as secre- tary tp the President, was sworn in late yesterday after his term as rep- the’ Congress. ny of the thousands of visitors ington for the in- auguration ceremony remained today to “look around” before réturning home, though some of the scores of officials headed by governors or lieu- tenant-governors were preparing to return ‘home quickly. Those remain- ing for several days included all of the personal guests of President and Mrs. Coolidge, including Mi An- drew- I. Goodhue of Northampton, Mass., the mother of Mrs. Coolidge, ecutive’s father, who, when came that P, Plymouth, Vt. under.atrikingly dif- yesterday. The tain which the government forecgsters feared might mar the in- augural ceremonies yesterday,’ ‘held. EMBEZZLEMENT IS ALLEGED Minot, N. D., March 5.—Elwin F. Lewis, 60, designated by the ‘Minot corps of the Salvation Army to so- licit funds for the organisation in outlying towns, wi rested at Rug- by, N. D., on a ge of embezzle- ment, it’ was announced by Minot authorities. Lewis,’ according to has been soliciting for the Army at’ Rugby, Towner and A Felon EN eghornce that: he failed, to remit ‘ut or-at least part of thosd‘céllected. > off until midnight, maintaining the “Goolidge luck” tradition. Bright inauguration days with a touch of, spring in the remember in Washington, although that is. the way the weather has al- most always shaped up, when satel tetatetteteeetettateaet el OOLIDGE NOW . (BISMARCK SINGER FIRST SOLOIST T0 APPEAR WITH KREISLER IN AMERICA Mrs. Herman Scheffer Sang With Him in Boston—Kreisler 1 | | resentative from Indiana ended with| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Finds Visit in Bismarck Was Much Impressed With the City A Bismarck musician—Mrs. Her- man Scheffer—has the distinction of being the first soloist who ever ap- peared with Fritz Kreisler, famous violinist, who played at the Audi- torium night. She is one of the few, if not the only, soloist ap- pearing with him in America, al- though Carlotta Patti, sister of the famous Adeline Patti, appeared with him in Europe. And there was a reunion in Bis- marck yesterday, as Mrs. Scheffer and Mr. Kreisler met again, and dis- cussed the first and later triumphs of the violinist in the country. Kreisler, a native of Vienna, first toured the country as a child prod- igy. When he came back, a man, he was known as a fine violinist, but not known in America as a great violinist.. He gave two recitals in Steinert hall, Boston, 20 years ago, and Mrs. Scheffer was chosen as the soloist. “The people immediately recognized his talents, and another recital was arranged in Chickering Hall—much larger—and the hall was not large enough to accommodate the peopl said Mrs. Scheffer, recalling Kreis- ler’s debut in America. On that night he played with Kneisel, then the head of a famous quartette, and cheffer again appeared as the soloist. Kreisler was much pleased with the reception he got in Bismarck, he told Mrs, Scheffer, although he was tired and worn, suffering from ner- vous trouble. “You are astonished to see me out here,” Mrs. Scheffer remarked when she met Kreisler yesterday. SEE PROMIS IN INAUGURAL OF COOLIDGE London, March 5.—The Liverpool Post and the Manchester Guardian | find in President Coolidge’s inau- s : _*|gural address the promise of a con- During the short time he was in tinued and growing American inter- the chair, however, the Vice Presi-'ast in world affairs. dent was the target of a sharp criti-:his restatement of belief in the need fjsm for his manner of cutting short of American adhesion to the World They consider Court and.liis’ refernnces to the hope that international conferences may occur at “frequent intervals” as of outstanding importance t6 Europe. EBERT BURIED IN HOME CITY President of Germany Paid Tribute at Funeral Heidelberg, Harch 5.—(By A. P.)— The body of Frederich Ebert, first president of the German Republic, was laid in its final resting place here today. The burial occurred at 12:30 o'clock, after a sermon and prayer by Dr. Mass, the Evangelical Lutheran city chaplain at Heidelberg. President Ebert’s funeral train reached Heidelberg early today after having been recéived by following crowds at all the main stops along the route from Berlin. The Ober-Burgomaster berg delivered an oration way station, which was black. Badenese Mil acted as an escort on the way to the Berg Cemetry.’ All the shops were closed until noon and the whole city was given over to mournin| of Heidel- at the rail- draped in TREASURER TO GO INTO BANK Medora,-N. D., March 5.—L. 0. Havnvik, county treasurer of Bill- ings county, has accepted the posi- ion of cashier of the First State bank at Fryburg, succeeding Miss Mabel Olson, who resigned some time ago. Havnvik is temporarily in charge of the treasurer's office, and Mr, Haynvik announces he will pre- sent his resignation ounty treas- urer for consideration at the April meeting of the county commission. SEMINGSON | IS RENAMED Reappointment of ‘Gilbert Seming- and Colonel John C, Coolidge; the ex-| 50n as State Bank Examiner made by news| Governor Sorlie was confirmed by lent Harding was| the Senate this afternoon. The Sen- dead, administered the presidential] ste also confirmed the appointment oath to‘him in the family home near] of T. H. H. Thoresen as tax com- and Albe: idington of ferent cireumstances than prevailed] Wilton as Coal mine inspector. | —. Washington, March 5.—Frank B. Kellogg was sworn in today as Secre- tary of State, succeeding Charles E. Calvin <Coolidge was being inducted} Hughes, who had filled the post for into some office-in the long line that} the last four years. @ him to the presidency. ident Coolidge returned today] State Department at to the Senate the renomination of} Associate Justice Pierce Butler of Charles Beecher Warren of Michigan] the Supre: “The oath was administered at the 30 A. M. by me Court, who, like -Mr. to be Attorney Generel, which failed] Kellogg, is '& Minnesbtan. of confirmation,at the session ending| yesterday. a SO Santo } two score departmental offi- del- OGG TAKES OATH OF OFFICE; _ WESTERN MAN IN HUGHES’ PLACE FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS HAIL ZONING BILL PASSED; BUDGET IS UP House of Representatives Takes up Big Appropria- tion Measure Enjoyable, and Says He | “No, when I came into Bismarck I had a fine impression of the city,” replied the violinist. “I see great possibilities in music here.” Bismarck is said to be the small- est city in which the violinist has appeared. Mr. Kreisler was pleased with his audience. “Yes, I looked the audience over, and I noticed I had a nice audience,” he remarked. The violinist left on a west bound train after his concert. He will ap- pear for a brief time on the Pacific coast, is going to the Hawaiian Is- lands and then to Australia, chiefly for a rest, and on his return expects to go to Vienna for many months, he informed Mrs. Scheffer. The vio- linist may not appear in America again in many months. Mrs. Kreis- ler will join him on the coast, going bythe southern route. Kreisler’s concert last night in Bismarck netted him about $1,500, less than he usually receives, it is said. He was pleased when inform- ed however, that many people had come from distances of 100 to 200 miles to hear him. Carl Lamson, his accompanist, has been with Kreisler for many years, and has his own ideas about com- fort. Lamson sat in an ordinary, straight chair, at a beautiful piano used for the concert. It was learned, however, that he picked the chair himself and declared that in playing the piano “I would rather have a kitchen chair (Continued on page three) DAWES CAUSES SENSATION IN HIS ADDRESS Attack on Senate Precedents Is Cause of Discussion in Washington SORLIE SIGNS BILLS Governor O. K.’s Measure For Reopening of Bottineau School Ey Both Houses of the state legisla- ture began sessions early today, in an endeavor to dispose of most of the big problems before the body and avoid a prolonged session Friday night, the last night of the session. The House of Representatives this morning repassed House Bill No. 86, the hail insurance zoning bill,’ by a vote of 93 to 20, with some members believing, however, that great harm was being done by its passing. The Senate had amended the mea- sure, which provides for zoning by counties for rate-making purposes, appropriating $900,000 to pay the 1923 deficit and raising the maximum rate of insurance which may be; charged, in an effort to mect a re-/ cent supreme court de: The court held that the hail surance tax is not a tax under the law, and cannot be a prior lien to mortgages. The Senate amendment sought to de- clare the tax by legislative enact- ment and make it retroactive, Several Independent members de- clared the amendment was, in their opinion, unconstitutional, and great damage might result by passage of the law. Rep. Divet, Cass county, said that “As a lawyer who has studied the act, and being convinced that a large part of it is unconstitutional, I can not under my oath support it.” ti Rep. Twichell said that if the re- roactive feature were left in the measure -was unconstitutional, id if attacked the section: appropriating $900,000 to pay the 1923 deficit might be thrown out. | Rep. Hempel, Nonpartffin, voted against the measure, stating he stili was opposed to the zoning system, believing it would wreck the hail in- surance department, and said he Washington, March 5.—Vice Presi-| doubted if the $900,000 could be paid dent Dawes’ departure from the usual | out under the law. procedure of the Senate yesterday be-| Rep. Swett, Nonpartisan, Kidder came the subject of debate today im-) county, said that he voted yes, under- j mediately the Senate convened. The/standing the legislature had cureg new Vice-President was presiding, the situation insofar as it is able to and he and Senator Curtis of Kan-{cure it. i sas, the Republican leader, were un-| The measure carries an emergency * dertaking to hasten the proceedings | clause. , when Senator Hale, Republican, of] The House worked through the Maine, arose to explain that he alone|state departmental budget bill, aud was responsible for Mr. Dawes’ leav-|did not change it materially froma the ing the Senate for a time yesterday|committee recommendation. The without a regularly constituted pre-|salary of the deputy secretary of siding officer. state was raised from $2,500 to $2,800 Then Senator Reed, Democrat, of|a year, although Rep. Watt made an Missouri, objected to dispensing with | effort to defeat it. The House adopt- the reading of the journal, as is cus-|ed a rule of equalizing deputies sal- tomary, explaining that he wanted to aries at $2,800 a year, some having find out just how the journal re-| received this amount, some more and corded events yesterday at the first} some less. | special session over which Mr. Dawes] An item providing for taking of a presided. state census was stricken out. The Arising to a point of personal pri-| House left in an item of $7,500 for vilege Senator Ashurst, Democrat,| enforcement and administration of Arizonia, said the newspapers had|the elgarette laws by the Attorney- credited to him some strictures on |General. Mr. Dawes inaugural address and de- The appropriations for the Depart- clared that whatever criticism he of-] ment of Public Instruction were re- fered had been because of “unseem-| stored to about the Budget Board ly and unkindly interruptions” of the | figures. administering of oath to Senators. Governor Sorlie notified the House Senator Ashhurst declared there|he has signed the bill providing for were many things in Mr. Dawes’ ad-| reopening of the Battineau Normal dress about modification of Senate | School and the Grand Forks terminal rules with which he was in entire | elevator bill. accord. Agricultural College Bill After some more discussion and a] The Agricultural College appropri- quorum call the reading of the jour-|tions were slashed in the House ap- nal went over until later in the day] propriations committee report. The and the Senate recessed until 2 P.|total was reduced from $548,600 as M. so that a committee might ad-|passed by the Senate to $535,000, and vise the President that it was ready | $565,600 carried by the budget report. to transact business. The experiment station was cut to pale actin, iene $256,000 as against $266,900 passed PASTORS NAME by the Senate and $278,200 recom- NEW OFFICERS mended by the budget board. For the extension division the -appropri- ation was reduced to $65,000 as Devils Lake, N. D., March 5,—The |®8&inst, $80,000 passed by the Senate annual pastoral conference of the |2%4 $829,061.98 recommended by the North Dakota district, Norwegian Lutherafi church of America, which closed here yesterday after a five budget board. day session, was one of the most im- The committee also recommended for indefinite postponement the Sen- portant yet held by the pastors, ac- cording to Rev. I. D. Yivisaker of ate bill appropriating $30,000 to pay Fargo, who recently was reelected the balance due. on paving west of the Missouri River bridge here. president of the conference. Other officers reclected were, vice-presi- DAWES TERRIER dent, Rev. H. A, R. Helsem of Graf- RUNS AWAY ton; secretary, Rev. E. Struxness of Nome, and treasurer, Rev. A, H. Ber- Chicago, March 5.—While his. mas- ger of Fort Ransom. ter was taking the oath Vice- President of the: United States yes- terday, Marico, wire- red = fox terrier belonging to General Charles G. Dawes disappeared. from the Dawes home in Evanston. ‘Nels Benson, the family Chauffeur, was pathetic in his appeal for police assistance. that dog ain't back when the General comes home, I hate to think what he will say,” he said, : Wamington, Dols. March |: "Erase, er = Washington were in the diplomatic reception room at the State Depart- ment to witness the event. There was no speech-making and Secretary Kellogg turned first after he had been sworn in to exchange handclasps th Associate Justice Butler and retary Hughes, An informal reception followed, af- ter which the Secretary was escorted to the big desk in the office of the Secretary of dut-|