The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1925, Page 1

Oy , WEATHER FORECAST Foz Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy and somewhat unsettled. THE BISMARCK ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK,.NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1924 TRIBUNE [mean] PRICE FIVE CENTS 1GAS EXPLOSION ENTOMBS 34 MINERS TOKIO SWEPT —}>” BYRIRE: MANY . PERSONS DIE Thousands Made Homeless By Flames That Destroys 3,000 Buildings CASUALTIES LARGE Troops on Scene Tearing Down Houses as Great , Confusion Prevails Tokio, Mar. 18.—Twenty thousand Persons were rendered homeless when a major conflagration swept northern Tokio , destroying three thousand buildings and resulting in unestimated casualties’ The main fire was brought under control late tonight and finally extinguished. A conflagration which swept over northern Tokio this afternoon, fan- ned by a gale destroyed more than 1,000 homes by ten o'clock tonight and was spreading in all directions. Great confusion prevailed. Troops are on the scene tearing down houses in an effort to prevent a further spread of the blaze while thousands of residents laden with houschold effects are streaming toward safety. Firemen were helpless in their cf- forts to check the conflagrant out- break the cause of which was the drought that had exhausted the res- ervoirs, = The fire started in a factory in northwestern Tokio, The fire reported in the foregoing dispatches from Tokio swept thru an area which was being rebuilt after the recent fire and earthquake which devastated the city. It started in a factory district un- touched iby the fire which came in the wake of the earthquake and ran | SAYS SHEPHERD LIED oll Miss Isal e Pope, f liam) McClintock, Chicago's “mil- lionaire orphan,” whose death probe was reopened, testified that W. D. Shepherd, foster-father of her lover,| kept them from marrying by telling | her that both parties had to be} present when a license was secured. | She found this to be true too late | to wed McClintock, she says. Below,| Judge Olson, who asked the probe, | is reading a love letter written by Shepherd to Miss Estelle Gahling, a nurse, which the latter turned over to the court. it. course through a district made up of temporary and reconstructed buildings. In the area are many woaden structure: PRELIMINARY BRIDGE WORK I$ LAUNCHED Highway Commission Will Take Bids on April 6 From Engineers ( Proposals will be received by the North Dakota Highway Commission on April 6 for the making of sur- veys and preparation of plans for the proposed Williston and Sanish Miss- ouri river bridges, aid for which was voted in the recent session of the legislature, W. G. Black, chief en- gineer of the State Highway Com- mission announced. The proposals shall cover the, mak- ing of soundings in the river at the proposed point of erection, drawing of all necessary plans, designs and specifications and, also supervision of construction. The Highway Com- mission reserves the right to reject all bids. Gloria Swanson And Her Husband Enroute For U. S. Paris, Mar. 18—Gloria Swanson, with her husband, the Marquis Hen- ri de la Falaise, left today for Havre enroute to the United States, step- ping lightly aboard the boat train, showing no signs of her recent ill- ness and lugging three bouquets and a big box of candy in the bargain. She confided that she would certain- ly return to Paris within a few months, “because I have so many friends here,” She expects to spend nine or ten days in New York after arrival and then leave for the Pacific Coast. . Glorid—as everybody on the sta- tion platform addressed. her—was helped on the train by her spouse whom many persisted in calling “Mr. Swanson.” Miss Swanson intends sometime this year to refurnish and inhabit her husband’s ancestral chateau. ‘GENERAL HINE TO VISIT FARGO Fargo, N. D., Mar. 18—General Frank’ T. Hines, director of the United States Veterans bureau, will come to Fargo and inspect sites for the 200 bed general hospital which has been assured here for the care of war veterans, according to Associated Press dispatches. According to the dispatch, General Hines will leave tomorrow on an in- spéction of the bureau’s 10th dis- trict which embraces South Dakota and Minnesota. He expects to be in Minneapolis Friday. FIGHT DIVORCE EVIL. Berkeley, Calif.. March 18—As 4 step towards correcting the divorce evil, a course in critical analysis of the home been started in the Un- *iversity of California, North ani] ——_—_—— | TWO BOYS KILL SELVES | Tokyo, March 18—Two Japanese boys, one 8 and the other 12, leaped in front of a fast train and were killed. dt is pélieved they committed {suicide because their parents, who were relatives, had decided to se- parate them, They had been togeth- er almost constantly for three years, ~~. iantee of Wil-~ EASTER OFFERINGS ARE WIDE AND VARIED IN BISMARCK SHOPS, AND MEN, T00, CAN FIND NEW STYLES Gay Co’ors, with Reds, Blues, Greens, and Yellows Ap- pearing Frequeptly, Are Found in the Dresses and Materials Here—“Lipstick Reds” Are Among the Very! Best of the Offerings With Easter not many weeks distant. and spring weather al-| ready temporarily here, pre-sea- son fashions “are cecupying femi- nine attention with a variety of offerings at local shops. Riotous colors characterize the showings, reds, blues, greens, and ycllows ap- pearing in a bewildering variety of unfamiliar names. Wampum tans and seafoam greens; rose beiges and lipstick reds occupy the stage, with a hint of considerable future emphasis on the reds. Ensembles are, of course, the feature of the season, with the soft fur trimming appearing usually at the bottom. Kasha-cloth predom- inates among the materials, being used for utilitarian as well as dress wear; but twills of silk and light wools, and corded and striped bengalines, as well as soft velours, aré very popular here. Luxurious ottoman silk is used to advantage in several wraps carried by a local; shop. Skirt. lengths, one is in-/} formed, vary as much as from eight to fifteen inches, depending on one’s size and liking. Mannish Styles Severely tailored Prince of Wales top coats of the convention- al double-breasted four - button mode are the strictly mannish of- fering of the season. New York stores feature this model in navy blue, with narrow black velvet cbl- lors and cuffs, but one local shoo earries it in brighter colors as well. The suspender frock in kasha and flannel is a popular sport mo-! del for. spring and summer, invert- ed pleats down the front or sides, or both, giving the desirable full- ness for go or tennis. Printed erepe or plain silk blouses, with short ‘or long sleeves, determine 'the extent of the severity of the costume. Simple straight line dresses in polka dots and printed patterns are transformed miraculously, by jabot trimmings’ running full length down the side or front and banging, in points below the hem. Made of same or contrasting ma- terials, the jabot’ frill adds an in- teresting and A paleo note. An- +, (Continued on page two) GOLD STAR MOTHERS TO MAKE VOYAGE Information is desired by the Unit- ed States Shipping Board of gold star mothers of North Dakota who will join the tour to be made of the cemeteries and battle fields of France, says an inquiry received by the office of Governor A. G. Sorlie. The shipping board completed ar- rangements for the tour, sailing May 16 on the George Washington and returning on the Leviathan, ar- riving in New York June 6. Cooper- ation of the Governor in securing names of Gold Star mothers and the immediate relatives of deceased sol- diers and sailors that enlisted from North Dakota is asked. MENOKEN STEERS BRING BIG PRICE Fighteen corn-fed steers, shipped by L. E. and J. A. Norlin, farmers of near Menoken, to the South St. Paul market, netted the shippers $108 each. The Norlin brothers will ship a carload of hogs to South St. Paul this week, The hogs followed the steers in the corn field, pic UGA NOD Man oem Ss hg | Weather Report | ° For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature at 7 a.m. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation . J.. Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Thursday. Not much change in tem- perature. For North Dakota: Cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Thursday. Slightly warmer tonight in east portion. WEATHER CONDITIONS High pressuré, accompanied | by generally fafr and somewhat colder weather, covers the northern Plains States while a low pressure area, accompanied by precipitation and warmer weather extends from’ the ‘southern Plains States northeast- ward to the Ohio Valley. Another high pressure area is centered over the Southwest but over the North- west temperature ‘changes have been unimportant. « ORRIS W. ROBERTS, * Official in charge. SUIT OPENED M. Rosen of Mandan Seeks to Enforce Payment of Loss on Fire in 1922 i\COMPANEES __ RESIST Non-compliance With Terms of Policy Are Alleged By Them Trial of the case of M. Rosen, Man- dan merchant, against three insur- ance companies to recover on poli- for losses sustained in a fire in Mandan store on December 10, his 1922, was in progress today in federal court. the f | The insurance companies who are Jdefendants are the Home Insurance Company of New York, the Union fire Insurance Company of Paris, France, and the London, Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company. The insurance companies are de- fending the claim of Mr. Rosen on |the grounds of non-compliance with terms of the policies. Mr. Rosen, in his complaint, de- clared that the adjuster of the Lon- don, Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company had appraised the stock of \goods at $35,259.71, the salvage was placed at $2,170.69, the damage was fixed to the goods at $33,089.03, the value of the furniture and fixtures at $7,522.00 and the damage at $4,- 462.22. The plaintiff declared that the amounts due had not been paid and that he had offered to name an ap- praiser. The Home Insurance Company, in its answer, alleges non-compliance with the terms of the policy. The company alleged the plaintiff wholly failed and neglected to comply with terms and provisions of the policy and neglected to inventory the prop- erty and failed to furnish due and proper sworn statements of loss as required in the policy, and neglected to give a correct statement of loss based upon inventory or described the property alleged to have been injured sufficiently so that the in- sutance company could exercise any of its options under the policy. It also alleged the plaintiff did not sep- jarate the damaged and undamaged personal property and put the same in order for ascertainment of loss, as required in the policy. BUSINESS MEN | WILL ORGANIZE TO AID BUYERS New Associaton of Commerce Division to Promote Better Merchandising Methods About $35,000 is involved in | Plans have been completed for the organization of a Merchant's Divi sion of the Bismarck Association of Commerce. The organization will be along trade group lines and the first meeting will be held at 8 p. m. Thurs- day in the Association of Commerce rooms when the dry goods and wom- en’s wear merchants will organize. The object of the Merchant's Divi- sion is to promote better merchan- dising methods and practices with a view to giving better service to the buying public, to develop better un- derstanding among the merchants ag a whole and to aid or spofsor any movement that will stimulate a great- er development and expansion of Bismarck’s trade territory. The Dynamo Division of the Asso- ciation of Commerce will meet at luncheon at the Grand Pacific hotel at 12:15 p.m. Thursday. This divi- sion has a membership of 25 busi- ness and professional men. The pur- pose of the division is membership conservation. Dr, Harry A. Brandes was recently elected chairman, and | E. B. Klein vice-chairman of this di- vision. Harry N. Burhans, director of the Tourist and Publicity Bureau of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, has been secured as speaker for the March Forum dinner of the Associa- tion of Commerce, to be held at 6:45 p. m. Monday ‘at the Grand Pacific hotel. Mr. Burhans is one ‘of the leading publicity and tourist men in the | United States and is an able speak- er. He is well known to radio fans throughout the country. He will speak on the great value of promo- tion of tourist travel to a city. The High School orchestra will furnish music at the dinner and Attorney General George F. Shafer will pre- side. Secretary A. F. Bradley announced Vthe appointment of the Juvenile Band committee as follows: Spencer Boise, chairman, H, 0. Saxvik and Judge W, L. Nuessle. — EDUCATIONAL TRIPS London, March 18.—Pupils in Lon- don schools are now taken on edu-, cational trips which last from. a week to a fortnight. One trip is usually taken every three months. SHEPHERD HELD INU.S. COURT FOR MURDER OF FOR INSURANCE WEALTHY YOUTH Indictment Charges Heir To McClintock Millions With Death of Boy |GERM EXPERT ACCUSED Head’ of Science University Named with Foster-Father By Grand Jury Mar. Chicago, 18.—William D. Shepherd and Charles C. Faiman were charged with the murder of William N, McClintock, Shepherd's foster son, in an indictment return- ed today by the county grand jury. The indictment, returned before Chief Justice Hopkins of the crim- inal court, charged that Shepherd and Faiman, the latter head of a science school, who has confessed, the states attorney has announced, that he taught Shepherd how to feed “Billy” McClintock typhoid germs to get the boy’s $1,000,000 es- tate, inoculated the victim with ty- phoid bacilli. The indictment further charged that poison in the form of aconitine, prussic acid and morphine were ad- ministered. Judge Hopkins ordered thut the two men who are now prisoners of the states attorney, who took Shep- herd into custody on Sunday night, to be brought before him at 2 p. m., for arraignment on the indictment. Exhumation of the bodies of Mrs. Anna Nelson McClintock, mother of the orphan, and of Dr. Oscar Olson, brother of Judge Harry Olson, mun- icipal chief justice, who instigated the investigation of McClintock's death, planned today by state authorities. According to Judge Ol- son's testimony before the coroner's jury, his brother died suddenly after fruit brought him by Shep- herd when the physician was mildly indisposed. Duluth, Minn., Mar. 18.—-Charles C. Faiman came to Duluth in 1919 and was employed at a local drug store three months, from August to October. He was always well dress- ed and gave the impression that he was well provided with funds, ac- cording to a fellow clerk. His fellow workers declared Fai- man displayed more than a passing interest in medicine known to con- tain opiates. a | Chicago, Mar. 18.—Disclosures tmade -by Charles ©. Faiman, head |of the National University of Sci- jences, in the investigation of the death of William Nelson McClintock, '“millionaire orphan,” regarding his ‘school resulted today in action by state and federal authorities. The State authorities began an investiga- tion of Chicago’s alleged diploma mills similar to Faiman’s school, jwhich was said to have awarded de- grees and diplomas indiscriminately. | Postal inspectors planned to scru- tinize literature sent out by the school in connection with its corres- pondence courses and. to question {persons who paid tuition fees in an effort to determine if the postal laws were violated. Attaches of Faiman’s school were all listed with imposing and various degrees, most jot which some admitted, had been awarded them by Faiman NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS MANY HOBBIES Ludiow, Vt. Mar. 18.—John G. Sargent, new Attorney General of the United States, is known here as a man of many sided interests. His hobbies range from the collection of pipes, of which he is reputed to have more than one hundred, to that of oriental rugs, while for recre- ation he prefers nothing so much as fishing. Although the new Attorney Gen- eral has owned an automobile for years, he still prefers to harness up a pair of horses to a spring wagon and drive off for a day’s outing to some nearby village. His ii ancient vintage, but it seems serve the comparatively simple re- quirements of Sargent better than might a new machine. At home he revels in his pipes and books. Frequently when ( winter snow drifts heavily on his town, he settles down in the library for a day or two. When winter gives way to spring he busies himself with the family garden. Perhaps because as a boy he worked in his father’s fields and later while going through Tufts College helped to earn tuition money. through summer labor on Vermont farms, he has always kept his own little garden which materially helps to stock the cellar at harvest time. TO USE PAPER BY PROFESSOR IN CLASS WORK Grand Forks, N. D., Mar. 18,—Per- mission to mimeograph portions of Dr. J. Gillette’s “Vocational Guid- ance” for use in classes in the Uni- versity of Chicago has been asked ‘by Dean W. H. Spencer, of that in- stitution. Dr. Gillette is professor of sociology at the University of ‘North Dakota and is the author of several texts on sociology as well as many articles for magazines and jourants, : HUMAN NATURE SAME, BUT CLIMATE COLDER, CONGRESSMAN THOMAS HALL RAINS CAUSE DESTRUCTION OF IMPORTANT CITY P.)—-Official and private radio ad- vices from Trujillo, the third im- portant city of Peru, say that the city has been destroyed by inunda- tions caused by torrential rains. VERMONT MAN ACCEPTED FOR CABINET POST Senate Confirms Nomination of John G. Sargent for Attorney General SARGENT TAKES OATH Washington, March 18.—John G. Sargent of Vermont took the oath of | office today as Attorney General of} the United States. Washington, March 18.—With the Senate speeding. confirmation of John G, Sargent of Vermont to be Attor- ney General, the controversy between | President Coolidge anq the legis-| lative body over the twice rejected nomination of Charles B. Warren! for the post, to had taken its place in history with other compara- | ble incidents in American govern-} ment. | The nomination of Mr. Sargent, a former Attorney General of Vermont, and a life-long friend of the Presi- dent, was approved by the Sénate in open session by unanimous con- sent just four hours after it had been received. Approval was given without debat® after the Judiciary Committee, to which the nomination was referred, had discussed it for only a little more than half an hour. Leaders planned to have the Sen- ate adjourn sine die today after clearing the calendar of a few re- maining nominations, a number hav- ing been disposed of yesterday along {with that of Mr. Sargent. Washington, March 18.—Wilbur F. Booth, of Minnesota and Arba F. Van Valkenburgh, of Missouri, were nominated today by President Cool- idge to be circuit court judges in the Eighth District. John B. Sanborn of Minnesota, was nominated to succeed Judge Booth as ja district judge in Minnesota and j Joseph W. Molyneaux was named to ‘succeed as a district judge in Min- nesota, the late John F. McGee. Washington, March 18.—President Coolidge today resubmitted to the | Senate the nomination of Thomas | Wioodlock of New York, to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission. JARDINE ASKS WHEAT INQUIRY Secretary of Agriculture Or- ders Immediate Investiga- ticns of Price Fluctuation Washington, Mar. 18—Secretary of Agriculture Jardine today direct- ed the grain futures administration to make an immediate investigation of the recent violent fluctuation in the market price of wheat. DULUTH YOUTH DIES IN FIRE Craigville, Minn., Mar. 18.—Martin Myers, 19, was burned to death in a fire which razed three business structures in the heart of this vil- lage Tuesday with a loss estimated at $10,000, Myers, who was formerly a sailor on the Great Lakes, came here about a month ago from Duluth. He was employed by Jpe Smith at his soft drink shop, oné of the three places burned, and was trapped in the room where he slept. So far as is known he has no relatives in the United States. . Two friends from Duluth came here to arrange for his funeral. SLIGHT IN STATE Lisbon, N. D., Mar. 18. of Lisbon as have a minority of fire hazards in a survey made by members of the North Dakota Fire Prevention asso- ciation. Condition of school buildings was highly commended. While the investigators found de- fects of some kind in 86 of 93 places visited, these were pronounced slight and easily cured. Only two buildings ‘were condemne: Criticism was directed chiefly at electric wiring and conditions sur- rounding furnaces, pipes and @toves. Faults was. found not with original wiring but with negligence in letting sbjects touch or ey wires, Lima, Peru, March 18.—(By the A.! FINDS ON FIRST WASHINGTON TRIP Impressions of Congress Are Given by Newest North Dakota Member — Profes- sional Organizer Is De- clared By Him to be the \ Worst Enemy of the ; Farmer Human nature is about the same in Washington in North Dakota, but the climate isn’t half so good, Congressman Thomas Hall, who returned here from his first session in Congress, said today. Mr. Hall returned a few days ago, the House of Representatives hav- ing adjourned, and probably will remain here all summer. He has been confined fairly close to his ‘home for a few days with a bad cold. The first session of Congress was very enjoyable, but it wasn't all fun—there’s plenty of work for a Congressman to do, and he does not observe any short office hours, Mr. Hall remarked. “I never suffered so much from the cold as I did three weeks in Washington during the winter sea- son,” Mr, Hall said “But the sun shone, didn’t it?” he was asked. “Never saw the sun for tha three \ weeks,” he replied quickly. Mr. Hall found a lot of things to surprise him in Congress. Mem- bers of Congress are as a rule, old- er men than he expected to find— the average being above 50, he said. The newest North Dakota Con- gressman is feeling his way, too. He didn’t make any speeches at the first session he attended, from last | December 1 until March 4. But by virtue of having served out the unexpired term of Congressman George M. Young he will enter Congress at the next session as a second-term Congressman and will not have to run the risk of being hazed. An Average Day The average day of a Congre3s- man during the session in Wash- ington was told by Mr. Hall. The first mail arrives about 8 a. m., and there is plenty of mail for a Congressman. “The subjects range all the way , from letters on how to raise mint and what price it is to the loca- tion of missing soldiers. Locating missing soldiers is q ; a Congressman’s office ;force, many | inquiries being received, he said. After a half hour is spent in glancing through mail, it is 8:30 a. m. and a Congressman begins dic- tating. He may keep this up to 11:30 a. m. or he may go to some departments to get information, or ,be engaged on other business. Then he goes on the floor of Con- gress at noon—the daily time of convening—and probably will be there until 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening. Sometimes there are night sessions. He may go back to his office to sign letters he dictated in the morning, or may have to postpone that until next morning. “There are Congressmen who were not three blocks away from the capitol all winter,” Mr. Hall said. “They lived at the Congress Hotel, and most of their time was spent in their office or the capitol. It was almost like prison.” Workers Go Ahead But it is the workers who get ahead in Congress, he said. There are all kinds, but Congress needs workers and they are the ones who exercise the power, he said. Washington, he said, was an ex- pensive place to ‘live. Shoes are about the only thing cheaper than in North Dakota, he said. Turning to legislation, Mr. Hall said that most of the talk in the recent session was concerning farm legislation. There was an eager desire on the part of Washington officials to legislate in behalf of the farmer he said, and declared that the farmer’s worst enemy was the professional lobbyist—repre- senting some farm organization. Among these he classes Aaron Sa- piro, the California cooperative or- ganizer, who, he said, had made a million dollars organizing farmers. J. W. Brinton, formerly a storm center in North Dakota politics, was in Washington lobbying for some organization, he said. One Disappointment Mr. Hall said that passage of the Dickinson amendment to the cooperative marketing bill was a disappointment. The amendment removed the requirement that co- operative organizations must make reports on their financial condition to the government. The farmers are left to the mercy of organiz- ers, Mr. Hall said. He added that the measure had not passed the Senate. * ‘The Northwestern delegations tried to get some action on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence water- ways'subject but could not because of other bills ahead, he said, but predicted that it would be one of the big subjects of Congress in the next session. Congressman Burtness’ of the First North Dakota district. wil} return to North Dakota soon aad oaersonan Sinclair a little later. NO HOPE HELD FOR WORKERS IN COAL SHAFT Buildings in Town Shaken and Mine Tipple Wrecked By Underground Blast FLAMES TO SURFACE Frantic Women and Children Mill About Shaft for Word From Loved Ones Fairmont, W. Va. March 18.— Three men were arrested today in connection with the explosion at mine No. 41 of the Bethlehem Mines Corporation in which 34 men were entombed. Their arrest followed the report of a possibility that the d aster had been caused by explosion of a bomb. Fairmont, W. Va., March 18.—(By the A. P.)—A hundred or more men frantically but cautiously pushed their way through the underground recesses of mine 41 of the Bethle- hem Mines Corporation three miles west of here today in an effort to find 34 miners who were entombed last night when an explosion wreck- ed the shaft. Not since a sheet of flame broke out through the open- ing that extends 300 fect below the ground has anyone on the surface heard from the imprisoned men. A low rumbling preceded the explo- sion which wrecked the mine's light- ing equipment and fans, caused the tipple to totter and fall into the shaft, and shook buildings in Fair- mont, and broke windows and shook doors from their hinges in houses 300 feet away, Since that moment crowds of fran- tic women and children habe milled about the mine trying to find some word of the entombed men. While not definitely determined, gas was believed to have caused the explosion and late last night Mine Superintendent Benton Mitchell said he did not believe any of the men could be alive. Last night's explosion was: the second within the time in less than ten years. On October 1, 1916 a gas explosion killed ten men, The mine jhas been equipped with every mod- ern device since that time and it was believed safe. It was so pro- nounced on Monday by a deputy mine ,inspector who examined it. At 9:45 o'clock rescue workers had penetrated one mile into the work- ings and no bodies had been located. ‘The work is progressing favorably, jaccording to rescuers emerging from the mine. | Hope of reaching the entombed jmen sometime this afternoon was expressed shortly before noon today jby members of the rescue parties. R. M. Lambie, Chief Mine Inspec- jtor, declared in a statement issued shortly after noon that rescue work- ers would not be able to reach the 34 entombed miners before late to- night. ASK RECEIVER FOR RAIL LINE Friendly Action Started To Adjust Finance of C. M. & St. P. Road Chicago, March 18.—(By the A. F.) —Application for a receivership for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St, Paul Railway Company was filed in the United States District Court today. The petitiof, offered as a friendly action with the company conferring, was filed in District Judge James H. Wilkerson’s court. The receivership ends months of uncertainty, marked by steady and heavy declines of the market quo- tations of the road’s securities, as to their refinancing of the $48,000,- 000 of four percent bonds due next June. Harry E, Byram, president of the company, hurried home from New York today after the directors had determined last night upon a receiv- ership as the best present mode of meeting the financial requirements of the company. For weeks President Byram and the directors have been negotiating with the bankers in New York for refinancing af the $48,000,000 of bonds due in June. The bankers are understood to have been unfavor- able, in view of the existing circum- stances. The road, until its recent. financial difficulties, had been regarded as one of the strongest railway sys- tems in the country. In 1901, in a great bull market, its common stock sold as high as $1.99% and yesterday the common sold at 7% on the New York stock market. ‘KING NAMED AS RECEIVER C. D, King of Menoken has deen | bel pg a mepeirae of the State Rec- o ishing Company, publishing | oe Farmer Labor State Record, by | He.