The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1925, Page 1

\ TRAVELBRINGS: WEATHER FORECAST Gener: fuir tonight Wednesday; warmer tonight. and ESTABLISHED 1873 HUN AUTO TOURIST LARGERETURNS ‘ Denver Man Tells of Great | Dividends Derived From | Auto Travelers BUSINESS PROPOSITION; Prospective Investors and | Homeseekers Visit State on Pleasure Trips | Value of tourist travel to a state! and community was explained and | suggestions on how to direct auto) avelers through North Dakota were given by Harry N. Burhans, ex- ecutive secretary of the tourist and publicity bureau of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, in an address | delivered at the open forum of the | Bismarck Association of Commerce | just night at the Grand Pacific ho- tel, which was attended by more than 100 men and women of Bismarck and Mandan, “Merchandising Scenery and Cli- mate” was the subject of Mr. Bur- ‘hans address. ‘Tourist travel is! really an industry,” the speaker ! suid, “and bringing tourists and prospective investors to North Da- kota 1s a business proposition and should be looked upon with the same care and consideration that is given | to merchandising goods, | Money | *spent. by tourists in Colorado last| year equalled six times the gold out-j / put of the state and Denver mer-| chants suy that August, formérly | the poorest retail sales month, now is next to December, the best. Den- vers share of the tourist returns for iy eatinat: | s conservit ed at $12,500,000. » | “One of the paramount factors in; auto travel is the state automobile | association. Another is transcontin- | ental highways. North Dakota has’ an excellent automobile association! and one t Tam happy to stands high in the travel worl Mr. Burhans told of the facts new | to him that he got from reading li-; teratur’ put out by the North Da-/ kota Automobile Association, He said that he was surprised to learn that North Dakota stands first among the states in home owners and pro- duction of hard wheat and that this state has immense coal deposits. He | said that if each community in the state would gather historical data and that it would be published in continuity in a tourist guide it would be a great asset to North Da~ kota in securing tourist travel. Service to the traveler is another thing, he said, necessary to securing tourist travel. The auto camp and the nart it plays is very important, he declared. “We started with free camps and it was necessary then! that they be free,” Mr. Burhans said, “but now the time has come when the traveler should pay for service he receives, as he must pay for ser- vice in a hotel or on a train, Auto camp service and camp charges! should be standardized and a nation wide conference will soon be held when this important thing wili be done. “Free camps encourages the class of travel that is not wanted. The auto tourist business, like every oth- er business, has its undesirable class ‘and this class will be largely elimin- ated with the universal charge.’ Mr. Burhans warned ,against the! grafter. He recited examples of so- called tourist associations that got out tourist guides and maps for which they received huge sums of money from communities, but the literature had very little value. He declared that no merchant and no community should spend one cent for Baeie without approval from the state automobile association. Mr. Burhans declared that the ob- ject of, his trip to the northwest is to talk over plans for cooperatio; The only way we can get along i by cooperation, he declared. He said that a plan can be worked out for an interchange of tourist travel.; “Denver will be glad to handle North Dakota literature and a plan can be worked out for interchange of tra- vel. We will do all we can to route tourists through Yellowstone Park and North Dakota when they have made the trip one way over anoth- . er‘route,” he said. “When our boys went over on the other side to fight they were all call- ed “Yanks” whether they were from ¢ Maine or California,” Mr. Burhans said, “And so now there is no east or west, north or south. We are all one. C, E. Danielson of Minot, president of the North Dakota Automobile as- sociation, made a brief address. “We « who live in North Dakota know what 8 great state it is and the many o: portunities here for homeseekers, but until recently we made no effort to} get the stream of auto traffic to go through the state so that the ad- vantages might ‘be made known in that way throughout the country. The North Dakota Automobile Asso-i ciation has been organized only a{ few years but we have gotten out maps, tourist guides and other, liter- ature and have bréught thousands of tourists into the state. The count will go up if we go after the tour- ists and that what the North Da-{ kota Association intends to do. We} are affil with the Nutidnal Au- tomobile Association and our litera- ture is distributed in all parts of the United States. “We know that many of those who -come this. way tourists in the ill come back as ‘is the reason we are trying to sell the auto tourist idea to the people of the state.” Dinner was served at 6:45 and the followed, Attorney General George Shafer introduced the speak: erp. rge Humphrey led com- munity singing. : EXERCISE DOGS London, March 24,—Many children in London are ‘earning money by taking the pet dogs of rich people out for walke. ‘ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [mumm BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1925 DRED FACTS FOR HOME OWNERS What You Pay to Live in Your Home Mr. Home Owner, have you g¢ver figured out what it costs you to live in your own home? If not, then let’s find out what high taxes do to you. Suppose your home cost you $5,000, or even $7,000 and is located in a desirable residential dis- trict. In the first place, you are entitled to figure in interest on your investment or the cost of the house. Houses wear out in 30 to 40 years, and must be torn down and rebuilt. If you want enough money at that time to rebuild you must put aside a certain sum each year. That is called “depreci- ation” and should be computed in the cost whether you put it into a bank or not. Next comes, “main- tenance” which are payments for repairing the house, repairs to furnace, plumbing, ete. Finally, there dre the expenses which the public official hands you and which are called taxes and improve- ment assessments. The size of the tax bill de- termines whether it is profitable for you to live in your own home. Let’s now bring all the figures together and dis- cover the result. If you do not like our figures, make some of your own and see where you come out. Our figures are based on the best experience of real estate dealers and big property owners. They ought to know. $5,000.00 $7,000.00 Total for Year...... Cost per Month On that basis do you thi your own home? If not city election. BROOKHART OPENS BATTLE: TO KEEP SEAT Denies He Deserted G. 0. P. and Makes Bitter Attack On Iowa Committee Des Moines, Iowa, Mar. 24.—De- nying allegations that he deserted the Republican party in last year’s campaign and obtajned election to d States Senate “by fraud ’ Senator Smith W. Brook- hart today characterized the contest of his election brought by the Re- publican State Central Committee as a “dishonest and fraudulent conspir- acy.” The denial of the committee's charge was made in the Senator's reply to the committee’s protest re- cently filed with the-Senate. His answer was to be filed with the Secretary of the Senate simultane- ously with its publication here. Senator Brookhart declares he “be- came a candidate for the Senate as a Republican and upon the historic principles of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt”; that he an- nounced his» platform and that the voters of Iowa nominated and elect- ed him on a definite stand for these principles. In his campaign, the enator declared, he “urged the vot- ers to identify themselves with the Republican party and continues to do so. The State Central Committee, Senator Brookhart continues, “has no power to remove a candidate’s name from the ballot where the sovereign voters placed it. It is insinuated that the Senate will consider ficti- tious and crooked charges for the purpose of removing a member on whom they do not agree,” The committee’s resolution of pro- test against the seating of Senator Brookhart, says the reply, “was with- out warrant of law.” MUSCLE SHOALS COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED Washington, March 24,—President Coolidge will’ appoint a commissi of five or six members to consider disposition of Muscle Shoals s00n. Ks ane cominiesion, which aan equested in a resolution ado} the House after Congress ad failed to pass the Underwood Muscle Shoals leasing bill, probably will in- clude some person connected with e the ad istration and possibly a i : : 4 ¢ President will appoint the ody with instructions “5 report probably at the opening session of the next Congress after a discus. sion with. prominent enginee: of whom he expects to serve on the commission. WASHBURN RESIGNS Vienna, Mar. 24.—Albert H. Wash- urn has tendered his resignation as United States Minister to Austria, he said today. ‘ Home Home , 6% interest on your investment.........$ 300.00 $ 420.00 Depreciation at 38% for 33 1/3 years........ 150.00 210.00 Maintenance or Repairs, etc., average per year............ 75.00 100.00 Improvement assessments, for paving, etc........ .. 50.00 100.00 RAKES Sos ccsch vavehstavedsrers ene 190.00 280.00 In order to be very conservative and to avoid any cause for disagreement, let us scale down our monthly average to $55.00 and $85.00 respectively. can decrease your house cost is through lower taxes, and securing more efficiency and economy in your government, state, county, school and city. The time to improve your city governnient is at the It will be your business to:— Remember Your Tax Bill, April 7th. very | $1,110.00 92.50 765.00 63.75 nk it profitable to live in , then the only place you GOVERNOR NAMES TWO MEMBERS OF 1 Shipp. M APPOINTED FOR CITY ELECTION Railroad Granted Permission To Use New System at Grade Crossings POLLING PLACES FIXED Another Registration’ Day Appointed By Commission at Meeting Monday A proposed new system of pro- tection on grade crossings was ex: plained last night at the meeting of the Board of City Commissioners by W. A. McDonald, passenger and freight agent, and P. B, Quinn, train master, of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Approval and permission to proceed with the in- stallation was given by the Commis- sion, Petitions filed last Thursday by F. O. Hellstrom and Joseph Coghlan, and carrying 401 signatures, re- questing that the ordinance extend- ing the Hughes Electric Company franchise, which was adopted by the Board on March 9, be submitted to a referendum, were referred to the City Attorney for a legal opinion. The Commission voted the follow- ing changes in election officials, due to inability of present appointees to ser Phillip Elliott appointed inspector in the First Ward, Precinct No. 1, replacing Ralph Penner. James Curran appointed judge the second Ward, Precinct No. 1, 1 placing Charles Blunt. 4 . Beithon appointed judge in Yard, Precinet No. 2, re- Erickson, cl appointed inspector in replacing A. EL placing A. E. G. Ri the Fifth Ward, . O'Connor and Henry Scho' ppointed judges in the Fifth eplacing R, W. Pateman and has been ap- ration day. all or who changed their residence prior to the thirty day period preceding April 7, should register at the appointed places. For the information voters, First Ward, Precinct No. 1, covers. the territory west of the center line of Sth Street and east of the center line of 2nd Street and north of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting place is located i of PARDON BOARD E. G. Patterson of Bismarck and John EL. Hulting of Grand Forks were appointed members of the state board dons by Governor A. G. Sorlie today. The retiring members of the board are G. W. Stewart of Wilton and W. H. Johnson of Linton. COOLIDGE ASKS NAVAL PARLEY Wants Kellogg to Lay Ground Work for Conference of Arms Limitations Washington, March 24,—President Coolidge has suggested to Secretary Kellogg that certain definite prelim- inary steps be taken toward laying the ground work for a new naval limitations conference. The,work, as the President sees it, divides itself into two phases: The first being determination of the technical aspects of naval limita- tions that remain to be concluded; the second, the sounding out infor- mally of the sentiment of the other powers as to the desirability of call- ing a new conference, Conversations thus far between the President and the Secretary of State have been limited to this general out- line of the situation, Mr. Kellogg has had no opportunity to take up with naval experts as he expects to do, the practical possibilities of a further limitation upon cruisers, air- craft and other naval auxiliary craft, So far as known, the Secretary has started no new informal conversa- tions in other capitols relative to the conference plans. SORLIE LOWERS STATE'S DEBT Action Taken By Governor Saves Interest on Loan From Bank of N. D. The state’s debt to the Bank of North Dakota will be reduced $100,000 on April. 1 and probably $100,000 more on May 1 as a result of Governor Sorlie reducing the stock of it and flour at the state mill at Grand Forks. The Governor was given absolute control of the state mill by the last legislature and this ‘is one of his first acts to reduce state expens since the law Went into effect. The state is on the debt to the Bank of North Dakota. The industrial commission met this morning and accepted Teduc- tion in debt with the understanding the peak wilt furnish oe ppasonabla amoun’ money again if nee ry the state mill, aying six per cent interest | ed at_the William Morris School. | First Ward, Precinct No. 2, covers the area west of the center line of 2nd Street and north of the town- ship line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting place at C. B. Little’s garage, on Washington Avenue be tween Avenue A and Avenue B. Second Ward, Precinct No. 1, cov- ers the area west of the center line of Sth Street, east of the center line of 2nd Street, north of the cen- ter line of Broadway and south of the township line which runs east and west between’ Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting at the Wills School. Second Ward, Precinct No. 2, cov- ers the territory west of the center line of 2nd Street, north of the cen- ter line of Broadway, and south of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting at John Thorpe’s garage, 121 West Rosser Street. Third Ward, Precinct No. 1, cov- ers the territory west of the center line of 8th Street, east of the center line of 5th Street, and north of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting the High School. Third Ward, Precinct No.2, covers the territory east ‘of the center line of 8th Street and north of the town- ship line which runs east and west ‘between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Voting at the Richholt School. Fourth Ward covers the territory east of the center line of 5th Street and south of the center line of Broadway. Voting at the Wachter School. ’ Fifth Ward covers the territory west of the center line of 5th Street and south of the center line of Broadway. Voting at the Flannagan Building, 202% Main Street. Sixth Ward, Precinct No. 1 covers the territory west of the center line of 9th Street, east of the center line of 5th Street, north of the center line of Broadway, and south of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Avenue A. Sixth Ward, Precinct No. 2, covers the territory east of the center line of 9th Street, north of the center line of Broadway, and south of the township line which runs east and west between Rosser Street and Ave- nue A. Voting at St. Mary’s School. Man Who Scalped Sitting Bulls * Son Succumbs Bozeman, Mont., March 24,—Word was received here yesterday of the death in the soldiers home at Saw- telle, Cal., of John Anderson, a negro war veteran, who is said to have killed and scalped Sitting Bull, Jr., son of the famous chief, in the bat- tle of the Little Big Horn. ‘Anderson. who was 98 years old] when he died, fought through the Civil war and took part in the Sioux campaign as a volunteer. He killed poune, She jul! in a hand to ind knife fight after being wound- ‘by the Indiah, according to wit- nesses of the duel, DOMESTIC. 86 YEARS Paris, March 24,—Victoire Destra- x bi ploye: a dos a French family for peer: She has celebrated her undredth birthday, 4) at Voting at the Fire Hall.|@ erally fair tonight and Wednesday; tend and middle and by Filo tem) di 86] vai PRICE FIVE CEN’ NEW OFFICIALS (TORNADO TORN | Fo=tex DISTRICT HUMS WITH INDUSTRY Work of Restoration Rebuilding Begins in Stricken Area and EPIDEMIC DANGER OVER Temporary Employment Sought for Men Thrown Out of Work by Cyclone Chicago, March’ 24.—(By the A. P.) ~Southern Ilinois and Indiana and other states in the path of last Wed- nesday’s tornado hummed with indus- try today as the work of rebuilding and restoration progres Warm sunny weather prevailed in most of the stricken territory as carpenters plied hammer and saw on hundreds of new dwellings and re- lief workers continued to give and comfort to thousands of injured and homeless. Danger of epidemic was lessened today as sanitary measures were ad- vanced. The water supply in every id | his fos’ E’S CHILD Willie Chin Nom, once a nameless half-caste wajf who was adopted by a wealthy mandarin of New York's Chinatown, now upon the death of r-father becomes heir to his fortune. affected community was’ watched and a supply af diphtheria antitoxin s rushed to Carbondale, the relief center, The drive for relief funds continu- ed throughout the c tuls increasing hourly. Chicago ex- pected to rai its quota of $500,000, within forty-eight hou Another _ $500,000 when the Illinois leg: an emergen relief bill. Washington it was announced co-ordination of _ efforts funds had been effected by ber of Commerce of the States and the Red Cros With virtually all of th ied, J. Sletten, secretary provide lature mn United dead bur- of the Na- As registration of g d out with such resting pl y be definite located. ilding i ctorie taining employm gr r peals’were made to the state to road construction in the Illinois a to provide temporary employment. With three additional deaths at Griffin, Ind. the number of fatalities in five states was increased to 813, but this figure did not include a score of persons believed to have been incinerated at Murphysboro. The Red Cross announced that 2,939 persons were ured, Property loss was estimated in the neighborhood of $20,000,000. i At Murphysboro work was in pro- gress on hundreds of homes in the 162 city blocks destroyed by the storm. The city was gladdened by the announcement that the Mobile and Ohio Railroad shop, employing 1,400 men, and another of its larg, est industries, would be rebuilt. On ly 16 or 20 per cent of the houses destroyed carried tornado insurance, although most of them were protect- ed from fire. Whether insurance would be paid on buildings set on fire after the tornado passed was an undecided question. Rehabilitation work also moved rapidly forward in Tennessee, Ken- tucky and Indiana. The death toll in the latter state, where Griffin and Owensville were razed and parts of Princeton destroyed, was’ raised to 112 today, SERIES OF DEEP BURNS FOUND ON DEAD MAN’S BODY Oroville, Cali: Mar. 24.—After Henry A, Schalow died yesterday from the effects of a mental disor- der, an inspection of his body re- vealed a series of deep burns each forming the rough outline of a cross. Today authorities are investigating activities of a religious cult to find if the burning ceremony was part of an organization ritual. NEW REFRIGERATION Montreal, March 24.—The use of carbon dioxide gas refrigeration in- stead of ice hag been found very suc- cessful in the transportation of fish. A consignment of 15,000 pounds ar- rived hare from Halifax, free from odor and with the natural color un- changed. | Weather Report 3 For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature at 7 a. m. . 27 Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation . Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- warmer tonight. For Bismarck: Generally fair to- night and Wednesday; warmer to- night. , WEATHER CONDITIONS A well defined low pressure area is centered over the northeastern Rocky Mountain slope this morning and a high pressure area extends from the central Plains States west- ward over the middle and southern Rocky Mountain and Plateau States. This pressure distribution is at- by lower temperatures over the Mississippi Valley, Plains States ocky Mountain region, rature over the northern Rock, lountain " region. Light scattered. precipitation occur- red in the Great Lal i at scattered places in the. Rocky Mountain states while elsewhere generally fair, pleasant weather pre- ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official , Ellingson, the sixteen 9 GIRL SLAYER COLLAPSES AT MURDER TRIAL Dorothy Ellingson’ in Court Again This Afternoon Fully Composed San Fi .- Dorothy ear old sten- | on: who shot and killed her ‘mother in the morning and danced and attended u party that night, to- day came into court fully composed nting at the noon recess of der trial yesterday Ellingson yesterday ors picked to pass on \Five men and a woman were select- ed. The 16 year old matricide had hoped for a jury of elderly men the result y s to her li ing temporaril: The maximum sentence ANcisco, ar. saw six Miss El- risonment, as the young defendant as and moral — protection A California law forbids hanging persons under 18 ‘years and California citizens jalways opposed the hanging of wom- en of any age. When the jury is completed, de- fense counsel will advance the plea that Miss Ellingson is suffering from a mental condition bordering on in- sanity. The girl has confessed to the killing. She told of a quarrel with her mother over new dresses and undesirable acqu: ces. FARMER KILLS WIFE AND SELF Turns Weapon on Mate After Probably Fatally Wound- ing His Farm Hand Biwabie, Minn., Mar. 24.—After shooting and if not fatally wound- ing Hannes Aho, his hired hand, Wal- ter Marttinen, a prosperous farmer in the Cugler township, north of Embarrass, late yesterday, his weapon upon hi i her when she inte: took own life with the remaining bullet in his revolver. According to Aho's story, Marttin- en and his wife, after quarreling came upstairs where Aho was in bed. Before he could arise, Marttinen fi ed twice, the first bullet striking Aho's neck and the second entering his head above the right eye. Two more shots followed, one striking Abo’s neck and the fourth his right hand, sueanwhile Mrs. Marttinen, accord- ing to Aho, was pleading with her husband not to shoot. In reply to his wife’s entreaties, Marttinen turned the gun toward his wife and fired three times. The wo- man fell upon the bed, her body rest- ing over that of Aho.’ He told police he remained’ still, feigning death while Marttinen went back down- stairs and reloaded the nine-shot gun. on the bed for several minutes, Aho told police Marttinen then noticed the family dog, a handsome collie, lying on the floor nearby and fired four shots killing it instantly, Then Aho said, Marttinen threw himself on the bed across his and Mrs. Marttinen’s bodies, placed the gun to his own head and fired \the last shot. He said he remained un- der the two bodies for some time not knowing whether Marttinen was dead or alive. Finally he arose, stumbled down the stairs and tele- Phoned neighbors. ZAP HAS FOUR SMALLPOX CASES ions permitted this. wee! po! daily examination of all pupits by a jician a result of four cases ox which have developed in the Zap village. Following in- vestigation by the county health of- ficers, it was determined that there was no rea} danger but the daily examination of s 1 childrén a tionary measure was deemed ty by the village school j i S HERE FOR CONVENTION ANNUAL MEETING OF FARMERS GRAIN DEALERS ASSOCIATION OPENS IN CITY AUDITORIUM President Gunkelman Flays Radicalism in Opening Address and Predicts Prosperity for American Farmer — Urges Establishment of Course in Elevator Management and Accounting at Agricultural College and Suggests Closer Cooperation Between Managers, Directors and Stock- | | | it | holders of the Various Elevators | | | 8 p. m.—Telephone demonstration and moving pictures. Address, Governor A. G. Sorlie. Address, Professor L. R. Waldron, plant breeder, Agri- cultural College, North Dakota. | With 401 delegates registered at 10 a. m, and 200 more ‘expected before evening, the convention of the Farmers ‘Grain Dealers Association of North Dakota opened at 1:30 ip. m. today in the Municipal Auditorium. Selections were | played by the Grainmen’s Band and the convention was called |to order by President R. F. Gunkelman. The address of welcome was made by F. L. Conklin, president of the Bis- |marck Association of Commerce. Mr. Conklin assured the ‘grain dealers that the people of Bismarck are glad to wel- | come them to this city and that their great desire is to make | thei visit here a pleasant one. President Gunkelman responded to Mr. Conklin’s address of welcome. He declared that the North Dakota grain deal- jers are glad to be here and expressed the thanks of the con- her fate.! passed only} linggon’ faces for her act is life im-j have) automatic; The farmer then re-{ turned and stood looking at the two! |verition for the hearty welcome given them. Following his response to the welcome address Mr. Gunkelman delivered the presidents’ annual address. said: LSON KEPT ~ FROMSTAND | AT HEARING 1 ay Know Before; | Night Whether He Will Be Released on Bail i Chicago, Mar. 24.—William DD, i Shepherd, indicted on charges _ of: {killing with typhoid germs, his fos- ter son, William Nelson McClintock, | Whose $1,000,000 fortune was willed to him, may know before night whe {ther he remains in jail or is frez Jon bail while he awaits trial. decision by Judge Hopkins be- fore whom the bail hearing opened Saturday and was continued yester- | day, was in prospect today when th hearing was resumed to hear con. cluding arguments of attorneys. Witnesses, who appeared before} the grand jury, finished their testi- mony yesterday. Charles C. Faiman,} head of a science schoo! and jointly | indicted with Shepherd, to whom he! id he gave typhoid germs for a; promised $100,000, was briefly ques- tioned as was J. P. Marchand, a former salesman of the school. Attempts “of the prosecution ave Harry Olson, municipal court | chief justice and instigator of the! investigation of McClintock’s death, u he knew of the case were d by Shepherd's to} \ attorney whose objection was upheld by | Judge Hopkins. A. F. Reichmann, former co- | guardian of McClintock, said Shep- | herd had been paid $700 a month by the Northern Trust Company, of | which he is counsel, out of McClin- | tock’s estate for maintenance of the | McClintock home in Kennilworth, a suburb, during the last few years. Counsel Nr Shepherd argued to- day that the constitution requires that bail must be granted in all! cases except capital offenses where the guilt is evident. There was not \the slightest evidence, said William S. Stewart, “representing Shepherd, that the death of “Billy” McClintock was caused by any criminal agent. Such a criminal agency must be| proved, he asserted, independently of the confession of C. C. Faiman, head of the National University of Sciences, who admitted he had as- sisted Shepherd in inoculation of ty- phoid germs and understood that Shepherd was planning to get the boy’s estate. Shepherd had promis- d him $100,000, it was charged by Faiman. JURY TERM IS ENDED Judge Directs Verdict in Last Federal Court Case The jury term in the federal court here was completed this noon and Judge -Miller discharged the jury, after thanking them for the service they rendered. Some court business remained to be disposed of. {| _ In the last jury case, that of the Farmers State Bank of Leith against the Bank of Ipswich, Ipswich, South Dakota, in which the plaintiff sought about $17,000, the judge directed the jury, to return a verdict for the de- Nie the He “Today we are here as delegates ‘ourteenth annual convention of the North Dakota Farmers Grain Dealers Association. We are here for a definite purpose. To review work done in the past, speak of achievements accomplished, look into the future, and gather inspiration for the problems just ahead. “We are gathered here in the city of Bismarck, but a few miles from the city of Mandan, formerly the home of a man, who in 1911 was pe haps instrumenta! and responsible for the founding of this organiza- tion. It is only fitting that on this 14th anniversary, we pause and pay tribute to this man. Well known to the old members but perhaps a stranger to those who have joined our ranks in the last years. Samuel W. Unkenholz was born in Brooklyn, ; N. Y., educated in the public schools of that city. In 1883 he moved to Mandan with his parents. Home- steaded near that city. In 1908 help- d organize the Mandan Farmers Elevator Company and was its secre- tary until his death. He at once saw the need for a state organization jamong the grain dealers and in 1911 with the help of some others organ- ized the North Dakota Farmers Deal- ers Association. From its beginni he was secretary und held th tion until shortly before his death, which occurred in 1917, A man of high ideals; a man who could forsee the great possibilities of such an or- ganization as ours. We lost a great leader, und I hope that at this meet- ing a’ resolution may be passed re- ing the great service he gave to this organization and to the state of North Dakota. “One year ago when we met in Fargo we were confronted with a dif- ferent situation than we are facing today. Europe then was gradually drifting toward economic chaos. With more men under arms than at any time save during the World War, it seemed there was little hope of averting complete disaster. At the same time in this country there was unrest and discontent. Radicalism was gaining ground and unsound po- litical theorists had a large follow- ing. In this state we were in the midst of a great depression. Thou- sands of farmers were facing bank- ruptey and ruin, Our elevators had just passed through trying times, a period that left many wrecks of well established business enterprises. The hope for better things on the part of the grain man was almost destroyed by threatened legislation. _Politi- cians had seized on the plight of the farmer and were announcing propos- ed measures which would have been serious in their far reaching affects, as far as our business would have been concerned. “Today we see a great change, a change for the better, Europe, through the acceptance of an Amer- ican plan, is fast recovering from its depression and stabilizing its econo- mic system. To this country and es- pecially to the wheat grower this change means a market for the pro- duct of our farms at profitable prices. The farmer benefits direct- ly, but all lines of business feel the stimulus, “Today there is a tendency on the part of the American people to get down to‘work, and to cultivate ha- bits of thrift and sobriety. There is increasing evidence that the Ameri- can farmer is becoming slow to fol: law the leadership of a radical min- oritv. would h ket we today enjoy. Through the ef- forts of the grain trade and through the co-operation of } rs in agri- culture, this legislation has been disposed of to the satisfaction of the great majority of farmers, who to- fendant. He held that the Leith bank did not suffer loss. aa PARDON BOARD _ IN SESSION HERE The State Pardon Board opened a three-day session at the State House yesterday. The Board bers con sidered applications for longs yes- terday and today and will to the penitentiary .tomorrow to interview Prisoners. * ¢ day recognize the great service ren dered by the Lids trade in winning this battle. he farmer today is reaping ‘the benefit from the deft of such legislation. “Recently there adjourned in this state a legislature, of whose record tate can hardly be proud. . It seemed to mé: more of a lace than a law making ‘is a purely agricultural should not be necessary ganization to irate,