The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Fair to-night and prabably Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1873 ACUTE LABOR + _ SHORTAGE IN NORTH DAKOTA « Hundreds of Workers Needed But Few Men Apply For Places on Farms ‘INCREASE IN DEMAND Farmers) Work More Land With Improvement in Financial Condition Hundreds of laborers are needed on North Dakota farms and few men are applying for; work, according to reports reaching here from all sec- tions of the state. The call for men has been broadcasted over the North- west but transient laborers are not) coming into this state in the num-| bers they have in years past. Not only has the supply of workers | fallen off, but the demand has very materially increased as the improv- ed financial condition has instilled a desire on the part of the farmer to work as much of the farm as pas- sible this season, thus requiring more laborers. .The United States Bureau of Agri- cultural Economics weekly report ishows that the ratio of supply of la- bor to the demand on April 1 this year was 95.65. Last year on April 1 the ratio was 113.79, : The report of the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics shows the condition of winter rye , ctup in North Dakota to be approxi- mately 82 per cent. This crop went into the winter at a condition of ap- proximately 85 per cent according to the findings last December. The in-| adequate snow protection over all but the most northeastern counties of the state accounts for the less satisfactory condition that this crop is found in now than it was fo months ago, The present soil moi ture is much more satisfactory in the / northwestern part of the state. The estimated acreage of this crop in North Dakota was placed at 1,129,000 acres December 1, 1924. Assuming the par value close to 12 bushels per acre (the previous 10 year average yield of Rye jf North Dakota has been 12 bughels) the production would be proximately 13,548,000 bushels. Thfy is slightly less than the production in 1924 and hardly half the production of this important crop in North Dakota in the year of 1923. PAINLEVE MA QUITS A. P. POST Frederick Roy Martin, general man- ager of the Associated Press, has resigned his post, to take effect Ap- ril 21. He will enter business. ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS 70 ATTEND MEET Large Delegation Going To Hibbing For District Convention The Bismarck Rotary club will send a large delegation to the ninth district conference to be held in Hib- bing, Minn., on April 23 and 24. The Hibbing Rotarians are planning a program which they say will keep the visitors busy every minute they are in Hibbing and indigations are that the convention will be the big- gest Rotary meeting ever held in the Northwest. The program will be given in the Hibbing High school auditorium and the opening feature of the convention will be an Americanization program to be participated :in by high school pupils and Americanization classes. The hundreds of visitors will see The real condition of the plant is still hard to tell as growth has. not become very strong. The national winter wheat crop April 1, 1925 was found to be con- dition of 68.7 per cent compared with 83 per cent, April 1, 1924; and 81.2 per cent, the average condition for the past'10 years. There was a de- crease in condition from December 1, 1924 to April 1, 1925 of 12.3, as compared with an average decline. for the last 10 years 44 between these two dates. Upon the assump- tion of average abandonment of acre- age and average influences on the i crop harvest, the condition April 1, 1925 would forecast a production of about 474,255,000 bushels, which com- pares with. 590,037,000 bushels in 1924; 571.959,999 bushels in 1923 and 591,957,000: bushels the average for the past 5 years. The average condition of the na- tional rye crop (84,0 per cent) now shows a probable production of ap- proximately 61,652,000 bushels, the production in 1924 was 63,446,000 bushels and the previous 5 year average has been 70,410,000 bushels. The national. supply of labor as compared with the demand (ratio of index) is more satisfactory from the farmers: point of view than it is -in North Dakota, being relatively 98.7; one year ago labor was less satisfac- tory, being 92.3, while April 1, 1923 it was only i ARMED GUARDS: ~ KROUND HOME Premises of Wyoming Gover- nor Carefully Watched (By The Associated Press) Cheyenne, Wyo., April 11.—Chey- enne was baffled today by the ap- péarance yesterday and after dark last night of guards stationed around the home premises of its woman \ governor, Nellie T. Ross. "Beyond the report that the guards were state prohibition enforcement agents delving into the characters of nearby residents, no statements were available from authorities on mys-! terious guarding. The agents were seen to pry into ash cans and. under culverts apparently seeking a con- cealed object..;No explanatory state- ment was available from any law enforcement branch’ in/ Cheyenne. WHISKEY STILLS CAPTURED IN’ TWO BOOZE RAIDS \ Two raids made by Sheriff Hed- strom and his deputies last night -in Burleigh county netted two big whiskey stills and a, large quantity of mash. One still was taken in the northern part of the county and the! other {n the southern section, No arrests were made but the sher- iff expects to have the men who were operating the stills in custody in a tq few days. Y BART QUAKE RECORDED (By The Asaocjated Press) \ ishington, April -11.—A* very rth: » least 6,500 in record- ed early today on: th ismograph: at Georgetown University. The trem- ors began at 6:02 a. m. and continu- ed until 8:35 a. m. with the maximum reached at between 7:03 and 7:05 a.) m. : | Americans..in.the smaking- and will] watch a class graduate. On Thursday morning at 8 o'clock there wifl be a reception of the dele- gates and visitors, At 8:20, the del- egates will march to the city hall for registration. At 9 a. m., the del- egates and visitors will go to the au- {ditorium, The Americanization pro- gram will open the program. The call to order will be at 10:30 wfth William Spensley of Hibbing, calling The address the convention to order. of welcome will be de! ward Flynn, St. Paul, district gover- nor and the response will be made by C. B McClintock, Minneapolis, past president. The first address will be followed by Lotus D. Coff- man, president of the University of Minnesota who will talk on Moral Basis of Citizens! Mrs. Eugene Fenelson of Devils Lake, North Da- kota, will be the guest of Legion Auxiliary officers and the Rotary ladies’ committee. Luncheon will follow at 12:30. : On Thursday evening, at 6 o'clock there will be an informal reception by the officers of the local club and their wives to the district eovernor. At 6:80 the banquet will Be held at the auditorium. John C. Acheson of St. Paul, head of Macalester college, will deliver his talk. “Rotary and World Brotherhood.” The entertain- ment will be featured by the appear- ance of Miss Nora Fouchald Young, who was soloist -with Sousa’s band and who is a former Minot girl. The Chicago police octette will sing. Dur- ig the banquet the different clubs il present “stunts”. * The Duluth club will offer the Nor- manda chorus. .The S¢. Paul club will offer the Great North quartet. The ball ‘will follow the banquet. There will’be entertainment features between dances, At 8:45, there will be an organ re- cital by James R, Gillette of Carle- ton college at the auditorium. The morning session will be featured by an address by Edward Silberstein of Duluth and Clare Wildnier of Super- ior. Herbert Laflin will deliver an address. ‘The parade will be held Friday af- ternoon. Every ¢lub in the district will be represented with the Virginia naval unit furnishing the military feature. There will be bands from Minneapolis; Chisholm, Hibbing, Du- luth,. Superior and drum corps, from Minot; Fargo, Minneapolis, Hibbing, Wahpeton, North Dakota. The ladies will \entertain. at a reception at the auditorium and a tea later in the afternoon. The delegates will be taken. on_a trip’ through the mines Larry Hodgson of St. Paul will de- liver the closing talk at 4 o'clock, Man Makes Booze . While He Learns To Be Citizen (By The Assdciatéd Press) Loomis, Cal., April 11.—Perusing a pamphlet entitled “How to_ become an American citizen,” John Maloney, 33, a shaiiaate for citizenship in the ‘Buperior cqurt here, reclined on a cot and between ire a fifty gallon still perform. He ne- glected to, watch the door to the es- tablishment- and in walked a deputy sheriff and ai Suprative of the Dis- trict Attorney's office. \ They. arrested him and his pai sleeping in another cabin. Officers allege Harris ran the day shift and Maloney the night shift. t Suits: made to’ measure, ladies’ frocks, and all other dress requisit can be bought on se trans- oceanic liners, ragraphs watched Heged er, William Barris; who* was |:Del | Kovar, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL i1, 1925 BAIRD OPENS | SUIT T0 HALT PROSECUTION Gueranty Fund Body Seeks To. Save Pledged Paper For Closed Banks HEARING IN BISMARCK —— Injunction Restrains Young From Forcing Collection at Hazen Institution (By The Associated Press) Grand Forks, N. D., April 11.—On motion of L. R. Baird, state receiver of closed banks in North Dakota,| Judge C. M. Cooley of the first North Dakota judicial district has is- sued. an order temporarily restrain-| ing John Young of Hazen, N. D., from further prosecution of an action in- stituted by him in the district court) of Hennepin county, Minnesota, in which Young seeks to obtain judg- ment for foreclosure of bills re- cievable of the defunct First State bank of Hazen, N. D., in the amount of $41,636. The order is made returnable at Bismarck, N. D., on April 21, at which time Young must show cause why the injunction should not be made permanent and further why he should not be restrained from all further attempts to foreclose on this pledged paper and commanded to turn over all such paper to L. R Baird the receiver. This case is one of those under- taken by the North Dakota guaranty fund commission in its efforts to conserve the assets of closed banks for the depositors. It involves how- ever, the right of the North Dakota courts to enjoin the action of a citi- zen of North Dakota in Minnesota. FINE WEATHER. AIDS FARMERS IN NORTHWEST General Crop Situation In This ‘fertitory Is Most Promising The ‘Northwest up to this time had had a remarkably fine spring for all farm work, according to reports sent out by Minneapolis commission of- fices. In the absence of heavy rains farmers have been in the fields con- tinually, and wheat seeding which started the latter part of March, is now general in the states. of Minn- esota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, In some districts of South Dakota, southern Minnesota and North Dakota wheat seeding has been completed. The_ground generally throughout the whole territory is in fine con- dition with sufficient surface mois- ture, although from some points there have been complaints of lack of reserve moisture in the sub-soil. Some coarse grains are now being sown in southern Minnesota and South Dakota. There ig a general belief that all available land will be; cultivated this season due to the; good prices. A moderate increase in wheat and barley is expected, but the flax acreage will undoubtediy be; considerably larger than last year. While it is rather early to obtain accurate information, reports indi- cate that some of the Winter wheat, especially in Montana, has suffered to quite an extent from winter kill- ing, and will probably be replaced with Spring wheat. Winter rye is not sufficiently ad- vanced to warrant a statement as to condition at this. time. Very little grain on the farms is above seed and feed requirements, the bulk of it having moved at the nee prices prevailing during the Winter. The general sentiment threughout the Northwest shows a great change for the better. The banks have good deposits, but farm- ers are most conservative and bor- rowing very little. There is a no- ticeable inclination to be economical and to climinate all unnecessary ex- pense in farming operations. There is also an improved inquiry for land, and in many places sales are being recorded for the first time in s¢ver- al years. e general crop situation in the territory is most promising and with a continuation of the present weath- er all seeding should be completed much earlier than in an average year. : Northern Pacific Key Men Giyen Boost in Wages (By The Associated Press) Chicago, April 11.—Telegraphers employed by the Great Northern and Unjon Pacifc Railroads wera grant- ed a two cents an hour wage boost in a decision of the United States Railroad Labor “Board yesterday. MUCH BUILDING WORK PLANNED IN NORTHWEST Contemplated new building work in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minne- sota and Northern Michigan during’ March amounted to $15,414,300, an in- crease of 25 per cent over the amount reported in March of last year, ac- cording to a report issued today. March building contracts in North and South Dakota, Minnesota~ and Northern Michigan amounted to $7,- 235,300. This was a 57 per cent in- crease over February and a 16 per cent decrease from March 1924. Building work started in the first quarter of 1925 has amounted te. $16,876,800, a decrease of 8 per cent from the first three months of last year. * Last month’s record included: $3,- 515,800, or 40 per cent of the total, for residential buildings; $1,409,60' or 19 per cent, for public works ani utilities; $601,500, or 8 per cent, for commercial byildings; $525,000, or 7 per cent, for educational buildings; ‘and $513,900, or 7 per cent, for indus- trial buildings. WHEELER 10 TAKE STAND - DURING TRIAL Montana Senator To Insist) , On Telling His Story To Jury (By The Associated Press) Great Falls, Mont., April 11.—Sen- ator Burton’ K. Wheeler will take the witness stand in his trial which ber gins here April 15 and will tell the entire story of the circumstances leading up to his indictment for ac- cepting money for appearing before a government department after be- ing elected to the United States sen- ate, he announced here today. The Montana Senator, who is form- ally accused of receiving $4,000 from. Gordon Campbell, Montana oil oper- ator, for prosecuting oil prospecting claims before the department of the Interior, declared that he had “noth- ing to conceal,” and that he would insist on telling his story to the jury in federal court here. « Senator Wheeler was to leave late Monday for his home in Butte, where {he will remain until just before the trial starts here. STATE SEEKS LAND RENTERS North Dakota Has 183 Farms Acquired by Foreclosure With 183 farms, containing 62,110 acres, in its possession, acquired by foreelosure on land given as security for farm loans negotiated from the farm loan department of the Bank of North Dakota, the state is seeking to rent or sell the land to prevent losses in settlement of the accounts. This land, under the state law, is exempt from taxation. The records show that the total amount loaned by the bank was $896,- 200. Of this amaunt $875,500 was loaned by the Nonpartisan League ad- ministration of the bank and $20,700 by_the independent administration. The land was taken by the Bank of North Dakota because of non-pay- ment of interest and principal and most of it is now idle. KILLED 3,090,000 RATS London, April 11.—It is estimated that more than 3,000,000 rats were killed in London last year during a campaign against the rodents. Mu- nicipal rat-catchers receive a shill- ing for each rat caught. GIVE CUSTER PARK CHANCE . TO DEVELOP City commissioners, mem- bets of the Community Coun- cil and others interested in the future of Custer Pafk bask the people to cooperate in its , development. The park |gardener began work today, but it is urged that residents of the city, and their children keep off the lawn and away from the trees until the work of cleaning and putting in flower beds has started. Due to the lack of play- ground space, the park is packed afternoons and even- ings with children who climb ‘the trees and run over the flower beds. This has made A request of Northern Pacific Railroad telegraphers was denied. Demands, of station agents at. non- telegrapliic points for = wage. in- crease also were refused. “ ORGANIZE CHA or .. HONORARY ENGLISH FRAT ational honor- ity, Sigma Tau at the o: ta, has | been | organize college by Prof. Roy Clark, head the English departme: The new order ‘has ten members, including Mildred Plummer, Jamestown; Nor- ene Fahl, Devils Lake; and Marie of _ Jamestown, Maurice Weeks, of Bottineau, was dlected President of the chapter. ers begin to z|will be available for recrea-| the work of development hard and unless there is coopera- ion on the part of persons ‘ rane . the neighborhood of e park, no progress can made. Plans‘are under way to improre the park and when growing starts and the flow- grow, the park Help these working fo im- prove the park by pro the lawn, trees and shrubs.’ ry *he will demand POLIGE PROBE FIVE DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY Serious Illness of Young Son From Poison Causes Authorities to Act MOTHER IS QUESTIONED Youth Taken to Hospital After Eating Evening Meal at Home (By The Associated Press) Chicago, April 11.—Developments today in the investigation of the poi- soning of David Cunningham, jr. of Gary, Indiana, caused Coroner Oscar Wolff to announce that he would ask the coroner of Lake County, In- diana, to exhume the bodies of Cun- Ringham’s father, David Cunningham, sr. a sister and three brothers, ali of whom died under suspicious cir- cumstances within a period of six years. Coroner Wolff's decision that the exhumations ought to be made came after state's attorney Crowe had id relatives bring Mrs. Anna Cunning- ham, wife of David, sr., to his office for interrogation and after the cor- oner had questioned David, junior, who is under treatment at ‘the Col- umbus Hospital here. Dr. Thomas A. Carter had found the young man suffering from poi- soning. FIVE MEMBERS DIE Chicago, April 11.—An tion of the poisoning of David Cun. ningham, 24 year old Gary, Ind., ma- chinist, in a critical condition in a hospital here, was put underway to- day by Coroner Oscar Wolff and Gary authorities who have been i: formed of the death after short ill- nesses of five members of. his family in the last six years. Cunningham's organs were fiiled with poison, Dr. Thomas A. Carter, of the hospital staff, reported to the coroner. He was first stricken six weeks ago after eating lunch at work, but recovered after two weeks and returned to work, Two days lat- er he was taken violently iff after eating an evening meal at home and since then has been near death. The deaths began in 1919, relatives {id the coroner. David Cunningham, father, suddenly sickened and died in his home, then in Valparaiso, Indiana. The next year Isabelle, eighteen, a daughter, died after a two weeks illness. Harry, twenty-four, died in 1921, ing sick ten days, and Charle: eighteen, another son, was the tim in 1922, Walter, thirteen, died after-ten days illness in 1923. The mother and a daughter, May, seventeen, are the only other sur- ing members of the family. The mother has been left almost with- out support. Mrs. Cunningham had @ nervous collapse six months ago. Mrs, C. R. Barry reported the series of sudden deaths to the hospital au- thorities after tests had shown the presence of a large quantity of poi- son in Cunningham's body. Coroner Wolff’s office said it was probable the case would be placed before the state’s attorney, and ac- tion also probably would be taken on a request of relatives tp open the graves of the dead members of the family. When Mrs. Cunningham was taken tothe state’s attorney’s office it was disclosed that George Arnold, 25, s, cot in of young David Cunning- han, ii is an office employe of State's Attorney Crowe and: that he inform- ed Mr. Crowe about the case. Arnold said that in each case when a member of the Cunningham fam- ily became ill relatives were noti- fied by Mrs. Cunningham that the oung Arnold said .\ relatives who went to the Cunningham home at such times found the patient, form- erly robust and apparently healthy, had been reduced almost to skin and bones. As a result of the disclosures the state’s attorney ordered that the only surviving member of the fam- ily besides the mother and young’ David, a daughter, May, 17 years old, be examined by a-physician to de- termine her physical status. She lives with her mother in Gary. Suspicion of some sinister instru- mentality operating against the lives of the Cunningham family was ar- oused by the deaths even before Da- vid Jr. became ill recently, his cous- in, Arnold, said. David Cunningham, Sr., and his wife had lived on a farm‘near Val- paraiso, Indiana, since. their _mar- riage in 1919, Arnold said. After- ward the family moyed to Gary. The dead members of the family are buried in a cemetery near Gary. Arnold said the Cunninghams had lived principally on insurance id on the’ lives of David Cunningham Sr., in the amount of $2,500 and in- surance ranging from $1,600 to $2,500 ‘on the other deceased members of the family. i Mrs. Cunningham, questioned by First ‘assistant _ states attorney George E. Gorman, said she had re- ceived $1000 insurance upon the death of her husband, David, in 1919, an dthat he died of «stemack trou- ble; that she received $2,500 after the death of her son, Harry, who died of tonsilitis in 1921; $1,000 af- ter the death of her daughter, Isa- belle, who died in 1920 after a re- (Continued pn page tnree) Man 4rrested — On Disorderly | Conduct Charge Charles Meyer was arrested early es morning on complaint of Army Stew with disorderly a and his trisl was set for 8 p. m. ‘Tuesday. Meyer has intimated that ry trial, investiga-|* jperiont was not expected to survive.! Governor Miriam A. Ferguson of taken from her husband, James E. from office of governor in 1917, iby the legislature. BODY OF SLAIN MAN IN CISTERN IS IDENTIFIED (By The Associated Press) Dassel, Minn., April 11—The body, af the man who was murdered and found in a cistern on the Danielson farm near here is believed to be that of Pedro Gonzales, a farm hand, local authorities said today. Workers on the Danielson farm identified the body as that of a “small Mexican who worked on the farm.” An employment card found near the cistern and the fact that Pedro Gonzales did not call for his bonus at the end of the sugar beet season, were factors which aided tne belief that it was Gonzales. IMAN DETAINED IN MYSTERY LONDON DEATH Found | : Young Dancing Girl on Steps of Home With Her Throat Cut (By The Associated Press) London, April 11—The Scotland Yard authorities are detaining a man whose identity is Secret in connec- tion with the death yesterday of Grace Blakaller, a pretty sixteen- year old dancing teacher, who was found with her throat cut Thursday night, huddled on the steps of her mother’s home in the fashionable West Kensington district. The mystery of the case, which previously had heen set down as one of assault, deepened when the po- lice came into possession of a letter which reached the girl Thursday ‘morning, and which they say is of the highest importance. Its contents are closely guarded. Prior to the detention of the man today, Scotland Yard announced that it was searching for a man described only asa “young Indian student.” It was learned today that the girl for the last five years had not been living with her’ mother, but made her home with Captain Langmaid, a retired regular army officer, who, upon her father’s death promised to act as her guardian during her life time. . Captain Langmaid, it ig said, went to v: his own father. and mother over ‘the Easter week-end andy the girl had returned to her mother’s house during his absence. TAKE MAIL VOTE . LON COUNTY AGENT IN WARD COUNTY Minot, N. D., April 11-—Ward /county commissioners are taking a mail vote on retention of the county agent. Farmers of the county were provided with cards to be mailed in- to the county offices, with their “Yes” or “No” on the question of con- tinuing the work. in which an agent of the state agricultural college and | © department of agriculture, in coop- eration with the federal department, isdetailed to assist in the develop- ment of farming in the county. The Minot association of com- merce board of directors has gone on record as favoring the continua- tion of this wi and has urged members of th jociation to vote “Yes” on- the subject. “It would be a decided backwardi step to discontinue the extension work,” says a statement issued by the commercial organization on this subject. The association has further sought to connect the agricultural work with the city section of the commer- cial world by obtaining a quantity of sugar, beet seed for-distribution among farmers of this section. This is in line with several attempts be- ing made over the state to introduce sugar heets as a commercial crop in North cota. ‘Ward county farmers have been asked to communicate with the asso-| ant. ciation of commerce if they want to ‘try the new crop. RESTORES HUSBAND'S RIGHTS ms; AY HEAD NEW MINISTRY Texas restore.' the political rights » Ferguson, when he was removed signing the amnesty bill passed by DENVER MAKES GREAT DRIVE AGAINST VICE! Combined Forces of Law Raid Underworld; 189 Men and Women Arrested (By The Associated Press) Denver, April 11:—Invaded bv the {combined forces of the law, Denver's! underworld last night was rocked to its foundation by the most inten- sive raids in the city’s history. jand today found 189 men and women’ be- hind jail bars as the result of a gen- era] offensive against liquor and. vice, escending simultaneously’ on-var- ious notorious sections, the raiders) invaded almost every type of public and private building and where li- quor was found their occupants were sent to jail. An underground “tip-off” system was set in motion, officers said, and they found a number of resorts de- serted. In many places men and wo- men scurried to escape through sky- lights and rear passageways but were halted with drawn pistols and threats to kill, Deputy sheriffs, detectives, police- men, national guardsmen, American Legionnaires and prohibition officers were the raide GREAT FIRE SWEEPS TOWN Ten Business Buildings in| \ Cleverton Destroyed i ieaeee Nt | | (By The Associated Press) | Cleverton, Minn., April 11—Ten business buildings were destroyed by| | fire early today leaving but two mer- ichandising establishments standing in this village of one hundred inhab- itants. - The fire started at 8 p. m. Friday in the Hatelie Meat Market from an undetermined origin and spread ra-} pidly through an entire business block because of inadequate fire pro- tection. All night long the entire| population of the village and many Pine County residents living near the scene dipped water, formed! bucket brigades, chopped away burn- ing parts of buildings to prevent the fire spreading, and finally won their fight to save the residential section of the town. COMMISSIONERS CLOSE SESSION} The board of county commissioners! closed their session here yesterday. No contracts were let and no bids for roads were advertised. Only routine business was transacted dur- ing the session. PO Secor come a | Weather Report ° For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature at 7 a. m 40 Highest yesterday . 83 Lowest yesterday 4 Lowest last night . Precipitation . Highest wind AERA WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and Vicinity: tonight and, probably) Sunday. much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and probably Sunday. Not much change in temperature. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the Great Lakes region and west of the Rock- ies and it is high’ over the Rocky Mountain region. The weather is unsettled in the Great Lakes region and precipitation occurred in Wash- ington and Oregon while fair, pleas- ant weather prevails over the Miss- Fair Not PRICE FIVE CENTS HERRIOT OUT OF RUNNING FOR PREMIER President of Deputies Most Likely to Form New French Cabinet JOB GOES BEGGING Widely Divergent Viewpoints of Senate and Chamber Make Leaders Shy (By The Associated Press) Paris, April 11—The Herriot Cab- inet is out of power, overthrown by the Senate because of the charges that under M. Herriot’s rule, the le- gal limits of the bank note circula- tion had been secretly exceeded, but M. Herriot’s majority in the Cham- ber ‘of Dupities remains virtually in- tact, At a general meeting this morning of the four groups of left parties forming the governmental majority since last May, a resolution was adopted “to continue with unshake- able determination the policies for which the country voted at the last election.” The meeting represented 340 deputies, constituting a good working majority of the Chamber. The Socialists, 104 strong, went even one better when they decided they would support no other than M. Herriot, The Senate declared itself in such unequivocal manner—the adverse vote being 156 to 132-—that although the consultations of President Dou- mergue, looking to the selection of a new premier, have hardly even started, it may be said that M. Her- riot's immediate return is very un- likely. M. Painleve, president of the Chamber, who announced that he would not accept the task of forming a Cabinet when it was first mention- ed, but would “sacrifice” himself to the cause of the “left” shouid no other politician be found able to reconcile the widely divergent view- points of the Senate and Chamber, appears to be the most likely to suc- ceed in forming a ministry. MOTOR LINE TO FARGO PLANNED Buss May Be Operated Be- tween Two Cities Bismarck may soon be linked with Fargo with a bus line if plans of the Dakota Transportation company, & new organization of Fargo men ma- terializes. Articles of incorporation havo been filed by B. G. Archbold, Hugo Backenheimer and Fred Krueger of Fargo with the secretary of state for the company with a capital stock of $100,000. Mr. Archbold has been interested in a bus line that has operated from Fargo to Jamestown for the past few years. He has now joined with the other two Fargo men for the purpose of extending the line. A new bus has been ordered for deliv- ery May 1. Sanction for the extension of the bus line is the purpose of a hearing at which the incorporators will ap- pear before the state railroad com- mission Mond: FARMERS SEEK | LABORERS AT BISMARCK JAIL Unable to secure laborers at em- ployment offices and with few men applying for work, ‘farmers in the vi- cinity of Bismarck have been seeking ff laborers at the city jail. Men who §f have been arrested the night before for being drunk are often. glad to get a job and are released on their Promise to go to work. One young man, who has been serv- ing a short sentence for a minor offense, was released this morning and his sentence suspended when he was offered a job. Coolidge Allows Expenditures For National Guard Washington, April 11.—Expnditure during the next fiscal year of .$1,- 742,800 for armory pay of National Guard units for regular drill and other purposes has been authorized by President Coolidge after an in- vestigation by the executiv The money is for use only during the next fiscal year beginning July 1, but the president's action’ permits the war department to undertake ob- ligations and make necessary con- tracts now, although financial settle- ments will not be made until the new year has begun. The only amount which may not be expended is an item of $12,000 pro- vided specifically to cover employ- ment of additional National Guard . officers in the militia bureau in 4 Washington. The president's action on the budget figures voted by congress for the fiscal year, is in line with what. he-took recently on a deficiency ap-_ propriation of $1,332,000 for ga & y for this fiscal year, which had™ een voted by congress over the budget bureau's disapproval. i Lesipol Valley, Plains States and Rocky Mountain region. Tempera- fure changes have been unimport- ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in charge. MOB OF PICKPOCKETS Tokyo, April 11—More than 30 pivknockats were arrested the ‘okyo stgeet cars in ome plaineioth it iad of E squad o} es : 8) have been placed on the ears to them up.