The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST ‘air tonight; followed by cloud- Warmer Thursday. ¥ iness. ESTABLISHED 1873 os KLAN LEADER MAY BE HELD ON NEW COUNT 4 * Serious Charge Likely To! Result From Death of Young Woman | ATTACK IS ALLEGED Former Grand Dragon Held | For Alleged Assault | on Indiana Girl (By The Associated Préss) Indianapolis April 15.—Post tem and microscopic examinations of | the internal organs of Miss Madge| \ Oberhaltzer, 28, who died yesterday from the effects of poison she is said to have taken following an al- leged attack by D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux| Klan, today occupied chemists, phy-| sicians and members of the prosectt- ing attorney’s staff, Funeral services for Miss Ober- haltzer, it was announced, will be held Thursday afternoon. Miss Oberhaltzer died yesterday after be- ing unconscious for more than two yweeks. * While the prosecution turned to the examination of the girl’s vital organs, attorneys for the former Klansman and for Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry awaited decision of Judge James Collins, in criminal court, on their motions to squash _the indictments against the three. " Judge Collins will announce his} decision tomorrow, Stephenson is charged with malicious mayhem, as- sault and battery with intent to kill,} and assault with intent to commit aape. All three are charged with conspiracy to commit a felony. Whether a more serious charge will be placed against Stephenson, prosecuting attorney William Remy would not say. He said, however, the matter will be discussed at confer- ences wi attorneys employed by the girl’s parents to assist him in the prosecution of the case. | A coroner's inquest will be held} today to determine the exact cause| of the girl's death. MUST SECURE PERMITS FOR | PUBLIC DANCES; No Applications Yet Made Though Law Effective: | Since March 10, 1925 Although under its emergency pr vision the recently enacted Inw r gulating public dances is effective as of March 10, 1925, no applications for required permits from local au- thorities to hold such dances have yet been made in Burleigh County,| \jaccording to State’s Attorney F. E. “ MeCurdy, whose consent to the is- suance of each permit must be se- cured under the law enacted by the! recent session of the state legisla- ture. Mr, McCurdy yesterday called at; tention to the fact that under the Jaw it is now illegal to conduct any: dance which is participated in by the public through the payment directly or indirectly of an admission fee, un- less a permit is first obtained by the, owner of the dancing place or the persons holding the dance from the governing body of the municipality or organized township, or in the case of unorganized townships, from the county commissioners. The law provides that such per- mits may be issued for one or more public dances, or for a public danc- ing place for a period of not more than six months at any one time, and that no permit sHall be granted he. ° out the approval of the state’s at- torney of the county: Permits sill not be issued, ‘under the provisions of the law, to any per- son who is not of ~ood moral char- acter nor for any e which is like- ly to become a public nuisance or de- trimental to public morals, __ Important among the requirements ‘ of the law are the provisions for po- i licing every public dance by sheriffs or police officers who must be in at- » «tendance, and the expense of whose | ‘Services must be paid in advance by the persons conducting the dance. Intoxicated or immoral persons are not permitted to remain, and inde. cent or immodest dancing 2s well as dimmed or extinguished lights are * Yorbidden. ‘ of from $26 to $100 fine} ment of-from ten to are provided in the law FS which is supplemental to the existing $ regulatory authority of the Attorney General, from. whom permits must; still be secured. QUAMME RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT ‘OF FEDERAL BANK St. Paul, April 15.—E. G. Quamme, president of the Federal Land Bank of St, Paul since its organization in 1917 and also head of the Affiliated Intermediate Credit bank, has handed in his .resignation, effective May 1 to the board of directors. He plans to enter private business. : ‘There was no-indication as to who would succeed Mr. Quamme, A_di- ib ‘Mector will be appointed by the Fed- =) eral Farm Loan board to fill the va- cancy created by Mi tirement. When th again. complete, a new president will be delected. / Men’ fram the lowlahds are taller than those from the —mountai measurement of Goat Swiss army recruits Kas shot Eseabate yo o5 DIVORCED WIFE OF CHAPLIN IS MARRIED AGAIN (By The Associated Press) New York, April 15.—Mildred Har- , divorced wife of Charlie Chap- lin, has just revealed that she has been married twice to Terrance Mc- Govern, a realtor. The first mar- riage, she said, was in Mexico last November, after a two years’ en- gugement, and the second was in Greenwich, Conn., last week. The bride says she is doubly married. TAXES ABSORB 15.PER CENT. OFU.S. WEALTH State and National Debts Climb To Enormous Proportions BY HARRY B. HUNT NEA Service Writer Washington, April 15.—Back of President Coolidge’s insistence on “economy” in both public and private expenditures is his appreciation of the extent to which the nation’s in- come is mortgaged for taxes. Despite a 25 per cent reduction in federal assessments last year, taxes —federal, state, county and munici- pal—took 16 per cent of the total national wealth. The fact is that public debts, state and national, have reached such enormous proportions that in- terest and sinking fund charges alone constitute a burden of approximately $100 per family per year, on the av erage, for every ‘household in Amer- ica. When there is added to this the additional taxes necessary to meet the current costs of govern- ment, local, state and federal, the tax load becomes so staggering that it cannot longer be evaded as a real danger to our national well-being. If the total public debt, for in- stance, was prorated equally among! the heads of families in America, each family would be called upon to meet a ninterest bearing debt of $1,- 500. This is about six times the per family share of 10 years ago. As in- terest over the period of payment will about equal the amount of prin- cipal to be paid, the average liabil- ity of each family’ because of pres- ent public debts is $3,000. And while this is being paid, taxes for current government costs con- tinue to pile up. BODY LAUNCHED TO AID MISSOURI TUNNEL PROJECT Devils Lake, N. D., April. 15.—A committee of five was appointed last night, to draw up a constitution and by-laws for the proposed Missouri River-Devils Lake Diversion Im- ,Provement association, The commit- tee will report April 22, when the as- sociation will be perfected, “The committee selected: S. W. Thompson, State Senator J. E. Stev- ens, District Judge C. W. Buttz, Rep- resentative Traynor and Torger Sin- nes, The meeting declared ifs “sense that a statewide association he formed to bring about the diversion of the Missouri river to Devils Lake, not only that the lake may be saved but also that land in the diversion area may be irrigated and that an adequate supply of water be secured for various cities in North and South Dakota.” BANK HOLDUPS SHOW INCREASE Insurance Rates in Middle West Given Boost (By The Associated Press) _ Chicago, April 15.—Bank robberies and burglaries are increasing in the Middie West to such an extent that rates of insurance have been advanc- ed from 33 1-3 to 150 per cent, it was established at a meeting here of th Burglary Department of the al Bureau of Casualty and Underwriters, Evidence submitted at the meeting to the effect that hardly a day passes without several daylight robberies in the Middle West territory. JOHN S. SARGENT, FAMOUS ARTIST, DIES SUDDENLY (By The Associated Press) London, ,April 15.—John Singer Sargent, the noted artist, died sud- tdenly at his home in Chelsea today. Mr. Sargent suffered a stroke at thige o’clock and died a few hours later. SIGHT HINDERS MUSIC Bolivar, Mo., April 15—Amos Cady could play six instruments simul- taneously: while he was blind, but now that he has regained his sight/ asked the supreme court to deter- he-ca y only one. He was blind| mine whe: state bank in North 20 ye The six instruments he| Dakota has the right to pledge rt formerly played at one time were] assets to secure ® general deposit. the harmoniva, held ii oke, the banjo, a 8 drum, cym- bas: als, a triangle and eight’ Swiss bells.| N. FISH SWIMS ON BACK Washington, April. 15.—Only one) known species of fish can swim on its back. It is ca}led the globe fish and is found in fropical waters. The skin on the underside is loose and can be. filled with air at will, thus Ba lied it to turn over while swim- ming. i Purchases, of American machivery in 1928/in British South Africa show-' eda 8 per cent. increase over thi previous year.* i mouth by 8] M; eee BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1925 PAINLEVE TO BANK REPORT | SHOWS RETURN | OF PROSPERITY Savings Deposits in State Institutions Larger Than Last. Year TOTAL DEPOSITS MORE Semi-Annual: Statement In- dicates Big Financial Gains in N. D. Savings deposits, which, according! to bapkers, is a barometer of pros- perity, have increased in State Bank and Trust Companies of North Da- kota during the past year, according to the report of the Stute Bank and Trust Companies at the close of bus- iness on March 14, 1926, which was made public today. ; The savings on deposit in State Bank and Trust Companies on March 14 this year amounted to $2,919,179.- 94. On March 16, 91924 the savings deposits totalled $2,666,407.30 and on Dec. 31, 1924 the savings deposits were $2,506,019.29. The increase over a year ago is $262,772.64 and the in- crease over December of last year is $413,160.65. Total deposits in the State Bank and Trust Companies on: March 14| of this year were $9,468,643.77_ more than on March 15, 1924, but $2,370,- 770.94 less than on Dec. 31, 1924. However, money withdrawn by farm- ers for spring farm work have low- ered the deposits since December. ‘The total deposits on March 14, 1925 were $85,707,347.07; on Dec. 31, 1924, $88,078,118.01; on March 15, 1924, $76,238,703.30. Cash on hand the State Bank and Trust companies on March 14, 1926 was $1,894,652.26 and.on March 15, 1924 was $1,538,343.16, Cash on hand on Dec. 31, 1924 was $2,096,362.- | 33. Thus shows an increase of $356,- 809.10 in cush on hand on March 14] of this year over the same date of 1924, The total reserve in the banks on March 14, 1925 was $17,908,164.79 and on March 15, 1924 was $9,940,- 353.38, The total reserve on Dec. 31, 1924 was $17,908,164.79. The total’ reserve required on March 14, 1925, was $6,978,191.59 and the total surplus reserve wus $10,- 929,973.20. Loans and discounts listed as ro- sources of the hanks on March 14, 1925 totaled $63,811,686.35; on March 16, 1924 amounted’ to $78,124,735.67, and on Dec. 31, 1924 totaled $63,994,- 404.42, The report shows that out- standing loans on March 14 of this |year were $14,313,049.22 less than one | tyear ago and $182,718.07 less than on Dee. 31, 1924. (STATE GRAIN EXCHANGE TO BE OPEN SOON, Market at Grand Forks Will Be in Operation Early Next Month North Dakota’s grain exchange, which is to be established at the state mill and elevator for the mar- keting of North Dakota wheat, will be in operation by May 1, according to Governor A. G. Sorlie, who re- turned to his office here yesterday from Grand Forks. It is expected that 100 grain buyers will be mem- bers of the exchange, which will be incorporated. z The proposed grain exchange is part of a campaign to establish the state elevator terminal market | under a bill passed by the last leg- islature. Now the mill and elevator will hold memberships on the ex- change; the mill for the purpose of purchasing its milling wheat and the elevator for carrying on its general grain business. “Although North Dakota leads the world in the production of wheat it thas had no terminal market,” Gov- ernor Sorlie said. “Our plan is to have # central market for the state's principal product like any biv busi- ness or manufacturing firm has a central distributing and marketing place for its product.” i With the opening of the grain ex- change, a great cempaign of vubli- city is planned to advertise the qual- ity of North Dakota wheat. Atten- tion of the millers in the country will be called to the fact that through the elevator at Grand Forks, a milling mix of straight hard wheat jay be obtained carrying whatever gluten content desired. CQURT TO PASS ON RIGHT TO. PLEDGE ASSETS E. T. Conmy, appearing for L, R. Baird, receiver of closed banks, has Conmy has intervened in the} f Will against jurer of and Mr. Conmy stated that the general receiver is confronted. by more thin a score of cases where banks had pledged assets to secure general ac- counts, In some, after a bond was given, collateral was used to secure the deposits, The court that there is no statutory power for. ke to sets to borrow wer, if it exists, the ‘nature > an would be it the business. is informed in’ the brief | M _FOR DR. COOK GOES TO PRISON ‘SRE, Dr. Frederick A. Cook (left), once acciaimed iby the world as the dis- coverer of the north pole, is now an inmate of the federal penitentiary at Ft. Leavenworth, where he was sentenced for 14 years for promot- ing fake oil schemes. FORECLOSURES ON FARMS BY N.D. BANK FEW {All But One-Tenth of One Per Cent of Loans Made on Land Paid Evidence of an essent y sound and stable conditien of agriculture in North Dakota is seen in the very small percentage of mortgage fore- closures on farms by the Bank of North Dakota, Foreclosures made by the new ad- ministration of the bank are only one-tenth of one per cent of the loans while the foreclosures made by the old administration were 24 per cent of the loans on farm land, The new administration has made 5,274 loans and made ten foreclosures. The old administration made 767 and had 183 foreclosures, Mortgage foreclosures, as an index to farm conditions, are discussed by Farm Loan Commissioner R. A. Coop: er at Washington in an ana just completed of the records of foreclo- sures by the banks of the federal farm loan system. Cooper's study covers the entire eight years of ex- istence of the ‘federal and joint stock land banks, and shows that the total number of foreclosures is only three- tenths of one per cent of the total and that the losses on the loans made real estate sales sustained b; banks during the entire eight y “is only equal to one day’s profits of the bank.” Commissioner Cooper believes, the! report states, that. the tremendous; volume. of business done by the fed- eral farm loan system, covering as it does every section of the United States, and including loans to 403,- 906 farms in the total amount of $1,535,198,933, makes the record of these government supervised banks a reliable index to the condition of agriculture. UNWRITTEN LAW PLEA WINS FOR OKLAHOMA MAN (By The Associated Press) Tulsa, Okla., April 15.—Eugene Purdy was found not guilty of the murder of E. S. Hutchison, wealthy. Tulsa lumber dealer, by a jury in state district court here today. The jury returned a verdict after deliberating for nearly thirteen hours. Purdy shot and killed Hutchison in Tulsa the night of January 13, 1925. “He broke up my home and stale my child,” Purdy told ‘county officers immediately after the killing when jhe surrendered himeelf. —— | .Weather Report | ° © For 24 hours ending at noon. m, Temperature at 7 a. Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night -. Precipitation .. Highest wind velocity / WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight; followed by increasing cloudiness Thursday, Slightly ‘warm- er Thursday.’ ‘ ; For North Daketa Fair tonight; followed by increasing cloudiness Thursday. Slightly warmer Thurs- day. ° WEATHER CONDITIONS The high pressure area over the Northwest yesterday morning is now centered over the northern Plains States and cooler weather extends from the eastern slope of the Rockies to the Great Lakes region. Freezing temperatures occutred in northern Minnesota, North Dakota, northern Montana and in the Canadian Pro- yinees, Low pressure, accompanied by warmer weather, prevails west of the Rockies. Fair weather is gener- al over the Plaing States and Rocky fountain region, but light precipi- tation occurred in the Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi Valley and in: Washington ‘an regon, ORRIS W. ROBERTS, ~ Official in charge. ' Cook is shown here on custody of Sam L. Gross of Dal loans. $s way to prison in S. marshal. REALTY BONDS OVERSUBSCRIBED Subscriptions to the $2,000,000 rur- id issue offered by the sion have now ‘ reached $3,616,000, with the time limit on subscriptions set for April 20. A large part of the subscriptions is made by bond houses through banks. ~ - INDICTMENTS IN BANK CASE ARE DROPPED State Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Cathro, McAneny and Eggen Grand Forks, N. D., April 15.—F. W. Cathro, former manager of the Bank of North Dakota, L. P. 3 Aneny, former director of credits of ithe same bank, and N. G. Eggen, ‘former cashier of the dinavian | American bank of Fargo, will not have to stand trial on charges of em- bezzlement growing out of the clos: ing of the Fargo bank, as a result of the dismissal yes by Judge W. J. Kneeshaw of indictments Jagainst these men. The action was taken by Judge Kneeshaw on mo- tion of George A. Bangs, special as- sistant attorney general, prosecut- ing these cases, The three men with four others were indicted by a Cass county grand jury in November, 1923, as the result of alleged transactions which pre- ceded the closing of the Scandinavian American bank of Fargo, in Febru- ary, 1921, in connection with the al- \leged transfer of funds from_ the Bank of North Dakota to the Fargo bank. H. J. Hagen, former president of the Fargo bank, was convicted, in 1924 on a charge of receiving de- posits while the bank was insolvent, and F. C. Heaton, an assistant cash- ier, was convicted of making false entries. Hagen kas filed notice of an appeal to the supreme covrt. J. J. Hastings and P. R. Sherman, also former officials of the Scandina- vian American bank, who were also indicted in connection with the clos- ing of the bank, were acquitted when tried here in 1924 BURLEIGH MEN REAP BENEFITS FROM LIVESTOCK Paul Hapel, a well known farmer living on the J. W. Burch farm south east of Bismarck reports that he has just sold 24, two year old steers, corn fed which averaged him about $103 each. He also disposed of 48 hogs of the summer of 1924 which have been following the steers in the corn field. These brought him an average of $23 a piece. Mr. Hapel is fully con- vinced that feeding cattle and rais- ing hogs and corn is the best meth- od for a farmer in North Dakota and that a man can get a start more quickly here by these methods than in any other part of the country. Max Miller reports that he has just sold 41 hogs of the spring of 1924 which at sale time averaged 254 pounds apiece and sold for $11.90 per undred or an average price per hog of $30.25. Mr. Miller is another one of the progressive farmers who be- lieves that hogs and corn raising is the sure road to success in (North Dakota. : Kearns To Enter Motion Picture, 4 Theatrical Field ,. (By The Associated Press) Los Angeles, ' April 16.—Jack Kearns, business manager and an- nouncer for Jack Dempsey, heavy- weight pugilist and film. actor, did a little eonannelng for himself here last night. He said he planned to en- ter the theatrical and motion picture producing business “on.an independ- ent basis” leading off with the stag- ing of a comedy in Chicago. “Pll be able to say in about ten days,” he explained, “just when we'll start” * “sil COUNTRY CLUB BUYS LAND FOR _ DEVELOPMEN Acquir Gage Estate, Protecting Clubhouse NEW Property of .Club Now Worth $20,000 Club, by the tracts of land near the clubhouse, has encroachment, it was announced to- day. The club now has property valued at $20,000 with virtually no obligations, as it enters the 1926 sea- son, according to P. J. Meyer, presi- dent. The club has purchased eight acres of land just north of the clubhouse from the Gage estate and a half block adjoining this land from W. Brown of Portland, Oregon. These purchases together with acquisitions last year, have given the club 280 acres of land and the clubhouse. It is planned to build a new nine- hole course this year, although it may not be used until next year. The new course will be laid almost entirely north of the clubhouse, as residence expansion in the vicinity of the Roosebelt school makes neces- sary the abandonment of part of the present golf course. It is planned to eventually build an 18-hole golf course, the club having more than ample land for this ‘purpose. Ex- pert assistance is to be sought in laying out the new 9-hole course, which is expected-to be far superior to the one: now in use. Part of the land acquired by the club is to be rented for pasture purposes, but is expected to be used im the future. With its splendid property intact, and a membership exceeding 200, the Country Club officers feel that ‘the future of the club is assured. The limit of membership is set at 250, and no campaign for members is to be made. Officers, however, have indicated, that a number of applica- tions for membership this year will be granted. The Bismarck Country Club, through careful finaneing, is able to maintain itself at the lowest member- ship rateg of any country club of sim- ilar character in the Northwest, of- ficers say. A survey conducted by them revealed that all other clubs eharge at least 50 per cent higher dues than the local club. The golf season already has op- ened, with prospects of a larger nun ber of players this year than before. Tennis play also has started. The club will maintain its dining room again this. summer, and many enter- tainments are planned. * The annual meeting of the club, which will be for members only, will be May 1. FOUR TAKE BY BANDITS) U. S. and British Subjects Captured in Mexico (By The Associated Press) Mexico, City, April 15.—Special dis- patches from Chihuahua report that Mr. and Mrs. J. Reynolds, British subjects, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cooper, Americans from Milwaukee, were kidnapped Saturday while tra- veling by automobile from Lobo Quil- la to San Francisco, by bandits, but that they had been released and are enroute to El Paso. A bullet shattered the windshield of the automobile when the party is accosted and flying glass caused juries to Mr. Reynolds’ head and seratched Mrs. Cooper's face. Sun- day morning when the chauffeur and Mr, Reynolds, who were sent to se- cure ransom money, failed to return, the kidnapping party made up of three men with horses, became frigh- tened and released Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Cooper. Child Welfare Week Designated By Gov. Sorlie Following a long established pre. cedent, North Dakota club women re- cently 1d Governgr Sorlie to d signate a week to be known as Chil Welfaré Week and in respot to their requést the state executive is- sued @ proclamation naming the week beginning April 27, Infotmation of the issuance of the proclamation came too late, according to Mrs. J, E. Featherstone, state pre- sident of the federation of women's clubs, to include a notice of the week in the mofthly bulletin of the organ- ization. However, she has asked all the women of the state to cooperate in the “usual complete”. obs@ryait:e of the child welfare move. " “We must use this opportunity to accomplish constructive work for the children of: the state and every wo- man must do her part,” Mrs. Feather- stone said today, in announcing the governors proclamation. The purpose of the week, accord- ing to the womens club president is # focus attention ‘and stimulate ought on children and their better- ment. Many communities have been cele- brating the week in the pa: she said, and a large number are ex- pected to give attention, through eeperams and demonstrations, to the child betterment program this y: No concrete plans were announced today for observance of the week, s Eight Acres From COURSE PLANNED To Build 9-Hole Golf Course— The Bismarck Town and Country acquisition of two provided for the future development of the club and protected it against A WET WORLD This was a wet “world” until po- lice noticed its peculiar equator. Ex- amination revealed that the northern hemisphere was detachable and that within the globe was an oasis—a liquor cache. Theoretically, police say, this cache. may be within the Volstead law as ail intoxicants in the decanter were below the equator. ATTEMPT MADE. TO SLAY KING OF BULGARIA Bullet Grazes Mustache of| Boris Who Leaps From Car and Returns Fire TWO PERSONS KILLED! (By The Associated Press) Sofia, Bulgaria, April 15.—Consi- derable mystery, surrounds the firing of bullets at the automobile of King joris, as the monarch was procced- {ing in the direction of the capital; ‘from a provincial town yesterday. ‘ ‘The king had a narrow escape, one| bullet grazing his mustache carrying! some of the hair with it. M. Iltchetf,; jairector of the Sofia’ Museum, a passenger in the royal car, was kill- led, as well as a. servant. and the chauffeur was wounded; In some quarters it is believed the assailants were not aware the king was in the automobile and that the attack pro- bably was connected with an attempt by bandits to plunder an omnibus ;earrying passengers and mails. | When the chauffeur fell out of the car, the king took the wheel and j tried to go on, but finding the motor jwould not start, he jumped out and tried to return the fire of the at- fucking party, his attendants at his} side. The identity of the assailants is not known, Virtually at the same time the shots were fired at the monarch, General Gheorghieff, one of the lead-j ers of the movement which brought | about the overthrow of the Stambou- | lisky government in 1923, was killed) by assassins in a street of the capi-| FOUR MEN MADE U.S. CITIZENS Six Men Apply For Papers | at Hearing Here Today i Four men were admitted to United States citizenship at a naturalization hearing in Burleigh county district court this morning. ‘Two applica- tions were ordered held over until the September term. Those admitted to citizenship are) John Roether, Peter Roether, Anton Nilson and Drago Smardzech, all of Bismarck. ‘The hearing was conducted by Ro-| bert Carlson before Judge Fred Jan-| sonius. One of the applicants, who is a young farmer and whose witnesses declared he is of excellent character, was ordered to learn more about the form of government of the Unit- ed States. Under questioning by the examiner he said that A. G. Sorlie is governor of Burleigh county and that the laws of the United States are made at Washington “by a man named Frazier.” e The other man whose application | was held over testified he served @ term in the state penitentiary for second degree manslaughter, He fail- ed to answer questions about the govérnment of the United States and Judge Jansonius ordered that citi Pa- ship be withheld pending further in- vestigation. Judge Jansonius, Harold D. Shaft, court reporter and Mr. Carlson will go to Washburn tomorrpw to conduct} @ naturalization hearing. R. R. COMMISSION IN FARGO TODAY FOR CONFERENCE lated Press) .—Members of the jommission, tric light and power meeting with the Fargo city comm sion today to discuss the propose: PRICE FIVE CENTS FORMER HEAD OF CABINET ACCEPTS POST Socialists Refuse Places as Department Chiefs in | Government CRISIS IN FRANCE Country in Throes of Great Strife as Open Conflict - Reigns in Parliament (By The Associated Press) | Paris, April 16.—Official announce- ment was made shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon that former Premier Paul Painleve, who had been invited by President Doumer- gue to form a cabinet in succession to the Herriot ministry, had accept- ed the invitation. Mr. Painleve arrived at the palace of the Elsyee at 3:07 p. m, to give his definite reply to President Dou- mergue. His visit followed closely assurances by the Socialists that they would participate in his government. France is in the throes of one of the worst crisis in the history of the third republic. Politically, economi- cally, financially, there is a widely divergent current of opinion between the chamber and the senate. It now has become an open conflict, and.this underlies all the present difficulties. The dissolution of parliament, which a few days ago was mentioned only in whispers, is the rallying cry of all discontent and is being openly discussed in the lobbies of the cham- ber and the senate. Confusion reigns supreme in French political affairs, but the French nation refuses to get ruffled. The economic situation, involving the status of the franc in the world’s exchange ‘market remains unchang- 2 a It was at first believed that M. Painleve would have hig task sim- plified, or at least made more clear by willingness on the part of the Socialists, a vital group in support of the ministry he intended form- ing, to allow members of their party to enter the new cabinet. Late to- day, however, the Socialist national council voted to adhere to its prev- jous policy of supporting the gov- ernment ‘but -berring its members from accepting cabinet posts. CHILDREN IN RURAL SCHOOLS IMITATE BOOKS At Play, Children Take Parts of Characters Found in Books Children of North Dakota's rural reaches, at play, are imitating char- acters they have found in books— probably the books they have read through the efforts of their teach- ers in the smaller schools, who, in turn have obtained them from the state traveling library. In one school yard in a farm com- munity recently a handful of boys were armed with swords of the wood- en variety and spear and wooden horses. They were having a “King Arthur” tournament. A few days later Miss Lillian E. Cook, secretary and director of the state library commission, treceived the followin, “Enclosed find five cents for post- age on ‘King Arthur.’ My children did enjoy it so much. They think you must have fine books down there in Bismarck. “A little boy in the intermediate room has been very ill with pneu- monia and is ‘just now allowed to read, so we loaned him King Arthur as much as mine. You would smile at recess and noon to see all my boys with boards for shields and sticks for swords, playing ‘tournament.’ “This month we plan to have a ‘bird chart, so if you have it please send me the Bury ‘Bird Book.’ If you don’t have tl then please send anything interesting on birds. “The other teacher is sending to ‘ou for material for our Parent- eachers’ Association, so this win- ter I don’t know how we would have gotten along without your help.” cording to Miss Cook many rural teachers are thus trying to de- yelop a taste for good reading. among their pupils and are attempting to introduce the joys of books to their boys and girl: 8 part of the school opening exercises. Letters of appreciation have been received, telling of the enjoyment these “traveling libraries have pro- vided, from residents of smal towns, where the only form of entertain- ment—the movie—is not quite suf- ficient; from the people living in the open country who have no ac- cess to books, from boys and girls i He oe See re in the traveling library departm: of the state commission the heaviest demand is for juvenile. collections and a special effort is being made to bene. up these collections, Miss Cook ent RD SUICIDE DAY. reduction in electric light rates for Fargo, The Union Heat, Light and Power Co. serving“this city, propos- ed the reductions. TAIL LIGHT ON COW London, April 15.—Cows will have tail lights when driven on the’ pubd= lic roads after dark if a bill in the Nebraske Legislature passes. uires a light on all livestock when. taken out after dark.” ete ‘ RECO! Berlin, April 16.—Fitt; reson! committed suicide here ih om doy Tuleides wore "eiclios’ of Guappy marriages, bead TO EDUCAT! Mexico City, Calles is planni: eation#l program eyes ues THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [muamm M NEW MINISTRY