The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1925, Page 1

‘WEATHER. FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Fri- day. Warmer Friday. Frost tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 IRRIGATION PROJECT IS | ABANDONED Williston Development Proj- ect Will Go Under Hammer BEGAN PROJECT IN 1906; Hope to Induce Federal Gov-| ernment to Take Money for New Project Hope that the government can be induced to take the money to be re- ceived from the sale of Williston ir- rigation project, which will go un- der the hammer tomorrow. for se in developing an irrigation pro‘ect on the Mouse river in Mefenry/ county wag expressed here today by | George H. McMahon, state irriga- tion engineer. The Williston project, which was organized in 1906 was closed last year. Overhead expenses were too high to make its operation profit- | able, McMahon said. Another factor | was that farmers in the vicinity nev- | er took full advantage of the oppor- | tunities which the project offered. | Tt was intended to irrigate 28,000) acres. The maximum under culti-} vation at one time was 2,800 acres and in 1924, the last year the pro- ject_was operated, it was 1,100 acres “Failure of the Williston projec cannot be construed as meaning the} failure of irrigation in North Dako-| ta or the northwest,” McMahon said.| As organized it was 90 per cent a! power project and 10 per cent an ir- rigation project and governmental | restrictions made it impossible for the entire property to be operated on the most efficient basis. A group of Williston men are re-| potted to be prepared to bid in the property which has been supplying, electric current to the city from the! reclamation project power plant. JANSONIUS HEARS HAIL LITIGATION Seek Clarification of Hail Indemnity Statute Further clarification of the state bail insurance law was seen today in the decision by Judge Jansonius in the Burleigh county district court of the case of Carl and Lorenz Lind- emann, Cass county, against S, A. Olsness, state insurance commis- sioner. Through an error the Lindemann’s withdrew from protection by the in- surance fund a tract of land in Cass county. The withdrawal notice was sent to the county auditor of Ran- som county instead of to the Cass tounty auditor as required by law. The Ransom county auditor forward- ed the withdrawal to the state hail denartment where it was recorded. Later the Lindemann’s tried to re- cover from the state fund for a hail loss but payment was refused and the decision by Judge Jansonius supported the refusal. Curtail Powers of Fleet Corporation Washington, Oct. 1.—(4#)— The broad powers delegated to the fleet corporation last year at the sugges- tion of President Coolidge were withdrawn today by the shipping board. By rescinding resolutions entrust- ing the corporation with extensive| administrative powers, President; mer will revert more to the posi- tion of one employe than any of- ficer with independent powers over many of the details of the shipping administration, Jamestown Pioneer Dies at Los Angeles Los Angeles, Oct. 1.—()—Ben- | jamin F. Bigelow, 83, for many years @ probate judge at Jamestown, N. D., and former commander of the North | tower catches the BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1925 REJECT FRENCH DEBT OFFER | SCENE OF SUBMARINE TRAGEDY The Chittenden is pictured alongside the S-50, sister ship of the ill-fated submarine, S-51, jsunk by the City of ‘Rome, coast liner, 14 miles off Block Is INTER-NATION UNION MEETS AT CAPITOL Interparliamentary Assembly Opens Session in House Chamber Washington, Oct. ¢.-—()--The chamber of the United States house of representatives was the hearing place today for four hundred parl mentarians assembled at the invita t legislative bodies of 38 nations to open the twenty-third conference of | the inter-parli@nentary union. Debate und studies covering a wide range of vital world problems will oceupy the distinguished assem- bl» during the six days of its s sion here, The gathering, incident- ally, makes history for the house of representatives chamber, since it marks its first formally authorized|” use for any assembly other than that of the elected legislators of the na- tion. McKINLEY TALKS Addresses of welcome by Senator Wm. B. McKinley of Illinois, presi- dent of the conference, and Secretary of State Kellogg, prefaced the pro- gram of the opening session. In its deliberations the assembly will hear papers prepared by inter- national authorities on such —sub- jects as the rights and duties of nations; development of internation- al law, criminality of aggressive wars, and reduction of armament, national minorities and dangerous rigs. Various plans to aid in the betterment of existing world condi- tions tlso are in readiness for d cussion. MACHINE MAKES 500,000 SHOT PER MINUTE By NEA Service Redcliffe, Eng. ept. 30.—Many men have made fortunes because of ‘| their close observation of natural laws. For instance, a Britisher eighteenth century, after noticing that rain drops and hail stones were round, conceived the idea that if he could drop molten lead’ from a distance it would form small round beads of lead. ! The experiment was tried out and Watts is said to have made a for- tune in the manufacture of shot. Modern machinery now enables makers to turn out half million shot a minute. The molten lead is shifted through a screen with meshes of the size de- sired, and permitted to fall 200 feet.’ . A vat of water at the foot of the pellets, cooling them. The pellets are dried and passed through a sorter. Finally they are put into a revolving box of black lead, which gives them the finished rounding touch and polish. in. the Dakota Department of the G. A. R., | @: is dead here, Lay Off 10 State Highway Employes Ten employes of the state highway department were given notice of release yesterday, it de- veloped today. Carl A. Myhre, assistant engineer, said that the end of the highway construction season enabled the department to reduce the number of em- ployes. HAPPY, FEET London.—A youn; British peer has invented ice shoes to keep the feel cool in dancing and in’ walking on hot pave: . The invention consists of a hollow shoe tree. cavities in ice, which k “Here's where we add 8 little new blood to the family,” said: the mos- quito to his wife when ranger entered the room, “ Patent leather shoes which shine with a motes oh meee effect, are being introduced in: England call men, t Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday .. Lowest last night .. Precipitation to 7 a. m. . Highest wind velocity .. WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Friday. Some- what warmer Friday. Frost tonight. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Friday. Somewhat warm- er Friday. Frost'tonight. WEATHER CONDITIONS A high pressure area, accompanied by cool weather, prevails over the northern Plains States and northern Rocky Mountain region while warm weather prevails over the Missis. sippi Valley. Precipitation occurred in the Great Lakes region and Mis- sissippi Valley and light, seattered precipitation occurred over the Northwest. CROPs CONDITIONS Farm and other outdoor work made excellent progress. Threshing near- ing completion and yields continue satisfactory. Corn cutting and silo filling -are well advanced, and corn husking is under way in many sec- tions. Winter rye is mostly seeded and. fall plowing is general. OERIS W. ROBERTS, Official In Charge ion of President Coolidge from the] widely | fill and Hold British Fleet in Near East Waters London, Oct. British Naval maintained in near-eastern wa- ters during the next few weeks under amended orders issued by the admiralty to the Mediter- ranean flect. Under the new instructions — the third battle squadron, the third squadron and the first and third destroyer flotillas will concentrate in Sunday Bay on Oct. 8, to remain a week, after their departure for Malta. The battleship, Queen Eliza- beth, will arrive at Sunday and she in turn will leave for M tober 20. HEARING ENDS Pulp Paper Magnate Enters Plea. for Special Con- ideration International Falls, Minn., Oct. 1. -—(®)—With the hearing of the In- ternational Joint commission on the raising of boundary lake levels end- ed, committee of the Minnesota Arrowhead association and other or- ganizations Opposed to the project, today began outlining plans for the assembling of detailed information of damages that would result if the projcet were carried out. The hearing ended at p. m, Wednesday after representatives of lumber and other interest opposed to the granting of the application of the Fort Frances pulp and paper company had made their closing ar- guments a E. Bakeus, head of the papet com- | pany, also made a closing address to the commission, declaring ‘he believ- ed his firm should be shown some special consideration in fact that they had come into the dis- trict under transportation handicaps and developed it. He reviewed the {history of development which he had sponsored in the area, telling of coming there thirty-one years ago and a year later riding into the town on the first car of logs which was hauled on the railway built by his interests. He pointed out that plans for the project and the raising o Rainy Lake had been under consid- eration for a number of years, and jwere known to properly owners of jthe district Little Falls Editor Joins Tribune Staff Verne E. Joslin, formerly of Lit- tle Falls, Minn., ‘arrrived in Bis- marck with h sume his duties as the Bismarck Tribune. He ed the editorship of the Little Falls Transcript to accecpt a position on the editorial staff of The Tribune. The Little Fallls Transcript paid the following tribute to Mr. Joslin upon his resignation: “Verne E. Joslin, who has been city editor of The Daily Transcript for several years and before that time business manager of the paper for six years, has tendered his res- ignation to take effect October 1. Mr. doslin goes to Bismarck, N.-D. to become city editor of the T Dune, affording him a larger field for his chosen line of work. The change is a promotion that the lo- cal man is fully able to fill in every way. Gilbert Jarvis, now city edi- tor of the Austin Herald, will come city editor of i He resign- to Little Falls this month to become! 93, city editor of the Transcript. Mr. Jarvis comes’ to Little Falls with the best of recommendations as a news- paper man. Mr. Joslin’s removal from the city. is not only a distinct loss to the Transcript, but will also be felt in fraternal and social organ- izations, in which he was very ac- tive. Both Mr. and Mrs. Joslin will be greatly missed by the younger married set with whom they have intimately associated. Mrs. Joslin has been a valued worker in the Congregational church and Sunday school and her place will be hard to Mr. Joslin was exalted ruler of the Little Falls lodge of Elks and at time of leaving that city was secre- tary of the lodge. DOCTORS SCARCE Tokyo, Japan—Country doctors are scarce in some sections of J&pan as they are in America. In some rural sections here there is but one doc- tor to every 20,000 inhabitants. To ‘encourage doctors to locate in these sections the government is offering about $900.:a year bonus, view of the! b :|First Snow of Year family today to as-| ) rammed and Arrow shows location of S-51. CLAIM NAVY AIR SERVICE INADEQUATE Air Service Leads “Hand to Mouth” Existence, Navy Officer States Washington, Oct. 1.--(#)—Naval air officials told the president's air board today that there is a persist- eney among junior officers to freely express their views before investi- gating bodie: Existence of this condition was y by Col. William stigator of the present aircraft controversy. It was devel- oped by Senator Bingham of Con- necticut, in questioning witnesses, the first of whom, Lieutenant Com- mander R, R. Paunack, of the naval j bureau of aeronauti: urged crea- | tion of a separate air corps in the | navy, and recommended an advanced school for training naval air officers. About 60 or 70 per cent of naval| fliers he said, favor a separate air corps, but the desire for an inde- pendent service has “faded away” en- tirely. Much dissatisfaction exists, he con- tinued, however, present because pi- | lots want control of the aviation af- fairs placed in the hands of flying men. “The naval air service force leads ;a hand to mouth existence, and is short of personnel and equipment,” ‘he testified. SLASH CHICAGO BREAD PRICES 0, Oct. 1-—()—The price of wholesale to dealers, was slashed approximately 20 per cent today by the Ward Baking Company of Chicago, supplying ubout 98 per cent of the retailers here. Large loaves which sold for 12 1-2 cents were reduced to 10 cents and one pound loaves 8 1-2 to 7. Chica; re: i Hits Bismarck Area The first snow of the year visited Bismarck this morning following |more than three days of rain, driz- zle, and lowering skies. It ‘began shortly before ten o'clock in a driz- ale of rain. e Fair weather tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures through- out central North Dakota Friday is the prediction of the weather’ man. Se i| NEWS BRIEFS | —________+¢ Fargo.—Thomas J. Perry, 87, resi- dent of Grand Forks for 25 ‘years, well known tea and coffee salesman in this vicinity, died here. Moorhead, Min Expenditure of $485,000 in new buildings and equip- ment for teachers colleges in Minne- sota was approved by Minnesota State Board of Administration. It was announced following meet of Board at Teachers College here. Fargo.—North Dakota Baptist As- sociation organization of Baptist churches in southeastern quarter of State, will meet here October 22 and Bismarck.—Final decision of dis- pute between Northern Pacific and | Midland Continental Railroads re- arding distribution of proceeds from joint freight rates on lignite was an- nounced by State Railroad Board awarding Midland Continental 25 per cent of total charge with a mini- mum of 35 cents a ton. Fargo.—Actual laying of concrete on a highway between Bismarck and State prison has been nostponed pending developments of litigation over repudiation of contract between state highway department and Hag- gart Construction Company, Fargo. Fargo.—Ed. Welsh, awaiting trial in jail for murder, was sentenced to six months for attempt to saw his way to liberty. Fargo.—M. Duprey, Neche, N. D., at liverty under $2,500 bail to pear before Federal Grand Jury O: 28 on charge of assaulting U. S. Cu: toms officers from whom he said to have resisted arrest, eee eee eS PROBE MURDER OF RUM RUNNER Duluth, Minn., Oct. 1.—(#)—The inquest over the body of Nathan Gurin, 30, alleged St. Paul rum run- ner found shot to death at Pike Lake, near here, Tuesday, was held at a local morgue today by Coroner C.F. McComb, The inquest began| atyi0 a.m. The dead man’s widow,| logated yesterday in Superior, and| his’ brother, Sam, who came here from St. Paul upon learning of the death, attended the inquest. SKIES CLEAR: RESUME SUB RESCUE WORK Hope to Raise Sunken Sub-! marine Some Time Today Aboard U. 8. 8. Camden, Oct. (By Wireless to the Assoc ed Press)—The giant crane Monarch and Century were tached to the sunken Submarine S-51 at 11:45 this morning and work was immediately begun to raise it. It was planned to hoist the S-51 by degrees in order to mi imize strain upon the wreckers. It was expected that it would take several hours to bring her to the surface, Weather condi- | tions were Ideal. New London, :Conn., Oct. 1.—-)—| Efforts were renewed today to de- termine whether any of the men trapped in the submarine, S-51 when} she was sent to the bottom last Fri- day night by the steamship, City of Rome, were still alive. Bodies of two of the 33 men who went down with the submarine have already been brought up by divers. ‘The wind which had roughened up the seas for two days and hampered operations, had subsided today, and two giant’ derricks, on which hope of raising the submersible was pinned, left Newport to join the res- cue ficet 15 miles off shore. At their departure there was every in- dication that conditions would be ideal for the first time. Slings already have been placed beneath the S-51 ready to be at- tached to the derricks. Hope that any of the men aboard the submarine were alive was aban- doned yesterday by Rear Admiral H. HA. Christy in charge of the rescue operations, but acting under orders of the Secretary of Navy Wilbur, he directed his forces to continue’ cf- forts to find the men alive or re- cover the bodies. The men in the wrecked submar- ine have started on their sixth day under water. Officers at the sub- marine base never have officially en up hope that some of them might be alive, but none have been found who actually believe that there is a possibility that any sur- vive. ELKS BRING. MAY ROBSON T0 CAPITAL B. P. O. E. Will Stage Benefit Performance for Elks’ Band Bismarck Elks will sponsor a benc- fit performance of “Helena’s Boy: starring May Robson at the city au- ditorium October 13, Proceeds will go to support of the Bismarck Elks band. “Helena's Boys” is a’ Saturday Evening Post story written by Mary Pulver, dealing with the youth in the jazz, age. The plot of the play revolves around new theories of life which came into prominence in recent years, modern thinking, the new mar- riage code, and the freedom for women. “Helena” gives Miss Robson full sway in bringing into play her stage powers in a role best fitted for her taPent. The play won praise from cri during a three-months run ,at tl Henry Miller theatre in New York. JAPAN HIT BY TERRIFIC RAIN Tokyo, Oct.. 1—(#)—Twenty per- sons were reported killed today and many were injured in the most tor- Tential rainstorm in Japan in fifty years. At Yokohama fifty houses were crushed by a landslide and seri- ous damage also was reported in the Kanto district. Hoskins-Meyer Broadcast Tonight The experimental broadcasting station at HoskireMeyer will broad- cast a dinner hour program this evening from 6:15 to 7:15 o'clock. Last night the local station broad- casted for the first time. This morn- ing several requests for the dinner hour program were made. If the plan proves successful it may be continued indefinitely. Strangely carved stones, of which there has been no satisfactory ex- planation, have fallen from the sky ane been picked up at different mes. Shoe soles are ‘said to indicate character. If they are worn level all over they show an even temper. If worn on the inside it is a sign of listlessnes: j who gave him the information upon GERMAN PILOT LAYS DISASTER Charges Members of Crew Mistrusted Shenandoah on Last Flight TESTIMONY STARTLING Pilot Asserts Crew Feared Tragedy Because of Ship's Condition Lakehurst, N. J., Oct. 1 (#)--Ben- jamin 0. Hereth, a Shenandoah sur- vivor, and James Work, chief drafts- man at the air station here, were named today by Captain’ Anton Heinen, zeppelin pilot as the man which most of his based, ‘The witness farnished the names on the direct order of the court, Rear Admiral Jones, the president demand- ing the names, since the men them- selves had not come forward. Heien, withholding the names yesterday, dhe thought they should be per- mitted to volunteer the information. testimony was Was Crew Member The witness said Hereth came to him and told him what happened as henandoah broke up, He could how long Hereth, a machin- mate, had been in the crew. Work was the man, Heinen says, told him that those at the station had been hting the valve change on the Shenandoah all along but with- out success. Asked as to who in the crew told him the men were afraid to make the trip on the Shenandoah, Heinen said a man named Buckley at the Air station had told him this secretly. He was unable to say whether Buck- ley was attached to the ship. “Then of your own knowledge you know of no member of the crew who|s was afraid to make the asked Admiral Jones. “Unless Buckley was no,” was the reply “What was Hereth's condition as to sobriety at the time he talked to you"? inquired Lieut. Commander Rosenthal, senior officer.” “He could have sat here in this court with perfect propriety in the condition he was,” he answered. Replying to hypothetical question put by the court, Captain Heinen said there were no outside forces in the air that could break up a dirigi ble unless the hull structure pre- viously had been strained by inter- nal pressure. NEW LEADS | Lakehursty N. J. Oct. 1.—@)— Several new and, it may be, import-j ant leads have ‘been furnished the Naval court here inquiring into the Shenandoah disaster by Captain An- ton Heinen, former German zeppelin pilot, who was recalled today for further questioning on the rather startling testimony he gave yester- day. : The particular points in his state- ment into which the court must in- quire, are: 1. ‘That every officer and man at the air station here knew why the disaster occurred. 2. That many members of the crew mistrusted the Shenandoah when she began her last flight be- cause of her condition. 3. That official approval was not given for the change of the automo- tic valve system on the ship. Call: Witnesses While the court did not press yes- terday for the names of the officers or men whom Heinen said were his informants, it is the intention to get these names and call the men on the witness stand. Perhaps the most startling portion of Heinen’s testimony was that plac- ing responsibility for the disaster squarely on Commander Zachary Lansdowne, cuptain of the ship. The witness, in a previous statement to the newspapers, and said that Com- mander Lansdowne was no more to blame than he was. Heinen explained that his conclu- sions had been modified in the light of the evidence added before the court. Continue Inquest in Vinton Slaying Vinton, Iowa, Oct. 1.—()—The coroner's jury investigating the mys- terious fatal shooting of Mrs. Myr- tle Underwood Cook, W. C. T. U. president, slain in her home Sep: tember 7, today was unable to name anyone responsible for her death, but recommended that investigation of her husband, Clifford B. Cook, be continued. 42 Fruit Firms Are Named in Canadian Anti-trust Action » Oct. L— ininw ix d 863 specifica. riy-two | frult uals, operat. trip?” a member, Grand_Forks, N. D. —Charges con teen counts tions against fires and 11 indivi Ni terest of Minneapolis have been presented by the Canadian de- partment of justice to a grand jury sitting in Vancouver, ac- cording to a special dispatch re- ceived from Winnipeg by the Herald. included in the inst the fruit men. Toronto lawyer, will prosecute for crown. No action is expected from the grand jury for. several days. =] THE BISMAROK TRIBUNE LINER CAPTAIN y. *\ | TO LANSDOWNE), John H officer of charged loss of rew Diehl, the with s offi of ill-starred Captain manding Rome, is bility for TRAIN ROBBER MAKES ESCAPE IN GUN DUEL Bandit Gets $100 in Spectac- ular Train Holdup com- Omaha, Oct. 1.—()—No trace had been found early today of the mask- ed bandit who last night staged one of the boldest train rob- beries in the history of train ser- here, After throwing of the day coach of Mi Passenger train No. 107 into a panic, the man escaped with less than $100 of their money in an e change of shots with a railroad d early tective, who was a passenger on the: train. The man, it is believed, boarded the train at an outlying station. As the train was approaching the railroad yards, the man encountered the negro porter in the vestibule of the day coach and, brandishing two revolvers, forced the porter to ac- company him into the car. The pas- sengers were commanded to line up in the aisle with their hands in the air, while the negro searched them. After the last passenger had been relieved of his money, the man pulled the bell cord and alighted from the train as it came to a halt. It was at this point that he was encountered by the detective, who had watched the maneuvers from an- other coach, but did not fire, fear- ing that he might hit one of the pa: sengers. The detective who was armed with two guns fired both of them at the bandit. The man return- ed the fire as he escaped under cov- er of darknes: Federal Agent’s Daughter Missing Chicago, Oct. 1.—(P)-—Kidnaping was feared as police today sought trace of Mary, 12 year old daughter of Pat Roche, ace of the federal secret service here and active in prosecuting important cases. With Mary Lyons, 10, the girl dis- appeared last night’ when they went out to play while staying with a friend of the Roche family. Roche's most recent case were capture of Kittye Gilhooley, charged with being the head of a’ narcotic ring and the subsequent exposure and confession of Col. Will Gray Beach, head of the narcotic division here. Reaffirm Three Million Verdict St. Louis, Oct. 1.—()—The eight circuit of appeals today affirmed a federal district court action dis- missing anciliary proceedings brought by C. W. Britton, receiver of the Midland Packing company of Sioux City, Iowa, to force payment by stockholders of approximately $3,- 000,000 in stock subscriptions, Paris Newspaperman Fez, Oct. 1.—(?)—An official communique said offensive be- gun yesterday has ended “with every objective taken.” The French troops having carried their tins twelve kilometers (7% miles) north of Kifane. Fez, Oct. 1—()—Reginald Kahn, correspondent on the Moroccan front for Letemps, leading Paris newspa- per, was killed by a Riffian bullet today, a few moments after leaving Staff headquarters of General Ag College Will Start Mail Courses ' .» Oct. 1.—)—An ed- ucational program that will bring the North Dakota agricultural college to the very doors of farmers and their wives, and to country bank real esate men, and others interest will be launched today, when, for the first time in the history of the col- lege, correspondence courses will get under way, Dr. John Coulter, pres- ident, announced Wednesday. The board of administration at, marck Wednesday approved the ction of T. W. Thordarson of gO as assistant professor in the school of agriculture and director of correspondence courses in agricul- ture to become effective October 1. Fargo, N. FINAL EDITION | PRICE FIVE CENTS CONFER WITH COOLIDGE ON DEBT PROGRAM Caillaux Gets New Proposal From Mellon in Short Session FRENCH MAY GO HOME Negotiations Reach Crucial Stage as Sailing Date Nears Washington, Oct. 1—@— France's proposals to date for settlement of her war debt to the United States have been found unacceptable, and today, the last day of the scheduled stay in the United Stated of the French financial mission, fever- ish effort were put forth in an effort to find a common ground for agreement. The width of the gap separat- ing the offers of French Fi Minister Caillaux and proposals of the American debt commis- sion is matter of pure conjec- ture. The two missions were called into joint session today to once more go over the sit tion. Have New Plans Prior to this meeting, however, members of the American commission went to the White House and laid the whole situation before President Coolidge. Secretary Mellon then is- sued a statement declaring all French propositions had proved unacceptable, but not indicating whether any American -proposal had found favor with the French, Secretary Mellon's statement said. It was indicated that the Americ: had in their possession several a ternate plans with which to counter the French proposition and the hope of a settlement hinged largely on the acceptability of one of these. The American commission held meeting after leaving the White House, and their talk with the French Mission lasted perhaps ‘15 minutes, after which the latter returned to their hotel. It was indicated that the French took with them the sug- gestions from the Americans concern- ing changes in proposed payments. It was accepted generully that the {Americans still regarded the initial payments of the French as too low. Caillaux informed Chairman Mellon of the American group that he would return about 3 p.m. with the French views. One of the suggestions coming from the American commission was that a temporary arrangement might be made, covering payments by France for five years after which another meeting of the missions would be held to work out a per- manent arrangement. A figure $40,000,000 a year for these five years, was suggested in one quarter as a position. Found Unacceptable After a conference at the white house today between President Cool- idge and the American debt commis- sion, a statement was issued by Sec- retary Mellon for the committee which called on the president and which declared that no proposal had been-submitted to Mr. Coolidge for his approval or disapproval. Issue Statement The statement said: “The representation in the press on the supposed authority of a mem- ber of the French commission that agreement has been reached and pur- porting to give the terms is entirely incorrect. Such a statement obvi- ously did not come from M. Caillaux because before the adjournment of the sub-committees last evening the French members were informed by the American members that their proposals were not likely to be ac- cepted. “There have been no differences of opinion whatever amongst the American commission. The visit to the president this morning was to inform him of the position of nego- tiations. No proposal has been made acceptable to the American commi sion and none had been submitted to the president for his approval or dis- approval.” Some members of the American ion were of the opinion that ility of an agreement with French was apparent at this stage. One member felt that the two commissions are as far apart as they were upon presentation by Finance Minister Caillaux of his first set- tlement proposal last Thursday. Inform Coolidge The American commission imme- diately went into executive session and it was indicated that following the scheduled meeting at 11 o'clock with the French commission a state- ment giving more details of the pro- ‘| ceedings would be made public. Mr. Coolidge was informed of ev- ery detail, it was declared, of the ne- gotiations up to last night and it was said on behalf of the American commission that the situation had not changed over night insofar as any indications from either camp showe While the American members were disinclined to talk about their con- ference with the president it was ap- parently the belief that the American commission will wait for the French to_ move next. 2 Members of the American group hoped, however, that the conversa- tions would not end immediately. led Tragic Those of the Americans who re- fused to consider negotiations at an end based their hope on the slogan that “We never quit trading until the game is ended.” tt Pointed out that changes e conversations ‘be held today. It was noted that Secretary Mel- lon’s statement did not indicate the width of the gap separating the two cotne ‘French ing gfticlatty ‘of oalameat by the American secretary, to Cail- ‘(Continued on page two)