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WEATHER FORECASTS net! clondy and. cooler to= ~ ight; ‘Thu: fair. , GENERALRAIN | BIG BENEFIT , _ TOALLCROPS Last Night’s Downpour Héav- _ fest Where Most Needed, Lecal Observers Say j } WILL OVERCOMEDAMAGE ; 1.96 Inches of Rain at Grand Forks—All Points Report, Some Moisture, Crop prospects throughout North Dakota were anaterially improved by the general rain yesterday and last night. ~ In the opinion of observers at the local weather bureau the downpour he lest at the points where it most needed, except several counties along the southern border of the fe which still report a de- fi isture. State officials expressed the opin- ion that, although the rain was’ bad- ly needed in some sections, the “ad- ditional moisture would more than " = overcome the damage done during {Miss Claire Dux, operatic star who « the: laatitwo: weeks: announced some time ago, that she Yesterday was the first time this {Wanted to marry an American be- year that each of the 18 government ;cause American men “spoil their wenther reporting stations in. the {Wives so beautifully,” is to get her state reconted ralnfall; wish. She is engaged to Charles H. Heaviest at Grand Forks wift of Chicago, vice president of Grand Forks led with 1.96 inches. |Swift & Co. The rain was lightest in the weslern part of the state. That section, how- ever, was in good shape us the re- sult of rains last week. Fy Bismarck received only .06 of an inch of moisture during last night, but other points reported as follows Amenia_ .17; Bottineau .74; Devils Lake .66; Dickinson .02; Dunn Cen- rter .06; Ellendale .17; Fessenden 61; Grand Forks 1.96; Jamestown .15; Langdon .60; Larimore 1.00; Lisbon 17; ot .76; Napoleon .52; Pem- bina 80; Williston .68; Moorhead .08, NORTHWESTERN PART OF STATE GREATLY BENEFITED Minot, N. D., June 16—(AP)—Every county in northwestern North Dakota received « thorough soaking in a rai which fell late yesterday, mate’ benefiting early as well as late crops, it was revealed today in a telephonic , Survey made by the Minot Daily ‘News. Some counties needed the rain bad-| H. H. Thorésen, was inv: ly, while others which thave received preme-court held in a deci > sreeent, pre tion were in no im-| The case was carried tothe high mediate neéd of the moisture: | ~ ‘courtoafter a group of Bismarek tax-| The survey covered the countics of | payers won a decision jn the district Ward, ‘McHenry, Pierce, Bottineap,jeourt that the reassessment was not. Burke, Divide, "Williams, McKenzie, priperty mad McLean and Mountrail, The reassessment was invalid, the Reports received from Mountrail,| court held, because no notice was giv- Burke, and Divide counties state that en by the defendants as to the time the crops are in excellent condition, | and place of the meeting of the coun- cluding many. fields of rye, which ty commissioners to review and other counties has been consider- | equalize the reassessment. The deci. » ably damaged by lack of moisture. | sion also held that the county board The most pessimistic report came} held no meeting for that purpose at from McHenry county, where yester-| the time and place fixed by statute day’s rain was the first to be received | and no legal or valid equalization of in several weeks. The crops in that] the reassessment was made. county already show recuperation, District Judges Hear C: However, as a result of the raim of| None of the five supreme court yesterday, it was stated. judges sat in the case, all being af- The rain averaged between one-half | fected by the fact that they own and three-quarters of an inch| property here, District Judges W. J. throughout the entire northwest part | Kneeshaw, Charles M. Cooley, H. L. of the state. - | Berry, A. T. Cole ond Charles E. Wolfe heard the case in their stead. GRAND FORKS HAS udge Berry presented a dissent- ‘A HEAVY DOWNPOUR Jadee oy 2 | y ing opinion, ae ‘ahd Forks, N. D., June 16-—()—|. 4 court order was issued directing king rain fell’ over northeastern . the county treasurer to spread on the North Dakota early this morning and} tax rolls the ussessment as made by (Continued on page tari the city assessor and equalized by came! the various boards of review. The reassessment made \by ‘Thore- sen would have resulted in generally A COSTLY DEFEAT. increasing the values of business property and reducing those on resi- dences, CANDIDATES SHAPE UP. BRONX REAL ESTATE. HAVE YOU HYPERBOULIA? SHOTS FIRED AT PRIVATE ee P “Tent $100.00" about five times, the Owner Was En. Route to New- ‘amount spent on the election o: en~ port, R. 1, to Meet Crown Prince of Sweden REASSESSMENT HELD INVALID BY HIGH COURT Final Chapter Written in Bis- marck’s Special Assess- ment Controversy ARTHUR BRISBANE (Copyright, 1926) ator Newberry, that caused so much exejtement, One million thre hundred thousand dollares a good dae ia areal for aE feat. low much wot we cost *, tov carry” Pennsylvania, now” that | New York, Jime 16 -Ue)—Shets wages are ‘high and two-dollar bills | fired at the private yacht Aloha, on » pnly small change? the way to mect the Crown Prince " pal el of Sweden at Newport, K. T> presum- The mon ending gcandal in the} ably by a rum boat chaser, have been ‘ Pennsylvani lection li psig so Na aN pci ‘thisf “Let us return to old con- vention managed by bostes that select athe Bich Ra asued by Arthan: Cae: and name party candidates, amid wild) Fi.) upon yesterday while en route ‘That would be cheaper certainly.| {rom New York, one shot crossing Tee se adhe hopper, scertainly.| the bow and a second narrowly mits liver, the goods and save money for} ing the bow watchman. The shot: y millionaires auatrsling 38, to) who} itm wat aide, but attor an, offleet ‘shall own the senator or governor. of the Alpha had “called out its .iden- Senator Borah, who possedses the| tity, the yacht proceeded without rare faculty of, taki important | further hindrance. a things, including himse}f, seriously Mr. James, on his way to Newport will start a speech-making tour from| to greet Crown Prince Gustavus coast to coast, “the inning of aj Adlophus of Sweden, said he believ- > wo-ygar drive for the presidency.” ed # rum boat chaser had done. the Presidential eandidates are coming| firing and that a report of the inci- out of the political fc ‘ice | dent would go to Washington. duane pare and Soeaenes: Lor aes iH 0 inois, expect the yr beth ot nmr Belt bers onze'ss| Jury Disagrees deserve it. Wi oliticians belli » that prosperity contini t the} New York, June 16—()—The jury ‘ i will be @ struggle|in the perjury trial of Charles H. “between Al and Cal.” Duell, former president of Inspira- Al Smith leading the Democrats,|tion Pictures, Inc., reported inabitity under a wet banner, Calvin Cool-|to agree this morning and was dis- idge leading the dry Republicans. ene snainaad foc he most rapid); wing. of Newjer an action he brought last year to. vals five eoroughe Selebrated ‘restrain Lillian. Gish, motion picture Bronx Day’ yesterday, and the New|star, from working for anyone but * York Evenin; im was thrown out of court. 1 andj jury was given the case yesterday afternoon, ‘ > \DRYS WIN IN TEN MEMBERS in Perjury Trial]! jury aft-| for ‘he }the money was = TWOOF THREE | In Third Contest, Woman Ad- vocate of ‘Dry Referen- dum Is Winner WIFE OF CIRCUIT suncE| McClave Loses to Perkins— Pierson Wins Over Pas- coe By 4,000 Votes Newark, N. J, June: 16—(P)—-Al-| though this state has two wet sena- tors in Washington and a wet goy-| ernor in Trenton, today’s returns fromy yesterday's primary electi gave advantage to the drys in two o! the three prohibition clashes. In the third, a woman advocate of a prohibition referendum, Mrs. Ade-| line Lawrence, was the winner in a county. Mrs. Lawrence is the wife of a circuit court judge, and contested the Democratic nomination | from Monmouth county for the state! senate against James R. Hendrickson, a bone dry B, Duncan McCl brought for- ward by wet Republicans in the sixth congressional district against Repre- sentative Randolph Perkins, a dry, had lost by 3,000 votes on from half the district. The An loon League term this hattle a prohibition referendum” and its followers to go to the poll stretcher™, if necessary, to against the “saturatedly wet,’ @ campaign of Assemblyman ert J. Pascoe against State Sen- ator Arthur Pierson for the senator- ial nomination in Union county fail- ed by 4,000 votes. Pierson was, dry and Pascoe was a leader in attempts to have Republicans take a stand for modification or a referendum. The fall elections in a majority of the congressional districts will be fought between wet Democrats and dry Republicans as a result of the primary returns. ~The present dele- gation contains two Democrats and two wet Republicans, with the others dry Republicans or not out and out wets. F MAGEE JURY Only Two Jurymeh Under- ! stand English—Everything Must Be Translated } East Las Vegas, N. M., June 16.—- (#)—With an interpreter translating | every word of the testimony into Spanish for the benefit of 10 mem- bers of the jury, the trial of Carl C.| Magee, Albuquerque editor, who is charged with the slaying of John B. Lasseter here last August, proceeded | "Nid. CLASHES, Pet Dog Protects Young Boy From Poisonous Snake McCook, Neb., June 16.—()— “Duke,” pet dog of Billie, two- * year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Garrison, shielded the child from a poisonous viper for sev- eral minutes until a paving gang here, attracted by the dog’s fran- tic barking, came to the rescue. “Duke,” the men said, ran re- peated between the reptile and the infant, alternately pushing him out of danger, and lunging at the snake. NO ARGUMENT ON 4 QUESTION TOBE VOTEDON | Political Parties Recommend That Rail Board Terms Be 6 Years Each When North Dakota voters go to the polls June 30 they will have an opportunity to cast their ballots on at least one proposition on ich there no political disagreement It is the constitutional amendment providing six-year terms for mem- bers of the state railroad board. In a signed statement published in the state publicity pamphlet which will go out to all vote both IVAs d Nonpartisans join in recommend- support of the umendment. joint statement supporting the pro- posed change ned by B. F. Spald- chairman of the Real Republican state committee L. Twitchell, chairman of the te commit- R. W. Fraz Republi and Alfred’ S, Dale, Nonpa paign manager. In Order of Service If the amendment adopted the member of the commission who has served the longest time will get the six-year tegm, the one having served the next longest time will draw a four-year term and the third mem- ber will be elected for two years. 1 have Served an equal ne the candidate getting the largest number of votes will get the term, the man getting the next largest number of votes will get the four-y man will get a two-year term. that one commissioner will be elected every two year: Since the railroad board really is an industrial court for the settlement agreed should be free from sudden change to the same extent that the supreme court now is free from sudden change. Raise Legislators’ Pay The other constitutional amend- ment to be offered will increase the \pay of state legislators from five to eight dollars a day. So far as ix known here no active campaign is be ing made in support of the salary in- crease. Acco to information given out ‘by the secretary of state, the con- stitutional amendm and the ini tiated, measure calling for a tw ent “gasoline tax need! only ma- in district court heretod The jury was selected in slightly} less than three hqurs. jorities to carry. Two of the! 7} members of the jury speak and un-| derstand English, while the other 10; ry pal must have ever rt of the proceed- ings translated by the official court! interpreter. | Chief among the state witnesses, will be former Judge David J. Leahy,| political enemy of Magee, at whom! struck! fired by, Magee fired the shot that Lasseter. Another shot Magee struck Leahy in the arm. Because of the necessity of having the proceedings in two languages, the trial of the case is expected to take nearly a w LONELINESS CAUSES WOMAN 4 — j | OUST SHERIFF OPENS TODAY | Witnesses Testify Emmons County Official Became Drunk While on Duty |, Linton, N. D., June 16.—Hearings ‘in the attempt of certain Emmons | county citizens to have-Joe Volk, Jr., i sheriff of that county, ousted from his official position, got under way here today before Judge C. L. Crum, emor A. G. Sorlie to, act as spe Society Matron Never Lost | Affection For Her Di- ; vorced Husband Chicago, June 16.—()—Profound depression due to loneliness and an aching heart, was held responsible today for.the tragic suicide of Mrs. sgeiety matron and Royal C. Vilas, wealthy manufacturer and clubman. A pair of silk stockings notted about her throat, Mrs. Vil bod; was found hanging from a metal crossbar yesterday ina closet at her} home. She had been dead approxi- commissioner in the case. Four witnesses for. the prosecution had been on the stand up to 3 o'clock this afternoon all testifying that Volk had attended dantes in that. vicinity but that while so do- ng he had become intoxicated and conducted himself in a manner not in keeping with his position. Ten witnesses have been summoned by the prosecution. It is not known how many witnesses Volk will pro- duce, or what his defense will be. State's Attorney Chas. Coventry is being assisted in the prosecution of the ease by Judge K. E, Leighton of Bismarck, appointed by Attorney General George Shafer at the request of, the governor. ili aneer as peace oft mately two hours when discovered by her 20-year-old daughter, Virginia. Mrs. Vilas obtained a divorce frem her husband in 1921, Robbed of the companionship of her daughter through the demands f and of her son, Royal C. ‘was in school at Pottstown, ‘Mrs. Vilai cree great a and, her physician never lo: ter atfeeton for -het former hus- nd. HUNT JAMES’ * Kansas City—An influx of search- ers is reviving interest in the hupt $65,000 in gold supposed to have been buried py the Jam 18 east of this city sin the '70s. A farmer, who died recently, used to say that bould Maras tee bok besit joulder near a large tree, but co give no further details, f the court room of the county court- house here, before a large number of spectators. Charges filed against Volk allege that he is guilty of misconduct, crime in office, neglect of duties ‘office, habitual drunkenn: from January 6, 1923, to May 6, , gros! incompetency, and that he has _per- mitted prisoners to roam at large leved_that the hearings be completed ‘tomorrow. After the evidence has been transcribed, Judge Crum will submit the case to the governor, who must either re- move Volk from ofice or dismiss the charges against him. The Mason-Dixon line took its name from. two astronomers and mathematicians who were sent from England to survey it, ' BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1926 DENIES ANY PART IN LEAGUE CONTROVERSY STATEMENT OF} MELLON BRINGS SHARP RETORT! Here’s the First Picture of Ernest Burkhart, Who Has Admitted His Part in the OSAGE MURDER RING Administration Not Willing to Protect Farmer, Says | Dickinson, Iowa \ i FURTHER DRIVE USELESS Treasury Secretary’s Opinion Called “Absolutely With- out Warrant” Washington, June 16,—()- tary Mellon's opinion on the equali- of farm relief, now senate in the : from Representative Dickinson, publican, Towa. “At last the administration is out in the open,” he said in a Statement iven to the Associated Press. When tement of tary Mellon is of all specious pretexts, it means that the interests for whom he speaks are not willing that the protective system shall mean any thing for the American farmer.” The 5 's opinion that proposal ‘onomically — unsound and unworkable, would provide no nent benefit for American would “subsidize” Ameri- ‘competitors and would e cost of the n s request tte Republican Haugen of the committee. » Haugen’s Statement Considerable importance has been tached to Mr. Mellon's declaration in the capitol, where the economic rineiples he ‘opposes already have een defeated in the hou: and are approaching @ vote in the senate. One view was expressed in the Washing- morning which quoted itative Haugen, Republican, who sponsored the bill in the house, as saying: “There is no use to further drive for fari We have had our d: ) court.’ Representative Dickinson describ ed as “absolutely without warrant’ the secretary’s statement that the equalization fee, while technically to be paid by the’ farmer, would in reality be paid by the consumer, and said his purpose evidently was “to gQlidify opposition’ to the bill, es- pecially among the working men of Indicates Coming Storm Obviously referring to the defeat of Senator Cummins by former Se ator Brookhart, insurgent, in th cent Republican primary in house rnest Burkhart, nephew of KE. K. Hale, Osage cattle king, has con- ed bombing the home of W. EB. Smith, wealthy Osage Indian, kill- ing Smith and his wife. He did it, he instigation of Hale, who is under indictment for murder views of Burkhart are shown above; below is shown the wreckage of the Smith home. MASONS OPEN SECOND DAY’S SESSIO. ~ WITH ALL BUT 3 LODGES REPRESENTED Organization Now Has 15,254 Members in North Dakota, Secretary’s Report Shows— * Net Gain For Year Was 184 —Officers to relief now. ‘TON before TODAY IN WASHIN« Farm relief continues the senate. Investigation of Pennsylvania primary proceeds. 127 subordiate lodges, the lodges in the state not offic P- j resented today are those at Portland, Litchville and Ray, and members 0: ithe registration | hopéful that deleg from these ‘places will arrive before the meetings. | Close. This morning's session was given jover to reports of various committees. _Every one of the 18 officers of th il Pama Otte ae Grand Chapter of the Eastenh Star tnbereulosia andthe ese enormous bur-|is in Bismarck today for the thirty ne at the sanatorium. pag but SUT ae chall lan continue | Second annual seesion of the ¢ illustrated by lantern to feed the consumers of t! which’ opens tomorrow morn try as cheaply as those of Europe ave|the Masonic Temp! Kighty dele-| fed, against whose cheaper merchan- had_ presented credentia to, ticularly s d was the need for dise and laborers the tariff and i ittee at noon today and rep-! patients to reach the institution while migration acts have erected a Chin- ives are expected I of [still in the early stages of the d ese wall of exclusion. The cruelty|the 107 chapters in th Jach { ease. » much delay was dangerous, of this suggestion is astounding. chapter is allows he is apinion. ———__—. . gates and in addition to these th Re Hutcheson gave a report are a number of visitors, deputi {on Masonic service and education and a The secretaries’ luncheon at noon | Lodge by received, today was attended b; Ds ‘etaries eson detailed in his report out of 107 who are eligible to at-} ction pf a stone community Neck Broken Through Causes . Unknown—Body Buried in Bismarck Today Fordney-McCumber tariff act, the arbitrary wage scales of labor, the Adamson eight-hour railr 7 law and the immigration act, he said, All Grand Officers and 80 Del- have been borne by the | farme “without audible complaint” because egates Here—More Are they were “said to be necessary for the protection of industry and la- Coming Hourly bor.” nd now,” he went on, “Secretary Mellon has‘ the effrontery to demand that not only shall the farmer con- The feature which Dr, Lamont par- end. Mrs. Sadie A. ct Farge, [church at Dunseith, undertaken by the sends a Sadie A. Walker, Hate Dunseith lodge When ¢ mpleted the livered the address of welcome and| church is exp, 12,000. Bismarek,| The work is being paid for as it pro- Tusk, Fargo, ceeds and it was estimated that close : to $8, as already been paid. bare rrigare the Bal SO ee ethicenc anpinally scheduled for this afternoon's ses- sion, has been postponed until tom row ‘morning. ‘At 4 o'clock today the visiting delegates will be taken on a sight- eeing tour to points of interest in Banquet Tonight The program for this afternoon in-' cluded the rehearsal of grand of- vs, a meeting of the past grand atrons’ and past grand matrons’ 1 sociation, and a meeting of the juris-|Secinz tour go Pos prudence committee, Thi: ning at |" The district deputies met at lunch- Porclock at the Grand Pacific hotel 2 von this noon and the Veterans’ axso- anquet will be given for Mrs. Lillian | Con. i is Lillibridge, grand” matron, distin. {ciation banquet, wil be hele tthe ished guests, other grand lodge) Grand Lodge school of instruction ° rs, district deputies and stand- | yj1] be conducted at the auditoriu ing committees. W.-W. Shaw grand! Tomorrow morning the unfinished ntinel, will preside, as toustmaster { business of the communication will be ck cl ‘o. 1, EN | and newly elec: of- tertaln with an informal reception at | sea teaunied. atise which the con: 8 o'clock this evening in the Masonic | vention will adjourn. Temple. This will be followed by A a the “‘semi-centennial program which | State Hag 15254 Members will be in-charge of Charles Stark, | ee ee ee Dakota, Masonic past grand patron. . 7 i ea organization, presented his report at The officers of the grand chapter Seeeiny aiternesn’s session af tae of North Dakota are: worthy grand 7 ay Medes jek TRe report showed a matron, Mrs. Lillian Lillibridge, Dick: Sue 1 eee (Continued on page three.) The net guin for the year was. dis- closed as 184. Present membership Camp Meeting Will was given as 15,264. i tributed Be through 127 lodges in the state. Held From July He Btockwell’s teport further showed that laster Masons were 7 to 18 at Washburn | added to the rotis in the state dur- —— © Jing 1925. . The total increase in membership was 929. The decrease from deaths and demits was 745. Finances Are Satisfactory The revenyes of the order were also satisfactorily increased du the year. “Another indicati Mr. Stockwell, “that North is decidedly on the up grade.” The report of the grand library was given yesterday after- noon. It d a tremendous gain over last year in the number of bor- William Sauer of Carrington, whose body was found Apple Creek, near here, late Sunday night} g where it-had apparently been for three or four weeks, “met violent death through cervical fracture or broken neck, received through causes unknown,” according to the verdict returned yesterday afternoon by the jury called by Coroner E. J. Gobel. Anton Beer, ©. Thornton and Lloyd F. Flow composed the coron- er’s jury. They were taken to: the bank of the creek where the body was found and’ then returned to the morgue, where several witnesses were questioned. These testified to the finding of the body, its renioval from the water to the morgue, and Fred Sorenson of Carrington, with whom Sauer lived, told of having last seen the man on May 14, Funeral Today Relatives of the dead man came here last night from Webster and and made arrange- terment here. The body was buried in Fairview ceme- tery this afternoon, following brief funeral service: s are sll on the m. mp Meeting Associa- tion will hol second annual meet- ing July 7 to 18, inclusive, at Wash- burn, N. D., with Dr. L. R. Akers, President of Asbury ( Ss one author of the principal Dr. lookout for the Ford coupe, in which | John Morange, Bismarck, ani Sauer was thought to have been/al church leaders from various traveling. Police hold to the theory |‘denominations are expected to be in x was murdered and his | attendance. body dumped into the creek, after} The camp is beautifully located in which ‘his assailants made away with| the woods on the banks of the the automobile. . ouri. Tents can be rented at Wash- Sinee Sever was-mot # resident of} burn and meals and food can be{ rowers and in the number of books Bu county, further investiga-] bought at the camp. The camp is in- | circulated. tion of the’ mystery’ is being left to} terdenominational in its interests; The North Dakota Grand Lodge the ‘authorities of Foster county, in| and is open to all who will come and i library is said to be one of the best | which, Carrington is located, The rire ti worship, (Continued on page three.) Be Elected q cents state, Mr. Dickinson declared that ify i the Mellon view “is the verdict ' With official representatives regis- | the administration, then the thunder- jtered from all but thr f North bolt that came out of Iowa the oth-| | Dakota's er day is merely the sheet lightning) . |i sonic Grand Lodge for this state of the coming storm.” ntered the second day of its annual Burdens placed upon them by the . ‘meeting here this morning. The only committee are still] PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘alae AMBASSADOR AT RIO LABELS REPORTS FALSE Rumors Had Been in Circula- tion Both in Geneva and Rio de Janeiro DISPATCH STIRS LEAGUE U. S. Official Denies Extend- ing Congratulations to President Bernardes Vashington, June 16—(#)—Amert- plomatic officials made swift and emphatic denial today that they cen involved even indifferently ague of Nations controve sulted recently in Brazil’ al as a league member. Rumors of American involvement have been in circulation both in Geneva, the seat of the league, and Rio De Janeiro, the Brazilian capital Even before the report had reached ington in news dispatches, how. V. Morgan, the American ambassador at’ Rio, had cabled the state department a categorical denial of a story that he had congratulated President Bérnardes upon Brazil's res- ignation from the league. Published statements that he had called upon the Brazilian president for any such purpose, or had other- ki such action, were said sador to be unqualifiedly pread of the reports from Rio to Geneva had been made known to the state department meantime by Hugh Gibson, the American min- ister there. The department ,im- mediate! forwarded | Ambassador Morga' statement to Mr. Gibson. Secretary Kellogg and other department officials believe tha’ sue a formal denial of reports that the Washington government had been influencing Brazil would be to un- duly dignify the reports. LEAGUE CIRCLES EXCITED BY DISPATCHES FROM BRAZIL Geneva, Switzerland, dune 16—@)— Lengue of Nations circles were stir- red today by a dispatch from Rio Janeiro saying the American ambas- sador had congratulated President Bernardes upon Brazil's attitude to the League of Nations. The dispatch has revived and given strength to reports here that. the United States government has been influencing Brazil to adopt a strong policy for attainment of a nermanent seat on the league council. These were circulated in Geneva March session of during the 1e Tomorrow Morning jee assembly, when Brazil threat- ened to veto the election of Germany. MOUNTAIN MOVES Paris—Observations recorded by the topographical bureau of Switzer- land show that Mount Arbino, a 5500-foot peak, is moving at the rate of about four inches a year. Forty ‘iyears ago the summit of the moun- jtain was shifting horizontally at the Irate of an inch a year. It is thought {that the plateau on the summit has become dangerously undermined. i| Weather Report |{ ARUN eipamauae..< ¢ Temperature at 7 a, m, Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 2 Highest wind velocity ee AO. Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today: 57 67 Temps. Amenia . BISMARC Bottineau Devils Lake Dickinson Dunn Center Ellendale Fessenden . Grand Forks . Jamestown Langdon . Larimore Lisbon . Minot ... Napoleon Pembina . Williston ° Moorhead, Minn. WEATHE! ECAST For marck and vicinity: Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight; Thursday generally fair. For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy cooler east and central por- Thursday generally’ fair; ightly warmer extreme west por- tion. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS A well defined low pressure area is centered over Kansas this pads | and general precipitation —_ oecurre over the northern Plains States and northern Rocky Mountain region. The rainfall was heavy in eastern North Dakota and in parts of South Dakota and Nebraska. High pressure, ..ac- companied by generally fair weather prevails west of the Rockies. The cool weather continues throughout Ty For the week ending June 15, 1926. Considerable deterioration in small grains occurred during the throughout the State. rains in various sections greatly im- proved conditions, general rains are needed in practically all sections. Spring wheat and oats were damag- ed by: high winds and drought, and rains must occur within ten days to sreld Fegisicd Yor, Corn cutee go excellent in all parts State. Flax is generally good but rain is badly needed in some sec- tions, ranges and meadows are becoming dry. Highways are excellent, 70. We,