The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1926, Page 1

Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday fair and somwhat warmer. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [muon ESTABLISHED 1873 \ WILL PROTECT BRIDGE FROM RIVER ACTION Missouri Is Cutting Behind West Pier of Liberty Me- morial Structure HIGHWAY BODY ACTS Frahm and Moe, at Washing- ton, Get War Department to Share Expense Immediate steps will be taken to prevent the Missouri River fromycut- ting a new channel on the west bank behind the wer (nad of the Liber- ty Bridge, according to H. C. Frahm, chief engineer and secretary of the state highway commission. This is an emergency measure to prevent fur- ther damage to the west bank of the river near the bridge by the Big Muddy until such time as proper re- vetment work can be done all along the westerly shore to protect the structure and keep the river in its proper channel. Highway officials have been awake to the danger of the Missouri river's probable change of course which might endanger the safety of the bridge unless preventive steps were taken, and Governor Sor- lie and the state highway commission as early as last August authorized the chief. engineer — and secretary ec operate and arrange with the bureau of public roads and the war depart- ment for revetting the Missouri river near the bridge. Since that time high- way engineers have made periodic in- spections of the river at this point to note any changes ‘in the c! and the extent of the erosion west bank. stevetting to Be Done This Winter Mr, Frahm has just returned from Washington where both he ahd 1. J. Mog, state highway commissioner, had a conference with Major-General Ed- ward Jadwin, chief of the army en- gineers, and Major Milo P. Fox on the matter. The Bppebitnent had been for November 8 but as the ar- my officers where engaged at that time in a meeting with a senate com- mittee on the army budget, the con- ference had to be postponed until November to ee, with headquarters ity and in charge of Mis- er improvement for the war cepartment, had..previausly. examined. he need for revetment work near the bridge and had-recommended that the vork be done. As result of the ef- forts of the state highway depart- nt officers, the war department Nas reed to patticipate in this re- etment work and to bear one-half the expense. Revetment work is us- ually done in the winter after the (Continued on page seven.) IT’S DEAD, THAT'S GOOD. CRIME IS NEWS, EDUCATION IN PICTURES. BEWARE OF COLDS. By Arthur Brisbane. (Copyright, 1926.) ‘ The London Times and the Paris Temps agree that President Coolidge's speech “makes active and permanent collaboration between Europe and the United States #3 That is most jeans, th. 4 ess while Europe attends to ers. President Coolidge descends from New Englanders that would not allow a European Parsee sacle matters for the United States, even when this country ‘belonged gland and had less than 4,000,000 population. He certainly wouldn't go to Europe to let those tle: men govern or dictate to the United States at this late dat All’s well that ends well, the world court foolishness seems be dead, and that back door of the league of nations closed up. Califor association of. editors is told “a newspaper can be run with- out crime news.” Of course it can. Salad could be run without oil, vine- gar salt or Pepper, but it would not e much of a salad. You can’t tell the news of the United States without telling about crime, from the ling of a naval oil reserve to the use of a flying machine and bombs by the Shelton ‘gang of bootleggers fighting the ne gang in Mlinoi To take the Aimee Semple Me: Pherson story from the people of Los Angeles would be like taking veandy from a child at Christmas, and the whole country would miss the Hall-Mills case, with ‘its jealousy, ‘shooting, mystery and mutilation-after death. Crime is a thing that we attend to thoroughly. it is part of our history, » measure of our civilization, as it has been of all civilisations. It is news. “Jones and Sijth sat -peaceably side by. side” is not news. “Jones Jeaned over and bit off Smith's ear” is news, y The use of ‘moving pictures in eut the’ schoo!- schools might easily day to two hougs, Roch George Eastman ente! developing fifty chacntitnst® jic- tures for experiment in public schools, a most useful work. , But too much stress is laid upon pictures: teaching sejence Wee. cee te raphy. The first re toes Jae with motion pictures is With a oe mi s rs ris to} J. Lignite Production This Year Expected to Break Records lovement of lig: er during the month of Octo! for the same period ite production for 1926 will be the great est in the history of the state. In October, 1926, 17,648 tons were shipped in interstats traffic and 173,800 tons were shipped in intra- state traffic. For the same period in 1925, 15,- 445 tons were shipped in interstate traffic and 153,092 tons in intra state traffic. WORKERS ARE NAMED FOR RED GROSS DRIVE Annyal Roll Call Opens ‘To- morrow A. M.—Shafer Talks Over Radio Tonight Captains and teams for the annual Red Cross Rol! Call, which will open tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock, have been appointed by John Parkinson, general chairman, and Miss Mary Cashel, county secretary for the Red Cross. The team captains are: Walter Sater, Dale Simon, A. W. Mundy, Ray Bergeson, Rob- ért Simpson, L. K. Thomp- son, J. J. Lee, G. L. Spear, E. J. Taylor, FE. G. Wanner, Mrs. E. A. Thorberg, W, C. Cashman, M ‘| Julius and Mrs. A. Rawlings. County Workers | County workers in the drive in- clude;, Mrs. H. ©, Edgerton, Wing; Clarence Hilleson, Driscoll; | Miss Aneline Schiess, Mc- i Kenzie; A. F. Welch,’ Me- | noken; Mrs. Ruth Lambert, A. M. Dahl, Wil ton; P. P. Bliss, McKenzie; { J. S, Fevold, Baldwin; A. L. Garnes, Regan; H. E. Wildfang, | Sterling; T. H. Pillsbury, Moffit; J.! J. Cosgrove, Wilton. City Workers The list of women city workers, in addition to the captains, include Mrs. William Langer, Mrs. P. E. Byrne,| Mrs. C. E. Stackhouse, Mrs. W: PF.) Crewe, Mrs. B. O. Ward, Mrs. H. F.! O’Hare, Mrs. Roy Logan, Mrs. A. R. Hoffman, Mrs. G. L. Gullickson, Mrs. F. A. Lahr, Mrs. Sara West Anken- mann, Mrs. John A. Larson, Mrs. E. V. Lahr, Mrs. R. L. Johnsrud, Mrs. L. H. Bechtold, Mrs. A. L. Barret, Mrs. Jobn W. Larson, Mrs. Burt Finney, | Mrs. Obert Olson, Mrs. L. Rubin, Mrs. Paul Wachter, Mrs. A. A. Whittemore, ; Mrs. J. L. Mullin, Mrs. B, K. Skeels, Mrs. R. B. Murphy, Miss Margaret Barret, Mrs. Gerald Richholt, Mrs, Henry Hanson, Mrs. M. W. Neff, Mrs. V. J. Hunter, Mrs. A. W. Mellen, Mrs. Rich- ard Penwarden, Mrs, Dan_ Slattery, ‘Mrs. W..J. Church, Mrs. H. W. Her- j man, Mrs, Harry McGahn, Mrs. A. B. ; North, Mrs. W. H. Mahon, Mrs. Ci J. Lyneh, Mrs. Harold Hopton, i lorence Homan, Mrs. T.»H. Madden, Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. Grace Lo-| ' bach, Miss Dorothy Blunt, Mrs, Jessie Gordon, Mrs. George Johnston. Mrs. . Gorman, Mrs, C. H. Schoregge, Mrs. A. C. Gray, Miss Ednah Rust, Mrs. Harry Homan, Ger- trude Eichorst, Esther Burch, Men's Teams The men workers have been assign- ed to teams as follows: , William G. Spear, chairman; ; Couch, Ray Folsom, Walter Sather, chairman; Richard Hall, N. O. Churchill. Dal Simon, chairman; Gi 201 Duemeland, Frank Moule, John Hoff- man, Ferris Cordner. W. Mundy, chairman; F. Snyder, Oscar Johnson, F. Halliday, Wilbur Lewis, H. Stowe, E. D. Rose, F. J. Grady. C. R. Simpson, chairman; Robert Webb, C. Nelson. Ray Bergeson, chairman; Al Rosen, Emanuel Brown, Harold Shaft, W. E. git William Harris, J. B. Smith, “L. K. Thompson, chairman; Dont McPhee, E. B, Kiein, Gerald Rich-| ¢! holt, J. W. Scott, Radio Talk Tonight Attorney General George Shafer will deliver an address this evening at 7 o'clock, which is to be broadoast from Hoskins-Meyer station, KFYR, in the interests of the drive. Harold Shaft will perk at the auditorium and both of the theatres this evening, urging support of the annual Roll Call drive. High school students today heard . W. E. Vater give a short ad- dress in behalf of the American Red Crogp. The address was repeated lat- er in the morning to the students at St. Mary's high school. To Broadcast Football Game The’ Bismarek radio station, KFYR, owned and operated by Hoskins-Meyer, will broadcast the Minnesota-Michigan football game Saturday afternoon, and radio fans within listening distance of the Bismarck station are ui to tune in to the Capital City broad- casters for their football “dope.” The Associated Press reports of the game at Minneapolis, which» will be virtually a pi! y-by-pl y account, will be furnished the. Hosking-Meyer station rhs oe a be st. linnesota-Mic! game “will: begin at BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1926. CITY NATIONAL BANK TO BE LIQU MAN ADMITS KILLING TWO RELATIVES Is in Hospital Recovering From Poison, Self-adminis- tered After Shooting CONFESSES TO OFFICERS One of Three Injured Is in Critical Condition—Oth- ers Will Recover Scotland, S. D., Nov. 17.--)--Wal- ter Zweifl, shogun assassin, who killed his brother and mother-in-law, in addition to wounding three others Monday night, was recovering today from poison, self-administered after the shooting. Meanwhile, another brother, one of the wounded, appeared to be in a critical condition at a Yankton -hos- pital where he was being questioned by a coroner's jury last, night when the murderer confe: Zweifel killed to avenge a fancied wrong committed by his wife's par- ents, his confession to authorities in- licated. He had nursed his grievance since last summer. after Mrs, Johit Grosz, his mother-in-law and one of the dead, told his wife that sheqwould never be given any of her parents’ farm property. Monday, Zweifel declared in his confession, he obtained shells for his double- led shotgun, drove in his automobile to the Grosz farm crept up to the house, He saw Mrs. Grosz outside, killed her, then shot through a window. Ap- parently he was unaware that several of his brothers were there. As people darted out of the house at the sound of the shots, he opened fire in wholesale fashion. His broth- er, Robert, , fell mortally wounded, Another brother, Clarence, 14 years old, das he ran. His con- dition is critical with bullets having penetrated his chest, Emmanuel Grosz, his brother-in- Jaw and one of the fancied enemies, and Olive Grosz, a sister-inlaw, are the others wounded. They are ex- pected to recover. ‘After the shooting orgy, Zweifel returned to his fons drank poison aL, went to. bed, telling his wife nothing of the affair. “Failure of Zweifel to call, after being told of the deaths, prompted inquiry by au- ‘thorities. He was found ill from the poison. He confessed and was then taken to a Parkston hospital, where his condition remains, seri Apartments Joined and | By Rubber Hose For Vending of Liquor, New York, Nov. 17.—(@—Twol apartments, one above the other, raided early today in an uptown: building, were found to be connected | by a rubber hose through which! liquor was siphoned from a distillery | on the upper floor to be dispensed in| the lower apartment, Joseph Bell, tenant of both apart- ments, and Thomas Cotton, negro assistant, were arrested, and charged with violating the Volstead act. A home bellows to blow fames| from a 100-gallon still out of the up- per apartment was unsuccessful, pro- hibition agents s: d tenants com- plained of the odor. Loses Control of Plane and Lands in Social Whirl If Marjorie Winslow's Uncle John hadn’t happened to be affiliated with the wandering foot that took him off} king about the obscure corners of India, there probably would never| iden! have been any Gloria at Heiehtontr, the-Sea to leave things to. And if Amos Happ hadn't lost control of his airplane just when he did and pre- ipitated himself and his traveling companion, Keenan Sharpe, into the midst of the social gayeties of Mon- sieur Saint Sisseson’s fashionable summer resort, the very interesting id ludicrous series of events that lollowed would never have occurred, But these things did happen in just this way, according to the author of “Leave It To Gloria,” the big musi- cal comedy revnue which is to be pre- sented at the Auditorium tonight and tomorrow night, and so there's the dickens of » mix-up that requires about two hours and a quarter of riotous fund to straighten out. Of course, the facts that Pickles Johnson, the ebony-hued porter of the Fairview hotel, inadvertently induced Gloria to resume the activities fo which she was famous before she got sulky and quit working; and that Monsieur Saint Sisseson and his guests were expecting the arrival of two members o! Lotd an royalty and mistook the two lucklegs aviators for these exalted personages; and that Billy Butts overslept and forgot to to the tennis toutnament; and a Yow other littié things like that add greatly to the hilarious complications that keep the fun rampant. Besides, the lively, wholesome hu- mor of its plot, “Leave It To Gloria” has 18 big musical numbers, 15 varied and attractive group dances, some mighty pleasing solos and duets, a wealth of stunning costumes, and some novel stage effects. The show is full of Pre and go from start to finish, Cy the performances here, sented, at gree 180 Bee: b; bie ery be of remarkably + Minneapolis ir | month: old A ace! A-children’s matinee was given this Tax Commissioner Visits All But 1 of County Seats Better understanding on his part of the problems and difficulties con- fronting county auditors in their work has resulted from his recent trip to all but one county seat in the state, according to Thorstein H, Thor-| esen, state tax commissioner, The circuit, which required. a month, was made in an effort ‘to obtain closer, co-operation between county auditors and his office, Thore- sen said, He explained to each audi- tor the things he is trying to ac- complish and all were most helpful and promised the best of co-opera- tion, Thoresen said. From the aud tors he obtuined information as to the manner in which his office can best assist them in their work. BEN PURNELL IS CAPTURED BARLY TODAY Leader of House of David Colony Taken By Surprise —Companions Jailed Benton Harbor, Mich., Nov. 17 —(AP)—“King Benjamin Purnell of the House of David, arrested early today on warrants charging ssault upon two former irl embers of hi: rested this afternoon when C' cuit Jt ruled that less. Benton Mich, Nov. 47, (M)— King” min Purnell, fugi> tive leader of the Israelite House of David, sought for four years thropgh- out the world, was captured early to- day by state ‘police in a building of the colony here, Missing since 2, were issued charging him with as sault on girl inmates of the pictur- esque colony, Purnell, bewhiskered leader of a cult which defied for years investigation by state authori- ties, fell captive to a surprise attack by troopers. From all sections of this country and often from foreign lands have come reports, always erroneous, of the arrest of this figure. Only a few hours ago did the authorities learn that he was living quietly, monarch in fact of his subjects. He had been there, hidden through four years’ search, Swo 922, wherf warrants ping down through the night unsuspecting Israelites, the spector E. H. Marmon, crashed thei way through doors and windows, Building Surrounded Aided by floodlights brought to the colony grounds in automobiles, th: troopers surrounded the administra- tion building. The “King” was found seated in u chair dressed only in his underwear Beside him stood two men who claim ed to be attendants to a “sick man.’ In other rooms of the building were found three other men, two girls anc @ woman, the “Ki: constant ct tendant throughout his tempestuou: career, Myrtle Tulk. The girls were in their night gar ments; the Tulk woman was in dis habille. The troopers gathered the flock to- gether and rushed them to the Ber rien county jail for questioning. The raid was @s a result of information given the police by Mrs. jessie Woodworth and her husband, both former members of the cult and complainants against the rule which holds members under sovereign sway of the king, self styled “Brother to the Saviour.” ~ Admits Identity orn from his realm and faced by his accusers and acquaintances of former years, Purnell broke under the quizzing of police to admft his tity. What will be done with the prison- ers has not been decided. Facing Purnell are a series of Fog ant in- cluding those sworn to by Ruth B. Reed and Gladys B, Rubel, as well as geveral civil suits, one of which secks dissolution of the Rewards for the capture of the “King” have been posted totaling ap- proximately $4,000. Repeated «t- tempts to disclose immorality in the colony have resulted in the starting of law suits that are still hanging fire. Second of Nine * Children Given ’ * Lactic Acid Dies Nov. 17,—(#)—Eight- \omiag Ellis, one of the mine children who were fed _ lactic acid instead of cod liver oil through the mistake of a nurse at General hospital here’ October 16, died today. child ts the second of nine babies, who were fed lactic acid at- cldkatally, to die, A sixteen-day-old infant, son of Mr. and’ Mr: tone Laipus, died two days after the ‘accident. The nurse who made the mistake was discharged. Dr. Walter List, superintendent of the hospital, ssid that in the opinion ot the ene in the hospital to- ‘) ith had nc relation. to the lactic acid poisoning, jew . fardii Midway, has* been arealutad county nt in Hettinger county ,to take Scere, es teat Hetti ir a fow weeks 6 appointment was of county commis- ident at “A mal the | certain The Coolidges in Kansas City The largest crowd that President Coolidge ev ther en he visite t City on Armistice Day. ‘This shows the president and Mrs, Coolidge on their arrival in Kansas City, seated | mediat FIVE KILLED, {9 INJURED AS CARS COLLIDE Rescue Crews on Way to Wreck Near Portland, Tenn., Meet Disaster hurrying to a wreek nei ville, Tenn., met disaster themsel last ‘night.” Rail motors which we ing them collided here, nd injuring 19, six probably Two men had been killed and six persons injured when a crack train,! ruck an automo Calls for aid vs from Mit in Head, Tenn., iled. t brought tw chellville and toward Henderson rail motors met from the scene of the P: wreck. the les v A. C. Members Asked to Return Ballots By This Friday Members of the Association Commerce were iain ur) their choice for dirce sociation on the sp f vided and return them to H. P dard, secretary, by 10 o'clock of this week. of k as- pro: od y i S. W. Corwin, A. M. Christianson, Frank O, Lowden, former governor of | H. S. Dobler, J. P. Jackson, R. P- Logan, F. A.’ Lahr, C. 8. Simpson, J c. ciation members, Five of them are to be chosen in the election which closes Friday. They will hold office for a period of two years. “All ballots must be in my office by 10 o'clock Friday if they are to be counted,” Mr. Goddard declared. ' Haugen bill, the first two “1 would appreciate it very much all the members would mark their, ballots and return them to me by that time.” Farmers, Busin Men Are Invited to Attend Conference; Preparations were complete today for the meeting here tomorrow call- ed for the purpose of organizing o North Dakota agricultural council. Purpose of the council, as outlined ‘by Thomas : Moodie, Wahpeton, is to, lend force to movements designed to obtain legislation for the benefit of agricultur@ interests. Cooperation with organizations in other states striving for the passage of the Mc- Na laugen bill or similar legisla- tion was pledged at an initial meeting here a month ago. farmers and business men from all parts of the state have been invited to attend. Visiting Hours at Prison Changed Changes in the visiting hours at the state penitentiary were announced today by Warden John . Effec- tive at once, the new visiting hours are from 9 to 10 a. m. and from 2 to 8 p.m. No visitors are to be allowed on Saturday, as in the past. Vare Says Campaign Cost Him $7,668.28 Washington, Nov. 17—)—William S. Vare of Pennsylvania, whose right to a senate seat is questioned because of heavy expenditures in his primary campaign, spent $7,668,: eral election cotn & sworn statem i, tiled today with je secretary of te. YOU ARE ~ n’s an idiot to be absolutely he ses the bhatt” fou sure o! c “Positively.” presbyteriah Vad vance, - FARMER GROUP. addressed gathered to in their automobile. Oh! Girls, Wouldn’t a Runner in These Be a Misfortune? Indianapolis, Ind A pair of Nose spun gold and valued at more 00, will be presented rie of Rumania duting t to Indianapolis to The hose, woven in the mill un Indianapolis hosiery m turing concern, will be pres to the queen j : ber h are presented to her. 7) ented ENDORSES PLAN OF GOV. LOWDEN i Declaration of Principles An-| ; nounced—Plan Agrees With McNary-Haugen Bill | organization repres southern and six northern s to St. Loius as the initial step of a renewed and united demand upon con- gress for legislation for agricultural relief, was announced today. It is a document of 3,000 wor. 1 sec- tions. Its outstanding hearty indorsement of the plan sponsored by 8 ftem Illinois. The Lowden plan, advocated in pre- Taylor, B. O. Ward and R. B. vious addresses and magazine ar-' Webb are those nominated by asso- ticles, was outlined again in an ad-| dress yesterday by the former Ilj- nois governor, himself a_ farmer on 4,500 acres near Oregon, Illinois. Similar to McNary-Haugen Bill | In its general principles it agrees | with the new version of the McNar-: Haugen bill, the first two editions o sufficient strength in congres: The new MeNary-Haugen bill known as a “farm surplus control” i | strument. The 1924 bill i | ratio bill, seeking to fix prices ricultural products of that day upon {a proper ratio with pre-war prices, The ear eaames bill of last year embodied the export corporation idea as its chief provision. The new idea was expressed in Mr. Lowden’s speech yesterday in these words: “A federal farm board should be i vested with power of inquiring into ; certain facts. Is there a surplus of some basic farm produce? Does this | surplus depress the price below cost of production with a reasonable ‘profit? Are the growers of that prod- uct sufficiently organized coopera- jtively as to be fairly representative (of all the producers of that produce? | “If the board finds that all of these questions must be answered yes, it is i (Continued on page seven.) is t |, Weather conditions at North. Da- | kota points for the 24 hours ending | at 8 @. m,-today. | Temperature at 7 a. m. | Highest yesterday . Lowest: last night . Precipitation to a. m. . | Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy | to partly cloudy tonight; Thursday | generally fair and somewhat warmer, | For North Dakota: Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight; slightly colder northeast portion. Thursday general- ly fair and somewhat warmer, WEATHER CONDITIONS High pressure extends from the Plains States westward to the Pa- cific Coast. Low’ pressure in center- ist ore ie st rec! ion hes over the Plains Sta: Valley. ing over thi Upper Missis- sippi Valley. Temperatures have fall- en considerably aver the Rocky Moun- tain Regions and Plains States; else- where changes -have been sli é ORRS W. ROB Official in ch TS, ange. % PRICE FIVE CENTS IDATED DEPOSITORS - ACCEPT PLAN PRESENTED Proposal Explained in Detai! By Dr. L. A. Schipfer to Satisfaction of All HELD BOOST. FOR CITY | |60 Per Cen it of Deposits Will Be Available For Use When Plan Is Approved Unanimous approval was given by depositors in the closed City National bank who attended the mass meeting at the city auditorium Tuesday night to the proposition worked out by the depositors’ committee for the Jiqui dation of the affairs of the bank, and before the building was emptied ds of depositors had signed the agreements provided. hear him when he visited Kansa BLIZZARD IS MOVING INTO | Several Inches of Snow Western States—Trains Delayed By Drifts A light snow fell in Bis during last night and was whip- bed around considerably by a 25- mile wind, but roads in this vi- cinity are said to be in fairly geod shape today and not badly drifted. Rural mail carriers re- port no difficulty in making their {| trips today. The snowfall, which | had concluded by noon, totaled about half an inch, according to | the weather bureau, and little. more snow is expected today. The mercury dropped to {7 last night but will moderate rapidly tonight according to O, W. erts, weather observer, with fj and warmer predicted for tome row. Denver, Nov. 17. -(P)- that blankete Montana, and Colorgdo with from one inch snow yesterday had today Blizzards Wyoming even ed harp drops in tem ain to sleet or snow at many point Rising temp for the northern tier of mountain st while the mereury was dropping in New Mexico, Kansas, the Texas PanMandle and Oklahoma. The snowfall, amounting to 14% divide in northern Colorado, ing temperatures jp d early this morning in the Panhandle. Several Oklahoma points reported temperatures in the lower 30's at mid- ht, an average drop of ince lute yesterday afternoon. Driven before high winds, the snow | packed in railroad cuts in Montana jand Wyoming, delaying trains and ‘hampering telegraph and telephone service. No reports had been receiv- ed of livestock losses. COLD WEATHER CAUSES FOUR DEATHS IN EAST New York, Nov. 17.—(#)—Moder- jately cold weather in eastern states |today followed a heavy rainstorm and a gale of 72 miles an hour, which took {a toll: of four lives, injured many and did considerable damage. The gale affected the section from West Virginia to Massachusetts. A seore of small fishing craft were ; sunk off Provincetor Mass. Scores of persons their homes by overflowing rivers in Northern West Virginia and flood waters throughout the section ham- pered transportation and communica- tion. Coastal and river shipping was forced to cover and sustained con- siderable damage. A baby was killed when blown from a fire escape in Brooklyn. In Weehawken, N. J., an errand boy was killed when he came in contact with an clectric feed wire blown down by the wind. A boy was dragged into the Lackawanna river at Scranton, Pa, by a piece of driftwood, and drowned, while at Hartford, Conn. a painter was killed by a falling flag- pole. Freez- %i|Mystery Shrouds Men’s Club Meeting Members of the First Presbyterian Church men’s club will hold a dinner meeting in the church parlors at 6:30 P. m. Friday, November 19. The topi to be taken up at the posting are shrouded in mystery, but ev. Paul S. Wright declared that it was jmparatine that every member of the club be present, as important matters are to be discussed. On the announcement of the meet- ing mailed out yesterday, members are urged to attend the affair with the statement “Men, attend this mect- — eyen if you can never attend again.” Claims grobing oat of bed me damage cost the railroad the country $oT1,b12 during 1925. SOUTHWEST ‘atures were forecast ! inches in Denver, totuled 15 inches | | at Hoosier Pass, ‘on the continental ¢ driven from The proposition as presented to the depositors, when approved by the comptroller of the currency at Wash ington, will do av with the neces sity of a receivership for the insti tution and will put at least 60 per cent of the bank's deposits into cir culation in the community alm r after the necessary ities are complied w Depositors, in sign’ xz the agree. ment, agree to cept 60 per cent of their claims for deposit in the City National in the form of a like deposit in the First National bank of Bis- marek and to assign the balance of their claims, or 40 per cent, to a De- positors’ Holding company, f the depositors f uid the k “p en certificates of stock by the hold- ompuny and will in time be paid pro rata share of the balance lized on. Mem- * committee be- that, with or two gpod crop in this ii nity, the @positors be paid 100 per cent, and there haps be a surplus in the end urse the stockholders for the sessments which they will advance according to law n of the meet that the second meet- Hed because the com rrived at the members believed at benefit to Bismarck and viein Judge John Burke, who mittee members had been cho: e they were noted for th hon- nd integrity and their business Was unquestioned. he committee is here tonight re- porting that in the event you prove of their proposition you will get 60 per cent of your deposits te for use in the very near future,” suid the judge. “This committee wouldn't ree- ommend this plin unless it believed that it is the best thing under th: circumstances to do. If this pian is not appr the bank must go through the receivership and thi dep much the e under this 7 nas ould § the citizens He called on id the come be- able and then the this plan, have a ch: in full.” Schipfer Explains Plan L, A. Schipfer, who had served ly with the depositors’ com- working out the p was called upon to explain the shown on a large board. He pointed out that the total deposits are approx- imately $801,000. To cover these de- {posits the following fairly accurate nee 0 he paid igures *| figures have been arrived at | Cash on hand, after the bank's bor- {rowed money has been paid, $35,000, | Special assessments on stockholders, ipayment of which has already been | prranged for, $50,000. |" Payment of personal bonds given by {bank officials to guarantee city and | school district depos agreements |for which have already been signed, | $47,900. Advanced by the First National bank on part of the notes held by the | City National, $225,000. Money to be raised on the City Na- | tional bank building through first and ; Second mortgage, $100,000, | Forty per cent of the deposits which {will be assigned to the holding com- | pany, $320,000, Loan upon the assets of the City Loan and Investment company; which valua@d at $344,000 above all lia- ity and all of which will be made javailable to the holding company, | $23,100 or as much more us is needed. | Officers of the City Loan and In- vestment company have agreed to put in every asset the company has if nec- jessary in order that the depositors imay be fully protected, Dr. Schipfer lexplained, stating that the company has unincumbered assets of over | $98,000. » H Believes It Will Pay in Full | “I feel sure that under this prop- \osition the holding company will 4 able to liquidate the bank’s assets in sufficient amounts over a period of few years to pay the: depositors their balances of 40 per cent in full j;and to leave something whereby the | stockholde: id bondsmen may be | reimbursed for the money which they must advance in the form of special assessments and the payment of per- sonal bonds,” said Dr. Schipfer. Col. C. B. Little, president of he First National bank, and other offi- cers of the bank was given a great deal of credit for assisting the com- mittee in formulating a Pian where- by the City National bank might “be liquidated in order that depositors might have a part of their rege Afters been asked (Continued on page seved.) ot ~