The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1926, Page 1

SINCLAIR AND |S 4 Fait tonight and Friday. Colder tonight. Continued cold Friday. ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926 FALL TRIALTO START FRB, 2 Justice in D. C. Supreme Court Refuses to Quash Indict- ment Against Them MEN PLEAD NOT GUILTY Defense Counsel Says Men Are Ready to Stand Trial Without Further Appeal Washington, Dec. 23—(/)—Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall must stand trial fof conspl: in con- nection with the leasing of vines Bailey raled Columbia supreme court today in refusing to quash the indictment Began Railroad Work at Age’ of 14—Came to Bismarck in 1902 and Has Since Been Superintendent of Missouri River Division of the Soo Line | Confidence in Bismarck and west- ern Dakota was expressed today by Scott W. Derrick, who will retire as superintendent of the Missouri River division of the Soo Line Janu- ary 1 and who holds a record of 55% years in railroading. “In my time here, I have seen Bis- marck grow from 3,000 to over 9,000 people and I expect it to continue to grow more and rapidly,” Mr. Der- rick declared. “The trend of the owners of auto- mobiles is to drive to and patronize the larger towns. Bismarck business men strive to make this city attrac- tive for farmers and people in the surrounding towns, to make Bis- marck a mecca.- There is hardly a day one docs not see automobiles in town and recognize their owne coming from places as far aw: against them. Immediately after the ruling, the two defendants were arraign: id Pleaded not gutlty, and Febr was set as the di Justice Bailey, in refusing the indictment, the government 80 miles, to trade in Bismarck. quash nored the plea that had wrongfully singled the two men out for unusual Western Dakota is also advancing} pid pace, Mr. Derrick,! “Diversified farming has to the farmers that it is a and they are gradually changing from small grain farming to diversification. Local shipments of hogs and cattle in my territory have more than tripled in the last three years.” Started Railroading in 1871 Mr. Derrick, who was born at Mil- waukee on April 29, 1857, was the son of a railroad conductor and grew | up with the desire to become a rail- jroad man. At the age of 14 years) | before the average boy considers the choice of a carer; Mr. Derrick had} | entered the service of the Chicago,’ Milwaukee & St. Paul railway as relief operator at Cedar Bird, Wis- | consin. | | Shortly after this time, Mr. Der- rick was transferred to Ripon, Wis.,! and later to Milwaukee, where he | worked as a bill clerk, operator and | relief agent. For a short time in | 1878 he worked as a brakeman on the! old Milwaukee & Northern railroad,| later transferring back to the Chi-| | cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. | In December, 1873, Mr. Derrick was/ appointed night telegraph operator at ‘aribault, Minn., and then became day operator~ at ar, Iowa. Hej held this Lome oie bl at a went Anto.the train..work, pen ‘a Beakeman. In July, 1878, Prosecution through the appoint- ment, at the request of the senate, of special counsel to conduct the case.’ ,_ Before Justices Bailey made his rul- ing, defense counsel announced that | there would be no further appeal and | that their clients were ready to pro- ceed to trial with the case which had its inception in the famous oil in-| vestigation of 1924. Fall last week was acquitted with Edward L. Doheny in a conspirac: case involving the leasing of the Elk Hills, California, naval oil reserve, but today’s formalities furnished the first occasion for the appearance for trial of Sinclair. VERA CRUZ IS NEXT STOP FOR ARMY FLIERS iviators on Pan-American Tour Expect to Leave Tam- pico Some Time Today spring of the fellowing year became chief dispatcher at Mason City, Towa. He resigned from this posi- Tampico, Mexico, Dec, 23.—(@)— “tera Cruz, 260 miles down the coast, is the next stop for the American Goodwill Fliers. The time of their departure is dependent upon weather conditions, but Major H. A. Dargue, U.S. A., commander of the expedition, said he hoped to get away some time today. The five big amphibian planes ar- rived here from Brownsville, Texas at 5:30 last night after bucking a 30- mile wind. Although their itinerary is subject to his work as a conductor. Once Entered Coal Business first retirement from railroad- ing came in 1885 when he went into the wholesale coal business, but the lure of the game proved too strong for him and he became chief train dispatcher of what was then the Min- neapolis & Pacific railway. In 1889 he became superintendent of tele- graph for the Soo line. During the next few years he worked for several railroads, in- cluding the Mexican Central Rail- Friday, December 17, was given in jhonor of Mr. Derrick and_ several i Speeches were given praising him. Alex Macdonald of Glencoe declared he was made a conductor and in the} tion the same summer and returned; SCOTT W. DERRICK road, the Soo Line, the New York &| Ottawa and the Baltimore & Ohio. In 1901, Mr. De k first came to orth Dakota us superintendent of construction and in the same year was promoted to division superin- tendent with headquarters at Oakes. With the completion of the Soo Line into Bismarck he was trans- ferred to this place, coming here August 15, 1902. Since that time he has held the office of superintend- ent of the Missouci River division. C. Banquet in His Honor Mr. Derrick is to be honored at a nner given by the Association of ommeree next Tuesday evening at o'clock at thi Members of the es and all friends of Mr. and Mrs. Derrick are cordially invited, but are urged to make their reservations at Association of Commerce office not later than Monday. A short pro- gram of music and speeches will be G The last meeting of the Elks on at that time that Mr. Derrick was an untiring worker for the welfare of the people--of..western Dakota and praised his work for the lodge. W. H. Stutsman of Mandan and J. W. Wishek of Ashley also added their personal recollections of him and gave him high praise. Promise that he would visit Bis- ; even though he lived made by Mr. Derrick, saying: certainly intend to come back here every summer for a visit beeause | have so many friends here.” : Mr. and Mrs. Derrick plan to leave here the latter part of next’ week for Long Beach, Calif., where they have purchased a home and where they will spend their winters. They also own a summer home on a Minnesota lake and will be there each summer. to ge to conform to wea ditions, the aviators hope to _spen the Christmas fiolidays in Mexico Gity, flying to the capital after touching Vera Cruz. ORTONVILLE BANK CLOSED Ortonville, Minn., Dec, 23.—@)— The ger otenal. Bask of Or- deposits of $250,000, closed voluntarily today bec: of steady withdrawals. se » J. H. Harrison was president. ASK REPEAL OF APPROPRIATION FOR MINOT FAIR Its Inclusion in ‘Budget Was an Error, Members of Board Explain \ Instead of recommending an_ap- propriation of $5,000 for the Minot state fair as provided in the budget completed yesterday the state budget board will suggest to the legislature that the standing Sparopriation for that purpose be repealed. Inclusion of the Minot fair oF propriation in the budget as finally determined was‘an error, it was ex- plained by board members, and a paragraph will be added to the sup- plementary - recommendations sug- gesting that it be discontinued in the same manner that other fair appro- priations were discontinued. Discovery that the Minot appro- priation had not been culled from the Proposed expenditures was made by Mrs. Minnie D. ig, member of the board. It had been d that all such standing appropriations would be eliminated but that for the Minot fair was overlooked. Other members of the agi to recommend that the Minot fair appropriation be dropped. Corn Show Appropriation Although the budget as recom mended contains no appropriation for the state corn show at Bismarck, members of the board explained that no request for such an appropria- tion had been presented and t did not, on their own initiative, re ommend its continuance. The bill giving the corn show $1,000 for the biennium was presented from the floor at the last session without rec- ommendation of the budget com- mittee. The budget as finally passed pro- vided for only three new state 10,000; building at the Wahpeton School. of ience, $60,000; and a trades build- Devils take, $50900, Dahl Seven other building recommenda- it were pre- rN grt the to the legislature with a rec- Sear ie te possible. - as recommended will take all epeteipened state revenue for the bi beginning next July 1, it ‘was explained. = ls ono ft activities in Snohomish county. It returned 64 indictments, 21 of which were kept secret. trict At- torne: many county officials’ had been named. The Los volving 38 members of 3 pematling ave casmecsét bulb, As made, Two Boys Drown While Skating North Manchester, Indiana, Dec. 23.—@)—Eugene Wright, 7, and Fred Thompson, 12, drowned in Eel river today when ice on which they were skat- ing gave way. Treacherous ice frustrated efforts of rescuers to reach them. DRY OFFICERS WAGE FIGHT ON PACIFIC COAST Government Launches Legal Attack on Front From Los Angeles to Seattle San Francisco, Dec. 23.—U)— Waging its fight against Paci coast liquor smuggling with added intensity, the government today launched a legal attack on a front ex- tending from Los Angeles: to Seattle, aimed directly at more than 100 per- sons who are accused of violating the law in wholesale fashion. 1 grand juries, reporting al- most simultaneously in Seattle and in the southern California metrapalie brought indictments revealing alleged smuggling activities running well above the 1,000,000 mark in five months. The Seattle grand jury hi been investigating charges of liquor and| Revelle sai ity and Angeles indictments, in- (FARMER AND SEVERE BLAST DEMOLISHES 12. BUILDINGS Authorities Believe Explosion Caused By Bomb Used in ‘Shoemakers’ War’ MOTHER, BABY KILLED Burned to Death When Home Catches Fire—Many Others Seriously Injured Derrick Personally Knew Every Employe of Division, Says His Private Secretary, Who Gives Interesting Stories of Veteran’s Rail- road Experiences (By Clell G. Gannon) Four years ago I entered the em- ploy of the Soo Line, in the superin- tendent’s office of the Missouri River division, at Bismarck, first as a pay- roll clerk and later as secretary to the superintendent. In the latter position it hias been my privilege to come in close contact with S. W. Derrick, who for 25% years has been suprintendent of the Missouri River Raldwin, N. ¥,, Dec. 23--)—Two persons were killed, about a dozen| division, its first and only superin-| injured, and wooden buildings | tendent. His railroad career has! destroyed to in an explosion au-! spanned a most remarkable period in! thorities believed might have been | the history of American railroading| caused by a bomb set off in a “shoc-| and in development of the northwest.| makers war.” who supervised the laying of the| Last week, District Attorney Ed- rails of much of the Missouri River| wards of Nassau county learned Sam- division across virgin prairies, has| uel Acarbi, 2 shoemaker with a shop lived to see the transformation of! in the Baldwin tavern, received a those prairics into thriving farms and letter threatening to blow up the iti jes. hotel if the cobbler did not cease a I shall never quite forget the first house-to-house canvass for trade. time I met Mr. Derrick. [ had been{ This morning the taverp was torn forced to abandon my college career! almost board from board by an ex- to pay off the debts incurred inci-| plosion that rocked the town, killed dental to a long period of illness, and! the shoemaker’s wife and infant and was ready to take whatever came to| probably fatally injured Acarbi him- me. I had applied for a position with, self. the railroad and received a telegram = The district attorney said that he ja few days after to report at Bis-! ha: « marck and they would try me out. It) enine letter, was perhaps the last part of the had turned dver to postal |imessage that frightened me, for I and that every effort woul came with no equipment for railroad, to find the sender, service except an ability to use typewriter, a willingness to worl hard and a fairly good educational background. It was with a little trembling that I walked into Mr. Derrick’s office to be “tried out.” He was engaged in looking over some profiles, an elder- ith snow-white hair, though d from his well-preserv- what his true age was. I told him who I was and what I had come for—it was the meeting of the 10 BE CLOSED jand snappy. He called for his chief; Grocery Stores Will Not Be) clerk and turned me over to him. : snus | was inwardly frightened, though out-| Open Saturday—Special Christmas Programs MOST STORES wardly I kept up a brave appearance. Just then I thought to myself that the farther I stayed away from the Superintendent the better off I would] 1 4. 4) e gc be. That was my first impression; he] ¢,) «ate shoppers who forget that seemed so capable and decisive—|[ Christmas comes on Saturday are even a little cold—though it. was| Mtked to do their Christmas grocery probably a great deal my own feel-| OUYihe tonight™and tomorow, for ing of incompetency that made him, *focery stores ure to close at 6:30! seem that way. Since I have come to| ‘omerrow night, to remain closed ove know him etter I have reversed | ror scape pa much of my first impression of him. rug stores will have Sunday hours Still stern and decisive, he is the, #"d cafes and confectioneries will be nost kindly of men, During my four) Pen Christmas day, but everything years with him he has never scolded; ¢/8e will be closed for the day. C me once, nor uttered a single cross | County and stute offices will Pee closed. The chief event tomorrow will be A Man of Exceptional Patience | the Christmas program to be given When I was made his secretary || for the children in the city auditor-| had a month’s notice that I was again! ium at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. to be “tried out.” Prior to that time! Several Christmas carols are to be I had known little of shorthand, but| sung and Santa Claus is to speak to I studied diligently. It must have, the children and hand out candy to been an impatient task for # man who; them. thought as quickly as Mr. Derrick) All children from the territory sur- (Continued on page four.) rounding Bismarck are urged to ask| their parents to bring them in to attend the program, for Santa Claus has @ supply of candy sufficient for. Station KFYR has arranged a Christ- mag eve broadcast beginning with the regular dinner hour program. jal talent has been secured and Program will be of a varied na- ture. It includes vocal solos, duets and quartets, and readings, closing with music by a six-piece dance or- chestra, A complete progrem will be ublished in tomorrow's issue of the ‘ribune. Jury Finds Sioux Falls Man Guilty of Criminal Assault: Fergus Falls, Minn., After deliberating two a: hours, a jury late last Ira A. Cox, road contractor of Sioux Falls, S. D., guilty of a charge of criminal assault on a young girl here. Cox, who has a wife and family living in “Sioux Fal will be sen- tenced today. GETS 7 TO 30 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE Fergus Falls, Minn., Dec. 23.—()— Ira A. Cox, road contractor of Sioux Falls, S. D., today was sentenced to serve from 7 to 30 years in the Still- water prison for criminally assault- ing a 15-year-old girl. Dudes w. L. Parsons granted a stay of 60 days to enable filing of en ap- peal and prescribed $10,000 bonds for b | WIFE KILLED BY UNKNOWN Ohio Man Shot to Death, Woman Killed By Blows Over Head Springfield, Ohio, Dec, 23.-(#)— Charles Halterman, and his wife were killed at their farm home, near here, oanly today by an unknown assail- ant. The bodies were found in the yard of their home by the dead man’s brother Leo. who lived with them. Leo said his brother and sister-in law went to the yard when they heard a noise, Shortly after they fete the house he said he heard Mrs. Halter- man scream: “Oh, Sam don't! Oh, ‘they're going to kill Charles.” Then |, he said he heard shots. Running into the yard Leo suid he found the bodies. Halterman had been shot to death and Mrs. Halter- man was killed by blows over the head. Leo said he saw no trace of their slayers. Halterman. 45, apparently had beer ot killed with his'‘own sh , which, ape uecording to the broth Ba tak the defendant’ en with him on his search for chic Angered because’ rattlesnakes were en thieves. killing her turkeys, an Oregon wo- — man recently procured a rifle and FORMER EMPLOYE OF shot 44 of the reptiles. ‘ashi mn Cou use, Ohio, Dec. 23 Ban Satterfield, farm labor- er, was held on suspicion today in [Last Minute ‘| connection with the killing “early ° this morning of Mrrand Mrs¢Cheries || News Bulletins | wstlerfleldy sesording to" Lao ial tterfield, ac jal- terman, brother of the dead man, was Pasadena, Wf. Dee. 23—— employed at the Halterman farm last) (AP)—Dr. ph Schiffman, ‘spring and disc for intoxoca- malaiseee, siecmrreer fs am a he . tion. The Halterman’s apparently agg nat Gace “asty. tetay. were killed by thieves whom they buildings. They were: A liberal| ¢ all to arts building at the University. of | bi 1, worth of North Dak $3: 3° trades! rum into southern fornia in the'| last five months, charge violation of a national tariff act. TI vi stockh dated Exporters Cotegrdon., Ltd, of Vancouver, B. ping men of name all of the officers and rs of the Canadian Consoli- c., and wealthy shi Los ad San Angeles and San Colored motion pictures are being watt in- st ever ade. frust i attempt to rob their ‘ -—— Reet ee one MABE to rob the | ‘Winniper, Dec. 28—(AP)— shotgun wounds, while Mrs. Halter- bled Pi sitet aad sting mae wer Bihed Sienneaehet: " them as the Winnipeg Theatre darned and coll ». Five today. were ‘taken injured from the "Less was put at ‘i Dec, 38—(AP)—Th. Comowhat worse x's belletin te. ts Berlin, Dee. The bronze wder with whi daily coated ier teoy ta ae era east I nce | ‘sued at 9:30 His pulse at s Berlin vai Rouse is believed was penler Ws Sager Pad o Condrey, peti fo) be fen court were ie er, who appeared on the stage under tho| to the ‘fae lyoua,” ous tara in t Mining Coal—By Hand THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE e 4 Se ae TS Briti: Perhaps they do—but probably non mine at Gwersylt, North Wales. T and the workers are lowered in by h coal mines lack up to date equipment, the miners complai e of them lacks it as much as this he shaft is only a few yards deep. hand daily. “Its output is only a few tons a day. CONGRESS TO HAVE AHEAD WHEN ITS One Motor Car For Every Five People in United States a (P)—Mo- the United exceed 22,000,000, or five persons, it is nual registration in the magazine, New York, Dee. tor vehick ber 2,876,781, a gain over the pre- ceding year of 421,688 or 17.1 per cent, Paswenger automobiles num- of ber 9,465,675, an increase 1. over $1,831,793, or 10.3 per cent the previous year. New York state retains its leadership’ with 1,818,765, a xain of 193, . California is still New York's closest rival with 1,614,479. M'DERMOTT DENIES PART IN SLAYING Points Out Steve Kascholk, | State’s Star Witness, as Probable Murderer Courthouse, Canton, Ohio, Dec, 23 —#)—Patrick Eugene McDermott, testifying today in his trial charge of murdering Don R. M Canton publisher, di d plicity in the crime and Steve Kaschalk, the stat ness, as the probable ye! Dermott said it was he who w ned ; Mellett by telephone that three men were lying in ambush for him at his garage door. McDermott was defiant throughout his cross examination by Prosecutor C. B, McClintock and shouted that he had been “framed.” He refused to divulge the name of a man with whom he said he had hid for a while in Cleveland declaring: “I’m no ‘rat,’ ” McDermott declared it was , Kus- cholk who induced him to go to Mas- sillon last July to hunt for a job. He said he came to Canton from Mas- sillon alone and was joined by Kas cholk, who said he had been “hired to slug an editor, Mellett.” MeDer- mott said he called Melett’s home twice to warn him. 1 Weather Reporf * —_—_—_———_—_—_ Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today. Temperature at 7 apm. Highest yesterday ‘.. Lowest last night ...... Precipitation to 7 Highest_wind velocity . . WEATHER FORKC RT For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Friday. Cold- er tonight. Continued cold Friday. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Friday. Colder tonight; moderate cold wave east portion. Con- tinued cold Friday. WEATHER CONDITIONS , The pressure is low ‘over the sissippi Valley and southern Plains States and mild temperatures prevail over theée sections. High pressure, accompanied bv considerably colder weather, extends from the northern Plains States to the north’ Pacific coast. Temperatures are below zero in western North Dakota, northern Montana and over the western Ca: dian Provinces. atore on the this morn- 20 degrees below xero at Albert. Light to moderate precipiystion occurred at alm H rom the. upper Mississi ‘alley to tbe north Pacific coast. ORRIS W. RO! +1 29 ot - & NW-24 rT Mier which be 108" men_ to ver women, an ze ratio ; ie a ae oe PLENTY OF WORK VACATION IS ENDED Interior Department Supply Bill Passed By Rivers and Harbors Boulder Canyon Dam posal, Alien Property Ad- justment, Prohibition and Farm Relief Await Cansid- ion Bill, Pro- Washington, Dee. 23--()—-Mem- | bers of can their Christ- j mas, y ¥ cation toc but their freedom was not without the lusual price of work piling up, to, be |done when the holidays end. In the eleventh hour rush to get away for the holidays, the senate | made quick work of the interior de- | partment supply bill, the s |ular appropriation measure | passed, and the hou : {conference for adjustment of dif- ference. But other developments of the day were portentous of mor longed s from hotly s bill and Swing-Johnson Boulder Canyon proposal, and the senate, in receipt of the alien property adjustment bill passed by | the house, hi ’ jof the fight Borah, Republ Idaho, and. was given Comptroller General MeCarl’s report on the conduct of the alien property custodian’s office. Other Problems Prohibition and the ever widening ions of the campaign funds stigation were other problems n to the members of congress to about during the holiday: 1, railroad consolidatio: ion also are listed program of house committees sideration soon after Janu- y-Haugen farm re- the right of way ricultural committee, Hauge nnouncing that hearings would commence January 6, WIVES WOULD RATHER HAVE MEN IN JAIL 44 Out of 54 Women Ques- | tioned Decline to Have Huss bands Given Freedom | Chicago, Dec. {can play Santa Claus man Mrs. Mary Alban, 23, maintained when she declined the offer of her erring husband, now serving a sentence for ‘non-support, as Christmas present. “This is a revelation to Francis Borelli, » whose husbands are members of the “Alimony Club” in the house of correction, likewise turned down the Christmas release proffer, through which the court e: pected many reconciliations. Only 10 of the 54 , summoned to the court of domestic relations yesterday to hear the release offer, accepted. Mrs. Alban, who appeared with her 20-months-old baby in her arms, said her husband never had supported her, and when a court attendant suggested that the baby would have Santa Claus she replied with spit “rn be his Santa Claus.” She insisted she | de: did not want her husband back. Mrs. Margaret Kelley, 30, told the pourt kent R ie ant cd five Mares een happier and were getting along better since her husband, John, was sent to the Bridewell. “We can do very well without him,” she said. Most of the “Alimony Club” mem- PPI | bers are in for six months. ——____ Me DIES Lynn, PP ca |. Wool rece! at hi the nations| of Senate— | ¢ FINAL EDITION | FIVE CENTS FOUR ARMY AVIATORS KILLED IN ACCIDENT cott W. Derrick, Veteran Railroader, To Retire After More Than 55 Years Service--Will Make His Home in California But Will Visit Bismarck Often PLANES CRASH IN MID-AIR AT CHANUTE FIELD Two Victims Planned to Leave Today For Holiday Visits at Their Homes INQUIRY IS ORDERED Brief Flash of Flame When Planes Hit Ground, But They Did Not Catch Fire { Rantoul, IIL, Dec. 23—U—Sor- row swept aside the spirit of the Christmas season today at Chanute Field, where four army officers plunged to death in a head-on-crash | of their planes. he two ships, roaring through x jfog that hung over the field, locked together at dusk yesterday and drop- ‘ped 400 feet to the ground. Two of the victims were flying on the eve of departure homeward for holiday visits. There was a brief flash of flame jwhen the planes splintered against the earth, a mile from the han but they did not catch fire and Captain Harold G. Foster tf Chicago was found still alive in the twisted cockpit. He died before reachi eee efore reaching a __ Three Killed Instantly First Lieutenant Henry W. Kun- kel of Columbia, Missouri, and Al- bert J. Clayton of Philadelphia, and Second enant Ralph W. Law- ton, W. Va., were kill- They ' were regular army pilots and Captain Foster, a World war veteran, was a reserve of- |ficer, just completing a three-months | duty tour. Lieutenant Lawter had informed his mother at Huntington that he had obtained permission to fly an army plane to that place, with his bride jof three months, for a Christmas |¥isit and at Philadelphia the parents of Lieutenant Clayton, a direct des- |cendant of the first governor of Del. ware, were preparing for his holi ried. utenant Kunkel, who returned last summer from three years serv- ice in Hawaii, is survived by a widow and two smail daughters. Mrs. Fos- ter was living at the veld and was prostrat the accruent. An inquiry has been ordered. PILOT SAV LIFE Y LEAPING FROM PLANE | Cleveland Ohio, Dec. 23.) | Warren D. Williams, pilot of a Cleve- | land-Chicago air mail plane, saved his life today by leaping from his ing blind” _ .. thick fog south of Gowung Green, . ‘Phe plane crashed 2 few sec- onds later and was demolished, re- ports said. Williams was unhurt ex- cept for bruises and seratches. Cause for the crash was laid by local air mail officials to the thick fox that blanketed northern Ohio. RAILBOARD 8 ‘NOT IN FAVOR ‘OF LAW CHANGE | Amendment of North Dakota | Grain Storage Law to Meet With Opposition Efforts by Twin City interests to change the North Dakota grain stor- age laws will not meet with ic from the state railroad comm in. C. W. McDonnell, commissioner in oh rge of elevator licenses, said to- jay. At a recent conference in Min- neapolis it was proposed that the North Dakota law be amended to jmake it conform more nearly to the Mibsasata rag mong other things it was suggest- ed that the rate of charge for stor- age be increased and that all out- standing storage tickets be called in on July 31, the end of the grain dealers’ The proposed amend- ment would permit renewal of the storage tickets by mutual agreement |between the ticket holder and the elevator. "| Present, Rate High Enough McDonnell contends that the pres- lent rate of charge for storage grain is high enough in view of the fact that much of the grain represented by storage tickets is not actually stored but is sold almost as soon 9s received at the elevator, the eleva- tor operator protecting ‘himself by hedging on the market. Pag Hara tig Pad no objec- jon to the calling in of storage | tickets on July 31 to enable eleva- tors to make a cut-off on their books, McDonnell said, but. wants it made optional with the farmer whether or not he will renew the ticket. If the elevator man and the farmer were unable to reach a “mutual agree- jment,” McDonnell said, the rout would be that the farmer would forced to sell his grain on that date, peraralees of his own judgment o> sire? Indications are that a sharp contest may be expected if the proposed bill is presented to the eelsiature, Me- Sesting or whi tae moans ope dite sued oe