The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1927, Page 1

4 semi WEATHER. w tonight and Wednesday. Colde®, ESTABLISHED 1878 _ SITUATION I | MEXICO TAKES ) SERIOUSTURN Armed Catholic Uprisings Re- ported in Durango, Micho- acan and Jalisco | OUTRAGES ON INCREASE Bishop Diaz and Several Prel- ates Arrested — Troop Movements Continue Mexico City, Jan. 11—(AP)— Special dispatches from Guada- lajara state that 21 persons have been killed and 10 wounded in a clash between Catholics and the municipal authorities in the town of Cocula, in the state of Jalisco. Mexico City, Ji 11—()—The Mexican religious situation, smould- ering since issuance of the govern- ment’s religious regulations, seems to have taken a serious turn. There are reports of armed’ Cath- olic uprisings in the states of Duran- go, Michoacan, and Jalisco, and one bishop claims to have informa- tion that important cities have been aptured, the news being suppressed. These reports, however, have not been confirmed. Bandit outrages are also increas- ing and a half dozen villages within a score of miles of Mexico City are virtually deserted, the inhabitants having fled to the capital. The most sensational developments affecting the situation within the last 24 hours were two in number. The first was the proclamation by Junta at El Paso of a “provisional @government” of Mexico, with Rene Capistran Garza, prominent Catholic and vice president of the Mexican National League for the Defense of Religious Liberty, as “provisional president.” Bishop Ordered Deported The second was the arrest and or- dered deporttion of Bishop Pascual Diaz, of Tabasco, secretary of the Catholic episcopate in Mexico, Five other prelates were taken with him at the episcopate building. Clarence Dubose, correspondent of the «Associated Press, who went to the episcopate to get the prelates’ comment on the development at El Paso, was taken i custody while William Folger, U; spondent, who f “when Lena Dubose’s detention, also The correspondents succeeded in getting word to the American em- bassy but were held several hours ‘ontinued on page three.) BROADCASTER WILL CONTINUE FINE PROGRAMS National Broadcasting Com- pany Will Spend $3,800,000 in Next 12 Months New York, Jan, 11—()—The Na- tional Broadcasting company an- nounced today that it would spend $3,800,000 in the next 12 months to supply to radio fans entertainment of a character which will cost the Marevere-in throughout the country nothing. In addition $1,500,000 will be spent for talent alone by commercial firms sponsoring programs over the com- pany’s hookups, he expenses for the year,” said Merlin H. Aylesworth, president of the company, “will be greatly in ex- cess of the réceipts.” . “And, due to'‘the fact that all broadcasting stations in the United States are operating at a loss, and because the public will not permit Eromiseuaie ‘plugging the trade’ roadcasting, I expect to see many of the smaller stations amo 600 to 700 in the country gradually disappear as their owners’ interest wans and the big deficits appear.” The company reaches by wire 80 per cent of the radio population of the United States and relays leading programs, by air, to the 20 per cent, To Exclude Advertising Mr. Aylesworth said there would be no let down of the policy of ex- cluding advertisers except as their me: takes the simple form of announcement of the firm, person, or organization sponsoring a pro- gram. The company’s tain outlets are WEAF and wae New York, and WRC of Washington. Twenty-five stations are regularly associated. with the company. In explaii the pang! to caeaiene es anieat aes ny to continue its mus! level Bent work, Mr. Aylesworth said: ag trying to ‘dey erand. opete will ‘be ry oO 10, t) broadea: it out of’ Chi for the first revionsly ly: within 9 two-thirds oe on te ne ne january - jicago broadcast operas, but onl; all radius. This time, country will pi that ni 1) is ight to nd act 1@ Seco! hooku ever jected over.” é ever been pi —- ash . a are Maver ot a the} tl able! cludes. R, B. Murphy has been reelected chairman’ of the state board of ad- ministration, At the recent reorgan- ization, Mr. Murphy was unanimously asked to retain his present position at the head of the board. The only change in the personnel of the board is that whereby Miss Bertha Palmer succeeds Miss Minnie Nielson, the superintendent of public instruction being an ex-office member. The board has general supervision of all state penal, charitable and education,, al institutions. MONEY READY FOR NEW UNIT AT CAPITOL Kitchen Says $250,000 Now on Hand and Fund Would Be $350,000 When Needed Approximately $350,000 will be available to construct a new office building on the capitol grounds by the time work can be started if the legislature decides that a new build: ing is advisable, according to J. A. Kitchen, commissioner of agriculture and labor. ‘ Kitchen is inténsely interested in the project and it was at his sugges- tion that Governor A. Sorlie rec- ommended, in his message to the leg- islature, that the proposed structure be called the agricultural building. The money in the building fund is derived from the fnebme ‘on lands donated to the state by the govern- ment to defray the expenses of its sapitol. At present the fund contains $260,000 but interest and other ac- cretions will add $100,000 to -that figure by the time demands are made upon it, Kitchen said. In his annual report Kitchen de- clared that his department — is cramped for room and urged that additional facilities be provi “What is more appropriat chen said, than that a new building be named after the state’s leading industry? More people in North Da- kota are interested in agriculture than in anything else and it is only fair that the proposed building be called the agricultural building. HEALTH HEAD RAPS STATE'S BUDGET BOARD ‘Heart Cut Out of Depart- ment? By Recommenda- tions, Is Charge Made Charging that the recommendations of the state budget board have “act- ually cut the heart out of the state department of health,” Dr. A. A. Whittemore, head of the department, in a statement given out today asked the people of North Dakota for a ifficiently large ‘appropriation so it it may be run efficiently. “During the last biennial period budget of the department was made up of $40,150 appropriated by the state and $20,200 contributed by the federal government for and infancy work, maki: $60,350,” the stutement » “No state health department can run efficiently on this ridiculously mall amount.” - In spite of the fact that this sum was too small, continued the state- ment, the budget was cut to $54,400 by the board. This amount will be out. $12,000 short because of the fact that, with the withdrawal of fe: eral aid, will go the franking privi lege, amounting to abnut $3,000, to- gether with about $3,003 worth of ed- ucational literature, envelopes an stationery, the statement sets forth. No pul he work with respect to water.and séwage systems, stream pollution, plumbing, tourist and oth- er sane and pure milk egn be ac- complished this year, says the state- ment. The reason for this is that the bu board refused to allow an ppprep) ition of $11,800 to cover this branch of wo: rk. “Health is the most vital single to the perity and happiness ,” the statement con- much should this state buy? Siz’ cents per individual is what. we are fates ae Percnaind individually, it may cost you thou- ands of ‘dettate . —— ‘e Ries cprepeicions oma: r : ytevconsider institutional ap- tee stitational et bille in senate. Chaff From the | Legislative Mill | OH GOVERNOR 70 OPPOSE DROP -INRATE SCALE Believes Proposal Is Ill-ad- vised and Sees ‘No Neces- sity For Change ALL TREATED ALIKE Commercial Organizations Fa- vor Reduction, Labor Ele- ment in Opposition Efforts to revise downward the benefit scale of the workmen’s com- pensation bureau will get little sup- port from Governor A. G. Sorlie, the executive indicated today. Sorlie did not say what his atti- tude will be if a bill making the pro- posed downward revision is passed and presented to him for signature, but did say that he believes the pro- posal is ill-advised. “I would rather do without fire in- surance than without compensation insurance,” the executive said refer- ring to the business enterprises in which he is interested. “I can see no necessity for a change. As long as it operates the same on every one I see no reason for changing it.” Commenting on the argument of persons favoring the revision that it is handicapping North Dakota indus- tries and prevnting new industries from coming inc the state the ex- sae laughed and said “That's all unk,” McDonald Favors Present Scale S..S. McDonald, the commissioner appointed to represent labor, favors retaining the present benefit scale. The contention of the labor element is that the compensation law was de- vised to protect working men in case of accident and that it should do it adequately. They base their posi- tion on the theory that industry shpuld bear the cost of injuries sus- tained by workmen. R. E. Wenzel, commissioner apvoint- ed to represent the employers, ex- plained his position in a speech today to the Bismarck Kiwanis club. He contends that the present scale of benefits is out of proportion when compared to the benefit other slates’ end ‘that: tl stability of the workmen’s compensa- tion fund is doubtful if the present benefit scale is retained. He pointed ‘out cases in which as much es $30,- 000 will be paid to widows with de- pendent children under the weekly Payment system, With the strong pport of vario commercial organizations and the op- position of the labor element, as well as the tentative opposition of the executive office, indications are that| the preposed bill to revise the sca! will be one of the most bitterly issues at this session of the legislature. The committee to investigate the ate mill and elevator, led by nator David Hamilton, parti- n) McHenry county, also will b w in getting under way. Noth- ing has yet been done ard or- ganizing for the investigation but it has been tentatively decided to em- ploy a special clerk for the investige- tors and to go into the details of mill operation and finance at some lengt! Man Who Murdered Guantanamo Mayor Dies in Garrote Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 11—(#)—Jose Correoso, convicted of murdering Manuel Salas, mayor of Guantanamo, today died in the garrote, the fourth man to be executed in this way in recent months in the prison here. Before going to implicated several other men, inclu ing a prominent politician of Guan- tanamo, in th lot which resulted in Mayor Salas’ death January 2, 1925. Manila Fire Reports Much Exaggerated Manila, Jan. 11—(#)—Reports by fire fighters on the fire which the tondo district of la_ yester- aay, were exaggerated, a re-check by pol nies ahouee today. Be! ed houses, furnishings, stores and build- ings was fixed at 250,000 pesos, about one-tenth of first estima ) Rev. C, A. Stepher stor of the First Boptise churel ismarck, hi been appointed chaplain of the senate for this week, and opens the session each afternoon with praye! Beauty specialists of North Dako- ta are not keen about being regulated by the state barber board, and cons ently it fell upon Senator W. S. ‘hiteman, Grand Forks county, to introduce (by request) in the. state senate Monday a measure to late the occupation of hairdressers and to create a state board of ‘hairdressers The bill would ressers and ¢| Minneapolis; Hawley Wilbur of Mil- —_—_—____—_——_-# Weather Report ; 1 Four Lose Lives | | in Ottawa Fire | ———— —____¥%4 Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 11—(AP)— Three children and a young woman met death and t 13 dren's mother was injured, prob- ably fatally, here late last night in a fire which destroyed the home of Charles Hill, strect car conductor. The dead are the three Hill children, Roy, 4; Lois, 8 and Clifford, 7, and Miss Mildred Morrison, 20, a roomer in the house. Mrs. Hill, rescued from the burning building by firemen, was taken to a hospital, suffering from severe cuts and burns, Mr. Hill collapsed when he reached the scene and also was removed to a hospit TWELVE BILLS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE MONDAY Seven of Them Appropriation Measures—Carr Explains Committee Selections The legislative wheels finally be- gan to turn in the house Monday aft- er Speaker Carr had announced the committee assignments. Twelve bills were introduced, seven of them ap- propriation measures, The appropriations committee has decided to meet nightly and to ex- pedite its work as rapidly as possible by considering the smaller bills first, William Watt, Cass county, chair- man, told the members that his idea is to obtain action on every bill as Tapidly as possible and not to smother any bills in the committee. A sub-committee was appointed to i HOUSE COMMITTEE ROOMS The house Monday selected committee rooms for the legisla- tive session as follows: One large room and two small rooms in the basement of the Eltinge building, $140; two rooms in the basement of the Grand Pacific hotel, $180; two rooms in the Webb block, $100. A suggestion by the commit- tee that 100 kitchen chairs be purchased for the committee Tooms also was adopted. Folding chairs previously used were un- comfortable and also might re- sult in'torn clothing, the commit- tee pointed out, B. E. Jones, Bismarck, was named clerk of the judicary com- mittee; L. E. Carrell, Cass coun- ty, was named clerk of the appro- priations committee, and William }} F. Reko, Morton county, was nam- || ed clerk of the committee on state affairs. i spect the various committee rooms and select one for the appropriation! committee’s use. In a brief talk before committee assignments were announced, Speak- | er Carr said that approximately one-, half the members asked for places on the agriculture, appropriations, state affairs and tax committees, while one fourth asked for places on the education, insurance, banking and game and fish committees. Carr pointed but that in selecting appropriations committee | members he avoided selecting any from dis- tricts with the state educational in- stitutions in order to relieve the members from those districts of the pressure exerted by lobbies seeking favors. Several men from such dis- triets asked to be left off because (Continued om page three.) Lumbermen Meet in Minneapolis January 18, 19, 20 Northwest lumbermen will gather in Minneapolis January 18, 19 and 20 to discuss problems of common terest and new methods of mercha dising. Otto Bauer of Mandan vice president of the organiza and H. T, Alsop of Fargo is pr ident. In conjunction with this meet will be held the 33rd annual meeting of the Retail Lumbermen’s Inter-Insur- ance Exchange on Wednesday, Janu- ary'19. A, R. Rogers and 0. Hauschild, both of Minneapolis, are president and manager, respectively, of the exchange. Some of the principal speakers to visiting lumbermen will be R. Ey Saberson and Thomas Bonner of waukee and J. H. Forsman of Wash- ington, D. C. Oter one hundred exhibits of building materials are to be installed he convention headquarters at the West hotel. Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a, m. today. Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. m. . Highest wind velocity .. WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and wisely Cloudy ent poeatcied tonight and Wednesday. ol i ir. For North Dakota: Cloudy and un- ttled tonight and Wednesday. Cold- er. M . WEATHER CONDITIONS A low pressure area is cente! over the Bakotga this morning while ure are centered over Re €o! of three,members to be appointed by| wan. 7 the governor, | ich reselition commending the Great Seivislons thar tele resol | be sent to the: Navitity fo continent, and tolled only on ocea-| | sions of national grief, could be heard STIGATIO GENERAL MASS ARRANGED FOR FIRE VICTIMS Children of Poorer Classes— One Mass Planned to Save Expense to Parents INQUIRY IS STARTED Law Forbids Attendance of | Children Under 16 at Show » Unless With Adult Montreal, Jan. 11—()—Stunned by ‘the horror of Sunday's catastrophe, which 77 children were crushed to ath or asphyxiated while trying to edcape from the burning Laurier, lace movie theatre, Montreal is ‘s@eking to learn how such a tragedy could have occurred. Not more than four or five of the victims should have been admitted to/ the film show, in the opinion of Cor- oner McMahon. Provincial law for-|! bids the attendance of a child under! 16 at a theatre unless accompanied by an adult, The coroner yesterday adjourned his inquest until Thursday to await the finding of the fire com- m sioner’s inquiry, which opens to- Pending the resumption of the in- quest, Ameen Lawand, owner of the Laurier Palace, and three of his sub- ordinates are at liberty under bail. All Are Identified All the dead have been identified, and the majority of the 30 injured have recovered sufficiently to be re- moved to their homes. One b Louis Philipe Tremblay, 13, who is! said to have been seen entering the; theatre, is still missing. { Monsignor le Paileur, rector of the! Church of the Nativity. who knew most of the little victims, decided to! preside at a gencral mass for them today. Many of the bodies were tak- i en to the church yesterday. The children were of the poorer classes, elebration of a general\mass was anged to save their parents the/ ense of separate services. | ;ROS BOURBON’ IS LLED THIS MORNING Montreal, Que., Jan. 11.--(?) -“Le) Gros Bourbon” of Notre Dame chureh tolled in tie business district of Montreal this morning as funeral services were held in the Church of of the 77 children who lost their lives in the Laurier Palace theatre disaster here Sunday.| “Le Gros Bourbon,” largest bell on the throughout the c! { The church was crowded to the doors and thousands gathered outside | to pay respect to the little victims of the tragedy, some of them barely four and five years old. Lord Willingdon, governor-general, was represented by Brig. General E. de B. Panet. : | After the services, the funeral cor-| teges slow vended their way! through the streets to the ceme- tery, the route of the procession be- ing lined five and 10 deep with men, women and chi EVANGELIST LEAVES TODAY ON LONG TRIP Will Make Evangelistical Tour of Nation—First Stop to Be at Denver Los Angeles, Jan. 11.—(#)—No longer facing the ordeal of a court trial on criminal conspiracy charges, Aimee Semple McPherson planned to leave today on a nation-wide evan- gelist: tour. é The first stop in her itinerary wili be Denver. Other cities in which she expects to lecture include Kansas City, San Antonio, Dallas, Wichita, Dayton, Cleveland, Rochester, N. Y., Chicago, New York city, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Shreveport. K All charges against the evangelist, her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Kenneth G. Ormiston, former Angelus Temple radio operator und Mrs. Lor- raine Wiseman Sielaff, growing out of the strange disappearance of the woman pastor last spring and her dramatic return, were dismissed yes- terday by Superior Judge Albert Lee Stephens on motion of District Attor- nev Asa Keyes. Keyes said he asked for the dis- missal because M Wiseman Sie- laff, on whose testimony the state rested its case, changed her story so often he could no longer proceed with the prosecution. Sunday School Bill - Offered in Senate ‘The week day Sunday school 5 sponsored by Senators C. Norman Bronsdale, Trail county, and P. O, Sathre, Stecle county, was introduced in the state sen: londay. The measure, which has been opposed by petitions read fr Ne daa lad ebneee congregations, provide: that the ourds of education or boards of irectors of any school district, mi the: written request of the pa: ents of guardian of pupils attending the first eight grades of the public schools, release the puvils for a reriod of not less than 45 nor more than 90 minutes each week for reli- | gious. instruction. ‘The board is prohibited trom dictat- instru teaching must be -would he Feligiouy/ ina Ter, truce | | Scenes of the dren, eit latest international flurry over Chinese affairs are pie- tured here. The upper phovo shows the British concession xt Hankow, which Chinese rioters invaded the other day, causing British and Ameri- can warships in the Yangste River to pare for action. The second photo shows a main street of Han- kow with the American flag flying before a U. S. headquarters. Below is John Van A. MucMu i in ° consult with President Coolidge. CHAPLIN PICTURED AS CRUEL AND FAITHLESS HUSBAND IN DIVORCE SUIT FILED BY ESTRANGED WIFE DOORS LOCKED | AS FARM BILL. IS TAKEN UP Chairman Hangen Denics Re-: quest That Consideration of Bill Be Postponed Washington, Jan. 11.--)—The house agricultural committee today voted_to consider the new MeNary- jaugen farm relief bill in secret session. ; Before locking the doors, Chairman} Haugen denied a request by Repre- sentative Aswell of Louisiana, rank- ing Democrat on the committee, that consideration of farm relief measures be postponed long enough to give various agricultural — organizations time to agree on one measure. “That would be after March 4,” Haugen said. “We hadcbetter tackle this thing now.” Representative Ketcham, Republi- can, igan, asserted thut there were indications of farm organiza- tions ag! ig and also wished action postponed. t The committee decided. last week | to confine discussion of farm relief to its own members and other congress- men who have introduced relief mea- sures, COMMITTEE REFUSE! TO ELIMINATE COTTON N 11—-@)—The committee, con-| .wecing une McNary-Maugen. farm relief bill, today refused) to eliminate cotton from immediate application of the equalization fee which it is pro-| posed to levy on basic crops to pro-! vide a fund for handling the surplus problem. The vote was 13 to six. Representative “Fulmer, Democrat, ; South Carolina, told the committee nd southern members would. vote for the unless imposition of the fee! was postponed for two years after ARC. he committee then voted to re-: tain in the bill the equalization fee principle. Before conclusion of the secret session the committee progressed through 11 sections of the bill with- out making a change. Many import- ant phases were approved but the! section to set up a, $250,000,000 re-! volving fund out of the treasury is/ yet to be acted upon. . BEAR HAS PICNIC ! Independence, Kas.—A bear cub re-| cently acquired by the city for the! zoo park, broke out of his pen and! enjoyed a picnic the other day all! by himself. He followed a party of| nicknickers and frightened them away! from their lunch, Then he ambled’ down to a car stop and gravely got; on when the car stopped. } shinetan Jan. house ~ agricultural > \ | Today’s Doingsin | Nation’s Capital Congress meets at noon. { House works on independent { bffices bill. House agriculture committee Haggen bill. i 1 i lughes. continues of Cyrus i Seeks Custody of Sons | long,” the that you won't want to =|THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1927 WENZEL FAVORS INV Retains Position | Movie Star Scoffed at Mar- riage, Boasted of Associa-; tions With Other Women, | Branded Her as Gold Dig-} ger and blackmailer, Lita Grey Chaplin States—Some| Charges Unprintable Angeles, Calif. Jan. lle ¢ —Loyd Wright, attorney for Charles Spencer Chaplin, said here tod: the comedian would charge contained in the divorce suit filed by Lita Grey Chaplin yesterday, which bristled throughout its mes with charges of cruelty and in- fidelity. Los An, Chaplin s, Jan. 11—-P) jown on the silve! as funny, guileless i ; pictured as a cruel and faith: band, 16 times a millionaire w income of more than $500,000 in a divorce suit filed here day by his estranged wife, Lita Grey Chaplin. Some of Mrs. Chaplin's charges were unprintable, Mrs. Chaplin branded her husband! as a scoffer at marriay as one who boasted to her of his associations with other women and as a man who believed his wife to be a “gold dig- ger” and a “blackmailer,” i Mrs. Chaplin also charged her hus- band had said he had married her to avoid going ito the penitentiary and that she had forced him to go through with the ceremo She ac- cused him of threatening her life and brandishing a pistol in her pres- ence, Charlie Mrs. Chaplin seeks the custody of her two sons, Charles Spencer, Jr., Sydney Earle, 1, alimony, at- fees, and a division of the communit, property. The actor's fortune is estimated by her at $16,000,000, of whic amount $10,000,000 is said to be community property. His salary is said to be $250,000 annually and his income from other sources is estimated at an_additfonal $300,000. Mrs. Chaplin charges in her suit that the actor twice théeatened her life with a loaded revolver and on another occasion suggested that she end her own life. The complaint details the marital life of the comedian and his girl wife from’ the date of their marriage jovember 26, 1924, at Empalme, Mexico, up to their separation last November when Mrs. Chaplin and her two children left the actor's Beverly Hills mansion for the mod- est cottage of her grandparents, a short distance away. Marriage Better Than Prison | An alleged conversation between | Chaplin and some of his friends| aboard the train which was bearing the bridal party back to California from Mexico forms the first specific charge in the complaint. “Well, boys, this is better than the penitentiary, but it won't last comedian is ‘quoted saying within ear shot of his brid Upon their return to Los Ange! Chaplin is alleged to have frankly in- formed his wife that the marriage _would not “last long. , “I will make you so sick of me he was quoted as saying. Mrs. Chaplin charges that the ac- tor frequently accused her of bei PRICE FIVE CENTS N OF BUREAU | Hankow—China’s Troublé Center COMPENSATION MAXIMUMS ARE ” MUCH TOO HIGH Legislature Should Make Re- adjustments to Keep Fund Solvent, He Says OFFERS. SUGGESTIONS 78 of 160 Classifications Have Not Paid Premiums to Cover Minor Loss The special committ: ed in, the senate itate. the ion depart: this aft, i ‘axe of a motion by Senator inn E. Ployhar, Barnes county, to re- consider the previous action and refer the proposed investigation to the standing committee on in- surance, “This session is getting to be too much of an investigating ses- sion,” said Senator Ployhar in suggesting that persons who wish to have their departments inves- tigated should appear before the standing committees. The senate adjourned after a short session today, in which several minor appropriation bills were introduced. Need for readjustment of the rate scale now in use by the workmen's compensation bureau was <oiced py R. E, Wenzel, one of the members of the bureau, at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club this noon. The compensation fund now is | wholly solvent, Wenzel said, but he declined to take the responsibility of predicting its solvency three or five years from now unless the present legislature makes the proper read- justments. Wenzel further contended in his speech that the bureau as now or- ganized bears too heavy a burden, declaring that 78 of the 160 classifi- cations of kinds of work listed. by SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED An investigation of the work- men's compensation department. was otdered in the state senate Monday after @ motion by Sena- tor Jotm W. Benson, Rolette county, (Nonpartisan) had been passed without opposition. In asking that an inquiry be made, Senator Benson said that he-did so at the request of a number of persons and because of some newspaper criticism of the de- partment. Senators Benson, L. O, Fred- erickson, Nelson county, and Pet- er McLachlin, Cass county, were named on the investigating com- mittee by Lieut. Gov. Walter Maddock. They were given the ower to make a complete and impartial survey. Considerable merriment was caused when Lieutenant Governor Maddock had difficulty in choos- ing members who would serve on the committee. Senators Benson, Frederickson and Frank E. Ploy- har, Barnes county, were first rumed clerk of the judiciary com- tiat he “served on too many in- vestigating committees” and ask- ed to be excused as he already.is on a number of committees. Maddock then appointed Sena- tor H. J. Rusch, Cass county, as the third member, but he, too, was excused when he asserted that he has too many committee assignments now, nator Me- Lachlin was then appointed. the bureau have taken in only a lit- tle money in premiums although in some of them the loss experience has. been comparatively heavy. In the vast seven years, 11 class{- fications have taken im less than $90 each; 30 have earned, from $100 fo $500; 17 have taken in from $500 to $1,000; 14 have taken in from, $1,000 to $2,000 and seven have taken in from $2,000 to $3,000. The fact that none of the individual classifications have brought in enough to pay for the loss of a hand at $5,200 was pointed out by Wenzel. Cites Many Examples “Excess of zeal on the part of cer- tain propagandists placed on the peo- ple of this state, in a time of strong political stress, a burden that the natural experience of another 26 years cannot cope with, and it is doubtful if we should arrive at a point when there would be sufficient coverage to handle such a schedule in 50, years,” Wenzel said. Citing numerous examples of in- equal ratings, he showed: how’ the industries coming under them should (Continued on page six.) ing ligger,” and “blackmailer’ wot hed “rained” his career and “disgraced” him by forcing him into the marri for the purpose of bi