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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
Frozen Assets And
Run Held Responsible
For Another Failure

Chicago, March 8-"Frozen assets"
and run caused by the failure of
many eastern brokerage houses was
blamed today for the failure yesterday
of Kriebel and Company with ap-
proximately $5,000,0O0 in liabilities
against about $4,00O,O00 in assets.
This statement was made by Wey-
mouth Kirkland, attorney for the
firm.
Mr.. Kriebel has conducted his
business in an honest. upright way
and there is no indication anywhere
of improper business practices said
Mr.. Kirkland. "Yhe failure of large
number of eastern brokerage firms
caused a run on Kriebel and Com
pany, which forced them to pay Gus
toners more than 100000 during the
last 80 days. This left the firm so
short of cash that the failure was in
evitable."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
MRS. 0BENCHAlN
EXPECTED TO GO
ON STAND TODAY
Defense Expects to Com
plete Testimony on
Thursday.

Los Angeles. March s.-Mrs. NADIA
lynne Obenchain, on trial here for
the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, her
former sweetheart, probably will take
the witness stand today or tomorrow
and tell the jury her version of many
Incidents connected with the Staying.
This is in accordance with an an
nouncement by her attorneys that
they hoped to complete the defense
by tomorrow at the latest, and that
their client would take the stand.
The defense contends the principal
issue in the trial is whether Mrs.
Obenchain was scorned by Kennedy
or whether she refused TO marry him.
1t holds the latter is the case.
Los Angeles, CAL, March S.-The
principal issue in the trial of Mrs.
Madalynne Obenchain on the charge
of numbering her sweetheart, j. Bel
ton Kennedy, is whether Mrs. Oben-
chain was scorned by Kennedy or
whether she refused to marry him.
case Tuesday by the defense counsel.
On this issue, the attorneys spent
most of the day examining and cross
prietor of a Los Angeles beauty par
for," who said she was the confidante
Of both Kennedy and Mrs. Obenchain
in the love affair she said existed be-
tween the couple.
Miss Wilson. called as a defense
vitrcss de~ared Kennedy wanted to
MARI, Mrs. Obenchain secretely, be-
caus, sh. said. his parents objected
to tn" inion.
ma" alvnne said she never would
marry Bolton. until hes had taken hel
to his mother and had matters
Strengthened out" Miss Wilson tesi'
fed, 1t was brought out that Mrs
Obenchain reached San Francisco Of
June %. 1921, expecting Kenned!
would meet her there to marry her.
| Mother Found Out. s..,
| Kennedy, however, according f
/. Miss Wilson, did mot go there. ant
! told Miss Wilson the reason was be
| cause his mother had gotten wind o
it" and said if he went to San Fran
! cisco she would go, too. Miss Wilson
| said that at Kennedy's request. sh
! telephoned to the San Fran ncisco hote
| where Mrs. Obenchain was registered
and asked her to come to Los Angeles
| but that Mrs Obenchain refused to d.
so. This was on June 80. Miss VIII
son telephoned the same request o.
1 July 3 and got the SAGE response, sh
/ testified,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
United States
Will Not Enter
Genoa Debate
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, March 8.-The
United States government has
declined the invitation to partici-
pate in the Genoa economy con-
ference.
The decision of the American
government was transmitted late
today to Senator Ricci, the 1tal-
ian ambassador here, who acting
for his country and indirectly for
the allied supreme council, ex-
tended the .invitation for Amcri-
can participation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
CONTINUED on page 6.)
AMERICANS KILLED
IN TAMPICO OIL
FIELD, REPORT

San Antonio, Tex. March S.-As-
sassination Of several American citi-
zens in the Tampico oil region is re-
ported in a dispatch received yester-
day by La Prenza, Spanish language
newspaper in San Antonio. 1t was
reported that the Americans met their
death at the hands of the rebels
operating in that region.
The Mexican war department has
ordered the gunboat Bravo to sail I'M
mediately for TAmpico. the dispatch
stated.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
NO BENEFITS
FOR RETIRED
APPODNT'EES
Daugherty Holds so, 900 Ap-
pointed by President Have
No Retirement Rights.
Over 5000. Persons Received
Compensation Illegally,
Says Fall.

Washington, March s.-Ap-
proximately eighty thousand gov
ernment employees, holding their
positions by presidential order,
are held to be not entitled to the
benefits of the retirement act in
an opinion rendered by Attorney
General Daugherty and trans
mitted to the interior department
which administers the act.
Secretary Fall in announcing
the opinion today said that out of
eight thousand employees who
have been retired under the act,
6,4OO had been receiving COM
ponsation illegally and that upon
receipt of tho attorney generals
ruling an order was issued that
no more certificates for payment
he issmod.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
RICHARDS CASE 4.
SET FOR MARCH 20

New York, March S.-Trial Of Tex
Rickard, boxing promoter. on an in
dictment charging criminal assault
upon Alice Ruck, 15-year-old school
girl, today was set for March 20. Su-
preme Court Justice Wasservogel took
under advisement a motion by Rick
ards counsel to dismiss the indict-
mont
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08

BONUS / BILL
GIVEN HOUSE
Party Lines Expected to
Disappear When Measure
Is Called Up.
t-Se
VETERANS WOULD
GET UP TO $625
Suspension of Rules Consid-
cred; Would Shut Out
Amendments.

Washington, March S.-Repub-
lican leaders disclosed today that
they were considerihg plan tO
put the soldiers bonus bill
through the house under sus-
pension of the rules which would
shut out amendments of any
kind and limit debate to 40 min
utes. ~.
Under this plan a two-thirds
vote would be necessary to pass
the measure but leaders believed
in the basis of present sentiment
that this majority could be. OBJ
tafned with votes to spare.
Monday, March 20, will be the
next rules suspension day.
The army appropriation bill
will be taken up before the bonus
measure, it was said, probably on
would mean that in any event the
bonus bill would be put over un-
til the week following.
s Washington. March S.-After weeks
of work and worry, the house ways
and means committee majority has
evolved a soldiers bonus bill on which
it apparently intends to stand pat.
despite some criticism of Che meas
ure Ia and out of congress-, Chairman
Fordney and his co-workers believe
it will encounter. only comparatively
feeble opposition in the house unless
there is an unexpected reaction
among the great majority of members
who have been insistent that some
sort OF bonus legislation be enacted
at this session.
Just what will happen to the bill in
the senate appears at this time prob
lematical. The measure will be open
to, amendment and also to unlimited
debate in some important particulars
Since President Harding advised the
house committee to pay the bonus
with q sales taxsQf post tpone the legis'
-latioS-i S-it-isae1peoted that the ss!les ta1
proponents in the senate will renew
their fight.
Among house members generally
there was more discussion today as tt
how the president viewed the bill thar
there was about its probable fate aft
er it left the house. Trainers of thu
measure appeared to be fairly conf
dent that it would not meet with the
executives disapproval because it re-
moved what they said was the funda
mental objection to the cash bonu!
plan-an immediate drain on thu
federal treasury.
See Dissatisfaction.
Some opponents of the measure il
the house predicted that the bill
would be unsatisfactory to both tn,
country and the service men. The.
contended that it would not enabl,
the men to get as much cash in thre'
years as they would have received un
der the original cash plan and tina
the proposed advances by the banks
il made. would initiate credits to tn,
extent of half 4 million or more dol
lars over the period of the bank loans
| thus increasing living costs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08

GHOST MYSTERY
NOT SOLVED; HE
FAILS TO SHOW
(By The Associated Press. J

(By The AB6oci6&ed Pfe6B.I
Halifax, N. s., March S.-Ob-
viously embarrassed by the pres
ence of SO many strange nsortAas
in his favOrite haunt, the ghost
of Antgozish did not walk last
night. THIS was tho substance of
a bulletin issued today by DR..
Walter Franklin Prince, director
OF the American Institute for Sc-
cntific Research, who came all
the way from New York to make
the restless spirits acquaintance.
DR.. Prince after his first night
in the haunted house al Alex
Macdonald At Caledonia Mills, re-
ported the wee small hours had
passed without a single ghostly
manifestation,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
Case Against Wallace.

lawyer, is expected to settle many inn
portant questions involved In the
Home Building association affairs.
The case will be heard in the Bur
leigh district court.
The suit says that ION or about the
first day of September. 1890, the do
fendant (Wallace) made application
to the plaintiff association for the Pur-
chase and construction of a home un-
der the terms and provisions of the
act" that upon the completion of
which house it was agreed that the
plaintiff would. upon receipt of a cash
payment of 20 per cent of the total
selling price Of said home. convey said
property to the defendant by deed, or
by contract for deed, and receive sot-
element therefor from the defendant
as provided by Section IL of said
Act"
1t alleges the association purchased
q lot, built the home, Including such
equipments as are customarily used In
connection with dwelling houses, and
including various extras and altera-
. tions specifically ordered and request
ed by the defendant from time to time
during the construction thereof
The house was completed about
June /. 1921, and occupied by Wal
lace. The actual cost. the associa-
tion's suit says, was $11,72O.45 (which
sum the defendant agreed to pay to
the plaintiff association. and that said
homo Fas, and is of reasonable value
Of $11,72o.4s."
wallace, the complaint says, has
paid total OF $2,s00, "that the de-
fendant has refused and neglected to
pay the balanace due the plaintiff, or
any part thereof, or to make settle
nent therefore in the manner provd-
ed by law" The home, Wallace said,
was to be built for about $4,000
The suit asks judgment In sum OF
$8,82O.45, and is brought by Attorney
General Sveinbjorn johnson and As
sistant Attorney General George Shat
er for the association.
Hagan Asked to Pay.
Judgment in the sum of $7,1ss.73 il
asked against Mr.. Hagan. The house
which was built for him was occupied
by him from about June l. 1871, un-
til about November FL, 1921, when he
moved out and abandoned the house.
The cost of the house. the suit alleges
was $S,892.98, and Hagan, 1t alleges.
has paid about $1.7o0.
The right Of Hagan as q member OF
the Industrial Commission to move
out Of the house and turn 1t back a
he did II expected to be raised in the
trial Of the suit, though it Is not spe-
cihcally set out in the suit brought.
Member Of COMMISSION.
One paragraph Of the suit, setting
out Hagan's relations in. the, transac.
ton, says: That the defendant
John N. Hagan was at all the umei
hereinafter mentioned and until the
gard day Of November, 1921. . mem
ber of the Industrial Commission o.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
REGULAR TROOPS
K0LDBARRACKS
IN LIMERICK
Hope Expressed That Situa-
ton Will Clear Without
More Trouble.

Limerick, Ireland, March s.
Large forces of regular Irish Repub-
lican army troops are in Limerick oc-
cupying the William Street barracks
and five other barracks. They have
also taken over the local Jail. British
troops are still occupying the new
barracks and the ordnance building.
The ordinary police duties are being
performed by Irish Republican, army
regulars.
Substantial reinforcements for the
Republican regulars came in last
night, 500 men arriving from East
Clare and East Limerick.
Coincident with the coming ssof the
reinforcements wasSthe arrival of
Richard Mulcahy. the Dahl minister
of defense and other provisional gov
ernnient representatives, who began
negotiations with the insurgent Re.
publican troops. Hopes Were ex
pressed that an understanding would
be reached, making it unnecessary tO
use force in bringing about the with
drawal of the invaders.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
THE WEATHER.

Minnesota: Mostly cloudy and
unsettled tonight; slightly colder
in northwest portion; Thursday
probably fair.
North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Thursday; slightly
colder in cast and central por-
tions tonight; rising temperature
Thursday afternoon in west pof.
ton.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
Another Death.

(By The Associated Press.)
! Belfast, March 8. - Another fatal
shooting. occurred today in c6ntinua-
ton of disorders in progress for sew
eral days in Belfast and which re-
suited in four deaths yesterday. : A
ssniper on Antrim street, shot and
mortally wounded William johnson,
and slightly wounded another man.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
ARE FIRST OF SERIES OF TEST
CASES I0BE INSTITUTED BY
HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION
Effort win Be Made To Com
pei Former Official, To
Pay For House. Built By
State; Other Actions Ex-
pected To Clear Up Tangle
Left By League Admins
hation.

Bismarck, N. d.. March s.-suit was
commenced today by the State Home
Building association against George e.
Wallace and John N. Hagan to COM
pei them to pay the full cost Of the
houses built for them by the state.
The suits are expected to apply to the
cases of a large number of other per-
sons for when homes were built and
which homes, ON the average, accord
ing to an audit report, cost about 81
per cent more than the estimated cost
Five actions are to be instituted to
determine all the questions involved
in the Home Building association
tangle. The four suits are as follows:
Five Test Cases.
1. Suit against George E.
Wallace, to compel payment of
the full cost of the house, which
was built at the request of Wal
lace.
2. Suit against John N. Hagan
to compel performance of alleged
contract, and to determine
whether he, as member of the
Industrial Commission and one of
the directors Of the Home Build
ing association, had the right to
80 deal with the association, to
determine if he shall pay full cost
Of the house he abandoned, and
whether the association must re-
fund money already paid, less
rent, as he demands
8. Two suits will be started to
determine whether persons who
purchased homes of the aseocia-
tion after the association had
nearly completed them, shall pay
the full cost Of the homes. There
are seven such homes in Bis
marck and seven in Fargo. A
suit will be filed in Fargo and one
in Bismarck.
4. Suit to determine who
shall pay the taxes, which will be
instituted in Burleigh county by
the association against the county
auditor. in which the association
will allege the houses are not tax
able but II. the court holdA tAays
are the person for whom they :,
were built must pay the TAX ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08

; CONTINUED on page s.)
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(Continued on page 6)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
New Assistant Urges
Rapid Mail Delivery

WASHINGTON. 49, Promptness i'm
handling newspaper is urged on post.
office employees by John II. Bartlett.
new first assistant postmaster gen
eral. contained today in the Postal
Bulletin.
Despite repeated instructions for
the prompt handling Of daily news.
papers the statement asserts. many
complaints are made of delay in the
receipts of this class Of mail. This
condition Is irritating TO subscribers
and ineScusable from "a service stand.
point Unless received promptly. a
newspaper has little or no news value
and the postal service reaps the criti.
cism Of delay.
"Postmastcrs are therefore urged 10
see that all daily papers. both outgoing
and incoming. are handled Immediately
upon receipt in their offices. to the
end That We may have satisfied
public aud an appreciative press
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
EMMANUEL BAPTISTS
TO GIVE BANQUET

Addresses by DR.. Crayton S.
Brooks, pastor of the First Christian
church; Dr. Ashley Chappell, pastor
of Broadway Methodist church, and
DR.. w. w. Chancellor will feature Fri.
day nights program to be given fol
lowing a banquet at Emmanuel Bap-
tist church, corner G street and
Fourth avenue, southeast
G. w. Coffman will deliver the well
coming address. Other features of the
program will include n vocal solo by
Miss Rachel Tillman; reading, Jose
phine Coffman; selection, mixed quar-
tette; duet the Misses Naomi Tyer
and Freda Johnson; reading, Thelma
Curb; piano solo, Mrs. Clyde T.. Par
ish; selections by Broadway Baptist
orchestra.
The banquet, which is under the
supervision Of Mesdames j. G. Van
dever, Il Mayfield and Tom Holland,
will be served at $50 o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
RAIDERS KILL J
NJ MAHON FAMILY
AND WOUND TWO
Father and Four Sons Die
from Wounds Inflicted
When Party Enters the
House at Early Hour

BELFAST--A band OF mon forced
their way into the home Of owen
AicNIahou, q saloon keeper. early this
morning and shot several members Of
the family The raid has stirred the
city.
McAIahon and three ~ his sons
were killed outright another son dicl
90 his wounds and TWO others are
hear death The crime is thought TO
have been u rcprisnl for the shooting
~ number of special c1nsinhlcs lp
Alay street yesterday. Al about 1870
o'clock the Raiders who were report.
cd to hUv" worn uniforms. smashc i
the door of The AlcAlahou hom, 300
the north end of the r.y aud rushed
upstairs whore tho occupants ui tho
house wcr, slv,pug Tir male mpm.
hers Of the family We're ak,u duNa
10 The living room. lurd m rmmst
the wall md r.dilol viiu bullets.
The ahouturs were heard hy urri.
pants 90 nc1rhv huusc. vh. uu,in,
he Glongvd Street barracks
Mrs. McNlohon and Deer dauemu
rushed down to thp u,mr room who.
Ahc attackers departed and found OH.
tscvcn lying on lbc floor bro uools 90
lnood, thro. uf the hodiD. Boo a hn.
AFhn the pol,,, guh,I they nr.
thc women in state or cunu.
Ambuluncc- toob thc Victims to ,n.
hoSplia. where it Was found CHAT ms.
nlrcady W,rc dead. Tuu matum uf th.
hospial reports tnli uh. tWo wound
NJ SONS arc v,IN Wts
Another suu who was ordered m.,
ihe room os,up,d hN throwing himself
Mnd'r lounge lud Wu, muIur,I.
nlthourh two shuts w,rr fired 900 hm
4 Au ambulance attendant collapsed
aficr helping Wuy th. hod,,s in,a
The hospital although hardened with
scencs of hlooish,d
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
Baptist Editor Wants
COurting in Churches

SPOKANE, Wash-Young people
should be encouraged to make love in
church, Dr. owen Brown of Los An.
geles, editor of the adult publications
of the Baptist church, declared in an
address at n Baptist church confer
cnCe here last night.
ALLOW your Baptist Young Peo-
Pies Union meetings to be counting
bees, he told the assembled pastors
DR.. Brown said that courting should
he encouraged at church functions to
help the young people make matches
among themselves in thet midst Of
good Christian Influences
''Do YOU believe that our young
people ought to be encouraged 10
spoon at their meetings. Or. Brown
asked the meeting after stating his
views
The response generally was affrma.
tive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
DC. D. HIGHWAY
MANAGER IN CITY

w A. Palmer, secretary ana mana.
ger Of the d. c. ID. Highway asso.
citation, is in Ardmore on a brief
business trip
Mr. Palmer is en- route TO Houston.
Texas, from Canadian. lie will re-
turn to Oklahoma to attend the d. &.
d. meeting at Walters April IL.
Mr. Palmer says the Walters con
vention is going to be Il big affair.
largely attended. All the towns from
Wilson TO the Texas line will send del
egates and that Ardmore should have
fun representation at the meeting.
Roads throughout the Oklahoma di-
vision are much improved, Mr.. Pal
mer states, especially in Carter and
jefferson counties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
FRUIT STEAMER MAY
HAVE SUNK, REPORT

NEW YORK.-The United States
Fruit company steamer Metapan, en-
route to this city from ports in the
Caribbean, reported by wireless this
morning that she had collided with
an unknown schooner u miles east of
Barnegat light.
The schooner Immediately began TO
settle in the water and either sunk or
drifted away in the darkness, as the
Metapan reported She had lost touch
with the disabled craft. The Meta
pan was not seriously damaged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
MoUies to Meet Challenee
Will H, Hays Makes Inaugural Address at Great
Gathering of Celebrities

NEW YORK.-The motion pic
ture industry looks upon the de-
mands made upon it by the
American public as challenge.
which is accepted TO the ultimate,
declared VIII II. Hays. the new
chief of the industry, in address
ing a meeting here Thursday
night At a gathering of more
than one thousand persons. includ-
ing more screen stars than were
ever before assembled in any one
place, heard Mr., Hays deliver his
inaugural address, ON taking up
the duties of the position for
which he resigned from President
Harding's cabinet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24

The industry accepts the chal-
lengc." he said, "in the demand
of the American youth. that its
pictures shall give the right kind
of entertainment and instruction.
1t accepts the challenge in the
righteous demand of American
mothers, that the entertainment
and amusement of that youth be
worthy of their value as the most
potent factor in the country's fu.
ture. The opportunity is great.
and, so, i'm like measure. is the
responsibility. The responsibility
is accepted"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
LAUNDRY WORKER HAS
NARROW ESCAPE IN TUB

EPliRATA, Minn.-F'rank Johnson.
an employe of local laundry, mar
rowly escaped death yesterday when
a steam washing machine in which
he was taken bath after n fellow
worker had left was thrown into gear
and he became imprisoned in the rap
idly revolving tub and immersed in
scalding water up to his neck. lie
was rescued only when the owner OF
the laundry heard his cries and broke
into the room.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-24
Increase Revenue May
Be Short for Quarter

WASHINGTON. - Preliminary re-
ports received by the treasury of col.
lections Of March IS nstallments of
income and profits taxes showed a
total of S2S5 100000 on deposit in fed.
eral reserve banks.
These reports it was explained, GOV.
cred collections deposited uD TO Sat.
urday night. and several days must
elapse before all districts were ac-
counted for and the final total for the
quarter approXimated. ON the basis
received so far. officials declared. il
was impossible as yet to deter mine
whether Secretary Melons estimate
of $4GO, 600 600 in tax receipts for the
quarter would be obtained Receipts
from March payment last year aggre-
gated S797,O00.OO
NEW YORK Frank L. Brown. 10.
general secretary OF the World Asso.
ciation died at his home in Rrooltlvn