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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
BOARD MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT
TO GOVERNOR
Present System of Admins
tering Institutions Is
Lauded.
Prompt Payment of Bills and
Good Business Methods
Urged.

Bismarck, N. D.. Dec. 2s.--Show-
ing fairly satisfactory financial
condition and a need for added IA
cilities for both schools and institu-
tions, the board of administration has
presented its fourth annual report to
to the report of the board, the diff
ferent schools and institutions under
the direction Of the board are pre-
senting individual reports to the
governor.
The report shows first the changes
in the personnel of the board of ad-
ministration since the printing of the
last annual report, J. A. Kitchen
succeeding sue. .a i, J.: n. Hagan: R. B. Mur- !,,
and Frank S. Talcott taking the
place of George A. Totten. These
new members. with R. T. Muir and
Miss Minnie J. Nelson, make up the
present board. ".
Every additional year of practical
experience with the centralized ad-
ministration of all state institutions
under one governing board finds
their supervision and management
more complete due to UNIFORM poii-
cies being established and crystalized
into actual institutional practice"
says the board in continuing its re-
Lport. IA wider range OF experience
thus derived from the larger scope OF
administrative problems has given the
board more comprehensive view OF
, institutional needs and makes pos
| sible the direction Of development in
! d much more efficient manner
! through closer and more systematic
observation. AS time goes on a more
intimate acquaintance with the insti-
tutions and their problems tends to-
| wards greater economies and pro-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
DIVERSIFIED
]. FARMING WEEK E
E.DEClDE;'D| ON
TO Be Staged Here During
Five Days, Beginning
January 80.

f# Decision to change the name Of the
Red River Valley Corn and Potato
show to Farm Disqualification Week.
) has been reached by the Commercial
club, according to E.. r. Montgomery,
chairman oftt the program committee.
The event is being sponsored by the
agricultural committee of the Com
mercial club and the Grand Forks
Agricultural society. with Mr.! Mont
gomery, D. b. Morris, J. G.. Haney
: and j. g. Diamon on the program
COMMITTEE. ~
Tho dates selected are January 80
\ and 81 and February 1, Q and 8. the
same dates already decided on for the
first annual Red River Valley Poultry
show. (, HI. 4. a3;E, {s-i 4 Fs % J. 81 i3s ri
II. Mr.. Montgomery explains the inten-
& tion Of the committee as being to pro-
mote all phases OF diversified farming,
rather thap Just corn and potatoes AZ
was the case last year: Experts are to
be secured to fimpart Information on
producing each Of the following pro-
ducts: Dairy products, " beef, hogs,
y @aheep. poultry, bees and honey, corn.
potatoes, sugar beats and forage
crops. :{'3 h !.5. 4 5fs.%
1 The weeks activities will take place
III the Grand Forks city aud ditorium.
NO charge Is to be made. the affair
3 being planned simply to promote
& more and better. agriculture. y Il: 3 !,
80
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29

tail prices, while the agricultural pro-
ducts were averaging II per, cent
more than in the previous year. This
condition worked to the advantage of
the consumer also in that it narrowed
the margin between prices on whole
sale and retail sales, it was explained.
Z The departments survey showed
that the iron and steel industry In
creased It's output between sixty and
seventy per cent.
= :- Decrease in Coal.
The only declines of. outstanding
were seven per cent in
bitnminous coal, and AZ per cent in
anthracite; both Of which were due to
the strife, and therefore were not re-
gardedf as indicative Of fundamental
fault in the. economic structure. They
were more than offset. however, it was
of production In all other lines. Il. -
sSi The final estimates Of the wheat
crop showed itrLto have been about
sfortysone million bushels. or five per
cent greater than last year. This was
due, 1t wass said, to expansion in WIN
ter, wheat growing. Prices ranged gen.
orally higher. S,$ :. ..l {. s; &.
Big Corn and Oats Crops.
Big crops OF corn and oats marked
the year. each being larger than tn
the preceding season. The corn crop
was 17S;O00,O00 bushels greater, and
that Of oats about / a, 900, 900 bushels
more than In 10 ~. Y ~ iss{3s
SayinEs bank deposits increased
uni formly throughout the country, ac-
cordinG to the survey and increases
over 1921 also were reported In the
~ s22 life insurance business.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
Will Test N. D. Law
Giving Commission
Rate Making Powers

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 29.-The
Hughes Electric company of Bis
marck has secured an injunction
against it before the North Dakota
railway commission. and will contest
the constitutionality. of the public
utility law giving ths commission rate
making powers in the state. =
The injunction against the hearing
Of the case in which F. O. Hellstrom
Of Bismarck appeared as attorney for
petitioners was issued by District
Judge Nuessle and the hearing upon
the injunction is made returnable
January 5th at which time it is ex-
pected that Fred Jansonius will be
sitting in cases in Bismarck. -,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
FRENCH READY
TO! TAKE OVER
GERMAN WOODS
Poincare to Attempt to Make
This First Business at
Pren1ier's Session.
tBy The associated Press. J

4 Pafis, Dec. 2s.:AA-The French govern
ment has practically completed its
plans for the seizure OF certain Ger
man state forests as result Of the
formal action Of the reparations com
mission last Tuesday in declaring Cor
many in voluntary default for her fail
'ure to deliver the specific amount of
timber durinS the present year. Some
OF these t,overnment owned forests
many, and others In Bavaria.
h It was authorttatively stated Thurs
.dIy evening that apart from any. gen-
eral settlement that may be reached
at next weeks conference here of
Allied premiers. M. Poincare has
made up his mind to take these foF-
ests In ecpnomic reprtsal& for Ger
manys "1ilful default even though
the other Allies refuse to participate
in the operation.
Berlin, Dec. es. -Germany's delay
cordinE to AN explanation issued yes-
terday by the German war burdens
commission. The commission asks an
extension of time to the first. Of April.
The. majority of the demands, the
kcommtssion, declares, were received
only on March 81. and those for Eng
land on April 20. This resulted In
delay In contract delivsries ana conn
PEELED, purchases in the open market
Moreover, the sudden depreciation OF
the mark In June upset the govern
h, Nevertheless Is u tp Noyem ber * S the
demands for Belgium and France
were complstel ftilnlied and lronntsee
are made that Eng and Will receiyea q
large deiiyery fore the end of the
present year, NJ. a iEs,s5 =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
MODIFICATION
OF GRAIN GRADE
ORDER OBTAINED
Attorney General Johnson
Secures. Modification From
Federal Court.
Officials May Now Require
Bonds to Protect Owners
of Stored Grain.

Bismarck, n. D., Dec. 29.-Modifi-
cation of the order restraining en-
forcement OF the state grain grading
law was obtained of Federal Judge
Andrew Miller here by Attorney Cen
eral Sveinbjorn Johnson in order to
prevent a serious situation arising in
the protection of grain held in stor-
age In the state. Under the modifica-
ton order, state officials will be per-
mitted to require new bonds or addi-
tional bonds of warehouses and ele-
vators wherever and whenever in the
judgment Of such officfll Is and the de-
fendants' herein, it may be necessary
In order to adequately protect storage
ticket holders In the state of North
elevators, or whose assignors have
stored grain therein"
Under the order first issued when
enforcement of, the initiated grain
grading law was restrained. situations
would arise wherein the grain OF
farmers, placed in storage would not
be adequately protected by an ele-
vator bond. and the state authorities
would have no authority to require
an adequate bond. the attorney gen.
eral states. Fo]lowing conferences
with the railroad commissioners and
others 1t was decided to seek modifi-
cation of the order to give state Off
cials this authority pending a hearing
on the copstitutionality Of the law in
the federal court.
The Order.
Tho order issued by Judge Miller
says in part:
1T is>ordered that the interlocutory
injunctionaI ordqr made in the above
entitled matter by the court 'on the
o'clock a., m. on said day be-. and the
same is hereby, modified in the fol
lowing manner: The proper official,
Of the state of-Nbrth Dakota and thu
defendants herein SHALL, notwith
standing said interlocutory injunc
tional order. have and mG exercise
the authority to require new bonds ol
additional bonds of warehouses and
elevators in the state Of North Dako
ia wherever and whenever in the
judgment of such officials and the de.
PENDANTS herein, it may be necessar!
in order to adequately protect storage
ticket holders in the state Of NORTH
! Dakota who have stored grain in suct
. elevators, or whose assignors have
stored grain therein. 1t is the purpose
Of this order modifying the ipjunc
tional. order aforesaid. to enable the
!: proper officials Of the state Of Nortl
F; Dakota, andthe defendants herein. t
/ take the necessary steps to protec
! farmers and other persons who have
stored grain III elevators and othel
, warehouses in the state by requiring
! the necessary bonds to insure full
protection on account of such stor
! age"
! The actionsis regarded as of utmos
! Importance in restoring an authorit.
which existeds under the law before
+; the, initiated law was passed ant
! Which was reinvested in officials l,
! the initiated law
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
Greeks Excited:
Entire Army On
Way TO Thrace
Ismet Pasha Reafrms Demands That Mosul District Be
Turned Over To Turks; Curzon To Leave For Paris
For Conference With Bonar Law; British Ships Re-
turned To Constantinople To Be Ready To Protect
Foreigners


failure
Turkish and insisting that special courts with foreign Judges sitting
declare the invasion
which the Allies make stand
X
and
saonk
ga o tn a
circles
will be profoundly
II anecsed. II. &
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
PIERCE BUTLER
TO TAKE OATH
. NEXT TUESDAY

Washington. Dec. 29.-Pierce But
Ter of St. Paul, recently confirmed by
the senate to fill the vacancy on the
supreme court bench caused by, the
resignation of William R. Day, reach
ed Washington today and will take
the oath of office when the supreme
court meets next Tuesday. He called
at the capitol during the day, and was
invited by Chief Justice Taft to be his
guest at dinner tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
TRIED To Kill
WOMAN ! FROM /
HlLL|!SB|OR0, ] N. D.
Man Who Shot Mrs. Frieda
Merrill Dies After Turn
ing Gun On Self.
Tragedy Takes, Place In
Taxicab In Chicago;
. Mystery 70 Police.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-A mysterious
shooting In a taxicab in which Mrs.
Frieda Merrill was severely wounded
by her second cousin, oseph Lang,
when then shot himself fatally, con-
fronted the police today. Lang died in
a hospital.
Mrs. Merrill Is the wife of Herbert
Merrill. salesman for the Kansas City
Medical Supply House. Merrill said he
was unable to explain the shooting
Lang. he said, had known Mrs. Mer-
rill in Hillsboro, North Dakota, before
her marriage.
The Merrills have four year old
son. Lang came to Chicago some time
ago from Hillsboro, according to Mer-
rill.
"Mr. Lang came to our house fire.
quently,'', Merrill told the police. HE
came last night and asked me If he
might take my wife to a. show. / saw
no objection to her going with her
relatives" -
The police said they found al
Lang's home two greeting cards ad.
dressed to Lang by the cousin, also q
card signed "Frieda," asking him. tc
telephone her.
Mrs. Merrill was said to have told
the, police that the, shooting resulted
from her rejection Of Lang'stlove.
Known in Hillsboro. >
f PHi1lsboro. N. D., Dec 'S9:-Mrs
Frieda Merrill, reported to have beer
seriously wounded when shot, while ir
q taxicab in Chicago by Joseph Lang
who then shot himself and died in 9
hospital shortly afterward, il wei
t known here and is the daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Beltz. wei
| known farmers east of town. A sister
Mrs. William m>Cauffmann, also lives ir
t this MS VII. vicinity besides several brother.
Joseph Lang, the alleged assailan
and suicide, Is said not to be a relative
of the Beltz family, but during th<
summer of 1922 was employed on the
/ Beltz farm and met Mrs. Merrill wht
was-home on visit with her parent.
during the fall. Herbert Merrill. hus
band of the. wounded woman is slight
ly known here, but it is thought tha
his original home was at Hot Springs
Arkansas. He first came to Hillsbort
a few years ago with a carnival com
pafly, it Is believed. He was married
to Miss BeltZ several wears ago
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
District Covered.
KATO GOVERNMENT
POLICY CONDEMNED
By PRIVY COUNCIL

Toxic, Dec. D.A(By The As-
sociated Press. 1.-The Kat0 sOy-
eznmeht's policy. In Its dealings
with China was condemned tsday
In . resolution adopted by the
priv counc and addreesed 70
the prince regent. Such action Il
I. unprecedented In tho, history Of
Japanesc politics. III
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
SHIP In DISTRESS
TODAY in TERRIFIC, 81
GALE OFF CAPE MAY

New York. Dec. 20.-The
steamer Munmotcr from Boston
for Norfolk, was waterlogsed and
In distress today in a terrific gale
on Cape May, radio messages
picked up hero said. Her. POSI-
tiOn was given as sixty miles
southwest of Five Fathom Bank
light.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
SNOuLlNuoO' vi dec W.
BIG BLIZZARD
HITS new YORK
Hundreds Injured In Falls
On Icy Thoroughfares;
Two Reported Dead.

New York. Dec. 29.-Thousands Of
volunteer snow handlers were called
to the shovels today to help dig New
York city out of its first big storm Of
the season---a blizzard OF snow and
sleet, which. starting yesterday under
moderate temperature, became over
night an icy gale which threatened to
paralyze all transportation.
The storm took Its toll of hundreds
of injured, From early last night un-
til daybreak ambulances were bring
ing, in pedestrians with broken arms,
fractured legs or cracked skulls. who
had fallen victims to the tpeachery
Of ice covered streets. Most ,hospi-
tails were crowded to capacity.
At least two persons are reported
city's thoroughfares.
High Wind.
The wind reached high velocities
Combined with the unaccustome ed
burden of snow, it worked havoc with
above ground power apd telephone
lines; street car transmission cables;
roofs OF buildings and large trees.
Lives Of pedestrians in some sec
tions' were endangered by falling
signs. tumbling chimneys and smoke
age We're believed to have been caus
ed on Long and Staten Islands, where
numerous small craft were washed
ashore. Along the water front the
tol! of damaged buildings was re-
ported heavy.
Recruit ShOvelers. !.
/ City officials were out. early today
recruiting snow shovelers with which
to augment the force Of $4,000 adver-
tised for last night. :. gs':a i.F
Fuel stocks. anthracite and; hitum-
inous, in addition to those in the bins
of dealers or consumers. were csti.
mated by fuel administration officials
at less ti1ah $4,000 tons. A list for
hospitals. schools and municipal in.
sdtutions was being prepared In case
fuel rationing became imperative. 4
I District Covered.
Boston, Mass. Dec 29.--All New
England lay under a, thick mantle .o1
snow today. following nostheast gales
which swept this section yesterday
The snowfall in less than "a hours
ranged from six inches In Boston tc
Ia foot in Portland. In Greater Boston
tw fatalities were attribsted' to the
storm. n,
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MORE ARRESTS TO BE MADE IN \
KIDNAPPING CASE; ALLEGED
CONFESSIONS ARE ANNOUNCED
Reported That As Persons
Have Been Implicated In
Crimes As Result OF Con-
fes.iions; Nixon Predicts
\ More Bloodshed If He Is
Returned To Mer Rouge,

Monroe, La, Dec 29.-Sherin Fred
Carpenter Of Moreholse parish today
declared there would be arrests In the
Morehouse kidnapping Investigations
on the return OF the federal investiga-
tors who were In New Orleans yester-
day attending a conference with state
officialao
II have no official word of any Of
1cial action of any kind" the sheriff
aid, "but 1 know that there are to
oe arrests on the return to Morehousc
variants as yet, but these are to be
,iaced in my hands within the next
ew days, as I understand that the
laln Of evidence has been completed.
have no reliable information rela-
live to the alleged confessions of two
persons involving As citizens"
Sheriff Carpenter said that while As
citizens might be involved In the plot,
he did not believe that this number
were actual participants in the kid
mapping Of the Mer Rouge citizens and
the deaths of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards.
No Immediate Action,
. Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 29-Further
action in the case of DR.. B. M. Nc
Koin. arrested here Tuesday for the
murder Of Watt Daniels and Thomas
Richards after they were alleged to
have been kidnapped last August at
Mer Rouge, La, was not expected un.
til Tuesday. At that time, 1t Is be-
lieved Governor Albert Richie of, this
state. will act on the req1isition for
DR.. McKotn. preferred by Louisiana
authorities.
DR.. McKoin. a former mayor Of Me,
Rouge. was charged with the murder
OF Daniela and Richards "Wednesday
on an affidavit Of the sheriff of More.
house parish. III
y telegram received from. Attorne,
General Coco OF ftLouisiaE Hast nigh,
statsS th2tl L a4tS 9sh erifal !.
F.. Calhoun would leave Baton Rouge
for Baltimore early today with the az.
fldavit and extrAditioR papers. .%,l
F. PREDICTS MORE BLooDsHED.
Dr.. McKoin stated in an in
he .'would rather die forty times
than be taken back to MGR
Rouge" He predicted that there
"would he more bltOtlshed than
cvcr.' II he "evcr put. his foot on
Mcr Rouge soil again. d..
The laSvless clement at NIer
Rouge, he sad, would not, stop at
anything. He had had personal
dealings with them AID knew that :
there "wOuld be many who would
lay down their lives just to kill
me-" Governor Parker, Attorney
General Coco and all the officials :.
there. hc added. "cannOt-if they
tell the etrutll-guarantce that my
lie Will he spared in that town."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
EA4sTHQUAKE REPORTED.

Rome, Dec. 2s.-(By The Associat-
ed Press. AN earthquake was felt
at Avezzano. in the province of Aquila
at 1885 o'clock this afternoon. accord
ing to a message received here. No
damage was reported. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
BELIEVE 'OIHER
W0MAN>lNi|CASE
HAS BEEN / FOUND
| Hamble1 viii ! Plead !; Guilty,
ila believe risoner'
t Life Threatened.

- . 70
Stockton, Cal.,s Dec. ,2s.--Mrs.< Tena
Schneider. employed at a local hotel
was said today to be- the woman In
whose room letters were found from
Clarence Hamblen, announcing "my
wife died recently under mysterious
circumstances and do not let anyone
know that am coming to SCalifor-
nia." t1it-5a"
Clarence Hamblen, who was said to
have confessed at Fairpon ont, Minn.. to
the murder Of his wife. was arrested
here after he had been here about
three weeks. He was apprehended
through failing to change his auto
mobile license plates. He refused to
sell the car before ,he left here last
Saturday with the Minnesota officers,
saying there are two sides to every
story. am going back and will soon
have this matter cleared up" +.
Howard Palmer, who made the trip
west as travelling companion with
Hamblen, called at the sheriff's office
yesterday and said to one Of the depu-
ties; something Hamblep said on the
trip made me think he had burned his
house." -a. .i,. sy
Hamblen is charged with arson as
we'll as murder. is
Guard Prisoner,
,Fairmont, Mimi. Dec. 29.-Follow-
- \ -
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Will ARREST
ALLEGED BOMB
SENDER TODAY
Farmer Believed to Have
Sent Death Package to
Home of Chapman.

Marshf1eld. Wis, Dec. 29.-Louis
Trossen, member of the Wood county
board OF supervisors, announced to-
day that large quantity of picric
acid used by farmers for blasting
stumps, was contained in the bomb
which was sent to James r. Chap
man. chairman of the board, and
which caused the death Of his wife,
blew his left arm from his shoulder
and cut several gashes in his body.
The announcement by Mr.. Trossen
is believed to be the first real clue to
the sender of the death package
which has caused the arrival. Of sew
eral postal and federal officials to in
vestigate what is believed by them to
be warfare against Wood county Off
cials, either for prosecution Of moon
shine activities or because of their
efforts to construct a drainage project
through a part of the county which
has aroused opposition.
Arrests are expected momentarily.i
Attack Deputies.
Stevens Point. Wis. Dec 29-The
second act Of violence in this section OF
the state and closely following the
sending of bomb package to a prom
inent county official in Marshfield, oc-
CURED yesterday when unknown as
! sailants ambushed an automo obile
loaded with deputy sheriffs and dry
agent as it was returning from series
of rum raids near here. The attack
ers hid in bushes alongside the road
and fired several rifle shots into the
machine as 1t passed One bullet miss
ed by two inches the head Of Manuel
Berry, deputy sheriff II
20 The attack is laid to friends OF
moonshiners and is believed to have
been staged to frighten officers who,
have been conducting liquor raids and
seizures in Portage county for the last j
several days. l.Sl n f N
Marshfield, Wis, Dec. 2s.--As 4 res.
suit of an investigation conducted by
postal authorities and state officials,
an arrest is forecast for late today In
the bomb mystery case which has
cost the life Of a woman and the seri.
, GUS injury of her husband. s{ssi5i
To Arrest Farmer. 4. 3.
According to District Attorney r. J
| w. Calkins who was here aiding IN
the investigation, farmer, will be arr
rested today, charged with murder ID
connection with the death OF Mrn.
Jamea r. Chapman. Mrs. Chapman
was fatally injured when she. Nth
her husband, member Of the cSunty
! board Of supervisors and q drain COM.
1missioner. opened . package Scontadn.s
Ling. ~ a
| According to authoritles. the n,aS
who will be arrested 10 4 land owner
In the district in which Mr.. EhapnAf,
was drain communist oner.. He is known
L 80.
! Continued ON sPags i i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-29
Cunon to Leave.

Lausanne. Dec. 2s.-( (By the Asso-
ciated Press. .)--MarQuis Curzon, the
British foreign secretary and head
Of the British delegation to the Near
East peace conference. plans to
leave Sunday for Paris, where he will
remain until Tuesday to confer with
Prime Minister Bonar Law in regard
to the Near East situation. i NJ