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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
FORBES AGAIN
INDICTED FOR
SALE OF GOODS
Former Head of Veterans
Bureau Charged by Mary
land Grand Jury Today
BIG FRAUD CHARGED
Alleges to Have Disposed Of
S3,OOO,OOO Worth of Goods
For 100000 to Firm

Baltimore, Nd, April 16.-Charles
X. Forbes, former director of the
Veterans Bureau, was indicted bv
the federal grand jury here today at
the close of an investigation into
the sale of army supplies alleged to
be worth $3,000,0OO to the Thompson-
Kelley Company of New York and
Boston for price said to be $780,
600.
Nathan Thompson. head of the
company which bought the supplies
and Commander II. OLeary of the
United States Navy, who was chief
of the supply division of the Veter-
ans Bureau at Perryville, Maryland,
at the time the goods were sold, also
were indicted. The contract to sell
the supplies bore Colonel Forbes sig
nature.
The charge against Forbes is con-
splracy to defraud the government.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
LOAN OF CASH
F0RCATTLE IS
MADE DEFINITE
Agricultural Credit Corpora.
tiOn Makes Plans For
Advancing Money
CONFERENCE IS CALLED
Meeting of County Agents in
Fargo TO be Held-Win
Buy 10000 Cattle

Minneapolis, April 16.-(By the A.
PD-Farmers, selected in one-c1op
sections of Northwest states, with
whom to make demonstrations, are
to be loaned money direct by the
new $l0,0O0,000 Agricultural Credit
Corporation, which has voted one
million dollar fund with which to
test the capacity of the corporation
to enable farmers to swing from one
single crop farming to dversifica-
ton.
M. O. Grangaard, corporation vice
president, who has been named head
of the farm divcrsification division,
today completed plans for the begin
ming of the divisions operations.
Ten thousand head OF cattle will
be on farms scattered through Min
nesota. North Dakota and Montana
by July l, all supplied by the cor
poration, Mr.. Grangaard said.
County agents from 35 North Da-
kota counties have been called to
meet at Fargo Tuesday at 1O:30 a. M.
when their part in the new problem
will be outlined.
To Select Expert
"An agricultural expert will be Sc.
lected to aid the county agents.
"ln each county where experiments
are to be made county committees
will be organized, consisting of coun-
ty agents, a banker and business
man. The county agent who is in
close touch with the farmers 'on the
ground will make selection Of farms
on which to place the mortgaged cat
tie"
The farmers selected will be able
to show their ability and capacity for
handling Of dairy or beef cattle and
their merits for a. credit standpoint.
The county committee first will
receive the suggestions of loan oppli-
cants and when they are approved
the list will be returned to the coun-
ty agent. ..
The county agent will submit the
list to the corporation for approval
and, if approved, the money will be
forthcoming. ,..,. ,..,..-...
Combat Initiation Prices
Plans are being perfected to pur-
chase the cattle. Any attempt to in
flate cattle prices will be resisted
and sections where this is -pract:ced
will be eliminated.
The whole tentative plan is to be
presented at Tuesdays meeting in
Fargo. The movement seeks to get
the cattle on the farms as speedily
as possible, so that the feeding may
begin.
"There are about SO county agents
in North Dakota" Mr.. Grangaard
said. eve are calling them to the
meeting Tuesday to ask them to be-
gin work at once. The North Dako-
ia Agricultural College experts and
their authorities on, stock raising
will attend the meeting. We believe
the county agents activities will
make them valuable in our efforts.
They are under state and federal su-
pervision and should know the farm
ers who are desirous of diversifying
and to what extent they can safely
take on cattle raising. After the
Fargo meeting we plan to conduct
in other sections to have
the whole program in operation as
soon as possible"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
US. SENATE
REJECTSKNIGHT
Will Not Accept Him AS Oil
Prosecutor

Washington, April 16-After
weeks of debate, tbs senate final
ly rejected the nomination of Samuel
Knight of San Francisco, to be spec
ial government counsel in litigation
looking to the recovery Of sections 16
and 36 within the confines of Cali
fornia naval reserve Number 9.
Action was in executive session,
but it was reported that the vote was
80 to 26 to uphold the adverse re-
commentator made on the nomina-
tion by the oil committee which dis
closed the circumstances that caused
congress to direct President Coolidge
to employ special counsel to prose
cute suits for recovery >of the Cali
fornia oil land which had been ceded
to that state as non mineral school
lands.
Senator Walsh OF Montana, COM
mittee prosecutor, led the fight
against Mr. Knight on the ground
that he had acted as counsel for the
Equitable Trust company in which
the Rockefellers are large stockhold-
ers. Section 36 is operated by the
Standard Oil company of California.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
PROSECUTION
GOES AHEAD
Acknowledgement to Make no
Exception in Wheeler Case

Washington. April l6.--The de-
partment of justice can see no rea-
son for delay in proceeding with the
case in which Senator Wheeler, DEM
ocrat, Montana, has been indicted by
a federal grand jury at Great Falls,
Mont. and his arrest on the indict-
ment is expected by officials within
the next few days.
1t was said yesterday at the de-
partment of justice that Attorney
General Stone expected to treat the
case as any other indictment and ar
rest and it was indicated that if un-
usual delay should occur Mr.. Stone
would make inquiries to ascertain
the reasons.
Previously it had been stated at
the White House that President
Coolidge was leaving the entire ques-
tion to Attorney General Stone.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
WOOD AGAINST
'DESERTI0N' OF
PHILIPPINES
GOvernGr-General SAYS u. S
Would be Giving Up Trust
at This Time
CAN'T GOVERN SELVES

Washington, April TO- Immediate
independence Of the Philippine
islands, sought by special commits
sions to the United States. would
be serious blow to western civil
lization' and ''heartless betrayal
of our trust Governor General
Leonard Wood said in a report made
public by Secretary Weeks.
Il sympathze deeply with the de-
sire Of the Filipino people for inde-
pendence," General Wood said, "but
know they are not yet prepared to
assume its responsibility, either from
the standpoint of instructed public
opinion, preparedness for defense, a
common language or economic re-
sources. | am convinced that the
president letter to Speaker Roxas
voices the true interests of the Fill
pino, humane policy which should be
followed. The present organic act,
with certain amendments is adequate
to carry out this policy until such
time as the final relations which are
tO exist sbetween the United States
and the people of the Philippine is
lands may be determined.
Would Betray Trust
TO grant immediate independence
would be heartless betrayal of our
trust and result in turning over the
100000 people of these inlands to
strife and disorder in the near fu-
ture, for it would result in almost
immediate serious clashes between
the aMoros and Christian Filipipos,
the Former being unit against in
dependence and desiring the contin-
uance of American sovereignty. 1t
would defeat true independence both
economic and political, ruin the su
gar and tobacco industries, destroy
confidence in investments with re-
sulting wrecking Of the finances of
the islands with attendant idleness
and disorders. 1t would be serious
blow to western civilization and to
the christian effort in the far east,
and render unavailing or destroy
much of our work here.
Il am convinced the true situation
in the Philippines is not understood
either by congress or the American
people who have been misinformed
and deceived by misleading propa-
ganda."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
RELIGIOUS
INSTRUCTION
ADVOCATES WIN

Fargo, April 16.-Mrs. Laura II.
Spaulding, II. T. Alsop, and II. p.
Beckwith were elected to the Fargo
board Of education for three year
terms at the school board election
held yesterday. Mr.. Alsop succeeds
himself as Il member of the board,
and MIS-. Spaulding and Mr.. Beckwith
succeed Mrs. r. NJ. Pollock and ].
w. McHose, both of whom were can
didates for reelection.
The three successful candidates
were elected on platform favoring
economy in the Fargo public schools.
Mr.. Beckwith indOrsed week day re-
ligious education in the public
schools.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
RADIO KNIFE MAKES OPERATIONS
VIRTUALLY BL0oDLESS, SURGEON SAYS

Chicago, April 16.-A "radio knife"
which may cause a small revolution
in the treatment of certain diseases
and may make virtually bloodless
operations for Generous growth, has
been demonstrated here by DR.. Louis
Schmidt, who performed two opera
tions with it yesterday.
A low-power transmitting set is
used to generate the current used
by Ahe device, Iaccording to w. H.
Dodde of the laboratory which per-
fected. it. The "knife" resembling
knitting kneedle forms one ter,nin-
al. A sheet of tin-foil on which the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
EXCLUSION WRITTEN IN

Washington, April 16.-Japanese
exclusion was written into the i'm
migration bill yesterday by the SEN
ate over the protest of both Secre-
tary Hughes and the Japanese am
bassador.
There was neither a roll call nor
debate on the exclusion amendment,
action on which came unexpectedly
late in the day. Only few more
than score of senators were pre-
sent.
- Adoption of the amendment, which
is almost identical with that ap-
proved last week by the house, was
nothing more than formality as
senate approval was made certain
with the refusal of that body to
sanction by law the gentlemen S
agreement with Japan on the i'm
migration question.
There has been no indication from
the White House as to President
CoOlidge's attitude with regard to
the exclusion question, but there
were intimations in some admins
tration quarters today that he might
veto the immigration bill because of
the japanese provision.
Congressional leaders appear con-
fident, however, that the executive
will attach his signature to the meas
ure. Should he veto it they have little
doubt that the necessary two thirds
majority for it's re-passage could be
obtained in both the house and SEN
ate.
TO Go to Conference
1t may be two weeks or more be-
fore the president is called on to
act.
After the bill is passed by the SEN
ate, probably this week, it will have
to 60 to conference for the ironing
out of differences between the two
houses on number of provisions.
The chief executive already has
given the subject considerable study,
however, having discussed it several
times with Secretary Hughes and
again yesterday with Senator Lodge
OF Massachusetts, Republican leader
and chairman of the foreign relations
Senator Lodge went to the White
House to inform the president Off
cially of the sentiment of himself
and his colleagues and to suggest
that he consider the overwhelming
votes on the question when the bill
reaches him.
Cabinet in Session
Whether the subject came before
the regular Tuesday cabinet meeting
was not made known at the White
House, officials there maintaining
silence: Secretary Hughes attended
the cabinet session, but left for New
York.
Ambassador Hanihara plans to
confer with Mr.. Hughes on his return
today and meantime officers at.
the Japanese embassy decline to
make any statement either regarding
the ambassadors letter or the action
of congress.
Long after the senate's action.
Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama,
read "a prepared address urging that
the doors be closed entirely to all
immigration at least for one year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
PIONEER FORKS
BANKER DIES

Grand Forks, April 16.-John Birk-
holz. SO, pioneer banker of Grand
Forks who for the last 21 years has
been resident of Minneapolis and
Los Angeles, died at the latter place
early yesterday, according to tele-
grams received here.
Mr.. Birkholz was president of the
Birkholz Investment Banking firm of
Grand Forks and the Farmers Bank
of Emerado at the time of death. Be-
tween 1891 and 1898 he founded
banks at Ardoch, Emerado, Thomp-
son and Conway, N. d., and the Kilt
son County Bank at Hallick, Mimi.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16

The human tissue offering resistance
to the passing of the current wnen
the knife if I applied causes heat
enough to diffuse brass. The knife
burns itself through the skin, fat
and muscle quickly and without the
necessity of pressure.
In the operation performed DR..
Schmidt said the tissue was scared
for depth of thirty second of an
inch, the soaring making the opera
tion virtually bloodless. Very de-
licate operations are. possible with
the instrument which will by no
means replace the surgeons knife,
but will be valuable addition to
surgery!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16

Clio, cloudy; Sno, snow; Raj, rain
Modern drops in temperature ac-
'ompanied the snowfall in many
oints. Bottineau and Bowbells re-
orted the lowest temperatures last
ight-28 above, while Bismarck re-
"orted 80 above as did Dickinson
nd several other cities. The high
st temperature in the state yester-
ay was at Ellendale, where it was
7. Rain fell there.
The weather bureaus report shows
hat a low pressure area over Color
do yesterday morning moved east
.iippi Valley, precipitation occurring
that valley, the Plains States and
.ocky Mountain region.
Same Damage Done
High winds and considerable pre-
ripitation occurred in parts of North
Dakota, particularly in northeastern
North Dakota, according to reports,
ONE damage being reported there on
recount of the storms.
The North Dakota corn and wheat
region summary Of the weather bur-
Eau, issued today, says: Unfavorable
weather for spring work prevailed
n the north and west portions of the
state, delaying spring plowing and
seeding and growth of grasses. Con-
siderable seeding and some plowing
was accomplished in the south and
cast portions. Livestock is in good
condition"
The damage 10 the northeastern
oart of the state, reports said was
confined chiefly to telephone lines,
he Langdon weather bureau reporting
lines down as result Of the storm,
witch was a combination sleet and
snowstorm which turned into rain.
At II a. m. today an inch and a
falf Of snow had fallen in Bismarck,
the total precipitation being about a
quarter of an inch.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
EGAN IS HIGH
IN SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, S. D., April To-
George ". Egan, former attorney
and publisher and Thomas McKin-
non, contractor, were high in today's
three cornered mayoralty election
Egan received 5,582 votes and Nc
Kinnon 1861. George w. Burnside
mayor Of Sioux Falls for 20 years
and the third candidate, received
2,406 votes. AS neither of the two
high men received a majority of the
votes cast, a second election will be
held next Tuesday to decide the vic
tor. The vote was the heaviest in
the city's history.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
BODY INFERRED
IN MANDAN

The body of Mrs. r. C. Robinson,
discovered in the Missouri River near
EpA Rice yesterday. has been inter
red in Mandan, conditions making it
inadvisable for the undertaken to
delay the interment.
Private funeral services were held
in the Kennedy undertaking parlors
at Mandan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16

DEFENDED
Senator Lodge Declares His
Letter Was Proper

Washington, April 16.-Replying to
critics of President Coolidge for his
letter Of protest against the trend Of
Senate Investigations, Senator Lodge,
Massachusetts, Republican floor
leader, declared today that the chief
executive had acted entirely within
his rights.
This message" said Senator
Lodge, relates directly to the con-
duct of public business with which
the president is charged as chief
executive
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
BAN STUDENT
ACTIVITIES

At meeting of the School Board
held, it was voted to ban all student
activities and meetings at the high
school after six o'clock p. M:
: No rehearsals or practice periods
will be held after that hour. This
action was taken after "a conference
with the faculty and will be rigidly
enforced during the remainder Of
the school year at least.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
START MILLION DOLLAR FARMING TEST
SENATE CONFIRMS LUNDQUIST'S
APPOINTMENT AS POSTMASTER HERE
Transfer May Not BE Effected For Month"; Time Ben.
Required For Transfer-Stepup" for Others Service

The appointment of Oliver Lund-
quist as II postmaster at Bismarck
was confirmed in the United States
Senate at Washington late yesterday
according to telegram received at
the local postoffice from the Post
masterGenerars office.
The exact date of Mr.. Lundquist
succession to the office is undetcr-
mined. The department ut Washing
ton will forward numerous papers
necessary to be effected in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
GRAFTCHARGES
CARRIED UP TO
H. DAUcuERTY
Castor Means, Former Agent,
Declares Daugherty Re-
fused to Return Money
NAMES A. NJ, PALMER
Witness Asserts That Daugh-
erty Planned to "Black-
maiH His Predecessor

Washington, April l6.-(By the A.
P0-New charges of crookcdness in
the Department Of Justice, this time
reaching up to Harry NJ. Daugherty
himself. were brought before the
Daugherty investigating committee
today by Castor Means, former de-
partment agent and man of many
connections
He testified that Jess w. Smith on
the night before he committed sui
eide asked me to return $2oo.oPo to
a New York whisky ring"
Did Smith tell you he had made
Il proposition to the Attorney General
ana the Attorney-Gcneral would not
return it," asked Senator Wheeler.
"He did, replied the witness.
Means also declared Smith had
told him that Daugherty knew he
could indict A. Mitchell Palmer, At
torney-General under the Wilson ad-
ministration, but decided not to be-
cause he wanted to "bl3ck mail' him
into>using his influence in Congress.
He described meeting between
Daugherty and Palmer from which
he said the latter emerged scared to
death" at the proposition Daughertv
had put up to him.
Switching to the Indictment Of
Senator Wheeler in Montana the wit
ness asserted he had information not
hitherto disclosed regarding the ac-
tivities of the Department of Justice
in the case. The men sent from
Washington who really did the work
of collecting evidence, he said, had
worked under cover and their ide,ti-
ty had not been revealed.
Washington, April 16.-George W..
Stork, Department of Justice ac-
countant, resuming his testimony
today before the Daugherty invest-
eating committee, declared that since
he had been witness before the
committee his brief case containing
his papers had been ''cut open" in
his hotel room and his locked cab
met at the Department of Justice
had been ''jimmied.
None of his papers had been ''ab-
stracted from the brief case, the
witness said, adding that another
Department of Justice agent had
been similarly visited last Sunday
Stork testified that Martin f.. Kern,
purchaser of the Bosch Magnetic
property from the alien property
custodian, had paid Joseph f. Guf-
fey, a Democratic leader in Pennsyl-
vania and former director of sales
of the alien property custodian, the
sum of $4,000 Ito influence the re-
lease of liquor"
The witness produced letter
from kerns attorney in Allentown,
Pennsylvania, referring to a $4,000
payment in 1920 as loan" which
was not returned by Guffey. The
correspondent did not indicate that
kerns ever obtained the whisky
release permits he sought.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
NAVY OIL TO
BE CONSERVED
UNDER REPORT

Washington, April 16.-Members of
the Naval Oil Conservation Commits
sion recently appointed by President
Coolidge have determined on the
broad policy of preservation for the
Navy as much as possible, of the
Navy oil reserves until the Navys
need is most urgent" m 8 &
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16

transfer of the office from Acting
Postmaster II. 7. Murphy to Mr.
Lundquist and require that bond be
executed, so that. in the opinion of
Mr.. LundGuist. the transfer may not
take place for month.
The newly appointed postmaster,
who is now assistant, is not yet ready
to announce his selection Of assist
ant postmaster. He said, however,
that the vacancy created by his elc-
walton to the postmaster would mean
Il strp~up for others in the service.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
DOCK TO BE MOVED

London, April 16.-A wonderful
feat Of transportation will take place
shortly. This will be the removal
of giant floating dock from Eng
land to Singapore, a distance Of
5000 miles. The dock is 900 feet long
and is needed for new naval base.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
SHOT FIRED
AT KLANSMAN

Marion, Ill.,, April '16.--Fourteen
shots were fired by unidenti-
fled persons today into the home
of Sam Sterns, chairman ofthe coun-
ty board of supervisors, and reputed
leader of the Williamson county Ku
Klux Klan. Ross Lizenby, hired
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
TO BENEFIT CROP

Minot, N. D., April 16.-That last
nights fall of moisture will be a
big asset to crops in this section of
the state was the declaration of the
county agent here. About 10 per-
cent Of the wheat crop has been
seeded in Ward county, the county
\ agent said. The present preclplta-
ton provides an abundance of mois-
ture.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
Weather Report
or twenty-four hours ending b:
WEATHER FORECASTS

WEATHER FORECASTS
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Thursday. Rising tenn
perature Thursday.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Thursday; except snow extreme
southeast portion tonight; co3le4
east portion tonight. Rising ten.
perature Thursday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
GERMAN NOTE
SRECEIVED

Paris. April l6.-The German note
in reply to the reparation commits
sion's investigation for German rep
resentatives to be heard on the ex-
perts' report was hande ID to the COM
mission this evening.
The German reply is an uncondi-
tional acceptance. of the experts
plan and is basis of negotiation
looking to final settlement of the
reparations question, the German
war burdens commission declared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
ATTlTUDE-0F
PRESIDENT ON
JAPS AWAITED
Senate Makes Its Rejection of
Hanihara Protest DOubly
Emphatic
EXCLUSION is VOTED
Senate and House Both Now
Have Voted to Refuse Ad-
mission to Japanese

Washington. April l6.-By a
vote of n to 4 the Senate today
reaffirmed it's approval Of the
Japanese exclusion provision in
the immigration bill. The action
was taken merely as y fOrmality.
iesterday's Senate action was
without a record vote and some
Senators desired to have their
position formally reported by n
rOll-call.
Those voting against the ex-
clusiOn provision were Senators
Colt of Rhode Island. Sterling
of South Dakota, Mclean of
Connecticut and Warren of WyO-
ming. all Republicans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16
AIR LINE TO MOSCOW

Moscow, April 16.-The first direct
airplane service from Moscow to
London opened April Is. The Mos
cow-Koenigsberg line reopened about
the same time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-16

Washington, April 16.-(By the A.
Po-The Senate, having made doubly
clear its emphatic rejection of AM
bassador Hanihara's protest against
exclusion of japanese from the list
of immigrants admissible to the
United States, interest in this phase
Of the immigration question turned
today to the attitude of President
Coolidge and the reaction Of the To-
kio government.