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The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
MESSAGE SENT
TO HOUSE FOR
ITS DECISION
Effort Will Be Made To Pass
Measure Over Coolidge
Veto
ON GROUND OF EXPENSE
President Believes Annual
Cost. Would be Over
$l14,O0O.OOC
ON GROUND OF EXPENSE

Washington, May Is. BY the A. P.)
The soldier bonus bill was vetoed
today by President Coolidge.
On the heels of his disapproval of
the Buraum pension bill because he
felt it would he an undue strain on
the treasury, the President sent back
to the capitol for the same reason
the compensation measure which
would give free life insurance pol
icies to World War Veterans.
Advocates of the bill Immediately
announced that an attempt would be
made to pass ii over the veto. On
its original passage, it received
more than the necessary thirds
vote in both Senate and House.
The veto message, based on esti-
mates of probable expenditures, pro-
vided by the budget bureau, was ad-
dressed to the House, where the bill
originated and where the first test
of strength must come in the effort
to override the Presidents disap-
proval.
The President in his veto message
estimated that payment of the bonus
would commit the nation to an
average annual expenditure of $114,-
0OO,O 900, for the next 20 years.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
FUND ASKED TO
TAKE MESSAGE
y OF NO. DAKOTA
Organization Requested To
Subscribe $4,000 to a
$4,000 War Chest
MANY ARE PRESENT
Leaders in Northwest Present
at Meeting to Plan the
Campaign of Action
MANY ARE PRESENT
(Special to The Tribune)


Valley City, N. D., May l5.-North
Dakota organized today to refute the
unfavorable publicity which the State
has received during the last five
years.
State officers, Is delegates from
chambers of commerce and other
civic organizations, and railroad Of
ficials attended a meeting at Valley
City, N. D., to perfect permanent
Organization of the Greater North
Dakota association andf to put
North Dakota back on the map.
Plans for a campaign of publicity
and truthful advertising will be
formed by an executive. committee
which the association elected today
Organizations represented were ask
ed to subscribe $4,000 toward a $780,
700 fund to begin the campaign.
Among those in attendance were
Governor R. A. Nestos, Joseph
M. Devine, state commissioner OF
agriculture; DR.. John Lee Coulter
head of the state agricultural col
lege; and Hon. Joseph A. Kitchen OF
Bismarck.
Truth Good Enough
Herman Stern of Valley City
newly-elected president of the asso
citation. appeared at the meeting
with the slogan, Tell the Truth
About North Dakota.
1.-The truth about North Dakota il
good enough he said. 1T is th'
task and purpose of this associa
ton to see that the truth is told
The rest of the country think
North Dakota is broke. It's lie
The combined resources of all th'
small banks that closed in this state
would not equal one good city bank
North Dakota is not going to thu
dogs. The failures have been mcrel!
the working out Of the natural pro
cess of selection and the result Is ;
healthy and encouraging condition
North Dakota presents greater ad
vantages tc homeseekers than ever
Al B. Smith, general passenge
agent of the Northern Pacific Rail
road, spoke to the conference brief
ly, pledging support of that road il
developing the truth about Nortl
Dakota in the country generally, ant
told of the huge expenditures of tn
railroad in advertising tShe North
west and North Dakota, and in seek
ing to induce immigration.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
NORTH DAKOTA
STUDENTS WIN
HIGH H0N0RS
Three Elected to Phi Beta
Kappa in University of
Minnesota Class

Minneapolis, May 15.-The Univer.
sity Of Minnesota today passed hon
ors to scholastic achievements and
outstanding merits at the annual
Cap and Gown Day exercises in the
University armory.
The occasion was also the first
formal appearance in body of the
Senior class which will be graduated
in June. Clad in flowing black
robes and mortar board hats ap.
proximately 800 members of the Sen.
ior class marched through the camp.
us grounds and into the university
armory where the class was present
ed to President L. D. Coffman.
Election to Phi Beta Kappa, honor.
airy scholastic fraternity, included
Otis Lee, Dickinson, N. D., Ruth Mas.
er, Dickinson, N. D., and Reefa Tor.
doff, jamestown, N. D.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
PETEET,
ON MARKETING,
TO SPEAK HERE
Will Talk to Retail Merchants
Association Convention;
Also Mass Meeting
TOURING STATE

Grand Forks, N. D., May 15.-Wal-
ton Peteet, secretary of the Ma
tional Council of Cooperative Mar
keting Associations, and member of
the Lowden Committee, is scheduled
to hold series Of addresses in
North Dakota in the interest of the
wheat pool
He will be in Fargo on May 27, at
which time he will meet with the
volunteer field workers of the North
Dakota Wheat Growers Association
to discuss plans for the big wheat
pool drive to be staged in this state
in June under the joint auspices of
the Wheat Growers Association and
the Lowden committee. A large num-
ber of prominent men from all over
the state have also been invited to
this meeting.
On May 2S, Mr.. Peteet will hold a
general mass meeting in Bismarck
and will also address the annual
meeting of the North Dakota Retail
Merchants Association, in session on
that day. The day following he will
be in Minot, where Il large meeting
will be held, according to advices
from that city.
The arrangements for the big con-
troll drive are practically completed
according to A. j. Scott, secretary
of the North Dakota Wheat Growers
Ass sociation. Prominent men in
every county have been appointed
to sponsor the campaign, and local
committees have been ramed to call
on the farmers in urging them to
join the pool, he stated. The first
week in June will be devoted to
meetings held in various parts of
the state at which nationally known
men will speak.
The actual drive for members be-
gins on June 8, and will be pushed
intensively throughout the state
during the following week. From
then on the campaign will be con-
centrated in the different sections
and cleanup squads" will be put
in the field, so as to insure as large
a sign-up as possible. The goal is
set for million acres, and those in
charge hope to reach this mark by
August /.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
TOWER CITY
CLOSED BANK
ISRE0PENED

Minneapolis, May 15.-The second
closed bank to be reopened through
the assistance of funds provided by
the Agricultural Corporation re-
sumed business today. 1t is the First
National Bank of Tower City, North
Dakota, an institution capitalized at
$4,000 and holding deposits Of ap-
proximatsly 100000 at the time of
its closing two years ago.
The bank relief program of the
corporation is in full swing and
making steady progress, hand in
hand with the new move toward pro-
motion of diversified farming
through credit advances for purchase
of dairy cattle, officials of the cor
poration declare.
Arrangements for reopening sew
eral other closed Northwest banks
are complete, with the exception Of
final legal details, and will be an
nounced this month, corporation Of
ficials added.
A. NJ. Voorhees, is president of the
reopened First National Bank of
Tower City, and w. A. Smith is
cashier.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
ONE OF FIRST
SETTLERS OF
JIMTOWN DIES

Jamestown, May 15.-H. w. Kel-
ley, 63, a member OF the first white
'amiiy to settle in this vicinity died
here yesterday from an inject en- fol
lowing an operation performed Mon
day. Mr.. Kelley WAS a fo:'ne: mayor
If Jamestown and had been in bus
ness here many yea"r. retirn:g about
year ago. His father, A. W. Kelley
vas the first postmaster OF James
:own, VINO came here when the old
Fort Seward post was establish ed
for the protection Of workers putting
through the Northern Pacific Rail
road in 1872. Mr.. Kelley recently re
turned from California where he
spent the winter. He is survived
by his wife and one son, Arthur "
Kelley. Funeral services will b.
Saturday.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
Leaders in Movement

? Leaders in the movement are Her
man Stern of Valley City; E. W.
Chaffee of Amenia; Lynn Cowell of
Valley City; A. B. Default of
jamestown and Otto Bauer of Man
dan.
Members of the advisory board
are Governor Nestos, DR.. John Lee
Coulter, Hon. Joseph A. Kitchen,
Commissioner j. M. Devine, Arthur
Johnson of Jamestown; j. L. Bell of
Bismarck; j. H. Newton, and H. S.
Russell, Mandan; E. ]. Wiser, Sam
Stern, w. P. Chestnut, Ralph Hobbs,
Lorne Wilde. w. c. MacFadden, H
D. Paulson, and Norman Black,
Fargo; w.. w. Blaine, Grand Forks;
w. C. Mcdowell, Marion; Fred p
Manu., Devils Lake; E. E. Freedeen
Ryder; E. S. Person, Minot; L. R
Baird, DickinsGn; E. S. Lounsberry
Wahpeton; e. C. Hilborn, L. S
Ward, Col. D. S. Richie, Col. c. F.
Mudgert, Valley City; M. o. Gran
gard, Rogers; E. Y. Sarles, Hills
boro; A. Leslie, Forman; X. H
Tamte, Lisbon; M. H. Sprague
Grafton.
"A. F. Bradley, secretary of the
Association of Commerce of Bis
marck, is here representing civic or
ganizations of that city.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
BEACH CHOSEN
BY P. E. 0. FOR
NEXT MEETING

Dickinson, N. D., May 15.-Beach
was chosen as the 1925 convention
city by the North Dakota Chapter
p. z. o. Sisterhood at the business
session of the tenth annual state
conference here yesterday. Mrs. Ida
M. Pray, Valley City, was elected
president of the state chapter, Mrs.
Rose Young, Bismarck, first vice
presidents; Mrs. Carrie Simpson,
Mrs. Ruth Peterson, Mandan, state
organizer; Mrs. Charlotte Rec, Dick
inson, recording secretary; Mrs. Net
tie E. Lauder, Wahpeton, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Lenna Graves
Jamestown, treasurer.
Mrs. Vina Ives Bowden, Brook
field, Mo-, president of the supreme
chapter, was the principal speaker at
the open meeting held for members
and invited guests last night. Speak
ing on "P.E.O.., It's Aims and Its
Philanthropies, Mrs. Bowden out
lined the growth of the organization
during it's SIS years of active service.
one SlIcSScu tue Pdlt IL
had taken in advancing the cause
of education, lauded its high ideals
and PURPOSES, and told of the great
good that had been accomplished
through the administration of its
educational loan fund. The sister
hood is now the largest secret wom-
ems organization in the world inde-
pendent of men fraternal organiza-
ticn. 1t was organized in January
1869, by seven young women and now
has membership of $4,000. Its ed
ucational loan fund now totals $240,-
900, Mrs. Bowden said.
| ! The convention will close with 8
short business session Thursday
morning after which the delegates
will be taken for tour of the North
Dakota badlands by the Dickinson
chapter.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
REDUCTION IN
RECEIVERSHIP
COST is MADE
Several Hundred Thousand
More Dollars Will be Real
lied for the DepositOrs
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
New Method and Administra-
tiOn of l.. II. Baird Result
In Great Savings

A decrease in the expense OF
handling closed banks in the state
has been made under the general
receivership of L. r. Baird, operat-
ing under law enacted by the 1929
legis lature; 1t now appears { .at
several hundred thousands of dollar
more will be realized for the de
positors than would have been real
lied had the old method of receiver
ships been continued.
When banks were administered
under the former method, by statute
expenses were large, and complaints
were voiced in the state. This re.
uuited in the recommendation by
Governor Nestos to the legislature
for a readjustment of the laws to
permit the grouping of receiverships
and an act was frame by the ad-
ministration majority VI the legis-
lature and passed.
Comparative totals available in
clude:
Average monthly expense of re.
ceivership of 95 banks under old
method of administration was $32 ;,
1910; average monthly expense un-
der the present method of admin
ist"ation for l03 banks was $l1
4591S.
Number of employees under old, ad-
ministration in handling was about
two per bank; ll5 banksS handled
by the present administration with
l61 employees.
Under the old method of receiver.
ship one receiver, at a salary fixed
by law of $40 per day was employed
| and there usually was another EN-,
ployc under the receiver for collec.
,tio.. and similar work. Under the
law enacted by the 1923 Legislature
| the receivership of all banks was
placed under one head and the ad
minstration in the supreme cour
| and district court of Burleigh coun
tty.
Has Eight Districts
l.. r. Baird, named general receiv
er, has created eight districts il
the state, grouping closed banks un
der district heads. The report o
Mr.. Baird's office to the Work
| mems Compensation Bureau show
| that for ll5 banks the employees were
| as follows: General receiver, eigh
! district heads, IL stenographers ant
| clerks, II bookkeepers and auditors
% collectors. As the organization
expands the same number of EN-
| ployes will be able to handle man,
more banks. The comparative fig
ures represent condition on Octo
| ber 6, 1928, none being availabl,
since that time, but the employe!
have increased slightly with tn,
taking on of more banks.
The organization now is collecting
much more money, through interes
paid on notes, and other metho
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
GERMANS BOW
TO RUSSIANS
Suspend Espionage Chiet
After Protest

Berlin, May 15.-(By the A.. P.)-
DR.. Weiss, chief of the espionage
bureau of the Beran police, has been
suspended pending investigation of
recent raids on the Russian Soviet
Trade Mission. This is the first
step taken toward satisfaction de.
manded by the Soviet government as
a result of the raids.
DR.. Weiss, who is known as ar
arch-enemy of Reds, personally lee
the raid on the trade commission
headquarters in search for the com
munist leaders, Botzenhardt, wanted
on a charge of treason.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
TEMPLARS MEET
AT DEVILS LAKE

Fargo. n. d.. May l5.@Final ar
rangments for the 35tn annual con-
clave of North Dakota Knights Tenn
plar to be held at Devils Lake, May
2T. were announced by headquarters
of the grand commandery in Fargo
today. About so local knights are
expected to attend the meetings.
Official representation Of the
Grand encampment will be vested IN
Wilbert ID. Swain of Aberdeen, past
grand commander of South Dakota.
He will be accompanied by Howard
Wendell, grand generalissimo of
South Dakota George Slater of
Aberdeen, James E. Mather, past
grand commander, and Walter f..
Slower of Watertown.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
Funeral Services
To Be Friday

Funeral services for F: L. Atkinson
who died at local hospital yester-
day will be held Friday morning at
$50 at St. Mary's church with Rev.
Father Slay officiating.
Burial will take place in MinEea-
polls. Pail bearers who will act to-
morrow are: Frank Johnson R. B,
Loubek, Al Simon, Grant Mcdonald,
Joe Eckert and E. D. Rose.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
PROSECUTION
OF WHEELER /
TO CONTINUE

| Washington, May Is. The Depart
ment of Justice will continue its
proceedings against Senator Wheel
er, Democrat, Montana. under indict-
ment in his home state, despite The
Senator exoneration by Senate
committee.
Attorney General Ston: .aid today
he saw no reason for change in
the Department attitude and that
no reason appeared for dismissing
the proceedings.
COMMITTEE REPORT a
Washington, May Ex-senator Bur1l
ton X. Wheeler, Democrat, Montana,
is wholly exonerated in a major
ity report filed late yesterday in the
senate by Senator Borah, Republi-
can, Idaho, chairman of the special
committee which investigated char
ges that Senator Wheeler accepted
fee from Gordon Campbell, Mon
tana oil operator, to prosecute oil
land claims before the interior de-.
partment after his election to the
senate.
The vote in the committee was
4 to l. Senator's Borah and McNary,
Republican, Oregon, and Swanson,
Virginia, and Caraway, Arkansas,
Democrats, signed the majority re-
port, but Senator Sterling, Republi-
can, South Dakota, reserved the
right to submit separate views. He
expects to do this within the next
few days. Meantime, he said, he
did not assume to pass upon either
the guilt or innocence of Senator
Wheeler.
Does Not Mention Indictment
The charges investigated by the
committee previously had been made
the basis for an Indictment returned
against Senator Wheeler by fed
eral grand jury in his home state.
There was no mention of that in
dictment in the report, nor was there
reference to the activities in Mon
tana Of Blair Coan, who testified he
had been sent there by Secretary
Lockwood. Of the Republican ma
tional committee, and had gathered
information which was used in OBJ.
tanning the indictment against
Wheeler.
The majority report held that the
! committee was authorized to inquire
into the sole question of whether
Senator Wheeler agreed to receive or
had in fact received money for
prosecuting claims before a govern
ment department in violation of the
statute. The majority found that he
neither received nor accepted nor
agreed to receive or accept any
compensation whatever, directly or
indirectly, for any service rendered,
or to be rendered, to any person.
either by himself or another in
relation to any proceeding before
any department Of the federal gov
ernment.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
PLAN AMENDMENTS

Denver, Colo, May 15.-Discussion
Of proposed amendments to the con-
stitution and acceptance of the re-
port of M. r. Welch, treasurer Of the
union, occupied all sessions today by
delegates to the triennial convention
OF the Switchmen's Union Of North
America, which opened here Monday.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
FORMERLY IN STATE

Grand Forks, May l5.-Blanche
Moore, whose mysterious death is
announced in Chicago dispatches,
was 81 years old and was born in
Bottineau, North Dakota, but left
there several years ago. She form
erly taught school in Bottineau and
later gave instruction in music there.
Fer father is dead but her mother
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
LIMITATION
is ADOPTED

Springfield, Mass, May l5.-The
limitation to eight years of the Bish-
ops tenure in any one area residence
in this country. formerly indefinite,
was approved by the Methodist
Episcopal general conference here
today. The change was regarded as
radical. and opponents of the meas
ure said it would decrease the eff
fectiveness of Episcopal supervision.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
MANY GATHER

Valley City, May Is. (By the A.
P.)-Farmers, business men, rail
Mad officials and prominent agricul-
turists from over the Northwest
gathered at Valley City today to as
sist in the permanent organization
of the Greater North Dakota Asso-
citation which has for sits purpose the
greater advertising of the state.
All sessions were to be presided
over by Herman Stern of Fargo, pre-
sident of the association. Addresses
giving suggestions for the future
course to be followed by the organi-
zation were to be given by Governor
R. A. Nestos, John Lee Coulter, pre-
sident of the North Dakota Agri-
cultural College; President Jaffray
of the 500 line, Joseph Devine
North Dakota Commissioner of I'm.
migration and others.
Following the addresses an in
formal discussion Of the plan, Off
GERS will be elected and articles ot
incorporation and bylaws adopted
Last years acreage of peanuts de.
clined IL per cent from the million.
acre crop Of 1922 to $4,000 acres.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
OF
JAPS JULY 1
ISAPPR0VED
House Over.Rides Wishes of
President in Confirming
Conference Report

Washington, May l5.-(By the A.
P)-Over-riding the , opposition of
President Coolidge, the House today
adopted the conference report on
the immigration bill which would
make July /, this year, the effective
date of Japanese exclusion.
The Senate now will be called up
on to act, after which the bill will go
to President Coolidge for signature.
His course has not been determined.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
Weather Report
For twenty7four hours ending

WEATHER FORECASTS M
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Friday. Warmer tonight east
and central portions.
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
Light precipitation occurred in the
upper Mississippi Valley and over
the Great Lakes region, but no well
defined storm area appears on the
weather map this morning. The
pressure is high over the West. and
fair, settled weather prevails from
the Plains States to the Pacific
Coast. Temperatures dropped slight
ly in Nebraska and Kansas but warm
er weather prevails in the Dakotas
and over. the northern Rocky Noun
| tain region.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15

The cost of national defense for
the next fiscal year is placed at
s54S, S,531 ,23S.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
WAS FORECAST

Washington, May 15.-Quick, al
most perfunctory, acceptance in beth
chambers was forecast for the con-
ference report on the immigration
bill today prior to it's final consid-
efation by the House, after which the
Senate will be called upon to act.
Including the clause fixing July l
this year as the effective date of the
japanese exclusion provision, which
President Coolidge once prevailed
upon the conferees to change to
March l, 1925, the measure is ex-
pected to reach the White House be-
fore the end of the current week.
The overwhelming opinion in favor
of the July first clause in the House
which rejected the conference report
embodying the Presidents March
suggestions was explained to Mr.
Coolidge yesterday by Republican
and Democratic leaders and he wa:
told that similar view was indieat
ed in the Senate.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15

Most of our remaining timber is
in the south and west.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15

Not mores than Is per cent Of
southern cotton workers are union
lied.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15

Cultivation Of semi-arid lands dos3
not cause any appreciable difference
ir the rainfall Of that region. s
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
NO ENDORSEMENT

There will be no candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in the June 25 primary with
the Endorsement of any convention.
The state campaign committee has
failed to indorsc any one to succeed
Wesley c. Mcdowell, who declined
to accept the Endorsement given him
by the convention which met here
April 20.
w. f. Breen, chairman. had writ
ten to members suggesting a meet
ing could be held here yesterday
afternoon, if they desired. None
came to the meeting, and Mr.. Breen
and Benton Baker, the two local
members of the committee, decided
that no Endorsement would be made
in view of the fact that Halvor Hal
vorson Of Minot and DR.. l.. S. Platou
of Minot are in the field for the po-
sition. Two members of the COM
mttee OF seven had written Mr.
Breen they favored no Endorsement
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15

There is nothing on earth whittier
than newly fallen snow.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
S0RLIE URGES
LEAGUE FIGHT
HARD AT POLLS
League Candidate for Cover
nor, Injured in Accident,
Sends Out Message
"WILL BE WITH YOU"
Democrat Committee Declines
to IndOrSe Candidate
For Governor

A. G.. Sorlie of Grand Forks, Non
partisan League candidate for Gov
ernor, recovering in a local hospi-
tai from injuries sustained in an au-
tomObile accident, wants the Non
partisan League to make vigorous
campaign. In message to the North
Dakota Nonpartisan, League organ
he says:
Tell our friends that | hope to
soon be out of the hospital; that
wh lie | will be unable to take as
active a part in the campaign as ex-
pected to, that | will be with them
in the spirit if not in flesh to the
end that the cause Of the people may
triumph. | want all to know that
appreciate more than words can tell
the scores of kindly messages, the
beautiful flowers, and more than all
the many evidences of good will
shown me upon every hand
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
Urges Relief Action

Governor Nestos, in telegram to
Senator Lodge and Representative
Longworth, Republican leaders of
Senate and House respectively, be-
fore leaving for Valley City today,
urged necessity of farm relief lcgis-
lation. His telegram follows:
Regard it as of utmost import
ance from every viewpoint that some
law like the McNary- Haugen bill for
relief of our farmers be enaC ted
without delay
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-15
WEATHER FORECASTS

Fair tonight
Warmer tonight.