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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
BURLEIGH MEN
REAP BENEFITS
FROM LIVESTOCK

Paul Hapel, a we'll known farmer
living on the J. w. Burch farm south
east of Bismarck reports that he has
just sold "a, two year old steers, corn
fed which averaged him about $lO3
each. He also disposed of 4s hogs Of
the summer of 1924 which have been
following the steers in the corn field.
These brought him an average Of
$23 a piece. Mr.. Hapel is fully con-
vinced that feeding cattle and rails
ing hogs and corn is the best meth
cd for farmer in North Dakota and
that man can get start more
quickly here by these methods than
in any other part of the country.
Max Miller reports that he has just
sold Al hogs of the spring Of 1924
which at sale time averaged 254
pounds apiece and sold for $1l.90 per
hundred or an average price per hog
of $3O.25. Mr.. Miller is another one
of the progressive farmers who be-
lieves that hogs and corn raising is
the sure road to success in North
Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
FOUR MEN MADE
j. s. CITIZENS
Six Men Apply For Papers
at Hearing Here Today

Four men were admitted to United
States citizenship at a naturalization
hearing in Burleigh county district
court this morning. Two applica-
tions were ordered held over until
the September term.
Those admitted to citizenship are
John Roether, Peter Roether, Anton
Nilsson and Drago Smardzech, all of
Bismarck.
The hearing was conducted by Ro-
bert Carlson before Judge Fred jan
sonius.
One of the applicants, who is a
young farmer and whose witnesses
declared he is of excellent character,
was ordered to learn more about
the form Of government Of the Unit
ed States. Under questioning by the
examiner he said that A. G. Sorlie
is governor of Burleigh county and
that the laws of the United States
are made at Washington "by man
named Frazier"
The other man whose application
was held over testified he served q
term in the state penitentiary for
second degree manslaughter. He fail
ed to answer questions about the
government of the United States and
Judge Jansonius ordered that cisz) IN.
ship be withheld pending further IN
vestigation.
Judge Jansonius, Harold D. Shaft
court reporter and Mr.. Carlson will
60 to Washburn tomorrow to conduct
q naturalization hearing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
KHAN LEADER
MAY BE HELD
ON NEW COUNT
Serious Charge Likely To
Result From Death Of
Young Woman
ATTACK is ALLEGED
Former Grand Dragon Held
For Alleged Assault
on Indiana Girl
ATTACK is ALLEGED
(By The Associated Press)


indianapolis April 15.-Post NOR
TEN and microscopic examinations Of
the internal organs of Miss Madge
Oberhaltzer, %, who died yesterday
from the effects of poison she is
said to have taken following an al
legged attack by. D. c. Stephenson,
former grand dragon of the Ku Klux
Klan, today occupied chemists, ply
sicians and members of the prosecut-
ing attorneys staff.
Funeral services for Miss Ober-
halter, it was announced, will be
held Thursday afternoon. Miss
Oberhaltzer died yesterday after be-
ing unconscious for more than two
weeks:
the examination of the girls vital
organs, attorneys for the former
Klansman and for Earl Klinck and
Earl Gentry awaited decision OF
Judge James Collins, in criminal
court, on their motions to squash
the indictments against the three.
'' Judge Collins will announce his
decision tomorrow. Stephenson is
charged with malicious mayhem, as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and assault with intent to commit
rape. All three are charged with
conspiracy to commit felony.
Whether more serious charge
will be placed against Stephenson
prosecuting attorney William Remy
would not say. He said, however, the
matter will be discussed at confer
ences wiz. attorneys employed by the
girls parents to assist him in the
prosecution of the case.
A coroner's inquest will be helc
today to determine the exact cause
OF the girls death.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
TAKES ABSORB
Is. PER CENT
OF US. WEALTH
State and National Debts
Climb To Enormous
Proportions
BY HARRY b. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

Washington, April l5.-Back Of
President Coolidge's insistence on
ECONOMY" in both public and private
expenditures is his appreciation OF
the extent to which the nations in
come is mortgaged for taxes.
Despite 25 per cent reduction in
federal assessments last year, taxes
federal, state, county and munich
pal-took Is per cent Of the total
national wealth.
The fact is that public debts,
state and national, have reached
such enormous proportions that in
terest and sinking fund charges alone
constitute burden Of approximately
500 per family per year, on the av-
erage, for every i1ouseho old in Amer
lea. When there is added to this
the additional taxes necessary to
meet the current costs Of govern
ment, local, state and federal, the
tax load becomes so staggering that
it cannot longer be evaded as real
danger to our national we'll being.
If the total public debt, for in
stance, was prorated. equally among
the heads of families in America,
each family would be called upon to
meet a ninterest bearing debt Of ST.
500. This is about six times the per
family share of 10 years ago. As in
terest over the period of payment
will about equal the amount of prin-
cipal to be paid, the average liabil-
ity Of each family because of pres
ent public debts is $4,000.
And while this is being paid, taxes
for current government costs con-
tinue to pile up. 49,.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
REPORT
SHOWS RETURN
OF PROSPERITY
Savings Deposits in State
Institutions Larger
Than Last Year
TOTAL DEPOSITS MORE
Semi.Annual> Statement In
dicates Big Financial
Gains in N. d.
TOTAL DEPOSITS MORE

Savings deposits, which, according
to bapkers, is barometer of pros
perity, have increased in State Bank
and Trust Companies Of North Da-
kota during the past year, according
to the report of the State Bank and
Trust Companies at the close Of bus
mess on March Ia, 1925, which was
made public today.
The savings on deposit in State
Bank and Trust Companies on March
Ia this year amounted to $2,919,179.-
"a. On March 16, 1924 the savings
deposits totalled $2,666, ,407.3O and on
Dec. 81, 1924 the savings deposits
were $2,5O6,O19.29. The increase over
year ago is $252, ,772.64 and the in
crease over December of last year is
$4l3, ,160.85.
Total deposits in the State Bank
and Trust Companies on March IA
of this year were $9,468,643.77 more
than on March IL, 1924, but $780,
770.94 less than on Dec. 81, 1924.
However, money withdrawn by farm
ers for spring farm work have low
cred the deposits since December.
The total deposits on March Ia,
1925 were $85, ,7O7, ,347.07; on Dec. 81,
1924, $88 ,078, ,11s.01; on March Is,
1924, SIG, ,23s, ,7O3.30. =
Cash on hand the State Bank and
Trust companies on March IA, 1925
was 1884 ,652.26 and on March Is,
1924 was $1,538,343.16. Cash on
hand on Dec. 81, 1924 was $2,096, ,362.-
33. Thus shows an increase Of 1856,
3O9.lO in cash on hand on March Ia
of this year over the same date Of
1924.
The total reserve in the banks on
March ID, 1925 was $780, 8,164.79
and on March Is, 1924 was $9,940,-
353.3S. The total reserve on Dec. 81,
1924 was $17,9O8, ,164.79.
The total reserve required on
March IA, 1925, was $6,978,l9l.59 and
the total surplus reserve was $l0,-
929 9,973.20.
Loans and discounts listed as re-
sources of the banks on March ID
1925 totaled $63,S1 $685.; on March
Is, 1924 amounted to $78,124, ,735.57,
and on Dec. 81, 1924 totaled $63, 1894,
4O4.42. The report shows that out
standing loans on March Ia of this
year were $14,313,049.22 less than one
year ago and $l82,718.07 less than on
Dec. 81, 1924.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
ATTEMPT MADE
TO SLAY KING
OF BULGARIA
Bullet Grazes Mustache of
Boris Who Leaps From Car
and Returns Fire
TWO PERSONS KILLED
(By The Associated Press)

10y lie hSSOtldlcu IcSoP
Sofia, Bulgaria, April l5.-Consi-
derable mystery surrounds the firing
of bullets at the automobile Of King
Boris, as the monarch was proceed
ing in the direction Of the capital
from a provincial town yesterday.
The king had a narrow escape, one
bullet grazing his mustache carrying
some of the hair with 1t. NJ. lltchetf, /,
director of the Sofia Museum, a
passenger in the royal car, was kill
ed, as we'll as servant. and the
chauffeur was wounded. In some
quarters it is believed the assailants
were not aware the king was in the
automobile and that the attack pro-
badly was connected with an attempt
by bandits to plunder an omnibus
carrying passengers and mails.
When the chauffeur fell out Of the
car, the king took the wheel and
tried to go on, but finding the motor
would not start, he jumped out and
tried to return the fire of the at
hacking party, his attendants at his
side.
The identity of the assailants is
not known.
Virtually at the same time the
shots were fired at the monarch,
General Gheorghieff, one Of the lead
ers of the movement which brought
about the overthrow Of the Stambou
lisky government in 1928, was killed
by assassins in u street of the capi-
tai
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
OUAMME RESIGNS
As PRESIDENT
OF FEDERAL BANK

st. Paul, April 16.-E. G. Quamme.
president of the Federal Land Bank
Of st. Paul since its organization in
1917 and also head Of the Affiliated
intermediate Credit bank, has handed
in his resignation, effective May l
to the board Of directors. He plans
to enter private business.
There was no. indication as to who
would succeed Mr.. Quamme. A di-
fector will be appointed by the Fed
eral Farm Loan board to fill the va
cancy created bv Mr.. Quamme's re-
tirement. When the directorate Is
again complete. new president will
be selected.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
MUST SECURE
PERMITS FOR
PUBLIC DANCES
NJ Applications Yet Made
Though Law Effective.
Since March 10, 1925

Although under its emergency pro-
vision the recently enacted law re-
gulating public dances is effective
as of March 10. 1926, no applications
for required permits from local au-
thorities to hold such dances have
yet been made in Burleigh County,
J according to States Attorney F. E.
McCurdy, whose consent to the is
suance Of each permit must be Sc
cured under the law enacted by the
recent session of the state legisla-
ture.
Mr.. McCurdy yesterday called at7
tention to the fact that under the
law it is now illegal to conduct any
dance which Is participated in by the
public through the payment directly
or indirectly of an admission fee, un-
less permit is first obtained by the
owner of the dancing place or the
persons holding the dance from the
governing body of the municipality
or organized township, or in the case
Of unorganized townships, from the
county commissioners.
The law provides that such per-
mits may be issued for one or more
public dances, or for public dane
ing place for a period of not more
than six months at any one time, and
that no permit shall be granted with
out the approval of the states at
torney of the county,
Permits will not be issued. under
the provisions of the law, to any per-
SON who is not of ~ood moral char
acter nor for any place which is like
ly to become q public nuisance or de-
trimental to public morals.
Important among the requirements
of the law are the provisions for po-
licing every public dance by sheriffs
or police officers who must be in at
i, tendance, and the expense of whose
Services must be paid in advance by
the persons conducting the dance
Intoxicated or immoral persons are
not permitted to remain, and indie
cent or immodest dancing as we'll as
dimmed or extinguished lights are
forbidden.
Penalties of from $25 to 500 fine
and Imprisonment Of from ten to
thirty days are provided in the law
which is supplemental to the existing
regulatory authority Of the Attorney
General, from whom permits must
still be secured.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
CHILDREN IN
RURAL SCHOOLS
INITIATE BOOKS
At Play, Children Take Parts
of Characters Found in
Books

Children of North Dakota's rural
reaches, at play, are initiating char
acters they have found in books
probably the books they have read
through the efforts of their teach
ers in the smaller schools, who, in
turn have obtained them from the
state travelling library.
In one school yard in farm COM
munity recently a handful of boys
were armed with swords of the wood
en- variety and spear and wooden
horses. They were having king
A few days later Miss Lillian E.
Cook, secretary and director of the
state library commission, received
the following:
Enclosed find five cents for post
age on King Arthur My children did
enjoy it so much. They think you
must have fine books down there in
Bismarck.
"A little boy in the intermediate
room has been very i'll with pneu-
monia and is just now allowed to
read, SO we loaned him King Arthur
| as much as mine. You would smile
at recess and noon to see all my boys
with boards for shields and sticks
for swords, playing tournament
"This month we plan to have a
bird chart, so if you have it please
send me the Burgess Bird Book If
you don't have that then please send
anything interesting on birds.
"The other teacher is sending to
you for material for our Parent
Teachers Association, so this win
ter don't know how we would have
gotten along without your help"
According to Miss Cook many
rural teachers are thus trying to de.
| velop taste for good reading among
their pupils and are attempting to
introduce the joys of books to their
boys and girls as part Of the school
opening exercises.
Letters Of appreciation have been
received, telling of the enjoyment
these travelling Libraries have pro.
vided, from residents Of small towns
where the only form Of entertain.
ment-the NOVELS not quite suf.
ficient; from the people living in
the open country who have NO ac
cess to books, from boys and girl.
and from men and women.
| In the travelling library departmen,
| of the state commission the heavies
demand is for juvenile collection.
and q special effort is being made I,
build up these collections, Miss Cool
said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
FORMER HEAD
OF CABINET
ACCEPTS POST
Socialists Refuse Places as
Department Chiefs in
Government
CRISIS IN FRANCE
Country in Thr0es of Great
Strife as Open Conflict
Reigns in Parliament
CRISIS IN FRANCE
lBy The Associated Pressl

(By The Associated PreSS)
Paris, April l6.-Official announce
ment was made shortly after 4
o'clock this afternoon that former
Premier Paul Painleve, who had
been invited by President Doumer-
que to form cabinet in succession
to the Herriot ministry, had accept
ed the invitation.
Mr.. Painleve arrived at the palace
of the Elsyee at 3:07 p. m. to give
his definite reply to President Dou-
mergue. His visit followed closely
assurances by the Socialists that they
would participate in his government.
France is in the throes of one of
the worst crisis in the history OF the
third republic. Politically, economi-
cally, financially. there is widely
divergent current of opinion between
the chamber and the senate. 1t now
has become an open conflict, and this
The dissolution of parliament,
which few days ago was mentioned
only in whispers, is the rallying cry
of all discomfort and is being openly
discussed in the lobbies of the cham
Der and the senate.
Confusion reigns supreme in
French political affairs, but the
French nation refuses to get ruffled.
The economic situation, involving
the status of the franc in the worlds
exchange market remains unchang-
ed.
1t was at first believed that M.
Painleve would have his task SIM
plified, or at least made more clear
by willingness on the part of the
Socialists, a vital group in support
of the ministry he intended form
ing, to allow members of their party
to enter the new cabinet. Late to-
day, however, the Socialist national
council voted to adhere to it's prev
ious policy of supporting the gov
ernment but barring its members
from accepting cabinet posts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
COUNTRY CLUB
BUYSLANDF0R
DEVELOP MENT.
Acquires Eight Acres From
Gage Estate, Protecting
Clubhouse
NEW COURSE PLANNED
To Build 9-HOle Golf Course
Property of. Club Now
Worth $4,000
NEW COURSE PLANNED

The Bismarck Town and Country
Club, by the acquisition of two
tracts of land near the clubhouse, has
provided for the future development
of the club and protected it against
encroachment, it was announced to-
day. The club now has property
valued at $4,000 with virtually no
obligations, as it enters the 1925 sea-
SON, according to p. J. Meyer, presi-
dent.
The club has purchased eight acres
of land just north of the clubhouse
from the Gage estate and half
block adjoining this land from W.
Brown of Portland, Oregon. These
purchases together with acquisitions
last year, have given the club $50
acres of land and the clubhouse.
1t is planned to build new nine
hole course this year, although it
may not be used until next year.
The new course will be laid almost
entirely north Of the clubhouse, as
residence expansion in the vicinity
of the Roosebelt school makes neces-
sary the abandonment Of part OF the
present golf course. 1t is planned
to eventually build an l8-hole golf
course, the club having more than
ample land for this purpose. Ex-
pert assistance is to be sought in
laying out the new 9-hole course,
which is expected to be far superior
to the one. now in use. Part of the
land acquired by the club is to be
rented for pasture purposes, but is
expected to be used in the future.
With it's splendid property intact,
and membership exceeding 200, the
Country Club officers feel that the
future of the club is assured. The
limit Of membership is set at $50,
and no campaign for members is to
be made. Officers, however, have
indicated, that number Of applica-
tions for membership this year will
be granted.
The Bismarck Country Club,
through careful financing, is able to
maintain itself at the lowest member
ship rateS of any country club of SIM
liar character in the Northwest, Of
ficers say. A survey conducted by
them revealed that all other clubs
charge at least so per cent higher
dues than the local club.
The golf season already has op-
ened, with prospects of larger num-
ber of players this year than before.
Tennis play also has started The
club will maintain it's dining room
again this summer, and many enter
tainments are planned.
The annual meeting Of the club,
which will be for members only, will
be MAY l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
FORECLOSURES
ON FARMS BY
N. BANK FEW
All But One.Tenth of One
Per Cent of Loans Made
on Land Paid

Evidence of an essentially sound
and stable condition OF agriculture
in North Dakota is seen in the very
small percentage Of mortgage fore
closures on farms by the Bank of
North Dakota.
Foreclosures made by the new ad-
ministration of the bank are only
one-tenth of one per cent Of the
loans while the foreclosures made by
the old administration were "a per
cent of the loans on farm land. The
new administration has made 5,274
loans and made ten foreclosures. The
old administration made 767 loans
and had 1873 foreclosures.
Mortgage foreclosures, as an index
to farm conditions, are discussed by
Farm Loan Commissioner K. A. Coop
er ut Washington in an analysis just
completed of the records of foreclo-
sures by the banks of the federal
farm loan system. Cooper's study
covers the entire eight years of eX-
istence of the federal and joint stock
land banks, and shows that the total
number of foreclosures is only three
tenths of one per cent of the total
loans made, and that the losses on
real estate sales sustained by the
banks during the entire eight years
"is only equal to one days profits
of the bank"
Commissioner Cooper believes, the
report states, that the tremendous
volume of business done by the fed
eral farm loan system, covering as it
does every section of the United
States, and including loans to 403,.
9O6 farms in the total amount Of
81 ,535, 1885, 1888, makes the record ol
these government supervised banks
reliable index to the condition OF
agriculture.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
BODY LAUNCHED
TO AID MISSOURI
TUNNEL PROJECT

Devils Lake, N. D., April 15.-A
committee of five was appointed last
night, to draw up constitution and
bylaws for the proposed Missouri
River-Devils Lake Diversion I'm
,provement association. The commit
tee will report April %, when the as
sociation will be perfected.
The committee selected: S. W.
Thompson, State Senator J. E. Stew
ems, District Judge c. w. Buttz, Rep
resentative Traynor and Torger Sim
mes. l
The meeting declared its "sense
that statewide association be
formed to bring about the diversion
of the Missouri river to Devils Lake
not only that the lake may be saved
but also that land in the diversion
area may be irrigated and that ar
adequate supply of water be secured
for various cities in North and South
Dakota"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
FOUR TAKEN
BY BANDITS
u. S. and British Subjects
Captured in Mexico.
(By The Asso ciated Press)

Wy AO <AScOCtdtco G1CSoJ
Mexico City, April l5.-Special dis
patches from Chihuahua report that
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Reynolds. British
subjects, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. J
Cooper, Americans from Milwaukee
were kidnapped Saturday while ira
Yelling by automobile from Lobo Quill
la to San Francisco, by bandits, but
that they had been released and are
enroute to Ell Paso.
A bullet shattered the windshield
of the automobile when the. party
was accosted and flying glass caused
injuries to Mr.. Reynolds head and
scratched Mrs. Cooper's face. Sun
day morning when the chauffeur and
Mr.. Reynolds, who were sent to Sc.
cure ransom money, failed to return
the kidnapping party made up Of
three men with horses, became frigh.
tened and released Mrs. Reynolds
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
SIGHT HINDERs MUSIC

Bolivar, Mo-, April 15.--Amos Cady
could play six instruments stimuli
taneously while he was blind, but
now that he has regained his sight
he can play only one. He was blind
20 years. The six instruments he
formerly played at one time were
the harmonira, held in mouth by q
yoke, the banjo. q bass drum, GYM
balls, triangle and eight Swiss bells.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
Kearns To Enter
Motion Picture,
Theatrical Field
(By The Associated Press)

Los Angeles, April 15.-Jack
Kearns, business manager and an
nouncer for Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight pugilist and film. actor. did
little annGnneGS ss TO for nsnned himself here
ter the theatrical and motion picture
producing business con an independ-
ent basis" leading off with the stag
ing of comedy in Chicago.
'I'll be able to say in about ten
days." he explained, "just when we'll
start"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
UNWRITTEN LAW
PLEA WINS FOR
OKLAHOMA MAN
(By The Associated Press)

Tulsa, Okla, April l5.-Eugene
Purdy was found not guilty of the
murder Of E. S. Hutchison, wealthy
Tulsa lumber dealer, by a jury in
state district court here today.
The jury returned verdict after
celebrating for nearly thirteen
hours.
Purdy shot and killed Hutchison in
Tulsa the night Of January 13, 1925.
"He broke up my home and stole my
child" Purdy told county officers
Immediately after the killing when
he surrendered himself.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-15
r. r. COMMISSION
IN FARGO TODAY
FOR CONFERENCE
fRv The Associated Press)

Fargo. April 15.-Members Of the
North Dakota Railroad Commission,
which has the power to regulate cleo
trio light and power rates, were
meeting with the Fargo city commits
sion today to discuss the proposed
reduction in electric light rates for
Fargo. The Union Heat, Light and
Power Co. serving this city, propos-
ed the reductions.