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The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
RUSSIA'S PART
IN WORLD WAR
PLANS SHOWN
Translation of Minutes Of
Russian Ministry Meeting
Is Interesting

Stanford University, Calf, Dec.
24.-,(By the Associated Press "A
copy Of the minutes Of the meeting
Of the Russian ministry held on
July "a, 1914, which shed new light
on the part Russia played in the
stirring events preceding the world
war, has been found in the Hoover
war library here, and has been
translated by Robert c. Binkley,
reference librarian.
The minutes, which Mr.. Binkley
says have not been cited in all the
years efforts to fix responsibility
for the war, show that Russia, in
stead of helping to precipitate the
war by urging Serbia to resist Aus
tria, as has been charged. took ex-
actly the opposite course. They
represent Foreign Minister Sarzanov
as advising Serbia to refrain from
armed resistance and the other min
isters as approving this advice.
The document also records that
the ministers gave their approval Of
Sarzanov's proposal to get in touch
with the other European powers in
an effort to persuade the Austro-
Hungarian government to grant Ser
bia delay in her reply to Austria's
ultimatum resulting from the as
sassination of the .Archdukc Francis
Ferdinand at SarajevO. The meet.
ing of the Russian ministry was held
on the day after Austria issued hel
ultimatum.
France AbsOlved From Suspicion
The minutes also infercntially alb
solved France from any suspicion o,
that country's collusion with Russis
in preparing to force war at tina,
time because Of the fact that Vivian
and other French government heads
had been in conference with the Rus
sian government at St. Petersburg
(then) up to the day before the
Austro-Serbian crisis. If Russia wa'
Matching no plot, obviously France
could not be participating in one, i:
the deduction made by Stanford his
| torians.
The announcement of the discover!
and translation Of the interesting
document was made to the Associated
Press today. Mr.. Binkley will pub
| lish the translations together will
an article on their historical aspec
in the January number of "CUR
RENT HISTORY"
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
CO0PERATIVES DO LARGE VOLUME
OF BUSINESS ANNUALLY BUT SHOW
ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF PROFIT
Many Show No Profits, Being Organized Nonprot Basis
Only Nine Have Filed Reports for Past Year
Although Law Requires Filing of Same
CHRISTMAS AGAIN is WITH US

Cooperative marketing associa-
tons which do millions Of dollars
worth of business annually IN
North Dakota made a combined prof
it of only S7,5!l.l9 during the las:
fiscal year. figures compiled by Sec
retary Of State Robert Byrnc show
However, Byrne explained, that
figure represents only Il small frac-
tion of the profits made by such as.
sociations since many are organized
as non-profit corporations and still
others made no reports, although q
report is required by law.
Although the state has i3 cooper.
ative marketing associations listed
on it's books, together with 81 othc,
cooperative enterprises, only nine
have filed reports. One reason is
that, although the law requires Il re.
port, it specifics no penalty in case
a report is not submitted, attaches
of the sccretary's office said.
Many Are NOn.Profit Organizations
Some Of those reporting handled
large volume Of business, but made
no profits. The Sheldon Cooperative
Marketing Association, VIII ich han
dies livestock, did business totaliug
$ll2,273.72 but made no profit.
The North Dakota Wheat Grower!
Association, which handled S6.500,
900 worth Of grain, the North Dakots
Cooperative Wool Marketing Asso
ciating which made no financial re
port and the Ryder Cooperative As
sociation. which did business to th'
extent of s32.672.l7 arc operated @,
an non-profit basis.
The Harvey Farmers Elevator com
pany showed S7.3O9.6l profit on s239,
994 in total transactions, the mos
impressive report of the nine. Th'
Granville Cream Producers Associa
ton did business totaling $32,276.4
and made $106.8O and the Norma Pro
duce Association did $8,557 in busi
ness and made s94.75. The Sanisl
Produce and Stock Shipping compan.
of Sanish handled 5000 pounds of but
terfat but made no financial repor,
The Northwestern Potato Echange a
Arnegard made no financial report
Members Get Bonuses
The state wheat and wool pools ar
| Operated on the same basis, in tha
| warehouse receipts are given tn
| producers and substantial loans ar
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
ENGLISH GIRL
ASSISTANT TO
KING OF IRAK
Plays a Big Part in MOsul
Controversy - Writes on
Travel and Politics

London, Dec. 24.---tP)~-Thcrc is a
woman who looms large in the Mosul
controversy, although she strives to
keep in the background. She is Ger
trude Bell the "righthand man. of
King Feisal Of Irak, who has many
Arabian sheiks doing her bidding.
Feisaps kingdom, of which Mosul
is a part, is mandate Of Great Bri-
tain. Miss Bell officially is known
as the oriental secretary to the high
commissioner Of lrak. But in reality
she is the chief British authority in
that part Of the world.
She is daughter Of Sir Hugh Bell,
ironmaster and colliery owner. She
was educated at Queens College, Lon
don, and st. Margaret's; Oxford. She
was on military intelligence service
early in the war at Cairo and later
became liason officer of the Arab
bureau in lrak. Then she became
assistant political officer ut Bagdad
and, after Feisal was established on
the throne, tool. over her present
position.
Miss Bell has written many books
on travel and on politics. She is an
accomplished linguist and an indefat-
tigable travster who has penetrated
many of the least known parts Of
the Arabian desert and personally
assisted in establishing the boundar.
les in land unknown to the survey.
or's extant.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
AIR LEAGUE
MAKES0FFER
TO MITCHELL
Would Make Him Supervisor
of Plans for Development
of Always

Washington, Dec. 24.-OP--COlonel
William Mitchell, sentenced by court
martial to five years suspension from
the army, has been asked by the Aer-
ial League of America, with Offices in
New York, to become its general di-
rector and to supervise the 'organi-
zation's plans for airways develop
ment.
A letter addressed to the colonel
by Henry Woodhouse, president Of
the league, said the coloners services
were sought in connection with plans
for establishment 81 transcontinental.
transatlantic trans Pacific and Pan.
American airways and to build the
first two "air cities" in the world,
on land already purchased for the
purpose of San Marcial, Sonora, Mex
leo, and tracts being bought in Ari-
zona. Colonel Mitchell is expected
to decline the offer.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Canadian Booze
Will Be Lacking
This Christmas

Grand Forks. Dec. 2i.--HD-A dry
Christmas so far as Canadian liquor
is concerned was forecast today by
Jud La Mourc, collector of customs
for the Minnesota and North Dakota
district with headquarters at fcm-
bina.
An effective plugging Of tho border
has been made during the last two
months with approximately 100 liquor
cars captured during that time, Mr..
La Moure declared.
Reports that "high class liquor
smugglcrs were making their return
trips to Canada profitable by Snug
Cling dutiable goods into that coun-
trv were characterized by Mr.. La
Mourc as probably true. 1t has been
estimated recently that goods valued
at $4,000, 900, including silks, cigar
cites, etc, are annually smuggled IN
to Canada.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
16 CATHOLIC
PRIESTS MOVE
- TO ENDSTRIKE
Miners Tired Of Suspension
Resumption Of NegOtia-
ti0ns Requested

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 2l.~-R)-~A new
move to end the anthracite strike
has been made by Ii Catholic priests
who claim they represent in a pastor
al capacity 65 per cent of the anth-
racite miners and who assert that a
great majority Of the men are tired
of the suspension and desire to re-
turn to work, pending settlement by
arbitration.
In letters to Major W. W. Englis.
chairman of the anthracite miners
negotiating committee. and Jonn l..
Lewis, president Of the United Mine
Workers, the priests plead "for the
sake Of humanity and in the name of
the Almighty Cod for resumption
Of negotiations.
Lewis, at his home in Springfield,
Ill.,, for Christmas, refused to dis
cuss the letter.
Major lnglis, before the priests
letter was issued. said the operators
were ready to meet the miners any
time to negotiate the basis on
which the strike can be ended"
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Full Houses Will
Greet Xmas Show

"Abie's Irish Rose," Ann Nichols
famous musical comedy, will be
shown to a packed house at the City
Auditorium tomorrow night and ad-
vance calls for seats at the matinee
tomorrow afternoon indicate that a
large audience will also greet that
performance. Only about IS seats
were left on the board this morning
for the evening showing. The ad-
vance sale, for the matinee will open
at 8 o'clock, tomorrow morning at the
Western Union office on Fourth
street.
The matinee will begin promptly at
o'clock, it has been announced, and
the evening showing will begin at
$3.50 O'Clock.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
ONE GUARD
IS INJURED
IN GUNFIRE
Yeggs Drive Up to Railroad
Pay Car and Open Fire
Immediately
ESCAPE BY AUTO
Wounded Guard in Serious
Condition Six Armed
Men in the Party
ESCAPE BY AUTO

Pittsburgh, Dec. 2i.--Np The
Christmas payroll Of the Pittsburgh
Terminal Coal company, $4,000, was
taken from the pay car by six arm
ed men at Mollcnaucr, a mining set
Element near Pittsburgh, today.
The robbers escaped in an auto
bile.
The robbers shot J. l.. Gump, Il
guard, in the abdomen. His c0udl-
tion is critical.
Leroy Hutton, paymuStcr for tn"
company, and Gump and another
guard had just alightcd from a spc-
cial Pittsburgh and West Virginia
railroad pay car, to 80 to mine No.
3 nearby when the robbers drove up.
The bandits opened fire immediately.
The first voliey brought down Gump.
Hutton drew a pistol but was forced
TO drop it.
As the robbers drove away towards
Library, another mining settlement,
they fired Il parting vollcy at Hut
ton and the guard.
City police. county detectives and
deputy sheriffs were sent out to
guard all roads in the region in an
effort to locate the bandits.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Pastor From
Los Angeles Will
Lecture in Fargo

Dr. James Whitcomb Broughcr. the
nationally known pastor of the Tenn
pie Baptist Church Of Los Angeles.
is scheduled to be in Fargo Friday,
February 26. Doctor Brougher is
known to the movie world as the
parson who married Douglas Fair
banks and Mary Pickford.
Doctor Broughcr has been re-
leased by his great church for a six
months tour of the United States.
He has been secured for North Da-
kota for this single engagement, and
will deliver his famous lecture on
the subject "Play Ball" One of the
largest and best auditoriums in
Fargo is already engaged for. this
occasion.
The Board of Managers of the
| North Dakota Baptist Convention
will be called together in Fargo 70,
their semi-annual meeting on this
date to afford them an opportunity
of meeting Doctor Brougher anc
hearing his famous lecture.
1t is anticipated that a number OF
delegations from adjoining cities
will come to Fargo for this occasion
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24

made with the produce as security
pending sale. Each member of the
pool is paid the average price re-
ceived during the year. \. j. Scott,
secretary Of the wheat pool org gan-
iZation. said that members of that
body received substantial bonus
over prices paid to the average farm
cr who sold his grain on the open
market.
Since 1921. when the first coopcra-
tive associations were chartered by
the state. there has been more organ
ization o. potato growers than OF
farmers producing any other COM
modify. The most rapid increase at
present Is among the buttcrfat and
produce marketing associations which
have come into being as the result
of greater agricultural diversiflca-
ton.
More Chartered Each Year
In 1921. the records show. % CO.
operative marketing associations were
chartered. OF this number all but
two were organizations Of potatO
growers.
OF the eight associations charter
cd in 1874, five were by potato
growers. OF the remaining three one
does II general business. one handles
livestock and one deals in wheat.
The record for 1923 shows only
three new cooperativcs. One han.
died potatoes, another cream and the
third did a general business.
The year 1924 saw seven more or
ganized. including two livestock as
sociations, a seed distributing asso'
citation. farmers elevator and two
doing a general business. In 1925
the only new associations to enter
the field were the North Dakota Co
operative Woolmarkcting Associa
tion and the Farmers Cream ship
ping association Of Streetcr.
Other cooperative associations a!st
got flying start in 1921 when 3
were organized. Twelve were charter
ed in 1922. l3 in 1923, l3 in 1924 ant
| l6 in 1925.
Farmers cooperative elevator as
sociations lead the rest in numbers
! The list includes cooperative tcle
phone lines. newspapers, stores, stocl
Improvement, seed. land owners
threshing. cream. produce, oil AM
potato warehouse associations.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
HOLY DOOR OF
THE BASILlCA
CLOSED TODAY
Ends Year of Penitcnce Mark
cd en- Catholic Calendar
Each % Years

Rome. Dec "a -lTl Pope Plus
II. picturcSquely clad IN pontiilcal
robes Of rich medieval design and
surrounded hy ccclCs iastical dlgnl-
taricS, today performed the ceremony
Of closing the holy door of tn" BaSl-
lica of St. Peter, the mammoth moth
or church of Catholicism. The ccrc-
mony officially brought to il close the
year of pcnitcncc and pardon special
Is marked on the Catholic calendar
once every quarter OF II century.
The holy door had remained open
since one year ago today, when the
pope was the central figure in 4
similar opening ceremony. Since that
time more than 30OO.GOO Catholic
pilgrims from every corner OF the
world have crossed the sill and kiss
ed the doorpoSts of the sacred aper-
turc as a sign of devotion and huml-
lity Most Of them, likewise, kissed
the celebrated fishcrman'S ring on the
right hand of the supreme spiritual
leader and received medals commeor.
ativc of the holy year from the pom
tiif's own hands.
L. 5. Cardinals Present
Cardinal Hayes of New York was
4
dinals at the ceremony, while tn,
/ giuup of bishops in the procession
| included Bishop Lills. of Kansas
City; Bishop Hoban, OF Scranton
Bishop Drumm of Des Moines, ant
Bishop Lawler, Of Lead. South Da
kota
! Several thousands of pilgrims, to
gether with multitudes of Romans
men occupying high positions o
state and members Of the historic
Roman aristocracy, composed the 20,
! 900 pers ons who filled the grea
Baslica and its massive portico to
! day to bear witness to the timc-hon
orcd solemn ceremony. Other thou
| sands without number congregatet
In the spacious st. Peters square.
Ceremony Always the Same
Except for the touch of modernit,
lent by the lay participants the ccrc
mony today was an exact rcproduc
tion of the first holy year cercmon.
of 1900. when Dante and st. Franci
of Assist were numbered among thos
present. spirit of medieval grand
eur and pOmp seemed to pcrvadc tn
atmosp sphere The fact that the cere
mony has always been the same, wit
the same ritual, the same garb, tn
same kind of decorations. gave 1t "a
air Of ctcrnalness and perpctuity.
Preliminary TO the ending of hol
year the pontif yesterday in an en-
cyclical decrced the effects Of tn
present system under which govern
nents are run by the laity and tn
Christian church is placed on tn
same level as all others, and require
to submit to civil powers. The pon
tiff said he hoped these evils woui
be rcmcdied by recalling each yea
, throughout the world the kingdoi
of Christ, with the hope of havin
it recognized by international NEE,
ings and parliamcnts
The encyclical added that tn
church. established by Christ as
perfect society, claimed as its ow
right. which could not be renounce'
full liberty and independence fro1
powers and that it was not depcndci
upon the arbitrary rule of laity
any other power.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Case Against
SlOven Dismissed

Charges of selling cigarettes to
minors, placed against Sam Sloven
of Bismarck, were dismissed by Jus
tice of the Peace A. E. Shipp yester-
day afternoon after the complaining
witness failed to appear in court. The
case was originally brought before
Justice of the Peace Roland H. Crane,
but the defendant demanded change
Of venue and the proceedings were
certified to Justice Ships court.
Three youths who had been clerk
ing in local stores and who are charg-
ed with selling cigarettes to minors
will be 'arraigned in Juvenile proceed
ings before Judge Fred Jansonius
here Saturday morning, and two sim
liar cases against other defendants
will be heard in Justice Cranes court
December 81.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Ford Announces
Distribution of
8Per Cent Melon

Detroit. Mich, Dec. 24.-[P)-The
Ford Motor company announced to-
day it will distribute $1.744,O00 next
month to holders Of Ford employees
investment certificate. A total of
26.891 persons will share in the dis
tribution which represent per cent
on their investment and brings their
income for the year from the certi-
ficates to Is per cent. An eight per
cent return was received last July.
The Ford company discontinued is
suing the certificates April 6, after
$25, ,000, 900 had been purchased.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24

HOLDlP MEN START
NNAS ROBBlNG EARLY

Chicago, Dec. "a. (E> iold-
up men did their Christmas rob
blng here, starting day sooner
than usual with more than 81
robbcrics reported in the ~
hours ending early loda%.
All the robbers escaped and
only one was thought Wounded III
the several shootinsS that re-
suited.
a young girl was knocked down
in the hallway Of her home. Sev-
rral old women were beaten. one
robtcr posed as a truant officer
TO take $50 from two high school
students Another acted as Il
clerk in a drug store while his
companion held up the manager.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Flour Prices
Soar Following
Wheat Advance

Minneapolis. Dec. 24.-tP)-Flour
prices scared 40 to as cents barrel
here today. as result of the steep
advance in wheat prices yesterday.
The range in quotations at the mills
here jumped from 9.05 to 9.i5 a
barrel to 9.45 to $50, for family pa
tent flour. when sold in carlots, in
90 pound cotton sacks.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Many Exchanges Will
Close Over Weekend

New York, Dec. 24.---t4O "A triple
Christmas holiday will be observed
by most of the security and commo-
dity exchanges Of the country. EX
ceptions will include the Chicago
board of trade and the exchanges at
Minneapolis and Duluth, which will
be open Saturday. The New York
markets, including the stock cx
change, will remain closed from
Thursday night to Monday morning.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Drops Dead While
ShOveling Snow

Red Wing. Mum, Dec. 24.--(P)--
ID. NJ. Neil, 73 years old. an outstand.
ing figure in Red Wings political,
civic and commercial activities, drop
ped dead in front of his home yester-
day while shoveling snow. Heart
disease caused his death. Surviving
him are his widow. two sons, Ed
ward and Victor, and daughter, Mrs.
Margaret Bullum. Victor and Mrs
Bullum live in North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
STATE GOVERNORS
PLAY SANTA CLAUS

A sack Of cement from Cover
nor Gunderson Of South Dakota,
package Of corn sugar from the
governor Of Iowa and cheese
from the chief executive Of Wis
consin were among the gifts re-
ceived by Governor A. G.. Sorlle
today.
In return, the executive said, he
has sent to each of the three and
to Governor Christianson Of Min
nesta a sack of flour made at
the North Dakota state mill.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
Weather Report

Temperature at a. III. ........ ~
Highest yesterday ....,.. "a
Lowest last night ..............
Precipitation to a, M. ...... Trace
Highest wind velocity ......... l6
Weather Forecast
For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy
tonight with probably some snow;
somewhat colder, Friday mostly fair
and rather cold.
For North Dakota: Cloudy tonight
with probably some snow in south
portion; somewhat colder in west
portion. Friday mostly fair and rath-
Weather Conditions
High pressure continues over AL.
berta and Saskatchewan, and also
in the Southwest, while low pressure
overlies the lower Missouri and Mis-.
sissippi valleys and the Lake region
The indications are for; somewhat un.
~ ORRIs W. ROBERTS,
Official in charge
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24

Thousands Of squirrels have been
observed swimming the great Missis-
sippi river this fall in general west
ward migration from Illinois and
Wisconsin.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
CLAIMS FORTUNE

Little Waltham, Eng.-A poor gro
Ger here is making claim to proper
ty worth million following the dis.
covery Of will in deed-box in
South Africa.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
BUY RAT TAILS

Lamberhurst, Eng.-Lamberhurst
Rat Club offers to pay for every rat
tail turned into the club as part of
its drive against them.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24

Cows are MIXED by electricity on
French farms.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy tonight, probably snow,
colder. Friday fair ard cold.
Palisadian., 1925-08-07

if the capacity of the Hackensack
river water shed fails to meet the
great water demands of the future.
"That outstanding figure in the con-
structive history of the United
States, Alexander Hamilton, journeyed
through the virgin forests and hamlets
of early New Jersey from the Island
of Manhattan to the banks of the
Passaic river and established at the
falls of that stream the present city
of Paterson, the silk City of Amer
ica." 1t was water for power which
appealed to his creative mind
To-day as the water rushes down
the Ramapo river there are many
men of as many minds who look upon
it and impotently realize that the day
is not far distant when the call of
the cities for water and more water
will make vitality necessary the saw
ing and using of this bountiful sup
ply. The Ramapo Valley should be a
state park if for no other reason than
holding safe for the future this God
given supply of life's greatest need.
If there be no constructive state policy
along these lines then there can be
no better way for Bergen to secure
it's future needs than by acquiring the
Ramapo for it's own"
Palisadian., 1925-08-07

River Valley, about twenty miles from
Lodi on the south to Upper Saddle
river and the New York state line on
the north, should be county park.
That picturesque stream passes
through nine municipalities. Every
town in the county is within easy
motor or bus distance Of this valley
which divides the entire county area
east of the Hackensack river. Even
of young America enjoy bathing at
many points along the score of miles
of it's pure, fresh water frontage. At
Rochelle Park, Arcola, Ridgewood and
Saddle river are many favored "old
swimmin' holes" crowded by patrons
during the summer months. There
are anglers who know where trout
abound along this stream and it's
tributaries. Action to acquire public
title cannot come too soon because
private enterprises are developing
sites for pecuniary profits in so-called
amusement parks.
"The Saddle river project is one of
local significance in the park possibili-
ties but of far greater Importance is
the Ramapo Valley, the last potable
water shed in the state and the most
beautiful from scenic standpoint
anywhere in eastern America.
Men of vision in Bayonne, through
the Legislature, unsuccessfuly en-
deavored to acquire the Ramapo for
that city's water supply. Bergen
county citizens fully realize it's value