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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09

is to be non-sectarian and non-fra-
ternal in character; y
"This chapter cannot, of course,
avail petitioner here, as it is not
alleged that a petition was pre-
scented by twenty-five resident tax
payers, nor is it alleged that the
meeting is to be nOn-sectarian or
non-fraternal in character, which
seems to be necessary.
ut is my opinion that the petit
Toner in claiming the use Of the
auditorium has not brought himself
within any provision of our laws
In my opinion the Beard of City
Commissioners are vested with q
discretion in this matter. This
discretion should, of course, be fair
ly, honestly and impartially exer.
cised, but whether, in this case
such discretion was fairly or arbi-
trarily exercised is not involved.
81 have given this matter care
full consideration, but feel that ar
early decision be rendered. If il
is the Legislative intention that 8
City Auditorium must be given tc
anyone who applies, and that the
Commission shall have no author.
ity to fix the fees, law can bt
enacted accordingly, as the Legis
lature is now in session. As the
law now stands, in my opinion
there is a discretion vested In tn.
Commission. and that will be my
holding. An order quashing thu
writ may therefore be prepared"
F. Jansonius, Judge
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
new MILL BILL
IS INTRODUCED
IN THE SENATE
Independents Put Forward
Their Plan For Control
of State Mill

The Independent proposal Tor the
shifting Of the power of the board OF
managers Of the Grand Forks flour
mill, and that of the Industrial Com
mission, to Governor Sorlie, was be
fore the state affairs committee OF
the Senate today. The chief provis-
ions of the bill follow:
"From and after the taking effect
of this act, the industrial commits
sion as established and existing un-
der the board Of managers of the
North Dakota NH and Elevator AS
sociation, as created and provided
for in chapter 295 of the laws of 1923,
shall be dispossessed in all power
and authority to manage or control
y the North Dakota Mill and Elevator
association, and of all authority over
the management and operation OF the
associations business affairs, or
over the mill and elevator belonging
thereto or over the management and
operation thereof such authority here
. tpfore possessed by the said indus
trial commission of by the said
board of managers, is hereby divest-
ed. and the same and all thereof, is
hereby transferred to and vested in
the governor of the state of North
Dakota who shall have the sole auth
GRITTY to manage and control the at
fairs of said association, operate its
mill and elevator and manage it's
business affairs. The governor shall
have authority to make and enforce
orders, rules and regulations for the
transaction of the business of such
association, and to employ and APP
point, at his sole discretion, such
person or persons as he shall see fit,
to assist him in the exercise of the
power and authority hereby vested in
him with full authority to
fix the compensation of. and dis
charge CIR dismiss any and all agents
managers or employees now or here
after engaged. Without cause land
with full authority to delegate such
power, or any part thereof to any
:. agent or employee he shall see fit"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
Rail Heads Probe
Head-0n Collision

~
Albert Lee, Mimi, Feb. o.
Clashing Of a passenger train and
a freight in heavy fog six miles
from here early yesterday which
resulted in injury to six persons
was being investigated today by
railroad officials.
All Of the injured were reported
as resting easily at a local hos
pital today and all will recover. it
was said.
misunderstanding of, orders is
believed to have been responsible
for the head-on collision between
Passenger train No. los, Minnea-
polls e St. Louis and q Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific freight. Be-
cause Of wreck in Iowa the pas
senger was being rerouted over the
Rock Island lines. Both trains
were proceeding slowly due to the
fog, 81. XII.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09

from entangling politics and
tiOnS of state government; tn
more secure and lasting, wit
discretionary power to attract men
OF outstanding executive ability
and successful banking experience,
and that bank examiners be select
ed from those having the requisite
qualifications.
A careful study and survey OF
state bank supervision has been
made with the cooperation OF
State Bank Commissioners and
state bankers to bring out the high
lights OF successful supervision,
and at the same time indicate rem
edial weaknesses, as the basis for
formulating a model code Of law
, dealing with bank supervision, and
also for developing public opinion
in favor of it's general adoption.
This survey shows that in forty
one states Bank Commissioners are
appointed by the governors and
generally hold Office during their
pleasure" In two states they are
chosen by popular election, in
others they are chosen by a bank
ing board, but in only few is the
advice of organized banking consid-
cred. In Mississippi the selection
is made by a convention of dele
gates from the state chartered
banks
Long Terms Make Bureaucrats
The term of Office was found to
range from two years to six. The
majority of recommendations favor
ive-year term, reasoning that a
long term OF life tenure tended to-
ward bureaucracy In Office. while q
short term was condemned on the
grounds that the Bank Commission.
er would scarcely have time to be-
come thoroughly conversant with
his field Of work before the expira-
ton of his term Of service and the
public would lose the fruits of his
exnerience. A fve.year term is long
enough to permit his rendering use
full service through capitalizing his
experience, and then if he is found
capable the chances of his reap
pointment would be strong.
It was found that duties other
than bank supervision are frequent
~ imposed on the banking depart
ment, ranging from insurance mat
ters to irrigation projects and even
state hail insurance. The almost
unanimous expression of opinion is
that the position Of bank "onms
sioners is a task of such oiiHtand
ing Importance as to demanst. Hat
he devote all his time and atien
ton. strictly to problems of bank
supervision and regulation.
Some states impose no statutory
qualifications whatever for Bank
Commissioner. A number merely
require that he have nominal quail.
fications, in many cases purely neg.
alive. Only twenty states require
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
SURCHARGES
ARE UPHELD

Washington, Febsse. -surcharges
now imposed upon railroad passen-
gers using Pullman facilities were
held today by the Interstate Com
merce Commission to be justifiable
and railroads were authorized to keep
the practice in effect.
The approval Of the strcharge, un-
der which every passenger engaging
Pullma" Accommodations, pays to the
railroad an amount equivalent to SO
percent of the Pullman charge, re-
suited from the first step of an in
yestigation into the earnings of the
Pullman company and the terms of
its contract with railroads.
The decision declared that the in
vestigation had not proceeded far
enough for the commission to ex-
press conclusion as to the general
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
Diptheria Checked
At Nome Reported
In Fargo Wire

Fargo, Feb. 9.-The diphtheria
epidemic at Nome. Alaska, is now
we'll under control and more anti
toxin to supplement that taken in
by dog teams and other means, is
we'll on its way there, according to
telegram received by Thomas
Jensen, Of Nome. who is visiting
his parents here.
The wire was from Federal
Judge C.. j. Lemen, in answer to a
telegram sent by Mr.. Jensen Satur-
day. The message, relayed to Seat
tie by wireless and cabled thence
to Fargo by wire assured the Wis
itor Of the safety Of his home
friends. :"
The former Fargoan left here to-
day for Washington, d. c., on re-
quest of DR.. E. w. Jensen, chief of
the bureau of biological survey to
confer with officials regarding
legislation on game and fur regula-
ton in Alaska. He is expected to
return this week END to leave soon
thereafter for Juneau for the legis-
lative session opening there March
2. He is member of the Alaska
legislature.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

reasonableness Of Pullman charges,
but that the surcharge has justified
itself
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
CAN DICTATE
RENTAL,CITY OF
AUDITORIUM
Judge Jansonius in Opinion
Says Discretion of Com
mission Can Be Used

A city commission in North Da-
kota has discretion in the renting
of a city auditorium, Judge Fred
.Iansonius Of district court held
here today. The case was brought
before him by knudt Hebranson,
who sought to compel the city COM
mission to rent the city Auditor
ium for the use of a public meet
ing.
Judge Jansonius held that under
the law, the city commission has
discretion in renting the auditor
ium, regardless Of the presentation
of $50 fee.
The opinion follows:
"This is a proceeding in man.
damus to compel the City CON-
mission to rent the City Auditor
ium to- a petitioner. The merits of
the case are not before me. Wheth-
err or not the Commissioners ex-
ercised good judgment in refusing
petitioner the use of the Auditor
ium this Court, of course, cannot
determine, since no facts are pre-
scented.
''Petitioner contends that upon
rendering $4,000, he is entitled to
the use of the Auditorium, and
that the Commission has no dis
cretion. In other words, he claims
that any citizen, upon paying the
regular fee, is, as matter of alb
solute right, entitled to the use of
the building if it is not in use.
"The defendant claims the Com
mission is vested with discretion.
"The only question before the
Court. therefore, is this: Has
the City Commission a discretion,
or can any citizen for any purpose
consistent with the use of the Aud
itorium demand it's use upon pay
ment of the fee of $4,000?
Petitioner relies upon Chapter
1872 Of the Session Laws of 1919.
known as the Public Utilities Act:
have read the whole chapter, but
fail to see how it can be applicable
to this case. The whole act deals
with the powers Of the Board of
Railroad Commissioners, and Sec
ton %, the Section relied upon by
petitioners, is a negative provision,
which simply provides that the
Railroad Commissioners shall not
have jurisdiction. over public utilit-
les owned by the state, city, county
or township. The chapter men,
tons who shall have jurisdiction
over public owned auditoriums.
"Chapter 1872 in my opinion gives
us no light at all. and we must
look to other provisions of our
statutes for authority. Under the
general powers Of City Commiss-
ions, the Board is given jurisdic-
tion over all public property of the
City, and the general construction
Of Courts is that a discretion is
vested in the Board under such
authority.
e 1.-THE only other provision I can
/ find regarding public buildings and
public parks is Chapter 191 Of the
Laws Of 1919, as follows:
.sSec. 1. That any officer or Off
GERS Of the State Of North Dakota.
any municiD6lity therein or any
subdivision thereof, who shall have
custody and control OF any public
building or public park suitable for
holding public meetings therein
shall. when petitioned to do SO by
twenty-five resident tax-payers Of
the municipality or political sub
ldivision owning said building CT
public park, open said building or
park Tor any public meeting which
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
DAM BREAKS,
-ELOODRE!!S0!L|!I!S

Vale, Oregon, Feb. 9.-The entire
countryside was suffering today from
the effects Of torrential flood
which resulted from the bursting of
an irrigation dam on Bully Greek
after recent rains had made its bur-
den too great. A section between
the creek and the Malheur river was
inundated and cattle and property
valued at 100000 was destroyed.
State health authorities, the state
legislature, and the Pacific division
of the Red Cross will be asked to
marshall their forces in an effort to
prevent an epidemic of diphtheria
and smallpox.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
The Williams Treatment Is ,
URIC ACID
SOLVENT
IS cent Bottle /. F r E E


Just because you. start the day
worried and tired, stiff legs and
arms and muscles, an aching head,
burning and bearing down pains in
the .back-worn out before the day
begins-do not think you have to
stay in that condition.
Be strong, we'll and vigorous, with
no more pains from stiff joints, sore
muscles, rheumatic suffering. aching
back or congested kidneys.
For many forms of bladder trou-
BILE or weakness, it's action is really
wonderful. Those who are in and
out Of bed half dozen times night
will appreciate the comfort, rest
and strength this treatment gives.
We will give you one IS cent bot
tie FREE and FREE BOOK about
Uric Acid and how to treat it.
Send this notice and 10 cents ia
pay postage, packing. etc, to DR.. D
A. Williams Co., Dept. ,DA-3692 p
O.. Block, East Hampton. Conn.
You will receive an IS cent bottle
(32- doses) free by Parcel Post. de-
livery charges paid. No obligation
on your. part, Nothing sent C. O.. D
=, ADV
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
Unborn Baby
Is Saved After
Auto Accident

Los Angeles, Feb. 9.-Whitney
Kahn IS, and his 1s-months-old child,
were instantly killed, when the au-
tomobile in which they were riding
collided with another machine. Mrs.
Kahn, who was with them, is dying
at local hospital. A fourth men,
Der of the family is alive, as 4 re-
suit Of Cesaerian operation upon
the mother, when it had been deter
mined that she was fatally injured.
The infant, seven pound baby, was
born within an hour after the acct
dent. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
Introduce Resolution
To Alter Dry Act
lRy Associate ed Press

st. Paul, Feb. "a concurrent
resolution memorializing Congress
to enact legislation to repeal or
modify the Volstead act was in
PRODUCED in the Minnesota house
when it convened today. 1t states
that enforcement cf the act results
in the carrying on a large number
of illicit distilleries and that the
business of bootlegging and illegal
importation of liquor is costing
the federal government enormous
sums of money in an attempt to
enforce the act and that the ma
jority of the people favor the sale
of light wines and beers and that
it is an infringement upon the leg
is.ative desires Of many people.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
Suicide Verdict
of COrOner's Jury

Minot, Feb. 9.-Death by suicide
was the verdict which coroner's
Jury returned today in the case OF
Morton Erickson, SIS. who Sat
urday slashed his throat with
a razor.
Dependency over lack of work
anG jealousy of his wife is said to
have prompted the act.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09

divorced from all other func,
It the tenure of office be made
l sufficient compensation and
actual banking experience varying
from one to five years.
Powers Of Bank Examiners
In the majority OF states the
Bank Commissioner is given more
or less power to approve or deny
applications for charters OF state
banks. Clearly this authority should
be exercised chiefly with view
to supplying each community with
safe. adequate banking facilities,
Hence the importance OF carefully
weighing all factors involved such
as the character and responsibility
of the organizers and the communi'
tvs needs for banking facilities.
In the very nature OF things no one
is so we'll qualified to pass on char
ter questions as the Bank Commits
siOner. Comments from all states
favor granting the banking depart
ment large If not absolute juris.
diction in granting bank charters.
A number ofsststes now confer
more or less complete authority on
the state banking department to
act as receiver in liquidating failed
banks, usually providing that the
Bank Commissioner must file a re.
port with the court for approval.
In other states the court names q
receiver and the Bank Commission.
er thereafter has no jurisdiction or
authority. The almost unanimous
opinion of bankers and the Bank
Commissioners is that authority
should be placed in the banking d.
partment as 1t permits the employ.
ment Of experienced bank admins.
traitors in winding up the affairs OF
a bank, is more expedient. eco
nomical and altogether more salts
factory.
Changes Needed
/ The consensus as to changes
needed to strengthen the work of
the state banking department Is
summarized in the following rec
ommendations:
l. Provide adequate salaries.
g Give Bank Commissioner large
charters and enforcing bank regula-
tiOnS.
3. Remove the office from partisan
notifies by providing for election OF
nomna ton Of the Commissioners by
he bankers.
4 Provide for sufficient number
IF examiners. with adequate pay. and
free their appointment from politics
5 Give the Banking Department
.ul authority to act as receiver in the
,dse of failed banks
s Make Banks Commissioners
rms five years.
79sMake requirements for Bank
Commissioner eligibility not less than
five years Of successful banking ex-
per!ence and we'll recognized execu.
tive ability.
Bank supervision, when wisely
and impartially administered, il
capable of rendering one OF the
highest types Of service state can
give it's people. = 4.a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09

methods and dangerous PRACTICES. Public
opinion today demands that bank super.
vision be as free from partisan interference
as the judiciary itself.
State banking laws are increasing in
number and diversity. Much thought
and study have been given by the
State Bank Division Of the American
Bankers Association to uniformly efficient
supervision. 1t is on record as urging that
%ho oA;oo ~ poplx icciopor ho froo1
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-09
REFORMS IN STATE SUPERVISION OF
BANKSAS ADVOCATED BY BANKERS
BY FRANK w. .SiMMONDS
American Bankers Association

A THOUGH many states have unexceled systems of
bank supervision by public authority, in in
stances political entanglementS have resulted in lax
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-10-01
Relative of Former Federal
Official Has Not Missed
Going To Church in 50 Years

George Dallas, near ninety years
of age, said to be one Of the oldest
resident Of Union township. Bel
mont County, Ohio, is a direct des-
cendant Of former Vice President
George Dallas, in the administra-
ton of President James K. Polk.
The present Mr.. Dallas has Bived
almost his entire life on the old
homestead north of Morristow;n OBJ
serves the st. Clavisville Chronicles
and with the exception Of a few
days, has never left the farm.
He has never missed going to
church for the last half century and
is an official of the Christian church
of Morristown AS bachelor Mr..
Dallas lives life Of seclusion in
his remote and lonesome cottage
deep in the woodland section of
Bone Mill Hollow. Without an
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-10-01
FIND RADIO
OF VALUE
State Farmers To The
Number of 1850
Tune-in
~ United Press)

Madison, Wis.-That Wisconsin
farmers are finding radio of real
value to them is shown in the re-
port of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture following
their survey of all states in the
union. The federal department
advised the Department of Mark
cts that the number Of radio sets
on farms in Wisconsin in 1924 was
4,500 while the number estimated
for 1925 is 10000. During the next
year the state marketing depart
ment expects that the 1926 figurees
will be nearly doubled.
The state Department Of Mark
cts operated the first state owned
set in the country built for
broadcasting masxet reports. This
station, WLBL (Wisconsin, Land
of Beautiful Lakes, 278 meters,
located at Stevens Point, broad
casts market reports for farmers
and handlers of farm products six
times daily, giving out the latest
market reports as they come in
over a private leased market wire
which is connected with all Of the
large markets from coast to coast.
Many instances have been report
ed to the department where farm
ers and others have been saved
many dollars by this modern me-
thod Of market reporting.
The station at Stevens Point
has been recently brought up to
the latest design and is now Civ
ing reports on the 1925 agricultur-
al crop which is starting to mark
ct. Fash Tuesday evening at
eight o'clock the Stevens Point
Chamber Of Commerce sponsors a
musical program from the station
of the state.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-10-01
InterDiiew With
BQrQbOO Man In
Circus Business

Am interesting interview with
the man who cares for the animals
with the Seus-FIoto circus was OBJ
tanned at one Of the towns recently
visited by the big top and menag-
erie. The man who has charge of
the animals with the circus is 9
Baraboo man. Emery Stiles.
The interview foilows in part;
Speaking about the circus, one OF
the most interesting characters on
the seIls-FIoto circus is Emery
Stiles. and all Of you that see the
circus today at Twenty-fourtasand
West, will never even know that
he is connected with this great
circus.
4 In Business 80 Years
Mr.. Stiles is the man who han.
dies the trained wild animals, not
in the steel arena for you to see but
ont in the menagerie. where they
are most wild, and lard to get a.
long with. Stiles has been in the
circus business for 80 years and 81
Of those 80 have been spent with
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-10-01
H0RKMEN IN
FACTORIES ON
A DECREAS
Industrial Commits
Employment Con-
ditiOns
CBy United P.sssl

The industrial commission has
just completed it's monthly en-
Dsoyment survey which includes
reports from the ten public en-
ployment offices and reports from
over 900 representative employ
ers. These reports indicate that
the number of factory workers de-
clined 3.3 per cent from July to
August However, excluding pea
canning, the decline was only nine,
tenths Of per cent. Other sea
sonal industries to show declines
were meat packing, 21.0 per cent,
and milk products 1877 per cent.
Other factory employment to
show declines were saw mills, 9.3
per cent, structural iron works IA
per cent and stone and allied in
dustries AS per cent. However,
increased employment in factory
Industries of greater relative i'm
portance as regards the number Of
persons employed indicates i'm
proved conditions for the immedi-
tie future.
AS compared with a year ago
actory conditions is 80 per cent
higher, with total payrolls increas-
ID by 1870 per cent and average
weekly earnings or employees in
creased by 9.3 per cent. III retail
.rades there was a gain of 81 per
cent, in building the increase
amounted to 81 per cent, and in
highway construction it amounted
IL 8.8 per cent.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-10-01
Large Amount OF
Food Required To
Feed Visitors

The national convention of
Spanish war veterans in st. Pet
ersburg, Fla. Sept. q, has pres
euted the problem of serving 225,
600 meals. The chairman Of the
committee having this feature Of
the convention in charge found
himself with the task OF seeing
that sufficient supplies we're order
ed to feed the $4,000 delegates.
His calculations resemble a re-
QUESTION sheet for the army, de-
manding the following:
10000 pounds Of meat
10000 pounds of fresh vegetables
1880 pounds Of butter
$4,000 pounds of pies and past
ries
10000 gallons Of milk
1900 gallons of cream
100000 gallons OF water
22 500 gallons Of coffee
10000 pounds of fish
The meats were ordered fror
great packing houses in Chicago
since the Florida branch packing
houses could not supply such
great quantities on short demand.
Conducted by the American
Legion post Of st. Petersburg, a
gigantic FISH fry down on the wat
erfront viii be one of the features
OF the entertainment. Arrange
N cents have been made for 1000
pounds of dressed fish, to be fried
III a pan six feet long and two feet
wide with room around pit for
many cooks. Twelve thousand
slices Of bread viii be needed and
a ST. Petersburg paper likens the
FRY to the bible story of the feed
ing Of the multitude on the shores
of Galilee.