davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-10

The legal title to the properties is
in the companies and I have nc
power at this time to divest them
Of the title. The Court must deal with
these as properties of others, not his
WI"
"The time has come when the
settlers on the gproject must cease
their quarreling and face the facts
in front Of them. The receivership
must come to an end soon and
think what should be done is that
some plan of reorganization should
be advanced and some form of organ
ization should lie ready to bid in
the properties at the receivership
sale. If there is no such organization
ready to bid in the properties, ruin
is inevitable"
Judge Webster explained that if
the properties could not be sold at
the receivership sale as unit, sub
ject to the trust of furnishing water
to the lands, that they would have to
be sold as junk, in which case they
would not be subject to the trust.
He advised that the attorneys rep
resenting the various interests should
get together and work out plan of
organization and procedure, and in
referring to the present unorganized
efforts said:" I decline to fight a
noise in the dark"
After adjournment and after Judge
Webster had left the room, Mr..
Kiser, associate counsel for the re-
ceiver, outlined a plan to come down
here to try, with tire aid of other
attorneys, to work out some harmon
,.ious plan to meet the situation. He
suggested that since he and Mr..
Cunningham were both in Spokane,
they get together and formulate a
plan and submit it to Mr.. Snively.
He further said that when he came
here he would like to have Mr.. Cum
ningham and Mr.. Snively come at
the same time and this they agreed
to do if it were at all possible. He
also said he intended to invite Judge
Webster to come with them, not in
his official capacity but as an observer.
44lo Dldll was " SOlllC vi odlUl ocy 4,
May 10, and if it,were not possible
for Judge Webster to come then, 2 Mr..
Kiser said he would try to make it
a week later if that date would be
more convenient.
Mr.. Kiser expressed desire to
go over the project 20 get first hand
information of conditions and said
that he would like to talk to the set
tiers. WA M.
A number of those who attended
the hearing have expressed themselves
as being very favorably impressed
with Mr.. Kiser's insight into the
situation and his earnest desire to
get the matter Strengthened out.
Every one here at all familiar with
the situation and who has been work
Ing along cbnstf tive iiiifses iAg seer1
for some time that such a plan as
proposed by Mr.. Kiser would have
to be the final and ultimate one
offered for a solution. 1t is very
capable and earnest group of. at
,torneys who will make this attempt
and it really looks like they might
accomplish something. 1t is possible
that the plan they finally decided
upon may not meet the approval in
every detail OF every one, for it may
not be within the possibilities OF
man to do such thing. But it is
sincerely hoped that it can be ac-
copied by every one who has a
real desire to save the situation and
bring to an end the unsettled con-
d;t;ons that have existed for the past
fifteen years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-10
PETITION TO TURN over DITCH DENIED

"Mr. Snively. the proposition is
absolutely absurd"
II cannot and will not turn the
properties over, and granting I had
the power to do so, would not.
IT think no more effective way
could be found for wrecking the
project than to turn it over to an
unorganized body"
The above quotations are excerpts
from the remarks of Judge Webster
in denying in its entirety the petition
of the Wooten committee to dismiss
the receiver Of the Black Rock
Power & Irrigation company and the
Consumers Ditch company and to
] turn the properties over to the water
right owners, forthwith.
The hearing was held in the Federal
court in Spokane last Saturday fore
noon. The court room was occupied
by Judge Cusilman on another case
and the hearing was held in one OF
the jury rooms, with Judge Webster
the attorneys and water right owners
and others sitting around table.
The attorneys present were H. ].
Snively of Yakima, representing the
Wcoten committee and the Priest
Rapids Valley association; Fred Gun
ninghan of Spokane, representing the
new water right owners committee;
Mr.. Sprague of the firm of Donworth,
Todd & Holman; Seattle, representing
the companies; and ]. c. Lloyd OF
White Bluffs and B. H. Kiser OF
the firm of Graves, Kiser & Graves
of Spokane, representing the receiver.
Water right owners who attended
included Mrs. ]. M. Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. H.. H. Boie, Joe Grell, B.
Salvini, c. F. Wooten, w. S. Weber
F. N. Hensley, Leo Weber, William
Hanford; Rev. M. L. Anderson, T.
A. Spratlen and D. S. Wilkinson OF
White Bluffs and ] M. Perry Of
Yakima. Receiver Marvin Chase was
also present.
Mr.. Snively first presented his petit
ton and followed with his argument
in support of it. In denying the
petition Judge Webster made it clear
that he was in sympathy with the
settlers and wanted to see them sue
coed in their farming operation and
wished to do everything lawfully in
his power to help them. He went into
much detail in discussing the situa-
ton, but said mo parallel can be
found for procedure of taking the
properties out of the hands Of the
Court in its present condition." that
the property would have to be put up
for sale at the termination of the
receiversiaip and the water right own
ers should be prepared at that time
with a legal organization to bid in
the property and to establish credit
with which to carry on.
He went to some length in explain
:isig het4 thes cost desperation, could
not bs lessened BY turning over the
management Of the properties at this
time; how credit was essential to
carry on the operations, and that any
organization that might take over the
property at this time could not and
would not have this credit, while
the Court, through the sale OF re-
ceiver's certificates would: be able to
meet any emergency arising from any
breakdown of the system
He reiterated his former state
ment by saying: "The Court has no
power to give the settlers the project
at this time" and fdrthe. amplified it
by adding: IT have no power to reach
up and pick peaches from an invisible
tree"
Continuing Judge Webster said:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-05-10
AGED WOMAN DIES

Mrs. r. j. Curtis, 80 year old
mother Of Mrs. Henry Chairman
and Mrs. Lucy Willis, passed away
at the Iatter's home Thursday night
after few days illness. Funeral
services will be held at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning at the Chairman
home and interment will be made
in the White Bluffs cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
scout TRILOCY.
I'm BACCALAUREATE
TO STATE GRADUATES.
President Kane Urges Univer-
sity Seniors to Keep Fit
Morally and Physically

Grand Forks. N. D., June l0-"Kcer
physically strong. mentally awake and
morally straight" was the final
charge President Thomas F. Kane
made to graduating seniors from tho
University Of North Dakota in his
h~accalaureate address to them last
night in the school armory. thus ap-
plying the Boy Scout trilogy of prin-
ciplcs.
Taking the INTERPOLATION and inter-
dependence Of those three as his text.
the speaker outlined the need for men
and women to follow them.
In this changing world of ours
President Kane said. there is need
for mar to adapt himself to condi-
tons. This is an age of machinery,
noise. speed, thrills and ~tenseness,
and. to keep apacc with it. physical
health is a necessity. Million dollar
businesses cannot be conducted by men
with shattered minds or bodies;
there is a need to return to the simple
and vigorous body building life.
Smoking and drinking" he con-
tinued. reduce mans physical re-
sources. and consequently should be
eliminated" At this juncture of the
lecture the speaker pointed out
Hughie Jennings, former Baltimore
baseball players objection to cigar
cites for athletes. And Hughic Jen-
nincs," he declared. was no puritan
or temperance lecturer"
Turning fro. physical health as a
necessity In business. President Kane
then stressed the Importance of keep
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
CHRISTIANITY let
B|GOPPORYUN|TY
slip TO MOSLEMS
M~lohammed Disguised, Turned
Aside From Christ, Says
Edwin Wright in Talk

Christianity viewed from the
Hoelotn viewpoint was expoundcd b,
8dN1n IA. Wright. Of Tabriz, Persia
W1ntns he spoke from the pulpit OF hi.
3rother. Paul 8. Wright. III the Frs,
Presbyterian church. Sunday morn.
tng. on "Moselm and Christian Con.
acts"
There was a good deal to CRITICS,
u the western religion from the
I standpoint Of the oriental cult, DC
thinning with its bad impressions or
1OhAmmed at the very outset of hi.
preaching the faith Of the Koran
sshe Rev. Mr.. Wright showed. Wha,
he started out to preach was. in fact
he Christianity Of Christ.
In the sixth and seventh centuries
Christian scots were very savage TO.
J ward each other. Mr.. Wright indi.
lated by cited examples. Mohammee
WaS turning to the study of Christ
and his teachings at the time and al
his early exhortation to the Arab:
waS to turn to these teachings anc
hose OF the Jews to get the real con-
:eption Of God. The Arabs then hae
their community deitics-24O of then
represented by figures In the mosque
where the young Mohammcd spent
! his early years. He started out t.
reform his people out of this idolatr,
~ preaching principles OF the faith
spread by the apostles.
But he found this would not SUI.
Ice f0t the Christian sects set al
example he could not overcome. o
M~aughtcring each other and Away:
l~uarreling in one way or another, Mr.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
ROOT WORLD Court
PLAN Up IN LEAGUE
Council Will Consider Protocol
Under Which y. s. Would
Adhere to Tribunal

Madrid, June 10.-R)-The council
of the League Of Nations convened,
today, with revision Of the world court
statutes and phases Of protection for
minority people facing it as the chief
problems on its agenda.
Vittorio Scialoja, Of Italy, took the
chair at converting but immediately
turned It over to Mineichiro Adachi,
Japanese ambassador at Paris, who
will preside during this session.
A crowd milled around outside the
doors, awaiting an opportunity to get
inside and hear the speech OF Premier
Primo De Rivera.
American officials will follow close.
ly the deliberations Of the council
Of the league Of nations and will take
up. among other things. the plan to
call a conference of the nations which
are members Of the permanent court
Of international justice for discussion
Of the Root protocol for American
adherence. American officials ex-
p p;s' the council tq accept the Root
II the council sanctions the proto-
col, 1t will convoke a conference of
the world courts members with the
next League Of Nations assembly in
September.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
KFYR end was heard wei a wide

KFYR and was heard over a wide
territory.
In the evening Mr.. Wright occupied
the pulpit again and spoke on eastern
topics. For this talk he was garbec
In a Kurdish costume, with very
novel effect. Another oriental note
which he introduced into his talks was
to quote the Koran IN Arabic and then
give translations Of the passages ano
to sound the minaret calls to prayer
He is a fluent speaker Of Arabic. Per.
sian. Turkish and Armenian.
This flucncy Of languages and tho
capacity of see the East from the
native viewpoint come to MI. Wright
through birth in Persia. His father
was a pioneer Presbyterian mission
AIRY III that country and he translated
the Bible into Azcrbaijan Turkish,
a six-year task.
Like his brother Paul. Edwin was
educated at Wooster college, in this
country. being graduated IN 1918.
After graduation from Mccormick
Theological seminary in 1921. he re
turned to Mcsopotamia. where. for q
year. he was alone on the kurdistan
border, engaged in refugee work
among tho Assyrians. with head
quarters at Mosul-ancicnt Nineyeln.
He is making a vacation visit to
this country and will spend some time
here with his brother.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10

ing mentally awake. Quoting william
James. psychologist Of note. he said
the average man is All old fogy at Is.
Keep your mind open TO new ideas:
discern truth from propaganda: and
face problems IF your life squarely
was his advice to the graduates.
Necessary Qualities
The speaker then enumerated quail
tiles which go to make up a morally
straight life. "Dependability, cour-
age, and independence are appre-
clated In all men," the president de-
clared. Lives Of moral rectitude are
noted as we'll. To be avoided arc
graft and bribery. in politics and bus
mess, and living beyond U individ-
ual means"
We must have strength in our
moral lifc." he said, If we want
health and strength in our physical
life, and II We do not have it, wreck
and failure arc just as certain and
inevitable as through bad health and
weakness physically"
Concluding his address President
Kane spoke at some length on re-
ligion. we take for granted you
have religious beliefs" he told his
audience, because 80 per cent of you
come from Christian homes. There
may not be All agreement in detail
on religion, he pointed out. but there
Is q general conception and belief In
a divine creator and his association
nth mankind"
The talk last night completed bac.
calaureate services held yesterday,
which were opened at 1890 with
Wesley college services In the First
Methodist church here. The aca-
demic procession was also held.
Today alumni arc holding forth on
the campus. LuncheonS, business
meetings, a ',and concert and a recep-
ton at the presidents home are the
events listed on the program.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10

Wright said. One bishop had anotne.
taken captive and beheaded and had
the head dragged at the tail Of a dog
through the streets cf Damascus.
MOhammcd Turns TO Sword
Mohammed finally. as his converts
increased, resortcd to the sword 10
spread hts doctrines. He commanded
his followers to cxterminate both Jew
and Christian who would not cspOuse
the Moslem faith. Whole tribes we're
dispersed, driven out OF Arabia or
slaughtered.
This was the first contact Of Chris
tianity and Northumberland. The
next was when the CruSadcs brought
the Christian armies to the Holy
Land to rescue the Holy Scpulchre
from the Saracons. Mr.. Wright de-
scribcd the fanatic crusade by Peter
the Hcmit and its failure, tho chill
dren's crusade, which led to the sale
into slavery of tho children by
Christian scots at Ccnstantinoplc
Then the Frederick BarbarosSa and
other expeditions Of the knights to
the Holy Land and the capture of
Jerusalem. with such immense
slaughter OF captive Moslcms. that
the steps Of the church and the
streets flowed with blood. III con-
trast, Inc showed. when Jerusalem
again fell into the hands Of the
Seraccns under Saladi., no Chris
tians were m%assacred.
This was the second contact Of
Christianity and Mollammedanism.
From tho Moslclh viewpoint. there
fore, Mr.. Wright said. Christianity
has been very much Oh the defensive
in the Orient for It's conduct and acts.
This was not the only viewpoint BY
| which the Sunday morning audience
was given a REIMBURSEMENT Of the
usual conception OF Mollammcdanism
and the Oriental Christian church.
Mr.. Wright said nc did not come as
All ambassador of the western Chris
tan church and America to Persia.
Rather he preferred to regard him.
self as a Persian Christian and to
como here as ambassador from his
eastern homeland - Inc was born IN
Persia where his father vas a mis-
sionary-to the church in America.
Appears in Kurdish Attire
The crmon was broadcast by
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
Machine Gun Drills
Will Precede Rifle
Fire Tests at Camp

The rattle of machine gun fire will
prcccdc the crack Of rifles on the
National Guard range at Camp
Grafton, according to the camp scl1ed-
ule issued by the adjutant generals
office.
Company II gunners will take the
range June 10 and IL: Company M
will follow June Il and Is and Com
pany d June IA and II.
The riflemcn will 60 into action
June II and will remain on the range
until the evening of June 10.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
once OF Commissioner

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
once of. Commissioner
Of Insurance.
I. s. A.. Olsness. Commissioner OF
kota. do hereby certify that. the
foregoing is a true abstract Of the
original statement now on hie in
In Testimony whereof.
have hereunto set my hand
lJEALl and affixed the seal OF this
ONCE At Bismarck the frst
day OF April. A. D. 1929.
s.. A. OLSNESS.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
once Of Commissioner
Of Insurance.
coapAszz,5S4 GEaa!EEcArE OF
whereas, The Aetna Life 1nsur-
ance Company, corporation or.
ganized under the laws Of Connect
cut, has filed in this Office a sworn
statement exhibiting its condition
md business for the "a ending
the requirements OF the laws Of this
state. regarding the business OF In.
Wnereas. the said Company ha.
copy Of its charter with certincete
Of ORGANIZATION in compliance with
the requirements OF the Insurance
laws Aforesaid.
Now. Therefore. !. 8. A. Oisness.
State OF North Dakota. pursuant to
the provisions Of said laws, do
hereby certify that the above named
Company 10 fully empowered through
It's authorised agents, to transact It's
appropriate business o. Authorized
Insurance in this state according to
the laws thereof. until the 3lst day
Of March, A. D. 1880.
In Testimony Whereof.
have hercunto set my hand
ISEAL1 and seal At Bismarck. this
" arst day Of April. AID. 1929.
g. A. OLSNESS,
Commissioners Of Insurance..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10

GOTHAM'S BIGGEST JO1NERS
New York, June l0.-R)-Gen. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and Harry Payne
Whitney are the greatest joiners In
town. Each belongs to seventeen
clubs. Mrs. John r. Pratt, member
Of congress, tops the women's list
with six.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10

California may erect a shrine near
San Clemente, where the first Chris
tan baptism In the state occurred
In l760.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For ~ year Eadlng DeeeMbeF 81.
An. 1913

For . ear Ending DeeeMber 81.
All. 1873
or Che Bankers Reserve Life Com.
ran:, located at Omaha. in the State
1t Nebraska.
Aggregate amount OF
Aggregate amount OF
liabilities texcept
capital and surplus).
including reinsurance
reserve -----.--- is.41:.51:.e5
Amour, OF fully paid-up
capital stcsk 100000
surplus over all liabili.
ties l~.5:l.sG5.G5
Aggregate income dur.
ing the year--~---.- 5.cos .o63.::
Aggregate Il isburse-
nnents during theyear 3~.?4i..6..ls
NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS
Total risks written DUR
ing the year---t 4Gl 10000
Total premiums receiv.
ed during the year Se34o3
Total losses incurred
during the year. 10000
Total losses paid during
the year ----- 100000
STATE or NORTH DAKOTA.
ONCE Of Commissioner
OF Insurance.
/. S. 4. Olsness, Commissie ner OF
insurance Of the state OF Nor tn Da.
kota. do hereby certify that the
f~orexoinC 10 a true abstract. Of the
.risin.i statement now on dle In
In Testimony Whereof.
have h%ereunto Get riy hand
tSEALl ard affixed the seal OF this
Office at Bismarck the frs
day OF April. a.. d. 1922.
8, A. OLSNESS.
q CAVn ~ fNAfnMnP ~ In eNvea ma
STATE or NORTH DAKOTA
once Of Commissioners
OF Insurance.
coMrASy'kk TSaEaH;T;lEIcArE OF
whereas. The Bankers Eesesve
Life conpan., : corporation organ
ICED under the laws OF Nebraska
has Alsd IN this ctiee . sw1rn state.
neht exhibiting. its condition and
e e ! 81. is:s. conformaa df 70 tn.
requirements OF the Jaws OF thi.
state. regarding the business OF In.
surance. and.
Whefeas. Ehe said Company hl:
nled in this office a duiy certiiet
c0py Of its charter with ccrti:cnt,
Of Organization in compl!an nee wifi
the requiremc ats OF tho lnsaranc,
laws Aforesaid.
Now. T;tevefore. =. .. \. o!sness
state OF. North Dakota. pursuant i
the pr0vfsinnss ct said laws.
hereby. certify that the ntO - n9mt
t.Ompany II fully :emnos:er thrOu:
its authorized agents. TO ttar:act
Insuranee IN this state according I
tie laws thereof. rntil the :lst ia
u March. A, p. 1850.
lnss Te1tiHcny yNhsreo,.
fs-s fa;cgnts 81 rs,Y j /.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
Commissioners OF InsurI
ABSTRACT or STATEMENT
FOR the Year Enalng December IL
- A. p. 1898

ATTRACT OF STATEMENT
tor the Year EndlnE December IL
- A. d. 1898
OF the Farmers Union Mutual In
eurance Company, located at Des
Moines. in the State of Iowa.
secretary-.w. r. Grouse.
Aggregate amount of
admitted assets----$ .14,O50.0l
Aggregate amount OF
Surplus over all liabili-
Aggregate income dur.
ing the year----.-- ::4.5;s.oo
6 gate disburse.
ments during the year 14o.455.10
NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS
Risks in force. Decem.
Der 81. ls:s-------$ 7.3:3.196.oo
Total risks written dur
ing the year-------- 6,0e6.404.00
Total premiums receive
ed during the year 96.i3o.c9
Total losses incurred
during the year- 1c,366.c8
Total losses paid dur.
ing the year------- 12.1S1.1O
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Office Of Commissioner
OF Insurance.
I. s. A. Olsness. Commissioner Of
Insurance Of the State OF North Da-
kcta. do hereby certify that the
foregoing 10 a true abstract OF the
original statement now on ale IN
In Testimony Whereof. !
have hereunto set my hand
tSEALl and affixed the seal Of this
ONCE at Bismarck the FIRST
day Of April. A. D. 1929.
S. A. 0LSNEss.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
once Of Commissioner
OF Insurance.
coarAszx.SS r GEaa!E4cArE OF
whereas. The Farmers Union Mu-
tual Insurance Company. a corpora.
ton organized under the laws OF
Iowa. has hled In this office a sworn
statement exhibiting it's condition
and business for the year ending
n r. ansr. 81: 1s2 3 ths 1aw. Of efe th fs
state. regarding the business OF In.
Whereas. the said Company has
filed in this office = duly certified
copy Of Its charter with certificate
OF Organization in compliance with
the requirements of the Insurance
Now. Therefore. I. S. A. olsness.
Commissioner of Insurance OF the
state Of North Dakota. pursuant to
the provisions Of said laws. do
hereby certify that the above named
Company is fully empowered through
its authorized agents. to transact its
appropriate business Of Authorized
Insurance in this state according 90
the laws thereof. until the 3lst day
Of March, A. D. 1880.
In Testimony Whereof,
have hereunto set my hand
ISEAL1 and seal at Bismarck, this
first day Of April, AID. 1929.
S. A. OLSNESS,
Commissioner Of Insurance.