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:..-.;;' p.' 'i ,-: VOT... TX NO 18 828 Entered at P o r 1 1 a n d (Oregon) J J 11 V,J p0Bffr , scoml-Ctas Matter PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY; MARCH 26, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS AMERICAN TRADE IS DENIED SOVIET WASHINGTON ACTIVE ' FOR TOURIST FUNDS DEBS' ATTORNEY TO BE ONION HIGH HONOR IN BERMUDA OREGON PUT FOURTH IN DIVORCE COLUMN MAN HELD IN JAIL BY HEALTH OFFICER OF ORDERED TO-PAY NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION HAS WHEN THEY CALL YOU THAT THEY BANKRUPT APPLAUSE. RATIO TO WEDDINGS PLACED AT 1 TO 252. C. E. IiARSOX INCARCERATED OX DR. PARRISH'S ORDER, ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. GHEST CRUSADERS DEBTOR BANK HINT ATP IT STARTER Big Changes in Economic System Prerequisite. J cirrrv nr i ire io nriiiunrn i onrci i ur Lire 10 ucmAnucu Convincing Evidence of Ful t. filiment Is Wanted. STATEMENT IS GIVEN OUT Government Policy Is Announced After President Harding and , Cabinet Hold Conference. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 26. The American government notified the soviet authorities in Russia today that resumption of trade between Russia and the United States could not be considered until fundamental changes bad been made in the eco nomic system underlying the soviet regime. Safety of human life, guaranty of property rights, free labor and ob servance of the sanctity of contracts were among the requirements laid down In a note by Secretary Hughes as essential If trade relations are to be renewed. The communication added that "con vincing evidence of the consummation of such changes" must be furnished before this government cared even to discuss the subject. Statement la Issued. The communication was made pub 11c at the state department In the form of a statement ' by Secretary Hughes with the notation that a copy of it should be sent to the American consul at Reval, Esthonla, to be hand ed to Lltvinoff, soviet representative there. The note was In reply to the appeal recently addressed by the soviet re gime to President Harding and con gress asking that trade relations be tween the United. States and Russia be restored and proposing to send -a delegation to the United States to negotiate. Prior to making a final decision, the Russian trade question was dis cussed by President Harding and his eabinet. In a statement after the note had been made public. Secretary Hoover declared the conclusion reached "shows the complete agreement of the views of -the whole administra tion." Only Eeoaosnfc Dlsenseeel. Unlike previous official pronounce, merits of the American government's attitude toward the soviet regime. Secretary Hughes' note dealt solely with the economlo aspects of the problem, and made no attempt to discuss the political shortcomings of the unrecognized bolshevist govern ment. It set forth In a few words the reason why the United States considers it poor business to trade with Russia under existing condi tions, but making no indictment against bolshevism as a political system. It was pointed out, however, that there was nothing In the note to re verse or modify the communication to Italy In which the Wilson admin istration set forth last August the unwillingness of the United States to enter into political negotiations with a government based upon the nega tion of every principle of honor and good faith. Diplomatic Air la Lacking. The manner In which today's note was made public had none of the air of . usual diplomatic negotiations, being contained in this official an nouncement from the state depart ment: "The secretary .of state made the fallowing statement, a copy of v.4iich transmitted by cable to the Ameri can consul at Reval, will be handed by him to Litvlnoff:' "The government of the United States views with deep sympathy and grave concern the plight of the people of Russia and desires to aid by every appropriate means in promoting proper opportunities through which commerce can be established upon a sound basis. It is manifest to this government that in existing circum stances there is no assurance for the development of trade, as the iuu- plies whioh Russia might now be able to obtain would be wholly inadequate to meet her needs, and no lasting good can result so long as the present causes of progressive Impoverishment continue to operate. Productivity Only Hope. "It Is only in the productivity of Russia that there is any hope for the Russian people, and it is idle to expect resumption of trade until the eco nomlo bases of production are secure ly established. Production is condi tioned upon the safety of life, the recognition by firm guarantees of private property, the sanctity of con tract and the rights of free labor. If fundamental changes are contem plated involving due regard for the protection of persons and property and the establishment of conditions ssentlal to the maintenance of com merce, this government will, be glad to have convincing evidence of the consummation of such changes, and until this evidence is supplied this" government Is unable to perceive that (Conoluded oa Page i Column 2.1 Evergreen State to Raise Money to Match Oregon in Work of Exploitation. SEATTLE, Wash., March 25. (Spe cial.) The Washington directors of the Pacific Northwest Tourist asso ciation held ah enthusiastic meeting here today ai.d decided to raise throughout the state the necessary amount to equal the appropriation made by the Oregon state legislature to continue the splendid publicity carried on, during the last four years by the association to advertise the attractions and resources of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Representatives were here from almost every section of the state, east and west of the mountains, and those directors who could not attend tele phoned by long distance, offering the help of themselves and their com munities. W. J. Hofmann of Portland, presi dent of the association, called upon several of the leading business men during the day. He was present at the meeting and had no little to do with the success and enthusiasm evi denced by his statement of what was being done in Oregon. He brought to the meeting expressions of help and co-operation from all the Oregon di rectors. The campaign for funds will start almost immediately and will no doubt be successful. The Washington di rectors say that their own enthusiasm will be expressed by the business men throughout the Btate in favor of Washington having its proper share in the work of the association that is doing so much for this state -and the whole Pacific northwest. BANK INVESTIGATION ENDS Grand Jury Returns 24th Indict ment Against Ole Larson. TACOMA, Wash., March 25. (Spe cial.) After returning the 24th In dictment against Ole S. Larson, presi dent of the defunct Scandinavian American bank of Tacoma, a grand jury announced' that it had com pleted the probe of the bank's affairs as well as that of the Scandinavian American Bank Building company, which .had a 16-story office struc ture under way when the bank col lapsed. The last Indictment against Larson charged him with having ac cepted deposits when he knew that the bank was Insolvent. He was at liberty on $77,500 bail. Jafet Ltndeberg, San Francisco and Alaska mining ' promoter; Gustaf Lindberg, Tacoma financier and busi nessman, and Charles Drury, Tacoma businessman, all directors of the bank, have been Indicted also. FARM LOANS IN DEMAND Sums for Drought-Stricken Areas Believed Inadequate. ' WASHINGTON, D. C, March 25. Prompt results in distributing the $1,000,000 appropriated by congress for loans to farmers in drought stricken areas in the northwest with which to buy seed and grain was re ported to the agricultural depart ment today by Its representatives in charge of the work at Fargo, N. D. The first application was approved and loan made within one week after the Fargo office was opened. Reports of agriculture department representatives on the 'ground indi cate that the sum authorized will not begin to meet the demands, but the department is holding the loans to the needy districts for which the appropriation was intended. $310,000 THEFT IS DENIED Insurance Company Says Woman's Loss Less Titan $25,000. NEW YORK, March 25 Allegations that Mrs. Charlotte King Palmer was robbed by members of her family and that jewelry valued at less than $25, 000 was lost in the robbery Instead of $310,000. as originally claimed, were contained in the answer of an insur ance company filed here today in her suit for recovery of the value of the articles alleged to have been stolen. In denying liability for the loss. which' occurred last summer when Mrs. Palmer declared she was bound and gagged by the robbers, the com pany alleged that she often subject ed her jewels to "unusual and in creased risks of loss and theft." RATE INCREASE IS URGED American Express in California Most Meet Wage Rises. SAN FRANCISCO, March 25. The American Express company in Call fornia must receive a rate Increase of at least 13 per cent if it is to meet recent wage increases totalling $1, 273,987 yearly, and other expenses. P. S. Benson, New York, assistant to the president of the company, tes tified to this effect in an interstate commerce commission hearing on the proposed new rates. ECCENTRIC FIRE VICTIM Builder or Costly Vault for Himself Fatally Burned. WILLOWS. Cal., March ' 25. James Atnold, 74, who attracted consider able notice a year ago by erecting a vault for himself fn the Willows cem etery, and by purchasing an expensive coffin, was burned to death here this morning. His portable house Was de. stroyed by flames. His estate is valued at 310,000. I Socialist Leader Returns to Federal Prison. TRIP ON HONOR ENJOYED Wartime Offender Is Silent Regarding Conference. PLEASED TO SEE WARDEN Famous Convict Feels Department of Justice Has Been "Fair and Square" With Him. ATLANTA, Ga., March 25. Eugene V. Debs returned to the Atlanta fed eral penitentiary today to resume the routine of prison life after his trip to Washington, where he discussed his case with Attorney - General Daugherty. The socialist leader, who Is serving a ten-year term on conviction of vio lation of the war-time espionage act, was smiling and cheerful as he alighted from the train and in the brief time before he met the warden and was wlfisked away to the prison answered every question except those about his conference and his chances of release. "I appreciated the confidence shown in me by letting me go alone and on my honor to Washington, said Mr Debs, "and I enjoyed the trip." "Yes, I'm going to be a good con vict again," he said, smilingly, a mo- ent later, in answer to a querry as to whether he was going directly to the prison. Treatment "Fair Bad Square." The socialist leader feel3 that the department of justice has been "fair and square with him so far, no mat ter what the final decision is. ac cording to Samuel Castleton, attorney for Debs. Mr. Castleton joined him .at Buford. Ga., this morning, and discussed the status of the case. . "I think his chances are good, said Castleton. Debs left here Wednesday morn ns. his departure shrouded in secrecy, ou orders from Washington, but there was no special effort to prevent hii return becoming known. Warden Zerbst declined to say what train he would come in on, buf after Debs' arrival he made no effort to prevent Debs talking to anyone who cared to question him. The two shook hands In hearty fashion as Debs alighted from the train. Debs greeting the head of th penitentiary with 'Tin mighty glad to see you again, Mr. Warden." Immediately there was a popfirc of questions from newspapermen. "Oh, I can't talk to you about Concluded on Page 2. Column 4.) HIS LAST DESPERATE EFFORT TO FOIL THE BILL COLLECTOR. - 1 K-av! Mr. Taft, Just Back, Says Island Also Claims Distinction Having to Do With Virginia Hjim. WASHINGTON. D. C, March 2S. Some of the history and tales of the delightful life of Bermuda, which he recently visited, were told tonight by ex-President Taft in a lecture before th6 National Geographic society. Di rect taxes, he said, are lighter there than anywhere else in the world. Another of the Island's claims to distinction, Mr. Taft said, is "a pre cursor of a famous national delicacy, the Virginia ham, for its discoverer, Juan Bermudex, en route to Virginia, was shipwrecked there and some hogs he had on board escaped to the Island and multiplied.' "Coffee, indigo,, cotton and tobac co," he continued, "are of spontaneous growth, and in no place in the world does the castor-oil plant grow more perfectly than there." The ex-president quoted Mark Twain's saying that "the onion Is the pTide and joy of Bermuda." "The Bermudan, weeping over the depart ed," he said, "exhausts praise' when he says 'He was an onion.' The Ber mudan, extolling the living, bank rupts applause when he says, 'He is an onion." " BOY JUSTICE IS METED False Fire Alarm Penalty Given in Juvenile Court. HOUSTON, Tex., March 25 Here Is boy justice, as meted out in juvenile court. For turning in a false fire alarm one 14-year-old boy must write 1000 times before April 21 the fol lowing: "I realize that it is against the law to turn In a false alarm and under stand why. It costs the city 'a large sum every time fire engines respond to a call. Moreover, every time there Is a danger that someone may be hurt." His accomplice got a similar task. $31,500 FOUND IN STREET Interim Certificates Taken From Mails Are Delivered to Bank. CENTERVILLE, la., March 25. A. D. Crawford of Centerville today re ceived a telegram from Kansas City, Mo., saying that 131,500 in interim certificates, part of the $92,000 in se curities contained in a pouch of reg istered mail stolen from the railway station here last Saturday night, had been picked up on the streets of Kan sas City and placed in the Merchants' bank there. The certificates are non-negotiable FALLING TREE KILLS TWO High Wind Blows Trunk Across Auto at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, March 25. David Lef fler, 65,' and his nephew, Frank J. I'earrlng. 33, were killed here today. A eucalyptus tree, uprooted by a high wind, fell across an automobile in which4 they were riding. More Couples Declared to Quit Than Get Married in Union and Clackamas Counties.. THE OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, March 25. Far western states stand at the top of the column In divorce percentages, ac cording to a report released today by the international reform bureau. The net divorce rate by states per 100,000 population shows the following: Nevada Is first, with 652; then comes Montana. 413; Arizona, 356; Oregon, 277; Washington, 239; Cali fornia, 130. ' Idaho drops in further down as number 13 with a rate of 196. In the ratio of divorce to marriage .Nevada stands at one divorce to less than two marriages. Oregon,. 1 to 2.52; Washington. 1 to 4.01; Idaho. 1 to 4.81; Montana, 1 to 5.46, and Cali fornia, 1 to 5.54. Counties in the northwest states having more ' than one divorce to every three marriages are: Oregon Baker, Clackamas, Clatsop Columbia, Multnomah, Union. Uma tilla, Wasco and Washington. - Union and Clackamas counties, Ore gon, have more divorces than mar riages. Washington Clallam, Ferry, Island, King and Kitsap. Idaho Ada, Benewah, Idaho, Owy hee and Shoshone. PRESIDENT GRAY AT BEND Union Pacific Officials Entertained on Inspection Tour. BEND. Or.. March 25. (Special.) A party of high officials of the Union Pacific railway system, headed by Carl R. Gray, president; E. E. -Calvin, vice-president in charge of opera tions; R. S. Lovett. chairman of the executive committee, and J. P. O'Brien, general manager, arrived In Bend to night by special train. Inspection of general conditions on the lines of the system is the purpose of the trip. ' Entertainment of the railroad off! clals while in the city was in the hands of the executive committee of the commercial cluub. Cars were provided to meet the visitors at the depot and take them through the mills and about the city. Later dinner was arranged. ROSENBLUTH TO ASK BAIL Ex-Officer Accused of CronVhite Murder to Enter Plea Today. NEW TORK, March 25. Applies tion for the release on bail of Robert Rosenbluth, ex-captain of engineers, In the United States army, wh is held here in connection with the death of Major Alexander P. Cronk hlte at Camp Lewis, Wash., on Oc tober 25, 1918, will be made tomorrow when the accused officer Is arraigned in removal proceedings before a fed eral commissioner. Rosenbluth said today that if he was released on bail, he would pro ceed to Seattle at his own expense and clear the suspicions on which, he declared, the officials had based the murder charge against him. Charity Forces Ready for Command to Go. $850,000 IS TO BE GOAL Mayor Baker Drills Lieuten ants in Campaign Facts. EFFICIENCY' IS KEYNOTE Waste and Duplication of, Effort Are to Be Eliminated by One Great Drive for Funds. The community chest campaign is straining at ita tether eager for the onset, the opening of thf city-wide philanthropic effort Monday morning. And from its generalissimo. Mayor Baker, to the last recruit in the rear rank, the assurance of victory in a good cause permeates the organiza tion.' When the lid of the great chest lifts day after tomorrow, about the time the city settles down to Its rou tine affairs, veterans of many patri otic drives will strike out for yet an other crusade a foray for the friend less. Before them lies a week of un remitting effort, in which they must raise not less than 3850.000 if 60 worthy charities are to be financed for the coming year. Tnl Not Inerraaed. Mayor Baker, under whose guidon the drive will move forward, has added to the stock of campaign slo gans the single shibboleth "Effi ciency." It is with the logic of that magic word that he answers skeptics and pessimists, occasionally encoun tered, and it was upon that theme that he lectured his aides and cap tains yesterday when they besought him for instructions. "Tell them," said the "chief cru sader, "that we are not asking for one bean (i. e., berry, simoleon, ducat or dollar) more than the public has given ..these Institutions heretofore, year after year, in dribbles and piece meal. Tell them that this community chest proposition is going to save the people of Portland a lot of money. "Get this, fellows: These 60 or ganizations which . are to benefit originally presented budgets aggre gating 32,000,000, and our community chest budget committee pruned this down to 3850,000, and made the insti tutions admit that they can get along and handle the needed work in a practical manner on that sum. Campaign Worry Abolished. "It's simple as anything," insisted Mayor Baker. "These institutions can devote their entire energies and skin to the actual welfare and relief work in which they are engaged. They are not everlastingly worrying about where' the next, dollar to meet ex penses Is timing from. They don't have to stop every so often and turn their whole attention toward raising enough money to carry them through. "And the chest campaign is going to reduce the overhead expense of collecting money, reduce it by many thousands of dollars. Through the exerclBe of a sound, hard-headed busi ness administration of these funds, which the community chest perman ent organization will supervise, not a dollar of this fund will be wasted or frittered aay. Business men scru tinized the budgets of these relief and charity agencies, and the same hard headed business men are going to see that, these funds are properly and economically expended. Grenteat Good to Be Done. ".In other words, those who con tribute to the chest can rest assured that their money Is going to do a maximum amount of good. That is the ironclad guarantee our community chest management is giving to every body. "Thera may be some sentiment about the manner of our appeal for a well-filled chest, but there will be no sentiment about the way the funds are handled for nothing save com mon sense business methods will pre vail." At the municipal auditorium last night, when "Tiny," the winBome lit tle crippled girl rose as a surprise and a symbol from the depths of a miniature community chest, workers of . the drive received tbeir final in structions from Mayor Baker and his aides and cheered repeatedly the forceful facts emphasized by the speakers. Concert Given By Band. The Multnomah Guard band and the Rosarian quartet, with community singing led by Walter Jenkins, were musical features of the otherwise stick-to-the-issue rally. Among the speakers were Mayor Baker, (Charles F. Berg, Julius L. Meier and Otto Hartwlg, president of the Oregon State Federation of Labor. "I am here," announced Mr. Hart wig, "because I believe every work Ingman in the .city oi Portland should back this drive. And I want to say that the big.industrial plants already are organized and will contribute iheir 100 per cent to the fund!" Of course, none will, permit the mere advantage to sway his liberality, but the fact remains that contributors to the community chest fund will have the 1921 income tax on the hip, ac cording to no lesser authority than Milton A. Miller, collector of Internal IConuluUed on Pago 3. Column t.) I Judge Rossman Orders Release of Man Xot Under Arrest but Doc tor Vetoes Conrt's Order. City Health Officer Parrish has launched a campaign to force obedi- ence of quarantine laws. Yesterday he placed C. E. Larson, 101$ Princeton street, in isolation at the emergency hospital at trie city jail. While de claring he is not under arrest. Dr. Parrish plans to -keep Mr. Larson In Isolation for a period of from five to ten days, during the period of incubation of diphtheria germs. According to Dr. Parrish, Mr. Lar son, was warned five times to refrain from entering his home, which was under quarantine because of diph theria cases said to exist there. It la declared by the city health officer that Larson refused to obey the man dai. maintaining that the city health bureauhad no right to take cultures of the throats of his children and inspect school children. John A. Jeffery, acting as attorney for Larson, has instituted mandamus proceedings in the circuit court to gain the release of his client. This case h,as been set for hearing before Circuit Judge Kavanaugh on Monday. Early yesterday an appeal was made to Mun'cipal Judge Rossman for en order for the release of Larson. The order was. issued, but was coun- termanded by Dr, Dy ur. ir'arnsn, wno m- sisted that Larscn was not confined in jail, but was in the emergency hos pital as a protection to the health of the people of the city. "Mr. Larson does nut deny that he broke th laws," said Dr. Parrish. "He takes the position that he will not obey the ordinances governing the protection of the heaith of the public" EX-PRESIDENT IMPROVING Early Recovery From Attack of In digestion Expected. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 25. Ex-President Wilson was said tonight to be recovering satisfactorily from an acute attack of Indigestion which he suffered shortly after noon today. Admiral Grayson, the former presi dent's physician, said it probably would be another day or two before Mr. Wilson could be considered as en tirely recovered. Mr. Wilson has been subject to nervous indigestion for a number of years. Most of the afternoon was spent by the former president in bed. Late in the afternoon he was up for a little while and seemed to feel much better. PROFIT GUARANTY WANTED Weeks Cautious About Expendi tures at Mussel Shoals. WASHINGTON. D. C, March 25. If any industrial, organization will guarantee the government a fair re turn on its investment at Mussell Shoals, Ala.; Secretary Weeks, secre tary of the power commission, will recommend that the additional $30, 000, 00a necessary to complete the project be appropriated, he announced today. About $16,000,000 has already been spent at Mussel Shoals and the ques tion of the final disposition of the project is one of the most serious matters the power commission inher ited from the last administration. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS l lie nwini, YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50 desrees; minimum, io ueKrcea. TOD aYS Probably rain; westerly winds. Forelcn. Two German towns recaptured trom reds, Paze 2. Cables only value to Tap, declares Japan. Page 4. National. American trade is denied soviet retime. Pane 1. Berrdoll's return is to be demanded. Page 2. Waterpower laws declared to be restrictive. Pafre 8. Taft ays life in Bermuda detightful. Psge 1. Oreron, put fourth In divorce column. Page 1 Secretary Fait nroposes merger of os- tiom In federal land office. Paxe 4. Domestic. Eugene V. Debs returns to federal prison from Washington. Page 1. Lieutenant .Coney hurt, probably fatu'ly, In crash. Page 3. i Union Pacific to appeal to labor board to cut WMgei. Page 2. Pacific Northwest. Four hundred face starvation on island for four months. Page 7. Washington directors of northwest tourist association to raise fund. Page 1. Verdict for failed Jacksonville bank of 142.208.72 given by Jury against - Chester C. Kubli. Page 1. Spokane man U suicide following wife'e disappearance. Page 5. Sports. Aggies' nine defeats North Pacific Dental college. 5 to 1. Page 12. With Plllette pitching great ball,' Beavers clean up easily on on xieias. rage 12. Jimmy Duffy will make "official1 bowl aa a weiterwcignu rje Commercial and Marine, Marked Improvement In local apple de mand and prices. Bags 19. Swedish tnotorship la hero ' for flour. Page 10- Railroads to seek revision of their tariffs. Page 19. rortland and Vicinity. Obedience demanded to city's quarantine laws. Page 1. Movio censorship bill before council de nounced by Attorney Dan J. Malarkey. Page 8. Community chest crusaders wait on starter. Page 1. Killing Hedderly related in court. Page 0. Dr. Bouchet gets two years and parole. Page 9- Burglar who robs Kliham home resembles ''talkative" thief in his methods of operation. Page 8. Joseph C. Poeschl found guilty of murder in second degree. Page 8. Health officer charges council with lack of co-operation in contagion hospital plans. . Page 14. Extortion by Chicago building ring al leged, rage , $42,203.72 Verdict Won From C. C. Kubli. OVERDRAFTS ARE MADE GOOD Defunct Jacksonville Bank Wins Back Funds. LOOSE METHODS SHOWN r?x-President of Institution Tells How L-ax Records Were Kept in Failed Institution. MEDFORD. Or., March 25. (Spe cial.) One of the largest money ver dicts ever rendered by a jury in Jackson county was that given in ciTCult court at Jacksonville late to- day In the suit against Chester C. Kubll, the Applegate stockman, for $42,203.72 due on overdrafts, drafts and checks cashed by the failed bank of Jacksonville before It became de funct, the action being brought by F. C. Bramwell, state superintendent of banks. It was the second victory of Super intendent Bramwell this week in a similar case growing out of the bank failure, the other case being that brought by him against J. E. Bart lett, former Medford dealer in electri cal supplies, the Jury bringing in a verdict Tor $2543.14 for overdrafts and the like. Still another similar suit Is pending and will be placed on trial in circuit court at Jacksonville next Monday. It ii that against A. W. Walker, the Medford automobile dealer, for the recovery of $22,000 on overdrafts and notes. Fraud Indictment Lapne. The indictments against Kubll and Bartlett charging them with abetting and aiding a bank cashier to defraud a bank, were dismissed early in tbis week on motion of the state, as being faulty. A like Indictment against Walker was dismissed some time ago. Both the Kubll and Bartlett cases were bitterly contested. The suit against Kubll has been on trial the past two days and the Jury was out about an hour and a half before it returned Its verdict. Kubll is a well known cattle dealer and stockman and member of a prominent pioneer Oregon family. William H. JohnBon, the ex-presl-dent and cashier of the bank of Jack sonville, himself awaiting trial on many indictments for wrecking the institution, was the chief witness for the state in the Kubll suit, as he was In the Bartlett suit and at the criminal-bank trials held so far, and con tinued his frank and damaging ad missions as to his own misconduct and carelessness as a banker. Careleaaaeas Continues Yearn. Testimony dealing with checks, notes, drafts and overdrafts running into sums of five figures and care less bookkeeping that existed . for years in the bank of Jacksonville under Johnson's management was a feature of today's hearing. E. D. Kahlcr, in charge of the un- ' i angling of the affairs of the defunct j banit testified that no lnaiviauai ,edB.r acc0Unt had been kept of I jfubli'n tccount from December 24. j 19ij until the bank was closed last August. The defense endeavored to show that there never was a ledger account of Kubll's affairs from the time he .opened an account in 1910. The defense objected to the intro duction of a ledger sheet showing the debits and credits of Kubll, on the grounds of incompetency for the rea son that they had been prepared re cently and were not the original sheets. They were admitted by the court. Cattle Deal Involved. William H. Johnson, ex-cashier of the bank, testified regarding a $16. 000 cattle deal with the Ladd & Til ton bank of Portland and the Bankers' Vortgage company Involved. The deal was concluded when the Bank of Jacksonville, through Johnson, for warded the amount. Johnson also identified a ledger sheet purporting to show the status of Kubll's account from 1917, and testified that le had made up the sheet from memory, memoranda and checks In his pos session. Superintendent Bramwell's original suit against Kubll was for $51,044.62, but during the trial of the suit the plaintiff admitted a double charge of $8840.90, thus reducing the amount sued for to $42,203.72. STATE WANJSNEW NAME South Dakota Would Be Called Roosevelt Hereafter. MITCHELL, S. D., March 25. Di rectors of the Mitchell chamber of commerce today voted for the ap pointment of a committee of three to begin a state-wide campaign for a constitutional amendment changing the name of South Dakota to Roose velt. The name was chosen because the late Theodore Roosevelt spent part of his early manhood In Dakota. Among reasons assigned for the cam paign to change the state's name Is that more than 30 bank . failures in North Dakota have been attributed to South Dakota.