The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1916, Page 1

The Weather Warmer tonight. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, NO. BANKER HURT WN ACCIDENT = AT WASHBURN August zB Johnson Brought To Bismarck Hospital Last Night Tn Serious Condition STRUCK BY AUTO IN A BLINDING WIND Had Started to Cross Street When Auto Turned Corner Knock. ing Banker to Ground August E. Johnson, cashier of the First National bank at Washburn; president of the Baldwin State bank. head of the McLean County bank at ‘Wilton and for three terms.a senator from the 46th district, lies in the Bis- marck hospital today his head a ball of bandages from’ injuries received in an automobile accident at “Wash- burn about 7:10 o'clock last night. His chances for recovciy are favor- able. Wind Cause of Accident. Johnson walked to his injuries in the wind which raged during the early part of the evening. Taking his wife's grip to the Soo station and learning that the train for Bismarck was four hours late instead of three as first reported; he returned to the village and was about to cross east. from the hotel corner, when an automobile driven by Fred Kek, an employe of the Schultz garage of ‘that ‘village, came toward the Main street from the west, made a sharp turn of the cor- ner to.go north up the hill and hit the banker. Dr. W. L. Gordon, of Washburn, dressed the man’s wounds, and the injured man was brought to this city for treatment. An examination dis- closed several bad cuts on the head, a large gash on the left leg and in- juries to the left hip. Internal injur- ies are feared. Tells Story of the Accident. In room 317, on the third floor of the hospital, Cashier Johnson . late this morning tld his version of the accident up to the time that he was struck. What happened after that he had no recollection. * Johnson stated:that it was shortly after 7 o'clock when the accident hap- pened, that the car which struck him was driven by Fred ‘Kek, wto was tak- ing a farmer by the'name bf Fred Jes- ser, who lives 14 miles north of Wash- burn, to his, home, fags ‘raveling up Hill. the hill near, ner. It was.cold’and windy and I had the collar of my. mackinaw over my ears. The auto came from the west and I was walking east. It made a sharp turn at the corner in order to go up the hill, What happened after that I don’t recollect.” Mrs. Johnson had planned on com- ing to Bismarck with a number of other residents of that village to at. tend the grand opera tonight. The Soo train was reported three hours late. About a half hour before it was due her husband took her grip to the station and learning that it was an- other hour tardy returned up town and was bound for his home. | Mrs. Johnson’s anticipated pleasure trip was turned into one of sorrow. She, with her two children, Louise and Richard, accompanied: her» -hus- band to Bismarck. Among friends of the Johnson. family who made the trip were H, E. Wahl, Martin Holton, Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Gordon and several others. y Well Known in Bismarck. August E. Johnson is well known in Bismarck. His term as senator from the Washburn district was from 1908 to 1913. For years he was employed in the mechanical department of The Tribune, starting work on the morn- ing daily in 1891. He is a member of the Republican State Central commit- tee. Mrs. Johnson fs a sister of Mrs. Treacy, wife of Dr. R. H. Treacy, 116 Broadway. WANESTOWN COLLEGE PROFESSOR RESIGNS (Special to The Tribune.) Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 15.—Profes- sor South of the Jamestown college faculty tendered his resignation this week which was accepted at once. No reasons for his-resignation are forthcoming. FIREBUG APPLIES MATCH TO FIVE STACKS OF HAY Milnor, N. D., Dec. 15—Applying the torch to five stacks of hay in a field near here, an incendiary destroyed several hundred dollars’ worth of hay owned by C. A. Long—and Long is willing to lose another $100 in the form of a reward if the firebug is found. LANGDON MAN ELECTED HEAD OF STATE FAIR MANAGERS Grand Forks, N. D., Dec.'15—B. E. Groom, of Langdon, N. D., was elect- ed president of the North Dakota As- sociation of Fair Managers, and Chas. A. Nash, of Fargo, was elected secre- tary and treasurer. The association is today comsider- ing the question of attractions for county fairs. The president will appoint a com- mittee on constitution and by-laws, to make a report at the next annual meeting. Trading Is Nervous Over Peace Talk Sales on Board for First Hour Reach High Record of _ 665,000 ALL LEADERS OPEN UP MUCH LOWER UNITED PRESS After 11 A. M. Market Turns Tail Accompanied by Sever- al Declines New York, Dec. 15.—Although some reverses on the stock exchange were subject to- pressure of heavy selling at the opening, losses widened two to four points in many instances. Central Leather, opened four |points lower, New York Air Brake sold down 2%; Atlantic Gulf and West In- dies dropped four points. Utah Cop- per suffered initial loss of 3%, at 108; Marine was down 2%, at 35. Central Leather, hammered 10 points yester- day, made almost the only wide gain, selling up two, at $8. E Sales reported 20,000 shares, United: States Steel, 112 to 113% as apening range. Market lower. At these fig- ures there is a decline of 1% to 2%. Sales for the first hour were 665,000, making it one of the heaviest hours of trading. in years. Soon after 11 o'clock the market turned tail again and became extremely nervous with many declines. ' Fortunes Wiped Out. Reassuring statements that no brok- erage houses have been weakened, engendered a near panic that seized the country speculators. The extent of the fortunes made and wiped out by the million-share market is a matter of guess work. Country customers suffered first and then in the crash hundreds, perhaps thousands, saw their speculative nest. eggs wiped off the board. Profession- al Araders instantly sold short and cOined money Tuesday. Since .then. the market whipsawed this way and taht without preference. Yesterday a man died of heart fail- ure in a broker's office reading the ticker. , It was reported today that one brokerage firm declared a bonus, only to have) the employes use their Christmas presents to take a filer on the market. ‘ Two million, four hundred shares, Tuesday; 1,850,000 shdres, Wednes- day; 2,500,000 shares yesterday, and. an outlook for 2,500,000 shares ‘today telts. the story of the rash ‘to unload: ‘Trading. today, totaled 2,435,000 shares, making the sales for the four days of the present break about 914,- 000,000 shares; United States Steel closed at 143%, off 1%... CONDUCT: 10 AMBASSADOR London, - Dec. 15.—In_ compliance with a request from the United States the Allies have granted Count Tar- nowsky, the new Austrian ambassa- dor to Washington safe conduct. The British at first dented him safe con- duct. . ‘BISMARCK TRIBUNE == BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1916 LOVER MURDERED ULTIMATUM. OF DESPITE VERDICT ENTENTE POWERS Coroner’s Jury Probing Death of| Decision Follows Meeting of cap-| MEN WHO MAY FIGURE . 7 Ny MINISTRY! Karl Maier of Beulah Holds Suicide as Cause BETROTHED DID NOT BREAK ENGAGEMENT inet, ‘Leaders and Crown ©. Goneil * KING CONSTANTINE’ PRESIDES OVER SESSION Testifies She Wrote Letter in Fit! Allies Demand Partial Demobiliz- of Jealousy To Make Him Come Post Haste to Her (By Staff Correspondent.) Hazen, ‘N. D., Dec. 15.—Death’ by suicide was the verdict of the coron- er’s jury late yesterday, after an hour's deliberation in the case of Karl Maier, Beulah ranchman, whose re- mains were exhumed this week under an order from Attorney General Linde that the murder mystery theory might be cleared or more light thrown on the: man’s mysterious death. A great many witnesses were ex- amined. John Maier, a brother, who had been suspected of the crime, when subjected to a severe gruelling exam- ination by Assistant State's Attorney H. L, Berry, gave clear and unques- tionable answers which left no doubt in the minds of the jury that he was innocent ‘of the crime. Two Bullets Caused Death. The post-mortem examination estab- lished the fact that two bullets caused death, that they entered the chest over he heart, one passing out of his side and arm and the other severing several ribs and lodging in the intes- tines. ‘The clothing was’ powder burn- ed as was the flesh around the wound, showing that he had held the.rifle in a perpendicular position and. against his chest at the time of firing the first shot, the other shot undoubtedly be- ing fired after he had fallen to the ground. Sap Letter Motive for Deed. As a motive for the deed, a letter was found in his pocket from his be- trothed, Miss Rebecca Henke, which had most Hkely been received the night before the deed’ was ocmmitted and which stated'that she did not love him any more, that she would rather kill herself than live with him and that she loved ‘another and returned to him a set of furs he had recently ake ete seek (ina tn we ~better in Fit of Jealousy. ° Upon being shown the - letter, she admitted having written it in a fit of jealously caused by having learned that he said: he; had written a former sweetheart but/that she wrote it in- tending to bring him post ‘haste to her feet as a similar letter did on an- other occasion.. She insisted the let- ter had nothing to do with his death and that he had been murdered, that he must have known she had not in- tended to break their engagement or she would have returned his ring and that had he not been murdered he would have come to her at once. No evidence was produced showing any intimacy. Girl in Case 19 Years Old. It is supposed now that grief over the loss of his sweetheart, who is 19 ‘|years old and beautiful, caused him to commit suicide in a fit of despond- ency. He was building a bungalow in Beulah and expected to take his bride there shortly. Prospects of an early marriage evidently were shattered by. the letter written in a jealous rage by his sweetheart. graph news. to evening papers. North Dakota. Increased News Service | For TribunejReaders woceccccces Associated Press and United Press news bureaus are being established at Fargo which will furnish The Tribune, COM. MENCING NEXT MONDAY, a more complete telegraph news service than is carried by any daily paper in the state. Realizing that the state capital is entitled to the best, The Tribune has contracted to take both services, the only paper in the state todo so. This insures an exceptional variety of tele- hundreds of special correspondents in the war zone. While it is on the job twenty-four hours in the day, its news gathering machinery is especially speeded up to serve the news red hot With the Associated Press also, The Tribune will be in a position to serve its readers much better than in the past. It will carry more telegraph news than any evening paper in In addition it will give special service during the session of the legislature. You will want to keep in close touch with this session which because of the personnel of the body will be unique in the annals of the state. You CANNOT KEEP IN TOUCH with the legislative news unless you have a daily newspaper from the Capital City. Carrier service is maintained at Jamestown, Mandan and Dickinson. Special price during session ONE DOLLAR. By carrier fifty cents a month. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The United Press is strictly an evening news service with ation of Army and Surrend- er of Ports . MINISTER-RESIGNS, Copenhagen, Dec. 15.—The Ru- manian minister has resigned, a dispatch from Jassy, the new Ru. manian capital, states. A new cabinet will be formed. pari et Athens, Dec. 15,—Greece has ac- cepted the ultimatum made several days ago by the: Entente powers. That the terms ‘will prove acceptable to the Greek government was indicated fol- lowing a meeting with the cabinet and crown council over which King Constantine presided. It is indicated that the demands on Greece may require complete demob- ilization of the army, restoration of control by the Entente over the posts, telegraphs, and railways, and the re- lease of the imprisoned Venizelists. The allies’ demands mean éurren- der of arms. Greece, through surren- der, sees danger of. being starved out. King Constantine has been communi- cating with Berlin. He probably hop- ed to form a union with his troops and the Teutonic armies operating in the Balkans. Russian forces are‘retreating from Rumania in all. directions. They are burning the. villages through Wallach- ja. : Berlin reports that futile attempts were made by French forces on the west bank of the Meuse, ORDERS. SERVED ON SECRETARY OF STATE LL Oust and Question Hanna's Authority ALLEGED UNDUE INFLUENCE EXERTED OUTSIDE HEARING Petitions for an appeal from the de- cision of Governor Hanna in the Het- tinger county commissioners ouster proceedings and notices that an ap: pead had been taken were filed with Secretary of State Hall yesterday by each of the three defendants—Wil- liam Colgrove, John A. Rieger and Paul F. Schmidt—and the secretary of state in turn served formal notice on Governor Hanna of the action tak- en. The grounds stated for appeal in the notice served upon Secretary of State Hall are: First; That the law under which the said defendant was removed from office is unconstitutional and void and that the said govérnor of North Da- kota had no jurisdiction in the prem- ises. Second: That there is no evidence of any nature whatsoever introduced or taken by the referee or the said governor showing or tending to show that the defendant has been. guilty of misconduct, malfeasance, crime in office or habitual drunkenness or gross incompetency. Third: That the evidence introduc- ed wholly fails to show that any act or thing constituting grounds for /re- moval from office; that the evidence conclusively shows that this defend- ant has complied with the law in all respects and has fulfilled his duties to the letter with respect to thé office of county commissioner, and that the de- fendant at all times exercised the ut- most good faith in the performance of the duties of his office. Fourth: That Governor L. B. Han- na of North Dakota committed error in admitting and considering incom- petent, immaterial and irrelevant evi- dence which was introduced at the hearing, and that the referee commit ted error in sustaining objections to defendant's offer of proof of certain testimony showing the good faith of} the defendant and showing the malice and bias of the witness for the state; that the referee appointed to take the testimony by the said governor .com- mitted error in sustaining objections to testimony offered by the defendant explaining his acts and conduct and showing good faith. Fifth: That the decision and ordér of removal of the governor of North Dakota was not based upon the testi- mony introduced, but was based upon prejudice. and bias and statements madg by, enemies of the defendant to said governor outside of said trial and ASSOCIATED PRESS GIRL DECLARES TCREECE ACCEPT S'OPINION DIVIDED IN ENGLAND AS 10 su FIVE CENTS ACTION ADVISABLE IN ANSWERING PEACE = PROPOSALS MADE BY GERMANY TD: ALLIES INR These five men may figure in the Proposed reorganization of the French ministry into a “war council” like the one Lloyd George has formed in England. They are top to left, Gen. Joffré, who may resign as supreme . com- mander of the French army; top right, Aristide Briand, premier of ‘the pres- EORGANIZATION OF FRENCH % ent coalition ministry, who may lead the new war ccuncil; bottom, left to right, Gen. Gallieni, noted defender of Paris against the Prussians in 1870 and now secretary of war; Gen. Nivelle, who may succeed Gen. Joffre as head of the army; and Geg. Pe- tain, defender of Verdun, also! men- tioned to succeed Joffre, i Gwoiimose eonoeawe' 1916 WHEAT PRODUCTION 739,860.00 Season’s Yield Is Bushels Less Than Produc- tion of Year 1915 1916 CORN YIELD EXCEEDS THAT OF 1915 Washington, Dec, 15.—The total es- timate on the wheat production in the United States for the year 1916 fs 639,860,000 bushels compared with 1,025,901,000 of last year or a differ- ence of 386,041,000 bushels. The corn production in the United States for 1916 exceeds that for the | breceding year by 852,248.00 bushels. For. 1916, 2,583,242,- 00,994,000 bushels, The figures are: 000 and for 191 CAPITALIST 10 START LIFE. OVER ON $60 SALARY cago, Dec. 15.—James O'Connor, Joli pitalist, evhose failure in 1903 brought ruin to widows, orphans and aged men, will start life over at $60 4 month, He has secured a job here, GIRL VICTIM IDENTIFIED Wolverton Woman Run Down and Killed by Taxi in Fargo During Blizzard Last Night. (Special to The Tribune.) Fargo, N. D., Dec. 15.—The girl who was run down and killed by a iaxi| during last night’s blizzard was identi- Edith Eden- inn., who was An offi- fied early today as strom of Wolverton employed here as dome: cial inquirty into the aff been fixed as yet. hearing. Sixth: That the defendant did not have a fair or impartial trial in that. the said governor was prejudiced and biased against him; that the said gov- ernor committed error in making his order removing this defendant from the office of county commissioner of Hettinger county ;that said order is in no manner supported by, the tes- imony. : - CHRISTMAS 386,041,000 =| will go without seats on the exchange. BISMARCK 10 “SHARE IN GIFTS FROM OLD NICK’ / ployes As Gifts EASTERN EMPLOYES TO SHARE LIBERALLY ‘The sum of $400 will be distributed in Christmas gifts to the employes of the Bismarck branch of the Western Union under provisions of the gener- al order sent out from the head offices this week. Those who'will share in the distribution are employes in the service since the first of this year. The general order provides that all| employes receiving less than $1,200 a year will receive 7 per ¢ent. of a year’s salary, and that all employes receiving $1,200 to $2,000 will get 6) per cent of a year’s salary. All mes- senger boys who have been in the company’s employment since January 1, this year, will receive a flat allow- ance of $25. The Fargo office, the in the state will distribute; in Christmas gifts to its em- Drippings from the overflowing vats of fat rendered in Dall street will be distributed this and next week to employes as Christmas gifts which will break all past records. Firms like the Guaranty Trust com- pany of New York, will distribute $300,000 to 1,000 employes; Charles H. Jones & Co., 50 per cent of all em- ployes salar the Metropolitan Trust company 50 per cent for all em- |ployes; Drepet & Doremus, 6 months’ salary; the Harriman National bank, 10 to 16 per cent and has risked spoil- ing its employes Christmas by telling} them in adva Two years ago, it is. said, there were no bonuses. A Wall Street clerk who had a job and regular pay was consid- ered a very lucky young man. There lis a case, however, of a young man | who worked as a stenographer for a |year and is now said to have $250,000 of his own stowed away in the bank, made out of the brokerage business. In the stock exchange is Robert C. Hancke with a $75,000 seat paid for by the firm for whom he was a tele: phone reporter for four years. Most Wall Street stenographers, however, They will have .to be content with gifts from $100 to $500, so5N000 FRE AT OSKALOOSA Oskaloosa, Ia., Dec. 15.— { ire gutted the Knights of Pythias hall and the) poqiy scratched and blov jin later. pounds, and was the largest ever caught in the state. ! Eagles headquarters here this morn- ing, causing a total loss of approx mately $250.00. \ | yesterday OFFER THREE PLANS Some Desire Flat Refusal To All Demands Be Sent To En- M emy Mv OTHERS BELIEVE OFFERS { SHOULD BE CONSIDERED United States, It. Is Suggested, Developing Sentiment To Bring About End London, Dec. 15.—There is a stead: ily increasing sentiment among the allies to refuse German peace plans and substitute their own terms. De- spite illness of Lloyd George, it is known that the allies, through the foreign offices, already have begun. in- formal exchange of views relative to Hollweg’s proposals. Three. plans are being advocated. . Three Plans. : First: A blunt refusa) of all pro- posals. Opponents to’ this: plan. de clare it would be a serious mistake not to meet the issues raised by Hall- weg. Second: Have Germany name terms of peace upon assumption that they may be worth consifleration and that they could be copsidered without damage to the prestige of the allies. Want America to Help. Third: Not to ask Germany's terms but to state allies’ sentiments toward peace and state terms and. conditions. Suggestions are being made that the neutral ‘nations, especially the United States, aid is developing senti- ment toward the third course. Lloyd George is reported as being better and will be able to speak in the house of commons next Tuesday, when peace proposals .will be discuss- ed. DISCUSS MATTER TODAY. . ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—The question of: peace and the part America is to play probably will be discussed at to- day’s session of the cabinet. ‘| } Confidential .’ advices _ tram _ fect” tary Crewe of thé German embassy dispatched with Germany's: proposals, will be up for consideration’ of Prest+ dent Wilson's advisers. , ‘This, taken with news messages, ine dicated'a sentiment among, the allies against stopping the war at this time. Meanwhile, German officials hint “& Western Union Bratch Will Dig-| Willingness to talk ‘partial disarma- ‘ment, if her enemies likewise will tribute About $400 to Its Em. A eaecntes a world peace. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing Jad a two-hour conference of what to do over the peace note. That they had nothing to give out was all that the press could glean. EXPRESSES WILLINGNESS. Berlin, ec. 15.—Kaiser ‘Wilhelm ex- pressed a willingness to enter into peace negotiations because Germany, is victorious. TWO AMERICAN SURVIVORS. HELD OAT AATANORIS Brownsville, Dec. 15.—Two Ameri- cans of the five survivors on the barge “Bob” which foundered in the Gulf of Mexico a week ago, are ‘in- terned at Matamoras, pending permis- sion of the de facto government to move across the Rio Grande to. this city. They are Captain Joseph Sod- ermann and Charles Arnold. They reached the shore 50 miles south of here, after being adrift in an open boat six days without food or water. They were given medical attention at Matamoras. ‘ CENTENCE PASSED. ON RANNEGA Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 15.—Albert Mammenga of Eldridge, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, in that he caused the death of his friend and neighbor, Andrew Sonnek on the Mammenga farm Sept. 12, 1916, was formally sentenced ~ by Judge Coffey to serve five years in the state penitentiary. Sentence was pro- nounced by Judge Coffey at 2 o'clock in conformity with the verdict of the jury who a week ago foun’ tue pris- oner guilty and fixed the v for the crime at “five years in “tate penitentiary. i MILTON FARMER GIVES BATTLE TO A RACCOON Milton, N. D., Der Jess Tschabold, a farmes sev “ee was hunting recently, tebe wot Bw large racccon whici ) > ‘irece fight. The animal was treed ud the {man went after him. I na 13 were poison set The coon weighed fifty