The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1918, Page 1

f " Powerewseceosseses, THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. T BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, DEC. 13, 191 PRESIDENT WILSON “PSYCHIC EPILEPSY” INTRODUCED AS POSSIBLE CAUSE OF MURDER COMMITTED B Dr. V. J. LaRose Tells of Cases of “Missing” Identity” Due Affliction PENNINGTON TELLS | OF HELPING BROWN | Says He Gave Courier-News Man Good Story to Aid in Boost- | ing Circulation After deliberating less than five hours, the district court jury which tried Cecil Pennington, dazelton drayman, for murder in the first degree returned a ver- dict this afternoon finding him guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and fixing the penalty at five years’, imprisonment. Pén- nington was indicted by the Em- mons county grand jury for mur- der in connection with the death of ‘Mrs. —€. L. rerras, who was shot and killed at her home in Hazelton the night of June 6 while a crowd was seeking her son-in- law, Wallie Daugherty, charged The Red Cross is one organization with hoarding 1057 bushels of which does not demobilize when war! 1915 wheat. jends. Its work is never finished. fi ji Wherever there is need for mercy Fi th al defendants wove. other prinele a een “the for charity, for succor, the Red Coss; grand jury were secured by At- torney General Langer, E. J. Bab- cock, manager of the Victoria el- evator at Hazelton; Louis Torkel- son, leading business man; Harry Ellithorpe, village marshal; ‘wnarles Armstrong, member of a pioneer Emmons county family, and Bert Hartman, were acquitted this week by a jury which con- sumed just thirty minutes in ar- riving at a verdict. “Psychic epilepsy,” the ‘brain. mal- ady which results in cases of “missing identity,” ‘and. which may cause -its victims to automatically walk, talk, eat and go through normal or abnor- mal actions of which they. have no rec- ollection when the attack has passed, was described in’ district court yés- terday by Dr. Victor J, LaRose of Bis- marck, ‘testifying a8 an 6xpert wit- ness in the trial of Cecil Pennington, Hazelton drayman charged with the murder of ‘Mirs. E. L. Perras'‘on the night of June 6, when he is:alleged to have called at her home with other aHzelton citizens seeking her son-in- law, Wallie Daugherty, charged. with hoarding 1057 bushels of 1915° wheat. | The-defense had placed Pénnington on the stand to testify in his own ‘be- half hta the had béen sw2ject to men- tal aberrations and periods of lost con- sciousness for several years, this af- fliction, the witness testifying, having followed a runaway in which his head was severely injured. Pennington claimed to have no knowledge of what transpired the night of June 6; he pro- fessed inability to recall that he had been at the Perras home or that he had fired the shot which caused Mrs. ‘Perras’ death. He could not remem- ber ‘subsequent conversations on the subject; he could not recall having, met or seen B. J. Babcock, Louis Tork- | elson, Charles Armstrong or Harry Ellithorpe, alleged rioters acquitted just prior to the calling of the case against Pennington. Asked whether this form of epiepsy did not sometimes follow & ‘blow on the head, Dr. LaKose replied that head injuries were listed as oné of the causes. Psychic epilepsy is not extra- ordinary; there are numerous cases on record, said the witness. It is epi- lepsy not fully developed to the stage where it results in fits and catalepsy. “People subject to psychic epilepsy of things automatically and have no} knowledge or realization of their ac-| tions later. ‘Many cases of losses of identity, where a man apparently nor- mal, suddenly ‘loses’ himself, perhaps regaining possession of his faculties days or weeks later. in a distant part of the country, generally are attribut- ed to psychic epilepsy. It may came from alcoholism, infectious or specific disease; it may be hereditary, or it may have resulted from head injur- ies.” Dr. LaRose conducted the making of x-ray photographs of Pennington’s injuries, which he exhibited in court, testifying that there were no indica- tion apparent that the brain had been permanently affected. Pennington, resuming the stand in the afternoon, identified John B.| Brown, , Courier-News correspondent, | as a newspaper man with whom he) had talked following his imprison- ment in the county jail here. He de nied having told Brown or O. W. Rob- erts, district food administrator, that he, with Ellithorpe, Bacock, ‘Torkel- son and others, surrounded the Per- ras home, and that he encountered Mrs. Perras, gave her @ shove, and that his révolver was accidentally dis-' charged. Asked what he did tell the Courier-News man, he said: “Mr. Brown told me it would adver- tise his papers and he would sell lots more of them if I gave him a good story.” Attorney Sullivan: “And, of course, you wanted to help Mr. Brown sell his pers?” * Pennington: “Yes, sir, I did.” John B. Brown, called ‘by the prose cution, testified that he was special correspondent for the Courier-News when he interviewed Pennington and that Pennington had told him of hav: ing surrounded the house and that (Continued on “Page Eight.) Y HAZELTON MAN BVERY FAMILY'S | BVERY MEMBER | RED GROSS UNIT Nothing Short of 100 Per Cent Membership to Be Consid- ered in Roll-Call ARMY STILL IN THE FIELD! Red Cross One Organization Whose Work Does Not End With Close of. War Every family a Red Cross auxiliary | and every memer of every tamily a Red Cross unit is the goal for which the Christmas roll call of the Red Cross will strive in Burleigh county. Burleigh hopes to treble its’ present membership, and reports which are coming from rural districts would indi- | cate that this aspiration may easily | be realized. Bismarck, of course, will do its part, as it has in every call that has been made upon it. is ready, as ready in times of peace as in times of war. Burleigh county people share this knowledge with oth- er American citizens and the Christ-| mag roll-call will find the mready. Regan on the Job, Chairman A. S. Garnes of Regan gave an inkling of the sentiment which exists outside of ‘Bismarck when; he called up B. 'E. Jones, county chairman, Jast evening with a request for more supplies. ‘Last year,” said Mr. Garnes, “our total membership was a trifle less than 100. This year we're not going to be satisfied with anything less than 300. R, A. Tracy is general chairman for Bismarck. He has hammered togeth- er the finest machine that has ever gone out on a capital city war work canvass, “There: is no limit, to what such an organization can achieve. It would not be safe to even suggest a maximum. for the: Bismarek roll: call. Chairman Tracy isn’t making any pre- dictions. Any goal that he set would be snowed under early in the game. That has been the history of every Bismarck drive. County Organization. The county organization as an- nounced ‘today by Chairman B. E Jones, who is being congratulated up- on having been adle to enlist the serv- ices of such lieutenants, follows: Aetna—Walter Pesonen. Arena—W. §, Scott. Burnt Creek—Julous Aandahl. | Baldwin—Benjamin Lawyer. { Brittin—George Day. Driscoll—G. V. Cunningham. Fort Rice—Irvin Small. Hay Creek—L. C. ‘Sperry. Lien—Frank’ R. Prater. Menoken—A. F, Welch. MecKenzie—A. P. Eliss. Moffit—Roy Kockwood. ‘Northeast Burleigh—W. W. Christ ianson. ! Regan—A. S. Garnes. Rock Hill—Emil Moses. | ,Still—Morris Anderson. Stewartsdale—J. W. Burch. Union—Mrs. W. A. Stiles. Wild Rose—August Doehle Wing—G. Olgeirson. Tryge—Mrs. Joseph Rue. i} Taft—George Lewis. Bismarck—R. A. Tracy. To Meet Sunday. All branch chairmen and their com- mittees are especially invited and urg- ed to attend the Red Cross mass meet- ing at the Auditorium at 3:39 Sunday afternoon, which will be featured by a community sing directed by the Community choir, led by Miss Bergliot Caspary, and by an address Dy John Bowe, a French legionary, who will tell of the Red Cross work in war. Following the mass meeting there will be a county conference of Red Cross Christmas roll call committees. The next day the workers will “go to it.” Each subscriber to a one dollar membership in the Red Cross will re- ceive ten Red Cross Christmas seals, suitablé for use on Christmas pack- ages or correspondence, prima facie evidence of membership in the Red Cross. These seals will be obtainable in no other way, as the usual Christ- mas sale of the anti-tuberculosis so- ciety has been dispensed with this year. ALL MONTREAL CITY EMPLOYES STRIKE ‘Montreal, Dec. 13.—Montreal was peaceful today after a night of dis- order growing out of a strike of 1, 200 city empléyes demanding higher wages. City officials were hopeful early today that the strikers would accept the offer of the trades and la- bor councils to arbitrate the dispute. With all policemen and firemen leagued with the strikers last night thé city was at the mercy of hoodlums who pillaged the stores, smashed win- dows and assaulted volunteer fire- men. One hundred young athletes of the ‘Montreal Athletic association were armed with clubs and revolvers and given authority to arrest strikers. In addition to demands for increas- ed wages, the police call for dismiss- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE! 8 LAST EDITION nent t PRICE FIVE CENTS ARRIVES \ A THOUSAND WELCOMES, M’SIEUR! eee SS © , t SaeTERTIE|> —— CHILE AND PERU IN FRIENDLY NOTE TO UNITED STATES Washington, Dee. 13.—Chile and Peru have replied in friendly tones to the identic note-of the United States | urging on ‘them the supreme import- ance of adjusting amicably their con- troveray.over the provinces of: Tanca. and Arica and tendering the aid of the United States alone or in conjunction wi other American states. Peru indicated a wish that the good offices of the United States might be employed to bring about a settlement, while the Chilean government con- tented itself with an expression of ap- |preciation of the spirit of the offer. START FIGHT TORETAIN STATE MILITIA St. Paul, Dec, 13. jutants géneral in convention here today decided to prepare resolutions asking the nation-wide maintenanc2] of the national guard. Tue resoln-} tions will be taken to the national convention of adjutants general dy General Khinow of Minnesota “Where would Americy have se cured the 2,000,000 men now in the field if it had not been for the adju-| tants general and the cooperation of the national guard?” asked Major Lu- cas of lowa, declaring that natieual guard responsible for America’s suc cess in the war. NAVY EQUAL TO ANY AFLOATIS | RECOMMENDED | Washington. Dec. Appropr.a: tions to provide a navy for the United} States by 1925 as large as thai of any other country was urged today by! Admiral Badger before the house na-| val committee. | | OFFICIAL DE! LL. Berlin, Dec. 13.—Official denial} was made last night that the govera-| ment is contemplating a convocation! of the Reichstag. The Tageblatt ear-| lier in the day had a story that such | action was contemplated = THEY | i | GEORGE! rE LEYGUES al of three heads of departments, while the firemen insist on the double shift system, ZEN | | | | | | i} i STATERAIL BOARD FIXES — QUIZ DATES. | | Will Look Into Grand Forks and Fargo Utility Tariffs in January | The state railway commission has | set the Fargo and Grand Fo ‘ate | ases for hearing at the offi of! the board in Bismarck on Jaauary 28 and January 30, respectively, Tho attorney- general, following sever jmonths’ investigation. advised the jvailsoard yesterday that he was ready | | to proceed. | A hearing on tho application of the Bell telephone companies in North Da- kota for a genera] rate advance prob | Fy RADIATORS TO BE FORKS’ PRODUCT Yesterday’s new rporations were the Stewart Manufacturing Co, of Grand Forks. incorporated by KE. J. Stewart and J. J. McGuire of Grand Forks end {*. G, Rodenack of Minne- apolis, with a capital stock of $100,000 for the, manufactire and, distribution of radfators and dther specialties, and the Hampden Live Stock association of Hampden, Ramsey county, incor- porated as a non fit-making associ- ation “to obtain reasonable pric to seeure the best possible resul marketing livestock,” by John Ackre, A. J. Body, Iver Iverson of Hampden, and others. CAPITAL SHIPS WILL RETURN rthwestern ad-| hic utility survey of North Dakota, can {more transports, the Buitenzorg, Am-} GREETED WILSON IN FRANCE !ably will be held within the next thir- jty days, or as soon as Hagenaw & | Hrickson, the Chicago engineers and !accountants who made the recent pwo-} ~ HOME SOON Washington, Dee. 13.—Kvery capi- arrange to be present. tal ship now in European waters will The companies have advi *jreturn to home waters this month, aril board that they are anticipating |, tals demands for wage increses aggregat- Secretary Daniels announced today. ing pproximately $200,000, and that They may be expected to reach New the traffic will not bear this burden under the present rates. heview will. celebrate their homecom- J. G. Odegard, secretary, treasurer | ing. and manager of the Ked Rive Valley! Instructions have been wired Ad- Telephone Co. at Aneta, which serves! miral Mayor, now at Brest, to bring patrons on both sides of the river.|back every naval vessel which can bo yesterday made a request for permis-| spared. sion to increase his rates, and the! ‘The div rail board directed him to file a copy | shi of his tariffs. 'oming, Alabama and Nevada, Division 9, commanded by Rear Admiral Thom- as S. Rodgers, battleships Utah, flag- ship, Oklahoma and Arizona. ions returned are battle- THREE TRANSPORTS| START HOMEWARD 13,—Three FRAZJER GOES" TO CONFERENCE Governor (Frazier returned — Inst. night from a brief junket with the budget board and this evening he will leave for Washington to attend a na- tional conference of governors on war problems, dealing particularly with what is to ‘be done for Johnny when he comes comes marching home again. Next Monday the Flickertail chief ex- ecutive, with other governors, will be a guest of Governor Emerson C. Har- rington of Maryland at Annapolis, Washington, — Dec. phion, and Swuanne, have sailed from France with troops. The Buitenzorg sailed Dec. 12th, with the entire 12th) battery. The follov ng additional units have | been G ated for early return by} General Pe: : 154th, 151st, 374th,) 187th, and 878rd aerial squadrons, the; 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th companies | of the fourth regiment Air Service Mechanics headquarters and Com-! panies B, C, D, E, 29th engineers, and) various medical and chemical units of | the detachments. fi { i eS TOPE BICHON COL. WM WHARTS Leygties and Pichon bear the official greetings of the French government .to President Wilson, and Col. Harts is the American officer in charge of the U. S. army’s arrangement for Wilson's visit. York about December 23, and a naval | New York. Texas, Florida, Wy-| IN FRANCE VAST NAVAL PAGEANT STAGED TO COMMEMORATE LANDING OF U.S. PRESIDENT IN EUROPE Enthusiastic Reception Given First Chief Execu- tive of This Nation to Visit Foreign Shores— To Proceed Directly to Paris (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) i Brest, Dec. 13.—President Wilson reached the harbor of Brest, on board the George Washington at one o’clock this afternoon, and within an hour stepped on shore, the first American president to tread European soil. The president was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, who carried an American flag and a bouquet. Naval Demonstration The arrival was the culmination of a rousing naval demon- istration, which accompanied the George Washington into the har- bor. The presidential fleet was first sighted at 11:30 this morning, eleven miles off shore. The sea was calm, and the stately fleet moved forward under skies which were steadily brightening'after a dark and gloomy morning. It was more than an hour later that the ships were signalled at the head of the harbor, and a great cheer arose from the crowd. Single Destroyer Ahead came a single destroyer, showing the way to the fleet. Close behind loomed the huge bulk of the battleships Penn- sylvania and Wyoming, flying respectively the flags of Admiral Mayo and Vice Admiral Sims. Just back of them moved the George Washington, bearing the president, flanked on either side by the Arkansas, Florida, Utah, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, New York and Arizona, and flanked by a great flotilla of French and American destroyers. Flanked With Forts The entrance to the harbor is a narrow strait, a mile wide, flanked with forts surmounting the high cliffs on each side. Through this avenue the majestic fleet moved, saluted by the guns of the fort, which were returned by the battleships, gun for gun. \The guns of the city defenses then took up the salute, while the jhills and terraces rang with the cheers of the multitude. At the same time all the merchantmen and other craft trimmed ship and 'manned the yards. At the same time the American anthem played by massed bands flooded out over the water. Witnesses Spectacle © President Wilson witnessed the spectacle from the deck of jhis steamer, waving greetings and acknowledgements as the cheer- ing throng ashore vied with the artillery in the old ‘world’s first |tribute to an American president. The first rays of the sun as ‘it broke through the clouds fell on the George Washington:as it steamed to its dock and illuminated the huge reproduction of the statue of liberty erected for this occasion, | The French ministers who were at hand to officially greet \the president on behalf of the government went aboard. President Wilson’s landing is fixed for 3 o’clock, when he will formally disem- jbark on key No. 3, where he will be received in a handsome pa- ivilion. The procession to the train will begin at 3:30. He will go directly to the station, where his train will leave for Paris at 4 o’clock, President Poincaire Greets Wilson | The steamer George Washington, with President Wilson on ‘board entered the harbor of Brest shortly after noon today, mov- ing into harbor throwgh lines formed by the battleships and dropping anchor about a mile off shore amid tumultous demon- strations. President Poincaire and his party, accompanied by Miss Mar- garet Wilson, went aboard at 1:30 and plans were made at once for the president’s landing. i t i | i Greets President ' Mayor Goude of Brest, in greeting President Wilson as he landed, said: | “Mr. President: I feel the deepest emotion in presenting to ‘you the welcome of the Brest population. The ship bringing you to this port is the symbol under the auspices of which the legions of your pacific citizens sprang to arms in the grand cause of inde- pendence. Under the same auspices today you bring to the tor- {mented soil of Europe the comfort of your authorized voice in the debates which will calm our quarrels.” | “Mr. President, with you on this soil, our hearts are unanimous jin saluting you as the messenger of justice and peace. Tomorrow lit will be our entire nation which will proclaim you, and our whole |people will thrill with enthusiasm over the eminent statesman wha ‘is pre-eminent in defense of justice and liberty. ! “In order to perpetuate this honor to our descendants the mu- \nicipal council has asked me to present you with an address to the {man who presides over the destinies of the republic of the United |States.” The address of the council said in part: | “Being the first to welcome the president of the United States ito France, we respectfully salute the eminent statesman who so nobly personifies the ideals of liberty and justice. Long live Presi- ident Wilson; long live the champion and apostle of international | justice.” A singular feature of welcome to the President was the sup- | pressed interest of the German prisoners in Brest. ! Among those who lined the route to the station were delega- tions of patriotic societies and throngs of people from neighbor- ing localities. The first to grect the president besides the French ministerial representatives, were Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner to th U. S., the Mayor of Brest, Ambassador Sharp, Col. E. M. | House, General John J. Pershing and General Tasker H. Bliss. There was a thundering cannonade as the presidential party left the George Washington and landed at Pier 3. It was escorted ito the tribune amid cheers and salvos and the notes of the Star |Spangled Banner. Delivers Address The president today delivered a short address at Brest, and drove through the cheering crowds until he reached the railroad station. President Wilson left Brest for Paris at 4 o’clock this after- noon. TO CROSS RHINE With American Army of Occupation, Dec. 13.—The four ad- vance divisions of the army of occupation virtually completed their march to the Rhine yesterday and will cross the Rhine tomorrow. (Continued on Page Two.) .