The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 20, 1919, Page 6

Car of Colossal Loot, Death and Terrorism, Now. Grim Faetor in Political DAN ER GIVES FIRST CLUE La Conesa,beaytiful Spanish musical comedy prima don- na, who informed the authorities, that a necklace valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars and a part of the Gray Auto: mobile’s, lopt, was given her by a Mexican general who was, By JACK NEVILLE (Special N. E. A. Correspondent) Mexico City, May 19—The grey automobile and its band of super- crooks, which for a long time terror- ized this city and which is Mexico's contribution to the world’s great crime mysteries, has skidded from the realm of. banditry into that of: politics. Where nightly it carried a king’s ransom in stolen gold and jewels, the automobile “gris” erals and political buccaneers. The echoes of its engines sing a; different, though nong the less grim tune through the streets of the capi- tal. Death, disgrace, high. scandal and | low, have followed the wake: of ‘its muffled exhaust—and_ the mystery | today is far from solution as it was a few months since when the automo- bile “gris” held the headlines of Mex- | ico’s papers and baffled. sits. military } and its civil sleuths. Wheeled Ter or. The jugger t has become a dread tradition. Prominent personages were linked | with its nefarious operations. Men connected the names of personal ene- mies and political rivals with. its crimes. No official was safe from} innuendo. Women frightened. naughty children with its threat. It became a weapon in dirty. politics. | This was-in, 1916, When the. :car, ceased its operations it was announced: ain members of the auto band were in prison, Francisco Oviedo and:Juan Merca- dante, petty: half-world figures; Da- | vid Brown, a Jamaica ‘negro, and two other shim crooks, had been caught— but not an official. Puppets Killed: : Mexico waited eagerly.for a confes- sion. Then came the announcement that Oviedo, chauffeur of the car, was about.to talk, NEXT MORNING HE WAS FOUND IN HIS CELL—STRAN- GLED. Mercadante became talkative. HE WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS OELL—POISONED. (grey) now whisks | about the fortunes of statesmen, gen- | Regeneration | courtmartialed hut acquitted. Mexico City was convinced that guilty officials were responsible for these deaths to prevent the puppets The Standard Oil Company (Indiana and Its Competitor MENICOS, CRIME JUGGERNAUT, THE AUTOMOBILE “‘GRIS ” SKIDS INTO COMING PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES from exposing the crim masters, The first seemingly tangible clew came from a woman—La Conesa, a HE Standard Oil Company (Indiana) in conducting its busi- ness is animated by. the homely philosophy of the golden rule. By dealing in fairness ) to all, competitor and consumer alike, the company is confident that the superior service it renders, and the merit of the products it manu- factures will secure for S the company its fair share of the business. The Standard Oil Company (In- diana) is in active competition with 264 other companies, large and small, who are selling oil, gasoline, and other petroleum products, in the territory it serves. prosperous. Most of them: are The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is essentially a service organization ina highly special- ized branch of industry, doing a big:job as efficiently as it knows how—and it is not owned by one or two rich men, but by 4623 stockholders, not one hold- irig as much as 10 per cent of the total stock. It is the ambition of the Board of Directors that when their trusteeship has expired, that they may report to the stock- holders a creditable result that shall have been achieved solely by quality of products, by supe- rior service to the public, and by dealing in fairness to all, com- petitor, consumer, and employe. Standard Oil Company - Indiana) 910 S, Michi gan Ave., Chicago, Ill. “/all_ reasonable: directions of his phy- At the Theater Principal one eve- ning she steppéd upon the'stage wear- ing rgeous' collar of diamonds, rubies, Pearls. .° A woman in the iirc looked. “Mine,” she said, wi A- hurried call ny ‘Gen. Pablo Gonzalez, commander. of: the army of the Oriente, He , Seelpted the jewels from the ac- tress’ nec! La Conesa declared the collar was presented to her by one of her admir- ore yuan Merigo, a Carrancista gen- “Details of: the operations of the mys- tery. carshegan to pour forth. Other victims told their stories, It. wag always the same. The car would ‘draw. front of the house, inyatiably.the me of a wealthy fam- ily.’ Its: ogeypants would present a Hee antooinies l¥ signed by a high army. official, ordering a search’ of the house for secreted forms and ammuni-' tion. Loot $5,000,000 No arms were ever found except those planted by the searchers ,it is said. With the departure of the phan- tom: car, also went the family jewels, gold, silver, all portable treasure. Death threats silenced the victims. The; loot ‘of: tee car is estimated as high: as- $5,000,000 With §. Conesa’s admission, Juan Merigo fled. Later he returned, was | court-martialed—acquitted. The. mystery of the phantom car. is still far from a solution. It has de- generated into a filthy, slanderous, po- litical weapon, its latest victim being Gen, Pablo Gonzalez, one of the more honest Carranza leaders. Political Weapon In an effort to, strangle his candle dacy. for the presidency enemies scat- tered posters, supposedly signed by Gen. Alfaro Obregon and other hgih chiefs, demanding the:removal of Gon- zalez from the army. and his ‘trial as chief. of the automobile gris band. An investigation showed ,that.every name attached to the letter was a forgery, that not one of the alleged signers had even. suspected the general. All de- clared their. belief. that he:was beyond reproach. Some. helieve the authors of the forged document. were directors of the phantom car attempting to throw the blame on an. innocent man—a man who has stayed. relentlessly. on the trail. That some army officer was the chief of the auto gang is generally be- lieved. That he will never be caught is almost a foregone. conclusion. Since the grey automobile has skid- ded from crime to polities it has coy- gued .its tracks, more completely than before. ent SUPREME COURT | > _ FROM; McLEAN COUNTY: Clifford Hanson, _f Infant, Charles Hanson, his.Guardian Aad Litem, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. W. P. Thejan, Defendant and. Appel- lant, Syllabus; 1, physician oyves ta-his. patient. OReTTAaG reasonable ane, diligence, and ski 2st by are ordinarjly. possessed) by. § practicing in similar locali- in ihe same general line of prac: In. an action against a physi- cian for breach of his professional du- ty to his patient, the patient cannot recover if he has not conformed to siclan, or. if: his. conduct has congribut- ed to the injury upon which the ac- tion, is based. 3, In an-action for, malpractice a- gainst_ a physician for breach of his profesional. duty in treating a fractur- ed limb, where the. plaintiff. contracted erysipelas as the alleged result of bandaging cloths or bandages and lac- ing a shoe, to tightly upon the limb of the plaintiff, and of failure to properly attend thereto, it is held under the. idence thatthe question of defend- negligence, and of. the plaintiff's g ¥ nagligenc 8 questions for th Appeal from 1 County, Nuesle, Judges from ju ment for plainti and frouy order nying judgment non obstunte, or fe a new tri Affirmed. e - Opinion of the..Court by Bronson, Judge. Grace, Judge, concurs: in re- sult. = t , Miller, Zuger & Tilrotsoh, Dullam & Youn Bismarck, No Attor for Appellant. MeChlloch & McCulloch, Washburn, N. D,, Attorney Respondent. ‘BIDS. WANTED FOR ‘FOR A GAS WATER ) HEATER,” Sealed: bids -will. be received by the City. Commission “upto eight o’clock p. m, Monday, May.'26th, 1919, for a gas water heater, The.same to be either ‘a Ruud'of Humphrey: Automatic of four. gallon, per minute capacity and installed ready. for use.in the Fire Hall at Bismarck, ‘Ni D.,‘at. the ‘price. specified ‘in the bid: The City Commission reserves the. right to reject any or all bids. C..L. BURTON, City, Auditor. NOTICE TO CREDITORS, In the matter of the estate of John W. Millett, deceased... Notice. is: hereby given. by, the un- dersigned, Mrs. Nancy Millett, the executrix of the last will and. testa- ment of John W. Millett, late of the. city of. Bismarck, in the county of Burleigh and state of North Dakota, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having. claims against, said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the ‘first, publication of, this’ notice, to. said: executrix at her), residence at 321 10th. street, South, in|’ the'city of Bismarck. in said Burleigh county, North Dakota, Dated May 15th, A. D..1919. MRS. NANCY MILLETT, Executrix of. the last will and testa- ment of John W. Millett, deceased. 5-16:23-30 6-6 SIDEWALK RESOLUTION. Whereas, it is deemed mnecessaty. by the City Commission: of! Bismarck, North Dakota, that sidewalks Ne con- structed in the city, of Bismarck “as herein specified; Therefore, Be It Resolved,, By the, Board of City Commissioners of Bis- marck, North Dakota: That sidewalks Newton, Dy be and the same are hereby ordered to — be constructed in front of or adjoin: ing theggollowing property, situated: in d the city auditor is hereby instructed to notify thes.city of Bismarck, now in force and effect by the 15th day of June, 1919, and should said sidewalks not be constructed by the ‘date herein set forth, then said side- owners of said property in manner| walks are hereby ordered to be con- prescrived by law of action of the City Commission, Along the East End of Lot 2, Block 53, Northern Pacific Add. ‘and, Be It Further Resolved: } Theret py Promoting Di eee ‘helpful Remedy fe Ahelpfal meth ant Di Const Ne sail ALO months old 3! Dosr> 33 Exact Copy of Wrapper. 1—Swift 2—Swift. profit ‘a fraction of That said sidewalks must be coastructed according to more ions or ordinances CASTORIA It will interest you. live animals structed by. the city. contractor in ac- cordance with the statutes made and provided. Published by order City Commis- stoners, BURTON, City Auditor. Ciel: | For Infants and Children, Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Thirty Years THE CEHTAUR COMPANY NEW VORK CITY. Let Us Send You a “Swift Dollar” * For a Pocket Piece “* 4 shows where the money goes that Swift. & Company takes in. . It shows that out of every dollar " received by Swift & Company from the sale-of meat and by-products in i918— and Company paid: for. & Company paid out for labor, , freight .and other _ expenses 3—Swift & Company had left a : of only The. 2.04 cents remaining as profit equals only a cent per pound. It is i" affect materially the price of live stock to the farmer : or the price of meat to the consumer. 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