The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 30, 1920, Page 1

aa A NRE rm. Egan. me THE WEATHER Unsettled. THE BIS 7 LAST EDITION CK TRIBUNE THIRTY-NINTH YEAR: 20 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 19: PRICE FIVE CENTS JUD BANKER IS SENTENCED FOR “LENGTHY TERI Pierce Egan, Former President of Wrecked Bank, Gets One to.Five Years ALLOWED 60 DAY FREEDOM Stay of Sentence Signed to En- able Convicted. Man to Help Receiver La Moure, N.“D., April 30.— Pierce Egan, former president of the First State bank of Jud, N. D., plegded guilty before Judge Graham'in the La.Moure district court to the charge of em- bezziemenuc and was senvenced to from one to five years in. the state penitentiary. a Judge Graham today signed an or- der granting a 60 day stay of sentence, Bgan to commence serving time on June 28. In the interval he will be tree under a bond of $5,000, the order being signed on the showing that it was advisable to permit Egan to aid the receiver of the closed bank to disentangle its affairs. Short $40,000 When Egan was arrested the stata charged him with financial operations totaling approximately $40,000 during his career of only a few months as president of the institution. Partial restitution of the bank’s fund has been made, according* to State’s Attorney Hutchinson, who de- clined to recommend leiiency for RUHR DISTRICT PRESENTS MANY | DIFFICULTIES Anarchist Movement, Feared in Important Industrial Region London, April 30.—The situation: in the Ruhr district is grave and an anarchist movement is feared, accord- ing to a Berlin dispatch to the Central News. -A large secret stock of arms has ben discovered at Ruegen, .an island in the Baltic sea in the province of Pomerania, and the leader of the land guards, who is charged with ap-( propriating the arms, has been arrest- ed. The island guard has been dis- banded. MANY OFFICIALS MARKED IN MAY DAY BOMB PLOTS Department of Justice Officials Send Warnings to Scores of Men TO GO THE LIMIT - Washington. April 30.—Federal agents have been instructed to “go as far as the law will allow” in breaking up May day radical dem- onstrations. In making this announcement this morning. Assistant Attorney General Garvan said department 01 jusuice ornc.als were concentiat- ing on efforts to protect the lives of officials. federal and state. who have been marked for destruction and to prevent violence generally. Washington. April 30.—Warnings that they had been selected by radical elements for assault or assassination as part of a May day demonstration had been received from department of justice agents today by more than a score of federal and state officials. Announcement of the discovery of the plot by government agents was an- nounced last night by Attorney Gen- eral Palmer. The assassinations and assaults were to have been a part of the May day program planned by the commun- ist labor party and other radical groups, Mr. Palmer said, adding thar the contemplated violence was to be incident to attempts to bring about strikes in all the basic American in- dustries in behalf of peace with soviet Russia. . Dickinson Boy is : Arrested When He Calls on Wilson Washington, ., April 30.—Miss Zena Irma Trinka. city librarian of Dickinson. N. D., arrived in Washing- ton on Saturday to be with, her broth- er, Leslie Trinka, who is being held at Detention hospital afflicted with an attack of temporary insanity. Young Trinka, who formerly re- sided in Dickinson, and who for some time has been employed in the office of the auditor of the navy, was ar- rested Wednesday, April 21, at the White House where he had gone to call upon President Wilson with the avowed intention of aiding the latter in the settlement of the industrial situation. Mr. Trinka has held a position or responsibility in the naval depart: mnt for some time past and only re- cently had his associates noted any change in his conduct. It is believed that the unfortunate condition of the young man has been caused by worry and overwork. “MARRIAGE TOO EASY!” SAYS WOMAN ATTORNEY; PASTOR REPORTS: “DIVORCE TOO EASY!” vv. LUCILLE PUGH ! IS SHE’ RIGHT? New York, April riage more difficult. This is the way to promote matri- monial happiness, says Miss Lucille Pugh, lawyer, who. has appeared in scores of divorce cases in 12 years practice here Miss Pugh says: (Marriage without love is legalized prostitution. Fewer inpulsive marriages would mean fewer divorces, Reducing the grounds for divorce to adultery invites_law-breaking. Although there are more divorces than there were, it does not mean more unhappiness, but simply that di- vorce is no longer a disgrace. “There should be laws making it il- legal to marry until a certain time ‘after engagement,” thinks Miss Pugh. “This would give a-cooling off’ period and many improperly mated people never would marry. Uniform state laws providing a year’s lapse before remarriage after divorce should be adopted. Federal divorce laws cannot be passed, for marriage and divorce are functions. of the state.” WORKERS DEPLORE —Make mar- OVERALL FAD; SAY| [PRICES INCREASE Economy in Buying. is. Only, Cure of High Price Evil, They Say ) a peace eset J&mestown, N. D., April 30.—The Velvet club, an organization of em- plpyes of the’ Bridgman Russell Co. of Jamestown, has adopted resolu- tions protesting against the wearing of overalls as a fad in the campaign against living costs. “We believe that economy in the buying of wearing apparel rather than indulging in a wild orgy trying to beat the other fellow to a new suit of ‘blue jeans, regardless of price, is the sane and safe road to travel, and the only method which will bring about a reduction in the cost of cloth- ing. WILL DECIDE ON TRADE TOURS AT TONIGHT'S MEET All Business and Professional Men Urged to Attend Session © All of the business and professional men in the city are urged to attend the meeting tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the roonts of the Commercial club for the purpose of organizing trade tours to cover the entire Bismarck territory during “Ship by Truck” week ‘May 17 to 22. It is planned to make «the organ- ization permanent with a twofold pur~ pose, better business relations be- tween the dealers and consumers in the Bismarck territory and boost for better roads for Burleigh . county. The promoters of the movement be- lieve that thése two objects are close- ly affiliated and that with a per- manent organization to boost for these two things, much direct good will result both to the business in- terests of the city and the consum- ers in the territory. P. R. Fields has accepted the chair- manship of the organization and he has been pledged support by the prin- cipal business and professional men of the city. Men at the/head of the automative industries have agreed to furnish all of the necessary motive power to carry the trade boosters and Bismarck’s products on the various tours. Several tentative tours have been outlined and will be presented at the meeting tonight for adoption. Addi- tional tours will probably be sug- gested by those at the meeting to- night and further details of the organ- ization and the tours worked out, In 1914, 54 per.cent of the coun- try's imports of raw silk entered through the Pacifie ports as com- pared with 12 per cent through New York, In 1918, however, over 80 per cent of such imports entered at New York and about 11 per cent at the Pacific ports. R | vw y DP WT MANIVIVG OR IS HE RIGHT? New York, April 30.—Make divorce more difficult. Therein is the secret of matrimon- ial happiness, declares Rev. Dr. Wil- liam T. Manning, rector of famous “Trinity church, Wall-st, who has mar- ied hundreds of couples here.’ Dr. Manning says: Many marriages today are nothing less than legalized free-love. If there were no divorce courts many people who now divorce would find it possible to be happy together. The increase in the number of di vorces means we are facing, the ques- tion of whether marriage is to re- main an institution or is to be held sacred only ‘by religious groups. “There should be a federal divorce law making adultery the only cause for divorce,” says Dr.Manning. ‘4lar- riage after divorce should be made impossible. Some divorce laws now make matrimony dissolvable at will. That is not-a foundation upon which civilization can long endure,” STATE GRAIN GRADING AGT United States Supreme Court Knocks Out Law: Passed by Legislature kota grain grading law passed by the 1919 legislature of that state is un- constitutional, in- the opinion of the United States district court of ‘North | Dakota, sitting in St. Paul today, The court, composed by Judges W. H. San- born, St. Paul; Page Morris, Duluth, and W. F, Booth, Minneapolis, heard an application for a temporary injunc- tion ‘brot by the Farmers’ Grain com- pany, Emden N. D., to enjoin state officials from enforcing the law. The temporary injunction will be granted, probably 'tomorrow, Judge Sanborn said. Decision Not Final The decision was not final, but the court stated that, resting on the facts presented ‘in the complaint, which were not denied, it held the law un- constitutional as it applied to inter- state commerce because it places sub- stantial burdens upon interstate com- merce in undertaking to require tak ing out a’ license and requiring the keeping. of records of all grain bought and sold and that the grain shall be inspected hefore being sold, pre- scribes the grades to be used and the method of deducting dockage. The North Dakota law conflicts with national regulations the court said. The state law requires grain inspection to be made by men inter- ested in interstate commerce and running elevators by which it is brought and shipped while the fed- eral law requires inspection of grain in interstate commerce by disinter- ested parties. These two inspection Judge Sanborn said, were ‘inconsis- tent, and that required by the state was “burdensome.” ‘Case to be Tried Later Final hearing will be held later. Judge Sanborn announced that the temporary injunction would be grant- ed. Sveinbdjorn Johnson, Grand Forks and D. F. Simpson, ‘Minneapolis, pre- sented the case for the Farmers’ Grain Company to the court. The state of North Dakota was re- presented by former District Judge S. L. Nuchols, Mandan, N, D., special assistant. to the attorney general of North Dakota. STORE LOOTED OF SILK THIRD TIME Calvin, ‘N. D., April 30.—For the third time in the past four years the Thompts & Co. store here was brok- en into the other night and several bolts of high priced silks stolen from the shelves. Entrance was effected through the, back door which locks with a sliding bolt. ‘No clue of the identity of the rob- bers has been found, but it is thought that they are professionals as the work was cleverly done. ‘No attempt to force the door of the safe was made. On the plea of their work calling for intelligence, a burglars’ club in Leipzig wrote to a local newspaper. resenting its members being called ‘rascals.” YOUNG.OBTAIN VITAL DECIS! ON HOMESTEADS torney for Collecting Claims Can Be,Revoked =“ WILL SAVE LARGE SUM Settlers on Odd Numbered Sec- tions Within Railroad Grants Affected Pédwers of attorney given by home, steaders in this section for the collec- tion of claims for excess amounts paid by homesteaders in commuting entries upon odd) numbered sections within railroad grants can be revok- ed. Advice to this effect was received here today from George M. Young, congressman from the second district, who wired the, news .to Lynn J. Frazier. Congressman Young .ook up the matter with the authori- ties of the department of the, interior at Washington’ with the request that an opinion be furnished him covering the ability of homesteaders to revoke powers of attorney, given lawyers in Washington representing homestead: ers endeavoring to make collection of claims for excess amounts. Congressman Young’s telegram to Governor Frazier in full is as follows: “Yesterday the twenty-eighth 1 ‘sent a telegram to the receiver of the United’ States land office, Bismarck, in the following words: “Am pleased to’inform you that I have just obtained a written opinion from the solicitor for the treasury de- partment in which he states that the powers of attorney obtained by Wash- ington attorneys for the collection of claims for excess amounts paid by homesteaders in commuting entries upon odd numbered sections within railroad grants can be revoked. H The decision is written in response to my written application to the soli- citor for decision and after citing au- thorities and giving copy of the power of attorney United States by the attor- neys reads as follows: ‘It is clear to my mind that the foregoing power of attorney can be revoked. The auditor for the interior department informed that until such power of attorney is revoked the warrant -issued on the claim for repayment of toney due the claimant who executes fuch power of attorney would” ‘be livered to tlie attorney named in such ‘instrument but a written revocation of such power of attorney sent either to the auditor for the interior department or the secretary of the treasury would re- sult in such warrant being sent direct to the claimant, A mere notice set- ting out a copy of the power of attor- ney to be revoked signed by claimant and delivered to the auditor for the interior department or the secretary of the treasury would be sufficient notice for such revocation. Of course, if the attorney performed any service either personal or through some other parties under the powers conferred by such instrument he could collect for such services by an action in court under a contract made ‘by and be- tween him and claimant. ‘Now if the widest publicity can be given to this'it will result in a sav- ing of about $100 for those who learn about it and act quickly. Only one firm of attorneys can show they earn- ed anything to speak of namely Copp and Andrews because they took the test case through the courts but even that, firm in case of revocation of power of attorney would have to go into court and prove the real: value of their services. Other attorneys can probably show no services performed to any value and will probably never go. into court, Of course, those who have not yet signed power of attorneys should be cautioned not to do so and should write to their congressman for blanks. “Have received today, the 29, a tele- gram from the receiver saying that he is not at liberty to act without the authority of the commissioner of the general land office and the commis- sioner of the general land office has just refused.to give such authority saying that he does not care to inter- fere with agreements made between claimants and their attorneys. I am therefore calling the entire matter to tion should be made as public as. pos- sible.” POPULAR DOCTOR |RESUMES PRACTICE Dr, A. M. Fisher, one of the best known practictioners of the Missouri Slope, has resumed practice in Bis- marck after an absence of nearly two years while serving in the medical corps of the United States army where he made an enviable record, serving in western and southern mobilization camps. He has opened offices in the Lucas building and until June 1 will reside at the Grand Pacific hotel. After that date Dr. and Mrs. Fisher will reside in their home on Avenue B. Dr. Fisher answered his country’s call August 1, 1918, going to Camp Dodge. Iowa. Later he was transfer- red to Camp Lewis Washington, and when mustered out Oct. 1, 1919, was at Fort Keough. Miles City. i Since then he has been attending lectures and clinics in eastern hos- pitals. He resumes the practice of! medicine and surgery. His many friends are welcoming him back to the profession and social activities of the Capital City. The number of cigars exported ‘from the Phillippines has increased from 155,000,000 in 1914 to 392,000,- 006 in 1919. The United States has eae about two-thirds of the out- put. gee | your attention believing the informa- t CONFESSES TO MURDER OF MANY WIVES James R. Hunt Declares He Mar- ried at Least Fifteen Times CHARGED WITH 25 UNIONS No Direct Motive for Killing But Most Resulted from Quarrels { Los Angeles, Calif., April 30.— At least two of the numerous women James R. Huirt is alleged to have married in various parts of the coun- try were murdered by him, two others met “accidental” death while ‘with him, and he “might have murdered more,” according to an alleged con- fession made public early today by his attorney and county officials. Huirt said he “could not: remember” what happened to some of the women because of his weakened condition, resulting from two attempts to com-| mit suicide, the reputed confession said. Investigate Marriages Huirt has been here several days, while officers investigated the reports of numerous marriages. He married “twelve or fifteen wom- en. probably more,” the officers quoted Huirt as’ saying. A desire to kill obsessed him four years ago, Huirt was alleged to have said. and women were his especial victims. There was no direct motive for their death and he had no desire to kill men, children, or animals, he was quoted. Attribute 25 Marriages More than 25 marriages have been attributed by the officers to Huirt. Seven are listed by the officers as missing. The officers said Huirt told them he did not know his, right name, but ad- mitted having used many aliases. He said he knew nothing of his par- ents but did know he was born some- where in the south. He said he had little education. Cannot Remember Marriages He said he married first in Canada about four years ago but had been “married so often since that he could ‘not remember names, places and dates.” He admitted, the officers said, that. he had na.direct motive in killing bis victims. . Some of. the slayings were. the result of violent quarrels, they quoted him as saying. “Something just told me to do it,” he was quoted. Enjoyed Murdering He told them he obtained a certain satisfaction in the very act of mur- der, the officers said, and experienced a sense of relief that the women in each case was dead. , 70 GET PAID UP INSURANCE PART OF BONUS PLAN Legion Members Received Ques- tionnaires on Attitude To- ward Compensation Washington, April 30.—Republican members of the house ways and means committee today virtually de- cided to include in their soldier relief legislation program a plan for paid-up insurance, its value to increase an- nually by compound interest and from which loans could be obtained from any postoffice. With this addi- tion, ex-service men might elect any one of the following plans included in the republican program. A cash bonus of $1.25 a day for each day of service. Aid in buying farm land, to be re- claimed by the government. Aid in buying city homes. Aid ‘in their education; or insur- ance. Sending Questionnaires Questionnaires sent out by the national headquarters of the Ameri- ‘an Legion to ascertain the ex-serv- ive men’s attitude towards the pro- posed federal soldiers’ bonus plan, have been received by the Fargo post and are being distributed among the local members. Several hundred of the questionaires were said to have been distributed here yesterday. About 200 have already been filled out and it was reported last evening that none of the local exservice men had so far signified opposition to the bonus. In filling out this questionaire the legion members are asked what form of bonus they prefer, whether straight cash, land or the other plans pro- posed. The questionaires circulated in this section of the state will be sent to Congressman George M. Young. in Washington, it was said today. t Restrict Holdings of Land in Bohemia Prague, April v.—The government is framing, a measure restricting the acquisition of land or securities by aliens owing to large acquisitions of | property of every kind in Austria dur- ing the period when the crown is so low. Jntil 1919 cigar tobacco brought a higher price at the farm than any other type, but last year cigaret, chewing, snuff and export types of tobacco went to 41 cents a pound, against 21 for the cigar tobacco. NB hi SALVATION ARMY RETURNS TO TENT |LIFE IN NEW YORK Eviction Proceedings Tomorrow Will Render 1,000 Homeless ‘New York. April 30—A village of tents will rise on the grounds of the Salvation army, training college here to shelter New York workers, who will be rendered homeless tomorrow or directly thereafter by May 1 evic- tion proceedings, Salvation army offl- cials announced today. ‘Plans are being made to care for 1,000 persons. ! SENATE FAVORS NEW RESOLUTION 10 END THE WAR Would Include Austria as Well as Germany in Latest Proposal M’CUMBER FAILS TO VOTE Washington, April 30.—The state of war with both Germany and Austria would be terminated under a resolu- tion reported today by the state for- eign relations committee as a substi- tute for the house resolution to end the war with Germany alone. The vote on the resolution was 9 to 6 with all the republicans supporting it and all of the’democrats lining up solidly in opposition. Senators Mc- Cumber, republican, North Dakota, and Shields, democrat, Tennessee, were absent and did not vote. . It is planned to call up the resolu tion for debate in the senate next week ‘and final action is expected within two or three weeks. KANSAS. LAW 10 END: STRIKES IS CONSTITUTIONAL Leader of Miners’. Union Ey- joined from Calling‘ Fur- ether ‘Walkouts ‘Pittsburg, Kan., April 30.—Follow- ing announcement of his decision that the new court of industrial relations law is constitutional, Judge Andrew J, Curran, in the Crawford county district court this’ morning, granted a temporary injunction enjoining Alex- ander Howitt, and ‘other district and local; union officials of the Kansas dis- trict. of the United Mine Workers, from calling a strike. Judge Curran did not make the in. junction mandatory, as the state had asked, stating that it had been shown the Kansas mines largely at work. Judge-Curran said that he would make the injunction mandatory if a show- ing were made in the future during the life of the injunction that the mines were idle. The temporary injunction will be in effect until May 12 when the applica- tion of the state to make the injunc- tion permanent is set for hearing. Judge Curran declared the indus trial court law constitutional in a lengthy decision on the demurrer offered by the defense to the applica- tion of the state. ARMY STILL OWES MANY MEN MONEY FOR FOREIGN PAY Should Communicate With Di. rector of Finance at Washington ‘There are still many ex-service men who served abroad after July 11, #919 who have not yet claimed the addi- tional foreign service pay which has been granted them and to which they are entitled. Either they are not aware of the fact that it is due them or are too happy over being out of the service to care about a little thing like the amount granted. The increase was created on July 11, when by an act of Congress, the war time pay was made permanent By this act the 20 percent increase on peace time pay, which was given to men in foreign service, was made to apply to the full amount of pay at the new rate. Privates will benefit most by the increase, they having received the greatest increase for war time ser- vice. As their pay was raised $15 they will, by the-new act, be paid 20 per cent of $15 or three dollars for every month of foreign service after July 11, 1919. It is believed that quite # number of worth Dakota soldiers will be en titled to the increase as they were among the last to return from France. Claims should be made to the Di-| rector of Finance, Cfaims Division, | Foreign Service Branch, Munitions Building, Washington, D. C. 30,000 TROUT FRY | REPLENISH STREAMS Helena, (Mont., April 30. —- Game | | Warden J. L. DeHart has announced | | that 50,000 Eastern brook trout fry | | has been planted in Montana, Spring, | Little Prickley Pear, Meadow and | Canyon creeks. The fry were dis- | tributed under the supervision of de-! puties from the state fish and game commission. AUTHORITIES T0 OFFER BIG SUM FOR MURDERERS McLean County Officials and Attorney General to Give $1,000 for Clue FRAZIER STILL INACTIVE Governor Refuses to Use Any of State’s Money to Help Track Killers Because Governor Lynn J. Frazier has failed to offer a reward for the persons responsible for the murder of the eight Turtle Lake victims, John E. Williams, state’s attorney of McLean county, Ole H. Stefferud, sheriff, and William Langer, attorney general, an- nounced today that they would per- sonally offer $1,000 for the clue which will lead to apprehension and convic- tion of those guilty of the murder. The offer made by the three: officials is as follows: On behalf of the people of the state of North Dakota and in com- pliance with the wishes of certain farmers, we hereby personally offer and guarantee one thousand dollars to any person, not a state or county peace official or an em- ployee of said peace official, for the clue which will lead to the ap- Prehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Jacob Wolf or any member of his family or the hired man in McLean county last Thurs- day. NO ARRESTS Turtle Lake, N. D., April 30.—No arrests have been made by the Mc- Lean county authorities in connection with the murder near Turtle Lake last Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wolf, their five young daughters, and. the thirteen year old chore boy, Jake Hofer. Since early yesterday afternoon, the authorities have been, tracing down 4 number of clues that seemed to im- plicate persons living in the neighbor- * hood of the murder farm, but up to the present time nothing has been smearthed that would justifyjan imme- diate arrest. ) Handicapped by the impossibility’ of identifying the owner of the double barreled shotgun found in a slough one mile from the Wolf farm last Sun- day,the authorities are: unable ‘to’ fol- low this clue to its logical conclusion. The country. is being combed in an attempt to discover some heretofore unknown piece of information that would lead to the apprehension of the murderers of the eight persons. With the offer of a reward of $1,000, the authorities hope that this will lead to disclosures by neighbors in the Turtlé Lake district that will ultimate ly lead to the arrest of the guilty persons. MAY DAY T0 BE CELEBRATED BY Fair Weather Promised; Heads of Families Will Receive Usual Bombs May day tomorrow will be celebrat- ed ‘by Bismarck inhabitants in the usual manner, no one in this vicinity as far as is known, being honored with any threats to be assassinated by members of the communist labor par- y and similar radical organizations, ‘The weather is to be as beautiful as it is today if O.«W. Roberts, local weather prophet, promises. This will be pleasing news to the many young- sters who are planning on having their annual May parties tomorrow. Although the communist labor party has not marked any victims in this city, many heads of families will think they were selected for a different type of outrage when they receive the bills for the month of April from the but- cher, the baker and the electric ligit maker, However, having been bom- barded monthly with similar missives threatening the rotundity of the fami- ly pocketbook, a little May day demon- stration will not bother father very much, "WEATHER REPORT, For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Friday, April 30. Temperatyre at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night. Precipitation .... Highest wind velocit: FORECAST North Dakota. Unsettled weather with possibly showers west portion tonight and west and south portions Saturday. LOWEST TEMPERATURES For Fargo .. 23 Williston 86 Grand Fork: 25 St. Paul.. wee 44 Winnipeg . 26 Helena .. 34 Chicago 42 Kansas City » 48 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. The productive power of Canada during 1919 was greater than any Previous time in the country’s his- tory, being in excess of $5:000,000 000, or about double that of five or six years ago.