The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1920, Page 1

erie tert | THE WEATHER | Generally Falr | THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. MONDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1920 FULL SPEED IS ORDER ON WORK AT BRIDGESITE Crews Start from Both Sides of River to Rebuild Tempor- ary Bridge NEARLY 100 EMPLOYED River is Frozen Solidly, Vehicles ; Driving Across the Ice Today ; — | Full steam ahead was ordered at the Bismarck-Mandan bridge today. With the river frozen over so solid- | ly that there is no expectation of the | ice going out before spring there Wil! | be no interruption in the work. Until Friday there was a probability exist- ing that the ice would go out again. Workmen started building a light | temporary bridge across the river, r building that portion which was was ed out when the ice broke a few weeks j ago. Crews began working from botn | sides, and it is expected the bridge | will be completed in a very short time. A suggestion advanced after the ice broke that the narrow gauge railroad necessary for ihe construction work be built on the ice was not adopted. Large Payroll A full crew of a pout 100 men was at work on the bri * ne weekly payroll of the Foundation co! to sever tors, amounts The same crew, composed chiefly of local men, wiil continue work all winter, it is ex- pected. Pier river on the east side of the led, and concrete erected. Work h teadily on pier No. de, and from now on work will progress rapidly on pier No. 3, in the tiv As soon as t temporary bridge is completed wo: on pier No. 2 will beg The c tractors hope to make up all the time lost when the ice broke. The river is frozen solidly. vehicles were driving across. found the ice rough, however. $225,000 PAID IN INCOME TAX Fargo Office Reports Collections of Fourth Installment No. 1, been going ahead 1, on the Mandan Todas They , bat it is believed they w: ii. of debate, Chairman Mc.adden, of; Th final esiin er 10 the banking committee, leading the he state highway by H. opposition. He cltaracterized it as C, Frahm, surveyor for Ward county legislation, which would lead to} Fargo, Dec. 2 lore than $225,- in income t@ for the fourth, 1920 installment was coHected Dec. 15 and 16 at the United Siates internal revenue office, 812 Second av N, ac: cording to George T. Standish, assi tant chief of the »argo office. Although the fourth installment of the 1929 income tax receipts was less than the third installment, a large per- ceitage OL come tax payments was made this time, said Mr. Standish. Hxcept for a comparatively few delin- quents the 1920 business is well cleaned up, he said. The reason for the large amount collected when the third tax install- ment was due, Mr. Stanish explained, was becalse many of the larger in: come tax vers settled their entire} accounts with the government ia stead of wailing for the date of ihe fourth installment. : Fourth installments on income’ taxes must be paid within 10 da following the date they are due, or in the present case, on Dec. 20. If are not paid then a 5 per cent i is added with an additional penalty of 1 percent a month for every remain unpaid there- until the tax is paid or proper eized. after, of the delinquent i BR'AVING FLAMES, WOMAN SNATCHES BOY FROM ROOM Braving ing from ryed upon return- t ~mile wip to the andrew 5 through the window 's bedroom, snatched her two-months-old amid enveloping flames and suecced- ng outside. nall children, ale flames. ran from e leuv tne baby. It is thou ire started from a detective stove: | ing from é mei.OX, climbed of rrom son, the y burned, and all chances of jon of attending y is living at ELECTION ‘ON TRIAL DEC. 27 N. D., 3owbells, Dec. 2.—The elec: | independent office of Burke J gainst’ Nonpartisan league | didates who were successful in the ction } , will be heard in the; for coun « court in Bowbells, Dec. 27, | Judge K. E. Leighton of Minot, pre: ding. The contestants claim there) arities in_some 20 town- | of the cou George A. Bangs of Grand Forks appears for the con- testants and John C. Lowe, of Minot, for the defendants. ' SURRED BIG BOOZE PARTY IN CITY—DEPUTY MARSHALS DESTROY STILLS AND LIQUOR | Captures frem Twenty-two Persons Are Destroyed on Dump Grounds South of City—Officers Warn Against Drinking Moonshine Whisk There was a big booze party in H and taken south of town to the Bismarck Saturday afternoon. | dump ground where the stills were broken up and the hooze was There were no arrests—in fact, poured out. the party wus put on by deputy Warn Against Us United St marshals. i Federal officers who have made When the ad iinished about d3 north, south and east of 40 gallons of wine and moon- ave found that many shine had disappeared. Algo a | are making moonshine number of stills, coils, mash con- and many are making tainers and other parts of the wine. A frequent pleain extenua- equipment of the home brewer. tion of their acts in court has Yhe entire outfit ¥ destroyed been that many of them are for- by order of Judge Woodrough, of | cigners, have heen permitted to United States district court, who | make wine, ete. in the old country is presiding at the December term |" and did not wnderstund the laws here. here. Deputy Marshals Tenborg and Many of! have made raids decl are that ne Who pur- 3 running the drinking poi- ! Schuett loaded the stills and li- { quor, which has been held at the federal building for several days in as evidence, until the owners had | son—they the methods used pleaded guilty in court, had the in making it frequently Cees etc. loaded on a big dray tilthy to a high deg STATE AID ROA ' STRIKING MEN BACK TO WORK: My et y “Dee. 20 Design I eo ot the Pacific mil Mn with the machin: day afternoon per cent reduction 1§ COMPLETED © return to work after protest against th ‘ov 36 A PES roa with the mill management. Th Government 1 ays Fifty Per jyiyters, 50 in number, remained ont Cent, State Twenty-five and announced they would appoint a! : committee to confer with the man | County Same agement SLASH SECTION au ASHE ject i is the } ve compiete ton state re which the to which t v MANDAN SCHOOL BONDS WILL BE TAKEN UP SOON THE BISMARCK TRIBUN | ANSWER MURDER CHARGE, DECLARE EDITION eel LAST ” PRICE FIVE CENTS FARMER TARIFF BILL REPORTED | BY COMMITTEE PARENTS OF CLARA SMITH, WANTED TO’ “TRUE FACTS” IN CASE ARE NOT TOLD Daughter in Hiding to Escape Notoriety, They Say, and Assail | \ Some Newspapers for Printing ‘Malicious H ee | Lies” About the Case =. Sta Depar' State Department to Handle, Early Actions Is Asked on Ford- Issue Voted for New { Mr. and = Mrs.j do no. mean to ceusure the pre | and iother of! gene please understand | ner Emergency Measure to . Schools \¢ ‘wanted ia Ardmore,| papers have tried so hard to mike | cane | jvila., on ay rg murder om | this but in my opin- Aid Farmer NRW \ jnection with the death of Jake Ha-| ion if they had t facts in the case Baan eda jA NEW HIGH = SCHOOL! mon at they home today said ‘they | it would have been far more seas. Petre Dee ae heard from their daughte pd | Loma than the lies tat have been! TWO CHANGES ARE MADE | Mandan, Di i Ripley,| that she had decided to give herself ted, Dut it would kave had quite tea | President and J Nokes, clerk of; up ' la different coloring, ff she would ithe, Board ot i sation, aft The mothe ther refused to} come back now and tell the truth of Committee Adds Lemons to List [their signatures 1 times e y where Ch {her at-} the story the erest would have di-| 7 tem, to the bouds, with inceres her to face! minished so she would not get jus-) and Places an Import Duty | pons which were voted at the speci ‘uial she had} public opinion, ‘This j ny jelection last sun {been 1 but said one of those incompr | on Them |, The ‘soard is informed by the stute, they ed her home ina day or so. ! realities Clara has so often re: a idepartment of university iad schoot! Siaith, weepivg, called for a H | lands that the money o1 these bonds! reporter Us moraing and said the! we “wowhere she was v shington, Dee. 20.--The house ae ceeey He avuiabie a oat Sa th Leniiy had a statement to make) would insist ou her returning to ¢ s and means committee today yot- jMareh Ist. tt will se remembered! on the behalf of her > innocence, for we know! ¢ > 2 > the F that st the time the voted | sie snent ‘oliow e Penaiaannnconeanirs eal Seto srepor so thes house; Wes ort lithe board was a land! “Tre papers have been so full of! 4 to know that she doesn't re:| "eY emergency tariff bill designed to mt that nications ~ for! ijes we nardly know how to begin to because she he the notoriety) Protect the farmer and instructed x re ns ei eTols it My ‘ deny all of them, so witl just let che conviction, j Chairman Fordney is all efforts bessele to state wien the Man-' most of it it is. A few, very Si s scandal, i! in a short time} possible : jan gonds could be taken up, Money | jew, p uted the Hiaticioual’, Theleho will return to answer all charge aL bestia: Maneblaln (petion. onlatts er sected irom the board al’ others were just misiat o we! (Signed:) Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith, jfers the Christmas recesi {tive per cent and under the cireur In finally adopting the bill the com- jstances alter the pees GOL RE | Re enero Hinttiee made twolchanges. Lenicns 2 mixed there was nothing to do bu: AMTERICANS ARE ‘ARMED ‘WHISKEY were added to the list and an import Meee en ae GIVEN SAFETY| duty of 1 cents per pound establish been aporoved by the jed. The rate on peanut oil, was in- rd and are on the list for; Cong “47. red) 1 {creased Irom 20 to 26 cents. . The JEASE cello wor Action by the conference of mem- Of the yoted $2 adem eavacuntedr tt ; be from the agricultural districts apportioned to dee the pore F came only after spirited discu , and the $100, j With school, he bos ly proceed to secure sand word pring opens toi all the vcard Qo for the new will immed- plans for the! will be begun >on a lucent w high school, There $ rts f opit- ting the new ‘puilding on the block occupied by the Ceatral school, but will re be vigorous celing ex knows warded in June, w site be secure tate highway commission this week in new his hoo! stand} e, SLO,00% will not give ed in April, Hours of Debate in Lower House tered in complying with the federal re-! before letting the contract and shortage of labor experienced at ter the contract w: The road ed is now under heavy traffic, all the Washington, Dec The house rucks hauliz ig coal from Burlington struck out ion two of the senate and though the reso ution ste the opinion of con- not eened owing &1 that federal r e@ bank it is the most si should allow liseral credits to farm- ; yin thi rs. ‘The vote was 1 r, to! t of the state. Final inspection o1 The motion to strike out. The final vote et to be made by federal ves the 8 rails, a total inflation. The farmer have | boen deceived,” Mr. McFadden said. told this resolution will This total i ig about $3,500 under the No advance to farmers has 9een made original estimate, the saving being by the corporation for effected by opening new gravel yp and putting a temporary bridge acros; the Mouse‘ river and ha der this mea Insicad, the col ing gravel poration has r from the north side of the stream. stitutions ag the International Har- The cost of the work is divided be- vester, the Bethlehem Steel, and tween the county, state and federal faidwin Locomotive Work government. The federal government veys 5) per cent of the amount and jilinois, supporting the bill, said he the county per cent each. did net how it could do harm and aa eo probab. good. Rep, niative Mondell, oming, ma- | TAX SALE AT leader, nttom = had fallen out of business because private | institutions had not been able to tend the required re Revival of BEACH SUCCESS Over $45,000 0 Paid in for Farm one the fi corporation would help the situation and could not, under ony have a harmful | circumstan » he sai presentative tevenson, demo- Lands and City Pro-. . denied that ihe : s class legislation, perty i ntative McFadden said the project. was ‘nothing than put- 4 County A tedly the b n the county, in fact He sold ting the hand in the pul treasu for the benefit of special interest. don’t believe honestly, it, is rmer in the way “he No ry larthy Jesman oer ‘D. > Me one ot the best in the state, ing to help the for spot ca: Y yy worth of expects,” he lend end lots in this county. ‘The . . republican, a huge | iVino! After Five me after five hours | more than a! loans to such in- i epresentative Mann, republican of re would add: kind of a high school the . but it will build the main ing to which wings can be add- s able to make the ad-| ndan the ¢ 1 ; ditions. ). ‘Nothing of consequence will likely ive de until after the holidays when {fl is expected the matter \ taken {up in earnest. It has der | that the presei s | used a junior high school taking Feare of the 7th, Sth and Sth grades, jand this care for the high &¢ ‘gach building as $20 would make it possible to in ocl proper (woud er PURCHASE MANY _ PUREBRED COWS “They have been} help them. | | Christensen ‘and Peterson See Big Future for Livestock Christensen and Peterson, who op- erate a stock farm north of In | have purchased 17 head of registered ! deen Angus cow fra Schoenwether stock farm ne r Wash- | burn, and are planning to dev ne the largest now h over 100 which 25 head are ‘farm’ into state. ‘The {head of stoc | registered. of m » of of the firm, who is ’ ending the winter in TB rck, and who is well known particularly among people of the expects i | the young p to return to the form in the spring. Me i firm in the belief that the n Angus, with a long list of in international stoc ‘k expo: thg besi of the and he believes there i ment in store for the livestock indu n North Dakota. BOTTINEAU MAN HANGS HIMSELF; CAUSE UNKNOWN sale of delinquent taxe: s ji uiceess from a financial viewpoint | another billion dollar burden 10 the, pottineau, N. Ds, Dec: 20. for the state and county, all farm people. vinje, wwrner xoajarnigan Teague lands being sold, and » fair quantity ee ee ee Cee ee Mou mash 2 er | ‘BIG QUANTITY | World war veut found de ei : _ than fastened to a Nile Gee coon ‘ia doves) | OF MOONSHINE iratccr in the barn of his consin, Osea area vers ae ee tI Vinje, who lives north of Bottincau. of the sale being ‘the tact that three-| IS CONFISCATED ete preparations (or ending the 0! eacpieiass ; ; Pings ee cue wre indicated. He ha The fact home Williston, Lyman | ovidenta ly mounted to the loft, tied a Villiston, iting the who are rokaw, f » taxes show two have confidence in , and that, as one | mee th the proper in the U. court for violation of the niaking the invest-| prohibition law in either event.) when Sheriff C the value ¢ expressed it, year will find eem, safe red that owing to the | Atty. Meitzger i I raided farm house and found would alions of moot nd two large and that the cour would th having a y of about 25 y want of funds the coming | gallons a day. 20 mash bdarrels and i lid sale dis-|three bags of corn meal, Lyman was nd the cow off- the house’which is three t the outcome. from his own farm home. in ny counties there have M enroth said tod: atehing Lyman for sev- but had to delay his ar- ‘get the on DER OF MILCH COWS IS HELD A BURDEN Berlin, Dec. 20. Surrender to the allies of $00,900 milch cows which have been demanded under the terms of the Versailies tre: would have a r ts in Germs a letter to th omen in Fri a committee of German women. virtually no months until he could * “T didn’ fe ay ant the stills without Bro- I could get them, art Brokaw was in the moonshine business on a larger scale than anyone else in Williams county. WE ATHE R RE PORT For twenty-four hour: nding December 20, at noon, nee from ; For nearly s ears the population of Highest y 11 German cities have not had milk, t O24 letter a rts, and owing to this the 4 2 death rate from tuberculosis has dow ; Prec pled since 1913 and 38,000 more chil- | Highest wind velo . dren died in 1918 than in 1913. In) Forecast a alone there has been an in-| For North Dakota Generally fair crease in child mortality of 100 per tonight and Tuesday; colder in the cent. st portion tonight. charges against him r, and then jump rope to a cro! d from the loft be signed for nie’ He tite and un siknits ait had given no indica 4 iat he contemplated taking his life, He was single and leaves a mother 4) and a brother. ‘MARTIN JURY Is DISCHARGED ~The jur, Rugby, 'N. b, bee, 2 20 iciding the fate of Wiliam elect from Pottineat \ county pe in the first degree, ischarged by Judge Buttz of De’ Lake, presiding at this term of district ch reed court, atler failing to. reach a decis- ion fa hours. | dt is understood the jurors were ais the vided seven to five. oring a ital. O’'RYAN URGED FOR ARMY HONOR . 20.—Major Gen- 1, commander ¢ ational Guard, w by Pre: t Wilson ul in the officers’ reserve corps: mn. O'Ryan com- manded the 27th New York nationat guard division at the front during the “war. | Wa eral the nom to be am John New i have to! : methods stapha Kemal [ durjng which there were charges tha 1S UNDER FIRB ‘tlouatist leader, have ar the house w and means commil- felyeinckar dnig’ (advice jtce had drafted makeshitt bill and that certain commodities had been in- cluded or omitted from the high tarite ‘list as a “sop” tor different. ¢ jot voters. IN EVENINGS... wide bandit Authorities at head Round up Severa Suspected Men ‘argo and Moor- 1 i Young's Explanation | Representative Young, Republican, ' North Dakota, a member of the ways and means commiitee, who was chair- n of the conference committee which drafted the bill, saw no hop? for. favoraple action by the ways and ‘argo, vee, within th the4 who 1. Three additional 3 2 hours hav farmed wh ed the Id. 1 terror Thu inal Week of Christmas Shop- , ney tamliy, east of tdyndon, Monday + ‘ live to ersons, and brought ihe | di cominittee on the recommenda- ping Opens ‘Today with amaouncement from Clay county au-; “ons of the conference. thorities that alleged conf im-| He urged membe to bide thei: Rush plicated nine more. ‘The Clay couaty}Ume and to drive for protection for es Butt ‘grand jury may be reconvenct to} the articles when a permanent tarilt ‘The final Christmas shopping weex Prove o the aifarr, jwas taken up. opened today. 1 In the roundiap of suspects by both} Some members of the conference Practically every Bismarck store | the go and the Me ork 1 police, were not satisfied, however, and displaying Christmas goods will be H. Miller, a salesmen, arrested tnreatened to carry their fight to the open every evening beginning Tues- if Fargo Friday night by the Fargo; house if the w and means com- police and turned over to Sheriff Dan‘ mittee did not act favorably on the day until the end of the week. at Christmas shopping was the order 7 Stranahan McDonald of Clay cot o others | report. taken in ¢ Young said members of the of the day Saturday. Nearly all of Rep. the stores were crowded with busy | ol Moorhead, a, both a ys and meant minittee froin the shopners picking out Christmas gift: ted in Moorhe The men previ- custern states had stood out again ‘At tho postoffice there was a long, sly a in a tariff on lamb and mutton and that county nding their they were yprevailed upon finally to nd early a I a y per-| tion set for M day evenil Pearson, fd. ‘Brandvold Dow). The hearing in the c Miller, Strenahan and Bean ‘on ‘Tuesday. The gix are ch robbery in the f der the Minnesote la tence of one-half the would be imposed for penalty for ro in the firs in Minnesota is from 1 to 40 years 1 “We are bending our etforts to bring everyone connected with the attempt- | ed robbery of the Thuney place into | custody, id Garfield H. Rustad, ' county attorney for Clay county, to- day. The ithrough line most of the afternoon this morning there were mar sons there, to m packages include these articles under the argu- ment that they could explain to their jconstituents that frozen meats were not foreed to come in under a duty. He said the feeling wds that failure to: place a duty on frozen and ret. rigerated meat would keep down to some extent at least an increase in the cost. ot livin: HARDING SEES PEACE PROGRESS will Issue List on Meat Prices in City of Chicago’ ged with attempted t degree which, un- pen rou rsal to war the high food were adopted in Chicago to- y when Russell J. Poole etary the Fair Price committee of the coun! nnounced that “fair r quotations for meat will be issued daily by the council commit- tee. ' Wholesile prices quoted by pack ards will be made ‘fair price” schedule To this will be added over- da charges and a fair profit. rhe plan was adopted at the sug- Chicago, Dec. 20.—K in fighting of that ' it has ss Gar. place, said coun attorney alles si 1 cont Believes Conferences Are Hav- ign Good Effect j become known that to ined the men the Thuney and that there was at least 15 Far-! ov aad oorhead persons involved. jwho had planed to reach tae prem: | +O. President-elect sce een Ru La Hil ices with the belie? tnat Thuney had began the second week ot “The meat dealer: are (300 quarts of radian liquor, wh ultations on foreign relation (ian at Any-tine dure: the they hoped to force from him by | / with an air of glowing cont! “My. Browa id“ personating federal prohibition agents. e that he will realize his hope 3 of an equitable and p solu- ler could cut prices 10 to 20 per = S rat ‘ tad still make a bigger margin! WIRE BULLETINS wee “hnivated thatthe olan te ne before the wa —— international 2 tion gradually | Washington, Dee. assuming. nite outline. 4 STANLEY PRIEST iter if has he. Jawtul § fermentas | 1 fi-saloon league decided fo L val | Attorney-General wer to Cotlifies is un- i ree SUCCUMBS AFTER | Siertel-eterit esimer 16 ree os cotied sucernational en LONG ILLNESS cider in the home of the manu. sideration for the fotiidation of a new | ructure Among those having appointments by Minot, Dec mer, Catholic at H with Senator Harding today was Sen- DD. passed away in St. i Sn 1h J. K. Shields, of Tennessee, pital last Thursday night. His mother Washington, Dee. 20.—Amer- ul, member of the sen for- arrived trom Kansas City, Kan., Sat- teas balance of trade for Novem: relations committee who opposed irday. ‘ ber shrank M0000 as Compare “% cation of the league of nations Funeral services were held for Fath. ed with October as a result of | with reservation. Charles Dewe: ‘er Sor S Leo's Catholic falling off in exports according =| Chicaso banker, who frequently has church y morning at 9 o'clock to the department of commerce. been mentioned for secretary of the Rishop Wehrle of Bismarck said the a the Harding cabinet also funeral m and the 'M y Ottawa, Dec es on appointment with the Presi- by seven priests while three priests. luxuries in Cana pleas elect as did Governor Sproul of were in the Sanctu The remains! holie Hquors, com or uni and W. W. were taken to the old home in K playing cards, have been abolish- | vice pr ident of the Pen ity for burial. ed by the Dominion, { tilroad, who had charge of Amer- ither Sommer ars of age f, ~ ican railroad work in France ,dur- pnd had joes anley for, Chieag A pretty jing the war. about ay He was formerly locat pretended she was lest and wh { ees eee ed in and Cincinnati as many gentlemen took ‘CONTINUE HUNT He ome months ago! the address she “sousht \ from ulcers of the stomach and appen-| showed them a pear ndled re- FOR AVIATORS tis and submitted to an operation volver, toreed them fo a reom fs Martin. | c | where two men took the money | ‘\CHRISTMAS SNOW \ and bound and gagged them. ; STRIKES CITY WARM WEATHER [ci TOO MUCH FOR |*#hteae MAND DAN HINES Search for a tors who left the y naval station last Monday alloon was continued today rture for Glen Falls from airplanes which k region Albans the th now came today, with! ation that it would remain eol for the Ad : probably will not be deep., < fc ¢ probably will, not he \ ‘turday. ‘The searchers will fly to “ipiin the*ait. SUN The Glen Falls, which will be used as a i ny jhe base of operations @uring the search ey with. good i jot the Adirondack region. | thermometer sunk to 14 be i Ndoreb Adi ACK: Tee mo ates a st | ht wee clove et SHERIEF “HELPS By fair weather ent colder to-j has not, been WHISKEY RUNNER a WAGES OF [ig toe ie | atin. \ whiskey runner CLOTHES MAKERS jycrchirh ie vet plow the frsring to Remmare on the eo Fray Meh s ed with fifteen ¢ point. will ke fe vith ‘ 20.—Wage reduc- | then the T the water canjof w ey, broke through the ice 30 per cent un- be poured on and rinks be inj nea mare.” He sent an S, 0. S hane some time next weer \call to Kenmare for a reliable auto ince Novem- ub committee }man to pull him out. ut Sheriff ber 1919 were announced today by the ask that. the rs r Walst d happened to be noti- Clothing Manufactit association, | keep off ice while it is soft, If Land after pulling the auto out ar- confiscating his | which made public its new piece-work | it is brok yes solid it {rested the driver edule. | becomes ve | rough.”