The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1920, Page 6

VAGE SIX THEIR ‘LUCK’ HELD : Men Evidently Not F: Not Fated to Dis on Gallows. In the One Case It Would Almost Seerr as if Providence Had Intervened to Prevent Hideous Case of Injustice. mg ViminOlC history unfolds some interesting and curious “escapes” tron the gallows. In Sussex, England, a min Mound gu of murder by a jury which did not take five minutes ins which to consider its verdict Twice he stood on the death-trap of the gallows, on eeh occasion the lever failed to release the trap. An indig nant country called for his reprieve which was granted. [It was afterward discovered that the gallows, whieh was made of wood fn those da had swol- len by rain that fell heavily on both the nights preceding the dates fixed by the sheriff’ for the execution, But here Is the cuse of a, man whe not ouly , saved from the gallows but from hearing his death sentence sed by the judge! A man was" ‘ged at the Old Bailey with a pe culiarly atrocious erime. ‘The jury sent in word from their retiring room that they were unable to agree upon a verdict, and were escorted. to the London coffee house on Ludgate bill, there to be locked up “without food fire or light,” until they had decided upon a unanimous verdict, Eleven out of the dozen were in fav; or of a verdict of “guilty,” but the foreman of the jur James Sim- mer, had a rooted ol fon to capital punishment, He did not believe in the innocence of the man, but he refused to consent to a verdict which would send the man to the lows. Saturday afternoon when 1 the as locked up. By..dawn next day six of the jurymen, overcome hy ‘omfort and lack of food, were) Willing to vote “Not guilty.” ine afternoon of Sunday the foreman y feelings of compa pn, ade, fellow-sufferers as follows: “Tam willing to make you a sport ing offer and leave the decision as te the, guilt or innoncence of the poor wretch in Newgate to chance, Ob- serve: I shall balance the poker up: right in front of the empty grate. then slowly count ‘One! two! y You will range yourselves. | your number on either side, twe rds away, At the word “three” we shall jamp. If the poker falls, to the side of the opposition. I-shall give in) fo your verdict of ‘guilty’ but ff it comes down on my side you will join! me in returning a verdict of ‘not guile; One! two! three!” At the word “three” the twelve men jumped for all they were worth, The poker fell with a clatter to the side ‘Toward |” \ r WILSON BUYS HOME—ais is wnere Woslrow V March 4.° The pres ident has closed ne, -otiations {> W., Was shington, dD. C., for nearly half whtock. 7 80,000 CL ANNs OF YANKS ARE NOT ASTED ON hospitat initat voovtional ¢ blad Y) t disable Yanl ent hospital aining fac eatment. are promising appropriations, for would be what we d Legion, “is Few Placed on Jobs we ick and Disabled Veterans| Ovly 1809 disabted mae have com! Pee in | uleted their vor ie Suffer While Officials id fedora’ Board €o Vocational | Training, although the . has been over more than two yea Only 18¢8 men have, been plicef ia jobs ‘as the r t taking voeat ‘ isand men now vocational edncation, Delay SOMETYPICALCASES are ing and , tor RY EL these the Legion demands better et New: Yorks . Déc, Compen neational cititie, medical care where necessi and $10.0 a month | tion claims of 80,000 sick and d adled World War veterans are await, ing action in the War Kisik Insurance Bureau at W, shington, each with additional sums for depen- dants. x Action on/ many of ‘these claims RUSSIANS SEEKING uve been delayed for months. y Meanwhile thousands of these vet- END OF BARRIER erans, helple: and pennilne BI SO Tid ya we techie, dependent on relatives or’ fie aaa e encen 1 aaa eee Rrra 3 for foot.and shel-| 2.4 vitsch, leaders’ ‘in “the Byen on -seraneens fo) food. and shel-| Russian Mensheviki party opposed to ter. Some are sulfer sorely from jhe Bolshevi hd negiect hardly knowing where , their evism, who (are, sojourning, in Berlin, ‘have issued an appeal heré in’ the Tage: ot their party, calling on Ahe socialistic partigs and trade unions of all nations to make a com- next meal is goming from. The bureau\takes two months to put through an ordinary’ claim. It admits of the forentint ‘The \Wwarders were’ unusual cases often drag from three fy ‘ stummoned, and the jurors were escort: to twelve-months, + mon effort tom e the recognition od biigk to the Old Baile tore! 7 of soviet Russia, to have the blockade aie Lars 4 Typical Cases ed and trade regulations with the the jury box and gave their verd|ct. Cinsiden the ise. of Sergeant outside world resumed, | The judge, . od him: sider’ the case of Sergeant Vou y time : The judge, who had ie ate MM! rank He.Smith of the “ilath lq| | The appea! states that the defeat of self with the ominous black cape at? cinnal Battalion. } General \Wrangel is not the victory of peared completely paralyzed yi Smith was discharged from. ti | Bolshevisim ‘but. the. yictory of ‘the astonishment on hearing the announce-) aymy May 2) r but because of olution and the whol2 Rus- ment y isability. was unable to work untii | $##u_ people. euly years Tater a convict at mber. After, working for seven % ea Against React | be wiwas fatally injured by the his health broke down com- “The Me heviki, matifestos premature explosion of a cartridge, Be pletely, so thai for thyee months he | that the: Rugsian/peasant who, 2 me hamlet fore he died he confessed. to being guil ty of the crime for which the inno: cont man was arratgned at the oral ley 20 years befo: nd was only rved in the manner described, by the fall of the poker toward the foreman of the ju Bi Community Theater. San Jose, Cal. is going to he the first town in the west toshave a com: nitinity educational theater. This pro | posed theater is not merely going to present plays for the -benefit of the community, but it is going to promate acting among the citizens themselves, It will afford an opportunity for ever person from the tiniest-tot to the old est citizen to gratify the desire to appear in the world of make-believe, according to Miss Mabel L. Dorsey, who started the idea, Miss Dorsey, a graduate of a leading school of-music and expression, took up the question of establishing the school with members of the chamber of commerce of the city and it was enthusiastically received by them, The purpose of the theater is not e actors, but todeveiop men and women as well as. allow residents of the community to display their talents in singing, speaking and dancing. Mother Hubbard's Dog. Mary's teacher one day asked her to draw a picture of Ola Mother Hub- bard's house, showing Old Mother Hubbard and her dog. Very quickly Mary drew the rough outlines of what was supposed to be a house, placing the crude form of Old Mother Hub- hard beside the door, Then, with a self-satisfied air, she handed her fin- ished product to the teacher, “That is very good, Ma commented the teacher, as she Wwoked at the draw: ing, “hut where is the dog?” “Oh, the dog .is.-in- the promptiy replied Mary, house,” London’s: Subway System. London's . underground railways transport. 4,000,000, passengers daily, The yehicles controlled by the r 4 total journey, every day eq the earth. The gross month is £1,000,000, “We ought for the cout profitee “Yes, and here is coming along 3 cold deal in tee.” pe If your Engine needs Regrind-~ ing, new Pistons, Rings or Pins, Let us do it, we do nothing but accurdte work. Bismarck Foun- dry and Welding Co. was bedridden in his home. ing comothism in his, awe | On Feb, 1, 1920, Smith was re: | heyerthe: furnished -the govern- | moved ie a hospital. where he re-| Ment with troops to repulse. Wrangel | mained months. | as_did-also the kussian S Meanwhile Smith submitted a claim,| ¢ratic proletariat hoth of for. compensation. | determined to have “Russian He heard nothing about it for seven | Cleared of international and Russ month reactionarie Finally, ‘The inanifesto then goes on to “The. time now arrived when ‘the uéstidn of putting an end to further intervention in Ru of honor with the nations of a tho he got his eae 192,000 Ciaims Rejected | The’ War Wi hag turned dow as well as the United State: compensation, Many 23 e call asserts that the quickest ants are eager to have their cas to accomplish the downfall of reopened, They believe th are eds! the present soviet regime is to permit Ith. shat-| jt to, have interrupted sway, as it ned in the) will then: collapse, a result of its anti-socialis Dian policies, and that the e stemintion titled to somethi tered and d i service of th The Americ he Y country, n Lesion determ- ined to bring about speedicr aetion jot Russia is only possible after the in- by the bureau ‘on compensation | evita! le apd automatic. selt. claims. It also is fighting for better | the Lenine and Trotzky government. EX-PRINCESS MAKES DOLLS MME, WOLKOFE LONDON—Madame Wolkoff was Princess .Trotbetzkoi of Russia, until the, Bolsheviki confiscated her estates and property. She fled to London, took the new name and is earhing her living by making rag dolls at her home in Gloucester Place. ‘ | but not the ones of Caporetto,”, re- r they irchase of this residence at 2340-S- st, N. sin the rsar and alongside “0 by Henry Eefekbanks Fairbanks and has_18 rooms. the house cover id Fa OREN CLO SUC ou eae” PYUME WILD W ER JOY AT PIAYE E VICTORY. Whole Hesauscs Be Show ‘pédance| to Party at Rome Opposing Occupation satel Fiume, Dec: :24.—The apniversary of the Italian victory, on the Piave was celebrated here by a great: de- monstratiefi, in which the’ whole’ pop- ulation of Fiume, both/military and civilian, parti¢ipated.* It began at the! “Moment of the Anchor.” a-marble base, like an altar, supporting the an- chor, which ‘belonged to the. first Italian warship to put into the. port’ of Fitme after the war. All Fiume’s manifestations center there, as in an- sient, Rome they centered at the ca- pitol Yand in ‘modern Rome at thej altar-on the monument to Victor Em- manuel. | Gather About Monument’ Every man; woman: and child in Fiume seemed to be gathered around the monument, which was soon com- pletely covered in ‘flowers, while of- ficers, soldiers, sailors, arditi climb- ed up all over it,.waving their caps. and singing. There are any, number of these songs -writton for the“ volun teers of d’Ainnunzio’s expedition, such a “Noi siamo i disertori, ma non di Caporetto,” (“We are, the deserters, ferring to Nitti's speech in the Cham- ber, when ‘the news of the expedition, to Fiume reached Rome, on which oc- casion he, branded: all @Angunzio's | men as “deserters.) Hundreds -of .flags were grouped artistically rouid. the monument and about themr gathered in a picturesque spectacle: the different battalions of the a wearing their red, blue and bla fa€gzes, the officers with caps til at‘a rakish angle, reminiscent in their appearance. of. the “musue- teers” of.the times of “D’Artagnan.” Growing Eatitusiasm After sevefal persgns had spoken amid (constantly ‘growing enthusiasm, a procession was formed, which, with flags and banners at the head, defiled through: fhe main thoroughfares. of the city. Arriving at a bridge ob- B sham a the procession entered Susak) © the Slav suburb of Fiume which lies at the other side of the bridge, and rush- ed through its streets, shouting and singing, waving their flags, caps andy weapons, while the Slav population looked on with placid and unmoved stare e. nnunzio’s_ men all young and soll. onfident, strong and fit,’ en- thusiastic and patriotic, devoted to their leaders, prond of Fiume, ‘of | Healy, of d’Annunzio, ready to figlit , if need he, to die for their cause. ey majority are seasoned war-vet> erans, having fought throughout the whole of the world war and among their leaders are some of the most | brilliant generals and. officers of the Italian army. 'SHIPPING CLUBS PLAN FEDERATION Birchwood, Wis., Dec: 24-—For the purpose of merging their buying pow- er in the purchasing of various farm necessities, a plan is’ being worked out for the formation’ of a federation of the various shipping ‘associations of Barron county.. In planning the or- ganization, farmer-delegates. from the towns jof Turtle Lake, Comstock, Al- mena, Hillsdale and Poskin, held sev- eral meetings here. The general plan calls for ‘the form- ation of a, confederation to be man- aged by a board of directors, represen “tatives of the shipping associations in the county, This board would have authority through a purchasing. agent, to bargain collectively, for_ftéed and ssitieS hy the same method that is now used by the ship- other farm , nect ping associations individually. oe REDUCTION In Tailored ‘Suits $85 values now $50.00 $75 values now . $45.00 || $65 values now . $40.00 |, $50'to $55, value $37.50 | $40 to $45 value $30.00 ‘TERMS CASH” Ending Feb. 28th, 1921 KLEIN | structed by thick barbed wire. en- tanglements, the arditi delivered a | Tailor and ‘Cleaner ~ SANITARY Hot! Water and Steam‘ Heating, Round Oak Pipeless Furna es, All Material and’ Werkmanship Guaranteed PLUMBIN - FRANK G. GRAMBS, r ied beat i = N.D. cae an al tle run, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920 car eaaey Ti Christmas Dinner Noe eee nese) ————————————_—=—=—=_ is not complete without When You ask for UTTE Just Say (NORTHERN) LAND. BANK OF ADS FARMERS Big Rush of ‘agnilea tone Due to Economic Situation Preva- lent im Nation Pierre, S. D., Dec. 24.—According to its authors, the rural credits commis- sion in South Dakata is serving as a medium whereby residents of the state who are unable to draw upon previous financial sources because of present conditions, are obtaining financial re- lief. For-the first ten days in December, 357 ‘applications for loans, aggregat- ing $1,619,860 were filed with the com- mission.’ Continuing unabated, the rush On the commission ran the totai number of applicants u, more than 500 by Decembey 15, fre ¢ Commhis- sion has announced. Since the first of January the com- mission has approved loans amount-| ing to $9,000,000. Becafise of the unprecedented rush i Useo By Twree, GENERATIONS ' = With the amount decided upon that you will save weekly and the day set for deposii- ing your savings,-your account here at 4 per cent is sure-te GROW. ~ We pay you i” an, on Sayings. UN ie First Bann For Sale at ‘for sale cheap.” Select a Certain Day —§ E of every week on which to call at our Savings = Department to make a.deposit. ATIONAL “Oldest and Lar this section of t Old Newspapers We have on fata baled paper, ‘suitable for packing as a substitute for excelsior. 50c per hundred pounds. oid Newspapers For Information Phone 32 ORTHER ‘ants, the ‘commission is con- sidering the advisability of making an effort to dispose of another block of bonds. On account’of thé lnrgé num- ber who"have been benefitted by the credits act and who in turn are. ex- pected to uphold its stated benefits, the commission dovus not anticipate serious difficulty in obtaining a new issue. i a Under the plan of the Tural cred- its board, the state issues bonds which are sold to eastern banking compan- ies in order to put over the loans to farmers. Farmers who wish advantage of the low rate of interest to borrow money from the board may’ do ‘so. but the money of the board is usually left on deposit in’ the eastern banks until applications for the loan of it are received. e eastern banks are often able to pay a myher rate of interest on it, it is saia, there- fore making it advantageous for the rural credits board to leave it there. \” For Expectant Mothers Wal.z POR BOOKLET.ON MOTRERHOOD AnD FpanFIELo REGULATOR Co., Deer. 5-D. ie BABY, Free, LANTA, Ga. Ata i UU Set Bank tate This Office fo_take.