The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1921, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT MONTE CARLO ~ TS PLANNED FOR HAVANA Bankrupt Island Is Gripped by Gambling Frenzy—For- tunes Change Hands (N. E. A. Staff Special.) ‘Havana, Cuba, Jan. 22.—America is soon to have a Monte Carlo all its own if plang for gambling palaces in bankrupt Cuba develop as given out. This follows the announcement that the Prince of Monaco is preparing to close the famous European resort. Centering in Oriental Park. where the horses of two continents run every afternoon, the gambling mania is spreading to the provinces of Cuba. Fortunes change hands every day. Several villages have been surveyed for extensive gambling resorts. In Havana the Casino de la Playa, which advertises nes” in all daily newspapers, is a great, garish temple of roulette, where dinners are served at almost less than cost. ‘The profit for “the house’ ‘comes at “the wheel’ Crowds Play Roulette “The Roulette Room” is crowded nightly. No man takes a woman to the Cas- ino without offering to “back” her at “the wheel.” Whatever she wins is her's to keep. Whatever she loses is his to pay- 2 No wonder the wonien press close to the tables until dawn*tints the high French windows. With guards-in evening dress mov- ing constantly from group to group, the room is ever orderly. Seldom are words heard. Only the click and clat- ter of the marble ball as it spins round the colored bowl. Until recently A‘ de Segurola, form- erly second baritone of the Metropoli tan Opera Company, managed the Cas ino. He resigned a few days ago, after the publication of a challenge for a duel between two Cubans. The affair was Said to have been caused by the mention of & woman’s name. Segurola was reported to have been connected with the quarrel. The moratorium has scarcely affect- ed the crowds at the Casino. possibly because they are made up mostly of tourists. Americans seem to prefer dice to roulette. The croupiers will “shoot craps” with any visitor at the Casino. lf a lady distrusts the Casino’s dice, she may take out her own little peari box and play with her own dice against the house. Bank Unbreakable, Ags yet nobody has been able to “preak the bank” at the Casino. “If you play long enough, you will be sorry,” is the saying. “Beginner's luck” sometimes brings a large return at first, but the per- centage ‘is in favor of the Casino, of course, and the winnings on the croupier’s side of the table are always greater than his loss. But the tourists infect the natives with the gambling fever. So the world looks upon this weird contrast—an island apparently “gone broke,” yet gambling madly! SERVICE MEN ATTENTION! Bring your discharge. to Le- gion clubrooms Monday, January 24 and get your Victory Medal. : BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE coming in’ in’ March, says the treas- |urer. Williams county, having waited | longest for its settlement for 1919 HARDING FOR. | hail insurance*will be the first to re-|| T ARIFF BILL ceive payment for 1920 losses. If Measure Fails, Old Republican WANDERER SEES Act wit Be Revved | APEOTER IN CELL ‘Washington, Jan. 22.—President} Wife Murderer’s Bravado Breaks Harding is expected to urge Congress at its special session to speed action as He Again Faces on tariff and taxation bills. | ‘Gallows Meanwhile House jeaders expect! fe that as a result of the recent confer-| State Penitentiary, Joliet, IN, Jan. ence at Marion between, Chairman|22—Carl Wanderer, former army Fordney of the House Ways and Means) lieutenant, is trying to keep up his Committee and Senator Harding, the | bravado while facing the gallows the | senate majority will get the word to| second time. pass the emergency. tariff bill. But he’s thinner and worried. . Republican politicians figure that} He smiles, but the smile is sickly. President Wilson will veto the meas-| Wanderer is serving. 25 years for ure, leaving matters stand as they are, | the murder of his wife, Ruth, He will while the Republican party will get) sqon be tried for the murder of the the credit of having tried to help the | “ragged’ stranger” whom he killed at farmers. | the same ‘time he shot his wife. t Meanwhile sentiment is growing for| The state charges that Wanderer re-enactment of one of the former Re-| hired ‘the “ragged stranger” to stage publican tariff acts, should the emer-} a fake holdup so that Wunderer might gency tariff bill fail despite Harding's | kill, his wife and her unborn child. support. “Just Like a Woman!” It is expected in Washington that} Wanderer forced a smile «today some sort of stop-gap tariff measure! when told ‘that Ruth’s mother, Mrs. will be in effect by April -1, which | Sugenia Johnson, hopes that he does Will stand until the Republican ad-| NOt escape the gallows on his second ministration and Congress have work-! trial. _ - ed out a permanent. program. | “Just like a woman,” he said. “Hirt Congressional leaders are watching | te kis and ne mother's oes f oat with interest the popular reaction to, a Dill. sponsored: by Representative) stretched. | . : McLeod..of Michigan. providing for: «| You have to. die some’ time. What's Repeal of the excess profits tax. | 4 fW years, oo vail | 5 eat RINSE ok cOFRSIATOUL., onan | ene erated the torn lapel of his ij | prison jacket, ' The McLeod bill would eliminate the | Hy thought, 1 saw. her-—Ruth—one 1921 SATURDAY, JAN. 22, Battery Prices Reduced | To Pre-War Prices‘ New reduced prices bring Vesta Batteries down to Mpractically the prices in ef- fett before, the war. You can make no mistake in buying a VESTA NOW, for— There isn’t a better bat- | tery made; it’s guaranteed against defects for eighteen months. We stock Vesta Batteries DRY and fill and charge them as we sell them. We stand squarely behind VESTAS with uneq ualled service. If your battery needs recharging or re pairing, our expert work will please you. We have repair parts for all standard batteries, and our free inspection, distilled ‘water, and advice is yours for the asking, no- matter what make battery you have. Lahr Motor Sales Co. 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Some experts predict | acceptance of such a tax will be com-; peélled in order to bring in funds cur- | rently. | STEEN HAS CALLED | IN $414,000 IN STATE HAIL WARRANTS) With the Wells, Ward and Walsh county hail insurance warrants called | in today by State Treasurer John! Steen, and with the Williams county | warrants probably placed. on call early next week, holders of state hail claims; will practically all have been paid off for 1919, Up to date the calls have been for $414,642.81 since Mr. Steen took over the state treasurer’s office. Although the -hail insurance fund had $772,000 to its ‘credit in the Bank of North Dakota when: Steen again became state treasurer, the fund to-; day has reached $781,055. December tax collections are being received and it takes considerable time to call in the warrants of various counties and the fund has mounted faster than pay- ments could be'‘made. - - The total hail losses for.1919 were $8,492,321.14, according to the treas- urer’s books. Since the first of the year warrants held in Steele, Stuts- man, Towner, Traill, Wells, Ward and Walsh counties haye been called. | It is expected that work of paying Don’t forget bur new location at 410 Broad- way : | night,” he-said—and the sickly smile | taded. . | “Her face was shining through the | bars and she held out her hand to . She seemed to try to talk to me. “I bitnked and she went.away. But I don’t know if it really—was her spirit. She wouldn’t want: to come here, do you'think so?” PIEZ ANSWERS CHARGES AGAINST HIS DEPARTMENT @ Washington, /Jan. 23—Charles Piez, Chicago,former director general of ‘the Emergency Fleet Corporation, ap- peared ‘today before the house com- mittee investigation shipping board operations to‘deny charges against the corporation which were made by Mar- tin J. Gillen, formerly assistant to the chairman:‘of the board, in a special report submitted to the committee some weeks ago. Mr. Piez’had submitted a 5,000-word statement, but it was not read a8 members of the committee had ex- amined copies pf it.; ; Mr. Piez declared to his knowledge Charles M: SchWab hdd’never received a cent from the'government in ‘salary or for persorial/expenses while direc- tor general of the fleet corporation. SHIPPING BOARD _ PROBES CHARGES Washington, Jan: 22.—An investiga- tion of contracts between the. Inter- national Mercantile Marine, an Amer- ican corporation; and the British’ gov- ernment will be conducted by the shipping board next. Thurs¢sy, it was MANY AS DEATHS fos \ : { yi . “ | the commissioners present that no is- i sue of larger moment affecting the es- | " tablishment and ‘permanent . of an : American merchant matine had come before the present. board for consider- | + 6) $1395 oe 1595 e+ 2100 + + 2450 Prices P.O, D. Dstroit - Touring Roadster Cabriolet Sedan . R. B. LOUBEK MOTOR CO. en a et: | DISTRIBUTORS LY | start in April. The t ' The New Essex Cabriolet in city driving. Yet thousands who now drive the Essex, formerly cccepted these handicaps and paid a premium to secure the big car performance, comfort and distiaction, which no light car offered, prior to Essox. Note How Former Big Car Own ers Turn to E ‘a were her silence after @-month in We think nothing so typifies the position Essex has earned among cars of fine quality as the way in which it has found favor with men who formerly owned large, high-priced cars exclusively. The uses of most motorists are not best served by a large car. Bigness and weight are definite handicaps warrants given for 1920 lossés may announced today after a meeting by axes will begin! the board. An opportunity will be given P. A. S. Franklin, president of the company, and’ others to be heard. In. announcing the action of the board, Frederick ‘Thompson, the vice- chairman, said it was the opinion of ation. Sen ne EN THIS FIRM USES NO CASH Rochester, N.Y. . Not even cash to the extent of a ‘postage stamp is. used in the office of the Todd Protectograph Co. The pay-by-check plan is required in all transactions. | Here From Jamestown i _Jamestown men in town yesterday | ‘were: L,: iM. Anderson, H. Karhu- | saar, and A. C, Weeding. | SERVICE’ MEN ATTENTION! | Bring your discharge to Le-' gion clubrooms, Monday, January 24 and get your Victory Medal. | 30 MURDERS SOLVED | More Bodies Unearthed in Alex- andria’s Lebban. District (Copyright, 1921, N. E. A.) | Alexandria, Egypt, Jan. 22—Con- fessions: are rapidly clearing up the ! mysterious murders of more than 30 women found buried in the Lebba} F district here. This is announced by Suleiman Izzet | Bey, Egyptian detective in charge of | the investigaton. | Confessions started when Sekina Sekina, detectives say, first identi- fied one of the murdered victins as Salima, “the flower girl.” Salima’s body was found in Sisters street. She was killed in Rayya's hasheesh den, according to confes- sions, and buried in the cellar. But| when 10-more women were murdered and no room was left for burial, one, of the bodies had been taken out to make room for a new Corpse. Rayya's victims were strangled for their jewelry and elothing. Some were tourists, others gaugh- ters of prominent Alex@&drian fami- | lies, lured to the headquarters of the hasheesh smokers. New bodies are being discovered | SERVICE MEN ATTENTION! Bring your discharge to Le- | gion clubrooms Monday, January | 124 and get your Victory Medal. | BISMARCK, N. D. Certificates Filed With Auditor | Atkinson Show Big Lead for Stork There were 146, more births in Bis- marck than deaths in 1920, according to the “certificates on file as required by law, with Myron Atkinson, city auditor. The births numbered 199. Boys led girls, ‘there being 113 boys and 86 girls. In deaths the men again outnumber- ed the women, 35 men having died and 18 women. 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