The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 17, 1921, Page 1

The Weather Generally Fair FORTIETH YEAR BEARER NORTH DAKOTA, CK TRIBUNE == FRIDAY, JU NE 17, 1921 PRICE FIVE | CENTS SHOOTS WIFE AND COMMITS SUICIDE $30,000 AMOUNT OF BOND ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE City Attorney » Dacing up Reae. lutions Calling for Election on Measures FIRE TRUCK ASKED SOON Commissioner Henzler Declares There is Urgent Need For Motor Driven Apparatus Resolutions calling for a special city election are now being prepared by City Attorney H. F. O’Hare and will be * submitted to the city commission next Monday night. The resolutions, prepared by direc- tion of the commission, call for an election on the question of a proposed bond isue of $30,000 for the purchase of a fire truck, repairs to the pest- house afd an incinerator. The date of the election will be fixed Monday spight. The decision to submit the matter to @ vote was reached by the commis- sion. after consideration for séveral weeks., There was some division of opinion among commissioners as to the value of an incinerator, and it was decided to let the voters rule on the matter. ‘Horses Growing O}d. Fire and Police Petes Etec Henz- ler is very anxious to obtain a fire truck for the city. The city will be required to buy a new team of horses in a short time if a truck is not pur- chased, he gald. Too much time is required in getting to fires, with the horges which are growing old. A modern fire truck, which can also be used ag an engine to increase water pressure, costs $11,000 to $13,000. The commissioner also desires to purchase a chassis for a lighter truck for use on some calls. Estimates were made by Commis- sioner Thompson and others on the cost of repairs held necessary to place the pesthouse, or detention hospital, in good conditon, The work would cost close to $10,000, it is'estimated. Rat Menace Grows. Ate complaint has been made. of je. dum ing graugds.gouth of the city, oat quest; was made. several Paoniha ago by citizens for the pure chase of an incinerator to burn city garbage. Reports differ as to the ef- fectiveness of this method of waste disposal. The city dumping ground, piled with tin ‘cans, boxes and refuse, ‘s said to be thickly populated. with rats. Rats have become such a menace to Fargu that special days have been set aside to kill them off. It is said they do $100,000 damage a year in that city. The menace {s said to be growing in Bismarck and even on farms. PHILIPPINES NEAR FINANCIAL RUIN IS CLAIM Wood-Forbes Mission Reports to President Harding on Matter Washington, June 17.—The Philip- pine government is facing bankruptcy. Major-General Leonard Wood and for- mer Governor-General Forbes declared fn a cablegram transmitted today to Congress by Secretary Weeks, who asked immediate: action on a bill au- thorizing the Island government to in- crease the limit of indebtedness from $15,000,000 to $30,000,000. General Wood and Mr. Forbes, wh» , are investigating conditons in the Islands for President Harding, said the national bank with which the Islend government, provinces and municipalities are required to deposit all funds was “Practically insolvent.” LANGER BACK "IN BISMARCK Series of Debates With Townley To Be Resumed William Langer, former attorney- general, has returned to Bismarck after his series of debates, with A. C. Townley, president of the National Nonpartisan league. Mr. Lange? and ‘Mr. Townley debated six times in Kansas, five times in Nebraska, three} in South Dakota and six times in Min- nesota, Their next debate, willbe at) Litchfield, Minn., June 20, Str. Langer id. Townley to debate him at Aneta, D., saying the fair assoctation was try- ing to arrange the debate. Langer said that he was opposed to an ad- mission charge on any debates ar- ranged for North Dakota. An admis- sion charge was made in other states. SMOKE A BERNSSTORFF. Berlin, June 17,—Count Von Bern- storff, former Gefman ambassador to the United States, has reached the highest pinnacle of fame. A popular priced cigar has been named after him. ABOVE, RICHARD CROKER AN RICHARD CROKER, JR. ROKER BACK T0 ae ‘ RICHARD CROKER, WIFE AND SON D HIs WIFE IN COURT; BELOW, APPEALS FOR CARPENTERS TO HELP ON An appeal for voluntary labor on the swimmigg pool for tomor- row was issued today by Robert Webb, chairman of the building committee. Tomorrow it is hoped to finish putting, up the wooden forms. A carload of reinforcing steel and concrete has arrived in the city, 80 that as quickly as the forms are finished the reinforcing can be put in and concrete poured. Carpenters are needed tomor- ALL OFFICERS OF POSTMASTERS ARE‘RE-ELECTED } 4 Dr. Redmond A. 4 A. Bolton, of James:; town, was reelected president of the / North Dakota postmasters at the clos-! ing session of the convention here.| M. L. Vick, of Sheyenne, was reelect-| ed secretary-treasurer, and J. W, Stev- enson, of Flasher, was reelected vice-| president. These officers, with L, H.’ Tavies, of Glen Ullin and Dr. R. H.| Leviett, of Carson, compose the ex-/ ecutive committee, | A banquet at the Grand Pacific hotel! last night concluded the convention. INCOME TAX SHOWS SLUMP | State to Realize eillee’ ‘Leas Money| Than Last Year The income tax paid in North Da-) kota this year will be materjally lower}! than last year, according to figures of) the state tax commissioners. The tax commissioner has certified for collection income'tax on individu-' als amounting to $61,572.12 and on corporations of $312,164.12, a total of! $373,736.24 as compared to a total of| $532, 189,69 last year, of which 467.15 was for individuals and $4 722,54 for corporations. A general decrease in corporation! earnings is given as thé’ chief cau: The amount certified for this year w be increased somewhat, however, by reports of firms which are allowed to! make reports on the basis of their} fiscal year, ending July 1. The in-! come tax is payable July 1 and be- comes delinquent July 25, | The increase in individual income: tax is ascribed to the fact that in: last year’s assessment dividends earn-| ed the year previous but paid within’ the taxing period were exempted. { Railroads, which pay about one-| third of the corporation income tax,} have announced they will test the; validity of the rule of the tax com: missioner taxing them upon profits! earned in interstate traffic. SWIMMING POOL JOB row to finish the work on the forms. ‘Alt who are willing to do- nate their services. for this finish- Ing-up job are invited \to report at the grounds at any time, Vol- untary labor on the swimming pool will be credited as a contri- bution to the fund, ‘lf a large number report and the forms can be finished tomor- row the completion of tho swim ming pool will be considerably advanced. ‘BISMARCK GETS 1922 MEETING OF PYTHIANS any Lodge Minot Elects Mandan Man State Head Minot, N. D., June 17.—The North Dakota Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, which closed its annual | meeting in Minot yesterday decided to, | subject a referendum to subordinate’ | lodges a proposal to create an en- | dowment fund for a North Dakota Pythias bh: Trustees of this fund were named ¢ as follows. Johnson, retiring grand chancellor, Washburn, six-year term; John Brueg- ger, of Williston, four-year term, and | L. G. Wallstrom, of Devils Lake, two- j year term, John EL, Bowers, of Mandan, was elected grand chancellor. Other grand officers follow: Vice-chancellor, W. H. ‘Francis, Velva; prelate, A. W, Patter- gon, Leith; master at arms, D. D. | Rice, Doyon; keeper of records and seal, W. T. Spreake, Casselton; inner guard, John Halvorson, McVille; outer guard, H. C. Lynn, Linton; trustee, , three-years, J. A. Pollock, Cando; su- premie representative, Carl B, Bach, Minot. Bismarck was awarded the\1922 con- | “| vention which will convene June 2, TESTIFIES SHE. SAW JUDGE KILL CLEVELAND MAN Cleveland, O., June 17.—Testi- fying for the state today in the po-jury trial of former Judge Wil- liam H. Mcannon, Miss Mary E. Kneeley startled the court and spectators when she said: “l saw Judge McGannon shoot Harold Kagy.” The state is trying to prove that McGannon swore falsely when he said he was not present when Kagy was shet and killed on the night of May 7, 1920, r in Meeting at) August BE.| 80 YEARS’ WAR” Former Chief of Tammany Hall Returns from’ Ireland to Face Litigation Pressed by Children. : | an By Newspaper Enterprise, New York, June 17.—Richard Crok- | er, mightiest political boss New York | ever had and for 17 years the crowned chieftain of Tammany Hall, is back from Ireland. . “I am here,” he says, “to fight those boys of mine to a dead cinder.” Croker’ and his Cherokee Indian princess bride, Sequoyah, are’ defend- {ants in six suits’ brought by. Croker’s | sons, Richard, Jr. and his brother Howard. One of them is for an accounting; two others are for moneys alleged: to i have. been-a@dvanged: by son to ‘father, the amounts being $125,000 and, §80,- 000; two more are for the recovery of Weatinghouse and Wabash Railroad | stock, alleged to be owned and loaned by Richard to his father, and the sixth ig for alleged libel. ‘Croker: says that the family trouble is of 30 years’standing, but that his sons began bringing it: to public attention only after his marriage to the Indian | pringess, when he suddenly withdrew a power of attorney from Howard so that he and his wife could manage i their own affairs. He says: |“ withdrew this power of attorney ‘only after I had been convinced that Howard was using it contrary to the best intersts of all concerned. not blame Howard so much “as we did Richard.” In Eightleth Year, The present litigation, in Croker’s ‘eightieth year, is the aftermath of ap unsuccessful attempt in April, 1920, to {have him declared’ incompetent. His children were the complainants. In sworn affidavits they charged that he was incapable of managing his own affairs, and completely under the dom- ination of his wife, who he married in 1914, The circuit court of Florida, in which these affidavits were filed, grant- éd an immediate injunction which re- strained him ftrom(disposing of any money, securities or real estate in Florida, and his wife was enjoined from ‘disposing of his property. Croker’s son, Howard, made appli- cation as “next friend” for the appoint- ment of a conservator, guardian or committee to take full charge of his father’s $10,000,000 estate, including the show place Glencairn, at Sandy- ford County, Ireland, and his vast properties, valued alone at $2,000,000, at West Palm Beach. According to the children’s story, their warm-hearted father changed in a few months after his marriage to the Indian girl, to a ‘morose, indifferent, feeble old man, with dyed hair, an ab- solute dependence on. his new wife, and practically with, hatred for all his blood kin. “They accused Mrs. Croker of trying to alienate their father’s af- fection so that she might be the re- cipient of his fortune. Charges Denied, Allof these allegations were denied by Croker and his wife. At the first hearing he introduced. evidence to prove that bis wife was a Miss Beulah Benton Edmonson, born near Tahle- quah, Cherokee Nation, in 1885. Her father was a Scotchman, he said, and her mother was the daughter of .an Irishman and a Cherokee. On the Th- diang rolls Mrs. Croker’s number was 15,728, -She had studied music in Bos- ton and become a teacher of music in New York when Croker met her at a dinner and reception. After a temporary injunction had been, granted the children, the circuit court appointed Dr. Ralph N. Green. formerly in charge of the medical staff of the Florida State Hospital for the Insane, as chairman of a commission to test Croker. The specialists made an examination of his blood and other specimens, studied and conversed with Croker for eight consecutive hours, and rendered a technical report that they found no evidences of mental de- terioration. “On the contrary,” said Drs Green, “we found a wealth of maturity and (Continued on Page Seven) | | | Children Remain all Night in CHILDREN SEE FATHER SHOOT | DOWN MOTHER | Pollock, South Dakota, Man Be-) |. lieved to Have Been De- ranged by Illness NEIGHBORS ARE CALLED: & | i House After Shooting Be- fore Calling Aid ‘ Pollock, S, D., June 17.—Two little children, four and six years \of age, witnessed a_ horrible crime here when their father,' « Thor Thorsen, shot his wife, Ethel, and ‘then tuined the weapon on himself. ‘When neighbors broke into! the home they found Thorson dead’ and his wife still living, but she was sinking rapidly and| died before proper medical aid could be secured in an effort to! save her life. Stay in Home The shooting occurred yesterday! evening in the home. The two little children were so terrified by the shoot- ing that they were afraid to leav the house, remaining there all night. This morning they called to neigh- bors, The father, it is said, had; been dead for some time. | ‘Thorsen is believed to have shot, his wife and taken his own life in a! temporary fit of insanity. He’ had) been ill for some time. His wife,! a highly respected and | intelligent! woman, formerly taught school at Pollock The children are being cared for! by melghbOrs i H IMPRESS AMER PRIVATE WINS CASE AGAINST HIS EX-CAPTAIN ‘Norfolk, Neb., June 17.—Former Private Samuel Thomas D. Per- man, of Norfolk, will not have to pay damages for seeking rovenge on the person of R. B, Fink, Jr., of New York, former army captain for wrongs which Perman testi- fied he suffered at the hands of Fink whilo serving under him at Camp Lee, Va. Fink lost in court here yesterday in his $10,000 suit for damages brought after he had been assaulted on the streets by Perman, after both men had left the service. CLERK ACCUSED OF MURDER WILL, MAKE BIG FIGHT | Relatives of William Gummer, | Accused of Fargo Crime, Come to Aid | States Attorney Denies That Ar-! rest of Clerk is Merely . Blind Fargo, June 17.—Relatives of Wil- lam Gummer, night clerk of the local hotel in which Marie Wick, 18, was INVITE PUBLIC 10 VISIT GAMP. OF BOY SCOUTS Picnic Day. Will Be Held: Next Wednesday at Apple Creek Camp HAVE DAILY PROGRAM Sixty Scouts of Three Troops Will Go Into the Camp Everybody in Bismarck is invited to join in a big field day and picnic to be held next Wednesday at the Boy Scout camp on Apple Creek. Three troops of Boy Scouts, about 60 in number, will go into camp seven miles from Bismarck next Monday morning and continue in camp until Saturday. The Scouts will be busy with their appointed tasks most of the days of the wek, but the public will be invited to join them on Wednesday. The Episcopal, Presbyterian and Methodist Scout troops will join in the camp. The Baptists are in camp this week. Rev. T. Dewhurst will be in charge of the Episcopal troop, Rey. fi. C. Postlethwaite will be in charge of the Presbyterians, and George E. Wallace in charge of the Methodist boys. C. A. Bonham and J. Lobach will be assistant scout masters, and J.) J. McLeod will be in charge of the Sports, The boys will Join in their program! and games but will maintain separate camps. The daily program follows: Reveille. Setting up exercise. Morning dip. Bedding out. Flag raising. Breakfai Tidy up tents. Morning watch. Morning watch. Games. Swimming instruction. Dinner. . I. Tent inspection. 3:00 p. m. Specials, Water sports, Supper. Baseball league. Camp fire, the daily pa- per, songfest and story. 10:00 p. m. Lights out. The camp fire speakers are as fol- lows: Monday, Russel Reid on “Our Feahtered Songsters;" Tuesday, O. W. Roberts, on “The Everlasting Topic;” Wednesday, George Will, on “Indian Folk Lore;” Thursday, J. L. Bell, onj “School Days,” and Friday night wili be stunt night. The equipment of the boys will be; taken to camp in auto trucks by the; Corwin Motor company and the Labr Motde Sales company. The boys will) hike, B SSSSSSS5555 . m. . Mm. m. . HD. Scattered Rains | The weather bureau report for 24; hours endings at 7 a. m., shows rains in a few scattered points in the state, as follows: ‘Bismarck, .13; Bottineau, .13; Fessenden, .15; Grand Forks, 02; Langdon, .08; ‘Larimore, 1.60; Minot, 14; ‘Napoleon, 10; Pembina, .50. strike, \ murdered last week, are prepared to wage a big legal battle in his behalf. Declaration that the 22-year-old boy: is innocent was madé@ by Attorney' Brickner, for the defense, who de- clared that Gummer had “voluntarily; ,and willingly assisted the authoriti :to. his fullest power,” and that “he has perfect confidence in the outcome. Rumors of his confession are abso- lutely false.” ‘States Attorney Green denied that, the arrest of Gummer was a blind to) permit authorities to hunt down other; men suspected of the murder. “The state is now working on its case against Gummer alone, and against no other person,” declared Mr. Green, “Of course I cannot discuss! the nature of the evidence we have against the prisoner at this time and thus try the case in the newspapers, but we're absolutely sure we have the, right man. We are now at work gathering up the evidence we have secured against Gummer and this will be presented at the hearing.” Yesterday the states attorney issued a statement that no finger prints had. been secured in the room that proved of any value. He indicated that he expects to convict Gummer on other evidence. It was admitted that this exons is more or less circumstan- tial. “We made several attempts to pho- tograph and develop the finger printa' secured in the room where the crime was committed but failed,” said Mr. Green yesterday. “To the eye excel- lent finger prints of the assailant were found on the arm of the mu:- dered girl but because of the pores in the skin these could not be de- veloped. The finger prints on the’ wall were too smeared up to show any definite lines and so were of no value as evidence. “The photographs of the finger prints were sent to Minneapolis in the hope that something could be made of them there but we received the final report this morning that it’ had been fruitless. While we were trying to develop these we took finger prints of a large number of people connected with the investigation in the hope that we would have some- thing with which to compare them later on. But now finger prints will not figure as evidence in this case at all.” ‘Gummer’s hearing has been set for| June 21 at 10 a.m., He is being held in the\county jail without bail. Re- ports from Mayville yesterday stated that no one who knows William Gum- mer and his family believes that he can be guilty of the crime. William’ was born and raised on a farm near Mayville and has always had a splen- did reputation, his neighbors claim. Mrs. Morris Gummer, of Mayville, arrived in Fargo yesterday to comfort | her son and lend what aid she can in providing for his defense. VOTE TOCARRY ON COAL STRIKE London, June 17.—By the Associated Press.)—The ballot of the coal miners on the question of a strike settlement favors a continuation of the strike, it was officially announced this after- noon. The result of the ballot, according to official announcement, was for ac- ceptance of the mine owners’ terms, 183.827; for rejection, 432,511. Thus the vote gave the necessary majority for a continuation of the HE ALONE IS SUSPECTED: U.S. CONSUL CHARGES GREEKS ICANS IN ARMY IN VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT | Scores of Americans Are Strip- ped of Clothing, Passports, It Is Said APPEALS TO WASHINGTON Consul-General Asks That De- mand Be Made on Greek Government Smyrna, June 17.—(By the Associat- ed Press.)—American citizens are be- ing impressed into the Greek army by agents of the Athens goverment and | George Horton, United States consul- general here, has made a vigorous protest to Governor-General Steriades. For many months Americans, even men who served in the army in France, have been taken forcibly from their homes or from vessels arriving from the. United States and compelled to join the Greek forces. Thrown In Jail. There have been scores of such eases in Athens, Smyrna and Salokt and only those able to escape and get into communication with American consular officials have obtained re- dress. In many instances they have been stripped of their clothing and their passports and other papers have been confiscated. When they have pro- tested it is charged that they have been handcuffer, thrown into jails ani mistreated. Consul-General Horton declares.thiz action by the Greek authorities is in flagrant violation of existing agree- ments betwen the United States and Greece granting military exemption to pergons naturalized as American citi- zens prior to February, 1914, and those who, although naturalized since: that time, have served with the American army or navy. Will Shelter Them. Consul-General Horton has informed Governor-General. Steriades that such contravention of American rights threatens the goodi relations existing betwen the two. countries and he de- clares he will: shelter ‘all aggrieved persons in the American consulate un- {til given guardntees that their rights {and Mberties will be respected. Governor-General Steriades has re- peatedly promised to remedy the sit- uation but despite, his efforts arrests of Americans continue. “Mr. Horton has appealed to Washington to k: a peremptory, demand upon the Gree: government to discontinue this branch of the agreement existing between the two countries. MINN. WHEAT ABOVERECORD Perfect Growing Conditions Are: Reported Crookston, Minn., June 17.—Early planting conditions followed by perfect growing weather have established a new record for the wheat conditioh in northwestern Minnesota, according to reports received at the University of Minnesota experimental station here. Wheat was reported to be headed out and the long, thick heads indicate » heavy yield, the report said. Farmers believe that the grain would be ready to cut before rust developed. ; The condition of corn also is favor- ably Fepnrted. 1 Sane BOLSHEVISH IX POLISH RANKS Berlin, June 17.—Bolshevism has broken out in the Polish “insurgent forces under Korfanty in Upper Bilesla, according to advices received ere, LEGION DRIVE SET FOR JULY 4 Grand Rapids, Mich.; June 17.—A day membership campaign will be con- ducted by the American Legion, July 4, John E. Emery, the new national commander, announced. SAY AMERICAN WAS MUTILATED Belfast, June 17.—A dispatch was re- ceived today by a Belfast newspaper from relatives of Thomas Rush, who was shot to death last Sunday at Lisa- gul, near Castle Reagh, by Crown forces declaring Rush was terribly mutilated. FIND MORE TENT ARMS Berlin, June 17—Hunt for conceal- ed weapons and war material in ac- cordance with the peace treaty goes merrily on. Officials found 2% hand grenades in a sack at Spandau. Near the Potsdam bridge 15 revolver cart- ridges were seized.