The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1921, Page 1

The Weather ' FAIR FORTIETH YEAR CK _ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, ‘THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS HOME BUILDERS PLAN TO SELL ‘SWIMMING POOL OPENS SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO KIDDIES OF CITY: WHEREABOUTS OF GOV. SMALL ARE UNKNOWN EX-TREASURER SEEKS BIGAMIST ESTATE OF T. L, BEISEKER OF BURKE CO. UNDER ARREST Lawrence Larsen Charged With Embezzlement of $160,000 RICH BANKER, | TS ARRESTED Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Charge of Violating Na- Chicago, July 28.—With Governor Len Small’s whereabouts early today a matter of considerable speculation and with/his ‘friends still promising “much fireworks” in connection witli his declared Intention to surrender himself to the sheriff of Sangamon county’ on warrants charging embez- | zlement of state funds while he was state treasuref, developments. were BIG OPENING EXERCISES PLANNED Water Being Turned Into Pool Now And It Will Be Filled For Opening — Pool to be Formally Turned Over to the City By the Elks Committee—Shower Baths are Completed and All SURPLUS STOCK May Dispose of Material in Far- go, Bismarck and Mandan in Near Future WAITING ON BOND SALE Whether or Not More Houses Are Built Depends Upon Sale of Bonds Plans are under way to dispose of all surplus material of the. Home Builders Association of North Dakota, J. B. Adams, manager, said today. Following his return from Grand Forks where he sold some material Mr. Adams said he expected to dis- pose of surplus material in Fargo, Bismarck and Mandan. Mr. Adams said that there are no new projects contemplated because bonds have not been sold. He also is opposed to the state carrying huge stocks of material, if the Home Builders Association is continued. “We figure that the handling costs of materal are about 21 percent,” said Mr. Adams, “and we have had one of- fer to furnish material at a 15 per- cent charge over wholesale price.” The inventory of surplus material on hand in the association showed the amount to be about $72,000 the first of the year, he said, It has since to Complete Payment. Get ready. kids! The big swimming-pool opens at The date was decided upon at a m turned over to the city with exercises, put in the pool last morrow night. ‘There is a lot of work in preparing for the opening, the committees have found. Question of Hours. \ One of the matters taken up today | was the question of hours during which the pcnl will be open. It was decided tentatively that the city com- | mission would be asked to fix the; hours on week days from 10 a. m.| until 10 p. m. and perhaps arrange- ments will be made to permit swim: ; ming early in the morning for those | who wish an early plunge. | It is prob-| able that the pcol will be open from 2a. m, until 10 p,m. on Sundays. The ‘bathhouse at the west end will have dressing rooms and shower baths. A supply of bathing suits is; sought so that they can be issued to those who do not have them. It has been fcund that there is a shortage Arrangements Necessary Are Being Made—Still Need Money committee and the city commission committee. Everything will be ready by the time of the opening. First water was night. More water will be pumped in tonight and to- '| Uses Automobile 2 p. m. Saturday. eeting this morning between the Elks’ The pool will be formally and swimming will follow. SS |. “Cowpuncher” Now o—_____________ Bismarck has a modern cow- puncher. A eltizen. Mving on Twelfth street looked out of the window early this morning. He saw a colored man drive a cow out of the barn and start it down the street. Then he got in his antomobile and followed the cow, “herding” it out to prairie pas- ture. “Punching cows with autos— my, how~ the country has changed!” exclaimed the citizen. LONG ILLNESS — problematical. .’ LOST $450,000 OF BANK FUNDS IN SPECULATION Where Deal is Revealed in Ex- amination of Chicago Con- cern By Attorneys COUNTRY-WIDE SEARCH ON Discovery . of Tunnel Leading Into the Bank is Also Announced Chicago, *July' 28.—Discovery of $450,000 leather} speculation by War- ren C. Spurgin,:1inissiing president of the closed (Michigan Ave. Trust com- pany; was reported today by the of County Funds MAY BE IMPORTANT CASE Several Questions of Law Af- fecting Other Treasurers May Be Decided 'Bowbells, IN. D., July 28.--Lawrence Larsen, former treasures of Burke county, has been arrested on a war- rant charging embezlement pf $166,- 000 county funds which he placed in several Burke county banks on time deposit. The warrant was sworn out by J. R, Jensen, Nonpartisan county treasurer, why) succeeded Lar- sen, who is an Independent. The situation in Burke county may develop into a test of law which will affect a great many counties in the state, It was charged that Treasurer Larsen, before he left office, placed large sums of money on time certi- ficates in various banks, tying up the funds. ‘A case somewhat similar in a| this aspect was that of former Treas- urer Knappen in Burlejgh county, in which the general fund was ordered paid to the succeeding treasurer, al- though it is alleged Larsen tied up all the funds while Knappen left a checking ‘balance. tional Bank Laws ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA Furnishes $5,000 Bond Upon Ar- rest in Fargo Today and is Released Fargo, July 28.—T. L. Beiseker, of Fessenden, promimently known North Dakota banker, head of a string of banks and heavily interested in other business activities, submitted to ar- rest in Fargo today to a charge of .Violating the federal bank laws. An indictment was returned againat Mr. Beiseker by the federal grand jury in session in Fargo last week. He was notified of the indictment at his home yesterday and came to Fargo last night. The charge to which he pleaded not guilty when arraigned this morning before Judge C. F. Amidon, of the United States district court, is that he signed the minutes of a meeting of the board of directors ‘of the First National Bank of Towner, N. D., when he was not, in fact, present at the meetin He furnished his bond, set at. $5,000 immediately. state's attorney's office, The leather, it was stated, was found in the ware- | house of a local wholesale leather dealer and: was*in Spurgin’s name. An effort is to be made to list it of bathing suits because of the heavy demand in all parts of the country due to the excessively hot weather. It was suggested by a committee Treasurer Larsen, however, was al- leged to have placed money in private ; banks in ‘Burke county before a de-| ~ positary law was enacted by the 1921 been decreased somewhat. F The: Home Builders Association is 4 now about $7,000 to $8,000 in debt on BRINGS DEATH DINNER CONFAB mothers a (3 ’ ( (fairs. bills, it was stated by Mr. i FOUND SEVERE ‘@dains. He ‘declared, however, that ments of home builders would give the association funds to meet ita pres- ent obligations. The association was given an appropriation of $100,000 when it began business and has an) annual appropriation of $7,500 for! salaries for the next two years. It is not expected that any new work will be started this summer by the association because of | lack of; building funds. It undertook the con- struction or purchase of 23 houses in Bismarck, I in Coleharbor, I in Un- derwood and 22 in Fargo. Some are not completed, although Mr. Adams said that the program was 99 percent complete. Negotiations. are under way for the signing of contracts with home builders, contractts not having been Previously signed. Mr. Adams has been -in charge of the association but a few months. ~ LAST 8 WEEKS | Survey ‘of Conditions ‘in North- west Shows it Affects South Dakota Materially The weekly weather report of the ‘Van Dusen-Harrington company, dat- ed July 27, says: 3 The harvesting of small grain is al-| most completed in South Dakota’ ana the southern half uf Minnesota. In the northern half of the territory, considerable wheat and most of the coarse grain has been cut. Some late wheat, however, will not be ready for eof surplus material and. pay-; which do not have bathing suits may other arrangements, probably will be member that of kiddies: provide them with suitable garments ; by remodeling union suits into bath-/| ing suit style. The exact schedule of charges fior the pool, as well as | completed by tomorrow. ‘Still Need Money. The Elks’ drive has not proved en- tirely satisfactory. It was reported; today that there is about $2,500 lack- | ing to pay for the cost of the pool. However, the Elks decided that the pool would be opened, and that thej raising of funds would qontinue. Per- sons desiring to make donations may send them. to S. W. Derrick, general Elks’ committee chairman. To insure safety for persons in the pool a tennis net, to be weighted | down with heavy pipe and with finats on top, would be stretched across the pool at the two-foot depth and that | there would.be a rope across the pool | at the four-foot depth. Sand boxes have “been provided for ‘little tots cutside the pool. RAIL BODY ON ~ MOTOR TRIP An automobile is being used to transport members of the state rail- road commission to nine towns in the state, in which hearings on. railroad and public utility questions are. being | held this week. The hearings are at Gladstone, Thame, Griffin, Bucyrus Bowman, Rider, Hettinger, Selfridge and Leith. The commissioners will re- turn to Bismarck Friday. LEMKE CASE IS IN COURT MONDAY 2 --—"Thoat of friends tthe “city who mourn 10 YOUNG MAN Wilton’ George Robidou Passes Away at Home of His. Parents Here i Wilton George Robidou, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Robidou, 112 Eighth street, passed away at the residence at 6:15 o'clock last evening, after a long illness from lung trouble. The time of the funeral will be announced | tomorrow. Wilton Robidou had been ill since last December and secently had fall-| ; ed very fast. The deceased was born in Bismarck Oct, 8, 1899, being 21 years of age-| | He attended the public schools of Bis- marck and has been working for his father_in the transfer business. He) was a popular young man, with a his passing. Though but 18 year old he was to have entered the army dur- ing the World War, but the Armis- tice was signed on the day his ez- lstment was to be completed. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, and belonged to the A. O. U.. W. M. B. A, and Homestead lodge. Surviving members of the family are the father and mother, two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Wilman, of Tacoma, Wash., and Miss Helen Robidou, and four brothers, Paul, Neal, Stanley and Frank, all of Bismarck. Mrs. Wilman is coming from Ta-/ coma for the funeral and arrange- ments for the services, which probab- ly will be Sunday or Monday, cannot be definitely made until word is re- ceived of the time of her arrival. FOREIGN DEBT tive of Lioyds, that his: best: t ‘Montreal: : ‘He, ampng the assets of the missing bank president, it “was stated. ‘With indictments out and a search for, Spurgin; leading from Canada to Mexico, a second discovery was an- nounced today by the state’s attor- ney's office, whose ‘operatives discov- ered an ‘apparent: attempt’ to tunnel into the building of the defunct bank A hole,six feet square and four feet | deep was discovered just outside the wall of the vault, it was stated. Wife Ie Released. Mrs. (00 policy on ing there and im! with ‘Spurgin PETITIONS ARE FILED IN CITY 16,000 Names on Petition Sent to the Secretary of State Spurgin;and her daughter, | Vivian, who returned here from De-| troit, have been’ released after. close questioning by ‘state's attorneys. ‘Burns, Chicago representa- ich carried a $100,- ie bank said today so far were from as detectives work- “i Paso, Mobile, Ala., and in New’ York, he ‘said. A detective saw a man whose de- scription. | tallies Montreal ands come from ®et in ered the man had troit, The identity was expected ‘> be discovered within a short time, he added. INITIATED LAW session of the legislature or before the banks had qualified as deposi- taries. The law involved in this matter af- fects many counties where, between the time the initiated law permitting withdrawals from the Bank of North Dakota became effective last Decem- ber 2 and the passage of the deposi- tary act on March 4 and its signa- ture by the governor a few days later many treagurers placed funds in priv- ate banks. Whether or not a treas- urer had any authority under the | initiated law to take such action may be determined in this suit. District Judge ‘Buttz held in a similar case that he had not such authority, GUIDES CARRY INJURED WOMAN FROM MOUNTAIN Wife of President of Purdue University in Serious eae Condition Banff, Alta., July 28.—Guides car- rying Mrs. W. E. Stone, widow of the president of Purdue university, who fell to his death on Mount Eanon, to day were picking their way over a | treacherous mountain path to Marble | Creek. She was in a serious condi- tion and unable to give a detailed account of her husband’s death. Over- come by shock she also was suffering from hunger and exhaustion, being eight days and nights with little food, Petitions’ for initiated laws filed with the secretary of state by the In- dependent campaign committee are being checked by office employes. The number of names on the petitions is said to be 16,000, the required number helpless in a deep mountain crevice. Alpine club member »and newspa- per men left here to take provisions and medical supplies to the Marble {Creek camp, which has been prepar- | ed for Mrs. Stone. Arthur Herbert Irwin, son of the Boston wife of Arthur A. Irwin, vet- eran baseball man whose recent sul- cide revealed he had a wife in Bos- ton and one.in New York, says he will fight for the possession. of any property or money that ought to go to his. mother. . Above are pictures of Arthur A. Irwin and his Boston wife. GETS 5 MONTHS FOR HAVING 2 MONSHINE STILLS Wilton, July 28—Judge W. L. Nues- sle in district court .at Washburn Tuesday, sentenced Julius Pretkp- to five months in the county jall and a fine of $200 for violating the prohibi- tion laws, two moonshine stills hav- ing been found at his home by officers. Joe Baronyk, also guilty of the same misdemeanor, was given a stay of sen- tence until after he had harvested and threshed his crop.’ Dan Weaver was given a suspended sentence of 20 days in jail and a $100 fine for as- saulting his aged mother. On account of his large and dependent family the judge will give Dan a chance to go back to work on condition.that he be- haves himself. 89 ELEVATORS: AGREET0 POOL PLAN IS CLAIM ONLEGISLATION WILL BE HELD Harding Again Asks Number of Solons to White House Dinner Conference Washington, July 28. —Another White House dinner conference’ will be held tonight between President Harding and about a dozen Republican leaders in the house in furtherance of the legislative program understood to have been agreed upon by senate Republicans who conferred with. the President Tuesday night. Definite ar- managment of the house program to fit in with the administraton plan, especially as to passage of the tax revision bill was expected to reault from the conference. SHOW PROFITS OF WHITE SOX OVER $400,000 Success,.of Club, in Six Years and Heavy Expense Shown in Trial Chicago, July 28.—The financial secrets of the Chicago American league baseball club, always guarded jealously, were revealed in the base- ball trial today. The club showed a net profit of $409,337 during the past six years, more than $225,000 of his coming in 1920 alone. Harry Grabiner, secretary of the club, brought the records into court og MIAAGEE fOr poeatbly ae ‘iatine of Judge Nuessle Sets Over Mat-| PL: AN F AVORED 10,000. ane tae its submission | - The search for mr. Stone's body at the request of the defe; Hi which { 7 fle terrific heat has been very severe: ter From Saturday to voters of aix propdied laws in the| comeinued: today, Burdick Expects to Sign Up 20 Teed Beton ot & white SaaS “Many districts had fine prospects three weeks ago, but have lost at least 50 per cent of their crop. As , Previously reported, most of the dam- age was due to heat. The black rust has not affected the crops seriously. Durum is much bet- ter than spring wheat. In North Da- kota, the durum acreage is probably greater than previousy estimated. | This, has been at the expense of! spring wheat. Some districts in western and northern North Dakota will have a! wheat yield as high as 15 to 18 bush- els per acre, and of good quality.' There are very good spots also in| The case in which J, W. Brinton seeks to restrain the Home Builders’ | association and: the Industrial Com- mission from completing the state- built house of William Lemke, attor- ney general, in Fargo, will come be-| fore Judge Nuessle in Bismarck on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Charles Wattam, returning from) Washburn, where Judge Nuessle is holding court, transmitted to attor- neys the request of Judge Nuessle to have the hearing Monday instead of Saturday. The three-weeks’ Judge Nuessle will be completed in court term ot | Washingion, July 28.—Favorable re- port on the administration bill giving the treasury blanket avtherity to con- duct negotiations for the funding of the allied debt was ordered today by the senate finance committee. carries a committee amendment re- quiring that the funding be completed within five years. PP |. Today’s Weather | o_O For twenty-four hours ending»at Tt Independent program, including two election laws, one of which would pro- vide for a non-political state-wide election; a second changing the per- sonnel of the Industrial’ Commission to take it out of the hands of the! present Nonpartisan state officials; a rural credits law; a law abolishing the Bank of North Dakota and a pub- lic depositary law. As soon as the numbers on the/ petitions have been verified they wilt, be officially filed by the secretary of FRENCH AGAIN More Elevators in the Campaign ers elevators and local associations 'Send Communication to Lloyd George on Silesian Subject London, July 28.—(By the Associat- state. HAIL CLAIMS ed Press.)—The latest French com- | munication insisting that more troops {be sent into Upper Silesia immedi- ‘ately which came as something of a have veen signed up by the United States Grain Growers Inc. in North Dakota, U. L. Burdick, a director of the. National Grain Sales Agency an- nounced today. With 80 equity ‘ele- vators signed up this makes a total of 169 elevators in the state which have agreed to deal through the growers this fall, he said. Mr. Burdick expects that 20 more elevators will be signed up before the! {ers in 1919 world series had. not in- jured: the club. The figures showed gross receipts of $2,622,858 for the past six years. In only one year was there a loss— 1918 when the war cut the season short. The deficit then was $51,673, Grabiner’s testimony also showe’l the tremendous expense of a major league club, ranging from more than $225,000 in 1915 to nearly $700,000 in 1920. In addition Charles A. Com- iskey, president of the club, draws au annual salary of $50,000, Grabiner testified. NEW ENGLAND Montana where 30 to 35 bushels per | Washburn this week. The calendar is| Moon July 28. ; Ig | ee acre is indicated at present. The} heing pretty well cleaned up in the; Temperature at 7 A. M. . 62 REACH 16,143) sarprige, to offctat iclrcles in, London end of the drive for contracts on BANK IS CLOSED eastern quarter of North Dakota will) sitting. Judge Nuessle will hold a Highest yesterday .. 18 ee je t-of-an ‘Important conference:in the | Ausust 1. Individual members signed | probably average from 12 to 14 busk-| short term of court in McClusky, be-| Lowest yesterday 63| ‘Hail losses claimed have reached ; Ject 0 D are 3,501, he said. SSR CEESTE: els per acre of wheat; but in the} Lowest last night . 58] a total of 16,1 it is announced by | official residence of Prime Ministe {Lloyd George this morning at whic! Contracts have been signed so rap- Chosing of the New England State bank of New England, Hettinger ginning August 2. : : | central part of the state, the yield; There is some talk of holding a| Precipitation ...... -None| the state hail insurance department. ; ‘idly that the growers have, had| i in the | Mr. Lloyd George, the Dominton pre- ; county, is announced from the state will be much less. fall term of court in Bismarck to try| Highest wind velocity . -12-N| There hag (becu little hail in | migrs aiid’ several members ofthe cab: trouble in keeping their figures on bank oxamgner’é offices C.P. Jones ‘The hail and wind storms at various points have been very destructive. The worst places are in western! North Dakota and eastern Montana. Threshing reports on oats and bar-| ley are disappointing, especially in the southern territory. The yields! range from: 15 to 25 bushels per acre, and of: poor quality and weight. In| eastern North Dakota and northeru | Minnesota, these crops are better | both in yield and quality. In south. | cases which were postponed from the} June term because of the length of} time required for the Brinton trial. | ST, PAUL POLICE HOLDING PAIR ern Minnesota and South Dakota.| ‘there is quite a large carry over of oats from last year. Should these be marketed, it will raise the volume of | grain handled in that territory. | The corn crop is maintaining its} fine condition. ports indicating some damage from heat, but this is not serious. Recent rains will be very beneficial to corn. and a large crop is promised. We have a few re-| Both Alleged Connected With, Shooting of Policemen St. Paul, July 28.—“Tommy” O’Con- nor, wanted by Chicago police in con- imection with the alleged killing of a | patrolman there, March 23, 1920, was held here today, pending advices from that city. James Gallagher, alias Much of the northwestern flax crop is almost ready to cut. The heat has forced the flax so rapidly that it is not filling well. Samples received recently show a small berry, and the average yied in the northwest will be light. As we have reported before, there are very few large fields of flax, and in western North Dakota, durum wheat has largely been seeded instead, William A. Gallagher, said by police \to be wanted in connection with the : shooting of Patrolman Runke during jan attempted hold-up of the Dressel \bank, Chicago, is also, held. | O'Connor was arrested Monday ‘night after he had attempted to hold up a porter on a Great Western pas- Forecast. For North Dakota: in temperature. OO © «pn come without being ar- rested.” A Burleigh county man has . given his word that he will a pear in Judge Nuessle’s court and plead guilty to a charge of mak- Ing intoxicating Hquor. “His farm, 25 miles or so north. east of Bismarck, was visited by county officers, led by State’s At- torney F. E. McCurdy. The evi- dence, according to the state’s at- torney, was unmistakable. The man admitted he’d made some home brew; sald that he has suffered reverses and that he used this means of getting some money | Senger train on the outskirts of this | city. te keep his family in food and . Glettizg. He was caught—it was 1 state in lae last week. Losses have, Generally fair} however, been reported from Grand tonight and Friday; not much change | Forks, Walsh, ‘Ransom, McIntosh and Burleigh counties. LIQUOR LAW VIOLATOR TO APPEAR IN COURT WITHOUT BEING ARRESTED up to the officers to do what they wished. with him. jimet were present. It was stated In political quarters that the insistence of France had caused some anxiety 'in Downing street. i DRAW UP REPORT. | Paris, July 28.—(By the Associated | Press.)—The British, French an Italian experts designated to draw wu |a supplementary report on the Uppe | Silesia situation held their first ses j sion here this afternoon. The state’s attorney scratched his head a bit, jor here was a new kind of law violator. He was touched. hy the man’s efforts to | provide for his famly, even though | | he used an unlawful means. He | has crops to harvest and his fam- | fly needs him. i] The state’s attorney told him he would be brought In to court on PLAN MEETING ON FAR EAST London, July 28.—By the Associat- jed Press.)—It was stated in officiai| \clrcles here today that a mecting pre-| taliatory measures embodied in the| a certain day in the near future. sald he would come The man without being arrested. No warrant was served, no bond asked but the word of the farmer | that he will be in court on the day set. And the state’s attorney does not doubt but that the man will keep his word of honor. | liminary to the Washington confer ‘ence on disarmament and fai eastern | Problems to be held within six weeks jat some Canadian or United States | tually a certainty a {mitted that the attivite zi ton on such an arrangement was as |ret vn soan in Lon lod city othe chan Washington was vir-; | total contracts signed up to date, they ~ MAKESTHREAT London, July 28.—(By the Associ-| ated Press.)—The United States Ship-| ping Board. it was learned here to-| jday, has delivered an ultimatum to} ; the British shipping lines that unless} Jits ships are accorded fair treatment) jin the transport of cotton from ; United States the shipping board will | declare “an open market and haul anything, anywhere, at any rate.” | The ‘board also will invoke the re-| | Jones shipping act under which ves-| sels owned by unfair competitors may} | be excluded from the United States) | port, the ultimatum declared. The parables of Jesus are not only | eternally true, they are eternally and iniversally fitting—The Rev. David Bovington, Cleveland minister. Egypt to the United Kingdom and the} is president of the bank, which had a capital of $15,000. SHIPBOARD TURKS AGAIN FORCED BACK London, July 28.—By the Associat- ed Press.)—The Turkish Nationalists have decided to evacuate the Ismid peninsula, says an Exchange Tele- graph dispatch from Constantinople today, owing to the Greek advance in Adabazar at the base of the penin- sula which lies to the east of Con- stantinople hetween the Sea of Mar- | mora and the Black Sea. ASSIGNS MAN TO TRACE WAR DEALS Washington, July 28—Col. Guy | Goff, the assistant to the attorney i general, will be assigned as the jus- ! tice department special bureau for the investigation of government war-time contracts, Attorney General Daugher- |ty announced. :