The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1922, Page 1

The Weather Unnettiog 4 FORTIETH YEAR GUNMER ENTERS PRISON FOR LIFE; HIS IRON NERVE NEVER Last’ Edition . ( THE BISMARCK TRIBUN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENT> EXTEND TIME OF ‘Washington, March 20.— Approxi- mately 2,500 aliens admitted into the United States through temporary per- FACES SECOND extension of time for their stay, it was rie OF ys MRS. OBENCHAIN SEN. M'CUMBER ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR REELECTION BREAKS AS HE DISCUSSES CASE fst i cients et MURDER TRIAL =» AS. STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN Brought Here Sunday From Valley City to Begin Serving His Life Sentence For Murder of Marie Wick, Declares He’s Innocent Convict No. 3600—William Gummer—still retains ‘his iron nerve. Behind prison walls he discussed the crime for which he was sent, to prison for life with a representative of The Tribune. H, smiled, laughed or retained an even composure as he answer questions of the interviewer about the death of Marie Wick in the Prescott hotel at Fargo, on June 7 last, ‘his stolidity broken only by a twitching of the hands or shift of position in a chair as he talked. Like most men who find their way behind prison bars Gum- mer maintains his innocence. “Your nerve didn’t fail you as you came in here,” the, in- terviewer remarked. “No, because I don’t expect to be here always,” replied Gum- mer.” T’ll be free.” Kicks on Jurors The 23-year-old boy, who must serve half his life expectancy before paroled or pardoned. unless held inno- cent, thinks he got a “raw deal” inj the Fargo jail and in his trial. “You had a good lawyer to prepare} your case, didn’t you?” he was asked. | “Yes, but I don’t think the jury they | had had enough intelligence to try} that kind of a case,” he declared.} “They selected men who hadn't read/| the newspapers and I don’t consider that kind of a man of sufficient in- telligence to try that kind of a case. There were a couple of ‘old men on there who were pioneers.” “I learned one thing in that trial,” he exclaimed, “and that is that peo- ple can get n the witness stand and they’ll be believed as much as some- one telling the truth.” He showed resentment against State’s Attorney William Green, who prosecuted him, and some other Cass ‘ecunty authorities.’ Gummer agrees with the state’s attorney that the mo- tive for the crime was rape. He de- nies the state theory that there were two separate attacks, one shortly af- ter midnight and the other about 4 a. m. } Lacks Prison Pallor “There were too many people, about the hotel about midnight,” he declared. “I think the crime was committed at one time.” . He refused to divulge a theory of the murder he declared he held, saying he had been advised not te discuss the matter. Gummer lacked prison pallor al- I figure something will turn up to solve this crime and WITNESS FOUND IN GRAND JURY ROOM AS MEMBER Action Nullifies Work Done By _ Federal Grand Jury Thus Far in This Session Ls A RECESS IS TAKEN Grand Jury Will Reconvene Qn March 28 to Take up Cases Again The federal grand jury today was recessed until March 28, : An uninvited guest in the grand jury “guest,” understood to have been C. b. Olson of Walcott, Richland county, a wealthy farmer, was called as a wit- ness but took his place’ as a member of the grand jury and sat through the sessions, The result is, it was officially sta- though he has been in jail for months. ted in federal court today by Judge ‘He was freshly shaved, and had not been “dressed in” as yet. He wore brown trousers and’a silk ehirt.»:This he will exchange for khaki trousers and “hickory” ‘shirt. Gummer impressed all who talked \ to him, from the time he left Valley | before the grand jury. He is said to Score in the 1. V. A. oreant City with Transportation Officer Skeels early Sunday morning ‘until he was behind) a cell in the prison, with the freedom with which he dis- cussed the murder, and his laughter ag he jested. He is of slight build, about 5 feet,10 inches in height and medium weight. Wants to Study The prisoner asserted that he hoped to get a job in the prison “where I'll get a chance tp use my brain. A fellow Miller, that “any indictments that_may have been found are probably, void.” The jury reported about 10:30 a. m. and the recess order was issued. ‘ ‘Olson was subpoenaed as a witness have entered the grand jury room, thinking he mas wanted as a member and sat thnough the sessions. His presence was discovered when the jury roll was called on some indict- ments. Then consternation reigned. District Attorney Hildreth said that work on about 165 cases was nullified by the action, He absolved the “un- invited guest” of any intentional wrong in invading the privacy of the grand jury room. The jury reportei room caused all the difficulty. The}, Frouldn’t want to degenerate too much|March 13 and had been grinding ‘announced today. BOOM FRAZIER 10 ENTER INTO _|WOMEN ARE DIVIDED : SENAT E FIGHT two Women Jurors For Convie- tion and Two of Them Are Against It Conviction But Could Not Agree |Some Leaguers Would Give Him, Endorsement Rather Than Gronna Los Angeles, Calif, March 20.—In her cell in the gounty jail again fac- ing a jury trial Zor the murder of J. Obenchain, in whose case a jury last night disagreed @nd was discharged, today was resignedly waiting for to- Morrow when it Was expected her sec. ond trial would be set. The foreman'reported the jury was jnonelessly divided,” and after each ‘f Praia eTe ,, {of the nine men and three women had With the odds strongly against suc-| heen asked sepafately and ‘had con- cess of A. C. Townley’s “balance of| firmed the foreman’s report Judge Sid- power” plan being adopted at the lea- hey. Reeve dischagged.them. Sue convention in Fargo on Thursday le foreman; @retired attorney of of this week, there is, it became known | Pasadena, told court the division today, a strong movement on’ foot| WS nine to three and had so stood ‘among many Nonpartisan League| ftom the first to fifth and final ballots, members to put former Governor Lynn| _ After the court ‘had dismissed them J. Frazier in the race for United States | 5°Me of the Jurors told newspaper senator. . men the njne, ineluding two women | Unless the league convention should | Jurors, favored egnviction, while the; take ‘no action at all on the question three, including ome woman, voted for of endorsing a candidate for United|®cquittal, They @aid as the division States senator, it appears that A, J./Came on the question of guilt or in- Gronna and Lifan:J. Frazier, on oppos.| 20cence they never had reached the ing tickets in the 1920 primary, may question of the degree of guilt. They be bidding for the support of the con.| Were .out approximately 56 hours, of vention. The Liederbach state head-; Which nearly 24 were passed in actual quarters crowd of the Nonpartisan deliberation, they: said. League is apparently out for Gronna. ‘Mrs, Obenchain, with a pale, drawn The Cass county league. delegation en. | face, but otherwife displaying no emo- dorsed Gronna for the senatorship. On tion, was in court when the jury re- the other hand Lynn J. Frazier stilljPorted.. She quickly returned to her has a great following among the lea-| Cell. guers and his name may be coupled Judge Reeves set the case for tomor-|! with an effort to overthrow Liederbach | Tow when, according to the district at- control, . torney’s office, a. motion will be made Complete silence is maintained by for the setting of ‘a new trial date, ! the Independent Review, organ of The-| Mrs. Obenchain was charged with odore Nelson and the I. V.-A., on the|the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, bro- ‘announcement of former Senator Gron-| Ker and former sweetheart. na. Considerable effort is devoted to PRIN 5 oa an attack on Townley and his balance PRESENT. ROAD : 4 lof power plan in this organ. One Town Criers Meeting to Hear might picture in the Independent a cartoon which shows the fist of a Ica. Discussion of System Worked Out Gronna Was Counted Upon as I. V. A. Candidate For The Position gue delegate connecting with-the jaw of “Townley and his gagg.” Gronna Strong With I. V. A. Gronna has been a sort of bell-weth. er for the I. V. A. organization, It is no secret among politicians that the leading 1.°V. A. members fully expect ed to support Gronna and to beat Sen- |, ator McCumber with him, There ap- pears no change of attitude on ‘this Is it possible in the swiftly chan&-!ing worked out by a committee of the ing currents of North Dakota politics |Rismarck Town Criers club will be that Theodore Nelson, once a leaguer | nresented to the club at its meeting and co-worker of A. A. Liederbach i") yegday night. It is expected that Dunn county, will again be with Lied-| there will be a large attendance of the erbach in trying to nominate Gronna| town Criers club when the matter is in the Republican primary? discussed. Gronna js reputed to be a rich man,| ‘The plan calls in general for plac- worth a half million dojlars more OF|ing gigna showing distance to Bis- less.’ He has frequently been referred| marek every 5 miles for the first 50 to as an available candidate because | miles and every 10 miles for the next of his ample finances. He has been | itty miles on principal roads out of It. is worked out in de- ‘Jury Stood Nine to Three For States Plainy That He Secks Support of Republicans of | State on Principles of Party ISETS FORTH ISSUES | Urges Lower Cost of Transpor- ricultural Interests of State. tation and Protection for Ag-' QUEER I. BV ke POSITION ‘Belton Kennedyy Mrs. Madalynne | | SENATOR P. J: M’CUMBER | WHEAT GROWERS SALES. POOL T0 BRGIN MAY 497 Plan to Handle Sale of 100,-| 000,000 Bushels of Grain Chicago, March. 20—With 50,000,000 bushels of wheat already under con- tract on a 100 per cent pooling ba the American Wheat Growers Asq ciated, tentatively organized in Kansas City earlier in the month, expects. to begin operations by May 1, according to W. P. Landson, Salina, Kan., one| oz the committee of three meeting to- day to submit organization plans to Aaron Sapiro, of San Francisco, gen- eral counsel. The marketing organization formed by the members of the Northwest Growers Associated, which has 32,- 000,000 bushels of wheat on contract in Idaho, Oregon. -Washington,. and’ Montana and of ‘the. National Wheat Growers Associated provides for the “orderly marketing of grain under the direction of the growers or their The organization plans to regulate the Senator Porter J. McCumber today wired his announcement of candidacy in the republican primaries to the press of North Dakota. Busy with meetings of | his varjous committces, on finance and foreign relations, Senator McCumber points out that he must leave the de- | tails of his campaign to his political friends, Constant hearings before the | finance committee of which he is chair- man wil] keep him in Washington, as under his leadership the tariff meas- ure and cther issues of great import- ance'to the prosperity of this state and ‘| the entire Northwest will be contested in the senate. Straight Republican. The senior senator announces that he will run as a “straight conservative Republican.” He confines his state- ment largely to national issues which he alone must cope with as United States senator, There is no attempt to bait his announcement with any appeal, for class support, but he makes a gen- eral appeal to all Republicans of the state who believe in the principles of the party and the preservation of that party against which such an assauit Was made recently through initiated laws but which met with a sound re- buke at the hands of both Republicans and Democrats, who are not ready as| yet to turn over the rejns of govern- ment exclusively'to a small coterie of men to be utilized in building up 4 strong personal machine, Senator McCumber’s announcement follows: “I shall be a candidate at the June ‘primary for the Republican nomina- tion for re-election to the position of Unitek States senator. I shall run ia this campaign as I have run in every previous one as a straight conserva- tive Republican. “As a representative of this agricul-| tural state I have at all times during my politica] life tried to promote not only the Welfare of the state of North! Dakota, but that. of the entire agricul- tural northwest. The committee posi- | tions which I now: hold and whic2| ‘were secured through years of service and especially that of chairman of the committee on finance of the senate will enable me more than ever to serve the interests of the people of the state The elaborate esystem of road mark-| representatives,”..Mr. Landson said.}atid the entire northwest, Senator of the United States. flow, of wheat through the market and to store surplus against demand. The plans as finally agreed upon here will be referred back to each state unit represented for approval with each state to name delegates to a general ratification meeting at Den- ver.. The North Central Zone head- quarters probably will be in Minneap- olig with Kansas City the center for the south central, zone, “While have at all times done my ut- most to serve the state of North Da- kota I have tried to be more than aj mere representative of a state. I have tried to be a senator of the United States and to take an active interest and part in every national and jnter- national question. There are many mat- ters of importance to our agricultural states still before the national congress | | which should be settled in the very Outside the Northwest unit the HARDING WON'T GIVE FURTHER BOKUS ADVICE Tells Republicsn Leaders in View of Previous Expres- sion Will Say Nothing i | | i | THE COMMITTEE TO GO ON Congressman Mondell Says Com- promise Plan Will Be Pushed By House SUMMARY OF ACTION Washington, March 20.— Re- publican house leaders failed to- day to open presidential approval of the compromise soldiers’ bo- nus bill but went ahead to put the measure through the house. Speaker Gillette refused to permit the matter to be brought up to- day under a suspension of rules and a special rule ‘will be neces- sarv for its consideration. Leaders were to confer late to- day as to procedure and thé time that house consideration of the bonus would begin. Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, and four other house members were closeted with the President at the White House this morning for nearly two hours. On leaving the executive offices Mr. Mondell issued a statement. Speaker Gillette also had an appointment with the President but because of the length of the President's conference with the house leaders the speaker had to return to the capitol to preside over the house without seeing the President. On returning to the capitol the speaker met house leaders and made known his de- cision not to recognize Chairman Fordney for suspension of rules. Speaker Gillette announced today he would not entertain a motion to suspend house rules so as to put the soldiers’ bonus bill through the house with a restriction on debate and with- out opportunity for amendment. . Mondell’s Statement _ Announcement of the speaker’s de- cision was made a few minutes before the house went into session and after a conclusion of a 10-minute confer- ence with Republican leaders, most of whom had conferred with ‘President Harding. ‘Representative -Mondell, Republican leader, said’ it had not’ been : deter- muued when the bill would be taken up by the house. Another conference of house leaders is’ scheduled for this afternoon. | The formal statement issued by.Mr. Mondell follows, “The legislative situation relating to'the bonus bill was Sully presented to the President with detailed expla- nation of the provisions which re- move the menace of excessive drafts on the tréasury in the immediate future and avoids any program of added taxation. The President went over the entire situation with an ap- praisal of commitments made. He advised the committee that the legis- lation is a responsibility of congress and in view of expressions previously made he did not think it essential to . offer any recommendations.” President Harding told republican counted on for this reason, as well as! Rismarck, others, by some of the I. V. A. leaders. tail, representing much sludy and | states of Kansas, Oklahoma and North Gronna says he favors the league Pro-| tought by R. B. Loubek and Theo-|Dakota have “incorporated under the away steadily during the week. Judge Miller characterized the inct- dent as “regrettable” and “not any near future. One of the foremost ques:| house leaders today that in tions affecting the interest of the whole} the expression Es the woldlers’ bens country is the present excessively hign| he had previously made he did not in here.” ¥ He said he didn’t: know what h would be permitted to do but expected to take up some study. Under the prison ‘rules Gummer can write one social letter a week and as many ‘business letters as neces- sary. He also will have a chance to study. Many prisoners are taking correspondencé ' courses. Asked concerning Andy Brown, also held for the crime, Gummer said: “From what I'know of the case it was impossible for Brown to commit the crime.” E Gummer continued to discuss vari- ous angles of the trial freely. As the interview ended and he was led back to his cell, he remarked: “Well, don’t play this up too much.” particular fault ‘of anyone.” Many witnesses who had appeared before the grand jury had left the city and will have ‘to be again sub- poenaed. U.S, TROOPS - WILLRETURN Washington, March 20.—Orders di- recting the return to the United States by. July 1 of all American troops now gram and thé I. V. A. also stands 0D) gore Quanrud. LIFES WORK: has done, Gronna still has scores of friends in the I. V. A. and his friends ‘fully expect him to get their support and their votes in the primary. Cheered When He Says He'll Pay| Off Creditors them as a further indication that there —— ee . can be no compromise on principjes| Chicago, March 20.—John Burke, among the regular Republicans in the| former governor of North Dakota, for- Against Fusion, i Little surprise -is occasioned among |’ primary, no fusion with Democrats be-| mer Unite States treasurer, and ‘the regular Republicans over the:atti-; tude of Gronna or the I. V. A. organ. The fact that Gronna has changed his principles and that he has been strong- ly allied with the I, V. A. is taken by on the Rhine were issued today by Brought Here Sunday Seesetary Weeks. i Gummer, was brought here from! The order includes the return by: the Valley City Sunday morning, arriv-| end of the ‘fiscal year ot apprdéximate- ing just in time to eat Sunday dinner | jy. 2,000 men excepted from ‘the pre- ‘in the prison. He was in charge of| yfous order of several weeks ago un- Transportation Officer William Skeels,| der which the homeward movement of { : t who left Valley City with Gummer) the majority of the American soning aa before the primary. An attempt! organjzation meeting. They voted ai-}Grain, Inc., another co-operative grain} people of about 8 a. m. and arrived in Bismarck at noon. At Jamestown Skeels picked up another prisoner, who will serve|ation of two army transports, now he- a five-year sentence on a charge of ing employed in the return of the assault. ‘ | tjoops had been ordered continued uy Unlike many prisoners who quake] +o July 1, when all of the force would contingent is now in progress. as they approach the forbidding walls |nave been withdrawn from the Rhine. | of the prison, Gummer maintained} ‘The action of the War Department the same calm he has shown at all] was mefely a continuation of the pol- times. icy previously announced for with- One of the first things Gummer said] qrawing the American forces from to Warden L. L. Stair was: “I’m not|the Rhine territory as early as pos- guilty of this.” « sible. “Well, that’s too bad,” remarked the] Jt wag indicated that the status of Warden, “for if you were guilty I'd) army legislation in congress in no try to get you out. You know Welway influenced the department de have 250 men in here and they alll cision and also controversy over pay- say they are not guilty, and I)ments by Germany for the Rhineland wouldn’t want to have one guilty man} troops was not involved. to show them bad tricks.” Ro REE RT. 522 Gummer smiled. He was anxious to falk about the case and laughed with officers in bantering talk. h In Lifers’ Row Gummer entered “lifers’ row” occu- pied by eighteen other men serving life sentences. It is the choice cell row of the: prison. It faces the west, looking toward Bismarck, and from the windows, higher than the prison walls, the prisoners get a command- ing view of a wide stretch of terri- tory. fore the primary. : H It 1s. pointed out that. if the Nonpar- tisan League should show a siirpris-| ing strength there could be fusion after member of the brokerage firm of Kar- dos and Burke, which is in the hands ‘of a receiver, was cheered when he told more than 100 creditors he would | 100 percent pooling plan while organ- izations are being perfected in Ne- braska and Colorado, Mr. Landson said. While some significance has been attached to the fact that the annual meeting of the U. S. Grain Growers Inc., opens here, tomorrow Mr. Land- son ‘said there was: slight.prospect of an agreement being reached between the two organizations. Chicago, March 20.—Organization of the American Wheat Growers Ex- change, a marketing organization which contemplated the creation of a ,100,;000,000. bushel wheat pool in 10 states was €xpected to be completed here today by a committee appointed ata mecting of the National ‘Wheat Growers association and the North- west Wheat Growers association at cost of transportation. Every effort should be|made that can be made through governmental agency to lower the cost of transportation. To Assist Agriculture. “Every possible effort should be Made to assist agriculture throughout the country to secure better and more stable prices for agricultual products. There should be established a general | and comprehensive system of co-opera-| tive marketing farm, products with} provision for terminal markets in tho: great cities of the country to the ena that the producer and the ultimate con- sumer of farm products may be brought} into as direct communication as pos- sible and that the heavy expenses of intermediate handling which must be; borne by both producer and consumer may as far as possible be eliminated. Secretary Weeks eaid that the oper- | parties smacks of a principle which | szation. IN COPENHAGEN ‘Copenhagen, March 20.—(By the As-| sociated Press.)—Disturbances in the; Provinces in connection with the 2M | nolicy commission of the United Mine ——___—— eral lock-out .Wave necessitated the | Workers of America’ was called today TOWNLEY-W. ATERS calling out of troops to patrol the’+, meet Friday in Cleveland to formu- No handcuffs were placed on Gum- mer by Officer Skeels in bringing him in. During their trip from Valley ‘City Gummer talked continually about the case. He declared he was not guilty and blamed himself, as well as others, for his conviction. He de- clared the lie he said he told the Cass | comm _ (Continued on Page 2) streets. EXONERATES pohool. HIGH SCHOOL 234 announced today.’ St. Louis, March 20.—The parents | international convention at Indian- ittee investigating charges by! apolis im February, has full’ authority fficers after he was first held | Commissioner Miller reported no vice | to conduct the affairs of the union dur- elt he said he told because he|clubs ever existed at Soldan high'jng the suspension. It consists of 116 licans do not want to see an arrange | rest of his Jife. ! { ment betwecn Democrats and Repwd-| ‘The credieors had gathered at a re- cies of two political | most unanimously in favor of reorgan- |13 ies omacke of 8. 4 ' The firm was represented by has long been attacked in American| Philip R. Davis. politics as the most vicious of all pe-\an investigating committee appointed litical endeavors. eat by the creditors. According to the re- attitude of the I. V. A. in read- 1 ing’ Townley out of his owa organiza- approximately $1,500,000 and the liabll- | tion, dwelling on the “purging” of the | ities $1,850,000. Neague of Lemke and others, includ-| 4 plan outlined by the company to \ing a number of former radical league| pay 10 per cent upon_ withdrawal ot Headers in the legislature, paves the} receivership petitions and the remain. i way for consistent support of Gronna| der in sums ot 10 to 20 per cent with- ‘py the BV. A. The I. V. A. has com-| jn a period of 36 months was indorsed {plained that the league leaders were/ by the majority of the creditors. \erooked, but there was nothing wrong | with the league principles or leaguers ‘except they were,misguided. If there: ‘is no difference in principle it is point- jout the I. V. A. can support Gronna. MINERS’ BODY BE CANDIDATE : stice J. ©. Robinson, of the su- LD MERT ious court has told friends that he will be a candidate for reelection. Judge Robinson, after considering the matter for some time, has finally de- Washington, March 20.—The general |cided that he will be a candidate. | ‘ate a policy to be forwarded by the | bituminous miners when work i8 sus- ‘pended April 1. The call was issued \by John Lepis, international president} The policy ! committee which was appointed iby the CASE SETTLE Fargo, NX. D. March 20.—The case~ of Waters versus Townley demanding $5,000, alleged due him for managing the Sisal trust, was settled here today. A stipulation of settlement and dismissal was signed in the Cass county district court. The terms were not announced, jmgae the primary. But the regular Repub-| pay back every cent if it took him the; Kansas City earlier in the month, He read a report of| row, but whether any move toward a} ness, We should bring about a better Bs Interest Charges. Significance was attached in s6me “Byery effort should be thade to de- quarters to the fact that the U. S.| crease the interest charges which the the northwestern sec- marketing organization, will hold its| tions of the country are compelled first annual convention here tomor- to pay on mortgage and other indebted- union wags in prospect was not indi-) understanding and commercial rela- cated. tions with all the people of the world think it essential to offer any recom- mendations at this time. (Representative Mondell, of Wyom- jing, who headed the house delegation made this announcement in a formal statement, and added verbally that it was the plan to go ahead on the com- promise bill as recommended by the ways and means committee. LUCILLE LTD. IN BANKRUPTCY ‘New York, March 20.—An involun- tary bankruptcy petition against Lu- cille Ltd., dress-makers of New York and Paris, was filed here today, list- ing liabilities at, $175,000 and assets of $75,000. uy The house® for years has ‘been one of the most prominent in the creation of fashionable and other wearing ap- parel for women. The proceedings were friendly. TEX RICKARD GOES ON TRIAL port the quick assets of the firm intl | RENTAL LAW IS HELD VALID | Washington, March 20.—Tho New | York state rental law of 1920 was to- | day held valid by the supreme court. lea a ea Chicago, March 20.—Through the ar- rest of two boys and the mother’ of | one of them the police today believed they had broken up the most unuaual and unscrupulous gr®up of criminals in the city. The boys, Charles Shader, \19, and Frank Lee, 16, were held with |Shader’s mother in connection wita ‘crimes ranging from larceny to mur- | der, including a criminal assault on a Mrs. Shader was de- ; Mute woman. |clared by the police to be asfemale | Fagin who forced the boys into a life ‘of crime and directed them, | Sometime ago Mr. Shader, the wo- \man’s husband was found shot to death jin his home, a large pistol ‘by his side. iA few days ago Margaret, 16, sister ‘of Charles, was found shot to death with the same pistol by her side. The (THER LEADS YOUTHS INTO CRIME, "CHICAGO POLICE SAY AFTER ARRESTS while upholding the protective policy) New York, March 20.—Trial of Tex of the nation and sustaining our) Rickard, boxing promoter on an in- higher wage and higher standard of] gictment charging criminal assault on living, we Should see to it that the di-| 15-year-old Sarah Schoenfeld began yersified industry of agriculture| today in a court-room so crowded that should have a protection equal to that| the hallways had to be blocked with accorded our manufacturing interests) benches in order to handle the spec- (Continued on Page 2) | tators. (MILL CITY FIRM BUYS BIG MILL | Minneapolis, March 20.—The Wash- | burn-Crosby Milling company, one of the largest milling firms, has pur- (Lee. Lee is a mulatto but the Shaders! chased the Star and Crescent Milling are white, {company of Chicago. The Chicago mill ‘ Lee,,in jail today, told the police,| has a capacity of 4,000 barrels a day. they said, that Margaret had met her| death through refusal to obey wrs.| FACTORIES NOW their crime. “She was a good girl, that is why| — ‘New York, March 20.—The National kill herself, She didn’t want to marry | City bank announced statisties show- Shader's orders to join the others in| | OUTSTRIP FARMS she is dead,” said Lee. “She didn’t} me as she said. She just wanted to} ing for the first time in American his- | tory more persons are employed in fac- Lee told the police, they said, he|tories than on farms. thought Mrs. Shader was a “vodoo wo-! man’ and se waz fone (0 ita el GEDDES DENIES the po ARMS.STATEMENT In the Shader home the police found} more than $25,000 worth of goods they! Oakland, Calif., March 20.—Sir Auck. The two boys signed confessions, | land Geddes, British ambassador, for. be good.” mother said she killed herself when she was refused permission to marry HS said had been stolen, | the poli¢e said, that they had commit-| mally denied that he said the four- ted more than 200 burglaries, {power treaty averted gn imminent war, : i