The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1922, Page 1

pa The Weather. Unsettled THE BISMARCK TR FORTIETH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1922 , PRICE FIVE CENTS CAN'T TELL WHERE ONE-THIRD OF MONEY SPENT BY HOME BUILDING ~ ASSOCIATION WENT, SAY AUDITORS ’ Report of Bishop, Brissman and Company Says -Money Not Traceable to Houses \ REPORTS IRREGULARITIES Deficit: of Association Now Placed at $159,000 and Will Be Increased ‘More than one-third of. the morey spent by the state-owned, state-oper:} atéd Home Building association in ‘building houses in the state cannot be traced to any particular building, ac- cording to the audit report of Bishop, Brissman and company, made public today, . uf 1 The association spent $160,882.57 on the houses, for which there is no fec- ord to show how it was spent, the re- port says. The auditors were able to trace the expenditureof $274,707.65. The deficit of the- association’ may reach beyond the previously estimated figure of $250,000 should the ,persons for whom homes were built win the law suits which have boon instituted against them to compel them to pay the full cost of tho houses. The de- ficit on Dec, 31, 1921, was $159,974.74, according to the «report, subject to final disposition of the construction necounts which’ includes the $160,- 882.07 for which there is no record of expenditure. 3 Many Irregularities. The. audit of the Bishop, Brissman and company confirms many state- ments made of the association’s activ- ities in previous, audits, and goes far- ther in reporting a score of irregular- ities. Among the striking irregularl- ties reported are: ‘On four cars of lumber and one car ‘of shingles shipped to Hazen there 13 $2,740.39 of the purchase’ price unac- counted for in sales or other disposi- tion. No adequate record of cash sales of materials was kept. Receipts for sales amounting to $3,308.87 were in the form of cash entries, and it was in pos- | sible to determine individual purchas- ers, i F. R. Pollard, former purchasing agent of the association, ordered three cars of plaster shipped to the North Da- kota Farmers Lumber ©o. and then the Home Building association bopght the plaster ofthe Inmbeér: company at & profit of $846.80 to the lumber company. Pollard endorsed the check made to the lumber company. “Correspondence received from the Dakota Plaster Co. indicates that four. additional. cars were shipped to the’ North Dakota Farmers Lumber Co., and a letter from them January -18, 1922, states: ‘They were bought: in| the save way, and billed to the N. D. Lbr. Co., but as we advised, Mr. Pol- lard arrafiged’ to meet him at Huron where he advised the material was for the association, and not for the Lumber Co., and wanted a’ letter clearing the items from the Lumber Co.’s books,” says the repost. The Dakota Plaster Co. asks..the Home Building associa- tion to pay for this material. Records of the: secretary of state’s office show the North Dakota Farmers Lumber Co: of Fargo,“was imconpor- ated Septa 13, 1920, for $50,000. In- corporators, F. R. Pollard, H. Behrens, H. E.. More. The charter was can- (Continued on Page 3) COLD WEATHER» _ CHECKS RIVER Is Falling at Willston, Weather Bureau Reports The thermometer hit 6. below zero in Bismarck today, according to the United States Weather Bureau rec- ords. The cold sap stoppel the sudden rise ofthe Missouri river at {Williston and pnobably postponed the -breaking up of ice here. The river) was ‘still rising here today, 1owever. It was 8 below at ‘Williston and zero at Fargo at 7 o'clock this morning, while the coldest spot on the weather map was Prince Albert, with 22 below. i The forecast for Bismarck and vi- - ecinity is for probably snow Wednes- day with rising temperature. Reports from Mandan said the Heart river had frozen over again, and with the heavy fall of snow, it is feared that this stream will go on the rampage again when it does break FLAT DWELLERS ARE MAROONED Minneapclis, March 28—Flat dwel- lers at Anoka were driven from their homes early today when an ice jam! 1, with petitions coming in daily. gave way at Dayton and carried a 10- foot wall of water down the Mississip- pi and they are salvaging furniture and personal! property with the aid of ats. SHES NON-UNION MINERS AIDING Springfield, Ill., March 28.—Non- un‘on coal miners in both anthracite and bituminous ccal fields will join in large numbers in the coal strike April 1, John L. Lewis, international pres- ‘ident of the mine workers predicted today. VICTORIES AT MURPHY SEATED BY STATE BODY OVER J, 1, CAHILL Board of Administration Votes Two to One to Seat R. B. Murphy, New Appointee CAHILL GOES TO COURT R. B. Murphy, recently appointed member of the state board of admin- istration by Governor Nestos after he declared J. I. Cahill had forfeited the office by‘ failing to quatify, today was seated by the board. A session of the board Was held this morning. Both Mr. Murphy and Mr. Cahill were present, The ques- tion of which was entitled *to partici- pate in the board meeting-was before the board. Commissioner of Agricul- ture and Labor J. A. Kitchen’ and Miss Nielson, ex-officio members of the board, voted to seat Mr. Murphy, while Mr. Muir’ voted to seat Mr. Cahill. George Totten, member of the board, was not present. Mr.’Murphy then wag seated. Mr. Cahill addressed the board, stating he considered himself still a member of the board of administra- tion, and said that the courts would have to settle the matter. Mr. Cahill and Mr. Murphy met for the first time yesterday afternoon and held a conference. They discussed the situation, but reached no agree- ment for an amicable settlement. The state auditing board, in meet- ing yesterday afternoon, disapproved a salary voucher for Mr. Cahill for the entire month of March and ordered @ new voucher drawn paying Mr. Ca- ill for 14 days and Mr. Murphy for the remainder of the month. Mr. Ca- hill refused to sign the voucher. The auditing board decision to hon- or vourchers for Mr. Murphy closes the matter so far as it and the gov- ernor are concerned. JOWA WOMEN IN CITY ELECTIONS Ticket Which Issued Ultimatum to Young Men, However, Goes Down to Defeat Des Moines, Ia., March 28.—(By tho Associated Press.)—Activity of women in the political affairs of Iowa towns and cities at yesterday’s election is believed to have brought about elec- tion of two women members as mayor, victory to candidates they endorsed in other towns, the defeat of Sunday mo- tion pictures at Ames and New Sharon and the routing of the town pool hall at Newmarket, At Charlotte, where a hot fight was fought with a women’s ticket stand- ing against bootleggers-and the young women were reported to have issued an ultimatum to their male friends to support the women’s ticket or quit courting them, the women’s ticket was defeated, WOMEN STORM POLLS { Britt, Iowa, March 28.--This town | was furnished conclusive proof yos-| terday that the feminine vote must be reckoned with. (With only oae ticket in'th2 field and that one hand- Picked by men it looked like smooth sailing until the women of the town, some 300 strong, stormed the polls in thé afternoon and wrote in the name og Hi ©. Armstrong with such fre quency that he was elected over H. C. Meyers. | BOND PETITION PUT ON FILE Ask Extension of Farm Loan Bond Limit By Ten Million | Petitions for initiation of anact pro- viding for the extension of the limit of bonds to be issued for the farm loan department of the ‘Bank of North Da- kota from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 | were received in the office of Secre- | tary of State Thomas Hall today. It was said there were more than 11,000) names on the petitions, 10,000 names being required. . | It wag said that there are about 9.-; 400 names on petitions for a repeal of the teachers salary law and about 2,- 000 for the Jamestown tax law propo- 30 HORSES ARE FOUND DEA [to reject any or all bids. IN JAIL OR OUT i i John Duval Dodge, youthful Detroit millionaire is an optimist. Aithough he served five days in jail for speed- ing, he isn’t worrying about new charges he faces, CITY BODY 10” PURCHASEFIRE FIGHTING TRUCK Commissioners at Meeting Last Night Decide to Receive Bids April 17 USE PRESENT EQUIPMENT Speed in Getting to Fires Main Incentive of Commission For Purchase The city commission, in meeting last night, decided to advertise for bids for a truck to be used by the fire de- partment. Bids will be received on April 17. After periodic discussion continuing for several months the members-of the commission agreed to purchase a light truck on which the present ap- paratus: can be mounted. The speci- fications named jn the advertisement for bids authorized follow: ‘ “Not over two ton nor less than one ton in weight, not less than four nor more than six cylinders, pneumatic tires, electric lighted, starter and gen- erator, capable of making speed of 35 miles per hour.” The commissidn reserves the right The. com- mission discussed. the specifications included in the bid. It was decided that a truck should be obtained heavy enough to carry the weight of the ptesent equipment on the horse-drawn truck, about 4,500 pounds with hose and men, ‘and capable of making a speed up to 35 miles an hour. ° ‘Since the discussion and considera- tion of the truck problem began it was. agreed by the commissioners, all vot- ing for the proposal last night, that the present equipment should be util- ized on a truck which can be pur- chased fo~ $2,400 to; $3,000, and to dis- continue use of the horses. The pres- ent truck ‘can be used as auxiliary apparatus if it is later decided to get a more expensive, truck. One of the reagons which impelled the commis- sion to decide upon this sort of ap- paratus is that the price on the spe- cially built motor apparatus has not decreased in the last few months,as much as in some other lines, and there .is a feeling that there will be a fur- ther drop in price. There has been considerable sen- timent manifest among business: men for purchasing a light, apparatus rather than expensive equipment at this- time. It is said ‘that the speed with which most fires are reached is the contfolling element in fire fight- ing, and it is felt that a truck would minimize damage frequently caused by delay in getting to fires which necessitates the throwing of a great quantity of water. The following bills were allowed: George Gussner . 18.00 R. W. Sanders . 92.97 Police payroll 54.00 R. P. Logan 19.27 Fire department 47.00 R, P. Logan \........- 29.42 B. M? Beers & Son . «12.36 Street and sewer department 134.50 Bismarck Water Supply Co.. 1,762.50 (is ee ee | WEATHER REPORT | Uist esc : For twenty-four hours ending at noon, March 28, Temperature Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity . Weather Forecast or Bismarck and Vicinity: In- creasing cloudiness tonight; Wed- nesday probably snow; rising tom- perature. For North Dakota: . Increasing New England, N. D., March 28:—| A tragic proof of the intensity of | the blizzard of Washington's birth-| day, February 22, in southeastern | North Dakota was uncovered by the, thaws of the last week at a point) South of Bentley. Thirty horses,! frozen stiff, were found standing up-| right in side of a steep hill. It was apparen that they had sought shelter in th lee of the hill, but had graduall. been covered with snow and had froz drifts. 4 en to death while standing in the| cloudiness -tonight; ‘Wednesday pnob- ably: snow;~ rising |temperature! ito- night and in east and south portions Wednesday. 4 . Weather Conditions The northwestern low pressure area has overspread the Plains states } and the temperature has fallen con- a deep snowdrift on the east |siderably below normal over that re- ion, going below zero in North Da-| ota. Snow or rain has been gen- ral over the northern states, ex- epting Montana. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. WIFE IS HELD WHEN HUSBAND | Casper, Wyoming Man, is Shot While on Board Train in Minnesota Last Night LeSeuer, Minn., M. 28.—Mrs. EB. | C, Bell, of Casper, Wyo,, is being held by the police here without charge in connection with the death of her hus- band, who died. of a gunshot wound! shortly after he was removed from a| Chicago, St. ‘Paul, Minneapolis and/ Omaha passenger train here last night. | Bell was shot while in a state-/ ;room which he afd his wife occupied during a scuffle in which four shots: ers fired, according to Mrs, Bell to-! lay. The authorities have little informa- tion. ‘Mrs, Bell told them an jnco- herent story. “Mrs. Bell showed signs of a strug- gle she@said she made to prevent the shooting, according to physicians who} visited her at her hotel this morning. | Her arms were badly bruised, the! marks of fingers being still visible and her face is’ puffed from bumps which She said she received when thrown against the side of the state room, Her husband, she said, had been drinking heavily before they left Min- neapolis last night and she experienc- | ed considerable - difficulty in getting him to his train. She said she begged ; him not to continue drinking ag he | oarded the train but he invited sev-! eral passengera to the state room; ebntinuing his drinking bout. The shooting, she said, occurred when the train neared this place. i ‘She could not sbe certain, she said, if | the shots were directed at her, { “I tried to get the gun away from| him and I-do not know what position we were in when the bullet which struck him was fired,” she said. “All he said was ‘Nell, I’m shot.’” Mrs. Bell said the struggle for pos-! ‘session of the pistol took place when her husband took the gun from under his pillow and began to shoot, AVIATORS WILL TRY 10 CIRCLE ENTIRE WORLD English Aviators to Start) Through Southern Europe’ on Their Flight Washington, March 28.—By_ direc-| tion of the foreign office in London| ithe British embassy here has request: ed the state department here to have all proper facilities extended to Sis Ross and Keith Smith, Briish avia- tors, when they reach the United States on their attempted aerial cir- cumnavigation of the world, \Sirt Ross, with his brother, Sir Keith, accomplished the flight from; England to Australia more than a year ago, Their latest adventure will in- volve a start-from London, April 20, the first stop being in France. The route lies across southern Europe, Asia Minor, India, China, Japan and Siberia. The Pacific will be crossed at ‘Bering Strait, landing being made on some of the Aleutien islands and in Alaska, The course will then be across Canada to the Soo, where it will swing to the southwest to New York. Then the line will be along the New England coast to (Newfoundland where the start will be made across the Atlantic. If weather conditions are favorable an attempt will be made to reach Ireland directly from Newfoundland, following the course taken by Hawk- er. Otherwise the plane will be di- rected to the Azores. | The adventurers will use a Vick- ers “Viking Amphibian” plane, which can be landed on either land or wa- ter. FORMER BUTLER WINS HIS CASE iNew York, March 28,—August Probst, former butler at the Rolling (Rock club near Pittsburgh, who claimed he was being “railnoaded” out of the country because of a love affair with Miss Virginia C. McKay, prominent society girl, was illegally ordered deported, Féderal Judge ‘Knox ruled today in a decision on the IS SHOT DEAD STRUGGLED OVER GUN} ry BELL FOR SENATE f 1 Wife of Man Shot Says That She! Struggled to Take Gun Away From Him, John A, Bell, 67, Pittsburg. multi- millionair2, is being primed for the appointment as U. S. senator from Pennsylvania in event Senator Crow resigns, TOWNLEY ASKS DISMISSAL OF CHARGES MADE Has Expired in Allegations Against Him MOTION IS REJECTED Taking of Evidence Begins with Ole Engen, Bank Receiver, on Witness Stand Fargo, March 28,—The preliminary hearing of A.C, Townley, charged with embezglement of $3,000 from the defunct, Scandinavian-American bank, was permitted to continue today. clared that the defense motion for dis- migsal was a matter to be decided up- on. the, hearing,of evidence, This mo- tion for dismissal was base vit~the ground that the alleged offense had been committed more than three years before the complaint was filed and that the statute of limitations had be- come effective, { Taking of evidence began with Ole Engen, receiver of the bank, on the stand identifying records. W. S. Lauder of Wahpeton, Leslie Simpson of Dickinson and Seth Rich- ardson of Fargo are ‘representing Mr. Townley, while the prosecution is in the hands of Attorney General Svein- bjorn’ Johnson, ‘his chief asbistant, George Shafer, and C. C. Wattam, as- sistant states attorney for Cass county. Brevig on Stand, Leslie Simpson, counsel for Town- ley this afternoon promised a ‘‘Ro- J. Brevig, 11 years assistant cashier of the bank. He identified a draft drawn on J. J. Hastings, vice- presi- dent of the bank, by T, 'P. ‘Harvey, ‘States Sisal Trust; a draft drawn by his bank on a Minneapolis bank in payment, of this one, and a note ed Statcs Sisal Trust by J. J. Hast- ings as trustee. ‘Entry of the last transaction was of January 20, 1919, he said. The sisal concern paid the $3,000 note by renewal April 7, 1919, and took cut a new note for $9,000 the witness’ testified. nm Thé ‘trial is. expected to last for several days. OLD INDIAN "FIGHTER DIES Wallace, Idaho, March 28.—George Turner, 79, a western pioneer and In- dian fighter, has died here, He was wounded at the battle of Wounded Knee and was in Colonel Perry’s command at the time of the battle of the Little Big Horn. COLD WAVE OVER NEBRASKA Ohama, Neb., March 28:—A cold wave that struck Nebraska last night is moving east and south the local ‘weather ‘bureau reported today. Val- Probst habeas corpus action. Probst, however, was held for further deport- {ation proceedings. MISTAI ‘New York, March 28.—Police Com- missioner Enright today lifted the ban |on women smoking-in public as sud- denly as he clamped it down last night when he learned that Alderman Mc- Ginnis’ anti-smoking ordinance had {never been passed by the board of ald- erman or signed by Mayor Hyland. “Daniel W. F. McCoy, an employe in the city clerk's offices was led forth caprisoned in sack cloth and ashes as official “goat” for an error that had set even anti-smoking women on the warpath. entine, Neb., reported 6° above zero. There was a light snow in the north- ern (part of Nebraska. SMOKE IN PUBLIC AROUSES NEW YORK ®::" “ was | RICKARD CASE SOON TO JURY! ball team may get into action tomor- McCoy, it was explained, charged ° with clipping city records for resolutions and ordi- wances that have been adopted and | approved by the mayor and sending therh along to the proper officials for | enforcement. the official | FRAZIER WILL _ BE CANDIDATE ~ HE ANNOUNCES Former Governor Says That He Will Be in the Campaign For U. S. Senator SLOGAN ADOPTED FOR HIM Fargo, March 28.—Former, Gover- nor Lynn J. Frazier has formally ac- {cepted the endorsement of the Non- j Partisan league convention at Fargo ;for the United States senatorship; Mr. Frazier had said some time ago that he was not a candidate and did not care foy public office agai At a meeting of Nonpartisan leag- uers here following the convention, | . Miller of Bottineau, suggested | slogan for the Frazier campaign: ere ls My Dollar to Send Frazier to Washington.” The formal statement of My. Frazier follows: “In accepting the nomination, tend- eréd by the state convention, it i both a duty and a pleasure to recor ES done me and the confidence shown in me. “I have, so to speak, been ‘drafted’ in your service, There are easier ayd more pleasant paths to follow than! those you have called on me to walk} in. Yet I am ready to yield to your wishes and bow to the united opinion of the farmers and laborers of the state, if ‘in theif judgment I shall serve them and aid them in attaining the ends of justice. and equity to which they have set themselves. “My: efforts and my strength will be freely and willingly given in this| campaign. But I wish to remind you that no one man can’ win the fight alone. We must have the faithful, unswerving and loyal hands of the farmers and laborers of this state behind the whole ticket. The nomi-| Judge A. T. Cole, in Cass county dis-|nees are but their representatives. | Seiler. trict court this morning, overruled a Agriculture and labor can secure the be a candidate, according to announce- demurrer filed bythe defense and de-|Tecognition they should have in Wash-| ment of his brother some days ago. ington and at Bismarck—if they desire it earnestly enough. “Tam ready to do my part. J know and believe that those who have called me stand ready and anxious to do theirs. If they do, there will be no doubt as to the outcome, or question as to the victory of the friends of! progressive government.” SENATE AGREES ON PROVISOS T0 4-POWER PACT Senate Unravels Its Tangled; Situation to Satisfaction pan holiday” before the proceedings of All The rest cf the morning session ——_—— was taken up with testimony of N.| Washington, March 28.—The sen- ate finally untangled its parliamen- | tary difficulties over the four power treaty supplements [by foining the two’ supplementary agreements to- | by unanimous vote. ; One of the supplements, |graphical scope of the four power pact so as not to include the Japan-| ese homeland. The other, attached| to the first by today’s action in the ‘form of a “reservation” stipudates domestic character cannot be brought before the -four power “conferences.” The vote on the double4barreled ‘ratification resolution was 73 to 0, opponents of the four power plans joining in giving approval to the! supplements because they interpreted | the two agreements as limiting and{ curtailing the operation of the prin-j |cipal treaty. ‘Several alttemplts to attach other reservations which had \failed when the four power treaty itself was under consideration were} defeated by the usual pro-treaty and anti-treaty lineup. TAKE UP, TREATY | Washington, March 28.—With ac-! |tion on the four-power Pacific treaty | completed by ratification of the two supplemental agreements the senate; was prepared to begin debate today jon the naval limitation treaty estab- |lishing a 3 capital ship ratio for the United States, Great Britain and Japan. = BANK OFFICER, OF FARGO DIES| Fargo, March 28.—George B. Run-! Iner, 67, first vice president of the: ; Northwestern Mutual Savings and association of Fargo, myo-carditis at a Fargo hospital fol- illness New York, Marc! fending Tex Rickard from the charge| of about three) JAMESTOWN CONVENTIONS OF REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 19 | Call Issued in Fargo Today By Spalding and Attorney-Gen- eral Johnson CANDIDATES) MENTIONED Governor Nestos Expected To Be Endorsed for Re-nomination at Convention The next state convention in line will be held at Jamestown on Wed- nesday, April 19, it was announced to- day in Fargo. Burleigh Spalding, chairman of the Real Republican committee, issued a call for a convention to meet on that date in Jamestown and Sveinbjorn Johnson, attorney general and chair- man of the Democratic state com- mittee, issued a call for the assemb- ling of Democrats in Jamestown on that date, Arrangements have been made for 436 Republican delegates, while the basis of the Democratic representa- tion has not been fixed. Both conventions are expected to endorse candidates for state office. The Democratic convention probably will nominate J. F. T. O'Connor as a andidate for United States senator. Claims Statute of Limitations my deep appreciation, of the honor | Whether the convention called by Mr. Spalding will endorse anyone for that position or not is a matter of debate among many politicians. Since there already are three candidates in the field, Lynn J. Frazier, A. J. Gronna and Porter J. McCumber, it is felt by some that the convention ought not to endorse a candidate. On the other hand, there are many who. be- lieve that the convention should en- dorse a candidate. There are several men in the state who would like to be candidates for senator with the backing of some organization, and there may be several in the field. Suggested Candidates: Among those suggested as candi- dates are: Judge A: M. Christianson, Former Governor L, B. Hanna, Orma- by McHarg, Jerry Bacon and Oscar C..A. Johngon of Minot will It is expected that the Republican convention will endorse Governor Nes- tos for renomination and some of the other state” officers. The only an- nounced candidates who are not now in office are H. L. Stegner of Bis- marck and W. D. Austin of Fargo for Commissioner of Insurance, and George Shafer, agsistant attorney gen- eral, for that position. Judge W. L. Nuessle of district court, has been mentioned asa candidate for the su- Preme court in Bismarck and in that connection the appointment of C. L. Young to the district bench to succeed. Judge Nuessle has been suggested. BOMB THROWN IN BELFAST i Three Persons are Injured While Watching Burning Jam Factory Belfast, March 28.—(By the A. P.) gether and then ratifying them both/—Several fires broke out in different parts of the city early this morning. : | ; a ; n itself in!A bomb was thrown inti ith- given to his bank, signed by the Unit-|the form of a treaty, defines the ged-|ered to watch the Bae factory in Unity street and three per- sons wounded. ORDER ORANGEMEN OUT Buncrana, Ireland, March 28,— Notices have been posted around town ordering all Orangemen to leave this city—a measure of reprisal for the recent McMahon murders in Bel- fast. Irish provisional government troops have taken over the police barracks here which were evacuated by the Royal Irish constabulary. SERVICE MEN WILL GATHER Meeting To Be Held in American Legion Hall A meeting of the service men of all wars will be held in the American Legion hall on Wednesday evening, ‘April 5, it is announced by the execu- tive committee. There, will be discussed in this meeting matters of community intei- est, probably including a frank dis- cussion of public questions and public men sceking support of the people. The executive tommittee wants all service men at'the meeting. KEN ORDER FORBIDDING WOMEN TO saver"esitt"a"'se é2 ¢ LoCAL ROTARY CLUB TEAM TO MEET JIMTOWN The ‘Bismarck Rotary club volley row against the Jamestown Rotary vol- .—Attorneys de-| ley bafl team in this city. The James- town players are expected to arrive that the sports promoter had.assaulted | here tomérrow morning, be guests of ja 15-year-old girl rested shortly before | the Rotary club at luncheon at noon, IMr, McCoy was still too much over- | 200n today and the court indicated; play the volley ball game in the after- come by the wrath that had descend-| it hoped to get the case to the jury ed on his head to explain just how | he happened to include the anti- tonight. smoking bill in his list of ordinances | Swiss watches are becoming less adopted and approved. popular in America. noon and be guests of the local team for dinner in the evening, Thé local players will be J. J. M. MacLeod, Bob Webb, George Will, Jim Taylor, J. E. Kauliuss and Phil (Meyer. 4 ‘