The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1922, Page 1

‘Washburn Lignite Coal Co..... 28.71 , Geo. Gussner ......» « 15.38 \N. D. Ind Tel Co. » + 6.25 Street and Sewer Dept.. ~ 136.50 84.00 Hi, Hi. Pilmoor . PROBE ROUITY The Weather; ~ Unsettled } FORTIETH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, M THE BISMARCK TRIBUN Last Edition AY 16, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS CLAIM CHIC FIRE TEAM 10 RBTIRE AFTER -_YBARS SERVIGE Old Snyder, Veteran Horse of| Department, Will Join His Former Teammate REPLACED BY FIRE TRUCK Horses Which Formed Fire Team Purchased From Man Who Lost Life on Titanic There will be a reunion in a green “Pasture southeast of Bismarck in’ a few days. > ‘ Old Snyder, the veteran 22-year-old ‘horse of the fire department, will rub noseg with his former partner in the harness, old Colonel, 21, ‘who retired from active duty seven or eight years ago. The city commission Jast night ac-|° cepted a bid. of $125 offered by Mrs. George Claredge for the purchase of the fire team which was replaced by the motor truck, harness and what was left of the horse-drawn hose cart, Mrs. Claredge purchased Colonel, the teammate of Snyder, when he had worn out his nerves and his energy pounding the streets of Bismarck, The old: horse has had a good home since that time, and this was taken into consideration in making the sale. ’ Colonel and Snyder were purchased by the city of Bismarck when they were 7 and & years old, respectively. They were thé pride of the town, and one of the best teams in this section. They were purchased by J. B. Taylor, acting for the city, from H. F. Chaffee, who (went down on the Titanic. Col- onel wore out on the job and was sold, but old Snyder continued in the har- negs and retires at 22 to make way for the modern fire fighting equipment. Colonel now ig 21, is sleek and fat and contented to do farm work far from the sound of the shrill fire whistle or clanging bell. The commission, at its meeting, or- dered in a sidewalk on Front street, south side, from Seventh, to Ninth street, [Bills were ajlowed as follows: IN. D, Ind, Tel. Co -$ 12.00 ‘Canital Steam Laundry a» 6.70 Police payroll . . itm : 21.50 ‘of Walsh county. '$500,000 bond theft from the Chase WARNS AGAINST PLANTING T00 County Agent John Haw Urges Growing of Spuds In Mod- erate Quantities Fargo, .N. D., May 16—John Haw, county leader of the Agricijtural Col- lege extension department is warning farmers against planting too great a ‘potato acreage during the coming year. The college urges a continuing policy for the growing of potatoes in a bad year to plunge into the tuber raising game heavily. The potato acreage in the country vil] probably be one of~the greatest ever put in this year, according to F.C. Hathaway, county agent leader ‘He has compiled figures for the greatest potato raising states in the. west—Minnesota, Michi- PACKING PLANT ‘Affairs of Company Before Grand Jury at Fargo Fargo, N. D., May 16,—Affairs of the Equity ‘Co-Operative Packing com- (pany are beinhg investigated by the Cass county grand jury. That fact became known today through the activities of C. W. Reich- ert, the new president of the com- any, elected last January. F The company plant at West Fargo has been closed many months, after being operated at a loss of approxi- mately $1,000,000. ‘William C. Green, state’s attorney of Cass counthy, continued to preseat evidence to the jury today og a num- ber of minor criminal cases, the law requiring that all criminal cases pending at the time the jury is call- ‘ed shall be inquired into by the jury. The taking of evidence probably will be concluded tomorrw, and it is.expected that. the jurz ~*U com- plete its work Wednesda» afternoon or Thursday. (Pubicity in connection vk the in- dictments that may be rearned will not be permitted, under the law, un- til warrants have beeh served upon the persons indicted. In other wards, all indictments returned v* be sec- ret in nature except in the case of persons already under arrest. CAPPER HITS VALUATION PLAN Washington, May 16.—American vai-_ uation again was brought into senate discussion of the tariff bil] today, Sen- ator (Capper, Republican, Kansas, chairman of the senate agricultural ploc,-charging that the “most zealous advocate of this system” desired it pecause-they believed that by it they could “conceal from the American peo- ple the extent to which they desire to raise rates.” LEAGUE ENDORSEMENTS |. Carson, May 16—At the nonparti- san convention held in Carson _ last Saturday, Wm. Kamrath of Leith and Henry Laub of Heil were indorsed as candidates for the legislature. # Geo. Snook of Pretty Rock was in- dorsed for County Treasurer; Wm. Nultemeier for Sheriff; Chas. Emth for Auditor; Mina Aasved for County Superintendent of Schools and Ben Money for Probate Judge. No indorse- ments were made for Register of Deeds and for Clerk of Court. No one was indorsed for commissioner in the First District. In the second Commis- sioner District, Harry Fisher was in- dorsed for commissioner. Thirteon different relfgious beliefs are represented among the girls liv- ing in the Y. M C. A. home in St. to show that the acreage wwill be in- creased in each. In each case Mr. Hathaway thas gathered figures from county agents of the chief potato rais- ing counties of the states named. In each case the majority predicted in- creased acreage. (Most of the agents estimated the; 1921 acreage to be normal or more than normal. ever that the tendeacy was lower in 1921 as far as yield was concerned. The 1921 yield per acre wag eSti- mated as follows: Minnesota—an av- erage of 75 ‘bushels per acre; Michi- gan, 100 bushels 81; Idaho, 233; Colorado, 200. Irriga- tion is given as the reason for the high averages for the two states fast named, SUGGESTION FOR CANDIDATES Sheriff Candidate Would Have All Campaign Together Here's a new suggestion for th can- didates for sheriff, It is voiced by a candidate himself. town early today with a load of tents. “J guess I'll distribute a tent to each} candidate.” said Anderson, jokingly. | “We'll all move through the county in} a caravan making our campaign.| That'll give everybody an even chance, and cut down campaign xpenses.” i But, since the tents must be used | for housing persons engaged in road | work north of the city, it is probable | the suggestion cannot be carried out. | Local politicians were figuring today i that there was left an even dozen can-| didates for sheriff. ay ee Ie | H DEER HEAD | ae WIREAK NEAR WILLISTON. | Williston, 'N. D., May _1*-—Accord- | ing to Joe (Mendro of W*tiston, he a farmer’s pasture near this city, | which 1s perhaps one of the queerest freaks ever seon in this section. The eolt, Mr. Mendro says, had a head, not much aitferent tron that of an) yrdinai buck deer, and as nearly as Raia tell, he believed ‘sere were | indications that one or more horns might presently grow out Another meculiar fact about the animal was that the hoof of one foot ~s cleft into two divisions. while the remain- ing hoofs were entirely natural. APPOINTS COUNCIL b Governor Nests has named a pro- fessional council to cooperate with and assist the state board of health in its work. Members anpointed are Dr. J. J. Grassick, Mother Sunerior Held in $500,000 Bond Theft While booking passage for Europe, Mrs. Bertha Vardeman, concert ‘singer, and her husband, John (below) were seized in connection with a F.. Chase (above), former employe of the bank, also is held. ' H OOO att MANY POTATORS moderate quantities, as a cultivated) crop, he said, but this is going to be}. gan, Wisconsin, Idaho and Colorado—j The majority said, how-| per acre; Wisconsin,| 7 ia George tAnderson of Wing, was in| National Bank, New York. Arthur APPOINTMENT OF ; BURDICK REVOKED Notice has been sent to the Secre- itary of State by C. H. Gustafson, of {the United Grain Growers, of the re- | vocation of the appointment of U. L. ‘Burdick ag agent in North Dakota for ithe U. S. Grain Growers Ine. and the iFarmers Finance Corporation. ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL AND IS HELD HERE Patient From - Insane Hospital] At Jamestown Walks Into: i Local Home Axe]_Carlson, whose home is said to be in Carrington, escaped from the state asylum at Jamestown and was located by Holice here last night in a hoe on Seventh street. He was be- ing held pending arrival of an officer to return him to Jamestown. ‘Carlson, who is an old man but still vigorous, said that he walked to Bia- marck. 'He escaped with another in- Inmate, who had not Ibeen located today ‘but who did not come to Bismarck. They got out at 9 o'clock at night May Carlson walked into a house on | Seventh street. He did not cause any trouble and apparently had no reason | for going into the house. ‘The family sympathized with him and cared for ‘him until the police arrived. | NEW COMPANY | MAY MINE COAL AROUND ZAP Za: N. Dy May 16.—At- ney O’Sanna and. of pM ' Graves, representing the Republic Goal Co. and B. L. Pratt, big whole- | sale coal dealers of Minneapolis, after spending a month traveling through- ‘out the state examining lignite de- ! posits, haverreturned toZap. While jhere these gentlemen sbatred options on 860° aéres of land ‘belonging to Fred Sinerius, John Fischer, Frank |Thompson and First State Bank of ‘Beulah, just east of town, to run for la period of six months. Mr. Graves iwith Bert Finney of Golden Valley will give the land a thorough test, nd_as several small mines have al- ready been opened on this tract by private parties, in different locations showing an excellent grade of lig- nite, there is no question but what the new company will locate here. The Republic company now has mines in Illinois and a lignite mine at Burlington, this state, and accord- ing to reports, the entire pswer_and other mining equipment nw at Bur- lington will be moved to Zap and that mine abandoned. BANK~ REOPENS The Farmers State Bank of Brant- ilovring examination bank by the receiver and other ac- -|idea originated TO DEFALCATION New Rockford Admits Em- bezzlement Charged BANK IS NOW~ CLOSED Banker Sentenced to Serve Two Years in State Penitentiary By Coffey Jamestown, N. D., May 16.—Harry C. Sexton, fomerly president of. the its doors and went into the hands of a receiver, was sentenced to serve two years in the state penitentiary by Judge J. A. Coffey in district court. Sexton was brought here from New from the Bank of New. Rockford. ‘Sexton recently has been connected with a detective organization in Far-j go. ‘ The charges were preferred by the| states attorney at New Rockford, fol- of the closed} countants, it is said. DENY WEALTHY MANUFACTURER LOST HIS LIFE Insurance Companies to. Resist Payment of $65,000 Life Insurance Superior, Wis. May 16.—Special agents for insurance companies which have been sued for $65,000, the amount of life insurance carried by Edward Sailstad, Eau Claire manufac- turer, who is alleged to ‘have lost his life in a cabin fire on Lake Nebaga- mon on the night of August 27, 1920, announced today the inauguration of a nation-wide search for Dorothy An- derson, Sailstad’s stenographer. The companies will claim when the damage suit comes to trial that Sail- stad eloped with Miss. Anderson aft- er placfng human bones in the cabin which was fired. A pathologist at the University of Wisconsin last week declared the charred ‘bones to be those of a man of small stature. Sailstad was des- cribed as a “man of medium build.” OFFER PRAYER FOR GOOD GROP Joint Service Will Be Held in New England, May 28 New England, N. D., May 16.--May ‘28, between 4 and 5 p. m., has been designated as the period which people of this section shall devote to prayer for a good crop this season. At New England, during this hour, a joint ser- vice will be held in which all rigious denominations will take part. The with laymen, who asked the assistance of the ministers of all denominations in carrying out the plan, The four local ministers. Revs. Jo- seph Poettgens, W. H. Ashley, L. O. Hellekley and William Cevers will take part in the ceremonies. Hymns will be sung and all will join in pray- er for the common purpose. The ‘New England band will play America at the close of the meeting, and the song will be jpined in by the audience. : WOMEN’S CLUBS TO HOLD THREE BIG MEETINGS Three district meetings of the North Dakota Federation of Womens clubs are listed for the present week. The first meeting is at Kulm, where the women of the Fourth District are due to begin their meeting May 16. The Fourth District meeting is scheduled to begin at Hankinson, May 17, while the Hight District will begin its meet- ford, which closed its doors two weeks ago, has opened for business, ac- cording to word to the state examiner. A magnificent memorial fountain has been erected in St. Louis to com- Missohuri women. FIRST HALF OF MAY IS Grand Forks, N. D., May 16—The period, May 1 to 15, was generally favorable to crop and. livestock in North Dakota, according to reports re- ceived by J, G. Diamond, agricultural statistician for the state. The rain of the Jast week’s period were bene- ficial to pastures and growing grains, Mr. Diamond’s mid-monthly report says, although they interfered to some extent with field work. Mary Charles, Alma Opheim, all of Louis. Grand Forks. \Pastures are most improved and the ing at-Jamestown, May 19th. Attendance at the district meetings last week is reported to have een large, both at Dickinson ‘and Minot. Graphite fnom which pencils are recently saw and examine’ * colt in) 1 morate the brave deeds of pioneer! made is imported from Mexico and Ceylon. FAVORABLE TO GROWING CROPS, REPORT SAYS putlook for a fine hay crop is excel- lent the report says, Rye continues to make satisfactory progress with stand and color report- ed excellent in all sections. Condi- tions favor a good start for wheaf. Sceding of coarse grain, potatoes and garden truck on the whoje is well started, but progress has ben uneven due to weather and the rush of the wheat seeding, Fermer President of Bank of; Bank of New Rockford, which closed | Rockford for sentence. i The former bank president pleaded | guilty to the embezzlement of $9,560} Hague. TO INVITATION Refusal of America to Enter In- to Hague Conference on | Russia Disappoints | WILL PRESS REQUEST Lloyd George Refuses to Take American Reply to Invi- ’ tation as Final LEAVES DOOR OPEN Washington, May 16—The Am- erican note of yesterday declin- ing to participate in the proposed meeting of The Hague next month for discussion of Russian conditions was intended to leave the door open for further coaver- sation it was said at the White House. Beyond this confession of the interpretation placed on the state department communication today by Premier Lloyd George no comment on the situation at Genoa or American attitude on participation of economic condi- tions in Russia was made. Genoa, May 16 (By the Associated Press)—Prime Minister Lloyd George does not feel, it was indicated this afternoon, that the American refusal to participate in the commission to sit at The Hague on+Russian affairs is her final’ word as the document indicates -great American interest in Russia’s economic reconstruction and the reply is regarded as one forming a basis for further correspondence. | Ambassador Child handed the communication from Washington em- bodying the American refusal to Mr. Lloyd George shortly after noon. SCHANZER SURPRISED Genoa, May 16 (By the Associated Press)—Foreign Minister Schanzer, of Italy, onjlearning today that the United Stata$,would not join the pro- posed commission. on Russian affairs at The "Hague, expressed great sur- prise, especially at: the rapidity with which a decision was taken which may have great influence on the fur- ther discussions at Genoa, Great-disappointment at the Ameri- can decision was expressed generally in conference circles as the belief had gradually.been forming here that the United States was ready now’ to” join the other powers in dealing with Rus- sian economic problems. When the news of the American declination got about it became at once the topic of the day. The general opinion was that Am erican absence from The Hague might kill that_meeting as the refusal of the United States to participate at Genoa was in the eyes of ‘many the chief reason for the failure to achievei definite results here. The French delegation expressed keen disappointment, commenting that 'rance was alone with America in foreseeing the dangers from the atti- tude of the Soviet representatives as disclosed here. LEAGUE REFUSES, today refused to take up the Russian problem and referred to the Genoa conference the Norwegian govern- quiry by the league into the general situation in Russig and the eiiect in the reconstruction of Europe, Washington, May 16-—The State department made public last night the text of a message to Ambassador Child at Genoa, declining the invita- tion to participate in the new Euro- pean economic conference at The “The government,” the American communication said, “is unable to conclude that it can helpfully partici- pate in the mecting at The Hague as this would apepar to be the con- tinuance under a different nomen- clature of the Genoa conference and destined, to encounter the same diffi- culties if the attitude disclosed in the Russian memorandum of May 11 re- mains unchanged.” The inescapable ultimate question, the American nete said, “would ap- pear to be the restoration of produc- tivitiy in Russia, the essential eondi- tions of: which are still to be secured and must in the nature of things be provided within Russia herself.” The State department’s communica- tion said the American government “has always been ready” to join other governments in arranging for “an inquiry by experts into the eco- nomic situation in Russia and the ne- cesary remedies.” Cannot Concur in Plan Such an inquiry, it was added, would deal appropriately “with the economic prerequisites” for restora- tion of Russian production, without which a sound basis for credits “would be_ lacking.” In conclusion, the American com- munication reviewed the offer to “give serious attention” to “any proposals | issuing from a Genoa conference or later conference.” ROUSING FOURTH CELEBRATION. Dickinson, May 16.—Dickinson wiil have a rousing Fourth of July celebra- tion if plans by the general committee appointed to have charge of the event by IH. A. Diedrich, president of the city commission, are carried out. Tho! general committee appointed by Pres: | ident Diedrich following the mass} meeting held at the armory two weeks | ago, has not been idle and plans for the biggest and ibest celebration that | residents of this section of the Slope have ever attended are now wel] un- der way. AGO GUNMEN CON SEXTON, BANKER, ALLIES PAINED PLEADS GUILTY) ATU. §, REPLY | Indicted Among eight indicted at- Chicago ‘in_ connection with outbreaks in! |which two policemen were killed ‘and buildings’ bombed ere “ |Tim” Murphy (above), head of the ‘gas workers’ union; Fred Mader (enter), president of the Chicago Building Trades Council. and “Con", eben, head of the tneater janitors’ | d ‘union. PROFITS OF BXPORTERS DROP Claim Made That Profit Now Less Than One Cent a Bushel Washington, May 16.—The average profit of wheat exporters dropped in 1921 to 1-3 of 1 cent a bushel from an average of nearly 8 cents a bushel Geneva, May 16.—(By the A. P.)--|in 1920, according to a statement sub- The council of the League of Nations | mitted to the senate today by the Fed. eral Trade Commission as part one of its report on Senator Ladd’s reso- lution asking data on the operation ment’s request for an immediate in-| and methods of grain exporters. Section two of the report will be submitted in a few days, the commis- sion’s letter to the senate announced, WESLEY COLLEGE MUSICIAN DIES D., May 16.—Miss Grand Forks, N. Adalaide O’Kell, for five years head of the piano department of Wesley col- lege, conservatory of music, died here at 5 o'clock of pneumonia. pupil of the late Edward McDowell. STERL MERGER She was a IS RATIFIED ‘New York, May 16.—The Bethlehem- Lackawanna, steel merger was ratified today by directors of both companies. iBethlehem will pay for the Lacka- wanna properties in 7 per cent pre- ferred stock and class B common stock giving an aggreate amount of the two cl: $ equal at par value to the par value of the Lackawanna’s out- standing stock, $35,108,500, FALLS INTO CISTERN Dickinson, May 16—A_ bitten tongue and a few bruises were the only injuries received ‘by Katie Friedt, 11-year-old Center girl who fell through a rotten board covering an abandoned cistern and dropped 20 feet to the rock strewn floor of the vault. Playmates found a rope which they lowered to. her and she was pull- ed out a few minutes later. WHISKEY PLANE GOES SMASH New York, May 16.—THe wreck- ing of a whiskey laden airplane near Croton-on-Hudson caused pro- hibition authorities today to con. sider steps to prevent this form of smuggling from Canada. The plane was a double-seater and the passenger cockpit had been filled with bottled goods packed in sacks. One hundred quart bottles were broken in the Crash and fifty were intact, 1 FESS BOMB THROWERS “IN LABOR WAR HELD SLAYERS Police Claim to Have Confessions Of Three Men Clinching Their Case ‘ | FINGER -PRINTS ARE USED Bloody Prints on Automobile Car Door Used to Indentify Alleged Slayers ‘Chicago, May 16.—Evidence distinct- (ly connecting bomb throwers and the slayers of two policemen with the “big three” Chicago labor leaders was claimed today by authorities working on the case since Terence Lyons, act- ing Jieutenant, and Thomas Clark, patrolman, were shot down a week ago after two buildings had been dyna- mited in the so-called labor war, Four men have been identified posi- tively as the slayers of the policemen, and three have confessed, police said, while John Miller, bartender and own- er of the motorcar from which the fata] shots were fired, has been iden- tified as the driver through bloody fin- ger-prints on the automobile door. Two men who rode with him were ar- rested wher they applied for medical aid, the police said, one having a body wound and the other a bullet through Yhe shoulder. Under questioning they broke down, police said, and one made a complete confession, TRY TO POISON ONE Miller himself confessed early to- day under questioning by the police. He was removed secretly to an ioutlying police station because of an attempt to poison him. Police said one dish brought from a restaurant contained a quickly acting poison. Through these alleged confessions and other information, according to authorities, evidence has been obtain- ed to connect the work of the bomb- ers and killers with “Big Tim” Mur- jnhy, “Con” Shea and “Frenchy” Ma- | der. Murphy is quoted as having said he regards himself as being made “the goat” and is though with Chicago la- bor organizations. He said he proba- bly would. leave Chicago as soon as he » gets out of his present-troubles. He is under prison sentence for complicity in- a°$400,000 mail robbery. The wives of Murphy and Mader are said to have started a drive yes- terday to obtain $100,000 for their husbands’ defense. CHARGE FRAME-UP Chicago, May 16.—“Police terror- ism” to discredit organized labor was charged by Edward .Nockles, secre- tary of the Chicago Federation of labor, in denouncing wholesale ar- rests of union heads. Nockles declared police and pros- ecutors were working “hand in glove with the/opéen shop advocates.” “Framed” evidence by highly paid ‘detectives attempting to disrupt la- bor led to the arrest of “scores of in- nocent labor leaders,” Nockles de- clared in an interview. “The Citizens’ Committee to en- force the Landis Award has $3,000,- 000 with which to carry on its fight,” Nockles declared. FRENCH OUTLAY EXCEEDS INCOME Paris, May 16.—(By the A: P.)— The French budget for 1922 submitted in parliament today by the govern- ment provides for expenditures amounting to 28,180,000,000 francs, with receipts amounting to only 19,- 285,000,000 francs, of which 1,250,000,- 00 would be derived from the sale of war stocks, taxes on war profits and other temporary resources, 36 INJURED DURING PARADE Oklahoma City, May 16.—Thirty-six persons were ‘injured, one probably seriously, when a reviewing stand built for parade of. Knights Templars who are attending a state meeting collapsed this morning, U. S. DECLINES TO JOIN PROBE Washington, May 16.—Indications were given at the White (House today that the United States would not ac- cept the invitation extended by Great Britain for representation on a com- mission to investigate atrocities upon the Turks upon Christian minorities in Asia Minor as reported by the Amer- ican relief administration. COMPANY K RE.ORGANIZED, Dickinson, May 16.—Much interest has been shown about the city during the past week in the re-organization of Company K. At a meeting held in the armory last Tuesday evening ten men signed the company roster and many more signified their intention of joining. A Chicago manicurist has in- vented a combination nail cleaner, | polisher and cutter, '