The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1922, Page 1

‘The Weather’ FAIR HE BIS RCK TR Last Edition FORTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS 19 DIE IN TWO EXPLOSIONS GRAIN DEPARTMENT OF RAILROAD COMMISSION ESTABLISHED; OFFICES MOVED TO BISMARCK FR Consolidated Work of Grain In spection, Accounting and In. spection Measures LUND APPOINTED Former Auditor of Board of Administration Is Named by Commission. A consolidation of the! work of the &rain inspection, elevator “Accounting and, weights and measures depart- ments will be effected by the state rail. road commission under plans draw: ‘by the commission for the resumption of the supervision and inspection of grain and elevators, which was ter- minated at the passage of the grain grading act, according to Chairman Frank Milhollan. The commission decided to estab- lish what will be known as the grain department of the state railroad com.| mission, Ole Lund, formerly employ- ed as an auditor by the board of ad- inistration was chosen to head the new department. His duties, it was stated, will be to supervise the entire grain inspection and accounting work, The grain inspection and weights and measures departments wil] be mov- ed from Fargo to Bismarck as soon as possible. Chairman Milhollan said. Mr. Lund, successor of W. C. Palmer, of the state agricultural college, who “was chief grain inspector under the grain grading act which was held un- constitutional by the supreme court of the United States. Since that decision Mr, 'Palmer has continued to head the department temporarily established by the railroad commission under a stat- ute revived as a result of the decision nullifying the grain grading act, with- out pay. The elevator accounting de- partment recently was moved to Bis- marck. J, I, Brady will continue as head of this d&partment, and «an_in- spector of weights and measures will be appointed, " SSE ‘According::to members of the rail- road: commission, a study of the ad- ministration of the grain grading act disclosed that there was much overlap- ping of work. An inspector of one de- partment, it was said, would follow an inspector of another department into a town. It is planned to maintain a corps of ‘inspectors who are familiar with elevator accounting methods so that they can both inspect grain and the accounts of elevators, it was said. All inspectors will be required to ob- tain federal licenses, it was said. The consolidation order may reduce the number of persons heretofore employ- gd in this work. Quarters for the department will be provided on the fourth floor of the Bank of North Dakota building. SWIMMING POOL 10 OPEN SOON Probably About June 1, Mayor Says ‘s The swimming poo} will soon be open. 4 ‘Mayor Lenhart sald today that it probably would be opened about June 1, dependent upon the weather. Many inquiries have been made by the kiddies, and grownups, too, as to when. they would again be able to splash in the pool. The city authori- ties believe that it has been too cool up until now. There is about $175 left over from last year’s receipts at the poo} to be used in starting it off this year. Rumors that only boys and girls) would be admitted to the pool this year are stated to be incorrect. The pool will be run on the same general plan as last year. COMPENSATION CLAIM ALLOWED BY BUREAU HERE c tion Bu. The Workmen’s Compensation Bu- reau this morning allowed the claim of Anna M. Stenseth of Enderlin for compensation. Mrs. Stenseth’s hus- band, who was employed by the Moore and Liberty Telephone Com- pany at Enderlin, was instantly killed k while pulling a by electric shoc switch ‘on a pole of the Midwest Pow- er Company's. The Power Company carries a very high voltage and the alternating currents of the owen Qompany was causing a uzzing the telephones of the (Moore & Lib- erty line. The injured emplofee left a twenty: dren, the ol ‘wife Idest one being shouts ae rs of age. ‘Mrs. Stenseth wi e sen $20.00 a week until the children become eighteen years of age; and i ceive $10.50 until she dies Cio It is estimated that if eir life expect- awards made will ing over $25,000.00, or remarres. the dependents live th ancy that the total amount to somethi Electricity for heating ant. cook- ing is making headway’ in Switzer- land. tweens ond) OCCUPIED IF ‘MEAD| ARMY NOT GUT FORT WILL BE Question of Utilization of Fort Believed to Depend on Fur- ther Army Decreases ‘The action of Congress in providing the size and appropriations for the army probably will’ determine finally whether and how soon Fort Lincoln fMere shall be filled with soldiers. The war depaytment has announced its plan to regarrison the fort, accord- ing to information received’ from Sen- ator McCumber, who has interested himself in the matter of economic util- ization of the government’s big invest- ment in the fort. I¢ the regular army should be cut to the jow number urged by some congressmen and senators it is not likely that the fort would be garrisoned: The matter is expected to be settled in the near future. Capt. Irvin Vorus Todd, U. S. A. finance department, here to inspect the accounts of Major Sorenson, custodian of government property, said that the war department was abandoning all! cantonments and putting the soldiers into the better equipped regular army posts. Carp Lewis and Camp Dix are to be abandoned soon It is not unlikely that some soldiers will be sent here from one of these cantonments, pro- vided the size of the army is not fur- ther reduced by the war department or emergency use does not require their transfer elsewhere. ROM FARGO | HER MURDERER IS LYNCHED H MRS. BILLY KITCHENS By NEA Service Pace ‘pavithors Ga., May 26.— Mrs, Billy Kitchens, bride of six weeks, and ru- ral mail distributor, was shot to death by Charlie Atkins, 15-year-old negro, driving. Mrs, Kitchens was driving along a road through a swamp when Atkins sprang out and demanded she stop. The girl reached for a revolver as Atkins shot her in the face with a shotgun, Atkins then dragged her body to a swamp, where it was found later, and drove the machine home. _A posse captured Atkins, flogged him, strung, him up and then pumped his body full of lead. INDICTED FOR KIDNAPING Detective Who Figured in Still- man Case Accused who wanted the machine the girl was! RAILROAD BODY IN PRELIMINARY UTILITY RULES Decides Against Emergency In- creases for Gas and Water Companies Here TO PROBE FURTHER Permanent Rates to be Fixed Following Full Investigation _ Of the Cases The state railroad commission to- day announced decision in preliminary requests in two Bismarck utility cases —the Bismarck Gas company and the Bismarck ‘Water Supply company. In both cages the railroad commis- sion announced denial of emergency rates asked, and decided that perma- ment rates would be fixed after inves- tigation, the commission not making final decision at this time. / The Bismarck Gas company case came before the commission because of the automatic discontinuance of the 25 per cent surcharge on May 1. The Petitioner suggested a new schedule of rates, representing a decrease from the rate charged before May 1 of about 15 pct. according to the com- pany statement. The railroad commis- sion held that the rates which existed H before the surcharge would continue until permanent rates are fixed after valuation. This represents a decrease of 25 per cent, Rates Considered. According to the commission order the net rates which existed with the 25 per cent surcharge werg $2.81 1-4 per thousand for the first 10,000 cubic feet or Jess, and decreasing» with greater consumption in varying amounts to a minimam = rate of $1.62 1-2 per thousand for all over, 70, 000, cubic feet, TWO-YEAR-OLD BABY When a boy driving a heavy, wooden roller on the farm of Jo- seph Gabel, 7 1-2 miles northeast ,of Bismarck, started to turn around he did not notice that 2- year-old Ralph Gabel was in the path. The heavy yoller passed over the baby’s head, crushing it, and causing instantaneous death. The accident happened yester- day afternoon. The baby, one of nine children, was playing about the roller, which was driven by a HE TELLS MEN JUST HOW THEY MAY LACK CLASS Avalon, Santa Catalina Islands, Cal., May 26.—Every man who “lays claim to any class at ail has his pet shade of face powder, his particular fragrant in toilet wa- ter,his favorite flavor in'shaving soap and his distinctive’ prefer- ence in nail polish, F.:M.-Head, of Los Angeles, declared inan ad- dress before the 16th annual con- vention of the California Phar- maceutical Association. “The up-to-date ‘man seeks to make himself just as attractive to women as they are supposed to make themselves to:men,” said HELD HERE ON | THE CAMPAIGN Candidates and Committee Mem-; bers Decided to Open Anti- League Fight June 5 i i ' i Politics was buzzing around hotel! UNDER HEAVY ROLLER ON FARM NEAR HERE ‘essary for adoption of the rule. New York, May 26.—Edmund Leigh, } private detective, who figured in the} Stillman case, today was indicted for| kidnapping on the charge by August'| Probst, butler, that an attempt haa| \and the 20-cent The proposed rate of the Gas com- lobbies here today, following a meet- pany, with ‘the. surcharge deducted} ing of Governor Nestos and other: ount also lopped|candidates for state offices indorsed! hougand for the|at Jamestown and Burleigh Spalding nd Theodore Nelson, of Fargo, Th nly announcement made from __ ffi off, was $2.65 per first 10,000 cubic fect and decreasing | # in varying amounts to a minimum of |? CRUSHED TO DETAH [44 MINERS IN ALABAMA ARE BLAST VICTIMS Eight Die When Explosion Wrecks Big Pennsylvania Packing House young brother. The roller is used to crush clods in a newly plowed field. The boy was turning the roller around, preparing to un- hitch~the horses. When the baby was picked up after the roller had passed over its head it was dead. The body was brought to Webb’s undertak- ing parlors in this city. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at the Ca- tholic church he-e. CLOTURE FOR | SENATE URGED AT CONFERENCE Speed-up Methods Upon Tariff Bill Are Proposed By G. 0. P. Conference 82. ESCAPE FROM MINE All‘Saved But the 11 Men Who Were Killed According to Mine Bureau Reports Birmingham, Ala., May 26.—El- even miners were killed last night in an explosion in Ackmar No, 3 mine of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, St. Claire county, according to reports to- day at the Birmingham station of the ‘Bureau of Mines. Five of the "men were white, according to the reports. Highty-two men were working in the mine at the time of the ex- plos{on, but all (exqept ithe 11 who were killed escaped, Ten of the bodies have been recovered. The explosion was attributed to mine gas. Washington, May 26.—Cloture as a means of cutting down debate on the tariff bill was proposed at a con- ference of Republican senators and was discussed later in the senate. Op- position to the suggestion developed on both sides ofthech amber, Demo- crats giving formal warning that any effort by the majority to put over a “gag” rule would be resisted to the utmost. The proposal will be discussed further at a second majority ‘confer- ence called for Saturday. As drafted,| . the rule would apply not alone to the pending tariff bill but to all revenue and appropriation measures. It would not apply to any other legisla- tion and would leave senators free to discuss the soldiers’ bonus, ship sub- sidy and any other subject of special or general legislation. A majority! vote of the senate only would be nec- EIGHT DIE IN EXPLOSION Emporium, Pa, ‘May 26.— Eight men were Killed and two seriously injured when three pack- ing houses at the plant of the Pricella Powder company at Sin- namaboning, 16 miles from here, blew up shortly after noon today. CAUSE UNKNOWN Sinnamehoning, Pa. May 26.—/ Eight men were instantly killed and three others slightly hurt in a series of explosions which today blew into peces three loadng nouses and an- other building of the Grasselli Chem- ical company plant here. The cause of the explosion will probably never be determined ,as all of the men in the building when the powder let go were killed. Dissatisfied With Progress Many of the leaders on the Re- publican side heretofore have op- posed cloture and today a number of © majority senators expressed ubt as to the advisability of ait: jJecting a cloture contest into. tht COURT WRIT been made to railroad him out of the country because of a Jove affair witn a.,Pittsburgh society girl, Leight testified recently that he and Vice-president of Baking Com-|, lawyer representing James A. Still- pany Seeks Release on Writ) |man, New York banker, paid Fred \ Beauvais, Indiana co-respondent in the divorce suit against Mrs. Anna U. Stillman $15,000 for four love letters purporting. to have been written by her to the guide. AY PUBLIC HELP White Plaint, IN. Y., May 26— (By the Associated Press)—Su- preme Justce Young’ this after- noon dismiss2d the writ of habeas corpus taken out for Walter F. Ward, millionaire baker and cen- tral figure in the shcoting of Clarence Peters, ex-navy man. White Plains, N. Y., May 26. (By the A. P.)—Supreme Court Justice Young today issued a writ of habeas $1.55 per thousand for over 70,000) cubic feet. The rate fixed :by the commission temporarily is $2.25 per thousand for meeting, held wos that plans for t paign were discussed way and that it was yesterday . teurioon, imary cam-|would delay rather than expedite ac- ‘a.-general lecidéd: Gover- nos Nestos would delivér the key-note the first 10,000 cubic feet and de! address on June 5 at some place in creasing in yarying amounts to a min-/the southeastern part of the state not imum of ‘$1.30 per thousand for 70,-| yet selected. 000 cudic feet or over., 1 R. J, Hughes, of Fargo, campaign The Gas company held the rate it} manager for Senator McCumber, vi- proposed was necessary to prevent! sited the citv today, conferring with) confiscation of its ‘property, and cited| various § McCumber workers and the increased cost of coal because of| others. Headquarters for Mr. McCum- the coal strike as one important fac-|ber were opened at Mandan yester- sor. i H the commission's order encludes. “Giving full consideration to all the evidence of record in this proceeding} " the commission is of the opinion and] ! lay. Petitions have been circulated but not yet filed placing William Lemke in the race for Justice of the Su- | | | preme Court. It was said by those; -eight years old and five chil- ‘corpus in the case of Walter S. Ward, vice-president of the Ward Baking Company, who was rearrested last; night ona charge of killing Clarence Peters, of Haverhill, Mass., two weeks ZO. The writ was served on Sheriff George Werner, directing him to bring Ward into court for a hearing on the question of whether he was again to be released on bail. A bail bond of! $10,000 accepted shortly after he sur- rendered last Saturday stating he had shot Peters in self-defense after be-| ing blackmailed by him was cancelled yesterday when District Attorney Weeks had told the court there were| certain discrepancies in his story. HEAVY STORM “IN WISCONSIN Janésville, Wis., May 25.—The sud- den storm of yesterday afternoon did ‘damage to the extent of several thou- sand dollars in a wide path beginning in northern Illincis and ending in the! neighborhood of Madison. Roads were | washed out, bridges carried aawy and ;eattle killed by lightning. ALIEN DENIED GOPHER BONUS St. Paul, May 26—An alien who sought to avoid military service on the ground of alienage although he af. terward was inducted into and_per- formed honorable service and was ad. mitted to citizenship and received an honcrable discharge, is not, entitled to the Minnesota soldiers bonus the state supreme court held today. JOHNSON FAILS ONRESOLUTION Washington, May 26.—A fight by Rep. Sohnson, Republican, South Da- kota, x to t his resolution for investigation of charges of laxity on part of the de- partment of justice in prosecuting war frauds failed today when Speak- er Gillettte ruled that his claim that the resolution was being suppressed did not constitute privilege. About one-half of the trade of El Paso is with Mexico. | to force the house to take up} ASKED BY HAYS Wants Cooperation in “Cleaning Up Movies” Pittsburgh, Pa., May 26.—A plea for the puble to stand behind and help the motion picture producers in their efforts to maintain a clean mor- al tone in film production was voiced here today by ‘Will H. Hays, presi-| dent of the ‘Motipii’'Picture Producers t ‘6’ America before an audience ut Carnegie Institute. He declared he was convinced of the sincerity of the large producers and distributors of the organization and he pledged his hearers the best efforts rot his assocation. Paris, May 26 (By the A. P.)—Ma- jor W. T. Blake and his companions, ! today again postponed their depart-| ure from the flving field on the sec- ond leg of their attempted flight around the world: They hoped, how- ever, to get away for Lyons this afternoon. GIVE HARDING 22 HANDICAP Washington, May 26.—Warren G. Harding took his old title, edi- tor of the Marion Star today in order to tee off with three score Washington newspaper men in the first annual tournament of the Washington newspaper golf club. The president was given a hand- icap of 22 strokes for play in to- day’s tournament. Camden, ‘N. J., May 26.—Authori- ties here today planned to question George Elmer Monroe, 19, who yes- terday is alleged to have confessed that he kidnaped 7-yearold Ida Kra- mer from her home _ in Woodbury, March 25, and killed her that night when she began to'cry while he was taking her to a deserted house. The child’s body was found nearly a month later in a creek. Monroe said he had kidnaped the ‘girl with the intention of holding her for ransom. (He had been without work and thought the plan would 4 finds that confiscation does not exist, that the temporary rates applied for are not necessary for relief from can- fiscation and that the rates established | by this commission’s order number 54| in docket 1501 should be continued in force as temporary rates pending; provided by jaw. of aura the company should within 60 order to provide a calorimeter and to test its product periodically. Water Figures Conflict. The Bismarck Water Supply order was brief, the commission not going into the matter at Jength in consider- ing the emergency matter. It stated that there was a diference of $250,000 in the valuation claims by the city and the company, that the operating statements presented by both sides are at variance and that it would not make an emergency rate until further investigation. It stated that its en- gineering department must make an ‘appraisal of the property. The commission order said that if he water company statement were forrect an increase would be justified Briefs have not yet been submitted by the parties. 98 DEATHS IN BELFAST RIOTS Belfast, May 26 (By the A. P.)— Since Saturday last 28 deaths from violence have occurred in Belfast, in- cluding six last evening and today. In East Belfast trenches were dug in several streets, the inhabitants fearing an attack. YOUTH CONFESSES HE KIDNAPED GIRL AND KILLED HER BECAUSE SHE CRIED bring him some money. When it grew dark and the child began to cry he tried to quiet her but suc- ceedeq only in frightening her. Then he struck her on the head with a rock. “When I hit her she fell over and I thought she was dead,” he sad, “so T waded out in the creek with her kody and dropped it in the water.” Belief in her son’s innocence was expressed last night by Mrs. Laura Munroe who declared he was “a gool- hearted boy and stayed home most of the time.” Je valuation and further investigation as} J, days comply with the commission’s| a! TOOTH BRUSH tariff situation, believing that it (COMMISSION TO FIX TARIFF IS. ition on the tariff bill.\‘Advocates of the cloture rule contended, however,|, that time would be saved in the end and it was indicated that a.determined effort would be made to have the conference approve the proposal. Senate. discussion of the cloture time that it would take to pass the} President of United States Steel bill, Senator Kellogg and some others e on the majority side estimating that] Corporation Advocates Also Sales Tax at the present rate of progress it]. would be from one to two years. New York, May 26,—Elbert H. le Gary, in his address as president of the American Iron and Steel Insti- ireulating them that Mr. Lemke does not know of the action. Gaius S. Wooledge, Minot lawyer, has filed petitions to place him on the allot for the supreme court nomina- tion. Candidates tiled or who have an- nounced their intention of. filing in- clude Attorney-General Sveinbjorn johnson, W. H. Stutsman, Judge W. L. Nuessle, Judge A. G. Burr, Judge A. The commission also took notice of! 7, Cole, Judge M. J. Englert, Geo. E. the complaint of E, G. Patterson as to| Wallace, Jud; L as, its order stated, and {Judge J. E,.Robin e Luther E. Birdzell, ison, N. J. Bothne. Six will be nominated in the primary ind three selected ,in November. DRILLS POPULAR iki om re AF, Pr Ligally Every Child in City ‘Schools Now Has Tooth Brush Every child in the Bismarck schools wil] have a tooth brush before the school year is ended, it was said to- day. by Miss Esther H. Teichman, school nurse. The school board pur- chased 1,000 brushes, for distribution sometime ago, and the pupils are us- ing them regularly. The slogan adopted is: “Every child shall own a tooth brush and use it at least twice a day.” The tooth brushes were sold the children at 15 cents each, When the distribution was being made a teacher in one room asked all who had tooth brushes to hold up their hands. One youngster waived his hand vigorously: “Pye got one,” ‘he said, “but I don’t use it, ’cause its new.” The tooth brush drill is much en- joyed by the children, according to Miss Teichman. Every room in the grade schoo]s ‘has had these drijls. In connection with the drills a health talk isgiven by the school nurse. The important points, such as the kind to be used, the care of it, the reason for brushing and the manner of brushing ig carefully gone over by the nurse. She emphasizes that only three things should be put in the mouth—food, drink and tooth brushes, VICTOR BERGER IS CANDIDATE (Milwaukee, Wis., May26/—Victor Berger, twice refused a seat in the House of Representatives because he time espionage act, will be the so- cialist candidate for Congress in the Fifth: Wisconsin district following a was convicted of violating the war- tute, in session here today advocated that congress take the tariff out of business; that it play no favorites in een es its tendency to regulate things; that A it substitute a sales tax for the in- At Least French Foreign Office] come tax and ine it forget the sol- dier bonus until the nation fs less se- Pleads Ignorance verely burdened financially. ———_. As for the business future of Amer- Paris, May 26 (By the A. P.)—Thejica Mr. Gary declared himself as French foreign office has no know-| “still an optimist.” ledge of the reported conviction of|, The tariff question, he declared, Charles R. Crane, former American] should be delegated for investigation ambassador to China by a French|to a commission of “well-paid, high- military court at Damascus on aj minded, intelligent, competent and charge of inciting a riot as reported}nonpartisan appointees authorized to in press dispatches it was stated to-|ascertain and communicate facts and day. figures. Their reports should be fre- Troubles in Syria were provoked|Quent so that if deemed necessary by “injudicious talk” by Mr. Crane,{@ change in or amendment to the foreign office officials said, but up| tariff laws could be tuade at any timo tothe present moment they had no in-|Congress was in session.” formation regarding any condemna- ea ene oe THINK NEGRO directing Secretary Hughes to make —— _ Mr. Crane himself said he was con- tident the report of his conviction was an error, immediate inquiry of the French gov-] Kirvin, Tex.. May 26.—A negro ernment as to the correctness of re-|sought by a (Freestone county mob ports concerning imposition of a 20-|at the time four other negroes were year sentence upon Charles R, Crane|lynched in this community early this by a French military court at Damas-|™month following the murder of a cus wag introduced today by Rep. Sab.] Young white girl has been missing bath, Democrat, I}linois. : from his home near here since last : Saturday night, it became known last night. Kirvin residents are of the belief that “he has gone the way of the other four.” D|SAYS SENTIMENT IS STRONG FOR CIGARETTE LAW WANTS INQUIRY MADE. Washington, May 26.—A resolution GUEST IN HOME 1S MURDERE Des Moines, Ia., May 26.—Cleo Pringle, 25, was aie and iilled today at the home of Mrs. Lark Sloan, in Fargo, May 26—There is strong s Valley ganeon where he had been| sentiment in the state for the cigar- visiting Neal O'Connell, who had been} ette law but it isn’t crystallized to pro- ‘a close friend of Pringle 0.Connell i8| duce enforcement, Mrs, Elizabeth An- sbeing held in the county jail for inves-| gerson, state president of the W. C. T. Sigation in connection with the mur-]¥U,, told a second-day session of the der. state enforcement league here today. According to Mrs. Sloan, O’Connell] “All law-breakers are cowards,” shot and killed Pringle following aj|she said, adding that “if they were quarrel. warned the licensing law were to be —______. eutoreed 33: per cent would stop sell- Se Tee ENED _ oitiers will be elected this after onan Ge omagg ae | MRS. CHAPLIN TO ya ‘hy Se REMAIN IN U.S. scribed yesterday as closed by Secre- tary Mellon was again laid before President Harding today with pre-| Washington, May 26.—Mrs. Hannah sentation wf petitions signeq by more |Chaplin, mother of Charles Chaplin, than a dozen. members of the Ohio | motion picture actor, may be allowed delegation in congress asking the |to remain in the United States tem- reinstatement of C. C. Childs, of |porarily as an alien seeking medical a candidate. referendum by the Socialists to select Ohio, former supervisor of collectors} treatment fbr mental disdrders, it of the internal revenue bureau. was decided today, wee - 1