The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 8, 1922, Page 3

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922 BUSINESS MEN - GIVEN WARNING OF CROOK BAND South Dakota Pair May be Head- ed This Way—Local Men Are Recent Victims Warnings have been received by Bismarck business men ef a pair of check operators who have been work- ing the larger towns of South Da- kota. The description of their work says: “The pair consists of a man and woman, traveling in a Ford car. Man is probably 25 years of age, five feet ten or eleven inches tall, light com- plexion, light hair, blue eyes. ‘Wo- man is around 22 years of age, five feet six or seven tall, weighs around 140 pounds, light complexion, light hair. “Were at Aberdeen May 26, having come from southward; are undoubt edly headed north, east or west. “Checks used in South Dakota were drawn on ~banks at Armour, Svuth Uakota. “Lady usually passes the checks ex- cept at banks, She makes small pur. chases and of course gets change. (Purchases made at Aberdeen were all at ladies wear or dry goods stores ‘and jshoe stores. We suggest special warning be given merchants in these lines. Aberdeen checks were signed T. Taylor or Grace Taylor. Other names were used elsewhere. Recently some Bismarck business ™en were caught by a smooth check operator working along the same lines. ‘He came jn here as salesman for a cigar company, He knew his branch perfectly. He visited the local wholesaler handling the brand. He went out and sold 12,000 cigars. Then he wanted to get some moncy on checks. He cashed at least two checks of local business men for $50 each and disappeared. The checks were made out and signed by the manager of the cigar company branch house in Aber- deen, S. D. N.D, WITNESSES PUT ON STAND IN UIBEL SumT N. C. Young and J. E. Rockwell Of Fargo Among Those Testifying Chicago, June 8.—Four witnesses from Minnesota and North Dakota testified yesterday in Mayor William Hale Thompson’s $500,000 libel suit against the Chicago Tribune for ar- ticles published during the war cri- ticizing the loyalty of the mayor. These witnesses were questioned re- garding mectings and attempted meetings held in their states of the People’s Council in America for de, mocracy and terms of peace. According ‘to statements of attor- neys for the Tribune, the purpose of their testimony was to show that when Frank 0. Lowden, former gov- ernor of Illinois, attempted to stop the meeting of this organization aft. er Mayor Thompson had permitted it he was moved by the fear that trouble might result if the meeting were held. wie Those who testified were Willis L. Williams, reporter for a St. Paul newspaper; James E. Rockwell, edi- tor of the Fargo, N._ D._ Forum; Charles M. Pollock and Newton C. Young, Fargo lawyers. Mayor Thompson, who was called as a witness by the defense, ended his testimony yesterday and former Judge John P. McGoorty to whom Mayor Thompson had referred as a “war profiteer” appeared on the stand and denied the charges. Rockwell Testifies Mr. Rockwell, editor of the Fargo Forum, told of a meeting in Fargo addressed by Max Eastman which was held under the auspices of the People’s Council. He said that Mr. Eastman’s reputation for loyalty at that time in Fargo was very bad. Asked what was the reputation for loyalty of former Senator John D. Works, of California, in his commun- ity at that time, the witness replied: “It was bad.” Charles M. Pollock, a Fargo lawyer who was a member of the Home Guard that paraded the night of the Eastman speech, said he ordered his company to drill in order to crowd Eastman off the street where he was billed to speak. Eastman’s reputation, he said, was that of a disloyalist. “Disloyal” Meetings Mr. Young said he was consulted as to whether meetings to be ad- dressed by Max Eastman and former Senator Works were to be allowed. He had information, he said, that they proposed to hold disloyal meet- ings. He said that preparations for the issuance of warrants for those taking part in the meeting were made. Asked to name some of these per- sons, he mentioned the names of Thomas Van Lear. mayor of Minne- apolis at that time; Z. A. Stockwell, also of Minneapolis; John D. Works and Max Eastman. At this point the court adjourned. Mr. Young will re- sume the witness stand today. TROOPS GUARD BALKAN COUPLE AT MARRIAGE (Continued from Page 1) the age of 76, and Alexander, then suf- fering from an attack of appendicitis in a Paris hospital, was proclaimed his father’s successor at Belgrade. King Alexander wag born in 4SS8S. As a youth he was frail and sickly, but his career began to give more prom- ise after several years of hard cam. paigning at the head of Serbia's army. (His education was completed at Petro- grad and his first real military train- ing was obtained in the Balkan War of 1912, Throughout the World War he was devoted to the Allied cause. It was Alexander who ordered the mobiliza- jtion of Serbia’s arfy and personally led it into battle. He was severely wounded in the fighting around Bel- grade before his troops were forced to evacuate the city, and barely es- caped capture at Nish, where he set up a capital for a brief period before the Austrians entered. Several attempts were made to as- assinate him during his regency, and hatter he became king. The latest of these occurred in June, 1921, and re- sulted in the death of one person and the wounding of six others. Some 14,000 persons were arrested as a re. sult of the plot. The young Princess Marie, called the prettiest 'Princess in Europe, is only 22 years of age. She is the scc- md daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Rumania, and is not well known for the reason-that her life has been spent quietly at home ex- cept for a short period in England, where she attended school Her mother, born an English Prin- 2ess, has one of the most interesting nersonalities to be found among the crowned heads_of Europe. While she has been charged with attempting to yuild up a tremendous power by mar- -ying her children to the greatest po- litical advantage, she has stated em- phatically that the betrothal of Marie vas the result of a genuine love match. “It ig a mistake and unfair to say that it is a political marriage,” she said recently. “Even among kings and princesses there is such a thing as love at first sight. That is what hap pened in this case.” ULICK HAD BAD RECORD IN PRN ‘TWICE ESCAPED Man Who Shot Self to Escape Posse was Committed for Long Term The coroner’s jury which investi- zated the case of Mike Ulick, farm aand, who killed himself to escape a oosse of Morton and Oliver county tarmers after he had attempted to as- sault Mrs. Bert Mills and then, broke arrest, gave a verdict of “shooting by ais own hand.” The coroner’s jury was composed of Paul R. Mueller, F. L. Dow and George A. Dailey. Coroner Kennelly, of Mandan, conducted the inquest. He notified Hattie Ulick, St. Paul, Mary Ulick, Browerville, Minn., and Mrs. T. A. Budig Jr. of Wadena, Minn., of his death. Ulick in the two years he has been with Mills as a farm hand had accu- mulated about 15 head of cattle, six head of horses, some farm equipment and had a small tract of land he was working on partnership agreement with his. employer. A Ulick was received at the peniten- siary June 4, 1915, for the crime of ‘ape in the first degree in Devils jake, for a term of 14 1-2 years. He ilso was sentenced on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with in- sent to kill for a term of six years, che latter sentence to run concurrent- y with the first one. He escaped from she penitentiary June 12, 1916, and was apprehended at Fargo, August 24, 1917. He escaped again on Dec. 5, 1918 and was apprehended at Sta- sles, Minnesota, in December, that year. Ulick’s sentence was commuted to 10 years by the board of pardons in June, 1920. He had previously been osaroled and was finally discharged Sept. 1, 1921. BORMAN HEADS TELE- PHONE MEN OF NO. DAK. (Continued en Page 2) of taxes necessary to meet the cost of transportation that enters into the cost of public business, C. C. Converse discussed telephone taxation and tax- ation in general here today. “There never has been and I pre- sume there never will be a satisfact- ory system of taxation,” Mr. Con- verse told the telephone meeting. “Legislators may choose between va- tious systems and may choose the one which is less unsatisfactory. They may choose the one that is less un- fair than the others. They may choose the one which is less difficult of ad- ministration than the others, but there is no system which is free from defects and, indeed, rather grave de- fects.” “ Then turning to the question of telephone taxation he continued: “In the first place it is probably not necessary to mention the fact in this presence that telephone proper- ty is, by our law, out into Class 1, which is assessed at 100 percent of the full and true value thereof. You will agree with me that telephone property is taxed too much, At least, I hope you will agree with me, and you will, perhaps, agree - that all property is taxed too much. This: is naturally true because we are spend- ing too much. There may be a dif- ference of opinion as to whether we are buying too much for the public, but at any rate, we are spending too much, and the amount we are paying at present prices makes our tax totals run up into stupendous amounts, and makes the tax burden a very great burden indeed. “May we expect a substantial re- duction of taxes in the near future? The answer is to be found in the amounts of the levies being made by the governing boards of townships, school districts, counties and cities. The larger portion by far of our tax money is expended by these local units of government, or about 85 per cent of the total amount raised by taxation within the boundaries of our states Looking For Reduced Taxes “We have no way of knowing, as yet, how the total of these levies this year will compare with those .of re- cent years. We hope that the officials of each unit of government will find it possible to make curtailment of expenditures so that the aggregate amount saved will be reflected in a substantial reduction of the tax burd- en. We must recognize, however, that these local boards are limited in their authority and in their opportunity to veduce expenditures. Kor. ‘instance county commissioners find that most of the items of county expense are matters over which they have little or no control. The most important single factor affecting the price of everything re- quired by government units is the transportation bill. Because it affects the cost of living, it affects the wag- es which must be paid, the allowances which must be made for mother’s pensions, and similar items of ex- pense. There is nothing the cost of which is not greatly influenced by transportation’ charges, The transportation. burden of the United States, as a whole, increased about 46 percent from 1916 to 1920. The big in crease in freight rates was operative during only a portion of the calendar year for 1920. The figures would be. more impressive still for 1921, particularly, if the comparison was on the basis of the cost per ton mile. If it be true that such increases are multiplied by five by the time they reach the ultimate consumer, it will be seen of how very grave im- portance such increases are and what a powerful factor they must be in producing the inereases in the expen- ditures of governments, state and local. The direct burden of railway transportation during 1920 for the United States as a whole, was, appro- ximately $54.00 per capita as com- pared with a per capita burden of taxation in North Dakota including the 8c per acre hail, tax of $49.45 and as compared with a tax burden for the United States government of $54.00 per capita.” In the course of his address, Mr. Converse explained the methods of taxation, went into details, as to the taxes laid last year by the state board of equalization upon the differ- ent classes of telephone _ property, and explained the difficulty of ad- ministering a general property tax, whether upon telephones, or upon farm personal property or any other kind of property, because of the dif- ficulty of arriving at a correct as- sessed correct valuation. SEEK JURY FOR MRS. OBENCHAIN Los Angeles, June 8—With the peremptory challenges of both pros- ecution and defense rapidly becoming exhausted attorneys stated they be- lieved the jury would be completed today for the second trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain. HARDING GOES TO NEW, YORK Washington, June 8.—President Harding accompanied by Mrs. Hard- ing and a small party of friends left Washington shortly after 9 o’clock today for New York where tomorrow he will deliver two addresses, one at the dedication of the Princeton battle monument and the other at Princeton university. URGE BOARD FOR CHURCH SCHOOLS Fargo, June 8.—A board of educa- tion which would function as the chief body for the management and control of the educational institutions owned and operated by the Lutheran Free church were recommended in the re- Port of! the board of organization by Rey. T. O. Burntvedt, of Minneapolis, chairman of the board. This board, according to the recom- ef MOTHER, WATCH BABYS BOWELS GIVE “CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP” Harmless Laxative to Clean Little Bowels and Sweeten Sour, Colic Stomach—Babies Love It When baby has colic, diarrhoea, food souring, feverish breath, coated ton- gue; is restless and can't sleep be- cause of clogged bowels just give a half teaspoonful of California Fig Syrup. It moves the wind and gas and all the souring food, bile and poison lright out of the tender little bowels without cramping or overacting and | baby usually gets peaceful relief. Con- tains no narcotics or soothing drugs. Millions .of mothers depend upon California Fig Syrup to keep baby’s bowels clean, sweet, and regular. Ask your druggist for genuine “California Fig Syrup” which has full directions for infants in arms and children of all ages plainly printed on bottle. Mother! | You must say “California” or you may get an imitation fig syrup. THE BISMARCK TRIBU mendations made to the annual con- vention of the church here, would comprise six members, ork of the Lutheran Free church schools under the supposed plan would be divided into three ciasses—element- ary, secondary and higher education. HORACE HEADEN WILTON BOY RSSAY WINNER Alternate Essay Will Be That Of Miss Lucy K. Doles, : Of Stanley Grand-Forks, N. D., June_8.—Hor- ace W. Headen. of Wilton, has writ- ten the best: essay of North Dakota high school students, and will be the candidate ofthe state for the college education prize awarded each year to some high school student writing the best good roads: essay in the state. The alternate essay will be that of Miss Lucy K. Doles of Stanley. The ten leaders in the contest were: Average Horace. W. Headen, Wilton.....91% tucy K. Doles, Stanley. Vilas Rowe, .Surey .. John Bostow, ».Velva. Wilfrid: Feckler, Kensal Lloyd Smith, Niagara Earle Rundle, ‘Medina Morris Levinson. Medina Llewlyn P. Howell, Fargo. Lena B. Grinley, Portland.. Essays‘were received from forty schools, the committee of the high school selecting the one, two or three that they considered possible winners, and sending to the central committee at Grand Forks. where the final de- cision was made. The committee was composed of A. D. Keator of the University, Dr. John Lee Coulter, president of the State Agricultural College, Julius Bacon, Grand Forks; Fred P. Mann of, Devils Lake: and Will E. Holbein of Bismarck. About six: hundred essays were written, ac- cording to reports ‘from the various high schools of the state. This was ithe third annual contest. The prize isa: four years urse in any university. The first ontest was. won by a student from Idaho, the second by a student from} West Virginia, the last year winner being a girl. The subject of this year’s essay was, “What Good Roads Has Done For My Community?” The winning essay has been sent to Washington, where it has been enter- ed in competition with the winners from other states. The final decision is expected about the middle of July. ARKANSAS PLAYING FOR HIGH STAKES Washington, .June 8—Arkansas is preparing for,.filing in the Supreme Court. an original suit in which it will claim_not,only all of the bed of the Red River, recently awarded to the United States in the, boundary dispute between Oklahoma and Tex- as, but all that part of Texas east of the 100 degreegf longitude west from London, and north of the 32nd degree of north latitude, Counsel for Arkansas, engaged in the preparation of the case, stated today that a seventy mile trip of ter- vitory east of the present western boundary of Lousiana would also be claimed, and that the Supreme Court would be asked to remove existing confusion as to what constituted the “Mexican” boundary line, referred to by Congress in the enabling act of 1836, by wich Arkansas was admit- ted into the Union. HUTCHINSON IS ELIMINATED Glen Eagles, Scotland, June 8 (By the A. P.)—Jack Hutchinson, only American competitor remaining in the play in the thousand guineas golf rourniament here, was eliminated to- jay. TRANSIENT 1S WOUNDED. Marmarth, N. D., June “.—When sev. eral transients he had ordered out of town failed to move as rapidly as he wished, William Bowdon, special of- ficer with the Milwaukee railroad, fired into the ground with his revolver and apparently, the bullet glanced and struck a transient at some distance from the advancing group of tran- sients. The wounded man was given attention and Bowdon was arrested and will be given a hearing. Accord- fng to information, the wounded tran- sient was not in view, and the wound wag accidentally inflicted. el Aviation School Photography s x Northwestern Alreraft Co, Linton, North Dakota. Cross Country Trips. exhibition Flights § A REAL HOME BARGAIN For sale: Modern house of seven rooms and bath, garage, Very nice large shade trees. valuable corner lot. Nice lawn. Close to This is ‘Lovely surroundings, churches and schools. one of nicest homes in the city. I am offering this beautiful home for $3750. This is a bar-| gain of bargains. Hurry if in-' terested, J. MH. HOLIHAN Phone 745 314 Broadway J Jerseys. ance Price «Clearance at Webb Brothers] nf Sulfts - Priced for Immediate COATS AT $13.50 AND $19.50 Included are coats of Tweeds, Polo cloths, Chinchillas and Former values as high as $37.50. Immediate Clear- $13.50 and $19.50 WRAPS A small number of high class model capes and wraps of Velour, Tricotine, Duvet de Laine and other novelty materials. Garments that sold as high as $75.00. Priced for Immediate $27.50 and $37.50 Capes - Wraps Clearance WOOL JERSEY AND TWEED SUITS i These popular garments make ideal sport or traveling cos- umes. included in the color range. Priced for Immediate Clearance, Navy, Tan, Rose, Kelly and Heather mixtures are TAILORED SUITS Beautifully tailored suits in a good range of sizes. Some are neatly trimmed with touches of embroidery or braiding. All are priced for Immediate Clearance at The Original Marked Price (2 CO NWE NWA Swe Sa WW Yor A FOR RENT—One large nice unfur- nished front room; can be used for office or sleeping room, 1191-2 5th St, Call Rembrandt Studio. 6-8-3t FOR RENT—One large room with closet also sleeping room in mod- house. Phone 132W' or call ern 622 3rd St. 6-8-3t OR RENT—Furnished rooms. Mrs. Ed White, 417 Sixth St. eink ANNOUNCEMENT I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Auditor of Burleigh County at the June 1922 Prim- AUDITORIOY THURSDAY, JUNE 15. First Time in Bismarck For This New Production PASSING SHOW} Of 1921 WILLIE Reduced Prices For the same high quality of work and attention. Only the Purest of Castile Soap Used. HAIR NETS SPECIAL All shades, Large Sizes, Double Mesh, Each 15c. 2 for 25c. Single Mesh, Each 10c. 3 for 25c. MAIL ORDERS FILLED. Shampooing .... -.50c Bob Curl .............25¢ Curl .. -25¢ Marcel Wave .........75¢ Manicuring . --50e Clean up Facial........75¢ HART’S MARINELLO SHOP Phone 896 Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. .. Saturday 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. LAST TIME TONIGHT MILDRED HARRIS in “THE FIRST WOMAN” Also Two Reel Sunshine Comedy. TOMORROW and SATURDAY. BUCK JONES in... +++eee “ROUGH SHOD” A thrilling Western drama of daring and big sensations. — presenting and nitive HOWARD 150—STARS—150 75—BEAUTIES—75 26—SCENES—26 2300—COSTUMES—2300 — MAIL ORDERS NOW Prices—Including Tax. Entire lower floor, $3.30; Balcony,| first 2 rows, $3.30; next 3 rows, $2.75; last four rows, $2.20. Gal- lery, $1.10. Address ietters, checks, post- office money orders to BE. H. L. Vesperman, Bismarck, N. D. In- clude self-addressed envelope to insure safe return, © TONIGHT THURSDAY EAST LYNNE OLD FRIEND IN A NEW DRESS” also “MOVIE CHATS” and AESOP FABLE There’s more laughter and excitement in “FIGHTIN’ MAD” with Wm. Desmond than in any picture shown for a long time— + FRIDAY and SATURDAY,