The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST. Snow probable tonight and Wed- nesday, ESTABLISHED 1873 CITY WATER QUESTIONS ~ TPONOR MORE City Commission Discusses Matter and Decides on $265,000 Offer for Plant FOR AN ANSWER ASK Action Follows Lengthy Dis- cussion of Various Phases Of Problem The city commission last night dis- cussed the water question at some length, the matter being raised by President Lenhart who said tha! there were many good people of the city demanding that steps be taken to settle the matter and that they looked to the city commission to do it, He said the commission ought to consult the city engineer and then make an offer for the present plant. Tnis opened a discussion which ended in agreement ‘to offer the company $265,000 for the plant. The water plant has been variously val- ued at from $200,000 to $500,000 on the cost of reproduction and histori- cal cost plans by engineers. ‘The commi) n once before made an of- fer of 000. City Attorney O’Hare told Geo. P, Flannery, administrator of the McKenzie estate some months ago, that he would recommend 2 $250,000 offer if the company was disposed to consider it. Mr. Flannery intimated that the plan was valued at about $450,000. A method of financing the pur- chase was not considered beyond the inclusion of the idea that warrants bearing 6 percent interest should be taken by the company. The city engineer said his valua- tion figure stood at the same place, about $225,000. He produced figures used in one of the rate cases which placed the value on May 1, 1922, at $221,000, less depreciation. This was on cost of reproduction of the pres- ent plant. Wants Action Commissioner Henzler ‘said that considering the cost of the sewer the city was putting in south of the tracks he didn’t see how the mains coWld be laid through the city for such a figure, and it seemed too low. There was then some discus- sion of the method proposed at the time the building of a new plant was considered. Mr. Lenhart again remarked that people felt that something. ought tc be done to settle the question. Com- missioner Henzler said he thought the commission should have started long along. 3 Commissioner Thompson said, to get- something definite up, he would propose an offer of $300,000 for the plant, saying this would be giving $75,000 for the franchise. He remark- ed that it would take \$300,000 more to make a good plant. -. Commissioner Larson said that if the plant were taken over it would be necessary to connect up dead-end mains which he said retarded cireu-, lation of the water. He said with this done a filtration plant would not be needed for some years, Commissione: Thompson remarked if there was not a filtration plant the use of chlorine would have to be continued. Com- missioner Larson thought that but a little would have to be used if there was a settling basin at the foot of the hill. 2 Franchise Causes Trouble Commissioner Thompson said the water company held the cards and that the trouble was caused when ‘the franchise was extended. He also said he didn’t think the city would et any cheaper water. i Mr. ‘Lenhart said that this might he true. He said he looked over the Fargo budget a year or 80 ago and saw they had in $165,000 or $175,000 | to be paid out of general taxation for the water plant..Mr. Thompson said the property owner got soaked under the plan used there, and the transient got water cheap, that the water rate was low but the water taxes high. ' ey Commissioner French said he was willing to pay waht the plant was worth. Commissioner Henzler said he had had in mind $250,000. Mr. Lenhart said that the owners of the water company were business men and ought to be able to deal in a COMPLETE TREATY DRAFT _ NEARLY READY |Turkish Delegates Appear \ Concillatory in Dis- cussions ‘The historic submarine which eluded thi London for $800 to a Frekch concern whic! BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1922 x THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION (Leased Wire of Associated Press) | | Famous Deutschland Sold for $800 EDICTS JAPAN WILLGODRY IN FEW YEARS PR San Francisco, Dee. 19.—Japan will be “a dry notion within a few years,” declared David Starr Jordan, ; chancellor-emeritus of Stanford uni-/ i versity, who has just returned from ‘a visit of three months in.Japan. | “The people over there forsee the! 1 | i i | i 1 i i ! i ' | (By the Associated Press) {advent of prohibition,” Dr. Jordan | Lausanne, Dec. 19.—It was report-/ said. “Many are aiding to bring it/ ed this afternoon that a’ complete! shout.” draft of the peace treaty drawn up! | as a result of the deliberations of the Near East conference here would ; ! be presented to the Turks Saturday. | ‘President Harding Sees Greater Cooperation as Result of Conference ' i 19,—General | rospects 7 on en- j close | | body dealing with the questions of} ithe straits was adjourned at 2 p.m, until tomorrow, without an agree-| ment having been reached. | The Turkish delegates were con-j ciliatory during the discussions, but; the Russian representatives main \tained an attitude of opposition. Lord Curzon announced that the | discussions were dragging and that} tomorrow’s mecting must be the last) for consideration of the straits prob-} lem. * Hl Foreign Minister Tchitcherin 01; ‘Washington, Dee. | Russia’ made an effort during the encouragement ba 46 the {debate to draw fire from the Ameri-/ ; f : ‘of meeting present prohib jean delegation. He argued, that the tee cbtems through American statement as to the atti-| A tude of the United States on ‘the; cooperation between the federal and question of the straits should be in-' state authorities and an earnest ap- terpretkd to mean that only warships; peal for revence to the law was felt on errands of mercy could go through today by administration officials as the straits to the Blackssea, The!a result of President Harding's con- American representatives did not re-! ference on the subject with’ state ply to the Soviet minister. | governors. EET EEA |” Among the fourteen states execu- \tives who discussed the subject in- | T IR {formally with the President and ad- | “ D | ets | | Lested at. a. White House luncheon | conférenee yesterday, ‘there: appear- ed to be an almost \unanimous ; opinion that the way to improve- | ment situation lay not in relaxation ‘of the present enforcement statutes but rather in more rigid execution | of its terms. More severe fines and | prison sentences for violations, it | ie blockade and reached America has just been sold ‘ j h will use it for exhibition purposes, evens HEARINGS ON IMPEACHMENT ARE CONTINUED Daugherty Pfobe Goes Ahead Without Congressman Keller Washington, Dec. 19.—Hearings on impeachment charges ‘against Attor- ney General Daugherty were resum- ed today by the house judiciary com mittee at the point where they were broken off last Thursday by the withdrawal fro mthe proceedings of Representative Keller, Republican, j Minnesota, author of the charges, From this point the committee pro- posed to, conduct the hearing on its own initiative, calling before it such witness as it could obtain without the aid of Mr. Keller who refused to obey a subpoena issued, it was de- !clared, with a view to obtaining from the information on which he, based his charges and’ the names of per- son who could testify concerning them. As the hearings go forward, it is the plan to have a sub-committee make an investigation as to what action if any, should be taken in| connection with Mr, Kellers refusal to gbey the subpoe HEARINGS ON RURALCREDITS NEARING END Comprehensive Bill, Taken From Several Plans Is Expected Washington, Dec. 19.—Hearings on rural credits legislation before the senate banking committee near- |ministration officials directly inter- The Delegates Will Be Asked ° To Define Future Relations Chicago, Dec. 19.—Delegates of the Farmer-Labor party who attend- ed the recent conference for pro- gressive political action at Cleve- land soon will ask the national committee of their party to define the future relations of the party to the conference and will recommend {that a national convention of the party be held early in 1923 to’ plan the 1924 presidential campaign, J.G. Brown, the national secretary an- 'nounced téday. The conference at Cleveland decided against independ- ent political action, The groups meeting at Cleveland \formed a “tightly bound organiza- tion with a written constitution” Mr. Brown said in a statement. “Therefore certain questions arise. What is the status of the constitut- ent bodies of this new organization? Isthere anyplace in them forasin- cere party organized for independ- ent political action by hand and brain workers?” . j' Mr. G. Brown stated that “those groups, especially in the western states which through experience have learned the folly of trying to advance the cause of the workers through either of the old parties,” would be invited to participate in the national convention of the farm- er-labor party. was said to have been held, would |ed an end today with members of jassist prohibition officials in their {committee predicting that a com- work, whilexmore careful selection | prehensive bill embodying features of prohibition perfonal and educa- tion of the public to the necessity of law reverence were among other “informal” suggestions made, In a statement after the confer- ence, Prohibition Commissioner Haynes said in many instances the reports of the governors were of an “encouraging nature.” Indications today were that another conference of governers might be called early in the new year for a more thorough discussion of the subject. DOG GUARDS MASTER’S BODY Huron, S. D,,” Dec. 19.—After a speeding automobile had run over his, master, William Wilkerson aged 10, about o'clock last night, “Gyp” an ordinary yellow and brown dog, mounted guard over the uncon- scious boy and waited until a pass- erby noticed the pair and carried the youth home, after driving off the dog which at first refused to be touched. The boy was riding on a sled drawn by the dog when the car struck him. The’ car driver refused to stop. There are 40,000 foundland. lakes in New- , labor of several of the fabm relief meas- lures now pending would be ready for submission to the senate early ‘next week, At today’s committee session Ben 1. Marsh, who said he represented the peoples reconstruction league, composed of progressive farmer and organizations, declared solu- tion of the present agricultural sit- uation lay in passage of the Norris government corporation bill, rather than in the extension of further farm credits. . What agriculture needs, he said, is not credit, but higher prices and legislation which will “divorce the farmers from the Wall Street owned and controlled federal reserve sys- tem.” He also charged that the committee was not permitting the farmers to lay their side of the case before it adeapately but wad giving a hearing to all bankers’ representa- tives who went to appear. SIGNED TO MEET O'BRIEN Milwaukee, Dec. 18—Johnny Dun- dee, lightweight champion boxer, has been signed to meet Tommy O’Brien, Los Angeles, in a ten-round no-de- cision bout in Milwaukee in Decem: ber 29, it was announced today. The weight has been placed at 135 pounds at 3 o'clock on the day of the con- test. POLICE FAIL TO FIND TRACE OF HINT BANDITS | Believed One of Robbers In- jured As Auto With $200,- * 000 Sped Away $1€,000 REWARD OFFERED 1 | After 24 Hours, Authorities Have no Trace of Bandits (By the Associated Press) Denver, Dec. 19.—The city and county of Denver today offered a reward of $10,000 for the capture, dead or alive, of the bandits who yesterday shot and killed ‘a guard of the federal reserve bank and es- caped with $200,000 in currency in a sensational robbery in front of the Denver mint After approximately 24 hours had elapsed since the robbery, executed | with an almost unequalled daring and determination, police authorities | conceded that the four bandits and | their light touring car must have i least temporarily eluded pursuit. The air into Which the desperadoes seemingly vanished is being charged | with radiograms broadeast from sev-! eral stations conveying to distance} police stations a description of the bandits who shot and killed Charles T. Linton, a reserve bank guard, and | made off with 40,000 $5 paper bills. The descriptions broadcast are as follows: Bandit No, 1—age 21; 5 feet 6 inches tall; weight 150 pounds, | light complexion, had handkerchief | over, face when last seen, dark cap, dark suit. Believed to be leader of | federal reserval bank robbers and} probably a Denver man, | Bandit number 2—age 28; six feet! tall, heavy built, weighing 170 pounds, dark suit and dark cap, no| overcoat. Had rifle or shotgun in| his hands when last seen. | Bandit number 3—age 28; 5 feet,' 10 inches tall; weighing 150 pounds; slender built, dark cap and dark suit. | Bandit. number 4—age 30 to 35/ years, 5 fect, 8 inches tall, very dark of complexion, thin lips, smooth shaven, coffee colored heavy hat and! same color heavy overcoat, believed | to be man who shot Linton. Denver, Colo. Dec. 19,—Eighteen | hours of searching by federal, county and city officers and questioning of 16" persons at police headquarters had failed up to early this morning to reveal any trace of the identity of the bandits who yesterday robbed a federal reserve bank mint here in which Charles T. Linton, one of the guards on the truck was fatally wounded. Many persons telephoned police headquarters that they had seen the automobile in which the bandits fled from the scene of the battle and that it was traveling at great speed. In every case, investigation showe1 the car sighted was one of the many containing peace officers who search- the robbery. The truck, accompanied by J. E. Olsen, cashiér of the local federal reserve bank, who was in charge of the party, Guards Linton and J. Adams and Chauffeur William Have- nor, had called at the mint to trans: fer the $200,000, all in $5 bills from the mint vaults to the bank. The mint guards had just taken the money to the curbing, turned it over to the bank employes and returned inside the mint building when the bandits drove up and stopped their car behind the truck. The bandits at once opened fire on the main door of the mint and one of them shot Linton in the stomach, Linton died two and one- half hours later without regaining consciousness. Employes of the mint, all of whom have guns near their posts of duty, seized their weapons and rushed to the doors and windows but were {handicapped in returning the ban- dits’ fire because the hank employes were between them and the robbers. While the shooting was going on one of the robbers put the money in their car and as soon as this work |was completed, they drove away ed the roads in this vicinity after} FOUR DEAD -ASRESULT OF LAKE WRECKS Boats Fighting Across Great | Lakes for Winter Ports Have Hard Battle Sault St. Marie, Mich., Dec. 19.— (The tugs Gray and Favorite were lexpected to reach here today with survivors of the wrecked tug Reli- | ance which was disabled on the | rocky shores of the Lizard islands in northern Lake Superior nearly | fa week ago. | Four persons lost their lives when | the small craft foundered and a! rifth was reported near death tolay j from exposure. / The dead are Captain John Me- ! Phearson, Fred Regan, Gus Johns an unidentified man who was swept from the deck of the Reliance as they were about to lower a life boat. Nine of the 27 persons aboard the | i { i | | 1 | i | Reliance when she smashed her pro- peller on a rock last’ Wednesday were sucessful in reaching the shore and after a three day trek over rough country, through — blinding snowstorms and ‘in the severe could, seven reached a railway station and came to this city. Two were left behind at a lumber camp. They are | Jack Hartens and Mi Hartens, cooks on the Reliance, Mrs. Hartens may not survive the shock and ex- posure, according to word reaching here. Other aboard the ill fated craft were taken off by the Gray and Favorite after five days of suffer. ing from cold and hunger and the fear that rescue boats might not be able to reach them. The fate of those remaining in the Reliance cabin was not known until a wireless message from the Gray announced the four deaths and that the others aboard the tug would be brought here today. Captain MePhearson was an old time mariner and a veteran of many Lake Superior storms. His home was in this city. Regan was a mem- ber of the forestry department of a Paper concern and Johns was a sea- man. The fourth victim was believ- ed to have been another employe of the paper concern, and a passenger on the tug. REPORT THAT DEVALERA IS dee tract of May 26, 1920, changing the London, Dec. 19.—A report from! provisions somewhat. Mr. Rhud alleges in his complaint Paris that Eamon DeValera had been captured by Irish Free State au-| thorities lacked corroboration here today. It is believed that the report, which was printed in a Paris newspaper, may have grown out of a Dublin dis- patch’ saying that DeValera had nar- rowly escaped arrest while attend- ing mass in the Catholic University | church, Dublin, inasmuch as he left the church just before troops arriv- ed. ¢ SIX BARNS BURNED; LOss $400,000 (By the Associated Press) Philadelphai, Dec. 19.—Six barns were destroyed by fire early today | in Montgomery and Chester counties. | The fires were all within a radius of 20 miles, In at least’ two instances jthere was evidence of incendiarism. At one place shots were exchanged | with three men seen fleeing from a ‘barn shortly aftr the fire started. State police are combing the roads | in search of the barn burners, now| jbelieved to be an organized band. The fires today brought the: number lof barns burned in Montgomerv,! tol PRICE FIVE CENTS $3,000 REWARD 7 EXECUTED _ FOR CAPTURE OF MRS. PHILLIPS Los Angeles, Cai, ee. 19—Re- wards offered for the re-capture o} 7 s i Mrs, Clara Phillips “hammer mur. Nine of 27 Persons Aboard | (eress," who -eseaped from the Los) Reliance Reach Shoore ; Angeles county jail, total $3,000. i | Of this sum $250 is offered by| Safely | Sheriff William I. Traeger, $750 by! ae 'the Los Angeles county board of! | superviso: and $2,000 by the Los} SUFFER FROM SHOCK’ Angcles Examiner. U | BIG SUMS ARE INVOLVED IN LAND ACTIONS Cases of H. C. Rhud and Geo. | H. Paul to go on Trial in District Court | { | | | | BOTH BRING ACTIONS! |,, Trial of a case involving land con- tracts amounting to many thousands | of dollars has been started in district | {court here before Judge James A.| | Coffey. Three cases, one of H. C. | Rhud against Geo. H. Paul, and two! | by Geo. H. Paul against M. C. Rhud| jand Bertha Rhud, are to be tried to-| | ether and submitted to Judge Cof-} jfey for decision. The casgs have! been hanging fire for a considerable | length of time. H In the case H.C. Rhud| |brought action against Geo, .H. Paul! for judgment totalling $21,004.40 and interest since March 27, 1920, as a lresult of alleged failure to fulfill a jeontract for the exchange and sale) fof lands and other property made he- ‘tween them on March 27, 1920, The contract, as set out in the complaint, provided that Paul woukl! sell to Rhud lands valued .at $164,900 | and Rhud sell to Paul lands valued ; at $143,200, with provision regard-| ing the difference. \ Paul was to turn over 4,710 acres! Florida land to Rhud, subject to en- cumbrance of $32,000. Rhud was to turn over three tracts of Tennessee land of 3,778,2,088 and 5,000 acres; 160 acres near Brittin, N. D.; 160 acres near Steele; 120 acres near Goodrich; 3,200 acres} near Sentinel Butte, one business block on Front stredt, Bismarck, oc- cupied by the steam laundry; one ‘business block on Third street, ad-| joining the Masonic. temple, one dwelling house on Ninth strect, one dwelling house at the’ corner of Twelfth street and Avenue A, one house on Téenthstreet. south, a ware- house ‘at Broadway and «Eighteenth street, 48 river bottom lots, and| other property, subject to encum- ibrance of $18,000. that Paul-was unable to deliver some of the land in Florida and ne- glected to pay sums of moncy, so that he demands judgment of $21,- 004.40, | Paul in an answer alleged that the | contract was not carried out because | Rhud could not fulfill it in delivery of certain lands, denies there is due to Rhud $21,004.40, and in turn asks judgment against Rhud of $11,992.85, less $4,350, with interest since Octo- ber, 1920, and asks for direction of specific performance of a contract to deliver certain land in Burleigh county. In another suit of Paul he claims that the defendant was not “well seized, in fee, or otherwise,” of cery tain property in Bismarck which was | to be conveyed, and asks $5,000 dam- age. In another action he claimed there was a mortgage on land on which \a deed was imade and asks | $5,404.17 damages. Air Mail Pilot Lost in Storm Found on Ranch Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 19.—Air mail pilot, Henry Boonstra, missing; since last Friday morning when he| became lost in a blizzard enroute to! Rock Springs, Wyo., has been found alive and well at the Rigby ranch, | i i BY MILITARY IN IRELAND Charged with Having Arm: In Possession Without Permission MANY ARE ARRESTED Part of Those Taken Con- demned by Military Committee (By the Associated Press) Dublin, Dec. 19-—Four railway men and three labors were executed here this morning for interfering with trains in county Kildare. The seven men executed were cap- tured November 13 by Free State troops in a house, the location of which is unknown. With them a quantity of stolen goods, rifles and ammunition was found. The men were tried by a military committee and sentenced to death on the charge of train wrecking. The sentence .was carried .out at 8:30 o'clock this morning. The men executed are reported to have been members of the Republi- can army. Train wrecking, the tearing up of railway tracks and the blowing up of bridges has been practiced on a large scale by Republican sympa- thizers in Ireland since the Irregu- lars began their operations. This has disorganized the railway system and hurt trade, dispatches frequent- ly telling of communication between Dublin and Belfast or between other important points in South Ireland be- ig cut off by this reason. Today’s drastic action was under the blanket measure passed by the Dail Eireann last fall giving author- ity to suppress disorder. Previous executions have been in connection with the use or possession of arms, except that the last infliction of eap- ital punishment on December 8, when Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellowes and two other Republican leaders were executed, was officially announc- ed as in reprisal for the assassina- tion of Seal Hales, the deputy shot the day revi pus, Today's executions make a total of 19 by the Free State in a little more than a month. The official army report of the executions gives the names of the men jas Stephen White and Patric Bangnel of Kildar, Laborers, Josepiu Johnston “and Patrick Mangan of Kildare, railway workers; James O'Connor of Bansha, Tipperary, anc Patrick Nolan of Rathbridge, rail way workers, and Brain Moore o. Rathbridge, laborer. They were arrested with a numb« of others at Rathbridge in count Kildare, the officials report say which adds that they were foun guilty by a military committee o possessing without proper authority ten. rifles, 2000 rounds of ammuni tion land four bombs with detona tors. HEAVY FIRING There was heavy firing for two hours last night in the northern suburbs of Cork, the Republicans using machine guns. One civilian was severly wounded. SEEK T0 PROBE MOTIVE BEHIND ASSASSINATION (By the Associated Press) Warsaw, Dec, 19.—The government, jin its efforts to determine whether a plot existed for the murder of President Narutowicz, is continuiny to effect searches-and arrests among the nationalisth, and many high of- ficers and officials have been arrest- ed or dismissed. Extraordinary precautions against possible disorders are being taken in this city and in the mining reg- ions. The country generally is in mourn- BREAKING AWAY FROM DRUG AND fair, business-like way. Mr. Thomp- |During the flight one bandit stood |Chester and Delaware counties alive and wel mand east of where, iM@ for the late president and_the son remarked the company had al- ready turned down a $225,000 offer and it didn’t seem much use to re- new it. Commissioner Larson though: $300,000 was too high. Mr. Lenhart expressed the same idea. All the commissioners ee a rice on separate sheets .of paper Pad four of them read $250,000. After some discussion it was decided tu make it $265,000. A resolution was drawn incorporating the offer, to be sent to the officers of the com- pany, and reply requested by Jan- uary 8. The railroa 0 and rate fixing order probably will be handed down next week. Report on Gas | A teport was received previously from the city engineer on the gas pressure. Mr. Atkinson said on the 16th “the plant was in full operation and working satisfactorily and fur- nishing gas up to the standard re quired by the board of railroad com- missioners.” He said the failure on the 10th and 11th was due to re- ouired shut down of one of the benches on account of a bad bed of clinkers in the fire bed. Before the at an adequate pressure. tored ee aa ent that~in- He said it was appar crease in consumption of gas since the plant has now reached a point where it is necessary to increase the equipment of the plant in order that good service be maintained. It was reported that electric lights (Continued -on Page 2) d commission valuation ; pre eee bench could placed in operation the; Steele Creamery Steele, N. D., Dec, 19.—After futile jefforts to enlist interest among farmers milking cows to take shares in the creamery on a cooperative Jclosed indefinately. There was a ‘prospect of a Driscoll man taking it over on lease or purchase but it fell through. It is owned by the father- in-law of W. F. Stege, of Medina, , who turned it over as part of securi- ty when the Stege Bank closed at Medina. He wished to dispose of it las the margin of profit during the ‘winter was too small to warrant its { operation, two cream buying agenci- tes in town had some effect on the receipts of cream, and the salary of the manager, with oter costs, used up most of the revenues, MARRIED FIFTY HOURS APART (By the Associated Press.) Council Bluffs, Towa, Dee. /19.— | After fifty-one years of married life, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowers died within ten hours of each other. They were married at Noyes, Iowa, Is Shut Down. WHISKEY HABIT GIVEN AS REASON FOR ILLNESS OF WALLACE REID i (By the Associated Press) ‘tion of Southern California, planned ton the running board to fire a final {volley at the mint guards. A bullet from one of the guards gun appar- ently hit him for he crumpled ap ‘and was dragged inside the car, [which continued on its way. 138 since early October. The monetary loss totals about $400,000. is wrecked, plane’ was discovered — \late yesterday, according to advices \ received by air mail officials here ° Many Witnesses “this morning. ify i i | “The reports to Salt Lake reported Testify in Riot | Pilot Boonstra as having declared | that he was unable to get away from | Trials at Marion ithe Rigby ranch because of the deep | government has ordered all officers | to wear a crepe armlet for six weeks All big public entertainments have been suspended for the rest of thy Season in respect to the late presi- dent. PILSUDSKI MAY ACT |basis, the Steele Creamery has been j YEARS DIE FEW Los Angeles, Dec. 19.—Wallace Reid is resting easier today with an overnight decrease in tem- perature, according to Mrs. Wal- ~ lace Reid, wife of the motion picture actor, who is in a Holly- wood sanitarium after a nervous breakdown. { Los Angeles, Dec. 19.—Reports available early today from the sani- tarium where Wallace Reid, motion picture actor, is suffering from 2 breakdown which relatives ascribed to complications following his break- ing away from the use of whiskey and narcotics, indicated an improve- ment in his condition. Reid’s physicians said the actor's temperature was nearly normal and that his pulse had dropped from 130 to 112, They added Reid was able ito take a little nourishment. The physicians said Reid’s decline followed his abandonment of the use of drugs and liquor but the specific ailment which threatened his life was influenza. If the actor failed to recover, it was added, influenza would be ;he cause written on the death certifi- cate, The Methodist Preachers Associa- to ask the city council today to ap- point a commission of men and wo- men to make a thorough investiga- tion of the use of habit formin drugs in Los Angeles, It adopted a long resolution which was stated: “It is persistently rumored that/ the names of some of the biggest producers and aetors in Southern} California, are linked with his| (Reid’s) plight. In all this, the city | has suffered irreparably. The cinema | industry has suffered. These condi- | tions either obtain or they do not obtain. These stories are cither false or true. The cinema industry is either infested with an immoral cle- | ment that threatens the ‘industry, | good morals and decency in our city and nation and this city’s good name,! or else it has been and is being ma-j ligned and slandered in an unthink- | able manner.” — The association asked the appoint- ment of a commission with “power | and authority € summon witnesses, | administer oaths and take evidence, | to the end that the truth may be known” and requested that the min- isterial union and the church fed- eration take similar action. in} ivan, attorney for the defendants. | cemetery varied from 9 to 10 o'clock /MURDERCASE WILLNOTBE | TRIED IN CITY Ennis Walter, Ira J. Stark and|rin riots today continued to George Jeffrey probably will not be | foundations for its case. : tried in the Burleigh county district} Specifl attention yerterday was di-| court for murder. The case, a part | rected to the exact time of the kill- | of the “Bowen murder case” which ings of A. W. Kerr, chief counsel | originated in Golden Valley county,|for the defense. All of yesterda was stipulated to be tried before| witnesses for the state were ques-| Judge Nuessle here by L. A. Simpson, | tioned at length on this point and special prosecutor, and J. F. Sulli-| their estimates of the killings in the | According to attorneys the district | in the morning of June 22. Dr. F. 0.! court of this country has no juris-| Shipman testified yerterday that he| diction in the matter. | was an eye witness to the shootings, | land named two of the defendants. | oe eee ae Ag MILLOY CONFERS _ IN CANADA | State Capitol employes .will be \ paid for Christmas this year for the | yinot, N. D. Dec. 19.—James S.| first time in four years. The auditing | Milloy, secretary of the Minot As- | board has approved a plan to Pay | sociation of Commerce is today con- them on Saturday morning, Dec. 22, for the entire month of December. Marion, Ill, Dee. 19.--Severely | |eross examining state’s witnesses, | ithe defense for the five miner ‘charged with murder during the Her- | lay jferring with Dominion officials at | Ottawa Canada, regarding Canadian | |plans for developing western pro- | vinees and the results of lignite ex- ‘periments conducted by government. Deserts cover 24 per cent of the earths surface. Paris, Dec, 19.—An increasing pro- bability that Marshal Pilsudski, for- mer chief of the Polish state, will become a candidate for the presiden- cy of Poland in the election to fi the vacancy caused by the a ation of President Narutow reflected in dispatches received by the French foreign office. The Mar- shal’s intervention to prevent re- prisals against the nationalists after the assassination of the President is said to have strengthened his posi- tion greatly and those in closest touch with the situation assert he will now bg able to muster such a (majority to remove his own objce- tions to his candidacy. snow. The ranch has no telephone ervice and Boonstra was awaiting better weather before going to Coal ville to notify his superiors of his whereabouts. Boonstra left the Rigby ranch with the searching party and he is expected to reach Coalville some- time this afternoon. The advices to Salt Lake did not state, but air mail service officials believe that the searching party which found Boonstra did not reach that ranch until early this morning. President Gets 15 Pound Opossum Fox Xmas Gift Okmulgee, Okla., Dee. 19.—Gabe j Burkhardt, Okmulgee, forwarded a) King George’s S Son Has Operation live white oppossum, weighing 15, London, Dec. 19.—Prince George, pounds to President Warren G.|the king’s youngest son, was success- Harding as a Christmas gift. The fully operated upon for appendicitis animal was especially fattened for| today. The operation was performed his visit to the White House, ‘at the King dward VII Hospital for Officers, There are still so many wild boars in France that 2,000 were killed in| one department in 1921, Fifty pounds of ivory is t average yield of one elephant,