The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1922, Page 3

/ So MILLION THEFT IS CHARGED 10 MANY EMPLOYES 22. Civilans Employed at Brooklyn Naval Base 4 Are Held CARRIED | TRUCKS 4 New York, Dec. 20.—Twenty-two y civilian employes at the Brooklyn navy base were arrested today on indi¢tments returned several months h ago by a federal grand jury, charg- gabe ing that government property to the except of more than $1,000,000 had been stolen: since ‘the war, The arrests were made by agents of the department. of justice. The grand jurors indicted 23 men after its investigation of the alleged , Wholesale thefts which the author- ities said included clothing and oil and various other materials used at the navy base. The twenty-third man under indictment was not found at the naval base today. The investigation has been under way for months, 7 Navy intelligence officers under- f took to find out the cause for the : WH > \y discrepancies betweén the inven- tories and the\stock ‘supposed to be on hand, but the thieves were too cunning for the regular naval detec- tive force, the members ef which Were aptly well known to those.who A were doing the stealing, - i Under the direction of federal q agents, men were put in. the ware- { house as checkers, laborers, watch: men and bookkeepers, These detec- tives found themselves watched nar- rowly until they took advantage of opportunities obviously put in their way of stealing small articles such as wrist watches and marine glasses, a They then learned that government ih property was being stolen by thu “truck load, including great boxes of i clothing, paint by the barrel, crates of glass and commercial alcohol by the gallon. ) Instances were found in which ‘ % waste and salvaged materials bought by contractors were substjtuted by new goods or by other merchandise than that mentioned in the’ contract, vin other cases, twice the quantity of actual salvage stuff-.contracted for was delivered. | HERRIN MINE “BP RIOTSRETOLD vy a a atin’ Robert Officer, Company i, Bookkeeper Describes i Attack , (By the Asseciated Press.) Marion, Ill, Dec. 20.—Wtth tho scars of bullet and knife wounds on their bodies, three survivors of the Herrin riots testified to- day at the trial of five men in . connection with the killing of 20 non-union men last June. They were Joseph O’Rourke, William Cairns and Robert Officer. Cairnes testified that after the defenders of the mine surrendered under a white flag that t#® prison- ers were marched out of the pitiwith their arms above their heads, “After the march started some, men took me back to the mine to point out where we had kept our arms. They let me loolg in my locker for some keepsakes I prized highly | AT TRIAL! +s, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922 Clark as one of two men he had seen with C, K. McDowell, superintendent | of the mine, and that Clark had a | gun in his hand. “Then we marched on until we. came toa barbed wired fence and somé one shouted: “All men will line up to the right,’ and some one | else shouted: ‘Now, you-fellows run’ i and the firing started. I tried to | climb through the fence, but fell jand severa with a load of buckshot in my body. } While I was laying there, blood covered man leaning against | makes ;his debut as a star in his a tree. A big man who Rad a gun /onn right. Chaney's work in “Ths| Norma Talmadge Conference r came up and said to the wounded | Miracle Man,” “The Penalty,” and in . man: “You reat Me can't Me |support ofaBriscilla Dean in .“Out- Scores Triumph . Norte aap ill you’? “and he fired into his | side the Law” made him a genuine I ” nS ostpon: body.” jfavorite with theatre-goers through- In“Eternal Flame’ sd The witness then pointed to Peter Hiller one of the defendants as the |tain to welcome arhouncement of hys | man whosfired the shot. “Then Isaw another fire a ~ assistant superintendent, of the mine, as he lay wounded on the | ground,” the witness continued, | “three men with guns came up to Shoemaker and one said: ‘here's | that—— machine gunner,” and put- ting a gun to his head blew it off. Carrnes said that a crowd had then found he was alive and subject-( ed him to all kinds of abuse for an hour when Sheriff Thaxton of Wil- liamson county came up with some other men and removed him to a hospital. The witness said he was ‘one of the guards at the mine. “DRY” AGENTS _ ARMED, MOVE UPON TOWN, Threats to Tar and Feather Agents «Answered | by Authorities Minneapolis, Minn,, Dee. 20.—Six- teen armed prohibition enforcement | fficers are enroute to Gibbon, Min- nesota, today under orders to stamp out ‘moonshine traffic and arrest | liquor law violators, following @pen | threats to “tar and feather” federal agents who attampted to raid sever- al soft drink parlors there, it was announced here today, M. L. Harney, local field chief of the prohibition enforcement forces, described the case as one of “a town in open defiance” and. gavedrastic orders to his agents, instructing them to overpower any person at- tempting to stop them and to search theh four goft drink bars in Gibbon thoroughly! Gibbon town of six hundred population Wid is located about 70 miles. southwest of Minneapolis. - According-to Mr.\ Henry, two of his deputies went to Gibbon Sunday armed with four search warrants. They raided one bar, Mr. Henry said, but encountered stiff resist- ance, and by the time they were ready to leave the saloon, half the Population of the town was assembl- ed in the street. Some of the crowd in the strect when the, agents appeared shouted: “Get that pair;” “Ride ’em out of town on a rail,” and “kill ’em,” the | agents reported. They made no at- tempt to go on with their raid, but returned to Minneapolis. “That town is going to be cleaned up,” Mr, Harney said today in an- nouncing that he had ordered the armed forces to Gibbon, “If any, if its citizens are violating the law.” pe i ete es IN DEADLOCK. (By the Associate1 Press.) Lausanne, Dec, 20.—The sub-com- mission/on capitulations of the Near | East reached a deadlock today on the question of trying foreigners in Turkish native courts. As a substi-| tute for the present consular court, the Allies suggested that a foreign judge appointed by The Hague court of justice, should sit on the bench with the Turkish judge. The Turks refused this. i and then we rejoined the mob with- out finding guns.” The witness then pointed out Otis A Magnificent Picture. the wine of life. Just as Through.” Naturalists say the song 6f a bird| was a cry of alarm originally. TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY A saw a iversal-Jewel in which Lon Chaney shot (“The Trap”yis now.playing at ‘the into the body of John Shoemaker, | Capitol Theatre: - ; Canadian trapper who goes through |his life. This touch of love during, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE a) : ie time he [AT THE MOVIES {|>°" a ‘THE TRAP’? POWERFUL ‘DRAMA THAT APPEALS TO ALL CLASSES] man of the If you are a lover of drama— drama 'that holds you in suspense and surprises. you, you will find this other heart: throbs in “The Trap,” the Uni- engaged to cludes Alan addition, in and Stanley out the country and they are ce- elevation fo the ranks of stardom. It is doubtful if a more powerful drama could» have been found for Chaney than “The Trap.” It fits him: like a glove and gives him an oppor- tunity to display his remarkable bility to portray a wide range of ypes. In fact,he plays two entirely distinct roles in this’ production— the first, that of a lovable Frenci- viewing her achievement life was a song in his heart; the, second, that of a wolf in human form, | whose one ambition is to crush the two people who have stolen’ all that he holds dear in life. Really a third type is introduced in which Chaney plays the part of. an adoring foster-father to the child nai Flame” of the man and women who wrecked ; LON CHANEY : UNIVERSAL 9 uh USEFUL Gi Van Raalte Silk« Hose and Undies, New Pur- ses, Silk Bloomers and Petticoats world like the wolf’ he keeps in a cage outside his home, is.a wonder- ful thing, a characterization that brings a tear to the eye, and helps you in understanding this strange | An exceptionally-strong cast wa ken, Herbert Standing, Frank Cam- peau, Dagmar Godowsky, Irene Rich After “Smilin’ sound almost too good to he true to say that Norma Talmadge has. made an even better production. But after the First National attraction which ;began an engagement at the Eltinge Theatre last night, it became evident that here beyond all doubt is greatest photodrama madge’s_ career, her incomparable Further than that, Flame” proves the American art on the screen even over the most ambitious and mas- sively spectacular foreign producers. tacular production, a great human drama ‘that tugs at the heart strings moistens the eyes, grips with its dra- matic sweep and \warms Yes, and in its all embracing hu- 2 Reel Century Comedy... _ Up and Down - iy Gift Aisles | ai CHRISTMAS PRICE LIST manity, it at times brings smiles, Adapted from still prowls around the Honore silent northern woods. - support Chaney and i Hale, Spottiswoode Ait-| superb. Goethals Wednesday and Thursday. Through” it may this morning a tthe call in “The Etetnal Flame,” to attend. f the f Mi ve Si eomanednls | of SoGth Dakota, and Ivan to date, tors in attendanese when for the meeting arrived. “The Eternal supremacy of productions of| probable they will arrive For “The Eter- is a massive and spec- | will be held. Singers. Jacob Bull, the soul. son, N. D. \ Tonight and Thursday Lon Chaney _ in his greatest screen triumph “The Trap” A dramatic and scenic wonder that will teach you again how to live and laugh and love. A pit- ture that will show you that life is worth while. © ahs & gd oR a FTS THIS YEAR» Clever Sweaters, (Ki- monas, the newest in Neckwear “La -Duchesse de Langeais,” with all the color and pomp and glory of the Second Restoration Period in Court of Loufs XVII, it is an epic of the screen, and Norma, as beautiful and flirtatious duchess, is “The Eternal Flame” remains at the Eltinge for today and tomorrow, St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 20—The mect- ing of the Northwest state fuel ad- ministratows, scheduled to be held White northwest federal fuel distrib- utor, was postponed because several of the administrators were unable P.H. Pressentin, state fuel admin- istrator of Wisconsin; J. J. Murphy Minnesota, were the only. administra- Other members, it is thought, were held up by train delays and it is afternoon in which case the meeting For Sale— Choice ceseseeee eee “YOU AND ME” out the ‘HELD FOR OBSERVATION (By the Associated Press) Balzac’s| Toledo, Ohio, Dec, 20.—Police to- day are holding John Marazino, 23, for examination both as to his sani- the|ty and his story that he knows who ; murdered William Desmond Taylor, the | motion picture director in Hollywood California a year ago. ‘ Marazino was arrested late yeste: jday after he had entered a dwelling house and asked to be hidden, de- claring that he was marged for as- sassination and was driven- out of California by members of a “dope ring” who were responsible for Tay- lor’s death. A suitcase the prisoner carricd was filled jwith women’s apparel which he s&id he had used to dis- | guise himself to escape his pursuers. joo j scarce Spring Valley Lignite Lump of Cc. P.|Coal. 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