The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1922, Page 1

ow) Pay Oe OT Pring OF Oe ne eRe ae ee = ww WEATHER FORECAST. Rartly cloudy tonight and Thurs- day. ESTABLISHED 1873 . : PARK SITES IN VICINITY MANY. SAYS SPEAKER! Dr. Waldron Tells Rotarians Bismarck Has Excellent Opportunities \ SANTA CLAUS PRESENT Frank Gale Tells Many Touch- ing Incidents Encount- ered in Work Bismarck is exceptionally well lo- eated for the development of a park system, Dr. C. B, Waldron, Dean of the school of agriculture, Agricul- tural College, told the-members of. the Rotary club at their luncheon today: He urged immediate steps in the development, stating that years are required to achieve a complete park system, ia Dr. Waldron sugyested as the first step in the development the site of. an old Indian village and grove on the Ward farm just north of the city, along the river. A second de- velopment urged was a site near the juncture of Apple creek, and the Missouri river. A third point was S'bley islandfl i 4 If the proper steps were taken to develcp the first named site w:thin 20 years there would be one of the most beautiful parks in the North- west, Dr. Waldron said. He also urged that Mandan and Bismarck co-operate in making old Fort Ab- raham Lincoln a place to be visited by the public. The site now is a state park, and ‘s visited by many people. : Tells of Christmas Gifts. Reports upon the community Christmas were recejved. Frank Gale was hailed as the successful impersonator of Santa Claus, king of the Kingdom of Childhood. Mr. Gale, ‘m response,. told of many touching incidents in the Commyn- ity Christmas work. 4 rst of all I want to say that is not Santa Claus, but that I had given to me from’ him. his very. best gift, and that was the oppor- tunity for five, long, happy days to wear his clothes,’,he sa‘d.. .\ “Santa Claus was the Rotary club who gavc:a hundred and seventeen packages to thirty-seven. families. The Salvation Army. who - gave twenty-five packages to twenty-five “families, the Catholie parish and the Knights of Columbus who: gave, fif- ty-one packages to twenty-five fam- il'es. “Then there were individual good }- fellows who took care of cases that were overlooked, in one. instance it was an old man, a stranger who oth- erwise would not, hate , made his nome by Christmas time’ f Gifts Practical: ‘“These gifts were food and cloth- ing and things that were practical. “One Tad wrote tb Santa Claus: ‘I wish you would take care of the poor Kids in our block, and if you want to give me a sled.’ Santa Claus’ auto truck lost five pairsof overshoes Saturday afternoon and got them back from the» man who’ found them ‘and needed them for his own family. He said: ‘I got so happy I couldn’t keep them.’ Santa Claus asked - one laddie where his father was and he said: ‘Over town to see if he can’t get something charged—I hope he made it, he has the first qualification for a good North Dakota citizen. “One place all the Chrietmas they were about to have was a tree stuck in a jug, @Md the little girl could not make the tree stand up straight. Later in the day the tree was as straight as a d’e and had the trim- mings on ‘it which some more for- tunate kiddies had gladly taken off their own treejand helped in trim- ming., and there was an abundance (Continued on Page 2) HUGE SUM IS ‘GIVEN IOWA UNIVERSITY Rockéfeller Foundation Gives $2,250,000 for Educational, Purposes Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec, 27—Two gifts of $1,125,000 each to the col- lege of medicine, University of Iowa, one from the general education board and the other from the Rockefeller Foundation, were announced here to- day by President W. A. Jessup of the university, throughy W. R. Boyd, chairman of the findnce committee of the state board of education. The money will be used to build a new hospital an}! labofatory and equip them, it was announced. The nexv session of the Iowa legislature will be asked’ to appropriate $450,000 ah- nually for the next five years to make the entire amount for the hos- pital, $4,500,000. The gifts from the two foundations will be available as soon as the legislature accepts the plan, Mr. Boyd announced. The amoutit given by the two foun- dations is said to be the largest ever given to any state institution since the beginning of vast sums to work; for humanity: The university, medical college stands high in the medical- profes- sion throughout the nation and this ina ga ot KEY TO MURDER TANGLE FRED W. KEETCH . BY ROY J. GIBBONS. : NEA Service Staff Writer. Chieago, Dec, 27—A little red “love book” scribbled closely with intimate memoranda about his hun- dred sweethearts is the only clew on which police bas@their hope to solve the mysterious murder of a man who reveled in the title of “sheik.” By that name Fred W. Keetch was known to denizens of the underworld and jazz palaces of this city’s white light district. , ‘ The body of Keetch, stiff and cold, with a bullet through his heart, was found lying face upward in a dismal little ‘second-hand store—the victim of a midnight murder. The slayer—a woman, police be- lieve—had fled. | Book's Entries. Police, turned to the “love book,” It contained passages like these: {| “Mabel. Call—-——. Address Home on Monday and Friday nights. Blond. Can sing. Good for dress parties. “Evelyn, Divorcee. No phone. Haid! dyed. Can make you laugh, “Grace. Husband on the road. Has private stock of her own. Will go out at any time, night or day. * “Dolly. Call— Good dancer. Needs lots of coin.” It’s not unlikely, say. detectives working on the case, ¢hat one of the women listed in. the ‘love book” fired for jeatousy’s sake the fatal .shot which ended the’ “sheik’s” game of hearts, RUSS SOVIETS SEEK WAY OUT OR OONFUSION Economic Chaos Through- out Russia WOULD REVISE TAXES Unification of Allied Repub- lics Urged as Step Toward Normalcy (By the’ Associated Press} Moscow, Dec. 27.—The all-Russian Soviet congress at its session yes- terday. heard reports concerning the| financial ‘situation, taxes and indus} try, to which questions the various [3 ; government departments aré #iving / quate stocks, pf Jocomotives gnd cars) much attention because of recent events. M. Sokolnikoff, the acting commis- sar of finance, was the ‘principal speaker, He asserted that he was Not prepared to present the budget for 1923 because of the unstable cori- dition of the ruble and declared that the depreciation of the rugle-and the budget deficiency had necessitated @ further issuance of paper money with the result that the currency had not yet been stabilized. As one of the means for overcom- ing the déficit he recommended a change in the tax sytem, asserting that he thought it best to Shift from a tax in kind for the peasant to a monetary tax. He suggested the change be brought about gradually so as to prevent confusion and hard- | ships among individuals. M. Stalin, commissar of national minorities urging unification of the allies republics, announced that cur- tailment of the Soviet army to 600,- 000 men had already begun. He as- serted that owing to the fact there was still danger from outside attack | because of unsettled conditions, Rus- jould have a strong, unified | sia sh army for protection. The commissar asserted that 4n- other cause calling for pnification of the Soviet republics into a single So-} cialistic federation was the ecoriomic situation inasmuch as nearly all of Russias resources had been exhaust- ed. The small autonomous repub- lies, he said, could not exist without Russia proper and, on the other hand, Russia could not satisfactorily re-establish her national life with- The out their combined support. |present financial condition of the country necessitated unification, he ayserted. ‘ ~ ‘There was no opposition to the unification proposal,-and it was sug- gested that a special congress be called to make the plans a reality: To give an idea of the situation confronting the country as a result of the rubles depreciation, the com- missar Said tht last January seven- teen trillian’ paper rubles were in circulation while at the’present time SUES RAILROA FOR $26,250.00 — N W, F. Hunt of Bordulac has inati- tuted an. action.in the district court l here’ for. $26,650.00 danrages against j the Soo line; beck injuries al- legéd to have. been, sustained when ‘Yhe ‘wagon on which he was riding 'was struck by!" train seven miles | weit’ of Bordulac. Mr. Hunt is act- ing as-his-own attorney. ©’ ROUIPMENT OF "RAILROADS T0 ~ BE SURVEYED Interstate Commerce Com- mission Plans Investiga- tion of Motive Power | ee Washington,’ Dec. 2¥.—An_ investi- 1 gation .t6d detetmine . whethex ad jare in possession of Ai |roads_and whether tailroady customs jand practices controlling use and in \ terchange of equipment:are sufficient ; Was ordered today by the Interstate | Commerce Commission which said it | was acting without complainé and on | its own, -initiative. Ae {, As'a preliminary step in the in- (quiry the éommission has. ofdéred a ‘questionnaire sent to’ all railroads, requiring them to report the number of freight cars owned and leased, the number of additional cars estimated to be needed in their service, and the age of their present car eqduip- | ment. Similar facts are sought as to ; the locomotives. in service, j | In additional, reports are required {from the roads as to the extent of {car shortage’,which they encountered ‘in’ operation last fall, and. asto the |amount of traffic which they move. , Private car lines also were asked to furnish similar facts. ‘The investigation is understood to be an outgrowth of the general car | shortage whieh existed during No- vember’ and was a source of much tcomplaint to the commission,fparticu- larly from the west and. northwest. CHILEREADY TOTREAT WITH ~~ PERU AGAIN Santiago, Calif., Dec. 27.—Chile’s intention of reestablishing diploma- tic relations with Peru as soon as ratifications of the Tacna-Arica pro- tocol -have been exchanged is believ- ed to have changed in view of Peru’s answer to Chile’s invitation to the Pan-American conference. In its re- ply, forwarded about two weeks ago, the Peruvian govetnment made res- ervations regarding the treatment cf. Peruvians in Chile , - It is believed here that relations could be reestablished if certain con- cessions were made. Address———,, ‘merican rall” Ambassador Mathieu of Chile, it! HILARITYIS. SUPREME AT XMAS PROGRAM | Community Christmas Brings | Out Hundreds of Happy. | Faced: Youngsters an APPLAUSE IS FRENZIED Joy Knows no Bounds: when | Goodfellows Santa’ Claus Appears on Stage | The children of Bismarck turned | jout in full force last night te attend © ithe first community Christmas to be held at the city auditor'um. The H house was packed from stage to | gallery with the expectant and .eag- er-eyed children accompanied “by | | parents to see Santa’and to hear the | ‘program prepared by the Salvation | Army Sunday school. ea Eighty-five Salvation Army Suh- | day school children appeared in. the Program of songs, recitations, and d‘alogues, Judge L. E. Birdzell pi sided. at ‘the meeting, and Ensign Homer. directed. ; , e The: repeated applause of both grown folks and. children, and the irrepressible joy ‘of the little folke, showed very clearly that.the com- munity Christmas was one. of the greatest, treats of their lives. «The happiness of ‘the hundreds’ of children in’ the ‘agdience was. only equalled by the “tiny tots” and the larger. children’ who took, part in the program. The expectancy of the children became tense at. the con- clusion of the program. when they knew that it was about. time or Santa to appear cn the stage and help deliver candy and .apples to them. : icy | When the curtain arose on’ the stage show:ng a little snow house {with Sante’s Spicture and name. upon its door, the hilarity, of the young- sters was not to be restrained. They clapped,.they called, and their eyes became large -and round with ‘ex, pectancy. And’ finally Santa and his two dwarfs crawled out of the little snow house, i ' Santa with mueh’ stretching, asked he ch'ldren why they, disturbed his sleep after four days of hard wark in Bismarck. He,-declared that he had already turned his reindeer out to pasture and was ready te leave: Bismarck. | | st, Silog ae With the “assistance of a number’ of, Ggod Fellows. in the audience the crowd “of anxious children wexe kept in order as they marched across the stage to receive the'r presents and passed across .the stage, looked at Santa, and departed for their homes the happiest children ‘n the land. The ‘students at the Indian schools were guests of the Salvation Army) at their Christmas services. | Those attending the . community Christinas declared that ‘the won- derful success of this one which was given by the Salvation Army was a clear indication that all. the orga- nizations of the city should unite in giving one b'g community Christ- mas. Many Good Fellows aided in the distribution of gffts ‘and handled {the “great crowd perfectly, NEW CHARTER IS. ISSUED 10 ARMOUR AND CO, Capitalization of Concern ' Placed at $160,000,000; Charter Perpetual 1 i | - Dover, Del. Dec. 27—The certifi- cate for a charter for Armour and Company of Délaware was filed at} the office of the sectetary of state | {here today. The company is capi- | talized at $160,000,000 and is author- ized to/deal in cattle and live stock of all kinds. The incorporators nam- | ed in the ‘certificate are A. M. Hoov- en,gM. A. Bruce and H. M, Ander- (son, all of Wilmington, Delaware, j identified with the Corporation Trust | Company of America, which drew up| the incorporation papers. The incorporation papers make no | mention of any contemplated merger, simply following the legal lines of: such’ applications, | The new corporation is authorized | ; to-conduct a general mercantile and/| manufactufing business, particular- | ly the buying, selling and dealing in! cattle, hogs, sheep and other live stock, grain, poultry, butter, eggs,} etc.,.to operate, equip and. maintain martufacturing and other _ plants, | ; Packing. houses, factories and branch establisnments and other property pertaining to the conduction of such business, \The character is a Perpetual one. TOLEDOFLAT. ~ TS DESTROYED (By the Associated Press) Toledo, Ohio, Dec, 28.—The Del-! mar Apartments, the costliest apart- ment dwelling'in Toledo-was destroy- ed late last night by a fire that is presumed to have started in the boil- er room. j W. W. Fauney, 55, of the Eastern! Mortgage and Realty Company, is} REDEEMED FROM Tribe Decides to Receive Her! Back Into Full Tribal Relatonship —- \ (By the Associated Press) Hatfield, Wis, Dec. 27,—Princess lewana Grayfish, 18-year-old Win- nebago Indian beauty, today had jbeen reinstated in the good graces of her tribesmen after an “exile” of several weeks because the conserva- tive leaders of her tribe had decided she had taken on all the character- istid of the “white flapper.” ing of Indian drums, ‘the joyful chantings of Squaws and,weird yells of the! warr'ors eave notice to set- tlers along the Black riven that the feast of Owatunka, the spirit of welcore" wis being “celebrated. Princess Newana is the wife of Dan Grayfish and the daughter of Ghief. Running Wolf, and it was in her, honor the celebration was held, even though her hair is still bobbed. The decigion to receive the prin- cess back into the good graces of the tribe followed an epidemic of grippe which swept the Indian sect: tlement following hef “exile” no In- dian died from: the disease, but. the visitation was' regarded as a bad sign, and at a council meeting it was decided that Princess Newana ghould be recalled and paid tribute to as the daughter of the chief. Dan. Grayfish, the husband, -,;was selected as ambassador to the “exile” princess, who had gone to Nebraska with her baby and finally persuaded her to return, but only after she had exacted a promiise to let her live her own ‘life in her own way, even as a (flapper) if she so desired. The promise was given and all is peaceful again at- the Winnebago settlement. : LITTLE HOPE HELDOUT FOR MISSING TUG Life Boat Found. Cottaining Frozen Body of Member | Of Crew 4 KEEP ‘UP THE SEARCH Three Planes Dispatched ta Erie to Scour Lakes For Craft { j (By the Associated Press) is * Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 27—Although practically no hope was-held out for the safety,,of the tug Cornell, form- aly the Grace Danforth, search of Lake Erie -in an effort-to solve the mystery surrounding the disappear- ance of the vessel which carried. a crew of eight, was continued today. Finding of a life ‘boat containing the frozen body of Michael Paytosh, one of the eight’members of the crew, dispelled any belief the Cornel! is safe, ‘ The yawl and its contents we picked up yesterday by. thé/Q. A’ Gillmore, -one of the tugs assisting. in the, search ag she cruised in. ithe regular “Buffalo course” along ‘tl Canadian coast between Port C: borne and Longpoint. The Gillmore and several other tugs resumed their search early to- |day. H. B, Shaver, superintendent of the air mail flying field here, said three planes would be, dispatched to Erie to fly over the lake between that point and Longpoint,- Ontario, provided tugs are so stationed as to guarantee the safety of ‘the aviators in the event of a forced landing. FOUR HELD IN CONNECTION JWITH ROBBERY Two Men and Two Women Charged with Theft of . $97,000 from Bank (By the Assoclated Press) persons—two men and two women— were jheld by police here today in connection with the holdup and. rob- bery of five messengers of' the Dro- vers National Bank of Kansas City, ; Missouri on December 12, in whjch the highwaymen are reported to have obtained $97,000. The men gave their names as George Wilson and Jim Coverty and said the two women were. their wives. handbag containing $8,300 believed the holdup, was found in a room o:- eupied by one of the couples. According to the police ‘several hundred. dollars are said to have been spent each night in cabarets All last ‘week ‘the muffled boom-] vrineess had returned, and that the}: New Orleans,.La., Dec. 27%—Four | The) arrest was made last night | m : at a hotel where they were said to;vorced couple January 1. He reiter- have been registered sever@l days. Aj by police to be part of the loot of | (Leased BORAH WANTS ‘CONFERENCE ON ARMAMENTS | Breaks with Sen. Johnson And Other Bitter Enders In Senate OPENS UP OLD ‘ISSUE Whole Problem of Economic Rehabilitation Comes to Front in Debate Washington, Dec. 27.—Admin- istration senators, under the leadership of Chairman Lodge of foreign relations # commit- tee, began in the senate “today a determined fight against the propesal of Senator Borah, re- publican. of Idaho, for a new in- ter-ational conference ‘n Wash- ington to discuss economic con- ditions and. disarmament. (By the Assoclated Press) Washington, Dec. 27.—The whole field of American relationships t Europe, particularly as they {nvolye’ the problems ‘of economic rehabili- tation and disarmament, was opened up to debate in the senate again to- day when work was resumed on the naval appropriation bill after. the Christmas regess. ‘ The: immefiate vehicle which had brought'the troubles of the European Powers once more to the front on ithe senate floor, was an amendment to the naval bill, introduced by Sena- jtor Borah, Republican of Idaho, and requesting President Harding to call an international conference in Wasn- ington to consider methods of re- storing “sound business and finan- cial conditions” and to seek» an agregment for further limitation of naval cohstruction. After a week, of conferences, ad- |ministration leaders indicated © that they could not support the proposal in its original from, and _negotia- tioris were proceeding for modifica- tions to make it acceptable. Meantime a definite break had de- veloped within the ranks of the sen- ate irreconcilable group. of which Senator Borah has been leader since the league of nations fight, Senator |Johnson, Republican’ of California, ‘and others taking. the position that s .|a conference like that proposed would embroil the United States, hopelessly in -European. politic In some, quarters it was expectec that the views of President Harding would be made known‘in a decisive way before the debate had proceeded very ‘far. ‘ Ne More than a score of Republican senators in formal conference today _ {before the senate reconvened decidtd to oppose the amendment offered by Senator Borah, Republican of Idaho, to the naval appropriation bill, whick would request President Harding t: call an international conference ané disarmament conference. POLICE PROBE BLACK DEATH; ~ HOLD WOMAN |Setf Defense Plea of Mrs. Olive L. Jones Treated Lightly By Authorities 4 ethane F Louisville, .Ky,, Dec. 26.—The air cf, mystery. surrounding the shoot- ing of 0, L, Black in the apartment of Mrs. Olive L. Jones, divorcee, was increased today by facts uncovered by police department invést'gators, Mrs., Jones,\ who claims‘ she fire in’ self defense, faces a charge of murder, moe Officials declare important points in the woman’s aecount of the trag- edy. had been contradicted. Enter'ng, police headquarters eat- ‘ly Monday morning, Mrs. Jones told officers she shot Black late Sénday | afternoon,’ following a quarrel, and watched all night over the body, unable to summon courage to call police. The woman apparently was in her usual cheerful mood between 11 and /12:10 o'clock Sunday night, acco:1- ing to Wm. Hixson, 19, who accam- panied Clara, 17 year old daughter lof Mrs. Jones and C. H. Jones of Cine‘nnati, her divorced husband, {home from a picture show. ‘render that she was in a hysterical condition during the night and fainted .several times. | Investigators also intimated | the |discovery-of a piece of looped wire outside the window near which the body was found was considered of importance. The wire, together jwith marks believed to have been ‘caused by shoe nails, indicated a | possibility. that Black was shot in another, room from the one in |which the body was found, and was jratsed or lowered through the win- |dow, Jt was said. Mrs, Jones’ former husband de- clared in Cincinnati yesterday that prior sto the shooting plans had been made for the re-marriage of the di- ated his statement that he would |stand by Mrs. Jones throughout the case. + STAMPS COVER ENVELOPE. Rhineland, Wis., Dec. 27—Barnet Tsaackson, Rhineland,*has received a letter from Russia which required Mrs. | Jones declared following her sur- fa K TRIBUNE » WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922 Wire of Associated Press) OLDEST CAT IN WORLD DEAD _ AT BILLINGS Thomas Patriarch, 24 Years Old, Mascot on Train, Has Unique History Billings, Mont., Dec. 27.—Thomas |Patriarch, the oldest cat in the |United States and. probably. in the |world, was dead here today, aged 24 years and three months, at the home jof Mr. and Mrs. Grover Sample, He jhad grown quite feeble and would ‘ery plaintively when his mistress left his sight, which was failing. Thomas was born in Northfield, Minn, in 1898, and for.a long time was mascot on Northern Pacifie trains between Mandan and _ Glen- dive. Owing to the loss of his teeth he’ ceased to bother mice and lived on condensed milk during his final year. Thomas’ claim to being the oldest. a year ago when a 20-year-old kitten jat Missoula laid claim to the age |championship. The story appeared in papers ull over the country and jno cat arose to dispute the Billings’ |Tom’s honors. SELF DEFENSE MCUTCHAN’S FREEDOM HOPE Claims He was " Severely Beaten. Before Shooting Amidon’ Business Mah’ ARGUMENTS ARE, BEGUN Case Probably. Will Reach Stark County Judy ' Late Today a ae / Dickinson, .N. D., Dec. 27.—Argu- ments to the,.jury in the trial of Dave*McCutchan, Slope county farm- er-charged with first degree murder for the fatal shooting of Walter In- man,: Am‘don. pool hall: proprietor, last March*were started with the re- convening (-of- district court -after, the’ noon ‘recess today, The argu- ments are ‘expeeted to occupy ithe entire afternoon and the case will go to the jury before date after- toon or early tonight. ia In ‘conclusion “the .defanse offered, smumber. of. witn s..to, corrobar- te the testimony, o! » McCutchan, that he had: taken a severe beating at. the hands of Inman before he re- sorted to the revolver from which nesses included Mrs. M¢Cutchan, who was at the Gillette farm..where the altercation ,ocurred, the sheriff and deputy ‘sher‘ff ‘of Slope county," who testif-ed as to the physical con- dition in which they found McCut- chan when they,made the arrest on a charge of murder; and McCut- chan’s oldest daughter, who was called to Amidon from Belfield soon after the shooting. 7a ' Face Bruised All of ‘these witnesses testified that McCutchan’s face was badly cut’ and: bruised and that h‘s right. arm was “black and blue” and ap- peared very sore, and that he had several bru: about the head. This testimony was offered to corrobor- ate the statements of the defendant {that he had resorted to the use of the gun only in self defense after he had taken a severe beating at the hands of Inman. BERNHARDT'S © CONDITION TS ‘” MORE SERIOUS Turn for Worse Taken, Al- though Actress Is Confi- dent of Recovery (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Dec, 27.—Madame Sarah Bernhadt’s condition took another turn for the worse today. Physi- ‘cians ascribed it to the fatigue fol- llowing her activity yesterday when ishe arose from her bed, partook of solid food and’ received many call- ers. | The actress’ household is again lepressed although” Madame herself is just as confident as ever that she will recover. ' Two more doctors were called in {this morning besides. Professors \Obissier and Marot and after a long {consultation they issued the follow- jing instructions to the members of the household: 4. “The undersigned - physicians ° in- |sist_upon the absolute “necessity. of jletting no one ertter the sick room. |. Signed) “Labbe, Desnos, Obissier, i Marot.’ ;_ “These orders are clear, Madame Normand, governess of the, house- hold, sa‘d, after: roundly ,scolding |the butler for permitting the cor- |respondent to enter'the house, “but |madame insists upon seeing whom- |soever she pleases.” | The ‘elderly nurse who {s attend- ling the-actress, said: ‘Madame is a lvery headstrong patient.” | The physic'ans have oredered that jthe door bell be discontected and that the telephone rece@er be left joff the hook. All calls must orig- jinate within the house, as the con- i ringing bell might annoy jstantly cat in the country, was threshed out | the fatal shot was.fired, These wit- ‘|cit'zens gathered LAST EDITION $< PRICE FIVE CENTS HOLD FORMER MAYOR UPON - MURDER PLO1 'Dr. McKoin of Johns Hopkins Arrested’ in Connection With Mer Rogue Feud DENIES ALL KNOWLEDGE Employs ‘Attorney to Fight Extradiction from Mary- land to Louisiana Baltimore, Dec. 27,—Dr., B. M. McKoin, former mayor of © Mer Rouge, La., who was arrested here yesterday at the request of Govern-- jor John M. Parker of Louisianna, jthat he be held for murder in, con- nection w:th the recent murder and kidnap'ng cases at Morehouse Par- jish, La., will be arraigned in police {court. today. | Advices. from the governor's of- {fice at Baton: Rouge last night=stat- ed an extradition on the governor of Maryjand for the return of Dr, Mc- Koin to Louisianna would be issued immediately. Contrary: to reports that Dr. Mc- jKoin was taking a post graduate course at Johns Hopk:ns univers'ty, Brady Institute, university officials declared that McKoin had no offici- al connection with the institution © and that he was a guest of Dr. Hugh H, Young, head of the Brady In- stitute. Dr. McKoin , yesterday | denied knowledge of the murder of T. F. Richards and Watt. Daniels, whose mutilated bodies were found in Lake La Fourche. He said the 'men were on the, “bad side”—the s'de of boot- leggers, gunmen and. others of bad. repute, He also’ stated yesterday that al- though he was not a member of the Ku Klux Klan, he praised their methods in -helping Mer Rouge rd itself of lawlessness. ADDITIONAL ARRESTS Bastrop, La., Dec. 27,—There was an air of —expéetancy’-here and around Mer Rouge early today as department of justice agents’ and’ ré- presentatives of the state govern- ment renewed their activities in ae investigat‘on of the, Morehouse’ kid- naping .case ‘and widened .their ef- forts‘to run down ‘the -nercons: re- sponsible for ‘the: dynamiting gh a nearby lake which gave up the Lod- ies of, two men ident‘fied as. Watt. Daniels andThomas Richards, ab- ducted. by a. masked mdb last Au- gust. ji Cote thee Tt was’ declared additiona? ‘arres‘ were imminent. Seeret dervice men were reporte to have located \the place ‘where th dynamite,’ said to: have been 1,50 pounds, was sold, and some of th. men suspected of being implicated: ir the “dynamiting are under surve ll. ance. The ‘investigators - indicatec arrests may ‘occur soon. The arrest in Baltimore yesterday of Dr. B.-M. MeKoin, former mayor of, Mer Rouge, at . the Tequest of Governor John M. \Parker, caused considerable exc:tement among the town’s population, Little groups of in public places and on the streets to “discuss the case and the probable next move of the authoritie: : . SEEK RELEASE Baltimore,’ Dec. 27—A writ of habeas corpus’ for Dr. M. By: Mc- Koin, former mayor of Mer, Rouge, La. arrested here yesterday on a charge of murder, was obtained this morning returnable immediately. At about the same t'me Dr. Mc- Koin' was arraigned for a hearing before Justice Stanleigh’ in. central Police court, but at the request of \the detectives on the case the jus- tice adjourned the examination un- til next January 8, This was in ‘compliance to a telegram from’ Gov- ernor’ Parker of Louisiana, , re- questing that Dy. McKoin be ‘held for ten days and ‘saying that’ extra- dition papers would be forwarded. Dr, McKoin was then taken to the office of State’s Attorney Leach pre-\” Vminary to;the habeas corpus ‘hear- ing .béfore Judge Gorter, Upon the request of Attorney Car- man, Judge Gorter postponed the habeas corpus hearing until tomor- Tow. 4 ‘AUTO LICENSES AT HIGH MARK iFalls Just Short: of 100,000 | For.Past Year { —— | The number of auté ‘licenses is: {sued in North Dakota reached thé |highest point in the history of. the jmotor vehicle registration bureau ithis year, and fell just short of 100,000, it was stated. today by E£. iP. Crain, registrar. There have been 99,100. motor vehicle licenses issued, j which Probably is the final total ;Since the books are being closed for jthe present calendar year. |The department will be ready for general distribution. of tags just as soon as reports from all manufac- turers as to the price, weight and other information concerning 1923 |models necesgery is forthcoming, |Mr. Crain said; He expects all reports to be here by the middle of Janu- ary. i Thirty-éight tons of) sfgns fot '1928, have arrived from St: Pau jWhere they were manufactured. ‘Th jlicense tags for 1923- will have ‘2 [orange background, with black nur erals. is learned, acting on instructions from his government has suggested | at Washington that Secretary Hughes; visit Chile while the Pan-American conference is in session, by the suspects and they are said to have plunged heavily on the races. One of them purchased an expensive automobile, it was said, paying cash for it, dead as a result of the fire.’ More; than a, dozen'!persons were injured by inhaling smoke. : The damage will aggregate appro- ximately $800,000, thirty stamps costing 7,500 rubles'the patient. The doctors do not | Reports from manufacturers thi. and which covered the envelope com- ‘conceal their admirat’on for Ma- |far received indicate. that asa who. pletely, The value of the thirtyj\dame Bernhardt’s Courage, declar- |the license fees, which are based o stamps as figured out by Mr. Isaack- ing that ‘she is “the most @onderful |price, will be slightly lower durin; # on, is 17 cents in American money. |woman.” 1923, Mr. Crain said, is believed to be partly responsible for the action of the foundations in contributing such large sums. More than’ 20,000 children have been treat- ed at the hospital in recent years. i the total was 1,800 trillion. 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