The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1923, Page 1

2 = | = & z | Minn Vi WEATHER FORECAST. | FORECAST. Motly cloudy tonight and Sat- utday; probably snom. THE BISMARCK TRIBUN FINAL EDITION ESTABLISHED 1873 FLORIDA YIELDS | Legion Asks $100,000 for Care o CHAPMAN, MAIL ROBBER, ‘AGAIN BSCAPES GUARD overed Aid to Chance Rendering First Nurse, | Gives FOUND 1 penne HOSPITAL | Sitting in Boiler Room of: Basement When Guard Sees Notorious Convict Athens, Ga, April 6.—Sitting in a with his fect against a brass, rail beside the in the base- ment of a hospital from whieh was thought to have escaped Wed- | nesday night Gerald Chapman, lead-! in the million dollar labor mail| in New York 31 months ago, ly captured by Harry Bishop, | the Atlanta peniten- chair boiler of ne e robl ae from tiary Bishop, in giving attention to Miss Estelle Stott a nurse who accom- panied him when the discovery was } made and who thereupon fainted told | Chapman to go back ‘to his room. y minutes later, however. whea Miss Stott had been revived and! Bishop went to the room Chapman | was not there, Discovery of Chapman was made | when Bishop, who is on duty guard- | a 5 ral prisoner now in the hospital, started for breakfast with Miss Stott. While passing the boil-| cr room a view disclosed Chapman. | Bishop and Miss Stott descended on{ He rose and offered Miss Stott when the nurse fainted. according to the guard, ely offeret! her first aid. Bishop said he told Chapman that inasmuch aS he was wounded he | 1 could go to his room. Chapman left Hl Bishop with the nurse. 3ishop then turned his attention to the nurse and after he eet her went up after the prisoner, trace of Chapman could be andr Ee has escaped twice recent: | REPORT SHOWS VARIOUS TREES: | | i Jump Nearly 30 BISMAR NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1 he The Suresnes American cemete of the cemeteries the Legion will ¢ RECEIPTS IN BISMARCK P. 0. ON INCREASE Per Cent Over Last Year in First Quarter This Year SEE A NEW Reps °| Receipts Fér First Quarte: Indicate Rapid Growth uring the Year in ¢ for the first ared to the Postoffite reveipts ‘show a marked iner quarter of 1923, as com; same period during 1S jto compilations made in the local of , necor fice. While the inere: in, part is due to the legislative business, many , other factors have entered, into it GROW IN N. D.’ Federal Bulletin States That: 1,448,658 Trees Distribut- ed in 5 Years ; Mareh During a pe to 1920 a total of trees ‘small | 1,448,658 were used in making plantings | 34 farms in North and South | d Montana, according to 1,113 recently issued by | tat Bulletin N the U. S, department of Agriculture | under the title of “Development of Co-operative Shelterbelt demonstra- tions on the Northern Great Plans” through the Mandan office. Some twenty different species of trees were extensively tested and notes made on several more. Suc- ful plantings were made on 716 rms. Of tree species extensively tested, boxelder, green ash, white clm, and caragana have proven suit- able for general planting. Other | promising species tested on a limit- ed scale are Northwest poplar, /Rus- | sian olive, chokecherry, _buffalo- | berry, black hills spruce, Colorado | blue ‘spruce, Scotch pine and jack | pine. Four species in common use for prairie planting in regions of more j favorable rainfall, have shown them- | selves unable to resist the drought conditions on the plains. These are j the Carolina popular, Norway popu- lar, Russian Golden willow and lau- | rel leaf willow. | Best results were obtained on land , that had been well cultivated and | carefully summer fallowed, during | the season before trees were plant- + ed. No success was shown when the trees were planted on ground that was newly broken or on ground that was full of either grass or weeds. Clean cultivations after trees were set out was found essential to the continued growth of the trees. Trees were found to be subject to a number of insect pests, the most severe probably being the in- jury done by jack rabbits. * Such trees as boxelder, green ash, and white elm grown from seed that was taken from trees native to the Great Plains showed greater hard- iness than the same species grown from seed of trees for planting on the Great Plains than when secured from a northern source, . A limited number of copies of the bulletin are available for free dis- tribution to people living in the Great Plains area by writing the station at Mandan. The data com- prised in the report includes the finding of five years experimentation carried on by Capt. Robert Wilson and his aides, ICE CLEARED _IN CHANNEL There was a clear place in the channel of the Missouri river op posite Bismack today, but other than: this there was no change in the con dition ‘of the ice in the river, which is expected to break up at any time. i » | phy according to postoffice officials. comparison of the receipts for the ‘respective quarters of 1922 and 1923 January February * 10,641.90 Total ($82,074.66 $40,808.22 The total receipts for the postof- fice for- the year 1922 were $: 480.18, (und the record for quarte loffice a fair that total, P said. tmaster Henry T. Mur- Postmaster Murphy said today that ‘application would be pressed for ad- i ditional carriers in Bismarck after July 1, when the new’ biennial appro- riations become effective. of deficiency in appropr tions until ‘July 1 this -year, the postoffice de-: jpartment has issued a sweeping or |der limiting deliveries to once a day. The one-delivery-a-day rule is e- fective in Bismarek. Formerly there! was one complete delivery and car-i riers would go as far as possible inj making a second delivery in the} ieight hours per day they work. Bismarck has had no additional carriers since 1902, although the tawn has more than doubled in popu- |} lation, Mr. Murphy sai Inventive Minds Make New Jobs In Government. . April 6.—Con-| Washington, D. gress has authorized the Patent of- fice at Washington to add 43 new as-! sistant patent examiners to its force. This may be regarded as an indica- tion of the activity of inven minds of the country, for the exam-| ining forge must try to keep abreast of the application for patents. It | not unusual for the Patent office to receive as many as 100,000 applica- | tions for patents in a single year. The United State Civil Service Commission will hold examinations for assistant examiner in the Patent office in April and May. The en- trance salafy is $1,740 a year and there is provision for promotion to positions paying as high as $3,900. Training in physics, ‘imechanics, technics, and in chemistry or some line of engineering, is required, Full information and application blanks may be secured from the United States’ Civil. Service Commis- sion, Washington, D. C., or the sec- retary of the United States civil serv- ice board at the postoffice in any city. MINOT COURT : OPENS APRIL 13 Judge; ‘Andrew , Mille Miller of federal court will open court in Jamestown Monday -and then will proceed to Minot where ‘a term of federal court will be held beginning Ape 13, RECORD! Bismarek! the first , of this year gives the post-} t toward exceeding ; ry. near Pa decorate annually “By NEA Service | Indinapolis, April 6. » make | the 52,100 American soldier graves lin rope bloom with flowers | every Memorial Da brightly as | it they were at home is the objec- | tive of a fund campaign un ken by the American Legion The legion, its headquarters here announces, is seeking an endow- | ment fund of $100,000, which will | provide sufficient income to decor- | ate the graves of American | soldier abroad every year. | The fund will be obtained in the ‘nited States by personal and com- ! munity subscription... Any one can help and no amount js too small For the past three ye decorat- tion of the graves in Franc the hands of the Paris post of the American Legion. According to the most recent fig- ev ; Ures the graves of Americans are | divided as follows: 31,400 ins France and Belgium, 488 in Eng- land, 140 in Scotland. 40 in Ireland, the ‘bod: and sailor in Spain. Contributions already have come in. The first of the World leaders to contribute was former President Wood Wilson. first legion post was Chief Paduke Post, Paducah, Ky., closely follo {ed by a post in Kansas Kan PARTNERSHIP IS FORMED or oOnet Ame Geo. P. Little and Clyde Bon-: ham Enter Business in San Pedro George P. Little, assistant cashier jof the First National Bank, und C. ! A, Bonham, formerly in the jewelry business in Bismarck, have estab- lished the Bonham-Little Jewelry | Company in San Pedro, California, Mr, Little said today. Tentative ar- rangeme were made during Mr. Little’s visit to California this win- ter and completed by correspondence since his return. He will go to San | Pedro about May 15. j ready has been established, 1Mr. Bonham in charge. San Pedro, the harbor city of Los | Angeles, now has a population of about 34,000, having been built up | jwithin a very few years. ' believe that it will grow very rapid- with r. Bonham was in Santa Anna for | \ several months, after leaving Bis- 'marck, retiring from the Bonham | Bros. ‘store in this city, which is jconducted by R. E. Bonham. DRISCOLL BANK | i | More Than Double Legal Re-| i serve Is Provided The dpors of|the Driscoll State Bank of Driscoll, Burleigh county, were open again today after opera- tions of the bank had been suspend- eq since November 10,1922, it was announced by .Gilbert Semingson, state examiner.” The bank wad reorganized through ‘a 100 percent stock assessment. made by the ‘stockholders and throygh other added strength, enabling the bank to reopen with a reserve more than double the legal requirement, Mr. Semingson sgid. New officers df the bank are: President, J. H.:Elwell,, Huron, S. D.; Vice-President, lice Barnes, Huron, 8. D. hi C. B. Mills Huron, S. D. int Cashier, E. J. Erickson Driscoll Barnes, Mr. Elwell’ai Huron, S. D. j The Huron interested in the Fatmers: and chants Bank-of the ,;Squth Dakota city. ‘ Mr. Mall, here to complete the de- tails of the reorganization, express- ed \himself pleased:with the result. The capital of ‘the bank. is $15,000. directors Alice W. L. Mall of 9 an soldiers are bur from the endowme “SOCIALISTS - was in} War! The; The store al- | ‘Mr, Little | IS REOPENED ied. ent fund it raisi FALL BEFORE | OPPOSITION state REFUTES Reported Has Lack of Vote of Support HELD REACTION SIGN Break Came Over Govern. ment Plan to Distribute Doles to Unemployed London, April .6.- The Swedi cabinet headed by Hjalmar Branting | s premier and Foreign Minister ten- This is one wedish Cabinet Resigned Following | f U.S. Soldiers’ Graves Abroad j BOMB WRECKS. HOME OF KU KLUX ORGAN Twenty Minutes Later Home of Roofer, Who Advertised, Is Damaged ACT OF ONE . Potice Placed on Guard Home of Klan Publisher, After Warnings SEE MAN, at Chicago, April 6.--Explosion of homb. wrecked the publication offices “Dawn” a Ku Klux Klan organ, last night. Twenty minutes later a bomb partly damaged the home J. Killias, a roofer, who had adver- tised the Klan organ. The two explosions, police said probably were set off by the same person, Immediately after the explosion the police telephoned advertisers in| the “Dawn” to warn them of pos- sible reprisals against them, Edwin J. Parke, publisher of Dawn, said: “I have been receiving any number of threatening letters, Only two days’ ago T received a tel- ephone call warning me that my printing establishment and my home | | would be blown up.” Policemen were assigned to guard | Park's home. of of in HERRIN ALIBIS Marion, Ill., April —Witnesses | were called by the state today to (give rebuttal testimony in an at- | tempt to refute alibis offered by the defense of the six defendants in the ;second Herrin riot trial ; The defense rested its case yes | terday. Nearly 100 witnesses testified for |the defense to complete alibis for | the six defendants. ST INJURED IN FLYER’S CRASH; : rs “1 Telegraph from | phere | Sto » Branting government! .. t he Branting government! pry Fargo People Among ‘was ated in the upper chambes ‘ jet the Swedibh parliament last night | Those Injured in lowa ‘hy a vote of 76 to 60 on x propo: al | : by the government to distribute doles | Wreck ong the unemployed, [dicated a feeling in many circles in jSweden that the vote |government’s proposal was the firs' tockholm dispatches last night in- | Marshalltown, [a., April 6. en more or less serious! Twen- | four as the result persons were injured, sign of 2 general reaction against! of last night’s wreck on the Minne- ‘the Socialists in power through the | apolis-Kansas passenger train Branting ministry. ‘No, 3, on the Great Western, three ! Ww EATHER FORECA 'ASTS, miles east of this ¢ D, R. McNaught, Minneapolis, with For Bismarck and vicinity: Most-|« deep gash in his head, nose broken fly cloudy tonight and Saturday; land a bad gash on his hand, was | probubly snow. (among those most seriously injured. | For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy | Among those less seriously injured {tenight and Saturday probably {were Nichols and Mrs. J. M. 1 snow west portion, Colder tonight | iman, both of Fargo, N. D and Mrs. | j east portion. General Weather Conditions {The pressure is low over Utah, + Nevada and Idaho, and over the up- {per Great akes region and precipi- | |tation ‘has occurred generally throughout the northern states. The weather is fair from the middle jand lower Mississippi valley south- ; westward. Temperatures have risen j over the southern states but the {high pressure area centered Saskatchewan and Manitoba is companied by colder weather from the upper Mississippi, valley to the northern Rocky MouAtain region. Road Conditions The main highways of the State are generally in as good condition as could be expected at this season | of the year, especially in view o! still in the ground. over ; ace; i | | | Wash-out plug blew out on a live the fact thet most of the frost is, engine under which he was working. | Roads Jeading |He was scalded by the into these main highways, however, | ‘are mostly in poor condition. As 'J. E. Kingsling of St. ‘RAIL EMPLOYE AT LAKE DIES OF SCALDING Devils Lake, N. D., April 6.—Lewis Abrahamson, 36 boiler washer at the ; Great Northern roundhouse here was instantly killed yesterday when a‘ escaping | steam. William Thompson, his helper was soon as auto travel becomes general [eer Jously scalded and is at the Gen | jd list of detours on all main trails | cral hospital, as is Richard Moorc,! wij) | will be reported. Corn and wheat | ployed as a boiler washer at the roundhouse, Besides his (vidow, two! girls, aged 5 and 7 survive. i { | stations High daw, ees Amenia .. : BISMARCK i 06 cl ' Bottineau 6 0 © | Devils Lake . 12 .02 Cl i Dickinson 13.05 Ct} {Dunn Center 13° 0 CL | Ellendale 19 04 Cl | Fessenden 14f 04 CL} Grand Forks 16 03 -Cl | Jamestown 14.02 Cl ‘Langdon 5 0 Larimore 15 04 C1 Lisbon 19 0 Cl Minot 5 05 C Napoleon 15 10 CL Pembina 90 ¢ Williston: 40 Ct Moorhead 18 02 CL C, clear; PC, part cloudy; Cl, cloudy Bank Statement Call Is Made The state bank examiner has, is- sued a call for, a report on the con- dition of state Banks as of April 3. A national bank call was’ issued for the same period, } CALL ISSUED. Washington, April 6.—The comp- troller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all na- tional banks at the close of: business, Tuesday, April 3, |colorded, box packer, who was pack- ‘ing a box on the engine. The engine was being prepared to haul train Nu. | PC | 195. Abrahamson was married. He was | formerly of Lisbon, N. D., and came to Devils Lake in September, 1922, since which time he has been em SCHOOL LANDS — TO BE LEASED Will be Offered to Public on April 17 Here d Leasing of state schdol lands in Burleigh county will take place at the court house on April 17 at 10 a, m,, jt is announced by the state land department. Including in the usual leasing of land for grazing and haying, will be nine tracts of cultivated land, for feited to the state through cancella- tion of.Jand purchase contracts. The minimum rental of this kind of land is 60 cents an acre, | Jersey City, told him last [WOMAN FOR ACQUIT | ganization ‘WOMEN FOUND, THROATS CUT, BESIDE ROAD Bodies Lying Along Isolated Road on Staten Island, New Jersey NO VIOLENCE NS Ss Police Believe That They Were Murdered and Bodies Carried to Spot New York, April 6-—Miss MeMaboy of Utica, N.Y. and Mrs. Irene Blandino of Jersey City, N. J. were found murdered with — their throats cut along an isolated re » at Dongun Hills, Staten Istand, y today. The police believe they pre slain elsewhe and their Te thrown from an automobile. Mrs. Blandino, who had an artificial leg, was indentified through — the finding of a receipt for the limb. Miss MeMahon had been visiting Reported that Leader of Col- ee the fiery deb: her at her home in Jersey City, ac to the police. feet from the road side the police discovered in a clump of bushes a blood-stained knife. In ad- dition to their throats being cut a | stab wound was found in the back of the girl, One girl was a blonde, the other had red hair, irls had been dead from to five hours when found, a cording to physicians. There were no signs of a strugglé at the road- issued by J. N Esther, York official limb manufacturer, Esther said Mrs. Blandino had j told him that she s married four ago when she was Her husband. a_ be ears said, that he had gone the aloon business in Jersey JURORS STICK IN TRIAL OF WM. Z. FOSTER: ' Stand Six to Six for 31 Hours and Are Discharged The Court into City. by | i | AL St, Joseph, Mich., April 6.—Not once | in thir * hours and fifteen min: the jurors in the Foste Chicago, charged with criminals; dicalism, charge from the stand taken on their f ballot, voting each time ot x qui tion from about 10 o'clock Wednes day morning until about 5 o'clock fternoon, when the jury) s di ed, hopelessly deadlocked. About 38 ballots were taken during hat time. Mrs, Minerva Olson, the only wo- man on the jury, was one of those voting for acquittal. ¢ of the six standing for conviction were farmers, the other was a crossing watchman. The inability of jurors to ‘was regarded by er as a victory. His counsel, Frank P. Walsh, issued la pina thanking the talesmen defense was slightly dis: nee because jt had expected an_ acquittal. Foster was brought to trial for lattending the Communist party con- vention near here last August, an or- alleged by the state to urge violence and force in socia! and industrial revolution. The defense’s attorney and Foster a t himself denied any connection with and a rted that the ;Communist party did not advocate crime, but merely stood for peacc- ‘ful changes in the present form of government. Whether Foster will be tried again not be decided until after the trial of Charles Ruthenberg of Cleve- land, former memb: of the Com- munist party executive committee. Foster was the first tried under the Michigan eriminal syndicalism act. ‘NEW YORK BANKER SUPPORTS STATE'S ese con ACTION IN MARTIN TABERT DEATH CASE Support for North Dakotans in their activity in support of a thorough investigation in Florida of the death of Martin Taber, Mun- ich, N. D, youth alleged to have been flogged to death in a private convict camp, is pledged by Wm. J. Mason Jr., Vice-President of the Kings Country Trust Company, a large institution of Brooklyn, N. Y. In a letter to Governor R. A. Nes- to, Mr, Wason says/he plans to in- terest Florida bankers in the case. His letter to Governor Nestos fol- lows: “The New York World prints a article relative to the death ydung: Martin Tabert of your state. According to the World you have made a demand: that such a systeni cease. I have written a letter this morning to the Governor of Florida condemning any: such \ practices. In addition 1 have sent td several prominent bankers of his state a "ing filed in the loc ‘TARIFF BODY PROBES SUGAR 1 6.-—-The tarif? the drafting of Washington, At commission began preliminary statement covering the sugar price situation in reply to the | President's requests for information | on that subject. It was indicated that probably a week would be con sumed in. getting together certain statistics, which the commission can obtain from government sources ‘OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN IN FIGHT ON CULT Bessie | Governor cral Leave for Benton Harbor in Probe WORK UNDER ony, Purnell, Has Fled From Benton Harbor Lansing, Mich., of Michigan's [Israelite House ¢ jearried on under with the highest officia Hieved to be taking. hand proceedings. Governor ‘Attorney April 6. The tivities inst vid were loak of state the a in the Alex J. Groesbeck General Andrew B. erty left here hurriedly last nd are helieved to have gone to Benton Harbor to investigate reports that Benjamin Purnell, leade: House of David colony, has and disap- od he state's quo w: rranto proceed 1 cireuit court .o compel the cult leader to show cause |why the colony should not be abol- ished will not be halted in the event j Purnell has fledy state officials said. Purnell’s lieutenants in the organ ization will be obliged to enter the court if their ehiefs cannot be lo-; ted, , j te officials expressed the opin- jion that if the Governor and Attor- ney General have gone to Benton Harbor their visit jx in connection jwith a reported plan to instituie {Criminal proceedings against Purnell. HARDING AGAIN SAYS COOLIDGE Vice-President Predicts Re- nomination and Reelection of Chief Washington, April today to inquiries as toward 1 Vied Pre vi Coolidge predicted that President Harding's renomination and_re-elec- tion would be demanded by the peo- ple because of the record of his ad- ministration, The Vice President declined to pre- 6.- Responding to his attitude ident dict what his own attitude would be tor da renomination as Mr. Hard-! ing’s running-mate, indicating that! he did not rej opportune time subject. rd the present as an| for discussion of the MEXICANS CLAIM PLOT UNCOVERED Mexico City, April 6.—More than | 30 persons were arrested last night | Santa Julia, a suburb of Mexico | y, while engaged in a meeting | which authorities charge was held | for the purpose of plotting against | the government. ip OFFICE | | Linton, N. D., - =| fice of county superintendent of} highways was abolished Tuesday afternoon following a stormy s gion when Commissioner Grune- felder moved to do so, seconded by Glas, all members voting in the! affirmative. { OOO copy of the New York World con- taining the article, with the request that 'they lend their influence to the abolition of such a system. “Assuring you that I think all de- cent Americans are in sympathy with any steps you may take to end such abuses, I remain——” A telegram also was received at the Governor's office from Thomas Dowd of Minneapolis, who gave no i and Attorney-Gen- SECRECY! being | Dough- | night | of the| PRICE FIVE CENTS IN PROBE DEMAND ‘HOUSE CONCURS IN ACTION OF _ STATESENATE ‘Joint Legislative Committees to Inquire Into Cause of Dakota Boy’s Death ABOLISH IMAY SY E Recommendation) Expected to Lead to Dra tie Leg , Governor's Fla, April house today concurred in ate resolution adopted providing for a joint legis e in vestigation into the death at Mar- [tin Tabert of North Dakota, who died in # private convict camp from alleged brutal treatment. Concurrence of the house came on 4 viva voce vote with not more than ) two dissentin, 6.—The the sen- y Ladle Talla’ see, acterized injection of in the proceedings Wednesday. Two Oppose Rep. Lewis again opposed the in- | vestigation, arguing that it was an eneroachment on the judiciary. Rep. Griffiths took the floor with him. The joint committee will be com= posed of threé members from the nate and two from the house. Reps. Davis, Kendry, Stokes and j Lake again championed the investi- gation. The Governor of North Dakota, under the terms of the resolution, will be called for all evidence in his hands concerning Tabert's death, ASKS ABOLITION Tallahassee, Fla., April 6.—Point- jing to the death of Martin Tabert | Munich, North Dakoft™boy, who died [because of alleged brutal treatment while serving a prison term in Flor- jida in 1922, as one of the unfavor- jable results growing out of the con- viet ing system. Governor A. Harding asked the Florida — state legislature to abolish the system, ert died in camp in Dixie county, {had been sentenced from Leon coun- ty for riding a freight train. Be- ‘cause of the alleged inhuman tr ze iment “which is supposed ‘to have ; caused or pl a part in his death, [& North Dakota legislature — re- rently demanded an _ investigation tan the governor of North Dakota | addressed a commun ion to Gov- ,ernor Hardee urging that an investi vation of the affair be made. Go crnor Hardee, at that time, express- lea his intention of making a detail- ed inquiry, During heated discussion at the opening of the legislature Represe ‘tative Lewis said the legislative in- vestigation may mean the impench- ment of ernor Hardee. Represe Wade said that the death of Ta t was the foulest blot on the state’s record and should be avenged if it put some one’s neck in the noose. The fact that the sheriff! of Leon county remains in office after such allegation of brut- Wlity was enough, he said, to war- rant investigation. They are play- ing to the galleries, commented | Representative Willard, who oppos- cd investigation, declaring it was the the business of the governor and courts. STORY CORROBORATION New York, April 6.--The sto Martin Tabert of Munich, found dramatic corroboration New York today. Max Grimm, agea 28, fireman in the Mohawk hotel, Bresklem revealed in the form of a ary he kept while himself a pri- soner in the Putnam umber com- pany “peonage” camp at Clara, Fl here the North Dakota farm b | died 14 months ago, soon after he had been whipped for complaining that the shoes furnished him were too small. saw Tabert beaten by Captain | Higginbotham,” Grimm said. “I was working in a ditch across from Mar- {tin and IT knew he was a sick man. When he got that beating he w: hardly able to stand before he was struck, I was in that camp two weeks and three days, and was my- self whipped by. Higginbotham. “Tabert at one time worked in a ditch with me and we stood in wa- ter up to our thighs. He was weak and trembling so he could hardly lift his shovel. His eyes glittered like those of a half crazy man, and he could hardly speak.” Max Grimm was discharged Jan. 23, 1922, nine days before the death of Tabert. Riding a freight train caused his arrest and imprisonment, as it had that of Tabert. Grimm | stayed in jail at Madison for a time and then was sent to the con- viet camp at Glen St. Mary, being - transferred later to Clara, where he met Martin Tabert. “In the turpentine camp in Glen St. Mary,” Grimm said, “I worked and slept with 46 Negroes and 46 white men. We had to go into our dirty sleeping quarters naked and sleep three under one quilt on one dirty mattress. We were given in- sufficient food—halt cooked beans and swamp water with a piece of in address but offered to assist in the case, : “In regard to Martin Tabert who was flogged to death in Florida in 1921, IT am familiar with the case as I was act- ing as an agent running down crews through the state of Florida and I mixed with a good many people.” He asked expenses to make the trip to Florida. Seerctary Cox forwarded the tel- egram to Judge W. J. Kneeshaw at Tallahassee, Fla., where a grand jury investigation is impending. con every other day. No coffee was givén us at all—just swamp wa- ter. “There I was forced to hold down a sick Negro while the boss: beat — him because he @id not work fast enough. He had no shoes and his feet were bleeding. The /Negro could not work any faster and he was half crazy with pain and fear. Filthy Conditions Enforced “For a month and a half we nev-_ er got water in which to wash our (Continued on Page Three) ‘