The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 10, 1923, Page 1

™“ 4 "% 000 of bonds outstanding, WEATHER FORECASTS A Unsettled weather and Friday, probably [===] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE FINAL EDITION ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THU RSDAY, MAY 10, 19 PRICE FIVE CENTS 16 KN 16 KNOWN DEAD IN OIL FIRE! TWENTY NTY MORE v MAY BE ADDED TO DEATH TOLL Explosion and Fire Which Fol- lowed Blasting of Texas Well Still Burns | \ | 15,000 BARRELS BURN Fire Can Be Seen For 50 Miles Efforts Made at Rescue Bring Injuries Texas, May 10.—Thir- teen identified bodes, three skeletons smouldering in a lake of burning oil 300 feet in circumference and core of others fated to Corsicana, about possibly a he uncovered momentarily tell a tale of tragedy wrought by the explosion of the giant gusher of the Hughes Development company (McKie No 1 1) yesterday. The fire can be seen for 50 miles, reports here indicated. Black smoke clouds extend 11 miles from the scene of the fire. The producer which came in late Tuesday, flowing 15,000 barrels of pipe-line oil, is a veritable funeral pyre. \v Charred, mangled bodies remained ‘vhile the well burned which consum- cd the complete flow and the 2,000,000 feet of gas when it first ignited. When the blast came, sixteen, it is of two crews of the 50 odd men in the two crews in connecting , were sucked into the sheet of s Hammel, drilling contractor; Quinlan and James Meeks, scouts for the Humble Oil company, with others, aided in the rescue. , gassed overseas, endangered his health by inhaling smoke while About 500 in rescue work. people watching the work of the J drilling crews gave accounts of the up, none being certain how the fire started. All testified to the huge volume of smoke which rose, filled und hid the oil soaked derrick. Some of the workmen were hurled to the ground. Others crept away from the spread of the fire. INDORSEMENT OF HARDING TS OPPOSED Federation Must Be Kept From! Political Partilaity, Mrs. Winters Says‘ ! \ j { 4 Atlanta, Ga. May 10.—Declaring | Ye “would not stand for the Federa- tion’s indorsing President Harding’s proposal for American participation in the World Court of International Justice,” Mrs. Thomas G, Winters of Minneapolis, president of the Gen- eral Federation of Women’s Clubs, | sniq today the resolution on\this sub- ject agreed on by the resolutions committee probably would make clear that the principle was indorsed and not any specific proposals. Mrs. Winters explained that while she personally favored American par- ticipation in a world court she would endeavor to have the resolution so worded that no charge of partisan partiality should be brought against the federation, The resolution agreed on yesterday did not mention President Harding or his proposal but some leaders pointed out that recommendation by the President along this line is the only i , one before the country, BALANCE BOOKS ,. OF COUNTY County’s Bonded Indebted- ness Is $25,000 Books of the county balancing the March tax collections and the out-} standing bills are being closed to- day by officials after which a bal- ance sheet on the county ‘finances may be struck off. Burleigh county now has $45,- $25,000 being seed bonds due the state of North Dakota ahd $20,000 refunding bonds due in 1928, The bonded in- debtedness of the county, according to officials, is one of the lowest found in the state. The valuation of the county is about $29,000,000, and warrants outstanding probably total $50,000. Under the law. of the 1923 legisla- ture public corporations are requir- ed to go on a cash basis oh July 1, her issue bonds to retire warrants br to isdue certificates of indebted- ness in anticipation of uncollected taxes. BRITISH SEND BATTLESHIP TO STOP INTERFERENCE BY SOVIET WITH VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS London, May 10.—The ordered to the Murman coz ference with British of Commons was informed foreign a ‘s, Ronald MeNeill. WILL ENROLL FOR BAND AT WILL SCHOOL’ Meeting of Boys and Girls Be-| ‘SAYS FLORIDA REGISTER APPLICANTS SWINGS OVER | tween Ages of 10 and 18 Years Is Called 3vitish warship Harebell has bec st to prevent further Soviet. inter- vessels outside the three-mile limit) and to use force if necessary in performing this mis today FOREIGNERS’ RELEASE IMMINENT CHILD PARADE © ISFEATURE OF CLINIC CLOSE the ee | hood Is Displayed in March Through Streets ion, by the under-secretary NO STATEMENT | leLinie IN WATER CASE | f | 160 Infants and Children Are Judge George P. Flannery of St. Paul, who is in Bismarck on busi-| Registered and Scored Dur- s connected with the Alexander enzie estate, probably will ing the Week until next di tomorrow or Many old friends of Judge Flannery] 4 total of 160 infants and children kes Ga He ut we McKenzie hotel.| were registered and scored during e said he had no statement to: «Infant Welfare Week” which end- jmake regarding the water question’ eq at noon today at the Masonic today, emple in order to allow the chil- tren and mothers a chance to par- | ‘| ie in the parade which start- Adults Also Asked to “File, Their Names with Associ- ation of Commerce Steps to organ will be taken next Tuesd at the Will school at 8 ents are children M. Par- requested to for registration and juvenile band, Revelations y evening bring their! con-| ference with the band committee of! the Ascociation of Commerce. The ages set for this ba are from 10 to 18 years. Boys and girls are eligible for entrance. Most of the! instruments must be furnished by the band members but some of the larger instruments and music will be ‘purchased from the band fund. t 4 o'clock this | the Masonic Temple, afternoon at seven babies were care of Tuesday afternoon, 76 y and 52 this morning. The | | terday linterest felt by the mothers of the | city in the welfare of their children conspicuously indicated by the |erowds the way inwhich they crowd ‘od to the Temple, waited patiently for " . their turn and even returned a - aie Friendly | second time. Dr, Louisa Boutelle 4 of the United States Public Health Feeling Toward North = [service and a staff of assistant Dakota [were rushed from the time the jclinies opened until the very last) minute which they could st Grand Fork D.. May 10- ‘The | Dr. Boutelle declared that she had state of Florida is behind the peo-|found the children of Bismarck as a ple of North Dakota in their ef-;Whole to be hea and carefully reared, it was 0 make impossible the re forte ake impossible the recur-| cutirely different from conditions in rence of tragedies such as the Mar-jthe rural communities where it was tin Tabert case, and they are doing; not unusual to find mothers feed ything possible to see that an'ing their children doughnuts, pan- eve (ampartialltrial is given) Walter Hig. | cakes and colfee asim segulars dle e fed only mill ginbotham, who is charged with murder in the first degree in con-! Ia her AGithe SAudioriim nection with the death of the Mun-/ last evening Dr. Boutelle explainc« ACen Gn otioe in cheney orcus to x good sized audience the valu eae of the $ It is planned to do some of the! preliminary work before L. G. Sor- lein, the band master, ves to take up his work. Practice will be- gin on his arrival and it is hoped that’ by fail a” publie appearance can be made, Great enthu being shown among the boy ‘The interest arrival of id, girls of the ci stimulated by th Flanagan's Boy Father, returned from Tallahassee. Judge} Prior to ecture several musi-} Kneeshaw has been in Florida for| cal selections were given by mem- labout a month with State's Attor-| bers of the Thursday Musical club. ney G. Grimson of Langdon in con-| An Irish dance was given by i nection with the le; Theré are twenty-five or forty children in the city now who have instruments and have made some: in playing. It is believed! hin a year a very creditable} showing can be made, Children who can not attend the, meeting and want to join the band are asked to register at the Assoc- iation ‘of Commerce rooms between the hours of 4 P, M. and 5 P. M. After the seals band is got-)the act of North ten under way a start will be made, upon an adult band. city and adults who have instru- ments or who can play are asked to register at the Association of Com- merce either in person or by mail. This survey is important so that no| trial of time will be lost in getting these boss for the lumber company, The committee pro-| Kneeshaw said that the state was{ Ganttay dareital @nerntlon bands started. poses to have two bands, As soon as the schools close in Hankinson Mr. Sorlein will arrive in Bismarck. He comes well recom- mended and with hearty cooperation it is expected that his efforts will be successful. BOYS MADE HOLE IN PIER | Occurred Nine Months After Supposed Interment ‘of Mount > Chicago, May 10—The hhle in the pier through which it has been ac- cepted that the sody of Leighton Mount was thrust to lay 20 Months until a disarticulated skeleton was found last week was made last sum- mer nine months after the supposed interment of the Northwestern uni- versity student who disappeared af- ter a class fight, Three boys last night told Geor- giana Juul, policewoman, who had pa- trolled the beach for years, that they chopped the hole in the pier floor so that they might have an “easy dr ing room.” REPORT 29 DIE IN WRECK Berlin, May 10.—A telegram from Saint Goar, Rheinish Prussia, says a train operated by the French plunged into the Rhine and that 29 bodies have been ‘recovered from the water. The réport is based on state- ments of travelers arriving from Saint Goa? who say French have cut off acces: RECEIVER NAMED. John R. Durkin of Bowman has been named receiver of the Farmerp and Mechanics State bank of Bow- man by the state banking board, It is propesed, judge stated, to get as much information as possi-| ning of the investtgation, ble as to the musical talent in the| evidence was presented, they have; of the Putnam Lumber ( ing to Judge W. J, Kneeshaw, who ey diet for children lative investi-| @roup of little folks from Mrs R. th of the North! W- Henderson's dancing class while | gation into the d Dakota boy, but was forced to re-|% Seotish dance was given by turn on account of a term of court) older group. Mrs. E. Quain in- ‘scheduled in Devils Lake. troduced the speaker Be the even- ing. Because the people of Florida paid little attention to the workings pense ‘of the convict leasing laws and} knew little of the conditions in the| labor camps, they resented | Dakota in bringing | to their attention, the but from the begin- when the | convict the matter OPERATED ON“: |Film Star Hurt in Fall at Hollywood Studio lined up solidly to remedy cond tions. He said that many had swung) over so fi to become partial. | Insp ng of the approaching | Higginbotham, whipping} Judge | Los Angeles, May 10—Pola Negri, motion picture tragedienne, under- st Sat- ‘and now is recovering at her Beray Hills home, the Los Angel- andicapped by a yery cumbersome] 1741 law which made it impossible for the! prosecution to secure change Of 0. Times reported today. Her ph venue, a thing that was very neces- sician stated she would be in bed sary if an impartia al trial was to be) oc ab leattianptner week and for) secured. He explained that the liv-!to%c at enllers execpt Charlie Chap oe) af aitnassesl would) Berwarth ite] 1“ yenrmance Atte weevil holed’ ple itathe! case were tried in Dixie) was stated that the actress suffer- county. It is this county that the) oq 4 fall while at the motion picture lumber camp is located and the! 0 en county is practically owned and her work but fainted and was taken controlled by the company, whol ptr.o. elect the officials and provide the| people with employment, he said. The judge stated that even the} small number of people living there, who were in sympathy with the|~—. WINS FAVOR movement were afraid to express themselves. It is in these surroundings that; the law says Higginbotham must be tried and the North Dakota jurist states that there is no question in| anyone's mind but that any man who/| attempts to testify against the whip- ping boss there will be shot. He said that it would be almost im- possible to get witnesses in there and if they did they would be afraid to testify. The legislature, realizing this, he said, is working out a measure which will permit the state to secure a change of venue and the bill has al- ready passed the senate. TWO SLAYERS WILL HANG Screen Here picture “The Man Without a Coun- try,” shown at the Rialto theater last night. under the auspices of the American Legion. The picture is a .powerful emot- ional drama, based on thé famous story of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, and follows the travail of Nolan, who, when tried for treason, declared he never wanted ; to see or hear of the United States | again, and which wish became the sentence of the court, ; Arnold Daly occupies the leading role in the cast, which includes many. notable players. The picture will be shown again tonight at 7:15 and 9:15°P. M. John Pope, Confessed Mur- pede sae ES: 25 TO BE GRADUATED Oakes,N. D., May 10—The graduat- derer, Goes to Gallows / ing class of the Oakes high school Idabel, Okla., May 10.—John Pope, | will present their class play “Am I confessed slayer of his estranged | Intruding” here on Thursday and wife, her father, mother, and two | Saturday evenings of this week. This! children and Aaron Harvey, his con-|is the first event of the commence- fessed accomplice, were sentenced to | ment calendar which will wind up death by Judge Barrett in district | with the commencement exercises. on court here early today. Jack Pope, |Friday evening June 1. Twenty-five Pope’s son, who admitted accompany- | members of the crass expect to re- ing his father and Harvey to the | ceive diplomas at that time, the next scene of the killing, was sentenced] to tHe largest ‘class in the history. to life imprisonment. of the high school, Bismarck’s Wealth in Child.’ CROWDED taken ‘SALIENT ISSUES IN WATER act in child welfare work and prop- | | Powerful Story Is Told on: A large audience witnessed the: Maquon, ML, These women, ar Mrs. Els more, m: claims to he the o i married, Harts 00k, Mr were opposed. by MAQUON nly American town with n all-men’s ticket, rd and Mrs. ude How WORKS CONTROVERSY PLACED BEFORE VOTERS OF BISMARCK Editor's Note: This is the fifth and jast article by City Engineer Atkinson upon the water problem. It a summary or resume of the other | cles, It reflects the attitude of: a majority of the city upon the proposition and the sp 1s been given the city to present its case to the voters of Bismarck. ar’ commissi By CITY ENGINEER ATKI Original Water Works Syster strueted in 1887, ang cost $84,000. It consisted of two field stone reservoirs ang seven and three-tenths miles of mains. Alexander McKenzie and his ciates took it over in 189 57,250 for it, and immediat 100,000 in bonds, and | stock. In 1906 and 1907 the Water C constructed a new pumping | plant and a new reinforced reservoir. | In 1916 booster pump was in- | stalled near the treet cross- | ing of the Northern i@ railroad. | In 1916, franchise of the Water | Company was extended and a con- ‘tract entered into | whereby pure water and adequate fire | pressure was guaranteed by the com- | pany, Rosser 1 length of mains in old sys- miles. | ngth of mains in complete | tem, 20.7 miles. ! Neither pure water nor adequate fire pressure being given by the | Water Company, a number of taxpay- | ers and water users, in 1919, peti- | tioned the Board of City Commis- sioners and the Board of Railroad Commissioners to compel better serv- ice and cheaper rates. After four years of ‘litigation the results are as follows: Present rates, 35 per cent higner, than old rates before litigation was started. Annual charge for hydrants $101. s against $75 before litiga- tion was started. Cost of litigation to company, $27,000, which Water Company claims the water consumers must pay. Cost of litigation to city, $10,864, and $2,000 has been paid for plans and $466 for 466 acres of land for filtration plant and reservoirs sites. now lost in old system due 's 30 per cent of total amount new to s pumped. ADMITTED TO STATE BAR AT 82 YEARS OLD H. C. Myrhe is the oldest man to be admitted to the bar in North Da- kota. He passed his 80th milestone in February, and yesterday went be- fore the supreme court here and on motion of Assistant Attorney General | John Thorpe was admitted to prac- | tice. Mr. Myrhe, who is a resident{ of Wahpeton, has lived in the state and territory for 52 years. He was an | attorney during territorial days. De- isiring to pay his state lawyers’ li- cense fee, it was discovered by J. H. Newton, secretary of the bar aaa that he was not licensed as an &t- \torney, and the necessary procedure | was instituted at once. Slope Bankers Meet Postponed The Missouri Slope Group of the N. D. Bankers Association has post- poned its meeting which was to be held.at Mandan on the 24th of May This was done for Ahe reason the ND. Association meeting is to be held at Bismarck in June at: which ‘time our Group will hold a short business sqssion. This was done to | Method of with the city | a sie Simkins, aldermen, New System. Will have complete filtration pla two new reinforced concrete reservoirs, urance of pure ty ; Wholes pme ater and adequate fire ure and eight miles more mains, two hundred more service con tions, 38 more hydrants, 78 more gate valves and 15 less “dead ends.” | City engineer estimate of a com- | plete new system as outlined above $706,928, City eerf valuation of old plant Wate $600,000 Railroad pmissioners valuation of old plant in 1922, $290,000. cing Complete New ystem. Total cost Bond issue be assessed Fifty-foot lots abutting on water mains will b This amount v u& period of twenty years ms nnual payment ineluding in- 74. foot lots not abutting on r mains wil! pay from 24 cents per year, depending on the dis- tance the lots are from the mains. Corner lots will be assessed the same as are inside lots, City engineer mi cost to produce and deliver water to consum- ers with a new system will be v company engineers valuation | | of old plant, king the | much less than now being paid. i Cost to remove and replace paving | if new system is installed, $35,000 Annual cost to each 50-foot lot abutting on water mains for remoy- ing and replacing this paving nine cents. Cost to remove if old system i ditions made to. mak and replace paving purchased and ad al cost 50-foot lot abutting on r Temov ing and replacing this paving, thirty five cents. Any property owner having a serv vice pipe now in use from the main to his building will not be charged for another, The bond issue of 000 and the interest thereén will be paid out of funds derived from water sales. MOVIE STARS SALARIES HUGE: Testimony in Court Suit Re- veals Some of Salaries Paid New York, May 10.—Well known motion picture stars receive from $100,000 to $350,000 for each picture they work in, it revealed by John D. Williams, ‘organizer of the Firs National Exhibitors circuit, Ine., who testified at the federal trade commis- sion hearing as to whether the Fa- mous Players-Lasky corporation and its subsidiaries constituted a trust. Williams told of the salaries paid the stars after his testimony that the Famous Players controlled sixty per cent of the leading film men and wo- men in 1916 was challenged. Charlie Chaplin, he said, had re- ceived $1,000,000 in 1917 to produce eight pictures, while between 1917 and 1918 Mary Pickford had received $350,000 for each of three pictures. Norma Talmadge, he said, first re- ceived $160,000 each with a share in the profits of eight pictures, dnd laier had been engaged at $350,000 for each of twelve more pictures, _ Constance Talmadge appeared first lin twelve pictures at $110,000 cach and later had received $150,000 each save expense and time to the mem- bers, according to Bey Seibert of, Hazen, for a second dozen. Katherine Mc- Donald had received $600,000 for six pictures, HOPE REVIVED ON ADVICES TO CHINA CAPITAL Release of Two Young Sons of American Army Majors Is Confirmed NOTE IS SMUGGLED Declares Withdrawal of Troops Necessary to Avert Tragedy China, Ma legatious Peking, y 10—The just confirming orts that the two young sons of jor Pinger and Major Allen foreign nav re- ived advices re- captured by the Suchow — ban- | dits, have been released. , The two boys now are on their way a complete set of feminine municipal officers.| from the bandit fortress in the and won out easily, Left to right, they] hills back of Linching to a safe and Mrs, Sarah Bear-| city. feos IRL OO pe O NT ROLE: (By the Asso f n Success in the nego’ | ransom foreigners held eaptiv fastnesse of Shantung was indi jed today (Thursday) when a di of Roland Pinger, Jr., and Robert Jr sons of Majors IN BONUS PAY Pinger Allen, United — States Army. officers were still held at latest official advices this after- noon. : | A private mes from Tsaoch- Adjutant-General Puts ‘‘Shy-; awang. received nghai es ee Development Co., Asia reported but one of the forei lockian’’ Purchases to Foot gn captives had Of The List been released. The one still held was said to be Chevalier Musso, an a | n attorney of Shanghai. A Shylockian of soldier) previous report had said that the hone elit shorn oi their) bandits were holding Musso for great profit under a system adopt-| 900,000 and that he was cr y Re nena amine | ill The bandits were believed to pnsider Musso “their most valuable prisoner.” Ifa s an ex-| In Great Danger tortionate of interest was e Advices received in Tsinansu acted from the ex-service man, it is|#ieated that the eaptives would nel. paid. in natural ocdagshut ora-| Teeased today. Early in the day it alee paavoee nies was learned that J. B. Powe ‘ HE Le tel eaten hey erican newspaper man, one now. The result hes been ¢ <{ren: Se lement in several eases on ac-| “mUsBled out a mes Bacay te the foreigners ced ‘dire consequen- unless the troops surroundin A cl assigned June naw. ly. for payanenty bandiee stronghold were with- and was purchased for Fy ioe ERE ate reports from Peking indi- a year and is too great, Adjutant- ast) bwoRwomen ite 2 General Praser has, notified the) V7O8e, tHe) captives: Mrs. |Sander eee ghee on this “basis pays| 20% an American, and Miss Flem- ment will be deferred until the foot ine Fogiish Frevious statement of the list is ‘reached, probably in rs. L, A. Seaton of Berkeley, pia and her niece, Miss Lillian The ex who has acid| 8 of Eugene, Gre; wenn ed his claim figure and which} Vere dissipated when it was) les has no ounpetunien ice in Peking that they were not Seat eortmty| aboard the — Shanghai-Peking neral Frase as he) Pree The Chinese government has pro- | mulgated a presidential mandate ; . show only about 10 per.| ordering investigation into the cent of the soldier bonus ¢ Jaffairs of civil and military gover- one been asatened, with about 6.| 20% of Shangtung province. ‘The 000 ervic en not yet filing : Instruchnd estheas claims for the state bonus. Many to atraln every jettoreae lassignmenta have been rejectod be-|Precute Please of the capbives cause of alleged extortionate ra Another miase of the saiaiaon ee being discussed today in the Chin- i i i pital is the theory ig pted freely i ut the bandit outcome of 2 y plot than one of ordinary brigandage. Tue idea aggression against fore’ POR CLEAN-UP) ssc not mentioned put the was te have nifien: | ernment in PLANT WILL its foreign relations. Pin Marked Against Property May Yet Be Removed Will the pin 1 still mark your as! up inspection? The work of the clean-up cam paign will be reviewed by commit tees and officials tomorrow. Th: record’ of the city at the close o the campaign last week is contain ed on the map in the show windov of Hoskins-Meyer. i E pueyer. Fargo, May 10—Opening of the resi7een Ping show the ash piles | packing plant at West Fargo has been garbage piled, yellow secure pilesp 0e7 cece a Penne Wear les, pan be secured in sufficient numbers, it and blue dilapidated buildings. De Nee eer euatine beatae OEY looked 0: | pmerson of New York, president of Old Equity Packing Plant Begin Operations the map ¢ va ‘ant lot nex * i aaah i the Fargo Pgcking company, a con- fe ie, None listed. Today ther] ern recently organized under the Bag ae eee laws of the state of Delaware with chance to have a capital of $5,000,000, which has pur- shased the plant from the Equity Co- operative Packing company. Mr. Emerson is in Fargo preparing for the opening of the plant. It is the plan of the company, he said, to send letters to all old stock- holders in the plant in an effort to scertain how much livestock can be expected. If a sufficient volume of hogs can be had, operation of the plant will be started July 1, two months earlier than originally plan- ned. the tack or pin which marks thei property removed by cleaning uy quickly. Frank Norden, Legislator, Die: D., May 10.—Frank Norden, 52, who homesteaded in Stutsman county 26 years ago, an independent member of the lower house of the last legislature, died at his home this week of pneumonia. Coming without means he acquired INCORPORATED: a section of fine farm land. © Articles of incorporation have been He was a leader in civic activities | fleg with the Secretary of State for in his community. While he never | the Cal-Dak Realty Co., Fargo, to ac- sought office his candidacy was fre-| quire oil and other lands in Califor- quently advanced by friends and he | nia. Capital ‘stotk is. $800,000, and held several positions of public trust. | incorporators are J.J. McCarthy, Long For 12 years he was Stutsman county | Beach, Cal.; C. F. McCarthy, Fargo; commissioner and last fall was elect- . McCarthy, Fargo; J. J, Banks, Los Angeles Geo. Fowler, Fargo, Woodworth,