The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER Partly cloudy Thursday. FORECAST tonight and ISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1923 ESTABLISHED 1873 B PRICE FIVE CEN15 | THREATEN Cee OF GOV. WALTON MAN PLACES DEAD NURSE IN HOSPITAL , Flees in Automobile Before Belgian Nun Can Explain Situation ’ 2 PERFORM AUTOPSY Physicians Say Indications Are That Death Caused by 7 Narcotic Roisoning Rockford, Ill., Sept. 19.—Authori- | ties prepared today to perform an autopsy to fix the causy of the death of, Csvera Olson} 26year-old nurse, whose “body ‘was’-brought into St. Anthony’s hospital:\last’ night and placed in a wheel chair by a man | who fled before the sister, a Belgina nun; ‘who* saw) him ‘could make her- self understood to other nurses. Meanwhile the deputy sneriff fur- nished a’description by the nurse continued his search, ' The nun whose knowledge of Eng- lish slight sdid she was near the hospital entrance when 4 man with an automobile in which was the body of the girl stopped. He told her that the girl was tI and he had found her in the street. He insisted on carrying the girl to the hospital and left at once. The nun described him as about 20 years old, six feet tall and weighing 200 pounds, Hospital physicians waid the nurse had been dead only a few minutes. They found no marks of violerice and said indications were present that y/death was due to narcotic poisoning. Earlier in the evening authorities said that Miss Olsof had been given permission to leave the institution. SAY COMPASS CAUSED NAVY WRECK SEPT. 8 When Officers Could Not Verify, Figures by Com: pass They Reversed “Course EXPLAINS N COURT Instruments Showed Them Far North of Point Argu- ello on Night of Ac- cident San Diego, Sept. 19,—Radio com- pass signals from Arguello showing them to be still far north of the point appeared so unreasonable to navigators aboard the squadron No. 11 on the njght of. Sept. 8 that at a final report they plotted their course on the exact reverse of these record- kd directions and as a result crashed into ‘the rocks well north of Point Arguello, Lieut, Lawrence Lodgett, navigation officer on board the U. S. Delphy told anaval court of in- quity today. Naval officers conducting the in- quiry into the accident in which 23] lives were lost bent eagerly above the chart of the waters in tno At- lantic while Lieut. Lodgett explained where'they thought they were when they went’on the rocks. —They kept’ giving, our position north and ‘to the west of Point Ar- guello “and. when we coyld net make this check with sour figures we f:n- ally took the other course.” . RelateAt:Trial Practically ‘alt: of: the testimony concerned radio operatiuns and most |- of it centered on signals sent by the radio compass at Poine Arguello to the flagship of the ill-fated destroyer . squadron, According .to the <estimony of radio men from the flagship, there was considerable delay in obtaining these wireless direction signals by which the squadron regulated its (course and also considerable doubt as to the atcuracy of some of them. This doubt as to the accuracy of radio compass signals trom Point Ar- ‘guello developed great sfgnificance as the! hearing wore on, the niost ijlum- jing fact brought out beng that a Duvigator south of Point Arguello, en- tering Santa Barbara channel, prob- ably would receive compa%s bearings exactly the reverse of those ie might expect while approaching the point from the jorth, oo Jews will H Hold Services What the court of inquiry express- ed: itself/through Rear Admiral W. V. Pratt, presiding, particularly anxious ‘to® learn, was fow it came about that ‘Point Arguello signals which repeatedly -indicated that t! destroyers were ‘still north of the point, were questioned several times and finally disearded in favor of what ‘witnesses. termed the “riciprocal bearing”. or one showing the squad- ron already south of tne point. fe Rae ie ih PAYS BOARD IN JAIL. _ London, Sept. 19—A man of 69, ‘ge Lawrence, was egging. Police. found his clothing. The © ¢ 32 pounds for thi while in jail three, ‘ Hers,” he shoated, ra keer |' sey, led hint Picture shows Yokohama a few Fargo Railway Man Is Killed Fargo, Sept. 19.—Chauncey L. Mc- Kinstry, 25, 605 Broadway, ‘well known: Farg6 railway man, was kill- ed beneath the wheels of a west- bound Northern Pacific freight train | near Fife siding, nine miles west of Fargo, early Sunday, the body being found several hours later by a train- man on another freight. No one witnessed the accident. ¢ NOW STORM WRECKS PHONE LINES IN WEST Colorado Gold Camp Cut off From Rest of World by Blizzard Coloradg Springs, Sept. 19.—Tele- phone communications with Cripple | Creek gold camp, which were cut off from the outside worla by a blizzard will be restored today. Taree crews of ‘workmen’ numbering 100 have been sent into the mountains em- pair the damage when 300 poles went down in a heavy snow storm. Snow already had fallen to considerable depth in the higher areas and it is proposed to lay temperary lines across the strips. The town of Vit- tor across the gulf from Cripple Creek was also without telephone communication ‘yesterday and ast night. OBSERVE YOM KIPPUR ‘TOMORROW | at Elk’s Hall Toni; light and “~~ ‘Tomorrow Beginning with a'service at sun- set this evening and continuing | again. tomorrow, local Jews will observe Yom Kippur, or a fast day commonly known as Epi gecyt day. The first service of the will be held tonight et eunset | ithe Elk’s Hall, Thig service is called: Ko] Midre “and is followed, tomorrow, by the Mirev, thet regu: ler service for the ‘day. - Yom Kippur ‘is a day of faétin: and follows eight days. after th celebration’ of the Year. services witl be conducted by eS HL Elsbnbers and by Cantor H. Marcovos. Fe Dea eA cee ly made C. L, Young was, Conductors of ‘Teachers pan in North Dakota’ will: meet at the atate capitol on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, accord- ing to’ Miss Minnie J. Neilson, Su- ‘arral for their institutes. and ve ne the various, methods h expect to use in. the Tibia we) ‘of ‘spre fastener minutes after the earthquake. Fires are breaking out at scores of different points, while the waterfront is strewn with wreckage from the collapsed dock in the foreground. The shattering of this dock threw @ number of persons into the water. This picture was taken from the custom house at ihe Canadiaf Pucific docks. RECEIVE BIDS ON JNO. HAGAN HOUSE OCT. 2ND Selling of House Will Conclude} Final Chapter in Home- builder Case . | oa? gee woot IN LITIGATION State Took Property Over Af- ter Hagen’s Refusal to Accept State’s Price The final chapter in the history of “the house built by the state for John Hagan” which played sysh an important part in the recall élection will be written Oct. 2, when sedled| bids will be received by the Indus-| trial commission for the “Hagan home” on Fifth street near the cap-| itol. In advertising ‘for bids the com-! mission announces that it must re- | ceive at least 20 per cent of the value of the house in cash while the! stallments not to exceed ten years, in duration, | The dwelling was one of the first! to be constructed by the newly ganized Home Builders Association! during the Frazier regime. After the house had been built and Hagan had resided in it for sometime, he refused to: pay the amount demand- | ed by the “state as the contract/ price, claiming that he had peen| told the price would bé less. Later the state took the, property over paying Mr. Hagan $1,700 and interest on the money he had al-| | ready put into the establishment,! and demanding in’ retdrn $50 a month rental value fr the time he and his family had resided there. During the past 17 months of liti- gation, the house, has been occupied’ by a tenant, no rent has been’ col-) lected, because no one was authoriz- | ed to make ,the! follections. Upon the sale of the house the rentals will be adjudicated and collected. CITY ZONING COMMISSION. ORGANIZES, Until Their Work Is Com- ‘pleted Is Plan = ‘ -At a meeting, held at the‘ city hall, yesterday afternoon,, the Zon- ing Commission of Bismarck was organized. A. F, Bradley, sécretary of the Association of Commerce, was elected secretary. When the ap- Pointments*to this commission were appointed chairman, .The committee at its ‘meeting yesterday, decided to hold weekly meetings until such a time as their work was’ completed. The city Zoning Commission con- arged with i spoands in} perintendent of Public Insttuction.|siats of the following men; C. L.|}taken to Kenma: rate took | These conductors wil} meet here to{ Young, chairman; A. F, Bradley, se-| Nine children ‘survive, cretary P. C. Baker; Chris |Skekson; George Witt; Remington; | Benton Bertsch, Jp.j: J. P. and zg AS * Coteau, Farmer Found Dead Near Home Steele, Sept. 19—John Schoe8- hard, prominent farmer living south- cast of here, was found dead by his wife at the end of a lane near his farm home. He was stricken while riding a horse and his wife went in search of him when the horse re- turned to the house riderless. family “has resided in Kffder coun- ty since 1912, Burial was in the Woodlawn cemetery near here. ‘FIND $10,000 LOOT TAKEN BY ROBBERS Ask Bankers.and Merchants to Send Estimates of Losses Sustained {WILL RECOVER PART: Fargo, Sept. 19.—An appeal to bank officials and North Dakota \balance can, be-paid in monthly in-, store owners of a total of what has been lost by robberies was issued | today by A. Donhelly, secretary of the North Dakota Retail Merchants | aesociation. Mr. Donnelly declared that loot with an estimated value of $10,000 had been located., Such a report Secretary Donnelly declared would in some instances insure the own-, According to the announcement the association expects to take ail) possible steps to recover the loot stolen arid locate robbers of North | , Dakota. | SIGN COAL CONTRACT AT PINCHOT’S HOM Milford, Pa., ‘Sent. 19.—The new two-year wage contract agreed to by anthracite {ers the recovery of thelr property | HE IS RE ADY. : vy |Governor Pinchot in his, nome a: 2:15 p,m. today. * Fire Completely Destroys School Martin, N. D., Sept. 19.—Fire of unknown origin completely dedtroy- ed the school house hete. As the town was without fire ‘protection nothing could be done to save the building. The Martin district’ had recently, added a new wing to the school and the structure was valu- ed at $20,000, with insurance.$16,000. NO INQUEST TO BE HELD N. D., Sept. 19.—Burke county authorities have decided to héld ‘no inquest into ithe death of Aleander Kerr, 67, who was instant- ly killed T! erry y while hauling wa- |. ter for the Peter Chfistenson threshing rig, which is operating near here/ Mr. Kerr had started for the barn to get a tank of water and in turning around, the whecls of the wagon ran*over a rock ‘pile, tip- ping the ‘vehicle over, Kerr fell and his head struck ‘a rock, fracturing the skull. The remains have been| re,” Kerr's home. y + It’s. 9. estimated théke are 15,000,000 ‘automobiles! in the. ee 12,000,000" of them in America, , (Copyright 1923, by United Newspictures.) The; “ by President Millerand. exs and uperators was ; formally signed in the presence of j WATERFRONT STREWN WITH Seipriaatti! FOLLOWING SHOCK IN lable ‘A BRITONS DO NOT APPROVE RUM POLICY State Plainly in Note to Sec- retary Haghes That They Are Not Sympathetic phiniie, TO CONSIDER QUESTION Leaves Open Possibility of Negotiating Rum Treaty To Curb Smuggling Washington, Sept. 19.—The British reply to Secretary Hughes’ proposal for a riciprecal agreement on liquor smuggling was received at the state department today and was described | by officials as “in general not sympa- PREMIERS MEET - TODISCUSS __ REPARATION | Poincare and Baldwin Confer in Regard to Political Situation | NO SOLUTION EXPECTED English Premier Received by | President Millerand Fel- lowing Conference Paris, Sept. 19.——Premier Poin- care and Stanley Baldwin, conferred today presumably on the reparation | question. The conversution ended at 4 p.m. when Poincare went to the Quai d’Orsay and Mr. Baldwin pro- ceeded to Rambouillet to be received An official communique “read” a An official communique read a meeting of the prime ministers of France and Great Britain took place this afternoon of which they took advantage of the exch-nge of views on the general political situation, “It was not to be expected in the | cowtse of the meeting thgt M. Poi care and Baldwin, would be abl settle upon any definite solution. to PREUS SAYS | TOCOOPERATE | Tells Pinchot That Minnesota Consumers Have Not Been Gouged St. Paul, Sept. 19.—Minnesota is willing and ready to cooperate in preventing fuel profiteering Gov. J. A.‘ 0. Preuss saidin letter to Gov. Pinchot, who was named arbitrator of| the recent anthracite coal strike by Pres. Coolidge. People of this ‘state resent a strike settlement plan which threat- ens to increase the cost of Ware cite coal here. The letter was in reply to a com- | munication to the Pennsylvania exe- cutive asking Gov. Preus to investi- gate the reasonableness of prices be-| ing charged. An revious investigations in this state have shown that Minnesota dealers /as a rule do not také ad- vantage of the consyum during times. of strike and fudl shortage, Gov. Preus declared in his letter. Get $1,000 in p Opium-Gum i in Raid on Hotel —_ Minneapolis, Sept, 19.—Four men arrested and. $1,000 of gum: opium, three opium layouts, and a quantity’ late. Tuesday. ‘ ‘The men who grve the naiiien. of} conypany Eddie Burns, Leo Dooley, Lee Fits-| she vom gerald, and Ha: Robertson are be- | today ing held by federal narcotic au- thorities Bc are: investigating.-the| case, thetic to the proposal,” but the British plan to present the question at the British Imperial conference which meets next month in London. - The British communication leaves open the possibility of negotiating adouble barreled treaty tocurb rum running and also to facilitate legiti- mate liquor in foreign bottoms. There was no attempt, however, to disguise the fact that the British government had indicated general disapproval of the plan and raised objections against it. Hughes Points Out In ts proposals made to several powers including France as well as Great Britain, Sec. Hughes point- ed out that the drafted treaty be submitted to make a special arrange- ment extending the rights of search and siezure up to 12 miles off shore to prevent wholesale. smuggling of liquor into the United States, It was emphasized that no project was be- ing put forward by the United ‘States for anything. It is a general rule of international that fixes the limit at 3 miles. Sec. Hughes also pointed out that under existing law the government was powerless to prevent liquor be- ing ‘brought in on ships even when it was not to be sold. By an exercise of the treaty mak- .ing powers Mr. Hughes proposed to overcome this obstacle in a way that would have the effect of an amend- ment to the law, COL. RICE TO TALK AT BIG OPEN MEETING Will Discuss European Con- ditions at Constitution Week Observance Tomorrow Col. Rice, a globe trotter who has made twenty three trips to Europe in’the last two years, and who is now visiting in the city, will ad- dress the public meeting to be held tomorrow night at the city Audi- torium in observance of Constitution Week according to an announcement made by the committee in charge, today. Col. Rice will discuss Eur- opean conditions, a subject with which he has an intimate acquaint- ance as a result of his many trips across the water, « F. T. Cuthbert, former president of the State Bar Association, and now. a prominent attorney of the “| state, will address the meeting also. Mr, Cuthbert will speak on the Con- stitution. Special decorations are being put up in the Auditorium, according to the committee, and special musical numbers are béing arranged for this meeting. BATTLE SHIP COLLIDES WITH U.S, DESTROYER Destroyer: Damaged Ship When it Struck it on Port Side Forward _ Washington, Sept. 19. between the battleship Arkansas and the destroyer McFarland off New- port early today was reported in a dispatch received by the navy de- partment. The destroyer, struck on portside forward on her bridge, wav said to be seriously damaged and proceeding under ‘escort to Boéton. ‘Two two ships Were Mn midnight maneuvers Singer ‘Company . Divides Profits With pg ~N WAR SPARK bios Gencral Enrico Tellini, head of the Italian. military commission which was ambushed and assas- simated, thus throwing Italy and Greece into a state of war. START WORK OF REBUILDING COLLEGE TOWN Preparation For Reconstruc- ting 35 Blocks in Berkeley Started INSURANCE ESTIMATE Victims of Flames Survey Extent of Disaster as They Plan New Homes (By the’ Associatea Press.) Berkeley, Sept. 19—The first steps in the construction of the Cragmont and Euclid avenue district of North Berketey, rased Monday in the ‘eity’s history will be taken today when workers will attack the ruins with dynamite. While the 35 blocks or more over which fire raged were surrounded by a cordon of police and sentries, vic. tims of the flames surveyed the ¢x: tent of the disaster'and begaw mak- ing preparation for building of their homes in the ashes. The debris is being cleared away. The real and personal property damage was estimated at $10,000,000 by C, Esmlee, president of-tne Berk- eley board of fire underwriters. A CITY OF ASHES, Berkeley, Cal., Sept. 1. sodden, watersoaked chimneys pointing ‘crazily at the sky, and jagged dead walls, were all that remains of what was one of the most beautiful residence places in the west, the northeastern sec- tion of Berkeley. Soldiers and police patrolled the ruins last night with fingers on ready triggers where sup- posed looters slipped about, or searched with electric flashlights for bodies, on the chance that all might not have escaped from the wind whipped) inferno, It was the belief of Acting Chief of Police C. D, Lee, aowever, that all escaped wich their lives, as the district offered man. broad, avenues of exit, The armory of the University of California, the big halls down town, and nearby churches and many other public and semi-public places were crowded with refugees night. According to 2» police mate, between 12,000 and 15,000 are homeless, the fire having swept a thickly populated area for 50 blocks vt more, The Red Cross maintained many stations on the edge of the ruined district to care for refugees and workers afi Hundreds of uni- versity students aided in the patrol. The board of fire underwriters in San: Francisco appraised the damage at $3,000,000, exclusive of personal belongings. It is expecteg that these will amount to at least. $2,000,000 more, Wipe Out Town. Santa Rosa, Calif., Sept. 19.—The town of Trinity, a Community of be- | A! tween 30 and 40 houses, was wiped out and a strip of two to five miles wide between Kenwoog and Elvirano layed waste by forest and brush fires during, the past few days according to advices received today. FATHER KILLS THREE THEN HANGS ELE LEGISLATORS - PLAN SESSION OF INQUIRY Martial Law Rule in Okla- homa Rapidly Approach- ing Climax WILL DEFY GOVERNOR First Test of Strength Comes in Tulsa Where Court Sita ; the A. by Gov. Sept. 10— 7 4B) sive eee men ind altqa, freed in civil poy for ween Be wrote: tis Acek of ear men thus far indicted by the military’ tribunal te be re- leased. Test Case In Court (By the Associated Press.) Oklahoma City, Sept. 19.—Martial rule over Oklahoma appeared rapid- ly to be approaching a climax today. Offensive momentarily is taken in Tulsa, where Governor Walton's au- thority. to suspend the right of habeas corpus will be tested. Adjutant General Markham, com- mander of the military forces, has been ordered in district court as wit- ness why the three military prison- ers should not be released. Wheth- er the adjutant wil obey remains in doubt due to the question as whether the civil authorities are subservient to military. Meanwhile legislators are gath ing here to perfect plans for an ex- traordinary session in defiance of Governor Walton. “No secret is made of the fact that if it convenes im- peachment proceedings will be insti- tuted against the governor should sufficient basis be found, Despite the executive threat to imprison all: lawmake to hold special would interfere with hfs fight against “he Klan,” aasemblymen declared that they were within their rights and that the session will be called as soon ‘du the: signature of ® majority of members of iboth houses can be ed. itorial body to “investigate tne con- dition in‘ the ‘state.” No effort being made to convene for: legisla- tive purposes, it was sald. Sponsors Stand. Sponsors of the special session, however, take the stand that the house can meet upon petition of a majority of the membership without the governor's ‘consent and form an inquisitorial body to investigate eon- ditions in the state both public and private. Declaring that the movement is a fight to determine “whether the gov- ernor is a dictator, or whether this is a state of executive, judicial and legislative government,” promoters of the plan announced that a major- ity of the lower house already has consented to the meeting, 64 mem- bers, they declare, having respondea favorably to the call, ) If the military guards stationed at the door of the house’ and senate chambers prevent the use of these rooms, it was tne lawmakers probably would gather on the steps of the state capitol. Should the meeting be interfered with, it was said, the state supreme court would be asked to intervene. Another course open is <o seek a rul- ing from the eupreme court before an attempt is made.to convene the body, putting up to the court the legality of the session call, An attempt to impeach Walton would not be without opposition as the governot :has strong supporters in the logislattre. Action of Gevernor Walton in lift- ing the bun ‘on’ the state fair which ig scheduled t® be held in Oklahoma City September £2 to 29 was the most important announcement of the day emanating from military head- quarters h Press’ Hits Governor Oklahoma City, Sept.-19.—(By the joclated Press)—A statement de- claring that the proclamation afl Governor J. C. Walton placings Okla- homa under martial law Be ‘a libel against the’whole state,’ ued ad by E. K. Gaylord, publish- 0 lahoma and Times, le asserted that the governor was seeking publicity to further his in- tended candidacy for president. of the United- States on an anti-Ku Klux Klan das ote PtSlied s Oklahoma City Daily Ok-