The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1924, Page 1

a» « > « } 7 4 a vn ry 4, t >. « \ a 4 i , ‘ 4 WEATHER FORECAST Mostly cloudy tonight and Wed- Slightly colder nesfay. E YABLISHED 1873 MAN HUNT IS SWITCHED TO . EAST OF CITY Report Reaches Prison That Two Men Were Seen Walk- ing on Red Trail LID CLAMPED DOW oF ate Firm Hand Shown’by Warden Lee; Everything Turned Toward Capturing Men he man hunt for two convicts who ped from the state penitentiary here Sunday night switched today from Mandan and vicinity to east of Bismarck, following reports that two men had been seen walking on the Red Tr east of Bismarck between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning The report which came from an autoist, caused a net to be spread over the country around Driscoll and Sterl- ing without result at+noon today. The description the autoist gave ¢al- lied with that of the escaped men Another report was that the men were sn three ind a half miles southwest of Mandan yesterday, and prison offic believe it is possible they may have doubled back. The two men at lib@rty, Arthur Smith and William Burgman, prob- ably have money in their pockets to aid them, prison officials say. Vhe be no let up at present in the man hunt, Wnrden Lee said. Gave Up Money. His Jeg broken in a fall when he and the other convigts scaled the walls of the penitentiary, John Longre, ear-old youth, gave his two confederates $25 he had in his pogket and waved them a “good-bye and good luck” in their dash for free- dom, he told the chief keeper of the prison, Warden J. J. Lee said last night. 7 Longre, however, refused to di- vulge to the warden under a guilling how he and the others planned the escape or whether any other con- victs were involved in it. He was fering badly from a broken left kle, sustained when ‘he dropped from the end of a wire projected by the convicts beyond the 27-foot brick wall. He hobbled # little ways but was forced to give up his atteyipt to escape and was captured shortly after the dash was made last night. Longre, too, stood a gogd chance of getting a pardon or parole within a few months, according to a mem- ber of the pardon board. He was serving 2 sentence for highway rob-; bery from Ward county. amr not sure that Longre is tell- ing the said Warden Lee. “But if he had $25 it was passed to him by some- one from the outside.” Clamps Down Lid. rden clamped down the lid y on moving picture shows which entertain the 250 convicts in the prison twice aw a result of the escape. .The twine plant! was closed today because every avail- able man was on the man hunt, but will be opened tomorrow. Prison guards traced Arthur Smith, also known as Harry Smith and H. A. Williams, and William Burgman to Mandan, and a net was spread for them. The men are believed to have at first. gone into the woods along the Missouri river and then started for Mandan, hoping to catch a train. Warden Lee txpressed confidence to- night they would be captured within 24 hours. Warden Lee said last night he did not believe any prisoners were impli- cated in the escape plot except the trio, and he places chief blame on Burgmiin, who was working in the butcher shop and provided the tools ‘which aided the convicts to scale the walls. ' a es The Weather | ane Brenty-four hours, ending ny noon tdéday Temperature at 7, a. Highest yesterda Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocit; r m. | this Weather Forecast For Bismarck and vicinity: cloudy. tonight and Slightly For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, Slightly colder Wednesday west portions Weather Conditions Mostly Wednesday. colder Wednesday. The temperature has dropped somewhat from western North Dakota -northwestward but it is warmer over the Mississippi Valley and southern Plairis States: The high pressure ‘area ‘centered over Wyoming is accompanied by cold weather over the western Rocky Mountain and’ Plateatr States. Some segttered precipitation “occurrea in the Canadian ‘Provinces and in the Pacific Coast states, but’ elsewhere the weather is generally: fair. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, ‘ Meteorogolist. LOSES EYE — New England, N. D., Jan. 8.— Jesse Enyart of Stanton, N. D., em- ployed there for several months, Will lose the sight of one eye as| the result: of a peculiar accident| which occurred when while ‘strop- ping a safety razor the blade broke and a biegid.- flew into the optic, BISMARCK, _..—S—SCSCSCSBISMARCCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, ASSAIL COOLIDGE ARMS POLICY “LET THERE BE LIGHT,” SAYS. BODY SETTLING HUGHES-HELLSTROM SCRAP OVER, CH ARGED Hellstrom said: “I eure ware light.” Hughes said; any light. The state railroad said: “Let there be light And presumably the Hughes Electric company will obey the or- der and there will be light. no “There won't be commission The quariet started over $5. But before it was concluded by the railroad cammission’s decision t6- day nearly a day's testimony has been taken, with three comm sioner: stenographer, and two attorn, present and, today the commission issued 4 fiveepage opinion on the sub, Co) It began this way Hells- trom occupied a two-room apart- ment, at 2121-2 Sixth street, and Re. desired light to read the cases Electric com- Electric company had to say about him. So he got light on the meter of a garage company. But the garage man sold out. Then. about September 7, said Hellstrom went to the , Hughes company And asked that a meter be installed and he tendered the regular $5 meter deposit required of all patrons @ Kraft told him, that But William T so Hellstrom said in hig suit, 'd have to put up $10 inste They didn’t consider him “a safe risk because of past experi- the rotund office manages TRIBUTE PAID N.C. YOUNG IN COURT TODAY or perhaps what the Hughes , Opening of January Term of | Supreme Court Devoted to [8° Memorial Services PRAISED RECORD IS Chief Justice Tells of Influ- ence of Decisions of Dead Former Court Head Tribute to the memory of the late Judge Newton C. Young of Fargo, a pioneer North Dakota lawyer, former {known inppblic life in the state. was paid at memorial services which truth about the money,”) opened the January term of the su- preme court of the state at 10 o'clock morning. Memorial services were in charge of Presiaent L. R. Nostdal of Rugby, of the North Dat kota State Bar association, committee named by him. “Chief Justice H. the supreme court, spoke on the wogk | of Judge Young on the supreme bench, of the state, both as chief jus- tice and as an associate justice, from 1898 to 1906. “His opiniohs may be found in eight volumes of the North Dakota Reports,” said Chief Justice Bron- son. “Altogether during this period, he wrote some 212 opinions as the opinions of the court.” Justice Bronson said that “a great many of Judge Young's opinions have become leading cases upon particular sub- jects.” span After reviewing many decisions Justice Bronson said: “Readily it may be seen that the work of {udge Young upon the bench of this court has given a highly dis- tinctive contribution to the jurispru- dence of this state, permanent and abiding. To him and his memory is due and is given words of high ap- preciation by the bench and bar of this state’ for his most excellent service as a jurist. Industrious, thorough, able, erudite, scholurly, and conscientious was he: In our daily tasks the members of this court constantly ‘have the presence of Judge Young before us, in the life and spirit of his decisions. Through them, he, though gone materially, is yet spiritually here with us, seek- ing, ever seeking to aid us in the administration of justice according. to the law of our land. Daily, we may, we do, commune with him for assistance, aid’and inspiration. With gladness, with’ pride, with thought- ful devotion, we do retain his spir- itual self, constantly with us, we ren- der now here justly and gppropriate- ly, gratitude, appreciation and re- spect, faintly expressed in words and speech, for him, as a jurist, as a (Continued on Page 4) and aj A. Bronson, of | the sai story of the case reads. Hellstrom wasn’t going to part with the extra $5. He'd been in seraps with the same utility before and he knew the rules, he thought. | So he went to a bank, deposited $5 and asked the bank to notify the company the meter deposit was so there. The paltry $5 didn’t: at- @act, apparently, and the com- pany never took the money. So Hellstrom brought a case be- fore the railroad commission. But in the meantime another party took over the garage and Hellstrom began getting light on their meter. The case wasn’t ended, however. “The commission cannot construe this as a moot case for the reason that the complainant requests that service was furnished him through a! meter installed at his apartment,” said the decision issued today. Then it j\roceeds to say that the utility can’t act arbitrarily, and if it had any doubt about .whether it would get its money fqn Hells- trdm, it ought to hay the railroad commission Hellstrom gets hiss saves the $5, the utility finds out it couldn't take $5 from one con- sumer more than it required of another and the t yers and gonsumers eventually will get a nice little bill for lawyers’ fe of the utility and expenses of the railroad’ commission BOK’S $50,000 WAS WASTED ON THIS SENATOR Des Moines, Ia. Jan 8—A lo- cal newspaper interviewed mem- bers of the Iowa legislature in session here yesterday ou their attitude toward the winning Bok peace plan. “Senator,” one legislator was asked, “what do you think of the k peace plan,” The Senator looked up blankly first iee and | a moment and then rose to the emergency. “Oh,” he exclaimed, “L w here when they passed that. WIFE ADMITS SLAYING HER BANKER SPOUSE justice of the supreme court and well | Confession of South Carolina Woman Is Made Public By Officials Sumpter, S. C., Jan, 8—Mrs, Lou "China has confessed that she shot and killed her husband, Dr. Archie China prominent physician and bank- er, Sunday morning according to a statement made to officers he to- day, Dr. H. M. Stuckey, the physician who has been attending her since she was discovered in a state of ap- parent unconciousness early today. Dr. China was shot in a scuffle in his bathroom, Sunday morning, Mrs. China was quoted by Dr. Stuckey as saying in her confession which was made last night, but news of which was not made public until today. She did not give details of the tragedy, howevér, he said. The phy- sicians characterize the apparent un- Goncious state in which Mrs. China lingered yesterday as a form of malingering, asserting that she had not taken poison as was first report- ed. The widow of the slain banker- physician was still in the hospital today. She had not been placed un- der arrest but Sheriff Hurst an- nounced that he would place a guard over her bed. Aside from manitest- ing signs of a nervous strain she appears to be normal, Dr. Stuckey said, FARMER LOSES INSURANCE CASE The supreme court has upheld the National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh in another of the many drouth insurance vases from Morton county. Chris- tian Bauer, who obtained a verdict against the company, lost in the high court, which reversed, the case. The imsurance company had contended it settled with ‘the per- sons insured. No new points were involved in the latest case, it is understood. TABERT CASE CAUSES MOST PRISON REFORM IN FLORIDA IN 50 YEARS Washington, Jan. 8.—(By the A. P.)—“The Florida legislature of 1923 enacted more prison) reform law than has ever ‘been passed by any other state in any one session,” Mrs. W. S. Jennings, firat vice- president declared in ther report prepared for delivery at the semi- annual meeting of the board of the |- General Federation of Women’s (Clubs here today. Leasing of convicts in Florida went under the ban on January 1, when a law was enacted by the legisla- ture last year while. the Martin Tab- ert case was at its height. The case of the North Dakota youth, who was flogged to death in a prison lumber camp in Florida, not only brought re- forms in Florida but affected other states. ) Alabama is now discussing the question, and many leaders in that state are demanding action to pre- vent, leasing of: prisoners. gone before | | BERGER BOUND WITH MURDER Man Who Admitted Staying Two at Jamestown Indi- cates Robbery a Motive DRAWN TO SCENE Had Returned to Place Where Bodies Lay Many Times After the Murder . Jamestown, Jan, 8.—A preliminary hearing was given Joe Berger fessed slayer of two unknown men here, before Justice Frank Kellogg here last night and he was ordered bound over to district court on a charge of first degree murder with- out bail. Berger told his story of the crinie and established the date of the mur- Mnday night, August 21, and the fi names of the victims as “Christ” and “Jim.” He didn’t know the last names. His story indicates robbery may have been the motive for the crime. “Christ” and “Jim” quit work on Frank Fletch: threshing rig on F lay before the murder, on Sunday con them and loitered around pool halls, One of the other men went out and Kot a bottle of booze, Berger didn't know where, he said, he only drinks a little occasionally on holidays Berger says that each of the men had a roll of money. They went to the straw pile that night to sleep Fletcher farm Sunday morning and did his chores, after learning the men expected to return to the straw stack. At nightfall he took the iron pump handle from a scrap pile at | Fletcher's slipped it inside his pants ‘eg, tieing a string at the knee to hold it, and carried it to the straw stack where he hid it. He returned to the Fletcher farm for supper and late that night came back, took his weapon from its hiding place and committed the murder. Following the murder he returned to the Fletcher farm where he work ed several days and then came to Jamestown, loafing a couple of days, finally going out to Fred Fried’s farm at Spiritwood where he worked at shocking. While at Fried’s he re turned to Jamestown on several oc- casions, he says, and visited the straw pile—something drawing him back to the scene of the crime. Each visit found the straw covering the bodies undisturbed. He then left the district and went to Gladstone Pleads Guilty Late this afternoon Joe Berger peared before Judge Coffey pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree and was to receive it is be- lieved a life sentence, In the pres- ence of the state's attorney Martineson he signed a writ ment. He identified’ a pocket book found near the scene of the crime and went over other details of the crime, It is not known when he will be brought to Bismarck to serve his sentence. ap- state- ORDER TROOPS TO STOP RUM SELLERS’ WAR Three Companies of Illinois Militia Are Ordered to Marion Today Jan. 8.—(By the P.)—Troops were ordered to Marion, Illinois, shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon ‘hy Adjutant- General Carlos Black A ibootleggers’ war in the vicin- ity of Marion has become so threatening Sheriff George Galli- gan, wired the Adjutant-General that ‘the civil officers are unwble to cope with it. The Adjutant-General said tl companies would arrive at Marion at 8:58 o'clock tonight. They were the National Guard infantry out- fits of Salem, Cairo and’ Mount Vernon, COOLIDGE HITS GARNER PLAN Springfield, 111. A. Washington, Jan. 8. — Pres: ich Coolide regards the surtax provisions of the Garner Demécratic tax pr gram as disregarding the princ! that the government should encour- age the investment of capital in bus iness enterprises rather than tax free securities. $1,000 HOME IS BURNED ‘Carson, IN. D., Jan. 8.—A fire loss of about $4,000 was sustained here when a residence owned by) E. A. Holritz, former county audi- tor, and occupied by Mrs. M. E. ‘Urell, was destroyed. The blaze which started from a defective chimney during 20 degree below zero weather and with a high wind ‘blowing could not ‘be checked. The loss wae covered by insurance. great | | and Berger came to Jamestown with He returned to the | and | nd Chris" , 1924 ‘ ADMITS MURDER OF 2 PERSONS AT JAMESTOWN JOE BERC Here sis Joe Berger, who con- jfessed he slew two unknown men at Jamestown «bout four months ago. The picture was taken he afternoon by A. Riser andt studio, after confessed. r had SAY NEGROES CONFESS MANY AX SLAYINGS ham, Alabama, Will Get Speedy Trials Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 8.—Speedy trials for the four negroes held in the county jail in connection with Birmingham's long list of aX uitacks were promised Monday by Solicitor Jim Davis. He revealed that the persons were secretly indicted by the grand jury 19 days ago and that the indictments quickly to additional arrests. The negroes in custody, in the be- liaf of Solicitor Davis, are leaders of an organized “ax syndicate” that operated here for more than th years, attacking 44 persons and k ing 24 of them. Details of the arr method’ 1. t of the negroes were employed to make them talk but t “considerable mental pressure was brought.” According to Solicitor Davis the ax gang held secret meetings and planned atta In some instances straws were drawn) to decide which of the negroes would actually wield the instrument, Jee said. RYAN BACK IN PRISON aN andit Jam “Red” Toronto. Ryan, bank cony with confeder reet bat- tle with Minneapolis police, was sentenced by County Coatsworth to imprisonment life with 30 lashes to be given at the rate of 10 a month for three months. nan and 8 FORMER LOCAL MAN CHAMPION SHOT IN WEST Charles ‘A. O'Connor, Spokane at- torney and banker, resident of Bis- marek many years ago and a brother of Michael O'Connor of this city, has been officially declared _ state handicap champion of the state of Washington, according to the Spokes- man-Review of that city. Me O’con- nor is keeping up the ly record at, shobdting. Both he and Michael O'Connor ‘of this city have won ex- pert medals now, and their father was a crack shot in the early days. The Spokane paper says that Mr. O’Cgnnor broke 98 targets in 100 froth the 20-yard mark in the state shoot at Walla Walla. Mr. 0’Connor was formerly president of the Spok- ane Gun club and formerly president of the Washington State Trapshoot- ing Association. He took up, trap shooting to provide needed recreation to keep him fit for business. eee HIGH TO HAVE A \BAND ‘Napoleon, N. D., Jan. 8.—Muste will be a major study in the cur- riculum of the local high school after today, as the result of the decision of the school officials and board to sponsor a school band, ‘| Taxes Court Held in Jail in Birming-| charge murder. Partin! confe | The agricultural situation was also have been obtained from the nagroes, | the subject of an address in the and investigators ave been given in- house by Rep. Leavitt, Republican, formation that is expected to lead ‘Montana. and of used in obtaining statements from them were disclosed Sunday night by Sheriff Shirley. He j declared that no p methods for! THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE (2am | INSURGENTS I SENATE CHANGE THEIR SUPPORT Vote for Senator Couzens of Michigan to Head I. C. C. Committee SMITH VOTE SHORT Deadlock Continues and Sen- ate Again Turns Its Atten- tion to Oratory Washington, Jan, Taxes, the soldiers’ aid and Russia were subjects ta which Congr gave its attention today either in debate on the flcor or in committe: Having failed to break the dc&d lock over the chairmanship of the Interstate Commerce Committee yes- terday the senate faced a renewal of the contest but with little pios- pect of a decision, Senator Smith, Democrat | Cafolina, continued to lead yesterday j but with the insurgents and so-cal'ed | progressives on the Republican side supporting Senator Couzens, Republi- gan, and the regulars vot- | ing for Senator Cummins, Republi- .| can, Towa, he fell several yotes short of 4 necdssary majority. nd the bonus were the com- } bined subjects of a p ed address | by Senator Copdland, Democrat, New | York, after the transaction of, the usual routine busin in the Rep. Beedy, Republican, bden given time for a discu of Russia, a subject which occupied the senate much of the time yester- and which promises to provide (By the A. P.) bonus, farm South nforn- further and more extended debate later. The house ways and. means committee continued today its work {on the administrative provisions of the Mellon tax plan while awaiting the party conference of house Re- publicans on the question of whether a bonus measure 1s to be reported ahead of tax revision. Agricultural j relief was the subject of public hear- ings before the senate and house ‘agricultural committees with repre- sentative of- farmers’ organizaticns appearing before each. Both c mittees had before them the Morri ‘Sinclair farm purchasing and selling corporation which w: terday by witnesses before the sen { committee. TALK FARM LEGISLATION Washington, Jan. 8.—Farm. legis- ation was considered, today committees with represen rious sections’ appea vis given to inelair ‘bill proposing creation of $160,000,000 corporation. to purchase American farm ‘pro- ducts and to sell them both at home It 5 and ‘abroad. was argued that such ipurel would ‘have the ef- fect of both increasing and stabil- izing prices. . Early action on legislation per- | taining to the grazing of livestock on jranges of the national forests was a result of the con- Secretar Walia and senators and representatives from western states. Owing to the depressed condition of the live: ry range states, Seereta feels there should be no advance the ity fe une conditions t and it is not | likely there will be any increase un- til the grazing senson of 1925, COOLIDGE MEN | GET BUSY ON SUPPORT DRIVE Cleveland, Jan. 8—Colonel Carmi A. Thompson, chairman of the lo- cal. committee anging for the ference between THIS IS THE WAY HE SPENDS XMAS DAY IN DAKOTA resenta TO Senator of house B bonus. the Repub bill from tentative Republicar able w nation, of New he did and the s retary tax reduc ised fould Senator Republican national convention here in June, today was named by Wm. M. Butler of M: ehusetts his personal a nt in the gen- eral management. of President Coolidge’s preconvention cam paign. Colonel Thompson declared to- night that he had the matter under consideration and will announ his decision soon. Selettion of city and county campaign managers probably ‘will be left to state Jeadots, Mr. Butler said. No, cauienian speech arr ments have beenxinade by Pre’ Coolidge and ,nohe might be made, Mr. Butler asserted. TWENTY MORE ARE JAILED ——a Herrin, I!., Jan. 8.—Twenty men were in jail here today under federal used in p at the service, the total retired . @ in interes’ cipal. Mr ized the ¥, counsel charges of violating the dry law as the result of the third series of raids in ‘Williamson county in less than three weeks in which a total of 212 persons were arrested. GOES TO WASHINGTON Miss Hazel Nielson will leave to- night for Washington, D. C., a delegate to the National Illiteracy Commission. She was named a dele- gate by the executive committee of the national organization. Washington, was calling of : not Mellon senator said, would be restored “because the men must be paid Washington, Reed of the senate veterans commit- tee told the senate toda@that John O’Ryan, the committee's general its V vestigation, had “extensively chang- ed” some of the findings he made in his first report published yesterday. —-—_—_ in ative SHELVE TAX Cop J. W. RILEY This is how J. W. Riley, state school inspector, looked on Christ- in Bi “k. After eat- ing a turkey dinner, Mr. Riley felt the need of a litle exercise. His favorite pastime is running the AWh mMOW Heh sent on the apshot to hig brother living in Los Angeles. SOLDIER BONUS BILL WILL GET EARLY HEARING Conference of House of Rep- Republicans Points the Way For It BILL? 4 e and of New York Proposes Payment of Bonus in 75 Years Time J Republi for being legislat n bloc intends to introdu ference committee to lose the bonus bill. M the oldier’s that one must die if the othe Pointing out that the treasury said in the long run the sur- which tion bring of $1, $100,000,000 t and sur ader: and means committe consideration of the taking up the bonus, but the soldiers’ Jan tor Copeland, York, told tie senate today consider 1. 8A show auwn s on the soldier's ed today with the al conference Thurs- day night for discussion of the ques- tioh. The call, sent out by Rep. Anderson of Minnesota, chairman of the conference was so worded to per- mit consideration of taxation and other pending legislation. With former service men in the house pressing for action on the bo- nus before the end of the month un organization redoubl- ed its cfforts to keep the Mellon tax | displaced on the | ion program. ‘The | want the ways at the con- a resolution instructing the no time reporting COPELAND FOR IT Washington, that Secretary to sandbag the bonus using a formid- 8 ellon had Charging “attempt- pocketbook of the Democrat, tax reduction “so related lives. bonus he had prom- an estimated in- crease of $102,000,000 annual revenue Copeland i ng the ing cash payments to all service men ate of $1.25 for each day of Senator Cope propdsed this be bonus. Favor- id said that 50,777,263 could be in 60 years with a payment rly, $75,000,000 $25,000,000 in prin- Should the additional revenu promised not be real- the surtax SAYS O’RYAN CHANGED REPORT Jan 8. - Chairman eterans Bureau in- NORMAL LIBRARIAN NAMED Minot, N. D., Jan. 8.—Selection of Mrs. Alice ‘Palmer Morris of Wau- kesha, Wis., normal, Cook, Minot Lillian ¥B. become state to be librarian at the succeeding Niss who resigned to librarian at Bis- marck was announced yesterday by Dr..George A. McFarland, pres- ident of the school. Miss Cook has Gone to Bismarck to assume her duties there. from those fields, ; Me to complete the | tax bill before | PRICE FIVE CENTS BAN ON ARIS SHIPMENTS TO MEXICO MADE Brings Bill From Democratic Floor Leader Prohibiting Any Arms Sales by U. S. PRESIDENT IS FIRM Prohibits Shipment of Any Munitions by Private Citizens to Rebels New York, Jan. 8.—Officers of the Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company today an- nounced that the Mexican rebele had taken possession of its fields at Tierra Blanca and Chapapote Nunez. Wells and pipe line’ have been shut down, the state- ment said, and no oil is coming Washington, Jan, 8—(By the A.P.) President Coolidge’s Mexican policy which resulted yesterday in an arms embargo directed against the De La Huerta revolutionists was assailed from Democratic quarters in the sen- ate today. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic floor leader, presented a bill which would prohibit under heavy penalty the sale of munitions to foreign governments either by the United States or by private partics. While the measure did not mcn- tion the recent sale by the United States of surplus war material to the ican government under President ‘on it was explained by the author that it was drawn with that incident in view. BANS SHII Washington, — Jan Coolidge took further s' Obregon government in Mexico 1 night, signing a proclamation wh imposed an immediate embargo any shipments of war 0 munitions te that country except with the specific approval of the government. A fine of $10,000 or two years imprisonment or both may be imposed upon con- victed violators of the embargo. The Proclamation “Whereas, section one of a joint resolution of congress, entitled ‘joint resolution to prohibit the ex- portation of arms or munitions of war from the United States to cer- tain countries, and for other pur poses,’ approved January 31, 19 provide as follow ’That whenever the president finds that in any American country, a or in any country in which the Uniited States exercises territorial jurisdiction, conditions of domesti violence ex promoted t, which are or may be by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States, and ‘makes proclama- tion thereof, jt shall be unlawful to export, except under such — limita- s the prosiaent or munitions prescribes, of war from any place in the United States to such country until other- ‘red by the president or b; whereas, it is provided b: section two of the said resolution that ‘whoever exports any arms or munitions of war in violation of on one shall, on conviction, be punished by fine not exceeding by imprisonment not two years. or both.” Declares Situation therefore, I, Calvin Cool- idge, president of the United State: of America: acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred in me by the said joint resolution of congress, do hereby declare andj proclaim that I have found there exists in Mexico such condi- tions of domestic violence which are or may be promoted by the use off arms or munitions of war procured from the United States as contem- plated by the said joint resolution; and I do hereby admonish all ci zens of the United States and every person to abstain from every viola- tion of the provisions of the joint| resolution above set forth, hereby made applicable to Mexico, and I do hereby warn them that all violations] of such provisions will be rigorously prosecuted. “And I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in pre. venting violations of the said joint resolution and this my proclamation issued thereunder, and in bringin: to trial and punishment any offend. ers against the same. “And I do hereby preseribe as 1° exception and limitation to the for« going restriction such exportatic: of arms or munitions of war as 5 approved by the government of thé of the United States, and such av) and munitions for industrial or eon: mercial uses as may from time ‘4 time be exported with the conses of the. secretary of state.” FIRE DAMAGES CAR Kindred, D., Jan. 8,—Fire 0 mysterious origin badly damage the auto belonging to Albert Har) ris, mail’ carrier. Flames ‘bros out shortly efter the car had: put in the garage, and were put cut until the top and uphol stering were destroyel. No \in: ance was carried. ex.