The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Cloudy and unsettled tonight and Sunday. Slightly colder. ESTABLISHER 1873 WILSON’S VITALITY AMAZES DOCTORS FALL REFUSES FORBIDDEN TO - USE AUTO FOR SIX MONTHS Beach, N. D., Feb. trict court Roy Doyle was arraigned | and_ pleaded guilty toa charge of driv- ing an automobile while in an intoxi- cated condition. Tuesday morning he was brought before the court who | sentenced him to two months in the! county jail, to a fine of $200 &nd But, the court said. in this and * AUTHORITY OF , COMMITTEE IN * PROBED DENIED, Former aneiviiny of Interior Also Says He Might In- criminate Himself defendant's first offense wag that he had pleaded guilty and saved the county costs, the jail sentence would be suspended and the fine re- mitted, on condition that he pay the costs, but that he would forbid him to drive an automobile for ~six months, or until August first. In case, the judge Said, the order as to driving was. violated, the balance of the sentence would promptly accrue. The costs were paid WILL , BE RECALLED 4,0il Committee Plans to Ask Reenactment of Authority . By The Senate Washington, Feb. 2—(By the A.! P.)—Hailed before the senate oil i committee today against the protest of his attorneys and physicians, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall flatly refused to answer ques- tions about the naval oil leases and his relations with Harry F. Sinclair and E. L. Dohney. Mr, Fall gave two major reasons STATE UPHELD Not Repugnant to Constitu- A why he declined to reply. His first] #45 ‘ Vee Weaneertheranthoritymelventcoythe| oes of U. -S. Says investigation committee by the last Jansonius Congress had expired and the sgcond that in light of the action of Con- gress in directing institution of| Fessenden, D., Feb. 2—The state hail insurance amendments to the constitution, including the au- thorization of-the levy of a flat tax against all tillable ‘lands are held not repugnant to the constitution of the United States by District Judge Fred Jansonius in a memorandum opinion handed down here in the case of the First National bank of Tur- tle Lake against McLean county. The plaintiff had declined to pay the flat acreage tax on certain lands. The bank alleged the amendments violated the federal constitution by e ~ [impairing the ovligation of contract. “Plaintiff raises the point that the hail indemnity charge is not a tax, for the reason that it is used for a private rather than for a public purpose.” the court said. “I am aware that the supreme court of the United States has often held that taxes only be levied for: public pur- pose. It is my opinion, however, \that the people of the state, in the Wek exercise of and through its police Tear gulhonig: to2eontinue. dhelin-| Povem. sey udeglare synat is): and vastigation Having been challenged) “hat 1s nol a public “purpose. ihe by Mr. Fall the committee decideg to | Pecple of .this” state, through the euiiiioleenate Monday, to: rewoye\alll| Comuevmonal -smendmenis: havesde: doubts by readopting the original Cred this to be for a public pur- ‘ Aan origina’ | pose, and for the welfare of the state resolution authorizing the inquiry. p and Lo rahe THeehormitise, then) edjournedsuna/ sod wes cluszens, cand shave likewise Umea Muantags declared the indemnity to be a tax. le Rea anes court melas that hail in nee ‘o ecalle akota is a “public enemy” and tha: Mr. Fall will be recalled before | the. obligation of contract is no more the committee next Tuesday and | impaired than in the levying of spe- should he then decide to answer|cial assessments in cities where the questions senators said the issue of | value of property is often materially the authority of the cammittee to reduced by asse:\mients. compel an answer under pain of con-| The argument that the legislation tempt, proceedings in the courts court action, civil and criminal, in the oil léase cases any answers he would make might tend to incrimin- . ate him. Clearing the hearing room of the crowd which jammed every available space the committee went into exe- cutive session to determine its course in the light of the attitude of the former cabinet officer and sena- tor. As the committee deliberated Mr, Fall waited with his lawyers and physicians in an ante-room, To Ask Authority After the committee had gone into executive session, Mr. Fall was { brought out of the ante-room where he had been awaiting the decision. He was resting heavily upon the arms of two men who virtually car- ried him down the corridor to the roo~aof Senator Elkins of West Vir- gina, where a lounge was found for him. He seemed dazed and very wa. 3 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH TH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1924 |MERCURY.GOES TONEW RECORD 57 Above Zero Breaks Weath- er Bureau Record for First Half of February BUT GROUNDHOG IS OUT Sees His Shadow and Decrees Six Weeks of Cold Weather —Other Pneumonia This is a year of weather, records. February 1 was the warmest day | of record in 60 years history of the United States, Weather Bureau Sta- tion here. Thh smashing of weather Soe eee ralsia etamalng, aNiehi wee gan with the unusually warm fall and early winter, continues. ‘The temperature yesterday reach- ed a maximum’ of 57 degrees, which is the warmest on record not only! for February 1 but for the first half| of that month, Other weather phenomena report- ed today includes: ( The groundhog certainly saw his shadow today, which means six weeks of cold weather. But at the same time it is re- ported sparrows have started to build nests, the first time this has ever been reported at this time of year, to the weather bur- eau. Lilac buds in all parts of the state are reported as swelling. An eastern North Dakota farm- er wrote to Fargo that spring work ‘on the farms had begun, There is much water along tle shores of the Missouri, interfer- ing with the ice harvest and making the rip-rapping work north of the Northern Pacific bridge difficult. The temperature during Janu- ary averaged 1.6 degrees colder than normal and the pecipitation was 0.50 less than normal, ac- cording to the monthly meteoro- logical summary. The percentage possible of sunshine in January was 58 or five percent above normal. While mild weather was reported all over the Northwest by the weath- er bureau, the prediction is for some-" what unsettled weather tonight and Sunday, and slightly colder Sunday. The ice harvest at the river is still in progress, it was reported today by the Wachter Transfer Company, but there is much water on the ice and the weather has impeded the pro- gress of the harvest. If the mild weather continues the ice harvest will be halted, There is, as yet, it) was unwise should not be considered would be squarely raised. by the court, since the matter had Relies on Technicality. been voted on by the people, the opin- («1 decline to answer on the further | ion said. ground that on January 7, 1924, Sen- BUILD HERE gress, senate joint resolution No. 54 Will Erect Gasoline Filling attempting to deal with the leases of the Mammoth Oil Company, that Station on West Main Street the resolution was referred to this committee and in due course the sen- ate discharged this city as of Jan- wary 24, 1924, and the senate there- after on January 31, 1924, agreed to that resolution and completed its x consideration thereof, the resolution \ being so amended ais to deal in the senate in a plenary way with the leases upon Naval oil reserves which were before this committee under senage resolution 282 and senate res- olution 294 and that this community no further authority to deal with ta senate joint resolution 54. “As yet no arrangements have been made by the senate committee to hear William G, McAdoo, a candi- date for the Democratic presidential nomination in relation to the testi- mony of E. L. Doheny that after ne Jeft the cabinet the former treasury secretary Tiad been retailed by his company to reprégent it in Mexico matters and had" received ‘all told’ fees aggyegating $250,000. Mr. Mc- Adoo is now enroute to Washington and m¢mbers of the committee as- sume he will ask for a hearing after he arrives here.” A gasoline filling station, costing several thousand dollars, will be built in Bismarck early in the spring by The Texas Company, according to officials of, that concern. The,com- pany, has completed the purchése of property of A, Boutrous, Main street and | ashington avenue, jand will take possession by March 1, /The company also will; according to. an official, enlarge the distribut- ing ion it put in here last year on East Main street. “Bismarck is regarded as. a logical distributing center for all western North Dakota by this concern. ! The Texas Company, according to officials, has renewed contracts for lubricating the Brooklyn-Manhattan and New York Rapid Transit electric lines, ‘totalling 112,000,000 car miles annually, declared to be the largest lubricating contract in the world, and has signed a contract for lubricating oil for the US. Navy. /POULTRY SHOW - SET FOR FEB. 19 The annual ‘poultry | show for Mec- Lean county will be held at Under- wood on Tuesday and Wednesda: Feb. 19 and 20. 0. A. Barton, try specialist st the Agriculturdl col- Washington, Feb, 2—William G. | lege, will be the judge. “This will be McAdoo, candidate for the Demo-|the third year the show is held. cratic nomination for president, and 1 ig Reena ee argo Thomas W. Gregory, the Demoergt PIONEER DIES selected by President Coolidge to, as- Dickinson, Feb, 2.—Paul F. En~ ger, for more than a quarter century sist in the prosecution .of the oil lease cases, have had‘employment as|a resident of Stark county, died at his farm home ning miles east of ounsel for oil interests, Edward L. Gladstone last Tuesday Afternoon. joheny, California oil magnate tes- tified yesterday afternoon before the | Death was due te dropsy from which he hacksuffered for several months. senate: investigating committee. Mr. Doheny. said he personally had Funeral ‘services ‘were held from retained McAdoo after his retirement | the home Saturday afternoon,, Rev. as secretary of the treasury; thet he|T. H.' Larsen of Taylor officiating, thought his company ‘had | paid him | Interment was made in the Lutheran auiencs! on Page 8) cemetery at Taylor. WILL RETURN Pafis, Feb. 2—(By the A. P.)— Mason Day, the representative in Europe of the Sinclair oil interests, today issued in behalf of Harry F. Sinclair the’ following statement: “I expect to return to America on either the steamship Berengaria, sailing February 6th, or the steam- ship President Harding, sailing Feb- ruary 12th. (Signed) H. F. Sin- clair,” McADOO’S RETAINER, y is said, no likelihood of the ice go- ing out of the river. The ice sports program set for to- night at the city skating rink has been postponed. The ice is covered by a sheet of water. J. J. M. Mac- Leod, promoting the sports program, said that it would be. presented in the very near future. The monthly meteorological sum- mary shows that 10 days in January were classified as absolute- ly clear, 9 as partly cloudy and 12 as cloudy. The coldest day during Jan- uary was 29 below on the fifth, and the highest was 60 on January 30. The coldest day on record for Janu- ary i¢ 45 below and the maximum for the month is 60 above. WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending noon today. Temperature at 7 a.m. . Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation .... Highest wind velocity ...... WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Clcudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and} Sunday. Slightly colder. 1 For North Dakota: Cloudy andj somewhat unsettled tonight and Sun- day. Slightly colder. WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure area is centered over the northern Plains States this morning while a high pressure area has appeardd on the Pacific coust. Precipitation occurred in the Great Lakes region and from sone west- ward and southwestward to the Puci- fic coast, Fair weather prevails over the Mississippi Valley, Plains States and middle and southern Rocky Mountain region, Temperatures are! still considerably above the Ba fl normal inythe upper Miss! ssippi Valley, northern Plains States and porehern Rocky Mountain region. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, y Meteorologist. iat . 36 57 33, 36 0 #12 Is TRANSFERRED Dickinson, N, D., Feb, 1.—Walter A. Blume, who for the past seven years has been focal manager of the Russell-Miller Milling Co., has been promoted by the company to a sim- ilar positidn at Billings, Mont., ac- PREDICT SNOW FOR 50 YEARS: over north and rain or snows over south portion. Temperature above | normal at beginning and much cold? er thereafter. BURY VICTIMS Neighbors Plan For Funeral MURDERER TO. PRISON four vietims of Theodore Larson, who| IN NEX’ NEXT WEEK) Washington, Feb, 2.—Weather out- | pol for the Mon- | day: Upper Mississippi Valley—Con- | derable cloudiness; probably snows OF MURDERER AT SAME PLACE Rites For Larson on Next Monday “McVille, N. D., Feb. 2.—Wheth- er or not Emma Quanbeck, one of the three women shot Thurs- day by Theodore Larson, was dead when Larson poured kero- sene over her body and ignited it is uncertain in the opinion of the coroner’s jury which held an inquest on the four-fold murder there today. The other victims died of bullet wounds inflicted by Larson the verdict held. ‘While neigh- the Kloten’, N. D., Feb. bors and life-long friends of were shot to death by -him at the} Quanbeck farm, southwest of here) on Thursday, were digging graves | for the mutilated bodies yesterday afternoon, Larson pleaded guilty to! four charges of first degree murder at Grand Forks and- was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. The entire countryside isy still! dazed by the shock of the ‘cold- blooded killing of four members of one of the most prominent and most respecteq families in this secton o° the state. Many of the farmers atid their wives were schoolmates of the three sisters, Mrs. Nellie!Larson, wife of the ‘murderer, Helen and Emma Quanbeck, while thé children were even at the time of the deaths of the three, beginning their education un- der the tutelage of two of them, Thelma Larson, innocent four- year-old cause of the tragedy, stilled her cries for her mother and her re- quests to be “taken home,” when a brother of the murdered women took her into bis care. The bodies of the four lay all day yesterday on the floor of the living room of the home, where one sister, Emma, 27, met her death while tele- phoning for help. The bodies of two of the sisters; badly charred through Larson’s attempts to burn them by igniting kerosene which he had pour- ed over them, lay in one corner of the room, partially covered with a heavy, coarse cloth. The body of the third, also charred, shrouded in a white sheet, lay across the room| from these two. The body of Oluf Arneson, husband of Alma, who,| with two brothers, survive the three! women, who was killed when he re-1 sponded to Emma's uncompleted call for help cut.short when Larson sent a bullet crashing into her body, lay in the center of the room, clad in the rough working clothes in which he met his death and uncovered. A small hole in the center of the bridge of the nose,~ang an ugly red stain, down the side of the face, showed! where the bullet had taken effect. During the late forenoon, after the inquest, a mere formality, had been held, and during the greater part of the afternoon, the farm was totally deserted by living human beings. The dead lay in undisturbed silence ex- cept for the crowding and cackling of chickens and the lowing of cattle on the farm. A band of horses ran free in the yard. Curious Gather on Scene Doors and windows of the house were locked but the uncurtained glass permitted the curious, who from time to time, approacheg the farm in small bands, to view the si- lent forms, Graves were dug in the cemetery of the Norwegian,Lutheran church near the Quanbeck farm yesterday afternoon, in preparation for the fun- eral services which will be held at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon in that church, _ AWAIT OFFICER Grand Forks, Feb, 2—A_ state transportation officer was expected here on Great Northern train No. 1 tonight to take Theodore Larson, slayer of four near Kloten, Thursday to the state penitentiary to which he has been sentenced for life. The of- ficer is expected to leave for Bis- marck with the prisoner on Great Northern train No. 30 tonight. .COMISKEY IN STAND Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 2.—Prospects of another week of testimony taking in the $18,500 salary suit of Joe Jackson, former White Sox player, against the Chicago club of the Am- erican League loomed today as Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the | sergeant-at-arms, RULING ASKED jhas asked the Attorney-General for| S TO TESTIFY IN. OIL L INQUIRY FIRST-HAND INFORMATION MINERS QUIT SESSION AMID RIOTOUS SCENE President Lewis Declares Con- vention Adjourned While Radicals Howl } al | | | Radicals Beaten All Along the Line by Administration Forces in Body | Mh HOLD RUMP MEETIN Indianapolis, Feb, 2.—Amid riotous | scenes the biennial convention of the United Mine Workers of America was declared adjourned sine die by Pres- ident John L, Lewis at 10:45 a, m today. Adjournment was announced by the President while the delegates |* howled as Alexander Howatt, deposed president of the Kansas district, was dragged from the platform by two Howatt sought to address the con- vention on the report of the appeal and grievances committee which re- fused to consider a plea for his re- instatement in the union. While the shouting was going on President Lewis declared that a vote taken on the committee's report showed its) adoption. The President hammered in vain for order and declared the conven- tion finally adjourned. Delegates favoring the administration left the hall but insurgent leaders passed ar8und word that a rump conventign| would be held. RADICALS PLAN FINALE. Indianapolis, Feb, 2—Defeated in every other attack upon the conserva- tive administration of the United, Mine Workers of America, insurgents | planned @ grand finale for today in their attempt to have Alexander Howatt of Kansas, reinstated as a member of thie union, Their last a-- | feat came yesterday when the con-/ vention vote ddown a resolution in- tended to depose Ellis Searles as edi- tor of the Mine Workers’ Journal, and provide that only a practical coal miner shall hold the job. ON ELECTION Secretary of State Questions Authority for Special Election March 18 Secretary of State Thomas Hall an opinion on clauses of the state} constitution regarding the calling of special elections on referred meas-| ures, particularly as they, affect the election laws which are submitted to the voters as a special election on March 18 under the proclamation of Governor R. A, Nestos. The Secretary of State, in his communication, points out possible conflict between two paragraphs of Article 26 of the state constitution, regarding the submission of legis- lative enactments held up by refer- endum and questions the right of the Governor to submit the measures. “I find no statutory provision .au- thoriting the Governor to call a special, election for the purpose of submitting measures to the voters; such power, apparently, must be based upon paragraph six of section 25 above, and is, of course, limited by the provision that the election shall be held not more than 130 days after the adjournment of the legis- lature,” the Secretary of State wrote fhe Attorney Generi Governor Nestos said that he was unaware an opinion had beef asked. MUSIC SUNDAY HELD SUCCESS Williston, N. D., Feb. 2.—On Sun- day afternoon the second Sunday Music Hour program was presented by the Williston Schools. The pur- pose of these, programs is to give the general public an opportunity to find out what is being done in the schools along musical lines. The music hour held in ‘December served to introduce the idea, which was ‘very favorably received, judging by the interest shown in the,second program. Our four hundred people were in attendance Sunday, ang at that rate of increase it is predicted that the high school assembly will saon prove too small. Great improvement ,.was shown by all the organizations and every mem- ber on the program was well receiv- ed. The aim of the committee in charge is to add a new feature each month if possible. On the program club, prepared ‘to take the stand in cording to word; received \in the city the fore part of the week from Mr. Blume. Mr. Blume is at present in Minneapolis having gone down Sun- day afternoon, and full details of the change could nd be learned. x his own defense. 4 DAINTY GARTERS French garters of orchid ribvon have dainty ruffles of real Val lace and tiny gold tissue rosebuds. Sunday the junior high organizations made their introductory appearance. The committee working with Supt. Harry E,i Polk, consists of the di- rectors of the different musical or- ganizations: R. L, Wells, Miss Marie mendations for reduction of taxes in; &tes and electors, put forth by the their respective areas, and to contri-| “Progressive Republicans” at a recent bute to a fund of information from | Valley y meeting was announced which state committee may draw]|today in the Fargo Progressive, as- clusions to be presented to the| Serted spokesman for the progressive legislature. element in the Nonpartisan League. ‘The ticket also includes the name of R. A. Kinzer of Litchville as a can- The announcement es that in circula- Wilds, Miss Verena Frerich, and Miss Geraldine McNicol, ~ Mary Roberts Rinehart (center), noted author, went to Philadelphia, to loarn from General Smedley Butler (left), new tor, first- hand information on vice conditions. She iss pre} i and stories dealing with crime. JOHNSON MAN VISITS CITY Confident of victory for has can- didate, 0. M, Hector of Crosby, state campaign manager for Senator Hiram Johnson in his candid for the Republican nomination for President, ited Bismarek today, and conferred with Johnson booste: U.S.SHIPTO VERA CRUZ Merely to Relieve Other Ships There, Word Given Out TAX BODY Washington, Feb. 2.—The cruiser Richmond, at Galveston, has been ordered back to Vera Cruz to relieve 1S NAMED the cruiser Omaha and six destroyers temporarily detaineq there on in- De e structions from Washington. The Richmond is egpected to arrive at 4 J Mor | Vera Cruz tomorrow night. Group of Men Named Por} vir richmond will remain at Vera Bismarck-Mandan Area Cruz as long as the situation makes it necessary that an American war craft hould be in the vicinity to A tax studying commission for the take care of American interests, Bismarck-Mandan area was named . A, Nestos. It today by Governor R. is headed: by J.-Leo Bell, Bis- marek banker, and includes in its membership; George Will, Henry ime) Duemeland, Alfred Zuger, Williams Breen, Bismarck; J. H. Newton, Jo EN A seph P, Hess, L ] G. H. Urban, H Braddock; G. A. Lenhart, Hazelton; R, L; Washburn, Napoleon; W. J Slate Picked Peo To Go Before ple in March Primary Beckert, Washburn; W. A. Hart, Car- son; Benjamin Stoelding, Krem, The commission, one of many named for various parts of the state, is asked by the Governor to study the tax situation and to make recom- Fargo, Feb. 2.—The “Robert M. La Iette” ticket of presidential dele- PETITIONS OUT sos. re to be sign- Kinzer who ed and returned to “Mr. is se y of the “Progressive Re- publicans oe uae The ticket follows: Ask For _ Constitutional] For delegates to the national con- : vention--Mrs, C. A. Fisher, Valley Amendment Voted on at | city; ank Elliott, Hillsboro; ‘ Mrs. . Boleyn, Fargo; E. G. June Primary Li ntford; ‘R, A: Kinzer, eee Litchville; C, D. King, Bismarck; Petitions of the North Dakota} Kd Murray, Hebron; F. A, Vogel, Good Roads Association, proposing a| Coleharbor; Christ Levang, Park Ri- constitutional amendment revising tho state highways sys in the state, have been placed in circulation in Bismarck, Twenty thousand signatures must be obtained by February 25 in order to get the proposed amendment on the ballot for the June primary, it is stated by I. J. Moe, Valley City, president. The amendment provides: A state highway commission to consist of three members appointed by the Gov- ernor, their terms, after the first appointments, to be six years each. Establishing a state highways sy tem, constructed and forever con- trolled and maintained by the state, on the county seat to county seat plan. There is created a state highway fung which shall include the motor vehicle fund or other revenue. There shall be set aside annually for a period of ten years, a fund known as a county reimbursing fund to re- fung to counties such’moneys other than state aid or federal aid as have or will ha¥e been expended in such counties in the construction of state aid ang federal aid road projects in conjunction with the state highway commission subsequent to January 1, 1918, which money, shll be refunded ‘or Presidential elector Holl, Wildrose; J. D. Vimbledon; Martin Larson, Nome; h, Glen Ullin, ang Nels ‘or National Committeeman—R. A. Kinzer, Litchville. KLUXERS IN DRY RAIDS Invade Illinois County and Confiscate Booze Johnson City, Ill, Feb. 2.-rA total of 128 persons have been arrested today in the drive raids in William- son county, which began last night and continued this afternoon, Sev- eral hundred men, saiq to be mem- the county-wide raids which were led by H. Glenn Young, dry worker and paid employe of the Klan. : The raids were principally on pri- | vate homes. The raiders confiscated bers of the Ka Klux Klan, conducted | PRICE FIVE CENTS GROWS WEAKER NO HOPE SEEN FOR RECOVERY Passes Hours of Night When Vitality Is Lowest; Takes No Nourishment SUFFERING NO PAIN Physicians Say His Breathing and Respiration Is Regular; Recognizes People GROWS WEAKER Washington, Feb. 2.—Wood- row Wilson continues to grow weaker hour by hour but*there was no indication this afternoon how soon the end might come. At 3 p.m. Dr. Grayson said the sick man’s condition had shown no material change except for the very slow but certain ad- vance toward exhaustion. Washington, Feb. 2—(By the A. P.)—Steadily losing ground, Wood- row Wilson continued to grow weak- er. But having lasted through a night which his physicians feared would bring théend they cannot pre- dict how long his remarkable vitality will hold out. Although he ‘has taken no nourish- rient in almost 24 hours and is dis- inclined eyen to take sips of water Mr, Wilson's pulse, respiration and temperature early today were prac- tically normal, But he was steadily growing weaker. Doctor Grayson, his physician, said his life was sim- ply ebbing away, At no time has the former Presi- dent been unconscious, at no time have such heroic measures ‘as appli- cation of oxygen been resorted to, and at no time has opiates been giv- en a she has been in no pain, Stimilants Given. Some stimulants have been given in small doses. At no time has Mr. Wilson been delirious and he seems at all times to be conscious of what is going on in his chamber although he is too weak to carry on a conver- sation. He does whisper a “yes” and a “no” in reply to questions to what may be done to make him more com- fortable. All Mr. Wilson's physicians feared the flickering @ame of life would go out in the early morning hours when lity is lowest. But while they anxiously watchez over him his heart action continued strong and his breathing regular while “he slept restfully, ~ Having come through the night the physicians now feel there is no predicting how far his tenacity may sustain hi. {It is not beyond the range of probability that Woodrow Wilson might linger along three or four days, It is, of course, possible that something may snap at any mo- ment and he will slip quickly away. Refuses Water. ~ Mr. Wilsons’ failure to take nour-. ishment this morning was a discon- corting sign to his physicians. When offered light foods he shook his head firmly and whispered “no.” When offered sips of water he made the same reply. The physicians agreed that sustenance might have to be given in some other manner. PHYSICIANS’ STATEMENT Washington, Feb. 2.—A physician’s bulletin issued at 11:30 o'clock said: “Mr. Wilson is growing steadily weaker. He has been able to take very little nourishment. He has had some sleep and has no pain. He recognizes those about him but is too exhausted to talk. Our efforts in the main are directed toward keeping him comfortable. (Signed) Carry T. Grayson. Sterling Ruffin, H. A. Fowler. “It looks as though Mr. Wilson would pull through the day,” Dr. Grayson added to the formal text of the medical bulletin, “but that’s sub- ject to the hazard of a sudden change.” FEATURED IN LONDON London, Feb. 2.—Woodrow Wilson’s critical illness was an outstanding feature of the world’s news in the newspapers this morning. Dispatch- es from Washington were printed under prominent headlines and the ctory paragraphs recalled the of the ex-president in war and peace. CHAPLAIN PRAYS. Washington, Feb. 2..— Chaplain Montgomery referred to former President Wilson in his prayer in the house today. In this silence at the rate of 10 percent a year. The petitioners’ committee named is A. T, Kraabel, Norman B. Black, L. L. Russell; P. 0. Thorson, ©. E. Danielson, Peter Berringer, I. J. Moe. six stills, 27 barrels of wine, 51 gal- lons of moonshine and 200 gallons of home brew. ST. LAWRENCE PROJECT. Washington, Feb. 2—A communi- cation grom the Ottawa government understood to be in relation to the project proposed to connect the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river, has been received by the Washington government. State department officials declined ta comment on the communication pending arrangements initiated by them to have the Ottawa authorities TO TEST PISTOL LAW Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 2.—Con- titutionality of the newly enacted anti-pi$tol law of North Dakota may be tested in the supreme. court it was said by attorneys tonight after a jury had failed to reach a verdict in the case of Clarence Mulane, the first man tried here under the new law. State’s Attorney J.B. Wine- man said he would bring the case to trial again. J, F. T. O’Connor, coun- sel for Mulane, said he believed the law was: unconstitutional ‘because it provides no maximum sentence, tion. It is known, however, that; J ter yesterday to th, discussed it for mi cabinet which than an hour. * agree to its simultaneous publica Secretary Hughes presented the mat-— with subdued breath he said: “We pray for that most distinguished one as he lingers in the shadows of eternal mourning. In that hushed chambgr reveal thyself in the varied forms of comfort and peate, Give restful assurance to all sad and heavy hearts. Shelter and keeyf him in thy secret place and make ‘the shadow of the most high bathe his ‘brow as he awaits the summons to enter his father’s house—in heaven for evermore—through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen. GOLIGHTLY HELD Fok rat Pred aun Forks, be aehahts 2 i j ing $112 deci dig to the district om Cora dicated that he will plead guilty: |