The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Sunday. Somewhat colder tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 TROOPS THIRD PARTY'S s SPECTRERISES INNO. DAKOTA 4 ‘ Plan to “Smoke Out” La Fol- lette, Frazier, Others on the Movement FACES IT? Third Party Talk Not Ended With League Convention —May Be Ticket LEAGUE A movement designed to shake Senator Robert M. LaFollette from a pedestal of uncertainty with re- gard to his attitude on a third poli- tical party was launched here as an aftermath of the Nonpartisan Lea- gue state convention. It is proposed by the newly formed Farmer-Labor party of North Dakota to learn just how he stands. It also is proposed to find out where United States Senators Lyin J. Frazier of North Dakota, Henrik Shipstead and Mag- nva Johnson of Minnesota and Rep- resentative J. H. Sinclair of North Dakota stand in the matter of launch- ‘ing forth with a third political par- ty in the 1924 campaign. A group of the newly formed Farm- er-Labor Party of North Dakota, in session here, adopted a resolution calling upon Senator LaFollette to come forth arid help lead the third party movement. Telegrams were dispatched to Senators Frazier, Ship- stead, Johnson and Rep. Sinclair ask- ing ‘hem to protest postponement of the national third party conference set for St. Paul, Minnesota, on May 30, according to Joseph Manley of Chicago, secretary of the Federated Farmer-Labor parties of America, who assisted Tom Ayres of Mitchell, §. D. in organizing the new party in North Dakota. ; There is a group of “progressives” in Washington who want’ the confer- ence called at St. Paul to consider a national third party postponed until e after the “Republican national con- vention, becatse some of the “pro- gressives”’ in Washington do not want to launch a new party until they see what the Clevelan® G. 0. P. convention does, according to the Farmer-Labor party men here. Man- ley is against this delay, as were the 40 North Dakotans who joined in the new party movement, and they are demanding an answer from the offi- cials named. Henry Martinson, elected secretary of the Farmer-Labor Party of North Dakota, will open headquarters in the Labor Temple and begin recruit- ing members. The platform of the # new party says that “we Memand a system of land tenure that will eli- minate landlordism and tenantry and will secure the land to the users of the land,” proposed “that all tax titles revert to the dtate,” urged pub- lic ownership of all means of trans- portation, communication, public uti- lities and natural resources, a mora- «’ torium of five years on farm indebt- edness. The third party talk in the Nonpar- tisan League did not die with the end of the convention here. Before the convention several prominent Nonpartisans, who opposed the Inger- son plan to have the league enter the primary under its own name, said it was more than probable that dis- gruntled leaguers would fill the third column on the ballot, and that some «f Nonpartisan votes would go there. Rumblings were heard here after the convention. Various names were heard in connection with such a movement. How far it will go is a question for the future. One stumbling block is that when assessors go out to register people this year they will, since there are three parties, ask a person if he belongs to the Republican, Demo- cratic or Nonpartisan League party, and it is natural that many will re- ply they are Nonpartisans, Then there isthe Farmer-Labor party headed by R. D. “Dad” Walker which will seek to recruit members from the Republican and Democratic parties. ' The Minot Democratic conference éndorsed these 10 candidates as dele- gates to the national convention: John Burke, Fargo; Judge .C. J. ~yFisk, Minot; George. Duis, Grand Forks; V. R. Lovell, Fargo; T. E. Rusk, Carrington; D. J., O’Connell, Towner; John Ehr, Minot; Mrs. Lil- lian Lillibridge, Dicki: ; Leslie Burgum, Washburn, and Miss Char- lottee Jones, Cavalier. Presidential electors indorsed are: B. S. Ottis, Wyndmere; B. S. Bur- koff, Grand Forks; J. F. Strauss, Har- vey; A. G. Kennedy, Crete, and G. H. Trimble, Elliott. NOBLEWOMAN IS THIEF London, Feb. 9.—A lady of the yo- bility was fined $50 in Marlebone police court here the other day for shoplifting. A woman detective testified she had seen the lady slip three pieces of ribbon, a néedle case and a bottle ‘ perfume in her bag while in a tment store. . The defendant ‘declared she had picked up. the articles and intended to fay for them later, but becoming hungry, wert) out to ‘lunchéon. be- fpre she eye to the ‘cashiér’s desk. But her alibi made. no impression upon the magistrate. THE BISMARCK. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1924 OUS WILSON PROCESSION MOVING TO CATHEDRAL | mocrat, First picture of Woodrow Wilson's Funeral, taken as the procession leftiithe Wilson mansion on § street in Washington, D. €., on the way to Bethlehom Chapel of the National Cathedral where it will remain until the cathedral is completed. by Rev. James H. Taflor, of the Central Presbyterian Church at spiritual adviser at Princeton, and Army, Navy and Marines. The ho! P. ton Payn and Charles S. Hamlin. NEW SALEM'S DAIRY GIRGUIT HAS GOOD YEAR 4 Average Return of Each. Member of the Dairy Cir- cuit for Year $2,518.52 | | | STOCK SALES HELP | Many Purebreds in Associa- tion—Other Receipts Out- side of Dairying The New Salem Holstein Circuit] has completed another profitable year, according to the report of the} supetintendent of the circuit. ‘The circuit has 16 members. High | lights of the superintendent's report include: Pounds 857. “of milk produced, 1,668,- Pounds butterfat produced, 60,444. Value of butterfat produced, $25, 951.36. \ Cost of feed, $6,999.61. Profit, $18,951.74. : Average pound milk per cow, 6,468. Average pounds butterfat per cow, | 234, Profit per cow, $73.49, Average per member -returns for | butterfat, $1,621.95. The receipts, ofthe members was! increased -by sales of stock. The| s, Dr. Hiram Woods, ‘Frank L. . G. iRedfield, E. T. Meredith, Thos. W. Gregory, Senators Swa Bishop. James E. Freeman, FE norary pallbearers, former cl FORKS PLANT | SOLE SURVIVOR, Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 9.—Out of eight packing plants established at various points in! the northwest at| about the same time six years ‘ the Northern Packing s | plant at Grand Forks is the only one now opergting, according to the re- port of ©, W. € s, seeretary of the pany at the annual meeting of the Stockholders Thursday. ‘The report showed that the plant handled 25 per cent more tonnage in 1923 than in 1922. R. B. Griffith was re-elected president of the compan and Mr. Graves was re-elected se ar SEVEN KILLED ASTRAINHITS | MOTOR TRUCK Six ‘Newsboys, Returning From Party For Them, Are Among Those Killed ANOTHER INJURED Milwaukee, Feb. 9—A man and six newsboys were killed and anoth- er boy injured, perhaps fatally, when | a speeding Northwestern train erash- ed into a Journal Company truck at St. Francis, five miles south of Mil-j waukee, last night. ¢ Bodies of victims and debris from now badly delinquent to hold on to|a copyrighted article which op of Washington. Polk, David H. Houston, } the Ex-President worshipped NEW TAX RULE IS ADOPTED BY COMMISSIONERS Would Accept Original Tax Plus Six Per Cent Interest on Delinquencies TO TAKE ROAD BIDS Maintenance Work Is Planned Again This Year—Bids To Be Taken March 5 The county commissioners, in meet- ing yesterday afternoon, pi ed a resolution offered by Commissioner Axel Soder providing for a reduc | tion of delinquent tax pe The resolution offered by Commis- sioner Axel Soder provided “that until March 1, 1925, the county treasurer be authorized and directed to accept the original tax plus 6 per cent from date of sale where had in full sett! ment of all real estate taxes of 1 and all prior years on taxes due Bu leigh ‘county, subject to such change as to time tWat this resolution shall be in effect before March 1, 1925 may hereafter be determined by this board.” The solution was Commi: ner Soder, wanson voting “aye.” The plan was adopted by commis: sioners with a view of enabling many carried with Moynier and re stock total receipts for bulls sold WaS | the demolished truck wefe strewn their lands, it was said, $4,211, an average per head of $70.18, | and total receipts for females sold was $9,440, the average per head for females being $132.95. The total receipts from surplus stock sales were $14,346, and the total receipts from sales of surplus stock and buttetfat was $40,297.35. . The average return for each mem- ber of the cireuit was $2,518.52. The members of the association do | genbral, truck anf garden farming and also raise some other stock, so that in several instances the mem- bers of the circuit realized handsome returns on the operation of their: farms for the year. The growth of the association and its reputation is reflected in the sales of stock at good prices, + Members of the New Salem circuit are going stronger into purebred stock. There are 258 individual rec- ords kept during the year. The num- ber of purebred cows in the record was 228. There is a total of 349 purebred females in the circuit, in- cluding calves. Seventy-one females and 60 bulls were sold during the year by members of the circuit, The highest producing farm is that of John Christiansen, with 215,099.9 pounds of milk, 6,957.7 pounds of but- terfat, with a total value of $2,996.63 and cost of feed of $913.47. The members of the circuit age John Christiansen, Frank Gaebe, Wil- liam: Neas, Henry Klusmann, Chas. Holle, Henry Schwarting, Henry Holle, John, Fred and Charles Klus- mann, Dick Wilkens, Fred Michaels, F. W. Kroeger, Dick Meyers, Ed. Tellman and Fred Kroeger. SNOW PREDICTED IN NEXT WEEK Washington, Feb.’ 9.—Weather for the week beginnigig-Monday: Upper Mississippi Valley consider- rable ‘cloudiness. | Probably. occasional ‘snows ‘ovér north: and rains or snows over south. portion. . Frequent alter- nation in temperature. ¥ ‘GAS’ PROBE along the track for approximately | 600 yards. track but later it was said that the cause of the accident was not known, The boys were returning from a par- ty in Cudahy. Pathetic evidence of the joy imme- \diately preceding death was disclosed is the clothing of the dead. Crushed apples, oranges and candy were found in the pockets of the victims. IS ORDERED Federal Trade Commission Takes Immediate Action Washington, Feb. 9.-—Notice of an’ immediate investigation by the fed- eral trade commission of the canse for increasing gasoline prices - in South Dakota was transmitted to President Coolidge by the commis- sion. Houston Thompson; chaifman of. the commission sent this letter to the president: ) “Your letter of Februdry 7th trans- mitting wire of ‘February 6th from the governor of South Dakota asking that the commission make an imme- diate investigation of the gasoline situation was received and presented to the commission. “In reply,’ 1 have been requested to say that the commission will make an immediate, investigation of the cenditions described by’ Governor McMaster.” Mr, Coolidge also delegated the de- partment of justice to inquire into the charges of Governor McMaster that the interests allied with the Standard Oil Company had cornered the oil supply and thereby were in- creasing prices wittiout justification. t The commissioners also decided to gain this year, bids to be taken on March 5. The proposed mainte ance work is from this side of Me oken to the Kidder county line on the Red Trail, from Bismarck to W ton and from Wilton east to the Ki der county line on the Lignite High- way. The commissioners also decided to advertise for bids on election sup- plies. The body refused the request of E, A. Hughes’ to settle taxes for sev-/ eral thousand dollays less than the supreme Court decided his utility| should pay. The commissioners instructed the county attorney to take such steps as may be necessary to assist in recov- ering inheritance tax from the Alex- ander McKenzie estate. Effort is being made to collect county seed liens. County Auditor Johnson fs sending a blank to many owing for an insurance on the land, stating that “as the county still holds a seed lien against your land,‘ it is’ compulsory for you te make this assignment that the éouhty’s equity in your crop be protected.’ . ) REAL EGG ORDER Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 9.—An Abbe n firm has been called up- on to provide for the handling of $36,000 worth of eggs to be gather- ed from farms in the vicinity of Linton, N. D, As a cash crop this sets a ‘recor for anything the Ab- erdeen territory has brought forth in a single order for some time. {TRAPPED IN TH ALPS. Paris, Feb. 9,—An eagle measuring, nearly 11 feet from wing tip to wing tip was caught alive at Meolans in the Alps. A few days before its cap- ture ‘the ‘bird was: seen to swoop down’ on a goat and’ kill’ and eat ‘it. A trap’ was set and, baited with a goat's carass, and when the eagle returned he was -cagtured. , by The active pallbearers were enlisted men of the mates and associates, were, Cleveland H. Dodge, Cyrus H. McCormic ewton D. Baker, Josephus Daniels, nson and Glass, John Sharp V Other mourners at the home were President and Mrs. Coolidg Mrs. Wm. G. McAdoo, Joseph Wilson, a brother, and John Randolph Bolling and Wilmer dssignment of the hail | Services Rev. were conducted Sylvester Beach, his , Wert S. Burleson, John § lliams, Congressmen Garrett Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson, Mr. and ling, brothers of M * Wilson. \ TRY WOMAN FOR MURDER Devils Lake, N.-D., Feb, 9.— | Mrs. Ursula Smith, accused in Me- | punty of having poisoned and with strychnine will be tried for first degree murder jvefore Judge C. W. Buttz at the | Mareh term of district court in this ity, which opens on March 3. Mrs. ith, whi now out on $5,000 s red a change of venue from McKenzie to Ramsey county. This will be the first murder case to be tried here in over two years, (CLAIMS WOMAN ADMITTED SHE KILLED AGENT | Newspaper Story Says Wit- ness Will Testify, Clear- ing Up Hold-up Case | DENIAL HAD BEEN MADE | Chickgo, Feb. 9.—A statement that Katherine Baluk Malm, under indict- ment with ,her husband Otto Malm, |for slaying Edward Lehmann, a watchman, on November 4, told him | that she killed Richard C, Tesmer, | insurance agent, during a holdup last ‘June, has been made by William C. Jewell, theater employe, according to in Chicago's Herald and Examiner, The | Chicago denied the charge and de- ; Woman First reports were that advertise for bids for roaq mainten-| clared she was in Battle Creek when | the automobile became stalled on the ance a | Tesmer was killed by a smiling girl ‘bandit. Jewell said she visited him on the night of the killing, accord- | ing to the Heralg and Examiner. Disclosure of the alleged confes- sion was made by the newspaper after eight months of search and in- vestigation by its reporters who took up the case after the police were unable to develop any substan- tial clues. Fred Thompson, indicted for the murder, and» who admitted having posed as a woman for 14 years, was acquitteg although identified as the girl bandit by Mrs. Tesmer, widow of the holdup victim: Katherine Malm surrendered after her husband confessed they had kill- ed Lehmann when he _ intercepted them in an attempted burglary, Mean- while detectives had arrested Beck as the woman burglar. She confessed and complicated Walter Bockelman, who denied the shooting. Later the Beck woman repudiated her confes- sion, She and Bockelman were also indicted for the killing and are being hela for'trial. Before he denied Leh- mann is said td have direeted the authorities to get Bockelman. Malm was arrested several weeks later during attempted store rob- bery. He is said to have confessed the Lehmann killing and named his wife, who fied to Indianapolis. The Herald and Examiner reporters traced het there and her arrest’ was immi- nent when she returned to Chicago and surrendered in order to see her baby, left with her mother. GETS RIBBON New Salem, N. D.. Feb. 9—Henry E, Backsen of Youngtown, received his ribbon and a check for two dol- lars this week that he won at the Bismarck Cérn Show. The ribbon was won on corn sent to-the show; is nicely printed thus:. “North Dakota Corn Show, Bismarck, Jan. 22-23-24; 8rd Prize, Class C, Lot 12 Corn 2.” ! right to tax bonds issued by the fed- PROHIBITION OF TAX FREE ISSUES LOST House of Representatives Kills It, 247 to 138, After Two Days of Debate HELD FINAL DEATH House Adopts One Amend- ment Requiring Ratification of Amendments in 7 Years Washington, Feb. 9--The house defeated n resolution proposing to prohibit its issuance of tax exemgt securitie . The vote, which came after two days of debate, was 247 to 133 or 70 less than the required two thirds. Republicans with seventeen excep- tions, voted for the resolution as did 69 Democrats, Before the final vote, the house rejected 208 to 167, a mo- tion by Representatiye Steagall, De- Alabama, to recommit the measure for an amendment which wonlq have deprived states of the eral farm loan board. One Amendment Carries The only amendment adopted was. one by Representative Moore, Dem- ocrat, Virginia, to require ratigica- tion by the states within seven years, Although the amendment was ask- ed by President Coolidge ang Secre- ta Mellon, it was not taken into consideration in the tax revision program recommended by the treas- ury and its defeat will have no ef- fect on the tax bill already reported by the ways and means committee. Mr. Mellon has estimated there was approximately — $11,000,000,000 — out- standing in tax exempt securities. The measure was attacked by de- bate by many Republican leaders, and supported by some Democrats. Past House Last Year Representative Longworth, of Ohjo, Republican floor leader, charged in the debate that opposition to the amendment wag political, pointing out it had passed the house last year by a substantial majority. “Next week you Democrats will be voting for a prohibitive surtax rate,” Mr. Longworth declared, “but today you will vote to maintain a situation which offers escape to those who would have to pay those high rates.” Representatives Garrett of Tenne- see, and Oldfield of Arkansas, Demo- cratic floor leader and whip, respec- tively, denounced the resolution as an invasion of states ri, fair to states and plannitg public improvements in their bonds would be taxed whereas similar im- provements in the past had been made on tax free securities, The vote, in the opinion of lead- ers, effectually kills the amendment so far as this session is concerned. DE LA HUERTA PLANS “COME BACK” ATTACK Rebel Leader Believed to be at Hermosa Planning to. Renew His Fight Mexico City, Feb. 9.—(By radio Ft. Worth-Star Telegram, by the A. P.), —Latest reports regarding the! whereabouts of Adolpho De La Huer- ta, rebel chief who fled Vera Cruz| this week, are that he has arrived | at Frontera,” Tabasco., Apparently | Villa Hermosa has been made the | headquarters of the rebel govern- ment at Tabasco and is virtually con- trolled by revolutionist: The rebel advance against Vera Cruz is continuing with General | Martinez’ forces reported to be with- in 31 miles of the port, An attick | against Tierra Blanca is being or- ganized but is not expected to tuke place until all conditions favor its success. No official details were available today regarding operations on the western front. However, Irapuato specials: report that the federals are | only awaiting the return of General ' Obregon from LaPiedad to begin) storming rebel positions. . _ GETS ACCESSIONS? , El Paso, Feb. 9.—El Paso adher-| ents of the De La Hyerta revolution- | ary movemént today were advised that General Angel Flores and Gen- iby the federal gover eral Robert Madero, commanders of federal armies in the state of Silaoa, have joined the movement, SEPARATISTS . BVACUATE Mayence, Germany, Feb. 9.—(By the A. P.)—The separatists this morning. vacated the public buildings in Mayence which they have been holding for sometime. The evacua- tion appasently was made in agree- ment with the functionaries of tl old regime who entered from one side as thé separatists left from the other, / FIVE NEGROES BEING HELD FOR KILLING Jackson, Miss., Feb, 9.—On instruc- tions from Governor Whitfield, five negroes held in jail at Raymond in connection with the killing of Mrs. Nellie diss, formerly of Chicago, at Smith station Wednesday night, were brought to Jackson late last night and placed in jail.. This ac- tion, it was announced, was taken as a precautionary measure to insure their safety. Mrs. Mardiss was stabbed to death, her body being found by her broth- cr in a store she operated. A large knife was beside the body and hand prints were found in the FOR SINCLAIR, IS ASSERTION Denver Publisher Declares That Standard Joined to Help Him Get Teapot CLAIMS MILLION DOLLARS Says Sinclair Offered to Settle After Newspaper Dug up Story Washington, Feb. 9—(By the A. .)—Charges that Harry F. Sinclair, EF. L. Dohney and “The Standard Oil ajlied companies” conspired to as- sure award of the Teapot Dome Na’ a] lease to Sinclair was made before the senate oil committee by Frederic Bonfils publisher of the Denver Post. Continuing his story of his con- nection with the group that held contesting claims in the Teapot Re- serve and disposed of them to Sin- clair the publisher asserted that in addition to the payments made to that group the Mid-West and Pio- neer Companies who alao had inter- ests in the distriets received one mil- lion dollars in oil produced by the Sinclair-Company from Teapot. Replying .to questions by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, Bonfils said that “there was a conspiracy between Dohney and Sinclair and the Standard Oil Companies to let Sin- have the Teapot Dome as far were concerned.” have no antagonistic in- s in California,” he said, “they had no objection to letting Mr. Doh- ney have the Naval Reserve there and they went into the agreement along these lines and the leases were granted.” “The Mid-West and the Pioneer got a million dollars in oil produced by Sinclair companies on the Teapot Dome. That I have confirmed. “The feeling with Sinclair was not friendly to Mr. Stack (J, Leo Stack one of those associated with Bonfils.) They treated him like an office boy and thought they could settle with him on any terms agreeable-to them. The Pioneer Company kept telling him to settle with Sinclair and to tuke whatever he would give him.” During his testimony yesterday the witness said had said he and Stack, a Denver oil man, with H. H. Tamen, his partner, and H. H. Schwartz, their attorney, negotiated a settlement with Sinclair, the pro- ceeds of which were split four ways. This settlement, he said, took place before the Post had published an article attacking the Teapot Dvme situation but had deferred publica- tion of other stories on the same sub- ject because of a fear of libel suits. CLAIMS MILLION. Washington, Feb. 9.—A new turn was taken yesterday in the senate oil investigation with the testimony of Frederick G. Bonfils, publisher of the Denver (Colo.) Post, that Harry F Sinclair had entered into a con- tract to pay him and his associates $1,000,000 in settlement of claims growing out of rights asserted in the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, hag told the senate that every ves- tige of these rights hgd been denied ent. According to Mr. Bonfils’ testi- mony, the contract was entered into in Kansas City, after he had sent a reporter of his paper to the home of Albert B. Fall in New Mexico to investigate rumors regarding the leasing of Teapot Dome to Mr. Sin- clair by Mr. Fall aa secretary of the interior and after the publication of one article in the Denver Post (Continued on page 8) CITY JUVENILE BAND SOON TO MAKE ITS BOW earsals progressi nicely and members of the Ju enile Band are working diligent- ly to make the! first municipal band concert, to be given in this city a grand success. -Next week daily rehearsals will be held, preparatory to their debut ,at the matinee preform- ance at 3:45 p. m. and again at 8 o'clock Thursday, February 14 ‘at the City Auditorium. The pro- gram willbe. next week and a full house is expected to gréet the youngsters. . x TRIBUNE Lom PRICE FIVE CENTS T KLAN IN HERRIN 9 COMPANIES OF GUARD IN ILLINOIS CITY Riot Follows Raids by Ku Klux Men on “Wets”—Ku Klux Takes City Hall CONSTABLE KILLED One Man Dies and Two Oth- ers Injured When Anti- Klansmen Storm Meeting Herrin, Feb. 9. By the A. P.)— Herrin, scene of the miners’ riot of 1922 was taken over by state troops today as a result of a near riot last night between “wets” and “drys” in which a constable was killed and a deputy sheriff wounded seriously. The trouble is a result of whole- sale dry raids which have been con- ducted in this (Williamson) county recently by reputed members of the Ku Klux Klan,’ led by F. Glenn Young, paid employe of the Klan, A meeting of the Knights of the Flam- ing Circle, an anti-Klan organization, was in session when 4 crowd storm- ed the hall, The shooting followed. Ceaser Cagle, a constable, who had been issuing the warrants on which the “drys” conducted the raid, was shot dead. John Lehman, deputy sheriff, who with Sheriff George Gal- ligan went to the anti-Klan meeting to demonstrate with the conferees to disperse and go to their homes in the interest of peace was shot. He was taken to a local hospital by May- or C. E, Anderson and Ora Thomas, an anti-Klansman, and the trio is being guarded at the hospital by na- tional guardsmen, Rush Policemen Five companies of troops had ar- rived this forenoon. The crowd which visited the meeting hall of the anti-Klansmen were headed by three of the four policemen of Herrin and when shouts of “ynch 'em,” “string ‘em up,” were heard Sheriff Galligan commandeered an automobile and rushed the trio to Murphysboro to protect them. The three are: Chief of. Police John Ford and Policemen Harold Crain and Sim Stephens. Before the arrival of the troops the raiders, armed with revolvers ang shot-guns, patrolled the streets with Herrin denying passage to anyone they considered “suspicious.” All unable to give the Klan password were searched for weapons. Before attacking the hospital the mob put out the street lights so that those within the institution could not see to aim. A number of the patients in the hospital became panic stricken and were mported as highly nervous to- day. A number of windows in the hospital were shot out and the build- ing showed other “battle scars” such as bullet-punctured drain pip As the trouble in Herrin was at its height Leonard Sterns, deputy cireuit court clerk and son of Cy- clops Sam Sterns was fired on as he was riding in an automobile in Ma- rion, the county seat. A bullet grazed his back but he was not injured seriously. An automobile owned by John Whiteside, also an admitted member of the Klan, was fired on at the same time. FIRE HOSPITAL Carbondale, Ill, Feb. 9.—(By the A. P.)—The hospital in Herrin in which Deputy Sheriff John Layman was taken following his shooting last night was fired upon early this morning, according to reports re- ceived here. Shooting was reported to have ceased at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Klansmen are organizing in Wilham- son, Franklin and adjoining counties preparing for a march on Herrin, it was reported. At 2:30 o'clock this morning the Ku Klux Klan were reported in com- plete control of Herrin. Patrole were on the streets refusing entrance and exist to the city. _Thev were re- ported parading the streets armed with revolvers, shotguns and weap- ons of all kinds. The city hall has been established as headquarters, The agitation is said to have cen- tered about the disappearance of three Herrjn peace officers whom Klansmen said were kidnaped by the sheriff. Small Battle Rages Intmediately a crowd gathered out- side the hospital and immediately began firing into the institution. Persons inside the hospital respondeg to the fire and a miniature battle waged for a short while. The first guardsmen arrived from Carbondale‘at 4 a. m. and the “drys” then established headquarters at the city.hall several blocks from the hos- pital, The guardsmen are patrolling the hospital to protect the mayor, Lehman ang Thomas, - ,. ORDER MORE TROOPS Springfield, Ill, Feb, §.—Four ad- ditional companies of state militia- men, including cavalry, were ordered to Herrin early today when Carlos Black, attorney-general, was inform- ‘ed by Col, Culbertson, his repreaen- tative at Herrin, the trouble growing out df fe engendered by. dry med the proportion of ing raids Reycin’ a. riot. Five companies of guar men previously had been 01 Herrin. +