The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1924, Page 1

" WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Wednesday, Not much change in temperature ESTABLISHED 1873 FIGHT PLANNED FOR NATIONAL «PARKSHIGHWAY Association Is Organized at Meeting Held in Minne- < apolis TO SHORTEN ROUTE Establishment of Offices in Minneapolis and Chicago Part of Plan Reorganization of~,the National Parks Highway, shortening of the route and <doption of a program that is expected to make the highway the leading Northwest trans-continental utomobile route was accomplished jit a meeting in Minneapolis, A. F. Bradley, secretary of the Bismarck Association of Commerce, said upon qeturning here at noon today. Changes made in routing will shorten the trail to 200 miles less distance than the Yellowstone trail from Chicago to the Pacifie Coast, he said. The reorganization plan includes maintenance of headquarters at Spo- kane, Washington, but placing of contact men at the Twin Cities, Chi- cago and Fallon, Montana, and em- ployment of a publicity agent. The Jatter began work today in Wiscon- in. Directors from states elected at the Minneapolis meeting include: A, F. Bradley, Bismarck, for North Dakota; R. W. Holcombe, secretary of the La Crosse Chamber of Com- merce for Wisconsin and Richard Brophy ‘secretary of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce for Minneso- Montana at a state meeting will | t; Bhoose a director as will Washington. The changes in the routing are minor, except that an almost straight line from Madison, Wis. to Chicago was adopted, cutting out Milwaukee, but saving many, miles, The direc- tors of the National Parks Highway believe that they will gain greatly by being able to present: to tourists a routing 200 miles shorter than the |: Yellowstone Trail. The budget for the-National Parks Highway for the year was set at $20, 00. ‘The Yellowstone Trai} Assve: ton is seeking $109,000, Mr, Bradley and other North Dako- ta.and Montana _men-@ ked that the routing of the Yellowstone Trail be changed to include Bismarck and western North Dakota. The Yellow- stone Trail Association is having a meeting in Migneapolis now and will probably make a decisiun today. ASK FEDERAL BODY Minneapolis, Feb, 12.—Establish- ment of a federal highway body to evolve .a national highway system was favored by the Yellowstone Trail Association in a resolution adopted at its anhual meeting today. The resolution proposed that this body should have genersl jurisdiction over the interstate: trunk line high- ways and that it should be patterned on the organization of state highway commissions. Final arguments on the propositi changing the route of the through North Dakota, including Bis- marck were presented to the exec- utive committee, CITIZENS OF STATE ASKED T0 COAL CASE “Attendance at Hearing Here February 25 Is Urged By Milholland ¢ Ajtendance of coal men and repre- sentative citizens from’ all parts of the stite at the lignite coal .-rate case hearing to begin in Bismarck February 25 is urged by Chairman Milholland of the state railroad com-; mission. Because it is expected many citizens will attend the hearing it will be held in the United States dis- trict court room here, before an ex- aminer of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the state railroad commissioners, An exhaustive presentation of rates and other matters affecting lignite, coal will be made both by the repre- sentatives of railroads and the coal rators and the public. The first hearing, to be held at Aberdeen, ‘S. D. ‘on February 20, wisl dei, wholly ' with the inter-state ratés, while the hearing in Bismarck will deal both with the interstate and state rates. V. E. Smart, former traffic expert of the railroad commission, now with the Missouri commission, has arrived to assist E, H. Hendricks, traffic ex- pert for that body now, |in compiling, data which the railroad commission will introduce. t Protest will be made against pro- posed increases in rates of bitumi ous coal from sguthern Illinois mines to points, on the Great North- ern railroad in South Dakota and on’ the Great Northern line fronrFair- mount west in ‘North Dakota, at a hearing to be held in Watertown, S. D,.on February 18, Mr. Hendricks, today. . Mr.\ Hendricks will re- present North Dakota at the hearing. The proposed~ingreased schedule on coal “originating jon the Burlington route would be as much as 68 cents a ton, to some paints, he says. GO IT ALONE’ Separate Coolidge, Johnson and La Follette Delega- | tions to be in Field | COMBINATION FAILS | The plan agreed on by the Republi- jean state committee controlled by the Nonpartisan League here last |Heiday, of having one slate of dele- ;gates to the Republican | eanvention to go on batlot in March |18 primary so that ‘there would be a | straight/“league and I. V. A. lineup” ; will not be carried-out. é ganization, here today said that the UaFollette men would not agree to a-slate picked by representatives of Coolidge, Johnson and LaFollette in the Republican state committee. All the delegates chosen at the Dec. 28 conference of the state committee will withdraw, Frazier said. It is expected an out and out Coolidge delegation will be selected by the “Real Republican™ state committee here on Thursday. Mr. Frazier in a Fargo last night said: “Having talked with the candidates indorsed for delegates to the Re- publican national convention, by the Republican state central committee in Bismarck on December 28, and having analyzed the situation we have come to the conclusion that to give the people of the state a fair chance to express their choice in the presidential primary as to who should be North Dakota's choice for statement in Lhe best for.us to withdraw all dele- gate candidatcs. indorsed by us at said meeting, thereby giving the manager of each presidential candi- gation. This will simplify matters and be in accord with the action taken by the delegates to the Non- partisan League state convention in being a member of the League execu- tive committee, I feel it my duty to take this action, However, as the candidate for national committeeman indorsed by the Republican state committee has nothing to do with the delegates to the national conven- tiory or as to the preferential presi- dential choice, I feel it my duty to ask all Republicans of the state to [Support Eric Bowman, the party in dorsed at the meeting of December 28 and reindorsed on February 7. KLAN HEADS IN AGREEMENT? Atlanta, Ga., Feb.’ 12,—Settlement of all differences between William Joseph Simmons, emperor and found- er of the Ku Klux Klan, and Dr. Hiram Wesley Evans, imperial wiz- arg of the order, for a consideration of $146,000, paid to Col. Simmons, was reported by-close friends of the parties, according to a story appear- ing today in-the Atlanta Journal. * Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 12.—Official an- nouncement was made today from the Imperial Palace of the Knights of ithe Ku Klux. Klan that Col. Joseph Simmons, emperor, and founder of tle Klan, ‘has resigned as emperor end as Klansmaii and disposed of alk jhis interests in the order for a con- sideration of $145,500 in cash. CORN CONTEST FOR JUVENILES. New England, Feb. 12.—Neatly 80 boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 have alredty enlisted ina two acre,'corn club contest which has been launched by the local Town Criers. club. ? ‘: president. and delegates that it would | Bismarck on February 6, 1924, and} CANDIDATES TO BODY OF-KING FOR N. DAKOTA | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, , \ 1924 ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE yyy y ee SO OOLIDGE FIRM IN D "SHALL INSHALL FAVES VOF\RHE/ PEOPLES OWBERISHYRRO MH SSS = Yy ULE TUT, DECORATED BY JEWELS, FOUND IN SARCOPHAGUS Luxor, Egypt, Feb. 12.—(By the A. P.)—The lid of Tut-Ankh-Amen’s sarcophagus wis raised today. It was found within. is understood the body of the King When the lid was raised there was revealed the most oats gilded mummy cage ever found in Egypt. It was about three meters No Riot Follows in Pennsyl- long. The mummy case bears an effigy in relief of the King wearing the | “nems” of sacred headdress like that of the Sphinx, decorated with the ; jhead of a hawk and serpent of pure, gold set with lapis lazuli. The ‘hands are crossed, one bearing a crook sceptre and the other a flail. A pathetic touch is given the effigy by a little crown of withered national. R. W. Frazier, chairman of the or-_ natural flowers set about the head: The royal mummy case has not mxperts characterize the di greatest discovery in the history archaeology. AUTO OWNERS’ _ LICENSES DUE Auto owners. ate getting their li- censés earlier this year. Receipts thussfar in the office of V. P. Tucker, motor vehicle registrar, show this. But, although slated by this showing, ,Tucker makes it emphatic that every owner who operates a car with a 1923 license is violating the law, because all such licenses expired on Decem- ber 31, 1923, and the 1924 license be- came due January 1, There is no ex- tension of time provided in the motor i vehicle laws. | date a fair chance to elect his dele~| Judge Andrew Miller Receipts thus far. at the bureau are $87,053.85 as compared to $43,- 784.35 on February 28 last year. CHINAMAN IS SENT 10 PEN, | Judge Miller Gives Him Five Years as Example Minot, N. D., Feb. 12.--Sam Kong, 63, Chinese, was today sentenced by in federal court in Minot to serve five years in the federal penitentiary at Leaven- worth following his recent convie- tion on a charge of violating the narcotic ac! Testimony introduced at Kong’s trial showed that he had sold a small quantity of cocaine to a government inspector's informer. In passing sentence Judge Miller told Kong that he wished to impose a penalty “which will strike terror into the hearts of others who think they can sell dope and get away with it” John Reed and Charles Lano of Minot, former police officers of this city, were acquitteq of a charge of violating the liquor laws in a verdict returned by a jury in a federal court this morning, * Weather Report | For twenty-four hours ending at noon today. Temperature at 7 a. m. - Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday ..... Lowest last night ... Precipitation - Highest wind’ velocity WEATHER FORECAS' For Bismarck and vicinity: tonight and Wednesday. Not change in temperature. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Wednesday. -Somewhat colder extreme west and warmer extreme east portion tonight. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure distribution has not changed materially over the West during the past 24 hours, At 7 a. m, this morning temperature readings were 50 degrees or above at Swift Current, Havre, Helena and at. Spo- kane. The lowest temperatures are in Minnesota and the upper Great Lakes region. Precipitation occurred in the state of Washington and at St. Louis'and Toledo but else wheye fair, pleasant weather prevails. — “ ORRIS W. ROBERTS, L < |, Meteorologist. . 26 43 22 22 Fair much slosure of the mummy « 0; " NATION'S CAPITAL TODAY DOES dress. yet been opened. case as the of Egyptology or possibly in all BUILDING 70 HOUSE STATE OFFICES, PLAN Erection of “Down Town Capital” in Bismarck Dis- _ cussed with Officials Possibility of erecting a building down town in Bismarck which would house the Bank of North Dakota and other state departments Kas been A. Hughes. The matter also was dis- expiration of the lease of the Bank of North Dakota building but no ac- tion was taken. The erection of a building :to house the bank and other departments pro- bably would necessitate it going up seven or eight stories in height. Just what state departments will need housing after the new Liberty Mc- morial building T% completed next spring is uncertain. The moving of the supreme court and libraries into the new building will give addition- al room in the capitol but not suffi- cient to house all departments now downtown, 1 the opinion of mem- bers of the board of administration. The Bank of North Dakota’s lease on its present building continues un- til next July 1. railroad commission, motor vehicle registrar, highway commission draft- ing toom and stock room., — * C. R. Green, manager of the Bank of North Dakota, said that no action had been taken by the bank along this line, but the matter has been discussed. A member of the Indus- trial Commission ‘said that tentative proposals had been made to that body j but it also had taken no action and was not certain what the action | would be. SIX MONTHS. Minot, Feb. 12.—Fed Wheelock of Ross, N. D., who pleaded guilty on Saturday to a/charge of stealing aleut $5 of postal funds was sen- teneed in federal court here to serve six months in the county jail at Stanley. i G brought before state officials by E.! cussed last year at the time of the! It also houses the} i « NOWHAV ANEW BTR FIRE ALARMS ~ AGAIN SOUND FROM PRISON vania Institution and Fire Is Put Out PROBE GUARD MURDERS Pittsburgh, alarms and riot from the western penitentiary this morning when fire started in_ the prison laundry. Warden J, M. Egan said there was no disorder and that the blaze of undetermined origin ised slight damage. County detect- and the city police were called to guard against a renewal of yes- erday’s fighting when two guards were killed, the warden said. The warden and members of the prison board were investigating yesterday's outbreak when the fire gong sound- ed. Prisoners in the yard and. work shops were rounded up and the prison fire-fighting units extinguished the blaze. When the county and city of- ficials reached the prison they were ive informed the fire was out and there} Tei» Weekly Service Petition, the noise was no trouble. Three prisoners—Salvator Batlia, murderer, serving 20 years; Mike Norton, robber, serving 14 years, and Paul Orlikoaki, bank robber, were be- ing questioned today in connection with the killing of two guards. They led the riot, the warden said, and will be turned over to the coroner for an inquest. The prison was being searched to- | day for a dozen pistols, dynamite and lother weapons used by prisoners. | Officials .believe the arms and ex- ' plosives were smuggled to the pris- i oners by outsiders. ° | Efforts Were being made, Warden Egan said, to single out from more than 1,000 convicts the score who {took part in the rioting. A major ity of prisoners, he said, helped the guards and offic POPULATION _ ADVANCES Stockholm, Feb. 12.—The popula- tion of Sweden has increased 20 percent since 1898; it is today in excess of 6,000,000. . The center of population, due to the development of hydro-electric power and the exploitation of the mining and timber industries in the northern districts, has consistently moved to the north and is today farther north than ever before. Glasgow to Have Large Dock Glasgow, Feb. 12.—Glasgow is to have the largest dock in Great Bri- tain. It will cost $10,000,000, cover 40 acres_of water and will accom@fo- date the largest vessels tough ing this port. Washington, Feb. 12.—The capital celebration of ‘the birth of Abraham Lincoln centered today in a memortal program in the house and the de- parture of President Coolidge to New York address fhe Lincoln birthday dinndr of the National Re- publican. ia z The senate fvas in recess in observ- ance of the day and a number of its members took part in the exercises arrangéd by the schoolsjand the pa- triotie andj other organizations. oe the “influence of Amer- ica and fhe spirit of Abraham Lin-~ coln” to}lead “the nations of the world from. the Is of the past j and the ‘selfishnéss of the present to | the ‘dawn of a brighter and better day,” Rep. Rathbone of Illinois, the | Memorial speaker in*the House, de- scribed the Washington arms confer- ence as “epoch-making” and suggest- | ed that further bounds “be set to the insanity of nations in piling even higher .and higher the expense of armaments. : “Just as Abraham Lincoln has-more.| than any other statesman set the moral standard for men,” he de- clared, “so we hope and believe that America more than any other land will fix the moral standards of all s i nations.” Pia 4 Nid NBY ATTITUDE MELLON BILL COMPROMISE IS FORECAST Representative | Longworth, Republican Leader, Sees Higher Surtax Rates ARE BACKERS FIRM 3 Record Vote by Congressmen To be Demanded by the Proponents of Bill Washington, Feb, 12.—House lead- ers avere busy lining up forces today for the opening of the floor contest on the revenue bill on Thur: Though Republican have declared after a poll of deleca- tions thad it appeared impossible that the surtax rates of the bill— the same as recommended by Secre- tary Mellon—can stand propontnts of the ury measure are prepar- ing to fight it out. Announcement by Rep. Longworth, Republican floor leader, that a higher maximum surtax rate than the 25 percent in the bill undoubtedly will have to be adopted was followed yesterday by publication of a letter of Secretary Slemp to Representa- chieftains tive Davey, Democrat, Ohio, in which it was said that President Coolid, decisions on the tax bill “had indi- cated he is disposed to a liberal at- titude.” The letter was sent January 28 in reply to a question by the repre- | sentative whether the President would veto any tax reduction bill “that differs materially from the so- called Mellon plan.” Backers of the Mellon income rate are pinning their hope on obtaining a record vote. With these rates al- ready in the bill any vote which would be made under normal proce- dure, Rep. Longworth has pointed out, would be on amendments and unless the amendments were adopted , the origina] rates would stand. 'TRAIN-A-DAY ~“ HONOR 70 LINCOLN'S MEMORY, REQUIREMENT INN. DAKOTA on Branch Lines Is Denied By Railroad Body The minimum train service which a railroad may give in North Dakota is the operation of one mixed pass- enger and freight train each way every business day of the year under the North Dakota law, the state rail- road commission decided today in denying the application of the Soo line for establishment of tri-weekly service on the Fordville-Drake branch. The question of revenue or ‘er- vice did not enter ito the railroad commission's consideration, the opi ion said, Chairman Milholland, writ- ing the opinion, quoted the state law which, he said, fixed the minimum service. Under a decision of the In- terstate Commerce Commission, ro- ceived by the state comm terday, the state commission has jur- isdiction over train service within the state, he sald. The Fordville-Drake branch gave tri-weekly service until the fall of 1922 when daily service was put on. The railroad wished to revert to the tri-weekly service, stating that this plan would save $3,745.80 but still Jeave a deficit in the operation of the line. RANCH RODEO PLANNED. Killdeer, N. D., Feb. 12.—Sam Rhoades and Mike Goodale, local cowpunchers, have announced plans under way for @ rodeo to be held at one of the Killdeer mountain district ranches on July 3, 4, 5. They have invited the Killdeer Legion to take charge of concessions. All Urged To Give Boost To ‘Band Juveniles - id Every ¢itizen is invited to, attend the first con- cert of the Bismarck Juvenile Band, which will be given Thursday, Feb- ruary 14, at’3:45 p.m. and at 8 p. m. in the city Auditorium. The band will make its presentation after months of training under Director Sorlien. Packed houses both at . the afternoon. and even- ing performances are asked to encourage the juveniles of the city in their undertaking. The concerts are free, ASK RESIGNATION EDWIN DENBY Secretary of The Navy HERRIN HELD INTRON HAND OF MILITARY Illinois Town Likened Tofn Behind the Lines During War-Time to MACHINE GUNS BARED Military Under Command of General Foreman Takes Over Police Duties Herrin, Feb. 12.—(By the A. P.)— Williamson county, for the first time |in its fervid history, today felt the iron hand of military discipline and it does not require much imagination to liken it to a bit of country back lof the lines in war time France, In the three principal towns of Herrin, Marion and the streets are flanked | with mounted machine guns and | howitzers, soldiers with rifles and \fixed bayonets are patrolling the \ streets and motor trucks loaded with ‘soldiers are driving all over the county posting placards telling of j the military rule. | Red Cross stations havé been es- tablished and the army bugler’s re- ‘veille in the morning instead of the factory and mine whistles seems to be the signal of the awakening of the people for another day. While at night after taps has ‘een sounded» of the city ceases and the people instinctively turn toward their homes. ' The khaki of the soldiers pre- dominates everywhere. Last night the march of tramping soldiers and the sharp thud as they came to & halt and their rifle butts hit the ground were the only noises that broke the peaceful quiet. Foreman iit Command. Major-General Milton Foreman, commanding-general of the 33rd di- vision and in charge of the troops here, has established. his headquar- ters at the Lymar hotel at Herrin. fhe arrival of the troops saw the departure of the de facto government of the city of Herrin. The several hundred special policemen who had been patrolling the streets gradually disappeared and at 6 o'clock last night their leader, S. Glenn Young, left Herrin for Marion, A statement that amounted to an order issued by General Foreman to the citizens of Williamson county de- clared that the appointment of all special policemen and deputies was revoked and annulled and that from only those legally elected or appoint- ed will be permitted to enforce the law in the county. Resume Inauest. Among the citizenry only duly authorized: peace officers will be per- mitted to carry firearms and Gen- eral Foreman said every word in the statement would be enforced to the letter. The coroner's inquest will be re- sumed at the city hall this after- noon into the constable of Caesar Cagle, who was killed last Friday night. Coroner’ McCowan with eight na- tional guardsmen left Carbondale exrly today for Urbana to bring Sheriff Galligan, three of his depu- ties and the health commissioner of Marion. The purpose in returning them is to permit them to secure their release’ on bond if they can. The sheriff and his aides were taken secretly to Urbana by S. Glenn Young after they were charged with the killing of, Constable Cagle. ASSESSORS TO‘ HOLD MEETING Jamestown, N. D.,\Feb. 12.—A meet- ing of city assessors of the state is called for February 26 at the city hall, Jamestown, for the purpose of organizing an Association of City Assessors. The call was sent out by p, H, Mattingly, city assessor of Jamestown, after 51 of the 68 city assessors of the state had written him expressing themselves as favor- ing such a convention, Santa “In Dutch.” “Is, your father home, little boy?” “No, he ain’t been since Maw caught Santy, kissing the cook.”— Wisconsin Octopus. 1 it now on as long as the troops remain |- fier back to the county seat at’ FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS WON'T PUNISH - INNOCENT MAN T0 HELP SELF President Refuses to Admit Senate Has Power to Force Resignation AWAITING ADVICE Will Not Ask Secretary of Navy to Resign Until He Hears From Counsel CONTINUE INQUIRY Washington, Feb. 12.—Having placed on file at the White House its unavailing demand for the immediate resignation of Secretary Denby the senate today turned its inquisitorial spotlight once more on the affairs of former Secretary Fall. Before the oil committee a suc- cession of witnesses were ques- tioned about financial transac- tions in the southwest in an ef- fort by committee members to delve further into Mr, Fall's con- nection ang associations during that period of his ‘career which recently has come so prominent- ly under public scrutiny. So far as the senate’s action yesterday regarding Secretary Denby is concerned both the White House and the Secretary himself appeared to regard the incident as closed. President Coolidge departed on a trip to New York without adding to his statement in which he svid the question was one for executive and not legislative decision. ir. Denby was at his desk as usual and would only say that he had no comment ‘to make. Whether the Navy Secretary eventually may quit the cabinet is a question which only time can answer. The President in his statement left the way open for any readjustment he may desire later to make in his offi- cial family. QUESTION RULING. Washington, Feb. 12.—Legality of the ruling by Albert B. Fall, while Secretary of the Interior, which permitted the leasing of unalloted lands on Indian veser- vations for mining and the pro- duction of oll and gas was ques- tioned today by a house Indian Affairs sub-committee after an investigation of the former sec- retary's action. Washington, Feb. 12.—Preside: Coolidge will take ‘no official rece ion” of the senate resolution ac sing him to demand the resign. tion of Secretary Denby because ¢ his connection with the leasing 0: the Naval Oil Reserve. The Robinson resolution calling for the Naval Secretary’s resolution was adopted by the senate late yesterday, 47 to 34, ang sent immediately to the White House. A statement an- nouncing the President’s ‘refusal to take such action was issued four hours later. he dismissal of an officer of the government such as is invited in the case other than by impeachment,” exclusively an exec- Only when “special counsel can me as to the legality of these leases and assemble from the per- tinent facts in the various trans- actions” he said will he “take such seems essential for the action us full protection of the public inter- est” acting “with entire justice to all parties concerned.” “J do not propose to sacrifice any innocent man for my own welfare,” he asserted, “nor do I propose to re- tain in office any unfit man for my own welfare.” Party Involved Toward the close of the senate de- bate on the Denby resolution, Sen- ator Johnson of California, a can- didate for the Republican presiden- tial nomination askeg his colleagues to turn out of office all of those connected with the oil lcases and Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, leader of the Republican insurgents, declared that President Coolidge and the Republican party as well as Sec- retary Denby and Attorney General Daugherty st bear their share of the responsibility. In the end, 10 Republicans cast their votes for the Denby resolution. The Republican organization fought to the last to prevent adoption, but went down in defeat after a parlia- mentary fight almost without prece- dent in American history. The Roll Call Democrats, Yeas: Adams, Ashurst, Bayard, Broussard, Copeland, Dial, Dill, Edwards, Ferris, Fletcher, George, Gerry, Harris, Heflin, Ken- drick, King, McKellar, Mayfield, Neely, Overman, Pittman, Ralston, Ransdell, Reed of Missourl, Robin- son, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons, Stephens, Swahson, Trammell, Under- wood, Walsh of Massachusetts, Walsh of Montana and Wheeler—35. Republicans, Yeas: Brookhart, Cap- per, Frazier, Harreld, Johnson of Califognia, Ladd, La Follette, Mc- Nary, Norbeck, Norris—10, Farmer Labor: Shipstead and Johnson of Minnesota—2. Total 47. Republican, Nays: Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Colt, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis, Dale, Edge, Fess, Gooding, | Greene, Hale, (Continued on ‘page 8) ~ |