The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1924, Page 1

i ‘ N K 4911 blame. WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Sat- urdey. Continued cold. _ESTABLIS ED 1873 t BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1924 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [muon PRICE FIVE CENTS ASK ACCUSED CONGRESSMEN’S NAMES STATE’S GRAND FORKS FLOUR MILL LOSS OVER $400,000, INCLUDING ALK INTEREST, SINCE OPERATION BEGAN LA EOLLETTEIS HELD ENTITLED TO QUIT RACE Judge Pugh of Dickinson, in Decision Here, Says He May Quit in N. D. NEW APPEAL IS TAKEN upreme Court Immediately Is Asked to Overrule Judge’s Decision The Supreme Court late today affirmed , Judge Pugh’s decisi This means LaFollette name will not go on the ballot. District Judge Thomas Pugh ~ of Dickinson here today deeideg that Robert M. LaFollette’s name should not go on the March 18 presidential primary ballot. Immediately attor- ney for R. A. Kinzer, seeking to keep LaFollette’s name on the ballot, serv- ed notice of an appeal to the supreme court and that request would be made of the court to hear the appeal today. The alternative writ of mandamus, issued by District Judge F. T. Lembke in the Morton district court directing the secretary of state to incorporate LaFollette's name ‘with other candi- dates for the presidency, was quash- ed by Judge Pugh. His decision fol- lowed a hearing in Mandan last night. Judge Pugh, announcing his deci- sion verbally, held that sufficient) proof that LaFollette is a candidate for the presidency had not been pro-| duced by attorneys for R. A. Kinzer, | seeking to keep LaFollette’s name on the ballot as contemplated by sec- tion 910 of the code, that though the statute does not provide a rethod for withdrawal yet a man has control over his own candidacy to some extent and m@y withdraw, that the Secretary of State acted in good faith in striking LaFollette’s aame from the ballot on the- order of LaFollette. Jadge Pugh heard the case in Mandan last night after Judge Lemb- se had been ordered to hear it im- mediately or to get another judge. | a Appeal Is Heard The supreme court heard argu- ments of Attorney-General, Shafer, Joseph Coghlan and F, O. Hellstrom n the appeal froth Judge Pugh’s de- cision, continuing the arguments through the usual noon hour recess, and the court is expected to formu- late its decision during the after- noon, There is danger now, according to Secretary of State Hall, that delay in printing the ballots would’ make it impossible for some country pre- cincts to be reached should a severe torm tie up road traffic for two or three days. Recorg Time Made The disposition of the case is be- ieved to make a record. Judge Pugh heard arguments’ in’) Mandan Jast night. He gave his ‘decision here about 10,80. Appeal papers were filed immediately and soon the supreme ‘court granted the appeal and set #Hearing, continuing argu- ments after ‘noon, completing them about 12:30 p, m. Today was the third time the case had been before the supreme court within a few days, ‘SEEKS DAMAGE FOR ATTACK Georgia Woman Suing Son of Coca Cola King Decatur, Ga. Mar, 7—Reading of documentary evidence by the defense in the trial of suit for $100,000 dam- ages brought by Mrs, Sarah Byfield, beauty contest winner, against Wal- er T. Candler, son of Asa G, Candler, Atlanta capitalist, was expected to ‘egin with the opening of court to- day. The suit resulted from an alieged ittack upon Mrs, Byfield by Candler early on the morning of July 17, 1922, in Mrs. Byfield’s stateroom on a/ liner en route to Europe. Attorneys for the plaintiff résted yesterday efter Clyde Byfield, automobile dealer and clubman, his wife and two physicians had testified and a mags of documen- tary evidence had been introduced. The most sensational development of the trial yesterday was the -ed: mission by Byfield that while on the stand that approximately within 10 minutes after ‘he had discovered Mr. Candler in his wife's state room he had in his pocket Candler’s check for $25,000. Late in testimony, he said, Candler exchanged the check fdr $2,000 cash and a. check for $20,500 and obtained a signed statement from Byfield exonerating him oe Mr. Candler later atenpad payment on the note, Byfield testified, and he further said he had signed the state- ment exonerating Candler because he was “afraid Candler’ were about to attack him.” | port. even |- friends | committee was ji. H. Loss Set Out’ by, Accountant Is $: 5,998.60, with $75,227.35 , Additional Interest Not Placed by Lund in Making His Report to the State Board of Auditors—Gain in The Last Five Months of 1923 The North Dukota State Mill and Ele 4al operating loss, including interest on ber 31, 1928, according to a report of O. board of auditors. man report up to last July tions up to December 31. The report of Mr. 31 and verification of it, together with add In addition Mr. \ itor at Grand Forks had a to- pital, of $325,998.60 on Decem- B. Lund, accountant, to the state Lund includes the Bishop, Bris: Lund .says $75,227.35 not in- cluded in the loss is due on construction bonds. The mill August 1, 1923 and the five-months period after August milling profits by .this examination, it ha interest charges on capital. The Voss, composed of the Attorney-General, was $230,346 gan operations, to July 31, 1923 ust 1, ‘1923, to December 3i, 1923. “During the period covered by this report (the last five months of 1923) the mill operated about 96 percent time,” says the audit report. “On the basis of 3,000 barrels per day, it exceeded capacity output, On the basis of full time, however, the re- cords show that for the month of December the ymill turned out 100,- 841 barrels of flour and Semalina in 30 days, or an ayerage of 3,360 bar- rels per day. This was explained by the mill superintendent as the result: of making a few changes in the ma. chinery, increasing the capacity of the mill about 10 percent.” There is un excellent accounting system in the state mill, the auditdr reported. Question On Loss There may be a question of wheth- er the loss of $325,998.60 should be lincreased by $75,224.35 interest due on construction bonds issued, which was not cluded in the Bishop, Briss- man report. Mr, Lund was assigned to verify the Bisho}, Brissman_ re- He sets up $75,224.35 interest on construction bonds not included in ‘the Bishop, Brissman report. Asked concerning this item, Mr. Lund said | that he did not know whether it was the intent to charge this interest:due the state tre urer on construction bonds to the mill. If so, he said, the amount would: be added to the loss shown. The construction department ac- count of the mill, “showing the cost of building the Grand Jerks plant, and including items in the construc- tion which may have been depreciat- ed or wiped out but are charged to the construction period, shows as- sets of $3,044,391.76, representing the cost of the mill, The state issued (Continued on page 3) ITALIAN T0 MEET FIRPO Heavyweight Boxers to Bat- tle in South America Mar. Spalla, Italiun heavyweight champion, and Luis Angell Firpo, South Ameri- can title holder, rested today in pre- paration for their 15-found bout to- Buenos, Aires, 7.—Ermigio night. The usual declarations. of conti- dence in the outcome were voiced by the two men after their final light workout yesterday, Spalla was hope- ful of victory as it would pave the way for a meeting with Jack Dempsey while Firpo was anxious to retain his laurels to get another chance at the world’s fitle. DEMOCRATS OF SLOPE STAND * FOR McADOO Mandan, N. D, Mar, 7.—Fifty Miss- ouri Slope Democrats, meeting in Mandan in a conference presided over by State chairman J. E. Campbell of Mandan, adopted resolutions inders- ing the candidacy of William McAdoo “on account.of his-progressive puli- cies, and ability, to promote the in- terests und .welfare of the general public.” Mrs. B. Regan of Mandan was secretary, “We feel that nothing has been proven at recent investigations at Washington, against hi§ character or integrity that should weaken our faith in his outstanding ability and honesty,” the resolution continued. The conference also denounced “the action of the Northwest Democratic organization at Minot for failing to place the name of Mr. McAdoo on the ballot, after having twice fndorsed his candidacy at their mectings in Minot.” “We feel,” the resolutions continu- ed, “that this failure to act is a di- rect blow to thé interests of the rail- Foal employes of the state, and partis! cularly those belonging to the Minot, club) whose interest in the Minot Democratic club was primarily dic- tated by @ desire to: promote the can- didacy of Mr, McAdoo in North Da- kota.” ¢ | ‘The confererice indorsed the candi- dacy of R, B: Murphy) for, national committeemen and the Valley City slate of delegates, The resolutions Williams, C. A, Winter. Jahnke ani.’ stained a net operating loss of 48 cents a barrel prior to inged this into a profit of 10 cents a barrel for) 1, but, the report says, “while the show a substantial gain during the five months covered not been sufficient to carry the reserves and us shown by the report to the hoard of nuditors, which is State Auditor and Secretary of State, for the period from October 23, 1922, when the mill be- and $95,652.03 for the period from Aug- REASONS FOR DISMISSAL OF CASE SET OUT Not Sufficient Evidence To Convict Mrs. Ursula Smith, Officials Hold POIS ON CHARGE MADE “Minot, N. D., March 7.—Reasons for dismissal of the murder charge against Mrs. Ursula Smith of Gran- ville, formerly charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of her divorced husband, John Smith, last April 9, was fully outlined in papers filed in the case at Devi Lake before Judge W. J. Kneesh: copies of which were eived in Mi- not. recently. Judge Kneeshaw has signed an order of dismissal in which he states that itappears to the satis- faction of the court that “there is grave doubt as to thé guilt of the defendant and that no unprejudiced jury would convict her upon the tes- timony which the state has to offer. “This is an action. brought on the charge of murder in the first degree, the information alleging that the de- fendant poisoned one John Smith with strychnine,’ says States Attor- ney Alberti Weber of Towner in his reasons for dibmissal of the case. “Ursula Smith was formerly the wife of the deceased. An analysis of the contents of the s h of the de- ceased by Professor G. A. Abbott of fhe state university disclosed 13.65 grains of strychnine. A small quan- tity of black coffee in a cup stand- ing on the kitchen stove at the time the man was found dead disclosed an equally high percentage of the same poison, Alibi Presentea “No strychnine was found in the coffee pot standing on the stove alongside the cup. The defendant was seen with the deceased about 7 o'clock in the evening prior to the morning on which John Smith was found dead, The same witness (John Heath) for the state was the one who saw the defendant with the de- ceased at 7 o'clock in the evening, saw her leave deceased’s company and, go in the direction of her mother's house and later on at about 10 o'clock of the same evening the same wit- ness saw the deceased standing in the kitchen of the Smith “home. “The. mother of the defendant tes- tified that defendant stayed with her at the mother’s house. all night after having been seen to leave the de- ceased at 7 o'clock in the evening. “The — medical authori are agreed that strychnine is extremely bitter in taste and the average fatal dose about 1% grains or one and three quarters grains’ ang in cases of large doses death would occur in a very short time after the poison was administered, instances. being ‘reported where death occurred as soon as 10 minutes after taking of the poison. Poison in Cup Alone “The doctor, Dr. F. K. Kolb, saw tie body at about 9 o'clock in the morning and from his examination testified at the hearing that the man had been dead from six to eight hours. Under the circumstances I cannot see how any jury could be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of\the guilt of the defendant. The deceased vould not, if he had been in possession. of his faculti¢s, have drank the draught without being aware of the bitter taste. The poison was mixed in the cup and nat in the pot and the dosage was fixed so high as to insure a speedy death. The man was seen standing in jthé house three hours after the defendant was last seen with him gnd,the state i: unable to destroy the alibi of dl fendant produced by her at the pre- liminary hearing. ‘It is doubtful it the state could escape an advised verdict at. tha close of the: testi- mony.” . TUNES INAS FATHER eet Rugby, N..D,, March 7.~Mray L. Nostdal of Rugby, when she ae in” on the radio, quite unexpectedly heard several selections played upon musical glasses by her father, Odin Wold of Minneapolis, The numbers were broadcast from WLAG in: Min-. neapolis, oie w, | IMMEDIATE CUT. IN TAXES NOW BEING PUSHED, | Treasury Department Would! Have Congress Settle 25 di Per Cent Reduction> | HOLDING P CASH Income Taxpayers. Holding Back Awaiting the Ac- tion of Congress OPPOSITI DEVELOPS Washington, Mar. 7.—(By the A. /P.)\—Opposition developed in } both houses of. Congress today to® Proposals for immediate action to reduce by 25 percent all per- sonal income taxes payable this year, Cifairman Green of the house ways and . means committee changed plans announced yester- day and in view of the opposition decided to delay asking the com- mittee to remove the reduction Provisions from the revenue bill and incorporate in a joint resol- ution. | Washington, “Maroh 7.—The house revenue bill came under the detailed seruting of the senate financial com- mittee today following its completion yesterday of preliminary work in- cluding receipt of a report by treas- ury officials of the estimated effect of the measure on government reve- nue, i) Chief interest in the situation, however, shifted back to the house ‘due to Chairman Green's proposal ‘that the ways and means committee take steps looking to’ removal from the tax bill of the provisi percent reduction of payable this year ation in a joint resolution which could be acted on before March 15 when the first installments are due. uch action has been asked ‘by the Treasury department with the ex- planation ‘that taxpayers are holding back their usual payments in the hope of obtaining the reduction with | the result that, revenue receipts hag droppeq considerably. Adoption the reduction measure before March j 15 also would eliminate the necessi- | ty of making refunds on taxes that would be required if the proposal | | should not be enacted ‘until after that date. Secretary Mellon, had expected to} appear before the committee to but plans were changed and it announced he would’ appear on week, MAIL SACK THEFT CHARGE Three Beach Youths Are Be- ing Tried in Federal Court income taxes and its ineorpor-: Trial of Tom M deck and Arthur Tuttle on char “Of stealing mail bags near Beach, their home, was on the calendar of federal court here today. Mail, it i chargad by the government, was cx- tracted, but no money taken, The case against R, C. Rosen, for- mer local merchant, charged with concealing assets in bankruptcy, will be tried Monday. * Federal Judge Cant of Duluth, who heard the case in whieh former Sen- ator P. J. MéCumber sued the Amer- ican Alliance Insurance Co. for $33,000 for losses incurred wHen buildings on land claimed to be’ owned by him burned, took the matter under ad- visement, Defendants of the three Beach boys. maintain that the mail sucks were taken by a bunch of young men in hoodlum spirit at Beach, that there was no attempt at theft, that nothing was taken and that *the de- fendants were not among’the youths who did take‘the mail sacks. One of the defendants is 17 years old. Evidence was introduced during the morning by the government, in an effort to prove that the defendants were yesponsible for the theft. Lisbon Creamery Wins Prize Grand Forks, N. D. March 7.—The Lisbon creamery won first place in the, creamery butter cofitest held in connection with the cqnvention here of tye North Dakota Dairymen’s as- sociat‘on. Its score was 92 1-2. The Midland Products company of Fargo and thd Minot Dairy tied for second place with a score of 92 1-4 exch. ~ : Mrs. W. R. Wilfiams of Bottineau won first on dairy butter witha score of 94 1-2. G. L, Fearms of Royer and Sigurd Lund of Arnegaard, tied for seeond place with a score of 94 1-4 each. Werstlein Bros, of Grand Forks bought, the entire butter exhibits at the convention, numberirtg 83, paying a premium, according to W. F. Reynolds, secretary of the dairy? men’s: association, The place of the 1925 convention of the dairymeni Mill be decided’ later. by ‘the board df dirdctors. Devils Lake and /Mandan have been mentioned ‘as’ contenders, Waldo Neu- 3 . . ) Sinclair Oil ; on Inte AID DAUGHERTY Attorney General Harry M. I rty has retained former ates Senator George Chamber- in of Oregon to defend him in his ng before a senatorial commit- The attorney general has de- manded a chance td tell his own story of ‘his alleged connection with the interests. HOUSE DIVIDED ON PROPOSALS IN BONUS BILL Paid-up Insurance Feature Exclusive of Others Is Stumbling Block WILL REPORT A_ BILL Chairman May Introduce Bill Passed at Last Session and Vetoed Washington, Mar, 7—(By the A. P.)—Paid-up insurance was decided upon as a provision of the soldiers bonus bill today by the house ways and means com- mittee, Provisions of the bill passed last session and vetoed by presi- dent Harding for vocational training and farm or home aid were definitely eliminated but an option of cash payment st'll is pending. Washington, March 7.—The house ways and mean$ committee faced the ete Representative Paul ow- land of Ohio will assist Senator Chamberlain in defending Daugherty Howland now practices law in Cleve- land. | Kiwanis Gives Community House Grand Forks, March 7—Approval | of a plan proposed by the com- munity house committee of the Kiwanis club for using a special Kiwanis fund of over $4,100 for purchasing a/ community house was voiced by the ‘club at ats regular meeting Wednesday and the matter of settling details of the purchase was left to the Kiwanis committee, the Community house board, Mayor Henry O'Keefe, representing the city, and W. H. Kelsey representing the county. The house which the joint com- mittee expects to pu avi tional e street, is known us the W, B. Ius- ‘sell house and is located across the perect from the site of the proposed Cc, A. home. “DEMONS” MAY MEET MANDAN Likely to Clash at ‘Mandan Tonight in Tournament Bismarck high school’s basketball team drew a “bye” in the drawings at Mandan this morning for the dis- trict basketball tournament. There were sevén teams entered and Bismarck did not draw an op- ponent The pairings were: Ashley vs Mandan and Linton vs. New Salem, to play this, afternoon; Wilton vs. Steele to play tonight. Bismarck plays the winneryof the Ashley-Mandan game, Since Man- dan was fuvored’ to win over Ashley it was more than likely that Bis- marek and Mandan high school teams would meet tonight in Mandan, M. H. Hodge, head of the physical training department of the Farge high school and Ted Greenfield, cap- tain of the 1924 team of the North Dakota Agricultural College basket- ball team are the officials for the third district basket ball tournament HORSE GOES IN RIVER Linton, N. D., March ,7.—A party of Winona people narrowly escaped death.in the Missouri river Thursday of last week when they broke through the ice while going to Ft. Yates. Joe S. Wald, Aca Foveert and Mrs Johanna, Jahner and son were in the party and were going to get another son of Mrs. Jahner’s who has been in the hospital at Ft. Yates with a broken arm. . The party were driv- ing a team gnd wagon and, when well out in the nfiddle of the river, the team went through the ice. . Despite the danger. of more ice breaking away and letting the who party go down, they worked for an hour or go and got the team out, * \ task of drafting a soldier bonus bill today with its membership divided over two propositions, Rep. Bacharach, Republican, New Jersey, stood firmly for a bill pro- iding only for a paid-up insurance policy payment but several members of both parties were equally deter- mined that an option of full cash payment be incorporated. Chairman Green had planned to have the bill ready to be reported to the house by tomorrow but the dis- agreement over its form is expected to result in a delay of a day or two at least. If the plans now before the com- mittee fail of adoption Mr. Green said he would propose the bill pass- ed at the last session and vetoed by President Harding. ft provided for cash payment to veterans fot entitled to more than $50 adjusted rvice certificates, vocational training or farm ang home aid. OFFICIALS OF FINANCE BODY MEETING HERE Methods of Procedure of New ~$10,000,000 Corporation Discussed Representatives of the $10,000,000 Agricultural Credit Corporation be- gan digging into the heart of the situation’ in North Dakota here to- day, with a view of bringing to bear immediately the full force of the $100,000,000 borrowing capacity of the organization to ameliorate credit conditi8ns if needed. The credit company _ representa- tives, together with state officials, discussed plans for the éorporation’s method of functioning in the state but chiefly were concerned with de- tailed consideration of various con- ditions which it is proposed the corporation shall meet. All; memberg of the North Dakota advisory committee were expected during the day. This committee is composed of F. A. Irish, Fargo; P. C, Remington, Bismar T. A. Tol- lefson, Dickinson; R. R. Wolfer, Jamestown; R, Barron, ot; O. S, Hanson, Grand Forks; C. O. Follett, Fargo; Dr. J. L. Coulter, Far- go; William Watt, Leonand. C. B. McMillan, S, G. Severtson and M. R. Porter of Minot, members of the Guaranty Fund Commission and Governor Nestos, State Exam- iner Gilbért Semingson and} Secre- tary of State Thomas Hall, members of the state banking board, were the state officials discussing the situa- tion in preliminary group meetings before they and the North Dakota advisory committee began consider- ation of the whole matter with M. ©. Grangaard of Minneapolis, chief representative of the corporation for North Dakota. N. P. OFFICIAL IS TRANSFERRED Fargo, March 7.—F, C. Huntington, superintendent of the Fargo division of the Northern Pacific since August, 1915, has been transferred to the superintendency of the Yellowstone division with ‘headquarters at Glen- dive, Mont., it was announced today. The transfer, which becomes effec- tive March 8, is in the nature of a promotion, the Yellowstone division being much larger than the Fargo. Fred Brastrup, who was trainma: ter of the Seattle divisiongwith head- quarters at Seattle, will succeed Mr. Huntington as superintendent of the Fargo division. W. C. Sloan, who has been super- intendent of the Yellowstone divi- sion. goes to Missoula to become sunerintendent of a Rocky Moun- tain division. was supervisor on the Fargo divi- sion, Sloan formerly] him to convey to McLea' CABINET JOB? M. Dixon of prominently Governor Montana mentioned in some probable successor Navy Edwin Denby mer leader of the Roosevelt. Progres: Joseph is being He is a tbr- old ives. school of DAUGHERTY AND CURT ISNAMED IN TELEGRAMS as Senator Is Revealed as Mysterious “Principal” of Messages REASSURED McLEAN L Messages Said That Efforts Would be Made to Prevent Him Being Called Washington, March 7.—Attorney- General Daugherty and Senator Cur- tisof Kansas, assistant Republican leader of the Senate, were quoted in testimony before the oil committee today as having’ sent reassuring mes- sages to Edward B. McLean in Flor- ida after the publisher became one of the central figures in the oil dfclosur The testimony was given by Ira PREPARE FOR ACTION: ©, Bennett, an editorial writer for "s Washington Post. He said tae in both cases the messages were conveyed through him to his employ- er. The Daugherty message, the wit- ness declared, was sent on February 14 the day McLean was summoned to Washington by the oil commiate. In it the Attorney-General, he de- clared, would help all he could to keep McLean off the witness stand and gave assurances that the pub- lisher need not worry. Senator Curtis, Bennett’ said, was the mysterious personage referred to as “principal” in a telegram sent to-McLean on January 2! de- elared the Senator had assured him that it would “turn out all right” but under cross-examination he said that wha® he had meant was that he told Curtis that McLean .was “‘all right.” Committee members pressed the witness for an explanation to whether part of the message did not refer to President Coolidge and he said that some of it did in fact re- late to impressions he got from the President's general conference on that date with the Washington cor- But he insisted that was Senator Curt is as MORE Chicago, March 7 ME AGES RES AD nett, author of the incipal” sage in the McLean file of grams, was questioned today by the oil committee. “Apples” in the cipher telegrams is the code name for Albert B. Fall, Bennett said. Bennett insisted, how- ever, that he did not have a copy of the code and did not recall the mean- ing of some of the messages he had sent to Florida. Bennett said that “H. D.” in his telegram read into the record yes- terday referred to Attorney-Gencral Daugherty. This message was sent oy Febru- ary 14 at 12:09 p.m. to McLean at Palm Beach and said: “Will have’ conference with H. D. before 1 o'clock.” In the “Count” message was asked not to worry. “All that is possible to do will be done by us,” said the telegram as read’ to the committee—you know what to depend on.” Previously Bennett had said the code message referred to Wilton J. Lambert, counsel for MeLean and added that Lambert had given him much th® same message for the pub- lisher “‘strange as that may seen.” * President Coolidge was not the “principal” referred to in McLean's telegram, Bennett said. Daugherty, the witness said, told much the same message as was in tHe code tel- (Continued on page 2) McLean HOUSE VOTES DEMAND UPON JUSTICE. DEPT. Representative Longworth, Republican, Would Give Them Chance to Answer SUSPICION IS ON ALL Republican Leader Declares All Fall Under Cloud Raised in Chicago DEMANDS HEARING Washington, 7.—Repre- Mar. 7. sentative Langley, Republican, Kentucky, on the floor of the house demanded an investigation of published charges that he had received money for exerting of- ficial influence. In a five-minute speech Mr. Langley emphatically 'denied that he had been guilty of any wrong doing. He was cheered by the house when he coneluded his ap- peal for a “square deal.” Mar. tice officials had before them today a demand from the house that Washington, ot J 7.—Department they disclose the names of the two representatives charged in a Chicag: grand jury report with having a cepted bribes. The house acted unanimously lat yesterday after leaders had learne that the grand jury to be assemb)c here to investigate these and oth: charges in the Chicago report coul not be expected to reach a conclurion within a month, Official disclosure of the names, it was pointed out by Representative Longworth, the Republican leader, will serve not only to remove the suspicion cast upon the entire mem- bership of the house by publication of the report but would give the ac- cused an immediate opportunity to offer a defense. “If they don’t,” he added, “we eith- er can try this case ourselves or leave it to the Department of Justice.’ The demand was embodied in a re- solution introduced’ several days ago by Rep. Garrett of Tennessee, the Democratic leader, which was adopt- ed after elimination of a request as to basis for the charges against the two men and alxo the phrase “if not incompatible with public interest.’ MARYLAND MAN NAMED Baltimore, Mar. 7.—The Sun prints the following from its Washiugton correspondent. “Representative Fiederick N. Zihl- man, of Maryland, is one of the two Jmembers of the house representatives whose nes were brought into the grand jury proceeding at Chicago and against whom the department of jus- tice is secking to make a case of im- properly receiving money. “This became known beyond all question today when the Maryland representative himself candidly ad- mitted that he had been apprised of the fact that he had been implicated. He issued a brief statement asking the public to suspend judgment re- warding the matter until the nature of the cHarges are made known and the charges have been answered. “Mr, Zihlman’s statement follows: “‘This matter has been brought to me from various quarters, but I am at a loss to know what it is I am presumed to be implicated in. And until I do know and we all know what may be the nature of the charges I usk the public to suspend its judg- ment regarding the matter as it may involve my name, my charaéter and my integrity, “In the absence of — definite charges which [ hear have been made igainst me it is impossible, for me to issue a specific denial or to make a definite statement. I can only say that I count the fullest investigation. Tam conscious of having committed no wrong.’” Expect Riches From Warship Manila, March 7—The old monitor Monadnock, which was built some # vears ago at San Francisco, is ne being broken up for junk at @ shi; yard here. _ The craft was brought to May more than 20 years ago, but never ventured far away from! Cavite naval station where she was sold recently for $10,250 to a cou ple of Manila business men, The. report they have sold enough of he’ equipment to cover the purchas: price and that they ‘have hardl; scratched the old fighting ship. BREIDFORD RUNS COAST PAPER Williston, N. D., March 7.—G. S. Breidford, former manager and edi- ‘tor of the Farmbes Press of Willis- ton is now located at Lennox, Cal., whete he is publishing a weekly paper, according to word received by friends in this city. Mr. Briedford is also secretary of the chamber. of commerce at Lennox. NEW WILLISTON LAW FIRM Williston, N. D:, March, 7.—Thomas F. Craven, Frahk E. Fisk: and'J. 8. Taylor have formed a law partner- ship’ fim here to be known as Fisk, Craven & Taylor. Mir. Taylor will be in charge of the firm's offi Watford. City.