The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST * Partly cloudy tonight and Wed- nesday. Warmer tonight, ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1924 Snes neo EDITION PRICE FIVE CEN’ WALSH SEEKS TO FIND ‘CONSPIRACY’ LUDENDORFF IS FREED IN «TREASON CASE German War Lord Held Not Guilty, But Other Leaders Are Found Guilty TO in HITLER PRISON Leader in Bavarian Revolt Movement Draws Sen- tence; Folite Hold Crowds ia, April 1.—(By the eneral Ludendortf, formey German field marshal, was acquitted today of treason for his part in the unsuccessful revolt here last Nevem- ber, , Adolph Hitler and former Chief of Police Koehner were convicted and each was sentenced to five years im- prisonment and fined 200 gold marks, Dr. Weiber and Col. Kriebel, ac- cused of being Hitlers aids, received like séntences. Dr, Frisch, former president of the Munich district, Captain Rochm, Lieut. Henry Purnet, who is Luden- dorff’s step-son and Lieut. Brueck- ner and Lieut. Wagner were given 15 months and fined 100 gold marks each. The main streets of Munich and all the appsoaches to the court house presented a picture of an armed camp. Field-helmeted troops and heavy- reinforcements of Bavarian street police patrolled ‘the streets, \ispersing pedestrians. yAn ordinance proclaimed __ last night by the Prefect threatened par- Gicipants iv riots or mob-gatherings Avith penitentiary sentences or even capital punishment. These precau- tions were taken with a view to sup-, pressing hostile demonstrations of followers of the men on trial. Hitler's followers arranged to sig- nal neivs of the verdict from the house-tops by wig-wagging as the yolice authorities prohibited public vosting of the verdict and severely estricted admission to the court chamber, It beeame known today ‘kat Hitler’s nationalistic anti-Semi- ie party had, nominated Ludendorft nd Poehner for Reichstag seats, The trial at Munich occupied more shan a month and much of the testi mony was taken behind closed door \ strong feeling in favor of Luden- “orff who made no attempt to hide tis nationalistic beliefs, marked the rial. The revolt for which the men were tried has been called the “beer sell- rs’ putsch” as it was before a athering of Bavarian government fficials in the Burgerbrau cellar hat Hitler and his followers sudden- + appeared on the night of November fired shots to obtain silence and ‘'vamatically announged the over- hrow of the government, proclaiming + dictatorship over the entire coun- iry with Hitler at the head of the jovernment and Ludendorff as _com- tander-in-chief of the army. Poeh- ner was to be premier of Bavaria. The “dictatorial government,” how- »ver, had no opportunity to try its WY hand. The Central Government at jerlin refused to take the situation eriously and Dr. von Kahr repudiat- «d his adhesion to the movement shich he declared was given under compulsion. After 24 hours of great excitement during which the Hitlerites held the war ministry’ building, General Von ssow's Reichswehr were brought to play and Hitler's doughty le- ions, which he had patterned after ¢ Italian Fascisti, melted away with vut brief resistence. Ludendorff Was apprehended im- mediately while Hitler led the Ba- varian authorities a lengthy chase before he was finally captured. TWOMAY SEEK _— RRELECTION Two County Commissioners Will Be Elected ner from the Second district, le a candidate for reelection Victor Moynier, ‘commissioner ; they said when here today for the commissioner's meeting. Mr. Swanson is scrving his eighth year on the board and Mr. Moynier com+ pleting his first four-year term. Mr. Swanson's district is in the eastern part of the county and Mr. Moynier’s east and north of Bismarck. These two out of five are up'for reelection or retirement. BARTON DAY TO - BE OBSERVED Schools of the state will be asked to observe April 12 as Clara Barton \Day and on ‘that day include the an- jal Atbor Day program, it is un- nodpced by Miss Minnie J. Nielson, statig superintendent, The national Cla¥a Barton Memorial T'ree Planting Committee: has requested that. honor be done her name. on April 12, as “one of our greatest humanitarians.” HAYES AND MUNDELEIN ARRIVING IN ROME! to shows the immense crowd Mundelein of Chicago, on their arri BXPERTS FOR | GIVING RUBR T0 GERMANY Dawes Committee and British) at Odds on Burden of Tax- » ation on Germans » EXPERIENCE CITE The Dawes Paris, April 1 reparation (By the A. P.) experts .of — the with | this committee met this afternoon prospects better than any time Although General Dawes and Owen D. Young, American oviate, have; booked their passage tentatively for April 22, the assistants and counsellors planning. an earlier ably the end of next » amount of the reparation burt den to be laid on the German railt roads was expected to be settled this | afternoon, with the smoothing out of | the ditferences wh have between’ the American and English j delegates on this point. The English | have complained that the pe | of the loun bused on ther: H was excessive, while the Ame have argued that it was far less than | the burden the railroads in the United Si were called on to bear after the Civil War. They have thus | politely but firmly refused to follow the Britich idea that the taxation | standard demanded of the Germans was too high. | “Germany paid 10 billion marks in j taxes before the war,’ one of the American tax experts is said to have told his colleagues. we fix it any lower, our people, checking up | the figures, will upbraid ug for let- ting them off too easily.’ Americans Reply The American experts have replied to British fears that exportation of | funds ‘or the payment of reparations would weaken hen unduly if pushed ihe Gas Line muderiae CPHL ew Ani] which the country reached prosper-| ous heights although obliged annual- ly to rep: ms to foreign investors in mnines, railroads, ete. ‘The Amer- icans likewise opposed the pessimism of some foreign colleagues by draw ing another analogy from American ory, recalling the hue and cr ised over the first American. “bit- lion dellar Congress” whereas the Congress is now qgting some three billions annually. Although the foreign experts had a ready retort to these arguments, pointing out that Amer natural resources far surpasged Germany's the Americans have held firm, agree- ing however that Germany should be allowed to exploit all the resources of her territory in order to clean up her payments. ‘This is felf to im-. ply the acquiescence of American re- presentatives in the contention that the economic exploitations of the Ruhr be returned to Germany, the French to retain military control, a project to which the Echo de Puris takes violent exception. ATWOOD WILL TALK IN STATE et Harry Atwood of Chicago, author f “Back to the Republic” and oth- er books, will lecture in summer nor- mal schools for teachers in the state, and also speak at a meeting to be held in mid-summer of the county superintendenty’, association, He will lecture on. civics. DISTRICT SUES from which graduates may enter un- | flared up with an “I'll Cardinal they rece which greeted val in Rome, where HIGH SCHOOLS APPROVED FOR ASSOCIATION additional North Dakota high chools have b admitted to the orth Central High School Associa- which aceredits high schools Six iversities and colleges without umination, according to C. E. Pitk te inspeetgr, who with Prof Schmidt, attended the associa- innual meeting in Chicago. P. hman of Grand Forks the d member of the association, The new high schools admitted are Drake, Harv Bowbells, Bott eau, St. Thomas, Sarles, and make a total of 67 out of 78 Dakota hig ols in the which are accredited by the assoc ion. MORE CHARGES MAY BE MADE AT WILLISTON . L. Burdick’s Action at Wil- liston Against Semingson Being ‘Questioned ) les, Cc. Cc. tion H. I U Additional char of the banking situation in Williams county, according to reports there, which said that U, L, Burdick, who may grow out bert Semingson, state examiner, af- ter the grand jury had investigated the charges and found them ground- less, was preparing to file additional charges against Mr. Semingson. At the same time reports were in circulation here which indicated that y sures might be taken st Burdick. He was’ criticized in some quarters for, it is alleged, requesting the court to name kim a special prosecutor before any action a proceeding declared un- lawyer. Edward Sinkler of Minot was the grand jury special prosecutor. C, L. Young of the Bar Board said that he had heard of no appeals to the State Bar Board to act agains dick. State emingson would inake no further statement today re- garding the action against him in connection with the failed Williams County State Bank, but it is under stood that he will make a vigorous jdenjal and reply, if not in a public statement, before the justice court in Williston, The hearing on the charge against Semingson, which was set for Wednesday, was postpen- ed until Friday and it probably will be postponed until next week, ac- cording to word here. Secretary of State Thomas Hall,} y and ©, R. Green, m@ager of the Bank of North Dakota, had not re- ceived any subpoenas to bring rec- ords. Some friends of the present state administration assert that an effort is being made to discredit it through the attack on Seminggon, and assert ed that most of the allegations made date back to a time when 0. EB. Lofthus, Nonpartisan, was state bank examiner. VON STROHEIM. MOVIE MAN, IS ASSESSED FINE Los Angeles, April 1.—Eric Von |" Stroheim, motion picture director, wig fined $50 for contempt of court when he registered rage while testifying in an effort to obtain a reduction in alimony payments to his former w May Von Stro- heim. Interrupted by counsel he nash your face.” His ‘honor flared up with Otis schoo) district, McLean coun- ty, has filed a claim against the state bonding fund for $8,000, the full amount of the bond of L. A, Cowell, former, treasurer of the school dis- trict, because of money lost in @ closed Ruse bank, % / “That statement takes a $60 fine.” “Your ‘honor,” returned the at- torney, “he is making faces at me and showing his teeth, too.” The court deemed the $50, fine sufficient, however, and the matter ended there. Hayes of ed the red hat. i i | | | | | |swore out a complaint against Gil- | i is placed at: $25,000, | | will New York (arrow) and Cardinal ALL STOCK OF COUNTRY CLUB TO 8” RETIRED New Corporation to Establish Permanent Building Fund of Organization MEMBERSHIP LIMITED All the stock of the Bismarck Country Club was voted transferred to the Bismarck Town and Country Club at the club's annual meeting held last night in the ion of Commerce — rooms. Tt Bismarck Town and Country Club has filed ar- ticles of incorporation with the S¢- cretary ¢. ‘he capital steck, in 2,500 ‘shares: night_was to create a holding com- pany separdte from the club operat- i ization property. ‘he Bis marek Town and Country Club, the holding company, will build ur fund from the sale of stock for the purchase of land, each member sth- cribing to one share of stock at ten dollars. A certain percentage will be set aside each year. The actual dues of the Club will remain the same. decided upon the new corpor method in order to avoid an incre in the dues. The dues, together with the stock subscription, will stili_ be aan one-half the dues of any Country Club in the North west according to officers. sident of the Coun- try 3 at the meeting. The financial experience of the club ur under Mr, Meyer and : Thorberg, secretary, was exeeption- ally good, more than $1,600 of dvbts being retired. The membership of the Country Club stands at 230, and it has deen voted that new members will be mitted only old members drop out, the membership being as lige as the facilities of the club warrant. The annual business meeting of the club proper was postponed, will be held at a later date, probably this month, at-thes Country Club, when a dance will be given. Country Tt was ton 4}. The new method of organization 18 arrived at by business men on the club's bpard of directors aiter derable study, and experience They believe thac the method res Bismarck of a per- manent Country Club on a more rea- sonable basis thdn may be found anywhere in a city of this size. No RED CROSS TO GIVE PROGRAM A. L. Schafer, director of the Jun- ior Red Cross, who formerly was state high school inspector i school superintendent at Carrington, has informed North Dakota friends that on April 4, between 7 and 7:30 central time, there will be st from station WMAQ, Chi- cago, a Junior Red Cross program. It include musie by a group of Czecho Slovakian) children, FIERY CROSS _ . SEEN ON HILLS The fiery cross of the Ku Klux Klan burned on the hills just west of Regan, Burleigh county, recently, according to a report brought here by Regan men. Whether the burning was by Klansmen or by _ practical jokers is not certain. + STAR SALE SET ‘Minneapolis, April 1—Sale ct the Minnesota Daily Star, now in receivership. was fixed for Setur- day, April 12. by order of District Judge W. Buffington here todey. « ty CASE HALTED BY DAUGHERTY, WITNESS SAYS Former District Attorney in Oklahoma Testifies Before Investigators OLVED INDIAN LAND Claims That Department of Justice Kept the Case From Going Ahead Washington, April 1. P.)—-Harry M. Daugherty’s part in stopping trial of the “Miller Broth- ers” Indian land fraud case in Okla- homa in the spring of 1921 was de- scribed today to the Senate Daugh- erty investigating committee by H. \M. Peck, former United States At- torney of the western Oklahoma dis- trict The ca (By the involved 10,000 acres val- 50 an acre, Peck said. When it was ready for trial at Guthrie in he added, a “personal” let- from Attorney-General Daugher- directed that a be taken until the fall term of court. Peck request for his resignation received from Daugherty in September, 19: his subse- quent reappointment as special pros- the government. He re- ferred the committee to Senator Har- rell ued at continuance described » and ecutor for of Oklahoma as to the reasons for this reemployment Peck explained that the case re- ferred to was instituted i George L, Miller and four i charged with defrauding Oklahoma Indians out of land, Indictments had heen returned against the Miller brothers in.1920 and they were charged with an organization to get the land away from Indians as soon ‘us Department of the Interior gave cach tribesman his allotment, In the criminal cases they entered in pleas of guilty and were fined, the Department of Justice — specifically directing that course to be taken the witness said, but he added that no i ions to recover the land had been inaugurated and that the Miller brothers still had them, Peck said that in four years ex- perience as United States Attorney he had never known of another case in which the Attorney-General took such personal interest, Acceptance of the guilty pleas in the criminal cases was decided upon, the witness said, despite his recommendation that “penitentiary sentences” be demand- ed. The committee indicated it would get from files of the Departmen! of Justice and the United States Attor- ney’s office in Oklahoma cop’ the letters and m bearing Daughert: NEW LIGNITE FIRE RAGES Mine Inspector to Investigate Fire Near Beulah J. P. Mellon, state mine inspector, has gone to Beulah on report that re is a fire in the R. G. Stuhr lignite mine south of there. Informa- tion concerning the extent of the fire was lacking at the mine inspector's office, he going there after receiving word from the United States Bureau that a call had been made for the the mine rescue car without giving information as to the extent of the ire, Other reports said that the tipple and engine house were; destroyed, and that fanned by a heavy wind the flames ignited the coal in several entries which had been opened. [Strong efforts were being made to check flames, it was reported. W. S. Stratton, consulting engine 6f the state mine inspector's office today went to Haynes, North Da- kota, where a coal mine fire has been raging for wecks. The mine is being virtually cut into sections and the Sections sealed to smother the fire which still rages, he FIRE BUG IS ‘ACTIVE AGAIN Golden Valley, N. D., April 1.— Acfire-bug sought by local officials and citizens for an attempt to burn a two story frame building used as a garage here a month ago, has made a second futile attempt to fire the same building in the same manner and the state fire marshal has been asked to conduct an _ investigation ‘which is beyond the ability of local sleuths to solve. Old automobile cas- ings filled with oil and placed in a outside hallway on the second floor ere fired but the blaze was seen immediately afterwards though no sign of the incendiary could be found. The fire was extinguished. Golden aViley during the last year has had three disastrous fires in which at least ht buildings have been destroyed with a total loss well over $30,000, ' 1923 TAX CUT IS APPROVED IN COMMITTEE Senate Finance Committee Takes Action to Lower the Last Year’s Income Tax OTHER CHANGES MADE Increase in Corporation Tax Is Voted by the Senate Republican Committee Washington, April - 1. vision in the revenue bill percent reduction payable this year was approved un- The for pro- a on income taxes animously last night by the senate finance committee. This action was taken after a day in which the pruning knife had be used vigorously when the rate schedules were taken up. Other ac- tion at the night session included modification of the corporation tax, insertion of a provision to prevent issuance hereafter of tax-exempt se- curities, and rejection of a sales tax proposal. Increase Tax It was agreed to increase the cor- poration tax 12 1-2 percent to 14 per- cent and eliminate the special tax on capital stock amounting to $1, for each $1,000 of stock. Senator Reed, Republican, ‘ania, who proposed the aid it would make no change in the amount of revenue col lected from the source, that present administrative iculties would be lessened by elimination of the capital stock tax. The vote on the motion was 5 to 4. Senator Reed also posed the amendment, which w: rried by similar vote, to make taxable the in- come from state and municipal se- curities hereafter issued. Opponents argued such action unconstitutional and would have to be brought about by 2 constitutional amendment. Such n amendment — y defeated — this session by the house, which also re- jected a proposal such as was adopt- ed last night. ‘ko Make Returns Approval of the reduction in in- come taxes; payable this year means that, if the bill is enacted into law, only one half of the next tax in stallment, due June 15, and only three fourths of the last two install- ents will have to be paid. If, the tax has been paid in full, a refund of one fourth will be made the tax- payer. The house amendment opening tax returns to inspection, by gressional committe § modified somewhat. It was agreed to make the returns open to the house ways and means committee and the senate finance committce, as approv- ed by the house, but the house pro- vision giving ‘the privilege to special congressional committees was chang- ed to include only standing or se- lect committees of either house of congress when authorized by a re- solution. This is along the lines re- cently suggested by President Cool- idge. pro Sales Tax Defeated Chairman Smoot’s proposal of a sales tax of one half of one percent on all sales, with certain exemptions, was defeated by a strict party vote of 6 to 4 Some Republicans did not vote while the Democrats solidly op- posed it. Democrats of the committce agreed on a surtax rate schedule which they will propose as bstitute for the Mellon rates alre: voted into the bill by the Republicans. With a report on the bill in sight this week, the committee will make further study of estimates as to cost of the soldier bonus bill passed by the house. Republicans of the committee Have expressed a desire that the bonus bill be reported out first and a decision on this is expect- ed to be made immediately on com- pletion of the study of estimates. AUTO CRASH PROVES FATAL Wilton Miner Succumbs Inju: Sustained Nick Olek- sew, about 35, employed at the Wash; burn Lignite Coal Company mine and living at Chapin, the mining village, is dead from an autombdbile acciaent which happened late Sunday on the new roaf from Wilton to the mine. Oleksew had been visiting with his wife, and the two and Mrs. Fred Omfracz went out for a ride. Tie- sumably he was going too fast on the road when the auto jumped into a ditch, He was injured internally and died early’ yesterday morning. The wife and Mrs. Omfracz were shaken up but not badly injared. Oleksew is survived by a wife and one child. Funeral services were held today, { Order in Light The city commission, in meeting last night, passed bills and ordered in a street light at the corner of Rosser and Anderson. there being no other fusiness of importance before the body. i BANDIT SAID ONCE HERE IS SENT TO PRISON the toughest guy that ever came through our cells.” That's the way Chicago detectives sum up Harry C. Thomas, 41, described as “the great- est single-handed burglar in the busi- Thon! confessed to 250 burglaries « 18 attacks upon women, one murder and sundry other felonies and othe Thomas “got walked into the detecti made a clean breast ¢ ness. beries, misdemean- or everything. Chicago. April 1 years in the Joliet penitentiary was the sentence imposed pn Hatry C Thom: champion /crime con fessor. by Chief Justice Caverly in the criminal court today on a charge of criminal attack. ‘Thomas bad confessed to 260 crimes includ ing murder Thomas is repo time in the for a Bismarck years ago. ed to have spent state penitentiary here burglary many SINCLAIR 70 GIVE SELF UP Magnate, Indicted Contempt, To Go Washington Oil For To Washington, April 1. — Dist torney Peyton Gordon was noti- fied to that Harry Sinclair would come to Washington late to- day from w York to furnish bond for $5,000 to answer is called for het when he trial on a ch e of contempt growing out of re- fusal to answer questions of the Senate oil committee. It was arranged that Mr. Sin- clair should be allowed to make plea fmmediately upon his ar- 1 here W. Zevely, Sin- clair’s attorney, said he was un- able to say whether his client would come to Washington. today. CONTRACT IS NOT YET LET 1 Board of Administration Con- siders Mandan Building The state board of administrauion expects to settle contracts for in stalling nical equipment and rical wiring in the proposed new * dormitory 4t tne Mandan train- school this afternoon, and h: consideration alternate bid: of the three lowest of the general contract, Charles Kidd, Mandan, Ked- Mayer and Hanson, Wahpeton; and C, H. Johnson and Com , Fargo. Because the first bids exceeded the appropriati of $60,000, new bids were called for, Chair R state board hering strictly fusing to cor B. Murphy of the I the board was ad- to the policy of re- sider Jetting contracts where there is any possibility of the total amount ex@eeding the specific amount appropriated by the legi jla- ture, GIRL TO BE GIVEN AID Dickinson, D., April 1.—-Hat- tie Merritt. ‘ho leaped ‘from 2 Northern Pacific passenger train last weel SBORETARY OF INTERIOR JOB BEING SOUGHT? Committee Prosecutor Says He Wants to Know if “Com- placement Man” Sought HAMON STORY DENIEP Manager of His Campaign De- clares Al Jennings Lied on Witness Stand Washington, April 1., P.)—The political late Jake Hamon, tional committeeman homa, came under the oil committee t un avowed effort by Ser the committee prosecutor, tablish a conspiracy 1 to se'ect a “complacement” cre‘ary of le Interior, Under the Montan: nator” insistant questioning K., Dyche, who managed Ha Vs campaign for the place on tie national com mittee, festitiod that the first had cost Hamon $105,000 out ingisterl that hever desired to have place in the Cabinet. The witness ridiculed Al Jen- nings’ testimony i Ifamon had told him of large money payments to the late Senator Penri of Pennsylvania and othe to secure the nomination of Warren G. Hard- ing and of indiscriminate use of money among ‘he members of the Oklahoma delegation the Chi- cago con tion, R. H. Wilson, superintendent o tion, also wes qu Hamon had “'y putting over IH: and had told (hy the A activity of the Republican nw trom Okls rutiny before ain to s far back as Ss atl former publi Oklahoma instru mei. ie said ted” to him of ’s nomination of contributing 000 to Harry M. Dougherty, the farding pre-conveniion manager, for campafen expenses Washington, April 1.—Resuming its inquiry into the story of an oil deal at the Chic: Republ con- vention of 19: ¢ oil committee to- y was told by R, H. Wilson, form- er superintendent of public i tion in Oklahoma, of a “b Jake Hamon, the oil operato: ing as that state's Republican nal committeeman, that he haé “put over the nomination of W. G Harding,” Hamon v quoted ar ying he had given $25,000 to Harry M. Daugherty for the Harding cam paign fund. In the days of the campaign, the witness said, Hamor had appeared friendly to the candi- dacy of Leonhard Wood. Wilson saic under questioning that Hamon had made no reference in his talk to him of naval oil leases. J. E. Dyche, who identified him- self as a prohibition agent with headquarters at Oklahoma City, fol- lowed Wilson in the witness chair, He said he had acted manager of Harding.” Hamon was quoted as tion as Republican national commit- teeman, othing to it,” Dyche said, when sked about Al Jennings testimony that Hamon told him he had given 250,000 to the late Senator, Pe rose of Pennsylvania; $25,000 to Wii! Hays and $25,000 to Daugherty t> bring about Harding’s nominatio~ Asked about Jennings’ testim: that Hamon told him he spent mene indiscriminately with the Oklabor delegation the witness c.f Jennings said that he lied ° wasn't a dime spent on that de? tion.” Dyche declared he was with Hamor in Chicago and went home with t!r and “he didn’t even buy me a @ BONDING FUND Williams county, through Edward Sinkler, special attorney, has served notice on the state bonding fund that it will seek to collect $41,963.58 lost in closed banks from the bonding fund, on the bond of Osear E. West- berg, former county treasu McKENZIE CASE AGAIN PUT OFF which the state of s te collect in- heritance tax from the Alexander McKenzie estate was formally post- ed again today by Judge 1. C. avies, on request of both parties for delay. Judge Davies set May 6 as the date of hearing. Judge Flan- nery, executor of the McKenzie estate, is understood to be in Florida on a vacation. © in North Dakota Pres. Coolidge’s : Father Is 79 Plymouth, Vt., April 1.— Coolidge. father of President Coo: lidge.. observed his 79th (birthday quietly at his tome here yester- doy. Hale and straight in spite of will be given treatment | his years and with few gray ‘hairs, P. hospital, it is under-/he gave as his advice'to those wh> stood. jumped from the train while in a rervous state. It, was pointed out She is believed to hav2|desired longevity “no worry, -har? work,” t There was no hirthday celebru- bere that she probably did not {tion at the white farm house where fump because a man frightened ber, as she had put on clothes over ier night-cress sbefore leaping. last August, Calyin Coolidge was sworn in by his father as president of the United Statea . , ¥ ’