The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1924, Page 1

p | . DRAFT NEARING “vFails by $47,000,000 to Yield } touches were put on the re + Secretary Mellon. 13 WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temperature, ny THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘FINAL EDITION ESTA SBSH AS 18 on inbsllcicn 4s clarinet tcl og 1873 ‘BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS SEMINGSON CHARGE DISMISSED REVENUE BILL SENATE REPORT /Revenue Needed For The Next Year, Smoot Says RESTORE ITEM OME Practically All Miscellaneous Reductions Made by House Go Through “April Washingtan, Finishing enue bill by the Senate finance committee and a report of the measure by next Mon- day or Tuesday was promised by Chairman Smoot. and ex- by the Most of the miscellaneous e tax reductions made al House were approved by the commit- tee including its work on the rate schedules, The present tax on telegraph and telephone messages, eliminated by the House, however, was restored to the bill as were the leyies on bil- liard and pool tables and bowling al- _leys. n revenue annually, it was estimat- ed, and the latter about $1,050,600. Restoration of these taxes, coupled with other changes in the bill passed by the House, leaves the measure b; about $47,000,000 short of sufficient revenue the next year, Mr. Smoot declared, but he pre- dicted this could be met through 4 probable increases in actual revenue returns over Treasury stim, This prospective deficit does not in- clude further losses in funds which the government would face with pass- age of special appropriation _ bills now pending and the soldier bonus bill, 2 Odds and ends of the bill were considered today by the committee at morning and afternoon sessions made possible by adjournment of the Senate last night until Monday, at the request of the cemmittee. RADIO TAX PLANNED Washington, April All radio sets selling for less than $50 whole- vale were exempted from the pro- yosed 10 percent tax by the Senate ‘inance committee*today in winding ip its consideration bf the revenue ail. The gommittee also agreed to ex- mpt only articles selling for $25 or less from the jewelry tax of five vercent, instead of articl selling for less than $40 as voted by the house. Watches selling for less than $60 are exempt from the tax 1s passed by the house. Previous agreement to change the rackets to which the estate tax ates would apply so that $12,000,000 udditional revenue would be raised annually wag set aside and the pres- cnt rates of the estate tax restored ‘9 the bill, The House — had in- creased these rates to a maximum of 40 percent over the present 25 percent, and this was opposed by y SCHOOL YEAR ROUND PLAN Ryder School Board Head 4 Holds it Is Economy Ryder, N. D., April 5.—A 12 month school, consisting of 48 school weeks, has been proposed here by B. A. Dickinson, president of the’ board of education of the Ryder special schcol district, as an economy measure, and means whereby the district may run its school on a revenue limited by law to about $11,000. Under the plan, the faculty would be reduced from seven to five teach- -4ers. The remaining five teachers would be asked to teach at the same yearly salary as is now being paid. This would reduce the expenditure for the ensuing school year by about $2,000 Mr. Dickinson takes the view that a cut in teachers’ salaries or a cut in the school term means a loss in effi- ciency. In assuming that teachers might Konsent to teach 12 school months of four weeks each’ at the same salary, Mr. Dickinson points out that in passing the teaches minimum “wage law, the argument was advanced that the teacher must receive a year's wage regardless of the fact that they teach only nine months in the calen- dar year ‘and because they are often unable to and should not be required to find employment during the re- maining three months, MASONS MEET MONDAY NIGHT Bismarck Lodge A. A. F, and A‘) M. will meet at 5 p. m. Monday April 7 to confer the E.'A, Degree. t eight o’clock, Monday evening w, WJ. ,Hutcheson, formerly of this city, will\deliver an address at the Mayonic Temple. represents the Masonic Service Asoriatlon. Masons and me rs of their fam- ilies and invited fi ai will be wel- come, It is hoped ‘there will bq a large attendanse: The former involved $34,000,000 |, . Miss G ace Moore (above) Philadelphia. Miss Moore thas the \pr Revue Biddle delphia. is engaged to George well known in social circles of New ROMANCE Biddle (inset) of in the “Music Box York and Phila ma donna role DEATH ENDS COLORFUL CAREER OF RICHARD MOORE, STATE PRISON GUARD Left Wealthy Home in Dublin, Ireland, Served in Northwest Mounted Police in Canada and Had Been Guard in Prison For Nearly Thirty Years Death about $ o'cock th a wealthy home in Dublin, Royal Northw Dakota eventually Mr. Moore succumbed to a gene age, which was about 75 years. Leaving his home in Ireland result, it is understood, of the laws relating to younger, brothers, he emigrated to ada, Of fine physique and great daring, he ser- ved for many years in the Mounted asa Police aged on many danger- ous miss cording to bits of history he had related in past years to friends here. It is said that at one time he held the reputation of being the best physically developed man in the Mounted Police fo and was cited several times for brave in making arrests of dan- gerous crfminals. Moore had one narrow escape sinee he had been a guard in the state prison, where he came in 1897. It was in 1910 that a negro prisoner who had picked up a knife at ‘ked Thomas Gray, now’ deputy warden. The negro cut Mr on the el- bow and in the small Moore fushed to his assistance and} the negro slashed at him, cutting|! him under the arm. Moore was laid up for about two weeks, but the two quickly subdued the negro Moore got into Cavalier county about 30 years ago and became a good friend of Jud LaMoure, who was instrumental in getting him a place in the penitentiary. F. E, Shepard, cashier of the First National Bank, to whom Mr. Moore came at times for advice, wired the Moore solicitors in Dublin, Ireland of the death. The family is said to be one of the oldest in Ireland. The decensed guard was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge in Bismarek. Funeral services will be conducted from the Catholic church, probably, Tuesday morning, and in- terment will be here. It jis under- stood that Moore had made arrange- ments. for his funeral before his death, as he had been gradually breaking down for a long time. ARN, HORSES LOST IN FIRE Dickinson, N. D., April 5.-—Fire of unknown origin last Thursday night destroyed. the big barn belonging to Joseph Schoborg on his farm four miles east of Lefor. Eight head of horses, harness, grain and hay that were in the barn ut the time were all lost. The fire had gotten such a start that when noticed © nothing could be saved. The loss is paftial- ly covered) by insyrance. of the ba LAW FIRM CHANGES Dickinson, N. D., April 5.—A deal was closed the latter part of last week whereby the J. P. Cain and the Crawford & Burnett law firms ef- fected a ‘consolidation, The merger took effect this week and the new fitm,is known as Crawford, Cain & Burnett, The members are J, P. Cain, R, T? Crawford and Miss ss H. Burnett. Pi i ‘4 s mor Richard Moore, guard at the state penitentiary. Ireland, Mounted Police and a cr to the state penitentia the colorful career of His life led him from , Where he served in the ck regiment, and into Nort, ning ended to Can ral breakdown, due to his advanced ICE MOVING QUT FREELY River Conditions Favorable in Three States Tee is moving out of the Missouri River freely today, the weather bu- jreau reports. “River conditions 1 points along the in Montan: this morning,” si reau bulletin. “There fall of two fect at B and one-half feet at Washburn and six feet at Sanish. The gorge be- low the latter point broke yesterday . m. and reports this morning at the ice is moving freely . re favorable at Missouri River North and South Dakota s the weather bu- ha been a ek, four nts in the three states named.” With fair weather predicted to- night and tomorrow the run-out | should continue without any danger of floods at any. points. T. R. Atkinson, city engineer, said no damage would be caused the new city water plant. Engineers were somewhat worrfed yesterday over possibilities, but nothing untoward developed, it was reported. | MARCH SNOW IS | ABOVE AVERAGE Dickinson, N. D., April .5.-The month of March finished with a total precipitation of 1.11 inches or 11.0 inches of snow, according to Leroy Moomaw, government weather ob- server at the Dickifison sub-station. | And this*amaunt of moisture was .' inches more than the 32 year aver- age for the month. The mean tem- perature for the month was 25 de- grees or less than one degree warm- er than the average for March at this station DAKOTAN ON DEBATING TEAM Sterling, Kansas, an, April 5—C. R. Decker, Carleton college, Northfield, Minnesota; Foster Patterson of Tar- kio college, Tarkio, Missouri; and Oliver A. Peterson, University of North Dakota,’ were selected here last night to represdnt the western division of the Inter-collegiate , ora- torical ‘association in the natfonal contest “at Northwest University April 22. The, three ‘orators won the judges" verdict over:.contestants from’ Kan- sas, Iowa, Nebraska and South Da- kota. ’ at { ELKS HOLD BIG. DEDICATION IN NEW QUARTERS Eleven Candidates Initiated in Lively Ceremony at Lodge Last Night OFFICERS ‘ALLED Plans Made For Big Year for Qrder— Elks Band and Elks Orchestra Play More than night in Hinckley reunion 300 Elks gathered last their new home in the block for the biggest: Elks held in many years, Elks came from Mandan, Washburn and F other surrounding towns to participate in the festivities. The evening's program included the de- dication of the new home, installation of officers awd initiation, Making the celebrations a bit un- ul because of the fact that at was an unusual occasion, the patrol dressed up several candidates in gay raiment and posted them downtown during the early evening to act as rattic jobs, The Elks band came out ay at the club rooms before the i of the evening com- s dedicating the new club were according to the prescribed order of the lodge, and included al- so hort talk by. Seott Cameron during which he urged the members of the lodge to work together to make the order progress more rapid- n the future than in the past, em- netly American, pa- nd benevolent principles, and f of the officers asked sup- port during the ensuing year. New officers were installed durittg the evening as follows: Exalted ruler, R. B. Webb; Leading Knight, Scott Camero Knight, Obert Olson; L » J. ©, Tay- lo. Thompson; Treasurer, D. Baertsch; tyler, Joseph Dietri ce, S. W, Der- ck. Alex Rosen retired as exalted ruler of the lodge. wly installed officers, for short talks, promised efforts during the which now ha 400 members and emb s a jurisdiction includ- ing much territory outside Bismarc Eleven candidates were received in- to the lodge as follows: August W. Mellen, Joseph L. Clifford, Frank J Martin, of Garrison; R. W. Lumr: Eugene C, Wachter, Leif Blensle Alfred L. Olson, William S. Siegele of Herreid, South Dakota; John H. Yule, Dan Whitford and John W. Larson. triotic on be called on their best r for the lodge, ov Mugjcians , Play During the evening the Elks or- chestra of six pieces furnished music, Luncheon was served at the conclusion of the initiatory cere- monies. The lodge has the entire floor of the Hinckley block ing a large lodge room and ‘dance hall, billiard rooms, library and lounging rooms and dining room and kitchen. The hall was redecorated before the Elks moved into it, and improvements in the way of furn ings are planned by the order during the coming year, Many Elks here are expected to £0 to Mandan on April 12 when James G. McFarland, grand exalted ruler of the B. P. O. Elks of the United States, passes through. e____—________________@ | Weather Report | e econd clud- For twenty-four hours ending at noon today. Temperature at 7 a, m. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . 30 Precipitation 0) Highest wind velocity . . 20 WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: and Sunday, temperature. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure ‘is low over the wes ern Canadian Provinces and, previpi- tation occurred in parts of Wyoming, North Dakota and Minnesota. Gener- ally fair weather prevails in all oth- er sections. A large high pressure area extends from the Rocky Moun- tain region westward to the Pacific Ocean. Moderhte temperatures pre- vail in all sections. North Dakota Corn and wheat Fair tonight Not much change in Stations. Z Amenia .... 29 03 PC BISMARCK 55 30 0 Clo Bottineau .. 26 0 Bowbells . 22,0 PC. Devils Lake 30 02 Clo Dickinson « 30 0 Cl Dunn Center 48 31 0 Cl Ellendale 68 31 02 PC Fessenden a 27 0 Clo; Grand Forks .. 32.29 Clof Jamestown . 37 Clo Langdon 24 82 Clo Larimore 28 .15 Clo Lisbon 24. 0 Clo Minot . 28 0 Clo Napoleon 24 0 Clo Pembina 23.0 €lo Williston . 26 .02 Cl ‘Moorhend 34.02 ‘Clo PC, partly Clo, cloudy; len clear, ' COOLIDGE ASKS. FARMING HELP BE AFFORDED ident Would Have Agri- cultural Corporation Aid Diversified Farming FORMS CC. T. JAFFRAY Pr ident in Letter to Chair- Soard Sets Out ed For Some Action man of April ked the rei al Credit Corpora in cooperation with ance Corporation the ex- President Coolidgs ganized Agricultu tion toyunder the War tension of credit to Northwestern wheat growers forglarm diversifiea- tion. \ The request smbodied in a to C) Th Minneapo- lis, chairman of the board of direc- tors of the Agricultural Credit Cor- poration, which was organized by eastern, middle western and north- western financial interests with a lization of 0,000,000 of sult of the Febru on_the northwest Much Needed Step The President Aeclared such a step should be taken because of the of the Norbeek-burt- id farmers to purchase poultry and that he more effective se rendered to the agr of the central and no could be cultural interests Northwest DAUGHERTY’S PROBERSREST FOR FEW DAYS! Sestimony of Secretary Weeks To Be Important Event In the Next Week “of LSO OHIO JUNKET Washington, April (By the A. -)—The Daugherty investigating committee was in recess today after another week of ricochetting inqu Although starting from “deal” t ” the, committee was conccrned with War Contracts and d next week to hear Secre- Weeks with reference to Air- cases, It is planned, however, to examine other wit on this matter before questioning the Se Meanwhile the com- mittee will ha documents relating to cases placed at its dispo: sideration in ¢ 5 Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon- tana, prosecutor of the inquiry, and Senator Moses of New Hampshire, 0 Republican membet of the commit- tee, has been authorized to conduct an investigation at Washington Courthouse, Ohio, of the accounts of the Midland National Bank of which M.S. Daughert; brother of the former Attorney-General, is Presi- dent, but it had not been made known last night when they would leave. Contempt proceedings against the Ohio banker are under consideration because he has refused to permit examination of its accounts by the agents to the extent desired by the committee and recently failed to an- sawer when called under a subpcena, subsequcntly questioning the legal right of the investigators to reqaire his presence. “CORN-FEDS” T0 BE SHIPPED First Load Will Leave Dunn County on May 3 tary eraft fraud e available for study, ome of the Killdeer, N. D., April 5.—Layton George. has ordered two cars shipment of corn fed beef to the St. Paul market for May 3. All those who have corn fed stuff for the market at that time ate expected to join with him. This will be the first shipment of corn fed beef ever leaving this country and. marks a new epoch in the steck game. It means about fifty percent more prof- it in the rpising of beef stock. The additional profits will go into the pockets of the local ranchers instead of ‘the feeders of the central states, ranchers ane WOULD MAKE TRAIL NO. 1 The Commercial Clubs of Fargo and Valley City, and Kiwanis clubs in those two cities have voted to ask the State Highway Commission to <designate the National Parks as No. 1, since it has the sf improved road of any highway in the state. The Bismarck Aasociation of Commerce is joining in ‘the request. tly or- | for| A. The view on left is that of the © OF PREHISTOR Scientists Reiterated Belief Th: bring to light still other re long-forgotten glacial days. FRENCH SEIZE PROPAGANDA jes of a i | Make Searches to Reveal Nationalist Endeavors mea ! Duesseldorf, April 5—Searches of {houses have begun pursuant to measures taken by M. Pierard, pres ident of the Rhineland high commis sion, and Gen. DeGoutte, for the j suppression of alleged secret nation- | alist militarist organizations in the Rhineland and the Ruhr and have ready resulted in numerous and the seizure of many documents proving, according to the French authorities, the extensive ramifica tion of these illicit activities. A search of 241 premises resulted in 61 arrests at Bochu Fourteen made at Essen The report says the ion enrolled 100 men, served in the Ger also found copies special inst preparations, HEATON TRIAL PROGRESSING State Probably Not to Finish Before Monday Grand Forks, April 5. that the organiz: y of whom man army. They of manuals of regarding , military Efforts by the state to show accounts of the Scandinavian ‘an Bank of Fargo were juggled C. He ton in an effort to conceal shi ages occupied the morning session of Heaton's trial today. Individual accounts and ledgers were introduced with this purpose in view, over the objection of Francis Murphy, He ton's attorney. The case will not complete its case before Monday. CANDIDATES OUT Dickinson, N. D., April 5. The WHEN SPRING COMES IN THE EAST apitol in Washington, while the one RENEWED SEARCH FOR SKELETONS |. BURDICK GASE _ FALLS FLAT IN JUSTICE COURT Forced to Action Dismiss Against Gilbert Semingson, State Bank Examiner ‘TOOK ACTION HIMSELF | Moved Dismissal When it Ap- peared Justice Would Take Action, Says Dispatch | The case launched ULL. Bur dick, Fargo lawyer, against Gilbert Semin, state examiner, at Wil- liston was dismissed by Burdick him self after the » fell flat and it appeared the justice would dismiss it himse cording to information to The Tribune by long-distance tele phone today. Burdick swore out charges against Semingson in connection with the failure of the Williams County Bank after a grand jury had inves- tigated them and refused to return on right represents a view at Times Square, New York, both taken] an indictment, in ‘spite of — strong during a storm that struck the Atlantic coast and swamped thousands | pressure by some Williston. parties. under a white blanket of snow. Burdick then asked the court to name him special the court did. Semingson went to answer the charges with Sullivan, attorney. on fo ing hb Justice of the Pe After testimony had been heard and arguments complet- Jed Mr. Sullivan moved for dismissal of the complaint. Then Burdick prosceutor, which Williston, John F. The matter came fore a IC PEOPLE PLANNED at Califor ia Skeletons Found himself moved that the case be dis Are of People Living 25,000 Years Ago missed. In a second action started by Bur- dick against several bankers and Mr. Los. Angeles, April 5,-(By the A. P.)-While scientists reite Semingson regarding a voting trust their belief that the five historic human skeletons recently unearthed | agreement entered into in 1920 when here date back to the ice age which closed some 25,000 years or more; the Twin City nks came to the ago, the supervisers of Los Angeles county late yesterday voted an | rescue of the Williston bank, a von- appropriation of $5,000 to finanee excavations which it hoped will | tinuance was taken until April ace, The general impression in Williston {was that Burdick wanted a chance to that roamed these shores in The money is to Hecome available| tty and back up the charges, —al- soon, - officials announced, and will} though the reason continuance lhe used by the Los Angeles Museum| given was that all defendants who of History, Science and Art, in ex-| Were arrested would be present at tensive exploration of the area west | that time of here in which! the five skeletons] Burdick occupied an unusunl posi- known us the Haverty group were} tion in theWilliston case-~complain- Ait ing witness and prosecutor, How- Dr. Chester. Stock, University of €veh, efforts to get him to take the California paleontologist, who is here | S48nd_ 888 witness for the defense to confer with Dre W. A. Bryan, | failed. Burdick refused to tke thé director of the Muegum, will renanal stand in this capacity and the Jus- until Monday to make a survey of | Hee deelined to honor the: subpoena the proposed excavation site. ceMespHemingncnpeqelionleys We are contempiating excavations 5 SS RUNES Sy ety of the original discovery,” Dr. Bryan Heron EN: Dn ce explained, but in other places ulso,| *7ignment’ of Howard R.\Lamp- to, discover if possible, the extent | mam E. C. Fisher, John I. Digr the formations under which the| Peter, Berg and Otto 0. Solbe fons were found ata depth of {commissioners of Williams county, fect. We intend to dig below the | *t, fF hearing in the district court ‘dof the, Micacous, claw ine which (before Judge George A. Moellring at the petrified bones mere imbedded, |? ° Clock this afternoon, a plea of je the belie? thas we aay. dicvoren |(UOe Susy anda tiling sof Nope ata the gravel bed on which the elay [te #Ppearunce in court, at a later probably accumulated. This would| ate, Was presaged in a statement aid in determining the nature of the| M&de by 1. V. Metzger, attorney for ‘ the defendants, early i formation where the bones came to] TC commiccioncre coneed light and hence would aid in esti- ners were accuse : : of incompetence by the grand jury mating their approximate age. os 3 4 recently aljourned here, in respect Dr. Stock, who supervised — the : to the approval of the alleged in- Haverty excavations and expressed ’ 5 sufficient personal bonds covering the belief when the skeletons first : 5 the county deposits in the Williams came to light that they probably! County State Bank which clave debate back to the Pleistocene Rien neere ea eae declared that further study Ineteyear situation had not led his estimate. EXPERTREPORT COMES MONDAY Final Text, Is Being Prepared; For Printers the him to revise of CASE DISMISSED Williston, N. D., April first of two charges made Gilbert Semingson, state bank ex- aminer for North Dakota, was dis- missed by Justice C. C. Kemper up- on the motion of Usher L. Burdick, special prosecutor in the ¢: Hearing on the case was started at 10 o'clock yesterday morning when Justice Kemper arrived from Tren- ton to ‘conduct the examination, transferred to his court by a change of venue from Justice John Austin. A subsequent charge is still pend- ing against Semingson jointly with Erick Thornberg, Ed. Schulenberg and George F. Bates, eastern bank representatives of the bank, claimed to have been trustees with him in Waris, Monday April 5 before the printegs get and proof-read text of It probably will be the final revised the reparations report, it wus indi- Bp ; the banks operation. ‘The latter ae : Teeny: complaint charges the four with re- It is possible, therefore, that the|Tovl en deposit of $3,680.70 froma report will not be made public before | Wittinme County on January 4, 1923, opening guns in the political battle in Stark county were fired during | the last two weeks with the an-{ nouncements of Henry Brown, W. Clure and, T, N. ‘Hartung, as candidates for the Office of register cf deeds. All men are well known in | the county and have many booster: Tourists are already coming: Between 15 and 20 tourists en route from*the middle west and east to the Pacific Coast have registered at the Association of Commerce, in- cluding, two families from Pennsyl- vania, The visitors uniformly have re- ported the best roads were found in North Dakota, since in Minnesota and farther east they plowed through snow or mud on their way. Indica- tions afe that the touring season will open unusually early this year. The Bismarck tourist camp proba- bly will open about the first of May, ‘A committee composed of S. W. Cor- D TOURISTS ARE COMING ALREADY, PLAN OPENING OF LOCAL CAMP |: Monday afternoon or Tuesday. The pen ene committee, headed by B fea tsa Ga DES EO General Charles T. Dawes, will Hold an 4 plenary session tomorrow to go} BREACH MAN TO over the text as it was being re- vised by the drafting comfittee to-| SEEK PLACE AS day and to try to fix a definite time for publication, The drafting committee plans keep at its work all afternoon, N. D. OFFICIAL, Beach, N. D., April 5—C. J. N. Nelson, for several years city sup- erintendent of Beach and other city schools, but for the past three years enenced in the automobile business , has decided to shy his hat in he ‘ring for nomination to the of- fice of state superintendent of schools and will enter upon a lively a campaign for that honor. Mr. Nel- , chairman; R. D, Hoskins, A, W.|son is a teacher of wide experience. ssner, B, O, Ward and W. F, Jones| It is understood that Miss Minnie is working out plans for opening the | Nielson will again come before the camp and possible improvements, in-| people for this office and that Miss cluding electric Mot plates. Consid- | Bertha Palmer will: also be in. the eration also is being given to a pro- | contest. posul to make d small charge, of tourists for use of the camp facili- ties. “Phis indorsed both by the Yellowstone Trail and National Parks NEXT WEEK Highway associations, and the park board at Minot has decided to make Washington, S Apel 5.—Weather a charge of 50 cents the first night, | outlook for the week beginning Mon- w th 25 cents each additional night] day: Upper Mississippi Valley—Gen- end a time limit of 10 Aays, If a'lerally fair except possibly showers charge is made a caretaker probably | about Thursday, temperature ‘above will be put in charge of the local }pormal first. half and mets camp. ‘ latter half, to WEATHER FOR