The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 18, 1924, Page 1

' | - WEATHER FORECASTS Generally fair tonight and Satur- day. Not much change in temp. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE aann BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS | JAPS LOOKING TO COOLIDGE VETO OIL PROBERS STILL TRAIL CHICAGO STORY More Witnesses Called to Tes- tify as to Activities at Republican Convention WOOD REFUSED i —. Witness Says Another Heard That General Decline Penrose’s Support AID Washington, April 18—(By the A. es were call- ed before the oil committee today in its quest for information bearing on \. the inside story of the @epublican i, national convention in Chicago if 1920. \ One of them, T. A. Harmon of dianapolix related a story he said had been told him by Dr. James L. Himrod of Mooseheart, Illinois, of how Leonard Wood refused to accept the support of Senator Boise Pen- rose of Pennsylvania, on condition that Penrose could name three cab- inet members. Himrod had claimed, the witness said, that he himself had a part in the conversation. Another of those heard by the com- mittee was William Cooper Proctor ‘of Cincinnati, Wood's campaign man- ager, who denied he had conferred in Chicago with either Harry F. Sinclair or Jake L. Hamon at the time he was Republican national committeeman from Oklahoma, ve more witness WITNESS ON WRONG TRACK Washington, April 18—(By the A. P.)—George Maxwell, director of the National Reclamation Commis- sion, was, called before the Senate Daugherty committee to explain statements made by him in a letter to Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Ari- zona, charging a “Fall-Davis scheme to steal.the Colorado river.” The witness was heard at a hastily assembled meeting of the commit- tee which previously had announced t would stand in recess until next veek. His letter to Senator Ashurst ad said the committee “was on the i ‘rail of the serpent” and that a sim- lar opportunity. to get at the. facts 8 to who was trying to steal the “olorado river from Arizona “might ‘ot come again in a thousand years.” Senator Jones, Republican, Wavh- ngton, objected to taking up the splorado river controversy as irrele- ant ahd Chairman Brookhart agreed unless he connects it with the De- artment of Justice in some way.” faxwell then said the letter was ent under a “misapprehension as he committee he had in mind was the reclamation committee, He ad- viitted he had “no personal informa- on as to the department.” He was vexeused, LIQUOR CASE UP Washington, April 18.—(By the A. ?.)—Minute details of the Savannah I'quor conspiracy case in which 78 ersons have been sentenced to the enitentiary were recited before the Yaugherty investigating committee <.oday by Clark Grier, who describ- ‘ <d- himself as a prominent Georgia itepublican and former “informant” uf the Department of Justice. The witness declared there ‘had ' been ‘long delay in prosecuting the uses after he laid all the facts be- . fore the department, and that his report was followed by his “dis- charge” by W, J. Burns at the in- tance of John L. Phillips, the Re- publican state. chairman, who, he charged, was involved in the liquor cases, An indictment against Phil- lips in a lumber fraud case is pend- ing in the District of Columbia, PRISONER IS ELECTROCUTED Little Rock, Ark. April 18.—Joe “(Sullivan went to his death in the electric chair at'the state peniten- tiary here at 5:37 today for the mur- der of Luther C. Hay, Little Rock detective, last July. Sullivan was the last of a trio of desperadoes who escaped from death cells in the Arkansas penitentiary February 1 after holding up the pri- son warden with a wooden_,“pistol.” ‘ Hay and another detective, George Moore, were shot to death when they attempted to-arrest Sullivan’ and Emory Connell, companions of “Dia- mond Joe” in the escape on a minor charge, Connell and the third of the trio— Eulos Sullivan—were. killed five days after the prison break in a fight with @ posse, y DO NOT AGREE ON TRIAL DATE States Attorney Allen and William Langer, attorney for QO; R. Vold, Regan banker, charged with receiv- ing deposits in a bank known to be insolvent, failed to agree at 1 o'clogk thig afterrfoon on a date for a pre- injoary hearing. They appeared be- fe Police Magistrate Cashman, but the matter was carried over and may Se settled later. HARRY K. THAW AND xp CANTRAL HIGH FIGUR ES IN COURT FIGHT TO PROVE WHITE’S SLAYER IS SANE MAN E SSATIONAL TRIAL SANITY SCENES FROM THE PHILADELPHIA COURTROOM DURING TH ‘ ‘ ITY L OF HARRY THAW. EVELYN SBIT (ABOVE, |LEFT) AND UDY OF THAW (ABOV » RIGHT). BE- LOW, THAW LEAVING COURTROOM WITH His MOTHER, RS. MARY C. THAW (CENTER) AND REV. J. 0. WARFIELD (LEFT). Pe 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 FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicin LAND VALUES MATTER UP State Board Considers Fixing The Values Now Gen erally fair tonight and Saturday. Not; much change in temperat: The Tele, boord vol, vequallzalion)) 5. Noth, Dokata: ‘Generally tair was to meet today to consider a pro-| tonight and Satur Nob nek position to agree upon change in temperatu values the board intends to place | ¢ ERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the Can- upon farm lands for this year, and to notify county auditors to this ef-} adjan Provinces and precipitation v¢ fect so that when county boards) curred at a few places in the north- meet they can Jeave the assessed| ern Border States, Elsewhere the values at the figures indicated by| weather is generally fair. No pre- the state board and fix values of} cipitation occurred in the Dakotas. other property in relation to these} Moderate temperatures preyail in aH values’ A table, worked out in the] sections, office of the tax commissioner, was! North Dakota to be considered by the board. Un-| Corn and wheat der this tentative proposal the val-| tations. uation of all farm lands in the state! amenia. ... oc would be cut fifty-six million dol-| BISMARCK 0 KC lars, The usual procedure is for the! pottinenu 0 cla board to equalize land values after! neyit, Lake 0 cl county boards have met. Dicdingen oc Ban Ge * Dunn Center o cl . endale 0 Cl Brooklyn Bridge j | Fessenden oc . * Grand Forks 6 Cl First of Tourist Thetgtane oc Lures in N. Y. | Langdon oe) scans Larimore 0 cl New York, April 18.—Brooklyn| Lisbon peal . . 3 . . | Minot 0 cl Bridge, first of the five great bridges | Minot, -- ee to span the East River, continues to] *PolCon - 4 mitt ; f°) Pembina 0 PC hold first place: ad an ‘object of in-| Hembin Agra terest to the thousand of sightseers en ; ite ; Moorhead 0 cl who visit New York daily. hears Ane eRe ey The Woolworth Tower, Fifth Ave- pe clenry, BO, pany: LG nue, Central Park, Grant’ Tomb and ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Riverside Drive have their admirers Meteorologist. but sight-seeing agencies report that invariably the visitor asks to see the weather-beaten bridge, which in its day was one of the modern wonders of the world, Edward A. Byrne, caretaker of the structure for many years, reports that tl number of visitors who tread the well-worn floor boards in- creases every year. x BEES KILL HORSE Rochester, N. Y., April 12—A swarm of bees, drifting into an or- rowing, settled on Watters’ team of horses. The bees stayed until they were driven off with a hose, One of \the horses died; the other was se- verely hurt. PROCLAMATION CLEAN up AND PAINT UP. Here This, Ye People—Think! Act!!: Come on, let’s put things in order. Our whdle city can and should be made as clean and orderly as its cleanest home. Then we will have a safer, happier, healthier city. Ambition: ix its highest conception ig to dream big dreams and make them come true. The splendid ambition to have a city clean/ and beautiful is soon to ‘become a reality by the co-operation of ‘all the people. Therefore, by virtye of the authority vested in me as Mayor, and with the hearty approval of many far-seeing and zealous citizens, were hereby prociafm the week of MAY, 4th TO 10th, 1924, ag the Opening Week of a Continuous CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP CAMPAIGN. Away with the rubbish piles! Clean wp streets and alleys. ; and trim the ‘hedges. needs it. Banish the plague spots! ‘Cut the weeds, mow the lawns ‘Repair and paint every building that chard where Lee Watters was har-' N. P. SEEKING TRACK MEN | Will Hire Laborers Locally as Far as Possible’ The N@rthern Pacific Railroad ‘Company is seeking men in Bismarck ‘and other cities along the line for section and general maintenance work during the spring and summer, }under an announced policy of em- ij ploying men. in the various localities nstead of shipping in crews, as far as possible. W. A. McDonald, local agent, has received word to this ef- | fect. | The Northern P: cific is carrying out a policy of be bed with washed gravel, to rediice the dust and improve the roadbed. Work is being carried on in Minne- jsota and it may be carried through this state this year to some extent. New equipment will ke provided on Northern Pacific trains Nos. }and 4) according to information Rere. Lounging cars will be carried on the trains ahead of the dining car, to | provide a rest room for diners wait- ‘ing and also for general use, ‘The | parlor car equipment on trains Nos. 1 and 2-is to be improved for sum- mer tourist travel, cars now seine overhauled, SEEK AID FOR THIS COUNTY Want Participation in -Agri- cultural Credit Corpora- tion Loan , The status of Burleigh county with reference to the $1,000,000 loan dis- tribution planned to be made by the Agricultural Credit Corporation, to assist farmers who desire -to pur- chase livestock for diversification purposes, has been considered some- what uncertain because of the fact that county sagents of 35 counties are summoned to the conference and it is through them that the agency plans to function. Railroads offer- ed to have agents. cooperate in coun- ties where there are no county agents. Burleigh county has no county agent, but may be’ represented by several citizens. «P. C. Remington, president of the City National Bank, who is a member of the North Dak- ota advisory board of the Agricul- tural Credit Corporation, plans to go to the Fargo meeting, and said to- day he will endeavor to have an, ar- rangement made whereby Burleigh county farmers will be able to ob- tain loans for diversification pur- poses, if. they desire, the same as are made counties having county agents. We need this thorough cleaning and renovation. It is the ‘sensibte thing’ to do— for the health, safety, thrift, pride and happiness of all our le. It is everybody’s job. Evety man, woman and child will , ‘be expected to help. Let there ibe no slackers, . } A. P, LENHART, Mayor. oe GPING UP IN ENGLAND Gasoline has taken an-8-cent jump in England, and further increases in price per gallon are expected to fol- low. The rise is-attributed to more autos on the road and importation of 0K. INSURANCE ing Statements ITALIANS HELD, THEN RELEASED Washington, April 18.—(By A. P.) On the basis 6f reports that Presi- dent Coolidge probably would ap-| Four young Italians, beating their prove the pending insurance soldiers’ | way from Belfield to the East, were bonus bill, some Democratic Senate | picked up by local police last night leaders considering the advis-] and held on telegraphic request from Dickinson, stating that four Ital were wanted for an attempted tack on a girl there. An officer with the young women came here but after seeing the four men at the po- ability of withholding their proposal or incorporation in the measure of a full cash payment option. Report of the President's attitude was received through American Leg- ion officials, Democratic senators! lice station, the girl said they were aid, with the word that inclusion] not the parties sought, and they were of a full cash payment. option re-|released to continue their journey quiring an immediate government | eastward. bond issue would endanger the pros- a t of the bill becoming law. While Senate Republican leaders DEMOCRA ST0 | expressed the opinion also that the bill had combination cash measure, it was word had been receiv President's attitude. In his message to Congress Presi- dent Coolidge made the brief com- ment that he favored no bonus bill. insurance than a better prospects insurance and stated that no ed as to the MEET IN CITY ON APRIL 29 With the prospects that the} FETE measure might come before the| Wooledge of Minot and Camp- Senate late in the day and at least ne 4 tomorrow Democratic leaders bell of Bismarck Issue a planned to confer further during | Joint Call the afternoon on the position they will take as regards the full cash ; ——— ' oye Minot, April 18—Revocation of enator Walsh, Massachusetts, a{ the two separate’ calls issued for Democratic member of the finance| Democratic. state conventions, committee, who has been drawing] one to be held at Fatgo and the other at Jamestown, is announc- ed in a joint call issued in Minot today, signed by Wooledge of this city and J. E. Campbell of, Mandan, which summons Dem- ccrats of the state to convene at Bismarck on April 29 at 10 a.m. for the purpose of indors- , ing a Democratic state ticket. Wooledge and Campbell are the heads of the two factions witk- in the Democratic party which supported H. H. Perry and R. B. Murphy, respectively, for na- tional committeeman of Democratic party, at the March 18 primary. Wooledge had previously call- ed a convention to he held at Fargo and Campbell had issued a call for another convention to be held at Jamestown, $ HELD AFTER WOMAN'S DEATH Chicago Police Gain no Ad- missions in Questioning up a minority report on the bill with a view to demanding a cash option said that while many Demo- crats thought this substitute would much better bill, both for eterans, and the government the Fparty did not wish to stand in ‘the way of success of a bonus measure. Washington, April 18 (By the A. P.)—A clear vote was in sight today for the soldiers’ bonus and tax re- duction billx in the Senate, Senator Curtis, Republican, Kan- sas, sponsor of the bonus measure has announced he would ask that the bill be made the order of business immediately on congjusion of the im- migration discussion and Chairmi Smoot of the finance committee plans to call up the revenue bill as soon as the bonus measure has been disposed of. Not more than a week is expected to be consumed in consideration of the bonus bill, with the issue drawn between proposals for the insurance proposal passed by the House and reported by the Senate finance com- mittee, and a combination bill in- cluding provision for full cash pay- ments as an alternative of the insur- ance. Passage of a bill by a large ma- jority regardless of the outcome of the contest is generally predicted. Democrats are the principal pro- ponents of the cash payments option proposal while the insurance plan with a provision for cash payment to veterans not entitled to more than $50 in adjusted service credits has Chicago, April 18. held in connection with the killing of Mrs. Bessie Guensslen, 26, res- taurant cashier, found last night tied to a bed in her flat with an electric light cord ‘and strangled with a sheet. -Three men are the support of most Republicans. They are Alexander Gorden, who —___,—_ posed as a brother of Mrs. Gaensslen and formerly was her partner in, a taurant police say, Abraham Weiss CREAM AGENTS re id Hi: Cohen, h friend. Ni ARE WARNED OF _fintormation in the sclution ot the WARM WEATHER | "tery. was obtained from them after an all-night questioning, ac- cording to the police. * The woman was found when police broke into the after her em- ployers reported she hud at work for sometime. neighbors that they heard ances in the flat on Wednesda caused police occurred then. German-Polish Cream agents in the state are warned in a circular letter sent out by W. F. Reynolds, state dairy com- missioner, to prepare to avoid d:ffi- cultjes with cream which come with warm weather. . “The weather is warming up which naturally will cause cream to sour quicker and get old and stale quick- er than it will in cold weather,’ he says. “Talk to all of your patrons not been Stories dit of urb- night to think the slaying and ask them to put in cooling tanks. + This doesn’t need to cost anyonc but Visas Now $50 very little. One of the main things ; - in caring for cream is to remove the| Berlin, April | 18,-—Two hundred gold marks, or ubout $50, is the price Poland charges German citizens for a visa to enter Poland. Now Ger- many has made a similar charge for Poles desiring to enter Germany. animal heat as quickly as possible. “Advise your patrons to keep the cows off the wild onion pasture. The cows could go in the stubble fields for a while in the spring in,order to give the pasture a start. ‘As soon as the grass gets a good start the cows get more grass and less onions proportionately which gives less on- ion flavor to the crea' ee USURY CHARGE FAILS Vienna, April 18.—On the ground that Vienna banks commonly enirge traders 2 per cent a week, or 100 per cent. al, year, for loans, a” Vienna money lender who had charged a poor couple 140 per cent was acquit- ted in appellate court on a charce of usury. The judges agreed that if he were to he convicted, few banks vould evade prosecution, Buffalo, N. Y., April 18.—-The Rev L. E. H. Smith, pastor of the On- tario United Presbyterian ghurch and dry crusader for Buffalo's church or- ganizations, escaped by a few min- utes a bomb explosion which wreck- ed his home in Blackrock, a subrub, shortly after midnight last night. The family was also absent. A series of threatening letters had caused them to temporarily abandon the house and for more than a week they have been living with neigh- bors. The pastor himself returned a few days’ ago and was on the point of leaving for his house when a tele- CHECKS MAILED OUT. The state auditor is mailing checks to 1,180 consolidated and _ rural ‘school districts, totalling $223,876.- 50, asthe state aid voted by the leg- islature for these schools for one year. . \ the \! | i i | | i i i | the community COOLIDGE MAY {CITY URGED TO ASSUMEGALAAIR WHEN BIG ROTARY CONFERENCE COMES Hope that all Bismarck citizens, the Conference are being paid by the 5 “| the visiting Rotarians, and all bus-{ being made upon local citizens to defray any part of the costs. —- iness houses will decorate for the] sin view of the standing of the os 3 , sion, is expresged by F.L, Conk-| men who will be present, itis high- President Probably Would |i cjairman of the conference com Ay ABSANE CHAE’ the” Gl Ol BIE Approve Bill on This Basis, | ™'ttce. in a letter addressed to bus-| marck make the best possible show- iness houses of the city. Mr. Cenk-| ing, The local Rotarians are asking Legion Men Report lin, in behalf of the committee, says: | of the business men of the city, that “On (April 24th and 26th, Bismarck j every possible courtesy be extended will act as host to the Ninth District | that the visitors mi feel at home DEMOCRATS HALTED] Conference of Rotary Clubs. Land enjoy their ts his meeting will bring eto the; “The Rotary colors are Royal blue = city about 700 representative busi-/ and gold and we would appreciate . »] ness men who will be our guests dur-| their use in decorating. your place May Change Their Plan of) ine the two days of the meeting. | of business and in making up window Attack on the Bill Follow- “All expenses in connection with] displays.” THAW’S TRIAL IS PUT OVER UNTIL MONDAY Five Alienists Have Held Him Sane, and Four Assert He Is Dangerous Philadelphia, Pa., April trial to determine the Harry K. Thaw having been adjourn- ed until Monday lawyers on both sides of the are devoting them- selves to strengthening their posi- tion for the final proceedings. Thaw, who was on the witness stand erday for a brief period, was back in the Pennsylvania hospi- ° 18—The nity of tal for mental and nervous diseases in West Philadelphia today. So far five alienists have testified that Thaw is sane and not dangerous while four have given their opinion that he is still ins nd would’ be a menace if rele; side op- posed to Thaw’s release still has two alienists to call. The who will determine Thaw's sanity welcomed the holiday. They were permitted to go to their homes. TUTTLE BANK MERGER MADE Under New rrangement Town Will Have One Bank Slimination of one bank in Tuttle, Kidder county, in the interests of was announced today by .C. P. Heimark, vice-president, Tuttle, and was confirmed by P. Remington of this city who has re- turned from Tuttle where he assist- ed in the transfer. Under the arrangement Tuttle will have one bank, held sufficient to take care of the needs of the com- munity, and depositors in the First itional Bank of Tuttle all will be taken care of in the voluntary liqui- dation. Mr. Remington declared it Was necessary for the best interests of many small communities that some banks be eliminated and over: head expense reduced. Mr. Heimark, in his formal state- ment, said: “After careful consid- eration on the part of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the First National Bank of Tuttle, we have come to the conclusion that it is the part of good business and economy to eliminate one bank at Tuttle. The volume of business of this locality will not warrant the overhead expense of two banks at this point. We feel that the com- munity can be better served with the elimination of one of the banks. For these reasons, after taking it up with Mr. P, C, Remington and associates of Bismarck, we have completed ar- rangements whereby all checking ac- counts and savings accounts will be transferred from the First, National Bank of Tuttle to the Tuttle State Bank, and all C. D's. or time certi- ficates will be transferred to The First National Bank of cele, and them taken care of. We are to announce to our patrons our arrangement with Mr. Reming- ton, who is in a position and, will take care of your interests to the fullest extent. The Tuttle State Bank is one of the substantial banks in the state which has stood the t Mr. Remington needs no introdu tion to the people of this section being one of the leading bankers of the state. HOME OF PASTOR, DRY CRUSADER, . BOMBED; FAMILY ESCAPES DEATH phone call informed him that his house had been blown up. Had the explosion been delayed a few min- utes Rev. Smith said he would have been ow the premises as he had in- tended_leaving there. The vestibule of the Smith home was blown back into the living room, oak door sills were splintered and foundation stones were hurled out of place. House adjoining also suf- fered. All windows facing the Smith house were shattered and occupants living in front rooms were thrown from their beds and showered with broken glass, The explosion was felt throughout the block, BELIEVE BILL ON EXCLUSION MAY BE KILLED Anger of Publications Is Di- rected Toward United States Senate For Action CALL LETTER PRETEX'T Assert That Hanihara’s Let- ter Was Not Cause of the Senate’s Action Tokio, April 18. Recall of Amba not contemplated (By dor by least the A. P. Hanihara the Japanese for the pzesi- told Ameri- following government, dent, al Premier Kiyoura correspondents au meeting of the Cabinet. can today Hanihara's note, containing the much discussed “grave consequences” phrase, was misconstrued in Amer- ica, the Premier dec dl. “Close study of che text of the ambassador's letter,” he explained,” would convince anyone that it does not lend itself to an interpretation as a threat or express any desire to interfere in American dome: af- fairs, Fortu Yhe majority of American newspapers appear to un derstand this, and their comments are sympathetic to Japan, which is conforting to the minist Realizing the seriousness of the situation the premier aserted, the government has decided to maintain a conciliatory attitude and to do its utmost to bring about a satisfactory solution of the immigration problem, “The Japanese exclusion clause has been passed by both Houses,” he said, “but it cks the President's signature, which at least is doubt ful.” ASSAIL CONGRESS Tokio, April 18.--(By the A, P.)— Japanese newspapers in their com- ‘|ment on the passage by the Senate of the Japanese exclusion prov:sion of the immigration bill show n gen- erdl refusai te believe that Ambassa- dor Hanihara’s letter greatly influ- enced the Seni action. The J Shimbo, which is typical, says the letter only furnished an excuse for Japan's enemien. Americans, the newspaper says, should consi’zr the difference of the degree of the insn! Congressiaen insist they received from the ambas- sador and the insult which exclusion means to Japanese. “The case is hopeless,” says the hi Nichi. “The question has be- come the gravest in Japan’s foreign relations. American Senators at- tacked Ambassador Hanihara’s letter but that is merely an excuse for their action, They are trying to shift the blame for exclusion to the Ambassador. How can peace in the Pacific be safe-guarded if Japan’s conciliatory attitude is ignored? Per- haps it is equality among the white races but that does us no good, If exclusion is legalized, Japanese- American relations revert to what they were before the Washington conference” WAR TALK FOOLISH Tokio, April 18.—(By the A. P.)— Talk of military action as a result of the United States exclusion legis- tion is ridiculous, however, much Congress has wounded Japanese pride, Lient. Gen. Hichisuke Tsuno, ce-minister of war, said in an in- terview today with the Yomiuri, “It would be folly at this juncture,” he added, “to follow the Chinese ex- ample and throw stones ut the Amer- ican embassy. This would be 3 boomerang to Japan, We must take this experience as a bitter bill but a beneficial one which may cure our internal ills and disunion.” PRESS BILL+ Washington, Aprii 18.—(By the A. P.)—Having brought its immuigra- tion bill in conformity with the House measure at points where there were sharp differences, the Senate went into the concluding features of its debate today with action expected before adiournmert President Coolidge meanwhile con- tinued his study of the diplomatic questions raised by adoption of the Japanese exclusion provision by both chambers byt had givén no indica- tion of his probable course when the final measure, is presented to him for approval or veto, An amendment by nator Sim- mons, Democrat, North Carolina, pro- viding preferential consideration for farmers and farm laborers in immi- gration quotas, was pending when the debate was resumed today undet an agreement limiting each Senator te 10 minutes on the bill as a whole and on each proposed change, The exclusion provision in the Sen- ate and House bills aro in effect. identical and the Senate decision late vesterday to placé the quota ratio at two percent based on the 1890 census eliminated another cause for controversy /when the measures are taken un in conference to iron out the differences. This leay the Senate amendment authorizing cet- tain exceptions from qaota restrie- tions and its provision for a permane ent nationality. Group surveys on which to base quotas after July 1, 1927-—proposals not incorporated in the bill passed by the House—the (Continuea on page 3)