The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 3, 1924, Page 1

«(the mess.” WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Wed. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1924 | FINALEDITION | PRICE FIVE CENTS MC NARY-HAUGEN BILL IS DEFEATED | PROTEST EXCLUSION SEEK TO LINK YOUNGSLAYERS IN NEW CRIMES Taxicab Driver in Chicago Ident Leopold and Loeb As His Assailants INDICTMEN' ASKED Both Murder and Kidnaping Bills to be Requested of Grand Jury Chicago, June 3 (By "the A. P.) —A declaration that the bullet which killed Freeman L. Tracy, a student, on January 25. last fits one of the pistols found in the jroom of Nathan | who with Richard Loeb, sons of millionaires, have con- fessed the killing of Robert Franks, 13, was made by Dr. J seph Springer, coroner's phy’ cian, today, The physician's statement the first clue that the aut ities have found to connect the kidnapers with the Tracy mur- der, one of the most mysterious slayings which ever confronted the police. Leopold and Loeb, confessed Kidnapers and slayers of young Franks, from whose father they attempted to extort a ransom of $10,000, were identified as the at- tackers who maimed Charles Ream by an operation of mutila- tion only five days after the killing ae f Chicago, June 3 (By the A. P.)— States attorneys prepared today to submit to the grand jury the con- fessions of Nathan Leopold Jr. and nd Richard millionaire sons kid- Loeb, Univers students, admitted napers slayers of 13-year-old Robert Franks while investigators sought any connection by them with the unsolved killing of Freeman Louis Tracy, also a student, and a mutilating attack last fall on Charles Ream, taxicab chauffeur. Ream has declared the youths held in the county jail in custody of the Cook county sheriff by court order, are the assailants who kid- naped him in an automobile, drugged and threw him out of the machine after a mutilation operation. Taken to the states attorney’ offi newspaper men, Ream shoute: them! Its them!” and fainted. when he saw the boys later he was positive in his identification. The body of Tracy, «a bullet through the temple, was found’ five days before the attack on Ream, * Both in Jail ‘The youthful kidnaper-slayers who \\claimed they killed the Franks boy through a spirit of adventure and for the $10,000 ransom they de- manded of his father, Jacob Franks, spent last night in the county jail thdt will house them until they are free, removed to the penitentiary or asylum or executed. States Attorney Robert E. Crowe declared he would have both indict- ed by tonight. He said he expects to ask indictment for murder and kidnaping for ransom, each a cap- ital crime. Finding of a letter written to Ja- cob Franks by the boys in a Mich- igan Central railroad car in New York has completed the chain of evidence of the state, aceording to Mr Crowe, with the exception of a portable typewriter on which notes were yritten, Divers are searching a park lagoon into which the type- writer was thrown, The promise of States Attorney Crowe that he will seek the death penalty for the crime has not shaken Leopold from the philosophical, contemptuous attitude he has maintained since first taken into custody. “Death doesn’t make any differ- ence,” “It is the end, Why, nobody’s afraid of death?” He told of two suicide plans he had made to carry out in the event if “they made it too hot for me.” One was to take the poison if: he was unable “‘to talk myself out of A second plan was de- tailed after detectives found two automatic pistols in his home. Leo- pold said he had access to the pist- ols Friday night when officers were searching his room for the muddy boots he wore when the Frank’s boy body was hidden. Thought of Suicide “If I had known that Loeb was peaching at the time,” he said, “I'd have killed myself therelin the room. Do you recall when I was standing at my desk? I had my hand on my gun. But before I killed myself I'd have put a few policemen out ‘of the way. Yes, I’d have knocked you,” Leopold maintained his nonchal- ant air at the coroner's inquest into young Franks’ death, reopened yes- terday and continued to June 27. Loeb, called by his erstwhile boon coupanion “that chump that dropped my glasses” and the “weakling who confessed” had lost some of the un- perturbed calmness both maintained up to the time they confessed. Each in hi8 admission has shifted the re- sponbility on to the other of having struck the blow with the taped chit that killed Franks. i) “\~ At Wembley, England, old-fash- joned craftsmen, to whom‘ modern building ‘methods are still a mys- tery, are creating a home which will withstand the ravages of 600 years. + ere an Ambas: Woo act recently pas FOREST FIRES MENACING AT CANADABORDER St. Paul Man Goes North of Duluth with $5,000 Relief Fund For Fight 3.—Granted $5,000 by the Cronzet, St. Duluth, Minn., June an emergency fund of state board of relief, ( Paul, acting state forester, was in Duluth today en route to that ©: nadian border country where men- acing brush and forest fires threat- ened to evade scores of fire guards. With two rangers ill, the patrol on the border ion was confronted with what Mr. Cronzet termed a “bad fire situation,” is badly in need of men, money and superv he declared. The fires are particularly serious in the vicinity of International Falls Cronzet. and Black Duck, said Mr. sults should heavy winds pre fore rain fell. BOY DROWNS IN SHEYENNE) Amos Belknap, Five Yea Old, Drowns at Valley City Valley City, N. D, June 3. Mr. and Mrs. -old son of Belknap, 104 East Main street, drowned and Mable, year-old daughter af Mr. and Mrs. Axel Peterson, 110 East Main street narrowly escaped being drowned. in the Sheyenne river just back of the Peterson residence. The two children are believed to have been playing on a wall built beside the river and in some manner that will probably never be known, the Belknap youth fell into the rive His little girl companion, sceing him struggling in the ‘water, is believed to have attempted to assist him and Amos, Harry in so doing also dropped off the wall but fortunately fell near a wire to which she clung for some time until her cries attracted the attention of Curtis, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pforr, who rescued the little girl just as she was about to loosen her grasp and fall into the river. IOWA CHIEF OF 40 AND 8 TO BE AT LEGION MEET Fargo, N. D,, June 3—Robert Mur- phy of Iowa, chef de chemin de fer of the 40 and 8, honorary American Legion organization, will speak at the annual grande promenade of the North Dakota grande volture to be held in Mandan, June 30, at which delegates from 14 voitures in the state meet for a session of business and frolics, according to Art Collar of Fargo, grande correspondant for North Dakota. J. P, Conmy of Fargo, ig chef dé gare of the grande voiture of North Dakota. A large class of prisoners of war, or “poor goofs” will be wrecked dur- ing the . sessions, announcements state. Officers will be elected and delegates to the national convention of the organization will be chosen ‘during ‘the business meeting. The North Dakota group is reputed to rank high in national circles of the 40 and 8. Units in North Dakota, of which only one is established in a given ‘county are located now at Fargo, Bis- marck, Grand Forks, Mandan, Dick- inson, Washburn, Devils Lake, May- ville, Harvey, Catrington, Jamestown, Williston, Mott, Wahpeton ,and Park River. Shark hides are used in making top boots for use in mountains and along. trout streams. ta@tefty at Japanese protesting to Tokio against exclusion New Department t Is Proposed gton, June 3.—Opposi ation ef the War and y the joint congressional prgunization of exec- Washir i ments, utive de . ina report. sub- mitted recommended — estab- lishment of a new department. of | MUST GOOVER, SAYS NORRIS Senator Underwood Demands Action at This Session of Congress 1 Washington, June 3.--(By the ! a. 'P.) Senator © Underwood, Democrat, Alabama, today failed to obtain unanimous consent of the Senate to make the Muscle | Shoals bill the unfinished busi- «ness after disposition of two pension bills, on objection of Senator Brookhart, Republican, Towa. The Alabama Senator served notice that at the earliest oppor- tunity he would move for con- sideration of the Muscle Shoals Dill and let the Senate whethe will consider the measure or nate Washington, June 3.—Disposition of Muscle Shoals cannot be given conside ation at this se on, C tr man Norris of the Agriculture com- mitte motion day told the Senate today, if the for udjournment on Satur- d to. enator Underwood, Democrat, bama, who had asked that — the chairman set an hour for consider- ation of the measure, served notice he would ask for disposition of the bill before Sunday. ‘enator Underwood declined to direct a request from Senator Nor- is that he join in defeating the ad- journment motion and declared “we can dispose of this problem now.” He asked Senator Norris to join him in seeking its immediate con- sideration. Senator Norris said he would join in the effort, but declared the motion he expected to be made for consideration of reclamation groj- ects deserved priority. If the motion’ for adjournment were defeated, Senator Norris add- ed, he would ask unanimous con- sent that a day be fixed shortly on reconvening after the proposed re- cess, to take up the Muscle Shoals question. ORDER OIL FOR DIESEL ENGINE The city commission, in meeting last night, placed an order with the Standard Oil Company for a tank car of oil to be used in the Diesel en- gine which will provide power for pumping water at the new city wa- terworks, which may be started within two weeks, The commission received bids. on a truck for the water department, but did not take decisive action. INDIAN BREAKS LAND NEAR INDEPENDENCE Van Hook, N. D. June 3.—Jack Lone Fight, engineer, has broken 85 acres of new land at Independence, and has that much more contracted. The farming game is going very nicely among the Indians at Inde- pendence. 500 YOUNG PIGS Jamestown, N. D., June 8—Spring activities on the Ben Orlady farm, north of Jamestown have been large- ly increased this season by the ‘ar- rival of over 500 young duroc pigs, whose care and feeding are now re- quiring much attention, These pigs, and their mothers, afford’a most in- teresting sight, particularly at meal time for the pigs. The little fellows ‘are beauties, nearly every one uni- form in size and growing rapidly, fy BROOKHARTIS LEADING WITH GAINS LIKELY Radical Senator Has arrow Lead Over Sweet With Half of Vote In VOTE REPORTED Towa CITY Brookhart Managers See Steady Increase as Farm- er Vote Comes In NING es, Ia, June 3,—(BY the A. P.) United States Sen- ator Smith W. Brookhart was re- nominated by Iowa Republicans in yesterday's primary, in the opinion of a majority of politi- cal observers who today based their assertion on returns from two-thirds of the precinets of the state in which the Senator had a lead over Burton eet of ap- proximately 12,000, Moines, Ia., June 3.—United s Senator slowly ton E mith W. Brookhart increased his lead over Bur- Sweet today as country pre- all over the state reported the result of yesterday's Republican senatorial primary. With approxi mately one-half of the precinets in the state reported, the Senator had a lead of 7,101 votes over his op- ponent. Senator — Brookhart’s campaign lea ders declared the increase repre- nted the beginning of the climb in his advantage they had expected after the bulk of the city voters had been reported while the campaign managers for the former congress- man declared they were not yet to admit defeat. The vote in 1,254 precincts out of 2,412 Brookhart 112,339; Sweet 10 GET READY FOR NEW FLIGHT Destroyers to be Stationed in Path of Aviators Kagoshima, Japan, June 3.—The American aviators lying around the world spent today in rest and in tuning up their planes after the strenuous flight from Kushimoto, here yesterday. They hoped to hop off for Shanghai tomorrow. Oy this jump of about 500 miles straight across the China sea they will have the aid of a number of American destroyers, if needed. The destroyers have been stationed in line across the a at intervals of N.D, INGREASE Collections Already Over $600,000 Reports Show Automobile license receipts have increased $53,278.45 over last to date in North Dakota, according to J. P. Tucker, motor vehicle 1 trar. With collections for licenses now $641,312.46 Mr. Tucker predict- ed a heavy increase in motor vehicle fees over 1923 before the year is ended, and a registration of cars far in excess of previous years. New cars registered in the stute for the first five months of 1924 num- ber 5,657, his figures show, as com- pared to 5,983 cars a year ago, but the total number of registrations, which is 94,186, is an increase over the registrations at this time last year. New passenger cars delivered this year as compared to 1923 are shown as follows: 1923, January, 109; Feb- ruary 177; March 744; Avri!. £07; May 3,446; 1924, January, 405; Feb- ruary 712; March, 1,214; Apri’, 1,8 May, 1,514. The mild winter caused the sales season to open earlier than usual, it is said, leading Mr, Tuckerto pre- dict that the total sales o7 new curs this year would exceed last year. REFUSETO BUY U.S. GOODS Tokio, June Several Tokio stores today are displaying stores which read “No American goods sold here,” A number of the vernacular news- papers assert that the movement to boycot American products, started as a protest against passage of the new American immigration law, including a clause prohibiting entry of. Jap- anese, is gaining ground among the middle and lower classes, despite the efforts of the government to check its spread. ’ ' Dairy Commissioner Believes ‘aL pS AT |Why PLAY ON LA “June 3,—Trying for her favorite doll, “ix-veur-old Stella Pasarella gave up her life when her clothes bi gnited from a tiny fire, made on the lawn of her home in Dunbarton. Neighbors found the doll still sit- t on the lawn, holding an empty | up, PREMIUMS FOR CREAM SELLING | ARE OPPOSED Special Inducements Lead To Lower Prices COMPARES N. D. PRICES Opposition to the practice of some creamery companies in other states and cream buyers in offering pre- miums, such as silver ware, to farm- ers bringing in the most cream is expressed by W. F. Reynolds, state dairy commissioner. He condemns the system as leading to lower prices for cream and butter! The system is practiced extensive- ly in some states, Mr. Reynolds say and he has found that in Kansas where various sorts of inducements are made, prices are generally low- er than North Dakota, he North Dakota, without the premium nractice, is ranking among the high- est in the price paid for dairy prod- ucts,, he Explaining hi in the m Mr. Reynold “Cream station prices on May 10th as quoted to different towns in different states as compared with North Dakota quotations, and what 1 believe are some of the reasons why our pric are higher. First, for the past ur this department as been working on a cream grad- ing campaign, We have sent out much literature, held many meet- ings and given many |\demonstra- tions and are reliably informed that the quality has been improved a great deal. North Dakota has been practically free of premiums or trade prices. This article is intend- ed to draw the farmers’ attention to premiums. You may think it to your disadvantage for me to work against the premiums proposition. After reading this through and giv- ing it thought I believe you will be able to see the situation as I do. Being a d farmer myself I am particularly interested in seeing the producers get every cent they possi- bly can for their butterfat. The different states quoted the follow- ing cream station pri fat on May 19th. There are, ever, some ceptions to prices in different localities, Bismarck, pane N, reston, enue lowa Great Bend, Winfield, Kansas Pocatello, Idaho Rochester, Ind. Worthington, Ind. Springfield, Mo. Eau Claire, Wis. ces for butter- how- these Duluth, Mi 34 Mankato, Minn. 32 Louisville, Ky. 32 “5 sin, you will notice is higher than other quota- tions, This is much closer to the Chicago market than North Dakota and is in an old settled dairy district where the farmers are selling a good share of their cream sweet. The stations tributary to Duluth, Minn., are also close to a large market and water transportation, which is to their advantage. “I do not believe and do not think any of the farmers of this state think that silverware stamped with any name looks as good to them as a good silver dollar with a U. S. stamp on it. You know as well as I that no company or no one will give you something for nothing. These premiums must.be paid for by some- one. If the premiums are given it can’t help but eventually lower the price to the producer. If the com- panies continue in this state as they have in the past to pay right up to the top price for butterfat I believe the farmers will be able to buy their own bulls, silverware, milk cans, ete, Figuring the difference you get from your butterfat at the North Dakota quotation compared with the quotation from some of the other states it would amount to practically a dollar for the average 10 gallon can. “After thinking this over do you want the premium proposition cut out and be sure of receiving the highest possible cash price or would you rather take a chance on getting @ premium and helping to pay for the premium for someone -else whether you win one or not and eventually receiving a lower price for your butterfat,” PAINTING TO E BE RECEIVED Senator P, J. McCumber has no- tified L. F. Crawford, curator of the State Historical Society, that he is an dil painting of himself, by Mr. Crawford, to hang ‘Pioneer Room" of the new Liberty Memorial Building. s ee NEW TAX BILL WILL BE URGED BY PRESIDENT Coolidge, Congress Present It Signing Tax Bill, s Is Not Sound Policy REDUCTIONS ARE MADE 25 Per Cent Cut in Income Taxes for 1923 One of Features of Bill Washington, June 3, (By the ALP.) A new federal tax law is on the statute books today but it will h to weather a fight by the administr tion to obtain a law more to its ing by the next session of Cor to remain there President Coolidge issued coined dent with his signature of the tax reduction bill terday that he would bend all of his energies to ob tain passage at the next pssion to obtain a bill “less political and more economic.” The bill, which decreases tax rates in most instances to the lowest levels since 1917, and which was the basis of the hottest legislative fight at the present session of congre: declared by the*president in word statement issued coincident with ‘his approval of the ure, to represent merely “tax reduction, not tax reform.” “The bill does not represent a sound permanent tax policy and in its passage has been subject to un- fortunate influence which ought not to control fis questions,” the executive said, “Still in spite of its obvious defects, its advantages, as a temporary relief and a temporary ad- justment of business conditions, in view of the uncertainty of a better law within a reasonable time, lead me to believe that the best interests of if the country would be this bill became a law, subserved To Seek Improvement “A correction of its defects left to the next session of the co gress, 1 trust a bill less political and more truly economic may be passed at that time. To that end T shall bend all my energ The legislation as aproved by the president reduces the taxes of al- most every federal taxpayer and cuts. down the federal revenues by an amount estimated a the next fise . This reduction, however, will not result in any de- ficit, according to treasury experts, The principal effect of the new law will not be felt until next year, the 50 percent reductions in income taxes being made applicable to incomes of 1,000,000 for this year but payable in 1 Imme- diate relief, however, is granted every income tax payer as a 25 per- red in the case or the current y sons who are p ing this year's income taxes on the installment plan may cut their sec- ond payment, due June 15, by one- half and their other two installments y one-fourth e: Those who al- ready have paid their income taxes in full will get a refund without ap- plying for it. cent decrease is 0 of income taxe: and now due. Many Exe Taxes Go Another ¢ that soon will be appreciable is the provision of the new law repealing within 30 days many excise taxes such as those on telegraph and telephone messages, soft drinks, candy, carpets, rug trunks and theater admissions of 50 cents or les: The revision of the income tax rates effected under the new law brings a cut in all such levies, This amounts “to 50 percent reduction on amounts above that the normal rate is cut from 8 to 6 percent while the surtax rates are revised on a similar basis. The new surtax schedule starts with 1 percent on $10,000 and gradu- ates up to 40 percent on $500,000 and over. A new feature written into the legislation ut the recommendation of Secretary Mellon, who initiated the move for tax revision last September provides for an additional reduction of 25 percent on earned incomes up to $10,000 with all incomes of/ $5,000 and under, classed as earned. Approval was given by the presi- dent to the measure exactly one week to the hour from the time he received it after almost unanimous final ac- tion by both house and senate. The president acted; after study of a lengthy report’ made on the bill by the treasury department, and after several conferences with Secretary Mellon, to whose original plan for tax revision he had given his support and indorsement. Mellon Gets Ready The signing of the bill was without ceremony, C. Bascom Slemp, the president's secretary, was the only witness. Immediately upon notification that the bill had been made law, Secretary Mellon began preparations in the treasury for its administration. His first move wid an announcement that he would ask congress to waive by resolution statutes making payment of salary to persons nominated for office while congress is in session contingent upon senate confirmation of the nominations. This action will be urged by Mr. Mellon to take care of appointments to the board of ap- peals, some of which will be made (Continued on page 8) CON FESS MURDER NATHAN LEOPOLD RICHARD LOE 2 KILLED AS BIG BALLOGK IS DESTROYED and: Weather Bureau Representative Are Found Dead Aviator Belleville, Il,, dune of Dr. ( the United Washington, James P. Healy, who lett lave yesierday in the 3 for the ninth of series of air test flights, were found Be- nt, Hlinois, today. The balloon had exploded destroyed by Tire. Bement is about 150 miles north Seott field. A wateh on Healy's body had stopped at en hours after the fatal ted. Both men were Lieut. He was in the balloon, while Dr. made his observations, INDIANS PLAN 4TH PROGRAM Meisin- Weather | Lieut. ott field y balloon gled bod of LeRoy ates: and near and was ust of Lieut. 11:15, flight pilots, charge but of Meisinger Van Hook, N. D, June 3—Glen Smith, secretary of the — Indian ‘armers Club, was in Van Hook Monday, starting preparations for a big celebration at Shell Village on July Fourth. a matter of fact the celebration three days, there being a special program for each day, one of the days being devoted exclusively to the Farmers Club. The site chosen where the cele- bration will be staged is a point near Frank Neale’s farm, and is said to be an ideal spot for such an event. o———_—_ | | Weather Report _ | ——— or For twenty-four hours ending noon today. Temperature at 7 a. Highest wentenday st Aight Precipitation Highest wind ve Weather Forecasts For Bismarek and Vicinity: ally fair tonight and Not much change in temperaturi For North Dakota: Generally tonight and Wednesday. Not change in temperature. General Weather Conditions Light precipitation occurred over a narrow strip extending from the low- er Great Lakes region and middle y: Gener- Wednesday. fair much | the Mississippi Valley northwestward over South Dakota, western North Dakota, eastern Montana and in the western Canadian Provinces, Fair weather prevails from the Rocky Mountain region westward to the Pa- cifle Coast. Moderate temperatures prevail in all sections, t . Road Conditions Highways are mostly in good con- dition and much improvement is un- der way. ORRIS .W. ROBERTS, ADJOURNMENT TO BE TAKEN NEXTSATURDAY Effort to Put Through Less Drastic Measure in Hurry Also Fails BLOC IN DOUBT Farm Block in Both Senate and House at a Loss as to How to Proceed Washington, June 3.— (By A. P.)—The McNary- Haugen farm relief bill was defeated today and the last- minute effort of its opponents to put through a less drastic measure also failed. Rejection of the proposal ieft members of the House and Senate farm bloc in doubt as to what, if any, farm legis- lation could be rushed through if Congress adjourns Saturday. The bill was rejected, 224 to 154. TO QUIT SATURDAY Washington, June Congress will udjourn next Saturday un- der a House resolution adopted today by the Senate. ADJOURNMENT I Washington, June 3.— Sentiment in the Senate against adjournment of Congr next Saturday, as proposed in the concurrent resolution rallied today around the substitute resolu- tion introduced by Senator LaFol- lette of Wisconsin, the Republican insurgent leader, proposing that in- stead Congress recess until July 7 The proposal of the Wisconsin Senator was presented yesterday shortly after the house had speedily approved by a vate of 221 to 157 the resolution offered by Rep. Long- QUESTION worth, Republican leader, providing for adjournment at 7 p. m. Satur- day. LaFollette’s Idea Hette proposed that reconvene July 7 to take Senator Congress up & speciifed program of legisla- tion covering agricultural and re- clamation relief and the transpor- tation question. He indicated that he was prepared to press these views in a speech on the floor but was said to have re couragement in publican and with whom he ed little en- his move from Re- Democratic leaders had conferred. Some of his associates believed that there would be no organized effort to delay passage of the concurrent resolution. Although Senator LaFollette’s res- olution was in order today leaders had planned to hold up action on the adjournment proposal pending enactment of the urgent deficiency bill providing funds for executing the bonus law and they were un- certain whether either would be taken up today, Indications were, however, that there would be sufficient Nonparti- san strength to put the adjourn- ment resolution through the Senate just as there was in the pumeunonse: TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL ill Have Excess of Temper- ature Despite Cold Spring In spite of a cold spring the weather man has accumulated an excess of degrees of temperature, according to the monthly meterolog- ical summary issued by the weather bureau today. The average daily excess of temperature over the nor- mal since January 1 is 1.65 degrees During May the highest recorded was 81, while the record for the month is 96. The lowest was 26 above while the lowest on “record in May is 13 degrees above: zero. There is an accumulated deficien- cy in moisture of 3.28 degrees since January 1, the record shows. The deficiency in May was 2.05 degrees. The percentage of sunshine felt seven percent below normal, being 51 percent of the possible sunshine the month. pices SERS “SERVICE RECOGNITION” DAY Oklahoma, June 3.—Upon the re- quest of the American Legion De- partment ‘of Oklahoma, Governor M. E. Trapp. recently declared, by pro- clamation a “Service Recognition Day,” and called upon the people of Oklahoma to “pay due and proper respect to the gons ‘of Oklahoma who served, loyally their State and Nation during the World War,” OPERATES BUS George L. Hempstead of James- town has been given permission by the railroad commission to operate a bus between Jamestown and Oakes .and between Jamestown and Ellen- for Meteorologist. ‘dale, H I< Gaps te