The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 16, 1924, Page 1

Sete es i HI WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and Vicinity: Part- ly overcast tonight and Tuesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1924 FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS TORNADO SWEEPS OVER S. DAKOTA LIGNITE RA RATE BOOST IS” HELD NOT JUSTIFIED BOTH I.C.C, AND STATE BODIES DECIDE MATTER Interstate Commerce Submits Scale and Asks Further Consideration FTER A HARD FIGHT Lignite Operators, Joined By Others, Say Boost Would Have Killed Industry Washington, June 16.—(By the A. P.) — Proposed in- creased rates on lignite coal from mines in North Dakota to destinatia¢ns in North Da- kota, South Dakota and Min nesota, were found not justi- fred today by the Interstate Commerce Commission. New schedules which had previous- ly been susperided were or- dered cancelled. The commission held that present rates are too low but that the record is insufficient to determine specific proper rates for the future. It sub- mitted a scale of rates pro- posed by the examiner who conducted hearings in the ease, for the purpose of secur- ing the views of all interests concerned, as to its fairness. The lignite interests of the state won the first round in their fight against proposed increases ‘in freight rates, but the Interstate Commerce Commission retains a string on the case and there will be further pro- ceedings, Frank Milhollan, presi- dent of the North Dakota railroad commission, said today, commenting on the decision of the Washington body in the coal rate case. The North Dakota state sion, in its decision today ‘ommis- ith re- gard to the proposed increases in intra-state traffic, however, dis- missed the proceeding entirely. In finding the proposed increases of 40 to 60 per cent were not justi- fied, the Interstate body submitted the scale drawn by Examiner W. H. Wagner, who jpresided at the hearing and virtually gave the parties one of two courses to pur- sue—to accept this scale or decide} on another scale, and submit their findings to the Interstate Commerce Commission, Milhollan said. The rates proposed by Mr. Wag- ner, he said, are 95 percent of the increased rates asked by the rail- roads on short hauls, \decredsing on longer hauls until on hauls of 200 miles the scale is about 38 to 40 per cent higher than present tates CASE DISMISSED The proposed schedule of lignite coal rates, increasing them 40 to 60 percent on coal shipped from North Dakota mines, as filed by the rail- roads and suspended, were held un- justified by the North D&kota state railroad commission, in a decision handed down in the case today, and the proceeding instituted by the railroads to gain official sanction for the increase in rates was dis- missed without prejudice. The state commission’s decision is applicable to shipments of coal moving wholly withine the state, while the Interstate Commerce Com- mission will decide the case affect- ing shipments of coal from North Dakota lines to points beyond the borders of North Dakota. About 88 percent of the lignite coal emoves wholly within North Dakota. The state commission, in finding the proposed increases in rates not justified, however, finds that the present rates are too low as com- pared to rates held confiscatory by the United States Supreme Court in 1911, but holds that this decision and comparison alone is not controll- ing. Fail to Justify ‘Having carefully considered al! of the testimony in this case, the arguments adduced and the repre- sentations made,” says the railroad commission’s decision, “the Commis- sion is of .the opinion, and finds, that because of the low heating velue of lignite, which is shown to be but half that of bituminous coal, it is entitled to a different classifi- cation and a lower basis of rates than bituminous ‘coal; that thé pro- posed freight rates would limit the’ movement of lignite to points ad- jacent to the mines; that ¢he car- Tiers have failed to justify the schedules under suspension. “We further find that. compared to the rates found confiscatory by the United States Supreme Court in 1911, when subjected to the various general increases and reductions, the present lignite rates are too low, but that the record insufficient to justify us in prescribing other ‘An order will be entered, requiring the cancellation’ :of the (Continued on page 6) [J. A. Kooker, former cashier of the “Figures i in French Latest photo of M. Herriott, “m speaking attitude. At left both of whom are in the new ¢$ left wing figure, has been p dent of the senate. He succeeds Pres-| ident Millerand, who resigned. i i TWO BANKERS PLEAD GUILTY IN COURT HERE H. F, Rohr and J. A. Kooker Enter Pleas in Dawson Insolvency Case The trial of H. F, Rohr, who was vice-president of the First State Bank of Dawson, Kidder county, now de- funct, ended in district court here when Rohr entered a nlea of guilty! to a charge of accepting deposits while the bank was insolvent. In this plea of guilty he was joined by New picture of Gaston Dou-! mergue, elected President of |, France. Doumergue, a prominent bank, who was tried following’ Rohr. Judge Jansonius indicated he would pronounce sentence June 26 after examining many bank records sub- mitted in the ‘case, The prosecution, which was repre- sented by Charles Liessman, states attorney of Kidder county; Langer and Nuchols, retained by depositors, and John Thorpe, First Assistant At- torney-General, had placed on the stand W. Barneck of Kidder county, proseduting witness Crosby Richards, deputy state bank examiner, and F. S. Delaney, district receiver of closed banks. HAIL LOSSES » ARE REPORTED One hundred and sixty-eight hail loss. claims. had been reported to the state hail insurance department late Saturday. Chief loses were occasion- ed by hail storms on June 10 and 14, around Berthold, Ward county; south of Crosby, Divide county; near Man- ning and Emerson, Dunn county; near Elgin, Grant county and near Richardton, Stark county, according to Martin Hagen, department man ager. There also were scattered! claims from Mountrail and Burke counties. Many Honor Old Glory Here A large: number of people gathered for ‘the snunal Flag Day exercises conducted “by-.the Bismarck lodge of Elks Saturday evening. A band con- cert in front of the Elks clubrooms, was followed by exercises in the hall, during which the Elks orchestra fur- nished music and Mrs. Obert A. Olson gave @ reading, which was a tribute to the Stars and Stripes, Politi cal Upheaval the hour” in France, shown in , right, Mr. Henri Blum, Latest photo of M. Paul F French. radical leader. DEM LEADERS inleve IN NEW YORK Many There to Premote Pres- idential Booms of Their State Favorites Is ~ New York, June 16, (By the A. P.) —Democratie leaders from all parts of the country are here or on the McADOO COMING j way, ready for the week of political maneuvering which will precede the national convention, Cordell Hull of Tennessee, chairman of the Dem- ocratic national eommittee; Homes 8. Cummings of Connecticut, J. Bruce Kremer of Montana; Nérman_ E. Mack of Buffalo; George White of Ohio and Burt New of Indiana, cre among the lenders already here, while William Jennings Bryan is ex- pected to arrive later in the day. By Wednesday, other leading figures in Democratic ranks will be here, in- cluding William G. McAdoo. Gover- nor Smith came from Albany last week to stay until after the conven- tion, Most of the “dark horses” or the leaders of their hopes are expected in the city by mid-week. Looming in the forefront of these today are the names of John W, Davis, former am- bassador to Great Britain, and Sen- ator Ralston of Indiana. Sentiment favoring the choice of Mr. Davis as the Democratic stand- ard bearer in the event of a dead- locked convention was reported to be growing swiftly. Charles A. Greathouse, secretary of the Democratic rational committee, and Meredith Nicholson, novelist, are here ‘in the interest of Senator Ral- ston’s boom, which is considered one of the quietest nomination quests in the history of Democratic conven- tions. Braddock Plans . Frontier Day Dickinson, N. D., June 16.—At a meeting held by the ejtizens of Brad- | dock last week it was decided to hold | their annual Frontier Day on Fri- day, June 27 this year, and commit- tees were appointed to make necessary arrangements and to en- deavor ‘to make the day one of the best ever had at Braddock. This is the third annual of the affair and. like Hagelton’s stock show it is an event that is looked forward to by the citizens of thegpounty in antici- pations of pleasure, ‘The Hazelton stock show will be held June 18, M. Paul Colasson, one of France’s wealthiest men, lived for 27 years on nothing but egga and bread. Blue pencils have become famous- ly popular with editora because blu more than any other color, com: pletely hides the word to be deleted. ARESWARMING PUGILIST IS |10 NOW HELD. SLAIN, WHISKY | IN ROUNDUP OF FIGHT MOTIVE, MAIL ROBBERS New York Police Believe Bill! ges a i ti a Brennan Quarreled Over sai Su Ma hehaas Purchase of Liquor petrated in Country THE ASSASSINS $3,000,000 WAS Police Hope to Recover All of The Loot Taken From Milwaukee Train TAKEN FLEE Hold Up Auto and Dash Up Broadway — Two Men Ar- rested, Charged with Murder New oYrk, June 16, (By the A. P.) Chicago, June 16.—Three women and seven men are held as part of the gang which on Thursday night |FARMER SHOT, PERHAPS FATALLY WOUNDED, BY ANOTHER ANGERED BY FISHING IN LONG LAKE CREEK Joseph Mills in Hospital lifetel ‘Suffering From) Gunshot Wounds Alleged to Have Been Caused By George Corbin, Aged Farmer, Living Near Liv » Short Distance Frem Burleigh County Line, in Emmons County Angered apparently because party of farmers was fishing on a creek running through his land, George Corbin, id to be about 75 years old, shot and probably fatally wounded Joseph Mills, 29, on Long Lake Creek, near Livona, about 35 miles southeast of Bismarck Sunday according to local police. Mills, with the left-side of his jaw almost torn off by the charge of Corbin’s shotgun and a gun wad behind his shoul- der blade, toppled over in the boat he was in, but recovered x —The police are continuing their] Perpetrated a $3,000,000 mail robbery efforts to determine the motives|%t Roundout, Illinois, near h and which caused two men to shoot to| °fficers are seeking three additional death Bill Brennan, heavyweight pug-|™¢" and the bandit cache, where ilist, in his Washington Heights eqb-| hey believed the approximately 40 aret, the Tia Juana club, early yes-|/#s of registered mail will be terday. James Cullen, a state troop.) found intact. ¢ P| “Morgan Collins, chief of poli er, and friend of Brennan, died early today from wounds he received in fighting the bandits after they had shot his prize ring friend, The two men charged with the murder are Frank Raffi and James Hughes. Both, according to the po- lice, have criminal records. Raffi is} a taxi chauffeur and Hughes is a pug- ilist, known in the ring as Terry O’- Neill. 6 Raffi, the police say, has engaged in bootlegging and as a search of the cabaret reveals a barrel filled with empty whiskey bottles, it is believed by authorities that a quarrel over admitted last night that an ura check on the contents of the stolen mail of currency or negotiable en making it the largest robbery in the history of the railway mail service. The chief pointed out that some of the pouches taken had been ship- ped originally from Wall street banks to the Northwest and in that connection it became known the Chi cago, Milwaukee and St, Paul train had left Chicago 15 minutes late on Thursday night, having been held for an important money shipment from bootlegging operations may have re-| the east. sulted in the murder, No attempt} he police believe one or more of was made at robbery, the seven men under arrest actually Cabaret Deserted urticipated in the holdup. J. H. The killing occurred at 4.30 o'clock! Wayne, seriously wounded, and yesterday morning when the cabaret| James Murray, former _ politicia yne’s was deserted, save for the waiters,|were arrested hiding under W Brennan, his sister Shirley Sherman,| bed. ‘The police says they are wo who was employed there as an enter-|ing on the theory that Wayne v tainer and Cullen. One of the men|shot by the bandit leader when who Miss Sherman identified later as|failed to carry out orders Hughes entered and asked for Bren-|the holdup and that Murray had nan to step into the hall for a mo-y visited him in an effort to. keep, him ment. from turning informer, Brennan complied and almost im-| Chicago detectives indicated they mediately two shots were fired. Miss| thought they had information which Sherman and Cullen rushed into the; would guide them today to where the he during hallway, on the second floor and} loot buried. They indicated the found Brennan dying on the floor.| loot near the scene of the rob- The girl snatched at the coat of one| bery. SLEMP DENIES HE WILL QUIT AS SECRETARY President Said to Brought Warring Republi- can Factions Together of the men and as he broke away he fired twice. One of the Brews lodged in Cullen’s neck and the other narrowly missed Miss Sherman. Bren- nan died while bens carried to an ambulance. Smash Down Door The assassins gained their way to Broadway by smashing a glass door at the bottom of the stairway and, after ‘knocking senseless a passing police lieutenant, held up an automo- bile, foreing the driver to dash up Broadway at top speed. They were captured by two policeman who pur- sued them in a commandeered taxi Detectives learned that Brennan ejected two men, from the resort some hours before the shooting. They think these two might hhave return- ed later and scught revenge, although they attach more importance to tla bootleg whiskey theory. William Brennan, 31 years Have Washington, June 16.—C.» Bascom Slemp, Secretary to President Cool- idge, announced today in a formal statement before leaving for Cin- cinnati, that he had not resigned his present position and would con- formerly of Chicago, had lived tinue actively associated in the Re- New York during the years he was] publican national campaign. noted as a “trial horse for coming} The formal statement was issued heavyweights. He retired from the] because of persistent reports of the ring last fall with a reputed fortune] likelihood of Mr. Slemp’s retirement after being knocked out by the late | owing to the open disagreement be- Billy Miske. Brennans greatest|tween Kim and William M. Butler, claim to fame rested in his having | the Coolidge,campaign manager, dur- old, stayed 12 rounds with Jack Dempsey. ae the coavention , last week at os = ni CATHOLICS OF The disagreement between Mr. Slemp” and others on the one hand Mr. Butler, Frank W. Stearns and their supporters on the other, was STATE TO MEET IN DICKINSON | generally noticeable after the’ ad- journment.. of the convention, but Dickinson, N. D. June 16.—More] President “Coolidge, after hearing both sides, was able to bring about @ reconciliation of views, HEAVY HAIL LOSS CAUSED IN GRANT C0. Reported Hail Drifted to Depth of Four Feet in Some Places There than 3,000 delegates and visitors are expected in Dickinson to attend the state convention of Catholic socie- ties which meets here June 18 and 19. The convention: will be one of the biggest church affairs held in lthe city in recent years and elabor- J ate plans are being made for its suc- cess, ‘ The visitors will be entertained while here by the St. Anthony’s club of Dickinson, the largest Catholic so-[ ciety in North Dakota, with an act- ive membership of over 600. Most of the meetings will be held in the St. Anthony hall. June 16.—Hail U.S. REPLY IS Mandan, N. D., four feet around Lark and the county south of that point in Grant county, ac- cording to belated reports and des- eriptions given today by pé#sons from that district, who declared the storm transformed green fields) intc a semblance of mid winter. Farmers are dubious about the grain coming up again, as the plant life was pounded into the ground by the terrific force of the wind, Barns on the Sam Knoll and William Noyes farms were destroyed and meager Teports from a_ district extending ced, that arrangements had bee from Mebron to Belfield ‘Southeast- made with the Tokio government] erly through Lark and Raleigh tell for simultaneous publication of the} of ‘small buildings being destroyed document in the morging bebars of}-and in some spotted areas a complete Thursday, June 19, lées of crops. Will Be Made Public Simul- taneously in Two Countries Washington, June 16.—The Amer- ican reply to the Japanese protest on the exclusion provision of the new immigration bill was handed to Ambassador Hanihara thday by Sec- retary Hughes. At the same time, it was announ- paddled to shore and walked a half mile to an automobile, according to members of his family. After Corbin shot the] three other members of the fishing party hid in bushes, fear- ing that Corbin would open fire on them, friends said. ee » ‘The victim has a wife and three [children the eldest cight and the youngest two months of age j Joe Mills, with Hubert Baker, | Charles Cowles and Harold Irvin, | were fishing a short distance from | the place of the shooting, according | to Henry Mills, and when Corbin shouted ut them Joe Mills said “I'l float down and talk to the old man,” ON BONDS SEEN nd shotgun discharg: He floated opposite Corbin moment later the was heard ' Oe . ne The victim was conscious part of Taxpayers May Begin Next) he time when being brought to a Year ‘to Feel Additional | #ismarck hospital. : “Joe told me that Coxbin shot hi Pull Because of Issues without any ing to shoot h Don't shoot me Im dy WHAT THELAWPROVIDES | #4 Henry Mills, a brother. Many Accompany Him | All of the members of the fishing ss sas A py and Corbin sre farmers living | If Industries Fail to Yield) year Glencoe. The creek runs Bia G is: aes ‘ through ‘land of all of them. The Profits, Taxpayers Must | yitty had gone out on the. creek, Pay For the Bonds and’ it waa about 9 o'clock Sunday | morning when the sKooting occurred, they suid. A,large party of relatives and frfends actompinied the wound- The State of North Dakota, whten'|: had almost wiped sut its bonded in- f cd man to Bism ‘They include,) debtedness until it began to issue Krpest Burbage and Wesley Chand-| bonds fox state enterprises, will be| jor who brought him up: Mrs, Mills | called upon to pay the principal of! and children, Henry Mills, a brother; 10,000 of bonds within the next! GC. Mills, father; “Heine” Cook 10 years, an examination of the state} Aypust Hogue, Stella Klein and Mrs. bond records discloses. Under the law, if the . ri Henry Mills. industries Jegraph wire are AT MANY TOWNS CAUSING DEATH Family of Eight Are Killed in Bruele County, Latest Advices Today Say HEAVY DAMAGE DONE lion Dollar Loss to Pro- perty and Crops Is Esti- mated as Result of Storm Mitchell, S. D,, June 16.— (By the A. P.) — With wire communication gradually be- ing restored, additional details were expected today from sections of South Dakota, wept by tornadoes and wind, and hail storms Saturday | night, with a reported death toll of 15 killed, scores in- jured and property damage estimated at more than $1,- 000,000. Advices received here by officials of the Chicago, Mil- waukee and St. Paul Railway, told of a family of eight being killed at Bijou Hill, Bruele county. Two others met death at White Lake, in Au- 1ora county; two at Salem; another at Pierre, one at Blunt and one at Canton. lad Walley, a small town in Ziev- ach county, was said to be virtually wiped out in the storm, which cov- ered a territory of about 50 miles, and swept over at’ least nine counties, score of persons were injured there three serious y, and property damage was estimated at $100,000. Highway Depot Destroyed Mitchell and the surrounding coun- try was hard hit. The state highway Supply depot, including the shops and two large warehouses, were par- tially destroyed. Four persons were injured ut Mitchell, one — probably fatally Many houses and barns in this vie cinity suffered heavily poultry was blown i Hundreds of light, power, telegraph and telephone poles were blown down, Between Mitchell and Sioux City, la, 17 miles of tel- out of comm Unusually heavy rains accompanied the storm. In the neighborhood of Murdo and Chambcrlin, two Inches of rain fell in 10 minutes. Huron re- \ ; The wounded man had been given; fail to yield sufficient money to pay] meqical attention by a Hazelton doc- | the principal of the bonds, the a-) toy, who, after dressing his wounds, | mount must be made up by taxation.) ordered him brought to the Bismarek | It is probable that the first levies) hospital, A short time ago Joe Mills | which will have to be made on brought Ernest Burbage to a hospital | payers to build up a fund to provide! hore, after the latter had been run for repayment of bonds issued will] over by a tractor and badly injured,| come next fall when the state bo and then with great pluck climbed | tion mevts. It is’ likelys| on that tractor and drove it back to| t nt conditions, that a levy) the farm house. Ernest Burbage, | of $875,000 will be yaid for this pur-)in turn, was one of those bringing pose, his friend to a hospital here yester In addition levies are made an-| day, ‘The same kind of pluck was ex- | nually by the state board to take ¢ hibited by Joe Mills, in walking | of interest on bonds caused by fail-) half-mile to an automobile while ter. ‘jure of industries +o yield profits. milo ainiurads | Bond issues maturing in the next! Doctors held out little hope for! 10 years follow Mills last night, but he was resting Old ‘State bonds, July 1, well today, 1925, WeeSe rae aan A complaint was sworn out before} Milling bonds, July 1, dustice Beer, but it found the Milling bonds, July 1, Tair took place in Emmons county Bank of North Dake of Police Martineson was as-! Chief hy PT) aig . 1,000,000 ing Emmons county officials. Real state, v 210,000 | Milling bonds, July 1, 18 250,000 Milling bonds, July 1, Bank of North mate Jul 1, 1934 Real 193 Real 1934 Thus far North Dakota taxpayers have felt the bond issues only through levies to pay interest, It appears that the state board of equal- ization next fall will be required to make levies for principal payments, {Laws regarding bond maturities all contain the same section as follows: “Whenever it shall appear to the board of equalization from the in- formation contained in any statement delivered to it by the Industrial Commission that there will mature within a period of five years from 250,000 , Jno SREK HUSBAND | ; ovo! OF WOMAN AS meet BODY IS FOUND Mrs. Gene Rae Cummings’ Body Found in Shallow Grave in Wisconsin bonds, state Milwaukee, Wis., June 16.—Au- thorities in half a dozen counties in north cent Wisconsin are watch- ing the roads leading to Wittenberg, such annual meeting any of the bonds| “Mere the nude. body of Mrs. Gene ueh annual meeting any of the bonds! Rae Cummings, Grand Rapids, Mich- P By wo e board! ican, was found yester shal- of equalization shall thereupon at such annual meeting levy a tax in amount equal to one-fifth of the amount of the principal such ponds *** Since $1,500,000 of mill bonds and Bank of North Dakota capital stock bonds come due in 1928 and 1929, and it requires a year to bring a tax levy into the treasury, it is expected that the state board of equalization will be required to levy one-fourth of this total next fall, or $375,000 in taxes to build up the fund to pay the principal of the bonds when due. Since neither the bank nor the state mill is expected to show any apprec- iable profit, if their present losses should be wiped out, under the law it is believed the board will have no option but to add $375,000 a year to the taxpayer's load, low g with indications tha had been murdered, today without trace of the slayer. George P. Cummings, husband of the woman, who claimed they were but recently married, has disappear- ed and no trace of him has been seen since a farmer in the neigh- borhood of Wittenberg assisted in extracting the Cummings car from a ditch, The farmer, whose s1 picions were aroused, made an in- vestigation and discovered the body. The woman is thought to have been slain Saturday night while the couple was at the Wittenberg tour- ist tamp for the night. Her skull had been crushed. Authorities from Shawano, who took charge of the body, believed the implement used was an axe. The slain woman, past 60 years of age, is believed to have married Cummings, nearly 80 years’ her junior, only a week ago at Grand Rapids. They were reported by rel- atives to have been en route to! Vancouver, Wash. é she were of TO SAVE FLOWERS Olympia, Wash. June 14—Three thousand post:rs_ will be’ placed along the roads and highways of the northwest warning people not to strip the forests of their flowers. Tourists are endangering the future supply of forest blossoms experts say. The United States adopted stand- ard time in 1883 on the initiative of the American Railway, Association, | $500,000 ported 2.20 inches of rain in 30 min- utes. HIT ALL SECTIONS Sioux Falls, 8. D., June 16, (By the A. P.)—A storm that swept the entire ate of South Dakota, assuming tor- nadie proportions in a score of local ities, took a toll of ut least four lives, used property damage too great to be estimated with accuracy until communication is restored and did creat injury to growing erops Satur- y afternoon und evening. MUCH DAMAGE DONE Wessington Springs, S. D., June 16, | (By Courier and Telegraph by ‘the A, P.)—Extensive prope: done in Wessin damage was ton Springs and over he country-side for a radius of 20 miles from here, by a tornado that struck this city at 7 p. m. Saturday. Estimates of damage ranged from to $1,000,000. While not f. s have been re- ported, many families were made homcless as the tornado unroofed’ many homes and business buildings and the subsequent torrential rain added to the damage and suffering. Many business stocks were ruined. Every means of communitation with the outside world was destroy- ed by the storm, and this message is sent by courier for 20 miles to the nearest available point of communi- cation with the outside sources. It was written late Sunday. Saturday night and Sunday night the city was in dzrkness, so far as electric lights were concerned for not only were the light poles splint- ered or snapped off but the new elec- tric light plant suffered extensive damage. DRUG RING SAID BROKEN New York, June 16.—Drugs valued at more than $2,000,000 were seized last Saturday ona truck coming off a pier at Hoboken, N. J., it beoanie known today. H. D. Esterbrook, chief of the. special agents of the Treasury Department, who conducted the raid, Said the: seizure uncovered one of "the mostwelaborate and ef- fective schemes ever evolved fpr smuggling narcotics into the United States. EVERYBODY HEALTHY “ < Helena, Mon., June 14—One hund- red per cent health. conditions in Helena and -vicinity may cause St. Peter’s “Hospital here to close its doers. Cash contributions from outside soutces are deateables has been Spmodinces: trea