The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 17, 1924, Page 1

5 e ; tee Crew Wins Over Canada, WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and,vieinity:, Most: ly fair tonight and, Friday, « ESTABLISHED 1873 THE MARCK . BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 2 JULY 17, 1924 IBUN PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH FLIER IS STILL MISSING AMERIGANS IN || FRANK HONEYMOONS IN HAWAII eNOS DEMOCRATS DEMOCRATS TO NEW TRIUMPHS IN OLYMPICS Italy and Great Britain in France HELEN WILLS VICTOR Youthful Tennis Star Beats Molla Mallory—U. S. Also Takes Swimming Events Argenteuil, France, July 17. (By the ‘A. P.)—Yale’s unbeaten varsity crew won the Olympic regatta champion- ship today when the eight-oared crew swept to a brilliant victory by 3 1-2 lengths over Canada, with Italy third and with Great Britain, expected to give the Americans the hardest fight, fourth and last. Rowing with the same power and precision they had shown in their sensational v tories in the United States, the Yale oarsmen, after a slow start, tvok a lead from the Italian crew and raced their rivals out of sight over the last three-quarters of the dis- tance to lower their own record for the 2,000-meter course to 6 utes 38 2-5 seconds in spite of the brisk wind. Italy gave the Americans their closest competition most of the way but the Toronto University crew, re- presenting Canada, flashed a closing spurt to take second place. The Canadians, however, were unable to gain on the flying leaders who swept across the finish line amid a wild- ly enthusiastic ovation in which the frenzied yells of Eli.men and friends were uppermost. The 10 points earned by the triumph of the Yale crew were just enough to give the United States victory in the rowing competition by one, point over the gallant Swiss competitors. The point score at the end. of the day was United Stetes 33; Switzerland 32; Great Britain 27; France 2! Holland 12; Italy 12; Canad» 10; Australia three and Brazil three. HELEN WILLS WINS Olympic Stadium, Colombes, France, July 17 (By the A. P.)— Miss Helen Wills, American woman lawn tennis champion, today de- feated Mrs. Molla Burjstad Mallory, former American champion, repre- senting Norway, in the Olympic ten- nis championship, 6-3, 6-8. WIN SWIMMING ‘HONORS Olympic Swimming Pool, Des Tourelles, France, July 17 (By the A. P.)—The United States won two out of three finals Olympic swimm- ing events today, finishing one, two, three in the springboard fancy div- ing and first and third in the 200- meter breast stroke swim, thus add- {ng 33 points to the American score and placing the United States far ahead of Australia in the water sports. < CONVENTION SUGGESTED Leaguers May Hold One To Consider Action Suggestion that a Nonpartisan tca- gue state convention will decide the attitude of the organization in the November election is made in the North Dakota Nonpartisan, publiched here. The newspaper declared, with respect to the question as' to whether the League ‘will run candidates in the fall against the successful Inde- pendents in.the Republican primary, that no one knows the answer. “The state executive committee does not feel like assuming the re- sponsibility of doing the things that are necessary to be done, and if the convention is called soon the farmers, will have time to attend, the roads are good and.everyone wilt enjoy an outing to Bismarck uny- ay.” It is suggested the convention will follow. annourfcement of the results of the state canvassing board Gets 3 Years ' For Possessing _ Narcotic Drugs Minot, N. D., July 17—Peniten- tiary sentences toteling four years and a county jail sentence of one year were imposed on three’ con- victed defendants in district court this forenoon by Judge ~John C4 Lowe. The sentences with one ex- ception, were the maximum. which could be imposed. Al Mocca, colored, convicted by a jury in district court late yester- day, afternoon on a charge of poss- essing a prohibited drug (cpcaine) was given a three year penitentiary nce, this being the maximum penalty which could be imposed under the statute under which he was convicted. Moore, when brought before the bar for sentence, when sked if he had any legal reason 10 present why sentencé should rd be passed, made the a not guilty!” ‘| was killed. Sa Frank Keenan, veteran star of stage and 3 He and ) ried in Honolulu immediately after the bc scene of his latest honeymoon. Franscisco on, had docked. “Rev. minister, performe “Saily Jack” Finney After Adventurous Career on Sea and Land Meets With Acci- dent in North Dakota, While Seeking Escape From the Call of the Sea—Suffers Broken Arm, Cracked Rib and Bruised Leg Martin J. “Sailor Jack” Finney, who was reared in North Dakota and lists Chicago as his home, has taken lot of hard knocks around the world with little trouble, and he has just taken about ‘the worst knock of all in North Dakota and still survives. Finney fell 60 feet from the top of the Occident elevator at Antelope, North Dakota, striking in a grain bin partially filled with wheat. The loose grain served as a cushion to break the shock of the fall, ‘and he escaped with a broken arm, a bruised leg and cracked ribs. He is now be-|i ing cared for at Hebron. ‘But let Finney tell the story of his narrow escape from death. He has written of it, and some of his adventures around the world, to a Bismarck friend. Finney recently ap- peared on a boxing card at Mandan, boxing with Jack Hoffman of that city. “I was going on the manlift to the top of the elevator and I stepped off and proceeded to make my way across the obstructions. to the win- dows which’ I had to take out «md throw a line over the top in order to ascend to the roof, as I was in- stalling lightning rods on all of the Occident elevators, when one of the spouts leading into an empty grain bin gave way just as I stepped on it and down I went to the bot- tom,” wrote Finney. Landed on All Fours “T landed on all fours, more ‘to the left side. Well, I only got a com- pound fracture of my left arm atd a broken left rib and a badly crushed back and right leg. I'm at present confined in a private home at He- bron, with a trained nurse” at my bedside. \I think I'll come all right in short order.’ “Sailor Jack” Finney’s trade is that of steeplejack, although he likes to box and has served in the navy. He has climbed some of the tallest build- ings in the country, and recently worked atop the Stevens building in Chicago, several hundred fee high. The fall from the Antelope Blevator, he wrote, was his first. Finney has sailed the seven seas and has been in most of the ports of the world. He also sought pugi- listie fame, ‘afd was, held amateur batamweight champion of Brooklyn some 12 years ago. He also was a wrestler and a circus clown, being with a circus in South America, Australia and at Cape Town, South Africa. We also introduced’ the box- ing game-in the interior of Nicarau- gua, Columbia and other places-in Central © Ameri He also went through the experience of being “pinched” in Florida and made to work in a lumber camp near Talla ‘hassee, Florida, where Martin Tabert Ship-wrecks also are listed in the experiences of the young man. Last Match he' was shipwrecked off the coast of Maryland, wifile on the oil tanker Louisiana. The ship sank gradually while on the bar and sever- al of the crew of a revenue cutter lost their lives in an attempting res- cue. .Finney was a sailor when the war broke out and his ship was pressed into service as a naval teanabert, He quit the sea in 1921, and he got about as far away from water as he could. Now, laid up in bed, he is thinking about the sea again, and figures he will go back eventuply. The chief products’ of the. ‘Cape Verde Islands are coffee, hides and millet. Mineral deposits in Persia are un- m | developed, but known to be exten» sive. f STEEPLEJACK FALLS 60 FEET FROM ANTELOPE sgt: BUT SURVIVES ‘Tax Payers Association Seeks CIRCULATE tion will renew its campaign for an initiated law Proposing a. 25 percent cut in taxes in the state.in | the levies for 1923, with exceptions, Wahpeton, were received in Bismarck today. at Fargo on June 27th and 28th, 1924, members that taxes, in many com- munities, have become tory. the revenue derived from real prop- erty and by taking all revenue pro- duced the result is the confiscation of capital invested other property. vest in our State fearing that} North Dakota will deprive them of their property through high tax- es. name, fame and credit of the State, the Association has drafted a bill lowering taxes 25 percent from the levies of 1923, but in no in- stance are communities compelled to lower levies under that of 1918 and by a ‘majority vote crs of any taxing district the levy can be made 90 percent of 1923. taxes levied for spi ments, interest on bonds, sinking punds, fixed levies e .very moderate but those who wish/to invest that, our taxes will not be higher; that we are actually moving toward tower taxes.” CONSIDER TWO RULE CHANGES Abolition of Two-Thirds Rule and Unit Rule in Convet- tion Is Asked BEING CONSIDERED Definite Campaign Is Launch- ed to Force Change For 1928 Nomination Chicago, July 17. (By the A. P.) —Concerted action by members of the Democratic national committee from a number of western and southern states in an endeavor to make the unit rule and the two- thirds majority inoperative in fu- ture conventions has advanced to the stage of formal interchange of views on the subject, a member of the committee revealed. A committee member from one western state had prepared a formal declaration on the subject for sub- mission to the proposed meeting of the national committee at Clarks- burg, West Virginia, in August. Under this resolution the com-/ mittee would declare both rules con- trary to the Democratic principles and recommend to all state bodies that plans for the convention of 1928 and thereafter be calculated on the basis of majority rule and with every delegate free, so far as bind- ing party rules are concerned, to vote his own preference. More than a foyrth of the com- mittee members hive given assent to the proposition since the national convention adjourned a week ago, a leader in the move said today. Additional :members have been sounded on the question’ and have promised to‘ assist in bringing the peelution before the full commit- reen, chose Hawaii as the angaret White were mar- at they went oxer from San Akaiko Adkana (left), a native dd the ceremony. ‘CAMPAIGN TO CUT TAXES BY LAW RENEWED Initiative Measure Cutting Levies One-Fourth PETITIONS BRAZIL REBELS HOLD POWER IN BATTLE LINES Brazil Business Man Declares Government Afraid to Send Troops to Fight Effort to be Made to Get 10,- 000 Signatures by the First of August The State Tax Payers ocia- it is anncunced by Dan R. Jones, secretary. Petitions Ten thousand signatures must be obtained by August 1, 1924, to put the measure on the ballot in - the November . election, according to a’statement by Mr. Jones. his statement he say: In Montevideo, Uruguay, July 17.— Fighting between the Brazilian government forces and insurrec- tionists at’Sao Paulo is continuing without advantage to either side, according to authoritative advices received here early today. Recent arrivals from Santos declared that port is virtually closed and the situation extremely grave. A prominent South American, who arrived in Montevideo, from Santos, in an interview asserted the rebels at Sao Paula apparently were in control and that the fed- eral: troops beseiging the metro- polis have been unable to dislodge them. “I can state that the resolution- aries have been masters of the sit- uation since the first moment,” said the South American. “On the day of the outbreak, state president Da Campos was obliged to seek refuge in Rio Janiero. The re- bels engaged in the fighting num- ber about 20,000, not counting the large contingent of d¢ivilians who morally support the revolutionar, movement. “The reason no decisive action being fought is that the gov- ernment fears a big battle’ as it has no faith in its soldiers. It is afraid they will go over to the en- emy any time. There is no doubt but what the rebels can gain pos session of Santcs when they wish to do so.” OLSNESS ORDER IS RESTRAINED Fargo, July 17.—S. A. Olsness, North Dakota insurance commis- sioner, will be restrained from en- forcing a recent order regarding insurance agency separation in this state, in an injunction to be, issued in federal court here, as a result of the hearing of the subject, Judge Andrew Miller announced today. Mr. Glsness in an order sent all {The Association held a meeting It was the opinion of the confisca- That taxes were taking all in land and “Men with money refuse to in- In order to restore the fair the elect- “The cut in taxes does not effect ‘ial improve- The cut is does assure PROVINCE IN CANADA ‘WET Saskatchewan Refutes Tem- perance Act in Vote askatchewan, July 17. of Saskatchewan refuted a temperance act of four years stand- ing in. a plebescite yesterday by a majority that approached a land- slide, it was indicated today as s further compilations of the vote| Western Union Insurance Compan- was made. ies in the state May 9 ordered se- cession of all separation proceed- ings between Union, and Bureau insurance agencies. He stated fur- ter that he would cancel the li- cense of any Western Union cofn- pany known to be carrying on sep- aration work. : MUST PAY FOR PETITIONS FOR ‘MUSIC USED P, 0. WILLIAMS Philadelphia, July, 17—The United ARE CIRCULATED e States district court today decided Petitions are being circulated here that proprietors of motion picture houses must pay musi¢ publishers to place P. 0, Williams of Bismarck, formerly jn the office of Comntis. The act was condemned both by city and country, with four,of the leading almost a 10,000 majority. in favor of prohibition of 36,585 and 53,657 against was reported from 830 polls out of 2,681, with indications of an fnerease against the @ry® act as votes continued to trickle in. a license fee for the privilege of playing copyrighted music. sioner of’ Immigration, in the race for Congressman from the Second district pacerens LaFollette bannér, State papers in Greece now’ 1efer to the “State of Greéce,” instead of the “Realm of Greece.” ‘| reported here today by W. F. Rey- CHURCHSURVEY MADEINSTATE BY MINISTERS Various Denominations Coop- erate in Work of Searching Out Needs of Church MAKING FOUR TOURS Will Visit All Corners of the State to Discern Religious Needs There Four teams, representing various church denominations, will tour North Dakota to make a study of the religious situation, with especial re- ference to communities not now being reached and to those in which single churches need strengthening. At the conclusion of the tour the represent- atives on the four teams will hold a meeting and consider the situation from a broad angle, without par- ticular reference to any denomina- tion. The interdenominational coopera- tion in this state is a part of a general movement among Protestant churches in the entire country in this regard. The present survey was considered at ‘a meeting of 20 na- tional and state leaders representing the Baptist, Congregational, Church of the Brethren, Methodist and Pres- byterian communions, in Jamestown Tuesday, according to Rev. John Mo- range of thié city. Rev. Charles E. Vermilya of New York, formerly a Methodist superintendent in this state, who now is secretary of the Home Missions Couneil representing practically all of the Protestant de- nominations, conferred with the leaders. As a result of the conference the 20 men were divided into four team Each team contaifs'#s far as possi- ble representatives of each denomi- nation. One team left here day morning, consisting of Di Superintendent John Morange, of the chureh; Secretary M. R. Zig- ler of the Church of the Brethren, Elgin, Ilinois; Rev. G. P, Keeling, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Park River; Rev. P. E. Nystrom of Bismarck, Baptist; Col. Porter, mis- stonary, and Ernest. M. Halliday, sec- retary of the Congregational Church Extension Boards of New York, The members will return to Bismarck Saturday and be assigned to pulpits in Bismarck and Mandpn Sunday. On the first part of their journey in the southwestern part of the state they followed the Killdeer line of the Northern Pacific. Rev. Morange, emphasizing the im- portance of the work, quoted Dr. L. Barnes of New York, secretary of the Américan Baptist Home Missionary Society, as saying that in the inter- mountain states “in fiye-sixtas of the communities there is no question whatever of denominational coimpe- tition, but a tremendous need of de- nominational concentratio: KIDNAP GIRLS FROM AUTO Bandit, Trio Robs Men, Car- ries Girls Away Milwaukee, Wis., July 17.—A bandit trio kidnaped two girls— twin sisters—after holding up and robbing their companion at the point of pistols, here today. ‘At 3 @’clock this morning the girls were found in a dazed condition on the south side and brought to cen- tral police station by a passing auto- mobile driver. One, it was found, had been at- tacked by two of the men. She was in a serious condition and was bare- ly able to mumble her story to police officers. * The other, also was on the verg« of collapse. She had not been tacked, although her clothing was torn to’ shreds in her fight with the three men. aThe girls were riding with Er- win Nichols, 24 years ‘old, and Her- bert Brandt, 23 years old, when a large touring car drove up along- side their car. The trio commanded them to stop, threatening to shoot. Brandt halted his car and | the thrée men then searched his pockets, taking $16. The girls were ordered ‘o ertter the bandi§.cag, were menaced with pistols when they hesitated and were finally seized and dragged into the bandit ma chine. WwW! le one of the men stood uae ovet the gifls the other two order- ed Brandt and Nichols to turn to- ward the city and drive’. away. Three shots were fired at the young men and the bandits with the sirls sped southward. ‘Brandt and. Nichols drove to the nearest telephone and notified the sheriff's office. REPORT RYE ' HAS BEEN CUT First cutting of winter . TRIBE OF “APE INDIANS” REPORTED FOUND IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST Several Parties Leave in Search of Verification of Existence of Tribe in Wilderness Who Attacked Band of Prospectors Kelso, Washington? July 17 (By , by the jam Indians about 15 the A. P.)—While awaiting reports’ years ago and it was believed by from parties who have gone to the | the present: Indians that they had all dai | become extinct,” said Totsgi. vicinity of Spirit Lake on Mount! «Thg Seeahtiks made their home St. Helens, in quest of verification|in the heart of the wilderness on of a story told by trappers that they, encountered a band of ape men there last week, residents today were interested in statements attributed to George Totsgi of the Clallam In- dian tribe that ape men are mem- bers of a tribe of Indians known as the Seeahtik tribe. Although no reports’ have been The trappers reported their cabin] received from several parties who was bombarded by the ape men dur-jleft here to search for the Indians ing the night. Totsgi was quoted, Monday, individuals who returned as saying that members of the'today from the cabins of the five Seeahtik trike are huge in stature.| prospectors partially confirmed th These Indians, he said, talked the! story of being bombarded by rock: Clallam language and are adept at, in their cabins by “mountain devi imitating the sounds of birds. The Seeahtiks were last heard TO CONSIDER CAR SUPPLY Many questions relating to the car supply for moving North Dakota's grain crop to the markets this year will be considered at a. meet the Northwest Regional Advisory Board at Fargo on July 22, according to Frank Millhollan, chairman of the state railroad commission. Repre- sentatives are expected to be present from Montana, North and South Da- kota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Mich- igan. pic range.” Totsgi declared that his tale had been corroborated by Henry Napo- lean, ClaHam tribe, who met one of the Seeahtik Indians while huntin; on Vancouver Island recently. of ,No tracks were discovered, however. AD MEN HEAR HOW CANADA WAS BOOSTED Part in Building Up of The Country SHOWERS AND HUGE EXPENDITURES i COOL WEATHER |suny ran mss, ARE FOREC AST Executive of the Canadian Pacific Railroad Local Showers Help to Drive Down the Thermometer in This Territory. London, July 17 (A. P.)—Indicat- ing how advertisers had fostered the growth of Canada, E. A. Beatty, head of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way company, told the convention of Associated Advertising Clubs of the World today that since 1881 his road had spent $67,000,000 on col- onization. in contrast. to $85,000,000 expended by the Canadian govern- Scattered thundershowers are in proapect ‘in North Daketa today and tomorrow, With no géheral rain ap- pearing in the forecast issued tcday | ment. ; by the weather bureau. These figures, he explained, in- Bismarck scored one-tenth of an|Cluded more than what might strictly be termed advertising, the colonization efforts having been directed at rather different types of settlers. The Canadian Pacific was particularly interested in gett- ing settlers for the lands it has to sell, he said, while the Canadian government directed its efforts more to securing settlers for its free homesteads of 160 acres each. Traces Part Tracing the part played by ad- vertising in the building of inch of rain in the day’s-period <nd- ing at 7 a. m. today—the only one of the 17 weather stations in the state to record rain. However, it was tloudy in most: parts of the state and from 10 to 20 degrees cdol- er than for the previous few days. The cool spell is about as valuable in preserving crops as rain, in the opinion of the weather officials. 0. W. Roberts, observer, believes that a large part of the, crops, carefully put in, have enoagh moisture to mature, while the stubbled in grain needs additional rain. With moist air, probable showers and cool weather the crop conditions general- ly are held favoxable. A The shower in Bismarck sent the thermometer down, considerably. A much’ heavier «shpwer fell a few miles south of Mandan yesterday afternoon, one traveling man report- ing the road ‘p muddy that he had difficulty in traveling over it without chains. in the days of the French dominion, Mr. Beatty said it was not until the Canadian Pacific ap- peared on the scene that an ageres- e, cogsistent and comprehensive dvertising campaign for the colon- ization of Canada was planned and directed from Canada itself. In the last 40 years a campaign of invi- tation and weleome has been con- ducted, he asserted, in which the Canadian Pacific gave the example and set the pace. Canada’s snow and hard winters are among its greatest assets, Mr. Beatty declared. “Without that winter we should not be able to grow the hard wheat on which so much of the prosperity of the Canadian west depends, and which every miller in the United States de- sires for his choicest flour. With- out that winter we should not have the fur-bearing animals and the fur trade which for 300 's has been one of Canada’s basic indus- tries. Without that winter we could not haul so economically as we do the products of our forests to our lumber and pulp mills. And last RAT PROBLEM BEFORE MINOT State Aid May Be Appealed ¥or jn Fighting Them Minot, N. D., July 17.—Minot’s rat problem got before the city com- mission again when Will J. O'Rourke, secretary of the Minot Elks lodge, told the body yesterday that unless some cooperation was extended by, the city within a short time that he would be forced to take the mat- ter up with the state board of health. _ Recalling Minot’s experience with the sewage disposal plant which was constructed after the state board of health issued specific orders that failure to act would re- sult in the state stepping in, it is not out of the realm of possibility that the state health department would take command in_ fighting rats, were formal complaint made. Mr. O'Rourke call the fact that one ins helpless in fighting the rat pes that only by a concerted city-wide activity can rats be eliminated. Mayor W. M. Smart informed Mr. O’Rourke that 200 pounds of rat poison had been ordered and that the rats of the city were due for a fatal lunch very shortly. STATE COAL BIDS. S RECEIVED The state beard of gerd of administration today was considering numerous. bids we could not have the virile, sturdy manhood which the whole particular! (Continued on page thre f Weather Report noon. Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Highest wind velocity Weather! Forecas' possibly scattered Friday. Warmer. For North Dakota: Mos! night and Friday, except scattered thundershowers + General Weather Conditions The pressure H lains States and tions. The bids are almost uniform-| extreme Northwest. Cool ly lower than year, but are 50) prev: throughout’ the northerti numerous they have not yet .been) states. . tabulated, according to E. G. Wan- ORRIS W. ROBERTS, ner, secretary of the board. ! » Meteorelogist. Yancouver Island and on the Olym-] )ESTRO¥ERS Kenuingttings Played Important} point of his landing. { storms, said but not least, without that winter world, nee the achievements For twenty-four hours ending at For Bismarck and vicinity: Most- ly fair tonight and’ Friday, except thundershowers ly fair te possibly Friday. Warmer east and central portions. the coast and it is low over the south- érn Plateau states. Precipitation oc- curred ifr the’Great Lakes region; in Missouri, eastern South Dakota, at for supplying coal for state institu-| Bismarck and at a few places in the id: weather, M’LAREN HELD SAFE, HOWEVER, BY OFFICIALS ‘Thought He May Have Stop- ped Part Way on His 400- Mile Overseas Flight HUNT Japanese Ship Fails to Find Trace, and Other Ships Are Sent Out Tokio, July 17, (By the A. P.)— Although there had been no news | received here up until this afternoon s{of A. Stuart McLaren and his purty | of British aviators fiying around the Rocks were found inside the cabin.| World since they left Toshimoye, on Yetorfu Island, in the Kuriles, early yesterday, no anxiety is felt here as yet for their safety. McLaren should have completed # flight to Paramashiru Island, about 450 miles north of his starting place, by noon yesterday. However, it is believed likely that he landed at some intermediate point in the Kur- iles far from radio or other com- ainieation with the outside warld. Broughton Bay, Shimushiru ‘Island, where the advance party for his flight laid down a fuel and supply base, is believed the most probable The Japanese destroyer Isokaze has searched as far north as Shimus- hiru Island without finding any trace of the aviator and a destroyer which was‘on duty at Paramashiru o aid the flier is searching south- The latest report on the weather in the Kuriles, where the American fliers were delayed by fogs and it was cloudy but no wind which circumstance is regard- ed as favorable to the flier’s safety. YANKEES ADVANCE Brough, England, July 17W—The American Army around the world airplanes arrived here from Croy- don at 1:08 o’clock this afternoon. CONFESSES TO POISONING OF SIX HUSBANDS Ohio Woman Signs Confession in the Hands of Prose- cuting Attorney Mt. Gilead, Ohio, July 17.—That, county authorities may contem- plate further action in the case in- volving the confession of Mrs. Eleanor Yeoman, 39, that she gave poison tc the last of her six hus- bands, causing his death on June 28, was indicated here yesterday, although County Prosecutor T. B. Mateer had previously declared that further arrests were not ex- pected. Although possessed of the wo- man’s written and signed confes- sion that she gave the poison to her husband, no’ charge has been placed against her, authorities said here last night. She is in county jail without bond. She was brought here from Mar- ion Sunday after a telephone re- port from state chemists at Colum- bus that poison had been found in the stomach organs of Yeoman’s body, which had earlier been ex- humed. Her confession came after several hours in jail. The woman was married seven times to six husbands, marrying one of them twice. Besides Yeo- man, one other husband is dead and ancther is said to have been taken from her home on a cot by the man’s brothers after he had been ill for some time. He recov- ered. MAY ACQUIRE RQUITY HOUSES Proposition Is Put Before Wheat Growers Grand Forks, N. D., July 17— George E. Duis was re-elected presi- dent of the North Dakota’ Wheat Growers Association at the annual meeting of the board of directors of the association here. He will serve in that capacity for the coming 12 months, : A. J. Scatt was re-elected: secretary and R. L, Taft was re-elected cashier. A plan whereby members of the Wheat Growers association would take over the visible stock of the Equity Cooperative Exchange of St. Paul, a defunct organization, in the various commudities where such members reside; was proposed at the morning session’ of the board by Colonel Lambert, receiver ‘of the Equity Exchange. No definite action was taken on the matter but consid- erable discussion took p! ‘incon. nection =e the proposal.