The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS: Tor Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tomght and probably Tuesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1924 FINAL | FINAL EDITION THN Eotion | PRICE FIVE E CENTS” COOLIDGE ELECTORS GETG.0.P.COLUMN “GIRL, 10, SHOT [—___ ASGUN FALLS OUT OF AUTO Stella Shlorhun, Daughter of Grass Lake Township » Farmer, Is Killed DEATH INSTANTANEOUS Whole Charge of Shotgun Enters Girl at Close Range, According to Word Here Stella Shlorhun, aged 10 years, chugs of Mr. and Mrs. John Shlor- pan, farmers living in Grass Lake township, Burleigh county, north- of Wilton, was instantly killed afternoon when a shotgun discharged accidentally The girl, according to information to Coroner Gobel here, was driving with her father, mother and brother along a country road when the acci- dent happi The father and mother we the front and the two children were in the rear t A car door flew ‘open and a 12- fell out. The gun ed as it struck the run- ning board, and the entire charge struck the girl in the face. The charge penetrated deeply into the girl’s head and death was declared s* to be instantancous. Coroner Gobel planned to go to the Shlorhun home today to make further investigation of the case. The little girl was exactly 10 years, eight months and six days wold, according to the information re- ceived here. Apparently, Coroner Gobel said, the gun was not on “safe- ty” but was cocked, and it discharged immediately upon striking the metal running board of the car, Funeral arrangements been made. SENATORS WIN © LEAGUE TITLE Boston Sept. 29.— Wash- ington clinched the American League championship this af- ternoon by defeating Boston 4 to 2, New York cannot win the league championship now although it should de- feat Philadelphia in its dou- ble header Tuesday, which was caused by rain postpone- ment today. The world ser- ies is now between the Giants » and Washington. OTHER SCORES First six innings — Wash- ington 8; Boston 2. Yankee Philadelphia post- poned account rain. Play double header tomorrow. Ginats - Philadelphia rain, will not be played, Giants thereby finish season game and half ahead Brooklyn. o—____-___________e Weather Report | For 24 hours ending at noon Temperature at 7 a, m, Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and probably Tuesday. Rising temperature. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and probably Tuesday. Rising tem- © perature Tuesday and west portion 4 tonight. Y GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS A large high pressure area, ac- companied by cool weather, covers the Mississippi Valley and Plains States while a low pressure area over the northern Rocky Mountain region has been accompanied by ris- ing temperatures over that season. Heavy to killing frosts occurred at many places in North Dakota during the past 48 hours while temper- atures over the northern Rocky Mountain region were generally above 40 degrees. Fair weather pre- vails from the Mississippi Valley westward to the Pacific coast. ORRIS W., ROBERTS, Meteorologist. Leg Is Broken Under r Freight Car Dickicaen, oa \—Although a freight car shunteg over his right leg between the ankle and knee, bad- lly breaking the bones, Steve Kubis- iak, Mandan car repairer, employed by the Northern Pacific may yet es- cape without amputation of the mem- ber. Railroad physicians marvel at the excellent circulation of the blood in the nkle.and foot despite the man- per in which the bone wi plintered. have not ' bo Kw ie Mundelta (shown above) not seriously dama nd t 1, bu STOLEN CAR’S WANDERINGS ARE ‘CHECKED | Ford ivi Makes Long Trip Before It Is Returned To The Owner Fargo, N. D., Sept. 29.—Wander- ings of a stolen Ford coupe and the} tribulations through which an insur- ance agency can go in recovering a told by E. P. Cosgriff, Fargo, iff and Von Sien who wrote the final chapter this week for the meanderings of the auto which began N. P. H. Haldorsson of Raub, N. bought a coupe in October, 1 insured it. Early this drove to Portland, Ore., to visit his mother. The car was stolen in the western city and on April 16, 1924 he reported his loss to the insurance company. The insurance was id and the agency began the hunt for the machine, Number on Car Changed Early in July the f hint of a clue came when J. P. Pennington was arrested with a minor in Minot for stealing a Ford touring car at} Rolla, N. D. The pair were tried and convicted. They had a coupe in their possession at the time of their arrest. Following their conviction their attorneys demanded the car in payment of fees. The sheriff wouldn't release the car because he believed it to be stolen, The number had been changed on fhe car, but by ap- plying heat to the motor the original number was found. Because the car bore a Washington license officials sought to trace the car in the west. Finally the department of justice at Portland, Ore., advised officials that the car was one which had been stolen in their cify. The department also found that a Fargo company had paid insurance on it. Mr. Cosgriff went to Portland to claim the car but found that the at- torneys had obtained it through legal processes. Cosgriff opened proceed- ings also, had the car within his reach, when by more technicality, the attorneys gained possession of it ‘again. Cosgriff Proves Claim Mr, Cosgriff obtained 10 days to prove his claim. He wired the Ford company and found that the fradu- lent number on the car, belonged to a Ford in Great Bend, Ore. By wiring the owner of the car which actually bore the number he found that the man still had his machine. Finally Haldorsson arrived and iden- tified the wandering coupe. The Fargoan then had to pay sttorneys a fee, and following a checking’ up he found that he spent $375 to re- cover the Ford, The thieves face prosecution un- der the federal Dyer act when they are released from their present en- forced vacation. The insurance com- pany recovered the car, but the ex- pense practically equalled the value of the machine by the time it had been recovered. ELKS PLAN BOOSTER TOUR Will Make Towns Along the North Soo Line Eighty to a hundred “Bills” of the Bismarck Lodge of Elks will leave here bright and early Friday morn- ing on a booster tour along the North Soo line. There will be 20 au- tomobiles carrying the Elks bapd and lodge members, who will make calls on their brothers in the towns up the line. ihe bockien tour leavin bate at 7:30 a, m, Friday, makes the first stop at Wilton. Washburn, Under- wood, Coleharbor and Garrison will be visited. The Elks will spend Fri- day night at Garrison, where there will be a big dance. I the subject of this ai AFTER TWO SHIPS COLLIDED he collier Edwar it the Mundelts Pierce collided i Editor's Not F er of a series of articles upon city finances as they afiect bud- get matters, aruicles are offered in the spirit of construe- tive criticism and with the sole desire of giving the tax-payers of Bismarck information of how their money is spent which of course is their business and vi- tally affeeg their welfare. Contingent Fund Expenditures” is le. No spe- cial criticism attaches to these dis- bursements, doubtless all of them are legitimate expenditures made for public needs. Taxpayers investigating the expen ditures with a view to reducing the city budget materially cull attention to the fact that some $2705.89 was paid out of the contingent fund for the water works purposes. Now that Waterworks Operation: A. P. Lenhart, trips to Minneapolis 2 to Minneapoli | to Minn H { . Hartiey | . C. Berger . Goetz » Hummel . Christopl Frank Gaughner Geo. Doorley Auto and Mi Printing Notices of Election Waterworks ota ertta, ete. Printing. spe ss't. books. Ren El iSitiths (ae GIEGGEIN gab Telegrams Bonds Ballard & ineous Items . Gaughner . tley . Christopher J. Hummell J. Katz ... J. Klein . Geo. Doorley . David McDonald Wm. Koenig .. J. Elsness F. Kalleberger C. Hanson . A. J. Arnot Mrs. F, Everets . Miscellaneous, Disbursement: Pound Master . Dog Catcher . State Examiner Books Weighmaster: Salary Running Expenses . Lights Repairs Printing and Stationery Painting Flag Pole, M. W. Gabert Labor oe French & Welch, Paint . n Boston harbor. The Pierce was as being towed toward shore. CONTINGENT FUND CAN BE REDUCED $2,700 A YEAR EXAMINATION OF BOOKS SHOWS the city owns the plant any such ex- penditures arising under these items should be charges against water works operating funds and paid out of*the revenues of the water funds and not cared for by general taxa- tion. These items spent for water works matters total $2705.89, The total contingent fund last year totalled $5,542.75 This year the city commission has put $5,542.75 into the budget for con- tingent purposes. It would seem rea- sonable that this contingent fund could be reduced b: the sum spent |: works expens s hardly a pro- ainst the contingent fund now that the plant is owned and operated by the city. Disbursements under the gent from Sept. 1, 11924 follow: contin- 1923 to Aug. 31, DISBURSEMENTS 65 10 150.00, 23.00 197.25, 17.50 28.00 21.00 88.50 100.00 36.00 31.50 16.50 10.50 125.00 200.00 76.50 50.00 1,171.25 Examination 1,500.00 118.45 14.00 107.60 1,740.05 36.97 ‘60.00 5.15 65.15 T. C. Madden, Transcript Hughes Electric Case . Licenses Miscellaneous Small Items 16.80 25.83 63.35 W. A. Falconer, expenses attend- ing City Assessors at Jamestown . Chris. Martineson, expenses tending meeting Chiefs Total Disbursements . al Woman Injured By Stray Bullet Minot, Sept. 29.—Hunters who were shooting ducks on one of the sloughs on Peter Vandenoever’s farm in Torning township the first of the week, carelessly shot towards the house. One of the shots glanced from the water and entered the flesh of Mrs, Galusha’s face just below the eye. She was brought to a local hos- pital for attention. The hunters left hut not before the license number of the car was ascertained. Mrs. Galusha has been cooking at. the Vandenoever farm. meeting Police | WORLDS FLIERS AT LAST POINT ON BIG FLIGHT en of Globe By Airplane Officially Ends at Seattle CROWD GREETS THEM Fliers Now Worry About Having to Attend Recep- tions in Their Honor Seattle, Wash., Sept. 29.—(By the A. P.)—Six United States Army Aviators, who completed a flight around the world with their arrival here yesterday from Eugene, Oregon, were prepared today to receive a wel- come which has been arranged by an appreciative citizenry. Elapsed time of the flight was 175 days, total mileage, start to finish, 27,534; days actually in the air, 66; actual flying time 351 hours, 11 min- utes, average speed 76.36 miles an hour. Lieut. Lowel] H. Smith, command- er of the flight, officially reported completion of the journey to Major- General Mason Patrick at Washing- ton, D. C. by telephone last night. He was informed by Gen. Patrick that future duty and movements of the aviators will be announced. At a public luncheon today the fliers and their mechanics will make talks describing their world famous trip. In addition to the luncheon, the aviators will participate in the dedi- cation of a monument at Sand Point, commemorating man’s first cireum- navigation of the globe by ai When Lieut. Smith finished a luncheon aboard a private yacht yes- terday,en route to Madison and Vol- unteer Parks for a formal ceremony and reception he expressed gratitude that “all the worries” of taking care of their machines was over and the only thing left which he said they could not avoid was the appear- ance of himself and comrades before the public. A telégram received last night from President Coolidge informed the men that the President intends, on the convening of Congress, to “recommend that authority be grant ed to reward the sqaudron by promo- tion and other appropriate action in order that your distinguished ser- ices may have a pract recogni- tion from your country.” At present, it is not known how {long the aviators are to remain in Seattle or whether the air crusaders, Boston I, ieago and New Orleans, are to be back by the original pilots to the cities they were christ- ened after. LOW LEVY FOR STATE HAIL To Be 33 Cents This Year for $7.00 an Acre Insurance The state: hail indemnity tax levy for the season of 1924 is 33 cents an acre for $7.00 an acre protection and 47 cents for $10.00 an acre protec- tion, it was announced by Martin Ha- gen, manager of the department. The levy is based upon losses ad- justed for the last season, which was the lightest hail season in North Da- kota in many years. The total in- sured loss was placed at $1,606,024. 95 by the hail insurance department. It is expected, Mr. Hagen said, that the present surplus of the hail in- surance department will enable it to pay losses in cash as soon as war- rants are issued. The department's figures show 29.7 percent of all crops in the state were insured with the ‘state hail in- surance department. However, there was a decrease in the insured acre- age from 1923, when it was 7,700,000 acres, The total amount of indem- nity loss last year was $4,485,000, there having been 26,667 claims for hail loss last year, as compared to 10,648 losses reported this year. HANKINSON MAN ‘IS KILLED WHILE Fire Does $20,000 Damage in Dickey LaMoure, Sept, 29.—Fire which broke out in the telephone office, destroyed the Hegstad general store, the C. E, Larson store building ad- joining, the pool hall and the resi- dence belonging to A. Ebert, in Dickey, last Monday. The loss is es- timated at about $20,000. The fire started when the telephone office was unoccupied; an explosion in the office drew the attention of several people in the street, and it was no- ticed that the whole room burst in- stantly into flame, OUT HUNTING Hankinson, N. D., Sept. 29.—Roy Kopenick, 17, was shot and instant- ly killed about three miles north- east of this city yesterday after- ‘noon while hunting prairie chickens. Roy, the son of Charles F, Kopenick of near Hankinson, was hunting with Ralph Gustman, a neighbor of about the same age. Some ohickens were scared up and Roy ran ahead. Ralph, not many feet behind him, tripped and fell, the shotgun dis- charging. The shots which scattered little in their short flight, bored a small hole through Kopenick’s back. STEAMER WITH 28 MEMBERS OF | CREW I$ LOST: Pieces of Wreckage of Whale- back Steamer Are Picked Up on Lake NO BODIES ARE FOUND Last Hope for Safety of Crew Is Given up With Finding of Wreckage Cleveland, 0., Sept. 29.~Any doubt of the whaleback freighter Clifton, with her crew of 28 was dispelled with the finding in Luke Huron of hatch cov- ers and the forward end of a pilot house. No bodies were found. Captain Dalton Hudson of the steamer Glencairn of the Great Lakes Transportation company, reported to A. E. R. Schneider, general manager of the Progress Steamship company, | owners of Clifton, tered the wreckage late Saturday about 70 mil from Goderich on the detour Goderich course. The wreck- age as described was identified by! Mr. Schneider as that of the Clifton. Wreckage Encountered “We arrived at Goderich at 10:30 a. m. Sunday,” the report states. ‘Encountered wreckage at 4 p. m. turday about 70 miles from Gode: ich on the detour Goderich course. The wreckage consisted of broken hatch covers. In hopes of finding something that could be identified as belonging to some particular vessel, we cruised around for about two hours Finally picked up forward end of'a pilothouse. The pilothouse clock and searchlight were attached.” The clock registered. — Cap- tain Hudson told Mr. hneider over the telephone from Goderich, Ontar- io, but whether the boat sunk Sun- day afternoon or Monday morning, is not known. She last seen pas ing Mackinaw. at 10:20 a. m. Sundsy: morning en route from Sturgeon bay to Detroit laden with stone. Runs Into Gale Captain Hudson was up bound on Lake Huron last Monda. A gale was blowing frorp the westward when he passed Harbor beach at 4 a. m., and was at its height between 4 and 5 o'clock. A number of large steamers were forced to seek shelter, and in the opinion of Captain Hudson no boat the size of the Clifton could survive the storm if the vessel was 40 miles from shore, sinking of the Sunday that he encoun- traveling Carriers ion, who wil! the work of se e charge of arching for the bodies of the 28 victims, left for Goderich late today. He is due to arrive to- morrow morning. In the belief that the bodies will be carried to the adian shore, a thorough search will be made there. NEVADA MAN IS KIDNAPED BY HIS TWO SONS: Reno, Navada, Sept. 29.—Dragged screaming from the church as prepared to go to the altar for a wedding ceremony, Francis A. Robb, aged eighty-four, wealthy Reno pro- perty owner, was whisked away in an automobile last night. Two sons, Ray and Edward Robb, are being sought, according to the police, The elder Robb was to have been married to Mrs. Margaret Nichol- 60. The “best man” and a witnessed the alleged kidnaping and passers-by stood in amazement as the old man called vainly for help. WOMAN, FOUR CHILDREN, DIE Mother Believed to Have Slain Them, Herself Mangum, Okla. Sept. 29.—The bodies of Mrs, J. A. Melton and her four children, their throats cut, were found lying close together in one room by J. A. Melton, a farmer, when he returned to his home five miles southeast of here late Satur- day night. All were dead. Officers who investigated the death said the razor was found clasped in one of the dead woman's hands. It is their theory that Mrs. Melton slew the children and then took her own life before collapsing ide the bodies of the four. She is'said to have been mentally de- ranged for sometime. Melton left his home Saturday a ternoon, remaining in Magnum until late that evening. he | TAKE YEGG TO BE SENTENCED J. B. d te robberi Fredonia, morring by Chi | son and Sheriff Hedstrom, where ‘will appear in court. It is expected he will be bound over to district court and plead guilty Crawford, who conte of stores at Linton and ken to Linton this f of Police Martine he LABOR BOARD TO REQUIRE TESTIMONY Will Test the Constitutional-| ity of the Transportation Act of 1920 Chicago, Sept ~Test of the | constitutionality of a clause in the} Transportation act of 1920, arming | the Railroad Labor Board to require testimony, was begun today. The board petitioned the United States District Court to order John McGuire of Chicage and D. B.| Robertson of Cleveland testify | before the board, the to fix the time and place. McGuire is general ch the Chicago and Northwestern the Brotherhood of Locomotive gineers. Robertson is p the Brotherhood of Locomoti men and Engineman. The petition Judge James H. Wilkerson win A. Olson, United torney, and Weymouth Kirkland and Robert N. Golding, special sistants to the’ United tate Attorney-Generai. The — underlyin: question, whether Congress through legislation may delegate a body as the labor board the power to compel testi- mony, was compared by legal obser- vers to the case of Ex Parte Daugherty, now pending on review} before the United States Supreme Court. In that case United District Judge A. J. Cochran Kentucky y the southern district of ern division, on May 31, that the Senate had “usurped judi cial power” in attempting to enforce its subpoena of Mal S. Daugherty in en investigation into alleged acts of former Attorney-General H. 3. Daugherty. Judge Cochran however, that the question the power of Congress to nce from outsiders in lation but of either branch thereof acting by itself without previous actions on the part of Con to latter of} for s filed before such held not compel aid of dis- de and Robertson twi subpoenas of the b first occasion subpoe ued for them and for nd officer and 101 other Their appearance uire regarded On the were i another gi general chairman. was demanded hearing in a dis pute over wages and rules between the Brotherhoods and a manag committ representing 94 | railroads, including subsidiaries. roads comprise nearly all important lines west of Chicago. MINNESOTA AND NO. DAK. HAVE Sept. 29. and North Daketa were ed with a severe killing fro: every section weather station a head reported. In Minnesot: andria, Argy s River Falls, Worthington and Dulut ed a heavy killing frost while North Dakota Devils Lake, D inson, Dunn Center, Elle Jamestown, Lisbon, Minot, Pembina and Wi were severely frost- bitten. WINTER WHEAT Moor- vicinities of Alex- Dickinson, Sept. 29.—Winter wheat is yielding well around Daglum; Halvor Peterson threshed 3200 bus- hels from 100 acres; his Marquis averaged 28 bushels to the acre, Jack Johnson threshed 2600 bushels off 90 acres, or an average of less than 30 bushels to the acre. Minot To Put _ Up Hitching Posts ot, Sept. 29.—An appropriation for hitching posts was made at the last session of the Minot city com- mission, several of the posts to be put up in vacant lots. A committee from the Association of Commerce asked for the posts, which they said were desired by farmers who still drove horses. Warning Lights Obtained Two gas-burning warning lights have been delivered to the court- house and it is understood they will be set up at either end of the Northern Pacific underpass, between Bismarck and the river bridge.. The lights flicker constantly, and are similar to lights placed at the un- derpass this side: of Mandan, ; publican column, YIELDS WELL): Lottered by KILLING FROST. Moorhead, Minn, § iS AGREEMENT T0 END LAW SUIT IS MADE HERE Stipulation ‘Signed Clearing Republican Column of 4 LaFollette Men DS BITTER FIGHT ‘omes on the Eve Battle Over The Electors Settlement C of Court Electoral for Calvin dent will go in column in’ the tion. A stipulation was afternoon torn Coolidge candidates avowedly Coolidxe for Presi- the Republ November signed by ys the candi- to emer an squabble order settling over electoral him will go in column on the 1 candidates forces 4 the Re ballot, who LaFollette — w from the Republic and LaFollettc-Wh. will be found nominatic with Lak his nan umn. The ‘column, sler electors coll ntte’s name and with the tep of the col- made to- ached for supreme in which LaFol- Republi- settlement day as the time the hearing in court of the law suit ouster of four alleged lette electors from the can column was asked. was appr the involved in in the su- he luled for hear- four Re- orable the Re- pected to halt At noon today at- sides to to ttlement the prem ing thi publican to Senator court proceediny torneys repres¢ the low suit work out dc the L the propc ere end ails of the : Forces. to the LaFollette Under Coolidge forces tors and the five L tors would rem column, The on the b ment } resulted in ( in the Unde a stipulati the court tween the -Wheeler elec individua proceeded 1 settle- e of which started negotiatic supre: red esented to The court issue an order on no opinion would be d no legal precedent would be this basi ue Confer were pa | Harrison Gu who ¥ the cipated in But or ouster bin. ori pers in the court. In ed to file it in th the upreme Coolidge action agains the ined that the four electo: of five to be elected in the would be bracketed with the na umn, that voters, seeing the name of the President, would vote for these electors believing the yote for him in the electoral coll but that, from statements the ele tors are alleged to have made, they would vote for Robert M. LaFollett One supplementary affidavit, strengthening the statement of H. P. Remington of Lisbon regarding the attitude of Martin Larson, elector, was to be filed, The affidavit of M. R. Freerks of Jamestown, alleging that F, A. Vogel of Coleharbor, man- ager of the LaFollette campaign in the state, had declared that the La- Follette forces never intended to withdraw the electors but planned to deceive the Coolidge forces and “string them along” also was to be introduced in the law suit. Ballot Held Up Completion of the ballot had been held in abeyance by Secretary, of State Thomas Hall pending settle- ment of the law suit. A part of the settlement of the law suit, the form of ballot proposed by the Secretary of State, which would give the “LaFollette-Wheeler Progressive” electars a separate col- umn was to be attached te the stipua- tion presented to the supreme courh