The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1924, Page 1

A ‘ . oa a . Ny < WEATHER FORECAST day, Much colder tonight. Snow probably tonight and Sun- ESTABLISHED 1873 "IRRIGATION ; FUND DENIED TO WILLISTON National House of Repre atives Strikes Out Appropriation CUT FROM SUPPLY BIL Amendment Give $50,000 to Project Is Defeated Washington, Dec. 6.—Resum- of the Inter- ing consideration appropriation ior Department Dill, the Houxo today defeated for the second time an amena- ment by Rep. Sinclair, Repub! can, North Dakota, to make available $50,000 for continuance of the ¥ reclamation project in Dakota. ‘The vote was 26 to 12 and followed an adverse vote gn the same question yesterday. Washington, Dec. 6—-Au am ment to make continuance of the Williston r tion project in North I first question for dispo on resuming consider tion of the proprintion bill, mendment off Republican, ‘ed by th amendment of the project, feated on a rising and went over quest for a teller's vote. A rising vote was taken, and the amendment of Rep. ent- of Sinclair to available $50,000 for Interior Department ap- Rep. | Dakota, | as a substitute for section proposing | was de- vote yesterday, until today on‘a re- Plans Big Blip L| STATE'S HOME BUILDERS IN. Liquidation to be Fairly Com- plete by the Time Legis- lature Meets to make $50,000 available was lost, late yesterday, but it was agreed to reconsider the item today. Rep. Sin-] PROBLEM UP TO SOLONS clair said the proposal to abandon the project was based on the agricul- tural depression that had prevailed Settlers on the d, have taken up the sugar beet growing industry and pro- spects for success appear promising. three he the la projects, ears. POOR BUSINESS, HE SAYS Fargo, Dec. 6—It would certain seem to be poor busineys judgme on the face of it, for the federal government to discontinue the Wil- liston irrigation project after spend- ing a million or more in cash at years of effort in just at a time when there be reason that the made __ self-sustaining,” Williston today. Herald, who is fact,” continued Mr. “with the farmers developing a s' gar beet industry which this ye: will net $35,000 from 450 acres and with 1,000 acres going to close down the project just no’ “We are trying to get the facts they are to Congress. It is true th the project has been lying almost] retained its development eems to | Builders project can be declared | period than the contemplated Harry Polk, business manager of the J year: in Fargo | session Polk, | of the The state legislature may get a report on which to take final action in the liquidation of affairs of the Home Builders As- sociation, a state build a few over state. Liquidation of the tion’s affairs, authorized in the 19: it will be able ly associ, nt session, is nearing the final stages. The legislature probably will be nd |confronted with the necessity of an additional “Home deficit. tax” or extending the present .05 mill levy for a longer four The tax imposed by the last was expeeted to yield $ 000 a year and wipe out the deficit organization in four years. u-| However, the deficit may be larger ar|than originally contemplated, and interest charges on money borrowed providing into beets|from the Bank of North Dakota have next year, it would be disastrous}been annually almost half of the w. | defi tax. as] But six houses remain to be given at {to original home builders, sold or by the Atate, and these dormant for years and that it has] probably will be disposed of soon. cost the government a lot of money.|Five Fargo houses, those built for “But this year we raised and] Alfred Knutson, John E. Wood, Mrs. shipped about 4,500 tons of sugar|M. E, Hallett,? Fannie H. Johnson beets, which will net about $7.56]and J. B. Adams, were surrendered per ton despite the fact we had to|to the state association by the per- ship these beets to Billings and pay|sons for whom they were built, and freight of $1.45 per to “This isn’t a dream or over enthu- are for sale at appraised value. ‘the Industrial Commission has wound up siastic boosting. We have raised |affairs involving 44 "houses in the the bects and know what can; be [last two years. done with them. The beet sugar: re- The Hon Builders Association finers are building the fact ies to}owes the Kk of North Dakota handle them.” $482,000, and annual interest charges Mr, Polk’s statements wre sup-|are $27,000, according to John plemented by W. 8. Arthur, gover: ment employe, who hus charge the Williston pumping station in long distance conversation with the Fargo Forum to There are 142 {1 jay. 100 more farmers to split up holdings and make them smaller they may be farmed mor ly,” said Mr. Arthur. “Between ber and double year. Beet raising is an success and can be made to handsome profits with the use the water from the ditch, and th will enable the farmers to their water statements. FUND VOTED Washington, Dec. “A section the acreage the interior bill carrying $8,934,000 next without for reclamation work for t fiscal year was adopted amendment today by the House, N. P. Purchases New Gas Cars|?" St. Paul, Mi thern Pacific , Dec. to its equipment this month. ymers on the pro- | t ject now, but the holdings are too large and there should be at least the so intensive- 40 and 50 farmers are growing beets and there will be double the num- next” assured pay of meet The Nor- ailway will add three gas-electric railway passenger cars n- mons, secretary of the commission. of |The Industrial Commission, by the alend of the month, probably will turn over to the bunk, loan contracts, cash and the amount of the deficit x on hand approximating $260,000. The loan contracts draw the same rate of interest! as the bank loans. SEED CORN TO GERMANY ago Man Gets Burleigh County Seed Corn to Send Over Water aut of ing with him a strong i sion of North Dakota’s ability us a corn state, after he had cam- paigned in the state in behalf of Pre- sident Coolidge and returned to Chi- cago, Otto H. Boesser has wnitten to O. EB. Anderson of Bismarck for sam- “During my campaign tour through your state I was very much impress- ed with the progress cultivating ‘King Corn’ in your climate,” he wrote. : “When after my return I re- ‘The | ceived a request for northern grown coaches are being completed in St. seéd corn. for experimental purposes Louis and delivery is expected by the | from a friend in Germany I wrote to Northern Pacific about December 15. The railway now is operating gas elect: Fond du Lac branch. Further Investment in this kind equipment, . which « Js, designed for |, a friend for a dozen ears. He in- a | formed me that I should write to you. car between Fargo and {I therefore take the liberty to repeat Staples’ and gasoline driven cars be- tween Fargo and Lisbon and on the| that f shall my request to you and assure you appreciate it, if you could supply me,” of ° ‘There is. a. vegetable octopus in short haul. work in, gempetition with | South America. the motor bus, tay be made 1925, R. W. Clark, assistant to the president, said, Five miles of railway’ lines #n Alaska are laid on a glacier. in | bye, 1 Arnstein, chi jof the Zeppelin works richshafen, Germany, has started work in Akron, 0. on plans for the | world’s 1 d Je-even big- fer than the Los s FINAL STAGES) jFarmers tSate THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE! BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1924 RESTORATION OF MISSOURI SHIPPING, AIM Enormous Barge Development onM sippi Leads to New Proposals OF MR. PLAN DICKEY Thinks Barge Fleet on M souri River From Fort Benton, Mont., Good Plan as City, Moy Dee. 6—The sud- | and cnhormous development of ipri River barge tonnage be- tween St. Louis and the Gulf of jexico has given rise to a new movement to restore the Missouri River to its former prestige, Dif- Ticuities not present in the Missis- sippifconfrent advocates of freight service on the “Big Muddy,” how- The river is far more unreliable thin the Miss pi, both to of water and stability of Having a clay and. sa drainage territory, the Missouri an enormous amount of silt. ries The speed of the stream tears away shore lines on one side to pile them up on the other. Great form or disappear overnight, the channel of one day is a the next. Walter S. Dickey, Kansas manufacturer and shipper of 1 products, has long felt that Govern ment aid and private patronage of e lines would give the gr northwest, beginning at Fort Benton, Mont. un outlet to the sea, Mr. Dickey’s influence will be felt in the new movement to make of the Mis- souri what it was in the days of the covered wagon. hen practic all of the trade with the northwest went from St. Louisa ty St. Joseph and Fort Benton by bouts that made great fortunes for their owners. Would Grain Centers It is pointed out by the advocates of a Missouri River development that the grain of the great produc- (Continued on page 8) EFFORT BEING ‘MADE TO OPEN BANK AT REGAN Charges Against O. R. Vold Dismissed — Explanation Filed by E. S. Allen inst O, R, Vold, for- r of the defunct Bank of Regan, in e of receiving depos- its in an insolvent bank had made, has In dismissed in trict court by States Attorney E. S Allen. Mr. The case merly un of hich a ch Vold said today that an ef- is being made to reopen the fort The states attorney filed missal, of the ng in part: “I am of the opinion that in this case it is doubtful if a viction could be had, the facts would show that the defendant wa: irregular in his methods as an offi- cer of the Farmers State Bunk of Regan, and received deposits at a time when the bank, was in my opin- ion, insolvent, that is, quch insolven- ey us is so defined by the code, but it would be very difficult to show that the defendant has actual know- ledge of actual bankruptey and in- solvency, that is, that the assets were not equal to the liabilitie and the deposits were received by the defendant not for his own use but in a desperate effort to keep the bank open. The stockholders and depositors formed an associa- tion and appointed a committee to tuke steps to reopen the bank and to confer with the defendant and see if a settlement could be made with him, and at this time I am in- formed by the said committee that a satisfactory settlement has been made by them with the defendant and that in all probability the bank will reopen at a comparatively early date, and that they are willing that this action should be dismissed, ‘the complaint in the justice court for the arrest of the defendant having been made under instructions of the said committee. This settlemént and request for dismissal was done with the approval of the state examiner and the receiver of said bank, and they have informed me that I would be justified, under the circumstan- ces, in asking for # dismissal of the said action against the defendant.” MUNICH BANK itten IS REOPENED Reopening of the Farmers Bank of Munich, which went on special trust deposit September 18, 1923, was announced’ today by Gilbert Semingson, state - examiner. bank has capital of, $20,000, pnd de- posits of approximately. $280,000. Its president is P. J. Antony. ‘The ‘COLD WEATHER IS FORECAST: Washington, Dee. 6.—Weuther outlook for the week beginning Monday Upper Mississip) Val- ley—Clearing and decidedly cold- cr Monday, Rising temperature with snow over north and snow or rain over south portion about Wednesday one Ne Cold- er at end PROVIDE HUGE SUM TO AID IN ROAD BUILDING Agricultural Department’s Bill Carries $61,000,000 More Than Last Year OTHER ITEMS’ GIVEN Variety of Activities of Agri- cultural Department Are Provided For. Washington, Dee. 6.--Eighty mil- lion dollars for road construction is carried in the annual agricultural appropriation bit reported today to the house. T! amount, which would be available for expenditure during the coming fiscal year, $61,000,000 over the amount provided in |. ear’s bill. ad construction item is the ature of th a total of $12 bs 9 more than the amount for this fiscal year. In RUE there are permanent and indefinite appropriations for the es al department, totalling 10,980 ear); appropriated for this eradication of the pink boll worm 300,000; enforcement of the plant quarantine 70,000; en- torcem Of the insecticide acts, $163,000, Administration of the warehouse act, 100; enforcement of the rain standards act 0; mar- iket news service on sand ve- setabies ; crop and livestock estimates ; marketing and distributing farm products service $8,143,91 3,000 would be for combatting forest fires and $426,000 for im- provement of national forests; bu- t industry $3,834,638; of 75 would be available for : agricultural irrigation; $199,330 for dry land agriculture. Bureau of dairying $484,340; bu- reau of animal industry $8,835,156, of which $4 3, would be for era- dication of hog cholera. ROBBERS HELD FOR MURDER IN BANK SLAYING Kill Prominent Business Man in Raid on Bank at Boun- tiful, Uath Salt Lake Ci dits, R. H. MeCoy and Archie Wil- cox, lay afternoon held up the Bountiful State Bunk at Boun- tiful, north ofshere, and in making their escape shot ung killed A. Roy Heath, prominent busine: are in juil here today awaiting cha of first degree murder which police say they will file against them. McCoy is alleged to have confess- ed to firing the shot which killed Heath. He turned his back on his interro- gators after confessing and slashed his throat and wrists with a piece of tin before the officers could inter- fere. 'The self-inflicted wounds are not serious, according to physicians. The robbery of the Bountiful Bank occurred shortly after 2 o'clock. The robbers, entering the bank and after locking employes in the bank, scooped up $1,500 in cash and currency which was recovered later. MEMORIAL 10 BE SUNDAY Elks Lodge Will Pay Tribute To Deceased Comrades The annual Memorial Service of the Bismarck Lodge of Elks will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Eltinge theater, it was’ announced today by L. K. Thompson, Secretary. Rev, F, H. Davenport, rector of the Episcopal church, aa deliver the memorial addre ‘music has been arranged. lie is invited, is} ald) fh Ue ae cos these appropriations; for acquisition forest lands, $1,000, {| ment of the packers and act, $480,000; ment of the grain futures ac 000; tion of the foo mouth e, $10,980, (as against ; DR.SHORTRIDGE SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON Guilty, Is Jury Verdict. and Judge Sentences Him To 10 Years in Pen WILL APPEAL HIS CAS State Asks Increases in Bail Bond After Verdict in Case Is Returned (Special to The Tribune) Dickinson, N. D., Dec. 6.—Dr, W. R. Shortridge, Flasher physician, charged with second degree murder in connection with the death of Freda Nadler Holta sentenced to the state penitentiary for 10 years by District Judge FLT. Lembke after he had been found guilty by jury in the district court here. jury deliberated five hours and re- turned a verdict late yesterday of guilty as charged. Formal sentence will be passed Monday. Immediately after the sentence, Shortridge’s lawyers _an- nounced their intention to appeal to the supreme court, and States At- torney J. P, Cain d that his bail ed from 00 to $10,000. Dr. ortridge received the v dict_calinly, and it is not unexpect- ed court attaches who heard the evidence adduced in the case this week. court's sentence, which he nounced, will be passed formally Monday, he said. an- NO OTHER PROSECU TION Mandan, N. D., Dec. States At- torney L. H, Connolly of Morton county, who prosecuted the case against Dr. W. R. Shortrid; of in Mandan when the nnounced last evening. ad returned home after the court ad given the to the jury, and tates Attorne . Cain of Dickin- son represented the prosecution when the verdict was announced, Jt was the second time that Mr. Connelly had prosecuted Dr. Short- ridge. Several ars ago Connolly tried him on a charge of having pe formed abortion, and the physi- cian w. ucquitted. Mr. Connolly said the star, witness for the state gave different testimony at the trial than in previous statements. He de- (Continued on page 8) DIVISION OF GRAFT CAUSED BREAK, CHARGE Forbes and Mortimer Said to Have Fallen Out Over Split of Profits Chicago, Dee. 6.-—(By the A. P.)— The alleged conspirators in the al- leged Veterans Bureau conspiracy once fell out over the division of $15,000 s by contri tion jobs, the Forb ave been “advanced” king the construc- testified today in on trial, El f government wit- rles R. Korbes, di- Veterans Bureau in 1922 Mortim of “double crossing” him when Forbes learned that Mortimer had received $15,000 from Thompson and Black, St. Louis contractors, and Mortimer and Morti- mer had given Forbes but $5,000 of this. The $15,000, Mortimer previously testified, was obtained from Thomp- son and Black in Chicago June 13, 1922. YOUTH FALLS UNDER TRAIN Loses Both Limbs in Railroad Yards at Dickinson rector of the Dickinson, Dec. 6.—Willlam Hucknell, 17 years old, Milnor, North Dakota, boy, who lost both legs and suffered deep gashes in the head when he fell under the wheels of a Northern Pacific train here yesterday, died. The body will be sent to Milnor. Dickinson, N. D., Dec. 6.—William Huckell, 17 years old, Milnor, N. Dak., enroute to his home from the west, logt both limbs and sustained ther serious body injuries when he slipped and fell under wheels of Northern Pacific train No. 4 in the locul yards yesterday afternoon, The boy, who was beating his way, at- tempted to jump to the platform trom the blind baggage. His coat caught on a hook and swung him under the train, His left limb severed at the hip and the right just above ankle. His condition is declared critical. His father, Al Huekell, at Milnor, has been notified. */COOLIDGE 10 : $800,000 WORTH OF LIQUORS TAKEN IN sg ON CHICAGO WAREHOUSE OUSTE ' Officiats Declare “High Jack- ers,” Working With Inside Assistance, Succeed in Rob- bery of Warehoiise — Steel Doors Were Cut Away le | i | Chicago, Dee A band of high jackers, whose leader is sought, working with inside collusion, raided the $3,000,000 stock of fine liquoes ina USS. Army warehouse here and stole rare whiskies and wines of an estimated value of $800,000 early last Sunday, according to Robert R. Levy, USS. Marshall, | The robbery, discove Monday. [had been kept seeret while federal jagents questioned more than 80. sol Vdiers and other government employ: es, some of whom were supposed to uarding the stores, Vifteen steel doors were cut away and padlocks and bolts were smashed | be by the r give the impression, investigs id, that there had been no inside assistance, “TASTER” CAN'T CONVICT, COURT DECIDES HERE aa | | | | Dr. J. Frank Norris, pastor of the great First Baptist Church of Fort | Worth, Tex., charged that the gen- | al conference of " Baptists in- dorsed the teaching of the evolution theo As a result the convention; refused to s the eight delegates trom Norris’ Church and the pastor's| Chemist's nae in Liquor ch: nounced as “an fee Ufis conference. | Cases Is Held to Be More Convincing a DISMISSED A themist’s analysis is convineing | [sith respect to the alcoholic content iquor, but a professional “ttas- n't give evidence on which to [ey it was ruled by Judge James A. Coffey, presiding in the district ‘court of Burleigh county. As a re- ‘sult, the defendant's motion, in the President Has no Dates To’ pease, oe meter aoe betore he court on a liquor charge, was allow- Take Him Away from is und the case dismissed. Capital For Months i The chemist who made the analy- sis of the alleged liquor, E, M. Stan- ton, is in Kentucky, and other state 6,—Back from’ chemist is in the hospital. Attorneys President Cool-|for the state license department in long |tteduced an employe, who hus been [investi iting liquor causes through- accumt-Tout the state. He said he had tasted ja lot of liquor and he knew when} primarily; the liquor was intoxicating. The to speak at the International Live-|Rennick liquor, he declared, contain- | position, wax the only oncjed more .than one-half of one per- ! the President had arranged prior to| cent ofsalcohol. Washington, De: his visit to Chicago, idge had before him today list of appointments and lation of official business. The Chicago trip, made the first of the y and so far no! The court, however, said — this invitations involving absence from| wasn't sufficiently expert evidence. v gton for several months have} Mike Kozak, charged with ing 1 deeepted. japparatus in his possession design- Coolidge has told friends he|€4 and intended for the manufacture nas- of liquor, pleaded guilty and was inuch as a number of legislative pro-|fined $200 and sentenced to 90 days blems will be coming up, and also {in jail. Y bes within the next four months he must The court grist is continuing be- determine upon his cabinet and deal|fore Judge Coffey and the jury. M intends to remain on the jot FINAL omin | PRICE FIVE CENTS , FRENCH OPEN DRIVE ON COMMUNISTS HERRIOT TAKES ACTIVE STAND AGAINST THEM Following Premier’s Declara- tion, Paris Police Open Their Campaign HEADQUARTERS RAIDED Meeting of Chiefs of Secret Service Is Called in Plans To Fight Reds Paris, Dec. 6.— The police opened their campaign against the Communists this afternoon by surrounding and raiding what is called the “Soviet Agency” headquarters at Bobigny, an eastern sub- urb of Paris. The police sought important documents. Ninety inspectors and 60 policemen were mobilized for the raids of Communist cen- ters. In addition the govern- ment secret service called a general meeting of its chiefs and sent out 60 men on vari- ous missions in connection i with the communists. Paris, Dec, 6.—(By the A. P.)-— Premier Herriot pledged his govern- ment to fight communist violence in France, in a declaration before the Chamber of Deputies today, during w stormy that brought into sharp relief the open intent or com- munistic influences to accomplish re- volution by force. session ASKS PARENTS OF COUNTY TO AID IN TEST Birth Registration Records For the Months of June, { July and August Asked Parents of children, born in Burs leigh county during June, July or August, may decide whether the North Dakota state health depart- ment will succeed in having the stute admitted to the registration ea, federal bureau of vital statis- tii The state health department, or- with a number of other puaintments) Most of the criminal cases have been ompleted. In the civil case of the} Electric Storage Battery Company against W. J. Rigg no appearance was made for the defendant, and judgment was taken. Today the | case of QO, Hellstrom against the | First Guaranty Bank was being heard. In the case of the €. Al Firch Lumber Company against H. H. Engen, judgment of {fevee of the plaintiff was 4 : Four local restaurant owners, John ieee Claude Rossen, Leo Quong ap_{and Dan Bougas, were before the Unchristian Methods to Ef-| cour tday, having admitted char- ges ‘of violating the hours of labor jfor women law, Judge E. T. Burke, jappearing, explained to the court, jthat in the case of his client, Mr. Homan, he had not required any girl to work more than the limited hours |but that on their own solicitation, ‘in order to carn more money, they f ne so. He also said that the ence of the restaurant owners was that girls who worked the limit of hours as provided by law would go out to other places and seck em- cut, told delegates of the Federat|Ployment, in order to get in more Council of churches, meeting here to-|time. Judge Coffey said that the istatute was explicit, prohibiting a fect Christian Purpose: Held Nemisis Atlanta, Dec. 6.—(B3 “The growth of secret org: confessing Christian purpose seeking to effect them by Unchri methods and so defeating the purpose they seck nemisis upon free churches of Aum their} failure to work togeth . Rock- ell H. Potter, Hartfor da: ‘ : Dr. Potter, moderator of the na-[8it! from working more than a cer- tional council of Congregational) Wi" BY nner of Heurs, HE she desired. churches expressed hisiviews/on the) 0 acess tines or ee ee case, but said fines would be sus- subject of what the churches desire | the Federal Council to be and do in} the next four years. + | “The greatest: of all problems be-| fore churches today is how we may present Christ more compellingly to pended on payment of $45 costs in euch case. EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED the ming and heurt of our day so! that he will become Lord of men’ conciousness and master of their! Washington,‘ Dec, 6.--Expenditures lives,” the committee on the policy ¥| of the LaFollette-Wheeler campaign of the council asserted in its report. Numerous recommendations for de-| velopment of the council's work in| the next four years were offertd. committee to Dec, 2, as reported to- | day to the clerk of the house, totaled $221,977 and receipts amounted to $22 $225,936.50. ADMIRAL OF JAPANESE NAVY NOT EXCITED OVER U. S. MANEUVERS Tokio, Dec, 6—(By the A. P.) “I am going to take upon myself all responsibility for declaring that the imperial navy is feeling not the least condern about the Pa maneuvers of the American Navy,” said Admir- al Okada, who has just been appoint- eq commander-in-chief of the imper- ial joint naval squadrons, to the cbriespondent of the Associated Press. OH s a sailor, I am little interested in international politics,” said Ad- miral Okada. “But I am fully con- vineed that the maneuvers of the American Navy are nothing more or less than maneuvers of the kind un- dertaken by the navies of every oth. er nation, though may be, on a little larger scale, than of greater! duration. Such exercises carried out, 8,000 miles off the shores of Japan signify very little in eur ey ganized on # new basis after the last session of the legislature, started to improve the birth and death regis- tration in North Dakota, Dr. A. A. Whittemore holding this was the first need of a department. The re- 'gistration must be complete if the health department is to be recognized by the federal government and given its aid and cooperation. Birth and death statisties Dr. Whittemore says, are vital in health matters, and also of practical value in establishing births and deaths in court cases and in many other ways. Dr, Whittemore applied for admit- tunce to the federal registration area, It is seldom a state succeeds on its first test. A representative of the federal department is now in Bis- marck checking up the accuraey and completeness of the state health of- fice. He sent out hundreds of cards to parents of children, having secur- ed the names through independent sources, und asked them to return cards with information about the births. This information is checked against the records in the state health office. The test is now in progress. It started fine, but fell down when it reached Burleigh coun- ty, because only 11 out of 200 par- ents returned the curds to the feder- al representative. Dr. Whittemore knows, from his own knowledge, that the registration in Burleigh county is complete, but credit cannot be giv- en unless the parents return the cards, The matter is regarded as of much importance by him, and he hopes that the Burleigh county parents will look up the cards they failed to answer and immediately answer them, or if they became parents during the three months named and have lost their cards, to write the facts to W. H. Luckey, general delivery, Bismarck, North Dakota. Dirigibles a To Be Used For Observations Washington, Dec. plans for using the dirigible Los Angeles and Shenandoah to make observations and take photographs during the total solar eclipse on January 24 are under consideration at the Navy Department. A final decision depends on whe- ter the ships can be equipped with suitable instruments and cameras with which ' t' make gcse records. *