The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1925, Page 1

"4 WEATHER! FORECAST Pusbly cloudy tonight and Wed- nesday, Not much change in tem. FINAL EDITION | DAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1925 PRICE FIVE CEN' EPORT MOVIE LOCAL OPTION “BILL | SCOUR WESTERN | N. D. FOR ESCAPED YEGGSuourt oF nc CONDUCT HEARINGS ON GREAT LAKES FIGHT CLOUD OF RUMOR AND DISTRUST , 2 NAKE GOOD a MTEL As OVER CAVE PRISONER FADING| ASK PASSAGE IN DASH FOR | eee LIBERTY HERE LEAGUE EDITOR : AT FT. YATES Be a lee the Ft. Yates, D., Feb. 10.—Frank } ‘Fiske is in receipt of a letter from oF i {Mr. J. E. Maple of Hollywood, C ger epaday toured Nacho Give Up Management of [stating that the Essenay Film’ Com: at Large, Fol'owing Es- D. Nonpartisan cape in Bismarck —_—-— | pany of Chicago will film the “P BROUGHT FROM MINOT ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOT. State Officials and Others Are Firmly Convinced Col- lings Was Accidentally Im- prisoned and Is Still in Cave CIGARETTE BILLS UP Cave City, Ky., Feb. ha. P.) trust jof the Prairies” on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation next sum- jmer. He advises that the work will probably be put on the latter part ot July or in August, and asks those who have good horses to train them to fall, play dead, or do other ; stunts that happen in a battle for | which the owners will receive extra 10.—(By the The cloud of rumor of dis- and suspicion Floyd Col- lins’ Sand Cave be- gun to evaporate today board of state military officials met to hold official into the man’s predi State offi Extended Debate Ensues in The House With Their Consideration MEETING TO BE HELD Board to be Selected! Here Tonight; Bloom Bag Scores His Critics |" Mr. Maple is now directing film| 3 [productions at Hollywood, but will; als, geological and med- {zo to Chicago in the spring to pre- | ical experts, are firmly pare for thegwork here. The film-! Collins was accidentally imprisoned, e of this picture will give employ-| ing very likely is still alive, basi ment to every able bodied Indian peel eee tld alive, paring and to many of the white people, asi the latter belief on tests with an well. electrical amplification device which | “pparently recorded Collins’ breath- | ing. ! Johnny Garrelds, driven away from ee cave by state troops because he ted the tunnel could be cleared REPEAL VOTED =: numerous cave-ins in a story of imprisonment in as a Ne Break Is Made After Yeggs, Alight From Auto Bus in Bismarck ~ The Senate this afternoon 25 to 24 accepted the report recom- mending passage of the Sunday Movie Lecal Option Bill. an inquiry ment. cave | convinced ARS The first public hearing of the House Highway Investigating Committée will beheld at 9:30 tomorrow morning probably in room 200 at the McKenzie Hotel, according to Chairman Yeater. John H. Bloom, editor-manager of the North Dakota Nonpartisan, offi- cial organ of the Nonpartisan Lea- gue, today announced his intention to retire from the management ot! the newspaper. The annual stockholder. meeting , of the paper is to be held here to-| night. Mr. Bloom's statement follows: “{ am not a candidate for the! position of editor-manager of the| Nonpartisan, a position I have held! since the paper was established, If} the paper is to succeed it must have| the united support of Nonpartisans. Police officers in Dakota today were’ séarch| ine y Dunn and Fred Mitchell, der long prison senténces for burg- lary, who made a successful break for ylibgrty here Inst night, after they wee brought. from Minot in an uuto bus. The break occurred oppo- site the Bismarck postoffice, at 6:35 o'clock last night. { Jerry Dunn and Fred Mitchell, entenced to serve terms of five and irs in prison, respectively, | nd larceny and burglary, made de un-! “ : The majority of the Senate state affairs committee this morning voted to report in a bill permitting local option in the matter of Sunday mov- ies. The bill was amended, however, to provide that a vote on the subject must come at a regular election, on petition of 40 percent of the voters, published this morning by the Louts- j Ville Courier-Journal quoted Collins ‘as saying to him that he could live |for two or three weeks in the cave, its » tong as he was fed. Garrelds’ sisted that the suspicion to- Vhotos from Underwood & Underwood The senators who have conducted the final ture mavigability of the Great Lakes. I turning huge quantities of w hearings in Great I s drainage fight involving the fu- ince 1908 efforts iiave been made to restrain Chicago from at Lukes into the Desplaines River in order to dispose o?2 the successful break for freedom,} while Joe Wiite and J. B. Williams, | sentenced to serve seven and seven} und one-half years, respectively, for burglary in the third degree and lar- ceny, failed to make good in their ttempt, and were taken to prison, east of the city, Dogs Fail | Bloodhounds from the state prison ! were immediately put on the trail { of the yeggs, but failed to pick up the scent on the city streets. Ten| ds from the state prison and police officers were brought into the hunt for the pair, The convicts unlocked the hand- cuffs while on the auto bus, and when they filed out of it?to the street, they dropped a chain which connected the four pairs to the ground, and started to run. Trans- portation Officer Olson expressed belief that the yergs, seated’ to- xether on a wide seat in the rear of the bus, picked the locks with some articles in their possession. George Randall, driver of the bus of the Interstate Transportation Ccnpany, captured one of the yeggs. the four made their break for licXty he grabbed the chain dang] ing trom the hands of Joe White and held him. White, Randall said, made no further resistance, Dashed Across Street One of the remaining three dash- edgacross the street and up the al- *Tebaeast of the postoffice, while two turned a corner into Third street. Officer Olson gave chase and after running five blocks caught Wil- liams, the others having darted. Immediately prison and police offi- cers were called to assist in the chase, and the captured pair taken to the prison in a taxicab. The four are said to be hardened yergs, although penitentiary officials did not have their complete records. GOT LONG TERMS Minot, N. D., Feb. 10.—Sentences totaling 26 1-2 years were imposed in Ward county district court hare on J. C, Williams, Jerry Dunn, Joe White and F. Mitchell, after, they pleaded guilty to grand larceny and third degree burglary in connection with the theft of an auto at Flaxton, in Burke county. Williams, who pleaded ‘guilty to burglary after a jury had convicted him of grand larceny, was given four years in the state penitentiary on the grand larceny charge and 3 1-2 years on the burglary count, the second sentence to commence at the expira- tion, of the first, making 7 1-2 years ne fpust serve. : Jdseph White was given 3 1-2 years for grand larceny and 3 1-2 years for burglary, and must serve 7 years. Fred Mitchell was given a like sen- tence, and must serve 7 years also. desry Dunn, 22, because of his youth was shown some leniency and was given 3 years for larceny and two for burglary, making his total sentence 5 years, The four sentences make a total of 26 1-2 years for the theft of one auto. » The case was transferred to Ward county from Burke county on a change of venue. IS AGAINST TINKERING “WITH TARIFF Washington, Feb. 10.—Suggestion in Congress for abandonment of the flexible provisions of the tariff act are disapproved by President Cool- idga, x Se @BSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING Dickinsgn, N. D., Feb. 10.—Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hayes, who came here in 1881, have just celebrated their gold- en wedding anniversary,, When they arrived here traffic on he Northern Pacifie had not been begun and only a few families lived here, making her sewage. A large number few week. Left to ht are neth McKellar. ‘AGRICULTURAL BILL ASSAILED IN COMMITTEE President of Consumers League Hits Comni Recommondatiens Washington, Feb, ams bill, designed to recommendations of the agricultural commi: ed today before the House Agr: ture committee by Yoakum, chairman of the to-Consum- ers League who said it would pro- tect those now engaged in depriving the farmers “of their just due: The measure “would en the oppressive powers” controll- ing farm prices that the farmers “would be left the choice of losing their farms through foreclosure or deserting them,” Mr. Yoakum con- tended. He advocated the Curtis-Aswell bill to provide for a system of cooper- ative marketing agencies and a ten million federal loan.” The witness. asserted that no law could be written that would “rescue the farmer through legislation pro- posing to place the farming indus- try under government management” and declared the. Williams measure “showed conclusively that the intent of it was that the wholesalers, brok- ers and commission men would be the protécted industries” and the predominating power in controlling farm products. HELD GUILTY OF MURDER Golden Val'ey Man Is Sen- tenced to Eight Years. 10.-The Willi- y out the Beach, -N. D., Feb. 10.—A jury, in the case of the state against John Holland, charged with the murder of Elsie Houghtaling, two and a half year old girl, found him guilty, and eight years in prison was fixed as the penalty, The alleged murder occurred Aug- ust 1, 1924, four miles south of Beach. Judge F. T. Lembke presfded at the trial. Arguments were made by States Attorney H. L. Halliday for the state and T. F, Murtha, spe- cial prosecutor, and John Keohane and G. F, Oppegard for the defend- ant. so strength- | ° e@ been pre Medill McCormick, Smit nt at the hearings in the past Brookhart, Ken- W’CURDY ASKS STUDENT TELLS SHOW-DOWN OF GIVING OF COUNTY TAXES F, E. McC: beaks state’s attorney, POISON PILLS who made his last campaign upon | Ohio State University Fresh- the issue of collecting unpaid taxes gave’ the following “interview to The | Tribune de said: “At a recent meeting of the coun- ty commi sen, ch absent, a covering the latest the matter. He today elopments in irman of the board resolution was passed i structing the county auditor proceed under the Wood law. vote on the resolution was favorable with the exception of Commissioner on who voted against the res- wae. to Phe next day it was‘voted to de- action under the resolution for ninety days after March 1. On this resolution Swanson, Patterson and Soder voted aye and Bachman and Moynier, no. “County Auditor Johnson at th meeting was given verbal instruc- tions by members of the board not to publish the resolution or give it publicity. “It is now proposed to hold a special meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 11, and I suppose the purpose of this meeting is to rescind the first re: olution. The law is plain in such matters and it is my intention to see that taxes are collected where such collection is possible. “I have had the county auditor list all unpaid taxes and those bid in by the county and the total amount reaches a staggering figure runing into several hundreds of theu- sands of dollars. Where a county bids in the taxes they draw interest at 6 percent, I made a survey of those owing the taxes and find that a very few farmers are on the list, Most of the taxes held by the county cover land in the hands of specula- tors, loan companies ‘and mpaleeat of Bismarck. Some people are paying ten el cent on money to raise their taxes, while the county holding ‘the taxes only gets six percent. This’ means very low interest for those who are delaying the payment of their taxes. “I trust the board will see this matter in the right light and notify the county auditor to proceed and collect the unpaid taxes, according to the resolution first passed, re- gardless of what property, owner is concerned in the matter. Several million workers in Great Britain are paid on a sliding scale, their wages going up and down. as an index of retail prices rises and falls. CONG. SINCLAIR WILL RETURN TO ‘REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION, OTHER ~~ BOLTS FROM LAFOLLETTE CLIQUE (By Associated ” Press) Washington, D.C., Feb. 10. —A/ break in the ranks of the LaFollette forces developed today’ when - Representative Sinclair of North Dakota an- to be held Feb. 27. He de- clared that he would join in the organization plan of the new congress. Some mem- bers reported that Represent- ative Lambert of Wis., allied in the past with LaFollette | ioners when E. G. Patter- |, ft | man Admits He Was The Cause of Deaths Columbus, 0., Feb, 10.—Louis Fish, | 19, freshman in the College of Phar- here today for further ques- tioning in the investigation of the The | death of two University students and the illness of others, following his admission last night that without per on he had dispensed poison capsules to David I, Puskin, a fel- low student, which caused his death. Fish was held incommunicado. Fish, while admitting he failed to tell all he knew of the facts on be- ing questioned, denied he put poison in the capsule bottke. Puskin, Fish told the city prosecutor, was his “best friend.” His willingness to do a favor for Puskin, Fish said he now realized, caused the latter’s death. At the re- quest of Puskin, he said, he entered the pharmacy dispensary to get “a couple of capsules that wouldn’t be missed” although Puskin had a pres- cription for the capsules in his pos- session.. The capsules normally cost 20 cents. i Fish, the first student to be ques- tioned last. Wednesday, was also one of the first two students, who were on.duty in the dispensary during the week, when the poison capsules were digpensed. DIDN'T KILL, GIRL ASSERTS Seven Year Old “Murderess” Recants Confession _ Los Angeles, Feb. 10.—Seven year old Alsa Thompson, who last week bewildered authorities by confessing that she had killed her twin sister at Dauphin, Manitoba, two years ago, ang had poisoned another person since coming to Los Angeles, has “confessed” that her sensational nar- rative was fiction, it was announced in Juvenile Court yesterday in con- nection with the request of the girl’s mother, Mrs. Russell Thompson, for custody of her daughter, Alienists expressed the belief that Alsa’s latest. “confession” was more accurate than ‘the one heard by po- lice, but pending further observation she was left in custody of. juvenile authorities. Steal $12,000 Worth of Wine In Warehouse Chicago, Feb. 10.—Fifteen armed men in five automobiles early today raided a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company warehquse here and escaped with 646 barrels y at Ohio State University, waSjhas been wholly unnec Mortunately I have incurred t pleasure of an office-holding, of-| By Close fee seeking element who would trade{ off the party any time it served their, The} interest to do so. and duplicity of some these shown up, but handicapped as Ia by & board that is long on criticis he| Vote Measure Is Passed Repealing Agricul- tural Extension men to the cause should be; m; NEW m | BILL Is UP and short on constructive assistance, | I find my hands tied. “I have demonstrated possible to conduct a newspaper without begging for sui port. The Nonpartisan has little other its subscription. for or received a gratuitous that it penn {from any source, and I turn the p: ‘per over with every bill paid and great deal more money in the ban than the paper started with. “I know something of the effor' tof the ‘wrecking crew’ which are, be- ing made to effect a change in the editor-management. Their troubl ary, for will be most ‘glad to lay down my work, “For three weeks I have been co fined to my and after to return to Fargo.” Mr. Bloom also intends, he sai to seek a lower altitude for time. He is suffering from hea trouble. The stockholders’ will elect a board of directors. lively fight for control is expected. many shares of stock have been issued and sold at $1 each, in the last few days. has It became know» today that Mr. many proxies. Bloom, it i: Mrs, understood, Minnie Crai, secretary, in a letter to stockhold- ers, suggested that they might give their proxies to their legislators, “APOSTLE OF DOOM” IS GON: Patchogue, N. Y., Feb. 10.—Robe Reidt, “Apostle of Doom”, disappeai ed with his family from the shack in which they awaited the end of the| world he predicted would begin la Friday. Hold Officers Not Muzzled Washington, Feb. 10.—Taking hand in the aircraft controversy, the House naval committee today unan- imously adopted a resolution that so far as its members knew no naval officer had ever appeared before it under any restraint whatsoever from the navy department. LUMBER MILL TS BURNED $75,000 Damage Done at Bemidji, Minnesota —_— Bemidji, _ Minn., Feb. work of the structure. manager of the plant, : esti Lumber valued at $750,000 was de- stroyed in a fire at the plant No- vember 8. The manager, of the plant, which is. one of the Shevlin-Carpenter- Clarke company interests, said that Nonpartisan| hadi ource of ‘support than{ It has never asked | ; Substitute Measure Propos- ing More Local Control To Be Sought p-| By a vote of 63 to Representatives yester passed House Bill No. the law providing for the employ- ment of county agricultural sion agents in the state. The mea- !sure was passed after much debate. ny a y afternoon ay nk ts | the House of | , repealing | exten- | ie him based on rumors of ill feel- ling towayd Collins was absolutely wrong. Garrelds is expected to be quiry The shaft headed for Collins’ pri- ie today had crossed the 33-foot mark but advance exploration with a diamond drill indicated no crevice jor tunnel at the 70-foot mark.” Ex- perts directing the rescue work had eaiated Collins was approximately {60 feet under ground though a draft {may be started when the tunnel | reaches that depth. j The military court of inquiry in- estigating the rescue work at the ave adjourned at noon to meet at 3 Ip. m. A reporter for a Louisville paper and a farmer were examined as to rumors that Collins was no longer in the cave. Another amplifier test today con- vinced the experimenters that Floyd la of the chief witnesses at the in- Another comnittee the measure, introduced by on agr has | Collins tve enclosure, still breathes in h room at the MeKenzi other week I hope to ob- tain permission from my physician some meeting tonight 2 ulture, I by which county agents may be ob- ny tained. Under it a vote could be had on petition of 25 percent of the vot- ers, the state extension division to provide one-half the salary of the agent and the county to provide at least $2,000 toward maintaining the work, but not to levy a tax excee ing 5 mill. There was considerable debate on the county agent repeal, as on Sut- urday when the measure was in co! mittee of the whole. The preponder- ance of votes for the repeal came from Nonpartisans, although faction- al lines were not adhered to in the voting. Rep. Hanson. Grand Forks county, Independent, opening discussion, de- clared he had been farming 45 years and didn’t believe a county agent could tell him much about farming. “If you pass this bill I'll buy my woman a birthday present with the money I pay in taxes to maintain a county agent,” he suid, “and when I give a party I'll make the calendar a part of the ceremonies and read the names of those who voted for it.” Rep. Sagen, Ramsey county, Inde- Pendent, opposed the repeal. He said there are 36 counties that have agents, and he declared the agents had done much to form boys and girls clubs, encourage community gatherings, cause adoption of bee raising and many progressive meth- ods of farming. For The Bill Mrs. Minnie Craig, Nonpartisan, n= ie d, rt A rs rt re st been introduced providing a method | Respiration was re- ported as about 14 or 15 times a COMMUNISTS IN RIOT IN FRENCH CITY Drive on Catholic Party. Newly Organized, When It Holds Meeting wounded or bruised during attempts by Communists to break up a meet- ing of the newly organized Catholic Party, presided over by General De | Castelnau here last night. The list of casualties at first es- jtimated at slightly more than a score was increased today. by reports from hospitals and police stations where many of the victims presented them- selves. Senator Slaissieres, the socialist jmayor of Marseilles, has forbidden {all public meetings for an indefinite | period. The population of Marseilles is at a high state of feeling, especially the Catholics who resent the interfer- vigorously supported the bill. believe that county agents are sent in counties to break alignments,’ “Second, to break up little coopera- organizations, political tive buying she the said. up I also 10.—The Crookston Lumber Company planing mill here was totally destroyed by fire early today, which was discover- ed by a night watchman. The flames, fanned by a high wind, made short Cc. L. Isted, ed the age as between $65,000 and $75,- know boys and girls clubs are form- ed to teach the young to go along political lines. I know of one coun- ty agent who said he was sent into a community to get the farmers and business men togethe Rep. Hanson, speaking again, de- clared he didn’t like “the situation the state is drifting in where we have to hire someone to do our thinking for us,” Rep. Paul Johnson, Pembina coun- ty, stating he was the oldest _man in the House, said he was for a county agent and that he was not too old to learn something new about farming. Rep. Hoople, Nonpartisan, declared in his belief it would be a step back- ward-to prevent employment of coun- ty agents. “Mrs. Craig made the statement that county agents were sent out to keep farmers from organizing,” she said. “Last winter I was at the head of a body trying to form a po- tato growers organization and I want to say that during the campaign we got hearty cooperation from the county agents.” Rep. Sprout, Cass county, declared there “is some difference between a county which wants an agent and a ence with their meeting and alleged the police failed to afford it proper protection. The clash was the first serious one .between the recently organized Catholic Party and the Communists —the activities of both of whom Pre- mier Herriot has termed sinister to the present regime, The casualties were about evenly distributed among Catholics and Communists except for four police- men who are reported to have nee the most seriously injured. Revol ers were used during the attack ut blackjacks and loaded canes were the weapons most favored. The Catholic meeting had been ad. vertised for some days but it was only yesterday the Catholics announ- ced their counter manifestation. The hostilities began while the Catholics were proceeding to their meeting hall. The Communists opened their attack to the tune of the “Interna- tionale” while the Catholics resist- ed to the strains of the peine ef the Maraeilips, KELLOGGS SEE . ENGLISH KING London, Feb. 10.—Ambassador Kel- logg visited the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace .this afternoon to say farewell prior to departure for the United States, where Mr. Kellogg! county that needs on: You'll always} is to succeed Secretary of State in a city, village or township, the voting unit, Time for introduction of bills in the present session ended this after- ternoon, and many new bills were expected to be introduced. Asks Permission Request that he be permitted at ull hearings of the House highway ‘investigating committee, with his a‘ torney, John Sullivan of Mandan, was made today by Walter G. Black, state engineer. The committee was meet- ing in executive session to hear com- plaints. The request was refused. The request for appearance with n attorney and right to question witnesses will be renewed when. pud- lic hearings are held, it is under stood, With the Senate bills repealing the state's anti-cigarette law, providing a stamp tax on them and making stringent provisions against sale of cigarettes to minors a special order of business for 3 o'clock this after- j noon, passage of both Senate Bills No. 61 and 62 was predicted by sup- porters. A two-thirds vote is necessary to | carry the emergency clause, making ithe measures effective April 1, 1925. Extensive debate ensued on measures, delaying the vote. Against Fair Aid The House appropriations commit- tee was to report for indefinite po: ponement tonight of four bills cover- ing appropriations for fairs. They included bills appropriating $10,000 each to state fairs at Fargo and Grand Forks, $2,000 to the fair at Minot and $6,000 to the fair at Man- dan. Only five members voted against the report. Many Bills In More than 25 bills were introduc- ed in the House this afternoon. They included: H. B, 228, by Cart and Johnson of Foster, classifying pro- perty for taxfion. Class 1,, includ- ing railroads, public ytilities, lands, lots, bank stocks, flour mills, eleva- tors, etc. would be assessed at 80 percent of true value. Cl 2, including livestock, tools, vehicles, autos, etc. would be assess- ed at 60 percent of true value. H. B. 234, providing compulsory de- posit of public funds in Bank of North Dakota. H. B. 226, providing for recall of county commissioners. H. B. 247, providing total and com- bined levies on real estate not con- nected with trade or business, except agriculture, shall be limited to 1 1-2 percent of value, H. B. 248, providing total and com- bined taxes on personal property shall not be over 2 percent of fai market value, except special levies for sinking funds and interest. COOLIDGE 10 VISIT ST, PAUL Will Speak at Norwegian Celebration in June the Washington, Feb. 10.—President Coolidge will speak on June 8 at the celebration in St. Paul and Minnea: pelle on the North American Centen- nial, Acceptance of the invitation ex- tended several weeks ago by the Minnesota congressional delegation was announced. today by Rep. Kvale, Independent, Minnesota, and Dr. Gisle Bothne, of the University. of Minnesota, after a further conference on the matter with the executive. The celebration which marks the 100th anniversary ‘of the first Ner- wegian settlers in American in 1825 Wil! be held June 6 to 9 at the Min- nesota State Fair Grounds. of port wine valued at $12,000, after| the plainer probably would be re- they forced Dan Calleher, warehouse ibullt. About 75 men were employed engineer, to assist him. at the mill. A \ their home” shacks,; Mr. : Hayes was one of Stark's county’s first sheriffs, 5 ass find the most progressive farmers at a meeting called by a county agent.” Hughes. The ambassador and Mrs.j The Be _ belaiog. 's in New | ‘ (Continued on page 4) Kellogg remained at the palace for bak which. towe: an informal luncheon, nounced that he proposed to praca the Be nUDUGa caucus insurgents would. cast. his lot with the Republicans.