The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1925, Page 1

* WEATHER FORECAST ismarck and vicinity: Snow to- it and possibly Tuesday. , ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [on] BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS LEAGUE OF NATIONS OPENS SESSION HAYSTACKS AND GARAGES GIVE UP HERRIOT AND BRITISH REACH SECURITY PACT ill Settle the Question in Accord with all the Allies, Decision PROGRESS IS ~* MADE Germany’s Entry to The League of Nations Re- mains to be Settled Paris, March Austen Chamber- lain, British foreign secretary, and Premier Herriot in their talks over the week-end reached the deter- mination to settle the security ques tion “in accord with all the Allie That was the mqst important result of the British statesman’s visit here, according to an official communique issued after this afternoon's conver- sation. This was more than was expected in French circles after Mr. Cham- berlain’s recent. speech in the honse of commons indicating how much he favored the German security plan. “he coolness of the British toward the Danzig corridor, which was ac- corded Poland on the late President Wilson’s insistence that the country be given an access to the sea, was yemembered in connection with the common’s debate and the conclusion Vwas drawn that England was inclined to induce Poland to relinquish this corridor in order to obtain a gen- eral security pact. ‘Vhe official communique was inter- preted in French circles as setting all doubts on the Danzig question at rest and indicating plainly that a security pact must receive the full agreement of all the Allies, includ- ing Poland. Germany's admission to the League was the principal detail of the se- curity problem discussed by Mr. Chamberlain and M. Herriot. This was believed to indicate that the Allies will look more to the League! f of Nations for the application o: whatever security meusures are final- ly adopted. _ Premier Herriot “and Secretary Chamberlain, after. the -talk,.. vir- tually confined themselves to con- firmation of the terms of the com- munique. Both expréssed satisfac- tion at the tone of thle convention ind both discerned hope in the out- come of the forthcoming negotia- tions. Asked specifically if there was any prospect of finding a scheme accept- able at the same time to Germany and Poland, Mr. Chamberlain replied there was°no inherent reason which would make such a result impossible. It was generally accepted, however, that there would be consideration of actual propositions. GERMANY WANTS ENTRY Berlin, March 9.—In an article on, the German security proposal, the Boersen Courier says that i conferences on the security question were begun in London last December by the German ambassador when it became evident that the stipulated evacuation of the Cologne area was not likely to take place. Besides recognition of the western frontier, the article explains, Ge many is prepared to enter un arb tration agreement with all the na tions, thereby manifesting her will- ingness to settle all possible differ- ences peaceably. Germany, however, it adds, is unable to assume any of- ficial guarantees for the eastern frontier, because of Article 19 of th League of Nations covenant, under which inapplicable agreements’ are changeable. The Boersen Courier says that many agreements regarding the east- ern frontier are recognized as’ in- applicable today by many outside Germany, but that Germany has never declared officially that she de- sired the eastern frontier altered. —___-—______"_-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 . 7 WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and Vicinit; tonight and possibly Tues: er tonight. For North Dakota: Snow tonight ard possibly Tuesday. Colder to- night and in east portion Tuesday. (EATHER CONDITIONS . The pressure is low from North Dakota southwestward over the mid- die and southern Rocky Mountain region while high pressure prevails over the mpper Great Lakes region and over Alberta. Precipitation oc- curred at practtcally all stations in the northern states-from the western Great Lakes region td.the north Pa- cific coast. Moderate be eae prevail in all sections. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, * Official in charge. a a eee HAULS CROP IN HEARSE Maysville, Ky., ‘March 9.—John Taylor came riding into town with 980 pounds of tobacco in a hearse. He explained he didn’t have a wagon and borrowed the undertaker’s hearse, Sera Snow 3 cold- Destruction of Ston Mountain Memorial after it hed bee Gutzom Borglum, of the sculptor, Captain J. C. Tucker, chief assistant at Stone Borglum’s Mountain. NORRIS ASKS G.0,P. OUTCASTS BE RESTORED Nebraska Senator Proposes Ladd’s Name For Com- mittee Place Washington, March 9.--A move to restore the La Follette insurgents to! their old committee rank was made; ‘today in the Senate by Senator Nor- ris, Republican, Nebraska. He offered a motion to substitute the name of Senator Ladd of North) Dakota, one of the insurgents, for that of Senator Stanfield of Oregon as chairman of the Pyblic Land Com mittee. Some of the.Democrats objected to a straight out.vote between Senators Ladd and Stanfield, to the exclusion of a Democratic candidate, Senator Harrison, Bemocrat, Missouri, tell- ing the Repabliean leaders that Dem- ocratic Senutors had no desire to en- ter “the Republican family now.” A long and complicated parliamentary session followed. A suggestion that the Democrats nominate Senator Pitman of Nevada for chairman of the committee was,objected to by Mr, Pitman who said he did not want » be chairman of a Republican eom- mittee. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, subscribed to the position taken by Senator Harrison. He said the Republicans had the ma- jority and should be permitted to organize the Senate, but he added that if they showed inability to do so, the minority might have to act. GETS FINE FOR DRIVING AUTO INTOXICATED Devils Lake, N. D.,, March 9.— George Solberg of Churchs Ferry, found guilty in district court here this week of driving an automobile while intoxicated, was fitted $50 and $100 costs by Judge Charles M. Coo- ley. Solberg paid the fine and costs and was released. Joe Budde was sentenced to one year in the county jail when he pleaded guilty to carrymg a danger- ous weapon, but the court suspended six months of the sentence pending Joe’s good behavior. Pete Waller, arrested recently for having booze in his possession, was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail, to pay a fine of $215 and costs or to serve an extra 50 days if the fine ‘is. not paid. Waller . pleaded guilty before Judge Copley. ee MIGHT. EAT NAILS Essen, Germany, March 9.—Teeth made of enameled steel have been added to the list of products made at the Kiupp works here. The metal is from the same mixture formerly used in making German cannon, ‘ALCBOARD | | e Mountain Models on smushed following the dismissal GETSREPORT FROM LENHART Voluminous Document Filed; By President of Commis-! sion with Association of | Commerce | | | THOMPSON IGNORED! | Report Never Submitted at Meeting of City Fathers For Formal Action i A report purporting to be the of cial statement of the city commi sion relative to the purchase and ii stallation of the city water plant was nsmitted by the Bismarck Asso- ciation of Commerce to the Tribune jlate this morning. It is such a vol- uminous document that it could | neither be printed in full nor even epitomized for publication today. The | alleged report however is not the ac- tion of the executive on or public meeting. | | One commissioner, Mr. Harry Thomp- {son, knew nothing whatever of this document until his attention to its | [existence was called by the Trib- une. The docament is signed by A. P. Lenhart as president of the | |city commission and is addressed to | Conklin, president of the As- vciation of Commerce. That the As- | sociation of Commerce officers be- lieve it to be the official action of | the city commission is apparent from their action and their letter of trans- mittal to the Tribune requesting lthat publicity be given it. History of Document. On February 18th, the associstion of commerce through sts president, . L. Conklin, requested the city | \commission and that meant the en- ;tire commission to prepare and sub- mit this report to the assoiation for lits information and action. This |last paragraph of its letter clearly indicates that the association expect- ed and wanted a report from the, en- tire and full city commission, and jnot a document from any other per- son or set of individuals. The last | paragraph of the letter is as foliows: “We, therefore, respectfully request that your commission prepare and forward to us a full and complete statement covering your operations as above.” Under date of March 5th, President Lenhart transmitted this alleged commission’s report to the Associa- tion of Commerce, and the opening paragraph of his communication reads as follows: “Pursuant to your request, the undersigned takes pleasure in submitting, on behalf of the board of city commissioners, a state- ment concerning the acts of the hoard in connection with the in- stallation, purchase, financing and management of the water works system of the city.” That the Association of Commerce believed it was receiving the report (Continued on page 4) RUM SCHOONER CAPTAIN HELD TO BE GUILTY San Francisco, March 9.—Giuseppe Campanelli, part owner, and Captain John O’Hagan, master of the scuttled rum runner Giulia, were found guil- ty by a. jury late Saturday of con- spiracy to violate the Volstead act.) Thirteen members of the crew of the | vessel were acquitted. The jurors recommended leniency for Captain O'Hagan, who has been several months in jail ‘awaiting trial. Federal Judge Robert Bean ordered Campanelli’s bond raised from $2,- 500 to $5,000 pending the sentencing of the defendants next Tuesday. , The Giulia loi 8 $250,000 liquor ity commission either in | | unknown, MAKE $50,000 JEWEL HAUL IN ‘NY.APARTMENT Three Masked Men Break In- to Studio Apartment of Mrs. Fay Perkins BIND, GAG ESCORT Robbers Chopped Down Door of Apartment in Making * Their Entrance New York, March 9.—Three masked imen broke into the studio apartment of Mrs. Pay Perkins early today and ‘escaped with jewelry valued at $50.- 000, after beating Mrs. Perkins and | binding and gagging her escort, Mil- ton Abbott, wealthy cotton broker. The robbers chopped down the doors of the apartment in making their entrance. They are believed by the police to ‘have been members of the same gang that robbed the apart- ments of several women well known on Broadway, including Louise Law- son and Dorothy Keenan, who were murdered. After choking Mrs. Perkins and biting rings from her fingers and taking bracelets and necklaces from her, the robbers beat her with re- | Volver butts until she revealed the {location of the rest of her jewelry. Mrs. Perkins was a frequenter of Broadway cabarets as were the vic- tims in other apartment robberies. She is separated from her husband, Benjamin Perkins, who is the weal- thy proprietor of a cafe. Mrs, Perkins and her companion had just returned to her apartment \after dining in one of Broadway's fashionable supper clubs and making |the round of other night resorts. A crow bar and other tools found at the scene were used in breaking into the apartment. When Mrs. Perkins continued to scream the robbers threatened to kill her. She still screamed and the ,rob- bers then shoved her in the safe with the revolver butt. MYSTERY MAN DIED WITHOUT TELLING NAME) |Beaver Island Man Takes Secret of His Indentifi- cation To His Grave Beaver Island, March 9- aver Island’s man of mystery is dead. When he is buried tomorrow he will take with him to the grave the secret of his ident which ‘the has preserved for the fifty years he has lived here. His age is The man, known only as “Dr, Protar,”_ was believed to have been a Russian. nobleman in exile. Up to the time of the World War he received remittances from Russia, which ceased about 1918 and were not resumed. “Dr. Protar” apparently destroyed all possible papers of ‘dentification. He possessed an extensive library, including many books of travel. “Protar” was called “Dr.” because he frequently went about the island ministering to the sick, although he i never accepted payment for his ser- vices, and always made it clear that he was not a graduate physician. For the last few years he has been in almost destitute circumstances, making a frugal living by selling the produce of a small farm he operat ed. EDUCATION COST IS LISTED Grand Forks, N. D., March 9.—A per capita rate of $3.97 per child under the age of 21 years was the amount spent on education in the county for the quarter ending Decem- ber 31, according to Miss Stella E. Johnson, county superintendent, The total apportionment in the county amounted to $35,432.25. .. Of this amount $21,955.50 was paid by the state and $13,476.75 by the county. .Phe total number of children under the age of 21 years in the county is.8,925. These are divided, giving the coun- ty 4,453 and the city of Grand Forks 4,472, The total apportionment for the city of Grand Forks is $17,753.84, DEBATE ON MUSCLE SHOALS Grand Forks, March 9.—Charles Shafer of Schafer, and Arthur Hor- ton of Grand Forks, representing Hesperia literary society at the Uni- versity of North Dakota defeated the representatives of Ad Altiora, Agdur Flaten and Richard Sturtevant, both of Grand Forks, in a debate Wedn day night on the question: “Re. solved: , That the United States St. Jame cargo at Havana.and was sunk by her master’s orders of the Golden Gate when the watchfulness of the coast. guard prevented her from. re- plenishing her fuel supply. should lease the Muscle Shoals pro- ject t private corporation’ under terms similar to the Ford offer.” lesperia upheld the negative of thé ‘question. Mich., | ‘GOVERNOR MAY NOT VETO ANY EXPENSE BILLS Says It Is Legislature’s Busi- ness and Indicates He Won't Interfere SOME BILLS’ SIGNED jSeveral Await the Action of } The Chief Executive in \ Next Few Days Governor A, ie today had many bills on his desk yet to be sign- ed, but it was indicated that they Would be disposed of as rapidly us possible. Veto of any appropriation _ bills of the 1925 legislative assembly unlikely, it was indicated by the j Governor. While no more bills had been signed by the Governor this morning and a complete report on the total of all appropriations had not been compiled by his office, he indicated his belief that auticipated revenues would be sufficient to meet the expenditures proposed by the leg- islature, “I do not want to veto appropria- tions,” the Governor said. “The leg- ure made them and that is their business.” Two of the four bridge bills have been signed—Williston and Sanish appropriations—but the Fargo and Des Lacs appropriations remain to he acted upon. The total of appropriations made in 1923 by the legislature was $9,- 008,355.58, which total’ was pared to $8,437,890.58 by executive veto. These compared to total appropriations in 1921 of $9,189,911.83. May Veto Bill Governor Sorlie said that he would call in some sportsmen before taking action on the bill passed by the leg- islature delaying the opening of the Prairie chicken and duck hunting season from September 16 to Sep tember 24, each year. The Governo’ indicated that he might veto the ! measure. The executive also made known that he favors the taking of a 1925 census. The legislature did not ap- propriate money for the Secretary of State’s office for this work. The position taken in the House was that j although the constitution provides for a state census, which uld be taken in 1925 under its pro | would cost $75,000 to take it and it {would serve no good purpose. The | Governor has expressed belief that | the census could be taken by asses- | sors, perhaps without great expense, and the constitutional — provision | should be complied with. | Bridge Bills Signed | Two of the bridge bills which were | the subject of much discussion dur- ling the legislative session were s {ed by Governor Sorlie Saturday. After signing the measure appro- | priating $200,000 to aid in building ja bridge at Williston early in the | day, the Governor late this afternoon signed the bill appropriating $100, | 000 to aid in building a bridge over | the Missouri at Sanish. ! Other bills signed by the Governor included House Bill No, 3,’the high- ways bill, which increased motor ve- |hicle licenses and diverts all -but | $200,000 of the one-cent gasoline tax ‘i from the general fund to the state highway fund. The: appropriation measure for the state tuberculosis sanitarium at Dunseith, totalling $150,000 and in- cluding $25,000 for a new children’s building was given executive appro- val, as was the appropriation of $317,650 for the Minot Normal, The board of accountancy revision bill and the warehouse receipts ‘bill, the latter designed to aid the state mill at Grand Forks, were signed. No vetoes were made by the Gov- ernor who, however, has 15 days af- ter the session of the legislature in which to act upon bills. Leaguers Meet From 60 to 100 Lezguers met‘ here | Saturday afternodn and discussed plans of organization and finances. A committee was named to redraft some parts of the by-laws, composed of S. A. Olsness, Robert Byrne, Mrs. Minnie Cr: and Charles Whitm A committee, which included M Minnie Craig, Mrs. E. O. Bailey, Mi C. A. Fisher, Senator Ingerson, Rep. Vogel, Rep. Johnson and Rep, Ro- berts was named to draft a report on the legislature and give it publicity, for campaign purposes. R. W. Fr: zier, vice-chairman of the executive committee, and S. S. McDonald, se- eretary, were in charge of the infor- mal conference. ' Finances were dis- cussed to considerable extent. A finance committee composed of Messers Olsness, Byrne and C. A. pianet to consider means of raising ainentsion of @ proposal to initiate the reapportionment bill which fail- ed‘of passage. in the legisiature, and it likely this will be done if a campafgn fund is built up. COOK WITH SMELL Berlin,. March 9—Electric light and heat to cook meals in four new Waste gases from Diesel en- ines will go through a specially de- signed boiler. The heat will rai: steam to drive dynamos which will ‘supply current for light and hea’ y . is|N. ons, itt “|tion of the 3-cent cigaret tax to the 78 AUTOMOBILES STOLEN BY RING OPERATING THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST Minneapolis, March §.— Haystacks, village garages and barnyards gave | up 78 automobiles Isted stolen in the and six men were} jailed as department of justice agents | and northwest police sprang a trap | on a huge automobile theft ring op- erating in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana. The coup followed six weeks of in- vestigating. More arrests will fol-| low, officers said. Three of the hines recovered from the ring were owned by Min nesota residents. A phaeton model | has been returned to W. J. Russell, 4200 Dupont avnue S., and a large touring car to Charles Alberts, of Minnesota Lake. A sedan stolen from George Fraley, St. Cloud, was reported held for him in a garage at Plentywood, Mont. Held in North Dakota and Montana The six jailed were held at Minot, | D.; Plentywood and Madison Lake, Mont. Officers working on the case estimated 25 men were involved in the theft ring. Further investiga- tion will be made as seon as roads are open. The investigation was understood to have been conducted by four or five department of justice agents from the Minneapolis and Butte of- fices, working in cooperation with Chief of Police Dan Dougherty, of Minot; Sheriff A. S. Spicher, of Ward county, of which Minot is the as northwest LYNN COWELL RESIGNS POST ae, | Valley City,’ N. D., March at| a meeting of the executive board of the Greater North Dakota associa- | tion held in this city on Friday Lynn Cowell, secretary of the asso- ciation, tendered his resignation to| take effect not later than April 1. No announcement has been made by to Mr. Cow- jell’s probable successo Plans for raising funds°for the as- sociation were discussed at the meet- ing but definite action on the matter was delayed pending the employment of a secreta CONDITION OF ICE DECLARED | TOBE EASIER .Jam Just Above Niobrara in South Dakota Said to he Giving Away Yankton, S. D., March 9. conditions all along the River in this section were decidedly more encouraging today, it was in- dicated from reports from points as far down as Vermillion and as far up as Niobrara, Neb. The jam just above Niobrara has given way at its south end, letting the current around and carrying off overflow water gradually. ‘The river immediately avobe that is almost within its banks again, Niobrara re- ported this morning, although fami- lies that abandoned their homes are slow in returning, due to the pres- ence of another gorge about 20 miles farther up, that is suid to be still holding back a large volume of wa- ter. Gorge Missouri TO LIQUIDATE RURAL CREDITS IN SO. DAKOTA Pierre, S. D., March 9.—Gradual liquidation of the rural credits de- partment of South Dakota was ap- proved 89 to 11 by the house of representatives at the concluding day of the legislative session. The same body half an hour later defeat- ed by two votes a bill abolishing the state bonding department. The bill already has passed the senate and was sent to the, governor. The house also passed bills asking an avoidance of conflict over disposi- county seat; Ed Hartness of the Automobile Protective Information | Bureau of Chicago, who was in Minot recently, and other police officials in northwest towns. Most of the au- tomobiles were stolen in North Da- kota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Questioned, Michael J. Johannes, chief special agent of the department of justice for the district including Minnesota, North Dakota and west- ern Wisconsin, did not deny the in- vestigation, but said he had nothing jto give out. Six Jailed in St. Paul Five of the six men jailed were held on, state charges. The sixth, arrested’ by Minneapolis detectives investigating the theft of the Russell automobile, was in jail at Minot on a deral charge of transporting a stolen automobile in interstate com- merce, In another investigation four St. .ul boys ranging in age from 18 to years, were arraigned in St. Paul on charges of driving an automobile without the owner's permission, and two others were to be arraigned on charges of petty larceny, in connec- tion with the theft of 18 St. Paul automobiles in the last five months. The four pleaded not guilty. Detec- tive Carl Mayer, of the police auto- mobile bureau, said the thefts were the work of a small group of young men, operating independently. Seven stolen automobiles have been recover- MILLIONS ARE LOST BY U.°S. IS CLAIM MADE Ccuzens Committee to At- tempt to Show Huge Losses in Taxation Washington, March 9.--Evidence designed to show that the Federal Government has lost millions of dol- rs in taxes through war amortiza- tion allowances to the United States Steel Corporation, the Aluminum Company of Ameri and hundreds of other companies, is contained. in official transcript of hearing filed! with the Senate by the Couzens In- vestigating Committee. Counsel and engineers for the com- mittee contended that an amortiza- tion allowance of $55,063,312 to the United States Steel Corporation, was $2 in excess of what it should have been and that there w involved fference of tax of 47 Th ase has not been clos- ed, however. An over-allowance of at least $6,- 500,000 to the Aluminum Company of America on the amortization total of $15,589,614, was alleged by coun- sel and the engineers, FIRE CAUSES HEAVY LOSS St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Is Almost Totally Destroyed Winona, Minn., Mar. 9.—Fire al- most totally destriyed St.Marks Epis- copal Church of Lake City early this morning at a loss estimated at $26,- 000.00, Defective wiring is believed to have started the blaze which threat- ened three nearby residences and caused considerable damage to the adjoining guild hall and kitchen. The fire broke out at 5 a. m. in the area above the chancel. The volunteer fire department answered the alarm but as their efforts in quenching the flame proved fruitless they turned their attention to the neighboring building. FIGHT DUEL TO education building fund; appropri- ating money for payment of tuition of persons entitled to attend state schools without payment of tuition, and raising the minimum fee for ex- amination of state banks from $10 to $26, SPECIAL RATE FOR GRAIN DEALERS’ CONVENTION Grand Forks, N. D., March 9.—A one and one-half fare rate on the cer- tificate plan will be available to grain dealers who attend the annual con- vention of the North Dakota Farm- ers Grain Dealers association at Bis- marek, March 24, 25 and 26, P. A. Lee, secretary of the association, an- nounced here. The. special rate will apply on all roads in North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Those tak- marek and request a certificate from the ticket agent. This certi ‘when checked by the secretary will entitle the holder to a return ticket at half price. END QUARREL Sacramento, Calif., March 9.—Cas- arius Martinez and Dan Melenvez, employees of a local pottery, had a quarrel Saturday. They were unable to settle it with’ words. They agreed to fight a duel. The men met on a plain’ near the town of Lincoln, each armed with a pistol. Martinez fell dead and Mel- envez is in the county hospital at Au- burn with a gunshot wound in the lung which may prove fatal. TO PUBLISH WEATHER OBSERVATIONS Grand Forks, N. D., March 9. Weather observations, from the University of North Dakota obser- vatory, are now being made, and the results published in the Dakota Daily Student, university student publica- tion. The observations are being made by Allen Retzlaff, of Aneta, and are published through special arrangement with the U. S. weather bureau. { | | GREAT THRONGS GATHER; MANY BIG PROBLEMS Diplomats of Scores of Na- tions Gather in Geneva for Twenty-Third Session THE SECURITY PROTOCOL Biggest Question Before League Involves Proposal For French Security Geneva, March 9.—Austen Cham- berlain, the British Foreign Secre- tary, as~President of the Council, opened the twenty-third session 02 the Council of the League of Na tions today and so» great was the throng in the corridors of the League palace that he had literally to ask his way into the Council chambers. Diplomats, governmental agents, and newspaper men have come to Geneva from all corners of Europe, attracted by the large number of important questions on the Coun- cil’s program, especially the problem of the Geneva Security Protocol which Great Britain is expected to declare unsuited to British ideals. The British seem, however, to re- sent advancement of the idea that they are killing the protocol. Their representatives insist that what they intend to do is to explain their ob- jections to the proposed pact. The present indications seem to be that action on the protocol will be post- poned to the meeting of the League Assembly in September, and -that meantime the negotiations for the guaranty pact recently proposed will be pushed. 6 HELD AFTER NEW RIOTS IN NILES, OHIO Ku Klux Klan Sympathizers and Opponents Reported in Fights Niles, Ohio, March 9,—Six men a; under arrest here today aad ta: more are held in the Warren_City Jail on charges of fighting, carrying concealed weapons and suspicion as a result of two clashes at etreet corn- ers here late last night. Reports that the fighting was be- tween Ku Klux Klansmen and anti- Klansmen were denied by police chief L. Round. Round said only three shots were fired. Deputy Sheriff Finney, who happened to be passing the scene of the fighting, fired three shots into the air to disperse a crowd that gathered while police were tak- ing several prisoners to jail after the first outbreak. MARCH SNOWS HAVE BEGUN More than two inches of wet snow was on the ground in Bismarck to- day, ushering in “the month of snows” here. The weather bureau records show that more snow usually falls in March in Bismarck than in the three previous winter months. The precipitation today was recorded in the weather report as .23 inches. Snow tonight and possibly Tuesday, and colder tonight is forecast. SPANISH SWINDLE HEAD IS CAUGHT For many years people in North Dakota and in other states have been receiving letters from Spain proposing to give large sums of money to anyone who would help release a prisoner from the Spanish jail, This old time swindle is re- ported to have victimized many peo- ple in the United States, and the au- thorities have for years been trying to discover the swindler. The fol- lowing dispatch states that this clev- er swindler has at last been, discov- ered and is now in jail. Washington, March 3—General ‘Ra. mon de Santa Clara, sometimes Ra- fael de Santos, and again just R. de S., but internationally known as the “Spanish prisoner,” at last has been jailed. His SHE ended a 50-year Police hunt and is'said to have given the swindle story he told its first element of truth, A report tothe state department said the “general” had been appre- hended in Madrid and was for the first time in his career actually prisoner.’ The records in the cas 4s reported from time to time, show that he victimized many Americar by his swindle scheme, despite pub- licity given during the years he a erated. The “Spanish prisoner” posed as a Liga imprisoned on . that charge and possessing a fortune of $860,000. in cealed somewhere in « portmantoes with a esta ‘pocket.