The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1925, Page 1

’ 4 ‘ ¥ WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Part- ly overcast tonight and Wednesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 SHEPHERD ACCUSED OF ‘GERM MUR PRICES SMASH TAX DELINQUENCY REFLECTS , INWHEAT;DROP| ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE UPON TO LOW FIGURE Precipitate Downturn Ensues Scon After Market Opens Today DROP IN _ LIVERPOOL Overnight Turn in Market Has Distinct Effect itt Chicago Chicago, March 17.— (By the A. P.) — Wheat smashed down excitedly today eleven cents a bushel as soon as the market here opened. May touched $1.54 as compared with $1.6414 to $1.65 at the finish yesterday. Heavy sell- ing to stop losses was in prog- ress. A big drop at Liverpool overnight preceded the col- lapse here and contributed to the acute weakness. A semi- panic here yesterday on ac- count of temporary stoppage of buying was also a depress- ing factor. So wild were the fluctuations that trade at the same moment parts of the pit was as much as 6 cents apart. May wheat in the first dealings’ ranged from $1.54 to $1.60. Fresh waves of selling later swept wheat to three cents below the open- ing prices, and whirled May down to $1.51, = total break of 14 cents a bushel since yesterday's finish. Renewed weakness developed again at the last and with another burst of selling the upturn in prices proved to be only transient. The close was very unsettled, 5 to 12 B cents net lower, May $1.53 to $1.53% and July $1.39 to $1.39%. The fin- ish was within 2 cents of the lowest figures of the day. VETS BUREAU CHANGES SAID NOW COMPLETE Decentralization Is Accom- plished, Director Hines Dec’ares Washington, March 17.—Director Hines of the Veterans’ Bureau in- formed President Coolidge today that decentralization of the Bureau’s ac- tivities had been completed and dur- ing the coming months there would be a gradual reduction in personnel. In the city of Washington alone, the Director said, approximately 300 Bureau employes will be dropped during the next three months. A policy of not filling vacancies when they occur will be followed. General Hines will leave Washington tomor- row on an inspection of the Bureau's tenth district which embraces Minn- esota, and North and South Dakota He expects to be in Minneapolis Friday and will then begin a survey to determine where an additional hospital should be located. ‘The load in the tenth district he pointed out, is near the Twin Cities, but sites proposed in other sections of Mini esota and in the Dakotas will be i spected by him. NEW RURAL ROUTE ADDED ~Extensien of Service Also Is Announced Announcement of | the establish- ment of one new, rural mail route and extension of service on another was made today by Postmaster 0. Lundquist. ' The new route will be between Bis-' marck and Burntcreek and the ser: vice ‘will be tri-weekly. The con- in different, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [aaam BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1925 MOUNTING CTIY TAX COSTS Kditor’s note: —This is another of a series of articles | upon the rising cost of Bismarck’s city government for the guidance of the voters at the city election April 7. These figures have been compiled from the official records. People fail to pay taxes for one of three reasons:—First | because of inability to raise the money due to a general economic depression or individual circumstances; secondly, because they believe the taxcs are illegal and contest them in the courts, and finally, because the taxes on their specific pieces of property are so great as to make them feel it is unprofitable to own the property and hence they alow it to revert back to the government, that is, be sold for delin- quent taxes. The first condition does not obtain in Bis-/ marck because bankers and businessmen are agreed that! business has shown a steady and consistent improvement each year. The second and third conditions however do} obtain in- Bismarck. This is amply proved by a study of the tax records of the county auditor as they apply to Bis- | marck. In the compilation of tables No. 1, No, 2 and No. 3,! we have used the figures from the county treasurer’s ledger | in the county auditor’s office which shows the amount oi taxes and asscssments levied for each purpose at the be- ginning of the tax year, the payments each month and the unpaid balance remaining. Thus the taxes for 1916 were lev- ied and became payable on December 1st, 1916, and they were delinquent the year following or December 1917: In all the tables submitted this constitutes the basis for our figures. The percentage computations were made by us to prove the growth of the delinquenc s compared to the total amounts involved each year. It is the only basis upon which a com- parison can be made effective and clear. Q Power to Tax Courts have repeatedly held that the power to tax is the power to destroy, and in how far this relates to Bismarck is clearly shown hereafter. Tax Delinquency Increasing Table No. 1 below proves that in the last eight years tax delinquency has increased from 300 to 400 per cent. In other words, property owners have found it unprofitable to keep and pay taxes on from three to four times as much (Continued on page two) VACATION OF PACKER DECREE 27 CHILD OF GERMAN WOMAN BREAKS RECORD Lessau, Germany, March 17. All records for Germany were topped here today when Frau IS REFUSED Supreme Court Declined to Order Down the Consent Decree Becker, wife of a manual laborer, bore her twenty-seventh child, a healthy boy, Eleven of the oth- er children are living, among them several pairs of twins. | On the same night of the ar- rival of the.latest addition to the family, his eldest married sis- er, Anna, gave birth to twin girls, Frau Becker is 47 years Washington, March 17.—Applica- old | tion of the Armour and Swift pack- and her ‘{asband 48. BOND HOLDERS OF ROAD PLAN "UPON ACTION Indications Are That Milwau- kee Affairs Are Reach- ing Crisis New York, Mar. 17.—Indications that the St. Paul railways financial difficulties were reaching a critica’ stage and the announcement that tentative plans for the formation of bondholders protective committees were under way depressed the rounds stock and bond issues to new low records yesterday and contributed to the general weakness of the stock market. Preliminary steps toward the or- ganization of an independent hond- holders committee were taken when insurance companies and other large owners of St. Paul securities re- quested F. J. Lisman, railroad expert and head of the investment firm of F, J. Lisman Company, to head such a group. Mr. Lisman reserved de- cision pending further developments in the situation. Fail to Reach Agreement Meanwhile conferénces between bankers and officials of the rvad brought on a refunding program. The report of Coverdale and Col- pitts, engineers, who have been mak- ing a survey of the roads conditions, it was said, might be delayed for three weeks. Ultimate receivership for the ‘road was predicted by Mr. Lisman in making public the ‘results of a special study of the St. Paul’s prob- lems, Even if the difficulties pre- tract for carrying the mail has been |S8ented ‘by the approaching maturity awarded to William Paul. will start on March 23, Service on Star-Route 2, south and|be without credit Service }Of $48,000,000 bonds were overcome. he asserted the company would still southeast. from Bismarck, has’ been |Provide new working capital. changed from tri-weekly to daily. Waddell Preston is the carrier. GIVE PIANO RECITAL Grand Forl&, N, D., Mar. 17—Miss|tion on its financial structure Ruby Moen, Osnabrook, N. D,, gave this time rather than be saved tem- imperative to ‘Owes $200,000,000 Bon Many bondholders, he |said, be- lieved it would be better for the road to submit to a surgical opera- at a senior piano recital in the Wes-|Porarily from recdivership. ley College art conservatory Monday Under the terms of the St. Paul evening. She was assisted by Mrs,|trust deed, Mr. Lisman said all the Alma Holien Werstlein, jsoprano, of |$200,000,000 bonds secured under the Grand Forks. This series of piano, recitals to the first of a|general and refunding mortgage ba- iven}eame due and payable if there is under the auspices of Wesley Col-|@ default on the $48,000,000 bonis lege. maturing on June 1, ing companies for an order vacating the consent decree entered into five years ago with the department of justice was refused by Justice Bailey, in the supreme court of the District of Columbia. ‘The court shnounced, kywever, that argument would be heard on the question whether the consent of Armour & Cofmpany to the decree should be held as binding upon the California Co-operative Canneries. The decree was designed to divorce the so-called “big five packers” from lines of business not directly con- nected with the meat packing indus- try. Argument on the California Canneries phase of the controversy will be concluded today. Counsel for the packers had argu- ed that the decree was invalid be- cause the court lacked jurisdiction to enter it and because it violated the Sherman anti-trust law. The California Co-operative Can- neries have contended that the decree was illegal and subersive of a con- tract they had with Armour and Company. Counsel for the National Wholesale Grocers association and the Southern Wholesale Grocers as- sociation, on the other hand have supported the government's conten- tion that the decree should be up- held. LOANS CUT BY CREDIT BODY Those Outstanding Reach : New Low Point Minneapolis, March 17.—Outstand- ing loans in the. northwest of the Minneapolis Agency of the War Fin- ance Corporation were reported at $9,450,000 today by George C. Holm- berg, secretary; the lowest point vir- tually since the opening of the agency for financial relief, late in 1921. At the peak in 1922, outstand- ing loans of the agency stood at $47,000,000. The 1924 grain crop re- sulted in an increase ih liquidation that clipped some $11,000,000 in loans off the outstanding total between September 1, 1924. and March 7, 1925. In this period 340 banks paid off all their obligations with the agency. Although the heavy liquidation is traceable to the crop, said Secretary Holmberg, there was a steady liqui- dation prior to,its harvest, | \ The first cup of coffee made in France was drank by Louis XIV about 280 years ago. The price then was about $25 a pound. PRICE FIVE CENTS WARREN QUITS |LIBERTY BOND FIGHT, SARGENT) STORY WILL BE IS APPOINTED) TOLD IN COURT After Warren Refuses Recess Appointment, Vermont Man Named Attorney-General STATEMENT MADE Warren Says That He Does Not Want to Subject Cool- idge to Controversy Washington, Mar. 17—John G. Sargent of Vermont was nominated today by President Coolidge to be Attorney-General, The name of Mr. Sargent was sent to the capitol after Charles B. War- ren, twice rejected by the Senate, had declined to take a recess ap- pointment to the Attorney-General- ship and after Senate leaders had assured the White House there was a fair prospect of quick approval of the new nominee. In announcing that Mr. Warren had declined a recess appointment, the White House made public let- ters exchanged by the President and Mr. Warren, in which*the chief exe- cutive referred to the Senate fight against confirmation as “a political controve' and declared the plan to give Mr. Warren a recess appoint- ment was due to “unshaken confi- dence in him.” Replying Mr. Warren said he could not take the appointment now be- cause he did not care to have “a prolonged political controversy that might lessen your opportunities for full usefulnes: Washington, Mar. 17.—Some of those in the confidence of President Coolidge gave the distinct impres- sion today that Charles B, Warren had declined to be considered for a recess appointment as Attorney Gen- eral and that another selection for the place would be sent to the Sen- ate today. White House officials and Mr. Warren himself, however, declined to make any statement. There were indications that should Mr. Warren decide against accept- ance of the appointment after hav- ing béen twice rejected by the Sen- ate, a full statement of his position and that of the President would be maae public during the day at the White House. Senate leaders ‘heard {glso that among those who were seriously un- der consideration for the place in lieu of Mr. Warren are John D. Sargent of Ludlow, Va. and Thomas W. Swan, Dean of the Yale Law School. CASE AGAINST SKAUGE TAKEN FROM THE JURY Dismissed After Government Completes Presentation of Its Evidence The case against H. O, Skauge, Dunn Center banker, involving al- leged irregularities while Skauge was cashier of the Dakota National Bank of Dickinson, was dismissed in federal court early this after- noon by Federal Judge Andrew Mill- er immediately after the govern- ment had completed its introduction of evidence. A motion was made by ‘the defense that the case be taken from the jury on the ground of insufficient evidence, and Judge Miller granted the motion. The case had been on trial since yesterday, after a jury was chosen Saturday afternoon. Mr. Skauge was represented by J. M. Hanley of. Mandan and prepared to resist the charge, although the case did not proceed far enough for him to pre- sent witnesses, if Mr. Skauge now is in charge of the Union State Bank of Dunn Cen- ter, which is backed by Dickinson bankers and others. Skauge had al- leged that the case against him was the result of “spite work testimony” of another Dickinson man. The charge involved misapplica- tion of funds and false entries, hav- fag to do with records of the banks and loans. Mr. Skauge declared that the re- sult of the trial was a complete vin- dication. FIRE DESTROYS LEHR ELEVATOR Fire of undetermined origin de- stroyed the Eichorn elevator and flat house and coal shed at Lehr early this morning. The elevator and flat house contained 15,000 bus- hels of, grain and the coal shed 50 tons of soft coal, The owner was out of town today and no information on insurance carried on the buildings and contents was obtainable. About 3,000 feet of grain door lum- ber belonging to the’ Soo Line was destroyed. Judge Kennedy Rules That Son-in-law of Fall Must Give Testimony WHAT U. S. ‘ Liason Between Fall and Harry Sinclair Govern- ment’s Object Cheyenne, Wyo., Mar, 17.—Ruling IS SEEKING that M. T. Everhart, banker and rancher of Pueblo, Colorado), ‘and son-in-law of Albert B. Fall must testify as to any alleged deposit he made of Liberty Bonds in behalf of the former secretary of the in- terior, Federal Judge T. Blake Ken- nedy today permitted the govern- ment to proceed in the Teapot Dome suit with its attempt to prove a financial liason between Fall and Harry F, Sinclair, lessee of the big Wyoming oil reserve. i Everhart yesterday refused to an- swer the question on the ground that to do so might cause him to in- criminate himself, Judge Kennedy's decision held that the actions of the wi indicated he was refusing to testimony in order “to protect third party.” Henry Wise, counsel for Fall and Everhart, asked time to confer with the witness before proceeding with the case, and a recess was taken. ve PERUVIANS IX ANGRY ACTIONS ON DECISION Protest President Coolidge’s Action in Arbitration Award REPORTED SERIOUS] Washington March 17.—Although the Washington Government main- tained silence today on the recent demonstration in Peru against the arbitral award made by President Coolidge of the Tacna-Arica contro- versy, it was learned from other sources that these anti-American demonstrations were of widespread and serious nature and that Herman Velarde, the Peruvian ambassador here, may withdraw from Washing- ton as a personal protest. FATHER, SON ARE ARRESTED Pair Charged with Violating Prohibition Act Superior, Wis., March 17.—William Albers, Sr., Wausau, Wis., druggist and former member of the Wisconsin state senate, and his son, William Albers, Jr., pleaded guilty to viola- tion of the federal prohibition act when arraigned in federal district court here today. Judge C. Z, Luse sentenced father and son each to serve terms of three months in the house .of correction at Milwaukee. The son also was fined, $1,000, Similar charges against Lloyd Smits, clerk at the Albers drug store, were nolled upon recommenda- tion of District Attorney W. H. Dougherty. The former state senator collapsed and swooned when sentence was im- posed by Judge Luse and had to be assisted from the court room to the office of the district attorney across the hall. A few minutes after Albers left the courtroom it was rumored that he had attempted to end his life by taking’ poison. The report was based on Albers having attempted to swallow a por- tion of the contents of a bottle con- taining a white,powder. The bottle was taken from Albers by Hans Fuley, deputy United States marshal, and M. E. Gifford, general prohibition agent, under the impression that it contained poison, _ Investigation showed that the powder was aspirin which Albers used to relieve head- ache. f APPEAL TAKEN TO HIGH COURT IN LOCAL CASE An appeal has been taken to the supreme court in the case of the state ex rel Knudt Hebranson against the management of the city Audi- torium“ and the city commission. Judge Jansonius held in a decision that the commission could deny the use of the Auditorium for the meeting which Hebranson sought it for, holding that the city commis- sion -had discretionary power as af- fecting shows, meetings of religious or other nature. The appeal now is taken to the supreme court. Ww. To the Editor of The Bismarck j so Tribune: For past few h recur. | rence of the festival of our Irish national apostle has marked ja fresh | stage in organization and consoli tion of Ireland a new dev. ment of national mind and o First terms of an honorable be gained. Then the nation's decision had to be defended ‘and vindicated. Peace had to be restored, a whole framework of civilized order built up—army, police, judiciary—that na tional will might function freely. So much having been done, the Irish nation has now come fully to its freedom and what it lop- inion. peace had to may be freely asserted that never in its history has the con- structive mind of Ireland béen so ive and alert as at this moment. Hitherto, government of ‘their country ‘being in other hands, Irish- men’s part in their own affairs largely that of inevitable cri of measures conceived and by politicians lacking in native touch, which are indispensable to successful rule of every people. A mentality tending — to ren criticism of government measures was inevitably developed in a nation under that system, A change over from a psychology RELAND MARCHES FORWARD UNDER TRUE LIBERTY, COSGROVE SAYS onteencaneress COSGROVE , the’ assent of the nation to | DER’ SAIMAN SAYS $100,000 WAS PROMISED HIM Head of University Confronts Foster-Father of Young McClintock OF TELLS METHODS Typhoid Fever Germs Was Introduced Into the System of the Boy,He Says Chicago, March 17.—(By the A. P.) —Typhoid fever germs which killed William Nelson McClintock, “mil- lionaire orphan,” were given William | Darling Shepherd, foster father and chief heir, upon his promise to pay $100,000 after settlement of the es- tate, C. C. Saiman, head of the School of Bacteriology, told Robert. E. Crowe, State's Attorney today. The amount was decided upon, Sai- man said, after he first had demand- ed a quarter of a million dollars, re- duced the amount to $200,000 and finally compromised upon a promise of $100,000, after numerous confer- ences with Shepherd. Saiman said that he advised the method of ad- ministering the germs and advised Shepherd as to further steps to as- sure the death of the rich youth. Last night; Saiman, after three days of questioning, shook his fing- er in Shepherd’s face and said wave those typhoid germs to Shep- herd. He told me in plain words that he wanted them ‘to inoculate somebody with’ and that it was a million dollar deal, He told me he ion, ualities. ew divisions that have made their nee in Irish political life are the lines of natural differ- arising on questions of do- : policy, differences that arise in every free and constitutionally sgoverned coun What shall from abstractions to act- ur fiscal policy be? |Oughtiwe have! more or lems’ pro-i\™" tective tariff; should Ireland follow] Would Pay me plenty when he got the jthe example of America, Germany| you area liar,” Shepherd’ re juan Bolle ae ponerse oe free! torted, but assistant prosecutors said | Ought we to have an income tax| {8 denial lacked the emphasis and on Irish, income, and if so, how reins oy EA pat assertions. He much? (To what extent should | Marmained to Robert E. Crowe, state itself undertake policy of in-| States attorney, that he had never seen Saiman before. Saiman declar- ed he had told the truth and “you can't deny it,” he said to Shepherd. Coincident with-Saimun’s declara- al reconstruction? at shall be our railroad policy and how is it to meet problems of new, system or road transit? How du {are natutal standards to be estab-] tions Saiman issued a formal state- begotten by centuries of exclusion from power and responsibility in their own land was not to be ex- pected from Irishmen in a day. But a change has come. It is! seen in new issues that are being raised in public ¢ ons. Public debate ifting or has shifted from difference between ex- ternal association and internal as PRESENT SIMON WITH MOMENTO Charles Simon, istant Attor- ney-General, who leaves today for Washington to accept a position with the United States Board of Tax Ap- peals, as counsel, was honored by members of the office force yester- day afternoon, being presented with a fountain pen. The presentation was made by At- torney-General Shafer, and reply made by Mr. Simon, expressing his rt appreciation and regret at leaving members of the Attorney-General’s staff. JAP ENVOY Washington, March 17.—-Reports that Tsuneo Matsudaira, the new Japanese ambassador to Washington, had received instructions before leaving Tokio to reopen the immi- gration question upon his arrival here, were denied today by the en- yoy himself. His instructions, the ambassador said, were purely of a general character designed to pro- mote friendship between the two governments. | lished for Irish exports of agricul-|™ent in which he asserted that he tural produce, so that our eggs and|S4W only one possible reason for the butter shall be khown in foreign} investigation—to. break the will. in Tanah Aechactun ae bea which McClintock left me his estate, How is’ lose in teankiv Qi*Soue |: < GAnclnnoeant sohn does: natmean great herds of cattle to be reduced?| defense,” he declared. An indict- How far can retrenchment of public | ™ent containing 15 counts was drawn exgentiiearsupekeanandr by assistant prosecutor Marshall for muceioneiven ; Submission to the grand jury today. of opinion, sometimes on | If a true bill is voted Saiman will ioe PASO be the state’s star witness Mr. Crowe re all now being debated | Said, and would probably gain the in the Ireland of today, not as pious, minimum penalty if not complete aspirations for some future when| immunity for his part in the case. they might become practical, but as matters to be settled here and now since Ireland herself can solve and determine them. This is the true realization of lib- e The nation has come to sense its responsibility and power. And power and responsibility are eternal marks of genuine freedom. W. T. COSGROVE, President Irish’ Free States. ST, PATRICK’S Special Services Held at Cath- olice Church Here Special’ service in observance of St. Patrick's Day was held in St. Mary’s Catholic church this morn- ing. High mass, which was sung by the male choir, was celebrated at 8 a.m. Father Slag delivered the ser- mon, A devotional service will be held at the church at 7 p. m. An entertainment will be given in St. Mary's school auditorium at 8 p. m. in observance of St. Patrick's Day. The Boys’ band will give a ncert. Pupils of the High School will present a three-act drama en- titled, “Mother Machree.” Merchants of the city have their display windows decorated in green today in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, while the sons and daughters of “Old Erin” are wearing sham- racks, harps and other Irish em- blems. A total of 107 vessels were broken up or dismantled in the hipyards of the world during tthe: last thnee months of last year. BOY WHO TRIED TO MAKE PARENTS BELIEVE IN MURDER STORY, FAILS Los: Angeles, Mar. 17.—A boy who tried too hard to make folks believe that it was he who committed the murder for which his mother was sentenced to (life imprisénment, to- day was just a boy again, having admitted to the District Attorney that his confession was a lie, forged to free his parent from the conse- quences of her crime. He was Har- old “Sonny” Willis, fourteen-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs, Margaret Willis, convicted slayer of Dr. Ben- jamin Baldwin. “Sonny” announced about ten days ago that he killed Dr. Baldwin last April when the doctor attacked his mother. Yesterday after a two hour grilling Harold broke down and sob- bed: “I was in school when Dr. Bald- win was killed. I knew nothing of it until later. I said I shot him to help my mother.” Mrs. Willis, who ten days ago cor- roborated her son’s confession and said she sent Harold out to play ball after the killing, while she. packed the doctor's body in a trunk, de-|state: clined yesterday to discuss the re-|tion with Shepherd up to ¢ pudiation of the “confession.” DAY OBSERVED, Saiman said after Shepherd had taken a two weeks’ course in his school and obtained the germs in November, 1923, he showed him how to care for them and keep them alive in a hermetically sealed bottle, They frequently met in downtown hotels, he asserted, and he would explain to Shepherd how a body might be in- oculated with the germs. “It was the understanding that Shepherd was to wait until young McClintock had signed a will leav- ing the money to Shepherd and then, at the first favorable opportunity, he was to be given the germs. From | time to time I met Shepherd in ho- tels in the loop. We talked over our |plans. Finally the moment arrived. The boy had made his will, leaving his money to Shepherd. “The first dose of germs was given McClintock in a glass of cold water. After that the doses were repcated and his condition aggravated. “A week after McClintock became ill Shepherd and myself met and he asked what to do, I said to adminis- ter a cathartic to the youth. when the latter's stomach was empty. [ explained that it would penetrate the intestines and cause almost cer- tain death. At the time Shepherd asked me for advice as to how he could make the fever more deadly. McClintock was very ill, Shepherd told me he was after the McClintock fortune and was sure to get it by getting the boy. I yielded to his plea . after he assured me that when he ot the fortune in his hands he would share with me. Runs “Diploma Mill.” Chicago, Mar. 17.—The National University of Sciences here, the head of which, Charles C. Saiman, has told States Attorneys that he gave William D. Shepherd typhoid fever germs to administer to William Mc- Clintock, “millionaire orphan,” was charged today by John Follmer, chief inspector of the state depart- ment of education, with being “a diploma mill.” It was once a recognized second class school and was chartered in 1911, but had become bankrupt. Saiman, who was said by attaches of the school to be & graduate of the University of Missouri, and also had attended the University of Minne- sota, was said to have acquired the institution in an option two years ago. } Friends of Saiman called him a good scholar on the wrong track. They said he is a.genius in bacteri- ology and well qualified to teach. He has 26 degre |, and they is a graduate in law as well as med- icine and Approximately @ dozen confer- ences were recounted in Saiman' and brought his associa- | the time of |