The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Bismarck and creasing cloudiness with rain. For vicinity: In- im? ‘" ESTABLISHED 1873 | IGE SWEEPS DOWN RIVER —ARTER BREAK > Danger of Flood Is Slight,! : Officials of Weather Bureau Believe AKEN Little Damage Reported From Points Along Missouri; Ice Easily Broken Although probabilities of a flood from the ice breakup in the Mis-, souri river are slight, every precau- tion has been taken by the United! States Weather Bureau in Bismarck to send out warnings by telephone and messenger to residents adja- cent to the river if flood danger should arise. ‘the breakup came Saturday after- noon, The river was at nine feet, two inches at the time of the break and stood at 10 feet, six inches at 7 . Sunday. The water had fallen’ six inches at 7 a. m. not expected to go today and is higher than 12 feet, according to O. iW. Roberts, official in charge of the, Weather Bureau here. i Only one gorge has formed since the breakup, according to informa- tion received from points along the river. That was at Fort Clark, The bottom lands there were ‘flooded ; and there was some damage to ha \ The gorge at Fort Clark broke ear! this morning. i ice going under the bridge inches thick but 12 inches | of it is honeycombed, Mr. stated. He said that the ice will be out of the river within two days. The only danger of a flood is in} gorges narrow bends along the} river. Roberts stated. However, the is soft and easily broken, and he does not expect gorges will! form. : Reports received here are that the river is open from the} of the Jefferson, Madison tin rivers to its mouth, r reached 13 feet at Wash- burn this morning, “according to re-, ports received at the Weather Bu- reau here. A heavy head of water flowing inte the Missouri river from the Yellowstone caused the early break- up this year. The waters from the Yellowstone flowed under the ice in. the Missouri and caused it to break free from the banks and buckle. PRAIRIE FIRE NEAR MANDAN Flames Sweep Over Large Area of Country d i junction sal Mandan, N. D., March 30,—Morton County a touch of the prairie fire baptism which cleaned a wide path in Sioux County last week, s burned over a co siderable area yesterday. One prai- rie fire, starting near Solen at the southern Morton county boundary, swept north a distance of 20\miles, fanned by a terrific gale, Joe Stern, farmer living twenty miles south’ of Mandan, lost his barn and much farm equipment, and two cows and a horse, Other farm- ers lost hay and in some cases small buildings. Another prairie fire burned over the territory northwest of New Salem, according to information here, but details were not available. Fire, presumably starting from sparks from a ‘passing locomotive set ablaze a warehouse of the Dun- ham Lumber Company yard at New vY when two fi who the wrap for trou: ley | RI MEANEST THIEF STEALS WOODEN Long When the telephone rang at the po- lice station here and the voice of G. geant: “I’ve lost a leg,” an ambu- lance was dispatched in haste to the Walford home. t in bed unhurt but cursing the thief THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Lawom] FACTS FOR TAXPAYERS How to Equalize the Tax Burden. Two things, if done propérly, will go far to- wards re-adjusting ‘the present tax situation in Bismarck. First:—A complete and scientific adjustment of all tax assessments on real estate. The present valuations are a hodge-podge, the result of years of growth and some favoritism. The assessor is not to blame for no one man, however competent, is~ capable of doing the big work efficiently and thor- oughly, especially in the short time alloted to him. It should be done by committees and only after a thorough study of every angle of the problem. Real estate men and others should help in de- termining land values. Builders, plumbers, etc., should assist in fixing building or structural values. It is no small job but when once com- pleted it will stand for a number of years, and will reduce the future assessment work to keep- ing track af new ‘buildings and. reductions due to destruction. In other words, keep the records up to date. That is the method pursued in all well regulated communities. It is not a new program, nor an untried one. No such thoroughgoing valuation has ever been made in Bismarck. It ig about time that the inequalities and the favoritism remedied, and each person and piece of property'be made to bear its fair share of the tax burden. If a majortiy of of the city fathers are unwilling that everyone shall be treated impartially, then the state tax commis- sioner may be appealed to as the law permits him to do this very thing. Second:—An earnest endeavor should be made to collect all collectible delinquent taxes. The amount is enough to pay the operating expenses of the city government for nearly an entire year, if it can be gathered in. Here is a statement covering six years only: UNPAID TAXES Year Up to Amount 1919, Nov. 1923. sees 8 10,262.25 1920, Nov. 1924. sicseiewe ARONA DS 1921, Jan’y 1925. 12,518.51 1922, Jan’y 1925. 8,278.56 1923, Jan’y 1925. 6,771.96 1924, Jan’y 1925. 72,996.26 Total $123,205.08 It is estimated that about $50,000.00 of the 1924 taxes are or will tbe collected. This will leave about $78,000 of taxes uncollected or delinquent. The city in 1924 appropriated $83,778.00 for operating. purposes. It is understood that the eounty officers will make an effort to collect all un- paid taxes, but where real estate will not permit this to be done because the burden is excessive, then some steps should be taken to clean up these taxes so as to enable this overburdened property to pay its current taxes. Non-taxpaying property is unprofitable both to its owners and to the gov- LOPEZ TANGLE SO LEG FROM MAN 30.— Beach, Cal., March Indian Seeks to Prove He Is Arthur Frazier desk Walford told the ser- Walford was found Minneapolis, March 30.—Contend- ing that he is Arthur Frazier, Indian soldier reported killed in action in France, Arthur Lopez today filed suit against the government in Unit- ed States District Court asking for compensation on the grounds of total and permanent disability. Suit was filed on the advice of Ma- ior L. A. Wind, legal advisor to the United States Veterans’ Bureau, who had_ stolen his trousers and artificial leg which he had pped in them when he disrobed the night. The missing leg and sers were found later in an al- not far away. CKARD FINED IN FILM CASE Salem about three o'clock Sunday declared that it will “narrow the is- afternoon and destroyed buildings sue on the question of identity.” valued at between $5,000 and $7,000.) Newark, N. J., Mar, 30.—George| Major Wind intends to ask for an The loss was fully covered by in-|L. (“Tex”) Rickard, nationally jearly trial, and together with Lafay- surance, MAN SNEEZES STEEL DRILL FROM HIS NOSE Philadelphia, March 30—Suffering from a perpetual headache and ap- proaching blindness, the cause of which physicians were unable to de- termine, Harry M. Hutchinson, an electrician, yesterday sneezed from his nasal tube an inch and a half piece of a quarter inch steel drill, with which he had been stabbed twelve years ago. q Hutchinson said he had been stab- bed through the bridge of the nose with a steel drill during a fight with a fellow workman but did not know the point of the drill had brok- en off. The wound healed and for two years gave him no further trou- gard! Ri with ‘ ] & Tem Prec known fight promoter, today was fined $7,000 by Federal Judge Bodine for conspiracy to violate the law re- prize fight films. were convicted in Federal Court in Trenton, March 19, on the charge which was brought sey-Carpentier fight films. iy cae Weather Report ; Heise wane Gotan: SHEe Mk tee For 24 hour ending at noon. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night Highest wind velocity ette French, Jr., United States Dis- trict Attorney. will represent the government in the case. 200 STUDENTS ARE ENTERED IN CONTEST Grand Forks, N. D., March 30— Nearly 200 students are now entered district igh ing illegal transportation of ckard and four co-defendants in connection the transportation of the Demp- eduled here next Friday and Satur- day, according to Clarence O'Connor, ‘of Wesley College, who is in charge (of, the, contest. — Competition is. tp take place in Corwin Hall, Wesle College. Ten towns are included among the entries as follews: Cando, Cavalier, | Egeland. Grafton, Grand Forks, Han- nah, Hillsboro, Lakota, Park River, and St. Thomas, perature at/7 a. m, ipitation ..% WEATHER FORECAST ble. Then he said the headaches| For Bismarck and vicinity: In- {pada ‘i creasing cloudiness with probably E stile lining in a barber's chair, | rain ae and Tuesday; colder| PART OF RUSCH anes i uesday. p de vide Sao atelouged tneaee sale! For North Dakota: _ Increasing LAW ON TAXES “ } i ” cloudiness with pr i Ply geliet was almost instant, ‘te| portion tonight, and Tuesday and| IS HELD INVALID improved noticeably and I have no|east portion Tuesday. Colder in ar ce headache for the first time in ten] West, portion Tuesday. net a porslen: ot she Boeck de: years.” WEATHER CONDITIONS inquent tax law, passed by the las No LIMIT ON “KICK” A large high pressure area cov- hast as pxceene i conacitaisonal Berlin, March 30.—All limits on{@s the Great Lakes region and up-| 2 tp ih He Bd DB eral do Gok the “Kick” in beer made in Germany| Pe? Mississippi Valley this morning | Srostcu”’ county Suditor of Steele 0 ome BNP pek TALS AB. Yiand a deep barometric depression | Mustad, county audi 9 have been removed. Under regula- tions in force last year only 20 per’ cent of the beer manufactured could have an alcoholic content of more than!10 per cent. The alcoholic {content of American war time beer was only 2.75 pei it. WON'T SEE SNAKES Belfast, March, 30.—St. Patrick’s Day ifn Ireland wilt be dry under’ the new liquor bill recently passed. Mou rf extends in @ trough over the Rocky sribution is accompanied by gener- ally fair weather from the Missis- sippi Valley eastward and unsettled weather from the ward, with precipitation at places over the. above the seasonal normal over the county, advising him that he is not justified in aceepting partial redemp- tion of tax certificates and subse- juent taxes owned) by persons other than the county, issued prior to the approval of the law. nly a portion of the law is af- fected by the opinion. The ruling does not affect lands bid in by the county and still held by the county or by assignees from the county, after the act became effective, or intain region. This pressure dis- jains States west- most northern Rocky intain:.region and southern Pla- . tes. Temperatures are | The three week days of the year on|Alains States and eastern slope of| redemptions in the fubure. ” which the liquor shops must stay fs closed are Good Friday; Christmas ORRIS W. ROBERTS, The popular regions cover one- and St. Patrick’s Day, i Official im charge twelfth of the globe. . 4 ~ ‘ f 3 4 < x * Pa eee UP T0 COURT: | Nationalist and Conservative BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1925 , TWELVE DIE .. |PERU TO ASK IN ACCIDENTS | MORE DETAILS NEAR CHICAGO) OF U.S. AWARD Eight Persons Killed When Trains Strike Autos at Grade Crossings RIG FAMILY WIPED OUT Coal Miner, Wife and Four Children Lose Lives in Crash on Road Chicago, Mar, 30.—Twelve persons were killed in automobile accidents in ‘or near Chicago Sunday. Eight of them resulted when trains struck automobiles at grade crossings. Robert Harrop, coal miner, his wife and four children, ranging in ages from one to eight years, were killed when the St. Louis-Chicago express on the Chicago and Alton Railroad struck the machine in which they were driving to Gardi- ner, Ill. A high wind was blowing and it was believed that Harrop did not hear the whistle of the aj proaching train, known as the “mil- lion dollar speci “THREE TRAIN KILI Madeli Minn., March 30.—-E. C. r of the State Bank of his wife and their 8-year- old son, Ralph, were killed here late yesterday afternoon when the auto- mobile in which they were riding struck by n City bound a passeng a grade ing one ha le cast. of the elia station. Harold, 14 years old, who also riding ‘in the car, is’ in a local suffering with internal in- Attending physicians give him a chance for recovery. The Loes had spent the afternoon at the Madelia golf tance from the city. turning to their home when the ac dent“oecured. Their dog, avhich was riding on the running board ef the machine, also was killed. ‘The impact of the collision tossed the Loe ¢ feet through the air and onto the tr: s of the Fairmont branch line, which turns off near this spot. NEW ELECTION NECESSARY T0 NAME LEADER’ FARMERS CA Germany Fails to Select President- in Polling Yesterday that this morning. show none of the seven candidates receiv- ed a.majority, as required by the constitution, making a second elec- tien necessary, The second ‘polling day has been fixed for April 26. On this occasi the candidate having the highest number of votes will be declared elected. In the polling yesterday, Dr. Karl Jarres, candidate of the | combined bour- geois parties, had the largest number of votes with 10,387,323, The great gainers in the election were the Socialists, who profited at the expense of the Communists, N. D. NORSEMEN WILL ATTEND BIG CELEBRATION Definite announcement made Sat- urday that President Calvin Cool- idge will attend the Norse-American Centennial celebration which is to be held in the Twin Cities in June and will deliver an.address there, will undoubtedly be a big factor in bringing q large attendance from North Dakota to the Centennial. Prof. Gisle Brothne, president of the organization, in charge of the Centennial, has been in North Dako- ta towns’ during the last few days ‘arranging for a representation from the state and the attendance from this section will undoubtedly be large. At least 500,000 people from all parts of the United States are expected to be present. The, observance is being held to mark ‘the 100 year anniversary of the real beginning of Norwegian im- migration to the United States. This began with the arrival in New York in 1925 of the little sloop built ves- sel “Restaurationen,” a, piSture of which taken from an old print, is hown, carrying 53 Norwegian immi- grants, the youngest of whom was a little girl born in mid-oceans EXHUMED BODIES SHOW CHRONIC HEART DISEASE Chicago, March 30.—The exhumed bodies of Dr. Oscar Olson, physician, and, Mrs. Emma Nelson McClintock, mother of the “millionaire orphan,” showed marked chronic heart dis- ease, according to a report submit- ted today by Dr. James Simonds, of the Northwestern University, repre- sentipg William D. Shepherd ‘in the post’ mortem. ie A swollen condition of- Mrs. Mc- Clintock’s bady observed after death, which excited the physicians of Chief Justice Harry Olson of the Muni-) nal Court, was ascribed by Dr. monds as due to edema or dropsy. Note on Subject Now Being! Prepared For Delivery to State Department TERMS NOT MADE PUBLIC Peruvian Government nected to Abide by Ruling of President Coolidge Washington, March 30.—( By the A P. some of the Arica arbitration award “probubl will be laid before the Ame Government within a few days by) Peru. A note on the subject is in pre-! paration and although Peruvian em-| bassy officials decline to forecast its, terms there are indications that it will call attention to recent reports | of illegal practices by Chile to in-| fluence the forthcoming plebiscite in| the disputed province of Tacna-Ar and will suggest the advisability 0! measures to prevent such practices. Something of a sensation has de- veloped over the note before hand because of the publication of erron- eous reports that it already had veen! of New York, aerial photog delivered to the State Department secretly and that it was couched in language of unusual sharpnes There was a feeling of relief to when it became generally known in-American diplomatic at no diplomatic steps had taken so far by the Lima government in and that the published forecast of the terms of the commu not authori B bassy. Pr the note al to abide by rbitration “demands” for modification. that vill not constitute a refus- Ex- A request for amplification of features of the Tacna- quarters | their been | h THIS SEASO | COLONEL FORBES SUFFERS STROKE OF PARALYS M Mar. 30. Colonel Charles $ s stricken with paral t, remained virtually un- today, report from hospital. “© Forbes, Boston, | dition of who w The con- \cl the States Veterans’ Bureau, was at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry Jud- kins, when he suffered the paralytic | stroke. ‘HUGE SWAMPS — COMBED FOR LOST FLYERS Officials Fear for' Safety of Men Forced to Alight on Florida Everglades {_ St. Petersburg, Fla., March 30. Plans were completed today for an ‘aerial search over the Everglades for | Captain R. A. Smith and E. P. Lott phers, | reported missing from Sebring since aturday morning, when thes ed a flight: over the huge sv mps. y|to procure photographs for an aerial! |survey. Anxiety was expressed for nee it was Texred they d to land in the Eve BANDITS ROB After calling attention to reports | of Chilean atrocities that might af-; fect the results of the forthcoming! plebiscite in the province, the com-} tion will suggest that a na-j stabulary be organized to re- place the prese i aena-Arica until after the elec- ti This will constitute the , principal point to be covered in the representa- tions which wifl be couched in cour- teous terms calculated to give offense to the American government or reflect on the i i ident Coolidge us FOR LABORERS More Help Wanted to Put in Spring Crops Minneapolis, Farmers of the northwest are ing for labor to help them put in the crops and the supply is not equal to the demand, the public govern. ment reported ‘today. Richard T. Jones, district director of the Unit- ed States Service, said he had a call for 200 farm hands from Fargo, N. D. Letters from Minnesota farm- ers asked for 100 more, and few qualified men are available, it was reported. There is a surplus of un- skilled labor, but not the kind that pans to go on the farnis, it was said. ARREST OF TWO MEN EXPECTED TO SOLVE CRIMES | Mitchell, S. D., March 30.—With the arrest’ of two men and the un-| covering of new clues, authorities of Davison, Aurora, and Douglas counties today declared solution of a series of crimes which terrorized residents in the neighborhood of Stickney in the past six months is near. Arie Kunifke, of Mitchell, taken .into custody yesterday charged with larceny in conne with the robbing last fall of Arie Dysshoom, aged Douglas county recluse. Joe Morgan is under arré: in Mitchell, and authorities declar- ed he has furnished them with in- formation that may lead to further arrests. - Authorities say an organized band of men have been mmitting rob- beries in this vicini BURLEIGH RED CROSS TO NAME NEW OFFICERS Officers for the ensu- ing year will ‘be elected and the general reports of the year’s work and the financial report will be given at a meeting of the Red Cross to be held at 5 p. m. tomorrow: in the Association of Com- Merce rooms. All persons who re- sponded during the Red Cross roll call are mem- bers and it is desired that as many members as possible be present at the meeting tomorrow. was and t Chilean garrisons no Authorities Find No Clue To Thugs Who Worked on Fast Train Chicago, March 30.—Police and American’ Express officials today {were still without a clue that prom- ised solution jof the hold-up of an lexpress car on the New York Cen- ltral train early Sunday by two rob- {bers who escaped with loot estinfated lat $1,000. They had hoped that Arthur E. Planck, jr., 23, might be able to give them some information of value when .a valise uring his name was found near the railway station at LaPorte, from where the robLers | expres: been i car, but Planck said he LaPorte Saturday. on busi ness but left at six o'clock coming directly home, and police expressed confidence in his story. Howard Young, of Buffalo, expre: messenger in charge of the car, ai ‘sisted express officials in checking the contents, Young had been em- ployed by the concern eight years and was exonerated from hlame by the company. ‘BISMARCK BOY ON STAFF OFF ENGINEER PAPER Grand _ Forks, N. D. Sam Fisher, of Bism Espe. of Crookston, n., have been named editor-in-chief and business manager respectively of the “North | Dakota Engineer”, engineerine mag- azine of state interest to be pub- lished by the engineering students of the state university. The appoint- ment has been announced by Dean J, Babcock, of the College of En- gineering, and is to be brought be- fore the board of student publica- tions control for approval next week. Mar. 30.— ck, and Roy | HELD FOR LONG | LIST OF CRIMES Grand Forks, March 30.—With the arrests Saturday evening of three Grand Forks youths, the police be- jlieve they have broken up the band ;of criminals responsible for a min- jor crime wave of residence and out- \lying store robberies committed in ithe city during the nine weeks pe iod, December 30 to March 8. Fi teen homes and stores were rob- bed and one attempt was made to hold up a store during that period. The youths arrested Saturday were ‘Carl Scholl, John Neville and A. ‘Buchholz. They are being held in jthe city jail. Another youth —be- lieved to have been a participant in |the robberies, Ralph Halverson, was {arrested February 6 and since that | time has been held in the county jai All four of the boys, who range in ages from 16 to 21 years, will be \charged with robbing the G. L. Ire- jland residence, 204 Reeves avenue on ‘the night of December 30, according to Chief of Police A. F. Turner. ‘FIRE DESTROYS who| was formerly director of the United | MAKE ESCAPE: jfled after leaping from the looted| E,| operations are not expected to be in| | CHAPMAN IDENTIFIED AS MURDERER |MANY RESIDENCES AND BUSINESS | BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED HERE N; BOOM OVER STATE Contractors Estimate Fifty Houses Will Be Built Dur- ing Spring and Summer — Hospital to Have Addition Business Places—Great Re- vival of Building Is Report- ed Throughout North Da- kota | Bismarck contractors estimate that more than 50 new residences will ne erected in this city this year, | while contracts have already been let for several business buildings. The M. B. Gilman Company will erect a large brick garage and ware- house on the southwest corner of | Second and Broadway. Work of this Luilding will start within the near ; future. Quanrud Brink & Reibold_ will erect a large brick warehouse in the first block on Main street. Work on this building will this spring. Armour & Company have already started to build a large addition to their plant at Tenth and Front; H | | | | stree A three story addition to the St.| Alexius hospital will be erected this ery contractor in the city is figuring on estimates for new resi dences and some building work on! houses is already underw and Contracts Are Let For | be started early | | Under cross examination, in which * PRICE FIVE CENTS OFFICER SAYS MAIL LOOTER FIRED SHOTS | Sensational Bandit Remains | Calm as Witnesses Give Damaging Testimony KILLING IS DESCRIBED | Three Shots Fired Into Body of Patrolman ag Gunman Flees From Store | | | Hartford, Conn., March 30.—Alfred | E. Atwater, a New Britain police offi- cer, testified today that he had seen Gerald Chapman, sensational mail jlooter, shoot patrolman James Skel- |ly in a New Britain department store last October 12. | Dramatically pointing to Chapman, who was seated at his attorney's table, he said in tense tones: “That | man there did the shooting.” Chapman did not flinch under the |accusation nor did he abandon his |indolent pose. His cold blue eyes however, never left the policeman’s ace, Frederick J. Groéhl, Chapman’s chief 1, accused Atwater of having d cowardice at a New Bri- tain fire eighteen years ago, the po- liceman said he recognized Chapman as the gunman because of his prom- inent cheek bones. This was his on- | That there will be an increase in i building in various sections of the! state this spring and summer and| that the trend is toward more ex-/ pensive and completely equipped} structures, is indicated in a sum-| {mary of building conditions. prepar- led by Associated Press newspapers | jin the state, Jamestown lumber that building ope said | pring of the entire li are let as ) \ ns are now being made for! fifteen residences in the city and a | number of farm homes in the imme-| inity. i i but ‘pla | diate Bi houses, a number of! large buildings are planned, such, as a fine home on Fifth avenue for| ithe Knights of Columbus; an imple-| ment house on the north side of town, and the remodelling and en- largement of the Scandinavian Lu- n church here, declared’ that ‘thirty new will be built in Jamestown | this season. Several contractors are already busy, one building a fine home for himself, another building a home for a Jamestown doctor, an- other erecting a home in another part of the city, and one building a large farm house near Jamestown. Two other farmers northeast of town have started construction of home: les farm homes, a number of other farm buildings are planned. Two barns have been started in the Eldridge community, and two others have been started near here. Contra were let for a large | school building af Sydney, March 25.| North east North Dakota, the ter-| ritory around Grand Forks, is an-|{ ticipating 2 general healthy ‘increase | in building. Grand Forks contrac- tors and other building industry | sources have indicated, that this} | spring and summer will set a new | mark for building in that part of| the state. Because there seems to be no ma-! terial reduction in costs in sight, and| because considerable building was| idelayed in this territory during the jrecent years of business depression, | considerable construction is expect- ed now. Many farmers and city! ‘dwellers have delayed building for| [two or three years and have now| decided to erect new homes or other buildings. | | Architects and builders have a/ considerable amount of work already | » ‘outlined and report definite interest jof builders, who are expected to complete their plans and let con-| tracts in a few weeks. Some build-} ling is being done now but active full swing before the | April. Extensive building operations on farms in the northeast part of the state is indicated by orders for ma- terial and contracts to builders. Most of this construction will be of farm buildings rather than resi- dences. Considerable improvement of bus- | \ middle of} iness property as well as new home| construction is planned in Grand Forks itself. Examination of the ‘eity engineers records, including permits for building, show a general: tendency toward home building. In Minot, building prospects are | the best in’ many years, according to an architect there, who ascribed this ‘prospective increase to good crops! last year. “I confidently expect many thousands of dollars worth of | ‘construction will be done in this ter-j ritory soon,” he said. Among the buildings in prospect! are: | An apartment house estimated to ‘cost $85,000; another apartment es- i timated to cost $65,000; addition to |, lone large garage estimated at $30,- 000 and addition to another motor company's garage estimated at $50,- H. Minot, Manager of a lumber company 0} erating about forty yards through: out northwest North Dakots said the business volume thus far during the present month in the Minot territory thas been 150 per cent greater than during the same month last year. Piper of general AT HERRIED stroyed the Deiber general store at was confined to one building but |the loss is estimated at $20,000. In- surance on the building and stock amounted to $22,000, Ks GENERAL STORE| « farmers, especially, are building considerably thig spring, much of the lumber going into new barns. Considerable fencing is also being done by farmers who are swinging from small grains to a more diver- Fire of undetermined origin de-| sified program of agriculture. Scores of new residences are plan- Herried early this morning. The fire ned for the Magic City, according to , lumber men, architects rs. id contrac- tors. According to the Minot Ass | Atepading. se she Mines, Aiastation jeirl’s pu ; checks on the bank. ly means of identification, he ad- mitted. Atwater said that Chapman, sending three bullets into Skelly, shouted: ‘Get down oy I'll kill you; I'll kill you.” He had dropped to his knees at the second ‘shot. 0 you dropped to your knees, leaving poor Skelly to get the bullet,” Groehl demanded. “That's right,” Atwater replied. Atwater admitted he had discussed the case with brother officers since the trial began. He denied he had told a grocer on his beat that he could not recognize kelly's mur- ere! s reputation was that he was a quick fellow with a gun,” Atwater said when pressed for reasons for his failure to assist Skelly. A mo- ment later he admitted he had known at that time that the Chapman, Chapman retained his eool demean- or throughout Atwater’s recital. He did not abandon his slothful attitude in his chair though he kept his cold eyes on Atwater’s face throughout his story on the stand. Henry Heller of New Britain, a clerk, identified Chapman as a man he had seen rushing from the Davi- son and Leventhal store just after he heard three shots, MURDER TRIAL OF YOUNG GIRL IS POSTPONED San Francisco, March 30.—Judge Harold Louderback postponed today for twenty-four hours the murder trial of sixteen-year-old Dorothy El- lingson, to inquire into the present mental condition of the girl, who is charged with killing her mother last January, after a dispute over the it of jazz and joy riding. SORLIE MAKES ADDRESS AT VESPER-SERVICE Fargo, N. D., March 30.—Governor A. G. Sorlie was the principal speak- er at the monthly vesper service of the state agricugural college Y. C. A. here yesterday afternoon. The Governor arrived here from a short trip that has taken him to Grand Forks and Devils Lake. At the latter place jhe commissioned the Boy’s Concert Band as the Gov- ernor’s Band, or his own musical unit. A band concert by the Devils Lake musical organization followed. Several men of prominence in the state have addressed previous vesper services at the state college. Three Brought To State Prison Heavily Guarded Dave Hamilton and Wm. Wallace are now in the state prison at Bis- marck after an unsuccessful attempt to break out of the Dickinson jail. They were taken to the prison with hands and feet locked together, along with Harry Poynter in handcuffs, The first two were sentenced to 18 months following their pleas of guilty to charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. They came from Montana and after depositing a check in a Dickinson bank wrote Poynter was sentenced to two years on a statu- tory charge. , The three’ men got together in the jail and planned a getaway, Find- ing out that the sheriff and deputy were away for the afternoon the men ‘began cutting a hole, through the, ceiling and had gotten: a good start when they were caught. They had given word to a, visitor: to-get help from the outside but the man notified officials who frustrated the jail delivery. PI LANE March S0-rAn. aigplane een 26 whic! \- fort Unig | made” anecoagtul | ia flights here. It will Put into service on the airline: fro! ice to Constantinople via The’ huge plane nished tecture The total number the United States ia 000,000, gunman was