The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1925, Page 1

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1925 ‘ WOMAN CONFESSES SEVEN M WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled tonight and Tuesday. THE B PRICE FIVE CENTS URDERS POLICE KILL LEADER IN | - BOMB OUTRAGE, Former Officer Shot Down When He Is Cornered and Resists Arrest VICTIMS ARE BURIED Death List of Explosion Reaches 160—300 Persons Seriously Hurt (By The Associated Press) Sofia, Bulgaria, April 20.—Ninkoff, said by the Bulgarian police to have placed the inferngl machine which killed more than 160 persons in the Sveta Krahl cathedral Thursday, was cornered by the police today, and when he resisted was shot and killed, Ninkoff, a former officer in th engineer corps, was sub-chief of the Sofia Communist Executive Central Committee. The death list has reached 160, while nearly 300 persons are in hos- pitals, seriously injured. The, capital is beginning to take on a more normal aspect, and the cir-| culation of individuals in the streets is being permitted until 7:30 in the evening. Numerous tragic proces- sions of men, women and children can’ be seen proceeding to the ceme- tery, The government has forbidden church services, and the entry to the cemetery is only by special per- mit. Yesterday -several notorious Com- munists and anarchist leaders were arrested, The police say one of the accomplices was the cathedral's bell TO FLY TO POLE Grettir Algatsson, young British Columbian, is organizing an expedi- tion to start from the Mersey in May on an expedition to the north pole. The last ‘stage of the trip |will be by plane. TWO MEN HELD IN JAIL HERE ‘ON SUSPICION Police Chief Believes. Pair Wanted for Crimes in Other Places L. C. Wilson, one of two men DUIS STAYS AS HEAD OF _ WHEAT BODY Directors Have No Right To Oust President, Court Holds BOARD IS POWERLESS May Be Removed Only By Complaint of Members of Organization (By The Associated Press) Fargo, April 2®—Action to re- move George E. Duis from presiden- cy of the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association must be taken under petition and complaint of the membership and the board of direc- tors is powerless to remove him, ac- cording to a ruling made today by district judge A. -T. Cole, in county district court. The court decision follows several of controversy within the or- anization, during which four or ive injunctions were obtained by the various factions. Judge Cole held ¢! the court cannot pass on the fitness of Mr. Duis as head of the institution and that only through direct action can the by-laws of the organization be changed. Injunctions were issued restrain- ing Mr. Duis from carrying on the duties of president of the organiza- tion and restraining the board from meeting to elect another president. The memorandum declares that the by-laws can only be corrected or changed and that the matter of ob- SEVERAL DIE, MANY INJURED INBIG STORM Property Damage Estimate in Excess of $1,500,000 in New England SWEEPS OVER COUNTRY Makes Destructive Course From Mississippi River To East Coast ~ (By the Associated Press) Chicago, April 20.—A severe wind and rainstorm, approaching the pro- portions of a tornado in some: lo- calities swept a destructive course from the Mississippi to New Eng- land yesterday. ¢ Several persons were killed and in the neighborhood of two scores were injured, while property damage was estimated in excess of $1,500,000. New England was deluged with snow and low tem- peratures were reported at many points. Scores of buildings were destroy- ed or unroofed; trees were felled; boats were beached; and telephone, telegraph and electric light servic crippled, while fire in some towns completed destruction in the wake of high winds and driving rains. Churches were marked sufferers; the roofs of steeples of several being carried away while services were in progress within, but without injury to congregations within. Two per- sons were killed in Peoria, Ill. in the collapse of a building, whi was electrocuted at PARIS STUDE NTS’ STRIKE | Thay 6 Fifteen thousand Paris students struck 2s a protest against the closing iby the government of the law school of the Sorbonne. They staged a vast parade, starting at the law school and passing the home of the sus- pended dean cf the school, M. Berthelemy. YOUTH DROWNS UNDER AUTO IN SMALL DITCH W. G, CASHMAN GAVE POISON TO CHILDREN AND HUSBAND Nebraska Mother Admits Long List of Crimes to Police Following Arrest KILLED MOTHER-IN-LAW | Slayer Mentally Unbalanced and Will Be Sent to State Asylum (By The Associated Press) St. Paul, Neb. April 20.—Mrs. Bella Sorensen, 28, who yesterday confessed the killing by poison of seven persons, including two of her own children and her husband, pro- bably will never be tried on charges of murder. County Attorney Dobrey announc- ed last night that an investigation had shown that Mrs. Sorensen was mentally unbalanced and that she | would be placed in the State Insane Asylum. If she should be released from the institution “within two or three years” the attorney said, the murder charges could be revived. The investigation into the series of deaths extending over seven years, which led to Mrs. Sorensen’s arrest Saturday and subsequently her con- fession, was started three weeks ago following the serious illness of two small children whom Mrs. Sorensen is alleged to have given some poison- ed cookies. In her signed confession yesterday, Mrs. Sorensen related how she had killed two of her own children, a baby, Delores, and her three-year old FILES SUIT | TO MEET IN FOR RECOUNT! when he picked up a live . were injured at Wheeling, W. Vi fifteen at Pittsburg; two at Mi brook, Pa.; and a dozen others in scattered towns throughout the Jection to them must be made the sue in another cage in court in ich the corporation is a party. In this case only a collateral attack was made on the by-laws, according to ringer, (who disappeared on the af- ternoon'of the outrage, but who hus | now confessed that in the morning, before the funeral service, two or three men approached him with the daughter, Minnie; the form cause her “crying and frettin; tated her,'and the latter because she was ill with St. Vitus dance and “I could do nothing for her.” arrested late yesterday on sus- nicion, is wanted in Frederi Okla, for automobile theft, ac- cording to a telegram reveiyed by Chief of Police Chris Martineson N.D DENTISTS | (By The Associated Press) Grand Forks, N, D., Apri nest Boyum, aged 18, of Mentor,| was drowned Sunday night | he request that they be permitted to) go to the roof, as they wanted to ob- tain a good view of Sofia. Despite his orders from the cathe- dral authorities, the bell ringer con- sented, and *¢ ‘s probable that the bomb was then placed on the roof, while afterwards some one returned to fix the time fuse. The police opinion is that if the bomb hgd killed the members of the cabinet, who were attending the fun- eral, then the Communists would have tried immediately to set up an- other government: “ The “police “say this opinion was confirmed by the it a few minutes after the ex- plosion of a group of armed men who assembled near the war office ntention of rushing i Altogether it is generally consider- ed that the attempt on thé life of King Boris on Tuesday, the murder of General Georghieff and the cath dral outrage were part of the revol- utionary plan; that the Communists, knowing their chances of making a successful revolution throughout the country were slight, decided to dry to kill the principal ministers with the hope that in the ensuing conflict it would be possible to create a state of anarchy which would give way to revolution, ' Their plans miscarried, but it ap- pears to be clear that the men who conceived the plot lack neither money \nor means and the government has taken every possible measure to safe- guard the peace ‘of the country. It is believed by the authorities that at- tempts of retaliation will be made. Already numerous e¢: have been brought to the atten lice of men and boys who have sworn to avenge the death of mem- bers of their families, no matter what the cost. AGRICULTURAL HELP DEMAND ON INCREASE shortage of experienced men exist- ing, is the monthly report of the federal department of labor, receiv- ed here today. Spring work has be- gun, the report states and the’ sur- “plus of resident skilled labor will be absorbed within the next thirty days. Industrial plants are employ- ing normal forces. . : A brief review of the labor sita- ations at Fargo, Grand Forks given by the department report follows: \ “Fargo—There -has been an in- creased call for farm help since the last month, Skilled labor is in bet- ter demand than a month ago, but lenty of this class are still to be fad. Local industrial plants are em- sea- ploying normal qyotas for thi son. “Grand Forks—Employment a general improt it ove ary. Idleness has duced, There has been for farm help.” A. M. Burt, Well Knee Railroad shows Febru- ‘tly re- tter call > Man, Is Dead'. A. M. Burt, vYee-president of the Northern Pacific Railway, and for many years superintendent of the Dakota division of the N. P. with Readguaytars at Jamestown, died at in Jamestown “at 1 -p. m. to- day, ‘according to information reach- ing here early this afternoon. He was. ill two weeks from pneumonia, Mr. Burt wi on branch, be recoveting Satu' turn the Pingree- ‘was reported t jay but his con- for the wors ORDER D ‘(By ‘The pe ee London, April 20. stent. received in official’ quarters Lisbon his tin the Po: pital that ant has bee! restored Saturday's short lived revolt. vice: from after of the po-! taken ill during an’ ‘and | rect this afternoon. ‘The men will be held pending answers to tele- grams sent to other police chiefs throughout the country. Believing that two men arrested last night “on suspicion may be wanted for murder, automobile theft and other erimes, Chief of Police Chris Martineson is holding the pair in. the city jail while he is awaiting | answers to. ‘telegrams he dispatched |this mornifg to police officers in different parts of the country. ‘The ‘men were ‘arrested late Sun- day afternoon: by Chief Martineson. They were roughly dressed ahd ri ing in a new Ford touring car on | which were Texas license plates. When questioned by the chief they were unable to give satisfactory ex- planations‘as to where they got the car and: were taken to’ police head- quarters. The inen, who gave their names {as Charles H, Smith, 18, ahd L. C Wilson, 32, and their residence as Fort Worth, Texas, were searched at the police station and among the articley found in their possession were & pair of brass knucks, on which. Were blood stains, a bank book issued to L. C, Nash of Fort Worth and a fetter to Nash from the bank. ; The letter indicated that Nash had deposited a large sum of money in the bank. The men claimed they purchased ‘the automobile in Fort Worth but j were unable to explain the bank book and the letter. They said they were making an auto tour of the eountry but they had no money with them. The police here believe the auto- mobile was stolen and say that Nash, who they believe was the owner of |the car, may have been murdered. _\The men will _be held here pend- jing word from Fort Worth. MILHOLLAN IS HEAD OF STATE LABOR UNIONS Frank Milhollan of Bismarck wai named president of the North kota State Federation of Labor at the meeting of the executive board held in Fargo. Mr. Milhollan will finish the un- expired term of John Jacobson of Wilton, who will leave the state in a few days. president of the federation and is president of the state railroad com- mission, No one will’ be appointed to fill his position as.vice president as it is just a short time until the annual meeting of the organization. The date for the state federation meeting in Fargo was set for June 14, 15 and 16. A number of national and international speakers are to be present. at this meeting, it was an- nounced. A number of very import-; ant matters were taken up at the ex- ecutive meeting which will be again takeh up at the state meeting. Former Mandan . Man Is Killed \ In Portland, Ore. (By the Associated Press) indan, April 20.—G. L. Withrow, a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs, A. J. Beall, of this city, was instantly killed in Portland, Oregon, yester- y, according to a telegram which however failed to give any details of the accident. Mr. Withrow was in the Eee 4 and decorating busin in Portland: He came to Mandan in 1910 and lived here for a number f ind also worked in Jame: AGED ‘AT SUNDAY SCHOOL Cinderford, Eng., April 20.—Two of the most faithfal Sunday school #cholars here have passed the four- ‘seore-year, mark, Oni other 94. Bei Boel wey a 20. Otel a, —. a1 aunt and. cay tured bandits, nitly, eked a motor convoy on the Syria frontier and wounded « French vice consul. 4 \ Pl Mr, Milhollan was vice| tb “equal is 84 and the} Judge Cole. Counsel for Mr. Diiis contended that the provision in the by-laws, which allows the board of directors to discharge any officer, is in con- flict with the state laws regulating cooperative marketing associations. The charge that by-laws ef the growers have been changed to read “resident or grower” from “resident and grower” in its enumeration of qualifications for office is also a matter for direct action in another case, the Judge héld. NORTH DAKOTA BACK ON ROAD T0 PROSPERITY Sfate’s Financial Condition Good; Home-Seekers Here To Purchase Land The states east of North Dakota remain “moi less doubtful Thomases,” especially as regards this state’s financial positicn, and the state amt eAion department here, headediby J. M. Devine, is doing al Possible to “remove this prysnaiced attitude,” Mr. Devine said today. No more striking example exists of the state’s rapid recovery from financial depression, largely the re- sult of the World war, than is now evidenced by the complete “come-back eens Sunshine State,” Mr. Devine said. “Last year bank deposits increased 29,000,000 and at the same time $13,- 000,000 of outstanding obligatio: were paid, and investments increas: ed $12,000,000. or @ good cl state are, in uying its rich, from outside the creasing numbers, good, productive land, and f in every county are buying extensively the land on which they hi been livin; al Fortunately for these buyers North Dakota land was deflated, by reason of the war, and not inflated as was e case in many of the other states. “The big crop of last year, and the ly good price, brought to the farmers of the state $418,000,000, which made a per capita value of. $634, and an average farm value of $5,884. That was a big turn-over of surplus wealth and foreshadowed & dependable evidence of the high- level financial condition now exis' ing in North Dakota. “The most striking concrete exam- ple of a “back to normalcy” condi- tion and of the well grounded finan- cial stability of her people, comes through the fact that a few we fifo Governor Sorlie conceived i of selling to the banks of $2,000, of North Dak E Bonds, to be sald at par, drawing cent. ‘A interest at 4% per circular letter out be ee Secretary trial Commission to th: in the state requesting that the indicate the amount of bonds they would buy. Within ‘three week: from the time the letter went out/ the Bond issue was largely oversub- scribed. When one gonsiders that, for two years previous to 1922, North Dakota State Bonds, offered at high- est peak-rates of interest, went beg- ging in the bond markets of the country without buyers, it logically follows that the purchase of the ove stated bond issue in so short time is evidence sufficient to con-| vince the mast skeptical that North Dakota is out of the woods, and ti the futore serene and con- ' | HEN FEEDS F DOG Loughborough. Eng., April 20,— Little wonder that. "Beto, . g birddos elonging to a farmer here, shows: partiality to oj en. Almost every da; pee ‘goe inte the dogs ken: , ‘i n° eats it—ahell ana allt a storm area. «In central Illinois, Peoria and Peking were the hardest hit. In ia where property damage was estimated at $500,000, two night watchmen George Wonder and Frank Hammell were killed when a five story. brick building crumbled. The storm in Peoria drove famil- ies into the streets in panic. A rep- etition of the recent tornado swept through the southern part of the ‘state was feared. All through the business quarter plate glass win- dows were shattered by hail. Three scows were beached at Racine, when torn loose from their ings. Four and a half inches of snow fell at Duluth. The storm in central Kentucky was described as virtually a tornado. ‘New England today was digging itself out from under one of the heaviest snowfalls it has experien- ced in some time, the fall at Woods- ville, N. H., was reported at four- teen inches. In New York state a foot of snow fell in the vicinity of Saranac Lake and midwinter con ditions prevailed in the Adirondack section. MANDAN MAN I$ ARRESTED E. J. Ecklund Held in Chicago - on Serious Charge ~ (By “The Associated Press) Chicago, April 20.—E. J. Ecklund, 39, was arrested here yesterday and that. Wis.,| Ae. moor- | is being held for Sheriff McDonald of Mandan, N. D., on a charge pf abducting Edith Miller, 14, of Ral- eigh, N. D. Ecklund admitted, ac- cording to police, that he brought the girl here February 2, They were ving together as father and daughter, Ecklund under the name of Edward Olson. [————— Mandan, April 20.—An officer of the Morton county sheriff's depart- ment will leave Mandan tonight for Chicago armed with extradition pa- pers for the return of E. J. Ecklund and Edith Miller. Ecklund had lived in the Raleigh district for a couple of years operating a tractor outfit. The girl was engaged last fall to keep house for him. They disap- peared late in January. Whether more serious charges will be preferred against him would not be stated be county officials at this time. Ecklund is 39 years old and the girl, though 14, would pass. for several years older than thai age. : U. S. HOSPITAL TO BE ERECTED IN MINNEAPOLIS / (By The Associated Press) Washington,’ April 20.—The Department has granted the Veter- ans Bureau approximately 150 acres of the Fort Snelling reservation bor- dering the city limits of, Minneapo- lis for the construction of a gen- eral treatment hospital. MOUNTAIN ALL METAL Rome, April 20.—Aluminum, man- anese, and, mercury all -have been iscovered in one Italian mountain. It is believed the mountain, named Mount, Amiata, which apparently is largely made up of metal, also con- tains gold. A FINGERPRINT MAZE - London, April 20.—More than 400, Boo Hagerprints are recorded at Scot. +. ROBBERS OUT OF LUCK South-on: Eng., April: 20—-A robber stole a diamond ring worth 4 $500 from rominent © te oe then add it tree lor $16. ~-PARGOINMAY: State Conyention Will of Clinical Nature, Officials Say Bargo, N. D., April 20.—More than a‘ hundred dentists are expected to ther at the city auditorium here y 5, 6 and 7, for the twentietn nual meeting of the state Dental sociation. C. A. Putney, Fargo dentist, and chairman of the exec- @ committeee of the organiz: tion, declared today that the twen- tieth meeting will be larvely of a ‘clinieal nature, with the three days divided into sectional meetings, with separate- clinics on different div sions of dental work being taken up at each-of these six meetings. Several prominent North Dakota dentists are on the prog: dresses and papers to be read before these divisional meetings, and chief among the outside speakers G, E. Harter, Toledo, Ohio, founder of the Defense Diet League of. An- eriea, and organization for promo- tion of better health through prop er diet. Dentists who plan to atten! the meeting have been invited to bring their wives, and Mr. Putney declared that one of the most extensive pro- grams for enfertainment of the la- dies has been mapped. On the first day of the convention the ladies will be entertained at a bridge tea and will hear a lecture. They have been invited to attend lectures at the auditorium on the second day) and that evening will be served a ‘banguet at the local Commercial elub. Thursday morning the ladies program .is reserved for shopping: at 1 p.m. they will be taken for an automobile tour of the city. and later they will attend a matinee. / or J. H. Dahl will welcome the delegates on the first day and Dr. L. B. McLain, Jamestown, president. of the dental association will re- spond. Others to make addresses or read papers before the clinics and meet- ings on the first day include: Doc- tors C. S. Gies, George P. Torgenson and H.-W. Whitcomb, all of Grand Forks; K. W. Knapp, Minneapolis; L, E. Huschka and J. C. Stucke of Bismarck; Miss Alida Nelson, Fargo; F. J. Hartl, Minot; W. J. Ford and A. MePhail’ of Fargo. May 6, at the morning session, Dr. Harter will” address the conventio: followed by. Dr. T. B. Hartzell, Mii neapolic, past president of the Am- erican Dental Association. Dr, R. S. Towne, Bismarck and’ Mrs. H. B, Smith of Fargo, are on the aftetnoon program. Included in the speakers list on the last day of the convention are: Doctors R. A. Ogilvie, Gilbert Mos- kau, and Guy B, Fairchild all of Grand Forks; C. A Leonard, Minot; . T. Boyd, Fargo and L. L, Moos, Moorhead, Minn. . N. D. OFFICIALS TO:ATTEND ROAD PARLEY TUESDAY Official of North Dakota; the United States and Canada will hold a cOpference on roads at Westhope tomorrow. J. A. Kitchen, commis- sioner. of agriculture and labor and member of the highway commission, ‘and: A,-D. McFinnon, project engineer for the state highway commission, will represent North Dakota at_the conference, * of the meeting is to arrange for the same route numbers that cross the North Da- dian border and to discuss other road matters of importance to thi state and Cana Westhope. 20.—Edward ed to three for beating his e He broke his |the n for ad-} jfacing, 88.25 miles jthe plans by the federal ment, small automobile which was driving turned turtle in a ditch in Minnesota highway No. 8 between Be Mallory and Fisher, pinning Boyum! under it in the mud and water bottom of the ditch. MUCH HIGHWAY WORK STARTED | REPORT SHOWS 88 Miles of Gravel Surfac- ing Underway Out of 261 Mites Planned A review of the work recently complished on North Dakota high- jways and plans for further develop- iment of the state’s roads are ii cluded in the monthly press bulletin of the state highway commission made public here today. In a series of tabulations, the bul- letin shows gravel sarfacing plan- ned for 1925, status to date of the! bridge | | program; gravel requested and con- ‘tract lettings on federal aid roads. 1925 grading, culvert and Under the first tabulation, out of a total of 261.75 miles of gravel sur- are under con- struction. The two largest single projects are 26.5 miles county, on which plans are now com- plete, and 19.5 miles in Stutsman county, which are now being sur- veyed. These proposed roads are respectively federal aid projects number, 28 and 56. In the grading, culvert and bridge status tabulation, are listed the fol- lowing: Federal -aid project 260, Morton county, Glen Ullin west for miles, “being designed.” Federal aid project 267 and 268, both in Cass county, North line to Casselton, 24 miles, “being designed” and federal aid road 61 to Fargo, 33.5 miles “de- signed.” Federal aid projects 270P and 271A in Ward county, from Mi- not to Drake, 22 miles “designed,” and north of Max 1 miles west “surveyed.” Federal aid project 107 in Grand Forks county, from Manvel north six miles “designed.” Federal aid project 276, Grant-Morton coun- ties 6 miles on the county line, “de- signed.” t “In the statement of gravel re- quested is listed Ramsey county asking for an extra course of gravel on federal aid project 18, a distance of 4.5 miles. Cass county has ap- plied for’ gravel on on federal aid projects 268A and B ‘and, 253. Grand Forks has ‘applied for 24 miles of gravel on three fed- eral aid projects. -These and sev- eral other applications total 170. miles. In addition there are appli- cations for 238.5 miles including eight and a half miles in Grand Forks county and 13 “miles in Ram- sey county, that have not been sur- veyed. Under the heading “Contract let- tings on federal aid road projects,” the commission bulletin states that M. D. Butler ef Grand Forks’ has Deen awarded the*contract for the ighway east and west through Ed- more, consisting of 16 miles of gra- vel surfating. The bid was $15,022. Contracts for ten* miles of hi way work north of Devils Lake in- cluding grading and metal and re- inforced concrete items were award- ed-to William Collins of Lakota on a bid of $26,025. Recommendations have been made by the boards of Stutsman and Fo: ter coysties, according to toda: bulletin, ‘that contracts be awarded on Federal aid project 275 a1 award is pending the approv: . writes jolding the pew betwees| was found in the woods tear in Ransom} 18) atid 12 miles, f | peratures prevail. govern- 0) Defeated Candidate For City Police Magistrate to Contest Eection Notice of conte: Saturday upon |W. 8. Casselman, elected police magistrate by thirteen votes at the recent election. W. C. Cashman, incumbent, is contesting the election which will be heard in the district court. Mr. Casselman hag employ paring to fight for the office. He has filed his bond and received a certificaté pf election from the city ion acting as a canvas: r. Cashman sets up in his com- plaint several allegations, First he declares that the similarity in names caused many Cashman yotes to be counted for Casselman. Mr. Cassel- man stated today, however, that his me and Cashman’s name were se- arated on the ballot by that of Bonny, another contestant in the po- lice magistrate race, In the second place, Mr. Cashman charges t the election judges “i advertant! committed several regularities by counting ballots that were defective. If the defective bal- lots are thrown out and. the ballots! cast for him and counted for Cas-j) selman are credited to Cashman, he| contends that he will have a great- er number of votes than Cassaman. The case will come up for an early hearing in district court. NATIONAL GUARD UNITS HERE TO BE INSPECTED! Inspection of the quartermaster’s detachment of the North Dakota Na- tional Guard will be held tonight and| inspection of Company A will -be held tomorrow night in the empty store room-on Main_ street Fourth street. the 164th infantry and Capt. Cody of the U. S. Army are here for the in- spection. A MEDICAL WEDDING London, Eng., April 20.—The bride, the bridegroom, the best man, two bridesmaids and the uncle of the bride who gave her away, were all doctors at a recent marriage cere- mony here. , Weather Report For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature at 7 a, m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation .... Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled ‘tonight and Tuesday with showers probable. Somewhat cooler tonight. For North Dakota: Unsettled to- night and Tuesday with showers probable. Somewhat cooler “tonight in south-central portion, WEATHER CONDITIONS A widespread low preisure area, with its center over the southern Plateau States, extends from the Plains States westward to the Paci- fic coast. Precipitation occurred at most places throughout the North from the Great Lakes region to the north Pacific Cor Moderately heavy rain is falling this morning in| bod: Minnesota and in eastern gnd cen- tral North and South Dakota.. The weather is generally ‘fair over ‘the South. ures are above the over the Plains tem- RRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in charge. Sears as A mushroom four feet in circum- ference, and five pounds in wei et teauroux, “France, was served late; | siping about her.” ed an attorney and is pre-! a near | Maj. B. C. Boyd of Her husband, Joseph Weldam, she said, she poisoned after a quarrel. Mrs. E, Wilhelmina Weldam, Mrs. Sorensen's aged mother-in-law, died of poison given by the accused wom- an, according to her’ confession, in jthe summer of 1920, because “she was feeble and childish and a bur- den. I wanted to get her out of the magi Two children of Mrs. Wetzel Coop- er, Mrs. Srensen’s sister-in-law were sitin because, Mrs. “Sorensen said, she had offended their aunt by “gos- The first of these, a little girl, was killed in July, 1918. The second, a four months old baby, was put to death in Aug 1922, “Every time I gave poison to one of Mrs. Cooper's children, I said to myself, ‘Now I'm going to get even with you (Mrs. Cooper) for what you have said about me,’” the con- fession sai On the 20th of February, 1928, came the last of the slayings attri- buted to Mrs. Sorensen, This was the death of Ruth, baby daughter of Mrs. Christina Brock, whom Mrs. Sorenson confessed she jad poisoned “because I felt sorry for the poor child, because its mother did not care for it. “After the death of my little daughter, Minnie,” the poison slayer said, “I had a feeling of elation and happiness. Then, after I got to thinking about what I had done, I was afraid and tried to hide it. I had this same feeling after the death of every one of those I poison- KLAN LEADER UNDER ARREST Stephenson Taken Into Cus- today By Police on Murder Charge (By The Associated Press) Indianapolis, Ind., April 20.—D. E. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, was arrested to- day on the charge of first degree murder in connection with the re- cent death of Miss Madge Oberhalt- zer, 28, of Indianapolis. An indictment on ths murder charge was returned against Steph- enson by the Marion County grand jury last Satur Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry, for- jmer residents of Evansville, Indiana, '@| indicted with Stephenson on the murder charge, were taken into cus- tody with him. 1 were taken to |the county j Judge James A. Colli inal court in issuing their arrest, announced | not be admitted to bail. LABORER FOUND SHOT TO DEATH NEAR MINOT (By the Associated Press) Minot, N. D., April 20.—Authori- ties today are attempting to 4d tify a man about thirty y: who was found dead about two miles west of here late yesterday, with his head partly .blown off by a bullet from, a high powered rifle which was found across his boey. There were no marks of identification on the ly. He was dressed in laborer’s clothing, had about thirty-five dol- lars in his pockets, was about five feet ten inches fall, and had auburn hair. A cap he wore had been: pur- chased in a store at Billings, Mont Oxford, April 20—Why is WHY 8 the oky bluet” sit Ernest Buth a ford of Cambri aye University it ig caused by the scattering of te Vi a the sun by the maleanles the air, Bgih