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iN ri ¢ WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight Sunday. Frost tonight. and ESTABLISHED 1873, GOOD ROADS MOVE HERE GIVEN BOOST Highway Commission Ap- proves 231 Miles of Federal Aid Projects in State ‘NEW ROADS DESIGNATED Preliminary Work on Sanish and Williston Bridges To Be Started Monday | North Dakota’s good roads move- ment was given a big boost yester- day when the state highway commis- sion approved approximately 321 miles of federal aid projects in dif- ferent sections of the state. This is the largest amount of road work approved at a meeting of the high- way commissjon in the history of the state. The projects approved yesterday included about 186 miles of grading and 135 miles of gravel. A new road, 34 miles long, between Grassy Butte and Belford in Billings county, and a road along the county lines of Ward and Mountrail coun- ties were designated. Requests for road work in the fol- lowing counties were approved: Richland, LaMoure, Towner, Cava- lier, Nelson, Eddyy Billings, Ran- som, Rollette, McLean, Benson and Pierce. ~ DIPLOMAT Copyright by Harris & Ewing. After two years in the State De- partment at Washington, Miss Lu- cile Atcherson, 30, of Columbus, O., has qualified as a member of the |diplomatic corps. She will leave jsoon for Berne, Switzerland, to be- jeome third secretary of the Ameri- {ean legation. U.S. CHURCH +A request for preliminary work to determine the best place of location for the Williston and Sanish bri across the Missouri_river was proved and Chi i ‘ Black will go to Sanish 3 s ton Monday to organize a field crew to_ make soundings. While the two bri “at or near” their exact location is subject to the report of engincers as to the charac- ter of the earth where the piers wiN meet. A shale or standstone struc- ture sought as the resting place of the piers. Soundings are to be made by drill-| ing holes, such as would be drilled for an oil well, on the banks of the river, close to the water's edge. The Lales are cased up as they are drill- ed down and soil taken from the different depths is examined by en- gineers. Such holes will be drilled at many places on the river banks near Williston and Sanish. Following the meeting yesterday, at which much routine business was transacted, the highway commission- ers inspected the highway shops here. The commission will hold another meeting here on May 14. LAND SALES REPORTED IN THIS COUNTY ” Farm Property ‘Near This City Changes Hands in Past Few Weeks Indications of prosperity among j ¢, the farmers of Burleigh county and that they are aware of the op- portunities to be had here are seen in the number of recent land sales made in this county. Among the sales of the past week or so have been that of the Cochrane place, south of Fort Lin- coln by P. B. Webb to Ralph and Joseph Buckmyer. The purchas- ers will improve the buildings now on the place and will make it their home and within another year or so expect to have one of the nicest farms close to the city. The De- treit Loan and Investment com- pany of Detroit, Minn., has sold to Kustaa’ Lehot a quarter section near Wing and Mr. Lehot |.as also bought another quarter section in the same neighborhood from D. E. Worthley while Mathew Michelson has sold to Will Banik another + tract near Regan. Simon Gough- nour has also purchased a tract near Dry Point from H. H. Steele. More land sales have been made since the first of the year than in two or three years together before + that and every sale has been made to an actual farmer who wants some particular piece of land ad- jointng his farm or perhaps for one of his boys. a i To those who are familiar with the land business in the west, such sales as are now being made are the first signs of a revival in busi- ness in that line and are the first signs of a good movement and in- crease in values. * Those who are familiar with val- ues over the state unite in saying that prices are cheaper in Burleigh county than in any county in the state, and this is especially true when it:is considered that Burleigh county is one of the banner corn counties of the state and that corn has been, for ae the best pay- ing crop the farmers have raised. Corn at 75c per bushel is a better crop than wheat at $1.25 per bushel as Cc puts the land in exeellent »eondition for the succeeding crop of small grain, H U. 8. STUDENTS ABROAD Berlin, April 25.—Under the aus- pices of the German Students’ Union, 1 parties of American students it Germany jummer, They will. inspect the famous universities and industrial plants, _ LEADERS TO "SPEAK HERE Nationally Prominent Men , on Program fer State \ Sunday School 'Meet {, Nationally prominent men con- | nected with Sunday school work as ‘well as the heads of the North Da- ‘kota Council of Religious Education, {will be speakers at the state Sunday 1 school convention here, Friday, Sat- jurday and Sunday, May 22, 23 ani | 24, according to the program just | announced. : | Among the men prominent in Sun- day school work in the country who will appear @n the program are W. C. Pearee of New York, associate gen- BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1925 MEN TRAPPED IN SHAFT BY FLAMES SAVED Feurteen Miners Fight Way Through Fire to Safety By Own Efferts TOP Battle Way to Main Shaft Through Blaze and Calmly Ring For Cage REACH UNHURT (By The Associated Press) Wallace, Idaho, April 25.—Fourteen miners, who subdued a fire on the 2,000 foot level of the Hecla silver lead mine at Burke, seven miles from here, and escaped by their own efforts late yesterday afternoon af- ter being trapped in the mine for more than twelve hours are the heroes of Burke today: and many stories are being told of their brav- ery and resourcefulness in the face “ the danger which threatened their ives, a After battling smoke and flames for several hours, the men reached the main shaft and calmly rang for the cage. They were hoisted to the surface, hungry and tired from the strain forced upon them, but other- wise unharmed. When the alarm was sounded all men working in the mine were soon hoisted to safety except the fourteen who were two miles away in the Star workings, with the dense smoke and flame, ring their way. The men first learned of the fire which broke out in the pumping plant near the shaft on’ the 2,000 foot level ly before midnight Thursday. were able to get fairly clo; fire, as the draft .w smoke away from them, shift boss Herbert R. Uhoff, in charge of the last night. All day long yesterday while anxi- ous relatives und friends awaited word from the miners, United States mine rescue crews poured water down the shaft of the mine upon the blaze that had broken out shortly be- fore midnight in the pump station of the 2,000 foot level. Meanwhile, helmet crews, equipped against the dangers that lurk in thi [underground borings of\ the mines, waited impatiently at the head of the shaft, until the flames had been eral secretary of the World’s Sun- ‘day School association; Thomas S. Young, Philadelphia, ‘director of week day and vacation schools of the Northern Baptist convention; Richard D: Bowden, St, Paul, exec utive secretary of the St. Paul City Sunday School association; and E. W. Praetorius, Cleveland, general secretary of the board of Sunday schools of the Evangelical church. Among the men and women promi- nent in Sunday school work in North Dakota, on the program, will be: F, 0. Preston, president of the state council; Bishop J. Poyntz Tyler of | Fargo, bishop of the Protestant Epis- copal chureh, North Dakota diocese; H. S. Harris of Grand Forks, district superintendent for the Methodist church; M. B. Cassell, Hope, treas- urer of the state council; Genevieve Meynard Hughes, Bismarck, general chairman of the Bismarck state con- ;¥ention committee; C. H. Simpson, Fargo, chairman of the board of trustees of the council; Bertha R. | Palmer, field worker for the state ouncil; O. B, Githens, Fargo, educa- tional pastor of the Congregational church; E. P. Robertson, Grand Forks, president of Wesley college; and T. A. Olsen, Fargo, district su; erintendent for the Methodist church. Reduced rates have been granted by the hotels to all registered dele- jgates and the railroads. have grant: ‘ed reduced rates of fare and a half 1150 delegates present certificates at ; the convention. Among the features of the conven- jtion will be discussion of the week- day church school, holding of a daily Bible school, divisional conferences, programs by the young men’s con- vention choir and a religious drama ; closing the convention Sunday eve- j ning. 5 i ‘Weather Repo 4 For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature at 7 a, m. - Highest yesterday | Lowest yesterday . | Lowest lust night. | Precipitation | Highest wind velocity WEATNER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: erally fair tonight and Sunday. tonight. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Cooler tonight in east.portion. Frost tonight. WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure area over the | Red: River Valley yesterday morning has. dissipated somewhat and moved northward to the Canadian Provinces. Light precipitation . occurred from western North Dakota northwestward over the Canadian Provinces. It is snowing in Alberta and Saskatchewan this morning. Precipitation also oc- rsh in a narrow strip from Ok- Gen- Frost lahoma northeastward to Lake Mich- igan. The high pressure on the north Pacific coast is spreading eastward and lower temperaturés prevail from the Plai ites westward to the Pacific coast. Minimum ‘temperatures were. below freezing at. some places in North Dakota and over the north' ern Rocky Mountain, region. ) ORRIS W. ROBERTS, s > Official in charge. 4 ‘CAT-LIKE PIGEON ; Edinburgh, Scotland, April. 25.—A) homing pigeon ‘has -been ‘sold. three times to a man 200 miles ‘from here,| but each time it escaped its céop and| “flew back to its original home, ;for the round trip on condition that| 7, sufficiently controlled and the shaft ,had cooled enough to permit them to enter the tunnel in search of the im- | prisoned workmen. Yesterday afternoon, they sent the it came back only warm, Then three of them went down, under command of Karl T. Sparks, chief engineer of the mine rescue crews of the Couer D'Alene Mining district. It was not long before they came.up again and reported conditions improved. Soon the entrappéd miners themselves came up the shaft. DRIVE PLANS TO BE MADE Public Invited to Attend Legion Meeting Monday Final plans for the American Le- gion endowment fund drive in Bur- leigh county on May 6, 7 and 8 will be made at a meeting of the Lloyd Spetz Post to be held at 8p. m. Mon- day in Elks’ hall. The public is in- vited to attend this meeting and all egion members are urged to be present. Following a short business meet- ing, R. J. Foster, executive field sec- retary from the national headquar- ters of the Legion, will give an ad- dress on the endowment fund cam- paign. L. P. Warren, commander of the Lloyd Spetz Post, has appointed the followine general committee to have charge of the campaign: H. P. God- dard, chairman, i. J. Duemeland, Mrs. Minnie Shuman and . P. War- Other committees will be ap- Pointed at the meeting Monday. o| MAN IN STATE PRISON SAID TO BE INNOCENT Wahpeton, N. D., April 25,—H. 0. ‘Beck, musician and leader of a boys orchestra here, convicted of a statu- tory offense in district court here and who this week began serving a 2% year sentence in the state peni- tentiary at Bismarck, is innocent if facts are true as set forth in an af- fidavit signed by a woman and. chief witness in the case and whigh docu- ment has been presented to State’s Attorney C. E. Lounsbury. The wo- man, married and living in northern Minnesota, says in the affidavit that she was induced to testify falsely against Beck under threats. Those accused of threatening her denied her charges, Thé Beck case went to the state supreme court, which upheld the dis- trict court in declini: to dismiss the case upon effort o: k’s wife ‘who had sworn to.the: original com- plaint against him. Officials are further investigating and an effort to obtain a pardon for Beck may be ‘mat MEN TATTING CHAMPS London, April 26.—Two men have ed ‘better needle workers than wo! by having their work accorded places of honor at the Roval Amateur Arts Exhibition here. This is the first time in his- tory that men have won the honors. The men were, Major enport and V, Bowring Hanbury. v= aking the | men in the Star working, declared | mine cage to the 2,000 foot level and” SERIOUSLY ILL Mrs. Herman “Babe” Ruth, shown here with her little daughter, suf- fered a complete nervous breakdown in the entrance of St. Vincent's hos. pital late yesterday while on he way to pay her daily visit to her husband, who is a patient there. JURY CHOSEN FOR WADENA ive Women and Seven Men To Try O’Connors ‘For Goings Slaying tted Press) April 26.—-With at a night ses- (By The J Wadena, Mi completion of a ju sion Friday, witnesses were placed on the nd today in the murder trial of “Buck” O’Connors, convict i charged with the slaying of John Goings of Carrington, N. D. | Five women and seven men com- ‘ prise the jury Four witnesses were called by the state at this morning’s session. Tes- timony included for the most part circumstances surrounding the find- ing of the body of Goings in a corn shock near here and the cause of the death. The first witness was a Mr. Murphy, a banker of Carrington, who told of the issuance of cashier's checks to Goings before he left Car- rington, and the subsequent arrival of the vouchers with forged signa- tures. O'Connor is serving time in Still- water for the forgery of Goings’ name to the checks. He was brought there for the trial. The other wit- [nesses were Dr. J. J. McKinnon, Wa- dena county coroner, and Paul Keny- on, who assisted Dr. McKinnon in the autopsy, and W. W. King, a farm- er, who found the body of Goings. The defense is expected to be bas- ed on a story told to authorities some time ago, it was indicated, that O'Connor left the Goings machine when they were stalled without gas in “some Minnesota town,” and found. the car gone when he returned. In the machine at the time, according to the story, were Goings and Ed- ward Helm, for whom police are searching in connectiop with the murder, ‘ TROOPS START MIMIC BATTLE Army and Navy Forces Open “Hostilities” For Island (By The Associated Press) Honolulu, April 25.—The battle for possession of the island of Oahu, goal of the joint army-navy maneu- vres, started at 6:15 this morning. Contact wag established, when a contingent of the “blue” attacking forces, rushed a fortress held by the “black” troops defending the island. The cruisers and destroyers form- ing the fringes of the “blue” fleet were sighted by observers for the “black” forces off the island in a general southeasterly direction. The “blue” attack signalized the start of the most extensive peacetime ma- néeuvres ever staged by the United States army and navy. For purposes of the military exer- cise, it is assumed that the Hawaiian Islands are in possession of another power and that the United States is trying to. capture them. The islands are defended by military forces already there, includjng the territorial national guard. The at- tack is being made by the. United States grand fleet which also carries a landing force of Marines. CROSBY MEN SENTENCED ON -" BOOZE CHARGE (By The. Associated Press) Regina, Sask., April 25.—His occu- pation given as a “bootlegger,” Harry Smith with Miles E. Carey, both citizens of Crosby, N. D., were fined $50 and costs each, at Estevan for keeping liquor in a place other than a dwelling house. Carey was fined an additional $50 and costs for being an alien in possession of an offensive weapon without a permit, The liquor was in @ coupe. MORE BANANAS Washington, April 25.—But we do have bananas! More bananas were imported last year than ever before. fish The total value was about $22,000,-j with sha: 000,. as compared with $7,000,000 | nated twenty years ago. MURDER TRIAL United States { SOFIA RIOTS MAY LEAD 70 BALKAN WAR. Bulgaria’s Neighbors Fear| Radical Uprisings Will Spread Beyond Borders CAPITAL CALM TODAY, Streets of City Present War Aspect as Peop'e Flee to Frontiers (By The Associated Press) The situation in Bulgaria as_re- flected by dispatches from ‘Sofia and outside points is apparently calmer, a fact which is attributed in some foreign quarters to counsels of moderation by the American and British ministers. Bulgaria’s neighbors however, are in a state of anxiety, lest her trou- | ‘bles, which the Sofia authorities as-! j cribe to a Communist plot, spread to their own territories. Roumania ap- pears to have become fully alive to the danger threatening the Balkans, {Sofia advices say, and is lending Bulgaria every ‘assistance, while {Greece maintains a more or less neutral attitude. Jugo-Slavia’s position is not s0| clear and a Berlin dispatch says Ger-j man government cles empha: the danger of possible Jugo-Slav i THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [aon] PRICE FIVE CENTS tervention in Bulga which they Point out might easily lead to an-| other Balkan war. The Bulgarian government professes to be in com-| j plete possession of the details of the | (plot for the bombing of the Sveti) Krahl cathedral in Sofia last week, | the disaster, which, coming on top| (of the attempt against King Boris| and the assassination of General} Georghieff, brought the declaration! of martial law and the present sit- mation. i |" “Dispatches through Berlin and, Belgrade tell of execution of per-; sons charged with connection with} the plot. Numbers of Bulgarians are reported to be fleeing over the Serbian and Roumanian frontiers | An Italian correspondent tele- graphs that the streets of Sofia suil; present vil war aspect,” and| that pos: of a recurrence of violence is indicated. Arrests in the search for terrorists continue. PEASANTS .MAY RETURN Vienna, April 25.—It is reported here that King Boris of Bulgaria, in an autographed letter to M. Oboff, leader of the Bulgarian refugees in | Jugo-Slavia, has invited the mem- jbers of the Peasant Party of the country to return home, their rep- resentatives to enter the govern- ment. The refugee leader is said to have replied that the refugees are ready to return but are not prepared to guarantee the retention of the Co- burg dynasty, the present ruling} house on the Bulgarian throne. It is stated in official. reports re- \ceived here that great numbers of Bulgarian peasants hostile to their governments are arriving at Bel- grade. NO GUARANTEES Rome, April 25.—The Sofia cor- respondent of the Messaggero tele- graphed his paper that Bulgarian Minister of the Interior Rousseff has stated thai the government can- not guarantee that more outrages will not be made because, he said, terrorist committees in other cities, threa' to -cause new attacks in Bulga: Rousseff renewed the charge that explosives used in the recent cathe- |dral bombing came from Jugo- Slavia, The dispatch also said the Serbian minister may leave Sofia as tangible protest against the alleged attitude of the Bulgarian government in sus- pecting Servia of complicity in caus- ing the Bulgarian disturbances. UNIVERSITY CLOSED Berlin, April 25—The Communist paper Rote Fahne (Red Flat) says that the University in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, has been closed by the government because it was found that a i number of stu- Gants aympathize with the revolu- jonists. MEN ARRESTED HERE TAKEN | TO OKLAHOMA| i Officers from Frederick, Okla., ar-| rived in Bismarck last night to take | Ray Woods and L. C. Wilson to Fred-! erick to answer to a charge of steal- ing an automobile. oods and Wilson were arrested | here Sunday night when they were found in possesion of a new Ford! touring car. The car was identified | as one stolen from Frederick several weeks ago. i DIED WATCHING CORPSE Paris, April 25.—In a village near Cherbourg, Mme. de Lauf, a widow, | offered to keep watch over the dead body of a friend during the night. When relatives came into the room {found dead, having fallen over the! body of her friend eg ae A | “MARTYRS” OF SCIENCE London, April 25.—More than 1000 animals were killed last year by the! British war office in its experiments with poison gas. The death roll in- cluded four goats, four monkeys, 68! cats, 445 rabbits, 250 puinea pigs, 166 rats and 64 mice. FOUNDED BY WOOLSEY . London, April 25.—Christ Church, Oxford, founded by Cardinal Wool- sey, will celebrate its 400th anniver- sary in June, PLAN AN AIR RODEO London, April 25.—An air rodeo battles, between illumi-| z will be a feature of the Wembley exposition this year. ithe next nlorning, the widow was; A BURTON K. WHEELER FARMER HELD FOR DEATH OF FIVE CHILDRE (By ‘The Asso: St. Cloud, Minn., Ap Dedoch, Elk River farmer being held on a manslaughter charge following the burning of his house last Feb- ruary when five of his children per- ished, will be arraigned in Sherburne! County district court May 11, it was announced. today. GERMANY TO SELECT NEW CHIEF SUNDAY Marx Loses Strength in Race For Presidency of Republic (By The Associated Press) Berlin, April 25.—Former Chancel- larx, choice of the Weimar coal- ition, or Republican bloc, and Field Marshal von Hindenburg, champion of the parties of the united right today were on the last stretch of their race for the presidency of the German republic, with neither ex- pected to have walk-aways in tomor- row’s polling. In Greater Berlin, the nationalists, the peoples blocs and the Commun- ists staged 78 meetings last night d in addition dispatched flying squads of gaily decorated motor cars throughout the city to distribute huge bundles of handbills. With the balloting only a few hours away, the situation continued highly confusing. The betting, which was in favor of Dr. Marx three days ago was quoted at even money and take your pick on the bourse today Advance estimates on the size of Sunday’s vote vary between 28,000,- 000 and 32,000,000, The latter figure assumes a heavy turnout of new voters, Von Hindenburg's managers are banking heavily on their candidates ability to win the women’s vote which the political sharps admit will constitute a respectable factor in the | election. iMANY WORKERS PROVIDED BY LOCAL OFFICE More than 150 farm workers have been provided by the free state em- ployment office here since it was opened on April 1, according to H. A. Brocopp, who is in charge. Mr. Brocopp calls attention to the fact that the office is expected to be} closed next Thursday, May 1, the plan being merely to provide ‘farm workers for the spring seeding op- erations. It is expected that the of- fice will be opened again later in the season. ; Grand Forks, N. D., April 25.7 special review of the Reserve Of- ficers’ Training Corps of the state university was scheduled yesterday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. The reviéw was held in honor of the three R. 0. T, C. sponsors, Miss Josephine Clarke, of St. Paul, Miss Florence Sanden, of Parshall, N. D., and Miss Joy Suter, of Grafton, N. D. Mrs. T. F. Kane, wife of the resident of the university, and irs. W. G. Doane, wife of the col- nel of the corps, were also guésts of honor. CALIFORNIA HABIT London, April 26. ndon has started a campaign to counteract the impression that it is a very rainy city. The rainfall there, its weather bureau says, averages 25 inch year. or less than the total in Phi Solnbin, St. Louis, Cleveland and New ‘ork. ? EARLY SPRING BRINGS GOOD CROP REPORTS Farmers in Northwest Grain District Are Optimistic Over Prospects Conditions throughout the four ncrthwestern grain states during the past week continue to point to a very favorable crop season, ac- cording to reports reaching here today. General rains are reported over the entire state of North Da- kota and portions of Montana, and local rains in Minnesota and South Dakota. There is now ample mois- ture over the whole territory to germinate and start the crop sat- isfactorily. Spring seeding in Minnesota and South Dakota is finished and much cf the early sown grain is well above ground, showing good stand and color. Plowing is generally completed and farmers are prepar- ing the ground for corn. ii will probably start about the first of May. No scarcity of seed corn is reported and the intended acre- age is apparently about the same as that of last year. Reports from North Dakota in- dicate that seeding is practically completed, with the exception of the northwestern part of the state. In the central and southern dis- tricts some of the grain is already coming through the ground. There is a noticeable increase in the acre- age sown to oats and barley, and farmers are anticipating planting more sweet clover and alfalfa than in past seasons. The early spring and generally favorable conditions, have been particularly beneficial to Montana, and all farm work is much further advanced than is usual at this time of the year. In the eastern part of the state 75% of the seeding is completed, while in the northern areas it varies from 40 to 60%. There will be a large increase in spring wheat inthe central and southern districts due to the plow- ing up and -reseeding of abandoned winter wheat acreage. Most of the fall sown rye in the northwest seems to have come through the winter fairly well, but is rather slow to start, and pres- ent reports show it to be some- what spotted and uneven in devel- opment. Present indications point to an increase in the flax acreage, both in North and South Dakota, partic- ularly in the districts west of the Missouri river, where much new ground is being broken. Farmers are optimistic as to the crop situation at this time. ing will probably be completed from ten days to two weeks earlier than last year. If conditions for the next few weeks continue favorable as at present, it is prob- ble that the total acreage cropped in this territory will be the largest for several years. MARCELS FOR DOGS Paris, April 25.—A beauty parlor for pet dogs and cats recently was opened here. So far it has done a large ‘business, the prices being much larger than similar beauty treatments given human beings. MILLIONS FOR OPERA London, April 25.-A fund of $2,-. 500,000 is being sought by popular subscription as an enlowment fund for the produc‘i in Great Britain. JURY ACQUITS BURTON K. WHEELER SOLON FREED OF CHARGES IN OIL CASE Demonstration Is Staged For Montana Political Chief in Court Room E BALLOT TAKEN Senator Receives Word of Birth of Daughter as Verdict Is Read (By The Associated Press) Great Falls, Mont., April 25.—Sen- ator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, late vice presidential candidate and political storm center, basked today in the double distilled sunshine of fortune. This followed what devel- oped to be a red letter event in the Wheeler family last night, when he stood in federal court here and re- ceived two messages simultaneously —his acquittal of a charge of wrong- fully using his senatorial influence with the Interior Department, and the birth of a daughter in the Wheel- er home in Washington. The verdict was returned two hours een minutes after the jury had retired to deliberate, and out of this time it took one hour for dinner. But one ballot was taken. Despite an admonition by federal judge Frank Dietrich that there must be no demonstration in the court room, there was a rush for the Senator when the verdict was read. In his hand he held the teleg: announcing the birth of a daug! ter. He strode over to the jury box and shook hands with each of the twelve men. Then district attorney John L. Slattery, who prosecuted him, approached and shook his hand. “I hope both the daughter and the verdict get along all right,” said Slattery smiling. Senator Wheeler expects to goto Butte and then to return to Mrs. Wheeler in Washington as soon as possible. Senator Wheeler, national polit indicted by a federal grand jury here April 8, 1924, for illegally appearing before the de- partment of the interior in behalf of client, Gordon Campbell, Montana promoter. He was specifically charged with accepting a fee of $4,000 for prosecut- ting Campbell’s government cil pros- pecting permit claims after being elected to the senate. This, the in- dictment charged, was in violation of Section 113 of the United States penal code. The accused senator, appearing on the floor of the senate the next day, branded the indictment as a frame up on the part of the department of justice because of his activities as a prosecutor for the Daugherty sen- ate investigating committee. His colleague, Senator Thomas J. Walsh, asked the senate to inves- tigate the case. A committee, head- ed by Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, probed the circumstances sur- rounding his indictment and the Montanan was “wholly exonerated” in the committee report, which was adopted by the senate. Short work was made of the case when it reached court, Federal Judge Frank S. Dietrich of Idaho, was call- ed to preside after the two Montana judges—Charles N. Pray and George . Bourquin, disqualified themselves. ‘A jury was obtained before the end of the first court day and the gov- ernment plunged into its task of at- tempting to prove the charges, It" introduced a mass of documen- tary evidence intended to show that Senator Wheeler agreed to accept a fee of $10,000 from Campbell for his services. John M. Cooper of Lewiston, Mont., testified, however, that the $10,000 fee was for defending a receivership suit brought against Campbell by L. - Stevenson, a rival oil operator. Letters and telegrams exchanged be- tween Wheeler and Campbell were introduced. These, the government contended, showed that Wheeler agreed to “fix things up in Wash- ington” for Campbell. storm center of Washington, April 25.—Department of Justice officials had nothing to say today about the collapse of their case in Montana against Senator Wheeler. The celerity ith which the jury threw out the department’s ‘charges and exonerated the Senator manifest- ly caused disappointment and chag- Tin, and in view of the circumstances, no official would predict whether ti separate proceedings brought against Mr. Wheeler in the District of Col- umbia would be dropped. _ Senator Wheeler’s friends mean- time were predicting that the case here would never he brought to trial. Senator LaFollette of Wiscon- with whom the Montana Sen: tor was a candidate on the indepen- dent presidential ticket last summer, sent a telegram of congratulations. BULGARIA RANKS WELL IN MODERN SANITATION ‘Sofia, April 25.—A representative of the Rockefeller Foundation in Europe, Dr. Selskar Michael Gunn, before his departure from Sof after his visit of inspection of sat itation in Bulgaria, arranged for the sending of six local physicians for @ year’s course of study and practice in American hospitals. These doc- tors are to be selected by edmpeti- tive examination, and will leave next re . Gunn pronounced himself high- ly pleased with the nas for sanitation in Br ri he pronounced superior to achievements along the same lines in several European countries. HIS GIRL WAS LATE Stratford, April 25—A man was grretan fer. loitering pareand 8 Lari ere and was suspect burglar who had robbed aera stores. He finaly convinced the sae had eet ated eee who had not appeared ‘hacaute, had decided to silt him