The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST tled tonight and Thurs- day with probably showers. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [am | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS STRIKE RIOTS SPREAD OVER CHINA NEW OFFICERS ARESELECTED TORULECITY Bey Mayor and Commission |B To Be Given Charge of Bismarck Affairs VISITORS TO GREET Plan Big Welcome For Busi-| ness Men of St. Paul | Friday Evening Mayor A, P. Lenhart, members of the city commission, the police de- partment and the fire department will step down from their positions at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and | Bismarck will be turned over to the! children of the city who will admin- ister the affairs of the corporation and officially welcome the 102 bus: ness men of St. Paul on their 42nd annual trade tour, who will arrive! here at 5:16 o'clock. Robert Nuessle will become pres- | ident of the city commission at 3 o'clock and David Hollingsworth, | Edward O'Hare, Jean Sloan and Mil- ford Dresbach will be the members| of the city commissinon, Robert La| Barron will be chief of police and) his traffic officers will be Ge va Vettel, Francis Nuessle, Ford La! Barron, Fred Jansonius, Jr., Archie | Whittemore and Niel Cameron. W will be fire chief. The| will have charge of | the administration of city | until 6 o'clock. Program Arranged The incoming administration has; arranged a program of welcome for | the St. Paul boosters. The Juvenile | band and St. Mary’s band will give! concerts in the business district of the city from 3 o'clock until the train arrives. McLeod's Boys will! give gymnastic performances in the} Northern Pacific park. The children of the city will meet in the North-| ern Pacific park at 5 o'clock to! await the arrival of the St. Paul/ Booster special train. Upon the arrival of the train May- or wuessie will deliver an address of welcome to the visitors, following; which the St, Paul will give their “Hook "em Cow” p: sue. aarvel Kjelstrup will be mar-| shal of the day and will lead the procession. Following the marshal the 206th Infantry band of Minnea- | polis will be next in line and the St. Paul boosters will follow the band. The Juvenile and St. Mary's bands and the children of the city will} follow the visitors. The parade will form south of the! Northern Pacific park and will move| north on Fifth street to Broadway,| west of Broadway to Third, south on Third to Main and east on Main to! the Northern Pacific park where the St. Paul men will give their “kid” party. Prizes and souvenirs will be} given to the children by the visitors. | Scoutmasters of the city and mem- bers of the Association of Commerce | committee will be at the station{ when the train arrives to keep the! children in line. Evening Entertainment The evening entertainment will be provided by the St. Paul tourists.| The program will begin with a lec- ture by Paul W. Ivy, of the faculty of Northwestern university in the} Rialto theatre at 7:28 o'clock. The! lecture will be especially for sales people in the stores. A band con- cert will be given at 8:15 o'clock in, the park at the west side of thej court house. by the Gold Medal quarter of St. Paul. The St. Paul special train will leave Bismarck at 10:30 o'clock. DISARM NOTE .IS PRESENTED TO GERMANY (By The Associated Press) Berlin, June 4.—The (interallied note to Germany detailing her fail- ure to fulfill the disarmament re-| quirement of the Versailles treaty! was today presented to Chancellor Luther by Baron d’Abernon, Brit- ish ambassador to Germany repre- senting the allied ambassadors who accompanied him. business men; eae at’ a.m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a, m. Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled tonight and Friday with probably local showers or thunder-| storms. Not much change in tem- perature. For North Dakota: Unsettled to- night and Friday with probably lo- cal showers or thunderstorms. Not much change in temperature. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure area is centered over the Plains States and along the eastern Rocky Mountain slope and showers occurred at moi from the upper Mis the Pacific con: weather prevails from the southern Rocky Mountain region eastward. Temperatures are higher in thé Mis- sissippi Valley. and Plaips States this morning, but cool “weather prevails over the Rocky Mountain region. 2 Ti . 16 {officers, armed with a sea | Smith on Selections will be sung) . WILL SPEAK HERE PAUL W. IVY Paul W. Ivy of the faculty of Northwestern University, who is ac-| companying the St. Paul business men on their trade tour of the! Northwest, will deliver an in the Rialto theatre at tomorrow. The address pecially for sales | people stores, FOUR ARRESTS | ARE MADE IN. WAR ON BOOZE Large cpuice of Liquor| Taken in Raids Made By Sheriff's Deputies 0p. m. in Four arrests have been made and large quantities of illicit liquor tak- jen in three raids made by deputies lfrom the sheriff’s office and State’s | Attorney F, E. McCurdy this week. The biggest booze haul of the year was made last night when the ch war- rant, entered the residence of T. G. South Ninth street and ../found more than 300 quarts of home brew. Liquor was also found in Smith's automobile and the car was * confiscated. On Tuesday afternoon sheriff's de- puties arrested Sig and Nellie Nich- elby at their residence on South maintaining a common nuisance, The officers say they found a quantity of liquor inethe house. Peter Rennick was arrested Tues- day night at his residence on South Thirteenth street charged with boot- legging. Rennick is a native of Rus- sia and has never been naturalized. He has been arrested several times on charges of bootlegging and State’s Attorney, McCurdy said today that he will bring proceedings to have the man deported. GREATEST A. C. CLASS READY FOR EXERCISES Fargo, June 4.—The graduation class at the North Dakota Agricul- tural college is to be larger than previously announced, reports A. H. | Parrott, registrar, as 11 more stu- dents have qualified in the high school derartment. A total of 172 students, the largest class in the history of the school will receive their degrees this month, Included in the list are 10 who are receiving master of science degrees, 83 who will have bachelor of science degrees, 13'who will have certificates as graduates in pharmacy, six who will leave the college as pharmaceuti- cal chemists. From the high school department will be graduated 60 stu- dents. Commencement activities will be given June 17-22 and includes the two day high school commencement June 17-18, the senior class play, June 19, the senior class program and alumni-senior dinner, June 20 the baccalaureate sermon, June 21 and the’ college commencement an awarding of degrees June 22. ea Tourists Stop Wednesday At Auto Camp Bismarck was host to 113 visitors lastnight when that many persons stopped at the city auto tourists camp. This is the largest number to register at the camp in one day this seasén, There were 20 automo- bile parties from seven states, Association of Commerce officials estimated today that the tourists spent $100 in Bismarck yesterday. In addition to purchasing food supplies from Bismarck merchants one couple bought, four pairs of blankets ani another couple drove into the city after preparing their evening meal and stopped all night at a hotel. All the auto parties bought gasoline and oil and others patronized regtau- rants, news stands and other mer- cfntile establishmente. Six births were reported camp last night. white colli t the The mother is a ‘ Certain Turkish vessels of war are at hi BomeRTe. : being reconditioned by a German firin, address | Thirteenth street on a charge of GARY MOTHER IS INDICTED FOR MURDERS Mrs. Cunningham Is Charged With Killing Three Mem- bers of Her Family SLEW HER’ CHILDREN ; Woman Confessed to Police She Gave Poison to Daughter and Sons | Crown Point, Ind. June 4—Mrs. | Anna Cunningham, 49 year old ‘Garry, Ind., widow, was indicted on three first degree murder charges ‘by the Lake county grand jury. The | state charges that she slew three of | ‘her children by poison. She was | held without bail by Judge Martin J. Smith of the Superior Court. The indictment charged “that | mother killed’ Isabell, 18, 116, and Walter, 13, upon whose | deaths insurance policies were col-| lected. In her confession she said she killed only the ones she loved st and attempted to kill herseli so the! ie husband, David Cunningham, ied July 2, 1918, when the fam- lity fet at Valparaiso, Ind. After jhis death Mrs. Cunningham moved to | Garry where all the other deaths oc- curred. A third son, Harry, 21, died in 1921, and a fourth David Jr. was | poisoned but his condition was dis- covered and his life was saved. POWERS BLAME | RIOTERS FOR | SHOOTING FRAYS (By The Associated Press) Peking, June 4.—The reply of the] powers to China's note protesting: the recent shooting of Chinese ri-| oters at Shanghai by foreign police deplores the affair but says the re- sponsibility rests upon the rioters and not upon the authorities of the foreign concession ROBBERS GET RICH LOOT AT DRISCOLL STORE Sheriff Albin Hedstrom was noti- fied this morning that a store . at Driscoll was entered last night by burglars and money and merchandise stolen. It was reported the robbers jhauled away a large quantity of gro- ceries, dry goods and men’s and women’s wearing apparel in an auto truck. Sheriff Hedstrom went to Driscoll this morning to investigate the rob- bery. | FROG CATCHING SEASON OPENS; PERMITS READY Numerous inquiries with reference to the new state frog laws are being received at the courthouse following the opening of the frog catching season, June 1. . ‘The new statutes provide a closed |season from April 1 to May 31. No jfrogs may be caught measuring less jthan. 2% inches from the tip of the nose to the spinal column, Mr. Do- herty explained. Permits and a li- cense which costs 50 cents may be obtained from H. Ls Rice, Beach, N. |D., secretary of the state game and fish board. Alex Haggart, Well Known Man Of Fargo Dies | Fargo, N. D., June 4.—Alex M. |Haggart, vicepresident of the Hag- |gart Construction company. for the ast 10 years, and a resident of Fargo practically all his life, died in a St. Paul hospital yesterday of heart disease following an extended illness. Mr. Haggart had been in a critical condition for the past two months. He took a turn for the worse on Sunday and his brother, Gilbert, was called on Monday. Robert left for St. Paul on Tuesday. Mr. Haggart was borr in Fargo Oct. 14, 1886, in a house that stood where the Cass county jail now stands. He graduated from the Far- go high school and later attended St. John’s Military Academy for a while. He then went to the Univer- sity of Southern California to study law. He received his degree and practiced in Los Angeles in 1911 and 1912, Late in 1912 he returned to {Fargo to look after farming inter- ests and it wi became interested in the Haggart Construction company. Mr. Haggart was a member of the Elks ‘lodge, Shiloh lodge, Scottish Rite bodies and El} Zagal shrine. He was also a member of the Universi- fy chapter of the Kappa Sigma fra- ternity. SIREN FOR SUBMARINES London, June 4.—A Swedish me- chanic has invented an electri: siren for submarin« come up out, of the water, Charles, | at this time that he| o Devils Lake Man Runs Away Devils Lake, June 4.—-Samuel Thoe, 29, a rural mail carrier of Devils Lake, shot and killed himself last night on the farm of his parents a mile from here, Running away from his mother with whom he had gone into the garden, he dodged Behind a straw stack and fired a shot through his head with a gun he had been using SOCIAL WORKERS TO MEET IN DENVER JUNE 10 Denver, June 4.—(AP)—The Na- tional Conference of Social Work, which will hold its 53rd annudl meeting here June 10-17, will attract 500 delegates from the United |States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Ha- | waii and the Philippine Islands, Wil- | liam H, Parker secretary, announc- ed today on the basis of the advance { registration. The conference comprises public officials in the fields of health, charities, institutions and social ser- ce, and the representatives of al- lied private welfare agencies. The Seven days’ sessions will discuss the j Welfare problems. NP. VETERAN © _ RETIRES FROM _ ACTIVE WORK Henry Blakeley Quits After 37 Years of Service With Railroad j Henry Blakeley, ° assistant vice | president, traffic, of the Northern | Pacific Railway, retired today after 37 years of railroad service. In pioneer days, when the western terminus of the Northern Pacific was Bismarck, Henry Blakeley was engaged in the freight and passen- ger business in the Black Hills of South Dakota, but he handled the freight with whgons, ox-teams, mules and horses, and the passenge with stage coaches. With the de- velopment of the railroad and the decline of state and wagon trans- portation, Mr, Blakeley entered Nor- thern Pacific service as a clerk in the general freight office of the Northern Pacific at St. Paul. From this small beginning, he ad- vanced in the Northern Pacific or- ganization, sucessively holding these positions: * Secretary to the traffic manager, St. Paul; division freight agent in charge of Montana; assistant gen- eral freight agent, St. Paul; general western freight agent with head- quarters at Tacoma, Washington; general freight agent, St. P: freight traffic manager and assist- ant vice pyesident. Except for nine years as genersl western freight agent at Tacoma, ; Mr. Blakeley’s service with the Nor- thern Pacific was chiefly in the general office, St. Paul. He was general freight agent from 1914 to 1921, then freight traffic manager juntil 1924, when he was appointed assistant vice president, traffic de- partment, Mr. Blakeley is widely known among railroad traffic officials and shippers, not only in the Northwest, but throughout the entire country. MISS NIELSON | GIVEN GAVEL BY STUDENTS Ellendale, N. D., June 4.—(AP)— Men in the shop courses at the state Normal and Industrial school here have presented Miss Minnie J. Niel- son, state superintendent of educa- |tion, with a gavel made from North Dakota woods. Several kinds of iwood from different points in the state were glued together and the large piece turned on a lathe to form the presiding officer's mallet. Among the wood is a piece of cedar from a fence that formed a stock corral in Slope county. Another bit was from a large elm tree on the hill west of Ellendale. The Indians. are known to have “buried” their dead in the branches of this tree. NORTH DAKOTA SENDS TEAM TO NATIONAL SHOW Fargo, N. D. Bays’ and Girls’ June 4.—(AP)— Agricultural Clubs ‘North Dakota will be represented again by a dairy demonstration team ut the National Dairy exposition to be held in Indianapolis this year, October 10 to 17, H. E. Rilling, state club leader, at the state agricultural college here, announced. The champion demonstration team at the State Fair, in addition to tak- ing home several state trophies and prizes, will win the honor of repre- awarded third ompeti- teims from siitesn states, Sea, b; YOUNG MAIL CARRIER, FEARING INSANITY, TAKES HIS OWN LIFE From Mother and Sends Bullet Into His Brain to shoot gophers. In a letter found in his pocket he declared that he knew he wag insane and that he pre- ferred self infjicted death rather than go to an insane hospital. Thoe’s friends and patrons on his mail route declared he had never appeared other than normal mental- ly and there is no reason for him thinking himself insane. CRAZED MAN ON RAMPAGE KILLS EIGHT Slays Members of His Family Then Shoots and Slightly Wounds Himself (By The Associated Press) Hamilton, Ohio, June 4.—Becoming violently insane, Floyd Russell early today shot and killed eight members of his family according to the police, who arrested him, and then shot and slightly wounded himself. His v tims were the five children of his brother, his mother, a brother and a sister in law. Russell is in a padded cell in the county jail. Dorothy Russell, ten years old, saved herself by hiding in bed when she heard shots, Russell shot him- self in the left lung. After the shooting he riddled the bodies of several of the children with bullets. He had two guns and fired in all about fifty shots. Most of the vietims were sleeping. BIG AIRSHIP _ AT CENTENNIAL | NEXT SUNDAY| Washington, June 4—(AP)—A re- vised schedule for the airship Los! Angeles on its flight to Minnesota next week for the Norse-American Centennial was announced today at the Navy Department. Leaving Lake Hearst the morning of June 7. it is due to arrive at its destination the next morning and return when wea- ther conditions are favorable. CHAPMAN GETS REPRIEVE; TO HANG DEC. 3 Parksford, Conn., June 4.-(AP)— A reprieve for Gerald Chapman from June 25 to December 3 was issued today by Governor John H. Crum- bull on the application of the state's attorney, Hugh M. Alcorn. Chapman was convicted of the murder of a policeman in New Britain and Judge Jennings sentenced him to be hang- ed June 25 following a sensational trial. SHRINERS BRING CONVENTION TO CLIMAX TODAY (By The Associated Press) Los Angeles, June 4.—Barring a repetjtion of yesterday’s “unusual” weather the colorful pageantry of the 1925 Shrine convention will come to a climax tonight in two spectu- lar parades, one including all the nobles with’ all their bands, patrols and chanters, representing half a hundred temples. The other will dazle with the high lights of Holly- wood and the. scintillating of the cel- ebraties of the screen “in person.” The official Shrine parade was to have been held last night but a drizzling rain that hung over the city all day caused postponement. The rain also brought on an artificial blizzard caused by the feathered in- sides of several hundred pillows from the upper floors of a down town hotel furnishing an appropri- ate accompaniment to the jollifica- JURY FINDS MYSTERY MAN Lopez - Frazier Loses To Establish Identity as Indian Veteran WILL APPEAL Parents of Soldier Refuse To Accept Verdict; Say Boy Is Their Son Minneapolis, June 4.—(AP)—“Ar- thur Lopez-Frazier” lost his suit against the government to establish himself as Arthur Frazier, Indian world war veteran from South Da- kota, when a federal court jury re- last night. It marked the end of the most un- usual case in the history of the Uni- ted States Veteran Bureau, which said Frazier died in France which charged the plaintiff is Ar- thur Lopez, a Mexican and an im- poster, seeking to collect insurance | on a war policy issued to Frazie Jury Deliberates 3 Hours deliberating for about three hours. It took the case at 4:35 p. from 6 to 7 p. m., readiness to report at 8 dict was read in court at Seven ballots were take to R. y, Minn. foreman. stood 9 for and 3 for the plaintiff. ballot the count switched to 11 to 1 for the defense, remaining as such until the seventh ballot. ihe little “mystery man,” between Mr. and M. parents of Arthur The ver- 40. ae D. Underwood, of The first 4 the defen t sitting tion. BIG BUSINESS BOOM REPORTED AT ELLENDALE Ellendale, ND, J D., Tune 4.—(AP)— Good business conditions exist in Ellendale. Considerable building is planned or being done. Cement is being poured for the basement of a large garage and the superstructure is going up for a store and office building. A survey has been made for a new bakery shop and for a tailor shop. A number of repair jobs are employing men at the state nor- mal school, where, among other things, a ventilation system is being installed. Business men report that the free motion picture shows given every Monday evening, at an out-door thea- ter; are attracting many to town and to the stores. Hundred of cars are lined up in front of the out-door screen for every performance. This is intended also as a means of ‘de- veloping community apieite Cherries Apt were brought to Eu- aoe from Kerasunt, on’ the Black y Locullus shout 70 B, C. 5 no emotion whatever when the ver- dict was read. He sat with his eyes fastened to the floor as the jclerk read the brief decision that: “We, the jury, find for the defend- ant.” Mr. and Mrs. Frazier merely stared jat the dispersing jurors until‘ friends came up and escorted them’ from the courtroom. Fraziers Claim Him Today Lopez-Frazier goes back to Santee, Neb., with the father mother of Arthur Frazier to with them in their home as their son,” “I guess I know my own son bet- ter than 12 strange men do,” de- clared Hannah Frazier. She said she will refuse to accept the insurance payments due to the beneficiary of the dead soldier bur- ied in the cemetery at Niobrara, Neb. A motion for a new trial will be made, A. X. Schall, Arthur's attorney announced following a consultation with the Fraziers. “We are happy to have our son and brother, Arthur with us,” Mrs. Frazier declared after the verdict. “He will remain with us. We shall take him back to Santee, where we live now. There we shall take care of him and look after his heatlh.” Mrs. Mary Raymond, daughter of the Fraziers, referring to the grave at Niobrara declared, “as we have cared in the past for the grave of the unknown soldier, the Frazier family will deem it an honor to con- tinue to care for the grave of the soldier buried in the Frazier lot at Niobrara, Neb.—for some other gold star mother.” To prove Arthur Frazier of- ficially and legally dead, the govern- ment is said to have expended more than $25,000. Story Starts April 4, 1917 The story of the case dates back to April 4, 1917, when Arthur Fra- zier, an Indian student of the Flan- dreau school, enlisted in Troop D, first regimental cavalry at Flan; dreau, S. D. Frazier was sent abroad in June 1918, and while serving in France with Company B, 28th division, he was reported killed in action on Oct. 6, 1918, while fighting in the Ar- gonne. In September, 1921, the body was buried with military honors at Niobrara, Neb. It was in November, 1923, that a “mystery soldier,” suffering from loss of memory was taken in by the Red Cross at Pawnee, Okla., as a disabled veteran. A month later, Rev. and Mrs. Frazier, of Winner, S. D., went to Pawnee and identified the man as their son, Arthur. Acting on this identification, the Veterans Bureau placed the man in a St. Paul hospital and started an|: investigation to clear up his identi- ty. On March 3, 1924, the war de- partment declared Arthur Frazier, “officially dead.” BODIES OF TWO INDIAN YOUTHS STILL IN RIVER Although more than 100 big charg- es of dynamite have been exploded in the Missouri River near Mort Yates at and below the point where Albert Jordan, 17, son ‘of Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Jordan, and Brave Thun- der, 20, Sioux Indian youth of Bull- head, were drowned while swimming Sunday, the bodies have not come to the surfas It is believed that the ay cur rent nor running j may hi Vdowa ree IS IMPOSTER Suit turned a verdict against him here; and | The jury reached its decision after | m., dined | and announced its) | Clintock, and} e live] s GIVEN MILLION Ha policeman of Los d $1,000,000 from an aunt. He plans to buy take his wie { world. NEW PROGRESS | MADE IN GERM On the fifth| MURDER TRIAL Expect to Have Second Panel Sworn in By End of Week Attorne; ted Press) Chicago, June 4.—Another special venire of 100 men reported today for examinations in the tedious process of selection of jurors for the trial of William D. Shepherd, charged with the murder of William M. Me- which is in its third week. sta attorney nt, George E. Doema charge of the prosecution, expressed the belief that the second panei of four men would be chosen and sworn in by the end of the week, Two men of that panel already have been ten- ta accepted by both sides. Efforts to obtain a jury in the trial were enlivened late yesterday by a defense attack on Harry Olsoz, of Chicago’s municipal chief figure in the inves- tigation which r Ited in Shepherd’s indictment and trial. In questioning Carl Bjelland, a young venireman, of Norwegian ex- traction, Willi tt Stewart, chief of Shepherd's counsel, accused Judge Olson of being vicious, vin- dicative and back of the prosecu- tion, and after objections of the pro- secution had halted his examination, Stewart said to Judge Thomas J. “We intend to show by testimony of witnesses that Judge Olson want- ed to be made the guardian of ‘Billy’ McClintock, and that if he were he never would have to bother about polities or practicing law again. “We intend to show by another witness that Judge Olson has made a deal with the McClintock heirs whereby he hopes to get a part of Bill’s money for the widow of Dr. Oscar Olson.” Stewart insisted he was qualifying the veniremen on the matter of na- tionality, Judge Olson’s forebears being of Swedish extraction. Judge Lynch permitted Stewart to rephrase his statement as a ques- tion. Dramatically announcing himself as “defender of the dead” Judge Ol- son forced investigation of the death of young M@'lintock, for 16 years Shepherd’s foster son, charging the youth's death by typhoid fever had been caused. by Shepherd as.a step in a plot nearly a quarter of a cen- (By The Assoc LABOR FIGHT IN SHANGHAI HELD SERIOUS London Fears Things Moving Toward Situation Resemb- ling Boxer Uprising JAPAN SENDS TROOPS Disturbance Reported Spread- ing to Other Big Cities ,in Republic (By The Associated Press) Tokio, June 4.—The Japanese government ordered the cruiser Tagsta from Safeho to Shang- hai with 299 marines for duty there in connection with the disturbance in the Chinese city. Before the decision was reach- ed to send troops to Shanghai a government spokesman said “the situation having become suffi- ciently aggravating, the govern- ment will take the necessary steps to meet the circumstan- ces.” GRAVE VIEW HELD London, June 4.—A very grave view was held here for the disturb- ance at Shanghai and the outlook in China, fears being expressed that things are moving toward a situation resembling the Boxer uprising. As regards the agitations among the workers and students the edi- torial writers of London papers are almost unanimous in attributing it to Bolsheviki influence. Aside from tury old to get the McClintock $1,- 000,000 estate. BANDIT SLAIN TWO CAPTURED IN BANK RAID (By The Associated Press) Peoria, Ill, June 4.—Clyde Dun- can was shot and killed, Guy Konkey was shot and probably fatally wound- ed and Flynn Murray was captured in an attempted bank robbery at Norris Ill., early today according to telephone advices. Clyde Duncan recently was ac- quitted here of a charge of murder. DEMPSEY WILL MEET WINNER OF BIG SCRAP (By The Associated Press) New York, June 4.—Jack Dempsey, world’s heavyweight champion today cabled Billy Gibson, manager of Gene Tunney, that he would meet’ the winner of the Tunney—Gibbons match if “proper inducements were offered.” this feature the whole position is held to be symbolic of the utter chaos in China and is attributed to a lack of strong central government. GENERAL STRIKE San Francisco, June 4.—Advices from Shanghai today told of the dread of a general strike and of a lull in the rioting which has been in progress since Saturday as a protest of strikers in Japanese cot- ton mills. While the Chinese city was de- clared to be quiet this morning re- ports to the state department at Washington by Consul Cunningham described conditions as “exceedingly erious.” Two hundred American blue jackets and an equal force of Italians were landed June 2 to guard the light and power stations there. Tt was stated that additional war vessels were necessary. American vessels in Shanghai including the gun boats Elamo and Villabol and a mine sweeper and five destroyers were sent. RIOTING SPREADS Washington, June 4—Disturbances in Shanghai and Canton have been extended to include Chaangsha where the situation is reported today to the state department is described as “serious but under control.” OLDEST STONE BUILDING IN WORLD FOUND (By The Associated Press) Tyro, Egypt, June 4.—The oldest stone building in the world in the characterization given by Egyptolo- gists to a funereal chamber discov- ered at Sakkara near here, The chamber is 100 meters long and 25 meters wide, and in architecture compares favorable with the best produced by ancient Greece. Traces of an ancient royal road were found. JOHN W. ADAMS, ARTIST, DIES IN NEW YORK New York, June 4.—(AP)—John Wolcott Adams, 50, widely known illustrator and descendant of the Adams’ family which gave two pres- idents to the United States, is dead. An operation for appendicitis re- sulted fatally. Mr. Adams made illustrations for many magazines and books includ- ing Irving Bachelor's “A Man for the Ages,” Lincoln. SERVICES HELD FOR MEN KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Funeral services for Gilbert Louis, who was killed in an automobile ae: cident near Regan Monday, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the family residence near Regan, con- ducted by Re i Services for Andy Asdesisn, who was killed in the accident, were conducted at the same hour in Webb Brothers’ undertaking parlors in Bismarck. Rev, Olson, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church officiated and burial was in St. Mary’s ceme- tery. RADIO IN PRISONS London, June 4.—A proposal that wireless sets be installed tn English prisons has been madein Parlia- ment. ——————_" The census bureau. found: more Shen, $8,000 drag atures im the’ United