The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1925, Page 1

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE (auam) WEATHER FORECAST i Partly overcast with probably lo- ‘i cal thunderstors tonight or Sun. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925 PROHIBITION OFFICERS INDICTED AFTER RIOTS SWEPT CHINESE CITY lIvE STANDS AS MODEL IN UNITED STATES RUM BUYERS See get | FAMOUS CHICAGO GRAND JURY Senator Frazier’s Secretary PHYSICIAN, DIES Charged With Vagrancy Subpoenaed to Tell What The North Dakota penitentiary] Chicago, July 25—(#)—Dr. Albert stands as a model in prison reform!Johnson Oschsner, famous surgeon, at Dickinson They Know of Big Liquor Ring Uncovered in N. Y. and enlightened criminal character-|died here early today. ANDREWS PLANS DRIVE ‘ ~~~ FARMERS TOLD 70 GO SLOW ON NEW LAWS! Advised to Caution Congress- men Against Enacting an Co-op Legislation " ett GRAIN PRICES IMPROVE building, Bruce Blaine, known to the} Death was due to angina pectoris. underworld as “Missouri Bob,” de-|His widow, Marion H. (Mitchell) clared today as he reviewed his ca-| survives him. reer of lawlessness, during which he! Dr. Oschsner, who was 67 years served terms in three state prisons old, was the author of numerous sur- and in jails in every section of the gical text books snd a contributor APPEARS I COURT ‘$>> Case Continued When Young| country. eine medical’ press. Since. 1896| B® Increase Shown in Net somes “Missouri Bob,” who is 54, will seek he had been chief surgeon of the Income in 1924 Over Dry Chief Aims to Select Man Promises to Leave parole at the next session of the Augustana hospital and St. Mary’s pardon board, which meets in Bis- hospital here. Previous Year Efficient Crew to Work Woman Alone marck in December. He sums up the; He held a major’s commission in , results of 40 years of crime as fol-,the medical reserve corps of the on Mop Squad lows: ; ‘s | United, Statos army and. member-| “Nothing in the world is worth|ships in the American College of| Philadelphia, July 25.—(AP)— Be lrghae RL eles jeopardizing | fora man’s liberty. Suigese, Regal College of Sueseons| ‘Atherican tatiners should ee Chicago, July | 25—)— Major tay te Seat lar, as uring my time I have stolen nearly | (Ireland), Royal Microscopical So-| their congressmen to “go slow” on Percy Owen, Ilinois prohibition Reed wi eeeeenea ety oan [half “a million dollars in money,|ciety (England) and a fellowship in| the matter of enacting additional Sans alien Let Ls vagrancy on com: thond: and jewelry. All I have to|the American Surgical association. ; (Mad ebpend. = : : state director, and seven others Blaint of @ Dickinson girl who | Siow for. ite isa. prison record. I ican 8 as legislation affecting the status of EY ARSON we were indicted today by the fed- Lf fen 1t rx cor a ve, ra EB i- e _ oh - cn her for three yearn, VAC pre- [Sduandered it faster than I could See eels Tun ans of Gi | This shows what happened to Hankow, China, when the anti-Japunese and anti British rlots took place. Suh reat, dary oe cameneey ot Histneey heaving ‘Mabon promis. | 2 ie : ietemcsiin Metin GoUDEGL. ce tke ATHSTIELa The photo was taken on the main street just after the disturbance ended. Eight Chinese were killed and racy to violate prohibition. ed to jeave her alone and ‘he Bey perenne aaeene 2 . many Chinese and foreigners were injured. “finesse Hi Beb". will regsin: Ms Farm Bureau, today advised mem- Besides the director and former di- case was continued for 60 days. pibie hes freedom again with the nex te « [bers of the American Inst'tute of a we pier rolley ine were named: Mason A. Nelson, secretary to Sen-| Yea°s. unless the state pardon board Cooperation in session here. INDIAN RITUALS rt Bennett, former prohibi- is i terminates his sentence. His plans Grati ars i U. Ss tion agent; rd Rump, fe ator Lynn Frazier, w for the future are. indefinite. A j Joke SiaU Eater aE LL |! i prohibition agent; Harry R. Schiau, States must be prepared to take another step in their control of the marketing of grain if they are to charges lodged a. y a Dickinson girl who y swore out a warrant against the secretary alleging he annoyed her TO BE SHOWN IN MOTION PICTURE baker by trade, he contemplates en- listing as an evangelist. The convict was born at St. James, owner of the Chat tarium; Dr. Le the Disbiscigl h and Sani- is Guabar, head of Wine compan TO COME HOME ATTEMPT TO PEACE PIPE A i Missouri, in 1871, preserve. the services already ofr George Bruce, with his attentions for three years.| «My ‘father was a Confederate taining by their ownership of 4.500 Motion pictures made by the eth-| Loult Abelson, alleged. fo-betwees case Whee it comer dprin Septesfver,|foldier and a practicing physician.| pe ad agg] COOperative elevators, J. W. Short: nological expedition, under the di- for the alleged conspirators, and Micon es up in Septe:foers|He met financial reverses in the/Convict Admits “Framing aha, secretary of the rection of Dr. Melvin R. Gilmore Morris Zimbross, a wholesale wine Mason will demand a jury trial, he| war and died in debt when I was five a : ational Grain’ Dealers last. July for the Mu f the dealer. The charges follow in the anemia ee Years old. My mother ‘died when I Him in Letter; Sentence said in an acress at AG Y RAG: Ane oNG. Vere wake of the recent sacramental wine OL was intent hee the sherift. W8s 12. After mother's death I was : sessions: “Thisketen owen dhe city wail win scandal which resulted in a number wher the. warrant” wad “scived %0n: thrown on my own resources: Is Suspended Riistrtie taco 4 a ie tor 0p. m. tomorrow. The: Viee- President Adopted by | a™dictments & few months ago. me yesterday that no publicity would] |, Wnen 0 wat, 13. 8 Bonemian pe prevent the terminal grain mer-|Prison Warden fights off! ed to see the pictures |" ‘i : *Vesitwibe ipermiter eed ohare ne be given the case,” Mason stated.! £9209 from a Bohemian miser wom-| ¢, ; chants from combining and throt-| Crazed Sl; Servi Jand no admission will be charged | Sioux Tribe at Cheyenne | ihinois, which hegan in March 1924, “If Thad known then that it was to $2500) from a Hohenian miser wom-| George Tufford of Bismarck, sen-| (ting competition in the markets. ¢ SE CRT ERVINES | ine ictures. Poreeayz te Crantetle Sane eae A f led to today’s indictments. | have gotten in the newspapers, I OS house in St. Louis. y tone; tenced during March by Judge M. J.1 Shorthill urged the farmers to Life Sentence ction: ee eee Frontier Celebration ratte: “and piles: imvexeeuesoe ceremonies of the Arikara tribe of should have fought the affa : f Indians now residing on the Fort Englert of Valley City in Cass coun- Esther Candee, Dickinson girl, H e f sa =| 8 ry was the son of a saloon-keeper. Hisity district court to serve one year mother was dead. “enter the markets in person through their country elevators to $500,000 for the improper use of sac- ramental wines were charged before terday swore out a rant. agai wi k and two months in prison on a charge Kerthold reservation in North Da-j| Cheyenne, July 25.) -The Sioux y i : fe were playing ball onia vacant, 8 iv sus-{Fevent this friction from coming .¢,| kota. The ritual tain to thi itribe, one of the bravest groups of A Nelson A. Mason, former. Bismarck! ig und Joe threw the hall over MY | Pender centencs Friday “Tinto the market.” PAefecent, attempt upon the life! mogonic and. religious | edmen to oppose the encroachments] , T¥elve prohibition agents, includ- according to information’ head and it rolled up under a win-|’ ‘Tutford produced a letter this] The farmers’ elevators, he said, ge denn bee, warden of North Da-| ofthe universe held. b jof the whites during the settlements| ing, three state directors, have been d from Stark county authori-( dow on the ground floor of the tene| week from Frank Nelson, recently| must form a strong corporation in a life sentence for murder| ., Another, picture showing ese ie went asiRnit ibdhlavandbaiailaruinvestient éee ng which they will hold the cap-|was revealed at the state prison to- ital stock and which they wil con-j day. trol. He suggested a plan where-| The identity of the prisoner was by the corporation would enter the} not given out, in accord with a fixed terminal markets and render all| Policy followed by state prisons au- As I stooped to pick p the ball I looked through a shut-| tered window and saw an old woman sitting on the side of a bed counting, y'the money. The next afternoon we! ; went to the place. lar investigations special game” of the Arikaras will be shown, This game is popular among the people of all the tribe: STATE GIRDS s Candee, it wa attended Bismar Met Girl Here Mason met the girl in the capital more than five years ago, ac- sentenced to the penitentiary for six years by Judge A. T. Cole of Fargo on a sodomy charge, admitting that he Mack McCormick, who helped to fleece Tufford of $50 in 1920 for a bogus divorce. learned, government high launched by Washington. _ The investigators now are gather- ing evidence on beer runners and industrial alcohol leaks in this ter- agents from and chieftain Vic G. Da’ An appropriate name selected given General Dawes in the trib We knew the old) c ' n : s f the house. We]? tor . the services now rendered by pri- | thorities ritory. diuing to his story. They formed Woman was out o Five years ago Tufford was y DI Fi eat ee : : ss a ry rashed in the street door and went By - ‘a . ate ‘bus’ness tet { assailant is classified on The nine defendants were release: an intimate acquaintanceship during {7"""4%, ‘found the money, $6,000 in| srated from his wife. In St vate ‘bus'ness, merchandising the| wison records as feeble-minded.| in $10,000 bonds each : grain as well as selling it for ai rommission charge. iz of a pipe of peace iby Vice President Da’ nd Chief Red Feather of the tribe. The pipe, two feet long and resplendent with bright hued eagle feathers, was given by Red Feather to Mr. Dawes and the vice president relinquished his habitual underslung pipe to puff year lat- they their that time, but quarreled a Although reconciled, met McCormick, whom he had for- merly known in Bismarck. McCor- mick told Tufford that hi attorney who would take details of getting a divorce ference with a man, who called him- self Attorney C. W. Purdue, followed. Tufford paid $50 and then left to When the man arrived at the peni- wee tentiary, fellow inmates, taking ad- eae aR ane vantage of his mental condition, told IMPROVEMENT SHOWN him the warden was “fattening him] Washington, July 25.—(AP)—' for slaughter.” Farmers failed’ to earn a fair re-| They explained that every prisoner turn on the capital invested and aj‘id not get three meals a day. The tair wage tast year, although they | ™an was visibly impressed with their gold and the rest in bills Seen By Neighbor This was “Missouri Bob's” first “ i ‘ ve i ime. A neighbor bi I have been going with the young “dventure in crime } woman for nearly six yeats,” Mason $8 the pair emerge from the buil ee eens, Ix Year ckincon ing. This incident led to their ar- é rest. Bob’s companion confessed esterday was unfortunate and I be- TO, Bob's companion cPmned to Mason stated. afterwards friendship cooled. FOR FIGHT TO SAVE SLAYER Washington, July 25 —()—Inaug- uration of the new prohibition en- forcement plan not only has been Postponed, but several important changes have been made in the pre- posed re-districting of the country for enforcement purposes. ve i y Y t ition in Kansas. Two w. f on the Indian pipe when the cere- 7 ei ave /inaplred Hy eneaelEt ead hang bim after a rope had been| fake 4 Position in Kansas. Two weeks /rared etter financially than in the stories. After a lapse of several] | See Narednelnammmeacomplated! Evidence that the reorganization eal background to the affair. placed around his neck. to be divorce papere. Accompanying | Preceding year. the department of |7A¥s: jbe became the victim of a) Chicago Prosecutor Deter-| _ The adoption of Mr. Dawes by the had been side-tracked only tempor. . o Early associations on St. Lou streets, coupled with treatment r ceived at the state reformatory at arily, however, was furni d today by a letter sent by Assistant Secre- tary Andrews of the treasury noti- Sioux Tribe was one of the most in- of the closing day’s agriculture declared today. On the tctal capital invested in In a formal statement issued today’ Mason characterized his arrest yes- the papers was a letter d : Tl a that everything was sa he delusion grew to th joint where o the prisoner determined to mined to Send Scott ! teresting events terday at Dickinson on a vagrancy i ,_ state Tufford married again in agriculture, the return for the year | Ki program. of the frontier days wild) t® t : GY! Toomeville, Misaouti turned the’ boy, : in in ill the warden before the latter to Gallows eg i fying all field officers of the prohi- charge preferred by a Dickinson girl ! » Missouri, tur meantime. Last February his first| was estimated at 4.6 per cent com- ae latte west celebration here. ying all ts “an anfortunetes incident in ta an enemy of society for the re-| wife, hearing that he was in St. Paul,| pare per capt com | could “slaughter” him. As Warden bition unit that the present appoint- int m: STARK COUNTY CROPS ARE NOT BADLY BURNED Dickinson, July 25.—Crop pects in Stark county at the present time indicate that the 1925 harvest will be from 75 per cent to 80 per cent as great as that of the past year, according to District Agent Chas. Eastgate of Dickinson, who has made an extensive survey. of crop conditions in the county. Mr. East- gate has examined fields in every section of the county and though he says that crops are very spotted and that yields will vary greatly in the same localities, there is every ind cation that the above estimate will materialize. The immediate vicinity of Dicki pared with 3.3 the year before. In Lee was making the rounds in the round figures the net income fo. evening, according to custom, the the 1924-1925 season, the depart-|man approached with a monkey- ment said, was $2,712,000,000 com- | wrench in his hand and murder in pared with $1,992,000,000 for 1923-|> 4. ment of unclassified service em- ployes will be terminated not later than Octob& 15. That will end their jobs unless they are reap- pointed. SUBPOENOED BY MAIL New York, July 25.—()—Twenty buyers of liquor in 12 cities nave been subpoenaed by mail to appaer here before a federal grand jury in- vestigating a liquor ring here that supplied 20,000 Americans by trunk shipment: They will come from Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Col- umbus, St. Louis, Kansas City, Min- neapolis, Moines, ux City, Oklahoma City and Fairfax, Okla. Most of them will appear before the grand jury. Others have been cited to appear Monday. ‘Appearance before the grand jury will render the liquor customers im- mune from prosecution. der of his life, he declares. Bob” believes the world war has doubled crime in the United States and intensified the criminal urge. [Lawiersness is on the increase and In a formal statement Mr. Mason’ Sensational journalism has played a said: “In view of publicity encour- per invading, ‘0 the spread of aged by my political enemies, in) crime, 5 Which it, Was, stated that I had| “More than 30 per cent, of the ‘promised’ to leave for the east, 1;news today is crime news,” he de- want to say that I do not expect to, Mares. nae want tos) vachington immediately,!, To counteract this influence, more although much work has accumulated humane methods of handling crim- in Senator Frazier's office. inals and a growing desire on the Chnautlatanecs often appear un-! Part of prison agencies to refit the friendly In_print and sensations ap. criminal to the needs of society have pear from facts which, if explained, | acted as a check, he holds. would appear to be quite harmless. There win" boone explanation trom, N. D. PRODUCTS. STAND HIGH AT ST. PAUL FAIR had him arrested. Tufford came to Fargo, told his story, but was given a prison sentence. McCormick, alias Frank Nelson, was identified by Tufford in the Cass county jail recently. The mat- ter was brought to the attention of Judge Englert. together with McCor- mick’s letter that he had helped to “frame” Tufford. The suspended sentence followed. The freed man is now arranging to get a legitimate divorce and join his second wife and year-old son in Bismarck. WAREHOUSES MUST TAKE NEW LICENSES A total long-drawn-out love aff North Dakota the term vagrancy is legally used in a sense similar to “Crespassing. lakes Statement Chicago, July 25.—(P)—-Cell-mad- ness will be the plea of Russell T. Scott, in his effort to escape the gallows, from which he has been saved twice within a few hours of the death march. Alienists who te@sified for Na- than Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb, kidnapers-slayers. of Robert Franks, will be called in the effort to prove Scott is suffering from prison mad- ness. The defense theory will be that his mind has become affected by his 15 months confinement and the harrowing experiences of two death watches in the shadow of the noose. That the fight will be bitter has been indicated by prosecutors, who believe Scott is as sane as when the killing of Joseph Maurer, drug clerk, in a holdup for which Scott was condemned, occurred. They will not prisoners, in the vicinity, seeing the man’s condition, seized him. Lee ordered the prisoner into the penitentiary office, where he put the man through cross-examination. When the story came out in detail, the warden allowed the man to go back to his quarters. Before relessing the prisoner, Lee made it plain to him that his life was not at stake, and that he would continue to get three meals a day as long as he observed prison rules. T have never since had any trou- le with the man,” Lee declared. But it was the most gruesome prac- tical joke I ever encountered.” This sum, however, did not 50 entirely to farmers, as they own only 79 per cent of the total capital and pay interest on the balance. The return on the farmers’ unen- cumbered capital for the year was estimated at 4.1 per cent. compared with 2.5 per cent the preceding year, although they had to inter- rate on borrowed capital of 5.4 year compared with 5.5 per cent the year before. the department concluded, “as a combined return for the use of their capital and for their own man- agerial services, farmers received around 2 per cent less than was paid solely for the use of other capita pros- me.” SITE WEST OF of 1,865 grain elevators end warehouses in North Dakota will WILLISTON HELD BEST FOR BRIDGE Highwav commission engineers, after making soundings of is- souri river bottom east of Williston, still believe the best location for the proposed Missouri river vehicular bridge is about 3% miles west of Williston, Because of some protests over lo- cation of the proposed bridge west of Williston, soundings were made in the river at points about 3% miles east of the city. The soundings bore out previous experiences of the Great Northern railway, it was said by J. A. Roherty, engineer, borings going to a depth of 121 feet before a solid resting place for piers was found. West of Williston solid foun- dation was found at 40 feet in the middle of the river, it was said. En- gineers declare that the bridge could not be built imme of Williston within th state aid, which is $200,000. ROADS OFFER LOW RATES TO CHICAGO RODEO Reduced railroad rates from Bis- marck to Chicago for ten days be- ginning August 12 have just been announced by local railroad passeng- ecial rate, which is one and one- half times the regular one-way fare, is intended for the accommodation of persons here who are planning to go to Chicago to witness the Round up and world’s championship rodeo, which is to be put on in the Gran! Park Stadium Aug. 15 to 23 by the Chicago Association. of. Commer: Late vacationists and busine: men with an eye on the fall trade are expected to be in the vanguard of this movement on Chicago. August is a month buyers “going to town” to lay in stocks, and the rode will enable business men to combine business with pleasure. FLIES TO SAVE RULER London—King Ge: physician recently made an airplane trip from Croydon to Paris to perform an op- eration on the Indian Maharanjan of Gwailor. ‘FATHER DIES revealed today, file application for new licenses with the opening of fiscal year of the warehouse commission, August 1. Licenses ranging from $8.00 to $25.00 run for two years. Warehouses are required to file a minimum bond of $5,000, which increases on a slid- ing scale, according to the amount of business in expert trade. License fees are as follows Houses of 12,000 bu. caj under, $8.00. Houses of 25,000 bu. under, $10.00. Houses of 50,000 bu. under, $12.00. Houses of 80,000 bu. under, $20.00. Houses of $25.00. 28 PERSONS DROWN WHEN FERRY UPSETS Shanghai, July 25.—()—Twenty- eight persons were drowned here to- day when a sudden rain squall sized two ferry launches crossing the Whangpoo river for Pootung. Thirty-one persons were rescued. | Weather Report | —______—__—_—_ . b1 Many persons living in states east ind south of North Dakota have lit- tle idea of thé resources or the quality of farm, produce raised here in the opinion of C. G. Boyce. Bis- marck, who hi charge of North Dakota exhibits at the Minnesota ite fair at St. Paul and other state and national expositions where North Dakota had displays. “The cabbages we showed at St. Paul were much larger than those which were raised in Minnesota and shown at the St. Paul fai said Boyce. “That, despite the fact that they were palnted later and har- vested earlier. The native richness of the soil and the fact thats ummer days are longer in the north than they are in the south forced their development. “The corn raised in North Dakota also caused favorable comment where we had displays. Some persons re- fused to believe that the corn shown was raised in North Dakoti They didn’t know we could produce it here. It compared favorably with corn exhibited from other state: though the ears were a trifle sm and the kernels not quite long. Many tourists from other states who attended the fairs at Grand Forks, Mandai ind Fargo were re- luctant to believe that the products shown there were grown in th Boyce said, because they had a pre- conceived idea that wheat was the only crop which North Dakota pro- duced. State fairs, he said, are doing much to promote profitable diversi- fication of crops on North Dakota farms because the exhibits there offer direct proof of the possibilities of diversified farming. ity or capacity or capacity or capacity or 100,000 bu. capacity, Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday - Lowest last night Precipitation .... Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: overcast with probably 1 derstorms tonight or Sunda: er tonight. ‘or North Dakota: with probably ‘local thunder- storms tonight or Sunday. Warmer tonight in west and north portions. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS High pressure, companied by cool weather, prevails over the north- ern Plains States whi! ightly low- er pressure over th of the Rockies is somewhat warmer wei section. Light, widely scattered showers occurred throughout the northern states while generally fair weather prevails over the South. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in Charge. Partly th Partly over- IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE CHILDREN Harlis, Minn., July 256.—()—“I am going to save the children or die in the attempt.” Th Wittm: were the last words Eckhard ck id his ii just before he dashed into their burn- ing home at 1:30 2. m. yesterday to perish with his five daughters be- fere the eyes of the helpless woman, an amplified acceunt ef the tragedy ebpained by the Associated Press lope} No employe under conditions not requiring production The department estimated the cur. rent value of the total capital vested in agriculture last $59,154,000,000 compared with $59, 548,000,000 for the preceding al at $46,904,000,000 compared wit! $47,298,000,000. 5 CONGRESS SURE TO DEBATE ON Washington, July 25.—()—Whil Loren H. Wittner and are quietly preparing to press hi suit here to throw the evolution is: sue into the federal courts, the spot- light of notoriety is relentlessly pur- suing the champion of science int the precincts of his government em- ployment. Wittner’s superiors in the office at first took a liberal attitude toward the deluge of newspaper photog: P-|raphers and other callers that de- scended upon him when he leaped into the limelight by filing his i junction suit to test a provision of the District of Columbia appropria. tion bill against teaching i spects” to the Bible. But the ava: lanche of tors ate at the coming garded as certain new supply m« government, is reported out it wi again carry the rider upon whi the Wittner suit is ba: provide any n debate. ‘ion. PREVENTS FLU London—Is there something abou! cinnamon that prevents influenza cinnamon ware: house here has ever had influenza. DOGS CARRY D{SEASE ¢ Minneapolis—House dogs often are M. A. instrumenta] in spreading tubercu: losis, measles, smallpox, scarlet fev: er and diphtheria, says: Dr. Mines: Joannides, the leaders to take any active part in year at year and the farmers’ unencumbered cap- EVOLUTION is counsel and telephone calls finally reached the point where a sharp curtailment of the privilege 66] has been ordered by the office head. Regardless of the outcome of the suit, members of congress now in Washington feel certain that it has provided a fuss that will set off a wide ranging debate on the .eyolu- tion question in the house and sen- at when the ure for the district 2 Wi years for failure to pay his wife h | $12 a week. and thus} vehicles for the FOSTER CROP YIELDS CUT BY HEAT WAVE Carrington, July 25.—Vivid re- ports of 25 to 35 per cent damage to wheat in this vicinity from the re- cent heat caused several landowners in the city to make an inspection of fields and, as a result, the fears of general age have been dispelled to a large extent. While the actual damage will not be known until the grain comes ig out of the separator at the i i local farmers and to say that the prospects for a bumper crop were ruined by the heat. Pre- vious to the heat spell the condi tions had been ideal for a recor jeld, but the hot wave made that improbable. Now the appearance of the ker- nels on wheat that was in the milk or early dough stage indicates that the crop will be just above the av- erage. On good land that was well - |farmed the yields will be consider- ably higher than the average of re- cent years, the owners declare, but on the poorer land, such as alkali and sandy soil, the yields were cut j;to a greater extent by the heat and will likely amount to just fair av- - | erage crops, AGED ALIMONY DODGER TO BE “FREE FROM JAIL New Brunswick, N. J., July 26.— ()—Jonathan T. Meeker, 72-year- old alimony dodger, will soon be free from the Middlesex county j where he has been imprisoned th: h It is re The litigation between the couple has covered 33 years and FBO, of judges and counsel, who have been connected with it, have long /| since. died. it} Meeker had stated consistently he 7] would not pay the alimony. - HEREDITY 18 BLAMED Battle Creek—After observing 300 rteries, thirds of them can be traced to. in- -} fluences of heredity. He said a diet low in protein checks the progress of the disease. relent in their efforts to have the death sentence carried out. ‘While state and will be begun Monday with hearing: of preliminary arguments sanity test August 3, the police con. tinue to check reports from various regarding of Robert Scott, Robert, indicted sections of the whereabouts Russell's. brother. with Russell, never was apprehend ed. Russell has contended that Rob ert did the shooting FRENCH TAKE OFFENSIVE IN the country French Morocco, The French forces arrayed agains the Riffian tribesmen tions, bringing further marked im provement to the general situation. A flying column, advancing on both river from Ai Aicha yesterday reached Ouedali, 12 miles to the west, in spite of the tance of the enemy, who finally routed with the loss of many sides of the Ourgha prisoners. This action cleared territory 1 miles south of Fez, the French head quarters and objective of the Rif- fians and produced a strong impres. sion among the tribes. fians who filtered through the pas' month now are Burying, back to the layed a leading part in th operations, hastening the exodue northward by bombing all north, Airplanes. pl therings of the enemy. ly in shaki bom! behind the enemy lines. COURT ORDERS PACKERS TO OPEN BOOKS ite Henry C. Wall: tary of agriculture, when distric' Judge Cliffe granted a writ of man: damus directing some of the princi: pal packing companies, Swift Company, ure, defense gird themselves for the legal fight, which on the RIFFIAN WAR July 25.—@)— re beginning to take the initiative in the opera- All the Rif- ‘i ig the morale ident tribesmen by dropping son seems to have been the hardest hit by the recent hot weather and the frost late last spring. Within » radi- us of 8 to 10 miles in every direction from Dickinson crops are not very good. Occasionally a field is found .| where better farming methods or soil conditions have produced an ex- cellent field and again there are fields that will be practically a total loss. Outside of this area the crops -|improve and some very good fields are often found. c The flax prospects generally in the county are very good. A rain would help at the present time, but some fields are in excellent condi- tion and will stand more dry weather before any damage is done. Stark county has an exceptionally large acreage in flax this year and if flax prices are good after threshing the farmers stand a chance to get a good return from this crop. WORK ON BRIDGE ~ AT FARGO TO BE STARTED SOON St. and North ence with Chi state 4| highway commissioner, today and | agreed to start preliminary work for -| erection of a new bridge across the | Red River between Moorhead and Fargo, on Minnesota trunk highway No, 2. is highway is also one of North Dakota’s important trunk: The location of the bridge was al- so agreed upon today. One end of the bridge will join Center avenue in Moorhead and connect with N. nue in Fargo. North Dakota will pay half the cost of building the bridge. W. G. Black, Bismarck, North Da- kota, chief highway engineer, and M. J, Hoffman, chief bridge engineer of the Minnesota highway department, will meet Friday to arrange for bor- ings and sounding Babcock declared that Minne- sota is ready to go ahead with its work on the project, but indicated that Moorhead, in Clay county, would have to provide about $35,000 of city and county funds to cover the cot of extra width and sidewalks on tl t| bridge. It is proposed to make the -| bridce 850 feet long with a 36 foot - id two 8-foot sidewalks. rt, it ind jon and Company, and Cudahy and Company, to open their books to the department of agricul- aks the time Meare 15 minutes hi a been invented. In addition, summons will be serv- ed on 50 New Yorkers to learn what they know of the ring, which was broken up last week +h the arrest of a woman and seven men. The liquor was shipped by the trunkful to the customers all over the country. Upon receipts of ment keys were forwarded to unlock the trunk: ANDREWS CHOOSES FORCE Washington, July 25.—@)—Diffi- culty in finding the calibre of men he wants as field administrators for his reorganized prohibition machine has necessitated a delay in putting it in operation, but not in the least dimmed the optimism of As- sistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury as to the prospects for its ultimate success. Backed by President Coolidge in his determination to select men solely on a basis of their capacity to shoulder the responsibility in- volved and to turn'a deaf ear to poli- tical influences that might defeat that end, Andrews, despi lays invi' on such selections been ahering firmly to that purpose. Reports that the whole program of reorganization had been abandoned were met by Mr. Andrews with the declaration that he had not changed his plans, but that he was determined to be deliberate in his selection of administ believing that suc- cess or failure of the plan hinged en- tirely on bringing the right men in- to offic The date of September tatively been fixed for makin; new arrangement effective, further delay is possible. The boyndaries of the new dis- tricts as ofiginally announced have been the subject of considerable criticism from various quarters, but Mr. Andrews insisted today that the changes decided on were dictated solely by a desire for efficiency and had nothing to do with politics. Under the revision, a part of Wis- consin is assigned to the district of Minnesota and North Dakota with headquarters at St. Paul instead of Minneapolis. South Dakota, previ- ously feinea with Minnesota and North ota, now is a part of the Nebraska-lowa district, with head- quarters in O: 4 18 IT A PARADISE? Athens—Nothing feminine is al- lowed on the Athos peninsula, where monks of a Greek church live. Ever bene are barred. ten- the ut a