The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 3, 1925, Page 1

5 —$—$—$ $$ WEATHER FORECAST Probably unsettled Tuesday. Slightly warmer tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 CISTERN VICTIM POISONED CLAIM IN WOMAN CASE School Teacher Attacked by Unidentified Assailant Given Poison SEEK MAN IN OVERALLS “Man Made me Take Some- thing That Made me Awfully Sick,” Victim’s Last Words Mattoon, Tl, Aug. 3—()—Cora Stallman, the former school teacher found dead in a cistern on the big farm of her sister, Mrs. Anna Sea- man, was delirious last Friday night and’ moaned, “That mai made me take something that made me aw- the informetion en Coroner 8. Schilling of Coles coun-| ty, who has undertaken to solve the mystery surrounding her death, which is a tangled web of facts and rumors, including’a sheaf of nearly a dozen threatening and anonymous notes, some of them signed “KKK,” “three boys and two girls.” M and So,” and other inexplicablg, sig- natures. Poison Theory The strange situation leaves the probability that Miss Stallman was poisoned, Coroner, Schilling said, al- though he added that it may have been suicide, but not drownin She was not drowned, we are sure of that.” said the coroner. “The doctors at the autopsy did not find water in the lungs and said she could not have been drowned.” Prominent Family The Seaman family is one of the best known in this section of Illi- nois. Mrs. Seaman was an heiress be- fore her marriage to Seaman, whose relatives are wealthy ang substan- tial residents of this county. The investigation of the myste was virtually at a standstill today while ‘the funeral was being held in Cincinnati. Miss Stallman @ as born in that’ city and attended the uni- versity of Cincinnati. Woman Attacked Miss Stallman was attacked on the farm last Thursdev by a man who wore overalls, Coroner Schilling said. The man knocked her down but she blew a whistle which she always carried and he fled. She told Seaman about the attack and the Intent, threatening leiter received. These letters werp addressed to Miss Stallman, Mrs. Seaman and other members and neighbors of the family. Seaman, never received any as far as Coroner Schilling knew. Became Il Friday Miss Stallman became fil and ‘the next morning she had dis-; appeared from her room. Seaman called her for breakfast, but recei' ef ing no response discovered she was} missing. After a lengthy search he found the body, iva sitting position | in the cistern, Boards had been! removed from the cover. LABOR RETURNS TO NONPARTISAN ELECTION POLICY ington, Aug. 3.-(#)—The! American federation of labor, which! in 1924 threw its support to the in-/ dependent presidential candidacy of, the late Senator LaFollette, will’ henceforth return to its Nonpartison policy in political campaigns and tie Neel up ‘to no’ third party move- ments. The federation’s executive coun-! cil has emphatically announced, this purpose sions here devoted to mapping out; a “strenuous Nonpartisan” campaign te be waged in behalf of individuals’ receiving the labor endorsement in‘ next year’s congressional elections, regaraless of ili Such endorsements will be sugg ed in reports now being prepared for the federation’s national convention at Atlantic City next October, deal- ing wth local, state and natonal po- litical contest. MANDAN RIDER * HURT IN FALL FROM ANIMAL 3.—A)— Mandan, N. D., Aug. “Rudolph Olson, rancher and owner of a fast string of relay ponies sus- tained serious injuries Sunday after- noon when a horse he was riding in a relay race at the Heart River round up at the J. P. Weeks ranch south of here stumbled and other horses piled up upon him and his mount. Alvin Theil, another rider received minor injuries. st | Weather Report | Temperature at 7 a, m......... 60 Highest yesterday . 8? Lowest last night il BB Precipitation to 7 a, m. 70) Highest wind velocity .. 10 For North Dakota: cloudiness tonight; probably becom- ing unsettled by Tuesday. Slightly warmer tonight; cooler Tuesday in northwest portion, General Weather Conditions A barometric depression is center- ed over the northeastern Rocky Mountain slope and light, widely scattered sho occurred in the Plateau States over the north- ern Rocky Mountain région. Showers occurred in central Iowa also, but i her is generally ; rted from tion in North Dakota during the 48 hours. Seasonabj: tempere- tu: prevail in all sections, but it is slightly cooler over the extreme north i yer ¢ ane area o} eNO! ic ORRIS w OBERTS, Ofticig! in Charge, | “Cell Shock” at the conclusion of ses- | m ENTERS RACE He wants to succeed “Fighting Bob His name is James H, McGillian, he's an attorney of Green Bay, Wis., and he’s a_candidat seat of the fate Senator La Follette. INVENT NEW MALADY TO SAVE SCOTT Is Claimed to Have Deranged Man Sen- tenced to Hang in Chicago Chicago, Aug. 3.—UP)—A. new term, -shock,” will be put into Amer- ican legal and scien*ttic vocabularies if the sanity hearing beginning to- day before Judge Joseph B. David, saves Russell Scott from the gallows. “Cells shock” is the term Scott's attorneys have used to describe the mental debility he has suffered since his conviction ten months ago for the murder of Joseph Maurer, a drug clerk, who was slain in a holdup in April, 1924 Claim Insanity Ten months in the Cook county jail, always beneath the ominous and depressing shadow of the gal- lows, are held responsible for Scott's condition, which his attorneys char- acterize as insanity of the degree placing him beyond the legal reach of the hangman’s noose. A special venire of 100 men was summoned by Judge David. If his wishes are met, selection of a jury to determine the condition of the con- demned man will be completed in a day, and defense and state alienists will begin immediately the presen- tation of conclusions reached in in- tensive examinations of the prisoner last week. Once Millionaire Scott, once a millionaire bysiness man of Ontario, and author of books on ess ethics, later an actor of parts, and finally principal in the dramatic effort in the history of American jurisprudence to stay the executioner, may not be permit- ted to-appear in court in which his life is at stake. , David Rules Judge David has ruled that hearing shall be confined strictly to the |the question of sanity, and the pros- ecution, acting on a precedent of several years, standing, will seek to limit the proceedings to the expert testimony of alienists. Scott's at- torneys, however, assert their right to bring their client before the jury and prepared to contest the point on the ground that no man can be ex- cluded from his own trial. BABY WEIGHS 3 POUNDS Bath, Eng.—Weighing only three pounds at birth, a baby was placed in an incubator and fed a teaspoonful of milk every hour. It gained weight rapidly. BANK DENVER THUG KILLS THREE INCAR HOLDUP Two Women and Man Slain in Parked Car by Bandit When Resist Robbery COMPANION WOUNDED | Lone Robber Riddles Machine With Bullets; Escapes Without Leaving Clew Denver, Colo, Aug. 3.—(#)—Two young women and a man were shot and killed here late last night by a man who attempted to rob them of their valuables while they were sit- ting in a parked automobile, another youth was shot through the a Mrs. Marie McCormick, 2 ‘killed instantly by the bandit’s s {while her sister, Jul jt ‘and Fred Funk, 24, died while being taken to a hospital. Carl Perry, 25, the other youth, is in the General hospital. Woman Screams The bandit, according to Perry's statement approached the parked automobile and pointed his revolver through the window of the . He demanded that they hand over their valuables, Miss Stearns screamed and the bandit instantly fired at her. ; He then fired a half dozen shots at the other occupants of the automo- bile. ; Bandit Escapes Mrs. MeCormick was killed instant- ly but the police on arrival took the three others to the hospital. A police automobile, scouring the country side soon after the shooting encountered a motorcyclist who speeded past them. Their orders to halt were not heded and they gave chase, but the man outdistanced the police car quickly and escaped to- wards Fort Logan, an army post, 10 miles west of Denver. According to the police, the man’s description fit- ted that of the bandit as related by Perry. LAHR MOTOR ENTERS NEW STATE FIELD Auto Distributors Establish Corporation at Minot—for Willys - Overland Lines W. E. Lahr of the Lahr Motor Sales company today announced that his company would establish a dis- tributing house at Minot, N. D., for the Willys-Overland lines. The new house while cooperating with the Bismarck company will be distinc- tively a home office devoted to sales covering the northwestern section of the state. th the completion of the con- tract covering this territory, the Lahr Motor Sales company now con- trols the sale of Will verland cars over more than two-thirds of the state on this line. Mr. Lahr returned home Saturday from a Willys-Overland factory con- ference held at Minneapolis on Thursday and Friday of last week. Contracts covering the new territory were arranged at ‘that time. Mr. Lahr also signed contracts covering this popular line for all sections in which company is interested. This is his seventeenth year in the handling of the Willys-Overland cars. \. Agreements for a schedule of deliveries were also made. This year’s contract calls for almost dou- ble the territory as well as double the number of cars. This transaction turns over to the Lahr Motor Sales company the en- tire northwestern section of th state as well as several counties in rn Montana. The Minot branch of the Willys-Overland company will be absorbed by the Lahr Motor Sales company. Formal transfer will be made this week, f Accompanying Mr. Lahr to. Minne- apolis last week to attend the deal- ers’ conference were W. A. Rogers and W. J. Hansen, wholesale repre- sentatives with the Lahr Motor Sales company, and E. D. Rose of Miles City, manager of the Lahr Motor Sales branch at that point. OF NORTH DAKOTA LOANS FALL OFF AS LOCAL BANKS REGAIN FOOTING Reduced Applications for Farm Loans Indicate Recurring Prosperity Throughout Entire State Reduction in the number of appli- cations for loans received by the Bank of North Dakota recently is indicative of improved financial con- ditions throughout the state, in the opinion of D. A. Green, bank man- ager. “One thing it shows is that the demand for money to help farmers over to @ more prosperous season is jomewhat less, Green said. “That @ good sign because it indicates, a higher level of prosperity. Private Bank Loans, “Another thing which I believe it indicates is that more loans are be- ing made by private banks through- out North Dakota and that the gen- eral banking situation has improved so that banks care for the needs of their custo: “Where it is possible borrowers rather deal with their local There is often a closer wou! banker, community of interest and opportun- ity for a. better understanding be- tween a local banker and his clients. “But, perhaps the most encouraging factor of all is that it shows money from outside of the state is coming to. North Dakota for investment. There is a renewed confidence in North Dakota evidenced throughout the nation. Money sent here for in- vestment is handled through the in- adn banks and is. helping to ease e 8 Luxury M: The biggest single tinued ernjoymert of rity by the people of the state is the per- sistence of people in buying lux- uries, ea, in pioterencs to things. it igh classed as necessities, Gregn: said. too, ce to con- a peer) one: ty Seane sce aes rakes "s i dad ad ERBERT SCORES PERSONAL ATTACK IN FREE TEXT BOOK CAMPAIGN ROW Points Out That Less Than Five Per “Cent of Parents of the]; BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1925 | KLAN DISORDERS ROCK BAY STATE Approached for Petit to Endorse Project Denouncing as unfair, propaganda opposing a campaign to secure sig- natures to a petition for free text books in Bismarck schools, E. W. Herbert, assistant state school land commissioner, today scored alleged personal attacks upon him contained in printed letter circulated throughout the ¢ity over the week- end. The letter, citing facts and fig- ures designed to curb the signature campaign promoted by Herbert, is anonymous, purporting to come from a so-called “citizens’ committee.” No Notice “It is not my intention to take close notice of personalities and at- tacks to which I have been subjected since the free text book campaign began,” he declared. “It is true my personal property tax for 1924 was $9.4 l can see no argument in that which can be used against free text books for children of working par- t ine man agitating ‘free’ text books has a responsible state position with a good salary,” the letter states. “He will have two children in high school costing the school district over $200 anually. His taxes in 1924 were $9.49." Paid Taxes “During 1924 taxes on the property where I live were $158.58," Herbert declared. “I feel I contributed my share toward paying that levy in j having been replaced by the school 'THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [maiom PRICE FIVE CEN ion Signature Decline i} rent collected on this property. | “The self-styled citizens’ commit: | tee makes the point that text books will cost between $4,000 and $5,000 anually,” Herbert declared. “In ad- vancing this campaign, we believe that this amount will be spread out over an assessed valuation of $5,000,- | 000 as to place no burden on the in- dividual tax-payer. i Reduced Cost i “This original cost will be greatly reduced when the school board pays for text books,” he continued, “Fre- quent changes in books during the school year will be eliminated and a great saving will be effected here. Thousands of dollars have been spent; by parents for school books which | are lying idle throughout the city | board, Poverty Stigma | “The committee letter states that poor parents can now obtain free text books upon applying to the board. The question is, are par- ents taking advantage of this op- portunity? There is evidence ‘o show that parents shrink from the; stigma of accepting public charity | even, when they can barely afford to} pay for text books.” Herbert stressed as the best argu-| ment in behalf of the free text) book campaign that less than five! per cent of parents approached for | th signatures to the petition refused to endorse the movement. MOTOR TOLL IS 98 DEATHS IN WEST STATES Chicago, Aug. 3.—)—Ninety-! eight deaths from automobile acei- dents were reported in 11 midwest- ern states last week. Virtwally the same number of fatalities as re- corded for the previous week. The deaths were distributed by states, as follows: Ohio 27; Illinois 16; Indi- ana 14; Michigan 10; Missouri 9; Minnesota 8; Kansas and Texas 5 each; Towa and Kentucky, 2 each. The Sunday only toll of automobile fatalities seven, somewhat lower than on previous Sundays. In addi- tion there were five drownings over the week-end. Three killed at Moorhead, Minn. yesterday when a train struck a automobile. Three deaths also oc- curred near Indianapolis when a traction car struck a machine, and one was recorded in Chicago. The Chicago mortality brought the auto death list for the city and suburbs to St. Paul, Minn. Aug. 3.—(®)—; Minnesota automobile and drowning fatalities for the week ending at | midnight Sunday were less than half | of what they were for the week end- ing July 26 when 23 persons met death on the highways and in the! waters of the state. Last week's toll/ was ten. Cooler weather probably was the greatest contributing factor in the curtailment of the motor and drowning death list last week. tendance at various * municipal; beaches was reported gs “small”! while motor trips for pleasure were fewer, with the resultant decrease! in the death' toll TWO AND HALF BILLION VALUE OF FARM CROPS) Philadelphia, Aug, 3.—()—The' success of 1,784,000 American farm- ers, representing products worth $2,- 500,000,000 annually depends in at larger measure on the individual ag- riculturist, Lloyd S. Tenney, ass ant chief of the bureau of icul- tural economics of the United States department of agriculture, told members of the American institute of cooperation toda “The great pyr: At-} id_ of cooperation is built with more than a million and a half blocks, each one of them representing an American farmer,” e 8 “Any one of these blocks is the keystone of the pyramid. If one of the blocks fails to do its part, the structure as a whole will not be perfect.” F. F. Burchard, Grand Forks, N }D., said that proper management las compared with yesterd jto $1.58 and December $1.57 1-2 to {Another private estimate CHICAGO WHEAT SKYROCKETS IN | MARKET FLURRY September Wheat Catapults to $1.59 in Hectic Day on Chicago Exchange Chicago, Aug, 2-—Active buying ascribed largely to a leading Chicago speculator went hand in hand today | ith world wheat price advances that | in some cases amounted to 5 1-2| cents a bushel. Simultaeously, there | were Canadian crop damage reports| which bordered on the sensational. ; The sharpest upturn was in Septem- ber delivery which rose to $1.59. Subsequently, there were addition- al sharp gains, amounting to 5 1-2 cents a bushel on some t The close was unsettled, 3 1-2 to 4: 1-2 net higher, September $1.57 3-4; $1.57 3-4. Chicago, Aug. —(#)—Unofficial crop estimates suggesting a total yield of about 660,000,000 bushels of wheat in the United States this season, gave a decided upward swing to wheat prices today. The amount named is only a little in excess of domestic requirements. put the total at 672,000,000 bushels. Crop} damage reports from Saskatchewan province in Canada tended also to lift values, and led to buying in which houses with foreign connec- tions were prominent. The opening, which ranged from half to 2 cents higher, September $1.54% to $1.54% and December $1.54% to $1.55%, was followed by a further advance that carried Sep- tember to $1.52 and December to $1.55%. Corn and Oats sympathized with wheat strength. After opening at half to 1 cent higher, September $1.04% to $1.05%, corn continued up grade, Sept. touching $1.05%. Oats started at a shade to half cent gain, September 41% to 41%. Additional upturns ensued. Provisions were firmer. Bryan Framed Three Amendments to Constitution William Jennings Bryan did not oppose the evolutional theory of creation us such but waged his fight gainst scientific modernism because; itter “sought to substitute an un- confirmed interpretation of life for was one of the vital factors in the success of cooperative work. Thoresen Will Seek State-wide Mill Tax Slash A carefully guarded “hope” that some reduction in the state tax rate may be made this year was expressed today by T. H. Thoresen, state tax commissio: ‘We will not know what the situation is until we have received reports from all county auditors on the amount of taxable property to be assessed and the amount which it will be necessary to raise,” said Thoresen. “To date we have done neither.” Minnesota Farmer Is Electrocuted Lake Crystal, Mitn., Aug. 3.—(®) —Roman Gappax, thirty-nine years old, well known Butternut valley farmer, was electrocuted on his farm yesterday while aiding neighbors in working on an elevator. Death came instantly when the electric wires supplying, power to farm house came in contact with a cable, charging the machine and elec- trocuting Gappax, who had climbed on the elevator to raise the wires | ty. which blocked the passage. His body fell back into the eleva- tor and was released with difficulty. Gappax is rvived by a widow and three children. ‘His parents id in Fairmont, Minitevota.”” the orthodox Biblical explanation of the creation of the world, Sveinbjorn Johnson, member of the North Dako- ta supreme court bench, told an au- dience at the First Baptist church | Sunday. Johason spoke on “Bryan, States- | man and Christian.” The supreme court justice recount- ed Bryan’s political achieveme! pointing out that the Commoner instrumental in framing three amend- ments to the federal Constitution. They ure the income tax, prohibition, and women’s suffrage amendments. ene | STATE BRIEFS | —_________¢ _———— Tuttle, N. D., Aug. 3.—Rev. T. K. Jacobs, Tuttle Lutheran pastor, last week completed negotiations for the purchase of the Congregational} church of this city. Funds will be raised by Scandinavian farmers of Tuttle for purchase of the church building which will be used for Lutheran meeting house. Sheridan, N. Aug. 3.—For the first time in several years all grain in Sheridan county, with but few possible exceptions, will be harve ed with binders. Just an e of this and the extent of the crop to be harvested in the county this year is the fact that sixty binders, with id added. HAYNES IS DEMOTED IN LATEST EDICT, Order Relieves Prohibition Commission of Supervision Over Liquor Stocks SIGNED BY BLAIR New Dry Force Will Take Over Direction of Handling Booze Distribution Washington, Aug. 3.—()—An or- der relieving Prohibition Commis- sioner Haynes of any responsibility with respect to supervision over the question of intoxicating liquors was made public today at the Treasury in connection with the reorganization of the prohibition department effec- tive September 1. Signed by Blai The order, signed by International Revenue Commissioner Blair is ad- dressed to the prohibition commis- sioner and to prohibition directors. It provides that where any author- ity now is delegated to or the per- formance of any duty is required of bition commissioner or of prohibition directors relating to in- toxicating liquor such an authority shall be vested in and the duty shail be performed by the prohibition ad- ministrators who are to be appointed for the 22 districts into which the country will be divided Zor adminis- trative purposes. Curtail Authority Where authority is required to be exercised or duty performed by the rohibition directors with the advice, errence or approved of the pr hibition commissioner, such advice, concurrence or approval will not be required in the future. Lad Drowns as Mother Watches Death Struggle Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 3.--()— While his mother with whom he had been watching stood helpless to aid him James Meyers aged 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Meyers of Grand Forks was drowned Sunday afternoon in the Red Lake River 7 miles east of Grand Forks. The mother had taken her two {children to the river for a picnic while the father who is deputy state license inspector was in Bismarck. She took the older boy wading, and the youngster stepped off a ledge in- to deep water. The mother who could not swim wae unable to aid! him. The body had not been recover- ed this morning. New Device Will Be Used to Mark Federal Highways The highway emblem determined upon by the United States bureau of public roads for use in designating federal aid thoroughfares will be the department of agriculture shield, surmounted by the number of the road and supported by the abbrevi- ated name of the state. F. W. Mills, highway engineer on the staff of the bureau of public roi announced today the new roa ers will be ready for distrib tion next year and will be put into use in connection with the depart- ment’s project for installing numer- ical designation of federal highways. Mills, whose headquarters is Was! ington, D. C., is in Bismarck to begin survey of North Dakota federal aid highways. The department of agriculture shield differs from the official U. S. shield in dimensions only. Under the bureau cannot employ the national shield for road device, Mills stated. HARVEST IN NORTHWEST _UNDER WAY St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 3.—(#)--Har- vest work is now fairly general throughout the Northwest states— Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Montana—with threshing oper- ations alreadv finished in many lo- calities. Indications are’ that the ; acre yields are running fair to good. DELICIOUS FLAVOR A boiled fish may be delicately flavored by cooking in water to which a little celery seed, a clove & peppercorn or two have been EXCESSIVE DROUTH HAS DOTTED MONTANA WITH VACANT TOWNS Excessive drouth over a period of years has dotted Montana” plains doned villages and empty in the vicinity of Shel- . Anderson, Bismarck, regis- trar in the employ of the federal d bureau, declared today upon his turn from a five-week tour of the Teapot state, : Anderson counted upwards of half a dozen deserted towns en route to Yellowstone National Park where he & total value of over $14, ha been sold by local dealers to t farmers of central Sheridan coun- jamestown, N. D.—W. A. Hoffman, residing at 618 Milton avenue, south, was almost instantly killed at 1:30 nd fternoon; when a small building which he’was BE BONS, tel o8 hie, spent his vacation with his family. ‘he tourist visited Glacier. National Park on the w: Picking flowers with one hand and throwing snowballs with the other is the unique experience of Ander- son who visited the peak of Mount Washburn in Yellowstone Park. The mountain is 10,317 feet in altitude. )* atoppliig’ “4b: Three’ Forks, 24 VS. 81 i Mrs. Susie Clark, 24, of Beach j Haven, Fla. has started divorce pro- ceedings against her 81-year-old hu band. She claims he beat and mi treated her every one of the 30 days she has been married to him. PRESIDENT ON - SRD YEAR AS NATION HEAD Vt., August 3, 1923, at Father's House Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 3.--P)-— {Calvin Coolidge started in today on his third year as president seem- [ingly satisfied with his administra- ‘tion's record and quietly perfecting plans for legislation and executive jaction during the remainder of his jterm. | Two years ago, just before dawn {on August 3, 1923, in his father’s Plymouth, Vt. Mr. modest home’ at Coolidge took the oath as president |n few hours after the death of War- ren G. Harding. In Satisfied Looking back over his White House incumbency, President Coolidge, his friends say, feels satisfied with the turn of events, the election results last. November increasing his confi- dence that his policies were meeting with approval. Since his arrival six weeks ago the president has been keeping in touch with government activities and from time to time has conferred with men who have a prominent part in the nation’s business. Month More With at least a month more of vacation in prospect, it is expected that he will hold conferences in in- creasing numbers. Apparently Mr. Coolidge is not dis- turbed over any of the major issues which remain to be settled. Hope- ful that anthracite operators and miners eventually will agree on a new wage scale he has determined not to interfere with negotiations, he also believes. He also believes that an agreement among the powers is near on the vexing Chinese problem, that pros- pects are being for favorable sena action on the world court propos nd that he way is being cleared for enactment of a satisfactory tax re- duction bill. Today the president turned his at- tention to politics, the visit to the summer White House of John T. Adams of Iowa, former chairman of the Republican national committee, affording him an opportunity to ob- tain information as to conditions and | prospects, particularly in the North- west. Mr. Adams s ly fam with the political situation in such states as lowa, Wisconsin and North and South Dakota, where senatorial fights are in prospect and is ex- pected to enlighten the president as tothe strength of the Republican or- ganization in that section of the country. Gothenburg () —The recent opening of Gothemburg’s new post office will enable American mail for Sweden and other northern Euro- pean points to be handled more ex- peditiously. The new building is re- garded as one of the best for its| pupere in Europe. It is five stories igh and cost $2,274,000, the Anderson party was caught in the earthquake which rocked the state of Montana and tore loose a mountain-side 18 miles from Thi Forks. The mountain dammed up lake ten miles wide. The Roosevelt trail is impassible eight miles west of Wolf Point, Montana, Anderson reports. Motor- ists, stuck in the mire, dotted the roadway for several miles at this point, he declared. The Montana grain crop will not amount to more than home consump- SWEDEN TO EXPEDITE FOREIGN | MAIL ‘GUNS BLAZE, ~ DOZEN HURT IN KKK RIOT Police of Three Towns Unable to Restore Order in Massa- chusetts Battle STATE TROOPS CALLED Band of Klansmen Besieged in Cellar, Rescued From Mob of 500 Rioters Aug. 3.— ‘Injury to a dozen or more persons, the wrecking of a f: house in the ington here, and the arrest of three men carrying concealed weapons was the aftermath of the Ku Klux Klan’s first attempt to hold a meeting in the district since the state police stopped supply- ing gui for Klan gatherings. Mob of Five Hundred The meeting in a field of the Bos- ton, Providence highway here yes- terday, ended in a riot which the police of three towns were unable to quell. A mob of 500 anti-Klan sympathizers and three score Klans- men staged a pitched battle with fi rocks and brick bats. Although fire arms were in evidence, no shots were fired. Klanemen Escape Most of the Klansmen escaped #n their cars, byt a few were bottled up on the south Stephen Tillisleey where they huddled in the cellar while every window and much of the furniture disintegrated under a hail of rocks from the outside. Among those injured by flying missiles were Bernice Lee and May Wheeler of Waltham. Disperse Mob An appeal by West Wood town of ficials finally brought four state troopers from Framingham, who dis persed the crowd and escorted the besieged Klansmen to safety. They arrested three men, said to be Kla men, on charges of carrying conc ed weapons, The men were William G. Moore of Everett; Perly W. Libby, of Sudbury, and Roy Hall, son of the Sudbury police chief. Libby and fall were captured two miles from the scene in a machine which con- tained a rifle and two revolvers, the police said. ROY FRAZIER FILES SUPREME COURT ACTION The supreme court today was ask- ed to decide the right of county com- missioners to contract with county sheriffs for the collection of delin- quent taxes and the right of the sheriff to keep the money. The point was raised in a case from Divide county in which R. W. Frazier, vice- chairman of the State Nonpartisan executipe comrgittee, fi suit against the commissioners and Sheriff W. J. H The case was decided in Frazier’s favor in the Divide county district court and the county commissioners appealed. Mohall Attorney Faces Disbarment The supreme court today ordered FP. Bryans, Mohall attorney, to show cause why he should not be disbarred from’ practice. A report by a state bar board committee ac- cused Bryans of practising law de- spite his suspension for one year by the supreme court last May on charges of deceiving his client and the court. CIGARET TAX RETURNS JUMP Revenue fromthe state cigaret tax bids promise to exceed the amount which it was expected to produce when'the tax law was passed by the legislature, State Treasurer C. A. Fisher 5 s to date have been $79,- 794.58 and tax stamps are being sold at the rate of $20,000 a month. The law became effective April 1 and revenue has mounted steadily in each succeeding month. Receipts by months were: March, $10,208.48 received from licenses to sel ‘cigar- ettes; April $11,949.65; May, $14,420.- 4; June, $20,503.86; July, $22,712.24 stimated by legislators that the cigarette tax would add $150,000 a year to the state's coffers. Missing Aberdeen 17-year-old Girl Bismarck police today were asked to search for Marth Christi: 17- year-old Aberdeen, S. D., disappeared from her home in Ab- erdeen two weeks ago. Violet Rem- ington, 18, Aberdeen, was reported missing the day the Christian girl vanished and is believed to have ac- companied the latter. The missing girl is believed to have been in Watertown, S. D., last Friday where two girls answering the description of the Christian girl were reported by Watertown police. . ‘WARSHIP TO BECOME MUSEUM Tokyo, Aug. 3—(#)—The warship Mikasa, which was to have been scrapped, will be converted into a naval museum off Tokosuka. So far as the scrapping regulations are concerned, the old vessel will be made utterly useless as a warship. tion, he stated. More corn is to be seen within two mi of Bismarck than in the entire territory west of the North Dakota state line, accord- ing to the tourist. Anderson named Skalkaho Pt Glacier National Park ai striking beauty spot on thoritie he io ieee The hulk, however, will be . recon- structed into a floating museum for the exhibition of vari ligs, pa- pers and other arti aving? Soe |with the Russo-Japanese war, naval jes jonoring ai)