The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly overcast and somewhat un- settled tonight and Saturday. ESTABLISHED 1873 RAILRATE VERDICT DUE IN JANUARY -¢ Frank Milhollan Returns From Rate Hearings at P Chicago . PLAN HEARING HERE Bismarck Session Would Ad- judicate Lignite and Grain Rates Findings of the rece commission h cution of western rreis for a fi per cent flat rate iner will pro- interstate com- tring the appli BACK AGAIN y he published early in January, Frank Milhollan, chairman of the North Dakota railroad commis- | sion, announced today on from Chicago. Milhollan who attended the hear-! ings which opened in Chicago earlic in the month was appointed t with Clyde B. Aitchison, chai of the commission, throughout hearings, Hearings will be resumed in Chi- cago October 26, Milhollan — stated.! Following the the | cago hear- | Petrova, actr . York after at brought with her a pe aming that any would want to take monkey, 1 eee ings will be held at Minneapolis, No- { | vember 9, Denver, November 16, San! Francisco, November Dallas, De- | cember I, und Kansas City, December Close Case \ . The Kansas City hearing will close 7 the case. j “The contention of the carrlers throughout the course of the Chicag hearings has been that freight rates in es west of the Mississippi River are low,” Milhollan stated. “This situation has developed be- cause the carriers allege that the condition of farmers in these regions has improve ; than the cond j tion of the railroads the war, he concluded. In addition to the: hearings on rings prob- rek during ‘h North inter- traffic @x- the general rate ci ably will be held in E M. Hendricks, reductions, ing rates on fine coal ud of the Great 1 class and commodity orth Dakota points and the plication of the carriers for an in- crease in gri s which has been com- commission pending the hear- y North in the 3 cases should be Nendricks said. Dakota persons interested ave: ped that the heard at Bismarck, spring, Hendricks i that there is little chance nite rates will be increased winter, Hendricks said. LOCAL MAN. TOPS SALES COMPETITION W. Ww. McMahon Wins Trip to Syracuse in Typewriter Contest sa that lig- Mahon, dealer in L. mith & Bros, typewriters, this left today to attend the conven- tion of L. C. Smjth typewriter sales- men and dealers at the factory in Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. McMahon re- cently won this trip through his sales zecord in a contest conducted by the company during July and August, Mrs. McMahon is also making the trip, and they will return to the city in about two weeks, McMahon led the country in deal- er.sales in L. C, Smith typewriters for the two-month perio selling 600 per cent over the Bismarck quota, Mr. and Mrs. McMahon will visit Niagara Falls and scenic points en route Syracuse. NAB TRANSIENT Minot, N. D., Sept. 18.—()—Ralph Frye, a transient, and Gus Gappert, who ‘said his home is near Mandan, were given 90 day jail sentences in Minot yesterday for possessing li- quor. They were arrested by Minot Police. Walter W. Me Cc. Se | Weather Report | Temperature at 7 a, m. . Highest’ yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 Highest wind velocity ... 1 Forecast For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly; overcast and somewhat unsettled to-! night and Saturday, Not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Partly over- cast and somewhat unsettled tonight | and Saturday, Warmer in east por- tion tonight. General Weather Conditions The pressure is low.over the Rocky Mountain region and over the Great Lakes. Precipitation occurred over) the western Canadian Provinces and in the Great Lakes region while else- where the weather is generally fair. The pressure is higher over the northern Plains States and upper Mississippi Valley and somewhat cooler weather \prevails:im these se Temperatures are above freez- ing in all sections including’ the a i i i } this ' RAIN OF IRISH CONFETTI HITS DAIL LEADERS General Mulcahy Is Mobbed in New York City by Irish ~ Republi New York, Sept. 1k. -(P) Having j been welcomed to the United S {by a mob of Irish republican hizers whe hurled rott tomatoes and sticks, General ard Mulcahy, formet commander of the Irish Frée State army, and four companions are here on their he inter-parliamentary union ans HE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1925 BRAND CHURCH PROHIBITION SURVEY BOGUS ehodist Church = Olfieial Calls Document Fabri- cation CHARGES PROPAGANDA Report Was Distributed Through Regular News Channels Moline, Th, i Clarence True Wilson G: tary of board of temperan bition and — public mo Methodist chureh, denies that prohi- bition is th. there outcome, ing a supreme test or ‘is doubt as to the final ions the authority and au- of a report to that effect r the name of the fed: council of churches, of whose cutive committee he is membe: as never heard orders for its pre- paration, for an investigation of the prohibition jnovement. nor of the . rnest Johnson under whose it was prepared. Hurls Denia on Speaking before the Central li n Methodist conference he Dr. | Wilson said “it the writer of the article for the federal council is not getting fanything from the National Associa- tion Opposed to Prohibition, he is a fool, It is exactly the kind of stuff that organization pays fc Up to the present time nrohibition enforce! not prohibition, has Voeen The turning’ poi in the tide come with the ap-{ pointment eneral Andrews as chief of the federal prohibition cn- Y forcement department Report Authentic Washington, Sept. 18.) The Treport on the social consequences of ‘prohibition in the United States with some portions of which Dr. Clarence ‘True Wilson ‘has taken is- sue, prepared by the and Education department , Federal Couneil of Churches — of Christ in America, and was distribut- ed for publication through the regu- ‘lar publicity channels of the council The Research and Edueation d tment is headed by the Rev, F. rest Johnson. Mr. Johnson lives in Jackson Heights, Long Island, and before he took up the work on the research and education department i ie-1 e general and his party were acked by surprise last’ night when th disembarke from the r ident Roosevelt at Ho- boken, J. Punched in the face and kicked on the legs, Muleahy Talmost knocked mn his feet before he left the gav k, Wom A crowd of more than y women, red. the coming: pa with shouts of “Black and Tans.” The dock police were powerle Several eggs and tomatoes hit the general, One of his party was gashed above ithe eye by a stick. Others were se- verely pummeled. A riot call finally brought police reserves. The visitors were rushed to » and spirited across the river to New York. Three men and two women arrested, Other Irish delegations to the in- | ter-parliamentary union — arriving with General Muleahy were Michael Hayes, speaker of the dail, Thomas were Johnson, leader of the Irish labor party, Patrick McGilligan, minister ‘of commerce, and Sir Thomas Grat- ton, Esmond » Bart. Heaton Wounded in Gun Accident Vinton Heaton, representative of the Patterson Land company at Wing, accidentally shot himself through the foot Tuesday evening with a small calibre rifle. Mr. Heaton had taken his rifle to a | jeal hardware store to have it re- j paired. While examining it it was discharged, the shot entering his foot. Dr. Strauss has charge of the lease. The wound {is healing nicely, he report a i? NEWS BRIEFS le ener. | Grand Forks, N. D.—Prof. E. F. j Chandler, head ‘of civil engineering department, University of North Da- kota, was appointed chairman of faculty of the college of engineering and school of mines, and will assume administrative duties of the late Dean Babcock. Helena, Mont.—-Disbarment of T. | FP. MeCue, Great Falls attorney, and | Former Attorney General of North Dakota, was asked of Montana su- preme caurt on charges of conversion of funds'and perjury in action filed by Attorney General Foot. Rockford, Ill—M. B. Kanowski, Grand Forks, N. D., was elected a director of American Institute of Park executives and the Ameri Park society. ican St. Paul.—Appeal ito State Supreme Court of the conviction of Al and Ben Gleeman for the murder of Burton Stevens of St. Paul on February 16 was dropped, and plans made to ask for a new trial. Denver—Circuit Court of Appeals denied appeal of S.C, Pandolfo, former president of Pan Motor Com- pany, St. Cloud, Minnesota, from conviction in federal court of Kan- sas on desertion charge denying his petition for writ of habeaus corpes for release from prison at Leaven- worth. Faribault, Minn—T. J. Doyle, St. Canadian Northwest, ORRIS W. ROBERTS, . _ Official ia Charge eee: Saseinahhabanieiitinimienatinecsuienrnmntat et eee eee Paul, was elected president of An- chent. Order of Hibernians and Du- luth selected for next convention, ! in 1918 been a Methodist copal minister and an edues | worker. Has More Reports The research and education depart- ment of the federal council has pub- lished thé results of eral other social studies in the p still oth it made reports on the wage question Highv yay Engineer Minot, has been ap- Sorlie to suc s chief highw: coed WL G Black engin HIT ACTION IN BARRING BRITISH RED Senator Borah Protests Kel- loge’s Dietum; Plan Mass Meeting Washingtot Sept. 18. (#) - Pro- es 1 of its action. in to the United Saklatvala, com- of the British i ment, have brought no sign of y ing at the te department. Despite the contention of Senator of Idaho, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, and others that the utterances of} Saklatvala, who sought admission to te to the i the coun as a deleg tvala’ FRANCE WILL SUPPORT NEW The of the little body girl was French War Office Has Com Mt buried in a crude wooden hax | ; cesspool at the plaice whe | | plete Disarmament Louis Zamor | Praxtin and moth Zamora said | Geneva, Sept. 18 ~The eee) hal eras h Child ‘Tella Si Mary Johnson, an adopted daugh dress yesterday before the pmmittee of the League of Nations | Hurst, Great) Britain, he | ~—~ | ed that it would be better to) g¢—————. ———-—--— haste slowly with regard to Yo ‘hnical preparations for aveneral! Says Catastrophe armament conference h h its 1 delegat H umnmed up! Hovers in Offing ere ES reaction upon the French This reaction may be s\ | | to be prepared for a gen-! London, Sept, 18.—(®)—Every- | ment conference in all! one is warned by the spirit | s, both inside and outside of the! world through the medium of | ue of Nations, so that when t air, Arthur Conan Doyle, that a ARR ARRARARS DREAM LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF CHILD'S BODY BELIEVED MURDERED BY STEP-PARENTS stery Death of Little Girl Solved When Police Discover french League Delegates Body in Cesspool State Nation's Po- | rr Cal, Sept. 18 (P) A! ter of the Z sition A. Delmuto | to the dis-| thorities ‘so ent lc yesterday of the body of} came home fro | { old Lenora Aguilar, who] saw Lenora. tic LEAGUE HOLDS SESSION rissing since last Dy in a tub of wa * meee, Shee rned today by a her adopted of the girl w Delmuto said he had a drean other night that the child was buried in the cesspool on the Vaking three f im ified Ui of his dream then started digging. Discovery body resulted. the PATTERSON TAX COMPROMISE IN psychological moment comes for} great catastrophe hangs over the jcalling the conference we will be} world. | Sir Arthur says he hax been receiving mexsages from the rf spirit world for the last three | furnish a po;itiove disarmament pro- | f years to this effect) and that | ram, It is up to the other nations! lately they have become press- | 0 likew | ing.” He says the suffering | This viewpoint was obtained from) destruction which will result are » best qualified spokesman of the ch delegatic Seck Settlement Report hi it that the council of the league hopes before the end. of! be taken as a chastening for I | catastrophe is xo vag Arthur is unable ¢ say. e nt sessions of the assemb but he says the chastening wil ito evolve tlement of the dispute! last three years. _ a jbetween Turkey and Great Britain | Sir Arthur says England will wer the Mosul segion of Mesopo-| escape from the — catastrophe 't where rich oil fields abound. | more lightly than almost any { Another subject that is bothering; other nation, Why, he does not i i ue arises fr s in the confi rts that | CONFESSION onet. An appeal received by the League | mm the sed people asks the; ague in the name of humanity if will permit “an entire people to om the disputed drea | { marshal, for setting ter-parliamentary union- here next n regarding its: fu-| month, gave no adequate grounds for! announced.” | his exclusion, department officials appeal declared that Goyan are satisfied that they do. Chri s were being slaughtered Cr eee Not only are they not disposed to| by the Turks, but it contained no de- rmer Pleads Guilty to reconsider 3 case, but it) tails in this respect. H So ae has been made plain that the depart — ———— | Arson in Police nent. will rigidly exelude henceforth : . any individuals who publicly support A N N U N CE Court views favoring the overthrow of gov- . jernmenuphy, fonts.) a Karl Wolff, Burleigh county farm- Ta Watatenign tiieauedy atterthe er, arrested by E. J, Pepke, state fire department's action” canceling Sak- i passport vi quoted from ar , Senator Bor- ah nt speech by | the communist member of the house of commons, and declared: and the coal controversy, in 1923 one “1 think yone who will d the ‘on the 12-hour day in the steel in-| speech will come to the conclusion i dustry nd last April one on the| that klatvala’s crime is that of {social aspects of farmers’ coopera-' discussing conditions in Ind {tive marketing. It has forthcoming \ fhe Civil Liberties Union in a a report on contract labor in pri-, statement issued by its offi in + sons. pw York, after it had sent a tele- churches of The federal council of ¢ 0 i organized in Christ in America wa Its officials deseribe it as an ally constituted association of ‘more than 30 denominations, includ- ‘ing the various branches of ‘the Me- thodist, | Presbyterian, _ Baptist, | Christian, Congregational, Episcopal ‘and other churches CONDITION OF RANGES HURT BY DROUGHT Considerable Corn in Western Counties Seriously Damaged Grand Forks, Sept. 18.—Range con- ditions in North Dakota declined somewhat during the month of Au- gust, although a very moderate pre- cipitation occurred during the month in the western half of the state, the report of the U. S. bureau of agri- cultural economics, states. Conditions have been such as to “fire” considerable of the corn in those western counties, although since August Ist the weather such as pictured above has hastened the development of the corn crop, but shortened both wild hay ‘and winter range. ‘The feed supply is large and there is an abundant supply of oats and barley. A considerable surplus of feed was carried over from 1924. Stark county lambs are not ready for shipment, but will be in ‘another month (October 1). A good many ewe lambs will be retained on farms and ranches on account of the great demand for sheep and the scarcity of breeding ewes. . In Slope county there have been some cattle moved, in fact about three-fourths of all to be moved. The hay and feed supply “seems to sufficient. MeKenzie county: shipments of best range cattle be- gan about September 10th. No sheep att lambs will be shipped until late ‘all. Western range and feed conditions improved materially during August due to rains in the southwest, west- ern Kansas and Colorado, while in the more northerly states, the Dako- tas, Montana and Wyoming the open range and feed conditions suffered a slight decline. Winter feed pros- baci however, are generally very good. Collectors pay about 50 cents for quarters dated 1806, and 60 cents for half dollars dated 1819, nm of protest to the state depart- ent and had cabled an offer of le- 1 assistant to Saklatvala if he wished to test the state department’s ruling in courts. Saklatvala’s response in London to the department’s action while he had given wp any intention of coming to America at this time, he would await the judgment of the American people as to whether they supported such action, which he “de- clined to_believ The Civil Liberties Union an- nounced that it would follow up it: action in the matter by calling public meeting of protest in New York against the state department's action when the British and other delegates to the inter-parliamer union arrive there next month. The organization declared the ac- tion follows, as a second case within a year, the “gagging” of Count Michael Karolyi as a “reversal of American traditions of a century.” AUDIT BANK OF N. D. ACCOUNTS For the first time in four ye: the state examiner’s department making a check of the Bank of North Dakota. Public audits of the bank’s affairs have been made regulafly but no check has been made by the state examiners since 1921. The work is Nexpected to require several months as it will be necessary for the ex- aminers to inspect each item of ap- proximately $40,000,000 in _businese done by the bank since the last state examination. The cash balance of the Bank of North Dakota received a material boost this week when officers of the state institution caghed $1,770,900 in government bonds which had - tured. X-Ray Reveals Fractured Skull); For two weeks Mrs. R. W. Pol- lett of Raleigh has been suffering from a fractured skull réceived when the horses she was driving became frightened and ran away. She has been unconscious a great deal of the time since the accident. Local doc- tors were not aware of the frac- ture which was revealed by the X- nat yesterday. irs. Pollett and two children were driving in a buggy when the horses suddenly plunged. The woman threw the children from the buggy and al- though one suffered a broken arm they escaped serious injury. In attempting to regain contro) of the team she was thrown to the ground, her head striking a stone. Mrs. Pollett is at the St. Alexius Hospital, where her condition is re- garded as serious, was that} yon the farm of his fath ed guilty to arson in police late yesterday Wolff is held in county jail. er, Chri Wolff, located — nei court on $3,000 bond when he plead- ada Va Us. ' court {State Temperance Convention) A verbal admission that he fired ; - {his father’s barn on July 21 to obtain Will Be Held Here Next approximately $7,400 in insurance | was supplem s h Week | written confessio i h ¥ jstate fire marshal and Sherif Albin, | About one hundred delegates are | Hedstrom. Early ‘Trial expected. at the state convention of| the Wom Christian Temperance | Union in Bismarck, September 24 to! 27. Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Ander-| son, state president, of Fargo wi preside at the sessions, many of! which will be held in the legislative | chamber of the Capitol, Mrs. Sara; West Ankenmann is president of the| hostess union. i If Wolff is willing to enter a plea of guilty next week in district court, | the return of Judge Jansonius who will be absent from Bismarck until Monday. Tn the written confession, Wolff! states that he set a mateh to inflam-| mable material in the barn which; ‘ f jwith the Wolff granary were com- Meee, ae Bint af the lows’ state! Pletely destroyed by flames. The doc- W. C. T. U., and national director! Yment | completely. exonerates the of thg department of Christian Citi-| father from culpability in the crime. Zenshep, will be one of the principal| _ The prisoner held five fire insur- speakers at the convention. She will| 2nce policies, on the ary ih Addie; deliver the convention sermon Sun-| ti9n to one Held by the tenet tee day morning. ‘ wae erapner ‘ y Give Banquet tive work of Fire Marshal Pepke. 0 A oe ee Ee ste ped STATE JEWS THRONG FARGO M. Wanner, Bismarck, will be toast- mistress, Welcoming’ addresses will Fargo, N. D., Sept. 18.—()—North Dakota Jews from as far west as be given by Governor A. G. Sorlie, Judge John Burke and Miss Minnie Dickinson will come to Fargo to take part in the Rosh Ha Shonah, or Jew- J. Nielson. : ‘ A. P. Lenhart, president of the city ish New Year services, which begin tonight at the Fargo synagogue and commission, Mrs, Ella C. Boise and Mrs. Sara W. Ankenmann will deliver conclude Sunday morning, according} to E. Y. Lipetz, chemistry teacher at welcoming talks at the session the following morning. The day's pro- Fargo high school. About 15 Jews| from Dickinson, Casselton, Embden, gram will be made up of officers’ and | committee reports. A memorial hour Valley City, and other North Dakota ! points will join about 60 Jewish fam- will be held. Several addresses and ilies in Fargo in observing the two musical numbers are scheduled. day feast. Minnesota points will al- Hold Election Election of officers and delegates to the national convention will fea- ture Saturday morning’s program. A : reception, unfinished business and| %®, be Fepresented at the Fargo ser the presentation of prizes will fill)“ Between 200 and 250 men and the day. Saturday night will be known as “Young People’s Night.” The High school orchestra will play, the L. T. L. of Bismarck and the Indian Re-| servation will perform, and appropri- ate talks will be given. The White Ribbon loye feast Sun-| day morning will be followed by a! church service with Mrs, Smith in| charge. Union church services will be held} Sunday evening at the Methodist church. young men and a large number of Women will attend the services. Church law makes attendance of the men obligatory at the Rosh Ha Shon- ah services, Mr. Lipetz said. MENOKEN MAN HURT IN CRASH G. M. Watshal of Menoken was badiy cut Wednesday when the car |which he was driving was struck by \a party of motorists from Dickinson. 'Thedense fog carly Wednesday morning is believed to have been the cause of the accident. Mr. Watshal, seeing the headlights of an approgching car, drew up to the side of the road ‘and stopped, fearing a collision. Both cars were badly damaged. SPANISH LAND MORE TROOPS Fez, French Morocco, Sept. 18.—() —The Spaniards are reported to have effected another landing in Alhuce- miles of shelves, and 30 people are| mas Bay, occupying a strip three kil- employed to keep them dusted, At} ometers (1.86 miles) deep, flanking Shafer Will Talk at Baptist Church Attorney General George Shafer will give an dress at the First Baptist Church Sunday evening in connection with observance of the 188th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. The public is invited to attend services, Lawyers are urged to hear the attorney gener Three million books in the library of the British Museum stand on 53 he will be tried and sentenced upon! , CONTROVERSY Application to Settle $57,000 Taxes for $35,000 Be- Thoresen has ion for a com- J veneral taxes: F sllowe the Board of Burleigh county commis- sioners. in which it is. stipulated that the taxes in controversy be set- 1 spread upen the books 0: treasurer appreximat hese and other iv the football of polities and agitation through several y and now reac cam paigaas © tax com- hundreds of other i or compromise do. On Its Merit “1 will consider this application,” id Commissioner Thoresen today me merits as all such There is no polities in ins Tam concerned. I have the matter under consideration und all facts will be carefully weighed.” Period Covered “just on the applic it ins the but essments. Com- ted toda sum involved was taxes doe upon his promise to effect tion of the taxes of E. G. chair of the board protested st I of count yesterday the approval of ertions. and vere taken under con-| State Tax Commission involved are largely up- tlerson’s city property, important of which is the Me- c¢ and Soo hotel properties, as number of stores on Main don Fifth stree McCurdy’s MeCurdy nt in rej most Ken tement ave the following d to the tax situ- Patterson's taxes for 1918 were paid, but 1919 taxes were not paid. He charges that the county auditor failed to advertise Patterson's taxes, but that the following year the 1920 taxes were advertised and sold to the county. When an individual fails to buy taxes for sale, the county bids them in. This what was’ done. The state law gives Mr. Patterson three years in which to redeem. The period expired two years ago. No action was taken by the county board to collect. Law requires county commissioners to pass a resolution once every three years authorizing the state’s attorney, county auditor and clerk of district court to insti- tute procedure to acquire title if property of the county. “In February of this year I re- quested the county commissioners t s that resolution. They did pass it at a special meeting called to consider it. Later they rescinded the resolution. Brings Action “I then brought action in the court at my own expense to man- damus the board of county commis- sioners to pass the same resolution. That action is pending in the su- preme court and will be argued Sep- tember 26, “The last session of the legisla- ture passed a law effective July 1, last, providing that in cases whete there is any doubt as to validity of sale of taxes or any other irregu- larity in the sale for taxes,the at- torney general or state’s attorney may bring an action to foreclose the lien on the property for past due taxes, “Last July I brought such action in the Burleigh county district court which is now waiting for trial.” Mr. Patterson is represented in the controversy by Sullivan & Han- ley of Mandan. The application for relief h follows in full states Mr. Patterson’s contention, It is set up that the assessment is defective and excessive. Other points are also raised. All of these allegations are to be a matter of searching investi- gation of the tax commission. To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners of Burleigh County, North Dakota: STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, County of Burleigh.—ss. Assessment District, City of Bis- marck, Edward G. Patterson, being first says 1 : That he is the record owner of the following described real estate: thig. rate each book gets dusted but|their original position on Morro once in 18 months. Nuevo peninsula, . Lots 5 to. 12, both inclusive, in (Continued on page six) BISMAROK TRIBUNE. ‘ conspicuou: PRICE FIVE CENTS SUMMON DAVIS IN AIR PROBE ARMY HEAD WILL TAKE STAND FIRST Mitchell Faces Certain Court Martial Ac- tion ESSION MONDAY Probe Plan Is to Have Prin- cipals Appear in In- vestigation Washington, Sept. 18—(@)— Acting Secretary of War Davis probably will be the before the pre-npeci The board, in an informal ng today, decided to call the war department aft xub- jects and, inasmuch as it wax Davis who first proposed the nquiry, it is thought that he will start ihe presentation of the de- partment’s position, when the hoard begins hearings Monday. Although the request that of- ficers of the department appear hefore committee made no refer- ence to Col. William Mitchell, leading figure in the controver- sy, it was made clear by board members that ke would be called if he was not included in the representatives appearing for the army. Washington, Sept. 18.—() ~The aircraft. situation moved to com- plete sifting today as the president's special board of inquiry prepared for the opening of public hearings here next a list of witnesses was assigned to several m y|bers of the board today and the .|the board has announced, will in- clude Col. William Mitchell, central figure in the storm of controvers over army and navy While the forme air chief thus will have opportuni- rd his crit- ty to press before the boa ism of the nation’s aircraft defense, 0 has become increasingly ap- parent that war department officials are satisfied his specific charges against the air service administra ce tions warrant court-martial proceed- ings, Court May Sit It is virtually certain t court will be ordered to s at such a here, al- though routine procedure probably will require another week before such a decision is reported. h the navy department et tie same time completing arrangements for the convening of the court in- quiry into the Shenandoah disaster at. Lakehurst, N, Monday, Col. Mitchell also’ is expected to figure in that chapter of in- activities. epartment has indicated that he will be called for questioning on arges that “negligence” of the r administration caused the vest Hear Witnesses Dwight W. Morrow, chairman the president's board, announced a er the organization ‘meeting day that it planned to hear first rep- Tesentatives of the army, the navy and the postoffice. From this testimony, the board presumably will chart’ the subse- quent course of the inquiry. Arrangements for the calling of witnesses and decision on initial matters of policy and procedure will ceupy board members in the three intervening before the hear- of ings. NOEL ASYLUM HEAD IS FIRED Newark, N. J., Sept. 18—(@)—Dr. ohn M. ‘Thompson, senior resident physician at Overbrook Hospital, was discharged today by the Ess oard of freeholders, who im responsible for the escape of Harrison Noel, confessed double murderer and kidnaper. Dr. Thompson had refused to re- sign and had threatened suit in con- nection with the board’s findings. LOCAL MAN GETS JAIL SENTENCE Edward Ward, arrested for drunk- enness, was cited for contempt of court, fined $100 and costs, and sen- tenced to 30 days in jail for refus- ing to answer questions put to him by City Magistrate Casselman. The magistrate sought to learn the source of liquor supply which is al- leged to have made Ward drunk. FRENCH FLYERS Spokane, Wash., Sept. 18—UP)— Col. Charles Sweeney, one of the American fliers of the Lafayette es- cadrille, fighting for the French in Morocco, in a letter to his sister, Mrs. F. J, Finiucane of Spokane, says that Riffian crack shots have killed 20 French airmen. Sweeney is now in actice service against Abd-el-Krim’s tribesmen. “The Riffs are excellent infantry- duly sworn upon oath deposes and} over the radio by Thi men and first class shots,” Sweeney wrote. “You may judge when I teil you that they have already shot out of airplanes from 500 to 1,000 feet up and going from 80 to 100 miles an hour, over 20 French aviators.” “HELL” New York—The full text of sj ech jomas A. Edison from a veteran telegraphers': dinner follows “Hell There cians in Hse 700 women pha