The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1926, Page 1

« President, I have noted with deep " when suitable’ WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and | Tuesday; somewhat colder tonight. ESTABLISHED: 1873 1000 LIVES f FORT LINCOLN | "AN TDEAL HOME FOR SOLDIERS Senator Frazier Writes War Secretary Urging That It Be Again Used HAS MODERN BUILDINGS Letter Follows Report That “Adequate Shelter” Is “Gravest Problem” The use of Fort Lincoln, located three miles southeast of Bismarck, ee rae of the ce ime army has been suggested to Dwight F Davis, secretary of war, by Senator. Lynn J, Frasier of North Dakota, following a statement made by the secretary in his annual report to the effect that “no graver prob- lem faces the war department tod: than that of providing adequate shel-/ ter for the U. S. troops.” In his letter to the secretary of | war Senator Frazier points out that the buildings at Fort Lincoln are of permanent construction and have all} modern conveniences, the fort is! ideally located for target practice | und air maneuvers, that this section has ideal weather condition#’ and is! a healthy community, and that there! could be no more ideal location for quartering a peace-time army. Adequate Shelter Needed The section of Secretary Davis’ report which prompted Senator Fra- zier’s letter reads as follows: { “No graver problem faces the war department today than that of pro- viding adequate shelter. Over 40,- 000 troops are at present quartered! in wooden barracks of war-time con- struction, the life of which barracks; was estimated at from three to four years at the most, Almost without * exception in all such quarters the lumber has shrunk, the underpin- nings rotted, and the roofs require repair after each storm of any vio- lence. The repair of such structures has required an excessive amount of manual labor on the part of the troops. It is not too much to say that should such barracks be used for many more years, the amount of money ‘expended on their upkeep will soon have equalled the original cost of the structures at their war- time prices. Such expenditures con- stitute an extravagance, rot an econ- omy.” Wartime Buildings Are Fire Hazards Secretary Davis brought out a new phase of the results of the continu- ed use of the old world war canton- ment buildings which “are mere} tinder boxes” when he stated that during the past fiscal year there were 250 fires on military rgserva- tions involving a total loss to the government exclusive of all losses suffered by individual officers and enlisted men, gf $914,894 for the buildings destroyed and $669,146‘ for the contents, by far the greater por- tion of these fire losses being oc- casioned as the result of the a ing of old wartime cantonment build- ings stiit used for the shelter of per- sonnel and supplies. Mr. Davis quotes his predecesgor, Mr. Weeks, as stating in the 1924 annual report that “at Fort Sill the present temporary buildings . . represent a serious fire hazard. Within a few months after Mr. Weeks made this statement 116 of these sets of officers’ quarters, most of which were occupied by officers and their families, were burned to the ground at Fort Sill, Mr. Davis adds that the commanding officers of troops in the field are in constant dread of a conflagration in wooden cantonment buildings which might result, not only in the destruction of public and private property, but in \a Basranng loss of human life, 'rasier's Letter Senator Frazier’s letter to the rec- retary oi war reads as folloy 4 y dear Mr. Secretary: “In you Annual Regert to the interest your summary of the. de- plorable conditions existing at many Army posts where thousands of troops are quartered in temporary wooden barracks now rapidly becom. ing unfit for occupancy; that officers and their families are crowded in seaneet quarters wholly inadeg for their needs, nd that the use of these flimsy war-time buildings is not only conducive to lowered mor- ale and dissatisfaction on the part of the troops, ineconomy in upkeep and inadequacy in providing shelter, but there is also a heavy fire loss with increasing probability of grave con- , flagrations, unduly endangering the lives of our men and the families stationed there. As a solution for this grave PF sigtour the Report rec- ommends the erection of new, fire- proof structures to replace the uh- inhabitable buildings. “In view of the un tions to which your Report calls attention, thére is no question that some action should be taken at once to safeguard the health and morale of our troops. The feed of this! reab nation is entitled to decent jousing and comfortable living te i ters. It seems such a condition ‘should not be permitted to exigt Atarters are already avilable and wholly unused. + A Well Equipped Army Post “I respectfully invite your atten-j tion to a fine fort in my own State of North Dakota that is ideally fitted and equipped to do its part in re- Neving present embarrassment of the Department. This is Fort Lincoln located three miles south- of Bismarck, the capital city of Ne kota, and which has not ¥ been used since 1917. Tis military reservation, including the target » contains nine hundred acres jot ine, level land. with plenty of Principal buildings ‘se thie reserva: uildings on this reserva- tion are of stone foundation with ick walls, and are supplied with ‘steam heat, electric light, water and sewer connection. T! a oie five ‘buildings in all, ine! 5. offi- », cors’ Genres, noncommi ‘of- i (Continued on’ cage th jirable condi-' | ===] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [=m | Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, world famous for his work during the World War, has just undergone an operation for an ulcerated stomach. Because of his age and weakened condition, fears are expressed for his recovery. eee VILLAGES WIN IN FIGHT FOR WIRE SERVICE Rail Board Orders Great Nor- thern, Western Union to Resume Service _ Announcement thal. the Great ‘Northern Railway company and the Western Union Telegraph Co. have} been ordered to restore commercial telegraph service ut Erie, Gales- burg and Clifford, North Dakota, was made here by the state| railroad board. Action was taken on petition of citisens of the three towns which are located on the Portland branch of the Great Northern railway. Testimony heard by the comnibelan | showed that service had been main twined under a joint agreement, ‘be-| tween the two companies but was} abandoned when the telegraph lines needed repairing and the ilroad found that it could operate telegraph service on its branch. Evidence introducetl at the hearing! showed that the old line was dis- mantled and sold as junk in May,| 925. The commission held, h ever, that failure of the compani to obtain sufficient revenue for their operation, as was claimed by them, was no excuse for discontinuing serv- ice in view of the fact that they had filed no application for an increase in rate. Contention of the Great: Northern that it was not authorized to do a telegraph business and of the West- ern Union that it owned no lines and could not be forced to give service where it had no property, were over- ruled by the commission which point- te | ed out that they had entered into an agreement in 1917 which made them dpintly responsible for such service. ‘Citizens of the three towns con- tended that they had enjoyed tele- graph service over the Great North-| j ern lines since 1881 and that aban- donment of the service seriously handicapped ‘business and other en- terprises since it was necessary to relay messages over rural farnf tele- phone lines to the nearest telegraph station. They based their petition on the ‘claim that necessity and con- venience demanded restoration of the service. an Evidence taken by the board show- ed that tolls qn messages received at or sent from the three sta- tions in 1924 totaled $1,343.73, and that it would require $6,700 to re- constryct the line. The board’s or- der requires the defendant com- panies to reconstruct the line and resume service by June 1, 1926, Tax Purchaser, Make Investments . * * at Their Own Risks Purchasers of taxes at tax sales make their investments at their own risk and the state has no legal or moral obligation to make refunds of taxes to such persons, the attorney gen "8 office has held-in an opin- jon submitted to Martin S. Hagen, manager of the state ‘hail insurance de ment. > n asked for advice in connec- tion with the case of Oscar Green- land, holder of a tax certificate which included hail taxes. Green- land asked for a refund of the hail taxes under chapter 324 of,the ses- sion laws of 1928. The attorney gen- eral’s opinion held that the state has no “legal or oral right” to make such refund, . WASHINGTON Congress re-conyenes. World court issue again is ve- fore the senate. Senate finance Ameri ceives tax bill. House votes on treasury post office supply bill. Debt pacts taken up by house ways and means committee. SOLUTION OF OSAGE MURDER MYSTERY NEAR Net Closing on Suspected Ring — Indians Killed for Wealth ARGED. WITH Pawhuska, Oki: fax, Ernest Burkhart, former denuty sheriff of Osage county, and Bert Lawson, prisoner in the Leaven- worth penitentiary, 1 gz of W. E. Smith, March 1923, were filed by the state attorney general’s office here to- Oklahoma City, 01 dramatic as any created by a novel- ist’s pen, today seemed near a solu- Federal and state officers, workin, in unsion, were closing a net aroun suspected members of a murder ring that is believed to-have been res- ponsible for the deaths of nearly a score of Osage Indian’ and white | ‘Action was to be divided today be- tween Guthrie, where a federal grand is convening to consider the testimony of about 140 witnesses, and “the Osage nation,” home of the Osage Indians, where the state of- | ficials are expected’ to arrest -sev- eral suspects. Richest Group In the World The Osage Indians are reputed to{ have the greatest per capita wealth of any group of people in the world. The belief is that many of the mur- ders were the outgrowth of a con- spiracy to gain possession tunes of the victims, estimated to total $2,000,000, It appears that solution of the case would reyolve about the dynamiting Smith hore in F The Oklahoma fax, three years ago. City Times has asserted that Dick Gregg, inmate of the federal peni- tentiary at Leavenworth. has con- | ‘Smith, his wife, and Anna Brook- | shire, a servant, wore killed by the! a white man/ his wife was an Indian, a sister either killed or ;died un- der mysterious circumstances. Three Arrested 5 New Year’s Eve Forfeit Bonds eee. Ne D., Jan. fle payer of the seven men scheduled for ar-| more floor space raignment in county and city court to face chatges growin, Year's eve ‘raids staged id federal officers, today forfeited their bonds, bank’s work is done, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY ‘4 NYESEAT AND |ELECTRICAL WORLD COURT FACE SENATE Congress Has a Longer Pro- Expansion Plans for 1926 andj gram Now Than Before Christmas Recess NEW ‘ISSUES ARE ADDED Surplus Farm Crop Problem, Geneva Conference, An- thracite Situation NYE CASE UP TUESDAY ington, D. C., Jan. 4.—(#) erry ur tue case us LA Ny ye, whose seat senator from North dakota is contested, went over today untit Tuesday because of the absence of Senator Stephens, Democrat, Misstewppt. Mr. Stephens ix one of the signers of the minority report of the senate elections committee which is investigating the case. Washington, Jan. &.—U?)—Con- j#ress returned to work teday facing a longer calendar then it left when it began the Christmas recess nearly two weeks ago. To the pre-holiday list of, pending issues, including the worl court, tax reduction bill, debt settlements and uppropriation measures, have been added the surplus farm crop problem, the Geneva disarmament preliminary conference und new angles of the anthracite situation. The question of American adher- ence to the world court remained before the senate, with the probabil- jity that it might be displaced for a {time by the case of Senator Gerald P. Nye, whose legal right to a seut by appointment by the North Dakota governor is involved. The house was prepated to vote on the treasury and postoffice ap- propriation bill, clearing the way for consideration tomorrow of a resolu- tion empowering a joint congression- al commission to receive bids for disposal of the Muscle Shoal prop- erty. 9 “Will Ask Expense Money Before long the administration is expected to ask congress for an ap-! propriation to defray expenses of in representation on the pre- liminary commission which is to meet in Geneva in preparation for a. disarmament conference. President Coolidge has about decided on the tion at the capitol. Important committees of both houses also have busy programs. While the foreign debt agreeinents awaited the house ways and means committee today, the senate finance { committee had beforé it the tax bill, passed on to it by the house just be- ore the recess. Secretary Meilon, who in conferences with senate lead- ers has approved the tax bill in sub- stantially its present form, was ready to testify before both commit- tees. The house interstate commerce committee, directed by resolution to inquire into alleged manipulation of rubber prices by the British col ial ments, planned to be the investigation during the week. The same committee in the senate 15 to open hearings on the first piece of railroad legislation of the ses- sion—the Gooding bill, to prohibit railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls. To juest Immediate Hearings Immediate hearings before the house agricultural committee on the proposal of usiding farmers in dis- posing of surplus crops are to be sought by members of the Iowa dele- gation who have. bills ready for presentation. The same question is being considered by Secretary Jar- dine, who has arranged for confer- ences with interested persons during ry ¢ the month. The situation resulting from ces- sation of work in the anthracite mines also is to come more forcibly before the house, ‘one impending measure proposing government oper- ation of the mines when a strike lasts longer than 30 days. WEEK’S AUTO DEATH TOLL 84 Illinois Heads List With 19— Chicago Has 6 Deaths, Since Jan, 1 Chicago, Jan, 4.—(#)—Automobile accident degths in 10 middle western states last week totaled 81, the low- est figure in recent weeks. Hlinois headed the list of states with 19, six of which were recorded in Chi since the first of the year. in other: states were: Indi Ohio 12; Minnesota 10; (Michigan 7; Missouri'6; Oklahoma forth id kota insas 1 each. Remodeling at the State Bank About Finished The Bank of North Dekota -is again doing business at ite old stand. For two months the business | of the bank has been transacted in cramped quarters on the second fioor of the bank building while the struc- ture was being remodeled. The work has been practically com- pleted, however, and the bank has re- tumed to its old quarters on the ground floor. Various state depart- ments will have offices in the four- have permitted the land loan out of New| department of the bank, formerly on| te: oe second' floor, to be moved to the floor where the rest of the and confectionery busin CONCERNS TO BRANCH OUT Future Years Will Dwarf Those of Past POWER UNITS COMBINED) Farmers Along Routes of Leng Distance Transmis- sion Lines Benefited » dan, 4A) Wile the year 1 saw rapid strides toward linking the “power pools” of the country into a network of super power systems spreading over all parts of the country, thes: fi plishaients seem dwarfed b sion plains for 1926 and succecdi years. Through the medium of holding corporations, utilities op ing on the Pacific coast, in Texas, Louisi- una, up through the central states and over New England, have been fi nancially connected up, under con- trol from New York and Chicago of- fices. Rapid progress is being made in combining these power units clec- trically for the long distance trans- mission of power. Hydro-electrie stations at Niagara Falls, Keokuk, lowa, and Minnea- polis were among the ecarlies can plants in industrial - cente These have been followed and sup plemented by many others, the most notable one completed in 1925 being the Dix Dam y, the largest rock filled hydro-electric dam in the world. Have 183,000 Horsepower started on a project of similar importance on the Osage river in Missouri, expected to pro- duce 125,000 horsepower of electric- ity through use of the waters of an artificial lake a hundred miles long The promoters also plan two oth plants about 100 miles south on the Current river, which, linked with the Osage project, will give Missouri 183,000 horsepower. These increases in electrical re- sources are not only to meet demands of growing urban populations. The advantages of electrical energy are being extended also to the farmer, along the routes of the long distance transmission lines. Utility inves’ ment and operating concerns ha sent experts to the farm distric jstep and he unticipates little opposi- to cooperate with agricultural lead- ers to study methods of spreading the distribution of electricity more widely tothe farmera -. 3 BALKAN | STATES ARE | IN TURMOIL: in| Political Troubles Occupy At- tention of Rumania, Greece, Bulgaria London, Jan. 4—()—Coincident with the troublous situation in Rumania due to_the resignation of Crown Prince CaFol and reports of a conspiracy to overthrow the moi urchy, comes the news that — other Bulkan states are in political turmoil. In Greece General Pangalos, pre- nmier and minister of war, who de- throned King Constantine and placed the crown on the head of King George, hus announced that he will institute a wilitary dictatorship. Due to failure to bring members of his cabinet into harmony, the Bul- garian premier, M. Tzankoff, has handed his resignation to | King Boris. Andrey Liaptcheff, a former finance minister, will endeavor to form a new ministry. Pangalos once said the Greeks went to war with the olive branch in one hand and the sword in the other. In. announcing his decision to take over the entire control of the government he said that parlia- mentary government was the cause of all Greece’s troubles. Bases Program on Armed Force “I am, therefore, preparing a pro- gram based solely on armed force,” he said. “Our fleet in a few months will be mistress of the eastern Mediterran- ean, and our army one of the strong- est in the Balkans,” he added. His announcement was made at a dinner given in his honor by regi- ments of the democratic guard. After the dinner the guards paraded the principal streets of the city cheering for Pangalos. Protest Passage of Amnesty Bill _ Pogsibly bearing on the situation in Bulgaria is the fact that in Sofia on‘ Saturday a meeting of survivors of the Sveti Kral cathedral bomb ex- plosion last April protested against the amnesty bill which would pardon even those responsible for the explosion. The bill is before parlia- ment. ° Advices from Vienna reiterate re- dice that a plan was afoot in ucharest to overthrow the ministry headed bY Premier Bartiano and set up a military dictatorship, but with King Ferdinand continuing as King. A statement from Bucharest says, however, that political considerations were not involved in Carol’s renun- ciation of the throne, but that his de- cision was due to private and senti- mental reasons. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED Northwood.—Thompson Bros., who have been in business bere for many yeats, have dissolved ership, Alexander Thompson buying the in- rest of his brother, odore Thompson, Alexander Thompson will continue to operate thi restanranl re. ‘ . 1926 A recent sketch of Col, John Coolidge, father of the pr reported failing in health on his Vermont farm Tyron Would Turn Pro Has Been Cleared New Haven, Conn. Jun. 4--P) Mystery aroused by the ‘announce- ment here that Eddie Tryon, Colgate football star, had decided’ to turn professional, was cleared up here today with the arrest of Jack Welle: of Rensselaer, N. Y., accused of pos-! {ing as Tryon. Weller, as Eddie Tryon, was feted and entertained. He also borrowed several hundred dollars, it is charg- ed, to keep him out of some emb: rassing situations. He also annouw ed that he would turn professiona L Weller is held on a technical charge | of idleness NYE EXPENSE FUND GROWING A Total of $511.20 Already Contributed, Says State Treasurer Friends of Senator-Design ald P. Nye have contributed to the fund to his expenses in his fight for the senate seat to which Governor A. G. Sorlie appointed him, according to an announcement by State Treasurer (. A. Fisher, who also is the treasurer of the fund. Contributions ‘have been r from all ,parts of the state, Fisher said. ‘Some persons have sent a lone dime, others have sent in the total collected from groups, giving the name of each person contributing, anti others have sent in larger funds without designating whether i a personal donation or the total cof- lected from a group. Only a few! contributions of more than one dol lar have bee: |. Fisher said Bismarck Draws Jamestown for nd Forks, N. D. in. 4. (P) Pairings for the first round of the state inter-high school debating sea- son have been announced _ here Teams winning in the draw were given their choice of the side of the question to be discussed or the jlace at which the debate will be held. Teams named first in the following list were winners in the pairings: Bismarck-Jamestavn; —Bordulac-Sy- keston; Bowbells-Donnybrook; Bow- man-Reeder; Cando-Roll: Cassel- ton-Tower City; Cavalier-Hamilton; Cooperstown-Aneta; Crosby-Ken- mare; Elgin-New Leipzi Hebron- Belfield; Uarimore-Crary; — Leeds- Church’s Ferry; Lidgerwood: or; Mott-Mandan; 'New Rockford-Car- rington; Park River (Walsh County Agricultura! School)-Reynolds; Ro- lets 3 Rugby-Westhope; 8 Towner-Sherwood; Velva-Drake; Wahpeton-Oak Grove Seminary (Fargo) Wyndmere-Han- kinson. Beach and. Williston drew byes in the pairings and will have home de- bates at the opening of the schedule. [____ cot. soHN cootipee |WATERS CAUSE LFA which previous! ident, who is en MAN POSING AS | EDDIETYRON IS UNDER ARREST | Mystery Over Statement That| FOUR MEME F. ICE BREAKS lark, his wif {and wree ed in Kelso La last night, when th beneath them. ing the lake on their run on ahead of in ice safely. ‘MARGHERITA, QUEEN MOTHER OF ITALY, DEAD Turn for Worse Follows Ap- parently Winning Fight Against Pneumonia beloved Queen Mother of the Royal Castle here at 11 o'clock this morning againstt pleural pneumonia. and other members of the roya jily, were at the ‘bedside when ay when the sud- .and two boy: ged. of King Humbert, who sinuted at Monza July 29, argherita celeb y November 30. 1 of death was a cerebral blood clot, which de ng cause was the se of her powers of res began early in November. Throughout the night the end was tion of oxygen. The actual coming of death was hardly apparent to the little group around the bed From the beginning of the 24-hour constitution and the cerebral obstruction, it was ap- parent that the result question of hour f the family hurried here. change for the condition and | then the announcement of her death caused a wave of profound emotion to sweep over the nativn, Debate 2 Opponent y r had, not only | because of her and charm, but because she was her- ian, being born a Princess axe of condolence to castle was from Prem- Others followed from arrive at the ier Mussolini. of the cabine' len in 24 hours. PRICE FIVE CENTS en ne CARDINAL MERCIER _ IMMENSE LOSS OF PROPERTY Destruction on Increase in Europe as Waters Con- tinue to Rise RAINFALL IS RENEWED Thousands of People Driven to Roofs and Some Die of Exposure France, Jan; 4.—(®)—Ku- nues to be ravaged in & rop on growing degree. from floods, which are complicatedd by gales. ‘Ce Europe remains to be the tral aul prin sufferer, Communication def tive, and the full extent of the dis ter will not be known for some time One report reaching London is that the toll of dead has reached 1,000 in Transylvania. The flood waters of the Theiss river, near the famous Tokay Vine- yard region in eastern Hungary, have caused immense losses. ‘Thousands of villagers have been driven to tie roofs of their houses. A number of persons who sought safety there have died from exposure. In France and Belgium the op- timism entertained, at deast by the authorities, has been dampened by renewed rainfall. Most of the flood- ed streams appear to have reached the peak, or are about to do so. In Belgium the improve Meuse and Sambray off: situation in tha valleys has been et by the rising water in the d tricts of Malines, Mons and Flan had been spared. Worst Floods In a Century Along the Rhine in Germany the inundations are said to be the worst experienced for more than a century. In Holland a bad situation exists in the provinces of Gelderland and Overyssel. Although the rivers in England and Wales everywhere are at freshet and low lying areas are flooded, the dam- age done is far below that in various regions on the continent. SAMOAN HURRICANE 'LEAVES MUCH WRECKAGE Pago, Samoa, Jan. 4.—()— The hurricane which struck American Samon, is over, leaving destruction kage. The thatched houses of the pros- crous Samoap villages are strewn erywhere and many villages were completely wiped out, but without loss of life because of the light con- struction of the native houses. It is impossible to reach outlying villages on Tutuila Island, as the roads are blocked: with landslide: and fallen trees. Native runners are endeavoring to get through to determine the amount of destruc- tion. Many Manue Island viilages e reported to be almost completely destroyed, but no loss of life has been reported. Native food pl: tions are ruined, American Samoa is facing a great- er food famjne than in the hurri e of 1915. The present food suppl) the islands, it is estimated, will las' two weeks. The island government is taking steps to assure a food sup- ply. 1 KILLED, 2 HURT IN AUTO- TRAIN SMASH Accident Occurred 12 Miles Northwest of Rochester, Minnesota, Sunday Rochester, Minn., Jan. 4.—()--A woman was almost instantly killed ys were injured, one seri- ously, when their car was struck by a train near here yesterday. The woman killed was Mrs, Henry Fredericks, living eight miles nor west of Rochester, who was thrown on the pilot of the engine and al- most instantly killed when the Great Western “Red Bird” special plowed into the light truck in which dhe was riding on a crossing near Doug- las, 12 miles northwest of here. Eichardt Schultz, 20, driving the truck, suffered a severe scalp wound and other cuts and bruises. Irvine Fredericks, son of the woman killed, suffered possible internal injuries. Mrs. Fredericks died on the train a few moments after the accident. The two boys were brought to a hos- pital ‘here. Pirates Confident of Winning Both Pennants in 1926 Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan, 4.—“)—The Pittsburgh Pirates of 1926, with minor touching up, have full con- fidence that they again will capture the National League and world’s se- ries pennants. This year outfit will be virtually intact unless Hal Rhyne. infielder, and Paul Waner, outfielder, expen- sive products of the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast league, Senate; Signor Cazertana, president | show ability to ‘break into the regu- of the chamber of deputies, members and other notables. Traffic Blocked by Snow at Lead, Ss. D. = Sirol etal of we bes for Lead, S. D., Jan, 4.(#)—A snow storm has hidden Lead under the heaviest blanket of the year, ap-| ates a farm near here, has purchased proximately nine inches having fal-|a billiard parlor at Excelsior, Minn., Deep drifts, piled wind, have almost Bop AER engaged in wo! ‘ lar lineup. ¢ ‘ ‘Rhyne starred as a ghortstop on the coast, but will be given a trial at second base. Waner,.who has a -400 batting mark, is expected to be eh BUYS POOL HALL Parshall.—Ben Maurer, who oper- where he will spend his .time wi Rote ee