The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1926, Page 1

~ EIGHT LIVE Cloudy tonight and Suhday; colder tonight ‘with cold wave.” v ESTABLISHED 1878 BAND CONCER AT AUDITORIUM HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [aiaar) —s AMERICA HAS ITS FLOODS, TOO MUCH ENJOYED} | Audience Convinced That the}’ Bismarck Elks Band Is Second to None A BALANCED PROGRAM Band - Assisted by Male and Mixed Quartets, Glee Citi of Bismarck and the ens sur. rounding territory who heard the con- cort by the Elks bend at the city neat it evening are now thoroughly convinced that. this ‘mui beret aniaptien i second to in, of many pro- fe nal Sands ‘Sieh have Visited this city in years past and far super- i" to many traveling musical out- 3. A well lanced program of. stand- ard marches and semi-classical selec: tions had been fanged by Director R. E. Wenzel last mi ht and every was thoroughly enjoyed by the listeners. Had the audience been ittle more enthusiastic in its ap- use, however, there ix no question leadership of Director Wenze) been remarkable. The' bandsmen might showed their ability to pr it standard selections with the suap and precision of a Sousa band, and at the same tinte interpreted the overture “Semiramide” by Rossini and other difficult concert selections with the smoothness of @ symphony orchestrs Solo Nambers Enjoyed The special numbers featuring cer- tain members of the band were ex- ceptionally well played and it is im- ble to decide-gn any one of the as being’ the best. The tuba “Pomposo,” played by Ex J. Heis- ng, formerly with the Great Lakes Naval band, the cornet duet “Al and id by A. H, Olson and Bert id the cl “Son- y Sai im Kentos, id the audience with Bismarck has instru- mental soloists of high c! ability. The work of. this organization: i ‘ull the more remarkable when it i! men Tp, considered that none of these + make" music “@ ‘profession, being em- ployed daily at other vocations, ang they probably have the most only a few hours of spare time weekly to devote to this work. Bismarck citi- zens should be and are proud of the wwmerck Liks band, — . Several Vocal ns mier male quartet, sang “Annabel Lee” and “Kentucky Bebe” in their usual good voice, and generously re- sponded to an encore. Later on the program Mesdames Barnes and Wil- kinson and Mesprs.-Helvorson and dierce with " ‘Sonny of Your Win- y, The audience numbers, 1" “By the Waters of Minnetonke,” sung by the inigh schoo) girls’ glee club. This musical organization is not vauall, heard outside of school effairs the committee in charge of last night’s program showed good judg- nant in arranging this added attrac- tion, Playmakers Close Program The program was bropeet to a close with a one-act play, “The Marriage Proposal,” presented by members of h school Junior Playmake the high schoo! Sigs ie under the direction of Fo I Ste ii were very CAap- ‘asi ‘blo in, the parts to which they had been assigned, with the work of Mis Rosen deserving especial menti eee ti ft Co muaeree fe ressed ey scl of the beadsmen and ‘copgratul Trovteg ‘on having! such-a splendid musical orgenizatio: series of open air ++ ing the summer mi ing: ae Teast it ‘have ihe! Eikerbands » aan For Bis: and vicinity: Rartly cloudy Cin ; muel colder tonight with cold wave, Tem- five ed two! ee 1} Heavy raiis in Maryland flooded many districts. This slows a street scene at Bladensburg INDIANS HIRE ‘SERVANTS, BUY COSTLY AUTOS | Osage Red Men Don’t Like oe Work But Enjoy Driy- ing Automobiles (Editor's Note.—This is the fourth of a series of articles dealing with the picturesque old west that still lives in the land of the mysterious Osage murders.) BY BRUCE CATTON (Special Correspondent. Pawhuska, Okla., Jan. 23. a story about the only town ii United States. where every man dependently wealthy; where there is no poverty, no charity, no w: where every house is furnished with just exactly the things that the own- er_wants to have, That town issthe Indian village ont the outskirts of Pawhuska, capital of Osage county and headquarters of the Osage. nation, richest people on earth. “The Indian village ‘ten years ago place of tents and huts. Its ‘were little more than muddy its, inhabitants eked out a rather’.scanty living as. best they could. . Then the fabulous Osage oil wells gan to flow. Money poured tribal coffers, to be divided among the members. ian village became a village of co: fortable homes, paved streets, mod- ern ingrovéments—and automobiles. “Nobody Works No one works in the Indian village: np one, thet is, except: the white se 8. Mhorare fired by the wealthy Indiang, *” ee “The*Indians don't like to work, ‘gdmits J. George Wright, U. S, agent for the ry ti “What ¥ ace he re les, mostly,” he oays with Ton 's right. You will see more high- satomebiies in ay little Ind: mr jan. in any ordinary town 0! vant its size. Pierce rrows, » Packard: and The Marmons re the cars red man. automobile is his great hobby. considering that ecach-Ossge draws 4 Réarly $15,000 a year, why not? Ligh gece the white man’s town, has felt the effect, too. There ere ny automobile slesrooms here as there isd jn Oklahoma City. One ‘of the salesmen tell 1 trate the vagaries of of Osage county. in- Open Car jan came in recently and bought a big sedan,” the sman ‘It cost him about $2,000 and id carh, Four days later he nted his money back. like the car. “Tt told him [ couldn't give all ‘his shad used the ma- Vd credit him with m2 e wanted any other car I had. So he pointed to a touring car, that came about $600 cheaper, and said; ‘3 want that.’ “It was @ bargain all right, and I the swap. Then I asked him ear he’ preferred the open car to the a ne } “*Well, you see,’ he said, ‘I can’t spit in this closed car’.” i aire yeatly the Indian village is ‘enlivened by gaudy ceremonial danc In or neighboring tribes i in-and great rows of bar- Slight up the set. Then er and women mingle in ‘the no Maivligiont ries uf jou: ¥ gi gO in most giddy hues imag: its, however, are blankets of for- ds it. were looms of Pawtucket | and Fall River, and they sell in the stores here for prices ranging from * @ weird parade to the} th toms. The dan bal cos- TODAY IN WASHINGTON Vote is taken in house on nuvy supply. bill. Senate nguin ix occupicd world court debate. House receives a,*icullural ap- propriation measure. WILL VOTE ON A HIGHER TAX with ON GASOLINE Question of Raising Tax to Two Cents Will Be Decid- ed at Polls June 30 North Dakota citizens will be asked | C°ld- to vote on June 30, on a law increas- ing the state gasoline tax \to two cents, I. J. Moe, Valley City, a mem- ber of the state highway commission, said here today. Although designed to state's revenue for high’ the movement will not’ b crease the purposes, sponsored comb! terests cm steps to improve the highway tion in the state, Moe said. matter will be taken directly to the people so that a demonstration of popular sentiment may rule on the question, If approved by the people the increased tax would become ef- fective August 1%and would add ma- terially to highway revenue for 1926. Provision will be made in the bill to be submitted to a vote for refund- ing the tax on gasoline used by farm- ers*in tractors and other farm ope ations and for refunding the tax on gasoline used for industrial pur- joses. Ki Motorists Will Benefit ; The gasoline tax, Moe contended, is not so much a tax - an- investment. since road users will. get the benefit of the money raised. Even with an increased tax, Moe said, moto: il find it cheaper to operate ca because better roads not only will reduce depreciation and repair costs but will enable car users to obtain more miles for every gallon of gaso- line used. In a speech this week before coun- ty commissioners at Fargo, H.C. Frahm, sec y of the state high- ‘way commission, pointed out ant highway department revenue will be ingufficient to finance its share of improvement projects already planned for 1926. a os MINERS’ HOPES ARE BLASTED Strike Situation Seems as Tightly Deadlocked as It Was in August Philadelphi }—()-—-Scrap- ping by the operators of the latest enthracite peace proposals left the rike situation today apparently tightly deadlocked as when the wi conference broke up in Atlantic last Aaa tap i ‘With it went the hopes of the idle miners, to say nothing. of the an- racite consuming »ublic, for an early resumption of operations. These hopes had been raised to high pitch by the beds Aged by John president o’ ia, Jan. L, Lewis, the’ United ‘Mine Workers, of a plan for settling the strike offered by E. J. nett, we fer inti is for ne; ion unexpected]; shattered by jection of the plan by the mine own- ers. No 01 to what the next move in Meanwhile the, state administra- tion continued its a to presa for action by the legislature on bills de- to control and regulate the anthracite industry, aE Rud Appeals Case to Supreme Court 5 weal trom ‘en order entering | HIGHWAY BODY one would venture’ a prediction | THRER DEATHS | IN BAST FROM | THE COLD WAVE North and Central Atlantic) Coast Struck by Chilly | Gale From Northwest New York, Jan. 23.--(4)-—Blythe’ illusions that spring had stolen al march on king winter, have veen shattered in the eastern part of the| United States. , | A chill gale from the struck the north and central Atlan- tic coast yesterday, and transformed unseasonably balmy weather into icy So far the intense cold has ac- counted for three victims in the east. One man died at Perth Amboy, and two collapsed on the stre New York. No reports of suffering because of the coal shortage have been * made yet. PLACES ORDER FOR ALL TIRES Fisk Company Gets Contract/ —Surplus War Material | Will Be Sold The state highway commission to-| day awarded to the Fisk Tire com-| y @ contract for sll automobile tires to be used by the department during the coming yeat. The ‘contract was based on unit prices with a sliding scale for var- ious quanti The Fisk bid was the lowest received, highway com- missioners said. The commission also determined to make an effort to dispose of all sur- {ward an unanimous northwest | v; J.| marked the long se BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1926 S LOST, 20 INJURED, IN SENATE WILL TAKEBALLOT ON CLOTURE | Monday Has Been Decided Unen for the Vote to Limit Debafe on Court ~ . MAJORITY IS CLAIMED Cicture Rule Has Been Em- ployed Only Once Since Its Adpotion in 1917 Washington, Jan. .--()-—The world court fight went forward in the senate today with opponents of American adhesion aware that Mon- day may witness the neafing of the end of their efforts to delay a vote. The senate will ballot Monday on ® motion to impose cloture, res ing each senator to one hour of de- bate on the question. — Pro-court forces believe the roll call wili show more than the needed two-thirds ma- jority, thus assuring an early deci- sion on the resolution proposing American participation in the Geneva tribunal, Leaders of the two factions ued: today, however, their eff ontin- is to- v iwreement to limit debate and obviate use of th cloture rule, which has been em- ployed only once since its adoption in 1917, Used In League Debate ‘the cloture rule, which was adopt- ed at a special session of the sen- ate called by President Wilson after his armed ship bill had been killed y a filibuster by 12 senators, was woked’ during the league of nations debate on November 15, 1919. Twice before that time and once since pe tions for cloture were offered, two being withdrawn and the other fail- ing of action. Sharp exchanges ion yesterday and brought smiles again to Vice President Dawes, especially when Senator Cole Blease, Democrat, South Cerolina, referring ‘to his campaign for revision of the rules, expresse the hope that Mr. Dawes will be the next president if a Republican is chosen, Blease 1s Criticized shurst, Democrat, A the South Carolinan for spending “hours here the day denouncing « great ex-pre: who is dead and cannot answe reminded Senator Blease thht Promethers was bound to the it was a vulture and not an that tore out his vitals.” Terming the last part of th zona, ” He en, rock, eagle sena- jtor’s remarks a plain violation of Senator Blease de- but declared that all it President Wilson the senate rul clined to repl: he had said al had been said in a speech in South Carolina when Mr. Wilson “was very much alive.” ; Senator Reed, Démocrat, Missouri, after threatening to invoke cloture on other questions if used in the present fight, took occasion to with- draw his remarks on Wednesday con- cerning former Justice Clarke of the supreme court, aml the latter's ef- forts in bel of American men bership in the league of nations. He had expressed a desire to know how much more the former justice “gets for misleading the people of the United States than he got for sitting on the supreme court. plus war material now on hand in one lot if it is possible to do so. The material was received from the gov- ernment at the close of the war and hat been unused since that time. Much of it, commissioners said, can- not be used to advantage by the state or counties in r work and efforts to dispose of it piccemeal proved wu: successful, The surplus war suppli now on hand consist of all kinds of men’s wearing apparel, tools, shoes, picks, shovels and similar articles. To Improve Main Roads First It was determined at today’s mect- ing to give first attention to gravel- ing and improving the main arteries of travel throughout the state with the development of secondary road: important matter. Good main routes, members said, will be good advertising for the state, will bring more visitors to‘ North Dakota and will benefit more of its own citizens these roads are most heavily concrete culverts on main ro cause of their permanence and the fact that it is the aim of the high- ion to make improve- ments permanent whi rer possible. Second Jump of . Trans-Ocean Flight Postponed One Day Madrid, Jan. 23.—(#)—-The yecond jump of the Spanish trans-Atlantic seaplane has been postponed until to- A radio dispatch ing thi adio dis| snnouncin; 8 deen Pecelved hi fs ‘from Pali ‘Canary Islands, whére the lane arrived yesterday after a Stight of 771 miles’ from. Palos, Spain, “ The next leg of the’ flight to Buenos Aires is from Kes Palmas ito the Cape Verde: Islands, 1,056 miles. Five men flew in the Ne Plus Ultra to Las Palmas, Two will be left behind in the Cape Verde Is- lands, in order to make room for fuel JUDGE ADJOURNS HEARING ON TAX COMPROMISE CASE ‘After taking under advisement a motion offered by counsel for the county comfmissioners in the so-called Patterson tax compromise case late yesterday afternoon, asking that the case be dismissed on the ground that the action of the commissioners this case is final and is not ap) able to the courts, Judge W. J. Knee- shaw adjourned the hearing without taking any testimony. The judge announced that he would consider all legal questions connected with the case, insofar as they are disclosed by the papers al ready on file, and if he considered it necessary to take testimony hefore making a final decision he would re- turn here some time in February for that purpose. State’s Attorney F. E. McCurdy. whe is appealing from the decision of the Burleigh county board in ca celing approximately $26,000 deli: ouent taxes owed to the county E. G. Patterson, the boa: man, contends that the commi ers overstepped their authority making the tax reduction and that therefore the matter can legally be appealed to the courts. leCurdy is acting in behalf of group of local taxpayers in accordance with a provision of the law which r quires that the state’s attorney sh sppesl from a decision of fhe county board when requested to; do so by seven or more taxpayer: , RENTS HOTEL Wilton.—J. W. Olson, who has been r of the Dakote hotel here since Wilton was founded, has rent- ed the hotel to H. Feinstien of Minot, who took charge thi k. 1926 :|DEATH COMES QUIETLY TO CARDIN MERCIER, AGED PRIMATE OF BELGIUM Hele Complete Recovery Was Predicted Following an Operation on December 29 But Change for the Worse Occurred January 6—Funeral to Brussels, Jun, ()--Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium and one of the heroic figures of the w war, died today at the age of losing his long battle against the de- cline that set in after an operation on December 2! Death came at 3 o'clock this af- ternoon. The aged prince of church slipped quietly into the 1 after with all of Catho and France praying for recovery the grac death” as the chure He was surrounded by memb; his family, the faithful clergy arch diocese the papal nu Brussels, and ua representativ King Albert, when the end car Special masses for the illustrious dead will be celebrated tyroughout Belgium and France tomorrow to mark the May Already th of erecting 2 monument to the carnation of the war time soul ot Belgium,” by popular subscription, The funeral will probably be affair of state, with King Albert a Crown Prince Leopold among. the mourners, Cardinal influenza D y afterward it the primate woul an_ operation. His ailment was explained official- ly as “persistent dyspepsia, making} nutrition insufficient for the active life the cardinal wished to pursue.” He was transferred to St. Jean Clinic from the Archbishopric Palace at Malines December 28 and was operated on the following day. He was given a local anesthetic und was able to follow all the details of the operation. He stood the ordeal well. Turn For Worse Occars During the days immediately fol- lowing the operation the Cardinal seemed to improve and his complete recovery was predicted by those in attendance upon him. Suddenly on January 6, however, it became known that the condition of the venerable} churchman had takem a turn for the; worse. It was with difficulty that| he was able to assimilute food. He} began to weaken. Duripg his iliness prayers “were! said for his recovery, in all the, churches of Belgium: and the heads of almost all the nations of the civ- ilized world anxiously inquired about his condition. | hen the sudden turn for the; worse came, the cardinal fully real-| ized that his end was relatively near at hand. “My stomach has failed me; there is nothing more the doc- tors can do,” the prelate said to a priest at the bedside. | The funeral of Cardinal Mercier will be held at Malines, the seat of his archbishopric, His body will be taken there totnight and will lie in state. ! Burgomaster Max ordered the flag on the city hall of Brussels flown at balf staff. Ail the foreign ambas- id ministers left cards this afternoon at ag Jean Clinic, where et re Desire Mercier, Cardinal of Malines, Erect Monument Mercier was stricken ember 19, Shot is announced that have to undergo Prince of the Church and “Apostle j, of .” was one of the most strik- ing ee brought prominently be- fore the world by the most ruthless Be an Affair of State were the royal heads of belligerent states or the illustrious generals who led the allied armies to victory. The role played by Cardinal Mer- cier was one of the outstanding fea- tures of the World war. Although hailed as the “Apostle of Peace” throughout the civilized world, he demonstrated early in the great struggle that he also was a fighter of the first magnitude when convinced that his cause was imbued with righteousness. Resisted German Invasion He was in Rome when news arrived that Belgium—his native land— had been stricken to earth by the mighty German advance. Cutting short the formalities which usually attend the departure of a high church dignitary from the Vatican, he hastened back to Brussels, waved aside preliminar- ies and precedent; exhorted his peo- ple to resist the invasion with all the strength and determination at their comma! denounce the Germans from pulpit and palace, and from then on continued as one of the most for- deble and dangerous thorns in the side of enemy military authori who were endeavoring to shape the destinies of conquered Belgium to the best advantage of victorious Ber- in, On countless occasions his courag- cous attitude in defying the invaders evoked admiration throughout the world. His devotion to the subject- ed populace throughout the five most frightful years in Belgian history never faltered for the briefest m ment, even under pressure of threats and coercion bespeaking violence and death to himself. Baron von Bissing, the German governor geners gium, who ruled over the ii dom with an iron hand encased in a mailed fist, was forced in the end to acknowledge that his master h met in this mild-mannered of a cause which made up in glory ahd devotion what the fortunes of war had decreed it should lack in the power of cannon and sword. The famous Pastoral Letter of De- cember, 1914, prepared by Cardinal ‘Mercier and read in every Catholic church in Belgium, has been called one of the most damning indictments of the Ger tmvasion éver writ- ten. The letter went forth to printer and priest despite every precaution the German authorities could take to suppress it the. score watched di late and his s condemnations of the most violent nature was to be read from every Catholic church in the land on New Year's Day, 1915, They were deter- mined to forestall it at all costs, but the letter was read despite ‘their ef- forts and the wrath of the powerful von Bissing was heaped upon Car- dinal Mercier for his defiance. Was Kept a Prisoner Under orders from the general's office, he was kept # prisoner in h home for ‘two weeks while von Bi sing was bringing pressure to force. his submission. A mere verbal ad- mission that the prelate tention of exciting or, population by the would have satisfigd the govern general, it was said, but no, such ad- mission ever was secured from Car- dinal Mercier. es HOTEL Cardinal Desire Mercier PRICE FIVE CENTS FIRE MANY GUESTS WERE CARRIED DOWN LADDERS Blaze Drives. Occupants Out Into the Cold in Their Night Clothes 48 WERE IN BUILDIN One Man Killed in Four-story Fall— Several Bodies Still in-Ruins Allentown, Pa., Jan. 23,--)—Fire early today destroyed the centur: old Lafayette hotel, taking with it a sll of at teast eight lives, ine bodies of three or four persons are believed to be in the smouldering ruins. Twenty persons are in two hospitals, some of them in a critical condition. There were 48 guests in the hotel when the fire started. Only one of the bodies has been identified, tant of Miss Ana Novanak, a waitress. One of the dead lost his life when he fell from a window on the ‘top floor of the four story brick build- ing and landed on the side walk. The fire broke out shortly after 2 . and spread so rapidly that it cut off the escape of most of the guests, many of whom had to be car- ried down ladders by firemen. There was no time to dress and the guests wre forced into the cold blasts of winter in their night clothes. The temperature hovered between 15 and 18 above zero, MARKLE ASKED TOGALL JOINT CONFERENCE’ Request Is Made by John L. Lewis, President of United Mine Workers Wilkes Barre, Pa, Jan. 23.-()-— International"President John L. Lew- is, of the miners’ union, has asked Alvin Markle, chairman of the min- ers’ and operators’ joint committee, to gala joint conference, Mr. Lewis asked that the meetin be held either in the pnincgointee gion or in. New York, as the opera- tors preferred. He stated that the miners would move that the meet- ings be open to the press so as to avold any ‘misunderstanding as ty, | what takes place. Fs The meeting was asked, Mr. Lewis stated, on the b: ye I ! pe: ing committee, and the mi accepted in principle the peace plun proposed by the Scranton Times. WILL AWAIT OFFICIAL NOTICE BEFORE ACTING Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 23.—()—Chair- man Alvin Markle of the anthracite |miners and operators joint confer- ence said he would consult both sides as to the time and place for holding the joint conference requested by John L. Lewis, president of the ers. Mr. Markle was apprised of the contents of M wis’ letter and said he would await arrival of official no- e before acting. ‘Mr. Lewis’ letter is on the way here by special mes- senger, it was understood. Railroad Appeals From an Order of - State Rail Board Appeal from the order of the staté railroad board directing it to restore telegraph service to the tow! of Clifford, Erie and Galesburg has been taken by the Great Northern railway to the district court of Cass county, the board was informed today. order was issued fol- hearing at which it devel- the Great Northern a way and Western Union Telegraph company had discontinued, without the consent of the commission, a telegraph service; which had been jointly furnished by them to. the three town! Z Bank at Luverne, _ Minnesota; Closed St. Paul, Jan, 23—()—The Rock ° County Bank of Luverne, with de- Posits aggregating $700, closed because of “losses on paper,” A. J. Veigel, commissioner of banks, announced hae ‘ The bunk, which was established 1882, had a capital of $50,000. Of- Is ahngunce that they hope to reorganize and reopen soon. L, Sherman is president aud C, Martin is cashier. oe Washington Contract under ae ithe In!