The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1926, Page 1

> In Z dissenting ‘opinion Sveinbjorn Johnson said he consid-|p, | | . Evidence Will Be - WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight; Sihday"Wacreas+ ing cloudiness and warmer. =-/THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE L=am] ESTABLISHED 18780 1878 , DEBATESTILL | CONTINUES ON | TAX PUBLICITY Senate Hopes to Reach De- cision on Publication Provision. Today OPPONENTS HOLD FLOOR — i Managers of Bill Give Up Hope of Final Enactment by February 10 Washington, Feb. 6—(#)—The sen- ante was squared away today for a ‘ decision on the provision in the tax reduction ‘bill repealing the law al- lowing publication of amounts of in- come tax payments, opponents carried debate on up hope of final enactment of t! measure by February 10, the dead- line first set by them to make .tax ‘duction possible on March 15, when | ‘st income tax installments are ie. Chairman Smoot of the finance committee, in charge of the bill, gave i notice he would force night sessions | next week in addition to the earlier ; daily meetings inaugurated yesterday. Opponents of repeal of the poe: licity provision have held the floor almost entirely in the two previous days of debate. WILLISTON'S CONTENTION I$ UPHELD Supreme ' Court Decides in City’s Favor—One Dis- senting Opinion panes by the city of Williston ‘hat it has prior right’to property | pledged by the Williams County State! bank to--seeure: city ~ deposits asi against a pobasauent, pledge. by the! Yank of the same property to the Bank of North. ‘Dakota to secure y later deposit’ by a (was upheld by wae supreme court in a decision to- In affirming-a previous decision by the disurict court of Williams en however, the supreme court modified it to permit the Bank of North Da- kota to force @ marshaling of the securities held by ‘the city as a pledge from the.bank so that’ the] f state institution might save from the wreckage as much as possible. Security for Deposits The case grew out of an alleged ‘Hegel deposit by N. B, Ludowese,; then citv treasurer, of $17,580.23, in the Williams County State bank. He took as a pledge of security, Pl title to property owned by the bank. Tater the bank got into difficulties and negotiated a loan of $50,000 from the Bank of Taree Dekota, giving a mortgage on the prope! The Benk of North Daiota from Ludowese the title to the land, ‘but there was no formal assignment | uf the title, eyhich Ne were hed been made a matter | When the bane fied ‘in 1923 the city of Williston and the Bank of | North Dakota presented e B ieder and the lower court he! the ca oe adge Johnsba fer | Justice ered the decision of the majority of the court inequitable and uniust be- cause of\a feeling that the decision would set @ dangerous precedent in- so-far as ‘the cies ‘of public corpor- ations may become inv ved in lit gation due to the conduct of their officers. ri ae as substitute ef tianson dnd wens the majority erie ion. ret in yt cas justice ‘Turned Over to the ° Lesnty ARR BISMACK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1926 OFFICERS, MISSING FOR A WEEK, FOUND SLAIN THE BISMARCK GIDEON CHORUS PHOTOGRAPH OF BISMARCK MALE CHORUS PUBLISHED GOAL MINED IN “STATE IN 1925 Second Largest Annual Ton-' nage in State’s History— 1923 in Lead North Dakota lignite mines pro- duced 1,357,408 tons of coal valued at $2,601,807.47 in 1925, it is shown in the annual report of A. Wadding- ton, state mine inspector. This is the second largest annual tonnage mined in the history of the; state. In 1928, 1,435,605 tons were produced. The production increase over 1924 is 327,959. and the valuation in- change is $825,985.47. ort is based on informa- tion mapas ed from 212 of the state’s 236 mines, said Mr. Waddington. Less than one-fourth of the year’s | production was used outside the state, $1,087,242. tons. being shipped for home consumption. Four, miners: were fatally injured and 224 hurt in the several score ac- ¢cidents occurring during the year. Twenty-eight new mines were jopened, five condemned and a sim- ilar number closed in 1925. Recommendations The inspector recommended that: $2200 be appropriated for purchas- ing necessary apparatus and tanks work and combating fires. Legislation be enacted transferring the licensing of coal mines to the state mine inspectign department. jmnraiet: mining systems be adopt: ed so that operators may recover more than 60 per cent of the whole, the peaeens rate of recovery, Mr. Waddington emphasized the | need for more adequate rescue equip- | ment, saying: “Should men become entombed or caught in a saecnie fire | there would be no way by which they could be rescued, without the use of masks and other rescue #pparatus. The danger increases as the mine workings are advanced.” Production By Counties Production and valuation in 1925 counties was as follows: by Production Walustion 13,338.90 53,637 » 173,846 38,695.11 69,151.34 41,144 2 7883.17 Adams... cae 53,43, 233,: 433.00 89,593.15 19,988.75, 426,372.51 5,640.00 108.00 104,967.29 147,911.52 Williams |. 176,626.50 Total ..... + 1,857,408 $2,601,807.47 Chorus Will Have Prominent’ Part in Program at the | ‘Gideons’ State Convention’ | in Bismarck May 14-16 —! | May Include 200 Singers. at That Time } Gideon choru shown in the picture above, is ob- taining’ wide publicity throughout the nation as the result of the publica- tion of this picture in the February issue of “The Gideon,” the official pubieation of an organization of commercial travelers known, as “The Gideo Every member of the or+ {ganization is a subscriber to the pub-} jlication and it is self-evident that} ‘the Bismarck chorus will t e much | nation-wide comment as a result {is doing wonderful work. This bunch f singers is making the people of Bismarck sit up and take notice of | the Gideons there. The great enthus- iasm and interest from this chorus has spread over the state till it really |looks now as though we would have 200 male singers at our next conven- tion.” The Gideons of North Dakota will hold their state convention in Bis- marck on May 14, 15 and 16, this year, and the local chorus will no doubt be jealled upon to furnish @ major part of the entertainment program. The members have been very gen- crous in singing for local affairs of a varied nature, and their work ‘has| brought pleasure to many people here during the past-year. , (TEXANS JOIN TO DEVELOP | | THEIR | RICHES, States to Be Developed by New Method .—(#)— The hidden 8 soon is to be revealed | y a new adventure into the field of AS development. Five ‘hundred public spirited ci Wena have, ocegatind adobe Goclety for the Scientific Development of the ural Resources of Texas with a iview of unlocking, by scientific ex- ;ploration, the secret of the state’s| j undeveloped riches. In addition to the well known ag- ricultural and horticultural crops, and tthe products of mine and oil well, there is development afoot in strang- er fields. | | | | i ! | Many Resources A great bed of fossilized fish in West Texas may soon give the coun- ‘try its only natural supply of ich- thyol, an oil used in med! rubber plant growing wild in South; west Texas is being manufactured in- to rubber. Anothe? plant makes a IN MAGAZINE OF NATION WIDE CIRCULATION 4,357,408 TONS ‘A.C, MEMBERS TO HEAR TALK BY NOTED MAN | Large Attendance Is Expected | at Membership Dinner Meeting Tuesday The members of the Bismarck As- sociation of Commerce and their wives or husbands will have the op- portunity of hearing one of the best | \ F speakers in the northwest at the ai jig Beinting of the Picture. ss the| ual membership dinner meeting magazine is a note from A. L. Bish-| "ext Tuesday evening, when Major {on, state president of The Gideons,| Stanley Washburn of Wilton will iin which ‘he states that “this chorus] give the principal address, Major Washburn is a world traveler of con- siderable note, and talks interesting- ly of his various experiences. was for many years a special news- paper correspondent and served as war, Double postal cards being sent out today by Secretary H. P. Goddard to all members of the asso- ciation and it is urged that the re- turn part of the card be mailed back immediate! with indications to the number of reservations desired. Every member is particularly urged to attend this meeting, and to bring his wife, or in the case of lady mem- bers to bring their husbands. The dinner will be served at 6:30 Major Washburn will Bri reports of the assgciation’s work will be made, and the proposed plan of activities for the year 1926 will be presented to the members by the board of directors. This plan has to formed as the result of the many suggestions. made during, the) ¥ series of four grbup meetings’ re- cently completed. m., and " speak’ later in the evening. Dp ae Wealth of Southern’ ‘LEGISLATION TO END STRIKE IS PRESENTED Robinson’s Bill | Would Create j wall be submitted to congress imme- | Federal Board of Indus- trial Adjustments Washington, Feb. 6.--U)—Legisla- | tion to create a federal board of i dustrial adjustments for the pur-) pose of invoking public opinion to coal suspensions Senator Robjnson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader. such at the front during the world | | |, Washington, Feb. 6. { Provision, designed to end the rei: 1of the bootlegger and abolish th i PRICE FIVE CENTS WILL PROPOSE [ONE KILLED IN (ors som MURDERS DERS ARE MODIFIED PLAN | A MINNEAPOLIS FOR “DRY” LAW System Called Happy Medium Between Evils of Vol- steadism and Saloon _~ WILL MEET FEBRUARY “Complete Failure of Prohi- bition in United States” to Be Subject (®)—A modi-| ‘fied prohibition as a happy mediam| ‘between the “evils” of Volsteadism,: jand of the saloon era, will be pro- jPosed at the second “face the facts” iconference called by the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, “The definite plan for governmen: control under a modified form of other evils,” which the association's statement charged to the Volstead law, will be proposed by W Phelps Eno of Washington. The for the conference comes as new i petus for the perennial debate on pro- hibition and it follows closely the Society of the Protestant Epis- copal church for modification. A Major Offensive i the coming conference as a “major offensive against Vol- steadism,” the association announced that many prominent persons would participate as members of its vari- Des ous committees. The speakers will be Senator Edge, Republican, New Senator Broussard, Demo- Mrs. Mary T. Nor- ton, ic representative from New Jersey; Wm. 8. Stayton, chair; man of the association, and possibly a representative of the American Federation of Labor. The general topic of the confer- ence is to be “the complete failure of prohibition in the United States after six years of the Volstead act us the enforcing agency of the eighteenth amendment.” Statistics bearing on the subject will be pre- sented and Canada’s experience with modified prohibition will be dis- cussed by representatives of that [apvernment. i" . Evidence Is Increasing The first “face the facts” confer- ence was held a year ago and since that time, the statement said, “there has been an alarming increase of evi- dence against Volsteadism as a breed- er of most of the evils heretofore, bu little known in American life, inelud-| ing bootlegging, bribery, corruption, widespread drinking among youth of . both sexes, and almost universal dis- selected for the meeting significant of return to the spirit of ‘true and tr Americanism exemplified in the life of the father of his country, who was opposed to the evils of drink and to every other form of intemperance. yet was a distiller of whiskey and to meet here on George Washington's | | birthd 1| two cars received a se “| to a hospital. t, Fargo, and d {tion on the ground tha’ CAR ACCIDENT Dead Man Is Unidentified and the Body is Taken to | | the Morgue EVERAL Mctorman Loses Control of Street Car and It Crashes Into Another St. Paul, Feb. 6.-(2)-One ani-' dentifed man was killed and at least :80 persons were injured, none ser- iously, early today when the air brakes failed to function properly and resulted in a rear-end tween two street cars. One car, which came through the Selby Avenue tunnel out of control, crashed into another trolley which was discharging passengers ut the foot of the hill, jumped the tracks und ground a pedestrian to death on the opposite side of the street before its momentum was checked. More than 100 passengers collision be up, and a dozen of the The front of one car and the rear platform of the other were demolished by the impact, the sound of which was heard for blocks. Street railway officials immediat ly started an investigation of the a rst of its kind in 10 RAILWORKERS PROTEST BUS LINE PERMITS Expansion of Bus Lines May Cost Them Their Posi- tions, They Say Fearing that continued expansion of bus lines in the state will pro: , detrimental to railroads and thereb {threaten the stability of their job, a, committee of railroad employes to- day asked the state railroad board to use extreme care in granting permits for the operation of bus lin The delegation, which consisted of W. J. Godman, Mandan; V. R. Furst, E. Hiams, Valley appeared before the board in connection ‘with the application of the Lakota Transportation company for permission to opera passenge: ‘bus servi between Langdo: Valley City via Lakota. The road mene are opposing it cessary for public convenienc: Railroads File Protests Additional protests have been filed by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways, which now serve the | i i 1 left behind an excellent recipe for making excellent beer.” TREASURY DRAFTS SOME VOLSTEAD ACT CHANGES Washington, Feb. () treasury has drafted recommenda- tions for « serics of changes in the Volstead act und other statutes hav- ing to do with enforcement of pro hibition, in order to meet new con- The | ditions. The proposed changes were drafted by Assistant Secretary Andrews in jthe light of his experiences as chief ‘enforcement officer and have been approved by Secretary Mellon. They tely. ‘The character of the changes de- sired was not disclosed at the treas- ‘ury today, but there were indications ‘that the programs include application | The measure was introduced after’ a conference of Democratic leaders at which the coal situation was d cussed. Senator Robinson had bill sent to a senate’ of a graduated scale of penalties to (Continued on page four.) Duluth Herald Starts Fund For Duluth, Minn. Feb. Feb. 6—(P—As a the | tribute to Rebert Miller, chief officer mittee with|of the steamer President Roosevelt, Roosevelt Crew territory through which the pro: bus line would operate, and 200 cit zens living along the route also have opposed the application on the ground that a bus line is unneces- roads, The case has been set for hearing at Lakota on the night of February 17. TODAY IN WASHING ‘TON House votes on defi y bi Income tax publicity in senate. Hearing on aviation continues by house naval committee. uthampton, England, Feb. 6) ~The British government today paid official tribute to the gallantry of the American officers and -seamen of the United States liner President Justice meres Padre ai gs Feb. obta mission in. ite iarectigation of at Aluminum Company of America will be turned’ over to the department ot justice for use in its inquiry to de- termine whether the company has violated court,decrees against it. The information, which the com- | mission had declined to give the oi ent on the ground that it was tial, was ordered surrendered ; a ir confide to the senate by adopti of a resolution pce ration man Cummins mittee. reso! without @ record ARNEGARD MAN ARRESTED BY AIRE MARSHAL valuable wax. The state has one off the largest sulphur mines in the world. In the mountains of the Southwest is said to be unlimited wealth in quicksilver. The society has a program for building a fund of $5,000,000 at the rate of $1,000,000 a yer to expend in collecting scientific information on ‘these natural resources and making lable to the public. a request for early the subject can he bill. Prevent Recurrences he bill to create a board of in- ken up by the; the senate after the passage of the tax of. of Duluth, and members of tant crew that saved the crew ¢ disabled British steamer An- \tinoe in mid-Atlantic ten days ago, es Duluth Herald todey started 4 ional fund for Captain George Roosevelt, who last week at the ir minent risk of their own lives cued the entire crew of the British freighter Antinge, lying helpless and | disabled in the grasp of the storm- lashed Atlantic. dustrial adjustments, and to define | Fried and his men. its powers and dutie not only designed to apply to alarming situation in* the anthracite coal industry,” Senator Robinson! said. “It is also, presented for the! The money will be given them at the present an early date. { To start the fund The Herald an- nounced its own contribution for $200. Men and women of America, who Welcomed into the ‘harbor’ by a continuous roar of whistles and sir- ens, mingled with the cheers of thou- sands of persons gathered on the Pierheads, the liner was bourded shortly before noon by a delegation ARE INJURED | | on the sary and would seriously damage the | President Coolidge ig shown press- ing the button in| Washington that opened the Trade Ex- position in half the eontinent MOTHER OF SCREEN STAR! SKILLED Film Producer and Another, Screen Actress Hurt When ' Auto Overturns ». 6.) of Marie was kille s comedy | produc and Vera Steadman, motion Helure actress, were injured in an auto- mobile accident last. night, wear Lordsburg, cording to word received here early today. The ac d when — th car, a heavy: owned by Miss ) Steadman, ‘overturned while travel | ing about 30 miles an hour, the mess: age said. Mrs. Frevost suffered broken spine and tured — skull, and died before medical aid could be summoned Pinned Unde r Christie and the actress narrowly escaped death, being pinned under the machine, “Both were rescucd by occupants of a passing car. Miss Steadman suffered bruises and lacerations about the face and legs, while Ch caped with af lacerated arnp and hei A chauffeur, riding in the front seat with Christie, who was driving, apparently was unhurt, The party left’ Hollywood last day for Pulm Beach, Florida, s. Prevost was to have met) ghter DS FAVORITE MARBLE | _ Mi 5 Williams has | after 50 \yeor dering thro gh the ears ago Williams taw while shooting at tree arious obje A search eal the lost marble. Re- n chopping down a tree in the | woods his ax struck a hard object. Investigating. Williams found the mbedded six inches in the tree ; Woods some 50 j lost hi | trunk. BRITISH PAY OFFICIAL TRIBUTE TO GALLANTRY OF OFFICERS AND MEN ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT “But ev | cord the achie on that illustrious re. vement of the Presiden | Rooseveli spicuous. Many ac counts h. written and many j; more will be written of this enter- prise, “It is the wish of his majesty that | 1 should present to the officers an men who manned the boats, the for- eign service gold medal for saving life at sea, and that I. should give jinto your keeping, for presentation to their widows, the medals which would ‘h gallant (member: Witanen and Heitman L.L, Sperry, ious Manager of Burned Elevator, May Face Arson Charge Arrest of L. L. Sperry, manager of th former ‘by fi Le fall Bee i ey "465000. 12 loss of Sperry, ‘probably will be charged with ‘arson. bee Mb discharged rina exasna peli books when 8 | portion: Temperature ut 7 a. ‘m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 ac im. Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight; Sunday increasing cloudi- ness and somewhat warmer. “For North Dakota: Fair tonight; Sunday increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer west and central BLES ME pers Si 302 oS Weather Report | WEATHER CONDITIONS pressure areas are centered extre "psn co tlsewh ere: purpose of preventing a Pesuirenee of thix condition in the future, by ascertaining and ae ty, and invoking public opinion for the protection of the consumers of anthraeite coal against the ~°n:*! | controversies. between. the operatery and their employes. “By the terms of the measure, eith- er the president alone, or the con- by cuca rent resolution, which res: (Continued on page four.) Man Questioned i in 6.—(#)-—Ewald | $8,001.09 as interest on rr Nold by the local posice while © arte ae a of is ® dow esr releaped to the. 7» whose ! there last fall, was a Pals ot, |p iwieh connecting him ih serttence-on a 2 to participate in an award to altent. seamen, are, asked to send ‘o Make Personal Tribute Duluth expects to give as this city's ersonal tribute to chief officer Mil- lex, who w: attended Duluth achoell member of the o! hen the responsibili- (theif contributigns to. the Roosevelt =A fund, born in Duluth and who He was a al militia here world, id a broke out, en- Minnesota with ‘The state of North Decors « gallected Ghoes in the bank of North oh Baers of wary, 8 report by State ae a ignite i Zédition eee $2.114.000 in certificates epoait credited redited to ‘the estate, hall d atl aakeore compensation buresu. headed by Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, acting as the personal representative of King George. Sir Philip greeted all the officers and members of the life boat crew in the name of the king, and after a luncheon presented to those who en-, gaged personally in the rescue the “gold’ medal for gallantry for sav- ing life He also resented silver pI from the board of trade to Captain George Fried, First cer Robert Miller, Third Officer ‘homas Sloane and| Fourth Officer Frank Upton. His speech of pre: tation was in part, as follows: of Service are met to seized upon “The rescue bara commanerait today the 7 ination nd earned the rr titude of Ug Mad hole British race. ee already taken its place in the the sea as one of the epics of eh “Year by year there a _Teperted to the board of ti feserve | gallantry in whick ritish ships ti ioe ure as rescuers or in last six | 5 se Saar have Sideboten about In the endeavors, Standard “of fallentty < Rr bigh, - government, [ have to ask you, whom duty kept on the bridge, to accept a special token of their recognition of the fine seaman- ship, humanity und courageous re: cue which throughout those nights and days characterized your every action, The government also desires to make presentations to your offi- cers, ler, Sloane and Upton, in recognition of their gallantry.” Captain Fried, in reply, ‘paid sol- emn tribute to those who lost their in the great attempt! d tification at having been the Antinoe was a great honor, he said, to have such a distinguished company on board as/were gathered there today. He gave 4 resume of the whole res- cue and said the place where it oc- curred was rightly called “The ing Forti He and his companions, had-been taken -by storm with all them and desired to thank hi cious rt the e King. +and all-the Anes ued on page ‘four been awarded to those tent ‘story written by Commander ATTRIBUTED T0 MOONSHINERS Men Are Sought Who Rented Tract of Land Where Bodies Were Found VICTIMS WERE TORTURED Farm House Reveals 100,000 Gallons of Mash and Parts of Stills Edwardsville, NL, Feb. 6.—@)— Three men who several months ago rented a 200-acre tract near Horse- ake are sought by Madison authorities investigating the ‘ing of Constable Ohmer recipes 38, and his assistant, John Balke, 24, whose bodies were found yesterday in a shallow grave on the land. Officials believe moonshiners mur- dered the two officers. The officers, who disappeared Jan- juor raid, are be- lieved by ities to have been captured by moonshiners and tor- tured for six days before they were murdered. Dead Since Thursday Coroner Baer said the condition of the vodies indicates the men were slain Thursday afternoon or night. In an abandoned farm héuse near the grave, federal prohibition agents who found the bodies found vats con- taining nearly 100,000 gallons of vhiskey mash. They also found parts of two stills. The house, its windows shattered by bullets, gave evidence of a gun- fight between the moonshiners and the officers preceding the capture. It is thought the officers might have raided the place in the absence of the moonshiners and were cap- tured after a fight when the moon- shiners returned. ASSOCIATED PRESS HONORS HEROES AT SEA Will vieciaid: Gold Watches to Captain Fried 2=d Commander Rodgers New York, Feb, 6-- ——(#)-—Two men lof the sea whose straight-forward, unvarnished narratives of heroic deeds thrilled the world,| are to re- ceive special awards as reporters of the Associated Press. It will be the fitet time laymen have been accorded such honors. Gold watches are to be presented to Captain George Fried of the steam- ship President Roosevelt, who guided the rescue of the 27 men from the British freighter Antinoe, wrecked in mid-Atlantic recently, and to Com- mander John Rodgers, U. S. N., who, with four mates, battled the Pacific for nine days last summer when lost in a 2,000 mile flight from San Fran- cisco to Ha As honorary associates in the task of reporting world events Fried and Rodgers will be given marks of di tinction hitherto reserved for staff reporters of the Associated Press. The Inscriptions The inscription for Captain Fried’s ch is: Rescue of the crew of the Antinoe. Presented to Captain George Fried by the Associated Press as a souvenir of enrollment us a member of the staff. January 26-28, 192 The scription for Commander Rodgers’ watch is: “Adventure of the P No. 1. Presented to Comman- der John Rodgers, U. S. N., by the Associated Press as a souvenir of enrollment us a member of the staff. September 11, 1925.” Kent Cooper, general manager of the Associated Press, hus wired Cap- tain Fried and Commander Rodgers: Welcomed to the Field “The news staff salutes these lay- men and greets them as honorary associates in the task of report world events. News>is of such in- timate concern to everyone that there is reason to welcome to the repor- torial field anyone who, when events of transcendent importance occurred unexpectedly, accepts and fulfills an A. P. news assignment. The excel- crew of the Rodgers was almost sufficient war- rant in itself for making the excep- ‘tion to previous recognition for un- usual reportorial enterprise. When, within a few months, Captain Fr responded so efficiently, the warrant for making exceptions was confirmed, and naturally Comman odgers was included.” Davis and Mc! Possible Contidates For Governotship The names of two 3 two men were bei mentioned here taaay as deo a éhdates for governor on te Be Reppblinen the a ergs’ ee ake ‘ono: sepsis i