The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1926, Page 1

| \ OPPONENTS OF || SIX-CENT CUT “Cloudy tonight and Friday, rain probable. Colder tonight, : MINNESOTA PASTOR DROWN WILL TESTIFY Various Iterests Inform ‘Commerce Commission Re- duction Is Unnecessary ! CALL IT A HANDICAP Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux) City, and St. Louis Inter- iansapetis to the east broucht ward additional testimony today effert to convince the Inter- state Commerce Commission ring here that reduction is unnecessary. With the conclusion of testimony by groups favoring the nla sentatives from Kansns' City, Sioux City, St. Louis and Tacomi came to the fore with testimony in op ion to the cut. it_the new rate would prevent Sioux City from competing with Min- neapolis for northwest grain was th opinion advanced by Cc. jon, representing the Sioux City grain ex- change. Would Hurt Omaha, Kansas City John A. Kuhn, traffic manager of the Omaha Grain Exchange, told the! mn that Omaha would have to fanction under a rate handicap of 10% cents per 100 pounds on ship- ments to Chicago under the Fagin while W. R. Scott, traffic com- missioner of the Kansas City board of trade, told the hearing that south- west millers, competing with Minne- » would have to sell flour at a alt cent disadvantage under the rate cut. A. warning was issued to the cont-} mission by C. A. Rogs, Lincoln, rate clerk for the Nebraska state commission, that in the proposed rate is prejudicial to the interests he represents the commission would be yrtylaaseed immediately to abol- ish it, H. 0. Berger of Tacoma, rate andj traffic expert for the department of! public works efr-the state: of -Wash- ington, declared the new rates will tend to disrupt and give to-middlewestera. mills. due advantage in eastern marke {Continued on page three.) eran nck a 8 MUSSOLINI THREATENS. . SOME HIGHBROWS SPEAK. DON'T CRY, ERIE R. RB. a rconytight, 180)" (Copyrig! "Age “1 truly love to live in danger,” says Mussolini with sincerity, “but as I have abolished strikes, I intend absolutely to riod ics pts against my lit He threatens to re-establish capi- tal punishment, now unknown in Italy. The crowd yelled its delight: when this threat was made. Mussolini warns France that it is unsafe for her to harbor a hists that plot against him. This means a threat of war. The French will not worry, but Mussolini means what he saya; “You know that | do not utter words in vain,” he tells tens of thou- sands gathe: below his winden. Restoring capital, punishment may give Mussolini a valuable weapon against his enemies, but it will in- crease, rather than stop, attacks on his fe, ‘The Csar put Lenin's brother to death. Mussolini knows what Lenin did to the Cza: tne state justifies Kill e 8 inal’ mind, ‘The. plial says where capital punishment ex- ‘is “I stake my life inst my grpenents life, therefore I am man- y. Also observe that abolition of capi- tal punishment in Italy has dimin- ished the number of murders. However, power to execute wh for — conspirae’ agai Faselam, as Kemal ha ‘f men fer conspiring again: Turkey, mi; prolong Fascism as a governing fore: Mussolini's threat- against France will jinerease French satisfaction entrance of Germany thto ‘ wi seems to be establish: ines Eu- ro two great republics. ise F a Germany say sineerely: “feo balances 1914, one ‘wipes out the of ‘The great ~ French end German republics will stand together to maintain demo- eratie government in Europe.” Sueh state assassin od, 4 Ged";| Matkato—cl vlad ft eain,| Tom, dohason, valor oldop mee, |__ GotHisMan | & THE BIS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ‘ARREST OF EVANGELIST IS PLANNED | District Attorkey Keyes Con- tinues Inquiry Into Alleged Perjury Conspiracy |CLIMAX COMING SOON i} i | |Dr. Waters, Mentioned By || Mrs. Sielaff, Kills Self It took two years and 3,000 miles of man, He shot James D. Hallen soldier of fortune; to death in Port- land, Me. They ‘had known éach other in Mexico, Turner refused to tell whet sort of grutige he nursed. TO JULY 4 BEST BVER IN STATE State Auditor Steen Protests Misrepresentation. of Financial Status Protest against alleged _anisrepre tation of the financial situation of North Dakota state government; has been made to an eastern financial ublication by State Auditor John “a ‘The publication (The Bond Buyer) drew wi statem e pos ah id,when it assumed that tax ions this year were only slight- ly more than half for ‘last year, ae ‘on July 1 the percentage of taxes collected in proportion to the taxes assessed wap the largest in the his- tory of the state. ° The statement us issued by Steen showed that 1 cent collected 1925 taxes were 55.65 per cent col- lected. No reference was made to the fact that oné-half the real estate taxes i and tl was the best in history. threatening the _ stabilit; Dakota bonds, as intimate: prepared in his offic Instes of North in the ar- ticle, the tax collections give assur- ance that there will be plenty of money on hand to meet all state ob- ligation The le was particularly unfor- tunate in that it may have the effoct of discounting the worth and stabil iy of North’ Dakota bon which are backed not only by the state’s credit but by valuable real eatate, acco! to C. R. Green, man- ager of the Bank of North Dakota. Green now has $3,000,000 market AAC the| tonight and Frida; next few months and fears th: of an article containing m information. Numerous inqu: ready have been received h banking and bond hi into the situation, it was disclosed. In a letter to the financial publi- cation State Auditor Steerf ha: olly false conclusions from a of the collettions The fact is, he said, tible for 1925 do not be- quent until October, #926, the 1925 record as of sey S tate officials said today. « ‘mont of fect sleading | pleading | oast a i By Taking Poison | Los Angeles, Sept, 16—()-uWith a! | numbér of ‘apreststemtitent, # wen-| sational climax Was'tgreceat ‘today in the Aimee Semple: erson kidnap- ing investigat District Attorney Asa Keyes, pushing his inquiry into an alleged perjury conspir said he would question @ number of persons hought to be impliexted by the re- rent expose of thi Iss X" hoax. The re-opening of the entire Me- herson wus precipitated by irs. Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff, who j charged that she had Leen hired and { financed’.to conjure up a mythical ‘Miss X” us the companion of Ken- eth G. Nola ge ba ees | testified man identified as ; Ormiston occupied a cottage at Carmel’ h” a woman companion (shortly, after the ‘peared last May. Others Face Arrest From an authoritative source it has j been icurned that plans are under vay to take the Angelus Temple pas- tor into custody within the next 48 . At least two others and pos- five -ersons face ‘arrest on ad subornation of perjury, it aid. mong those scheduled to appear ‘before Keyes for questioning today| Joe Watts, sald to‘have been evangelist disap- road ‘travel, but Benjamin Turner got his »rocess server for R. A. McKinley,' along the new embankment built aft- d Long Beach attorney, recently ae an automobile accident. Watts entered the McPherson inquiry when Miss Bernice Morris, formerly | private secretary for McKinley, iden- tifield him as th thetic “Steve”; in an alleged plot to produce mythical idnapers ‘to. substantiate’ the. evan: gelist’s abduction si Z we aarris told patted it ica ‘atts whose, voice photograph! Mrs. McPherson had recognized as" “Steve,” one of her alleged abduc- rs. “Invisible Mrs. MePherson it night an- nounced from her pulpit and over the radio that the latest attacks on her, ‘kidnaping story arethe machinations of “an invisible enemy intent upon crushing her.” The suicide yesterday of Dr. A. M. Waters curtails the inquiry planned by Keyes on the charges made by Mra, Sielaff. Waters, who died after| jtaking poison, was mentioned in connection with the case when his name was found in a note book be- longing to Mrs, Sielaff. ef ——______e. Weather Report | Weather conditions at North Ds- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today: Temperature at 7 a, m. Highest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a, m. Highest wind velocity Perey Devils Ge Dickinson . Fessenden 81 Grand Forks .. 78 Jamestown .... 72 Larimore eel . lapoleon Pembina Williston 0 Moorhead, Mi 01 WEATHER \For Bismarck and vicinity: Most- dy cloudy. tonight ee Friday, some rain probable. Mi colder tonight. For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy Some rain prob- ht; much colder with tem: SSLESSESSLS| Cooler | peratu: ere from | northwe: 8 inqyiring| southeast port jon, GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS Low pressure, with centers over North Dakota and over the extreme be! West; extends from‘the Plains States co! its securities, (Mereury readings at 7 a. m.) Bisniarck—Clear, y fair. é Dena" take-Blody, hs A. 2 Grand loudy, rf —Clou is roads 6 St. Cloud—Raini: iG p goed. fenton. Minot--Partly mclewdy, tn " oads i it. It.was snowing at and. Havre at 7 a, m. this | ORRIS W. ROBERTS, fe ‘Officia} in Charge. Put Over to Friday ; One ”- it .| from the influence of French franc .| to ratify the debt reco Bel x ' Ernst Vierkotter, German, whoue channel swimming speed record was, it, returns to the family bakery in bettered two weeks after "he Cologne. Here he is with his father and mother, ready’ to work. FLOODS IN ILLINOIS THREATEN TO "ADD TO TOLL IN LVES, PROPERTY | || Sets Record For Piano| Playing Omaha, Neb, Sept. 16—U)— “Bud” Reynolds, Columbus, Ohio, claims a new world’s record for “piano marathon” today. He completed 105 hours of oe the ivories at a cafe here late last night. The former record of 103 hours was estab- lished in San Francisco five years ARO. During the entire time Rey- nolds lived;on milk and soup fed to him by the manager of. the cafe. People Living Along Mlinois River Move to ‘Higher, Ground as Waters’ Rise Rapidly — New Embénk-| ment, Built After Fieed’of , 1922, Is, Threatened: eh 1 Chicago, Sept. 16.-(4)—Streams swollen by the fourth geneth? ‘down: | pour in the midwest in two weeks threatened today to add to the toll in lives and property of the heaviest ‘September rainfall in the history of the region. Along the Illinois river in western Minois, householde: moved their families and goods to higher land, away from levees lashed by water risen to the 22-foot stage, Every available person in town was drafted fot pati jearda> duty er the disastrous levee break in when the entire town was inundated. One break near the city .was closed with sand bags, Western Illinois was hardest hit by the rere which mse fepeed "er sec: j tions of io, jiana, Illinois, Iowa, | ny Misso} Nebraska, =| cises Method of Caucus- _ ing Which Was Used | Geneva, Sept. 16-—M)—The the, month, and swelle non-permanent members of ber rainfall to 12 ine areas, ! Corn, already fully twe weeks late and under threat of heavy losy from frost, was further dama; ‘arm- ers abandoned hope for much small grain in the fields awaiting thresh-! ing. Estimated vast losses were giv- en only in general terms. FRANCE. WILL BE URGED T0 jected by the assembly today. ow Poland, Belgium, Rumania, Ho! land, Chile, Colombia, Salvado China and Czecho Slovakia. | plaining why that country had been sembly and criti aueusing adopted by the | tinue faithful to the league ideals, | The pases, anes theeeite s ; tenure of-the seats for Poland, CI Belgium Decides on Campaign snd ‘Raman ‘ to Get France to Ratify | remaining Agreement With U.S. | Holland a bers, Belgium, Czecho Slovaki Salvador, -will serve one year Sa ae Brussels, Sept, 16—W—The Bel-| olgeed reveligible for gian government seemingly hus de elded on u campaign to induce Fra thereby, becoming a semi-permaner mer counci mber. wa o's: 08, COGHLAN hope’ of ing_her money flyctuations. : 4 , Minister of Treasury Franqui, who is going to London shortly to nego- tiate'a consolidation loan, expects to visit Paris before returning home, with the hope of inducing the French | Recount Abandoned Day’s Check Results in Very Little Change ian financial and governmen- tal circles have in to eonsider! ¢ such action as an indispensable pre- liminary to the restoration of Bel-| SC pueranee as well as that of her r. Ohio Campaign Funds New’’ York,” ‘Sept. 16.—(#)—Ohio campaign funds for 1921 were under fire today in the trial of Harry M. Daaghary and TI 3 W. Miller. Checks which John E, Durkin, | ja! seat ist the late John T. King. rmer Republican: national: commit- teeman from Connecticul used to covers deficit in the Ohio for Bu: in district court late day. As a re: Tillotson wii candidate for lop: this fil, ing. F E. McCurdy, ineumbent. jon gag whic! rt, after considerabl; i the total number o: je: county had been resul All of' the ballots cast in the Bismarck “were checked as we' voted Pistinet In the early reeount T: | The case Two other dice, each paceeing of borer, ich werd ale Town "bond coupe issued 16, 1926 ED) WHI ‘NINE NATIONS | MADE MEMBERS former!: member of the choi: ; Uruguayan Delegation Criti- the League of Nations’ council were ! They i After balloting, a letter was read |from the Uruguayan delegation ex. candidate from the floor of the as- zing the method of | Latin Amer- | states to decide who should re- ceive the three seats allotted to them. letter maintained that the as- elf should be the sole judge three companions was postponed to- hich states should sit in the day, perhaps indefinitely, because of he delegation thanked the assem-' tank. with were pre 1 bly for having honored Urugua| ia council seat in the past and gave WV; | aasurance that Uruguay would con- of ia, and seeyens cones, which was leaking at the rate of 10 ina. | remaining three non-permanen mem-| 0 ane the flyers did not a special vote, Poland was de- election ut the’ quickly | expiration of her three-year term,! small mat: DROPS CONTEST“ After t f ern engineer, returning from a late two e's attorney, dropped | £a54 be a’ Schote and Oftleer Ze OPPOS- the McCabe home b; ed the recount o! he ‘and Tillotson were! 9.) Ing under the direction of the ou! in. thi gone over with no material change in the final city as in a few of the omnty sald, were, rity over Coghlan of 23/8! emer hh bu atthe e close of y ’s_checking this re re- ‘aahivgton. ‘washanged. aul was dismissed with preju- to pay his own Ries Nenad LY STAG GRAND JURY INDICTS-FOUR IN HALL GASE Henry Stevens Joins Brother! and Cousin in Jail— Widow Out on Bail, | Peps Up League | PERJURY CHARGE MADE Presecution Will Endeavor to Have Mrs, Hall’s $15,000 | Bail Raised i Somervill a, “Bey 16. -(#)-- 5 U Frenvy Beevelnn, -thoyarme' | ftrgarms'expert, to- day joined hi trother Willie and: cousin Henry De La ‘arpender in| the Somerset county jail on charges | = | of murdering the Rev. Edward Wheel- jer Hall and Mra, Eleanor Mills, whose | bodies were found under a crab ap- | Pie tree four years ayo this mornin The slain rector’s three relati by marriage and his widow, Mr: Frances Stevens were indicted: for the murder yenterday as one o the last acts of the April grand jury | which will probably consider evi-; dence aguinst other persons in the! case before it is superseded T: jesday | - ide ater"? PAB LAND) IS, IN DANGER AS - LEVEE BREAKS prosecution will make un effort to| have Mrs. Hall's bail inereased. She has been out on $15,000 bail. \ | Pine acerune aa teid;{Men Work Frantically to Re- “Isn't there some way in whieh that man can be punished for perjury?" | Pair Break—River Rises Half Foot During Night as a member, It was cial cheering the | done, | Ater the indictments were return- ed, Special Prosecutor Alexander Simpson said; “There are some ques- tions of perjury which may be pre- sented to t! grand jury.” He re- fused to name the individ cerned, but he rev Ralph V. M. Gorsline and Migs Catherine Rus- Wever, Iowa, Sept. 16—)—The ver levee broke one and one- half mlies below the railroad bridge this morning. The main section of the levee below that point, which is protecting thousands of acres of farm land, was still intact, but the river rose a half foot during the der, PARIS-FLIGHT night. With the break above, men IJevee have withdrawn, fearing that , *ffort to stop the break may not be " successful. ey 7 ihe yan Fred Tucker farm, A four-foot gap . at the time widened to a seven-foo j Leak in Gas Tank Discovered: pay despite efforts of farmers and a ne Fort Madison penitentiary, who to Start Trip are at work at the break. GAP _WIDENS, WORKMEN NEW YORK T0 working on the lower section of the The break in the levee came on the Just as Fliers Prepared ‘Targe number of state prisoners from ABANDON TERRITORY rl Westar N. Y., Sept. 16.—)— New York to Paris flight of Cap- Rene Fonek, French ace, and r levee had tai The gap in the Skunk widened to 25 feet at this morn- ing, according to telephone reports to the Burlington Gas company, and the workmen trying to save it are ubondoning the territory, Cement sacks filled with sand are being car- e huge three motored biplane,| tied away by the swift current as “k in| fast es they can be thrown in place. Se eee nen ere nek ‘Although the levee is holding be- a caitag phot it, Oroved diffi tow this, point, it probably cannot B Ghteh an Cates Mrrke cantina lignes dhe Green’ Bay: bottoms and A0y: 000 acres may be flooded, according to reports here. The water is pour- ing into thé district from the north where the break occurred and it is | stated that even if the lower levee holds, the flood probably will come in behind it from the upper levee. | gaWith, the, continuance of high wa- ter throughout the day yesterday, most of the livestock was driven to higher. ground and residents of the district moved their furnishings to- the seeond story of their homes. There are from 15,000 to 18,000 acres jn the Green Bay bottoms, ex- {tending south from’ a point about nine miles sogth of Burlington. About 5,000 acres of this lund is high. Man Fined $200 and Given 90-day Term For Selling Booze Grand Forks. N. D., Sept. 16.—(#)— George Forst was sentenced to pay a of $200 and costs and serve 90 days in jail when he appeared before District Judge C. M. Cooley Wedn day and pleaded guiity to a charge of engaging in the liquor traffic. Forst, who is from Wisconsin, was erreste with a large automobile containing ‘four gallon jugs. six quart bottles and 69 pint bottles of liquor. The biplane’s gasoline ik was found as they perial to hop off. Igor Sikeppky, designer and builder a leak in their The i je, galons an hour, fear had been expressed that if under way to- je, day weather conditions might not permit them to start this year. Mv. Sikoraky wuid the trouble was ed and that it was a to repair. He expressed nti the belief that the plane would take off tomorrow morning if weather conditions were favorable. Breckenritige, Minn., Sept. 16.— Ralph Stevenson and Garret Donah of Breckenridge are in the St. Francis hospital here recovering from bullet wounds ived when Casper Schott, | nigh fired at them in the dark in the belief that they were | wouldbe auto thieves. dohn MeCabe, Great North- | men in his private r to start his auto, the t-| He eCahe home by auto but the suspect eves gon f Believing the prowlers were trying other, garages in the neighbor- and Yehren ‘began inz| 8f forfeited to the state. Democrats Likely to Adopt Majority Rule Chicago, Sept. 16—()—Success of ' the movement within the Democratic he y ot abolish “ pee plies. rule © nation: nominations was pre- m gad Donahue explained | dicted today by the national comm eat returned home by tee members of Iowa who have been ance pe tiack| leaders in the movement since its in- ** | ception early this year. lyde E. Herring of Des Moines and rs. Madge O'Neil of Columbus Junc- ion, Iowa, the Iowa members, issued & statement showing that 48 members Pledged temseives for the: adopt pI emselves for the ion of majority rule in af! future conven- tions, and prone, that an over- jor! votes of 18ib wo Burlington, !owa, Sept. 16.—(@)— | liquor was ordered destroyed and the | committee have | CK TRIBUNE [ao] LE HUNTING 3 MEN THROWN INTOLAKE WHEN BOAT TIPS OVER Rev. M. L. Gunderman of German Lutheran Church at Mora Is Victim REACH SHORE Minister's Companions Sum- mon Help and Body Is Soon Recovered Mora, Minn., Sept. 16—@)—Minnee sota’s opening day of the duck hunt- ing season was accompanied by the drowning today of a hunter, Rev. M. L. Gunderman, pastor of the German Lutheran church here. Rev, Gunderman was drowned when. the boat in which he sat with two companions was overturned as the hunters freed it from an obstruction upon which it had lodged. The others escaped, ,The pastor, George Norr of Rob binsdale and Charles A. Eric: Kanebec county treasurer, started o1 to hunt ducks at Little Rice lake in this county. 20 Feet of Water They had just pushed off from shore when the boat caught on an obstruction. The lake is about 20 feet deep where the accident occurred, _ Rev. Gunderman wore heavy hunt- ing clothes and heavy boots, For a time his rine ata head held him and tried to reach shore, but as they grew weaker they were forced to strike out for shore alone. The body was recovered shortly after help was obtained by the pastor's companions. FERGUS FALLS MAN SHOT WHILE HUNTING Fergus Falls, Minn., Sept. 16—W)— Dr. T. S, Paulson, local physician, is at a local hospital after being sprayed by shots while hunting on Elbow Lake near here today. His injuries are not believed to be serious. Other members of the party declare the shooting followed a demand by another group that the Fergus Falls man leave a slough. ' MUST BELIEVE INFARM AID 0 BE PRESIDENT Senator Lynn J. Frazier Says Coolidge Sentiment Is Waning in West OTHERS Washington, Sept. 16.—()—Aspir- ts for the presidency in 1928 were warned today by Senator Frazier, in- surgent Republican, North Dak 4 that a belief in the necessity for farm relief legislation is a prere- quisite for a successful journey to the White House. He said no candidate who does not believe in farm relief can be elected, adding that sentiment for President Coolidge is waning in the west, “as people there ure beginning to realize he represents the financial interests and lecks the viewpoint of the west- jern farmer,” ‘ALBERTA HAS FOOT OF SNOW Manitoba Reports Hail Storm —Saskatchewan Has Cold, | Rainy. Weather Winnipeg, Man., Sept, 16.—()— Cold winds swept the prairies today, coving. snow and rain into Alberta, @ slight hail storm in Manitoba and indications of cold and rainy weather into Saskatchewan. | The snowfall is the earliest in ‘years in Alberta and today in the northern sections of the province. The white: blanket covers the ground | from. six inches to a foot, |- In the Edmonton district the snow fell the heaviest, but Lethbridge, in the southern portion of the province, j felt the first blast of winter Wed- j nesaay The fall, however, was very fg! |, Manitobe and Saskatchewan points | have escaped the snow, but rain show- sxeraneet in many dis- — Today’s Games in Payee ee posal f ther doubl |Site at ead cumlated $3 runs on 22 hits weore was 23 to 3. errors, The tious