The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1926, Page 3

‘ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1926 _— MARKETS senate oil inquiry whi: led to the 1 | flanking movement of warmer weath- di f the west coast. conspiracy charges against Albert B. { rising thermometers in| Fall and y, put into! the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains | one sentence today his mental reac: | states heralded the passing of the|¢ion to the verdict of acquittal, SMITH NAMED FOR McKINLEY’S SENATE SEAT (Continued trom page one) Langdon Postmaster Dies of---Exposure | _ Grand Forks, N. D., Dee, 16.--2kx— | Joseph Wesley Mahon, postmaster of Langdon, died this morning as a fre- sult of exposure after slipping and remaining on an icy sidewalk for | eancit | since Sunday, but the how guilt of the defendant beyond a promised no general return asonable doubt,” she said, “and in seasonable temperatures lew of that rule, I apprehend the | in expressions of disappointme morrow. | widespread conviction thet the trans-/ Governor Small had thrust the LIVESTOCK | = l that issue * “Christmas WHEAT MARKET GRTS SETBACK Prices Average Higher Most of Today, But Turn Heavy Just Before Close Chicago, Dec. 16—()—After aver- aging higher most of today, wheat underwent a setback. Offferings of future deliveries increased on the| bulges despite continued lack of pres- sure of cash grain. ness of corn and oats had a further bearish influence on wheat and so did slackness of crop demand for wheat from North America. Wheat closed heavy, % to 1% cents net lower, corn one to 1% cents off, oats 12 to one cent down, and pro- visions varying from one decline to 16_cents advance. Emphasizing upturns in wheat to- day were advices that wheat coming this week from the Black Sea amounted to only 796,000 bushels, as against 2,616,000 bushels the previous week. Word was also at hand that the German potato crop -is 26 per cent below last year’s out turn and that & consequent bullish effect and bread stuffs was looked for, especi- ally as to tye. Argentine wheat ex- ports, although larger than a week ago proved to be much under the corresponding total last year. WHEAT TURNS DRAGGY ON MILL CITY MARKET Minneapolis, Dee. 16—()—Wheat! turned draggy today after an carly advance on strong cables, light re- ceipts and a drop in Russian export. forts to secure profits near the! start of the last hour sent May % cent under yesterday's close. Oats futures had a dip of %% cent: on profit-taking but late in the ses- sion was within %4 cent of yester- day’s close. May rye was dull with- in a small range, trading wheat. May barley was: quiet and firm. Flaxseed futures were mildly easy early but turned firm. Cash wheat offerings were moder- ate and the general trading basis was unchanged. Corn offerings were mand fair to basis was st Oats were firm. =e bogie od to an aaa ley offerings were it. Flaxseed was steady. TOCK PRIGES G0 DOWNWARD Selling Today Converges . on High Priced Industrial - Issues New York, Dec. 16—()—Despite widespread. rumors of -.a special dividend” to inited| States Stecl stockholders, and lower call money rates, stock prices turned reactionary after opening strength. \ larger, de- and the gencral Selling covered largely on the high, N priced industrial issues, which has: been prominent in the recent ad- vance __U. 8, Steel common changed hands in enormous volume, touching 157%, or less than 2% points below the record high, but it was hammered down to 155% in the early afternoon. Commercial Solvents B broke nearly eight points and Baldwin, Interna- tional Harvester, Pullman and U. Cast Iron "so sold three to near! five points below yesterday's final quotations. - Gils which bounded upward as a result of the heavy buying of the Pan-American Petroleum issues, pre-: sumably based on the acquittal of former Secretary of the Interior Al- bert Fall. and Edward L. Doheny on couspiresy charges, also tapered. off quickly. Call money dro from five to 4% per cent with plenty of funds available at the lower figure. Busi- Ress news continued favorable, an- other series of special dividends be- i the day. In vance news de- selling was widely ma ai petanel ani of eavy: speculative position re- iting from the sustained advance in many issues during the past week. The closing’ was heavy. Active buying of Nash Motors on merger reports..carried the shares up more an points, but without much others in the motor Pp. specialties conti: ie juris five points. States Steel stock losing all its early gain. proximate sales were 2,200, shares. ——_—_. , CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Dec. 16—(U. 8. D. of A.) «7~Hogs 32,000; fairly active; strone to five cents higher; now mostly steady with Wednesday's best time; bulk desirable 170° to 240 pound weight 11.40@11.55; 11.60° paid for 260 to 290 pound weight; all weights 140 pounds upward to 11.50; most pigs around 11.25; bulk pack- ing sows 10. 10.75; ‘heavywe it hogs 11.25@11.60; medium 11. 11.50; light light 1 aoe pigs 10.15@11.26. sl iter pi Gaitle 16000; excepting few loads ighiss gendral ticers trade 18 t0 28 wei : steers trade cents lower; very little done; short with le weight pre- 14.00 for ehaies Close Yesterday Year Ago 1.39% 1.40 1.32% 4% 825% 85% Relative weak-| Lard 14.05 14.05 14.35 14.22 ‘11.97 1.38% 1,39 1.38% 96 12.00 12.20 13.65 14.30 13.65, ing classes; quality rather plain: bulk steers id yearlings salable around 7.00@8.25; she stock 4.50@ 7.00; cutters 3.50@4. bulls steady, 5.75@6.25; stockers feeders un- changed 5.256@6.50; veal calves 1,500; ers slow; early indications dy, quality considered; good lights around 10.50. Hogs 16,000; market very early sales butcher hogs uround steady with Wednesday at 11.15; most offerings being around 10 cents higher; early pig market steady at 11.75; average cost Wednesday 11.06; weight 207. Sheep 2,000; bidding around 50 cents lower on fat lambs; or 11.50; sheep ewes 4.00@6. FARGO LIVESTOCK Fargo, N. D., Dec. 16—(#)—Hogs 160 to 200 pound weights 10.90@ 10.80; 200 to 225 pound 10.80; 225 to 275 pounds 10.80; 275 poun over 10.80; packers 9.75@10.2 Sheep top lambs 10.50% heavy lambs 8.50@9.50; cull 7.00@8.00; light ewes 5.00@6.00; 00@5.00; cull ewes 1.00 slow; CHICAGO PRODUCE Chicago, Dec. 16—(#)—Butter high receipts 5,355 tubs; cream- tras 54; standards 50; extra! firsts 491S@51%; firsts 43 onds 38@41. Eggs unchanged; cases, Cheese unchanged. MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR Minneapolis, Dec, 16—()—Flour 10 cents higher. In carload lots, family patents quoted at 8.10@8.15 a barrel in 98-pound sacks. Ship- ments 39,896 barrels. Bran 26.50. CHICAGO POULTRY Chicago, Dec. 16--VP—Live poul- try steady; receipts, 12 cars: fowls 18@23°4; springs 2; turkeys eercaters 16%; ducks 2026; 8@20. cahenionniioaianiiuie FARGO BUTTER Fargo, N. D., Dec. 16—(P)—But- ter fut, churning cream 52; packing stock 2 receipts 3,813) 39; geese 1 16) -—Cas 146; No. 2 hard 143%. yellow 17'@7Bi5; No. 2 white 78%, Oats, No.2 white Go@s2: No. 3 white 46@49. Rye, No, 9; 93@034%. rie; Timothy seed 5.00@5.25. Clover seed 25.00@32.50. rd 11.82. Lai § Ribs 14.00. Bellies 16.50. —————— MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN Minneapolis, Dec. 16—()—Wheat receipts 182 cars compared to 443 a year ago. Cash No. 1 northern 1.407,@142%; No. 1 dark. northern spring, choice to fancy 143%@ 1.45%; good to choice 1.42% @)1.43%; ordinary to good 1.41%@142%; No. 1 hard spring 1.42% aie te dark jontana on track 1. q 1.47: oa sence, smear et May 1.40%; a \« Corn No. 3 yellow 721%4@75%. Oats No. 3 white 45% @46%. Revie 50@69. : Rye No. 2, 90% Ms Flax No. 1, 2.18@2.28. - of his recent pictures and differing from his other offerings in that he appears in a much more serious char- acter than heretofore. With Alice Joyce and Norman Trevor in the sup- porting cast, “The Ace of Cads' excellent dramatic entertainment. Buster Keaton has taken his froz- en-face into the prize ring. At least, he masquerades as a pugilist, gets himself involved in a peck of trouble and finally has to fight the world's champion. And what a fight it is! The famous comedian’s hilarious venture into the realms of fisti forms the basis of the plot of “Bat- tling Butler,” Keaton’s latest picture, showing at the Eltinge Friday and Saturday. jeralded as Buster's crowning ment in laugh pro- voking, “Battling Butler” is living up to its promise by convulsing au- diences wherever shown. i The supporting east, including cap-| tivating Sally O'Neil, itz Edwards, Tom Wilson, Francis McDonald, Mary O’Brien, Eddie Borden and Buddy | Fine, is’ excellent. | ' NEWS BRIEFS British scientist reported in Lon- don to have discovered an invisible ray by means of which one can see in the dark. Baroness Bride, daughter of Joseph| Clendenin, New York copper magnate, secks annulment. Grand jury at Los Angeles indicts | Kenneth G. Ormiston for conspiracy to obstruct justice, a | Senate wets fail to protest $12,- treasury appropriation bill, but score when Vice President Dawes rules $500,000 “under cover” fund is out of order. . Arson charge is filed at George- town, Texas, against Mrs. Rebecca Bradiey Rogers, already accused of bank robbery. Socialists threaten motion of non- confidence in German government because of dispute over reichswehr reactionary cleme Sioux Falls, 8. first; Iowa second; Wise and South Dakota fourth igh butter scores, at convention nal Creamery Buttermakers? factory bond Holst, 20, confessed slayer of William Nafus SS deutch, #70 be given ber ibang until next term of district court in| June. * Liberal forces in Nicaraguan revo- | lution are reported advancing on Managua, capital and seat of the con- servative government. Threats of lynching cause heavy guard to be placed around jail at Meda,: Pa., where negro slayer is prisoner, Elks Meeting to .Be Farewell For Scott W. Derrick ‘The regular meeting of the Bis- marck Elks lodge Friday evening will in the nature of a farewell for la —————<— MINNEAPOLIS RANGE Dec. 16 Low 1.40 1.39% 1.39% 142% 1.40% 1.40% 1.39% Close Wheat— Dee. May july Rye— 88° B2% 92% 92% 2240 Oat AB% 48% 48% 47% ATH 217% 2.24% 2.24% 2.23%2.24 86% 69 «669% 69 68 o_O | At The Movies Grim tragedy, breathless suspense, most beautiful love maces ever te mal a on the screen com % ad 3o Mandalay,” mn Chaney’s yeueer, vehicle, now playing at the itol Theatre, It is through the im realism of the vivid mystery rama of the Ori the love ito! rh: AZ eT anens isi Sel and thus takes its place ‘as one of the best eo of sereen rtainment long ti : “oie bev a weird characte! degenerated into a si : ruler of an Orien- tal to] dive on the Singapore and her et 1. 12.50; hold- medium its around 26 cents lower at 8.00@ Mia jing choles 12.85; culls 9.00 3 secretly a daugh' nevei her par- ae bit, of realism in- into the colorful mystery. one most his history, through it Scott W. Derrick, who has served the local lodge faithfully for many years and who is leaving the latter part of Long Beach, 5 ide in the future. the lodge’s board of tru: past 15 years and was presented with an membership becayse of his meritori- ot ‘Special pewavam of shert talk special program of short talks and entertainment has been prepared fete occasion, and officers of the antic! @ large attendance in Mr. Derrick honor. A special elec- tion will be held at the mecting to cane Mr. Derrick’s successor on the Preceding the specie of the lodge, the Elks band will play a concert in tthe lodge room, which will be broad- cast by remote control from the Bis- marck radio station, KFYR. This concert will begin at 7:45. Members of the lodge are urged to be in the lodge room to hear the concert, but those who find this impossible are asked to tune in to the music over the radio, and report its reception to Secretary’ L. K. Thompson. Too Late To Classify RENT—Modern bungalow apt. | stimulated here today Mercury’ Goes Above Zero ~ First Time Since Saturday | —Warmer Tomorrow Holiday business was considerably timuls by a decided rise in temperature, which was greatly appreciated following the un- usual cold spell of the past few days. Dropping to 12 below zero at 5 a. m., today to set the low point for the night, the mercury then began a rapid climb, which, according to 0.) W. Roberts, weather observer, , will carry it to around 15 above durii this afternoon. At 7 a. m,_ todi the reading was six below, at 8 a. it was four below, and at,10 a. m was zero. was five above zero—the first time it has been above zero since Satur- day. The temperature will remain above zero throughout tonight, in Mr. Rob-| ert’s opinion, and it w: be ‘still! warmer tomorrow. Today's official | prediction is “partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday, not so cold.” Minot reported 12 below this morning, Jamestown eight below, below, Mandan | it! Devils Lake seven four below, Grand Forks and Fargo | two below. OVER FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN IDAHO Washington, Dec. 16-—()—Vienna Mine, Idaho, has the thickest snow covering of any spot in the country,| 66 inches, the weather bureau report- ed today. with 34 was credited with second plac snowfall category, while Paradise Inn,| Wash.,, had 31 inches; Cumbres, © orado, 30; Ely, Minn., 25; Harrison, Mine, Oregon, 28, and Dome Lake, Wyoming, 21. ismarck and Williston, N. D., both reported the thickest’ ice, inches, while Duluth, Minn., had nin inches. , DEATH TOLL FROM COLD WAVE MOUNTS Chicago, Dec. 16.—(#)-—Winter’s outposts held fast from the Mi pi Valley eastward today e | Give At noon the temperature |“ Even with the advances recorded | was uncomfortably close to zcro| over wide areas, and additional snows | predicted in western states and the Great Lake region. Communication and traffic move- ment, badly disrupted in many places by blizzards, were on the mend but) death toll were counted. Searching went out from Sioux Falls, $"p., last night in quest of four persons believed lost in drifts, | radio stations aiding in the search At Sheridan, Wyo., an 86-year-old | vil War veteran was found frozen) to death and a storm fatality at Sid- naw, Mich., added to the score already reported, | he wave reached down to southern Florida today, but ip modifted degree in the southeastern states. CONSPIRACY _ CHARGE WAS NOT PROVED (Continued from page one) got jut what I expected and just! what I deserv | Other Indictments quittal leaves Fall under) er criminal indictments, Doh- under one, and Edward w, Doheny, | his son, under one. | i raigned here tomor- *. Sinclair to answer arges of conspiracy to defraud the pvernment in the Teapot Dome leasing to Sinclair’s Mammoth Oil) and the latter's son} jictment for bribery in connection with the Elk Hill | based on the $10,000 transact: is named alone in one bribery ment and the two Dohenys in another. arraigned on the bribery charges and no date has ben set for the t . WALSH'S COMMENT ERDICT G iN hington, Dec, 16.—(4)-—Senat Walsh of Monta prosecutor of the Him A Bath Robe onrcnwoven STOCHNG COMME Well tailored Blanket Robes with a becoming shawl collar, silk cord and girdle Small, medium and large sizes lection. $6-50 $8.50 You will enjoy looking An unusual se- $12 $16.50 over our conveniently arranged gifts for men -Bergeson’s TAILORING CLOTHING AUCTION SALE at the Broadway Bazaar Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17 and 18 Afternoon and Evenings KEEP WARM Buy a Gordon or FOR fe ii heat, water in- clude i haunar teethiies and heat- ‘water heat, gas stove ne 842-M. cau ot eet Tenth street, FOR —Furnished sleeping room for men. Phone 167., w. To borrow $700.00 at 9 cent. Ample Security. FOR RENT—Two unfurnished rooms. ae : bh el 475 Fg ig Ld re FOR RENT—Purnished apartments for light housekeeping. 620 Sixth ‘Eight room house with ®. Furnace heat. 806 Fil Lanpher sheep lined coat. You can’t think of anything more desirable. . They last, : action was a reprehensible one into the central states the mercury | not be dissipated. Goodhue Named to St. Paul, Dec. 16, suffering from the cold continued! Goodhue of Seattle, Wash., today w and further additions to the wave's| appointed and | Pacific railway, effective January 1,|/to take the senate se: | He will succeed Dan C. Pettibon St. weeks ago. Ml unde short the not a vill! of Smith's eligibility into the | session of congress, — Durin; | short discussion on the floor, | voice was raised on behalf of pointment. | several hours Tuesday night. His arms and legs wert so badly frozen that he failed to recover. A blow-on the head, received when he fell, knocked him unconscious. Mr. Mahon was born in Ontario in | 1869." He settled in Munich, Cavalier and engaged in the hardware -| business there 30 years ago. Later he moved to Fargo and entered the insurance business after which he returned to Cavalier county. and liv- 4 ed on a farm near Langdon, moving of| the death of William M, Me | to that city and was named postenas: his opposition includes even per- | ter, Seana io 0 Teas oe eaeceel services have not yet been i hey have attempted to | A him, ‘in the interest of the | clidel abi ae | party exislative program, | (hot to accept uppointment to the va A special group of winter ;jeaney and thus precipitate a lengthy i We fake Wor cukpaisn expenditeres |COtS to be closed out at $15, resont the | which might, in view of the short-|/—Sarah Gold Shop, 312 Main to. John, Tracy, ness of this ‘session, make necessary | ctreed, cial session of the new congress | tures hassaee oF essenuat!’ “qo order a load of Beulah | Coal is to order a load of com- |fort. Do it now. Phone 62. | Wachters. | SMITHS ACCEPTANC | CAUSE SPECIAL SESSI W eton, Dec, 1 ator-elect Frank L. Smith of I express | Will face vigorous opposition i Northern) attempts at this se Succeed Pettibone (M)—Claude H. Porch linoi: manager of mi if hi baggage traffic on tl v Paul, killed in a wreck several} 1 holders of t the bond issue 8 Compan e July Ist, ed and requir td this 7th day of De ic eseanTR Rl BISMARCK GAS COMPANY, | you want to rest in snug a corporation. satisfaction burn Beulah Coal. iis _ 'Phene 62. _Wachters. Give your home an atmosphere of true Christmas happiness—hang high the holly and mistletoe in every room and see that each window h some wreath of the red-berried branches. ) Mistletoe and Red Berries 25¢ per Bunch OSCAR H. WILL & CO. Flower Phone 784 Holly Wreaths 30c, 4 for $1 Bulk Holly & Laure 25¢ per Bunch Announcing the opening of _ The Hotel Prince and Cafe a, Bismarck, N. D. December 15, 1926 Arthur J. Kredler ‘anager BATHS RATES $1.50 UP FIREPROOF SAMPLE ROOMS