The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1926, Page 3

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926 COURT TERM RECESSED T0 Jury Work Completed and; Jurors Are. Excused From Further Service Jurors serving at the December term of district court in Burleigh county were dismissed this morning und the term recessed until January 1, when Judge J. A. Coffey of James- town will return here to hear a num- ber of court cases still on the calen- dar. Robert White, former inmate of the state pe ntiary, pleaded not guilty to four charges of obtaining money and property ginder false pretense, when arraigned late yes- terday. Os in the county jail until the next jury term, scheduled for June, unless he is able to furnish the necessary bonds, The jury in the case of Mrs. Bur della B. Helgeson vs, August Wester man returned a verdict in favor of the defendant late Thursduy. Mrs. Helgeson brought suit for $16,000 damages which she claimed be of personal injuries sustained fall down the steps of the school last spring. The jury in the casdé of Thomas Lee and Joe Brown vs. John Homan returned a verdict for $816.66 in favor of the plaintiffs, who were suing to collect that amount for meats ordered by the Homan Cafe. in Regan They contended that Mr. Homan had | guaranteed payment of the accoun’ A verdict in favor of the plaintiff | for $45 was returned in the case of Oliver Copenhaver by Myra Drown, his guardian vs. Dakota Auto Sales company. The defendant had ap- pealed from a similar verdict in jus- tice court. The case of L. J. Wehe vs. G. W. Snyder was continued over the term. TWO PASSENGER TRAINS CRASH AT ROCKMART ="; (Continued from pee anes Hh, it and down through its ro and sides, A mother and three children, ai unidentified, were killed as they sat at atable. The bodies of others were | found in position indicating that death was instantaneous. DAY COACH’ DRIVEN THROUGH DINING CAR Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 24—()—Under the blood red glare of danger ae placed by railroad men, John BectocececDeroin neliee: connie: sioner, led rescuer workers in re- moving dead and injured from the wrecked cars of the north bound me Ponce de Leon’ and the south bound Royal Palm at Rockmart, Ga, Mr. ¢ ie, who. arrived _ here this morning on that part. of the! Ponce de Leon which was able to move, told of dead men hanging out of windows, decapitated women, un- recognizable corpses and badly muti- lated injured. Nhe crash came at 6:50 p. m. en- tirely without warning and while our train was making about 50 miles per hour,” suid Mr. Gillespie. “I was in the second car behind the diner and every person in the car was thrown to the floor, The impact was terrific “There was a great crunching, crashing sound and windows caved in almost the length of the car. If th brukes on our train were applied ut ad it was at the very moment of the er ih. Signal Was Too Late “As soon as I realized what hag happened 1 got out and began i tigating the damage and how happened. The fireman of a f which was on the siding told me that the Ponce de Leon had sped toward his train and the oncom) Royal Palm, which was around a slight bend, and that as the Ponce ide Leon approached the freight, her engineer 3 saluted and the . freight engineer, realizing that for some reason the north bound train was unaware of the existence of the other south- bound, immediately signaled to him to make an emergency stop. It was too late, however, and the crash re- sulted a few seconds later. “The day coach was sistually: driven through the dining car, telescoped the entire length, with gi top extending several feet above the top of the diner. ights in the The ti diner were out and because of the extreme darkness and pourin, it was impossible to sce inside but it took but one glance to prove that death had stalked heavily. I gather- ed two or three uninjured men and commandeered an automobile which. in passing and we went into Kockmart eT We ai At Roc ae Mr. Gill apie obtained several adap and lan’ , Ww destere sad wolenient mares follow- and with relief requ Hom Atlanta and othe turned to the wreck, _ Thi There oo were lighted from ” clothing, both, for (hal ys of ie and warmth; “|The uninjured and the peonie ‘of Rockmart soon cooper- in the work of rescue and went it, coolly and in a determined man- cr” 8 were removed they were laid aside in a nearby field and we would not take time to try to identify those we knew were Lives had to be saved, and it that we worked was the injured after. As light was made available, scenes of horrow greeted the eye, Mr. Gil- lespie said. “From two windows of the wrecked diner, I saw terribly torn parts of two negro waiters’ bodies hanging. their white coats smeared with blood. From another window we dragged the decapitated | body of an spparendy middle-aged white woman, tots, who ex- pected to rect. Santa Claus tomor- row no dou i were so badly crushed o it Mentitlension will be almost im- ible. Teconay one window of the diner we suw 'B .man still seated at || ue chair ‘at 'the table, .Ap) JANUARY 41) 1 hospital rain | bro! ———— Leon, Miami to Ch with soutn bound Royal Pai m “apparently | engineer overlooking the ordep j take the jing” to pass the Royal | Palm, officials of the rond suid in a | statement here toda; An investigation .already has been started to determine wny tne oruer | was not. observed. j_., The official statement revealed that the regular engineer of-the Ponce de Leon was not at the throttle when his train crashed into the Royal | Palm, which was idling along on the | main track awaiting the Ponce de | Leon’s passage on the siding. A road | foreman or traveling engineer had re- lieved him at McPherson, 12 miles | from the scene of the crash, but it was emphasized that he bore complete authority for it and that he under- stood the orders fully. S. J. Keith, the regular engineer, was injured seriously and J. M. ree, the road foreman, was probably fat- ally hurt. H. R. Moss, the fireman, was killed, PRISONER RETURNS TO RESCUE HIS CUSTODIAN \ Atlanta, Ga,, Dec, 24.(4)--N. Ballis escaped from the smoki compartment of a car in the wree! kedt Ponce de Leon last night at Rock- » and then went back inside for Edward Wiseman, 27 year oltt Lexington, Ky., policeman who was returning him to Lexington to swer charges of forgery. Neither thought the occurrence worthy of note, Roth men, injured, lay longside of each othe: an At lanta hospital today whi police- louned from the city department sat placidly in between, on as hospital phy them they will ¢ Wolverton, Minn., Bank President Is Given Prison Term| Breckenridge, Minn., Dec, 24— (AP)—Pleading guilty to a charge 2f grand larceny in the first de- gree, T. E. Knudson, former pres- | ident of the closed Wolverton State | bank, Thursday was sentenced to A tinue their trip. Stillwater, Admitting that he had taken money from the bank over a five- | year per’ iod, Knudson was brought {inte court’ late Thursday. The |trip to Stillwater began last night [and og entered the penitentiary pee Bridge Game Half Finished | Wis, Dee. added to Superi jand it for it years competition Who wre stillfour yon their goal of a millio Four years ago Ch ty Lee and Mr, and Mrs. B and | Mrs. FO, Lindquist, friends sine childhood, sat down to the bridge table and started the contest which | they believe unprecedented in the | United States. \they have met frequently, religious- lly observing on Christmas the anni- | versury of the start of their contest. All hi passed the 616,000- point mark the quartet closelv bunched. Mr. Lindquist leads with 619,956. The point total of the oth- ers, is Mrs; Lee 619,219; Mrs. d- Nquest 617,399 and Mr. Lee 61 It’s not @ family battle. but one for individual supremacy with the play- ers rotating. ‘he contest will end when the million-point mark is at- tained by one player. It is believed the play will be concluded in 1930. ‘| John Knapp injured in Auto Collision John Knapp, employe of the Bis- marek Dairy company, is in a local suffering from ‘a broken bone in his right foot as the result of a collision between u Dairy company truck and a poste tice delivery truck at 8:30 this morning. Knapp was sitting heside J. P. Spice of the dairy company as Spies. was driving west past the postoffice. When they passed the delivery en- tral a mail truck driven by ©. J. Meyers drove out suddenly and crash- ed_into the dairy car, The left front fender of the mail truck protruded into the doorway of the other car, striking Knapp in the right foot. Meyers and a ies were both uninjured, although shaken up. The front fender on the dairy car was bent and the glass at the side of the cab broken, ‘while the left wheel of the postoffice truck was en. JAPAN SENDS.ORANGES Seattle, Wash—Japanese oranges, imported by millions of bundles every Christmas time, recently haye been unloaded here in large quantities, Each bundle contains er little white pine -boxes in which are 80.to 100 small oranges. average consign- ith| ment brought on 2 ship amounts to about 300,000 bund! 5,000. and 6, di ie “annually in i e Scottish high. ‘es ao '—$—$$__—_. | At The Movies CAPITOL A picture that ean be unhesitating- ly recommended as one of the . gest screen triumphs of the year will be shown today, Friday and Satur- day at the Capi tol theatre. “Laddie,” Gene. Stratton’ Porter's best-known and bestoved novel, was produced and directed by the late writer's son-in-law, Leo Meehan, and the re- sulting film is a brilliant example le years in the state prison at) Throughout the years} the/of screen | | \ T tistry. a the very color and atmosphere of was caused by the Ponce de Leon's | |the novel are reproduced with set adher- ence to the original text. The idyllic ‘Ladd and the Princess, | together with the delightful episode and Paget, are carried out ‘in the full spirit of the book, and to ling accuracy and faithful romance of La of Shelle; a splendid conclusion. With John Bowers and Bess Flowers in the bee dde,f roles, and supported by a cast that includes such names as David Torrence, Ar- thur Clayton, Eugenta Gilbert, Fan- ny Midgley, ‘Neil Neely, John Fox, the ne is superbly done, and Diree- eehan has handled the charac. skill, Clever touches of comedy, especial- ly the church scene when the small Jr, and little Gene Stratton, acti tor terization with admirable brother confounds the audience wit! apt quotations from the Bible uimed at prominent members of the com- in rounding munity, aid immense}; out the picture into a well-balanced whole. ELTINGE THEATI the con mile will bn armoniis wn nating. pandruma of ighways and hyways 0 n, with the comedt nplicatio nie are Mary of the fs nish b: in her sensational number in George White show, “Scandals.” Anothe eautiful Komance pictur ural color his one, Leonardo da Vi by that name h Lisa,” ba: 's immortal paiitis Hedda Hopper an | Craufurd Kent in the leading roles, piano-organ —gecompaniment for this fedture by at the piano and Har- Special will be pl Clara Morri: old Orvis Ri ed 8 at the organ. Taylor Case Will Not Be Tried at This Court Term Walter Taylor, y rane hand who has been awaiting trial o 4 murder charge for six years, will his term of the Bur- t be tried When the court adjourned today for the holidays the jury was and it was announced th: discharge remain on the docket, | that Taylor's counsel will ask jmissal of the charge which ba il for vate iy a last. few onl; lor and several! other arge i the Adams 21 but the case against T permitted to drag. si @ elieved fro the cuse was as: ion of the trict court. their obligation an jurleigh county at 8 a. an, today, Temperature at 7. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a, Highest_wind veloc! ER FU For Bismarek and vicinity: unsettled Saturday. Not so cold, For North Dukota: thenes cloudiness tonight, becoming tled Saturday. jot so & and east and south portions Satur. day. WEATHER CONDITIONS High pressure, accompanied by cold weather, extends from the Mississippi Valley southwestward to California, below zero in Minnesota, Manitoba, North Dakota, A low fires: companied by consider- ably warmer weather covers northern The temperature ix Wyoming ‘und Nevada. sure area, SHEVLIN PINE The story and the program. only cases which can be heard without a: jury It ix probable dis- efforts to SUH him to ie]. Ta men were rae B in connec jon with the de: Last spring he was thrown in-j when his bondsmen asked to! : for trial at this Weather Report | —_————___——__————6 Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending In- creasing cloudiness tonight, becoming ||; ‘a ania outs LUMBERMAN NO MATERIAL HAS PROVEN IT- _. SELF SO VALUABLE AND FOUND SO MANY VAR- IED USES ENTERING INTO THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE AVERAGE HOME FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS THE PENUPACT RSE PRODUCT FROM THE GREATEST OF AMERICAN TR WESTERN WHITE PINE. AND DOUGLAS FIR 1 “PONDOSA’ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ' a and the western Canadian Precipitation occurred in reat Lakes region and Missis- | sippi Valley. Gene Prevails over the West, | RRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in charge. WOMAN sUMPS T0 DEATH FROM HIGH WINDOW Omaha Police Hold Husband on Theory That He May | Have Pushed Her Out { h id Neb, Dec, 24,-()—Sumes | 0, may face a charge of| gree murder following the! his wife, Angeli 1, jumped or was thrown from a) 1 story window here ‘Thursday | night. Lynch said they were married 1925 ut Rawlins, Wyoming, and here recently from Akron, Colorado. Lynch was formerly Miss Ange- dJaglowski, and her parents live Minn, Lynch said he hus « brother in the estate busi- Minneapolis, by p wife Jumped fram the window following sald they were told it Lynch pushed his} Famous Blackface | | Comedian Suffering | | Nervous Breakdown' Philadelphia, Dec. 24—M)—Di: a n couraging reports on the condi tof Frank Tinney, blackface comedian, | came from the ‘naval hospital here | today. Physicians fear thut his stage | career is at an end and they hold but little hope for his complete recovery. He is suffering from a nervous break- j down. H Blondes Are Hardier, Says Famous Doctor| d] London, Dee, 24.—()--Blondes are preferred by gentlen ce ing to the famous sur ’. Arbuthnot Lane, they are r. much | persons have enor: | ver dark haired,” Women’s “They seem to be able to ase very much better. y here against di ETITION County, of ; Hon. 1. BARING orth Dakota, c eh, alae Mefore Dee “Thomas,” petitioner, quin, Thomas N. sn 8° Thomas, 1 other persons at nee of said ‘Citation ‘Hear! 7 Fetition for, and Probat wi The State of North @akota to Ahove Named Respondents: 4 You and each of are hel cited and required to ‘appear bet y Court of the County Yi of the County Judge of said t the Court House In the ¢ that day, 3 Dy have, why G {verified ‘petitiog ot mala’ petition in sald Court, e admission to probate = b: urt of an instrument in writing the Jast will o as the be appoin' h execute he made of this cits tired by law. mber A. . 1926. By the Court: a Mudge of the « va Davis, (SEAL) THE THE A EES PINE ° ZOpmcnir Bar = CP 4a belo hy Ao lobe te HOrzg AAosewmar w 2 i) zZ be | a ge tat oe Phone 17: Bag <ocere<s0 7" atthak ep iepsta genset’ y fair weather, , when she | © er transacted real business in fully y [equipped offices, kept regular 8- O, Friends—Old and New, “Let Us Wish You a Real Merry Christmas and St. Hilaire Lumbene Co. Saati NORTH DAKOTA PAGE THREE ince as part of their work in the cond A, E. F. The delegates left novem | nt subject to a definite quot totaling somewhat in excess of 1,000! persons, The one qualification im posed on the representatives of the [ne Poel hain, liar ae follow- iz tt vcond conference between rep- sentatives of the organizations and the Legion will be held in Indianap- s ry 12 ’ 926. 1926. rendered: either on this abro! organigation during the \ The butk of the zations will be render ports of emhi ation on ports of deb: road, and on the battlefields. Legion Decides to Let. 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