The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1927, Page 1

| ar Yinterest on bank deposits. December gasoline tax col- ‘) Total collec tions size GO WEATHER Hy Partly ctoudy tonigh and Sun. day. Somewhat colder tonight, E BI SENATE SCRA THIELE WILL GO TO TRIAL Defense Attorney Files Affi- davit of Prejudice Against Morton County PUGH MAY BE CALLED Trial Tentatively Set. For Early in February—Judge Jansonius Too Busy Arnold Thiele, slayer of Police Chief Nels Romer in Mandan New Year's Day, will face trial for murder in the first degree in- Burleigh coun- ty district court here the early part of next month, it was announced to- day. “An affidavit of Prejudice, against Morton county was filed thi: ing by William Langer, defe torney, and shortly after, Judge L. Berry intimated to the coun for prosecution and defense that it was his intention to send the case to Bismarck, Burleigh county. This agreed to by the attor- as neys and an order was made transfer- ring the case here. The files will be sent here next Monday or Tuesday, Judge Berry said. It is understood that Judge Thomas Pugh of Dickinson will be called by Judge Jansonius to sit in this case, Jansonius having stated this morn- ing to Judge Berry that he was too busy to try outside cases. The case will probably come up for trial the week commencing February 7, this date being requested by the defense attorney after Jai suggested either the last week in January or the first week in Feb- uary. An application will probably be made by Langer to ‘have the defend- ant released on 5 NEW GAS TAX LAW PROVING SATISFACTORY Payments Since July 30 Total $546,035.93—6,700 Re- fund Checks Issued Total collections for the new state gasoline tax law since it became ef- fective July 30, 1926, are $646,035.93, according to John Steen, state audi- tor, who has complete charge of ad- ministration of the law. Steen’s report shows that 6,700 re- fund checks, totaling $84,127.69 have been issued and paid on gasoline used in tractors and for industrial Purposes. the following statement, covers the ree from July 30, 1926, to Jan. 1, : Collections September gasoline tax collections $115,738.21 October gai lections .... 177,351.07 46.20 154,397.98 69.42 lections ....-sseseseceee 98,381.71 Interest on bank deposit: mola + 102,40 aymen| To state treasurer for credit high- way funds: September $100,000.00 October .. 165,000.00 November 115,000.00 December .... a 80,000.00 6,700 refund. ch: have been issied.and paid on account of gasoline used in/tractors and other ig- dustrial purposes, amounting to ...... 84,127.59 Balance on hand, Dee. 31, 1 s+ 1,908.34 Total payment and cash on han tl continues to work out satisfactorily. Gasoline dealers have been cooj ing splendidly and callectione were almost 100 per cent on Jan, 4, ae eater fo od ie ould: not ‘be Sivapelaiee if phose for thé first three days of eecrner ay Gucate ie wore tunity the” postetfice de ment. Resources and Habilities of th jesources ai lifalea Me ‘Bank of North lanced pois sky of the" banks ct Kbte sued today sho This is an increase of more shen on .Oc- that nius had | A Wife Breaks Away From Husband Who Is Blown | te Death usband, Mrs. Waino Koski escaped deat! itary. Koski was killed wher a Rick of dynamite in his pocket exploded. placed’ the explosive with lighted fuse in the pocket of his coat and then clasped his wife to him, tell- ing her, ¢hey) both must die. "Mrs. Koski managed to free herself and gob out of range before the explosion occurred. Koski was killed instantly. GOVERNMENT'S, FIRST DUTY 10 PROTECT LIFE This Principle, Enunciated 50 Years Ago, Used to Back Coolidge Stand Washington, Jan. 8—()—Oppon- ents of the Ameri icy in Nicaragua, now augmented by certain European as well as Lut- dn-American newspapers, answered anew by the Coolidge ad- ministration, and principles enunciat- ed 50 years ago have been recalled to back up its attitude. These hues les were contained in the so-calle: ernment if 1878, “The first duty of government,” the to protect life and prop- & paramount obligation. nd governments neglecting or fail- ‘mg to perform it become worse than note said, “i erty. This uselegs. “This duty the government of the United States has determined to per- form to the extent of its power tp- ward its citizens on the border. It : is not sojicitous abdut the ways in! that at Hankow, is said to have been which that protection shall be accom- evacuated of women and children, the Plished, whether by formal treaty refugees being placed on gunboats for stipulations or by formal conven-, Shanghai. | The foreigners in -Kiukiang nor- cial tribunals or that of military |'mally number about 100, but recently | there were 400 Ameri ers at Kuling, 20 mi Outbreak at Shanghai F. Messages to the London news reflect amazement on the part British in Pekin no attempt has British. authority in mobs at Hankow..... Fest id expressed that there may be a Similar outbreak tions, whether by the action of force. “Protection in fact to American lives and property is’ the sole point upon which the United States are tenacious.” t This policy together with that laid down by Secretary Hughes, which led to the Central American treaty de- signed to terminate recurring revolu- tionary tendencies in those countries, ' aving direct administration’s were pointed to as bearing on the Nicaraguan stand. Attention was called to them after Chairman Borah of the senate for- eign relations committee, had taken a definite position against such a policy a« unwarranted “intervention.” Meanwhile. French, English and Rica newspapers have joined the latest editorial upheaval agsinst ending war- Cost thie country's action in ghipe and landing mari: gua, where the Ameri recogni: conservative government of President Diaz is. being 0) din warfare by Juan B. Sacasa, liberal with Mexican recognition. Auto Fees For Last Quarter Distributed The counties will shortly receive their checks for their share of auto license fees for the last quarter, ac- cording to Fred B. Toe , registrar of motor vehicles. The receipts for the last quarter, which covers the mon December, total POT ad aut ember, ia he. ¢ of this amount the counties will receiye one-half “jn proportion as the fees came from. ef en Burleigh County's share ia $472.30, which is ry to the county funds for the constryction and maintenance of county roads, The other half is credited to the state highway com- mission for the construction and jmaintenance of state highways. 6 suth i from pie fe 1926 is $1,578,080.7 of “hy rounties reeetved $640, state way com- ‘missions piles ‘amount tor road barsi fr Py receipts for 1926. tor led 1,089,673.45. " Painesville, Mich. Jan. 9.—()— Breaking away from the arms of her AT BISMARCK): Ream’s '§100,000 suit | Leopold and Richard Loeb, charging | eile bo and mutilation, must over unti cusations and the denials of the de- fendants that they ever had seen the Chicago taxi driver before, was dischatged late yesterday after 24 hours of consideration and 30 bal- lots had left them no closer to a verdict than an 8 to 4 division fa- | voring the plaintiff. ' RIOTING IS SPREADIN PACT VIEWED UNFAVORABLY Ohinese Soldiers Engaged in ‘ Looting—Refugees Placed on Gunboats’ —@)—The British advised from Han- kow this mornin sis ig that the Cantonese authorities have agrecd to withdraw all Chinese troops and pickets from the British concession which will be policed jointly by the British police, assisted by police from the former Russian and German concessions. These are foreign-trained Chinese. The British police also are natives | under British supervision, It is expected that British subjects ‘will return to their offices some time today from the barracks where they were concentrated for safety. ! Menace Continues Meanwhile the menace of Chinese mobs, inflamed by anti-foreign agita- “Bvarts doctrine,” a note| tofs continues to hang over the white communicated by William Maxwell! Evarts, secretary of state under President Hayes, to Minister Foster for presentation to the Mexican gov- Treaty Binding Central Amer- sentiment against the Panama-Amer- | ican treaty is growing here and the | miien. been government is domg its utmost to} lace. Proposed mass meetings have | been forbidden, and the-congressional | committee engaged in studying the treaty has ‘been requested to delay its report. residents of the Yangtze valley. The rioting, which has world attention on Hankow for the last week, now has spread to Kiu- kiang, down the river, where condi- tions are described as “absolutely in- cities along the| an delegate to the League of Na- tions, leader of the fight against the treaty speaking befo Club here yesterday, sai predict whether or not the congress of Panama will ratify the treaty re cently negotiated between Panama and the United States, but it is quite evident that in all sections. of the country every man, womaw and child feels that an injustice mitted against Panania in the event of its approval. Chinese soldiers, Presumably _be- longing to the wi Cantonese faction controls the region, are out of hand, Shanghai dispatches say, and are engaging in looting, which the authorities are unable to halt. The British concession there, like half of Panama seem dissati , as their principal argument in its fa- vor is that it is the most they could iH obtain from the United States.” i= ic eye witness account of the incidénts early this week leading to the withdrawal of the British nav forces from Hankow is given by Shanghaj correspondent of the West Minster Gazette. After processions through the ner tive part of the city, he says, a great crowd appeared before the b wire barricade protecting th British which was guarded by a British naval landing partv. Their passions fanned to fever heat by agitators, the mob began to stone the guards, and it became necessary to withdraw the latter to sandbag The mob then attempted a king movement along the shore of Reinforcements Used British reinforcements were rushed up and a hand-to-hand struggle en- sued, the rioters using stones marines are declared to ‘have refrained from employing their onets, relying instead on and there was no shooting. Several British and Chinese When night came a Chinese officer warned the British that the mob was out of control end the firing of a gingle shot would precipitate e mass- The British foyces were with- drawn and the Chinese troops took control of the con PAYS ANCIENT DEBT &t. Albans, Vt—“Your friend in California” recently sent $1 to Cus- toms Collector Harry C. Whitehill. The letter that accompanied the money sald that 28 years A isited Montage! 1 and cents for a pair o! to declare th when.crossing the’ ers’ 7 rative during 1926 did @ $40,000,000 business and showed. net earnings of $149,000 on $26,000 of invested capital, yester- day announced a dividend of $128,000 to be distributed among farmers of 670 local livestock shipping associa- tions through the northwest. conipany during 1925 handl cent of the total livestock business at the South St. Paul stockyards, and the saving to the farmers, including the dividend, will amount to more than $2650,000,. J. 5. Montgomery, manager, announced. local associations within the next few days, Mr. Montgomery said. The additional saving was accomplished through the faat that the company charges about 2 ¢ m-| mission than other concerns, he said. company handled 22,090 cars of stock, totaling 1,52: head, including cat- tle, Rs and sheep. total t 000 carloads of the aggregate was haule to the yards by truck, Mr. Montgom- | erf said. i Personstiwho have asked their sen- 5 part he dee aes — 2,680 Books Loaned etate chairman and of the lower house. courtesy. “There was no rearing as- public library duri onth (0: December numbered 2,680. Of this number, 1,988 were adult books, and 692 re ‘juvenile. This is two; 9 Scores of former e| corded the “courtesy of the at most sessions. ; - The house Friday received its first bill, one which already ; e ‘ed by the senate as s tp the postage required .to| measure. : Its catry guch documents, eved unusually good, in view of the Bar that the one vacation and the col F cause Tense. . Dr. and Mrs. N. O. Ramstad, Mrs. . EB. Lacey, Robest McLean, and Mr: SPTiction to the aed month. Mrs, Worth Lumry and poi Geo: Will. contributed an attrac- tive set of Trollope. “Time means nothing to North Da- ahaa'e feat of making ‘the sun mpared ber ir age Feb: ‘tie calendar, at @ “Fecords are con: —_ still wasa deast so far.as th At i the Has Meg oth J ury Disagrees in Suit Against Leopold and Loe! P)—Chi against Nathan Joliet, I., les the March term of court. The jury, which heard Ream’s a¢-| BY PANAMARS. ican Country Closer to U.S. Causes Discussion Panama, Jan. — 8.—()—Popular! revent ‘the inflaming of the popu-| Dr. Harmodio Arias, former Pana- he Rotary “It is impossible for anyone to be com- Even those who negotiated on be- The new Panaman-American treaty | gives the armed forces of the United | States free transit through Panama} in time of peace, and provides that| Panama shall declare herself in a| state of war which the United States should be a/ belljgerent.” Panama agrees to co- Operate in all possible ways in the defense of the Panama Canal. case of any war inj Other articles give the United | States complete contro! over alb ra- dio and cable communications supervision over all aircraft and | ,° 1] aviation centers. Part of the Man-| | zanilla Island, the Atlantic termin- | us of the canal and the.harbor of} Colon are turned over to the United States for perpetual occupation. FARMERS SAVED ‘LARGE AMOUNT BY SELLING AGENCY Minneapolis, dan, 8—()—A farm- Hing agency which The central livestock commission Checks will be mailed to all the per cent less com During the year just closed, the at, Public Library ENEMY WITH Rhode Island Farmer Held! ' Actor Claims Pictorial Review | Without Bail Fellowing LONG, LOW CARS: Articles Contain Many ‘Confession of Murder | Bapvidence, R. 1, Jan. é-jpis| ARE FAVORED’ .New York, Jan, 8—()—A series | Having confessed that he killed a farm hand with his ion 5 ‘of articles written for the Pictorial George H. Keene, 72, farmer of Lime- | I R THIS YEAR Review by Jim Tully, and advertised | rock, R. { bare hand I, was being held without The victim was known “Gunbeat” Smith. and | To and down he went. i’cxpect 1 broke ad this other run-in, years ago, he struck me in-the forehead 13 times ' {and last Monday night I took him by ‘the collar, raised him slammed him down in the road 13 Then I went home.” Smith died ‘Tuesday. sion was given out by Chatles P. Sisson, state attorney general. ening this afternoon. The confes- Homeseekera, Meets | sutomoni Special rates for single; fare plus, round triji" have the Northern Pacific railway, ; The fates will 'apply from the read’s easterh terminals to points ot between Tower City, N. D, een announced by sold on the y of cach mber 27. tickets are to he ‘month, February 1 to De Tickets are also to be sold every Tuesday, April to November inclusive, Minnesota, north to innesota and Interna- Fork and International Falls railways, North Dakota and in! Montana, east of Lombard and Three’ Cinded to Twin Valle; Another rate being offered by the Northern Pacific’ i: ; One-half to the Tw certifieate plan to the convention of Qno of fare and Cities on the trartemicanant MAROK TRIBUNE Lain BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927‘ Ee PS OVER COMMITTEE LISTS /ALL CHINESE TROOPS TOBE WITHDRAWN Cantonese Authorities Agree to Let British Police Con- trol Situation Their ‘Perfect Crime’ Led to This Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who killed little Bobby Franks in Chicago two ye g thrill” and were sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime, are here shown in court at Joliet. E vag named defendant in a $100,000 damage suit brought by Charles Ream, former Chicago taxi driver, | es that the two jaded sons of millionaires kidnaped and mutilated him. ispering a smirking assurance to his co-partner in crime, to receive the message. MAN KILLS [toda7s Prosram CHAPLIN SUES — | wy uaerenees| MAGAZINE 00 Senate committee on commit- chi Mr. up and This was the indication se latest models on display at annual national automobile show op- wood of 21 mal ‘and faster machines, built for good me eHate ta the opis! that now connect the principal Farmers’ Groups ig ical Changes s Hew Tadieal departures from 1026 Unite to Work For models are noted. The lowered cen-j i i ier of gravity im the passenger cars( arm Legislation has been applied this year because of | past, the exhibits led, und some ill adopt the policy of making the touring r buyer within the The 1927 mi } ped inside with electric cigar lighters, 8 we on the transmission and com ignition and others locking the trans- nex During Past.Month Books borrowed from the Bismarck month jof than thé number issued .. ‘The record .is consid- might have tended to E. Stackhouse prese: volumes | fibvary during the S| over the: Bi the rrnteg mee ger Hardware Deglers’ as+ chased on the ing trip. February 9-16 inclusive wi be honored at half, re returning if presented not later than February 23. This, however, is ubject to a minimum attendance of 200. at 8a. . Temperature at 7 a. im. High st yesterday . Reece 20 a, m. wind veloe . WEATHER loudy. tonight, ah cloudy’ to a what colder reassure area is centered) eq by Lymam.A.: nusry 6| Weather is generally fair. Seen Thueday sure is high be given ° ‘for cleaning the air before they arc Barrett three or four and gre much heavier The motors as a rule run aE ae Andon suimpaniiha Committee on Committees, s ago “for a Photo shows Leopold | Richard Loeb, who has bent his head | the state senate convened this aft- ernoon with the committee on com- mittees ready to report. chairmanship of some others. False Statements as containing a “real life story” of lie Chaplin, forms the basis of 1 i " 4 ‘Th had a fight several years a $500,000 damage suit brought by o iien’ they met, Monday ight 300 Medels of 45 Makes at ar. Chaplin Keene's, farm, Keene suid, Smitl ae pha hit him-on the chin and between the| New York Show Construet- | "«y'c™ comnany. Keene's confession continues: ae articles contain many statements that ed Along These Lines irv'Silse and tend to bring him into peuuecs ‘disrepute and that his New York, -dan, 8.—(#)—-Automo- likeness were published for adver- bilists who can afford a new machine tising purposes without his consent. in 1927, will take to the roads in Jong,! He seeks an injunction to prevent low, closed cars, set well down to the the publication of further articles in ground and equipped with compact, the series. powerful motors that can reel off the) Arthur miles at almost any desired speed, castern representative, says Tully, one-time tramp and_pugilist, and now an author, arrived in Holly- ed to curtail. Three hundred straightened circumstances” and that models of 45 makes of machines are Mr. Chaplin gave him work in his constructed, almost without exception, studio. ilway Announces _ | <ostructed, alma: prom "Tully, in Los Angeles, declared the pecial Rates For The show also contains 65 models material for the articles was gather- ' s of trucks, indicating that-ed by him during the 18 months he express service during the Was associated with Chaplin as a ; year will be carried mostly in lighter member of his production staff. 8.—-)—Plans y the National an Farm Bureau | he increasing use of the closed car.’ Washington, The open car is almost a thing of the for joint mitted to the ign for farm | committee on committees: ave been made by Re- of the organizations in county (chairman); J. E. Bustgate, Grand Forks county; John W. Ben- son, Rolette county; C. W. Carey, Richland county; Nels Bottineau county; O. T. Tofsrud, Pierce county; J. Olson, Barnes county; Charles A. Seamands, Het- tinger county; C. L. Bakken, Williams vanity and writing cases and odd | The need pockets for gloves and magazings. between The dash board hag become a simpli- was stressed by those who a fied and artistic accessory with gas-,the gathering, oline und motor. heat indicators in- adopted prov on the hoard, Coincidental of their te locks are used almost entirely, us possible, and a resolution was ing for the combining slutive programs as soon The plans endorsed in | rion will be selected within the | t few days, and another meeting | missiof-and wheel, jwill be held to decide which legis- ‘Technical Improvements ‘lative measures will be promoted by The important technical changes the “combined organizations. sognen: Meanie wel supply, from dul in the 1927. models consist of devices 1. | tang, jorth Dakota and Wisconsin, ficates showing tickets Pur- stowed to enter the motor. Quicter of the farmers union; 8. A. Thi valve operation has been achieved son, Chicago, through the most scientific design of federation and John Trumbull, presi- cams; driving shafts have six and dent of the Kansas Farmers Union, seven bearings instead of the usual) spoke in favor of the plan, county: Ole Ettestad, McHenry county. iy: Taber of Columbus, | for filterin~ the oi] and gasol; id master of the national grange; Chas. City, Ga., head | of the farm bureau —_- than usual. Other parts of the motor a) eee . sich to cylinders, However, neve ev [Slayer Claims He a ® | on way to lighter metals of aluminum ’ |, Weather Report || sna alicy. / : Would ‘Tell Truth’ | .4° county (chairman); 8. J. At. + ape if Put on Stand|i : smoothly and many devices have been : Weather conditions at North Da-| added f6r redui ig the vibration. for the 24 hours ending} _ — Cleveland, O1 8. McDermott, convicted of the slayi Tax Laws of State of Don R. eet, Canton editor am m an portant witne: in tl it Put in One Volume /?,,in7qrant witness in the per Mar aatigh in his cell here today zer, declare For the first time, tax laws ofjhe would “tell the truth” if put on PRICE FIVE CENTS TWO LISTS OF ASSIGNMENTS ARE OFFERED Controled By Independents, Finishes Work MADDOCK, TOO, HAS LIST Division Expected to Be Along Party Lines, With Ap- proval of Former With one or two switches from the Nonpartisan ri ate this afternoon’ the list) of com ments presented by Walter Maddock and accepted + 5 list offered by the committee on committees, which was cotnrolled by the Independent members. D. H. Hamilton and of McHenry county G. Patterson of Renville county led the fight in favor of accepting Maddock’s appoint- ments and rejecting those of the committee. They claimed ceptance of the committee's list was unconstitutional. and broke all. precedent. On the motion to table Mad- dock's appointment was 23 for and 26 against, ator Obert A. Olson of Burleigh county voting with the Independ- ents. The vote on acceptance of the committee's list was 27 to 22, Senators Olson and P. O. Sathre of Steele county voting with the Independents. A sharp fight was in prospect when The committee completed its work late yesterday, its list of assignments placing Independents ag chairmen of most of the important committees but giving Nonpartisan senators the COMMITTEE ROOMS The senate Friday selected room 8, Lucas building, rooms 19 and 20, Eltinge block, and a room Senator 0. A. Olson’s office for committee rooms. A commit- tee report suggesting these loca- tions was accepted by unanimous vote. When the committee reports, Lieu- tenant Governor Walter Maddock will present a list of committee assign- ments which he also has prepared. It is expected that the division will be along strict party lines and that the report of the committee on commit- tees will be approved. The commit- tee is controlled by the Independents and numbers in its membership the lieutenant governor, whose power of appointing committees it was design- House Bill No. 1 A bill giving the governor power to appoint United States senators to fill vacancies, offered by C. F. Streich, Bottineau, was the first to be offered in the house. The proposed bill provides that the appointee may hold office until the next election, either primary or gen- eral, when the vacancy is to be filled by election. The bill specifies. that there is not now any law upon the statute books covering this point. The legislature pi its first bill today when the house approved sen- ave vill No. 2 giving official recogn tion to the supplement to the com- piled laws of 1913 published this year. The enables legislatures to re- fer to the new voiume in bills to be introduced later in the session. ‘The measure met no opposition in either house and its approval by the governor is cunsidered certain. The following committees were sub- senate today by the Agriculture—Peter McLachlin, Cass Mugnuson, ounty; Fred Van Camp, Pembina Appropriations—P, T. Kretschmar, McIntosh county (chairman); Carey; A. S. Marshall, Dickey county; Frank E. Ployhar, Barnes county; Benson; P. J. Murphy, Walsh Olson, Burleigh count; Cass county; D, H. Hai i ry county; Alfred Steele, Stutsman county; R. W. Patten, Mountrail county; Walter Bond, Ward county; Magnuson; L. R. Baird, Stark cou ty; E. H. Brant, Emmons, county; Van Ci W. S. Whitman, Grand Forks county. Apportionment—John Van Arnam, Towner county; 3 Bond; Ettestad; 3 J. E. Fleckten, Ward county; Kretsch- mar; W. E. Martin, Morton count: Murphys 5 A. Peck, Mci ken, Eastg Patten; Steele; C.'G. Ritchie, Sheridan county; H. J. Rusch, Cass county; P, Sathi Oleon; et bigs Bai ik North Dakota have been collected | the stand. and published in one volume by the| “I will tell the truth if they will ite tax commission, The volume| put me on the witness stand,” ight. ii n tt declared. Baltes: _ Partly cloudy laws put me on.’ j| tonight and Sunday. Somewhat cold- in PI ions relating | truth.” county officials fo: “to seareh ites to “But they won't They don’t want the rovigi t e to public debts and public finances.) McDermott was brought there yes- EATHER CONDITION! the weipmereee Brean and edit. | terday from Canton to testify against ¢ r, deputy tax| Ben Nadel, under indictment for hi ed River Valley this morn-| commissioner, ‘under the supervision | boring McDermott while the latter jon occurred from| of State Tax Commissioner Thor-| was being hunted for th upper Miseissippi Valley west-/ stein H. Thoresen. - northeastern - Rocky| All members of the’ state legislature Elsewhere the! and all state: officials will receive The pres-| free copies, wh Great S| and others may obtain them at cos! and over the ‘western Rocky| The’ edition Shubers 900, volumes, Spi acta.” |e’ dereeetagerton tek fe, Steel g nd: Brant. Banks end Banting “W. De dye (chairman); LaMoure inty; Fred man, Grant couaty; 0. H. Ol- h son; Tofsrud; G, Patterson, Renville