The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 20, 1927, Page 1

ry Bee eee TRARY CK BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1927 MINOT PRISONER TWICE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE LY ‘BOY SEEN ON FLOATING ICE CAKE SOUGHT Little Hope Held For Rescue of Youth, Who Disappeared in Darkness HIS IDENTITY UNKNOWN Fear Expressed That.He May Have Become Numb and Slipped Into Water Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 20.—)—An unidentified boy on a bobbing cake of ice in Lake ay was the object of . frantic search ‘by reseue workers to- ay. Little hope was'held for rescue of the youth, last seen beating his arms against his sides to keep off the numbing cold as the upon which he stood floated into the darness last night. Throughout the night the fire tug John A. Farley, equipped with power- ful searchlights, plowed through the ice searching for the cake of ice and its pathetic human cargo, but no trace of him was found. Darkness Envelops Him Early in the night watchers had trailed him along the shore as coast- guardsmen and police tried in vain to launch rescue Boats. Thin ice gave way under the weight of row- boats, or banked floes reached jag- ged heights which made launching impo: Coastguardamen pointed out that the ice upon which the boy stood # might have broken up, and declared that even should it drift shoreward, he was in danger of being crushed. Dropping temperaturp added to the danger and it was ‘feared that he might have slipped into the icy water after losing his pevearions footing on the ice. Efforts to learn the. identity of the youth were frnitless.¢ Police: re- Ported no one‘.missing, and other ~ i] i sof | has been awarded the 1926 Harmon ance by an American. He flew 2169 hours without mishap. RAIL BOARD'S — GRAIN RATES Judge Coffey Dismisses Ap- peal Brought By Railroads —Decision Important Rates fixed recently by the state railrosd board for grain sot go of North Dakota over more than one railsoadfline or which was stopped in. Grand Forks for cleaning, mixing or blending purposes, were sustain- ed in an order issued today by Judge J. A. Coffey. The case was taken before Judge Coffey in district court agencies failed to identify him. The reason for hip being on the ice also ‘was unknown. FARM BUREAU GROUP FLAYS SEC, JARDINE Cailed Totally Unfit For Of- fice He Holds’—Investi- : ‘gation Is Urged ed St. Paul, Minn, Jan, 20~()— Policies of William M. Jardine, secre- r tary of agriculture, were te “national scandal calling for ing ‘congressional investigation” and Secretary Jardine was declared “to- tally unfit for the office he holds” by the Minnesota Farm Bureau Bodera- tion today, Th charges werd made in ‘the re- port of the legislative committee of "pon an appeal made by the rail- nt companies from the order of the state railroad commission. Under the. new rates, shippers of grain will get. the benefit of a joing line rate on shipments mov- ing oyet more than one road, and ie be-given a through rate, plus transit charge, on grain whieh is stopped en route at Grand Forks for cleaning, mixing or blending. The new tates, it is claimed, will save the farmers of the state isancs of. dollars - in shipping charges on grain ‘and willl also be of @ distinct advant- age to the state mili and elevator. at Grand Forks; Desperado: Gang Leader-Is Killed Smolensk; Russia, Jan. 20—U)— “| Aftet committing more than 100 mur- ders and .endless robberies ard as- saults in Smolensk province over a period of two years, Smirnoff Anto- nenkoff, leader_of a gang of despera- does, was killed today ina battle with red troops. followers, who wore arrested, will be executed > the farm bureau federation which is holding its annual jing here. Situation Serious Abe réport was unsnimously adopt- by the convention. commiit- re recommended that northwest members of congress continue their efforts for enactment of farm legisla- » Men or alate he recent slump in “tis price oP U6tton es “ruinous to “thousands of southern farmers be- cause of Jack of such control.” Called: an Obstructionist Secretary Jardine, in the report, is termed “an obstructionist who has opposed all beneficial farm degisla- at Hunan Capital —_—_ Peking, Jan. 20.-()—The situs tion at Changsha, capital of Hunan province, which threatened with anti-foreign troubles, is growing ‘Woyse, said a dispatch from there tp- day. All Chinese servants in the em- ploy of British residents, with the exception of those at the British con- sulate, have been on strike for a week and British offices were.closed. The German résidents there were wearing erm bands donating thcir nationality to avoid molestation, tion and has played into the hands of the’ commercial east instead of look- ing out for the interests. of the agri- cultural states.” “Under his sdnministration,” the re- tue a coordinate branch of our federal government, It is dominated by and is subordinated to the kas ap ap of commerce and the secretary of agri- culture is head of his department in . name only, ‘The historic policy of our govern- ment has been to foster. agriculture, the basic ‘industry of ae even id prosperous periods, and the Jardine ‘policy is a double indignity because of the calamitous economic conditions now surrounding ire which call for constructive leadership. “National Seandal” “This is a national scandal of the first order calling for:s searching in- * vestigation as con| in the: Ye Whee rod hacer ze aoe [sear SENATE STARTS Shirley J. Short, U. S. Air Mail pilot, Trophy for the best aerial perform. | ARE UPHELD >| MOVE TO BOOST PAY SCHEDULE Passes Resolution Submitting | $600 Salary Bill to People ! at Next Election FEW SENATORS OBJECT Senator Ritchie Tells How He Lived on Half His Salary “at Last Session The bill on capital punishment, selcduled to come up for final consideration in the senate today, was made a special order of busi- ness for Tuesday, January 25, at 3 p. m., on account of the illness of two senators Who wish to be heard on the bill, Senate bill 76, introduced today by Senator C, W. Carey of Rich- land county, amending the work- men’s compensation insurance law, provides that all companies must insure their employes in some fund with the same rate, of benefits as that of the state workmen's compensation bure: The present law provides tha’ compensation insurance must be * carried in the state fund. A second attempt to increase the salaries of North Dakota legislators was launched Wednesday by the sen- ate when it passed a concurrent rese ; olation to submit the question at the next election. The measure, a constitutional amendment that requires-a vote of the people of the state, provides that legislators receive a solary of $600 for each regular session. The present rate of pay is $5 a day. ‘The resolution was passed by a 38 to 8 vote after it had been assailed by Senators C. C. Ritchie, Sheridan county, and John Van Arnam, Cass county. Doesn't Pay Expenses C. J. Olson, Barnes county, who_in- troduced the measure, told the senate that, “I have no selfish purpose in this, but I think it is generally under- stood that the present salary is not » | sufficient to pay, our expenses. ‘If we are worth anything to the state in coming here, we should have a com- pensation large enough to pay our expenses,” he said. Senator Ritchie asserted that last session he had lived on half his salary, and “stayed at one of the best hotels and ate the best grub Bis- marck has to offer.” This brought forth the comment from Senator J. B. Stevens, Ranisey county, that “I'll take off my hat’to the senator from Sheridan if he can show us how he gets by,” and from Senator Del! Pat- terson, Renville county, who asserted that twelve y of legislative ex- perience had taught him differently. Senator Van Arnam ‘based his objection on the — conten- tion that in becoming =a senator he had automatically agreed to accept the compensation of $5 a day. Besides Van Arnam and Rit- chie, senators who voted no were Ole Ettestad, McHenry county; J. E. Fleckten, Ward county; Joseph C. Forbes, Richland county; Peter Me- Lachlin, Cass county; Nels Mag- nuson, Bottineau county; and O. A. Olson, Burleigh county. Senate bill one; the subject of. a spirited debate Tuesday, was re-refer- red to the committee on tux and tax laws on motion of Senator Rusch, its author. It is designed to clarify procedure in disposing of land ac- quired by Counties through tax deeds. Passage Recommended The committee on state affairs rec- ommended passage of three measures. They are: 8. B. 27—Committce on appropria- tions. Amends law on licensing of samplers of milk, cream, and other dairy products,. except merchants dealing in manufactured butter. (Continugd on page three.) Chicago, Jan, 20.-)—A brighter) “Wh picture of agricultural and busine: conditions in the northwest wae po: trayed today by Roy' A. Young, gov- ernor of the federal reserve bank of Minneapolis. The farmer, through diversification and other means, hus greatly improv- ed his condition, said Mr. Young, who was on the program of the mid-year rmeeting of the North Central Divi- sion of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Delegations: fro cities in 12 .mi “Minnesate’s 90 per cont, while the rest of . the United, States had a reduction of five FARMER OF NORTHWEST HAS IMPROVED HIS CONDITION BY DIVERSIFICATION FEDERAL RESERVE BANK HEAD STATES |; “What is FN: of; Minnesota and North Dakota, is proportionately true of the other states in our district winds and dry weather,’” William Butterworth, vice presi- dent in charge of the northern cen- tral division, said agriculture is a business as well\as a farming problem and should -be considered from both viewpoints. A Business Problem “We are.to.consider agriculture ax a business gproblem from: the view point of businessmen, for the promo- tion of business. welfare,” he declar-' ‘pro-fed. “We want agrieplture to prosper because in it our prosperity is The question of who is to occupy Nivaragua’s trouble. capital. Illincis Senator-elect Even the Encouragement of His Supporters For Vic-| tery — Initial Arguments Bring State’s Rights Ques- tion to‘the Front Washington, Jan. 20—(AP)— Frank L. Smith, senator-desig- nate from Illinois, is suffering from an abscess of the ear at his hotel here. Washington, Jai 5 Cg L, Smith of; Iinei: waited behind the] i ts Lacking even the encouragement of his supporters for victory, he was ex pected to know by nightfall, or soon er, the vote whieh decides whether he shall be seated or barred pending an investigation by the elections com mittee of contributions to his cam- Lacks ; | The Prize in Nicaragua | this house is the cause of all cf It is the presidential palace in Managua, the The present tenant is President Adolfo ‘Diaz. leader of the revolutionists, wants to replace him. Juan Sacasa, Today’s Doings in Nation’s Capital Congress ‘meets at noon, Senate debates seating of Smith of Mlinois. House continues discussion of y apropriation bill, reign relations committee {] considers publication of Kellogg testimony in Nicaragua. ..N. W. STATES GET ANOTHER COLD SPELL paign fund. Last minute, bdt unofficial polls had shown 46 senators, chiefly Demo- crats and Republican insurgents, op- posed to giving Smith, pending the committee inquiry, the seat to which he was appointed to fill, the unexpir- ed term of the late Senator McKinley, with 89 senators, including three Democrats and the Republican regu- lars, lined up for administering the oath immediately and investigating afterwards, Margin May Be Greater Claims have been made that the margin of votes against seating him after the committee reports to the senate will be much greater. Another capacity floor and gallery attendance-was promised today such as that which yesterday witnessed the beginning of what may prove to be one of the most colorful fights ever waged in the greatest: deliberative| body in the world. Initial arguments, after one reso- lution and two substitutes were off: ed yesterday, brought the state's rights‘ question to the fore, the Re- publican side arguing this point in an effort to win Smith supports while the Democrats contended abundant precedent was at fant for. withhold: ing the oath, Omaha Doctor Held on Murder Charge Omaha, Neb; Jan. 20—(@#)—Dr. C. M, Barnes, 44, Omaha physician, was held today on a’ charge of first dc- gree murder resulting from an ille- gal operation on Mrs, Clyde Newlon, 29, Fremont, Neb., who died yester- ‘ Dr. Burnes was a witness in. the Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle trial, fol- lowing. the death in San Francisco in 1921 of Virginia Rappe, whom he had treated while he was practicing in Chicago. —_—______i *!{ Weather Report ' Weather conditions st North Da- kote points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m, today. Temperature at 7 Highest yesterday... Lowest Jast.night . Precipitation to 7 a. m. Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair and colder tonight: Friday fair and continued cold.’ WEATHER CONDITIONS A high pressure: areay accompanied by unusually cold weather covers the 42 Below Zero at The Pas. Manitoba, While Havre, Mont., Has 32 Below St. Paul,‘Ja (A)—With the coldest ‘Weather of the year gripping Canada, the northwest was again pre- paring to “dig in” and “dig out,” as below zero weather and snow slid town from the northern weather cradié International Falls shivered in a 1¢ below, weather, the coldest — re- ported 7 in Minnesot At Fergus Falls, a light, snow ‘was beginning to fall and rouds were becoming heavy. It was five below. At The Pus, Manitoba, a 42 below zero temperature set u new record for this winter. The coldest Mon- tana weather this winter, was expesi- enced ut, Havre, where gt wax 32 he- low. The temperature in other Can- adian cities, was: Mtnnedosa 36 be- low; Medicine Hat und Prince Albert 30 below, and Winnipeg 30 below. In North Dakota it was snowing at Jamestown, where nine below was registered.’ The “low” in the state was 19’ below at Devils Luke. In South Dakota, Aberdeen report- ed eight below. - MERCURY NEAR ZERO AT DENVER, COLORADO Denver, Jan. 20.—(#)--With the mercury near the zero mark, a north wind today drove snow across Mon- tana with the A oreect the storm would continue through Wyoming and into Colorado tonight. Billings and Bozeman, in southern Montana, re- ported temperatures of six below, with a fine snow falling. DENSE FOG BLANKETS HARBOR AT NEW YORK New York, Jun. 20.—(P)-—-A dense fog that blanketed thé coast threw harbor traffic into confusion , today. Incoming and departing ocean liners were heid at anchorage ut sea or tied | up to their docks in the harbor, Fer- ry service was’ delayed. Visibility was limited to"1,000°fect. The fog was likely to continue during the day, the weather bureau reported. ° MeNider Funeral : Will Be Friday The body of Mrs. B Robert McNide Bismargk pioneer, who died, Wedne: day . morning at the home of hi daughter, Mrs. F. J. Rupert, will in state ‘at’ St. George's Episeopal a Friday from 10 a, m.. to 1:30 p. m. ‘Funeral, dervices will be held at 2 o'clock drat han at tl Font eticla pal ohtireh, Dave ting. Borial w il take place ‘ne the tumily lot at Fairway ce rs will be Duncan | Me- AE RMN —|had dreamed she p UNOFFICIAL POLL SHOWS 46 SENATORS OPPOSED TO SEATING SMITH, WHILE 39 “FAVOR INVESTIGATING CASE LATER MYSTERY OVER |[_Ciearea DEATH OF [OWA MAN DEEPENS; \Girl Lover Contradicts His Written Intimation That She Poiscned Him. DOCTORS DO NOT AGREE | Girl and Parents Prostrate| With Grief—Special Grand Jury May Be Called Marshalltown, Iowa, Jan, 20.—(#)- A statement by Veda Bellefcuille, con- tradicting a written intimation by her dead fiance that she had talked | ned him and declared that although she once threatened his life, he could not be- lieve that she had attempted to kill him. But if it were true, he added, he forgave her, Accusations (nied The girl has denied that such threat ever was made by her, adding’ ‘that Elrod himself had talked of sui- tide because of troubles not, directly elated to their disrupted matrimonial, plans. The difference of opinion among physicians that Elrod died from poi- soning, while Dean Wilbur J. Teeters, of the University of Iowa, hus re- ported he was unable to find trace of poison, A coroner's jury yesterday agreed with the two physicians and returned a verdict that death was caused by “violence,” probably by poison. Dean Teeters described the Elrod case, as the “most unusual I have ever experienced.” He said he had no idea as to what caused death and that his tests had revealed no, trace of any poison in common usage. The next legal move was in doubt today. Grand Jury May Be Summoned It was believed that a special grand jury might be convened in about two weeks to reopen the case. Veda, a high school. senior, her mother and her father are prostrate over developments of the strange case. Yesterday the girl occupied the witness chair at the inquest for a short time, weeping continuously, and denied his intimation that she might have planned to kill him. The last time they met, she testi- d, Elrod asked her i e cared for ‘Keith Clayton,” a fictitious lover she had told him of in order to “test” his affections for her. If she did, Elrod told her, he would “get out of the way.” She said she reassured him that she was infatuated with no other man and that he left her to await the decision of her parents up- on his desirability as a son-in-law. His body was found lying on ‘et his hotel room and on a table the unfinished letter in which te: of endearment were interspersed with illegible phrases and references to his illness which he believed was due to poison and would prove fatal. Elrod was a widower, 28 years old.) A daughter lives with his people in Nebraska. Body of Murdered | Man Is Found in Sewer at Canton Canton, Ohio, Jan.’ 20.) -Can- ton authorities today faced another murder mystery. The nude body of an unidentified man, with the skull crushed and showing evidence of having been strangled, was found in a sewer yes- terday. | After the murder an attempt had been made to burn the body, accord- | ing to Coroner MeQuate. The man! had been dead about two weeks. | ; Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2 We shall have better children Sa we are better parents, declared L. A. Pechstein, dean of the University of Cincinnati, in a paper presented to; the third annual state conference on| character educa here today. The educato. usserted that youth is by hature uot one whit worse of ¢ifferent than of @ generation, or countless centuries ago. “Human nature changes not,” he said, “and, all education is as water passing thtough a sieve so far as na‘ ture’s biological mandate is concern- “Seems Different “The tangible things of our neve. ing civilization such as industry, cus- tom,. literature, law, home and in- ‘vention change and in adjusting to ‘these, youth seems different. : major” sm Charles Wachter itso towerey paitestene fp Searectr seek: Se RIBUNE/ ‘YOUTH NO WORSE NOW THAN CENTURIES AGO, SAYS EDUCATOR-HOME IS MAJOR INSTITUTION FOR SHAPING CHARACTER of attempting his life, ond at clash of expert opinion as to ei whether Charles Elrod met death last © Pb ery Saturday night by poison or from n: = 5) been cle of tural causes, today deepened the my Saat ees tery facing local officials. sums in his last campaign. he In a letter written by Elrod to the Senate clections committee — has 19-year-old school girl while he was dropped the charg. s made against in a dying condition, he told her he him by John R. Neal of Knoxville, defeated candidate. CHURCH BILL TO BE FOUGHT OUT IN SENATE to Return Measure With. | out Recommendation | soap. | The week day church bill will be | fought out on the floor of the senate. | This «was indicated Wednesday when the senate committee on educa- tion determined to send the bill back j to the senate without recommendation | and asked that it be placed on the calendar for final consideration. Since the opening of the session of | the legislature, the senate has been flooded with telegrams and petitions from all parts of the state both favor- ing and opposing the measure. Mem- bers of the committee declined to pass judgment on the bill in view of the close fight that is expected. when it comes up for vote. | The bill, introduced by Senators C. Norman Brunsdale, Traill county, and P. O. Sathre, Steele county, pro- vides that pupils in public schools in| the first eight grades may spend cer- tain periods each week attending re- ligious —_ instruction classes in churches. The education committee took the same procedure on the bill introduced by Senator C. L. Bakken, Williams county, providing that a copy of the Ten Commandments be placed in every school and class room of the state. The measure will also be sent back to the senate without recom- mendation and will be placed on the calendar for final consideration. Production Staff For Annual School Play Is Selected The production — staff even to Baldpate,” ious melodramatic farce to be pre- sented by the Junior Playmakers of the Bismarck high school at the City for “The a myster- { Auditorium on Thursday, February | 10, has been announced. It is as fols| lows: Business munager, Sidney Rigler; advertising manager, John Birdzel assistant to the direcetor, Grace Li dahl; stage manager, Rea Taylor; as- sistant stage manager, Ford LeBar- ron; properties committee, Lois Big- ler, Pauline Fritz and Sarah Jen- nings; make-up committee, Marlys Lahr and Louise Kelle Miss Dorothy Dakin, sponsor of the Junior Playmakers and instructor of English at the high school, is direct- ing the play. | Formerly tied together, now hopeless- lly separated, a void is created which literally cannot be filled. “A sage cf old enunciated a thought helpful for our guidance—'let us live with our children.’ Living with our children is almost an impossibility now. The call of our soeial obliga- tions is too imperative and often we're 50 uninteresting to our off- springs, this latter growing out of our neglect, perhaps. What Home Should Be “If a home is always a place where the compenions of our children are ‘welcome; if it exists for their whole- some enjoyment; if parents can enter into the group sports and activities with a pleasure belying their years; if they seek ways of keeping their children unsophisticated as long as PRICE FIVE CENTS [Geared | ADMITS HE IS CLARK, WANTED IN CALIFORNIA Confession Made to Newspa- per Man and Sheriff Late Wednesday Afternoon IS NOW EN ROUTE WEST Jack Miller Claims He Was ‘Bluffing to Lengthen Time Which He Had to Live’ D, Jan, 20—-)— in two attemtps to cheat the gallows by acting as his own executioner, and unafraid to die “be- cause God Almighty above knows that I'm not guilty of murder,” Jack Mil- ler of Minot, 32, whose true name is Earl J. Clark, today is on a train speeding toward California where death ut the end of a rope is the penalty which he must pay for the erime of which he was convicted— murder in the first degree, Dropping the masquerade of posing as Miller and a different person than Clark, the condemned man late yes- terday opened his lips for the first time to confess his identity, and to admit that he has been “bluffing to lengthen the time in which I've got ite ve Less than an hour before he was o be taken aboard Great Northern rain No. 1 in Minot early this morn ing, Miller made two attempts td end [is life in the county jail in this one by strangling himself to experts includes a statement by two Education Committee Decides | desth with is tnderecsr’ gndiQile other by eating a tube of shaving Both attempts failed, and his farewell greetings to Sheriff W. E. | Slay ugh at the train was, “I'll be back.” Hanging Attempt Fails Miller's effort to hang himself with his underwear, which he had tied to a high cot in his cell, failed |when the improvised noose which he had made loosened and droppd him to the floor. Shaving soap, which Miller be- lieved would poison him, was next i resorted to in an effort to end his |life, but the liquid, which he had poured into an orange to sweeten the taste, only made him sick, and a physician soon had him feeling bet- ter after administering an emetic. Miller was in high spirits when taken to the station where hé casu- ally surveyed a crowd of. several hundred persons which had gather- ed to get a glimpse of the convicted California slayer. Behind him in Minot, Miller has left a wife of three months, her eyes reddened from hours of weeping since she learned positively that her husband was to be taken away from her forever, to die for a- slaying which the officers say was prompted by jealously over another girl. Minot Wife Near Collapse. The Minot woman, who was wedded to Miller last Halloween night at a public ceremony. in this city, is near a physical collapse as a result of the strain she has undergone since her hus! was arrested on January 8. “Try and forget me—God knows I love you, and you're a good girl,” was Miller's final message to be coi veyed to his wife, who visited him for the last time in the county jail last night and, separated by jail bars which have turned their mar- ried life of happiness to one of grim tragedy, bade him goodbye. Weep- ing she then passed out of the jail. The big steel door clanged shut after her, and a jailer's key clicked shut the loc { Upstairs in a cell in solitaty con- finement, Miller. lighted a, cigdrette which had been given him by,.a'vis: itor, took a few deep puffs, and started to bundle together his few personal belongings in preparation for the journey which will eventually lead him under a.dangling hangman's noose in a California penitentiary. Bluff Ends Suddenly Miller's bluff for a longer time in which to live, as he described it, came to an end with startling and unexpected suddenness late ' yester- day, when he requested an officer to summon Raymond C. Dobson, city edi- tor of the Minot News, to come to the jail to see him. man the ‘jail and had discussed the case at considerable length with him. To the newspaperman and Sheriff Slaybaugh, Miller for the first time admitted that he was Earl J, Clark, (Continued on page three.) Preacher Pleads Guilty to Attack. on His Daughter J. Blanton the county’ jail hie today Dakine transportation to the state: peniten- tiary to start serving a 10-year tence on a statutory grew out of an ‘attack on his possible so that all the. thrills of life may not become exhaysted While the juvenility still exists, then energies which will out become directed ngs channels. aed ‘of approval.” charged with hav pes