The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1927, Page 1

Fi 80 cold. THE mornin SE Cr eee BIS prepemarerronrreatas CK BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1927 en ae spree + IBUNE [fom PRICE FIVE CENTS SMITH OF ILLINOIS. DENIED SENATE SEAT FLOUR LABEL BILL TOCAUSE MUCH DEBATE Governor Soerlie Contends Measure Would Give N. D. | Millers an Advantage TWICHELL AGAINST ir, Claims Principle Is| Wrong and That It Would Work Hardship on Millers Prospects of a fight in the house today on the flour hood till, sponsored by Governor A. Sorlte and recommended in his message, vanished when L. by Twichell, chairman of, the state» affairs committee, announced that he would withhold the commit- tee’s adverse report until after & similar bill ig acted upon by the senate, Meanwhile supporters of governor were confident that the measure will pass the senate come to the house with its fav- orable recommendations, y} Recommending that the flour label bill be not passed, the state affairs committee, headed by L. L. Twichell, majority loor leader, will present a majority report against the bill in the house of the state legislature this afternoon, while a minority will advocate its passage. If passed the measure will require millers to label flour showii kinds of wheat contained in the percentage of each kind of wheat and ‘the protein content of the flour. ise ‘Twiehell opposes the bill on the ground that “we have had enough of that sort of thing in this state.” He ieves the principle - involved is | wrong and that it would work a hard- | ship on millers generally. The Governor's Claim The governor contends, that. the bill would give North Dakota millers an advantage and would permit North Dakota mills to-operate on a full- time basis. In. the conversation yes- terday he pertinently asked Twichell just what milling interests: the North Dakota legislators, should pratect. Following the committee's action syesterday, the executive called tal, race! fron'the beauty of the new building. HOME-ONE OF Sister Boniface, Superintend- ent of. the Institution, Con- " ing—Loéal People Assist at Reception Several thotsand people were nests ‘ef the St. Alexius hospital, reday at @ reception in the new foray’ mp which marked the for- ma} granting. f the building. Sister Boniface, ‘intendent of the hospi- scores of congratulations Many of the rooms of the building were furnished by residents of the city and the attractive and tasteful furnishing: id. much to the appear- ane of; the new structure. je bRilding was brightly lighted throyghogt for the reception last eve- ning andthe outside presented a de- cidedly attractive appearance, lights shining from scores of prettily cur- tained* windows, The reception hall was with laurel and foliage. Bouquets of ferns and flowers were arranged throughout the rooms, roses, carna- tions and others forming a beautiful background for the affair. Visitors called throughout the aft- decorated the hour which marked the close of the reception, visitors were still ar- riving to view the building and offer congratulations. In the Receiving Line The visitors were received by Mrs. Edmund A. Hughes, Mrs. A. Knowles, Sister Boniface, Sister Ethelburga and Sister Priscilla, both of St, Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minn., Sister Gillitta of St. Rafael’s hospital, St. Cloud, Mrs. A. G. Sorlie,' Mrs, John Burke, Mrs. Fred Conklin, Mise Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. Max Ku-/ pitz, Mrs. Birlea Wai . D.| Hoskins, Miss ida Scheaffer, suner- intendent of the Bismarck hospital Mrs. James Guthrie of St. Paul, M Ita McDonnell, Supt. of nurses, and many graduate nurses of the St. Alexiug Hospital School for nurses. Tea was served in the auditorium thoughout the afternoon and evening. ‘The ladies who served during the aft-} gratulated on Beauty and’ Completeness of New Build-! ernoon and evening and at 10 o’clock,|a_ bill THOUSANDS ATTEND FORMAL OPENING | | OF ST. ALEXIUS HOSPITAL'S NURSES FINEST EVER BUILT Today’s Program in Legislature House and senate meet at 2. House to continue with supply bills. Test of strength scheduled flour label bill. Senate to consider church school bill. GOVERNOR IS GIVEN RIGHT TO APPOINT: House Passes Senatorial Ap-| pointment Bill With One | Dissenting Vote, By Watt on “week day With only one dissenting vote the North Dakota house Thursday passed granting the governor the right to appoint senators in the event of a vacancy, There was no discus-| sion. | ‘The lone negative vote was cast by) William Watt, Cass county, who yes-| terday attempted to amend the bill to snecify that the executive should| not have the appointive power. Vare Probe Headliners = The question, was raised a ago when Governor Sorlie appointed | Gerald P. Nye to the senate to fill the unexpired term of the late Edwin | Ladd. Nye was seated only after} a contest in which the executive's right to appoint was challenged. Recommendations Approved Recommendations of the appropria- tions committee reducing the appro- priation for the state sportation officer were approved the com- mittee of the whole and the bill rec- ommended for passage. A bill amend- ing the state hail insurance law to cover flax until September 25 of each | ernoon include Mrs. Charles Wachter, E, W. Wasche, Mrs. E. E. Mor. /a,P. Wakeman, Nes’ A. Ml “Mrs. T, If, Atkinson,| red Jageonlus, Mra. © i ‘Twichell_and league' members of the state affairs committee to his office and an argument ensued. The discus- sion took place.in the ante-room to ‘the executive chambers and visitors were treated to the spectacle of sce- ing the governor aind the floor leader > of the omposing. house faction in a warm discussion while Teague mem- bers of the state affairs committee ooked fh and occasionally put in a remark. It was all perfectly friendly and without fancor but at the close of the conversation the position of both Twichell and the governor was perfectly plain. Twichell had planned to submit his committee's report yesterday but the conference lasted so long that he was unable to prepare it, it. 26 BELOW BELOW ZERO AT BISMARCK . THIS MORNING — + City Has Coldest Weather So Far This Winter—Not So Sold’ Predicted — Bismarck and vicinity experienced its coldest weather of the winter to date early maar when at 3 o'clock the government ther- mometer registered 26 w Zero. The previous low mark for this win- ter was 18 balan on December 14, during the pre-Christmas cold snap. ‘The temperature moderated Hae! ly after 3 a, m., however, and at 7 a. m., the mercury stood at 21 below zero. The weather continued to warm up slowly until 10 a. m., and from then on the Serie rose rae rapidly, standing at 15 below at 11 o'clock. Havre, Mont., wag the coldest point among all those in the northwest re- porting to the local weather bureau p2) bac fit! below & readings ‘Winnipeg, 32 p halen Sheridan, Wre.| City ‘and Minot this morning ‘rej below, Devils Lake 26 dan 19 below, Jam Grand Forks 15 bélow, Fargo 14 be- low, St. Cloud 10 below, Mankato five below, Crockston 13 below, Duluth 10 below, Hibbing 14 below and Rochester five below.’ The high pressure area vhich has been centered over North Dakot ta, ‘ausing the, extreme cold, is dual” fae to the squteeass today, 1 ing to those in cherge o! the weather bureau, and the pres- is lower to the north and wet This {ndicates that th id as ab@ut reached its hei ve wai Sear, weather e in es he predietion lay is night and Soturda: , Rot so cold.” oves EASTWARD i OVER MID-WERT STA‘ Kansas City, Jan, 21-—-—With sub-zero temperatt it in the northern tier of a cold wave t the middlewest’ rts of the Dako’ 8, Nel raska ae points held proces e eeres for a ee oi yrand coup aa and Lewiston 3 bel sd jear zero. ia ‘ snow wete f foreena. for: tomorrow th President of Armed Forces bereft n the serving dur- luded Mrs. BE. H. L, Vesperman, Mary Haber, Mrs. . K. Thompson, Mrs. J. French, B, Perry, Mrs. A. W. Mellon, H. Barrett, Mrs. G. H. Dollar, D, J. MeG Mrs. W. H., Frances lan, Mrs,’ Mrs, William Langer, rs, girs « Mes. Tacs: Mfesdmange see, Mrs. Pesinaa Logan, Irs, A. Lucas, Mrs. C. T. Wyn-; koop, Mrs. “Myron Atkinson, Mrs. $ hey. Mrs. Charles Sualey, The entertainment committee was composed of Miss Mary Cashel, Miss Katherine McKinnon, Miss Lockwood, Mrs. Max Kupitz, Mrs. H. S. Dobler, Mrs, C. L. Young, Mrs. J. N. Roherty, Mrs. A. J. Arnot, Mrs. J. A. Mrs. Al Rosen, Mrs. F. KE. McCurdy, Mrs, Florence Davis, Mrs. T. E. Flah- erty, Miss Alma Sundquist, Mrs. P. J. Meyer, Mrs. Rubin, Matt Boespflug, Miss Mae Maassen, and Mrs. L. Parsons. In the auditorium where tea was served Miss Henny Lampe, Alphonso », and the Peterson orchestra furnished music. Out-of town guests in addition to the sisters serving on the reception committee, included A. C. Thomas, contractor for the building; Henry Orth, architect; Mr. and Mrs. James Guthrie, all of St, Paul. Mr, Guthrie was in charge of construction work on the new building and Mrs. Guthrie is a graduate of the hosptial training school. State Officials Attend The justices of the supreme court of North Dakota called in a body, and members of the senate and house were among the visitors. Governor A, G. Sorlie and his staff called dur- ing the evéning. Mr. and Mrs, Edmund. A. Hughes (Continued on page six.) FRAZIER ACTS — TODELAY WAR WITH MEXICO Resolution Opposes Use By During Recess Period Washington, Jan. 21 21.—@)—Under a resolution, introduced today by Sena- tor Republican, bald Dako- ta, the senate. would i idgie Peserd as positig the use by tl ident of armed ren against Mexico during o recess of congress. + A resolution was referred to toe torelan, ealatiogs committe It amble that the omen in i ne eae limits the ir dovlare war to the congress; and. tha armed intervention is “in effect un- declared war,” and ad “Resolved, that it is the sense of the senate that the president of the United States should not exercise ie wers of the commander in c! of e army and, navy of the United tates to send any ai the armed forces ofthe nation into Mexiss. 6 or to mobil- tne troops on Mexican. border, or assemble ing unit of the A ‘ip waters, xico, while the congréss of to feet between the Un year was slightly amended and rec- ommended for passage. A' resolution by M. W. Kelly, Laan | county, formally assigned numbe: of house employes to their jobs and et the rate of pay which they will) receive. t At a meeting Thursday’ afternoat the house committee on public print- H in decided to wait until they are printed before considering b changing the official newspaper ine | so that cities may appoint their own| official newspapers and, granting legal newspapers certain rights now enjoyed only by official county news- papers. Drake People Ask Sale of Mill | In communications to. the house | i Thursday, residents of Drake -/ that the state dispose of the ii that city which it owns but which has not operated for four years. They contended that it is becoming a handicap to their community. Other communtentions favored an adequate appropriation for the child hygiene division of the state health depart- ment, opposed the bill to legalize the sale of snuff and asked strengthening of prohibition enforeement. THURSDAY WAS LIGHT DAY FOR THE SENATE An amendment providing that workmen’s compensation insurance may be obtained from any insurance company authorized to do business in the state as well as from the. state ‘workmen's compensation bureau was introduced into the state senate Thursday by Senator C. . Carey,! Richland county. The measure requires that insur- ance companies must be held respon- sible Ay in the same degree and to like benefits as provided by the state department. Workmen's compensa- tion is still mandatory, but the re- Quirement: that-.state insurance be carried is eliminated in the bill. It was referred to see paren eee on i} om- ih “8, repealing snuff in North Dakota. Another postponement occurred in the expected battle over the capital unishment bill when on motion of| jenator J. E. Stevens, Ramsey coun- | ty, it was made a special order of business for 3 fox. Bim. ORE TM xt Tuesday. 8 ALLEGED RUM RUNNERS ACQUITTED Jury Unable to ‘hides i in Case of Six Others—-Methods Used Resented ‘New York, Jan. 21.—()—Eight of the 14 defendan' in the so-called Costello cum ring today stood ac- uitted of charges of. operating arum 1d: States and Canada and of paying bribes to coast guardsmen. As to the others, the jury was un- le to agree after deliberating 24 hours. The trial had been in progress more two weeks, was Swa} thr nauaden cover” Sagres in ntment |, used by = ae evidence 48 yéars old, is to marry her oe is 25 ye daughter, Miss Senate investigation of the Pennsylv th Senator-elect William Vare and Wii esting his right to seat, in Washington, e: ‘tures, taken, as they appeared before the year Vare and Mayor Kendrick of ke bala Agnes H. Wilson, who is her senatorial election found m B. Wilson, who is con- ger to testify. These pic sale committee, show abov id Wilson and his Mera: “righthand man,” below. RAIL MERGER . IS ADVANCING STEP BY STEP! Agrcement Reached For’ Ex- | i | \ | change of Stock on Equal Share-for-share, Ba: New York, Jan, 21.-(). stad Lay s of the .Great Northern Nasthern Pacific ronds have vanced another step with seeeemen| for an share-for-share The agreement was made yesterday! at a conference attended by directors. | officials, and counsel of the two rail roads. A In a statement announcing encouraging progress had been 1 in the negotiations, Ralph Budd, presi: | dent ‘of the Great Northern, and} Charles Donnelly, president of the Northern Pacific, said the exact method to be adopted for putting the plans into execution could not be re- vealed at this time. the two lines first must have the sanction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Mr. Donnelly left for the west after the conference, and it is assumed that there will be further discussions probably in St. Paul, FREIGHT RATE 1S BLAMED FOR FARM TROUBLE Depression Area in Land. locked Middlewest, Says Former Farm Bureau Head Chicago, Jan. 21.—(@)—Freight | rates as well as post-war deflation were blamed today for the troubles of agriculture in a “landlocked” middle-' west by J. Howard, of Clemons, Towa, former president of the Ameri- can Farm Bureau Federation, | “While in some respects our agri- cultural problem is nation-wide, the depression he told the North meeting of tne Chamber of Commerce of the United Stat “isin the landlocked, high-; locked, high-freight territory of the middlewest.” In turn a share of the Blame was passed further on by Charles Piez of Chicago,= president of the Chicago Link Belt company and former head of the Emergency fleet corporation, who said that competition favored by the Panama Canal ‘has compelled the railroads to increase local rates. Pointing out that eastern farmers’ incomes have increased of late, that the west “has nothing to complain of,”; and that southern farmers “were prosperous until’ they planted too much cotton,” Howard said depression was hanging on in the Mississippi valley states-—for both the farmer, and the banker—-because of the re- moval of @ legitimate market for farm products, lucts, | Eva Tanguay, 48, to f Marry P Pianist, 25 Naw York, Jan, 21—U?)—Eva ond ys dynamic vaudeville star sho is F pian old, says today’s pes pecth "bE id All : rospective bridegroom, Allan . Hungarian, sol ined Miss nguby’s act six uit en ago, when carne to etage after ah predicted total pet iva she Oe rt | re Unification of Polacto, wil | radio technicians $$ $—____—_—_—_———¢ | "Man Drives Auto Into Fast Train, Escapes Unhurt $$ ee, Wis. Jan. Wamsie, 47, ile through railroa * here last night, crashed. into a speeding. locom tive, rolled around in the tangled debris for half k and came Imost unseat e ordered him held on a of driving while intoxie Milnae GRAND OPERA “PAUST 10 BE. ‘BROADCAST! e Fan Third Act, as Sumgi te constructed in Canada this By “Chigaga Opera Com- pany, to Be Heard (P)—The Chi ngle pre: a ago, Jan, £1- i¢ Opera compan; stig this season of Gounod’s| ust” will be broadcast in part tonight by one of the largest hook- ups of radio stations ever known. It is the famous third act of the opera that is;to be radioeast-the “garden scene,” the “invocation,” the “dammi an¢or,” and the “eternelle.” Singing’ the Marguerite role will be dith Mason, whose husband, G ii Richard Bone}: principal baritone of the company, will be Valentine, brother of Mar-| guerite, Charles Hackett, the Amer- ican tenor, will sing the Faust role, with Vani-Marcoux cast..as Mephis- | tophele: Maria Caessens and Irene Pavloska | ave other principals. 15 Microphones to Be Used The combined skill of the best and = program ex- perts has been engaged for several weeks in the effort to make this first nation wide radiocast d ing opera company su i Pifteen ‘ophones will be used in pieking wy the notes of the opera, the “atmosphere” of the auditorium and in sending it over many 20 | miles of telephone wires to Widely | separated stations which in turn will put it on the air and into hundreds of thousands of homes in continenial America. Each microphone is connected di- rectly with a “mi panel,” oper- ated by E. F. Grossman, of the WJZ staff. It is the “mixing panel” that the key to the succesful radio- ‘asting of the opera. The operator of the panel may cut off or on at will any one or ‘all of the 15 “mike: thus balancing“the tone structuré bi fore tarts on its long journey to radio receivers throughout the coun- ecting the “mixing” will be Gerald Chalfield, director of pro- grams for the National Broadcasting company, who Will be seated in the audience and in communication with the mixing panel operator by tel: ephone. ‘ From ithe mixing panel, will be carried to station KYW cago, and thence by telephone cir- cuits to New Y-~k, where it will be ‘elayed and ~ vroadeast. by WEAF, and the other stations in their chi ig including WCCO, Min- neanplisSt. Paul. The hau has “been fixéd at 9:30 P. mq central standard time. sang PASSES TOBACCO OF 18: ‘NEA Service : ttle Rock, Ark. eneral M. D. Vanes. commander-in-chief of the United Confedene Veterans, must have his little Jore. Recently passed a plug tobace: ng a gath- tna his frends. "They all took hei bites. Pretty soon all of them spit ic cout. It was a plug that 20 y mld, being given +0 Vance Pe rag a visit to Bristol in ‘M. Woolsey, mayor of 1 the music waz, | ‘PANAMA CANAL OPENING COINCIDENT WITH CHANGE IN RAIL RATE POLICY . REDUCES MIDWEST TRADE TERRITORY Today’s Doings in Nation’s Capital Congress meets at noon, Senate gets back to routine labors after denying Smith a seat. House faces first deficiency bill after completing action on army. bill, Senate agriculture committee continues consideration of farm relief. House rules committee again debates whether Boulder Can: Dam bill should be given prefer- ential status, | Nicaraguan question comes up again before senate foreign rela- | tions committee. i BRIQUETTING PLANT WILL BE ‘AT LEHIGH, N.D. | Factory to Be "Bait There | Will Be First of Its Kind | in the United States License to sell 1,500 shares of com- mon stock at par value of $100 per been granted by the state | \ | share. h | se —| Briquetting company of Fare Money from the stock sale will be used to erect a briquetting plant at | Lehigh, N. D. The plant will use a system’ known as the Lurgi Proce: in making the briquett | The process was de ring firm in of the new loped by an Frankfort and mp prob- irities com- as told, was that of carbon- ing the coal sufficiently to m it into briquettes. The briquettes a held together by ch binder which ted from the coal the The « jed in th lem to be so! y of the Paci ye plant s to be built at Lehigh ¢ Greek go nd another will be erected in Gree during this year. The commission was told that a similar plant also will aT Lehigh plant will be the first its kind in the United State: If the proposed venture is suc ful it is expected to be the | of what may become a great industry, | providing work for many persons and i neral wealth of th a states which has as | yet only been scratched. It is claimed that the briquettes made by the new process will offer a sooth smokeless and odorless fuel superior to anything now on the market and that its production at a eusonable price will aid in the devel- opment of other industries in the Northwest. Until the last few years | most of the coal used in North D: j but that the "| kota was imported from the head of | the lakes and the use of lignite was! restricted to a comparatively 1 number of persons, Now. however, | most of the coal used in the state is imined at home because of the rela- | tively high price of imported coal. May Develop Cley Deposits Dreams of the backers of the new |company include the) development of |North Dakota's clay deposits by | means of the new fuel. ‘Carbonizing of the lignite coal will produce large quantities of tar oils. Chemical in- |dustries to refine and process these loils could be established to make j humerous commercial products which are now for the most part imported from Europe. The lignite char also should be used, it is said, in blast furnaces to reduce iron ore. ATTEMPTS T0 SAVE YOUTH ON ICE CAKE FAIL|: |Fire Tug and Airplane Re- ; turn Without Finding Trace of Unknown Boy Cleveland, Jan. 21.—()—Early to- day police. firemen, aviators and coast guards gave up a iant fight to save a youth who was seen floating Erie Wednesday night. The body of the victim, searchers believe, may ever be found, It was ground to pieces in milling ice, they believe. And the story of @ night of horror in the chilling darkness of Lake Erie never will be told. The firé tug John W. Farley, the chief pore for jimovering, the boy, came ing back home yesterday sttemoontat & Yclock. It had started out yesterd: jorning at 9 o'clock to road ag es earch started Wednes- bs tend i rp 7 Kenneth Cole reared out of ak spturned. without 7 ase of ober te till rities commission to the Lehigh Th nt last spring to his death on a cake of i ieg in Lake |, ! I. C. G. Denial of Right For Railroads to Make Water! Competitive Rates Has Caused _ Transcontinental Lines to Suffer, N. P. Gen-| eral Counsel Says | Chicago, Jan, 21.~4)—Opening of | the Panama Canal and the coincident | change in the federal government's fong standing rail rate regulation | were termed today by D. neral counsel of the s which have restricted middle- | t manufacturers’ trade territory. Lyons addressed the mid-year | me ne the North-Central Divi- sion of the Chamber of Commerce of | {or raliroads suffered losses likewise because of | denial of the Interstate Commerce to carriers of the right lied Mr. Lyons reviewed the application | of the long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce act, show- at prior to the world war lower s were permitted for the long | haul than for the short haul. The war period saw erasure of the whole prin- | ane and after the war the carriers’ ions to restore it were denied. | "An inflexible rule as shown by the Interstate Commerce Commission de- | cisions was adopted which now denies | rail carriers the right to meet water competition on the Pac coast. | , the speaker said, deprives mid- | manufacturers of Pacific coast | markets, which they formerly | joyed. en- | is Panama not the opening of the Canal alone that wrought we,” Mr. Lyons said. “It vas the fact that the opening of the Panama Canal coincided practically with a change in the government's policy in the matter of the regula- | tion of rail rates, as evidenced both | by legislation and by the commis: | decision. Railroads Ruled rting with the jon n 1909 in. the Against commission's Spokane rate has been an_ increasing n tite’ part “of ‘the ‘tribunal in decisions since rendered to deny to transcontinental rail carriers the right to make ‘the water competitive rates necessary to open the markets ie coust to the manufae- jturers of the middlewest. The Panama Canal was opened in Except during the war period, olume of intercoastal traffic ing through it has since steadily the right. of. the rail ca ke rates to attract thi been denied, and this nomalous result has brought about, that essity for coping with them has increased.” Mr. Lyons said the increases in rail freight rates since the war were | latively slight in comparison with increases in the price of commodi- ties. The speaker did not undertake to lay down a formula for relief. KANSAS VOTES TO REPEAL BAN ON CIGARETTES : House Passes Bill—Similar | i Action in Senate Forecast —Tax Is Provided Topeka, Kans., Jan, 21.—()—Kan- sas, after trying for 20 years to enforce a law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, nears surrender on sue, Its house of repre- ves yesterday voted, 83 to 35, for repeal of the measure. With ‘a victory in the house, supportets of the bill forecast similar action by the senate, which voted to annul the act two years ago by a 3 to 1 ma- jority. Governor Paulen said he would sign the measure if the senate pass; ed it. The proposed measure provides for a two cent tax on each package, while the dealers would have to ob- tain a state license. It would becoms effective July 1. — og ne Weather Report | Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending [rt 8 a. m. todav. ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. m. Miaheae wind velocity . WEATHER FORRCAST For Bismarck and vicinit tonight and Saturday. For North D: kotat and eer Not WEATHER CONDITIONS The high pressure area is centered over the Dakotas and eastern Mon- tana thi Fair Na mae ippi Valley westw: ic coast. The lowest temper ture on the Weather Map this morn- ig was 36 degrees below zero at lavre, Mont. Somewhat lower pres- sure prevails over the western ane- tation occurred at most places from the southern Pl: States northwestward to Idaho ORRIS W. RO! Official in charge } The value of ti tine, vibes Restate ts ao is Selimated have | ¢ | year | pursuing thr | had received from a rival in love who dian provinces and over the south-|, VOTE COMES AFTER 2 DAYS OF ARGUMENT Illinois Séniithecdbaghaite Re- fused Oath of Office Pending Mquiry VOTE LATE THURSDAY 'Elections Committee Meets Tomorrow to Make Plans For Public Hearing Washington, Jan. 21—(®)—Denied a seat in the senate to which he holds a certificate of appointment, Fraik \L. ‘Smith of Mlinols must aw other investigation into the fjhis primary campaign last and a vote on the findings before learning whether he will sit jin the present congress. The vote by which the ‘senator- [designate was refused the oath of office pending the inquiry by the elections committee was 48 to 33. It was reached late yesterday after nearly two days of debate. The ‘lections committee has bi called to meet tomorrow to make ar- rangements for a public hearing for | Smith. He will be given every, op- portunity, according to. its members, jto add any details he desires to the | testimony he gave last summer before the Reed campaign funds committee regarding contributions he received from Samuel Insull and other public utilities officials in Illinois. How They Voted The vote denying the former chair- man of the Illinois commerce com- mission a seat at this time found some of the Republican old guard, who had previously been counted on to support him, joining the opposi- tion, which comprised 15 Republicans, mostly insurgents, 32 Democrats, and ithe one Farmer-Labor member, Sena- tor Shipst@&d of Minnesota. Four Democrs Smith and Blease j;of South Carolina, Overman, North ing o! | Carolina, and Steck, Iowa, joined the 29 Republicans voting to seat the senator-designate pending further in- quiry into his fitness, The vote was on the Overman resolution proposing to seat Smith without prejudice to any action that might be brought against him later. is was defeated, 48 to 33, and by a r vote the senate adopted a resolution by Reed of Missouri, denying Smith the oath and referring his credentials for inquiry. !MORE DETAILS ‘SOUGHT ABOUT - DEATH IN OWA Coroner’s Jury Claims > Man Met Violent Death—No Poison Evidence Found Marshalltown, Iowa, Jan. 21—() —Emerging from a tangle of love letters, the mystery of Charles EI- rod’s death here a week ago, today Promised more details. The coroner's jury having delivered a verdict that the Lewellen, Nebra: man died by violence, special investi- gators for the state and county were intent on discovering by what means the victim met death. The exact condition of the hotel room where the body was found ly- ing on a bloody pillow has reclaimed the attention of experts who earlier in their inves: were busy jing letters Elrod signed himself “Keith Clayton.” Elrod’s 19-year-old Japan. Ve- da Bellefeuille, testified she wrote the letters herself to arouse the youth’s jealousy. Motive affirmation and denial by opposing experts that ald e died from poisoning, uncerti inty as to what part the let ters played in the death scene and in- troduction of a possible murder mo- tive of robbery, will delay the calling of a grand jury investigation at least eng County Attorney Pell said stn Physicians at a post mortem ex- amination found no marks of violence 's body, but concluded that, blood on the pillow was from El- rod’s tongue and a certain ison contracts the jaws and causes biting of the tongue, the victim must have died from poison. University of Iowa chemists, however, said Elrod’s stom- ach gave no indication that it ever had contained poison. The youth's father, W. C, Eirod, 7) said he was convinced Charles met an unnatural deat Finances Involved PES age ot . possible motive for ler got under wi based upon aes 0 cold, tonight | Ma morning and cold’ weather | ™ from the middle and upper ed at rd to the ig the ory aeheed Lords helping (i setoen te tee to would #