The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER FO! Light snow probable toni Tuesday, Much colder tonight. ss ESTABLISHED 1678 OHIO RIVER RIVER RISES FAST i lead haba Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky 700 HOUSES FLOODED Railroad Officials Prepare to . Abandon Union Station a: 4 at Cincinnati 4 Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan, 24—U)— { Residents of five states along nearly 500 miles of the-Ohio river viewed 4 i the steady has driven lowlands. While the water was receding somewhat in the Pittsburgh area, where the Allegheny and Mononga- hela rivers merge to form the Ohio, with prospects -that further danger of floods had passed there, the crest of the flood was moving steadily Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky territory. Flood stage had been hed and passed in many localities and fur- ther rises were predicted for the next 24 hours. The lower portions of a number of towns were under water, many persons were forced to the sec- ond stories of their homes or to seek shelter on higher ground, rail and automobile traffice was hampered, water supplies were endangered and considerable damage was done. Pittsburgh Streets Flooded Five days of rain in the Pittsburgh area sent the river on rampage, and early today the effect of the high cr was felt as far west Louisville. Several streets were it undated on the north side of Pitts- burgh and factories in the suburbs, wera forced to suspend operatior + Marietta and Pomeroy were the two towns,hardest hit in Ohio. At the former 700 houses were under four feet of water. Business in Pom- eroy was suspended when water in- hilly ground, w danger. Factories suspended opera- tions at Steubenville, Ohio, while sev- eral neighboring villages, both in Ohio and West Virginia, were flood- ed, with many persons homeless. One death was reported at East Liverpool, where a boy was last seen adrift in @ canoe. At Cineinnati, railroad officials were prepating to abandon the cen- tral union station. The government steamer Goldenrod, valued at $20, broke loose at Middleport, struck s bridge and sank. People Prepare to its of the outro’ yater- front also were preparing to move after watching the Ohio creep to their doorsteps. Residents of New Albany and Jef- fersonville, Ind., lowlands moved their household effects to higher ground. The crest in the Kentucky- expected Tuesday. cities and towns along the Ohio from Wheeling almost to Huntington were partly under ter. Part.of the downtown section of Parkeraburg, was. sul and the city virtually, was. st, wan, CMF GRE Ee off from travel. REP, COX WOULD DO AWAY WITH TROLLEY LINE Introduces Bill - Repealing Law—Arrangement For e ” ‘Abolishmeut of the state operated trolley line. which..runs to and..from the. business istrict. to the state capitol twice hourly’ is sought :in a bill introduced. in the house of rep- resentatives today. by Representative Gordon Cox of Burleigh county. Many objections have been yoiced during the’ padt few years concerning the continuance of the street car, es- “Sy pecially in the summer time when motor ice traffic is heavy, be- cotepstien whieh the car See Ka n down Although the bill tnered calls for repeal of the law under which the state owned car is Row op- erated, it is unde: that an er rangement can be made with a local bus line to operate three busses in lieu of the street car. These ese busses, it is sajd, would Site cnt pod and charge ‘a fare walt cents to are ; IN 5 STATES Flood Crest Moves Into Ohio, southwestward, with damage to Ohio, vaded part of the business district, but residences, most of which are on believed iA no Today’s Program in Legislature House and senate convene at 2. House continues on supply bills. Consideration of amendments to health department appropria- tion scheduled in the house. Senate expected to consider Pat- terson bill prohibiting mortgage of crops prior to thets harvest. CLASH LOOKED FOR OVER CROP MORTGAGE BILL Senate to Debate Patterson’s Bill Today—Vote Expected -on Party Lines On motion of Senator G. P: terson, Renville county. consid- eration of his bill prohibiting the mortgaging of crops prior to their harvest was postponed by the senate today to Wednesday. Patterson explained that he wished additional time in which to acquaint the senators with the work'ngs of the bill in other states, Badly riddled, but still weathering the fire of the Independents, the Pat- illegal until the crops are harvested is expected to result in a sharp clash in the senate this afternoon. The fight will probably continue on sans, who saved the measure from an were marshalling their forces to sup- port its pasdage. the Jaxt two-slegislative days. judiciary; committee, indepefdént majori' “indefi ‘3 passage with an amendmet of the bill. ever, wi Senator tors Saturday to obtain reconsider: tion and adoption of the minority r port. | pealg to the supreme court in crim- inal gases, is on the senate calendar. The ho will continue its’consid- eration o! propriations, including funds for a number of state institu- tions, and may get to a consideration of the concurrent resolution already passed by the senate to ask voters ior a raise in pay at the next elec- tion, WILLIAMSON OF S.D, HAS NEW Will Press For Action on Bill if McNary-Haugen Meas- ure Is Not Passed Washington, Jon, 24-()—A new) the di farm relief bill to take the place of the McNary-Haugen measure, if that ‘plan fails to wig approval, was in- troduced today by Representative Williamson, Republican, South Dako- He declared he would not press for action if the McNary-Haugen bill was! passed because, while his own plas differs in several important: details, th he considers the other measure would, meet the need for relief adequately, Willianison’s bill replaces equalitation fee of ithe Mc -Hau- gen plan with an insurance fund to be built up from a collection charge deducted from the price paid farm. ‘oat the time of delivery of crops.) © “ [td Provisions \ An agricultural association is set Up, governed by a board of managers, which would: be authorized to declare ‘be ™ a@n emergency in any to ape grain crop, cotton and allied "products, dairy products, wool, livestock and its products. ‘The association would be capitalis- ‘at. $1,000,000,000, of which 000,000 would .be. subscribed by the treasuty: arfd: $260,000,000 by member. associations, +The it year the insurance charge would be five per cent and thereafter ‘three per cent, the charge to cease se) straight party lines, and Nonparti- early. graye Saturday, this morning The bill has been a party fight for power should supply for the The of the concessions. with @an + Tecommended’ their interests, reports indicated no! igite postponement” of the mea- jet-down in the Chinese determina- sure, while a minority report urged'4ion to drive the foreigner from the to: country. except seed liens from the provisions’ The majority report, how- ecepted on a close vote, BREAKS OUT IN HANKOW . Patterson (Nonpartisan), Renville county, who introduced the mob violence, endangeroing the life bill, found an opportunity through of Sir Francis Aglen, inspector gen-' ces of several Independent sena- eral of maritime customs in China, ‘ Only one other bill, one of a series of three introduced by Senator L. R. Baird, Stark county, to speed up ap- FARM AID PLAN: THE BISMARCK BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 24,\1927 SITUATION IN CHINA AROUSES Great Britain and Japan Make Unmistakable Military Moves Over Week-end |TO DEFEND SHANGHAI No Let-down Apparent in Chinese Plan to Drive For- eigners From Country Shanghai, Jan.24—-)—The mailed fist, as exemplified in the armed ;forces of Great Britain and Japan, thrust itself into the foreground of the Chinese situation today. With additional reports of con- stantly spreading anti-foreign and an- ti-Christian agi jon, and the = sue- cess of negotiations for the return of foreign concessions to, China un- decided at Hankow, both powers made unmistakable military moves yester- | day and today, which, however, were described as “merely ptecautionary measures,” From Hong Kong, the British de- spatched three companies of Punjab | troops to Shanghai, while from the! 'Sasebo naval station four Japanese destroyers departed for unannounced | f points in China. In Hong Kong, it terson bill making crop mortgages was stated that the departure of the Indian soldiers marked the start of the movement of the British quota !for the defense of Shanghai, in ac- ‘cordance with an agreement with the | United States, France and Japah. This revealed for the first time that the’ powers had so completely considered the possibility of the foreign settle- ments being attacked, that it had been decided how many men each defense While the powers moved to cuard RENEWED MOB VIOLENCE London, Jan. , broke out in Hankow Friday. nese crowds attacked the customs ferring with Finance Minister Soong of the Cantonese government. The crowds invaded the corridors and at- tacked Soong’s bodyguard but were finally dispersed by. Cantonese troops. Officials here say the inference is that Chinese extremists were agitat- ing against Soong negotiating with foreign officials. Resumption of business in Hankow today by the British bankers and merchants shows that the gencral po- sition in the city is improving. MISSIONARIES REPORT OUTRAGES BY cme i London, Jat “American missionaries re: nia Hong Kong as refugees, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Hong Kong, rep: ther outrages by the Chinese. tell of the -leotii on Friday jof a Y.M. C. A. building and of looting which occurred at Foochow Sunday, after an outrage on a Spanish convent. Pupils of a school for the/ blind were turned out of the’ building which was later destroye master Woods and his wife were forced to flee, while the fate of their pupils is not known. The Americas consular authorities, 8, are directing mis- boy jes e the interior territory under control of the nationalists to proceed to the coast. Many child- ren and women and some men are reported to have left Foochow for Manila in an American gunboat. NO AGREEMENT MADE WITH OTHER NATIONS : Bl ay m7 Jan. —24.—(#) rags Admiral Williams, commai ing mericah forces in Chinese wa- id been consulted by other a x, (eign naval officers on the pro! lem_of defending foreign nation: in China should the-need arise, the state department ‘said “today formal agreement had been entered into between Great Britain, Japan, pees and Ci United State: the ingtoh government conserned, In the course of the discussions, jestimates as to the forces that would needed in an emergency and where we could be obtained aviekly un- gon tedly have been considered as & precautionary measure, but Hong Kong reports of an agreement for {the military defense of Shanghai |were described as inaccurate. ————_— Woman Who Fired at Mussolini Is Now in Psychiatrie Clinic Rome, Jan. 24—UP)—Violet Albi [na Gibson, who atte to assa: 1 |sinate Fane Mi ui | Bas been | “MAILED FIST" 24.—()—Renewed | Dispatches received today say Chi-; building, where Sir Francis was con- | Head- | Today’s Doings in Nation’s Capital Congress meets at noon. Naval appropriation bill is be- fore thé senate, Senate also approaches vote on Cyrus E. Woods’ nomination, Democratic house fight begins t® unlock ¢committee-bound tax reduction proposals. STUDENT OF - U.OF W. TAKES HIS OWN LIFE |Notes Say He Planned Sui: cide to ‘Solve Riddle of Life and Death’ Madison, Wis, Jan. 24.—()— County authorities today were questioning friends and fraternity members in an effort to throw more light on the suicide of Cassels W. Noe, 20, university of Wisconsin med-| student, who yesterday shot and | killed himself in an effort “to solve} ithe riddle of life and death.” Delving into psychology and the! studies in his medical course not clear the mystery he sought to solve, according to the theory for ‘his hi i | Is. Yesterday, after a long talk with! two fraternity brothers, both pro- guan service. * did News of the “landing” of Marines in Nicaragua soon nay be changed to read that the Marines “took the air” down in that troubled country. ct_as established by county of- At least these pictures show a combined fighting and observation ; Squadron cf marine corps planes preparing at San Diego for Nicara- Above is the squadron undergcing final inspection. Onc nents i eternal nee BAN JOHNSON VOTED TEMPORARY VACATION _ Flood ood Waters in the East Force Many People Fro From Homes | ~ U.S. Air Force Heads For Nicaragua visi ccna ACTING HE AD found” students of psycholegy, Noe, lower photo shows yards and yards of machine gun ammunition pro- shot himself through the head 1a pistol. He left a number of notes :seribbled on the back of class papers ; in psychology. i A wierd pact and experiment in psychic communication had been agreed upon by the students, county officials said after reading the notes and questioning Noe’s friends and, classmates. i as Body Found by Parents Yesterday when his parents’ re- ee eS Se turned from church they found | young Noe’s body in a bearoom. Be- side him lay a note saying that had shot himself to find out “how things are over there.” {| |. Noe ‘had lett word with Robert |Horton of Oak Park, Ill, a fraterni- {ty brother, to watch tor a_ spirit “beyond.” He also , Bismarck Sunday Believe it or not, but the pres- ence of a robin in Bismarck on mentioned the plan in the note for 'his family. It said: “Tell “Bob Hor- Sunday, January 25, 1927, | is ton that I will talk to him at 12 Vouched for by Frank 1. Moule, whose reputation for verac:ty is unquestioned. The robin alighted in the drive- way at the Moule residence, 1029 Fifth street, about noon yes- terday and was seen about the house the greater part of the afternoon. Mrs. Moule and the children also saw the harbinger _ of apring. presence of a robin here nuary breaks all records,’ according to O. W. Roberts, vet- eran weather bureau chief. The records show notations of robins having been seen here in February now and then, and quite fre- quently in March, but none! has ever been reported hereabouts in January, so far as ane Rob- ons esis BLROD'S DEATH BEING PROBED | Monday and again Friday.” | Noe, who was the son of Dr. Wal- ter B. Noe, had an excellent record sa student. | County authorities made it known that Noe left two notes, the one tor his family and another for a co-ed. The latter was not opened LEGISLATURE MAY BE ASKED FOR $400,000) This Sum Needed Quickly to Pay Back Taxes on Land Foreclosed By State Quick action on an emergency measure to raise $400,000 with which to pay back taxes on Jand foreclosed by the state farm loan department may be asked of the legislature by the state industrial commission as | the result of a recent decision by the supreme court. In the decision the supreme court held that the state must pay taxes accruing on property prior to the time it foreclosed farm loan mort- gages and acquired title. The result, members of the indus- trial commission have been told, is that $400,000 must be raised immedi- ately to prevent tax titles from being issued on property to which the state holds title under mortgage foreclos- vre proceedings but on which the taxes have not been paid. ink Wants Security The Bank of North Dakota as fiscal agent for the state alrcady has ud- vanced $120,000 ;to pay back taxes. This amount is unsecured and the thank ‘objects to advancing more money :without some sort of ‘security. (Continued on page three.) University of Iowa Professor to Make Second Examina- tion of Vital Organs Marshalltown, Iowa, Jan. 24—(#)-— Towa City today will be the scene of activities in the investiagtion of the mysterious death of Charles Elrod, Lewellen, Neb., youth who was found dead in his room at a hotel here two weeks ago. Dean: Wilber J, Teeters, of the Uni- versity of fowa, will make a second examination of the vital organs of the young man today in order either to substantiate his first finding that there was no trace of poison in the viscera. or to detect,;some clue by WEE wullucillos turk way: pautlone their investigation. All other pliases of the investiga- tion apparently are marking time pending the outcome of Dean Tee- ters’ examination. That Elrod died an unnatural death is the claim of authorities and they ure now standing by ‘in the hope. that some new angle may devélop out of the second examination of the vital organs. at North Da- kote points for the 24 es ending 8 a. m. today. ‘omperature at 7 a. m. Hig! Lowest last night Highest wind velocity” est wind, vel Ly THER WEA’ FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinit; snow probable Legg and Tuesday. Much colder toni Light snow Dee Carroll Cuts “Throat to to End Life Bloomington, Th, sent C. (Doe) fi For North Sta: probable tonight and Tuesday. Much colder een EATHER CONDITIONS Jan, 24—)— The presgure is high in all sections and low temperatures prevai) in Sas: figure in box- it the United be sites, ended his lite te Sunday by Yewtting his throat. Sh By cfd who was for years a fight-, ‘et. promoter. ands keen follower of ee eee he | Robin Is Seen in BY OFFICIALS, i le roll, for nearly, had recently suffered a nerv-| | which is ‘belioved”'ta| liam Coffe: held on a ch. ed today, according to I torney Robert Clark, that he murder- Sheriff Wright that he struc second wife baseball bat in a camp on the Mis- sissippi river at Dubuque, lowa, Octo- ber river. salesman, who married Coffey at Winona, Minn., tember, despitesa wife and thre: dren in Madison, refused to admit his guilt in a sevéral hours grilling last ' vided for one of the ships; the other shows Captain J. P. Mulcahy, one of the squadron's officers. Wisconsin Bond ‘Salesman Admits Killing Wife With Baseball Bat Confession Made This Morn- img After Man Maintained Igncrance of Second Wife's | Whcreabouts Three Days of Grilling— Threw Body in Mississippi River at Dubuque, Iowa in, 24.—(P). Madison bond salesman ‘ge of bigamy, confess- Mauston, lattie Hales Coffey, his sec- and threw the body in the e river at Dubuque, Towa. Coffey confessed this: morning to} his head wi a over the , and threw her body into the The 48-year-old Madison bond Mrs. Hales last Sep- chil- night but confessed this morning when greeted in his cell by Sheriff Wright! Used Baseball Bat “Well, are you ready to confes: eriff Wright inquired. killed her all right,” Coffey re- plied, (Continued on page thre * What Happened in Legislature Today ' + The senate today, upon motion of Senator Peder L. Hjelmstad. Walsh county, moved to recon- sider its action in passing senate ill 52, and re-referred the bill to mittee on judiciary. The bill authorizes actions to be com- menced and’ prosecuted by and against partnerships and associa- tions in their firm or common name, and makes judgment in all such actions binding upon the Joint property of all members or arsociates of guch partnerships or associations. Senate bil 62, limiting the time for taking and completing appeals to the supreme court in Kimi is one of the bills introduced by Senator L. R. Baird of Stark * Roprerentative C. F. Streich, Bottineau county, and Herman - Rabe. Stark county. today pre- wented in the house @ concurrent resolution providing for submis- sien fo a vote of the peonle a Proposition to repeal the nroh’- bition clause in the state consti tution. They also submitted a: inching to I all the state laws * prohibition enforce- Through, Wil-; ict At-| CLUB OWNERS —— NAME NAVIN |Johnson’s Physician Says Ban | May Never Be Able to Re- sume His Duties BADLY IN NEED OF REST | Action of Club Owners Auto- | matically Postpones Ses- sion With Landis Chicago, Jan, 24—@)—Frank J. Navin of Detroit to is acting president of the Ame! j League. Byron Bancroft gon, who j founded the circuit in 1900 and hus, |been its president ever since, hagy been voted a “temporary vacation” because of his health. His physician said Johnson never again may be able to assume the duties of president of the league. | Action of the cight league club owners last night in relieving John- son of his post automatically post- poned the meeting Commissioner K. M. Landis had called for today at which |there was to have been a show down | between the commissioner and John- |son over the Ty Cobb-Tris Speaker | charges. Landis said he would have a state-* ;ment later on the status of these players who Johnson previoulsy had said) would not manage American League clubs this year. Cobb May Play With Orioles With the passing trom iengne councils, at least for a time, of John- son, there came from Baicumore we report that Cobb had been offered a salary of $25,000 to play this year with the Baltimore Orioles of the In- ternational League. Jack Dunn, president of ‘the Ori- oles, said no one has told him he should not do business with Cobb. | “He is a free agent, as far as I know,” lee said, “so I have the right to endeavaor to sign him.” | The immediate effect of the ab- sence of Johnson from the ieague ership will be that other hands daft -thO——“AMONCaR —~Lee sue schedule which Johnsun heretoiore larranged himself. The schedule will jbe drawn by 4 committee named by ‘the elub owners. ississippi ippi Town Purified By Fire | | aS New Orleans, Jan, 24—(AP)— Magni Miss.ssippi, today was purified by fire. Into a community bonfire, | 1,500 e‘tizens consigned all cards M \ | i Ready to Ask Kesixnation dice, questionable literature, , .! J : salacious pictures and oth-r j While the afte:nvon and evening “playth ngs” of vice. ;mectings were secret, it was under- jstood that a majority of the |owners entered the first ses ;Which had been cailed by Jonnson, ready to ask his resignation. The de- sire for their president’s scalp, how- ever, was said to have been some- what mollified when Dr. Robert B. Drury of Columbus, Johnson's physi- cian and a part owner of the Boston Red Sox, told the club owners that his patient was in poor health and in urgent need of a rest. The afternoon meeting adjourned with the club owners giving no ink- ling of any decision. Then the night session was called. Johnson was not invited. Commissioner Landis and Comiskey, neither of whom were in- vited to the afternoon conference, were present at night and Landis said that the “vacation” arrange- ment, with Navin acting as president of the league, would be satisfactory to vag The Cota aRtOnDe expressed AT CARMEL FOR 'Many Disappointed, However, | heals s Mont of tha (ime he las. boon ithe high + of seball, | as Case Is Quickly Ad- he high court of organized baseba : A ; WIN Fight to Hold Office | journed to White Plains At the Johnson home, last. night,:, . |the door was answered by’ a nurse Y., 24.-P)—With | | who said that both Johfson sind’ Mrs: its winter population of 800 swelled | | Johnson were too ill th see’ anyone. by several hundred, this town’s fa- | Dr. Drury was at the Johnson resi- ilities were overtaxed today for! dence for several hours. | the seupratlon: eae of Baward, ve So far as the title goes, Johnson rowning, wealthy -year-ol realty i fy % he e, operator, against his 16-year-old | fomains President of the league, bride of 10 aapatls “Peaches” | drawing his $40,000 a year salary. Miseag Binet His contract does not expire until ‘At the corner eae store the many | 1935, and his last public utterance angles of the romance of the “Cin- | yesterday was that he would fight to derella Man” and his school girl wife|hold his office “until hell freezes were threshed out by the villagers | and the “outsiders.” | Lue AEy Many persons who hoped to get in- | COBB AND SPEAKER: -- te the court room were doomed to| -VERY MUCH PLEASED? appointment, Despite all pos-| cpi, tretching of its seuting ca-| , Chicago, Jan. 24.—)—Ty Cobb pac he century-old building holds and Tris Speaker view the “vacation only 300. of Ban Johnson from the acting presi- One Dark Cloud dency of the American League with Fhere was one dark cloud on the | satisfaction, horizon of Carmel today and that| “Both Ty and I ate ‘very much was indication, that the trial Bere | pleased over the annéuncement of the that, part of Seka eee » the accusation of Browning that | "PRO Sih ri left his home will be| , !t was all the talking either would heres dt {a understoud. do for publication.” Each indicated he expected to be back in baseball r this Browning seeks a legal separation. A claim by peaches for| next season, cleared of cha: of . playing in’ a “fixed” game ‘in 1919. a separation allowance will be tried |Minnesota Woman Is Telephone calls from the little Pike county town last night told | of how the citizenry had gath- ered around the flames under the shadow of the Methodist church spire, tossing cards and dice upon the fire as the conflagration gathered force. The bonfire was precipitated | by revival services conducted by Howard S. Williams, laymai evangel:st. who formerly pi Kshed a Hattiesburg newspaper. LARGE CROWDS at White Plains or Paughkeepsie. Peaches temporarily has been re- ceiving $800 a week under’ a-eourt order. Browning, in addition to hig legal difficulties with his wife, also ix a defendant. in two damage suits. The one, for $500,000, has been filed by Mary Louise Spas and arises .from her brief adoption by the wealthy realtor, and the other, asking $100,- 000.00,’has been filed by Rene E. Shapiro, 21, an actress of Brooklyn, who alleges an uttack upon her in July, 1923. TRIAL WILL COMMENCE AT WHITE PLAINS TOMORROW ard W. Browning's separa-| tor of Lae suit against his wife, the form- © Frances Peache: Bape rel which Mrs, Claude C. Perkins of Pine Is- land, active in the work of the Min- ti Federation of Women's