The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1927, Page 1

Unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Probably snow. Not much change. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [om BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, FEBR' MANY MADE HOMELESS 27 REBELS ARE * EXECUTED IN, ~ OAXACA CITY Military Authorities Stage Reprisal For Massacre of Federal Column LIVES OF FIVE SPARED, Four of the 32 Ring-leaders Over 60 and One Under 20 Saved Because of Age Mexico City, Feb. 1—UP)—Twenty- A Seven rebels have been executed by the military authorities in Qaxaca City, in reprisal for the massacre of a ‘small federal column which was annihilated by rebels in San Miguel El Grande on January 12: The inhabitants of San Miguel re- voltedand prepared to defend the town against the federals, who were sent from Oaxaca. When the federals rushed the rebels’ barricade, however, the rebel leaders hoisted a white flag, declaring there had been a mis- take and that they were fervent sup- porters of the government. The unsuspecting soldiers later were attacked while at rest in their barracks, 40 men being mercilessly butchered and only one escaping. The lone survivor succeeded in com- munieating with Caraca and a strong , military column was sent to San Miguel. Thirty-two ring-leaders were taken to Oaxaca and summarily court-mar- tialed. Alle were executed but five, who were spared because of their Yxes, four being over 60 and one under 20. WOMEN BURNED IN APARTMENT FIRE AT FARGO Bui/dipg’ Almost Entirely De- stroyed — $8,000 Damage Done to Nearby Structure Fargo, N. D., Feb. 1—UP)—Two women ‘were slightly burned when fire gutted a double apartment house building here carly today, Miss Ethel Weiss and Mildred Klingensmith were trapped in their rooms on the third story of the Colonial Apartments. Weiss, the most seriously in- jured, made her-escape by jumping to a porch on the second floor. The other woman was taken from the bmilding by ‘firemen. : 7 Occupants of the Colonial Apart- ments were forced, for the most part, to abandon their furniture, so sud- denly did the flames sweep through the building. The building was al most entirely destroyed, The to: is as yet unestimated. The Park Apartments, which are} separated from the Colonial building by a fire wall was damaged by flames, smoke and weter. Early es- ‘imines of the damage in this boild- ing set the figure at $8,000; About 30 fami resided in the two apartment buildings. Sterilization of ‘Inadequate’ Fo! , Py Asked in Nebraska Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1—(@)-—Sterili- zation of all in: uate and’ degen- erate persons is provided in a bill in- troduced in the state senate by Sen- ators Dwight Griswold of Gordon, and Perry Reed of Henderson. The measure makes it the duty of the department of welfare to “protect the state against the procreation of | hi pers socially inadequate from de- generate or defective physical, psy- ‘chological and mental inheritance. A socially inadequate person is de- fined as “one who by his or her own effort fails chronically in comparison ‘sag with normal persona to maintain him- self as a useful member of organiz- ed life of the state.” ‘ Last Minute is News Bulletins New York, Feb. 1—(AP)—A technical mistrial was declared today in the Eker rum case in t eae foe ott of Today’s Doings in Nation’s Capital Congress meets at noon, Senate takes up milk importn- tion hill. House considers minor bills on calendar. Ford tax hearing, transferred from Detroit, begins here. REFUGEES ARE FLERING FROM Americans Leave China as War Plot Seethes— ! Naval Forces, Prepared Washington, Feb. 1—()—Ameri refugees, includ' many miss’ aries, are fleeing in increasing num- bers from the danger zones of in- terior China to the seacoast cities and United States naval forces are moving clo: to the theatre of war might be needed. Admiral C. W. Williams, command- er of the Asiastic fleet, has reported {to the navy department that many | American citizens, acting on the ad- [vice of American Minister MacMur- | Pay at Peking, have begun evacuation of interior China provinces because of movements of Cantonese forces | while Shanghai dispatches report a general missionary exodus from al- | Most every province under national- ist control due to anti-foreign agi- tation and hostile student mobs and soldiery. Meanwhile, the American destroy- ers Noah and Stewart are en route {from Ching Wantao, in southern | China, to anghai for possible | emergency use. i Marines Ready to Move |. The fayrth regiment of marines, at full war? strength, also is preparing | for what appears ‘to be an early de- parture from San Diego for a far eastern: destination. The regiment, which probably will sail within the |next three days, will go either to | some Chinese point or Guam. Some of the cities from which Americans are scurrying to places of safety are Chung King, Chang Sha Szechwan, and Foochow. | At Hankow ahd Nanking, America jconsuls have warned them to leave. Those in Amoy, Swatow,.and Canton have been concentrated at places which could be evacuated on a rae notice. ‘ The U. S. S.Monocacy, which {3 standing by at Szechwan during that (Continued on page ture.) AUTO SHOW AND RADE WEEK 0 BE HELD HERE Business Men, at Meeting Last Night, Heartily En- dorse Committee’s Plans Bismarck will be host to the people of the entire Slope area, robably during the second week in larch, as the result of a decision made by local business men at a meeting last night at the Associa- tion of Commerce rooms, The meeting had been called by a committee of 10 appointed to sound out the sentiment for a Bismarck Trade Week and Automobile Show, and the 50 or more business an Profesajonal men who attended were enthusiastic over the ‘project. Committees were named to inter- view other business men of the cit; who were not at last night’s mi ing and their ideas concerning the lan, but from the support nifest y those who did attended last night it is practically a foregone con- clusion that the Trade Week will materialize. f uto Show Part of Plan The automobile dealers of the city ve agreed to conduct their second annual automobile show during the Trade We hough the displ. individual si ficiently. large to accomodate entire show under one roof. The yariou: Semes su pl bed meetings during the wee! id the Copelin Motor company will stage {ts annual Fordson day dur- ing that period. Wholesalers present at the meet- ing said they would ange to ave conventions of ret: here during Trade Week and assist in making it a success. Merchants will offer special prices during Trade Week which will prove a indugement to people from the western part of the state as they. igh Pe ol old to Bis mare! le ir shopping save money on thelr purchases. . of Entertainment "An elaborate entertainment _pro- gram will be: arranged. Details of this have not yet been worked out, lan is to have vaudeville act t hicago, which wi : the auditorium after- id_evauing in connection with a\ Style) Revie. “Admission to these a he a e ablé “at ¢! A ieee led to: céntir contin 10, wi be noon an ree to people through tic! lous stores eral last night it wa: ue the same com- h includes W. 3, 8. W. Corwin, A. E, Brink, Robert man, J. P. French, and Burt Finney, This committee on ar ‘and h pecial committee as it, deme neces: ary. ined. Further detail’ of the comb de if , At decid mittee of rangement DANGER ZONES) Interior | to afford them any protection that! 4 error nd I offered to give some ‘301 E. DISARMAMENT QUESTION Is AGREED UPON Problem Which Has Caused Long Negotiations Settled By Allies and Germany | | | | i |COMMITTEE ENDS WORK Agreement Calls For Destruc- _ tion of Various German Fortifications Paris, Feb. 1—@)—Full ‘agree- iment on the disarmament questions | which have been the subject of pro- {tracted negotiations between the jallies and Germany was benched to- jay. The allied council of ambassadors s working ‘out a few remaining details, but all pending differences over the military control of Ger- many have been settled, and there are | no problems to be turned over to the League of Nations. The inter-allied military control commission now ceases to function, the league taking over the work of |seeing that Germany compiles with | (the disarmament provisions of the | vicinity of Koenigsberg. |. In broad Jines the agreement calls for the destruction of the fortifica- {tions at Kuestrin and Glogau, in | Prussia, and 22 fortified works in the | vicinit yof Koenigsberg. | | The German government solemnly | \affirms that no other fortifications | \exist, except those expressely recoz- | | nized by the allies, and engages not} BROWNING NOT CRUEL HUSBAND COURT LEARNS | Tells cf Meeting ‘Peaches’ at | Sorority Dance and Giving Money For Education | | Courthouse, White Plains, Feb. 1.—-(P)-Edward West Browni j took the stand at 11:25 o'clock today to deny his wife's charges that he| was a cruel husband. Flushed, but apparently not very nervous, the witness took his seat and gave his age as 52. Since he was 16 years old, he said, he had been in| the real estate business, His meeting with the then Frances Heenan at the McAlpin hotel at a sorority dance, was then described. “Miss Heenan walked up to a group of people I was with and after she had been introduced to me, she} ked me to dance,” Browning ‘said. ‘After the dance she gave me her} telephone’ number. She was 23 she said at first, and gradually reduced the age as I got better acquainted.” Money For Education Browning. said that he had given the girl $300 and her mother $300 which was to be put toward her ed- ucation, but excu: were made that she could not gain admission to the schools, and preferred to go on the stage anyway. adopted Dorothy “Sunshine” Brown- ing and had “had ‘her since she was @ wee little mi “ The witness described the incidents of the acid burning, the first knowl- edge of which he said was a telephone from Mrs. Heenan, “When I arrived at the scene, 1 asked Mrs. Heenan. what she had done for her daughter, knowing that she was a ‘trained nurse, and she said, ing said. Browning detailed how medical at- tention was received and how he called the police against Mrs. Hee- nan’s wishes. “Did you have anything to do with this acid burning of the girl?” John E. Mack of Browning’s counsel asked. “Only with securing help and medi- cal attention,” aswered Browning. Paid For Her Care Browning said that he had peid Mrs. Mayer $50 a week to take care of Frances in her illness and that he had paid rent and even brought food to the Heenan home. Browning then outlined the P. Pissara incident when. charges of the Children’s Society threatened to put Frances in an institution. He added that Mrs. Heenan had frequently boosted ther daughter as ada who “would make him a good wife.” “Did you ever strike your wife or did she ever scream?” he was asked “No sir, No sir,” he sald. - Details of the firgt part of his mar- ried life, following’ the wedding at Gold, Springs, were given by Brown- ing, ‘who ‘denied that he had struck her or laid violent hands on her at any time or had made improper sug- gestions. She Didn't Want Children | “Over seventy trips were made by my skin-for grafting, to heal m: wife's wounds,” Brow testified. “But the Atl icians,” hi it on, “de- cided that the hurts were nbt in con- ition for such an operation. I ed to have children and @ home of my own. I knew I was getting on in years.. My wife gave several ‘re: why she did not ‘want children. Browning described his attentions to his wife which, be said, included many theatre parties and. the birth- dav party on which ir gz0n, he said, iF a valuable he said, he had given gift of jewelry.’ as told ber she’ “1 used the subway an used the car,” he me the doctors ' needed to get out doors Browning said that he had legally |’ UARY 1, 1927 .Chinese ‘Rebels’ Move on Sha nghai, Refuge of Foreigners hanghai, great port on the east c ‘The British are rushing Meanwhile Shanghai Shanghai pictures show: troops fro! No Action Will Be Taken on Gopher U. Junior Ball Scandal Minneapolis, Feb. 1—(®)—-No ac- \tion will be taken in regard to the: junior ball election at the University of Minnesota following the ousting last week of a member of the student council for fraudulent “ballot stuff- ing,” according to a statement by George MacKinnon, defeated candi | date. The election was won by Mike Gary. football player, and according to the) confession of the council member o! the school of business, who had charge of the polls in that college seven votes were placed in the ballot box for Gary. MacKinnon exonerates Gary any direct connection with the “di honest’ methods” practiced by the council member and said he believe that the success of the ball could | only realized by taking no action on the matter. DETAILS OF RAIL MERGER DISCUSSED Proposal Presented Informal- ly to State Officials By Railroad Men fron Details of the contemplated merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads were discussed here} Monday at a conference of Governor A. G, Sorlie and members of the railroad, board with officials of the two lines. The railroad men explained they are not asking the~state r road -board to express itself now, but merely wanted to present the matter informally rather than have them be informed of it by the ne papers. Their plan, they said, is to sub- mit it to the state railroad comn sions informally before presenting petition for the merger to the Inter- state Commerce Commission. As presented here the plan was merge only the Northern Pacific Great Northern railroads, Previous speculation had included the Bur- lington route which is owned by the Great Northern and Northern Pa- cifie. Railroad offi¢ials who participated in the conference were D. F. Lyons, general counsel, worth, vice president in charge 0! traffic, of the Northern Pacific; M. L, Countryman, counsel, and William Kenny, vice president in charge of operations, of the Great Northern railroad. j STOCKHOLDERS TO BE TOLD OF PLAN SOON New York, Feb, 1—()—The plan of consolidation of the Northern Paci- fic and Great Northern jraifroads will be given to stockholders in the to ad t-|near future. This wasrevealed today in a letter to stockholders of the Northern Pacific Railway company. The letter also recommends that, on receipt of the plan, stockholders deposit their stock certificates and proxies for stock in the manner in- dicated in the plan. DEPARTMENT CALLED ° The fire department was called to the ‘Walter Carter residence, 219 South Eighth street, at 4:30 this morni Hy on small. blaze was dis- a je house. a palls of mater pot Spotieut the Tir Detere any and W. B.eWood-|/ the prize for whic ‘oast of China, i: nterests th m India to protect their sa concentration point for foreign troops and w upper, the harbor, with an American wars) i right, the Russian soviet emba Nationalis nese armies thousands « an are h the Cantonese ‘ ere while the hips and for ISITUATION CONCERNING LIABILITY "FOR DELINQUENT TAXES ON LAND TO. : TO ATTENTION OF SOLONS . BE CALLED Industrial Comm sion De- cides Upon This Act ion After Thorough Discussion of Problem—Leiters From. C..R. Green, Manager of State’s Bank, to Be Given Legislature On motion of Senator Frank E. Ployhar, Barnes county, a com- mittee consisting of Senators P. T. Kretschmar, McIntosh county; w. H. Porter, Cavalier county: L. O, Fredrickson, Nelson county; A. S. Marshall, Dickey county and 8. J. Atkins, Towner county: was appointed today to confer with a similar committee from the house on legislative action in connection with the tangle re- sulting from the supreme court's recent decision concerning the payment of k taxes on land on which the Bank of North Da- i kota has foreclosed. Senator vloyhar’s motion followed — the | Presentation of a message from the state Industrial commission, | Mertiers of the state indust jcommission Monday decided to call {the attention of the legislature to the {situation resulting from the recent decision of the state supreme court j with regard to the state liability for delinquent taxes on land on which the Bank of North Dakota has fore- closed, Action was taken following a long discussion in which opposing inter- ipretations of the court's decis [were advanced by Governor A. ¢ !Sorlie and Attorney General George Shafer. The governor contended that the decision makes it plain that the | state does not have to pay immediate- {ly the back taxes on land, tax certif- icates of which were taken over by the county. His idea was that the | | | | | | | ‘be paid when the state resells land, Shafer insisted that the decision is not opén to such an interpretation but that it does open the way for the legislature to pass a bill which would have that effect. The executive fi- nally agreed that it would do no harm to have the matter definitely cleared up and it is possible that such a course of action will be in- formally suggested to the legislature. N The Motion The motion as recorded on the minutes of the meeting, however, was merely that “the attention of the legislature be invited to the situation resulting from the supreme court’s recent decision affecting taxes on state lands obtained through foreclosure of mortgages by the Bank of North Dakota and that the legi lature be urged to investigate this situation and adopt such legislation as it’ may deem to be proper and nec- 'y to protect the interests of the state in the lands involved.” For a while it appeared as though no. agreement would be reached on the policy to be pursued by the com- mission at this time. The governor suggested that action be deferred pending clafification by the supreme court of its decision, which the gov-| ernor interpreted one way and the attorney general another. €. RB,’ Green, manager of ‘the Bank of North Dakota, had submitted fig- ures showing that $182,000 would<be jmecessary,. to..pay, tax certificates on g (Rontiaued on page three,) Today’s Program in Legislatur {] House and senat Senate to vote on bill. House to argue which would submit proposal to remove dry clause of constitution to vote of the -eople. SBARCH MADE FOR BODIES OF | FOUR VICTIMS Califoritia Police Seek to Link 10-year-old Crime With Condemned Murderer | 1—)—A ood between le discovery Whittien, Calif,, Fe barrier of clay today the police and the pos of four more victims the murder career of George J. Hassell, now iawaiting execution in Texas for the ‘slaying of his wife and eight step- i children | Has@@il, according to a letter re- jeeivd m Sheriff L. L. Leaward of | Walker county, Texus, confessed re cently that 10'years ago he killed a woman with whom he was living here [and her three adopted children, bury- jing their bodies beneath the house. Police Start Digging Guided by a chart prepared by Has- sell, police in relays last night dug their way through hard clay to 2 ‘point which they estimated to be within two feet of where the bodies j should be found. 1 j t Authorities expressed rly of Pittsburgh, Cal her three adopted chil ppeared from here un. | Vogel, forme: Hfornia, and dren who di f der mysterious circumstances in 191 | Hassell, in his purported confes- ‘sion, said he was living here under jthe "name of “G. Baker,” when he murdered the woman with whom he ,Was living over an argument as to w This was shortly after the United States entered the world war and the elective draft was about to be en- rorced. He said he choked and club- bed “Mrs. Baker” to death and then killed the sleeping children. Tellg . el | Mes. Myrtle Lar! yes- terday told the police of the strange disappearance pf Baker” and her children. | Baker, as known here, told neighbors that his wife had been ‘called to cisco by the death of a sister. Mrs. Lark said she saw Baker carry a large and apparently heavy trunk to the garage on the day that the woman and children were first miss- ed. At night she. saw him carrying “other small bundles” into the gar: During the days which followed, Baker was noticed erawling under the house, throwing out dirt and rubbish. Later Mrs, Lark. observed Baker digging a large hole in the floor of his garage. A few months later Baker brought another woman and child to live with him, « She was introduced to Mrs. Lark as this housekeeper, after that Baker disappeared. y ‘\Hassell is sentenced to die in the rélectric chair in the state peniten- ee *, Huntsville, ‘Te: February nex! Sane refugees p in the foreground; lower left, the € the rear of which is the Astor hotel. the belief | taxes on such parcels of land could ; that the victims of Hassell’s admitted) voice from London when the call was the slaying my have been Mrs. Marie put hether he should go into the army. | § dd Great Britain may soon. battle. moving steadily toward the, city. frem, the interior. The hinese-British bank building; 'Governor Uses : Veto Power First. Time This Session ssion. It bill 29 de- igned to place fees received -by the automobile transportation division of tate railroad board in the general He based his objection on the fact that the fees are intended ayd used for the regulation and supervi- | sion of auto transportation companies and bus lines operating in the state and not for general funds. He further pointed out that since [mo provision was made in the budget for carrying on the work, his veto was | designed to enable the railroad board to carry on the work without inter- ferences The governor gave his approv: house bill 4 which brings park’ boar | under the budget stem. CHICAGO TALKS al to ‘ds | Newspaper Carries on Sixty- second Conversation With Man 4,500 Miles Away Chicago, Feb. 1—()—Chicaco talk- ed to London yesterday over the tele- phon tulked that is, until a tele- phone company supervisor found out |what was being done and ended the onversation on the plea that such ervice Was not contemplated at pres- ent. }__ The eall was from the office of the j Herald and Examiner to the news- |paper’s London correspondent and | Was completed through direct con- nection at the switchboard of the {New York American. It was de- seribed ds the longest telephone call on ord, involving a 4,500 mileage. The previous record was from Ha- vana Cuba, to Catalina Island, off California, over an estimated {tance of 4,000 miles. “Who is this speaking?” came the throneh. ‘dations, Chicago. It was here that the operator New York grasped the fact that Ch ‘eago was talking with London. “Thix cannot be done,” a supervisor interrupted. “We are got ready for this serv We cannot permit you to continue the conversation.” The cost of the call was $29.25— for service to New York and $25 for one minute’s conversation with London. “Amazingly clear,” was the com- ment of listeners here. “hicago! Congratu- in County Physician Question Settled Settlement of the question of who is Burleigh county physician was quickly made by the Burleigh county board this morning when it opened its regular February meeting. When that portion of, the minutes of the January meeting referring to the vote on county physician wi Swanson stated tl the election of Dr. age | and shown in the minutes, bers of the board Swanson’s statement, saying th were of the opinion that he voted no’ on the question, and the county audi- tor was instru minutes accordingly. ‘Acco! Swanson and Avel baa the question, Willia: Geo: ‘Will voted Moynier passed. Con: motion lost and Dr, C, E. Stac! who has served as county vb ‘for several years, remains in sition asa “hold-ave> | a TO LONDON BY. PHONE HOOKUP dis- | to correct. the rding to the corrected minutes, © voted no on Fricke’ yes, and Viewer the PRICE FIVE CENTS WHEN LEVEE BREAKS THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND UNDER WATER | Reports of Deaths in Stricken Area Are Discounted By | Red Cross Workers 12-YEAR-OLD BOY HERO Holds Younger Brother and Baby Sister Above Water Fer Hours, Awaiting Help Little Rock, Ark. Feb, 1.--(®)-— | More than a hundred thousand acres of land were under water today as a result of levee breaks caused by | floods in the St. Francis district here, but reports of deaths in the stricken | urea were discounted by Red Cross | Workers, Woodruff, Prairie, and Monroa countries were almost entirely under water along the White river, where ; the most serious break occurred. The state military department was caring for 700 to 1,000 persons who were forced from their homes to the shelter of tents. | Doyle Clem, a 12-year-old boy thrice reported drowned, not only was | alive and well today, but was lauded | by Little Rock relief workers for the rescue of his younger brother and baby sister. | His mother had become alarmed | when the water began to rise, and, | leaving her three children in their home, went to seek aid. In the mean- | time, the house became flooded and | Doyte carried his brother and sister | to a bridge over a stream which he | had to cross to reach higher ground. ' Midstream, wading on the rail of the bridge, waist deep in the water, he could go no further, Four hours, the boy held the two younger children above the water until they were reached by a rescue party in a boat. ‘NEGRO SLAYER \IS KEPT UNDER DOUBLE GUARD Ex-prisoner Confesses Killing Man and Woman on Lonely Road at Night | Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 1—@)— {Horace D. Devaughn, negro, who has Jconfessd to slaying Mrs. Ruby Thorn- ton and A. B. Moore on a lonely road near here on the night of January 19, was in the Jefferson county jail today, under double guard to insure his safety. Mr. Moore was super- visor of safety and sanitation for the Southern Railway. According to the negro, he shot Mrs. Thornton and her campanion when he became angered by the curs- ing of Moore. Devaughn claimed that he was walking along the lonely road by which Moore's automobile was park- ed when he was accosted by the white man. Moore started to advance and the negro fired, he said. Mrs. Thorn- jton sprang from the automobile at | the first sign of trouble and ran into jthe woods. She was shot in the back 50 yards away, Devaughn de- clared, Devaughn recently completed a 10- year prison sentence in Tennessee for the slaying of a negro woman. | Weather Report ' ———— ; , Weather conditions at North Da- | kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today. Temperature at Highest yesterday Lowest last night tenes | Precipitation to 7 a. m. . | Highest wind velocity . | WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled tonight and Wednesday. Some snow probably. Not much change in temperature, | “Por North Dakota: | night and Wednesday. | probably. | perature. ' WEATHER CONDITIONS | A well developed low pressure | area, accompanied by warm weather, | prevails over the upper Mississippi Valley. The pressure is high over the | Plains States and southern Rocky Mountain region and mostly fair weather prevails from the southern Rocky Mountain region and Plains States eastward. Another low pres- | sure area has appeared on the north | Pacific coast and precipitation is falling over the Northwest. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in charge, ————________¢ Temperature and | Unsettled to- Some snow Not much change in tem- (Mercury readings as 7 em.) Bismarek—Cloudye 15; roads St. Cloud—Clear, 22; roads fair. Minot—Clo1 : | te that pet