The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1927, Page 1

a _* TOMORROW 7 > % WEATHER FORECAST Unsettled tonight and Thursday. Probably local snows. No change. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BIS MARCK TRIBUNE [fwaonn BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 192 PRICE FIVE CENTS CALIFORNIA HAS WORST STORM IN HISTORY SENATE VOTES EXTRA PAY FOR LEGISLATORS Passes Measure Giving Mem- bers 92 a Day Extra For Committee Work 32 BILLS INTRODUCED Measure Providing Change in Heading of County Bal- lots Is Debated b ‘d “non-political” instead of “non-partisan,” the senate Tuesday disposed of 18 measures. A concurrent resolution providing for an appropriation of $19,440 to xive members of the legislature an extra $2 a day for expense in com- mittee work was passed with little debate. state penitentiary and state capitol to be reinsured with the state fund insteed of with private companies was again killed by one vote, with- out debat vote Friday, but was revived and made a special order of business for | Tuesday. added. Mild attempts to kill two bills, one a senate measure to repeal the law requiring party registrations at prituaries, and the other a house bill eliminating the flat one cent an ae! tax for state hail insurance, failed on divided committee reports. 32 Bills Introduced Thirty-two new bills were intro- duced as the time limit expired for introduction of measures. New bills now must have unanimous consent to be introduced. ‘The bill rep The clincher motion was ing the one cent an acre tax for h nsurance was rec- ommended, to 24, when a minority report of the committee on insurance that would kill the bill was rejected. Senator O, T. Tofsrud, Pierce coun- ty, Independent, voted with the Nonpartisan League in the attempt to kill the measure, and Obert A. Olson, Burleigh county, voted with the Independents. A minority report of the elections committee that would kill the mea- sure to repea! the law requiring voters to register their party align- | ments. at the primaries was defeated, 26 to 23, without cominent, and the bill recommended for passage. The only extended debate of the day came when Senator Frank E. Ployhar, Barnes county, moved for reconsideration of a bill changing the headings on separate ballots in county ticketg from “non-partisan” to “non-political.” The measure was defeated Friday, 18 to 20, due largely to the absence of several members, . Benefits Both Parties Senator Walter Bond, Ward coun- ty, contended that the change would clear up considerable confusion at the polls, and asserted that it would benefit both the Nonpartisan and Indepent parties alike. The change would only confuse a larger number of voters, Senator John W. Benson, Rolette county, said in opposing the bill; He said that there is no just reason for a change, terming it “poor business” to change election laws. Senator Del Patterson, Renville county, asserted that it would only confuse and humiliate a small per cent of the people by changing words, and averred that it was a political + pmove, h Q Senator Ole Ettestad, McHenry (Continued on page two.) SERREAL TEST ON FARM BILL McNary Measure Waits Today While House Considers Minor Legislation Washington, Feb, 16.—()—Heart- ened by their victory in the substi- tution of the senate version of the MeNary-Haugen farm relief bill for the house measure, its advocates to- day are marking time and consolidat- sing their forces for the final vote on the legislation. A hiatus in the fight on the mea- which is nearing the end of a three-year consideration by con- gress, occurs today as the house de- votes itself to the consideration of minor legislation on it calendar, Although the substitution motion was carried by a vote of 201 to 62 yesterday, the action was not re- garded by the legislation’s support- ers as an important index of the measure’s chances. Tomorrow a more concrete test is expected when the bill will reappéar on the floor with amendments in order, To Attempt Substitutions — \e. Announcement a Representative Aswell, Democrat, uisiana, at the close of yesterday’s session that he will move for substitution of his own farm measure for the McNary-Hau- gen Dill is considered a challenge «which will probably result in a real test of strength. If his motion is lost, then another substitution— that of the Curtis-Crisp bill—will be attempted. Following consideration of amend- ments to the bill, its supporters ex- pect to have the final vote on the measure by Friday sor Satu: and, if the legislation is retain in the form approved by the senate so no conference is necessitated. it will be immediately sent to the White Meeliet that President Coolidge will bill was -voieed at yester- ion by several. representa- A Dill that would allow the | The measure lost by one | Isn’t Paulina Getting Big? | | i | | Not since she was a real little tot in her perambulator has Paulina Long- worth, that most interesting child of Washington officialdom, been photo- graphed How self-satisfied she looks here as her seco: anniversary Pauli mother, as ly doubt know, is the former Ali 1 f of the Hous AWARD LIST [5 MOUNTING Over 50 Prizes Now Collected and 100 Assured—Style Show Meeting Tonight With coll izes only be- (gun, the pr commatt. tee of the Sty how-Automobtre Show and Trade Week today an- nounced that over 50 prizes have already been collected, with over 100 prizes assured when March 7 rolls uround, Among the varied prizes which have already been collected are such things as blankets, 125 pounds of sugar, shoes, cigars, restaurant tickets, motor oil, auto and chiekens. g All prizes are to be assembled in one place and will be on view d Trade Week. Drawings are to ta! place the latter part of the week, numbered tickets being distributed to all out-of-town visitors earlier the week Those who hold lucky numbers but are not present at the drawings will be notifed and ar- rangements made to get their prizes to th tires, A. E. Brink is chairman of the prizes and contests committee, Other members are arl Nelson, Fred John French. Shieago Speaker Booked Of special interest in connection with the automotive section of the week ix thes announcement, made to- day, that E. J. Ashton, merchandis- ing representative of the Automotive Equipment Association - of Chicago, will speak on the program of Thurs- diy, March 10. Mr. Ashton will talk on ways to increase sales of accessories and service; the need for maintenance; how to keep the shop busy; the ad- vantages of flat rates; how to get new customers and how other dealers have increased volume and profit. He is a nationally known authority on these subjects. A meeting of representatives of all business houses interested in the Peterson an 8 o'clock at the Association of Com- merce chambers. Liberals Will Not Tolerate ‘Outrages’ By Admiral Latimer Mexico ‘City, Feb. 16--(P)—The Nicaraguan liberals will not tolerate “further outrages” by. Admiral Lati- mer in establishing neutral zones cities captured or about to be cal tured by them, the Mexico City re resentative, Pedro Zepeda, declared in a statement today. i While not unxious to bring on a conflict with the American marines, he said, the liberals would hereafter consider any attempts to neutralize such cities as “causas belli,” Looking to the capture of Matagal- pa by the liberals, he asserted that they intended, by suppressing all disorder there, to demonstrate to the world the “uselessness” of the land- ing of the American marines in bila ped The liberals were will- ing pable of eee tneting foreign and native intere: he said, ‘Lifer’ Continues on Hunger Strike Portilend, Maine, Feb. 16.—(#)— Benjantin ‘H, Turner, convicted mur- Soday bs refesal tp eat anything eet is eat anything before him in the county jail. For tive "tiga he has Fama ae hing but water. “T had to kill Halen,” Turner told Libbey, lite or mine.” TRADEWEEK Style Show is to be held tonight at| @ @ of his counsel. | Gor PASTORS CLASH ‘AT HEARING ON ‘ANTT EVOLUTION Author of Bill Quotes Statis- | tics to Show Increase in Religious Disbelief | i | | i HALFYARD OPPOSES BILL | Measure Is ‘Slap in Face of Intelligence of North Dako- ta People,’ Divine Avers | | | ts for and against the pr evolution bill flew thick | t evening, when the house | mittee on education held a public ing to allow proponents und op- he Ponents of the bill to express their views. On one side, the contention was ad- vanced that the bill, if enacted into w, would make the state look illy” and that the theory of evolu- tion was a valuable thing to learn, while on the other side charges that students of this theory often became infidels and unbelievers were made. Declaring that he “wasn't a schol- ar,” Representative L. 0. Richard-| son, Slepe county, author of the bill,) stated that he had expected to have; a man from Minnesota explain the bill for him it said that the man failed to arrive. He quoted statistics which, he de- clared, show the bad results of the! teaching of the evolutionary theory. | College Students Unbelievers “Fifteen per cent of the college! | students today are unbelievers,” he said, “and’ when the student bod | graduate, 45 per cent are unbelievers. Representative Peter Boeckle, Mer- cer county, declared that all laws to- day are built on the Mosaic code of the Bible. “If we, the legislators, make laws and declare man came from a lower animal, we deny that this is true,” he averred, | We should stay on the Bible.| Washington freed this country and he | did it with prayer. If we allow the} teaching of evolution we deny God} and even deny ourselves.” Reverend S. F. Halfyard, Mandan Methodist minister, made a plea for tolerance and declared that if the | bi were passed, North Dakota would | i | | become the laughing-stock of tho nation, like Tennessee. “The spirit that introduces bills similar to this is no new thing,” he said. “It harks back to the old mediaeval days when men were peyse- cuted for having their own opinions. It is a slap in the face of the intelli« gence of the people of North Dako- ta.” Evolution is not to be identified with the antedated theory of the | descent of man from an.ape, he said, |and declared that scientists today ‘state that man never was a tree- climbing animal. A lucid explanation of the theory) of evolution was given by the divine,| i who pointed out that evolution is not j atheistic. “Evolution is a theory as to how God made the world—a theory of the head and not a matter of da conduct. Evolution denies many creeds and that’s what it ought to do. We must not hold on to old creeds just because our fathers did.” Bible Not Science Text Book | ‘The Bible must not be taken as a text book of science, he warned, and declared it a great work of literature, (Continued on page two.) $00 LINE HAS CONFERENCE HERE TODAY Missouri River Division Here For Meeting Matters dealing with claim preven- ‘tion, fire prevention and safety first methods are being discussed here to- by officials and employes of the Missouri river division of the Soo line. The staff megting is under the direction of C. L. Simpson, superin- tendent of the division. . Soo line officials from Minneapolis who are attending the conference in- clude George Porter, assistant freight claim agent; N. E.’Holm, insurance inspector, and J. R. Hamilton, division engineer. 2 In attendance from the division, elsewhere than Bismarck, are J. B. Willis, roundhouse foreman, Wishek; O. Hagen, roadmaster, Hankinson; Amundson, roadmaster, Wishek: A. Erickson, roadmaster, Drake; Matt Steil, bridge foreman, Wishek; J. Boneau, bridge foreman, Alby, mechanic, Max; F. chanie, Hankinson, Bismarck employes of the company, in addition to Si - jompson, agent; F, erts, master mechanic; J. A. Sch- weltzer, roundhouse sereqians E. L. Elofson, car foreman; Munson, roadmaster; J. Wycisk: section foreman; V. J. Hunter, traveling au- ditor; A. P. Simon, division chief C, J. Johnson, division account- 6. Gannon, secretary su perintandoy ty aa Molen ef Hg train dispatcher; W. M. Dolan and T.; 8. Hasting s, conductors, and R. God-/ dard, engineer. WANTS A WIFE San Antonio, Tex.—A wife will be) worth a fortune to Private Robert F. Gordon, of Troop A, Eighth Cavalry, here. An uncle in ‘Reno, Nev. died recently leavin; provision in his; will that a $: ranch and 5, Sead. ta sats w it ue to Gorges rov e marrits within a, month, & don says he will “stars ooking around, | flight. ir ‘time at Bolama to sleep and to get- J.| Just hi e| at the time of the elder Boyer’s di: con-! Today’s Program in Legislature House meets at 12:30; senate atl. House to vote on Freeman pri- mary election law. Senate to vote on house bill eliminating flat hail tax. FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC. WILL START TONIGHT Commander Francisco de Pi- nedo Hopes to Cover Dis- tance in 18 Hours Rome, Feb. (#)—Commander Francisco de Pinedo expects to start a flight across the Atlantic ocean at 8 o'clock ‘tonight. From Bolama, Portuguese he hopes to reach Port N. 1, in 18 hours. The distance is 1,875 miles. All Italy ted over the rapid progress made by the aviator in the early stages of his four-continent He ached Bolama from Villa Cisneros, Rio De Oro, yesterday morning, having flown the thousand miles by moonlight. He and his two aides, Carlo Delprete and Mechane Zacchatti, devoted most of laptain Vit th ting their plane, the Santa Maria, ready for the overseas hop. Under Natural Conditions Not only was Commander De Pine- do desirous of making a record flight as to time, but he was anxious that be a minimum amount of prev- on so that the Id be a veritable contest wit! natural condtions. Therefore, no ships were stationed along the route, as in other flights across the ocean, although vessels in the vicinity were asked to keep ,watch. The Santa Maria, an all-Italian hydro airplane, has no wireless. * The expedition left Cagliari, Sar- dinia, Monday, flying to Rabat, Mo- co, From Rabat, Commander De Pinedo flew to Villa Cisneros, 1,889 miles further down the African coast, arriving at 4:30 Monday afternoon. From Port Natal, the fliers will xo to Buenos Aires, and after rest- ing there 10 days will continue to the United States by way of Jamai- ca and Cuba. The plan to fly ro |back to Italy by way of New Found- land, the Azores Islands and Spain. The total flight planned is about 30,350 miles. WOMAN HELPS AUTHORITIES undertaking TEMPORARY INSANITY TO BE DEFENSE This Evident When Thiele’s | Attorney Tells Judge Man Was ‘Crazy Drunk’ NEIGHBORS TAKE STAND | Kelsch Outlines State’s Case Against Man Charged With Romer Killing H ities | Defense of Arnold Thiele, accused | | slayer of Police Chief Nels Romer | of Mandan, will be based on the con. | tention that he was temporarily in- sane because of his drunken condi- tion, William Langer, attorney for the defense, told the court this ufter- noon. “This man was crazy drunk, He! so drunk he didn’t know what he was doing,” Langer said in reply to | a query from Judge Jansonius con- | cerning the grounds on which his de- | fense would be placed. THIELE’S FATE RESTS WITH THESE 12 MEN Here are the men who will de termine the fate of Arnold Thiele, accused slayer of Police Chief Nels Romer, who is now on trial in Rurleieh county district court. P.J, Meyer, Bismarck, mer- chant. Alex Rosen, Bismarck, mer- | | ‘il Charles Glitsehka, retired merchant, O. W. Backman, Ghylin, farm- Bismarck, er. Gus Hogue, Bismarck vicinity, farmer. W. B. Falconer, cinity, farmer? George Peibkorn, Wing, hall manager, nuel Haas, Bismarck vi- pool Hazel Grove, farmer, Roy Small, Fort Rice, farmer, K. A, Ersland, Driscoll, grain Paul, | i | Burnt = Creek, farmer, Arthur farmer. Solberg, Naughton, Langer had been cross-examining | Charles McDonald, fo Morton | wunty sheriff, and had ed several questions about the conduct of insane people. Mrs. Romer Testifies Lillian Romer, widow of Nels Rom-! er, slain Mandan police chief, took the | stand this afternoon for a brief ques- | tioning by attorneys for the prosecu-| | tion. Simply dressed jn |blac swered questians in ‘a hard! , and had his star on,” she answered in ‘tone and showed evident ‘signs of | grief. Confesses Missing Husband Was ‘Accidentally Killed’ and Secretly Buried Oshkosh, Nebraska, Feb. 16.--(#)— grave somewhere in the Garden county, Nebraska, sand hills, dug by the light of a lantern nearly 13 yeurs ago, today was the qbject of search by authorities, guided by the wife of Frank Boyer who mysteriously dis- appeared March 1, 1914. Aceuracy of the strange confession Tuesday of Mrs. Minnie Boyer, com- mon ‘law wife of her nephew-in-law, Henry Boyer, and mother of six of his children, that her missing hus- band was “accidentally though con ventently shot and killed” by another nephew, now dead, was doubted, how- ever. Although her nephew-husband, who is also held, likewise contessed knowledge of the elder Boyer’s death and of aiding Mrs. Boyer and the other nephew, Thomas, in burying the husband “14 foot deep” near a barn on the Boyer ranch, former Sheriff Walt Clark, who investigated the dis. appearance of Frank joyer at time, and other old residents of Gar- den poner said they never heard the name of Thomas Boyer mentioned and that such a person could not reason- ably be connected with the case. Thomas died three years ago “in Oklahoma,” Mrs. Boyer said. Tells of She calmly te betwee: nephew,” Thomas. Her husband and the two nephews went hunting on March 17, 1914, she said. When her husband failed to return with the boys, she asked them where he was, only to be told by Thomas that “he sppeana. to get in front of my gun.” ey decided to bury the body that night, she continued, and teil the neighbors her husband had “pul]- ed out,” and then leave the countr¥, as they feared neighbors would be- come suspicious. She held a Quarrels old of violent quarrels lantern while the je| nephews dug the grave near the barn, she said and that night Thomas left Garden county, never Henry, with whom she says she had a clandestine relationship even prior to her husband's death, remained with er, ‘ It is said that no suspicion was di- rected against Mrs. Boyer or Henry appearance, as it was finally cluded he hi her husband and “the other! to return.’ ‘reply to queries as to how the slain man was dressed Christmas day, “He j was not carrying a gun.” Thiele looked up as Mrs. Romer) took the stand but soon fixed his! | gaze on the floor again, maintaining! his silence. Other witnesses this afternoon were Chris Fleck, who saw Thiele walking (Continued on page three.) BOY SLAYER IS TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER 16-yearold Floyd Hewill Ad- mits Clubbing Woman and Son With Baseball Bat | | | Georgia and Lousi, Conneaut, Ohio, Feb. 16.—(#)--A; first degree murder indictment | inst Fl Hewitt, 16, confessed | ee Mrs. Frederick Brown, 27, year-old son, Frederick, | Jr., was planned by authorities today | following the youth's admission that’) he clubbed his victims to death with! a baseball bat, County Prosecutor C, B. Cook declared he has the boy's | statement that he killed Mrs. Brown ; when she repulsed his advances, and | then slew the boy to hide his crime | The boy blamed a jazz tune for uis | ts, declaring the music made him} “feel funny inside.” | | geen | ‘T” Weather Report |: o—_—___—___________-® | Weather conditions at North Da- kote points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m, today. Temperature at a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night | Precipitation to 7 a. m. | Highest wind velocity .. WEATHER FORFCAST i | For Bismarck. and vicinity: _Un- | settled tonight and Thursday. Prob- | ably local snows. No decided change | in_temperature. | For North Dakota: Unsettled to-| night and Thursday. Probably local | No decided: change in tem-| WEATHER CONDITIONS ad left on one of his periodical roving trips. Low pressure areas are centered | Success of efforts to locate Bo; ver the lower Great Lakes region | er’s grave, even under the woman’s|and over the northwestern states | direction, is doubted, as it is thought wigle a high. pressure area covers| drifting sand would have obliterated Alberta and Saskatchewan. Tempera-| lt traces and it is held unlikely that she knows its exact location. Arrest of the couple at Kearney re- sulted when officials there became 000 | suspicious of their actions and con- ducted an investigation last Sunday, Admitting Henry Boyer was not her| in the far western states. husband, M Bo cog made ber con: oe ORRIS. W. ‘ROBERTS. fession, Official in charge tures are low in the western Canadian Provinces and in North Dakota and eastern Montana. Warm weather pre- vails in all other sections. Precipita- tion occurred in the Great Lakes re- gion. in the Canadian Provinces and E |for farmers in Montan Jimmy Walker seeks sure which are th di Havanu i Ss entr de name [HOUSE CLEANS UP CALENDAR WHEN SPEAKER CARR SHUTS OFF DEBATE Today’s Doings in Nation’s Capital Congress conven: census. committ reapportionn| House amines: QUICK PASSAGE REQUESTED FOR SEED LOAN BILL House Agricultural Commit- tee Favors Measure Al- ready Passed By Senate Washington, Fel . 16.—( AP) — The Norbeck-Johnson $8,000,000 seed loan bill was approved to- day by the house agriculture committee. Representative publican, South Dakota, its passage Monday under a sus- pension of the rules. Washington, Feb.16, Through a practically agreement the house agricultural committee shortly will approve the Norbeck- Johnson $8,000,000 seed le Mand urge its speedy tment, The mea- sure has already passed the senate. unanimou Representative John, Republican, South Dakota, who has charge of the easure in the house, i today Speaker Longw has agreed to recognize the measure for passage next Monday. Under this procedure the bill must muster a two thirds vote and, fail- ing to receive have to ask for bring it up this ses The measure would provide loans North and uth =Dakota, Fl Alabams purchases and v fruit and cane sugar plantations, COUNTY LOANS W MADE AVAILABLE The state emergency commission probably will be asked for a small appropriation to pay for printing blanks to be distributed to farmers who wish to upply for county emer- gency feed and seed loans, Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Labor J. A. Kitchen said today. The emergency bill, which recently was signed by the governor, places the duty of furnishing blanks upon the commissioner of agriculture and | labor but makes no appropriation for the work. His printing fund is too low to pay for the work, Kitchen said, Kitchen said hé has’ been advised { by Congressman J. H. Sinclair of the third district that the federal seed and feed bill is sure to pass and ex- pressed the hope that farmers will take advantage of it rather than of the county loans whever possible. Having been passed as an em gency measure, the bill author 9 work of ‘handling the loans will be started as soon as county officials can swing into action. The house has authorized the printing of 500 ex- tra copies of the bill for distribution to county officials and persons in- terested in order that they may be acquainted with its provisions. Tetanus Patients Are Doing Nicely No new cases of tetanus have ap- peared here, and the three patients who had shown symptoms of the dis- ease are getting along nidely, accord- ing to local physicians today, while the period of danger for the three persons suspected of having the in- fection is not over, their condition bove said to be “very favorable” to- a and no new cases are ai ; the doctors state, ; moke-up in their jition whi county loans is effective now and the] th OA HURT, MUCH DAMAGE DONE Double Avalanche Wipes Out Mountain Camp of Edison Sompany, Killing 11 | FAST TRAIN IS WRECKED |San Francisco Feels Slight Earthquake Shock—Storm Sweeps Entire Coast neisco, Feb. 16.—)—The greatest storm be- | tween the Pacific coast states to as far west us mid-ocean in the his- tory of the United States weather bureau continued today to pound with diminishing violence in southern and central California, while the toll stood at 16 dead, 21 injured, and much property damage. The greatest tragedy was in the Fr tail-end of th » Cuba from the ‘cares | uch a rakish panama! mountain camp of the Southern Cho} ambassador to | California Edison company, 75 miles ‘ana-American | east of Fresno, where 11 persons were killed in a double avalanche early yesterday. Flood waters in Puente Creek, ‘near Whittier, which have assailed the steel trestle across the stream three days, so weakened tho struc- ture that it collapsed as the fast Los Angeles-Chicago flier of the Union Pacific moved across it last night, plunging engine, tender and two coaches into the flood. Two are — | known to he dead, and three others ste & believed trapped’ in one of the Thirty Bills Acted On—Heavy | coaches. Six’ persons were injured. of Work Scheduled | Two Killed in Traffic For Today—Appropriation|,, 52 wie kilal in Los Angeles cation Killed Second Time | and Clincher Motion At- the pleasure cf seeing race which bears his had ant, win the the Walker handicap. mmy Mass which two days before had been a dry creek bed. | The entire Pacific coust felt some manifestation of the storm. A slight earthquake shock s felt in San tached Francisco yesterday afternoon. The The house committee of the whole today approved an amend- ment to the bill legalizing the sale of snuff, and recommended it for passage. An effort to kill the bill fatled, the vote being 37 te 56. Two bills introduced by the majority to clear up the situa- tion resulting from acquisition hy the Bank of North Dakota of don mortgage foreclosur. parties and indiv hold tax certificates, were ree- ommended for passage after a sharp fight, ~~ |temblor caused some excitement in | Watsonville and was felt in other jplaces in the bay region but no damage was reported. | Highway traffic throughout — the southland was demoralized by land- slides and high water. Rail com- ; munication between Los Angeles and San Diego was cut Springs, a health re Veda Hot ort in Orange county, was washed away but there were no casualties. A hurricane at Taft unroofed sev- eral buildings, WRECKING CREWS HUNT FOR VICTIMS OF CRASH i | i | = i The majority proposes an ap- Whittier, Calif, Feb. 16—(%)-— propriation of 0 Rescuers and wrecking crews battled which to take up tax the raging flood waters of Puente creek, five miles north of here, to- jday to search the forward section orth Dakota to advance Los Angeles-Chicago Union ids to pay tax certificates flier which last night broke through an undermined steel trestle ‘oss the stream, causing a known loss of two lives. The flooded stream up to an early ened to consume] hour today prevented searchers from disposed of) breaking into the overturned dining cleaned its calendar. | car, which landed in midstream and of work will confront | is believed to contain the bodies of it again tod: however, ax the re-)at least three more persons sult of voluminous committee reports |" ae" tne train moved. over _ the page i | trestle, a part of its supports buckled se “/and the locomotive, tender, diner and defeated, 60 to 51. Spurred on 1s on which final act vas taken, 10 were killed and 20 were |” ‘ \ pas Included among those pass- |" >###age car plunged into the tor {ed were 17 senate bills. tee at (Coatnust of same Aad ithe latter will be sent back to the! } se e for concurrence in -house| {amendments but most of them will! jgo to the governor for signature. Gne senate bill was defeated on final OF ARMAMENT HOPES JOLTED France Politely: Rejected Pro- posal—Italy Expected to Ze. : Having speeded along for most of [the five and half hour session, the house took time off to again kill, the bill ca a $10,001 i for motion ndar, d | lost by | Ps nents knell b unded its reving final deat clincher mo- rmanently in its ley The de raged Monday . =, : got unother start and threatened. to Take Same Action eran ax much heat before but Speaker Carr intervened to point ashi al r i Out that they could argue. until Washington, Feb. 16.—®)—Hope of the Washington government for an effective naval limitation confer- ence have been jolted severely by a polite rejection from France, and a forecast that Italy also will decline to participate. Following the declination last night of France, the opinion here was that Italy would accept, and still make possible the gathering of representatives of a sufficient num- ber of nations to bring practical re- sults in the limiting of armaments morning without changing a single vote and ordered a roll call on the motion, Some Change Their Minds . O. Brown, who opposed the bill moved for reconsideration as supported by O. E, Erick- | of the that arned that the railroads,' flour millers and the federal govern- ment are spending huge sums to eradicate the barberry bush- and ex- pressed the view that the state! should sup | J. H, McCay, Sioux county that th b Monday former oppon Erickson explained not touched upon at the Washington confere: ni-official communique issued e today, however, announced $ ly would follow the lead of ‘silver tongued| France in demurring to the proposal from the state| of President Coolidge for the con- agri ich caused; ference, leaving as a matter of con- | thes minds, jecture the next step of the Amer- After spending 15 minutes in dis-|iean government in seeking methods cussing the merits of the bill andj of obtaining the agreements it has question of whether the barber- | hoved for. bush is responsible for gr For the moment it is unlikely that rust, just as they had done Monday, any plan of action will ve form Speaker Carr shut off the debate by | ed here in the absence of the British pointing out that the matter had id Japanese formal replies. been fully discussed yesterday and| ‘The French communication was asking the members not to delay based on the main contention that _ A change in the niethod of select-| the American plan might compromise ing presidential electors, national | the success of the preliminary di committeemen of parties and del-| armament commission by the League egates and alternates to national) of Nations. Whether its tenor has party conventions is in sieht as the| left room for hope that further cor- (Continued on page four.) Tespondence with Paris might create ———_—_—_— a better understanding of the Amér- _ HEN KNIDNAPS PUPS ican suggestions was not disclosed. Kingston, N. C.—A. white Wyan-| Secretary Kellogg probably will de- dotte hen om a farm near here is| fer decision in that regard until the mothering seven rat terrier puppies, and making a good job of it. The mother dog made a home close by Italian reply is before him Ke Comment the hen’s nest. The hen fought he: and finally chased her ‘away, thi started mothering the pups. They follow her about all day and are said for d In commenting on France’s re- fusal, Secretary Kell pressed the belief that the Per is goverement bas mi several the full purpose of the’ presigent’s serious to be astonishingly develo) a | their age. aad ped neney blow to the awed on page two.)