The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1927, Page 1

BISMARCK WEATHER FORECAST Cloudy tonight and Tyesday. Light snow. Not much change. ESTABLISHED 1873 |THE BIS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1927 AUTOMOBILE SHOW STYLE SHOW TRADE WEEK oe SS 7-12, PRICE FIVE CENTS | GOVERNMENT WINS FIGHT TO CANCEL LEASES b. U.S, SENATEIS ALL AFLUTTER AS END NEARS House Has Harvested Bump- er Crop of Bills and Has Only Chaff to Clean Up FILIBUSTERS 1 THREATEN McNary Hopes tc to Have Sen- ate Vote Again on Farm Bill to Override Veto Washington, Feb. 28.—(#)— The senate today declined to limit debate on the $125,000,000 public Lrdea bill, cefeating a motion to apply the cloture rule to the measure, Washington, Feb. 28.—(?)—Having hung up a near short-se: yn record for speed in enacting legislation, the 69th congress entered its final week todas h ight wing aflutter and calmly coasting in t ward the nine months’ adjournme Priday. One guess was as good as another in the senate—the become en- ed ina tangled skein of parli: ers. In the house it was quite a different story. It had only the chaff to clean up after har- ¥ vesting a bumper bill crop. T ¢ also had a great amount omplishment behind it, but , . Fi and Cloture, long and short debate advo vio ha 1 locking horn To Vote on Cloture had been set aside in that body for votes on petitions to the one-hour debate restriction on the $125,000,000 public buildings bill and the administration prohibition and customs reorganization meas- ures, but there were predictions that these would meet the same fate as those of urday when attempts led to limit “diseussion on the Boulder Canyon dam and emergency officers’ irement bills, or McNary, Republican, Ore- gon, co-author of ‘the farm bill re- d by President Coolidge, also had hoped to obtain a vote on a pro- 1 to override the veto, but this been conceded as a hopeless fing of cloture for the prohibi tion and buildings measures would produce, leaders believed, a battle 1 among advocates of the alien property, Boulder Canyon and offi- cers’ bills, as well as supporters of half dozen other measures. Furth fillbustering is in prospect ait f the dam and offi- bills, while the wets are form- a solid front against. the prohi- bition measure, More Storm Clouds More storm clouds are gathering as a result of proposals of Senator Reed, Democrat, . Missouri, to _con- tinue the life of his campaign funds investigating comraities, and of Chairman Borah of the foreign rela- tions committee that it be empower- ed_to sit during the summer rece: Meanwhile, Senator Walsh, Demo- crat, Massachusetts as announced his intention to ask for appointment sof 2 committee of 15 senators to fake a “sweeping inquiry into the economic state of the nation, the ob-! ject of which will be to “find sound| und sane solutions to our economic problems:” Farm conditions wouid receive particular attention. “*CLOTURE RULE INVOKED ON PROHIBITION MEASURE Washington, Feb, rahe he cloture rule, limiting del an- voked by the senate today "eo. force, action on the prohibition and tus- toms reorganization bill put torward. by the administration, Assistant Secretary Andrews back- | ed the measure, which also had the! support of dry organization: me of the wets in the senate also rored while others threatened a filibus- ter against it, The vote was 56 for cloture and 27 against, or one more than the requir- ed two-thirds rds majority, Pershing’s Order Orderly During World War , Hanged For Assault St, Louis, Mo,, Feb. 28.—()—Rob- ert Johnson, 29 year old, negro, was hanged today for a criminal assault on a white married woman. Johnson admitted he attempted to rob. the woman but denied ot e assault. The negro had been sentenced to hang a month ago, but was granted a reprieve through the intercession of General John J. Pershing, whose private orderly Johnson had been dur- infg the war in France, Man Leaps to His } Death in Icy Waters of Milwaukee River Milwaukee, Feb, 28 28,—(F)—For 30 id t Lie in the dark, icy Waters of the Milwaukee vee, ne identified man balanced his life hands. He Soighed v * arefully Bridge tenders saw the man climb to the top of the rail, As they ran toward Al he waved his hand, smil- . ed and leap A life preserver was thrown after Fs and fell eight feet of hi Then th in iwam a few and Ciapengs the life preserver. bridge tenders ae sto line attached 'to it, the maha gmled at his rescuers, then ately mashed the life preserver away a san hy © 7 bh itrokes As pull in| s in within | day Which to Take Final Action —Speaker Carr Hopeful of Finishing Work Early Fri- Members of the North Dakota house Saturday held up a_ senate resolution to raise the pay of mem- hers of the general assembly at. this) session ‘in order to get an opinion / general as to its! ‘As passed by the senate, where it originated, the resolution would add $2 a day to the $5 wage provided! by the constitution. The net result would be to raise the cost of the present session $19,440. : The house judiciary committe which considered the resolution, re ommended its passage with only two dissenting votes but it was sent to the attorney general following a sug-! from the floor by M. H.! Richland coun’ ed the house plodded reports und took final action on 22 bills Indications are that most of the 36 senate bills still in house com- mittees will be reported out tod Ten of the 36 bills are in the appr ation committee rt to complete Wednesd: which is n its bills. were : nd I more are ready to go len bringing the. te of bills ‘on which the house final action to 66. These must be dispo of before mid night Friday. In addition the house and differences on ing in one house a other. Speaker John W. county, has been repor' ded in the Stutsman adil thing afternoon and hopeful that his mbition will he realized. Polit obser say that if he succee will be the first time in mi sions that a ‘or he is The ghost of the school tion bill which has pe house throughout the se up agai taken on a bill requiring 75 per cent of the parents of children living in towns located on a railroad to con- sent before the town school could be closed and their children made to attend a consolidated school els where in the district. The bill was (Continued on page three) WILL FINISH RIVER WORK HERE TODAY ,Revetment Work at Other Points Progressing Rapidly, Says Capt. Maulding Revetment work on the west bank of the Missouri river between the railroad and highway bridges here will be comniped today, according to Capt. W. I. Maulding of Kansas Cit; who is supervising the work here an ie other points along the “Big Muddy. | Capt. Maulding was in Bismarck over the weekend and expresses satisfac-: tion at the progress made in the var- fous revetment jobs this winter. The job at Bismarck included 3,350 feet of revetment work, including ae weaving and rock paving, and extend from a point just south of the rail- way bridge to a point a short distance below the Liberty Memorial bi: About 2,000 feet of the job at Ha mon is finished, Maulding says, while the weaving of the brush mat and the grading has been completed over the remaining 500 feet. About 160 feet still remains to be rock paved. Work is progressing nicely at Man- 1,500 feet of the 1,500 feet of rock paving to finish ay, another 500 feet of mat work to do. At Deapolis the grading is complet- ed and feet of mat has been fin- ished. Two hundred feet of rock pav- ing has been done and there still re- mains 1,600 feet. of paving and 1.200 feet of mat work to finish. A 10-foot extension to the stone dyke No. 2 at Deapolis is about. half completed. Crews which have been snagging: the Missouri channe! during the win-| ter complete their work today,| 7 according to Capt. river has been snaggd th from Fort Yates to Sanish. Alleged Bootlegger Shot to Death and Marshal Is Wounded ‘Teminy . Feb. 28,—(#)-—John wright of pugkams a little mountain dead and Charles Lawson, deputy mafebe ae serious condition to- sult of a pistol dash in which. tas fen ter’ eceaned: Ba! a wo popped an_ automobile in which We it and Martin Craft were riding and spire the, men with havin, ng eith liquor in their. ‘possession. Cra’ fled into the ‘hills but Wright drew; a revolver and shot it out with ler: according to reports here, House Still Has 66 Bills on day—Bill Reducing Com-, pensation Maximum Passed aly ee | town of Letcher county, Kentucky, is| 4 HOUSE DELAYS ACTION ON BOOST IN SOLONS’ PAY TO AWAIT OPINION AS | TO LEGALITY FROM SHAFER’S OFFICE Today’s Program in Legislature House and senate meet at 1. House scheduled to vote on bill allowing private companies to write workmen’s compensation insurance; also on measure per- mitting county withdrawals from i] state hail insurance fund. jenate expected to vote on re- ived and amended habitual crim- inal statute. OREGON BISHOP OPENS CRUSADE ‘AT AUDITORIUM: prom Walter Taylor Sumner ¢ is non-e jor Sumner told an audie! nee serv the Ey istent today, Bishop of" Oregor unday evening at the Bishop's and, while indifferent to the or any other night bring peace, o ed. > something embroiled of which great war seem puny. jelose to it in the last war- Ino Tt will m gan, heath | low 1 n quietly b of Nations which Sumn “Unless we Bishop | Materialism Discussed ‘oo many people today seek happi- by material things, Bisho oP mner said; and ‘averred that in the world cannot giv s with a guilty Modern youth was given a word of y Bishop Sumner, who said, “While the youth of today is ou spoken and unconventional, it is as fine, if not finer, than the youth of the past generation. 1 bespeak for youth a square deal. If the short comings of modern youth are causing uneasiness, we must remember we have no one to blame but onrselve: “You often talk about the ‘good .’ There never were any. in Yale University @ re- ligious census of students was taken and it was found that only one out of every 100 was willing to be re- | corded belonging to some religious faith, Contrast this with the pres- ent day, when a recent survey of the universities showed 70 per cent of |the students to be Christians.” Three Things Needed Three things are netded today by the Church, said Bishop Sumner: Churchmen who live more of the spirit of Christ. Churehmen with more power stand up and witness for God. Churchmen to follow the example jof Christ and be more like “The hope of the world knowledgment of the fact of God,” he declared. “We must realize the «of God. js clared that a new reli; needed to, awaken the church but a new expres- sion of religion. The church has all the fact nd the truth, he said, and leclared that all that it is necessary to, do is to are the world the facts on page three) CITY NATIONAL DEPOSITORS TO to MEET MARCH 4, Depositors Urged to Attend Meeting or Designate Some- ene as Their Proxies Depositors in the closed City Na- tional bank are being urged to attend the important meeting which will be held at the Elks hall Friday evening, j since it js necessary, order to that holders of the in the Depositors’ Bie company be present, either in person or by proxy. Euch’ depos!- oa holds as many shares in the com- pany as he had dollars on deposit at the time the bank was closed. ors who will find it impos>| sible to algged are urged to designate ine member of the depositor: mittee as their proxy. Thig n done in writing and the com:Jinica- tion must be in the hands of the com- » Dr. V. J. La Towne and H, L. The business to come before the cludes adoption of by-laws ‘and election of permanent directors. Depositors are urged to give this mat- ter their immediate attention, and ther plan to attend Sines tho business ince usine: transacted unl 1 Chureh,! nd do ity cOn- ig SENATE TAKES $100,000 FROM BRIDGE FUND, 3,000 nnieepniins For Soundings at ‘Washburn Revived and Passed CORN SHOW BILL PASSED ‘Senate Still Has 56 Bills to ; Act on and Expects to Keep Well Caught Up dee fund 100,000 from the state ivival and. pas! een al fund, ‘opr {tion for sounding the Mt ay tiver at Washburn, a debate on the right oft lieutenant governor to break ja tie vote on a bill, and a verbal |tiff between two members marked he session of the state senate Sat- Transfer of § house bill tr ferring $100,- » fund to sed by a . The on by | Senator nty, who sa State had 1000.00 from the brid; {a 1 fund wasp: 121 vote wiithout debi jcomment was made |! terson, Renville ec that the peonle of th jyoted an extra tax to increase the | bridge fund that the t ‘ [would to by the i the by Yof the appr r soundings of Washburn int ation to constructing a bridge » twice defeated ! a” tilt’ between terson, Much Debate Ov Atkins said that alking to he had up- ion and busi f the farmer since ng of the present session lex He said that Pat-{ iterson had : cept the farmer, and sug next legislature that if Patterson his seat be turned to fac: d that he address the Patterson remarked been complimented on his looks from behind several times, {nd that if the senate wished him to face the gal is willing. “I've got a hear doa kick like a med, and went on to Assert that be could prove every “ment he has made. He suggest- committee be appointe hat — pressure brought to bear on bankers. lawyers and business men to make them vote in a solid block Senator D, H. Hamilton, Renville county, who previously support eid the measure, voted against it that he had around been de resurrected for Conrath, Mercer and Oliver counties, opposed ‘the hill with contention that the principal of the bill was a man nued on page three) GOULD GIVEN RIGHT TOTAKE - SENATE SEAT Senate Elections Subcommit- tee Recommends That Charges Be Dropped | Feb, 28.— (#) —The : Gould, Republican, Maine, to a place in the senate, upheld today in the report of senate elections subcomn investigated charges against him. of Senator s made nstance of Senator Walsh, Dy » Montana, who based his de nds on charges that the sena had turned over $100,000 to former Premier Fleming of New Brun; in connection with a con- lroad. Gould, on the witness stand, denied that any was involved. * (Con right of the committee are Eye th: The subcommittee members recom- mended that the charges be dropped The Committee's Report | report today declared | | 1 The subcommittee is “in entire agree ment in the case in the follow: particulars: “A, The undertaking by the Hon. Arthur R. Gould and his assistant to build the railroad, was, beginning, free from’ suspicion dishonesty or fraud. | “B. The transaction here inquired | into had in fact no relation to the selection of the Hon, Arthur R. Gould as a candidate of his party in the primary of 1926 or to election to the senate of the Unite States in? the election held in the state of Maine, in 1926.” °. The transaction occurred m in 14 years prior to said election. “D. It affirmatively appears that the Hon. Arthur R. Gould is a man of good character. Through a long Tite‘in in which he has actively eal important enterprises, he has borne the reputation as a;man of character and integrit; “Under the premises considered your committee recommends that fur- hgr action in the instant case be jot taken and that the right of the lon. Arthur R, Gould to a seat in the’ sénate be confirmed.” ie of ; Transcontinental tra ‘GOV. RICHARDS WILL ENFORCE ‘old Sunday fund |b If a Train Ever Had Hit These Tracks Tracks of the Southern Pacifie were hanging high in the air after vel was interrupted until workmen could constr the right. Today’s Doings in Nation’s Capital Congress meets at n House tackles miscellaricou r faces vote on two clo §. C. BLUE LAWS Golfers Arrested En Route to Links — Restaurants, Garages, Stores Closed ngs of Judge Cooper im peachment charges continue in <ORASH KILLS ‘ TWO AMERICAN | lumbia, S.C, F many of whom between whacks fihy expect no-dhgbrimination st dicie favor in Governor Richards’ spain to enforce S . (P) Golf © ‘ w a az closing This was clearly These were the onl, lid was g ally report ed down tight in all. princinal cities, far more so than a week before wh first attempts were made t» enforce the law. * Will Capyy Case to Court Proctor A. Bonham, a former solici-, rand state ator, and W. G Perry, Jr., John Cushman and David Fergeson, three Greenvil { rowing nation toc meny Werg the golfers arre: Man ee releasdd ‘on ‘thkir own recogniz killed in § they béfan to a warned tha “lock-u ded the warning, but finish@ their game at Biltmore N where they drove by automo- bile, and later announced they would, carry the case to court. Jee ‘ Gaso eas ations, garages, E ‘ountaing;éigar stores and restaur- ants generally were closed down in! bodies on the steamship Vauban th's the larger c while drug stores; Mfternoon for the journey to the Unit- that, remained open catered only to, ¢d States, after services i he medicine purchasers, arhen Gavalts, y rette bootleggers were reported oneeine in Greenville, selling them for 60 cents a package. Henahers Cunes Away Newsboys were chased from streets in Aiken, a resort town, al- though golf and nolo were _pinyed | witout any arrésts. All amusements, ! ‘however, were conducted outside the city limits, At Camden, another re- sort center, announcements were' made in all the hotels that the law would-be observed. Columbia quietly ovserved the clos- ing order, wh¥le at Charleston reports were that only street cars and ta: cabs operated. Children Forsaken in Burning House By Excited Parents | Chicago, Feb, 28, P)- Fo their panic-stricken parents, Spino, 6, and his brother were trapped Sunday in their room as a fire swept through an apartment. building. ‘The. children, Chines to the wikht a ovércame by.smoke, were carried out |When ‘the crash occurred the De firemen, but died two hours I0er. troit was to the left of my plane, the Vincent Spino father. said he Tact cn sacs threes | thomphe his wife was looking after! ut ca ANA aa | Weather Report - > | the children, as he hurriedly escaped. | Weuther conditions at North Di His wife was found unconscious in a hallws After the building had been kota points for the 24 hours ending jat 8 a, m, today. practically emptied, firemen found the Spino children on the third floor. Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Bolshevik Plot I: Plot Is Found in Hungary | orer denen Pregipitation to 7 a, m. Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 28.—-()---| Highest wind velocity . Police said todav they had unearthed | WEATHER FORECAST a widespread bolshevik plot centered} For Bismarck and vicinity: in Budapest and with ramifications in ithe principal cities in Hungary. Five persons were under arrest, in- cluding Zoltan Szanto, brother of} For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy Bela Ssanto, who was war commis-| tonight and Tuesdzy. Probably light sary during the soviet dictatorship in| snow. Not much change in tempera- Hungary. He was caught at a fron- ! ture. tier station as he was trying to make | WEATHER CONDITIONS his way out of the country. The pressure is high from the Mis- sissippi Valley to the Rocky GOLDEN: WEDDING CEL! EBRATED | tain region while a low pressure area Napoleon.--The golden wedding | is centered over the Southwest. Snow anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John} is falling at all places in tie Plains Essig, residents of Logan county | States and along the eastern Rocky since 1894, was celebrated last Sun- |'Mountain slope but amounts are small day at. a social gathering arranged! at most stations. Temperatures are by their children, (Mr. Essie was mail{auite low ‘throughout the Plains carrier from Napoleon to Kine mare} States and in the Canadian Provine: than 30 vears ago and subsequently GRRIS W. ROBERTS, saw service postmaster at King. Official in charge. Capt. Woolsey and Lieut. Ben- ton, Members of Goodwill Tour, Are Victims Clinta E. Benton i The bodies of Captain Woolsey and Lieut. John of ier Arrangements were made to put the to render milita | President De Alvear, who on ‘had greeted the members | Goodwill squadron at Mar D. ° the summer capital, return) Buenos Aires to attend the services. ‘The flight will be resumed tomor- row with a hop to Asuncion, Pa guay. Major Herbert A. Dargue man! of the squadron, j Ennis Whitehead, reser ithe New York, had a narrow eseca from death. Lieutenant Whiteh: bd was injured in his left ankle: when he touched the ground riday in com- pilot ‘ficulty. ; Accident Described Major Dargue described [Detroit crashed into h how he escaped with his were nearing Paloma isuenos Aires) he We closed how the d E tf up t cording to custom, in a formation re- Sembling a diamond, the front and rear planes higher th \light snow, Not much change in tem perature. - ARMY FLIERS: id pent | ot| Ashley Man “to Be Tried For! with his! arachute and walks with some dif-| Mostly | cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Probably | Moun- | a landslide uct the “shoo fly” detour shown DAKOTA LOANS TO BEHANDLED AT ABERDEEN Field Office to Be Estab- lished There—Senate Ex- pected to Provide Funds Washington, loffices will be essab') y the di {partment of tee LE Aberdeen, aud at Manhattan, Kan: applications for 1c the seed loan act a “appropriation for » hy congre: n which will! a, North Dales )— Fi nS tom! offiee at D which and Ka Weed H {will be To will’ serve will be managed. by The offices pro about. M ch und send the fi the pur bar rn, flax, alf sweet clove Fand for the pure tock nee | tions. | ‘The add nd in farming opera house expects the senate to funds for the loan to the ieney appropriation bill Saturday. By argued, the on re the i house sider it when the deficienes jcomes back with the item added. ‘Nor GUILTY - PLBA GIVEN BY SPITZER { | Manslaughter in April in Mc- Intosh District Court | | is charge slaughte D,, February ing not guilty to a of second degree man- | in justice court here Sat- afternoon, Adolph — Spitzer, jlocal man, was bound over for trial jto the April term of McIntosh county jdistrict court Bond was set at $1 furnished by Spitzer, stody ugeter path of an ‘ace ning when Le struck by led. Although a coroner ed the accident to 28, 00, which was nd he was re- harge was the dent Friday eve- normy, 7, wat and instantly | Jury attribut- areless driving, s er denied and declafed that accident unavoidable, mishap was said to have oc- curred when the Vanormy boy was aying on the sidewalk in front of his home. His younger brother started across the street but turned back when he sa pitzer’s car com- ing. Spitzer saw that he would be un- le to miss him and therefore swerved to the right, his car jumn- ing the curb and striking Leroy, who was killed instantly. Funeral services for the bo; Saturday city hall. ‘Two Negroes Pay Supreme | Penalty For Killing Man | Bellefonte, Pa., Pa. Feb. 28.—(P)— | Francis Webb and Max Amos Wilson, negroes, were electrocuted’ in the | Western Penitentiary at Rockview | today for the slaying of Walter Har- \den at Chester, Pa. last September. Harden was killed while tying to protect two girl companions, y were afternoon from tite at Blue Canyon, Calif. 4, ____| DOHENY MUST » GIVE UP NAVAL OIL CONTRACTS Supreme Court’ Decision To- day Amounts to Complete Victory For Government | DEALS INVOLVED FRAUD | Fall Policy, . Under Which Leases Were Made, Were Illegal, Court Holds 1 Nytshington, Feb. (A) -Rdw: Doheny must give up the nay: iteaber and contracts awarded him iwhen Albert B, Fall was secretar of the interior, Nor will he receiv back the money he spent in a tempt ing to rry the ag ments inte s it amounting te for the govern held today creements not only were ta that the Fall policy under which they were was illegal. It was under this same policy that Teapot Dome lease was given t Ithough the suit was not directly s finding. Lower Court Upheld * opinion of the court was an- nounced by Justice Rutler and there was no dissent. It completely af- firmed the findings of the court of holding that the Doheny ¢ invalid: ani th ut Doheny is entitled to no compen- com- nt, the that the made neelled both the confirming lower court. tribunal based its de- idence deduced in the \ trial court and previously brought to light in the famous senate oil in- quiry, showing how the negotiations | Were conducted without competitive bidding and in secrecy and how be- the deal was” consummated sent Fall $100,000 in a little noon Dohe| al finding today was taken \ without. regard for the verdict of a 'jury~in a teow hs ae. quitted Pall ang Dohen eta erin (Continued on page. three) BANK BILL IS RECOMMENDED - FOR PASSAGE * abs Committee Approves | Measure Providing Closed Bank Depositors’ Boards | ' A house bill th that would allow depositors in closed banks to work out their own liquidaticn was rec- ommended for passage by the sen- {ate committee on banks and bank- ing today. The measure would continue the jPresent system of one state re- | ceiver of closed banks, but adds a | provi ion that 80 per cent of the {depositors may name a committee ief three to Supervise the affairs (en the insolvent institution. The = Teemadisa lion work would be under the supervision of the state examiner. An appropriation of $10,000 to carry out the act is included in the bill, which is also jan emergency measure. A measure that would declare executors and administrators not | Perscnally liable for moneys de- | posited in closed banks will be re- | Ported without recommendations. ! Among other bank measures, ‘one that would a!low consolidation .!of banks on two-thirds vote of the stcckholders instead of the present unanimous vote, was recommend- ed as the committee completed its work and cleaned its slate of all ce son Approp' ion Approved x general appropriation of $315,- 650 for the state penitentiary was recommended by the house appro- priations committee. An emer- ‘gency appropriation for purchase |of land and construction of build- ings at the penitentiary was rec- ommended after it had been raised $10,000, making the total $125,550. The additional $10,000 will be for use in installing license tag ma- chinery and alterations of build- ‘ings. . | An emergency appropriation of $1,750 to construct an iron fence around the Roosevelt cabin in the capitol grounds also received fa- | vorable action. Included in a heavy calendar of. house bills faced by the senate this afternoon is a revived and amend- ed habitual 1 al statute, al- ready passed by the house. The senate judiciary committee twice decided te kill Fhe measure, but it was amended to apply cnly to crimes involving moral turpitude and recommended for passage. It is modeled after the Baumes law of New York, but is less dras- ‘|tic.. On conviction of a, thivd ee one a criminal, would be #1 ect a maximum panlahanenh ‘ai twice the maximum Ligon sd the first offense! After the third offense he wor imprisonment at the ‘the court.