The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1927, Page 2

COMMERCE IS — ACTIVE HERE Secretary’s Report, Filed at Meeting Last Night, Shows | i Varied Accomplishments Accomplishments of the Ma mber of Commerce were numerot the annual report of W. Furness, filed with the annual meeting and last night, shows | The report shows that the cham- | her: Secured a $10,000 appropriation for the Missouri Slope fai ‘om | the state legislature this y and will be able to put on the exposi- aborate fashion ial suce Sponsored a farm pien 5,000 people attended; Northern Gre: ion and the stop of the llion tock train,” the largest- exhibition of blooded livestock ever brought to North Dakota, Stood behind passage of the fed- eral and state seed and feed laws and urged the county commission- ‘orable action on the . With the county agent in securing farm labor, in} helping in boys’ and girls’ club nd in ¢ nination of in-| ation ning feed and| t dre attention to the ne cessity for revetment of the west} bank of the Missouri at the Me-| morial bridge and urged action, which was taken. Obtained Radio Station | da permit to operate station, which adve widely, and later ing ndan tised turned it over to the Mandan Ra- dio association. Cooperated with North Dakota associ work Greater | in its the tion ion on the project to on of the gas mains to Mand federal arted a secure exte from Bismar Secu a dairy unit, with a 000 appropriation, work on which will begin in the spring. Gave assistance in the work i pro- which totaled about out of the various building grams planne “Trade Day plan, which has been made perma- nent. Brought Tournament Here Brought the state _basketl nment to Mandan in 1 “than eve: , Took » of observance the fi anniversary of Battle of the Little Big Horn and ter’s death, at the site of Fort incon. The observance Ww widely written up and gave th ion the greatest publicity re- ceived in year | ‘Tendered receptions and enter-! tainment to Queen Marie, the Ro- man Monsignori, the Crown Pri weden, Chinese Students, the Chicago Athletic club and the St Paul Trade Tcur members. Brought meetings of the Ninth District Retail Merchants a: ticn, Standard Oil salesmen, Lin- coln mechanics and International Harvester experts. : Has booked several conventions for the coming year, including the state druggists, postmasters and state trap shoot. ore, New directors elected at the} meeting last night were J. H. New- | ton, H. L. tgen, Dahners, J. W. Hi Schultze, J. I. Rovig, E.} rickson and Oscar Morck, Kroh Praises City R. Kroh, on a tour of the state for the.Greater North Dakota ; association, was the _ principal speaker of the evening. He praised , Mandan for cleanliness and the | courtesy of its people and compli- ted the Chamber of Commerce | s nearly 100 per cent mem- hip. ape busine: keer€r interest in the agricultural problems and in the farmer tha. ; in most ci »” Kroh said, and pointed out that even though the Mandan residents had much of which to be proud, they should continue to strive for better things. Speaking of bus’ R advertising were major points of selling. Thirty-five per cent of. the customers which a store may lose are lost because of a lack of “courtesy and 25 per cent are lost _ because the employes do not know the merchandise,” Kroh said. j Hanley, Reviews Work i Judge J: M. Hanley briefly re- *viewed the accomplishments of the Chamber of Commerce during the st year and declared that one the reasons why the chamber ‘complished so much was because s members realized the great d. ndence of the community on agri Senator W. E. hana spoke ‘briefly, expressing apprecia- at bela present and declared “always believed town in the state.” told Mandan News CHAMBER OF = * the clared C.F. and law. Dr. A.C. ‘son, president of the city ¢ ion, praised the chamb for its cooperation with the commission and John Sullivan gave a short talk, telling what had been done toward turn- ing the Mandan hospital k to the Chamber of Commerce from Methodist church. Stephenson Commends Group John W. Stephenson, chairman of the board of county commissioners, discussed what this group was taking up and praised local banks for their willingness to cooperate in taking up seed loan warrants. He declared that the board has made arrangements to get up to 150,000 from a Minneapolis bank. Plans for the coming three years contemplate the improvement of 155 miles of highw in Morton county, he said. Philip Blank, of the 1} talked briefly. other member commissioners, of 6.N.D.A.MEN TALK T0 CROWD Kroh, Collisson, Campbell | Speak to Farmers at Meet- | ing Here Yesterday Solution of the “ lies with the farme rm problem” | himself, de- | . R. Kroh! A. Campbell, Greater North | ciation speakers, udien: Palace theatre yesterday aft- ernoon, North Dakota is rapidly reach- | Dako’ ing its solution as a result of an} inerease in the number of d cows, swine and corn acreage, Col- n declared in his talk, He urged farmers to get away from the “one-crop” idea and} pointed. out that wheat has f to make a_ profit for the ma of North Dakota farmers for the past 10 MeIntosh and Mor- | ples of what financial progress a county could make if it went in for dairying and diversified farm- ing. Minnesota used by the . speaker as an illustration of what dairying could do for a state, a showing that the greatest num- ber of automobiles are to be found in those counties Which engage extensively in dairying. . Campbell, immigration the Northern Pacific, spoke on some of the problems which the dry-land farmer in western North Dakota and eastern Montana must confront. He urged growing of corn, ing that it: Replaces i the agent for si summer fallow. acre tonnage. table roughage. succulent roughage for Experience, Campbell pointed out, has shown the dry-land farm- ‘r What he must do in order to ‘arm profitably in this count “The farmer must have a money and feed reserve for a ‘sticking plaster’ for the hard years,” Camp- bell id, and declared that “a living without wheat” was another important point. D land irrigation was dis cussed by the speaker, who dis- played diagrams to show how it could be done in Morton county and the rest of the western part of the state. A. R. Kroh, known as the “Billy Sunday of Agriculture,” spoke on the progress North Dakota has made and offered suggestions whereby the farmer might help himself. Stores to Close During Mandan- Fargo Cage Meet Stores will be closed F everyone may have an opportunity to see the Mandan-Fargo basket- ball game, members of the Cham- ber’ of Commerce decided at their meeting last night. Members also decided to close their stores at 6:30 Saturday eve- ning to gi eryone an oppor- tunity to see the championship | game. Both decisions were unani- mous, Werk is progressing rapidly on the refinishing of the playing floor at the State Training School gym. All varnish was removed with a scraper and six new coats are now | being applied. New lines have been painted on the playing floor. The varnish used in the building is “non-skid? and will make it easier for players. Six rows of bleachers have been installed at the sides, in place of the four in place during the dis- trict tournament, and long bleach- ers have been placed at either end, as well as in the gallery. Quartets Will Sing at Mandan’s Automobile Show Three quartets from Hazen, Al- mont and New Salem will be fea- tures on the entertainment pro am of the second annual Man-| lan Auto Show, to be held in the State Training School gymnasium March 25 and 26. ; “In addition to entertaining vis- tiors to the. show, singers will en- Mandan | tertain a radio audience, for their numbers ‘will be broadcast over KGCU, the Mandan Radio associa- tion station, The quartets will compete for prizes, to be ai nounced Igter. Winners. will like- ly be. determined through “ap- plause letters” from fans, Howard’ Melaney, the “singing led jay aft-| }ernoon from 2 to 4 in order that “1M GOING | fireman” of Glendive, will also ap- jpear on the program and will broadcast over KGCU. He has appeared here betcre and is very |favorably known for his excellent | voice. Plans for the show are still in- complete, but committees are work- ing on them steadily, in an effort | to make this year’s show even bet- ter than last year’s. Some other (new and novel entertainment fea- {tures are to be obtained. o—_—_________- | Personal and | '| Social News of HI {t i ‘Full Attendance , Features D. A. R. \ Meeting Monday Every resident member of Man- dan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was in at- | tendance Monday afternoon at the |regular meeting at the home of |Mrs. W. H. Ordway. Mrs. E. A. | Ripley was assisting hostess. |. Reports of the state convention held last week in Bismarck were igiven. It was reported that the full chapter quota for the North | Dakota box in Constitution Hall, Washington, D. C., has been raised. A social hour and refreshments followed the meeting. MASONIC MEETING Work in the first degree will be ,exemplified this evening at the regular meeting of Mandan Lodge, No. 8, A. F. and A. M. A large attendance is desired. Refresh- ments will be served at the con- clusion of the evening. DANCING PARTY The Elks lodge will entertain with a dancing party in the hall on St. Patrick’s evening. Excel- lent music has been secured and dancing will begin at 9.o’clock. All Elks and their ladies are invited | to attend. LEAVES FOR HOME Mrs. Jennie Saunders, who has been the guest of her son, G. D. |Saunders, for the past several | months, left last evening for her |home in La Crosse, Wis. \ PATIENT AT HOSPITAL Louis Mersel of Mandan is re- | ceiving treatment in the Mandan Deaconess hospital. | ENTERTAINS FRIDAY | Miss Ae Cane entering’ | number of friends at a whist part - |Saturday evening at. _the Fred | iTTLE Jor” 7} YOURSELF INDICATES THAT THATS WHAT e YOUR ARE. ' | | | To Det /” | | pital. Mandan Vicinity. | —_——_—_____—_"_- Then and Now | R {Becker home. At the conclusion jof the games a refreshment course | | Was served, i BUYS HOME Oscar Hendrickson - has_pur- chased the Hans Hanson home on Sixth street northwest and will |take possession in the near future. | |Mr. Hanson will leave in a few |weeks for his former home ,in | Norway. | PARENTS OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Albert Friend of |Mandan are the parents of a son born Friday at the Bismarck hos- | | PARENTS OF SON | Mr. and Mrs, Marius Haugen of | Sweet Briar announce the birth of ‘a son Saturday evening. PARENTS OF SON | Mr. and Mrs, Adam Geiger of | {Mandan are the parents of a son ‘born on Saturday. Justice. Hitz Denies | | Instructed Verdict | in Favor of Sinclair | Washington, March 15—(AP)-- A motion of the defense for an in- |structed verdict of not guilty in| the contempt case of Harry F. Sinclair was overruled today by Justice Hitz in the District of Co- lumbia supreme court. { Counsel for the oil man, who re- | jfused to answer certain questions | before the senate committee which | investigated his lease of the Tea-| pot Dome naval oil reserve, con- | tended that the investigation was ; carried on for months while the | committee was without legal au-| thority to examine witnesses. This | and other arguments were ad-| vanced in favor of an instructed | verdict. While losing in this matter, the defense won in its effort to get be- | fore the jury the statement Sin-} clair made to the senate oil com- {mittee when he refused to answer the questions. | ‘The two decisions mean that the | case will be presented to the jury within a few days after the evi- dence for the defense is restated. | Instructions have been aaron up-| on and final arguments have been le. Justice Hitz declined to let the jury hear the testimony of Martin W.. Littleton of counsel for the multi-millionaire oil operator as +o what was in his mind in advising Sinclair not to answer any ques- tions before the committee relating | to the Teapot Dome lease, the validity of which then had been assailed in the court. Moreover, the trial justice an- nounced that he had decided tha: | the questions which Sinclair re- fused to answer were pertinent tu the oil inquiry, ~ Kiwanians Observe St. Patrick’s Day; The St. Patrick's day program of) the Kies i elub, held at its noes lay luncheon today, was opened by a short talk by the president, E. BR Cox. Dr. W, E, Cole presided as chairman of: the day: ‘ An interesting address on St. Pat-; rick was given by Judge John Burke of the North Dakota supreiog court. “R..E. Wenzel led the club’ in songs ‘appropriate to St. Patrick’s day, + Mire. Frank Barnes, accompanied, by Mrs. Fred Gfsham, Minneapolis, formerly of Bismarck, sai solos, Visitors included J,. To insure® settlement on inferior land. the New Zealand, Government has decided to give it away. | slat TRIAL WILL 60 TO JURY TODAY] |The facts of Alice Catherine Holst, age 20, the youngest girl ever to be |tried in North Dakota for murder in j the first degree, will soon be in the Vhands of a jury. | the state and Judge George H. Moell- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE HOLST MURDER Young Girl Defendant Faints! in Court Rogpm Today—2nd Time During Trial Stanley, N. D. March 15.—(@)— She is accused of the slaying of William Nafus, aged Sanish last December 13. a second time during the trial, 1 defendant fainted in court ternoon, and delayed further| proceedings until 2 o'clock this aft- ernoon, when the argument of de- fense counsel is scheduled to be given to the jury. State's Attorney C. N. Cottingham will submit his final argument for ving will deliver his charge. State's Attorney Cottingham had just fin- ished his opening argument to the jury and the forenoon. recess had been ordered when the girl fainted. Miss Holst swooned while the jury was absent from the court room, and was carried into an adjoining room where relatives, and friends admi istered aid, After apparently recov- ering from the spell, the girl acted as though she was sleeping. Absolute Rest Recommended. A physician who was called said that it would be advisable to give Miss Holst two or three hours of ab- solute rest before again taking her into the’court room for completion of proceedings incident to the pre- sentation of the case to the jury. Mrs, August Holst, mother of the girl, who resides ona farm between Van Hook and Sanish, sat in the court room and wept after ‘her r fainted. $s were instructed by Judge|™ Moellring to make every effort pos-| sh At Ki sible to keep the jurors from learn- husband complained of her ing of the fainting incident. When|friendship with a 52-year-old neigh- the girl previously fainted during the bor. trial, more than # week ago, the jury} —-—_—____ pe was in the court room and witnessed 5 Dis atener cach, The 3 followed a raid} If convicted of murder in the first} C¢nducted Saturday on the Muller} degree, Miss Holst will be subjec:] C#fe on Sixth street by federal to a life imprisonment sentence. If convicted of murder in the sec- ond degree, she will be subject a sentence of not less than 10 ye: and not beyond 30 years in prison, If nvicted of manslaughter in the first degree she will be subject! to a sentence of not less than five dnd not more than 15 years imprison- ment. No Decision Ready | in Browning Trial) White Plains, N. Y., March 15. = Supreme Court’ Justice A. Seeger, who presided in the Browning separation suit trial, to-| h day characterized -as a “lie” a ‘pub- ed report in the New York Amer- that he had rendered a decision in the case. The justice made known his atti-| tude to ard Paskett, clerk of! the court, who took into his cham-| bers a note from The Associated | Press asking if the published account were true. The justice, previously informed of the, newspaper story,| | had declined to see newspapermen. | > In his message to the Associated a -)| 1 F Press, Justice Seeger said there was| inves no truth in the story. He had been| Pin, ¥! working night and day for weeks, he| nore “ said, in an attempt to arrive at a de-| cision in. the case, and he was posi-| ! tive that ‘a decision would not be| '¢ handed down today. | Furthermore, he added, he did not! know when it would be handed down,| but intended to take his time about, the it. Bs o>-—___________4/ Adolph Muller and Frederick Hei-| serve 30 day ser waived preliminary examination; when afraigned before Justic engaging in the liquor traffic. They were bound over to the district court and furnished bonds of $500 her. six-y girl Cooper, 76-ye she Cooper said cause she und costs. arrested upon a cl j the t sixteen Mrs. inta, Okla, i is pictured ried he was m wa ent, Her f; r-old farmer Jessie Coop! beginning above when 15 killed Bonn: angry over mistrea er whipped her after was married, she said, because agents, police and sheriff's deputies. | Arthur Mu before Jus! n the liquor trai mination and w: Herb Holmes of Wing was arrested Monday on a charge of engaging in liquor traffic. cent | amination and Justie i 500 bonds. ri of Wing was found guilty of assault and battery upon the person of Henry Josephson when tried here Monday and paid a fine of $20} He was immediately re- tice A, EL ge of en ‘as bound He wi Beer over to the district court under |Man in Grand Forks Is Believed Posing as Federal Officer Grand Forks, A esental ad or several days. | held in the count, uthorities. During his peri imed had ent bond e pseudo detectiv D., Mareh 1 of the a sentence in’ the Oklahoma peniten- tiary for drowning Bonnie Coopei r-old stepdaugh' 1 Arraigned in| Justice Beer’s court, he waived ex- ever to the district court, furnishing bond of $500. | | | | | | | | | i er, of life r; Mrs. jie be- Shipp wing ex: bond (?) United investigation, St. is in Grand orks today R. Tou-| Arth- [ smore, who was arrested by | e officers Monday after he | as a federal officer here | The man is being activity participated: robbery. Prior to his arrest Toupin e An-/ officers here that he was looking for | ton Beer late Monday on charges of| a man named A. G. Kappas, who he claimed was also wanted by the fed- eral authorities and who he was in Grand Forks. Follow- . “| ing the information given by Toupin | In Jutice Court = {tht tiiveting salesman was arresed | on a minor charge and sentenced to n the county jail. y jail for federai| ww hh . ‘aused the ar-| rest of a traveling salesman whom | in al told knew 108 Third Street Complete Protection If It’s Automobile Insurance “We Write It” Whatever your insurance need may be We can render complete service .“Let_ Us Make Sure of Your Insurance” The Helling Agency Phone 877 gj to: her at r Visited our show room last week and ' gaw. the electrically operated cut- | away motor of the Chrysler ‘50’ Four, the: identical exhibit shown at the New York Automobile Show in Jan- uary. We will have this on display the balance of this week, and invite everyone interested in fine machin- ery to come in and see it operate. - ; in-Churchill ors, Inc. \held here Saturday, April 2, |ported a large attendance jand make a final organization. a oO RESET TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1927 received mary inquiries and expect GROUP FORMED ! ae |e or the, best it ell be. erected The coritest closes ty which time each boy will turn in work for the exhibition and judging. There are two classes, one for high Here) at some point in the city, according to the tertis of the contest, so thag birds will be attracted here to nest this spring. at | bo: 1 one for grade pupils. Trice Mf $5, $3, and $2,will be giv- Committee Appointed Today to Select Members For ‘Committee of 100° Apparent Jest Turns Out toBe Tragic Reality “75. What at turned . Wil- county hotel this afternoon wh cussed the il made defin formation of a Thomas F, ¢ nt , superin : tendent for North Dakota of the 0% Anti-Saloon League, addressed the : gathering. | atch The committee named will selk fa Wests those who will be included in the | a him by his “committee of 100” for Burl Pasar ~> 4 | county and another mecting will be will be attended by people fre parts of the county. Preliminary organiz of a i of 100” in MeLean coun- ‘i ent of | tanounced | turned from AS announced | round her husband a tubber tube in hii Jed with an open the girls and. be the prohibition law today by Rev. Gules Gales held ‘s burn and other points county Sunday dnd Mond meetings at Wash- in McLean nd re- all of he ex- weeks them. He said today pects to go back tl in’ sev at Gas Pressed Heart, - Caused Sick Feeling A similar organization was formed a week ago in Fargo with Judge L. J. 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