The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1927, Page 1

og WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Sat- urday. Colder tonight, , ESTABLISHED 1878 TREASURE HUNT S BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927 WIND STORM DOES DAMAGE | TN ARKANSAS Ten Persons Known‘to Have Been Killed and a Score or More Injured KLONDIKE IS HARD HIT Hail and Rain, Accompanying the Cyclone, Cause Much . Property Damage Little Rock, Ark. March 18.—()— half dozen small communities in} southwest Arkansas today were re-/ covering from the shock of twisting winds which last night left a toll of |’ ~4 ten, known dead and a score more injured, some critically. brunt of the storm centerea arouca| Klondike where five lives were; snuffed out and one person was ser- jously injured in a single household. Mrs. Edgar Smith, her two children, Clifford and Inez, Lennie Cash, Matthew Cash, 17, and Artis Cash, | sisters and brother of Mrs. Smith,| were dead at Klondike. Lloyd McAlister, 20, of Willis, and Olga Moody, of Mountain View, were others listed among known. dead. School House Destroyed Two were known to be injured at Delight, Pike county, and eight to 10 injured at Mountain View. De- struction of a school house, where one! was seriously injured, was reported | from Mountain View. Communities in the Benton reported casua’ 1 ‘waster dipped near Alexander, where the state training school for girls is located, and several buildings of the institution were blown down and two women hurt. Two were probably fatally injured near Texi —a young newly mar- ried couple, whose farm was in the path of the tornado. Hail and rain, accompanying the storm in that com- munity, caused considerable property damage. CANTONESE DRAW NEARER or The of | Hi - - TO NANKING!:: Fall of the City Is Expected at Any Time—Terrorism Is_ Increasing 18.—(#)—The fall expected. It is regarded as significant that Shun- tung forces are not offering serious resistance to the southern army. Terrorism is increasing here. An- other murder occurred today. No arrest was made. The latest successes of southerners in closin, in on Nanking include capture o! Wukiang, 12 miles from ochow, and Lishui, southeast of Nanking. The fact that Shantung forces are not seriously resisting southerners is considered ag tending to confirm belief that the present “fighting” on the part of Shantung troops of General Chang Tsung-Chang is large- jy with the purpose of driving harder bargain in negotiations with southerners for Chang’s withdrawal from the Yangtze ley. In a dispatch to the London Daily Mail from Shanghai, Sir Phillips asserts thtre are signs Nanking is steadily being surround- ed by Cantonese. He adds that the “Cantonese apparently are moving | down the Yangtze toward Nanking, a pivotal point for operations against | Shanghai. The Cantone: effectively cut the Shanghai-Nank-| ing railway a short distance from Soochow, Sir Percival, noted as a war coi Fespondent, believes General Cha Tsung-Chang, commander of tl Shantungese forces defending Shang- hai, ai-Shek, @ reached an agreement in an ef- ‘fort to set up a new government to hold Shanghai GENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED FOR SATURDAY Shanghai, March 18. — (#) general labor union today ued a communique calling a general strike to begin tomorrow mn and cont «Until the nationalists (Cantone: ‘occupy Shanghai. The communique calls.-on the workers to maintain order and avoid becoming involved in ay mob ac- tlon, und notifies the public thet the strike is purely of a political nature and intended to show sympathy with the natio! t cause in the fight against the northerners. Detachments of Shantui (northern) troops have been along the Shanghai-Nanking) railway to attempt to prevent the workers from leaving. CHINESE COOLIES CLASH WITH BRITISH MARI * 4, Peking, iach 1s A>--Coollet *belongi 0. e “ave Pe. clashed “with British mari at Chungking yesterday and scized naval stores being conveyed from a Bi gunboat to the British can- vee (Chungling is in the inleng ungking is in the inland prov- ince of Ssechwan on the ‘Yangtze af, gecent The mari who unarmed, worn accompanied by British Consul Pratt. They gave chase when the »| the ss Luci man se legation, hb to the FUNE legation at Diplomat veretar’ has been Berne, Switzerland, sume post at Panama. RALFOR POINDEXTER HELD TODAY Full Masonic Burial Service Used—Legion Firing Squad Gives Salute, Taps Jamestown, ~-State Masonic offici: . D., March 18.) jals and friends from St. Paul, Bismarck and Fargo arrived in attend David. auditor, w the the city this morning to funeral services for Poindexter, former state ho died suddenly at a lo- cal hospital here Tuesday. From 12 until ments wer the casket the body, 1 o'clock arrange- e made for the opening of so that friends could view a change to this effect in the arrangemetns having been made Thursday. ip' the 4 (knight in the Elks was in charg the arrangements which were hi ful Master G. 1. Feton of Blue Lodge and yoann eo! 2 for the serv id this afternoon at o’clock in the Masonic Temple, full Masonic The Ernes: 14 of the squad fired a pai burial service being used. it Denault Robertson Post Americ: Legion firing ing salute and taps were blown at Highland Home ceme- tery, where burial took place. Active pall bearers were Norman Sweescy,” Jawestown; of Fargo; Robert Challoner Ellsworth Eddy, Thomas Hull . Murphy of Bismarck; Jamestown; = Lynn of St. Paul, and Howard of Bargo. R. Members of ‘the local B. P. O. E., and the the servic Ma sonic bodies will attend inya body. GOLD SEEKERS TURN EFFORTS TO ‘CASHING IN’ Negotiati Horton ‘ions For Purchase of and Traynor Claims Near Completion Tonopah, The world Nev., March 18,—4(#). having been told the sage- | covered hills of Weepah hoid pernups some of the richest gold deposits in the United States, promoters, astute students turned th cashing in the region Negotiati claims. of Leonard T: of practical physchology, cir efforts today toward on the alluring reputation has acquired. ions for purchases ot Fragk Horton, Jr., and raynor, youthful discover- ers of the gold field, are reported nearing consummation for the largest It was si | go through it will be followed b; the greatest mining publicity of. jprice yet paid. tated that should the deal ne claims ‘ever staged, and later by in- ‘tensive de sert ri and without a penny, rub elbows with | real veterans of the hills. velopment. ats of The for- ‘mer, lacking funds to carry on de- velopment, after financiers oy their em: eking to chase around erly ries buy ground .as close to the discovery as possible. ‘he a laughs and ly comes back to earth. sand group of ¢! rs S real | without funds, when it comes to trading, and that is} “million, veterans, although also have but one word The seasoned buyer the claim holder ultimate- Ten thou- s will buy ‘a promising aims, and shrewd traders have gotten in for as low as $500 and & promise Noted In_addit! strike is attracting incre: bers of old late arrival known now for his fondness ultra modes of of a share of stock. Characters Arrive ion to outsiders, the new ing num- desert characters. Among Salsberry, for the He cleaned is was Jack tire, up Goldfield and Tonopah ‘and then turned his he unloaded The desert money into cattle which before prices crashed. che formerly tramped with a burro he now rides in a limousine. coolies seized the stores and the lat-| While the rush continued here, ter dropped them, When the marines| similar conditions revailed at picked up the goods again, however, Winkelman, Arizona, where a \ rich a mob of Chinese attacl wit! Showing if gold ore was re) in sticks end stones and’ oe British] rock ‘dyke, rts continued to «fvere forced to abandon senelen. spread on ni dings of wire gold Fe ag sutteres oP bce pier and for Po rcdasog el fle s. nsul tested scores of prospectors ani neers Chinese authorities, ‘i arrived to inspect the grounds 10 days standing, j state senate committee investigating | tion with Schall, the senator, who is BOOTLEGGERS — DONATED TO | SCHALL FUND A. N. Jacobs, Schall Cam-| paign Worker, Testifies Be- fore Senate Committee | OBTAINED LENIEN Minnesota Senator Quoted as Saying ‘Bootleggers’ Money as Good as Any’ | St. Paul, March 18,—#). Testi- | mony that boutleggers contributed! to the campaign fund of United| States Senator Thomas D. Schall of} Minnesota, with the knowledge of the senator, was given last night by A. N. Jacobs of Minneapolis before a Senator Schall’s electio Jacobs, a Schall campaign worker, said that several men facing liquor | charges had obtained leniency | through efforts of himself and oth- er “workers” and that these men! had contributed to the Schall’ funds. Senator Schall was familiar with] these arrangements, Jacobs asserted.; The witness was emphatic in stating that federal officials “never received venny” in any of the cases nor| did they know that the liquor defend- | ants had financially aided the sena-| tor's fight for election Hl Attorney Silences Schall Once, ax Jacobs told of a conversa- | blind and who sat almost next to| the witness, flushed and seemed| about to speak, His attorney silenced him, however. Jacobs said men known to be! bootleggers paid money direct to him! (Jacobs) while others gave it to Frank Corneaby, who was described as a “utility campaign worker” who “special field was among the boot-| leggers.” H ‘Asked if Senator Schall knew of! the activity of Corneaby, Jacobs re-| plied: “Yes, T told him he said to be might bootleggers’ mon: That was when “areful but that was just as good| offered by Jacobs regarding Corneuby was’ ruled out by the committee because Jacobs could not swear that Cornenby “had aetually collected the money from the men he brought to campaign headquarters. The hearing will be continued tonight with Jacobs again on the stand. After tonight's hear-! ing the investigation will go over to Monday. Jacobs is the only witness who has been heard since the hearings open- ed Wednesday night. There are more than 25 additional witnesses to be NAVY AVIATOR HAS EXCITING. EXPERIENCE Hangs to Braces of Plane in 2,500-foot Plunge—Rights Machine and Lands Norfolk, Va, March 18.—U)—-The story of how a naval aviator, thrown from his seat in doing a loop, clung to the braces of his machine while the plane plunged 2,600 feet earth- ward, then managed to crawl back in, right the craft and land was told today at Hampton naval air station, Lieut. Commander Isaac Schloss. back, in a. recent flight over Norfolk, attempted a loop at an altitude ‘of 4,000 feet. When the loop was half completed he slipped from his hold- ing belt and was left. clutching the brace rods while the plane roared on upside down With fate as the pilot for a time the plane suddenly righted _ itself after Sropulne, 2,600 ‘feet und the aviator climbed back into his seat, pee down and-made a-safe land- ‘ing. “The experience wasn't any fun,” was all he said today when asked about the story ° Green Explains Why State’s Bank Keeps Money in the East Explanation of why the Bank of North Dakota keeps a ° substantial reserve in eastern depositaries was | given recently by C. R. Green, direc- tor-general of the tution, at a meeting of the state industrial com- mission. Green explained that he now has| approximately 35 per cent of the! bank's funds on deposit in the east but that it totals $2,500,000 less than was the case at this time last year. Withdrawals of funds which undoubt- will occur during th liquid reserve is nec- ,, to insure the bank o- it difficulties which might arise if too much of its money were in+ ed in securities or other paper whieh could not readily .be turned into cash. Green remembers the ny when checks against funds in the bank were registered until such time as they could be Ler and says he does not. propose to have the bank. ito, a similar situation while he aging its affai: Se , A deputy city clerk in New York marr! the rf 1d 85,001 ‘iages it at five and one-half years, * FORMATION OF | : 1 St. Cloud Boy Dies of Hurts Received When Hit By Auto St. Cloud, Minn., March 18,—()-- Charles Bechtel, 13, son of Orville Bechtel, died of injuries received Thursday evening ‘when he was struck down by an automobile driven by George Peterson, St. Cloud, The lad, in company with several others, was pushing a two wheeled trailer down the strect, and was struck by Peterson's car from behind. He died an hour later. An autopsy will be held this afternoon. NEW ROAD BODY HELD ILLEGAL Attorney General Shafer Rules New Law Is Not Ef- fective Until July 1 Reorganization of the state high- way commission, under a law passed at the last session of the legislature, will not be legal until July 1, Attor- ney General George Shafer held in} an opinion presented to Stute Audi- tor John Steen todas The highway commission was _re- organized by Governo last Tuesda: The executive assumed that the emergen on the bill signed by him was right- fully there and claims that the new law is effective at once. The valid emergency clause was challenged at that time by J. A. Kitchen, commissioner of} agriculture and labor an officio member of the highwa: m on under the la new law provides for a commission to consist of the governor and two appointive members, The opinion of the attorney gen- eral holds that the emargency clause was not legally carried and that the new law will not ‘go into effect be- fore July 1. Steen Asks For Opinion State Auditor Stcen asked for the opinion in order to make sure that he right to pay bills approved y the new officers of the department appointed at zation meeting. ommission officials in- intention to immediate- ly file a mandamus action to compel the state auditor to pay the bills. This procedure will result in a court decision on the subject and it is con- sidered probable that the case will go to the supreme court before a final decision reached, The attorney eral held that the records of the legislature show that the emergency clause was stricken from the bill by the house and never reinstated. The law requiring the courts to take jud. notice of the journals of the legislature and sev- eral court cases bearing on the same point were cited in the opinion. The highway department is expect- ed to contend that the courts have no right to go back of the engrossed bill as signed by the governor. C._R. Verry, clerk of the house, admitted recently that the emer- gency clause was left in the bill by mistake when it went from the house to the senate. The house journals also show that the emergency clause was declared lost when it first came up for a vot jas amended in the sen- ate, however, and returned to the house, which then passed it with suf- ficient votes to carry the emergency clause. Speaker Carr declared the emergency clause carried and the bill was transmitted to the governor with the emergency clause. Snuff Bill In Same Position The bill legalizing snuff sales is in the same position as the highway reorganization bill, it was said to- day. No effort will be made, how. ever, to put the snuff law into cf- fect before guly 1. One result of the anticipated cour: action may be to prevent payment of the highway commission’s bills and even its payroll until the case is de- cided. CI ITIZENS OF | CURRIE, MINN., SEEK ESTATE Plan to Erect Community | Building in Honor of Their Deceased Townsman St. Paul, March 18—(#)—A tale of a clipper ship that went down in the} China sea in the late sixties, with! loss of all on board save a’ buby, who eventually grew to manhood and | died in Minnesota without known | heirs, was related to the state sen- | ate finance committee ‘yesterday. | A delegation of citizens from Cur- rie, Minn., appeared before the’ co: mittee to endorse bill providing that the $3,500 es » left by the | surviver of the disaster, be turned over to the town. | The identity of the ship that went down never learned, the mittee was told, but the crew whaling vessel, which ran into picces | of the wreckage, found the baby, | lashed to the mast, Came to U. 8. at Age of 12 haler took. the infant to he tot was left there. When he was 21 yea: to the United States on a ship and eventually drifted to Currie, where he took the name of William Hendricks. Id be came | a cabin boy He lived in Currie for nearly half ® century before his death in 1920. Under the lgw, his estate_will go to e ite. of Minnesota if no heirs itizens of Currie want it, how- ever, and plan to erect a community building in honor of Hendricks if their bill is passed by the legislature. The committes deferred action. . | Temperature and LEGALITY OF COOK PAROLE 10 BR TESTED Government Attorneys Claim Federal Judge Wilson Ex- ceeded Authority MAY GO TO HIGH COURT Wilson Claims Trial Judge Has Control Over Prisoner During Sentence ington, March — 18.) — of the five-year parole Granted Dr. Frederick A, Cook, arctle explorer and oil promoter, by Federal Judge James C. Wilson at Fort Worth, Texas, is expected to be tested in United States circuit cour: of appeals. While Attorney General Sargent and other officials of the department of justice so far have refused to comment on the probationary order, extended yesterday under the 1925 federal probation act, it is regarded as certain that District Attorney Zweifel at Fort Worth will be in- structed to press for action on the appeal he already has announced will be filed. This immediately would throw the question into the higher federal court and possibly start legal pro- ceedings that would be continued un- til the United States supreme court would be reached. Serving 14-Year Term Dr. Cook, who still claims to be the orig’ discoverer of the north pole, was serving a 14-year sentence avenworth penitentiary on con i of the mails for He has been Williams, Fort and church man, the new parole law has been in a number of instane by judges during the two years since doption, government attorneys Fort Worth raised the same ob- Jection that was pointed to here in that a judge did not have the author- ity to grant probation after a pris- oner had begun serving his sen- tence. ' Judge Wilson, in granting th ole, held that the i cal departure, without paralle},” and gives the trial judge control over the prisoner until termination of the sentence. “The act gives district judges ing some instances pardoning power not enjoyed by the president,” he said. Sentence Called Excessive The judge stated in his opinion that the original sentence against Cook was excessive and that if he served the full time he would he 75° years old when released. Probation! virtually amounts to suspended sen- tence and -at the end of the five- year period, Cook will be eligible for complete freedom by pardon, and will be forced to return to prison un-! less the president extends pardon} of commutes the sentence. FORMER NAVAL OFFICER HELD WITHOUT BAIL! Mayers Charged By British With Ilicitly Possessing Official Papers their goal. Aaron room photograph, with William H. ing beside him—earnestness rapher caught them during the fir Detreit which is hes par- adi- Minot Devils tonight. V y City 0 tonight Lake vs. Dickinson, vs. Grand Forks, morrow winner vs. Minot r 9:30 a. i. inson winner Grand Forks win- Mandan-Far; kinson loser Forks va 0 \. Consolation championship game, 7:30 p.m. State championship game, 8:30 p.m, MISSISSIPPI London, March 18—()——England was showing great interest today in the arrest and detention without the |, privilege of giving bail of the bril- Cancer of the Bone, Which Resulted in Amputation of Left’ Leg, Is Cause Commander Clin Mayers. He is tas charged by the admiralty with illic Jackson, Miss. March 18--(). ly possessing official documents, | Henry L. Whitfield, governor of Mis- among them the plans of Great | si , died eurly toda Britain's largest. submarine. So important is the case regarded that the director of public prosecu- tions will conduct the case for the admiralty, when Mayers is arraign- ed a week hence. Mayers voluntarily retired from the navy last January and since has been employed by the Governor Whitfield cancer of the bone, tacked the left leg, tion November 30. after having returned duties, he was again fe Mrs. Whitfield was: wit e ernor in the executive mansion when nputa- submarine department of Vickers,|he died. | limited, builders of warcraft and] At the death of Governor Whit- ordnance. field, Lieuten ernor Deni There is complete secrecy respect- ing details of the charge against Mayers, which the prosecutor de- seribed as one of considerable grav- ity. The magistrate, in declining the responsibility of granting bail, said his refusal was due to the serious nature of the case. He added that the prisoner might make application for release to a higher court if he so desired. It is believed the admiralty was fearful of a disclosure of secrets re- garding its largest submarine, the 1. layers was charged with hav- ing possession of the plans of the X-1 1 Murthree, of 8 h, automatic- ally became chief tive of the state. Governor Murthree is 41 years old, newspaper publisher and form state senator. four children. | Weather Report | o—_—_______LCe at 8 a. m. today. Temperature at Highest yesterda m. 30 and the 0. Lowest last night ... 13!" Precipitation to 7 a. m. nite) Highest wind velocity ... . 30 WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: , Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Coldei tonight. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Colder to- night. WEATHER CONDITIONS A high pressure area, accompanied by cold weather covers the north- eastern Rocky Mountain slope and is Road Conditions | (Mercury readings at 7 3. Bismarck—Cloudy, snow’ fl 16: roads rough. St. Cloud—Clear, 30; roads fair. Minot—Clear, 9; reads fair. Fargo—Cloudy. 22; roads fair. es, air.| Spreading eastward to the Mississip- Mankato Cisal Sai voame tate | pt Valley. Temperatures are. meat Madan—Cloudy, 18; roads fair. |zero. in the western Canadian 22: Provinces. The weather ts unsettled throughout the North and light pre- cipitation oecurred in the northeast- ern and horth-central states while heavier precipitation occurred in the Grand _ Forks—-Light roads fair. : Hibbing—Cleur, 20; roads fair. Winona—Clear, 38: roads fair. Rochester—Clear. 38; roads bad. snow, , Duluth—Clear, 26; roads good. Northwest. Generally fair weather evils Lake—Clear, 13; roads fair.} prevails over the South. es take Partiy ¢loudy, 18;) OBRIS W. ROBERTS. roads fair, nped GOVERNOR OF | DIES TODAY| {wet in the gymnz liant former naval officer, Lieutenant i which first. at- | | it on opposition He is married and has | Official in charge. i Gallagher, his chief on both faces. ions of the fe ‘Apiro’s claim, aring Sapiro Sues For Million Dollars A jury verdict depriving Henry Ferd of one of his many millions is apiro, plaintiff in the Detroit. libel suit, against the automobile manufacturer, is at the right in this splendid court- vunsel, stand- The photo deral court at MANDAN MEETS FARGO IN OPENING = GAME OF STATE CAGE TOURNAMENT | \ |High Hopes Are Pinned on Braves, Giv Quint; Grand night in Ck ries FINAL { Fargo 24, M SC ¢rnoon the score w | Fargo's favo half the score was 5 all and again at dan led early in three points, but back strong and count. The feams are pla: opponents’ defense ernoon jamm ltraining school gymni Mandan play Fargo a Bowbells. Stores were closed while numbers were tout of tow: Mandan s given tilt with F; p and fa The si nament, their with the sp shots and fre re in | throws m with a ‘argo had year from wl ic nd consequen consideration this year than |. as always managed thing or two ten state tournament com In the Minot-Bowbe! \is conceded a decid pa Ben ee i though the possibility that this team State penitentiary for defrauding from a small town m dark horse of the tournament lurked) jin the background. Weather conditions at North Da-| 17 out of 18 games and kota points for the 24 hours ending Must be given serious ¢ although the Magicia considered doubtful. and Devils Lake at 1 (Continued on 1 | Chicago, Mareh 18. b a verdict returned coroner's jury | whic i sterile water. bility was fixed, | Harry W. Cowan, at Sing Sing wins life imprisonment, Valley City to ndan 17, the game should be ttle new mat h pint out that ¢ p his sleeve and spri en Strong | Chance to Beat Cass Co: Forks and To- ORE At the end of the first half of the Mandan-Fargo game this aft- as 10 to 9 in Twice during the tied, once at 7 all. Man- by came the Fargo evened ying on equal terms, although both have ait- ticulty in getting through their and most of the shots are being made at long range, terest at fever heat and m orunning high, crowds | the state asium to see and Minot play in Mandan and the edge in its ans fondly hop- th work of in. wccumbed to! the Braves during the district tour-! iy ability jong and shot convinced fans able to win. ms when the nes around. game, Minot advantage, al- night prove the Minot has won consequenily sideration, chances of ns 16‘ getting through to the finals were Tonight's Games Playing tonight will be. Dickinson 7:30, Mandan six) pa Fy Hospital Staff Is tinued On ARS OF Scored For Laxity Irishman Is Unhurt and Inefficiency ' (P)--The staff of Columbus Memorial Hospital was) rick was scored for laxity and inefficiency in| suint yesterday. today by the h investigated the recent deaths there of six in- fants given boric acid of No criminal responsi- instgad of blind slayer, a | few hours before scheduled execution commutation to clerks, ===] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [maim] PRICE FIVE CENTS TARTED IN LOCAL CEMETERY $100,000 IS "BURIED HERE, - POLICE TOLD | Frederick Buhl, 24, Arrested in New York, Tells of Hold- ing Up Mail Train LOOT TOTALED $300,000 |Claims He and Pal Came to Bismarck With $50,000 Each and Hid It Here | A lone sexton today was digging | away on a wind-swept hilltop in St. | Mary’s Catholic cemetery here with {the hope of finding a tin box con- | taining $100,000, | ,The treasure hunt was inaugurate | ed this morning when police officials, Father John Stag, rector of St. | Mary's church, and’ newspaper oa | inspected the cemetery. A rai | March wind drove them away but the sexton, more heavily garbed, agreed to dig some holes in the more likely looking spots in an effort to find the alleged hidden treasure. The treasure hunt was begun as the result of Associated Press dis- patches from New York, telling of the arrest by Brooklyn police of a man named Frederick Buhl, Jr., 24, who said he participated in a mail train robbery at Alton, Ill., in August, and that $100,000 of the looc is buried in St. Mary’s Catholic cemetery at Bismarck, Cemetery Will Be Guarded Father Slag expressed fear that there would be a rush to the ceme- tery by treasure-seekers as ‘soon as the report of Buhl’s story became public, He isn’t so much interested in finding the money as+in protecting the cemetery from desecration, he | said, Police officials have agreed to post a guard at the cemetery nightly until the money is found or the mystery surrounding the case is { cleared up. The cemetery has been rearranged since 1 causing numerous changes |in its appearance, and: it is possible | that even if Buhl'’s story were true he would have some difficulty in lo- cating the money were he to come to Bismarck, Father Slag said. Recalls Man Named Buhl Chief Chris Martineson said a small man named Bahl who esident here in 1923 but | that he never caused the police any trouble. Bismarck is a city of less than 10,000 and strangers are quick- ly “spotted” by the police, he said. He asked police authorise od New York to inform him if Buhl { gives any details of where the money might be found. Many new graves havg been mado in the cemetery since thé summer of 3 and the sexton was instructed to do his digging near those which were made during the late summer of 1923 on the theory that Buhl would have selected a newly dug grave so that signs ox nis digging would blend with other freshly-turn- }ed earth, STAL INSPECTORS STIGATE STORY New York, March 18, —- (A) — A “millionaire kid’s” story of a $300,000 mail train holdup at Alton, Ill, was | being vestigated today by the | postal inspectors, who said they had no record of any such robbery, Frederick Buhl, Jr., 24, alias Scott ‘ampbell, known to associaies as © Millionaire Kid,” becuuce of his matty appearance, was arrested in a Brooklyn rooming house on in- | formation given police that he knew something about 4 mail robbery. At headquarters he said he and five companions, whom he refused |to name, at noon August 28, 1923, | boarded a mail car of the Chicago- St. Louis express of the Chicago and | Alton railroad shortly after it bad pulled out ofthe Alton station and subdued two mail clerks by tear gus | bombs. Rendered helpless by tears, the he suid, at the point of guns were forced to unlock theit ; cage and permit the robbers to es- jeape with two mail sacks containing $300,000. ! No Record of Robbery At Alton there is no record of {such a robbery, but it was recalled that the Illinois Central Panam limited was robbel at Paxton, Ii in 1921, and the porter of the tia killed. Buhl said he and one compar with $50,000 each us their sho | became uneasy and hid the iones under a gravestone in a cemetery in Bismarck, N. D. Buh! said he was too frightened to ever return there. He believes his companion never did either. Buhl, according to police, served | six months in Pennsylvania's eastern i¢ Philadalphia hotel and also in t Rahway (New Jersey) reformatory for passing worthless checks. He was a clerk in Elizabeth, N. J., until a few weeks ago, he said. He wus - born in Newark, N. NO RECORD FOUND OF | ALLEGED MAIL THEFT Alton, 11, March 18,—()-—No | record could be found here today of a $300,000 train robbery on August 23, 1923. to which Fred Buhl, Jr., is said to have confessed at New York. (Continued on page seven.) in Two-story Fall | _Chicagoy March 18.—)—St. . Pat- Joseph Moffett’s. patron ) Wearing a green necktio and a green overcoat, Moffett fell from a second story window of his h te ie pices. Leyes im called an ambulance. | When it arrived Moffett was explain: ing to an interes up “you ean’ hurt, an Irishman on St. Pabsiek’s Saar Except for being stuaned Moffett was uninjured, ie ES