The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1928, Page 1

[sew] THE BISMARCK TRIBUN TABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1928 The Weather Probably fair tonight and Wednes- day. Rising temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS CROP SURPLUS CONTROL MEASURE INT Coolidge Asks Strong Navy, STATES NATION I$ PROSPEROUS AND HAS PEACE Proposes Revolving Fund to Finance Producers Associa- tions Temporarily ASKS FOR CRUISER BILL Opposes Putting Government in Control of Muscle Shoals and Dams» Washington, Dec. 4.—(?)—In what probably will be his valedic- tory to Congress, President Coolidge today emphasized once more his de- sire for an increase in America’s naval strength, urged a farm relief program which would meet approval of the administration, made sugges- tions for legislation covering the most important subjects, and ended by declaring the nation was in an era of prosperity and peace such as never before had been experienced. For farm relief, Mr. lidge -re- iterated his suggestion for the cre- ation of a federal farm board in order that the government might aid in promoting orderly marketing and in handling surpluses clearly due to weather and seasonal conditions. He suggested a revolving fund from ent money, until producers ns had erected stabilizing organizations to finance themselves through regular credit it tutions. Temporary expedience: i “though sometimes ca) Peas! demands of cannot permanently solve the sur- plus problem and might seriqusly aggravate it. Hence putting the government directly into business, subsidies and price fixing, and the alluring promises of political action as a substitute for private itive, should be avoided.” A Following the lines of his Armis- tice Day speech, the president’s mes- sage repeated his desire for passage of the 15 cruiser bill now pending in the Senate. the elimination of the time clause should be passed,”‘he said, to the section which ‘provides that the ships must be laid down within to repeat again for the benefit jof the timid and the st picious,” said the. president, “that this country is neither militaristic nor_imperialistic, “Many people at home and abroad, who constantly make this charge, are the same ones who are even more solicitous to have us extend assjst- ance to foreign countries. When such assistance is granted, the in- evitable result is that we have for- eign interets. For us to refuse the customary support and _ protection of such interests would be in dero- gation of the sovereignty of this nation. Our largest foreign inter- ests are in the British Empire, France, and Italy. Because we are constantly solicitous for those in- terests, I doubt if anyone would sup- pose that those countries feel we harbor toward them any militaristic or imperialistic design. Opposes Federal Control F The president also reiterated his opposition to putting the govern- ment into the power or nit: bus- iness in connection with legislation affecting the Colorado river or Muscle Shoals. Of the river he said a summary of the re- port of a board appointed to study | lo that project showed it preferred the. Black Canyon site. He added that he felt warranted “in recommending a@ measure which will protect the rights of the states, discharge the necessary government functions, and leave the electrical field to private enterprise.” In connection with Muscle Shoals, President Coolidge suggested a divi- sion of the property into “its two component parts of power and ni- trate plants” by which it would be possible to “dispose of the power, reserving the right to any concern that wished to make nitrates to use any power that might be needed for that purpose.” He opposed building another dam at public expense, say- ing future operators should pro‘ for that themselves. The question of disposed of by Mr. form: “The country has duly adopted the ‘ignteenth amendment,” he said. ‘who object to it have the right to advocate its modification or: Colorado | gq, Under Michigan’s laws, a fourth con- viction for felony sentences the fender to life imprisonment. Chi nie Tripp, above, of Flint, has just been sentenced to life after a fourth conviction for bootleggin BISMARCK WILL SET CHRISTMAS TREEINSQUARE Annual Civic Program to Be Given in City Auditorium December 24 Santa Claus will make a special trip to Bismarck to visit the children of this city. This statement was made today by H. P. Goddard, secretary of the As- sociation of Commerce. Work on the program for the Bis- marck Christmas holiday celebration begins in earnest today, the secre- tary said. s_ tree will be ern Pa avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets. It will be decorated with ceplored electric lights. A program will be held at the city auditorium at 3 p.m: Dec. 24 and gifts will be given to children and needy fam- ilies, the secretary said. The Association of Commerce com- mittee, which will be in general charge of the arrangements for the celebration, is made up of H. O. Sax- vik, Mrs. F, L. Conklin, Joe Spies, James Trimble, and T. P. Allen, A committee from the Lions club will have charge of the erecting and decorating the Christmas tree, and the securing and distributing pack- ages of candies to the children at e auditorium. A committee from the Rotary club will have charge of arranging the program of entertainment and music for the auditorium program. This committee will also extend an_i vitation to Santa Claus to visit B: marck the day: before Goines appear on the program, accordin; to Goddard. . A committee of the Kiwanis club, in conjunction with the S: Army and the Burleigh cdunty c the American Red Cross, will have charge of the making up and distributing baskets of food, cloth- ing, and fuel to needy families, God- jard said. The service club committees fol- Lions—Dr. C. D. Dursema, E, B. grit and des Porat ae wanis—H. G, » EB, A. Thorberg, and N. E. Byatrom. Rotary—C. L. Young, Rev. Paul 8. Wright, and W. G. itor GULF SLOWLY DISAPPEARING Lower California Peninsula Widens Bearing Out Jesuit Discoveries Loreto, Lower Califor Observations Coolidge in brief | throug reveat, Meanwhile it ds binding upon | J the national and stat Sey Pago he: said the s for federal a and ‘is Sal contioes tn'asta it can in this Uirection’” and deckgeed that the oft cials in Wi were entitled to the ‘of the states. The control, irrigation Cenyon Dart "project the could he . into which extend its functions, Addresses W: : earner, Mr. oD n Ae ted me) 4 and (i Tita square of the North- | sai ic passenger depot on Main 9 BOYS KILLED [King George’s General ONNORTHCOTT | Condition Has MURDER FARM Reported Confession Says Youth Admits Slaying Five Single-Handed PROMISES WEIRD STORY Hints Another Member of Family Besides Mother In- volved in Crimes Riverside, Dec. 4.—(AP)— Gordon Stewart Northcott’s report- ed confession that nine boys were mistreated and slain on the North- cott “murder farm” near here, and that he himself committed five of the murders, today sent prosecuting authorities on an intensive hunt for corroborating evidence. Taken from jail in Los Angeles yesterday to the scene of the alleged animes on his promise that he “might” lead officers to the spot where evidence of the killings ex- isted, investigators announced Northcott made a signed confession of the murder of Alvin Goth Mexican youth. They said he then related a some- what incoherent story of the mur- der of eight other small boys on or near the farm, in four of which he was the killer. His victims, he said, were Gothea, er Collins, Louis Winslow, a boy named Richard and a youth whese name he did not know. Says Clark Killed The 22-year-old Canadian declared Sanford Clark, his 15-year-old neph- ew, killed Nelson Winslow, twin brother of Louis. He declined to name the other boys he claimed were killed on the chicken farm, and re- fused to say who was responsible. “If you ever get certain members of my family to talk,” Northcott told officers, “you will hear one of the most weird tales you ever listen- ed to. Believe me, officers, that chicken'ranch as a butcher sho) Aopiiressing the officers, Northcott “You fellows: never have seen through the mental torture that fol- lows such deeds as I have committed. It is a relief to tell everything. For the past three weeks I have realized that I must tell or go mad. It wasn’t so bad up there in Canada, but — well, the minute the train entered California I knew it wouldn’t, be long before I told about everything.” Hints at Relatives He hinted that another member of his family other than his mother, Mrs. Sarah Louisa Northcott, who is held in Calgary, was involved in the crimes. Before making the written confession he threatened his father, Cyrus Noxtheott, with “telling everything.’ Northentt told the officers that he had erected an improvised altar at the ranch and that he had forced each of his victims to say his prayers before killing them. He said he cried as he and Young Clark buried Walter Collins. He accused Young Clark of also mistreating the victims. 248 KILLED BY CHILEAN QUAKE 257 Seriously Hurt, 2,000 In- jured, 20,000 Homeless, Ibanez Finds Santiago, Chile, Dec. 4.—(AP)— Persons injured vs the earthquake which centered at Talca and Consti; tucion were being evacuated from the devastated ion today and sent to Santiago. President Ibanez in- formed the authorities at Talca that 500 beds were at the disposition of the injured in the capital and 200 of the casualties were immediately sent towards Santiago. The known death roll today was set at 218 with the seriously injured | ¢¢ it 257. It was stated that slightly mare than 2,000 had been slightly iniwsa and that 20,000 persons. were : and troops were Doctors, nurses on the scene ne aiding the re! and distributing clothing and medi- cine. In some pl , reconstruction Monarch Orders Councillors of State to Hold Privy Councils | Improved and to Transact Business in His Behalf; Anxiety for Heart Weakness Is Disquieting London, Dec. 4.—(#}— Kin, George’s physicians at 3:30 o’cloc! this afternoon issued the following bulleti: “His majesty passed a quiet morn- ing though the temperature is now 100.2 the slight improvement in gen- eral condition noted in the last bul- letin is maintained.” The bulletin was the first to be signed by all five physicians who have thus far attended the king. Bee were Sir Stanley Hewett, Dr. L. E. H. Whitby, Sir E, Farquhar Buzzard, Sir Humphrey Rolleston and Lord Dawson of Penn. The bulletin was issued after the five doctors were in consultation at Buckingham palace. The official medical bulletin is- sued at Buckingham palace this fore- noon indicated that majesty had aq ight. Again, how- » the king’s doctors reiterated the disquieting phrase that anxiety concerning the nee must continue. The bulletin signed by Sir Stanley Hewitt and Lord Dawson of Penn, read: . “The king has passed @ quieter night. Though anxiety concerning his heart must continue, the improve- ment noted last evening is so far satisfactorily maintained.” Everything wculd appear to cen- ter now in the question as to whether the king’s heavily : taxed heart would stand the strain im- posed by a fortnight jlevous ill- ne! It is unders' that the present condition might continue for ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY IS MADE PRIMATE Medieval, Ecclesiastical Cere- mony. Induets.-Charch™ of -; _ England Head © Canterbury, England, Dec. 4.— (AP)—Dr. Gosmo Gordon Lang, 97th Archbishop of Canterbury and pri- mate of the established Church of England, today was enthroned in the marble chair of St. Augustine. The enthronement of the former archbishop of York was carried out with medieval, ecclesiastical cere- mony and pageantry in the cathedral ause of the illness of King George, there was a possibility un- til the very last that the enthrone- ment might be postponed. Canterbury was awakened by a deep-pealing of the city’s bells which heralded the ceremony. From an- cient inns, which once were hostels for Pilgrims, .nd_ through narrow streets, modern Pilgrims assembled at every entrance he famous old building whose gra: lis were slightly shrouded in a mist. the great assembly in the cathe dral included Bishop Charles, H. Brent, of Western New York, repre- iting the American church, and eminently Catholic in scope, as for the first time in the long of Canterbury, representati the Free Churches were invited to join in the prayers for the new head of the English church. Representa- tives of non-conformist bodies in various European countries were al- 80 present, — * Proposal Refused, , Man Sets Dynamite | | Off Killing Three | Pi Manat id, Sask., Dec. 4—(AP)—A jeal lover whose marriage prop- osal turned down, lighted a fuse on stick of dynamite with a cigaret here yesterday and as a re- sult three persons were killed. He was William Laqua, 30 year old well digger of Lake City, Minn., and the other victims were Beatrice Baragar, 26, who refused his offer mi G. Baragar. Laqua called at the and pleaded with Beatrice him. . Putting his arms ind. her, he took the dynamite; his” and it Baragar home ze & and her mother, Mrs./ 14, 0) Last week te, | $12,000,000 in the schools’ smoe time without a material change. ’ London medical experts were of the opinion that undoubtedly the ad- ministration of oxygen to the king was for the purpose of relieving the strain on his heart and that it need ie be regarded as a sensational step. ARCHBISHOP HOPEFUL Canterbury, England, Dec. 4.— (AP)—The Archbishop of Canter- bury, before beginning his sermon at Soenronerient ceremonies today, said: “You will be thankful to know that last night the king had six hours of sleep and though anxiety is not yet removed, we have good cause to be hopeful.” COMMISSION APPOINTED ndon, Dec. 4.—(AP)—Premier Baldwin announced in the house of commons today that a commission has been appointed to transact busi- in behalf of King George. _. The premier stated. that the king in council this morning nominated ueen Mary, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the lord chancellor and the premier to be councillors of state for the summoning and hold- ing of privy councils and the trans- action of other business on behalf of His Majesty. Premier Baldwin added that let- ters patent under the great seal to give effect to the king’s commands will _be issued forthwith, 13 BODIES ARE FOUND IN BAY; PLANE VICTIMS Diver, Recovering Bodies from ~~ Rio.-Harbor,- Dies..2s- Air- lines Foul ne: Rio Janeiro, Dec. 4.—(AP)—The harbor of Rio Janerio today had yielded up the bodies of 13 persons who, flying to greet the Brazilian aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont, plunged to their deaths when their plane went into a tailspin. One of the mechanics on the plane was flung out and died in a hospital af- ter he had been picked up by a launch. A diver who was attempt- ing to recover bodies, died when his airlines fouled while he was un-| der the water. Santos Dumont, who was return- ing to his native land from France where, he spent most of his life, re- quested that all festivities be can- celed because of the accident. When the airplane was raised and all the bodies recovered, it was. found that each had suffered broken bones and many contusions before death by drowning. Five leaders of the Democratic party were killed in the accident, which dealt the party a serious ¢| Another prominent Demograt, Dr. Francisco Souza, seve. up his seat in the plane just before it took off to Senora Abel Dearaujo, wife of a member of the staff of the Jornal do Brazil. She, the only woman in the party, was killed. CHICAGO CAN'T PAY TEACHERS School Board Unable to Muster Funds to Meet $3,500,000 Payroll Chicago, Dec. 4.— (4) — Thirtee thousand Salcago, school ma’rms went without their pay today because school board was unable to mus- ar Finds to meet its $3,500,000 pay- roll, H. Wallace Caldwell, president of the school board, said the schools would remain open, “no matter what happens.” It. will. be two or three before the teachers’ y will be forthcoming. a deficit of said, nearly finances e we $6,000,000 worth of schoel tax wate rants, which banké refused-to accept use of uncertain tax collections. would tide the schools ‘ever tarough le Ae ie BC ‘over through ‘1H. M. Lee of Hi NORTH DAKOTA CATTLE AMONG SHOW WINNERS Hartley Farm Bull Aberdeen- Angus Bull Crowned Grand Champion ALSO JUNIOR CHAMPION Page Stock Breeder Wins First and Second Honors for Bull Calves Chicago, Dec. 4.—(AP)—The blue ribbon for the grand champion Aber- deen-Angus bull exhibited at the In- ternational livestock exposition went to North Dakota today, the Hartley stock farm of Page winning the eae award for Revolution of Page I, a two year old bull. The Hartley farm entry also won the prize for the junior champion Aberdeen-An- gus bull. The reserve grand champion for the Aberdeen-Angus breed was awarded to Ames Plantation Pal, which also won the senior champion award. The Ames plantation of grand junction, Tenn., owned the re- serve champion, The Hartley stock farms of Page, N. D., won first and second for bulls calved between June 1 and Septem- ber 30, 1927; first for bulls calved between October 1 and December 31, 1927; sixth for an association spe- cial; and second for bulls calved be- tween June 1 and December 31, 1926. Champion steers and various breeding classes were to enter the ring today, with the intercollegiate meat judging. contest sharing in- terest, along with breeding: classe: of sheep and swine. Percheron and Belgian horses also were to be judged during the. day. University of Kentucky, which won four firsts and a reserve cham- pion with its various classes of sheep, reserve champion wether of the show. Iowa State college ran away with honors in their fat swine di- vision, taking five firsts as Purdue captured five reserve championships. i. Lee lighgate, Ontario, led all individual exhibitors in sheep prizes. A. M. Mitchell of Hecla, S. D., had the championship carlot of feeder cattle and E. P, Hall of Mechanics- burg, Ill, had the best carload of fat cattle. Edellyn farms of Wilson, Ill., won the grand champion bull award in the breeding cattle division with a two en old shorthorn. Iowa state col- lege had the champion and reserve champion pen of barrows, any breed and also won the grand champion- ship for best barrow of any breed. Sir Laet, two-year-old Percheron stallion owned by Woodside farms | te of Columbus, Ohio, was judged the champion stallion, the champion America-bred stallion, and the junior champion stallion. POTTER, WALLA ARE ARRAIGNED Federal Court Officials Make Arrangements for Session to Open The arraignment of Raymond E. Potter and Eugene Merritt Walla featured the opening day of federal and district courts here this morn- ing. The two men were arraigned in distriet court while the federal court, was occupied in making arrange- ments to prscend with its work. Potter faces a charge of murder in the first degree and Walla faces charges of forgery, grand larceny, and embezzlement. Potter was represented by Louis H. Connolly, Mandan, and Scott Cameron, Bis- marck, while Walla was represented by Crum and Crum, Bismarck. Neither of the two men made their pleas today, teing given until 10 a. m. tomorrow to do so by Judge J. A. Coffey, Jamestown, who is presid- ing. "Fadictments of the grand jury inst the two men were read to court id F. E. McCurdy, state’s attorney, who p! 10 12 more defendants on criminal charges this afternoon, Forty-six jurors were instructed to report to the court at 2 p. m. today. McCurdy says the Potter trial should start tomorrow morning, though the defendants will ve » the wiviens <= postponing the trial one day. He does not expect them w. postpone the trial, however. Tilness of M. » which be able to testify in court this week. es has bom alse Epiarsay ac- ing ing physicians, Sixty, Jorers had drawn to the city | report for federal court, waicu | vened in the federal building at 10 am, ‘ jad the grand champion and | bo: lans to arraign 10 or George Farm Relief in Valedictory Gunwoman? Pretty enough to hold up traffic, Agnes Brown is accused of being daring enough to hold up storekeep- ers, The 18-year-old girl is held in Binghamton, N. Y., under $5000 bail, charged with participation with three boy friends in a brief career of ban- ditry which included several rob- beries. The boys also are held. TAYLOR NAMED PRESIDENT OF BISMARCK A. ¢ Annual Conference of Associa- tion of Commerce Members Set in January Five new directors of the Bis- marck Association of Commerce were installed and officers of the ard of directors were elected for the coming year at a meeting last night. New members of the board are W. S. Ayers, T. P. Allen, John Hoff- man, Henry J, Duemeland, and Fred Peterson. Retiring officers are F. A. Lahr, A.-M. Christianson, C. E. Simpson, S. W. Corwin, and R. P. Logan. Directors who will remain on the board for another year are Fred L. Conklin, J. C. Taylor, R. B. Webb, Dale Simon, and L. H. Richmgnd. J. C. Taylor was elected president of the board. Other officers elected follow: R. B: Webb, vice president; John Hoffman, treasurer; H. P. God- dard, secretary; Wilma Olson, office secretary; C. L. Young, national councilor; and Fred L. Conklin, H. J. Duemeland, and Fred Peterson, members of the executive commit- e. The board will have its regular meetings the first and third Thurs- day of each month at 12:15 p. m. at the Grand Pacific hotel, it was de- cided. The annual conferences of the more than 300 members of the asso- ciation will be held on four days of the second week in ‘anuary, accord- ing to a decision of the executive committee. The members will be divided into four groups, one group meeting each day. Work of the association for the year will be based largely on the suggestions received at the member conferences, according to the execu- tive committee, which operates in emergencies and directs the general Policies of the organization. The executive committee will meet twice each week for an hour each time, according to Goddard, to check up on the work of the organization. Mr. Taylor today will appoint a committee to conduct a drive for funds with which to build chicken coops to aid in the staging of the annual Missouri Slope Poultry asso- ciation’s show here early in Janu- ary. The show will be held in the ow room of the International Har- vester company. STUDENT TAKES LIFE WITH GAS Providence, R. 1., Dec. 4.—(P)— Raymond, 24, of Olivet, Mich., a graduate student at Brown university, committed suicide this morning by inhaling illuminating gas in a rooming house. No reason was advanced. "his body was found by a fellow student. jicians worked, over the body an hour in an effort to revive him. He graduated from a wnlvereliy in Michigan last June and entered Brown for post gradu- ate work this fall. COMIC STRIP AUCTIONED RODUCED WNARY STARTS. FARM EQUALITY BILL IN SENATE Establishes Federal Farm Board With $300,000,000 Assistance Fund LACKS EQUALIZATION FEE Includes Basic Provisions of Relief Supported by Farm Leaders Washington, Dec. 4—(AP)— Farm relief legislation drafted on the Coolidge design and apparently with administration approval was started on its way today in the sen- ate with the introduction of a sur lus control measure by Senator icNary, Republican, of Oregon. It establishes a federal farm board with a fund of $300,000,000 to assist proposed stabilization corporations in the orderly marketing of crops through the withholding of surpluses from the market. Senator McNary, the chairman of the senate agriculture committee and co-author of the twice vetoed Mc- Nary-Haugen bill, left out of the measure the controversial equaliza: tion fee provision which drew so much fire from the administration. Is All-Encompassing “The bill,” he explained in a state- ment, “includes the principal fea- tures of the McNary-Haugen bill without the equalization fee. But the new measure is more than the old bill with the controversial fee section stricken out. It includes not only those basic provisions of farm relief that have won the support of farm leaders in general, but also the recommendation of Secretary Jar- dine and other administration lead- ers, together with the surplus con- trol legislation promised in the Re- publican platform.” The farm board would be com- posed of the secretary of agriculture and six members, three Republicans and three Democrats, to be appoint- ed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate. The board is empowered to or- ganize advisory councils for any commodity, selecting the seven mem- bers of the council from persons nominated by the cooperative mar- keting associations and producers handling the commodity. It will be the duty of the council to advise with the board on crop situations and to advise producers through their organizations of suitable programs of planting or breeding. Coops. Control Corporation After the organization of an ad- visory council for a commodity the federal board would be empowered to certify a stabilization corporation for that commodity, to be organized under the law of any state. All vot- ing stock or membership interests in the corporation must be held by co- operative marketing associations or producers handling the commodity involved. These corporations would have au- thority to act as a marketing agent for its members and to purchase, sell or market any quantity of the agricultural commodity or its pro- ducts either from members or in the open market at prevailing pices. Under the plan, crop surpluses would be handled by the corporations through loans from the federal board but no loss would be paid from the treasury of the United States. Whenever the board determines that a surplus is liable in any crop, it may make loans to the corporations up to $225,000,000 for the buying and storing of the surplus. “The plan as a whole,” Senator McNary said, “would be adminis- tered by a federal farm board con- sisting of the secretary of agricul- ture and six members who would be in sympathy with agriculture and selected for their demonstrated ca- pacity and fitness for the job.” Dickey Forger Loses Appeal to High Court John R. Schook, convicted by the Dickey county district court of forg- ery in the third degree, has lost appeal to the supreme court. hook appealed on_. technical rounds contending, thee the law re- garding preliminary hearings on a criminal charge had not been com- plied with. The court held that he had waived the rights which he com- plained had been denied him. (By the Associated Press) MONDAY.