The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1928, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1878 (=a |] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [« The Weather fair tonight and Thursday. iz Beart Thursday. Mostly BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1928 POTTER TRIAL OPENS WITH SEL CoolidgeV oices Plea for Economyin Submitting His Budget Last Custer Massacre Survivor Dies at Home} [INDIAN SCHOOL PROSPECTS OF LOWERING TAX SEEM REMOTE President Declares Financial Outlook for 1929 ‘Is Not Bright’ DEFENSE OUTLAY LARGE Care of War Veterans, Flood Control Nearly Rank With z Defense Washington, Dec. 5.—()—Voicing again his plea for governmental economy, President Coolidgé sub: mitted to Congress today a bi for the fischl year 1930 callin expenditures of $3,780,719,647, leav- ing the treasury with an estimated $60,576,182 surplus which he de- clared offered no immediate pros- pect of further tax reduction. The estimated surplus, which would be available June 30, 1930, is based upon expected revenue total- ing $3,841,295,829, Describing the surplus as small, the President said it was nevertheless “satisfactory, as it points to a balanced budget.” Mr. Coolidge ed Congress that “it is clear that we cannot assume any great additional expenditure without jeopardizing this favorable outlook.” “We are committed irrevocably to a balanced budget,” he said, “and that carries the assurance that the only revision of our tax laws which will be considered is a revision down- ward. We have no immediate pros- pect of any further reduction in tax rates; but we have no thought of ee in any ao nova whic! lave gone to the people the four reductions already made in taxes.” ___ Outlook Not Bright Giving an account also of the Progress of fiscal affairs for the current year, the President said the outlook ‘for 1929 “is not 20 bright.” Referring to it estimates that predicted a sui of .$252,540,282 at the close of thi year next June 30, Mr. observed that mn materially changed.” He recalled that the “best estimate” at the beginning of the year envisaged a $94,000,000 deficit and now with the year nearing the Hae ay aa is on ee gratifying” that a surplus 536,- 990,192 is in prospect. "The President did not detail the factors which had revised the outlook. The total seprereiabions recom- mended by the sident to pay for government operation during the year beginning next July 1 exceed those in last year’s budget by $223,- 762,616. The largest outlay is for national defense—$648,511,300. For the army and mary excluding non- military items, total is com- pared with $645,000,000 carried in this year's budget and an estimated expenditure for the current year of $672,844,288, The estimated ex- penditures for national defense next ar, the President said, would total $668,277,712 for 1980. The increase is held chiefly due to the fact that surplus sibelies left over from the war have been used and it is neces-. sary to increase the cash provision to replace the reserves. The next largest item in the budget is for the care of war vet- erans, expenses under this subdi- vision being estimated to total $597,- 375,000 for next year, an increase of $26,871,520 over the estimated cost yof this year. Flood Control Expensive Flood control cost is fixed at $31,- 000,000 for 1930 and the executive said that if it should develop that More money was needed a darther estimate would be presented to Con- gress. In his message President Coolidgs m nch debt, celina stientlon to ne Frei observing that on August 1, 1929, bonds of the French government amounting to $40,000,000 will mature. These bonds were issued in payment for supplies this government in France at the close of the war. F:ance also purchased supplies from the Army amountin; which becomes due in 1980. The budget calls for an out the Navy next year of $13,905,939 less than the cost of its estimated ihe? this year. In askin; 9,125,482 for the department, the President said that it would have available an additional $2,000,000 from the naval supply account. The Army is allotted for deficiency for 1928, leaving an actual increase for 1980 of $12,000,000, This is due, the executive said, to a ie advance of officers to higher an increase Fa the officer ition for rr eh ‘The estimated cost of the bureau for $13,004,140. * 7,841,125, | | Heiress and Count | BURTNESS SAYS BOOST OF FLAX TARIFF NEEDED North Dakota Farmer Will Benefit by 40-80 Cents Bushel Increase SPOKESMAN FOR G. N. D. A. Asserts Argentine Flax Raisers Have Acreage Advantage Over U.S. Washington, Dec. 5.—(AP)—Rep- resentative Burtness of North Da- kota today told the tariff commis- sion that witnesses from flax grow- ing sections of the United States would show that the federal tariff on flaxseed could be raised from 40 to 80 cents a bushel with benefit ‘to the American’ farmer. 4 He was acting as spokesman for the Greater North Dakota associa- tion. He indicated that an increase in the present 40 cent tariff was de- sirable from the domestic grower’s standpoint in order to permit them to compete with Argentine farmers. Dr. John L. Coulter, president of the North Dakota Agricultural col- lege and chairman of the North Da- kota committee, testified that the J average peice paid for flaxseed, the base of the world’s paint supply and also the base of iinaleum, was $2.08 a bushel and that the American a average production was 6.4 hels an acré. He pointed out that the chief flax seed producing areas in the United States are North a South Dakota and Minne- ‘sol A preliminary report made _b: the tariff commission upon whic! Dr. Coulter asserted that in Argen- tina the cost of production was about 36 - ‘ushe) and that the Ta ime farmer averaged near! bushels an acre. if Witnesses w>re prepared to testi- fy the freightage on a bushel from Argentina to New York added 10c to the cost of each bushel while the addition of a 40c tariff would give the Argentine farmer a gross cost of $1.86, MADDOCK SEES WORLD PEACE Declares United States and Canada Are Team at Win- nipeg Banquet A colorful scene from the wedding of Miss Estelle Romaine Manville and Count Folke Bernadotte at Pleasantville, N. Y., is above. Miss Manville is heiress to the Manville asbestos fortuné, @id.the count is a son of the brother of the king of Sweden. ceremony was per- formed at the Episcopal Church of St. John. Nortb Dakota Automobile 1929 License Plates Ready ATKINSON WILL OPEN CAMPAIGN IN CIVIGLEAGUE Greater Cooperation of North Dakota Urban Centers Body’s Object 185,000 Registrations Are Ex- pected, Collecting $2,000,- 000 in Fees For the first time in the history of the motor vehicle registration de- dartment new license plates will be available to North Dakota automo- bile owners before. the start of the new year, Fred, B. Ingstad, registrar, said here today. : The istration department is busy ‘mailin out application blanks to automobile dealers, banks, county auditors, sheriffs an1 others who an- nually assist the public in obtaining motor car licenses. i Previous to this year, Ingstad said, the department has never been able to get out these supplies until the very last days of t' + old year. With- in a few days applications can be made, to the department and the li- cense tags will be sent out during December enabling car owners to have new license plates, at the start of the new. year, th> registrar said. The 1929 license tag for passenger cars has an aluminum background with black numerals. License tags ed trucks have a black en Lard with orange numerals. sl of one carload ‘of tags has alread, been received and another carload A direct mail campaign will be launched in a few days in an effort to make membership in the North Dakota League of Municipalities 100 per cent. * This statement was made in Bis- marck today by Myron H. Atkinson, whose appointment as executive secretary of the organization was announced yesterday. Atkinson will have charge of the campaign. The organization at present has a membership of 21 cities, 12 of which ‘were represented at a recent meet- ing at Fargo in which future plans of ane organization. warps discussed. ies represented a meeting follow: Bismarck, Casselton, Devils ioslnee, Man., Dec. 5.—(AP)— With national problems becoming internetional ones, the world will never in witness a war such as the world war, declared Gov. Walter Maddock of North Dakota, in an ad- dress before the Northwest Interna- tional Highway association here last night, at a penaatt tendered by the government of ‘itoba. meek of internationalism, Gov. Mi k declared “we are two great nations living as a single one. The expected soon. - Fi G United States welcomes you. Can- Auman comer, ave, ntl Forks, Jametiowy Linton, Mandan Boundary, "There “is International fare! apply for licenses. | Mii A re international- ter that-dany. ie addition fo the reguc| Aine New Beckford, ‘end Valley boundary. There is. International: lar fee a penalty of ten cents a day Other members of the body are|are a team, pulling together and ac- will | be cl until the end of|sHilisboro, Rugby, Oakes, Harvey,|complishing much toward inter- March and two ‘dollars for every | Mohall, Bowbells, Northwood, Leeds, |nationalism.” month or. fraction of a month there- after for a period not to exceed five mablag the maximum pen- Wahpeton, and Cooperstown. | Dahl Is President J. A. Dahl, Fargo, was elected president of the organization at the meeting. Allan V. Haig, iter pur-|Devils Lake, was named vice pres- Qiident, and A. D. Turner, Grand rate Forks, ores rane Mandan, and | Vv. . Corbett, Minot, were nai 8- pates about 185,000/tees for three, two, and one year W. R. Clubb, acting premier of Manitoba, paid tribute to the con- structive Meeuae Policies of “our neighbors to the south” and declared Manitoba could gain by the experi- ences of the States south of the boundary. The banquet closed the two day convention of the association. At the closing session yesterday, J. R. McKenzie, Regina, chief engi- ig elingaontaplcaion, Ings license applications during 1929 and|terms, respectively. of the Saska' high: exes to collect about $2,000,000! ‘The ative committee is made department, was ‘lected. etic baed J. ._A. SI Fi 3; M. H. The first eleven months of 1928 rere Bimareks F. ch ncalanet ex the entire year of 1927 in| Jamestown; J. H. Hulteng, Grand the number of licenses issued and Forks; A. J. H. Bratsberg, Minot; ber 1,/and Charles Cooley, Mandan. the conference and will head the Northwest International Highway association. J. M. Brown, chief engineer of the South Dakota highway commission, Faulty Shoeing of Horse Saved His Life at Little Big Horn Battle | Braved Death from Indian Rifle Bullets to Bring Water to Comrades The last authentic survivor of the Custer massacre, a man whose life was probably saved in that disaster by the faulty shoeing of his horse, is dead. Announcement of the death at Hot Springs, So. Dak. of Peter Thompson, 72, veteran U. S. army cet fighter, reached Bismarck to- lay. Thompson became a member of Company C, Seventh Cavalry, under the command of Captain Tom Cus- ter at Fort Abraham Lincoln, a short Mee from Bismarck, in October, Lieut. Col. Custer headed an ex- Pedition to the Little Big Horn to fight the Sioux Indians early in May, 1876. In the morning of June 26, Custer divided his expedition ino three groups, headed by Captain Benteen, Major Reno, and himself. Thompson was a member of the Cus- ter division. The three divisions were ordered to take different courses into the Indian territory. Shoeing Was Faulty Before reaching the field where the massacre finally occurred, Thompson’s horse became exhausted, due to faulty shoeing on one hoof. While Thompson was repairing the shoeing, the Indians separated him from his division. He took refuge, with a companion by the name of Watson who has been dead for many years, in a clump of bushes, From this point he witnessed a great part of the massacre, of which a horse was the only living survivor. Under cover of darkness, Thomp- son and his companion joined Major Reno’s division, which had crossed to the east side of the river and situated itself on a high hill. Reno’s division had gone without. water for 24 hours, and the wounded men were suffering greatly in the intense heat. Thompson then vol+ g0.to-the-river-with two bring back water. Cited for Bravery He located a narrow gully, about eight feet deep, which protected him from the Indians to a point about 40 feet from the river. On his first trip, the Indians, anticipating the need of water, were watching the mouth of the gully for white men, and he was shot with a rifle ball in ene hand and he returned from the river. He made his escape, however, and later made two more trips for water. The veteran was awarded a medal of honor Oct. 5, 1878, for his brav- ery in the trips for water. He retired in the early '80s and managed a ranch near Elzada, in the southeastern part of Montana, until the time of his death. Although entitled to a government pension, Thompson ai ii it that he “needed no at the United States treasury.” Born in Scotland Peter Thompson was born in Fifishire, Scotland, Dec. 28, 1856. He came to the United States in 1865 settling at Banksville, which is now a part of Pittsburgh, Pa. After living there a few years, he moved with his family to Indiana county, Pennsylvania. He joined the United States arm; iu 1875, when he was 19 years old, and was stationed at Jefferson ks, Mo., until he was moved to Fort Abi im Lincoln a few months later. Thompson wrote an account of the Custer massacre entitled “Experi- ences of a Private Soldier in the Cus- ter Massacre.” The original manu- script is now in possession of L. W. Crawford, state historian. The account was printed a few years ago in a “garbled” form, ac- cordi to Mr. Crawford. It was rin in a book entitled “Black ills Trails,” published at Rapid City, S. Dak. Crawford says that Thompson’s accounts of carly Indian fighting have always been accepted by au- thorities as reliable. WORTH LUMRY KIWANIS HEAD -unteered to buckets and toe, total of 114080 licenses ere 3 ) o! we objects of the organizati issued with fees totaling $1,769804.| ag trier ty the teint, wal. For the same period in 1927, 160,710 low: enses were issued ai fees ind de: the a amounted to $1,591,711.15.' For the; ae, baraetnan 8 for igedond Next year’s conference city, and licenses villages of the|the date of the meeting, will be an- state’ of North Dakota in the prac- ‘later ‘@ special commit- tical study of municipal affairs. tee to which matter was re- Promotes Mynicipal Service ferred. St. Paul was among those “To tion ‘was elected vice president and H. P. Keith, Edmonton, chief engineer of the Alberta highway department, entire year of 1927, 160, were issued and $1,595,442.35 was collected in fees. Ragisizatoes for the first eleven in 1928 show 152,175 if pwr cats, 21,682 trucks snd me "fo promte te on of ities invitations. be or ire In @ ry for sare, 15871 trantelpal service by holding at lease| Five Men Raid Town; Motorcycles were reg,| one convention the, oa , according to department|cussion of A FF area me oats ers methods of city sdminstre-| oF al af, EI 5 z aF ile. E i a | i if Le Ags a! E Eee $300 Loot Obtained| J. P. Wagner Reelected Treas- urer; George Shafer Re- tiring President R. W. Lumry was elected presi- dent of the Bismarck Kiwanis club for the ensuing year at the annual election oon the organization at the Grand Ye Nearly 50 members attended the meeting. Mr. Lumry served as vice presi- emt of the arpareayen. during the it year. J. P. Wagner was re- elected jurer. Other officers elected follow: Ot- to Bowman, vice preside: J. Burke, district t.ustee; T. P. Al len, W._E. Cole, E. B. FM. Davis, F. L. Moule, Paul and Gus E. Retiring W. Corwin, N. . Brink, here,|O. Ramstad, Father John Slag, and cE Stackhouse, Rl eM, saad acific hotel yester-| work NORTH DAKOTA ASKS $258,375 Bismarck Institution Through Coolidge Wants $47,375 for Wards TOTTEN URGES Biggest Budget Request De- sired by Wahpeton With $111,000 Listed $95,000 Washington, Dec. 5.—(AP)—In caring for its Indian wards, the United States will spend $36,310,815 in the fiscal year of 1930, if the rec- ommendations of the budget submit- ted to congress today by President Coolidge are followed. The amount of the estimated cost of operating the Indian Bureau next year is $166,- 000 more than that appropriated by congress for the present year. Included in the list of expendi- tures, the government makes pro- vision for caring for the irrigation systems in the various reservations, the education of the Indians in the Indian schools and for fulfilling the treaties with them. The Indian school at Pipestone, Minn., is allot- ted $398,000; school at Cherokee, N. C., $117,000; at Bismarck, $47,375; at Fort Totten, $95,000; at Wahpeton, N. D., $111,- 000; Flandreau, S. D., $154,000; Pierre, S. D., $125,000; Rapid City, S._ D., $94,600; Hayward, Wis., $55,600; Tomah, Wis., $103.500. For Indian schools for the five civilized tribes, $175,000; education in Sioux nation $310,000; relieving distress and prevention of diseases among Indians which includes sup- port of hospitals, $2,280,000. Under the heading, “Support of Indians and Administration of In- dian Property,” $900,000 is asked. Support of the Sioux in Nebrask: North and South Dakota $390,000. Construction, maintenance and r pair of roads in the Indian reserv: tions is expected to cost $250,000. : The total Indian service appropria- tions are. $15,960,815, while it is es- timated that it will take $17,000,000 to pay moneys belonging to various tribes under treaty land laws. From tribal funds $2,500,000 will be sent and other miscellaneous expenditures will total $850,000. Willmar Coldest as Winter Closes Down St. Paul, Dec. 5.—(AP)-—Winter took a firmer grip on the northwest today, with sub-zero weather pre- vailing throughout Minnesota and adjoining states. It was 15 degrees below zero at Willmar, the coldest spot to report in Minnesota. In North Dakota the mercury hov- ered around the zero mark, with Fargo reporting zero. CONRAD STATES PRINTING STAND Fact He Has Been Four Times Unsuccessful Bidder Cause of Action (By The Associated Press) Statement of his position,on the investigation into the bills paid by the state printing commission was made yesterday by E. J. Conrad, proprietor of a Bismarck printing establishment. In his letter to the printing com- mission asking that his records be checkel by an impartial printer to clear the atmosphere, State Printer James Curran charged Conrad with ciculating insinuations that _ bills had been padded to the benefit of another firm holding a state printing contract. Conrad’s position, as stated in an editorial printed yesterday in his weekly newspaper, follows: “s “It is the contention of the Capi- tal that the Bismarck Tribune has followed a certain policy of over- charging on state work, not by charging a higher rate than that bid but by assuming that certain type used in composition is smaller than it really is, by overlooking what one form of presswork consti- tutes, by charging for binding which was included in the bid—thereby doubling the cost to the state—and by utterly disregarding the contract price for handling miscellaneous pa- per and envelope items and placing an arbitrary price thereon to 81 the bidder's ee ire—and profit.’ Conrad state printing situati the fact that he four times with little success. His contention is that the successful bidder presented bids low enough to get the contracts and then padded the bills so as to make a profit de- spite the low bids. ‘SKIRTS TERRIBLY LONG’ Dec. 5.—(P)—Mi LAKOTA HAS BLAZE quarters of Wagness Auto Co. Lakota, N.D., Dec. 5.—(AP)— Fire caused loss of $40,000 to head- PRICE FIVE CENTS | ECTION OF JURY DEFENDANT IS CHARGED WITH WEBB MURDER Questioning of Jurors Indicate: ‘Accident’? Will Be Defense In Denver’s Fatal Love Triangle Policy SOO LINE AGENT EXCUSED Uncertain When Jury Will Be Complete, as Challenges Are Used Freely Only one juror had been excused for cause but five had been removed from the panel by peremptory chal- lenges when the trial of Raymond Potter, charged with the first-degree murder of Oliver Webb, was recessed, at noon today. Potter sat with tightly compressed lips as the slow process of selecting a jury went forward. His face was pale and occasionally he swallowed. Otherwise he showed no emotion as lawyers questioned prospective jure ors regarding their qualifications. Bearing out the previously an- nounced policy of contending that the shooting of Webb by a man who had long been his friend was an ac- cident, attorneys for the defense questioned the jurors closely as ta their attitude if some evidence indi- cated that the shooting was an acci- dent and other evidence tended to show that the shooting of Webb was deliberate. The defense also insist- ed on knowing from each juror if he would stand by his settled conviction regardless of the attitude of other jurors after the case was given to the jury. Once the defense asked if a juror had any personal objection to the use of intoxicating liquor. In a statement to a Bismarck newspaper> man shortly after Webb’s death Pot ter said that the group which had intended to go on a hunting party had been drinking. This statement was partially corroborated at the coroner's inquest by a Bismarck po- liceman who said he thought: Potter had been drinking when he talked with the defendant shortly after the shooting. The juror excused for cause was L. K. Thompson, agent for the Soo line railroad, He said he did not think he should sit in the case but { said he found it hard to explain why, although he had an idea that it would not be right to do so. Judge J. A. Coffey of Jamestown, who is presiding, sustained the defense challenge for cause, although the Prosecution questioned Thompson closely in an effort to show that he should not be disqualified. Since the defense and the prose- cution have 20 peremptory challen- ges each in a first-degree murder case, it was regarded as uncertain when the work of the selecting the jury would be completed. Indica- tions were, however, that the taking of testimony probably will not start until tomorrow. Although the case has attracted considerable interest here and the courtroom is expected to be crowded when the taking of testimony begins, only a few spectators were on hand. this morning. Most of those present had been ordered to be on hand for possible jury duty. Except for his attorneys, Scott Cameron of Bismarck and L. H. Connolly of Mandan, Potter sat alone today. His wife is ill and none of his other relatives were in evidence. No relatives of the dead man were to be seen in the court room. Several of the prospective jurors admitted knowing both Webb and Potter and one said he had lived next door to Webb. for several months. All of these still were in the jury box when recess was taken. The ‘first. twelve jurors drawn were Philip Schuh, Regan; Alfred Arneson, Arena; Lloyd Gosney, Braddock; C. R. Crawford, Moffit; L. K. Thompson, Fred Ode, Price Owens, Theodore Quanrud, J. W. Ri- ley, Steve Morris and W. B. Couch of Bismarck. Of these Thompson was excused for cause and Couch, Ode and Mor- ris were dismissed by peremptory challenges by the state. Riley was challenged by the defense. Their places were taken by Paul Eddie, George Hedrix and B. K, Skeels of Bismarck, M. I. Sawyer, Driscoll; J. J. Brase, Arena and A. L. Marvel, Brittin. Eddie later was excused on a peremptory challenge by the defense. 2 Patrolman Robert K. Evans of Den- ver, recovering from a gunshot wound, was just about to leave Den- ver General Hospital when he wi killed by his former sweetheart, Mary Farice King, nurse, according to Denver authorities. The slaying was said to have resulted from Miss King’s eleven years of hopeless love for Evans. Miss King is shown at the top, Evans center and Evans’ widow below. SEEKS $15,000 DAMAGES FROM SHOW ON FIGHT Medina Merchant Testifies At- taches Beat Him Into Stay in Hospital A suit for $15,000 damages, grow- ing out of an assault alleged to have been made on Albert Klett, a Medina merchant, by attaches of Zellmar Brothers circus at that town, June 13, last, was put on in federal court this morning. Klett’s action is di- rected against George Engesser, who is said to be the owner of the show. The morning session of court was devoted to drawing a jury. Judge Miller stated to the jury the nature of the suit and P. W. Lanier, of Jamestown, of counsel for the plain- tiff, then told the twelve men with whom decision rests, what the claims of his client were and what it would be tried to prove in the testimony. Klett himself got on the stand in the morning session and still was telling his story when court recessed until 2 o’clock this afternoon. Result of Argument According to the statements made to the jury and in Klett’s testimony, the assault which the plaintiff al- leges was the result of an argument over two complimentary tickets. Klett says he was beaten unconscious and was in the hospital at James- town several weeks. He asserts he suffered paralysis of the right eye, arm and leg at the time and that his sight has been impaired ever since, while he has become subject to headaches that recur about four or five times a week and greatly re- duce his capacity for work. He dropped in weight from 163 pounds to 145 in the hospital, he testified, (By The Associated Press) TUESDAY Chairman McNary of the sen- ate agriculture committee, in- troduced new farm bill. President submitted Kellogg- Briand treaty to senate. d since then has ip to 160. House uaval com Santa een He ‘sald his sight has| self on record as 5-5-3 gone foggy, but the paralysis at the naval ration between United time of his stay in the hospital has Beates, Seas Brtesin saa Japan Parrett tela’ che jury the tickets over| in Wash'ngton naval arms cose which the trouble started had been| ference. gene ihe pilege of di = naval affairs < reed isplay- an advertising matter in their store.| Premier Baldwin's reply on pro- fc tan baer ty fa] “aaa come, back with, the Coan egron Senate takes ap Boulder dam refused to honor them as admission. So, he testified, Senate foreign relations com- he went down to the circus lot and wi r or good. He was told they were, and he| sion holds hearings on railread added that he made a bit of comment * in x wee he used the expletive Legh pare pe hed i iavben he turned to leave, he testi-| river and tribataries. ee, was interrupted by several Full appropriations office : (Continued ep pase nine) Immigration committes mests.