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The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
CANADA RAPED
BY GOVERNOR
North Carolina Executive Grows
Wrathy Over Case

Raleigh, N. G., Feb. Ex-Governor
Morrison Of North Carolina in Wig
orous message sent to the acting Sec
tetary of State Fletcher declared the
state of North Carolina would not
under any circumstances produce
Witnesses to testify before Judge Sny'
der at Hamilton, Ontario, in the mat !
ter of extraditing a negro to- North
Carolina to face 9 murder charge.
The North Carolina governor said
that if Canada would not honor the
ex:radition in the regular way and if
the state department, could not con-
vince the Canadian authorities that
they should, then hope you will not
hereafter request North Carolina or
any other lf-respecting state of the
union to in any way honor a request
from Canada"
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
RUGBY ADOPTS
DANCE ORDINANCE

Rugby, N. D., Feb. 24.-Rugby has
just passed dance ordinance pro-
viding that all public dance halls
must be kept clean and sanitary, pro-
hibiting smoking on the dance floor
or in Railways or areas leading to the
dance floor. prohibiting any persons
under 1S from attending public
dances unless accompanied by par
ent or guardian, prohibiting loafng
or lettering in dance halls or opening
areas, requiring all public dances to
close at 1890 A. M. of the morning
following the evening of dances, pro-
hibiting Sunday dances, and en!DoW-
erng any police officer to vacate
dance halls in case Of any violations
lof the ordinance. Violations are made
punishable by fines Of from So to $50,
or Imprisonment of not more than 80
days. The provisions of the dance
ordinance are made to apply in every
detail to skating Kinks.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
STORM DEATHS
IN NORTHWEST
FIXED AT FIVE

St. Paul, Feb. 24.-The north
west was recovering somewhat
today from the effects of the Sc.
we're storms of Tuesday night and
Wednesday which left toll of II
known deaths and several hun
dred thousand dollars damage to
property.
The casualty list includes:
Five persons killed in train
collision near DelanO.
-Four men were frozen to death
in the Twin Cities.
A woman was frozen near
Langford, S. D.
A woman was electrocuted near
Rochester, Minn.
A boy was frozen at Dilworth,
MINI.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
BELIEVE MURDER
STORY A HOAX
Officials Show Disbelief in Story
Told in Detroit

Los Angeles, Feb. "a Growing dis
belief in the story Of the murder of
William Desmond Taylor, film direc-
tor, here February l, related in De-
troit within the last three, days 3hy
Harry VI. Fields, in custody there.
was expressed today by Los Angeles
officials.
They pointed out two changes
Fields + made in his original story.
One was the reduction Of $1,000 bill
to a $l00 bill in connection With his
statement that he was paid 5000 for
having driven a Chinese, a white wo-
man and a~white man to the Taylor
home
The other was his changing the To-
cation where he said the pistol with
which Taylor was shot would be be-
found.
The officers said they found it at
neither place he named.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
|4-P0WER PACT
RESERVATION
IN COMMITTEE
New Reservation Laid Before
Committee Said to Have
o. X. Of Harding
SOME OPPOSITION TO 1T
Senators Johnson and Borah
Expected to Stand Out
4 Against Treaty
SOME OPPOSITION TO IT

Washington, Feb. 24.-A modified
blanket reservation to the four-powe1
Pacific treaty, said to be satisfactory
both to President Harding and to a
majority Of the members Of the senate
foreign relations committee, was de-
bated by the committee today and an
agreement reached to vote on the
treaty itself and all proposed reserva-
tions at tomorrow's session.
The new reservation was laid be-
fore the committee by Senator Bran
degeez Republican, Connecticut, at
ter conference with President Hard
ing The Connecticut senator was
said not to have represented it as
embodying the presidents views but
the understanding of committee was
that it would be acceptable to the ex-
ecutive The text of the reservation
follows: ,s
"The United States understands
that under. the statements in the pre-
amble or under the terms of this
treaty there is no commitment to
armed force, no alliance, no obliga-
ton tlo join in any defense"
Although apparently acceptable to
most Of the Republican and Demo
cratic reservationists on the commit
tee the reservation according to- to-
days discussion, will not receive
unanimous committee approval. SEN
ator Johnson, California, was said to
have shown opposition during the
meeting and it was expected that
Senator Borah, Idaho, who was alb
sent, would take a similar position.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SEE BUILDING
~ BOOM IN LAKE

Devils Lake, N. D., Feb. PA
building boom here in the spring is
indicated by survey of projected
improvement operations. They in
clude:
The Farmers Cooperative creamery,
to cost about $4,000; the Farmers
Mill and Elevator is to be remodeled
at cost of about $4,000; the Sons
of Norway will build a temple with a
modern theater on the first floor, the
total cost to be from $4,000 to $75,-
OOO two modern garages. to cost
about $4,000; the Colonial hotel will
be completed at cost Of several thou
sand dollars; scores of new residences
are projected, and two lumber COM
panies may enlarge their plants.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
HANKINSON TO
OCCUPY SCHOOL

Hankinson, N. D., Feb. 24-Hankin-
sons new $150,000 high school Duilu'
ing is expected to- be ready Tor occu-
pancy about March Is, possibly s,oon.
.er It will house about 1lS hlsh
school students and probably mem
hers of the seventh and eighth grades.
An old building, which has peen
greatly overcrowded, W house
grades up to and probably including
the sixth grade. The new building IS
modern Throughout and houses a
roomy gymnasium, domestic science
a n 4 assembly room with stage
Glasses will be called by the electric
bell system. The total enrolment Is
525. Many from the country are at
tending high school.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
MOTOR VEHICLE
TAXES BRING
IN $3,OO0,0O0

St. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 24-Approxi.
mately S? 100000 has been turned
over to Henry Rines, states treasurer,
by Mike Holm, secretary of state,
from collections of motor vehicle
taxes and in aid from the Federal gov
ernment for highway construction in
Minnesota to date in 1922.
"About two-thirds of the automo-
bile registrations have been complet-
ed Mr. Holm said. Progress is be-
ing made on the remainder, but ap-
plications will have to pour in at a
more rapid rate from now until March
l, if persons are to avoid the penalty
Of rs cents day that will attach az
ter March /
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
ASK TOW NSHlP
STATUS CHANGED
Citizens of ,Naughton Want to
Elect Officers

A petition is to be filed with the
board of county commissioners by
citizens Of Naughton township, north
east of the city, asking that 1t be
madea civil instead of a congressional
township, .-a
In "a civil township the people of
the township may elect township Of
ficers and make their own township
tax levies, while the county commits
sioners make, the levy for the congress
sional township
1t is proposed, if the commissioners
make the change, to hold the first
township election on March 21 at the
same time the other civil township
elections are held in the county.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24

Train No. 10 had two engines pull
ing it. Two heavy steel mail and
baggage cars followed and this fact,
trainmen said, undoubtedly kept the
death list down. All the serious casu-
alties were suffered by trainmen, the
passengers being shaken up and some
slightly bruised.
The three engines and mail car
plunged down a 10-foot embankment
and early today four Of the dead were
still buried beneath the wreckage.
The dead were:
r. A. Mcdonald, St Paul, engineer,
flyer. 81
Hollis Mcdonald, Willmar, Mimi.
engineer,% snowplow.
Hugh johnson, St. Paul, engineer,
flyer. =
McCloud, fireman, flyer,
G. Pelton, Minneapolis, fireman,
flyer.
Pelton was rescued from the wreck
age but he was so badly scalded he
died six hours later.
Relief trains were sent from Mime
apolis and Willmar.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SICKNESS HELD
NOT SERIOUS
Time For People To Take Care
of Themselves, Physi-
clans Say

There probably will be no very seri-
GUS results from the present wave OF
mild influenza or grippe in the city II
people take care of themselves, ac-
ccrding to physicians. Most cases, It
is said, result in the victim being
very sick for about three days and
then recovering rapidly.
No cases of pneumonia have been
officially reported, DR.. G. r. Stack
house, city health officer. said. Many
cases have been reported by relatives
iof pneumonia which have proved not
to be so serious, it is said.
There is not an unusual amount OF
contagious disease in the city at this
time, it is added.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
BUSINESS SUSPENDED IN VIRGINIA
CITY ASROMAS VICTIMS ARE BURIED
investigation Army Board Into Cause Of Disaster to Drgible
Proceeds With Definite Conclusions Expected To
Go To War Department Soon

Langley Field will fly over the
grounds to Casino park to drop flow
ers on the row Of flag -draped caskets.
Meanwhile the army board pressed
it's investigation into the cause of the
disaster today, hearing more wit
nesses behind closed doors and was
expected to be ready to report it's con-
clusions to the war department within
few days.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
ASK
CONVENTION BE
HELD IN CITY
Declare For State Meeting In
Bismarck Instead of In
Fargo as Planned
PROTESTS ARE BEING MADE

- A strong demand among Nonparti-
sans in the western part Of the state
for the holding of the Forthcoming
state convention of the league in Bis
marck instead of Fargo is being
voiced by many leaguers.
The exact time OF the state con-
iventiOn has not been determined. It
is said by some of those advocating
the holding OF the convention in Bis
marck that leaguer., of 80 counties
have demanded it be held here
The Farmer-Labor Record, of Bis
marck, says this week regarding the
matter:
"The personal representative of A.
"A. Liederbach, P. L. Aarhus, has
caused it to become known that the
demand on the rart OF western coun-
ties for a state convention to be held
at Bismarck is not to be granted. In
an interview with Mr.. Il. H. Walker,
minority member OF the executive
committee, Aarhus is quoted as saying
that the agitation for a Bismarck con-
vention was simply an effort On the
part Of western counties to con.rol
the convention. Aarhus was given
the right to represent the majority
members of the executive committee
during the, absence Of Lfederbach, and
doesn't intend taking any chances on
the control of the coming convention
slipping through his fingers, which
would probably happen, were the
meeting place of the convention
changed from Fargo to Bismarck.
Neither Aarhus nor Kaldor will admit
designs upon the organization they
presume to represent, but their inten-
tfons cannot very we'll be misunder-
stood in view of the fact that Aarhus
has seized the Courier-News, with the
approval of Kaldor, and is publishing
exactly what he pleases and only
what he pleases. Numerous cases
have been reported where letters and
protests sent to the Courier-News dur
ing the last 60 days have been prompt
" consigned to the wastebasket.
Everything appearing in the paper is
apparently censored, and only that
which is creditable to the present
management is allowed to appear In
print.
Meetings Postponed.
The state executive committee, ac-
cording to statement made over the
signature Of A. A. Liederbach, state
chairman, has set Saturday, March 4,
ks the time for holding the preclnct
caucuses, because only few CT them
were held on February %. the storm
preventing meetings.
The precinct caucuses will select
representatives to the county conven
tions to be held on March 49, which
in turn will select delegates to the
state convention.
The Courier-News asserts that the
meetings held by John N. Hagan over
the state have resulted unfavor2bly
for the "balance of power plan pro-
posed by A. C. Townley, and asserts
that he has discontinued the meet
ings. The organ asserts 1t IS MT
Townley's idea to put up but one can
didate, for Commissioner OF Agrlcul-
ture and Labor
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SUBDIVISIONS
ASK INTEREST!

Watford City, N. D., Feb. 24.-Ac-
cording to information received mere
several school districts OF Mckenzie
county will soon make demand on
the board Of county commissioners
for payment to them of their respec-
tive shares of the penalty and interest,"
paid to the county during seVera,
wears past on delinquent taxes ana
which the county has retained. IL IS
expected that townships and villages
will also demand their respective
shares of accumulated penalty ana ~
terest. It is believed the board VIII
order navment on demand
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SLOPE COUNTY
STOCK is LOST

Hnlf the cattle in Slope county,
southwestern North Dakota, will oe
lost as a result of lack of feed and
the storm of Tuesday and Wednesday,
in the opinion of States Attorney c.
p Brownlee. Iof that county. Mr..
Brownlee called at the Governors Of
fec to discuss relief measures which
have been taken to- provide hay in the
district where cattle have subsisted
chiefly on the range.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
BELIEVE BURKE
WAS A VICTIM

Many friends of former Governor
John Burke here believe the reports
which accompanied that Of the fail
ure Of the New York brokerage firm
with which he was was connected,
that he was the victim Of others whom
he trusted. Former Governor Burke
said that he lost everything in the
crash.
Immediately following t h g an
'rioficen1ent' Of the failure OF the firm
of which he was member, Mr. Burke
resigned the position of president and
director of the Progress Bank, of New
York,
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24

Newport News, Va, Feb. 24.-All
business in Newport News and Nor
folk and other surrounding communi-
ties will be suspended today during
the public funeral services to be held
here for the "a victims of the disaster
which befell the army dirigible Roma.
During the brief services to be con-
Quoted by army chaplains and several
of the local ministers, airplanes from
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
TO ADVERTISE TOWN.

Watford City, N. D., Feb 24-Towns
on the railroad in Mckenzie county
were represented at meeting here
at the Office of NJ. b. Johnson. county
agent, at which steps were taken to
publish 10000 or $4,000 copies of a
32 page pamphlet advertising McKen-
zie county. It will be profusely illus
trated with half tone cuts of farm
scenes in Mckenzie county. and every
page will carry accurate descriptive
matter.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
RUSSIA USES
MANY SCYTHES

Moscow, Feb. a. Soviet Russia
manufactured 100000 scythes and
imported 100000 last year. Grain
raising is carried on in such prim-
tive way by the majority of peasants
that the scythe is in general use for
harvesting, especially since the short
age of labor-saving machinery began.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
COLDEST SNAP
FOLLOWS STORM

The coldest weather of the year
has followed the storm over the north
west.
The weather bureau reported the
mercury sank to "a below in Bis.
marck, equalling the record for the
winter, and some points reported still
colder weather. 1t was % below at
Miles City Mont.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24

Mr.. Swnson maintained that from
the states evidence and the theory OF
the case, that the time Of the original
assault upon Miss. Wick must be linz
tied to between 1890 and a. m. on
June Z, and during that time Swenson
contended, GUNNER was in the hotel
office. GUNNER, night clerk of the
hotel, accounted for all his actions un-
til 1910. Soon thereafter Andy
Brown, his roommate, came into the
hotel and few minutes after l a. m.
another guest registered, he said.
,Mr. iSwenson argued that It was abb
solutely impossible for the jury TO ac-
cept the states theory as to the time
Of the crime without freeing the de-
fendant. &afaS
Says State Fails
Swenson argued that the defense
had shown that there is a James Far
rell in life in contradiction to the
states contention that the guest
registered in the hotel under that
name is fiction. Swenson spoke for
an hour.
Judge Barnett, who followed, as
serted that in cases wherein the state
relies upon circumstantial evidence
for conviction. every fact developed
must be consistent with guilt and in
consistent with innocence" and he
cited points in the evidence that, he
asserted, We're at variance with that
rule Of law so far as they apply to
GUNNER.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
IOWA TOWNS IN
PATH OF FLOOD

Edgewood, Ia., Feb 24-The towns
OF Llttleport, Elkport, CARRIER and o.
terbock, along the Turkey river and
northeast of here, were severely dam
aged by floods Wednesday night and
yesterday, according to reports reach
ing here. So far as is known no
lives were lost.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
Weather Conditions

The northwestern high pressure
area has spread eastward over the
lake region and the temperature has
continued to fall over the northern
states. Readings this morning are
considerably below zero over Mon
tana, the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Snowfall has continued over the Lake
region and portions Of the Rocky
Mountain region but elsewhere the
weather has been fair.
-ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Meteorologist
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SAYS CONGRESS
TIES j. S. HANDS

Washington, Feb. "a. - Declaring
that congress tied the hands of the
administration in dealing with the
reparations question, President Har-
ding, in a letter to Senator Freling-
huysen, Republican, New Jersey. has
suggested that some legislative action
be taken to permit the United States
to get the quota of German repara-
tions.
Hide of a COW produces about 30
rounds Of leather
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SENATE PASSES
FARM LOAN BILL

Washington, Feb. 24-The sen.
ate passed the kiIl introduced by
Senator McCumber, Republican,
North Dakota, to appropriate
$5,ooOy000 for loans to United
State farmers to buy seed grain
and feed for livestock. OF the fund
to be secured by chatteI mort
cages, $1,oo0,0o0 would be avail
able for livestock purposes, which
were said to constitute an er,er.
gency.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SHOOTS MAN IN
COURT ROOM

Waco, Tex, Feb. 24-Miss Marcine
Matthews, II years old, shot and in.
sstantly killed J. S. Croslin today dur
ing proceedings in the district court
here. He was charged with criminal.
ly attacking the girl two years ago
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
ASKED $500: GIVEN 81.

Minot, n D., Feb. 24.-Suing for
s250O for alleged SANDER, Louis Bald
ers was awarded 81 in district court
against Mrs. ", F. Meyers. Balders
alleged the defendant accused him OF
stealing window.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
SALES TAX is
SAID. REJECTED

Washington, Feb. PA proposal to
finance the soldiers bonus by sales
tax is understood to have been re-
jected by the special subcommittee
Of the Republican members of the
house ways and means committee.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
''BLUEBEARD" TO
DIE THIS WEEK.

Paris, Feb. 24-President Millerand
mas refused to commute the sentence
OF Henri Landru, the "Bluebeard OF
Gambais," as petitioned by Landru's
counsel. The guilloting of Landru for
the murder of ten women and hov is
set for this week.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
GUNNER CASE WILL G0T0JURY
lNBARNESDISTRICTC IN COURT YET
TODAY; THE END
Accused Hotel Clerks Attorney Pleads That States Evidence
Shows GUNNER Didn't Commit Crime at The Time Stated
Youth May Know His Fate Hands of Jury Before Night

Valley City, N D., Feb 24-The last day Of the William
trial opened today with H. W. Swenso
for the defendant arguing before the Jury that the state has
GUNNER charged with the murder Of Marie Wick Of Gryga
Mnn Fargo June last know his fate by tonight for
is expected the Jury will be charged this afternoon
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24

Certain area near the western
coast of Cuba grows the costliest to-
bacco in the world.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
Today's Weather
Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast
For Bismarck and Vicinity: Fair
tonight and probably Saturday; not
so cold.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight and
probably Saturday; not so9cold.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24

From 20 to 25 gallons Of 95 per cent
alcohol can be obtained from ton
OF dry pine wood.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-02-24
GREAT NORTHERN FLYER CRASHES
INTO SN0WPL0W WHILE SPEEDING
TOWARD MILL CITY; 5 ARE DEAD
Investigation Under Way To Determine Responsibility For The
Accident to Winnipeg Flyer of Great Northern Which Takes
Heavy To-Steel Mail and Baggage Cars Passengers
From Death in Crash 30 Miles West of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Feb "a - Railroad officials today planned to
start investigation to place responsibility for collision Of
snowpow and train No 10 Of the Great Northern also
the Winnipeg Flyer in which five tranmen met death and
persons injured late yesterday.
The wreck occurred between Deano and Monrose Mnn
miles west of here
The flyer II hours late and speeding toward Mime
apos from Winnipeg when the smash occurred 1t carried
trains stalled along the
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-23
TRADE WITH THE INTERIOR

The statement by Mr. w. F. Thomp son. editor of the Fairbanks News Miner, that representatives of coast towns during the past month have transacted about $35,0OO worth of business with the merchants of the Interior hub of commerce, is food for thought.
 A number of wholesale establish ments are located at Juneau, their rep resentatives making occasional trips up the coast, gathering? in much busi- ness and returning to the southern towns to their headquarters. There is no reason fop the merchants of Sew ard to allow this kind of competition as their associations and volume of stock should enable them to job any thing Interiorites desire
 It would be a good move for the local houses to start man on the road. taking orders for merchandise. He could handle a number of lines at first until a volume of business is worked up.
 cts go after the Interior trade and make Seward a wholesale headuuar- ters.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-23
A NEW MECCA.

Seward is coming into the limalight as one of the towns in Alaska with an immediate future Arrivals from the Interior all seem to be of the opinion that the two terminals of the Alaska railroad are going to be permanent towns. Already people with money are looking toward Seward with the idea of investing their money here Many Interior people will be here through the spring, many of them looking for a location. The future prospects of Seward are attractive to many that are at present watching developments and we may expect to see things hap pening here in the near future.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-23
PREDICTS RUSH TO ALASKA
 OIL FIELDS BY SPRING

Phil F. Nelson, an old timer who has been all over the lower Yukon and Koyukuk countries during the past 20 years, was in Juneau between the ar rival of the Spokane from Seattle and the departure of the Watson for the westward
 MT. Nelson is on the way to the Cold Bay oil field in behalf of Seattle company and expects to leave Seward on the first sailing of a steamer from that point to Kodiak. He went to the outside three months ago and while away visited the oil fields of Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming, and at all places visited he found scores of men who expressed their intention of visit ing the Alaska oil regions-mostly Cold Bay-the coming spring.
 In fact, when he left Seattle, MT. Nelson said there were parties there is but little heard around Seattle of the Katalle oil district, but that all the talk is about Cold Bay. He also stated that several brokers and agents in Seattle have opened offices for the sale of Alaska oil stock.
The Seward gateway., 1922-01-23
OIL PROSPECTS

It begins to appear that Anchorage has succeeded in awakening interest in the oil possibilities in and about that city. It has taken lot of boost ing and advertising and they have set a good example for Seward to follow. We have as good oil prospects within few miles of Seward as they have at Anchorage only they are little known. Seward has many irons in the fire but we had better not overlook the possi bility of an oil field at our very doors. A little. publicity regarding such pros poets may attract some capital for their development.