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The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
FORMER LIQUOR
DEALER TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE

Grand Forks, N. d., Jan. 23.-The
body of Theodore Erickson. 60. for
mer saloonkeeper and later police
man Of East Grand Forks. MINI
was found at $3.50 a. m. Sunday bv
the janitor of rooming house Of
that city with a pistol in his left
hand, bullet hole through the up-
per part of his head, and one cent, a
pocket knife and some keys in his
pocket. Suicide caused by despond-
ency" was the verdict of the coroner.
A wife and daughter of Portland.
Ore, the only known relatives, have
been notified.
Erickson chose to end his life lust
as 21-year-old son of his, Leonard
did early in the summer
OF 1914. Both used revolver. and
both shot themselves through the
head. Only the circumstances lead
ing up to the suicide were different.
The son. born and educated in East
Grand Forks, first killed woman in
? fit of insane jealousy, and, then,
stepped into the yard in front of her
home and killed himself.
The father was member of East !
Grand Forks police force ut the
lime.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
WOULD WRITE
OLD ITEMS OFF
STATE BOOKS

State Treasurer John Steen has
asked the legislature to enact law
to permit him to wipe off his books
an old account, dating back to the
failure of the First National Bank
of Rugby in 1909 and failure of the
Barton State Bank at the same time.
The first named bank owes the state
$2,759.59 and the Barton bank owes
the state $152.44. Both have been
fully liquidated and there is no.
chance for the state to recover, the
treasurer says.
The state recovered from bond
companies s13,421.55 of $16,151.44
which had been deposited in the
Rugby bank. and recovered $4,000 of
$1Q,152.44 deposited in the Barton
bank from bond companies. The state
recovered these amounts, it is said,
because the amounts deposited were
in excess Of the legal limit:
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
DIVIDED REPORT ON ANTI-DANCINC
BILL; WOMEN MEMBERS ARE OPPOSED

House bill Nc. 25-the anti-danc.
ing in schools bill-was aired before
the house committee on education
this morning.
Several Bismarck pastors, George
M. Register, member of the school
board; and Rev. F. L. Watkins, al
peared to argue for the bill. The
bill would prohibit dancing in all
public schools, except the one-room
country schools.
Rev. Watkins, the first speaker said
that the Bible has been put out Of
some public schools because of con-
flict with the conscientious beliefs of
pupils Of various religious faith.
Dancing conflicts with the consci-
entious belief of many people and
it seems to. be dancing ought to be
barred also."
He said the opposition was based
on the idea that if dances are held
in. schools they are given the sane.
tion of school boards, and it makes
it difficult for parents opposed to
dancing to control children; anu
causes social ostracism of students
who don't dance.
II believe the national councils Of
all but two large churches have de-
clared against the dance as an evil
the police court records show IL,
he said.
He@was followed by Rev. c, +.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23

strutz. Rev. S. F. Halfyard, and Rev.
l.. r. Johnson.
Either repeal the law compelling
people to send their children 20
school. or throw around the children
OF those who are opposed to the
dance real safeguards" said Rev
Strutz.
"The modern dance is. believe,
largely responsible for the aimless-
ness and thoughtlessness, at least in
general way, of the young people
he added. Educators will testify
that those students. interested most
in dancing are usually least inter-
ested in their studies."
Rep. Sagen, member Of the COM
mittee. talked against the bill.
"l've been superintendent Of a
Sunday school, am a member of
school board and l have seven. chill
dren." he said. "And 1 say give US
a protected dance and not drive our
children out into the hell-holes; that
exist"
The two women members Of the
legislature divided in their attitude /.
Mrs. Minnie Craig was for the bill
while Miss Nellie Dougherty was
against the bill.
The majority Of the committee win
report the bill for passage, while q
large minority will ask for indefinite
Of the bill.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
LAWSUITS TO.
BE BROUGHT
Workmen's Compensation Bu-
reau to Demand Premiums

A large nur,ber of law suits will
be instituted soon against corpor-
ations in the state wh6 have not paid
workmen's compensation premiums,
it was stated at the offices of the
bureau today. Scott Cameron, EN-
ployed as special assistant attorney
general to bring the suits in con-
junction with bureau lawyers, is ex-
pected to file more than 100 cases.
There are, it is stated at the offices.
more than 300 firms, individuals or
public corporations which have not
paid the premiums. One bureau mem.
Der estimated the amount involved
to be upwards of 100000, but said
accurate figures were not obtainable
because premiums are based upon
payrolls which have not been submit
ted.
After conferences had been held
with city officials of Grand Forks
and Minot, the bureau announced
that tentative arrangements had
been made whereby the cities would
pay the workmen's COMPENSATION
premiums. =,
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
RUM RUNNERS
LIVE II DAYS
ON BEER ONLY
Carried Into Atlantic in
Motor Boat Loaded
With Liquor
LINER RESCUES THEM
Asked to be Candid with
Cargo of Booze on
Florida Coast
LINER RESCUES THEM

Galveston, Tev. Jan. 23.-Subsist.
ing for II days on diet of Britisi,
beer three men, alf-dcad from
exhaustion, exposure and hunger
were picked up by the Morgan liner
FL Occident 225 miles off the Caro-
Ina coast January 18, according to
Capt. Z. F. Hamel, master of the
steamer. on, arrival here.
The three men were described as
Florida fishermen, all past middl.
age, who said they were engaged in
taking cargo of liquor from the
Bahama islands to Cuba in an 49,
foot motor boat. Their gasoline sup
ply running out, they were carried
by current and wind out into the
Atlantic. The loaves of bread and
two cans of beans, the only food on
the raft, were quickly used up and
for IL days they subsisted on beer.
Capt. Hamel picked up the mer,
launch and cargo. The cargo includ-
ed whisky, cognac, gin, rum, wine,
cordials and beer, all packed in sacks.
The men desired to be landed on the
Florida coast. Capt. Hamel gave
them the option of going ashor.
after contiscating the liquor or con,
ing to Galveston with the liquor and
facing the customs officers. They
finally agreed to 60 ashore without
The liquor. which was thrown over
board and were turned over to fish
nrman friands IN Tho Elor;do co,c%
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
MAKES CALL
FOR RELIEF
Dickinson Has Done Best
Work, Says Field Agent

A new call for money and food for
relief of Russians was made here
today by Christ Flegel, field worker
for the Quaker Russian relief COM
mittee, which has northwest head
quarters in Minneapolis, and which
is assisted by the Northwestern
Russian Relief committee of which
A. S. Bolster, Bismarck, is treasurer.
1--WE call your attention to the
awful condition still existing in the
famine districts in Russia, and the
necessity of immediate relief in Or
der to save large part of the popu-
lation in these districts from star
walton and DEATH" said Mr.. Flegel.
The Northern Pacific, Great Nor
thern and 500 lines have agreed to
haul grain over their lines and to
make connections to the seaboard or
any mill free of charge, Mr.. Flegel
said. Mr.. Flegel also was given
pass over these lines in his trims
about the state.
Dickinson has done the most act
i've work of any city in the state, he
said. That community has already
sent car load of clothes, and is now
ready to send a carload of wheat. If
all communities would be as active,
the matter ought to be closed up by
June, Mr.. Flegcl said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
HOUSE ACTS
QUICKLY ON
RESOLUTION
Cuts Short Debate to Adjourn
Out of Respect to Memory
of F. S. TalcOtt
CROP MORTGAGE BILL

The house Of representatives vcs.
'erday afternoon cut short what ap-
pear to be action which would bring
sharp division of members, in or
der to adopt the concurrent senate
resolution to adjourn out of re-
spect to the memory of Frank S
Talcott, who died in Bismarck hos
pital early in the day.
Inc resolution, originating in the
senate of which Mr. Talcott was n
MEMBER for seven consecutive ses-
sions. was read to the house on mes
sage from the senate, and Rep.
oproui' Cass county, Immediately
moved its adoption ,and Rep. Watt,
Cass county, seconded the motion.
Ken. Walter Maddox, Nonparti-
san, also Joined in seconding the mo.
ton, and paid short, but impress
sibe tribute to the memory of Mr..
Talcott.
This is sad day for North Da-
kota," he said, ito lose a man who
has served the state in so many
capacities and has served it so faith
fully"
Mr.. Talcott" he said, was man
universally loved and respected, and
said that 1--WE can all join in voting
Tor this resolution without slightest
regard to any political affiliations"
On motion of Rep. Watt the reso-
luton YVES adopted on rising vote.
tion of the judiciary committee re-
port on house bill No. /, the bill to
prohibit the making of crop mort
cages except in certain instances
Inc Judiciary committee had report |
ed the bill for indefinite postpone
ment, and had amended house bill |
az to cover the situation, it believed.
minority report was brought in or
house bill No. /. for amendment and
passage, providing additional excep-
lions bv which crop mortgages couldl
be made
The report on house bill No. AZ
was read, so that members would
know what, was contained in both
One report was for passage
amendment, the bill provid-
ng that the crop mortgage must be
separate instrument from n chat
el mortgage. The amended bill gave
m exemption of $500 worth of grain
rom the crop mortgage, for the sus-
enance of the farmer. After de-
ate. the house was ready to vote =,
n the report on house bill No. II,
'hen the resolution calling for ad-
ournment was read and adopted. (.
Several communications from con. :
tItuents were read earlier. They
1cluded several urging. passage of /,
ne NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bill, one i
Continued on Page Three)
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
CHANGE URGED
IN PAY GIVEN
AT ELECTIONS
County Auditors Urge New
Method of Compensating
(. Officials

Change in the 1921 law fixing
compensation for election officials
of the state is urged by the North
Dakota County Auditors Associa-
ton, and bills embodying the change
will be placed before the legislature
for consideration, according to Will
liam w. Felson of Pembina county,
president of the association. who is
in the city.
1t is proposed that election officers
be paid $500 plus one cent for each
vote cast. Such plan. it is declared
by the auditors, is better than the
present compensation of $500 per
day and $1.00 additional for each
100 additional votes or major frac-
ton of 100 votes after the first hum
dred.
Election officers would be COM
pensated under the proposed plan
more in accordance with services
rendered." Mr.. Felson said. "Under
the present fees a precinct with so
or 80 votes pays the same fees as
one with 1875 or 140 votes, each paw
Ing $500 for the service. Under the
proposed plan precinct with 80
votes would pay the officers $3.50 in
stead of $500 as at present. one
with 80 votes. $3.50 as compared to
$500, increasing until a precinct
win 475 votes would pay $9.75 in
stead of $1,000 as at present.
Ihe auditors also urge repea, Of
the law which requires an absent
voter to use a colored ballot. be-
cause OF extra cost and because
hey hold, there is no good reason
'or this ballot being different from
'tner ballots. They also would per.
MT election officials to send in elec. |
Ion returns by express as we'll as
registered mails; allow the inspec-
or of election to retain unused bal
OTIS instead of forwarding them 70
ne nj county auditor; provide the
publicity pamphlet should go to each I
'ouseholder instead of every voter
no amend the registration law to
'roVlde that voters in cities and viii
ages of 500 or more voters be re-
ulred to register, instead of in
ties and villages Of 16O voters or
YER. oi
II the publicity pamphlet were
ent to each householder only the
resent mailing list would be reduc.
. two-thirds, Mr.. Felson saws.
mere Is, he asserts, great waste
ow occasioned by sending half
Oxen pamphlets to house in which
1at many voters. reside.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
TO ISOLATE RUHR VATT TEY
GRAND FORKS MAN ARRIVES HERE
MAY APPEAR 0NKU KLUX KLAN BILL

Rev. F. Halsey Ambrose, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of
Grand Forks, who had been invited
by Senator Lynn Sperry to be pre-
sent at the senate committee near-
ing ut which the anti Ku Klux Klan
bill is considered. arrived in Bis
marck at noon today and will appear,
before the committee at Z p. m. to-
night.
1T was expected that the bill would
be considered tonight. Sen. Sperry,
one OF the authors Of the bill, had
obtained delay in consideration until
he could get some information from
louisiana and other places.
The hearing will be held in the
county courthouse.
Sen. Sperry after ne had transmit
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
C0NVlCTS TO LAY FLOWERS
BIER OF DECEASED FORMER WARDEN


A tribute to the, gentleness and
kindness with which Frank S.
Talcott ruled the state peniten-
tiary while warden will be laid
on his bier in Fargo.
Gray-haired and bent Sam
Burns and Clarence Orton, ser
wing life terms in the state peni-
tentiary for murder, walked in
to the office of Deputy Warden
Cram late yesterday. They had
heard Of Mr.. Talcott's death.
Wont you take us to town so
we can get-some flowers :" they
asked.
The deputy warden did, and,
took them rs they wished to the
express office. There the con-
victs put fifty dollars on q table
the savings from their labor at
'26 cents q day in the state twine,
plant-and asked that II be sent
to q Fargo floral shop for flow
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
PILOTS MUST
TAKECAREIF
BILL PASSES
North Dakota Senators
Would Prohibit Hunting
From Airplanes

North Dakota lawmakers took te
the air for the first time yesterday
when a bill controlling flight over
the state was introduced into the
senate.
The bill would punish reckless
flying, fix penalties for injury done
by aircraft and acknowledge the law
1ulness OF flight generally-a thing
that has merely been taken for grant
ed so far because mans propertx
right, according to law, extends in.
definitely upward from his land.
Every airplane ride over the state
thus far has been one trespass after
another.
A nonpartisan and an Independent,
Senator Baker and Baird, collabor-
ated on the bill which has the sane
tion of the uniform law commission
of the American Bar association AMI
the international air navigation con-
ference as we'll.
The bill was supplied by Chief
Justice. Harry A. Bronson, of the
North Dakota supreme court who is
a member of the uniform law COM
mission.
The owner or lessee of the plane.
air-ship, hilocopter or glider, is Ii |
able for any damage done by the
machine while the pilot of it is made
responsible for only damage follow
ing carelessness or reckfessness.
While flying over a mans land is
made lawful, landing on it is not
unless it is forced landing and
even then the owner or lessee of the
aircraft is responsible if a COW is
Sliled or wheat field is messed up.
Dropping monkey wrenches from
airplanes seems to be forbidden in a
clause which permits only the throw
ng overheard of loose sand or water
ballast. Stunt flying or flying too
ow over thickly populated area
'r/a crowd along with the -droppinp
= objects is made punishable by
Inc up to $500 or Imprisonment up
o year or both.
Inc matter of licensing pilots and
ircraft and rules of air navigation
left in the hands of the federal
government.
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ted an invitation to Rev. Ambrose to
De present, received considerable
klan literature from him, he said.
The bill would proaibit the wear
ing OF a mask to conceal the face,
by any members of an organization
as such, outside Of any public build
ing in the state.
Inc anti ku Klux bill may reach
'he moor OF the senate tomorrow
ana next day. With the house fac
ing scrap over the anti-dancing
DIN, the senate facing a scrap over
the $500 appropriation to help Com
pany A in the Armory suit in Bis
marck and an anti-Ku Klux fight in
prospect, things were warming up
on Capitol Hill tais afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23

ers to be placed on the casket
when it lays in state in Fargo.
Even the mask of stolidity of a
convict of years did not hide the
emotion they felt.
When the Talcott family lived
in the warden's residence of the
prison few years ago, Sam
Burns became their friend. With
horse and buggy he drove the
children to school, and for hours
would drive Mr.. Talcott's mo-
ther about the streets Of Bis
marck. Clarence Orton was in
charge Of the chicken pens when
Mr.. Talcott was warden, and it
was then when chickens of the a
prison took premiums in many
fairs. 81
Their order for, flowers left
the two convicts wended their
way over wind-swept, snow-coy-
cred roads to the prison, and
the prison doors closed behind
them.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
THEATER CASE
is REVERSED

The supreme court has reversed
the case of Sarah E. Hellstrom
against The First Guaranty Bank,
which was appealed from Judge
Nuessle in the Burleigh district
court. District Judges Cooley and
Berry sat in the case on the supreme
court. The suit was for damages Of
$2,5S8.29 becadse Of alleged CONVEX
sion OF property Of the Rex Theater
company, and was before the su-
preme court on an appeal from an
order overruling demurrer, the
case being appealed by the bank,
which was victor in The high court.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
ASK FUNDS FOR
MINOT'S FAIR

A separate bill will be introduced
in the legislature providing for an
appropriation for the Northwest Fair
OF Minot. Among those here in the
interest of the appropriation are
August Krantz of Kenmare, president
OF the fair association; Carl w. Ma
son, secretary; Alfred Haldi, Glen
burn, and Halvor Halverson!: The
budget board had declined to. .accede
to the recommendations of the state
fair association for 100000 annual
appropriating covering fairs at Grand
Forks, Fargo, Minot and Mandan.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
OFFICIALS ARE
CAUGHT IN
LIQUOR NET
Alleged Lake County Ring
Broken by Federal
Agents
PROMINENT MEN HELD
Police Numbered Among the
Arrests - Shielded
ViolatOrs
PROMINENT MEN HELD

Gary, Ind, Jan. 23.-Work of
rounding up members Of an alleged
Lake county liquor ring watch re-
suited in the arrest of several local
and county officials including Mayor
Roswell johnson of this city was
being continued today by federal Of
ficials. Copiases for the arrest of rs
persons alleged to be members Of
the ring which indictments returned
by the federal court at Indianapolis
charge they operated under protec-
tion OF Lake county officials, nave
been, issued.
Most of the persons indicted were
arrested yesterday and federal Off
clafs expected to complete the work
OF serving capiases today. Among
those arrested were Dwight Kinder.
prosperous attorney; Sheriff Will
liam II. Olds. William Dunn. Judge
OF the Cary City court; Peter Per-
son, constable. Andy Wytow. Nathan
ropps and John Mullen. police off,
GERS; Clyde Hunter. former prose-
cutting attorney of Lake county
Louis Barnes, former sheriff.
Charles Clemens. formerly a Justice
OF the peace and Joan Bennett
treasurer of the Gary City Republi-
can committee. Three prominent
1ary attorneys also were arrested.
Inc members Of the alleged ring.
the indictments charge, entered in
20 a conspiracy to violate the prohi-
bition law by manufacture. sale and
of intoxication Ii
quors. The conspiracy extended. ac-
,ording to the Indictment to having
members Of the ring placed in local
and county offices, on the police
force and other criminal law en-
forcing agencies.
ms ring was SO powerful, it was
charged, that no just penalty would
DC meted out to prohibition i.u
'iolators.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
AGAINST
BANDIT RAIDS

-, viadivestock, Siberia, Jan. 23.-
me oninese authorities of the Rail-
way zone have rotested to the gov
ernment g. against the activities of the
hunghuses bandits, who they claim
include many Russian, in Manchuria
anese Chinese allege that these
nunehuses have been sent by the
Keds purposely to create disorder in
tne country and thus give the Rus
SLAMS an excuse for taking over the
railway.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
WEATHER REPORT
or twenty-four hours ending at

For twenty-four hours ending at
noon today
Temperature at z A. M. ....... 20
Temperature at noon ........... %
Highest yesterday ............. 20
Lowest yesterday ...,........... %
Lowest last night t.............. %
Precipitation ,.................. 0
Highest wind velocity .......... "a
Weather Forecast
Snow and colder tonight. We'd
nesday generally fair; colder south
portion.
Weather Conditions
High pressure, accompanied by
moderately low. temperatures, pre-
walls in the Mississippi Valley, the
southern Plains States and also over
the Canadian Rockies. No zero
temperatures appear on the map
however Temperatures have risen
considerably ofer the northern
Plains States and over the Rocky
Mountain region. The weather Is
generally fair from the Mississippi,
Valley to the eastern slope Of the
Rockies and precipitation occurred
west Of the Rockies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
TWO HELD ON
GAMING CHARGE

Clarence Anderson Alexander and
Ike BarkeE were charged with oper-
ating a gambling game, following a
visit by the sheriff, chief of police
and other officers to shack on
South Seventh street, on search
warrant issued by States Attorney
E. S. Allen. Officers said there were
several men engaged in poker game
there.
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
SEE-SAW HALTS

Z (By the Associated Press)
Duessledorf, Jan. 23.-The Ru
see-saw halted momentarilv tod
while Germans and French wait
Tor news from Mayence, where Fri,
Ihyssen and six other industri;
were expected to be tried before
French court charged with refusi
to obey the orders Of the cont,
commission.
! Fear Strike.
French general headquarters l.
lleved that conviction Of the ms
mates might mean the calling of
general strike throughout the Ruh
Workers in the Thysssn plants 4?
Essen and Muelheim> who recen,E
declared they would strike if the
employer was not released. held
their action until the result of t.,
strike should become known, and
was thought that the general tenn,
OF the working popu!.tion of H.
valley might find expression in
strike. if the indu strialists recei,
a jail sentence.
The French are ready to reply 1,
general strike with the, comple,
isolation of the Ruhr and the Rhiu
land for the rest of Germany. II
control commission, it was said, "
bend every effort toward gett,
coal out F the basin and shipping
to France where it is already need
leaving the Germans to operate ths
railroad and to feed the miners a
population.
Would Starve Section.
"If Berlin wants the Ruhr
starve it's her own business ,
official of the headquarters told
newspaper correspondents last ey
ing.
III anyone ystarves in the Ruhr
will not be the French. The c.
mans have chosen their battlefie]d
we will fight them to sinish."
Gen. Dundeens expressed the opi.
ion that the Ruhr valley was Il
scene of the last battle of the W;
IF we win this. ? he said, 1--WE sh,
have peace for so or 100 years.
we lose all bur sacrifices of men a,
money during the war will have go,
FOR naught."
The communists and the organize
1atlonalists ssyndicates are findir
little and around Bochum the forme
are gradually turning to the Frenci
They have twice asked French nro
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-23
MOTHERS PENSION Cosr

Plaza, N. D., Jan. 23.-Moun+r,;,,
county is paying out 1925 monthly
Tor mothers pensions. Plaza has two
motners receiving this aid. Mrs
hiida Baalerud gets $40 per month
ana Mrs. Julia Johnson, receives sao