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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
MATHlLDE MCCORMICK MARRIES
SWISS RIDING MASTER SECRETLY
Hciress to Rockefeller and Mccormick Fortunes Keeps
Narries on Attaining Age Of Is

Chicago. April IA. -Mathilde Nc
Cormick. l8-year-old daughter OF
Harold Mccormick and Edith Rockc-
fcllcr Mccormick. and an heiress 10
the Mccormick and Rockefeller mil
lions, was married secretly to MAJ jor
Max Oser, SO years old, Swiss rid =.
ing master, in the registry officer
at Lewisham, suburb of London, at
1880 o'clock Thursday morning. Il
Copyright. London dispatch publish
ed here today by the Chicago Trib-
une stated.
Although the whereabouts of the
couple was not known it is believed
that they departed Immediately after
the ceremony to spend their honey
moon in Scotland.
Miss McCormick's engagement was
announced almost a year ago. short
ly after Mrs. Mccormick had obtain
a divorce from Mr.. Mccormick
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
NEW CHARGE
AGAINST MASK
RAIDERS, CLAIM
AttOrney-General of New Or.
leans Starts New Attack
in MOrehOuSe Cases
DRAW INFORMATIONS

New Orleans, April 14.-DaviL
Monroe, district attorney, was or
his way home today with 81 bills of
information in his possession charg-
ing more than a dozen citizens OF
Morehousc parish with various
crimes, growing out of the masked
band activities there last year, ac-
cording to story published in the
New Orleans Times Picayune. The
bills, the newspaper declared, were
drawn up by Attorney General A. V.
Coco and handed to the district at.
tOrncy who has been summoned
here for conference.
Among the names appearing on the
bills of information, according to
the published article, are Capt. j. X.
Skipwith, exalted cyclops of the
Morehouse chapter Of the ku Klux
Klan, his son, Oliver; Dr.. McKon.
Of Monroe, former mayor of Mcr
Rouge; Laurie Calhoun of Bastrop,
former deputy sheriff of Morchouse
chapter, M. Kirkpatrick; Newt Gray
and T. jeff Burnett, former More
house deputy sheriff.
At the open hearing in Bastrop
last January witnesses testified the,
recognized Burnett, Oliver Skipwith
and Gray was members of the masl;-.
ed band which on August "a kill
naped Watt Daniel and 7. F. Rich
ards of Mer Rouge.
Four months later two bodies
found in lake near Bastrop werL
identified as those of the two men.
The bills, the newspaper declares,
will charge conspiracy to commit
assault, lying in wait with dan
gerous weapon on a public highway.
conspiracy to commit murdre, dam
aging or destroying telephone lines
or other defenses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
PROGRAM FOR FATHERS and
SONS BANQUET ARRANGED;
TO BE BIG EVENT OF SEASON

Plans for the program of the
Fathers and Sons Banquet" to be
given ut the High School gymnasium
next Friday evening are shaping
rapidly. The general committee was
able today to announce Il few fea-
lures of the big event but the COM
plete program will be given in these
columns later.
DR.. E. P. Quain will be toastmas-
ter for the event. Attorney Genera.
George Shafer will give the address
Of the evening and J. J. M. McLeoo
will discuss the boys program in
Bismarck.
An orchestra composed of pupils
Of St. Mary's school will play. There
will be a saxophone solo by Archie
McGray and vocal solo by Eugene
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
THE WEATHER

For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Sunday. Somewhat
warmer Sunday afternoon.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Sunday. Somewhat warmer
Sunday afternoon.
General Weather Conditions
The low pressure area now COW
ers the entire Mississippi Valley and
rain fell over the Mississippi Valley
and the southern Plains States with
snow in North Dakota and eastern
South Dakota. The snow was from
two to FIVE inches deep over most
of North Dakota. High pressure and
fair weather prevails over tn.
Rocky Mountain region. The tenn
perature has dropped slightly in all
sections except in the extreme
Northwest where it is rising slow
ly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
WHOLE CITY TO
BE EBR0UGHT IN
GARDEN PLANS
City to be Divided Into Dis.
tricts During Week April
30 to- Aid Program
ALSO PLAN CLEANUP
Committees of A. of G.. and
Other Bodies Undertake
Comprehensive Plan

AT joint meeting Of an Associa
tiOn of Commerce committee com.
posed of George Will. Mrs. A. r
Lenhart, and DR.. NJ. r. Gilmore with
Mrs. p. r. Fields, representatives o.
the WOmen's Community Council
yesterday afternoon at the Associa
tion Of Commerce rooms, Mrs. Fields
was elected general chairman of a
committce on national garden week
which will be observed from April
80 to May s.
The purpose of the meeting was
to make plans for appropriate obscr.
vance of garden week. 1t was de-
cided to hold another meeting Mon
day evening at 1880 o'clock at the
Association of Commerce rooms to
appoint chairmen of the various
wards Of the city in order to carry
on an intensive campaign during
the week when ways and means OF
bcautifying the city arc under con-
sidcration. These chairmen will
make survey of their ward ana
report to the committee at the mex,
meeting.
To aid in the promotion of activi
ties during this week group OF
speakers have been selected to ap-
pear before the students in the high
school and grades and tell them OF
the significance of the preservation
of native life and the planting of
flowers and trees at their home. In
cluded in the group are: c. L.
Young. J. l.. Bell, DR.. Melvin r. Gil
more, Judge A. NJ. Christiansop,
Mrs. E. p. Quain, and r. w. Lumrs
To Consider Parks
In conjunction with the work
which was done last year and in pre-
vious years in beautifying the parks
of Bismarck, the needs of the parks
which have developed since will s,c
investigated and taken up. Ths
planting of vines and flowers at
various places will constitute an i'm
portant part Of this campaign to
make Bismarck more attractive
city.
An invitation has been extended to
C.. II. Waldron Of the state agricul
tural college asking him to speak
here sometime during national gar
den week.
Prizes Offered
To create interest among the
school children three prizes Of So,
SO and 50 are being offered by the
committee in charge of garden week
for the best essay written on some
one of five different subjects in re-
gard to native life Of some kind.
Half of the fund for the prizes has
already been subscribed.
A committee to cooperate with
the garden week committee and to
promote particularly cleanup and
paintup campaign met at the A. Of C.
rooms last night. The committee,
composed of J. p. French, A. {. SOr.
enson, A. f. Sripp, H. H. Engc and j
A Larson named an executive COM
mittee composed of Mr.. Sorcnson and
Mr.. Engc to develop plans. Ths
committee will meet Monday night
with the garden week committee, at
which time plans to coordinate the
two campaigns will be taken up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
HARDING HERE
ABOUT JUNE rs?
Twin Cities Expect Chiet.
Executive There on
June "a

President Harding will ras.
through the Northwest during Tia,
latter part of June. unless plans 10,
the proposed Alaskan trip are cun-
cclled, according to Washington d.
patches.
Tentative dates for the Presiden =.
visit to St. Paul and Minneapoli;
are set for about June 23 and 2.
The President would leave the Witt
House about June 20.
The exact route of the propose,
trip has not been chosen. but thrcs
trans-continental railroads are sax
under consideration-th Northcrl
Pacific, Great Northern and the Nj
waukee. If the President shcplt
choose the Northern Pacific it is eH
pected he would be in Bisma rel
June 25 or 26.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14

Hahn, winner of first prize ut
jamestown musical contest.
There will be a number of other
interesting features on the program
and this years banquet promises to
be a record breaker.
Mr.. Macleod is registering boys
over IL years for the event and ~
getting some valuable information
as to their likes and natural bent
whether they play band instruments.
their favorite sport, etc.
Every Dad will be expected to de-
fray the cost of his plate and that
of his son or if he has no son for the
boy designated for him to father
that evening. The cost will be only
fifty cents plate and menu is be-
ing arranged that will please the
boys. lg
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
SLAYER HELD
FOR HEARING
Resents IntimatiOn That He
Was Insane When He
Fired

Kalamazoo, Mich, April 14.-Rcv
Father Charles Dillon, who. is held
for the shooting to death of his su-
perior, Rev. Fr. Henry O'Neill, par
ish priest of St. Augustine Catholic
church, will be- arraigned in circuit
court here Monday.
Father DillOn's first desire was to
be sent to the state prison and re-
sents intimation that he may have
been insane when he shot FIR. O'Nelll
as he sat at the dinner table Thurs
day evening.
There is no indication today that
a sanity inquest would be asked by
his attorneys.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
Congressman Is
Guest at Beach

Beach. N. D., April 14.-Thc Town
Criers held rejuvenation supper
and meeting last Monday night that
was the best the club has held since
the banquet to the governor ana
state officers year or more ago.
Congressman George NJ. Young. of
Valley City, who was the especial
guest of the club addressed it on
the laws passed by congress on agri-
cultural subjects and told of the
progress being made toward ac-
complishing the great lakes to the
sea waterway, which was highly ia
teresting and profitable.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
400 JAPANESE
DIE IN STORM

Toxic. April 14.-Four hundred
persons, including large number Of
fishermei. are missing as q result
of a tidal wave and storm on the
coast of Korea, according to advices
received in Toxic by the Japanese
navy department.
The total number of lives lost is
uncertain, but it is believed to be
large.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
BURNS TO DEATH
AT FARM HOME

Fargo, n. D., April 14.--James Nc
Cartcn. So, burned to death in fire
Of unknown origin which destroyed
his farm home two miles northwest
of Cogswell N. d., Monday, accord
ing to word received by his sisters,
living in Fargo. Mr.. McCarten spent
the winter in Fargo and returned TO
Cogswell about a month ago.
He had evidently tried to save
some valuable papers which friends
said he kept in writing desk in his
home and his charred remains were
found in front of the desk by a
neighbor, J. J. O'Connell.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
AGED MAN MISSING.

Grand Forks, N. D., April l4~
II. G. Russell, age 63, has been miss
ing from his home since Wednesday,
and general search has been insti-
tuted by relatives and officials. He
was in the habit of carrying large
sums of money and shortly before
leaving home he was counting a
large amount of money on a table at
the home, but the amount is un-
known. When he left he also had
Il large diamond ring on his left
hand, worth between 5000 and 500.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
SIMILAR APRIL
40 YEARS AGO

Devils Lake, N. D., April L. =
North Dakota had similar Apeil
weather 40 years ago, according TO
Capt. E. E. Herman. He was then
building boats upon the shore of
Devils Lake. He states it was very
cold up to April IL. and there was
SO much snow in the woods that logs
for the boats could not be moved.
On the 18th it became warm, and. so
remained the rest Of the season, 4. Z
says.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
u. S. EXPORTS
ON INCREASE

Washington. April IA - Exports
from the United States during
March were VALUED at three hundred
and fifty million dollars i'm a pre-
liminary estimate by the commerce
department. The total compares
with $S07, ,1O6, $50 for February and
$S29,979,817 for March, 1922
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
OFFICERS FLAY
EACH OTHER

Springfield, Ill.,. April IL With
two state officials, Adjutant Genera
Carlos Black and Colonel Sam Hunt
err, each accusing the other of re
sponsibility for the failure to pre-
vent the Herrin mine war last June.
the state legislature investigate s
committee recessed last night until
"Wednesday to consider further steps
in its work.
Governor Len Small may be The
next witness called.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE CULT

Detroit, Mich. April IA grand
jury investigation into conditions at
the 1sraclite House of David colony
at Benton Harbor is to be instituted
by the state, it was announced to-
day to begin probably on Monday,
April %.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
BEAUTY CONTESTANT

Aneta, N. D.. April 14.-Among the
candidates in the beauty contest
which is being staged by the edi-
torial staff of the Gopher" of the
University of Minnesota, is Miss
Alice Gundcrson. second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Gunderson of
Aneta.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
BIG ROAD CONTRACT.

Clinton. N. d., April 14.-E. y.
Fogle, manager of the Linton Bridge
Construction Co., has secured big
road contract from Wolworth county.
South Dakota. The work. contracts
for which was let Saturday, is n
six-mile stretch Of State-Fedcral aid
road construction east of Mobridge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
DOGS MORTGAGED.

Bowbells, NJ D., April 1.-The
first chattel mortgage on record IN
Burke county to list dogs as security,
has been filed here, according to
c. S.. Summers, register Of deeds.
The instruments list two dogs and a
pup.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
FAIR WEATHER
FOR NEXTWEEK

Washington, April 14.-Weathc
outlook for the week beginning Mon:
day; Mississippi Valley-Gcnerally
fair, moderate temperature.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
TAKES STEPS

New York. April 14.-Thc govern
ment today took two steps which
revealed it's course of action in the
investigation of the high price of
sugar. An agent of the department
of justice visited the New York
Coffee and Sugar exchange and in
vitcd several members to call on
United States Attorney Howard next
Monday.
BY letter members were asked for
detailed information concerning
transaction from Jan. to April 1.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
HUGE PLOTS.

London, April 14.-It is stated that
the plots had huge ramifications in
Great Britain and particularly in
London and had reached such stage
that delay of week by the police
might have resulted in the scheme
being put into operation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14

chairman of the board of, the Inter
national Harvester company.
Mrs. Mccormick opposed the con.
templatcd marriage and took legal
steps to have Mr.. Mccormick dcposed
as legal guardian for Mathildc. A
settlement was made out of court and
it was generally understood that
Miss Mathilde would be allowed to
marry when she attained her major
ity. That occurred last Monday
Another dispatch says Harold Nc
Cormick, father of Mathildc. con
firmed the marriage
CONFIRMED IN LONDON.
London, April ld.-lt was confirm
cd today at the registry office of
Lewisohn, an outer suburb of Lon
don, that Miss Muthilde Mccormick
daughter of Harold +. Nc McCor-
mick of Chicago, was married there
to Max Oscr, Swiss cavalry officer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14

Paris, April 1H.-Thc premicrs ,l
France and Belgium with their prin.
I cipal ministerial advisers met here
today in an important conference on
the reparations question.
A re-wclding of the inter-allied
front is expected to result from to-
days meeting when rcparationA
plans drafted by the French experts
will be compared to one drawn up
by the Belgians.
1t is understood that the two dif-
fer only slightly, inasmuch as Pr
mier Poincare, through Louis LoucN,
eur and the Belgian govcrnment
through it's rcprcs in Lon
don, have sounded the British gov.
crnment as to its attitude iowa ~
the question. 1t is believed that the
discussion today should be frue-
full.
The French plan was prepared u
the foreign Office experts in clo9e
collaboration with the repGr.tiol =
commission. LIE Matin, which prin )
resume of the draft, says it leave =
the total German indebtedness /,
one hundred thirty-two billion golc
marks but provides for method ol
payment which would lessen tie
burden of debt and at the sam,
time accelerate the installments du g..
ing the next few years. If Fran
in that period is able through inter
national credit operations to geJ
twenty-six billion gold marks repre-
senting the "A and B" German
bonds, as we'll as the past and flu p
ture expenditure for the devastated d
regions, she is ready to make coz.
cessions for the remainder, says tha
newspaper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
DEVALERAGETS
PAST GRASP OF
FREE SKATERS
Irish president" Succeeds
in Eluding Efforts at
Capture
LONDON SEES A PLOT
Claims Evidence Found to
Show Plan to Blow up
Buildings
LONDON SEES A PLOT

London. April LEBANON De-
Valera has apparently cludcd free
statcrs under General Fouch, who
have been searching for him in tn.
Tipperary Mountain area. says a
Dublin dispatch to the Central News
today. The whole district was thor
ouGhly combcd yesterday by thou
sands of soldiers, aided by airplane
observers Several prisoners were
taken. General Fouch expressed the
opinion that the region had been
cleared Of irregulars.
A Glasgow dispatch to the Daily
Herald says that the Countess Of
Markicvicz is in the city. A recent
newspaper dispatch said she had
been captured by Irish National
troops in Tipperary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
GERMANS MUST
PAY0CCUPATI0N
COST, DECISION
RumOrs of Withdrawal Dis.
counted by Pact Announ.
ced in Paris
REAFFIRM POLICIES
Balance of Ruhr Fund After
Paying Expenses to Re-
paratiOns Fund


: Paris. April lathe French an,
Bclgians decided today at the cor
ference Of their ministers here u
reimburse themselves for the RuhI
occupation expenses outside of mer
chandise and money from the Ger.
mans. The two allies again empha
sized their determination to cvacu
ate the Ruhr only as Germany pay.
Any balance left after the military !
and engineering expenses are paid
will be turned into the reparatior
fund for the benefit of all the "A
lies.
The announcement that the two
allies were stcadfast in their dc
cision to leave the Ruhr only as Gen.
many pays came in the form of re-
affirmation of the resolution to thai
effect, adopted in Brussels la Z
month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
CAPTURE SACK.

Dublin, April 14.-Irish State
troops today captured Austin Sack,
former Republican minister of Home
Affairs. according to the Exchange
Telegraph. The cx-minitser was hid
ing in pit in the mountains near
Klonmicl in the District where Liam
Lynch was captured recently, the
adyices saw.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14
PLOT DISCOVERED.

London. April l4.-Documcnts re.
vcaling plots involving the dcstru.,
tion of life and property in London
arc reported to have come in posses.
sion of Scotland Yard as the result
of last nights raids on residences
or resorts Of 1rishmen and Irish
women. suspected of being Rcpubli.
can supporters.
Among the plans said to have been
revealed are plots to attack London
lighting and power sources-the un.
dergrOund power station-cfforts &c
release Irish prisoners from London
prisons and projected attempts on
the lives of high police officials.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14

c, cloudy; PC, part cloudy; G, cleal
s, snow. R, rain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-14

Fair tonight and Sunday. Some
what warmer Sunday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
PELLAGRA CURE
EASY, SAYS
REPORT

The United States Public Health
Service announced today, following
a three-year study Of pellagra. which
causes thousands Of deaths through
out the world every year. that the
disease is not communicable. as
has been generally supposed. Pei
lagra may be completely prevented
or cured. it. was stated. by suffi-
cinet quantity of animal proteins
and legumes in the diet.
The disease has been especially
prevalent in the Southern States.
Armenia, Africa and Southern Eu.
rope. In Mississippi alone, more
than 5000 persons succumbed to
the disease during the past three
years. In South Carolina, 1,649
deaths from pellagra were reported
in 1915.
The Government scientists con-
Quoted their Investigations in various
State institutions in the South. re-
ducing the amount Of corn in the
diets and increasing fresh animal
protein foods, such as meat and milk.
Complete elimination Of the disease
was thus effected.
Fear that the disease was COM
Ynunicable, it was stated, had in
some localities Of the South led to
the adoption Of measures Of iSola-
ton, and even quarantine.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
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