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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
From Grand Forks County

Jesse French and Sons Piano
Company, corporation, plaintiff
and respondent, VS.. Geo. W. Gctts,
sometimes doing business under the
name and style of Geo. E. Gets
Piano Company, Defendant and An.
pellant
Syllabus: %. Where motion is
made by the defendant to vacate a
default judgment upon the ground of
excusable neglect, and where at the
time the judgment was entered, an
answer. verified by the attorney
for the defendant on information
and belief, wason .file, and the same
was at issue, and such answer dis
closed defense on the merits, it in
held that no affidavit of merits Is
necessary, following Harris VS., Hes
sin. 32 N. d. 25; 1866 N. M. al: and
Peterson v. Finnegan. As N. D. 1Ol;
176 N. 1874.
CD The action of the trial court
in refusing to grant a motion to
vacate judgment under Section
7483 c. L. 1913 will not be reversed
by this court except for manifest
abuse of discretion. For reasons
stated in the opinion, it is held that
the trial court did not abuse its dis
erection in refusing to grant the mo-
ton of the defendant to vacatc the
Judgment entered against him. Eng
lert, !.
Affirmed. Opinion Of the Court
by Johnson, j.
II. A. Libby, Grand Forks, North
Dakota, Attorney for the Defendant
and Appellant.
Geo. A. Bangs, Grand Forks, North
Dakota, Attorney for the Plaintiff
and Respondent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06

mer is time Of greatest Delinquent
cy, as the children are not out Of
school and have no means of di-
recting their energies in the right
channels. If only one Fairgrounds
can be maintained, | would recon-
ment that it be placed south Of the
track"
A registration bureau, such as
planned by a committee of the As
ISOLATION of Commerce, will save time
and money, it is stated. There are 81
separate organizations in Bismarck,
it was stated.
"Tne Social Worker has found the
people of Bismarck and Burleigh
county most ready to cooperate"
the report says. Recently a friend
ly visiting club has been organized
and the women are planning to as
sist the social worker in follow-up
visits SO that the best constructive
work can be done"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06
ROHRER GARAGE
is OPENED

The Rohrcr Garage and Taxi Com
pany is now operating large, mod
ern garage, with facilities for stor-
age, washing cars, and repair work.
The garage building, in the rear Of
the present office of the Rohrcr
Taxi company on Fifth street, is a
large brick building, with cement
floor, built by E. G.. Patterson. 1t
houses all the cars used by the
company in taxi work and the Bis
marck-Mandan bus line, and force
of mechanics is maintained to han
die general garage business.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06
COMMISSION
IN MEETING

Tn city, commission, at a short
meeting last night, received the re-
port of social work done in the city,
reports of tne city weigher and po-
lice magistrate, granted permit to
Jack Gagner to run dance hall in
the east end of the city over the
Farmers Union store, and allowed
bills.
The report of j. D. Wakeman, city
weigher, showed collections of
$293.4O during February, 2,934 loads
being weighed.
Bills allowed included:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06
COLDS ARE CONTAGIOUS.

Coughs and Colds are contagious
and require prompt treatment as
they spread or develop into Flu and
Grippe. Take no chances when you
can get Foley's Honey and Tar for
few cents and quickly check coughs
and colds. The constantly increas-
ing demand for p Siey's Honey and
Tar, for three generations, has made
it the largest selling cough medicine
in the World. Contains no opiates-
ingredients are printed on the wrap
per. Refuse substitutes. Insist upon
Foley's.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06

some extent at least, the utility COM
pany was entitled to have the benc-
fit Of such increased prices caused
by the war, if they continued to be
lthe prevailing prices. It would ap-
pear from the language of the deci-
sion of the commission in the case
at bar that it did not follow the
above view in making its valuation
Of the utility company's property"
Judge Booth, after quoting from
the railroad commission decision.
said: "This court is of course bound
by the decision of the Circuit Court
Of Appeals of this circuit, and must
be guided by the principles laid
down in those decisions, in passing
upon such matters as valuation of a
utility company's plant, Going Va
lue, ,ets, AS stated above, it , is a
mattsr of grave doubt in my mind
whether the Railroad Commission
has not -disregarded those princi-
pies in the present controversy" =
q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06

Riders thereby heading the league.
MerriFs team mates are as follows:
Merrill Enge, Captain; Louis Nc
Crorie, Jno. McNary, Leo Benser,
Martin Loehrke. Substitutes-Erlen
meyer and Paul Scroggins.
League standing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06

will empty your bowels completely
by morning, and you will feel splen-
did. ~They work while you sleep"
Cascarets never stir you up or grippe
like Salts, Pills, Calomel, or Oil and
they cost only ten cents a box. Chill
dren love Cascarcts too.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06
To-
For Constipated Bowels, Sick Headache,
Sour Stomach, Bilious Liver

The incest cathartic-laxative in tie
world to physic your liver and bow
els WHEN you have Dizzy Headache,
Celds. Riliousness, Indigestion, or
Upset, Acid Stomach is candy-iike
"Cascarets." One or two tonight
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
WEATHER

Mankafo: Maximum tempera-
ture for the past twenty four
hours, sixty six above; mini
mum, fIfty-two above. Rainfall
20 Of an inch, Direction Of
wind, west; condition cloudy.
Local barometer hand today in
dicated a decided movement to-
ward chanue in weather. To-
morrow the sun will rise at 4:57
A. M. and will set at 6:56 p. NJ
Minnesota: Fair tonight and
Friday; colder tonight; frost
probable in south portion.
Upper Michigan: Fair tonight
and Friday; cooler in northwest
portion tonight.
Wisconsin: generally fair to-
night and Friday; cooler tonight,
except stationery in extreme
southeast portion.
Iowa: Partly cloudy and cold
er tonight, probably frost in west
and north portions; Friday fair.
North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Friday; colder In east and
central portions tonight.
South Dakota: Fair tonight
and Friday; colder tonight;
frost in west portion; rising
temperature Friday.
Montana: Fair tonight and
Friday: rising temperature Fri
day and in extreme west potion
tonight; frost in west portion
tonight.
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
RUM FLEET MADE
SWIFT GETAWAY
Coast Guard Cutter Opens
Fire On Smuggling
Boats, Cause 4,
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch I

New York, May 3-The fight OF
the Jersey rum feet during the
night was believed to be due to the
action of the coast guard cutter Sc
neca in sending a four inch shell
across the bows of a small smuggl-
ing craft to bring her to a halt.
The Seneca opened fire yesterday
afternoon, it was announced today
at coast guard headquarters, after
two small runners, coasting along
between the fleet and shore, had de-
fed signal to halt. The Seneca,
ordered by Washington to join il
the constant patrol of the fleet.
mounts heavier guns than the small
cutters, and the boom of a four
inch was believed TO have struck
fear in the hearts of the feet.
Both runners halted after the shot
had been fired. The booms of a
heavy gun. with rumors of drastic
action against the feet ordered by
Washington, led the fleet hastily to
withdraw in the belief that it was
being fired upon
The yacht Istar, hailing from
Glasgow, and the tanker Warzawa.
out Of London hastily steamed away
and the coast guard said today the
fleet had been cut down to only a
few boats which we're preparing to
leave
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
Mothercraft; News Science
Formations sSChOOl Girls

Atlanta, Ga. May 5 Mother
craft" The word has nice, honey
sound, hasn't It?
It was invented by May Bliss
Dickinson of Trinity Court, Boston,
and bids fair to become a national
movement.
Just as home economics" came
along and saved the day when kitch
en- drudgery began to pail, so moth
ercraft" has craftily taken out al
the irksomeness of "minding and
tending the baby" and put training
for motherhood on an altogether diff
ferent basis.
Mothercraft originated in Boston
as a school course. But If quickly
spread over Massachusetts. and now
will be nationalized by the 100000
members who make up the General
Federation of Women's Clubs. whose
representatives no are holding a
biennial conference here.
To Show CIubwomen
The work is to be presented by
Mrs. Ira Couch Wood of Chicago
chairman of the General Federation
Child Welfare Division and national
ly known as a child welfare expert
and collaboration of Miss Dickinson
who serves the federation in an ad
visory capacity.
No young girl would purposelI
kill a child. but more than 100000
babies die in the United States each
year because the girls OF today, who
are the mothers and teachers of to
morrow, are not taught mothercraft,
says Mrs. Wood.
We are trying to train girls foI
intelligent motherhood, and wheth
er or not they become mothers, they
will have profited by knowledge o.
mothercraft.
Almost $4,000 babies die each yeal
In the United States before they are
a month old. Investigation has
proved that in most cases Ignorance
of the mother or wrong living con
dttions have caused the deaths"
Taught in Schools =
"Mothercraft Headquarters" Il
now we'll organized and seeks to in
troduce scientific mother knowledge
into the public schools. The subjec
is logically placed as part of the
home economics course where one
exists, or is introduced into the reg
ular hygiene work.
A text book, Children Well anc
Happy by May Bliss Dickinson
has been prepared for instruction
Diplomas are to be presented to al
graduates.
Many states are following Massa
chusetts' lead in making mother
craft federation division of worl
and Miss Dickinson has recently re.
turned from "a lecture trip through
Florida, where she spoke befor,
women's clubs and parents teache,
associations. - - ).
Daytona (Fla.) schools have since
announced that mothercraft will N
regular part of the school worf
next year.
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
BOARD ORDERED
PROBE OF DITCH
Disinterested Parties Will
Conduct Inquiry
SEEK STATE ROAD
Petitioners From Pleasant
Mound, Lincoln, Cresco,
Appear On Scene

A disinterested attorney and civil
engineer will delve into the con !.
struction and financial affairs Of
Blue Earth County Ditch No. 56. for
the purpose of 'ascertaining whether
or not the farmers and other prop
erty owners along the line of ditch
have any grounds for complaint over,
what they allege, excessive assess
ments.
The Blue Earth county board in
session yesterday afternoon granted
a petition, signed by the majority OF
the property owners along the ditch,
which allowed the choosing OF the
attorney and engineer to make the
investigation by the petitioners.
The investigating committee OF
two will be appointed by the petit
TONERS Immediately to carry on the
proposed work. When meeting with
the board Tuesday morning, the
large group of property owners
made the verbal a request for the
investigation. They alleged at that
time that they had grounds for com
plant in as much as the contract for
the ditch was let several years ago,
costing the property owners double
the amount estimated, and the ditch
is still uncompleted.
The board desires the investiga-
ton also as it desires to ascertain
whether they have been subjected
to the same conditions as the prop
erty owners.
Want State Aid Road.
A large delegation of citizens from
Pleasant Mound. CereSco and Lin
coin visited the board in session yes
terday afternoon in support of its
petition for the naming of state
aid road in that section near these
places. E. NJ. Tabatt and Adam An
drews of Truman acted as spokes-
men for the delegation.
Bids were opened by the board on
the grading job, No. 2301, known as
the Ceresco road. The contracting
| firm of Otto Wentstrom and son OF
St. James were. awarded the con-
tract. All other bids were rejected.
E. c. Jensen appeared before the
board with strenuous argument for
repairs to County Ditch No. 43, pass
Clared was badly in need of repairs.
surveyor to have the repair work
done. Jensen was ordered to fur
nish the dirt to cover up the tiling.
Several road matters pending
were discussed by the board mem =
bers with J. W. Hruska, county high
way engineer.
Several applications for correction
of assessment on property were ap-
proved by the board this morning
when errors in the assessing were
shown. Several others were reject
ed when no cause for correction
could be shown.
The board adjourned at noon, what
was one of the busiest sessions for
some time past. The date of the
next meeting was not set, but will
be held the early part of June.
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
REPEALS LIQUOR LAWS
Polish Officials Taking Steps To
Change Booze Regulations.

Warsaw. April 12.-[ Correspond =
ence of The Associated Press i
Rumors that the Ministry of Fin
ancc intended to cancel restrictions
on the sale and consumption of al
coholic drinks made by NJ. Grabski,
Finance Minister.
His new bill proposes to. allow
free sale and consumption of all
drinks containing under four per-
cent pure alcohol (the present limit
is two and a half PERCENT. and to
allow as maximum strength of
drinks so per cent pure alcohol in
stead of the present maximum of
40 per cent. 1t is further proposed
to cancel entirely the prohibition on
drinks in railways ad railway sta
tions and the sale of drinks on hol-
idays and the eve of holidays and on
Sundays.
% The minister declares that the
present restrictions do not dimin
ish the consumption of alcohol,
while they do lead to frequent viola
tions of the law, and result in loss
to the state owing to illegal trans
actions in the sale of alcoholic H.
quor on which no taxes can be COL
lected =.
1t is thought that the Diet is too
dry. however. to share the opinions
Of the Minister, and that he will
have difficulty in getting his bill
passed in its present form.
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04

a long rectangular box, apparently
heavy, carried to one side of the
road, where it disappeared from
sight in the ditch.
The faint sound of human voices
floated back to where Barnum sat
silently watching the mysterious
midnight scene before him. Thinking
he might be discovered, and not
wishing tn be involved in the matter,
Barnum turned his car around and
drove back over slight rise in the
road. He stopped his car and lis
tened, but he. could hear nothing
more He then drove to Mankato
and reported the incident to Sheriff
Ario this morning.
What occurred on that lonely
What did that long box contain?
Was it a coffin?
For what purpose were all those
objects-including the coffin shaped
boX-taken to the side of the road?
Or was it merely an automobile
stuck in the mud. caused by heavy
recent rains, and several automobile
parties stopped to do the Good Sa-
maritan act?
Still another question-was it a
big joyriding party. getting away
from the bright lights of the city
to stage said party?
Or last of all-was it merely a
vision or myth appearing before the
lone driver on the road. caused by
the consistant watching of the road
And still another-was it a band
of the dreaded Ku klux Klan per-
forming another of the numerous
deeds alleged to have been done by
them?
These are the questions Sheriff
Ario sought solution of when he
drove out along the road this after
noon. accompanied by Barnum, who
was to direct him to the spot where
the questionable mystery occurred.
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
Mystery o the Night
Alarms Auto Driver

1t happened just before midnight
last night on the Garden City road
What was it that occurred which
caused a lone automobile driver to
stop, turn around and come to Man
kato, when he intended to go to
Garden City,
What is the mystery which de-
S1oped. last night on the lonely dark
road which sfrouid cause the alarm
Of man to the extent that he would
change his mind in such way?
IL is this questionable mystery
which Sheriff Edward Ario is inves
tigating today for the purpose of
solving-what?
The report of the So called "mys-
terry on the Garden City road during
the dead of night" as given to Sher-
iff Ario is as follows:
Ralph Barnum of the Barnum Sup
phys, 424 South Front street, was
driving from Lake Crystal to Garden
City last night for the purpose OF
installing radio set. About three
or four miles from the Lake Crystal
road which leads to the Rapidan
Dam, Barnum, came upon scene
ahead of him in the road which caus-
ed him to stop any turn off his en-
gine and lights.
He was about two blocks away
from the scene. A large number of
cars were grouped in the road
pointing in opposite directions. Bar
mum counted seven or eight tail
lights. The other lights on the cars
were dimmed.
Figures of men were discerned
darting to and fro, in seemingly
great haste. Bundles and boxes and
other objects were seen by Barnum
carried here and there by the dimly
outlined figures. Some of the OBJ :
1ects were carried to the side of the
road, and presumably placed in the
ditch. Barnum observed especially
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
MankQtO'S s
GreatNeed

Mayor w. A. Beach: "The
greatest need OF Mankato at
the present time, according to
my way Of thinking, is a re-
duction In the electrical rates
in this city. This would in
duce industries to locate here.
The introduction of the added
industries would naturally
create employment for more
people, and eventually in
crease the population Of
Mankato. Another great need
Of this city is an ineinerator
for the disposal Of the city
garbage"
p. NJ. Ferguson: zone Of
the crying needs Of Mankato
at the present day is a little
more cooperation among all
Of the interests in an effort
working toward a greater and
better city. To accomplish
this we must forget petty diff
ferences. Another problem is,
to find out whether Il is prac-
tical to make the Van erunt
slough a beauty spot instead
Of an eyesore. II the PROPOSE
ton is feasible, then get be-
hind il, push Il and put II
across"
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
Overnight
Wire Tales

London, May 3.-General Malini
koff and many military officers were
among one hundred persons killed
in an ammunition explosion at Tul
sa Russia, according TO Moscow
adviCes.
Highlands, n. j.. May 3.-A gen
eral exodus Of the rum runners off
the Jersey coast was made when
'nited States coast guard cutters
Tut to sea TO begin a vigil check
rum running.
Duluth, Mimi, May 3.-Approxi-
mately $4,000 iron miners in the
Lake Superior mining district will
get ten per cent wage increase,
operators announced.
Paris, May 3.-France officially
warned Turkey that she does not
like the Turkish concentration of
troops on the Syrian frontier and
in the military pressure is not re-
moved it will be hard for France
to continue Lausanne peace negoti-
ations.
Washington, D. c., May SIN
qualified endorsement was given
President Harding's world court
proposal by Samuel Gompers, who
asked for nonpartisan unity in sup
port Of the plan.
Paris, May 2.-The merchant mar
inc ministry is deIving into old laws
for reprisal against American ships
in reply to the supreme courts de
cision regarding liquor on foreign
ships. II the laws were applied no
American ships could land at French
ports.
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
FRENCH REJECT
GERMAN OFFER
Cabinet Flatly Refused New
Debt Proposal
AMOUNT TOO LOW
Heavy Sentences For Two
Directors Heinrich Mines
:, And Works
TAssociated Prasx Dispatch. !

ASSOCIATED PraSx Dfspatch.1
Paris, May 3--The French and
Belgian governments, after an
exchange OF iHforrnat- -visws, ,,Aress
unanimous in rejecting the new
reparations proposals put for
ward by Chancellor Cuno Of Ger
many. The proposals are held
to be so inadequate as to offer
not even basis for negotiations,
first in view of the lack Of guar
antees for payment, and second
because Of the smaIIness Of the
sum offered.
Paris, May 3.-The French cabinet
today unanimously rejected the new
German reparation proposal. 8
The reason given for the rejection
were lack of guarantees and the in
sufficiency of the sum offered b.
Germany.
Mine Directors Sentenced
Essen, May 3.-Two directors OF
the Heinrichs mine and machine
works at Hattingen have been sen
fenced by a French court martial tc
serve five years in prison and to
pay fines amounting to 50,000,00
marks. ...0-..-.
The directors, whose names are
Jaeger and Zoellner, were charged
among other things with having
caused the sirens of their plant to
sound when occupation troops and
officials appeared on the property
thus rallying an assembly OF work
men which endangered the lives o.
the visiting authorities.
krupp Head Trial Tomorrow
Werden, May 3.-This little stowr
on the Ruhr river, only few miles
from Essen. will be completely cul
off from the outside world and en-
tirely surrounded by Gordon oil
troops during the trial of DIR. Gustav
Krupp Won Bohlen Und Halbach
president of the Krupp works, and
the three .Krupp directors. The
proceedings are to take place to-
H'eSn"t Only bearers of special permits
issued by the French military au-
thorities will be permitted to enter
or leave Werden while the court is
sitting. This measure is designed to
prevent demonstrations by workers
announced their intention of pro-
ceeding here to await the result OF
the trial. t .. I--s5.
Berlin Press Views On Offer
Berlin, May 3.--Although the new
German reparations proposals are
criticized in some circles as too pli :
able, opinion in government quar-
ters holds that the offer affords a
starting point for negotiations
Newspaper comment /, is varied, the
Tageblatt declaring that Germany
has offered a ground on which the
allies may meet her, while Die Zeit-
ung. believes that Germany cannot
pay the thirty billion gold marks.
In referring the proposals to the
state presidents and premiers,
Chancellor Cuno, it became known
today asserted that Germany as
ready 90 end the present period OF
destruction but is also ready to hold
out to the last gasp. which would
mean death to any reparations."
The Mankato free press., 1923-05-04
Walter Belford Resians
[ ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.

st. Paul, May 3.-George w
Wells, Jr.. state insurance commits
sioner today announced the resigna-
tion of Walter Belford, former act
ing deputy commissioner The res
ignation was effective May | when
Mr.. Belferd accepted position with
an insurance company in Minneapo-
lis. The vacancy will be filled b.
one of the employees of the depart
ment.