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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
SCHOOL BUS STALLED

LlugerWOOQ, mo. Dak., FeD.
15.-An entire busload of
school children bound for a
consolidated school near Lid
gerwood was driven around
the prairie near Lidgerwood
almost all day Tuesday when
the driver got lost in a storm.
For hours the bus circled, the
driver becoming more and
more confused, unable to To-
cate the school building or
any other building.
Late in the afternoon the
bus reached a farm. None OF
the children was frozen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
MAY POSTPONE CONVENTION

Grand, Forks, FEB. I6.-An exc
cutive session Of the North Dako-
ia hardware mems association was
held here this morning to decide If
the convention will DE held. The
action Of the executive committee
depends upon the train service, C..
N. Barnes, secretary Of the asso-
citation said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
STEAMER SINKING

New York, Feb. 15.--The Italian
ship Monceisio sailing from Norfolk,
Va, was sinking today about $40
miles east of Cape Henry, Va, ac-
cording to wireless reports picked
up here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
TWO RIyRNED TO DEATH

Redvers, Sask., Feb. l5--Mrs. Will
liam Ellis, widow, her son, Darcy,
age 7 years, and daughter, Stella.
age years, were burned to death
neu fire burned their home near
Tilsen, it became known here today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
TOTAL LOSS

Seattle, Wash. Feb. l5.--The
steamer Prince which went ashore a
few miles south of Cape Flattery
early today is undoubtedly total
loss, Harold Burchard, representa-
tive here for the Furness-Whitey
Co., agents for the Prince line linn
tied of London owners said today.
The Prince was commanded by
j. Ghilders and had crew of AZ
men.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
13 LOSE LIVES IN STORM AREA
DISARM 10000 POLICE
GUARD IN RUHR DISTRICT TO
AVOID CLASH WITH TROOPS

Brussels, Feb. 15.-Ten thousand German Security
policemen throughout the occupied portion of the Ruhr
disarmed by order of Gen. Degoutte
1t explained at French headquarters that this action
advisable because of the general attitude taken by the
police toward the forces of occupation.
Hereafter the police to be considered by the French
the protectors of the Ruhr community without any
necon with Berlin.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
MEET IN CONFERENCE

London, Feb. 15.-British and French cabinet ministers
met here today in conference which if it fails to get British
cooperation with the French and Begans in solving the
Ruhr transportation problem may result in early with
drawa of the British from the Cologne area.
The British ministers at the meeting Prime Minister
Law Lord Cursor, secretary of foreign affairs and
the Earl of Derby, secretary of war
The French cabinet represented by NJ LIE Togquer,
the minister of public works.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
PLACE ISLANDS
UNDER COAST
WISE LAWS

Washington, Feb. Is. - Sherman
Lasker has announced that the ship.
ping board had decided to recon-
mend to president Harding to put
the Philippines under the American
cOastwse law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
POSTPONE CONVENTION

Owing to the recent storm the
North Dakota Dairymen's convention
scheduled for Fargo on Feb. 14-16
has been postponed until March z.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
REPORTED ON FIRE

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 15.-The
steamer 'Kewanee, reported by wirs-
less that a ship supposed to be the
Mika was reported to be on fire.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
PERIL TO BIG
BRITISHLINER
ISINDlCATED
S. O. S. Caught From. Steam
ship Guccan Prince in
North Pacific
STEAMER is BURNED
All Members of Crew Taken
From Nika Which Is
Destroyed
STEAMER is BURNED

Seattle, Wash, Feb. Peril to
the British steamship Guscan Prince
somewhere in the North Pacific was
indicated at 4 o'clock this morning
when the radio station caught an
IS. O. S., Guscan Prince ashore. Pc,
sition bad" At this point the wira
less broke off as if destroyed.
HOME PORT NEW FOUNDLAND
San Francisco, Calf, Feb. Is. -
The Guscan Prince, freighter O.
5,275 tons owned by the French line
limited sailed from San Francisco to
Seattle last Sunday. Her home por!
is New Foundland.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
THE WEATHER

For twenty-four hours ending at
noon today:
Temperature at a. m. ........- lib
Highest yesterday, ;. >. .-i5
Lowest yesterday
Lowest last night ........ .-AlT
freclpitatlon .t................. D
Highest wind velocity a2
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
and continued cold tonight and pro-
badly Friday.
Weather Conditions
The pressure is high in Ell Sec
tions this morning with theS crests
over the Missouri Valley and Sas-
katchewan. The weather is general-
ly fair in all sections except in the
extreme Northwest. Temperatures
have risen slightly from the Missis-
sippi River westward but it is still
abnormally cold in all sections. No
high winds prevail west Of the Grear
Lakes regiont ss
ORRIs w. RoBERTS,
lletooroloafnt
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
RESCUES PASSENGERS,

Seattle, WASH Feb. l5.-The coast
wgise cutter Snowhomish has taken
all members of the crew from the
steamer Mika which was burned at
the water edge. This information
was continued in message from the
of Snowhomish at S;l
am. No details were given as to po-
sitiOn of ship.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15
GOES ON ROCKS.

UUES ON KUChS.
San Francisco, Feb. 15.-The steam,
ship Santa Rita which was searching
for the Mika steamer off the Wash
ington coast has gone on the rocks
at the entrance to Puget Sound, ac~
cording to message received at 4
a. m. At 5:25 another message was
received saying that the Santa Ritz
had appeared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-15

For twenty-four hours ending a
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
GEORGIA u. D. c.
In CONVENTION

The twcnty-ninth annual session of
the Georgia division OF the United
Daughters of the Confederacy open
ed most auspiciously in Augusta Tues
day evening.
The Fitzgerald delegates Mesdames
II. M. Warren and Mrs Thomas Grit
lin were present and have reported a
delightful time thus far. Mr.. Geldcrs
expressed the greatest admiration for
the tne sentiments OF the women
sneakers of the opening occasion, he
thought they far excelled their men
speakers on this occasion.
Mr.. Gelders was invited by Mrs. p.
H. Jeter of Decatur, the U. d. c.
State Chairman for the Jefferson Day
is Highway to take her allotted time
on the program and speak to- the con-
vention on the achievements and the
ultimate accomplishment OF an inter
state memorial highway, bearing the
name of their honored chicftain and
which when federally adopted will be
hard; surfaced and beautified and dc
honor to its name.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25

the Year ending December 81. 1921
We're $lOZ,855, SOY, whereas those oil
the Delaware, Lackawana & Western
were S85,977,8l5, or $16,857, 6o2 less.
Despite a less earning capacity, the
Delaware, Lackawana & Western has
paid the enormous annual dividends
enumerated above because of its hon
est capitalization, whereas the Erie. due
to overcapitalizaf'on is continually
struggling to pay interest on its out
standing Indebtedness. The company
has never paid dividend on its com
mon stock, and none since 1907 on its
preferred stock issues.
The New Haven Method
The value of the New Haven Rail-
| road and equipment (19l6) was fixed
by the company at $199, 1868, 446 This
was done by deducting its assets, 9TH
er than the term of road and equipment
amounting to $262,844591, from its to-
! tai liabilities, listed at par amounting
to $462,213,037.
road and equipment 092D was fixed
by the company at $E27S,o55, 456 This
was done by deducting its assets, other
/ than the item of road equipment, am
ounting to $290,9S5,331, from its total
liabilities, listed at par, amounting to
$569940,787.
By this method and ignoring the
market price of its liabilities, the val
lie of the road and equipment was mar
ked up from $l99, 1868, 446 in 1916 to
$278, 955,4 56 in 1921 an increase of a
mere matter of $79,587 010.
The increase in funded debt was
from $214,328,883 to 1901, 1855, or
$40, 799, $50, although there was a de-
crease in miles of road operated and
only small increase in equipment.
The actual market price of the fund
ed debt issues and the floating debt,
deducted from the amount of the same
list at par, would show many addition
al millions placed in the value claimed
for road and equipment by the spe-
cious method of the railroads in fixing
the vahe OF the same and increasing
1T from time to time to correspond with
pyramding securities not reflected by
physical increases in road and equip
ment.
These are some of the millions the
railroads are asking the public at
large (99.5 per cent of our population
10 guarantee per cent interest an
nually, through Federal legislation by
a continuance Of the Esch- Cummins
Act Do YOU favor it?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
Superior Court In
" Session This Week

October term OF Ben Hill Superior
Court opened here Monday with Judge
D. A. R. Crum, presiding. The Grand
Jury organized with D. L. Martin
foreman, r. J. Spell. Clerk, and w
II. Ellington, bailiff, after which Judge
Crum charged them with their duties
and made an unusual strong plea for
law enforcement and for constructive
application OF the law for the upbuild-
ing of the State and greater coopera-
ton for its institutions.
The grand jury is composed Of
d. l.. Martin, Foreman, r. J. Spell,
Clerk, J. N. Swearinger, M. d. Rob
itzsch, {. S. Islcr, Jesse Taylor, Sr., S.
Z. r. Young. S. NJ Whitchard, w. S.
Walker, A. B. c. Dorminey. Wright
Tomberlin, G. f. p. Dickson, w. A.
Troup, J. H, Palmer, J. c. Wilson, A.
w. DaLee, J. H. Mayes, S. ]. Walk
er, S. G. Pryor. Jr., 6. B. Eunice,
]. A. Bond. G. T. Owens.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
GOV. WALTON
OQSTEO FROM
OFFICE TUESDAY
Action Taken By Senate By Vote OF
SO to l; Charge State Paid Salary
Of Walton's Chauffeur

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 23-
Governor ]. C. Walton was suspend
ed from office at 40 p. M, when the
state senate by vote of SO to l adopt
ed resolution temporarily relieving
HIM OF his official duties, following the
submission by the lower house of a
Dill OF impeachment against h m.
The Impeachment bill charged the
executive with entering into "a cor
rupt agreement with DIR. A. E Dav-
export, state health commissioner to
place T. P. Edwards, the governors
personal chauffeur on the payroll of
the health department at $500 a month
and that h,reby certain moneys were
diverted from the statutory object and
purpose for which they were appro-
prjated by law .
Walton Notified
The suspension resolution was intro
duccd, by Senator W. NJ Gulager of
Muskogec. A committee was named
to inform the governor and lieutenant
governor OF the action.
Lieutenant Governor Trap is in
! Sapulpa, Okla, and was notified by
| telephone
The committee delivered their mes
sage to the governor i'll his office.
Immediately afterward the house
transmitted Article charging the gov
crnor with preventing the meeting of
a grand jury that was to inquire into
his official acts, and the senate accept
ed it also.
! The senate votcC to receivt the
charge and Senator w. M. Gullager OF
MuSkogee introduced the resolution
which would suspend the governor
and make Lieutenant Governor NJ. +.
Trap, acting executive until the for
mer's trial.
The. senate notified the house that
1t would convene at any time to re-
ceive additional impeachment articles
that might be adopted later by the
lower body and then adjourned. The
house ended its session almost at the
same time.
Text of Resolution
The text of the resolution suspend
ing the governor follows
Whereas, the house of representa-
tives of the ninth legislature, pursu.
ant to the provisions of the constitution
has filed with the senate articles OF
impeachment; and
| oN iiSledS, j. \. Wdlton, governor OF
Oklahoma, is charged with offenses
made grounds of impeachment by the
constitution; and
! Whereas the filing of the articles
with the senate automatically suspends
J. I. Walton as governor and the off
ice with its duties and compensation
evolves upon the lieutenant governor
Now, therefore be it resolved by the
senate, that the governor and lieuten-
ant governor be advised as to their
duties in this event and that the sec
rotary of the senate notify the COVER
nor and lieutenant governor of the pro
ceedngs thus had and to present to
each copy of this resolution
The senate will resolve itself into a
court of impeachment tomorrow morn
ing it was said. Chief Justice J. T.
! Johnson of the state supreme court
will preside.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
Frank Haver Back
From Tour OF Globe

Mr.. Frank Haver after an absence
OF eight years returned to Fitzgerald
to visit relatives and friends, during
which time he has Travelled in the Far
East in the following countries, China,
Japan, PHILIPPINES. Straights Settle
ments, India, Burma and Celon, the
last three years of which has been
spent in India. Mr. Haver has made
his headquarters in Calcutta, India as
office manager and travelling represen-
tative for New York export firm.
He relates some very wonderful ex-
periences during his travels.
Mr.. Haver sailed from Bombay on
June lst, spending two and one-half
months enroute visiting various cities
i'll Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, France,
Belgium and England He arrived in
New York by the s. S. Leviathan on
the 18th of August, where he spent
seven weeks attending to business ma,
tiers and visitingefriends, after which
time he sailed for Savannah and spent
four weeks renewing old acquaintance
in Savannah and Brunswick where he
was formerly connected with the Var
yam Naval Stores Co.
Mr.. Haver states that it is a great
pleasure to meet his old friends and
renew acquaintance and that he is
pleased to note the vast Improvement
in the city since his last visit here in
1915
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25

NcHPohy, DCSIllHS III 1904 up
to date, has paid dividends on its cap
ital stock of from to 20 per cent per
annum besides extra dividends of from
III to IS per cent and dividend, Aug
ust 20, 1921, of 100 per cent in its
stock, doubling the same by authority
OF the present Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The company has never had to is
sue securities to obtain capital be-
cause OF its reasonable capitalization
1t is the short line from New York
City to Buffalo, and proved by its
history that railroads in the United
States, when reasonably and honestly
capitalized, have no credit difficulties,
and do not lack funds at any or all
times to make betterments and inn
provemen:s, and do not enquire grossly
excessive rates at the expense of the
public at large.
The hardest boiled railroad exploit
er or official would have the temerity
to CAIN that the Erie or the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
was the equal of the Lackawana from
any point of view. The Delaware, Lack
awana & Western is a monument to
Samuel Sloan and honesty.
The Erie Railroad also owns and
4 Maine, the New York, New Haven
q Hartford, and the majority of our
other railroads, is a monument to
greed and unscrupulousness in COM
plete disregard of the public at large,
99.3 per cent of our population. the
producers and consumers.
How The Erie Works
The Erie Railroad also owns and
operates a railroad from New York
City to Buffalo. 1t also operates var
ious railroads to Chicago and other
points, with a total of 1907 miles. Four
hundred and three of this total are op-
Grated through the ownership of the
capital stock only of the company own
ing the same. The rest is operated thru
leases. Each of the companies so op-
eratedflas separate issues of capital
stock and bonds outstanding, not in
cluded in the Fries capitalization.
The Fries capital stock outstand-
ing December 81, 1921, was SIG $780,
500 and its funded debt $222, POI ,O2O
The total of both was therefore $685.
oI7,320, whereas the total of the Del
awarac, Lackawana & Western of The
same date was $84 700, or -314,135,-
o20 less than that of the Erie.
The gross earnings of the Erie for
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
Birmingham Police
Baffled By Axe Slayer

81 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. "a -
Birmingham axe murder" record has
reached total of twenty Yesterday
when Mrs Frank Romeo died from
wounds inflicted by a person who en-
tered the shop and home of Bernard
V.lglante, her son in law, Monday
night at which time Mrs. Vigilante
was probably injured by the same axe
man. The assailant of the two women
used meat cleaver. Sixty dollars was
removed from the cash register, police
reported, after the attack 1t was said
at hospital where Mrs. Vigilan.e was
removed that her wounds were of the
most serious nature.
Jim Taylor, negro, was arrested sew
eral hours after the attack upon the
women and is held for examination.
Besides twenty deaths from such
attacks within the last two and half
years, eighteen other persons have
been injured and have recovered.
Numerous arrests have been made
IN connection with the various at
tacks but few convictions have result
ed. The victim in nearly every case
wa sd small shopkeeper, set upon in
the night by person using an axe
Most OF the persons attacked have
been foreigners or persons of foreign
extraction, police records show.
Criminologsts have offered various
suggestions in connection with the re-
peated attacks but all lines of inquiry
appear to have led nowhere. In some
cases robbery appeared the motive,
the records reveal while in other in
stances there were no signs of robb-
cry. The attacks have been most fiend-
lsh in execution, the threats of women
being slashed in many instances, while
the bodies of men and women have
been hacked to pieces.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
HIALEAH WILL HAVE
A NEW INDUSTRY

L. A. Johnson, cigar manufacturer
formerly of Fitzgerald, Ga, and Key
west, Fla, will put up cigar man
uiacturing plant at Ninth street and
Cinema avenue and expects to have it
i'll operation by December lst.
The building will be 30x40 and spec
tally equipped for the work From
IS to 20 hands will be employed after
the plant gets in operation.
Before actual work is begun in the
manufacturing of cigars the govern
ment sends an inspector to look the
plant over and give it his approval
Architects are now working on the
plans and perfecting them. after which
the work of actual construction will he
pushed with vigor.
There is no reason why this bust
ness should not grow into flourish
ing industry. Here's hoping it will
Hialeah (Fla) Herald.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
CONTRACT FOR JEFF
DAVIS HIGHWAY BRIDGE
Montgomery Contractor Lowest Bid
der for Bridge Across Chattahoochee

MONTGOMERY, Oct. 10 Bids
were opened in Montgomery Tuesday
October 18th for the construction of
the new bridge at Eufaula and the con-
tract will soon be let
Tabulation of bids. opened by the
state highway commission, Thursday
on the substructure of the bridge
showed that J. A. Peterson of Mont
gomery was the low bidder at $7l ,907.-
81.
Only one other bid was submitted
on this project which besides the con-
crete piers includes approaches to the
bridge. This bid of $74,635.36 was
submitted by the Hardaway Construc
ton Company Of Columbus, Ga. Ac-
ton on the project was postponed I'M
til Monday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
fIOTORCADE TO, SAVANNAH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Fire AT High School
Causes Excitement
Pile of Coal In Furnace Room Catches
On Fire; Quickly Extinguished BY
Fire Department

The Fire Department was called to
the High School building Tuesday
morning about 9 o'clock and quickly
put out small blae in the furnace
room A pile of coal, in the corner of
the room caught on fire and caused
quite little excitement, to- break the
monotony OF the usual school day.
There was practically no damage
School had to suspend for few min
utesutes so that the rooms could be air
ed out and the smoke cleared away.
1t would be safe and sane idea
for the fire drill to be practiced at
least once or twice a week SO that ii
will be possible for the schools to be
emptied with quickness and dispatch
i'll the event of fire danger, which is
at ali times, probable
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
How Water Is Pumped
Into Railroad Stock
Public At Large Should Look On Haven Railway
Books Learn High Finance Lackawana Example of Honesty
Written Specially for Leader Enterprise
BY WILLIAM B. SHEARER.
(Thnough Autocaster Service)

The trouble with the railroads. with the exception ones
the Delaware Lackawana Western capitalized bv the late
Samuel Sloan that their exhausted bv
issues OF liabilities the proceeds from which have mapprop
aed diverted the continuation of payment
dividends and but little reflected additions better
ments and improvements
Delaware
sturdy helped
ana died l90 at the 90Durng his
LackaWana Western
mat created of
issued the
only $4,000 The $20 purchase and deveopnen+
coal Lackawana
mated in 1904 of s
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
Anniversary Column
THIRTEEN YEARS AGO
(Fitz. Leader Oct 20-25)

(Fitz. Leader Oct 20-25)
Born-Last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. J kassewitz, boy.
Miss Fay Morris of MilledgeviIle
IS the attractive guest OF her sister
Mrs. John Beall
Mrs. Willis l.. Smith is expected to-
day from Chicago where she has spent
two months.
Mrs. Tone Wagner and little son
and her grandmother Mrs. c. c. Lob
ing;er left for the home of the former
in Jacksonville, Fla.
The sudden death of Col. r. L. Grin
or was a shock to this community on
Wednesday afternoon Q9th). He was
one OF the most prominent lawyers in
this section and the president of a
chain OF piano and buggy and wagon
stores. He is survived by his wife. two
daughters. Kadie and Edith and two
sons l.. i. and w. p. Griner. Inter
merit vas made at Dublin.
The educational rally at Ashton was
big success. Barring the high school,
OF this city, Ashton has the best equip.
ped and handsomest building of the
kind in Ben Hill County. The trustee.
are Hon. Marion Dickson, Wesley R
Walker and w. H. Robitzsch. Those
taking part in the program were Rev
7 M Galloway of the Baptist church
X J Prentiss, county school commits
sioner, Hon. NJ L. Britain, stat,
school commissioner, also brief talk.
we're made by G. F. Hill, A. ]. Sworc
". T. PauIk, L. Robitzsch and Prof
f. c. Tanner.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
STIGALL BEGINS
SERVINGS IS YEAR
SENTENCE IN PEN

ATLANTA, Oct. 2+-Emmett c
Stigall, former head of the Atlanta
vice-squad, convicted OF the murder
OF w. II. Hames, Monday morning
began serving his Is year sentenc,
on the DeKalb county chan gang tc
which he has been assighcd.
The only statement made by Stigal
as he was transferred from his cell il
Fulton tower to the gang by Warden
w. R. McCurdy was that he intended
to serve his sentence like man"
The convicted man recently dropped
his appeal for new trial and decided
to serve his time.