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New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
MORE LIQUOR SEIZED
White Star Liner Hayerford and Steamship Adr1atic Run Afoul of Customs Officers.

Boston, July 2.-The White Star line steamship Haverford landed 76 cabin and AIS third class passengers here today and later saled for Phila- delphia with the rest of her full list of 1.298 passengers from Liverpool and Queenstown.
 The vessels surplus supply of liquor including approximately 1000 bottles of ale and stout, was seized by the customs squad. Passengers said no liquor had been served on the Haver- ford for the last three days.
 The commanders of the White Star ship Adriatic and the Columbia of the Anchor line, which arrived yesterday have protested officially the confsca- ton by customs officers of the surplus of liquor on those vessels. Collector W. w. Lufkin will forward the pro- tests to Washington.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
Trafria Is curtailed.

Essen. July 2.-Sharp curtailment of traffic on Ruhr and Rhineland in terurban tramway lines over which the Germans have been moving malls and supplies since seizure of the steam railroads has been ordered by Gen. Degoutte as a penalty for the bomb explosion at Duisburg Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
MANY FAIL TO PASS

Detroit, July e.-Approximateiy per cent af the ZOO immigrants who rushed across the border from Wind sor Sunday to become residents of the United States were rejected. Most of these failed to pass the iiteraey test,
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
Two Bombs Discoveted.

By The Associated Prsss.
 Coblenz. July 2.-Two time bombs were found at the entrance of the Mayence tunnel today,
 One exploded with slight damage. The fuse was withdrawn from the other in time by a French artillery officer.
 street traffic restrictions and penai- ties in other forms imposed upon Mayence. City officials will be held responsible for the occurrence.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
aBoyLEs AgREsn UNSAFE

Jersey, City, July s.-Fhs boxing arena on Boyie's 30 Acres scene of the Dempsey-Carpentier bout Is un- safe and n permit for it's use for the Willard Firpo match on July ts will be refused unless it is repaired.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
25TH ANNIVERSARY
sfr. and Mfrs. Charles Hoffman, ST.,
 Married in Bristol Quarter Century Ago-Guests of Their Children.

Mir and Mrs, Charles Hoffman, Jr., entertained at their home at 19 Rock well avenua. yesterday in honor of Mir, Hoffman's parents. Mfr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman, Sr., who were ob- serving their 18th wedding anniver- sary,
 in Bristol a quarter of a century ago, coming te New Britain shortly after ward, For Is years, Mir, Hoffman has been in the baking business, con ducting shop and store on Arch street, and a store on West Main street,
 The Hoffmahs have three children. Charles, Jr., Misses Mary and Julia,
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
Frankfort Surrounded.

London, July 2-The city of Frank fort on the edge of the Mayence bridge. now is surrounded by oc- cupied territory through French mili- tary moves. being completely cut of from unoccupied Germany. it is am nounced in the latest advices.
 To the north in the Ruhr. French infantry and cavalry have occupied Schwerte, near Arnsberg, on the Ruhr and other troops are On their way to Hagen in the same neighbor- hood. I'd
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
Work Is Stopped.

By The Associated Press.
 London. July 2.-The whole of the Krupp plant in Essen was occupied today and work in the plant ceased. says a Central News dispatch from Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
Belgian Penalties.

By The Associated Press.
 Brussels. July 2.-The program of penalties to be imposed in the Ruhr because of the bombing of the Bell gian troop train near Duisburg Sat- Lrday in which ten lives were lost and more than two score persons in- jured, was before the Belgian cabinet for consideration this afternoon-
 The government already has order ed that prominent German civiiians opposed to the occupation hereafter be carried as protesting hostages on Belgian trains crossing the Rhine sz Duisburg,
New Britain herald., 1923-07-02
ANTI-SALOON HEAD
 TO BE PROSECUTED
Banton to Accuse Anderson of Lanceny, Forgery and Eztontion
CASE GOING TO GRAND JURY
District Attorney Who Recently Dropped Action Now Announces That He Has New Evidence Against Prominent Dry Worker.

New York, July 2.-District Attor- ney Banton, whose office recently dropped an investigation of charges against William H. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti Saloon
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
ROAD BILL IS
V0TED0UT OF
COMMITTEE
Would Abolish Federal Aid
Road Work in North
Dakota

The majority of the house COM
mittee on highways and bridges to-
day voted to report out for passage
house bill No. 233, which would
abolish federal aid road work after
completion of present highway con-
tracts and virtually abolish work of
state highway commission after this
period.
Several bills pending for state aid
for bridges, which also contemplates
securing federal aid in the same
manner as the Missouri River bridge
at Bismarck, were held up by com.
mittee until it finds out what dis
position will be of H. B. 233, since
as it passes the bridge bills also will
die.
The senate state affairs commit
tee was to present divided report
on party lines, on s. B. 275, for re
peal of the Home Building Associa-
tion bond issue. A divided report
also was coming out on Senator
Baird's bill to restore capital pun
ishment!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
PROTEST SPUD
RATEPR0MISED
BY j. LINES
State Railroad Commission
Asks Same Consideration
For North Dakota

Steps to prevent a special reduced
railroad rate being granted potato
shippers of Colorado and Idaho te
Kansas City territory unless SINH
lar decrease is granted for benefit
of Northwest shippers have been
taken by the state railroad commits.
sion, it was announced today.
Authority recently was granite
the Union Pacific and allied rail
roads to make 20 percent reduc.
tion on potato rates from Idaho and
Colorado territory to Kansas City
territory, similar to rate granted
temporarily last fall over the pro
test of Minnesota and North Dakota
Potato Association, it was states
by v. E. Smart, traffic expert of the
commission.
A telegram was sent yesterday tt
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion by the North Dakota commits
sion asking that unless the North
ern Pacific, Great Northern, and Soc
roads extend similar 20 percent re
ductions that suspension of tariff:
filed by the Union Pacific be de-
MED, Mr.. Smart said. While the U
p. was given authority to put tho
decrease rates in. effect, the ,roat
has not yet made it effective b.
filing tariffs with the I. c. G., hi
added. s..f
The Minnesota commission ha!
taken like action.
Mr.. Smart left last night for Kan
sas City in connection with the west
ern grain case in which further
reduction in grain rates from point!
in North Dakota and other. western
states to terminal markets is asked
The conference of representative
from railroad commissions Of tn
northwestern states will also discuss
return transportation for shipper!
of livestock in one-carlots, and 9th
er objects, he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
FORT LINCOLN
NOT AVAILABLE
FOR THESTATE
Special Committee Reports
War Department May
Re-garrisOn 1t

That the United States war de-
partment intends to re-garrison Fort
Lincoln some time in the near fu-
ture and consequently the property
cannot be secured for the purpose
of moving the State Training school
from Mandap to that point, was
the chief point reported on by a
sub committee of the special reform
school investigating committee, ten
dered to the house Wednesday after
noon.
l. P. Baker, trustee Of the prop
erty which was originally decided to
the government for use as fort
and which reverts to the original
owners in case the government de-
finitely abandons for all time is
fort project, informed the commit
tee that he had been advised De-
cember %, 1922 three weeks before
the removal project was introduced
in the house, that the fort might
again be used.
Capt. Baker also advised that he
had been informed that the Indian
department might shortly abandon
the Indian school at Bismarck and
as that land too reverted to the ori-
ginal owner of the property in case
of abandonment, that property might
be available for training school use.
The fort has 800 acres, the Indian
school 100, the committee was ad-
vised.
The Resolution for investigation
of the availability of Fort Lincoln
was introduced by Rep. j. C. Miller,
Bottineau, about the time sugges-
tions, were being advanced that to
relieve conditions in the Mandan
school the girls be transferred to
the Bottineau Forestry Normal
school, and that institution discon.
tinue as normal school. This week
the special investigating committee
reported in' favor of this plan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
MANY ATTEND
MARDI GRAS
REHEARSAL
Hold Final Dress Rehearsal
At Auditorium Monday
Evening at 1880
CLUBS PLAN SklTS
About Is Business Houses
Represented by From One
To Five Models

From one to five representatives
from about fifty business houses
were present last evening at the
Business and Professional Wo-
mems club rooms for the first re-
hersal Of parts in the Mardi Gras
of Trade to be held at the city
Auditorium Tuesday night, Feb.
l3.
A number of business firms that
did not have delegates at the
meeting for rehearsal informed the
committee that they We're prepar-
ing their own representatives OF
planning an individual stunt.
Mrs. Obert Olson, chairman of
the staging committee, announced
that final dress rehearsal would
take place at the Auditorium, Mon
day night at 1880 o'clock prompt
ly, at which time, all who expected
to participate must be present ir
full dress not only to reherse their
own parts, but to remain for the
grand finale which was being plan.
ned.
A number of the local organiza.
tons, as the Rotary, club, will
put on individual skirts.
The Introductory part to the
program which is a country scene
in which farmer and his family
and couple of men from Bis
marck take part will be taken by
Earl Peterson, Mrs. Anna Subel
Selvig, Mrs. Edwin M. Stanton
Dorothy Huber, Arthur Beck. ant
Fred Schneider. This will be- fol
lowed by the Advertising song b!
( the Town Criers. McDonald's or
chestra will furnish music.
The people who would like t.
take part in the celebration bu
have not been called upon by an!
of the soliciting committee of tn
Business & Professional Women
club may make final entry b.
calling Mrs. +. r. Smyth.
Tickets for the Mardi Gras will
! be on sale Saturday morning 1.
Harris e. Woodmansee beginning a
8 o'clock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
Farm Institutes
Are Progressing

Farm Institutes have progressed
favorably during the last week in
spite of stormy weather over the
state according to r. G. Catron, as.
sistant commissioner Of agriculture
and labor. As many rs l25 persons
have attended meetings on several
! Of the worst days, he adds.
Meetings will be held. in the fol-
lowing towns during the coming
week: Alexander. Charbonneau, Gre
nora, Zahl, Nortonville, Edgeley,
Forbes, Ludden, Oakes, Penn, Thomp-
son, Hamilton and Neche.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
FIGHT MADE
AGAINST BIDS
ON PRINTING
Lobby Opens Drive Against
Measure to Compel Com
petitive Bids
BARS DOWN FOR CRAFT

A vigorous lobby WIS opened yes
terday around the state legislature
against house bill No. l72, which
provides that county commissioners
shall award contracts for printing of
election ballots and similar office
supplies on competitive bids, the
same as for buildings and other
county work.
The bill was up for third reading
in the house yesterday afternoon,
and was sent to the judiciary COM
method in which it is drawn was
raised. A move to indefinitely post
pone the bill failed.
The author of the bill, Rep. Ander-
son, of Burleigh, fought against the
plan to kill the bill on technical
ground, and declared if there were
anything wrong with the manner of
drawing this could be remedied by
the judiciary committee.
Judge w. l., Nuessle was quoted
on the floor of the house as being
against the present plan of allowing
supplies to be purchased without any
restriction whatever. saying it opens
the way for graft when a certain
case was argued before him involv-
ing this point.
Each of County Case.
An echo of the Grant county case,
in which printing firm which was
awarded the job of printing election
supplies, put in a bill for $1,000 and
after a fight was launched cut the
bill to $500 and refunded the differ
ence of $1,000.
Rep. Twichell said the bill amend
! ed law of 1921, 1915 and 1905 and
the subject matter in 1905 was diff
ferent from that Of the bill, so that
it was unconstitutional.
He declared the present method OF
allowing supplies to be purchased
without competitive bids had been
found better-that under an old law
bids were provided and printing firms
would put in technical bids, whereby
they could defraud the counties.
Rep. Miller of Bottineau moved
that the bill be indefinitely postpon.
ed.
Wants 1t Referred.
Rep. Anderson asked that it be re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. II
had been in the committee on coun-
ties. He declared the bill had merit
and deserved careful consideration.
He referred to the Grant county
case, where the work was let with.
out contract, and where after a fight
printers rebated $1,000.
"That's condition you have ir
North Dakota" he said, "where con.
tracts are not let by competitive
bids. There is a widespread demand
for this law"
He then quoted Judge Nuessle as
remarking in case in which the
question was raised as to whether
the printing of election supplies were
covered in the existing law, as say
ing that "tne bars are let down fol
graft"
Rep. Stark rose to second the mo
tion of Mr.. Anderson. He declared
he could not see anything IN Rep
Twichell's argument that the bill wa
invalid. There is no limitation ol
legislative enactment except consti
tutionals limitation, he said. He sug
gested the bill 60 to the committe
on judiciary where all of the lawyer
of the house are and they could wor
it over.
There were few "noes" to tn
motion. An effort had been made t
kill the bill the previous day, but
failed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
TRACKS IN SNOW, CLUE
TO ROBBERS AT PINGREE

Pingree, N. D., Feb. 9.-Tell tale
tracks left in snow brought by the
very stom upon which they probably
relied to cover their operations, may
result in the tracing and arrest Of
members of suspected community
gang blamed for robbing the William
Shaw general store here last night
of about $500 worth Of merchandise,
according to Stutsman county Off
Gals.
Search warrants have been sent
from Jamestown by the states at
torney to c. C. Broder, deputy
sheriff, who believes he has traced
the thieves and hopes to recover
the loot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
lis MEN ENTOMBED IN NEW MEXICO MINE
LONG WAITING LIST OF PEOPLE WHO
BELONG IN FEEBLE MINDED ASYLUM

There's a long waiting list in
North Dakota, of people who
should be in the institute for the
feeble minded at Grafton, DR.. A.
r. Il. Wylie told the house appro-
priations committee when he ap-
peared before it.
Beside so girls who are on the
actual waiting list there are many
more whose guardians or friends
never make application for them
because they know it would be use
less, he added. Some have been
waiting to get into the institution
for four years. The total waiting
list is about 95. The doctor made
these statements in explaining his
desire for girls dormatory. The
place has 339 inmates, altogether.
The head of the institution had
requested $503,200 and the budget
board had recommended an appro-
priation Of $177,900 to the legis-
lature. The appropriation for the
last biennium was $294,450.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
AMNESTY FOR
MANY PAYES
WAY FOR PEACE
Irish Free State Seeks to
Effect Reconciliation with
Irregulars
DE VALERA OBSTINATE
Refuses to Support Any Form
But Republican Plan of
Government
DE VALERA OBSTINATE

Dublin. Feb 9.--Hope for recon-
ciliation between the Irish Free
State government and at least an
important part of the Republican
element was brighter today in con-
sequence of the developments which
led Richard Mulcaha1, minister of
otfensc to offer amnesty to all who
are in arms against the government
on or before February Is.
The minister's proclamation was
the result of Deas's appeal to other
Republican leaders to lay down their
arms. Deas, DeValera's chief dep
uty, is one of the irregulars who has
been sentenced to death.
A few days ago, however, he sign
ed an agreement for the surrender
of arms and men and was then per-
mitted to issue communication to
several prominent Republicans, in
Guiding De Valera himself. Austin
Stack and Liam Lynch, asking them
to take similar step. Stays OF
execution have been granted.
Just what will be DeValera's re-
sponse to the appeal is unknown. II
was only recently that through the
medium of u newspaper interview lt
reiterated his uncompromising hos
tility toward the Free State govern
ment and his insistence on Repub
| lican government.
| William Cosrfave, president o.
| the Dali EireaH ttft for Londor
last night. His visit undertaken il
the company of Hugh Kennedy, tn,
government legal adviser, is reported
to nave considerable political signifi
/ canoe.
| Dublin, Feb. 9.-The proposal fol
surrender contained in Milan Deas':
letter to Eamonn DeValera and othe
leading irregulars cannot be consid
cred says an official communication
issued by the Republican headquar
ters staff, on behalf "of the Repub
! lican government" and it's army coun
! Gil
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09

The counties from which the
feeble minded come pay $15 a
month for their care, the doctor
said. His discussion brought out
the fact that while insane persons
frequently recover and are dis
chan ged from the institution at
jamestown, feeble minded persons
hardly ever recover.
One of the things the institu-
ticn needs is boy tight" fence
around the truck garden for the
boys come out from town and
steal the produce, especially the
watermelons, the doctor sad.
Some discussion arose concern
ing the sewage system. The state
number of years ago dug "A scep-
tic tank for the institution and the
city of Grafton was permitted to
use it. Now it has grown too
small for both city and institution
and the question was as to wheth-
er the state should help the city
enlarge it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
NEGRO ADMITS
8 MURDERS
IN CONFESSION
Two Already Convicted For
Staying of Two Mentioned
In Statement
ASSAULTS UPON WOMEN
Texas Authorities Solve Ser
les of Crimes That Baf-
fled Police

Waco, Tex, Feb. "a series OF
crimes which have baffled officers
here for the last year were cleared
today by the alleged confession OF
Roy Mitchell, negro, who has commit
ted eignt murders, three assaults to
murder and a number of attacks on
women between February II, 1922,
and January, 1923, according to Sher-
III Leslie Stcgall and County Attor-
ney C.. S. Farmer. According to the
officers was mbade to the sheriff and
county prosecutor last night, put in
writing and signed by Mitchell. The
crimes said to have been confessed
are:
Staying of w. II. Barker and his
wife and Homer Turk ut Concord
nine miles east Of Waco, Feb. IL
1922.
w. P. Driscoll May Z, 1922.
Harrel Bolton, May %, 1922.
Grady Skipwortn, Nov. 20, 1922.
w. E. Holt, and Mrs. Ethel Denne-
camp. Jan. 10, 1923.
Two negroes were tried and con-
victed for the Staying of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barker and Turk, the killing
which Mitchell has now confessed
One of these negroes, Cooper John
son, was given the death penalty and
the other life Imprisonment. -Theil
cases are now on appeal.
In addition one negro has been
killed to which Mitchell is said tC
have confessed. When Harrel Boil
ton was killed his girl companio or
was assaulted. A negro later was
identified by the girl and a negro
shot by the girls father, and hi:
body burned by mob.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
TWENTY-EIGHT PERISH.

Cumberland, British Columbia,
Feb. 9.-Shortly before daybreak this
morning % miners were known to
have perished in the Canadian col
leries on Vancouver Island near here
after an explosion of fire damp at
8 o'clock last hight, and that many
bodies had been brought out at 4:3O
a. m. Little hope was held for the
20 or more. otb/rs who remain en-
trapped.
Fifty-one miners lost their lives
when fire damp exploded in the Sec
ond level of mine No. 4 Of the Brit
ish colleries, it was estimated by
mine officials after 81 bodies had
been brought to the surface. Two
rescue crews worked in the mine all
night. About two miles from the
mouth Of the tunnel the rescuers
came to the bodies of six men group
ed in attitudes indicating they had
fallen from fatigue. Beyond them
was found a mule still alive. The
body of the foreman, Norman Huby,
was then discovered.
The Chinese in the hospital said
he was thrown down BY the explo-
sion but getting to his fest began
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-09
PLOT CHARGED
TOH0LD POWER
IN THE CITIES
Senator Baker, NOnpartisan,
Leads Fight Against Di-
vision Measure. But Loses
HOLD LONG SESSION
County Agent Status Is De-
bated Vigorously in the
Senate

Efforts to. make party issue
out of Senator Gardeners bill to
permit the division of voting dis
tricts when the number of votes
in the district exceeds 300 failed
in the state senate late yesterday.
The attack on the bill was led by
Senator B. F. Baker, Renville
county.
The bill had been passed by the
senate several days ago and mess
aged to the house. Some minor
amendments were made in it by
the lower branch and it was then
sent back to the senate for con-
currence. The question of it's
final passage with the house
amendments thus came up in the
senate.
When the measure came up for
vote Senator Baker launched his
attack. He declared that this bill
was another indication of a deep
laid plot to. disenfranchise the
farmers of the state by giving the
towns and cities greater represen-
tation on the county committees
through the creation Of additional
precincts.
"Such tactics will come home to
roost," he declared.
Senator Gardiner, who had in
| troduced the bill arose and declar-
ed briefly that the idea that there
was any political object to be gain
ed by it's passage was entirely
baseless. We reminded Senator
Baker that he himself had voted
for the bill at the time of it's orr
ginal passage.
Senator Baker admitted that
this was true, but declared that at
that time he had not read the In
dependent program election bills
and had not realized the sinister
purpose which was afOOt.
Sperry Denies 1t
"The charge that the cities are
trying to obtain undue representa-
tion in the county conventions is
absurd" said Senator Sperry OF
Burleigh county. "In Burleigh
county for example the population
of the city of Bismarck Sis about
equal to that of the rest of the
county, but in the county conven-
tion, the city has only 10 votes
compared to Al for the rest Of the
county.
When the roll was called on the
final passage of the vote was 81
! to IL.
Eight Bills Passed
AS result of flbustering tactics
and several long wrangles the
senate passed only eight bills dur
ing the session. Several of these
were measures introduced at tn.
! request of the Childrens' Cod.
commission.
After over a half hour Of debate
the senate killed the regular bien
nial attempt to repeal the presen'
wide bod-sled law. A majority O.
the state affairs committee had re
commended the bill for passage
but after a long argument, no
conducted along party lines tn
minority report for the killing O.
the measure was accepted.
/ The committee on highways re
turned the concurrent reelection
for a constitutional amendment t,
create a state highway commission
along the lines demanded by tn
federal government as a pre-re
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