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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
NJ 'MAH0N LAND
IS BOUGHT BY
STATES BANK
Land Figuring in Farm Loan
Aired Politically Is
Taken Over

Beach, N. d., Dec. 26-Thc famous
"McMahon Loan made to j. W..
Mcmahon of ST. Paul when the Non
partisan League controlled the farm
loan department of the Bank Of
North Dakota has cost the state
$28,42128. The mortgage was fore
closed by the state bank and fore
closure sale held in Beach Saturday,
December 22. There was no bidder
except tha Bank of North Dakota,
which took over the land.
Mcmahon, land dealer, was said
to be an uncle Of former Congress-
man John Baer, active in the Non
partisan League. When the loan was
made. it was assailed as political
favoritism, as bad business and ex-
cessive. 1t was vigorously defended
by the league bank officials.
Mcmahon never paid the state any
interest on the loan, which was $685.
900 and dated from Feb. %, 1920,
with interest at 7 percent. After
the present administration took over
the Bank of North Dakota, Mcmahon
gave a second mortgage on some land
in Sargent county to take care OF
the first two annual interest install
ments. These are excluded from the
loss of $28,421.28 which the bank
faces, unless it realized money on
the land to reduce the loss.
The loan was made on several
thousand acres of land in Golden
Valley, the worth Of which land was
a subject of much debate, some as
serting it was valueless as farm land
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
$45,OOO PAID
OBURLEIGH co.
IN TAX SALES

The total amount of the tax sale
in 'Burleigh county this year was
$45,O31.70, and the total amount OF
unsold taxes was $6.605.39. it was
announced today at the county
treasurer's office. The property
sold included 629 farm descrip-
tions, totalling $3S,970.51 and 7S
city descriptions totaling $6,O6O.66.
Some OF the property has already
been redeemed since the sale on
December IL.
The unsold taxes divided as fol
lows: Farm. $3,3l7.99 city, 80.
2S7.40. The chief sales in city pro
perty were on state-built houses
which are in litigation or dispute
over ownership.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26

What was said to be the first car
load Of shelled corn for the open
market ever sent from this county
was shipped from Brittin on Wednes-
day being sent by the Brittin eleva-
tor to commission house in Mimi
eapolis. Final arrangements for
handling corn were made by this
elevator last Saturday and on Mon
day and Tuesday nearly fifty loads
of corn had been hauled to the ele-
vator by farmers in that community.
There will be a great deal more corn
shipped by this elevator from this
seasons crop than wheat and it is
the opinion OF all the farmers in
that neighborhood that with corn at
As cents per bushel there is more
money in it, than there is in wheat
at 100 per bushel. as corn is rum
ming from 80 to. 60 bushels to the
acre and wheat averaged only around
s or bushels to the acre. Besides
the surplus corn, which is being
shipped, thousands Of bushels will
be fed to cattle and hogs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
5 LIVES LOST
2 SHIPS ARE
STORM WRECKS
Wind Reaches 80 Miles an
Hour in Vicinity of
Grays Harbor
WINDOWS ARE SMASHED
Other Damage Is Done on
Many Cities in State of
Washington

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 26.-(By the
Associated press)--After Christ
mas Eve and Christmas Day in which
the Pacific Coast in the vicinity Of
British Columbia and Washington
was lashed by furious gales, causing
a death toll of five and the loss of
two ships and temporarily disabling
two others, the storm-swept section
was recovering today with weather
conditions considerably improved.
The storm apparently centered
about Grays Harbor where the winds
reached a velocity Of 80 miles an
hour. At Port Angeles, on the south
side of the street Of Juan de Fuca
and ut Tacoma and Seattle, the winds
ragged from 45 to 60 miles an hour,
breaking government weather bureau
records in some instances. The fata-
lities as a result of the storm includ-
ed four members of the Canadian
tug Tyee, which was wrecked on the
rocks of Pedder Bay, near Victoria,
b. c. and Gus Quarnsterom of Aber-
deem, Washington, who was killed by
current from fallen electric power
wire.
In many cities the gales smashed
windows, tore down power lines,
throwing entire communities into
darkness on Christmas eve, unroofed
buildings, interrupted telephone and
rail communication and drove many
small boats in exposed ports or
ships upon the rocks where they
sank
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26


People on the outside" continued
Noah, "think that almost every GRIM
inal, if given the chance, would i'm
mediately teach some other person to
lead a, life Of crime but they are
wrong. In my 22 years spent in re-
formatories and prisons l have never
vet been or heard of criminal ad-
vising another man to 60 wrong. On
the contrary, within the walls of
penal institutions, they. are just the
opposite.
81 have often heard men whom
lot of people believe to>be hardened
criminals strictly advise young fel-
lows they come in contact with to
steer clear at all times of wrong
doing, and to follow the still small
voice of conscience =. whenever in
doubt.
COnvicts Are RefOrmers
"Of course, some people, after hav-
ing heard that young man has gone
wrong after having served time in
a penal institution will say he did
SO on account of his association
with hardened criminals. However,
in my mind l think these cases to be
those in which young men have gone
wrong in spite of good advice which
they may have received. They just
make the same mistake lot of peo-
pie who never see prison make
they have to learn through exper-
ience instead of taking the good ad-
vice of some one."
Others who talked were Clarence
Orion, vlifer; Harry Smith, lifer and
Roger ]. Roach, in for burglary.
Orton devoted a lot of his talk to
incidents of prison life and express
ed his opinion of the wardens and
the other officials he had come in
contact with. His talk was chiefly
praise. He declared that he had never
known as good/a warden as Warden
J. ]. Lee and praised Secretary H. R.
Jones and other members of the pen
itentiary staff of officials.
Want Outside Help
Harry Smith gave The convict's
view Of prison reformers. The con-
yicts don't object to them, he said.
"What we need" said Smith, "is
the hand that reaches down and lifts
up"
"Of late years." he continued, "the
public has been taking more inter
est in the workings of penitentiar-
les. 1t is right that they do so, for
tho ;hctifution don't helOncr tn the
inmates nor the warden and officers
but to the public. If they don't be.
lieve the institution is run right il
is the public's privilege to give help
full criticism. If it is run right il
is pretty hard to place credit unless
it belongs to the inmates.
"What we need from the outside
is a friendly hand. A lot of fellows
CONTINUED on Pare 81
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
X. of G.. Council
To Build Home

Dickinson. N. D., Dec: 26.-
Ground for new $4,000 home to be
built by Dickinson Council No. 151o
Knights of Columbus, on their lots
located just north of the l.. R. Baird
residence On First Avenue West, will
be broken in the early spring and the
building rushed to completion, F. w.
wilkinson, grand knight, announced
at special meeting of the council
held at the Elks' hall. The pre-
posed home will be one Of the finest
,buildings of it's kind in the west.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
SECOND VICTIM
OF CRASH DIES

Wells, Mimi. Dec. 26.-August
Wetzel, 81 years old, who was in
jured in an automobile accident be
tween here and Easton, Sunday,
when Will Stevens of Wells was
instantly killed, died in a local hos
pital Tuesday night. Jacob
Schortz. driver of the car, is re-
covering.
The three men were on their
way to Blue Earth. where they in
tended spending Sunday when the
car left 1.-The road alta turn and
plunged over a high embankment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
LIEUT.. WOOD
GETS FORTUNE
IN N. Y.ST0CKS
Son of GOvernOr-General of
Philippines Is Said to Have
Made 100000
TO QUIT u. S. ARMY.
Will Resign to Enter DiplO-
matte Service, Says New
York Times Article

New York, Dec. 26-Lieut. Os-
borne Cutler Wood, 26 years old, son
of Governor General Wood of the
Philippines, has admitted making be-
tween 100000 and 100000, in spec
ulations in Wall Street securities
conducted by cable from Manila,
where he is aide to his father, says
copyright dispatch to the New
York Times today.
The dispatch, by Richard " Oula-
han, in part follows:
Copyright 1923, by the New York
Times Company, by permission OF
the New York Times)
Cutler Wood, an aide Of Governor.
General Leonard Wood, viii return
to the United States soon, probably
by the end Of January, with the in
tention Of resigning his commission
and entering the diplomatic service.
This step is not only in accord with
his inclinations but he is better able
to take it for the reason that he has
accumulated enough money through
fortunate investments to enable him
to follow diplomatic career inde-
pendent Of salary consideration.
Lieut.. Woods streak Of good for
tune began in September or Octobe.
of last year when he bought STOCK
Of the Standard Oil company Of New
Jersey just prior to its sensational
rise. Although his capital was ex
tremely small then, so he told me TO-
day, the fact that this stock rose
approximately 60 points gave hin.
profits which placed him in a posi-
tion to make further investments on
alarge scale. Practically all Of
them were profitable.
While Lieut.. Wood said today that
he did not know offhand the exact
amount of his profits he estimated
them at between 100000 and $780,
600.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
ARRHUS TAKES
NEW POSITION

P. L. Arrhus, we'll known in poli-
tical circles throughout the state,
has retired from "The Progressive"
Nonpartisan paper published in Far
60, and iheneeforth will be associated
with the. Association Of Depositors
Of Closed Banks," it is announced in
the Fargo paper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
$4,000 FIRE
Loss REPORTED
AT LA.K0 7 A

Grand Forks, Dec. 26.'-Fire Of un-
determined origin. discovered early
this morning destroyed five build
ings in Lakota. z The loss is esti-
mated between SCI, 1000 and $4,000.
Buildings DESTROYED are: Barret
hardware, POOL hall, Foster lmple-
ment, Mpnteith Meat Market. Sheets
building and vacant building.
The blaze was discovered in the hard
ware store. = Most of the damages
were covered by Insurance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26

Madam Marcia is celebrated
as an astrologist Of note. 1t was
she who predicted both the nomi
nation and death of President
Harding.
Her first divination to attract
public notice was that of the ac-
quittal of Roland B. Molineaux,
twice condemed for murder in
in 1891.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
FOUR KILLED
IN KENTUCKY
ON XMAS DAY
One Also Said to be Dying
While a Sixth Man Is in
Serious Condition
MANY OTHER DEATHS

Hazard, KY, Dec. 26.-Perry coun-
tvs toll from Christmas shooting to-
day stood at four dead, one in dy-
ing condition from bullet wounds and
q sixth man in serious condition in
a haspital here.
Those killed were William Smith,
deputy sheriff; a man named Hays;
J. ID. Matthews, barber, believed to
have come here from Evansville or
Loogootee, Indiana; and John. Rich
mond, a negro. Jerry Dunn Is
thought to be fatally wounded and
the condition of Dennis Philips is
serious.
Deputy Smith was killed Christ
mas Eve in pistol fight ut the
home of Philips near Gloamwar,
where the officer had gone to quell
4 disturbance. Philips, wounded by
Smith, escaped but later surrender
ed. Meanwhile reports of Smiths
death reached here and Deputy John
Davidson and James Witt started to
Philips home.
As the trail of deputies passed
through Karles, firecracker was
said to have been exploded at their
feet. Believing they had been fired
upon the officers were said to have
directed a volley into a store oper-
ated by Dunn. A bullet passed
through the storekeeper's body and
killed the latter. When firing ceased
a survey of the building disclosed
the body of Hays.
Richmond, the fourth man slain,
was killed Christmas Day, James
Workman was reported to have kill
ed him with shotgun when the vic
tim attempted to enter Workman's
home after the later had told him
to stay away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
THREE DIE IN CRASH

Bloomington, H., Dec. 26.-Three
persons were killed and five SER
iously injured last night at Deer
Creek, ILL.,, 80 miles west of here,
when Nickel Plate engine and ca
boose hit an automobile, owned and
driven by Frank Newell The dead:
Mrs. Millison Roves, 70; Mrs. Sadie
'Rossman, 40, and Robert Newell, S.
The injured are Frank Newell, 29;
Mrs. Frank Newell, %: Wayne
Newell, Z; Nathan Newell, g.. and
Betty Newell, seven weeks. The
same crew was in charge Of train
which hit an automobile in this city
October 80, killing four persons
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
PREDICTIONS THAT CAME TRUE

She also foretold that Mrs.
Norman Calf, who later became
Mrs, Woodrow Wilson, would one
day be. mistress of the White
House.
Official Washington, her home,
holds her in high repute. Madam
Marcia, however, places great
emphasis on her denial that she
is a fortune teller.
81 am scientist" she says.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
EAT FIREWORKS, DIE

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 26-James
Burleson, 13 months, and Ida Bell
Vann, 18 months, are dead as the re-
suit of eating fireworks known as
"dancing devils" The children pick
ed up the objects that, in\color, re-
aemble chocolate candy and chewed
on them, causing the fireworks to
explode. They were badly wounded
and bled to death in short while.
A third child is in hospital hover
ing between life and death from the
same experience.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
'HARDENED CRIMINAL" HELD MYTH
BYLIFER SPEAKING in STATE PEN
Daniel Noah Tells Other Prisoners That the Old Timers
Always Give Advice to the Young Ones to go Straight
Convicts Don't Object to Prison Reformer.
in Fact Welcome Helping Hand

has % pententiaries
noon at the North Dakota pnentay
of the most
walls Four convcts made
The
ated n a musical
thing criminal" said Noh who
paor which
the outside ask this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
Drinks Arrested

4. -Four drunks was the toll of po-
lice activities on Christmas night.
One OF them also was charged
with being disorderly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
NO COMMENT

Washington, Dec. 26.-In the alb
sence of Secretary Weeks, who is
away over the Christmas holidays,
the War Department today withheld
formal comment on the financial
operations Of Lieut.. Osborne G.
Wood, son and aide of Governor
General Leonard Wood Of the Philip
pine Islands, but it was indicated
that the question had never been
formally before the department and
that nothing in the way Of instruc-
tions or orders have been issued
dealing with it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
TWO KILLED AT MOBILE

Mobile, Dec. ga white man and
a negro were killed here yesterday,
another negro shot and perhaps
fatally wounded and one man. badly
stabbed as Mobiles crime record for
Christmas.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
POISONED BY LIQUOR

New York. Dec. 26.-Three per-
sons, two of them women more
than 60 years old, were dead, two
were in a critical condition and
more than a score of persons were
in hospitals last night as a result Of
drinking poisonous Christmas liquor.
Some Of the victims were in SER
ious condition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
Weather Conditions

A high pressure area is centered
r,ober Montana this morning and it
has been accompanied by colder
weather over the northwest, with
sab-zero temperatures in Saskatche-
wan and Alberta. Allow pressure
area covers the middle Rocky Noun
tain and Plateau States and precipi-
tation occurred generally over the
Northwest.
: Orris, W. Roberts, Neteoroloeist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast
For Bismarck <and vicinity: Snow
tonight and Thursday. Colder with
cold wave. Temperature below
zero tonight. Strong shifting winds.
For North Dakota: Snow tonight
and Thursday. Colder with cold wave
south and west portions. Fempera-
ture below zero tonight. Strong
shifting winds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
The Weather

twenty-four hours ending at
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
WEATHER 'FORECAS'

Snow tonighn and Thursday
Colder with a Cold Wave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, July II.
CATTLE-Receipts9 5000; active: beef
steers and yearlings uneven. strong to
% higher. mostly 10 to Is up; top
1850 for ITO to 1234-pound average;
few loads 11O0@1140; choice yearlngs
about best 1865, being mixed steers and
heifers: bulk beef and yearlings $3.50
100; weeks decline mostly recovered;
she stock unevenly higher; bulls Is to
25 higher; veal calves closing 25 to so
Under Wednesdays 10 whine; bulk bo-
logna bulls 55O@5S5; bulk beef heifers
900@1000; veal calves to packers 100
@115O; few outsiders early up to 1850.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000: good Rind
fairly active. 10 to Is higher; others
uneven, steady to 10 higher; bulk de-
sirable $50 to 25O-pound average 1900
$50; top $50: bulk good and choice 26O
to 350-pound average butchers 1900
$50: bulk desirable throw-out sows
64O@660; best strong weight pigs 675
@71O; estimated holdover $4,000.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000; desirable fat
lambs steady to. Is higher: bulk good
and choice natives and westerns 1000
1900; top westerns 1400615 1900; top
westerns to city butchers 1925; top ma
tives to packers 1850: culls mostly 500
$3.50: medium and handy weight ewes
5O0@625; lighter weights upward to
ZOO; heavies 350@425.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
What's the Secret?

If you have occasion or the oppor-
tunity to visit one of the broadcast
ing stations, from which various
kinds of information and entertain
ment are scattered over the country
for the edification of those who Ills
ten in, you will probably note that
the walls are covered with curtains
or at least with rather heavy paper.
There will be at least liberal
number of curtains breaking up the
wall surface and the floor will be
padded. 1t has been discovered that
this condition is best suited for the
transmission of the waves.
One Of the leading stations in the
Eastern part of the country and one
of the first to be established, was in
the cloak room of factory where
the walls were covered with clothes
Of work-people all the time the sta
ton was in operation. When it was
moved to a beautifully furnished
room with paneling on the wall it
was found that the apparatus was
not working nearly as satisfactorily
as it had been.
The secret was in the manner that
the walls and ceiling of the room
were finished. When the beautiful
decorations were replaced with heavy
hangings and the ceilings smooth
surface broken up by rafter effect,
the installation resumed it's old time
standard Of operation and all was
we'll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago. July ]


Although predictions were renewed
today that black rust would yet cause
serious damage to part Of the spring
crop. wheat averaged little lower in
price today demand being of INSULT
Gent volume to absorb increased hedg-
ing sales when the market bulged. Clos
ing quotations were unsettled, / to 3
cent net decline. September 992 to 994
and December 1.02! to /. Corn finished
unchanged to cent lower, oats at 1
unchanged to a setback of cents.
At first the wheat crop reports at
hand appeared to indicate that no Sc
rious damage from black rust was
probable. Accordingly the market
showed a downward tendency, but on
support to values. Besides. compare
tive steadiness of the Liverpool mar
ket helped to check weakness here. At
this juncture word was received that
leading expert said heavy loss from
black rust was certain around Aber-
deem. 8. D.. and that the South Dakota
wheat yield this season would be 7,000,-
900 or 100000 bushels less than the
July official estimate.
All deliveries of wheat temporarily
rose to above 81 a bushel and then
sagged again when it was apparent
that buying was without much force
and that export demand was slow. Es-
Inmates were current that the carry
over of wheat in the United States July
1 this year was 20,000.000 bushels more
that the total available supply expected
for the 1923-1924 season shows de-
crease of $1,000 bushels.
Rains in Kansas and Nebraska had
bea IRISH effect on corn. Oats were
relatively firm. with elevator interests
lions on hogs steadied the provision
market,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

winter C 1 track New York domestic
ll9s; No. 1 northern spring track
New York export 1903; No. hard
winter do. 113s: No. Manitoba 122;
No. mixed durum do. lila.
CORN--Spot strong; No. yellow
10Y; No. white 1913; No. mixed log,
all New York, all rail.
OATS-Spot steady; No. white So
The raw sugar market was a little
Steadier on a sale of $4,000 bags of
Philippines to an outport refiner at 5
cents cost and freight. equal to 6.56 for
centrifugal. The English market was
weak and it was reported that more re-
nned and rawS We're returning from
England to be sold here.
Raw sugar futures displayed weak
ness on the dullnesS in rawS here and
the reports that second hands were Of
fering fine graduated at $50 in New
York and $40 in the west. The opening
was two to six points lower and the
market continued heavy all day, clos
ing about the lowest and IL to 20
points under the previous day. Clos
ing July 4.97. September 4.S2, Decem-
Der 4.2S. March BAL
BY refiners fine granulated was quot
ed $50. but this price was being cut
2o points by the second hand operators.
Refined sugar futures nominal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13

so important strategically as the
khyber. Yet for upward of 1000
years it has remained unchanged.
Although Afghanistan has been
closed to the foreigner, caravans
laden with all kinds of merchandise
have and still are continually pass
ing through the Khyber Pass. Those
coming from India travel under a
British guard as far as Lundi kotal,
where the caravan is taken over by
an Afghan escort.
The railroad starts from Peshawar,
a frontier town some 1912 miles from
the entrance to the pass. 1t has al
ready reached Jamrad, the first stop
ping place within the pass. From this
point an ingenious galloway has
been built to assist in the laying out
of the track. The track is a broad
gauge one and is being built by Afri-
di laborers. They are finding the work
trying, as there is constant Sniping
by unfriendly tribesmen. The rail-
road follows the line of the galloway,
but some eight to ten tunnels will be
necessary, and these are now well in
hand. When the railroad is finished,
merchandise will be carried right in
to the heart of the Khyber and dump
ed down on the very border line of
Afghanistan.