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The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
ALSO
. T0.REC0GNIZE,
RUSS SOVIET
Formal Recognition to Follow
That Extended to Russia
BY Great Britain

Rome, Feb. 5.-The Russian gov
ernmeat will be recognized by Italy
within 48 hours, according to foreign
office circles. Recognition will be
simultaneous with the signing of a
commercial treaty which has been
pending for some months. It is pos
siblc that the. signatures may be at
fixed soon.
The newspaper published the clau-
scs of the treaty which arc most
likely to he concluded. as follows:
First-A substantial reduction Of
Russian tariffs in favor of Italian
imports; second, Russia agrees to
consign to Italy certain quantity
of cereals and food stuffs especially
ADAPTED for the manufacture OF
macaroni; third. Russia agrees to
purchase annually certain quantity
of ITALIAN industrial products; fourth
coastwise trAffic in the Black Sea is
reserved for the Italian flag, fifth
a mixed Itqlo-Russiam~ commission ia
fix annually sales and purchases be-
tween Italy and Russia; sixth, Italy
agrees to surrender property in Italy
the embassy and consulates be-
longing to the former Russian en-
pirc. among which are several big
buildings in Rome.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
By NEA Service.

Chicago, Feb. Soften some minor
incident shapes the career of major
league player either starting him on
the road to success or failure.
At the opening of last season the
Chicago White SoX banked strongly
on Outfelder Elsch to come through.
He had been star in the Western
League, 4 speed merchant who could
hit and field.
Elsch was banked on as regular
and Immediately got his chance in
left field. He started out in good
style and was winning high favor
with the bleacheritcs in his section
when something happened.
In very close game, with the SoX
leading by narrow margin, Elsch
caught fly ball for the second out
in the first half of the ninth inning.
Having lost track of the outs, and
believing that his catch had retired
the side, ending the game, Elsch
turned and threw the ball into the
bleachers, causing wild scramble
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
2O-Win Slabbers
Were Numerous
In Old League
BY NEA Service

Dy 4NEA service
st. Louis, Feb. 5.-Only three
clubs in the National League failed
to, put pitcher in the "20 victories"
circle last season. Two Of them were
the Boston Braves and the Phillles.
Oddly enough, the third was New
York, the. pennant winner. Scott and
McQuillen with NC wins each came
nearest of the Giant hurlers to make
the grade.
All told, the Heydler circuit show
ed seven pitchers who hit the 90
mark and over. Cincinnati was high
with thrce-Lugue. Donohue and
RiXey. Luque turned in 27 triumphs,
Donohue 21 and Rixey 20. Combined.
the trio was responsible for GS Of
the Reds successes.
Other gunners in the 20-game
class were Alexander of the. Cubs
with % victories; Morrison, Pitts
burg, 25; Haines, st. Louis, 81, and
Grimes. Brooklyn, with %.
Looking over the records Of these
seven pitchers it is interesting 20
note that they all appeared in al
most the same number of games. For
instance, Morrison, Donohue and
RiXey toiled in AZ; Luque in AL;
Grimes, &c.. and Alexander and
Haines in 81.
Jonnard, Giants, and Oeschger,
Braves, took the hill top on the
most occasions-44, but didn't pitch
in rs many full games as did various
other twirlers in the league.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
INSURGENTS TO
FIGHT MELLON
SURTAX RATES
Representative Frear of Wis
cOnsin Makes Known His
Opposition

Washington, Feb. 5.-Rumblings of
dissatisfaction among house Republi-
cans over the action Of the majority
members Of the house ways and
means committee in deciding to re-
port tax bill carrying the income
rates proposed by Secretary Mellon
crystallized in an announcement by
Representative Frcar Wisconsin, a
leader Of the Republican Insurgents.
that his faction would not support
the measure.
In announcing the stand of the in
surgents, Mr.. Frcar revealed that a
compromise on the Mellon rates had
been virtually agreed to yesterday
by some Republican members of the
committee, including Chairman Green
and the insurgcnt groups. The pro-
posed compromise rates, which were
upset by the decision of the COM
mittee majority, included, it is un-
derstood, fifty percent reduction
in the normal tax instead of 25 per-
cent cut as suggested by Mr.. Melon
and a maximum surtax Of 40 per.
cent instead of 25 percent. Eleven
members of the committee insisted
upon the Mellon rates, which were
adopted.
While the Republicans of the ways
and means committee worked on fur
ther~ details of tile rate sections,
preparatory to taking the bill up
again next week in full committee,
Secretary Mellon issued estimates
showing the rate reductions proposed
by Representative Garner of Texas,
for the Democrats would cost the
government $T,981, ,491 in revenue
against loss of $2S7,814, ,261 if the
Mellon rates were accepted. He
made no, comments on the estimates.
= Commenting on the compromise
proposal for rate reductions, Mr..
Frear said it was generally COM
mcnded by some Republican mem
bers of the ways and means commit
tee for its fairness.
"Of course every member of the
house and of the committee" Mr..
Frear said, understands that WREN
the bill reaches the house the rates
will be showed under. AS politi-
cal proposition, the Mellon bill is
destined to be Il Teapot tax that
will rival its namesake before it gets
through congress-"
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
RECOGNITION
GIVEN SOVIET
GOVERNMENT
Is Unconditional and Leaves
Questions of Treaty For
Later Date

London Feb. 5.-The government
Of Soviet Russia has been accorded
recognition by Great Britain and ac-
corting to the text OF note given
out at the foreign Office last night,
cmbodying the governments COM
munication to the Soviets diplomatic
relat IONS, after a six-year suspension,
are to be resumed.
The recognition is, unconditional
and leaves all questions of treaties,
debts, claims and other obligations
to be settled later by agreement be-
tween the two governments. Russia
is invited to send representatives to
England to negotiate new treaty
settling all outstanding questions.
Says He Acted Too Quickly.
BY large body of opinion opposed
to unconditional recognition of Rus
sia. Premier Macdonald is accused Of
precipitancy. These observers point
out that, although in Office only
little over week he is trying to
settle the thorniest foreign problems
without even waiting for the re-as-
sembling of parliament. But, it is
added, he is sure Of parliamentary
approval in these matters because
the liberal party itself has advocated
recognition of Russia.
1t is understood that the Soviet
government has already indicated to
the British government its readiness
to appoint mixed commission to
arrange the treaty suggested in the
recognition communication.
May Help Settle Problems.
One motive pointed to for Mr.
MacDonald's prompt action, is his be-
lief that British recognition, especial
ly under the present uncertain con-
ditions arising from the death of Len
inc, might have the effect Of hasten
ing the time when some form of
parliamentary institutions might be
developed in Russia. The premier's
main object, however, is said to be
+ the Development Of trade between
the two countries as a means of
remedying unemployment.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05

was 12 years old! Drug mongers who
piled their trade among school chill
Nren started him on the habit!
But l round out about this only
since the last trial began" his father
sad sorrowfully.
1t was the beginning of long line
of transgressions of the law that
eliminated in the conviction for
shooting Harry c. Moore, Jersey
City real estate operator, who inter
cepted Anderson while he was leav-
ING Moorc's home on Aug. last.
"ln 1907 says Will Weiss, who to-
gether with George +. Cutley, de-
tended Anderson in his last-case the
boy was sent to truant school; !;
l9l0-1912 he was in n juvenile asy-
lum; 19l3-l9l6 he did time in the
Holse os Refuge for unlawful entry;
l@l7-l9lS he was sent to S.ng Sing
for grand larceny; l919-1923, he did
another term of burglary
The parents say the boy is.mental-
ly deficient. They even had COM
mission inquirc into his sanity"
But nothing was done with its find
in@s.
Comforts Father and Mother.
IN appearance and bearing Ander-
son reminds one of dignified pro-
fessional student. With his pine ncz
glasses he looks Ike a highb brow in
tcilectual.
When thc newspapers printed stor-
les about his fathers testimony con-
victing him, he comforted his father
and told him that he admired him
for living up to his oath.
When the jury found him guilty
it did so with II recomm mendation for
mercy.
But the New Jersey law says that
when Il Jury brings in verdict of
fiist degree murder this verdict
"shall be death unless the jury rec
ommends life imprisonment"
And the jury said: Mercy" not
'life Imprisonment"
So the judge sentenced him to die
in the electric chair the week of
Feb. II.
"a fine Valentine for me-" Ander-
son said smiling as he ,ried to COM
fort his mother.
But there was no mfarting his
mother, a gray-hairet., feebn, little
lady, who is growing fecbler each
day, worrying, not only about the
fate of her boy, but the effect on her
husband.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN.
NEA Service Staff Writer.

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 5.-The trick
of words-they made fathers testi.
mony unwillingly convict his son Of
murder.
They made jury sentence him to
! death, when it wanted to give him
more mercLtul punishment
And now Arnold Anderson, 26, sits
stoically in his cell in the Death
House of the New Jersey state prison
wondering what further kick poorly
selected words will play him.
For the Board of Pardons has his
case under consideration. Its recon-
mcndation can save him from death
in February. But the young prisoner
is not hopeful.
There has been too many slip for
him twixt the thought and the word
Meanwhile his father, Il tailor IN
Brooklyn, N. Y, tries to keep busy
ut his work. He has become deathly
quiet. He no longer speaks. much ia
his workers. He just works on, and
on-to keep busy.
His heart is heavy, and his soul
is scared
Not only does he have to bear the
anguish OF knowing that it is his boy
who may go to the chair; but he has
to bear the torments Of the thought
that his testimony helped convict
him.
A Drug Addict at Twelve.
At the trial he was asked if his
boy had told him that ne had shot
the victim, with whose murder he had
bten charged. The father though,
that he had been asked if young An
derson had told him that he had told
the police that he had done it.
And he answered-"Yes."
For he was ready to go on and eX.
plain that his son had a weakness
for assuming the guilt Of others. He
was ready to tell how his boy hat
confessed to crime which he hadn't
committed, the conviction of which
would have meant eight or more
years in Sing Sing. The authoritie:
that time discovered the deceit how
ever, and saved him.
But this time in the court room il
Jersey City the father never got the
| chance to explain. His answer hat
already convinced the jury for young
Anderson's record was bad.
According to his father, young An
derson became a drug addict when h
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
LUMBERMEN TO
MEET IN FARGO

Fargo, Feb. .T.-North Dakota brick
tion of the North Dakota Retail
Lumbermens association will he
held in, Fargo on Feb. &c ana 27. ac.
cording to announcement made NV n
L>'Shcrwood of Fargo, secretary Of
the association.
The first forenoon Q to IL, will be
gwen over to registration of mem
bcrs at the Fargo Commercial club,
with an address during the after
noon session by DR.. John Lee Coul-
ter, president of the North Dakota
Agricultural college.
Plans contemplate n very interest
ing program for both days.
Ed: Will of Stanley is president.
ana Geo. Sweetland Of Fargo is vice
president OF the association.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
Billy Evans Says

Do golf and baseball mix during
the playing season? This point is
raised by a recent statement credited
to Manager Miller Huggins of the
New York Yankees Golf must not
interfere with spring training work.
Members Of the Yankees who like
their golf must play before or after
baseball practice hours" While the
statement Of Manager Higgins does
rot bar golf it places limitation on
the, sport that has become so popu
lar with major league athletes.
Perhaps no club in the major
leagues has more golf players in it's
lineup than the Yankees. Five or
six of the athletes are mighty pro-
ficent at the game. Prior to last
season it was limited that the Yam
KEGS cared more for their golf than
baseball.
The other day neted where Stan
lev Harris, brilliant second sacker of
the Washington Nationals, had de-
parted for the training camp at Tam
pa, Fla, weeks in advance of the
rest of the club, minus his golf
sticks. The item struck me as very
interesting, since Harris is one of
the best golfers among the major
league players. Last spring when
looked over the Nationals in theii
training camp, Harris was as muc!,
interested. in making par over the
golf course as compiling 900 hat.
ting average on the bail field,
Harris failed to hit 800 last sea-
son. Apparently he thinks too much
roll hurt his batting. There arr
those who argue that the golf and
baseball swing have nothing in com
mon.
! One day last summer talked tho
golf versus baseball subject with
Connie Mack. The famous leader oi
| the Philadelphia Athletics is a gnlt
enthusiast. When his team is on thu
road during the summer, Mack
| spends many a morning playing u
holes Of golf over the various courses
in the cities his team visits. Connie
doesn't argue that the golf swim,
affects the batting eye. hut he doe.
insist that playing 18 holes Of EoIt
in the morning takes considerable
>out OF the player for his afterneon'i
work on ball field; 4.
| while I have no strsnuUns objec
ttions to my players induleing IN golf
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05

GENERAL TIRES
BEAT DEMONS
HERE 80 TO 20
Tacoma, Washington, Team,
Playing a Return Game
Wins Over High School

The General Tires basketball team
Of Tacoma, Washington, scored II 32
to 90 victory over HiSmarck high 5
qunt here last night in their second
meeting. The remarkable ability of
the Tires team to hit the basket,
shown on the first trip TO Bismarck,
stood the Tires team in good stead
again last night
In The first half the game was
one-sidcd, the Tires team leading at
the end by Il score of 20 to 4. How
ever, Bismarck came back in the
second half, outplaying the visitors
16 to II.
The Bismarck quint at the start
was Scroggins and Olson, forwards,
Capt. Alison, center; Noddlngs and
Shepard guards. Three substitu-
tons were made, OTIarc, Livdahl and
Robidou getting in the game.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
WILSON WAS
FOOTBALL COACH

Middlctown, Conn, Feb. 5.-Wood.
tory and political economy at Wcs-
leyan University from 1883 to 1890
made his mark as Il football coach
He helped devise an offcnse which
upset previous Wesleyan methods.
The tactics carried Wesleyan to vic
tory over University Of Pennsylvania
and paved the way for Il drop-kick
against Harvard, then regarded as a
remarkable achievement
These plays also enabled Wesleyan
to beat Williams 20 to H.. After the
game, the students scrcnadcd Pro-
fcssor Wilson at his home.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05

Passing of Catcher Steve ONeiH
Will Handicap Indians, Says Players

Veteran American League players
arc inclined to think that the pass
ing of Catcher Steve O'Neill will seri-
ously handicap the chances Of the
Cleveland club. They base their be-
lief on the fact that the Indians are
now without seasoned backstop.
In the spring of last year Glenn
Myatt, secured by Cleveland from
Milwaukee, was given the preference
over O'Neil. He got away to,-a good
start and his hitting for time was
sensational.
Then when seemingly at the ton
Of his game, due for big season,
he slumped, and O'Nclll was rushed
into the breach. From that time on
Myatt lost his title Of first-string
catcher. During the remainder of
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
NORWAY WINS
WORLD TITLE
AT CHAM0NlX
Takes Olympic Sports Cham.
pionship. Defeating Many
Nations in Contests

Chz-c-lx. Feb Norway made
r2u away race oE the last two ski
events = the Olympic winter sports,
winning first place in the whole
series ~ith a tOtal of l.!i II points,
* points 10 spare over Finland. which
finished second with 90 ~ points,
Gyeat Britain took third with 80
and the United States was fourth
with -.
g The Norwegians showed splendid
form in all the events in which
they competed.
Curling Helps British
Great Brltian, IN scoring one
point more than the United States,
did so with the aid of ten points
from the curling competition.
which only three nations were en-
tered, VIII lie on the other hand the
United States against eight nations
represented in the hockey matches
took second place, but scored only
five points
The standing Of the nations on
the final accounting was: Norway
134 l-2 points; Finland 76 ID; Great
Britain 30; United States 20; Swed
en- 26; Austria 25; Switzerland "a; !;
France 10 12; Canada II; Czecho
Slovakia -; Belgium 6; Italy /.
Jury's Decision Resented
The ski jumping contest has
aroused considerable dissension and
there is keen disappointment, GER
tainly among the Americans, over
the decision of the jury in placing
Anders Haugen of Minneapolis,
American national champion, fourth
--behind Thams. Bonna and Haug,
all of Norway.
Haugen led the field with a jump
of fifty metres, while Thams and
BOnna each covered 10 metres, and
Haug A l-2. In reaching the decision
the judges took into account style
and action, whereby Thams was al
lotted 1896 points, Bonna 1868:
Haug 1900 and Haugen 1891.
Will File Protest
General disapproval of the decision
was voiced by large section of the
sporting fraternity assembled here.
and Mayor Leach of Minneapolis, has
declared his intention of filing a
protest.
Ragnar Omtvedt, another member
of the American team, also had hard
luck, suffering dislocated knee in
the contest, after covering DISTANCE
OF 46 metres. Omtvedt was other
wise Injured, but the attending ply
sicians expect him to recover speed
lily.
overly is 18th
Haug Of Norway won the combined
speed and jumps contests.
Only % men were placed, Sigurd
OVERLY OF st. Paul (Anders Haugen
and Johnny Carleton, American
Rhodes sch oar from Dartmouth, be-
ing eleventh, twenty first and twen-
ty second, respectively.
Lemoine Baston Of Minneapolis,
was placed l4th, and Harry Lein of
Minneapolis 10th, in the distance ski
jumps out Of 26 placed.
The Olympic winter sports Just
rconcluded are described by those
who attended them and those who
have taken part, as a great success,
the organization Of the games meet
ing with much praise.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05

the year O'Neill. did most of the
work.
The great value of an experienced
heady catcher like O'Neill is hard to
figure on a club that has several
promising recruits. In Jim Edwards
and Joe Shaute, Cleveland has two
promising southpaws. Whether they
will work as we'll for the young
Cleveland catchers as they did for
O'Neill is Il question.
Undoubtedly the burden of the
Cleveland catching will fall OH Luke
Sewell and Glenn Myatt, and as yet
neither has proved that he is a
first stringer, able to go the route.
Both have plenty of natural ability,
however, and Speaker seems willing
to take the chance that one Of them
will deliver
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05

+. C. Quigley of st. Mary's, Kan,
is the only person in the world
making profession Of officiating in
three major sports.
S Quigley, who refereed the 1923
IIarvard-Yale football game, is one
Of the new professionals ever called
upon to oliiciate in college contests.
In addition to serving as referee
and umpire of important football
games each season during the last
decade, Quigley has worked the last
several seasons as an umpire for
the National League and during win
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
Dundee Got Manager After Pulling Prize
BOner of Life

upset fans lost interest, demanded
their jack back, and Jimmy Johnston.
promoter, called the fight off alto
gether.
Later Johnston took Dundee aside
and showed him what terrible
boner he had pulled by agreeing to
meet Wagner with the rich Leonard
match only two weeks away.
al guess you are right" admitted
Dundee. what I need is n man.
ager."
Johnston got the job, and is now
trying to cook up another Dundee
Leonard match.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
BOnehead Play Seems to Have Spoiled Career
of Promising Recruit

among the fans for its possession.
He then started for the club house,
but stopped when he realized he was
the only player going in that di-
rcction.
Fortunately no visiting players
were on the bases at the time, as a
result no damage was done through
the 'boot,' otherwise the play would
have gone down in baseball history
with other famous "ivory stunts"
That one slip caused Manager Kid
Gleason to lose faith in Elsch, like
wise it seemed to destroy the re-
cruit's confidence. He was later
taken out Of the lineup and never
regained his place as a regular.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
The Nut Cracker
PESTS WE'D LIKE TO SEND on
THAT NORTH POLE FLIGHT

PESTS WE'D LIKE TO SEND ON
THAT NORTH POLE FLIGHT s.
with the understanding that all
bets are off if the big gas pillow
gets there all right.)
Alex j. Fossil, who keeps on re-
niinding the world how much better
the nose demolishers were back in
the good old daze of John L.
Minnie Gigglcs, who thinks VAL
entino is just too adorable for
words, and amt Snappy Stories per-
fectly gorgeous! y
Bill Figgerhead, who sits uE all
night figuring the distance to Mars
and whether the inhabitants use,
cream or lemon in their tea.
Prof. Orfil Payne, who is against
everything connected with college
athletics except the golden dippings
from the turnstiles.
Col. Heza Lyre, who@holed out in
one with mashic niblick and blush
ingly admitted to reporters that it
was Simply fool break Of luck
One Punch O'Goofty, who wishes
you to know that no matter, what
happens to him in the prize ring
he'll always be a champion to his
|.,nuther.
The Insomnia. Brothers, snappy
.yaudevillians, who simply wouldn't
think Of closing their ace without
Egivfng their own original concep-
M ter OH NJ. calllagher and Mr.
Hair Oil Harry. who assures you
he could just die dancing, and then
doubid-crosses you hy living.
+ q Whui,da BS%c, who is positive
lsyour.slifc will. never be complete un-
It'll you've learned that he got the
/; Island Of Yap3 on his radio last night
| Straight Dope Benny, who can al
ways be counted on bobbing up in
1.-THE middle Of ! q controversy With a
crack like this: Nov when. was
talking it over with Coolidge"
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The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
By NEA Service,

BY NEA Service.
New York, Feb. 5.--Fcw persons
know the inside story about Johnny
Dundee and his decision not to man
age his business affairs any longer.
Dundee, acting as his own mana
Ger, accepted what appeared to be a
perfectly harmless match with one
Eddie Kid Wagner in Philadelphia
last summer and was badly beaten.
Dundee had not troubled himself
10 train. At that time he was match
ed to fight Benny Leonard for the
ninth time. and $l50,000 gate was
in prospect. But after the Wagner
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
MEANWHILE STILL ON MARKET

Despite the fact that good short
stop very often, makes a. ball team
has not caused the National League
maGnates to do any crewding over
Rabbit Maranville of the Pirates.
Announced as on the market by the
Pittsburg club, he still remains the
possession of the Pirates. Perhaps
no club has offered Owner Barney
Dreyfus as much us he believes he
should get in return.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-05
HARn HITTINC OJITrIrIn

Manager Mack feels that his out.
field will have batting punch this
year. He knows what "Bing" Miller
can do. and Is confident his two
minor league stars, Strand and
Simmons, will also do some crashing.