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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
JURY FAILS TO
REACH ACCORD
IN MILLS CASE
Discharged ut Linton. Unable
re Decide Fate of George
COrbin For Shooting
WAS OUT FOR Sc HOURS
COrbin Alleged TO Have Shot
Joe Mills in Argument
Last Summer
WAS OUT FOR 56 HOURS

jury in Emmons county district
court, which heard the evidence in
the case Of the state against George
Ccrbin, charged with shooting with
n shotgun with intent TO kin. Joe
Mills, was discharged at 10 o'clock
this morning at Linton following %
hours Of deliberation.
The jury reported its inability to
reach an agreement in the case.
: Corbin last summer shot Joe
Mills in the jaw following an argu-
ment in Emmons county near the
Burlcigh county line. A charge was
made by Corbin that Mills was using
n net in fishing in Il creek on the
Corhin property. Corbin's defense
was that Mills crossed the creek in
a boat and armed with club was
approaching him and Corhin, fearing
bodily harm. used the shot gun.
Mills, in his testimony at the trial,
claimed he was sitting in boat
when the shooting occurred.
At The time Of the shooting last
summer. Mills WAS rushed To a local
ho spital. with shotgun wounds in his
ches; and head. AND IT was not ex-
pectcd he would recover Cor Il few
days. He pulled out of it. however,
and recently had an operation which
aided him considerably.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
COOP MARKET
LAWS ASKED
Bureau Opened in Washing.
ton Foster Legislation

Washington. Dec. l1.-HeadQuar.
ters were opened today by the Farm
cr-Consumcr League, Il national non.
partisan association just organized
under the craftsmanship of 3. h
Yokum, former president of the Rock
Island Railroad. TO foster cooperative
marketing and work for Legislation
beneficial TO farmers.
In a statement announcing open
ing Of headquarters of the League,
formation Of which was announced
recently in New York. where eastern
headquarters will be maintained, the
organization committee declared that
organization of the farming interests
on "A broad scale on economic line:
has yet to be undertaken and the
hope for the future in this respect
lies wholly in federal legislation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
LOWER GAS
RATE ASKED
Southwestern Refiners Would
Cut Hauling Expense

4. VI. Hendricks, traffic expert of
the railroad commission. who has
returned from st. Louis where he
attended Il hearing before an exam
iner for the Interstate Commerce
Commission in which oil refiners of
southwestern territory protested that
railroad rates to the Northwest are
too high, said today that under the
refiners proposals the freight rates
on gasoline would be reduced to
North Dakota points 5 to 40 per-
cent. The reduction asked would
range from one to eight cents per
gallon, the heaviest reduction in
western North Dakota. The south
western refiners want to be able to
compete for business in the North
west with the Wyoming and other
producers, he said.
. Mr.. Hendricks submitted data for
the state railroad commission sup
porting the plea for lower rates.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
DEMAND SHARE
AS OTHERS OF
ALLIES PAY UP
Would Get Money Equally
With United States From
France. Other Nations
NO OBJECTION HERE
Treasury Officials in Wash
ingt0n Enter TO Protest
TO British Claim
NO OBJECTION HERE

London. Dec. IL BY the A. P.)---
Winston Spencer Chufchill's declar.
alton in his first speech in the
House OF Commons as Chancellor OF
the EXchcquer, that the government
con: idens it essential that any pay.
ments made by Great Britain's deb
tors in Europe 70 the United States
should be accompanied Simultaneous
~ hy r,oportonate payments to this
country, picaseS the press and popu-
lace immensely. without regard to.
party or size OF porkethook.
Every morning newspaper displays
the account Of his speech more prom
'nontiy than anything else. relcgating
10 second place one Of the worst fogs
Of the year which has kept London
dark and dismal for 4S hours and
which was still this morning as dense
a. ever
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11

Mexico City. Dec. ll.--( BY the A.
P.) )-"President Gompers is standing
up better than eXpected.' said q
message sent in the early hours this
morning from the special train on
which Samuel Gompers. head of the
American Federation of Labor, IL
travelling home from this city. 1t
was sent to President Gales who
during the night insisted on receiving
reports on Mr.. Gompers' condition.
Mr.. Gompers is improving and
everybody is asleep except the doc.
tor at the bedside" said the porter
of Mr.. GoWpers' car when question
ed by the station master at La Riga
as the train passed that station ear
~ this morning.
THE report of Mr.. GoWpers' death
is erroneous. He was III but now is
much improvcd in fact better than
expected" said Il special bulletin for
the Associated Press, issued at 3:Oi
Il. m. today by J. f.. Giles while the
train was side-tracked for short
time at the station OF Empalme de
Gonzales.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
YOUTH, is. HELD
FOR SLAY.ING
COnfesses He Killed School
Girl Sweetheart

Camden. y. j., Dec. ll.-SiXtcen-
year-old Stanley Curtiss, alleged con-
fcsscd slayer of his school girl
sweetheart, Betsy Ross. also rs. was
held without !bail bv the coroner to-
day for grand jury action. He is
charged with murder. The girl was
found dead on the floor in the home
of her sister in Gloucester Tuesday
night with a bullet wound through
her abdomen. At first young Cur
tss said the girl had accidentally
shot herself while playfully twirl-
ing his pistol around her finger.
After an all-night examination,
the authorities said the youth ad-
mittcd that during an argument over
some improper pictures she had
found in his possession, he placed a
bullet in the pistol with the inten-
ton of frightening Miss Ross. but
that in some unexplainablc manner
the weapon was discharged. They
were alone in the house.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
ASK RECEIVER
BE REMOVED
Petition Filed in Farmers
Insurance Company Matter

Eemova! of l.Hall H. Merry as re
ccivcr of the Faimers Insurance Com
pany of Dickinson is asked in :. pc
tition of COMMISSIONS" oi Insurance
$. a. Ol>ne>>. forwarded to the Stark
county court by the Attorney Gener.
ais office.
The Insurance ComMisS !onpI, III
asking that Il new receiver he nam
ed. says that the receiver has made
no effor, tn collect stockholders
notes, including those of his father
that he has insisted on cancciling all
outstanding policies against the com.
pany upon II shor, term basis. failed
to file required reports and other
wise has not conducted the receiver
ship to the best interest Of the com.
pany and policy holders.
Affails of the insurance company
are scheduled for II hearing before
Judge Pugh December D..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
Jury Disagrees
In Arson Case

Bottincau. n. D., Dec. ll.-After
26 hours OF deliberation by jury
which heard the evidence against
Martin RolIofson of Willow City, a
barber charged with arson in the
first degree in connection with a
fire which brought death to three
minor children of Mr.. and Mrs. +. j.
Warner, Judge W. j. kneeshaw in
district court here at noon yester-
day dismissed the jury.
The case will probably be tried ut
q future term of district court,
States Attorney j. J. Weeks said
Rollofson is at liberty under bonds
Of $4,000.
Transfer of the criminal cases
against August Sutherland, former
cashier of the MaXbass bank; F.. A.
Rinkle of Antler, Paul j. Nordberg
of Newburg and d. B. Mcdonald of
Maxbass, all former directors Of the
institution. to Ramsey county was
ordered by Judge Kneeshaw late
Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
FORT UNION
PARK GIVEN
Site Is Donated To State
Historical Society

Five acres Of land, embracing the
site Of old Fort Union, North Da-
kota's most famous fur trading post.
has been acquired by the State His
torical Society for a state park. l..
+. Crawford. superintendent of the
society, said today. Half of the pur-
chase price was donated by Col. C..
B. Little of Bismarck. president OF
the association, and half by res
idents Of the vicinity of the place
Old Fort Union stood at the mouth
of the Yellowstone river, where it
empties into the Missouri. on the
line between Montana and North
Dakota. Mr. Crawford said. The
military post was Fort Buford, and
the town was Mondak, a name crc-
ated from appreciations from Mon
tana and North Dakota, since the
town was partly in the two states.
Fur traders went up the Missouri
to old Fort Union, thence on
up the Missouri, up the Yellow
stone or across to Canada. Mr.
Crawford said. 1t is the socirty's
hope, he said, that the site may be
made an attractive and historically
interesting park in the future.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
BOTTINEAIJ
CHARGES FALL.

Bottinrau. y. d.. Dee. 1l-.Crimi-
nal charges against the county
board of Bottineau county were dis
missed by Judge knee>haw. when he
sustained demurrerS interposed to
indictments charging the board
members with "failure to SUPERVISE
the conduct of county offices and
"failure to Superinteud the fiscal
affairs of the county
Sentence was passed late yester-
day or probably today on Henry &.
Dana. former treasurer of Bottiueau
county. who pleaded guilty to de-
posting county funds in the First
National bank Of Bottineau, now
closed. in excess of the depository
bond furnished by the bank.
Criminal work of the term has
been completed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
FIGHT ON RATE
Is PLANNED
Weeks Campaign Will BE
Conducted in Bismarck

An anti-rat campaign will be con-
Quoted in Bismarck. December II to
%.
Plans for the determination cam
paien will be made following visit
here Sunday by r. Scott Zimmerman,
leader of rodent control, Bureau Of
Biological Survey. United States De-
partment of Agriculture. He will
use information obtained in Il survey
made by Scouts Of the prevalence of
rats in business houses and residents,
and suggest means for carrying on
the fight.
a two-reel film. "The Modern Pied
Piper@' showing means of fighting
rodents. will be displayed at moving
picture houses.
The Association of Commerce is
cooperating with the government,
and j. J. NJ. Macleod has been named
organizer of the campaign.
A big fight to exterminate the
house rat is being made in many
parts of the country, the government
learning that house rats are disease
carriers, cause fires and other great
damage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
NEW RECORD IS ESTABLISHED IN
GRAIN SHIPMENTS FROM DULUTH

Duluth, Dec. ll.--(By the A. P.,---
Movement of grain at Duluth and Su-
perior elevators during the present
crop year from August I last up to
the loading of the last grain carry
ing steamer of the navigation season,
which left yesterday. established Il
new high record in bushels for all
American ports.
1t was more than three times the
1928 volume In spite Of their terri
fic volume. which caused two rail
embargoes to be put on rail ship
ments to the head of the lakes dur
ing the summer, the grain was sold
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
AUG, BELMONT,
WIDELY KNOWN.
DIES AT HOME
Was Sportsman and Financieu
of Long Standing in
Country

New York. Dec. ll-August Bel.
mont. internationally known sports
men and financicr. died in his Park
avenue apartment last night after an
illness al little more than one day.
4 sudden attack Of cellulitis. compli-
Gated by blood poisoning, was gwen
aS the use Of his death. He was Il
years old. While no definite funeral
arrangements have been made it was
announced that the burial would
take place III the family plot at New.
port, Rhode Island.
Mr, Belmont was born in New
York. Feb. Is 1859. He entered Har.
ward university in 1870 after prepar-
ing at the rectoly school, Hampden,
Conn.,. and Phillips Exeter acad-
emy.
Enters Banking Firm
In 1915 he entered the banking firm
"f his father OF which he assumed
cortol in 1890 at the death Of his
father and has throughout his life
been prominent in bank ing circles. At
the time Of his death he was head Of
the firm of August Belmont & &C.
Mr.. Belmont was chairman of tho
boald Of directors Of the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit company
which he organized. He was chair
man OF the board Of Louisville and
\lshEi')" y ill"aU. . director Of the
ST. Paul railroad, a director Of the
r.uu. .y;,b!e Lille Insurance company,
to Nat,cnH. Park bank and various
other corporations.
Mr.. Belmont was married twice
and was the father OF three children.
His first wife, whom he married in
1881. was Bessie II. Morgan. She
.dicu in 1898 and IL 1910 Mr.. Belmont
married Eleanor Robson. famous
actress. His children by his first
wife were August. Jr, Raymond and
Morgan. August, Jr.. died in 1919.
Mr. Belmont was the son of August
and Caroline Slidell lperry) Bel
mont. His father was born at Alzei
in the Paiatinat,. Rhenish Prussia,
but came to New York at the age Of
81 and became Il citizen of the United
States at the first opportunity. The
elder Belmont became an intemation-
ally known figure IN financial and
diplomatic circles
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
BIG Community CHRISTMAS BEING
PLANNED FOR BISMARCK; TREE TO
BE EREC TED in DOWNTOWN SECTION
Head of Organization and
Committee { hal irm & II
Named TO Plan Celebration
and T0 Look After the
Needy of Bismarck During
Christmas Time

a Community Christmas. with all
The Trimmings. will he hclA IN Bis
nlarck.
lnciell lac q big (ommunitI tree,
programs, songs. candy for the Kids
and the bismarck Good Fellows"
arc going to see tina. .he Christmas
lnncinGs Of many needy families are
satisfied.
The Community Christmas plan
WAS formulated in general at'a meet
ing of heads Of 20 different urganr.
Zations. at the Association of Com
mercc offices late yesterday after
noon. The group elected II. Z. Sax
wiz, superintendent, Of schools, US
chairman. and named comm ttee
chairmen as follows: Finance. .fohn
Parkinson: publicity. Mrs. {. T.
StaCkhouSe: pr"gram. Ms. ". :.
Stratton: tree and decorations. Jack
Runyan: music, Ms. L. A. Tracy;
Good Feils, b. q. Ward. Tho chaiI-
men Will select committee members
and will make reports ar another
meeting Friday afternoon ut j 80, at
the Association of Commerce offices,
and final program Formulated.
y Big in-ioot Christmas tree has
been purchased. and the week before
Christmas it will he placed in the
Northern Pacific Park, corner
Main and Fourth streets. It Will he
electrically lighted. every night. I'M
til after the holidays. and may hr
seen by travellers on Northern Pacific
trains as well as local people.
a systematic effort TO help the
needy of the city is planned. The
Good Fellows will operate IN con june
tion with the Social Registration
Bureau. which will report on needy
,ascS. This, it is expected. viii pre-
vent duplication and also prevent
needy ones from being missed. since
IA systematic survey will be made.
Some "details. are yet to be planned
whether there will be "a kiddies
program and al adult, 'l oe,a,h .,its
OF doors OF in the Auditorium, what
will he done about Santa Claus and
similar questions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
C0NFESSES HE
SHOT BUSINESS
MAN IN OFFICE
Henry Enrich Charged With
the Murder of Harvey Dan
ielS. Business Man
RESULT BUSINESS DEAL
Disappointment Over Result
Caused Enrich TO Start
Quarrel. He Says
RESULT BUSINESS DEAL

Minneapolis. Dee, II. Henry
Philip Enrich. Roseau. Minnesota
was formally charged with first de-
gree murder today in connection
with the shooting of Harvey Daniels
president of the Northwest Mortgage
Company, in his office today.
Enrich, in Il signed confession
which police say he made to Andrew
Crum, captain Of detectives, de
clared he went to Daniels office
with the intention Of killing him
should Daniels fail to pay him mon
ey which Enrich says was due him
in business transactions covering {:
period of four years. Enrich claim
ed he lost Il hotel valued at $4,000
r.oney and furniture worth 81 200
and other articles valued at $523 in
business deals. Daniels. the prison
e: declared. was responsible either
directly or indirectly for all these
losses.
He went to Daniels office about
5 p. m. yesterday, Enrich said, on
Daniels promise that he would he
paid at that time. The money, he
said. was not Forthcoming and dur
ing their talk letter fell on the
floor when Enrich reached for some
papers. Daniels, he said, picked up
the letter and read it.
Looked kind of funny to me and
pulled out my gun and shot him."
Emrich'S alleged confession reads.
Enrich fired five shots. one bullet
striking Daniels above the heart,
two in the right hip, one in the leg
and the fifth going wild.
The shcts were heard by other
tenants who disarmed Enrich. He
made no resistance. saying later
that he intended to go to police
headquarters and give himself up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
WILL REACH l.. s. FRIDAY

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 1T BY
the A. P.)~Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent Of the American Federation of
labor, VIII arrive in San Antonio
Friday afternoon from Mexico City,
accompanied by - other labor lead
erS. They will depart the following
day for New York via New Orleans.
Repo:t; from Mexico City are that
| tn" labor chief became suddenly i'll
because of the high altitude and that
his c"rdltion at one time was scri-
uus. He was brought out OF the city
on st,etchcr and Il special train
spccdcd h.m into Il lower altitude.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11

on rising market, so returns to
farmers and dealers of the Northwest
were greater per buShel than they
were last year.
In wheat the 1924 prices have
been approximately 80 cents the nus
hel higher this year than last, and
in other grains the gap has been
proportionately large. The ship
ments of the local hnrbor for the
1924 crop year totalled l40,763 ,G49
bushels as compared with 1890 ,ss9
bushels last year, and the 1924 re-.
ceipts were l60,926,Ol3 bushels com
pared with 45,32s,e7l bushels the
preceding year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
ARCHITECTS
NAME OFFICERS

Fargo, n. d., Dec. 1l---W B. Han
cock of Fargo was chosen president
of the North Dakota Architects as
sociation to succeed W. +. Kurke Of
Fargo. at a meeting held recently
in the Fargo Commercial club. Mr.,
kurke was chosen vicepresident.
Robert Ritterbush of Bismarck
was reelected secretary and treas-
urer. Fargo, Devil Lake, James,
town. Bismarck and Grand Forks
were represented among the Il
architects who attended tA4 business
session. SssN
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
GOOD PROGRAM
IS PLANNED
School Entertainment To BE
Given December Is

Plans are progressing steadily on
the program to he given at the city
iouS organizations of Bismarck High
School.
The program. WHICH is 10 be given
for the benefit Of the piano fund, is
planned to be entertaining. and at
the same time to give the school
patrons an idea Of the many and
varied activitie, Of the schools Of
the city.
There will be interesting physical
training exhibitions, presentation by
other entertainments features.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
GRAIN POOL
IS PLANNED

Winnipeg. Dec. 11.-Preparations
for the formation of coarse grain
pool, similar to the Manitoba wheat
pool, will be discussed at meeting
of directors and members of the
Manitoba cooperative wheat pool as
sociation, at date to be announc-
ed later. The pool would provide for
the cooperative marketing of oats,
barley, rye and flax if the scheme is
approved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
ACCEPTED BY l.. 5.

Washington, nc,. 1.-THE Trea-
sury has accepted the statement of.
Winston Churchill. chancellor of the
British eXcheGuer, yesterday on al
lied debts as "obvious and logical"
and has no intention of making
further comment
This further expression was made
today after Il conference between Se-
rreta,y Mellon. Under Secretary
Winston and Assistant Secretary
Nadsw"yth ut the Treasury.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
GREASE ON POSTS

Rome, Dec. 1l.---Gentlemen in an
inebriated condition will not be al
lowed to hang onto the lam" nosts
in front of large department. store
here. The posts are CREASED and are
kept creased for the express purpose
of making drunkards move on.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
OLD FIDDLERs TO COMPETE

Wahpeton. n. d., Dec. II. A coun-
try fiddlers' contest. featuring old
tunes. will be the principal attrac-
tion of the third of a series Of public
entertainments being given by the
commercial club this winter. The
entertainment will be given Dec. 70
and there will be $50 in prizes for
the fiddlers winning first, second
and third prizes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
AUSTRIANS SIGH FOR MEDALS

Vienna, Dec. Ito appease large
numbers of citizens who crave dec
orations. abolished with the estab-
lishment Of the republic. it has been
decided to create Il medal of the
federated republic of Austria. There
will be ten different classes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11

Parasol ants derive their name
from habit of biting off pieces of
leaves much larger than themselves
and carrying them over their heads.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11

An Eskimo from Baffin's Land
caught cold ON the first day of his
visit to London recently.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
G0MPERS SAID
BETTER AFTER
SERIOUS TIME
President of American Feder-
alton CT Labor Taken III
in Mexico City
ON 4 SPECIAL TRAIN
Rushed to Lower Altitude to
Improve His Condition.
Better
ON 4 SPECIAL TRAIN

Fargo, N. d., Dec. II.
-GOmperS, President Of
the American Federation
Of Labor. died near San
Louis, POtOsi. according
to unconfirmed dispatch
to Ell Paso. Spanish
paper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
WEATHER FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: Light
snow tonight. Friday overcast.