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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
SOLDIER BONUS
BILL WILL GET
EARLY HEARING
Conference of House of Rep
resentatives, Republicans
Points the Way For 1t
TO SHELVE TAX BILL?
Senator Copeland of New
York Proposes Payment
of Bonus in IS Years Time
70 SHELVE TAX BILL:

Washington, Jan. S.-A show auwn
of house Republicans on the soldiers
bonus was assured today with the
calling Of a formal conference Thurs
day night for discussion of the ques-
ton. The call, sent out by Rep.
Anderson of Minnesota, chairman of
the conference was so worded to per-
nit consideration of taxation and
other pending legislation.
With former service men in the
house pressing for action on the bo-
nus before the end of the month
the Republican organization redoubl-
ed it's efforts to keep the Mellon tax
bill from being displaced on the
tentative legislation program The
Republican leaders want the ways
and means committee to complete the
cons liberation of the tax bill before
taking up the bonus, but the soldiers
bloc intends to introduce at the con-
ference Il resolution instructing the
committee to lose no time reporting
the bonus bill.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
COOLIDGE MEN
GET BUSY ON
SUPPORT DRIVE

Cleveland, Jan. S-Colonel Carmi
A. Thompson, chairman of the To-
cal. committee arranging for the
Republican national convention
here in June, today was named by
VIM. M. Butler of Massachusetts, as
his personal assistant in the gen
eral management of President
Coolidge's preconvention cam
paign.
Colonel Thompson declared to-
night that he had the matter under
consideration and will announce
his decision soon.
Selection Of city and county
campaign managers probably will
be left to state leaders, Mr.. Butler
said.
No campaign speech arrange
ments have been>lnade by President
Coolidge and none might be made,
Mr.. Butler asserted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
ASSAIL COOLIDGE ARMS POLICY
LET THERE Be LIGHT" SAYS BODY
SETTLING HUGHES -HELLSTR0M SCRAP

Hellstrom said: 81 have no
light.
Hughes said; There won't be
any light"
The state railroad commission
said: 'Let there be light.
And presumably the Hughes
Electric company will obey the or
der and there will be light.
The quarrel started over $5. But
before it was concluded by the
railroad commissions decision to-
day nearly days testimony has
been taken, with three commits
sioners, stenographer, and two
attorneys present and, today the
commission issued q ilve-pagc
opinion on the subject.
1t began this way f. o. Hclls-
from occupied two-room apart
ment at PIP 2l2 Sixth street, and
he desired light to read the cases
against the Hughes Electric COM
pany, or perhaps what the Hughes
Electric company had to say about
him So he got light on the meter
o. garage company. But the
garage man sold out.
Then. about September Z, said
Hellstrom went to the Hughes
company and asked that meter
be installed and he rendered the
regular s. meter deposit required
of all patronsS
But William 7. Kraft told him,
so Hellstrom said in his suit, tina.
he'd have to put up $40 instead Of
IS. They didn't consider him "a
safe risk because of past expert
ence,' the rotund Office manager
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08

said. so the story of the case
reads.
Hellstrom wasn't going to par,
With the extra IS. He'd been ii
scraps with the same utility before
and he knew the rules, he thought
So he went to bank, deposited S.
and asked the bank to notify tn :
company the meter deposit was
there. The paltry S5 didn't at
Hact, apparently, and the com
pany never took the money.
So Hellstrom brought case be-
fore the railroad commission.
But in the meantime another
party took over the garage and
Hellstrom began getting light
on their meter.
The case wasn't ended, however.
"The commission cannot construe
this as a moot case for the reason
that the complainant requests that
service was furnished him through {
meter installed at his apartment,
said the decision issued today.
Then it lroceeds to say that the
utility can't act arbitrarily, and il
it had any doubt about whether it
would get it's money from Hells
from, it ought to have gone before
the railroad commission first
Hellstrom gets his service anc
saves the S., the utility finds out
il ouldn't take SIS from one con.
sumer more than it required ot
another and the taxpayers ant
consumers eventually will get ;
nice little bill for lawyers fees
of the utility and expenses of the
railroad commission
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
MAN HUNT IS
SWITCHED TO
EAST OF CITY
Report Reaches Prison That
Two Men We're Seen Walk
ing on Red Trail
LID CLAMPED DOWN
Firm Hand ShOwn>by Warden
Lee; Everything Turned
Toward Capturing Men

The man hunt for two convicts who
escaped from the state penitentiary
here Sunday night switched today
from Mandan and vicinity to east of
Bismarck following reports that two
men had been seen walking on the
Red Trail east of Bismarck between
) and o'clock this morning The
report which came from an autoist,
caused n net to be spread over the
country around Driscoll and Sterl-
ing with out result at noon today.
The description the autoist gave 'al.
lied with that of the escaped men.
Another report was that the men
were seen three and half miles
southwest of Mandan yesterday, and
prison officials believe it is posi- Bile
they may have doubled back.
The two men at liberty, Arthur
Smith and William Burgman, prob
ably have money in their pockets to
aid them, prison officials say.
There will be no let up at present
in the man hunt, Whrden Lee said.
Gave Up Money.
His leg broken in fall when he
and the other conviqts scaled the
walls of the penit tentiary, John
Longre, 22-year-old youth, gave his
two confederates $25 he had in his
pocket and waved them a "good-bye
and good luck" in their dash for free
dom, he told the chief keeper Of the
prison, Warden j. j. Lee said last
night
Longre, however, refused to di-
vulge to the warden under grilling
how he and the others planned the
escape or whether any other con-
victs were involved in it. He was
suffering badly from a broken left
ankle, sustained when he dropped
from the end of a wire projected by
the convicts beyond the 27-foot brick
wall. He hobbled little ways but
was forced to give up his atteNpt
TO escape and was captured shortly
after the dash was made last night.
Longre, too. stood good chance
of getting pardon or parole within
a few months, according to a men,
Der Of the pardon board. He was
serving a sentence for highway rob-
berry from Ward county.
II am not sure that Longre is tell
ing the truth about the money"
said Warden Lee "But if he had
S25 it was passed to him by some
one from the outside"
Clamps Down Lid.
The warden clamped down the lid
temporarily on moving picture shows
which entertain the $50 convicts in
the prison twice week, as result
of the escape. The twinc plant was
closed today because every avail
able man was on the man hunt, but
will be opened tomorrow.
Prison guards traced Arthur Smith,
also known as Harry Smith and II.
A. Williams, and William Burgman
to Mandan, and net was spread for
them. The men are believed to have
n. first gone into the woods along
the Missouri river and then started
for Mandan, hoping to catch train.
Warden Lee Expressed confidence to-
night they would be captured within
"a hours.
Warden Lee said last night he did
not believe any prisoners were impli-
Gated in the escape plot except the
trio, and he places chief blame on
Burgmin, who was working in the
butcher shop and provided the tools
(which aided the convicts to scale the
walls
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
BERGER BOUND
OVER, CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Man Who Admitted Shaving
Two at jamestown Indi-
Gates Robbery a Motive
ORA w N TO seen
Had Returned to Place Where
Bodies Lay Many Times
After the Murder

Jamestown, Jan. S.--A preliminary
hearing was given Joe Berger. con
fessed slayer of two unknown men
here, before Justice Frank Kellogg
here last night and he was ordered
bound over to district court on a
charge of first degree murder with
out bail
Berger told his story Of the crime
and established the date of the muir
der as alnday night, August 81, and
the first names of the victims as
"Christ' and "Jim." He didn't know
the last names. His story indicates
robbery may have been the great
motive for the crime.
Christ and "Jim" quit work on
Frank Fletcher's threshing rig on
Friday before the murder, on Sunday
and Berger came to jamestown with
them and loitered around pool halls,
One of the other men went out and
got bottle of booze, Berger didn't
know where, he said, he only drinks
little occasionally on holidays.
Berger says that each of tn. men had
a roll of money.
They went to the straw pile that
night to sleep. He returned to the
Fletcher farm Sunday morning and
did his chores, after learning the
men expected to return to the straw
stack. At nightfall he took the iron
pump handle from scrap pile at
Fletcher's slipped it inside his pants
'eg, tieing string at the knee to
hold it, and carried it to the straw
stack where he hid it. He returned
to the Fletcher farm for supper and
late that night came back, took his
weapon from its hiding place and
committed the murder.
Following the murder he returned
to the Fletcher farm where he work
ed several days and then came to
Jamestown, loafing couple of days,
finally going out to Fred Fried's farm
at Spiritwood where he worked at
shocking. While at Fried's ne re-
turned to jamestown on several oc-
casions, he says, and visited the
straw pile-something drawing him
back to the scene of the crime Each
visit found the straw covering the
bodies undisturbed. He then left
the district and went to Gladstone
Pleads Guilty
Late this afternoon Joe Berger ap-
peared before Judge Coffey and
pleaded guilty to murder in the first
degree and was to receive it is be-
lieved life sentence. In the pres
ence of the states attorney and Chris
Martineson he signed written state
ment. He identified pocket book
found near the scene Of the crime
and went over other details of the
crime. 1t is not known when he will
be brought to Bismarck to serve his
sentence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
ORDER TROOPS
TO STOP RUM
SELLERS WAR
Three Companies of Illinois
Militia Are Ordered to
Marion Today

Springfield. Ill.,. Jan. S.-(By the
A. PD-Troops were ordered to
Marion, Illinois, shortly after /
o'clock this afternoon by Adjutant-
General Carlos Black
A Ibootleggers' war in the vicin-
ity Of Marion has become so
threatening Sheriff George CALI
gan wired the Adjutant-General
that the civil officers are unable to
cope with it.
The Adjutant-General said three
companies would arrive at Marion
at 8:58 O'Clock tonight. They were
the National Guard infantry out
fits of Salem, Cairo and Mount
Vernon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
BAN ON ARMS
SHIPMENTS TO
MEXICO MADE
Brings Bill From Democratic
Floor Leader Prohibiting
Any Arms Sales by u. S.
PRESIDENT is FIRM
Prohibits Shipment of Any
Munitions by Private
Citizens to Rebels
PRESIDENT is FIRM

New York, Jan. 8.-Officers of
the Pan American Petroleum and
Transport Company today an
nounced that the Mexican rebels
had taken possession of its fields
at TERRA Blanca and Chapapote
Nunez. Wells and pipe lines
have been shut down. the state
ment said, and no oil is coming
from those fields.
Washington, Jan. Shy the app
President Coolidge's Mexican policy
which resulted yesterday in an arms
embargo directed against the Dc La
Hucrta revolutionists was assai!ed
from Democratic quarters in the SEN
ate today.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic floor leader, presented a
bill which would prohibit under
heavy penalty the sale of munitions
to foreign governments either by the
United States or by private parties.
While the measure did not men
tion the recent sale by the United
States Of surplus war material to the
Mexican government under President
Obregon it was explained by the
author that il was drawn with that
incident in view.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
SAYS O'RYAN
CHANGED REPORT

Washington, Jan g. = Chairman
Reed of the senate veterans commit
tee told the senate today that John
F. Organ, the committees general
counsel in it's Veterans Bureau in
vestigation, had Extensively chang
ed'' some of the findings he made in
his first report published yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
fABERT CASE CAUSES MOST PRISON
REFORM IN FLORIDA IN SO YEARS

when law was enacted by the legisla-
ture last year while the Martin Tab
ert case was at it's height. The case
Of the North Dakota youth, who was
Hogged to death in prison lumber
camp in Florida. not only brought re-
forms in Florida but affected other
states.
Alabama is now discussing the
question, and many leaders in that
state are demanding action to pre-
vent leasing Of prisoners.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
BANS SHIPMENTS


Washington, Jan. S.-Presida,,t
Coolidge took further steps to aid the
Obregon government in Mexico last
night, signing a proclamation which
imposed an immediate embargo OF
any shipments of war munitions to
that country except with the specific
approval Of the government. A fine
of $4,000 or two years imprisonment
or both may be imposed upon con-
victed violators Of the embargo.
The Proclamation
Whereas, section one Of a joint
resolution of congress. entitled
Joint resolution to prohibit the cx-
portation of arms or munitions of
war from the United States to GER
tain countries, and for other pur-
poses,' approved January 81. 1922.
provide as follows:
That whenever the president
finds that in any American country,
or in any country in which the
United States exercises territorial
jurisdiction, conditions of domestic
violence exist, which are or may be
promoted by the use of arms or
munitions of war procured from the
United States, and makes procl.lma-
tion thereof, il shall be unlawful to
export, except under such limita-
tions and exceptions as the prcsiccnt
prcScribcs, any arms or munitions
Of war from any place in the United
States to such country until other
wise ordered by the president or by
congress.
"And whereas, it is provided by
section two Of the said resolution
that whoever exports any arms or
munitions of war in violation of
section one shall, on conviction, be
punished by fine NOT exceeding $10,-
600, or by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years. or both"
Declares Situation
"Now therefore, I, Calvin Cool
idge, president Of the United States
of America acting under and by
virtue Of the authority conferred in
me by the said joint resolution of
congress, do hereby declare and|
proclaim that l have found that
there exists in Mexico such condi-
tions Of domestic violence which are
or may be promoted by the use of
arms or munitions of war procured
from the United States as contem-
plated by the said joint resolution;
and l do hereby admonish all citi- '
zens Of the United States and every
person to abstain from every viola
ton Of the provisions of the joint
resolution above set forth, hereby
made applicable to Mexico, and | do
hereby warn them that all violations
Of such provisions will be rigorously
prosecuted.
"And do hereby enjoin upon all
officers Of the United States, charged
with the execution of the laws
thereof, the utmost diligence in pre-
venting violations of the said joint
resolution and this my proclamation
issued Hereunder, and in bringing
to trial and punishment any offend
ers against the same.
"And I do hereby prescribe as ar
exception and limitation to the fore
going restriction such exportation
of arms or munitions of war as arc
approved by the, government of the
of the United States, and such atm
and munitions for industrial or cons
mercial uses as may from time q
time be exported with the conses
of the secretary of state"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
FARMER LOSES
INSURANCE CASE,

The supreme court has upheld
the National Union Fire Insurance
Company of Pittsburgh in another
of the many drouth insurance
cases from Morton county. Chris
tian Bauer, who obtained a verdict
against the company. lost in the
high court, which reversed the
case. The insurance company had
contended it settled with the per-
sons insured. No new points were
involved in the latest case, it is
understood.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
$1,000 HOME is BURNED

Carson, N. D., Jan. 8.-A lire
loss of about $4,000 was sustained
here when a residence: owned by
E. A. Holritz, former county audi
tor, and occupied by Mrs. NJ E.
.Urell, was destroyed. The blaze
which STARTED from a defective
chimney during 20 degree below
zero weather and with "a high wind
blowing could not be checked. The
loss was covered by insurance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
TWENTY MORE
ARE JAILED

Herrin. H.. Jan. 8.-Twenty men
were in jail here today under federal
charges of violating the dry law as
the result Of the third series of raids
in Williamson county in less than
three weeks in which total of 212
persons we're arrested
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
RYAN BACK
IN PRISON

Toronto. Jan. SHERMAN Red"
Ryan, bank bandit and escaped
convict who recently was captured
with confederates in street bat
tie with Minneapolis police. today
was sentenced by County Judge
COatsworth to Imprisonment for
life with 80 lashes to be given at
the rate of 10 a month for three
months.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
NORMAL LIBRARIAN NAMED

MinOt, n. d., Jan. S.-Selection Of
Mrs. Alice Palmer Morris of Wau-
kesha, Wis. to be librarian at the
Minot normal. succeeding Miss
LILLIAN +. Cook, who resigned to
become state librarian at Bis
marck was announced yesterday
by DR.. George A. Mcfarland, pres
ideut of the school. Miss Cook has
gone to Bismarck to assume her
duties there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
FIRE DAMAGES CAR

Kindred, ~. D., Jan. 8.-Fire o.
mysterious origin badly damage,
the auto belonging to Albert f4als
rfs. mail carrier. Flames brok,
out shortly after the car had beel
put in the garage. and were NO
put cut until the top ana upiol
stering were destroyed. No insur|
ance was carried,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
BOK'S $4,000
WAS w ASTED ON
THIS SENATOR

Des Moines, Ia, Jan S.-A lo-
cal newspaper interviewed mem
bers of the Iowa Legislature in
session here yesterday on their
attitude toward the winning Box
peace plan!
, Senator" one legislator was
asked, "what do you think of the
Box peace plan,'
The Senator looked up blankly
moment and then rose to the
emergency.
"Oh," he exclaimed, 81 wasn't
here when they passed that"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
LOSES EYE

New England, N. D., Jan. 8. -
Jesse Enyart of Stanton, N. D.. en-
ployed here for several months,
will lose the sight of one eye as
the result Of a peculiar accident
which occurred when while strop-
ping, safety razor the blade
broke and a portion few into the
optic.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
COOLIDGE HITS
GARNER PLAN

Washington, Jan. 8. - Presidett
Coolide regards the surtax provisions
of the Garner Democratic tax pro-
gram as disregarding the principle
that the government should encour-
age the investment Of capital in bus--
mess enterprises rather than tax
free securities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
NAPOLEON HIGH TO HAVE A
RAND

Napoleon, N. d., Jan. S.--Music
will he major study in the cur
riculum of the local high school
after today, as the result of the
decision of the school officials and
board to sponsor a school band.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08

Washington, Jan. 8.-(By the A.
P.)-"The Florida legislature of
1923 enacted more prison. reform
law than has ever been passed by
any other state in any one session, +"
Mrs. w. s. Jennings, first vice
president declared in her report
prepared for delivery at the semi
annual meeting of the board of the
General Federation of Women's s
Clubs here today.
Leasing Of convicts in Florida
went under the ban on January l.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
INSURGENTS IN
SENATECHANGE
THEIR SUPPORT
Vote for Senator COuzens of
Michigan to Head l. G. G.
Committee
SMITH VOTE SHORT
Deadlock Continues and Sen.
ate Again Turns Its Atten-
tion to Oratory

Washington, Jan. S.-(By the a. P.)
Taxes, the soldiers bonus, farm
aid and Russia were subjects to
which Congress gave its attention
today either in debate on the flto,
or in committee.
Having failed to break the dead.
lock over the Craftsmanship of the
Interstate Commerce Committee yes.
terday the senate faced IA renewal
of the contest but with little pros.
pect of decision.
Senator Smith, Democrat. South
Carolina, continued to lead yesterday
but with the insurgents and so-ca'ied
progrcssives on the Republican side
supporting Senator Couzens, Republi-
can. Michigan, and the regulars vot-
ing for Senator Cummins, Republi-
can, Iowa, he fell several votes short
of NECESSARY majority.
Taxes and the bonus were the COM
bined subjects of Il prepared address
by Senator Copeland, Democrat, New
York, after the transaction of tn.
usual routine business in the morn
ing. Rep. Beedy, Republican, Maine,
had baen given time for discus ion
of Russia, a subject which occupied
the senate much of the time yester-
day and which promises to provide
further and more extended debate
later. The house ways and means
committee continued today its work
on the administrative provisions of
the Mellon tax plan while awaiting
the party conference of house Re-
publicans on the question of whether
Il bonus measure is to be reported
ahead of tax revision. Agricultural
relief was the subject of public hear
ings before the senate and house
agricultural committees with repre-
sentative of, farmers organizatit MS
appearing before each. Both com
mittees had before them the Morris
Sinclair farm purchasing and selling
corporation which was approved yes
terday by witnesses before the senate
committee.
The agricultural situation was also
the subject Of an address in the
house by Rep. Leavitt, Republican,
Montana
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
GOES ro WAsHINGr0N

Miss Hazel Nelson will leave to-
night for Washington, d. c.. as a
delegate to the National Illiteracy
Commission. She was named dele
gate by the executive committee Of
the national organization.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-08
TALK FARM LEGISLATION

Washington, Jan. 8.-Farm legis-
lation was considered. today by
both the senate and house agricul-
ture committees with represents =
tives in various sections appearing
as witnesses.
General approval was given to
the Morris-Sinclair bill proposing
creation Of 500. 600 900 corporation
to purchase American farm pro
ducts and to sell them both at home
and abroad. 1t was argued that
such purchases would have the ef-
feet of both increasing and stabil-
izing prices.
Early action on legislation per
tanning to the grazing of livestock on
ranges Of the national forests was
forecast today as result of the con-
ference between Secretary Wallace
and senators and representatives
from western states. Owing to the
depressed condition of the livestock
industry range states, Secretary Wal
lace feels there should be no advance
in, the grazing fees until conditions
in the country warrant and it is not
likely there will be any increase un-
til the grazing season of 1925.