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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
CONTRACT LET
FOR ROAD IN
M'LEAN co.

The board of county commissioners
of Mclean county will gravel twenty
five miles of state highway. Con-
tracts for this purpose were awarded
to Holman. Webster & Son at meet
ing held last Saturday. The total
amount of the contracts is $39,239, Of
which the county's share amounts to
only $500. One of the projects is
for graveling ten miles Of road west
Of Garrison; a second for improving
in the same manner, six miles west
of Turtle Lake; and third for grav-
cling four miles east of Underwood.
Six miles east and west of Wilton
will be improved in the same manner.
This makes a total of twenty-six
miles, and is another evidence that
the counties Of the state are awake
to the value Of improved highways.
Seven miles Of highway in Sheridan
county will be graded. The contract
therefor was awarded to F. o. Smith
by the board Of county commission
ers on Friday, last. IL calls for an
expenditure Of $21, ,46s for grading
and concrete work. This completes
an east and west road Of thirty-three
miles across Sheridan county, and the
grading and improving of seven miles
east and west Of McOlusky, the acoun-
ty seat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
DARR0W ASKS
COURT TO BAR
DAILY PRAYER
Court Refuses to Grant
Plea of Defense at
Evolution Trial

Courtroom Dayton. Tenn July IA.
s-(F)-Objection by Clarence Dar-
row of defense council to the daily
custom of prayer in court created
intense excitement for few minutes
at the short session of the trial Of
John T. Scopes here this morning.
Judge Raulston, presiding, overruled
the objection and then ordered court
recessed to one o'clock that he might
complete preparation Of his opinion
on the motion Of the defense to
quash the indictment argued yester-
day.
Soon after Judge Rauslton mount
ed the bench Clarence Darrow step
ped forward to say: 81 want to, pro-
test against prayer being offered
daily in the presence OF the jury in
this case. l do not object to anyone
praying in private. but do object
to- this court being turned into n
meeting house.
Dudley Field Malone was just be-
hind his collegeau with an inquiry
to the judge if it had always been
the custom to have prayer in court
every day.
"As a member oflthe defense who
is not an agnostit," he said, 81 de-
sire to add my objection to daily
prayer being offered here when it
has not been an exacting and un-
broken custom in the past.
II have every respect for what
Mr.. Darrow believes and does not
believe" said the New York attor-
ney, "and I wish to offer objection
as a member of the defense council
whi is not an agnostic. We have
talked this thing over in our cham
Der and believe opening with prayer
is prejudicial to the interests Of the
defendant. Most of the opening
prayers offered by ministers so far
have been largely argumentative.
"WWe hold that this practice
creates religious atmosphere here
which is harmful to- our case. Will
the court say if this has been the
practice here without exception?"
Attorney general Stewart rose to
say: "This is a God fearing COM
munity and we are accustomed tc
pray around here. It is the usual
thing in this part of the country"
"And ! would have you know" Mr.
Malone broke in vehenently. "That
they are just as God-fearing where
I come from as they are anywhere
81 hope that is true" said Mr.
Stewart.
1T is"
II am glad to know It,"
Judge Raulston broke in to say
that the court did not want to be
unreasonable to anyone, "but be,
lieve I have the right. am re.
sponsible for the conduct of the
court. II has been my custom since
I have been Judge to have prayer in
court. think there is not reason
why I should not follow this custom
50 will overrule the objection"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
L0CALGRAIN
TARIFF BOOSTS
AREANN0UNCED

Increased tariff schedules on
wheat. grain products, and flax for
shipment to Minneapolis and Duluth
have been filed with the state rail-
road commission by every interstate
carrier operating in North Dakota.
The Northern Pacific. the last car
rier to report. filed notice of in
creased rates today.
New schedules will take effect Au-
gust 10 on all roads.
Forthcoming rate boosts cover not
only grain and flax for shipment east
but include flour. feed. and grain
products shipped into the state from
eastern points. Corresponding inter
state rate advances are announced
on all roads in competition with the
500, Great Northern, Northern Pacif-
ic. and Milwaukee lines.
North Dakota short lines including
the Midland Continental road and the
Farmers Grain and Shipping Com
pany will announce grain rate in
creases.
The railroad commission today be-
gan preparation Of q protest petition
similar to an affidavit filed with the
interstate commerce commission ask
ing suspension of increases on agri-
cultural products announced by the
500 road.
Rates increases for the Bismarck
area are as follows:
Bismarck to Minneapolis and Du-
luth; grain 20 1-2 to "a cents cwt.:
flax 26 to 81 IL cents per cwt. Man
dan to Minneapolis and Duluth: grain
% 1-2 to "a IL cents per cwt.; flax
26 to % cents per cwt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
j. s. ORDERS
INQUIRY OF
RATE BOOST
Interstate Commerce Body ia
Begin Hearings Sept. l
~ in Chicago

Washington, July 14-(P-Tals4
ing cognizance Of the petitions OF
western railroads for rate increases
the intrastate commerce commission
today ordered special inquiry into
the agriculture and Transportation
situation in the west.
The hearing will begin at Chicago
Sept. before Chairman Aitchison Of
the commission.
Petitions for increases were filed
as briefs in answer to the commits
sion's inquiries under the Hoke-
Smith congressional resolution which
directed revision of the general
rate structure if the commission
found such step necessary.
The commission decided it should
first deal with the western districts
for these reasons:
agriculture including livestock are
affected by depression.
To determine what if any reduc-
tions may be lawfully effected on
rates on products of agriculture.
To determine whether any rate
fares or charges either on particular
classes or kinds of commodities or
classes of traffic in particular sec
tions or between particular localities
in the western districts or otherwise
may lawfully be authorized or re-
quired to be increased and if so to
what extent in order to compensate
for such rate reductions if any as
may be found proper.
To determine if any rate fare or
charges may be lawfully authorized
to be increased in order to effect
such increases in the revenues of
western carriers as may be found
proper.
State commissioners are cooperat-
ing in the inquiry but the notice to-
day invited representatives of all
other interests to participate. Car
riers were notified to be ready to GO
on at the third hearing submitting
their statistics Of operations showing
earnings on traffic since 1923.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14

Police of Nassau County, New
York, believe they are confronted
with a murder case almost parallel
to that of the famous Loeb Leopold
murder in Chicago. Louis PAMELA,
taxi driver, was found shot to death,
his body hidden under concrete
slab at Hampstead, Long Island. After
an interval of several days his taxi
cab was sold in New York City BY a
man who posed as PAMELA and signed
his name.
Concurrent with Panella's murder
Philip Knox Knapp, %, an aviator
stationed at Mitchell Field, near the
scene of the murder, was posted as a
deserter. He is the scion Of very
wealthy and prominent family Of
Syracuse, N. Y. A 45-calibre pistol
was reported missing from the army
barracks where he lived. PAMELA was
shot with a 45-calibre weapon.
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Notes were found in Knapp's ef-
fects at the barracks. These we're
addressed to his father and to his
commanding officer. In them Knapp
referred to himself in the third per-
son and spoke of trouble he had had
with woman, analysed his own
philosophy admitted that he had an
abnormal outlook on life. accounted
for that by relating that his skull
had been fractured years ago and
announced that what he was about
to do would be done in complete Sc
crecy and that henceforth he would
cease to exisct as Philip Knapp.
A countrywide search is on for
Knapp. All divisions of the military
service are joining in the hunt, as
army officials believe that odium may
be cast on the army through Knapp's
acts. Other searchers believe they
may find Knapp dead, suicide.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
LEAGUE PLANS
TO UNITE ON
0NECANDlDATE
State House Forces Organize
to Dominate Party Meet.
ing Next Week
BRONSON STANDS HIGH
New Twist Given to Senate
Scramble by Letter
From Mrs. Ladd

The Nonpartisan League conven'
tion scheduled to convene in Bis
marck next week will unite behind
one candidate TO- be the League nom.
inee to succeed to the seat in the
U. S. Senate vacated by the death
Of the late E. F. Ladd, according to
an agreement reached here between
factions of the League organization
Administration forces had origin
ally planned to have the convention
certify the names Of several alter
native candidates to be presented to
Governor Sorlie for appointment
State house forces, which today were
organizing to dominate the League
conclave. will form behind a single
candidate. who, it is expected, will
have the tentative endorsement OF
the executive.
Bronson Is Mentioned
Judge A. NJ. Bronson, Grand Forks
former member of the state supreme
bench, was today spoken of as the
administration candidate for League
endorsement. Members of the ad.
ministration faction would not con.
firm the report Of Judge Bronson.
candidacy today.
In an interview last week. Gov.
ernor Sorlie admitted he had under
consideration half dozen men quail.
flied for appointment to succeed
Ladd. At the time, the executive in.
dicated he had not SO far decided or
the man he will pick for the vacant
post.
IF the L. S. Senate were handi
capped by the lack of Senator iron
North Dakota, I should appoint TO-
morrow. But it is nearly, five months
before the opening of the December
session of Congress, and can see
no reason for hasty action"
A new twist to the scrambled
political situation existing in tn,
state came yesterday when Mrs. E
F. Ladd, widow of the late Senator
announced she had asked Governor
Sorlie to appoint Douglas H.. Nc
Arthur. the Senator's secretary, t.
the post vacated by the death of hel
husband. In a letter dispatched tc
the executive yesterday, she lauded
Macarthur, whom she named as the
man best fitted to carry on the work
of Senator Ladd.
Will Not Alter Plans ''
1t is not expected tina. .Ae --latest
development in North Dakota's sen
atorial crisis will alter the politica
lineup. The view taken here today
was that Nonpartisans will not be
disposed to support Macarthur.
The paramount consideration ir
the selection of the League candidate
will be his availability as a candi
date for election in 1926. The man
who today can promise to swing the
state to the Nonpartisan League in
1928 in a senatorial election stands
the best chance of nomination.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
BUDGET REPORT.
Is SUBMITTED.
T0C0MMISSI0N
Appropriations Recommended
for Coming IL Months
Total $124,69O.45
STATEMENT ON FILE
City Cannot Call Bond
Election for Community
and ArmOry Building

Expenditures of the City of Bis
marck for the year from July I, 1924,
to July 1, 1925, amounted to $685.
O55.4l and appropriations recon-
mended for the city departments
during the coming twelve months to-
tai Sl24,69O.45. according to reports
submitted to the city commission by
NJ H. Atkinson, city auditoL last
night.
Expenses from salaries, wages and
other operating and maintenance ex-
penses for last year total S75,85a.95;
capital and betterment expenditures.
s4.445.50; sinking and interest funds,
S24,755.
Appropriations for the coming fis-
cal year included in the auditors
recommendations are $S4,5lO.45 for
salaries and other operating and
maintenance expenses, $l6.28O for
capital and betterment expenses and
$4,000 for sinking and interest
funds.
Departmental Appropriations
Departmental appropriations rec.
commended are as follows: general
governmental, administration, etc.
Sll,O55; police, $1l ,055; fire, $l6,9SO;
health, $5,76O; streets, So, $50; poor
relief, 5000; recreation, $4,000;
scales, $780,; library, $4,98O; fire
truck, $4,000.
Levies recommended in the budget
report of Auditor Atkinson are: sal
aries, wages and other operating and
maintenance expenses, $67,OOO; cap
ital and betterment expenditures. ST.
500; sinking and interest funds. $23.-
900. The total is $98.4OO. The total
for last year was s96,l00.
The budget statement is on file in
Shc office of the city auditor and a
copy may be obtained by anyone ap-
plying therefor.
The board of city commissioner;
will hold public session at p. NJ
on July % at which any taxpayer
may appear and discuss with the
board any item of proposed expendi-
ture.
No Special. Election
An opinion from City Attorney C
L. Young read last night, stated that
the city commission has no authority
to call an election at this time tc
vote bonds for the erection of an
armory and community building. as
the bonded indebtedness of the city is
now in excess of its debt limit under
the law.
w. H. Hughes, who was enjoined
from continuing the erection Of a
four-family dwelling at the corner OF
Seventh street and Avenue c because
the building did not comply with the
provisions of the city zoning ordi-
nance. filed notice with the commits
sion last night that he will not be
responsible for accidents that may
occur in or around the building.
f. J. Gobel, county coroner, ap-
peared before the commission last
night and recommended that the city
purchase pulmotor and keep it in
the fire house where it will be avail
able for city and county officers and
physicians at all times. The matter
was taken under advisement until the
next meeting of the commission.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
MANY GOLFERS >,
WILL COMPETE
IN BISMARCK

Golfers from many cities and
towns in western North Dakota are
expected in Bismarck on Sunday Tor
the invitational golf tournament ia
be held at the Bismarck Country
Club links. The tournament qualify
ing rounds of 10 holes will be play
ed Sunday morning. and match play
will continue during the day, with
the final rounds to be played Tues
day.
Outlook is good for a. large mum.
ber of entrants for the tournament
including many Of the crack golfers
of Dickinson. Jamestown and Minot
The flights will be arranged ac-
cording to scores shown in the quail
ifying rounds. and a prizes arrang.
ed for the leaders Of each flight.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
FORT YATES
INDIANS WITH
CIRCUS KILLED

Albany. N. Y. July 4.--LP)-Three
Indian performers with circus
which played here yesterday were
killed early today when run down
by railroad train.
They were:. Frank Bald Eagle.
Brennan. S. D.: Edward Brown, or
Spotted Bull. of Pine Ridge. S. D.;
and Hibby Fly of Fort Yates, N. d.
Members of the circus company
told investigating authority they
had seen the three men leave the
sleeping car and seat themselves on
the track to smoke.
Brown had wife and two chill
dren, all with the circus
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
CANCER CAUSE
is FOUND BY
LONDON DOCTOR

London, July 14.-LR-What is
believed to be the infective agent
which causes cancer has been dis
covered by DR.. William E. Gye, a
member Of the British institute Of
medical resource, and DR.. J. E. Barn.
ard of Kings College, London.
A paper has been prepared by Dr..
Gye on the "etiology Of malignant
new growths' which the Lancet, the
leading British journal. will publish
soon.
The advance notices give some idea
of the experimental lines along
which the researchers have been
working.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
FINAL PLANS
MADE TO END
COOP COMPANY

!, Chicago, July 14.-CP)-Directors
Of the grain marketing company,
abandoned cooperative enterprise
met yesterday to consummate final ar
rangements for dissolution of the
venture. Disposition Of receipts from
stock sales were the principal matters
scheduled for consideration.
With various plans for continuing
the effort on less extensive scale
brought into the meeting. officers Of
the corporation vouched nothing def
mite regarding future possibilities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
NO RELIEF
FROM HEAT
is IN SIGHT

No relief from the heat wave that
has gripped North Dakota for the
past five days is in sight. according
to o. W. Roberts. official in charge
of the United States weather bureau
here. The prediction is for continued
warm weather.
The mercury climbed to 96 in Bis
marck yesterday. Last evening was
extremely sultry and many sought re-
lief from the heat at the swimming
pool. the river and other bathing
places.
The highest temperature recorded
in the state yesterday was at Dick
inson where the therm ometer regis
tered 80 degrees. The lowest was SO
1t Minot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
ESMOND WOMAN
KILLED IN
AUTO CRASH

Esmond. N. d., July l4.-Mrs. Mary
Rognlie. 80, of Esmond, was instantly
killed at Shelby, Mont, when she was
struck by an auto. Mrs. Rognlie was
en- route to Poison, Mont, to visit
relatives. Stepping from a restaurant
and apparently confused she started
directly across the street and was
struck by an oncoming auto. Nine
children and 80 grandchildren sur
vivo
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
STANDARDOI OIL
BOOSTS PRICE
OF GASOLINE

Chicago. July 14.-(P)-The, Stand.
ard Oil company of Indiana yesterday
announced an increase of one cent q
gallon in the price Of gasoline, ef-
fective this morning throughout the
ten states in which it operates.
The increase was. ascribed to the
various raises in crude oil prices
which Spmpelled the company to pay
more f6r the, crude oil which it re-
fines. The service station price in
Chicago will be 21 cents a gallon,
and the tank wagon price 10 cents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
MRS. L. C.. WHITE
TO BE BURIED
AT OLD HOME

Fargo, July l4.-According to, ~
formation received here today the
body of Mrs. l.. c. Hadley White,
wife of Frank White, treasurer of
the United States, who died yester-
day in Washington will be buried at
indianapolis, her home, before she
moved to Valley City.
None of her relatives are at pres.
ent in Valley City and word from
there was unofficial. Previous an.
nouncement was to the effect that
her body would be brought to Valley
City for burial.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
WE'LL KNOWN
RESIDENT OF
BISMARCK DIES

James Halloran, we'll known seed
salesman of this city. died Monday
afternoon at local hospital. No
funeral arrangements will be made
until word has been received from
relatives in Seattle, Wash.
Mr.. Halloran is a pioneer resident
of the city,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
MAN MURDERED.
TWO YEARS
IS SIDENTIFlED.
Father Declares Youth Killed
Near Chicago Was Duluth
War Veteran

Aurora, Ill.,. July 14.-(P)-After n
lying in an unmarked grave for more
than two years the handless null
tated body of a man found in q
snow drift near Geneva, Ill.,, Febru-
airy %. 1923, has been identified by
John McLachlan of Duluth. Mimi.
as his son. Lynn, 80, a captain in the
air service during the world war.
McLachlan last saw his son AZ
Fox Lake in August, 1922.
He thought he was still alive and
expected to hear from him, although
he read newspaper accounts of the
finding Of the body and remarked
that the description was that Of his
son.
Urged by John G.. Ross. St. Louis
County, Mimi, humane officer, Ia
investigate. the father obtained an
order for the disinterring of the body
and was positive in his Identified
tion.
For weeks after the body was
found Geneva and Aurora authori-
ties endeavored to find clues to its
identity. The hands had been cut of
and the face partly burned away.
His father said his son had enter
ed the air service five days after
war was declared. He was commits
stoned as captain and cited for
bravery. He was married and had
two children. but their whereabouts
are unknown to Mr.. McLachlan.
The father planned to take the
body to Los Angeles for burial be-
side the elder Mrs. McLachlan after
an army officer had made COM
plete Identification from the war de-
partment records.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
Weather Report

Temperature at a. m. ........ SO
Highest yesterday ..............,9 96
Lowest last night .............. 81
Precipitation TO Z q. m. .......... .O1
Highest wind velocity ............10
Weather Forecasts
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Wednesday. Not much
change in temperature.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight and
Wednesday. Not quite SO warm in
extreme east portion tonight.
General Weather Conditions
The pressure is low over tho Mis-
sissippi Valley and th eeastern part
of the Plains States and showers fell
over the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys. Light precipitation
also occurred in the north Pacific
coast states. Elsewhere the weather
is generally fair. Warm weather con-
tinues and Temperatures changes have
been slight. - y q,
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official in, Charge,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
WHEAT YIELD
LOWERED BY
T0RRID WAVE
Crop May Be Reduced One.
half In Some Sections,
Official Says
DICKINSON HARD HIT
Ward Finds Rain Is Badly
Needed in Stark, Dunn,
Morton Counties
DICKINSON HARD HIT

Unrelieved torrid weather in
western North Dakota will cut
the wheat yield in half In many
sections Of Stark. Dunn and
western Morton counties, c. E.
Ward, aErOnomist on the staff Of
the state department of agricul-
ture. reported today. Ward yes
terday completed . weekend in
spection tour Of wheat lands in
the vicinity Of Dickinson.
Tropical weather prevailing
throughout North Dakota during
the past week has played havoc
with early grain, Ward stated.
"The wheat crop in the neighbor-
hood Of Dickinson will in many places
be reduced to half the original yield
as a result Of drought hastened by
hot weather of the last week." Ward
announced. Early grain in the west
ern part of the state has been hard
est hit by heat and lack of rain"
Central North Dakota has been
visited by light showers during the
week which saved grain throughout
this section Of the state, the agron-
omist stated. Unless rain arrives in
the territory about Dickinson, farm
ers of the vicinity will experience
heavy crop damage. the expert as
serted.
ENTIRE COUNTRY SWELTERS
Chicago, July 14.-(R-While
many areas Of the country continued
to swelter under tenacious heat
wave, the weather man varied his of
ferings yesterday in a rather sur
prising manner with a short fall of
snow in Blacksburg, Va. The white
shower followed a thunderstorm and
lasted five minutes.
The weather freak brought no COM
fort, however, to the parched sum
merlands of the middle west and the
Rocky mountain region, where ther-
mometers apparently were in race
to overstep the century mark.
Arizona Leads
Phoenix, Arizona, a veteran in
temperature climbing. again led the
country yesterday, reaching ll2 de-
grees against 104 for North Platte,
Neb., the middle western high point.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
BALDWIN MAN
BUY S F A r. M
NEAR BISMARCK

Julius Meyers of Baldwin has pur-
chased quarter section Of land near
Bismarck. The consideration was
$4,000. The new owner will take pos
session in the fall.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-14
PANCHO VILLA
DIES IN FRISCO
AFTER OPERATION

San FranciDco, July 14.-L%D1
Pancho villa, ,fly weight champiAp
Of the world, died today at ldeef
hospital following an operation on
his jaw.