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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
BOARD DENIES
APPLICATIONS
TO SELL STOCK
Bismarck Concern and One
From Minneapolis Are
Companies Affected

Two applications for permission to
sell stock totaling $35O,000 have
been rejected by the state securities
commission, it was announced here
today. Both applications were re-
jected on the ground that to grant
them would be contrary to sound
public policy.
The commission denied the appiica-
tion Iof the Northern States Automo-
bile and Fire Insurance company of
Bismarck to sell $25O,OOO in common
stock and the application Of the Am-
erican Farms company, Minneapolis,
to sell 100000 of common stock.
The Minneapolis firm sought ap-
proval of land selling scheme which
was refused.
The Glen Ulin Trust, a company
organized to protect the interests
Of small stockholders in the Spring
Valley Products company of Glen
Ullin, was given permission to sell
stock. to present holders of the Pro-
ducts company stock. In effect the
money collected for trust stock will
be in the nature of an assessment
against the shareholders in the old
company.
The Merchants Trust company of
St. Paul was granted license to
deal in stocks in North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
IS NOT GUILTY
OF SEEKING TO
INFLUENCE HER
Freed of Charge That He
Sought TO Have Her Offer
False Testimony
FOLEY IS RELEASED
Naval Court of Inquiry Gives
Former Judge Advocate
a "Clean Bill"

Washington. Nov. 2O.-LP) Gap
tain Paul Foley was cxoncratcd to-
day by the Shenandoah naval court
Of inquiry Of Mrs. Margaret Ross
Lansdownc's charge that he sought
to sway her testimony.
The court held that Captain Foley.
its former judge advocate, was not
guilty either Of seeking to cause
false testimony to be offered before
the court. or of seeking by Improper
means to influence" the widow Of the
Shcnandoah's commander.
The Courts Decision
The decision. read by Rear Admiral
Hilary p. Jones, president of the
court, follows:
at appearing to the court after a
careful consideration Of all evidence
adduced and of record in that con-
nection that the defendant, Captain
Paul Foley. United States navy, late
the Judge advocate of this court, is
not guilty Of seeking and endeavor-
ing to cause false testimony to be
offered before this court and is not
guilty Of seeking and endeavoring
by improper means to influence
witness about to testify before this
court. and it further being a matter
Of judicial notice of this court that
it was an obligation imposed to make
Il preliminary examination of wit
nesses to be examined before this
court, and i: further appearing to
this court upon consideration "a
aforesaid that the said Captain Foley
has in no wise been guilty of I'M
proper or unethical conduct as such
Judge advocate, and all of the evil
dence known to the court having
been adduced before it and made IA
part Of its record:
at is hereby adjdged and order
ied that the said defendant Captain
Paul Foley, United States navy, is
not guilty of the matters and things
alleged against him.
"Said defendant is hereby dis
charged and released from further
atte ndance upon this court"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
FANNIE S0PER
FOUND GUILTY
OF HOMICIDE
Faces ElectrOcutiOn-WillB BE
Fourth n. Y. Woman to
Die in Chair
GET DEATH SENTENCE

ElizabcthtOwn, n. ". Nov. co.
P)-Mrs. Fannie SOpcr, convict
ed Of murder in the first degree.
for the killing of her third hus-
band, Henry SOpcr, was Scntenc-
cd to death in the electric chair
by Supreme Court Justice Whit
myer today.
The date Of execution was set
for the week beginning January
). Mrs. SOpcr displayed no emo
tion.
The court denied a motion by
defense counsel that the verdict
BE- set aside and that a new trial
be granted.
Elizabcthtown, N. Y, Nov. 2O.-(P)
Mrs. Fannie Sopcr, thrice wed and
a widow at 40, has been convicted of
the murder Of her husband, Henry
Sopcr, a deputy sheriff Of Bouquet,
and faces electrocutiOn.
A jury yesterday returned verdict
of murder. first degree, after having
listened for 10 days to trial which
has attracted wide attention in the
Adirondacks.
Sentence to death in the electric
chair is mandatory.
If Mrs. Soper is put to death she
will be the fourth of her sex from
whom the state has exacted the ex-
treme penalty: Mrs. Roxilla Druse
was hanged in Herkimer, February
2S. 1887. for the murder of her hus-
band. Martha Place, who was con.
victed in New York county, was exc
cuted in Sing Sing prison on March
20, 1899, and Mary Farmer, convicted
in jefferson county, was put to death
in Auburn prison on March 20, 1909.
Circumsta antial Evidence COnvicts
Henry Soper was shot twice in the
head as he slept in the kitchen of his
farm house after hard mornings
work in the potato fields. Mrs. Soper
maintained that stranger came to
the door, asked admittance and was
allowed to enter the room in which
her husband rested. Then, the widow
maintained, she heard two shots
found her husband dead, and saw the
stranger disappear in an automobile.
The prosecution, basing it's case
largely on circumstantial evidence,
contended that Mrs. Soper did the
shooting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
CARNIVAL TO
BE FINALE OF
THEC0RN SHOW
Auditorium Was Packed Last
Night for Final Showing
of Pageant
JUDGING is COMPLETED
Participants in T0night's Rev.
elry Urged to Don Some
Sort of Costume

Another packed house greeted the
performers at the North Dakota State
Corn Show last night. Every seat in
the city auditorium was filled long
before time for the opening curtain
and many stood throughout the en-
tire performance.
The high school orchestra Furnish
cd music during the c,c...u- an. .He
Bismarck Playmakers repeated the
play "Neighbors," in the same sue
ccssful manner in which it was pre-
scented the night before. Several
musical numbers added to the ENJOY
mcnt of the program, the main fea-
ture Of which was the pageant "Thc
Land of Royal COrn,' again presented
by cast Of 1875 Bismarck people.
Pageant Repeats
The pageant has been one Of the
biggest entertainment features of the
entire corn show and the severa
thousand people who have witnessed
the spectacle are loud in their praise
oi the production, both from an cdu-
cat:onal and an amusement viewpoint
20 Probably the two most interesting
scenes in the pageant were the In
dian dance, performed by number
of Indians in full tribal regala tc
the beat of their familiar tomtoms
and the husking bee and square
dance. The participants IN the Iattel
scene entered into it with all their
ability and the audience was almost
convulsed with laughter during the
dance.
The corn exhibits, with the prize
winning specimens so designated
have been open to the public all da!
today but no entertainment program
was provided. This evening carni
val costume dance on the pavement
in front of the :-ostotfice building will
officially close the state show. The
fun will start at 1880 p. M, wher
Armour's band will play concerts OF
the various street intersections ant
lead parades about the business dis
trict.
Urged TO Come In Costume
{ Participants in tonight'S revelr!
are urged to come in some sort of {
costume, even though it is only over
nis and flannel shirt or some simi
lar outfit in keeping with the spirit
Of the corn show. although comic cos
tunes will add to the gaiety of the
occasion.
There will be torch lights galore
about the streets tonight, and con
fctti and noisemakers will be dis
tributcd to all Olson's orchestrs
will play for the dance and the en-
tire block Of pavement will be rop
cd off so that nothing will interfere
with the dancing The weather toda!
is exceptionally favorable for the out
door program of tonight and huge
crowd is expected.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
GRAIN MARKET
TER MINAL AT
GRAND FORKS
North Dakota Terminal Ex
change and State Mill Ask
Recognition

Grand Forks, Nov. 2O.-(R--Rec-
ognition Of Grand Forks as termi-
nal grain market is asked in a petit
tion filed today with the state rail-
way commissions by the North Da-
kota Terminal exchange and the
North Dakota Mill & Elevator COM
mission.
Investigation and hearing by the
railroad commission concerning in
tra-state grain rates to and from the
Grand Forks terminal is requested in
the petition which was prepared by
H. A., Bronson and +. B. Feetham
counsel for the North Dakota Mill
e. Elevator association.
The commission is asked to find: :
That the terminal at Grand Forks is
in fact terminal, and should en- 10y
on intra- state shipments of grain
the same cleaning privileges as are
enjoyed by other terminals. includ-
ing those without the STATEN regard
to shipments destined to milling cen.
ters and that switching charges
should be fixed at and within the
North Dakota terminal.
/ The law passed by the state legis-
lature of 1925 declaring the state.
owned elevator at Grand Forks To
be terminal grain market is cited
in support Of the action requested
in the petition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
TWO BOYS sign
DEATH PACT,
SHOOT SELVES
One Dies Almost Instant y
the Other Has a Chance
to Recover

Cincinnati, Nov. 2O.-(P)-William
Strauss and James Albert Rosen-
berg, II, Cincinnati high school boys
drove to quiet spot in Clermont
county late yesterday and shot them
selves through the head, after sign
ing death pact, in which it was de-
clared "life is not worth the effort
to live" Strauss died almost in
stantly.
Rosenberg. it was said. had a
chance to recover
A lengthy preamble and agreemc mt
to commit suicide, bearing the sigma
lures Of both boys, was found in the
pocket of Strauss coat. At the bot
tom of the paper was written, "sign-
ing Off"
Relatives were unable to account
for the young mems desire to end
their lives.
Rosenberg is the son of depart
mcnt store proprietor, and Strauss
father is president of local mort
gage company.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
HANGING
ALMOST TO BE
PREFERRED
Joe Milo. Serving Life Sen.
tence, Declares, However,
He Will Not Hang

Joe Milo, sentenced from Bottin-
eau county in 1914 by Judge Berry
for the murder of transient, is not
worried by the ruling Of Judge
Berry in the Clarence Orton case in
Mandan last Saturday, that the re-
peal OF the capital punishment law
was demonstrations and that pris-
oners sentenced there under must be
resentenced.
For several months Milo stood in
the shadow of the gallows until in
1915 the legislature changed the law
making capital punishment illegal
The imprisoned man is quoted in
an interview by his attorney, William
LANCER, as saying:
''In the first place it is almost as
we'll to be hung as to be confined
here for life; to be here is living
death, one is deprived of thousands
critics that the person outside OF
course. Auto rides. horse back rides
even the pleasure of taking walk
when one wishes, and the everyday
little humane instances that are Il
part of mans very existence. it is
impossible to do here.
1.-The various wardens under whom
| have served have been human and
treated me as we'll as circumstances
would allow, but when one is inside
these walls and knows that the only
way he will ever get out will be as
"A corpse, then one knows he might
as we'll be dead and have it over with
However, am not going to hang
My attorney has definitely assured
me that my sentence to life impris
onmept is final and that it can not bt
legally reviewed. So you can tel
all the people in North Dakota, who
may have been planning to take {
holiday and ses me hang that the!
are going to have "a long time tt
wa "
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
KLINGSHRIN
JURY ISSTILL
DELIBERATING
Murder Case Was Given To
Jurors Yesterday - Still
Out at Noon Today

Ashley, n. d., Nov. 20.-LP)-After
dcliberating 10 hours the jury which
heard evidence in the case of Henry
klingshrin, Burkettsvillc. Ohio, har-
vest hand who is charged with mur-
der. had reached no result.
The case was given to the jury at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday evening and
at noon Friday they reported that
they had been unable to reach an
agreement.
Klingshrin was accused of MUIR
dering his friend. Jack Page, De-
troit, Mich. in the village church at
iceland early last August. The de-
fensc contention was that two armed
men held up the pair, killed Page and
escaped in an automobile
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
QUEEN MOTHER
ALEXANDRA
DIES TODAY
Preparations We're Being
Made to Celebrate Her
81st Birthday Dec. l

Sandringham, England, Nov. 10
~)-Queen Mother Alexandra, Wild
ow of King Edward VII and mother
of King George V, died late this af-
ternoon at Sandringham house.
The Prince Of Wales and the Duke
of York were due to arrive at Wolf
erton, near Sandringham. at 5:29
o'clock. but the train was 16 minutes
late. The kings sons were escorted
to the royal waiting room Of the
Wolferton station, where the station
grandmother's death.
A bulletin signed by the attend
ing physicians, DR.. F. J. Williams
and Sir Thomas Horder, said:
"Her majesty, Queen Alexandra.
passed away at 5:25 o'clock. The
king, queen and members OF the
royal family were present"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
ILLINOIS MEN DECLARE
CHAMPION CORN HUSkEKS

Burgess, Ill.,, Nov. 2O.-CP)--
The corn belts best corn hushors
cane from Illinois.
Elmer Williams, 50. Toulon.
Stark county. and Walter Olson
Of Knox county, won first and
second place yesterday in con
test against seven huskers, cham
pionS Of Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana
and Minnesota.
Williams. using an old-fashion-
cd peg and working barehandcd,
huskcd 2,50i.3 pounds and Olson
2,4l2.6 pounds in an hour and 20
minutes. j. Sudick, Nebraska,
was third
Williams height Of five, feet
five and onc-half inches handi-
capped him in reaching some Of
the l2-foot stalks. On his $50
acre home in Toulop, he said, re
averages 100 bushels day.
Minncsota's contestant was I.
|. Iverson, Fergus Falls.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
Pugh's Decision
Affects Every
County in State

Mandan, N. d.. Nov. 2O.-P-
Judge Thomas H. Pugh of the sixth
judicial district court here yes
terday handed down an opinion re-
fusing to grant peremptory writ of
mandamus sought by S. A. Olsness,
state insurance commissioner, to re-
quire the county auditor of Golden
Valley county to include delinquent
hail indemnity taxes in the general
delinquent tax sale advertisements.
The decision affects every county in
the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
HUGE SEA INHABITANTS

London.-The largest plant and
animal life is found in the sea. No
land animals can compare with the
whales, but it comes as surprise to
learn, that the largest plant in the
world is a gigantic seaweed. 1t beats
even the giant trees of California for
height and girth, frequently growing
to a height Of more than 406 feet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
Bowman Editor
Takes Nye's Place
on the Nonpartisan

J. B. French. editor of the Bow
man Leader, has succeeded to the ed
itorship of the North Dakota Nom
partisan, taking the place made va
cant by the resignation Of Gerald P.
Nye following his appointment to
the senate to succeed the late Sena-
tor f. r. Ladd. Mr. French took up
his duties here today. He is an ar
dent advocate Of the policies spon-
sored by the Nonpartisan League.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
POLICE CHIEF RETURNS

Chief of Police Chris Martineson
returned last night from Ashley
where he has been during the trial
of Henry Klingshirn, who was charg-
ed with the murder Of Jack Page in
the iceland church last August. The
case was given to the jury last night
but at noon today no decision had
been reached. Chief Martineson was
called to iceland at the time Of the
murder to investigate the case and
was at Ashley to aid the prosecution
during the progress Of the trial.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
LETTERS ARE
BELIEVED TO
HAVE WEIGHT
Spectators at Rh!nelandel
Trial Are Awaiting a
Climax Today
ADJOURNED TO MONDAY

White Plains. \. v, Nov. 20.
-LP)-Thc Rhinclandcr annul-
mcnt trial. scheduled for re-
sumption this morning, was ad-
jOurncd until Monday to give
counsel for Leonard Kip Rhine
lander, the plaintiff. oppOrtun-
ity to make necessary in~estiga-
tiOns into the contents of one Of
the "mystcry" letters that caused
sudden adjournment of the case
yesterday.
White Plains. n. y. Nov. 20.--P
were keyed up for ;
climax today in the suit of Leonard
Kip Rhinclandcr, to anrul his sccie
marriage of last year with a qua
droon servant girl.
Speculation became varied and cX
cited after the sudden dramatic ad
journmcnt of supreme court yestcr
day. Adjournment came when cOunse
for Alice Jones Hhinclander showc'
the wealthy young plaintiff letter
1t was the second mysterious lpttc
shown to Rhinelandcr but not reat
into the record. The first made it
appearance Thursday. Introduction
Tor ldcntlllcaLlon OF lne llfSt lclte
was preceded by the question ado yo'
still want to go on with the trial?
Rhinclander answered "ies.' Intro
duction of yesterdays letter wa
preceded by question concernin,
the plaintiffs pre-marital relation
with Alice Jones. 81 want him t.
read this letter" said counsel 70
his wife, land then III ask for
recess"
Suit Not Withdrawn
During the recess, counsel for boti
sides conferred with the court ant
the sudden adjournment followed.
Court room gossip to the cficc
that the contents of these letter
were so sensational that Rhincland
er's attorneys would consent to
dismissal and settlement crystal
lized until Isaac n. Mills, his chic
attorney, felt it necessary to isssu
Il denial.
"Thc suit has not been withdraw
and will not be withdrawn sal'
Mr.. Mills.
Defense counsel would say nothing
but the. Jones family was all smile
in posing for pictures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
STATE BANK AT
SANGER CLOSES

Voluntary closing of thhe Farmers
Exchange State Bank of Sanger be-
cause of depleted reserve was an
nounced here yesterday by the state
banking department.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
Weather Report
Temperature at Z a. m.
Highest yesterday 49,.
Lowest last night 49,.
Precipitation to z a. m
Highest wind velocity

Highest Yesterday ............ so 60
Lowest last night 80
Precipitation to a. m. ...... u
Highest wind velocity ........ IL
Weather Forecast
For Bismarck and Vicinity:-Fair
tonight and Saturday; moderate
temperature.
For North Dakota: tonight
and Saturday; moderate tcmpera-
ture' weather co,a;.,o,.
The barometric pressure has re-
maincd high over the middle and
southern Rocky Mountain region and
southern Plains States while the low
pressure area is centered over Sask-
atchewan and Manitoba. This pres
ure distribution is, accompanied by
/. cool weather throughout the south
erh states and continued warm,
pleasant weather throughout the
North Precipitation occurred over
the extreme north Pacific coast re-
yion while elsewhere in all sections
the weather is generally fair.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS, !.
Official in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20

More than 100000 fowls were in
spected for tuberculosis in the United
States during the last spring.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Saturday; mod
crate temperature.
The Republican., 1925-02-26
The First National Bank
OAKLAND, MD.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson spent
Saturday in Cumberland with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. Fred. NJ. Bittinger, of Bittin-
ger, visited Oakland Friday last and
called at The Republican office.
Mr.. James C. Peddicord, of Pitts
burgh, was here over the weekend
visiting his son and daughters.
Mrs. Olin F. burst, of Keyser, W.
Va, who was here for a week visiting
relatives, returned to her home Fri
day morning.
Mr.. c. W. Friend, of near Friends
vile, was in Oakland on business last
Friday morning when he called at
The Republican office.
Misses Beryl Fulk and Sylvia Shat
fer, of Silver Knob, were guests of
Miss Kathleen I. Marvel at her home
near Oakland Monday evening.
The ladies of the Oakland Presby-
terian church will conduct food sale
at Fraley's store on Saturday, Feb
ruary 28th, beginning at 800 o'clock
p. m. The ladies invite the patron
age of all.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Naylor had as
their guests last Friday evening
twenty ladies and gentlemen. The
diversion was finch. Delightful re-
freshments were served at the close
of the evening.
Mrs. Walter w. Dawson and Mrs.
Cecil Smith returned to Oakland on
Sunday evening from Keyser, West
Va, where they had been on a visit
of two or three days to Mrs. Chris
tine Stanhagen.
Mrs. D. E. Offutt, Sr., and her son,
Mr.. Edward Offutt, who spent several
weeks in Battle Greek, Mich, have re-
turned, Mrs. Offutt being for a few
days the guest of relatives in Cum
berland prior to coming on here ar
irving on Monday.
At. st. Marks Lutheran church in
Oakland, on Friday, February 27, at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon the wo-
mems missionary organizations of all
the Oakland churches will hold a
prayer meeting in observance Of the
day of prayer for missions. A special
program for the occasion has been
prepared. All women are urged to
attend this meeting.
The Republican., 1925-02-26
D. M. Dixon&Son

Miss Fannabelle Ofutt returned to
her home in Oakland Monday from
visit of few days to relatives in
Cumberland.
Mrs. Oscar limbaugh and little
daughter, of Terra Alta, West Va,
spent Sunday evening and Monday
in Oakland where they were guests
of Miss Bertie Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Williams, of
Hamlet, n. c., announce the birth of
a daughter, Carcilla Jeanne, on Feb
ruary 19. Mrs. Williams is the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Townshend, of Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brison Glotfelty, of
McHenry, were in Oakland yesterday
on business connected with the sale
of their personal property to take
place at the farm at McHenry on
March oath, notice of which appears
in The Republican today.
Last Saturday at the A. R. Martin
farm south of Oakland, Mr.. Martin
had his semi-annual auction sale of
live stock, farm implements, automo-
biles, etc, which attracted a large
number of persons from all sections
of the county. Spirited bidding on
the part of the spectators ran the
sale price of sheep up to more than
S16 per head. About twenty-five of
these animals were disposed of at
that figure. Other live stock brought
fairly good prices.
-Four colored boys, aged from sew
enteen to twenty years, were picked
up by a Baltimore and Ohio officer
last Thursday who charged them with
trespassing on the property of the
company. They were given hearing
before Justice West the same even
ing who sentenced them to labor on
the streets of town for a short time.
Officer Maroney had charge Of them
and as a result of their labor sew
eral of the streets were given badly
needed cleaning.
"Uncle" Harvey Turney, colored,
who resided in Oakland for more than
twenty years, moving from here a
few months ago to Wheeling, W. Va,
met with a fatal accident last We'd
nesday morning when he fell from
a porch at his home to the pavement
and fractured his skull. He was rem
dered unconscious and remained in
that state until the following morn
ing when he died. He is survived by
his wife, a son and four grandchil-
dren. His funeral took place in
Wheeling, West Va, Saturday of last
week. He was aged IA years. Gun
Gle" Harvey had host of friends in
Oakland