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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
NEW
MALADY TO
SAVE SCOTT
"Cell Shock" Is Claimed to
Have Deranged Man Sen
fenced to Hang in Chicago

Chicago, Aug. 3.-LP)--A new term,
"cell. shock will be put into Amer
lean legal and scientific vocabularies
If the sanity hearing beginning TO-
day before Judge Joseph b. David,
saves Russell Scott from the gallows
"Cells shock" is the term SCOTS
mental debility he has suffered since
his conviction ten months ago for
the murder of Joseph Maurer, drug
clerk, who was slain in holdup in
April, 1924.
Claim Insanity
Ten months in the Cook county
Jail, always beneath the ominous
and depressing shadow of the gal
lows, are held responsible for SCOTS
condition, which his attorneys char
acterize as insanity of the degree
placing him beyond the legal reach
Of the hangman's moose.
A special venire of 100 men was
summoned by Judge David. If his
wishes are met, selection Of jury to
determine the condition of the con.
demned man will be completed in q
day, and defense and state alienists
will begin Immediately the presen.
tation of conclusions reached in in.
tensive examinations of the prisoner
last week.
Once Millionaire
Scott, once a millionaire business
man of Ontario, and author OF books
on business ethics, later an actor OF
parts, and finally principal in the
most dramatic effort in the history
of American Jurisprudence to stay
the executioner, may not be permit
ted to appear in court in which his
life is at stake.
David Rules
Judge David has ruled that the
hearing shall be confined strictly to
the question of sanity, and the pros.
ecution, acting on precedent OF
several years. standing, will seek to
limit the proceedings to the expert
testimony Of alienists. Scott's at.
torneys, however. assert their right
to bring their client before the jury
and prepared to contest the point or
the ground that no man can be ex.
cluded from his own trial.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03

community of interest and opportun-
ity for a. better understanding be-
tween a local banker and his clients
. ,"But, perhaps the most encouraging
factor of all is that it shows money
from outside of the state is coming
to- North Dakota for investment
There is renewed confidence in
North Dakota evidenced throughout
the nation. Money sent here for in
vestment is handled through the in.
dividual banks and is helping to ease
the situation"
Luxury Mania
The biggest single menace to con-
tinued enjoyment Of prosperity by
the people Of the state is the per-
sistence d tie people in buying lux
uries, soqstimss in preference ia
things which might be classed a.
necessities, Green said. Sometimes
too. he explained. money is used to
purchass insausisA which wavld, be
more vslnaRle NJ . nest esgsforl q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
CISTERN VICTIM
P0IS0NED,CLAIM
IN WOMAN CASE
School Teacher Attacked by
Unidentified Assailant
Given Poison
SEEK MAN IN OVERALLS
"Man Made me Take Some.
thing That Made me Awfully
Sick" Victims Last Words

Mattoon. Ill.,. Aug. 3-LR-Cora
Stallman, the former school teacher
found dead in cistern on the big
farm of her sister, Mrs Anna Sea-
man. was delirious last Friday night
and moaned. THAT ma, made me
take something that made me aw-
fully sick"
That was the information given
Coroner S. Schilling Of Coles coun-
ty. who has undertaken to solve the
mystery surrounding her death.
which is tangled web Of facts and
rumors. including sheaf Of nearly
dozen threatening and anonymous
notes. some of them signed xxx"
"three boys and two girls" Mrs. So
and So," and other inexplicabla sig
natures.
Poison Theory
The strange situation leaves the
probability that Miss Stallman was
pois soned. Coroner, Schilling said. al
though he added that it may have
been suicide, but not drowning.
"She was not drowned. we are
sure of that" said the coroner. "The
doctors at the autopsy did not find
water in the lungs and said she
could not have been drowned"
Prominent Family
The Seaman family is one Of the
best known in this section Of Illi-
nois.
Mrs. Seaman was an heircss be-
fore her marriage to Seaman. whose
relatives are wealthy and substan-
tial residents Of this county.
The investigation of the mystery
was virtually at standstill today
while the funeral was being held in
Cincinnati. Miss Stallman ~as born
in that city and attended the uni
versity of Cincinnati.
Woman Attacked
Miss Stallman was attacked on the
farm last Thursday by man who
wore overalls, Coroner Schilline
said. The man knocked her down
but she blew whistle which she
always carried and he fled. She told
Seaman about the attack and the
latest. threatening letter received
These letters wera addressed to
Miss Stallman, Mrs. Seaman and
other members and neighbors Of the
family. Seaman. never received any
as far as Coroner Schilling knew.
Became Ill
Friday Miss Stallman became Ill
and the next morning she had dis.
appeared from her room. Seaman
called her for breakfast. but receiv.
ing no response discovered she was
missing. After a lengthy search he
found the body, ira sitting position
in the cistern. Boards had been
removed from the cover.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
LABOR RETURNS
ONONPARTISAN
ELECTION POLICY

Washington. Aug. 3.-(R-The
American federation of labor, which
in 1924 threw its support to the in
dependent presidential candidacy of
the late Senator LaFollette, will
henceforth return to is Nonpartison
policy in political campaigns and tie
itself up to no third party move
ments.
The federation's executive coun-
Gil has emphatically announced this
purpose at the conclusion of ses-
sions here devoted to mapping out
strenuous Nonpartisan" campaign
to be waged in behalf of individuals
receiving the labor endorsement in
next years congressional elections,
regardless of party affiliations.
Such endorsements will be suggest
ed in reports now being prepared for
the federation's national convention
at Atlantic City next October, deal
ing with local, state and national po-
litical contest.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
CIGARET TAX
RETURNS JUMP

Revenue from the state cigaret tax
bids promise to exceed the amount
which it was expected to produce
when the tax law was passed by the
legislature, State Treasurer C. A.
Fisher said today.
Receipts to date have been $79.-
794.58 and tax stamps are being sold
at the rate Of $4,000 a month. The
law became effective April and
revenue has mounted steadily in
each succeeding month. Receipts
by months were: March, $1O,20S.48
received from licenses to sci cigar
cites: April $ll,949.65; May. $l4,42o.-
"a; June, $50, ,5o3.s6: July. 22.712:24.
the cigarette tax would add $15O,0OO
a year to the states Golfers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
DENVER THUG
KILLS THREE
IN CAR H0LDUP
Two Women and Man Slain in
Parked Car by Bandit
When Resist Robbery
COMPANION WOUNDED
Lone Robber Riddles Machine
With Bullets; Escapes
Without Leaving Clew

Denver, Colo, Aug. 3.-tR-Two
young women and man were shot
and killed here late last night by a
man who attempted to rob them Of
their valuables while they were sit
ting in a parked automobile, another
youth was shot through the arm.
Mrs. Marie Mccormick, %. was
killed instantly by the bandits shots,
while her sister, Julia Stearns. 23
and Fred Funk, "a, died while being
taken to a hospital. Carl Perry. 25
the other youth, is in the General
hospital.
Woman Screams
The bandit. according to Perry's
statement approached the par ked
automobile and pointed his revolver
through the window of the car. He
demanded that they hand over their
valuables. Miss Stearns screamed
and the bandit instantly fired at her
He then fired half dozen shots al
the other occupants of the autOmo
bile.
Bandit Escapes
Mrs. Mccormick was killed instant
ly but the police on arrival tool
the three others to the hospital.
A police automobile, securing the
country side soon after the shooting
| encountered motorcyclist wha
speeded past them. Their orders t
halt were not heded and they CAV,
| chase, but the man outdistanced th'
police car quickly and escaped to
wards Fort Logan, an army post. II
! miles west of Denver. According t,
the police, the mans description fit
ted that of the bandit as related b!
| Perry.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
MOTOR
ENTERS NEW
STATE FIELD
Auto Distributors Establish
Corporation at MinOt-fOr
WHY'S Overland Lines

w. E. Lahr Of the Lahr Motor
Sales company today announced that
his company would establish a dis.
tributing house at Minot, N. D., fol-
the Willys-Overland lines. The new
house while cooperating with the
Bismarck company will be distinc.
lively home office devoted to sales
covering the northwestern section OF
the state.
With the completion Of the con.
tract covering this territory, the
Lahr Motor Sales company now con.
trolls the sale of Willys-Overland cars
over more than two.thirds Of the
state on this line.
Mr.. Lahr returned home Saturday
from q Willys-Overland factory con.
ference held at Minneapolis or
Thursday and Friday Of last week
Contracts covering the new territory
were arranged at that time. Mr.
Lahr also signed contracts covering
this popular line for all sections in
which his company is interested
This is his seventeenth year in the
handling of the Willys-Overland cars
d Agreements for schedule of cal
deliveries were also made. This
years contract calls for almost dou'
BILE the territory as we'll as double
the number Of cars.
This transaction turns over to the
Lahr Motor Sales company the en-
tire northwestern section Of the
state as we'll as several counties in
eastern Montana. The Minot branch
of the WHY'S Overland company will
be absorbed by the Lahr Motor Sales
company. Formal transfer will be
made this week.
Accompanying Mr.. Lahr to. Mime
apolis last week to attend the deal.
ers' conference were w. A. Rogers
and W.. J. Hansen, wholesale repre-
sentatives with the Lahr Motor Sales
company, and E. d. Rose of Miles
City, manager of the Lahr Motor
Sales branch at that point.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
PRESlDENT0 ON
3RD YEAR AS
NATION HEAD
Inaugurated at Plymouth,
VT. August ;, 1923, at
Fathers House

Swampscott, Mass. Aug. 3.-tP)-
Calvin Coolidge started in today on
his third year as president seem
ingly satisfied with his administra-
tion's record and quietly perfecting
plans for legislation and executive
action during the remainder of his
term.
Two years ago. just before dawn
on August 3. 1923, in his fathers
modest home at Plymouth, w.. Mr..
Coolidge took the oath as president
few hours after the death Of War
rem G.. Harding.
Is Satisfied
Looking back over his White House
incumbency. President Coolidge. his
friends say. feels satisfied with the
turn of events, the election results
last November increasing his conf.
dence that his policies we're meeting
with approval.
Since his arrival six weeks ago the
president has been keeping in touch
with government activities and from
time to time has conferred with men
who have Il prominent part in the
nations business.
Month More
With at least month more of
vacation in prospect. it is expected
that he will hold conferences in in
creasing numbers.
Apparently Mr.. Coolidge is not dis.
turbed over any Of the major issues
which remain to be settled. Hope
full that anthracite operators and
linn n,,ov,tno10,, ,vs1
new wage scale he has determined
also believes.
He also believes that an agreement
among the powers is near on the
vexing Chinese problem, that pros
poets are being for favorable senate
action on the world court proposals.
and that he way is being cleared for
enactment of satisfactory tax re-
duction bill
Today the president turned his at
tention to politics. the visit to the
summer White House Of John T.
Adams Of Iowa, former chairman of
the Republican national committee,
affording him an opportunity to OBJ
tain information as to conditions and
prospects, particularly in the North
west.
Mr.. Adams is especially familiar
with the political situation in such
| states as Iowa, Wisconsin and North
and South Dakota, where senatorial
! fights are in prospect and is ex.
pected to enlighten the president as
to the strength of the Republican or.
ganization in that section of the
country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
Bryan Framed
Three Amendments
to Constitution

William Jennings Bryan did not
oppose the cvolutional theory Of
creation as such but waged his fight
against scientific modernism because
latter sought to substitute an un-
confirmed Interpretation of life for
the orthodox Biblical explanation Of
the creation of the world. Sveinbjorn
Johnson, member of the North Dako-
ia supreme court bench, told an au.
dience at the First Baptist church
Sunday.
johnson spoke on Bryan, States
man and Christian"
The supreme court justice recount
ed Bryan's political achievement
pointing out that the Commoner was
instrumental in framing three amend
ments to the federal Constitution.
They are tie income tax, prohibition,
and women's suffrage amendments.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
Lad browns as
Mother Watches
Death Struggle

Grand Forks. N. D.. Aug. 3.---R-
While his mother with whom he had
been watching stood helpless to aid
him James Meyers aged 8. son of Mr.
and Mrs. r. c. Meyers Of Grand
Forks was drowned Sunday afternoon
in the Red Lake River miles east
Of Grand Forks.
The mother had taken her two
children to the river for picnic
while the father who is deputy state
license inspector was in Bismarck
She took the older boy wading. and
the youngster stepped of a ledge in
to deep water. The mother who
could not swim wac unable to aid
him. The body had not been recover.
ed this morning,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
!ThOreSen Will
Seek Statewide
Mill Tax Slash

A carefully guarded "hope" that
some reduction in the state tax rate
may be made this year was expressed
today by T. H. H. Thoresen, state tax
commissioner. 1--WE will not know
what the situation is until we have
received reports from all county
auditors on the amount of taxable
property to be assessed and the
amount which it will be necessary to
raise" said Thoresen. ITO date we
have done neither"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
GUNS BLAZE,
DOZEN HURT
IN XXX RIOT
Police of Three Towns Unable
TO Restore Order in Massa-
chusetts Battle
STATE TROOPS CALLED
Band of Klansmen Besieged
in Cellar, Rescued From
Mob of 500 Rioters
STATE TROOPS CALLED

West Wood. Mass. Aug. 3D.
P)-lnjury to . dozen or more
persons, the wrecking of . farm
house In the Islington district
here. and the arrest of three men
for carrying concealed weapons
WAS the aftermath Of the ku
klux Klan's first attempt to hold
meeting In the district since
the state police stopped supply
ing guards for Khan gatherings.
Mob Of Five Hundred
The meeting in a field of the Bos-
ton. Providence highway here yes
terday. ended in n riot which the
police of three towns were unable
to quell. A mob Of 500 anti-Klan
sympathizers and three score Klans-
men staged pitched battle with
fists, rocks and brick bats. Although
fire arms were in evidence, no shots
were fired.
klansmen Escape
Most of the Klansmen escaped IN
their cars, bY. few were bottled
up on the south Stephen Illisleey
where they huddled in the cellar
while every window and much of the
furniture disintegrated under hail
Of rocks from the outside. Among
those injured by flying missiles were
Bernice Lee and May Wheeler Of
Waltham.
DtspePse Mob
An appeal by West Wood town Of
ficials finally brought four state
troopers from birmingham. who dis
persed the crowd and escorted tho
besieged klansmen to safety. They
arrested three men, said to be Klans-
men. on charges Of carrying conc-.:-
ed weapons. The men were William
G.. Moore of Everett; Perly w. Libby
Of Sudbury. and Roy Hall, son of
the Sudbury police chief. Libby and
Hall were captured two mites from
the scene in machine which con
tanned rifle and two revolvers, the
police said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
Minnesota Farmer
Is Electr0cuted

Lake Crystal, MINI, Aug. 3.-tR
Roman Gappax, thirty-nine years
old, we'll known Butternut valley
farmer. was electrocuted on his farm
yesterday while aiding neighbors in
working on an elevator.
Death came instantly when the
electric wires supplying power to
farm house came in contact with q
cable, charging the machine and cleo
trocuting Cappax, who had climbed
on the elevator to raise the wires
which blocked the passage.
His body fell back into the eleva-
tor and was released with difficulty.
Gappax is survived by q widow and
three children. His parents reside
in Fairm6tt, MiKMes4ta.. = ''''' '.''''
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
EXCESSIVE DR0UTH HAS DOTTED
MONTANA WITH VACANT TOWNS

the Anderson party was caught in
the earthquake which rocked the
state of Montana and tore loose q
mountain-side 1S miles from Three
Forks. The mountain damned up a
lake ten miles wide.
The Roosevelt trail is impossible
eight miles west of Wolf Point,
Montana. Anderson reports. Motor
lists. stuck in the mire, dotted the
roadway for several miles at this
point, he declared.
The Montana grain crop will not
amount to more than home consump-
tion, he stated. More corn is to be
seen within two miles Of Bismarck
than in the entire territory west Of
the North Dakota state line, accord
ing to the tourist.
Anderson named Skalkaho Pass in
Glacier National Park as the most
striking beauty spot on the trip.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03

Excessive drouth over a period Of
years has dotted Montana plains
with abandoned villages and empty
homesteads in the vicinity of Shell
by, o. E. Anderson, Bismarck, regis
trar in the employ of the federal
land bureau. declared today upon his
return from a five-week tour of the
Teapot state.
Anderson counted upwards Of half
a dozen deserted towns en- route to
Yellowstone National Park where he
spent his vacation with his family.
The tourist visited Glacier National
Park on the way.
Picking flowers with one hand and
throwing snowballs with the other
is the unique experience Of Ander-
SON who visited the peak Of Mount
Washburn In Yellowstone Park. The
mountain Is 10,Sl1 feet in altitude.
iils stopping ~ Three Forks,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
MANDAN RIDER
HURT IN FALL
FROM ANIMAL

Mandan. N. d.. Aug, 3.-R-
Rudolph Olson, rancher and owner
of fast string of relay ponies sus-
tained serious injuries Sunday after
noon when horse he was riding in
a relay race at the Heart River round
up at the J. p. Weeks ranch south of
here stumbled and other horses piled
up upon him and his mount. Alvin
Theil. another rider received minor
injuries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
Mohall Attorney
Faces Disbarment

The supreme court today ordered
J. Z. Bryans, MohalI attorney. to
show cause why he should rot be
disbarred from practice. A report
by a state bar board committee ac-
cused Bryans of practising law de-
spite his suspension for one year
by the supreme court last May on
charges of deceiving his client and
the court.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
Weather Report

Temperature at q. M. ....... 60
Highest yesterday ............ 81
Lowest last night ...... .'..... 58
Precipitation to q. m......... %
Highest wind velocity .......!. 10
For North Dakota: Increasing
cloudiness tonight; probably becom-
ing unsettled by Tuesday. Slightly
warmer tonight; cooler Tuesday in
northwest portion.
General Weather Conditions
A barometric depression is center
ed over the northeastern Rocky
Mountain slope and light, widely
scattered showers occurred in the
Plateau States and o.-er the north
ern Rocky Mountain region. Showers
occurred in central Iowa also, but
elsewhere the weather is generally
fair. No rain was reported from any
station in North Dakota during the
past 48 hours. Sessonsbo, tempera-
lures prevail in all sections, but it
is slightly cooler over the extreme
northwest due. ibteqA high, pressure
area off the, month Pacific coast.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official in Charge,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
ROY FRAZIER
FILES SUPREME
COURT ACTION

The supreme court today was ask-
ed to decide the right Of county com
missioners to contract with county
sherffs for the collection of delin-
quent taxes and the right Of the
sheriff to keep the money. The point
was raised in a case from Divide
county in which r. w. Frazier, vice
chairman Of the State Nonpartisan
,executiEe comrSittee. filed suit
against the commissioners and
Sheriff w. J. Hayes The case was
decided in Frazier's favor in the
Divide county district court and the
county commissioners appealed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
SWEDEN TO EXPEDITE FOREIGN
MAIL

Gothenburg R The recent
opening Of Gothemburgs new post
office will enable American mail for
Sweden and other northern Euro
pean points to be handled more ex-
peditiously. The new building is re.
garded as one of the best for it's
purpose in Europe. It is five stories
high and cost $2,274,O0O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
HARVEST IN
NORTHWEST
UNDER WAY

St. Paul, Mimi. Aug. 3--(P)- --Har-
vest work is now fairly gener
throughout the Northwest states
Minnesota. North and South Dakota
and Montana--with threshing oper-
ations alreadv finished in many To-
calities. Indications are that the
acre yields are running fair to good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
CHICAGO WHEAT
SKYROCKETS IN
MARKET FURRY
September Wheat Catapults
to $1.59 in Hectic Day on
Chicago Exchange

Chicago. Aug. 2.--Actiye buying
ascribed largely to leading Chicago
spcculator went hand in hand today
with world wheat price advances that
in some cases amounted to 5 1-2
cents bushel. simultaneously, there
we're Canadian crop damage reports
which bordered on the sensational.
The sharpest upturn was in Septem-
Der delivery which rose to $l.59.
Subsequently, there were addition
al sharp gains, amounting to S IL
cents a bushel on some transactions
as compared with yesterdays finish.
The close was unsettled, 3 1-2 to 4
1-2 net higher. September sl.57 3-4
to $1.5S and December $1.57 l-2 to
$l57 3-4.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03

Chicago. Aug. 3.-P-Unofficial
crop estimates suggesting a total
yield Of about 66O.00O.O0O bushels of
wheat in the United States this
season, gave decided upward
swing to wheat prices today.
The amount named is only a little
in excess of domestic requirements.
Another private estimate put the
total at 672,OOO,0OO bushels. Crop
damage reports from Saskatchewan
province in Canada tended also to
lift values, and led to buying in
which houses with foreign connec-
tions we're prominent.
The opening, which ranged from
half to 2 cents higher, September
$1.54K to $l.54k and December
$1.54A to $l.55A, was followed by
a further advance that carried Sep.
tember to $f.52 and December to
SISSY.
Corn and Oats sympathized with
wheat strength. After opening at
half to cent higher. September
$l.04% to $l.O6h. corn continued
up grade. Sept. touching $l.05M.
Oats started at shade to hall
cent gain, September AK to AK
Additional upturns ensued.
Provisions were firmer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
DELICIOUS FLAVOR

A boiled fish may be delicately
favored by cooking in water to
which little celery seed, Glove
and peppercorn or two have been
added.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03

BABY WEIGHS POUNDS
Bath, Eng. Weighing only three
pounds at birth, baby was placed
in an incubator and fed teaspoonful
of milk every hour. 1t gained weight
rapidly.