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Evening star., 1925-12-13
new ORGANIZATION
TO ADVISE CONGRESS
Aims to Keep National Bodies In
formed of Thought of State
Legislatures.

With scores of organiza tions located
iii Washington ready to give Congress
advice on every subject under the sun,
new one WAS announced yesterday.
which. a statement said, was brought
into existence because its members
are alarmed at prevailing political
thought in Congress" The orga MIA
ton is charged. it is stated, with the
duty of presenting 10 the Congress the
thoughts of the State Legislatures on
matters of Legislation that effect In
ternal policies of States
The organization is said To repre-
sent the State lawmaking bodies from
II States. and its steering committee
is headed by Arthur A Sherman n,
senior State Senator of Rhode Island
as permanent chairman. Associated
with Mr.. sherman on the committee
are speakers Edgar Brown. Barnwell
:. c.; Frank =. Curtis, Baltimore, and
Henry G. Downward of Wilmington
Del, who are here for their respective
Legislative assemblies. and Senator $.
w. Adams of kentucky.
Under the resolution which brought
the committee into existence il is
made the duty of these men to 'ex-
anime all joint levies and appropria-
tionS that involve acts of State Leg
islatures and any and all proposed
legislation that encroaches upon the
rights of States in Legislative matters
Evening star., 1925-12-13
SPEAKS BEFORE AVUKAH.
Rabbi Israel Will Address Zionist
Order Today.

The Washington Chapter of
Avukaf, American Student Zionist
Federation will be addressed at Its
meeting at 3 o'clock today at Eighth
Street Temple by Rabbi Edward l..
Israel.
Rabbi Israel is a graduate Of the
University of Cincinnati and Of the
Hebrew Union College. He has
served as rabbi in Springfield, H.;
Evansville. Ind, and with the Har
Sinai Congregatio of Baltimore, the
oldest Reform Jewish Congregation
i'm the country with the possible ex-
ception of Charleston, :. G.
The aims of "Avukah" are TO dis
seminate among the students of this
country information regarding the
Zionist movement and the history,
literature, and ideals of the Hebrew
race. "Avukah" is affiliated with the
Zionist Organization of America as
its national college branch.
Evening star., 1925-12-13

and to make reports and recommenda-
tionS to the governors, the speakers OF
the Houses and presiding officers OF
the Senates of the several States
All OF the men chosen on the com.
mittee live within nights ride Of the
Nations Capital, it is stated, and 1t
was announced that they will be here
much of the time. Not all the com
mittee will remain here, but some one
of them are expected to be in
Washington at all times.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Concert Pleases Audience.

Florence Otis delighted a large audi
ence in her costume recital. given as
the annual concert under the auspices
of the Lincoln Circle of Ladies' OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic at the
Hotel Washington Thursday. Miss
Otis sang groups of works by Ameri-
can composers. Spanish songs, a suite
Of songs of an old-fa shioned garden
by MacDowell and gypsy songs. all in
appropriate and charming costumes.
Norman Curtis. pianist, who assisted
Miss Otis in her numbers. also played
two groups of piano solos very well.
Evening star., 1925-12-13

British women today are taking big
ger sizes in gloves and shoes. the
hands and feet of the women being
much larger than they were five years
, 1925-09-23
new FORD MODELS
NOW BEING SHOWN

The first of the improved Ford
ears arrived in Cody last week and
is now on display at the Ford Ser
vice station, local authorized Ford
dealer.
To say that the people who saw
this car were surprised at its ap-
pearance would be putting it rather
mildly. The new type exceeds all
expectations in improved appearance
and more comfort and convenience.
For the most part the body has
been completely redesigned and con
forms in every respect to the most
advanced features of body construc-
ton.
Not only have Ford bodies been
built lower. but they are set on a
lower chassis frame. and with lar
ger, low hanging tenders, impart
to the complete car a striking sug-
gestion of riding and driving ease.
While the Ford Service Station
has been able SO far only to show
the touring car, other types will be
shown as quickly as they can be OBJ
tanned from the Ford Motor COM
pany branch at Denver. where be-
, 1925-09-23

cause of their popularity demands
on production are somewhat delay
ing Immediate delivery of all types
of cars.
AS people become more familiar
with the attractiveness of the i'm
proved Ford cars interest not only
increases, but orders for cars are
growing in numbers, according to
Ford dealers.
Probably the best evidence of the
widespread interest manifest in these
cars comes from the general offices
of tn Ford Motor company at De-
troit. where it was stated that since
the new cars were announced orders
for more than 10000 have been
booked by dealers throughout the
United States. Thousands of orders
are coming II every day.
, 1925-09-23
NATIONAL PARKS CON-
FERENCE MESA VERDE

Supt. Horace NJ. Albright and
Mrs. Albright and children and Sec.
Joseph Joffee and Mrs. Joffee of Vel
lowstone park have left for Mesa
Verde National park where they
will attend the conference of Ma
tional Park superintendent to be
held there. They are travelling by
motor and go by the way of West
Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, Brice
canyon and the rim of the Grand
canyon. The meeting will start
October LIST and continue four days.
The return trip will be made thru
Denver. Cheyenne. Rawlins and the
Jackson Hole country.
The conference two years ago was
held in Yellowstone and practically
every national park and monument
was represented by its superintend-
ent. Mr.. Albright upon his return
will stay a longer period than usual
before returning east, he says.
, 1925-09-23

N. Osher and w. E. Billings
stayed Monday night at the Jay
Blood home. on their way to Cody
with cattle for shipment.
DR.. Trueblood came out from
Cody Monday and quarantined the
o. R. Spence family for scarlet
fever. None of them r seriously
ill.
Mrs. c.. A. Dew and daughter.
Mrs. Dudley Watkins. r visiting
at the Blen Holman home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Aldrich and
Mrs. Monte Jones were in Cody
Tuesday.
The Groves family left for their
home in Riverton, N. j., Tuesday
after spending the summer at their
TIE ranch.
Mrs. Evan Holman and Wilma
were in Cody Saturday.
Roy Grips and Miss Bessie Bill
lings were married in Cody Satur-
day. Both are well known here,
having lived most OF their lives
on Southfork. The community ex-
tends congratulations and best wish
e9.
Mrs. S. C. Bits is visiting at the
Jay Blood home this week.
Ernest Billings was a Cody Wis
itor Saturday.
, 1925-09-23
SOUTHPORT

Mrs. Henry Purvis and children
came up Monday for a few days
visit at the Joe Ballard home.
Byrl Franklin was a Cody visitor
Monday.
Roy Wagner made a business
trip to town Monday.
, 1925-09-23

1t is said that native girls in
Africa are demanding more clothes,
which indicates hat instead of be-
coming civilized they are slipping
backward.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
SEASON TWO
WEEKS EARLY
Much Flowing Still in Prog
ress For Spring Sowing

The season is perhaps two weeks
earlier than one years ago which
was 4 rather early season, according
to the mid-month crop report for
North Dakota of the United States
department of agriculture. Much
blowing is still in progress for spring
sowing. especially in the northern
counties. some of this acreage will
60 to oats, but more to barley. Plow-
ing and breaking. for flax is now at
its height and much acreage is being
sown each day, under very favorable
conditions.
Early sown crops are we'll above
the ground and are greening the
fields in all counties. The frosts
have done no noticeable damage and
have. no doubt, caused the plants to
root we'll.
Rye continues in very favorable
condition. Pastures are good, but
slow.
Potatoes are being planted. Some
of the 1924 potato crop is still going
to market, but only a small amount
remains in the state.
Livestock conditions are excellent
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
FRANCE WILLING
COUNTY WANTS
CASE REOPENED

Minot, N. D.. May 16.-The Greas
Northern Railway Co. has been
awarded judgment for $4,572.o4
against Ward county. with interest
at 6 per cent from March 1. 1922, for
excess levy on taxes. The railroad
company paid taxes amounting to
$14O,5l3.62 for the year 1921. but
when it did so protested as to the
amount of what it considered excess
taxes.
Chapter 122 Of the 1921 Session
Laws of North Dakota provides that
the total amount of taxes levied for
any purpose, except for special levies
for local subdivisions shall not ex-
coed an amount equal to onethird of
the total combined levies made in the
year 1918, 1919 and 1920. except spec
ial levies for local improvements.
Ward county in 1921 levied $4,000
for state aid work. Providing the
interest, sinking fund and state tut
tion fund are included in the total
levies made for that year, the county
commissioners were within their
rights in making the levies. The case
hinges entirely on what is meant by
the combined levies." If the Su-
preme court holds that the interest.
sinking fund and the tuition fund
are a part of the combined levies,
then Ward county did not exceed the
limit by $4,000 as alleged by the G.
N. Railway Co.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
BURLEIGH TESTS
l. w ABATING
TAXES ON LAND

A law suit that will settle the
question of whether counties can
collect taxes on land on which the
Bank of North Dakota has foreclosed
mortgage has been instituted in the
Burleigh county district court. The
suit is brought against the Burleigh
county commission and the legal
points will be settled upon a demur-
rer raised by States Attorney F. E.
McCurdy.
Under the present law, according
to the complaint of the state, doing
business as the state of North Da-
kota, delinquent taxes against land
on which it forecloses, must be can
celled and abated, and the state given
a deed for the land without paying
back taxes. The Burleigh county
commission. holding that the rural
credits department of the bank of
North Dakota should do business as
any private institution and declaring
that the county is Disseminated
against in such cases, refused to
abate the taxes.
There is no disagreement as to
the facts in the case, and the matter
will be settled solely upon the. con-
stitutionality of the statute, which
the county alleges is invalid.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
MISSC0LEMAN
GETS POST IN
MEXICO CITY

Dickinson. N. D., May 16.-Dickin-
SON friends will be pleased to learn
that Miss Catherine Coleman, for
several years a resident of Dickin-
son while acting as stenographer in
the of offices Attorney l.. A. Simp-
son, has been appointed to post
in the United States diplomatic ser
vice in Mexico City.
Miss Coleman left Washington, D.
c., where she has held government
position for several years, this week
for her new post, sailing from New
York via Havana, Cuba, to Tampico.
She will be attached to the United
States foreign service under the de-
partment of state.
Immediately upon leaving Dickinson
and prior to the assuming of her re-
Gently vacated position in Washing
ton, Miss Coleman entered the Red
Cross and for more than a year was
stationed in Siberia. She is a most
efficient worker and in every way
qualified to take the position te
which she has just been appointed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
Weather Report

For "a hours ending at noon.
Temperature at z a. m. ......... .26
Highest yesterday .............5 81
Lowest last night .............. %
Precipitation ....... 0
Highest wind velocity ........... 80
WEATHER FORECASTS
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
with frost tonight. Sunday increas-
ing cloudiness and not so cool.
For North Dakota: Fair with frost
tonight. Sunday increasing cloudi-
ness and not SO cool.
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
The high pressure AREA over Sas-
katchewan yesterday morning has
moved southwark and is centered
over the northern Plains States this
morning. 1t is accompanied by much
colder weather, with killing frosts,
over the northern Rocky Mountain
region and northern Plains States.
The low pressure area over the up
per Mississippi Valley is accompan-
led by warm weather over tnat Sec
ton. Precipitation occurred over
the central Rocky Mountain region,
central Plains States and over the
Mississippi Valley. Fair weather
prevails from North Dakota west
ward and northwestward to the Paci-
fic coast.
ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Z
Official in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
DIRKS BLOCK IN
MINOT SOLDTO
OTTO JOHNSON

Minot, N. D., May 1e.-Otto John
son, of the johnson Popular Price
Store, has purchased from Peter
Ehr. the property known as the
Dirks block, on the corner of Cen
trail Ave. w. and First st. The con-
sideration has not been made known.
The location is one of the very best
in the city.
Mr.. johnson bought the property
as an investment and believes that
business property in that section is
sure to advance in value rapidly.
Mr.. Johnson hopes to build a three
story block on the lot in the future
although at present the building is
very we'll rented. The lot has 25-
foot frontage On Central Avenue and
100 feet on First street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
MOTOR LAWS
OBSERVED HERE
Arrests and Warnings Stop
Auto Code Violations

Arrests by Bismarck police Of au-
tomobile owners driving with 1924
license plates caused a rush to the
auto registration bureau here for
1925 licenses and there are few cars
in Burleigh county bearing old
plates. Warnings given by officers
and arrests for motor vehicle law
violations have also had an effect
and the police report that the state
law and city ordinance are being
generally observed here.
Attorney General George Shafer
has reminded sheriffs and other po-
lice officers that it is their duty to
enforce payment of the motor We
hicle tax in circular letter mailed
out yesterday.
Information has come to my Of
flee that good many people are
operating automobiles without hav-
ing obtained the 1925 license tags,
as required by the law, and it seems
desirable that the sheriffs and po-
lice officers of the state should take
some concerted action to bring these
delinquents within the law" says
the letter of the attorney general
"Some, no doubt, are neglecting this
duty through mere carelessness
while others will never secure their
tags unless they are reported. The
sheriffs and police officers of this
state can render very important
service to the state by giving atten-
tion to this matter, and reporting to
the motor vehicle department the
names of all persons and the num-
bers of cars being operated without
the 1925 tags"
The attorney general adds that
Sunless everyone operating cars
promptly secures license tags, it is
suggested that the delinquent parties
be arrested and fined as an example
to the community, and to show the
determination of the state depart
ment to enforce this law justly and
fairly against all automobile owners
in North Dakota"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
]. NJ, KNEESHAW
IS MISSING
IN FLORIDA
Former North Dakota Man
Has Not Been Heard From
Since May 5
FOUL PLAY FEARED
Son of Judge kneeshaw of
Pembina; Aided in Probe
of Flogging Case
FOUL PLAY FEARED

Bradenton, Fla, May 16-James
NJ. Kneeshaw, real estate dealer, son
of Judge W. j. Kneeshaw of Fem
bina, N. D., who aided in the investi-
cation Of the Martin Tabert flogging
case in Florida several years ago.
has been missing since May s, &C
cording to report made to police
by his wife.
Mrs. Kneeshaw told officials her
husband, who was to close a deal for
a launch at Tampa. May S, drew
$1,000 from local bank and left
home to go to Tampa. Later he was
seen with stranger in Bradentown
An investigation disclosed he did
not arrive in Tampa to close the
launch deal.
Local and Tampa police are inves-
tigating.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
i. S. MISUNDERSTANDING FWAR DEBTS
INTRIGUE OF CELEBRATED GERM
POISON CASES RECALLED IN TRIAL
0FSHEPHERD, WHICH OPENS MONDAY
Cowardy Method of Murder Used BY Two Men in Attempts
To Gain Riches; New York Social Leader Executed
For Germ-Slayings

cremation but the family refused.
A mysterious note asked the family
to have an autopsy performed. This
confession Of DR.. Waite.
He had committed the murders, he
said. to place his wife in possession
of her parents fortune. He was
electrocuted at Sing Sing.
A dramatic story of crime and in
trigue was disclosed in the arrest in
Paris of "Gentleman" Girard, his
wife, Madame Jeanne Girard, and a
friend, Mademoiselle Josephine Doue-
teau.
Girard died awaiting trial. His
wife and friend were sentenced to
20 years Imprisonment.
Girard had supported the women
in luxury for years. He was an in
surance agent, who in spare time
studied bacteriology.
His procedure in crime was always
the same. He cultivated acquain-
tances, ingratiated himself into their
friendship and sold them insurance.
The policy would be taken out in
the victims name, but Girard would
forge his acceptance and application,
and using an assumed name for u
beneficiary.
Then, taking advantage Of a meal
in common, he dosed his victims with
one of his strange alkaloid drugs or
infected them with the germs of
disease typhoid or pneumonia. As
soon as his victim died, he would
collect the insurance.
A recent germ poisoning attempt
which did not end fatally for the
victim was the efforts of Clarence o.
Barring Of New York to poison his
wife.
Mrs. Barring, witness against her
husband, told of quarrels over her
husbands devotion to another wam-
an. On Baring's plea for forgive
ness they became reconciled.
Returning from q trip to Europe,
Mrs. Barring became i'll.
Investigation led to the arrest Of
her husband and he confessed that
he had given his wife arsenic and
diphtheria and pneumonia germs. He
was confined to sanitarium.
Kansas City police in 1909 accus-
ed man of attempting to kill a re-
lative by use of typhoid germs but
the man was never convicted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
H, NJ. WEBSTER
MADE HEAD0F
n. D. EXCHANGE
IncOrporators Meet Friday
in Grand Forks; Spencer
Lee Other Officers

Grand Forks, N. D., May 16.--H.
M. Webster, grain buyer at the state
mill and elevator. was elected presi-
dent of the North Dakota terminal
grain exchange at an organization
meeting of the three incorporators
held yesterday afternoon at the Of
fices of the state elevator here. =. A.
Lee, secretary of the North Dakota.
Farmers Grain Dealers association
and an incorporation of the exchange
was elected vice president and o. L..
Spencer, manager of the state mill
and elevator, was elected secretary
treasurer.
The incorporators adopted bylaws
for the exchange and decided to pro-
coed with formulation of rules and
regulations within the next 80 days
for operation of the exchange.
Decision was also made to launch
. campaign for securing members
Regular meetings of the exchange
are to be inaugurated to care for
such business as come before the or
ganization.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
APRIL THIS
YEAR WARMEST
IN TEN YEARS
First in That Period Il
Have No Snowfall in
North Dakota

Grand Forks, N. D., May 16.-Last
month was the warmest April in ten
years, and the first in that period to
have no snowfall, according to fig
ures compiled in the office of How
ard L. Simpson, of the U. S. Weather
Bureau station at the state univer-
sity. The average of clear days was
nineteen, a number which was ex-
ceeded in other Aprils of the ten
years only by 1918, in which there
were twenty-three.
The tempe nature of April, 1926,
compares best with April of 1915,
which was still warmer than the
month just past. The figures for
the two years are: 1925-Mean Max
imum COB degrees; Mean Minimum
1913 degrees, and Mean Temperature
4S degrees; 1915-Mean Maximum
62.2 degrees; Mean Minimum 1868
degrees, and Mean Temperature 49.2
degrees. In both these cases the
mean temperature is several degrees
above the average mean temperature
for 81 years, which is az degrees.
The rainfall for April, 1925, is 1.6f
inches, which is slightly below the
average for the eleven years noted
April of 1915 was even lower with a
precipitation of only so inches. The
greatest precipitation in this period
was 1896 inches in 1924 and the
smallest go inches in 1920.
In the number of clear days April
1915, with Is clear days, comes
nearer to the average for the period
than does last month. The lowest
number of clear days during this
time was 1924, when there was on
ly six. The correlation between
rainfall and the number of clear
days shown in 1924 is not, however
borne out in other years. 1t is con-
tradicted. in fact, in April. 1928
which had the largest number of
clear days and the second greatest
precipitation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16
BISMARCK BOY
POSTMASTER
AT BANQUET

Grand Forks, N. D., May 16.-Ken-
meth Crawford of Bismarck acted as
toastmaster at the forty-second an
nual banquet Of the Adelphi literary
society at the University Of North
Dakota. held Wednesday night.
The program Of toasts given by
members Of the society was as fol-
lows: Retrospection, Leland Bergum;
introspection, Oliver Peterson; and
representation, Edward Slinde.
The awarding Of the Wenzel prize.
for outstanding work in the organi-
cation and on the campus, was made
at the banquet to Ted Mantei, Grand
Forks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-16

Chicago. May l6-Germs! Terri
bic, subtle, cowardly weapons Of
murder!
Yet germ murders are rare. Three
proven cases are of record.
These have been closely investi-
gated by state and defense attorneys
in the death of William McClintock.
"millionaire orphan" for whose
death William Shepherd will 20 on
trial here Monday.
Of all possible methods of mali
cious homicide, the administration
Of disease germs Is most apt to. ex-
cite the imagination.
Against no other attack is the
unwarned victim so defenseless.
Some of the most intricate and
dramatic trials in history have oc-
Cured in connection with poison
cases.
One such, still less than a decade
old. is recalled.
DR.. Arthur Warren Waite was a
young and promising dentist Of New
York City. He lived with his young
wife in an uptown residential neigh
borhood.
He was socially acceptable and had
won some distinction as tennis
player.
When he was accused of having
murdered his wife's father and
mother by administering to them
doses of poison and disease germs
his numerous acquaintance were in
credulous and angry.
But he was arrested and in court
under oath he unfolded an amazing
story Of bacteria, poisons and inter
woven murder plots as no sane fic-
zionist would have dared to invent.
In September, 1915. DR.. Waite mar
ried Miss Clara Peck. daughter of j.
e. Peck, wealthy retired druggist of
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Soon after New Years the brides
parents visited their daughter in
New York. The health Of the eld-
er Mrs. Peck failed, and on Jan. 30,
1916, she died, supposedly of Bright's
disease.
Dr. Waite accompanied the body to
Grand Rapids and arranged the fun
eral. Then j. E. Peck began to fail
and six weeks Inter, March IL, he
died.
Again the doctor went to Michi-
gan with the body. He suggested