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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
FOUR PERSONS DIE IN PRATRTE FTRES
FACTS FOR TAXPAYERS
Don't You Want Equal Assessments?

Not all the blame for present unequal assess
ments attaches to the present majorty commission
members but the blame that attaches to them is
their lack OF courage to correct the inequalities
II. A. Thompson, candidate for president of the
city commission sitting member of the board
OF equalization refused to approve the assessments
made. He pointed out the inequalities and urged
re-assessment in the interests of fair play:
BUT HE WAS VETOED BY THE TIGHT LIT
TIE CLIQUE OF THREE MEMBERS.
Some property owners are assessed more than
$4,000 on home that would hardly bring that,
While others. who have homes worth double that
amount get OFT with an assessment of $1,000.
In this instance the property owner is not "tax
protected He is merely the beneficiary of the
present system of loose and haphazard assessing
Under the present scheme every property owner
naturally seeks to force as low an assessment so
as to be on par with the favored "tax protected"
property owner who is close to the political ring at
the City Hall.
Vote April to smash the city hall ring and get
fair and just assessments
1t will make for bigger better Bismarck and
lnstll spirit OF team work unequaled by any in
the history of this enterprsing city.
Study your tax bill Compare it with the
other fellows.
1t Will open your eyes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
GOOD ROADS BODY
WINS COURT SUIT

A verdict for the defendants was
returned by a jury in Burleigh Dis
trict court in the $4,000 suit of the
Quick Print, Company against the
North Dakota Good Roads Associa-
tion for money alleged due for
printing the magazine of the asso-
citation.
The Quick Print Company sued
for cost Of publishing several issues
OF the North Dakota Good Roads
magazine. The directors denied LA
biiity for the debt, holding that they
could not be bound by all acts Of
employees Of voluntary association.
to which they lent their names and
influence, not for profit. There
were % directors made defendants,
but the plaintiff during the case dis.
missed the suit except as to three.
who were declared to have personal
knowledge Of the debts. These were
I: L; Wolfer Of Jamestown, /. J. Moe
Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
THREE MORE BIG
CONVENTIONS TO
BE ENTERTAINED

The Association of Commerce is
making preparations to entertain
three more big conventions this year.
The North Dakota Conference of
Religious Education will be held in
Bismarck on May %, % and "a.
About 500 delegates are expected.
The North Dakota Christian En-
deavor convention will be held here
on June 30 and July and 2. Prep
arations are being made to take care
of between 700 and 800 delegates. A
special train from the east, carry
ing about 400 persons enroute to
the international Christian Endeav-
or convention at Portland, Ore, will
stop here for a few hours during one
day of the state convention. Inter
national officers of the organiza-
tion will be on the train and a big
demonstration and parade will be
held. Addresses will be delivered by
the international officers.
The state W. c. T. U. convention
will be held here on Sept. "a, 25 and
26. About 200 delegates are expect
ed
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
WHIPPING BOSS
DEATH CASE IN
HANDS OF JURY

Cross City, Fla, March 27.-The
case Of W. G. McRane, on trial for
first degree murder in connection
with the Staying of Lewis Barker, u
negro, was given to the jury late
yesterday.
At the same time Judge Mallory
+. Horne ordered bond for r. W.
Higginbotham, former convict camp
whipping boss" and E. G. Priest,
two of five others indicted with Nc
Rane on the same charge fixed at
$4,000.
The jury had not reported at noon
today.
Testimony in the case was con-
cluded late yesterday after the jury
had heard the story of Charlie Hart,
negro, another defendant in the case.
Hart testified that he, John H
Windburn, former deputy sheriff, and
d. A. Parker each had fired a shot
into Barker's body and afterwards
burned it. He absolved Higginboth-
am, convict camp whipping boss,
convicted of second degree murder
and now awaiting a new trial in
connection with the alleged fatal
whipping of Martin Tabert, Of North
and E. G. Priest. of partici-
patton in the shooting of Barker, but
said they had been present at the
and beatings given the
negro prior to the killing.
Priest and Higginbotham later in
The day were released on bond Of
1880 each. signed by w. M. Fisher,
of the Putnam Lum-
Der company, and w. j. Windburn,
brother of John.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
WE'LL KNOWN
MIN0T MAN
is ARRESTED
Held in Jail When Police
Find Valuables Reported
Lost in His Pockets

A we'll known Minot man, prom
inent in civic affairs, is held by
Bismarck police and may be charged
with robbery.
The Minot man was arrested last
night on a charge Of being drunk.
When he was searched at police
headquarters u pocketbook, which be-
longs to an Aberdeen man and which
was reported lost two days ago, was
found in his pocket. The pocket
book contained more than $500 in
valuable papers and money.
The Minot man claims he had
been drinking for several days and
does not know how he came into
possession of the pocketbook. He
says that his own pocketbook, which
contained about S12O, is missing. A
watch was also found in the mans
pocket, but he declares the watch
does not belong to him and he does
not know to whom it belongs. The
Aberdeen man also reported the loss
of his watch to the police but the
watch they have in their possession
does not answer the description Of
the one owned by the Aberdeen
man.
The Aberdeen man was here at
tending the convention of the Farm
ers Grain Dealers Association of
North Dakota. He left for his home
Yesterday. A telegram was sent to
him today and he will be asked to
aid the police in Strengthening out
the tangle.
In the meantime the Minot man is
held in the city Jail on charge of
being drunk and disordcrly. He de-
,lares the whole affair is a mystery
20 him and he will be glad if it can
'e solved by the police.
Several we'll known Bismarck men
we're called to the city Jail to iden-
,ify the Minot man this morning. :,
rhey all declared he was we'll known
n Minot, is a member Of a prom
nent family and has always enjoy
ID good reputation.
The police would give out no
'ames pending the investigation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
SHORTAGE OF
FARM LABOR
IN MINNESOTA

St. Paul, Mimi, March 27.-The
early opening of spring farm work
and the delayed shutting down Of
numbering activities in the north
woods, has created an unreasonable
farm labor shortage in Minnesota,
according to J. D. Williams, member
of the state industrial commission.
With the advent of spring weather
last week and the immediate COM
mencement of field work demands
for farm laborers began pouring into
the twin city free employment Of
fices at the rate of Is to 20 a day,
Mr.. Williams said.
The demands came from nearly all
the agricultural sections of the state
with the heaviest demands from the
western and southern counties. To-
day more than 80 untitled applica-
tions for farm help were on file.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
ELEVEN JURORS
ACCEPTED IN
TRIAL OF Girl.

San Francisco. Mar. 27.-The trial
OF sixteen year old Dorothy Elling-
son, charged with the murder of her
mother, entered second definite
stage here today when the defense
and prosecution set themselves to
the selection of the twelfth juror.
The uncompleted jury now consists
OF nine men and two women.
The defense yesterday indicated
it was satisfied with the jury as it
stood ana it was expected that today
the big battle which will center
around the girl who is accused of
shooting her mother to death will
be concentrated on the long fight
to determine the degree of her men
tai responsibility. with large crowds
packing the corridors of the hall Of
justice where the rrial is being
held.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
ALLIES PLAN
OWN REPLIES
TO GERMANY
Separate Notes To Be Sent
in Answer to Plea For
Security Pact

Paris, March 27.--(By the A. P.)--
The Allies have decided to reply Sc.
parately to the memorandum from,
Foreign Minister Stresemann of
Germany suggesting Il security pact
1t was discovered that preparation
Of collective note raised immense
difficulties by reason of the fact that
each of the entente powers looked
upon the security problem from a
different angle. 1t was also discov-
cred that the."verbal note" received
by the German ambassadors in the
different capitals was not identical.
The Allies will first agree upon a
general proposal.
The French answer will be a re-
quest for a more concrete propositiot
with further light as to the attitude
of Germany toward the allies Of
France on Germany's eastern and
southern boundaries, Poland and
Czecho- Slovakia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
MATE ACCUSES
INDIAN GUIDE
Rich New York Man Brings
Action For Divorce

Los Angeles, March 27.-Allega-
tions Of intimacy with an Indian
guide. contained in divorce action
brought against Mrs. Ida May Hen
bricks in New York, were branded a
"mass of falsehoods" by her attor-
ney, o. A. Gerth, here last night.
Gerth said he does not know where
Mrs. Hendricks is at present but be-
lieves she is somewhere in Southern
California.
Riverside police said that they
found Mrs. Hendricks and Joe Sc
cakuka at the Riverside fair last
October after Henricks had request
ed their arrest. The two were ques-
toned but no action was taken, Of
ficers said.
Mrs. Hendricks explained at the
time, they related. that Secakuka had
come to California from Arizona in
her employ and that their relations
were purely those of employer and
employee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
OLSON GRAVE
OPENED IN
ORPHAN CASE
BODY of McClintock Family
Friend To BE Examined
For Poison Trace
SHEPHERD HELD IN JAIL
Indictment Charges Heir
Administered Typhoid.
Germs to Youth
SHEPHERD HELD JAIL.

Chicago, March 27.--(By the A. P.)
"A second eXhumation in connection
with the McClintock death mystery
was made today when the body of
Dr. Oscar Olson, who died three
years ago, was raised from the grave
Tor an autopsy and coroner's in
quest.
third exhumation was TO be made
later and the body of Mrs. Emma
Nelson McClntock, who died six
teen years ago, was to be raised.
These bodies are to be submitted
to the same chemical tests for evil
dences of poisons or other causes
OF unnatural death as in the case
OF William Nelson McClintock, the
orphan millionaire, who it is charg-
ed in an indictment was murdered
BY William d. Shepherd, the youth $
foster father and heir by will, and
Z. {. Faiman, head Of a school of
science, by the incubation of typhoid
germs. Shepherd is in Jail and Fai-
man is held in custody by the state's
attorney.
Mrs. McClntock, mother of the
youth, was a widow and asked Shep-
herd and his wife to live with her
and her son. When she died she left
the boy in their care.
Shepherd, who was refused release
on bail, in a decision by Chief JUS
tice Hopkins Of the criminal court,
was paraded in the "bull pen," of
murderers row, and one of two wit
nesses who examined the eight pri-
soners lined up said he believed
Shepherd "looked like" the man who
purchased microscope from his
firm.
The indictment charges that Shep-
herd obtained the typhoid germs
from meteorological school here
and gave them to BILLY" McClintock
in glass of cold water. In will
made last spring, just after he
reached his majority, Billy" left the
bulk of his $l,O0O,0OO7 estate toI
Shepherd, with the exception of an
$4,000 annuity to Miss Isabelle Pope,
his financee. Faiman, head of the
school of bacteriology, testified in
the preliminary investigation by,
states attorneys and before the grand |
jury that he supplied the germs to,
Shepherd with instructions how to i
use them to make the disease fatal. |
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
RODNEY'S PLEAS
TO JUDGE FALL
ON HARDGROUND

Rodney Walker. colored, of Law
renee, Kan, and points south, is
getting sick and tired of being or
dercd to leave every village and city
he enters. Rodney aired his griev-
ance when he appeared in police
court this morning to answer to a
charge of vagrancy. "This here busi-
ness of getting run out Of town is
getting monotonous," Rodney said.
II no more than get in a town than
l am ordered to leave. l was in Bis
marck only little while until was
arrested and like the looks of the
place and would like to stay" Rod
ney said.
However. Judge eastman told Rod
ney that Bismarck could get along
well without him and ordered him
to be on his way before noon.
Walker was arrested last night.
When he was searched at polio head
quarters, 40 pairs of dice of all COL
ors and sizes and q put and take
top were found in his pockets. Evens
with all these accessories Rodney
was not getting along for he was
without funds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
BODY
Is APPOINTED
Commission TO Study Prob
lens Named by President

Washington, March 27.--A commits
sion to study the Muscle Shoals pro-
blem, consisting of former repre-
sentative Mckenzie of Illinois, form
er Senator Dial of South Carolina,
Prof. Harry A. Curtis Of Yale Uni
versity, William Mcclellan of New
York, and Russell +. Bower Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
was named today by President Cool
idge.
The commission will be authorized
to determine the most practical me-
thods of utilizing the facilities avail
able. at Muscle Shoals
Appointment of the commission,
which will be under instructions to
submit report to the President if
possible before the next session of
Congress, was in line with reso-
luton adopted by the House.
Secretary Weeks and Hoover pro-
badly will cooperate with the COM
mission in an advisory capacity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
SEN. WHEELER
lNDICTEDBY
FEDERAL JURY
Montana SOlOn Charged With
Conspiracy Involving Oil
Land Permits
OPERATORS ARE NAMED
Gordon Campbell and Edwin
Booth Charged With
Progressive Leader

Washington, March 27.-Senatol
Burton X. Wheeler of Montana, Cor.
don Campbell and Edwin S. Booth
were indicted here today by fed.
eral grand jury on conspiracy
charges. Mr.. Campbell is an oil land
operator in Montana. Mr. Booth is q
former solicitor of the Interior De.
partment.
The indictment is the second re.
turned against Wheeler and Camp.
bell. They have been indicted in
Montana on charges involving allega.
tions that Mr.. Wheeler improperly
represented Campbell before a gov
ernment department.
The w>.indictments are based
on charges relating to the securing
of oil land permits in Montana, and
relate to transactions alleged to have
taken place while Booth was in the
Interior Department.
CASES CONTINUED
Washington, March 27.-Continu-
ance of the cases at Great Falls.
Mont, against Gordon Campbell, oil
promoter, and others, on mail fraud
indictments, clears the way for the
department of justice to expedite
the trial of Senator Wheeler Of
Montana, who is charged with i'm
properly acting in Campbell's be-
half in Washington, which is set
for trial in the same court, April Is.
Department Of justice officials did
not desire to go into details of their
plans, but they let it be known that
they believed it a better policy to
try the Wheeler case before proceed
ing with the others.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
Warrant Owners
Sought BY N. d.
Hail Department

The state hail and insurance de-
partment holds great number of
warrants for which no owners can
be found. The department seeks in
formation about the following own
ers of warrants in Burleigh county:
Returned warrants for 1929:
Chrust Diede and Rosina Diede, Min
neapolis; Warrant No. GAGS; SLOT.
Returned warrants for 1928: F.
G. Gunther, Baldwin Park; Warrant
No. 71870; $4,000.
Returned warrants for 1924: NJ.
a. Wairall,. Lincoln, Neb., Warrant
No. 92178; $25.26.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
SEEKING TRACE
OF EX-SERVICE
MAN, TEERLAND

Grand Forks, N. D., March 27.--
Peter Teerland, of Virginia, Mon
tana. an eX-service man in the
World War, is being sought by L.
Z. White, of the federal department
Of agriculture seed loan office here.
Mr.. White has inserted "a note in
quiring from anyone who should
know of Teerland, in the American
Legion Port of Missing Men," "a
sheet devoted to lost or missing SOL
diers who, friends or relatives are
attempting to find.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
COLLINS BODY
TO BE TAKEN
FROM ITS TOMB

Cave City, KY, March 27.-Work
on the recovery of the body Of
Floyd Collins in Sand Cave will be-
gin about April /, W. H. Hunt, min
ing engineer of Central City, who
accepted contract to recover the
body from Homer Collins, brother
Of Floyd, said here yesterday.
Hunt said he was going out to
Sand Cave to look the situation
over and see what plans will be used
in recovering the body from its six
ty foot tomb. He. also said that he
had received an initial payment on
the recovery contract from Homer
Collins.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
600 MEMBERS
IN N. E. A. IN NJ

Minot, N. D.. March T.-North
Dakota has a total membership Of
less than six hundred in the Ma
tional Educational Association and
OF this number ninety are from Mi
not alone. figures prepared for the
North Dakota Teacher, official pub
lication Of the state educational as
sociation, show.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
INDIANS ATTEMPT
TO STOP ADVANCE
OF PRAIRIE FIRE

Valentine, Neb., Mar. 27.-Five
hundred Sioux Indians were unsuc-
cessful in attempting to stop the
advance of flames which spread over
the Rosebud Indian Reservation last
night, according to advices received
here. Several men, including red
skins and whites, suffered burns in
fighting the blaze.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
Former Convict
Sentenced On
Vagrancy Charge

Fred Matthews, who was releas-
ed from the state penitentiary a few
months ago, where he served SEN
tence for burglary committed at
Minot, and a man who gave his
name as Roscho Bell, were arrested
Wednesday night on suspicion. When
they were searched at police head
quarters flash light and q hack
kets.
The men were booked on a charge
of vagrancy. They pleaded guilty
and were sentenced to 80 DAYS in
Jail by Judge eastman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
BLAST WRECKS
SCHOOL HOUSE
Police Search in Ruins For
Janitor and Children

Pittsburgh, Mar. 27.-An explo-
sion early today wrecked the pub
lie school building at Swissvale, a
suburb. Jacob Jacobs, the janitor,
was reported missing and police and
firemen are searching the ruins in
the belief that he met death in the
blast.
Officers believe the explosion was
not accidental and reward Of 1000
was offered by Fire Marshal Thom-
as Pfarr for information leading
to the arrest of those responsible
for wrecking the building.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
WEATHER CONDITIONS

A large nigh pressure area, ac-
companied by fair, cool weather COW
ers the Mississippi Valley, Plains
States and middle and southern
Rocky Mountain region. A low
pressure area centered over the
Canadian Rockies is accompanied by
rising temperature over the extreme
Northwest. Only few widely scat
tered stations reported precipitation.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official In ehapaa
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
ADDITIONAL LOSSES

Mandan, March 27.-Additional
losses were reported today from the
prairie fire district near Selfridee.
G. J. Dillman lost q brand new house
ne had just moved into, J. A. Peter
son, farmer eight miles from Sell
fridge, lost barn and two or there
other farmers of the district report
farms lost. At the Henry Hopper
place the house and all farm build
ings were destroyed. The fires,
which ragged across Sioux County
blackened an area so miles long and
an average of 20 miles wide, accord
ing to the best information avail
able today.
NO verification has been received
of a man being burned to death at
Walker. Approximately 100000
acres were burnt over in North Da-
kota: in addition to the losses in
South Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
TORNADO SWEEPS
OVER PROVINCE
OF ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires, March 27.-Advices s
from Rosario, Argentina's second
city, report tornado swept over sec
tions of the province of Santa Fe
last night, causing numerous fatal
tiles and heavy property damage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
PROTEST STAMP TAY

Lisbon. March 27.-Shopkeepers in
Lisbon are refusing to collect the
recent stamp tax on bottled goods,
including wine, mineral waters and
Several prominent busi-
ness men have been arrested.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
WORK 10 HOURS DAILY

Berlin, March 27.-German work
men now work 10 hours day, ex-
cept in 2 mine or other underground
work. Shortly after the end Of the
war. the German republic passed q
law for an eight-hour dsy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
FORESTS sAFECUAkDED

Plovdiv. Bulgaria, March 27.-Ef-
fiective use of conscript labor, Is be.
ing made by the Bulgarian rovern-
ment in reforestation. The program
Tor this year covers virtually the
entire country. and includes the Bal-
kan mountains in Bulgarian terri
tory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
IN FOGGY LONDON

London, March 27.-It has be-
come so dangerous for pedestrians
to cross streets during the famous
London fogs that London man has
patented small red electric lirht
which a man can wear on his
shoulder and thus warn the fast
driving autoist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP

Bernariere, France, March 81
Paul Merland, a l4-year-old boy iiv-
ing here, now weighs s5O4 pounds and
is still growing. His weight in
creased az pounds in the last year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
NEW SUGAR SOTIRcr

new process discovered by Bureau Of
Standards experts, sugar. twice as
sweet as that from cane or beets.
can be obtained from artichokes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27

Plans are under way to man nm
known parts OF the Himalaya leun-
tains from airplansa.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
DEFINATE CHECK

Valentine, Neb., March 27.--A de-
finite check of the ravages of the
prairie fires which have been rag
ing over north central Nebraska and
across the line near the Rosebud
Indian reservation in South Dako-
ia since last Wednesday showed that
no lives were lost, no towns were
destroyed, and that property dam
age amounting to approximately ST.
O00,O0 was caused.
The strong wind which prevailed
for the past two days and which
whipped the flames along the roll
ing country had subsided today and
small fires were reported only in a
few scattered places. No further
damage, however, was expected.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-27
Weather Report
WEATHER FORECAST

"EAI HES FOHECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
and warmer tonight. Saturday, prob
badly increasing cloudiness; becom-
ing somewhat unsettled.
For North Dakota: Fair and warm
er tonight. Saturday, probably in
creasing cloudiness; becoming some
what unsettled.