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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
TWO KILLED
CLASH WITH
THE MILITARY
Crowd Slabs Mexican Army
Captain 10 Death-Sharp
Combat Follows

Mexico City. April 2s-(AP-Dis-
patches from Zitacurao says that Cap
tain Benjamin Ruiz Of the Mexican
army and one civilian were killed and
several civilians wounded during 4
clash between the people Of the town
and the military over the religious
situation.
Crowds had gathered in the
municipal building where the authori..
ties were considering a petition Of
the Catholic young mems associations
requesting an annulmcnt of the law
limiting religious freedom. Captain
Ruiz ordered the crowd to dispcrsc.
whcrcupon the crowd attacked him.
He was stabbed to death.
Military Commander Perez Bahcsa
then order the troops to fire into the
air. The women in the crowd began
haunting the troops, while men fired
with rcvolvcrs on the soldiers. A
sharp combat, lasting several minutes.
ensued before the soldiers dispersed
the crowd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
ST.PAULR0AD
WILL BE SOLD
UNDER HAMMER
Biggest Bankruptcy Decree in
Legal History Was En-
tered Yesterday

Chicago, April 2s.-LPp A railroad
worth three quarters of a billion
dollars will go under the auctioneer's
hammer at Butte, Montana, within
the next few months.
An order of sale and Il forecios ure
decree were entered in federal court
yesterday by Judge James II. Wllker-
son against the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road.--the biggest bank
ruptcy decree in legal history. The
railroads holdings are valued by
receivers at approximately $7o0,OOO,-
OOO The court will set date short
ly for the beginning Of the sale
which is expected to take some weeks
to complete.
The order Of the sale embraces all
the property Of the road, one Of the
biggest systems of the country and
operating II, 900 miles Of tracks in II
states from Indiana to the Pacific
coast.
Out Of the sale il expected to come
reorganization Of the road and opera
ton Of it by new owners. The Ma
tional City Bank and Kuhn, Loeb
and company of New York arc the
sponsors of the reorganization plar
most prominently mentioned. They
are repositories for the principal sc
curitics of the st. Paul company.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
BEMIDJI BABY
DIES IN FIRE
Neither and Five Other Chill
dren Outside Of House
When Fire Starts


Bemidji, Mimi, April 2s.-tR
Dorothy Spooncr. nine months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Spooncr Of East Bcmidji, was burned
to death Tuesday evening when fire
destroyed the family residence.
The child's mother and five other
children were eating supper in tent
beside the home and the baby had
been put to bed in the house when
the fire was discovered. 1t was ap-
parently caused by an ovcr-heatcd
stove and the flames barred entrance
to the house.
The mother, however, made an un-
successful effort to enter the home
to save her child and was burned in
so doing. She will recover
The father is in Michigan looking
for work and has not yet been located.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
Harness Thieves
Are Again at Work

Five sets Of harness were stolen
from the barn of Jack Payseno, who
lives seven miles north Of Bismarck,
last night, according to information
furnished Sheriff Albin Hedstrom
this morning. Other harness thefts
have been reported recently in this
part Of the state, several sets having
been stolen. from a farm south OF
Nandan Monday night and others
taken near Dickinson one night last
We1k.
Wr. PsysenO said no trace Of the
fhieves could be found around his
er1nce. He discovered the theft when
~, pnukfo the barn this morning
Gkexiff He&strom and Deputy Sheriff
'E6x EnzoYswent to the PaysenO farm
tosiay ~ Investigate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
WOMAN DIED
BEFORE BODY
WAS BURNED
Decision Strengthens COnten.
ton That She Had Been
Murdered

kellnersville. Wis, April c3--LE:-
Mrs. JOAN Yohanek died before her
body was burned in her home here on
February %, according to DR.. Ed
ward Miloslavich. Milwaukee patholo-
gist, who made chemical eXamina-
ton of samples of blood taken from
the woman's exhumed body here.
The finding of DR.. Miloslavich
strengthens contentious of the state
fire marshai's office that the woman
was slain, probably with the axe
found beside her charred body. before
the store building in which she lived
was burned.
District Attorney Clarence Tettegen
said that a warrant charging murder
may be issued today.
An Oklahoma oil company has sent
gcologist to the National Museum
20 study the government collection Of
fossils found in oil-bearing sands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
TWO ARRESTED
IN SEARCH FOR
EVANS KILLER
Youths Taken Into CustOd y
Despite Threats Of Moon
shining Clan

Paris, Tenn, April 2S.-tP) While
preliminary hearings were to be Civ
en- Clyde Lashlec, %, and Frank
Granger, 10, on being accessories af
ter the fact in the Staying of Thomas
Evans, dry crusader, today, officers
continued their Investigations OF the
killing.
The two youths were taken into
custody yesterday in the face Of
threats Of the moonshining elan in
northeastern Henry county that if an
arrest was made for the staying OF
Evans seven other men would die.
Both the youths live in the neigh
borhood where Evans was ambushcd
on April Is and were taken into GUS
tody on warrants sworn TO by Evans
widow. Officers described the ar
rest ~ a technical move"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
MORE INSURANCE WRITTEN IN NORTH
DAKOTA LAST YEAR THAN SINCE 1921
LOSSES PAID GREATEST SINCE 1922

Although the figures for 1925 arc
usually topped by one other year the
entire report is believed to represent
the mo st wholesome condition in rela-
ton to propertx insurance in the his
tory Of the state.
The manner in which risks written.
premiums received, losses incurred
and losses increased from 1889 to 1928
is shown in the following table:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28

made upon information furnished
States Attorney F. f. McCurdy by a
man in Michigan who claims to be
Mrs. Anderson's first husband. When
arrested, according to the states at
'torney, Mrs. Anderson claimed that
she had been divorced from her first
husband but she stated in court to-
day that she thought her first hus-
band was dead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
In Police Court

Mrs. Violet Temple Anderson. who
was arrested Saturday on charge of
bigamy, was bound over to the Bur-
leigh county district court by Police
Magistrate w. S. Casselman this
morning. Her bonds were fixed at
$500 and efforts are being made to-
day to provide them. The arrest was
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28

More property insurance was writ
ten in North Dakota in 1925 than in
any, year since 1921 and losses paid
we're the greatest since 1922, figures
compiled by S. A. Olsness, state in
suranee commissioner. show. Prem
ium. received reached the highest to-
tai since 1920 and the second highest
mark since the state was admitted to
the union.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28

A woman is credited with having
invented q device for automatically
turning off the gas when the flame is
accidentally blown out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28

HOSIERY TO BE DARKER
There is q tendency to introduce
darker hosiery. and gun metal and
taupe shades are exceedingly smart,
particularly with the dark outfit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28

some Of the numbers. The soloists
are unusually good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
ONE NEGROES
FOUND GUILTY
OF AN ATTACK
Jury Deliberates Only 10 Min.
utcs-SecOnd Of Trio
on Trial Today

jacksonville. KY, April - APP
Nathan Bard was the second of a trio
Of negroes charged with attacking
lG-year-old girl near here to iace
trial here today. Bunyan Fleming
was convicted yesterday. Columbus
Hollis. the third member, will be
tried after Bard.
The jury deliberated only 70 min
utcs in Flcming's case. Kentucky
statutes permit hanging for an attack
on woman. but IN ease of murder
death sentences are to elec trocutlon.
National guard troops remain on duty
to prevent disorder.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28

The baby dolls and kcwpics, SOL
der boys, college girls, the chorus Of
cooks, the country pumpkins, sunshine
girls and other groups will present
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
new DRIVE TO
BREAK BOOTLEG
RINGS IS PLAN
Gen. Andrews Names Five
Superintendents Includ-
ing Alaska Zone.

WASHINGTON, Oct f5.-Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury An
dreWs, in charge of the Prohibition
Enforcement forces, announced to-
day the appointment of five Zone
Sup rintendents as laison officers
between the Prohibition Field Forces
and headquarters
Gen. Andrews said THE duties
of the officers will be to keep in
intimate touch with conditions in
their districts and keep me inform-
cd Of all actions. The appointment
of these Zone Supcrintendents does
not relieve administrators of respon-
sihility. The bootleg industry has
developed into big business with
lawyers. informers, brbers and what
not. We have the brains of
machine tn go after and break up
those ORGANIZATIONS
John e. Cooper, of Heraldsburg,
Cal, is Superintendent of the Pacific
Zone which includes Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
National Red Cross Se,1dimg $4,000 for Fire Victims
SENATOR NORRIS
FIGHTS VARE|SM
INPENNSYLvANIA
Republican Senator of Ne
braska to Work for
Election, Democrat.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. - United
States Senator George w. Norris,
Republican ,,f Nebraska. declared
that he is going to the State of Penn
sylvania and sl,eak in behalf of Will
liam b. Wilson, Democratic Senator
ial candidate, an a non-partisan, to
uphold the fundal rental right OF the
elective franchise.
Senator Norris declared that the
election of William II. Ware. the
Republican nominee for Senator, will
be a blot upon the State Of Penn.
sylvania and the Republican Party
He predicted that if Ware is elected
he will not be seated.
THE election of Ware will be "a
calamity to the Republican Party
said Senator Norris, and believe
it will result inevitably as in the
Lorimer and Newberry cases, in de-
feat of many Republican Senators
and Representatives in subsequent
primaries and elections. | see no
difference in Lorimerism in Illinois,
Newberryism in Michigan and Ware
ism in Pennsylvania.
"The issue in Pennsylvania is
simple but a fundamental issue with
the mass of good citizens. All par
ties or no parties aligned on one
eide and on the other corrupt po-
liticaI machine seeking to nullify.
by lavish use of money and theft
of ballots legally cast"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
MRS. MCCORMICK BACK
TO PURE MILK DAIRY

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Entering the
wooded confines of the Rock River,
a hundred miles to the west and
north of Chicago, travellers on the
Blackhawk Trail may see, nestled
in the cool green of the valley glis-
tening white buildings grouped cozily
in a bend of the stream.
A low white fence encloses the
buildings, "A house on the bluff and
some 2,200 acres over which grazes
lazily large herd of cattle.
Manages the Farm
The widow of Senator Medill Nc
Cormick and daughter Of the late
Mark Hanna, political power, man
ages this establishment near the
town OF Byron giving her time and
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Suzzallo Was Tired
OF Political Turmoil

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Rogers r..
Rogers, of Spokane, former regent
of the University of Washington.
told AL Wilson, of the New York
Evening World. that Henry Suzzallo
"often confided that he would give
anything to escape the political
wrangelling he had been forced into
would like best would be to return
to the study Of research work at
Columbia University"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Anchorage Protests
Removal of Soldiers

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Oct. Ia
The Anchorage Chamber of Com
partment that with $60,00o,000 gov
ernment investment and many mil
lion dollars worth in private invest
ments close ,by and in the Fairbanks
district, removal of troops will be a
calamity and additional troops should
be stationed here rather than re-
moved"
The War Department recently an
nounced that the garrison maintain
ed here would be abandoned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
FIRST RESPONSE
FOR VICTIMS OF
FIRE, Received
Special Representative of
Red Cross and Money
Now on Way North.
CHAIRMAN BEHRENDS
RECEIVES RESULTS
Call Sent Out by City Coun-
cils Is Answered by
Seattle Chamber.

The first response for outside aid
for the first sufferers of Douglas and
Treadwell has been received and
money is now on the way north
When the Associated Press dis
patches carried the news of the
disaster on Douglas Island, William
Carl Hunt, of the American Red
Cross, at San Francisco. cabled b
NJ. Behrends, Chairman of the Ju-
neau Chapter of the Red Cross. ask
ing for full details and If aid was
needed, if so, how much.
Mr.. Behrends. on Tuesday, sent
! the following cablcgram to Mr.
! Hunt
Fire destroyed part of Douglas,
all of Treadwell and all of what
is known as the Douglas Indian
! Village leaving some two hundred
and fifty people homeless. Our Chap
ter is eHten2,nga iipmediate help,
supplying food and necessities, same
as at Kake village. National Red
I Cross assistance would be most vel
come since our Chapter funds are
becoming depleted. Would suggest
dollars be set aside and available
for immediate use.
Response Received
This morning The Empire re
ceived the following Associated
Press dispatch which is The direct
result of the appeal sent out by
Chairman Behrends:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Is.
Miss Eva Hance, San Fran
cisco Director Of Pacific Dis
trict, Junior Red Cross, has left
for Juneau to take charge of
disbursement OF $4,000 the Ma
tional Red Cross Headquarters
subscribed for Douglas relief"
Miss Hance is expected to arrive
on the steamer Yukon sailing from
Seattle tomorrow and due here
Tuesday.
Another Relief Reply
The first reply for request for aid
sent out by the Juneau and Douglas
lily 1OuHtliS, itNtiNtN I'll ID
morning by Mayor J. j. Connors,
from the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, and is as follows
Your cable twelfth instant re-
ceived. Alaska Committee giving
consideration and submitted same to
local chapter of Red Cross as pri-
mary source of relief. 1t is taking
matter up with San Francisco Di-
vision on account of large sum-
involved Please advice Mayor of
Douglas. Letter follows:
Local Drive to Be Made
The local drive for funds for the
Island fire sufferers, especially for
replenishing the treasury of the Ju
neau Chapter of the American Red
Cross for material furnished to date,
tables, chairs, stoves, etc, will be
made early next week. according to-
announcement today of w. S. Pullen
in charge of that committee. An
nouncement of full plans will be
made tomorrow, Mr.. Pullen stated.
Whittier on Job
NJ. s. Whittier, special represen-
tative of the Juneau Chapter of the
Red Cross, continues his work at
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
FRENCH STRUGGLE WITH
"WHAT is A COURSE?'

PARIS. Oct. Is. Exactly what
constitutes course is a serious
question now that the government
has decreed no restaurant can serve
a meal of more than two courses.
AS interpreted by Paris head
walters, soup. hors d'ouvres, desert
or cheese do not form a course
within the meaning of the decree
Therefore customer could take
each of them in addition to his fish
and meat, or his chicken and meat,
but he could not indulge in fish,
chicken and meat
Until recent years, French lunch
or dinner invariably had two meats
in addition to fish, and sometimes
an additional course of colu meat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
PLEADS GUILTY
TO BIG FORGERY
Seattle Attorney Sentenced
to Prison as Head of
Forgery Gang.

Sellers, Seattle attorney, entered a
plea of guilty of first degree forgery
and has been sentenced from to Is
years in the state penitentiary. He
admitted heading ring which print
ed, forged and cashed thousands of
dollars worth of spurious pay checks
last summer, using his knowledge OF
the printing business
Sellers worked in IA shop at nights
and made the checks AS attorney
for an organization which protects
merchants from bogus checks, he
learned the methods of forgers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
80 PASSENERS
ABOARD WRECKED
YUKON STEAMER
River Boat Dawson Sinks
Passengers Go to White
horse by Auto.

DAWSON, Y. r.. Oct. 15.-Eighty
passengers ON the Steamer Dawson
when she sank at Rink Rapids, in
the Yukon River. 25 miles north of
Carmacks on Wednesday, will be
taken to Whitehorse in automobiles.
Mail and baggage, said to include
100000 in gold, saved from the
vessel which sank in shallow water,
will be taken to Whitehorse on
launches.
The Dawson was the last boat of
the year for up river and carried
many mining men and their families
enroute to the states.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Z BANKS MERGE
new YORK CITY

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE Irving
Bank and Trust Company and the
American Exchange-Pacific National
Bank. with combined resources of
$735.OOO 900 will be merged, the di-
rectors decided
The new banking concern will be
known as the American Exchange
and Irving Trust Company and will
be the third largest financial insti-
tuition in New York City.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
SPENT FORTUNE FOR PEACHES LOVE

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Edward w. Browning declared
here today that he had than daily
love of Peaches From time of marriage,
months until Peaches left he had 10000
her $4,000 clothes $1,000
diamonds flowers theatre tickets,
and lunch parties her $500 monthly pin
$500 monthly her mother could
Mrs reminding how
fortu !
II hoped o reconced with his
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Los ANGELES TO
Get LABOR MEET
Federation Selects Coast City
1927 Convention :
Green Reelected.

DETROIT. Mich, Oct. Is. The
1927 convention of the American
Federation of Labor will be in Los
Angeles beginning the first Monday
in October.
William Green was late yesterday
reelected President.
Frank Morrison, Secretary; Daniel
Tobin, Treasurer, and eight Vice
Presidents were unanimously re.
named.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Idaho Mine Inspector
Cleared Libel Charge.

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. ia jury has
cleared Stewart Campbell, Idaho
mine inspector, of charges of the
Idaho Copper Corporation that he
libeled it in sending letter and
Telegram To the Boston Curb FIX.
change which caused the corporation
Ito be suspended.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Fraser River Salmon
Pack Is Large One

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. c., Oct.
15.-The 1925 Fraser River salmon
pack to last Sunday totaled 2O3 ,479
cases as compared to 1S7,4O3 for
the corresponding period last year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15

effort for one purpose-to provide
pure milk for infants and invalids.
When her first baby was born
bout II years ago. Mrs Mccormick
was amazed TO learn that what is
known as certified milk. containing
a low bacteria count was scarce.
SO she and her husband, who then
had just resigned the management
of the Chicago Tribune that he
might serve in the state legislature.
bought Rock River Farms"
Clean Milk Her Aim
Mrs Mccormick is not kid
gloved farmer although she has
superintendent who manages the
place in her absence. She may often
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Byotherhoods OF
Alaska Railroad
Make Complaint

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. Is.
The BrOtherhOods of The Alas
ka Railroad have prepared com
plants to the Secretary of the
Interior. that the railroad man
agement has failed to make
wage adjustments authorized by
the Interior Department two
years ago.
The leaders and employees de-
clared that unusually harsh pen
alties have been inflicted for in
fraction of rules.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
UNDERTAKING PARLOR SOLD

The Home Undertaking Parlor
with carpenter shop in connection.
formerly owned by the late II. V.
Sully, was taken over October G
Iby Charles w. Carter who will
continue the business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Government to Abandon
Many Air Mail Routes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Postmas-
ter General New has announced the
government intends to relinquish
operation of transcontinental air
mail service within 80 days. A call
for private bids from private com
panies must also be prepared to
transport passengers and express.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
INDIAN SLAYER
UNDER ARREST
(Snecial to Empire)

SkAGWAY, Alaska. Oct. l5.-Mc.
Intosh Jack, Indian, who stabbed
and killed Pelly jim, another Indian.
several days ago at Whtehorse and
then fled down the Yukon River,
was caught yesterday on the Hoota-
linqua River by Northwest Mounted
Policeman Smith
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15

BANDON. Ore, Oct. Is. - This
town, beside the Pacific Ocean, its
business district built on piling over
the tide flats, has become the scene
of a novel gold quest.
Indications Of gold quartz were
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Real Sourdough Of
Alaska Found Dead

TANANA, Alaska, Oct. 15.-Abra-
ham Royal, who came to Alaska in
1885, was found dead in his cabin
a mile above here. Death was due
to old age.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Work This "COld Mine''
When the Tide Is Out

found recently while drilling for
piling Search was Immediately
started for gold in commercial guam
titles next to the First National
Bank. The work has to be done
when the tide is out as the mine"
Is covered with water at high tide
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
To Pay Hohenzolerns
For Estates Seized

BERLIN. Oct. 15-The Prussian
Diet has adopted a settlement bill
recompensing the Hohenzollerns for
seized estates.
One paragraph, number Z, which
was adopted, allots the Hamburg
Castle for a possible residence for
the former Kaiser
The vote was 245 in favor and 36
against, Communists opposing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15

British housing experts, sensing
danger in indiscriminate building
and the enlargement of towns, sug-
gest that new towns be built and
that additions to the centers of pop
ulation should cease.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
WILL REMOVE
SUzzALL0 FROM
UNIV. PAY ROLL
Board of Regents to Take
Action Tomorrow = Re-
call Movement Popular.

SEATTLE Oct. 15.--President A.
II. b. Jordan of the Board of Reg
ents of the University of Washing
tomorrow to consider removing for.
mer President Suzzallo from the pay
roll and pass the biennial budget.
lie also announced that the Regents
would allow Stephen Ivan Miller.
who has rejected the Presidency Of
the University. time to cool off
from emotional feelings" and then
ask him to reconsider his action
Rev Mark A. Matthews, of the
First Presbyterian Church. who was
one of the leading speakers at a
mass meeting of 1000 demanding
the recall of Gov. Hartley. said: II
opposed the recall movement as
long as there seemed any other
way out OF the situation AS things
stand now the recall Is the only
way out because impeachment is too
uncertain and the Legislature could
accomplish nothing by simply refus-
ing to confirm the Regents"
Worrall Wilson, banker. chairman
of the Recall Committee, said the
committee will likely be composed
of 200 men through the state. I'VE
have been amazed at the enthusiasm
and depth of feeling we have met
with on every hand throughout the
state for a recall of the Governor"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
DOROTHY BROWNING

1ffsS CATHERINE HEENAN DOROTHY EleouHJlNl,
Frances pcaccs Browning sixteen, shown in her latest
photo graph, left Edward w. Browning forty eight. her
entity husband stay with her mother, Mrs. Catherine
liccnan The New York "Prncc Charming had Dorothy
Sunslnc browning, whom he adopted into life of luxury,
To comfort him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15
Recall Plans

Recall Plans
SEATTLE, Oct. l5.-All counties
in the state have been asked to
place recall committees at work i'm
mediately.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-15

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