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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
INQUIRY INTO
GANG WARFARE.
ISUNDERTAKEN
Attorney General Takes
Charge of Probe at Re
quest Of States Attorney
TO HAVE A GRAND JURY
Three Men Hunted ByOfficers
Reported to BE Willing
to Surrender

Chicago, May --LR-Direction Of
the special grand jury Investigation
Of Chicago gang and beer warfare.
which has counted SO slayings in two
and half years. has been under
taken by Attorney General Oscar
Carlstrom at 1.-The request of State. S
Attorney Grove.
"The inquiry will embrace all the
conditions and circumstances which
lead to these crimes and will be suf-
ficiently broad to get at the root of
the responsibility" said the attor-
ney general after a conference with
Mr.. Grove.
The first witness before the grand
jury, scheduled to be impaneled to-
day, will be Coroner Oscar Wolff
and Harry Eugene Kelly. president Of
the Union League Club. The latter
recently asked for special grand
jury with special prosecutor free
from all political influence"
Grove Is Criticized
Coroner Wolff is Il political enemy
Of the states attorney and has criti-
cized the latter's handling Of the
investigation Of the recent slayings
Of William McSwiggin, an assistant
state > attorney, ana TWO companions.
While civil authorities continued
their raids into gangland in search
for clews to the Staying Of McSwig-
gin, James Doherty, beer runner. and
Thomas Duffy, ward politician, re-
ports were current that three men
Sought for questioning in the ease
were making overtures through
friends to surrender to federal au-
thOritics.
The three were William "klondike'
O'Donnell and his brother Myles, sur
vivors Of the Doherty- -O'Donneil beer
running band, and one of their satel-
lites, James EUR" Sammons. At
least one Of the O'Donnells was be-
lcved to haze been in the automobile
in which McSwiggin and his COM
panions were slain nearly week ago,
No trace has been found of Al
Brown, Cicero crime leader, known
as Tony "Scarface" Caponi, named
by the police as the principal in the
death plot. Police have obtained Il
statement from an unnamed witness
that Caponi was seen with a machine
gun the night Of the slayings.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
JAIL BREAKER
ASKS SHERIFF
FOR CLOTHES
Thanks Jailer For Winters
Board - Letter Post.
marked ut st. Paul

st. Paul, Minn., May 3. -(P--John
Paul, bootlegger, said to have broken
Jail at McGregor. Iowa, has written
to the sheriff there asking that his
clothes be forwarded to st. Paul.
John Paul had served months Of
l3 months sentence when he left
the Jail in such hurry that he for
got his wardrobe, it was reported
here.
Advices from McGregor Yesterday
had been received Saturday by the
sheriff, saying:
~ want to thank you for keeping
me so comfortable all winter and Net
ting me out early in the spring.
have quit bootlegging and have gone
back to my old trade of sausage maxi
ing. Please send my clothes and
oblige."
st. Paul police have been unable to
locate John Paul.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
GOVERNMENTS ATTEMPT TO
! STOP GENERAL WALK0UT OF
1,405,000 TRADESMEN FAILS
All Transport Services Except Those Dealing With Food
Stuffs, Are Affected BY the General Strike
Call-iany Other Industries Involved
TO USE RATION SYSTEM IN FOOD. LIGHT. FUEL
Citizens Are Invited TO Enroll Volunteers in the Public
Servce-Trades Union Congress Blames Mine
Owners and Government For Situation

London, May 3.-(AP)-Great Britain at midnight to-
night faces the gravest domestic which has overhun
the nation since the fall Of the Stuart Dynasty This
general strike which it is estimated will call out Immediately
l4O5O0O to join the 100000 coal miners. who
went strike at midnight Friday.
The crisis eliminated early today when the government
announced that its negotiations with the trades union
endeavor to wakout of the workers in
various trades had broken down.
The said the government would decline to
reopen the negotiations unless the congress withdrew it's
general strike and repudiaed other overt acts which
were described challenging the constitutional rights and
freedom of the nation.
behalf of the workers it declared that their ef
obtain honorable settlement had been wrecked by
the unprecedented utmatum and that the
gotiations for peace ended
Surprise expressed that the government had sum-
mary ended the pourparler before giving the trades union
time investigate the overt acts which included walk
out by the printers of The Daily Mail The printers refused
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Burleigh County Is
Third in New Autos
Bought During April

Il Cass co1nty led the state in the
number Of new automobiles purchas-
ed during April with 496, records
compiled bx the Business Service
company show.
Ward county was second with 1863
and Burleigh county third with 313.
Other leading counties were Grand
Forks 286, Morton 164, Ramsey 81,
Stutsman 233 and Barnes 152.
The number Of new cars purchased
in April was 1867 as compared with
1886 for April last year. New car
purchases for the state total 1880
for the first four months Of 1926
i0d year ago.
New commercial vehicles purchased
totaled 292 for April compared with
3l7 year ago and COZ to May l, this
year compared with 816 for the same
period last year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
MURDERER OF
NINE. REGNAULT
BEING HUNTED
Wife Of Prominent French.
man Shot to Death in Her
Apartment Sunday

Paris, May 3.--tP)-Thc police to-
day were making vigorous search
for the persons or person who early
Sunday morning shot to death in her
apartment Nine. Eugene Rcgnault.
wife of the former French delegate
to the League Of Nations and at one
time ambassador to Japan.
Many thousands Of francs were
stolen and valuable painting were
ripped from the walls by the robbers.
Nine. Regnault was So years old
and besides her husband leaves seven
children.
NJ. Rcgnault, who was out OF the
city, hurried home Immediately when
he heard of the tragedy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
High Lights of
General Strike

Time in effect Midnight Mon
day.
Number Of workers affected by
strike call, including miners -
1925, 900.
Miners 100000.
Railwaymen--41O,0OO.
Railway clerks60,0O0.
Builders-300,O 900.
Transport. workers 100000.
~ Seamen-60,O0O.
Printers-l20,000.
Iron 900.
Electricians---26,O0 900.
Rcasons-Tradc union congress
support of coal miners who, after
end of government wage subsidy,
declined to accept lower wage or
old wage with an increase Of
hours Of work.
Governments attitude-Work-
crs' position is challenge to free
dom. Government is prepared
with troops to prevent disorders
and by voluntary assistance to
transport the necessities Of life.
Unions Attitude-"The premier
has declared war; we must pre-
pare for the struggle"
1t will be Great Britain's first
general strike.
Previous general strikes--Spain
in 1917, 1918 and 1919. All in
dustry stopped. Troops inter-
vened, thousands Of arrests made,
and numerous executions before
order restored.
Germany in 1923 when troops
suppressed strike in Ruhr region.
Seattle, Wash. for two weeks
in 1919.
Havana in 1924. Martial law
declared. Strike lasted one week.
Buenos Aires 1924. Strikers
sought reform in pension law and
won victory after three days.
Attempts by communists to call
general strikes in Paris and
Stockholm in 1925 failed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Mcdonnell Attends
Committee Meeting

C. c. Mcdonnell, member of the
state railroad board, is representing
North Dakota at meeting in Mime
apolis today Of the committee ap-
pointed by the Northwest Regional
advisory board to consider the abo-
lition Of grain sampling at railroad
reconsignment points.
The matter was referred to Il spe-
cial committee at the recent advisory
board meeting. Railroads have COM
planned that the sampling privilege
gives shippers an opportunity to
abuse the reconsignment privilege,
thus preventing rapid grain transit at
peak periods.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
TODAY
CHILD HEALTH DAY.
BIRDS AND MIR. ROCkEFELLEK.
CASH Is NO EDITOR.
FORD'S LITTLE SAVINGS.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(COpyrighvt. 1926)


National child health day ought te
year, since children are the founda
the foundation Of child's usefulness
Fortunately. every day is chile
health day in millions of American
lions whose knowledge Of health is
limited. The centcnarian becomes
more numerous each year. and accord.
ing to scientists will be quite common
ten years hence, but deaths still occu,
by the millions, unnecessarily, cspc.
cially among children.
One million five hundred Thousand
people die in the United States every
year, C3,O0O, of causes that could be
prevented. An actual loss to the ma.
,tion of at least one billion dollars
year.
Every year $4,000 school children
disc, unnecessarily, and diphtherla
for which positive cure has been
known for 39~years, because of ignor-
ance, kills more children than five
other common communicable diseases
Of 80 adult cripples, 10 are crippled
during the first six years Of life, due
to neglect or ignorance.
Mr.. Hoover lis doing good work as
president Of the American Child
Health Association.
John d. Rockefeller, ST., moving
north from Florida, stops for short
time at Lakewood, thence moves te
Pocantico Hills, where it is LITTLE
colder. Men of advanced years pos
sessing wisdom and money initiate tht
birds in their migration, moving slow.
ly north ward, as the season advances
avoiding sudden changes, selecting
the climate that suits. .
There are birds that move. each
year, from the tropics to the colo
north and back again.
In future years, when all human be
ings fly, you may see overhead
great wedge shaped flock bound
north and will see . flying human
flock from South Africa, not wild
geese.
Don't smile at such y suggestion, no
one knows how the human race viii
live in future.
We Already talk across oceans. and
fly across continents. What Is there
that we may not do!
The family of Cornelius Vsnderhi!t
r.. declines to invest more money N
Ms tabloid newspaper enterprises n
Eos Angeles, etc, and he has put his
affairs in the hands Of two good law
yers, Dudley Field Malone and Clar.
ence Darrow.
The Vanderbilt family has cd.
yanced one million. according TO Ma
lone, speaking for young Mr.. Wander,
bift. and much stock in the tabloid
enterprises has been sold.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, who thinks the pa
wers could BE put on. ! paying basis
IL he could ret $780, 900 more, hai
CONTINUED 81 Vage three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Little Interest Is
Shown in Convention
of Good Faith Body

Proposals to call u. convention in
Minot to consider plan for funding
the obligations of the state guaranty
fund commission have reused little
enthusiasm among officials in charge
Of the fund here.
One reason is that the amount Of
obligations to be paid by the commits
sion has not been fully determined.
Hearings are being held constantly
with respect to claim by depositors
in various banks and the work will
not be completed for months.
perhaps by the time the legisla-
ture meets again we will know how
much we owe." said Gilbert SEEMING
son, SECRETARY Of the commission. 1t
is expected. however, that charges
against the fund will reach $2O,O0O,-
900.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Thompson, Former
Veterans Bureau
Contractor, Dead

St. Louis. Mo-, May 3.P John
W. Thompson, wealthy contractor.
convicted with Colonel Charles B.
Forbes of conspiracy to defraud the
government through the veterans
bureau. died here today of heart trou-
BILE.
Mr.. Thompson, who was about SO
years old, had been i'll for many
months. Recently, after all appeals
from his sentence had been denied by
the courts, he was examined by ply
sicians Of the veterans bureau, who
pronounced him in no condition to
begin serving his sentence in Leaven-
worth.
Colonel Forbes is now in the peni-
tentiary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
YOUNG FARMER
C0NFESSES TO
MURDER OF TWO
Shot Employer and His Wife
Saturday to Get Aut0mO-
bile and S25.in Cash

Freat Falls, Mont, May 3.-tR)--
Sentiment Schlats. Is, a farm hand,
has confessed to a coroner's jury at
Homestead, Montana. near here, that
he shot and killed his employer, Tony
Geisler, and his wife, to get posses
sion of an automobile and $25 in cash
which he knew them to have.
The shooting took place Saturday
at the Geisler ranch, 70 miles west Of
Homestead. Schlats loaded their
bodies into q wagon and took them Is
miles to the Big Muddy river, throw.
ing them into the water. The bodies
were found Sunday and Schlats' ar
rest followed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Bank at Golden
Valley Is Closed

Closing of the Farmers Bank of
Golden Valley, was announced today
by the state banking department. De-
pleted reserve was given as the cause.
The bank was capitalized at $4,000,
had surplus Of $4,000 and $lO1 600
in deposits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

A high pressure. area is ccntered
over the Red River Valley this morn
ing and temperatures were consider
ably below freezing in upper Mich
igan, Minnesota and. the eastern part
Of the Dakotas. The temperature
dropped to 12 degrees above zero at
two North Dakota stations. A low
pressure area, accompanied by warm
cr weather covers the northern Rocky
Mountain region. Precipitation oc-
Cured in the Great Lakes region,
middle and lower Mississippi Valley
and in Oklahoma. Skies are clear
over the middle and northern Plains
States while cloudy and unsettled
weather prevails over the, northern
Rocky Mountain and north Pacific
coast regions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Population of
World to Double
Every 60 Years

Lincoln. Neb., May 3.-(P)--
The world, under present condi-
tions. will double its population
about every GO years, DR.. Victor
+. Levine Of Creighton Univer-
sity, Omaha, declared in address
ing the Nebraska Academy Of
Science at Bethany, suburb.
within three generations
there will be IL population of sew
en- thousand Million Dr.. Levine
said, cor two thousand million
more than the earth can support"
Although the birth rate is de-
creasing, he said. science has
lengthened the average life by
20 years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Candidates Endorsed
For the Legislature

Minot, N. D., May 3.-LP-C. NJ.
Gran and Emmer Page, both of Minot,
and Robert Larson Of brady and j.
Miller of Ryder were indorsed as
candidates for the house Of represen-
tatives at meeting of Nonpartisan
league members held in Minot Sat-
urday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
WEATHER FORECAST

For bismarck and vicinity: show
ers probable tonight. with rising
temperature. Tuesday partly cloudy.
For North Dakota: Showers pro-
bable tonight. with rising tempera-
ture. Tuesday partly cloudy; warmer
extreme east portion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03

/ In 0lden days it used to be the
custin for all horses to be bled and
thoroughly washed on the day after
christmas. This was supposed to
preserve them from harm.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
Weather Report

Temperature at il. m. ....... -. 80
Highest yesterday ........,... 81
Lowest last night ..........,... 26
Precipitation to a. m. .......... o
Highest wind velocity .....s..... Is
Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
at a. m. today:
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
DANGER, SEEKING TO BE
 FREED, ADMITS WRONGS
Pawn Gray Says Her Marriage Was the Result Of Three Days
 Wild Party.

Baltimore. March Ft-Tvsnts which led 10 the marriage of Pawn Gray. dancer, and Theodore Mac lrarland, Philadelphia newspaper man, are being recorded here before an examiner In divorce behind closed doors. Miss Gray whose real name was revealed as Gladys Marie Brown. filed suit in Baltimore cir cult court on January IS.
 She charged fraud, misrenresen- tation, duress and deceit" on Mac T'arland's part In the performance of q marriage in New York after n three day party. which started fin Philadelphia. She vas 'in weak mental and physical state, unable to use her reasoning faculties to know what she was doing,' the dancer stated.
 Miss Gray is expected to appear before Examiner Sappihgton next week. Witnesses from Philadelphia and New York are being heard this week. ]. Charles Pagan, tho dancers counsel. said Mcfarland was not expected Co contest,
 Fawr Gray came 10 some atten- ton last fall when she apparently won the favor of Harry K. Thaw during one o' his New York supper club tours,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
STRIKE LEADERS
 SEEKING RECRUITS
PassaiC ASitator Turns Attention
 to LOdi N. ].

Passaic, \, j., March 9 P-After trying In vain since last Friday night 10 have Passaic and Paterson con- stables serve warrants on Chief of Police Richard 0. Zoher and two pa tromen charged with clubbing per sons in the wooden mill strike zone Justice of the Peace Julius Kal2 has at last found a way,
 He turned the warrants over to sheriff Morgan at the suggestion of Prosecutor De Voc, and they were served last night at police headquar- tcrs and st the chiefs home where he is confined with illness.
 The cases were heard before Re- corder Davidson and the defendants released on their own recoEnizanco all pleading not guilty. The officers were not suspended from the force pending grand jury action.
 Albert Weishord, leader of the striking textile workers, hoped today 10 have 4.ooo employes of the United Piece Dye Works at Lodi. N. J., join demonstrations there against Pas saic, Garfield and Clifton mill own- CTS.
 Weisbord planned to have strikers
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
RUNS HEAD-0N INTO AUTO
 WHILE CHASING HIS HAT
Patrick Walsh Receives Scalp Wounds in Unusual Accident
 On Arch Street This Noon

While running after his hat which blew off on Arch street near the South church this noon. Patrick Walsh of S3S Main street, struck his head against the rear fender Of the Art Sign company truck, driven by the proprietor, Alex Malmgron. Mir Walsh was removed to the hos.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Mummy. why does Uncle John eat off his knifc?" asked little Joan.
 Hush, dear!" replied the mother in an agonized whisper. Uncle John Is rich enough to eat off the coal shovel if he prefers it."-Tt- Bits.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
Mrs. Clintsman, Noted as
 Missionary. Passes Away

Hartford. March P--Mrs. Ida A. Clintsn1an. for many years a mis- slonary in China and India, and an associate evangelist in the Moody and Sankey and the Chapman re-
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

vival campaigns, died at the home ot Mrs, Blanche Kenyon on Weth- ershela avenue, last night. after long illness, She was the widow of Hiram clntsman. She was born in this city. Mrs. Clintsman was a grad. uate of the Chicago Bible training school.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

meet, several thousand strong to march over to the United Piece Works, three quarters of Il mile away 10 call those workers out,
 Some disorder occurred again when 600 plckets and police of Cliff ton clashed latn yesterday, Tho strikers were on their way to picket the Huffmann and Forstmann mills when they wero stopped a few blocks from their objective. Police suggested they continue for a block beyond the mill
 Police Are Bombarded,
 Small boys and young rowdlos showered the policemen with chunks of fec and snow. During twenty minutes tho pickcts held their ground and refused to move either way, There was no disorder on the part of the mill workers although the situation was tense,
 Finally police began 10 move the crowd The leaders of the picket force were pushed down the street, their followers slowly following. Bringing up the rear more boys and girls howled and cheered,
 Several strikers complained after ward tho police had used their sticks on their shoulders and had punched them but observers said the police did not use their clubs as did the Passaic and Clifton police last We'd ucsday.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
AiEASSESS

"I wish I had money enough 10 get married. Jim remarked.
 Katherine looked down and blush ed, "And-what-would-you- -doT" she asked, looking very hard at the car pot,
 1T would spend 1t travelling" Jim replied. Punch Bowl.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09

pital by Gustave Nelson Of Carlton street, Yellow taxi driver, He was attended hy pr, William Flanagan who treated him for two scalp wounds in the head. He was later removed to his home.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
BEST HE COULD SAY

"Cen you recommend that re- aort9"
 All depends. I didn't like il. but my "ife's dog gained an ounce. '-- Louisville Courier Journal,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
AND HE DIDN'T

T can hardly stand to do this" :" said the college man as he looked through the keyhole.-Notre Dame Juggler.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-09
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The Washington times., 1926-05-07
'SESQUI ESSAYS
TO WIN PRIZES

A Fourth OF July essay contest
In which more than 10000 Wash
ington school children will, 1t is
expected, take part for six prizes
aggregating $50, will be part
of the city wide observance of the
150th anniversary of the signing OF
the Declaration OF independence,
school authorities announced today.
The contest is open to private and
parochial schools.
On the tentative date of May 21
every pupil in the seventh and
eighth grades of the city schools
will be asked to write an essay on
''The Declaration Of Independence"
Each room teacher will select the
best produced by her class, from
which the principal will In turn
select one from each grade.
The essays will then be sent to
division heads, who will pick the
best two from each division, and
send them to the city judges. where
names will be announced later.
Three prizes Of SIS, $40 and IS for
first, second and third places will
be awarded winners in each grade,
making six prizes in all.
The awards probably will be made
aS second event On the program AT
the Capitol. They will be handed
out by DIR. William Mather Lewis,
head of George Washington Uni.
versity.
The arrangements committee, con-
sisting of So representatives Of
Washington official, civic, educa-
tional and legal circles, expects to
arrange an epoch-making affair IL
given the necessary financial back
ing.
Donations may be made to United
States Marshal e. c. Snyder, chair.
man Of the committee, or to Isaac
Cans. one OF the members.