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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
LIGHT CUT PROBABLE {
Anderson Water Price Increase Peti-
toned by City.

A general reduction in the electric
light rates at Anderson seemed prob
able today following receipt by the
public service commission of nm
opinion from Attorney General Ar
thur L. Gilliom advising that means
of reducing an enormous operating
surplus.
At the same time an increase in
water rates seemed likely, petitions
having been filed for a readjustment.
The electric light plant is accumu-
lating a surplus at the rate Of about
SIS, 900 a month, it was pointed out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
THEY'RE STILL IN LOVE
Jack PicIdOrd Denies He and
MariIyn Are Separated.

IWFTFW 7
HOLLYWOOD. Chl.. May IS
Published reports that he had
separated from his dancer-wife,
Marilyn Miller, were denied here to-
day by Jack Pickford, screen actor.
1--WE are separated by distance
only" Pickford said. I'VE are as
much in love as ever. Marilyn's
work keeps her in the East and my
pictures keep me out here-that is
the only reason we are apart now."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
TOWNS ARE MENACED
North Woods of Minnesota in Flames
Sky DarlIened.
BV United Press

Sky Darlened.
BV United Press
DULUTH, Mimi, May 1S.-The
north wools of Minnesota were dark
today with the haze Of countless for
est fires, some of which threatened
destruction to n number Of towns.
Anxious rangers were cheercd,
however, by the sight of the vast
clouds of smoke from the fires drift
ing straight upward. evidence that
the greatest enemy TO safety. a wind,
was absent.
No rain was promised and the dry.
inllammable brush and timber
threatened to continue to flame
along a dozen fronts. A number of
settlements were in the direct path
of the fires.
Along the shores Of Lake Superior
were burning the most serious fires.
One of them has attacked the town
of Cramer on three-mile front,
burning the Cramer town hall and
other buildings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
ADMITS KILLING PARENTS
Son COnlesses He Hacked Father
and Mother TO Death.

BIZ Tnlffd TffsS
TT. WAYNE, Ind, May IS
Timothy Clark, Negro, today con-
fessed the murder Of his aged par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. King Clark.
whose mutiated bodies were found
in a bed in their home, Monday.
Clark said his parents demanded
payment of his room rent and that
he returned at night and kill ID them
with an AK.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
BYRD TO START HOME
Cables Secretary Wilbur He VIII
Leave Thursday.

DU NTCU TTOHN
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Com.
mander Byrd who recently flew to
the North Pole from Kings Bay,
Spitzbergen, cabled today to Secre-
tary of the Navy Wilbur that he is
leaving for the United States Thurs
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18

Police have pieced together this
description of the Haag bandits:
Bandit No. About %; five feet
eleven inches tall; weight, about
li0 pounds; dark cOmpleXiOued;
dark hair. parted on the side;
wearing a blue serge suit and a
Charley Chaplin" mustache.
Bandit No. about 22; five feet
six inches tall; medium complex
ion; brown hair; wearing a salt
and pepper suit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
ASK MORE POLICE

Police Chief Claude +. Johnson
was expected to ask for the appoint
ment of seven patrolmen at the
meeting of the board of safety this
afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
GARY PIONEER DEAD

BN Uhtted PreS8
GARY, Ind, May 1S. Louis
Bryan, II, pioneer resident of Gary.
was to be buried today from his
homestead, the Oldest building in
the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-18
I Am
AOaitin.g
Your Call!

The painter, carpenter,
ash man, rug cleaner,
window wa S h er, etc.
They all want your work
and they carry a little ad
Offering their services
over in the Business AM
houncement columns Of
the Want Ad section ev-
cry day.
Save Time and Money
Consult the Want Ada
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other recent robberies in the vicin-
ity Of the Green Mill. His brother,
who has a mustache, also was being
sought One Of the bandits had
mustache, witnesses said.
a man who gave police informa-
ton leading to the arrest this morn
ing. said he called at the youths
home Monday, after the shooting,
and was greeted at the door by a
shotgun and query, What do you
want?"
Captured in Bed
The youth, when captured. was
in bed with his clothes on. Under
the bed, officers said, they found a
shotgun, n rife and an old revolver.
In the closet Of the room was a salt
and pepper suit. one Of the bandits
wore such suit
Another person taken, a youth, %.
living at a downtown hotel, was held
on a vagrancy charge under $1,000
bond. Detectives Reynolds. Jordan
and Rugenstein said they would
question him. 1t is understood he
was at one time an employe Of the
CIurn TO Page ID
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Forecast

Thunder showers and cooler
tonight; Wednesday, cooler and
probably fair.
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Home Edition

Martha Lee Answers Cues
tions on Heart Problems on The
Times Woman's Page Every
Day.
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entered a Matter Postonrce, TWO CENTS
Indianapolis Published Sunday. w - NA1AN Il
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
JURY DECIDES
KENTUCKY MAN
IS MURDERER
Circumstantial Evidence Has
Proved He Caused Death
of Wife and Child

Beattyville, Ky. March l. (E) A
jury deliberated into Sunday. a rare
custom in THIS state. to return =
verdict of wilful murder against Vie
tor A. Holmes, for the Staying of his
wife. He was given life imprison-
ment.
The jury decided that Holmes de-
liberately showed over Il 2OO-foot
cliff an automobile in which was
seated his wife, Mrs. Louisa Holmes
and their two children. His wife
and one child, Titney. were instant
~ killed. while the second child sur
vived, though being seriously in
jured.
A chain Of circumstantial evidence
was presented by the prosecution as
there were no eye witnesses to the
tragedy. Holmes told Of driving his
car over ridge~several miles from
here, and said the. road became slip
perry so he got out to adjust his
chains. He said the brakes slipped
as his wife was backing the car, and
it dropped over the precipice.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
MAN AWAITING
MURDER TRIAL
is A SUICIDE
Hangs Himself in Jail Had
!, Killed, His Daughters Al
legged Betrayer

Fairfield Iowa. March Up -
Brooding over his indictment Friday
for first degree murder as a result
of the killing of Sam McNecse. whom
his l4ycar- daughter had named
as her hetrayer, Louis Brucy, 80. yes
terday hanged himself in his ceM in
the jefferson county Jail with two
towels
Bruey's trial was to have opened
Tuesday.
On December 9th, young MeNceso
was summoned to the Brucy home and
shot to death as he sal in a>chair and
admitted that intimate relations had
existed between himself and Brucy's
younger daughter. After he had
killed McNeese, Bruey notified Off
GERS and McNeese's parents Of his
act.
Under her fathers questioning. Ed
ma Brucy had told him young Nc
Neese last summer forced his way in
to their home and assaulted her. The
boys parents gave the court a bundle
of the girls letters to their son pur-
porting to show that intimate rela-
tions had existed between them fol
some time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
TENNESSEE
BLUE LAW Is
BEING TESTED
Memphis Movie Gives Show
But the Large Crowd Is
Admitted Free

Memphis, Tenn. March l.--tR)
Over 1000 men, women and children
enjoyed a free picture show here yes
terday when the manager Of local
theatre announced he would test the
Sunday blue law The crowd had as
sembled and when police also arrived
the manager decided to let the pa
irons in free.
The city attorney ruled that mo-
ti0n pictures without admission did
not violate The law so no arrests were
made. The manager announced he
would further>tcst the law next Sum
day but did not say whether admits
sion would be charged.
Gasoline filling stations through
out the county remained closed. how
ever, ont Of respect to the l23-ycaf-
old state statute.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
Last Minute
News Bulletins

Buenos Aires. March l.-tP)-
Ermino Spalla, the Italian heavy
weight fighter, arrived here yes
terday. He will fight Louis An
gel Firp0 next Thursday.
New York. March l.-(P)-Tex
kickard intimates that Jack
Dempsey and Gene Tunney will
fight this summer for the heavy
weight boxing championship, but
although Rickard hastened hack
from Florida and arrived in New
York yesterday. he failed to meet
the champion, who is stopping
here for a couple of days.
New York, March l.-(P)-
John \. Foster, recently ap-
pointed to take charge of the SUI
pervisiOn Of the alcohol industry
throughout the country, said to-
day that he plans . sweeping cut
in the output of alcohol manu-
factured under the government
permit. 1t is his aim. he said, to
reduce the present output from
six million gallons to two million
q year.
New York, March l.-(P)-A
general wave of liquidation
swept over the speculative mar
kets today, driving stock prices
down l to Is points, causing I
break Of 3Ht to st2. cents = bush-
el In whea. and depressing cot
ton values 10 new low levels for
the year.
Chicago, March H. D -
Breaks IN price that reached ~
far - 81 cents : bushel were
witnessed In the wheat market
today. May dropped to 4l.ssN
~ against heavy selling pressUre
owing 20 eetlnatcs tha& eArl
stoclsa af whe6 were nucA larger
thaa 9ebekally supesse1. = - -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
Nd MAY BECOME
BATTLE-GROUND
in COURT FIGHT
Opponents Of American Ad-
berence May Stump State
For Gerald p. Nye

North Dakota, like Illinois and
WistonsinA may become part of the
battlegrdtmd on which the fight
against thg World Court issue will
be continued. Reports come from
Washington that Senators Borah, La
Toilette, Reed, johnson Of Caiifor.
MIA and other opponents Of the World
Court idea amays come to this state in
support ofthc candidacy Of Senator
Gerald p. Nye.
Senator BOrah went to Chicago ia
fight Senator McKinley's renomina-
tiOn because of that senator's sup
port Of the World Court. Then he
moved into Wisconsin to oppose
Senator LenrOot on his native heath.
Senator Nyc lined up with the OPP
poncnts Of the World Court. The
Regular Republicans, so called, in
their Devils Lake convention endOrs-
ed the World Court idea as has L. B.
Hanna, who opposes Senator Nyc for
the Republican nomination..
Hanna On Defensive
As the campaign advances, it be-
comes more and more apparent that
Mr.. Hanna will be put on the defen-
sivc upon the World Court issue as
well US that of the League of Ma
tions. Pressure is being brought to
bear upon Senator'S Borah, Reed and
Hiram Johnson to come to North Da-
kota and deliver series Of speeches
in behalf Of Senator Nye.
Interest centers in the support that
will be accorded c. p. Stone of Fargo,
who will seek the Republican nomin-
alton upon wet program. Five hun
dred signed call for a convention of
those opposed to the Volstead act to
be held March 5 and 8.
The last time the wet issue was
prominently advanced in this state
was when John Wishek ran for gov
ernor against L. B. Hanna during
his second term. Whishek annexed a
number of votes and gave the regular
Republicans quite a scare. Stones
entry is disturbing element and
politicians are trying to figure out
which way the two edge sword will
cut.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
TROOPS WILL
HAVEPARTI IN
OBSERVANCE
Seventh u. s. Cavalry TO Fol.
low Route Taken by
General Custer
INDIANS TO HAVE PART
Plans Being Made For Semi.
Centennial Anniversary
of Little Big Horn"

Billings, Mont, March 1.-When the
Seventh U. s. cavalry marches up the
Rosebud from its mouth to the Gus
ter battlefield next June to partici-
pate in the semi.centennial anniver-
ssry of the Battle of the Little Big
Horn. retracing the steps Of General
George A. Custer and his Seventh Of
!. ha.f century ago, it will be body
OF men contrasting strangely with
that pittiful remnant OF the valorous
Seventh which five thousand Sioux
warriors left late the afternoon of
June rs, 1876. after inflicting the
most terrible defeat any unit of the
United States army has ever suf-
fercd.
If plans for observance Of the semi
centennial made by the National Gus
ter Memorial association mature, Col
onel Fitzhugh Lee, commanding rnc
Seventh, now stationed at Fort Bliss,
Texas, will have II troops of cavalry,
upwards of / 900 men, with him as he
follows the route taken by Custer
from noon Of June % to the afternoon
Of the twepty-fifth. They will be
equipped with the weapons and ac-
coutremcnts Of a most effective
mounted unit in modern warfare. A
regimental band with shining instru-
ments Of brass will accompany the
expedition. There will be facilities
for maintenance Of constant con,nu
nication between units of the COM
mand no matter what distance scpar-
atcs them. Lack of facilities of the
kind primarily was responsible for
tho fate that befell Custer and his
immediate command.
Clusters Equipment
When Custer left the mouth OF the
Rosebud with his command so years
ago he had " troops. or companies
as they were called then. numbering
:iDout six hundred men, together with
some 40 Arikara and Crow scouts.
Traditional enemies of the Sioux His
men were armed with the ancient sim
glc shot Springfield carbincs. and
with single action. rcvolvcrs. Each
man carried 100 rounds Of rifle am
munition and ~ rounds for his re-
lContinued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
FIREMEN HAVE
CLOSE CALL IN
AN EXPLOSION
Trembling of Building Warns
of Blast in Time For
Them to Escape

Chicago, March l. up Twelve
firemcn, fighting blaze in frame
building on the south side early to-
day, missed death by few seconds
when a trembling Of the structure
warned them to the street just before
terrific explosion blew the struc-
ture into kindling wood
The blast, believed by some to have
been caused by dynamite homb,
splintered every timber in the house,
shattered neighborhOod windows and
showercd roofs and streets with
charred or burning particles. The
structure, of two stories, was operat-
cd by Mike 7 Castell as a grocery
Gastellia, reputed to be wealthy and
the owner Of several groceries, re-
Gently had received extortion threats
police We're informed. The damage
was estimated at $5O,OOO.
A second south side bombing
wrecked the entrance to garage
whose proprietors. could offer no ex-
PLANTATION other than n possible con-
rcction with difficulties they had
been having with some Of their work
men.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
AT LEAST SIX
POLAR TRIPS
ARE PLANNED
Four Other Scientific Expedi.
tiOns Will Penetrate the
Far North
AN INTERNATIONALRACE
Former American AviatOrs
Will Head Air Cruises
Toward the Pole

New York, March l.---tP)--Thc urge
that sent Hendrix Hudson battling
through polar seas in 1907 in search
OF northwest passage, to the Spice
Islands of the east. today still stirs
the blood of modern explorers VIVA
seek to solve the mystery Of northern
seas.
! At least six expeditions hope this
summer to reach the North Pole or
| to find new lands hidden away in
| the fields Of unknown ice. Four
otner purely scientific expeditions
viii penetrate far into the north.
1T has become almost an intcrna.
| tional race.
| BY land and sea and air, cxpcdi.
| tions representing interests in Amer
ica, France, Norway, Italy and Rus
| sia will penetrate the regions that
| Mred countless explorers before
| them.
A trade route to the east is sought
landing place for airplanes near the
North Pole or vast hidden contin-
ent. But the ancient square rugged
! ship of romance has been replaced
: by science. Airplancs, dirigibles, fly
| ing boats and motor s!cds now play
a vital part.
Byrd to Leave in March
The expedition led by Lieutenant
| Commander Richard +. Byrd plans to
sail from New York late in March in
its effort to blaze an air route to
the pole itself. Last Saturday the
| dirig bile Norgcs. with Norwegian and
! Italian members Of the expedition
! headed by Roald Amundsen aboard
! made successful test flight at Rome
/; OF the three American expeditions
! the first that will take the air under
present plans, is that headed by Cap
! tain George H. wilkins, Australian
| explorer, now on its way north. This
expedition is backed by the American
Geographical society, the Detroit Avi-
! alton society, and the North American
!, Newspaper Allialhc.
; The chief purpose Of the cxpcdi
tion is to seek an unknown land be
/, lieved to lie north Of Alaska and
! Siberia. II land is discovered a base
| will he established and a flight across
| the North Pole to SpitZbcrgcn will be
attempted,
| Wade to Seek Mystery Land
Another American expedition head
cd bv Lieutenant Leigh Wade, Amer
| lean round >thcTworld flyer. also seeks
this mystery land. but in addition
! seeks to make a round trip flight tc
the pole. The expedition is support.
ed by alumni Of American universl'
ties, it's personnel and equipment be-
ing all American. Five planes arc
being built for flights which arc
planned for mid-July.
1 Lieutenant Wade believes that So
Wet Russia is planning u secret flight
| to the unexplorcd territory in the
hope of claiming any land that may
! be found. !,
Lieutenant Wade hopes to establish
the shortest London to Tokyo route
It was this that Hendrix Hudson
| sought, "the shortest route to Cathay
India and Nippon.
The Byrd expedition also seeks this
unknown land.
TO Use Motor Sledge
A mysterious motor slcdge will play
n nart in the expedition under the
Continued on page three>
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
SOME JURISTS
OPPOSE j. s.
RESERVATIONS
Express Personal Views Only
q However - Governments
May Reach Accord

Geneva. March l.--R--Jurists of
several European countries favor
either rejection of the reservations
attached to Americas adherence to
the permanent court Of international
justice or at least Il court ruling as to
whether they will necessitate amend
ment Of the courts statutes, accord
ing to information reaching League
of Nations circles today.
The jurists in question have exam
ined the reservations in an unofficial
and independent status, and their
conclusions merely represent their
personal views. Their governments,
for reasons Of political expediency,
might reach an accord to accept the
American reservations.
Meanwhile the members of the
court are awaiting official notifica-
tion of the American adherence. 1t
is pointed out that its early receipt
would afford an opportunity for an
exchange Of views among the dele
gates at next weeks special league
assembly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
TODAY
THE GRAND CANYON.
YOU DESCRIBE 1T.
SEVERAL. BILLION SEATS.
THE NATION OWNS IT.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
(Copyfight 1925.

Grand Canyon, Arizona, right on
the edge, Feb. 26.--This is written
with scenery. On the left the sun is
sinking, an Arizona sunset. Come
cut here, if you want to know how it
looks. On the left the moon is up,
gaining color, as the sun goes down,
and from this spot you could walk a
few feet, then jump down one mile.
This is the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado, with its thousands of tow
crs, mountains, forts, peaks Of every
shape and color rising up from the
Canyons floor one mile down.
There are many kinds of folly.
The champion kind would be an at
tempt to describe this scene. 1t is
more than 20 miles from this type
writer, moved out of doors, to the
other rim Of the canyon. Yet you
can almost count the trees that grow
from the rim. This air is clear, sew
en- thousand feet above the ocean, to
which the rushing Colorado is carry
ing the water from distant noun
tains.
A genuine artist, with soul, tenn
rcrament, and similar things would
be sick and probably faint it he could
look up from these typewriter letters,
carefully padded with rubber, toward
the east and west. Below the pale
rose purple, below the purple there
is dark broad band of heavy blue.
The moon, queen of heaven, rides in
triumph on colored throne as wide
rs the sky.
The western horizon is rim of
coldA the farewell effort and defiance
of the sun, rolling down to China,
and the canyon below is changing its
colors and shadows, obedient to fad
ing sunlight and growing moonlight.
It would be worth your while TO see
that, shadows and bands of color a
mile high, exposed layers Of old earth
that took millions Of cent4yies to
build, laid bare by the rushing wa
ters, each with its color and charac-
ter, each an open book 70 the gcolo-
gist, showing exact age as plainly rs
you read il in i0paiMtcd face.
The shadows grow. heavier with
each, passing moment. as the golden
lichs fades, and tho moon gently
rises. Dark cayertsa appear III the
canyon walls,s 90 MilcA away. and
seeming rs near rs the. wall beside
you. They say that Bishop Brown
lost his. religious faith when astrono-
omy taught him something about the
size of the universe. They convinced
him that soul on its way to heaven
would have to travel Mt the speed
of light, for million years. through
a temperature at least 100 degrees
below zero before reaching the houn-
Diary Of this universe, and the Begin
ming of heaRen: That WAS TOO dis
cournging. Later reports say tpe
lcontinped on page threel
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
HIGH COURT
0RDERSFRlED
OUT OF JAIL
Morton Co. Man, Held For Al
legged Violation of School
Laws, Released

Release Of Jacob Fried, Morton
county man who has been held in
jail for his alleged refusal to send
his children to school, has been or
dered by the supreme court.
Fried applied for writ of habeas
corpus after the Morton county dis
trict court had sentenced him for
failure to comply with the state COM
pulsory school attendance law.
In its order granting Fried's re-
lease the supreme court said: "Where
the school board Of common school
district offers to pay so cents per day
per family for transporting pupils
who live more than two and one
quarter miles from the school but
does not offer vchicular transporta-
ton or actual carriage of the chill
dren, the parent or guardian Of such
children Of school age is not subject
to the penalties Of the compulsory
school attendance law as defined by
chapter 206, session laws of 1917"
The decision sets precedent
which is expected To govern similar
cases -asising in the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
IMPROVEMENTS
W0RTH$50,O00
WILL 'RR MADE
Frank PlOyhar. Former Owner
Of Plant, to Continue as
It's Manager
WILL BE PRESIDENT
Transaction Also Includes
Transfer Of Valley City
Gas Properties

Sale of the Bismarck and Valley
City gas properties by Frank Ployhar
to the Consolidated Utilities COM
pany. new corporation which will
have its headquarters in Bismarck.
has been approved by the state rail
road board
The new company will spend $780,
600 in improving the Bismarck plant
and distribution system. plans filed
with the railroad board show. Plans
for improvements to be made in Val
ley City have not been announced.
The sale was due. the commission
was told, to the inability of the for
mcr owners to finance needed i'm
prOvcments.
Ployhar will continue as manager
of the properties and will be presi-
dent of the new company, which was
financed by Twin City capitalists.
Among those interested in the ven
ture, in addition to Ployhar. are
James Trimble. Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich; Justice Lowe, /. II. Overman.
-. X. Martin and John H. Hauschild
of the Twin Cities.