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Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27
Falls Condition
Declared Serious
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Ell PASO, Ten. Dec. 27,-A. b.
FAN. former secretary of the inter-
Tor, is critically i'll here of pncu-
monia, Fall is 60 years of age and
physicians today held out little hope
for his recovery
Members of Falls family have
been summoned here. The aged
man who has just been on trial in
Washington for conspiracy to de-
fraud the government, arrived here
Yesterday from that city. Fall took
i'll on the train.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27
State Executes
Two Murderers
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RELLEFONTAINE, Pa, Dee, y.
Tho commonwealth of Pennsvl-
yaoia today cXactod two lives as its
toll for murdee. Paul Orlakowski,
convicted of shaving two prison
Guards during a riot in the Western
?cnjtcntiary, Pittsburgh, in 1924
and Paul Fasci, convicted of muir
der during so, 900 hollup in Scran-
ton were clectrocuted at RockvioW
pouitcntiary this morning,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27
DESTROYER SENT FOR SICK
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
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SAN DIEGO. Dec. 27.--The des-
troyer Farragut was rushed from
San Diego to Ensenada last night
for Leighton, American consul, ser
iouslv i'll there. The destroyer left
San Diego at 4:45 p. m. yester-
day and returned at 2:15 q. m. to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27

William r, Hearst has recently
purchased S75 acres of land along
the McCloud river in Shasta and
Niskiyou counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27

\ closed season for bass in Clear
Lake viii he asked of the next leg.
islaturo so that spawning season win
be protected.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27
WE: E:IAI'H|IFI::R
[)ISI(JRbS
BIG ARE /
Floods in South and
Storms in East Cause
Much Discomfort.
MANY ARE HOMELESS
Swollen Rivers Swamp
Huge Territory In
Tennessee.
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Flood conditions in Tennessee and
Kentucky and wintry weather in
Ohio, Northern PENNSYLVANIA and
eastward to the north Atlantic
seaboard states brought discomfort
to large part Of the nation to-
day.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers were near high water mark
after heavy rains during the past
IS hours.
Near Nashville. 1000 persons
were left homeless when flood wat
crs inundated 1000 acres of land
and flooded 200 homes. Property
and crop damage has been enor-
nous.
Ohio. swept yesterday by biz
gard which took two lives, crippled
wire communication and tcmporar,-
X raralvzed highway traffic, was
in the path of another rain and
snowstorm due tonight, the wealth
er bureau predicted.
lev pavemonts causcd two
deaths in New York City. Traffic
was slowed mp. A large area in
New England was swept by biz
zard, bitter cold following heavy
snowfall.
Rural telephones in northern New
Jersey were made useless when
heavy ice coatings caused wire
breaks.
California contributed toward m-
usual phenomena of the day when
slight tremor shook the San Joa-
qrin valley in the carly morning.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dee. 27-
Threats of flood conditions spread
through the south today in the wake
of heavy rains which have fallen
during the past 4S hours.
The Cumberland river throughout
this district had reached within
three feet of the highest stage on
record; the Tennessee river in Ala
hama showed 4 rise of % feet in
the past IS hours.
The only actual suffering so far
is near here where some 1000 per
so@s have been forced to flee from
their homes and where about 1000
acres of ground are under water
and more than 200 houses flooded.
Along the route of the Tennessee
river it is not expected that the
crest of the flood stage will be
reached until Wednesday and pre-
cautions are being taken to protect
The dams along the river.
No casualties have been reported
but damage to grains and to homes
will amount to many thousands of
dollars, it was estimated
NEW YORK, Dee. o.. New
York was coated with ice today and
traffic moved slowly along the dan
gcrouslv slippery streets after
storm that caused two deaths and
many injuries.
One death was due TO fall on
the ice and another to an auto ac-
cidont caused by the slippery going.
Four persons were severely iniur-
cd by fall on the ice and three men
were taken to hospitals suffering
from exposure. Several others were
in iurad in traffic accidents.
The storm started with rain that
turned to ice rs it fell, followed
by snow. The city was Il beautiful
spectacle when the snow stopped
yesterday afternoon and the sun
came out, turning every tree into
a flashing, diamond coated creation
of lace. Thousands turned out in
the parks with cameras to record
the unusual spectacle.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27

The poultrymen of MADEIRA coun
ty, met at Chowchilla last week and
effected m organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27

Supervisors of Fresno county,
have an option to purchase 154 acres
as site for a tuberculosis hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
F. and A. M. No. 384, Masonic
hal.
Eagles lodge meets, Davis hall,
American legion meets, court
house. ....
"Twinkletoes,' Valley theater
almost Lady Palace thea
ter.
"Goldstein and Murphy
Brunk's tent theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27

Placer, Tuolpmuo and q fov other
counties have recently enacted
laws to prevent cutting of Christ,
mas trees ON private lands
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27
TOMORROW

TOMOHHOW
Lions club luncheon, Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
Methodist mems luncheon,
Hotel Barbara Worth.
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ed, Will sell at private sale to the
highest bidder or highest bidders.
Tor cash or for One-third cash and
the balance on a credit not exceed
Ing five years. payable in INSTALL
ments with interest, subject to con-
County court. the following describ-
ed real estate or any ono or more
Of the parcels OF the following de-
scribed real estate, namely:
Lot one Cd in block twenty-eight
!2Sl in the Northern Pacific Second
Eurleigh county, North Dakota.
Lot two Cd in block twenty ght
Bismarck, North Dakota.
t28l In the Northern Pacific Second
addition to the city of Bismarck.
IN Burleigh county. North Dakota.
block seventy-four (7D Of the or
in Burleigh county. North Dakota,
and the Northwest quarter (N.W.N J
Of section twenty-fOur (24) in town
ship one hundred and thirty eight
ll3S) north. Ct range. eighty 500
west Of the fifth principal meridian
In Burleigh county, North Dakota.
The sale will be made on or after
the 18th day Of April, a. u. 1926.
All bids must he in writing and may
be loft at the office of +. Fl. Regis-
ter in the city of Bismarck. North
Dakota. or filed with the Judge, OF
the said County court. or delivered
to the undersigned !. l.. Bell, said
administrator, at the First National
bank in the city of Bismarck. North
Dakota.
os pated March eth. ), A +. n Rr 1s;s.
Administrators of the Estate Of Car
RE y. Taylor, also known rs Caro-
\ line DOnnel1y Taylor, deceased.
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WOMEN POKER
PLAYERS LOSE
CASH AND GEMS
Give Up Money and Jewelry
Quietly When Gunner
Break in on Game

New York, April 5.-AP-Four.
teen women playing poker were
held up and robbed by three gun.
men in a Bronx apartment early
this morning. The robbers van.
ished. in an automobile with mors
than 81 900 in cash and gems. Chill.
dren were asleep in a room adjoin.
ing that in which two games were
in progress.
The robbers gained entrance ia
the apartment Ct Mrs. Ina Orr BY
pretending to be seeking one Of
the players. The women, true t.
the traditions Of poker faces
made no outcry and gave>up their
money and jewelry quietly.
When the robbers discovered the
sleeping children they issued their
orders in whispers to avoid waking
them.
A fourth robber remained out
side; at the wheel Lf an automobile
while three others held up the
women.
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elusive property Of the Ku Kln". The
Independent Khan of America" j.
forbidden to use the sacred word
That will interest the Scotch.
Why couldn't the independent or.
der" call itself the "independent
nalk," or "kian" backward, and in.
stead Of having grand dragons have
minute snails. That would attract
attention.
An earnest Christian scientist pro.
duces a letter alleged to have been
written by the late Mary Baker Eddy
ordering the dismissal from the
church Of Mrs. Augusta f. Stetson
founder Of the first Science" church
in New York city.
Mrs. Stetson says Mrs. Eddy never
wrote the letter and Christian Scien-
lists will hope that Mrs. Stetson is
right.
The letter is very weak in grammar.
eff the Mother Chuch can be prose-
cutcd for suspcnding student, or
even cxpclling them" The alleged
letter also says to drop Mrs. Stct-
son If it can be done safely" and
"let no one know what | have writ
ten"
Those that knew Mrs. Eddy, wo-
man Of strong character and fearless,
cannot imagine her writing secret
letters or giving an order to I'll it
can be done safely"
Prudential Life company statistics
show 1925 the champion murder year
in America.
There were 563 killings in Chicago,
ga in New York, although New
York is bigger. Chicago probably
shoots better.
More than 10000 were murdered all
together in 1926. In these pleasant
days of prohibition, Bookkeeping and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-05

with him and the land commissioners
OF other western land grant states.
Action Started In Utah
IN a letter to kostzky J. T. Old
royd. executive secretary Of the Utah
state land department, said: ''In
this state the interior department has
instituted proceedings against US on
sections Of school land which were
surveyed. sold and patented by the
state some 80 years prior to the date
when such action was brought. The
common charge at the present time is
that the land was 1nown to be
mineral in character at that time and
hence did not pass to the state. Most
of the contests were based entirely
upon Il geological inference theory
and not upon actual outcrops on the
land involved. Recently contests were
flied against about $4,000 acres of
land lying in the eastern part of the
state at the time when title should
have vested in the state careful
investigation and examination OF the
land in question, which was
alleged to he valuable for its oil
shale deposits. showed i. to be from
Is to 20 miles back from an actual
outcrop, and if there were, shale de-
posts at all they would be from 500
to 1000 feet under the surface"
The same theory of law could be
invoked against land underlaid with
Ignite and would be especially troub-
lesome If oil is struck in this state,
kositzky said. Although the North
Dakota land office has had no ink
ling that the government contcmplates
SUITS in this state similar to those
filed in Utah the state land board
urged support Of the bills now be-
fore congress in order to be on the
safe side.
Western land grant states in addi-
ton to North Dakota are: Arizona,
California. Idaho. Montana. Nebras-
ka. Nevada. New Mexico, Oklahoma.
Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Oregon
ard South Dakota.
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Vets to Lay Plans
of Their Actions
Against VOlstead Act

tCOnt1nueo from page Onel
frcshing glass OF beer with the fiery
pocket flask.
1T has fostered deceit, perfidy, es-
pionage, and tyranny, in some Of
their meanest and most hateful as
poets.
1T has lowered the prestige OF the
federal government"
Federal Service Dcfiled
Asserting that worst of all is the
extent to which the federal service
has been defiled by corruption hatch
ed by it, he presented figures as to
the number of men dismissed from
the federal enforcement unit for COR
ruption; pointed to convictions of
state and municipal police. and de-
clared that even the coast guard,
that nursing mother Of brave and
devoted men," had failed to escape
"the contamination Of prohibition"
Last year it took two Pullman
cars to transfer to Atlanta the con-
victed policeman and prohibition
agents corralled in a single roundup
in Ohio" the senator added.
Senator Bruce marshalled official
statistics to show the increasing num-
Der of violations of the prohibition
laws each year. These showed that
arrests by federal officers had mount
ed from Bats in 1921 to 62,747 in
1925, while reports from police chiefs
in II cities recorded in almost every
instance Il steadily mounting num-
Der of persons arrested for drunken
ness from year 20 year.
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State Bank. Sterling. N. D.. First

State Bank, Sterling, ~. d., First
National flank, Bismarck. ". d.
You are hereby notified that the
tract of land hereinafter described
and which was assessed in your
name for taxation for the year 1920
was. on the 18th day of December.
1921. duly sold, as provided by law.
for tho delinquent taxes Of the year
1920. and that the time for redcmp.
ton from said sale will expire nine
~ days from the completed service
OF this notice.
Said land is described as follows:
Lots 2 and 3, Section 80. Town
ship 40. Range IS. Amount
sold for, $68.0J. Subsequent
taxes paid by purchaser. $124.77.
Amount required TO redeem at
this date, $l98.55.
In addition to the abo.' amount
you will he required 10 pHy the costs
Of the service Of this notice and in
tereSt as provided by law and un-
less you redeem said land from said
sale before the expiration OF the
time for redemption as above stated.
4 deed thereof will issue to the
holder Of the tax sale certificate as
provided by law.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 18th day Of March. 1926.
FRANK j. JOHNSON.
Auditor Burleigh County,
(Se0n North Dakota.
3-c0-27 and 4-3.
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FIRP0 MAKES
POOR SHOWING
Gets Decision Over Spalla,
But His Old Time Mettle
Was Lacking

Bucnos Aires, April 5.P)--ln the
opinion of followers Of the boxing
game in Argentina, Louis Firpo is
not 1.-The wild bull" he was When he
sailed northward several years ago
with heavyweight pugilistic cham
pionship aspirations in his mind.
This opinion is the outcome Of Fir
pos comparatively bad showing Sat-
urday night in a l2-round bout with
Erminio Spalla, the European heavy
weight champion. Firpo obtained the
decision but failed to show any Of
his old time mcttle. Some critics re-
gard Spalla as no better than fourth
rate pugilists in the United States.
Although the Argentine heavy
weight had the better of 35 pounds
over the Italian, the latter several
times carried the battle to him and
the bell alone gave Firpo badly need
ed rest. In the sixth round Firpo,
who Tor the first time in his career
experimental with his left, punished
Spalla about the body and head and
had the Italian groggy.
Firpo took a lot of punishment.
When the session ended, he emerged
from the ring with black eye and
badly swollen nose, from which
Spalla had drawn blood.
There were many catcalls from the
spectators and some cries Of ton
CO. meaning fake.
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
REDEMPrlON

a. - - VI. ANOhlIA 1SAhOlA, lOuO.
~ Of HurleiEh, Nh. Office Of Coun-
ty Auditor, bismarck. n. Oak.
To John r. Wake. no address given.
You are hereby notified that the
tract Of land hereinafter described
and which was assessed in your
name for taxation for the year 1921.
was. on the 18th day OF December.
1872, duly sold. as provided hy law.
for the dcllnqnent-taxess OF the year
1921. and that the time for redcmp-
ton from said sale will expire nine
ty days from the completed service
of this notice.
Said land is described as follows:
,sNOrtheaat quarter. Section /.
Township.143, Range ~. Amount
sold for, $62.93. Subsequent tax
es paid by purchaser, $14482.
Amount required to. redeem at
this date, $2l367.
In addition to the above amount
YOU will he required to pay the
COSTS OF the service Of this notice
and interest as provided by law and
unless you redeem said land from
said salo before the expiration Of
tho time. for redemption as above
stated, a deed thereof will issue to
the holder Of the tax sale certificate
rs provided by law.
I, Witness my hand and official seal
this 18th day Of March. 1896
FRANK j. JOHNSON.
Auditor Rnrleigh County,
(ScaD North Dakota.
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EDGE SAYS LAW CANNOT
RE Sl{(,CESSE(IIIYn EEENnEy

Washington, April 5.-F)- Modify
the Volstead act up to the point Of
constitutional limitation and much
Of the existing spirit Of challenge
and protest will be eliminated, Sena-
Tor Edge, Republican, New Jersey,
declared today before the senate pro-
hibition investigating committee.
"Any law that brings in it's wake
such wide corruption in the public
service, increased alcoholic insanity,
and deaths, increased arrests for
drunkenness, home bar rooms and
development among young boys and
women Of the use of the flask. new
or heard Of before prohibition, cam
not be successfully defended" he
said.
Referring to recent court decision
that wines and elders manufactured
in t;ie home must be Intoxicating in
fact Senator Edge said:
Remember beers and ales are, UNI
der the Volstead act, still violations
Of the law il they contain only one
half Of one per cent alcohol, and
many convictions have. been secured
under that provision.
1.-THE farmer with his grapes or
apples can legally 20 the limit. The
industrial worker with his beer can
go to Jail.
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PASSAGE URGED OF BILL TO GIVE
STATES UNDISPlJTED TITLE TO LAND
GIVEN THEM BY u. s. GOVERNMENT

Urgent request tina: they support a
bill now before congress to give the
states undispuled title to lands given
them by the government for the
support Of the common schools has
been made by the North Dakota board
Of state and school lands acting in
conjunction with similar boards in
other western land grant states.
Not only the title to school lands
still held by the state hut title to
property which has been in the hands
OF individual owners for 80 years will
he challenged if the federal depart
mcnt of the interior insists on en-
forcing provision in the original act
granting the lands to the states,
Carl X. kositzky. state land commits
sioner said.
Mineral Lands Exempt
The law turning the lands over to
the states provides that "all mineral
lands shall be exempted from the
grants made by this act But if see
tlons Is and 36 or any subdivision
thereof in any tiwnship shall be
found by the department Of the in
terror to be mineral lands. said states
are hereby authorized and empower
ed to select, in legal subdivisions, IN
equal quantity of other inappropriate
cd lands in said states. in lieu there
Of. for the use and benefit Of the
common schools of said states"
The point is, Kositzky said. that
much Of the land Still held by the
state and some sold by it is under
laid with Ignite coal and as such
may be termed mineral lands which
the federal government would have
authority to take away from either the
state or private holders.
The movement to give the state
undisputed title to all federal land
grants IS headed by Raymond Miller,
president Of the Colorado state board
OF land commissioners and Kositzky
has had considerable correspondence
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-05
FIRST FOLIO FARGO LOSES - ,s'iP
MONSTER RECEPTION PLANNED

FIRST FOLIO FARGO LOSES - ,s'iF
MONSTER RECEPTION PLANNED
WHEN TEAM RETURNS TODAY
| Fargo, N. d.. April 5-(R Defeat.
ed in a great fight for national inter.
! scholastic basketball honors, the Far.
| go high school Midgets, second rank.
! ing G1int in the United States,
will return home Tuesday to such a
welcome as has never been accorded
even a championship team.
The team will arrive in Fargo at !
p. m. over the Northern Pacific.
The Gold star band of the North
Dakota Agricultural college will be at
the station when the train pulls in,
The entire student body of central
high school and OF most Of the grade
schools, as we'll as big share OF the
city's adult population. will be on
hand to cheer the boys.
For there is no thought OF the Mid
gets defeat in Fargo today. There
is only praise for Coach Cha riley
KimbaN, Captain Jimmie O'Connor
and the crew of fighting youths who
battled their way to the finals in
competition among the 40 outstanding
high school basketball teams of tho
nation.
UOyS are heroes
The boys arc returning home not
as vanquished champions but as
heroes whose feat will live forever in
the annals Of Fargo's athletic history
and whose prowess is acclaimed by all
North Dakota and the entire north
west.
Personally congratulated with affec-
tomato praise by Coach Alonzo A..
Stage. Chicago's great coach. Jimmie
O'Connor has brought greater glory
to Fargo than any other high school
athlete.
Johnna Haas, whose sterling work
was praised by many critics during
the five games of the tournament, was
named guard on the second all
American team.
The city is full of impromptu re-
ception committees today. Every.
where there is planning on how best
to do honor to the youths who SO
bravely upheld the glory Of North
Dakota.
Ranqucts Planned
Several civic clubs are already
planning banquets for the boys. At
the high school plans are being made
to show the appreciation of the STU
dent body to the boys who brought
glory to the name of Fargo high
school.
All plans are as yet merely cnthus-
iasm, however. The only thing def
nitely decided is that a good percent
age of the population of Fargo, young
and old, will be at the station to greet
the boys Tuesday. After that more
substantial rewards will be accorded
the youths.
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Franco and Fellow
Flyers Back Home

Palos, Spain, April 5.--lP-Com-
mander Ramon Franco and his fellow
flyers, who bridged the Atlantic from
this. port to Buenos Aires in the sea-
plane "Plns Ultra" received q tumul-
tuous welcome on their return today.
They came into the harbor on the
battleship Buenos. Aires, which was
placed at their disposal by the Argen-
tine government as part of its tribute
to the daring which marked their
flight from the. start here on Janu-
airy 22, to the arrival in the Argen-
tine capital on February 10.
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SPORTS
I&&E,SUl,S
117 FIGHTERS
ENTERED FOR
AMATEUR MEET
Winners Will Participate in
All-Amcrican Bouts at
BuenOs Aires

Boston. April s. P)- Tho annual
tournament for the national amateur
boxing championship starts here to-
night and ends tomorrow night.
The eight classes have attracted an
entry of III candidates. Bernard
Bardc. Dartmouth star, and champion
in the l4T-pound class, and Henry
Lamar Of the University OF Virginia
king of the 175-pound men, will be
the only 1925 champions to defend
their crowns. In addition, Lamar will
seek to annex the heavyweight plum.
Preliminary rounds will he run off
tonight. and semi-finals and finals
tomorrow night. Boxers who make
the best showing at the tournament
viii comprise the team which is to
sail on April 10 for Bucnos Aires
to participate in the allAmcrican
bouts there in May.
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Grand FORKS, y. D.. April ). up ~
An athletic program is now underway
at the University OF North Dakota
which is destined to make the local
school. second among Northwest coli
lcees, only To the University OF Min
ncsota. in regard to equipment
and coaching staff
Keep North Dakota high school
stars at home with stadium" will
De the onivci5ity's athletic Slogan
from now on. 4 total Of $l8O.OOO has
already been raised for the struc-
ture which will seat $4,000 people.
The Sls0,G00 came from the Univcr-
s!ty campus. and as this was $4,000
more than the school quota. Drive
Director. Paul Samuclson anticipates
little difficulty in raising the rcn,a IN
ing S32o.o0o among 10000 former
students and tho city Of Grand Forks,