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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
COX ADVANCES
ALLEGED PROOF
OF STATEMENT
Livdahl and Mcdonald AS
sailed in House For at
tempted Intimidation

! Rising to question of persona
privilege Gordon Cox, Burleigl
county, chairman of the judiciar,
committee today announced that he
had received letter addressed joint.
I ~ to him and the Bismarck Tribune
! IN which 5. S. Mcdonald and G. NJ
Livdahl. members of the North Da.
kota workmen's compensation bu.
reau. had demanded retraction OF
statements made by Cox on the floor
OF the house Wednesday and pub.
llshed in the Bismarck Tribune.
The letter demanded that Cox
and the newspaper offer proof of the
statement that commissioners had
granted only nominal awards in some
cases in order to prevent appeals to
courts, or else retract
This is an attempt to intimidate
the newspapermen from correctly re-
porting the proceedings of this house,
and the members Of the house." Cox
charged in discussion of the matter
and asked that the whole matter be
recorded in the house journal.
Cox cited alleged records of a case
in which he said the action of the
bureau commissioners had justified
his statement and called further at
tention to another claim and to case
which he said had been appealed to
the courts and which directly bore
out the truth of his statement.
l.. l.. Twichell. majority floor
leader, said this is the first time |
know of that a state official or men,
bers Of state bureau have ever
threatened member Of this house. It
is just another evidence of their bur-
eaucratic tendency. Something should
be done to put them in their proper
place.
Cox also cited the section of the
state law which provides that report
ers and publishers may not be prose-
cuted for faithfully reporting the pro-
ceedings of court or Of the legisla-
ture unless it is shown that the mat
ter was published with malicious in
+np (
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
500 HARVARD
STUDENTS AND
POLICE FIGHT
Two Patrolmen Seriously In.
jured-39 Harvard Stu.
dents Are Arrested

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. l2.-lR
Five hundred Harvard students and
others battled police in Harvard
Square early today and when the
field Of action had cleared, two
policemen had been slightly hurt, two
students had been treated for various
injuries, and Al had been arrested
on charges Of disturbing the peace
Accounts differed as to the origin
of the trouble, but when several
hundred students, who had been at
tending midnight performance at
vaudeville theatre, poured out into
the street, a general free for all was
started.
Police used their sticks freely.
Patrolman Joseph O'Connor was
badly kicked and taken to a hospital
where it was found that hiS injuries
were not serious and later he went
home. Two students, Ben German
and John J. Shaw, were treated for
minor injuries at the same institu-
tiOn and then arrested.
One version of the primary cause
of the disturbance was that a patrol
man had been attempting to arrest
two citizens for disorderly conduct
and word reached the crowd inside
the theatre that student was in
trouble.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
HOUSE PASSES
FLOUR LABEL
BILL FRIDAY
Measure, However, Carries
Amendments A d ded BY
State Affairs Committee
is NOW MILLERS' BILL
NOnpartisans Claim Amend
ments Have Removed Pos.
sible Benefit to Farmers

only slight argument marked pass.
age by the house Friday Of the flou,
iabei Dill as amended by the state
affairs committee and approved
Thursday BY the committee Of the
whole after n bitter battle.
Nonpaitisans joined in opposing
the bill on the ground that as amend.
ed, IT is unwOrkable. Numerous Non.
partisans explained their votes say.
ing that the amendments have taken
out OF the bill any benefit for the
farmers and have made it a millers'
bill instead.
speaker Carr cut short a prospec-
tive argument when he said he felt
that the matter had been thoroughly
discussed yesterday and that no
votes would be changed by further
discussion.
l.. l.. Twichell, majority floor lead
er, pointed out that the senate has
an opportunity to amend the bill and
that the house could either accept or
reject the senate amendments. Event
uallv. ne said, the bill will 20 to
the governor. who, if he doesn't ap-
prove of it can veto it.
A senate bill CARRYING provisions
asked by the governor now is in the
hands of the house state affairs
committee Of which Twichell is
chairman. having been passed by the
upper branch of the legislature.
Safety Council Bill Killed
The house killed a bill appropriat-
ing 10 cents from each automobile IL
cense fee for the support of the state
safety council. despite unanimous
Recommendation of the safety COM
mittee that the measure be passed.
Some objected to the amount to be
spent but even after the appropriation
had been reduced to five cents per
license the bill was beaten in the
committee of the whole, 50 to Al.
Gordon Cox, Burleigh county, ar
gued for passage on the ground that
II the committee succeeded in saving
only one life it would be worth
while.
Miss Mary McGinnis, Stutsman
Continued on page three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
CALEXIC0 IS
AGAIN SHAKEN
BY TENN BL0R
Quake Lasts Only About 80
Seconds Early Today
Damage Is Nominal
FELT AT OTHER POINTS
Mexicali Reports Two Shocks
Ell Centre and Brawley
Feel Heavy Quake

Calexico, CAL, Feb. 12.-[P)-This
Imperial Valley city, victim last New
Years day Of series Of damaging
earthquakes, suffered further, al
though nominal, damage from a
tcmbior lasting about 30 seconds,
felt at 1858 a. m. today.
The quake was Of sufficient force
to shake down cofnices Of buildings
damaged by the January l disturb
ances. The cornice of the Virginia
hotel, condemned as a result of dam
age suffered New Years day, fell
into the street.
The first quake was followed 30
minutes later by two light tremors
which were few seconds apart.
Mcxicali, across the international
boundary line from this city and
which suffered SOME damage in the
January quakes, reported two
shocks, one very sharp.
Ell Centre, and Brawley, cities near
here in the valley, reported heavy
shock. Brawley advices said the
quake was heavier than those felt
January |. No damage was known
to have been caused at either place
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
SENATE PASSES
M'NARY YHAUGEN
BILL, At TO SO
Measure Gets Margin of Two
More Than That Which
Killed Bill Last June
BILL NOW IS IN HOUSE
Senators Nye and Frazier
Vote in Favor of Measure
to Give Farmer Relief

Washington, Feb. l2.-LR-Carry-
ing margin Of eight votes in its
favor which is two. more than that
by which Il somewhat similar bill.
was turned down last June, the SEN
ate approved McNary- Haugen farm
relief bill! was EN- route to the house
today. where it will be offered as a
substitute for twin measure now
being considered there.
Although passage by the house is
looked for by both supporters and
opponents of the measure, unless il
goes through in the same form as it
passed the senate it will have to be
sent to conference and run the risk
OF being crowded out in the last
minute rush Of the present session.
Worried Over Possible Veto
Proponents of the legislation are
being catsed no little worry by the
uncertainty as to whether President
Coolidge will sign the bill. If he
vetoes 1t, they see the measure kill
ed as far as this session is con-
cerned because Of the apparent I'M
possibility in mastering in either
house the two-thirds majority needed
to override Il veto.
Passage of the bill by the senate
came late yesterday after many
amendments had been added and
others rejected. The vote was ~ to
80.
Twcntyfour Republicans, 90 Dem
ocrats and the one Farmer Labor
voted for the bill, while 22 Republi
cans and II Democrats opposed it.
Frazier, Nye Vote FOR Bill
Senators Frazier and Eyc Of North
Dakota and Schal and Shipstead of
Minnesota voted for the bill
The bill emerged with its embat-
tied equalization fee intact, although
many attempts were made to defer
its operation. Among the amend
m"nts adopted was one by Mcclellan.
Democrat, Tennessee. adding tobacco
to wheat. corn, rice, cotton and hogs,
which were originally covered as
basic commodities upon which the
equalization charge to handle sur
pluscs would be made.
Insurance Plan Added
The Bledsoe insurance plan also
was added to the bill Under it, the
federal farm board to be set up
would be authorized to use Il part OF
the $250,OO0,O00 revolving fund pro-
vided to safeguard growers agains.
price declines by levying a premium
on any or all of the basic commodi-
ties. Cotton, however, is the chief
article it designs to protect.
Two other amendments, guaran-
teeing that before the fee provisi ion |
is placed in operation. a majority Of |
the producers Of any one crop should /
declare for it first, were adopted |
They were offered by Senators Nc
kellar and Simmons, Democrats, |
North Carolina.
Immediately preceding the vote,
the senate. rejected, 54 to 32, the
tis-crisp bill which was offered
by Senator Curtis, the Republican
leader, as substitute.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
IL MEN CHARGED WITH
DISTURBING THE PEACE

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 12.-(P)--
Thirty-nine Harvard students and
two other meti were held in the dis
trict court today for hearing on
a charge of disturbing the peace as
a result of riot in Harvard Square
early today. Several Of them also
were charged with assault on two
police officers.
Eipht of the students furnished
$500 bonds each. Bail for the others
was nominal. "A number Of them ap-
peared in court with their heads
bardaged.
The police said that the origin Of
tContinusd on page three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
FRANCE MAY ACCEPT
WITH RESERVATIONS

Paris. Feb. l2.-(P)-France's re-
ply to President Coolidge's naval dis
armament proposals, it was Under
stood after cabinet meeting today
will constitute acceptance in form
but "under serious reserves" For
eign Minister BRAND will draft the
reply and present it for final cabinet
approval Monday.
The exact nature Of these reserva-
tions has not been revealed, but it is
known that France is much more
Jealous of her independence regard
ing land and air forces and small
craft 1hapa she is regarding capital
ships which are less useful and too
expeneive for her.
It has been suggested also that
France might flike some assurances
that the League Of Nations would not
be ignored in any subsequent dis
armament conversations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
PRISONER DENIES ANY
CONNECTION WITH SKULLS

Micnlgan City, Ind, Feb. 12.-LR
James Coyner, negro convict in the
state prison here. is believed by
Deputy Warden H. b. Claudy to be
responsible for the discovery yester-
day of four human skulls in q house
in Royal Oak, Mich, although the
prisoner denied it.
Coyner was convicted Of robbing a
grave st Hammond, Ind, last fall and
sentenced to 10 years Imprisonment.
He admitted taking the body of q
white woman from the grave after
his arrest there, but after his con-
viction denied it, as he does now.
He denies that he ever was in
Royal Oak but his manner makes me
think he was the man who left the
skulls there" the deputy warden said
today.
The deputy warden planned to
question Coyner again later in the
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
Eversoi,1M Mentioned
as Possible Choice
For ~. S. Marshal

Benz Q. EversQn, county commi ssion-
er eraoi. Of Mclean county: is in the city
measures pendpg before the legisla-
Isl understood. according to
friends Of r.. Everson, that he is
the choice Of Che American Legion
and the Indspendents for the office Of
United States marshal to succeed Col.
C. F. Mudkete Of Valley City. who is
now holding j. recess appointment.
Mr.. Everson isAone of the best known
ex-service msn in the state, and owns
ane Of the lafkest and most modern
farms n this asction of North Da-
kcta, -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
COUNTY AUTHORITIES
START INVESTIGATION

Bridgewater, S. D., Feb. 12..(49-
An investigation was begun today by
McCook county authorities into the
case Of Mrs. H. Wollman If Dolton
who was tied to a bed for three days
while members of q religious sect
made efforts to "pray the evil
spirit" out Of her body.
sheriff J. C. Hendricks of Salem
lceattpVe1 % page taree.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
COUNTY BASKETBALL TOURNA.

La Moure.-Entries for the La
Morre county basketball tournament
on February 25 and 26, have been re-
ceived and it is expected that an
unusually large number Of high school
teams will take part. Plans are also
being made for girls tournament
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
JAPAN WILL ACCEPT
WITHOUT RESERVATION

Tokyo, Feb. l2.--CE)-A spokes man
OF the japanese foreign office today
stated that his government had de-
cided to accept the proposal of Presi-
dent Coolidge for conference of the
powers with view to further re-
duction. of armaments.
The Japanese acceptance to the in
vitation will be without reservation,
it was said,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
GRAVE ROBBERY Is
THEORY or POLICE

human skulls today presented al
most a. much OF an eniena to police
Of the nearby village of Ferndsle a.
when they were found last night.
Ownership Of the trunk IN wN;.N
the skulls were found spparently had
been traced TO JaIX6H ~. Lsvner.
(ceattana4 = Deee th1o0l
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
PITTSBURGH POLICE
ASSIST IN SEARCH

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. l2.-LN-
The Pittsburgh police today sough,
to aid Michigan authorities to estab-
lish the identity of the negro in
whose former house at Royal Oak.
Mich. was found four skulls, sup
posedly those of women, one of
which was wrapped in Pittsburgh
newspaper. The police located two
of the four we'll known Pittsburgh
women. whose names were found un-
derscored in the paper.
These two women, prominent fig
ures in society, failed to throw any
light on the identity of the negro.
who was known in Michigan as James
N. Coyner, alias Ed Grayton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
SUSPECTED NEGRO ~
IN MICHIGAN PRISON

Chicago, Feb l2.--LP)-A giant
negro named Coyner was convicted
of grave robbing at Hammond, Ind,
last November, and sentenced to
three to 10 years in the Michigan
City penitentiary. He was found
guilty of stealing the body of a
white woman from q cemetery in that
city.
Coyner confessed to the police
that he had planned to take the body
to Berenice, Illinois. He could offer
no other explanation.
The body was found in man
ner similar to the discovery of four
skulls in house in Royal Oak.
Mich. Boys came upon the body in
an empty house, day after the
grave was robbed. Police watched
the house and arrested Coyner when
he returned,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
STORED AWAY
IN ATTIC OF
DETROIT HOME
Skulls Are Those of Women,
One of Whom Was a Me-
gress, Officers Report
FORMER TENANT SOUGHT
House Was Previously Occu.
pied BY Negro Who Is Now
Believed in Prison

Detroit, Feb. l2.-LR-Wrapped in
newspapers and tucked into the bot
tom of an old trunk. four human
skulls were found last night by
children playing in the attic of
their home in Royal Oak, a suburb.
The skulls were those Of women,
preliminary examinations indicated.
4 braid Of blood ciotted blond hair
and braid of black hair, the lat
ter from the head of negro wom-
an, also were found. The blond
braid was that Of u Caucasian, ply
sicians reported.
Children Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilson. negroes, came upon the
skulls as they investigated the con-
tents Of a trunk left in the attic by
former occupant. The Wilson's
have lived in the house only short
time.
Immediately there was started a
search for James Coyner, negro
and a world war veteran, who lived
in the house until two years ago.
Physicians secuted the theory that
the skulls had been used by medical
students as they showed no signs of
incisions usually made for cranial
study. Police likewise put aside the
suggestion that the skulls had been
taken from graveyards.
Lists Of Names Checked
With the certainty that at least
one of the skulls was that of
white woman. Royal Oak police to-
day checked clippings from newspa-
pers and list of names of women.
Particularly interesting to the
investigators were references
to women prominent in Pitts
burgh society; with telephone
numbers penciled after their names,
and a note book in which were writ
ten the names of Cleveland and De-
troit women. The word white" was
written after several names.
The names of the Pittsburgh and
Cleveland women were withheld
pending a check with authorities of
those cities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
TAKE OVER THEATRE

kulm.-V. c. and S. X. Lewis have
taken over the management of the
Kuhn theatre here and are institut.
ing policy of better productions j
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12

Hammond, Ind, Feb. l2.-LP)-The
giant negro, James Coyner, who rob-
bed grave here and removed the
body OF white woman last fall and
was sent to the penitentiary, is be-
lieved by the authorities here to be
the same negro who lived in Royal
Oak, Mich, where four skulls were
found yesterday in q trunk.
Coyner was world war veteran
and was 35 years old. He had pa
pers in his possession showing he had
been in Detroit before coming here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
Weather Report
Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the e hours ending

Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the e hours ending
at 8 q. m. today.
Temperature at a. m. ........ 2
Highest yesterday ............. 25
Lowest last night ............... u
Precipitation to z a. m. ........ o
Highest wind velocity l6
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Tn
settled tonight and Sunday. Snow
probably. Not much change in tenn
perature.
For North Dakota: Unsettled to-
night and Sunday. Snow probably.
Not SO cold tonight northeast por-
tion.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
The Saskatchewan high pressure
area has moved southeastward to
Manitoba and cold weather prevails
from Minnesota northwestward to the
eastern Rocky Mountain slope. The
pressure is low over the Southwest.
Light precipitation occurred in the
northern border states and in the
western Canadian Provinces.
0RRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official u charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
INCREASE STOCK

INCREASE STOCK
Wilton.-Stpckholders Of the Will
feo from Dsns 10000 4 iSsss i s annual ,sssl
meeting.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

mot with an eye to culture. but
rather with one to complete ig
norance.
We do not wish to imply that the
Jury are ignoramuses; we only wish
to emphasize that as far as the
jurors qualifications are concerned,
they might as well be ignoramuses.
Education and culture are not
requisites for jury service. Both
the opposing counsel and the district
attorney were very meticulOus that
they should be Open-minded, but
did not care II they happened to be
empty.headed.
Here are 10 men, who over night
have been raised to the Judicial
bench, vested with judicial power
that is even greater than that of
any elected or appointed judge, and
they don't have to know anything
about anything; but we do expect
these overnight amateur judges TO
know everything about the per-
plexing problems and motives un.
DERIVING the most abnormal OF
murders.
killing Is Often Glory
It is a great tribute to these IL
men, but a sad concentration on
the jury system.
The intent of the action deter
mines the guilt. The mere act Of
staying does not make the slayer
guilty OF murder. killing is often
not n crime. but glory. II one
Stays In seIf-defense. he not only
does not receive the condemnation
Of his feIlOwmen, but he Is often
appIauded. If, on the battlefield,
he kills his enemy, he gets q medal
for 1t. II in the courtroom the
prosecutor kills a murderer in be.
half Of the people. he Is given the
gOVernOrship for it.
Thus it is the motive that stamps
the murder as black or white. And
to distinguish between black and
white in legal procedure 1t takes
more than finely discriminating
judicial eye of even as great a jurist
as Justice Scudder. But it is as
sumed by the jury system that any
IL judicially blind men can see the
truth.
1t Is the business of a jury to
Judge the motives of crime and the
veracity of witnesses. No mean
task, even for the profoundest stu.
dent Of human nature, backed by a
knowledge of psychology and
biology; but It is supposed to be easy
sailing for 1.-THE butchers. the bakers
and candlestick makers" who often
constitute a jury.
We wager that most OF the jury
in this Snyder-Gray murder case
have never heard of biology, except
what they read Of the utterings OF
the late DR.. Cook, Of Nebraska, and
know nothing of psychology. except
what they heard OF Freud from
vaudeville comedians.
Since the brilliant reporters have
dubbed the defendants saps, their
motives might be easily read even
by saps, one might argue. There is
only one sap, and that Is the guy
who invented the, jury system. AS
TO the defendants. they are not only
not saps. but they are decidedly a
clever pair.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Shipman SCOTS Jury System
Reviewing Snyder Trial

Continued from Page 81
her guilty Of murder, but win take
up a collection for her besides.
Now, then, you will ask if that
be so-and 1t is-what is the idea
of jurors? The idea is to afford
every man a right to be tried by a
jury of his peers. What does that
mean? We don't know, but let's
see whether we can put our heads
together and find out.
What Are Gray's Peers?
Judd Gray must be. tried by a
jury Of his peers meaning equals,
Equal in what? Does it mean that
he, being corset salesman, should
be tried by twelve corset statesmen?
Well, you know what chance he
would have. To eliminate compe-
tition such jury would convict
him just as fast as they were sworn
in.
Being charged with murder, does
1t mean that Judd Gray should be
tried by twelve murderers? Per-
haps. What chance would Justice
have? And II, according to our
brilliant scribes. he is sap. does
it mean he should be tried by twelve
saps? Where would the wisdom of
the Law and Justice come in? So
it can't mean that
Does 1t mean to be equal with
the jurors in civil rank-the equal
OF the jurors before the law? How
could Judd Gray be such an equal?
The twelve men have qualified as
good and moral citizens, whereas
Judd Gray could not because an in.
dictment Of murder has been
brought against him.
In the. strictest Interpretation of
indictment, one jury has practi-
cally already found him guilty of
murder. He, therefore, no longer
is the equal of his jurors before
the law.
Does it mean that he is entitled
to equal justice. That is, you must
award him the same kind of justice
that you do his fellow-citizen. 1t
probably means that. How can that
be? Is Judd Gray going to receive
the same justice that, say, a Harry
x. Thaw got?
Certainly not. Can he afford the
price Of Max Steuer? Certainly
not. And if he cannot, will the
State shell up the price? Certainly
not. True, all men have an equal
chance to get hanged, but not all
men have an equal chance to slip
out Of the moose. There is no such
thing as equal justice.
All Are Married Men
We see no precious right in trial
by jury of ones peers. To us it
is not only an advantage, but a
positive disadvantage. Not only a
precious right, but wicked wrong.
Here we are. studying the Snyder
Gray jury-12 carefully selected
men. AS we scan their faces, our
reaction to them is all to their
credit. They are practically all mar.
ried and. therefore. well-fed-good,
substantial. respectable citizens of
"the butcher, the baker. the candle.
stick maker" class. They must
know their business because they
can support themselves, their wives,