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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28
. WENTY. THREE roarin' Lions

RI WENTY THREE roarin' Lions
took part in the first weekly
- golf tournament held at
South Grove municipal course on
Wednesday. After the MONDAY
luncheon the members hurried out
and donned their "shinnytogs' and
set forth to battle. The tournament
was interesting for two reasons:
First, the eight low scorers qualified
to make up the roster of the Lions
Club team in the Inter-Luncheon
Club League for the summer. Sec
ond: the Lions have created consid-
cradle golf rivalry inside the ranks.
Five of the players failed to turn
in their scorecards to Harry Schopp,
after the Wednesday round. Whether
scores were too high or the act COM
mitted in an air of forgetfulness is
not known. Unless the cards are
sent in at once and with veritica-
ton, the following scores will be ac-
cepted by the officials of the Lions
as the results of the first club tour
nament; The low eight, Friend Line,
70; Charles l.. Schmidt, 81; Charles
Smith. 81 Major Hites, 81; AL
Schoen, 90; Fred Lasey. 81; James
AThomas, 90; Charles Campbell. o.
y Other scores were: C. Kinney, 90;
DIR. *. B, Mayhall, 100; Ben Lyman,
1903; Walter Niman, 104; Clyde
Bowers, 1O5; Earl Hill. 1O7: Charles
Merrick, 112; Glenn Campbell, ia;
Ted Deckert, ia, and Thomas Polk,
lis.
Fritz Line was appIauded as he
walked I'D to the scorers and called
70" The players on the other
Inter-LuncheOn League teams are
going to find Fritz a quiet, conserva-
five player, tough opponent all the
time. The Lions are counting his
points In the win column already.
Socially and in business life its
the Rev. Fred A. Line.
Ted Deckert encountered consider
able trouble on the water hole, we
are told. After consuming an even
dozen strokes to get over, Ted shot
better golf to step under the wire at
the eighteenth green in ia. Ted
said that score will be whitfield down
under hundred on his second trip
out.
The bunch told a good joke on
James Thomas Jim left his
nutter In the Gun of Tho faint !,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28

The bunch told a good joke on
James Thomas. Jim" left his
putter in the cup at the fourth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28

Western Red Sox will play the St
Philips nine Sunday at Broolsde No L. at
3 O'Clock. All players are requested to
call the manager. Bova and VOLTA please
note, For, games call Belmont 1047 and
ask for John.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28

College Cubs opened the season Sunday
with 4-3 victory over Rushville. Johnny
Twigg starred on the mound for the Cubs
striking out fourteen men and allowing
hut four hits. Over a hundred rOoters
followed the team to Rushville. For games
write Fred II. Butler. 1912 oxford St.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28

Indianapolis Orioles have changed their
name to the American Shoe Rebuilders aud
The following players are requested TO be
present at the meeting Friday night. 7:3O
nell, Smith. VOLTA. Sherrod Greenwood,
Nogle, Zimmerman. Donahue. Massing. For
games write Fred Breil. 1919 s. Meridian
$3.50 y. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28

Socially and in business life its
the Rev. Fred A. Line.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28

Lincoln Highways. fast independent road
team, will open the season Sunday. May
az Bedford with the Bedford Champs.
May ) they play the Marion County
Greenhouse team at the Greenhouse park.
May 10 the Highways will play the Marion
Athletics at Marion. The Highways have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-28

The Commission Row Ramblers. a newly
organized team, seeks games for Saturday
afternoons. The club uses the Marion
County Greenhouse Association grounds.
Contests are wanted for next Saturday
April 30 and for Saturday. May z. Call
Main, 5422. or Irvington 2l50 and ask
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
SIOUX FALLS
MAN GETS ON
FRONT PAGES
Flanagan's Attacks on Nor
beck and McMaster Are
Called Publicity Stunt

Washington, March 1.-lR-At-
tacks on United States Senators
Peter Norbeck and w. H. McMastcr
of South Dakota by Walter Flanagan
Of Sioux Falls, in petition filed
with the South Dakota house of rep
resentatives yesterday, are described
by Senator McMaster as another at
tempt to land on the front pages.
Flanagan's petition requested con-
test before the senate Of the right
of Seniors Norbeck and McMaster
to represent South Dakota in con-
gress. It charged "misappropriation
misapplication and embezzlement OF
rural credit trust and state treasury
funds and funds of banks under state
supervision over a period of 7H
years, embracing violations of the
laws of the United States, Of which
Peter Norbeck and William H. Nc.
Master (former g0vernor) had
knowledge by reason Of their own
acts Of commission and participa'
tion."
"Mr. Flanagan's charges are not
even news" Senator McMaster said
, last night. "He has an insane desire
for notoriety and periodically petit
tions the South Dakota Legislature
for the impeachment Of public Of.
ficials on these same charges and
other matters. Each petition to the
legislature gets him on the from,
page of the newspapers. Then he is
satisfied for two years. His peculiar
characteristics are SO well known tC
the people Of South Dakota, do not
deem it necessary to comment on his
charges"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
L0BBIES HAVE
LITTLE EFFECT
ON GOV. SORLIE
Executive Considers Bill S
From Standpoint Of Bene-
fit of People Of N. d.

Having taken two sharp filings at
the alleged insurance lobby which
has appeared in Bismarck during the
present session of the assembly, Gov
ernOr A. G.. Sorlic today made it plain
that he does not propose to be "lob-
bied" into signing or vctoing any
bills which arc presented to him.
Speaking with a group Of senator's
and representatives whom he met
casually in the corridor Of the capitol
building, the executive delivered him
self of the opinion that the cardinal
mistake made by the assembly is it's
readiness to listen to persons who
come to Bismarck seeking legislation
in which they are interested.
SOrlie'S comment. was made in a
conversational and perhaps joking
way but there was CLEAN in the
executives eye as he remarked: 1.-THE
blood of a lot Of bills will be shed in
my office before the session is over
and when it happens don't want
any one to think that | did anything
just because people who were person
ally interested asked me to do it.
II propose to do what l believe the
legis lature should do--stand on my
own feet and be myself"
Assembly Might Have Done Better
If, incidentally, he steps on the col
lective legislative toes he will have
no regrets. he indicated. He is frank
to tell visitors that he thinks the
legislature might have done much
better than it has.
The executive has indicated that
he has not been free from attempts
to persuade him to approve or veto
bills. He has told callers that one
man, member of the assembly, took
the trouble to point out that the gov
venor's approval of bill now on its
way to the executive office would
mean additional receipts in his bust
ness.
1.-THE trouble with that sort Of
thing is that no one except the leg
islators come here to represent the
common people," the governor said
"And the people have no paid lobby.
That's why propose to stand on my
own feet and do what believe to be
right. 1t is time we commenced to
consider laws from the standpoint of
benefit to our own people, rather than
from the standpoint Of benefit to
those living outside the state"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
CONGRESS IN
BILL-PASSING
MOOD. MONDAY
House Acts Fav0rably on 80
Minor Measures While Sen.
ate Acts on IS

Washington, March 1.-tR-With
an improved parliamentary situation
III the senate, and the house still in
bill-passing mood, the Goth con-
gress today was but 3h days from
adjournment.
Both houses tackled their consent
calendars last night and, before
quitting late, passed IT'S minor and
contested bills, 80 in the house and
IS in the senate.
The house previously had disposed
of three more important measures,
passing bill appropriating $685.
700 to launch the administration
five-year public buildings program
and two naval measures, one author
izing an appropriation for modern
izing the battleships Oklahoma and
Nevada and completing the airplane
carriers Saratoga and Lexington and
fleet submarine Va, and the other
authorizing expenditures for i'm.
provements at five naval stations
All three bills have yet to pass the
senate.
While the house continued today
under a miscellaneous schedule; the
senate, having invoked the debate.
limiting clotuxe rule yop the admins
tration's prohsbition-hn customs re-
organization bill, proceeded with this
measure as the unfinished business
By succeeding in placi-g the one
hour debate restriction on that bill
after three cloture attempts on other
D4ais had failed in as many days
senate drys yesterday displaced AZ
the unfinished business the filibus.
tered Boulder Canyon dam proposal
and assured passage Of the dry meas.
ure which has been strongly urged
by Assistant Secretary Andrews
Separate bureaus Of prohibition and
customs would be set up in the
treasury under the proposal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
Some Legislators
Would Hold School
on All Holidays

Members of the North Dakota gen.
eral assembly have no patience with
the tendency of the schoolboy to
s'play hockey" Some Of them even
express q desire to take away those
legal holiday privileges which the
youth Of the state already enjoys.
During recent debate on the
question of legal holidays, several
members expressed the opinion that
school should be held on those days
the same as any others but that spe-
cial exercises should be held to inn
press the Importance Of the event on
the minds Of the children. Among
them was George Aljets, q member
Of the house from Wells county, and
the father Of eight children.
The bill in question grants to Left
Erikson equal credit with Columbus
for discovering America, In North
Dakota at least. It also states that
acts Of the legislature. performed on
legal holidays are valid. This was
done to clear up any doubt concerning
certain hills passed by the house on
Washington's birthday anniversary.
Y ess&s - ~ ~ EssAst> ~ 4
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
OC0nn0r Jury May
Be Completed Today

Grand Forks, N. D., March l.
lAPl-Selection Of jurors to try
w. v. O'Connor, cashier Of the de-
funct First Savings bank Of Grand
Forks, who is charged with en-
bezzlement, made it highly prob
able that the jury would be Sc.
cured before the end Of the ses-
sion this afternoon. Peremptory
challenges of talesman BY counsel
for the defendant and the prose-
cutor commenced just before recess
at noon. The morning session was
spent in completing the prelim-
mary challenges for cause, which
was started Friday.
Judge n. ]. Englert announced
this morning that the new statute
granting the state ten peremptory
challenges as well as the defend
ant in . criminal action will be OBJ
served in this cese. Under the
old statute only five peremptory
challengers were allowed the pros
ecution against 10 for the defend
ant. This IL the first case to be
tried in district court here under
the new statute. The change may
drag out the selection Of jurors
longer than 10 expected this Aft
ernoon Y the state finds it neces-
sary to take advantage 6 the five
extra challenges. 5. !. .....,....,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
Measure Permitting Private
Insurance Companies 10
Write WOrkmen's COmpen-
satiOn Insurance in North
Dakota Passed - House
Would Permit Voters 10 Sc
lect Ballot at Polls

Stopping only long enough for
brief tilts on bills allowing private
Insurance companies to write com
pensation insurance, establishing Il
veterans service commissioner to
handle the claims of disabled world
war veterans, a bill to pension state
employe and another changing the
time when a voter must declare
party allegiance, the house Monday
disposed of IL bills.
Four were killed and IL were
passed. In addition, one bill which
was defeated last Saturday was re-
vived and placed on the calendar for
today and the house concurred in
senate amendments to a bill requir-
ing that cOrOncrs be physicians. As
passed by the house the law applied
to counties with populations Of 5000
or more. The senate amendment
makes it apply only to counties Of
10000 or more.
An effort to kill the bill providin,
for Il veterans service comm issiOner
and carrying $1,000 for the upkeel
Of the office. failed and the measur,
was recommended for passage by tn,
committee of the whole after brie,
discussion.
A. q. Brown, Adams county, sait
he had been advised that American
Legion posts in his district did no,
favor the bill on the ground that
such an officer is unnecessary ant
they. do not favor spending the states
money for the support of such al
agent.
!. 5000 With Uncompleted Claims
NJ. H. Lynch, Richland county
said the legislative committee of thu
Legion was reluctant to introduce
the bill because Of the gencrou.
treatment given the veterans by th'
state in the matter Of the soldiers
bonus but that there are 5000 dis
ablcd veterans in the state who's
claims have not been completed. Tn,
Legion has taken care of. the Claim
Of its members, he said, but man.
who have claims live in the rura
districts and have no contact will
the Legion posts. The propose,
service officer would look up thes
men and help them perfect thci
claims, he said. Lynch pointed GU
that 1880 North Dakotans now ar
getting compensation and that tn
payroll of the federal government t
these individuals totals $2,000,0OO
year.
. The bill will save money for tn
! state, he said, by bringing undc
federal care men who might other
wise eventually become charges .
the state.
j. H. McCay, Sioux county, said h
had been advised by members of sew
cral Legion posts that they do no
favor the bill and charged that tn
(COntinued on page Six.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
JUDGE COOPER
Is CLEARED OF
CHARGES MADE
House Judiciary Committee
Recommends Dismissal of
Impeachment Counts

Washington. March 1.-R)- Dis
mlssal of mpeachment charges
against Federal Judge Frank Cooper,
of the northern New York district,
was recommended today by the house
judiciary committee.
The committee decided that allega-
tions Of unfitness for the bench,
preferred against Cooper by Repre-
sentative Laguardia. Republican. New
York. could not be construed as con-
sttuting grounds for impeachment.
1t was added. however. that the COM
mittee's action was not to be con-
strued as approving all of the judges
acts.
Judge Cooper was charged by La
guardia with having conspired with
prohibition enforcement officials to
entrap liquor law violators and with
having later sat in Judgment over
the men entrapped.
Laguardia also accused Cooper Of
usurping power in connection with
several bankruptcy cases.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
'UNWRITTEN
LAW WILL BE
GIRLS PLEA
Alice Hoist of Near Sanish
Goes on Trial Tomorrow
For killing VIM. Nafus

Stanley, N. D., March T. N9 -
Prepared to defend herself on a
charge Of first degree murder, on
the ground that her act Of shooting
man, whom she alleges criminally
assaulted her while she was in a
helpless physical condition, was JUS
titled under the "unwrittn law Alice
Hoist, 2O-year- farm girl of
Sanish, today has arrived in Stanley
and tomorrow will go on trial in dis
trict court here.
Admitting the Staying of William
Nafus of Van Hook in poll hall ut
Sanish few months ago, it is the
plan Of the defendants counsel to
base his fight to keep the girl from
going to the penitentiary on the con-
tention that the act was justifiable
under the circumstances which the
defendant asserts existed.
If the girl is convicted of the
charge of first degree murder, she
will subject to sentence Of life
Imprisonment in the state peniten-
tiary, according to States Attorney G.
N. Cottingham of Mountrail county
who will prosecute the youthful de-
fcndant.
Has Been With Her Parents
Miss Hoist, accompanied by her
mother, arrived in Stanley yesterday
and conferred with f. F. Wyckoff
to represent the girl in the trial of
the case. Miss Hoist has been stay
ing with her parents and brothers
and sisters on a farm near Sanish
since the shooting occurred at Sa
nish, when the girl walked into a
pool hall where Nafus was lettering
called him to the front of the build.
ing and shot him once, mortally
wounding him.
AS the shot rang out, Miss Hoist
swooned and continued in faint fol
several hours. After she had been re.
vived, she told of her reason fol
the shooting, and said that she was
not sorry that she had killed Nafus
according to authorities who ques
toned her at the time.
Judge M0ellring to Preside
When court c0nvcncs at 10 Il. M
tomorrow, with Judge George II
Moellring of Williston presiding, it il
expected that Miss Hoist will be call
ed for arraignment and will enter he
plea. which her counsel has said vii
be mot guilty" The jury is to repor
at p. m. tomorrow, and the selec
tion of IL persons to hear the tcsti
mony in the case will begun immcdi
ately, according to present plans.
Some difficulty in obtaining al
unbiased jury from the panel Of g.
jurors, including five women, whicl
has been called, is anticipated, due t.
the sentiment which has been aroused
throughout Mountrail county as
result of the staying.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
PUBLIC MAY
SEE COUPLE
PLIGHT TROTH
Ceremony Planned For City
Auditorium During Trade
Week-Gifts Promised

Here comes the bride will re-
sound through the spaces Of the city
auditorium Thursday night, Marcn
10, and some lucky couple will get
varied gifts as the result Of deci-
sion Of committees in C..arge Of Bis
marck's Automobile Show-Style Show
and Trade Week to hold u public
wedding.
Young couples who have been
hesitant about marrying because OF
the high cost will have no cause to
worry if they are chosen to &c
through the ceremony Thursday
night, for the license, the ring, the
bridal party and the minister will all
be furnished without charge.
Dishes, furniture and other appr0
pirate wedding gifts are to, be givel
the newlyweds.
Any couple wishing to be weddet
is urged to send in their names K
the Association of Commerce an!
time up to Tuesday noon, March 8
At that time drawing will be helt
and the couple chosen will be notified
Immediately of their good luck. Bur
Finney is in charge of the affair.
Members of the various committee!
connected with the show met yestcr
day afternoon and went over all de
tails Of the affair to see that every
thing is working smoothly and K
make additional plans for the event
Auto Dealers Banquet
Plans for banquet Of automobile
dealers. to be held Thursday evening
March 10, were made, at the commit
tee meeting yesterday afternoon. M
.,b tins 81
Invitations have been sent o"+ I,
all dealers throughout the Slopt
country, with return cards, so tha'
the banquet sponsors may know how
MANY will attend. If banquets Of pas
years are any indication, in the neigh
borhood of 400 will be present at th'
affair.
Practically all the vaudeville act
to be given at thN auditorium will b.
presented at the banquet in one form
or another, as we'll as several outside
numbers. A full orchestra has beef
engaged for the event.
The principal speaker at the ban
quet will be E. J. Ashton, merchan
) disin9 representative Of the Automo
tive Equipment Association Of Chi
cago. ;.
Mr.. ASnLOn Will CalA OH ways y
increase sales of accessories and ser
vice; the need for maintenance; hov
to keep the shop busy; the advant
ages Of flat rates; how to get new
customers and how other dealers hav'
increased volume and profit. He il
nationally known authority on thes'
subjects:
Sponsors Of the banquet are Guam
rud, Brink and Reib0ld and automo
bile dealers of Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-01
4 CHILDREN
AND INVALID
ARE VICTIMS
Children's Mother Escapes,
But Is in Serious COndi-
tiOn From Burns
STOVE Is OVERHEATED
Father. Milking Cows. Dis
covers Blaze When Attract
ed BY Dogs Barking

Hibbing. Mimi, March 1.-CP)--
Five people were burned to death
and one was seriously injured when
fire destroyed a three-room frame
constructed home owned and occu-
pied by Samuel Basford. employe of
the Oliver Mining company. in the
Woodlwn addition, three mile south
of Hibbing. at $3.50 this morning.
Trapped in the house, on an upper
floor, four children ranging from 5
to II years of age were burned to
death and O. II. Basford. an invalid,
father Of Samuel Basford. was burn
ned to death as he lay in his bed.
Mrs. Basford managed to escape
through the flames and stumbled out
of rear door She suffered severe
burns on her arms. shoulders and
chest. and in addition froze her feet.
She was rushed to the Road hos
pital where here condition is said
to be critical.
The Dead
u. II. BasfOrd, II.
Charles BasfOrd, II.
John BasfOrd. ..
Margaret Basf0rd, I.
Evabclle Basford. :.
The Injured
Mrs. Sam Basford. 33, arms,
back and chest burned.
Samuel BasfOrd, 35, hands
burned.
The fire started from an over
heated stove while the father was
in the barn milking cows. Noticing
the barking of the dogs, Basford
came back to find the home in flames.
The five victims could not be res
cued and their bodies were later
taken out by firemen who were
rushed to the scene from Hibbing.
Asleep on Upper Floor
The four children and the aged
| man, who was ill. were asleep in the
! ore room on the second floor Of. the
house, which had an interior OF
/ cardboard material and an cxIerior
covered by paper.
So quickly did the flames spread
to the entire house that Mrs. Bas-
ford barely had time to escape
through rear door and
| rescue of the children and
their grandfather was impos
sible. When Basford rushed back to
the house from the barn, he attempt
ed to enter the only door. but the
| flames repulsed him. and he tried to
tear open another door which had
/ been barred for the winter. This he
could not open, and by this time the
wife broke her way through TIE dec
to emerge badly burned.
| Basford then tried to raise a lad
der to the second floor to rescue the
sleeping occupants but the flames
ragged SO fiercely that this was no.
possible. The bodies of the childreh
We're found huddled in the ruins of
! the howe.
! Help From Hibbing
The only telephone line to the
home was burned away and aid could
not be summoned, until Il neighbor
drove into Hibbing, 212 miles away,
to summon the fire department.
The firemen arrived to aid in re-
moving the bodies and to remove
Mrs. Basford to local hospital.
Firemen believe that the stove fired
by Mr.. Basford before he left the
+, house became overheated and ignited
nearby furnishings or the walls.