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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
House Transacts Much Busi-
ness Saturday by Having
Night Session - Another
Evening Meet in Prospect
For TOnight-Anti- EvOlu.
tiOn Bill Is Defeated

Facing heavy press of business
and the possibility that bills passed
on Washington's birthday might not
be legally effective, the house de-
cidcd to begin night sessions Sat
urday and recessed at ) o'clock to
convene again ut 1880.
Another night session is in proxs,
pect for tonight so that the house
will be enabled to send to the senate
all legislation originating in the low
err body at this session. The con-
stitution requires that all house bills
be in the hands of the senate by 2
o'clock Wednesday.
Fear of possible filibustcr by
N0npartisans directed against In
dependent measure was assigned as
the reason for the action. At the
last session, when Nonpartisans had
a majority, the Independents killed
several important measures by that
method.
When recess was taken Saturday
the house had "a bills still in COM
mittcc. l3 scheduled for considera-
tion in the committee of the whole
and 35 bills on the calendar for final
action.
At the afternoon session 10 bills
were killed, one was withdrawn and
four were passed.
Among important bills recommend
ed for passage in the committee of
the whole were the Lynch bill, pro
viding for "A highway commission Of
three members, consisting of the
governor and two men appointed by
him and the state fair bin, amended
to provide $4,000 for the fair at
Mandan as well as those at Grand
Forks, Fargo and Minot
Authorization Bill Killed
The anti-evolution bill, offered by
Rep. l.. O. Richardson of Adams
county. was killed on recommends
tion of the education committee
without IA voice being raised in its
defense.
A resolution directing the state
board Of administration to with
draw from the state agricultural
college at Fargo the schools of edu
cation. pharmacy, science, literature
fight.
Defending the bill to curtail ac-
tiyities of the agricultural college
II. +. SWEET, kidaer county. declared
that il is not political proposition
but that some legislature will have
to take the bull by the horns" and
effect an adjustment in the state
educational system. He averred that
il now is overloaded with institu-
tions of higher learning and charged
that the agricultural college i
stressing every study but agricul-
tIre. Reading from schedule, he
said only three per cent Of tho
teaching hours are devoted to strict
ly agricultural subjects. The col
| lege is turning out engineers, teach
crs and druggists but few farmers
he said, and charged that it has
been "derelict in it's duty" to tn.
! farmers. More than two-thirds OF
| Continued on page thrce)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
First White Child
Born in America Was
of Swedish Origin

Chicago, Feb. 21.--(P-Conning
old Viking sagas, Dr. Amandus John
son, president Of the American Sons
ana Daughters of Sweden, says he
has found records that the first
American white child was of Scandi-
navian origin and was born some
where in New England nearly 500
years before Columbus discovered
America.
The hoy was~--amed Snorri. and
was the son Of Torfin and Godrid
Karlsefni,. said DR.. Johnson. former
professor of history of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania and author of
several books on the Swedes in
America. The society Of which he
5 president is supporting move
ment for the celebration Of the 3OOth
anniversary Of Swedish settlement
n America. In about 1908, DR..
Johnson said the saga showed, Karly
sefni, partly descended from a Swe-
dish upplander, fitted out an expedi-
tion and sailed from Sweden with his
wife and some settlers to visit Vim
land, as the Vikings had christened
America. He took supplies, intend
ing to settle the country. After
three years in little village they
fortified on New England river
they returned to Scandinavia. Snorri
was horn in 1904
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
TRADE WEEK
AWARDS NOW
EXCEED 150
Over 200 Prizes. With Over
$1,000 Total Value, Will BE
Collected BY March Z

Over $50 free prizes for visitors to
Bismarck's Style Show Automobile
Show and Trade Week have already
collected and at least 200 prizes, with
Il value of over 81 900. will be on
hand when Bismarck is host to peo-
pie Of. the Slope country during the
week of March Z to l2.
This is the announcement made to-
day by the committee on prizes and
contests, which has been working for
the past three weeks gathering up
the free awards. Practically every
merchant in town has contributed
one or more prizes, the committee
says.
Out-of-town visitors are TO register
at stated place. and will be given
numbered coupons, which they arc
to keep until the drawing is held
Friday evening, March IL. on tht
stage of the city auditorium.
Two Drawings Planned
Because Of the nature of some OF
the prizes, two drawings will be held
one for farmers only and the other
for all out -of-town visitors. Coupons
are to be placed in sealed box and
on Friday night will be placed in :
large hopper. Three blindfoldet
high school girls will draw out tht
numbers,
If any out-of-town visitor shoult
be unable to stay for the drawing
and wins a prize, he will be notified
and arrangements made to see tina
he gets it.
Among the varied prizes which
have already been collected are sucl
things as blankets, sugar, shoes
cigars. restaurant tickets, motor oil
auto tires and chickens.
Prizes are to be placed on exhibi
tion in a special showroom unit
Friday, where visitors can look then
over.
A committee of five merchants 1
working out details for what i
promised to be one of the mos
unique and elaborate style show
ever put on in the Slope country.
Members of committees have prac
tically quit their own business TEN
! porarily in order to have ready th
biggest community event BismarcI
has ever. put on.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21

Other deaths attributed to the
storm included four In Pittsburgh.
two in Boston. one mt South Amboy.
n. j., and the second officer of u
barge off Ambrose Lirn.snip. outside
New York harbor
New Jersey beach, resorts were hit
hard. From Asbury Park to Cape
May, high tides and rses. waves
caused extensive damage to boats,
board walks, shops, cottages and 9TH
er structures. At Atlantic City.
l0Ofoot section of its famous hoard
walk was lifted by a wave and de-
posted on the top IF building.
Many small craft and some larger
ones were thrown on reefs. bars and
beaches along the entire coast line.
Waves at times reached a he ght Of
50 feet.
Coastwises shipping practically was
suspended. Ocean vessels were de-
laycd II to "a hours as result of
the storm which extended far out to
sea.
Highest Tide in 20 Years
The tide in New York harbor was
the highest in 20 years. Damage esti-
mated at hundreds of thousands Of
dollars was done to piers.
The storm destroyed the last hope
for the rescue Of Lieutenants Willard
j. Harris and William A. Gray. army
aviators lost Thursday in a fog off
the New Jersey coast while en- route
from Mitchell Field. n. Y. to Langley
Field, Va.
The greatest havoc in the New
York district was caused at Staten
Island where the high tide carried wa
ters three-quarters Of a mile inland
and drove l.500 from their homes.
Damage there was estimated at a
million dollars.
Twenty blocks Of Atlantic City
were under water, which at places
reached depth Of three feet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
IS
URGED T0SIGN
FARM AID BILL
RawsOn of Iowa Tells Execu
tive Measure Would Be
Beneficial to Farmers

Washington, Feb. 2l.-[P)-Pleas
to President Coolidge to sign the
Nary-Haugen,f n, farm relief bill were
continued, today. Senator Robison,
Republican, Indiana, telling the pres
ident that such action would be cx-
ceedingly popular among Indiana
farmers.
Senator Robinson said the pres
ident gave no indication as to his
action.
The situation was discussed with
President Coolidge also by Gray Sill
yer, of the American Farm Bureau
federation.
Charles A. Rawson of Des Moines,
national Republican committeeman
for Iowa, told the president he
thought the bill would be beneficial
to the farmers in the middlewest not
only for the actual provisions it con-
tained but especially for the moral
effect it would have upon the farm
ers.
Farmers would at least feel that
their distress had been noticed by
congress, he said. Rawson was a
White House luncheon guest today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
anti EVOLUTION
BILL DEFEATED
BY COMMITTEE
Recommendation For Indefi-
mite P0stpOnement Accept
ed BY Unanimous Vote

Not even faint may" marked the
passing of North Dakota's anti
evolution bill from the Legislative
picture Saturday.
Supporters of the bill held their
peace while its opponents showed it
into the waste-basket
The death sentence by the educa-
tion committee was about to be exc
cuted without comment when Rep.
Erickson, Kidder county, inquired
why it had been dealt with so sum-
marily.
Edwin Traynor. Devils Lake, chair
man Of the committee, explained he
didn't know why the committee had
killed it since no one gave any rea-
sons but said the vote was unani-
nous.
Speaking for himself, however,
Traynor said the bill represented an
attempt to have the legislature de-
clare the truth or falsity Of certain
theory. If it passed, he said, he
feared that the next session might
see request that the legislature ex.
press itself concerning the authen-
ticity of the origin of the Bible, the
divinity of Christ, Mendel's law or
the Einstein theory"
His explanation was greeted by a
faint snicker from most of the house
and blank silence from the author
of the bill and it's advocates.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
SNOW TWO FEET
MERCURY
10 BELOW ZERO
Is Lives Lost and Property
Damage Estimated al Mil
lions of Dollars
SHIPPING Is AFFECTED
Eight COastguardsmen Killed
New York and Atlantic
City Are Hard Hit

New York, Feb. 81. LP) Sixteen
deaths and millions of dollars in
property damage were caused by 4
snow. sleet and windstorm that had
abated today after raging in the
north and middle Atlantic coast
states for as hours.
From Maine to Delaware bay,
mountainous seas tossed ships about
like match boxes, shattered dwellings
and swept away piers and board
walks. High tides carried waters
hundreds Of feet in shore.
Snow fell to a depth of two feet in
some places while the temperature
dropped to 10 degrees below zero.
Eight Coast guardsmen Killed
The storm took it's heaviest death
toll off Provincetown, Mass, where
eight coastguardsmen lost their lives
when patrol boat 23S was tossed
ashore. The entire boats crew was
lost as two destroyers vainly rushed
to rescue them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
Explosion
Kills M an
at EdgeIey
HCme of Prominent Business
Man of La MOurc County
Village Partially Destroyed
by Fire Which Follows
Rlast-Wifc Of Victim Es-
capes Uninjured

Edgclcy, X. d., Feb. II. 1P,
Harry l.. Weaver, 80, prominent
citizen Of this city. is dead and his
home is IN ruins rs the result of II
gas -explosition late Saturday night.
shortly after retiring, Mrs. Weaver
smelled gas and called her husband
The two started for the basement, !,
where the gas was stored in tanks,
to see what the trouble was. JUS
as Mr.. Weaver reached the foot Of
the basement stairs, the tank from
which the gas was escaping exploded,
throwing the flaming liquid over
him. Mrs. Weaver who was Il few
feet behind her husband was un-
injured
Mr.. Weaver ran to the home o..
DR.. and Mrs f. A. Bachelors, neigh
bors, whore he collapsed He died at
1:3O a. IN. Sunday.
House Greatly Damaged
A few minutes following the ex-
plosion, fire had spread over the en-
tire house The volunteer fire de-
partment arrived at the scene IL few
minutes later and was successful in
putting out the blaze, but not until
the house had been damaged greatly.
Mr.. Weaver had lived in La Moure
county all his life. He was born
in farm near La Moure, February
%. 1888 He attended the Edgelcy
grade and high school and later at
tended college. After graduating
from college he entered business
with his father, George +. Weaver, in
the firm Of Shields and Weaver. real
estate and farm loans. one of the old
est firms in the coupty.
Funeral services have not been ar
ranged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21

NU N ER0US
IN SHANGHAI
Men Making SeditiOus $
Speeches Decapitated With
out Semblance of Trial

Shanghai. Feb. 2l-tAD The sword,
welded swiftly to behead strike
fomeaters. was used in the native
section Of Shanghai today to combat
the pen Of nationalist propaganda.
Continuing "A death dealing program
started yesterday under orders of
General Ii Pao-Chang, defense com
missioner Of Shanghai, to check the
Spread of a general strike ordered
Saturday, executioncrs with large
swords patrolled the streets and sum
marily. without semblance of :, trial, Z,
decapitated on the spot men found
making seditious speeches or distribute
ing strike literature.
Reliable Chinese sources placed the
number Of beheadings at %. OF which
l6 were carried out today. while ma
tionalists declared there had been 80.
The strike was called allegedly for
economic reasons but in reality To
celebrate the recent nationalist vic
tory in Chekiang province and their
subsequent capture of Hangchow. i'm
portant center ll3 miles southwest
of here, from forces of Marshal Sum
Chang Fang.
Natives Start Exodus
The effect of the reign Of terror,
though unnoticeable yesterday, w.s
pronounced today. Strike activities
lessencd, even i'm the foreign settle
ment beyond jurisdiction Of the
Chinese authorities, and natives start
ed an exodus from the Chinese sec
ton to protection of the foreign area.
A heavy rain also helped to discour-
age mass demonstrations
Although the situation on the bat
tie front south Of here remained
about in status quo, Marshal Chang
Tsc- Lin, genero ssim of the northe m
forces. struck snaG in his projected
drive against the southcrners by 4
march through Honan province when
forces of General WI PeiFu, nominal
master of the state. disarmed mum
her of Chang Tso-Lin's soldiers and
seized an ammunition train.
However, the incident was not tax
en- as an indication that WI will op-
pose the northern commander in the
present campaign. although WI ant
Chang have been at loggerheads sew.
eral times in recent years.
The department stores of Shang
hai's foreign settlements. which clos
ed Saturday, reopaned today and some
of the mill hands who Joined in the
walkout returned to work. Busse!
resumed operation on skeletonizet
basis, but other transportation ser
vices remain at a standstill.
Postoffice Picketcd
The city also continued without
postal service. the postoffice beini
locked and picketed. Newspapers
have suspended owing to the workers
demands that they print the entire
strike story The journals are not
Continued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21

Proposed county options on sun
day motion pictures were defeated
IN the North Dakota senate Satur-
day when Lieutenant Governor Wal
ter Maddox was forced to cast the
deciding vote against the bill after
Senator e.. Patterson, Renvillc coun-
ty, had vainly tried to revive the
measure.
The senate worked rapidly to pass
Is measures and defeat - others as
the time grew shorter in which to
send all senate bills to the house.
All senate bills must be sent to
the house by o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. and. as final action can
not be taken on any bills Tuesday,
a legal holiday, but one more work
ing day remains to dispose of senate
measures.
Recognition of this fact was made
when on motion Of Senator Frank
T.. Ployhar. Barnes county. the sem
ate recessed until IL o'clock Mon
day morning.
Limit Set at $4,000
An attempt to defeat the Bakken
bill that would limit liability of the
statcs workmen's compensation bu-
reau TO $1,000 in case of total per
manent disability or death through
a minority report of the state af-
fairs committee lost. There was no
roll call. and the majority report
recommending passage of the mea-
sure, was accepted without comment
A bill that would declare a mis-
demeanor the making, signing OF
procurement of false affidavit in
Garnishment action lost, on fina
consideration, "a to 25.
A measure that provides for re-
funds by the state hail insurance de-
partment to persons paying hal
taxes on lands not tax liable was
included in those passed.
The fight over the Sunday motor
picture bill, which would allow
movies on Sundays in counties where
voters so desired came when the
state affairs committee reported or
the measure, recommending its pass
age.
Senator c. J. Olson, Barnes coun
/ ty, moved that further consideration
of the the bill be indefinitely post
(, poned. which carried. Senator Pat
Continued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
Sleight Would Make
County Boards Act
as Hail Adjusters

Numerous changes in the state hail
insurance law, proposed at this ses-
sion, have been bitterly contested in
the general assembly and several
gubernatorial vetos are expected as
the result Of action by the Independ-
ent majority.
One of the last bills to amend the
hail law proposed in the house was
offered by T. E. Sleight. McHenry
county. 1t provided that members Of
the board of county commissioners
shall act as hail adjusters and re-
quires the board to designate one Of
its members to do that work in each
commissioners district. Such ap-
pointments would be made at the
regular March meeting each year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
CASE AGAINST
". G. WRIGHT
IS DISMISSED
States Attorney Moves Dis
missal of Charge After
Frank Evarts Testifies

The case of the State VS.. w. 6.
Wright, president Of the Rivcrdale
Homes company, was dismissed here
today after the testimony Of the COM
plaining witness, Frank Evarts, had
been taken. States Attorney +. +.
McCurdy moved dismissal of the ac-
ton, stating that two essential ele-
ments Of evidence needed to convict
the defendant were missing. Evarts,
it is said, failed to substantiatc the
statement that the alleged represen-
tations were made to him by Wright,
and also declined to state that he had
purchased the stock solely because
Of any reliance upon such alleged
representations.
Trial Of the case was started in
Burleigh county district court this
morning, and at the beginning It was
expected to take, all OF today. and
most of tomorrow. Granting OF Nc
Curdy's motion for dismissal, how
ever, brought it to sudden close.
Wright was charged with obtaining
money and property by false pre-
lenses in the information, the
charges being based upon the COM
plant of Frank Evarts of Bis
marck who claimed that representa-
tions made to him by Wright at the
time he purchased 10 shares of
stock in the company were false.
Eyarts stated he was infOmed that
SIS per cent of all money received
by the company was placed in
escrow, as required by the state
securities commission. but that he
later found this to be untrue.
E. A. Hedges of Bismarck was
sentenced to serve four months in
Jail and pay a fine Of 5000 and
costs late Saturday when he pleaded
guilty before Judge Fred Jansonius
to charges of engaging in the liquor
traffic. The sentence was suspended.
Hedges was bound over to the district
court by Justice of the Peace K. n.
Crane when he waived preliminary
examination. His arrest followed q
raid conducted by federal agents and
members of the city police. depart
ment at his residence, $40 South
Seventh street.
Order Of Trial
The calendar of the February
term of court was called at the open
ing of this mornings session, and
cases set for trial in the following
State VS.. w. G. Wright, obtaining
money and property under false pre-
'estat, stase VS.. Robert white, obtaining
money and property under false pre-
lenses.
State VS.. Philip Koch, engaging
in the liquor traffic.
State VS.. Robert Krutzner, operat-
ing an automobile without proper
license.
state VS.. James Splitter. malicious
ly injuring standing crops.
Rose Siege1 vs.. Insurance compa-
nv Of North America.
First National bank of Bismarck
VS.. Dodge State Bank, 4 corporation,
F. J. Ruff, ]. A. Jacobs, G. n. Lee
L. j. Wehe VS.. g. W. Snyder and
p. J. Engeseth, ct al.
W. w. Kimball company VS.. Zakkie
Azar and p. W. Chubb.
Chas. ]. Fisk VS.. Interstate Trans
portation company.
Vivian Finlayson VS.. II. M. Bryan
Charles B. Rosen and Isham Hall
VS.. John Hara.
= Yellow Cab company vs.. Corwin-
Churchill Motors, Inc.
Maryland Casualty company vs..
c. G. Hibbs.
State of North Dakota for Work
Continued on psge three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
Retail Merchants
to Meet at Grand
Forks March 8, 9, 10

Announcement Of plans for the
annual meeting of the North Dakota
Retail Merchants association, to be
held at Grand Forks March 8, 3 and
10, were made today by NJ A. John
son OF Michigan, president of the
assoc iation.
Sightseeing trips, entertainments.
johnson says. Trips to the state
mill and elevator. packing plant. the
sugar mill and the university will be
made.
Nationally known business men
will address the delegates, johnson
says, and the annual banquet, to be
held at the university commons, will
be featured by presentation of enter
tainment by the Dakota Playmakers
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
Daugherty-Miller
Trial Is Halted BY
Death of Jurors Son

Federal Court. New York, Feb. 21.
-GP-Death of a jurors son has
halted the Daugherty- Miller trial.
When court convened at 1O:45 this
morninr, Judge John c. Knox, an
nounced that he had Just learned
that son of Arthur Zinn, juror
number IL, had died during the night
Of pneumonia. The funeral will be
held Wednesday.
He then adjourned court until
Thursday.