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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
Hearst Claims Gales Provided
Slush Fund for -Four Senators
Furnishes Senate Investigat-
ing Committee With DOcL-
ments Purporting to Prove
Claim-Publisher Says He
Paid About $4,000 For Pa
pers

Washington, Dec. 15.-t.)-Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst today fur
nishcd q senate investigating com
mittee with docum ,nts purporting
to show that slush fund was pro-
vided by President Gales for four
United States senators.
Taking the stand as the first wit
ness in the committees inquiry into
the charges, Mr.. Hearst said E. b.
Coblentz, one of his New York edi-
tors, decoded the documents which
were in code and which he claimed
came from the Mexica official
archives.
The disclosure was mad. before a
special senate committee, to whom
WiNiam Randolph Hearst presented
the documents. The publisher said,
however, that he did not believe any
Of the money was delivered to those
Heflin's Name Included
Notified that his name was in
cluded in the list. Senator Heflin
Immediately came before the COM
mittee.
ut was not delivered 10 me-" the
: Alabaman said, referring to a state
nlent in the documents that he was
supposed to have been paid $3.50, 900.
II have not received q cent except
some expenses when | was on a lee
ture tour about Mexican affairs" he
said.
Explaining further no. he go'
the documents, Hearst said:
This man | have named to you
communicated information til a
these documents were available in-
dicating unwarranted interference
He gave this word to Edward Clark
manager Of my mothers estate
Finally he said that for expenditure
Of $1,000 or $4,000 he could get cop
les Of the documents relating to the
United States senate. This man
never said he had seen them.
Later, | authorized expenditure
Of about $1,000. That was in Apri
OF this year.
This secret man and John, Page
q Hearst reporter, produced about
If10 documents, Hearst said.
Documents Important
"They were original document
and seemed OF great importance,
he declared. ''They said they hat
made every effort to determine the!i
authenticity.
"They said they had submitted tn
documents to Ambassador Shefffel,
and to the counselor Of the embass.
and had been unable to find any
thing wrong.
"IheY said the persons who dc
.livered them from the archives bu
reau were going to leave Mexico AM
probably would bring other docu
ments with them. told them
would like any further document
| these clerks. might get tending I
corroborate those we already had
PAGE and the other man met thcs
(Coptinued op page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
MANY lives LOST IN QUEBEC 0RPHANAGE fire
Lndbergh Joyousy Received Upon Arrival Mexico City
Rising Temperatures Are
Predicted for Tomorrow
FIGHT!
Postponed

As The Tribune went to press
this afternoon. local sponsors OF
the benefit boxing card that was
to have been held In Patterson
hall Friday night, reported an
Indefinite pOstpOnement as snow
blocked highways today forced
heavy cancellations Of seats that
had been reserved.
The fight which was to have
featured Ralph Alexander Of
Waterloo. lOwa, and Jack Nc
Cann Of Bismarck, prominent
northwest heayyweiehts. will
probably be staged during the
special session OF the state leg.
islature. H
Ralph Alexander. the six.
foot. four.inch fireman who
holds the Iowa heavyweight
championship, will have Il work.
ont Mt 5 y. m. today IN the
weather bureau gym, which he
has invited the public 10 attend.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
Highway Commission
Will Help Counties
in Removal of Snow,

With snow covering North Dako>
ta roads to q depth Of several feet,
the state highway commission today
decided to cooperate with county
governments in removing it 50 - to
make the state highways passable.
The policy Of the highway depart
ment, as laid down today, is 70 pay
labor costs, gasoline and oil re-
uuired for the operation Of snow
blows. The counties will Be re-
ouired to furnish the equipment and
the highway department will co-
operate in the operation Of only one
snowplow unit in each county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
Weather Reports
From Over State

Devils Lake, N. D., Dec. 15.-(R
People here shivercd to business
today as the mercury lowered
around 16 degrees below zero. The
skies are cloudlcss and a brisk
northwest wind is blowino.
Minot, N. d., Dec. 15.--P1--Clear
and cold weather is Minct's expert
ence today, with a temperature of "a
below zero and little winds The
roads radiating from the city are in
fair condition and everywhere pas
sable.
Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 15.-iPI
"A little more than an inch Of snow
was being blown about quite briskly
this morning. There was q 14-mile
northwest wind and some roads were
fairly we'll drifted, although most
! of them were passablc. The tenn.
peraturc was two below at Z o'clock.
sAs+Jamestowfi, d., Dec. f5.-A')-
With the passing Of snow storm
which cleared away last night after
depositinE eight inches Of snow, the
mercury began sliding and dropped
10 degrees between midnight and
four, a. IN. It rested at 20 below
from 4 to z a. nj. Roads are very
badly drifted in this vicinity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
Four Inches of Snow Fell Tues.
day Night and Yesterday,
With Wind Whipping It Into
GoOd-sized Drifts-19 Below
Zero at s A. NJ, Today, IL
Below at Noon

Despite lowering skies and a
blizzard that made the outlook for
today anything but pleasant, the
prediction Of the U. S. Weather
bureau here Wednesday that fair
weather would visit the Missouri
Slope today, was born out as the
skies cleared at midnight and clear,
cold weather greeted early risers to-
day.
The snow ceased falling at s p. m.
last night with the mercury at zero.
Between that time and q. m. to-
day, the thermometer again de.
scended to 19 degrees below zero
the coldest point in the past "a
hours. At noon today it was IL
below.
Roads Are Blocked
Four inches of snow that fell
Wednesday was piled into drifts
over the Slope country as 14.mile
an hour wind whipped out Of the
northwest. Roads were blocked
completely in III directions leading
from Bismarck.
O. w. Roberts, federal neteoro'
logist, predicted fair weather for to.
night and Friday, with slowly ris'
ing temperatures.
Trains running both east ant
west on the Northern Pacific were
reported running late, with the tim.
varying from one hour to more thar
three hours.
Prince Albert, Sask., continues t
be the coldest weather station OF
the continent, % degrees below ger,
being registered there at q. m
today.
"a Below 1t Minot
1t was "a degrees below zero a
Minot this morning, the coldcs
point in the United States with tn,
exception Of Miles City, Mont
which reported an identical reading
Minnesota cities and towns re
ported temperatures that were al
above zero, Hibbing which is calle'
the coolest city in the United States
registering 10 above zero.
FARGO HAS 1A.2. INQHES -. !.
OF SNOW IN 2l HOURS
I Fargo, N. D., Dec. 15.1F-Far
go, Moorhead and the surrounding
territory today bcgan digging itsel
from under huge drifts, piled higl
in snow storm which broke all ex
isting records for a 24-hour period
tied up highway bus traffic com
pletely, closed the public schools il
Fargo and delayed trains.
At noon today 1877 inches Of snow
had fallen since Wednesday morn
ing. The total amount Of 81 ow nov
on the ground IS 1858 inches, accord
ing to r.. J. McClurg, observer il
! charge of the Moorhead weather bu
reau.
At z a. m. today, 1872 inches o
snow had fallen in the 24-hour pc
riod. The snow continued to fall
however, but only slightly, half
inch being recorded between 7 a. nj
and noon.
Previous Records
The previous record 24-hour snow
fall was IA inches, on November IA
1909, according to bureau records
Today's storm brought the total fo
the calendar year to 71.3 inches
making the year the third in amour
Of snow recorded since 1898.
/ The snow Wednesday and toda
was accompanied by a wind whicl
(Contirue n -,ge two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15

REDMEN ELECT LEADER
Winona, Minn., Dec. 15.-tF1-
Larry Seaman, 6f Taconite, Minn.,
captain Of 1927 st. Mary's football
team, was reelected captain for
1923.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
new BUILDING
AT WAHPET0N
SCHOOL READY
Trade Courses at State School
of Science to Occupy $685.
900 Structure

!. Wahpeton, N. D., Dec. 15.-Occu-
pying the only building in the state
devoted exclusively to vocational ed
ucation, trade courses at the state
school Of science this week We're
moved to the new $4,000 trades
building. Moving oneration: CON-
menced last week when the printing
department was transferred from
the main buildin. Of the institution
to the new bailding. The building
will be entirely occupied when school
starts after Christmas vacation.
Establishing record for construc-
ton, c. H. johnson & Son Of Fargo,
general contractors Of the building,
have pushed the work rapidly to
make room for the ever increasing
enrolment at the school. Building
operations started August %, and
finishers will complete the last work
on the building this week. Archi-
tects for the building were Braseth
& Houkon, Of Fargo. The building
is the last word in modern fire-proof
factory construction, ani. will fill
q long felt want at the school.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15

00UCVEh VAC4AV1 1Ok
The erection of this modern trades
building on the campus Of North
Dakota's only junior college and
trade school, is q practical memorial
to the memory Of the late Dean Bah.
cock Of Grand Forks, who originated
the vocational education idea in this
state. While working to put the
training school plan across in the
northwest he confer. plated the erec.
ton Of the building as it stands to-
day. It has been characterized by
members Of the sta. board Of edu.
cation as an endowment Of Dear
Babcock's plan for vocational train
ing by the people Of the state.
Under the supervision Of lnstruc.
tors Bernard and LARSEN, Of .thl
electrical department at the school
students Of that department installed
all the electrical wiring. All power
and lighting lines have been rul
through the building by students il
= most workmanship manner. Plumb
ing in the new bl .lding has been in
stalled by the Wahpeton Plrmbins
and Heatinc company, under the di
rection Of A. w. Hoppert. instructor
in the plumbing department ant
president Of the North 0akot,
Plumbers Association: Former stu
dents in his employ have been EN-
ployed on the job.
r.,. ~. ro......
1"c'uoes "s"y Nou's
When moving operations are com
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
The Weather

Fair ton. ght and Friday
Rising temperature.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
q. & o. BELIEVED BUYER
OF SEIZED w. NJ. SHARES
Practically Complete Controi OF
Western Maryland Thought TO
Have Been Secured in Deal.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. February 17;-Acqui-
sition of complete control of the West
ern MARYLAND Railway by the baitl-
more & Ohio was indicated with the
announcement yesterday OF the SAFE
Of 74070 shares of stock of the West
ern MARYLAND to the Bank OF Manhat'
tan Co. New York. for 100000 cash.
While only guarded statements were
made bv Francis X. Millholland, assist
ant to George NJ. Shriver. senior vice
president. it was conceded that IN
cluded among the 74,o70 shares there
"might be stock which the Baltimore
& Ohio already has contracted"
That is in addition to the 30 per cent
of all the Western Maryland's hold
tngs which We're purchased by the
Baltimore & Ohio ten days ago, Mill
holland said.
It would require only the transfer
Of a comparatively small block OF
Western Maryland stock to give the
Baltimore & Ohio, plus proxies its
agents might obtain, complete voting
control Of the Western Maryland.
The stock just sold is the block
which Howard Sutherland. alien prop
erty custodian, had held for the Gov
ernment since it's seizure from German
owners during the World War.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Money to Loan

Money to Loan
Secured oy first deed OF trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commss
Jo,erl | Weller :So go wash at. I. = Tss'' e.
MEKGENTHALER LINOTYPE co.
Brookynt y, Y; February, 10. 1927.
quarterly dividend OF Sl.o5 and an
extra dividend OF 20 cents upon each OF the
258 600 shares Of present outstanding stock
OF no par value of Mergenthaler Linotype
Company will be paid on March 81. 1927.
to the Stockholders of record as they appear
at the close of business on March 3: 1927.
The transfer books will not I've closed.
los T. MACkEY. Treasurer.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Goodwill Flight Resumed.

AFRICA, Chile. February II R).-
The United States Pan-American GOOD
will ayiators resumed their flight
southwark along the Chilean coast
line at II O'Clock this morning. The
four planes had been left at Ilo during
a visit of several days to La Paz,
which the f1ierS made by rail.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
PRICES ARE STEADY
. IN COTTON MARKET
Trading Moderate, With
Range of Values Narrow.
Trade Is Buying.
Rr the Associafed Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 1.-THE
cotton market opened steady today at
decline Of l point to an advance or
points. most of the active months
being higher in response to relatively
firm cables from Liverpool.
There was some Southern and local
selling as well as realizing, but trade
buying helped to absorb offerings. and
while fluctuations were somewhat
irregular. the market held fairly
steady during the first hour. The
price of May ranged from 1899 to
14.02 the general market holding
within point or two Of yesterday $
closing quotations.
Private cables reported trade call
ing, with London and Manchester
buying in Liverpool, and that demand
for cotton cloth in Manchester was
sustained, with manufacturers extend
ing their enga Sements.
Prices worked up to 14.07 for May
and 1850 for October later, about .
to s points net higher on buying
which came largely from Liverpool
or the trade. There was also covering
by some OF the early sellers. but gen
eral business remained quiet. The
advance met some realizing or local
selling. although prices held within
point or two of the best. F'irmnesS of
Liverpool was attributed to the eX-
pansion of business in cotton goods
at Manchester and the advance here
was also encouraged by reports of
cotton mill activity in Germany.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, February II
R).-Trading In the. cotton market
today was moderate, with operators
inclined to await the fate of the
McNary-Haugen farm relief bill.
Liverpool reported spot sales of $4,000
bales and opening prices here showed
gains of or points. May advanced
5 points after the call. Initial gains
were soon lost and May traded at
1401 and July at 1916, to points
above Yesterdays close.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
STEEL TRADE BETTER.

NEW YORK. February II P).-
Expansion Of new business and firmer
r"ices are reported by independent
steel companies in the Youngstown
Valley. Sheet and strip tonnage are
being booked for second quarter de-
liveries.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, February IT o.
Rye, firm; No. Western, 1.17& fob
New York and 1.16 elf. export. Bar
ley, easy; mailing. 87haS91a elf
New York Lard. firm; Middle West
12.65a12.75. Wheat futures opened
steady; domestic May, 1.4S&. Other
articles unchanged. ..-
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Washington Stock Exchange

Washington Gas 6s '36 B-S1 900 at
1O4 = 81. 900 at 1O4Ts 800 at 1O4 T.
Federal American com.-10 at 30. 10 at
35. 8 at 50.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction 5s-S1 900 at 1Oi u ),
$500 at 10l II
Washington Gas 6s '33 "A"-S100 at
104 y $500 at I04Ia.
Capital Traction Cos at 106A. 10 al
106A
Potomac Electric cons. 5s-S7.0o0 at
9o;s
Evening star., 1927-05-03

comdr. l.. C. Frost, s.; Robert v.
Fleming, $40: Mrs. j. NJ, Glelssnea, ne
SO: Miss Kathleen Gillette slz'
Mr.. Bardner. 81; 7. w. Greene, 20, a.
r. Green, $3.50; August G. Guthelm,
$40: Mr.. Goldsmith. 81.
Anna Hage, SIS; Raymond Hubbard,
81: Woodson Houghton, SIS; Hartman
& Co. s25: NJ. l.. Henry, 81; Willlam
u. Hoover, $50; James c. Holiister,
81. Mrs. C. L. Henry, 81; Holmes
Son. Inc, $40 r. s. Hoover, so;
oscar W. Hunter, SO; T. P. Harrnan'
ir. SIS: M. Hollander, $40; Frank ,.
Hight. s75: w. w. Husband, $5; Le-
row w. Heron, $50; w. J. Hyde, So;
Francis II. Hurley, 800: Fl. r. Howen-
stein. SO; n. Horn. $5; Moultrie HIT
$40: Elias S. Hoffman, SIS; Miss Ruth
e. Jones. 81; Frank r. Jelleff. Inc
$40. r. Lamar Jackson, $25; William
+ Jacob, 81; H. J. jacob, 81.
Mrs. Robert Kelton, 81; Z. J. Kyle
IS. William King & Son, $50; MRS.
r. III. Kettler. 81; Jerome Lghtfoot'
IS. MAY d. Lightfoot. IS; Lewis, Ed
ward M. E., 81; Mrs. James II. Little,
$50: w. r. Little, $5; Mrs. Henry
Leonard, $50; Mar Fisher, $2o; n.
Leroy Morris, 81; Morrison, $lV; MISS
II. Montague. 81; Mrs. Fl. e. Marun,
$40: Ethel M. Martin, $50; Charles
w. Morris, S.; Miss Malston. W.
Johnson c. Morgan, 81; M. W. Mayer,
s10. Feachmand NJ. Ney, Sc; Latimer
3 Maloney, $50: w. II. Martin. Jr:,
So: w. H. Martin, ST.. SIS: Elizabeth
c. Merritt, $50: Ethel Douglas Merritt
S12O: c. L. Nelson. 81; Col. Guy >.
NoryelI. $5; Milton Nathan, Sc: Marcus
NotaS $40
William I. Ogus, $40; H. w. Offutt'
S5. Mrs. l.. B. Patterson, 81; Della
9. Perham, 81; Phi Gamma Kappa,
S75: Edith Peterson, 81; Mrs. ii. Z.
pearson. 81; II. H. Platt, $5; Herbert
w. Poole, $25; George Reiss, $40;
James r. Phipps. $5; Miss Beatrice
Patton, So; NJ. Fl. Peters, 50; Margaret
Shipley. SIS; F. H. Smith Co, 500;
Fred A. Schultz, SIS; w. F. and Z. L.
Smith, $3.50; James F. Salkeld, 50;
A. r. Stewart, SIS; 8. Silyerberg. $25;
Oppenheimer & Shah, $40; Louis
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Maddox Trenholm, IS; Wallace Strea-
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Sophy c. Stanton, 5000; c. j. Stock
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So: Walter r. Tuckerman, SIS; A. II.
Ten, $40; Leon A. Ulman, $40; w.
3. Vaude Vanter, $5; Mrs. l.. B. Wood
ford 81; Women's City Club, $2.35;
Ralph d. WHY. So; John c. Wine
man, 500; Admiral Spencer Wood. So:
| Walter D. Wilcox. $40: Raymond L.
Wolven. 81 Edward Yardley, 81.
Evening star., 1927-05-03
RUTH TO WELD BATON.
Will Lead Bands at st. Mary's In
dustria1 School Benefit.

"Babe" Ruth, who is here with the
New York Yankees, Is due to step
out of character today and WELD the
baton at the joint concert of the bands
of st. Mary's Industrial School Of Bal
timore and the Baltimore Evening Sun
at Catholic University.
The concerts, at and o'clock, are
for the benefit of st. Mary's, where
the Babe" started his home-run
career. Today's role is not exactly
new to Ruth, who has appeared with
st. Mary's Band on previous occa-
sions.
Sponsors for the concerts are Peter
Drury. j. Leo Kolb, Hugh Reilly,
Arthur May. Patrick J. Haltigan,
Senator David I. Walsh Of Massachu-
sets, John J. Noonan, Rear Admiral
w. S. Benson, retired; Herman A.
Schulteis. d. J. Callahan, Charles w.
Darr, VIII p. Kennedy and John
Auth.
Arrangements were made by Rev.
Vincent J. Callahan and Rev. Vincent
Fitzgerald.
Evening star., 1927-05-03
CONTRACTORS SEEK
UNIFIED PRACTICE
Divide Into Two Groups for
Round Table Studies for
improvements.

Contractors and building experts
from over the country who are at
tending the conference here, at the
Washington Hotel, being held under
the auspices of the Associated Cen
eral Contractors of America, today
divided into two groups for round
table studies of proposed standard
forms of contracts and proposals for
construction work, designed to pro-
mote increased public safety and
economy and to curbing the activi-
ties of irresponsible contractors.
Under the craftsmanship of John
Boldt of Cleveland, the building dl-
vision of the conference, following an
informal discussion lasting the entire
morning, adopted standard form OF
proposal for construction work, a
feature of which is the placing of
blame for the safety of building
plans.
Standard QUESTIONABLE Form.
The highway, public works and
railroad division of the contractors,
in another session, discussed the need
of a standard form of QUESTIONABLE
for contractors bidding on highway
proiects with a view to eliminating
the "fy-by- night bidders incapable of
carrying out work according TO their
offers.
The form of the proposed standard
form of contract proposal adopted by
the building division will be presented
to the executive board of the con-
tractors organization tomorrow for
consideration, and If approved by that
body ultimately will be recommended
to the annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated General Contractors for action.
Up to Architects.
Full responsibility for meeting the
requirements of health and safety in
the planning of buildings erected by
contractors In accordance with specifi-
cations made by designers of the
buildings is placed on the shoulders
of the architects of the building, In
the standard form of proposal adopted
by the building division this morning.
The report also declares owners of
buildings erected in accord with
architects plans should defend the
builders against any possible suit
growing out of violation of legal re-
quirements discovered in the design
of the building.
Highway Construction Bids.
The highway division recommended
that a summary be prepared of all
systems now employed by the various
States in regulation of bidding and
the award of contracts for road con.
struction.
Allan Jay Parrish of Paris. ILL.,. pre-
sided over the highway meeting.
Bills affecting the construction in
dustry, Federal projects, proposed re-
vision of the income tax law, election
of officers and other business will be
taken up at a general session Of the
conference tomorrow.
Evening star., 1927-05-03
MARINE BAND OPENS
MEMORIAL CONCERTS
Will Play for Rest of Week in Con-
nection With Benefit Permorm-
ance at Theater.

Nlassed on the sidewalk in front of
the Earle Theater last night, the
United States Marine Band, under the
leadership of Capt. Taylor Branson,
newly appointed leader, opened a six
day series of open-air band concerts
in conjunction with the Earle Thea
ter's benefit performance for the Dis
trict War Memorial.
Crowds gathered to hear the band
play the stirring war songs so COM
memorative of the days of 1917. Be-
ginning with Sousa's famous "The
Stars and Stripes Forever" the band
launched Unto a medley Of the more
popular var songs, a selection COM
piled by a. former member of the
United states Marine Band, now re-
tired. Then the marching songs OF
the three branches of the service
were played, "The U. S. Field Artil.
lery" of the Army, Anchors Away"
of the Navy and "Semper Fidelis" of
the Marines. The concert closed with
THE Star Spangled Banner" This
program will be repeated tonight.
Inside the theater impressive addi-
tions to the regular weeks program
have haen made to call attention to
the war memorial. With appropriate
music the curtain is raised. showing
q tomb of white stone. A detachment
of marines, in their blue dress uni
forms. followed by detachment of
sailors. carrying their rifles at trail
and with the fixed bayonets cleaning,
march upon the stage, forming them.
selves in semi-circle about the tomb,
and fianked on either side by two uni
formed nurses. AS the men come to
present arms" a representative of
the theater walks to the center of the
stage and delivers a brief address
concerning the war memorial, and to
the clear notes of a bugle sounding
TAPS" the curtain Is lowered as the
lights fade.
Immediately following the tableau
the short film, showing soldiers in
action, is thrown upon the screen,
followed by reading matter explana-
tory of the war memorial movement.
The theater management has suc-
ceeded in giving an emphatic remind
er of the appeal made in Washington
this week in behalf of the District
War Memorial, and the patrons Of the
Earle have found added pleasure and
benefit in attending the performances,
to be continued throughout the week.