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Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-01-15
SENATORS TRY
Penn PRIMARY
PROBE PUZZLE


WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-QP)-An eff
fort to solve the puzzle of how to get
the ballot boxes and ballots used in
the senatorial election in Philadelphia
county last November to Washington
Will be made tomorrow by the senate
campaign funds committee.
To that end it has summoned to the
capital Mayor Kendricl< of Philadel-
phia, the clerk of the court of common
pleas of the county, and the board Of
registration. Senator-elect Ware and
his democratic opponent, william b.
Wilson, who has brought contest in
the senate for Vare's seat are also
expected to be on hand.
While the committee was preparing
to carry out the senate's Instructions
to Investigate the Pennsylvania cleo
ton, democratic and republican lead
ers in the senate laid their plans for
the fight that is to come on the floor
next week when Senator elect Smith
of Illinois presents his credentials.
The democrats will make move to
prevent Smith from taking his seat
until after the elections committee has
given him a hearing on the disclosures
before the campaign funds committee
last summer that while he was chair
man of the state commerce commission
he accepted $4,000 from officials of
public utility corporations to his sena-
torial primary campaign fund.
The republicans will counter this
motion with one to seat Smith, with
instructions to the elections committee
to give him a hearing on his creden-
tials and make an early report upon
which the senate would determine by
record vote whether he should retain
the place to which he was appointed
recently by Governor Small after the
death of William B. Mckinley.
CHICAGO, Jan. IA (P).--His deter
mination announced to- go to Wash.
ington the first of next week to face
the senate with demand that it
seat him before questioning his right
to wear the toga, Frank l.. Smith re-
turned to his home in Dwight today
to prepare for the trip. The senators
seating has been questioned because
of his primary campaign expenses.
Mr.. Smith admitted he was dis
turbed because some of the hogs on
his farm had cholera, but he seemed
i'll excellent spirits as he handed out
the statement announcing his deter,
nination to face the issue nearly a
month after his appointment by Gov,
ernor Len Small to fill the unexpred
term of the late Sena.or William E
Mckinley, whose success9or the long
term Smith also became by election.
His silence was broken by the an
nouncement Of intention to defend
his position for the first time Since.
his appointment, and Smith again rel
silent today.
~The first of next wees," was the
best he would do toward fixing the
date for his trip to Washington, but
it was considered probable that ne
would leave Chicago Monday anc
possibly lay his credentials for the
short term before the senate on.
"Wednesday.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-01-15

Belle: 81 like man with past;
be is always interesting"
Ella: II like a man with a future
he is more Interesting"
Mary: It like a man with Il
present, and the more expensive the
present is, the more interest I take
in him."
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-01-15

PUEBLO, Colo Jan. IA R.-rhe
state convention of ice cream manu-.
facturers closed here tonight follow-
ing the election of officers for the
coming year. Ed Carlson, of the
FrinlS-Carlson company of Denver.
was elected president
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-01-15
BY Williams

ern railway headquarters here were
advised tonight that the crack
Ponce De Leon" express train,
northbound from Florida to Chicago,
had run into an open switch at Linz.
dale, Ga, and that a wrecking train
had been dispatched to the scene
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
WTRE:.CLAIMS
ANOTHER MAN
Is MURDERER
Makes Statement to Judge
After Pleading Guilty and
Getting 30.year Term

Fargo, N. s., June lS.--Another
man killed Mrs. Anna Nelson, Charles
J. Wire, alias Alexander Samuel,
m aintained in a statement given to
Judge c. A. Nye in Clay county dis
trict court in Moorhead Friday after
he pleaded guilty to third degree
murder of Mrs. Nelson's death and
had been. sentenced to 80 years at
Stillwatersby Judge Nye.
Clay county officials place no Gre
dence in the statement, holding, ac-
cording to Henry S. Stiening, county
attorney. that it is an alteration and
elaboration Of the alibi Wire present
ed several days ago and which they
say is contradicted by other evidence
gathered in the case. The name OF
the other man, given by Wire IN
his statement, is withheld by the
officials.
Wire admitted in his, statement
that he was present on the road
south of Moorhead early on June 6,
when Mrs. Nelson was fatally beaten,
but told the judge that he only
slapped and choked Mrs. Nelson to
keep her quiet in an argument and
that the other man was the one who
beat her into insensibility with a
wrench, giving her the skull frac.
lures and other wounds that caused
her to die 80 hours later.
Bought Liquor, Claim
In his statement to Judge Nye,
Wire said he met Mrs. Nelson and
the other man together in MOorhead
early on the morning Of June 6. He
claimed he obtained liquor for them
at their request and drove them to
the scene Of the attack.
While the three of them were sit
ting in the car, the other man and
Mrs. Nelson engaged in an alterca-
ton in the back seat of the car,
Wire said. 1t was then. that he
slapped and choked Mrs. Nelson to
try to make her keep quiet, he de-
clared.
The alteration continued, how
ever, according to Wire, and Mrs.
Nelson finally jumped from the car
with the other man in pursuit. The
other man then caught Mrs. Nelson
and beat her with a wrench until
she was quiet, said Wire.
The two men then drove toward
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
PRISONER Is
ACCUSED OF
MANY GRIMES
Stranger Suspect Believed
Man Wanted in Several Pa
cific Coast Towns

Winnipeg, June 18.-tP)-Investi-
gators from at least 10 cities in the
United States were converging on
Winnipeg today hearing evidence
which police here believe will def
nitely link Virgil Wilson, alias Earl
Nelson, with series of crimes ex-
tending from the Pacific coast.
"There is not shadow Of doubt
that the man we have in custody is
the one sought by the police on the
Pacific coast" George Smith, chief
Of Winnipeg detective force, declared
today. 1--WE have positive evil
dence to prove that Wilson is the
same individual who 4 masnueraded
under the name Of Adrian Harris in
Portland, Ore, and the prisoner ad-
mitted that he served in a naval
prison during the war;" the chief
Prisoner Unperturbed
Wilson, who was formally charged
yesterday with the murder of two
Winnipeg women, Mrs. Emily Patter.
son, local choir singer and mother
of two children, and Lola Cowan, IA
year-old girl, continued to view life
calmly through the bars Of his cell.
He was paraded before an addi-
tional number Of citizens this morn
although he was lined up with a
number Of other men Of similar
build and dressed in similar cloth
ing.
IN all about 20 have recognized the
stranger suspect as the transient
who stopped off briefly in Winnipeg
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
MAN
NEW HEAD OF
P0STMASTERS
Fred Alderman E.ected Pre- :
ident at Closing Session of
Mandan Meeting

Fred Alderman OF Wishek, n. d.,
was elected ident Of the North
Dakota division, National League of
District Postmastcrs, at the close of
the annual convention here Friday.
Mr. Alderman succeeds Hugh Cor
rigan Of Fargo.
Other officers named were: Helen
Beatty, Manning, vice president W.
+. Osborne, Hunter, n. d.. reelected
secretary-treasurer Mr.. Osborne
was also elected the North Dako'a
delegate to the national convention
at Louisville.
Resolutions
In the resolutions adopted, the
rostmasters promised to cooperate
with rural carriers in enforcing the
regulations pertaining to keeping The
roads open and free from weeds,
thereby insu,ing the best of scrv-
ice" and endorsed joint meet
ing Of the rural carriers apd post
office clerks and postmasters OF the
state.
The convention further endorsed
the Kelly bill, granting civil serv-
ice status to all postmasters in the
third and fourth class offices and
recommends its adoption, plcdglng
the delegate to the national convcn-
tion to vote for such memorials t.
congress.
The place Of the next meeting will
be determined next month when the
rural mail carriers Of the state NEE,
at Cooperstown. President Ackcr
man and Secretary Osborne will meet
with. the rural carriers and sug.
gest "a joint convention. next year
Grand Forks made asstrong bid fol
the 1928 session.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
Crop Reports

The conditions Of the small grain
western states. Minnesota, North Da-
most favorable at the present time,
issued by the Van Dusen Harrington
company Of Minneapolis. There
have been several warm days during
the past week and the crops, as a
result, have shown considerable de-
velopment. The temperatures, how
ever, have been below normal, and
in some Of the Northern districts
light frosts have been experienced.
These have done no damage. as the
grain is now in the grass stage with
the exception Of rye. which is head
ing.
There is ample moisture every
where and the fields of small grain
have a luxuriant growth. There are
occasional low spots in some fields
where the grain has turned brown
because Of excessive moisture. but
the damage is insignificant.
Cutworms have been quite active
in some fields, necessitating replant-
ing of corn as we'll as reseeding of
small grain.
Corn has developed very slowly be-
cause Of cold weather and is consid-
crably below normal in growth for
this time of year. Corn generally,
is from three to five inches high. and
in order that the crop may mature
warm, growing weather is ncces-
sity.
The prospects for crops of wheat,
barley and oats are the best in
years and fine yields will result if
the weather conditions are fav-
able.
The major portion Of the rye crop
in the four northwestern states shows
fine condition. Some fields are ex-
ceptionally promising. having . very
vigorous growth. In the northern
districts, occasional fields have a
thin stand while others are very
much better. Rye has not developed
to the stage where the recent frosts
have done any damage.
SOmes farmers are still seeding
flax, and there are indications this
week Of q further increase in acre
age throughout The northwest. This
is due to the desire to crop all avail
able land. In many places. flax is
being sown in fields that earliax
were intended for other grains. Il
is reported from all districts that
flax is terminating very rapidly, and
with warm, sunny weather. should
show u rapid growth. Occasional
fields of flax have been resseded be.
cause Of damage BY cutworms
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
FLASHES OF LIFE

New York-From communications,
including 521 letters and 1900 poems,
about a young man who has caused
the newspapers of the United States
to use $4,000 tons more paper than
usual in the last few weeks at a
cost of $780, 900. the. New York
Times displaye letter by Hendrix
Van Loon.
Cannot some one pluck that
tired kid out of his bus and take him
to farm and let him sleep for a
couple Of weeks never have l seen
anything as hopelessly tired, as
courageously tired-another three
days Of this and reflected glory
sounds will chase him to his DEATH"
London-The experts seem to dis
agree on what is good English.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Ameri-
can author, was acting as chairma
of the Royal Society of Literature
when George Bernard Shaw used the
word "co-opt." Mr.. Johnson said he
never heard Of it in his life. It
means to elect to fill a vacancy.
Then somebody asked if any good
English writer misused "who" and
whom" Eyes, sir; Shakespeare, )"
said Prof. J.. Dover Wilson. The
society decided to form an Anglo
American committee to adjust dis
puted usage of words.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
MdndQ77 NeWs

head of malfeasancc or misfeasance
in office. The charges are denied
but as they stand they would require
ether the calling OF grand jury to
bring in indictments or submission
OF the case to the governor, he said.
The whole question then would
simmer down to the charging of IL
legal fees, Hanlcy said. As to the
failure of the commissioners to ad-
,cr:.se tor bids in purchasing road
mach. merry or their failure to COM
rlc.c the cclfrdgc Solen Breien road,
these are purely matters of discrc-
ton with the commits ioners--mere-
Is steps in Il project, he averred.
Ticking these individual items out
of the series would not constitute
sufficient basis for the charges, he
said.
G.. F.. kelsch argued for the prose
cution, contcnding that neither NAL
feasancc or misfcasancc in office is
charged in the complaint but that
nonfcasance is charged, which would
bring the case under the district
courts jurisdiction. The commits
sioners failed" to do the things
charged, but did not "wilfully or un-
lawfully" fail to do them, he said.
Their failure" would make the mat
ter one of nonfeasance, he said.
Hanley said that the defense
would at some future time demand
the compliments be put under bond
50 that if the defendants were found
not guilty the county would not have
to bear the burden.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
FRENCH FLYERS
NOT ONLY ONES.
T0DISAPPEAR..
Thirty Years Have Passed
Since First Pilot Was Lost
in Oceans Depths

Paris, June lS.--t NEA Ever since
man first dreamed OF flying. the sea
has offered him the most torm.dab. q
challenge. To the long list Of those
COURAGEOUS navigators who accep. ed
tho challenge and lost. the names of
lie gallant rrenchmen, harles Nun-
resser and Francois, Coli, must ap-
larently be added.
II is only matter Of weeks since
the Frenchmcn were last seen wing
Jhg away from the western coast OF
Ghe.r native lard. but il is thirty
years since the first hardy pilot. An
drca. disappeared over the ocean and
Was never heard from again.
Sets Out in Balloon
hndrec started on his disastrous
expedition to the north pole in the
summer Of 1897. With two compan-
IONS he dared to set off in Il free
halioon in the hope that he would
drift across the top Of the world
Men called him mad.
Countless rumors followed the dis
appearance of Andrce and his com
ranions, but none was ever verified,
.na To tlls day nothing has been
heard Of them or seen Of their flying
craft. The sea claimed it's first fly
ing victims,
Science developed the a:rplane, and
then ca,ne' the case Of Cecil Grace. On
December 2t, l91C, this daring avia-
tor. nephew of 4 one-tme mayor Of
New York, made an attempt 70 win
the DcForest prize Of $4,000 for the
longest fl pht from England into the
continent during the day. He left
the coast OF England under excellent
weather conditions and with every
hope that he wou q soon BE- across
the channel.
About eight miles from land he
was sighted. still going strong, by
the keeper Of the East Goodwin Light
ship. A fog soon gathere but he was
later seen proceeding well by the
skipper of fishing smack. The fog
became more thick, and at nightfal
there was no sign of him.
Disappears In Fog
In that fog Grace disappeared. He
has never been heard from since. MOI
the slightest trace was ever found OF
his machine, although for many day:
searching parties secured the sea.
1e fate OF albert Jewel is another
riddle Of the sea. On October 81
1913. he started from empsteat
IlainS, IL. L., " IeacH lhc sLai 'i't
point for TIC .ace around Manhat
tan Island. Eis route lay Owe
Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, Coney lslant
and then across the Narrows t
Staten Island. He never arrived ant
was never heard from.
During the war many naval ava
tors went off on missions over tn
ca from which they never returned
but circumstances were then unusual
Since the war the outstanding mys
terry of flying over the sea is the fat
of the Dixmude the old German ali
shin which was turned over to tn
French. A storm swept the Dixmud
over the sea from the eastern coas
Of Africa and, although fragments
the ship were washed ashore. no trac
OF the twenty-six Frehchmen aboar
was ever found.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
Methodist Ladies
Are Range Winners

With an attendance of % per
cent. the Methodist ladies won an
enamel cabinet gas range with a
Lorain heat regulator offered by the
Consolidated Utilities company to the
group having the largest attendance
at cooking demonstrations held in
the company's office this week.
The First Lutheran ladies were
second with 18 per cent; the Cath
Ollie ladies', third with II per cent;
the Baptist ladies, fourth with eight
per cent. and the Presbyterian ladies
fifth with seven per cent. A total
attendance of approximately 472 was
registered.
The demonstrations were given by
Mrs. Elisha Brownell, representative
Of the Corn Products Refining COM
pany. "
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
GOVERNOR WILL.
REVIEW TROOPS
AT DEVILS LAKE.
10000 People Expected to
Witness Demonstrations
at Camp Sunday

Devils Lake, N. D.. June ,fS.-t%,-
The public is invited to witness the
various demonstrations and the gov
ernor's review of the l64th infantry,
North Dakota Guard, at Camp Gra1-
ton tomorrow.
The commander announces that the
activities of the day will begin at
a. m. when the regiment Will
attend divine services to be con-
Quoted by Rev. Frank Hallet, regi-
mental chaplain. Starting at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon there will be DEM
onstration of a war strength COM
pany in attack, during which 1--we
ammunition will be used, including
the various types Of flares, tear gas
and phophorous gas bombs. Later
there will be demonstration IN
machine guns and Stokes mortar fir
ing, toy balloons to be used as tar
gets.
At 4 O'Clock in the afternoon, Gov.
ernor A. G. Sorlie and his staff will
review the regiment, after which
the troops will march in dress pa
rade. Governor and Mrs. Sorlie are
expected to arrive in the city to-
night from Bismarck. The members
of his staff are Colonies A. v. Haig,
Devils Lake; Mayor Bratsburg OF
Minot; Ed. Prentice of Grand Forks;
A. B. Nelch Of Mandan; Knute Fro
saker of Fargo and A. H. Barrett
of Bismarck.
The regimental band will give q
concert in front Of Colonel Ritchie's
tent at 11:10 a. m. and another at
the same place about $3.50 in the
afternoon.
1.-THE camp will be open house to
the public tomorrow" Colonel Rit-
chic said, adding that he expects
at least 10000 people present to
witness the demonstrations and the
governors review. ,.'.> .sss-s.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
GERMAN PILOT
PLANS FLlGHT.
T0CALIF0RNIA
Believes He Can Reach Pacific
Coast From Berlin With
in 60 Hours

Berlin, June 18.-tP)-Otto Koen-
necke, the German pilot who plans
nonstop flight from Berlin to
San Franc isco, believes he can reach
the Pacific coast inside of GO hours.
He plans to hop off on July 20,
reach San Francisco on July 20, and
remain there only four days before
starting the return FLIGHT.
He will use three motor plane
carrying sufficient fuel for 70 hours
flight and capable Of maintaining an
average speed of slightly over 200
kilometres (124 miles) an hour. 9.
Accompanying him will be relief
pilot and two passengers, one OF them
an unnamed industrialist who is said
to be financing the venture.
Koennecke, who is IS years old,
was a German ace in the world war,
with record Of as aerial victories.
A report of Koennecke's plans pub
lished by the Berliner Tageblatt yes
terday said his plane was being
equipped with one Bavarian Motor
Works engine and two Wright mo-
tors Of 200 horse power each. Long
wave radio sending and receiving
equipment was also to be included.
the paper said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
SATURDAYS JUNE IS, 1927

au thorities Of the record of Virgil
Wilson has shown the alleged strafIs-
lcrs to be an cx-convict and fugitive
from an insane asylum, while infor-
mation from Portland and Seattle
quotes police there as expressing con-
fit encc that the Winnipeg prisoner
A the dark phantom sought for
the past two years throughout. the
North American continent on a num-
her of serious charges.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
BROTHERHOOD
BANK MERGER
IS PROJECTED
Would Include All But One OF
Locomotive Engineers
Institutions

,. Cleveland, June 1S.-(R--Negotia-
-~tions looking to a merger of all but
one Of the financial institutions of
fE Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers with the Mitten Management.
zinc. of Philadelphia, by which it was
s>~said the present brotherhood finan-
cial operations would be materially
increased are in progress here, it
became known today.
Under the merger agreement.
which it is understood has been sub
mitted to the brotherhood conven-
ton now in session, the Mitten COM
pany, of which Thomas f. Mitten
is head. would put into the present
brotherhood holdings with resources
aggregatng more than S89,0OO,00O "a
substantial amount" Of new capital
and would assume active direction Of
the brotherhood banks involved as
we'll as, &s1irecting interest III the
organizat&HS other business enter
Plan Presented to Convention
It is understood the plan was
presented to the convention by Will
liam b. PREMIER, president of the
brotherhood and its allied organiza-
tions.
Brotherhood officials declined to
indicate the extent of Mr.. Mitten's
participation in the expansion plans,
saying only that he would put into
the project Substantial amount"
of new capital.
Brotherhood officials said that the
merger, if carried out, would result
in an enlargement of the banking
activities of the organization with
'--s1cttons Of the country not at
present served by brotherhood banks
= No official announcement was
-M6&de from the regular spokesman
for the convention, but confirmati
! ..s4 the fact that the matter is being
considered was received from reliable
( sources within the brotherhood It
]. was indicated, however, that there
is as yet no assurance the plan will
rt:go through.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive
:. Engineers Banking and Trust COM
enpany Of Birmingham, Ala, with total
resources Of $2,159,777.92 is under
y stood to be single exception in the
. included was not indicated.
- 6tal resources ct the other banks
'xlid business institutions that would
=. ~ Involved amount to $50, AL. 7O9.36.
~SHsthis the banks account for $45,-
,666, z8S .63; investment companies, in-
surance companies and similar btisi-
nesses $27 $50, e82.53 and one realty
company at, Venice. Florida. $14.-
$40 5000.
Brotherhood banks involved .hre
located in Cleveland, Minneapolis,
Spokane, Portland, Ore, Tacoma.
Ssaftle, San Francisco, Boston and
NOttiukiam, Ohio.
Investment compAnies and othsr
buSiness ihStitutionS are scattered
thnoueh The same area with the ad-
& t5u1f " NV York and Philadelphia,
49, ben kaclEn q RIte u the
a - - m sSg 11 81 $ I966nfs Of labor
il r - II - m III ~ eepital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18

during Thursday and Friday OF last
week. The network of evidence was
further strengthened by a woman
from Regina, who identified Wilson
as the man who stayed one, night last
week In the same rooming house at
which she lodged in the Saskatche-
wan capital. .
- , Wanted y Many Places s. !.
states that investigation by coast
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-18
TRIALTlME TO
BE SET JULY 2
Argument Again Features
Sioux Custer Case-BOnd3
to BE Required

Decision when jury will be called
to try Harry Gcffert and Il. B. Nc
Donald, Sioux county commissioners.
against whom custer charges have
been preferred, will be made July =
at 10 o'clock at the court house
here. This announcement was made
yesterday by Judge H. l.. Berry.
Lots Of argument was again the
theme Yesterday
]. NJ. Hanlcy. defense attorney,
contended that the majority of the
items charged against. the two COM
missioners would come under the