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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
Institutional Bills
Will Be Audited BY
Railroad Commission

Audit Of freight bills for state in
stitutions or departments to deter
mine whether charges paid are cor
rect will be made bp the traffic de-
partment of the state railroad COM
mission, according to announcement
today.
In the event that overchargcs are
found in bills, claims will be filed
and the original railroad drafts for
warded to the proper Departments, or
institution. This service ,s entirely
free and is the same as is rendered
by the comm missions of other states
In case bills are attached to IN
voices. vouchers or other papers,
sending in the whole file is lrgel
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
TABLETS ARE
PRESENTED BY
RELIEF CORPS
State President, Judge A. G.
Burr and Smith Stimmel
of Fargo Speakers

Two bronze tablets, one of Lin
coins Gettysburg address and the
other of General John A. Logan's
Memorial day orders, were presented
to the state of North Dakota We'd
nesday afternoon by the Woman's
Relief Corps, department Of North
Dakota. The tablets have been
placed in the entrance Of the Liberty
Memorial building.
Mrs. Mary F.. Page of Mi
not, president of the North
Dakota Women's Relief Corps,
told of the desire of the or
ganization to implant and preserve
the ideals Of these great men in the
lives Of the citizens Of North Dakota.
1T is very appropriate that these
tablets should be presented to the
state of North Dakota by the organ
ization which played such an import
ant part in the Civil War;" Judge A.
G.. Burr of the supreme court said
in his acceptance Of the gift for the
state. Judge Burr spoke in place Of
Governor A. G. Sorlie who was un-
able to be present
Mrs. Anna l.. Logan, past depart
ment president, told of the history
-
organization during the Civil War
when it's members contributed to the
com fort of the soldiers, assisted their
families and ministered to the needs
of widows and orphans of soldiers.
She told of the reorganization of
local units in 1878 and the national
reorganization at Denver, Colo, in
1883 with membership Of 46. To-
day the Corps is active in every
state with a membership Of over
100000.
Smith Stimmel Talks
Smith Stimmel of Fargo, one of the
few remaining members Of Lincoln's
personal bodyguard of Civil War
days. paid stirring tribute to the
great president, telling Of his great
craftsmanship ability, his tender
ness and kindness
Mr.. Stimmel told Of the career Of
General Logan, who first saw SER
vice in the Mexican War. Return
ing home, Logan studied law, was ad-
mitted to the bar, and served as an
Illinois legislator and United States
congressman. He resigned at the
beginning of the war, entered the
army as a colonel and was promo ed
to the rank Of major general during
the conflict.
Mrs. Jennie B. Hill of Fargo. an
officer of the North Dakota depart
ment. presented Miss Chrissie Bulge
with bouquet in appreciation of her
services in arranging the program.
Patriotic music, a salute to the flag
and the American Greed were includ-
ed, in the program. r. B. Murphy,
chairman Of the North Dakota board
of administration, presided. Mrs.
J. NJ. kisner introduced the prcsi-
dent. Mrs. Page. !
Although the national w. R. C. has
requested that similar tablets should
be placed in each state, North Dakota
is the first to have accomplished
this. Mrs. Page, the department
president. is especially appreciative
Of the efforts of Miss Chrissie Bulge
and Capt. f. G. Wanner for their as
sistance in arranging the ceremonies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
VIRGINIA MAN
C0NFESSES TO
KILLING THREE
Identifies Bodies Found
Thursday in Clinch River,
Near Swords Creek
AT FIRST DENIES CRIME
Says Wife Planned TO Desert
Him and Go Away With
Two of Her Friends

Bluefield. w. Va, April 7.-(R-
Henry Griffith. 20, Of Richlands, Va,
was in Russell county, Virginia, Jail
at Lebanon today while police were
checking his alleged confession that
a nocturnal flight planned by his
wife and two friends drove. him to
triple Staying.
Sheriff Harry H. Couch, of Russell
county, said Griffith. father Of eight
children. had confessed to the Staying
of his wife, Mrs. Mollie Griffith. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Lawson Of
Richlands, and formerly Of Jellico,
Tenn. friends with whom she had
planned to leave the vicinity.
Bodies Found in River
The bodies of the three were found
in Clinch river three miles from
Swords Greek. Virginia, Thursday
and remained unidentified until yes
terday when Griffith was taken to
Lebanon and identified them. He
maintained for two hours that he
knew nothing of the crime. Later it
was said he confessed that at g o'clock
on the morning of March q he had
shot them and thrown their bodies in
the river.
Griffth's story as told by the
sheriff was that three weeks ago
Griffith's wife left her home after
they had quarreled and that Griffith
later learned she was staying with
the Lawsons. Griffith told the
sheriff he had found out that the
three were preparing to leave the
neighborhood at night and he set out
in search Of them.
Refused to Return Home
He was said to have related that he
met the victims l2 miles from his
home along the railroad tracks on a
bluff overlooking Clinch river and
there, asked his wife to return home
with him. Her refusal. the alleged
confession said. was supplemented by
the statement from Lawson that she
would not return.
Sheriff Couch said Griffith told
him he had then shot Lawson who
ran and fell down over the bluff to
the river. and that Griffith had turn
cd to the women, dragging them TO
the bluff and throwing them over in
10 the stream.
When they were discovered Tues
day, bullet wound was found in
each Of the bodies. Authorities had
expressed belief that they had been
in the water about 10 days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
BILL PROPOSING PLEBISCITE ON
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE VETOED
Result of Such a Vote Would
Not BE Convincing, Cool.
idge Says in Refusing to
Sign Measure-WOuld Tend
to Divert Attention To-
ward Pursuit of Political
Power

Washington. April .-LP)-Presi
dent Coolidge has vetoed move by
the Philippine legislature for Il pleb-
iscite on the question of immediate
independence for the islands, on the
grounds that it would tend TO- divert
attention toward the pursuit Of po.
litical power father than the main.
tenance Of "a >wcll-governcd com
A bill. proposing vote on this
question wAS passed by the insular
legislature over the opposition OF
tion Of the president, announce ed
yesterday. definitely shelves the
measure.
In. n 2.Ooo>word message the presi-
dent assailed.>ehe plebistite sugges-
tion. opNoysd the present agitation
for Independence and declared 1.-The
plehiscite, under conditions provided
or in fact, now possible, would not
accomplish the stated purpose. The
result of the vote would not be con-
vincin ing"
Thomps0n Opposes Move
Advisability of immediate indie
pendence was opposed by Carmi
Thompson. who went to the islands
as a special Investigator for the
president.
ut may fairly be stated that the
result of a vote would not be con-
vincing," the president said, land
would not put an end to the asser-
tion frequently made that the people
of the Philippine Islands do not want
immediate, absolute and complete in
The president said he did not be-
lieve the people of the islands had
given enough consideration to the
fact that their progress has been
made possible by the material as
sistance given by the United States
anu that unless and until the people
and their leaders are thoroughly in
formed Of this material assistance
and have fair appreciation of what
its withdrawal means, vote on the
abstract question of independence
would be not only futile but absolute
~ unfair to them, and the acceptance
of the result as an reformed judg.
ment would be dangerous to their
future welfare"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
FLIER PLANS
new ROUTE FOR
TRIP OVER U. S.
dc Pincd0 Will Continue Four.
continent Flight in Plane
Coming From Italy
ORDERED BY MUSSOLINI
will Assemble Plane at New
Y0rk-Match Thrown on
Water Caused Fire
ORDERED BY MUsSOLINI

Apache Lodge. Roosevelt Dam,
Arizona. April '.CR-.commander
Francesca dc Pinedo today planed a
new route for the North American
section of his four-continent tour,
interrupted when his monoplane, the
Santa Maria, burned on Roosevelt
Lake here yesterday when q
boy dropped match on the oil-cov-
cred water.
The Italian flier and his two COM
spanions were enthusiastic over the
prospect Of continuing the flight in n
plane ordered shipped from Italy by
Premier Mussolini. Although plans
for the new route were only in the
tentative stage today, De Pinedo had
definitely decided to assemble the
replacement at New York.
Two Routes Considered
Two routes furnished the basis
for his plans. He said last night
that after the plane was assembled
at New York he hoped to fly to Bos-
ton, thence to Washington and New
Orleans. He would then travel north
to st. Louis and Chicago, where he
may take off for Montreal. He would
then fly to point in Nova Scotia
preparatory to using the North At
lantic route for the return to Rome.
In a long distance telephone con-
versatiop with L. G. Perna, Italian
vice consul at San Diego, Calf, De
Pinedo discussed plans to assemble
the plane at New York and then fly
along the Canadian border to the Pa
cific coast. He proposed to follow
the coast south to San Francisco and
San Diego where he take off for New
Orleans.
His original route would have
taken him to San Diego, 400 miles
west of here. thence northward along
the Pacific coast to Seattle and east
ward along the northern tier of
states.
Investigation Under Way
While De Pinedo, Captain Del
Pretc- and NJ. Facchetti, mechanic,
supervised salvage of the charrcd
b. skeleton of the plane today. investi-
cation Of the fire was continued.
Although James Gibson. one of
several boys in the boat from which
the match was thrown, told of an ar
gumcnt with the youth who dropped
the match, efforts to locate him were
unsuccessful.
Persons who witnessed the boys
quarrel over the danger of lighting
cigarette while the ship was re-
fucling, could not identify the youth
who dropped the match.
Gibson said they argued while the
tanks were being loaded with oil and
gasoline and that just as the plane
CONTINUED on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
EAST STATES
BOOM L0WDEN
Headquarters Opened to Pro.
mote Illinois Mans Presi-
Dental Candidacy

New York, April 7.-(P)--An or
ganized effort to place former Gov
ernor Frank 0. Lowden Of Illinois
before the people as Republican
candidate for president was under
way today in three eastern states.
With headquarters opened in New
York, the movement has been under
taken in New York, New Jersey and
Connections with the knowledge but
not with the consent Of Mr.. Lowden,
James. R. Garrett, treasurer of the
Lowden for President Association Of
New York, Inc, announced.
Announcement Of the organization
followed the statement Of Mr.. Low
den this week that he was willing
to consider seriously seeking the
nomination if sufficient number Of
agricultural states in the west de-
manded it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
MISSIONARY IS
THOUGHT TO BE
GANG CAPTIVE
Bandits Believed 10 Be Hold.
ing Minnesota Man in
North China Province

Peklng, April 7.0HD-Dr. {. i.
Friberg, Lutheran missionary of
St. Peter, Minnesota, is missing in
northern Honan province. 1t is
feared he has been made captive by
bandits.
Shanghai, April 7.--{H-All the
members Of the Augustana Synod
Mission of the American Lutheran
church are leaving China, It was an
nounced today by the Rev. J. l.. Ben
son Of New Haven, Conn.,, the Sec
retary.
OF the total Of - members. 81 will
sail tomorrow on the President
Pierce, and the remainder when pass
age can obtained.
DR.. G. r. Friberk Of st. Peter.
Mimi, is missing, and it is feared he
has been captured by bandits.
The mission Is abandoning prop
erty valued at $200, 900 In northern
Honan province
St. Peter. Minn.. April 7.-lRy--
DIR. c. P. Friberg. reported as miss-
ing in the Chinese war zone, HAS been
in China a. . missionary for aho0t
Is years. friends here said today.
His wife and 'three children are With
him in China, they said.
DIR. Friber4, who made Z visit 20
Minnesota three years ago. issA grad
uate Of Gustavus AdelpAus eelloge
here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
SITUATION IS
CALLED VERY
BAD AT HANK0W
japanese Naval Forces As.
Semble There TO Defend
Their Concessions

Washington, April 7.-(P)-Fore
boding conditions at Hankwow, more
than 900 miles above Marking on
the winding Yangtze river. shared
the center Of interest in develop
mcnts in China today with the Mt
titude to be taken by the Moscow
government over raids by Chinese
authorities ut Peking Of Russian
property within the diplomatic
ground.
Rear Admiral Hough, commander
Of the Yangtze patrol, reported the
situation ut HankOw as very bad"
while another message. apparently
from him hut transmitted to Wash
ington from Minister McMurray at
Peking, said the Japanese were pre-
pairing to defend their concessions
at that city. This dispatch reported
Il japanese naval force Of two cruis-
ers, four destroyers and gunboat
had been assembled there.
Coal Shortage Threatens
The admiral also disclosed a new
problem in the evacuation of Ameri-
cans from cities along the upper
stretches Of the river due to Il short
age of coal.
The injection Of y coal shortage
adds another to the many problems
already confronting the evacuation Of
refugees from the upper Yangtze.
Admiral Hough said that, owing to
strikes and labor disturbances, fuel
for the smaller river craft. which
are all coal burners, was running
low.
Should it become necessary to
order the craft from the upDer river
on this account, serious problem
would arise in carrying the refugees
to ports where they might embark
for the United States.
Meanwhile, the state department.
continued to withhold information as
to the status Of demands to be made
upon the Cantonese from the Marking
outrages. although it is known that
the definite decision not to submit
the demands in the form Of an ulti-
7 l..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS

A we'll developed low pressure area
is centered over the northern Rocky
Mountain region and unsettled wealth
er prevails from the Great Lakes re-
gion westward to the Pacific coast
and precipitation occurred in the
southern Plains States, in South Da-
kota and along the north Pacific
coast. tmperatures dropped in the
Great La.es region and Mississippi
Valley but warmer weather prevails
over the Plains States and Rocky
Mountain region.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS.
Official in charge
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
LAWLESSNESS IN
HANkOW INCREASES

Shanghai. April 7.-1E5-"Situa
tion growing worse steadily" said q
wireless report received here today
from Hankow, where riotous anti
foreign outbreaks occurred over the
weekend.
From all accounts, lawlessness in
Hankow is increasing, with appar-
emily no effort to check it. The
commader of the United States
Yangtze river patrol is pressing
Americans still in the city to hasten
evacuation. Another Japanese
cruiser has arrived.
Japanese are leaving Hankow in
large numbers, 100 Germans are ne
gotiating to charter q steamer to
take them away. and the members
of the Russian colony are making
preparations for departure
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
CORP ORAI1ONS

Minot Golf Club. Minot. $25 900:
R. w. Pence. L. H. Kermott, +. F..
Barron and six others.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
WEATHER FORECAST

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: I'm
settled tonight and Friday. Showers
probable. Warmer tonight
For North Dakota: Unsettled to.
night and Friday. Showers probable.
Warmer tonight and east portion Fri
day. Cooler Friday northwest por-
ifion
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07

In Palestine the Official languages
are English. Arabic and Hebrew: but
French. Greek. Spanish. German.
Roumanian and Italian also are
heard on every hand.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07

It is the law among the Eskimos
that if man kills his neighbor he
must care for the wife and family Of
his victim during the rest of their
lives.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
COLLEGIATE

Father: Now that you have fin
ished college. my boy, hadn't you
better be looking out for h job?
Son: Not on your life, old thing.
Lot the blighters scramble for me-
Punch, London.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
SOVIET CONSUL GENERAL
DISCUSSES PEKINC RAID

Shanghai, April 7.-tP)-The soviet
consul general, Wilhelm +. Linde, to-
general as dean Of the consular corps
CONTINUED on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07

Every muscle Of the body, save
those of the left arm, is constantly
in use during game Of tennis. Even
the left arm receives sufficient exer-
else to keep it in form.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07

Open.
The messenger on the car.
A. A. GOtth0ff, first estimated
the hot between $500 and
$4,000.
Chicago, April 7.-lPD-Two armed
men. their faces shadowed by
closely drawn caps and partly COW
cred by black netting masks. last
night robbed the express car Of the
Chicago and Alton Lincoln Limited
of cash and valuables variously esti-
mated from $2,AOO to $4,000 as the
train sped between Joliet and Chi
cage.
4. a. Gotthoff, the express mes
senger. told Union Station police
that there was $4,000 or more in
cash, drafts and bonds in the safe.
Express company officials declined
to estimate the amount taken, al
though Stephen Healy, chief special
agent Of the company, denied that
ables. Another unofficial estimate
obtained from the cars strong box.
Boarded Train at Joliet
The robbers, who appeared to be
about % years old. and short in
stature. boarded the train at Joliet,
the last stop before Chicago. They
entered the combination smoking
express car and trusscd and gagged
GOtthOff and the conductor, James
C0nnery.
Gotthoff was forced at revolv-
er's point to reveal the combination
of the express company safe. Frank
Wenglass. dining car employe, and
George Mitchell, a negro porter. en-
tered the car while the robbery was
in progress, and were overpowered.
bound. gagged and placed on the
floor with Gotthoff and Connery.
Contents Of the safe were placed
on the floor Of the car and the nego-
table and non-negotiable paper
separated. The latter was burned.
The remainder was divided between
the two.
Carefully Planned
The robbery apparently was care
fully planned. A signal wire on the
been cut. causing the slowing down
of the train to permit the robbers
to escape. Delay in opening the
safe, however, compelled the robbers
to alter their plan Of escape. See
ing the tracks clear. The engineer
proceeded, not slowing down again
until the train was inside the Chi
cago city limits. The men, one of
whom wore an army overcoat, leaped
to the ground at differnt grade
crossings and escaped.
Passengers were unaware that
anything was wrong until the train
entered the union station here, II
minutes after the robbers had de-
parted. Inquiry for the conductor
led to search. and the trainmcn
were found
The Lincoln limited runs from st.
Louis to Chicago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
Weather Report

Temperature at a. M. ........ 35
Highest yesterday .......... ~
Lowest last night ... 32
Precipitation to a. m. ........ %
Highest wind velocity ......... %
Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
t a m today:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
POurS Kerosene in
StOve-TwO Killed

Elkhart, Ind, April T. iF
Mrs. Anna Holler, 32, and her
two-year-old son. Chester. are
dead today as a result Of burns
received in an explosion last
evening, when Mrs. HOllcr was
pouring kerosene into stove.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07
ESTIMATES OF
AMOUNT TAKEN
ARE DIFFERENT
Some Claim Total Loss Was
$2.4OO While Others Be-
lieve II Was $4,000
CAREFULLY PLANNED
Men Board Train at Joliet and
Cover Train Officials
With Revolvers


Chicago. April 7-(AP)-
Two youthful robbers who held
up the express messenger Of
the Chicago and Alton Lincoln
Limited between Joliet and
Chicago last night received
less than $50 for their ef.
forts, according to w. e.
Riggs. special investigator Of
the American Express com.
pany.
A preliminary checkup Of
the loss showed there was
small amount of currency in
the safe which the men blew
open.
The messenger on the car,
A. A. G0tthoff, first estimated
the hot between $2.5O0 and
$50, 900.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-07

Unsettled tonight and Friday.
Showers probable. Warmer tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

special attention include the high
regions Of the Black Hills OF Dakota,
the Humboldt Mountain range in
eastern Nevada and Mono Lake in
the Yosemite. DR.. Aldrich bases his
expectations of gathering many new
species on an experience he had in
1911 near Wells, New, when In two
hours collecting he got 20 new spe.
cies. He did his first collecting in the
Black Hills in 1892, since when no
work has been done there by dipterolo-
The number of different kinds Of
flies illustrates effectively the conten-
ton of some entomologists that in
sects are mans most serious competi-
tor for control of the earth. Accord
ing to DR.. Aldrich, about $4,000 differ
ent kinds Of diptera have already
been described, and he estimates that
there are at least 100000 more kinds
still unknown. Although the flies in
clude such plaques of man and beast
as the housef1y and tsetse fly, not all
diptera are enemies Of man. A large
number live as parasites and a few
species are parasitic in the bodies of
grasshoppers. and so help to destroy
these pests of agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Heartbeat Like Cannon's Boom.

Two hundred medical students at
the University of Pennsylvania recent
ly had the startling experience Of hear
ing p tents heartbeats at a distance
Of 10 feet come to them like the BOOM
ing of distant cannon. The sound
was made audible, says the Popular
Science Magazine, by a wonderful new
electric stethoscope capable of magni'
flying heart noises 100000, 100000
times! If the energy of a pocket flash
light could be magnified to the same
extent. it would develop more horse.
power than all the electric generating
plants in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Centenarian a Singer.

On his Tooth birthday anniver'
sary recently David Smith of Glas-
cow sang at a party given in his
honor. He chose four verses of a song
familiar in Glasgow at fair time when
he was "a boy. His father, who was
in the army, received his discharge
just after the battle Of Waterloo. and
eloped with the daughter of York
shire baronet. Smith can trace his
ancestry back to the sixteenth cen
fury. He lives with his granddaugh-
ter, is a member of the Old Glasgow
Club and takes an active interest in
activities of the day. He is in good
health and has a host of friends.