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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-28
For Purposes

The thirst of renown Is violent the
desire of honor is powerful; and He
who gave them to us gave them for
great purposes.-Robert Dodsiey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-28

w 10y WIN. L was d6
q loss what to do, for
nothing l tried had
been of any benefit
to me.
Firally, l began
taking DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton and it helped ms
at once. / started to
pick up and regain
my strength and my
complexion became
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-28

Figure that every gun is loaded, no
matter how playfully it is pointed at
you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-28

Sheer not at your own town. No
towns are perfect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-28
Does Your Homework
Tire You?

Mason City, Iowa-'1was all rundown
IN health and becameso draggy could not,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-28
Paid for It

"Why didn't you engrave our In
ttials on this carr"
eve don't do that, madam"
81 insist that it be done. We've
made the initial payment"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-28
ENOUGH
SURE WAS
ENOUGH
((0 by d. ]. Walsh.l

((T VAS your friend done as we'll
~ as you and your partner?"
asked a passenger. nodding
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
go STUDENTS
DEFY ORDERS
OF PRINCIPAL
Liberals Objecting to Dis
missing Of Two Professors
Plan Campaign

West Chester, Pa, April 1l.-R-
Liberal" students at the West Ches-
ter State Normal school, objecting
to the dismissal of two professors,
were at odds with the school authori-
ties today.
Fifty students, all members Of the
liberal club. held meeting yester-
day in direct violation of an order
issued by DR.. Andrew T. Smith,
principal Of the school. and formu.
lated plans for campaign to inspire
other students and residents of West
Chester to demand the reinstatement
Of Professors Robert Kerlin and John
A. Kinneman. The meeting was at
the home Of Walter s. Liggett, a
member Of the club.
!. Saying that the issue raised by the
dismissal Of himself and Professor
zimmerman hinged on freedom Of
thought and speech" Professor Ker-
lin said at the meeting that the
movement would sweep the nation"
Menace to Hope ef Democracy
"AlI attempts to gaG the press or
teachers" said Professor Kerlin, "are
a menace to the hope Of Democracy.
This is why witness your uprising
with approval. am confident that
your action will enable students all
over the country to be interested in
the great issues Of these times and
inspire them to thought and discus
sion"
A protest by the local post Of the
American Legion against alleged
radical teachings wae reported to
have led to the dismiSssl Of the pro.
9essors.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
License Tags
Now Required
on Airplanes

Washington, April i1.-tP)-Air-
planes from now on must carry H.
cense tags similar to those on auto
mobiles. In line with recent legisla-
ton BY congress, the commerce de-
partment today issued regulations
governing markings for aerial traf-
fic.
The letter &C. in front Of the H.
cense number, will signify COM
mercial plane, the letter IS" plane
belonging to state,i the letter "X"
an experimental plane and straight
number. private plane.
Air pilots will be divided into four
elassifications, ranging from the
grade Of private chauffeur to the
highest distinction Of transport
pilot" term applied to the driver
Of . big machine for long distance
carriage Of goods and people. Besides,
there IL commercial pilot grade, the
latter permit going to pilot COM
petent to take up passengers for short
trips around an air field.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
Warning Given That Unless
Cantonese Prove Intention
To Comply Without Delay,
Powers Will BE Compelled
10 Take Such Steps as They
Consider Necessary

Shanghai. April ll.-LR con-
sui generals Of the United States
Great Britain. France. Japan and
Italy today presented Il note to the
Cantonese containing three demands
in consequence Of the anti-forei gn
rioting at Nanking of March "A.
The demands, as given out by the
Chinese authorities, are:
First, punishment Of the com.
mandcrs and troops responsible for
the killing and wounding Of foreign
crs, for the indignitics to which
Others were subjected, and for the
material damage done.
Second, a written apology by the
commander in chief Of the Canton
csc armies and Il formal promise ia
abstain from violence against for
eigners' lives and interests.
Third, full reparation for the in.
juries and damages.
Unless the Cantonese prove their
intention to comply without delay
the powers warned that they would
be compelled to take such steps as
they considered necessary.
The protest, in the form of idcntic
notes, was delivered to represents
tivcs Of the Cantonese government
at the foreign affairs bureau outside
the international settlement at :
o'clock this afternoon.
Given to General Pei
The protest was formally delivered
to General Pei Tsung-Hsi, command.
er of the eastern division of the Can.
tonese army. acting for Genera
Chang kai-Shek. Cantonese com.
mander in chief who is at present in
Marking. 1t was likewise delivered
to Eugene Chen. Cantonese foreign
minister, at Hankow.
Delivery Of the protest to General
Pei was made by Sir Sidney Barton
British consul general, as dean of the
consular corps, acting AS the spokes.
man for the American. French. Japan.
ese and Italian consul generals.
General Pei declined to discuss the
note officially saying it would be
forwarded forthwith to General
Chang and to Quotai CHA. commits.
sioner of foreign affairs for the
Shanghai district. He remarked. how
ever. that il fails to suggest the
means by which guilt would be fixed
He suggested that the Cantonese
might broach the suggestion to the
powers that Joint committee make
a thorough study of the affair to de-
termine who was guilty and the ma
turc Of the punishment necessary. He
said he was not speaking officially
as the reply to the note would be
made from Hankow by foreign Minis
ter Chen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
DENIES TALK
WAS AN ATTACK
ON AMBRICA|
Sir Auckland Geddes, Former
British Ambassador Here,
Answers Critics
APOLOGY CALLED FOR
Speech Phrased Carefully and
Not Made on Spur of Mo.
ment, Geddes Says

London. April ll.-R--Sir Auck-
land Gcddcs. former British ambassa-
dor to the United States, whose
speech at Ashford Saturday was criti-
cized in an editorial Of the Wcstmins-
ter Gazette today as a "callous and
mischievOus utterance" on the ground
that it was an attack on the United
States, was not ut all disturbed by
the criticism when it was called 70
his attention By reporter Of the
Daily Sketch.
whenever l say anything about
America" he declared, people put
their own complexion on my words.
Nobody reading the actual sas1fds
said could properly assume that |
was attacking America. Ny words
were: We have to realize that there
are in China large number Of
American educated students. They
have gone back there to repeat some
Of the Shibboleths they have heard
i'm America about British dealings
and British Imperialism and have
become leaders in the anti-British
movement there
''That is a fact. had phrased my
speech quite carefully and it was not
made on the spur Of the moment Ii
the people read what said and not
the headlines put over the remarks.
they will see made no attack on
America ITSELF
The Westminster Gazctte's editor
ial called for an explanation and
apology from Sir Auckland, pro-
nouncing it the governments duty to
find some way Of repudiating him
and his "callous and mischievous ut
terance."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
CLAIMS EVANS
WAS FORCED TO
COMMIT CRIME E
Sullivan, Defense Counsel,
Claims Con Carlson Was
Employed BY State

Charges that Frank Evans. confess
ed cattle rustler, was led into COM
mission Of criminal acts by Con Carl
son. alleged state operative. were
made today in Morton county district
court by John F. Sullivan. Evans at
torney.
After hearing arguments of attor-
neys, Judge H. L.. Berry sentenced
Evans to two-year term. in the
state penitentiary.
Carlson. while employed by the
state to round up the gang of alleged
thieves and rustlers who operated in
Sioux and Grant counties, engineered
all Evans crimes and also persuaded
another member, Of the alleged gang
to perjure himself, Sullivan charged.
In all three crimes to which Evans
admitted his guilt, Carlson coerccd
the 24-year-old youth into their COM
mission, Sullivan said.
In the first case, where Evans ad-
mitted helping to butcher steer,
Sullivan said the facts were these:
Insisted That He Go
Carlson came to the youth and told
him that he and his father were 60
luk Out W &cL SVtIie IuSAt AuO uE8eu
him to come with them, "insisted on
it." Sullivan charged. He alleged
that the boy took no actual part in
the butchering.
In the second case, where the gang
stole flour from an elevator at Tim
mer, Carlson was alleged to have
seid, "The boy will have to come
along, because he knows too much
an;l1S and he might cough it up to the
In the third case, where the group
butchered hogs on q southbound Mil
waukee train near Selfridge and
threw them out Of the freight car to
be picked up later, Carlson was al
legged to have said, "We'd better take
the boy along and to have asked
the youth to drive his car behind the
train to assist in picking up the
butchered hogs.
Carlson told him. Sullivan said. that
he believed the boy was "born
Continued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
BURGLARS GET
$4,000 WORTH
OF VALUABLES
Minneapolis Couple, Return
ing From Theatre, Surprise
Robbers in Home
HELD UP At GUNS POINT
Loot Includes Rugs, Gu,
Glass, Silverware, Jewelry
and Sable Coat

Minneapolis. April 1l.-(R)--Arriv-
ing home Sunday afternoon, Mr.. and
Mrs. !. H. Ruben surprised two burg
lars in their apartment, who promptly
held them up at the point OF re-
yolver. robbed them Of jewelry valued
ut about $1,000 and then fled with
their loot, which included oriental
rugs, cut glass, silverware, and i
sable coat.
1t was estimated that the loot was
not less than $4,000, and detectives
reported, after comforting with Mr..
Ruben. that the total value might
be much greater
Mr.. Ruben is Il members of the
firm of Finkclstein and Ruben, own
ers and operators Of a chain of
motion picture theatres in the north
west. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben had
spent the afternoon at one Of their
theatres and discovered the robbers
in their home when they returned
at about $3.50 p. m.
Covered With Revolver
The two bandits were in the dining
room, busily engaged in wrapping
silverware and cut glass in an
oriental rug when Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
ben entered.
One of the pair Immediately drew
a revolver from his pocket and ad-
vanced toward Mr.. Ruben. His part
ner continued. nonchalantly, to pack
pieces Of silver and cut glass to.
gether, preparatory to carrying them
away.
The armed bandits removed .
diamond ring, valued at $1,000 from
Mr.. Ruben's finger and then took
his watch. Next he turned his atten.
tion to Mrs. Ruben, taking from her
ring valued at $1,000 and a
diamond and pearl set pendant
valued at about $4,000.
Placing Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben in
separate bedrooms, the burglars pro-
cecded to tie up the rug. and, pick
ing up a bag belonging to MIR. Ru-
ben, which. they. had packed full oi
loot. they left the house. From ii
window. Mr.. Ruben saw them throw
the bundle and the bag into an
automobile parked across the street
and drive away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
ELEVATOR MAN
ADMITS TRYING
TO START FIRE
Sentenced To State Pcniten
tiary When Arraigned at
jamestown Saturday

Charles Wilson, 26. former man
agcr Of an elevator at McHenry, has
been sentenced to a term Of one and
onc-half years in the state pcnitcn-
tiary on an arson charge, State Fire
Marshal +. J.'Pepkc said here today.
Pepke said Wilson pleaded guilty
when arraigned in district court at
jamestown Saturday. He had been
held in Jail at Darlington on an en-
beTzlcment charge but was released
when friends ut McHenry advanced
the $4,000 which he was alleged to
have been short.
Pepke said Wilson had confessed
to an attempt to fire the elevator in
an effort to cover up an alleged grain
shortage. He saturated rag with
gasoline and used it to start the fire.
he said. After burning short time
and causing some damage the fire
went out, Pcpke said Wilson admit
ted. and he "lacked the nerve" to
make another attempt
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
SENTENCING
OF SINCLAIR
is POSTPONED
No Explanation Of Delay
Given-Sinclair, Fall Go
on Trial April Is

Washington. Aprils III AO-Thc
sentencing of Harry F. Sinclair.
wealthy oil operator, for contempt
of the senate, was postponed for 30
days today by Justice Hitz in the
District Of Columbia supreme court.
Justice Hitz announced at the
opening Of court that the imposition
of sentence was postponed on his
own motion. No explanation Of the
delay was given.
Sinclair and Albert B. Fall. former
interior secretary, however. are to be
placed on trial on April rs on Il
charge Of conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection. with the
lease of the Teapot Dome naval oil
reserve in Wyoming, awarded to
Sinclair's Mammoth oil company by
Fail.
The oil man was found guilty on
March 16 of having refused to an
swer certain questions asked by the
senate committee which Investigated
the oil leases.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
d e Tense Committee An
nOunces There Will BE No
Further Recourse to State
Courts Chief Executive
Gets Flood Of Protests
From This and Other COun-
tries

Boston,, April 11.-(4)-Thc Sacco-
Vanzetti case was squarcly before
Governor Alvan +. Fuller today.
The defense committee, which in
seven years Of unsuccessful effort to
obtain vindication for the convicted
slayers and admitted radicals has
expended hundreds Of thousands of
dollars and aroused international in
terest in their fate, announced that
there would be no further recourse
to the state courts.
The committee based it's newest
hope on proposal that the governor
name a committee Of impartial citi-
zens to conduct thorough investi-
CATION $50 that the public may know
the truth Of this case in and out Of
court from the beginning"
Nicola Sacco, shoe worker, and
bart0lomco vanzctti, fish peddler,
lost = six-ycar fight to escape SEN
tence of death in the electric chair
Saturday, in dramatic scene in
which both men denounced Judge
Webster Thayer and protested their
innocence. only to hear the court
doom them to death in the week of
July 10. They were convicted of
killing paymaster and guard in
holdup.
Governor Studies Protests
As they were being arraigncd in
the county courthouse at Dedham,
Governor Fuller had started to study
9 flood Of protests that have come in
from this and other countries, but it
was indicated he would make no COM
ment until he had scrutinized all
the evidence in the case. A request
for the trial transcript has already
been sent from his office.
In the meantime, authorities were
maintaining an attitude of watch
fuIness.. and guards remained posted
at the home of Judge Thayer in
Worcester, and at the residence Of
members of the Massachusetts, su-
premene court which last week
dashed the hopes of the slayers by
refusing them new trial.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
UltramOdern Music
Causes Near Riot
in N. Y. Premiere

New York. April 1l.--(F- -Shrill
whistles and cat calls greeted George
Antheil, q year old Trenton. N. J.,
composer when he participated in !
rendition Of his ballet MeeaniQue. at
Carnegie Hall last night. The ballet
literally caused q riot in Paris last
summer and . similar demonstration
in Budapest.
The audience last night besides
adding feline noises to those OF the
whistles. rattlss. electric bells. pieces
of tin. sewing machine motor aad
wooden propeller on the stare, was
" . loss to recognise the end Of The
composition. A number of people
waited restlsssly in their sesfs sat
its conclusion. expecting more 81. The
mech 1anisna" % AntAeiI dsscfibes 4.
The ballet b m example 81 tho
composers idea Of Ameriea % revet.
ing, grinding. blasting, hsistinx ana
pounding rather then ssineine.r a
Walt Whitman conceived Il,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
INVESTIGATION OF SACCO.VANzETn
CASE BY COMMITTEE OF IMPARTIAL,
CITIZENS REQUESTED OF GOVERNOR
S. w. Canada Has
Worst Blizzard
of This Season

Winnipeg. April ll.-(AP-
The worst blizzard In Saskatche-
wan and Alberta this season has
taken = toll Of five lives, caused
two railway accidents and one
automobile mishap. In Manitoba.
where there was more rain than
snow, many localities were men.
aced by floods.
The blizzard swept Alberta and
Saskatchewan Saturday. Two
railway men were killed in the
head-0n collision of two freight
) trains near Seven Persons, Al
berta. Three persons met death
when their automobile crashed
over an embankment into Swift
Current Greek. Saskatchewan,
during the height of the storm.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
BURNS CAUSE
DEATH OF ST.
PAULFIREMAN
rs Children, Eight Adults
Left Homeless After San.
itarium Blaze

st. Paul, April 11.-tF-One fire.
man was fatally burned and 26 chill
dren and eight adults were left home
less when fire Sunday destroyed the
main building of the Ramsey county
(St. Paul. preventorium, an institu-
tion for the treatment Of tubercular
children, near here.
George A. Brown, fireman, was
trapped on an upper floor while
fighting the blaze. With his clothes
on fire, he leaped 20 feet to the
ground. He died later.
The loss was estimated at $26, 900.
Another fire last night caused loss
of 100000 to Q warehouse housing
asbestos, owned by the Twin City
Pipe Covefing company.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
MINER, LOST
THREE DAYS,
RECOVERING
Montana Man Was Without
Food, Water and Light 1900
Feet Below Surface

Butte. Mont, April ll.-tAJ Lost
for three days, 1900 feet below the
surface Of tho earth in a copper mine
without food. water or light, Roland
Sulvain, 10, was discharged yestcr-
day from Butte hospital, where he
had been recovering from exhaustion
and hunger.
Sulvain's light was blown out
April 2 while he was in an aban-
doned drift. He wandered about in
the dark. calling for help, and at the
end of two days hunger and thirst
had begun to exact their toll on his
strength. Sulvain said today that he
drank copper water, and for hours
rubbed rad.a stones together gs IN IN eftost st
his lamp. Tuesday he caught the
CLEAN Of an electric light in the
darkness, and subsequently was res
cued by two other miners.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
Common Cold Is
Given Blame as
Cause of Deaths

Richmond. Va, April 11.-(A9-The
common cold was blamed for causing
more deaths and economic wastes
than any other disease in report
submitted today at the opening Of
the 73d American Chemical Society
annual convention.
Drafted by DR.. Charles H. Herty
Of New York city, chairman Of one
OF the organizations committees, the
report recommended that the federal
government prosecute a thoroughly
organized war on human disease and
establish 9 world clearing house Of
health in Washington.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
Jewish Leader
Drops Dead at
Eveleth Dinner

Eveleth. Minn, April 11.-tR-Sol-
omOn Sax. dropped dead Of heart dis
ease Immediately after finishing a
speech here last night ct the annual
banquet Of the northern council Of
B'Nai B'Bfith.
The three sons Of Mr.. Sax were at
the same table. His wife was serving
guests seated directly before the
speakers table when Her husband
died.
Mr.. Sax was so years old, retired
real estate operator. He had return
ed Thursday from Rochester. Minn..
where he was operated upon srfor
hernia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
Art Gallery Buys
Titan With Part
of Munsey Bequest

New York, April l1.-R-Pur-
chase Of u long lost masterpiece by
the Metropolitan Museum of Art
with part Of the SIS .OOO.O 900 bequest
Of Frank A. Munsey, was revealed
today with announcement that it was
on exhibition.
Titian's portrait Of Lucrezia Bor-
gia's husband was the first to be
purchased from the Munsey fund
and was described by Director Edward
Robinson as the most important art
work ever acquired BY the institu-
tion.
In accordance with the museum
policy, the purchase price was not
made. public. Other paintings by
Titan have been valued as high as
$l,0O0.O0O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
CANTONESE TROOPS
Suffer REYERSES

London, April l1.--CP)-All reports
from China today agreed that the
Cantonese armies, after capturing
strategic positions from the north.
ern forces, had suffered reverses
and were IN retreat at SOME places.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company said that the Cam
tonese had evacuated Chinkiang on
the southern bank Of the Yangtze
river, 42 miles east Of Marking, and
were in disorderly retreat in the
direction of Shanghai, making it
necessary to take further steps for
the protection of foreigners In the
international settlement Of the latter
city. The report said that the
French fired to prevent the entrance
Of routed mob Of soldiers. The
Continued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
3 LIVES LOST
AS FARM HOME
IS DESTROYED
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thayer
and David Roberts Are
Victims Of Fire
LIVED AT MAPLE PLAIN
Neighbors Attracted BY Blaze
at 4:3O q. m.-Searchers
Hunt For Bodies
LIVED AT MAPLE PLAIN

Maple Plain, Minn., April H.
(AP)-Charred bodies Of two
men, one with the skull crushed.
and . woman, were found In the
ruins Of the George Thayer farm
home which was destroyed by
fire about I .. n. today.
The dead are George Thayer,
68 years old; his wife, So. and
David Roberts. ~. . partner in
the. farm which was devoted to
70 xraising. Roberts skull was
crushed and blood was found
spattered about the bodies Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thayer.
All three bodies were fully
clothed. . circumstance which
authorities, who began an inves-
tiGatiOn. could not explain.
Whether ROBBERS skull was
crushed by falling timber, the
fall from the second floor to the
basement or blow could not be
determined.
Minneapolis, April 1l.-1P1-TwO
men and q woman were burned to
death early today when a farm home
near Maple Plain was swept by fire
The Dead
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thayer, q
middle-aged couple.
David Roberts, 60 years old,
MIR. Thayer's partner in farming,
who lived 2t the Thayer home.
Shortly before 4:3O a. IN. today
several neighbors were attracted t.
the Thayer home by red glow that
illuminated the sky. When they
reached the large, white frame house,
it was mass of flames and quickly
burned to the ground.
Because Of the intense heat it was
impossible 30 attempt an entry into
the place III an effort to rescue the
occupants. The cause of the fire was
undetermined. After the blaze died
down. scare ,chers began a hunt among
the ruins for the bodies.
The Thayer home was about three
miles from Maple Plain. which is 21
miles west Of Minneapolis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
PUNISHMENT, APOLOGY, PREPARATIONS
DEMANDED OF CANTONESE LEADERS IN
NOTE PRESENTED TODAY BY 5POWERS
Mcmillan Plans
New Expedition
Into Far North

New York. April ll.-(AP)-
Commander Donald B. Mcmillan,
arctic explorer, will head u new
expedition into the far north
this summer. the New York
American says today.
Commander Mcmillan will sail
ON the Bowdoln. his arctic cruis-
ing vessel. from Wiscassct,
Maine. on June ~, the American
says. The expedition will be fOs-
tered by the Field museum Of
Chicago and will require more
than n year to complete its work.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
Wilma Banky, Rod
LaR0cque Engaged

Los Angeles, April 1l.-LR-The
engagement Of Wilma Banky and Rod
LaRocque, two Of screendom's out
standing stars, was announced here
yesterday.
The hethrothal was made known
ct 2 tea given at the home Of Samuel
Goldwyp, film producer.