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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
EDWARDS FREED AS
BONDS ARE REDUCED
Jansonius Orders $1,000 Bail
After Shipp Set $4,000
as Sum for Liberty

r. E. Edwards, facing four charges
in the next term Of Burleigh county
district court, is at liberty today
under $1,000 bonds.
The representative OF the U. S.
Magic Iceless Refrigerator company
late yesterday won his fight to have
his bonds reduced from $4,000.
Bonds were reduced under an order
issued by District Judge Fred jan
Sonius
Bonds had been set at $4,000 by
A. E. Shipp. justice Of the peace,
after a preliminary hearing Tuesday
afternoon. Unable to get action on
his motion for reduction until yes
terday. Edwards was forced to spend
Tuesday night in the county Jail.
Bonds were furnished shortly after
Jansonius made the order.
Edwards faces charges OF obtain
ing money under false prctenscs in
three instances and of violating the
state securities law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
COLLEGE IS FORCED
TO BORROW $4,000
AS INCOME SHR|NKS
Land Collections Drop and to
Meet Payroll Fargo lnstitu.
ton Makes Two Loans
BECOMES STATE PROBLEM
Board Of Administration Is Try
ing to Find Means Of Ad.
justing Situation

Loans aggregating more than
$4,000, which were necessary to meet
the payroll and other expenses Of the
State Agricultural college, have
brought the financial situation OF
that institution forcefully to the at
tcntion of the state board of admins
tration.
The first loan OF $44,506.2l was
made to meet the March payroll and
the second Of $4,000 was made to
meet the April payroll. Each loan
was made by the Bank OF North Da-
kota at the request of the board OF
administration and was approved BY
tho State Industrial commission.
In previous years. loans of approx
imately $4,000 have been made to
tide the institution over the last few
months of each biennium.
r. B. Murphy. board chairman,
said he felt that failure of college
authorities to ask for sufficient funds
to wipe out an old deficit was mainly
responsible for the need for the loans.
The board is charged by law with SUI
pcrvision of the finances Of each in
stitution. but has made 1t custom to
permit the heads OF institutions to
make up their own budgets and to
present their own requests to the
state legislature.
Coulter Explains
In report to the board. DR.. John
Lee Coulter. president Of the college.
said the difficulty lay in the failure Of
collections by the state land depart
ment to meet expectations.
The land department manages the
land granted to the state by the fed
eral government for the support Of
the college. The collections for the
period from 1920 to l928-29. were
estimated at 100000. Instead they
have totalcd only $685., ,6l0.85 with the
income for the year ending June 80
estimated at 5000 and included IN
this figure. Therein. according to DR..
Coulter, lies the difficulty.
Murphy said he felt that the proper
thing to have done would have been
to ask the legislature to make up the
deficit in the interest and income
collections.
At the end of each biennium for
the last 10 years the college has bor-
rowcd about $4,000. June 80.
1927. there was a loan of approx
mately $4,000 and the Bank of
North Dakota carried an ovcrdraft
Of $2l .646.22. according to Dr. Coul-
tcr's statement. In addition, the COL
lcgc was authorized to use the cx-
pertinent station revolving fund dur
ing May and June of that year. It
was reimbursed the following July,
the total used being 3O.472.86.
Otherwise a Balance
Thus you will see that in spite Of
tho fact that during the biennial pc
lContinued on page eleven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
TWO MEN CAPTURE
GIANT SEA MONSTER
Fisherman Battles Big Sawfish
With Bare Hands to Pre-.
vent Being Severed

Port Arthur. Texas, May 2.-tF-
When two Port Arthur men told q
fish story here Of q life and death
struggle with a colossal sea monster.
they produced an 18-foot sawfish
they had captured to back up their
tale. One of the fishermen battled
the fish for nearly an hour with his
bare hands, after it had attacked him.
Frank Attaway and A. +. Cushion
were working at the beach Monday
afternoon when they observed the
huge fish floundering. in the shallow
water Of the gulf. Attaway decided
to capture" the monster. When he
was within few feet Of the fish. it
raised its four foot saw-like nose out
Of the water and started for him.
Unable to escape, Attaway graspcd
the saw and hung on for dear life.
realizing that II he oilcrt let 30 .!..
bony spine, with its three inch pro-
jecting needles would be rammcd
through his body.
After q struggle Of nearly an hour
Attaway maneuvered the fish into
shallow water where Cushion tied a
rope around the saw, hooked the
other end Of the rope to truck and
pulled the aquatic animal onto the
beach.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
court Term HERE IS
CALLED FOR MAY 70
Judge Jansonius Eager to Have
Many Criminal Cases
Tried at Session


Burleigh county district court will
have jury term, beginning May 20.
An order instructing the clerk Of
court to call 20 jurors for service at
that time was made this morning by
Judge Fred Jansonius.
The judge, according to the order. is
eager to have several criminal cases
tried at the next term Many GRIM
inal cases remained untried when the
last term Of court was adjourned in
December by j. A. Coffey, James,
town. former judge.
With the question Of the legality
of the Burlcigh county jury unan-
swered until spring work had begun.
Judge Jansonius chose not to call a
term until now, when spring farm
work is nearing an end and the jury
has been called legal by the state SUI
prcme court.
Forty jurors will be drawn Satur-
day morning, according to Charles
Fisher, clerk Of court.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
Berlin CELEBRATION
ENDS WITH BATTLES
BEHIND BARRICADCS
5000 Workmen Resist Charge
OF 500 Policemen Until Bul.
lets Start Flying
SHIPPERS PICK OFF RIOTERS
Paving Blocks. Bottles, Rocks
Used Freely; Populace u
Terrified by Fights

Berlin, May 2.-R- Clashes be.
tween police and communists in yes
terday's riotous May day celebration
in Berlin resulted In heavy casualties,
seven communists being killed and %
civilians and 30 policemen injured.
The casualties were probably great
or. as the figures given out BY the
police today did not include many
communists who were taken to their
homes by comrades after being In.
jurcd in the fighting.
In all there were 300 arrests, Of
whom 725 were released after an ex-
animation and the registration Of
their names.
Of the ITS persons still held BY the
police today, most of them will be
charged with rioting and violating the
public peace.
Erect Street Barricades
The principal rioting occurred after
dark in the working class quarter OF
Berlin. where communists, in an ef.
tort to enforce their conquer the
streets slogan for May day, erected
barricadeS In the main ttorouehfares
OF the Pankstrasse and its side streets.
More than 5000 workmen ranged
themselves behind these barricades
and held them against 500 policemen
who charged with their night-sticks.
The police eventually realized their
force was too weak, and opened fire
on the rioters. It was not, however.
until armored cars were brought un
That the barricades were finally forced.
There was promiscuous firing for
several hours between the two Rrouns.
with snipers Of both picking off %.
ponents from behind windows Of
buildings IN the neighborhood. Those
communists who did not have runs
picked up paving blocks, bottles and
rocks and used them to good effect
It was not until sitter II D. N. that
the police were able to subdue them
ana the surrounding houses were
cleared.
Populace Terrified
There was fighting also in the east.
crn and southeastern parts Of the
city, where light systems broke down
and added to the terror Of the popu-
lace. The conflict did not assume the
seriousness Of that in the northern
section.
Much OF the communist feeling
yesterday was derived from special
police orders denying them the right
% use the streets for their interna.
tional labor day demonstrations.
Authorities we're hard put to ideu.
lily many Of those dead and injured.
since the Communist party had or.
dered members to leave papers or
other identifying marks at home. The
communists, evidently anticipating
sanguinary aspects Of the demonstrs-
ton, had their own first aid solads
ana ambulances working In several
sections.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
WAGNER PROPOSES
single AGENCY FOR
CONTROL OF CROPS
New York Senator Calls Farm
Relief Bin 'Mockery' and
Dressed Up Scheme
DEBENTURE NOT WORKABLE
Says Pending Bill Bound to Fail
Because Of Sterilization
Principles

Washington. May 2.-(P)-Substi-
tuition Of a single powerful govern
ment operated corporation for the
commodity stabilization agencies
provided for in the farm relief bill
was proposed today by Senator Wag-
ner, Democrat, New York, as means
Of controlling surplus crops.
Describing the bill in Its present
form as q "mockery" and dressed
up scheme to satisfy campaign
slogans, he claimed all interest in
farm legislation as representative
Of q state which produces crops
valued at $3.50 100000 year and Is
the largest consuming and taxpaying
commonwealth In the country.
II sterilization is the intention Of
the administration. he argued. It
should be frankly faced with direct
plan Of execution and not through
complex machinery and red tape.
He contended the debenturc plan
VAS not workable and that the Nor
ris amendment providing for reduc-
tion Of rates whenever overproduc-
ton is threatened in an affected
crop did not improve it.
Asserting that many farm leaders
themselves admit that the farmers
will not join cooperatiyes. he declared
the whole farm relief plan embodied
in the pending bill is bound to fail
because It intends to set up stabiliza-
tion corporations upon the coopera-
tive structure.
Under this amendment, the plan
is surely put into operation. Under
the bill. the safer prophecy Is that
It will never take effect"
"Tne amendment placed rcsporl-
sibility for the success or failure OF
the sterilization work where 1t be-
longs-on the administration. The
administration bill permits. idle boast
ing Of success II there be any. and
the shifting Of blame elsewhere In
case Of failure.
Under both p.4a1s til, tdvcl ss.ae ut
IS In q measure In business. The is
sue is: The government being In
business. shall 1t conduct 1t effective
" or shall It have its hands and feet
tied with red tape and shall it waste
its breath in idle ceremony
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
NORRIS Will ATTEND
GRAIN Rate Meeting
Governor Shafer. Unable to At
tend, Reports He Is Great
ly Interested

Attorney General James Morris. G.
w. Mcdonnell, president of the
North Dakota railroad commission,
and p. A. Lee, secretary Of the North
Dakota Farmers Grain Dealers asso-
ciation. will be among those in attend
ance at the conference to be held In
Fargo tomorrow on invitation OF the
traffic committee of the Fargo cham
Der of commerce to consider ways
and means Of fighting the proposed
increase in grain rates from this ter
ritory.
Governor George F. Shafcr reports
that while he will be unable to at.
tend in person, he is greatly inter.
ested in the conference and has dele
gated Attorney General Morris to
represent the governors office as we'll
as his own.
G. L. ireland. A. I. Hunter and w.
p. Davies have been named as q
delegation to represent the Grand
Forks commercial club at the con-
ference and Grand Forks will be fur
ther represented by T. A. Durrant,
traffic commissioner Of the Greater
Grand Forks Traffic association.
There will be representatives Of .
number Of other organizations and
cities at the conference.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
LENHART PROCLAIMS
CITY CLEANUP WEEK
Mayor Urges Bismarck Citizens
to Make City Beautiful
Week Of May Gil

Bismarck will clean up during the
week of May ell.
All citizens and organizations in
the city are urged to join in the pro-
gram Of making Bismarck beautiful
during Spring Cleanup Week in a
proclamation issued today by A. p
Lei1hart, president Of the city COM
mission.
Mr.. Lenhart's proclamation fol-
lows:
PROCLAMATION
Spring Clean Up Campaign
May to II
Come on, let's Pit things in order
Our whole city should be made as
clean and orderly as It's cleanest
home. Then We will have q safer and
more healtfful city and happier citi-
zens.
"All citizens arc urged to clean up
their premises Of rubbish. trim their
trees. and make . general cleaning
during the week.
EVERY organization in Bismarck
which has the welfare Of the city at
heart is urged to join In this cam
paign to make it success from
every standpoint. The cooperation
Of all people is asked in this cam
paign.
Therefore, l. A. P. Lenhart. pres
idcnt Of the city commission. with the
approval Of many far-seeing and
Jealous citizens. designate the week
Of May 6 to II as Spring Clean-Ur
Week. "A. r. Lenhart. president Of
the city commission"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
S|AMESE Twins ARE
born, HAYE0NED BODY

Mattoon, ILL.,. May 2.1F-Believed
to be the only "stamese twins Of their
kind ever to survive birth, two girl
babies were boGn to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lenx. prominent residents Of
Ashgrove l1eighborhood. Il miles
southwest Of Nation Tuesday m0rn-
ing. Announcement Of the fact was
made ct the Methodist hospital here
today. The twins and mother are
doing nicely" and are expected TO
live. The twins weights eight pounds.
Physicians said they are Of the
iscttopagus type, joined 1t the pelvic
region and with Just one body b.
tween them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
ESCAPED MADMAN IS
CAPTURED IN CITIES
Fled From Jamestown Insane
Hospital March 8; Warden
Brown to See Him

Minneapolis. May 2.-lP,-An cs-
caped madman was captured by de-
tectives here last night and held Tor
North Dakota officials.
Although police records show the
man has gone under IL different
names, the one he uses most fire.
uuently Is Clarence Morrice. He es-
caped from the North Dakota state
hospital for the criminal insane
March 9.
Morrice was sentenced to serve five
years In the North Dakota state
prison for burglary, January =. 1926.
later being transferred to the hospital.
Warden George J. Brown OF the
North Dakota penitentiary. now ct
Waupun, Wis. has advised that he
viii stop here on his way home ana
attempt to identify the prisoner as
Morrice. II Brown identifies the
man he will be taken back to North
Dakota. Morrice was sentenced from
Divide county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
ALCOHOLISM DEATHS
LARGEST Since 1917

New York, May 2-R)-The Motro.
politan Life insurance company IN.
nounccd today that death from acute
and chronic alcoholism amoug its'
policyholders In the United STATES
and Canada were greater 0ufiug the
first three months Of this year than
any similar period since 1917.
There were ITS d6oths recorded
during the first quarter q this ysAS
only four of which were q c1nnd1nn
policyholders. Last year during ~.
same period there were llk Thooo1
figures do not include deaths duo -
poisoning BY wood and denaturod q.
cohol.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
JEALOUSY Seen AS
MOTIVE Of SLAYER

White Plains. May 2.-(F,-Jealo,isy
was seen today as possible motive
for the act Of Earl r. Peacox, who has
confessed to strangling his 20-year-
old wife Dorothy and setting fire to
the body.
The existence Of rival for his
wife's affections in the person Of a
former schoolmatc of Peacox's was
revealed when Eugene Bussey, .
student at Johns Hopkins university.
told Of . Irritation with Mrs. Pcacox
and Of the husbands angry protest
when he learned Of it.
Bussey said he was coming from
Baltimore to help Peacox in his de-
Tense.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
'HARASSMENT never
JUSTIFIED States
MRS. W|LLEbRANDT
Delineates Reasons for Urging
Wise Discretion in Apply
ing Jones Law
GIVEN TO W. c. 7. U. ORGAN
Congress- intent Is to Reach
Commercial Cases, Seek.
ing Higher Penalties

Washington, May 2.-(H)-LOng eS-
tablishcd precedent and belief that
enforcement by harassment is never
justified" are held out by Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt, assistant attor-
ney general in charge Of prohibition
prosecutions, as reasons for her let.
ter directing district attorneys to use
"a wise discretion" in application OF
the Jones law.
Her explanation Of tho letter, which
has aroused widespread comment.
was given Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost.
legislative superintendent of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, and is published today
by "the Union Signal" its official
weekly organ.
THE letter on tho application of
the new Jones amendment followed
the precedent of the department long
established in the administration of
tho white slave traffic act" she says.
Needs Careful Study
"Its purpose is to point out to
United States attorneys tho import
ancc of careful study OF the evil
dence prior to instituting action. and
the exercise of wise discretion III
fitting that evidence into the partic-
ular section of the law, violation OF
which it will best prove in court. For.
although the average man and Wonl-
an may be unaware Of the fact, every
lawyer knows that the prosecutor
must weigh evidence and choose
(make an election Of remedies Is the
legal term that applics) under what
section of the law he will plead the
case.
Particularly must every United
States attorney do this with prohibi-
ton violations. Almost every viola
tion reported by prohibition agents is
a legal infringement Of no less than
five sections Of law, to wit ta) some
Of the internal revenue statutes ex-
isting prior to prohibition: (b, the
possession, tc' nuisance, (d) trans
portation, (e) sale, ~ or manufac-
turing sections of the national pro-
hibition act; tg) the tariff act. (h)
the customs act. and frequently ID
the prohibition law of the county or
state. To proceed under possession
of some Of the sections. a misdemcan-
or complaint may be filed Immediate
ly. To choose other sections, the case
must be presented to the grand jury.
Harassmcnt Never Justified
enforcement by harassmcnt is
never justified. Moreover. congress
has revealed the intent Of the new
amendment to reach commercial
cases and when commcrcialisn can
be shown by the evidence. it is plain
congress intended the prosecutor to
press for the higher penalties Of the
Jones law, with the power of depor-
tation of undesirable aliens engaged
In such violations to follow.
"Evaluating evidence before trial
has been always a prosecutors duty;
but 1t becomes of greater Importance
since the Jones amendment to the
Volstead act shows that congress in
tends those offenses which violate
the constitution itself to be felonies
and leaves other volstead violations
as misdemearors."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
Northwest Women
In Joint Convention

Faribault, Min1.. May 2.-P)-Del-
cgates from Minnesota, North and
South Dakota assembled for joint
meeting of the Woodmen of the
World and the Woodmen'S circle here
today. formally launching the bust.
ness sessions Of both organizations.
A Joint banquet will be held to-
night. Speakers will include Colonel
b. w. Jewell. national sovereign adj
wiser of the Woodmen Of the World,
and Mrs. Mary r. Larocca. national
president Of the Woodmen's circle.
Friday both organizations will hold
elections Of the head camp and state
officers for the jurisdiction Of Min
nesota. North and South Dakota. In
the afternoon the organizations will
conduct limitations Of candidates and
the installation Of the new officers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
North Dakota Singers
Appear in Twin Cities

Minneapolis, May 2.-@- Before
IN audieuce Of more than 500 the glee
club and orchestra Of the University
Of North Dakota. which is on It's an
nual spring tour. presented concert
last night IN the Central lutheran
church. under auspices Of the Twin
Cities Alumni association Of the Uni-
versity Of North Dakota. and the
Young Peoples Society Of Central
Lutheran church.
The concert WAS the third appear-
ance Of the tvo musical oeUani1atious
Il. Minneapolis during the day. At
noon memhers Of the two orEanl1a-
ticns appeared before the Lions club
and at 2:30 p. m. coucert Was
broadcast over radiD statien kSrp.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
TALLULAH BANKHEAD'
Still LOVES Count.

London. May ADJ The Daily
Express today quoted Miss Tallulah
Bankhead. actress. as saying she still
loved Count Anthony De Bosdart
Cancellation by mutual consent Of
their four month old engagement has
been announced.
TONY Is . perfect darling" Miss
Baukhead told the Express. i adore
him and I honestly believe he adores
me. We have no quarrels but We
realize things had become impossible
because he has his work and ] l1arc
mine. We have been separated 20
much and when lovers are separated
khings are not the same"
Miss Dsukhead admitted she had
been annoyed BY people gossiptng and
predicting that. they would not Be
married. Until recently we had
every intention Of marrying. vas
al the more determined to 60
through, with II because people were
saying We were not suited. was not
In love With him at first but ] did fall
IN love with him later"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
RACE With DEATH IS
VICTORY FOR Plane


Seattle. May 2-(Py-Victorious In
thousand-mile race with death.
MRS. Peter Kostometinoff Of eitka,
Alaska, critically i'll from septicemia,
was given fair chance for recovery
by her physician here today.
Mrs. Kostometinoff was brousht
here by plane from Sitka yesterday
after her husband had been told the
only chance to save her life was to
put her under the care Of q specialist.
The plane landed here IL hours after
the takeoff at $40 q. N.
DR.. Lester J. Palmer said Mrs. Kos.
tometinoff arrived in excellent con-
dttion. far better than II she had
made the trip by boat" the only other
means Of transportation. which would
have taken five days or longer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
ARKANSAS TORNADO KILLS NINE:
NORTH DAKOTAIS FROST.BITTEN;
SNOW BLANKETS MIDDLE WEST
Plan Public Park
Penny Payments

Grassy Butte. N. Dak., May 2-
Grassy Butte will have a small pub.
lie park-and 1t will be paid for in a
novel way
Each member Of the local Home
makers club. in charge Of the park.
will make three aprons and send
them to three friends. The friends
will pay as many pennies for the ap-
rons as there are inches in their
waistlines. The pennies will 60 into
a fund for purchasing seeds and fcnc-
ing material.
The property was donated for the
park by Mrs. L. C. McKenliesa at q re-
cent meeting Of the club Mrs. B. l..
Carr gave a program on Perennial
Flowers and the Farm Garden"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-02
MEXICANS learn OF
REVOLY'S COLLAPSE

Mexico City. May 2.-(FEThe
Mexican public learned today for the
first time Of the final collapse Of the
revolutionary movement In Sonora
and imminent complete pacificatton
OF northern Mexico.
Newspapers were suspended and
no official bulletins issued yesterday,
May day, but bulletins posted st
Chapultepec today told Of surrenders
Of rebel forces tn the north. occupa-
tion Of Nogales and Aqua Prieta. ana
flight into the United States Of the
principal rebel leaders.
The bulletins also carried an
nouncement Of . battle ct A1ogues,
on the Sonora border, which lasted
throughout Monday, April -, and
was probably the last encounter Of
note Of the revolution.