Great Falls Tribune from Great Falls, Montana • Page 1

it AMERICA! See it First and Stand Behind It Always Montana Weather Partly cloufljr "Wednesday and Thursday; cooler la extreme east portion Wednesday. NTANA EST NEW GATHERER THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR PRICE FIVE CENTS GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1923. 1 S' GH SEAS LIQUOR FIRST D01JI0 FIGHT RIOTERS RULE COMPLICATES FOREIGN RELATIONS DUE TO HANG TODAY AS "TN.J.SESS 1 MI ft ICE; IW III IIIiTK THORNTON MINE STOCK SUBJECT DF TEST ACTION State Willing to Take Up Case On Demurrer Entered By Co. Defense Says Situs of Certificates Do Not Shift With Owner. USES PAH BOND Daugherty Stands Fast On English Press Classes JJ.

S. Verdict; Starts Action in 30 Days. With Soviets; Too In-, dependent. Troopers Summoned When- Mob Threatens Jail; Autos Wrecked. Mrs, Lassandra Gives First Account of Shooting As Hour to Pay Penalty Draws Near; Must Radicals Stage Demonstrations At Same Time in; Suburbs of City; Communists Eagerly Enter Fray; Capture Street Cars, Break Windows Other Foreign Centers Calm; I.

W. Part of 'Cult' Held in Ghurch By Citizens; Members Hurl Rocks. Mount Scaffold With Mail Convicted of Murder At 8 o'Clock This Morning At Alberta Jail London, May 1. "A high-handed piece of arrogance toward foreigners," is the way the Star Tuesday characterized the decision of the United States supreme court against the transportation of liquor within the three-mile limit by the American or foreign vessels. The Star, which is the only London newspaper thus far to make any editorial expression on the matter, says: Washington, May 1.

Announcement that the government in 30 days will begin to enforce the law as interpreted by the supreme court to prohibit American and foreign Bhips from carrying liquor within the three-mile limit was-made Tuesday night by Attorney General Daugherty. Explaining that the supreme court mandate would become, effective in 30 days, Mr. Daugherty in a formal statement, in which he discussed Monday's decision at considerable length, de Ottawa. May 1. (By The Associated New Brunswick, N.

May, 1. Taris, May 1. Rioting in which scores of rersons were injured and one policeman possibly mortally wounded marked the close Tuesday, evening of the quietest May day Paris has seen in years. The police, after bavin? experienced a peaceful day in beautiful spring-like man to a somewhat isolated location on a small farm between Coleman and Blair more. Family Move The Constanza family have forwarded this information to the warden of the Fort Saskatchewan penitentiary.

They also elaim Mrs. Filflo related her having seen the crime committed the day following, to a police officer, and that Mrs. Filfilo volunteered her testimony, but was told it was not necessary. It is also asserted that Florence Lassandra advanced the information about the female eye-witness to her intimate associates after her arrest. weather, Tuesday evening were called into action in the heart of the communist district, where disorder arose.

Time and again they charged into the swirling masses of demonstrators and 'The, United States is. of all civilized states, the most opposed to the Russian soviet government, yet the two countries1 are now as one. "The decision of the soviet government to seize, and imprison the crew of a British tra'ci- caught fishing within a limit of x2 miles is simply a piece of high-handed arrogance in the face of the plain doctrine of modern international law that the limit of territorial waters is three mia. 'The decision of the United States supreme court Monday that neither American nor foreign ships may carry intoxicating liquor into American territorial or American ports is an equally high-handed piece of arrogance toward foreigners. "This is now no question between the relative merits of the wets and drys; it is an attempt to apply an American municipal law to foreign ships which are, by international law, parts of their national territory while (Continued rage Three) it was fully half an hour before they were able to beat back the mob, and clear the thoroughfares, aided by xe- clared that "every agency at my command will be used to enforce" the law without favor, partiality or discrimination." Nearly all of the officials of the several government departments concerned Tuesday Vere giving close study to the situation resulting from the supreme court's decision on skip liquor Monday with a view to per-j manent adjustments of policy under the court's interpretation of the prohibition laws being applicable at sea.

There was an obvious purpose to proceed with careful regard for all questions involved and to avoid any- possible complications, particularly in the application of that part of the decision in which the presence of liquor on foreign ships' as well as domestic, within three miles of the shores of the United States was unlawful. Both that phase of the decision and (Continued on Fuge Three) SUSPECT SUIT BACKS (Tribune's Helena Bureau) Helena, May 1. All of the time of the supreme court, Tuesday, was consumed in the arguments of counsel in the case brought by Attorney General W. D. Rankin for a writ of mandate to compel the assessor of Silver Bow county to list for tax purposes stock owned by W.

D. Thornton of Butte, in the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Mining company, and the United Verde Extension Mining company, and held by Mr. Thornton in his office in New York. Mr. Rankin appeared alone for the state while the defense was represented by Attorney W.

15. Rodgers, counsel I). Thornton, as inter-venor, and Judge Sydney Sarmer, attorney for W. A. Clark, who intervened as a friend of the court.

General Demurrer Mr. Rankin opened the argument with a statement that the defense had filed a general demurrer to the complaint and the state is agreeable that the matter be determined upon the demurrer. He took the stand that the constitution provides for a just assessment of all property and that section 2 of article 12 provides what property shall be exempt from taxation and 1 contended that the legislature is without authority to exempt shares of stock whether within or without the state. He further contended that as a part of the common law of the state, and as vigorous as any statute, is the principle that movables follow the owner. He said the statutes contain other provisions that show the intent to tax shares of stock outside the state and STODEBTS EilLISTS Trotis) Mrs.

Florence Lassandra was denied mercy by the cabinet council Tuesday and will die on the (fallows at Fort Saskatchewan Alberta, today for the murder of Constable Lawsou last September. Emillio Picarrilo, her accomplice, will also be executed. SEEK REPRIEVE Special to The Tribune. Canary, May 1. Unless the cabinet of the federal government forwards a repreive before 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Florence Lassandra convicted accomplice in the murder of Constable Steve Lawson, Alberta provincial policeman at Coleman Inst September, will meet death by hanging at that hour at the Fort Saskatchewan Mantoba jail, along with Kmilio Picarrilo, bootlegging king of the Crows Nest puss.

The case of the condensed pair, particulate the woman, has been under consideration by the federal Cabinet nt Ottawa since Tuesday morning, but they have failed to grantany commutation of sentence. If the sentence is carried out Mrs. Lassandro will be the first woman banged in Canada in 21 years. Mrs. Lassandra has made a last minute statement about the crime on which the final consideration of the federal cabinet as brought about.

She denlc shooting the fatal dhots or any shots from the big Mclaughlin car on the fatal night that she and Piearrillo visited the little police station on a back street in Coleman. She claims that nn Italian woman witnessed the actual shooting, which took place in the dim mountain twilight, and that her evidence has been suppressed by the police, i Killer In Doubt It was never clearly established by PUBLIC ACTII ON HIGH SUGAR PIE 6erres who closed in from all directions. Two other demonstrations, both, however, of less magnitude, occurred abont the same time in Versailles, where a half dozen police who attempted to make arrests were met with showers of stones and finally had to retire from the scene. General Melee There was etlll another disturbance in St. Denis, where in a general mele a policeman was badly beaten and in connection with which, a city councillor was arrested.

The Paris riot occurred after a uoisr but reasonably orderly meeting at labor headquarters in the workingmen'a quar-er. When the crowd came out of the meeting place, Fquads of mounted, foot and bicycle policemen steered the people toward the big, open Place da Combat. On the way the throng met four bicycle policemen and surrounded and began to abuse them. Bottles, stones and other missiles then came sailing from windows on both sides of the street and the crowd closed in with a rush. One of the po-h'cemen was badly stabbed in the back, the blade of the knife penetrating his lung.

The comrades of the wounded policeman fought hard, meanwhile signaling for aid, and scores, of bluecoata came charging down the street and effected their release. Fight Spreads The spirit of fight spread throughout the district, and the massed forces of policemen had a hard time pounding a lane through the mob. Man after man dropped. badTv beaten or cut, until the casualty list totaled 0 on each side, with scores cf others nursing small injuries. No sooner had the police cleared the street than there cape a hurrv cail from a spot a few hundred vard's away from the original scene of battle where the fleeing demonstrators had captured several street cars.

The Four hundred "Holy Rollers" were imprisoned on the upper floor of their "Pillar of Fire" church at Bound Brook, near here, at midnight, while the- local pob'ce force with drawn guns held at bay a menacing mob which gathered after a riot which occurred while a meeting was in progress. The "Holy RollerB," men and women, locked themselves into the second story when a crowd estimated at 500 non-members, precipitated the riot by stopping the services when some of them took exception to a remark made by a church speaker lauding the Ku Klux Klan. Three of the non-members were badly beaten and numerous combatants on both sides were less seriously hurt in the melee, in which chairs and sticks were hurled. The women church members fought at the side of their men until police arrived and the angry citizens went outside. Two members of the church, Elias Horner and Lawrence Winter, were arrested with difficulty by the police and immediately arraigned and held for the grand jury on charges of assault and battery.

The court room was crowded when they appeared, and a mob followed them to the jail. When the mob became larger before the jail and the crowd before the church grew in size, the local police called for help from state troopers at Franklin Park and Net-cong. Fearing that the local jail would not withstand the assault of a mob, the police took their two prisoners in automobiles to Somerville. The mob dispersed shortly after 2 o'clock Wednesday morning, "and members of the church "Holy Hollers" were slle to lenVel "bcveral of their number had been injured during a fight in the church. IK PLOT TO ESCAPE Police Stop Attempted Break 1 and Arrest Young Criminals.

Citizens Have Perfect Right to Limit Use to Cut Costs Harding. ALLIES CiCtlEO OVER IMMIGRATION POLICY OF TURKEY 25 H1ESTE1 STUDENTS TESTIFY All Class Wars Abolished By University; Remove Social Rights. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 1. The American woman, who is held here by tlie police as Clara Thillips, thj California hammer murderess, attempted to escape from jail Sunday night, with the assistance of several young students, the eldest sixteen years of age. She managed; to get into correspondence with the students, begging them to come for her and he-r sister Washington, May 1.

President Harding feels that it is wholly consistent for people who have a complaint against the prices of a commodity to restrict their consumption of that commodity it was said at the White House Tuesday, in connection with the movement started in various parts of the country to boycott consumption of sugar. It was. added, however, that the president does not believe it business of the government to commend any particular action of any kind. His views nrobablv will be set forth more Near East Conference Seeking to Establish Definite Understanding. contended that under these statutes the Thornton stock should he assessed in Montana regardless of its business situs.

evidence which of the two in tne car. Mr. Rankin 'aejruecl that 1h author jiiusanne, May 1. The members of the Near East conference are agitated ities are practically unanimous that this class of "stock i intangible and is merely nn evidence of the existence of at 2 o'clock Monday Police Learn of Plot The police learned of the plot and immediately began an investigation. They found a ladder close to the wall of the jail which thw allege' was in k.

fat length in a telegram soon to be at length in a telegram soon to be the real property which it represents and that the courts have held that all nronertv is taxable except that specifi Bnd thpn the VVi Lb.r,?Jv:hMVrPtd dows. tore up the iron trill Zr, the iron rrl'l irnrlr him to make a public appeal for re CALL STATE TROOPS Bound Brook. N. May 2. At 1 o'clock Wednesday morning a crowd of Holy Rollers, who sought refuge in the second floor of their "temple" from a mob which attacked and wrecked the first floor, still were imprisoned and state troops who arrived from Netcong and Franklin Park, were unable to drive away the crowd that surrounded the church.

Before the troopers arrived one of Chitago, May 1. Twenty-five "Northwestern university students were questioned Tuesday in connection with the death of Leighton Mount, whose skeleton was found buried beneath rocks and sand under a lake breakwater at Evaiston Monday. The police expressed the belief that Mount's death resulted from a freshman-sophomore clash in the fall of 1921, and Kobert E. Crowe, state's attorney, ordered an assistant to attend the inquest set for 10 o'clock tomorrow. "I am inclined to believe from the reports I have received that it is certainly a case of murder," said Oscar Wolff, Cook cotmty coroner, who took personal charge of the investigation.

Mth. lassandra or Pirnrrilo, fired the fatal shot, but both were condenmned to death. The only actual eye witness of the shotting was Laweon's little girl, aged eight. However, a ring of circumstantial evidence surrounded the pair. The police produced evidence tn show that shortly after her arrest, Mrs.

Lassandra took all the blame for the shooting. The fact that Mrs. Lassandra had made a statement about the crime in the presence of a priest nnd jail officials was made known by her mother. Mrs. Vincenfco Constransa.

of Fernie, H. who recently returned from visiting her daughter in the death cell at Fort Saskatchewan. Officials of the Provincial government at Edmonton confirmed this report aDd state that it wa forwarded to the federal authorities without any comment from the Attorney General of the Provincial. Florence Lassandra's story, according to her mother, is that she has maintained absolute silence until now, upon advice, being particularly so hv the influence of her hus dueed consumption of sugar. The ultimate action over the sugar situation, so far ns the government is concerned, rests in the opinion of the president in the legal stens instituted and nnder consideration for eliminating speculation in that commodity.

Sale of Firearms Greatest Peril in America, Say Police around the park trees and used the cars for target practice with missiles. FEW DISTURBANCES Chicago, May 1. May day passed quietly, with no disturbances -of anv consequenee reported anywhere -in the country Tuesday. In Chicago, the police were called upon to control a crowd strusrelins to enter a theater whee Eugene V. Debs was Fpeaking, after the theater had been filled.

In New York. 7.000 union members of the building crafts celebrated by demanding -and receiving $1 a day increase in wares. Reports from International Falls. told of bright prospects for the settlement there to- the beieagued churchmen stuck his head out of the window, but before he could fimtdi his plea that the at tackers disperse, he was pelted with stones, which broke -the window, the cally exempted by the constitution. In the "light of this stand he held that the legislature is precluded from exempting this class of property as it would then be beyond the provisions of the constitution.

Codes Compel Payments He called attention to the fact that Massachusetts steps into New York and all surrounding states and compels payment of taxes on foreign corporations, regardless if taxed in other states or not, and he claimed this is not double taxation. However, he said, the courts of New York, whose provisions are similar to the Montana low, holds that the state cannot go outside to assess stocks. In the state of Ohio, he said, it had been held the state could tax a seat on the New York stock exchange owned by a resident of Ohio, and that the United States supreme court had held the taxing of the seat in New York did not prevent Ohio from taxing the ownership by the Ohio resident. He further called attention to the act that the IT. S.

supreme court had held that it was ud to the supreme falling glass cutting his face. Only eight state troopers arrived New Torfc. May 1. An international agreement between nations to restrict the manufacture and sale of firearms and other weanons used bv criminals and their entreaties that the mob return home was only partly obeyed. The attackers retreated outside the yard of the temple, but refused to was recommended Tuesday by police day of the strike of paper mill work ers.

budge further. "The peculiar position of the skeleton anl the fact that it was weighted with stones precludes the idea of suicide, in my opinion." Charles W. L.eggett. chief of police of Evanston. expressed the belief that Mount's death was accidental and may have" resulted from injuries sustained from a class fight which took place the night' he disappeared.

"It must have been an accident," said Chief Liggett, "for students would not actually kill one another. Then, frightened by what happened, those responsible must have taken In the meantime some of the mob over- the question whether Turkey will swing open her doors to immigration or shut them tightly. This concern is caused by Turkey's interjection of the immigration question into the discussion of the status of foreigners in Turkey. Nobody denies Turkey's right to make her own immigration laws, but countries like Italy, with a surplus population, and Greece, whose people have a traditional liking for the shores of Asia Minor are anxious to know if Angora has decided to hold Turkey for the Turks. Although the American representatives did not participate in the discussion, the United States immigration laws were freely quoted in Tuesday's debate with respect to the residence of foreigners in and the conditions of their entry.

The allies wanted them to have complete freedom to enter and establish themselves in Turkey, subject only to the sawie restrictions as apply to the Turks. Isinet Pasha immediately 'raised the point that this 'might interfere with Turkey's right to regulate immigration. The allies replied that they had no intention of limiting Turkey's authority, but felt justified in asking what Turkey intended to do about immigration, and if she contemplated preventing mass immigration like the United States, with the quota system. WOOTIillTS QUIZZES 09 RATES i. hi.

Has No Sympathy As Factions Raise "Wild Hoorah" On Scales. band, James Lassandra, who resides at Itlairmore, and who is in the employ of l'icnrrllo and has been for some damaged the 20 automobiles in which some of the Holy Hollers and some of their guests had come to the tended for her escape. Fifteen students are under arrest, charged with complicity in the plot. The woman refuses to have photographs of herself taken nnd declares that when she talks, the American public will be startled by her story. She asserts she is the victim of circumstances, and keeps light spirited.

Today she asked to consult a lawyer and demanded that hex Bister be released, as there is no charge against her, and she has been in jail for 12 days, the lawful limit in Honduras being six days pending an investigation. The woman declares that she has friends in Tampico, one of them being a man name! Jackson, whose "fate she seemed anxious to ascertain. Carson Refutes Count Jesse Carson, who came here with "Mrs. Phillips" is in the penitentiary. He describes himself ns thv son-in-law of the Mexican General Felipe Angeles, now dead, and asserts his innocence.

Carson is in a nervous while the two women are calm and hopeful. The Honduras authorities are awaiting the arrival of American detectives and extradition papers which they trust will not be long delayed. The public is greatly interested in the case, as this is the first of the kind in the country. Runaway Street Car Injures 40; Truck Stops Wild Flight New York, May 1. At least 40 persons were injured here -late Tuesday when a Manhattan Ridge streetcar ran away on the grade as it approached the Brooklyn end of the structure.

The car jumped the track and crashed into a group of vehicles at the bridge entrance. meeting. 1 he windshields were broken, the tires slashed into strips. the engines hammered and the upholstery cut. neans irom an parrs oi tne world nt the international poKce conference.

The recommendation followed an address by Chief Magistrate William MeAdoo of New York, in which he declared the pistol was the curse of America. The. greatest danger facing peace enforcement throughout the world is the use of the bomb, Isei Otusuka. secretary of the home department of Tokio, Janan. warned the conference.

Police heads from Peru, Chile. Brazil. Argentine and Cuba reported the firearm problem was negligible in Latin America, ns criminals used knives, razors and swords instead of pistols. Traffic in firearms, they reported, had been Kmited to a great extent by the government and complete restriction on all weapons would be effected soon. A labor dispute in Denver threatened to hamper building activities when carpenters dropped their tools because of a dispute over an increase from $3 to $9 a day in wages, granted by the Colorado industrial commission.

At Salt Lake City, a strike of miners and other employes in the mines of the Lineham district of Utah, called by the I. W. failed to materialize and stnte officials were confident no trouble would result. On the coast, operators of some lumber camps, faced by a strike of forest workers called by the I. W.

W. faced May day in a state of preparedness, while shipping operators affected by the strike of marine workers, called by the same body, expressed little concern. FRENCH IW BREAK WITH Till CHIEFS Issue Warnings on Troop Movements; Take Firm Stand. the body out to the lake shore and hidden it. That's how it appears to me.

Two or three boys were necessary to drag the body to its hiding place and cover it with stones." Meanwhile. university authorities, after investigating the death of another student Louis Aubere, killed in an automobile accidcut after a class fight, abolished for all time class wars and rushes and hazing on the campus. At a solemn chapel assembly, Walter Pill Scott, president of the university, informed the student body that sophomores and freshmen are to be deprived of all social privileges for the ret of the year and freshmen are p'rohibited from holding the cap-burning ceremonial scheduled for today. Wounds Prove Fatal to Nebraska Killer North Platte, May 1. Harold Allen, alias Frank Randall, desperado of Scotts is dead in a hospital KiiriimUini Tnesdav to time.

Denies Responsibility In respect to the actual murder, Mrs. Lassandra positively denies responsibility for the killing of Constable Law-son. She is said to contend that on the evening of the affair, following a short conversation during the entanglement between "Pie" and the constable, that "Pic" emptied one gun. the shots from which went at random in the struggle. Breaking from Lawson's grip, "Pic drew the second weapon, termed by him the "big gun." The first shot fired from this firearm brought 'hwn, striking him in the back as 4he was trying to reach shelter letwecn the police station and an adjoining building, Mrs.

Iisxandra tells her mother. "Pic" then fired another shot, whereupon he placed the weapon in her lap with the remark, "You keep the big gun." The flight from the ncene in the high-powered car then followed. "The entire scene was witnessed, Mrs. Lassandra states, by another woman, whose presence she noted at the time Mrs. Lassandra did not know her name, but identified her as being the Italian woman who peddles milk nt Coleman.

Vpon Mrs. Constnnza's return home with the story of Florence, the members of the family became active immediately In an endeavor to locate the nlleged eye-witness in the person of the female milk peddler. The investigators, according to report, had little difficulty in ascertaining the name Mrs. Filfilo. Hut were temporarily retarded owing to the fact that she changed her residence without informing her neighlwrs, very soon after the murder, moving from Cole- court of any state to decide whether this class of property, stocks in foreign corporations, shall be taxed within that state, and -he quoted tax authorities in holding that shares of stock, whether domestic or foreign are taxable at the domicile of the owner.

Mr. Rankin took the view that in the absence of a statute specifically exempting this olass of property from taxation, the state has the right to impose taxes upon it. Double Stock Taxation The courts of" Massachusetts and Rhode Island, he said, have held that stock can be taxed in two places, and said that if the Montana supreme court should decide that this state has or has not the right to tax this property without a specific statute, then that decision shall be the rule of the state in the opinion of the U. S. supreme court.

On this line of argument he claimed that the U. supreme court had held that the fourteenth amendment does not prevent the taxing twice of property by one state, much less its taxing by two states. He further contended that the TT. S. supreme court has held that intangible property follows the situs of the owner regardless of fts business situs.

Associate Justice tJalen interrupted Mr. Rankin with the suggestion that all the cases he had cited are to the effect that the states may tax this class of property providing there is specific legislation authorizing such taxation, to which the attorney general answered that 'he would have to disagree with the justice. In closing his nrgument Mr. Rankin insisted that the supreme court has (Continued on I'ubo Three) Attorney Leading. in Coast Election Los Angeles, May 1.

Returns from 100 of the 7i7 precincts in the Tenth California congressional district, where a special election was held Tuesday to choose a successor in congress to the late Captain II. Z. Osborne, put plain John I). Fredericks, republican, former district attorney of Ixis Angeles county, far in the lead with 3.054 votes. H.

Z. Ozlwrne, republican, son of Captain Oslorne, was second with 1.SO0; Miss Lloy Galpin. democrat, third, with 1.4G7; Alfred L. liartless, republican, fourth, with Frank A. McDonald, republican, who ran cn a liKjit wines and beer rlatform.

fifth, with CIS. and John O. Bell, prohibitionist, sixth, with 224. Chinese Student Commits Suicide Chicago, May 1. The body of Sun Tsung, a student of political economics at the University of Chicago, was taken from the lagoon at Jackson wounds received in nn encounter Tues POLICE QUELL RIOT Tokio, May 1.

The radicals Tuesday attempted their greatest Labor day demonstrations in all the cities of Japan. In Tokio. the program fell flat, as the police outnumbered the demonstrators. The latter marched from Shiba park across the city to Ueno park, where they arrived so fatigued they were little inclined to continue with their original plans. The police quickly halted efforts made to cause trouble.

There were 4O0 arrests, including Coreans and socialists. GRANTED WAGE INCREASE New York. May 1. Seven thousand union members of building crafts celebrated May day in New York City by demanding and receiving a dollar a day increase in wages. Two branches of the American Federation of Labor were involved.

The masons helpers, 4.000 strong, and members of the International Building and Hod Carriers' union, struck without notice, according to the contractors. They reported for work, demanded nn increase from $7 to and, without going to work, awaited the contractors' decision. The $1 increase was granted, but in the form of a the employers refusinz to incorporate it in existing contracts. The marble workers demands were presented several days ago, with notice that a strike would be called today nniess they were granted. Three thousand menitwrs of the Reliance La Constantinople.

May Th French charge d'affaires Tuesday warned the Turkish Nationalist government in-Angora against the concentration of Turkish troops on the Syrian frontier. The charge pointed out that France will be compelled to tako precautionary measures against a concentration of Turkish forces there. A dispatch Monday from Lausanne, where the Near East peace conference is in session, said France had frankly informed Turkey that she did not like the concentration of Turkish troops on the Syrian frontier and that it the concentration was intended ns a menace, France refused to be intimidated and would reinforce the Frem-h troops in Syria if such action was deemed necessary. Spokane Farm Loan Bank Opened With $1,000,000 Capital Spokane, May 1. Spokane's intermediate credit bank, an adjunct of the federal land bank, opened Tuesday with a capital of $1,000,000.

Like 11 others in various parts of the country, its purpoKe will be to provide easier credits to farmers. Loans are not made direct to farmers, but through co-operative credit associations. Wheat organizations throughout the northwest are expected to avail themselves of the new Salt Lake City, Utah, May 1. Declaring that he "had no sympathy with the wild hoorah against the rairoads" in the matter of alleged unjust freight rates. F.

W. Ilagenbarth, president of the National Wool Growers' association made a plea for "an even break' on rates for western wool growers at the hearing Tuesday before the interstate commerce commission on petitions for adjustment rates on wool shipments. The hearing attended by representatives from all western wool producing states, marked progress Tuesday as Ilagenbarth and three other witnesses gave testimony in the commission's probe. "If the railroads cannot get along without the present rates on' wool, or if they must have higher rates, we will do our best to pay them," asserted the wool growers' prettident. want porportionate prices." Mr.

Ilagenbarth declared he feared "some of our own members" were participating in what he characterized as the "wild Hooray" against the carriers. "My experience with the railroads is that whenever we ask anything reasonable from them we don't need any commission hearing. I never asked the failroad for a reasonable thing I didn't get." The car, containing about 0 passengers, had raced 000 feet down grade out of control and ns it left the track collision, with the vehicles seemed imminent. It's flight was checked abruptly as it dashed into a heavy motor truck and crashed against trolley pole, disconnecting electric wires which added to the peril. The impact hurled many to the floor in a shower of splintered glass.

The police quickly stopped all traffic on the huge span until wrecking crews Could pick up live wires. DeValera Delaying Proposal for Peace Dublin, May 1. Today's agenda for the dail Eireann contains no reference to Eamonn de Valera's peace proposals and the only stated business being considered a finance nnd unemployment bills, but debate on the proposals is considered inevitable. It will probably be raised by the labor and independence members on the motion for adjournment. The government has not yet received De Valera's communication in any authorized form, nnd knowledge of it is limited to what has been printed by the newspapers.

PRELATES OPEN SESSION Wichita. May 1. Representa- day morning witn deputies under Sheriff Ileiser, of Keith county. Allen shot and killed Sheriff Ileiser before he was fatally wounded by the deputies. The encounter took place in a ranch house to which place Allen had been traced.

Allen was found in bed at the home of Jack I'itts. a relative. As the sheriff entered Allen fired at close range, killing the officer almost instantly. The deputies, following the sheriff, replied with a fusillade, shooting Allen through the lungs. Allen last Thursday shot and killed an officer nt Scotts Bluff and wounded another policeman.

QUAKE HITS RUSSIA Moscow, May 1. A severe earthquake in the Caucasus, with some loss of life, is reported by the correspondent of the newspaper. Economic Life, telegraphing from Hostov-on-Don. The quake was felt in the vicinity of the KavTtnska mines, near the historic Caucasian military road, which was torn up for a distance of eight miles. Park Tuesday night by the police, who A i 1 in the water for about three weeks.

"1 think he committed suicide because he was unable to grasp the American ways of doflig things," said T. S. Shoa, a medical student at the university, whose name and address was found in the dead youth's cloth All Minnesota Pays Tribute to Nelson Western Building Trades Members Get Increase in Wages Tacoma, May 1. Building trades craftsmen went to work here Tuesday at wages on the average 10 rer cent in advance of thv old scale, 'mployers with one exception, granted the raise, according to J. J.

Hurley, secretary of fhe building trades coun-i il. Carpenters receive an advance from $7 to per day, and laborers received an increase of $1 a day. bor club, the Marble Polishers union. mg He came here two months ago from 'and Contact Labor club, all said to be the University of California. Hit i American Federation of Labor affilia- home was in Tsinan, Hwan.

China. j.tions. were involved. The university authorities had no The increase was granted in the knowledge of his disappearance. form of a bonus, giving cuatera and i setters $10 a day, polishers ana rub- POSTPONE FLIGHT i bers.

and helpers, St. Pnul, May 1. Minnesota paid homage Tuesday to her "grand old man." The body of Knute Nelson, United States senator for 28 years, returned to his home state this morning. The bronze casket was placed on a caisson, drawn by six horncs and escorted to the state capitol, where it will lie in state. Tuesday night a special train carried the senator's body to his old home in Alexandria.

Today private services will be held at the home wittta public funeral in the afternoon. tives of the department of rural work of the Methodist Episcopal church who are to meet jointly with the board of bishops, in their semi-annual conference here Wednesday, for consid POOL OPERATORS CONVICTED New York. May 1. Dr. Leonard K.

New York. May 1. Lieutenant Two other striKes were progress. SEEKS PIANO RECORD Houston. May T.

J. Kennedy, held the new world's record of 63 hours--and 20 minues continuous piano playing here Tuesday. He left his piano nt 8:25. his last opponent having dropped out at 2:10 a. m.

The marathon, staged by the American here, started Saturday. The former record of 20 hours was heid by Howard Itoth of Toledo. that of ard uaking company em FIND FIVE SKULLS Minneapolis, May 1. Vive huinan iskulls, evidently from the bodies of matured men, were found Tuesday afternoon in a public dump in the southeast part of the city, by two detectives who driving past the dump in nn automobile, the police announced Tuesday. STANDARD DECLARES DIVIDEND San Franeisco, May J.

The Standard Oil company of California Tuesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share, payable June 15 to stockholders record ns shown by the transfer books of the corporation in San Francisco and New York at the close of business May 21, 1023. eration of the farm situation in the United States, were in session Tues Hirschberg, Winthrop Smith and Cornelius J. Kelley wece convicted by a federal Jury lae Tuesday of using the mails to defraud investors out of by means of a "blind pool' ployes, called this morning in protest gainst the company's institution of the open shop throughout its plants ia the city, and the strike of the local ICvnrtnned Pas Three) John C. Macready and OakleyHJ. Kelley again postponed their planned nonstop flight to the Pacifie coast, explaining weather conditions were not just right.

They said they hoped to hop off this morning. day. Bisheps present included C. W. Burns, Helena, Mont..