The Bismarck Tribune from Bismarck, North Dakota • 2

PAGE TWO GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS By GEORGE E. ROBERTS From The Monthly Bank Letter For December Issued By The National City Bank ci New York developments oi the past month have Riven further evidence of DANK DEBITS IN IMS AND COMPARED slight variations in the trend of bust- 1 Activo ness. The level of trade and indus- Per Cent Icr Lent try continues high, but the constant Change irt Change 4 Tj, j(eel industry continues to attninaieiit of ncv. high records, which 1 10 VVeek make a remarkably good showing, characterize business during the earl- Over 1 Nov. 1 considering its sustained activity months of the year, is no longer Poston through the summer.

October pro- striking" feature of the situation. New York duct ion of steel ingots totaling i comment has been ex- Philadelphia 000 tons was the largest on record, nud by the fact that statistical rcc- Cleveland and while production is now drop- is showing the usual an- hmor.d i ping off gradually, consumption in gains and in some instances Atlanta most lines continues high, and recent returns not quite up to Chicago large decline is anticipated. corresponding figures for last year, St. Lchi! Whether or rot the steel may be said at once that the 77 Vj? hopes for sustained activity are to of last quarter oi last Kansa-. City be realized depends in large measurc is a hard one to beat or equal, Kallas upon the course of events in the con; ,1 that a moderate decline from San ranc sco struction industry.

Building lias been i some liner would have great Ail ant e. Moreover, the flow in a long time, and it would surprise no 1,, -s is not an unvarying one one if operations should slacken off a tiun does not exactly re- comparing the "bank for bit in 1927, but no very serious dc-1 iruin year to year. tn.i wora iney ao ior eatn omw ent e(l ovem brr 17 c.ine seems imminent. The 3 1,. een the same months lieadway satisfying their own and and snows now me ngurrs railroads durina the com' rent years must be made with each other wants d- ijends upon their been going by district, and indicates fromi the railroads du luauations occur in the ability to work together harmoniously, that the losses have been fairly gen- mg a -Ucs of industry even understanding all the time the cooper- eral throughout the country.

It is Chawfid Abort Cotton of tl eir activities re- ative character of their relations. The significant, however, that they have CfcaafM Abort Coltoo the um oi cret 0 continued prosperity is in a been largest in the New York dis- ui.numged. hell a an even distribution of it. When- trict, where the decreased activity of One month ago the low price ot lia luve st ree ever a group attempts to get more the stock market has doubtless been cotton was cortimonly named as the rul lTnto aer- tten ft share the entire flow is im- a factor, and in the Atlanta district, most depressing factor in the out-; ears vs developing into any sc ton where the figures last year were ab- look for general business in the depression. Holiday trade will dominate the re- normally swelled by real estate mg year.

3 nubility Of Distributed bank net in Juence ofthe rwothing, chiefly have conned £2 the rmal peace time growth that was mat margina for a tin while tliose for the first regular employment to the cotton, Us wider v. here ian anywhere else ana me jmner na iv i vea Featuring the sessions it has found that while cot-1 given to the mass of the people a haJ iSvy of ton is still one of its great amets; ying power other country. WMe the impetttt tnp amw wil be of 2D broke all records for one week, formerly. The fruit and truck iveil from the first moderate and temporary character, and the continued heavy movement of crops nave been increasing ra in its force, that derived from the sec- a numerate ana tempo merchandise and miscellaneous freight importance, and peanuts, pecans, poulond is inexhaustible so long as a in whic includes manufactured prod- try, pigs, tobacco and dairy products "find reflects the ictie- likewis'e. So much for agnedtnre, ticitney continue to do so and toco- x.

Hv of industry. manufacturing Industrie operate reasonably well to that end. Active snindles in the cotton indus- have become a great factor in the fin The wants of the American people Bank Jjjj ri i rv on October 1, aggregating 98.9 aucial independence of the States east no nearer to being satisfied now throughout the count than they were a year ago or five haps the best over those active September North Carolina cotton has been reycars ago. nor is there the slightest trade volinne. apd these have la indicated the industry to be legated to a relatively small.

position prospect that they will be satisfied in (tended to fall oelow 1925 levels. af er II and the near future. The buying power a record pr abo aritv The low price of cotton has been the development in other lines of the American people exists in the iin previous months. Ihe above acuy. me luw luc Mandan News ft CQ TP APU illUrill nrt so i ft QPABT in UAuH diUA 1 WAN DV CAPUQ wun di th( 1 had been paid, a balance was left I Rv the association treasury, Secretary A.

Mandan rcshincn Fu rness reported lit the (Meeting. Urn vac Prp- Beside the discussion of the fair, li) to 4 Ire s(n era othpr business matters were i taken up. The present board of diparing For Linton Lame ct tors was unanimously reelected. Possession of the interclass trophy, i ftAV awarded the winner of the basketball 111 111 series at Mandan high school, has ViiUwll IV UflTtllTQC CAP nilnfiod FUR. Huff and McDonald proved to be soph stars.

Huff making two field DD AC UPIITIAN goals and a free throw and McDon- I ItlvLlllljll I aid one field goal and three free 1 IWULIVU 1 IVH throws. Mrucker ami F. Heidt di- vided honors for the frosh, each mak- ir injr two points. Mfln Icstifjinj, Korsvick The sophs got into their stride! a soon after the game started and PrOVCS Self Another maintained a steady lead all the way through. The freshmen were unable IIIIIIC mevens to penetrate the soph defense and t.he.r only' field goal from far Olson of Bismarck, witness in on the floor.

the Korsviek murder case, yesterday Sopmomorm proved himself to he the 1 of the trial, although, un- 0 2 1 2 like W'iltie in the Hall-Mills ease, he 0 0 0 0 a ji to confound attorneys with 0.11 1 jf his keen thinking. 0 1-1 Ole was called on the stand shortly 3 0-0 0 0 after court opened for the afternoon 0 2-1 0 1 during his lengthy 0 0-0 0 0 ation brought a roar of laughter 1 1-1 1 3 front spectators in the courtroom Freshmen several times. PF FT F(1 TP Called as a witness for the prose-1 3-2 0 2 cution. Ole told how he had been 1 2-0 1 2 asked by Mrs. Mary Lou Hutton, also 2 0-0 0 of Bismarck, to drive a party of four 1 0-0 0 to a place which she described as 1 0-0 0 0 He stated that he 0 0-0 0 0 complied with her request and then told of the events occurring at the Pahaininen cabin.

Telia What Happened Ole stated that the party was at i Pahaininens' place for about thrce-1 quarters of an hour before any drinks were passed and then told how Joe Korsviek and Thomas Patten, another member of the party, had a fist fight. He declared that he then left and, returning in 10 minutes, found Pahaininen alone. When he left a few minutes later, taking a gun at request, he met Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Amos Casey ohtside the shack and, in their company, walked to Schmidt, where they remained in a store over night, returning at 7 the next morning to get the cor.

They returned to Mandan nt that time. When William Langar, defense attorney, began cross-examination of Olson in an effort to disprove his credibility aa a witness, he said to Olson, little while ago you told Mr. you just tasted the liquor 'they were passing around there, but n4w you say you drank three I call that tasting Huff (f) Stephens (f) Wagner (c) McDonald (g) Fleck (g) Russell Fro ad Dietrich Brucker (f) Bender F. Heidt V. etzstein 'lonian Boehm PREPARING FOR LINTON GAME With the game with Linton only a night away, the Mandan Braves are having intensive workouts in preparation for the encounter.

Linton has a practically veteran team and will give the Brave's a good deal of opposition. Linton will probably play a strong defensive game and if its defense proves as good in basketball as it did in football the will have to content themselves with long shots for their counters. Probabilities are that the same lineup will be started in this game as in the Carson game and fans are anticipating a repetition of Heidt brilliant work when he goes on the floor, tomorrow night against tne rangy Linton men. y-eitz and Borresen are also in the starting lineup and if they give as good accounts of vhemselves in this game 1 in the Carson game, should Tielp the oaaves register a big score. Linton has remained silent about its prowess in basketball but an amination of the reeords reveals that they have four of the five men who were on their last quint back again thia year, so they should the game mors than a practice affair.

Morton County Will Hare Fair Next Year Morton fair tfaio remarked Ole. Later in the questioning, the fact was brought out that Pahaininen was roasting some meat when the party arrived, did he do with the asked Mr. Langer. sandwiches of Cle replied. you get I got hit just as I started to take answered Ole.

Gets Free Driak final appearance on the stand brought a roar of laughter from the courtroom when William Lanier showed him a bottle and asked him if it were the same bottle that he had seen at the Pahaininen place. F. Kelsch. attorney, objected to the introduction of the bottle on the jrround that the contents had not been identified. soon settle that, remarked Mr.

hanger and, handing the bottle to Ole, he said: you take a drink of this stuff and let us know if it was the same stuff you drank down said Ole. complying with the request by tilting the bottle to his lips and taking a long swallow. will be all, I said Mr. Kelsch. thanks for the said Ole, addressing the court and then retired to the rear of the room.

Mrs. Amos Casey followed Olson on 1 the stand and told practically the sauno story regarding the trip to the place and other incidents. The final witness in the afternoon was Mrs. Mary Lou Hutton, who corroborated and story. Denial that they had planned the trip so that they might Patton and get his money, was made by both women and both denied emphatically that they had ever obtained money I in this fashion before.

Thomas Patton was first on the stand when court reconvened at 9 o'clock this morning and his testimony was expected to take all day. Patton testified that a fist fight i ensued while he was at place, during which three men were knocked unconscious. He said he and Korsvick then left the place and returned about two hours later, when Korsvick announced his tent ion of Pahaininen. go away, we want any more Patton said he told Korsvick, who replied, go. ing Patton said he later heard Korsvick say or and then heard the gun.

He turned and saw Pahaininen lying or the ground, bleeding, he testified, after which he said Korsvick yelled, back, for sake, shot Physical Education Demonstration Will Be Presented Tonight A demonstration of the work of Mandan high school and grade school students in the physical education department will be graphically shown at a demonstration tonight in the high school gymnasium. Special work will not be on the program, which is solely for the purpose of showing the every day work accomplished by the classes. The general public is invited to attend the demonstration, which is free. Personal and Social News of Mandan Vicinity GOES TO NEBRASKA Robert Wilson of the Northern Great Plains Experimental Station left Monday evening for Chadron, where he will address a meeting of farmers of that vicinity on the subject of "Shelter Belts for the Mr. Wilson goes to Chadron upon the invitation of Professor Werner, formerly with the North Dakota Agricultural College, who is now located in western Nebraska.

PARENTS OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Karl Erieson of Jamestown announce the birth of a son Sunday, December 12. Mr. and are former reeidonts of Mr.

Erieson formerly coach at the Mandan high school and is now with thp Jamestown college. LADIES AID MEETING The Presbyterien Ladies AMs society will meet Thursday afternoop at 3 at the home of Mrs. L. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE New York. new treatment for narcotic addiction, successful in seven months of tests in the municipal correctional hos 1 pital, is described today in the Nevi been a great boon to the industry, York Medical Journal and Record, rnd are now moving freely.

Narcosan, discovered by A. Horou vitx, a Hungarian immigrant biochemist, is said to eliminate the usual craving for drugs during treatment and to restore a patient to pre-narcotic condition within three weeks. The American Medical association, through its official Journal, against use of the remedy until it has received a thorough trial under and until the product shall have been considered ay the council. The report says the treatment also can lie used in chrcs of over indulgence in alcohol and veronal. A.

205Vj Fourth street northwest. Mrs. I. E. Reko will be assistant hostess.

IS COUNTY CHAIRMAN Archie Olson of this city, student at the University of North Dakota, has been selected as Mortdfl county chairman in a drive to acquaint the state with its university during tha Christmas vacation. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS TO MEET The Catholic Daughters of America will meet this evening at in the school auditorium. A good attendance is desired as important business will be transacted. LEAVE FOR FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs.

Peter Berg left last evening for West Palm Beach, where Mrs. Berg will spend the winter. Mr. Berg will return in about six weeks. RETURNS TO DETROIT James West has gone to Detroit, where he is employed in the Studebaker automobile factory.

He has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. West of Sweet Briar.

REBF.KAH MEETING There will he a meeting of Rebekahs this evening at 7:30 in the Rowe hall. Suicide Leads to Reunion of Cab Man, Wife New York, Dee. taxicab driver and his wife, separated five years, were reuniteo today through the suicidal leap of an unidentified woman whom he at first had believed Was his wife. The woman plunged 115 feet to her death yesterday afternoon from the Riverside Drive Viaduct, falling almost at the feet of the taxi driver, Joseph Kipchak, who had his stand near the Fort Lee ferry. When her face was turned upward, Kipchak Identified her as his wife, Margaret, and collapsed.

He ordered the body removed to an undertaking establishment and gave orders for an elaborate funeral. He then went to tell friends and relatives of fhe tragedy, but was informed he must be mistaken as his wife was said to be living in Yonkers. He went to the address given, found his wife and remorse caused by the supposed tragedy led to a reconciliation. Kipchak tgld the police of the mistaken identity, the funeral plans were cancelled and the body of tie suicide was taken to the city morgue. Doings in Congress (By the Associated Pess) Carryinng a total of 9259,400,000, the annual interior department appropriation bill was passed by the house today and sent to the senate.

The Interstate Commerce Commission today refused to disturb its decision of last November, which which the Fort Worth b. Denver Plains railroad, a subsidiary of the Burlington, was given the right to construct 200 miles of new railroads in the Texas Panhandle. Organization of senate for the first time since the passage cf the prohibition act, was undertaken today by Senator Edge, Republican, of New Jersey, with an invitation to 20 members to attend a conference. Chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee joined house Republican leaders today in opposing any tax relief legislation at this session after senate demands had urged the administration to put through a bill. Reduced prices on Fur Coats at the Bianarek Cloak Shop.

i New Treatment For Narcotic Addicts Is Described in Paper! Stockholders in Goodyear Company Win Opening Tilt Akron. Ohio, Doc. IB of the Goodyear and Itubher company won an opening skirmish in their efforts to oust the today, when S. P. Kenfield, in common court, reiused to reopen the I.uural L.

T. Weiss cases. Judge Kenfield upheld contentions of stockholders the Weiss cases were settled in fact and not adjudicated by the court. The suit was to have the journal entry corrected to show this. The Weiss suits attacked the Goodyear refinancing plan and sought to oust Dillon, Read and company and their association from the control of the Akron company.

decision, it was indicated, will be used by the stockholders in pressing other suits which have the common aim of ousting the present Goodyear management and returning the company control to the common stockholders. Xmas Liquors to Be Scarce, Avers Prohibition Head Washington, Dec. 15 cd liquors for Christmas will be scarce, if Lincoln C. Andrews, commander in chief of the government prohibition forces, has been correctly informed, and (furthermore, if he has his way, cover" enforcement agents will retain the safeguards to secrecy recently denied by the house. After a canvass of his sources of information, he has concluded that the smugglers are not doing much to cheer up the bootleggers and their clients for no trace of historic row." is reported.

Meanwhile, the senate appropriations committee has gladdened the heart of the enforcement chief by easing one of his most pressing apprehensions. It has reinserted in the treasury-postoffice supply hill a provision to appropriate 8500,000 for the activities of the prohibition men, which was eliminated in the house. Plaintiff Is Given Verdict For Jamestown, N. verdict for the plaintiff for awarded by the jury in the Muller-Goehring damage suit after being out slightly more than five hours yesterday afternoon. Valentine Muller had sued his brother-in-law, Jacob Goehring, for $13,200 alleging that amount due for material and punitive damages because an injury from a blow on the head.

The jury award was for material damages only, for which $10,200 was asked in the suit. White Is Acquitted of Robbery Charge Charles White, charged with having robbed George Vass of $282 at a local hotel some time ago, was found not guilty by a jury in district court here yesterday. The jury was out only a short W. C. Gehrke, Baldwin merchant, who entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of having snuff in his possession when arraigned, changed his plea to one of guilty this morning and was fined SSOO and costs of $75.

The court suspended the fine, however, upon payment of the costs. Trial of the case against Garrison and Beatrice Heath, charged with adultery, was begun this morning and was still in progess at press time. Justice Court Phillip Ackerman of Still was bound over to the district court by Justice of the Peace R. H. Crane today on a charge of engaging in the liquor traffic.

In default of bonds of he was put in the custody of the sheriff. NEWS BRIEFS I Akron, Ohio, Dec. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber company has purchased a 20-acre factory site near Sydney, Australia, and will start construction of a modern tire factory to be In production by December, 1027, it was anaounced today. The new Australian factory will have a capacity of 1,000 tires and tabes dally. Indianapolis, Dec.

Tweaty-four persons were Injured. three seriously enough to be taken to a hospital, when the rdar car of a Big Poor passenger train was telescoped by a Pennsylvania railroad switch engine near the Union Station here Clear Lake, 8. Dec. Charles Ebal, Duel county farmer who shot and killed his wife after an estrangement and threatened divorce, was sentenced to life Imprisonment at hard labor today. Ebal pleaded gnllty to first degree manslaughter last week.

i If a barrack were thrown across the Bristol Channel, near the mouth of the River Severn, in England, it weald produce nearly twice as much eleetrie power as is obtained from Niagara falls. Governor Held 1 rvap: v': 'v During the last Democratic national convention Gov. W. W. Brandon of Alabama made himself the most spicuous figure present by his neverending cry, votes for Now ho and eight guests have been arrested on liquor possession charges.

A sheriff's posse raided a camp where the executive and his friends were fishing. All deny the charges. Overabundance of Football Is Due For San Francisco San Francisco, Dec. 15 A promoters who refuse to budge from their announced intentions are the mediums through whom San Franciscans will see plenty of football Saturday. George Leal made plans to hold a game between the Honolulu town team and the Haskell Indians.

M. S. Cowen decided to promote a contest between two professional squads, featuring the Duluth Eskimos, captained by Einie Nevers, and a picked eleven from this district. 'Both told the world about it and then discovered they had each selected the same Saturday. Vow each wants the other to withdraw from the picture and each has made the same reply Valentino Goods Go Under Gavel Hollywood, Dec.

IA A throng of men and women from the middle walk of life, strangely out of harmony with the glittering array before them matched bids here yesterday with a scattering of film folk, professional men and tourists for the personal treasures of Rudolph Valentino, symbols of the luxury that was his, in an auction sale to dispose of the late screen worldly goods. From the moment the auctioifcer took his place on the platform, until darkness halted the sale, the Lidding was snirited. Adolphe Menjou, one of the picture stars recognized at the sale, was the only purchaser for the film colony. He paid for an antique cabinet and 81,750 for a Spanish carved screen. I I Announcing the opening of The Hotel Prince and Cafe at Bismarck, N.

D. December 15,1926 Arthur J. Kredler Manager FIREPROOF BATHS SAMPLE ROOMS RATES $1.50 UP WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 1926 MISSISSIPPI SENATOR HAS FARM AID BILL (Continued from page one) a part of the old McNary-Haugen surplus control measure. Mr. Haugen remains silent on the new proposal.

Meanwhile Representative Purnell, Republican, Indiana, and. Fulmer, Democrat, South Carolina, who were requested by senate to introduce the new McNary bill in the house, are undecided as to their course, and have Indicated they would imake no move until Chairman Haugen has expressed himself. May Call on 'Mekineon Should they continue to hesitate, Representative Dickinson, Republican, farm leader, will he asked to introduce the bill. Representative Aswell of Louisiana, ranking Democrat on the agriculture; committee, announced today he would oppose the McNary bill because it i would provide for the collection of an 1 equalization fee on basic farm com- modifies with which to handle surplus problem. Meanwhile, Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, was out with a new agricultural bill today, proposing relief ta the farmer through loans Hinging up to $1,800,000,000 to he handled through the federal intermediate banks, and W.

I. Drummond, a member of the farm congress which recently met in Kansas City, called on President Cool id go with still another proposal for meet- I ing the situation. Drummond said a bill would he soon to establish a federal farm surplus hoard, with a revolving fund of $100,000,000 which it would loan to cooperative farm for the purpose of buying surpluses in non-perishable commodities for storage arrd disposal, A move by Representative Howard, Democrat, Nebraska, to have the house devote half its time until the Christmas adjournment to farm rei lief was blocked today by Chairman Snell of the rules committee. Former Kaiser Has an Dorn, Holland, Dec. Former Kaiser William of Germany was confined to his bed today with what was described as an The ex-kaiser three weeks ago suf- Little Joe fHAT HAPPENS TbTHfi SMART KID IS OfTeft WHAT MAKES HIM SMARTS fered an attack of rheumatism following a severe -ctrlrf jrhieh he contracted about the grounds bt Dorn House, his place of exile, during wet weather.

He was kept to his bed for several days, and his eldest son, former Crown Prince Frederick William, fnade the trip from Germany to visit him. The former emperor will be 68 January 27. Imitation jewels are selling we 1 in Paris where an artistic bracelet with imitation diamonds set in silver may bring ns much ns SIOO. COLDS of head or cheat are more essay treeted externally VICKS WPi for best results in your baking Same Price tor over 35 WHY PAY WAR PRICES? Guaranteed Pure DR. R.

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