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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-17
JURY FINDS FUNK
WAS MURDERED
MYSTERY SURROUNDING WASH
BURN SHOOTING STILL
UNSOLVED.

Washburn, N. D., April 15.-The
coroner's jury having under consid-
Grafton the question of a verdict in
the case of the alleged murder of f..
E. Funk, cashier of the First Nation
al Bank of Washburn, was out one
hour and at 1O:45 o'clock brought in
verdict as follows:
THAT F. E. Funk of Washburn, N
D., met his death in felonous man
ner at the hands of an unknown per-
son by rifle being fired from win
dow in the west wall of the w. Z.
Anderson residence. Signed, Frank
Thompson, Thos. Mccain and George
Yackey."
Sentiment Stronger.
Sentiment against Anderson is in
creasing. There were ten witnesses
examined at the hearing, and the eff
forts of the state were confined to an
effort to show that the fatal shot was
fired from Anderson's residence. 1t
is not likely that the preliminary
hearing will be held before Thursday
as it will be impossible for Attorney
Tracy Bangs of Grand Forks to get
to Washburn before that time and he
has been secured to act for the ac-
cused.
The Bismarck Tribune states:
No Talk of Lynching.
There is absolutely no foundation
for the report that was sent out of
here Monday evening to the effect
that an effort has been made to Or
ganize a mob for the purpose of
lynching w. T. Anderson, who is ac-
cused of the murder of F. E. Funk
There was no talk of lynching at any
time. Anderson was not spirited
out of town on a gasoline speeder,"
and there was no excitement caused
by the arrest, and in fact, the people
of thetcity were too shocked to think
of revenge at that time. Anderson
is safely locked in the county Jail and
will remain there until the prelimi-
nary hearing is held on Thursday.
Investigation into the circumstance
es surrounding the murder of Frank
lin E. Funk, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank, strongly indicate the
guilt of w. T. Anderson, clerk in the
same bank, who was arrested imme-
diately following the shooting Mon
day night
Scratches on window sill, pow
der dust on the floor of the room
from which the shot must have been
fired, the condition of the large num-
ber of firearms kept by Anderson, his
peculiar actions following the shoot
ing, and host of other minor Incl
dents all join in pointing the accus-
ing finger at the man who has been a
business associate and apparently a
close personal friend of the deceased
banker.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-17
Cruel.

Ms 0ldgirl-0h. Mr.. Lghthead, ~
Just seen eighteen happy summersc
Mr. Lighthead-Only eighteen happy
ones: What an unhappy life you must
have had Exchange.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-17

No Insult offered to q man can ever
degrade him. The only real degrada-
uon b when be deerades himself
Dinah Maria Muiock Craik.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-17
PROF. HOOvER's

RETENTION ASSURED.
Fargo, April 15.-The city school
election in Fargo yesterday resulted
in victory for Supt. Hoover, whose
retention or dismissal was the chief
issue involved in the election. Three
members of the board of education
who were elected expressed themselves
as favorable to the retention of Prof.
Hoover.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-17
ROAD OvERSEERS APPOINTED
Other Business Transacted by COun-
ty Board.

Contract for building a machine
shed for the county poor farm was
awarded on bid to A. H. Nicholson
for s457. Matt H. Johnson bid
s495.25. A bond of $500 was re-
quired of the successful bidder.
l. L. Wright was appointed sup
erintendent of the poor farm, with
for self and wife and one child, and
salary of SIS per month. He to
furnish all help necessary inside
and out, except extra help in harvest
season, and except one nurse to be
paid by the county. Contract can
cease at 80 days notice by either
party.
Road Petitions.
Petitions for roads in 141-65 and
137-69 and for a road on the coun-
ty line of Kidder county were refer
red to the next meeting of the
board June 3rd. Com. Dennison
moved that road petition for road
in 137-64 and 65 be indefinitely
postponed.
Petition for bridges in 144-66
and 1876 and "a were referred
to Commissioners Norden and Den
nison.
The following road overseers and
commissioners of noxious weeds
were appointed.
Twp. R Sup. Com. Nox. Weeds
139 Ga A. E. Michels Max Rusch
1873 65 A. Clemens, H. Richcreek
142 62 H. Scharf Joe Skroch
141 63 Peter Fried P. Szarkowski
142 64 A. Prahl Manly Lyman
141 50 N. c. johnson w. 'Jenkin
143 60 ]. w. Gerber A. L. Arney
1877 &C. VIM. Todd G. Alexander
139 &c c. E. Garner A. Woychik
1877 68 Peter Seidel A. Kerner
1873 6S D. Rohrbock L. Hunt
1877 60 M. Buck Ed. Ressor
40 60 T. G. Todd G. H. Leopold
County Assessors.
The annual meeting of the coun-
ty assessors was held "Wednesday
and about so assessors from all
parts of the county we're present.
They met at the court room and
were addressed by the county audi
tor on the subject of their duties
and provided with the necessary
blanks and records for their assess
ment work.
The evidence of early gopher
slaughter has already been furnish
ed the county auditor in a number
of gother tails sent in for record.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-17
IMPROyING CAMP GROUNDS.

Several members of the committee
in charge of the annual Methodist
camp meeting, to be held this year at
Beulah Camp. jamestown, June 20
Evening star., 1913-11-22
NEW 7TH ST. BUILDING
SOON TO Be FINISHED
Four Story Structure Being
Erected for Behrend's
Department Store.

The erection of the four-story building
at 720-724 7th street northwest for Beh-
rend's department store is rapidly near.
ing completion. and soon the structure
will be ready for occupancy. The build
ing is being erected by the A. M. Poynton
Construction Company from plans by N
R. Grim. architect.
The structure has frontage on 7th
street of fifty-five feet and depth OF
about ninety-five feet. Almost the entire
front is devoted to large plate-glass win
dows. The wall is of tapestry brick with
light stone trimming and copper cornices.
Each of the four floors of the build
ing is devoted to one large showroom.
Between the first and second floor there
is a mezzanine floor in the rear of the
building, which provides space for a
private office, cashiers Office. bookkeep-
ing department and sample room. The
basement Of the structure also has been
arranged for showroom purposes. In
one corner of the basement a room has
been set aside for use as a locker and
lunchroom for employees.
An electric elevator has been installed,
and there is stairway on both sides
of the building. A large vault has been
constructed under the front sidewalk.
At the rear of the building. which faces
on an alley, fire escapes have been
erected.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
COST OF BIG HOTEL.
What Uncle Sam Spends on One in
Canal Zone.

Interesting insight into the cost OF
operating a big hotel is afforded by the
reports Of the Isthmian canal commits
sion. Uncle Sam is something OF a sue
cess as a hotel proprietor. as Is disclos-
ed by the operations or the Tivoii, the
big government hotel ar Ancon. In the
Canal Zone. During the last fiscal year
he cleared $4,000 in operating the es-
tablishment, and promises TO do even
better for the future. There were 16l.oo0
meals served during the year. and the
cost of supplies for these meals was 81
cents each. The cost of service was ap-
proximately 10 cents per meal. a total
cost OF 20 cents.
The line hotels. where the American
canal employees could get their meals
for 35 cents each. and the outside public
for so cents each, served excellent food.
When the late Senator Thomas II. Car
ter once visited the isthmus with a sena-
torial committed. he asked Maj. Eugene
I. Wilson. the man who conducted these
hotels, to come 10 Washington and show
the Senate restaurant manager how 70
lay out a good meal. and Senator Albert
B. Cummins later renewed the invita-
ton, SAYING he was sure the United
States Senate would be better fed IL he
should come.
4 chapter on the commissary and sub
sistence departments OF the lsthmlan
canal commission will be found in The
Panama Canal" by Frederic ]. Hasiun
which The star is Offering at cost
Evening star., 1913-11-22
GOOD FILING SYSTEM
AN OFFICE NECESSITY
Architects Should Provide for
Storing Papers and
Plans.

1t is never too late for an architect
to arrange his office systematically nor
to put his files, papers, plans and other
apparatus of general practice in such
shape that any item can be quickly
found, says a writer in Building Pro
gress. Really the filing end Of an archi-
tect's Office is of greatest Importance,
though to view the slip-shod methods
of some offices one would never suspect
1t.
OF course the time to begin a business
system Is when the young architect first
hangs out his shingle and goes into
Independent practice. AS soon as the
first job comes into the Office there Is
need Of filing system which shall be
comprehensive. elastic and easily taken
care of. A system which requires elabo-
rate preparation or considerable time to
keep in shape will later prove unwieldy
and oumberson.
On the other hand a fling system
which is not built so it can accommodate
future expansion of the business is soon
outgrown. The trick is to strike hap
by medium. devising system that will
at once accommodate all the papers OF
a small practice with enough elasticity
to take care OF a growing business.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
DECLARES ARCHITECTS
REQUIRE INSPIRATION
English Writer Says They Should
Give Consideration to
Sentiment.

1.-The architects Of America look upon
their profession as one that ought to
be competent means Of livelihood de-
clares an English writer in Building
Progress In Great Britain. 1 conjec-
ture, it Is often the fascinating avocation
which helps to amplify a slender ap-
panage. You can understand what
would naturally follow. They have the
time to spend over the sentimental part
of architecture which rarely finds its
way to the architects Office on-say the
twenty-third floor Of one of our archi-
tectural jesters-the 'skyscrapers.' where
rent and other serious expenses preclude
much outlay for its welcome and tenter-
tainment.
And then how can an architect de-
rive the necessary inspiration from the
horrid skyline Of commercial buildings
in America-such inspiration as would
be his without effort IL he could turn
from his drawing board to look down one
of those ideal lanes Of rural England 2"
Evening star., 1913-11-22
USI HUMAN
l NATURE
. >w phAaaoiar hhNeoo

WHAT time does this train get 70
Pittsburgh" asked a passenger who had
been dining convivially. 1T won't go to
Pittsburgh at all. replied the conductor
It's running in the opposite direction"
oh. pshaw." exclaimed the man: 1T
oughtn't to act that way, Pittsburghs s
all right you get used to it,
Jed Tunkins, who taught school one
term. says that when you are extending
an olive branch care should be taken to
select one that can be used the same
as birch rod.
The man who rises with the sun and
goes to bed at may count the years
life has to run more numerous than
mine. But though late hours ill prudent
men with serious misgiving. you've got
to sit up now and then to realize you're
living.
Some fellers," says Grandpa Mint
Ticker. is like popcorn. 1t takes roastin'
to bring out the best that's in 'em."
What is your favorite novel;" asked
a hit Vanity Fair" answered the girl.
who went on to inquire. What is
yoursT Vanity Fair" said he: TIN
going to start reading il tomorrow
You're in bad, kidv' a sport exciaim-
ed. He really should have been ashamed
to scatter through this world refined and
cryptic lingo OF his kind. You've fig
ured that you are the mount to romp in
with the bank account: that crowds will
gather to admire when you come pranc-
ing past the wire. You think that men
will cheer anew while cashing bets they
placed on you: that You will finish
lengths ahead because you are a
thoroughbred You have no need to toll
and train: to try yourself with might and
main, because, forsooth. with graceful
ease. you'll win just how and when you
please. 1t is a calculation strange. a
system which eats UP your change. So
when you're giving odds immense while
backing old Self Confidence oh! pause
and take another look. You're in bad
kid! Revise your book
Evening star., 1913-11-22
HOUSE BRINGS $4,000
Property of Mrs. Elizabeth C.
Humphreys at 1910 Massa-
chuSettS Avenue Is Sold.

Considerable interest attaches to the
sale OF the residence at 1910 Massachu-
setts avenue. a few doors east Of Dupont
Circle, which was reported today by
Stone & Fairfax. real estate brokers. The
property was sold for Mrs. Elizabeth C.
Humphreys. Both the name of the pur-
chaser and the consideration have been
withheld. 1t is understood. however,
the price paid was in the neigh hborhood
Of $4,000.
The sale is unusual in that 1t is the
only small piece OF property in that
neighborhood that has changed hands for
some time. The house is a modest eight
room structure which was built a num-
Der Of years ago. Practically all of the
surrounding neighborhood is devoted ia
much larger residences. The property
faces the palatial Wadsworth home.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
SOON TO BE OCCUPIED.
Finishing Touches Being Given New
L Street Apartment.

Finishing touches are being given an
attractive apartment building which has
been erected on the north side Of L street,
between 9th and 10th streets northwest.
by the Melton Construction Company
from plans by A. p. Clark, jr. The build
ing will be ready for occupancy in few
days.
The structure is Of modified type of
mission architecture. The front is of
rough texture brick with wide mortar
joints. The portion Of the roof which
shows from the street Is covered with red
tile. which forms pleasing contrast with
the front Of the building.
The property has q frontage Of sixty
seven feet and is about a hundred feet
deep. On each Of the four floors there
are five apartments Of four or fve rooms
each.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
SALES OF RESIDENCES
ANNOUNCED BY FIRM
N. L. Sansbury Company Re-
ports Seven Transactions
Involving $4,000.

Sales of residential properties involving
more than So. 900 were reported today by
the n. l.. Sansbury Company.
This firm has sold three of the attrac-
tive residences built by Lewis E. Breun-
inger in Rock Creek vista, at the inter-
section of Columbia road and the Avenue
of the Presidents, overlooking the new
entrance to the Geological Park. They
are three-story structures containing nine
rooms each. The houses are heated by
hot water systems and are lighted by
electricity. The purchasers are Mary T.
Parks, Charles T. Bassett and DIR. Wood
bury Pulsifer. The consideration in each
case was $3.50
For Kennedy Bros, builders the
firm has sold the new six-room dwellings
at 643 and Gas Lexington street north
east to S. NJ. Shawen and Mrs. NJ. B.
Brown. respectively. The price in each
case was $3.50. OF the eighty-five resi-.
dences built by Kennedy Bros. in this
locality, all but two have been sold, it Il
reported. The builders are about to star
the erection of another group of similar
houses on 7th street near Lexington
street. With their completion an entire
square, containing slightly more than five
acres of ground will have been built uI
with new homes.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
Last Coal Barge to Load.

Schooner barge No. 10, which, it il
stated ILL be the last vessel to load Goa
at Georgetown this season for New Eng
land points. has completed taking aboard
her cargo and is waiting sailing orders
When the orders come one Of the tugs OF
the Taylor service at this city will take
her In tow to Point Lookout, where she
will be turned over to one Of the big
barges of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, going from Baltimore to Boston
and other points on the New England
coast The coal shipping season opened
early in last April and since that time
twenty-six barges laden with coal have
been sent from the Georgetown piers te
Boston. Portsmouth, Bath and othe,
cities in New England. In all. close to
$1,000 tons have been shipped. Nc
19 will probably be in Boston before the
end Of this month.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
Mr.. Manufactures
Can We Help You'll

This newspaper in connection with
the other leading newspapers OF the
country is devoting much time and
money to studying how to make ad-
vertising pay even In greater degree.
1t realizes that the possibilities of
newspaper advertising are almost
unlimited. The surface has hardly
been SKINNED. We believe that the
great channel of commerce lies In
direct newspaper advertising IN
which manufacturer and dealer CO.
operate.
More manufacturers and moro
dealers are beginning to see this.
The public appreciates this Coop
GRAFTON, for it means better service
II any manufacturer who is inter-
ested In cooperative advertising will
address the Bureau OF Advertising,
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation, World Building, New York.
it will be glad to answer questions.
Evening star., 1913-11-22

which occupies the triangular piece of
ground formed by Massachusetts, avenue
and p and 18th streets. 1t has a 'front.'
age Of twenty-five feet and depth of
about seventy-five feet.
Stone & Fairfax also report the sale Of
the residence Of William r. Merriam at
1414 Avenue OF the Presidents. Repre-
sentative Rufus Hardy Of Texas is the
purchaser. The house is a four-story
structure containing about fifteen rooms
1t occupies a lot having a frontage of
226 feet and depth Of 125 feet. The
consideration has not been announced.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
None Needed.
from the New York Mail.

From the New York Mail.
Tourist-You have an unusually large
acreage Of corn under cultivation; don't
the crows annoy you a great deal?
Farmer-Oh. not to any extent
Tourist-Thats peculiar, considering
you have no ScarecrOwS
Farmer-Oh, well, you see, I'm out here
a good part of the time myself.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
FREEZING WARNINGS
ISSUED BY BROKERS
Property Owners Cautioned
Against Leaving Water
in Pipes.

With the first touch OF winter a mum
Der Of the realty concerns Of the cit,
have sent to the owners Of properties
managed by them warnings pertaining
to the freezing Of water left standing
in pipes.
These f1rms have taken great pains te
see that these warnings reach the own
ers OF vacant properties, who are eau.
tiened against leaving water in th'
plumbing and heating systems durins
cold weather. Such warnings usually
are accompanied by q statement that the
firm for a moderate fee will have plumb
ers drain all water pipes in such prop.
critics should the owner not have the IA
cilities for doing so.
For a number of years local realty
firms have made it custom to sent
out these warnings at this time Of the
year and by doing so they have saved
their clients thousands of dollars ir
plumbing and other repair bills. AS q
general rule the bursting Of a water
pipe results in considerable damage, for
besides putting the plumbing or heating
systems out OF commission, plastered
walls and ceilings often are ruined.
Instructions Are Given.
The warning sent out by one firm reads
as follows:
I'm freezing weather the water should
be turned or and pipes drained. unless
arrangements are made to keep the tenn
perature above freezing.
Water and waste pipes. stopcocks and
outside hydrants should be protected by
boxing In or covering up.
when the water Is shut off all spigots
should be opened, so as to cause the pipes
to drain.
When the water is shut off the boiler
- - -
vent damage to them. and the possibility
of explosion. II the fire Is lighted while
the water-back and boiler are frozen, an
explosion is liable to result.
I'm winter these rules, If observed, in
dwellings, and flats will save trouble and
money. especially If the premises are va
can't or are to be vacant for any length
of time"
Evening star., 1913-11-22
Has Great Endurance

From the Boston Transcript
Does your wife ever give in In an
argument%'
mo, nor out"
Evening star., 1913-11-22

few years ago there were practically
no houses of the English basement type
in Washington. Today there are scores
of them, and many more now are in
the course of erection. Architects say
the English basement house is an inno-
vation in Washington due to social con-
titions. They declare the demand for a
house that is well arranged for enter
tanning and yet is not too costly has
made the type popular.
The characteristic feature OF the Eng
Iish basement house is the location OF
the drawing room, dining room and IL
brary on what is in reality the second
floor, but what is known in this type of
house as the main floor. The first or
ground floor is devoted to an entrance
hall with kitchen, furnace and other
service rooms in the rear.
English basement houses have become
immensely popular during the past ten
or twelve years" remarked a well known
architect recently. II can remember the
time when there were only few resi-
dences OF this type in Washington Most
of them were built by people who had
lived in Europe and had learned TO ike
houses so arranged.
Type Now Popular.
These davs nearly every fine residence
that is built has an English basement
No matter how the exterior is designed.
the English basement idea is followed in
the interior arrangement. In the terri
tory between Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts avenues scores of homes of this
type have been erected. Because of the
social conditions in Washington l believe
the English basement house is inno
walton that has come to stay. No type
of house is better suited for entertaining
purposes"
The architect explained that by having
an English basement a house with
frontage as narrow as twenty-five feet
can be made suitable for entertaining.
BY having the entrance hall and service
rooms on the ground floor the second or
main floor can be devoted to the dining
room. drawing room and library. This
arrangement makes ii possible to have
drawing room across the entire front Of
the house, whereas had it been on the
ground floor an allowance would have
had to be made for an entrance hall. A
larger library and dining room also Is
possible
In most houses having an English base
Evening star., 1913-11-22

have under construction eight more homes
on Quebec street
The Sansbury company reports the sale
Of a lot having frontage of f1fty-five
feet on Crittenden street between Georgia
avenue and 18th street, in Sauls Addition
to Horace G. Smithy for a consideration
of $500. Mr.. Smithy plans to improve
the property with a nine-room home.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
J. n. Cochran Buys Home.

For the same builders the Sansbury
company has sold a new residence at
746 Quebec street northwest to ]. II.
Cochran for S4,S75. OF the ninety-eight
homes built in this section, which is
known as Princeton Heights. all but two
have been sold. Kennedy Bros. now
Evening star., 1913-11-22

The Virginia Folk Lore Society will
hold it's first annual meeting November
2S in the high school building at Lynch.
burg, Va