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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-01
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The saloon is a nuisance. The evil
can no more be confined to the build.
Ing In which it exists than the odor
OF a slaughter house to the block in
which it is located.-William Jennings
Bryan.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-01
mo. 545]
Report of the Condition Of
THE BLABOh STATE BANK

sssN OAsoOOsv Ott3UuA
at Blabon. in the State of North Dakota, at
the close OF business June 23rd 1915.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ...........: s63, 489 Is
f Hssesf IN Tra as e ana unsecured: liz iis g ss
Banking house furniture and fix
lures 5000 90
Sther real estate 2,l25 So
Current expenses, taxes paid over
DUE un fro,n othe rG %anLs so *; o. $50 81
Cash 2,SO1 81 1854 u
Observation-Disclosures. sso,6s4 80
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. ........ $4,000 90
Surplus 1900 90
Indy. deposits subject to
S23, 767 30
Demand certificates OF
deposit .... 843 IS
Time certificates OF de-
pOSlt .......... ............ 34,OH3 20 63,664 ~
Bills payable. ........... 5000 90
State Gat Of NORTH Dakota, IS
i 1. L. T.. SELL. Cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. l.. E. SELL.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this both
day Of June. 1914.
[sEAL] ELLA SoNsrRUp.
Notary Public. Steele County. North Dakota.
Correct Attest: ]. D, Brown nireotors
:. M. b. Cassell AHieo'oAe'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
Galicians Much Relieved

Vienna, July 10.-(Special)-Th enforced evacuation of most of Galicia by the Rus sians has brought untold relief to the occupants of the province, many of them Germans who have colonized there, and whose farms have suffered the same fate that those in East Prussia did last fall. A recent investigation of the province as far eastward as Przemysl, farther in some places shows that horses and cattle have
 been stolen, churches, school houses,
 barns and cottages burned. and food, furniture and valuables robbed right and
 left. In few isolated cases the Rus
 sians appear to have paid, at price far be-
 low value, for what they took. For some
 curious reason not yet entirely explained they left, in dozens and scores of cases, one single COW for each family that was robbed-perhaps on the theory that this would prevent the starvation of their vic tims Hogs they usually slaughtered on
 the spot but at night so that they should not be seen at their work. Hay and straw by the wagon load has been carried
 many instances attempted to secrete their things but almost invariably the hiding places were betrayed by the per- sonal violence that was so often the case in East Prussia. There are comparative ly few complaints of this nature Houses that have not been destroyed have suf- fered from occupation by Russian soldiers and officers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
Bees Swarm in Paris Streets

Paris, July 1O.-(Special )-Twice within
 week the business quarter of the Rue
 de Chateaudun has been invaded by strange refugees from northern France
 swarms of bees, which, following their queen, began to hang in a cluster from
 one of the lampposts. Presumably they had been driven from their former home by the ceaseless hurricane of fire. smoke and explosion. When the first visit oc-
 cured, the police sent for a scientist from , the zoo, who arrived with the usual equipment for enticing bees into a hive, but the visitors turned a deaf ear to the time-honored wiles and stung a few of the too curious public. Then the firemen were sent for, but 1t was finally decided that 1t would be better to suffocate the bees than to scatter them by means of a stream of water. Accordingly they were subjected to a poisonous gas which re- duced them to insensibility and enabled the specialist from the zoo to sweep them away in bucket.
 Two days later another swarm arrived ir the same place and were similarly dealt with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
PLEA OF LITTLE GIRL
 WINS PARDON FOR
 CONVICTED FATHER

Milledgevil1e, Ga., July 24.-The plea of 6-year-old child to Governor Har- ris today won promise of freedom for Thomas Edgar Stripling. who was arrested in Danville, Va, in 1911, where he was chief of police, and re- turned here to spend his life in prison for murder after he had escaped from jail IA years before while awaiting transfer to the Georgia prison farm
 Learning that the governor would visit the prison today, Bessie Lucille Stripling's little daughter, obtained permission to be present and make her appeal.
 MT. Governor, won't you please turn my papa loose?" she pleaded. He is sick and there is nobody home to work for us. Please turn him loose, MT. Gov ernor."
 Governor Harris, visibly affected by the childish plea. patted her on the head and replied;
 Little girl, run and tell your papa that I'm going to turn him out of here Tell him that I am going to pardon him.
 Later. after the prisoners daughter had told him of the decision, the gov ernor himself visited Striplng. He did not announce the date the pardon would be given.
 Stripling was known as R. E. Nor ris in Danville, where he was prom inent. Four years ago he was recog- nized by former acquaintance. He admitted his identity and voluntarily returned to this state. where he had been convicted of shooting W. J. Cor nett in 1897.
 Two other governors have refused clemency pleas, in behalf of Stripling He Is said to be in i'll health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
Bulgar-Turk Relations Strained

Sofia, July 1O.-(Specia1. .)-Corre- spondence of the Associated Press ) Relations between Bulgaria and Tur- key are believed to be becoming strained as the result of Turkeys fail ure to allow free passage of Bulgar- ian passengers and goods on the Dede- agatch railway, as had been promised. The military authorities at Adrianople continue to hold up and examine the Bulgarian freight cars and it is charged that much of the freight ex- amined is scattered or stolen. Much un- rest prevails among the Turkish pop ul2tion of Gumuljina, where young Turk agitators are trying to incite the people to revolt in case Bulgaria joins the entente powers. The serioAeness of the situation is indicated by the fact that the Bulgarian charge d'affaires at Constantinople has advised the Bull garian students at Robert college and the American College for Girls to re- turn home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
German Slang Being Enriched

Berlin, July 10.-(Correspondence of the Associated ess.)-German slang is being enriched by number of in teresting expressons which have come into use at the front. The aviators, for instance. do not drop bombs-they Hay GEES" Soldiers no longer talk of the aviator observer and of the pilot. The former Is always called Franz and the latter either Heinrich or Emil. From the observers name a verb has been formed, "franzen," meaning to observe or spy out. From this the dervative "verfranzen" has been formed, mean ing to observe falsely or poorly. Thus "eipe Sache verfranzen" signifies the rendering futile of a movement by poor observation. The projectiles of the ar tiilery. both of the German and hos tile armies bear a number of pet names. The German missiles are called gifts" "iron gifts or .'old gentle men," Hostile projectiles are termed from their development of smoke, "black sows" or "woolly bears," from the manner in which they land, "chained dogs" or blind skippers;" from their noise, "rowdy Henry" or trailer wagons" and those that scat ter their missiles effectively rejoice in the name of "sprinkling cans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
To Protect Disabled Soldiers

Paris. July 10.-(Specal.)-A distinctive sign, ribbon or arm badge, is demanded for soldiers who have accomplished their duty. been incapa citated by wounds or other disability, and returned to civil life In many cases their disability is not ap- parent and in civilian attire they are sub- jected to disagreeable incidents. Some propose for these victims of false ap- pearances a '1915 medal:'' not the "war cross" reserved for exceptional exploits but simple distinctive mark that will make known to everyone that they have done their duty. The proposition has been complicated by demand that it be given to every man that was mobilized. while the originators of the idea want it to be reserved for those returning from service "at the front"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
GEORGIA PLANNING DEVELOP 0F
 HER AGRICULTURE
Statewide Meeting Held Yesterday Under Auspices of City of Savannah.
 Many Speakers Heard

Savannah. July 24.-tSpecial. )-The Georgia statewide meeting in the in- terest of agricultural development, un- der the auspices of the city of Sa- vannah, and the Savannah Board Of Trade. was held at Tybee Island, Ga, today. J. W. Motte, president of Sa- vannah Board of Trade, presided. out lined the purposes of the meeting and stated generally the plans and pur- poses of the Southern Settlement and Development organization in estab- fishing state organizations in the South Atlantic states
 H. J. Davant, mayor of the city of Savannah, extended a cordial welcome to those present.
 c. J. Hayden, president of the Geor- gia Chamber of Commerce, who was unable to be present, wired his full cooperation in the movement. Hon. orable Joseph A McCord, governor of the federal reserve bank at Atlanta, Ga, gave an interesting talk on Both the Banker and the Farmer; Their Eeconomic Relation"
 J. D. Price, commissioner of agri- culture of the state of Georgia, spok e on "Georgia's Need of More Farmers and What She Has to Offer." s. Davies Warfield of Baltimore, made president of the Southern Settlement and Devel- opment organization, spoke on what the Southern Settlement and Develop ment organization is, what it has done and what 1t offers to do
 Robert M. Pindell, Jr., vice president of the Southern Settlement and Development organization, spoke on the subject "How to Get the Farmer That Georgia Needs. "
 E. w. Johnson spoke on What the Railroads Are Doing and What They Will Do to Make Diversified Farming profit able.''
 c. Gunby Jordan, president of the Eagle and Phoenix Mills of Columbus, Ga, spoke on the subject of 'The European War and It's Ultimate Effect Upon the Cot ton Industry"
 Clark Howell of Atlanta, at the con- clusion of the set speeches, was given the floor and stated that in order that the meeting might be concrete express sion of what had been done. he desired to offer a brief resolution and stated, as the primary object of the meeting had been to afford an opportunity to the pro- moters of the Southern Settlement and Development organization to state their plans and purposes, which were so forci- bly, and fully set forth by it's president S Davies Warfield of Baltimore. MT. Howell stated that in his opinion no captain oi industry in the south is doing more un- selfish or jealous work that means more for the development and prosperity of the south than that which Mir. Warfeld is now doing.
 "The time has come. MT. Howell said when we of the south must realize thai now Is the time to take advantage oi the opportunity and call our children and our childrens children back home again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
New Bird in Switzerland

Geneva. July 10.-(Special. )--rhe Swiss papers report that beautiful bird. strange to Switzerland, which has appeared in limited numbers in the Hr rgadine, has caused apprehension ancng superstitious Swiss folk. It is traditionally believed that the bird vis- ited Switzerland in 1870 when there was a famine; in 17S4, when there was great internal political disturbances; in 1866, when the country was afflict- ed with pests and, lastly, in 1870, dur ing the FrancoGerman war. So far az known, 1t has not been seen in Switz- erland since then. Bird students believe they have identified the visitor as the "bombycilla garrulus,' popularly known as the silk-tailed starling, which is supposed to have its habitat in Lapland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
PREVIOUS STEAMSHIP DISASTERS

Titanic April lives lost Lusitania, 1915. Atlantic lives Ireland, 1914 5 904 lives lost 1898 New lives woowich 
 Uptopia, Gibraltar, ives
 
 1S9 off E1gn September 60 Lake Michigan, 2S7 lives Excursion April Montevdeo Larchmont February 1907, lives votuno. October II, 193 Atlantic 135 lives lost. April Canadian lives 1903, Marseiles lives Norge un April 8, 1912, Nile river,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
MANY INJURED
 WILL DIE

Efforts to resusctate those taken from the river were generally unsuccessful. Only two or three were thus saved It was also said that many of the injured would die.
 The whole city was in consternation dent spread rapidly and to the thousands already at or near the wharf other thou sands added themselves The Clark street bridge near the wharf was crowded until it threatened to collapse. Streets had to be cleared by the police to allow the pas sage of ambulances.
 | Business men sent their automobiles and motor trucks to help aid the injured
 and carry away the dead. One warehouse | soon was filled with bodies and other dead were taken to the Second Regiment ar mory, mile away.
 | Mayor William Hale Thompson was In ! San Francisco and Chief of Police c. c. | Haley was also out of town, but Acting | Mayor Moorhouse sent out 8 request ! that the city display signs of mourning. Flags on public buildings were placed at | half-mast and many places were draped l with mourning. Baseball games were
 postponed and festivities largely ceased. | At o'clock tonight s31 bodies had
 been removed to the Second Regiment armory.
 Revised figures showed 176 bodies
 had been identified. Of IA partially
 identified bodies. AZ were men, AS women, seven boys and 12 girls | The armory, situated in thickly settled part of West Side, was sur rounded this evening by great throng. ] Most of the victims were residents of the West Side and nearly every ele- vated train bound for that section to-
 night carried its group of weeping men and women.
 | It was hoped to have the recovered bodies all in the armory by 10 o'clock, and until that time no one was ad-
 mitted Accordingly, thousands formed l in line hours before the great doors
 were opened, awaiting chance to seek
 trace of kin and friends believed lost
 At 9:S5 o'clock the first patches of
 people were admitted to the armury l and began efforts to identify the dead
 They were admitted in groups of 25,
 and Judging from the crowds which
 surrounded the building coroner's aides
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
PRESIDENT OF LINE
 NERVOUS WRECK

St. Joseph, Mich., July 24.-W. H. Hull, vice president and general manager of the St. Joseph Chicago Steamship lines, which owned the ill-fated Eastland, lies at his home here, a nervous wreck, as a result of news of the catastrophe. Phy- sicians and nurses who are attend ing him refuse to allow any one ex- cept near relatives in his room. Other officials of the line refused to discuss the tragedy, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
ILLINOIS CITIZENS
 MOURN DISASTER

San Francisco, July 24.-Thousands of Illinois people who had gathered at the Panama Pacific exposition to cele- brate illinois Day" remained to mourn the Eastland tragedy. They stood with barred heads while the band of the First regiment of the Illinois National Guard played Nearer My God To Thee"
 News of the disaster plunged Gov ernor Dunne and other high officials of the state and city into sorrow Mo- tices were at once sent out cancelling the dinner, reception and ball.
 Chicago Day." set for next Tuesday, probably will be devoted to memorial services instead of festivity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
Plunges Into River

Chicago, July 24.-Charles Williams, rep resentative for a New York concern. stripped to his underclothes and plunged into the river. He saved a man who was choking to death.
 Next he saw a young girl struggling in the middle of the river Williams grabbed her by the hair, swan to a north side dock and helped her climb to safety. A man in patrol boat yelled to him that another young woman had gone down at a spot he pointed out. Williams dived. found the girl and took her to shore, where .pulmotor revived her. Then he brought 3-year-od child to shore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
Women Section Hands

Berlin, July 10.-(Women. who have gradually replaced men on the Ger man railroads as ticket choppers at the stations. as guards. etc, are now be- ing installed by the management of the Bromberg railroad as section hands The Bromberg management has Jurisdiction clear to the limits of Greater Berlin and has put in women along the greater part of its line. In some cases women also are acting as station masters. They receive 2.S0 marks .(70 cents) daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
VEGETABLE CROP
 TO BE CONFISCATED

Vienna, July 4.-(Via London, $50 D. of the 1915 vegetable crop, including peas, lentils and beans, was ordered by the government today to prevent repetition of the speculation and unwarrantably high prices that have pre- vailed throughout Austria.
 All existing supplies of vegetables from the 1914 crop will be seized after August l. The confiscated crop will be sold un- der state supervision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
VIVID SIDELIGFTTS AND INCIDENTS IN
 CONNECTION WITH EASTLAND TRAGEDY

Chicago, July 24.-Relatives of employees of the Western Electric company are provided for under an insurance plan maintained through affiliation with the American Telephone and Telegraph com pany.
 The death benefit provides payment of six months wages to dependents of those having been in the employ of the com pany for five years or more and one years pay to those having served for 10 wars or more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
Grand Jury Imnaneled

Chicago, July 24.-Coroner Hoffman i'm paneed the following jury:
 pr. William A. Evans, former commits sioner of health.
 William F. Bode, vice president of Reid Murdoch & Co.
 Henry A. Allen, mechanical engineer in charge of the department of public works.
 J. s. keogh, general manager of w. F. Mclaughlin & Co.
 Eugene Beifeld, manager Hotel Sher- man.
 Harry Moir. proprietor Hotel Morrison. Dr. Evans was chosen foreman. The jury spent several hours viewing the bodies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
MORE THAN 900
 BODIES IN ARMORY

More than 300 bodies were then in the armory and some of the officials said they had reason to believe 300 or 4O0 more still were in the wreck.
 The first squads admitted to the armory consisted mainly of the curi- ous, and Coroner Hoffman, through a magaphone cried out that he would arrest in the name of decency" any one who entered the armory without reason other than the satisfaction ui morbid curiosity.
 As fast as the bodies were identi- fled they were removed again to undar. taking establishments to make room for others waiting outside in ambu- lances. There were more than 900 corpses in the armory when the firsl people were admitted and within an hour 50 bodies were taken out and SC more brought in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
EXCURSION SHIP WITH 250O ON BOARD
 SINKS NEAR WHARF
(Continued from Page one)

The cause of the capsizing had not been determined tonight, but federal, city and state officers were conduct ing investigations to determine wheth- desig ming, was improperly ballasted or was poorly handled in leaving the bo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
An Appalling Scene

Chicago, July 24.-Bodies, long rows of them, S5 to the row, made the scene at the Second regiment armory something appalling to the uninitiated. and even to officials hardened to such scenes the sight brought tears.
 Ten long rows of blanketed victims met the eyes of the thousands who were al- lowed to enter this place of death shortly before 10 o'clock and then were enacted heartrending scenes surpassed only by the disaster itself.
 Preceding the admission of those who were seeking friends and relatives, the bodies were brought in and checked off with systematic precision, each being numbered and then laid in the particular row that the number called for. Two dozen physicians and undertakers, work ing at improvised operating tables, em- balmed the bodies.
 Carefully wrapped in blankets the vic tins presented a similar appearance until the crowd was admitted when the blankets were turned back from the faces. Thousands had stood outside the armory. There was no disorder and the very silence of the assemblage empha sized the awful tragedy that has been enacted.
 When the doors were thrown open the crowd was met by two lines of police officers and through this lane the seek CTS were forced to pass their way in single file. Squads of 25 were admit ted at time.
 Shortly after the opening of the great morgue to the public, the first identfi- cation took place. An elderly woman ac- oompanied by a young man dropped on her knees, then fell moaning and wailing upon what proved to be the body of her daughter. Similar scenes followed fast and the line appeared to be ever on the increase
 When the large armory showed signs of becoming overcrowded preparations were made to convert the armory annex into the second general morgue. With practically all of the bodies in these struc- lures the coroner and police believed iden- tifications would be made rapidly,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
EASTLAND WAS
 OF FAULTY DESIGN

Marine architects asserted that the
 Eastland was faulty in design, that the top deck had been removed beca use of the tendency of the ship to list and also pointed to the possibility that the ship had been unevenly or insufficient
 ly ballasted. The Eastland used water
 ballast, so that it could pump out some on entering shallow lake harbors, so some investigators are working on a theory that the ballast tanks were not filled and the rushing of passengers to one side of the decks caused it to
 roll over.
 Under misty skies 1000 men, women and children went to the Clark street dock early today to fill five large lake steamers with holiday mirth in a trip to Michigan City. The steamer East land was the first to be loaded. Rain began to fall as the wharf su- perintendents lifted the gangplanks from the Eastland, declaring that the government limit of 25OO passengers
 had been reached.
 The passengers swarmed to the left
 side of the ship as the other steam CTS drew up the river toward the
 wharf. A tug was hitched to the Eastland. ropes were ordered cast off
 and the steamer engines began to hum The Eastland had not budged how ever.
 Instead. the heavily laden ship wa
 river side. The lurch was so startling river bank. The lurch was so startling
 that many passengers joined the large
 corcourse already on the river side ot the decks.