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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
FIRST TRIAL OF
MURDER N COUNTY

Steele, N. D., June 28.-The first
murder trial in Kidder county since
North Dakota became 4 state is set
for the summer term of district
court beginning July 10, when
Cleop Nash will be tried Cor the
killing Of Clyde Hicks, who was
murdered in lonely homesteader's
shack near Robinson last December.
When Nash hobbies into court to
enter his plea he will already have
paid as severe 4 penalty for his al
legged crime as nature can exact.
Wandering for days III the open
prairie, battling with how.jng iilz-
yards and biting frosts. Nash was
nearly dead from exposure and hum
ger when he returned to the scene
of his crime last winter and gave
himself up to a deputy sheriff. Nash
at times struggled almost as far AS
Darlington, but was always In the
teeth Of binding storms he lost his
way, and walking in a circle found
himself again in the vicinity of the
Hicks homestead At night he
slept in isolated haystacks; by day
he fumbled in the deep snow for
any cast-away bit of food which
might help to sustain life. Never
did he dare venture near human
habitatiOn.
Superstitious fear as we'll as ex>
haustion swayed him in his final de-
cision to surrender. Arrived here,
At was found that both of his feet
had been frozen to the ankles. He
was hurried to Bismarck hospital,
where a few days later both feet
were amputated. 1t was not until
March 22 that he was able to be
moved to a cell in the county jail
here, where. in spite of his terrible
experience and the ordeal which yet
awaits him, he has been cheerful,
contented "model" prisoner.
The last murder case which came
to trial in Kidder county was the
famous Wolf case in the late SOS.
There have been, old settlers say,
other murders, but the slayer has
paid the penalty without the for
mality of a trial.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
GRAND FORKS OF:
F|C|ALS GRAB TWO

Fargo. N. d., June 2S.-special
Agent Mcdowell of the Northern
Pacific, and the Fargo police read
with interest press dispatches from
Grand Forks, telling of the arrest of
Ben Barsky Of St. Paul, and A. Den
ley of southern Minnesota, after
relieving H. r. Coleman of Louis
Vile, KY. of $500 last evening In a
crowd at the Northern Pacific ho-
tel in Grand Forks.
''They are two of the cleverest
pickpockets operating in the west"
said Mcdowell. Every special
agent on the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific have been
laying for them. They usually
operate on trains"
Sergeant Sydness classed the two
as professionals, hut denied a pOr-
ton of the report which stated they
had operated in Fargo. According
to the dispatch the missing money
was found concealed in their cloth
ing.
Barsky is a Jew and in police cir
cles Of the country is known under
the following aliases. Kohen, Har-
risburg, and Beamer.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
CORNER STONE OF NEW COURT
HOUSE AT CROSBY TO BE
LAID SUNDAY UNDER Ma
SONIC AUSPICES

An occasion of more than ordin-
ary interest will be the laying Of
the corner stone of the new court
house at Crosby on Sunday next.
July /. The arrangements are in
the hands of the Grand Lodge, A.
F. & A. M. Of North Dakota, who
will have full charge Of the service.
William ]. Reynolds, the Most
Worshipful Grand Master, of West
hope. will officiate and will be as
sisted by the Grand Secretary, Wal
ter l.. Stockwell. of Fargo. Other
grand officers will be represented
by members Of the local lodge. Mr..
Louis Singer, of St. Paul, a brother
Mason, who is the inspector OF
court house construction, will be
acting. Grand Architect.
An invitation is extended to
brother Masons in all parts Of the
county and neighboring counties to
be present. Masons will meet at
the lodge room at p. m. and will
proceed to the court house preced-
ed by the Crosby band. Visiting
lodges will be formed in the usual
manner and will take their places
in the procession in numerical or
der. The ceremony of laying the
corner stone will begin promptly at
2:30 p. m.
A cordial invitation Is extended
to the public to attend.
After the beautiful ritualistic SER
vice an address will be given by
Brother Walter l.. Stockwell, who
is an attractive speaker of no mean
order. At one time Walter Stock
well was state superintendent of
public instruction and is well known
throughout the state. He is we'll
informed on all topics pertaining to
the public welfare and greatly in
terested in all educational institu-
tiOns.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29

broken the statutes of the United
States. You may be arrested for
violating the anti-desecrational law.
The law forbids any person ito
manufacture, sell, expose for sale
or publicly use for any purpose mer-
chandise on which shall be printed,
painted, attached or otherwise
placed representation Of the flag"
Dealers who are handling this
kind of merchandise are usually do
ing so ignorant of the wording of
the law and Of the fact that they
are doing so in violation Of ma
tional law.
Many dealers have not handled
the goods at all and those who have
are in sympathy with the law as 1t
stands and believe it is proper that
merchandise of the sort named
should not be sold.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
PRES. PENNINGTON
ISSUES WARNING

To the farmers along the 500 Line:
AS you all know, we are passing
through an abnormal period. Coal
is going to be very scarce and /
recommend to all that at the ear.
liest possible moment, you lay in a
full supply of coal to carry you
through the coming winter. You
cannot rely on the local station to
take care Of you If you wait until
the cold comes, as you know they
have very little storage space, and
the farmer who lays in his supply
Of coal in advance will reap the
benefit this coming winter.
Another coldition confronts us,
which is going to be worse than it
ever has been, and that is moving
the present growing crop. feel
that there will be a shortage Of
equipment to move the grain as
fast as it has moved in the past.
and when the local and terminal
elevators are filed, there will be no
place to store the grain. The ter
minal elevators will fill up very fast
when they are not being relieved.
which they cannot be with short
age of equipment. 4
I would recommend to all farm
ers who are not now supplied with
granaries, that they supply them
selves before threshing time so that
their grain can be saved and not
have to be piled upon the ground to
rot.
E. Pennington. President,
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie Railway Company.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29

With but two days remaining in
which intoxicating liquors may be
imported into North Dakota, every
incoming train is loaded down with
every known variety of drinkable
and undrinkable. Twin city 11quor
houses are urging patrons to "stock
up for the long dry SPELL" and
many patrons have needed little
urging. mo one can prevent your
laying in as much liquor as you can
pay for" one twin city firm advises
it's customers. This is not correct,
according to the opinions Of prose-
cutting attorneys in many sections
Of the state who have raided large
caches and confiscated the contents
on the grounds that the store was
unreasonably large for personal
consumption.
Bowman's Dry Measure
North Dakotafs entrance into the
bone dry column next Su n
day will be due to a fluke. Repre-
sentative Bowman of Kuhn, a lead
ing Lacquer. introduced in the house
last winter. bill requiring import
ers of liquor to make an, affidavit
that the stuff was intended for per-
sonal use and providing that the
carrier handling the shipment must
take a complete receipt before de-
livery. The idea Of the measure
was that it would curb operations Of
blindpiggers who have shipped in
immense quantities of liquor under
assumed names or names kindly
loaned for the purpose by friends.
The bill went to the senate in this
condition, and there the temper
ance committee amended it topro-
vide that liquor might be handled
by registered pharmacists under
certain conditions. Slight changes
were also made in the provisions
covering importation for personal
use, and in order that prosecutors
might more easily determine the
proper amount of intoxicants for
personal use the ration for each
month was limited to 78 quarts of
beer, eight gallons Of wine and four
quarts Of whiskey.
Stocking Up Progress Began
With these two amendments the
bill went back to the house. There
in some manner which never has
appeared in the house journal the
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
TWO YOUNG MEN
LOST LIVES At RAY.

Minot. N. D., June 2S.-Two
Young men lost their lives in the
Great Northern reservoir at Ray
last evening. Mr.. Obermyer, a
young man, and single, was In bath
Ing when he was taken with
cramps. Another young man
.rstanding on the bank, jumped In to
save him and he was pulled down
BY Obermyer. both losing their
lives. Both bodies were later re-
covered. Penny leaves a wife ana
one child. -.
Jchargs of the Minot recruiting sta
: tfon, was at Ray at the time. he
states that Obermyer intended com
ing to Minot today to enlist In the
army. -.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS OUT

Programs of the Mouse River
Loop Chautauqua are being distrib-
uted. The sessions begin in the
big auditorium Sunday, July 1st
and continue until the 18th inclu~
sive. In looking over same the
only weakness we can observe is
that which has prevailed each sea-
son thus far-no stock company of
entertainers is scheduled. Prices
are reasonable, however, in fact,
very low; and because Of the at
fractions offered in the program
and of the recreational opportun-
tiles thousands will, if the weather
permits, visit the park during the
season, as usual.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
TAKE FLAG OFF YOUR COLLAR

II you have been displaying to
the world your patriotism by wear
ing an American flag on your collar
or from the breast pocket Of your
coat there has protruded dainty
silk handkerchief on which the ma
tional emblem has been embr0id-
cred, or II you are one of those ul-
ira fashionable women who have
been wearing hosiery with a flag
showing just above your shoetop
you are guilty Of q misdemeanor
and liable to arrest. You have
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
DRAFT DRAWING TO
Open ON july /

washington. June 2s.-The first
drawing of names for the selective
draft will begin July i, it has been
announced. The first con,
army will have 2,7OO,OOO
men to choose from who have not
claimed exemption upon any
grounds. according to Provost Mar
anal General Crowder. Those
whose claims will not be allowed
will increase this number consider.
h the appointment of exemption
boards IN exception has been made
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
(IOPHERS FOR HOG FEED

Minot Independent: Da n e
Blocher, a farmer residing in Torn
ing township, has eight porkers,
including his young pigs, which he
is raising in unique manner.
Feed being very high, Mr.. Blocher
on fresh gophers, which his boys
have trapped. 1t keeps the boys
pretty busy but they want to get
rid of the flickertails anyway and
the hogs are growing fat on the
diet.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29

Miss Dorothy Hurry returned last
Monday from Valley City where she
had been attending the state nor.
NAL school, and after spending her
summer vacation here at home, she
intends tot teach in one of the
schools Of Burke county during the
coming winter.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
JEALOUSY CAUSED
THE Death Of GUS

Killdeer. N. D., June 28.-Gus
Eldstrum's girl went to a spicnic
with another fellow because Gus
was busy and had to work.
Jealousy prompted Gus to shoot
himself through the heart, said the
coroner's jury.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29

The county commissioners Of
Burke county will hold their regu-s
Tar quarterly meeting commencing
ON Monday Of next week, and will
look after the regular routine Of,
business. sA
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29
BEWARE OF POISON BEANS!
STRAY LOT SOMEWHERE IN
WEST, DIR. LADD HEARS
Beware of poison beans!

Beware of poison beans!
A variety of beans containing
considerable amounts of, cyanogen,
one of the very deadliest poisons,
may be on sale in some parts of this
country, according to word received
by DR.. E. F. Ladd, state food COM
missioner. s'~
DR.. Ladd has received a sample of
the beans from the South Dakota
agricultural college, which forward
ed the beans and warning here.
e The beans are Of a variety raised
in eastern Asia and the East Indies.
Their admission to European ports
has long been governed by restric-
tions specifying the maximum pos
sible cyanogen. content.
"These, beans can he recognized
by the fact that they are just a lit
tie larger than a navy bean and are
slightly f1attened, like a Lima
bean," said DR.. Ladd last night.
"It is only lately that any attempt
has been made to ship these beans
to the United States and there are
no regulations governing their ad-
mission. The United States bureau
of chemistry found warrant, how
ever, for holding them up, but a re-
cent shipment got by before an ana
lysis was made, which showed them
to be dangerous.
"The government has been un-
able to trace the shipment, but
thinks it went somewhere to the
middle west. The symptoms of
.,oisoning from these beans will be
the same as from cyanide and ply
sicians will know what treatment to
prescribe
The poison beans are very late in
maturing and are worthless for any
purpose. besides being highly dan
gerous,, DR.. Ladd says.
United States Marshal p. H. Bow
Ter was here last Monday and took
in custody Harold Brill Of north of
town, Paul Lund Of Carter town.
ship, and C. j. Brown and Ad0lph
Rye of south of Columbus. all
charged with being within the age
limit and neglecting and refusing,
to, register %on June 5th under the,
draft law. The four young men:
were taken to Minot Tuesday morn,
ing to answer to the charge before
u. Es..E Commissioner Hopkine.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29

A pleasant incident of the last
meeting of the local chapter of the
order of the Eastern Star was the
presentation by the members Of the
chapter to Geo. H. Phelps of a
combination ash tray, cigar rest and
match holder. engraved with his
name. the date of presentation and
his new Official title. Associate
Grand Patron" Grand Chapter O.
EE: s., to which ONCE he was elected
ct Grand Forks last. week.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-06-29

s. l.. G.. Darling, the popular Ken
mare moving picture man, was in
the city Wednesday looking after
business matters. %"t-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-28

CRIPPLED
BY STRIKE
Switchmen Give Their Side
of Story Leading Up to
E. j. & E. Walkout and
It's Causes Conference Is
on in Chicago.
SWITCHMEN ASK
LIVING WAGES

The basic cause of the spontan-
eous walkout Of the swttchmen Of
the Elgtn. Joliet & Eastern railway
seems to be due to the failure Of the
trust to increase the wages of these
men as often as they did those to
its other employees and to the par
ttcular workings OF the Adamson
3-hour law.
working eight hours Gary nremen
averaged S2.7o day, while switch
men ran $3.50. When ten and twelve
hour days were tho rule wages were
different. The railway men are
Amer4.~ns.- Common laborers-for-
e1gnsrs-or the steel corporation
earn $500 TO S3.7o a day &na COM
mon help at some of the mills runs
between "a and IS, especially at the
sheet and tin plate company. wives
of Gary switchmen and hremsn have
protested that they could no longer
buy food and clothes on wages run
ming s2.7o and $3.50 day. Hence
the switchmen's demand for 20 cents
an hour fer men and rs cents an
hour for foremen, which the COM
pauy declined to meet.
I'VE are loyal and patriotic to
America we have declared no
strike. Unable to exist on present
wages individuals have exercised
their right to ask for more and this
being refused we have quit work as
individuals" said a switchman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-28
BY HENRY WOOD
Omitted Press star corresp

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH FRENCH ARMIES AFIELD
Sept. 2s.-Germany today has g. 500. 600
men as the human material with which
to enforce her demands for place in
the sun"
This is the man power that remains
out of total of 100000 who have
figured nthe German military lists
and passed through the hands OF Ger
many's military arbiters.
OF the 6.soO,OO0 approximately $500
600 are actually on the front and 600 600
more are in reserve. The remaining
100000 constitute one of the greatest
tragedies of the war They are the
boy soldiers of the classes of 1919 and
1920 They are helping to fill up the
losses which the allied offensive is
making at the rate of from 10000 to
10000 a month.
The figures cited here are basea cn
the highest and most accurate scGrcs
y information.
Before the war the German army cen
tained ffty-onc divisions of $50. 600 men
Mobilization at the declaration of war
of all who had previous military train
ing brought the total to $500. 600
These were quickly reinforced by re-
serves. In 1915 the Kaiser was COM
PEELED to call out the class of 1917
100000 boys, Is to 10 years old.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-28
j. s. STEEL
CONTRACTS
FOR YEARS
Most Of Steel Now MiIIed Is
Subject to Contracts Run
ming from | TO 5 Years
(BY gibson GARDNER.)

WASHINGTON. D. c, Sept. 2s.-The
cut in steel prices recently announced
by the government does not apply to
steel being furnished on contract. And
most steel now being inilled is subject
TO contracts running from one to fve
years.
steelmakers have agreed to charge
SIS instead of S11O for steel manu-
featured at S34.35 a ton. This seems to
leave S2365 profit
But the $S4.85 cost Of production Is
for big concerns like the United States
Steel Corporation. which own their own
ore-beds. railroads. ships and coke
ovens. as we'll as their mills. These
are called "integrated" concerns.
Companies that have to allow profits
to mining companies. railroad. steam
ship lines and ovens. can't produce steel
for s34.35. 1t costs them $50 to $50.
These small concerns have profted by
the speculative market and have been
selling steel as high as $175 a ton, with
satisfaction to the purchaser. These
concerns will not be enthusiastic about
the fixed price of SIS. They would not
be enthusiastic about any fixed price.
steel Now Being Made Has Been Sold.
The prices fixed BY presidential order.
tries board and the steel operators. real
ly apply to the small portion of steel
coming into the market not contracted
for. and subject to wild competitive bid
ding Most steel now be4ng made has
already been sold at from $50 to $50
ton.
The price of steel stock went up on
reports of the fixing of the price of steel
~ SIS ton. The big companies whose
stock is listed on the exchange are
pleased with the s5s price.
In the meantime it is said that most
Of the smaller concerns win have no
difficulty in continuing production at
this figure.
The next question is whether the steel
producers Will. in good faith. live up to
their agreement with the war industries
board.
The government is planning to be
on the safe side as TO this, and viii
continue to push the Pomerene bill,
which seeks to give the president
power to FIX the price, even Of con-
tract steel.
If the Pomerene bill is passed the
government Will have the power to
adopt the pooling and cost plus"
plan. successfully applied by foreign
nations il Woulu De easily dpplleu "
iron and steel products, since the iron
and steel industry is highly organized
AMI closely controlled.
Federal Trade Commissioner Davies
testified before the Pomerene commit
tse that so per cent of the production is
BY the big so-called integrated concerns.
such as United States Steel. He also
testified that:
sixty per cent Of all pig iron Is
made by twelve companies. Seven
" per cent of all ingots are pro-
duced by twelve companies.
Eighty-four per cent of all shapes
are produced by hve companies.
sizty-six per cent Of all plates
are produced by seven companies
and 90 per cent of all plates by
eighteen companies.
Tt is evident that If the government
could put its fingers on eighteen COM
panies 1t would control 50 per cent of
all manufactured shapes.
The agreed prices announced by the
war INDUSTRIES board are supposed to
be available.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-28

DEAD; WIFE
DESTITUTE
If You Desire to Contribute
to the Fund to Aid Widow
and Two Babies of East
Hammond Leave Dona-
tion at Police Station To,
night.

THE TIMES last evening carried dis
patch from Greencastle. Ind, that
brought both grief and CONSERVATION
to a destitute woman in Campany House
131. East Hammond. It stated that
Stanley Zuk had been suffocated while
working in a silo at the state farm. He
was only % years of age.
A telegram to the widow confirmed
the news, and she was asked what dis
position was to be made of the body
Mrs. Zuk went TO Mrs. Paul Lipinski
for advice and the latter arranged with
Undertaken Edward Burns to have the
remains shipped 10 Hammond. AIRS
Zuk told Mrs. I.ipinski she had no
money and nothing to eat in the house
She said she had given an attorney $50
all she could borrow, to defend her hus-
band when he was tried two weeks ago
with the box car robbers and Of this
he had given her back S14 because of
her destitution.
Mrs. Lipinski investigated the case
and learned that in East Hammond
Zuk was of good reputation and be-
lieved TO be innocent Of car thieving.
The discriminating evidence against
him is said to be discovery Of stolen
goods in his home. He was Polish
and his widow IS Russian.
Mrs Lipinski has asked THE TINES
to let the public know the plight of
the widow and babes. The oldest
child is three years of age and the
youngest a year and half She de-
sires to give her husbands remains
a decent burial and there is no money
to be had unless by public donation.
Mrs. Lfpinski is seeing that the
family has necessities for the present.
Chief Of Police Austgen was asked
to permit the public to leave dona-
tions at the police station, which is
open at all hours and he readily
agreed. 1t is desired that as many
people as posi- BILE give to the worthy
charity The amounts do not need to
be large if there are enough Of them.
Every dime. quarter. half dollar and
dollar viii help.
1t will be necessary that the dona-
tlons be Forthcoming this evening or
tomorrow at the latest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-28

Gary steel makers spent an anxious
time today wondering whether the
switchmen's walkout for more wages
Is to be settled or whether sundown
viii witness the banking or the fires
and the closing of the coke ovens. roll
ing mills and blast furnaces of the
steel city
Settlement of the wage walkout will
restore the crippled industries to their
normal status.
Failure to settle it may result in
widespread industrial chaos with the
widening Of the strike" as some call it
or the "walkout of workmen" as the
switchmen term it.
Hold Meetings.
The switchmen. some of them mem
hers Of the trainmen's local. others be-
longing TO the switchmen's union, be-
gan TO quit work late Wednesday night
and BY yesterday morning most of them
we're off duty at the Gary yards and
mills. There were $50 switchmen out.
Yesterday morning meeting as indi-
viduals and refusing admittance to a
high official of the switchmen's union
the men at X. Of c. hall sent commit
tee to Mayor johnson. The mayor ar
ranged for a conference with Supt.
Doorley of the - railway. and later
this extended into a meeting with
higher officials Results were to hold
meeting Of railway men from Gary.
Joliet, South Chicago and other points