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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
THE CURTIS PUBLISHING
COMPANY CONFESSES

The Curtis Publishing Company
advertises the announcement that the.
Saturday Evening Post has a circu--
lation OF 100000 in towns of S.
900 and over. This is an admissions
on its claimed circulation of 2,000;-
900 that it has comparatively very
small volume of circulation in the ter
ritory covered by large number OF
local papers. In addition to their
home towns. the papers in the daily
list have important, circulation In
surrounding towns, villages ana
farms, by means of r. F. D. routasl
etc.
This point should be clear to ad-
vertisers Itsis up to the local 1aes--
chants to inform the travelling sales
men calling ON them, that It is the
local daily paper and not the satnr-
day EyeninE Post. or any otaerS ~
called 'national yeekl kly., that mcvsss
thu soods on thely: He
Curtis PuhHshiaxs Com Rany skes ad,.,s
|lnitted nn this lssy ~ .airspl
ttons figures. ss:.:s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
TOM Nc cCRlLL, HELD
In THOMPSON MURDER.
CONVICTED OF ARSON

Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 21.-(Spe-
cial. Tom McCrill, held as an ac-
complice to his brother, Ward Nc
Grill, in the murder of Jailor Thomp-
son, who was shot and killed by
Ward McCrill when the latter made.
his escape from the Ward county jail
at Minot last week, is now under SEN
tence to the state penitentiary on
conviction Of arson in the first de-
gree secured by States Fire Marshal
Henry L Reade In the Ward county
district court. .
Tom McCrill, owner of a. dwelling
in Minot's former tenderloin district
was accused Of burning the structure,
which had been tenantless for some
time, as a means of collecting the in
surance. Fire Marshal Reade's in
vestigation disclosed, it was alleged,
that rags and waste soaked with oil
had been stuffed in between the par
titions in several places and ignited..
McCrill made desperate Defense,
but Reade finally secured convfc-
ton in district court last February.
McCrill appealed to the supreme.
court, where the action is still pend
Ing, and he is now under a. heavy
cash bond. Tom McCrill has con-
fessed that he supplied his brother
with the revolver with which Thomp-
son was slain.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
TWICE
ESCAPED FROM N. D.
PRISON. ARRESTED
Convicted Of Stealing Auto
mobile and Implicated in
Post Office Robberies,
Singheim, Alias Kelley, Has
Bad Record.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 21.-(Spc-
cial. wv. N. Singheim, alias Will
liam Kelley, who has twice made his
getaway from the North Dakota
penitentiary. and who while fugi-
tive from justice two years ago pull
ed off daring string of automo-
bile robberies and postofficc raids, is
again in the toll. having been cap
tured at Dayton, Ohio, last week, and
Warden Mcdonald announces that
Jack Gehrling Of the prison staff is
en- route to Ohio to claim the pris-
oner. sr
Singheim was first sent up for
burglary. He served year in 1915
and then made his escape. Nothing
more was heard of Singheim until he
and an accomplice were captured IN
Rolette county, after they had stolen
automobiles in various parts of the
states and with these had pulled of
several bold postoffice robberies in
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. North
Dakota had prior claim on Sing
helm. and 1t convicted him in Rolette
county on two separate counts, one
involving sentence of two to five
years and the other OF three to eight
years.
The bandit had served only brief
part of his second term when he and
Charles King escaped over the. prison
wall July 81. 1918. A night engi-
neer at the penitentiary was accused
of assisting in the getaway and was
arrested and prosecuted on the
charge:
Singheim, or Kelley, is regarded
as dangerous criminal and Warden
Mcdonald is much pleased with his
recapture. - "
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
EQUITY MEMBERS
URGE GOVERNMENT
CONTROL OF ROADS
Would Continue Government
Operation of All Railroads
For AT Least Two Years-
Other Business.

Fargo, N. D.. Jan. 21.-The Sc
ciety of Equity still had the platform,
at the Tri-State Grain Growers: con-
vention today and concluded their
portion of the program at noon.
w. H. Watts OF Omaha, Nabraska;.
representing the livestock business.
founded by the Farmers Union OF
Iowa and Nebraska, and H. N.
Owens, of Minneapolis. who spoke on,
Grain Trading" were the principals,
speakers this morning.
The increase Of the capital stock OF
the Equity Cooperative Exchange
in organization founded by the So
ciety of Equity for the handling Of
grain from $1.000,00O to 100000
was completed today, officials an
nouncing that sufficient votes had
been cast favorable to the increase.
The Increased capital, it is announc-
ed. will be used in extending the To-
cal elevator system which now in
cludes II elevators in Minnesota and
North Dakota.
At last nights session resolutions
were adopted urging congress to ex-
tend the period Of government con-
troll OF railroads for two years from
March l next.
1t is charged in the resolution that
some Of the Wall street officials,
who were in control during the war.
exerted every effort in their official
capacity to discredit government
operation Of the railroads" and tho.
extended period of control is request
ed 'in order that we may have fair
trial Of government operation of rail-
roads and work out final plan for
the disposition of railroads fair to an
interests. involved. a,-5
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
TRIBUNE
PLANT DESTROYED
IN COSTLY FIRE
Damage Estimated at More
Than One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars - Sub.
Zero Weather Makes Fire
Fighting Difficult - Red
Flame Burns. ......

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 21.-Fire
today destroyed the building occu-
pied by the Bismarck Tribune, de-
stroying the plant and equipment OF
the company.
The fire was discovered about 8
o'clock in waste paper in the base
ment and had gained considerable
headway before volunteer fire fight
ers arrived. With the temperature
% below zero fire fighters were able
to make only slow progress and the
machinery and stock Of the company
is heavy loss.
The damage is estimated at more
than $15o,0o0.
Headquarters Of the Citizen Econ
omv engue. and publishers Of the
Red Flame. an anti-socialist organ,
located on the second floor of the
Tribune plant, also were burned out
Several families with apartments
on the second floor were rendered
homeless and lost their furniture.
The Tribune had only recently
moved into the building. It. was To-
Gated within a short distance Of the
former building which was burned
out number of years ago.
In the equipment were five limo
type machines and Perfectfng
press. a number Of cyclinder and job
presses besides a completely equip
ped bindery. There was large
amount of work in process of manu-
facture including the North Dakota
blue book. This together with all
of the records was destroyed entail
ing a, heavy ,1Uss ~ time on sthe part
Of the Office of the secretary Of state:
The Bismarck Tribune was pur-
chased about three years ago by Geo.
D. Mann, and since that time has
been doing prosperous business.
About a month ago the plant was
moved from the old quarters which
it had occupied for many years, to
the Gussner block on Main street and
1t has only been two weeks since the
installation and readjustment was
completed.
The Tribune is being printed today
in the Stats Anzeiger office. The
printing concerns of Bismarck and
Mandan were placed at the disposal
Of the Tribune officials.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22

Chicago, Jan. 2i.-More than g.
900 persons in Chicago today were
i'll from influenza and reports were
the contagion had appeared in cities
and towns thruout the middle west.
Pneumonia also was reported epi-
demic and proportionately had caus-
ed larger number of deaths. In
fluenza continued to appear in mild
form ana the death rate was low
A shortage of trained nurses hand
icapped the efforts of Chicago health
officer to control the influenza situa-
ton.
While the number of new influenza
cases reported to the Chicago board
of health reached 2,515 which was
115 more than for any similar period
during 1918 epidemic the health
commissioner expressed his opinion
that "The epidemic is near its cli-
max"
Deaths from influenza during the
| 1d6L q uOuI6 AuAU U0ISu dS dkdluSL
214 the day the greatest number Of
cases was reported in last years epi-
demic.
Reports to Illinois state health Of
ficers indicated the epidemic was
subsiding at Camp Grant, where only
two deaths occurred in the last "a
hours At Great Lakes a total Of
Ss6 cases and seven deaths was re-
ported.
Thirty-four Cases at Fargo.
Fargo, N. D., Jan. Fl There are
"a cases Of influenza in Fargo, none
Of them serious, according to Dr.. A.
AZ Nichols, city health oficer. Most
Es!of sthe cases he said have developed
among Students at the various insti--
tuti0nsEass5,. ss-. ss .5:
= 6ihsoaias has not developed N
any influenza case. ss =,5s.S SIS, N.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22

was no drink stronger than water.
The priest struggled for words to ex-
press his opinion of such condition,
and finally said, why, water is fit
is 1T only for frogs
Mr. Knauf spoke Of the thousands
Of letters which he had censored
while in France and told the mothers
that they could not appreciate the
tremendous influence which they had
over their sons. He said that for his
own comfort that he had rather have
company of orphans, but that he
realized that it was the strength Of
the ones at home that made the
American army what it was in the
field. He urged the returned sol
diers to attack the many problems
facing this country with the same
zeal and earnestness with which they
had attack the problems of the war,
Mrs. G. A. Klaus and trio COM
posed of Mesdames Henry, Niemeyer
and Klaus, sang several selections
which were thoroly enjoyed by those
present, and Mrs Campbell gave a
delightful reading.
mobilization of Service Flag.
The demobilization$ Of the service
flag Of the Lady Foresters was 9
touching little ceremony closing the
program for the evening. Mrs. Gle
land represented Columbia, Mrs.
:spokesfield, Forestry; and Mesdames
Duffy and Flannigan the Guard OF
Honor: Mrs. spokesneld spoke brief
" on the services rendered by the
sons Of the Lady Foresters, Mrs.
Cleland, as Columbia, thanking them
for the inestimable service which
they have rendered. Following the
short talks, Mrs. Flanagan read the
names OF the service men as Mrs.
Duty took the stars from the nag.
Taps was played as the names Of the.
two men who gave their: lives n the
service we're read, the entire audi
ence standing II silence until the
;last note had died sway. The two
men Who had mad the supreme sac
rince were Ambrose Walsh and Cecil
Tracy
~ Tho Good of Order committee con ~
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
DEPORTEES FROM:
US. WELCOMED
RUSS B|oLsHEvlK !
Transfer Of Radicals From
Finland Into Soviet Russia
Made Without Hitch =
Reds Greeted by Sovie,
Executive and Novelist.

| Terijoki, Finland, Jan. 20.-Rus-
SLAMS who were deported from the
United States were given what might
be termed an official reception just
outside this village today. In the
crowd that greeted Alexander Berk-
man mad Emma Goldman and their
comrades Was NJ, zorien, member
of the all-soviet executive commit
tee, who after a brief conference with
Berkman agreed that the rest of the
party enter bolshevik Russia.
There is no question but they will
be welcomed in Russia" said NJ.
Zorien. 1--WE will give them work
according to their profession and
trades, but first we must provide
them with comfortable homes and
/ feed them we'll.
Madame Gorky, wife of the novel;
list, said when she met the deportees:
Russia opens her; arms to all who
are politically persecuted."
There was slight delay in getting
in touch with the bolshevik. whose
lines were about a mile distant from
the brook marking the frontier Of
soviet territory. When finally con-
ference had been arranged, Berkman
accompanied by Finnish officers and
newspaper correspondents went out
on the ice meeting the bolshevik in
the middle Of the stream. Both par
ties conspicuously displayed white
flags. the one carried by the bolshe-
vik soldiers being a table cloth tied
to a red. pole. After a short parley
the soviet officers summoned the
members OF. the soviet committee of
Petrograd: The committee was con-
Quoted to Terliole .rherp =, confer
ence was held. y.., -
Shortly after the decision to re-
ceive the deportees was reached the
whole party detrained at a point
where a wood road leaves the rail-
road and runs toward the forest A
few who; were unable to walk were
placed in sleighs. Finnish soldiers
guarded the road and. the transfer
was made without hitch
Conditions have improved in Petro-
grad according to M. Zorien, who
said everyone there was getting one
and q quarter pounds of bread per
day. There was comparatively lit
tie idleness and wood and fuel were
more abundant. The greatest diff
Guilty had been experienced in getting
coal to operate factories, but recent
ly as q result Of improved transporta-
tion some had been brought up from
the south.
No New Deportations Of
Reds in Near Future
New York. Jan. 20.-The success
full delivery of the transport Buford's
boat load of anarchists to Russia
seemed unlikely today to be followed
by the departure of a second soviet
ark in the near future. OF the more
than 500 men and women arrested in
New York district in recent raids
on reds none has yet been ordered
deported and the attitude Of the ex-
tremists is hampering deportation
hearings.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
GOVERNOR FRAZIER'S
APPLICATION DENIED
BY SUPREME COURT
OFFICIALS REINsrATED.

OFFICIALS RElNSTATED.
Mandan, Jan. 21.-Wm. Anderson
and George X. Foster, attorneys for
Governor Frazier In the Pierzina.
Gallagher case, refused to 60 on with
tho case in the face of the supreme
courts order denying change Of
venue. The attorneys contended that
the presence of James Manahan, an
attorney of St. Paul, was necessary
to the case. Judge Crawford dis.
missed the case for lack of prosecu.
cution and the refusal Of the gov
ernor's counsel to accede to any stip.
ulation, The officials were ordered
reinstated.
Mandan, Jan. 21.-The case OF
Sheriff Persina and States Attorney
Gallagher of Golden Valley against
Governor Frazier brot in district
court in Morton county to compel
restoration of their Offices to them
came on yesterday afternoon before
Judge Crawford. Governor Frazier
thru his attorney, w. A. Anderson.
secretary of TIE industrial commits.
sion, filed an affidavit Of prejudice
and the matter was taken before the
supreme court yesterday afternoon.
This morning the supreme curt no
tilted Judge Crawford that the appli-
cation for change Of venue has been
denied and instructed him to pro-
ceed with the trial.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
DEATH DEFEATS
AIRPLANE RESCUER
IN GRIM RACE

New York, Jan. 10.-Anti-
toxin rushed here Saturday from
Washington and administered to
eight-year-old Lena Delbene, a
victim of olive poisoning at the
Fordham hospital, is believed to
have saved her life. Unless un-
fOreseen complications develop,
physicians stated the girl will re-
cover. The child's parents, a
brother, sister and two uncles
all died within week as result
of eating germ-laden olives.
New York, Jan. 18.-Death won a
double victory in grim race with an
express train and a government mail
airplane, when two more members of
the Paul Delbene family, poisoned
from eating olives died in a hospital
owing to the late arrival of the spe-
cial serum necessary to save their
lives. Hospital physicians, however,
hope to save the life of the only sur
viving member Of the family of sew
en-. ten-year-old girl, with the
serum received from Washington.
Another package Of serum, which
was being rushed eastward from Chi
cago by mail airplane. failed to ar
rive, the machine having been dis
abled and forced to land at Black
Oak, Indiana.
Had it not been for delays caused
by storms 1t is believed that the
serum brought by train from Wash
ington would have arrived in time
to save the life of Angelo Delbene,
who died list night before the huid
could be administered. His brother.
Dominick, who also died, received
one injection and rallied slightly.
His illness, however, was too far ad-
vanced and he lived but two hours
after being treated.
An injection was made in the arm
Of Conchetta Delbene, 10 years old,
a daughter of Paul Delbene, who is
also seriously i'll, having eaten one. Of
the poisoned olives. She has chance
Of recovery, physicians said.
The serum which arrived last night
was. obtained in Warrington where
1t was being used forsexDeriments by
tie United States bureau. et animal
Industries. .
The, members Of the family who
have already died from the olive
poisoning are Paul Delbene, his wife;
their two sons, Antonio and Domi-
nick, and two brothers Of Paul Del
bene, Angelo and Dominick.
Health Commissioner Copeland an
nounced last night that he had traced
the poisoned olives to an East Side
store. The olives originally came
from California, he saids There were
4S cases in shipment, but it was
learned that part of them had been
consumed without harmful results.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
BISMARCK ooLDEsT' J

5.5. ONTx In 6VAIE
Fargo, Jan. 21 The thermometer
here today reached 81 below zero,
the lowest mark Of the season IN
Fargo. At Bismarck the mercury
which went to 80 below last night
stood att24 below this morning. VII:
3liston . recorded 20 below. Dsviia
Lake. q. Jamestown as. and Msn.
dan. 81. .s;'s;;s3 ssia s3
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
Herbert Hooyg After After Long
Europe;s Experience,
Warn. U. 5 Of Dangers
Of BolshevisS and Grimm
alsC Creating z z evolution
Sees Collaps Of Russian
Bolshevik I! ,nny.

washington, Jan. 19.-Removal o.
the blockade on soviet Russia has
knocked one of their greatest
props'' from under the bolsheviki,
Herbert Hoover said in q statement
here tonight. The former director OF
European relief said the soviet gov
arnment had laid every failure OF
socialism on the blockade and used
it as q stimulus for raising armie >,
ON the ground that the Russians
were fighting to save themselves from
starvation. With the blockade re-
moved IN large part. Mr.. Hoover said,
the ..bolshevik tyranny" will quickly
collapse when It fails to relieve suf-
fering.
Russia Lacks Commodities.
Mr.. Hoover thot Russia had no
commodities. wheat, fax or cotton,
for export, since starvation is acute
In the larger cities and the people
almost in rags. The peasants were
4 said to have sufficient food.
'.The shortages and suffering is
not due to the blockade" !" he said.
'''but is. due to: the total industrial
decentralization and bankruptcy in
production, which will continue as
long as socialism and bolsheviki rule
lasts, II the blockade is opened. the
bolsheviki government must secure
the import of food and clothing at
once and sthereby great suffering Will
bs mitigated.s
20. a1ust ssl1uard Ffontier.
: '''The greatest blow they can re-
ceive is to have such an exposure of
the complete foolishness Of their In
dustrials system to their people. More
over, a lifting Of the blockade will all
low the real truth of the horror Of
bolshevik rule to come out of Rus
sia.
Zone thing that needs to be guard
ed against in the United States is
that our frontier and port officers
must redouble their vigor against the
export to United States of bolshevik
agents. propaganda and money for
subsidizing criminals to create revo-
lution.''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
SIX THOUSAND FLU
CASES AT CHICAGO
Epidemic in Mild Form and
Comparatively Few Death.
Reported - Shortage Of
Nurses flinders Work of
Caring For Sick.
(By the Aasooiated Press)

Washington, Jan. 21.-State mel
ical authorities have tho influenza
situation SO we'll i'm hand that no cpl
demic, is expected the public health
department announced today.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-22
WELL DIGGERS TO
MEET AT BISMARCK

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 21.-(Spe-
cial THE generations of evolution
which separate Moses and the rod
with which he smote the rock. the
Water-smeller and the divjner who
used want to locate subterannean
streams and the modern vell-driller
will be emphasized in the fourth an
nual meeting Of the North Dakota
Well Drillers' association which will
convene in Bismarck at o'clock
next Tuesday afternoon for three
days session. The convention will
be addressed by Peter R. Norbeck Of
South Dakota, a -well-driller who be-
came governor; by Or. Thomas F.
Kane, president Of the University Of
North Dakota; by Howard p. simp-
son, assistant state geologist, Of the
state university, and other scientific
and professional men who will treat
Eof we'll rilllng as q science and q
profession. ri
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
KELLY Is FOUND GUILTY
OF Staying TWO PEOPLE
Jury Spends Eleven Hours In Re
viewing Crime I'm Lonely
Farm House.
ny Universal Service.


HoRNELL, y. Y. April l%s.-Jady
Kelly. charged with having shot and
killed Harry Smith. a %neighhor, in Il
lonely farm house. IN the town of
Horribly on the night OF Jun lG. 1919
was found guilty of murder in the
second degree early today. The jury
dclibcratcd for more than eleven
II was shortly before $50 this
morning when the jury announced
that 1t had reached an agreement;
Justice :. Nelson Sawyer who had
retired for the night. WAS
and deputies were sent for Kelly.
who was anXiously pacing the ioor
in the city police station. Justice
little after = o'clock. and Kelly fol.
lowed soon aftcrward. AS he entered
the courtroom Kelly kept ms
straight ahead. but showed no sign
OF emotion. ~
AS the jury entered n few minutes
later Kelly eagerly scanned the
faces for 4 trace or nope, Dut APP
Darcntiy he read his rate Tor ne set
tied down in his chair and turned a
trinc pale.
AS the jury announced its verdict
,,is depression did not change n par
ticlc nor did he express n merry,
omsness, Ills attorney. Thomas +.
Rogers. Immediately announced ma.
lie would move for = new trial on lne
rround that the verdict was CON
trarv to the evidence. However. nc,
ccnrtinG to law, Justice Sawyer could
give his decision nor could ne
.%cnt.ncc Kelly on Sunday. and con,
.cnncntly the matter was au)ourhcn
mill Monday morning at " o cioch'
- which timc Kelly will be SEN
fenced.