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ANS0N BEST
C0NFESSEST0
GIRL MURDER

Pontiac, Mich. April 2S.-Anson
Best. formerly of Flint, Mich. con-
fessed early this morning according
to the states attorney here, that he
killed Miss Vera Schneider, 1S-year-
old telephone operator whose body
was found early Sunday morning on
the porch of un unoccupied dwelling.
Best according to the states attor-
ney. had been questioned throughout
the night and broke down after being
identified by a workman as having
been seen washing his hands in the
Clinton river near the scene of the
crime few minutes after it's COM
mission.
"She asked me to kill her. the
prosecuting attorney says Best told
him at the examination. He declared.
according to officials, that he had
never seen the girl until that evening
late Saturday night. He said that
she had previously made efforts to end
her life because she was tired of living
and felt that she was in the way.
Best said that she even drew the
handkerchiefs from his pockets and
asked him to tie them together and
place them about her neck.
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POstmaster's Salary
Too Small Says Man
Arrested for Shortage

Devils Lake, April 2S.-William
Neiman was arrested last night on a
charge of being short 500 in the
money order and postal savings ac-
count according to an announcement
made at the U. S. Marshall's office.
At a hearing Neiman furnished a bond
for his appearance. When suspended
Neiman was reported as saying that
he took the money from the account
because his salary was insufficient to
meet the cost of living. The shortage
charged to 'Neiman has been made
good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-28
MANY SEEKING
SPIRIT CLUES
FROM. SOCIETY
Visits of Maeterlinck and Lodge
Add Members to Research
Work
BY LORRY A, JACOBS,
N, e, A, Staff CORRESPONDENT


New York, April 2S.-The visits Of
Sir Oliver Lodge and Maurice lMaeter
linck to this country have given a
great impetus to psychic research
work and drawn hundreds of new
members to the American society for
Psychical Research.
I'VE have had thousands of ques-
tions concerning psychic research
lately said Gertrude Ogden Tubby,
assistant secretary of the society.
And among them the question asked
most is, who is considered the great
est living medium
1T is probably safe to say
that among the leading medi
ums of the present time are
Mrs. Piper, Mrs. Chenowith,
Mrs. Salter, Mrs. Smead, Mr.. Thomp-
son and Mrs. Ticknor. All of these
mediums have produced results that
have been verified and reported at
length both by the English and Amer
lean societies for psychic research.
They are endorsed by DR.. Hodgson,
secretary of the English society, and
DR.. Hyslop of the American society.
Spirit Paintings
1.-The most notable example per
haps of the work of the medium is
the art work produced under the
medium, Thompson, under the inspir-
alton of r. s. Clifford. All of the
work of the other mediums, Of course,
has been reported at great length ana
that of Mrs. Piper stands out among
these.
There are thousands Of instances
that prove to us who believe in
psychic power that we are right in
our belief. These are usually divided
into three main classes-cases where
messages are received through a
medium relating to lost articles or
matters that are known to no human
being, predictions of future events,
and the solving of difficult problems
of life through elimination work by
a medium
Perhaps the best examples of the
first named class of work of mediums
are the thousands Of cases no human
could possibly have known of the
whereabouts of the will had it not
been for the aid of a medium.
"Of the third class there are thou
sands of cases where mediums have
solved difficult business problems.
"Raps" Unreliable
Practically all of the cases I
have referred to are cases of mes
sage mediums. MaterialiZing
mediums are almost invariably
unreliable Message mediums
are. of course. those med
iums who produce mes
sages from the spirit world. Mate
rializing mediums are those who
claim to produce the spirit in ma
terial form, or material things,
such as rapS.
"Telepathy. we claim, is an estab-
lished fact. But the process is not
vet understood. It is, Of course, our
theory, that thought is transmit
ted from an animate person to an
inanimate one and through the inan-
innate one to another animate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-28
POLES INVADE
UKRAINE ZONE
(By Associated Press.)

Warsaw. (Tuesday) April PA
general advance by Polish forces along
a 1870 mile front into the Ukraine was
announced in todays cOmmunique by
the Polish general staff. The move
ment@it is set forth. is for the expul-
sion of 'the foreign invaders" Rus-
sian BOlsheviki.)
The Poles covered about fifty miles
the first day of this forward move
ment The advance taking them with
in sixty miles of kiev.
The advance was explained in a
proclamation issued in the name of
General Pilsbuski. head of the Polish
state. and posted in cities and villages
through which the Polish forces
marched
The document announced that after
the expulsion of the foreign elements.
the Poles would remain in the Ukraine
only until an authorized Ukrainian
government could take control.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-28
PADGETT GIRL
CATCHES FIRE
AT BAKE OVEN
Daughter of Indian School Head
Has Narrow Escape from
Death -

Agnes Lewis Padgett, sixteen years
of age, daughter of Mr.. Padgett, head
of the Indian school, caught fire from
the school bake oven, Saturday, and
narrowly escaped death from her
burns. She was standing with her
back to the oven, when a gingham
apron she wore caught fire. In her
fright she ran into the open, before
employees could reach her. One Of
the school employees on the ground
caught her, and pulled the burning
clothes from her and by rolling her
on the ground managed to prevent the
fire from spreading to the rest of her
clothing.
She was rushed to the St. Alexius
hospital where she is doing nicely.
Although she is suffering from serious
burns about her back
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-28
NC. MACDONALD.
DRAWS PENSION
OF $3.50 PER
Annuity Made Available for
Life by Paying Over
$726.69 .t
THE LAW WAS AMENDED
League Makes 1t a "Cinch" for
Once ''EducatiOnal
Expert j
THE LAW WAS AMENDED

Meet Annuity" N. c. Macdonald,
once educational expert of North Da-
kota former state superintendent Of
schools, former rural school inspector
and now in the ranks of the retired at
$3.50 per year-all in nice iron boys
out of the state treasury of North Da.
kOta. .@
When it comes to sticking to the
payroll, Macdonald has a Till plaster
beaten forty miles.
When public opinion or, in the
words of Walter Thomas Mills. "Vox
Populi" skidded Mr.. Macdonald from
the public crib it was thought that he
passed out of the young lives of North
Dakota forever The mystery of the
Wandering Jew" was transparent
compared to the self effacement Of
Neil following his resignation a few
months ago.
$3.50 Year.
But the ubiquitous MAC" is with
us once more. He is receiving a
teachers pension of $3.50 year even
as you and are not, paid out of the
Teachers Insurance and Retirement
fund.
Neil will receive this for life unless
the restless masses call him back into
active service at a higher consider
atum.
1t seems that the legislature amend
ed the teachers insurance and retire
ment fund at the last session so as to
permit the payment in lump salary
of back assessments to the pension
fund. This little financial legerdemain
makes available at once, in case of re-
tirement, an annuity Of $3.50 year.
Today, Assistant Attorney General
Packard rendered an opinion to Mr.
Berg of Dickinson. chief chancellor of
the. fund, to the effect that Mr.. Mac
donald was entitled to the pension !
Soon after the law was amended,
Mr. Macdonald dipped into his jeans
and paid over $726.69. This added to
$23.31 already paid made the grand to-
tai to Mr.. Macdonalds credit, $3.50.
Affidavits attached showed that he
had been in, active" teaching service
fOr as years and was entitled to re-.
tirement at $3.50 year.
This news has caused relief in edu-
cational circles for everyone was wor.
rying about Mr. Macdonald. His
present residence is only known to a
few, but the glad tidings that Mac"
is on the payroll again goes resound-
ing down the corridors of the soviet
family.
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BANK BOXES.
ARE LOOTED
AT HASTINGS
Auto Bandits Cut Off North
Dakota Town and Rifle
First National

Hastings, N. D.. April 2S.- After
cutting telegraph and telephone wires
closing the town off from all communl-
cation with outside points robbers
ransacked safety deposit boxes in the
vault of the First National bank OF
Hastings. They gained entrance to
the vault by using an acetylene
torch and though they had attempted
to open the banks strong box they
abandoned the task and left their tools
in the vault O. T. Olson, cashier OF
the bank. said it was impossible to
estimate the losses of safety box own
ers and that some registered liberty
bonds we're known to have been
stolen. The burglars are believed to
have escaped in automobiles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-28
WOMEN FORM
LEAGUE AT
FARGO MEET
Mrs. Grace Clendening First to
y Head New Organiza-
... tiOn .-. f..
THEY ADOPT PLATFORM
Stand for Legislation to Better
Status of So
ciety

Fargo. April 2S.-The convention OF
the Woman Voters League closed
here last evening. The governor
gave a short talk in which he
congratulated the women on their
victory in their battle for the ballot.
He expressed the hope that suffrage
would speedily be ratified by the one
remaining state so that the women
would be able to participate in the
coming elections.
Mrs. Grace Clendening Of Fargo
was elected director at large of the
North Dakota League of Women
Voters at the meeting held yester.
day morning at the Commercial club
rooms. Regional directors were
named as follows: First region, Mrs.
J. E. Featherstone of Valley City;
second region. Miss Aldyth Ward Of
Bismarck; third region, Mrs. Mary
Hudson of Beach, and sixth region,
Mrs. Goss of Darlington. The direc-
tors of the fourth. fifth and seventh
regions will be selected later'by those
districts. in accordance with a reso-
luton passed to so provide for regions
having less than four delegates
present.
The department chairmen named
were: Americanization, Mrs. O. T..
Peterson. Hettinger; food supply,
Miss Inez Hobart, Fargo; women in
industry. Miss Martha Fulton, Wah-
peton; child welfare, Dr. Ida Alexan-
der, Bismarck; social hygiene, Mrs.
Erma Poppier. Grand Forks, and civil
status of women. Miss Marie Stein
ing. Fargo.
Women Voters Duties Discussed
The principal address of the day
was made at the afternoon session by
Mrs. James Paige Of Minneapolis.
regional director for the fifth national
district. In discussing "Our Share
in the Work" Mrs. Paige spoke par
ticularly of the necessity of studying
political problems. The use of the
citizenship schools in aiding women
to an undertaking of their duties as
voters was mentioned by the speaker.
\ Ill SUCdhlHS VI lAC PloIl VI Va Soh
ization. Mrs. Paige said, "The league
will have as little organization
machinery as possible. 1t will eN
deavor to work thru existing organ.
izations."
Miss Minnie J. Nelson, state super
intendent of public instruction, spoke
on educational Problems" chief
among which she placed the shortage
of trained teachers. public opinion
must be aroused to the seriousness of
this problem" said Miss Nelson
Steps must be taken to increase
salaries and to provide better homes
for teachers
Mrs. j. E. Stevens spoke at the
morning session of the child welfare
work in the state. Reports from the
Chicago convention were given by
Mrs. Erma Poppler. who spoke on
Social Hygiene;' Mrs. H. R. Wood
who spoke on Food Supply and De-
mand,' and Mrs. Kate Wilder, who
smoke on Civil Status of Women"
Mrs. Metzinger Outlines Plan
At the afternoon session Mrs. Leon
Metzinger spoke on Citizenship
schools. Announcement was made OF
the school of citizenship which will
be held in Fargo today, Thursday and
Friday afternoons and evenings. The
Continued on Page IwO)
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ITALIANS
T0STARVE0UT
FIUME REBELS
Put Iron Ring Blockade Around
the Recalcitrant Dis
trict
(By Associated Press.)

Trieste, April 27.-The blockade
around Fiume admittedly is the most
severe to which ahe city has ever
been subjected The avenues of com
munication have been cut off. Regular
Italian troops tore up sections of the
RAILROAD. They brought up machine
guns to guard the frontier. Passage
in and out of the city is forbidden
Not even milk is allowed to be taken
in the besieged city Connection
with the outside world by the sea
route has also been severed. Gabrielle
D'Annunzio threatens counter action
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FINISH WAGE
HEARINGS SOON

Fargo. April 2S.-Wages of women
employed by telephone and telegraph
companies will be considered tOmor
row by the North Dakota minimum
wage conference in session here.
S. S. Mcdonald. member of the
Workmen's Compensation Bureau. said
today that the conference would be
completed tomorrow. Wages recon.
mended are subject to review at the
hands of the compensation commits
sion. They become effective ninety
days after they are formally pro-
claimed.
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Will EVacuate as
Soon as Commission
Decides Upon Method

Paris, April 2S.-Premier Millerand
speaking to the chamber of deputies
upon the results of the San Reno
council said that the French Frank.
fort .Bramstadt territory would be
abandoned as soon as the allied COM
mission had reached decision as to
the best possible action.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-28
l.. L. STAIR IS
OFFERED JOB
OF PEN HEAD

L. l.. Stair of Bottineau, speaker of
the fouse at the last session IF the.
legislature, has been rendered the 10
si.!on CT warden of the state peG;,en-
tiary, il was announced by the board
OF administration today. Sheriff
Thomas Hennessy of BottineaH county
was offered the appointment last
month but found it impossible to ar
range lis affairs in harmony with the
requirements of the office.
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MASS. UNRESTRICTED

BOSTON, April 2S.-Returns from
more than half the state in today;
primary indicated the probable cleo
ton as delegates at large on the Re-
publican ticket of Senator Lodge.
Speaker Gillett Of the national house
of representatives, fo1mer Senator
Crane and Edward A, Thurston.
former chairman of the Republican
state committee. These four. all un-
pledged to any presidential candidate,
were grouped at the head of the
ticket They are expected to vote
for Governor Coolidge
On the Democratic ticket the reg
ular" state, headed by Senator Walsh.
appeared assured of election, as for
mer Congressman O'Connell, the fifth
Continued on Page Two)
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(By Staff Correspondent

Turtle Lake. d. April 2S-Te funeral of the eight persons
found murdered the Wolf farm Turtle Lake last Saturday
will be held late this afternoon. Farmers from wide radius
beginning to into this section to attend the services and
burial of Jacob Wolf his wife and five small daughters and the
chore boy Jake Hofer all Of whom fouy murdered last
Thursday
WORK ON CLUES
In the meantime the authorities working several i'm
portant clues They convinced that Dave Hanson who has
aliases captured yesterday afternoon after lengthy chase
is not implicated in the crime The two the automobile
who stole shotgun from farm boy Turtle Lake yesterday
afternoon when the boy refused help them repesh their de-
eted gasoline tank have not been appehended although the
horties have notified the police surrounding and cities
to watch for the car.
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FA R N MER TAKES
FOR MALDEHYDE::
DEATH Is SUDDEN
Thought Bottle Contained Wat
er and Almost Drains 1t
Empty

Parshall, April 2S.--Jake lIltz, 81
single, died here instantly yesterday
after drinking copiously from a bottle
containing formaldehyde. A boy had
just brought bottle of water to the
field where he was working, but he
failed to distinguish between the bot
tie containing poison and that holding
the water. He picked the formalde
hyde bottle up and half drained 1t
before he knew the din ference.
He died instantly. Eltz was en-
ployed on the farm of Edward Thomp-
son, near Parshall.
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HAS FAITH PUTS
$4,000 INTO NEW
BREWERIES

Chicago, April 2S.--Edward Lands
berg, Chicago brewer. announced TO-
day that he had invested fortune
in obtaining new breweries believing
that the United States will not re.
main as dr. as it is now"
Landsberg purchased the entire
American holdings of the Milwaukee,
Chicago limited. an English concern.
The American holdings are said to
have approXimated $9l7,000. ... ..
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ATTENTION WAR MOTHERS

American War Mothers Fort Lin
coin chapter requests all War Moth-
ers to meet at the Community room
the evening of April 10Th, 1920, at
7:4o, to attend in a body the Nurses
Memorial at the Auditorium.
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AUTHORITIES NO CLOSER TO
SOLUTION OF WOLF MURDER
FUNERAL OF VICTIMS TODAY

Arrest of "Dave" Hanson Failed to Disclose Any
Connection With the Crime. Ownership of
Shotgun Found in Slough is Only Tangible
Clue to Date. Wild Stories Fl0uted as "F00l-
ish" by States Attorney Williams
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MUSICAL CLUB TO MEET

The Thursday Musical club VIII
meet at the home of Mrs. A. G. jacob
son, Rose Apartments, Thursday after
noon at 3 P. NJ.
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WOOD LEADS
JOHNSON IN
OHIO CONTEST
AS Expected State Goes for
Senator Warren G.
Harding
LEADS BY ABOUT 5000
In Bay State Organization
States Win Without
Difficulty
LEADS BY ABOUT 5000
WOOD SLIGHTLY AHEAD

New York, April 28.-Revised
returns from 1892 out OF 2.O25
districts tabulated here this morn
ing showed that Major General
Wood was leading Hiram johnson.
81 California, by 73S votes. The
vote was 4S.391 for Wood and
'01nsSni Gnitsd States: States Senator Sreling.
huysen pledged to presidential
choice as expressed at the pri.
maries. has been elected as a
member of big four" by sub
stantial pluralities over the other
eight (
Governor Edwards was elected
head of the Democratic four.
Democratic voters did not render
their choice for president there
being no candidates names print
ed on the ballot. All Of the big
four and district delegates are
pledged to the candidacy of Cover
nod Edwards on wet program.
Columbus. April 2S-Returns early
this morning on yesterdays presiden.
tial primary election in Ohio from all
but 1.411 precincts out of a total OF
1882 in the state, showed that Senator
Warren G. Harding was leading Gen
eral Wood by little more than 5000
votes. The vote stood:
Hafdlng .......'..3I 'foo
CO,OO
The name of Governor Cox of Ohio
was the only one appearing on the
Democratic presidential ballot and
democratic delegates to the national
were pledged to him.
ORGANIZATION WINS
Boston, April 2S.-The organization
slate of republican and democratic
candidates for delegates at large to
the national conventions were elected
by substantial majOrities yesterday
according to a complete vote today.
NEWARK, N. j., April 2S.-keturns
from virtually one-third of the state
tabulated at one o'clock this morning
indicated that Senator Hiram W.
Johnson Of California, and Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, rival aspirants for
the Republican presidential nomina.
tion, were running a close race in
New Jerseys first preferential presi-
Dental primary.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cali
fornia again forged into the lead over
Major General Wood in returns from
! ,4Ol out of zoos districts, tabulated
at 2 O'Clock this morning. The vote
was Johnson 34,393, Wood 33,SS7.
In the fight for the Republican "big
four" returns from $40 districts show
ed that United States Senators Wal
ter E. Edge and Joseph Frelinghuy
sen, pledged to the choice of voters
as expressed at the primary, were
running close for the head of the tic
ket with former governor Edward S.
Stokes, pledged to General Wood, and
milford l.. Ballard. pledged to Sena-
tor Johnson, following in that order
MASS. UNRESTRICTED
BOSTON, April 2S.-Returns from
more than half the state in today )
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Mrs. Metzinoer Outlines Plan

At the afternoon session Mrs. Leon
Metzinger spoke on citizenship
schools. Announcement was made OF
the school of citizenship which will
be held in Fargo today, Thursday and
Friday afternoons and evenings. The
Continued on Page TwO)
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ORGANIZATION WINS

Boston, April 28.-The organization
slate of republican and democratic
candidates for delegates at large to
the national conventions were elected
by substantial majorities yesterday.
according to complete vote today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-28

in this country it should be between the East and West and between the North and the South. There in the East than elsewhere in the country because there is capital in the Fast than elsewhere And that division between the East and the extends to the Southern limit of the United States, because the South has her West we'll the North, and it is every bit pro gressive.
 The history of the e~Jnted States, including recent history, contradicts MT. Rustgards statements Be fore he assumes be a leader in the development of American people he should learn something of America and Americans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-28
IF HARDING IS SUCCESSFUL?

If che confidence of Republicans that Senator Harding will be elected President in November shall be justified by the facts. there will be all the more why Delegate Grigsby should be reelected in stead of the Wckte Sutherland. If the Republicans should carry the National election and the Wickites win the Delegate to Congress it would mean two years of wrangling appointments to office, of wire pulling for recognition at Washington and of fighting home for party control-for, make mistake, the Wickites will attempt gain control of the Re publican Party here and to be its spckesmen at Wash ngtcn Sutherland if elected, will be their will ing instrument. With Sutherland Delegate, living at Washington. and Wickersham his elbow, it will require great deal of time the part of the organization and the people of Alaska to keep the control out of the hands of professional politicians.
 On the other hand, if Delegate Grigsby is re- elected, he will have his time to devote to the well fare of Alaska and the Republican organization in Alaska will be in the hands of Republicans. Under such circums people of the Territory will have time to give to business and constructive develop ment matter who may be elected President in November