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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
OPENS
ASSEMBLY TODAY
FFIGHT.0 T VOTE
Lawmakers Will Decide Wheth-'
er Women Suffrage and Horse
Racing Will be Permitted
WOMEN READY TO BATTLE

Baton Rouge, La., May 10. - The
general assembly Of Louisiana which
opens tomorrow will have the op-
sportuntty TO write history. Three
questions of paramount interest will
be placed before it.
First-Will Louisiana become the
thirty-sixth necessary state to ratify
the national woman suffrage amend
ment?
second-Will horse racing be con-
tinued in Louisiana and if so how?
Third-Will the $3,O00,0OO needed
by the state treasury be secured
through severance tax on national
resources or by direct taxation of
the citizens of the state.
The suffrage fight promises to be
keen. Both sides are we'll organized
and both claim victory. The COVER
nor, John NJ. Parker, is for ratifica-
ton and the following he has secured
during the last two years is admitted
ly large. But, in Louisiana, states
rights are not easily forgotten and
that principle will rally many stauncn
supporters
Led by the Young Mems Business
league of New Orleans dozens of or
ganizations throughout the state have
adopted resolutions demanding either
that there be a state racing COM
mission, or short season and par-
mutual betting machines or that rae
ing be abolished by state legislation.
The objections seem to be raised
principally against operation Of hand
books in the cities and the so-called
"oralities" at the tracks at Jefferson
and the Fairgrounds, New Orleans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
JURY FINDS GIRL
GUILTY OF DEATH
OF STEPFATHER
Sixteen Year Old Girl Sentenced
to Ten Years in Missouri
Penitentiary

St. Louis, May 1O.-Ursula Brodcr.
ick, 16, who killed her stepfather,
Joseph F. Woodlock in their home
here April ID, 1919, was found guilty
of murder in the second degree by
a jury in juvenile court here last night
and her punishment fixed at 10 years
in the Missouri penitentiary.
The jury deliberated only an hour
and 80 minutes. The girl heard the
verdict without emotion, displaying
the same Indifference that has char
acterized her behavior since she was
first placed on trial for Woodlock's 5
death.
1t was the third time that the girl
was tried for killing Woodlock, whom
she shot to death. A continuance
was ordered at the first trial on ac-
count of an error in the courts in
structions to the jury. A second hear
ing resulted in mistrial, the jury
being unable to agree after 26 hours.
At that time the foreman reported the
vote stood 10 to 2 for conviction.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
PIRATES HOLD
SHIP AND STEAL
W0MEN'S JEWELS
Wives of United States Army
Officers Victims of Robbers
Off Constantinople
WERE RELIEF WORKERS
Had Been Fleeing from Bolshey-
TX Bandits When Relieved
of Money and Gems

Constantinople. Sunday, May -
(By the Associated Press.) - Pirates
held up the French packet Fourah,
which left Batum on May en- route to
Maseilles, and after robbing the pass
engers OF the steamer went ashore in
boats, which they compelled members
of the crew to man.
Among those on board the vessel
were Mrs. Haskell, wife of Col. Will
lin Haskell, director general of Amer
lean relief in the near east. and Mrs.
DAILY and Mrs. Booth, whose husbancs
are connected with relief work in Ar.
menia. They were fleeing before the
Bolsheviki advance, and were forced
to give up their money and jewelry at
the point of revolver.
The pirates boarded the steamer e,
Batum, either as passengers or men,
bers of the crew. At o'clock on the
night of May 6, fifteen men sprang up
from various parts of the ship. covered
officers and passengers with pistols
and shouted warnings they would kill
anyone who opposed them. Search OF
the ship continued for two hours.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
BLUEBEARD HURT

Broken by two attempts at suicide
and mingling his confessions with
pleas for mercy, James r. HURT, the
Pacific Coast Blucbeard, lacks COM
pletely the courage to face his fate.
When HURT guided the authorities
to the spot where he had buriel the
body of Nina Lee Deloney, he ex-
planned that he was doing all possible
to right the wrongs he had done
He insists that an uncomfortable i'm
pulse prompted him to kill women who
loved AMI trusted him.
OF the five women HURT says he
has killed, the bodies Of two have
been found. In one respect the Pari-
sian Bluebeard, Henri Landru, and
hurt resemble each other. Women
assert that they were tender and le-
voted in courtship. Both HURT and
Landru stripped their victims of their
savings.
HURT was today sentenced to life
imprisonment by Judge Willis, of Los
Angeles, and Immediately he sought
a stay of execution until May Is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
HOPES TO RIDE
NIAGARAFALLS
INSIDE BARREL
Barber Will Come to This Coun-
try from England to Make
Daring Attempt a

Britol, Eng, May 10.-Charles
George Stephens, barber of this
town, has announced that he is going
to try to shoot Niagara Falls in a
barrel.
He has booked his passage from
Liverpool to Quebec on June IS and
says he intends to make the attempt
at the end of June or early in July.
Stephens is Sc years of age and
stands 5 feet, 1-2 inches high. The
barrel will be feet, inches and in
the middle - inches. Inside the
barrel Stephens plans to be secured
by straps and the barrel is to be
weighted at the bottom with a hun
dred pound weight to keep it upright
in the water. Special breathing ap-
paratus is also being fitted.
Among the many other feats which
Stephens claims to have performed
are the following:
Kissing lion in it's den, shaving
customers in lions den, boxing in
lions den and parachute descents
from balloons; for which feats he
boasts three ribbons five gold medals
and six silver medals.
To shoot Niagara Falls in a barrel
has been the ambition of numerous
persons seeking notoriety but few
have accomplished it. Mrs. Anna Ed
son Taylor who went over the falls
in a wooden barrel about 1904 was
severely injured but recovered. ''Bob-
by Leach made the drop successfully
and without injury in steel barrel,
in 1911.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
PRICES IN
SHORT TIME WALL
STREET BELIEVES

New York, May 10.-The recent be-
havior of the stock market makes
it seem certain that Wall street eX-
poets lower price levels.
Six years ago this would have been
held to establish definitely the fact
that lower prices were coming. But
today things are different. Many
financial experts hold to the belief
that Wall street no longer leads the
country's business, but follows it.
On the other hand, it is fact that
Wall street looks for general bust
ness "readjustment' before long. And
when Wall street says 'readjustment'
it means just one thing-lower prices.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
NEGRO WASHWOMEN GO
ON STRIKE; PEOPLE
USE PAPER COLLARS

MerchantviIIe, N. j., May TO-
MerchantviIIe has soap and
suds war on its hands. Washer
women want more money and
housewives have declared a lock.
out.
When the negro women form
ed union and posted scale OF
SO day for doing the family
wash and $3.50 for a days house.
work, the employers became in
dignant.
The Women's Club Of Mer-
chantviIIe voted a lockout and re-
fuse to pay more than $3.50 a
day.
So in face of the paper short.
age. MerchantviIIe has issued an
emergency call for paper collars
and cuffs and reversible paper
shirt fronts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
Favor Sen. Lodge AS
Convention Speaker

Chicago, May 10.-The committee
on arrangements for the republican
national convention today elected E.
Brown Gleason temporary secretary
Of the convention, to be held here
June s, and adjourned for lunch with
out selecting a temporary chairman.
Republican national chairman Will
H. Hays told the committee that re.
publican senators favor Senator Hen
ry Cabot Lodge as temporary chair
man, to deliver the keynote speech.
The name of former Senator A. ].
Beveridge, of Indiana, was mention
ed for permanent chairman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
FARGO MEN DISPOSE OF
INTEREST IN CARSON
BANK; TOTTEN CASHIER

Carson, N. D., May 1O.-E. J. Weis-
er. C. l.. Merrick and Judge N. c.
Young of Fargo disposed of their in
terests in the First State bank, which
was taken over by Peter Botten Of
Bentley; A. H. Botten of Miner, and
H. Hallenberg of Carson. The trans
action and transfer took place on
Tuesday. The new officers are: H.
Hallenberg, president; A. H. Botten,
vice president; Peter Botten, cashier;
oliver Tollefson, assistant cashier.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
BLUEBEARD LANDRU
BlUEBEARD LANDRU

There is nothing of the Weakling
in the Partisan, Henri I.andru, l. Of
whose sweethearts have disappeared.
He is 55 years old, bald and far from
handsome, yet his account books in
dicatc affairs with a score or more Of
women, whom he swindled Of their
savings.
In one of his villas and in pond
nearby have been found the charred
fragments of bone, human teeth,
melted buttons and ornaments, but
the prosecution has not succeeded in
identifying any of these grewsome
bits of evidence with any one of the
numerous women who vanished after
living with Landru. ..
81 am swindler," Landru has said,
"and love is my business, but if am
to be accused of making way with
women, why not credit me with 100,
or at least round dozen?" He sleeps
soundly in prison and sneers at the
detectives.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
MRS. GOMPERS DIES

Washington, May 10.-Mrs Gompers
Gompers, wife of the president of the
American Federation of Labor, died
at her home here tonight after a
long illness. She was So years old
and had been married more than half
a century. Funeral services will be
conducted here and the body will be
taken to New York for burial on Sun
day
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
FRISCO DANCE GIRLS
GET 81 A BOTTLE FOR
POP; RESORTS CLOSED

San Francisco, May 10. An
effort to revive dancing in re-
sorts along San Francisco's
"Barbary Coast" has failed.
The police commission denied
Tony Mastaine's application for
a permit for dancing in the Tha-
liza, one Of the once notorious
dance halls and saloons on that
part of the Pacific street extend
ina back from the water front.
InIS action was taken alter
members of the commission, per-
sonaIIy inspecting the place.
were asked by the girls there to
buy soda pop at 81 a bottle.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
'RED" EMMA WANTS TO
SEE AMERICA AGAIN;
DOESN'T LIKE RUSSIA

Chicago, May 10.-Emma Cold
man, leader Of the ,"Reds," who
was deported to Russia, the
land Of her birth, last Decem-
ber. is homesick for America.
In a letter to Dr.. Ben. L. Reit-
man, written in Moscow March
8, she says: at is three months
since you waved goodbye to me
at Chicago, but the things we
have experienced and seen dur
ina that time makes our absence
seem like many years. ] miss
America"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
JAMESTOWN BOY BURNS
TO DEATH IN BARN AS
PARENTS WATCH BLAZE

Jamestown, N. D.. May TO-
George We're, seven-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred We're,
burned to death when the. barn,
which he ignited yesterday
morning, caught fire and was de.
stroyed. The family thought the
little boy had gone to Sunday
School and his terrible death
was not discovered until firemen
brought the charred remains out
of the burned building.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
FORCES
JOIN RANKS0F
REBEL LEADERS
Famous Bandit and Outlaw De-
cides to Aid Revolutionary
Movement in Mexico
HAD WORRIED THE u. S.
American Dreadnaughts With
Company of Marines Ordered
to Sail to Key West
(BuIletin)

FL Paso, Tex, May l0.-General
Alvara Obregon detailed the cap
ture of Mexico City, in a report
made public here today, declared
troops of President Carranza had
been dispersed and that the MeM-
can presidents route to Vera Cruz
was cut off. This lent credence
to report that Carranza had
been captured. Wholesale execu-
tion of military prisoners occurred
in Mexico City before Carranza
fed, Obregon reported.
Juarez, Mexico. May 1O.-Francisco
Villas days of banditry and constant
menace to all attempts to establish a
stable government in Mexico and to
relations between this republic and the
United States are ended, according to
reports reaching here. Leaders of the
new revolution displayed visible re-
lief at the announcement that Villa
had laid down his arms and turned
his men over to General Ygnacio
Enriquez, revolutionary commander
Of the Chihuahua district. The an
n0uncement came from General J. G.
EscObar, commander of Juarez
Villa was one of President Carran-
2a's first supporters and later one OF
his most troublesome enemies. He
also personally was responsible for
troops crossing the border,
his most serious offense against the
United States probably being the fam
Gus raid on Columbus, New Mexico,
on March 8, 1916. when seventeen per-
sons were killed and several buildings
burned.
MARINES GO TO KEY WEST
Washington. May 10. = The dread
naught Oklahoma was ordered today
to proceed from New York to Key
West. Florida, for possible duty in
Mexican waters.
The snip will stop en- route at Phil
adelphia to take on a full company OF
marines from the League Island sta
tion. She is expected to arrive here
tonight. .... ...
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

All teachers not holding certificates
are urged to attend the teachers
examination Thursday and Friday Of
this week at the court house. The
examination for teachers reading cir
Gle will be held next Saturday at the
court house.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
ENGINEERS CONVENTION

Chicago, H.. May 10.-The Amer.
ican Association of Engineers will
hold its sixth annual convention in
st. Louis May 10 and II. i. x. Sher
man, president of the U. S. Housing
corporation, Washington, is the sole
nominee for president.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
NAME SENATOR

Amidon, May 10.-R. J. List Of Bow
man was nominated by vote of II to
9 for senator at the thirty-ninth leg
islative district convention held mere
last week. J. A. Kitchen of Sentinel
Butte. C. B. Olson of Medora, and John
c. Hart of Amidon were unanimously
named as candidates for the lower
house. There was considerable en-
thusiasm at the meeting and every
body expressed optimism at the sue
cess of the ticket at the polls. M. L.
Continued on Page Eight
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10

More than 25,000000 tons of ar
tificial ice are produced and sold an
nually in this country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
COL. NJ 'ALESTER
DEAD TODAY At
EAST SIDE HOME
BY United Press.

By United Press.
McAlester. Okla, Sept. 21@f !. j.
J. McAlester, former lieutenan. gov
ernor Of Oklahoma died at his home
here early today after protracted
illness for a year.
He suffered stroke of paralysis
d year ago and was believed to be
on the road to recovery when he
recently became afflicted with an at
tack of diabetis. His condition be
came worse and physicians aban.
doned hope for his recovery.
This city was named after Col,
McAlester The deceased was a
pioneer citizen of Oklahoma and
paved a prominent role in the max
ing of political history in Oklahoma.
lie leaves two sons and one grand
daughter.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been annomced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
THIEVES ESCAPE
WITH LOOT FROM
BANK At vERDEN
Liberty Bonds Valued at Two
Thousand Dollars Taken When
Robbers Enter National
Bank of Verden.

Digging through the vault after
they had gained entrance through a
rear window which had been left
unlatched, thieves last night entered
the National Bank of Verden, ton
miles northwest of Chickasha. and
escaped unnotced with Liberty
bonds valued at approximately two
thousand dollars.
Bank Officials knew nothing of the
robbery until they opened the bank
doors for business this morning
The sheriff's office here was i'm
mediately notified but no clue that
officers believe will lead to the
apprehension Of the men has been
found.
The safety deposit vault contain
ing large amount of money was
not opened by the outlaws, accord
ing to A. Sidney Hancock, deputy
sheriff The bank, however, was
completely ransaeked, many valua-
bic papers being found on the floor
this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
Board of Regents
In Session TOddy
At Local College

The board or regents of the Okla
homa College for Women is in ses
sion this afternoon at the college.
R. H. Wilson, state superintendent
of public instruction and president
Of the board; Mrs. Roy Hoffman. of
Oklahoma City; and ]. D. Car
michael, of Chickasha, secretary, are
present. Mrs. E. B. Lawson, of No
wata, and w. Z. Hooker. of Elk
City, other members of the board,
were unable to attend the meeting
The board meets three times dur.
ing the school year. The first meet
ing is held soon after the beginning
of the first semester and the third
is held on commencement day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
Grady Farmer Is
GiUen Big Damage
From Rock Island

Earl Melton, Grady county farmer.
has ben awarded verdict for
twenty thousand dollars against the
Rock Island railroad. A jury in the
district court of Caddo county rem
dered the decision in Meltons favor.
Melton was awarded the verdict
for injuries received when the auto.
mobile he was driving was hit by 4
Rock Island train near Verden. The
accident occurred July ;, 1919.
A suit wherein Mary Jane Melton
small daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
ton. seks $4,000 for alleged injury
in the accident, is pending in the
Caddo county district court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
County Teachers
Number 3I4 Says
Boss of Schools

A total of 314 teachers are en-
ployed in Grady county schools, &C
cording to figures compiled by II.
F. Allen. county superintendent of
public instruction.
Forty-seven schools in Grady
county. including five schools for
negroes, employ only one teacher:
SO schools employ two teachers
each; and II schools, including one
negro school, employs six or more
teachers.
The number of oneroom schools
in Grady county have decreased dur
ing the past years, Mr.. Allen states.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
FLIvVER PRICES
GET HUGE SLICE


BY United Press.
Detroit, Mich, Sept 21,-Henry
Ford announced today that prices of
all models of lis automobiles will be
reduced to an average Of s142 a car.
bringing them practically to pre-
war prices.
The Ford company has $4,000 un-
filled orders for cars. Mr. Ford
said that the lack of materials
which were stored in many parts OF
the country was impending the pro-
duction and that the slashing of
prices is the only way that these
materials can be forced on the mar
ket and pre-war prices brought out
The new prices are effective i'm
Imediately, Mr. Ford announced,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
CUT PROF|TEERS
BY GREAT FUNDS
COX SUGGESTION
By United Press.

By United Press.
Los Angeles, Calf. Sept. 21,-The
elimination Of profiteering by moral
force and "a huge revolving fund,
placed in the hands of the president
by congress with authority to pur-
chase supplies to prevent extortion.
ate prices" was suggested by James
NJ. Cox, democratic presidential can
didate in a speech made here today.
1t was previously suggested by
Governor Cox that this method
could be used to prevent profiteering
on sugar, but he decided that the
plan could be extended to hit profi-
teering in various other lines, a
death blow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21

Oklahoma
affecting Grady being rulings
cases and in each Of the DECISIONS the
Of
Oklahoma and ends the prosecution
judge
These decisions
Judge Frank M Bailey of
o
through the
could be taken through the office
Of the having attorney general
ruling
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
Officers Search
For Stolen Car;
Haley Vas Gunner

Automobile thieves show no
special consideration for ministers
of the gospel
Grady county officers are search
ing for a Ford touring car stolen
last night in Ninnekah. The ma
chine was the property of Rev. II
P Haley, pastor of the Baptist
church at that place and former pas
tor of the Second Baptist church
here.
Mr.. Haley did not miss the ma
chine until he went to his garage
this morning. Officers have no clue
of the thieves or the car.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
Luke Burris Dead
Result of Shock;
Funeral Be Here

Luke Burris, formerly of this city.
is dead in Drumright as a result of
an electric shock received when he
came in contact with live" wire,
it was learned here today
The deceased is nephew of Mrs.
William lnman who is now in Drum
right making arrangements to ship
the body to this city for burial. No
announcement as to when the re.
mains will arrive here has been
made,
Mr. Burris was superintendent of
the light plant at Drumright,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
Order Hurrican Warnings.

By United Press.
Washington, Sept 2l-Hurricane
warnings have been ordered put up
along the Texas and Louisiana
coasts by Weather Forecaster Bowie.
Attended by violent winds, a
tropical storm is sweeping north
westeward over the Gulf of Mexico
and it will probably hit the United
States within thirty-six hours. the
government forecastera announced to-.
day.
The statement issued by the
weather bureau stated that yester-
day the storm was over Yucatan and
was sweeping toward the coast of
the United States with tremendous
speed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21
MANY JOIN CHURCH.

Membership Of the local Church OF
Christ was increased forty as ro~
suit OF the revival which has just
closed here. From fifteen to twenty
of these were converts. The revival
was conducted at tho corner of Sixth
street and Minnesota avenue by Rev.
Claud McCung, Of Ft. Worth, Texas.
Song services were in charge of j.
w. Farrell, also of Ft. Worth. Plans
for a new church at the corner Of
Seventh street and Colorado avenue
are being considered by the church.