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The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30
PRESCOTT TAXES
 ONE CUP ANYWAY
At Camden Cup Contest Miss Elva Bush Wins Individual Cup in Reading, But Magnolia Captures Camden Cup.

Most of the Prescott high school contestants returned this morning from Camden where they tried their skill in the different events in the annual Comden cup contest Mag nolia high school captured the Cam den cup by making the highest num- Der of points in all literary events, but Miss Elva Bush, representing the Prescott high school, won by a big majority the individual cup in read ing Prescott lacked only one point of winning the Camden cup.
 Homer Graham, the local athlete, won first place in the 440 yard dash, making the distance in 55 seconds, which is within three seconds of the state record of 52 seconds. Horace Bemis was awarded third place in debate, having the distinction of be- ing the only entrant who spoke with out notes. Carleton McRae won third in junior spelling
 Prescott had won the Camden cup two consecutive times and had she captured it again this year it would have been the property of the local school to have and to hold always but nevertheless, we will be content with the good showing made anyway.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30
$. l. A.

The School Improvement Associa- tion met in regular session at the grammar school on Friday after noon. The prize essay on Possible and Practical s. 1. A. Activities in the School and Out of the School" by Miss Jewel Cooke, Was read and was greatly enjoyed by all present. A large attendance is urged at the next meeting, at which time the cleo tion of officers will be held.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30
JOINT MEETING
 HELD LAST NIGHT
Of Commissioners of Bankbead Highway, Chamber of Con- merce and County Judge Will Straighten Differences.

County Judge J. w. Franks w Y Tompklns, w. w. Rice and s. Y White, commissioners of Road District No. l, and Dan Pittman. John A Davis, M. l.. Moore and w. l. Rritt commissioners of Road District No Z, met with the following members of a committee of the Chamber of Commerce, to-wit: R. l.. Rlakelv Geo. F. Cress, R. P. Hamby. Nat Martin, H. " Scott c. M. Hirst A M. Denman, A. M. Westmoreland and Joe k. Hamilton at the city hall Fri day evening and discussed the ones tion of the building of the Nevada county link of the Bankhead National Highway.
 Statements of the condition of the two road districts were made by w.. V. Tompkins of District No. 1. and by Dan Pittman of District No 9 A short statement of conditions was made by Judge J. w. Franks. Mem bers of both commissions and the county judge answered all questions asked them by members of the Cham Der of Commerce committee, giving the committee such information as they could
 The committee announced it would make further investigations and as soon as they are fully advised as to all phases of the road proposition and after conferring with Judge Franks and others interested in the building of the Bankhead road, will call an other meeting of the commissioners, county judge and committee and file with them their written recommen- dations. No action was taken nor recommendation made at the meet ing last night; the purpose of the meeting being for the committee to receive what information it could and get assurances of the county judge and road commissioners that what ever recommendation the committee sees fit to make after a thorough in- vestigation will be considered by them in the spirit they are given, i. e., looking to a settlement of the differ ences of the various factions and the early building of the highway under some plan agreeable to a majority of the people.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30
HON. W. V. TOMPKINS TO DELIVER CLASS ADDRESS
 TO SUTTON GRADUATES

Monday night the Sutton school will close a successful school term. Hon. W. V. Tompkins will address the graduating class. Thursday night the class play was presented. Last night the clas addresses were given The class this year numbers thirteen, six boys and seven girls. They are Misses Adelle Whittenfi Adra Will Hams, Fife Williams Georgia White Elva Fielding, Jennie Douglas, Gladys Lambert, Messrs. Willard Wren, Ceral Pate, Henry aBtes, Ellis Whitten, Fletcher Fielding, Garland Garrett.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30
WITH !. s. ON TAP ITALY SIDES
Gives Full Agreement to Amer ica's Contentious Americas Demand for Equal OppOrtun- ity" Extends to Neutrals.

inc Hague, Apfl 29.-lhe Secona chamber of parliament today by d vote of 49 to 30 adopted the Djambi oil field bill, thus barring the bid of the Standard Oil Company for a con- cession in the Sumatra oil region.
 Washington, April 29.-Complete agreement with the position of the United States in regard to the Island of Yap as expressed by Secretary Hughes in his notes to the four prin- cipal allied powers is expressed in d note delivered to the State Depart ment today by the Italian ambassa- dor
 'Italy is also convinced that the United States intends to protect their interests in the Island of Tap with full consideration of the interests of other nations" the note declared, add ing that "Italy therefore has not hes itated to express herself in a way which completely agrees with the text of the American note of the fifth of April concerning the equality of rights among the mandatories in the exercise of their mandates"
 "The solution of the future oil problems throughout the world" lies in the application of the principle of equal opportunity for the nationals of all countries, the State Department says in note transmitted April 19 to the foreign office of the Netherlands and made public here today.
 The note referred especially to con- ditions in the Djambi fields in the Netherland East Indies and said that irresponsible and experienced Ameri- can interests are ready and desirous to cooperate with the Netherlands government" in oil developments there.
 In transmitting the note William Phillips, the American minister at The Hague, said: My government finds no alternative than the adoption of the principle of equally good op- portunity with the proviso that no foreign capital may operate in public lands unless it's government accords similar or like privileges to Ameri- can citizens
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30
JOHN w. SMITH PASSES AWAY

John W. Smith of Boughton town ship, died this morning at 6:30 at the Park Sanitarium, after finger ing illness. He was 61 years of age, and is survived by two sons, H. E. and Robt. Smith, and stepdaughters, Mrs, Daniel Dickinson and Mrs. Roxy Parks, one stepson, Beauford Frisby
 Funeral services at II o'clock to- morrow at Piney cemetery by the Masonic Lodge.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30

Call BOT for feed. We sell for cash and for less. Stark & East, 113 W. Main St.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30

Chamois leather is not manufact- ured from the skin of the chanois, but from the flesh side of the sheep skin.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-30

Jack Johnson, Newsdealer, has the May Journal. Call 244
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-06-23
Hatbin Used in
Opening Door of
Miss Wick'S Room
Officials Discover That Unusual In.
strument Was Used in Gaining
Admission Girl in Room
Above Fixes Time

Fargo, June 2O.-Clair F.
Brickner, counsel for the defend
ant, William GUNNER, said to-
day that the defense will not re-
sist the application to be made
by the state tomorrow for con-
tinuance of the preliminary ex-
animation for week in the case
of the state against William
GUNNER, night clerk at the Pres
colt hotel, charged with the MUIR
der of Miss Marie Wick.
1t is probable that the adjourn
ed hearing will be held in the
Cass county courthouse.
Discovery of hatpin, bent in such
manner as to permit its use in I'M
locking a door from the outside,
though the key had been turned in
the lock from the inside, and the
story of a girl who heard the blows
that were struck by the man who
killed Miss Marie Wick, constitute
new developments in the case.
The girl whose story probably fixes
the hour of Miss Wick's death col
lapsed after she learned of the crime.
At hospital, where she was under
treatment for several days, she told
her story to a nurse. The latter ad-
vised her to tell the officials all she,
called in.
At the hospital it was learned that
the girl said she was awakened by
noise which she likened to elbows
from a baseball bat" They continued
for some time. She couldn't deter
mine just where they came from, ex-
cept that she heard movements in the
room below hers. Soon afterwards
she heard a person leave the room,
walk down the hall toward the stairs
that leads into the hotel office of the
first floor.
Hatpin Used to Turn Key
The murderer of Miss Wick OBJ
tanned entrance to her room by using
hatpin. This pin was found on the
floor of the hall, few feet from the
fire hose, and about 30 feet from the
girls room.
The pin had been slightly bent at
the point. Officials found that they
could slip the pin through the key
hole, past key locking the door from
the inside, and readily insert the bent
point into the hole of the key, turn it
and unlock the door.
This solution Of the manner in
which the murderer gained entrance
is another important link in the chain
Of evidence that establishes the
theory that no person other than one
who had the utmost confidence in
his opportunity to go about his fiend-
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Entered While She Slept

Entrance to the room probably was
effected while Miss Wick was sleep:
ing. Pouncing on her, the rapist and
murderer first strangled his victim.
The imprints of his finger nails, sunk
deep into the girls throat, unques-
tionably bear witness to the first at
tack made on the girl.
After consciousness left her, she
was tied and gagged. The sheet used
for that purpose had been slitted by
the murderer, and the knots that
were tied were unquestionably exc
cuted while the victim was uncon-
scious, else the work could not have
been completed SO neatly. !,
The pillow slip that had been stuffed
into her mouth was taken from 2
pillow on the bed, and the binder en-
ployed was a part of the sheet that
had been used to tie her hands to the
bedposts. This had been bound Sc
curely around her head, covering the
face below the eyes.
Here, again, enters the element that
points almost conclusively to the fact
that no outsider was responsible for
the crime. Officials apparently reason
that had the girl been attacked by
some person other than one who had
complete freedom in moving about the
hotel, that once he had accomplished
the purpose of his attack, his only
thought would be to get out of the
building as quickly as possible.
The theory that the girl was choked
and raped, and tied to the bed while
unconscious, gives rise to the further
theory that the killing of the girl
was determined upon afterwards as a
means of saving her assailant from
prison on the charge of rape.
In going about this latter phase of
the crime, the rapist and murderer
again moved with an apparent feel
ing of safety that would not be ex-
hibited by a person who would have
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-06-23
Norbert D. German,
Co. A gent. Resigns

Norbert D. German, who has held
the position of Ward County Agricul-
tural Agent for more than two years,
has resigned and will leave for Fargo
the latter part of the week where he
has accepted q position with the
United States Grain Growers Associ-
alton.
Mr.. German leaves Minot and Ward
county very reluctantly as he has
made an especially fine record in his
work as county agent. He has a host
of friends not only among the citi-
zens of Minot but turnout the rural
districts where he has been Of q
great deal of assistance. The new
position which Mr.. German has ac-
copied carries with it q salary much
larger than the one he has been re-
ceiving and he could not afford to
turn down the offer.
Herb Allen, who has been assistant
county agent for some time, has
been selected as Mr.. Germans sue
cessor. If Mr.. Allen receives the
same cooperation that Mr.. German
has been given, and there is no rea-
SON to believe but what he will, he
cannot help but make good.
"Why Not Minot1"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-06-23
ish work without molestation was
responsible for the crime.
Without Fear Of Disturbance


Every detail developed in connec-
ton with the murder of Miss Marie
Wick, beaten to death on bed to
which her assailant had tied her
tends to the opinion that the man who
slew her was absolutely confident
that he would not be molested.
Acceptance Of that theory, unques-
tionably led authorities to center
their investigation around the activi-
ties of William GUNNER, night clerk
in charge of the hotel, whose hearing
on a charge of first degree murder is
scheduled to begin at 10 a. m. tomor-
row before Justice j. X. Bingham.
At least one important detail de-
veloped by the authorities has come
to light: It is that Miss wick was
beaten to death about 4 a. M, the
story of girl who occupied the room
directly above that occupied by Miss
Wick fixing the hour.
Rape was not the direct motive for
baby. was committed by the rapist
for, the purpose of closing the eyes
and sealing the lips Of the girl whom
he had outraged.
The manner in which the girls MUIR
derer obtained entrance to her room,
his actions in going the full length of
the hall on the second floor Of the ho-
tel, his deliberate manner Of tying the
girls body to the bed, once upon the
occasion of his original assault and
then again when he beat her to death;
his action in going into a bathroom
across the hall from her room and
washing off the heavy nozzle with
which he had slain her, and his at
tempt to replace that nozzle on the
hose from which it had been removed,
all point to the fact that the man re-
sponsible for the crime did not fear
interruption.
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reason to believe that he would b
interrupted.
Retained Consciousness

interrupted.
Regained Consciousness
Miss Wick probably had regained
consciousness by that time, for her
struggle with the man who welded
the heavy nozzle and brought it down
time after time upon her head, is
clearly evidenced. One hand, the
sheet binding on which was covered
with blood, was probably loosened in
that struggle, and the girl continued
to seek protection against the blows
that were rained upon her until she
lapsed into Inconsistencies, with
death closely following.
The eyes and lips of the victim of
his fiendish work closed for all time,
the murderer once more seems ia
have gone about his work in a man.
ner establishing more firmly than
ever the theory that none but an "in-
slider" could have done the job.
The nozzle was taken into the
bathroom, across the hall from the
girls room, and there washed off. Not
all the traces Of blood were removed.
The murderer then went to the front
of the hall, seeking to replace the
nozzle on the fire hose, but it had
been wrenched in such manner that
it could not be replaced.
Clothes SmoOthed Out
After the girl had been killed, her
loosened hand was again tied to the
bed post, and the bedclothes had been
smoothed out, the form of the girl
being partially covered by blanket
and sheet.
All of these facts seem to preclude
the possibility that any person other
than one unusually confident of com
plete freedom of movement is guilty
of the crime.
All of this time, if Gummer's pro.
testations of innocence are true, he
was in the office of the hotel, at the
foot of an open stairway leading d.
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Shot put, men and women.
Horse show tournament.
4

The following are the committees
General Committee: c. E. Daniel.
son, chairman; B. E. Stewart, vice.
chairman; j. E. Cotton, secretary; w
j. Gerding, treasurer.
Decorations: American Legion com.
mittee.
Marshall of the Day: Major E. S
Person.
Prizes: Town Crier Committee.
Publicity: G. D. Colcord, C. W.
Mason, Olaf Rib, V. A. Corbett.
Parade: Elks committee.
Program: l.. A. White, r. D. Ras-
mussen, N. D. German, Geo. Caviness
H. C. Gerlick.
First Aid: DR.. J. L. Devine.
Athletic: Chef Jacobson.
Cleanup: Will Doolittle.
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rectly into the hall through which the
murderer moved from time to time
while going about his terrible work.
GUNNER sleeps we'll and eats hearth
~. His parents are farmers living
near Mayville, N. D. His aged
mother visited him in the Jail early
in the week. Rev. Ylvisaker of Fargo,
an old friend of the family, also call
ed at the Jail and had talk with the
young man who professed his inno-
cence.
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"Why Not Minot :"
Great Falls tribune., 1921-07-26

Signed by three members of the
body, but repudiated by the two rep
resentatives Of labor. the report of the
arbitration board named three weeks
ago to adjudicate proper wage basis
for Great Falls municipal employs es
brought in its report to the city council
Monday night
The board further recommended that
its first report, submitted week ago,
as to conditions, which provided for
continued employment Of workers hired
by the city prior to the strike settle
ment, be made permanent.
Labor Aldermen Oppose Adoption.
The report Of the arbitration
board, which was signed BY its
chairman, r r. Van de Putte, and
the two members appointed by
Mayor R. M. amour, H. A. Tenn
pleton and W. Fl. Hoover. brought
out only one protest agsinst it's
adoption. Objection to ratifica-
tion OF the findings was made by
Alderman G. T. Bosley who be-
lieved that the report should have
unanimous Endorsement before it
would be acceptable as a desirable
report. When the report came to
vote, he and the two other rep
resentatives Of the Citizen Labor
group. Alderman John Wilson and
George Sleevy, registered rejec-
tion
Richard Sherwood and Joseph
kirschwing, appointees of the lab
or element to the board. did not
submit a minority report to the
council
Other City Wages Given.
The report, explaining the
boards decision, said:
Great Falls tribune., 1921-07-26

That the decision of the board of
arbitration on the city wage scale was
made before the board met" and that
'labor did not have chance was
charged by Richard Sherwood, repre-
sentative of labor on the board, to a
mass meeting of 900 labor men at the
Palace theater Monday night.
The meeting was held at the same
time the report, signed by three memb-
ers of the board, was before the city
council. The three majority members
challenged to debate with the two
labor representatives, did not appear
at the theater.
The two labor representatives made
report to the audience of the action
Of the board Of arbitration since it's
appointment on July -. Both men
and women attended the meeting and
the remarks Of Richard Sherwood and
Joseph Krschwing, labor representa-
tives on the board, were punctuated
with applause as they placed before
their listeners their actions and the ac-
tions Of the other members If the
as well as the actions of Mayor r. NJ
Great Falls during the strike. The
meeting was called by the Cascade
county Trades and Labor assembly and
was presided over by R. NJ Lord.
Says Van de Putte Named on FIuke
Mr.. Kirschwing was saying to the au-
dieuce that an invitation had been ex-
tended to W. Fl. Hoover, FL. A. Tenn
pleton and F. r. Van de Putte, to at
tend the meeting but had not been ac-
cepted. Mr.. kirschwing then narrated
Great Falls tribune., 1921-07-26
CITY WAGE SCALE UPHELD
BY BOARD OF ARBITRATION


I'VE find that the only cities ID
Montana paying higher scale for
common labor than that offered
by the city of Great Falls, are
Butte which pays 475, and Bill
ings, which pays $500 d day. But
we further find that the payment
of men in Butte il made by war
rant which are discounted at a
very substantial discount, amount
ing to a probable average Of 20
per cent.
I'VE find that the scales now being
paid in Great Falls by the two largest
employers Of common labor are as fol-
lows:
''Great Northern Ry. Co. common
"A. 9. NJ. Co, common labor and
teamsters, $4.25.
Cost OF Living Drops.
''And we further find that the cost
Of living in Great Falls has declined
22.35 per cent in the last II months.
We further find that the cost of liv-
ing is steadily decreasing and that the
likelihood is that wage which is
moderate at this time, may, before
May 1, 1922, be considered excessive.
The board Of warbitration finds that
sprinklers are composed mostly Of
older men and others who are not con-
sidered as doing an able e-bodied mans
work and are usually not wholly de-
pendent upon their earnings for d iv-
ing"
Figures compiled by the arbiters
showing the wage scales paid IN the
principal Montana cities. established
that Missoula, Helena. Lewistown,
Bozeman, Havre and Kalisyell are
paying lower wages than proposed in
the Great Falls schedule. KalispeIl
according to the report, is paying $3.50
for common laborers and teamsters
The average wage is $3.50. Ac-
eonipanying the report, to show the
basis on which the arbitration board
concluded that the cost of living had
declined, was data showing the com
parative costs Of household essentials
for the years 1920 and 1921.
engineers Wages Questioned.
The question of daily compensation
of engineers, designated as those who
operate city tractors, which had never
come before the council for considera-
ton. was referred to the arbitration
board for an early report.
City tractor engineers are now be-
ing paid 50 day. 1t was the opinion
Of number OF councilmen that tractor
men should not be paid more than
driver of a garbage truck, but it was
pointed out by Mayor r. NJ. Armour
Great Falls tribune., 1921-07-26
POULTRY MEN TO MEET.

A meeting of the Great Falls Poultry
and Rabbit association will be held
this Tuesday evening at s o'clock
at Edison recital hall, 5O6 Central
avenue.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-07-26
In Box Car No. II,
G. N, Jesus Salias
Has Typhoid Fever

Jesus Salias, Box Car No. II,
West Side Yards, was reported to
the Jolat county and city hoaith Of
fice Monday as having typhoid
fever.
"Grinso, 81 diabIo," or words to
that effect, murmurod Jesus, whose
name Is not pronounced the way II
Is spelled, whom red sign was put
on the door of his vshicular abode
and he was Instructed that he must
not descend from either Of the
doors of his "sIde door Pullman"
Like all Of tho cars in which
Great Northern track workers
live, Jesus "oar No. II" is tastiIy
arranged with Kitchen, dining room,
and bed room, not to mention nur-
sery. root cellar and garlic drying
space, al! In one compact space,
with partitions Of burlar saeklag.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-07-26

2 =
that a change in a1l established classi-
ficatiou would Be necessary to give the
tractor men the same rating with truck
drivers.
Family Expenses Adduosd.
Dealing with the costs the report
said:
BY actual experience Of family in
Great Falls with an income comparable
to that Of the average laboring man,
the following distribution of a years
expense III determined:
!. Meat, milk and groceries, 32.H per
cent; clothing, 9.58 per cent; fuel, five
per. cent; light, 800 per cent; doctor
and medicines, five per cent; rent, 20
per cent; all other items. PATS per.
cent.
Therefore, On every 500 spent the
following saving would be made at
present prices as compafed to prices Of
4 year ago, as shown on attached