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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
FACTS FOR THE
CITY TAXPAYERS

Valley City, one of the pretti-
est cities in the state, with a
park system, a city owned water,
electric light and central heat
ing plant has a total bonded in
debtedness of only $120,000. In
cluded in this amount is a bond
issue of 100000, a first lien on
the electric light and water
plants. This issue is being re-
tired from the earnings of the
city owned utility.
|. No budget appropriation for
interest or principal is to be in
cluded, but the entire obligation
will be retired from the income
of the city utility.
Included also in the $120, 1000
bonded Indebtedness is $4,000
of park bonds. Valley City has
several nice parks where the
people can go for recreation.
Valley City has a very low
overhead expense for city opera
ton, but a very high record fol
being a clean, progressive city
where the tax burden is kept
within reason.
Just remember when voting
July 26, that results obtained d(
not always depend upon tn
amount of money expended.
Let us deflate public expendi
lures July 26. ..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
MEXICO TAKES
STEPS STORELIEVE
UNEMPLOYMENT

Mexico City, July 11.-Enersetlc
measures to relieve the condition ol
unemployed laborers in the Tam
pico Oil Lields are being pushed D!
the government, president :Obregon
directing the work, which is IN ac'
tive charge of Gen. Cesar Lopez Y.
Lara. governor of Tamaulipas.
Although the situation, according
to the governors report to president
Obregon, is the same" advices from
the oil regions tell of impending
further shutdowns, with the possibil-
ity that more tim five thousand
workers will be dismissed tomorrow.
Many are in desperate circumstances
and are being cared for at the gov
ernment's expense until transporta'
ton can be obtained for them to
other parts of the republic, where
public work is being provided.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12

six days later he died. The DOCTORS
certificate said cause vas acute gas
tro.enterritis. LYDIA collected the
policy. ....
August 10, 1920 Married Edward
F. Meyer. Next day Meyer took out
a policy for $4,000 and made will
.bequeathing $4,000 worth of proper.
ty to LYDIA. Twenty-eight days later
he died after an illness of a few days.
Typhoid fever was given as the cause
in doctors certificates. Two at
tempts were made to collect the $1O,.
600 policy but the money was held up.
November 2G, 1920-Married Paul
Vincent Southard, her present hus-
band, at Los Angeles. Telegraphic
advices from Honolulu, where Mrs.
Southard was arrested, say Southard
stated he had applied for a 100000
insurance policy, but that his applica-
tiOn for so large a policy was reject.
ed
.# States Statement
This is the unbiased record. This
is what Prosecutor Frank L. Stephen
has to add to it:
I'VE do not credit Mrs. Southard's 8
claim that she thinks she is a typhoid
carrier, and that it was this that
may have caused her husbands
deaths. Regardless of what doctors
certificates showed, we have found
proof of arsenic poisoning. What Is
more, all the men revealed the same
symptoms, and they were not the
symptoms of typhoid.
"We will claim that arsenic was
obtained by an extracting process
from fly-paper. And the evidence
will show that quantities of fly-papcr
were found hidden near where two o;
the men died."
Bodies Exhuned
After the state investigation was
begun, the bodies were exhumed and
scientific analyses made.
LYDIA approaches the c)imaXine
chapter in her strange matrimonial
serial cheerfully. Whatever her in
ner thoughts may be, she views the
coming ordeal with outward calm
/ Physically she shows the strain, o.
course, but she greets callers and
| jailer with a smile.
Against the amazing chain Of cir
cumstantial evidence that the state
has drawn up, Mrs. Southland thus
far has submitted only her claim o
having doctors certificates as pnoot
of the cause of her husbands deaths
She had made only One public state
ment. That was given out through
her attorneys and declared her in
nOcence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
ARMISTICEDAY
SUGGBSTEDF FOR
NATIONS C0NFAB
Harding Receives Favorable
Word From All But One OF
Nations Addressed
FRENCH DEPUTIES CHEER
Chamber Applauds Announce.
ment of Presidents Move
For Disarmament

Washington, July 12.--Favorable
responses are understood to have
been received today from all but one
OF the powers to which the United
States suggested conference on
reduction Of armament and related
questions.
Although so far there has been
rfothing in the negotiations as to
details administration officials have
been so encouraged by the attitude
Of other nations that they have al
ready given some attention to such
questions as the dates on which
the meeting will begin. One sug.
gestion prominently under considera.
tlon is that Nov. II, Armistice Day,
be selected.
The exact subjects to be taken up ut
the conference are understood not
to have received detailed considera-
tion but officials were said to feel
that there was no reason why the
conversations might not logically
lead to plan for the association Of
nations advocated by president Hard.
ing
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION AT
MANDAN TO BE BIG AFFAIR

A program of sports will be pre-
pared, with suitable prizes, fine pro-
gram of speeches, parade Of the diff
ferent organized bodies, which togeth-
er with big dance and other amuse-
ments and attractions will make the
day an enjoyable one for the families
and friends of the union men and wo-
men of both cities.
An effort will be made to procure q
special train to leave Bismarck at 10
A. M. and return at II P. NJ, Mandan
time, which will give the Bismarck
people plenty Of time to stay for the
dance in the evening.
The complete program Of speeches
and sports for the day will be pub
lished in the papers of both cities
soon, and a large delegation is ex-
pected from Wilton, Zap and other
points where the United Mine Workers
are organized.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
CHARACTER OF
BOWEN ASSAILED
First of Dozen Character Wit.
nesses Placed on the Stand

Hettinger, n D., July IA dozen
character witnesses will be placed on
the stand by the defense in the Bowen
murder trial in an effort to show that
M. X. Bowe;. Golden Valley county
rancher, had a reputation of being L
man who carried a gun. Charles G..
Huffman was put on the stand as the
first character witness of the defense.
He declared Bowen was dangerous
man, and said that twenty persons had
told him that Bowen was. The de-
Tense is trying to justify the shooting
of Bowen by E. J. Taylor, constable.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
MANDAN RATES
AREDECREASED
Electric Company Voluntarily
Makes a Reduction

The Mandan Electric company has
notified the state railroad commission
that it voluntarily has discontinued,
effective July l, the 20 per cent sur
charge authorized three years ago and
is giving the usual discount of 2 IL
cents per kilowatt on residence light"
ing, making the lighting rate IL IL
cents per kilowatt for the first SO kilo-
waits and 10 cents per kilowatt for
the balance.
With the receipt of this informa-
tion yesterday there also came let
ter from B. L. Surface stating that in
view of the voluntary reduction made
the citizens of Mandan who petitioned
for a hearing and reduction Of rates
now desire the petition dropped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12

BY Newspaper Enterprise
Twin Falls, Ida, July 12.-Lyda
Southard deliberate modern Blue
beard, Or
LYDIA Southard, afflicted typhoid
carrier?
The question will be answered
here in the fall term Of court when
Mrs. Southard goes on trial for MUIR
der. Prosecution and defense are
marshaling their evidence. The trial
promises to be the most bitter that
the west has seen for years. All
Idaho is aroused over it.
p Mrs. SOuthard was arrested recent
ly in Honolulu, charged with the
murder of her fourth husband, Ed.
ward F. Meyer, a ranchman who liv-
ed near Twin Falls.
Three other of her former hus-
bands had died as well as a daughter
by the first husband and a brother of
the first husband who lived with the
couple Good sized insurance poll
cies were carried by all four of the
UuSUduuS VIII uIcu. ,...
Married Fifth Time
At the time Of her arrest, Mrs
Southard was living with her fifth
husband, Paul Vincent Southard,
naval officer: They, were married in
Los Angeles, and Mrs. Southard
went to Honolulu with him when he
was transferred a short time later.
This is the unusual matrimonial
history of Mrs. Southard that the
state has dug up-in impersonal
facts, uncolored. by the charges OF the
prosecutions
March II, 1912-Married Robert
Dooley. Dcoley's brother Ed came
to live with them. On May 3, brothers
took out joint insurance policy for
$1,000, naming LYDIA beneficiary. On
Aug. 8, 1915, Ed died and LYDIA re-
ceived face of policy. Next day
Robert and LYDIA applied for joint
$250O rplicy, to be paid to survivor.
On Oct. I, month and a half later,
Robert died. Certificate showed
scarlet fever as cause. On Nov. 10
Ldya's aughter died. Scarle- fever
was given as cause.
June, 1917-4Married illiam G.
MdHafie. place unknown. On June
II MoHaffie applied for $50)n ins'lr'
ance policy, payable to LYDIA. Six
teen months later he died. LYDIA re-
ported flu and black diphtheria as
cause. MoHaffle's policy Iapsed Just
before his death.
March 10, 1919-Married Harlan
C. Lewis. On June IA Lewis applied
for $4,000 insurance policy. Twenty
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
BOND SALE NOT
ENOUGH TO MEET
STATE:EXPENSES
Bank of North Dakota Unable
To Meet Check For Payroll
Of State Institution
ISSUE $4,000 OF BONDS
Bonds Now Being Distributed
First Official Statement of
~ 'r.' The Bond Sale
ISSUE $4,000 OF BONDS

The return of check for $11,0l7. %
to the state treasurer by the secretary
of the Agricultural College at Fargo
with the Information that payment on
the check, which was for the institu-
ton payroll, had been refused by the
Bank of North Dakota prompted in
quiries which disclosed that a great
number of checks of public treasurers
now are being turned down by the
bank.
The situation that the bank finds it.
self in at this time, according to Dr.
rector-General F. w. Cathro, Is that
the sale of bonds is not keeping pace
with the Withdrawals from the bank,
which are heavy at this time because OF
the last month bills of the various
educational institutions and schools.
Money realized from the sale of
bonds has been placed in the Bank OF
North Dakota to be used for general
purposes. Mr.. Cathro expressed the
opinion that within the next two o.:
three months the sale of bonds will
have been sufficient to place the bank
in position to meet all of it's obliga-
tions. The bond money has been
counted on to meet obligations while
the bank is unable to realize from de-
posits in various private banks, IN
closed banks, in farm loans and loans
to state industries.
School Checks.
A number Of checks given to the
county treasurers for The counties por-
ton of the state school aid fund have
not ben paid. Among these are Nor
ton county, Burleigh county, Cass.
Stutsman and Ward. During the emeI-
gency State Auditor POindexter is hOld'
ing bills which are not regarded as
pressing before issuing warrants.
Yesterday the state auditor prepared
a certificate that $1,235 ,661.S5 of farm
loan mortgages were on deposit In the
state treasurer's office. u,
This was necessary in the issuance
Of $4,000 Of real estate series bonds
which have been sold and which are
being delivered. The bonds are cou-
pom bonds, although they can be regis
tered, and the names OF the purchasers
can not therefore be ascertained. This
is the first official figure as to the sale
of bonds by the state. How many more
have been sold is not known.
New York Difficulty.
The sale is proceedings. In addition
to the New York and Chicago offices
solicitors are engaged in other places,
particularly in the northwestern
states. The Bank of North Dakota,
acting as fiscal agent for the bond sale,
found in its sale in New York that
every bond agency must be licensed
The Bank of North Dakota Office was
withdrawn and the sale is being con.
duced in New York in the name 81
the state of North Dakota without a
license, it is stated. .... .-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12

The swimming pool is nearing
comnieton.
While the concrete in the big
pool is setting and plans are
being made for the opening,
the EIks committee is getting
ready to 90 after the money nee
essary to complete it. The fol.
lowing statement was made today
by S. w. Derrick, general chair
man Of the committee:
To the men, women and children
Of Bismarck:
You have seen that the swimn-
ing pool Is a 90 and nearly COM
pIeted and ready for the kiddies
and grown ups, but there is still
money wanted to complete it.
While nearly every one solicit
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
FINAL APPEAL IS ISSUED TO AID
MC0MPLETION OF SWIMMING pool

ed donated, it is necessary to
make a second call for money to
complete It. While we will make
second drive, it would save a
lot Of time for the Committee If
those who have not donated and
those who are willing to donate
second time would either make
deposit at the First Guaranty
Bank or mail their check to 1. K.
Thompson or myself. Checks
should read "pay to Swimming
Pool Fund.-.
We need three thousand dol
lars.
Yours truly
S. w. DERRICK,
Cen'l Chairman
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
$4,000 HOTEL
MEN GATHER

Chicago, July 12.-About 10000
hotel and restaurant men and women
of the United States and Canada are
expected here by TOMORROW for the
sessions of the American hotel as
sociation of the United States and
Canada and affiliated organizations
which are meeting here this week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
HARDING ASKS BONUS POSTPONEMENT
COULDN'T PLAY
SUNDAY BALL;
BOY RUNS AWAY

His father wouldn't let him
play ball on Sunday. so he left
home.
That's the story told by Frankly
Huff, 15.year.oId boy who lives
near Montpelier, N. 10, 50 miles
south Of jamestown.
Frankly got off the train at mid
night last night anu was taken
in custody by Chief Of Police Mar.
tineson. His father had called
from jamestown saying the boy
was on the train. the father
arrived by automobile this morn
ing and after a hsari to heart
talk the two went back home.
The boy had been driving a
cultivator, and LETT it and the
team in the yard when he left
home. The horses, let alone,
ran away, dashing into a wire
fence and injuring one Of them.
The father had opposed Sunday
baseball.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
HEAVY CUTS IN
WAGES ARE MADE

Kalamazoo, Mich, July 12-Wage
amounting to approximate
ly $20,O00,00O a year went into effect
yesterday in all paper mills Of south
western Michigan. About 5000 work
ers in the ten mills here and 5000
workers in other plants are affected
The cut, which was protested by the
employees, amounts to 13 per cent for
skilled workers and 80 per cent TO.
unskilled labOrers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
TULSA CHIEF
FACES TRIAL
Police Head in Race Riot City
is Given Hearing

Tulsa, Okla. July 12.-John A.
Gustafson, suspended Tulsa chief of
police, faced trial on charges of dere-
LECTION Of duty during the Tulsa race
tafson is the first of three police Of
tafson is the first of ehree police Of
ficials indicted by the race riot"
grand jury and charged with that Of
tense.
Conviction OF Gustafson would car
ry with it dismissal from office, his
attorneys stated, but not a jail sen.
tence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
FRANCES APPROVES.

Paris, July 12.-(By the Associated
Press 1.-The French government will
accept with pleasure and without re-
serve the invitation to conference on
the limitation of armaments. This is
stated in letter sent to the American
embassy here by the government this
mornig for President Harding.
Premier BRAND later announced
publicly in the Chamber of Deputies
that the government would eagerly &C.
cept such an invitation.
The premier expressed thanks to
President Harding for "his noble init
iative," while the Chamber broke into
cheers. 4.,.,.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
GREEKS START
ON OFFENSIVE

Athens, Greece, July 12.-Official
confirmation of the beginning Of the
Greek offensive against the Turkish
Nationalists was supplied in gov
ernment statement late last night The
Greeks advanced Is miles occupying
several towns. No resistance was en-
countered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
BILLY SUNDAY
AT VALLEY CITY
Evangelist to Appear at Chau'
tauqua There

Valley City, N. D., July 12.-billy
Sunday, the great evangelist, will ap-
pear at the Valley City Chautauqua on
Tuesday afternoon, July 26. Rev. Sun
day is enroute west to his fruit rancn
at Hood River, Washington, but mas
agreed to spend one afternoon at VAL
lev City. Secretary Moe believes that
this will prove the banner day in the
history of the Valley City Chautauqua.
Billy Sunday is an old Barnes county
boy and has a brother living In the
county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
LAF0LLETTE IS
VOTED THANKS

Mexico City, July 12.-1nternational
relations were discussed at secret
session of the Mexican senate last
night The meeting continued until
quite late and during the proceedings
there was a vote of thanks to United
States Senator LaFollette, of Wiscon-
sin, for having on July 6 introduced
a resolution protesting against mill
tary action against Mexico without ex-
press authority of Congress.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
REEL AND REAL MADMAN.

Paris, July ia Paris movie house
was showing "The Madman's Dream"
An escaped lunatic entered and watch
ed with interest. AS the film showed
a madman cutting throat, the real
madman drew knife and slashed a
spectator beside him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
CHINESE I'M BALM SUIT.

Singapore, July 12.-Chia Gin Neo,
an lS-year-old Chinese girl, never saw
her fiance. But she's suing him for
s2,5OO, alleging breach of promise. A
matrimonial agent representing LON
Teck Sim visited the girls parents
and arranged a match, according to
Chinese custom. Then LON backed
out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
IRISH LEADERS
STARTJ0URNEY
CONFERENCE
De Valera ana Griffith Head
Party Which Will Talk Peace
With Lloyd George
ANXIETY IS STILL FELT
Renewed Rioting in Belfast is
Disquieting Feature of the
.s Situation

Dublin, July l3.-(By the Associated
Press. Irish Republican leaders
chosen to participate in the confer
ence to be held with British govern
ment authorities in London on Thurs
day left Dublin this morning for Lon
don. They were Eamonn DeValera,
leader of the Irish Republicans; Ar
thur Griffith, founder OF the Sim Fein;
Austin Stack and Robert c. Barton, the
last two being Sim Fein members of
the British parliament
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-12
BELFAST RIOTS CONTINUE.

London, July dissatisfaction felt
by the people of England over the ar
rangement Of q meeting on Thursday
between EamOnn DeValera, Irish Re-
publican leader, and Prime Minister
Lloyd George was tempered by appre-
hension today over the situation in
Belfast. The rioting which began in
that city, on Sunday continued yester
day with diminished severity and
while there were acts Of violence yes
terday forenoon in various parts Of
Ireland the center Of apprehension was
in Belfast.
1t was felt that today might be criti-
cal, as it was arrangements Day."
long celebrated as the anniversary OF
the battle of the Boyne, fought in July,
$780, There were fears that extrem-
lists on both sides in Ireland could not
be held in restraint by the Irish lead
ers and would violate the truce which
became effective yesterday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-10
TEMPORARY LEASE
KEY MEN TIED CLOSE
TO DODGE BROTHERS

President Haynes and Treasurer Bal
lantine Sign LOng-Term Contracts.
Set at Rest RumOrs of Changing
PoIicies-FactOry at 500 Cars Daily
Fred ]. Haynes, president, and John
Ballantye, treasurer, the key execu-
tives of Dodge Brothers, have just en-
tered into an iron-elad contract with
that company covering a long period
of years. The announcement is in
tended to set at rest at once and for
all time thoughts that there is the
slightest chance of a change in Dodge
Brothers, either in ownership or man
agement.
Ever since the passing of the found
ers, John F. and Horace E. Dodge, the
future of the big business has been
the subject of speculation. Its splen-
did standing in the commercial world,
the great record of its achievement
and its golden future, with almost
limitless possibilities, naturally made
mouths water and tongues scatter ru-
mors wherever wiseacres foregather-
ed.
But the stories and rumors, fatter-
ing as they were, became annoying to
the owners of the business-the only
ones who were not consulted in the
proposed disposition of it. Dodge
Brothers management grew weary Of
denying each crop of rumors as they
periodically appeared. The action just
taken by the board of directors, there
fore, is in the nature of final an
swer.
By it, 1t is assured that President
Haynes goes right along being CHIEF
executive of the institution and that
ther is not, and never was, the slight
est idea of disturbing the original or
ganization selected by the founders OF
the business; and that has never
functioned better than it is doing right
now.
J Dodge Brothers are producing 5Ot
cars every working day and are be
hind on their orders.-Automobil'
| Topics, Oct. %, 1921. 1t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-10
ARMIsTIcE DAY SERVICE
AT GRACE CHURCH

A short Armistice Day service VIII
be held at Grace Episcopal church
Friday. November 18th, beginning at
III O'Clock. The service win be con-
cIuded in ample time for those at
tending to reached the courthouse
square before the ceremonies there.
The order Of service is as fOlolws:
Hymn No. 81. Ancient Of Days
Sentences
Psalm "A, 81.
Hymn No. 41s. o God, Our Help IN
Ages Past.
The memorial of the dead. all stand
ing.
Special prayers.
Short address
Solo, Kipling's @RecessiOnal'--dr.
Lester Lucas.
Prayers and benedictiOn.
Hymn s96, Ten Thousand Times,
An are cordially invited, including
ex-service men,
John J. Neighbour, Rector.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-10
IN MEMORIAM

William J. Waters, born Sept. 22,
1851, died Nov. 2, 1921. Lived IN
jefferson county, Florida, many years
and there married to Indiana Humph-
reys in 1873. Eight children, six girls
and two boys, blessed this union. Six
of these live to mourn his death,
namely: Frank Waters, John Waters,
Mrs. Jennie Vann, Eliza Hood, Annie
Hood and Dora Head.
"There was place IN Heaven
That was not quite complete,
So God took their dear one
To fill the vacant seat"
Mr.. Waters came to Dunnellon in
1890, the beginning of the phosphate
industry, making this his home
where he was a valued citizen and his
friends were numbered by his acquain-
tances. He was a member of the
Methodist church in Madison. The
body was carried back to Madison anc
buried by the side of his beloved wife
in Oak Ridge cemetery. Services were
conducted by the Presbyterian pastor
at the cemetery and were attended b!
large number of friends and rela
tives. The grave was covered witt
lovely floral offerings from his man.
friends, thus expressing silent appre
citation of one who had been so wei
known and loved.