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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
WHISKEY RUNNEhS ARRESTED
AFTER CHASE; I'd g CASES

Pat Barton, proprietor of the Last
Chance barber shop, West Central
avenue in this city, and Frank Sell and
one Dewey, from Omaha, Neb., were
captured by the Watkins forces with
the Attorney Generals licensing de-
partment, after thrilling chase in a
binding snow storm two miles north
of Minot. Saturday morning. The men
were brot to Minot and appeared be-
fore U. S. Commissioner F. G. Upton,
who held them to federal court. The
men furnished bonds.
In the big Cadillac car which the
men were driving was found 81 cases
of High and Dry gin and BAXTER
Scotch whskey, said to be very choice
brands. This liquor was taken to the
federal building and after samples
were poisoned with the poison pills
used by the government for this pur-
opse. the remainder of the whlskey
was placed in the vault to be disposci
of according to federal orders lateE.
Included in the lot Of whiskey taken
were five packages containing 65 pints
Of choice Sunnybrook The cargo was
worth several thousand dollars.
The officers had gone to point sew
eral miles north of Minot at nine o.
clock Friday night and lay in wait all
NIGHT for the whiskey runners. Early
Saturday morning Barton and the two
Omaha men came along driving as fast
as they could over the wet snoW.coV-
cred roads. 0. N. Lofthus, son OF the
state bank examiner, was driving wat
k;ns' Cadillac, Accompanying him
were Barney Bussen, Mike Coughlln,
Mr.. Redland Of the state lnspection ae7
partment, and John Kennedy, 1eoelal
official. All were heavily armed IN Iho
the whiskey runners were not; me
officers began shooting at the wnlskey
car to puncture the tires. Cougniln'
sitting in the rear seat, shot rine
thru the windshield Of the Watkins
car and Bussen, sitting in the fr0ht @
seat shot twice with a 40 Colts. Inc
second shot punctured the rear tlre'
tho the whiskey car continued 1or Two
miles. When it stopped the men gave
up. One of them threw the Nebras-
ka license taglto the side OF the road.
Pat Barton told F.. c. Upton the party
had left Minot at ten o'clock FRIDAY
night. They had gone to the Canadian
line. secured their load and were re,
turning to Minot. Barton is SAID
to have made a fortune in the bus1-
ness. He had recently talked with UP,
ton who informed him that he would
make on too many trips some time.
Barton Dragged that he would never
be caught. !,
states Attorney Herigstad has had
warrants issued for the arrest OF these
men on charge of breaking new
state law. In cases Of first offenders,
when when faced by federal charge, the
guilty receive but fines, but when
Convicted under the new state law,
tihe men are not only fined, but may
receive jail sentences Of from 80 days
to one year. The state may claim the
car and upon conviction of the run
ners. the car may be sold and the resi-
due turned over to the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Gross Wants to Get Rid Of BLACK
Maria"

Capt. F. Otto Gross, commissioner
of police, favors discarding the police
patrol, known as the "Black Maria"
and investing in cheap Ford car
for the use of the police department.
"The repair bills for the police patrol
car in less than month amounted
to $l7O.OO," Capt. Gross stated, and
in less than three months we could
pay for a new Ford car with the re-
pair bills alone. Besides, the police
in Ford car would be able to sneak
up on law breakers and nab them
easily, whereas the police patrol can
be seen for blocks, giving the Grim
inals fine chance to get away"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Wife OF Douglas-Torning Minister +.
Dead

The wife of Rev. Anderson, pastor
Of the Norwegian Lutheran churches
in forming township and Douglas,
passed away at a Bismarck hospital
last Thursday following an operation.
Funeral services were held at the
church in Douglas Saturday in which
village Rev. and Mrs. Anderson have
resided and the remains were ship
ped to the former home Of Mrs. An
derson in Chicago for interment.
Rev. and Mrs. Anderson had been
married for about a year. Mrs. Al
derson was about 80 years of age
and was an especially fine woman
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05

DR.. Levi II. Eeeler of Chicago, he
newly elected president Of the Minot
Normal school, is en- route to Minot
to take charge of the institution and
he is expected to arrive some time to-
night. Mrs. Beeler and family will
not Join the DOCTOR until some dispo-
sition can be made Of their home in
Chicago.
DR.. Beclcr is high class educator
and comes with the unanimous vote of
the board of regents. He visited the
southwestern section Of the state last
fall, spending several weeks here in
institute work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Minot Police Forbidden to Drink or
Accent FavOfs.

Any policeman of the city Of Minot
who takes drink of liquor or who
accepts money or other favors while
acting in his capacity as policeman
will be discharged at once, according
to statement made by Capt. Gross,
police commissioner, who addressed
the new members Of the force, when
the transfer of stars took place Sat-
urday night. Pres. Smart was pres
ent and expressed confidence in Capt
Gross and the men selected by him
as police officers for our city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05

The remains of Henry Anderson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson,
who was killed while fighting in
France, in July, 1918, will arrive in
Minot May and military funeral
will be held little later. Henry was
killed by machine gun bullet thru
his breast while assaulting a German
machine gun nest in the Battle of
Scissors. He was born in Minot and
was educated in our schools, complet-
ing a course in a business college. He
was one of Minot's very finest young
men.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Batteries: Espar, Bromigan an

Batteries: Espaf, BTomIgan anu
Lovely; N. P. Johnson, Ramstad and
kopald.
Summary: Struck out by Espar s.,
Bromigan 5, Ramstad 4; bases on balls
off johnson /; wild pitch, Johnson l.
Winning pitcher. Esper; losing pitch
er, Johnson.
The Great Northern team wishes TO
secure games with out-of-town teams.
Any towns desiring games should &c
in touch with Business Manager f. NJ.
Thompson, care G. P. Supt. Office, Nj
not n. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05

2; Kruse, 8; "a seconds.
Quarter Mile Run-Paul Jones, H.
s., /; Mulholland, n, 2; Walter Haldi,
n, 3; minutes 2-3 seconds.
One-Half Mile Run-Nichols. NJ, /;
Doyle, H. s., 2; Stark, junior H. S, 3;
2 minutes 35 seconds.
Mile Run-Starck, Junior H. S., I;
Leighton, NJ, 2: Zahara, N, 8; 6 min
utes 42 seconds.
Nichols of the Normal is the ind
vidual star, securing 23.75 points with
four frsts. Walter Haldi, Normal.
was second with II points and firsts.
Wagner. High school, was third with
s points and one first.
The officials were: Prof. Geo. MueI-
ler, referee and timer; E. Davis, start
er; field and track judges, DR.. Clarke,
Normal; Harter, H. s., Van Duzee and
VIM. Larson. Official scorers: Van
Duzee and Mueller.
One-Half Mile Relay-H. S. First,
Kruse, Lowe, Carney and Johns; Nor
NAL, second, Zahara, Bissell, Mulhol-
land and Nichols.
Mrs. John REM, who has been in
the hospital for three weeks, is not
improving very rapidly. She is re-
covering nicely from her operation for
mastoiditis but she is now suffering
from a serious attack of erysipalas.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
SURREY WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Alice NJ. Benell, wife of J. L.
Bennell Of Surrey, passed away Tues
day afternoon from paralysis, from
which she had suffered but a short
time. She was 70 years of age Her
eldest son, B. Breen of Williston, ar
rived in Minot Wednesday enroute to
Surrey where the funeral was held,
this afternoon
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05

St. Paul Men With Whiskey Arrested
NJ. A. Johnes and Arthur Paul, St.
Paul, were arrested near Antler last
night and their Buick roadster and six
cases of whiskey were confiscated. The
men appeared before U. S. Commis-
sioner Upton today, their bonds being
fixed at $1,000 each.
George Black was arrested at Town
er yesterday when three barrels of
mash were found at his place.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Great Northern Ball Team Defeats
Northern Produce Sluggers

The Great Northern and Northern
Produce teams crossed bats on the
Riverside ball park Wednesday eve
ming, May 4.
The features of the game was the
pitching of Esper and Bromigan Of the
Great Northern team and home run
by Gilmore Of the Great Northern
team.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Seeding Three Weeks Earlier

Seeding Three Weeks Earlier
James Scofield has 1900 acres Of
wheat sown up to Saturday and stat
ed that he intended to SOW $50 acres
more to wheat, which he will finish
this week. This is nearly three
weeks earlier than his seeding was
finished year ago.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05

aid in securing these articles will be
appreciated by the Senior class.
Following is the cast Of characters:
Miles Standish, Captain of Plymouth
Maurice Johnson.
Garret Foster, Of ,Weston's Men
Clair McKone.
John Margeson, PHILIPPE de la Noye,
of the Plymouth Colonists-Kenneth
Falconer and Herbert Moore.
Barbara Standish, wife to the Cap
tain-Cecil Carr.
Miriam Chillingsley, cousin to the
Captain-Mabel Wildwood.
Resolute Story, aunt to the Captain
Malm.
Rose de la Noye---Drusilla Billion.
Time: 1622-1623.
Place: Plymouth Colony in England.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05
Father Raith Enters Minneapolis
Father Jos. Raith Of St. Leo's Cath

olic church left for st. Paul early
this week where he will spend sew
eral weeks recuperating in SAM
tarium. His health has not been
the best for some time and prior
to leaving he spent some time in St.
Joseph's hospital. Although his con-
dition was somewhat improved when
he left it was deemed best to con-
suit specialists and 60 where he could
receive special treatment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05

John REM remarked this morning
that last night was the first night in
long while that the ground has not
frozen. He was fearful that his oats.
sown rather early, might have to be
re-seeded but says they are coming up
nicely. The cool weather has been
ideal for the wheat, giving the plants
a good chance to root.V
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-05

James Hillestad, prominent Donny-
brook farmer, in the city today OF,
business.
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
BY MINOTT SAUNDERS,
Former u. s. Air Pilot.

Copyright 1921 by THE NEW York HERALD
CARprNGToN, Bedford, England, June IL.
WV ITH the red, white and blue of the
w old fashioned star insignia of the
American air service glistening
in the sun the ZR-2 is out of its hangar at
the Royal Airship Works here and getting
ready for its journey home. Exacting tests
are planned before the huge craft will be
turned over to it's American crew. These
trials and observation by experts will con-
tinue for at least month and they may
necessitate some slight changes because
the ship embraces many new ideas in con-
struction. Then the Americans, under
Commander L. H. Maxfield, will take fur
ther time getting acquainted with their
craft. Hence the indications are that the
ship will not depart on its transatlantic
flight before the latter part of August.
But the ZR-2 stands to-day the worlds
greatest airship. beautiful achievement in
construction and design. It is painted steel
gray, with the American colors on rudder
and elevator and nose built to tie to a
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improvements in the Tanks
And Design of Control Car

Fifty gasolene tanks carefully distributed
and all connected by pipes to the maiu
drain will carry thirty tons Of gasolene.
These tanks show many improvements
They are so arranged that each can be
dropped clear of the ship by pulling sin
gle lever. During the war the Germans
often placed their gas tanks so that they
could drop them when greater altitude was
absolutely essential. The ship will also
carry ten tons of water, with a few emer.
gency tanks added and equipped so that the
entire capacity of the tank can be dropped
instantly
Many innovations can be seen in the
control car. Everything is arranged in the
most convenient manner and the designers
say that the controls have touch more
delicate than ever realized before in air.
ships The control car Is somewhat smaller
than on the R-34, but at the same time more
comfortable The wireless house Is com.
rletely built in so that the operator will
enjoy quiet. At the rear of the control car
is a decidedly new idea in the form Of
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commanders quarters. This room is small,
hut large enough for comfort.
Four Of the engine carriers are equipped
SO that light cooking can be done by exhaust
heating. The crew of the zR-2 will be able
to have hot soup and ham and eggs on their
journey across the ocean, but any extensive
cooking will not be possible.
The zR-2 actually combines, according to
its designers. the good features of all air
ships as we'll as later Developments The
British designers made an extensive study
of the German zeppelins and found some
very good ideas which they put into prac-
tce in the ship built for America. One in
stance is seen in the ladders running from
the bag to the engine carriers. They are
the kind that fold UP when not in use SO
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that they resemble plain strut excellently
stream lined.
The design of the ship was originally de-
cided upon by the Admiralty in the spring
of 1918 and construction was begun at
Cardington in November of that year. In
April of the following year the work was
taken over by the Air Ministry and then
sold to the American Government "as an
act Of British friendship for America" ac-
cording TO one high official. The story of
German progress in rigid airships during
the war is mainly record of ever increas-
ing efficiency gained by constructional I'M
provements to reduce weight, both in the
hull and the machinery. and the British
have done the same thing with their R-3s.
or the ZR-2, as America has called It, 1t
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Innovations in Construction
Give Maximum of Efficiency

Another departure and improvement is
seen in the double rudder and elevator.
They are, designed like the latest airplane
control surfaces, with overhang, and not
squarely defined as on airships now in use.
This will give a vastly greater efficiency
and delicacy to the controls. The metal
bracings of the ZR-2 are lighter but
stronger than anything previously pro-
duced for this purpose. The bag contains
sixteen hunks in handsomely fitted up
room where the crew can sleep
The runway through the centre of the
ship begins at the very nose, where the
crew will go aboard from a mooring mast.
A sturdy fight of stairs leads down and
then the walk continues aft until another
flight of stairs leads down into the vertical
stabilizer. There is also runway on top
OF the bag. It has no railing, but there is
strong rope running along the floor which,
a man can pick up and hold on to as he
walks back and forth
The ZR-2 has been built primarily for a
service airship. II has an armament OF
fourteen Lewis guns, one one pound auto
matte gun and racks for four $40 pound
and eight 230 pound bombs. One Lewis
gun Is mounted in the very stern Of the
ship. Another shoots down from the centre
of the underside. The one FOUNDER Is
mounted not unlike gun on a warship on
top, on torrell that raises or lowers 1t so
II can fire straight up and practically on a
straight line The gunner's pit is carefully
protected so that the blast of air VIII not
interfere with his work
The ship as 1t is moored to-day is sos
feet long. with a diameter of S5 feet. It's
gas capacity is 2,750O00 cubic feet and this
gives it total lift of eighty-three tons.
Six $50 horsepower Sunbeam "Cossack"
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mooring mast. 1t is distinctive in many
respects In addition to being the largest
and most comfortably equipped airship
ever constructed, it excels in many impor-
tant features. OF these perhaps the most
noticeable is the position of the engine car
riers. The six cars are slung high so that
when the airship is moored as close to the
ground as possible the carriers will still be
in the air. This was originally done be-
cause there was no hangar in England
large enough to hold the ship II the car
riers were slung like on the R-34, but the
change has been developed to the greatest
advantage.
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engines produce combined horsepower Of
2,100. Normal speed is figured at sixty
miles an hour-ten miles an hour faster
than the R-34-and its maximum speed is
seventy miles an hour. At normal speed
its endurance is estimated at $500 miles.
It's ceiling is about $4,000 feet.
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Above-Members of American crew
of the ZR-2. Cleft to right) Coleman,
Croll, Burnett, Moorman, Welch, Cass.
At left-One of the engine carriers.
Slung higher than on other airships,
these carriers require less hangar
room. Below-One of the boats of the
IRA. In oval the ZR-2 is shown in
construction she'd
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Navy Men Bidding
For Berth on ZR-2

Copyright, 1921, bv THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, u. c. June 25.
A DvICES from England that the ZR-2
~ the largest lighter than air craft in
the world, will soon be ready for
its transatlantic flight to America are stir.
ring interest to a new high pitch in naval
circles Not only is the huge drigible
subject of interest in itself. but as the time
draws near for Il to cross the ocean the
question of who will comprise the ships
complement on its 1900 mile cruise be-
comes an absorbing topic.
Many navy officers have made application
to take part in the flight but since the
crew probably will not exceed thirty.fve
men all told. some of the applicants must
be disappointed. Applications also have
been received from newspapers who want
their representatives aboard the dirigble.
These all have been refused because of the
limited number that could be given pas.
sage. Commander Tinker Of the Navy De.
partment is going to make the trip and
write the story for all the newspapers.
While the American navy crew, under
Commander L. H. Maxfeld. are witnessing
the finishing touches in the construction of
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New Ideas in Construc-
ton Promise to Make
Transatlantic Trip
in August an Easy
Jump of Forty-eight
Hours or Less

M .'..: ='s'''s ss .s. ssa e Il:
nations defensive arms have
been presented before readers of THE
NEW YORK HERALD'S Magazine Sec
ton in the last few months. Not only
has there been recorded there what this
nation is doing, but details have been
given of the progress made abroad. To
day comes timely and exhaustive article
on the latest aerial development, soon to
be viewed here in America-the compile
ton of the British built rigid airship for
our navy.
News from abroad tells of the compile
ton of this aerial monster, known on the
British lists as the R-3S and on the Amer
lean records as the ZR-2. Actual trials
by the builders will begin within the week.
The American Navy crew that will bring
the ZR-2 over the Atlantic has been
watching her construction and will have
practice flights before they ''take off
for the big hop" some time in August.
That this nation has acquired valuable
piece of war machinery is apparent from
the fact chat the British Admiralty is
building its twin for its own use.
Ever since the fight of the much smaller
2-34 from England to Mineola, L. L., and
return, the practically of the rigid air.
ship for overseas scouting has been ac-
knowledged fully. Additional interest in
the great craft arises from the fact that
in armament, radius of action and speed
it will exceed any super-Zeppelin ever
built by the Germans.
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Size, Speed, Cruising
Range, Arm am mt
and Accommoda-
tions for Crew Dwarf
All Other Dirigibles
in Comparison

was originally planned to build four air
ships of this class, but the other three were
cancelled after the armistfce
The hull structure is of duralumin and
consists of number of longitudinal lattice
girders connected transversely by other
lattice girders, which form a series Of rings,
the longitudnals and rings being braced
by wire. Nothing as light and as strong
has ever been built before. When the ship
on the ground is perfectly tuned up with
the atmosphere two men can lift it above
their heads. The structure contains four
teen compartments, in each of which is a
gas bag made of fabric and gold beaters
skin. The corridors leading to the tanks,
the hatchways for the engine carriers and
the sleeping and living quarters of the
crew are as comfortable to walk through as
the companionway on a steamship.
If the ZR-2 were converted for CONNER
cial work it could carry forty passengers
in great comfort and two tons OF freight.
The Air Ministry figures that this ship
could leave it's base here with this load and
make a nonstop flight to Egypt and return
in forty-eight hours.
AS result of the experience gained in
design and construction by work on the
ZR-2 new design has been produced for
an improved type with gas capacity of
i4000.0 900 cubic feet and capable of carrying
fifty passengers and fourteen tons OF
freight.
The majority of the American crew is
still at Howden but squads continue to
work here. Commander II. T. Dyer of the
United States Navy, an engineering expert.
is now making his final inspections on the
ZR-2, after several months here as repre-
sentative of the American Government
The exact personnel of the crew in the At
lantic flight or the number to be carried
has not yet been decided. Commander Max
field thinks the crossing can be made in
less than forty-eight hours.
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coitinued on Fourth Paea
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Copyright, 1921 by THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, u. C., June 25
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r ANY important and interesting
Il articles on the progress of the
nations defensive arms have
Daily picayune., 1921-04-01
Sacred Mohammedar Rock.

A report on the Dome of the ROCK of Jerusalem is shortly to be pup lished and will be of great interest to the Mohammedan world. It may not be generally known that this place is the third in sanctity of all the sanctu- aries of Islam, and indeed for & snort period it actually formed the kioia toward which all Moslems prostrateo themselves In prayer.
 Among the more important religious associations of this rock we may men, ton 1t was here that David and Solo, mon We're called to repentance, and on account of a vision David chose this site for his temple. From this same spot Mohammed ascended to the seventh heaven after his night Journey from Mecca, and lastly 1t Is to be the scene of the Great Judgment The historical associations are not less striking and such famous names as Omar Abdel- Malek. Saladin and Sulei' man are all connected with the rock