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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-11-21
WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF BISMARCK?

Are you thinking about the essay you're going
to- write in The Tribunes essay contest on the sub
ject Bismarck and the Future?"
Inquiries which have followed the publication Of
the contest plan and the offer of prizes has ind-
Gated widespread interest in the contest. For it
offers not cnly chance to win of the prizes
but to do so something worth while for the city,, that
may prove of far-reaching benefit
1t is part of the big civic campaign now going
on, and all citizens, young and old, are urged to get
into the contest just they are getting behind all
activities in the interest of the city,
The rules are simple. About the only limited one
is that the essays be within 500 words, be in the
hands of the Contest Editor not later than December
g. and that they be practical. Contestants should
write side of the paper only, but the essays
need not be typewriter. The prizes SIS for the
best, $40 for the second best and SIS for the third
prize, with honorable mention for five more.
Let's see what you know about Bismarck in the
future, what be done to better the city in which
you live The time is short but you've all thought
many time about what the city will be like 10 years
from now, and what you and can do to make the
city better.
Contest Editor.
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TURKS May
RED[UCE.TERMS E
ATLAUSANNE
Evident That They Will Not
Make as Many Demands
On Allies

Lausanne, Nov. 21.-Delegates to
the Lausanne conference, with the
preliminary oratory concerning the
close relations of Great Britain,
France and Italy behind them, faced
this morning the real test of strength
of the ties which spokesmen fer the
three powers have insisted existed
among them.
The conference meets in private
session today for purposes of organ
ization and to start the actual work
of making peace with the Turks. For
centuries Turkey has been able to
protect herself by getting European
nations to quarrel among themselves
over Near Eastern questions. The
rivalry of France, Italy and Great
Britain for supremacy in the Levant
has been ths1protection of weak sui
tans in the past and it remains to
be tsetfi whether it will also be of
service to Mustapha Kemal Pasha
and his Angora associates.
Ismet Pasha and his associates Of
the Turkish delegation to the con-
ference appear less confident than
when they arrived and the feeling is
growing that they will reduce their
program materially in the hope Of
restoring peace and re-establishing
trade relations with the outside
world. 1t is becoming evident that
they are beginning to realize that it
was Greece and not the great pow
ers of Europe which they defeated in
their recent successful campaign
about Smyrna. 81
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INSTITUTE !
PLANS LAID,
Department of Agriculture
Working on Them

The plans for the winters work
of the Farmers Institute Of the State
Department of Agriculture and La
Dor are taking shape rapidly. Many
applications for irneetings are on file
in the office from all parts of the
state. The indications are that the
demandS for Farmers Institutes is
greater this year than ever before.
The first institute will be held in
Hettinger county beginning Decem-
ber A and one corps of speakers will
be kept on the road continually from
that time until the holidays after
which another corp Of speakers will
be started out.
The speakers who will commence
the work in. the Slope county are
Mr.. Dan E. Willard, Mrs. Gordon ".
Randlett and W. F. Reynolds. These
speakers were on the Farmers 1nsti'
tute staff the entire season last year
and the result of their work was so
ratifying that they are secured for
work again this year.
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CLEMENCEAU
T0GIVE FIRST
SPEECH TODAY
Former Premier Speaks t
New York Audience This
Evening

New York, Nov. 21.-Gecrgcs
Clemeneau Frances was time pre-
mier will deliver his first address to
the American people tonight. He
will talk extemporaneously, al
though he has spent much of his
time since arriving in the United
States gathering material for use
in the speech.
Clemenceau was exhausted last
night when he retired after siren
uous day which began at 5 a. NJ,
and ended shortly before 8 p. M
He leaned heavily on the rail as he
climbed the stairway to his third
floor apartment in the home OF
Charles Dana Gibson and he did not
join the Gibson's at dinner but had
light meal sent to his room.
Arising early today he seemed re-
sreshed and eager for the coming
of evening and the first of the mess
ages. he crossed the Atlantic ocean
to give to America.
Friends have warned him to
speak no longer than an hour but he
has given no indication that he in
tends to follow this injunction.
Speaking without notes, as he
will Clemenceau may talk for two
hours if he finds an interested
audience and is able to make HIM
self understood in the great audi
torium of the Metropolitan Opera
House. .-.
Nothing else was planned for the
Tiger today. He was expected to
remain at the Gibson home resting
and working on tonight's address.
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POLICE WORK
'0N CHICAGO
POISON CASE
Indictments Returned Against
Mrs. Klimek and Mrs.
KOulik
(By the Associated Press)

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Detcctives in
vestigating the series of deaths in
the families, and among friends of
Mrs. Tillie Klimek and Mrs. Nellie
Sturmer-Koulik, worked along a new
angle today, possibility that the two
against. whom true bills charging
murder have been voted, were. influ-
enced to perpetrate the wholesale
poisonings of which they are ac-
cused by studying the lives of Her
man Billik and Johann Hoch, notori.
Gus Chicago poisoners, and Henri
Landru recently guillotlned in in
At the same time it became known
that report from the Chicago psych-
opathic laboratory indicated both wo-
men are Of the intelligence of d
11.year-old child. ~.
In the numerous Billik and Hocn
poisonings the same poison was used
in the cases in which Mrs. Klimek
and Mrs. Koulik have been accused.
Hoch, hanged here, pursued his
course of marrying widows, obtain
ing their funds and then poisoning
them throughout the country. An
authenticated list of ~ of Hoch's
wives was compiled, police claimed
to have identified Is, and students
of his career claimed 80 were found
Billik was accused of infatuating
Mrs. Martin Vzral, then poisoning
her husband, four children and fin.
ally Mrs. Vzral.
In three true bills voted yesterday
the two women were named Jointly
for conspiracy to commit murde,
of for murder.
The states attorneys office has
indicated quick trial will be asked
and the death penalty for both
sought. Traces of the poison have
been found half a dozen bodies Of
husbands and relatives disinterred.
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LOST FOR II
YEARSFINDS
WAY BACK


Saskatoon, Sask., Nov. 21.-Lcst
among the Indians of the north
country for II years, Archie Bright
on, now 93 years old, has found his
way back to civilization, it was
learned today. O.
According to Brighton's story he
left for the Yukon with number of
miners in 1905 was taken north by
them and finally abandoned among
the Indians. From that time until
he reached Battleford, he said, he
had never seen a newspaper, knew
neither where he was nor of the pas
sage of time, and lived the life of
the .Aborigines.
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ship OWNER
ARRESTED FOR
NEGLIGENCE
so Lives Lost When Craft He
Owned Sinks in California
Gulf

Mexicali, Lower California, Nov. 21.
A ; Libreau, owner, and Captain
Gomez, master of the steamer Topol-
obampo which capsized Sunday at
LaBomba, on the gulf of California,
so miles south of Mexicali, with a
loss of life estimated at 80, were to
be arraigncd here today on charges
of negligence.
Last reports said 81 bodies had
been recovered and that search was
being made along the coast on both
sides Of the gulf for others 3urials
followed closely the recovery Of the
bodies. Soldiers dug long trench
above the beach line and the only
rites were military.
1t was said by officials that Captain
Gomez was making his first voyage
into the upper reaches of the gulf
and had not sufficiently familiarized
himself with the problems of naviga-
tion. IT.
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ASK A REFUND
FOR USERS0F
ELECTRICITY IL
Railroads Commission to De.
/ eide Question of a Refund !.
Of Extortionate Charges
RATES MAKE BIG YIELD
Hughes Electric Company Re.
ceived $4,000 More Profit
Than Commission Allowed

The question OF "; ;hetilcr the state
railroad commission. can order re.
funds to consumers for excessive
returns to public utility will BE-
raised for the first time in the hear
ing of the Hughes Electric Company
case soon, it was said today.
Demand for the rebate of approx
mately $4,000 alleged to have been
earned beyond the railroad commits
sion's limit of profits will be asked
for consumers of Bismarck. The
railroad commission has ordered in
creases and decreases in utility rates
retroactive for period and the In
tcrstate Commerce Commission has
ruled in railroad cases that it is un-
lawful to collect an excessive race
and refunds may be ordered by the
courts, but the commission has not
yet ordered refunds. .,.r...
= The state railroad commission
when it fixed rates for the Hughes
Electric company for period of one
year from July 1, 1921, stated that
to provide an 8 percent return on
the company's investment it should
have u balance Of $29,638.72. The re-
ports Of the company to the COM
mission show that the balance for
that period was $66,571.63. On the
basis Of the company's figures it col.
lected $36,932Q1 more than the rail-
road commission said was an per-
cent return. The petitions assert ex.
Epenses wrongfully charged increase
this amount.
The railroad commission estimated
that for the year beginning June /
1921, on the basis of rates fixed, the
company's receipts would, be $780,.
113.49. The reports bow the receipts
to be $23O,77S.08. The commission es-
timated the expenses at $169,954.03
and the reports show the expenses
were s164 ,2O6.45. The commission had
estimated the receipts too.low and
the expenses too high.
Receipts, Expenses Shown
The receipts and disbursements Of
the company for the year for which
rates were fixed by the state e'railroad
commission, from June l, 1921, "a
May 30, 1922, are shown in the
Hughes Electric company's reports
to the commissi on as follows:
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TOTAL :. .$23O,779.O8 s164,2oG.4;

The one month in which a deficit
was shown all taxes for the year and
other expenses were included.
Agree on Value
The case against the Hughes
Electric company will differ some
what from other cases in .hat tie
value of the property was agreed to
by the attorneys for both the COM
pany and the petitioners in the last
case that was before the commits
sion, this valuation being about
$4,000 different from that Of the
commission.
The first case against the utility
arose May 5, 1919, on the filing>sf n
complaint by users of steam and cleo
tricity. A hearing was held July 10,
1919. On April S. 1920; no decision
having been rendered, the company
filed schedule of rates coveri''s &
power and cooking. On May 10, 1926,
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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GRANDJUR0RS
AREDRAWN FOR
DEC, SESSION
Eighteen Names, Including
One of Petitioners for Jury,
Are on the List

The grand jury called to convene
here December was drawn late this
afternoon, 1S men drawn for the
jury on order of Judge James. c.
Coffey.
No women were drawn on the jury.
The name of Mrs. F. C. Voight was
one of those drawn in the first 1S
but was laid aside. The drawing was
made from list of 155 names, with
County Clerk Fisher, County Treas
urer Flow, County Auditor Johnson
and Sheriff Welch supervising the
drawing as required by law. States
Attorney McCurdy and number of
others were present.
Among the names drawn for the
grand jury was that of Howard
Bonny, one of the three who verified
and petit ons for the grand jury
One or two others drawn were men
who had signed the petition for the
grand jury. Another served on an
election board. The names of the
jurors drawn follows:
W. H. Bromwell, Wild Rose town
ship; Marte Pollock, Wing; F. W.
Murphy, Bismarck; G. A. Hughes,
McKenzie; G. C. Beithon, Bismarck;
John Ozmun, Wilson township; Her.
man Ode, Bismarck; Geo. Anders on,
Wing; Walter Sellens, Hay Creek;
6. F. sapp, Thelma; c. J. Cole, Can
field; Chris Jodsaas, Arena; Newt
Paulson, Clear Lake; Howard Bonny,
Bismarck; J. NJ. Lash, Bismarck;
Philip Webb, Bismarck; Jacob Kali
lilo, Wing; o. H. Benson, city.
Following the drawing Of the grand
jury the jury commissioners drew
the names for the petit jury panel.
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Full Quota of 400 Members
And Z to Spare Are Signed
Up By Team Workers
WILL GO AFTER MORE
Inspired by Success Club
Wants to Make Campaign
Bigger Than Hoped For
TODAY'S REPORTS

Division "A'-MajOr Grady.
Team No. .1-Capt. French 5, $4,000.
Team No. 2-Capt. Dunn 4, $3.50.
Team No. Capt. Olson 8, $4,000.
Team No. 4-Capt. Gussner l,
$25.OO. tf! i, T.. III
Divisional total-1s members;
s14C5O collected. 4|l c..
Division "B"-Major Graham
Team No. 5-Capt. Boise 8, S7l.O0.
Team No. Capt. Moule, I, Sl25.
Team No. Capt. Rosen 5, $62.5O.
Division total-2O members;
$25s.5O collected. 81 ...' ..
Division "C"-Major Murphy.
Team No. Capt. Duemeland 2,
$4,000.
Team No. ll-Capt. Macleod 4,
$4,000. y - -.>.-.~ Z '~- +-"
Team No. 12-Capt. Dobler 9,
$1,000. ~. ...
Divisional total19l5 members;
$1,000 collected.
Division "D'-Major Thompson.
Team No. 13-Capt. E. v. Lahr 6.
S25.OO. s.. f.. .,s
Team No. 14-Capt. Craswell s,
$112.50. y >,..,--
Team No. 15-Capt. Corwin 6,
$500. 81.
Team No. 16-Capt. Ward 3, $3.50.
Divisional Total-23 members;
S225.OO collected
The individual team bringing in
the most memberships was No. II
under Capt Dobler and the team
making the. largest amount of col
cctions on dues was No. 6 under
Capt. Moule.
The silk flag presented by the Ex-
ccutive Committee to the division re-
porting the largest number of sign
Cd. membership applications. was
again won by the workers on Divi'
sion d under Major Thompson.
Division B under Major Graham
brought in the largest amount OF
cash and checks and carried off the
box of Havanas.
Yesterday the Executive Commit
tee presented Division d with
bouquet of carnations for having the
best attendance percentage, but to-
day the prize took the form of fancy
paper hats of variegated cOlors.
The Bismarck Commercial Club
reorganization campaign has gone
over the top with rush.
The full quota, and seven to spare,
OK a total of 4o7 had signed up to
noon today -..,s 80"
=, CONTINUED on Page Three)
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Bandit Army Lays,
Waste 6 Miles SWath
NV the Associated Press

Shang hal, Nov. 21.-The bandit ar
my of Honan Province 10000 strong,
which kidnapped number of foreign
missionaries recently is laying
waste a path six miles wide across
the province, burning every city
town and farm house in its line OF
march and leaving its trails strewn
with bodies, according to letter
received here from H. E. Ledgarc,
an English missionary who escaped
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CIVIC DRIVE GOES OVER THE TOT
WOULD RELIEVE TREASURY
FROM STAGGERING LOSSES"
OF SHIPPING BOARD, HE SAYS
BANK CASES
TO RANSOM co.
(By the Associated Pres:

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 21.-Trial of all
the IL men indicted on charges Of
Irregularities in connection with the
failure of the Scandinavian American
Bank here was transferred to Ran
som county by Judge M. ]. Englert
in Cass county district court today.
The cases will be tried at the Janu-
airy term of the court before Judge
George McKenna at Lisbsn. The
transfer followed filing of affidavits
of prejudice by the defendants.
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ANNUAL SERVICE
MEMS DINNER
y DATE is FIXED
The old army cry "When Do
We Eat?" is answered.

The cid army cry "When Do
We Eat?" Is answered.
It's Thursday night, at $3.50
o'clock, in the American Legion
hall. Real food, tOo-a regular.
honcst-to.go<sdness turkey supper
with all the trimmings. And just
as free as corn beef in the army
but lot more appetizing.
Its the annual turkey dinner
given to the cx-service men and
women of Burleigh county by the
American War Mothers and the
Legion Auxiliary. The memories
of the big feed last year insure
a great crowd at the dinner, and
so that those preparing it may
know the exact number all who
will attend are asked to register
at the American Legion hall be-
fore Wednesday evening.
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VETS START
DRIVEi0N
/. V0LSTEAD ACT
State Secretaries Meet at St.
- Louis to Consider
Campaign
SEEK EARLY REPEAL
Would continue Fight Until
> 18th Amendment Is
Revoked
SEEK EARLY REPEAL
(By the Associated Press)

St: Louis, No., Nov. 21.-State Sec
retaries of the Association opposed
to the prohibition amendment today
perfected plans for an effort to modi-
fy the dry enforcement law and
eventually repeal of the 18th amend
ment at the closing session here of
a two day conference. 8,
Resolutions providing for the
working out of a plan for dispensing
alcoholic beverages under the regu-
lation of states and others directing
the presentation to congress Of bills
for legislation favorable to the vets
were prepared for submission to the
conference. tr
Although the association W a s
formed for the special purpose of
obtaining the repeal of the prohibi-
tion amendment, its executive COM
mittee has adopted a resolution op-
posing the re restoration of saloons in
the event of the manufacture and
sale Of light wines and beer being
permitted. T2&
Ways and means Of caring tor the
distribution of liquors which former
ly was the business of saloons as to
be studied by committee appointed
by the association.
W. H. Stayton, general director Of
the association said that Congress-
man Hill Of Maryland and Senator
elect Edwards of New Jersey would
be spokesmen for the association in
the house and the senate.
He asserted the body has $1,000
members and is in good condition
financially.
He said no contributions were ac-
cepted from interests formerly inter
estcd in the liquor trade. .
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JUDGE WHITE WINS OUT

Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 2l.-The
flopping of a precinct always con-
sdered league stronghold turned
the tide in favor of Judge Fred
White in the Slope county judgeship
race last week and enabled him to
win out by a margin Of about IA
votes over his league endorsed op-
ponent, J. F. Wicr.
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FARMERS SON
IS THROWN BY
HORSE, KILLED

Dunn Center, N. d., Nov. 21.-Ger-
aid, IS, son Of John Belts, farmer
near here was instantly killed when
thrown from a horse and rolled be-
meath the animal. Young Belts was
rounding up some cattle on his fa-
theirs ranch and put his mount over
a wire fence. The horse stumbled
after the jump and falling, rolling
over it's rider. A broken neck and
crushed skull caused instantant-
Gus death. .
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Washington, D. C., Nov. 21.-'En-
actment of the administration mer.
chant marine bill was urged upol
congress today by President Hardin
as necessary to relieve the govern
ment of present staggering losses
in operation of the war-built mer-
chant fleet and to establish pro-
gram of assured shipping to serve
the nation in war and give a guar
anty of commercial importance in
time of peace.
. Sees Saving by Marine
Personally addressing the joint
session of the house and senate, the
executive declared an actual none
tary saving to the government would
result from the proposed law. H..
challenged every insinuation of fav-
ored interests and the enriching Of
the special few at the expense of
the public treasury. The legislation
he asserted, automatically guarded
against enrichment or perpetual be-
stowal.
III success attend, as we hope it
WILL" he added, "the government out
lay is returned, the inspi3ation 6.
opportunity to earn remains, and
American transportation by sea is
maintained"
1.-THE President lid concern about
the American merchant marine p"ii-
ICY was not limited, "to our own
domain" adding that the maritime
nations Of the world "were in CON-
plete accord with the opposition here
to the pending measure" He de-
clared those nations had a peri .ct
right to such an attitude, but that
he wished to stress the American
viewpoint, which he said should be
the viewpoint "from which one seel
American carriers at sea, the de-
pendence of American commerce, and
American vessels for American reli-
ance in the event of war"
Presidents Plea
"Mr. Harding declared it would he
most discouraging if measure o.
"such transcending national impart-
ance" must have it's fate depenL' in
geographical, occupational, profess
sional Of partisan objection. A COM
mercial aminence on the seas and
ample agencies for the promotion in
carrying Of American commerce, he
asserted, were of no5less. Importance
! to the people of the Mississippi and
the Missouri valley, the great north
west and the Rocky Mountain states
than to the seaboard states and in
dustrial communities inland.
II is common cause, with its
benefit commonly shared" he said.
"If government aid is a fair term
! to apply to authorizations aggregat-
ing s75,OOO,000 to promote good
roads for market highways, the, pre-
sident added, it is equally fit to be
applied to the establishment and
maintenance of American market
highways on the "salted seas"
Fifty Million Loss
"As to present government opera
tion of the shipping board fleet, Mr.
Harding said there was the unavoid-
able task of wiping out fifty mil,
lion dollar annual loss, and losses
aggregating "many hundreds Of NIL
lions" in worn out, sacrificed o.
scrapped shipping. He called after
tion that the government ships weGc
being worn out without any pro
sion for replacement, and that
program of surrender and sacri .ee
and the liquidation, which, he 2'-
Continued on Page p ~
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British Columbia
Votes to Bar
Entry of Asiatics

Victoria. B. c., Nov. 21.-A mott on
made by the provincial governmen MT
calling upon the dominion govern
ment to prohibit the immigration Of
Asiatics into Canada was unanimous
ly adopted by the British Columbia
legislature last night.
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JUDGE MckENNA AGAIN
IN MINNEAPOLIS HOSPITAL

Napoleon, N. D., Nov. 2O.-Judee
McKenna, who went Monday to Ash
ley to conduct term of district
court for that county, on Tuesday
mprning adjourned the term and de-
parted at once for Minneapolis
where he is again receiving treat
ment,
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MANY RECEIVE
CONSTABLE VOTES

Twelve or fifteen men received
votes for constable in the recent
election, the official canvasslng board
figures show. Those elected are w.
D. Perkins, Max Long, S. J. King and
William Noggle.
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ARRANGE BOLT.

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 21.-Arrange-
ments were completed last night for
the meeting here December of
"Sailor Boy" Benson of Fargo, and
Chuck Lamber Of st. Paul, middle.
weight fighters.
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REJECT POOR FARM

Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 21.-Het-
finger county voters rejected the
proposal to establish a poor farm
in the county by smashing MAORI
ty.