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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
ENGINEERS IN
MEETING TALK
Ignite COAL

The regular monthly meeting of tha
North Dakota chapter of the Ameri-
can Association of Engineers took
place last evening at the Mckenzie
hotel. Supper was served to 22 and
their friends.
"Lignite" was the topic of the
evening. J. N. Roherty reviewed the
presend coal situation with special
reference to the development of the
Ignite industry in North Dakota.
Other speakers on the subject in
cluding Prof E. F. Chandler of Grand
Forks, were unavoidably absent.
o. T. Peterson, assistant registrar
of the American Extension university
of Los Angeles, gave a talk on "Serv-
ice," urging the engineers of the state
to undertake a campaign Of educa-
tion especially among the small COM
munities of the state as regards the
installation of pure water supplies
and sanitary sewer systems.
E. A. Williams also made some IN
teresting remarks relative to the agl'
tation for irrigation as a cause for
rain in the state and to the early
history of North Dakota.
The next meeting of the engineers
will be the Bismarck A. A. E. club
meeting to take place. Aug. rs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
PROFIT SMALL
FOR FARMERS
DURING 1921

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 12.-Very few
farmers made money in North Da-
kota during 1921, according to Rex
E. Willard, Farm Accounts specialist
of the Agricultural College, who is
working over records from 1876 farms
in IS counties in order to calculate
the cost Of production of wheat and
other grain crops per acre and the
cost Of producing live stock.
II have finished working over 100
individual farm records of the busl-
ness for the year and have thirty-six
left before they are complied" said
Mr.. Willard. "When these are
finished we will tabulate the results,
which will give US the cost Of pro-
duction Of live stock on the farm.
Records examined so far show that
few farmers made money on their
1921 operationsL. A few realized a
return on their labor on live stock,
after paying expenses, despite the
fall in prices between the first and
last of the year. Potatoes were gen.
orally profitable, particularly when
marketed early, but very few farm
ers made money on wheat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
THREE SUSPECTS
TAKEN AFTER A
PISTOL BATTLE

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 12.-Three men
suspected of being members Of a
gang that entered stores at Oriska
and Tower City recently were cap
tured by deputy sheriffs after an
exchange of bullets when they failed
to heed a warning to submit to ar
rest.
According to information here dep
uties were station three miles west
of Tower City to watch for the burg
lars who were believed to have hid
den loot nearby. John Milloy, who
was arrested by Fargo police, was
found to have articles identified as
stolen in Tower City.
According to deputies six men
rode up in car at night and at
tempted to remove the loot hidden
near Tower City. A call to surren-
der was answered with volley Of
shots. The men taken in custody
gave the names of Frank Koss, AZ;
Fred Alkire, 33, and James Martin,
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
JUDGING TEAM
TO ATTEND SHOW

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 1.-THE state
agricultural college will send dairy
stock judging team to- two annual
dairying events of the country this
year for the first time, J. R. Dice,
professor of dairying, announced to-
day.
One is the National Dairy show,
Minnesota fair grounds, where the
contest will take place October 9th
and the other the Waterloo Qowa),
dairy congress, the contest of which
is set for September 25. Most Of
the agricultural colleges of the mid
die west will be represented.
The team is composed of Bert
Oderkirk, Fargo; Harper J. Brush,
Lisbon; Obert S. Kree, Glydon, Mimi,
and G. A. Gregory, Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
COURTHOUSE
WORK GOES ON
Judgment Drawn Dissolving
Injunction

Stanton, N. d., Aug. 12.-Work on
the addition to the Mercer county
court house at Stanton arc continu-
ing following the dissolution of the
injunction issued against the commits
sioners of that county. Judgment
has just been entered in the matter,
according to David Schwartz, special
assistant states attorney, who sue
cessfully represented the commits
sioners.
The injunction action was brought
by P. s. Chaffee of Bculah, an in
junction being granted by Judge H.
L. Berry in Mandan. The case was
heard on it's merits in Stanton by
Judge Nucssle, the court holding that
the proceedings were valid and deny
ing the prayer Of the plaintiffs for a
permanent injunction. the temporary
injunction Of Judge Berry being dis
solved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
N0N-UNl0N men M0BBED;;
one SHOT, OTHERS SERIOUSLY
INJURED NEAR SUPERIOR. Wis.

ern reported to Superintendent Kel-
sey at 10:30 that six of the ten nom
union workers kidnapped had been ac-
counted for. Four of these had been
beaten. One of the workers was
found six miles from Saunders. He
had ran all the way carrying a suit
case. He refused to give his name.
All of the workers are from Minne-
apolis. Police deputy sheriffs and
special agents still are searching for
the four missing workers.
The attackers said to number be-
tween 40 and SO armed men, fired
four shots at the guards when they
stepped from the coach and at
tempted to prevent the raiders from
entering the coaches, according to
information received by Frank D.
Kelsey, district superintendent Of
the Great Northern. The guards
did not return the fire, it is reported.
No arrests have been made. Guards
said Braue was first slugged over
the head, knocked to the ground and
: shot while he lay face downward.
The bullet entered his back, pass
ing through his chest. The shoot-
ing and kidnapping took place in full
view of the passengers on the Greet
Northern passenger train from Min
neapolis.
The mob is reported to have forced
the crew of the train waiting to
transport the workers to the Allouez
shops, to abandon the train while the
attack occurred. After Braue was
shot, however, the engineer was ord
cred to proceed to Superior with the
wounded man.
Authorities are making special
effort to locate the leader of the
mob who is said to have been the
leader of the mob which attacked and
beat up several non-union workers in
a fight in the downtown streets of
Superior last Tuesday. He is also
said to have been the instigator Of
several other disturbances occurring
here since the strike Of shopmen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
POLICE CHIEF
Is 'ARRSTED'
FOR SPEEDING:
Trys Out Men Charged with
Catching Speeders and
Finds They Are on Job
MANDAN HAS CAMPAIGN
Chief of Police There Says
that Campaign on Speeders
Is to Be Made

Chief of Police C. ]. Martineson en-
listed the aid of an accommodating
friend last night to find out if the
officers who are charged with the duty
of stopping speeders in Bismarck
were really on the job. They were.
The chief with o. E. Anderson, in
the latter's car, drove out the prison
road, increasing their speed as they
vent. They were going about 80
miles an hour when they heard the
shout of policeman to stop. They
4 did. and the chief and Mr.. Anderson
were arrested-at least they were
caught speeding.
About 10 more persons were nabbed
for speeding last night, the third day
of the cleanup campaign in the city.
They We're found speeding in various
parts of the city.
One young lady from Mandan who
had been loaned the car OF frieno
was hitting 'er up" little too fast,
and the license number was taken.
The owner Of the car was notified.
Mandan police, it is announced, also
have embarked on campaign against
speeding, and the police on both sides
of the river declare they'll keep it up
Signsgiving the speed limit of Bis
,marck as 20 miles an hour except
in the congested district have been
placed at the outskirts Of town. 3.
Another matter emphasized by po.
lice is that accidents must be report
ed to the police. Some of them re-
Gently have not been.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
COAL PARLEYS
DELAYED OYER
PROPOSAL FORM
Operators Differ as to the Plan
to Be Taken for Future
Negotiations
(By the Associated Press)

Cleveland, Aug, IL. - Division
among the coal operators as to the
form of their proposal for future ne
gotiations with the miners developed
today and temporarily delayed the
work of the joint sub-scale commit
tee of operators and minors that had
been created to consider an agree
ment that might effect a partical set
tlement of the soft coal srike.
After a long caucus among them
selves, the operators went directly
into the afternoon meeting with the
miners refusing to announce wheth-
er they had reached any decision as
to their demand. Some operators on
the committee, however, were under
stood to have demanded that any
agreement, should provide. for arbi-
tration in. the future. Before they
held their cause the operators had
been told by President John L. Lewis
that the miners would not accept ar
bitration. a 7
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
WON'T LEASE
LUCKY STRIKE
Receiver to Operate 1t, Judge
Denying Order

A meeting of creditors of the
Lucky Strike Coal company of Zal
was held before Judge H. L. Berry
in Mandan yesterday when an appli-
cation to lease the Lucky Strike prop
erty to the Zap Collieres company
was considered. Judge Berry denied
the application when P. J. Cahill, re-
ceiver for the mine, maintained in
court that he could make more money
operating the mine as receiver.
Mr.. Cahill said t:lat he already
had powder ard dynamite on hand
with which to begin operating the
mine and said that production could
be doubled. The. Northern Pacific
Railroad company, he said, had built
a new spur track. The receiver said
there would be no lack of orders in
view of the coal shortage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12

MANAGED BY
PREACHER
Manages Them, Keeps Books,
Acts as Timekeeper and
Man of All Jobs
(By the Associated Fress)

Stanford, ILL.,, Aug. ia preacher
who took hold of threshing crew,
managed it, kept books, acted as
timekeeper and man of all work
about the job, has given farmers in
this section of the state an example
Of system ,and cooperative effort in
the usual haphazard business of
threshing. He operated his crew at
the low cost Of 20 cents a minute.
The preacher-manager is Rev. N.
B. Crabtree, who has a church south
cast of Stanford. Under Rev. Mr..
Crabtree's direction, "ring" Of
farmers was organized to cooperate
in threshing the grain Of the neigh
borhood.
Under Rev. Mr.: Crabtree's, manage
ment this year the ring saved three
days time by watching the corners"
One method by which he saved time
was by dividing the crew into relays
for dinner, one group going to din
ner while the other group kept the
machine going. In this way each
man was given a full hour for din
ner and the machine was not idle
more than. half an hour. The "board-
ing house scramble" for the first
table also was eliminated since there
was always room for each group at
one sitting.
Keeps Eye on Feeder
It also was Rev. Mr.. Crabtree's job
to keep an eye on the feeder to see
that no grain was wasted. He also
cleaned up under the feeder when
ever job was finished, placed feed
and hay handy for the horses, ar
ranged with the women as to the ex-
act time for dinner and, according to
the farmers concerned made himself
useful in many other ways besides
as general manager.
The order in which the fields were
to be threshed and the approximate
amount of labor each man was to
furnish were determined at pre-
liminary meeting. On the basis of
the labor cost the previous years the
basis Of pay was decided at So a day
for each man, $3.50 day for a man
and team, rs cents head for horse
feed and IA cents for each mans
dinner.
Rev. Mr.. Crabtree's records show
ed the labor, meals and fodder sup
piled to and by each farmer, and
whether he was debtor or creditor
of the ring. At the end of the
threshing season the ring met in the
schoolhouse, and on the blackboard
Rev. Mr.. Crabtree explained every
item Of expense. Every farmer had
his check book with him and a settles !
mept was made on the spot. /
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
fBv the Associated Pross'


. Superior, Wis, Aug. 12.-One Great
Northern special agent was shot and
seriously, wounded, another severely
beaten and four others bruised at
Saunders, Wisconsin, seven miles
from here shortly before 6 a. m. to-
day when q mob Of strike sympath-
izers intercepted a car load Of nom
union employees enroute from Minne-
apolis to Superior.
The non-union employees, said to
number about 80, were then kidnapped
and taken into the woods nearby. A
detachment of police and deputy
sheriffs are searching the woods for
the men. &
George Braue, 81, of Minneapolis,
who who with another guard ac-
companied the train from Minneap-
oils, was shot through the breast.
George 1hrig, of Superior, formerly
district federal prohibition chief
here was the guard severely beaten.
The men were brought to the local
hospital for treatment.
Kidnapped Accounted For
Special agents of the Great North
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
MERCURY GOES
TO HIGH POINT
Seasons Record of 81 Estab.
lished at 3 O'clock

The thermometer assembled to its
high point of the summer at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon, when the instrument
at the U. S. weather bureau reported
a temperature of 81. The mercury
had steadily been climbing through
the day. 1t was possible that the
high mark for tae day would be
above 81.
The day, while the hottest of the
summer, was not near the record TO.
August. It was accompanied by hot
breezes which will do some damage
to corn and pastures.
There was nothing else in sight
this afternoon except continued heat
the weather bureau reported.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
CABINET BACKS
/. LLOYD GEORGE
ON MORATORIUM
Leaves Matter of Negotiations
with Germany Entirely
in His Hands
(By the Associated press)

London, Aug. 1.-THE British cab.
met today unanimously accorded its
full support to Prime Minister Lloyd
George with regard to the ,negotia-
tions concerning moratorium for
Germany and decided to leave the
matter entirely in his hands.
The allied experts who are study
ing the British proposals on the rep
arations question continued sessions
this afternoon and expected to con-
clude their report to the allied pre-
micrs tonight. 1t is understood, how
ever, that there will be no further
meeting of the full conference until
Monday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
COMPLETE RAIL
TIEUP SEEN IN
Big GF0URA ACTION
May Join Trainmen's Walk0ut
as Result of Meetings
Called Over Nation
EMBARGO ON FRUIT
Trains Held Up in Desert
While Women and Children
Suffer from Delay
(By the Associated Press)

Chicago, Aug. ~. - Nationwide
paralysis of railroad transportation
threatened today as "Big Four
brotherhood men in various parts of
the country called meetings to con-
slider joining the trainmen's walkout
which started when crews tied up
transcontinental Santa Fe trains in
the California and Arizona deserts
and freight traffic on the Elgin,
Joliet and Eastern outer-belt line for
the Chicago steel and shipping dis
tricts. ...
The walkout Of trainment spread
to other sections during the last "a
hours. Switchmen joined engineers,
firemen, conductors and brakemen in
protests against working where
troops, deputy United States mar
shals and other guards were on
strike duty at former trouble CEN
ters. Clerks on the Santa Fe coast
lines were authorized to walk off
their jobs if they considered condi-
tions unsatisfactory.
Although several Santa Fe passen.
ger trains held up by the strike at
California points were backed into
Los Angeles, other transcontinenta
trains were stranded in the desert.
Passengers marooned at Seligman,
Arizona, appealed to Santa Fe offi1
cials to relieve them from their
plight declaring that women and
children were suffering The plea
was passed on to the brotherhood Of
ficials at Needles, California. They
were urged to consider the situa-
tion from humanitarian" stand
point by the company.
Passengers on the stranded trains
sweltered in the heat of the desert
but many accepted their fate philo-
sophically and some wore blue bands,
on their sleeves signifying their SYM
'pathy for the strikers.
Southern Pacific firemen Joined the
walkout, tying up limited passenger
trains at Ogden, Utah.
Embargoes on fruit, livestock and
other perishable freight were an
nounced by the Southern Pacific and
Western Pacific.
Early today the trainmen's strike
had spread until it affected among
other roads the Illinois Central at
Memphis, the Louisville and Nash
vile at Evansville, Indiana, and Mad
isonville, Kentucky, the Denver and
Rio Grande, the Wabash at Moberly,
Missouri, the Union Pacific and Ore
gon short line at Pocatello, Idaho,
and Salt Lake City and the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas.
M. X. and T. trainmen and switch
men called a meeting at Waco, Tex
as, for tom borrow to consider strike
on the road.
Sporadic outbreaks Thursday in
connection with the rail strike were
followed by = lull, but Bloomington,
Illinois, where troops are still on
guard, returned to the trouble map
when C. J. Krause, a foreman in the
Chicago and Alton shops, was seized
by masked men, taken to tn eout-
skirts of the city, beaten into uncon-
sciousness and left by the roadside.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
HOME BUILDING
APPEAL SOON

William LANCER, attorney for
George E. Wallace, and George Sha-
fer, assistant attorney general, rep
resenting the state, have agreed upon
a findings of fact and conclusions of
law in accordance with Judge Pugn's
memorandum opinion in the Wallace
home building case, and forwarded
the document to Judge Pugh for ap-
proval. The case will be appealed by
the state, probably in time to 60 o,
the September calendar of the su.
preme court.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
HAZELTON OLD TIMER DIES IN
MINNESOTA.

Linton, N. D., Aug. 12.-David S
Weaver for many years a resident Of
Hazelton, who moved to Milaco, Minn.,
two years ago, passed away at his
Minnesota home on July 31st, as a
result of cancer of the stomach. He
first suffered from stomach trouble
a year ago last spring. All members
of his family wers with him at the
time of his death except his son,
Charles Weaver, and son-in-law, F. H.
Webert, also of Hazelton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
SUES WHITNEY
FOR A MILLION

Saratoga Springs, Aug. 12.-Onc
million dollars damage is sought by
Evan Burrowes Fontaine, dancer, in
suit for breach of promise against
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, son of
Harry Payne Whitney, according to
the statement of Miss Fontaine's at
torney, Charles Firestone, during the
argument of motion in the case be-
fore Justice Henry v. Borst here to-
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
OFFER $250,0O0
FOR RAILROAD

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 12.-Duluth
and Minneapolis men today offered
$25O,OOO for the Duluth and Northern
Minnesot railroad, agreeing to build
a line from Duluth to Port Arthur.
Shortly after federal court con-
vened this morning, attorneys for the
state and Lake county settlers op-
posed the abandonment of the rail
road for a lack of a responsible pur-
chaser, Judge Page Morris received a
telegram from Robert Waldron Of
Minneapolis, offering to buy the road.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
WILTON LABOR
CELEBRATION
BEING PLANNED

A Labor Day celebration of unusual
Importance is being planned for Viii.
ton labor men there will be repre-
sentatives of labor from various parts
of the state and Bismarck and Man.
dan will be invited to join in. viii.
liam LANCER of Bismarck has been
invited to deliver an address.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
WOMAN THROWN
FROM AN. AUTO

When some tourists in Ford from
Iowa, were travelling on the Mandan-
Bismarck road yesterday evening,
one woman was thrown from the car
when it went into the ditch about
a mile east of Mandan. All the oc-
cupants of the car were badly shaken
up and bruised but were were in
jured. The car was lifted up and
put back on the road and Travelled
merrily on.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
WEEKS WEATHER REPORT

..... NV the Associated Press)
Washington, Aug. 12.-Weather
outlook for the week beginning
Region of the Great Lakes and Up
per Mississippi Valleys, considerable
cloudiness; normal temperature;
scattered local showers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
TWO TRAINS STALLED.

San Francisco, Aug. ia strike
of employees belonging to the four
brotherhoods on the Western Pacific
Railroad company system at Oakland
and Stockton early today stalled two
overland trains Of the system at
Stockton and forced the company to
declare an absolute embargo on per-
ishable and livestock from all Cali
fornia points.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
MAY USE CABLE.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The request
of the Western Union company to
open the Miami Barbados cable for
emergency use for transmission of
messages to urope was granted to-
day by President Harding.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
TOWN PLACED UNDER
OPEN PORT LAW

Austin, Tex, Aug. 12.-The town of
Palestine was placed under the pro-
visions of the open port law by Gov
ernor Neff this incoming. The procla.
nation became effective at 9 o'clock.
Ranger Captain Jerry Gary has been
ordered there to take charge.
Governor Neff in his proclamation
specified the same reasons for invok-
ing the law as in his other proclama-
tions.
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(By the Associated Press)

(By the ASSOCIATED PreSS)
Superior, Wis, Aug. 12.-Pat-
rick Whalen, 81, was arrested at
noon today in connection with
the shooting of George Braue,
Great Northern guard, at Saund-
ers, this morning. Whalen was
taken to the hospital where
Braue lays witha bullet wound
in his breast and identified by
Braue as the man who shot him.
He is being held without charge
until the outcome Of Braue's in
juries arc known.
Whalen is a member of one Of
the unions involved in the strike
but is not himself a striker, not
having been employed in the To-
cal railway shops for long
time. An operation to remove
the bullet from Braue's body will
be performed at 2 o'clock. His
condition is regarded as serious.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
PRODUCTION OF
COAL BOOSTED

Washington, Aug. 12.-Production
of bituminous coal during the week
ending today is estimated by the geo.
logical survey at approximately A.
100000 net tons or 100000 tons more
than the output for the previous
week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12
TRAINS DELAYED.

Los Angeles, Aug. 12.-Passenger
trains due to arrive here today over
CONTINUED on Page -
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WEATHER REPORT
Weather, Forecasts

Weather Forecasts
Z For Bismarck and vicinity: Cen
orally fair 5tonightoand Sunday; not
much change in temperature.
For North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Sunday; not much
change in temperature.
General Weather Conditions
Light precipitation has occurred in
parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
Oklahoma and Texas, and in the ex-
treme Northwest, but elsewhere the
weather is generally fair. The Low
north of the Plains States has
caused high temperatures in the
nakofas and Minnesota