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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
COlOred Man Held
For Store Robbery

Minpt. Aug. 20.-WNliam Gumm,
co,Ored. who was returned to Minot
FroJr Rugby by Deputy Sheriff w.
e. Slarbaugh. charged with grand
'arcenv in connection with the al
legged theft of two dresses from the
Fair store last Tuesday. was iden-
titled by two clerks in the store ns
being the man who is alleged tn
have snAdenly taken them and
dashed through the rear entrance
Of the establishment.
The dresses were later recovered
under the porch Of a residence near
the store. whore Gumm is said to
have secreted them. .2
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
LITTLE TOWNS IN WEST CHAFE
UNDER TOURIST CAMP BURDENS

'ey Of Montana. The town has about
800 people. A great log cabin was
builtat the camp. An all-tine care
taker 10 in charge. Wood and other
fuel IL fufniskAd.4 Maintenance Of
the camp is proving. quite burden
on the town. -
The opinion was expressed that
within . short time towns would
adopt . practice Of making : charge
from teurists sufficient to cover the
expense 81 maintaining the camp.
Some cities and towns already have
adopted the system. while Others are
deferred because Of their anxiety to
inctease tn number 'of tourists. J.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
RURALSCH00LS.
ARE BETTER.
More Qualifying Now Fol
State Aid, Reports Show

More rural schools are qualifying
for state aid than ever before, ac-
cording to reports to the board of
Standardization. in meeting here.
State Superintendent Miss Mimi.
Nelson said today.
The improvements in the rural
schools consist Of lsngthenino the
term Of school, an unusual number
announcing they plan nine months
terms in the future; raising the
standards requirement and providing
better facilities.
In 1911, the first year in which
state aid was given, but ITO schools
qualified to receive it, while there
were l,074 receiving state aid in 1922
and this number will be increased
this year, Miss Nelson said.
In order to draw state ,aid a school
must be state-inspected. Schools are
scored as "blue," "red," or "yellow'
by the inspectors. Over 1900 schools
have been scored this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
nine DIE IN !.
MISSISSIPPI:
LAUNCH SINKS
River Being Dragged to Re-
cover Bodies Lost in Sun.
day Picnic Tragedy
EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN
Launch Not Recovered and
Cause of Sinking Remains
Unexplained by Officers

st. Paul, Aug. 20.-All available po.
lice in South St. Paul assisted by
civilians today were dragging the
Mississippi river for the bodies OF
nine Of the ten people drowned when
their launch sank in the river last
night. One body was recovered last
night.
An attempt also was being made
to locate the ill-fated 30-foot craft
in order to determine definitely
what caused it to 60 under and end
SO tragically day Of merry max
ing.
Those who perished were Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Martinelli, 33 and 81
respectively, their two children, Ro-
bert, 6, and Alfred, 4, and Miss Mar
garet Mahn, 16, sister Of Mrs. Mar
tinelli and Mrs. Pauline Martinelli,
.65, Andrew Martihelli's mother, all
of Minneapolis; and Vincent, Is, and
Nicholas Martinelli. 40. and Frsrk.
20. and Robert Gaultier, 10. all of st.
Paul. ..,.
The. body Of Mrs. Pauline Martin
ELI was tlse only one recovered last
night.
Andrew Martinelli vas q Minnea-
polls business man and an expert
boatman. He built tie launch in
which, the party left St. Panl SUNDAY
morning for trip to Pine Bend. 10
miles down the river, for q picnic.
They were. returning just before dusk
when the tragedy occurred.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20

Many towns in the west, iparticu
larly on the Pacific Coast, are chat
ing under the expense Of maintain
ing expensive tourist camps. North
Dakota man. returning from Oregon
said today. He declined to permit his
name to be used.
!, He said that competition for tour
lists had become % keen that small
towns had inverted thousands Of dol
lars in tourist camps and we're pay
ing ont great deal Of money en-
ployine men and women caretakers.
He pointed o an example the town
Of Hamilton IA the Bitter RSct WI.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
RichardtOn Grain
Co. Re-0rganized

Richardton, Aug. 20.-Alfred White,
who last week purchased the Rich
ardton Equity Exchange elevator and
property at Richardton on Thursday
announced that articles Of incorpor-
alton had been filed with the secre-
tary Of state for . new firm to be
known as the ,Richardton Grain COM
pany. The corporation il capitalized
at $4,000! Incorporators named are
Alfred White, Jessie White and n. e.
Skauge., Attorney NJ. L. Mcbride will
act as secretary Of the corporation.
The elevator IL this-week being re-
modelled and. overhauled. It will be
opened for business today with John
O'Day Of Richardton a. manager. :
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
FARMERS GET
PREFERENCE
IN ROAD JOBS
Highway Commission Adopts
Policy to Put Money in
Pockets This Fall
ISSUE STRICT ORDERS

Farmers win be given preference
in road work this fall and next
spring.
This policy was announced follow
ing q conference of Governor Nestos,
Commissioner of Agriculture and La
Dor J. A. Kitchen and State Engineer
w. G. Black; members Of the high
way commission. 1t will be adhered
to strictly. it was stated.
The policy was decided upon both
because some contractors. had i'm
ported their entire crews from out
side Of the state during the period
when farmers were busy and in the
belief that many farmers in the state
would welcome the opportunity to
obtain the employment and furnish
teams this fall. 1t is q keep the
money at home" policy.
When state highway commission
project contracts are awarded It will
be with the understanding that cen.
tractors shall use all local labor pos.
sible, and farmers who have suffered
from lack Of good crops will he CIV
en- preference. 1t also was stated by
Governor Nestos that in some in
stances it might be advisable for the
county to perform the work and en-
ploy the local labor itself. He also
expressed hope that county boards Of
commissioners would insist in all
cases Of road construction or road
maintenance that farmers be given
the first opportunity to perform the
work. Because a good price is paid
for labor together with teams, it is
believed that thousands Of dollars
will be put into the pockets Of tie
farmers by the policy. ~
Also On Revetment.
It also was agreed by the highway
commission members that the War
Department be requested to use farm
labor as far as possible in the $780,
600 revetment job to be undertaken
this fall and winter on the Missouri
river Just above the Northern Pacific
bridge, near Bismarck. Great guam
titles Of stone and brush will be used
on this job. The Northern Pacific
railway, the state of North Dakota,
the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
and the United States Engineers,
War Department, will cooperate in
the work, the latter body being in
charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
RAID
ROAD HOUSE,
KILL OFFICER
One Man Held in Connection
With Daring Hold-up
and Murder

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 20.-A man
giving his name as Herman Sakaloff
Is under arrest, at Monroe, Mich, and
four men whose names are withheld
are in custody here a. q result. Of
Q spectacular hoid-up OF the 1,lieM-
dale Inn, q roadhouse just outside Of
Detroit and of the killing Of Oscar
Reinhardt, motorcycle policeman, at
Monroe Sunday evening.
Patrons of the roudhouse were
dancing, eating and drinking when
five gunmen entered. Either by CO.
incidence or prearrangement the
persons on the dance floor we're en-
gagged in watching verbal battle
between two women one Of whom
was upbraiding the other for being
too attentive to her escort. The first
warning Of the hold-up was when
two gunmen fred volleyS into the
ceiling.
The bandits rified the cash reg
lister, lined up. the employers and
then went from table to table col
lecting money, and jewelry.
Teur men and three women were
reported injured by one bandit who
stayed on watch in the middle Of the
room, firing occasionally.
Rheinhardt was shot severla hours
later when he attempted to- stop auto
mobile speeding through Monroe, 40
miles south. The drivers Of the ma
chine drew pistol and the police
man drew his weapon. Several shots
were fired. Rheinhardt died without re
gaining consciousness. Shortly after
Sakolof was taken into custody near
the place where the supposed bandit
automobile was found abandoned by
the roadside.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
HEBRON BANK
R0BBER GANG.
REPORTED SEEN
Throw Tacks in Road in Mon.
tana to Shake OFF Persons
Who Pursue Them

The gang Of yegzs that robbed the
Farmers State Bank Of Hebron Fri,
day night is travelling through Nom
tana, according to advices received in
Hebron this afternoon.
A telephone message said they
were seen in high powered car in
southwestern Montana and that when
cars pursued them they scattered big
tacks in the road and forced their
pursuers to quit. This method was
used by bandits to stop pursuers
when they lefe Hebron.
The route of the bandits was south
to South Dakota and west to Mon
tana.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20

William lesson, &C. farm laborer will be formally charged
with rst degree murder in Washburn today result of
ms confession of the brutal killing of Paul Sundbakken e.
MS friend in quarrel card game Russo last Mon
day night.
lesson made two confessions the first he endeavored
to throw the blame on Frank Thomas, young living
north of Mno In his second made late Saturday he took
the guilt upon his shoulders and related an amazing
story OF cold-booded deliberate killing officers at
Washburn.
On Sunday lesson taken to the of the crime
ne proved his own confession by helping officers find
bloody shirt at the farm home of John Nelson north of
kusG where he worked He showed them deck Of cards
baken of introducing marked cards The officers did not
nd ten-doar bill he said he planted" telegraph
lesson killed Sundbakken after the latter had won few
dollars from him at pool and cards. probably not more than
officers said. although they could not determine the
exact amount t..,... - = 4. n
Jesson has not lost his States Attorney George
Gibson of Mclean county said the long distance tee
phone today that he apparently showed The
only sign OF worry he exhibited during the questioning was
when he learned that he would be charged with first degree
murder and that would bring life imprisonment He felt
the was too heavy for killing who introduced
marked cards I'M asfrendly gambling game. - N
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
AMUNDSEN
TO TRY AGAIN

St. Paul, Alaska. FRIDAY. delayed)
by the "A. P.Capt. Raold Amund-
sen, Norwegian explorer, who was
forced by an accident to his airplane
to, abandon his proposed air flight to
to abandan his proposed air flight
from Alaska to Spitzbergen over the
North Pole has indicated that he will
make another attempt, using Spitz-
bergen as q base, according to Off
cials of the coast guard cutter Bear
which arrived here today from,a voy-
age to Point Barrow and Wainwright
where the explorer made his base.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
TALKS
TO COOLIDGE
ON SESSION

Valley City, N. D., Aug. 20.-Con-
gresham George NJ Young has re-
turned from Washington, where he
saw President Coolidge and urged
the immediate calling of an extra
session of Congress to deal with the
wheat crisis. He says the President
seemed to be .synnpathatic, but Sena-
tors LaFollette Of Wisconsin and Cap
per Of Kansas declared against an
extra session. Young says this was
damaging, but that wheat farmers
and those who deal with them should
keep up the fight for an extra ses-
sion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20

Just how far the gasoline price
cutting war started by Governor W..
II. McMaster of South Dakota will
extend. is problematical. in opin-
ion of nationaa Producers.
McMaster. iso, q. officials of the
Standard Oil Company say, bought
up for the state quantity of dis
tress gasoline below the cost " pro-
duction and charged the state mo
adequate cost for distribution
Thus, they say, he was able to
sell gas to the public at l6 cents q
gallon, precip:tating war that has
brought gasoline down to IL cents in
some cities of the country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 20.-Con-
ference of anthracite operators and
representatives of the miners to ne
gotiate new wage agreement brok-
en- off July 27 was resumed today
after delav Of three hours await-
ing the arrival Of the representatives
Of both factions, in an effort 40 avert
the threatened suspension Of mining
on. September / when the present
wage agreement expires. The, oper-
ators were headed NV Samuel D. War
ringer, chairman Of the policy COM
mittee, and the miners by John L,
Lewis, President Of the United Mine
Workers. The negotiations were re-
sumed through the Intervention of
the United States Coal Commission
and will be conducted under q, closer
scrutiny than heretofore.
Included in the demands Of the men
are 20 percent wage increase, full
union recognition including the
check-off and a universal .8-hour day.
The operators have agreed to abolish
the 12-hour day and to submit to ar
bitration all the other disputed
points. Arbitration was refused by
the miners who ALSO declined to re-
main at work after September / in
case Of failure to reach an agree-
ment. A
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
BANKERS TO
MEET AUG. 2S
Date Fixed for Meeting to be
Held in Fargo

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 20.-The meet
ing Of bankers from six states called
by the American Bankers Associa-
tion to discuss methods Of assisting
the grain growers of the Northwest
has been set for Tueday, Aug. 20, it
was announced today.
Hundreds Of bankers from Minneso-
ia, North and South Dakota, Montana.
Wisconsin and Michigan are expect
ed here to attend the meeting. which
was called by the Agricultural Com
mission Of the Bankers Association,
It was announced Saturday. =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
FREIGHT RATE
OIL PRACTICE
HELD UNFAIR.
Governor NestOs in Statement
Says That 'Pittsbur9h
Plus" Plan Is Used
MEETS INDEPENDENTS
Asks That Standard Oil End
Its Practice Said Injurious
To Northwest

Governor R. A. Nestos, following
a meeting with a number of indie
pendent oil dealers to discuss the gas
ohne situation today, announced that
he had voiced to them a demand he
made upon the Standard Oil Company
last week-that the oil companies
end the practice of charging freight
rates from an arbitrary distsnce In
stead of for the distance actually
shipped.
There is, the Governor said, q
practice in the oil industry similar. 10
the pittsburgh plus" system in the
steel industry which is unfair to the
Northwest.
The Standard Oil Company, he
said, figured freight rates from
Whiting, Indiana, refinsries, and in
dependent companies follow the
practice. The city of Dickinson,
North Dakota, he said gets oil from
a Miles City, Montana, refinery on
which the freight rate unit is S.76
while they are charged a unit figure
Of 7.2, or from group three of the
Oklahoma fields. The demand that
the Standard Oil company abolish
the practice was made upon F. f.
Packard. representative, last week
and the same demand made to in
dependents today.
The Governor also declared that
crude oil had not fallen in price as
it should, in view of the tremendous
production and the decrease in ges.
ollne prices. He declared it appeared
that someone had the market corner
ed and there should be a federal M-
vestigation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
346 DEAD IN
TIDAL WAVE

Toxic. Japan, Aug. 20.-Advices re-
ceived here from Seoul, said that 346
persons are dead and more than .
thousand missing as q result of the
recent tidal wave and storm in the
four western provinces of Korea.
The damage to houses and other pro-
perty also was great.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20

WILLIAM JESS0N, FARM LAB0RER
ADMITS HE KILLED FRIEND AT
RUS0 IN CARD GAME QUARREL

Tells Authorities After Failing to Implicate Another That
He Alone Was Responsible For Murder-Accused Paul
Sundbakken of Having introduced Marked Cards During
Friendly Poker Game in Latters Bunk.Car at Russo
Slayer to Plead Guilty to First Degree Murder Before
Judge Jans0nius A
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
To Plead Guilty

To Plead Guilty
He was to have q preliminary
hearing today before Justice C. A.
Brummond at Washburn. He will
be taken before District Judge Fred
Jansonius, either at Bismarck, this
afternoon or at Washburn tomorrow
when Judge Jansonihs is holding
court there, to plead guilty unless he
changes his present intention.
Whether the cards used by Sund
bakken actually were marked had not
been determined by officers, accord
ing to the states attorney.
States Attorney Gibson over tn.
telephone said that authorities rave
Chief Of Police Martineson Of Bi.-
niarck, called in on the case by M.
Lean county authorities who trans.
mitted their. request through Gov
ernor Nsstos, greatest Of credit Il.
solving the mystery. He said that
great credit also was due Treasurer
Ole Stefferud, former sheriff Of Nc.
Lean county who worked with Mar
tineson on the famous Wolff murder
case, Sheriff Maxwell of McLes,
county, Policeman Smith of Ruso.
Justice Of the Peace Eddie F.. Zab~'
at Ruso and John F. Sullivan of Man
dan. who went to Washburn SATURDAY.
afternoon as q representative Of t..
Attorney-General's office to aid f.
the questioning which brought forth
lessons final confession.
A. Risen, Of the Rembrandt stu
dios, Bismarck, aided officers. .takine
pictures and finger prints.
Staying Deliberate
The slayinsp according to lesson
confession, WAS deliberate and hi,
story one Of the most cold.bloodc
ever told in this section OF the state.
He killed Sundbakken because. he
alleged, the latter used marked cards
when they played poker. When Jes-
son finally broke down and decided
to tell authorities his whole story
he related it. as one man expressed
it, lin the same tone Of voice he
would tell shout someone In an auto.
mobile having q little tire trouble
along the road"
Only when Mr.. Sullivan told. Je.-
son Of the possible life imprisonment
penalty did he change his demeanor.
He told the authorities that he didr'.
think he ought to get such hsavv
sentence for killing man who play.
ed with marked cards.
lesson, whose age was first report
ed as % but who said he was 2c
had been Working on the farm 81
John Nelson four miles north ~
Ruso. He Is single. but his pa.rnt;
and large family live on q farm i,
that section
Tried to Shift Blame
lesson. when first arrested, denied
all knowledge Of, the crime and then
tried to involve Frank Thomas. =
young man who worked on the farn,
Of Mrs. collayd north Of Minot. H..
made an elaborate confession des
cribing Thomas actions and then
when Chief 81 Police MartinosNon rof
Thomas. brought him to Washbnri
and sought "a. est lesson to, tell tie
story again in ThonAas' presssee .tAa
nerve of Jesson broke, and hs aid
he alons was responsibls1 fox IN.
murder. He also invited aufAoritses
to prove HE story by m e1amtnat ation
OF the scene of tho rhurGsr. II swyts:; W.
( Jsssons was yitited hy Chisf 6f Fo-
(cpntiausA' . raUs D Ss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
PRICES UP

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 2O.-With
gasoline selling at 10 cents at all in
dependent stations at Sioux Falls and
a corresponding rise made by all
other Independent dea)ars in the
state a new aspect was given the sit
uation today. Independent dealers
boosted the price from 1914 to l9,2
cents gallon Sunday and said they
would maintain this rate no matter
what action is taken by the Standard
Oil Company.
No customers were lost by the ac-
tion yesterday, it was said. some con-
sumers saying they believed 1912
cents gallon fair price.
Meantime the Standard Oil Com
pany maintained its rate at l5ls
cents. Deslers in other cities report
prices range from 15hc for the
Standard Oil to 20 cents for the
Independents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
POSTMASTER IMPROVING.

Elgin,' N. D.. Aug. 2O.-Postmaster
Paul Bell has been on the sick list
for some time. suffering from trou
bles Of the back. However, he has
managed to be up and around.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
MELLON STAYS
IN CABINET

Washington, Aug. 20.-S1cretary Of
the Treasury A. W.. Mellon,
let it be known after a con-
ference With President Coolidge that
he would remain in the cabinet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
IN
l 'KILLDEER POPULAR

= - - 800 AlII4ODNW TOE OAA<AA
Killdeer, N. D., Aug. 20.-Thus far
this. season 1886 people have regis
tered at the Killdeer Mountains. This
includes tourists from every sec
tion Of the country and local people
from different jArts Of this immedi-
ate section and the Slope region. is
Every years brings odded popular
ity to the Mlldsef Mountains d .
quiet, .beautifnl camping site adae7
cent to the wonderland of badlands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
MINERS AND
0PERAT0RSIN
NEW SESSION
Resume Efforts to Reach
Agreement Over Disputed
Points in Coal Farley

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 90
Officials of the miners union
and representatives Of the anth-
racite operators went into joint
conference :, today to discuss a
new wage contract which might
go into effect SeR1t3smber SRq13 12. The
operators were understood to
have renewed their suggestion
that preliminary understanding
be reached by which the miners
would, remain, at, york on, Sept.
l even though ths teFhs ,Sf the
new CONTRACT might not b" 'set-
tied by that date. The miners
representatives were said unwill-
ing to concede this point.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20
WAVES EXAMINATION

. Washburn, N. D.. Aug. 20 William Jessor, charged
with murder the first degree Staying Paul Sundbakke
waived preliminary examination before justice of the peace
shortly before and will be taken before Judge
at Bismarck late today to be sentenced His father and
mother and two brothers present in court He said
he did not want lawyer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-20

Unsettled tOnigh
showers probable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
THREE PERSONS HURT WHEN AUTO RUNS WILD
Victims Knocked Through Plate
 Glass On Third Avenue

Three persons, were injured. one seriously. when they were knocked through plate glass window of Odom. Bowers and White Clothing company. 1917 Third avenue, at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon by an automobile driven by A. V. Beckner of Leeds. Patrolman J. F.. Phillips was knocked down by the auto. He placed the driver under arrest for reckless driving. Phillips received a graZed skin.
 Miss Helen Hocutt. 1517 Allen street. who was purshed through the window, was taken to Birmingham General hospital by Johns where she was said to he Suffering from severe shock, bruises and decorations to the limbs, face and hands. Sam Stamps of Dolomite and his son, Howard Stamps, were taken to the Hillman hospital by Ridout --here they re- ceiyed treatment for bruises and la cerations of the limbs. They were allowed to leave after treatment
 Officer Phillips. said that when Bcckner went to start off he appa- rently became confused about his gears and sent the car forward in stead of backing on to the street. His case is set in recorders court for Friday.