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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
MARTIALLAW
THREAT MADE
IN OKLAHOMA
fLatest Case of Abduction and
Flogging Arouses the
Governor

Tulsa, Okla, Aug 1l.-Tulsa iaced
a possible threat of martial law to-
day as the result of kidnapping and
abduction here last night.
Whether state action would follow
the latest case of mob activity was
expected to depend upon the repre-
sentations made to Governor J. c.
Walton by local authorities.
Informed of the abduction last
night shortly after it took place the
governor Immediately called Chief
Police Moran and advised him that
he was informed that the police were
involved in the affair. Chief Moran
said the executive had declared he
was seriously considering placing the
county under martial law but denied
the police had taken part in the kid
mapping.
Okmulgee was put under martial
law several months ago with the an
nounced intention Of stamping out
lawlessness Of mobs. Governor Wal
ton had repeatedly declared that he
was ready to place every county in
/ the state under military rule If nec-
Eessary to compel proper respect Tor
the processes Of tho law.
Last nights victim was Mason
Hartman. He was seized within q
block. of the police station and car
ried into the country in an automo-
bile, where he was lashed with .
black snake whip. He was brought
to a local hospital where his condi-
tion was said to be serious)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
CLASSMATES.
TAKE PART IN
FUNERALRITES
Death of Kenneth Miller Due
To Tripping Over Fish
Box

High school classmates Of Kenneth
Miller, son Of Judge and Mrs. Miller,
whose death was due to an accident
while at the Miller summer home Mt
Detroit Lake, will take part in the
funeral services for the deceased to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
family residence.
The accident happened, according
to information from members of the
family, when Kenneth was running
along the dock at Detroit, caught his
toe in the ring on the lid of box
containing livenfish, and was thrown
head foremost into a: shallow bit of
water in the lake. The force of the
catapult resulted in the fracturing
of the neck and spine.
DufjJkt the service which. is open to
the5 jaHk, tomorrow Mrs. W. J. Tar
CART and Henry Halverson will sing
Rev. w! F. Jones of the Presbyterian
church will officiate.
Acting as pallbearers will be YIN
Lenhart, Buren Holta, Harry Thomp'
SON, Jr., Ray Taylor, Logan Ward
and Carl Blunt. Classmates from the
high school will also act as honorary
pallbearers.
Milo Miller, a brother of the de.
ceased, arrived today from Chicago
Ill.,, and Miss Dorothy Blunt who haC
been visiting at the Miller cottage O
short time ago came from Minneapo'
lis to attend the funeral.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
ED KING OUT
ON $4,000 BOND

Minot, N. D., Aug. led. King
Of Donnybrook, is at liberty under
bonds of $4,000 and facing a charge
of assault with deadly weapon with
intent to kill in district court in
Renville county, while Sheriff James
McKechnie of Mohall was recently in
northern Ward county searching for
two other men charged with the same
crime, as the outgrowth of the as
sault and alleged robbery of A. 0.
Hayden, aged Is, Of Carpio, last Fri
day.
Hayden is in Trinity hospital here
recovering from the effects of the
severe beating administered by the
men whom he claims came to his
home last Friday night about 10
o'clock, beat him into unconscious
ness and then left, apparently with
the eidea, authorities say, that Hayden
was dead. Although the attending
physician recently granted permission
to . newspaper representative to see
the aged man for brief interview
this privilege was declined by hos
pital attaches. ).
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
OLSON CASE
Is POSTPONED
Indiana Authorities Withdraw
Request For ExtraditiOn

Request of the authorities of the
state Of Indiana for the return to
Indiana Of Jourgen Olson, Minot
banker. to face charges growing out
Of the failure of the Farmers Bank
of Newburgh, Indiana, was again
withdrawn from consideration Of
Governor Nestos today by F. H. Lind
sey, special representative of Indiana
authorities.
The petition will be renewed, and
q hearing held on September z.
One Of several defects alleged by
e. r. Sinkler, attorney for Olson, had
been corrected since the first hearing
on August but other objections
were not met, and the petition with
drawn for the purpose of correcting
the papers in Indiana.
Mr.. Lindsey, at the hearing, said
that Prosecutor Youngblood Of War
rick county, Indiana, was ready 10
come to North Dakota last September
to seek Olson's return, but that Gov
error McCray Of Indiana called him
in and asked him to postpone action,
pending an effort to get financial
settlement. with Olsor. Mr.. Lindsey
stated that all delay in the hearing,
first requested several months ago
was at the instance Of the Indiana
authorities.
E. R. Sinkler, Olson's attorney, rel
terated his Assertion .ha: the state Of
Indiana was endeavor1ng to use the
criminal laws to collect civil debt
from Olson.
Governor Nestos, while not being
called upon to decide the question
said that, in view Of the repeated eff.
forts to get settlement and the
kpostponement Of criminal action al
various times. indicated that more
concern was felt In snd'ana over col
Letting the debt than the prosecu
tion, 4. . .,a. 10
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
MARION SILENT

Marion. O., Aug. 11.-(By the As
sociated Press)-Her hour OF sor-
row over Marion today returned to
her accustomed ways.
Gone were the silent crowds that
streamed in town yesterday to pay
their last respects to the late War
rem G. Harding, the gentle, unassum-
ing newspaper editor who became
President of the United States.
The only physical reminders Of
yesterdays historical scenes were
the mourning -draped streets and the
military patrol in front Of the mod
est vault where the. body was placed
yesterday.
In the uncertain future maso-
leum is to be erected to house
the dust Of the fourth Ohio president
to die in office and when completed,
possibly on an Indian mound near the
cemetery where his mother is buried,
the American people will have anoth-
er shrine.
For Marion the brief period of her
fame as the home of the President
was ended and another small town,
Northampton. Massachusetts,, the
home of Calvin Coolidge took the
place of Marion in the public eye.
Friends and neiyAbors Of Mr.
Harding today congregated to tslk
over the life of Mr.. Harding and the
funeral yesterday.
Each incident was gone over in
detail. Many were the stories relat-
ed.
One old friend Of the Harding fam
lily gave a vivid description of the
intimate and dramatic scene in the
living room at DR.. Harding's home
yesterday afternoon ~when President
Coolidge, Chief Justice Taft and 9TH
er high government officials met fol
a few brief moments before the
funeral procession started for the
cemetery.
No newspaper writer's were present
to record the scene.
"It was one p. M" he told the As.
sociated Press, "the long line of peo.
pie which early in the morning had
been filing through to look on the
dead presidents face was stopped by
the arms of soldier on guard at the
door. Thousands in the lines were
disappointed after many hours Of
waiting.
"A hush had settled over the
room that had heard for two days
the tramping feet of thousands.
President and Mrs. Coolidge enter
ed followed by Chief Justice Taft
General Pershing, members Of th'
cabinet, Speaker Gillette, Governor
Donehey and army and navy official,
of high rank in their uniforms. Bis
hop William s. Anderson of tht
Methodist church and the Rev. DR.
Jesse Swank and the Rev. Georg.
Henshaw of Marion were present.
'"The gathering formed in q semi
circle in the quiet room and 'plainl,
showed their grief"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
CYCLONE HITS
DAWSON AREA;
HEAVY DAMAGE
Catholic Church in Dawson Is
Completely Wrecked, Ac-
cording to Information
POLES BLOWN DOW n
Wire Communication Is Badly
Interrupted East of Daw-
son to Medina

Winds of cyclonic proportions
caused considerable damage late yes
terday between Dawson and Medina,
Kidder county, according to informa-
tion received in Bismarck today.
The Catholic church at Dawson. a
frame structure. was completely
wrecked. Several smaller buildings
were twisted and many window lights
were blown out. Much of the glass
in the Dawson hotel operated by Mrs.
Mary X. Eastburn was blown out.
A lire of poles on one side of the
main street in Dawson was blown
into line of the other side, both be-
ing wrecked. One line was owned
by the North Dakota Independent
Telephone company.
Best information is that the storm
extended as far east as Medina, al
though local telephone communica-
tion was cut off east of Dawson.
Lines had been pushed through to
Fargo.
There was no damages at Steele, it
is believed, and no damage was re-
ported from Tuttle.
A tourist reaching Bismarck to-
day said that he was caught in
the storm between 3 and 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the edge of
Dawson. He had never seen a
harder wind, he said. The top Of
his car was. blown off and he never
found it. The rods holding the TOP
on the car were snapped off like
matches, he said. He saw the tor
strike the ground about 200 yards
away. He started after it, but il
was rolling over and over so fast
he gave up the hunt.
Straw stacks were blown down.
he said, and a few small buildings
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
JOHN HUS0M
ISSTRUCK BY
CLAM SHOVEL
Head Badly Crushed and
Death Is Instantaneous, at
Filtration Plant
FAILED TO SEE 1T
Shovel Being Used to Take
Gravel From Car at The
City Plant
FAILED TO SEE 1T

John Husom of Minneapolis, Mimi,
was instantly killed this morning at
7:45 o'clock when the clam shell sho-
vel being used in hosting gravel
from the cars for use in the filtration
plant construction struck him. ac-
cordng to employees who witnessed
the accident. He was about so or
GO years of age.
Husom, a carpenter, came here
Tuesday to take job with the
Woodrich Construction company in
their construction of the filtration
plant for the city. He was running
the power saw this morning and ap-
parently did not see the clam shovel
as it was descending, nor did the en-
gineer who was operating the shovel
notice the carpenter. until the VIC
tim was struck by it, crushing the
head badly. Death appeared to come
almost instantaneously, according to
those who saw the accident. The man
made no movement, it was said, after
being struck.
L.
Sons of Norway, it was said. and had
been stopping at rooms on Fifth
street, between Main and Broadway.
He was widower and had two sons
in Minneapolis.
Anton Nelson, ]. L. Whitney and
VIM. Mcdonald acted as jurors at the
inquest, which was conducted by Cor
oner E. J.. Gobel and Atty. Joseph
s~Coghlane Witnesses called included
Leonard Farrell, Minneapolis, Minn.;
Warner Sempel. city; Faian dfrard'
engineer for the construction COM
pany, and Alfred Hegg Of Mime
apolis, partner of the deceased. The
witnesses were those who had wit
messed the accident or had seen it
Just after it happened.
Mr.. Hegg stated that the deceased
,eft two sons, Carl, age about 26, and
one younger son. Funeral arrange
ments had not been concluded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
BANK ROBBERS
FAIL AT UPHAM

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 1l.-Bank rob-
bers dynamited the tireproof safe of
the Farmers Equity State bank at
Upham, N. D., near Towner, Thurs
day, but failed to get into the money
chest, according to a telegram to W..
C. Macfadden, secretary Of the North
Dakota Bankers association.
The "yeggs" cut all the telephone
wires TO the bank and used saws to
cut their way into the bank. There
was no vault in the bank. The safe
had round corners and there was a
round money chest. which the rob-
bers could not force.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
BIGGEST CORN
CROP SEEN IN
n. THIS YEAR
u. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics Predicts q
Record-breaking Crop
FLAX UP; WHEAT DOWN
Flax Acreage Will Nearly
Double Last Year While
Wheat Is About Half =
FLAX UP; WHEAT DOWN

The greatest corn crop in the his
tory of North Dakota is in prospect.
Report Of the U. s. Bureau of Esti-
mates for North Dakota places the
probable yield Of the corn crop at
2O.98l, 900 bushels compared with 49,
$4,000 bushels for last year.
Tame hay also is placed at high
er figure than last year in the esti-
mates. indicating an unusually large
forage crop for the state this year.
Corn Report.
The corn and hay report follows:
The August l condition of corn
averaged for the state 81 per cent OF
a normal and is the highest August
/, condition for this crop in our %
year record going back to 1900. The
present condition compares with 81
per cent for July l, 81, per cent .
year ago and 70 per cent the 10-year
average for August l. 1t forecasts
on the basis of an interpreted yield
Of 291 bushels per acre crop OF
2O,98l 900 bushels compared with 49,
$4,000 bushels last year and the
1921 average of 11,958,O0O. The
final out-turn of this crop may be
above or below the. present forecast
according as to how conditions be.
tween now and harvest vary above
or below average. Our records show
that in the past % years final yields
have been below August forecasts II
times and above 6 times.
Tame hay on August l had condi-
tion Of ga per- cent Of normal COM
pared with s2 month ago and wild
hay a condition Of 80 compared with
80 on July last. On the basis OF
our earlier estimate of 1858 900 acres
of tame hay and 2,469 900 acres of wild
hay, these condition figures indicate
an acre yield of 1877 tons and q total
production Of 1,449,000 tons for tame
hay and for wild hay an acre yield
Of O.96 tons and total production of
2,370,0OO. Total hay prospect there.
fore is for $4,000 tons against L..
247,OOO tons in 1922 and 3.605.00(
tons in 1921.
Flax Yield Up.
The rye yield of the state is placed
at 9,493,000 bushels, less than halt
last year. The condition of oats was
placed at 68 per cent normal, as com.
pared with a 1O-year average of "a
per cent. A production of 56,257 ,O0C
bushels as compared to 76,804,0O(
bushels a year ago. The indicated
production Of barley, based on an in.
terpreted yield Of 17.8 bushels ar
acre Is 2S,800,000 and compares with
26, ,704 900 bushels a year ago.
With regard to fax, the report in.
dicates a yield almost double that
Of last year. The report says:
Flaxseed with an August I condi
tion Of 78 per cent Of normal was
two points above the average for this
date, although below the favorable
crop Of 1922 which year ago aver.
aged SO per cent. The present con
dition interprets yield Of 7.5 bush
els per acre and forecasts a tota
production Of 9.03S. 900 bushels, com
pared with $4,000 bushels in 1926
and the 1917-21 average Of 3,944,O0O
The present crop il on greatly ex
panded acreage.
The 1923 production Of sprinf
wheat IL put at 66.024.000 bushels a.
compared to 123,234, 900 q year ago.
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DEATH CLAIMS
VESPERMAN
After an Illness of Several
Years Due to Diabetes

Albert August Vesperman. age SO.
resident Of Bismarck since 1905. died
at the family residence yesterday aft
ernoon at 4:30 o'clock after an illness
of several years due to diabetes. Mr..
Vesperman came to Bismarck from
De Forest, Wisconsin and was n
farmer by occupation.
He is survived by his wife and
four children, Mrs. George C. Brink
man Of Chicago, ILL.,, Walter c. Yes
pcrman, Bernice E. and Bruce w.
Vesperman of Bismarck; three bro
Tiers, E. H. L., o. A., and E. E. Yes
perman, and one sister, Mrs. C. A.
Brummond of Washburn. He was a
member of the Modern Woodmen
fraternal order.
A funeral service for relatives and
friends will dbe heldl4at the family
residence. 27s Avenue D Monday aft.
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock. Rev. C. F.
Strutz will have charge Of, the SER
vices.
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HOLD MEMORIAL
AT LA INQUIRE

LaMoure, Aug. 11.-Memorial SER
vices in honor of our dead president,
Warren Gamelial Harding. will be
held at Memorial Park, Grand Rapids
Sunday afternoon. Judge C. w. Davis
Of LaMoure will preside, and address
es will be given by DR.. w. Bryn-
Jones of Madison, Wis.,, Senator W.
D. Lynch of LaMoure, Mayor C. H
Shells Of Edgeley and Hon. Wesley
c. Mcdowell of Marion. Appropriate
music will be rendered. The service
is designed to be countrywide. and it
is hoped that every section Of the
county will be we'll represented.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
WOLF KILLING
RECORD GROWS
Adam Leismester Collects
More Than $4,000 This
Year

Adam Leismester, North Dakota's
champion wolf hunter, continues to
rid the state Of wolves at fast rate
and to enrich himself at the same
time.
Leisme ster has killed 942 coytes
this season, of which he classes 800
as young ones and 1873 as old ones.
He has received in state bounty
alone $2,041.O0 for his hunting this
season, and still has number Of
pelts at home he has not presented.
While Leismester operates q big
farm near Harvey he would give all
his time to wolf hunting if the
bounty were raised little more. he
says.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
FALL FROM HORSE FATAL

VAlsy City, N. D., Aug. 11.-An-
drew, 12 year old son Of Mrs. Robert
Kunze Of near Dazey, died in a hospi-
tai here % the result Of internal i'm
juries sustained when he fell from .
horse he was riding. An operation
was performed in an effort to save
his life.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
DAMAGE DONE
PUT AT $500

:. Damage done to the Bismarck Ma
chine Shop by fire Tuesday night was
estimated today by Paul Gasehk, pro-
prietor, at $500. The damage. he
said, far exceeded expectations when
he began cleaning up debris. The loss
was covered. by insurance. The fire
started, he says, from . short-eircuit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
WEATHER FORECASTS

For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Sunday. Cooler tonight
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Sunday. Cooler tonight.
General Weather Conditions
The pressure is low over the Red
River Valley Of the North and precip-
itation occurred over the Mississippi
Valley, in Illinois and at scattered
places in North Dakota. Fair wealth
er prevails over the West. Temper
atures' have risen from the ,Missis-
sippi Valley eastward, but cooler
weather prevails over the Northwest
Road Conditions
The roads throughout the State are
in good to excellent condition.
North Dakota a.
Corn and wheat
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11

Washington, Aug. l1.-.On the train
that bore her husbands body across
the continent from San Francisco and
then to Marion for burial, Mrs. Har-
ding returned to Washington today
to collect personal belongings at the
White House and to arrange for her
final departure from the capital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
BRITISH REPLY

Brussels, Aug. II by the A. P.)
Great Britain's reply to the Bel
gisn rejoiner to its proposed note
answering the German separations
communication of June has been
delivered to Baron Moucher, the
Belgian ambassador n London.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
TROOPS SEN 7
TO STRIKE DUTY.
INV the Associated Press)

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 1.-THE nrst
contingent Of troops called for strike
duty at Hillsboro left here At 7:4O
o'clock this morning on board five
special cars Of the Illinois traction
system. The detachment consisted
entirely Of Springfield men. There
were 14O men and officers under COM
mand Of Major Herbert Styles Of
Springfield. .-.....s-i. /. $500
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DRAFT EVADER
WILLS N AN

Eberbach, Baden, Germany, Aug.
VI nv the A. P:)-Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll, the American draft
evader, shot down and killed one
man and wounded another last
night when men concealed in his
hotel apartments seized him in a
kidnapping attempt.
Two men were waiting outside in
an automobile. One was said to be in
the uniform Of an American lieuten.
ant. Bergdoll's assailants were said
to be Frenchmen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON

Washington, Aug. l1.-President
Coolidge returned to Washington
early today from Marion where yes
terday he attended the funeral SER
vices of President Harding. He mo-
tored Directly from the special train
to the temporary executive offices
at the Willard hotel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
COMMUNISTS
ARE KILLED

Berlin, Aug. 11.-Four communists
were killed and 40 others injured in
Upper Silesia. while the police were
attempting this morning to clear the
square in which the communists
were demonstrating.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
CUN0OFFERS
RESIGNATION
AS PREMIER
President Ebert of Germany
Refuses to Accept Resig-
nation of Premier

London. Aug. 11.-Chancell0r
Cuno handed President Ebert his
resignation today says a Central
News dispatch from Berlin but
the President refused to accept 1t.
Berlin, Aug. lin spite of
the immense crowds parading In
Inter Linden and the adjacent
streets carly today Berlin was
quiet up to 2 o'clock this after
noon. President Ebert and the
cabinet attended the constitution
day ceremonials at the Reichstag
which were given strong police
and troop protection.
Armed patrols Also were a..
signed to the Wilhelmstrasse
and the government buildings.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
STANDARDCUTS
ITS PRICE TO
MEET STATE
Reduces Gasoline to is Cents
Though Saying II Is Below
Cost to Produce
ORDERED BY BOARD
Directors of Standard In
Statement Say Competi-
tors Can't Sell Cheaper

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE reduction
in the price Of gasoline in South Da-
kota to l6 cents gallon was an
nounced here today by the Standard
Oil Company Of Indiana.
The action was taken by the board
of directors, according to state
ment issued by them. as result Of
an order of Governor w. H. McMns-
ter Of South Dakota on August z
in which he ordered the state high
way commission at Mitchell to sell
gasoline at l6 cents a gallon.
/ "The Governor of South Dakota on
August z ordered the highway COM
mission at Mitchell, S. D.. to sell
gasoline at 16 cents gallon" says
the statement.
I'm accordance with his order gas
oline has been sold and now is selling
ut price of 16 cents a gallon.
The governor has also said that
he proposes to establish selling sta
tions in different parts of the state
in which gasoline will be sold at a
price equivalent to this price so
maintained in the city Of Mitchell.
The Standard Oil Company Of In
diana asserts that the price is be-
low the cost Of manufacture and dis
tribution and the price maintained
by It and most of its Competitors. in
the State Of South Dakota are equi-
table and. just, based on the present
price Of crude Oil and the cost Of
the manufacture and distribution Of
its product.
/. The. STANDARD Oil Company of In.
diana always has stood on the prin-
ciple that the customer who purchas-
ed its goods should never have been
compelled to pay q higher price than
that fixed and maintained, by any
competitor, quality and service be-
ing duly considered.
Acting on this principle the Stan
dard Oil Company. Of Indiana has to-
day. fixed a price for. gasoline Diff
ference in the cost of transportation
being recognised at all points in the
state Of South Dakota the samc IS
maintained by the state highway COM
mission.
I'm taking this action we are fully
aware Of the fact that this price is
far below cost and it should not be
maintained by the state"
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e, clear; PC, partly CLOUDY; Oh
cloudy.
The above record II for the g,
hours ending at Z :. m. today. local
time. -
Orris w. Roberts, Msteorologiat.