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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
KU KLUX KHAN
HEADFAILST TO
FACE CHARGE
Nationwide Search for f. Y.
Clark Under Mann Act
Indictment

Houston, Tex. Mar. 16-A nation
wide search for Edwin Young Clark
the former acting imperial wizard
of the Ku Klux Klan, to bring him
to book on a Mann act white slave
charge, was in prospect here today
following his failure to appear in
federal court yesterday.
Clark, under heavy bond, disap-
pearcd from his home city in At
lanta, Ga, early in the month and
his whereabouts are unknown, even
to his attorneys, the attorneys told
Federal Judge Hutcheson Jr., in ask
ing a continuance.
Clark's strenuous activities in the
Klan work and consequent near
breakdown in health were given as
the reason for his failure to appear
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
CLEMENCEAU'c
DIVORCED WIFE
DIES IN PARIS
Was. Born at Durand' Wis.,
and Reported to be of
Great Beauty

Milwaukee, Mar 16-The death in
Paris of Madame Mary Plummer
Clemenceau, estranged wife of the
"riger of France" and wartime
premier, is announced today by the
Milwaukee Journal.
Newspaper sketches covering the
life of Georges Clemenceau make
mention that "The Tiger" was di-
vorced % years ago.
Madame Clemenceau was native
o. Durand, Wisconsin. She was 73
years old and had been an invalid in
Paris for the last ten years. Al
though separated from "The Tiger"
in letters to Wisconsin relatives,
she denied as late as 1910 that they
were divorced.
When Georges Clemenceau was
an exile from France and was teach
ing French in the seminary at Stam-
ford, Conn, he fell in love with one
of his pupils, who was q beauty. Her
name was Mary E. Plummer and she
was the belle Of the village of Dur
and, Wisconsin. They were married
in New York at the time France and
Germany were girding for the war
of 1870. Clemenceau yielded to the
entreaties of his friends and re-
turned to his native country, begin
ming his remarkable career. Three
children were born to the couple.
The Wisconsin woman was happy
and interested in his future, but
there came mysterious day when
her dream of lifelong happiness
was shattered. Something developed
it has never become known what
estranged them-and they sought
separate pathways ever since.
Twenty-eight years ago it was re-
ported that Madame Clemenceau had
died. The report was printed in the
United States but her friends said
no announcement Of her death was
ever made in France or this coun-
try.
E. D. Patterson, a Durand, Wis
consin lawyer, said last fall that it
was the firm belief Of many persons
in that place that "The Tiger" still.
loved Mary Plummer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
UTILITY RATES
GOING DOWN ON
BOARD ORDERS
Decrease in Electric Rates
and New Investigation
Are Reported
ESTABLISHMENTS MADE
Action Of Legislature in Cut.
ting Boards Appropriation
Held Hardship

Reduction in some utility rates III
the state and Investigations rs to
reasonableness Of rates in other
towns are reported by the state rail-
road commission in its weekly bulle-
tin.
were approved rs to the Western
Electric company Of jamestown, pro-
viding for reduction in the gen
cral lighting rate from Is to 1872
cents in the first step and also {,
reduction in steam heat rates in the
first step of $l.05 to 90 cents per
900 pounds of condensation.
An increase in rates petitioned for
by the Hunter Light and Power com
pany Of Hunter was refused.
Reduced rates proposed voluntar-
lily by the Minor Rural Telephone
company of Minor were approved as
of October I, 1929.
Temporary rates covering the cleo
tric plant at Killdeer having expired
the same rates were continued for
another year.
conduct hearing at Grand Forks,
being an investigation into all the
rates and practices of the Red River
Power company of that city "in or
der to establish reasonable rates for
electric, steam heat and gas service" ="
An order has been issued to the New
Salem Electric Light and Power
company to show why it's rates should
not be reduced, the order being re-
turnable March &c, and an investiga-
tion also has been ordered into the
rates of the Sheyenne Valley Light
and Power company. The Union
Light, Heat and Power company of
Fargo has withdrawn it's applicat ion
for revaluation and the case is closed,
the company accepting the commits
sion valuation.
Citizens Of Selfridge have petition
ed for new passenger and freight
depot to be built by the Chicago, Mi. d.
waukee and st. Paul.
Commission handicapped.
Regarding the action of the legis-
lature the bulletin says:
"The outstanding features of the
last Legislative assembly, as it af-
fected the operations of this board,
are: That the control and regula-
tion of motor busses, carrying pas.
sengcrs between cities and towns, was
placed under our jurisdiction. The
necessary blanks for use by the car
riers are being prepared and rules
and regulations will be adopted at
an early date. The request for spc-
cial commerce counsel was denied.
as was also the request for additional
engineers and z telephone supervisor
We will, therefore, be unable to
render the efficient service which we
believe a public service commission
should render. A vast amount of
work is before the commission and
we shall endeavor to reach COM
plants as promptly as possible"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
WHO SAID WEST
READ THIS CATTLE.RUSTLIN' YARN
Wasn't Wild?
By Special CORRESPONDENT.

Salinas, Calf, March l6.-Well,
pard, the old wild west amt gone
yet!
They can give EN- airplanes and
movie and radio. but that don't
mean the boys has forgot how ,o
rustl n little cattle now an then.
Maybe they aint quite as slick as
they use ia be. They's little ouea
practice. If they warn't, the Rad
cliffe boys and AL Stone wouldn't of
got corralled like they did.
You've heard about it, amt you !
Well, the Radcliffe boys and Al
Stone is the toughest ridin', hardest
ridin' bucaroos on any mans range
Wasn't it Al Stone stuck on that
wild cayuse. Frying Pan, wher
everyone else was takin' dust:
And haven these here buckarool
taken half the rodeo medals in the
west? Pm tellin' you!
And then they ups and arrests
'en,, for quiet little cattle rustlin !
Alkali Ik~'s Fault.
An all because of that loud.
mouthed Alkali Ike, ornery
"chuck-line rider" Mebbe you don,
savvy "chuck line rider" Wal, q
chuck-liner has the same social
standin' as a sheep-herder. lie
rides from ranch to ranch feeding on
the bounty of the natives.
Wal, ANkali Ike gets a-hold OF
some bootleg. An he goes round
blabbin' how ne was invited in or
Il little brandin' party over tc
Stones ranch.
The sheriff gets hold of Ike and
Ike spills the beans. He says the
boys got some cattle from the
Miller and Lux ranch and got a lit
tie careless with the branding irons.
Ike said they doctored up the
double box" brand and turned IT
into double box arrow
Wal, the sheriff grabbed the Rad
cliffe boys, Nick and Bill.
Nick had sat in little poker ses-
sion when the aces was runnin
against him and got hard up.
Anyhow the Radcliffe bows
coughed up, and, they say, mixed Al
in it. The sheriff said the boys
spilled everything-even that they
done it on Al Stones ranch.
Let Al Go.
So the first jury let AL go, even
with lke's story and the Radcliffe
boys. They almost gave him a
medal, too. They've all seen him
ride and feel sorry for the poor dis
trict attorney what's got to do his
duty and prosecute.
Tlcey got some more charges inein'
him and the Radcliffe boys still
have gotta, 60 through with it.
They've come clean and, probably Ii
get off easy. =
The birds | feel sorry for most is
Alkali Ike. They had to put him in
Jail TO- keep him sober nuf to go on
the stand. But wait til that ornery
chuck-liner goes out again to get
handouts. Say, he'll be livin' on
lizards wings and angleworms the
rest o. his life.
That's all the's to the story, pard,
but don't let 'em tell you the west is
gone.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
REFERENDUM
FORMS READY
Submitted by r. w. Frazier
For Approval

Printed forms of petitions for i:
referendum on the two main elec.
tion bills of the recent legislature
senate bill No. 233, the none.
political state ballot measure and
house bill No. 285, the federal of.
fees primary measure-have been
submitted to the Secretary of
State by r. w. Frazier of Crosby
chairman of the Republican State
Committee as recognized by the
Nonpartisans
The petitions state the provi-
sions f the law, asked that they
be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie "and that in the meantime the
operation of said laws be suspend
ed until the general election to be
held in November, 1924"
Because the explanation of the
provisions of the measures indi.
Gated the digest was based on the
bills as printed and not as passed
revisions will be required before
the form is approved by the Secre-
tary of State.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
STATE TREASURER HOLDS FABULOUS
WEALTH FOR GERMANS UNAWARE OF IT

Somewhere in Germany there
are five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mil
lionaires-who are unaware of
their vast wealth.
Their fortunes repose in the
North Dakota state treasury, and
shall remain there until the heirs
of the estate of Fred Pietzsch arc
found, or if not found, 60 into the
state school funds.
The, heirs would not millionaires
in America, but would be fabulous
ly wealthy in Germany. The es
tate amounts to $1,522.O8. 1t
divided among five heirs, equally
except in one case. With German
marks quoted at little better
than 10000 to one American co,
lar the state would purchase about
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
OF
SAB0TAGEIN
RUHR ZONE
French Patrols Fired Upon
But None Is Injured
in Fighting
MORE TROOPS CALLED
Germany Demands Complete
Withdrawal Before Treat
ing With France

| DuesseldOrf, Mar. l6--One French
, soldier was killed and three soldiers
and three French railroad men were
! injured when ii French troop train
, was wrecked near Trevis, in the
Rhineland today as the result of
| sabotage.
! This was one of several serious
cases of sabotage reported by the
French from various parts of the
occupied territory. The train was
diverted from the main line by a
switch thrown and crushed into
freight train.
Another case of violence was the
blowing up by dynamite of the rail
road bridge over the Kalkum river,
between Duisburg and Duesseldorf.
This was the first incident in which
dynamite has been successfully en-
ployed for this purpose.
The French patrol guarding the
bridge was fired on by the perpetra-
tors but none of its members were
injured.
Near Coblenz three miles Of tele-
phone and telegraph cable which
included Ia important military wires
were cut out and destroyed. The
French said it would take six
months to repair this damage.
bomb was thrown at the rail-
way station at Wledau but only
slight damage was done.
Additional feinforcements to
guard the civil engineer commission
are beginning to arrive. 1t was an
nounced today that $1,000 French
and 5000 Belgian troops were com.
ing, although Brussels reports say
the Belgian troops are merely re.
placements. This will make q total
of 'seven divisions in the Ruhr, De-
sides auxiliary forces
Berlin, Mar. l6 -Gcimany's ofIici-
al response to the recent announce.
ment that France and Belgium will
evacuate the occupied region rs fast
as Berlin makes tangible guarantees
asserts that only a complete with
drawal of the allies will make pos
slble any negotiations.
This opinion so far as has been
expressed only in the press and in
the Reichstag circles but il is known
that editors and politicians alike
have been Informed by the govern
ment that any negotiations on the
reparatiOns question are conditional
upon the return of the Ruhr to Ger
man control.
Political writer's familiar with the
attitude of Wilhelmstrasse say
that they have heard nothing of the
reported German overtures to Lon
don. Any estimation of peace sue-
gestlons that appear in the Berlin
press come from outside sources.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
HARDING and
PERSHINC ACCEPT
VET INVITATION

Minneapolis, March 16.-Presi-
dent Harding and General Perish
ing have tentatively accepted invi-
tations to attend the national con-
vention of Disabled American We
terans of the World War in Mimi
eapolis June 26, it was announced
at the meeting of the convention
committee this afternoon. Other
prominent officials of the United
States and countries allied with
this nation during the war are ex-
pected to attend.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16

30,440,000 marks, or more than six
million for each heir.
The money was placed in =
treasury Dec. %, 1916, by Harry
c. Sexton Of New Rockford, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Fred
Pietzsch, deceased, according to
information at the treasurer's Of
fee. The heirs are supposed tc
be Mary, Augusta and Carl P'.
zsch, children of Frederick Piet-
zsch, and Herman and Carl Piet-
zsch, sons Of Adolph Pietzsch, and
are said to live in Germany.
Information concerning the es-
tate was asked in letter receiv-
ed by the state treasurer todav
from an unnamed party who will
endeayor to locate. the German
millionaries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
BLIZZARD MOVES
TOWARD ONTARIO

Chicago.Mar 16.-The center Ct
the blizzard which for the past three
days has enveloped the middle west
from Texas to the Canadian border
today was sweeping over Ontario, the
weather bureau announced. Colder
weather followed in its wake but rjs-
ing temperatures were predicted for
Saturday and Sunday unless the lat
est storm sweeping down from Alaska
through Alberta should cross into
the United States.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
Valentino Is
Married Again

Chicago, Mar. l5.-Rodolph VAL
entino, moving picture star, and Win
fred Hpdnut, whom he married in
Mexico last year, were remarked by
a justice of peace at Crown Point.
Indiana, to comply with the Califor-
mia law regarding the remarriage Of
divorced persons. Valentino was
divorced from his first wife.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
EXPECT 400
MILLION UPON
INCOME TAX

Washington, Mar. l6.-The first
installment of income and profits
taxes, covering the calendar year
1922, due yesterday, was estimated
by high treasury officials at about
$40O, 100000.
That figure, officials explained.
is subject to great uncertainty
since collections today will be bas-
ed for the most part on business
of 1922 and will show the full ef-
feet OF changes made by the rev.
enue act of 1921.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
EIGHT KILLED.

Memphis, Tenn, Mar. 16.-Eight
persons were killed and 50 or more
injured in storm which wrecked the
village of Savage; in. Tate county,
Mississippi, late yesterday and swept
through sections Of. Pamela and Quit
man counties, according to word re-
ceived today from the, storm-swept
urea. .h' gf;s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
MISSISSIPPI
LOWER VALLEY
HIT BY STORM
Centers Over New Mexico and
Sweeps East Carrying
Death and Destruction
GALES ARE VIOLENT
In Some Places Wind
Velocity So Miles an
Hour

Chicago, Mar l6.-TwO storms from
the west, one from the Rocky Noun
tain regions and the other from tn,
southern Rocky Mountain region
which brought relief to the upper
Mississippi valley brought destruc
tion to the lower Mississippi valley
today.
The storm that centered over New
Mexico Thursday on it's eastward
sweep was marked by death and de.
struction as it crossed Northern Mis-
sissippi last night. At Lamber, Miss.
four negroes were reported killed
Virtually the entire town of Savage
was sreported destroyed, where 25
persons were blown into the Cold
Water river. Some are still unac-
counted for today.
Some other towns in the vicinity
were without lines of communi ication
and damage in that region had not
been checked today. Relief parties
were making for the stricken area.
The story in the upper portion of
the valley left Nebraska, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa and Illinois partially COW
cred by snow. In some portions it
was reported at depth of more than
one foot. Eighteen inches of snow
fell in Omaha yesterday, demoraliz-
ing traffic and transportation.
Throughout the area telegraph
wires were dragged down and poles
snapped. In Lane county, Kansas,
the snow was reported two feet deep,
while Scott City, Kansas, reported
IL inches of snow.
Southeastern Missouri , had its
hardest rain in five years and rivers
in that section were at flood stage.
Gales of So miles an hour swept
across a portion of Texas and car
ried the most severe blizzard of the
year into the Panhandle. High winds
were felt at Fort Worth, Galveston,
Palestine and Corpus Christi. Texas.
California, whipped by high winds,
reported fair weather today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
GOOD ROADS MEN
FLOCK TO CITY

Members of the North Dakota
Good Roads association from various
parts of the state came to Bismarck
today for the annual meeting of the
association, which opens this after
noon in Legion hall.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
WIRES ALL DOWN.

Memphis, Mar. 16.-With wire
communication in the stricken area
entirely out of order little effect
was shown today of the windstorm
which swept through counties Of
northwestern Mississippi last night
outside of the death of four persons,
almost total destruction of the town
of Savage, injuries to many AMI
damage to many towns and proper
ty in half dozen farming settle
ments, reports Of which reached here
late last night before communica-
tion was lost.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
BRITAIN MAKES
FIRST PAYMENT
ON WAR DEBT

Washington, March 16.-The
first payment by the British gov
ernment under the recently nego-
tiated debt refunding agreement
will be made today at the New
York federal reserve bank.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
MAY GET NEW JURY.

New Orleans, Mar. l6.-The state
may move to obtain a new grand
jury in Morehouse parish an d
through it make second attemp.
to obtain indictments on murder
charges of those it believes respon-
sible for the death of Watt Daniel
and Il. +. Richard on August "a, ac-
cording to T. Semes Walmsley, as
sistant attorney general, here today.
He indicated that at the same
tine the attorney generals office
probably would file information
against more than two.score indi-
viduals who, he said, had been link
ed with the Morehouse parish crimes
on minor charges, such as lying in
wait, assault and battery and deport-
ing from the state.
The new grand jury, however, if
it is thought by the attorney gen.
eral to be necessary, would receive
only such evidence as the state
thought necessary to bring about
murder indictments.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
JURY T0PR0BE
MASKED BAND
is DISCHARGED
Fails to Find Any True Bills
in Warehouse Parish
Outrages
LACKING,
DeplOre Grimes Of August "a,
1922" But Point to Vague
ness of Charges

Bastrop, La. Mar. l6-The More
; house parish grand jury which be-
gan its sessions here on March s.
in connection with the masked band
activities in the parish during last
summer which had as their climax
the kidnapping on August "a Of Watt
Daniel and y. r. Richard whose
bodies the state charged were found
in lake four months later, sub
mitted its report to Judge Fred NJ.
Odom yesterday stating its failure
to find indictments on account of
insufficient evidence.
Acknowledgement Coco and his as
sistants who presented to the jury
the mass of evidence obtained at
the states hearing here in January
were today on their way to New
Orleans and it is not known here
what further course the state would
take in the case.
The grand jury confined its brief
report to 1.-The deplorable crimes OF
August "a, 1922" not mentioning the
flogging, deportations and other of
fenses charged against the masked
bands by the state.
After stating that it had scare
fully considered all the evidence
brought before this grand jury as
to the activities of masked and
hooded bands" the report adds:
"A majority of this body are Of
the opinion that the evidence pro-
vided was not sufficient to warrent
the finding Of true bills against
any particular party"
Judge Odom dismissed the jury
without commenting upon the re-
port.
The report of the Investigators
today caused little surprise here as
it had been forecast by many of
Bastrop's citizens.
Capt. J. X. Skipwith, exalted cy-
clops Of the Morehouse clan, de-
clared he was pleased with the ver-
dict.
"The state has done it's duty and
L hope il is satisfied, and will let
the matter rest" he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday. Warmer tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
yellow Slicker'
Bandit Caught;
Hunt For Loot
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.-Loot
amounting to over $6,000-asserted
to have been gathered in by Jesse
Taylor, the 'Ycllow slicker'
bandit, during his II short, hectic
days of freedom-was momentarily
expected to be recovered by depu-
ty sheriffs here today.
Taylor, "A Folsome convict who
escaped from a train near MADEIRA
August IL, had only So on his per-
son at the time of his dramatic re-
capture yesterday afternoon.
AS the convict has virtually ad-
mitted two of the many holdups of
which he was accused following his
escape, including the $4,000 robbery
of the California Bank branch, it
was believed today that search
of his old haunts in the city will
yield large proportion of the
stolen money and securities.
A revolver with the stamped in
scription "California Bank" was
found ON Taylor at the time of his
arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23

other swallow skinned swiftly
through the air and caught it in
his bill, just as "A boy catches a
1aseball.
And then the feather was car
ed up in the air and dropped.
ut each time, before it could touch
rA ground, enc of the swallows
aafled after 1t and picked it up.
One after another of the birds
caught the feather on the wing.
"This is our feather game-we
play it each night" said the larg
est swallow.
"'It IS a very nice game said
Uncle Wiggily.
i" Yes, and ] know another nice
game! growled Il voice behind the
rabbit. cit is the game of nibbling
your ears!" And out popped the
bad Bob Cat. He caught the bun
ny in both claws and held him
tightly.
"Oh dear!'' sighed the rabbit.
One Of the swallows heard him.
"Come brothers and sisters!'
twittered this swallow. "Wc must
save our friend Uncle Wiggily!"
"How can we?'' asked another
bird.
"We II tickle the Bob Cat on his
nose with the feather Wen tickle
his nose so much that he'll have
20 let 90 of Uncle Wiggily to scratch
and then the rabbit can get away.
Comet Tickle the Bob Cat with
our game feathcr!'
One after another oof the birds
darted toward the Bob Cat, carry
ing the feather. They darted by
The bad chap, lightly tickling his
nose with the feather At first the
Bob Cat would not let Uncle Wig
gily go. But, after awhile, his nose
began TO tickle and itch so much
that he roared out: ia
"Oh, / must scratcb I simply
must scratch myself" So he raised
his paws 10 scratch his nose and, of
course, he let go Of the rabbit. Z
"Rnn, Uncle Wiggilyi Runl'
twittered the swallows, and the
bunny ran safely home to his bun-
galow, not having mis- cars nibblcd.
So, you see, il was a good thing
The swallows played the feather