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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
LABOR ACTION
ON POLITICAL
RTYDEBATED
Is Left BY State Federation OF
Labor to Action of Execu-
tive Committee
OFFICERS osEN
Bismarck Man Named Vice
President-No Decision on
Paper Endorsement

Grand Forks, N. d., May -S-Action
for the formation Of political or
ganization in the interests Of labor
was expected to follow the ad-
journmcnt of the annual convention
of the North Dakota Federation of
Labor here today. New officers
were elected late yesterday. They
are.
Conrad Meyer, Fargo. president; N
NJ. Aune, Grand Forks secretary
treasurer; Mrs. Margaret Froats
Grand Forks; Frank Milhollan, Bis
marck; John Jacobson, Wilton and
Edward Leonard, Williston, vice
presidents.
The convention turned down a
resolution endorsing activity of "The
Friends Of Soviet Russia" and voted
to leave to the executive committee
the matter of the endorsement of an
official paper which was sought by
both Senator Lynn j. Frazier and
John Andrews for publication
schemes which they are sponsoring
At a banquet held Monday night
Senator. Frazier was the chief
speaker.
The convention came to an end at
noon today and delegates were ex-
pected to devote their attention this
afternoon to the formation of the
political organization agreed upon
Monday.
A resolution commencing the North
! Dakota administration for its action
in pressing the investigation of Mar
TIN Tabcrt was unanimously passed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
BRING SUIT
TO FORECLOSE

Suit of the Northern Electric
Company, a Twin City concern, to
foreclose on the Central Power Co.
of Washburn was being heard by
Judge Jansonius in district court
today The case arose, attorneys
said, from purchases made of the
Northern Electric Company by the
Max Electric Company. which at
torneys for the plaintiff claimed
was partially or wholly absorbed
by the Central Power Co. The
amount involved is about $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
Is FOREIGNERS HELD.

Shanghai, May S.--Fifteen foreign
ers, all men, eight Of them Ameri-
cans, still are in the hands OF the
Suchow train bandits, according to
list compiled here today. Two others
escaped and have reached Tsinanfu.
Two lives were lost, Joseph Roth
man, British, shot down at the scene
of the hold-up Sunday and an un-
identified American. killed in fight
between the bandits and pursuing
troops Monday.
Following is list of the foreign
ers held, American: Major Roland
Pinger, Manila; Roland Pinger, Jr.,
Manila; Major Robert Allen, Manila; /;
Robert Allen,Jr., Manila; Leon Fried
man, China Motors Corporation,
Shanghai; J. B. Powell, editor of the
Weekly Review, Shanghai; Lee Solo
mon, Shanghai J. A. Henry, China and
Far East Finance and Commerce
Periodical.
Other a t tionalties Chevalier
Musso, and attorney, Italian, Shang-
hal; Fred Elias, broker, British
Shanghai; Edward Elias, bioker, Brit
Fish, Shanghai; Theodore Saphiere,
broker, British, Shanghai Emile Gems
burger, broker, French, Shanghai; !;
Manuel Ansira Verea, Mexican; Gau-
dal Ajara, Mexico; Frank w. Bratt,
nationality not known.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
HOW CITY WILL BE- PROTECTED
THROUGH RESERVE PUMPING POWER:
MAY GENERATE ITS OWN ENERGY

Grated by a city owned plant. Each
Of these two 1900 gallon per minute
pumps will also be connected to n
1870 horse power gasoline engine.
Each of three pumps to be so con-
nccted that either one or all three
can be used at the same time to
pump water to the reservoirs or the
distribution system or to- furnish
high pressure for fire service. 1t is
therefore quite plain TO be seen that
with the equipment outlined above
the inhabitants of the city of Bis
marck will never be without pure,
soft, clear wholesome water and
adequate fire protection.
Concrete Reservoirs
The two proposed reinforced con-
crete reservoirs on the hill will each
have a capacity of 100000 gallons.
These reservoirs will contain only
pure clear water. Compare the
above described filtration plant with
the present plant of :ae Water Com
pany. AT the present pumping plant
the company has one tripleX pump
having a capacity of l,200 gallons
per minute and one rotary pump
having a capacity of 1000 gallons per
minute.
These pumps are electrically
driven. For several weeks this win
ter the tripleX pump was shut down
| for repairs. During this period OF
repair had anything :appened to the
rotary pump or to the electric cur
rent, the city supply would
! have been shut off except for what
water might be contained in the res
clvoirs at the tim- of the break
down.
Settling ,Basins
! Furthermore - present all the
mud and sediment from the river is
pumped direct from the river to the
reservoirs on the hill. The west
reservoir is fitted with a makeshift
mixing chamber and settlement i!
supposed to take place in all three
Of these reservoirs, but in practice
it works out that there is very i'm
proper mixture of the chemicals anI
very poor settlement so that the
water which comes to the city ha:
Il mixture of sediment and chemical!
together and although it is treated
with chlorine to kill any germs there
may be in it, yet IT is unclcan an,
many times hard and distasteful
In the new system there is pro
vided two supply mains from thu
river and reservoirs, one of thes'
twelve inch main and one a six
teen inch main. The present sup
ply to the city from the reservoi
is one twelve inch main.
In the new system there will b'
20.7 miles Of mains while in presen
system there is 1877 miles.
In the new system. there will b.
1873 hydrants, in the present system
there are 95.
In the new sya.em there will b
four dead ends" i. e. mains in tn
distribution system which end witt
no further circulation of water, il
the present syster there are ninetee
dead ends" These dead ends ar
always source of poor water OWN
to the water standing for Ion
time without circulation, and i
/ case of being uscd to fight fire d
, not give near the amount of pressur
: as mains which have a continuou
circulation of water.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
By City Engineer Atkinson

BY City Engineer Atkinson
1t has been arEued by some that
settling basins at the river will pro
duce pure water but this matter has
been gone into very thoroughly by
the City Engineer, and he is salts
fled that the cost OF the filtrati on
plant is but very little more than
the cost of settling basins sufficient
ly large, to alone settle this water
without filtratio::. With a filtra-
alton plant VIC are sure OF good pure
water at all times. That the present
system of the Bismarck Water Com
pany does not give a pure water is
we'll known to all.
Fire Protection
The plans for a new system pro-
vides for ample fire protection and
good domestic pressure at all times,
and these plans have been approved
by the Genera! Inspection Company,
rates for Fire Ins. Underwriters. The
fire pressure as we'll as the domcs-
tic pressure furnished by the pre'-
ent plant Of the company is entirely
Inadequate as is well known by all
The plans for Il new system provide
first for complete filtration plant
building to be constructed of brick
tile and reinforced concrete, on land
owned by the city adjoining on the
south, the present plant of the Bis
marck Water Supply Company. lr
this building will be located two
pumps for the purpose of lifting the
raw water from che river to the
mixing chambers where it is miXcC
with the lime and iron. One OF
these pumps has q capacity OF l,50t
gallons per minute the other Il cap
, acity of 2,100 gallons per minute
these pumps to be electrically driv
en-, either by power OR by power gen
Grated in a city owned power plant
The 2,1O0 gallon pump is also t'
be connected to . 80 horse powe1
gasoline engine 20 that in case OF
failure in electric power we viii
still have power to do the pumping
and you will note that we have tive
pumps so that in case of failure o
/, one or repairs to one the other viii
always be in shape to operate. A:
noted above these two pumps lif
| the raw water to the mixing chambe
and from the mixing chamber j
flows to reinforced concrete settlinl
basins where the sediment and chem
| icals are nearly az settled From tn
settling basins the water flows t.
three rapid sand filters each havinl
capacity of 750,-oO gallons of waite
per day. These filters remove th'
last traces of sediment left in tn
water from the settling basins, th
water is then treated with liqui'
chlorine and pumped to the reser
voirs to be located on the hill. Th'
pumps which lift <his water to tn
reservoirs will be three in numbe
as follows; Two 1900 gallons pc
minute pumps and one 1000 gallo
per minute pump, each Of thes
pumps to be electrically driven eithe
by power purchased or power gen
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
80 FAMILIES
ENTER STATE

Addition of nine families to North
Dakota during March are reported to
the state immigration Office by the
500 Railway company. Six came from
Minnesota, one from Wisconsin and
two from Saskatchewan. Eight other
changes from one county to another
within the state were reported on
the 500 lines during the month. It
is estimated by the department that
probably 80 new families entered tho
state to settle on farms during the
same month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
3 INJURED IN
TRACTOR BLOWUP

Dickinson. N. D., May 8-Dennis
Wambheim, Frank Miller, w. j
Kennedy and Vernon Gilmore escap-
ed death when the crown sheet of a
steam tractor about which they were
working gave way causing an eX.
plosion which bl.w them about 81
feet.
Wambheim was badly scalded
about the chest, abdomen and arms
and sustained deep cash on his
head. Miller anW Kennedy were
badly scalded while Gilmore escap-
ed without scratch.
The engine proper was hurled
about 35 feet, while castings were
hurled a great distance and windows
were shattered in house a half
mile away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
FRENCH. COURT
MARTIAL ADDS
A HUGE FINE
Five Directors of Great Ger
man Plant Also Before the
Court Martial
ASK BIG PENALTIES
French Prosecution Charges
Directors with Riots at
Krupp Plant

Wcrdcn, Germany, May S.
Dr. krupp Won Bohlen, head
Of the krupp works, was sen
fenced to L. years i'm Jail and
% pay a fine of lO0,OO0,0OO
marks today as n result OF the
rial by cOurtlnartlai here
growing out of the shooting at
the krupp plant on March 81.
Directors IIartwig and Oestcrlcn
also were sentenced to Is years i'm
prisonment each. Directors Bruhn to
10 years, Bauer and Schaeifer to 20
years each. All were also sentenced
to pay fines Of l00,OO0,O0O marks
each.
Works managers Schraepler and
CunZ were sentenced to 20 years i'm
prsonment with fines of one million
marks; superintendent Gross of the
apprentice department was given 10
years and factory counselman Muel-
Ter six months. Three others were
given two to six months.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
GIVE TOURISTS
INFORMATION
A. Of G. Becomes Part Of
Nation Wide Service

Tourists seeking information may
be directed to the Association Of
Commerce offices.
The A. of c. has subscribed to the
Tib auto tourists information SER
vice and is made an official station
OF this nationwide service. Com
plete information of value to tour
lists and a registration bureau will
be maintained.
In addition to Improvements to the
auto tourist camp east of the city,
the A. Of c. committee expects to
have two big welcome signs erected
east and west of the city this week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
BOY SCALPED
IN RUNAWAY

Belfeld, N. D., May S.-Edward
Foster, Is, thrown from a buggy
when team bolted escaped by a
hair from having crushed skull
when a horse trampled on him in
such fasion as to almost scalp
him. The boys mother pluckily
clung to the reins, stopping and
quieting the team and raced to this
place with her injured son for med
ical assistance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
FIRE DAMAGES
GREENHOUSE
Small House of o. H. Will and
Co. Is Scene of Fire

Fire which was discovered about
4:3O this morning by Policeman
Ebeling caused considerable dam
age to a small vegetable plant green
house of O, H. Will and Co on Third
street. Neither one Of the two main
greenhouses was damaged.
The fire is believed to have start
ed from the falling of some of the
piping leading from heater in one
corner of the house. The woodwork
caught fire. The fire opened the
house to the cold and many vegetable
plants were ruined
The loss in plants was much great
cr than to the building.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
CANOE TURNS,
YOUTH BROWNS

St. Paul, May 8.-Charles Howells,
10, son of a British army officer sta
toned in India, was drowned at Lake
Bahlin here last night, when his
canoe was capsized by gust of wind
in snow, rain and sleet storm. The
lad was living with relatives here
while attending school.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08

FOREIGN MINISTER'S DEMAND
< ACTION BY CHINESE T0FREE
CAPTIVES HELD DBY BANDITS
LAWYERS WHO
URGE "NELSON
CURE" IN BAD

LAWYERS who are "too active in
urging farmers or others to go into
bankruptcy for the purpose of gain
ing legal fees are now under the
scrutiny of the State Board, S. f.
Ellsworth Of jamestown, member of
the board, SAID today. Charges Of
unprofessional conduct and false ad-
vertising may be brought, it was in
dicated.
The board, it is understood, has
placed before the supreme court two
or three cases for decision as to
whether prosecutions will be insti-
tutcd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
BULL TRAMPLES
DODGEN WOMAN

Dogden, N. D., May S.-Mrs
Phillip Zelumsky is suffering from
several broken ribs and serious in
ternal injuries as the result of an
attack by a ferocious bull at he'
farm home. Attacked, trampled
and knocked to the ground re.
peatedly she saved herself from
death by rolling under farm ma
chinery, where she remained until
members of the family armed with
pitchforks drove OF the animal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
Tells of EscaDe

Ticntsin. China, May s-Messrs
three of the foreigners who escaped
from the bandit who raided the
Pcking express early Sunday arriv-
cd here early this morning. They
aaid that Lucy Aldrich. sistcr-n-law
of John d. Rockefeller, Jr., her
companion Miss Minnie MacFadden
and Miss Schoenberg had stopped in
Tsinanfu where they were admitted
to hospital suffering from shock.
Their feet were cut and bruised.
Mr.. Day, an American, said the
bandits split the captives in several
parties after forcing them to leave
the train. The prisoners, guarded
brutally, were hurried into the hilly
country which is the stronghold of
the bandits.
"If prisoner Jagged he was prod
dcd with rifle butt" Day said
eve had to take the toughest pass.
1t was useless to protest and strict
speaking was mercilessly hit. was
struck on the forehead for talking
to my neighbor.
"The lair of the banditsI" Day
7ontinues, "was a villaG> in the hills,
cncircled by a stone compound
Within an hour or two after the ar
rival of the prisoners soldiers ap-
peared outside the town and soon a
lively engagement was in progress.
The brigands persuaded Day to
take Il note to the commander Of the
Military forces informing him that it
the fire did not stop the captives
would be shot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
REGRET HASTY
GERMAN REPLY
Great Britain to Send Own An
swer on Reparations

London, May s.-The chancellor OF
the exechequer, Stanley Baldwin,
stated in. the House of Commons to-
day that the government regretted
the precipitancy Of the Franco-Bel-
gian reply to the German reparations
note and proposed to state its own
views in a separate reply with the
-lpAst possible delay. He added there
Gas a reason to believe that Italy
was in accord with the British and
contemplated similar action.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08

Many a garden will soon be all
weeds and yard wide.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08

Washington, May S-The Council
Of Ministers in Peking has decided
to make urgent representations to
the Chinese government and recon-
Vcnd that punitive measures be
taken by it to secure release of for
cigners still held by Chinese ban
dts who held up the Shanghai
Chinese express train Sunday morn
inc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08
Council of Ministers Makes
Urgent Representations to
Government.
EXPERIEN Noes TOLD
Americans Roughly Treated,
Says One of the Men Es-
capped From Band.
BANDITS SURROUNDED

BANDITS SURROUNDED
Tientsin, May 8.-Bandits
believed surrounded by govern
ment troops. G. G. Jacobson
captive and messenger, arrive:
safe here.
YcnchOw Flu, China. MAY S.
Negotiations have been started for
the release of prisoners held by
the Chinese bandits, it is an
nOunced in advices received here.
The bandits are located 30 miles
from Lenchcng.
One of the American majors
held captive is reported wounded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-08

Editors NO:c:-This il the
fourth of Il series of articles by
City Eng. Atkinson upon the pro-
posed plans for an adequate sup
ply of water for the City Of Bis
marck.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
From Sand to Consumer Gordon Campbell Emerges
Today One OF the Big Men of the Northern Mon
tana Oil Fields with Huge Organization Bringing Pros
perity to KevnCity will Rival Shelby i'm Few Months

Through the Gordon Campbell Oil Refining intense activity will be
Not will much Of the owned by Gordon Campbell be drilled and
the field the with fresh will be built oil
Campbell drilling locations will also
fmlio
O
the field
Sunburst field
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
INDUSTRIES EAGER
FOR kEV|N GAS
Entire Freedom from Car
bon Monoxide Combined
With go Per Cent Methane
Will Bring Big Business
Here For Ch e ap and
Splendid Fuel

Profits will be made during the next
few years in northern Montana by in
dustries which will utilize the natural
gas now being developed in the Kevin
field. An analysis Of this gas shows
that it has a content of 92 per cent
methane. This is the most sought
after of all the elements of any gas,
natural or artificial. In artificial gas,
if 20 per cent of methane is available,
that gas is considered splendid. An
other remarkable thing about the nat
ural gas of the Kelvin field is its ap-
parently complete freedom from all
poisonous substances. Nearly every
gas known which is used for fuel has
carbon monoxide, which prevents men
from working around it for more than
20 or 80 minutes at time. Men in the
Kevin-Sunburst field handling the pipe
line which now furnishes Shelby with
natural gas, and about the wells and
camps of operators, have been able
to work with this natural gas all day
long Without feeling any i'll effects
This phase of the develop
ment of the Kevin-Sunburst field alone
will be used, it is understood, in a
short time, for the basis of a national
advertising campaign to attract manu-
facturers to northern Montana who re
quire large quantities of cheap fuel.
1t has also been pointed out that the
great quantities of silica to be had in
tho copd in tha vicinity Of This field
will furnish the raw materials for a
huge glass plant.
The ramifications of business in this
phase of the oil industry alone will
be enormous during the next few
years.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
BIG PROJECT WILL
HELP OTHERS ALONG

Some OF the biggest economies which
will be effected. at the same time Gre
ating one more source of profit for the
Gordon Campbell Oil & Refining COM
pany, is in the ability to pipe gas from
wells already drilled by Gordon Camp
bell. to other parts Of the field for his
own use for fuel In addition to those.
wells which are drilled within
reasonable distance Of these gas lines
will also utilize this fuel at profit to
the Gordon Campbell Oil & Refining
company.
The water line which will traverse
much of the Kevin field will not only
supply the Gordon Campbell Oil q he
fining company with abundant water
at small cost for all possible drllilnG
operations, but will also provide all me
water necessary for other operators I'D
that neighbOrhood. at much lower
cost than they have been paying Tor
tank-wagon service, and also giving an
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-24
ABSORPTION PLANT
WILL MAKE MONEY
Estimates Show That Every
1000 Cubic Feet Of Natur
al Gas Will Yield a Gallon
Of High Test Gasoline

With development of large quaint.
ties of natural gas from the holdings
of the Gordon Campbell Oil < Kofin-
ing company, the first absorption plant
for the extraction OF gasoline from nat
ural gas will be put in.
The field is now developing approx
mately 100000 cubic feet Of natural
gas daily. The extraction of the gasO-
line content of this gas prior to its
use as fuel does not reduce its value
as fuel in any manner. With big
flow of natural gas an absorption plant
will readily pay handsome dividends
1t has been proved by many operators
in Texas ana other fields that one gal
Ion of gasoline may be extracted from
every ] 900 cubic feet of gas. The alb
sorption plants in their present state
of development are as near to perpel-
ual motion as any mechanism known.
The natural gas from which gasoline
is extracted furnishes the fuel to run
the machine: the gasoline being aD-
solurely pure, commands Il higher
price on the market than any other
competing product. The cost Of an alb
sorption plant is small. its upkeep IS
infinitesimal. and its profits are STEADY
and assured.