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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
OPEN GRAVE TO
FIND IDENTITY

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 13.-De-
cision to open Il grave at Niobrara,
Neb., in a final effort to determine
whether Arthur Frazier, Indian SOL
dier from the South Dakota Rosebud
is dead or alive was reached at a
conference here of American Legion
officials and representatives of the
veterans bureau. The body will be
exhumed on May q.
The case of Arthur Frazier is one
of the strangest in the northwest
growing out of the war. He was re-
ported dead while in service and a
body, supposedly his, buried at Mo
brara. Then several months ago, a
man appeared, asserting he was Ar
thur Frazier. Government authori-
ties doubted his statement and de-
mand proof before agreeing to pay
$2,10O that Frazier, if alive, would
be entitled to. Various proofs were
presented, including admissions of
recognition by wartime companions
of Frazier and others, but these
were not accepted as conclusive by
the adjutant general.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
NEW RATE FOR
WATER USED0N
LAWNS IS MADE
City Commission Cuts Rates
For Lawn and Garden Use
Almost in Half
FOR SUMNER SEASON

A low rate for use of water for lawn
and garden use only was established
by the city commission last night
for the summer season in Bismarck
The rate was cut almost in half for
this use.
The order reads that the rate foi
water for lawn and garden use only
shall be II cents per 100 cubic feet
after adding 800 cubic feet to the
average water consumed per month
from December to the May reading
The new rate starts after the May
meter reading, which is about May
20, and after the September reading
which is about September 20.
The present rate for water is sc
cents for the first 5000 gallons con.
sumed and 40 cents for more than
that, which results, according to A
j. Arnot. in charge of the water
works offices, in all bills over $l.5C
per month paying the Accent rate
The new rate of II cents per cubic
feet figures at 22 1-2 cents per i,00C
gallons. so that the reduction is &C.
tually from 40 cents per 1000 gal.
Ions to % 1-2 cents per Thousand
gallons, he said.
The present rate applies on the
average amount Of water the water
works department figures home
would use for purposes other thar
lawn and garden.
The rate was adopted by the cit!
commission. last night, for the pur
pose of encouraging people to beau
tify their homes. The commission
sometime ago asked that boulevard
not be used for gardens, and sale
then a cheap water rate would be pu
into effect so that people could affort
to keep the boulevards in grass. /
is expected by the commission tina
the new rate will result in man.
people keeping up their lawns, wh'
have not done SO previously.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
WINTER MAKES
NEW VISIT IN
EASTERN N. D,
No Damage to Crops, Is the
Belief of Experts Review
ing Situation

Fargo, May ia final sally by
winter brought May snowfall which
melted rapidly to Fargo and few
other localized areas in eastern
North Dakota last night and today
and heavy frost is expected to
reach this vicinity today which is
likely to affect early truck and flow
er gardens, the U. S. Weather OBJ
server at Moorhead reported. Tele-
phone companies reported little dam
age was done while no damage will
be done to crops, in the opinion of
E. A. Wilson, supervisor of extension
work at the Agricultural College.
With a snowfall of 2.6 INCHES at
Grand Forks early this morning, fol-
lowed this afternoon by steady rain
fall there is little probability of
damage to crops unless freezing
weather follows, it was indicated by
]. G. Diamond, statistician of tie
United States Bureau Of Crop Esti-
mates. Cool weather during May Ms
greatly retarded growth of wheat
some of which is up in the Grand
Forks district and few warm days
are needed to start grasses, Mr.. Dia-
mond declared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
BANK ROBBERS
GAIN $4,000
IN N. D. BANK
Loot State Bank of AbercrOm.
bic, Richland County, in
Daring HOldup
BIND AN OBSERVER
Force Him to Witness Rob
berry - Escape Toward
Minnesota Line

Wahpeton, N. D., May 13.-(By the
A. P.)-Thrce robbers broke into the
State Bank of Abercrombie, about IL
miles north of here, early this morn
ing, demolished the safe and safety
deposit boxes and escaped with
$1,000 in cash, $4,250 in Liberty
Bonds and an undetermined amount
of collateral
The robbery occurred about 80
a. m., and. according to Sheriff r. b.
McMichael was carefully planned and
one of the boldest ever perpetrated
in this county. All telephone and
telegraph wires into and from the
town were cut while young man
employe of telephone company,
whom the robbers feared might give
their plan away, was seized, gagged
and bound for three hours and fore
ed through the back window Of the
bank to witness the robbery.
Several posses, Sheriff McMichael
said, were hot on the trail of the
trio which led to Hankinson, then
into Minnesota near Wheaton and
Graceville.
The interior of the bank, accord
ing to Sheriff McMichael was virtual
ly demolished with all safety deposit
boxes strewn about the floor with
the contents empty. The safe was
wrecked by the employment of large
picks and bullets from the rifles the
men carried.
The young telephone company en-
ploye was leaving his office at about
II p. m., he said, when he was seS.-
ed, bound and gagged by the robbers
who then took him to the Milwaukee
railway shed nearby where they neld
him for about an hour. Then they
took him to the postoffice and wher
he freed himself sufficiently to emit
yell they took him to the bank
| Here he was forced to watch thu
| men commit the robbery.
After using heavy picks, he relat
ed, they broke the safe open by fir
! ing three shots at its hinges. They
hurriedly removed the cash and Ii
berty Bond contents and then riflef
the safety deposit boxes. They ther
| jumped in their waiting automobile
and travelled presumably in an east
ern direction.
AS result of destruction to the
! bank it will be forced to remain clos
ed several days, it is believed, thu
sheriff said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13

EXPLOSION CAUSED BY USING OIL TO
START FIRE HELD BY C0R0NER'S JURY
CAUSE OF 6 DEAF THIS in FARM TRAGEDY
Evidence of Explosion Is Found by COrOners Jury nves
eating Davenport Tragedy North of Regan-Death List
Increased to Six When Boy Dies in Hospital Here

The fire which snufed out six lives Burleigh county
farm north of Regan yesterday caused by explosion
heating stove, when Mrs Edna Davenport used kero
to fire. in the opinion of coroners jury,
corling to County Coroner f. J. Gobel.
Mrs. Davenport and four children burned to death
the fire which destroyed the house while William years
Old, badly burned that he died in local hospital
last night
The coroners jury in it's verdict, said that the fire n
the opinion of having been caused by explosion in the
heating stove in said residence
The version of the accident drawn by Coroner Gobe from
the testimony given at inquest held that after Leon
ard Davenport and small had gone to the barn to do
the chores, Mrs Davenport decided to start fire in a
heating in which coal used that she poured kero
hot ashes and explosion resulted which scat
tered fire throughout the room, and the flames were
famed by heavy wind the house consumed by fire
Gov
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
PR0BERS GET
QUARREL
Spencer's Line of Questioning
Is Objected To

Washington, May 13.-Investiga-
tion of the Naval Reserve leases
was resumed today by the Senate oil
committee with another quarrel
among committee members.
With Assistant Secretary Finney
of the Interior Department on the
stand, Senator Spencer, Republican,
Missouri, sought to examine him on
the basis of statement put into a
House hearing some weeks ago by
Edwin Denby, while Secretary of the
Navy. Senator Adams, Democrat,
Colorado, protested and asked that a
quorum of the committee be sum-
moned. Chairman Ladd interjected
that the matter Senator Spencer
wanted to take up had twice been
before the committee and declared
the Missouri Senator was not bring
ing it in in the proper way
The action of the Senator in at
tempting to put in this matter"
Sen. Adams added, is an outrageous
abuse of the committee" ~
No quorum appearing, Senator
Spencer turned to another line of
questioning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
CAMPAIGN is
GETTING UNDER
WAY IN STATE
Organization Work Precedes
Speaking Campaign For
The Administration
MEETS THE WORKERS
Campaign Manager to Confer
With Them ut District
Meetings in State

The Real Republican campaign in
the next few weeks before the pri-
mary of June 25 will be one without
frills. 1t will be case of going to
the mat with facts and figures, in
printed articles, speeches by cardi-
dates and in neighborhood meetings
all over the state. The campaign will
be almost wholly in the hands of Il
volunteer organization. This is the
indication of w. II. Stutsman, cam
paign manager, and other members
of the committee.
Active work of organization Is now
under wa/ to pfecede the speaking
campaign throughout the state. In
Burleigh county it is planned to
have school house meetings through
out the county in the last two or
three weeks before the primary vote,
plan followed in previous years.
The opening Of the organization
drive, which was at jamestown where
Mr.. Stutsman met workers from
Eddy, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure and
Stutsman counties, will be followed
by organization meetings in various
sections of the state. 1t is probable
that district organizations will be
charged with much work in directing
the campaign.
Meetings planned by Mr.. Stutsman
for the purpose of building up coun-
ty organizations, will be resumed
next Saturday at Devils Lake when
the campaign manager will meet
workers from Benson, Nelson, Ro-
/ lette and Ramsey counties. The fol
lowing Monday at Rugby he will
meet workers from Pierce, Bottineau
| and McHenry counties, Tuesday al
| Minot he will confer with workers
from Renville, Ward, Mountrail ant
Burke counties and on Wednesda!
with workers from Divide, William.
and Mckenzie counties at Williston
No speakers schedule has been ar
! ranged as yet, and probably will no
for the next two weeks, the organ
ization drive preceding the speaking
| campaign.
Petitions placing all Real Repub
lican candidates formally in the case
probably will be filed the last of thi:
! week, and will contain several thou
sand names, although but 800 art
| required. The candidates will in
clude L. l.. Russell of New Rockford
replacing r. j. Gardiner as a can
| didate for railroad commi issioner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
FLYERSAWAIT
GOOD WEATHER
FOR NEXT JUMP
Probably Will Be Able To
Jump Off to Japanese
Islands Tomorrow

Cordova, Alaska, May 13.-With
calm weather forecast for today at
Attu island where three United
States Army airplane cruisers have
been since Thursday after flying
from Atka island it was expected
that the aviators today would hasten
preparations for the next jump of
their world encrcling flight, an 875-
mile trip to Paramashiru Island, in
the Kirul group, Japan.
Gales prevented the men from in
specting, repairing and overhauling
the machines at Attu up to this
time. Everything will be made as
nearly as perfect as possible for
the longest hop of the 27,000 mile
trip.
Meanwhile Major Frederick L.
Martin, commander of the expedi-
ton, and his mechanic, Staff Ser
geant Alva L. Harvey, who crashed
into a mountain 100 miles northwest
of Chignik April 30 and who reached
Port Moller on the Bering seacoast
May 3, were to leave today en- route
to Seattle and Washington, d. c.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
COOLIDGE VETO
IS SUSTAINED

Washington, May 13.-President
Coolidge's s veto of the Bursum pen
sion bill was sustained today in the
Senate.
The vote crowned with success the
first attempt of the President to
block legislation with the executive
veto.
The vote to override was So to
2S, one vote less than the two
thirds required. Thirtytwo Repub-
licans and the two Farmer-Labor
Senators voted to override the veto
while 16 Democrats voted to sustain
it,,
Senators Ladd and Frazier, Re-
publicans, North Dakota, voted to
override the veto.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
TOURIST PAY
CAMP URGED

Directors of the Association Of
Commerce, in session last night, de-
cded to recommend to the tourist
camp committee that pay-camp be
maintained east of the city this year.
The directors. felt that by the charge
of small fee n carctaker might be
kept at the camp and a large stove
provided so that hot water could be
kept for tourists.
The directors elected Geo. ID. Mann
a director of the organization, to
serve until the next regular election,
as a successor to p. X. Fields, who
moved from the city to Grand Forks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
SORLIE AND
FRAZIER BOTH
IMPROVING

Roy Frazier, member Of the lea
que state executive committee, who
was injured in an automobile acci-
dent on May 3, is improving rapid
" and probably will leave the hospi-
tal within few days, DR.. r. r.
Quain, in charge of the patient, said
last night.
A. G.. Sorlie of Grand Forks league
candidate for governor is mending
more slowly than Frazier but is get
ting along nicely, DR.. Quain said
last night. He said it was possible
that Sorlie could be moved from the
hospital this week he was not cer-
tain whether this action would be
taken. He will need to be under
treatment longer than Frazier. it
was said
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
YOUNG MAN is
ELECTROCUTED

Valley City, N. d.. May 13.-,Einar
Hedenstein. %, was killed almost in
stantly Sunday morning on the H. y.
Rood farm short distance southeast
of the city, when the electricity pas.
sed through a stream of water and
into his body.
According to reports from the
farm, a short circuit in the trans
former caused wires in the barn to
start fire. Hedensten, who came
to the Rood farm about a month
ago from Minneapolis where his
parents reside, carried bucket of
water into the barn and dashed it
at the fac caused by the short cir
cult. The electricity passed through
the stream from the wires to the
bucket, killing the man almost in
stantly. The farm is lighted with
electricity from, this city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13

The entire top of the stove was
blown off, the coroner said, only the
base being left standing in position.
Testimony was to the effect that
both Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport were
in the habit of using kerosene to
start fires.
The six bodies were to be buried
at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the
town hall in Regan, all side by side
in the cemetery there. The charred
condition of the bodies made an
early burial necessary.
Father Sees Fire
The victims of the tragedy were:
Mrs. Edna Davenport, aged 27; Mil
dred Bricue, her daughter by first
aged 5; Leo Davenport, aged three;
Wilma Davenport, year and four
months, and william Bricue, aged g.
who died in hospital here.
When the father saw the fire in
the house, from the barn, he yelled
fire to arouse his brother, Walter
Davenport, and the latter's friend
John Strand, who were sleeping in
the granary, and then rushed to the
house, but was unable to get in the
door. He then broke in windo ow
and rescued William, .----.
The house consisted of two rooms
a kitchen and a living and sleeping
room. The body of the baby was
found in the kitchen, and the baby
! is believed to have burned to death
| while the bodies of three children
were found in bed in an adjoining
room, and they are believed to have
been suffocated by smoke. The body
of Mrs. Davenport was found close
to the door between the two rooms
She probably had been injured, OF
at least suffocated or burned sc
badly Immediately upon the explo
sion, that she was unable to save
herself or children.
NeighbOr's Help
The corOners inquest, held at the
home of Mr.. Uhde, was conducted
by States Attorney Allen. Members
of the jury were Arthur Mccoy, Gil
bert E. Lewis and William Michel
son.
The Davenports hnd resided in the
community many years and hac
many friends. Neighbors turned il
yesterday and gave all the hell
possible. Mr.. Davenport was lef
with one step-son, all of his children
having burned to death.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
PICNIC
is PLANNED

Stanton, N. d., May ia district
convention of Legionnaires from
Mercer, Oliver and Dunn counties
will be held June IL at Stanton ac-
cording to announcements made to-
day. State Commander f. B. Street
er will be the chief speaker. In con-
nection with the business program
to be carried out by the Legion mem.
bers, general picnic Of people from
the three counties will be arranged
the program to include baseball
tournament, field and track meet
etc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13

WEATHER FORECASTS
For Bismarck and vicinity: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Wednesday.
Heavy frost or freezing temperature
tonight. Not so cool Wednesday.
For North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Wednesday. Heavy
frost or freezing temperature to-
night. Not so cool Wednesday.
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
An extensive area of high pressure
covers the Plains States and eastern
Rocky Mountain region and cool
weather prevails over these sections.
Minimum temperatures were below
freezing at most placesin North Da-
kota. this morning. Rising ttempera-
tures are reported west of the Rock
les. The pressure is low west OF <he
Rockies and east of the Mississippi
River and rain occurred in the Great
Lakes region and upper Mississippi
Valley. Snow was falling at most
places in eastern North Dakota this
morning.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Meteorologist
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
FARGO COMPANY BUILDS
NEW BRIDGE NEAR ZAP

The Fargo Bridge and iron cdm-
pany has begun the construction OF
new bridge across the Knife river
in Mercer county, four miles south
of Zap.
The contract for the bridge, which
Is to cost $6,8OO, was awarded to the
Fargo organization last fall.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
ARCHITECT OF
FARGO is DEAD

Fargo, May l3.-George Hancock,
"a, prominent architect of Fargo and
North Dakota, died suddenly while
working in the garden at the rear
of his home this morning. He is
survived by his widow, two sons and
two brothers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
DAIRY TOUR
DATES ARE SET

The dates on which the annual
dairy tour will be taken to. New Sa-
lem and Flasher have been fixed
for June II, l6 and 10, to FLASHER
omthe first day, second day at New
Salem and the third day in Mandan
at the experimental station in Man
dan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
LIQUOR CASES ON TRIAL

Mandan, N. D., May 13.-Judge H..
l.. Berry has announced term of
court for Sioux county to be held at
Fort Yates beginning May e.. Seven
or eight criminal cases are listed for
trial, most of which involve sale Of
liquor to Indians.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13

Shanghai, May 13.-(By the A. P:)
Sun Vat Sen, president of the
Southern government of China, is re-
ported to have died from brain fever.
The report which reached here
from Hong Kong has not yet been
confirmed but according to reliable
information received there Sun Vat
Sen has been unconcious for two
days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
SUN YAT SEN
SERIOUSLY ILL

Hong Kong, May 13.-(By the A.
PD-Dr. Sun Yat Sen, president of
the Southern government of China,
is seriously i'll with brain fever but
there is no confirmation of his death
which has been reported.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
OPPOSITION IS
SAID FRIENDLY
T0DAWES PLAN
Party of the Left Will Assume
Power in France, Continue
Negotiations
ONE MEETING is OFF
POincare Will Not Attempt to
Carry Out ReparatiOn
Policy Further

Paris, May -. tBy the A. PO-
Premier Poincare and his recently
organized ministry VIII step from
power June 1.
The premier interpreted the ma
jCrity given TO the party of the Left
in Sundays parliamentary election
as reputation of his government
and forthwith decided to resign. His
decision was ratified at the Council
Of Ministers held today in the Pa
lace of the Elysce under the chair
manship of President Millerand.
The new Chamber of Deputies viii
meet on June ,, elect its president.
officials and secretaries, and then ad-
journ until the fourth when the new
president will deliver the opening
address. The first official business
transacted will be when M. Poincare
reaches his declaration of resigna-
ton.
June was the earliest constitu-
tional date the government could
have chosen to resign.
Today's action Of the cabinet is
regarded as making the meeting
which was to occur between Pre-
miers Macdonald and Poincare I'M
possible. The leauers which will
make up the leading bloc in the
Chamber are all understood to favor
application of the Dawes reparatlon
plan. AS there is more than the
mere execution of the details of this
plan to be discussed between the
French and British p,emiers, Pre-
mier Poincare considered there was
on longer the necessary authority in
his hands to discuss the negotiations.
Socialists Seek Power
Discussion in radical and socialis-
tic circles as to the formation of
the new government indicates that
the leaders of the coalition bloc of
the Left will insist upon the social
lists receiving their~full share of the
honors. Already "A strong movement
Is on foot in favor of socialist as
pre- sident of the chamber.
This project seems likely to bring
on the first clash between. the new
majority and opposition. In view
of the small margin the radicals
and radical socialists can muster
without the help of the more moder-
ate elements some doubt is enter-
tanned as to whether a socialist car
be selected to this post, even if the
radicals were willing to support
him.
Former Premier BRAND remains
the most talked of probability for
the premiership.
The official result is: Conserva-
tlves 20; Republicans of the Bloc
National III; Republicans of the
Left So; Democrats of the Left rs:
Radicals and radical socialists 1879;
Republican socialists 35; socialists
lO2; communists %; total 569. In
addition there remains 10 seats from
the college, four on which a second
ballot is necessary and one seat vet
in doubt, making up the total.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
FRANC FALLS

New York, May l3.-The outcome
of the French elections, foreshadow-
ing Premier Poincare.s retirement
and modification of Frances foreign
policies, brought sharp break of
more than so points in the price of
French francs, the most drastic de-
cline since the collapse of the cur
rency early in March From Satur-
days level of 6.06 cents, the rate
dipped as low as 5.52 and then fluc-
tuated erratically between 5h and
5%. Selling Of the currency origin
ated abroad and losses there were
extended in the local market shortly
after the opening.
While bankers and foreign ex-
change dealers were inclined to be-
lieve that change in ministry
would hasten rather than retard a
reparations settlement, they pointed
out that English and German oper-
ators embraced the opportunity to
sell francs short in favor of the alb
sence of French support.
y Sterling was depressed more than
a cent to around 4.36 and Belgian
francs yielded about 25 points to 4. .76
cents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13

Eton7 England's leading public
school. has waiting list Of pupils
long enough to fill it till 1894.