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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
BATTLE CONTINUES
D., Tl@ Ac,ooiokol D~o,o

Canton, June 11.-Fighting day and
night, armies of rival military lead
ers continued their battle for pos
session of Canton today with new
fury. and telling blows we're reflected
in increased casualties.
A force of Kwangtung troops in
the attacking Cantonese army was
shot into the river last night when
an attempt was made to make a sur
prise landing which was discovered
by the descending forces. Heavy
casualties resulted and at dawn many
bodies were seen in the river.
Additional foreign gunboats ar
rived today making a total OF ten IN
the port. The foreign, war craft is
being used today to administer medi-
cal assistance at the river front.
Eighteen members of the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce here today
waited on British Counselors author
tiles, presumably regarding the pres
ent situation, but the result Of the
call was not made known.
Descending Yunnanese troops as
sert their willingness to hand over
the government to the Kwangtung
wing of the attacking force. The
Yunnanese leaders agree the Kwan-
tungites are competent to handle
government affairs and the defending
forces would be willing to support
them. Public opinion favors the re-
tention of the Yunnanesc forces in
charge of the government at Can
tom
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
FREIGHT RATE
TO BE LOWER
Reduction in Charges to Mon
tana Effective July Is

A 15 per cent reduction in class
freight rates from Bismarck, Fargo,
Mandan, Dickinson and intermediate
points to various stations in Montana
on the Northern Pacific becomes ef-
fective July 16. it was announced to-
day by the state board of railroad
The railroad agreed to this reduc-
tion after six months of negotiations
with the commissioners. Jobbers and
merchants in North Dakota are sub
stantially favored by this reduction.
North Dakota merchants and man.
ufacturers must look to Montana and
western points for an expansion of
trade, according to E. M. Hendricks.
traffic expert of the board.
"North Dakota can not hope to
compete with Minnesota in distribut-
ing material such ss hides. butter
and eggs in the east" he said. "That
state is more favored for trading
with the east. We, then, must look
to the west and this rate was fought
for by the commission to obtain for
the merchants worthwhile advan-
tage."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
GOOD SERVICE
TO PUBLIC
TDlSCUSSED
Bus and Railroad Lines Axe
Given Hearing BY Rail-
road Commission

The second of series of three
conferences being held under the di
rection of the state board Of rail
road comm missioners was held yester-
day afternoon in the senate chamber
at the capitol. Representatives of
the board, railroad interests, bus
companies and the railroad em-
ployees' brotherhood offered sugges-
tions as to the solution of the prob
lem Of acute competition between the
railroads and busses. Fay Harding,
commissioner, was chairman.
Discussion centere1 around House
Bill No. 155 which becomes effective
July 1, and which regulates bus
transportation in the state. After two
hours Of discussion the chairman re-
quested that written suggestions be
made to the board.
Laws Discussed
Sections 5 and 8 came in for most
discussion. Section S of the law de-
clares that "no auto transportation
company shall hereafter operate for
compensation between fixed termini
or over a regular route in this state
without first having obtained from
the commission under the provisions
of this act, a certificate declaring
that public necessity and convenience
require such operation"
Section 8 provides that in determin-
ing whether certificate should be
issued, the commission shall give
consideration to the service already
rendered by the railroads and the ef-
feet that bus lines may have on the
railroads indispensable to the public
welfare. "The commission" says
this section, Shall avoid as far as
possible, consistent with the public
interest, the duplication of trans
portation service"
Public service was stressed on all
sides in the discussion. 1t was felt
by the railroad representatives, how
ever, that busses duplicate railroad
service in many instances. Railroad
men pointed out that busses can not
carry certain commodities such as
coal and concentrate on short hauls
which are most profitable while the
roalroads suffer.
A bus man questioned whether it
is duplication of service if a train
leaves a town at 2 o'clock in the
m morning and bus leaves seven hours
later. Time does not determine tn.
duplication of service, said a rail
road representative, who declared
that duplication is determined by the
density of service.
Want Rail Transportation
Employees of railroads are in favor
of rail transportation where the pub
lie desires it, said P. C. Bradley, gem
eral chairman of the trainmen on the
Great Northern railway.
"The employees finally bear the
brunt in all reduction in service"
he said. "Our. men feel that every
time train is discontinued. Local
service is not profitable if traffic is
divided. and where there is a dupli-
cation of service. traffic is profitable
neither to the railroads nor the
busses."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
BIG PROGRAM
ISARRANGED
FOR OUTING
County Get.Together to Be
Held at Fort Lincoln
Grounds June IS

Plans to make the big Burleigh
county get-together and outing to
be held on June 18 at Fort Lincoln
the greatest gathering ever held in
the county are being made by officers
of the Burleigh county Cow Testing
association and the Bismarck Cham
Der of Commerce.
Four bands have been engaged to
furnish music during the day, and
the program will include a parade,
contests, games, exhibit ts, addresses,
dancing and demonstrations.
The program will start at 10 a. m.
when parade will be held in Bis
marck. Judge w. S. Casselman will
.. the marshal and the Goodrich, St.
Mary's, Juvenile and Elks bands will
be in line. The program at Fort
Lincoln will open at IL a. m. when
the Goodrich band will give con-
cert, to be followed by concerts by
the Juvenile band and St. Mary's
band. A community picnic will be
held from noon until p. m. A ball
game, foot races, horse races and a
tug of war will be held Immediately
after dinner. The tug of war will
be between team composed of
members of the Burleigh County
Cow Testing association and a team
to be chosen at the picnic grounds.
A pie eating contest for boys will
be held Other contests will be ar
ranged and prizes will be awarded
the winners. Addresses will De
made by Congressman Thomas Hall.
John HUSKY. state dairy commits
sioner, and Edward Sanders. agricul-
tural agent of the 500 Line.
A demonstration with registered
and scrub. cattle will be held and
pure bred cattle will be on exhibition
during the day.
Dancing will start at 8 p. m. The
Bismarck six-piece orchestra will
furnish music.
The Elks band will give a concert
at p. m. and quartet in charge of
Mrs. John Larson will sing several
selections. There will be dancing
again in the evening.
The Fort Lincoln grounds will be
policed during the day by members
of Company A, North Dakota Ma
tional Guard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
STORM SWEEPS
OYER SECTION
OF MINNESOTA
Great Flood Feared as Zum-
bro River Rises at Alarm
ing Rate Today
CROPS ARE DAMAGED
Terrific Cloud Burst Around
Rochester Floods Cellars
and Ruins Merchandise

Rochester. Minn., June H.
Damage tor saling many thousands
of dollars was caused here this
morning by terrific cloud
burst and hail storm when over
one and a half inches of rain
fell between 4 and o'clock. The
city was without light and power
today. the power plant machinery
being under four feet of water.
Every basement in the business
section was flooded.
Julius Ausen, county farm bureau
agent, left on an inspection trip
around the country this morning to
estimate the damage to crops caused
by the hail. The force Of the hail
storm could be seen in the city
where trees were stripped of their
foliage. The ground at one time
was covered with two inches Of hail
in town.
Electrical Storm
The cloud burst was accompanied
by spectacular electrical storm.
Rochester's new tourist camp,
which its proponent had said would
always be above flood waters, this
morning was under several feet of
water which was still rising.
Twenty seven camping parties
were driven from the grounds before
dawn. Citizens braved the raging
storm to help them. One woman and
child, stranded on a small island,
were carried through the rising
stream on the shoulders of citizen
who lived nearby.
The stream running past the tour
list camp is normally rs feet wide,
but was more than thousand feet
wide at 8 o'clock.
Power Is on
The light plant authorities pre-
dicted there would be no power all
day.
1t was impossible to estimate the
damage this morning but it was in
dicated it would total thousands in
town alone. Several merchants re-
ported quantities of valuable stocks
destroyed by basement floods.
Only the fact that the cloudburst
was distinctly local in character pre-
vented a serious flood. The Zum-
bro river and its tributaries began
rising at 8 o'clock and were far out
of their banks in an hour but toward
noon they began to recede and seri
Gus damage was averted.
Hundreds of chickens on nearby
farms were killed by the hail. which
according to old residents was the
heaviest ever seen here. Five hun
dred newly hatched chickens we're
killed when the basement of a whole
sale poultry house was flooded.
Business was practically suspended
until noon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
WOMAN HELD
BY MISTAKE
Release of Mother From Pen
itentiary Is Sought

Sentenced under a misapprehen-
sion by the district judge and states
attorney, Mrs. Martha Ness of Bel
field is now in the penitentiary on
charge of adultery awaiting action
by officials as to her release. Mrs.
Ness is the mother of three children.
The states attorney was instru-
mental in obtaining a sentence of
year in the penitentiary for Mrs.
Ness in district court some time ago.
Recently the pardon board was petit
toned by the states attorney and
district Judge for a pardon for Mrs.
Ness. She was sentenced by mis-
take. as shown by more complete
and recent evidence, they said.
The pardon board, however, refuses
to take action and has permitted the
states attorney and district judge
to pursue whatever course they may
deem advisable, either allowing Mrs.
Ness to 60 free or ordering her to
serve the sentence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
FARGO MAN
TO ENFORCE
NEW BEE LAW

DR.: R. L. Webster, entomologist
at the North Dakota Agricultural
college, Fargo, will be appointed ex-
ecutive officer of the state depart
ment of agriculture and labor to
enforce the bee regulation law which
becomes effective July /, it is an
nounced by Joseph A. Kitchen, COM
missioner Of agriculture and labor.
An appropriation Of $1,000 was made
available by the last legislature to
enforce q law already on the statute
books regarding importation of bees.
1t is proposed under the law, ac-
cording to Mr.. Kitchen, to prevent
shipment Of "foul brood" into the
state in hives, at a time when the
beekeeping industry is growing
rapidly in the state. At the present
time permits are required, and many
persons have been refused permission
to ship bees into the state in hives.
Having no funds to provide for in-
spection, the department has utilized
the services Of DR.. Webster and
apiarists In. determining whether
there Is danger Of disesse spreading
from bees which are imported. Mr..
Kitchen said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
TWO SENTENCED
IN DISTRICT
COURT TODAY

Mrs. Y. R. Brooks of Max, Mclean
county, entered plea of guilty to
q charge of bootlegging before Judge
Fred Jansonius in district court here
this morning and was sentenced to
term of six months in the county
Jail at Washburn and to pay fine
of $500 and $50 court costs.
James Douglas, Bismarck youth,
was sentenced to a term in the state
industrial school as Mandan on a
charge of burglary by Judge jan
sonius this morning. The court rec
commended that the hoy be paroled
to Mrs. Jennie Moran.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
FREIGHT RATE
PROTEST MADE
BY COMMISSION
Complaints Regarding Class
Rates Filed in Washington
BY State Board
HEARING is ASSIGNED
Charges Declared Excessive
and Unfair to JObbers
and Manufacturers

Complaints regarding class rates
and special commodity rates in in
trastate commerce have been sent to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in Washington by the board of rail
road commissioners of North Dakota
Both complaints have been consoli-
dated for consideration by the Inter
state Commerce Commission and for
the hearing to be held here in the
fall.
Following the hearing. briefs will
be filed and the case will be argued
before the interstate commission.
After decision has been made,
ing. Thus the process may take as
long as several years.
The hearing has been assigned
Docket No. 16.945. A total of nine
ty-nine railroads are complained
against in the the case of the special
commodity rates.
Others Join Protest
Besides the railroad commission,
the commodity rates tomplainants are
the Agricultural Traffic League of
North Dakota, the Commercial club
of Fargo, the Grand Forks CONNER
cial club, the jamestown chamber of
commerce, the North Dakota Farm
Bureau Federation. the North Dakota
Implement Dealers association and
the commercial club of Valley City.
The commodity rates complaint
states that the railroads charge local
and joint rates on shipments of ar
ticles that are handled in manufac-
fnrenO nn1 snhhinc ~ Mart h
Dakota that are relatively higher
mile for mile than rates charged in
other jobbing and manufacturing
centers, such as St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis, and Aberdeen, Watertown, Huron
and Mitchell, S. d.
The complaint charges that these
rates are excessive, unjust and un-
reasonable, preferential to South Da-
kota and Minnesota points and un-
fair to North Dakota manufacturers
and jobbers. These discrimination
are in violation of the Interstate
Commerce act. the complaint says.
Cities Designated
The cities in North Dakota desig
mated as manufacturing and jobbinf
points are Fargo, Bismarck, Crane
Forks. jamestown. Valley City. Man
dan. Devils Lake, Minot. Williston
Dickinson, Oakes, Wahpeton .anG
Drake.
Excessive and unfair rates. charged
by common carriers in intrastate
commerce from points in North Da.
kota are attacked in the class rates
complaint. Particular offenders are
the Great Northern. The Northern
Pacific. and the Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Sault Ste. Marie companies, the
complaint states.
The complaint further declares
that when the territory between St.
Paul. Minneapolis and the Montana
North Dakota state line was first
opened up by the defendants operat-
ing between the Twin Cities and the
state line the same basis of rates was
applied in the entire territory which
includes North and South Dakota and
Minnesota. Until 1905 this parity
was maintained. the complaint says.
when lower basis of rates was made
effective intraSate in Minnesota to
the exclusion of North Dakota de-
spite the fact that the United States
Supreme court found conditions of
railroad operation in and between
Minnesota and North Dakota sub
stantially the same.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
CHAMBER GETS
FINANCE PLAN
OF CAILLAUX
Finance Minister of France
Wants to Issue Four
Billion Franc Notes

Paris. June 1l.-Finance Minister
M. Caillaux and the finance commit
tee of the Chamber of Deputies to-
day discussed a fiduciary of four
billion francs in special franc notes
to meet the heavy retirement of ma
tional defence bonds this year.
Caillaux explained that nothing re-
sembling inflations had entered his
mind. The bank notes would be is
sued with such conditions that they
would be returnable to the bank of
France with short delay and they
would be guaranteed by ample re-
serves.
No decision has yet been reached d
regarding the issue.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
MAN
LOS E'S LIFE
AT JAMESTOWN

Valley City, June 11.-Elias Peter
son. 26, was killed almost instantly
about l0:40 a. m. today when he
stepped in front of Northern Pa
cific branch train five miles west of
here. Peterson was working with a
section crew and became confused as
to what track the train was on. The
train backed down town with the re-
mains. His mother, two brothers and
sister survive him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
SOyIETs MAKE OFFER

Canton, June 11.-(AP)-General
Yangh ST Min, Yunnanese command
er, told the Associated Press CORE
spondent today that Soviet Russia
had offered the Yunnanese S1O,0O0,-
600 and $4,000 rifles with appropri-
ate ammunition provided a certain
agreement was signed.
General Min said the offer was
refused.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
HEBRON LIGHT
PLANT SOLD TO
BIG COMPANY

The Hughes & Deiters company
has announced it's purchase of the
Hebron electric light plant for
$25,O00. Possession will be given as
soon as the title can be settled and
the franchise transferred The
Hughes & Deiters company plans to
serve Hebron over high line sup
piled by a central plant in Dickinson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
North WOOds1nan
Is Freed OF
Murder Charge
(By The Asso ciated Press)

Baudette. Mimi, June 11.-.After
six months Incarceration, Tony
Reamer. North woods trapper, was
free today to return to the woods
that have been his home for several
years, exonerated by the Lake of the
Woods jury Of any connection with
the DEATH last fall, Of Mrs. Dean
Wheeler.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
FRANCE INTENDS
TO SETTLE HER
DEBT TOU. S.

Geneva, June lit was under
stood here today that French Foreign
Minister BRAND, conferring with
Congressman Theodore E. Burton of
Ohio, a member of the American
Debt commission, made it clear that
France intends to take steps to settle
her debt to the United States,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
GOV. AL SMITH
WILL RETIRE =
FROM POLITICS

Syracuse, N. Y, June 11.-(AP)-
Governor Alfred Smith will refuse
to run for Governor or United States
senator and will retire from politics
at the end of his present term, ac-
cording to an Albany dispatch pub
lished this morning in the Syracuse
Herald.
The Herald said it understood that
Governor Smith has received and
will accept an offer of $4,000 a year
from the New York World to write
on political topics.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
COUNTY SCHOOL
HEADS TO MEET
WITH N. ID. BOARD

Annual meeting of county school
officers with members of the state
board of public instruction will take
place this month. Better school con-
ditions will be discussed. The dates
of meeting in each county are as fol-
lows:
June 13, Ransom and Richland
counties; June Is, Wells; June 16,
Eddy and Kidder; June II, Foster;
June 18. Griggs, Steele and Burleigh;
June 10. Barnes: June 20, Emmons
and Rolette.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
CAT OTTT m I.I1Ck

Washington.-A new use has been
found for old automobiles. Rats and
gophers were damaging local golf
course until someone ran a tube
from the exhaust pipe of car down
into their holes. The carbon monox-
ide gas killed all of the rodents in
the holes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
Weather Report
WEATHER FORECASTS

WEATHER FORECASTS
For Bismarck and vicinity: Un-
settled with showers tonight and
probably Friday. Not much change
in temperature.
For North Dakota: Unsettled with
showers in west portion tonight and
probably east and central portions
tonight and Friday. Not much change
in temperature.
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
The pressure is low along the
eastern slope of the Rockies and it
is high over the st. Lawrence Valley
and over the north Pacific coast
states. This pressure distribution
has caused precipitation from the
Great Lakes region westward to the
northwestern slope Of the Rockies,
with q heavy thunderstorm at Dodge
City. Kansas. Elsewhere over the
south and in the extreme West the
weather 10 generally fair. Cool
weather prevails in most sections.
but temperatures have risen some
what over the middle and southern
oRRls y. ROBERTS.
Q9iclal u charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
WOULD WE'D CLIENT

Tokyo.-A young attorney who aid
ed in her defense has offered to
marry Miss Shunkai Hasegawa, nun
who is in prison awaiting the result
Of an appeal from her conviction on
the charge Of setting fire to . jap
anese temple. "a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
RIOTS IN OKLAHOMA

Okmulgee, Okla, June 11.-Com-
pany N of Okmulgee was mobilized
today to 60 to Henryetta to quell. a
disturbance of union miners. Andy
Meitus, non union miner of Henry
eta, was last night beaten up by
IL men said to be union men. He
was seriously injured. Meitus was
not working, but had agreed to go to
work at the Grove mine. He had
just purchased some pit chothes and
bucket and was attacked on his
way home. Colonel Head in COM
mand of the guardsmen here said
that other units of the national
guard had been ordered to Henry
eta.
Chief of Police Stormant of Henry
eta said last night over the phone
that he arrested five men.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11

SOCIALIST BAKERY FAILS
Vienna.-A Socialist bakery, estab-
lished Is years ago to destroy "cap-
italistic monopoly Of bread" has
been sold to repay loans to Dutch
bankers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
JUST A DAY DREAM

Tokyo.-Fifteen years ago a priest
had dream, in which he was told
that Is years later he would find q
large pot of gold under a certain
tree. He has been digging all around
the tree for several weeks, but so
far has found no gold.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
FALLS INDIAN POMpEIr

Three Rivers, N. M.-The ruins Of
q buried Indian village have been
found on the ranch Of Former Sec
retary Of Interior Fall, near here.
Archaeologists are now excavatinE
the ancient town,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
POLICE TAKE PLANT

(By The Associated Press)
Sydney, Nova Scotia, June 1.-THE
New Waterford power station was
seized by a strong force of the COM
pany's police this morning after an
engagement with picketing miners
in which several combatants were
slightly injured. The police were
stoned as they passed the United
Mine Workers of Americas hall.
The plant was later able to get up
steam for their generators.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
MINERS TAKE STATION

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, June IL
A report from New Waterford today
said that after mass meeting n
number of mine workers had march
ed in body to the power station
there and that the authorities had
called for assistance from nearby
towns.
Late reports said the power sta
tion had been captured by the miners
after fight in which one man was
killed and another severely wounded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11

GREEK CABINET RESIGNS
Athens, June 1.-THE Greek cab
met resigned today. The cabinet,
headed BY Premier Mychilakopoulos,
was formed Oct. s, 0M.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-11
YANKEE SHIP
RETURNS FIRE
OF ATTACKERS
Shell Hurled as Vessel Is
Conveying Launch to
Christian College
MARINES ARE LANDED
Troops Go Ashore at Canton
To Protect American Ed.
ucatiOnal Institution
MARINES ARE LANDED

tBy The Associated Press)
Canton. June 1.-THE Ameri-
can gunboat Pampanga of the
South China patrol was fired
upon here near Whompoa today
while conveying a supply launch
to Canton Christian College. The
Pampanga returned the fire. No
casualties were reported.
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