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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
ACCOUNTANT
GRILLED IN
KILLING
Reveal Correspondence Be-
tween Suspect and Muir
dered Woman
DENIES HOTEL VISIT
Dismembered Body of Nurse
Found in Swamp Near
Berkeley

Berkeley, Calf, Aug. 2s.-P-
After more than eight hours Of un-
interrupted griIling by officials Of
three counties in VIII, h investiga-
tion into the supposed murder Of
Mrs. Bessie Loren, Oakland nurse.
whose dismembered body was found
in swamp. Gordon Rowe. San Fran
cisco accountant and former cal
ployer of Mrs. Loren, was released
Monday evening, August 81, at the
shortly before midnight last night.
James +. Hocy. assistant district
attorney for Contra Costa county.
where portions of the woman's head
were found. said Rowe might be re-
called for further questioning.
Rowe at first denied ever having
had any correspondence with Mrs.
Loren" said Hoey. Later when
shown letters and kilograms with no.
tatons by Mrs. Loren indicating that
they were from Rowe, he admitted
their authorship"
One letter purporting to have
been written by Rowe in 1928 asked
Mrs. Loren to meet him in San Fran
cisco.
Another letter, with San Jose
date, read: 81 inclose herewith
sorry ] cOulu not see you DelOTc !
left San Francisco. Dear, write me
a big, long letter No one will see
it, ! assure YOU
Rowe flatly denied calling on Mrs
Loren at the Antler Hotel in San
Francisco where she stopped foi
three days, from August Is to Au-
gust 10. He declared the hotel man
ager and the elevator operator, who
identified him as Mrs. Loren's Wis
i.or. "positively were mistaken
They were equally positive thai
Rowe was the man who called or
Mrs. Loren in her room.
Attorney Hoey said after releas
ing Rowe that ,oday's investigation
probably would center in Contrs
Costa and Alcmanda counties, DR.. J
J. Meyer, an Oakland physician, an.
DR.. Joseph Loran Pease. Oakland
dentist, are among those whom Hoei
expects to question tomorrow. Let
tcrs purporting to have been writer
by both men to Mrs. Loren were
found among her effects yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
TRACE AIR
MAIL THEFT

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-(P)-A missing
consignment of registered and other
mail, believed to have been left here
by air last Tuesday is the object OF
search between here and San Fran.
cisco. Inquiry into its disappear.
ance was begun when C. M. Chris.
tiansen, San Francisco postal in
spector, notified postal authoritieA
here that it had not arrived in San
Francisco.
Belief that the consignment was
stolen here before it was turned over
to the airmail service is expressed
by Christensen.
The pouch from which the mail
was missing had not been tampered
with when it arrived in San Francis
co but list of the contents in the
pouch called for consignment which
was missing.
Inspectors here said it may include
valuable commercial mail sent by
Chicago Banks to San Francisco.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28

Modern Morse Vikings Traverse
Atlantic i'm 45-FOOt Sea Yawl

New York. Aug IS ANot content with perous 73 day
the Atlantic
middeaged Norwegian sail
September.
Following the path Of Lief Erickson the Vikings Skipper
Andreas rmsoe and his drfted
looked like nutshell
the bay.
The yaw, "Fochtnnncta" has just l5-foo
displacement. She
was lost to II world for 73 days. covering $500 miles.
"Thc weather rough skipper said
squalls hastoms and gales kept month But
plenty of hardtack and provisions aboard There
opportunity Of rpenshng casks by catching
sail The quadrant used making observations
than 100 old"
Urk Wckstram, coastal pilot and John Gresgend sailor and
cook the others aboard They brought Nw
from Enar- Olassen Of Droennocy.
When remarked that the cabin Of the yawl with
three hunks
that AS didn't Of
matter much.
Three other Arthur $. liitdebrand william
.,u.inE John Twoiah, follow the Viking
last and r believed to have pershcd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
NAB THREE IN
TRAIN H0LDUP
Two Men and Woman Cap.
tured When Car Is Traced
TO Owner

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. % P) -
Two men and woman were in the
city Jail today suspected Of partici-
patton in the robbery Of Santa Fc
train number rs near Oceansdc last
Monday night in which a veteran
messenger, Elmer Campbell, was
shot and fatally wounded and the
trains combination express and mail
car looted.
They were Everett G. Lewis, sc,
Robert Lee, 2S and Miss Pearl An
derson, 26 years old. All were
booked as murder suspects.
The suspects were traced through
an automobile registered to Lewis
which carried Lewis and Lee out of
Los Angeles On Il rabbit hunt dur
ing the time when the mail car was
robbed. In the machine was found
a coil Of rope which matched the
rope in the ladder found hanging
from the roof of the looted mail car
by which an entrance was effected
after Campbell was shot from the
roof.
According to police records, Lewis
and his wife, Lillian, were arrested
here in 1922 for questioning about
the Toledo operation robbery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
Weather Report

Temperature at a. m. ....... go
Highest yesterday ..............9 .97
Lowest last night .............6 go
Precipitation to z a. m. .... Trace
Highest wind velocity ....... .18
Weather Forecasts
Unsettled tonight and Satur.
day. Probably showers.
For North Dakota: Mostly un-
settled tonight and Saturday with
probably local showers or thunder
storms. Slightly cooler tonight and
in east and south portions Saturday.
General Weather Conditions
The pressure is low over the
northern Plains tSates and northern
Rocky Mountain region and showers
occurred in Utah, Montana and west
ern North Dakota. Elsewhere the
weather is generally fair. Tempera.
tsres are quite high over the Plains
States and Mississippi Valley, but
slightly cooler weather prevails over
j9e Rocky Mountain region.
ORRIS W. ROBERTS,
.,--s.- Official in Charge
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
STATE ROAD
EXPENDITURE
is INCREASED
Highway Commission Spent
S3l.O5S More in 1925.
Figures Show

Expenditures for highway main.
tenancc in North Dakota for the sis
months period ending June 80 wer,
$3l ,O5S.2S more than for the sam,
period last year. a report Of tn.
maintenance division of the stat,
highway department today showed
Maintenance expenditures this yeai
totalled SSG,J70.72 compared with
S55 ,2l2.l4 year ago.
The increased expenditure is az
counted for. however, by the in.
creased mileage now under state
maintenance in comparison with {
year ago. On July | of this yea,
the state had charge Of 2,l00 miles
Of highway On July | Il year age
the total was l,7l7 miles. The in.
crease was 3S3 miles or % per cent
More Per Mile
The maintenance cost per mile alsC
showed an increase, however, the
figures for the six months ending
July !, 1925, being SIl.22 Il mile com
pared with S37.l2 for the same per.
iod Il year ago, an increase of II
per cent.
Explanation Of the increased cost
Of maintenance is provided by the
increased traffic and the better
quality Of the maintenance being
obtained, the report said.
Commenting on road maintenance
problems, T. G. Plomnson, head OF
the maintenance division said: "ln,
telligent maintenance naturally in.
cludcs economical maintenance and
/ believe that a more economical
,,,p - Il. t,. 4 Il,
the first six months of 1926
as against the same period
for 1924. BY this | mean that, al.
though we spent more money pei
mile, we obtained better quality
and greater quantity of work 70,
the money. This was due to bette,
organization in the maintenance de
partment and a closer coope ration or
the part Of the patrolmen.
Greater Repairs Work
More surface repair work has
been done than ever before. We
are attempting to educate the patrol
men to the idea that "A stitch ir
time saves nine and that a small
hole today is a large one tomorrow
Each patrolman is required to carry
shovel and to use it in filling small
holes as they develop. He does this
work while smoothing the surface
after rains"
Swales and holes which developed
in roads in the eastern part of the
state at the end of the rainy season
caused considerable trouble with
which the road patrolmen were un-
able to cope properly, Plomason said
He recommended the organization OF
surface repair gangs to do this work
next season, holding that the cost OF
such gangs will be more than offset
by the better condition of the roaC
and the saving in the work done b,
patrolmen. Such gangs, he pointed
out, can bring more equipment tc
bear on the work and do it quicke,
and cheaper than could a patrolmar
working only with hand tools.
Better maintenance rather thar
cheaper maintenance should be the
aim of the department, Plomasor
said, and expressed the belief that il
the money is intelligently and eco.
nomically expended to obtain tha,
end the state will have earned the
gratitude and appreciation of the
travelling public"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
L.cith State Bank
Pays 100 Per Cent

Final dividend checks dcposi sitors in
the state bank of Lcith which was
closed February IA. 1921. were issued
today by l.. X. Baird, receiver of state
banks and brought the total payment
to dcpoSltorS to lO0 per cent. Total
deposits in the bank when il was
closed amounted to SS5.OOO.
The receiver also has reimbursed
the state guaranty fund commission
for Il 10 per cent dividend to dcpos-
itors of the bank which il had pre-
viously paid
The affairs Of the bank were ad-
ministercd by r.. r. De Laney. man
;lger. of the Bismarck district for the
receiver and ". A. Hart. cashier of
the Carson state bank, had charge of
collecting the assets.
Especial credit is due y small yronn
Of stockholders who advanced the
final $500 necessary to pay 1nr
final dividend. Baird said
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
B0WD0IN RUNS
ON ICE FL0E
Macmillan Ship Run s
Aground on Berg, Now
Safe at Sea

Washington, Aug. .--'P>-
Grounded for more than ten hours
on Il rock ledge, to be finally washed
off by the swell from a bursting
iceberg, is one Of the experiences
from which the Bowdoin, staunch
craft of the Macmillan arctic cx-
pedition. has emerged unscathcd on
her return trip from northern
waters with the Peary.
The grounding occurred at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon, more than
a mile off shore in Murchison sound
Commander Macmillan reported his
inspection of the Bowdoin's hull
showed that "aside from several
small bits torn from her oak shoe.
she is otherwise undamaged."
A dispatch received today said the
ships had entered Melville Bay but
did not indicate definitely the con-
ditions found there.
The radiogram was addressed to
the Navy Department and said the
expedition was in Melville Bay head
ed south for Disko Island or Umanak
few miles north of Disko, Green
land, where it hoped to arrive in two
or three days. The message was
filed yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
NEWS BRIEFS

Chicago.-Three men were arrested
near Hammond, Indiana, as alleged
leaders in a plot to circulate $5OO,OOO
in spurious $50 bills.
Omaha, Neb.-Arrest of two girls
at Fargo caused police here to ex-
pect speedy cleaning up of the fatal
shooting of Charles Fuller in liquor
resort August 10.
Fargo.-Four Cass county officers
and one Fargo business man were
named defendants in $4,000 dam
age suit filed by attorneys on behalf
of John H. Johns, local secretary of
!. W. w., whose members were de-
ported to Moorhead, Mimi, earlier
in the week.
New York.-To prove that the Vik-
ing path across the Atlantic could
be followed successfully, three Nor
wegians arrived in a as foot yawl,
eighty days out of Bergen.
Rice Lake, Wis.-Wiliie MacFar-
lane, American open golf champion,
defeated Jim Barnes, British open
titlist, 6 and 4, on the Tagalong
Course.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28

The anthracite operators an Il
miners today reached an agreement
OF the question of maintenance men
for work in the mines during the
suspension set for September /.
The arrangements provide that
normal conditions that prevailed
during idle periods in the past shall
be the basis for this agreement"
W. W. lnplis, chairman Of the OPP
orators scale committee with which
the miners broke off negotiations at
Atlantic City. August i. pronounced
the suspension call "cntirely unner-
esSary." The men would lose more
than 81 100000 q day in wages, he
said business conditions in the re
gion would be upset and the hard
coal market as a whole would be
sure to be still further Invaded ny
fuel substitutes.
President Lewis said the Union
had waited ns long us it could in
hope that the operators would modi-
ty their refusal to deal with de
mands involving increased produc-
ton costs. He said with only a few
daVs remaining, in which to notify
"23 union locals in the anthracite
region D"iorC september |, the call
had to be in the mails last night
The September suspension is not
regarded as calamity by operators
or miners, providing it is a short
one. Miners attribute the operators
inability TO bear up under the pros
pcct to the profits already accruing
from the stimulated demand for
their "stcam sizes OF Goa! at en-
hanced prices.
Operators, on the other hand, say
that anglers and nmrods among the
miners hearing the call of September
forest and streams provide the bulk
Of the suspension sentiment in uni
on halls. In other words. they wel-
come . "vacation" once a wear as
much as the office help, il is said
Speculation is already devele lepirg
here as to what outside intermedl-
ary will eventually appear to bring
the two warning sides together. and
make the walkout short" The
name Of Governor Pinchot is men
toned frequently in miners circles.
Operators have not openly expressed
themselves
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
Nip New Orleans
Rum Conspiracy

New Orleans, aug. 2S-(P)- Prompt
application for warrants charging
thirty four persons with conspiracy
to violate the national prohibition
act was expected to follow indict-
ments returned by federal grand
jury here yesterday. Walter l..
Cohen, negro comptroller of the New
Orleans customs district and a rep
ublican political leader in the south,
was among those indicted as was
DR.. l.. A. Meraux, sheriff Of st,
Barnard parish.
The charge is that these indicted
planned to transport 4.250 cases Of
liquor from Havana to New Orleans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
Mercury Hits 81
in City Thursday

Bismarck and Minot, two hottest
places in the state yesterday with a
mercury of 81, today sought relief
from the latest heat wave to visit
central North Dakota in less than a
week.
Local showers were predicted for
today by o. W. Roberts, local wea-
ther forecaster. A few minutes rain
in the capital city shortly before
noon was expected to be followed by
heavier downfalls later in the day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
MRS. LADD WILL
RECEIVE $4,000
AT NEXT SESSION

Washington, D. c.. Angus: 2S.-.
Considerable sentiment for appoint
ment Of the widow of the late SEN
ator +. +. Ladd comes from those
who would like to see her receive
the salary for the unexpired term Of
her late husband. Such so!icitude,
however, is uncalled for. Upon the
death of "a senator there has always
been granted his widow $4,000 or
the equivalent Of Il years salary to
cover funeral expenses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
SHUTDOWN IN ANTHRACITE
MINES, EFFECTIVE TUESDAY.
ORDERED BY UNION CHIEF
Arrange Retention Of Emergency Force Man Pumps
Keep Up Workings During Layofl
BOT II SIDES ARE AD A N r
Chairman OF Operators Cc'mttcc Charges Miners Welcome
Vacation For Short Period


Philadelphia, Aug 2S.-(AP)-Anth>ucite miners have
been ordered to stop work bt tginning next Tuesday,
The Suspension order invo\ing 1880 men and S2S
mines was issued last night by John l.. Lewis president OF
the United Mine Workers of America
y our scale comnlitteG read the call to the miners
Enlarged with he responsibility of making a. new contract
has been unable to arrive any m,ers lning as affecting
wages or conditions OF employment to be effective after
August 81, 1923.
''lheretore. our membership in districts number one
seven and nnc Is advised that contract being effect
suspension of mining will automatically take place at mid
night Monday
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
TWO TOTS DIE
IN NIGHT FIRE

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 2s.-(P)-
TWO children, Harry years old, and
Julia, 5 years old, were asphyxiated
this morning when the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Kolylick
burned here.
Mrs. kolylick is in a serious con-
dition from shock and from inhaling
smoke and her niece, Phyllis Standyk,
IA years old, suffered from shock
and wounds suffered ain escaping
from the burning house through the
window.
The cause of the fire has not been
determined.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
FOREST FIRES
ACTIVE, REPORT

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 2S.-(P)-One
new forest fire was reported to c. S.
Lind, district state forester, Thurs
day afternoon, but the general fire
situation was considerably improved
by Thursdays rains, he said. The
new fire is south Of Little Marais
near the Baptism River, and covers
small area. The Pike Lake fire is
still burning, now being confined to
peat bog extending over three
acres.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
TWO SLAIN
IN CHICAGO
BOOZE WAR
Identify Gun Victim as NOtOri-
Gus Chicago Airplanc
BOOtlegger
FOUND ON AIR FIELD
Dead Mans Car Found in La
goon, BlOOd-stained and
Bullet-riddled

Chicago, Aug. 2s A> - Irving
Schlig, suspected as the mysterious
airplane bootlegger plying between
Canada and Chicago and Harry Bcr-
man, identified by the police as Il
gunman and robber, were found shot
to death near the Ashbourne aviation
field in the southwest corner of
Chicago early today.
Schlig's automobile had been
found previously in west side park
lagoon. It was blood stained and
bullet riddled. and apparently had
been driven at full speed into IN"
water in an effort to hide it.
Schlig, held responsible for some
of Chicago's most daring holdups
and robberies, is believed to have
been slain by rival bootlcggers Who
feared his success in bringing in
good whiskey and other liquors
might lead TO him acquiring Il mono
poly in the bootleg trade.
Chicago, Aug. 2S.-(P)-Two men,
unidentified, were found shot to
death today at the edge Of Ash
bourne Field. the flying field of the
Aero Club Of Chicago. Both had been
shot in the back OF the mead.
Near the bodies was found suit
case containing among other things
an aviator's helmet The suitcas"
found about a block from the bodies,
contained cheap pair of goggles,
Il new pair of overalls, new helmet
aud leather jerkin, none of which APP
pearcd to have been worn. Employees
at Ashhourne Field. about 100 yards
from where the bodies were found,
said they heard no shots and e&-
pressed the belief the bodies were
tossed from an automobile.
They said the men were unknown
to them.
Police suspected one Of the bodies
was that of Irving Schleig, supposed
Observation-Disclosures. Schleig W a $
seized some time ago in kalamazoo,
Mich, after his plane made forced
landing
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
u. S. FLYERS
ATTACK RIFFS

Ouezzan, French Morocco, Aug.
28-(P)-The entire group of Amer
lean aviators here made their first
fighting flight over the enemy
tribesmen's camp today, dropping
24O Kilograms of bombs and scoring
many direct hits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
NEGOTIATE BIG
STEEL MERGER

New York, Aug. 28.-tR)-Negotia-
tions for a merger of the Otis Steel,
Midland Steel products and Trumbull
Steel companies took active shape
here today when bankers and Off
cials of the three concerns held a
conference.
A brisk rise in the preferred
stocks of the Otis and Midland Com
panies followed circulation of reports
as to possible terms of the consol-
idation which Wall Street expected
would be made public later in the
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
GERTRUDE MAY
TRY CHANNEL
WITHIN WEEK

Bolognc, France, Aug. 29.-(P)-
Gertrude Ederle, unsuccessful in her
first attempt to swim the English
channel, has fixed September 3 as
the limit Of her stay here waiting
for fair weather and favorable tides
for another attempt. She hopes ia
get away next Monday or Tuesday
but the continued roughness of the
sea is discouraging. Lillian Harri-
son, Argentina star, has decided to
wait until September Is feeling sure
she will have an opportunity by that
date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
Try Fargo Hobo
on Murder Charge

Fargo, N. d., Aug. 2s.-(R-Wal-
ter Steiner, transient, will be tried
for the murder of Mike Azadian at
West Fargo, May 80, at the next term
of court. He was bound over on
a first degree murder charge with
out bail by J. X. Bingham, Justice
of the Peace, at preliminary hear
ing this morning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
Bureau Orders
Glen Ullin Coal
Mine Foreclosure

Foreclosure on some Of the
personal property Of the Spring
Valley Coal Company Of Glen
lllin, Morton county, was an.
nOunced here today by the state
wOrkmen's compensation bureau.
II was the first time in the his.
tory Of the bureau that such
action had been necessary, $. :.
Mcdonald, chairman Of the board,
said.
Foreclosure was taken as the
result Of failure Of the company
to pay premiums on cOmpensa-
ton insurance tOtalling $1,000.
The property on which fOreclos-
ure was taken was bid in by the
board for $500 and unless the
company redeems it will be sold
either as a whole or by the piece.
The list included ar electric
motor, electric Transformer and
dynamo. coal cutter and other
tools.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
REPORT DEATH
OF TROTTER

Information Of the death of Rock
Patch, go Ia, owned and driven by
Geirge w. Newton of Williston at
Donnellsville, Iowa, was received here
today. The horse was we'll known
throughout North Dakota. having
won many stake races at state fairs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
STARCHLESS COLLAR

Philadelphia damage suit of
$l,314,241 has been won here by John
B. Motion, weaver. The suit grew
out of collar fabric which he used
in making collars. The fabric, while
possessing sll the appearances of the
formal stiff attire, stays stiff with.
out the use of starch.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
May Resume Anglo
Mexican Relations

London, Aug. 28.-LR)-Negotia
tions are under way for resump-
tion of relations between Great Bri-
tain and Mexico, it is learned from an
authoritative source.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
Jap ABANDONS
CHANNEL SWIM

Dover, Aug. 2s.-tP)-Setsu Nishi-
mura, Japanese long distance swim
mer, abandoned his attempt to swim
the English channel today after be-
ing in the water only two hours 5
minutes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28

THREE YEARS TO SPROUT
Washington.-Seeds of the Ken
lucky coffee tree have such a hard
impervious shell that when they are
planted it takes from three to five
years for them to soak up enough
water to sprout.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
ELEPHANT TRAILS

Rome.-Autoists and cyclists in
southern Africa now are using trails
through the jungles, beaten down by
elephants, for highways. The trails
are hard and smooth and are from
four to five feet in width.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-28
NOW WE KNOW WHY

NOV WE NVOW WIZ
Albany, N. Y.-Tests performed on
l12 students at Colgate University
by Dr.. Donald Laird indicate that
the average mind does it's best work
at a. m. and the poorest work Mt
p. m. Wednesday is the best day
Of the week and Saturday the poor
est