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The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25

to go into business for him self
At that time he was conceded to be
| the highest salaried executive in
Chicago.
Stcrn's rise from humble place to
"A position Of influence in national
financial circles has "A typical Horatio
Alger background.
The only elements missing are the
prosaic factors of romantic poverty
and educational handicap.
Was Poor Student
Stern spent two years at Dartmouth
but quit before graduation, because,
as he says, he was poor student
and got little thrill out of anything
save economies.
His entry into business was guided
by his father and his departure from
his first and only job in the employ
Of others was likewise approved by
his father.
81 have never made a big deal or
done anything really important" says
Stern, without first talking it over
with my dad. He is n today and
trust absolutely in his judgment. All
| that | am now that is worth VIII lie,
| is the result of what he has aide; me
| to be.
"Boys who listen to their parents
usually get farther in business.
"Undoubtedly opportunity has a
great deal to do with success. But
the surest way l know of getting
ahead is to learn something that is
hard and which no one else knows
how to do. After mastering task Of
this sort the next thing is to think
and execute"
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
NEWS BRIEFS

Hibbing. Minn-Paul Polligrie, 40,
shot and killed Mrs. Maggie Binelli,
20. mother Of four children, and
then shot and killed himself at Kitz-
Vile.
Bemidji-Vivian Letford, six years
old of Bemidji. a spectator, and Bert
Vatendahl, auto race car driver of
Bemidji. were injured when the lat
ter's car crashed through the fence
during race here.
Blackjack. Minn.-Coroner's jury
exonerated Fred Heinzer of shooting
to death his father. Alois Heinzer.
st. Paul-Members of Minnesota
North and South Dakota Railroad
Commissions agreed to cooperate in
working for a separate status for
three states in fight against pro-
posed freight rate increases.
Thief River Falls, Minn.-Mayor
j. S. Arneson Of this city, resigned,
effective September l.
MISUNDERSTANDING custom
er. after argument over glass of milk
shot and killed Low Suey, restaurant
proprietor, and escaped.
:. Berlin-Dr. Karl Joseph Wirth,
former chancellor, caused, a sensa-
tion. by resigning from the Center
party because Of disapproval of its
policies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
YOUNGSTERS
RAISE STOCK

Valley City, N. D., Aug. 25.-R)-
approximately $50 lambs and ewes
have been purchased by Barnes coun-
ty boys and girls with the aid of the
Agricultural Credit Corporation and
the Valley City Rotary Club since
the campaign to interest children as
we'll as grownups in diversified agri-
culture was launched in this vicin-
ity.
Many have had increases to their
flocks through the addition Of home
bred lambs and neat profits are re-
ported by all from the shearings of
their flocks.
The movement was carried out by
regularly organized sheep clubs, five
of which have been established in
the county with total membership
Of 81.
Payments for sheep purchased by
the children were spread over three
years. Several members will make
enough from this years wool crop
alone to pay of their total! indsbted-
ness for the sheep, County Agent
T. x. Calnan, said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
GAS CUT TWO CENTS IN CITY
MOTORISTS GET FREE GASOLINE
ATR0BlNS0N TOWN PUMP; VISION
OF OIL BONANZA FADES OVERNIGHT
Large Quantity of Pure Gasoline Obtained From Public Well
Without Charge by Farmers and Passing Motorists

Citizens Of Robinson thought they
had struck a real bonanza here yes
terday when a visitor to the town
pump discovered that the crstwhilc
reliable we'll was producing not water
but gasoline.
Excitement reigned when the dis
covcry became known that several
farmers had filled their tanks with
pure gasoline free of charge at the
town pump Of Robinson. They found
the fuel as good as that obtained
at a filling station.
Today garage located near the
town pump was taking soundings in
its gasoline storage tank to ascertain
whether a leak may have caused fuel
to drain into the public we'll.
The discovery was noised about
the vicinity Of Robinson and Kidder
county late yesterday was aroused at
the report that oil had been struck
on the main street Of Robinson.
Reports reached Bismarck early to-
day that the Robinson strike was
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
BY ROY J. GIBBONS
NEA Service Writer

Chicago, Aug. 25.-1t is signifi-
cant to note that Lawrence +. Stern
belongs to a period which preceded
by safe margin the coming of the
smart-aleck age.
Stern. who is but 81, was raised
and grew up in the day before the
younger generation started referring
to parents as "old fogies."
fidant of his father Whenever he
had things of Importance to decide
he always turned to his father for
advice.
Principally because of these rca-
sons Big Business today is celebrat-
ing Stern's rise as the success ro-
nance of the present year
He is reputed one of Chicago's
wealthiest men
Stern has just been made pres
ident of a new and powerful whole
sale mortgage firm formed to do
business on a nation wide scale.
All Sclf-Made
This firm bears his own name and
has the backing Of coterie of self
made millionaires like Stern, William
Wrigley, the gum king, John Hertz,
the man behind the Yellow taxicab
interests and John r. Thompson, the
chain restaurant man.
Yet, only 10 years ago, Stern as a
tow headed youth was running cr-
rands for a Chicago bank.
1t was his first job. He remained
with the same house until resigning
the other day as senior vice president
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
ENFORCE OLD
STREET LAW
City Will Require $500 Bond
For Permit to Tear up
Sidewalk or Street

Rigid enforcement of an old city
ordinance requiring filing of $500
bond with the city engineer for per-
mission to tear up the sidewalk or
street for construction or repair work
was voted at meeting of the city
commission last night.
Complaints that property owners of
the city have ignored the excavation
ordinance in recent years prompted
action on the part Of the commission
The fine for violating the excava-
tion ordinance is $25.
City Attorney c. L. Young announ-
ced that the state supreme court has
set hearing in the contested Bis
marck zoning ordinance among the
first cases to be tried before the
high court at it's next term.
When no bids were received on a
project to extend water main on
Eighth street between D and E
streets, the commission ordered the
water department to 60 ahead with
the work. 8
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
SEEK MISSING
GIRLS IN n. D.
Northwest Joins Search for
Two Madison Girls Miss
ing Five Days

Madison, Mimi, Aug. 25-(P)-
Police and county authorities
throughout the Northwest were asked
today to aid in the search for two
Madison girls who disappeared last
Thursday while on hike north Of
town.
The girls. daughters of prominent
families here, are Evelyn Harrison,
16 years old, and Myrtle Gullickson.
H. They left early in the day "just
for little hike"
A farmer reported that he had seen
the girls picked up by two strange
men in a small coupe which continued
on northward
Miss Harrison has blue eyes, blonde
bobbed hair, and was dressed in khaki
knickers. dark blue sweater and
white hat. Miss Gullickson has brown
bobbed hair, large blue eyes and wore
khaki knickers and white sweater.
A. G. Smaagaard. sheriff of Lacqui
Parle county. today sent out gen.
eral notice to police and sheriffs.
He thinks they may have travelled
with the strangers that picked them
up either northward toward Fargo
or over the South Dakota line toward
Watertown.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
FIRE RAZES
CITY BLOCK
IN MONTREAL
Sixty Families Rendered
Homeless by Blaze; no
Fatalities Reported

Montreal, Aug. 25.-(R-An entire
block Of buildings in Montreal was
laid waste last night and early this
by one of the most spectac-
ular fires the city ever experienced.
The blaze. under half gale, spread
rapidly and soon enveloped the entire
block. The buildings consumed con-
sisted Of 20. or more dwellings, a
large apartment house, an ice plant
and other structures.
No estimate has as yet been made
of the damage. The casualties were
few. Most Of these
consisted Of firemen being overcome
by smoke and cut by flying glass
and a woman. who suffered broken
arm when piece of fire apparatus
in turning a corner dashed through
the plate glass window of cigar
store.
Altogether sixty-one families were
rendered homeless by the fire.
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spouting at the rate of six gallons
a minute and had already produced
1000 gallons since yesterday morn
ing. A farmer. one Of the first per-
sons on the scene Of the discovery,
was said to have obtained 100 gallons
from the we'll.
". S. Legler. postmaster Of Robin
son. today denied rumors Of an oil
strike He confirmed claims that
the we'll was producing pure gas
olinc. but accounted for the phenom-
cnon on the theory that one of two
gasoline storage tanks located near
the town pump had sprung a leak.
and that the fuel drained into the
public we'll.
One gas tank is located 900 feet
from the pump and the largest is 500
feet distant.
The gasoline flow which issued
from the town pump yesterday today
yielded only oily water containing
mud sediment. and visions Of huge
oil boom collapsed.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25

Swampscott. Mass. Aug. 25.--(P)--
Further indications that the federal
government will make no move to
prevent suspension Of anthracite op-
erations next Tuesday were given
today at the Summer White House.
President Coolidge has been as
surcd that there will be sufficient
fuel to meet all needs of the public
even if the mines should close down
and it was indicated that the gov
ernment would confine its activity
to assisting in the provision of an
adequate supply.
Swampsc oft. Mass, Aug. 25.--(P)--
President Coolidge expects to return
to Washington around Labor Day.
1t was stated officially that he in
tended to return to the Capitol by
train just before or Immediately aft
er Labor Day.
Before his departure Mr.. Coolidge
intends to hold number Of confer
ences with government officials and
others on the public questions and
an increasingly crowded schedule is
expected to keep him close to White
Court.
c. w. Barron, publisher of the
Wall Street Journal, told the Pres
ident today it was the opinion OF
Wall street that suspension Of op-
erations in the anthracite field for
q short time would be good thing
There is surplus of coal, Mr.. Bar
ron declared. He thought it would
be folly for anthracite operators and
miners to disagree and suspension
result because he believes that con-
sumers will turn to the permanent
use of substitutes for anthracite.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
GUN CLERK,
LOOT COAST
MAIL TRAIN
Messenger, Shot Through
Brain, Found Dying as
Train Nears Santa Ana
LOSS NOT ESTIMATED
Daring Robbery Accomplish.
ed Without knowledge of
Passengers or Crew
LOSS NOT ESTIMATED

Santa Ana. Calf. Aug. 25.--(A)-
Robbers who looted the combination
mail and express car Of Santa Re
train number Is between here and
San Diego last night after shooting
and probably fatally wounding Elmer
Campbell. G2 year-old express mes
senger, early today appeared to have
made clean getaway with three
pouches Of mail and other loot Of
undetermined value. Campbell was
found lying in a pool Of blood on the
floor Of the looted car when the
train arrived here. Conductor David
L. Gilmore noticed the messenger did
not open his door as usual to receive
more mail and express. At first it
was believed he had been beaten as
we'll as shot but later examination
revealed that a bullet, apparently
fired down at him through n vcnti-
lator on the roof Of the car. had
lodged in the base OF his brain.
Rope Ladder
A rope ladder hanging down from
the roof on the outside of tn" car
showed how an entrance was effect
ed after the shooting.
A pane Of glass had been broken
out OF the side door near the ladder
and the door thus unlocked iron,
within.
OF the nine small mail pouches
carried by the train when it left
San Diego, only six could be found
in the car and three had been ripped
open. Letters were strewn all about
Box Looted
The express strong box had been
opened and looted. A check by post
office and express company officials
here and in Los Angeles and San
Diego failed to reveal any sizable
loss but it was admitted that mas
much as one of the missing pouches
contained air mail, the loot may yet
prove to have been considerable.
All available evidence indicated
the robbery had been carefully plan
ned in detail by men familiar with
train and particularly with express
and mail shipment routing.
Two Men in Plot
County, federal and private inves-
tigators working on the case believe
two or more men boarded the train
when it stopped at Oceanside. that
they climbed to the roof and waited
until the train was we'll under way
and that then one Of them took ain,
at Campbell through ventilatol
while his companion or companions
climbed down the rope ladder ready
to break in as soon as the shot was
fired that put Campbell out of the
way.
After the robbery the men are be
lieved to have jumped from the train
when it slowed down to four miles an
hour at San Juan Capistrano, thirty
miles from here.
Officers assumed the men had ar
automobile waiting them and ready to
take them to Mexico or some nearby
hiding place.
Reports reaching the sheriff's Of
flee to the effect that heavy car
carrying three men had been seen
speeding south through San Onofre
supported the Mexico theory. and
authorities in San Diego county were
taking every precaution to block the
robbers path to the international
line.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
Tax Commission
Begins Revision
of Assessments

The problem of equalizing the per-
sonal property assessments in vari-
Gus counties and cities of the state
was taken up by the state tax
equalization board here today. An
attempt will be made to so adjust
the personal property valuations in
each taxing district that all sections
will pay the same amount on items
Of equal worth.
No individuals appeared before the
board to protest their assessme nts,
the work being done by comparing
the valuations assessed on certain
objects in one county with the valu-
ations assessed on similar objects
in other counties.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
FOUR SLAIN,
ONE Dying in
NEW TONG WAR
Hip Sings and On LeongS
Break Truce; Nationwide
Hostilities Begin
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS
Tong Warrior Slain in Boston,
Bystanders Injured in
Gun Attack
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS

New York, Aug. 25.-(4O-A new
Chinese war broke out early today
in various cities. few hours after
the burial Of Lee kue iing. "mayor'
of New York Chinatown who was
largely responsible for the recent
truce between the Hip Sing and On
Leong Tongs.
One On Leong Tong man was shot
and killed here, and Hip Sing
member and bystander and pos
sihly others were wounded in Bos.
ton some "a hours after Washington
police had thwarted a plot to kill
three officials Of the Hip Sing tong
Thirty-three Chinese we're arrested
in Washington.
In Chicago resident of the On
Leong section was shot and killed
A resident of the Hip Sing section
and two others were arrested.
Shing Sun. proprietor Of Chinese
laundry. was shot and killed in his
laundry at Pittsburg today bv two
unidentified Chinese. Suns slayers
escaped.
The body Of restaurant cook was
found in New York Chinatown Gel.
lar with three bullet wounds. the
two assassins escaped. leaving a re,
volver near the body.
A few hours previous shooting
affray threw Boston's Chinatown in
panic. One Chinese was taken to
a hospital seriously wounded. 10,
seph Crowley. a bystander, was hit
by stray shots and slightly injured
The trouble in Washington was re.
gardcd by the police there as be,
tween Hip Sing factions. The ar.
rests were made in a raid on Hir
Sing headquarters after officials OF
the tong had revealed a death plot.
More than $4,000 Chinese partici
pated in the funeral of Lee Kuc Yinp
yesterday. Ying died a few days
ago Of pneumonia.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
FARGO DRIVES
118 W0BBLIES
OUT OF TOWN
Radicals Escorted Across the
Red River Into MOOrhead
in Roundup
THEY SHOW RESISTANCE
Escorted Out of City in Two
Groups; Deputies Guard
Bridges

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 25.-(P)--Fargo
is today practically fee of l. W.
VS.
One hundred and eighteen MEN,
bers Of the organization rounded up
by officials over period Of several
days. deported Monday night, remain
ed out Of the city today and officials
are confident that they have seen
the last Of them.
Fargo. N. d.. Aug. 25.-~-De-
termined to rid this community of
possible trouble makers, citizens
sworn in as deputies by sheriff John
G.. Ross Of Cass county, last night
escorted ll8 alleged members Of the
Industrial Workers Of the World out
Of Fargo.
They were taken in two groups
one totaling 43 and the other rs
and sent across two bridges over the
Red River leading into Moorhead,
Mimi.
For more than week, local au-
thorities have been busy rounding
up men they believed to be I. W. VS.
and placing them in the Cass county
Jail here. The alleged "wobblies"
come to this section every fall as
part of the harvest hand rush. Those
showing no inclination to 60 to
work were taken into custody.
Last night it was decided to de-
port them. 1t was not known here
what action the Moorhead authori-
ties would take against the men.
Driven from Fargo in two groups,
one of AZ members and one of Is
members, across bridges between
Fargo and Moorhcad, the |. W. VS.,
after a show of resistance when the
larger group was dispatched on it's
way, apparently broke up.
Groups of the men were about
Moorhead today, but they were caus-
ing no trouble.
All night bridges between the two
cities were guarded by armed special
deputies sworn in by Sheriff John
c, Ross of Cass cor nty.
The I. w. w. headquarters in
Fargo were locked today; lower
Front street. the hangout of the I.
w. W.'s rather thickly populated
yesterday before officials made their
final roundup in which AZ men were
picked up, was quiet and peaceful.
Gov. A. G. Sorlie said today that
he has not replied to a telegram from
the American Civil Liberties Union
of New York city protesting against
the arrest of l. w. w. members at
Fargo and that he doesn't intend to
answer it.
II think the officials at Fargo are
CAPABLE of taking care Of their own
affairs" said the governor. IF any
one were being abused, or great
injustice were being done it would
be different, but as it is sec no
reason why should mix into it,"
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
Adopt Wahpeton
Mans Invention

Wahpeton. N. D., Aug. 25.-George
and Wallace Manikowske, of Wahpe-
ton. who IL years ago invented
windmill apparatus to charge storage
batteries. have been notified that the
first of the windmill-electric devices
manufactured by the Wind Electric
Company for the Great Northern
railroad is installed and operating a
new block signal system between
Wolf Point, Mont, and Williston. The
windmill charges storage batteries
which operate railroad signals.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
HOGS ARE 65
PER CENT HIGHER

Evidence of farm prosperity
throughout the United States is con-
tained in bulletin issued by P. v.
Ewing, director of the research d.
vision of the Sears Roebuck agri-
cultural foundation. which states
that "hogs are selling IS per cent
higher than year ago, good cattle, %
per cent higher, butter Is per cent
higher, lambs 10 per cent higher, and
eggs 81 per cent higher.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
HOLD FARMER
IN ACCIDENT

St. Cloud, Mimi. Aug. 2o.-tP-
julius Landowskie, 40. a farmer liv-
ing near Duelma. is held by Sher-
burne county officers without charge
today pending an investigation into
an accident in which he is alleged
to have run down and fatally injured
Mrs. lnger Anderson. 7s. with his
automobile late yesterday after
which he ran into ditch, removed
his license plates from his car, and
fled into the woods. He was ar
rested in grove behind his farm
last night by members of posse
directed by Sheriff c. +. Mosford
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
VESUVIUS ERUPTS

Naples. Italy. Aug. 25.-(R-
Mount Vesuvius has resumed extra
ordinary activity. the volcano erupt-
ing great quantities of ashes and
lighting up the whole countryside at
night. Authorities at the volcanic
observatory. however, have expressed
the opinion that no great damage is
i'm ninent.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
German Radicals
Riot, 80 Arrested

Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Aug. 25.
-R-Collision between commun-
lists and members of the "Were-
worlf," a nationalist organization,
during the Inauguration of German
Flag Day here today. resulted in the
serious wounding of seven nation
alists. Thirty communists were
arrested.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
Northern Pacific
Pays $8,500,00O

St. Paul. Aug. 25.-Mr. 7.
Sanders, tax commissioner of
the Northern Pacific Railway,
recently made this statement:
''In 1924 the company carried g.
607,987 revenue passengers. The
average distance carried was ia
miles. and the average fare COL
lected was S3.65. We paid out in
taxes that year SS.5O0,OOO. There
fore it required the entire gross
amount received from the first
2,32S.767 revenue passengers to
pay our 1924 tax BILL"
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
SHOOTS EAGLE

Stanton, N. D., Aug. 25.-A. Bennes
Of Churchs Ferry, killed black
eagle near there which measured
seven feet from tip to tip. He shot
the bird five times before it could
bs drowned. The black eagle is sell
dom seen in this section of the coun-
try.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
COMPLETE LIFE
SAVING TESTS

Life saving tests at the Municipal
swimming pool will be completed
during the week. it was announced
today by j. J. Mcleod.
Those who have not completed the
life saving tests must do so by
Thursday If they wish to receive ma
tional awards.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
NEW RECORD SET

Beaumont. Texas, Aug. 25.-LR9-
A record is believed to have been
established in game between Beau
mont and Houston of the Texas
League here yesterday when no Beau
mont outfielder registered q putout.
The Houston outfielders obtained but
three put outs. Beaumont won 3 to 2.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
CLEAN UP RIFFS

Fee, French Morocco. Aug. 25.-Lp
The French nineteenth army corps
has started big cleaning up" op-
GRAFTON against the Brane tribesmen
north of Bah Morrouj which is north
y Taxa, to complete their sQbmis-
,ioa, H.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
ALLIED TROOPS
ABANDON RHUR

Dusseldorf, Germany, Aug. 25.-
R-The French and Belgian troops
today evacuated Dusseldorf, Duisburg
and Ruhort. the "Sanctions cit;ee
which they had occupied since 1921.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
Weather Report

Temperature at a. m. :. ....... AS
Highest yesterday ...............7 10
Lowest last night ...............4 As
Precipitation to z a. m. .......... 0
Highest wind velocity ......... IA
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Wednesday; rising temperature
Wednesday and in northwest por-
tion tonight.
Weather Forecasts
High pressure, accompanied by
cool weather, is general over the
Plains tSates and along the eastern
slope of the Rockies while slightly
higher temperatures prevail west of
the Rockies. Temperatures were
quite high over the Mississippi VAL
ley and Great Lakes region yester-
day. Light, widely scattered show
ers occurred over the northern
Plains States and in Saskatchewan
and Manitobs while elsewhere the
weather is generally fair. -.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official in Charge
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
HOLDS DEBT
PACT IS NO
PRECEDENT
President Indicates Govern
ment Will Not Intervene
in Coal Tieup

Swampscctt. Mass. Aug. 25.--
-P)-The Belgian debt settle.
ment in President .Coolidge's
opinion does not set a precedent
for funding agreements still to
be worked out with France and
Italy.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Wedne sday;
rising temperature Meunesuay.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 25.-(P-
Gasoline prices were cut nine-tenths
of cent by both Standard Oil and
Independent dealers here today. the
price at filling stations being 1872
cents. There was no change at East
Grand Forks, MINI.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-08-25

St. Cloud. Mimi. Aug. 25.-lF--
Gasoline prices in the vicinity of st.
Cloud we're reduced two cents, eff
fective today. Tank wagon prices
were quoted by the larger oil com
panies at lS IL cents and filling sta
tion prices at % 1-2 cents