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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
YOUNG PRISON
INNATE DIES
Man Sentenced for Robbery
Succumbs to PeritOnitis

Death late last night prematurely
ended the twenty year sentence, OF
which but three years had expired,
of Earl Mosher, 80 year old inmate
from Toxic, N. D., at the peniten-
tiary here. Peritonitis following an
operation for appendicitis is given
as the cause of his death, but a
formal autopsy will be held some
time late this afternoon.
On December %, 1921 Mosher was
convicted on the charge of robbery
in the first degree to which he pied
guilty, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment by Judge Lowe. This
sentence was commuted last Decem-
Der to twenty years.
The robbery followed a poker game
at Toxic in which the Mosher man
lost all hisamoney. Wishing to get
back into the game, he once explain
ed to penitentiary officials, he went
out on the street and held up a
passerby, attacking him with an
automobile spring and an axe handle,
and robbing him of $21.5O. The
man assaulted was so seriously in
jured, that he almost died. During
the trial some question was raised as
to Mosher's sobriety at the time of
the crime.
His record at the penitentiary,
where he worked in the kitchen
storerooms, was excellent.
When operated on for appendi-
citis within the last few days, it
was found that his appendix had
burst and a large sbscess had form
ed. Death followed shortly.
Funeral arrangements are being
held up pending the arrival of rela-
tives to claim the body.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
NEW STAMPS
RECEIVEDBY
P0ST0FFICE
One and One-Half Cent and
One-Half Cent. Issues on
Sale April Is

Although the new one and one-half
cent stamps will not go on sale un-
til next Wednesday, about 25O,0OO
of this issue have been received at
the Bismarck postoffice and many
more will be received within the near
future. The one-half cent stamps,
to be used with the regular one cent
stamps, have not arrived here but
100000 of the issue have been ord
cred by Postmaster o. Lundquist.
The one and one-half cent stamps
bear a photograph Of the late Presi-
dent Harding.
The new postal rates to care for
the salary increases of postal en-
ployes voted by the last congress
will go into effect April Is. There
are no changes in first class mail.
excepting that private mailing cards
will advance from one cent to two
cents. Government cards will con-
i tinue to sell for one cent. The one
and one half cent stamps will be used
on third class matter.
Other changes, briefly outlined in
special bulletin mailed to the large
business houses Of the city, follow:
"Second class: Transit newspaper
and periodicals mailed by individuals,
2 cents up to 8 ounces. Over 8
ounces, parcel post rates prevail.
"Third class: Includes all mailable
matter not included in first or Sec
ond class which does not exceed 8
ounces in weight, rate ~ cents per
ounces Or fraction thereof, except
books, catalogues, cuttings, bulbs,
roots, scions, plants, and seeds, rate
on which is l cent per 2 ounces or
fraction thereof up to ounces.
Over ounces, see fourth class.
"Fourth class: All mailable matter,
not included in first class, weighing
over 8 ounces. Zone rates apply as
formerly, with a service charge of
2 cents additional on each parcel,
except parcels mailed on rural
routes.
Especial delivery: Letters and par
GELS weighing less than 2 pounds, TO-
cent fee; letters and parcels weigh
ing from 2 to 10 pounds, 15-cent
fee, and letters and parcels weighing
over 10 pounds and up, 20-cent fee.
Especial handling: Uourth class
parcels bearing in addition to post
age, stamps to the value of Is cents
and marked Special Handling" shall
receive the same expeditions hand
ling. transportation and delivery ac-
corded to mail matter of the first
class"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
BIG WAREHOUSE
FOR POTATOES
HERE PROPOSED

The project of the establishment
of a potato warehouse in Bismarck
was discussed last night by the COM
mittee appointed by the Association
of Commerce to promote the grow
ing of sugar beets in Burleigh
county. 1t was pointed out that the
soil in the Missouri valley is we'll
adapted for raising high grade pota-
toes. Secretary Bradley said that he
is now in touch with cooperative
potato warehouse officials in other
states.
Sugar beet pamphlets which have
been ordered will be available in a
few days. The members Of the COM
mittee will visit farmers in Burleigh
county in an effort to have small
plats Of sugar beets planted as an
experiment this year. The farmers
of the county are showing a great
deal of interest in this promotion,
members of the committee declare.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
NORSEMEN URGED
TO ATTEND BIG
CELEBRATION

Efforts are being made to secure
large crowd from Burleigh county
to attend the Morse American CEN
tennial celebration in Minneapolis
June 6 to 9. 1t is planned to charter
special Pullman sleepers for the Bur-
leigh county delegation and they will
make their headquarters in the sleep
ers while in Minneapolis.
In urging Norwegians and persons
Of Norwegian descent to attend the
celebration, G. N. Livdahl Of Bis
marck said:
"The new world achievements and
attainments Of the Norsemen is .
matter of great pride to every Amer
lean with Morse blood in his veins.
The share that people of Norwegian
immigration and extraction have had
in the making Of America in the last
hundred years is simply an indica-
tion Of what it may be in the future
and at this time demands that we
tarry moment and take stock. It 10
fitting that the great Norse-Amefican
reunion in 1925 be IN epochmaking
event in the history Of this nation.
Let Us make it the event Of the era
and let our poatsrity nackon tina
from this memorable occasion.s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
PAYMENT MADE
FOR TWO BIG
HIGHWAY JOBS

The state has made following pay
ment for work on the paved road be-
tween Bismarck and Mandan, for
which the Northern Construction
company of Grand Forks was con-
tractor, and for work on the Rich
mond county federal aid road pro-
ject No. SO, for which Treadwell
Twichell was contractor. Final
vouchers for the work were approved
by the state auditing board.
A voucher for $29 ,469.81 for pay
ment to the Northern Trust company
on the Twichell contract was approv-
an and = the last voucher s Of $s.ss7.ls wa:
approved on March 26.
A voucher for payment of $l3,535.-
Is to the Northern Construction
company. to complete payment on
about 2.3 miles Of paving from the
Mississippi river bridge here west
was approved by the auditing board
on March 80.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
MANDAN AFTER
LAW VI0LAT0RS
Great Cleanup Campaign Is
Started in Morton County

Mandan, April 9.-Peace officers Of
Mandan and Morton county have de-
clared war on law violators. The po-
lice have been ordered to enforce all
city, state and national laws and a
notice has been published which
cites about dozen laws which it is
planned to enforce to the letter.
These range from bootleggers and
moonshine vendors to those who per-
nit livestock or poultry to run at
large.
Violation of the traffic ordinances
will also result in wholesale arrests,
the officials declare, while persons
turning their cars around in the
streets elsewhere than at the corners
will also feel the strong arm of the
law.
The shakeup in the police depart
ment and appointment of William A..
Barnes of St. Paul as chief of police
was the first step in the law enforce
ment campaign, the officials said.
Enforcement of the vagrancy sta
t"te. with the creation of a city
chain gang for work on the streets
was intimated by one official as part
Of the program in which whiskey
vendors and others with no legiti-
mate means of support will be pun
ished.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
BEN TURPIN
QUITSSCREEN
Comedian Retires to Care
For Sick Wife
nv The Associated prAsa>

(By The Associated Press)
Los Angeles. April 9.-Ben Turpin,
motion picture comedian today an
nounced that he has decided to quit
the screen. His retirement was made
imperative he explained, by the SER
ious illness Of his wife, who recently
suffered two strokes of apoplexy.
The comedian said his contract
with the Mack Sennett organization
expired two months ago and that he
had abandoned all SLAMS for the
future.
II have to take care of my wife.
I think more of her than I do of
pictures" he declared.
According to friends of the come
dian, Turpin is doing his own house.
work to be near his sick wife, who
cannot stand his absence and be-
comes irritated at the servants.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
STATE GRAIN
EXCHANGE IS
S0RLIE'S PLAN
Place for Marketing of N. ID.
Wheat To Be Established
in Grand Forks

Grand Forks, N. D., April "a
"North Dokota grain exchange" for
the marketing Of North Dakota
wheat will be established at once
at the state owned elevator here,
Governor A. G. Sorlie announced
yesterday. It is expected that ap-
proximately 100 wheat buyers will
be members of the new exchange
which will be incorporated in the
near future according to the COVER
nor.
The proposed exchange is a part Of
the campaign to establish the state
elevator here as a terminal market
under the terms of bill passed
at the last session of the state leg
islature. Governor Sorlie returned
yesterday from the twin cities where
he conferred with kailroad heads
on grain rates.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
PAST OF MAIL
L00TER Barred
BY OFFICERS
Gerald Chapman Is Son of
Irish Parents in New
York City
BROTHER WELL KNOWN
Real Name of Man Sentenced
To Death For Murder Is
George Chartres
BROTHER WELL KNOWN
(By The Associated Press)

New York, April 9.-The mystery
of Gerald Chapman is thing Of the
past. The stlck-up man extraordi-
nary, who is waiting in Connecti-
cut Jail to- be hanged June rs, has
been declared by Connecticut auth
critics to be George Chartres, q son
of Irish parents and brother of a
man who now holds q responsible ed.
ucational position here.
Since Chartres, alias Chapman, was
found guilty of the murder of
policeman Skelly of New Britain,
Conn, officials of that state have
been investigating his past life. The
convicted man himself put them on
the trail. On April Is, 1907, when
he was convicted of grand larceny
in New York county, he gave his
right name, He was sentenced then
to serve ten years in prison, but
was paroled June 10, 1903.
On his release, he gave the name
of his nearest relative as "Mrs.
Katherine, Connors, No. III, 10th
Street, New York City" Mrs. Con-
nors, it was said, is, an aunt. She is
still alive but no longer resides at
this address.
Chartres also had sister, it is
said, whose whereabouts, however,
are not known.
Officials refused to divulge the
names of the brother and sister.
Chartres, alias Chapman, records
show, was an understood boy, men
tally alert but always prone to get
into trouble. His parents died when
he was very young and his aunt
brought him up, bringing up also his
brother and sister. George was Civ
en- grammar school and high school
education. He was fond of reading
but scorned classroom work and
study, passing examinations easily.
+ His first real arrest came in 1907
: Previous to that, however, he was
said to have served two short terms
in a workhouse for minor offenses
He was then 20 years old.
George Chartres' relatives refuse
to concede his very existence. The
brother, who is married and has
three children, and who is a regular
churchgoer, was interviewed last
night by reporters who did not make
public his name.
"That man is Dead" he said, slow.
ly. II tell you have no brother. He
is dead. want to live my own life
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
FINE PROSPECTS
FOR BIG CROP IN
NORTHWEST N. ID.

Minot, N. D., April 9.-With ideal
spring weather ushering in April,
spring work has started in northwest
North Dakota, says a crop statement
issued by James Milloy. secretary
Of the Minot Association Of Com
merce.
Operations are now general his
summary of the early crop season
says, "and it is doubtful if a crop
was ever put in under more favor
able circumstances.
"There has been a slight excess of
moisture but the prevailing wind
during the spast week is improving
the condition of the soil very rapidly.
Stock is in splendid shape, farmers
have ample seed and they are doing
better farming because they have
been able to improve their farm
equipment.
1.-The fairly early spring is well
coined for weather conditions will
have great bearing on the acreage
devoted to various crops. If the
splendid weather now being expert
enced continues this section will
seed very large CROP"
Prospects Of acreage, as deter
mined by Mr.. Milloy in summary
made after conversations with rep
resentative farmers, are as follows:
Wheat-Slight increase.
Rye-Increase of about z per cent.
Flax-Slight increase in this sec
tion, although the state as a whole
will reduce.
Oats and barley-About the same
as last year.
Corn-Slight reduction due to
high price of seed. s
Potatoes-About the same as last
year.
Sweet clover. alfalfa, etc.-Slight
increase.
There is a demand for some men
in the northwest. his statement says.
in reviewing the labor conditions,
"but men are not available" "This
shortage however, will no continue
for the warmer weather will bring
men to this section. The going wage
varies from $40 to $50 . month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
Mrs. Stillman
Spurns Advances
OF Her Husband
(By The Associated Press)


Chicago, April 9.-The Herald and
Examiner says today that attempts
to effect reconciliation between Mrs
Anna U. Stillman and James A. Still
man, New York banker, who recently
renewed action over the paternity
Of "baby Guy" have been made from
two sources.
The paper declared that the four
, teen year old SON Of the Stillmans,
Alexander, who Joined his mother
here for trip to the Grand Canyon
brought one plea. while. q similar
sentiment was said to have been ex-
pressed in Telegram received by
Mrs. Stillman from her husbands 5
secretary in New York.
Mrs. Stillman, who departed last
night for Arizona, was declared to
have spurned the reported advances.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
RETAIL GROCERS
AND BUTCHERS OF
CITY ORGANIZE

At meeting last evening which was
attended by the representative gro
ganization was perfected of gro
GERS and butchers group of the new
ly formed Merchants Division of the
pose is the promotion Of better mer-
chandising methods with a view to
rendering better service to the buy
ing public; to develop better un-
derstanding among the merchants as
whole, and to sponsor or aid in any
movement that will stimulate GREAT
er development and expansion Of Bis
marck's trade territory. Roy Logan
was elected chairman and Philip R.
Webb; vice chairman Of the group to
serve for one year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
NEW TOURIST
GUIDE TO BE
ISSUED SOON
Effort Will Be Made To
Bring New Visitors Into
North Dakota

Issuance in the near future of .
new tourists guide, similar to, but
more elaborate than the one of last
year, is planned by the North Dakota
Automobile association, according to
G. f. Danielson of Minot, president.
The guide is now in the printers
hands and will be available for pub
lie distribution soon. Copies of it
will be placed in all the leading
tourists bureaus in the country.
On the first page of the guide is a
picture Of Red Tomahawk, the Sioux
Indian chief, who killed Sitting Bull
at Grand River. S. d., during a ghost
dance outbreak December Is, 1890.
The gun used by the chief was pre-
sented by Red Tomahawk to Marshal
Ferdinand Foch, when he visited
North Dakota in 1922, and the red
men smoked the pipe of peace with
tho French war hero.
The profile of Red Tomahawk has
also been used by the state highway
department on highway signs and
guides on the principal highways in
the state.
1t is the firm belief of Mr.. Daniel
son that tourists have. been going
over trails in states other than North
Dakota simply because they were not
aware Of the beauties and scenery to
be found as they pass through the
state to western parks or pleasure
grounds.
The new guide, containing road
map of the state, is prefaced with an
introduction" to North Dakota,
which gives facts concerning the
states agriculture. land, people,
weather, resources and scenery.
Through the guide are scattered pic
lures of North Dakota farm, city
and highway scenes. On each page
is log of one Of the states high
ways or trails, giving. in time e-table
fashion, a list of towns along the
trail, distances from side of the
state to the other over this trail,
distances from each town to the next.
and the population of each town.
These timetables will be edited
and revised, the "introduction" will
be revised to meet the ever chang
inc conditions of the state. and pos
sibly new pictures will be used to
"show off" North Dakota, Mr.. DAN
ielson said.
Accompanying the guide, and in.
tended for those who already have
their trail picked or who do not wish
to cover the entire state in surveying
for trips, will be several "strip"
maps, according to Mr.. Danielson.
These maps take a strip of the map.
showing particular highway or trail
from it's entrance at the edge of the
state to it's outlet on the other edge.
The usual mileage notes, and other
information will accompany these
smaller maps, he said. This is an
other feature not included in last
years service to the North Dakota
tourists.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
THREE NORTH
DAKOTA FIRMS
INCORPORATED

Articles of incorporation have
been filed with the secretary Of state
as follows:
Midwest Advertisement and Devel.
opment, company. Jamestown; capital
stock $25 900; incorporators. H. E..
Ross. A. B. Malin and H. L. Wolf.
Home Supply company, New Rock
ford; capital stock $4,000; incor-
porators. J. H. M. Baird, Minneapolis.
M. B. Hersey. New Rockford; j. S.
Malstead, Valley City.
Citizens Loan and Investment COM
pany, Fort Rice; capital stock S15.-
900; incorporstors, C. o. Lenarson.
Robert Gwyther, Frank J. Kremer, all
of Fort Rice.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
HERRI0T TO
RETAINP0ST
FOR PRESENT
Cabinet Remains in Office
Despite Failure to Get
Confidence Vote
BEHIND FORCED LOAN
New Finance Plan Will Be
Given to Chamber of
Deputies Friday

Paris, April 9.--The Herriot min
istry will remain in office for the
present. notwithstanding the fact
that its resignation yeemed close at
hand last night. The cabinet held
a lengthy meeting. lasting into the
early hours, at which the question
of its resignation was debated. The
entire situation hinged on the govern
ment's bill dealing with an increase
in currency issue by the Bank of
France and "forced loan."
At the adjournment of the cabi-
,Sued by M. Chautemps, minister of
the interior. It made no reference
to the subject of the resignation of
the ministry, but dealt with perfume
tory matters which had come up for
discussio on. It stated that M. De
Monte, the financial minister. had
made known to his colleagues the
conditions in which the examina-
ton of the financial bill was being
pursued before the chamber.
The cabinet deliberated on the
bill and on the necessity Of bringing
it into line with the declarations
made by the government on the rights
of war cripples and inhabitants who
had suffered property damage in
the war.
The remainder of the communique
dealt with the Franco German COM
mercial negotiations, the early COM
= pletion of which, it is said. might be
expected, and the situation of the
wheat market.
For hours last evening Paris was
convinced that Premier Herriot had
decided that his government should
fall, if fall it must, on side issue
in preference to risking a fight on
the financial question. His raising
the question Of confidence in the sem
ate on difference Of merely 166, 900
francs on the school appropriation
was taken as a challenge to the SEN
ate, and when the senate gave him a
majority of only two votes, which
became minority of two votes when
two senator's explained their votes
had been miscounted, it was at once
assumed that Herriot's resignation
was certain.
NJ. De Monte issued a statement
which was taken to mean that today's
statement by the Bank of France
will give absolutely correct figures,
but the minister's words seemed
.purpOsely obscure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
YEOMEN DRILL
HONORS WON BY
GRAND FORKS
(By The Associated Press)

(By The ASsOctated PresS)
Minot, April 9.-Grand Forks drill
team Of the Brotherhood of American
Yeomen was awarded first honors
last night in competition drill with
the Fargo. Bismarck and Minot
teams at the quadrennial convention
Of the order. Fargo was given sec.
ond honors. Bismarck third, and
Minot, fourth. The drill was given
following q banquet and previous %
Q dancing party that closed the
meeting. Officers Of the organiza-
tion were elected yesterday forenoon.
A parade OF the visiting delegates
Numbering apprcximatsly l25 vas
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-09
GIRL SLAYER
WILLBE SENT
TO HOSPITAL
Verdict of Jury Saves "Jazz
Baby" From Facing Trial
on Murder Charge
KILLED HER MOTHER
May Be Tried For Murder
If She Is Ever Freed
From Asylum
(By The Associated Press)

San Francisco, Apr. 9.-Dorothy Ell
lingson, seventeen -year-old slayer of
her mother, was found insane by a
jury in superior court here today.
The verdict means that the girl
will be committed to an asylum.
The murder case for which another
jury had been impaneled and in read
mess pending determination of the
girls sanity will be held in allegiance
indefinitely. Should she ever be re-
leased from the asylum the murder
case may be tried.
The vote Of the jury was eleven to
one for insanity. The jury retired
at 1925 a. m. and reported shortly
after IL o'clock that it had reached
n verdict.
As the verdict vas read the girl
tainted.
She shot her mother January 13,
after the mother had objected to
jazz parties and life of incidence.
The girl was bitterly opposed to
her adjudged insane and had sided
tion to the move.
y
was polled and after the court was
cleared. She made no outcry. Her
head fell back and she rested in the
arms of a matron.
(By The Associated Press)
San Francisco, April 9.-The un-
schooled temper Of Dorothy Filing
son, that element in her makeup
which was responsible for discord
in the Ellingson home and later led
to violent argument which result
ed in the girl shooting her mother
to death, threatened to disrupt an
orderly superior court insanity pro-
ceeding against the girl today.
In 4 flare-up yesterday the seven
teen year old girl charged with the
murder Of her mother cut of the
concluding arguments of her attorney
with the remark:
II could choke you"
A recess halted the girls remarks.
The attorney invited the wrath Of
his young client when he tried to
support his insanity arg gument by
detailing events and clandestine acts
in the life of the girl who has ad-
mitted that she was a fre9uenter Of
San Francisco's night life.
Although Miss Ellingson faints
whenever details of the killing of
her parents are mentioned in court
she does not protest against being
charged with murder. Any reference,
however, tending to question her
mental balance provokes display
Of temper, which reached clinaE
in yesterdays outburst.
The argument between Miss Ell
today for a decision. If she is ad-
judged sane, another jury already
picked will be called in to try the
girl on a charge of murder. If she
is called insane, the legal proceed
ings against her will end, and she
will be seuuestered in an ASYLUM.