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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-09
Boys Club Adopts
Discussion Card

p \ program for discussion Of varl-
Gus topics at each meeting schednl-
ed for the next three months. was
adopted by the Employed Roys
club at the meeting held in the
Baptist church.
At each meeting a particular top
ic viii be discussed, various mem
bers being assigned by Leader
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-09


OREGON CITY. rt Clifford -aaueeol old high
complete $1,000 and
fiHtet by school
teacher with wior he el'HoI y,.1.
iH here decided Ms. Nam4c,oa entitled $1,000 dam
CalIy fired
immoral ndorf following rs sensational cmrnt o. he teacher
and her pupil year.
Ms Nmucl>on 6ss working
land department dismissal this
salary sending her boy lu>t#ad TO high school.
She asked $4,000 damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-09
COOLIDGE DENIES
ACTION ON ARMY
SERVICE REPORTS
Ey United Press Leased Wire

WASHIEGTON. Feb. 9.-Prcsi
don't Coolidge today authorized q
denial Of rcrort> ihat IL, Lad il' any
var directed Secretary Of Wa"
Davis to taHe steps tow"rd inTrsti-
lotion cf army air service propa
canda
TAt president believe, That such
:etion ;s purely a waf department
matter
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-09

The Yakima Valley, Washington.
last wear beat all production records,
the value being 1893, $50 as com
pared to So, 900 900 in 1924.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
Cass County Leads
in Number of New
Automobiles Listed

Cass county led in new car regis
trations during the month Of Novcm
Der. with "a total Of ~, according to
figures compiled by the Business
Service company of Bismarck from
the records in the office of the state
motor vehicle registrar. Ward coun-
ty and Grand Forks county were tied
for second place with 81 each
Stutsman county had 30 new regis
trations during the month, Burleigh
county showed %, Morton county 10
and Barnes county nine.
Total new car registrations in the
state for November this year were
less than half as many as for the
same month of 1925. the records
show. The total for the month just
closed was 726. while during Novem-
Der. 1925, there were .525 new cars
registered.
During the l. months Of 1926 there
have been 25,l77 new cars registered
in the state, while for the same per.
iod Of 1925 the total was 26,96S.
Commercial trucks have shown 4
greater falling off in new registra.
tions than have passenger automo-
biles. There were 80 new trucks
listed during November, 1926, while
for the same month year ago the
total was Ia. SO far this year
there have been 2.Os2 new trucks reg
istered, as compared with 3,s03 for
the first II months of 1925.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
LIGHT QUAKES
AREFELT NEAR
BURNSTAD, N. D.
Windows Are Broken and
Sounds Like Muffled Ex-
plOsi0ns Are Heard

A peculiar phenomenon has been
taking place at the Chris Huber
farm, about 20 miles southwest of
Burnstad, for some time past, and
no satisfactory explanation Of it has
SO far been advanced, according to
Chas. Hernctt, cashier Of the First
State Bank Of Burnstad.
Every day for the past six months,
earth trcmors are felt. They have
been increasing in frequency and in
tensity each day until Mr. Huber of
late has felt, obliged to vacatc the
dwelling house during their prog
ress. Windows in the buildings have
recently been shattered by the earth
disturbances, and sounds resembling
muffled explosions are heard. Mr.
Hubcr's neighbors have lately
noticed the tremOrs and heard the
cxplosion-like sounds, which within
the last few days have occurred
about six times during each "a
hours.
The only plausible explanation So
far advanced is that there may be
gas pressure underneath the farm
due to the Montana earthquake of
two years ago releasing this gas
through fissurcs in some oil dome
The Huber farm is not far from the
geol0gized structure near Burnstad
that is slated for oil drilling next
spring, Mr.. Hernett states.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
CONGRESS HAS
7 new NAMES
ON ITS ROLLS
Five Serve For First Time
Two Others Return After
One-term Absence

Washington. Dec 4.-(P)-Seven
names not heretofore on the rolls
of the Goth congress will appear
when it convenes next Monday,
while an eighth, that of Harry b.
Hawes, of Missouri, will be called
in the senate instead of the house
OF the new comm iss toner's, five
take up their duties on capitol hill
for the first time and two return
after an absence of one session.
The five strangers are:
David NJ. Stewart, elected to the
sepate for. three months to fill the
seat from Iowa left vacant through
the death Of Albert B. Cummins.
Arthur K. Gould. elected from
Maine to fill the senate post Of the
late Senator Bert N. Fernald.
Harry L. Englebright, and Richard
j. Welch, who fill vacancies caused
by death in the California house
delegation.
John j. Cochran who takes the
place Of Hawes in the Missouri house
delegation.
Walsh Takes Buffers Seat
The other two names are familiar
on capitol hill. David l. Walsh re
turns to fill the seat of Senator Will
liam NJ. Butler, while former Rep
resentative Frederick w. Dallngel
takes the place of the late Repre-
sentative Harry I. Thayer of Massa-
chusetts. By changing from house to
senate, Hawcs replaces Georg II
Williams as the junior senator from
Missouri.
In the filling of these vacancies
the Democrats gain two votes in the
senate through the addition Of Walsh
and Hawcs. who won in the last elcc-
ti0n the seats Butler and Williams
were holding by virtue Of appoint
ments. The Republicans, however
gain vote in the house as Englc-
bright, a Republican, takes the Cali
fornia seat held by the late John f.
Raker, a Democrat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
ZUGER NAMED
SUCCESSOR TO
BENTON BAKER
Judge Miller Appoints Former
Assistant Attorney General
Bankruptcy Referee

The appointment of Alfred Zuger
Bismarck attorney, as referee in
bankruptcy for the southwestern dis
trict of North Dakota to succeed Ben
ton Baker, effective Immediately, was
announced here today. Mr.. Baker
recently rendered his resignation to
Federal Judge Andrew Miller of Far
go and the judge selected Mr.. Zuger
as his successor.
Mr.. Baker expects to leave Bis
marck sometime before the first of
the year, moving his family to Chi
cago. He plans to enter the law
practice In that city as well as in
Washington, although the greater
part of his time in the immediate fu-
ture will be devoted to special prac-
ticc in the nations capital. He plans
to close up all bankruptcy cases pend
ing before him at, the present timd
before he leaves Bismarck, but all
new cases will be brought before Mr.
Zuger.
% Counties In District
Mr.. Baker has served as referee in
this district under Judge Miller since
May, 1922, when he succeeded H. F.
O'Harc. The district comprises the
following coupties: Burleigh, Sheri-
dan, Emmons, Logan. Mcintosh. Kid
der, Mclean, Adams, Stark, Billings
Mercer, Oliver, Morton. Dunn, Het-
finger, Bowman, Golden Valley, Sioux
Slope and Grant.
Mr.. Zuger has had an extensive law
practice in Bismarck as well as
throughout the state, and will con-
tinue his private practice here with
the law firm of Zuger & Tillotson
He came to the Capital City from
Valley City in 1909 and served as as
sistant attorney general from that
time until 1915, during the period
that Judge Miller was attorney gener.
al. Before coming here MIR. Zugel
served as states attorney Of Barnes
county from 1904 to 1909, and prior
to that was city attorney Of Vale,
City for seven years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
MYSTERY VEIL
AROUND DEATH
OF MISS OLSON
State Moves to Learn Wheth-
er Girl Died BY Firearms,
Club or Poison
SWEETHEART IS SOUGHT
Unclaimed Body in Chicago
Morgue Resembles Descrip.
tiOn of Her Lover

Prairie du Chicn, Wis.,, Dec. up
In setting endowed with all the
starkness Of an lbsen drama, au-
thOrities today sought to tear away
the veil Of mystery surrounding the
staying Of Clara Olson, Morse farm
cr's daughter.
Three pathologists were summoned
to view the clay cloakcd body Of the
22-ycar-Old in an effort to determ inc
how she came to her death. Hel
body was found in shallow hillside
grave overlooking the home Of her
missing sweetheart, Erdman Olson,
who has been charged with her MUIR
der.
Body Resembles Olson
Meanwhile the unclaimed body Of
a suicide in a morguc at Chicago be-
came a new focal point in the search
for the boy who wrote in Il farewell
letter to his parents that 81 would
rather take death than captivity"
Officers found the youth, who killed
himself in hotel four weeks ago,
to be closely similar to Olson.
From surrounding states came
messages reporting the arrest of sus-
poets, as the state made the first
move to discover whether Clara died
by firearms, club or poison.
When this is accomplished the
state will seek evidence to substan-
tiate the warrant charges against
the girls sweetheart, who has not
been seen since he quit Gale College
on September %, the day after
Clara's father threatened him with
arrest unless the girl was found.
Declined to Marry Girl
Four years younger than Clara,
Erdman had kept company" with
her for more than year but had
declined. according to the girls
father, to marry her, despite the
knowledge that she was about to be-
come mother.
Detectives employed by Christ OIL
son, father of the girl, hold that she
was lured by a promise of marriage,
taken to lonely logging road, slain
and hastily buried by Young Olson.
The youths father, however, main
tanned that his son had nothing to
do with the girls death, and ex-
pressed the belief that the body was
placed on Battle Ridge to direct sus-
picion to the boy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
HEAVY SNOW
IN BISMARCK
OYER NIGHT
Little Wind and Not Much
Drifting-COnsidered lsenc-
fit to Agriculture

Although the official start of the
winter season is still more than two
weeks away, Bismarck is already be-
ginning to experience AN "old fash
ioned winter" such as has not visited
this section in several years. Snow
began falling here early last eve
ming, the storm continuing through
out the night and today Very lit
tie wind accompanied til. It. IN,
however, and there is not much
drifting.
At noon today the weather bureau
reported Il total of six inches of snow
on the ground level. There was one
and one-half inches of snow on the
ground before last nights storm be-
gan. so that four and one-half
inches Of snow has fallen since last
ress this afternoon.
Benefit to Agriculture
While there are some farmers in
various parts Of the state who still
have corn in the field which will be
hard to harvest or hog off" because
of the snow, and the snowfall makes
further pasturing Of stock impos-
sible, still it is believed the white
blanket" will be of siderable
benefit to agriculture since it will
help to make up for the deficiency in
moisture during the past year.
The temperature dropped to one
below zero at Bismarck during last
night, and registered zero at a. M,
today. The highest point reached
yesterday was nine above. Below
zero temperatures were reported
from various North Dakota and Min
ncsota points during last night, with
snow falling in most places. Crooks
ton reported the lowest minimum,
with II below zero. Other minimums
were MinOt, IL below; Devils Lake,
10 below; jamestown, zero; Mandan,
five above; Fargo seven above; st.
Cloud, Is above: Mankato, 20 above;
Duluth. II above; Hibbing, ID above;
Rochester, u above; Grand Forks,
two below; Winona. 20 above.
The weather prediction today is
"MOstiy cloudy tonight and Sunday,
probably snow tonight. Continued
cold"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
3M FEET OF SNOW IN
NORTHERN MINNESOTA

st. Paul, Dec. 4. (RD-Cold wealth
err slid into northern Minnesota early
today, forcing temperatures down to
% below zero at International Falls
on the Canadian border.
In koochiching county, reports
said, there were 3h feet OF snow on
the level. All main highways are
drifted, but train service has moi
been interrupted.
Light SHOWS in some sections, driv-
en- by wind, were reported general
throughout Minnesota, the Dakotas
and Montana.
Several points reported sub-zcro
temperatures despite the snow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
ROCHESTER
! BANK ROBBED
OF $4,000
Bandits, Armed With High
Power Rifles, Cover EN-.
ployes, Scoop Up Cash
2 POLICEMEN WOUNDED
Olmsted County Rangers
Start in Pursuit of Bandit
Car Which Went South i

Rochester, Minn., Dec, 4.--LR-
Four bandits, armed with rifles and
sawed-off shotguns, held Up the Olm-
sted County State Bank here today,
scooped up $4,000 in cash and liberty
bonds, and shot their way clear when
two pa$rolmen tried to halt them.
The bandits fled in an automobile
driven by fifth man, while the po-
licemen lay in the street in front Of
the bank.
A block from the scene of the rob-
berry, the bandit car slowed up long
enough to pick up sixth man who
was waiting on street corner, and
then sped out of the city south
toward the Iowa state line.
Scores of bystanders saw the blue
five-passenger car flee to the south.
with one bandit leaning out and
threatening anyone that followed.
The Olmsted county rangers were
hurriedly assembled and armed, and
started in pursuit of the bandit car
PatrOlmen Shot
The two officers, Patrolmen Fellows
Their condition is not serious. They
were both standing on a nearby cor.
ner and saw the bandits emerge from
the bank, and both were shot as they
ran toward them.
Bullets from the bandit rifles and
the policemen's revolvers smashed
glass in nearby store windows but
bystanders were uninjured.
c. F. Debelstein, president of the
bank, was just emerging from the
building when the bandits burst in
One of them grabbed him by the
hroat. showed a pistol at him ant
forced him to lie down in a corner
The others covered the other EN-
rloyes and scooped the money into l
lack.
AS they started toward the door
the leader saw the police approaching
"Here come the bulls!" he said
End all started shooting One Of thu
bandits fired at woman employs
who rose up from behind a counter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
Temperature and
Road Conditions

Mercury readings ct q. m.)
Bismarck-Cloudy, showing, O;
roads good.
St. Cloud-Snowing, Is roads good.
Minot-Snow all night and now,
minus IL; roads drifted.
Crookston-Cloudy, minus Z; roads
heavy.
Mankato Showing, 20; roads drift
ed.
Jamestown-Snowing hard, o; roads
drifted.
Duluth-Cloudy, II; roads drifted
in places.
Hibbing- Cloudy, IA; roads fair.
Rochester Showing, IL; roads
heavy.
Grand Forks-Light snow, 2 below;
roads fair.
winona- Showing, 20; roads fair.
Mandan- showing, 5 above; roads
drifting.
Fargo Showing. Z; roads fair.
/ Devils Lake-Snowing, minus 10;
.roadev poor. " s.nss - ,ss4n5,s, 1.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
CHARGES MADE
BY CHAPLIN'S
WIFE DENIED
Overtures For Truce Fail
Mrs. Chaplin to Seek Sep.
arate Maintenance

Los Angeles, Dec. 4.-lR-Over-
lures for a truce between Charles
Chaplin and his estranged wife hav-
ing failed, they settled down today
for finish fight in court after an
exchange of statements which
brought some Of the family skeletons
out Of the luxurious closets Of the
film comedians Beverly Hills man.
sion.
Chaplin last night issued u state
mcnt to the Associated Press in
which he denied Mrs. Chaplin's
charges Of cruelty. He declared he
had Openeds his circle of friends t.
her but that she preferred acquaint-
ances of her own and entertainments
staged without the presence of Mr.
Chaplin. He also charged she hat
abused the privilege Of unlimited
credit he had granted her.
Mrs. Chaplin countered with /
statement in which she accused tht
film comedian Of avoiding her be
cause she was mot intellectual" She
also maintained she had made many
Of her own clothes after marriage.
Property Settlement Fails
The latest break followed a con.
ference between attorneys for boil
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin at which Al
effort was made to learn what kint
of q property settlement would b.
necessary to keep the case out O
court.
George. Beebe, representing Mrs
Chaplin, has been talking about sums
in excess Of $l,00O,00O.
Mrs. Chaplin left the home Of the
motion picture star Tuesday and an.
nounced she would never return.
Yesterday Mrs. Chaplin indicated
she would not ask an absolute divorce
but would seek separate maintenance
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
BISMARCK MAY
BENEFIT FROM
NASH WILL
$50, 900 to Be Spent For Pub.
lie Good in Cities Where
Firm Operates

Bismarck may benefit by the provi-
sions Of the will of Fred p. Nash, Min
neapolis Wholesale grocer and jobber
of fruits and groceries, who passed
away recently. according to terms of
his will which has just been filed for
probate. Mr.. Nash, president Of the
Nash-Finch company. which has q
branch house in Bismarck, set aside q
fund Of $4,000 through the terms of
his will, "for the benefit Of projects
and causes for the public good Of the
northwest" with the request that the
fund be used in cities where he had
business connections.
OF an estate of more than 81 ,0OO,-
600, the will provides bcquests of
$4,000 for public service and chari-
table purpose. Forty-onc separate
items include bequests to friends,
relatives and employees in addition
to amounts left to public institute ons.
In addition to the million dollars
worth Of personal property and secur-
tiles, the estate included real estate
valued at $4,000.
Employees Will Share
= An item of the will provides for
the division of $25,OOO equally among
all employees with five or more years
Of service in companies in which Mr..
Nash owned at least 10 per cent of
the stock. This item will affect, en-
ployes Of the 1870 branch houses oper-
ated by the Nash-Finc company.
Bequests made to public institu-
tions include $4,000 to be added to
the endowment fund of the Unity
house Of Minneapolis, 5000 to the
Minneapolis Society for the Blind, OF
which Mr.. Nash was . director, and
5000 to the Helen Keller foundation
for the blind at New York city.
Shutter Given Annuity
Mr.. Nash's will provides that
enough of the estate be set aside to
provide his wife, Mrs. Marie s. Nash
with an income Of not less than 81 500
month. Two special trust funds, oi
$4,000 and $4,000 are to be created
to provide part of this income. Mrs
Nash also is allowed ell jewelry and
other personal effects.
An annuity Of $500 is left to DR.
Marion D. Shutter, pastor Of thl
Church Of the Redeemer. Of which
Mr. Nash was q trustee, and George
Meyer, director Of sight saving classel
in the city schools, 10 left $500 'ir
recognition Of his work." Bequesti
varying from $500 to life incomes ot
$26 month are left to Is Other
friends, relatives and employees. 4
(Continued On ysge t~o)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
All Hail Losses to
Be Paid By Dec. l5

All hail losses for 1926 will have
been certified by the hail insurance
department by next Tuesday, NJ. S.
Hagen, manager of the department,
said today. Warrants for IA counties
have already been sent out and it is
expected to have them all issued by
December Is. The total amount GER
titled so far is $8S2,223.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
FARMERS no ENTERTAIN

LaMoure-The Farmers Community
club Of LaMoure and vicinity will en-
tertain the business men Of LaMoure
and their wives at the annual supper
and entertainment Wednesday, De-
3 A. c. Hunt is chairman.
These annual meetings. 1t which the
farmers and their wives are hosts,
hre an indication Of the good feeling
between the farmers and townspeople
of the community, $50 ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
Still and Liquor
Found Near HaZen

Inspectors from the attorney gem
erals office and federal prohibition
agents discovered q still and two
half-filled kegs Of moonshine when
they raided the farm Of Carl Sweig-
ert, seven miles north Of Hazen, yes-
terday afternoon. No arrests have
been made in the case.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 4.-LN-An
earth shock which lasted sixty Sec
onds was felt in Victoria few min
utes before six this morning. Tremors
were reported throughout Vancouver
Island.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS

A large high pressure area is CEN
tered over Ontario and Manitoba and
cold weather prevails from the Great
Lakes region to the northern Rocky
Mountain region. Sub-zero tempera-
lures occurred in North Dakota and
in the south-central Canadian Prov
inces. A low pressure area centered
over Utah is causing warm weather
over the Southwest. The weather is
unsettled in all sections and precipi-
tation occurred in the northern border
states from the Great Lakes westward
to the northern Rocky Mountain re-
gion and over the western Plateau
states Several inches Of snow fell
1t most stations in North Dakota and
Montana.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04
BUILD BEACON

Dijon, France.-A beacon that u
visible for 800 miles has been built
at the airplane landing field near
this city. The light can be seen
from the British coast. II il 1t am
altitRds ..0f. 500 tset u III.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04

SIGNATURES
SOLICITED
Those Who Have Not Signed
Urged to Act Quickly to
Hasten Liquidation

Work of securing signatures of de-
positors in the closed City National
bank to agreements accepting the
proposition presented by the deposi-
tors committee is progressing nicely.
according to those who are carrying
on the work. Twenty local men are
pushing the work, each being assign
ed a certain group Of depositors with
whom to confer.
Practically every depositor who had
substantial sum in the bank has al
ready sigped the agreement, but there
still remains a number of small ac-
counts for which signatures must be
obtained. In many instances owners
of these accounts are not even aware
of the fact that they have deposits in
the bank, and many Of the balances
are for only few ccnts-probably
left there due to errors in the deposit
tors personal bookkeeping.
Quick Action Urged
An effort is being made by the de-
positors' committee to impress those
who have not yet signed the agree
ment with the Importance of doing
SO promptly, since every signature
must be obtained before the proposal
can be presented to the national
banking department for approval and
the proposition made effective. As
soon as the plan receives the approval
of the comptroller of the currency,
depositors will have so per cent of
their deposits available for use
through the First National bank. The
balance of 40 per cent will be held in
trust by the depositors' committee and
returned to the depositors at inter-
walls as the banks assets are liquid
ated.
Jay NJ. Riley, receiver placed in
charge of the banks affairs by the
national banking department, has just
prepared the following statement OF
the institutions resources and liabil-
ities on October ID, the date it was
closed by action of the board of di.
rectOrs:
Bills Receivable ......-.. $3.50, ,1O8.4l
Cash on hand ............ 19,5O1.1 .16
Assets other than Bills
Receivable and cash on
hand ....s.............. 3,785.6l
Total 81 .O6S 1895. IL
Liabilities
Liabilities unsecured -. 1864, ,473.31
Deposits secured by pledge
Of assets Of the bank ag-
gregating $8O,O0O.0O as
collateral .............. 76.75o.6;
Rediscounts secured by
pledge Of assets Of the
bank aggregating None,
as collateral ........... None
Bills Payable secured by
pledge Of assets Of the
bank aggregating $780,
762.68 as collateral. ..... 28,262.3s
rTotal ..................$ 1896, ,476.8l
4
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04

Port Angels, WASH, Dec. APP
A sharp earth shock shook houses
here at 5:45 this morning. No dam
age was reported.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-04

Eskimo flappers are wearing high
heeled slippers and silk stockings
bought IN exchange for furs.