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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
VETERANS PICK
BUCK PRIVATE
Barry BlumenthaI of Chicago
Is President of Rain
bow Division

Des Moines, July 16.-(R-Barry
Blumenthal, of Chicago, forme,
buck private, was elected national
president of the Veterans of the
Rainbow Division today at the annual
reunion here. Blumenthal. an at,
torney, served in the 149th Fielc
Artillery.
Other officers elected are: FRS,
vice president, Orville Carson, Column
bia. Ohio; second vice president. Paul
Muellikin, Indianapolis; third vice
president, Cortez Souter, Des
Moines; fourth vice president, c. NJ.
Renfro, Birmingham, Ala. Father
Francis P. Duffy has been elected
chaplain for life.
Resolutions passed asked the war
department to rec.eate the Rainbow
Division, requested a battle monu-
ment bearin~ the Rainbow insignia
on the Champagne battlefield and
endorsed national preparedness.
Action on a movement to form an
auxiliary organization for the wives
and mothers of Rainbow veterans was
deferred until next year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
ROAD JOBS
ARE AWARDED
Contracts Aggregating $17O,.
931 Are Let BY State High
way Commission

Contracts totaling S17O,931.73 were
awarded by the state highway COM
mission yesterday afternoon. Bids
on other jobs will be received at an
other meeting today.
Awards were: Regarding 90 miles
Of Red Trail west of Valley city,
$S.142.89. Lewis Walwind and Sons,
Lidgerwood.
Concrete pipe, Fergus Falls Con-
crete Pipe Company, $2,94O55;
metal culvert, North Dakota Metal
Culvert company, Fargo, $3,051.72.
Grading 2.8 miles Of Federal route
No. 2 through Tagus in Ward and
Mountrail counties, $l3,89O.O9, Camp.
bell and Campbell. Grace City; cul.
verts to North Dakota Metal CulverI
company, Fargo, $124.16: concrete
pipe, North Dakota Concrete Prod
ucts company. Mandan. $753.3s.
Grading 1914 miles, state route No
8. Underwood to Max, $45, ,738.74
Steig and Olson, Esmond.
Grading z miles Of State Route No
?. from Bonnie View. south, $2l,
065.9O, p. Zimmerman, Dickinson
Pipe, Berger Manufacturing com.
pany, Minneapolis, S3,692.98. Con
crete pipe. Kingsley Brothers, Mott
Grading seven miles Of state rout,
No. southwark from point -four
miles south Of Beach, $lo.483.44
, Conc Concrete .e ,oo pine, aa Kinssby Brother'
Grading state route No. Z. 1a.i
miles east from Finiev. $S6,611 so
Graham Brothers, Frasee, Minn., in
cludes concrete work,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
AVIATOR HELD
FOR BOMBING
R0ADH0USE
Iowan Claims Illinois Mayor
Paid $1,000 to Him For
Performance

+ Waterloo, Iowa, July 1B.-tR-Ei.
mer Kane. 26-year-old local aviator
was arrested here late last night in
connection with the bombing of the
Birgcr roadhouse at Marion, Ill.,, on
Nov. IL, 1925.
Police said Kane had made a
signed statement that Joe Adams
mayor of West City, H., had paid
him $1,000 and gave him an auto
mobile as payment for his part in tht
bombing.
On the night before the bombing
the confession said. Kane was flying
from Sparta, ILL.,, to Denton, Ill. In
landing at Denton he had a minor
accident and while repairing it, three
men, whom he later learned to be
members of tn Shelton gang, ap
preached and offered him the job o1
bombing the roadhouse from his air.
plane.
In a conference with several men
he said, including Bernie and Car
Shelton and Joe Adams, the PROPOSE
tion was discussed.
Aftcrward, he said, he flew his air.
plane over the Birger roadhoust
while member of the Shelton gang
dropped the bombs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
FARMERS EAT
WITH COOLIDGE
Large Number Enjoy Picnic
With President and Wife
at ArdmOre

Ardmore. s. D., July 16.-(P)-It
was the farmers turn today to rub
elbows with the president of the
United States.
Great numbers of them from South
Dakota. Nebraska and Wyoming put
up their corn hoes and pitchforks
and turned the milking cows over to
the unfortunate chore boy. while they
put on their Sunday hest and came
to Ardmore to eat a picnic dinner,
under the shade trees with President
and Mrs Coolidge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge were to come
on a special train from Custer, s. D..
after Is mile automobile drive from
the summer White House. While he
was looking forward to this opportun-
ity of seeing some real dirt farmers
close at hand, he was interested in
the Ardmore government station,
which is experimenting in dry farm
ing, something he desired to inspect
carefully.
A Varied Program
In the absence Of desire by p-esi-
den. Coolidge. to make an address
the picnickers were to hear a speech
bv Governor Bulow Of South Da.
kota. Governors Emerson of Wyom-
ing and McMullen Of Nebraska had
been invited. but were unable to at
tend. s ~
When the speechmakine and in
spection trip were over, there were
on the program foot races. q bowerv
dance. baseball game and the rest
Of the things that make up an old
time picnic.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
WHOLE TOWN
PUT ON BLUFF
Red Cross Also Has to Dig
Out Another Due to Mis-
sissippi Rive Rampage

Washington, July 16.-tP)-Mov-
ing "a whole town onto high bluff
distance of half mile and digging
out another, buried under an eight
foot deposit of river mud and sand,
were two tasks Of the Red Cross in
its Mississippi valley flood recon-
struction program. =
Columbus, Ky. with 1000 popula-
tion, is to be set high and dry upon
a bluff half mile away, as the river
has been gradually undermining
many of it's buildings during floods
in recent years.
Melville, La, is described by the
Red Cross as virtually buried city
and parts of it are still under water.
Through the broken lcvee directly
south of the broken levcc directly
together with quantities Of mud,
have been constantly washed into
it's streets and houses. Abandon
ment Of the town was considered for
a time, the Red Cross said, but, since
it's population of 1000 wants to go
back plans have been made to cx-
cavatc it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16

vienna Plunged Into BIoodiest Political
Educators Mother.
Old Settler, Dead

Valley City, N. d.. July lG.-A,-
Mrs. Wylic Nelson. a resident o,
North Dakota since 1879. and the
mother Of Miss Minnie j. Nelson,
former state superintendent Of pub.
lie instruction, died at her hom,
here at p. IN. Friday, after an ill.,
ness OF several months.
Mrs. Nelson was born in Glasgow
Scotland, in 1852. and came to Amer
lea with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Stewart, when she was two
years old.
She was married on April 8. 1873
to Wylie Nelson, who was engaged
in the mercantile business at Jack
son. Mich. The Nelson's lived in
jackson for six years and then moved
to Barnes county. North Dakota. The
Nelson's arrived in Valley city for
the first time in April, 1879. The
farm upon which they first made
their North Dakota home is located
IN stewart township, ii mncs A1o.l
Valley City.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
Santa Barbara, CAL,
Wins Homes Contest

Four thousand com m u it e S
throughout the United States, Alas
ka, Hawaii and the Philippine Is
lands, competed in the annual Bet
ter Homes campaign, which eliminated
in the observance of Better Homes
Week, April "a to May I. Announce
ment has been made of the award of
first place to Santa Barbara, Calf.
for the best all-round program of
home improvement. This award
carries with it cash prize of $500,
and is given to the community con-
Quoting a program of highest educa-
tional value. The campaign is spon-
sored annually by Better Homes in
America, an educational organiza-
ton Of which Herbert Hoover is
president. Albert Lea, MIMI, got
special mention.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
DRAGON PAYS
VISIT CITY
Chinese Sacred Reptile, 200
Years Old, Brought Here in
House on Wheels

A Chinese dragon, 200 years old
the only one in the country, and re
clining quietly on a lounge in ;
"house on wheels" paid brief visit
to Bismarck yesterday afternoon II
was in the possession Of Will A
Harris of Point, Texas, who, accom-
panied by his wife and daughtel
Loretta, are making an internationa
educational tour of the United States
Canada and Mexico. The party
came up from the south and wastcr
its way east. LII
"Some dragons. held so sacred by
/; the Chinese, are said to be 800 tc
1000 years old, but this one is only
youngster, 200 years DID," said Mr.
Harris. II got him from soldier
who smugglcd him from China. He
had to smuggle him in; otherwise
the Chinese might have made him
pay the death penalty"
The creature was about six feet
long and beautiful in color, mostly
green, with pearl-like scales on the
head. He feeds mostly on bananas
but he is fond of other fruit and
vegetables.
HE is very intelligent" said Mr.
Harris, as he parked in front Of the
Tribune. "He knows his way to the
front Of the car and will stand up
with his forelegs on the window sill
like dog"
Mr.. Harris is. on his fourth year
travelling in his domesticated car,
which is on Chevrolet chassis, and
consists of two rooms and bath. He
has covered 10000 miles and stayed
in some strange places but the fam
the presence of the sacred animal,
in the belief of Mrs. Harris. In the
winter Mr.. Harris lectures in the
Texas public schools, telling the chill
dren Of the natural and geographical
things of interest he picks up on his
travels.
Girls Get Scare
Three Bismarck girls who went for
. stroll last evening thought they
were in Florida for a few minutes.
They were walking peacefully down
Fifth street. near the new telephone
in front Of them on the sidewalk.
again, and thought they were dream
AsAA. uSus WU0t tucy saw OCkdu w
move. That set them off. They ut
tered calls for help.
One of them rushed into the phone
building and asked for aid.
There's an alligator on the side
walk" she exclaimed.
At first, the workers laughed. Then
one ,of them went back to the place
whefe the alligator was seen. That
convinced him. He captured the
reptile and took it back to the build
ing, where it spent q comfortable
nisht.
Nobody could explain where it came
from until this morning, when the
owner Of the dragon, entered the
building TO see IL anyone knew whore
Ms alligator had gone. He said his
daughter Had let It out last evening
ler Sxsscise, when i suddenly disap-
tpeared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
Marie Will Split
Goods With Hubby

Los Angeles, July 16.-tP-The
Examiner says Marie Provost, film
star and her husband, Kenneth Har-
Ian, also Of the screen, have taken
the first step toward making their
separation final, by signing prop
erty agreement.
The signing Of the agreement was
announced by Ivon Parker, business
representative Of the couple. At q
time as. vet undecided, Miss Provost
will file 4 suit for divorce, Parker
declared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
Prexy Now Dances
Like Rest Of EN-

Topeka, Kansas.-Lp)-A reform"
literally started with the feet Of
Washburn college students eight
years ago has at last reached the
head Of the school.
President P. r. Womer is learning
to dance.
He has turned to pastime tha.
dents carried out q conspiracy to
dancing lessons from . profssAd Adonal
dancer, and steps out on the floor"
At student parties,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
Mill City Prisoner
Escaped From State
Prison in Oklahoma

Wichita. Falls, Tex, July 15.-(P)
james Clellan. arrested at Minneap-
oils, escaped from the Granite City,
Okla., prison. where he was serv-
ing terms for three bank robberles
and Oklahoma City payroll holdup,
it was learned tonight.
John Long, police chief at Seminole.
Okla. doubted Clcllan's alleged con
fession of II robberies. "Clellan is
fond of exaggerating," he said.
n
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
Temperature and
Road { Conditions
(Mercury readings 1t z a. m.,

muddy.
St. cloud-c Cloudy, 72; roads good
Rochester-Cloudy, 72: roads good
Minot-Clear, IS. roads fair.
Jamestown-Cloudy. 65: roads fair.
Mankato-Cloudy, 73; roads good.
Winona-Clear, 20: roads good.
Mandan-Cloudy, 81; roads muddy,
Fargo-Rainins 63; roads fair. "a.
Hibbing-Partly cloudy, 65; roads
good.
Duluth Cloudy, o.: roads good.
Crookston--,Cloudy. 70; roads good.
good.
Devils Lake-clear. s7;. roads
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
HOMEMEKERs HOLD ANNUAL

Elein--Approximately $50 attend
ed the annual ricnic given by The
Grant county Homemakers' clubs,
which was held recently u GROW.
near Elein. Miss Grace DeLone Of
Fargo was in charge OF the pfo, RAN
Of the day. which consisted of enter
tairment furnished bv the various
clubs. A picnic lunch was served
at noon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16

For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Sunday. Somewhat cool
er tonight.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Sunday. Somewhat cooler east
and south portions tonight. Some
what warmer Sunday east portion.
Somewhat more settled weather
conditions prevail this morning. than
for some time past. High pressure
covers the entire Northwest and will
result in generally clearing weather.
Light to heavy precipitation occur
red over the Great Plains States dur
ing the past twenty-four. hours. the
amounts in North Dakota being CON.
fined mostly to the southern half Of
Ahe state. HI ,...
: o19icial II ehArgs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16

Watford City. N. D., July 16.-tR
New clues and much conflicting
evidence was presented to the coro-
ner's jury which yesterday decided
that Matt Karlenchenko. 16-year-old
Grassy Butte boy, was shot to death,
probably with 22 caliber rifle. The
finding was based on the reports Of
two doctors who had examined the
body.
Meanwhile, despite his apparent
willingness to tell all he knows and
to aid the authorities in solving the
mystery Of the youths death. his
stepfather, William Norton, still is
being held in Jail for further inves-
/, tigation.
Norton has even enlisted the serv-
ices Of clairvoyant in his efforts
to disclose the manner in which his
stepson was slain and the name of
the murderer.
Sister Testifies
Much of the important evidence
presented rev0lved around the shoes
which young Karlenchenko wore
shortly before his death but which
had been changed for another pair
when the body was found. The only
sensation of the hearing came when
Mary, 14-year-old sister of the dead
boy, said her stepfather came home
at 10 o'clock on the morning after
Matt disappeared carrying the shoes
which he had been wearing when
last seen by John Kukla, friend.
The girl said she said nothing regard
ing this fact because she was afraid
Of her stepfather.
The girl said Matt and John Kukla
played cards at the Karlenchenko
home until o'clock of the afternoon
on which Matt disappeared and then
left the house, taking with them a
gun.
Kukh denied this and said he and
Matt left the latter's home at l
o'clock and played until when they
separated. He said he arrived home
few minutes later.
Norton Gave Shoes to Boy
Norton said he gave Matt the shoes
found on his body the Saturday be-
fore the boy disappeared. The find
ing of the shoes worn by Matt when
last seen and the manner Of the dis
appearance Of the new shoes from
a granary where Norton said he left
them is unexplained.
AdtC XvVIkVu, AhVtuWA ~ SvA0Ss
Karlench enko and estranged wife Of
William Norton, said the beef hide
found in her home was from beef
killed by Norton four years ago and
which he claims to have purchased
from Wyett Lutterel, neighboring
ranchman. Lutterel testified that he
sold no beef to Norton.
Sheriff C. A. Jacobson reported
that he had sifted all the sand around
the spot where the body was found
but had found no bullets. John Ham,
mered, justice of the peace and one
Of the coroner's jury, said he believes
he was within few feet OF the spot
where the body was found during the
search made for the lad after his
disappearance.
Norton, It was developed, formerly
bore the name Wasil Zakahayke but
acquired his present name when he
was admitted to citizenship.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16

The smartsst Of suits for street
and sport consist Of black velvet
Tuxedo jacket, checked black and
white wool skirt and exquisitely
tailored white crepe d chihs blouse.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
JURY DECIDES
GRASSY BUTTE
BOY WAS SHOT
22 Rifle Probably Used, Vcr-
dict Says, Based on Doc
tors Reports
NORTON Is RELEASED
New Clues and Much Conflict
ing Evidence Presented
at Inquest

WatfOrd City, N. D., July 16.-
(AP)-William Norton, who had
been held in connection with the
death of Matt karlenchenkO, Is.
year-old Grassy Butte youth. was
released from custody today.
Action was taken by States
Attorney ]. s. Taylor, Jr., after
he had grilled Norton for several
hours without obtaining any evil
dence on which to base a charge.
Norton had been held in Jail
since shortly after the youths
body was found.
Norton has indicated q desire
to pay the lads funeral expenses
and to aid his estranged wife IN
other ways, Taylor said.
Upon his release Norton at.
tended the funeral Of his step
son and accompanied the body to
the little grave near his home.
Although Norton admitted that
his stepdaughter, Mary. is
truthful. he said the girl was
mistaken when she told a coron-
er's jury yesterday that he had
returned home the day after
Mats disappearance carrying
the shoes which the boys wore
when last seen alive. He denied
that he had seen the shoes since
the time his stepsOn wore them
away from home.
Norton promised, before his
release, that he would keep away
from the home of his estranged
wife, Taylor said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-16
Weather Report

Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
at a. m. today:
Temperature at Z a. M. ........ 60
Highest yesterday .............. 78
Lowest last night .............. So
Precipitation to a. m. ........ Its
Highest wind velocity .......... "a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-26
Beyond Capitalism

Beyond capitalism ? VIII the decay
ing capitalist order be transformed
by workers in countries now at the
peak Of industrialism According to
the theory of the labor movement.
yes. But Pres. A. A. Purcell of the
Amsterdam Int. Federation of Trade
Unions in his address to the recent
Paris congress said an emphatic No.
Purcell holds that DEVELOPMENTS
following the war point to the newly
lndustrialized workers of Russia. Chi
ma, India, Mexico, etc. as the advance
guard since European workers under
the heel OF capitalism have got stall
ed. They need not go through the
long historical process of the workers
IN Britain, Germany or America. They
are making the jump to capitalist in
australasia with intense rapiditv "and
THAT Jump-as with Russia-will be
beyond capitalism" Purcell declares.
Capital is Unprepared
The workers of the non-European
countries he holds, have all the bene-
fit of working class organization and
action developed by European work
ers. through long struggle, while the
ruling class has not developed its
powerful repressive agencies in these
newly lndustrialized countries.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-26
Economic Articles
By Leland Olds Federated Press
Reduced Rates For Union Coal
Prove &c. c. Bluff

A government bluff at evenhanded
justice to locked out union miners is
the meaning of the interstate COM
merce commission order covering
freight rates on coal from Indiana,
Illinois and competing districts to
chicago and the northwest. This or
der follows closely the commission's
decision to grant favorable rates from
the pittsburgh region to lake ports
after that coal field had gone non
union.
The present order has been PLAYED
up to the public as improving the
competitive position of union miners
in Indiana and Illinois. But the rate
changes are entirely inadequate to
protect the unfair differentials es-
tablished by the commission several
years ago when the campaign to
starve out the United Mine Workers
was getting under way.
Press statements speak of reduc-
tons ranging from sc to 22c on Hi
nols and Indiana coal to Chicago.
coupled with an increase of 1Oc a ton
on west Kentucky coal. But w. Y.
Wlldman, traffic manager of the Il
linois coal traffic bureau, says:
"The reduction to be made from
Indiana mines to Chicago is but SC
a ton and will apply from only 2 of
the 5 rate groups in that state. No
reductions whatsoever have been or
dered from any of the Illinois coal
producing districts except Danville.
The western Kentucky Chicago rate
IS to be increased 1Oc a ton. This
will have the effect of increasing the
spread from 25c to 35c ton between
western Kentucky and southern I'LL
nols to Chicago. Prior to September,
1919, the rates from certain western
Kentucky mines were 35c a ton and
from others 65c a ton over southern
Illinois,"
The commission holds that the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-26

lR Russia, he says, the workers in
the face Of inconceivable difficulties
have rebuilt their industrial economy.
They have established a great union
of soviet socialist republics"
The impact of capitalist industrial
Ism on the sO-called backward coun-
tries has produced great revolution
airy movements cOnculsing the lives
OF hundreds of millions who a few
years ago were not reckoned in the
labor movement. This calls not only
for a new policy on the part of the
older movement but for a new labor
international.
Need New international
The Amsterdam international. its
own report shows, is practically linn
tied to Europe. Of its 1926 income
nearly 1870 was supplied by the trade
union movements of England and Ger
many.
Unless the workers of Europe and
America find some basis for unity
with the movements in the so-called
backward countries, they must be con-
tent to sink with decaying capitalism.
leaving the workers of Russia. China
and the other fringes of the Atlantic
era to inherit the world.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-26
OURLOW BROW GOVERNOR

When Bill Brennan, a crafty Irish politician
from Kalispell, led an old ex-Judge of Flathead
County named Erickson in front of Copper Baron
Con Kelley and assured him that if this old cow
faced individual could be elected Governor of
Montana he would render true service and hom-
age to the copper throne, he was not mistaken
Tin Plate" Bill can now boast that he deliver
ed the goods. For in the whole history of Mon
tana no Governor ever Frustrated himself at the
feet of the Copper Barons and did their bidding
with the alacrity of "Flathead John"
To get low down on the type of toady and
Hckspittle who now violates the traditions and
gives bad Odor to the office of Governor of
this state we quote from a recent issue of the
RecOrd-HeraId the following: