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Many Thefts Charged.

Dance at Mt. Signal school. Jan.
29th. Tickets 81. Roads in good con
dition. adv
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE MURDER
OF HANS BJ0NE
Killing of Verona Banker in
Bank Vault, on March l
to Be Investigated

La Moure, N. D., April 14.-tR-
Before a special grand jury that was
ordered Wednesday, the details sur.
rounding the murder of Hans C.
Bjone, Verona, N. D., banker who
was found slain in his rifled vault
IN March I. last. will he laid in %
far as those details have been barred
by Investigators.
The grand Jury procedure. initiated
by States Attorney r. NJ. Warren
La Moure county, and W. C. Green
Fargo, who has been appointed spe-
cial prosecutor, and approved BY At.
: torney General George F. Shafer
was determined upon as the logical
method of dealing with the case that
has proved most battling up to the
present point.
The order for the special grand
jury was signed by Judge Geo. F
McKenna at Napoleon late Wednes.
day. special term Of the La Moure
district court being ordered for the
date for the jury 70 convene.
Action Fellows Inquiry
Decision to conduct the grand jury
Investigation into the case follows
lengthy inquiry prosecuted by Off
cials since the time that Bj0ne's body
was found in the bank vault on the
forenoon of March !, last.
The inquiry has developed a num-
her Of facts which the prosecuting
authorities have felt II advisable to
lay before a special grand jury, lin
the hone of obtaining an indictment
that will permit the arrest and prose.
cution Of the suspect, or suspects.
The murder Of Bjone was cold
bIooded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
BUSINESS MEN
VARY ON CAUSE
OF DEPRESSION
Situation Calls For Consider
alton as National Eco
nomic Question

New York, April l4.-(P)--A gen.
eral agricultural depression exists
and calls for consideration as a ma
tional economic question, says a
preliminary report of the business
mems commission on agriculture,
which will publish its complete
findings this summer.
"The evidence which has been
given is practically unanimous upon
the fact of depression, but is varied
and at times contradictory both as
to cause and to remedies said
Charles Nagel, chairman.
Hearings were held in New York,
Chicago, Des Moines, Minneapolis,
Kansas City, Dallas, Memphis. At
lanta, Greenville, S. C., and the
Pacific coast.
Some Sections Bankrupt
"Some rural sections of the coun-
try, We are told, are virtually bank
rupt as communities and are for the
time carried by the more prosperous
urban areas Of the state in which
they are located" said Nagel, who
is former secretary Of commerce
and labor.
Even the most efficient farmers" :"
he continued, "seem Of recent years
to have done little better than hold
their own by cutting their expendi-
lures below their accustomed
standard"
The commission was formed last
November by the National Industrial
Conference Board and the Chamber
Of Commerce of the United States.
Its coming report is expected to deal
particularly with the congression
passage and presidential veto Of the
McNary- Haugen farm relief bill.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
PEPKE URGES
CITIES TO HAVE
CLEANUP DRIVE
Third Week in April Desig'
mated Cleanup Week BY
State Fire Marshal

Cleanup campaigns to reduce fire
hazards and improve the appearance
OF North Dakota cities and towns
will be tho rule during the third
week Of April if city fathers through
out the state heed the appeal sent out
by +. j. Pepke. state fire marshal.
"A cleanup campaign in any city
accomplishes three results" Pepke
$; ID
81. 1t makes proper disposition of
accumulations of refuse material
which frequently become fire haz.
ards.
"2. It safeguards the health Of the
community by the elimination Of
health hazards, both in buildings and
in connection with vacant lots.
"3. 1t affords an opportunity to
improve the city from the standpoint
of identification"
Pepke has some ideas Of his own
regarding how the cleanup should be
made and how far it should go. He
insists that it should go into the eel
lars and attics of all citizens. partic-
ularly the attics.
sorts Of odds and ends are stored are
peculiarly dangerous Pepke said.
They not only aid Il fire to burn but
they help it to start. In great many
cases fires are started by spontan-
eous combustion of materials which
develop heat and eventually burst in
TO a blaze. If the attic or cellar Of
a house is free from articles which
may cause spontaneous combustion
the fire hazard Of that house is ma
terially reduced"
Records Of his office show that
numerous damaging fires due to spon-
taneous combustion occur yearly,
Pepke said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
Governor PrOclaims
First Week in May as
Child Welfare Week

The executive committee of the de-
partment Of public welfare, North
Dakota Federation Of Women's clubs,
have scheduled number Of activities
tor May day and Child Welfare week.
The executive committee is composed
of representatives of churches and
organizations in the state operating
to make the acti o.ies success.
Governor A. G. Sorlie has pro-
claimed Sunday. May l, as May day
and the week beginning May as
Child Welfare week. Various activ-
tiles Of the week stress the need Of
spiritual development and the right
of the child to be physically sound,
mentally sane and spiritually beauti-
full" Ministers will preach on these
subjects on May day.
A check up on "blue ribbon" chill
dren will be held and school
clinics will be conducted so that
every child will have the opportun-
ity to enter school with all his reme-
diable defects corrected. County ath-
letic contests, picnics. games and fes-
tivals will be held.
DR.. A. A. Whittemore, North Da-
kota health officer. is cooperating
with Mrs. T. L. Brouillard, state
chairman of the federation's depart
ment Of health, in making plans for
the week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
LOckhart Drives Car
171.O2 Miles an Hour

Los Angeles, April 14.-(R- Race
officials announced today that Frank
LOckhart, 24-year-old Los Angeles
pilot, attained speed Of 171.O2 miles
an hour, the greatest ever made by an
American driver in a "baby" 9l.b Gu
bic inch displacement car, on a dry
lake bed at Muroc, California, north
OF here last Monday.
Lockhart hung up the mark while
attempting to better the worlds rec
ord Of 203.70 miles an hour made
March 90 at Daytona Beach, Fla, by
Major H. o. d. Segrave, British driv-
er, in his Mystery Sunbeam"
Race officials say that Lockhart's $
171.02 miles an hour record compares
favorably with Major Segrave's world
mark because Of the wide difference
in displacement of the respective cars
used b., the two drivers. The British
machine, . twin l2 cylinder car. has
q displacement Of 1900 cubic inches,
as compared with 9l.6 for Lockhart's
racer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
USE TEAR GAS
IN CAPTURING
GIRL BANDIT
50 Chicago Policemen Held al
Bay 2 Hours BY Woman,
Three Gangsters
ROB JEWELRY STORE
Handbag With Address, Inad-
vertently Left in Shop,
Gives Police Clue
ROB JEWELRY STORE

Chicago. April l4.--R-- Half ;
hundred policemen. heavily armed
were held at bay nearly two hours
last night before they captured /:
young woman gun robber. an Am
azonian Granddaughter and three men
and recovered $1,000 in jewelry taker
in store holdup short time be-
fore.
Firemen finally had to be called
to bring the girl from the house
reeking with the fumes Of tear gas
bombs and they, wearing masks
found her nearly unconscious, slump
ed into a basement hole to which she
had staggered for aid. At a hospital
where she was taken the young wo-
man said she was Mrs. Mary Walters.
23 years old. The men arrested with
her were Carl Ness. 25, and Clarence
Swanson, l8, of Chicago and Joseph
Mashinski, 81. Of Los Angeles. Ness
mother, Mrs. Anna Ness, 80 years
old, also was arrested.
The Walters woman---whO police
believe really is Helen Conklin, alias
Helen Busch. alias Helen Santchez-
led the men in the jewclry store
robbery, guarding the proprietor
with small automatic while her
companions looted the trays.
Leaves Handbag
She covered the retreat of the rob-
bers and then backed out of the
store. but left her handbag contain
ing her address on the counter. Thus
the police arrived ut the house short
~ after the robbery.
An officer raped at the front door.
which was opened by Mrs. Walters
When she saw the policeman she
called a dog. which flew at the Of
ficers throat. The policeman shot
the animal.
From an inner door behind which
the girl had disappeared revolver
fire started and the patrolman re-
treated Reserves were called, and
so policemen formed Gordon
around the house, from which IN
intermittent fire came.
Rocks were thrown through the
windows, followed by tear bombs,
and the men and Mrs. Ness finally
staggered out. Mrs. Ness. despite
her age, attempted to wrcst shot
gun from the hands of one Of the
reserves.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
Fascism Attacked
By Columbia Head;
Raps at Socialism

Charlottesville, Va. April l4.-LP)
Nicholas Murray Butler, president
Of Columbia university, feels the
theory of the Mussolini government
in Italy constitutes challenge to
democracy which can be resisted
only by making "our democratic
doctrine efficient by retaining civil
and individual liberty"
He said yesterday that he regarded
the present Italian theory of govern
ment as the most important of the
attacks challenging faith in democ-
racy.
DR.. Butler predicted that the "al-
ready fading communism" in Russia
would in time be replaced by form
of government based upon the teach
ing Of jefferson.
The speaker referred to socialism
as the least violent attack and to the
Mussolini rule as an outstanding
attack.
DR.. Butler declared that jefferson
was on the side of individual liberty
and popular responsibility, which he
added, must be the beginning and
the end Ct all institutions which are
to be permanent"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
FLOOD WATERS
ARE MENACING
SOUTH STATES
Rivers in Southern Kansas
and Oklahoma Have Spread
Over Wide Area

Kansas City. Mo-, April II. P)
With rain continuing to fall steadily,
flood conditions menaced today in
Kansas and Oklahoma.
In Oklahoma, just south Of the
Kansas line, Nowata county was cx-
periencing the worst flood in it's his
tory. while new and seriou, inunda-
tons were threatened in southeast
Kansas
The Ncrdlgris river at lndepcnd-
encc. Kansas, went out Of its bank 5
again this morning after the river
had dropped to five feet below flood
stage yesterday. Farmers along the
Nerdigris rs far south as Claremore.
Okla, have been notified to move out
Of the lowlands.
Residents of the horse shoe bend
vicinity north of Coffcyvilc, who
have been out of their homes since
last Saturday, faced the prospect Of
still another weekend on higher
ground
Residents along the Arkansas river
near Tulsa were warned tn flee their
homes in the lowlands.
Two vou:hs. Tom Dodson. 81. and
Elmer Manard, lS, Of Delaware, Okla.
guarding the Missouri Pacific bridge
over California Creek. were killed
today when struck by train It is
believed they fell asleep on the
tracks.
Streams in western and north cen
trail Kansas reached the flood stage
last night. Snow covered the ground
in northwest Kansas fodav
Memphis. Tenn. April l4.--(Pp--
A telephone message from Clinton.
KY, reported that the private levee
protecting the city Of Columbus. KY.
from the Mississippi river flood gave
way at 3 o'clock this morning. Com
munication between Columbus and
Clinton was cut off before details
could be given beyond the report that
water was sweeping into the town.
Fort Smith, Arkansas, April IL
(P.-One hundred persons are report
ed marooned at Blaine, Okla, q vii
lage eight miles north Of Keota, on
the Arkansas river where a bridge
has been swept away and the town is
threatened. Water was said to be
two feet deep in Blaine. Homes in
Hartshorne, Okla, were reported
standing in two feet of water.
New Orleans. April IA. -tP)-Re-
cent heavy and frequent rains over
the middle Mississippi valley and
western tributaries Of the Mississippi
river have augmented the flood
waters and increased the seriousness
of the situation, revised river fore
east and flood warning issued by the
United States weather bureau said
here today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
'CHRISTIANSON
VET0ES BOOST
OF SOLONS' PAY
Public Service Cannot BE
Measured in Dollars and
Cents, Governor Says

st. Paul. April lA.-lF- Governor
Theodore Christianson today vetoed
the salary raise from 81 900 to $500
for members Of the legislatu voted
by both houses and calling for an
added expenditure Of 100000 for
each hiennium.
In a long message he explained
that public service cannot be mcasur-
ed in dollars and cents.
Veto Of the bill virtually marks
its death as it passed with scant
majority in both houses, neither Of
winch has sufficient affirmative
strength to muster passage over the
veto.
Its approval would have cost the
state $4,000 in salaries, effective
with the next legislature. In addi-
tion it raised the salary Of the lieu
tenant governor from $1,000 to $4,000
for each session.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
Grand Forks Man Is
Suing Fargo Baker
For $4,000 Damages

Fargo, N. D., April l4.-tP>-Jack
Nesbin, former employe of the Fed
eral Bakery here and now of Grand
Forks, is suing R. w. Koos. proprie-
tor of the Fargo Bakery, and the Fed
cral System Of Bakeries, a corpora
tion. for $4,000 damages for mali
cious prosecution, growing out Of his
arrest recently on a grand larceny
charge. Papers in the suit were filed
today in Cass county district court.
but the trial will. not be held until
the next term.
Nesbin was arrested in March at
Grand Forks and charged with the
theft of a book Of formulas belong
ing to the Fargo concern. He was
brought back hero and the charges
were dismissed at hearing on March
5, according to 4. R. Bergeson. attor-
ney. who Is representing Nesbin in
the law suit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
AVIATORS SET
NEW MARK FOR
TIME IN AIR
AcOsta and Chamberlain
Land After Being in Air
81 Hours. II Minutes

Mineola, NJ Y, April 1l.--(P)--
Bert Acosta and Clarence d. Cham
berlain, civilian aviators, landed at
lc:l2 after setting a new record for
endurance flying by remaining in
the air for 81 hours, l2 minutes.
The record breaking performance
cclipsed by six hours the previous
worlds record Of As hours, IL min
utcs and SO seconds.
For the half hour before landing,
the plane hung above the field at
an altitude of about 5000 feet,
cOursing slowly backward and for
ward. At 1885 it dropped toward
the earth and the spectators cheer
ed rs they thought landing was
about to be made. The plane banked
off, however, and climbed again, re
peating this performance u second
time before the actual landing was
made. a
The landing. was described by avia-
tors OF the field as being an excel
lent example of good flying. The
plane landed without apparent shock
on the runway and glided to a grace
full stop. The plane struck the run
way at 12:42.
As soon as the plane landed, the
cheering crowd broke through police
lines and swarmed about the record
breaking plane and the two aviators
who had been in the air for we'll over
two days.
Fliers Are Cheered
As Chamberlain and Acosta showed
their heads from the cabin after the
plane came to stop they were
seized and drawn out by the crowd
and carried about the field on the
shoulders of the people close enough
to capture them.
Chamberlain, frail, and apparently
very tired, was drawn out first and
was followed few seconds later BY
Acosta, also in the hands of the
cheering mob, which threw all re-
straint to the wind.
Among the first of the crowd to
reach the filters were the two avia-
tors wives, who ran along with the
throng as their husbands were car
ried about on the shoulders Of the
enthusiastic spectators As soon as
the fliers could be extricated from
their admirers they entered limou-
sine with their wives and drove away,
their tired faces wrcathed in smiles
as they waved from the windows.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
HEAVY SNOW
IN WYOMING
l6-ineh Fall at Sheridan
Concern Expressed For
Safety Of Livestock

Denver, Colo. April H. LR
Rocky Mountain states today faced Il
white Easter unless warm wcathe,
forecasts materialize Immediately tu
melt heavy blanket Of snow.
Heavy precipitation was reported
from the Canadian border to central
New Mexico to smother ranges al
Sheridan, Wyo., under lG inches of
snow. Several points in central
Wyoming reported II inches of snow
while others received from two to six
inches.
Montana had little snow, but re-
corded sharp drops in temperature.
Chief concern for the safety Of
livestock was expires sed by Wyoming
ranchers where the storm reached
blizzard proportions last night Tenn
pcratures were below freezing and
continued to drop.
The storm started east yesterday
and last night snow was falling at
western Kansas and Nebraska points.
Alliance, Neb., reported the heaviest
snowfall Of the winter with highways
completely blocked .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Most
ly cloudy tonight and Friday. Net
much change in temperature.
For North Dakota: Fair north.
mostly cloudy south portion toniGAt
and Friday. Not much change in
temperature.
WEATHER CONDITION.
The low pressure area he's remain
ed ptsctically stationary over ~
southern Plains States and presiplts-
tfou occurred over the middle ana
lower Mississippi Valley, pis3ne
States and along the soutAsas(150
rocky Mountain slope. The peeejri.
tation vas heavy over the confsal
Plains States. The pressure n kl9H
over the upper Great Lakaa reefSn
and generally fair weather ps1SS53S
over the extreme North. Te4potos
lures are low over the SonfSSo5
while elsefhere moderate toSspiS5 g
lures prevail. ~ q
oRRIs ". RON
01sieial - e !.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
SNOWFALL BREAKS ALL
RECORDS OF 40 YEARS

Rapid City, \. D.. April II. Up,
All records for the past 80 years
were broken today as the Black Hills
lay under mantle of snow that
ranged from l6 inches at Sturgis to
"a inches at Custer and Hill City
Bcllefourche reported 20 inches and
Hot Springs and Dcadwood lS.
Since last Monday, - inches OF
snow has fallen here, bringing the
total to 43 inches in the past Is days,
condition unprecedented in the
records Of the weather bureau estab-
lished here 40 years ago.
Nehlcular traffic was at stand
still and railroad service was delayed
by huge drifts. Temperatures how
cred ut the freezing mark and stock
men are expressing anxiety ever
their herds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
DISCHARGED
TEACHER HAS
BREAK DOWN
Miss Lulu Dickinson of Su.
peri0r C0llapses After APP
pearing Before Board

Superior. Wis. April 14.-LR-
The world might give me burdens
past my bearing" wrote Lulu j. Dick
inson in her book Of poems. John
O'Dreams" in 1915, and as she lay
i'll at the home of "A friend here her
verse OF IL years ago seemed to have
been written in prophetic view
Her "heart that laughs despite its
agony was weakened by the strain
of ner hearing before the board of
education yesterday and she collapsed
on leaving the hall.
"Dickie," English teacher of Super
ior Central High school. was dis
charged March II for "unprofessional
conduct" in making criticisms of
board policies to students. The teach
ers' association Of the city asked for
hearing for her AS did students at
several mass meetings. The high
schol students went on strike on
April ] in protest Of her dismissal.
To Take Case to Court
Legal action looms following the
failure of friends of Miss Dickinson
and of her own appeal to obtain an
open hearing by the board which dis
missed her. She desires to face the
persons who made the charges which
she categorically denied at the
boards special session yesterday. A
fund of 81 ,0OO is being raised by the
committee of 21 to bring the question
of her discharge into court.
The first blow against what friends
of the instructor characterized as
"star chamber" tactics on the part
of the board came yesterday after
noon when 600 junior high students
from five schools Joined ] 300 strikers
from three senior high schools.
These students demand "Dickie's"
reinstatement. At the beginning of
the controversy the strikers asked
only for "a fair hearing"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
Trubshaw Buys Back
Valley City Times

Valley City. N. b.. April l4.--tR-
Sale Of the Daily Times Record here
to r. r. Trubskaw, owner Of the pa
per for eight years prior to January
!, 1925. has been announced by E. D.
Lum. published for the last year and
quarter. The purchase price was
not stated. Transfer Of the property
will be effected on May ].
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
Expect Many at
Hay Creek Drive

Preparations are being made for
a large attendance at the rabbit
hunt to be held in Hay Greek town
ship Sunday afternoon. Originally
scheduled for last Sunday. inclement
weather forced its postponment un-
til this weekend. Those who plan
to attend are asked to meet at the
Steve Morris place. four and q half
miles north Of Bismarck. before
noon. A lunch will be served.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14
Temperature and
Road Conditions

mercury readings at Z .. m.)
Bismarck--Cloudy, 80; roads fair.
St. Cloud-Cloudy, 40; roads fair.
Min"t-Clo"dy. 80; roads fair.
Mankato-Cloudy, 40; roads rough.
.rookston = Partly cloudy, 43:
roads fair.
Mandan--Cloudv. 80: roads fair.
jamestown = Partly cloudy, al;
roads fair.
Rochester-Cloudy, SO: roads i'm
passable.
Winona-Cloudy, AZ; roads fair.
Grand Forks---Clear, 40: roads
poor to fair.
Fargo-Clear. 81: roads. fair.
Hibbing-Clear, "a; roads improv-
sing.
Duluth-Clear, 81; dirt roads soft.
Devils Lake-Cloudy, 81; roads
fair.