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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
Man Fatally Shot as
He FOils Gangsters

Detroit. May 7.-(P)-Bccausc he
resisted an attempt to take him for
ride" william w. Gum, 81, music
store owner, was shot fatally late
last night at the door Of his home.
His wife. Carrie. narrowly escaped
being struck by a shot which lodged
in the side Of the doorway in which
she was standing.
Gum was summoned to the door
Of his home by his wife. in response
to a request by two men. AS he ap-
pearcd both men drew weapons and
ordered Gum to accompany them.
Gum seized the nearest and obtained
his gun but the other opened fire. q
bullet striking the music store pro-
prietor In the stomach.
The two men then fled in an auto
mobile.
No reason for the attack has been
established.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
DUDLEY ONLY YANK
NEAR ELIMINATION
IN BRITISH tourney
Leo DiegeI Leads Qualifying
Field With IA; 106
Survive Entries

Gullane. Scotland. May 7.-(P)-All
players scoring as low as 162 in the
36 hole qualifying test for the Brit
ish open golf championship will en-
ter play for the title tomorrow over a
stretch Of y holes. Under the rule
permitting the low 100 players and
ties to continue the competition. l08
will move to Muirfield to carry on
the struggle.
With more than 200 cards in Leo
Diegel with IA for 36 holes easily
led the big qualifying field. Bobby
Cruickshank. with total Of lat, was
next. Only Ed. Dudley Of the Ameri-
can pros seemed in danger Of elm
ination. A score of l62 may place
him just among the 100 who will sur
vive the tests closing today.
Only one Of the visiting American
pros was in danger. Ed. Dudley after
. bad IS yesterday. came back today
with . good II, just good enough to
get him In the select circle.
Americans Score Well
Al Espinosa, l6l. and Jim Barnes
and Johnny Farrell, scoring leo. were
not worried. The others from over
seas scored we'll, AL Watrous taking
l52, Horton Smith and Walter Hagen
l54, Tommy Armour and Bill Mehl-
horn l55. John Golden. Macdonald
Smith and Gene Sarazen 156. Jimmy
Thompson 158. in spite Of two sue
cessive sevens and Joe Turnesa $50.
SrsAC thu nV9Ju 0nNAnfAaa
from the United States to qualify.
silas M. Newton and Joshua Crane
failed by several strokes and Max
Behr and F. w. Sites withdrew.
The veteran James Braid failed by
q stroke and Ernest Whitcombe ty
two. Harry vardon slipped in with
the ties as did Percy Bliss.
Scores:
Leo Diegel, United States. 74-7o-
~.
Cyril Tollcy. Great Britain. 75-75-
George Won Elm, U. s.. 73-78-l5l.
George Duncan. Great Britain. 76-
7S-l6l.
Philip Perkins. Great Britain. 7s-
74-152.
AL Watrous. u. S., 77.75-152.
Archie Compston. Great Britain.
75.77-l52.
Henry Cotton. Great Britain. 10
7-lS3.
Arthur Hayers. Great Britain. 81
72-l63.
Jose Jurado. Argentine. 76-77-153.
Abe Mitchell, Crest Britain. Is
1o-lt3.
walter Hagen. u. s.. 75-7s-l5l.
Horton Smith. y. s., 7S-76-l6l.
Tommy Armour. y. g.. 77-76-l65
Bill llehlhorn. q. s., 10-76-l6S.
Arnaud Massy. France. 78-77-l65.
Gene earaSeu. D. s.. Sl-76-166.
John Golden, q. S.. 7o-77-166.
MacDo Donald Smith. D. g. 7o.77-l56.
willis Mach Kenxte. Great Britain.
7o-7o-l67.
Joe Turnesa. U. s.. 7o-o0-16e.
Johnny Farrell. y. s.. 02-78-l60.
Fred RobeCn. Great Britain. SIN
-loo.
Al Epinosa. y. 8. so-sl-lGl.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
ASKS north DAKOTA
TO CHANGE TAXATION
FOR State GROWTH
Present Attitude RepeIs Indus.
try Instead Of Inviting Re.
sources Development
URGES JOINT COMMITTEES
Cooperation Between Slope
Metropol Necessary for
Community eetterment

A call to cooperation between the
twin cities Of Bismarck and Mandan,
not alone for their good but for the
good Of all western North Dakota, was
sounded before the Kiwanis luncheon
today by John F. Sullivan, Mandan
attorney.
Incidentally, he suggested with
much fervor that North Dakota
change its attitude in taxation so
that, instead of repelling industry, It
will invite capital in to develop its
raw resources in Ignite, farm prod.
ucts and clay.
The former suggestion Mr.. Sullivan
found the easier Of the two. He be-
lieved that the coming up Of the
younger generation will cause old
friction to cease and be forgotten.
With respect TO change in taxing
policy. he believed education would
be required.
He said. for instanc, If Governor
George Shafer were to make q farm
audience speech such as he was max
ing, the eject would be to relegate the
governor to innocuous desuetude.
Farmers would feel the state was try
ing to saddle all the taxes on them.
Capital Means Development
What would happen, he said. would
be to bring industry and capital into
the state. That would mean fac
tories and wages. A million or two
dollars In pay rolls here at Bismarck
and Mandan would produce quito q
different tax situation, as the wages
went into homes and other taxable
property. and the 'fav.acrs w0ulc fed
their taxes reduced by the new influx
Of wealth, while the increase in con.
sumcrs as population grew would
Continued on page seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
INCREASE |
ONRAW WOOLDUTY
AND DOUBLES BEEF
No Change Recommended in
Rate on Oats, Rye, Wheat
and Flour imports
CORN IS RAISED TEN CENTS
Cattle on Hoof Remain Sames
Republican Members Agree
on Proposed Rates
CORN IS RAISED TEN CENTS

Washington. May 7.-fP)-Congres-
sional activity centered in the house
today with introduction OF the long,
awaited tariff revision bill, while the
senate continued work on the farm
relief bill and prepared for an carly
vote on the disputed export debcnturc
plan feature.
The representatives were busy di-
costing the $1,000 word measure
drafted by the Republican member.
ship OF the ways and means commit
tee during the last four months. II
was described as compromise" by
Majority Leader Tilson, and hardly
had 1t been presented before Minority
Leader Garner requested tho Republi-
cans not to adopt rule which would
prevent free consideration Of amend
ments.
The controversy over Secretary
Melons right to hold office finally
reached the senate through receipt
from tho judiciary committee of thrce
separate reports and as many indi-
vidual statements OH that question.
The majority report held that the
treasury secretarys stock holdings did
not render him ineligible for office.
No action was taken.
Senator Brookhart, Republican.
Iowa, proposed legislation for rcgu-
lation Of motion picture bookings.
Under the new bill, drafted after
four months Of work. the tariff rate
OH refined world sugar would be $50
cents per pound and 2.0O cents pcr
pound on refined Cuban sugar. Tho
present rates are 2.39 cents per pound
and l.9l cents a pound. 81
The bill proposes no change in the
rate on pig iron
Long staple cotton would be left on
the free list.
No limitations would be placed on
the present free Importation Of sugar
from the Philippine Islands.
Increase Wool Rate
A three cent per pound increase on
raw wool imports would be provided.
The bill would practically double
existing rates on beef imports.
An increase from IS cents to Is
cents per bushcl was recommended on
corn imports.
There would be no change in the
rate OH oats. rye. wheat, and flour.
Changes proposed on other articles
compared with the existing rates kn-
cluded:
Raw wool tclcan content), bill rate.
"a cents pound; present rate. 81
cents.
Fresh beef and veal, 6 cents .
pound: cents.
Fresh lamb cents a pound: {
cents.
Fresk pork, q: cents a pound: 4
cent.
Cream. 4S cents a gallon; 20 cents.
Fresh milk, cents a gallon; 2ls
cents.
Swcetencd condensed milk. az
cents pound: ~: cents.
Oleomargarine, IL cents a pound:
8 cents.
Cheese. Z cents pound; cents.
Rice drown, liz cents q pound:
|lh cents.
Cherries (sulphuredD with stems
and tips. So cents pound; no COM
pariSon.
Maraschino cherries, 81: cents and
40 per cent: 40 per cent.
|. Continued on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
SCHLOSSER LOST IN
AD|R0NDACKS after
BALLOON DESCENDS
North Dakota Pilot Of Bag in
National Race WanderS in
Woods 36 Hours

Albany, N. Y, May 7.-(F-A dis
patch to the Albany Evening News
from Newcomb, Essex county. reports
the landing Of the Detroit Times
balloon entry, piloted by Arthur
Schlosser, formerly Of Grand Forks.
N. D., and Edward J. Hill. in the
Adirondack wilds yesterday forenoon.
After being without food for So hours.
Schlosser and Hill reached the settle
ments today.
The balloon. the pilots said, de-
scended about 7:l5 q. m. yesterday in
the forest near Moose Pond. All day
yesterday they wandered through the
woods seeking some sign Of civiliza.
ton. During the night they reached
Rich lake. near Newcomb, and crossed
it in collapsiblc boat.
While at work on the state highway
near here. shortly before noon today,
Howard Anderson heard shouts. "A
exhausted, emerged from the woods
what state is this?" was their first
question.
Break Long Fast
I'VE have had nothing to eat since
we left our wrecked balloon" Schlos-
ser said e they were breaking their
long fast 1T Anderson's home.
In an effort to remain In the air
as we drifted toward the forest We
were compelled to throw away much
valuable paraphernalia. including our
motion picture camera"
achlosser said 10 or IL men will b.
A. ~>l1 -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
DEMON DEbATERS TO
FACE LAR|MORE trio
State Championship SemifinaI
Contest Arranged for the
North City Saturday

Bismarck high school debaters will
uphold the negative Of the question
Resolved: that. q new national p0-
litical party Is desirable" In their de-
bate with . Larimorc high school trio
ut Larimore. S1.urday, May -. At G
p. m.
This announcement was made to-
day by q. W. Kolbcrg. coach.
The winner of the Bismarck -Lari-
more debate will meet Rugby for thu
state high school championship at the
University Of North Dakota next
week. Rugby defeated Minot in tho
semifinal match in its bracket.
Bismarck will be represented by
Catherine Tolliver, Virgil Luyben, and
Theodore Psilolihnos at Larimorc.
The team members, in company
with Mr.. Kellogg and A. G. Van Wyk.
faculty member. leave for Larimore
in automobiles Saturday morning.
Judges have not yet been an
1ounccd, Mr.. Kolberg says.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
AMERICAN GIRL HELD
BY Chinese PIRATES

Chefoo. China, May 7.-(P)-Maric
Monsen, Of the Norwegian Lutheran
mission, who was aboard the steamer
Peking when It was attacked by
pirates Off Lungkow about April 23,
is reported to be held in the pirate
infested area ut Litstshien on the
Yellow river delta. This area Is
known as q hotbed of lawlessness and
is under the control Of no military
faction.
It was not known whether the
stedrner was still held by the Pirates
although she has not yet arrived at
her destination.
As Miss Monsen was proceeding to
Hwanghsien for the purpose Of CO.
operating In mission work with Amer.
ican Baptists there. Leroy Webber.
United States consul at Chefoo, is
seeking to locate her.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
5 FRENCH AVIATORS
DIE AS wing FALLS

Bourges. france, May 7.-fPeFive
French military ayiators were killed
at the Avord aviation field last night,
their bombing plane crashing to earth
when wing dropped off.
The bodies could be taken from
the plane only this morning after ex-
perts had removed two unexplodcd
bombs from the wreck Of the ma
chine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
WALTER JOHNSON'S
CONDITION BETTER

Washington. May 7.-(P1-Walter
johnson, manager Of the Washing
ton American League baseball team,
who is i'll from = recurrence Of in
f1uenza. arrived today from Cleveland
and was taken to Emergency hospi-
tai. DR.. Harry M. Kaufman, chief
physician at Emergency. said that
Johnson stood the trip well and that
apparently the patients condition
vas not serious.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
FEAR 100 MEN LOST
ON OVERDUE SAILER

San Francisco, May 7.-tPl-Fears
for the fate OF the five masted square
rigged sailing ship. Kobenhayn, near
~ 100 days overdue at Melbourne.
Australia, were expressed here by
Christian Jensen, president Of the
East Asiatic company. The vessel
sailed from Buenos Aires for Mel
bourne last December II In ballast.
She carried q crew Of 50 men and
50 cadets from among well known
families in Denmark.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07
MEXICAN PRESIDENT
| WARNSLANDB
Tells Privileged Classes They
Must Make Concessions to
Workers and Farmers

Mexico City. May 7.-(P)-The gov
ernment has delivered to the press
copies Of speech made Sunday 1t
Puebla by President Emilio Portes Gil
containing what are regarded Is
highly significant utterances with re-
lation to application Of asrarian laws.
He called on the workers and the
farmers to put up Z united front
against capitalism and said the
humble classes owed their poverty In
the past to fact they had not been
able to get along among themselves
and cooperate for their own better
ment.
Then he warned the large land
owners that II they did not acceoe
voluntarily to government requests
and contribute their part to falfill.
u,ent Of the constitutional sttpulation
that MI villages have their colnInun.
n lond the government would ~ o.
liged to see that tl1ey did %.
He warned the privileged clasGeg''
thst they must make g great con-
cessions IS become necessary for TIL
benefit Of the majority"
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CALEDONIA DOCTOR DEAD
Caledonia, Mil1n.. May 7.-(F)-Dr.
William E. Downing, 56, physician and
surgeon and owner Of the Caledonia
hospital, died.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-07

Cloudy tonight and "wednesday.
Freezing temperature tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

The writer of this series of articles who was
Hhe genuine accredited Sun correspondent with
the A. E. F., never met Al. Lucky for us both,
but not strange, for while the dOughboys slOg-
ged down the Moselle Valley, Al was working
his way into the confidence Of the Workmen's
Council of a North German CITY, where he
cleverly explained his presence. He told them
he yearned to go TO- Berlin and write for the
world to read the real truth about the German
revolution-why the Kaiser had fled, how the
new republic was getting on, who were its
leaders.
They stretched him fguratively on the rack.
Some Of the group were from the German Navy
ut Kiel, fanatics to whom human life was
nothing in the revolution. Had they known he
was an American agent his life would not
have been worth paper mark.
IT tell you" he cried, II am with you heart
and soul. I am a brother radical. Once 1
get to Berlin, I will tell the workers of the
world the truth"
Finally they gave the American agent, first,
a pass saying that he was a member of the
Workmen's Council and letters of introduction
to Ebert and Scheidemann, leaders in the new
government. Whatever else he lacked, CO pro-
vided. So keeping from his mind doubts and
fears, he started for Berlin, whose streets still
resounded to machine guns turned by Germans
upon Germans.
SCARCELY had Al wrested a seat in a
crowded, ill-smelling compartment full of
returning soldiers and Sailors and exuberant
revolutionaries, than with a shock of pain he
felt some one tread on his toe.
Better keep quiet, he thought, but then came
another crunch worse than the first He turned
upon his tormentor, and barely repressed start,
for beneath scraggly beard he recognized
well known French agent. Shortly both were
smoking together, standing in the aisle, talk
ing in guarded but excellent German
do you too go to Berlin?" the Frenchman
asked. well, so far, so good-but we must
look out"
"Yes," the American agreed. "But if we are
caught it is not like during the war. Prison,
perhaps, but no firing squad"
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"Oh. he represents the Sun Syndicate" Al
gasped.
That evening he fastened TO the Adlou.
where his chief greeted him uproariously.
IT saved your life today" ne said Won
Wiegand was going to turn you up with the
German polizei as an impostor fixed it, but
watch your STEP
So Al turned his ingenuity in other direc-
TONS In one of the important government
Offices was an attractive fraulen not insensble
to chocolate bars and cakes of soap. Nor, 1t
proved to the question, How about little
dinner?"
They had several little dinners, the dessert
usually furnished from the store at the Hotel
Adlon The journalist told how he burned to
make his reputation by sending big, exclusive
news to his paper. The lady reciprocated. Her
boss she said who was a very high government
official had told her if ever the journalist
asked her to go out with him, to accept the
invitation-and pump him.
He doesn't like your looks" she said HE
told me not even to leave papers about when
you were calling" The journalist found means
TO reassure her. When they met few nights
later she was in q fiutter of excitement. -
Here" she said, thrusting bundle of papers.
hide this. Don't look at 1t until you get
home"
When he did look at it, Al felt like shouting.
There were 20 carboned pages of a new plan
OF reorganization for the army of the German
Republic-and an army of 100000 to 1900 900
men! The plan gave numbers of machine
guns artillery, even named some high ranking
officers 1t showed strikingy the future plans
of the military leaders. at least of the German
Republic.
Here was no radical disarmament. but proof
that as those said who counted all the Ger
man children in the Rhineland, Wen have to
fight them again in 20 years.
Al pinned the paper inside a trouser leg
and hurried to the Adlon.
Big stuff his chief exclaimed, and that
night it started by courier out of Germany.
Among the first and SureSt proofs of German
plans to reach the Peace Conference, it explains
largely why Marshal Foch insisted SO
strenuously on German disarmament, and why
ever since the allies had made such efforts to
keep the German forces down to the 100000
stipulated in the treaty of Versailles.
THIS success heightened Ais danger. His
enthusiastic chief recommended him for
promotion but by mSchance the papers were
moment unguarded in room alone with q
German politician whose acquaintance the chief
had made in process of winning the peace.
His honor is beyond question: he said to
A-1-"n fact, far beyond. He undoubtedly
read the paper and if it is to his advantage
to denounce you as spy, he will do it."
I'll have one more try" said Al.
One night the American agent sat down to
write another report He had spent the evening
in various Berlin restaurants, and he was boil
ing over.
He had seen German proftcers and Spartacist
leaders ordering the best wine and food, laugh
ing at cabaret performances hooking President
Wilson and the IA points. IF were President
Wilson," wrote Al, ct would not give Germany
one loaf of bread" Then the stairs ne
heard heavy steps.
1t was late, and he had covered the windows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
What United States Secret Service agents
Did in BerlnAfter the Armistier IS Told
Here for the First Time. Hogv They
Bought for Butter, Bars Of Chocolate. and
Cakes Of Soap, Priceless Information That
Kept Germany From Going Bolshe0ik
and So Changed the Peace Treaty.

An you think So?' SAID the tTencnman.
do you know why go to Berlin? To take
the place of Alexahdre-you remember him
killed few days ago He was discovered, on
a railroad train, like this, and the crowd
hanged him with a belrope. They are crazy,
these Germans! But We talk too long. You
cannot tell
Happy thought. when German police came
and searched Ais luggage. but they wore red
armbands and his credentials got him by AT
large city. the train stopped and he was told
there would not be another until morning. He
must stay over night.
Scarcely had he finished dinner than there
came q more fearsome ordeal. To his table
strobe two red-scarfed German policemen, with
a hawk-eyed individual whom he recognized
with a shiver as a member of the counter
espionage.
Twill you be seated, comrades" Al asked,
"and have drink of beer?"
They took the seats, but not the beer. They
had come to question the comrade. His papers
said that he represented the New York Sun,
but they would like to be sure Quite certainly,
said the comrade, he would answer any question.
minute more and he wished he had not said
that. The hawk-eyed man knew more about
the New York Sun than he did!
Instead of starting by asking where the Sun
office was and about its arrangement, which
the American could have told him for he had
once worked for the Suns syndicate depart
ment the man asked:
IF I were a reporter on the Sun and wrote
q news story, through whose hands would it
pass before 1t got into print-whose hands
before 6 O'Clock at night, whose hands after?"
He must know the Suns editorial staff, day
and night man for man, and the American
agent knew only few. But he could remem-
Der all of the former syndicate staff of the old
Laffan Bureau.
Instantly he decided upon big Office shake
up that should put syndicate man whose name
he knew in place of every city or telegraph
man whose name he did not know. 1t worked.
The hawk-eyed one relaxed the uniformed men
cast meaning glances at the beer.
Comrades" said the American, "let us drink
to the revolution"
RUT when Al reached Berlin he took no
more chances with the police. They knew
too much about the Sun. He dared not make
his credentials read differently, for having been
q spy chaser himself he knew such things
arouse suspicion and could be checked. So he
sought q hotel frequented by Reds, and by
showing his "connade" papers, talking right
and buying acorn beer was received a men,
Der of the council from North Germany.
He saturated himself with the complicated
and violent politics of Berlin in early Winter,
1918-19. He went to Spartacist meetings and
heard the Socialist government denounced the
allies cursed, Russia extolled. The American
secret service wanted to know especially
ing together and with some Russians this agent
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sat at table while they bought the best wine
in Berlin and told of their propaganda work
there under one who before the war had been
a notorious Paris procurer.
Twice Al heard plot to attack the gov
eminent forces in Berlin. When Herr NoSke'S
men thwarted dangerous attempt at a coup in
the Alexandra -PlatZ. bombing many Reds con-
cealed in cellars and showing no mercy, it
was result of information passed on to him
from American headquarters now established
at the Adlon.
There the American agent reported each
night, as newspaper correspondent actually
to turn in his report. receive instructions, and
a principal part of his stock in trade. This
was candy, bacon, butter brought from the
A. E. F.'s stock, by daily courier-and there
was no bride like it in Germany Fat-famished
systems shrieked for 1T. What would not a
German of those days give or tell or do for
bar Of chocolate? Then there were soaps,
tooth paste, other rare unguentS of civiliZa-
ton. American secret service judged rightly
that Al would find use for such luxuries.
WITH these aids, their secret agent gained
many an entree. cake of soap turned
locks that faded credentials might not
Government offices he could enter as comrade
If not as journalist though the latter became
risky as time passed. One day friendly door
keeper greeted him:
Some one is impersonating you. I know you
are the correspondent of the New York Sun.
but today comes a stranger and says he Is cor
respondent of the New York Sun. Here is his
card"
AIS knees smote together as he read: "Karl
H. Won Wiegand'-the Sun had sent q real
correspondent to Germany!
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blond and through early training were at
home in German language and manners. Both
Knew something of newspaper work, and as
American journalists" they might be ex-
cused for ubiquitous curiosity and even got a
rather friendly reception. So reasoned CO.
the Official title of the American Military In
telligence Section-providing them with fake
passes vouching for BOTH for Al as corre-
spondent of the New York Sun!