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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
b|SMARCK'S SECOND
OLDEST RESIDENT IS
STRICKEN WILTON
Dakota Pioneer Of 1871 Suffers
Heart Attack After Trip
From His Ranch
IN TERRITORY LEGISLATURE
Won Affsctionate Title OF 'oens
sral' From Federal Post He I
Ills Occupied for Year, Il,

Z. A. Williams today reached The
end Of the pioneers trail.
In . Wilton hotel at l2:lS p. m..,
Bismarck's second oldest resident suf-
fered q fatal heart attack q his son-
in-law and daughter. Or. ana Mira
r. 8. Towne Of Bismarck. met him.
General" williams had ttIg$ oome
in from his ranch near Panied Oroek.
Hale and hearty he exchanged greet
ings With friends - he W1lked into
the hotel lobby and suddenly col
lapeed.
When Dr.. a. G. Thompson. wrtcu
physician, reached his DID,, General
Williams was breathing hig In.
No funeral services have booa or.
ranged Tor the man Who playod %
prominent . part In tho exploein1.
pioneering and developing q the d.
kotaS.
In the death q General Wiliasns.
Bismarck and the northwest. uoft1c-
ularly the historic territory boederinR
the Missouri river, he's lat . ma
whose own Life story Was . hiseogy Of
his chosen land.
Spirit 1nlea De6y
Like other adveuturoFS iufn tlho
Land OF the OocoeahB tint 30 q h.
come m emptEe. he played MT ouIy
. part In it, beginning but In II
evolution. even unto death.
FOR the past 10 dayy h had haan
supervising the affairs o. his lrunfaar
rancn Of Painted Woods. While ~
nao suffered two severe heart ~
Jacks during the winter, he did mt
let q ever present danger deter IT,
pioneer spirit from trying 70 hnild
better than he had before.
It was this spirit TINT urueahsv
caused him to overexert hjmsalf ~
ne heart that had c63fied hinn
through many pioneer tasks finally
Succumbed.
State Hlstsry In him
!nere was an unbound and ul,-
printed history Of this state In the
memory Of General Williams, Who
earned his reputation BY serving
North Dakota efficiently many years
IN the position Of United States st,r-
veyor general. Because Of this work
ne came to b known familiarly 6
the General"
Before North Dakota Vas . state
ne was Z resident Of what later H.
came the city Of Bismarck. 2igmarck
was the village of Ddwinton IA i072.
Burlelgh county Was named. e TIA
Instance of General Williams, for d.
william A. Bur1eigh. appointed by
Abraham Lincoln as Indian agent Ct
Yankton. d. Burleigh I'VE WI
Continued a pago nane)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
Income Tax Receipts ,
Still Less Than 1923

Washington, Mar. 26.-R-The
treasury reported today that income
tax collections for March ~, were
4ll,e45y go making total collections e
on that date 4532.648.7l6.
The total for the month however,
was approximately $34.O00.000 less
than collected in the same number Of
days last year when 3566,284,3e3 had
been received. with six more buH-
ness days left In the mouth It Was pre-
dicted u~nofficially that the total Of
the March income tax collections
would total less than 4S5OyO00,O00, .
drop Of approximately 4SlyOo0.000 .
compared with the month last year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
Boy Takes Baby from
Burning House, Sister
Puts Tot Back in Crib

Tulsa, Okla, Mar. 26.-ReWhen
fire late yesterday destroyed the home
here Of MI. and Mrs. w. II. Page, q
f~ive-year-old son Of the household
carried John William Page, IL months
old baby. outside to safety.
Then . three-year-old sister Of the
children carried the baby back inside
the flaming house and tucked him In
his crib. The infant was burned to
death.
The sister explained she thought It
was "too cold" for the baby outdoor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
nauRNHlIQERAeE
OBEATGERMANY'S
fast OCEAN Liners
Greatest shipbuildlng Rivalry IN
History Forecast as Eu-
ropa Sets Record

New York, Mar. 2s-R-The great
est shipbuilding race In history, in
which four nations win attempt 70
wrest from Germany the honor Of
having the fastest steamship aflo<t,
was foreseen today.
oeFmany's hold on the mythical
blue ribbon 81 the Atlantic was firm
" clinched yesterday when the new
North German Lloyd liner Europa
established . record Of I days, II
hours and 8 minutes from Cherbourg
breakWater to Ambrose channel light
ship. entrance Of New York hArbor.
'bettesing b. 10 minutes the former
record established BY her sister ship.
Bremen.
However. ever since the Bremeu
tack the speed championship from the
Ounard liner Mauretania last July
plGus have been under way In Great
Britain, France, Italy and the United
States to, build ships In tho hope Of
carrying Oft the speed championship.
The United States lines have al-
ready submitted plans Tor two super
liners Capable Of maintaining an ~.
erago speed q 2oax knots. Both ships
WIN cost about 43oy0o0y0o0 each.
In Great Britain. tho CluArd linz
has completed plans tor . ship Of ap-
proxianately $1,000 tons. In France.
construction Of . supership BY the
French line only awaits enlarging Ct
tho ct. Na1aire shipyard. while IN
italy both the Navieaxone Generate
Italiana and the Lloyd eabaudo haye
plans for ships designed to make .
speed Of Az knots.
The Europa's average speed for her
record run was 27ol knots, but Tor
several hours abe reached . top speed
of an knots. She u Of lo,7l6 tons.
The 0xegnen q 6l,6oo tons.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
Renee AdOree Suffers
From Throat Infection

Eos Angeles, Mar. 26.-R-Suffer-
ing from Z severe throat and bron-
chial affection, Renee Adoree. film
actress. today was confined In . Le
Creocenta. Calf. sanitarium.
n. Patrick J. Byrne said her condi.
don vas not serious. but no visitors
viii b allowed to see the actress ct
present. 1Je said she probably viii
remain IN tho sauitariunn until. Au-
gust for Z complete rest. Miss Adoree.
who rama from France TO work Ia
motion pictures, scored her greatest
triumph IN the war flln THE Big
Parade"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
NORYHDAKOTAPAYS
SIMPLE TRIBUTE TO
Its GREATEST HERO
!.
FItful Snow and Cold Wind
Whip Arctlo1 Last Fare.
well During Funeral
IS LAID BESIDE HIS MOTHER
Viking Father Enfolds Sons
caskst With National En-
blefn Before clods Fall
IS LAID BESIDE HIS MOTHER

Hstton. n. D., Mar. 26.-N~Be-
meath overcast sldes and with . cold
Wind spatting snow out Of the north,
Carl Ben Melson. noted arctic flyer
and North DAkota's most famous son,
was buried here today.
Tho body arrived late yesterday
after . 1000 mile journey from b.
beria where Eiel0on went to his death
November . when his plane crashed
In IN arctic Storm.
All night long his former buddies
Of tho American Legion stood guard
over the casket In . local mortuary.
This afternoon, after brief and sim.
pie services In the church where Ben
Eielson worshipped - . boy, he was
buried beside his mother, brother and
sister In the Hattou cemetery.
Il was . simple tribute which the
people Of North Dakota, through their
governor and the people Of Hatton
and vicinity, who attended by thou
sands, paid to the state's greatest
hero. Many stood outside the little
church a. religious services were con-
Quoted. Amplifiers had been erected
and they could hear services within.
Then came the march to the grave
with the Fargo Legion band playing.
Thousands Shivered - they followed
the bier. Final services 1T the grave.
A firing squad rendered . last milf
tary salute, the Soft notes q TAPS"
sc1,0sd over tho little. cAlmeteEy' and
Aatton and North Dakota had con.
United to his grave = man who had
brought honor to his town ana state.
Procssslsn Fern Early
Tho procession formed early at the
mortuary for the march to the
church. First came the Fargo Amer
lean Legion band, followed by Nation
Il and American Legion standards.
Clergy. Buglar Luke German Of FAR.
70 and Commander p. q. Wambheim
Of the local legion post.
Then came the hearse and honor.
ary pallbearers, followed By active
pallbearerA These Were followed ~
members Of the Eielson family In ~.
tomobiles and representatives Of var.
ious Organisations.
Among these were Aviator Pat Reid
and Mechanics william Hughes ana
Sam McCauley. who participated In
the. hunt for Eielson's body IN 6tber.
u: Gov. George =. ohafer: Dr. =. e.
Continued On page seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
Mexico Court Decides
Who Is Villas Widow

City Of Chihuahua, Mexico. Mar. q.
R-6ignora Luz Corral Do villa n
the rightful widow and heir Of the IA
NOUS outlaw leader, Pancho villa, 4
court hare has held.
The court awarded the former
bandit chiefs estate to signora Corral
Do villa, against the claims Of Sig
nora Austreberte Renter1a Do villa.
Who maintained she was vIlla's
widow.
During his life time the uotor1ous
4exicsn bandit WAS repogted b have
had several wives.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
Valley City Police
Hold Man Following
Shooting Yesterday

Valley City, N. D., Mar. 26.-RH
John Amundson Is nursing q shotgun
wound In his left arm at the local
hospital and James DAILY Is held In
jail without charge as the result Of q
brawl here last night. DAILY Is al
legged to have done the shooting, but
claims It was accidental.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
SUNDAYS SON
NABBED IN CHICAGO
Policeman Recognizes Man
Fighting Snowdrift; Faces
Statutory Charge

Chicago. Mar. 26.-R-deorge M
Sunday. So, son Of Billy Sunday. the
evangelist, was held in Chicago police
cell today for Los Angeles. Calf. au-
thorities who telegraphed he was
wanted there for bond forfeiture and
adultery.
Sunday was arrested on q down.
town corner last night when he was
seen struggling IN q snowdrift. In
his pocket was found q telegram
bearing his name. Police inquired
whether he was q son Of the evange-
list, but Sunday then said he was
Smith Leonard johnson. An officer
recognized him as Sunday, however,
and today he admitted his identity.
No charges were placed against him
after the detective bureau received
the request from Los Angeles that he
b held for extradition papers which
were to be forwarded. Details Of the
charges were not known here.
Los Angeles, Calf, Mar. 26.-Re
Captain J. B. Fox, Of the sheriff's
fugitive detail, said today efforts
would be made to extradite George NJ.
Sunday from Chicago for trial on I
statutory charge here. The complaint
against Sunday was sworn to by his
wife. Mrs. Harriet Sunday. on Nov.
Al. 1870. It alleges misconduct with
Mauryne La Sale, Hollywood, Calf,
mannequin, with whom Sunday q
said to have fled to Los Angeles.
The charge was brought after Mrs.
Sunday filed suit for divorce. Shortly
after Sunday left here. Santa Cruz
county, Calf, authorities issued q
complaint against him charging auto
mobile theft. Sunday was released
under $500 bail there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
JACOB OSTER Bound
over WI7HOUTbA|L
TO DISTRICT court
Confessed Slayer Of Man Who
Stole Wife's Affection Re.
tains Bismarck W
USED SHOTGUN, NOT PISTOL
Killer Won Alienation Suit at
One Time and Petersen Had
Paid Him Money
USED SHOTGUN, NOT PISTOL

As Jacob Oster, Hazelton. sat In q
Linton jail cell today awaiting his
trial on q charge OF first decree muir.
der at the next jury term Of Emmons
county district court, the community
Of .Braddock was completing plans
for the funeral there tomorrow after
noon Of John ]. Petersen, OSter'S vic.
tim by his own confession.
Oster, IS, last night waived pre-.
ltlninary examination when arraigned
at Linton before Justice Of tho Peace
Henry Klaudt In . preliminary hear.
Ing on the murder count. He was
bound over to the district court with
out bail and was placed In jail. He
has retained the counsel Of William
LANCER, Bismarck attorney. The dis
trict court term comes In May.
Oster. according to George w.
Lynn, Emmons county states attor-
ney, spent Sunday night and Monday
morning roaming among buildings on
the Petersen farm, five miles east Of
Hazelton, watching the house where
Mrs. Oster and the two Oster children
were living with Petersen, q, for the
1U8V low W6SRS.
Fired Shotgun Twice
EARLY Monday morning he returned
70 his hrotaaefBa farmS-GsNhort dis.
lance away, procured q G6otgun. and
went back to the Petersen farm about
8 o'clock. As Petersen came from the
chicken house and ran for the house,
Oster shot twice. The first shot was
fired at q range Of shout 30 feet and
the second from about IS feet. Both
shots were effective and Petersen died
quickly. according to the states at
torney.
The shooting was q elimination,
according to Oster. Of an enmity be-
tween the two men for several months.
Oster claims Petersen stole the af-
CONTINUED on page keVen)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
COUNTY QUARREL OVER
500 CHECK HAS $4,000 SEQUEL
Two Commissioners Suing Nine
Taxpayers; Case Called In
Steele Court Today
BISMARCK LAWYERS CALLED
Plaintiff Claim They Were Held
Up to Public scorn and
Good Names injured
BISMARCK LAWYERS CALLE|
(Tribuns Special service)

steele. N. D.. Mar. 26.-Commission-
ers from several neighboring counties
and hundreds Of Kidder county tax
payers whose excitement has been
brought to . high pitch BY several
months Of squabbling were gathering
In Steele today to attend Kidder
county's famous $4,000 damage suit.
which opened with selection Of a Jury
yesterday.
Ernest Hornung and r. j. j. Mont
geometry, Kldder county commissioners,
are claiming personal and actual
damages Of $4,000 and punitive dam
ages Of 5000 each from nine Kdder
county taxpayers following . squabble
over payments Of . $500 check to .
deputy sheriff early last year.
Other Commissioner Defendant
The defendants are John Dough-
efty. Jesse o. Wyant, II. B. Hanson.
B. Halverson, g. A. Kolstad. Olaf
Lindseth, ]. g. Carlson, D. z. Ritchie,
and John z. Storey. Judge Fred jan
sonius. Bismarck, Is presiding over the
case, which was instituted last Armis-
tice Day.
Storey, one OF tho defendants, Is .
county commissioner. The county
has but three commissioner.
When Frank q. Bowetman took Of
|1Ice Is Eidde county sheriff In Jar-
uary, 1919. he employed ]. =. Burton,
retiring sheriff, Is . deputy for Z
shoft time. At the end Of Burtons
employment, Bowerman put In IN or
der with the county commissioners to
pay Burton $500 for his services.
Objecttng 70 the payment to Burton
on the grounds that the deputy had
not taken the oath Of office, tho nine
taxpayers asked the commissioner
not to comply with the sheriff's re-
quest. Storey was the only commits
sioner voting against payment. and
Burton received the money.
Jansonius Silenced Claim
The taxpayer group then brought
the case into district court, but. be-
cause they were not represented by
the states attorney. Judge J~ansonius
ruled the action out Of court. The
taxpayers were represented In the
litigation By J. N. McOarter. Steele
attorney.
The plaintiffs claim they were held
up to public scorn, that they suffered
severe mental pain. that their good
names were injured. ana that they
we're forced to make attorney fee ex-
'penditures because Of the action Of
the taxpayer group.
Representing the plaintiffs In the
action are Scott Cameron and Oharlea
Crum, Bismarck attorneys. WI
liam LANCER. another Bismarck law
yer, Il representing eight Of the de-
PENDANTS while Mr.. McCarter' q coun.
sel for Nj. Wyent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
Motorist Blamed for
Fatal KenOsha Wreck

Warrington. Mar. a. Thu
opefator Of an automobile who drove
On tho tracks In front q . Chicago
North Shore and Milwaukee railroad
near Kenneha, Wis, FEB. y, Nas held
today ~ the Interstate OomInetce
ootn5ntsoion's bureau q safety tol
have been r~esporkdble for the RESULT
ing collision with two trains which
caused the death q j. persons and
tho injury Of I3l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
BISMARCK ESCAPES
FREAK OF NATURE
Storm IN MIDWEST
Terrific Spring Blizzard RACES
From Great Lakes Into
Nations Southwest
IS ALL.TIME MARCH RECORD
Five Killed In Chicago, Where
Snow and Sleet Conferred
Attack on Millions
IS ALL.TIME MARCH RECORD

Having been unmolested yesterday
BY severely cold temperature and ter
rifle blissards which struck various
sections Of the midwest and Great
Lakes areas. Bismarck today sat un-
der an Internationally clouded sky
with little change In temperature in
sight for the next - hours ct least.
Mercury rested 1t 20 degrees above
at Z .. m. today. Continued cold
weather, federal weather bureau Of
ficials here said this morning, win
delay the moving out Of the ice In
the Missouri river. Stage Of the riv-
er this morning was 9.3 feet, having
dropped i Of . foot below yesterdays
recording.
Bismarck and Mandan, denied the
use Of the memorial paved highway
between them for two Today periods
In the last month, were cheered yes
terday with resumption Of light vehi-
cular traffic on the highway between
the two cities. The rebuilt trestle
over the water In the underpass de-
mands careful crossing. however. Au-
tomobiles were forced to. drive
through 10 inches Of water q short
| distance east Of the underpess. One
way stop and 50" traffic again is IN
toC4oer.----~--~sD-- ~
Sim brings warmth
Bismarck and other parts Of the
state were visited BY short snow fur
ries occasionally throughout the
morning but . smiling sun, which
peeked through between heavy clouds
now and, then. cheered the Missouri
Slope.
winters echo faded away today in
most Of the midwest but its dying
gasp breathed sporadic SHOWS and
springs return had many foes to
vanquish-states covered with snow
and slush, communication lines ham,
pered by sleet, highways clogged with
drifts and airplahes held In their
hangers.
In the cities. large and small, thou
sands struggled throughout the night
to make 1t possible for millions to get
to work this morning. Impossible
streets were gradually cleared, Urban
transportation lines were partially
freed and suburban schedules restor.
ed somewhat to normally.
Shipping was held In port on the
lower Great Lakes. In Chicago, Lake
Michigan tore away at outer drives
and seawalls, only recently repaired
from the winter rampages. In MIL
waukee, tho harbor master gave
Continued en- page seven)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
ONE DEAD TWO HURT
IN VIRGINIA CRASH
Head On Collision Of Motor Cars on
Lee Highway Near Cherry
dale.

An unidentified colored man was
killed and two other persons were in
jured in a head-on .ision on the Lee
Highway, near Cherrydale, Va, last
night.
The injured, Vincent Amorosi, %
years old, Of $50 l. street, and Mrs.
Rachel Davis, 20 years old, of Franklin,
Va, were brought to the Georgetown
University Hospital.
According to police, Amorosi was
driving Mrs. Davis home when car.
operated by the unidentified man,
swerved into them as they were pro-
ceeding west on the Lee Highway.
Mrs. Davis was thrown clear of the
automobile. She sustained cuts and
bruises to the head and body and is
suffering from shock. Amorosi was
treated for broken right arm and
wrist
Police said that two other occupants
of the car driven by the colored man
escaped following the crash. Police
are endeavoring to identify the colored
man,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
AMERICAN u. WINS
DEBATE DECISION
Scores Third Victory Over Prince.
ton in Contest on Local
Campus.

Princeton University was defeated by
American University in debate last
night at Hurst Hall on the local cam
pus by q unanimous decision of the
three judges. 1t was the third VIC
tory over Princeton for the American
University Varsity, both debates last
year having gone to the debaters from
the Capital.
The question last night was "Re-
solved, That the policy of providing
a college of liberal arts education to
all high school students who seek it
is sound" The American University
team. which took the negative, and
had previously this year won victory
from another school on the other side
of the argument, consisted of Bruce
Aitchison, James Swan and Arthur
The Princeton debaters were J. M.
Tunnel, jr.; c. Olcott, jr., and w. w.
Haynes. The judges were Maxwell
Mcdowell, Mark A. Smith and Maj.
Randolph Shaw, all members OF the
national debating fraternity, Delta Sig
ma Rho. The presiding officer was
Maj. John Fitzpatrick, president of the
Princeton Alumni Association here.
The decision last night brings the
score for American University debat-
ing teams, under direction of Arthur
S. Flemming, to IL victories out of II
debates, with only two lost for the
season SO far. Several more debates
are on the schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
LABOR TRIUMPHS
IN WEIRD DRAMA
Seas" Well Acted by Guild
Cast, Portrays Glory of
Worker.

The Community Drama Guild OF
Washington, as its second offering of
the season, presented George Kaiser's
weirdly imaginative drama, Gas" last
night in the Mckinley High School
Auditorium.
This play, which has only been pro-
duced once before in this country, is
study of man caught in the clutches
Of a mechanical age. Intelligently
Communicated by capable cast, the
cry of machine-like man, who finds his
hands, was given full expression.
The curtain rose on the factory In
which the great promoter of human
life-gaS-waS being manufactured
Then came Terror, syInbolically warn
ing labor of approaching danger
Slowly, the formula which promulgated
the gas seemed to change its aspect
and after few moments of frozen hor-
ror there was the explosion that de-
stroyed the factory and threw the work
ing man into jobleSS world.
1t was the billionaires son whe
thought that this explosion would re.
move the shackles from the factory
slave. But to him first of all came the
engineer chief sponsor for the return Of
the people to work, for the building III
Of the factory, and then representative:
from i've of the greatest countries re.
peating the cry I'VE want gas-let thu
workmen of the world get back Il
work." The billionaire's son. mindful
only of the inevitable explosion thai
would follow in endless cycle, refused.
Finally, faced with the necessity o.
letting the workmen decide for them
selves, he found that his cause was lost
that it was only by the sweat of theil
brow that these machine-like men coulc
be happy. AS the last curtain descend'
there was the iubilant cry of the work.
men-"Back to work, from explosion tx
explosion" The dream of the rich bene'
factor had ended.
OF the more important of the actors
and they all did their bits well-perhap!
Leslie Waudby as the billionaire's sor
and Aaron RoSenthal as the engineer
were the best. The others, however
whose parts were smaller, all contributed
vastly. e. de S. M.