The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1916, Page 2

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1916. | mane FRE Was Left in High-Ohair While Mother Assisted in Stabling Stock SCENE OF CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY IN FARM HOME (Spectal:to The Tribune) - Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 23.—A Christmas: tragedy was brought to light this afternoon in a report from Edmunds, Stutsman county, stating that the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vee, living a mile and & half north of that village, was burn- ‘ed td death in a high-cliair when the ‘house was destroyed by fire. Mrs. Vee and her four children had returned to the farm home from the station after bidding Mr. Vee goodbye, ‘who left for eastern points, The small- est child was placed in the chair while the mother kindled a fire and then went with the. other three children to the barn to stable’the horaes, A few minutes later the house was in flames. No. trace of the three-year-old baby’s remains have been found. The house is a veritable pile of ashes. PLAN DETAILS FOR € NTRAL sf TEACHERS’ CONVENTION "" Jamestown, D.. Dee. 23—The program and executive committee of the North Dakota Central Teachers’ agsocjation meets here next week for the. purpose of making preparations | for the annual convention which will be held here in March. Superintende ent Herman C. Koontz of the city schools, is president of the associa- tion. COLORED EMPLOYE IN BAD AT NEW ROCKFORD “New Rockford, N. D., Dec, 23.—A colored boiler washer ‘undertook to run the Great (Northern Railway company at this point yesterday, He did until the watchman ended the .Teign. Becoming intoxicated, the col- ‘ored. employe orderéd all hands out of the roundhouse and then raided the car shanty, creating terror among the foreigners. He was arrested on the scene. EFFORT TO BE MADE TO ‘CAPTURE FAT STEER PRIZE Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 23.—As..a direct result of the recent excursion of the 647 North Dakota farmers and business men to the International ‘Livestock show at Chicago, a deter- mined effort will be made at the 1917 show to capture the fat steer prize; for North Dakota. The idea of going “after the great prize was suggested by F. R. Crane, agricultural agent for the (Great Northern. fs HIGH SCHOOL PLAY AT JAMESTOWN POSTPONED Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 23.—The Righ school class play, “A Veneered | Savage,” which was postponed from last night to January 8, has been ‘postponed one week later on account of a conflicting program. The play “will now be staged on January 15, (RESIDENCE OWNED BY JUDGE HEMMI! BURNED THIS WEEK Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 22.—Fire, evidently starting from a spark ig- niting material in the basement, caus- ed damage to the amount of $900 to the residence owned by Judge John 3U. Hemmi yesterday noon. The house was partially destroyed. It’ was oc- cupied by the P. A. Kvenmoen fam- ily. PORTAL SPORT CLUB LEASES casmaorer OPERA. HOUSE FOR SEASON Portal, N.“D.; Dec, 23.—Announce- oMent,was. de yesterday that the at sand Country club has leased the ss house‘for the winter. The club ‘ts ‘composed of 6) members. The the- ‘atre Will be managed by Elmer Kanut- fon. EDGELEY WOMAN THROWN ....FROM SPEEDER—BROKE ARM Edgeley, N. D.,. Dec. -23.—Thrown’' from a speeder on which she was rid- ee swith her husband on their way ‘Adihe from*town, Mrs. William Crom- Mie of this city suffered bodily injuries | @! ‘aia a broken arm. “#EW $40,000 GATES HOTEL AT MOHALL FORMALLY OPENED! “*Moliall, N. D., Dec. 23—The new ‘$40,000 Gates hotef was. formally ‘opened with a banquet, which lasted ‘trém 5:30 o'clock until midnight. Mu- “#f was furnished by the Twin City Symphony orchestra. A dance closed the event. SESS OSESOSESSE OSD IT’S A UNIQUE BOOZE LAW IN SOUTH DAKOTA Gregory, S. D., Dec. 23.—It’s against the prohibition law South Dakota to give a man booze if said booze fs used to intoxicate a man that drives an automobile. That peculiar situation be- came evident today from the trial of Pete Ledeaux, charged with furnishing the ready li- quid that made Joseph Selwyn drive ‘an automobile in a zig- zag course. ° STORK TO SAVE STATE. TRIPLETS ARE PRESEN Mandan, N. D., Dec. 23—Evi- dently taking precautions for-fear that the supply of North Dakota men would run short after an- nouncement was made by Louis Hill that he will run a “honey- moon special” to Chicago for North Dakota bachelor ' boys, the stork made a special trip to.* the Fleak district this week and left one set of triplets—all boys —with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Linde- meyer. Poe an a a a ae a a ea a | RES ARE HEBRON SCHOOL BOARD TO ENFORCE ATTENDANCE LAW! Hebron, N. D., Dec. 23—The board of education is taking vigorous steps | to enforce the compulsory attendance | Jaw in the public schools and has ap- pointed Chief of Police Klein as tru- ant officer. EXTRA ROOM NEEDED FOR SCHOOL POPULATION | Sherwood, N, school and the commercial depart: | ment of the public schools of this vil- lage, a room is now heing overhauled | in the basement of the school build- ing. LISBON MAN IS FOUND NOT GUILTY STATUTORY OFFENSE Lisbon, N. D., Dec. 23.—Wm, Skot fington, charged with a statutory of- fense, was found not guilty on the ver- dict returned yesterday by the jjury sitting in the district court here. The complaining witness was Gertrude Hanson. case will come up for trial again. RANCHER KILLED IN FALLING | FROM WAGON NECK BROKEN | Beach, N. D., Dee, Martin Mul-| ler, 53, one of ‘the oa ranchers living north of Wibaux, Mont., was killed yesterday in falling from a load of wood which partly tipped when with1 in a few miles ‘from his home.’ His neck was broken. JOHNSON ELECTED PRESIDENT PETERSBURG COMMERCIAL CLUB Petersburg, N. D., Dec. 28.—P. E. Johnson ‘was elected president of the Commercial club at the annual busi- ness meeting and election of officers held this week. The other officers are J. O. Edgesather, secretary; 0. S. ‘Hove, treasurer; | president, and P, I. Ftem, director. | VALLEY CITY WORKMAN BADLY INJURED IN MISHAP Valley City, N..D., Dec, 23.—Canght underneath a cable car, a Jaborer by the name ‘of Smith, working on the new postoffice building, was taken to the local hospital, where an examina- tion revealed a broken ankle ‘and ‘a rushed hip. Smith was operating the | hotst inside the building which is used | for raising material from the base- ment to the second floor, when the ca-| ble broke and the car dropped on him, a distance of 12 feet. MINERS RETURN To work; | | PEACE DOVE FLIES AT NOONAN Noonan, N. D., Dec, 23—A confer- ence held Tuesday between miners and the head of the Hought coal mines in this city resulted in the striking miners returning to) work ‘Wednesday morning, after a general close down for several days. A'strike also was threatened at the Truax mine, an increase of 10 cents per ‘ton and a raise of $5 a month being the demands. These were refused. Only a few of the men favored the strike, which for that reason failed to ma-| terialize. TWENTY-NINE-PIECE BAND ~ | 18 ORGANIZED AT WOLFORD | Wolford, N. D., Déc.°23—A_ band, | composed of 29 pieces, has: been of. ganized here with the following set of | Officers: President, Theodore Inge- | bretson; vice president, H. L. Luts; secretary, Max Youer; treasurer, John | VanDeusen, and librarian, Sam Click. | The directors are: Harty Cook, Ole Erickson and Ed. Humble. General Practice will be held each Monday night. $F 55550S6F0SS 559 @ JAMESTOWN COLLEGE. 0 COOSSSESOSOEO OOS The young ladies of the college gave }a banquet at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening in honor of the “J men,” that is, the members of the 1916 football team who have earned the J. and been admitted to the “J” society. Covers were laid for 20, including the coach, assistant and others closely connect- jed with college athletics. There were ja@ number of impromptu responses to toasts, all marked by the joyous and confident spirit which the work of the season has created and justified. Fol- lowing is a list of the men who receiv- ed letters: Captain, Ken ‘Wanner, quarterbac! son, fullback; John Robertson, end; Charles Harmon, end; Ralph Landis, end; Roy McLeod, half-back; Eimon Miller, half-back; Leslie Dysart, half- back; Wallace Ruud, tackle; Edward Lindgren, tackle; William Dickie, guard; Hugh Wright, guard; Don Wanner, guard, and Dave Lindgren, center. The College Dramatic club has been; undertaking successfully more sub stantial and difficult plays, as its suc- cess has seemed to warrant it. This year it presented “The Melting Pot” to a $400 house with success beyoud any achieved heretofore. William Landis and Fannie Magoffin played the leading roles of David and Vera. Migs May Chalfant, who had her pre paration for the work of dramatic ¢ @ ¢ ° ° * ° - - > > > ¢ ° < ¢ ° Rate iar ie eh! SHES SHEL ESTO OEOSD trainer in the Chicago university and / All curable acute and chronic Eppinger Block, Rooms:1 to 5. Bismarck Infirmary of Osteopathy Drs. Bolton and Bolton, Physicians In Charge diseases successfully treated without drugs. Dr. M. Evangeline Bolton specializes in women and children’s : diseases and obstetrics. ELECTRIC BATHS IN CONNECTION Phone 240, Bismarck, N. D. OOH eees D., Dec. 23.—To ac-| commodate the work of the high | It is very probable that the/ J.-H. Field, vice-| captain-elect, Karl Erick- | ' | to+o+eoeoeoreoeoreve se! | ii | | liner go to i from their footing as the ‘death-d, were One of the gripping ‘scenes from “Civillzaiion’—the, destruction of the submarine—which comes to the ismarck Auditorium January 1 and 2 with special matinees each day. One will see a. trans-Atlantic its doom, There is no Pseudo-sinking of ‘the ‘big ship, but close-up view shows that it act- ually’ sings below the level of the water, torpedoed. Passengers jon the promenade decks are shaken lealing shell strikes, This spectacular scene, staged months ago by Thomas Irice with the aid of the United States govern. ment, same as a great prophecy of what is actually occurring along the Atlantic coast these days, 12 to 2:30 p.n m: has coactied several other successful | plays herg, was the director. President Kroeze is in the’ east, striving with his usual success to com: Plete the $300,000.00 endowment cam: Paign: before Christmas. There are evidence, too, that he is meeting with his usual success,; During the first six days he averaged a $1,000 a day, and in his latest communication, which is very cheerful indeed, he says “You may tell the friends of James: town college through the daily rpess that they may look for a happy sur- prise at Christmas time.” Whether this means something in addition to endowment remains to be seen. Mean- while, he urges all friends to keep vig- orously busy at the endowment cam: paign to make sure of its successful completion. Basket’ ball practice has begun in earnest. There are more candidates jfor-the team than usual. A good strong schedule has been made, though there are one or two open dates, Jamestown city has a strong independent team this year which will} doubtless help in the developing of the college team. | FORT YATES MAN FOUND GUILTY, ASSAULT AND BATTERY Fort Yates, N. D., Dec. 22.—A fine of $50 and costs, amounting in the ag- gregate to $90, was imposed on Wal- ter Smith, arrested early in December jfor assault and battery on Martin Swift, pioneer ranchman of Selfridge. The casé came up before: Justice of the Peace. A. U. Ostrum: ENGLAND DENIES ARABIA WAS AN ARNY TRANSPORT (United Press) Washington, Dec, 25.—Contradicting Germany's contentions that the steam- er, Arabia, which Germany admitted she’ torpedoed and sunk, was a Brit- ish transport, England today dispatch- ed a note to the state department say- ing the Arabia was not in transport service, The note admitted that the Arabia carried government passengers as packet passengers at’ the govern- ment’s expense. The number of these Passengers was not communicated and will be sent later. There were no Asiatics aboard the steamer at the time she was torpedoed other than the ordinary crew, the note said. The vessel was not following the usu- al steamer lane, according to the note. On account of this, and the incomplete nature of the information Secretary Lansing was undecided to- day as to whether to pass along the information to Germany now or await hs arrival of more complete informa- lon, JOSEPH DONOVAN OF GRAND FORKS, DEAD Joseph Donovan, aged 47, pioneer resident of Grand Forks county and chairman of the county board of com- missioners, died Thursday afternoon at Battle Creek, Mich., according to | word received in this city shortly af- ter 5 o'clock yesterday. OOOO 0050S SO0 008 |@ ENGLAND'S SHOE | Vestigating the high cost of living, le FACTORIES TAXED 4) today said that the railroads, not the ¢ (United Press) @|Mines, are responsible for the high > London, Dec, 23,—Kicking ¢ price of coal. Childs said that the |® the Germans back across their Tailroads had: failed to get sufficient | own borders is requiring an | 4S for moving the coal. ;& enormous amount of leather. > SOLUMBUS, N. [ ;@ As. England is supplying the ¢ HEADS pope stein BANK. @ greater portion of all the boots > St. Paul, Dec, 23.—Clinton J. Back- {@ worn by the ‘allied soldiers, us, Jr. manager of the farm loa de- |@ the shoe factories throughout > partment of the Mérchants Trust and : ene sned are swamped with %/Savings bank, has been named vice- 13 bei pare ait he DBA . president and a director of the newly | or the winter, the Briti organized Securties State bank at Col- | government will require 9,000, ?lumbus, N.D, Mf. Backus will remain S 000 feet of upper leather for +/in gt. Paul. ¥ 2% Cossack boots and 7,000,000 | CW. Grinnell, of Columbus, is pres- . feet of leather for the British ; ident of the new bank, which has |@ soldiers footwear. The si @ ments of such tremendous or- sone rated Scere capital Sock or \* ders must be completed by the @ "i |@ time cold weather sets in and @|/ UNCLE. SAM -AQOPT NEW i@ has forced the government to @ WHEAT GRAOING SYSTEM @ take up every piece of leather @/. Washi Dec, 22,—That: Unele 2 on ‘the mark et. Sam is fixii new wheat grades, e SAFETY FIRST IN ~ CHRISTMAS REVEL State Fire Marstal’s Department Issues Annual Warning of Dangers Santa Claus, too, is a firm believer in “Safety First,” and he has dele- gated the state fire marshall to con- vey to North Dakota mammas and Papas and tittle tots: bis:annual’ warn- ing agginst :Christmg: free fires. The message reads, in Where possible _- electricity should be used for lighting; wir- ingto be done; by a competent electrician. If candles are used, do not al- low the children to light them. Their‘ clothing may. catch on fire, - or the tree, if dry, will burn. Do not use paper, cotton or oth- er inflammable material, and see that the tree is securely fastened so that it cannot fe pulled over when ‘reaching for articles it con tains, 4 Never leave a lighted tree with ehfldren alone. Don’t put ‘cotton on: or under the tree to represent snow: Use q maleyal wpol. or-agbestos. The ct is better. than cotton. Don't permit; a draft. of air to sway the branches of the tree when lighted. “BLUE PARADISE” COMING Great Comic Opera Will be Shown in Bismarck Auditorium in February. Among the attractions which have been booked by Manager Vesperman of the Auditorium for the winter sea- son, is the comic opera,’“Blue Para- dise,” which comes. bere during the month of February. The production has been given special attention by the critics in the eastern cities where it has filled engagements. Announce- Ment of the date will be made later in the season. OFFICIAL GREETING. (United. Press) St. Paul, Dec. 23.—The Minnesota Secretary pf state sent Christmas greetings to the. Minnesota guardsmen on the border, this being Minnesota’s first official.greeting. It will be read at the regular Sunday service on the border tomorrow ‘at Minnesota head- quarters, TO BE WITHOUT WATER SUPPLY. (United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 23.—Ackley, in Hub- bard county, Minn., promises to be without a water supply after January 4, by the announcement today of a large lumber mill which supplies wat: er power there that it would shut down at that time. The- Minnesota state fire marshal has been notified. Ack-| ley will be without: fire protection, and &@ meeting of its citizens for organiza- tion will probably be called. RAILROADS TO BLAME. (By United Press.) Chicago, *ec!: 22.—Coal, operators summoned here by Robert Childs, in- OOO SOS SOO SS OO) shall consider the chemical and the ° flour-making qualities of the wheat as well as the weight. and other merély Physical’ characteristics is proposed by Congressman George M. Young of Valley City, who introduced a,bill this week to appropriate $20,000 for the e-s tablishment in this city of an ‘experi- ment laboratory along the lines of the one which North Dakota has in Fargo, FOOD PROBE COST. (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 23—The Bor- land resolutions dealing with the fed- eral trade commission's report on the food situation was reported to the house today by Representative Car- Jin of Virginia, It was sent to tlie judiciary committee for further con- sideration. Carlin said that the pro- Posed investigation would cost $142,- 000 and would consume from 12 to 15 months, EXTRA DIVIDEND. ‘ (United’ Press) New York, Dec. 23—The Union Pa- cific today declared an extra dividend of two percent on its common stock, and declared a bonus of 10 percent to its employes receiving less than sane annually. : MA VIA (As Amsterdam, mee 23.. The news ser- vice from Berlin contains a statement that ordinary ‘mails’ to the United States can shortly be forwarded by commercial submarines. WALL STREET EARNS RESPITE New York, ‘Dec.’ 23.—Wall * Street was glad of its two-hour work day to- day. The time was needed for em- ployes to get their heads after the busy week through which they passed. Clerks toiled desperately when not out spending their Christmas bonus checks to keep pace with the rush of work, brought on by the wild hours following Lioyd George's address in the house of commons, then by Presi- dent Wilson’s two notes, and then ‘by Secretary Lansing’s two supplement- ryy notes, TO INVADE GOTHAM. (By United: Press.) : New York, Dec. 24.—A’ tabernacle capable of seating 20,000 and equip- ed with a bathroom, is being built here, for the coming Billy Sunday meetings. The bath is for Billy's use, after his fight with the devil. A8K CO-OPERATION. Pekin, Dec. 23.—The Russian, Ja- pan, British and “French iegations: ave indicated to the foreign office at) ‘Christmas Day 75¢ per:plate:. ae 6 to 8p. m. —eeaeaeauauaoooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the American legation their desire for American’ co-operation in the reorgan- {zation loan of tén million pounds. aa FOOD RIOTS “AT DRESDEN y United Pr id Press.) Loudon Bee. 23.—Serious food ri- ots at Dresden, in’ which military forces were used, were reported in Rotterdam’ dispatches today. The ri- ots occurred Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, it ‘was said, On Tuesday, the. dispatch said, threa policemen were seriously injured. Women join- ed in’ the “ procéssion, shouting for food: The sharpest’ fighting: was re- ported on Tuesday, when 100 women Joined in the procession. Closed Shops. A Rotterdam dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph company says that there were food riots in Dresden on December 17, 18 and 19, which arose from the closing of several food shops on Sunday because they were without stock, Several women were arrested for using insulting language about the king. The disturbances were renewed on Tuesday, when a sharp fight oc- curred in which one hundred women and three policemen are said to have been wounded. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUI- NINE Tablets, Druggists refund mon- ey if it fails to curé. E. W. 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