The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 28, 1920, Page 1

-£ oes Somme ana atl THE WEATHER Unsettied. 4 HE BISMARC $ | LAST EDITION | _TRI BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920 ; BUNE N.C. MACDONALD- DRAWS PENSION OF $750 PER Annuity Made . Available for Life by Paying Over $726.69 THE LAW WAS AMENDED League Makes It a “Cinch” for Once “Educational” Expert Meet “Annuity” N. C. Macdonald, once educational expert of North Da- kota, former state superintendent of schools, former rural school inspector and now in the ranks of the retired at $750 per year—all in nice “iron boys” out of the state treasury of North Da- kota. When it comes to sticking to the) payroll, Macdonald has a Till plaster; beaten forty miles. When public opinion or, in the words of Walter Thomas Mills, “Vox Populi.” skidded Mr. Macdonald from +» the public crib it was thought that he passed out of the young lives of North; Dakota forever. The mystery of the “Wandering Jew.” was transparent compared to the self effacement of Neil following his resignation a few months ago. $750 a Year. But the ubiquitous “Mac” is with) us once more. He is receiving aj teacher's pension of $750 a year even as you and I are not, paid out of the ‘Teachers’ Insurance and Retirement fund. Neil will receive this for lite unless the restless masses call him back into active service at a higher consider- atum. It seems that the legislature amend- ed the teachers insurance and retire- ment fund at the last session so as to permit the payment in a lump salary of back assessments to the pension fund. This little financial legerdemain makes available at once, in case of re-' tirement, an annuity’ of $750 a year. {| Today, Assistant Attorney General Packard rendered an opinion to Mr. Berg of Dickinson. chief chancellor of the. fund, to the effect that Mr. Mac- donald was entitled to the pension. / Soon after the law was amended, Mr. Macdonald dipped into his jeans and paid over $726.69. This added to $23.31 already paid made the grand to- tal to Mr. Macdonald's credit, $750. Affidavits attached showed that he had been in “active” teaching service . for 25 years and was entitled to re- tirement at $750 a year. This news has caused relief in edu- cational circles for everyone was wor- rying about Mr Macdonald. His present residence is only known to a few, but the glad tidings that “Mac” is on the payroll again goes resound- ing down the corridors of the soviet family. L.LSTAIRIS. OFFERED JOB OF PEN HEAD L. L. Stair of Bottineau, speaker of the Fouse at the last session of the legisiature, has been tendered the no sition cf warden of the state pen‘en- tiary, it was announced by the board ot administration today. Sheritt Thomas Hennessy of Bottineau county was offered the appointment last month but found it impossible to ar- range lis affairs in harmony with ihe requirements of the office. FINISH WAGE HEARINGS SOON Fargo, April 28—Wages of women! employed by telephone and telegrapn companies will be considered tomor. row by the North Dakota minimum wage conference in session here. S. S. McDonald, member of the Workmen's Compensation Bureau. said today that the conference would be completed tomozrow. Wages recom- mended are subject to review at the hands of the compensation commis- sion. They become effective ninety days after they are formally pro- claimed. BANK BOXES ARE LOOTED AT HASTINGS Auto Bandits Cut Off North Dakota Town and Rifle First National Hastings, N. D., April 28.— After cutting telegraph and telephone wires closing the town off from all communi- ecation with outside points robbers ransacked safety deposit boxes in the vault of the First National bank of Hastings. They gained entrance to the vault by using an acetylene torch and though they had attempted to open the banks strong box they abandoned the task and left their too!s in the vault. O. T. Olson, ‘cashier of the bank, said it was impossible to \ | ' In center: table. Top, left: daughter. WOMEN FORM LEAGUE AT - FARGO MEET General view of Mrs. Grace Clendening First to Head New Organiza- tion THEY, ADOPT PLATFORM Status of So- ciety Stand for Legislation to Better | Fargo. April 28—The convention of the Woman Voters’ League closed here last evening. The governor gave a short talk in which he} congratulated the women on their | victory in their battle for the ballot. | He expressed the hope that suffrage | would speedily be ratified by the one; remaining state so that the women | would be able to participate in the coming elections. Mrs. Grace Clendening of Fargo) was elected. director at large of the North Dakota League of Women | Voters at the meeting held yester-| day morning at the Commercial club | rooms. Regional directors were | named as follows: First region, Mrs. | J. E. Featherstone of Valley City; | second region. Miss Aldyth Ward of | Bismarck; third region, Mrs. Mary | Hudson of Beach, and sixth region, | Mrs. Goss: of Carrington. The direc- tors of the fourth, fifth and seventh regions will be selected later by tho: districts, in accordance with a reso-| lution passed to so provide for regions | having less than four delegates | present. The department chairmen named were: Americanization, Mrs. O. T.| Pederson. Hettinger; food supply. Miss Inez Hobart, Fargo; women in| industry. Miss Martha Fulton, Wah-| peton; ‘child welfare, Dr. Ida Alexan- der, Bismarck; social hygiene, Mrs. Erma Poppier. Grand Forks, and civil status of women, Miss Marie Stein- ing, Fargo. Women Voters’ Duties Discussed The principal address of the day was made at the afternoon session by | Mrs. James Paige of Minneapolis. : regional director for the fifth national | istrict. In discussing “Our Share in the Work.” Mrs. Paige spoke par- ticularly of the necessity of studying | political problems. The use of the citizenship schools ih aiding women | to an undertaking of their duties as voters was mentoned by the speaker. | In speaking of the plan of organ- ization. Mrs. Paige said, “The league will have as little organization | machinery as_ possible. It will ex deavor to work thru existing organ- izations.” Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state super- intendent of public instruction, spo! ‘on “Educational Problems,” chief | among which she placed the shortage of trained teachers. “Public opinion must be aroused to the seriousness of this problem,” said Miss Nielson “Steps must be taken to increase salaries and to provide better homes . | for teachers.” | Mrs. J. E. Stevens spoke at the | morning session of the child welfare | | work in the state. Reports from the Chicago convention were given by Mrs. Erma Poppler, who spoke on! “Social Hygiene;” Mrs. H. R. Wood. | | who spoke on “Food Supply and De- estimate the losses of safety box own-| mand,” and Mrs. Kate Wilder, who ers and that some registered liberty) snoke on “Civil Status of Women.” ! bonds were known to-have been} stolen. The burglars are believed to| have escaped in automobiles. Mrs. Metzinger Outlines Plan At the afternoon session Mrs. Leon Metzinger spoke on citizenship | schools. Announcement was made of the school of citizenship which will) be held in Fargo today, Thursday and | Friday afternoons and evenings. The| (Continued ou Page Two) i MUSICAL CLUB TO MEET The Thursday Musjcal club will meet at the home of Mrs. A. G. Jacov- son, Rose Apartments, Thursday after- noon at 3 P. M. Picture by Publicity Filn Wolf farm. Top, right: Barn HAS FAITH PUTS $917,000 INTO NEW BREWERIES Chicago, April 28.—Edward Lands- berg, Chicago brewer, announced to- day that he had invested a. fortune in obtaining new breweries believing that the United St vill not re- main as dry as it is now. Landsberg purchased the entire} American holdings of the Milwaukee- Chicago limited, an Eng! The American holdin, have approximated $917,000. FARMER TAKES FORMALDEHYDE; DEATH IS SUDDEN Thought Bottle Contained Wat- er and Almost Drains It Empty Parshall, April 28.—Jake [It single, died here instantly after drinking copiously from a bottle containing formaldehy A boy had just brought a bottle of water to the field where he was working, but he failed to distinguish between the bot tle containing poison and that holding the water. He’picked the formalde hyde bottle up and half drained u before he knew the dinerenc He died instantly ultz was em ployed on the farm of Edward Thomp- son, near Parshall. ANSON BEST CONFESSES TO GIRL MURDER Pontiac, ich... April Best. formerly of Flint, . con- fessed early this morning according to the state's attorney here, that he killed Mis: ra Schneider, 18-year- old telephone operator whose body was found early Sunday morning on the porch of un unoccupied dwelling. Best according to the state’s attor- ney, had been questioned throughout the night and broke down after being identified ,by a workman as having been seen washing his hands in the Clinton river near the scene of the crime a few minutes after its com- mission. “She asked me to kill her.” the prosecuting attorney says Best told him at the examination. He declared. according to officials, that he had never seen the girl until that evening late Saturday night. He said that she had previously made efforts to end | her life because she was tired of living and felt that she was in the way. Best said that she even drew thej handkerchiefs from his pockets and asked him to tie them together and place them about her neck. Postmaster’s Salary Too Small Says Man ’ Arrested for Shortage Devils Lake, April 28.—William | Neiman was arrested last night on a charge of being short $700 in the money order and ‘postal savings ac- count according to an announcement made at the U. S. Marshall's office. At a hearing Neiman furnished a bond for his appearance. When suspended Neiman was reported as saying that he took the money from the account because his salary was insufficient to meet the cost of living. The shortage charged to 'Neiman has been made good. m Co., Bismarck, N. D. and cow shed. TTALIANS SEEK - TOSTARVEOUT - FIUME REBELS | Put Iron Ring Blockade Around the Recalcitrant Dis- trict (By Associated Press.) ‘Trieste, April 27—-The blockade around fiume admittedly is the most severe to. which Ade city ,has ever been subjected. The avenues of com- munication have been cut off. Regular Italian troops tore up sections of the railrogd. They brought up machine guns to guard the frontier. Passage in ‘and out of the city is forbidden. Not even milk is allowed to be taken in the besieged city. Connection with the outside world; by the sea route has also been severed. Gabrielle D’Annunzio threatens counter action. CATCHES FIRE AT BAKE OVEN Daughter of Indian School Head Has Narrow Escape from | Death | Agnes Lewis Padgett, sixteen years of age, daughter of Mr. Padgett, head of the Indian school, canght fire from tl school bake oven, Saturday, and narrowly escaped death from her burns, Sh standing with her be to the o apron she wore caught fire. In her fright she ran into the open, before employees could reach her. One of the school employees on the grount caught her, and pulled the burning | clothes’ from her and by rolling her on the ground managed to prevent the | fire from spreading to the rest of her | clothing. She was rushed to the St. Alexius | hospital where she is doing nicely, ; Although she is suffering from serious ; burns about her back. POLES INVADE UKRAINE ZONE (By Associated Press.) | Warsaw. (Tuesday,) April 27.—A | general advance by Polish forces along a 180 mile front into the Urkraine was announced in today’s communique by the Polish general staff. The move- mentsit is set forth, is for the expul- n of “the foreign invaders“ (Rus- sian Bolsheviki.) The Pol vered about fifty miles the first day of this forward move- ment. The advance taking them with- in sixty miles of Kiev. The advance was explained in a proclamation issued in the name of General Pilsbuski. head of the Polish state. and posted in cities and villages through which the Polish forces marched The document announced that after the expulsion of the foreign elements. | the Poles would remain in the Ukraine {only until an authorized Ukrainian | government could take control. - \ = | ATTENTION WAR MOTHERS American War Mother's Fort Lin- |coln chapter requests all War Moth- lers to meet at the Community room | the evening of April 29th, 1920, at 7:49, to attend in a body the Nurses | Memorial at the Auditorium. SCENES ABOUT TURTLE LAKE/FARM WHERE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY TOOK PLACE Picture of Emma Wolf, eight months’ old baby, only member spared by murderers. she lay while others were being killed. Below is kitchen, just as it was left by perpetrators of crime. Remains of noon-day meal on Near table is trap door where five bodies were dropped to cellar below. In cow shed was body “It is probably ‘safe to say |that among the leading medi- ums of the present time are Mrs Piper, , Mrs. Chenowith, n when a gingham! | our belief. | that Picture taken in crib where of Jacob Wolf and one Will Evacuate as Soon as Commission Decides Upon Method Paris, April 28.—Premier Millerand speaking to the chamber of deputies upon the results of the San Remo council said that the French Frank- fort-Bramstadt territory would be abandoned as soon as the allied com- mission had reached a decision as to the best possible action. SPIRIT GLUES ~ FROM SOCIETY its of Maeterlinck and Lodge Add Members to Research Work BY LORRY A, JACOBS, N, E. A. Staff Correspondent New York, April 28.—The visits of Sir Oliver Lodge arid (Maurice \Maeter- linck to this country have given a great impetus to psychic research work and drawn hundreds of new members to the American society for hical Research. Ye have had thousands of ques- tions concerning psychic researgh ately id Gertrude Ogden Tubby, assistant secretary of the society. “And among them the question asked most is, ‘Who is considered the great- est living medium?” Mrs, Salter, M Smead, Mr. Thomp- son and Mrs. Ticknor. All of these mediums have produced results that have been verified and reported at length both by the English and Amer- ican societies for psychic research. They are endorsed by Dr. Hodgson, secretary of the English ‘society, and Dr. Hyslop of the American society. Soirit Paintings “The most notable example per- haps of the work of the medium is the art work produced under the medium, Thompson, under the inspir- ation of R. S. Gifford. All of the work of the other mediums, of course, has been reported at great length and that of Mrs. Piper stands out among these. “There are thousands of instances prove to us who believe in hic power that we are right in These are usually divided into three main classes—-cases where messages are received through a medium relating to lost articles or matters that are known to no human being. predictions of future events, and the solving of difficult problems of life through elimination work by a medium, ‘Perhaps the best examples of the first named class of work of mediums are the thousands of cases no human could possibly have known of the whereabouts of the will had it not been for the aid of a medium. “Of the third class there are thou- sands of cases where mediums have solved difficult business problems. psy “Raps” Unreliable Practically all of the ses T have referred to are cases of mes- sage mediums. Materializing mediums are almost invariably unreliable. Message mediums are, of course, those med- jum who produce mes- sages from the spirit world. Mate- rializing mediums are those who claim to produce the spirit in ma- terial form, or material ‘things, such as raps. | “Telepathy, we claim, is an estab- | AUTHORITIES NO CLOSER TO SOLUTION OF WOLF MURDER; FUNERAL OF VICTIMS TODAY Arrest of “Dave” Hanson Failed to Disclose Any Connection With the Crime. Ownership of Shotgun Found in Slough is Only Tangible Clue to Date. Wild Stories Flouted as “Fool- ish” by States Attorney Williams (By Staff Correspondent) ; Turtle Lake, N. D., April 28.—The funeral of the eight persons found murdered on the Wolf farm near Turtle Lake last Saturday will be held late this afternoon. Farmers from a wide radius are beginning to pour into this section to attend the services and burial of Jacob Wolf, his wife and five small daughters and the chore boy, Jake Hofer, all of whont were foully murdered last Thursday. WORK ON CLUES In the meantime the authorities are working on several im- portant clues. They are convinced that Dave Hanson, who has many aliases, captured yesterday afternoon after a lengthy chase, is not implicated in the crime. The two, men in the automobile who stole a shotgun from a farm boy near Turtle Lake yesterday afternoon when the boy refused to help them replenish their de- pleted gasoline tank have not been apprehended, although the au- thorities have notified the police in surrounding towns and cities to watch for the car. WOOD LEADS ‘* Gathered in a natural ampitheatre | with the cackling of chickens and the lowing of the cows disturbing the deathlike stillness, the funeral ser- JOHNSON IN OHIO CONTEST As Exvected State Goes for Senator Warren G. Harding LEADS .BY ABOUT 9,000 In ,Bay State Organization Slates Win Without Difficulty WOOD SLIGHTLY AHEAD New York, April 28.—Revised returns from 1,032 out of 2,025 districts tabulated here this morn- ing showed that Major General Wood was leading. Hiram-Johnson, wt California, by 738 votes. The vote was 48.391 for Wood and Johnson, 47,654. United States Senator Freling- huysen pledged to presidential choice as expressed at the pri- maries, has been elected as a member of “big four’ by sub- stantial pluralities over the other eight. Governor Edwards was elected head of the Democratic four. Democratic voters did not render their choice for president there being nov candidates names print- ed on the ballot. All of the big four and district delegates are pledged to the candidacy of Gover- nod Edwards on a wet program. Columbus. April 28.—Returns early this morning on yesterday's presiden- tial primary election in Ohio from all but 1.411 precincts out of a total of 5,882 in the state, showed that Senator Warren G. Harding was leading Gen- tral Wood by a little more than 9,000 votes. The vote stood: Harding . Wood .. The name of Governor Cox of Ohio was the only one appearing on the Democratic presidential ballot and democratic delegates to the national convention were pledged to him. ORGANIZATION WINS Boston, April 28.—The organization slate of republican and democratic candidates for delegates at large to the national conventions were elected by substantial majorities yesterday, according to a complete vote today. NEWARK, N, J., April 28.—Keturns from virtually one-third of the state tabulated at one o'clock this morning indicated that Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, and Major Gen- eral Leonard Wood, rival aspirants for the Republican presidential nomina- tion, were running a close race in New Jersey's first preferential presi- dentiat primary. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cali- fornia again forged into the lead over Major General Wood in returns from 1,401 out of 2,005 districts, tabulated at 2 o’clock this morning. The vote | was Johnson 34,393, Wood 33,887. | In the fight for the Republican “big | four,” returns from 540 districts show: | ed that United States Senators Wal- | ter KE. Edge and Joseph Frelinghuy sen, pledged to the choice of voter: as expressed at the primary, were! running close for the head of the t ket with former governor ‘Edward S. Stokes, pledged to General Wood, and | Mulford L. Ballard, pledged to Sena- tor Johnson, following in that order. MASS, UNINSTRUCTED BOSTON, April 28.—Returns from more than half the state in today’s primary indicated the probable elec tion as delegates at large on the Re-! publican ticket of Senator Lodge. Speaker Gillett of the national house | of representatives, former Senator) Crane and Edward A, Thurston, | state committee. These four, all un were grouped at the head ticket. lished fact, But the process is not yet understood. It is, of course, our) theory, that a thought is transmit-) ted from an animate person to an} inanimate one and through the inan- | imate one to another animate. { for Governor Coolidge. | On the Democratic ticket the “reg. | ular” state, headed by Senator Walsh. appeared assured of election, as for- mer Congressman O'Connell, the fit | (Continued on Page Two) i &- former chairman of the Republican: They are expected to vote | St. Paul. vices of the eight persons terribly murdered on the Wolf farm near Turtle Lake held this afternoon was attended by thousands of farmers liv- ing within a radius of 50 miles. The eight coffins were placed on the ground in front of one of the barns opposite the farm-house where five of the terribly mutilated bodies were found in the cellar underneath the bloodsoaked kitchen floor. All morn- ing long sorrowing friends and ang- uish torn relatives, mere inquisitive neighbors and the morbidly. curtous swirled around the coffins. Crowds Curious. In spite of the revolting nature of the crime it seemed as if everyone present wanted to see with their own eyes the unfortunate family of which only one. an eight months old girl, is the sole survivor. Waiting .wom- en gaze through tear dimmed eyes as the lids were lifted from each of the coffins and the faces of brown eyed children, the dead’ parents and the 13 year old chore boy, Jake Hofer, scarred and mutilated could be seen. Build Altar An improvised platform immediate- ly -in- the rear.6f the eight, coftas’ wus built to serve as an altar. The ser- vices conducted in German were un- derstood by the majority of those pres- ent. Here and there in the densely packed crowd sobbing women and wet. eyed men overcome by the impres- siveness of the scene thought of but one thing, who could the foul fiend be that could commit ‘such an atrocious crime. For hours before the services started all roads leading to the “mur- der farm” were literally black with automobiles and filled in most instan- ces beyond their normal capacity. En- tire families even to tiny babies coo- ing at their mother’s breasts were brought to the scene of the crime which still baffles the best efforts of the authorities to solve. Long Funeral Procession The funeral procession from the Wolf farm to the cemetery perched on a hillside six miles away extended al- most the entire distance. As the coffins were lowered in the newly made graves sobs shook almost every woman present while the men hurried- ly wiped their tear dimmed eyes. After a few minutes the brown loam fell on the coffins and the crowds slowly left the cemetery, entered cars and started for home with the ques- tion “Who were the murderers?” un- solved. Deny Wild Stories. Published reports that the two men believed to have committed the atrocious crime which was not dis- covered until two days after it had been committed are known to the au- thorities and that they were not ar- rested because it was feared the aroused community would lynch the two men are vigorously denied by State’s Attorney John E. Williams who is actively directing the search for them. Mr. Williams also denies the reports published in a Fargo paper that the murderers had eaten dinner with the Wolf family Thursday noon, saying “such deduction at this time is utterly t n In spite of the many con- cting clues which the authorities have discovered within the past hours. the belief is held that the murders were committed by persons familiar with this section and probably well acquainted with the Wolf family. Few Material Clues. The few material clues which the authorities have, indicate that the (Continued on Page Two.) * WEATHER REPORT | fH For twenty-four hours ending at noon. Wednesday, April 28. 40 52 21 38 Precipitation .. - Trace Highest wind velocity...... -12-SE FORECAST For North Dakota: Probably rain or snow tonight and Thursday; colder Thursday and in the north and west portions tonight. LOWEST TEMPERATURES ‘argo .... 26 Williston 36 Grand For! 26 32 Winnipeg 24 Helena .. 42 Chicago 40 Kansas City 38 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist.