The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1923, Page 1

eee ee ‘TRIBUNE [avon] KILLED WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and little change in temperature. THE BIS CK BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923 ‘ ESTABLISHED 1873 RUS anne RUST DAMAGE OQVER-RATED : ON THE SLOPE Inquiries in Many Quarters Bring Out Optimism Over The Missouri Slope FLAX, CORN ARE FINE Great Impetus to Dairy and Cattle Industry Is Seen in This Year’s Crops Conditions in western North Da- kota, particularly on the Missouri Slope and counties south of ‘Bismarck on the east side of the river are gen- erally satisfactory from the stand- point of the production of this year’s crop, according to several people from that section who have been in Bismarck and local people who have thoroughly covered the section. An examination of conditions, they say, * should silence calamity howlers. The general estimate of the grain crop in this section is fair. There are some who say that many sections of the Slope will produce as much wheat as last year. The rust damage is not as great as had been antici- pated, and it is said that in Golden Valley county there is no rust. A great deal of money will not be made off the whe:} crop as a general rule, but most farmers will more than realize their seed and make a small profit. One local man who spent eight and one-half days shocking wheat on his farm in northern Emmons coun- ty says that his Marquis wheat will make better than’20 bushels to the acre. He had estimated it previously from 25 bushels up. When the rust first appeared he estimated the dam- age at 50 percent. A close survey, however he says indicates a rust dam- age of 15 to 20 percent, which will still leave him more than an aver- age wheat crop. Flax is generally in excellent cop- dition, and because more of it was planted than in past years on the Slope producers will realise consider- able money for At... A “Djck! in the city today snid thi days the flax crop will ha sured. One. man living south: Bismarck has 200 acres of flax he says will make 15 bushels to the acre, and he’ ¢xpects to profit handsomely trom his farming operations this year. There is plenty of feed in western North Dakota this-year, a big item hecause of the increase in dairying and the revival of cattle raising. Cat- tle have not fattened as they should this summer because flies have been unusually bad, There is, however, ample feed to carry, them on through the entire. winter. The corn crop is the best in many years. It could, of course, according to practical farmers be greatly dam- aged by frost, and ought to have another 80 days in which to mature. Some flint corn has been exhibited in Bismarck which matured in 11 ks and is safe. The growing this year has been short because of the late spring, but crops give ma- tured with remarkable rapidity. The great corn crop means much to the western part of the state. Many farmers report they expect to fatten their own cattle instead of selling them as feeders, to be fatten- ed by Iowa, Minnesota or Wisconsin corn, An inquiry wi ih ‘eight “received in Bis- marck this week from a bank in northern McLean county as to the best place to buy first class grade dairy cows. sioner reports: similar requests from various parts of the state. One Bismarck man with busines! interests on the Missouri Slope en- tirely dependent upop culture summarizes the situation by saying that it is a year of gteat liquidation, byt that on the whole the crops pro- duced in western North Dakota are good, and there is every reason to feel optimistic over the results, FINE MOTION PICTURE HOUSE FOR LINTON Pride in their town has caused seven Linton men to build a motion picture theatre they. helieve will.com- pare favorably with ‘motion picture theatres. in any cities in the state. The theater, called the: Willows, will be opened on August 28 and 24 with Douglas Fairbank: as the chief The theatre is of reinforced concrete construc- tion, with an arched entrance, is fire- proof and 3 472 people. It is owned by The Willows Inc. and the names .of the owners will not be us- ed in any publicity about the theater. Arthur Bauer of Bismarck will su- pervise the opening of ‘the theater. TURNED BLUE unter, N. Fisk, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fisk of this city, drank so much gasoline that’ when he was found tf was called immediately better than an hour an t6 bring-him: back to 2.:normal.con- dition, The boy ia now completely. re- son man} was blue in the face. A hoe F HERE’S UT T, ESCAPE ‘AH’S BEST \ Utah points with pride to ‘Margaret Coray, 30 months old, who won over a field of 1290 babies at a recent baby show. “The municipal baby clinie at Ogden did it.” says her fathér, an Ogden high school teacher. REPARATIONS POLICY WILL REMAIN SAME President Coolidge . Upholds Stand of the Harding Cabinet in Matter BRITISH INFORMED Verbal Information Gives Al- lies no Hope of New Proposals (By the Associated Press.) London, Aug. 17,—Acting on cable advices from Secretary Hughes the American’. offi London’ hava, it clear to British foreign e loffice that the United States co f ‘templated no departure from its at- titude on reparations as taken bi fore President Harding’s death agd as announced by Secretary Hughes | in his New Hayen speech. This disposes ‘of any hope on this side that President Coolidge’s ‘of- fice might result in a more ‘active interest by the United States ''in European problems, The reiteration of “America’s pol- icy was conveyed informally and verbally to the British government. Washington, Aug. 17.—To clear away any misunderstanding in Lon- don regs the attitude of the Coolidge administration on repara- tions Secretary Hughes has cabled to the American embassy the sub- stance of the story carfied by the As- sociated Press on August 15 with the declaration it represented the pre- cise attitude of the administration. This disclosure was made today as the result of wide publication, of un- true reports that the state, depart- ment had sent to foreign govern- ments through American embassies abroad a new message on reparations. The informatory message is th only message sent abroad. : BODY FOUND | IDENTIFIED AS MRS. AANDAHL’S: Valley *City, N: D., Aug. 17—A coroner's jury will be called to in- vestigate the death of Mrs. Samuel Aandahl, widow of Samuel Aandahl, former chairman of the North Da- kota railroad commission, whose de- composed body, searched for for two months, was found in the woods near the State Teachers college here. The body was identified through receipts found in the dead woman's clothing. » Mrs. Aandahl’s son, Fred, told au- thorities that he and his mother came to Valley City June 18, last. He was looking after business matters while his mother was shopping and visiting friends. After making calls, she was to meet’ her son at a hotel here. She did not appear. She. was last feen fatter leaving the home of a friend about midnight. Widespread search and inquiry were instituted but no trace of her could be found, - Fred Aandahl identified the body through her hat, a bank book and other papers. The dead woman. would have been 67 years old last July. She had been @ resident.of Barnes county for a longtime. Since the death of her hus! Jast fall, the: sons, Fred and. Samuel, liad operated the farm about seven miles from Litchville, where she had continued to live. JOSEPH DEVINE | : IN HOSPITAL } “Joseph Devine, conimissionér of, mnugpation te epnfined tm local hospital. “Mr. ine has ‘suffered The state dairy comm:s-|. had suffered a light attack of pnen- monia, His daughter, Helen, Devine, of Minneapolis, -has ‘arrived here to STANDARD OIL WOULD CUT “If the independents want to put down the price of gasoline more than it is now, the Standard Oil is with them,” was the comment of F. E. Packard of Chicago, a member of the legal staff of the company, here |to confer with Governor Nestos and jto attend to other legal matters for the company. MMASTER IS SCORED Leader of Independents Says Its Sample of Government Regulation’ Des Moines, Ia., Aug. 17.—Gover- nor McMaster’s action in ‘South Da- kota, forcing the? grice.“of ‘ gasoline to.16 cents is ir saimple.of gov- ernment regulation,” deélared’ W. H. Gray of Chicago, president of the Midcontinent Oil and Gas association, jin an address before the Iowa Inde- pendent Oil association toda: “Governor MeMaster,” Mr. Gray | said, “never took into account the cost of production, manufacture and distribution of gasoline. He gave the South Dakotans a 16-cent holiday ‘at our expense. Any government reg- ulation outside of transportation will see my tools, warehouses and produc- tion properties for sale. I will not hazard $50,000 on ell, and then when I find oil, have the government tell me what I am to get for it. “Since the price of crude oil fell forty cents a barrel, the industry has shut down about 80 percent.” IMMIGRANTS RESPONSIBLE Be Cause Most of Bad Conditions “AP ENis Inlana 5909 eerie, + Washington, Aug. 17.—Replying tu the latest British attack on condi- i tions at ; igration station at Ellis Tsland beg: ae ot cuahor Davi} sf ithpfitthe immigrants themeeltes™ "aire responsible for most of the troubles complained ot. This fact, he said, was perfectly apparent from the report of Sir Auckland Geddes, the British am- bassador, recently submitted at Lon- don, ‘ MRS. COOLIDGE IS ENTERED FOR. KNITTING PRIZE Calvin ident, New York, Aug. 17.—Mr: Coolidge, wife of the pees a result of a knitting contest conduct- ed by a Philadelphia Yarn manufac- turer, it was disclosed. yesterday. Mrs, Coolidge knitted her ent: a white. baby carriage robé, while she was summering, the wife of the vice president, at their home in Northampton, Mass. ,The robe; about a yard square and lined wit pink creep de chine, is of plain knitted stitch, with three panels of lace stitch knitted of the yarn. Lidia in. th ae ay pA announced” Angui of $11,000 in prizes ia $2,000 for first prise, $500 for second, $200 for third, and a long list of smaller sums. ie SS AUTO SUGLDoR AINE ied Killdeer, -N,.D,, Avg. 1! new stunt planned for the Dunn County fair to be held there this fall will be bulldogging ftom an auto. A: local FAIR... promoter has offered to'ran his auto; for the benefit of any modern rough rider, who thinks he can jump from the running board and gran a steer’s horn, Or he will offer the auto for the excl thinka he an perform the running it ‘dud dogging the feat of ac at to be awarded, | ggg: R, - "|NORTH DAKOTA'S CONSTITUTION, HELD LOCAL WATER | NAVAL LIMIT MODEL, ADOPTED 34 YEARS AGO TODAY MAINS PLAN. "TS APPROVED) NOW RATIFIED Method Used by Bismarck Proved Wise by Comparison With Minnesota City ROCHESTER’S SUCCESS City Producing Water and Electricity Cheap for Benefit of the People Rochester, Minn., Aug. 17.—-Accom- plishments of Rochester, Minn., in the operation of a city-owned water and power plant are of interest to Bismarck as she launches into own- ership of a public utility. A study of their plan is conclusive enough to prove the wisdom of the decision of the city council to finance Bismarck's main extensions by assessment upon property benefit. The Rochester city-owned water plant has sought‘to pay for extensioys out of operating revenue and as politi pressure ha: forced ‘many ill-advii \d_ non- revenue producing extensions, earn- ings to redeem bonds have not been safeguarded as they will under the system adopted in Bismarck. Despite this handicap, however, the Rochester. plant is making a fine showing largely because it has con- trol of its own power through city ownership of the electric light plant. According to the latest report of the public utility board which man: ages both utilities for the city the net income for the year 1922-1923 wa: $30,677.46. Water is pumped from artesian wells to large reservoirs and by a gravity system. is distribut- ed to all parts of the city. Rates charged are as follows: $.30 per 100 cu, ft. for first 6,000 cu. ft., .15 for next 3000 and .08 for all in excess. A minimum of $1.75 per quazter is charged. 5 Administrative and general. 9x- pense for the year 1922-98 was §$7,- }017.40, All members of public wéility board appointed by Mayer with cone sent .of council: serve.’ without, pay: The chief items of expense are: Su- tperintendent’s salary. $2,4 Secre- tary’s $1,100; office si $1,552.- 50; reading meters $575.40. Operating and maintenance charges for Rochester plant, including de- ipreciation serving a population of , 14,000 with hotels « and hospitals j housing clearly about 6,000 persons is $45,776.71. In this is the follow- ing item which ordingriJy is borne by consumer, Extensions $4,373; also in this charge is an item of $25,271.-| 20 for new pumps purchased out of operating revenue. Gross ‘water sales were $68,921.53 and total income from all sources j hydrant rental efc., was $89,171.86. Net income for the year was $30,677,- 46, Average cost to pump 1,000 gal- lons was 2.56 cents. Total pumpage for year ending March 81, 1928, was 609,371,650 gallons at a cost $16.. 720.60. The city made a profit out of its ' fric plant over a twelve month period, April 1; 1922 to April 1, 1923 of $88,828.89. It did this in face of the fact that the city received juice for pumping and street lights below cost of productio The rates are as follows: Light -10 for first 80 k. w. h.; .08 for next 70; 07 for next 900; .05 for next 2000 and-.04 for all in-excess. Heat: Four cents perk. w. h. with $2.00 minimum.: The power rate starts out at 07 for first 100 k. w. h. and “steps” down to .035 for 2000 k. w. h., and .028 for all in excess with $1.00 { minimum, Ten percent discount is given on these rates if bills are paid before the 10th of the month, The issue before Rochest whether to take up bonds fs they mature or give the people the benefit of lower rates at once. En- gineer Wolff, who was consulting en- gineer of the Bismarck plant h: en. employed to make several su! veys for the city of Rochester. The city plant must have its coal | i from Mlinois af cost'much in excess of lignite. Thirty-six percent of the Juice hasbeen produced recently by] © @ hydro-electric plant whose ef- fectiveness is “nil” for rate- “No change in rates has been made nor have rates been based with this plant factor,” said a Rochester efficial to a Tribune correspondent. Total electric sales amounted to $314,163.63 from April 1, 1922 to April 1, 1928. Net profit was $149,- | @bl 496.21 and net income after all in- This city plans on serving some of the smaller. villages adjacent. Gen- eral administrative expense of the plant was $14,619.26, Operating ex- pense was distributed as follows: Coal $71,995.62; water $1,537.20; labor $11,552.25; helpers $4,596.68. Total’ 16,088.93. ‘The steara eloctric plant which pro- practically 70 percent of load: $1 and sometimes more as the atage of* water in the river demands is valued at $305,736.89. <The hydro-electric” lve use of eayone who} Plant-is inventoried ‘at pe idovan | iiston the ‘wisdom of which is a matter controv certainly invest , * (Continued.en’-Page: Three) by direct assessment or paid dircctly}' TREATIES ARE Four-Power Pacific Pact Also Agreed to; Formalities Are Completed Today DIPLOMATS MEET Meet with Secretary Hughes of American Department in Simple Ceremony (By the Associatee Press.) Washington, Aug. 17.—The naval limitations treaty and the four-power pact negotiateg at the Washington armaments conference finally be- came effective today when represen- tatives of all signatory powers gath- at the state department and formally exchanged ratification. ~ The formality took place shortly after noon and was accompanied by any public ceremonies. ‘The actual scrapping of first line ships under the navaj treaty will be- gin immediately and by the terms of the four-power pact the Anglo-Jap- enese alhance is terminated auto- matically by today’s deposit of rati- fication, Washington, Aug. 17.—The treaties negotiated at the Washington con- ference—the five-power naval limi- tation agreement and the four-power ie pi ‘became effective today. * Arrangements for the deposit of ratification calls for diplomatic rep- resentatives of the powers concerned to meet at noon at the state depart- ment’ with’ Secretary Hughes, Am- bassador Hanihara of Japan and the charges d'affaires of the British, French and Italian embassies par- ticipating in a simple ceremony, Italy is a party to the treaty p: viding for the scrapping of warships, but not te the Pacific agreement which automatically terminates the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The four-pour pact treaty was concluded here Dee, 13, 1922, and the naval pact Feb, 6, 1922. Deposit of ratifieation was necessary before either could go into effect. TWO ALLEGED YEGGS TAKEN | Deputy Sheriff in Eddy Coun- ty Makes Important Capture Fargo, Aug. 17.—Two men, hav- ing in their possession four ounces of nitroglycerine, fuses, caps, two automatic revolvers and two flash- lights, all the paraphernalia of Vank robbers, were captured near New Rockford by Deputy Sheriff S. R. McDonnell of the Eddy county sherifft’s force yesterday, The men gave the names of Jim Ebert and Ed Jordah. ‘They will be arraigned, charged with carry- ing concealed weapons and explo- sives. \The extreme penalty for carrying concealed weapons in North Dakota ig 10 years in the state peniten- tlary. Notification of the arrests was received by Chief of Police Louis Dahlgren today. The safe, of the Bordulac, N. D., postoffice was blown last night and ™meny stamps of larger denomina- tion taken, according to a telephone message today from Oscar R. Beckley, postmaster there, .to Hugh €. Corrigan, Fargo postmaster. Little if any money wag taken as far as the Fargo postmaster could understand, he. said, The robbery was evidently com- ‘mitted by two men, one of whom wore a pair of new shoes, accord- ing to the footprints, Mr. Beckley sald. RUST DAMAGE HELD LIGHT Rust damage apparently is not in McKenzie county, Attorney- ¢ral. George Shafer said on his return to Bismarck today. A cons! rable part of the ‘crop has been h: Vented. without appreciable sign of damage, he said. The wheat crop is characterized as fair, not as large as last year when the average was over 20 bushels an. acre but larger than expected in many. ether counties in the state. A heat wa in July damaged the crop conside ly. There still is much. wheat of last year’s, crop in McKenzie county un- sold, Mr. Shafer said, Part of it was snot harvested until this spring. ERS RRs - LOAN BUSINESS GROWING Williston, N. D., Aug. 17.—Busi- of the Williston Savings and Loa nassociation has ‘grown rapidly +eihce it was organized in May, 1914, according to N. B. Ludowese, secre- tary. Hevstates that the associa- tion’s foott: are now past_ the 00,000 “mark, ‘as compared with $3,723 in 1918.° His latest | rt. shows $86,150 invested in first mor “loans ‘on improved Wil- perty, 86 in tax Sertt- ficates and $7,130 on. deposit, with ,77% unpaid balances on pending Thirty-four yeapk ago today the North Dakota Conatitutional Conven- tion completed its 44 day session in Bismarck and gave to the state its present constitution. There were 75 delegates at the convention, 56 of them being Republicans and 19 Dem- ocrats, The constitution adopted was one presented by General E. A. Williams of Bismarck. While Mr. Williams dis- claimed the honor of having written the document which authorities have since declared to be one of the finest of its kind ever produced, he refused to give the name of the author, ‘As a result the mysterious authorship of North Dakota’s constitution led to wide speculation and many sur- mises. It has, however, since been learned that |Ppof, James Bradley Thayer of Harvard Law school, was the real author. “Henry Villard, chairman of the’ finance committee of the North- ern Pacific railroad, had asked Prof. ‘Thayer about the preparation of such a constitution and urged him to pre- pare it. Mr, Villard had a sincere wish that North Dakota should have the best constitution that the finest legal minds of the country could pro- duce, but it was feared that— “A constitution prepared by an eastern college professor under the direction of a Wall Street lawyer and at the instance of the head of the largest corporation in the terri- tory, might fait of adoption, if his authorship were known,” Col. A. Lounsberry in his History of North Dakota. Henry W. Hardon and A. P. Pedri of Harvard assisted Prof. Thayer in, the preliminary work and Charles G. Beaman, one of the most prominént ~——.. LAST SHELBY BANK CLOSES Great Falls, Mont., Aug. 17.—The first national bank of Shelby closed yesterday on order of the board of directors. Its last statement showed deposits of $377,000. In the month since then it stated that about $100,000 had been with- drawn and the assets of the bank could not be relied on to furnish cash. This leayes Shelby without a bank, the Friat State bank of which Mayor J. A. Johnson was president, having closed shortly after the Dempsey-Gibbons fight July 4, Mayor Johnson was treasurer of the fight and active in raising portion of the $300,000 which Demp- sey was to have received. LEAGUERS © INPROTEST Oppose State Committee’s Method of Calling Con- vention Resolutions protesting the time and method of calling the state con- vention of the Nonpartisan League, announced by Chairman W. J. Church for Biamarck on October 10, was adopted at a meeting of several Non- ‘ partisans here. The leaguers here demand delegates be sclected by county con- ventions, that the convention be be- tween October 15 and 25°and that Precinct meetings precede the county conventions. Gas Asphyxiates Father and Son Buxton, N. D., Aug. 17.—Austin Asheim and his son, Austin, Jr., were asphyxiated late Wednesday when they entered an old well on their farm near here to clean it out and Knute Asheim brother of Austin ‘Asheim, Sr., met a similar fate when ttempted to rescue his relatives. heim, Sr., lowered his son into thé well with a rope and the latter was evidently overcome before he could call for help. The father fol- lowed him into the well and made a ery for help which was heard by his brother and others. The brother entered the well to attempt a rescue and also died, The bodies were recovered by neighbor who was near the sci the tragedy but who secure gas mere before entering the gas-filled well. Mdiznone that’ ¢ cent, busin IN BISMARCK AFTER A LONG SESSION barristers of New York City, a friend of Prof. Thayer, was consulted many times. The fact that others aided Prof. Thayer in the preparation of the doc- ument is indicated by the fact that his ideal of a constitution in which the legislators are given a wide range in which to Jegislate when the need arises instead of the many limitations of power as contained in the existing constitution not realized. To him the people of North Da- kota owe their constitution, which was never very vigorously opposed, according to historians, although revised und changed to some extent from the original draft. While this convention was called July 4, 1889 for the purpose primar- ily to drawing up a constitution’ for the new state: “The location of the capital was the silent, powerful un- dercurrent of the convention; there were two strong combinations of delegates formed, one known as the Bismarck-Fargo union and the other Grand Forks group.” The real fight hinged about these groups instead of over the kind of constitution that should be adopted. During the thirty-four years which have elapsed since the close of that famous convention only twenty. amendments have been made to the North Dakota constitution,—legisla- tors say that this is a pretty good in- dication of the fact that the docu- ment was a complete and masterly body of principles. Today Judge H. F. Miller of Fargo described the closing day of the North Dakota state constitutional convention at a joint meeting of the Cavalier auxiliary of the Red River Valley Old Settlers’ association and the Cass County Old Settlers’ asso- ciation. U.S. PROBE OF. GAS INDUSTRY IS ADVOCATED Motorists Association Urges Federal Trade Body to In- quire Into Methods tAGAINST U. ‘SALE Ss. { Washington, Aug. 17,—Federal in- vestigation of the gasoline situation with particular regard of and prices was recommended tod: by the National Motorists Associ- ation which has just completed an investigation: The report points out the need of government protection of the indus- try but declares it would be unwise for the government to enter into competition with established con- cerns in the sale of gasoline. Adherence to the law of supply and demand in connection with gasoline prices is advocated the report say- ing that “if apparent price discrim- ination continues it is presumptive evidence that more than be passed preventing such un- fair busine: ractices and that they TO RAISE IN 8. D. Chicago, Aug. 17.—Independent oil men in South Dakota will raise their price on gasoline two cents a gallon tomorrow making the retail price in that state 18 cents, plus a two-cent state gasoline tax a committee rep- resenting the indegendents announ- ced here today. State Board To Hear Mandan Values Protest The state board of jualization probably will hear a delegation of the city of Mandan on Monday, the Man- dan delegation protesting against the increase made in the assessments of property in Morton county, particu- larly on city of Mandan property. The state board's action, it is under- stood, was on the theory that Man- dan assessments were below those of other cities, Residences were in- board figures, leased. sites 100 per- buildings 20 percent, lots, 100 percent. Farm lands were increased 14 per- cent. STORING GASOLINE AT HOME MAY PROVE EXPENSIVE, Buying gasoline to store at. one’s home because of the recent sharp drop in price may prove expensive business, State Fire Marshal H. L. Reade said today. He added that wherever his department finds gas- line improperly stored, whether by individual or a corporation, de- mand is made that it be tanks: and properly. isolated. , “I af not inclined to look with much favor on storing gasoline at home,” said Mr. Reade. “It is s fire The fire ‘marshal’s offic has. wide: powers to remo SAYS FIRE MARSHAL Prova] of- plans for storage of oline in 1a: quantities have sent his department by various oil companies ‘ throughout the state. Some cities in the state also have: or- dinances regulating: storage of gas- oline, £6 Police. and “Fire Commissioner Henzler today added ing to people to’be careful of storing gasoline in thelr homes. The insur-| ance. requirement is, he said, no more than one gallon of gasoli be'kept in open container in a build- ards,.. Numerous requests for ‘ap-| ssid, DETECTIVES IN ST. PAULSHOOT : HIMIN BATTLE Ends Search -Made For Him Covering Period of Several Weeks in Many States WOMAN TIPS POLICE —noe Mfter Escape Police Are Given Address and Detec- tives Walk in on Him St. Paul, Aug. 17.—Edwin Rust, slayer of Sheriff I. C. Fulker of Aber- deen, South Dakota, was shot to death in a gun battle with St. Paul police here early today when they attempted to arrest him. Rust, for whom an extensive search had been made since July 1 whdn he shot and killed the sheriff on a train near Wolverton, Minnesota, was killed a few hours after he had escaped from officera who had ar- rested him’ on a charge of stealing an automobile. The officers, unaware of Rust’s identity, had ari d him when he drove up to a garage in a stolen au- tomobile with a woman to whom po- lice say he had been paying atten- tion. On the way to the police station Rust, handcuffed, dove from an au- tomobile, darted in an alley and dis- appeared, lence at 2111 Dayton avenue, and as two of them pri his room the fugitive opened re. Two shots went wild and in the treturn fire of the detectives Rust was struck in the neck, the chest id’ the -hip.. He- crumpled to the creased 120 percent from the county * floor and was dead when detectives reached his side. : i The killing of Rust brings to an end a search of two months in which every city, county and state officer in the Northwest hi ‘ticipated following: his escape ews the: shooting of. Sheriff Fulker who was taking him from East Grand Forks, Minn. to Aberdeen to face a robbery charge. After escaping ‘from the train by Jumping, Rust robbed a motorist of his hat, money and automobile and vanished. He was seen at various Places and an officer reported he had engaged in «gun fight with a man thought to be the fugitive, The man escaped, A reward of $500 for the ar- rest of Rust, dead or alive, was at once offered by commissioners of Brown county 8, D. and since then of- ficers in the Northwest have been on the lookout for him, Rust is said to have a long crimi- nal record in California and to have jen under, parole from Folsom pri- son, Sacramento. Removes Handcuffs When the sheriff's slayer jumped from the police automobile he was handcuffed, Police have been unable to learn what method he used to re- move the manacle: Rust has been living ‘at the Day- ton avenue address since August 1 under the alias of Peter Thorson and had dyed his blonde hair black te escape detection. The officers did not learn of the real identity of the slain man until after the gun fight. Ques- tioning of the woman by Chief of Police Dummers in the interim brought forth the information. When he was first arrested last night officers who rehed Rust found a revolver and crucifix in the same pocket. The body of the slayer is in the county morgue and hold-up victims will be brought there today in an ef- fort to identify him as the ian who Perpetrated many recent robberies, ATTEMPTED COUP, When Rust was arrested last night on a charge of automobile theft he attempted a coup similar ‘to’ that wile ended in the death of Sheriff ‘a Rust was being taken to the oon: tral police station ridi etween two detectives in the police car. ‘At that time his identity was not known. Rust dropped his cap to the floor of the car and asked the officer to pick it up, When the ‘oficen|stooped over Rust.made a movement to slug: the officer with his manacted hands but ceased when another officer pressed ® gun against his neck, . Rust shot Sheriff Fulker when the @ note of warn- jed