The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1924, Page 1

4 WEATHER FORECASTS Rain probable tonight and Tues- day. Not much change in temp ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK . NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1924 , FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS HOMESEEKERS MOVE ON NORTHWEST AMERICA ONLY |COOLIDGETO — SENATE REPUBLICANS FACE MOMENTOUS PROBLEMS WITH LINES BEING DRAWN TIGHTER Japanese Immigration, Coolidge Conflict with Senate Com- Y mittee and'Crowded Legislative Calendar Bring Serious ' Problems Before Senate for Consideration as They go Into Party Conference to Determine Course of Action Washington, April 14.— (By the A. P.) —Momentous questions confronted the organization Republicans of the Senate today when they went into party conference to dis- cuss a course of action. Their principal task was presented by the pending Jap- anese exclusion amendment to the Senate immigration bill, on which ‘an agreement was sought despite the feeling of leaders that whether they decided to support or oppose the proposal, it would be adopte@ when it reached a vote. H) In addition, however, they had before them the issues developing from President Coolidge’s vigorous protest against the trend of the investigation of the internal revenue bureau, which has brought the question of all Senate investi- gations of executive departments into sharp relief with an open breach between the, chamber and the White House threatened. Another problem that was press- ing for consideration wag the matter of precedence for soldier bonus or revenue legislation, and behind that was the crowded condition of the calendar generally with farm relief and other important measures re- fuiring action. LR. NOSTDAL MAKING FIGHT Protest Made The Japanese amendment, similar] . to provisions of ‘the Johnson bill passed Saturday in the House, went over for action until this week. The proposals were made the basis of the grave protest from Ambassador Hanihara last week, but the House voted about 4 to one for the bill in- P corborsting|thofambndivent’ acdsee: ate leaders have indicated that they expected the Caachi uk to be adopt- ed, The Reranieation Republicans al- ready have made clear their stand with President Coolidge on the in- vestigation question and have begun a counter offensive against the Dem- ocratic-Republican insurgent ceali- tion which is assailing the executive position, Senator Watson of In- diana, Republican “wheel horse,” and chairman of the committee investi- Rugby Lawyer, President of Bar Association, Announ- ces His Platform Rugby, N. D., April 14.—L. R. Nostdal of Rugby, president of the th Dakota State Bar Association, is making a vigorous campaign for the indorsement as Republican ean- didate for Congre: in the Second Congressional District. His name will be presented to the convention to be held in Jamestown by the Rug- by county delegation. The Pierce County Tribune of ~ ifeeey Wagner Plays For ‘Radio Harry Wagner of Bismarck will broadeast an organ recital to- night, probably between 8 and 10 p.m. from radio station WTAS, Elgin, Minois, according to word received by friends from Mr. Wagner. Rex Berndt, also’ of Bismarck, will sing. Satur- day night Mr. Wagner played an organ recital which was brond- sted from station KYW, West- inghouse Electric, Chicago. SENATE CLOSES DOORS TO TALK ON JAPANESE After 45-Minute Secret Ses- sion, However, Doors of Senate Opened AMBASSADOR RAPPED Hanihara Is Criticized for His Letter to Secretary of” State Hughes Washington, April, 14. of Senator Lodge, Republican leader, the Senate went into executive ses- sion today to consider the exclusion provision of the immigra- -On motion Japanese tion bill. Because of the delicacy of the international question involved the Senate leaders took the position that the debate should not proceed in the open. Japan has made a protest against the exclusion provision couched in unusually vigorous terms, but Repub- lican Senators generally appeared to believe today that an excursion cause would be adopted. The Hous proved a similar provision Saturday by _a vote of more than four to one. There was only a brief exchange on the subject before the g: were cleared and the Senate swang shut. Senator Lodge said in makingghis motion that the question was one doors ytating the internal revenue bureau, has.given notice that he intends to press for action on his resolution zalling for the discharge of the com- nittee, while Democratic leaders are preparing to seek adoption of a re- Rugby announces Mr, Nostdal’s plat- form with the following statement from him: @ Rugby, North Dakota, April 3, 1924. To the Electors of the Second Con- solution authorizing the committee 3 4 4 3 i *} gressional District of North Dakot: ip employ counsel/at the Senate's ex:)" 7 oy a candidate for the Repub- Ratt wCormnittee. Halted lican nomination to the office of Representative in Congress from the Second District of North Dakota, subject to the action of the Repub- lican nominating convention to be held at Jamestown, on April 28rd, 1924." I solicit the support of the voters at the Caucuses and County Conventions to secure delegates to the Jamestown Convention that wilt support my candidacy. Ihave resided in the District over twenty-five years. Have been en- gaged in law practice, insurance and farming and also worked as railroad laborer. I, therefore, know the con- ditions confronting the farmer and laboring men and will be in a posi- tion to help shape legislation to im- prove these conditions, if 1 should be elected to Congress. I am in favor of legislation securing for the farm- ers of the Northwest just and equit- able prices for farm products.’ I am in favor of the St. Lawrence Water Way Project and other pro- jects that will help reduce freight rates to the northwestern farmer. I am against the inequitable “Pitts- burg Plus’ used by the steel manu- facturers whereby the farmers and others in the northwest using ma- Acceptance of the Democratic re- solution would enable the cqmmittee +o go forward with the plan sponsor- od by Senator Couzens, Republican, Michigan, chief figure in the investi- gation for employment “as special prosecutor” of Francis J. Hency of “California. Senator Couzens’ propos- al—which was accepted by the com- mittee by a vote of three to two— tormed the basis of President Cool- dge’s protest and Senator Watson charged Friday that the plan origin- ited with Governor, Pinchot of Penn- sylvania and that it meant endless destructive” investigation centered +» chiefly on the prohibition unit, The whole plan, he said, was aimed at President Coolidge. CHARGES ARE NOT SUSTAINED Postoffice Inspector Exoner- ‘ated H. T. Murphy of » that should be considered privately and he replied in» the affirmative when Senator Robinson, the Demo- cratic floor leader, asked whether the motion had been made because the matter related to foreign relations. Asks Understanding Senator Swanson, Democrat, Vi ginia, insisted that there should be an understanding as to whether the motion would preclude debate of the subject on the open floor later but Senator Lodge said the Senate must decide that question after it went into executi io} Senator on, California, said it was “monstrous” that Secretary Hughes did not make a sharp reply to the Hanihara letter. Senator Lodge told the Senate it was with regret that he beli€ved the letter addressed to Secretary Hughes. by Ambassador Hanihara was “improper one to be addressed from the representative of one great coun- try to another friendly one.” After the executive session lasting three-quarters of an hour, Senator Lodge withdrew his motion to con- sider the question in executive ses n, and debate proceeded in open JOHN ANDREWS LEAVES STATE chinery are compelled to pay freight rate from Duluth to Pittsburg and then back to North Dakota, thus giving the advantage to the East. I am in favor of uniform State and National laws covering the same subject. Iam im favor of tax reduction and believe that legislation should be en- acted materially reducing the pres- ent oppressive tax burden, and if elected will use my best efforts to secure legislation as above stated. Will have a complete platform giving my views on the various sub- jects now before the public and of vital interest to the Northwest, and publish same later. Respectfully. yours, L. R. NOSTDAL, MILL WORKERS IN MEETING Grand Forks, Charge Charges which were made against H. T. Murphy, acting postmaster of Bismarck, during the time when the question of his nomination affd con- firmation for a full term was being, considered in Washington, were found to be without foundation, Capt. Murphy has been advised. +» The postoffice inspector sent out by Postmaster-General Harry S. New to investigate reported that Mr. Mur- phy had engaged in the insurance business successfully in * Bismarck, was a veteran of the Spanish-Amer- ican and Wofld Wars) and that he was without doubt fully competent to manage a_ busin institution, either a private busijess or one of the character of the postoffice. The inspector, after reciting at length the charges and the things learned by him in his investigation, said it was his conclusion that Mr. Murphy had the qualifications for the posifion and that the charges sct forth by F. 0. Hellstrom were not sustained Be the the lnyesigetian: ; SENATE WOULD HEAR H. FORD Washington, Tapeh 14- —The Senate agricultural committee today <direct- ed Chairman Norris to request Hen- April 14.—Five speakers appeared at a meeting of the Grand Forks Mill Workers’ local union, which was held in the Trades and Labor Assembly rooms ,Sunday afternoon. Speakers for the occasions were: L, Fayer, manager of the shipping department at the state mill;. Mrs, Mona Williamson, secretary to C, E. Austin, manager of the, state mill; A. G. Sorlie, candidate for govecnor of North’ Dakota; L. E. Fitzgerald, lo- cal attorney, and A, Sterling Barner, pastor of the First Baptist churzh, Returns From. Griggs County Sentinel-Cour- ier Takes Over His Paper The Griggs County Sentinel-Cour- ier, in its latest issue, announces that it has taken over the good will and subscription list of The Pro-- Rressive, the paper founded by John Andrews, former editor of the Fargo ews, not quite a year ago. Mr. Andrews, it states, has accept- ed a position with a St, Paul publish- ing house, “The publication of The Progres- sive as an individual paper has heen discontinued by Mr. ‘Andrews,” says the Griggs county paper, The Sentinel-Courier, edited by Gerald Nye, says that it will not-en- deavor to compete with the North Dakota Nonpartisan, Dickinson To Have Commerce Club Secretary Dickinson, N. D., April 14.—Active work of organizing and: developing the. Dickinson Association of Busi- ness and Public Affairs began with the arrival from Grand Forks of Koffin Hansen, who has signed a contract with the board of directors to act as secretary of the recently launched civic body during the com- ing year, The association will have its offi- ry Ford to appear in “person or through an authorized agent, during the ‘hearings on Muscles Shoals and explain some features of his bid. The committee aléo agreed to extend the hearings until April‘29 to permit Minn. Inspection Capt. G, A. M. Anderson, instruc- tor of the North Dakota National Guard, has returned from Minnesota Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania to| where he inspected the 136th Minne- testify. ~ ® Usota infantry, National Guard, ces in the suite of rooms recently vacated by the law firm of Crawford & Burnett in the Dakota National bank building, Mr. Hansen is now located there and is hard at work getting a line up on local conditions and planning an active membership campaign. e ap-| IDEAL URGED BY MFARLAND xalted Ruler of Elks of the United States Address Large Gathering CITES LODGE’S IDEALS Declares That Situation Is Such That Nation Should Always Be Prepared With a matinee in Bismarck and the main show at the L Clark hotel, Mandan, in the evening, James FE, McFarland’ of Watertown, Dd, Grand peala Ruler of the Elks and “Freddie” E. Robinson, Chicago, di- minutive ee nd secretary of the sume order were given a welcome last Saturday such as only Elks can extend, It was a great day for Elkdom of this section of the state. time the officials ag¢ompan Bolton of Jamestown, Distr for D. t Exalt- North Dakota and of Watertown, pri- of Grand Exalted and, arrived in the Twin of the Missouri Slobe there omething doing continually. icials of the Bismarck lodge met the grid officers at Bismarek turday morning. They were es- corted from Jamestown by L. H. Con- nolly, Mandan, past district deputy grand exalted ruler, Otto Bauer, H. J. Schafer, Al Weinhandl and H. K. n, all of Mani Upon arrival in Mandan the party was given a royal western reception McFarland was mounted on a round- ed Ruler Charles Ra annual convention of Elks at Boston this summer. He was also made an honorary member of the Mandan roundup committee, all members of which are El Entert ed at Luncheon Officials of the Mandan and Bis- marck lodges were entertained at luncheon at Mandan and then the party came over for a taste of Bis- marck hospitality or for the ‘“mat- inee’’ as Freddie Robinson, who is hardly four feet in his stockings, put it. The evening banquet was an event for Elkdom as it afforded a close-up measure of the man who heads an order of some 860,000 members and directs the destinies of the lodge over which some of the ‘leaders of the nation have presided. Watertown Attorney He is a Watertown, D., attorney, of exceptional magnetism and a most eloquent speak: Prominent in his own state and a leader in Elk af- fairs for years, he has been making a4 nation-wide tour visiting as many of the 1,480 odd lodges that he can before he yields the position to his successor. The trip has reached from coast to coast and from north- ern points to the Gulf of Mexico. He left late Saturday evening for Billings, Mont., and from there for Southwest pbint and finally Chicago where in May the corner stone of the great Elk’s memorial building is to be laid. Sound Warning Note Grand Exalted Ruler McFarland sounded a,warning note against the growth of radicalism and bolshevistic tendencies in his evening address, 2 message of outstanding eloquence and a most vigorous challenge to every Elk to awake to the true situation that menaces popular government everywhere. He was introduced by Mr, Connolly who was toastmaster of thé evening. Reverting to the news emanating from Washington on the Japanese immigration situation, he used this as a text for demanding a renewal of American obligations and urged preparedness to meet such situations should they lead to war. As an ad- vocate of peace if honorably poss ble, he deploréd the indifference of the average voter toward his govern- ment which only the stress of war can arouse. “I am proud,” said Mr. McFarland, “of being a member of the greatest American fraternity in one of the greatest countries in the world. But this brings to you. and to me and to every Elk in this nation correspomding responsibility: “I oftert wonder if the 860,000 Elks in this nation realize that they owe a duty every day and every hour of the day—fidelity to America, No- where as in United States do I know available such a volatile citizenry ready to respond tg a nation’s call in the hqur of need, Internal Menace “But there is an internal menace that threatens this nation and that is indifference to the obligations of citizenr Unless all of us are faith- a ful to thig sacred trust, we are going to have more and more the rule of the self seeking politician, the ra- dical, the bolshevist and the com- munist. We must vote in times of Peace as well as in times of war.- The man who fails to vote at any election is as much a slacker as he who evades the draft. % “Look at Minnesota and Iowa. In Minnesota recently at a senatorial election only 37 percent of its poten- tial vote was cast, in Iowa only /40 percent and-recently in South Dakota only 20 percent of the registered vote turned out, You have the same situation in North Dakota and the indifference spreads to every state (Continuea on page 8) \ up pony, “mugged” and presented with a typical “hook ‘em cow” hat. He declared he would wear it at the] BACK MELLON IN HIS FIGHT President Confers with Secre- tary and Sen. Watson on “Counter - Offensive” THE GOES TO Ss ENATE Senator Watson Prepared To Make an Extended State- ment in That Body Washington, April Ma (By the A. P.)-The administration ‘is preparing to renew with increased vigor its counter-offensive in its fight against the fight on Secretary Mellon in the Senate. President Coolidge — conferr length today with the Treasur eretary and with Senator Watson of Indiana, one of the administration Senate leaders and chairman of the pecial committee which is investi- ing the internal revenue bur It was indicated Senator would) make another speech in the Senate, probably tomorrow, setting forth in great detail the arguments for discontinuance of the inquiry. Other Senators on the Republican side are expected to join in the counter-attack in support of Presi- dent Coolidge’s charge that the re- venue bureau committee has not kept within its proper rights and his warning that the time has come for the Senate to “return to a govern- ment under and in accordance with the usual form of the law of the and.” Whether Secretary Mellon will take any further direct part in the argument remains to be develop- ed. In renewing his request for action nithe resolution to end the Revenue ureau investigation or Wat- son will reply to a statement issued last night by Gov. Pinchot of Pern- sylvania, who suggested employment by the committee .of Francis Heney. The Indiana Senator take: the position that nothing to be gained by the inquiry proposed by Gov. Pinchot into prohibition en- forcement under Secretary Mellon. Question of Strategy The general question of the stra- tegy to he employed in the next phase of the battle was discussed at today’s conference between the Me- sident, Secretary Mellon and Sen:tor Watson. Afterwards Senator Wz said no conclusions were reached, He hastened to the capitol to report the views of the President to the conter- ence of Republican Senators which met prior to the convening of the Senate. Should an agreement be reached by the Republicans to proceed with the immigration bill Senator Watson indicated he would make no move to bring up his resolution today. DEFENDS GIRLS OF TODAY FOR CHANGES MADE Chicago Health Commissioner Sees Improved Health With Changes Chicago, April 14.—(By the A. P.) —Despite the shortening of skirts, the abandonment of corsets and the bobbing of hair, girls are becomng better wives, Dr, Herman Bundesen, Chicago commit: ténds, in a bulletin nition of a “girls betterment” paign being conducted here week, ioner of health, con- sued in recog- cam- this “The women of today,” Bundesen, “have broken away from the old standards of girlhood train- ing and the marked sex repression which characterized earlier genera- tions. “Fortunately few remain of the anaemic, tightly-corseted, skirt-trail- ing and easily fainting women. When grand mother was a girl she wore petticoats that swept the ground and corset so- tight that a long breath was reserved for a bed-time exercise in the privacy of her own room. “The modern girl began a move- ment when she cut off several inches. of her skirt, and daref to show her ankle, but by this act she complied with a long-felt hygienic need. It is strange how easily the civilized world accepted this, “With this encouragement ddvanc- ed thinking women and girls decided it was not necessary to be choked in the waist-line. They realized the evil of the tightly-laced corset and a little inquiry into! history showed that the most beautiful physiques of women were among the ancients who did not wear corsets. So the torture of the tight corset was eliminated, Then came a few bolder spirits who decided a head of unwashed hair, difficult to manage, was not neces- sarily “a crowning glory,” so they began bobbing it. Some girls dared to:don “knickers,” pit on scout shoes and took long hikes, “Did these acts make them less womanly?” asked Dr.. Bundesén; “Does bobbad-hair maké a worse housewife? “We do not think so,” ATERS POUR INTO MINES Remarkable photograph of flood waters entering Glen Allen Coal Company mine shaft in) Pennsylvania A number of Pennsylvanis mines were thus flooded wien the Lackawanna river ran rampant recently. DICKINSON’S ROTARY BRINGS ALONG A BAND ‘TWO PIONEERS OF BURLEIGH D., April Dickinson, » M.—Dick- | inson Re ns are busy making} plans: tp attend the Ninth "DED A D Rotary “clubs convention to be held at Bismarck April 24 and 25. About 20 members of the local club have enified their intention of going) Mart; c ‘ 2 ind they will be accompanied by the| “@rtin Knudson and Mrs. wives. Negotintions have been made} Catherine T. McCauley Are for a Pullman car in which to ma Ce zy i the; trip. Victims of Disease The Dickinson High school band will he taken to Bismarck as the local | clubs’ contribution to the prog |LONG-TIME RESIDEN to be held during the two’ « 1 wor on ismarck committee is to ei tee left. prominent ts for the | 7 r of Burleigh coun- appearance of the local organization. | ty, died in a local hospital Saturday ae ane afternoon after a lingering illness, from disease which accompanied a general decline in his advanced years, Funeral services will be held Tues- day afternoon at the Methodist E HARMONY URGE, copal church at Moffit, with Rev. Monson of Bismarek in charge, and interment will be in the Moffit cem-[y IN NO, DAKOTA. Mr. Knudson had lived in the Mof- fit vicinity since 1885, being one of —— the pioneer farmers of that vicinity. Perevece ey ta Pre _| He was well known in his home National Committeemen Re-) ¢junity and elsewhere, He was gret Likelihood of Two a widowers his wife ing died three years ago. Surviving are three Conventions { daughters, Mrs. Anna” Martin and } Mrs. C. Anderson of Bis ck and Mrs. Clara Van Ness of Spokane, Washington, and two sons, Herman tie national committeeman, th PRESALE NTO IS . state-wide couferences of Democrats Mise Ma had been called, one for Jamestown Gathneing MeeeGaaley awed on <April and one for Fargo on sowho hus dived dnt allesouel April 25, There were indications that unl neuSteMeEtenine Teen? further moves for harmony would be| porhood since 1885, died at her home made. afternoon of acute heart Ae reset that the present outlook a ee eueeeraald! ‘or harmony among the Catherine Tompkins, d to George McCauley in He had been in Missouri town- p three years previous. Democrats of the state is not as encouraging as! I should like to see M Murphy, speaking com- mitteeman-elect. seems to me lvgauvicas (on NGeuMaGanley that there is absolutely no good r will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday son for holding more than one state! norning at St. M church here, conference convention, I am still! with Pather Slag presiding. hopeful that some way out of the; = present impasse may be found whereby all Democrats may be re iF] L presented in one convention, I be-| lieve this view represents the wi ofthe great majority of Democrats] | RAIN RECORDED of the state. “I favor the nomination of l straight Democ ticket in the! shaken coming June primary, including can-! didates for Congress for ea Many Weather Stations in trict. I wish my position on this i State Report Precipitation point to be clearly understood among Democrats on~account of the fact — that in the recent campaign the, First general rains in North Da- charge was repeatedly made that my kota were recorded between Saturday election would mean a fusion ticket made up of Republicans and Demo- erats. I believe such a fusion ar- rangement at the present time is out} cipitation reported was because of of consideration. I trust that all) snow, The heaviest precipitation re- thinking Democrats will aid in ad-j corded was from Jamestown, with justing the differences that seem to fifty-eight, one hundredths of an exist and that are standing in the | jnch. way of Democratic national success.” | he precipitatién at North Dakota and Monday morning, according to reports received by the weather bu- reau here. In some cases. the pre- | priced ti .empha THOUSANDS IN OLDER STATES AREATTRACTED Railroad Officials and Immi- gration Agents Say Inter- est Has Increased ANY COME ON VISITS North Dakota Getting Her Share of Heavy Homeseek- er Travel to Northwest The first step in what many au- thorities declare will be ultimately the most pronounced — immigration movement the Northwest has exper- ienced in many years has begun, It has begun with the coming to the Northwest of thousands of farm- ers und others, on homeseek . to view the situation, and with the actual removal here of many farmers from the high-priced areas to the south and east of North Dakota. silroad, gricultural and immi- gration officials of St. Paul, where inquiries have cente that the movement to the thwest, which was halted at the time the readjustmeng began, is gaining not- able momentum this spring. ‘Thou- nds of inguiries are being receiv- ed and hundreds of prospective set- tlers are making — preliminary Y ments to settle on lands, officials disclosed. Commissioner of Immigration J. M. Devine of North Dakota is receiving many inquiries‘ concerning North Dakota, and the tional booster clubs being formed in various parts of the state are actively in touch with thousands who have, become in- terested in potentialities in the Northwest. Information from offi- cers of various counties, who are in touch with the situation locally, have asserted that in this section re- ports of wholesale migration are grossly exaggerated, relatiy few having left the country, ur- Northwest Advertising Brings Response “The increased interest of farmers in low-priced lands in Northwest states is indicated by the large nam- ber who have responded to udvertis- ing done in recent months. E. C. Leedy, general agricultural agent of the Great Northern railway, said in St. Paul. “The advertising portunities to grow feed and grain crops, and to raise cattle and hogs. Dairying in the Northw is alse ed, This advert gram was inaugurated in the return of homeseekers’ round trip far ‘ontinued until thousands of new settlers are brought to these states, emphasized op- reduced This policy will be 12,000 Seek Information During the four winter months more than 12,000 persons requested information about the land in the Northwest. They want to know where good productive land can be obtain- ed and at prices which will e them a fair return for their cupital invest- ed. The questions asked and infor- mation given by the prospective set- tlers indicate that the most substan- tial type of farmer is now interested in the Northwest. “Minnesota and North Dakota at- tract the experienced farmers from the older corn belt who are impress- ed with the progress that has been made in these states in raising hogs and cattle and in dairying. Montana Appeals to Young “The opportunities in Montana ap- peal especially to the younger farm- ers, who are attracted by low prices and the opportunity to carve a home out of the wilderness, “The fact that Montana in 1923 grew the largest crop of wheat in its agricultural history, in addition to making substantial progress in devel- opment of diversified crops and the production of live stock, is an im- portant factor in attracting new set- tlers. “Idaho, Washington and Oregon appeal to persons who wish to en- gage in some specialized line, such as fruit growing and poultry raising, and to persons of limited means who wish to combine industrial employ- ment or office work with tilling a small tract. Those interested in the climate are also drawn there. 100 Make Trip “On March 4 to 18, when the first of the low round trip homeseeker ex- cursions was offered, more than 100 persons took advantage of these low rates, 32 going to Minnesota, 52 te North Dakota, 19 to Montana and 1 to Washington state. “On April 1, 53 used the two ‘treba. continental trains out of St, Paul and Minneapolis, divided in about the same proportions among these states. 9-YEAR-OLD j stations reporting follows: Amenia hy 30; 10; Bottineau 04; FRIENDS FID FIND | Devils Lake 14; Dickinson 10; Bow. MISS BURNETT ... | beis Hendale .04; Fessenden +13; Grand Forks .20; Jamestown .58; Is MUCH ALIVE | Langdon .02; Larimore 18;, Ulshon 2 ai 28; Minot, .04; Napoleon .15; Pem- Miss Frances Burnett of Dieyinson, | bina, none; Williston .06;, Moorhend, member of the law firm of Crawford, ! Minn.,_.18. PRAIRIE FIRE LOSS Hazelton, N. D., April 14.--A prai- rie tire out northeast of town burn- jed over considerable territory and also the barn on the Richie Simpson i farm, the windmill was also destroy- jed us was about 400 bushels of corn. Many of the farmers in the vicinity worked very diligently to get the ie in check and succeeded, that friends would not find out the report of her death was untrue until she has received a nice lot of Easter flowers, according to an acquaintance who returned here today. Reports | were received by Fargo and Bismarck papers that Miss Burnett had died. She not only hay not, but informed friends she did “not intend to, ac- cording to-L. R. Baird. Cain and Burnett, expressed hope | i | Gaal ‘BOY DROWNS Dickinson, N. -D. "April 14,—Louis, nine-year-old son of Jim Mehulke, farmer residing in the Versippi com- munity 13 miles northeast of Dickin- son met a tragic death by drowaing ina deep mudhole on the Mehulka farm. Louis and his brother, Alfred, aged 8, both mutes, were playing about the mudhole when the tragedy occurred, How the Ind met his death will never be known,