The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 12, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER “FORECAST Showers probably tonight Sunday, and THE BIS ABLISHED 1873 OK TRIBUNE [moni] BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS BANDITS ROB TRAIN AT MINOT DISPATCH THO U.S, GUNBOATS TO NICARAGUA New Revolution Breaks Out in South American Republic NO LANDING MOVEMENT Conservative Members of araguan Cabinet Ousted by Military Coup—Leaders Flee Washington, Sept. 12.—— The Gunboats Tulxa and Denver are proceeding from Panama to the ports of Corinto and Blue- fields, Nicaragura, respectively, as a’ precautionary — measure thought necessary by the Ameri- can legation in Nicaragua due to the disturbed politica, situat in the country. No landing operations ar. contemplations, as no American lives or property have heen ac- tually endangered. Situation Uncertain tion in Nicaragua is however, because of military coup in but the conservative members of the cabinet were ousted from office and liberal leaders were compelled to flee. The constitutional government is functioning with the conserva- tive officials only on duty. No which all f ervice, turned over in the Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Wi motor s Clever ma ins neuvering by before it cri CITE FARM | PROSPERITY fighting or other disorder has been reported, The Am ‘an legation has tik- en the position, however, that it would be desirable to have war- each of the el vent the politi- cal situation takes a more ser- ious turn. USE TRACTORS ONN. D, ROADS May Discard Horse for Motor Grading Equipment The gasoline motor will an- other vietory over the fast vanishing if the ‘state highway, commise the recommendation of 1, ifs maintenanee ex statement made public Plomason it more att tion ning North Da- t he be permitted hboring states te inspect the manner in which they are obtaining desirable resu The tractor is more valuable than the horse ii d maintenance work, Plomas: ned, because of its greater speed. A great many people are of the opinion that all that is required to maintain a road is to e it an occasional scraping. This y have been true before the ent of the automobile dd that to even properly road a patrolman must not-be give more than he can cover in a 10-hour period. It would be better if he could make two rounds on his section within this time, as it is of no avail to drag an earth road after the soil becomes hard. In time, with this kind of work, the road would be worn away leaving a trenched lane for traffic. Among the things which Plomason won!d like to inquire into during his proposed trip is that of maintenance accountfog and the classification of maintenance costs as well as new in- formation on the use of gravel. “Mr. Hathaway, district engineer of the federal bureau of public roads, claims gravel roads are better maintained in South Dakota than anywhere else in his district,” said Plomason. “Let us find out how they are doing this. Let us profit by the experience of states that have been at this work longer than we have.” LOCAL AUTO \ MEN TAKE \ OVER STAR CAR Announcement was made today by Corwin-Churehill Motors, Inc., of the successful completion of negotiations covering the better part of the sum- mer for the Star corttract on a large territory out of Bismarck. A strip 200 miles each way has been brought under the local house, Close to for- tw dealers will come to Bismarck for théty. requirements and an annual distrfmytion of 400 Stars is esti- mated. A In an interview this morning Mr. Corwin said ‘that his firnt had been seeking for a ‘ong time a desirable low-priced line d€ automobiles that they could distribite over a es ternitory in conjunction with the Chrysler. The sales wark can be handled by’ the same foree at very little overhead increase. A large stock of cars and parts will be ‘ept at Bismarck, Mr. Corwin hinted that during the: winter the Star factory would make an announcement of a most sensa- tional character in connection with their line for 1926, A formal Star opening will be held in the local show rooms upon ar- rival of new models now in transit. BERLIN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS GROW Berlin, Sent. 12.—)—Traffic ac cidents in Berlin, increased during ‘the second aparter af 1036 to a total. of 2,816, as compared with 1,957 dur- ing the first three monthi Cas- ualties of the second quarter includ- ed 12 deaths and 280 persons serious- ly injured, s use of motor AT HEARING Interstate Commerc missicn Hears Southwest Bankers Com- (®) officials appe ad freigh » today Four red rate Chicago, j western bi ‘the western railr | vance he | that agr ests of | “bes Sept. the we condition in the d able per cent an Petten 1 Pioneer company ipeka, the first witness, thought “con- ‘ditions were materially improved jthe last two cy i i the crop ures have in Kansas rapidly of the of To paying of President. N. Holm ation Bank of id he would tes ditions we this year time prior t The oth were FE. Konman of S A. H. Denton of Arkansas City, FOUR CASES OF SCARLET FEVER IN RURAL AREA ses of improved ses rlet fever ha been reported Burleigh county rural ? districts last months, all of which were con: to four members of one fami Ported two days azo, F, county health officer, communication to the 1 The story to which Health Officer Smyth takes exception emanated, from the office of Dr. A. A. W! more, state health officer. It is the practice of the state health depart- ment not to distinguish between ur- ban and rural communities in report- ing “infection 2 The communication follows: “In a news item on the front page of terday’s Tribune, it is stated that fifteen cases of scarlet fever have been reported from Burleigh county, and that the county is the center of an infection area for scar- let fever and diphtheria. “It is usual in public health work to differentiate between urban and rural communitties, especially when in separate health jurisdictions. In rural Burleigh county there have been no cases of diphtheria and only four cases of scarlet fever reported in the past five months and these cases were all in members of one family, reported two days ago. “Notice has been given'in the offi- cial paper of the county of precau- tions to be taken against the spread of contagious disease, especially in view of the opening of schools, In the city of Bismarck extra precau- tions have been taken to control con- tagious diseases so that Burleigh county, as a whole, is. being well guarded and should not be stigma- tized as ‘an dafection. ats PCs Sis SEY | Weather Report 9 Temperature at'7 a. m. Highest yesterday . Lowest last night .... Precipitation to 7 a. m. sa Highest wind velocity . 20 Weather Forec: For Bismarck and vicinity: Show- ers probably tonight and Sunday; not much change in temperature. For North Dakota—Showers pro- batly tonight and Sunday; not much changé in temperature, Gencral Weather Conditions The pressure is high over the Plains Staten and Mississippi Valley while low pressure areas are cen- tered over the Ohio Valley and over the Southwest. Precipitation occur- red at most places from the Great Lakes region westward to the eastern slope of the Rockies and generally : 59 1 48 07 five! properties rather than hold them be- plane pileted by Col, William Mitchell, ir and then c n the plane only 20 feet in the air alled over a plice where sever itchell brouhgt it clear of Mitchell escaped with minor bruises, | | i \ | | \ rates | BILLY MITCHELL’S PLANE CRASHES torm center of the Army shed to the ground nea ‘al men were working ; ng gang ” Wait Selection of Highway Chief —__——_ oe No successor to W. G. Blac who resigned as chief engineer of the highway department, fective tember 15, i named until he haw sifted t cupahilities of numerous app! s for the job, Gov. A. G. lie said today. am not to there is “L want going ed that the matter tment will be dis- a speci of highway sion been called for next of the cussed at the state which ha Monday. MANORS IN” AT BARGAIN Histeric Welch Castle Sold to an American for 2,000 Pounds —#)—Castles are being sold in England at bargain Historie mansions of various nd ages have been disposed of recently by members of the older aris- y because of high taxes and death duties which it is contended by many families have made it advisable ‘0 dispose of non-income _ bearing Lodon, Sept. 1 cause of their historic value. In other instances, drastic econ- ,)omies have been made in the admin- istration of great estates, one 0 these being that of the Duke of Nor- folk, which originally embraced some 50,000 acres. Arundel Castle in Sus- sex, home of the 17-year-old Duke, has been closed 5 years and there is talk of selling it. The Duchess of Norfolk gave up the castle for a modest cottage in Oxford to be near her son, who is attending the univer- sity. The most recent transfer of a castle at a low figure is that of historic Gwydyr in the vale of Con- way, which was purchased by Jay Mitchell of Coldwyn Bay for 2,000 pounds, Gwydyr was the seat of a famous Welsh family, the Wynns until 1678. That part of the original castle which still stands was built in 1555 by Sir John Wynne and for generations has been a favorite haunt of sightseers. It was restored in 1828, RELEASE BOXER IN FIGHT DEATH Great Falls, Mont., Sept, 12.—@)— All persons connected with the la- bor day boxing bout in which Don Tippero of Bingham, Utah, was de- feated by Billy Defoe of New York a short time before Tippero lapsed into a coma that terminated yester- day in his death, were exonerated by a coroner's jury. “Cerebral hemorrhages, nephritis, exposure, exhaustion and the result of a boxing match,” were the causes of Tippero’s death, the jury found. Defoe was technically placed un- der arrest, but was released last night following the verdict. French Push : Back Riffians Fez, French Morocco, Sept. 12.—() —Amyot, capital of the territory of the Beni-Zeroual tribesmen, has been captured by the advancing French armies converging from Teroual and Tafrant. Both the French wings resumed their advance at daylight. They en- countered only isolated resistence, presumably because Abd-el-Krim is withdrawing men from the French front to strengthen his lines against the Spaniards. The Spanish success in landing fair weather prevails from the west-| troops in Alhucemas Bay is declared er; i ast. ly gher in North Dakota this morhing, but cool weather prevails over the entire region. slope of the Rockies to the Pa-|ito have greatly affected the tribes- ‘Temperatures are slight-| men. Although blind an eastern man has read a raised print Bible 15 times. JUBILANT THRO ber 1, Was Honolulu, Sept. 12-—@)—All rested, ull ‘happy, and all asleep, America’s five new heroes of aerial navigation we ; Harbor today their strenu bout by vagrant winds in Pacific for nine days on the seaplane PN-9 No. 1. The men were ordered to bed at the hospital last night after their arrival here from Lihue aboard a steamer. They were re- ceived with open arms by. the d populace headed by) Wal- Farrington. Every member of the crew was able to tell a sparkling story of their unprecedented adventure. John Rodgers, commander of the , dictated a statement de- tailing the sensations which came to him during the 9-day trip and his associntes in mented his story that made new hi United States Navy. Modest Heroes The statements revealed the innate modesty of every member of the crew.” Kuch declined to take credit for his own daring s of heroism but all pointed to “optimism in the nd privation as the saving e of the trying situation, “Captain John” in turn poured his compliments on his subordi ling of the fortitude in the fting period,” Menaced by Sharks The ence of Carrion sharks which trailed tn the wake drifting seaplane like buzzards, the ability to. hear jo messages’ tell- ing that the men we jeved dead. the inability to dispel these me ees of despair by failure of the radio generator which prevented broadcast- ing. All these conditions failed to dim the hope of reaching land un- { | face of d aided. Only when they were picked up 15 miles from land by the submarine R-d, were they momentarily disap- pointed for after drifting 490 miles they expected to move into land un- assisted. inds Just before retii member of the crew w: ked to give his opinion on the whole flight ators had placed to much reliance on wind conditions in planning the flight, We figured to pi winds 500 miles from n Francisco, “But it was more than 1,000 s before we had the wind on our tail and then it was only a slight wind. “As for gasoline, we h: gasoline we could carry, some 1,300 jgallons. Without wind, we couldn't have and did not make it. That's all there is to it.” t night, a up the tr all the Big Death Rate Is French Menace Paris, Sept. 12.—()—Too deaths and not too few birth: to be the real cause of France's dwin dling population. This is just be ginning to be brought out by asso ciations formed to combat the tend ency toward depopulation of the country. : The French birth rate is com atively the same as that of oth countries. Compared to England it 19.4 per 1,000 against 19.7 per 1,000 but the French death rate is 17, p 1,000,, against 11.6 for England, cording to figures for 1923 made available. Infant mortality in France has the appalling high rate of 96 per 1,000. This is attributed to ignorance and defective hygienic conditions which Minister of Health M. Durafour is seeking to combat by education and an active health campaign MITCHELL UGES FLIGHT TO CHINA San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 12. many is s just 2.-P) —An overland flight from New York to Pekin, China, by two army tran port airships now being constructed, and awarding of the distinguished service medal to Commander John Rodgers and his crew were suggested today by Col. Wm. Mitchell, fourth corps area air officer, in his fourth formal statement. LIBRARY CORNER Will you deposit in the Public Library, as a permanent loan, one or more of the following book: If you will, please telephone 159 or 1067 and the books will be called for at your home or office and made available for use by-the public. The Public Library has had may calls for these books, but ft has not been able to supply them. Here is an opportunity to help make the Library of greater community service. Here is a list for this week; watch for another list of needs next week, The Thundering Herd—Zane Grey. The Mhtriarch—Gladys Stern. The Green Hat—Michael Arlen. So Big—Edna Ferber. The White Monkey—John Gals- worthy. The Little French Girl—Anne Sedgwick. Gane. Reckless Lady—Sir Philip Gibbs. The Constant Nymph—Margaret Kennedy. Arrowsmith—Sinclair Lewis. A Passage to India—E, M. For- ster. ¢ Blind Rafferty—Donn Byrne. of the] G GREETS AIRMEN WHEN DESTROYER DOCKS AT PEARL HARBOR urvivors Relate Experience of Nine Days Which the Crew and the PN-9, Num- Lost at Sea | Honolulu, Sept. 12.—()- Com- mander John Rodgers came home to Pearl Harbor last night. He came not as he had pla come, proudly sailing his ter seaplane wali, but he came as a Kreat hero, steaming into port aboard the destroyer MacDonough after marine R-: hours in the air and 215 di ing in his aircraft on the surfac of the water, The scene of his reception less pretentious, no less glor less proud than if he had attaine the fullest success in the greates adventure of peace time aviation. Throng At Pier Three hundred per m navy. officers, aviators, and {prominent civilians, were on the dock in the harbor ¥ cirele of the motion pictu j Along the path made by the light of the leship Neva up at another dock, loomed moving greyhound bow h friends of of strained searching flight compan cousin of Com: father, who was Honolulu on w or hi Rodgers, nder Rodge! assing through j way to the Orient with hi | the first to sight the re on the hing vessel. “y on that indicating af flyer’s uniform smoking a cigar on the upper deck. Greeted With Applause Pr | pointed, up from the crow ‘The military cap above a f was notably tired) and drawn was tipped to the jostling crowd below. As the gang plank was made secure stepped forward to descend, 1 officer jumped onto a box, rms and suggested “three for John Rodgers”. ‘They with enthu: tie bows, 300 persons joining: in the ital MeDonald w greet Rodgers. He flight commande hand repeating “Well, Well, Well.” Good evening, governor. I have some mail here for you people,” Rodgers said to Governor Farring- ton, reading aloud the inscription on a letter to the governor and handing it and others to the chief executive. Lieutenant Connell, also dressed in faded kahki, followed Rodger: down the gang plank with two chief petty offi dressed in gumpled blue Radio Operator Stantz, in blue jacket close on their heels. were Mrs. Farrington and her daughter-in-law, who decor- ated the fliers with flowers, Taken To Hospital In the midst of the crowding, jost- ling surge of humanity, surgeons took charge 1s soon as the’ mail was dis- tributed and bustled the quintet of America’s latest heroes off to the hospital for complete rest. Shantz, a blonde youngster, look- ing too young to have achieved s0 great a measure of fame, had a good humored grin. “I feel fine, I never felt better in my life,” he asserted as he shook hands with everyone who came near him, He did not appear worn a bit by his experience. William 'H. Bowlin of Richmond, Ind., aviation chief machinist imate on the PN-9 Number 1, was talka- tive. He wanted to tell about his adventure, Bubbling with the thrill and the joy of being greeted as a hero, he told his experiences again and again. Skiles N. Pope, the aviation pilot, from Dayton, Tenn., looked tired and dropped into the corner of the ton- neau of a touring car and yearned for a bed. Demonstration Begins The welcoming demonstration be- gan as the MacDonough entered Pearl Harbor. All vessels of the fleet pre- sent in the harbor burst into shrieks in which the screaming sirens and whistles of commercial vessels join- ed, uttering djscordant welcoming paens of joy. Hundreds of automobiles lined up on the piers of the Honolulu water- front, with their headlights shoot- ing into the darkness of the shroud- fed harbor, added there din to the general noise. The great volume of sound subsid- ed as automobile bearing the rescued flyers slowly started from the deck and disappeared into the gloom of the navy yard, headed for the hos- pital and beds. The crowd which gathered to do them honor gradually wended its way from the decks to the waiting automobiles, the flares the first to pumped — the }| of the motion pictures men went out, the searchlights of the navy was darkened and Commander — Jahn Rodgers was home again at Pearl Harbor with his four companion vik- ings of the air after their greatest adventure, ieiereceraeeee | FIX DATE FOR PACT SESSION Geneva, Sept. 12.—(#)—The allied powers today forwarded to their ambassadors in Berlin an invitation to Gefmany to par- ticipate in-a conference to con- sider the proposed security pact. The invitation, which is brief, suggests the desirability of a meeting of the allies and Ger- ‘man foreign ministers early next month. No site for the confer- ‘ence is specified. wy | | nS, | Shouts of “John, Oh, John” went! that | Atlantie City, N. Crown of “Miss Amer! unbobbed head of F forn i " H Miss Lanphier as “Mis cities last night. She we phia won the title. Mis: | | permeated the event. ner up to Miss Lanphier. “Oh, my good ed all that “Miss Cal the stage amid g iss Lanphiei home-loving smoked a cig the movies. ASS, United States, follow: inches; Neck, 1314 tist, 2615 inches; Hips 28 inches; w eight inches, Oy aan :| Napoleon Youth | Commits Suicide Sept. son of Mr. Rudolph, wh —John Ru- j and Mrs. {John teen n {his o'clock i Thursday afternoon, by hanging. | Mr. Rudolph in town when the trage: urred and the sad news wax brought to Napoleon by one of his sons. Sheriff Wentz and Coroner Mo at once notified and they diately hurried to the scene the mishap. The unfortunate young ma who was just twenty years of age, had recently returned from Idaho to assist his father on the farm. The cause for his deed is unknown at this time. The Homestead could gain on- ly meager information last eve- Ring, and at a late hour last night the Coroner's jury had not returned from the scene of the tragedy. THREE ENTER SENATE RACE IN WISCONSIN Uncertainty Develops Over Matter of Filing as Inde- pendents Milwaukee, ept. 12. veral candidates entered in the spe- cial nominating primary September United States Senate made vacant by the death of Robert M. La Fol- lette, represent various forms and issues of Wisconsin Republicanism. Robert M. La Follette, Jr., heading the La Follette faction; Roy P. Wil- cox, heading the Coolidge faction and Francis E, McGovern, heading the progressive faction opposed to the candidacy of young La Follette, have all filed on the Republ ticket. Arthur R. Barry, a Republican, finding the La Follette-Wheeler tick- et made legal ut the last election in consin, not in use, filed under that banner, and is the only avowed wet candidate. The Democrats have picked William George Bruce, and the state central committee of. the | Socialist party has selected John W. Work. These three are unopposed. Some uncertainty has developed whether any of the defeated prim- ary candidates may file as an inde- | pendent in the election, to be held two weeks later. La Follette takes up the tasks of his father where he dropped them, | according to his platform. He is 31 years of age and has been groomed \for years as his father’s successor. Coolidge Choice Mr. Wilcox was the unanimous choice of a convention called to “per- | mit the people of the state to ex- jercise their will in selecting a can- | didate.” He subseribes to the prin- ciples of Republicanism as set forth | by President Coolidge. supporters he took the stand that |the present state administration, | backing the candidacy of La Follette, ; Sr, in his campaign for the presi- jdeney, stole the Republican part in Wisconsin for political purposes and uses, McGovern, whose campaign is be- jing conducted along progressive lines, was twice elected governor of the state and ‘holds to the principles of Progressivism, but is opposed to the candidacy of young La Follette. | McGovern’s plea is based largely on the fact that his age and experience are more in keeping with the office. Wileox, McGovern and Barry are lawyers.’ Young La Follette has spent the majority of his time since graduation from the University of Wisconsin under the eye of his father. Mr. Bruce is the head of a large business in Milwaukee and has been prominent in civic movements for many years. Mr. Work is a newspaper editorial writer on Victor Berger's publica- ion, FARMERS PULLING OUT Washington, D. C.—According to Secretary of Agriculture Jardine the farming industry of the United States has been recovering from the depression of 1921 at the rate of $1,000,000,000 annually. With his OAKLAND STENOGRAPHER WINS ATLANTIC CITY BEAUTY CROWN y Lanphier, of Oa of the most beautiful gir decision of the judges against 65 rivals from vari beauty pageant when Ruth Maleolmson of Philadel- pete this year because she charged “commercialism” Adrienne Dore, “Miss Los Angeles,” tenogrpaher who has never as an opportunity now to join The measurements of the h selected as the most perfect of the year in the st, six inches —<+ (A)—The! in a contest for the seat in the! Sept. 12. — (AP) — The today on the blonde, land, Cali- California” won the tittle Jin America by a 12 to 3 ous as runner up at last year’ Malcomson refused to com- was run- nit r could s ally be true?” was y as she mounted ibed by friends as a zel-eyed girl now ight, 138; Height, 5 feet inches; Bust, 34 inches; 3714 inches; arm length, alf 1204 inches; ankle, ‘PRESSPROBE | IN MURDER OF | _ DRY CRUSADER) ‘Hu and of Slain Woman Will Be Held for Further Questioning | Vinton, Towa, Sept. (P)—The ‘coroner's jury called attempt to establish the identity of the slay- is, in an GO THROUGH CRACK S00 LINE FLYER Two Youthful Holdup Men Get $200 From 15 to 20 Passenge ESCAPE YARDS Bullet From Bandit Gun Nar- rowly Misses Train Con- ductor Minot, Sept. 12. —(4)— Twe youthful (rain robbers, who early this morning boldly held up and robbed between fifteen id in the smok- adjoining car left Minot, obtaining about $200 from passengers, early this af- ternoon, remained unapprehend- ed, although all authorities of Minot were conducting a search ir, who jumped off the train as it neared the outskirts of Minot. Conductor Rice of Enderlin, N. D., who narrowly excaped death when the bandits fired at him as he fled before the gunmen to- ward the baggage car, declined to give The Minot Daily News any details of the holdup, but Thomas Barry of Harold, S. D., a passenger on the train, who stop- ped at Velva, N. D.. described the robbery in detail. Describes Robbery “TL was sitting ? just as the train began to move, when I heard a disturbance in the vestibule at the rear of the car, and, lookin ound, I saw the two mask- ed men with their guns, forcing the onductor up the aisle toward the rage car” said Mr. Barry. everybody hands up, dig up money, the two robbers ordere one of them fired at the conductor as he ran into the door of the bag- gage coach, er of Mrs, C. B. Cook, Benton county dry crusader, who was slain in her home Monday night, is adjourned until Monday morning and police are expected to spend the week-end checking on the stories that 27 wite nesses have told, Sheriff Whitefield Ruhl said that [he had not given up hope of locating | the murderer. C, B. Cook, hus d jof the dead woman, will take s d again Monday morning. Coroner C. L. Modiin id that Gertrude Cook, ar-eld adopted daughter of the Cooks, will also be called to verify some of the statements her father m on the stand yesterday. his wife not to be so aggressive in some of her law enforcement. ideas, but vigorously denied that there had ever been « break between then The witness said he had a member of the Ku Klux Klan for about. six weeks and held his mem- hership in Sioux City. Mrs. Cook j Was git the head of the Benton coun- |ty Klan Women's organization. en LOCAL MAN DIES AT DEVILS LAKE | Devils Lake, Robert je s ied suddenly here carly » who had been traveling Kelly-How-Thompson Co., of Duluth was picked up Tuesday night apparently out of his mind and was subjected to 4 mental examination. His wife, formerly Miss Isabelle King of Minot, told authorities that her husband was subject to nervous breakdowns and asked that he be kept under surveillance. It wi thought that rest might mentul faculties. _Relativ dead man live at Wadena. Beaudreau was born at Degraff, Minn., but his people reside in Wa- dena.” His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al D. Breadreau, are ‘in California, He was an ex-service man and legion- naire. Cook admitted that he had urged j By that time nearly everyone had his hands up, realizing it was a rob- bery. “Th one. wo men did not search any- ey ‘took what was offered them, I gave them $2.50 and kept $100, and several other passengers did similarly, although some of them ey they had. 0: r only $1 x robbers to dix but the vies ov J by one of the up some more mone tim said that was all he had, and th ed him up. Afterwards he showed a good-sized roll of bills. “A hurried checkup before I left the train indicated that about $200 in all was taken, “I saw the two robbers in the de- t before I got on the train, they ing ticularly noticeable be- se of the loose fitting clothes which they wore, y were about 30 years old, Svidently they i their work, nerv- ous, “The whole robbery about five minutes, left the train while it only about fifteen miles per hour. When I saw the two men in the de- pot they were just standing around, and were unmasked. “If Thad had a gun in my pocket I could easily have shot both of them had their backs turned to me most of the time. wo young fellows who were ly- ing down in their seats were not mo- lested by the robbers, although they were They pretended they were asleep, “The conductor and baggage m: ter cume into the smoking car with guns just after the men had gone out. and left the train.” Minot, N. D., Sept. 12—(®)—Two masked’ men early this morning in Minot held up and robbed the occu- pants of a smoking car of the moun- taineer crack train of the Soo Line, operating between Vancouver, B. C. and Chicago. One of the robbers is reported to have fired at Con- ductor Rice of Enderlin, N. D., who was not injured. The men, who are believed to have pol b in ared took only nd the men was running Beaudreau formerly made his head- quarters in Devils Lake. Robert E. Beaudreau is well known |in Bismarck where he has a wide j cirele of acquaintance. During the last few weeks, friends say, he suf- fered from netvousness believed to have been brought on by strain of overwork. Prior to his marriage he lived at the Grand Pacific hotel. Announce State Building Contract The state board of administration today announced it has let to Jensen & Co., Devils Lake, the contract for the basement and a tunnel at the proposed new children’s building at the state tuberculosis sanitarium at Dunseith. The bid was $7,057, and the work will be finished by Nov. 1. A contract for the superstructure will be let in February and it is hoped to complete the $40,000 pro- ject by next July 1. Release Farmer in Assault Case M. B. Reed, McKenzie farmer, was released on $2,500 bail when qrrested on a warrant charging shooting with intent to kill, sworn out by Nels Struwing, a neighbor. Last week Reed was placed under $1,000 peace bond. Reed and Struwing became in- volved in an altercation over a horse, ssession of which was claimed by both parties. Reed’s case will be set for trial im district court here. 4 boarded the train in Minot, staged the robbery immediately after the train started to leave the Minot sta- tion. Both of the robbers were armed. Passengers in the pullman and day coaches were not molested. Disappear in- Yards The two men jumped off the train as it was leaving the Minot yards, The train did not stop until it re- ported at Velva where the first re- port on the holdup was turned in to Soo officials. Police Sheriff Fries and Soo de- tectives are today engaged in search for the holdup pair. The two men were described as being small of stature, each carrying a .38 calibre revolver. Report of losses, available in Minot include: A. Wise, news agent, $60: George’ Baker, address unknown, $30 in travelers checks and a ticket to Burlington, Iowa; A. J. Hawley, who boarded the train in Minot, $95 in cash and currency. MANKATO HAS AIR AMBULANCE Mankato, Sept. 12—(4)—The first airplane ambulance to arrive in Man- kato brought to a local hospital late on the, 10th Claude Snyder, young man of this city, who broke his left leg in two places near Wadena. Acting under telegraphic instruc- tions, a physician met the plane when it landed and removed the man to the hospital, completing a journey of 200 mil Snyder had been con- fined to a Wadena hospital since re- ceiving injuries, while working near the propeller’ ‘of’ an airplane as a hop-off was being made’ on’ August 80, Lawrence Sohler, living east of ‘this city, piloted the air ambulance.