The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1926, Page 8

a i PAGE EIGHT JOHN STINK TRANSFORMED INTO A GHOST Osage Indians Shyn Man Who Came to Life After He Had Been “Buried” his is the fifth of a series of articles dealing with the picturesque old west that still lives in the land of the mysterious Osage murders. BY BRUCE CATTON Special Correspondent Pawhuska, Okla, Jan. is an evil spirit that stalks abr Editor's Note on the barren, wind-sweept. hills of Osage county; an evil sp! returned from’ the grave to contuse and alarm honest, dians and to fig acter in the comedy the west ha a day i This evil spirit is or used to he, Indians sa dian who re juiced in’ the ne of MHo-To-Moi This naine being 1 bit cumbersom he was dubbed plain John Stink, PRESIDENT ASKED COMMISSION i | i Republi TO DROP SUGAR INVESTIGATION, ACCORDING TO SENATOR NORRIS an Senator From Nebraska Charged Coolidge and Senator Smoot With Attempting to Delay the Commission’s Report on Sugar Tariff ELECTRICIANS INN.DAK, MUST PAY STATE FRE 32 etn peter es Cities Have No Power to Issue THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE pearance on the stage at Olympia, Christmas, 1911. “How did you your pin back?” » “Oh, | married the girl.”—Cornell Widow. touched the cardinal’s body, bglicy- ing that hereafter they would. carry with them the attributes of bless- in * Great Homige Paid Althouh only three Belgians thus far have been honored with a nation- al funeral, the homage that is being Mercier transcends himself with carrying the ball seven times for a total of 41 yars. GRANGE BEARS Wilson gained 87 yards in 16 tries. |. DEFEATED BY |Shakesperean | "FRISCO TEAM, Makeshift Team Led by Wil- London, Jan. 26.—()--The Sha! spearean actress, Florence Saunders, died in, London yesterday. She was born in 1890 at Valparaiso, Chile, and made a name as a leadi' come messages of condolence. Among | “Old Vie” Sha \ Licenses and Collect Fees, son, Washington Star, {er of te i f ft r primates of Belgium. Miss Saunders made her first ap- | Washington, Jan. 25. Senator Smoot, suid the Nebraska Ruling Says King Albert, ‘the crown prince, mers Gets 14 to 9 Win a ident Coolidge, Senator Sn senator, calted Mr. Culbertson into bers of the’ eabinet and other high : jlican, U and ovaers wer a conference with representatives of] pyectricians doing business inj|state -and , ecclesiastical’ officials) San Francisco, Calif. Jan. 25.—) in the senate. Saturday by the tariff. Senator Pipps, republi-|vorth Dakota are required to thke| Will be present. —Harold “Red” Grange of the Chi- ‘repo Sei ‘dent until after the 1924 clection, and hed requested the it that butter ingu Wh or ve. {Co ris, republican, Nebraska, mpting to | Culsertson as a member of the tariff | commission to de n, Colorado, and about 15 members of the house were present, he said, ff] Replymg, Senator Smooth declared y the commission's; that “nothing was said or done that rt on the sugar tariff. 1 would not have the whole world nator Norris declared the presi-| know.” He had called Cuivertaon. in, wanted to hold back the repoit/ Senator Smoot said, because the su- gar men thought should have @ turther hearing before the commis- sion, and knew Culbertson would do what he thought rght and proper. influence William state sions mu office Corlir the commission to drop yugar investigation ar] start a son Offercd Transfer joner Culbertso: General § n the charges, @ ty President so declared that was deadlock- the sugar. ease, ered transfer to with an ented a mene the the o the with him about cha ET is so known throughout Osage ¢ 15 Culbertson was about to leave the | ence, and sayin John Stink was a peaceable, decent office and with the adve report those present tha sort of chap who never inolested any- lying on his desk, the president again investigation had been bh one until one fatal might, a fow Stusked Cul on if he could not de-, wrong method of computing produc i when a mutual friend) intr she sugar report.” tion cost duced John toa bottle of white male. ve Unica SAL ESE SO cr nose The mule’s kick would have de hy ah clu Santa Ke freight. and Peary \ clay vessel that houses John pine tronger than w another tl 1d pirit, is no John went ere. the under Dead and Buried t morning John tt After th had been storat pronounces of a huge smaller stone But John ‘Stink was not dead. f was only boiled ust a wee bit hard than: usual awoke to find himse the rock pile and p hunger, a powerful h thirst of the type that moves moun- | tains. - Heads for Camp John extricated himself with dif ficulty, and headed for the camp. the ents flapping nd descended In the chill dawn he came o ais. habinini breeze, on_his trib The squaws cooking br were fast. One look at John Stink, who! had been laid to rest only yesterday, was enough. The howl they let out was heard away up in W was noon before they ning. The camp was left utterly deserted save for John Stink, who proceed- wu w retresn himself on the whole tribe's breakfast. Rot tetiane are hard folk to con- opped ran- vince. The tribesmen would not come] operated. in Bank of Comn back. John Stink had died and been buried and that was all there was to it. If he stalked about and talked and ate it only proved that he was a ghost, And ghosts are no more pop ular in Osage county than anywhere else. John Stink became an exile—a ndless wanderer over the barren hills. Boycotts Town He erected a littie tent in an almo inaccessille section of the coun und lived the life of a hermit. Fi or six lanky dogs kept him company, would associate with him. The In- dians chunned him—shun him to this day. John Stink used to come into Pawhuska to buy supplies. But once his five dogs came in with him and, RNS Bees | Views Taken Along | National Parks Road were shot by the unfecling police. So John declared a boycott on Paw- leaves his lonely camp, and if anyone approaches he flees incontinently. A wl the only man who has talke his “funeral” — brings and other necessaries twice a Ww No Indian will go near him. them he is still a ghost. He dead and buried and that ends it. was So John Stink lives alone with! junction with the regular show at his dogs. Insects to Blame for Considerable Damage to Grains » Dy dan, 25.—()—In- ¢ damage to wheat and other grains th atement by R, Webste ng crop dama ¢ ed by pests of various kinds, We! ter poirted out that much of the age done is not visible to the or- ty observer and hence no a count is taken of i sin hi classes who have s said. hail losses, he pointed out, has been sidered of such importance that insurance companies have, issued a booklet on the subject. In estimates by the United States department of agriculture, based on reports by a large number vf volun- teer crop reporters the crop damage done by insects in 1922 was placed at 26 per cent of the total damage, Webster said, Text books usually place it at 10 per cent. Factors ¢ ‘ed by the government as causing damage were deficient moisture, 221 per cent; excessive moisture, 24 per cent; frost and freeze 3.3 per cent; hot win 2.2 per cent, and plant dise wndation that the case i ht rates on potatoes > { sections of North South a. Colored: she Min- ‘to~ reilroed n commonly is sup-| "been | mere prov moving in yfand South t | |culled chita, and it! Ancther Two Weeks ered Necessary to Give i | bala the Ewe j that On n trial di el | the nigh) and | film aci -| cooperating with the highway asso: {ciation in through motion pictures. In w ing lion to t j the ere bill, buil jus the trade-i fo. rer res astomoblie, began Faulkton, S. D., Jan j4. the day the bank closed, Mrs. Fred Heck, testified today in the Ewert embez- zlement rural credit funds and the state is board’s money Ewert came to her saying, “Draw the ‘balance out of the Union Trust com- pany and credit it to the rural cred- vit board's account.” jruary 4, also, that wnd they were the only creatures who | . treasurer of the rural credit boar With Mrs. headquarters — in ows scenes taken | Dakota, brought here direct ‘from a run in Minneapolis theatres. "ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY BILL | Carries Increase of Nearly a Half Million Dollars for Agri- ment stations, the annual agricultur depar: ti priations committee. i The measure provides for a total expenditure of $126,220,000 during from budget e: For continuance of federal ai staves in road construction, the mea- /sure recommends appropriation of $75,000,000 which is $1,000,000 below current funds, but increasing from e increased rates on vta, Montana and Min- win Cities and Duluth. a to the tariffs as filed by the carriers EACH EDITOR ‘ond paragraph in. section] Senate agriculture committee. 5 iy Geeta abet tour ‘refers only to ities regulr-| gifs? Qe Whine Cesena ; long-lasting flavorful ‘om 115 to 120 per cent of the wheat 2 ent ey being about 110 per cent) Stal istorical Scciety Has s a is ne me: f ie wheal aes, > Oe alg ta . ing electricians. : withdraw credits from the cotton | enjoyment that you. Interstate Commerce Commission Files of Every News- Cities Cannot Require Fee trade as cotton would become an un- cies general eu oars wath ct sterner Fates Uae | eer lop tag tet ete | ean buy. t of the wheat rates. piper in State tion 3559 of the compiled laws of} ity M0 pind’ withisldes thin’s 7 | ted to file new ed before the ing season. generations. ENTERS UPON North ewspaperman in North Da- aily writing history in so far as Lewis F. Crawford, state historian, jis e erned. A special div torical to citi ion of the state his- devotes its time to order every daily and weekly newspaper publish- in the state. These gre bound into and filed for reference by sion 1 power that t n going on since 3 and bound files of all newspa- s are available for sll except the last few years. In 1913 appropri ions for the work were temporarily discontinued and the newspapers, ai- though th were receive] as usual, were not indexed and bound. Dur- ing the last few years efforts have n made to catch up with the work but the appropriations proved insuf- ficient and the job was discontinued. If another appropriation is Natranai| however. two more years may see the ree was credited to| binding brought up to date, Crawford rural credit board on- February Filing Racks Needed In addition to money for binding: the department needs furniture and filing cases, Crawford said, A lange storage arca is available in the base- ment of the Liberty Memorial Build- ing wher RE Consid- Case to the Jury (@)~ The company, nee in the Union made,; A.W. h | the bank’s assistant cashier, attempting to show that rt used it as a blind to divert the to his own use and of the bank. n February 4, the witness said, Mali proper filing racks. ine newspapers may:prove valuable for reference purposes in future The lue, Crawford ted out. Occa- sionally a. demand is made for date which appeared in them as a matter of routine at some time in the past. They «iso are used for reference by lawyers and others secking verifica- It was on Feb- vernor Gunder- suddenly removed ‘E Heck's testimon: went into its third wee! to two weeks are considered nec- ry to give the case to the jury. So @ people tices of various kinds, In addition to the files of the reg- lar newspapers, the department has available files and copies of the earliest newspapers published in the state as well files of many pub- lications which have since gone out of existence or ‘have been absorbed by other enterprises, Arch closed Shown at Eltinge National — Parks 's North Dakota d has its office marek, a full shown in con- funcra‘ National Guard to Have Competitive Indoor Rifle Shoot Every unit of the 164th infantry, North Dakota National Guard, will take part in a competitive indoor shoot to be staged this week. A small prize has been offered by Lt. 1 of pictures will be chureh Eltinge theatre in Bismarck to: t and tomorrow night. The film all al from Chicago tv Puget Sound, includes many views of North showing beauty s, its wheat field: spot camps, , ete Col, M, H. Sprague. The teams will This is the first showing of the|consist of one off Tr, one sergeant, i in North Dakota, it having been| one corporal and four privates from each organization, The range will be 50 yards and small caliber rifles will be used. Sprague has asked company commanders to give special’ attention to the contest as a com-, pliment to Col. D. S. Ritchie, regi iors mental commander, and to show “thi women are em-|rrowing interest in indoor marks- 1 workers. manghip.” The Northern nd Burlington railrefds are fie advertising the trail England 22,000. IS REPORTED TO THE HOUSE TODAY cultural Experiment Stations—Weather Bureau \Gets Increase of $178,165 ashington, Jan. an increase of nearly half a mil- dollars for agricultural exper sary to cover an increase of $147,- 000 in telegraphic tolls on transmit- (ting weather reports, and to provide) for additional field stations, For farmers’ cooperative Strations, the measure again priates $1,308,000, while $630,000, an increase of $20,000, recommended for the inspection’ and quarantine work of the bureau of animal me try. Other Appropriations _ Expenditure of $875,000 is author- ized for eradication of tuberculosis in cattle, the reduction by $5,000 low current funds being explai: as due to tran: of nent supply bill was reporte: di - he house Saturday by the appro- more fiscal year, representing eof $486,000 over last but a decrease of $3,2 imates, 000,000 funds for ding forest roads and trails. Two Unusual Features wo unusual features mark the Authority is+given the secre- ulture to onan $4,000 priation of $1,440,- A total aj 000 is made for agricultural Grad curtent funds. To lend to ineluded in the Soper Mlestanipeh ap: in rive! life refuge, current lation of $400,000. until iene ed state examination and pay the business. The attorney general held that provisicns in the law giving cli i central over c'ectricians applies aniy to the fact that one bond may, be given by the licensee to cover his Hability to % municipality in works, Jaw the evident intent of the legisla- tablish state uniform tests for 1 the state will be located witin in- rorporated ppointed by the local munici- have searched tris section and fail to find any express power granting tricians. state board with expres; power to license. license etectricians nor to require a fee for a municipal license.’ WILLIS LEFT Probably Has Reierence to Union of Roman and Angelican Churches h 1 keot but i ie : re the records are kent but|Much interest was aroused today by J no provision has been made for|the revelation that Cardinal Mercier : had left a religious will, ‘adressed to. the archbishop of Canterbury. ars and even now ‘have a historical not yet been made public, bat it believed that it has reference to the question of a union of the Roman and Anglican..churches, the cardinal tion of the publication of legal Coles Mercier that last night several hundred, fearing the doors of the cago Bears and George Wilson, for- mer University of Washington star, were scheduled to be the principal | characters in a football story wri Kesar Stadiunt yesterday. But when the legend was finished the San Francisco Tigers, mal team headed by Wilson. had defeated the Bears, and Grange found himself _in a minor role. igets, a makeshift team or- | ganized two weeks ago, crushed the Bears under a 14 to 9 score. ! ‘Me sorrel topped flesh contented State Bounties Paid During 1925 Total $67,926.45 Wolf and magpie bounties cost the state of North Dakota $67,926.45 dur- ing 1925, a report by State Auditor Steen shows. Warrants issued in payment of these bountics during the year totale 7,563 and accounted tor 00,403 magpies; 12,128 wolf pups and 7,220 mature wolves. Although the boun- ty dh magpies is only 15 ceats each, the total amount paid in j was $7,570.45. The bounty on wolf pups is $2 cach and persons killing them received $24,266. The bounty on mature wol- 1° $36,100 was paid fod regardiess of any prev!- in ord{nances .paried by palities ‘in which they do the attorney general’s held in an opinion to I. W. te of Lisson, North Dakota. th the state andj cd which hi Any other construction, pinon holds, would “nullify nd woud be contrary to ounties s expressed in the whole act. iy wich evident intent to es-| board providing ensing all elec: | and to provide by fee the money to finance this 1 electricians in ves is $5 cach out on that basis. Committee Hears Obiections to the Caraway Bill wricueys PK. in the New Handy Pack is the biggest value in cities and towns and lo most of their work within municipalities, Tie pter in section 6 provides an inspector to these is one from President Cool- idge. The rdinai will be entombed Thu: in a erypt in the Cathedral of Saint Rombau, beside the bodies (®)—Oppo tion to the Caraway bill, which would prohibit trading in cotton and grain futures, was heard today by — the spection The proviso at the end of Dakota for the year 1913, I month; 3 W. J. Neale, a Waco, Texas, spot cotton dealer, declared the bill would materially contract the breadth of cotton trading which would reach to the harm' of the farmers. - It is the best Peppermint .... Handy Pack fits hand, | pocket and. purse. jes the right to license eiec- Chapter 123 of ‘the ses- jaws of 1919 provides for a It is my opinion that the there given is exclusive and he cities have no power to for WRIGLEYS PK. Handy Pack on your Dealer's Counter . LIGIOUS - BY CARDINAL Will take in trade for my Furniture Stock a few Cars or well seasoned horses. nes, Belgium, Jan. 2: ; : INQUIRE OF W. E. PERRY : Bismarck’s Exclusive Funeral Director. PARLORS 210 - 5TH. PHONE 687W details of this document a 5) for which long had been working, reat has been the desire of th to show their love for Cardi- Episcopal residence would be before they had time to pass the bier, rushed past the attendants ‘and gained entry into the vestibule. The police made several arrests and the cardinal’s secretary to close the palace until after the threatened 1 if further untoward inci- dents occurred. Many of the persons who came to pay tribute ‘to the prince of the hrought with them medals and other ‘holy objects with which they. ‘RADIO TEST WEEK Every evening this week be- tween 10 and 11 o’clock, all Amer- ican stations will be silent to al- low European broadcasters to reach this country. ‘ Democracy of Bell System Owners : Is Nation-Wide No other said ih thee : Parle: living in pone i cit We can make immediate in- stallation of a 5 tube Atwater. Kent set. Don’t miss this most interesting week of the year in ‘radio. beret X y an people who comprise the wide community of Bell investors, Are your tubes and batteries