The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1926, Page 8

ROBBER GETS ~ $500 IN CASH Locks Acting Cashier of Ma-| pleton Bank in Vault— | Drives Toward Fargo ! Fargo, N. D, July 16—(AP)— Capture of the unmasked bandit who held up the acting cashier of the Mapleton State Bank of Mapleton at 3 p. m. Thursday was made more difficult today by the conflicting testimony of Mapleton residents in regard to the make of car the robber fled in. Some declare he fled in an Oakland = sedan bearing » South Dakota license and others say he drove away in a Buick. All are agreed that the robber @rove in the direction of Fargo. Fargo, uly 16—-Apologizing because it was “necessary” to lock the cashier in the yault, a police bandit held up the Mapleton, N. D., State bank Thursday afternoon, took $500 in cash and escaped in an auto- mobile. The lone bandit, unmasked, held ‘up Earl Monson, acting cashier, at 3 Pp. m. ss Mr. Monson, who was substituting for Arnold A. Preckel, cashier of the Mapleton bank, was locked in the vault by the bandit and it was an hour before he was released. He is employed as a teller at the Mer- chants National bank of Fargo, and was relieving Mr. Preckel, who had one away for the day. The daring, daylight holdup was the second staged at the Mapleton bank in eight months. The bank was . held up Oct. 8, lust year. Alone in the bank, Mr. Monson looked up as a stranger entered at 2:65 p.m. The man, tall and heavy, with a beard of about two days growth, advanced to the cashier's window and presented a check to be cashed. “Is this check good?” asked the bandit. “Pil see,” said Mr. Monson. Draws Gun Mr. Monson reached for the check and the bandit draw a gun, pointed it at him and ordeder him to “put them up, please.” The bandit, covering Monson with the gun, walked around the cage in back of the counter, poked the gun dmto Monson’s ribs and said, “I'm sorry, but I'll have to lock you in the vault He pushed Monson into the vault and then began a search for loot. Mr. Monson had just put the silver and currency into a smaller vault tontained in the large one. The bendit went to it and took out the money. He locked the vault door on Monson and made his escape. Ten minutes later, Martin Kuk- lock, Argusville, entered the bank. Mr. Monson heard him enter and be- in shouting. Kuklock immediately ave the alar Asn the bandit left the bank, he failed to lock the front door. Had he locked the door, Kuklock would not have been able to gain entrance and Mr. Monson” would have been im- prisoned in the vault until late in the night or until this morning, when Mr. Preckel was scheduled to return. : In Vault An Hour While he wag in the vault for more than an hour, Mr. Monson suffered no ill effects. Ross, Cass county shetiff, d by telephone and he, in turn no in all directions within a radius of 50 miles of Fargo. In the meantime, attempts to open the vault in which Mr._Monson was secured, proved unavailing. No one ww the combination. Finally, A. G. fohnson of the Emery-Johnson com- pany, Fargo, was called, drilled into the vault door, and instructed Mr. Monson how to work the combination from within. In this way, the cashier was released. Robbed Laat October The same bank was robbed on 8, 1925, by Marion D. Wilson, youth, who a day later to 20 years in the North Dakota state penitentiary after pleadi: ng guilty to the crime. ilson obtained nearly $800. On that éccasion the wife of the cashier, Mrs. Arnold A. Preckel, who was alone in the building, saved about $5,000 of the bank’s funds by arguing with Wilson in face of a gun. Wilson locked Mrs. Preckel and a large St. Bernard dog which had attacked him, in a cellar and made his escape. was apprehend- ed near Hunter, N. D., while fleeing on motorcycle he had purchased with part of the stolen money. Morris Utter Remains at His Home in Midst . of Explosion Area ~ (Continued from pege one.) his way from the smoking ruins were ix te 16-inch shells—not quite an oe sive and take. 2 in and his pilot dived throu; billows of smoke and hot, sulphuric mes to within 800 feet of the blaz- ruins. * ‘wasn’t healthy to dive any clos- er than thet.” rman explained. “The pi resembled the crater of Poigle's volcano, No-man's-land dashed unquestionably to ‘certain death i told in one of re eyewitnesses stories of the ‘Denmark disaster, were Capt. Burwell H. of the Marine Corps, and eres Stn officer o: ie si yn. totd oy Viola McConnell, 17, lived with the The Clarke a Brown drove. e was bleeding,” says Viola.’ of IF rines clung to the running boards. here, has insured his life for $2,000, | «Pire seemed everywhere, and the worth many times A hosptial at Newfoundland, miles away, welcomed the refugees. Safe For 40 Years | earth rocked.” tthe great powder keg that .was the urmy-navy arsenal and munitions de- pot at Pi Quiet, easy-going, they death and destruction. Tens of thousands of recreation* seekers thronged these communities in the summer. came “and the arsenal’s presence. The arsenal hadn't amounted at first. This when the jin civilian population for miles around seemed the moxt appropriate of places for it. No hostile warships could bombard it, for the seacoust was a full 50 miles away. H The navy came and built a depot! for giant. shells, smokeless powder, depth bombs, and the like. million dollars’ worth were hidden away for a mmunities which clust Martian camp took it) for granted. And then the powder keg went off one night. There’n No. Such Place “A safe place to manufacture mu- nitions? There isn't any,” concludes Major Hugh Ramsey, the Picatinny ursenal’s commander, as the surveys the ruin the naval munitions depot’ blast had wronght. The major’s own coat is red-stained from the disaster. “Search Yourself for Matches” a sign near the entrance. “Leave Your Matches Here” said to another @ little road. | Lightning rods tipped the roofs of! all the buildings the army and navy) Fo of They called the buildings proof.’ kept guard. most rigid rules. the man-made foil VETERINARIANS WILL MEET NEXT WEEK AT FARGO s0 kota Association to Be Held July 20-21 Fargo, N. D., July 16-()-Approxi mately 100 of the 125 veterinarians in the state are expected to attend the t y convention ofthe North Dakota Veterinary Association which will open here. next Tuesday. The, report of T. 0. Brandenberg, Lakota, president, and of other state officers and of committees will fea- ture the morning session on the open- ing day. Election of officers is also scheduled to be ‘had before lunch. Other events of the morning session will be an address by Dr. A. F. Schalk on “Progress in Animal Disease Pro- jects N. D. Agricultural Exper ment College”, and a round-table cussion of “Case Reports” in wh every member will be asked to relate lee experiences, The morning sion will be held in the veterinar, building at the agricultural college. The afternoon xession will be held ‘argo Chamber of Commerce and will inelude an address on Meeting the Problems of the Small Animal Practitioner’, by Dr. H. J. it built the machine ” 10 mander Byrd, fine young American i naval officer, flew over the { pole, with the fin Nearly a dozen New Jersey towns: cent Astor, Edsel Ford and John D. and viMages sat for forty years on Rockefeller, Jr. Mr. Fokker oug! took for (000,000 granted the 2,000 acres of potential ence. i ont Germany b mountain’ planes to take Many the neurest hospital. went without learning of je carried to and from the airplane This country tol pave Europe the flying machine, rd-' Europe is teaching us to use it. STILL SOUGHT BY OFFICIALS da 1Grand Jury Called to Investi- detecti: |today hunt disbarred phys farther down the dismembered sbety: Day and night soldiers and marines’ request for a fee of $150. charged with being an accessory be- ‘Commanding officers imposed the fore and after the crime. A second doctor, thought to have The waiting Zeus must have laugh-| aided in dismembering the body and ed as his lightning bolt shot through’ attempting to hide it in the three packages in which it was found, was still being sought by the police. substantially as it State Convention of North Da-| world peace our duty to as: the necessary now have in the Ni Act, to make sure that no comes to the temple of lil fathers have here builded. Turning to the peace Commander long as that based on justice und square dealin, But we recognize that justice is, se dom automatic, and fe the Legion has advocated fence by the, United States to a ner manent court of international justice, with the necessary machinery and power to make its decrees effective. “The men who ni the know what war the risk. padded hammocks. $2,000,000. in which Com- 000 and pays high premiums because This particular flyer is} He north “first-class the injured swiftly to Patients will, gate Finding of -Girl’s Mutilated Body » the pol Edith Green, 19-year-old Tuesday. , was at Boston, July 16—)—While special and inspectors from the district uttorney's office, ed Dr. Thomas E. Walsh, jan, on charges of murder in connection with the death; state ard, a special grand jury was called | investigate the, discovery of her Sinédgteepan last t ‘The wigl's' heat,” James V. pone we AS ender bond of had put up. $2,000 following his arrest and con- “fires! fession that Walsh preformed an iMegal operation on the girl at his Ford is United States Richest | Prize of Ages, Says Legion Commander (Continued from page one.) earth are striving for trade wealth and commercial advantage; long as human nature Favors World Peace cQuigg ‘he Legion has been, at its worst, and they But the Legion ree: shall ions shall iberty our uestion of world f and will continue to be for world pe: peace is honorab! Legion hey have seen want no more of it if it can be honorably avoided. that controversies and quarrels air-} and 8 le and ial help of Vin- ht to be working’ Monsignore Accept “ for the United States government and | nny and Lake Denmark. jt ought to insure his life for $20, if money made any differ-; Plans For Program at Mandan Station The Rev. Fr. Clement Dimpfl has received a telegram from the Rev. Fr. P. Mahoney, who is directing the tour of the five Monsignore through the western states, advising him definitely who is in the part; [and that it will be pleased wit {the proposed program of welcome to be held at Mandan Saturday after- noon. The party will a tl east bound Tt has bee! Cardinal Bon: party, which, of members of his suite. the party are said to rank among the highest at the Vai court and to be in line for promotion Cardinaley. That the visitors are from the Vatican and wi pear in official vestments and give a papal benedic- tion is expected to be cause enough for a big turnout Satur and prep- urations are under way to care for a large crowd. The acceptance by the party of the rogram plans has removed the last andicap to their detailed work! out. Training School Boys Harvest Fine Crop_.of Alfalfa Farmers in the city were treated A tol of alfalfa hay, worth approximately 50, hauled through the streets on five hayracks by boys of the state training rchool The hay was raised by the state training school on a field east of the city, where it always develops good crop. | Cooper May Saddle the ‘Beast’ Next Time If he'd known it would act that way, Peter Cooper would have put a saddle on it. “It” in this case refers to one of the renowned cayuses of the worthy Henry. “Pete,” and a pal of his, one Richard Amundsen, were coming down the courthouse hill into Man- remains dan in one of the bucking marvels tesa | in Paige making. isea t by sound met \s of our own determination ins peer rete ing the day when swords beaten into plowshares and into pruning hooks and rn war no more; but in the mean- e let us have a care and provide such as we ional Defense of the aforesaid Henry: They were 8 3° on their way to town from their home ed | _ Just before they reached the paved street by the courthouse, the spindle shaft broke, letting one of the front wheels of their ship of state slide. out from under them. The end of the front axle hit the dust. It dragged like a sick win, on a duck. The car slewed around: and faced back the way it had com: But it didn’t mean that it wanted to go home,—no, not right then. When the rear end slewed about, | pushed sidewards with great force upon the centers of the back wheels. The rims of said wheels. were upon ‘o the ground and less inclined to move. As a result, one of them was stripped: off of the axle and the other was stripped by being pushed in upon-it. Both wheels were a total loss. Their replacemnt cost close to eight dollars. But worst of all, as he Rumoraasly put it, was the loss of equilibrium of Peter Cooper. As the cayuse of, the worthy, Henry came to its breath taking and spectacular stop, Cooper careened to the horizontal, slid with silence and abruptness through the right hand door of the car and nar- rowly missed dropping into the road be- 'Slong with the spokes. He was un- Milks, professor of the department) ween nations are almost certain to of materia medica and small animal clinic of the New York State Veter- nary College, Cornell University | nd an address on “Differential Diagnosis of Diseases of the Head of Fowls” by Dr. J. R. Beach, asso- ciate veterinarian, University of California. The Wednesday morning session will be given over to an address by re . Steel of Grundy Center, Ia., on “Business Methods, Swine Diseases , ‘and Pitfalls,” and a talk on “The; Prepartunient Disease of Sheep” b: Dr. H. L. Foust, North Dakota Agri- cultural College. Wives of the 0 inarians will be entertained Tuesday afternoon at the ‘home of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Schalk. Present officers of the association, in addition to President Brandenberg are G.,A. Ottinger, Jamestown, vice! resident, and H. L. ‘Foust, North Da- ta Agricultural College, secretary and treasure! { TODAY Ht (Continued from page ene.) ‘ er’s business, not the government's business. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., wise man, will not gllow his children to ha their pictures in senspare doesn’t want them to “feel important before they have done anything worth while.” He doesn’t even want his children to know that they are veer rich, which also is wise. me of Mr. Rockefeller’s children, asked to contribute $50 to some/ worthy purse said, quite sincerel: “They must think we are the Van- derbilts.” That innocent child doesn’t know that her father ‘and grandfather could buy the whol derbilt fam- ily every little while and not know the difference. Sometimes money. The bi United States formed a “sugar equ: ” to control prices in the ernment put in $5,000,- iterday received from that ceases to exist, a check for $11,000,000, making s total of profit for 4, ment ia investment of $5080000, Let there by light and power, is the motto of ‘York, City. That can five one: Ai commu billion kilowatt hours id that mere have such things PI been to a large extent futile.’ MISTAKE SAVES wreck A Tonic FE Cleveland—Because of an error and a last minute switch in his Pull accommodations, alive and well today. changed to the left side of the car accommodate a man and hi When the train w: couple were hurled through a win and seriously injured. One-fifth of the at covered by fore: hilip 8. Zipkin His berth w: wi , of France is Of Rare Value In. Childhood SCOTTS Aboundsin EMULSION} ||| { Spel dow reements not! | Why Spoil Your Motor Trip Tire Trouble Usually comes in “Bunches” nail or tack picked up between towns will give you a hot, dis- agreeable job—UNLESS—well, drop in and let us tell you how to yoid this and, if That second si injured, but thinks he will sling a saddle on the bruté next time. Vallancey and Hanley Tie For Shoot Trophy W. H. Vallancey and J. M. Hanley, Mandan, tied for the $20 trophy awarded the amateur resident of North Dakota who shot through the 200-bird state championship race and finished with the score nearest 90 per cent at the North Dakota State trapshooting tournament just con- cluded. Mr. Vallancey made 89 the first day and 91 the second day of the shoot, totaling 180 of exactly 90.per cent. J. M. Hanley shot exactly 90 each day according to George Ebert, local secretary, treasurer ana tournament manager.- 4. W. Stufgeon, Dickinson, was the winner of the all around state cham- pionship. HOME MAKERS CLUB TO MEET The Mandan Home Makers Club will meet Saturday te o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Mrs. Roy Veeder has charge of the program. She~-will be sisted by Mrs. William Borden hostess. BIRTHDAY PARTY Miss Gwendolyn Dahners, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dahners, cel brated her eighth birthday Thursday at her home. She entertained eight of her friend: ON VACATION ty School Superintendent H. K. left yesterday for two vacation at his home at Port- BAND CONCERT TONIGHT The municipal band will play its maces concert tonight at the band stand. TO SEATTLE Mrs. I. N. Steen of Carson left yesterday morning for a few weeks’ visit in Seattle. MOTOR TRIP IN EAST IS FULL. OF PLEASURE (Continued from page one.) close view gf a mont interesting sec- tor of North America. Chicago Traffic Evaded Our trip from St. Paul angled ‘southeast thtough Eau Claire, Madi- son, Janesville and Beloit. Entering Minois at Beloit, the route carri one to Rockford, Elgin and Aurora, Distressing and delaying traffic through Chicago is evaded by going via Chicago Helge » “short-cutting” Indiana via Gary, the ‘ross into along the scenic route of e in, ung. Indiana at Michigan City and entering Michi- gan at Grand Beach. From Chicago Heights to Detroit, Mich., is a fine paved highway most excellently serviced. Such interest- ing cities as Kakamazoo, Battle Creek, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and finally De- troit follow in fast succession as one rolls along at 35. miles when there is a traffic cop and from 65 to 60 for‘short, tantalizing ‘the “bobby” on the motorcycle fs not in sight. Great ferries, capable of handling nearly 100 cars, freight the tourists s the Detroit river where the tape of entering Canada is most “peditiously handled. motorist has his automobile regis- tration card, getting into Canada is noon at 2 " Provided a| *4¢ easy. American dollars look big on this side of the boundary despite the fact that one political party is build- ing its next electiog platform upon = bagpipers blew and the fifers “fited.” closer reap- the Battle of the Boyne seemed but the United States. yesterday to them. pelicy that a ment Some of the Orangemen’s Day speeches, heard the various cross roads en route today, signified an intensely Dominion spirit and to argue annexation at an Orange pi nic might start se: complications. The writer had no auto registration card with him, but s membership. card in the Greater North Dakota Association, and an automobile in- ce identification card won a 80. days’ permit to use the ia highways, pay 30 cents a gal gas FY dg at ge cents d the privilege of going 35 miles Canadians are restricted M1 eve it Viney to catch a Yankee car, so don't bother them under 35 miles. If a Canadian driver “steps on it,” all the traffic officer has to do to spot the license number and offender gets a@ note from po ce headquarters to call. ‘ pay them a Canadian Hi Paved | The Canadian highways are for the most part paved. Concrete seems. to be the favorite surfacing, although various asphaltic compositions wete noted. Macadam with a ter asphalt surface seem to give service and en * ease in some sections where ic is not great. For heavy and dense traffic concrete seems to be the most lent style of pav- me isconsin, Ilinois, In-* im, . the A. A, A., af- Dakota with the rth Dakota Associat is of distinct value fo the motorist, In Toronto, the ‘road ‘and route ser- vice is moat excellent, Every route is worked out in neat booklets or, handy cards and the attendants at the Toronto Motor League were most efficient and courteous. The same can be said for any city along the route latge enough to maintain such for gravel and hard | sh roads mean to ‘the localiti lon} the route can be easily ga + Vil lages have conquered their tion. are better kept. places have become attractive and the; menus in the hamlets en route vastly superior to a few years ago before the automobile jerked many a village out of ite inertia, Even farmers along the highways have. caught the: spfrit, are’cutting their! lawns, putting up cottages for tour-| ists and cashing in on the great mo-; tor movement that crowds the bes! highways of the land, | From Windson, the writer hugged the scenic shores of Lake St. Clair through the beautiful Belle River residential section populated by the wealthy Detroiters and Cenadians. Fine Drive to London, Ont. It is a rare ride down to London, Ont., ne pretty and quaint towns of Tilbury and Chatham, Eng- lish in their style of architecture, other respect: in London, # city in important manu- facturing city,” the writer took a swing northwest for 64 miles to the ' Lake Huron district, the objective being Goderich on the Lake, .the birthplace of the writer. { Leaving that city of 4,000, it is a comfortablé . three hou drive | through a dairy and fruit, country to Toronto, It was Orangeman’s day and the sound of the drum, the fife | and the - bagpipes, with the great Ulster. banners, revived to mind the history of the Battle of the Boyne fought 236 years ago. 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