The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1927, Page 2

px PAGE TWO AAGIRL KILLED j; BY HER LOVER ; 18-year-old Boy Confesses r Shooting, But Claims It Grit Was Accidental « Chicago, Sept. 26—(AP)—Fr: Schlieben, 18, called the “tough kid” of his neighborhood, is being held for the slaying of 16-year-old Steph- Wanie lac—a girl who love. to the dunce and whose dead body, a bullet marthrough the heart, was found on a erncteserted street corner carly yester- A. Hay. play lieben, the police said, con- Cuessed shooting the girl, using a pis- and tol with which a few hours before prog:he girl’s mother had threatened to to wrommit_suicic because of the late son, hours Stephanie had been keeping. iant Schlieben, however, insisted the tion shooting was an accident. YP “She dared me to shoot her,” the thei youth said, do, _ “I pointed the gun at her to scare tailher. The trigger must have caught to tou something.” Police iearned tha. Mrs. Celac has NiPleaded with “Steffie” to stop going to dances at late hours, and especial- ly to break off her friendship with Schlieben, She threatened to kill herself if Stephanie didn’t obey. “All right, mother, don’t worry any more,” the girl is said to have Stold her mother. “You're worth me more to me than Frankie, and that’s wit gay ‘a lot.” poi tephanie then took the pistol prs with which her mother threatened to the kill herself and went out to meet tio: Schlieben and “break off” their re- ‘lationship. pa: There were words. Schlieben took deg the pistol from her and pointed it tha at her. alt “I dare you,” said Stephanie. cur There was a shot. Stephanie, who hig liked late hours, who liked Frankie, but who liked her mother best of Yall, fell. of re him, ux Lions Club Discusses ing at tives, asleep, wi o “The Possibilities of Bismarck Be- coming a Manufacturing Center,” ur was subject discussed by S. G. in and F. E. McCurdy at the m ch central location of the city and the fa Proximity of coal and ore mines were a pehtn pe to c Strengthen the possibilities. 3 Henry Halverson was chairman of th the im committee of the day. Mr numbers were given by a ay trio consisting of Henry Halverson, I voi es Engelhardt, violinist, and 1 oe on Miss n cellist, accom- panied by Miss Bernice Hoeffler, eterson, pianist. several selections. program committee appointed pn for next week is mad w tk 3rtson. tt je lo a st Montana Court Hears BAe t/ha Schlieben at the home n 1 and arrested | president of the senior class. Other Future of Bismarck meeting of the Lions club today. The le up of Gerald Richholt, Henry Hanson aoa S. Rob- I. C, Davies won the attendance i? for today. The picnic planned the Lions club for Sunday was Dow don account of cold POSTORFICE *" ALMONT ROBBE Yeggs Blow Safe, Escape With $200 — Nitroglycerin Is Used in Looting Yeggs at 1;30 this morning blew ithe safe in the postoffice at Almont land escaped with approximately $200 in cash, ” The posto“fice is locatéd in the C. E, Kelsven confect. the Kelsven family ‘iving upstairs. Entrance was gained by smashing out a window. The robbers ther ook time to screw shut a door leading from the upstairs apartments into the store. The explosition of the nitroglyc- erin which shattered one door of the safe to bits and the other from its hinges, aroused Postmaster Kelsven, who descended to the ricaded door. The robbers, however, had time to go over the contents of the safe and make their escape with $200 cash before Kelsven could climb the stairs, gc around to the rear of the st».e and enter. CLASS HEADS ARE ELECTED Activities Program For Year Gets Under Way at Man- dan High School Class officers were elected at Mandan high school during the ac- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE: RETURNS FROM EASTERN TRIP Highway Commission Secre- tary Covers Over 2,500 Miles on Auto Tour Over 2,500 miles were covered by . J. Ermatinger secretary of the state highway commission, who re- turned Sunday from a two weeks’ he said today. Mrs. Ermatinger remained in St. Paul for a longer visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ermatinger drove through Minnesota, Wisconsi., Illi- nois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Canada. At Rochester, N. Y., they visited Ermatinger. The majority of the roads in the eastern states are surfaced, Mr. Ermatigner said. Curves on North Dakota roads and their general loca- tion are superior to those in the east, he said, many of t:.e roads there be- ing rather tortuous because of fol- lowing old paths made many years ago instead of running along sec- tion lines, as they do herc. In most states, tt road m ruil were Led Mr. Ermatinger said, although he still believes tht North Dakota is seccnd to none in this re- spect. On all federal highways, ex- cept in New York and Pennsylvania, ae ma)ing. were fo'nd, he said. Roads in the east are much wider than those here, largely due to the greater density of population, while many of the older roads are sur- faced with br’ck. The newer roads are corcrete surfaced, however, he said. In Canada, road markings are also good, although the distance markers were not as well placed as f motor trip through eastern states, \| ° Mr. Ermatinger’s mother, Mrs. J. J.! in revenge for the elopement of his daughter, the police allege, The girl, Angeline Constance, was asleep in her bed at her home in East 108th street, when she was in- stantly_ killed by a shotgun dis- charged, according to the police, by Biaggio Arsenio, who escay over roof tops. Relatives told the police that Arsenio was enraged over the recent elopement of his daughter with a young man introduced by the slain child’s parents, The weapon was found in the girl’s bedroom. = Temperature and Road Conditions (Mercury readings at 7 a. m.) Bismarck—Clear, 29; roads good. St. Cloud—Cloudy, 40; roads good. eles cloudy, 11; roads good. Fargo—Clear, 32; roads good. Jamestown—Clear, 29; roads good. Winona—Cloudy, 41; roads good. Crookston—Clear, 42; roads good. Grand Forks—Partly cloudy, 30; roads good. Rochester — Cloudy, 42; roads good. Mandan—Clear, 30; roads good. Hibbing—Cloudy, 38; roads good. Duluth—Partly cloudy, 38; roads good. Mankato—Cloudy, 41; roads good. Devils Lake—Clear, 17; roads good. Grand Jury Convenes in La Moure County La Moure, N. D., Sept. 26—(P)— With county officials maintaining secrecy as ta their motive in calling it into being, La Moure county’s second grand jury convened here to- day. The 23 jurors, summoned some weeks ago, were sworn in dur- ing the morning session and an an- nouncement was made that secret deliberations vould be opened at the in the United States, Ermatigner said. tivities period Friday afternoon. Anton Braxmeyer was elected officers are: Charlotte McDowell, vice president; Dorothy Mathys, secretary-treasurer, and Jerome N. Ristey, faculty adviser. The junior class president is Wil- liam Russell. John Fleck was chosen vice president; Lloyd McDonald, sec- retary-treasurer, and Miss Clara Pearson, faculty adviser. George Toman heads the sopho- more class, with Fred Swenson as vice president. Melvin Dahl will serve as secretary; Grace Valder as treasurer, and Clyde Challey as faculty adviser. Lile Clark was elected president of the freshman class; Louise Ly- man, vice president; Dorothy Syl- vester, secretary, and George Mur- phy, faculty adviser. Jeanette Stewart is the eighth grade president; Gene Hintgen, vice president; Byron Spielman, secre- Miss Frances McCosh, faculty ad- viser. Gordon Rowley heads the seventh grade class; Arthur Brunell is vice president and Miss Delia Olson, class adviser. Other officers have not yet been chosen. START SCHOOL BUILDING Construction of a school building for Custer school district No. 3 was started Friday by Paul Hjelmseth, Mandan contractor. The building Plea to Disbar Lawyer| would be a frame structure, with fa- Helena, Mont., Sept. 26.—Mon- tana’s supreme court Saturday, for eee the att H 1" on the attorney gen ral’s motion for disbarment of Thomas F. & McCue, former ..ttorney general of North Dakota and more recently a time within a year, tl . Practicing attorney in Great Falls. a a Lewistown, acting The court rH) BR i 3 z 5 F F i asserting that he was F ee nw we tt et assented. McCue the referee reversed mmendation. general asked the e last recommenda- leree. The motion was the court Saturday and advisement. McCue was “ove pmo bad chek, elonging to clients false testimony in a civil Fi SAT cit Fi t sf and gi ! No Word Received : From German Flyer » ._ London, Sept. 26.— (AP) — Mor _ than 48 hours had passed this morne without word of Lieutenant Otto | Koennecke, | in long distance i flyer, and his companions in the bi- ‘ Samael, wi ett ATES: iturday, for , head of the Persian Gul the hannes give radio operator, . i » ‘accompanied by Jo- edric ~Solms- is attempting a flight and : from Cologne, CaTmany, to America, id airplane is approximatel; mle and Lieutenant Koen. ite when he started he Weald make the tines point the same evening. not thought Be deneiae the time in which he made » as he covered the 1,875 something ‘ese te ie me ” %¢, Paul Flour Mill Destroyed by Fire mais mill’ of the St Poul Milling bis de- < #3 ; F i 5 i g i i The The the for stock, between Minnes; the Milwetkee pont McCue was disbarred on the rec- ommendation of Judge E. K. Cheadle the court's reopened the lirmed its former action. McCue, in the east lings were going on, court to reopen the the progress of the cilities for 25 students. A rented building has been used for classes since the destruction by fire of the old building in January. f Personal and Social News of Mandan Vicinity ' Mrs. D. R. Taylor Is Honored at Luncheon Mrs. D. R. Taylor was the guest of honor Saturday at a luncheon giv- en by her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Bow- ers, on the occasion of Mrs. Taylor’s 80th birthday. The guests were entertained at the Bowers home at an informal after- noon with sewing. GIVES BIRTHDAY PARTY Jean Elizabeth Howe, daughter of Mr. anu ecie J. a geen ue Len oree Sat y at a y given ai her home in honor of her seventh birthday anniversary. Eighteen lit- tle friends were entertained at the matinee at the theatre, and later with a birthday luncheon at the Howe home. A color scheme of pink and white was carried out in the decorations of the table. RETURN TO OHIO Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hunke, who have been guests of Mr. Hunke's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hunke, or the past week, left Saturday for their home in Cleveland, Ohio, WILL VISIT DAUGHTER Mrs. Frank Cass left Saturday for Minneapolis where she will spend several days as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Johnson. HOME FROM BUSINESS TRIP D.C. Mohr returned Friday from t... Twin Cities where he attended a meeting of the J. C. Penney store managers of the northwest. GUESTS AT GOGERTY HOME ir, and Mrs. J, Gogerty have as it, Mrs. Freda Gog- FROM NORTHWOOD Mrs. H. K. Jensen and children where Shey opens "tne, pest tones 8 e weeks as the rucets of Jensen’s Farents, recently. for St ‘Paul where they will spend several days. tary; Harriet Rosen, treasurer, and | h Former Minnesota Theatre Man Faces Government Charge Los Angeles, Sept. 27.—(AP)— Harry A. Sherman, former Fergus Falls, Minn., theatre man, has been taken to that state to face charges of withholding approximately $2,000 iu admission taxes from the govern- ment. Sherman’s removal was or- dered by a United States commis- sioner. Red Wing Pastor Named M. E. Bishop | + Austin, Minn., Sept. 26.—(AP)— Rev. A. J. Northrum of Red Wing Sunday was appointed a bishop of the St. Paul district of the Methodist church at the annual conference held ere, Other appointments included: E. J. Horne of Albert Lea, superintendent of the Marshall district; W. F. Ack- erman of Redwood Falls, superin- tendent of the Mankato district; and W. I. Kerns, reappointed superin- tendent of the Winona district. Smoke Damage Do to Business Firms Fire, which started in the base- ment of the City National Bank building, did some smoke damzge in the national guard armory and in the Harris- Robertson and Holt Clothing company stores Sunday. The fire was believed to have start- ed in a pile of rubbish in the arm- ory some time Sunday afternoon and was quickly extinguished, al- though firemen had some difficulty fighting their way through the clouds of smoke. Man Shoots 7 Year , Old Girl in Revenge New York, Sept. 26—()—A 7- year-old girl was shot to death as she slept today by a 65-year-old man beginning of the afternoon session of court. Automobile Thief Is Arrested Here Officers from Detroit, Mich., are en route to Bismarck to take into custody Walter Miller, 30, of Iowa, who was arrested by local police after it was found that the car which he was driving was a stolen one. Police started their investiga- tion when the car was seen on the streets here without license plates, and Miller, after much questioning, admitted that he had stolen the ma- chine in Detroit. Police Court Paul Powers was fined $5 and costs by Police Magistrate J. B. Belk today after he pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorder- ly. The fine was suspended upon payment of costs. C. H. Purcell was fined $5 and costs and given a 30-day jail sen- tence when he pleaded guilty to be- ing drunk. The jail term was sus- pended yan Purcell’s agreement to pay the fine and $15 in fines which ts previously been assessed against im. Harvey Franzen pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and dis- orderly and using obscene language ant was given a fine of $50 and costs, Alvin Bowe paid $10 and costs ners he pleaded guilty to being runk, Ludwig Berg and Roy Elder, ar- rested on charges of being drun! failed to appear in court when their cases were called and their cash bail of $10 each was declared forfeited. Tom Barboo was sentenced to serve 10 days in the county jail and to pay the costs of the case when he pleaded guilty to being drunk. Phone 944 for Tire Service. AGUUM CLEANER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1927 Political Writer PLAN PROGRAM ‘| FOR CORN SHOW C. T. Jaffray, Soo Line Presi- dent, Booked to Speak at Exposition Here Nov. 2-5 Minneapolis, Sept. 26. ard Guilford, who recen' weekly paper criticizing litical interests, was wavlaid shot as he drove into this city from his home outside Robbinsdale today. With a bullet in his abdomen, he was taken to a local hospital, As he reached the semaphore -at West Broadway and Memorial Drive, a touring car drew up beside his automobile and four short were fired. Three missed aim but the fourth struck him in the abdomen, FINISH HEARING Jaffray, president of the Soo is to be one of the principal speakers at the North Dakota State Corn Show, to be held here Novem- ber 2-5 inclusive, it was announced today. Other speakers of national note are included on the tentative pro- gram for the show, while entertain- ment features will include the Great Northern male quartet and the pre- sentation of an operetta by the girls of the Indian school here, as well as vaudeville acts. Entry blanks for the show, as well as instructions for picking show corn, are being sent out by H. P. Goddard, secretary of the show. Lindbergh’s Tour Is Setting Record New York, Sept. 26—@)—The “We” team of the air—Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis—has covered more than 25,000 miles since leaving San Diego last May prior to its history-making flight to Paris, and only once has it been late for an appointment. Neither the plane nor the motor has been overhauled during four months of almost constant flying in Europe, “anada, and into 50 cities and 40 states of this country, under all varieties of atmospheric and weather conditions, When the transatlantic team ar- rived in San Diego last Wednesday, onthe Lindbergh tour of the 48 Trial Opens at Mandan This Morning Governor A. G. Sorlie. nor, from Bismarck and Mandan, ing, they rested. states to stimulate interest in avia- tion, it had completed 273. flying| Cobb Goes Through rete a hours against the multiple hazards °, W: t Hunt DARRO’ PEAL ARGUED of ocean flying, souvenir collectors, City on ay to Hu Whether Dr. D. C. Darro«, Moor- | unfavorable weather, and fatigue do to almost daily banquets, parades) Ty Cobb, erstwhile baseball player and public speeches. of international fame, passed = through Bismarck this noon with ? Fy | nine other ball players. Justice Court ||""En route to Wyoming, they were ——_____—————~¢| aboard the North Coast limited. Pleading guilty to charges of|They intend to spend a few weeks in big game hunting. p After a strenuous season with the Athletics, Cobb has decided to relax with a trip and hunting expedition. It is believed that he is through playing ball. GEERY SUCCEEDS YOUNG Minneapolis, Sept 26.—(AP)—W. B. Geery of St. Paul, who has been deputy governor of the ninth federal reserve bank of Minneapolis, today was elected governor of the institu- vagrancy, Harry Miller and P. C. Koll were sentenced to 21 days in jail each by Justice of the Peace R. H. Crane. The sentences were suspended providing the men left the city immediately, which they did. TRUCK GOES INTO DITCH Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 26.—(®) —William H. Wikeren suffered severe internal injuries and many cuts and bruises and the other pass- enger was badly cut about the head Wounded by Bullet PURCHASE CASE Attorneys Rest When Ouster Without introduction of any more witnesses, attorneys for the defense and the prosecution in the ouster case of George H. Purchase, former Sioux county state’s attorney, rested this morning at Mandan, where the hearings were due to continue before Cc. L. Crum, referee appointed by Transcript of the case by the offi- cial stenographer is expected to take several weeks, and it will then be turned over to Governor Sorlie by Judge Crum, with his opinion. The final decision rests with the gover- Both the prosecution and defense had planned to introduce wien but when the case was called this morn- tion by its board of directors. Mr. Geery succeeds Roy A. Young, who resigned to become governor of the federal reserve board at Washing- ton. This board must approve gceys selection before it is effec- Ave. . Snow Fields Said to Exist Near Equator New York, Sept. 26—(AP)— From scientific expeditions that have passed the summer exploring odd places on the globe comes in for- mation that the map of North Amer- ica must be revised, and that huge snow fields exist within 50 miles of the equator. “The entire map of North Amer- ica has been changed and a new range of mountains discovered,” said a radio message to the Asso- ciated Press from Donald A. Cad- zow, ethnologist with Putnam Baf- fin island expedition, now off the coast of Labrador. The message came via Station 8DNE at Auburn, ing of ancient houses on Baffin is- land of a hitherto unknown people who apparently antedated the pres- ent Eskimos there and of the dis- covery of indications that the island as once part of the coast of Labra- lor. The news of equatorial snow came from Dr, James P. Chapin, associate curator of birds of the American Museum of Natural History, who, | with Dewitt L. Sage, returned from | Central America, LEGION WILL MEET The American Legion will hold the first meeting of the season at th. club rooms Wednesday evening after the weiner roast, at which Legionnaires will be entertained by members of the auxiliary, Report: wi!l be given by delegates who at- tended the state convention, and election will be held for a new vice commander, head phys:cian, is entitled to a new trial for the alleged murder of Jes- sie Stejskal i: une, 1925, is ex- pected to be determined by the North Dakota state supreme court within a few weeks, following argu- ments made before it Saturday on an appeal against his conviciior and an order denying < new trial. VULCANIZING Tires and Tubes, Oil and Grease Auto Accessories Phone 944 Bismarck Accessory & Tire Co. Next to First Guaranty Bank when a truck owned by a fuel com- pany overturned and rolled into a ditch about two miles north of East Grand Forks Sunday afternoon. NOTICE TO CERDITORS IN_THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF M. 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