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PAGE EIGHT VETERAN P. 0. EMPLOYE DIES OF PNEUMONIA ‘A. H. Scharnowski Succumbs This Morning Following Short Illness A. H. Scharnowski, 48, a resident of Bismarck for the past 20 years, died in a local hospital after an ill- ness of only a few days. i Mr. Scharnowski came to this state in 1908 from Germany, and shortly thereafter entered the em- ploy of the United States postoffice at Bismarck. He was employed as an assistant clerk here at the time of his death. 5 Mr. Scharnowski taken ill Sunday morning, his death occur- ring four days later as the result of meumonia fever, complicated by Peart disease and other ailments. The end came at 11 o'clock today. Funeral arrangements had not been made this afternoon. Surviving him, besides his widow, are six children. The daughters are Ruth and Etta, and the sons are El- mer, Wayne, Earl, and Ellsworth. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Emma Trapt of Sharpsburg, Pa., and Mrs. Freda Kitsky, Sharpsburg. His brothers are Emil Scharnowski of Ohio and Carl Scharnowski of Philadelphia. ‘NIGHT RIDER’ ACTS REVEALED Group Has Conducted Reign of Terror in Ohio for Sev- eral Months St. Clairsville, 0., Sept. 26.—(4)— A reign of terror by a band of citizens calling themselves “night riders” has held sway in Barton, a village near here, for several rhonths, County Prosecutor Paul V. Waddell * has been informed following the in- dictment and arrest yesterday of John Eberhardt, coal mine foreman, on_a charge of riotous conspiracy. Eberhardt is alleged to have been the leader of the “night rider” gang which is alleged to have attempted to lynch Mrs. Goldie Wheeler, 21, and Lester Berry, 18, several nights ago, after accusing them of im- roper conduct. The two told the Imont county grand Jury that they were hanged to a tree by the necks any, their toes touching gto Heretofore held in silence by threat of death from the “riders” if any of their activities were re- vealed, several Barton citizens vol- untarily appeared before Prosecutor Waddell last night, after Eberhardt’s arrest, and related how the band had dominated the little village for months. These witnesses charged that women had been lured away from home by masked, robed band and beaten because of some fancied wrong. Young boys and girls, particularly, were said to have been the victims of the gang. Prosecutor Waddell said he ex- to obtain the arrest of at least alfa dozen other persons. Eberhardt was released under shag bond today, pending arraign- ment HOOVER DENIES FIXING PRICES Washington, Sept. 26—(P—A ‘vigorous denial that Herbert Hoov- er as war-time food administrator fixed maximum prices for farm pro- ducts was contained in a pene let issued today by the Republican Na- tional committee, such charges were declared to have been “wilfully or ignorantly” made. Further, it was asserted that Hoover's record reveals a “consist- ent friendship for the farmer,” and that he did “his utmost to protect and secure fair and generous deal- ing to the wheat growers, hog pro- ducers and other farmers o; country for their war time efforts.” The committee declared that witif the allied governments preparing to use their concentrated buying power to fix wheat prices at $1.50 to $1.80 Pog bushel and the government price the 1918 crop already set at $2.00 per bushel by congress, Presi- dent Wilson sincinted &@ committee bed furthe: into the situation and meeting which E. V. Lahr, Members, ex-officio, include Frank Brown and Judge W. L. Nuessle, If the weather does not permit the meeting, in the park, it wil be held at the Bismarck high school. Miss ORCUTT WINS MATCH Cascade Golf Club, Hot Springs, Va., Sept. 26.—(4)—Miss Maureen Orcutt, Englewood, N. J., advanced to the third round in the national women’s golf championship today by defeating Mrs. Harley G. Hig- bie, Detroit, 5 up and 3 to play. Glenna Collett defeated Mrs. J. Disston, Philadelphia, 8 and 7. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Philadelphia, defeated Mrs. Harry Pressler, Los Angeles, two up and one to play. $ Miss Marion Hollins, New York, won from her cousin, Miss Rosalie Knapp, New York, 4 up and 2 to 8 play. Mrs. G. H. Stetson, Philadelphia, defeated Miss Helen Paget, Ottawa, Canada, 3 and 2. Miss Mie Van Wie, Chicago, defeated Miss Edith Quier, Reading, Pa., one up on the 19th hole, Miss Van Wie’s triumph came in sensational manner, the Chicago girl sinking an eagle three on the 457- yard nineteenth to win from Miss Quier’s fine birdie four. Another match that went beyond eighteen holes was that between Miss Dora Virtue, of Montreal, and Miss Helen Hicks, 17-year-old New Yorker. Miss Virtue took the match S.] the gate” and poured into the execu- AL KEPT BUSY SHAKING HANDS Democratic Presidential Candi- date Visits Maddock and Mrs. Sorlie North Dakota admirers of Gov- ernor Smith were not to be denied their right to shake his hand. Fol- lowing his reception at the train, Governor Smith was taken to the executive offices of Governor Walter E. Maddock at the state capitol where a private conversation was in- terupted when the crowd “crashed tive offices. In the brief space of 15 minutes more than 200 people filed it the vernor’s desk to greet Governor mith, Al will not leave North Dakota without title. Numbered among the long line of greeters was Red Cloud, Sioux Indian from the Standing Rock reservation, who presented the Happy Warrior with the third war, bonnet that he has donned since his tour started. He was named Charg- ing Hawk. Following the impromptu recep- tion at the capitol, Governor and Mrs. Smith drove to the executive mansion where Meat paid their re- spects to Mrs. A. G. Sorlie, widow of the late Governor Sorlie. Though Al would not give a speech to the throng gathered here, he stepped down off the platform of his special train immediately aft- er it arrived in the city and spoke on the 19th, one up. Aged Red River Valley Man Dead Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 26.—() Funeral services for John Coulter, aged resident of Mallory, Minn., who died Tuesday, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Grand Ma- rais church, east of Mallory. Rev. Gray of Hallock will officiate. pec | Additional Markets ‘ Pirdsstnsnhrindehlitnke steht CHICAGO CASH GRAIN Chicago, Sept. 26.—()—Wheat No. 2 hard 1.17%; No. 8 northern dine 1.144% @1.14%; No. 4 mixed 10%. Corn—No. 3 mixed 95%@97; No. 1 yellow 98%@98%; No. 2 white 98; sample grade 82@92. Oats—No. 2 white 44; sample grade 37@38. Rye—No. 3 9744; No. 4 96. Barley—58@69. Timothy seed 5.25@5.85. Clover seed 21.75@30.00. Lard, 12.12, Ribs, 14.25. Bellies, 15.00. es RANGE OF CARLOT SALES Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 26.—(P) = Range of carlot grain sales: Wheat No. 1 dark northern 1.22@ 36%; No. 2 dark northern 1.17 1.21; No. 3 dark northern 1.18% 1.23%; No. 1 hard spring 123% 1.41%; No. 1 durum 99% @1.01%; No. 1 mixed durum 1.09; No; mixed wheat 95%@1.06%. Barley—Sample grade 57. Corn—None. Oats—No. 3 white 38% @39, Non ye—None. Flax—No. 1 2.14@2.16%. ee _ BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, Sept. fs 1 dark northern ... No. 1 northern No. 1 amber durum . ng 1 mixed durum . 0. No. —____ FARGO LIVESTOCK Fargo, N. D,, Sept. 26.—(P)— Livestock—Cattle good steers 12.00 @13.00; medium _ steers 11.00@ 12,00; fair steers 10.00@11.00; plain steers 8.00@10.00; heifers 10.00@11.00; medium heifers 9.00@ 10.00; fair hefiers 8.00@9.00; plain heifers 7.00@8.00; good cows 8.50 9.50; medium cows 7.75@8.50; fair cows 7.00@7.50; plain cows 6.25: 6.65; cutters 5.50@6.00; bull 7.50@8.00; medium bulls 7.00@ 7.50; common bulls 6.50@8.00. Calves—top veal 1 00@15.00; fal Mart wet nie heavy calves 12, 00; heavy cal 5,00@7.00, of ug Sheep —Top lambs 12.00@13.00; heavy lambs 100 pounds up to 10.00 @11.00; cull lambs 9.00@10.00; HELD IN MINOT)## Sept. 26.—(AP)— rune ban wasted fa toa of if Fe ie Hd light ewes 130 Pounds down 5.00 .00; heavy ewes 150 pounds u; 3.00 eng ewes 1.00@3.00; ks Hogs — 150-180 lbs 10.00@10.25; 18-200 Ibs 10.00@10.25; 10,00@ 1025; 9s. iO Ibe to 00s 1@ Ibs 9.50@10.00 r 9.25; stags ies ae BOOSTS WHEAT Minneapolis, Sept. 26.— () —— Strong meppett ‘was met on an easy opening in wheat today, and a creeping advance resulted. Close was %c to 1% up for the ay. Corn Sopped earlier highs late nant ind closed 1%e to 1%c a i '@ jroad for Milwaukee. ‘30 rived in Bismarck Monday to spend 75 or 100 words of greeting through the microphone set up at the depot by KFYR, Hoskins-Meyer radio- casting station. GOPHERS READY FOR AL SMITH St. Paul, Sept. 26.—()—Final and complete plans for the it, Thursday and Friday to St. Paul of Governor Alfred E. Smith, Demo- eratic presidential candidate, were announced this morning by Joseph Wolf, Democratic national commit-' teeman. In anticipation of more than 10,000 persons who will jam the auditorium to hear Governor Smith’s address, the doors will be; opened at 6 p. m. The program | will begin at 8:15 p. m., and the ad- dress at 9 p. m. The New York governor will ar- rive in St. Paul at the city limits on University avenue at approximately 3 p. m. from Minneapolis. A St. Paul escort will pick him up there, and lead the way to the downtown section where the proces- sion will drive about for a time be- fore going to the Hotel Lo where Governor Smith wiil rest for his speech. Governor Smith will leave at 10:80 a. m. Friday over the St. Paul | _ City-County Briefs | of Beulah are spending a few days in Bismarck. A regular meeting of the Lloyd Spetz post No. 1, American Legion, will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at the A.O. U. W. hall, - Mrs. Harold Long has returned to Stanton, after spending the week- end here with friends. Mrs. Martin Peterson of Mercer was a business caller in Bismarck Monday. Mrs. M. J. Lange of Shields ar- several days on business, , The herd of 709 buffalo bought in 1907 by the Dominion of Canada in Tablow, Mont., now numbers 16,000. " Most of them are roamin; the wilds in the Forth Smith Dis- trict in the north, wry Mandan Vicinity a ° THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Mandan Men Have Automobile Burns ‘Unaware that the automobile in Say es unt ai ray, stand falph Bhosdes, I. D. Rhoades: and brothers, yereereay had narrow es- tne inst a sti LL =e the burning machine aft- er they discovered the fire. I..D. Rhoades is » salesman, be- ing employéd at Mandan, N. D, THRESHING ABOUT FINISHED Two. More Weeks Will. Wind Up Work in All Sections of State Two more weeks with' fair weath- er will see the bulk of bud 4 completed in most sections of Nort! error Tig: past wid ineieha' dave, or ie past wi or ia Sark and wel has been of ad work and ptogress 60 ray ee sections have already fin- ished, In the extreme northern portion of the state, however, operations are some later than in tions. This work will be about a week to ten days later, No flax has yet been threshed, ac- cording to field men. ~ The wheat average in pasate county continues to be equal to the demand, according to Edward Sulli- van, of the federal farm employ- ee He does not expect any shortage. The average yield in North Dako- ‘e anne to so oe the same. n Byrleigh county this average is 12 to 14 bushels to the acre, said field representatives today. Borah Visits Fargo; Curtis, Devils Lake Fargo, N. D., Sept. 26—(P)— Speaking dates in North Dakota for Senator Charles Curtis, Republican vice (ten candidate, and Sen- ator W. E. Borah of Idaho were con- firmed at Republican headquarters here. Senator Borah eae in Fargo on the evening of ber 3, and Curtis speaks at Devils Lake-in the afternoon and at Grand Forks in the evening of October 8, - {Personal and > Social News of - | Mrs. Eric Loven and Mrs. Joseph Crosthwaite won high honors at a Rebekah card party Monday evening. Members of the lodge presented a gift to Miss Isabelle mer, ‘wl will be a bride of the near fu . Mr. and Mrs. August Mantz of Walla Walla, Wash., are visiting here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman. Hagerott, Ed Hagerott and Ernest Hagerctt, | Miss Jean Stutsman, who is teach- ing at Hettinger this year, spent the week-end in Mandan of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stuts- man. eee Charles Reiners of: West Haven, Conn., who has been visiting here as guest of John Keidel, left today for his home. | % Mr, and Mrs, Charles Dikeman, 402 Third. avenue northwest, -an- nounce the birth of a daughter Sat- urday. oe A. marri license was issued Monday to Miss Minnie B. Tavis and Henry Mormann of Glen Ullin, J. W. Hintgen of Winona, Minn. former resident of Matadan, is here on business. An entirely new scheme of body lines and contours... the most appointments ind the richest NEGROES WAIY TO GRAND JURY P. J. and C. P. Perkins Being Held in Jail Pending Court Action Waiving their case to the grand Pg. and C. P. Perkins, 5 hese ey assaulting S. |, Fort Linco} soldier, teday are being held in Bur- leigh county jail pending action of the inquisitoris] body. The two brothers were arraigned last night before Anton M. Beers, justice of the peace, following an attack on the soldier at a dance 16 miles leet vA Bismarck Satur- day night, Sept. 16. ‘Witnesses had been summoned by F. E. Rei ls Ech Gets who made parations for the ex- amining trial. However, when the case was called, it wi passed without the formality of a prelim- inary hearing. The two negroes were not able to execute bond and were sent back to the jail. we Hillard was severely cut ce the affray. His injuries confin him to a bed at the Fort hospital several days, yesterday being the! first day he was able to appear against his assailants. SAYS CAMPAIGN IS BOOZE FIGHT Head of Anti-Saloon League in State Speaks at Baptist Meet Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 26,—) —Declaring that the present presi- dential campaign is a life and death struggle between the wets and the drys, the Rev. Thomas W. Gales, su- perintendent of the North Dakota Anti-Saloon League, in an address at the State Baptist convention here this morning urged members of the church to enter the campaign in dead earnest and take up the cud- gels of prohibition aggressively. “The Pr epdarea of who shall be the United States’ next president is not @ political question but a moral uestion,” he said. “We must save the American nation and the Amer- ican home from alcohol.” He read a pamphlet comparing ‘and contrasting the careers of the two candidates, which declared that Al Smith had always been subser- vient to the dictates of Tammany. Hoover, on the other hand, the pam- hlet said, had been motivated by umanitarian unselfishness during wtke Reve 3. W. ck, of Gi v. H. M. Wyrick, of Grand Forks, was elected annual . rand For! elected second vice thylaics The Rev. C. W. Finwall, of Fi is the new record! ' state treasurer will be named at a meet-' ing 5 of we new executive later| Designating the work of the home missions in Porto Rico as a “Triumph of Protestant Churches,’ New York city,” dis ” the ent achievemen ts of the last few years in lar schools, seminaries, flour- ishing Sunday schools and «large increase in the number of Kmmerican missionaries vention authorize 8] hat collection at the end of the month,” he said in closing, “to used in rehabilitation work in the area devastated by the recent hurri- cal ne.’ President J. A. Cooper, of Sioux Falls College, South Dakota, led the hoe hour‘ lane ice which ae the session, e opening pi serv- ice was in courke of the Rev.-W. A. Weyrauch, Jamestown. The annual report of the general vee ra ee ae on, a repo: convention treasurer, S. C. Hendrick- son, of Grand Forks, were to be giv- en later in the afternoon. Dr. Frank Peterson, of Minneapo- lis. will be guest of honor this eve- Held Yegg Suspects Cleared of Charges Grand Forks, N.D., Sept. 26.—(P) H. W. Klingman, Minneapolis, and Franklin Hargreaves, City, today were cleared of suspicion that they might oak been implicated in the recent bank robbery at Hamberg, according to local authorities. Kling- man is still being held, however, on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. Hargreaves was released. Grafton Man Returns After Auto Accident Grafton, N. D., Sept. 26.—(P)— General W. C. Truemann of Grafton is expected home in a few days from Winnipeg, where he has been in a hospital since last Thursday, fol- his wife and oe 4 overturned into a ditch. «| FRAZIER FEARS Q com) STATE BALLOT = and illustrating” utility sub- leted the inquiry was ote by Commissioner McCulloch to tober 3, % Washington,” political ituation ii 8 in. me Poy yan Frasier, n J. senator of that state. if senior the Republican presidential cand date. “Prices of wheat are low and there is . much discontent. . Then, too, the Republicans have been prom- ising farm relief and in my country farm relief ‘deen synonyin with the McNary-Haugen bill. mcmraraa es ats le ere likely- to be'a-big protest: vote and some say. that he has a good chance in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, I do not know.” < : UTILITY PROBE. IS CONTINUED Washington, Sept. 26.—(7)—Serv- ices performed for the joint commit- tee of national utilities associations by Albert T. 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