The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 28, 1922, Page 1

A FIRST LAP OF BIG CONTEST ENDS IN BLAZE OF GLORY WEATHER FORECAST—Fuir to- night, Tuesday, increasing ‘cloudi- ness beconiing unsettled; ‘warmer. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) ' Last Edition PRICE FIVE CENTS 2 DIE IN GRADE-CROSSING CRASH TRIBUNE CANDIDATES CLOSELY BUNCHED AS FIRST PERIOD ENDS: NEY TWO WEEKS IMPORTANT Closing Hour Saturday Night Showed All Contestants Alive, to Their Possibilities and Subscriptions Possible—Big Returns of Day Put First Lap Over as Greatest Possible Success with Returns Far , in Excess of Fondest Expectations.—Speaks Volumes for | Popularity of Paper, and Honesty and Integrity of Cam-' paign Management. The first lap ob the great “Everybody Wins” contest by the Tribune closed as scheduled at 9 p, m. Saturday, August ¥6, and it closed with~ the colors flying high. Was the firstlap of the great contest a success? Not only was it a success; it was a com- The contestai.ts began reporting earth in the da,. and.all through the day Saturasy and up to the closing hour at night they flocked in with their subscriptions and votes until the swamped campaign manager had'to call for help. .» “I have conducted many'succvssful campaigns for newspapers through- out'the middle west, but I have never before been in a contest which has Well “I should say it was.” plete blaze of glory. shown the ready response and eager sown in the Tribune’s “Everybody Wins” contest, said the manager, lpok- ing up over the stacks of vote coupons, currency and filled out subserip- tion blanks piled high upon his desk. Why it is astounding and surely speaks volumes: for the popularity of the Tribune’and the confidence that ~ the people have in it and its. business honesty. + NOTICE. Owing to the enormous amount of business on both new and old subscription collections ‘turned in on the largest extra vote offer of the entire campaign, closing last Saturday night, and the fact that several delayed mail reports reached this office late this after- noon, the scores of the candidates were brought so ‘close together that the campaign managers deemed it advisable to recheck all original orders before making an- other count of votes. The managers hope to be able to have another count of'votes in tomorrow’s issue of The: Tribune., “And,” he added, in speaking to the enthusiastic crowd watchitg the final count of the first lap, “the people in this city and this county do have abiding faith in the honest purpose of the management of the Tribune and the management of this ‘eam- paign. When I- signed my, contract with the Tribune management they reminded me that this contest would’ have to be an honest one from start to finish and I have found out that « the management meant just that. Their precautions were not necq.ssary however, because I would not endan- ger my reputation by trying to con- duct a contest any other way than upon a strictly honest ang honorable basis in which every statement made to the public and every promise made would be kept to the letter of the law. The management of the Tribune I find is just. as insistent upon thin « as I,.and, therefore our relations Bre mutually pleasant. ol Second’Period' Begins. “Now the second’ lap ‘begins, ‘and it will be a greater success than the first of the confidence an enthusiasm of the contestants man make it so. They havé confidence because they know that the ‘tontest is absolutely on the square, and they have en- thusiasm because they meet with so much encouragement out in the field soliciting subscriptions, i Extra votes will be given in large] numbers during this second period of the campaign. Every $30 worth of subscrintion payments candidates turn in will en- title them to 175,000 extra votes, over and above the regular number issued according to schedule. “MAY START AIR FLIGHT T0 NORTH POLE (By the Associated Press) Nome, Alaska, Aug. 28—Captain Roald Amundsen, who last month transferred to the schooner Holmes, from the Maud’ on his Arctic expe- dition, is now at Wainwright, 100 miles southwest of Point Barrow, ac- cording to a message from Captain S. C. Cochran of the coast guard cutter- Bear. It is thought here that Captain Amundsen and his party have trans- ferred to the Bear from the Holmes, due to, heavy ice and that they may be planning to start at Wainright the airplane flight which the ex- plorer planned over the arctic circle. . 24 PASS EXAMS. Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 28.—Twenty- four young Dickinson men who sign- ed the roster of Company K has suc- cessfully passed the required physical examination during the past week. With a few exceptions, the remain- ing members will probably be exam- ined at the regular drill period next Monday evening. Dr. A, P. Nachtwey is the examing physician. OPENED TODAY T0 BG CROWD ,|fore the fair opened because of lacs Straining to Turn In, All the. enthusiasm of contestants as is SLOPE FAIR IS Parade Marks the Formal! Opening of Annual Exhibit at Mandan Fair Grounds HISTORIC COACH: SHOWN Deadwood - Mandan Coach: Leads Parade.—Exhibits Largest Ever The formal opening of the Missouzi Slope fair in “Mandan took place this morning when the Deadwood-Mandan stage coach of historic interest led a parade of some two hundred automo- | biles and floats from Mandan to the Slope fair grounds. Not only was the attendance the largest ever recorded on an opening day of the fair but the number of exhibits also was the greatest ever shown. Twice as many dairy herds were on the grounds as’ were on ex- hibition a year ago and in addition to the herds, more than a score of in-; dividual entries were on exhibition. So large had the entry list that the hog department was closed a week-be- of. room to take care of more en-i tries, In the women’s department, where last year 800 entries were recorded, | this year more than 2,000 entries} were on display. Thirty horses are entered in the} harness events of the afternoon while a novelty is promised in a ladies aut style driving contest. A “far west’ display will be held each day. Night entertainment has been pro-) vided, two nights being devoted tu! boxing. The following schedule in the | stock judging program will be ad- hered to as nearly as possible:' 8; a. m. horses, Holstein cattle, Short- horn cattle; 10 a. m. Guernesy, Jer- | sey cattle and all breeds of sheep. i | Liquor Raids in \ Winona, Minn., Net Many Arrests, 1 _(By the Associated Press) | Winona, Minn., Aug. 28.—In the fourth successive night of liquor raids, Federal agents arrested George | Fockens, proprietor of a soft drink! parlor and confiscated a quantity of liquor Sunday. Four were arrested Saturday night, | as follows: Mike Antokoske, 53 part | owner of a soft drink parlor; Jacob} Klein, 50, on whose person the ag- ents reported finding liquor in the raid on the Antokoske establish- ment; Frank Schultz, 41, proprietor of a soft drink parlor; Frank Rozek, bartender at the soft ¢rink parlor owned by Leonard Milanowski. The arrests bring the total in the four consecutive nights to 13.,Ag- ents predicted that. this mumber would be doubled as a result of ‘evi- dence they said they obtained in the raids. + CUTTING TO BE COACH. Fargo, N. D., Aug. 28.—Joe Cutting, Williston, N. D., yesterday was‘sign- ed as an assistant football coach. of the North Dakota agricultural college. Cutting is a former star of the loca! college, the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington, and has been a high school coach in the state for five years. “ney-General Johnson would agree to | bition Thirty, Feet Down. Luciano Albegtini, movie dare: ‘devil, leaps from one scaffold to another for a picture being made | 4n'Berlin. The scaffolds are 16 feet ‘apart. ame vertical distance of the feet. UNION OF DRY FORCES OF U.S., STATE, PLANNED Attorney Genera] Johnson and, Prohibition Director Go to Washington Attorney-General Sveinbjorn John: son and, North Dakota prohibitior director Stone are on their way to}i Washington today to lay before Prohibition Commissioner Roy | Haynes a plan tentatively agreed i upon between them ‘for joint en- forcement of the prohibition law in. North Dakota. Acting in the belief that the fed- | eral agents and the state licensing department under the attorney-gen- eral can work in conjunction, Mr. Johnson.and Mr. Stone. have endeav- ored to work out a practical system for unification, the first attempt made along this line in the country. Under the plan. to be presented to Mr. Stone, it is understood, Attor- give the state prohibition director authority of a chief state inspector and as such he could exergse au- thority over such state agents as would be available for aid in prohi- enforcement work. Among the things which the state depart-| ment can do and the federal prohi- | bition agent cannot do is in the em- ployment of “under cover” men who can conduct investigations and Cone ceal their identity’ and purchase au- | tomobiles for the use of prohibition enforcement ag€nts. It is pointed | out that federal agents unable to conceal their identity soon | become known and_ their effective- tion forces do‘gnot have their own automobiles, relying upon automo- bile livery for transportation. The joint forces would work to- | gether both in running down liquor| | zunners and in “confiscating stills, it! is understood. The state license department, which has been operated at a mini- mum for several months because. of ‘lack of funds, is now accumulating a surplus as a result of payments for the fiscal year in the last month, the department is being increased in numbers. BUILDING R TRACK. Garrison, N. D.,; Aug. 28.—The Soo! surveyors have been here this ween | laying out the better than two miles of track ‘that will be built to the Kunkel & Fredendoll, and the Stevens Bros. strip coal. mines. The spur will branch off the snain line of the Soo on north of the “Y” the “Y” be- ing north of thé depot. The spur will go south into the Kunkel & Fre- dendoll mine and then on south to the Stevens Bros, mine, which is just being opened. N DIES OF HEART FAILURE. ; Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 28.—Mrs. Lars Harum, 64; pioneer, resident of Minnehaha county for fifty years, thi. morning died of heart disease while drawing water from a cistern at her home here. The body fell into tne cistern but physicians said that Mrs. Harum was dead before it struck tne water. 400,000 WAY MEN DEMAND MORE WAGES Base Claim for Higher Salary on Increase in Living -! Costs STRIKE VOTE TAKEN |E. T. Grable Enters Negotia-| crew Leaves in Effort to Save tion with Authority to De- clare Immediate Walkout (By the Associated Press) Chicago, Aug. 28.—Nine men are in custody and four have been implicated in an alleged plot, declared to have been in- spired by radicals in connection with the wreck of a Michigan Central Express train at Gary, Indiana, a week ago. Further arrests are expected and police and railroad agents continued to throw much see- recy around the case. | Chicago, Aug. 28—Railway main-) tenance of way employes comprising. approximately 400,000 track workers and crossing flagmen, placed their de- mands for increased pay before-the U. S. Railroad labor board here to- day. Hearing by the railroad labor board was begun today on a petition. of the united brotherhood of main- tenance of way employes and rail- road shop laborers on more than 100 railroads asking an increase of min- imum wages from 23 cents té 48 cents an hour, a virtual demand for recognition of a basis eight hour day with time and one-half for overtime. E, F. Grable, president of the'track men, who with W. L. McMemimen end}: Chairman Hooper of the,labor boar were credited with holding the strike in check when the shopmen ‘threw down their tools, opened the hearing by presenting the demand for a. min- imum wae. of forty-eight cents an hour. - The scale provided by the board’s July 1 decision ranged from | 28 to 35: cents. The maintenance men based thei laims for higher wages on increases in the cost of living. Mr. Grable on entering the hearing {today was armed with a’ strike vote. On the 202 class one roads of the county, 105 were parties to the dia pute before the board today. Mr. Grable characterized’ the case as the most important which has come before the board since its crea- tion, “The maintenance of way employes have remained at work since July 1 j under the expectation and actual as- Surance by the original framers of the transportation act that they would be able to secure a living wage under the provisions of the existing law,” he said. Wages on some roads, Mr. Grable continued, had been forced down as low as 171-2 cents an hour, employes | receiving this pay being compelled to work twelve hours a day to eke out a bare existence. Congress may. be asked to amend the Esch-Cummins transportation act jto include a definition or basis for computing the minimum cost of liv- ing for railroad employes, it was re- ported today in railroad labor board circles as preparations were begun for opening of the hearing on pleas for a wage increase for maintenance of way men, The submissions of the union were Iness is curtailed. Federal prohibi-| suspected to be predicated upon the relation expected to be shown be- tween minimum wages and the mini- mum cost of living and it was re- ported the union leaders planned to urge amendment of the transporta- tion act to include a definition of the basis for computation of the mini- mum cost of living for railroad work- ers. The first opposition to the union submissions came when six eastern railroads refused to recognize the unions’ appeal on the ground that railroad shopmen, including some of the maintenance men were on strike. Roads which refused to consider the union submissions or make a re- ply were the Chicago, Indianapolis and St, Louis, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western; Grand Trunk; Monon- gahela, Pere Marquette and the Buf- falo, Rochester and Pittsburgh. The principle of a basic, cost of living was expeeted to be the prin- cipal point through the. presentation of the trackmen’s case. E. F. Grable, president of the anion, presented a lengthy statement on behalf of the organization, and W. Jett Lauck, la- bor statistician, was relied upon to profiice figures on which the main- tenance men hope to establish that their present wage scale minimum, which ranges from 23 to 35 cents an hour, is insufficient to provide for their families. Mr. Grable in his statement cm- phasized three points: “First, that the board recognize ‘a living wage as the basis of the de- cision in this case. (Continued on Page 8) —_—"-~ ‘STRIVING TO RESCUE ENTOMBED GOLD MINERS [75 MINERS. ENTOMBED; FIRE BURNING Famous Argonaut Gold Mine Has Fire Which Holds Men Captive ENTIRE NIGHT FORCE Those in Danger.—Below 3000-foot Mark Jackson, Cal., Aug. 28.—Seventy-five men entombed in the famous Argo- naut gold mine, below the 3,500 foot level, by fire which broke out in the main shaft shortly after midnigi® were still in the mine at 7:30 o'clock this morning. Tne fire continueu burning and efforts were being made to reachi the miners through the miners through the abandoned Mul- doon shaft which touches the’ vein where the men were working. The Muldoon shaft has been used as an air feed to the mine in recent months and the opinion was expres» ed by those who visited the scene early today that arescue would be eected through it within a few hours, 78 ENTOMBED. San Francisco, Aug. 28.—Seventy- five men, comprising the entire night | Amador county, are entombed in the} ;mine as the result of a fire which broke out at’ midnight, according to a report received by Byron O. Pick- ard at Berkeley, of. the state bureau | of mines, from H, Downing, superin- tendent of the mine. A rescue crew. headed by Pickard 1| Jackson early today to effect a res- cue.of thé men held in the mine ’be- low the 3,000 foot mark. H.. M. Wolfin, superintendent ‘of safety of the California Industrial ac- cident: commission, was advised early this morning. by t&ephore from the Argonaut mine, Amador county, that ‘A. Garbrini, manager of the /mine, had enlisted the aid of a rescue crew and gone into the mine shaft in an attempt to smother the flames, Official, advices said the number of men’ entombed in the Pee ae was “about fifty.” ‘DRYS SEEM 10 HAVE LOST | IN SWEDEN (By the “Associated Press) Stockholm, Aug. 28.—The “drys” seem to have lost the day in the Swedish prohibition plebiscite, ac- cording to the latest provisional re- turns available. The figures issued } this morning are 772,747 for, and 846,536 against. Among the princi- pal centers the vote is given as: Stockholm 21,906 for; 188300! against; Gothenburg 19,603 for; 51,- 487 against; Helsingfors, 3,634 for; 12,525 against. WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending noon today: Temperature at 7 a. m Temperature at noon Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night.. Precipitation: ..... Highest wind velocity, tonight, Tuesday increasing cloudi- ness becoming unsettled; somewhat ‘warmer. force of the Argonaut mine, Jackson, |' |.gad Rodney Hecox left: Berkeley: for |, : For North Dakota: Fair tonight, ‘cooler. east portion with possibly frost in lowlands; Tuesday increas- ing cloudiness becoming unsettled west portion, somewhat warmer. General Weather Conditions Low pressure over the Upper Mis- sissippi Valley has caused high tem; peratures yesterday, but high pres- sure over the eastern slope of the Rockies is accompanied by cooler weather this morning. Light, scat- tered showers occurred in lowa, Montana, Utah and Nevada. H L. In W Amenia .... ..87 42 .00 pe Bismarck .. ..98 47 .00 pc Dickinson .. ..94 42 00 pc Dunn Center ..93 39 = 00s rain Fessenden .. ..92 47 .00 cldy Grand Forks ..85 45 .00 cldy Jamestown ~ ..92 46 .00 cldy Langdon. .. ..85 40 00 cl’r Larimore. » 85 45.00 cldy Lisbon .. +90 42.00 cl’r Minot . ve 6 BB 43 00 pe Napoleon .. ..95 48.00 «cl’r Pembina. .. ..76 5200s cl’r Williston .. ..90 50 =.00 cldy Moorhead .. ..84 44 .00 cl’r The above record is for the 48 hours ending at 7 a. m., Aug. 28. Orris W. Roberts, | Meteorologist. BISMARCK MERCHANTS T0 STAGE “DOLLAR DAY” SALE ON WEDNESDAY Special Invitation Is Extended to Fair Visitors to Take Ad- vantage of the Bargains to Be Offered Bismarck merchants today ex- tend a special invitation to visi- tors to the Missouri Slope fair to * cross the river on the new bridge and take advantage of “Dollar Day bargains to be offered Wed- nesday. A partial list of the many bar- gains may be found in today’s issue of The Tribune. Stores generally in the city are joining in the Dollar Day sales, and local shoppers, visitors to the fair and other shoppers in Bur- leigh and other counties in this territory are especially invited to visit th ecity on Wednesday, | Stores of Bismarck are plan- ning to Jay before visitors a large assortment of stocks of all skinds on Wednesday. It will be a red-letter day for shoppers seeking to make late summer bar- gain purchases, and will give them an opportunity to get a glimpse of fall styles and goods that have arrived from eastern centers in some stores, Shoppers are urged to closely watch the bargains oered in to- day’s Tribune, and especially the stores that are joining in the in- vitation to shoppers by offering special inducements. STUNT FLYER PLUNGES 500 FEET TO DEATH (By the Associated Press) Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 28.— Authorities today searched for relatives of Selmer Jacobson, Stunt Flyer, who ‘plunged 500 feet from an airplane to his death yesterday, in view of 2,000 persons assembled at the .Lyn- dale airport here, Jacobson was trying to qualify for a job with a flying circus | and lost his grip when he at- tempted to hang by his knees from the rope ladder suspended below a plane piloted by Charles Holman, of Minneapolis. Investigation of the accident | today showed that the lead weight attached to the end of the rope ladder to keep it straight slipped from the rope and fell to the ground just before Jacobson lost his’ grasp. HARDING BACK, AWAIT ACTION ON THE STRIKE Chief Executive Is Expected to Define Scope of Policy Within Few Days . ADVISED WITH OTHERS "During Week-End Cruise President Takes Up Matters Involving Strikes Washington, Aug. 28.—President! Harding and the party of officials who accompanied him on a week-end cruise down the Potomac, returned to the capital early today on the pres- idential yacht Mayower, docking av the navy yard shortly before 8 o'clock. The president went direct to the White House from the boat. President Harding’s return from his week-end cruise, during which he has advised with officials, who have ac- companied him, on the strike situa- tion, was expected in some quarters to be followed by a definite announce- ment of the administration’s policy with respect to the proposal that congress authorize the executive to take over and operate rail and coal properties. The exact scope of the government’s policy will be revealed in any event within the next few days. With Borah bill for a fact finding coal commission laid aside in the sen- ate until the middle of the week, ef- forts at the capitol to deal with thi strike problem were confined today to committee hearings to consider the respective distribution bills intro- duced by Chairman Cummins an Chairman Winslow of the house in- terstate commerce commission. Federal Officers Seize Liniment (By the Associated Press) Fargo, N. D., Aug. 28.—The arrest at Minot yesterday of H. B. Tolley, charged by Federal prohibition of- ficers with having 25 cases of Bodi- rub in his possession was announced today by the United States marshal’s office here. Bodirub, according to the prohibition office, is a prepara- tion for use as a liniment and con- taining a percentage of alcohol. TO NAME TREASURER. Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 28.—Action on the resignation of C. C. Turner. as county treasurer is probably the most important business to come be fore the county commissioners® at their regular monthly session. Mr. Turner who was recently appointed received of the United States land office in Dickinson has tendered his resignation to become effective Sep- tember 1. On that date he will as- sume his ‘duties in the federal office succeeding W, B. Dixon, the presen receiver. It is probably that Miss Vivian Turner, deputy treasurer, will be ap- pointed to fill the remainder of his unexpired term by the county board. ; surface is on the new road. DEMAND VOICED ‘FOR SAFEGUARD ON BRIDGE ROAD, Fatal’ Accident Calls Atten- tion to Bad Condition of Road on West Side PLAN FOR CROSSING May Finance Plan to Eliminate Grade Crossing Where - Accident Occurred A wide-spread. demand was voiced both in Mandan and Bismarck fol- lowing the fatal accident Sunday for the elimination of the grade cr ings on the Bismarck-Mandan road on, the west side of the river. The heavy traffic since the bridge was opened has been a surprise to many who while they: expected an increase did not expect the remarkable in- créasge; there has been. Fear that more accidents may. hap- pen during the present week, while the Mandan fair is on, was expres: ed. Thé road om the west side of the river is in bad condition, and will be until it settles and a gravel This will be several’ weeks.; The tempor- ary road after. the grade is left winds through trees in the bottoms. Dust on the road between the bridge and Mandan is so thick that at times it ri like a cloud of smoke. Many accidents have been narrowly averted because the dust obscures drivers Several accidents have occurred on the road between the bridge and Mandan recently. Sometime ago steps were taken to eliminate the crossing, being insti- gated by the State High Commission when plans for tne federal aid road from the bridge to Mandan were considered. W. H. Robinson, state engineer, said that the matter is being worked out, with no change as yet in the situation. There are many problems to be solved in working out the elimination of the crossing, he said. What Plan Provides It was planned to make an under- ground crossing. This would neces- sitate the raising of three tracks about 10 feet, he said, the main line, and the north and south N, P. branch tracks. The Northern Pacific has been willing to go in on a plan to eliminate grade crossings where possible, he said, although the cost éf this project has caused some hesi- tation. It is estimated that it would cost $73,000 to eliminate the grade crossing. There is no law in North Dakota giving the Highway Commission or Railroad Commission power to force elimination of grade-crossings. Some states have. “There ought to be such a law in North Dakota,” Mr. Robinson said. Plan of Financing The federal government, contrary to the opinion of many, does not have a hard and fast rule that it will not participate in the building of a road unless a grade-crossing is eliminat- ed, the state engineer said, but gov- ernment engineers insist upon the elimination upon primary highways wherever possible, when federal aid is given. Mr. Robinson said it was the plain, if opssible, to have the proposed under-pass on the west side of the river financed between the railroad and the federal governe ment. CONVENTION OPENS (By the Associates Press) St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 28.—The an- nual convention of the American Medical association, together with the annual sessions of the Bureau of Animal industry, was opened here today. TO GO TO WASHINGTON Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor Joseph A. Kitchen will attend a meeting of all federal-state em- ployment directors in Washington on September 14 at which employment plans will be discussed. The man who forgets usually gets shown who he is. of automobiles. ; himself BISMARCK BOYS ARE CAUGHT ON TRACKS OF N. P. Fred. Wilmonvsky and Herbert Mortensen Live but Short Time After Accident WITNESSED BY MANY Passengers in Other Automo- biles Horrified to See Boys Drive in Front of Train \ Apparently unaware of their danger, Herbert Mortnsen and Fred G. Wylmovsky of Bis- marck drove directly in front of Northern Pacific passenger train No. 7 Sunday afternoon at the crossing between the Missouri river and Mandan in plain. sight of a number of horrified people. Both were fatally injured, Mortnsen liv- ing but about a half hour after being received, in St. Alexius hospital, Bismarck, and Wyl- movsky only a few minutes atter he was taken to the Dea- coness hospital in Mandan. The accident happened shortly be- fore 4 o'clock Sunday as the boys were returning from Mandan to Bis- marck, The N. P. train was going, west, and was late. . It was moving down the incline from the river bridge into Mandan. Glen Lonnie, driver of a taxi, had seen the ap- proach of the train and stopped. There were other cars behind the taxi. The cqupe-carrying Mortensen and Wilmovsky swung around the cars, with the former’ driving. Lonni who:saw the approaching ‘train, yel d at the b Wilmovsky waived: his hand, but apparently did not catch the words of the warning. Mortnsen apparently .‘did...not.-hear Lonnie’s warning. They were driving only at ‘a(fajr rate of speed and as they went up the incline at the crossing their speed’ slackened perceptibly. Had they seen the train they could have speeded up and avoided the collision, witnesses say. Almost Across Track W. H. Machie, one of those who [helped pick up the boys, said thut the car was almost across the track, that it. missed the pilot of the engii but that a cylinder head on the gine caught the car. It was carried and hurled probably fifty feet from the crossing. The car was demolish- ed, the top being almost literaly torn into bits. One of the boys was thrown a short distance from the car, and the other was lying across the demolished front of it, when picked up. Both were breathing. Among those who assisted in pick- ing up the boys and sending them to hospitals were R. B. Loubek of Bis- marck, who brought Mortnsen to Bismarck in his car, H. L. Dahners, J. E. Melton, Glen Lonnieand 'W. H. Machine’ jn another car took Wilmov- sky to the Deaconess hospital. The accident deeply affected many other autoists who saw the boys drive in front of the train. Two girls who were in the taxi fainted in succession and then became hysteri- cal. News of the disaster quickly spread and many frignds rushed either to the scene or to the hos- pitals. According to Glen Lonnie the whistle or bell was not sounded by the railroad train as it approached the crossing. There is a clear view of the track to the curve, however. Some have advanced the theory that dust obscured the vision of the driver. Both Terribly Injured Wilmovsky’s back was broken, a leg was broken, a hole crushed in the back of his head. His face was marked only by a cut over the eye. Physicians said that the death of Mortensen was caused by a fracture and concussion of the skull. Al- though he suffered bruises on. all parts of his body, it was the frac- ture of the skull that caused his death, they said. Mortensen was 20 years and 9 months old, and had been in Bis- marck for a year and a half, work- ing at Murphy’s barbershop’ on Broadway. Wilmovsky was 23 years of age and had been in Bismarck about five years, first attending business col- lege, then working at the First Na- tional Bank, and for about the last three years had been bookkeepper for the 0. N. Dunham Lumber Com- pany. Both boys came from the northern part of the state and were roommates in Bismarck at the home of G. G. Beithon, 8 Thayer steet. The father, brother and brother- in-law of Mortensen arrived in Bis- marck during the night and expect to take the body to Gardena, Botti- neau county, for burial today or to- morrow. Herbert Mortensen was the son of Mr.and Mrs. H.C. Mortensen, who live in Gardena, and operate a farm near there. They had three children. William, a daughter, Mrs. Anna Boltz and Herbert, their youngest child. Herbert had work- (Continued on Page 3)