The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly cludy and cooler to- night, Tuesday fair. ' A —= 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [mom BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1923 PRICE FIVE CEN’ Bs ‘10 DIE IN ADAMS COUNTY STORM HARDING FOR a PROHIBITION ” ENFORCEMENT _ Regardless of Views of Vol- en Law, it Musg be Up- held, President Says SPEAKS IN DENVER, COL. fcclares Belief. that Volstead Law Won't be Weakened, or Amendment Repealed Denver, June 25--President Hard- ing served notice in an address here } today that the federal government was determined to enforee the pro- hibitiory law even should the burden cf ngly thrown upon it by the Moreover, the executive voiced the conviction not only that the prohi- bition amendment will not be repeal. ed, but that whatever changes be made in the Volstead Act “w nt the sincere purpose of ef- enforcement, rather than moderation of the general policy.’ Striking straight out at those who violate the law, the President said the issue is fast coming to be recog- not as one between the “wets” “drys”, but as one of whether the laws of “this country can be and will be enforced.” “So far as the federal government is concerned,” he said, “and I am sure also, so far as,concerns the ‘y great majority of the state gov- , ernments and the local governments, will be enforced. A gratifying, deed it may fairly be said, an amaz- progress has been made in the ’ years toward better enforce- While Mr. Harding made no direct to the situation in New te, he did say that “the spectacle of a state nullifying its own authority, and asking the nation- al sovereignty to take over an im- portant part of its powers, is new.” Me added that “ when the implica- tions of this strange proposal are fully understood by people and par- ties devoted to preserving the rights of the states, the new nullification- ists, I venture to say, will disciver yhat they have perpetrated what is ikely to prove one of.the historic “blunders in political management.” ‘The President disclosed that a good deal of testimony is reaching Wash- ington that some states having pro- hibition enforcement codes and even some which successfully enforced “dry” laws before national prohibi- tion are “disposed to abdicate their own police authority in this matter and to turn over the burden of pro- hibition enforcement to the federal authorities. Misconceived Nation “Doubtless,” he said, “this is large- ly due to a misconceived notion, too, widely entertained, that the federal government has actually taken over the real responsibility. The fact is quite the contrary. The federal gov- grfiment is not equipped with the instrumentalities to make enforce- ment locally effective. It does not manitain either a police or a judicial establishment adequate to or design- ed for such a task. If the burden of enforcement shall continue to be in- clegsingly thrown upon the Federal goftrnment it will be necessary, at Yatize expense, to cerate a federal police authority which in time will an instrument upon and interference with the right of local authority to manage local concerns. The possibil- ities of disaster‘in such a sityation hardly need to be suggested. Yet it is something that we must recognize as among the menaces in this situa- tion. “The Federal’ government ought to erform, in connection with the en- forcement of this policy, those func- ions which are ,obviously within its "proper province. These are com- pliance in all its aspects as it re- lates to international commerce, the importation and exportation of liquors, the collection of federal rev- enue, the prevention of smuggling, and in general the enforcement of the law within the proper realm of Fed- eral authority, But the business of local enforcement, by states and cit- ies, ought to be in the hands’of the state and local authorities, and it should be exetuted in all sincerity and good faith, as other laws are presumed to be executed. No Relaxation “What I 4m si Aonstrued as i purpose to do its full duty in this matter. I have no doubt that if the burden is cast, in undue proportion, on the national authority the Fed- 1 government will, not only under t istration but under whi sv8f others may come in the future issume and discharge the full obliga- ion. But I am pointing out that ? this ought not to be made necessary. The national policy ought to be sup- parted by the public opinion and the aqministrative machinery of the whole country. For myself, I am con- this matter, and that as time passes there will be more and mbre’ willing acceptance -by authorities everywhere of the unalterable obligation of law The country and the rmit the law of enforcement, nation will not the land to be made a byword. “It, is a curious illustration of loose thinking, that some people have posed, as a means to protecting lest rights of the states, that tinued. on Page »: nforeement continue to be in-| townships BANKERS TO FLY HERE FOR CONVENTION Williston Men To Come In Plane for Opening Session of State Meeting EVERYTHING READY Recreational Features Include Golf and Tennis Events The most modern methods of tra- vel will be psed by W. 8. Davidson, of the First Natienal bank of Wil- iston and John Gennison of the Williston Mill company this week they are planning to arrive in Bismarck by airplane for the Bank- ers convention, which opens for a ‘ Play Features Wtth the convention but two days away, everything is, in readiness for over the state, The play features of| the mewings will start Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p. m., and will in- clude both golf and tennis matches, continuing each day of the sessions at the ‘same hour The golf event for the opening day will be an inter-city team play handicap medal play, each team con- sisting of two men from the same city, The winner will be determin- ed by the total score of both men comprising individual teamless hand- The golf schedule for Thurs- medal play for the North Dakota Bankers association cup, to which only the officers and directors of banks members are eligible. Special events are scheduled for the closing afternoon of the convention, to be announced later by the committee of which A, S. Boister is chairman. All entries to the tennis matches must be made with the registrar, E. W. Leonard at the First National bank before 12 m. Wednesday, The ennis events. will include singles championship, doubles champion- ships and team championship play- ers. Ball Game In addition to the ‘golf) and ten- pitching for those interested in this port, and on Thursday afternoon a ball game at the Bismarck Wall park will be staged by selected teams of fident that we are passing now through the most difficult stage of national and state bankers. LEITH MANIS . PYTHIAN HEAD —_—— Valley City, N, D., June 25—A. W. Patterson of Leith, yesterday, was elected grand chancellor of the grand lodge, Knights of, Pythias of North Dakota, Other dtficers are D. D,. Rice of Doyan, vicegrand chancellor; Dr. A. O, Arneson of Mc- Ville, grand prelate; Harry C. Lynn of Linton, grand master at arms; L. M; Swigart of Minot,” inner guard; ‘and ‘E. C. Anderson of Fargo, su- preme representative Devils Lake was named the 1924 convention cit; ‘ecgieyiiniacetpellcintianen N. D. Girl To Sing Minot, June 25,—Miss Nora Fau- chald of this city, who for the past six years has been studying music in New York, has signed a contract to accompany the nationally famous Sousa bang as a soprano soloist, ac- cording to word received by Minot friends. The contract becomes ef- fective on September 1, N. D., June 12-year-old Dodge lad, play- is, with companions, rammed a small pebble up one nostril to make his | couldn't {get it out but a physician did after | considerable difficulty and the perience proved anything but “fun- | ‘FOUR TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN CONTEST F. C. Ellsworth Winner of $75) Prize in Drawing of Lots For First Place th da essi Wednesday, June ree day session Wednesday, June) 9 Wau ap The official the Overland Red Bird used one half pint of gasoline being cle- fifty-seven the bankers who will arrive from all : folowing seconds we find the four named persons made closest guess on the time name- is a tie it will be necessary to determine in some manner. day afternoon will be an individual | in the Overland Red Bird half pint of gasoline. The four closest to the correct time, be- ing tied, they drew lots for the i: They won then in the order named above, F. C. ‘worth getting the first prize of $75 eredit on the purchase of an Overland or Willys-Knight dur- Erickson Second prize of $24 in cash and Frank Walbert, 319 2n get third prize of $10 in cash. Winner of first prizes gets also a free insurance policy on a new car, the policy being given by H. T. Murphy Insurance nis events, there will be horseshoe’ of Judge A. Roy Dow of Mandan, outer guard, tionally good, . In Sousa’s Band 25, 25. He E WINNERS MAY CONCERN: time in C. Ellsworth, 102 Main St. Abbie Erickson, 209 Park Ave. Frank Walbert, 319 Second St. 1. S. Nielson, Varney Apart. ‘These four persons all made a guess of twelve hence there minutes (12 betwee A, M, Christianson. H. T. Murphy. Among the hundreds of guess- guessing contest held by the Lahr Motor Sales Company, no ond guessed which used The Overland Red Bird’ made its run. Saturday 3:80 o'clock with Postmaster H. T, Murphy timing it. The guess- es had been put in a ballot box,, the k@ being in the possession M. Christianson. The drawing was at 8:30 p. m. afternoon at ‘drawing Elks band, under‘ the leadership of Fred Peterson, played a concert at the,Lahr Motor Sales Com- pany building corner, which was greatly appreciated by the large crowd’ which had gathered there. While ‘there was no attempt to establish any record in contest, the mileage which the Red Bird made on 2 half-pint of gasoline in crowded downtown considered PLAN CELEBRATION. Dickinson, .N. D., June 25.—Mid- the progressive little inland} of Columbus, was held yesterday and today, and was an unquestion-|'they fell, but firemen quickly ex- Independence Day, according to aj able success. Neither time nor ex-| tinguished the blaze. statement made this week by Carl J.| pense was spared, and residents Aase, postmaster and merchant of town south of Belfield, will celebrate door sports and basebal] games has been arranged, 100,000 inhabitants of S' have been totally destroy |RAMS STONE UP NOSTRIL JUST aoe. ASCAR FALLS OVER CLIFF Correspondents} stant dispute before the ndan | ex- | Newspaper In the backgrotind is Mt, Etna, now a roaring furnace of destruction pouring forth five streams of fiery lava thousands of feet wide and 40 feet high, rendering nearly ith homes, such as those shown in the foreground, THREE KILLED | With Harding’s Party Vic- tims of Auto Accident |\DROPS 75 torian Fatally Injured; {th Victim, May Recover Dawson was with the group of new: paper men in President Harding morning. which visi dents with President Harding's spe- Bear Cliff Canyon, dropping 75 feet into the creek bed. are: Sumner, Curtis, representative Ke publican Nationa] Committee accom years a widely known newspaper cor respondent. Denver, who was driving the car. shocks. said he would recover gnless com- plications developed, | k'e, bruised shoulders and scalp las ‘| years he failed to raly. dent occurred. become unmanageable. TAKE UP BIG days as follow: $20,000. Annual Field Day homeless. Teun FEET the method of furnishing power | Dawson, Colorado State His- Denver, June 25.—Thomas F, Daw- | Son, Colorado state historian and na- tionally known newspaper man, died \this morning in a Denver hospital, | tion the third victim of the automobile HUNDREDS OF GUESSES jccigent in Bear Creek canyon. Mr. )° | party which arrived here yesterday The accident occurred when the automoble, one of the caravan in! and H. B. Wilson of Chicago, repre- ng newspaper correspon- senting the sales department of the cial “train and local newspaper wri- | those here. ters, were riding through Denver's | present figures showing a big sav- mountain park went over a cliff in| ing could be made with the use of Two of the occupants of the car died previous to mr. Dawson, They panying the Harding party and for Tommy French, a statistician for the Great West Sugar company of (27 ‘and continuing until July 1, it Donald A, Craig, manager Wash- | ington Bureau of New York Herald, | who received a lascerated ‘scalp, L-uised shoulders and suffered severe Early this morning it was Mr. Dawson suffered.a broken an- cerations and due to his advanced The newspaper men who had gon: on the trip .ag guests of the Denver Press club had climbed Lookout mountain and were returning throught Bear Creek Canyon when the acci- The car was round- 1 ing, Looking Glass curve, one of the sharp bends in the road, when it was seen to swerve, crash through a re- ‘| taining wall and roll down the rocky incline. It is believed that a broken steering knuckle caused the car to Bond issues purchased three years ago have been taken up by the board of university and school lands, which has advanced amounts in the last few Marmarth school district, $50,000; Cdttonwood school district, Williams county, $35,000; DeWitt school district, Divide coun- ty, $10,000; Amidon school district, BIG QUESTION BEFORE CITY COMMISSION Whether Water Plant Is to be All City-owned to be Decid- ed by Commission ACT ON PUMPS ALSO City Commission Expected to tke Important Steps at Meeting Tonight Two important questions in con- nection with the city ownership of the wa r plant will come before the city sion tonight—-receiv- ing of ew bids on pumps and con- sidering: bids on oi engines for fur- nishing power to pump the water. ‘Yhe financing preliminaries now ure complete, and it is expected th. the bond companies will ad- vance the necessary money for pur- chase and completion of extensions upon bond attorne approval of the city’s procedure in the author- ization and sale of the securities. Other contracts for extensions have been let. The most important problem now before the city commission and the citizens committee is the matter of oil engines. The queston present- ed is whether or not the city shall have a complete city-owned water plant, or whether it shall continue to be dependent upon another utili- ty for power which is costly and which might be the subject of con- railroad eommission, If it is decided that the city wa- ter plant shall be a completely oper- ated municipal plant, the question then comes before the commissfon for pumping water. A steam plant was suggested, but virtually d urded because of the proposition dvanecd for pumping water with oil driven engines, The huge saving made over the present price paid by the Bismarck Water Supply Company to the Hughes Elcetric Company for power or pumping water, as laid before ti commission by at least two. bid- dics companies, narrowed the ques- to virtually whether the city shall use oil engines or buy its pow- er, Several representatives of oil en- d pump companies were here © appear before the commis- | sion, Helmer N. Anderson of St. | Paul, representing the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation, | Worthing Diescl engine, were among They were expected to oil engines, it being known that they (Continued on Page 3) Swedish Baptists To Hold Annual Meet Fargo, June 25.—The Swedish Bap- tist conference of North Dakota will hold its 22nq annual meeting in Far- go, starting next Wednesday, June ‘was announced yesterday. All meet- ings will be held at the Swedish Bap- tist church. Delegates wil] attend |from Kulm, Kenmare, Rutland, Dray- | ton, Stanton, and other towns. “L” TRAIN - FALLS FROM STRUCTURE Seven Known Dead When Ele- vated Car Fall From Height INJURED MANY New York, June 25—A_ two-car ‘BOND ISSUES train bound for New York fell from the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit company’s elevated structure at Fifth and Flatbush avenues today. A num- ber of persons were reported killed. B. M. T. officials were unable to confirm first reports that 10 persons had been killed and a score injured. Fire apparatus was rushed to the scene, Later reports said at least seven were killed. Amid screams passengers climbed through broken windows, their faces streaming blood. Some were carried out. Others were able to crawl. Two hospitals announced they had Proves Successfull} one dead and 13 injured. At 8 o'clock the number of dead eed Richardson, June 25.—The fifth] was estimated at six, with 40 injured. annual field day, staged this year| Fout bodies had been reeovered at from all over the eastern part of} cident was that an anxle on one of A fine program of out-|Stark county attended. The pro-| the cars had broken ang that this had gram included baseball games, and! appy wild ‘west races ap features. under the, direction; 6f the Knights! this time. 2 Fire broke out in the cars after An unofficial explanation of the ac- the train to plunge to the street. s ' TWIN CITIES ARE HARD HIT IN DOWNPOUR Six Are Known Dead in Min- nesota as Result of Storms and High Wind ‘ THREE ARE DROWNED Couple in St. Paul Lose Lives When Boat Is Capsized During Heavy Wind St. Paul, June 25.—Wind and rainstorm: which were swept through scetions of the central Northwest over the weck-end a toil of. nearly a score of lives and did extensive proper- y incomplete reports Ten persons are reported kill- ed in Adams county, North Da- kota, meager information over crippled telegraph wires declar- In Minnesota and Wisconsin most of the deaths were caused by drowning when the stdden stroke of the storm prevented boaters from reaching shore. St. Paul, June .25, — Torrential downpours early today watch flooded basements and streets in the Twin Cities ang highways in the country followed severe windstorms of tor- nadie proportions which resulted in six known deaths in the Northwest during the past 48 hours. The stormy weather Drought to an end a prolonged heat wave in the Northwest. The dead are: Miss Thora Brain, 24, St. Paul, killed in an automobite accident. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Prerce, St. Paul, drowned near St. Paul when their boat capsized during the storm. Clarence N. McIlvaine, Huron, 8. D., capitalist, drowned at Byron lake, when his boat capsized during a storm. Walter Jirls, Owatonna, electrocut- ed when he stepped on a live wire. Mrs, Belle Millet, 2, died of heart disease, superinduced by fright when the storm struck near Mora, Minn. HEAVY RAIN. Grand Forks, June 25.—A heavy rain struck Grand Forks about 2 o'clock this morning after there had been showers in the surrounding part of the country earlic The rain was wide-spread, a good soaking being re- ported at Devils Lake, Pembina, Grafton and Larimore. At Larimore there was a hea wind, breaking down several trees. Hail is reported at Hillsboro byt not in sufficient amounts to cause damage. Rain has put the roads in muddy shape throughout this part of the country. NO ATTEMPT IS MADE YET TO SEIZE LIQUOR Six Foreign Ships Dock With- in Three Mile Limit Over Week-End RULINGS 4 DEFY DRY New York, June “wet’ liners steamed while United St: government of- ficials were preparing to move on six other vessels which had docked over the week-end with liquor trans- ported over the three-mile line, in defiance of the treasury department dry rulings. The latest arrivals were the liner Tuscania and the French liner Sur- fren. Six trans-Atlantic liners which docked yesterday were waiting at their piers today for the next action on the part of government officials toward the seizure of supplies above the amount allowed them for medicin- al purposes on their outward voyage. They were the White Star liner Rie, the Cunard Caronia the Italian liner Conterdi, maki her maiden trip to the United Stdfes, the French liner Provident and the Bergengaria and the Paris. No attempt was made by authorit- ies yesterday to seize the liquor stores and with the exception of fixing seals, on the lockers no in- spection was made. Two more ito port today ACT WITHIN RIGHTS London, June 25—Stanley Baldwin, House of Commons today that there was no ground for protest if British customs seals were broken within territorial waters of the ed States customs service. slipped up the outside rail, causing Plan Dawn To Dusk Mitchell Field, L. continental flight. ~ ) the ‘prime minister, stated in the United States by representatives of the Unit- Flight In Airplane L, June 25— Lieut. Russell L. Maughn announced today he expected to hop off next Monday on his'dawn to dusk trans- Farm Buildings Are Wrecked, arching Countryside For Obtainable From Scene of Aberdeen, S. D., June 2: Adams county farming country for 40 miles amid the ruin of farm homes, Mr, and Mrs. W. Olaf Lundahl of Bucyrus. Three persons ar Dakota. Physicians from Lemmon, regions searchin, HEAVY RAINS INSTATE ON SUNDAY NIGHT High Winds Frighten People in Many Places, Fearing Cyclones A terrific rainstorm descend- ed on Mandan last night about 10 p m, accompanied by a high wind. The rainfall reported by the Great Plai farm station was 81, a third- than fell in Bismarck. Many buse- ore ri ments were flooded. urday and Sun the state ‘The cyclone which brought fatali- ties in Adams county was almost re- peated at other places in the west- ern part of the state. The high wind at Bismarck, which reached a veocity of 46 mies an hour, fright- ened many people. A heavy wind and rain bore through the western part of the state above Underwood | last night. Additional reports from the dam- age done by Friday's cyclonic win! first reports were not ggerated | A heavy loss was sustained by the Central States Power Company,! supplies current to Washburn, Un- derwood, Coleharbor and Max. Many poles are down in the road between Underwood and Coleharbor and be- yond. Repairs have not been start- ed. loss from hail in the region &ffected by the wind will not be great, it is believed. L an addéd..54 inches of moisture, Na- poleon .80, Dickinson .18 and Dunn Center .08. Minot reported 1.10 inches of rain North Dakota was drenched Sat- by rains which | fell in practically every section of WIDE AREAIN SOUTHWESTERN PART OF NORTH DAKOTA LAID WASTE BY TERRIFIC CYCLONE Wires Down, and Parties Are Dead and Injured in Storm— Damage Will Reach Over $100,000, Meagre Reports Storm Say. —Death and destruction swept , North Dakota, when a tornado at 9 o’clock Sunday evening laid waste a wide stretch of prosperous in the vicinity of Reeder and Hettinger, according to word received here. : Ten are known to have perished and the search continues advices said. Known dead are Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis of Hettinger; B. Lambert, living south of Bycyrus and dead in homes destroyed south of Reeder, North Dakota, and two dead south of Scranton, North Three children of the Lewis family were injured. S. D., and searching parties from towns in the vicinity are driving over the devastated for other dead and injured. Wires to Reeder are all down 50 that communication with what was the center of the storm has not been made. Property damage wil be enormous for the path of the storm is littered with wrecked houses anq barns and wrecked silos. Many Injured. Known to have been injured in the storm are: W. R. Beaumont, Mrs Frank Gotchey, Harry Danforth anc two children, all of Reeder. Score of others, names unknown are re ported hurt, Two children of George Lewi were found safe in the basement 0 the home, the parents dead. The tornado hit Adams county south of Reeder, and cut a path ‘through from Reeder to Bucyrus lifted for eight or ten miles and ther dropped to earth southeast of Het | tinger, continuing for eight miles. Mrs. Herbert Spencer and two chil dren of Bucyrus, Gladys Lambert an: Marshall Lambert of Bucyrus wer reported slightly hurt. COMMUNICATION DISRUPTED. | Telephone communication between Bismarck and Reeder was disrupte: j by the storm, Reeder is on the Mil | waukee railroag line in Adams coun ty, in the southwestern corner c on the Missouri Slope indicate that’ operating a high tension line which! Many barns were turned over. The! night’s rain gave Bismarck the state, and could be reached ove the Milwaukee's line of communice tion, ! | HEAR. FIVE KILLED. | Fargo, June 25.—A dispatch to th Forum says five are known to hav been killed in a eyclone that struc lin the west end of Adams count about 8:30 o'clock Sunday night. ‘Th dead lister are: Mr. and Mrs. W. I nbert of Bucyrus, Mr, and Mr \Geo. D. Lewis of Hettinger, Ols | Lundahl, Bucyrus, Property damage at $100,000. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert were kille in the destruction of the residenc of Herbert Spencer, where they we calling. Mr. Spencer was internal jured and may not recover. Mz Spencer was slightly injured ai their two children alsg slightly hui | HETTINGER ESCAPES. Mandan, N. D., June 25.—A tel | phone report from Hettinger sa that wires were down between He ; tinger and Reeder ang Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis, wh were killed, live considerably nort | of Hettinger. A report was receive while the entire territory between! at Hettinger that a daughter of M Bismarck and Minot received rains| yng Mrs. W. B, Lambert of Bucyri im varying degree, the rain being lightest between Wilton and Wash-j burn, it appeared The heaviest rainfall was at Lis- bon, 2.95 inches. Reports of Friday's wind loss on the Missouri Slope said that two; houses had been blown down near Sanger, and several barns were de- molished. Ole Eldrick, farmer living near Lark, suffereq a broken right leg dur- ing the storm. BANKERS WORK FOR GOOD TIME Bankers, as well as other folks, are willing to work for thetr good times. The bankers, unable to find a hall big enough for the ball to be given here this. week during the state sion to ‘use the house of representa- tives chamber in the state capitol. It put the chamber im shape for the ball. Twenty-five employes of Bismarck banks on Saturday afternoon let pleasures pass by and worked all af- ternoon to remove the carpet and prepare the floor for the ball. Two Dead In Street bankers’ convention, sought permis- was granted, but on condition that the bankers do the work necessary to Fight In Germany rished. Hettinger escaped loss in the stor: ‘WOULD GIYE GRAIN GRADE DEPT. FUNDS Plan Being Worked Out B) State Officials for Financ- ing Department {also A plan is being worked out by At- torney-General George F, Shafer. Chairman Frank Milhollan of th: board of railroad commissioners an‘! John N. Hagan, state, grain grad superviser, for the financing of th: department now under Mr. Hag pending ‘decision of the Uniicd States Supreme Court on the legs!i ty of the state grain grading 91: inspection act. Mr. Shafer has advised that appli cation may be made for the trans- fer of an unexpended balance of over $18,000 in the grain grading fund for the use of the railroad commissioners under the former, law to the new department, which is functioning in limited form jy agreement of parties to the us Berlin, June 25——Street fighting suit, for the use of Mr, Hagan’s de- occurred in Eiselben, Prussian Sax-|Partment after July 1. : veiling of ‘alter Rathenau, injured, i ony, between Nationalists and Com- munists on the occasion of the un-|July 1 memorial to the assass-| Shafer said, and~he regards this inated German foreign minister, Dr. Central News| sent appropriation: of $10,000 provid- Two of the demonstrators are reported dead and 25 seriously All grain elevator bonds expits id. must be renewed, Mr. work as very important. The pre- ed for the grain grading department in the initiated law. is. said now. t-