The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1923, Page 2

“PAGE TWO % ASTROLOGIST WHO PREDICTED NOMINATION Fate Ran True to Prophecy in The Life and Death of War- ren G. Harding — Prophecy At Time of Nomination Is Recalled. “BY HARRY B. NEA Service Washington, Aug. true to prophecy in death of Warren G. Probably no more stance of the influence of the on human affairs, as preached by occultists and astfologists, ever was known than that in which, months before _ hi nomination, Harding was picked as the next president by a Washington astrol- ogist, Madam Marcia, who at the time predicted that he would live out only a little more than half his_term. ; “The end,” she said in making this prediction in February 1920, “when it comes will be sudden, after] an illness of short duration.” _ I went to sce this astrologist Hardin, riking in- ars ident’ Harding lay co. The bulletins from the bedside at the time I call- ed announced the patient was improving. He was on the high- way to recovery, fthe attending physicians afree But Madam Marcia, who had spent the morning pouring over the horoscope of the ill man, shook her head. Predict Harding’s Death “It is the end,” she said. “H will never recover. The cri will dome Thursday night. He will be dead Friday.” In the face of the doctor’s bul- letins, I smiled at her. But she was immovable, steadfast in her tragic forecast. “He can_not re- cover,” she persisted. “He will be dead by Friday.” Believers in fate will find in Madam Marcia’s readings of what life held for Harding seeming proof to sustain their faith in the governing power of the stars. Back in February, 1920, four women—all unknown to the _as- trologist, called on Madam Mar- cia. “We want our horoscopes read,” they said. “We want to know which of us is to be the next first lady of the land.” The charts were drawn ‘and Madam proceeded to the study of what they foretold. Half way through the reading she pointed to Mrs. Harding and said: “If any of you ladies are to be the first lady this is the one.” Some time later the woman who been selected as the future lady, whose identity was still nown to Madam Marcia, called again. “I want you to read this horo- scope,” she said, giving a birth date of Nov. 2, 1865, at 8 a. m. Foretold Election and Death “This person,” Madam Marcia tokl her, in the course of the reading, “will be the next president of the United States. But he will-not live out his term. He will die a sudden if not lent death.” In order to identify this horoscope, it was ‘ked with the initials, “F. K. H.” given by the still unknown caller, On May 20, 1920, this woman call- ed again on Madam Marcia. The mad- am could no longer restrain her cur- iosity: “T can not figure it out,” she said. “This person will be the next pres dent, but I can find no presidential possibility with initins F, K, H. I can not understand it” qm “I didn’t say those were the ini- tials of the person whose horoscche that is,” Mrs. Harding replied. “They are my initials.” She then disclosed her identi “T have Wome to you for advice” she continued, “Mr. Harding is un- der tremendous pressure from the highest party leaders to withdraw as a candidate. What should he do?” “He must stick,” Madam Marcia . fe; will not be nominated tin- til after noon on Saturday of the convestions {But he will be nominat- ed.” Blocks Harding’s Withdrawal At 10 minutes of 12 on Saturday, during the convetition at Chicago, the nomination seemed™Jeadlocked. Hard- ing sent a n to Mrs. Harding, who was seated in the auditorium with Mrs. Harry C, Woodyard, wife of the congressman from West Virginia, ~ “Florence, the note read, “why do you not want me to withdraw when you do not want me to have it?” “Stay until after 12 o'clock and I'll tell you,” Mrs. Harding wrote back. On the next ballot the deadlock broke. At 10 minutes after 12 War- ren G. Harding had been nominated. “Mrs. Woodyard, who was with Mrs. Harding at the convention, was the Woman who first took her to visit Madam Marcia. The other two of party of four were Mrs. Poindex- ter and Mrs. Sutherland, both wives of senators who had: presidential a: Pirations, The visit, made in jest a ter a funfilled afternoon at their wist club, following Harding’s nom- ifiation and élection became a mighty serious matter to them. “For it raised’a new question wheth- ee is or is not after all a thing f. destiny, an instrument in the hands of fate, simply playing his part gra role cast for him by the immu- lestars. - (Gopyright, 1023,NEA Service, Inc.) Por Bismarck aad vicinity: Partly y tonight and Thursday; possi- Cool weather prevails in all sections. North Dakota Corn and Wheat Re- gion Summary For the week ending Aug. 7, 1923. Black stem rust seriously damaged spring wheat in ons, espec- ially in the west and central portions where delay was experienced in spring seeding. Much spring wheat has been cut and harvested, being rushed to avoid serious rust damag Rye Is practically all cut and mos‘ ly threshed. Corn is maturing rapid- ly and is generally good to excellent. The flax harvest is general, but there is much pigeon grass in the late crop. Indications are for a good yield of early The second crop of alfal- fa is being cut. Millet and wild hay is also being cut. Pastures generally need rain. North Dakota Corn and wheat Stations. Amenia ... BISMARCK . Bottineau Bowbells . Devils Lake Dickinson . Dunn Center . Ellendale . Fessenden Grand Forks . Jamestown . Langdon 74 Larimore . 73 Lisbon . : 74 Minot .. 72 Napoleon . ot Pembina 7 Williston . 70 Moorhead 70 PC, partly C, clear; cloudy. Orris W. Rober High Low Preci. 6 49° 0 \PC 72 55 0 © 69 o Cc 89 PC 72 aC. 76 PC 70 cl 70 Cc . Cc c Cc Cc Cc Cc @ Cc Cc cl Cc cl, » 1% 12 Meteorologist. Scientists Caution Against Deadly Washington, Aug. 8—That hydro- gen sulphide, a gas often found in and about industrial plants, is ex- tremely poisonous, although not here- tofore recognized as such, is dis ed by the Bureau of Mines after series of tests on men agd ani The in s. igation showed that acute MADAM MARCIA * OF HARDING ALSO FORETOLD HE WOULD DIE poisoning can be produced by low] concentrates of this gas and may re-; sult in respiratory paralysis follow- ed by heart failure and death. The gas is sometimes present in mines, railroad tunnels, sewers, and marshes, and is found in various | stages of the manuf: re of sul- phurie acid, in the ilation of pe- troleum, particularly those oils known as high-sulphur crudes, and also about some gas wells, gas plants and smelte It colorless and in low concentrates has the odor of rot- | ten eggs. In mines this has given it the term “stink damp.” At the Pittsburgh experimental sta- tion of the bureau a large chamber| was used for making exposures of men and various animals, The study showed that complete inhalation causes almost immediate unconscious- ness, and death follows ‘frequently before rescue be accomplished. Discuss Laws To : Aircraft Protection St. Louis, Aug. 8—Needed legisla- tion for the protection of aircraft operation will be one of the principal topics of discussion at the annual meeting of the National Air Institute, which will be held here October 1-3, under the supervision of the Aero- natical Chamber of Commerce. This body is cooperating with a committee representing the National Advisory Committee for Aer s, Society of Automotive E: American Society .|England and contracted for The Third National Acro Congress, which includes the convention of the National Aeronautic Association, the governing body of aviation in this country, also will convene here Oc- tober 1, simultaneously with the In- ternational Air Races. Members of the cabinet, ranking officers of the army and navy as the United States mail service, are expected to attend. Largest pyramid;that of Cheops of the Gizeh group—contains 000,000 cubie feet of masonry, and the total weight of the stone has been estimated at over 6,000,000 tons. THE PRESIDENT’S CHOICE j this connectiond | pon een 89,- |/ WILL OBSERVE CENTENNIAL OF U.S. RAILROAD ; American Railway. Associa- tion Begin Work ‘on Cele- bration Platis PASS . RESOLUTIONS pene = Fa, Will Show How Railway Transportation Has Developed. Chicago, Aug. 8—Plans to cele- brate the centennial of the American railroad here with an exhibitton showing its evolution and effect oh the nation’s growth have been begun by the American Railway Association. Committees have been appointed co gather data as to an appropriate dat¢ for the celebration, and to determine the extent of the miniature world’s fair which is being considered in Three railway organizations have adopted resolutions urging the appro- Priate observation of a hundred years of railroad development—American Railway Engineering Association, American Railway Development Asso- ciation and the Mechanical’ Division of the American Railway. Association. As no city has a convention hall large enough"to hold all the exhibits, according to V. R, Hawthorne, sécre- tary of Division 5, American Railway ,was snapped. In the car with him governor of Washington. make their home. Mr, Swanson has accepted a position with the Fitz- simmons grocery. Dr. and Mrs. R. E, Percy who dur- the Black ‘Hills returned yesterday. Mr. and Mre. B. H. Anderson of Sixth Ave, have as their guest, Mrs. Arthur Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Cleyeland is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. James Scully of Pla- teau, Mont,, arrived yesterday to visit at the home of the latter’s mother, Association, he proposes the etection of a temporary structure’ to’ aecom- modate the 26 or more railroad bodies which would: hold conventions herd under the plans. Another suggestion is to hold a centzal exposition in Chi- cago with a niffnber of smaller cele- brations held simultaneously in other | cities, making Chicago the center of a great railroad centennial wheel. American railroads will participate in 1926 in the English celebration of the opening of the first railway in the world, conducted by the Inter- national Railway Congress, but it the desire of the American Railway Association also to commemorate the American centennial, which comes in 1928, i The trackage of the American roads, according to the Interstate Commerce Commission, is 376,992 miles, not including switches and ter- inal lines. According to these same figures, there are now in operation approximately 70,000 locomotives, 2)- 500,000 freight cars and 65,000 \pas- senger cars. “Although there were railways in the United States prior to 1828, they. were not common carriers,” says the Chicago Association’ of Commerce, {n- terested in the plans for commemor- ation. “When Charles Carroll of Car- rollton, one of the signers of ths Declaration of Independence, drove the first spike at Ellivott’s Mills, Ma, for the first seven miles of railway between Vinegar Hill and Baltimore, he helped to establish the Baltimere & Ohio, which began operating tr tins in 1830. “In 1828, Horatio Allen went to four steam locomotives to be built by George Stephenson. ‘America’ was the first steam locomotive to be seen in the western hemisphere . It was Blaced on blocks at New York in ‘anuary, 1829, and was exhibited to an awe-struck public for * three months. : “But the ‘Stourbridge Lion’ was the first locomotive actually to run. on metal rails. It was used by the Dela- ware & Hudson, which at that time was primarily a canal company.” The railroad centennial will’ show how railway transportation has made possible the development of: the United States, according to Mr. Haw- thorne. Starting with less than 100 years ago, he said, railway transpor- tation -has reached a point where an estimated expenditure of $1,640,000,- 000 is necessary this year to provide the railroads facilities to enable the general busiriess of the country to Proceed without interruption, Service Friday Friday will be observed as a day. of mourning by the citizens of Man- dan, for President Warren G. Har- ding. Officers of the B. P. O. Elks acting im behalf of its membership have taken charge of the services for the day and will conduct special pub- lic memorial service} in Chautauqua park Pride afternoon at 2 o'clock. Presidént Harding was a member of the Elks, the Moose, Knights of Pythias, D. 0. K. K., of all the Masonic bodfes and of, the (| Shrine, and: of the International Ro- tary. Officers! of the American Le- gion, officers and: .members: of oth- er patriotic bodies have asked the Elks lodge to assume charge. Rev. Fr. Clement Dimpfl of St. Joseph’s church, and Rev. C. J. Fylling of the Lutheran church, the only two clergymen of the city who are in Man- dan\at present will participate. in the program. The Municipal band will play appropriate music, numbers by a quartette and an address in,memo jum by Attorney, J, A., Heder,’ sing- ing by the audience of hymns. Eightéen harnees h¢rses and four- teen runners are now stabled on the souri Slope Fair which takes’ place Aug: 27-30. This is the largest: number of fast. race horses ever entereg in the local fai: £ @ large: number of - fred’ attraction: the lateat, Mile. Lucille, an Aberdeep; Di girth. who dods an” aerial trapese act 30 feet in the ait: each afternoon of the fair. The services of two noted: clowns have-slso been se- Fair grounds and are being worked out daily in anticipation of the Mis- faa The fair association Has: signed up|: Mrs. Patrick Tobin. Mr. Scully left for his home last night while Mrs. Scully will remai Mrs. Louis Dahl of Elgin is visit- ing with her daughters, Mrs. Warren Watson and Mrs. Al Weinhandl. Mrs. E, 0. Wells and daughter, Genevieve who have been guests for the past month at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C, E, Dorfler left Monday for their home in Area, Ill. NEW STARS TO APPEAR. “IN OPERA Fernand Atnsseau of France Will Make Debut With Chicago Civic Opera INCLUDES MANY OTHERS Chicago, Aug. 8.—Fernand Ansseau, leading tenor in Frenchy opera, will make’ his American debut with the Chicago Civic Opera, which opens here November 8, according to the announcement made by the company Arrangements are being made for the appearance of other brilliant guest artists, which will include Mme. Lou- ise Homer. She will appear in a limit- ed number of performances includ- ing “Samson and Delilah.” Other stars included in the regular personnel of the company for the coming season will be Mary Garden, Amelita’ Galli Curci, Florenve Mac- Beth, Mary McCormic, Cyrena Van Gordon, Georges Baklanoff, Tito Sehipa, Edith Mason and Feodor Chaliapin, with Giorgio Polacco again present as musical director. “Boris Godunoff and “L’Africana,” the' latter by Meyerbeer, are ‘announ- ced as novelties in the 1923-24 sea- son, because they never before have been given by the Civic Opera Com- pany. The role of Boris is’ said by critics to be one of Chaliapin’s great- est, Among the revivals announced is that of “Zaza,” with Mary Garden in Seattle that the president was stricken ill. ing the past week made the trip to], mi times a day. Ste SS ssa This is President and Mrs. Harding's triumphal esitry into Seatti® upon his return from Alaska. It was His féatures show he wag not a well man when this picture with right hand raised, is Mayor Edwin J. Brown, and Louis F. Hart, quired and invested money of other persons, Arnold himself takes . the position that he is a victim of a “vi- cious circle of Madison business men” who oppose’ him. The indictment sets out three. al- leged schemes which it says are frau- dulent and which Arnold will be call- ed upon to explain during the court hearing. He is charged with misrepre- senting the value of securities offer- ed for sale by his company, with at- tempting to’defraud investors out of company bonds by offer of an un- secured note, and with causing the false arrest of company officials. In December of 1921 Arnold gave the needy of Madison a Christmas dinner costing $25,000. Thereafter he led a series of revival mectings, at | BISMARCK — " . (The Blemarck College) iff’ the. title rolé. Miss Garden also will appear in the revival of Mass- enet’s “Cleopatre.” Harry W. Beatty, technical director, is spénding the summer in Europe visiting the more famous opera hous- es of France, Germany and Italy in search of new ideas. He is said to be making a: special study of proposed settings in Moussorgsky’s “Boris Godunoff,” which has\become popular with American audiences. ‘The opening of the operatic season November 8 is a departure from cus- tom? as the season will open Thurs- day instead of the usual Monday and will run one and one-half weeks long- er than the usual season of ten weeks. s Announcement also was made that Adolph Bohm will be in charge of the ballet and that Miss Anna Lud- maiJa would return as premiere dan- sei USED MAILS ° ~TODEFRAUD| Arraign Revivalist and’ Bank- ‘er in Wisconsin Courts Madison, Wis.,. Aug. 8—Victory H. Arnold, banker and revivalist of this city was arraigned in the Federal court at Superior, Wis. 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