The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Generally fair tonight and Sat. Freezing temperature tonight. Fiabe: ct! ih I 1873 E BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, , FRIDAY, MAY 9 , 1924 | FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS -BURNS FORCED INTO RETIREMENT | WILLYS SE SEES CONTINUED PROSPERITY IN U. S. NORTH DAKOTA led GAINS THROUGH AUTO INCREASE ‘Noted Manufacturer Sees Closely Knit Communities, Increased Population BUSINESS KEEPS’ UP Declares There Never Will be Saturation Point in Auto Industry Nearly two hundred business men gave John N. Willys a typical west- ern reception at the Grand Pacific at noon, At the speakers table in addition to the guest of honor were L. G. Peed, salesmanager, Ward M. Canady of the United States Adver- tising Corporation which handles the advertising of the Overland corpor- ation; Governor R. A. Nestos, Ma or Lenhart, W. H, Webb, R. D. Hos- kins, Col. C. B. Little, W. E. Lahr, Major Sorenson and G. D. Mann. Group singing was led by Spencer Boise and a special orchestra assist- ed in the program. The luncheon was held under the auspices of the Association of Commerce. Mr. Webb, president of the Association, introduced Mayor Lenhart who pre- sented Governor Nestos, the presid- ing officer. Gov, Nestos spoke of the wonder- ful organization which Mr. Willys had built up. He declared a better understanding between the east and the west could best be had by meet- ing the men of the great industrial plants. He paid a great tribute to the resgurces of the state and de- nounced some of the pessimists who have been writing, and slanders on the great Northwest. Mr. Peed, the sales manager of the company was first introduced. He spoke warmly of the reception given the party upon ite arrival marek, Mr, Canady in a few words. paid a tribute to the resources of the state. He praised the efforts being made toward diversification. Introduced hy Governor In presenting Mr. Willys, Gover- nor Nestos said that this was the automobile manufacturer's first trip to North Dakota and that after he visited Mont tomorrow he would have visited every state in the union. Mr. Willys was given a great reception when he rose to speak, “When I arrived at the station and heard the whistles blowing and the band playing,” he said, “I was as much surprised as the other pas- sengers on the train, This is the greatest reception I have ever had and and J feel warmly toward this progressive and hospitable city. Ne- ver in any city of its size have I seen so many paved streets. Will Lahr promised me a warm reception if I ever came to Bismarck and he certainly has made good. He is an important factor in our organiza- tion and we are all proud of his sue- cess here. Mr. Willys stressed the fact that North Dakota in better shape than many other states, especially those centers with $400 an acre land due to wartime inflation. He said this state had as good land at from $20 to $60 an acre and that in the process of readjustment North Da- kota stood well to ‘make decided gains where inflation had not ob- tained. He praised the resources of the state and said he was impressed with the great future that was in store for this section. “You may think you have your problems here," he said, “But yours are not the only ones, We all have them. There is not a place in the country that is not suffering some- what from the process of readjust- ment.” Auto Aids North Dakota The automobile will contribute a great deal to the future develop- ment of North Dakot#, as well as to increasing the wealth and happiness of the entire United States. This is the firm conviction of John N. Willys, president of the Willys- ~yOverland Company, and an outstand- ing figure in the automobile man- ufacturing industry almost since its inception. Mr. Willys reiterated a vision he had coming in to Bismarck on the train—for as he viewed the broad expanse of fertile prairie he vision- ed to his associdtes, he said, of the time when good roads and the auto- mobile with its facile transportation will end the “shut-in” winter on. the farm, bring. neighbors closer to- gether than it does even, now, will attract new settlers to the region. Mr. Willys expressed confidence that many difficulties in the North- west situation, such as banking, had now been pretty well discounted, and expressed belief that greater di- versification of farming not only would make for greater prosperity on the farm but would be an impor- tant medium in attracting new peo- je to the Northwest. , « No Saturation Point Mr. Willys, known as an optimist, declared he was a great beliéver in (Continued on page 8) speaking | in Bis-j s{and one The Harbor of 350 miles: west of . Major Martin, missing leader ; Sergeant Alva Harvey, his mechan 60 AUTO MEN HERESEE GOOD BUSINESS YEAR Dealers of Lahr Motor Sales Company from North Da- kota, Montana, in City TO BANQUET TONIGHT Sixty automopile dealers ‘of North Dakota and Montana, who handle cars through the Lahr Motor Sales Company, of Will Knight and Ovefland cars, were Bismarck toda to meet John Willys and Peed and pate in the dealers’ meeting. All were brimming over with confidence, and predicting the best automobile sewson in the history of this terri- distributors in N. partici- tory was already well under wa The de: came from ma far- distant points, the greatest distance being traveled by Mr, LeSeur of Terry, Montana, who has been a dealer there, handling cars from the Lahr company, since. 1914. Dealers came from Bowman and Scranton in the extreme southwestern part of the state, from Garrison north of here, from Tappen east and Kulm, southeast. About 20 dealers will drive back home new Overland or Willys-Knight cars, and others would have done sa except for fears of bad roads. One disappointment was registered, in that a carload of automobiles, includ- ing a new, Overland Bluebird and business coupe, failed to arrive in time for the meeting. This afternoon the dealers are having informal meetings, and_ to- night at 6 o'clock will banquet at {the McKenzie hotel. W. E. Lahr will be toastmaster, and speakers will be Mr. Willys and L. Peed. There will be community singing and or- chestra music, The Lahr Motor Sales Company {salesrooms, corner Fourth and Thay- er, have been decorated for the oc- casion, and will be open tonight for visitors. The fountain in the center of the big salesroom contains live fish. The floor is laid out as a park, with white-washed rocks, green grass, pot- ted plants and flowers. The white- washed rocks line the “park’’ walks one side there is a white picket fence, with morning glories climbing it. In the center there i a great array of flowers. CHILL HITS NORTHWEST |Snow Falls Around Twin Cities, Soon Melts St,. Paul, May 9.—Chilly spring j weather, with mixture of snow and rain, greeted the Northwest today. In the vicinity of the Twin ‘ies, snow fell early today, melting as soon as it struck the ground. Re- ports from other sections of the state and North and South Dakota, told of snow falling with temper- ature ground the freezing mark. Lead, South Dakota, dispatches said a track meet had to be post- poned yesterday because six inches of snow covered the ground. American tobacco crop last imated at 1,462,000,000 The year) was et pounds, Where Missing Fliers Are Hunted Aleutian in which section t of the round-t with the Akutan volcano in the background. (MINIMUM WAGE Isiands, near Dutch Harbor, and P search is und J Id air r and This point is a whaling station BREEN HEADS WHEAT POOL DRIVE HERE Among the appointments made by the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association in preparation for the membership drive in June’ are W. E. Breen, chairman for Burleigh coun- ty, and John E. Williams of Wash-| burn, chairman for McLean county. | These chairmen will in turn appoint} township committees who will ap- proach all farmers in their respec- tive townships on the matter of join- ing the association, It is expected that over 50 percent of the Wheat acreage in the state will be signed | up during the drive. LAW IS HELD INEQUITABLE j Head of Laundrymen’s Or- ganization Recommends Re- peal of it be Sought Assertion that the present mini-} mum wage law and women’s hours of labor law in North Dakota works hardship on the laundry industry and makes for unnecessarily higher costs to the laundries and customers was made by President A. L. John- son of Devils Lake, in his review of the past year, to the North Dakota Laundrymen iation, which op- ened a two-day ion here today. The law, according to Mr. Johnson, is virtually a 36-hour week law as so arranged by the minimum wage commission, since workers who put in 36 hours may demand the full week’s minimum wage. The voluine of businéss to laundries is such taat there is a small volume of work at the beginning of the week and the end of the week, and a heavy volume in the middle, he said. The eight and a half hour day prevents full utilization of the time which would be allowed with this work day each day, he said. He recommended to the laundry-! men that repeal of the minimum wage as now arranged be sought. He asserted the laundrymen were not opposed to labor receiving a just re- ward, but that the present method of enforcing the law was inequitable. Increase of cost of doing business and bad business , conditions had caused a decrease in laundries in the| state, he said. Mr. Johnson asserted that the laundry business could not be a monopoly, since it was in di- rect competition with the home. ‘Aside from registration of delega- tions and other preliminaries, the program this afternoon included a symposium by house wives on “What the Modern Housewife Expects of the Modern apna CRAWFORD ADDS TO MUSEUM Many important additions to the State Historical Society _muscum} were obtained by L. F. Crawford, curator, on a trip to Louisville, Ky. to attend the meeting of the Missis- sippi Valley Historical Society meet- ing, and in St. Louis. Prof. 0. G Libby of Grand Forks, secretary of the society, also attended the Lovis- ville meeting. Mr. Crawford will get,, he said, copies of many records in the Jefferson Memorial in St. Louis bearing “upon early fur’ trading North Dakota and other points in the Northwest. ‘ | {others LEAGUE NAMES CHURCH; PLANS, TO OPEN FIGHT, Former State Chairman to be}; ; Candidate for Commission- er of Agriculture GARAGE FIRE CAUSE OF BIG | LOSS AT HAZEN. 25,000 to $35,000 Damage Is' Done by Blaze Starting From abe Stove SORLIE IS INTERESTED Candidate for Goyernor, Re- covering, Takes Much In- terest in Discussion The Nonpartisan League state campaign will get under way without delay, through Various agencies. The gue state executive committee at a conference which continued until 1 o'clock this morning, selected W. J. Church of York, former League state chairman, to fill the vacancy on the League ticket as a candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor, sed by the death of Senator B. F. Baker, > With this vacancy Ports that A. ¢ ‘orlie, League can- didate for Governor was taking much interest in politics though confined to his bed in a local hos- pital, Leaguers here continued today to discuss methods of the campaign. There were about 40 in the confer- ence last night to advise Ole Knut- son and S. S. McDonald, members of the League executive committee, who chose Mr. Chureh. filled, and re- Mr. Church, who was present, did not desire to become a can: Louis Noltemier of Barnes county, mentioned for the place, said he did not want to be considered. Several were discussed, including Nye of Cooperstown, J. A. of Lisbon and Senator Ralph Gerald Gr Ingerson, Among the L the uers from out of ty here for the discussion were n Terhorst of Donnybrook; T. Bealls of Die! of Cooperstown; of Manning and Louis Noltemier of Barnes coun’ d_ probable that“. H. H. Thoresen, League candidate for Attorney-General, will deliver the key-note address, in view of the Baker and the injury to linea Berg of Grand Forks, busi- s associate of Mr. Sorlie, planned | to leave for his home today, Mr. Sor- lie last night was feeling fine, he was informed, and was taking much interest in the League political con ference, asking his wife many ques- | tions about it. Three Mr. Sorlie, who came him, left yesterday. W. H. Stutsman, campaign man- ager of the Real Republican organi- zation, was to be at Jamestown to- day for a district meeting, and other organization work will get under way jmmediately. While Governor Nestos has delayed the opening of his speaking campaign, this action is regarded as a personal courtesy to his injured opponent, Mr. Sorlie, and will not affect organization work. - brothers of here to see MISS NIELSON IN RACE Petitions are being circulated in the state placing Miss Minnie Nicl- son, state superintendent of public instruction, in the race for renom- ination, It has been understood for jSeveral weeks that -Miss Nielson would be a candidate again for the place. JUDICIAL CANDIDATE Harvey’ J. Miller of New England, candidate for judge of the Sixth Ju- dicial District, southwestern North Dakota, is here today on business in the supreme court. Mr. Miller, who is a Republican, has practiced law in New England for 13 years, but has never sought political office be- fore. Other candidates for the judgeship west of the river include Charles J, Simon, E. S. Johnson of Selfridge and the present three dis- trict judges—Berry, Pugh and Lemke. SUBSTITUTE NAMES Substitution of the names of George Leonhardy of Williston in place of Mrs. F, R. Smyth of Bis marck for state auditor and T. D. Casey of Dickinson for J..P. Cain of the same city for Attorney-General, jon the primary ticket indorsed by the Democratic state convention here recently, was announced here today. The action was taken by the state campaign committee. Benton Baker, member of the committee, said no a tion had been taken toward substitu- tion of a candidate for Governor to succeed Wesley C. McDowell, who de- ctined to make the race. There are some Democrats who do not believe the committee has power to fill this! vacancy, while others want Halvor Halvorson ‘of Minot org some other Democrat named as a candidate for Governor, he said. TOBACCO FAR NORTH Montreal, May 9.—Tobacco may be even north: of the 55th degree, a bulletin of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way announces, The tobacco plants are grown as are cabbage. When it is felt certain that the last spring frost has occurred, the plants are Buffalos have become semi-dbm: set out. One Alberta farmer, living ticated, in preserves, and ‘are in-| well ‘above the 55th degree, has creasing in ‘number. never failed to produce a crop. i ‘ ye FINALLY CONTROLL ED| Fire Brought Under Control After Fighting for More Than Two Hours Mandan, variously at from $25,000 to $35,000 was caused this morning at Hazen when a stove-pipe became overheated and set fire to the I ailer garage building, 50 to 140 feet in size, was completely destroyed, together with automobiles and a large amount of machinery. The loss is at least 000 with no insurance. t wing of the same property the Wernli Motor Company s warehouse was also destroyed, together with 11 new Fordson trac: six tors and eight Ford cars, a recent pment. The tractors and cars were insured, although the loss 1s around $11,000, ‘The tire jumped across the street to the Knife River Lumber Company, | causing some damage to offices that property, ‘but yards and build-| ings were saved, A sheet-iron cover- of the Hazen that ing on the building Star, weekly newspaper, saved property from destruction, Hazen will be without elecirn lights for # week or more as a re sult of wires from the electric light pl at the rear of the ler garage ha & been burned off, and a heavy motor drive belt from the garage to the electric plant, being destroyea. This loss was estimated at $2,000 to $2,000, he fire started at under control within so, two hours or LANGLEY CASE EVIDENCE ENDS Judge Dismissed First Count of Indictment Against | Congressman Covington, Ky: May 9—The Unit- ed States government closed its case against Congressman John W. Lang- ley, on trial in that court here with two co-defendants on charges of con- spiracy to defraud the government of y illegally removed fiom United States District Attorney Sawyer-Smith announced the govern- ment had ‘concluded: its evidence shortly after court convened today. Judge Cochran announced that he would permit only the second and third counts of the indictment to be passed on by the jury. The second count charges conspiracy to sell, and the third charges conspiracy to transport. The first count, elim‘nat- ed by the court, charged conspiracy to defraud the government out of tax on whisky ostensibly withdrawn for medicinal use, but sold for bev- | erage purposes, (GILLETTE 10 SEEK PLACE Washington, May 9.—Speaker Fre- lerick H. Gillette of the House has decided to become a candidate for the Republican nomination for Sen- ator from Massachusetts. pare ste | Weather Report | o— moon today. Temperature at 7 Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest, wind velocity WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: erally fair tonight and Freezing temperature tonight. so cold Saturday afternoon. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Saturday, except rain or snow tonight extreme east portion. Freezing temperature tonight. Not so cold Saturday afternoon, GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure remains low over the East and precipitation occurred in the Plains States, Mississippi Val- ley and Great Lakes region. High pressure, accompanied by fair weath- er, prevails from the Rocky Mountain region westward to the Pacific Coast. Cool weather prevails in all sections and frost occurred in some sections of the Dakotas and Mon- tana, . 36 Gen- Saturday. Not ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteoroligist: A loss estimated; and was| (TRIPLE EXECUTION TODAY SENDS MAN OVER 70 YEARS OF AGE TO HIS DEATH Eddyville, Ky. May 9.—Kentueky's first triple execution by electrocution 1s completed in western state pen invent here rly today when nk ‘Thomas, we Weick and Chailes Miller, the latter a negro, {paid the penalty of death for 1 der, They died in the order ni |} Only ‘Thomas made a state ‘during the final moment Good | nicht, Dm going home; I'm not a bit d, thank God,” he said, as the |REED AGAIN HEADS BODY | , Grand Forks, N. D. IR. Reed of Fargo was re-elected pre: sident of the North Dakota society | of Sons of American Revolution at ‘the thirteenth annual dinner meet-| tne. clube daccietyeal (He RTalstiCn| {hotel. Other officers are: John D. Hanchett, Valley ice presi- dent; A. H. Yoder, Grand Forks, r gi F, D. Hall, Fargo, historian; lw uller, Grand Forks, ler; Rev. George B. Newcomb, marek, chaplain, J.P. MORGAN IS SILENT ON GERMAN LOAN Reported That He Was Re- turning with Hundred Mil- lion Loan Contract STREET REPORT May 9.—Walter Bis- WALL New York, May 9.—Wall Street re- ports that J. P. Morgan was return- ing from Europe with the $100,000,- 000 German reparations loan con- tract “in his pocket” were neither affirmed nor denied by the finan- cier, when he arrivedon the Hom- lorie. Accompanying Mrs. Morgan after a two months sojourn abroad, the financier emerged from his custom- reticence to discuss at length the subject with which his name had been prominently linked since the Dawes committee recommended an allied loan of $200,000,00 as the foundation of its reparation plan. Won't Corroborate Report He declined to corroborate the Wall Street report point blank. He would not discuss the possibility of raising the $' 100,000 share of the loan the Dawes committee allotted to England and the $25,000,000 it was proposed to raise among continental European nations. He was asked to corroborate a statement of Owen D. Young, of the talk about it, because there are so involved and so many many issues governmental phases to be consid- ered befote we bankers even can move to take up the subj Company May Float Loan He admitted that. since the gov- ernment was not participating in floating the $100,000,000 bonds, J. P. Morgan & Company was the one \private firm in America most likely ;to dispose of such a huge issue. Asked how much time might elapse before his firm would consider the terms of the loan plans and public- ly announce whether it would under- take to float the $100,000,000 in Am- erica, he said bluntly, “I don't know.” ARGUMENT IN CASE IS SET For twenty-four hours ending at} Lignite Coal Case to be Heard: in Washington June 5 The North Dakota lignite rate case, in which, railroads seek t increase freight rates on coal from North Dakota mines approximately 50 percent, has been set down for merce Commission in Washington and a representative of the North Dakota railroad commission on June | 5, Chairman Milhollan of the state | body was advised today. Briefs in the case are due May 24. Decision to which effectivene: posed new tariffs was of the pyp- postponed. STATUE FOR NAVAJOS Washington, May 9.—A Navajo na- tional monument is being established within the great and little known Navajo Indian reservetion in north- eastern Arizona, the Department of the Interior has announced. The reservation comprises three sepa- rate tracts of land, each of which ¢ontains the ruins of a prehistoric cave, pueblo or cliff dwelling. Dawes committee, that America! readily would absorb a half of the proposed $200,000,000 loan to Ger- many. “That was very nice of Mr. Young,” he said. “But I hesitate to coal | argument before the Interstate Com-4 is expected before August 1, the date} black cap was adjusted. The exceu tions were completed in 46 minutes Thomas, past 70 and the oldest man ever executed in the state, was sentenced for the murder of Lee Athdgust, a friend and benefactor. Wieck died for the murder of Wil liam Otke and Miller was convicted f the murder of two dl gucrds, homas and Miller ¢ ed but Weick protested his innocence ‘BRIBE OFFER TS CITED IN _ WHEELER CASE Letter Purporting to be Wri | ten by Campbell Offer Officials Land PART OF IS CASE | Wheeler Takes Stand Later to Deny He Used Improper | Influence -John S. Pratt, attorney-gen- securing the Wheeler Washihgton, May the special assistant eral, who assisted in indictment against Senator of Montana today laid before the Senate committee investi, ing the subject the documentary evidence on which the indictment partially was based. The material consisted of photo- static reproductions of correspond- ence said to have passed between Senator Wheeler and Gordon Camp- bell, the Montana oil promoter, for whom the Senator is alleged to have appeared unlawfully before the In- terior Department. One letter ostensibly from Wheeler to Campbell, —_ dated March 8, 1923, asked = Camp- bell “to have your office send me di tails of permits in order that w I take it up In be able te dim cuss it intelligently with the De- partment of the Interior.” Pratt introduced also what pur- ported to be a letter dated May 6, 1923, in whieh Gordon Campiell of- red E. S, Booth, the solicita interior een 40 acres of 1 out of one oil permit and sugg that 40 acres additional be ass: to F. M. Goodwin, assistant Secretary of the Interior, if the permit could be granted. The letter said at if Campbell “could get his hooks on the land” the two officials assisting they “could make more money than they would otherwise make in a long time,” Booth, responding on May 19, ac- cording to the records, said he would take the matter up with Goodwin, though he himself had left the inte ior department May 1 Senator Wheeler, asked the right to take the stand as Pratt finished and Borah granted it. Senator Wheeler denied that he had given any assurances that when he got to Washington he would straighten out the Campbell permit. M'NARY PLAN MADE “RIDER” Planned by Insurgents to Add It To Tax Bill Washington, May 9.—Pr {fore a final vote on the revenue bill |the Senate today faced the stumb: jing block in the plans of advocates | 1 of farm relief legislation to the McNary-Haugen bill to the me sure as an amendment. Two at- tempts made during a 10-hour ses- sion yesterday to restrict debate on the bill today and agree to vote on lit for passage at o'clock were blocked by objections by both sides of the chamber, All of the committee amendments were disposed of yesterday with adoption of a gift tax, one of the two new taxes in the bill. That of 10 percent imposed on Mah Jong sets ' is the other. Amendment after amendment also was accepted erday a: membe! lof both parties put forward propo: als, mostly aimed to clarify the lan- guage relating to exemptions and to liberalize the rule affecting collec- tions of taxes and claims for re- funds. Postmasters Act As Labor Agents Geneva, May 9.—Postmasters- in New Zealand towns will act as em- |vloyment agents under a plan re- portéd to the International Labor Bureau here. In places where there are no government labor agents an employer may apply to the postmas- ter,.and if no labor is available the postmaster will forward the appli- cation to the nearest official labor agent. Similarly workers in need of employment may register at the postoffice. WORLD FAMOUS DETECTIVE T0 QUIT HIS POST Resigns Following Fire of In- vestigation; Was Appointee of Daugherty BORE ATTACK Much of Criticism Is Levelled at Bureau of Investigation in Probe BRUNT Washington, M the A. P.) y 9—(By William J. Burns, whose activities have been a storm center in several Sen- ate investigations, has re signed as chief of the Justice Department Bureau of Inves- tigation. Selected for the post three years ago by Attorney-Gen- eral Daugherty, the world famous detective has borne the brunt of much of the criticism levelled at the ad- ministration of the chief he now follows into retirement. Is PTED Burns’ letter of resignation laid be- fore Attorne al Stone toda asked that h retirement from of- fice be effective immediately. The resignation was accepted by the At- torney-General on those terms. DOHENY CITED Washington, May 9.--Edward Doheny Jr. was ordered by Justice Hitz in the district of columbia su- preme court to appear on May 16 to show cause why he should not be compelled to testify before the spe- cial oil grand jury. When Doheny appeared before the jury last Tuesday he declined to testify on the ground that what he would say might tend to incriminate him. This fact was reported to the court by the grand jury with the re quest that the order be issued, BISHOPS URGE MANY CHANGES IN CONFERENCE Would Lift Church’s Ban on Some Amusements — No Quarter for Rum Runner Activities of the Methodist Epis- copal church general conference in Springfield, Massachusetts, are con- tained in a copy of The @pringfield Union, forwarded to The Tribune by Rev. S. F. Halfyard, pastor of the McCabe Methodist Episcopal church of Bismarck, who is present. A summary of the recommenda- tions of the Methodist Board of Bishops is given in the Springiield aper as follows: The taking of such diversions as can be used in the name of the Lord Jesus. Denouncement of organizations h secretly discriminate against ens on account of race, color and religion. No quarter for the rum runner. Remedies for the divorcg evil, termed one of the chief scandals in modern life. Membership of the United States in the Permanent Court of Interna- tional Justice. Greater aid to the “bewildered mil- liams beyond the seas.” ttlement of international dis- putes without resort to arms. Unification with the Methodist Church, South. A “new mind and a new mood” and a general turning to God. Solution of immigration problems by a selective process in countries of origin, wise distribution and pre- vention of exploitation of new arri- vals. The Methodist ban on amusements, such as dancing, theaters, horse races and circuses, will be removed if the advice of 36 effective bishops of the church is followed during the Gen- eral Conference says the Springfield paper. 8 FREIGHTERS | REACH PORT Northeast Gale, However, Holds up Other Ships Duluth, Minn May 9,-—Eight freighters and two passenger ships have made port through the upper Lake Superior jam at noon today but with the northeast gale, raging since Monday, continuing to blow, vessel agents held no immediate hope for a breakup in the blockade which now directly affects 53 lake freighters, besides retarding ship- ping operations. at both the upper and lower lake ports.