The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 21, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and Vicinity: Part- ly overcast tonight and Sunday. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, “SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1924 FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS SCORE VICTIMS OF HEAT AND STORMS HUGE CO-OPERATIVE GRAIN SYSTEM PLANNED‘ COMMITTEE OF FARM BUREAU SIFTS OFFER | Involves Transfer of Five Large Board of Trade Firms’ Property MERGER SAID GIGANTIC Committee of Farm Bureau Is Named in Effort to Work Out Proposal BEFORE BUREAU Quincy, TIL, June 21.—Af of- ficial of the Minois Agricultural Association, when shown a story from Chicago regarding the grain merger, said the plan is before the American Farm Bu- reau for future consideration and and that he is unable to say whether it will be accepted in its present form or modified to meet circumstances. He declares the plan in brief eventually proposes the complete control of marketing facilities by the growers and that it is hoped to begin with the 1924 crop. The growers propose, he said, to obtain the “last word in ef- ficiency” in grain marketing. The program is so huge, he ex- plained, that it must necessarily remain in incomplete form for sometime. Chicago, June 21‘/-A_ plan for grain farmers to own and control a huge system of elevators and grain facilities, now controlled by five large Board of Trade firms which would be merged in a cooperative association, today was in the hands of a committee of the American Farm Bureau Federation, headed by ©. E. Bradfute, president of the federation, and chairman of the committee. The merger plan would involve about $25,000,000, it was said, rep- resenting the appraised value of the properties of five companies, The plan was indorsed by George Marcy, president of the Armour Grain Company, who said he be- lieved it would go through. Although the firm of James ‘A. Patten, known as the “wheat king” until he retired from operations on the Board of Trade, was mentioned in an announcement from the Farm Bureau Federation, Mr. Patten said he had no cgnnection with the mer- ger arrangement. He explained that his company leased its: elevators from the Bartlett and Frazier states, which might be willing to, sell the property at a good price, but nothing definite had been done toward their disposal. The committee to examine the proposal’ for the now merger, ap- pointed by ‘the Farm Bureau Feder- ation, was announced today as com- posed of the following: 0. E. Bead- fute, of the American Farm Bureau Federation, chairman of the com- mittee; S. H. Thompson, Quince; Il; Frank Evans, Salt Lake Ci! G. F. Reed, vice-president ‘of the federation, St. Paul, and Murray D. Lincoln of Columbus, 0. Chicago, Jui 21.—A detailed plan under which five large gtain con- cerns and 5,000 cooperative elevators would come under producer control was formally submitted to the exec- utive committee of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Under the plan cooperative grain marketing . organizations eventually, would be accorded the trading priv- ileges of the Chicago Board of Trade. “ The corporation resulting from the consolidation under the proposed plan would become “grower owned, financed and controlled.” The plan as,submitted to the Farm Bureau Federation contem- plates acquiring the mechanical and managerial facilities of the follow- ing firms: Armour Grain Company, Rosen- baum Grain Corporation, Bartlett Frazier & Company; Rosenbaum Brothers Grain Corporation, and the J. C. Shaffer & Company. ‘The proposal contemplates using the facilities of existing exchanges and. operating in accordance with their established rules, says the an- nouncement of the Farm Buredu. The statement does not reveal by whom the plan was submitted. U.8, AIRPLANE IS DAMAGED Rangoon, British India, June 21— A cargo boat last night collided/with one of the United States Army |i Around-the-World airplanes, seriously damaging the wing, It is hoped, however, that repairs can be made by. Monday, when the aviators ex- pect to leave for Calcutta, via Akyad and Bassein, Cordell Hull, Emily Newell Bl Chief ‘Inspector Recommendation Chicago District for Chicago, June 2 night of Ernest Fontano, with nine others on charges of today to Max Greenberg, “master mind," Sam Grant, as prison, ' Chief postoffice inspector to direct the government's gation of the robbery recommend that armed to travel with r Chicago district. MT, EVEREST Two Lose Lives in Endeavor To Scale It London, June 21 alyas,” WHose peak constitutes is still unconquered. The third expedition of intrepid climbers, like its predecessors, has failed, two of the explorers perish- ing in the final effort. While the disaster occurred prob- ably a fortnight ago the full details Brief dispatches ‘received by Sir Francis the Society, how- ever, indicated that the two victims, have not yet come through. Younghusband, president of Royal Geographical George Leigh Mallory, and A. Irvine succumbed when the climbers Everest peak is 29,002 feet above sea level. were caught by a monsoon. For twenty-fours hours ending noon, ‘Temperature at 7 a. m, Highest, Yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity Weather Forecasts night. hunderstorms. Warmer east south portions tonight. General Weather Conditions Mountain region while it ippi Valley. at many places the Mississippi risen slightly west of the a slight drop occurred. weather also prevails sissippi Valley. eastwatd. /ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Metecrologien airman of the vice chairman. WOULD GUARD MAIL TRAINS Announces The arrest last indicted ticipation in the $2,000,000 registered | mail robbery of a mail train near here on June 12 narrowed the search alleged and Blackie Wilcox, escaped from a Tex- Rush Simmons, who came here yesterday investi- | aid he would guards, probably marines, be again assigned istered mail in the Mount Everest the great irregular cone in the Him- the outermost: point on the earfh’s crust. sg te Dine eR 5 \ Weather Report > - ——% 04 24 For Bismarck and Vicinity: Partly overcast tonight and Sunday; probab- ly local thunderstorms, Warmer “to- For North Dakota: Partly overcast night and Sunday; probably local and The pressure is low over the Rocky is high along the Pacific Coast and over the southern Plains States and Mississ- Precipitation occurred byer the northern Rocky Mountaih region, in Oklahoma, Valley and Great Lakes region, Elsewhere the weather | is generally fain | Temperatures have’ Plains States, except in Saskatchéwan where Cooler rom the Mis- Dem \BALL PARK JI The supreme court today ed the decision of District Lowe of Ward county that k is not necessarily affirm- base 1 nui- D. m= by M. was ealed P, Nustad and mons, who brought action inst Ira Rush and ,the Minot baseball] club to prevent occupancy of a new park. Judge Lowe held that the park of itself w. it might later become supreme court affirm GET-TOGETHER DAY PROVES case Rif: 0. Li one. he 1 his decision. 406 Register From Out Town; 50 Babies Entered in Clinics of With over 400 out of town, people registered for the day’s eventy, Big- big success. Free movie shows tering, and at 3 p. a m. street stunts, peanut wrestle, chicken. hunt, death defying hunt from the tallest building in town, and other thrill- ers, provided entertainment for both young and old. Many more came in but had not registered at 2 p. m. the ‘baby clinic, over fi'Qy were entered, and received nination by Dr. A. M. Brandt, by .nurses from both the ius and Bismarck hospitals. The schedule prepared by the Am- erican Medical Association was used for scoring the babies, and because of the large amount of data volved, no announcement, of prize, winning babies can be made for several days, There will be three prizes for the best three boys and three for the three best girls. The Masonic Temple was used as headquarters, both for general reg- istration, and for thé baby ¢linic. A. F. Bradley, secretary of ‘the As- sociation of Commerc charge of the general regist During the afternoon, the ~$|marck Juvenile band played, _per- forming in a manner surprisingly mature. Tonight all visitors and citizens of Bismarck are invited to attend the pavement dance, at which the Vv. at 52 0 48 will play. COMPANY “A” RETURNSTODAY Coming Back From Guard Camp at Devils Lake ’ Company “A,” Bismarck National Guard, has broken camp in Devils Lake and will be back in Bismarck at 9 o’clock -tonight on a special train over the Northern Pacific. The Quartermaster Detachment is coming in by motor. truck, the time nts certain. Moje than\ 1,200 guardsmen have been’ eneanned at Devils Lake for the last t&o, weeks, receiving in- struction under regular army offi- cers. In spite of some showers, generally good weather has prevail- ed. ‘ The camp was declared highly successful by guard officers in Dev- ils Lake. ‘ Judge s not nufnce, but BIG SUCCESS: marck’s Get-Together day is proving! the S. S, Presidgnt Madison band THEY HEAD DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE COUPLE HELD FOR OFFICERS | AT JAMESTOWN Yeath of Baby, Scalded When a Still Explodes, Is Being Investigated Minneapolis, June -—Frank and Cora Funk, declared wanted by au- North {thorities of Stutsman count | Dakota, on a charge of m laugh- ter, involving death of their baby daughter, scalded to death when a still exploded, were ordered held by District Judge Salman when he dis- rged a writ of habeas corpus seeking their release. The couple was arrested on di- on request of Dakota authorities, as the aftermath of the accident on May 10 when the baby was scalded at Jamestown. After the discharge of the writ the couple was remanded to jail on a fugitive w: t to await extradition action, The case was formally con- tinued to July 7, and bail fixed at $3,000 each. A requisition’ for the return to nestown. of the pair was prepared in the Governor's office here, on re- quest of Jamestown authorities, charging the pair with the death of the child. The papers were for- warded to Governor Nestos for sig- jhature, and he is expected to issue the requisition from Minot, where he is today. DR. GRANT'T0 QUIT CHURCH Resigns Pastorate in York Church New York, June 21. nation of the Rev. Dr. Percy ney Grant from the rectorship of the Church of Ascension, continued as the leading topic of discussion among church circles _ today. Grant, who has served his congre- gation for 31 years, gave his length of service and illness as rez his resignation. It was “a with regret” by the vestry. Dr. Grant’s controversy with Bish- op Manning, because of the former's modernist tendencies, has for sev- eral years made gim the center of a heated theologictl warfar JEDORA PEANS OLD-TIME SHO An old fashioned frontier Round- with all the old frontier fun 1 be conducted at Medora June 25th, 26th, and 27th, Leading busi- ness. men and ranchers have made cyery preparation for one good, glor- ious time, all the cowboy tricks in the box will be pulled, all the fun and frolic of the old west will be on tap. Large cash prizes are of- fered for saddle and bareback riding, bulldogging,, wild horse racing, in fact every sport and pastime of ‘the cow- beys and cowgirls. A cowboy polo game at 7 P. M: each day followed /by a good old fashioned hoedown. Fun every minute and a three days show that will stir the blood of everyone present. The Methods are being planned for writing all forms of cron insurances \besides hail insurance, rection of Chief of Police Brunskill], DICKINSON 18 BUILDING UP AFTER STORM Business Men and Farmers’ Promptly Set About Re- pairing Their Losses © DEATH TOLL IS NINE No Additional Deaths Report- ed From Country After Phone Lines Are Opened Dickinson, N. D., June 21.—With the virtual restoration of rural tele- phone lines, the toll of Dickinson's tornado of Wednesda afternoon still stood at eight today, with two deaths in Dickinson and others out- side the city, and one drowning during a storm near Bismarck in- creased the toll to nine. No additional deaths were report- ed since yesterday Meanwhile business men and farm- ers in Dickinson area and other sec- tions were busy making plans for resuming of normal business and checking the damage. All trains and communitation have heen practieally established again in other sections of the state, which were struck by a series of rain, and electrical storms. Loss Is Detailed Loss in the tornado which struck and vicinity Wednesday i: by the Recorder-Post of that city at half a million dollars. Among the losses listed by the newspaper are: Henry Cutkay farm blown over, smashed. Experimental station damaged and_ electric blown down. Farm buildings of John P. Berrin- ger, east of the city, were prac! cally all destroyed, including the large barn which was leveled to the ‘foundation. In the city the property loss ex- tended mostly to torn roofs and broken windows. Hundreds of chim- neys and private garages were blown down, and some of the finest old shade trees were uprooted. The Nazarene church loss is heavy, the foundation crumbling away on one side. Some of the material can be salvaged. Dr. S. Chernausck reported light- ning struck a power wire and enter- ed into his X-ray apparatus and burned out some high priced instru- ments, The entire tin roof of the Elks building was blown off and some of the bricks forming the cornice were blown down. The Patridge Grocery lost a large window. Rain came through the roof of this building buildings buildings wind mill and did considerable damage to the ceiling and stage on the third story. The Dickinson Grocery Company lost heavily when part of a wall was blown in on top of their warehouse. The old Case building, owned by L. Petricka, was totally wrecked, and the N. P. freight office was dam- aged when part of the roof was blown away. Tent Blown Away The opening performances of the 1924 chautauqua had gotten under way when the storm struck, A large crowd was in attendance but no one was seriously injured when the tent came down, Falling tent poles bruised some people, and many were drenched. When the storm struck all power and light wires were disconnected at the power house. Falling trees and other obstacles hurled by the wind and broken poles demoralized the service in the residence section until Thursday afternoon. Service on the white way and business places on Villard street was resumed the same night. The only building on the Stark county fairgrounds not damaged is the brick pump house. The build- ings are insured. 2 The Walton and ‘Davis lumber shed in which two men lost their lives, was wrecked. Three workmen':of the Russell- Miller Milling Comifany were inSide the company’s water:tank when the storm came.’ They expected the tank to be blown over, it being ! swayed considerably, but it held up. ]'The wind tore off the tin on the roof of the company clevator. ‘William Brown reported all that was left on his farm was part of the house. All other buildings were completely wrecked and wagons were tipped over and piled up and twisted Aeyond repair. _He had 150 chickens and only found 23 after the storm. jLouis Brodman, south of South Heart, réported that his farm build- were wiped out. His buildings were demolished and his farm ma- chinery piled up and badly twisted. Some cattle also was killed. ‘Two Killed The two men killed in the lumber shed were Joseph Friedt and Joseph Froelich, The Recorder-Post ‘says the storm came up. Friedt was a draymen and Froelich a farmer. (Continued on page 2) KU KLUX FIGHT MAY COME OUT. ON THE FLOOR Looms as One of Most Bitter at the Democratic Convention McADOO Issues SMITH, They Still Occupy the Lime light in the Pre-Conyen- tion Activities Redoubled efforts their today camp of William G. ernor Alfred E. (By the A to ion occupied Smith as the session to complete final ments for the openitig of the nation al convention at | Madison garden next Tuesday. tween the Smith aud McAdoo for easily was the dominating fe of the closing day of the p vention fight, but other i ticularly that of the Ku Klux Klan also held prominent places in the dis: cussion among the assembling dele. gates. An increasing demand from Georg E, Brennan of Mlinois and leader from other states “that the platform declare specifically for the Klan add ed to the difficulty that point. Predictions that the Klan the were ters. garded final in several were those who re: convention for made today There als the floor, but the: “drys,” of a strong expression in the p! form for law enforcement, were ¢ centrating their fight against “wet” candidates. Both McAdoo and Smith held fre. quent conferences today with dele- and leaders from a number o! Confidence on each side were bu preparation and organi being perfected and en Although McAdoo-S overshadowed their activities, supporters | of cundidates for th presidency and “dark horses” wer far from idle. Workers and there about the hotels p their claims against favorites on in coming delegations. Meanwhile the ~olunteer builders resumed their own work and hoped to reach st least agreement on a number of less con. troversial planks. The. main q tions to be dealt with were well agreed upon, but there remained a difference of opinion as to the lan guage and broadne be employed in the LAST RALLY contes\ HERE TUESDAY Shafer Will Speak in marck Auditorium The last political rally in marck before the campaign close will be Tuesday night, June 24, al the city Auditorium, it is announced. Attorney-General George Shafer who has been speaking in parts of the state, will be the In dependent Republican speaker. band concert will precede the meet ing at the Auditorium. Last night at Baldwin, a poli meeting was held. Julius Meyers, 2 candidate for State Senator, spok first, followed by P. G. candidate for State Senator. Othe: speakers included B. E, Jones, Judgi E. T. Burke, Mrs. Robina Mose and Mr. Zeller of McKenzie. Thi meeting was largely ajtended. SENATOR AND DOCTOR CLASH ON FASHIONABLE GOLF CLUB COURSE Washington, June 21—Investigatior into the encounter between Senator} Robinson .of Arkansas, and Dr. James | F, Mitchell, on the Chevy Chase Golf links will be undertaken by the boar of directors of the club Monday, it was announced, Alexander Britten, president of th: club, has requested and received ver- siony of the incident from both Sen- ator Robinson and Dr. was said. Mitchell, Senator Walsh of Montana, Ken- drick of Wyoming, and Jones of New Mexico, who were with Senator Rob- inson will be tasked to give state- the men were near the shed when| ments of the affair, as will Colonel assistant It] pecretary of the treasury and his son, Eward Clifford, former who accompanied Dr. Mitchell. BUSY 1) strengthen the McAdoo and Gov- Dem- ie national committee went into ange= ° The fight be { of the platform] o builders who already were divided on issue would find its way to the floor of decision quar- it as possible that the pro- hibition question would be taken to confident radiated from both other were here platform tentative of expression to framing of others, Bis- Bis- various Al! Harrington, i ORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK June 24 — Weather veek beginning Mon- eat Lakes and Up- partly cloudy, occas- temperatures near week. Washington, outlook for the day: Region of per Mississippi; ional showers, normal most of the U.S. MAY TAKE ‘GAS’ PROBETO TEST IN COURT cates Plan to go to Bot- tom of Situation ITUTED Results of Federal Trade Com- mission Probe Is in Hands B of Coolidge Washington, June j crnment’s intention bottom of the whole tuation, — probatly ,| courts, was indicated -| General Stone. -| Inquifies instituted eral trade commission ec} pertment of justice are Lasis of the proceedings. Results i{ of the commission's study of the price question made at the request President Coolidge, are\in the hunds of the department of justice and Mr. Stone announced that he had directed members his staft te collect data gathered by depart ment investigators with that ob- tained by the trade commission. As the next step Mr. Stone will hold a conference early in July wits attorneys general of certain states, whose Identity is withheld for the present. After the conference, which Mr. Stone said would provide a com- prehensive survey of the whole sit- uation, the department of justice will make known the character ot proceedings it intends to employ. Price Fixing Probed Whether the department has un- covered some semblance af price niaintenance arrangements was not stuted. Mention was made by Mr. Stone in a formal statement, how- ever, that part of the departments inqpiry has been directed toward detérmining whether the several Standard Oil Companies had obeyed the federal court dissolution decree of 1911. The attorney general is understood to have been informed by some of his subordinates that in part, at least, the decree had not been fully j| obeyed, but there is not entire agree ment among the lawyers who have studied this phase of the price prob- lem, and further information may be req h ‘ To Make Results Public When the department completes its preparatory study of the gaso- line situation, it expects to be able to lay before the public a complete picture of the oil industry in this country from production — through refining and distribution. Part of this information has ben gathered hy the federal trade commission but the contents of the commission's re- port will not be known until after the July conference with state at terneys general. 21.—The gov- to go to the gasoline price through the by Attorney by the fed- and the de- to form the f t IOWA FARMER CHOOSES N. D A farmer recently moved to North Dakota from Boone, Iowa, has ap- plied for rent of a half-section of ,| cultivated school land near Brant- ford, Eddy county, on which — the contract wi neelled by the state ard of university and sehool lands. He informed the board he wanted to plant mainly corn, potatoes, and al- falfa, and on this representatien the rented him the land at thc minimum remtal this year, for sum- mer fallowing, and next year he will |pay 75 cents per acre for the land. Ye informed the board he owns two farms in Iowa with relatives, but has decided to begin farming in North Dakota. it © voard 2. s e The clash was brief and in its course, Dr. Mitchell was struck once and fell to the ground. Those who took the part of Sepator Robinson said the trouble occurred after the Mitchell party had been held up from coming through the green on the 12th hale, on which the senatorial foursome was playing. At n d e{ STORMS SWEEP OVER OHIO AND. OTHER STATES End Heat Wave But Causes Heavy Property Damage Through Middle West MANY ARE PROSTRATED Eight Prostrations in Chicago Alone Reported—Violent Storms in Racine ANOTHER WAV Chicago, June heat wave, a re-de one just broken, by storms which more than a score of lives, will overspread the middle reaching as far north as Dakota and Minnesota, Todd, district forecast, announ- ced today. With the temper- ature still rising from 65 at 5 a.m. to 75 at 10 a.m, a tem- perature gf at least 90 degrees wag probable for tomorrow, the weather man said. There may, be some storms at- tendant on the heat. Chicago, June a score of deaths and property damage $3,000,000 is the result in three states of the hot wave and the storm which yesterday swept through the Mississippi and Ohio valley bringing lower temp- eratures. Five deaths from the storm in nor thern Illinois were added to the heat fatalities of other states. Eight, persons were reported pros- trated by the heat in Chicago, and 15 persons were said bitten by heat crazed dogs. With 17 dedths reported due to heat in Ohio relief was afforded by a violent wind storm which swept several sections, The ¢. damage of the storm occured in Racine county, Wisconsin, where a half-mile strip, 12 miles long. was swept with estimated property loss of nearly+ $2,000,000. Telegraph lines were torn down and train sere vice impaired. AHEAD 21.—Another d of the and followed took toll of 2 r than estimated at upwards of LIFORNIA FEELS IT San Francisco, June 2i—A portion of the heat wave which essed a heavy death toll in the e: appar- struck the Pacific Coast yess terday. Northern California experienced. the warmest day thus far this year with temperatures of 100 degrees above zero in several cities. Cc. a S$. D. LOSS HEAVY Chicago, June 2i—Tornado damage in South D:Qota amounts to millions of dollars, a total loss for about 100 persons .and a very severe loss for thousands of others, Walter Wes- selius, disaster expert, telegraphed the central division of the Red Cross here today HIKING CHEAP, ALSO SPEEDY Two Boys Get Rides Most of The Way, They Find Hiking is cheap and speedy now- according to Peter and Clarence Timm, two Milwaukee youths about 18 years of age, who stopped at the Bismarck tourist camp last night. The boys left Milwaukee, Wiscon- sin, June 16, and arrived in Bis- marck, June 20, making remarkably fast time. They walked part of the but made speed because most they rode in tourists’ . They found people very endly and willing to give them a lift most any time. They camped at night in tourist camps. The boys left here this morning, going on toward Harlowtown, Moi tana, where they are to visit with relatives. JAPAN SCRAPS NAVAL VESSEL: ‘Tokio, June 21. (A. P.)—Three of Javans gapital ships, the Ibuki, tko- ma and Kashima, doomed under the Washington ‘treuty, have been sol for scrapping. The navy depart now announces that the hull vf the superdreadnaught Tosa, under con- struction when the treaty became effective, and the battleships Akt] Satsuma and Hizen will be used for] targets and experimental — torpedo, mine and fire extinguishipg tests. CALIFORNIA TO that time Senator Walsh was search- ing for a lost, ball. A member of the Mitchell party, it was said, called for permission to pass through, and it was granted. On the way to the next tee, it was added, some sharp words were passed on the subject of golf etiquette. When, the 13th tee was reached, the feeling had progressed to such an extent that the two den came to blows. it PRODUCE SILK) Oroville; Cal., June 21. (A. P.)— silk farm near “here has commenced cperations of incubating more than 2,000,000 eggs of silk worms for thi commercial production of silk. Thi eggs were imported from France and Italy. ‘The farm has more than 26, 000 mulberry trees planted for feed: ing the worms and furnishing th material from which silk is a 2