The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1924, Page 1

. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS BANDITS ENTER, LOOT BANK AT V WING WORLD WHEAT SUPPLY CU CUT, REPORTS INDICA TEloren sare anv ~ |WORLD FLIGHT MAKE ESCAPE MAY HAVE 10 _ WITH $2,800 BE ABANDONED ie ci 5 Beda Apparently Fled West After the Robbery — Ts Called in Ef- fort to Settle on Green- WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck. and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Saturday, FINAL EDITION: ESTABLISHED 1873 PRICE STATUS "INU. S, AIDED BY SITUATION United States Department of Agriculture Production COLLEGE STUDENTS CALLED TO TELL ON WITNESS STAND OF RICHARD LOEB fainted Many Times, Judge Caverly Is Told by University of Michigan Students Testifying in the Case— Family Doctor Called y Chicago, Aug. 8.-—The Frank: USE NITROGLYCERINE hearing was hecalmed today in the dol- North Africa Has no Surplus —European Countries Are Producing Less Washington, Aug. 8.—From 10 to 18 percent less wheat than last year will be produced this year in coun- tries of northern hemisphe! the De;arunrit of Agriculture #n- nounced today on the basis of tele- graphic reports and other informa- tion confirming early estimates to that effect. The production this year in 15 important producing countcies, cluding the United States nada and exclusive of Russ China, is estimated at 2,092,976,000 bushels compared with 2,272.901,000 -* bushels last year. “The cereal crop in Europe is less than last year, with important re- ductions in countries consuming large quantities of wheat similar to our durum varieties,” the Depart- ment of Agriculture stated. “The absence of an exportable surplus in north Africa further strengthens the market position of the wheat, and the outlook from the point of yiew of American producers is more fav- orable than last year. Situation In Orient The Eur§pean demand for wheat at prices prevailing last season re- sulted in imports considerably larg- er than expectations at the beginning of the season. “In the Orient, which has taken considerable quantities of United States and Canadian wheat and flour during the past seagon, the prospects gre for a_consideral ased-pro- duetion of wheat, Japan forecasts a wheat crop 12 percent: below last year and in Manchuria conditions have been very unfavorable, although acreage and production’ estimates are not available for this region,” the depxctment says. “With the in- crease in prices and the majority of the reduction in United States crop occurring in the Pacific Northwest it is difficult to foresee what effect that reduction in the Oriental crop will have on purchieses from Amer- ica. “Russian reports are as contradic- ke as ever, ranging from crops larg- gXo r Seale than last year to danger of'a severe amine, affecting as many as 5,000,- 000 people. Reports of crop short- ages in important regions appear to be well founded. Notwithstanding famine reports from drought-stricken areas, press reports are to the effect that the Soviet government will con- tinue its export policy and fe claim is made that possible famine will be relieved without the aid of foreign food: “Reports of « considerable increase in the wheat acreage in Argentina are available yet. Surely the weather favorable during the planting season though dry weather is being ported at present, Some increase also is expected in Australia.” B SORLIE GIVES — HIS VIEWS Not Interested in National Politics, He Says Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 8.—A. G. Sorlie of Grand Forks, Republi- Agan nominee for’ governor is “not interested in national politics.” He| so announces in an interview which appeared in Friday’s issue of the lormanden in the Norwegian lan- i . gual When questioned as to his atti- said in the interview: “My position is this, that in my .capacity of Republican eengidate “for governor of North Dakota, I am not interested in national poli- tics at all. I look at it in‘this way >, thatthe interests of North Dakota i 4 are the nly ones close to my i Also, I believe that those e managing the national campaign are sufficiently comtpet- ent to do so without my assistance. Iam not under obligations to work a I become governor of North. Da- EXPORT SURPLUS LESS, current but no official estimate is] tude toward national politics he} Here is the last the flight from Kir! the sea. Lieutenant Wade w: HERRIOT PLANS MEET CABINET French Premier Going Home For Special Meeting on Reparation Sunday INSISTENT French and Belgians Must Evacuate Ruhr, They Declare in London Paris, Aug. 8—(By the A. P.)— Premier Herriot is coming to Paris on Saturday afternoon, probably by airplane, according to a semi-official announcement from London, in order to confer with the cabinet at a spe- cial Sunday morning meeting regard- ing the ‘final stand the Frengh gov- ernment should take at the London conference on the military evacuation of the Ruhr and the maintenance of the Anglo-Belgian railroad men. in the Rhineland system. GERMANS PROGRESS MADE London, Aug. 8.—(By the A. P.)— Such progress has been made in ad- justing the differences between the Germans and allies over the program for putting the Dawes reparation plan in effect that there is still hope, according to British spokesmen, that the international conference may complete its labors in a day or two. Several outstanding problems re- main tobe settled, however, and the Americans who are optimistic, as are most of the delegates, see small chance of leaving London before the middle of next week, The Germans do not conceal their determination to accept no settle- ment not putting an end to the pre- sence of French and Belgian troops in the Ruhr which they still insist is without the authority of the treaty f Versailles. The Germans have accepted a moral engagement to float a loan of 40.- 000,000 ponnds, thus ‘fulfilling one of the most important of the reparations commission’s requirements for opera- tion of the Dawes plan, and also have agreed to the entire allied program for declaration of defaults. LAFOLLETTE IS KLAN OPPONENT Senator Makes Position Plain In a Letter ~ Washington, Aug, 8—Senator La- Follette, independent candidate for today declares he is “unalterably op- posed to the evident purposes of the secret organization known as {the Ku Klux Klan ag disclosed by its public acts.” “It carmot long survive,” contin- ued the Senator. “Relying on the sound judgment and good sense of our people it is my opinion that such a movement is foredoomed. It has within its own body the seeds for or against LaFollette, and if|of its death.” The “letter, addressed to Robert’ P. to do but to| Scripps, hewspaper publisher, was ‘all to Iceland. QUICK TRIP TO President, in a letter made public|’ First “Sooner” Is Arrested The first “sooner” arrested in this section of the state is K. F. Charlebois of Wilton, cha with shooting a prairie chicken from an automobile, according to word received by The Tribune Mr. Charlebois was arrested by H, A. Brown, chief game den, operating in this section of the state, and fined $53.00 and costs before Justice C. A. Brum- mond of Washburn, it was added. According to Mr. Brown there is considerable shooting out of season and ‘the game wardens plan a drive in this section of the state to break it up. EXCHANGE OF LABOR URGED Governor Nestos today issued the following. statement: “Now that-our crops are nearly matured, the problem of harvesting and threshing at the least possible expense, must be solved by each farmer so as to leave, if possible, a measure of profit to pay family ex- penses and to’ reduce existing in- debtedness, “I have already secured from the railroad a very low harvest Igbor rate which ought to bring us, if properly advertised, some first class farm help, but we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that the supply of good and dependable labor is going to be inadequate and that each farm- er, to avoid, financial loss, must plan his work’ fér the next two months with thé’ tHoiightthat labor cost is going to be high and that to save his crops at a reasonable ex- pense he must plan with care and operate economically. “I believe that every farmer should plan, this year, to do as much as possible of his work with the members of his own family, or by exchange work with his neighbors. Of course; every farmer cannot do this, but the experience of the past two seasons proves conclusively, that the farmers who did, profited great- ly thereby and, as a result, have been in a better position to continue operations and to save their proper- ty, while the: unfortunate farmers who have relied on the I. W. W.’s have had much grief during. August ‘and September and scarcely any profit left. “The large amount of straw this year will make the problem still dif- ficult, and I sincerely hope that an increasing number of our farmets will find their way clear to solve the problem in, the way here sug- gested.” MEXICAN SEES LABOR HEADS Atlantie City, N, J., Aug. 8—Gen- eral Relias Calles, president-elect of Mexico, came secretly here, from New York today for a conference with the executive council of the American Federation of Labor and with Sam- uel Gompers, president of that or- ganization, and of the Pan-American Federation of Labor. icture taken of the Boston, the ill-fated world flight plane, which’ was wrecked on A broken propeller resulted in the ship being forced down into picked up by a paggol ship. Sergeant A. M. Ogden is shown working on the plane at Brough, near Hulj, England. FOUR DIE IN STORM WHICH Three Counties in Wisconsin Are Hard Hit in Two Separate Tornadoes CROPS ARE. RUINED Many Farmers Left Destitute After Storms Have Swept Over Their Farms Eau Claire, Wis., Aug. 8.—(By the P.): v in three central Wiscon- least five dead, 4 score or more in- which may reach a million doll according to unofficial estimate: as a result of the storms, many los- harvests, While no definite plané had been formulated today, it was litating the devastated area. of casualties, reported scores of polls down and a. tangled mass. uprooted by. the Hundggds of trees wind, difficult. Black River Falls was one of the towns hardest hit. Two per- sons are known dead there and two. others suffering minor hurts. George Nash, about 60 years old, and Alice Garwin, three, were killed at Black River Fails. Julius Bag- lien, 16, perished near Osseo and Richard Secora, 19, met death at his father’s home near New Auburn. Perey Walters of Bloomer, a sail- or, who was visiting relatives while on a furlough was fatally injured and died at a'Chippewa Falls hospital late last night. Of those seriously injured’ William Berg, who lived near Bloomer was reported in a dying condition at a Chippewa Falls hos; Physicians said he has only a slight chance for recovery. Scores of farnis lying in the path of the twister ‘between Osseo and Black River Falls were laid waste. Homes,: barns and out buildings in many instances were reduced to splin- ters. Rebuilding of Trail Goes On Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 8.—Work of rebuilding the Red Trail high- way ‘between the Jamestown city limits north of the city, and east, has progressed as far as a point opposite Bloom station. The road is being graded!and made a stand- ard highway. A number of large cottonwood trees near the old Bots- ford farm which were close to the toad side have been removed in or- SWEEPS STATE Relief measures were under s, struck last night by two tornadoes which took a toll of -at jured and caused property damage Many farmers were left destitute ing their entire: belongings, including homes, farm buildinga, livestock and crops, which ‘had promised’ bounteous expected that an appeal would be made to the state government and the people of, Wisconsin for assistance in rehabi- Restotation of wire communication in the three counties hit—Chippewa,, Trempelau and Jackson—was expect- ed to add today to the mounting list Telephone and telegraph companies wires in many sections were lying in obstructed highways and made vehicle traffic seriously injured, with a number of CONDITIONS .ARE BAD Army Air Service in..Wash- ‘ington, However, Surprised By Dispatches Reykajavik, Iceland, Aug. 8—A onference called by Rear-Admiral homas Magruder on ‘the flagship Richmond today decided to’ make a final effort to find a feasible land- ing place for the American army world fliers on the east const of Greenland, before reaching a final decision as to whether the remain- der of the flight for the present season would have to be called off. The cruiser Raleigh of the patrol fleet has been ordered to leave to- morrow morning to investigate the ice conditions on the Greenland eoast and find a possible alternative for Angmagsalik as a landing place, the supply steamer Gertrude Rask being ice bound and fog bound in that vicinity. Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, the flight commander, who is assisting Eric H. Nelson of the airplane New Or- leans in bringing the two flight planes ashore for overhauling, left this work to attend to the confer- ence with Capt. Wm. O. Watts of ‘the Raleigh ‘and Major Clarence E. Crumine of the Army air service at Richmond. The New Orleans was beached safely this morning for the over- hauling. process. URPHISE TO OFFICIALS Washington, Aug. 8.—The Amer- Hican army air service today declared no dispatches had been * received from the advance party accompany- fe the. world fliers or from the Nayy convoy. which indicated any world flight The latest reports received here were decidedly optimistic and press dispatches _ deserjbing a conference called by Rear Admiral Macgruder to discuss the advisabiltiy of -calling off the flight came as a complete surprise. COOLIDGE TO TAKE REST Gets Respite From Arduous Work of Last Month Washington, Aug. 8.—President Coolidge was in a positicn today to rest a while after his arduous work of the last month. He completed and sent to” the printers his speech of acceptance late yesterday, and until next Thursday, when it will be deliver- ed at the formal notification exer- cises there is little in the way of Rolitics or government’ business pressing for his attention. The arly meeting of the cab- inet was called this morning but with several members out of the city there was little business, of importance ‘pending and Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge arranged to: attend far a while the baseball game for the White House championshop be- tween newspaper men -and photo- graphers. | sanepnensnnmntepenmnmnmeananenenenmenenenenann 2 Weather Report PUR les 4 For 24 hours ending at noon: Temperature at 7 a, m. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest’ last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity Weather Foree: : For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and. Saturday. ‘Somewhat warmer Saturday. : For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and. Saturday. Somewhat warmer Saturday. General Weather Conditions the pressure is low over the up- pet Mississippi Valley and over the region just west of the Rockies while high pressure prevails over the northeastern Rocky Mountain slope. Precipitation occurred tered places over the upper Mis- ippi Valley and northern Plains States while general precipitation occurred over the Canadian Rockies. The weather is fair over the South- i necessity for abandoning the army’s|* In rapid succession six youths that Loeb at the university was chi took the witness stand «nd testified ildish, read detective and adventure fiction and suffered from repeated fainting attacks. Their evidence, intended by the defense to further its plea for mi- tigation in the punishment of Loeb and Leopold, followed closely that: of four college and fraternity chums, who testified yesterday. PAGE BANK IS REOPENED Reopening of the Bank of Page, Cass nounced today by Farmers, State county, was an- Gilbert Semingson, state examiner. The bank has been reorganized, and capital stock in- creased from $16,000 to $25,000. It has deposits of $8,000, Matt Murphy of Page is president. URGES FOREST RESERVE MADE IN NO. DAKOTA Senator: Ladd, Here on Trip, Tells of Projected Plan ’ in Badlands TO CONTROL Also. Necessary For State To Provide Timber Supply, ; He Says FLOODS Creation of a.government forest re- serve in the Badlands of North Da- kota west of the Killdeer mountains. is advocated by United States Senator E, F.-Ladd, he said today, while in Bismarck to meet constituents today and tomorrow. Senator Ladd who stopped at Fargo yesterday and came on to Bismarck. last night with Mrs. Ladd, plans to go to Minot and then Grand Forks, and perhaps elsewhere in the state, before returning to Washington August 21. Senator Ladd said he was endea- voring to get the forest reserve es- tablished, feeling that the time has come when North Dakota should ben- efit under this government act. For- est reserves have been created in New York, New England and .the southern states, he said. “A forest reserve would the headwaters of rivers running through the Missouri valley, help vent floods here and in the Mis- “It would be the beginning of reforestration of this state, and ‘the time is coming when the state-must have forests. The country will in the future have to depend on reforesting for its timber supply, Forests, of course, help to preserve mojsture and are a benefit to a state in that manner.” 2 ion, In Mind The region Senator Ladd has par- ticularly in mind, he said, is beyond the Killdeer mountains, where the government owns much land. The Great Plains Experimental Station at Mandan, which has done much in tree culture, could be used in reforesting the area, he said, and the lands also could be used for grazing. Senator Ladd said that on his Eur- control opean trip, last year he found that. in} Russia, Czecho-Slovakia and Ger- many great areas have been reforest- ed to provide timber for those coun- ‘tries. The proposed forest reserve would be entirely separate from a national park, if one Were created in the Bad- lands, but the two projects could be carried on in coordinate manner, he (Continued on page three.) HIGH WAGES UNNECESSARY There is no indieation that farm- ers of the state. will be forced to pay an exorbitant wage scale to secure harvest help, according to Joseph A, Kitchen, Commissioner of Agri- culture and Labor. A plentiful sup- ply of harvest labor js*indicated, he said, based upon reports from state employment offices to the effect Probably the greatest crowd of the 15 days of the hearing stormed ‘the courtroom morning but from their standpoint the hearing was dull and uninteresting compared with yesterday when pretty Loraine Nath- an, Loeb’s former sweetheart, was the witness in the box, The defense called another medical witness, Dr. Robert Bruce Armatrong of Charlevoix, Michigan; the Loeb family jan when the family is at its. si Fainted Frequently He testified that Loeb was in a hospital several hours ufter un au- tomohile accident in 1920 and had several fainting spells the evening after he was hurt, which, the doctor said, he regarded as unus®al, There were no perceptible injuries, the wit- ness said, although the fainting spells were attributed to the acci- dent. Dr. Armstrong was on the witness stand only four minutes, Robert. E. Crowe, states attorney, not offering to cross-examine, Leonard. Lewy, University of .Mich- igan graduate, testified regarding Loeb’s fainting spells at Ann Arbor, Michigan, saying. on. on€ .o}cgsion Loeb frothed at the mouth and was unconcious, although his eyes were open for 10 minutes.. Repeat Testimony Beryard Kolb, University of Mich- igan graduate and now a Chicago. clothier, said he was a fraternity brother of Loeb, had- known him three years at Ann Arbor and offer- ed much the stme evidence us thé other youths who had preceded hini. Theodore Schimberg, University student at the University of Chic go, which Loeb attended’ two years before going to the University of Michigan, testified Loeb drank, was nervous, smoked heavily and con- stantly, was childish and could not carry an argument to a conclusion. David Wester, former tuton of Leopold, testified he had tutored him on the day before and the day after the murder of Bobby Franks and that he had noticed nothing un- usual in his conduct. Wester was asked only three or four questions and was not cross-examined. Wallace Brockway, former student of the University of Chicago said he had discussed philosophy with Leopold, whose intellect he regard- ed as very high. Mr. Crowe recall- ed Stanley Louie and asked him whether he was in ‘the Ann Arbor fraternity house when Loeb fainted, and replied that he was, Replying to another question he said that he did not know that Loeh had been out all night. Harry Booth, University of Chi- cago student, the next witness, said that along in March, Leopold, in discussing his superman idea with a group of friends, insisted that a man who might commit murder was not necessarily responsible to so- ciety. COST PUT AT $300,000 Chicago, Aug. he trial of N than Leopold Jr .and Richard Loeb for the kidnaping and slaying of Robert Franks will cost the prose- eution and defense a total near $300,000, it was estimated today. The fact that the judicial hearing to determine their punishment is without a jury has saved the coun- ty and the boys’ families an equal sum, according to the figures. A summary of expenses incurred by the prosecution so far, including laries of state attorneys, judges, alienists and experts, totals $70,000 and before the hearing is over addi- tional expenses,. including the cost of keeping the slayers in jail, as estimated, will bring the total to nearly $90,000, s MAY DISCUSS | ALLIED DEBTS Meeting in Paris Is Proposed To Consider Matter London, Aug. The allied delegates to the interna- tional conference this afternoon, in the presence of. the American repre- —(By the A. P.)— ee ane drums of testimony by University of Michigan fraternity brothers of a and Landing Place Richard Loeb who, with Nathan Leopold Jr, is awaiting sentence by | p lasts Shatter Safe an Report Is Given Judge John R, Caverly for kidnaping and murdering 14-yeur-old Robert Rove Blasts Sha , a Franks indows and One Wall in Bank Building (Special to The Tribune) Wing, N. D., Aug. 8—Yeggs continued their bank raids here last night, robbing the Burleigh County State Bank and escaping with $1,600 cash and $1,200 in negotiable bonds and certificates, according to A. J. eee cashier. The robbers fled in high-powered automobiles. Four charges of nitro-gly- cerine were used by the yeggs in blowing off the outer and inner doors of the safe. They. made a complete job of it, and their work indicated they. were professionals in the busi-= ness of banditry. Non-nego- tiable securities in the vault were not touched. The telephones and tele- graph wires were cut, prevent- ing the spreading of the alarm until 4:30 this morning when Wing. parties reached Arena and sent out word over the Northern, Pacific-railroad wire. The robbery’ occurred between two and three o'clock -}this -morning: Obtaining a crow bar from the N. P. section. house the yeggs pried the front door open. They proceeded about the business of, blowing the safe with dispatch, firing four separate, charges, which were heard by citizens. None was found today who admitted see- ing the bandits, but one man reported having seen two-high powered automobiles and he judged there were ten men in the robbery. The blast not only tore the doors from the safe, but blew out all the windows except two small ones, broke down two doors and shoved in part of a frame wall. One shot was fired, accord- ing to Mr. Carlson, but he does not know who fired it. The bank is covered by in- surance on ‘the robbery. At firft it was reported the bandits fled west, and later it was reported they fled east. Sheriff Hedstrom and Chief of Police Martineson of Bis- marck came here to investi- gate the robbery, the latter on request of the sheriff’s office. Officers of the Burleigh County State Bank are J. E. Davis of Goodrich, president, S. M. Davis, vice-president and A. J. Carlson, cashier. Wing is 47 miles from Bis+ marck. SIMCOE RESIDENTS DRIVE OFF WOULD BE ROBBERS Minot, N. D., Aug. 8,—Bank bandits who attempted to rob the First State bank of Simcoe, im McHenry county, Wednesday were driven out of the village by residents, after shots had been exchanged, according to a tele- phone message received here af- ternoon. The robbers obtained no loot. No one was injured by the shots that were firéd, it is declared. The bandits were discovered at their work by A. R. Cumm, cashier of the bank, who heard the explosion when the robbers attempted to blow open thé vault door. He called two other residents of the city who arm- ed themselves and opened fire in the direction of the bank, while secluding themselves in a nearby building. The robbers fled without taking a satchel containing a large quantity of burglar tools, Last night’s attempted robbery to some extent parallels the robbery. of the same bank a year ago, when only a small amount of loot was taken by the yegg gang, which fled from the village after engaging in a gun bat- tle with residents. } kota I have Bathing romote the inte: sentatives to the conferencg, dis. west, Warm weather prevails from |that there is no shortage now. of our state|given’out for publication at Senator FALL BLOUSES in every possible way.” + CLEANS, ME@H ‘BAGS soapsuds pontalning!. ammonia., them in hot vinegi ¥ swashing to the exclusi LaFollette’s dffice. Declaring it “unfortunate questions unrelated to the vital is- that in this a9 in, other critical years of our ion of issues involving Hite, of, the government it- SOVIET TREATY |: London, ‘Aug. 8.—The ‘general and were negotiated by the Anglo-Soviet conference,-were signed at 6 o'clock this erent: | der to widen the road to the re- quired width, and trees were also removed from the roadside grove on Ten Pp. clothes. soak them in water: contain- ing /a, small . Peconic of naropene nd bora: the southern Plains States eastward and, hortheastward while cool weath- er prevails over the northern Plains ORRIS W.. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. quickly dip ‘the measuring cup or spoon in: scalding water and the molass will ‘pour “out quickly. 3 tices. cussed the feasibility of holding a conference in Paris in the near fu- ture to discuss the question of inter- “Farmers ought, to take laborers: who are on hand now, however,” said Mr, Kitchen. “Otherwise there entirely separated from other Paris meetings which will concern them- that the supply is well distributed and we hope wages will be fair to istory” the letter add- — i USE HOT VINEGAR or ea so endl feed upon| commercial -treaties, between Great KEROSENE AND BORAX i Do ckermere. end the markers: pelvee, Vipie: he caupeaticn of UN KNITTED COATS =~ 2 MEASURING. MOLASSES | The- ruling wage for day .labor| paration payments. ‘ se eno Temey afte emece from|and inflame prejudii and. passion! Britain and Soviet Russia, which] /To“facilitate the washing of dirt; To measure molasses in harvest: fields is $2.50 to $3.00 Observers at the international con- ference believe it will be definitely’ decide the debts discussion ta Paris at an early date. - y per day, with board, according to reports from the employment | of- 3 Blouses for fall are shown in all lengths, some just covering the waist tle J. ©. Wilson, formerly the old| States and northern Rocky. Mountald h ime| allied war debts, | ine: others reaching midway betwee ‘ou can clean a mesh bag byl sue of'the reatotation of the govern- TS SIGNED Fandray place, Th fee cotter y Mountain.) may ‘not, be men st the exact time the hip’ and the knee and some es- washing it with a soft brush iinfment to the people have been raised | ' pout are old’ laidsaatics: ta: Bloom | eo they need them. Our aim is to see) The Proposed conference would Be] caping the hem'by only a very few inche: Knitted. coats will be- popular. for » fall wear :and are made’to. follow - closely the straight close Fescsel the cloth models.”