The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 6, 1924, Page 1

a & A x 6 « x ! { \ j t t: ? y fl iL . WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled tonight and Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1873 ~ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1924 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS BOSTON OPENS ARMS TO WORLD FLIERS PRESIDENT IN SHARPDEFENSE OF HIGH COURT President Declares Attack | Being Made Is an Assault Upon Liberties of U. S. SEE INDIRECT METHOD Attack Upon Courts First Step in Communistic and ‘ Socialistic Fight Shanghai, (11 p. m.) Sept. 6.— A new intense attack by the Kiangsu troops was started in the Liuho sector on. the coast about 30 miles to ‘the North- west, about 10 o'clock tonight, observers reported. The strategy of the move was explained by a messenger who arrived here tonight with the first direct report from head- quarters of the Kiangeu troops at Quinsan, about 35 miles west of here. He explained that General Chi’s objective was Woo Sung at the entrance of Shanghai harbor, north of the city. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 6—(By the A. P.)—President Coolidge called up- on the American people in a La- fayette address here today to take a stand against ‘“a deliberate and de- termined effort,” which he said, “is being made to break down the gua antees of our fundamental law” through a movement “to limit the jurisdiction of our domestic courts.” Speaking at the unveiling ‘of a statue to Lafayette, the President characterized the great Frenchman as “a true son of world freedom” and asserted that “this oceasion is dedi- cated to freedom.” “The question is,” he declared, “whether America will allow itself to be degraded into a communistic and socialistic state or whether it will remain American, Those who want to continue to enjoy the high estate of American citizenship will resist all attempts to encroach upon their liberties by encroaching upan power of the courts.” While devoting his address pri- marily to a defense of the United States Supreme Court, the President also drew a lesson from the French leader who “joined us in fighting for the maintenance and extension of our institutions,” and proposed a policy of service in foreign relations. He pleaded also for the abolish- ment of war hatred and assistance in the “restoration of the German people now shorn of militarism.” The Supreme Court Referring to the supreme court, Mr. Coolidge said, if its authority should be broken down and its Pow- ers lodged with Congress every min- ority body that might be weak in re- *‘ seurces or unpopular in the public estimation, also nearly every race and religious belief would find them- practically without protec- The President mentioned no names in connection ‘with the attack he de- scribed against the supreme court. He characterized it as an assault up- on the constitution with its purpose the confiscation of property and de- struction of liberty. Very little danger exists in open and avowed assaults upon individual freedom,” he said, “It is more like- ly.to be imperiled indirectly, per- haps with’ the avowed intention of protecting it or enlarging it.” Foreign Relations In his discussion of foreign af- fairs, Mr. Coolidge said: “To be in- dependent, to my mind, does not mean to be isolated. * * 2 There is no real independence save only as we secure it through the law of service.” While avoiding entanglements he pointed out that the United States had pursued that policy in contri- bution to foreign charities; in coun- sel at the arbitration table in Latin America; in adjustment of war pro- blems in Europe; in the Washington armament conference and in settle- ment of the reparations problem. —— OFFERS MONEY TO TRAITORS Shanghai, China, Sept. 6.—General Chi Shieh-Wuan, commander of the Kiangsu forces, has issued a proc- lamation which is being circulated among the forces of General Lu Wung-Hsiang, offering $50,000 to anyone who will hand over General Lu to him, dead or alive. He places a similar amount at the disposal of any officers of the opposing forces who shall desert and bring his en- tire regiment over to his side. New Williston Bank To Open Williston, N. D., Sept. 6—A new bank to be known as the Commercial State bank of Williston, will. open for business here Sept. 8, according to James H. Cooper, an incorpora- tor. \ This bank will be incorporated?) for $40,000, The officers are B, G. Edgerton of Oconomowoc, Wis., pres- ident; James H. Coop vice-pres- ident; Cc. H. Erickson, hier, the two of Williston, About 160 German-firms facturing amateur radio and part \. RELEASE FIRPO ON $1,000 BAIL New York, Sept. 6.—Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine heavyweight, was released on $1,000 bail for a hearing September 15, four days after his scheduled meeting with Harry Wills, bafter a warrant had been served on him today by Immigration Commis- sioner Curran. STATE SCHOOL BOYS BRAVELY RESCUE GUARD Take H. W. Crawford, in Charge of Party, From Be- neath Slough when Truck Turns THREE ARE INJURED Boys Rushed to Hospital Suf- fering from Serious In- juries Sustained Today Mandan, N. D., Sept. 6—Kenneth Fisher of Russell, N. D. sustained in- ternal injuries and probably a frac- tured pelvis; James, Jones of Rugby was badly shaken and bruised inter- nally; Frank Thiefault of Buford suffered a broken teg and H. W. Crajvford, institution officer, owes his escape from deAth by drowning to the efforts of 13 boys this morn- ing when a five-ton truck driven by Crawford and whfch was carrying the platoon of boys to the North Dakota State Training School farm went off a narrow grade and turned over in a slough. The boys, all about 16 years of age, were rushed to a hospital and it will take sometime to determine the ex- tent of their injuries. Crawford, manager of one of the cottages at the training school, took 16 boys in a five-ton truck and start- eq for the institution farm two miles away. In crossing a narrow grade, it is believed the steering mechanism broke and the truck was plunged in the slough. Crawford was pinned beneath the truck in the slough. The 13 boys who were uninjured, wading in water and slime up to their waists, went to Crawford's rescue, raised the truck and pulled, him from beneath it about half- drowned. However, he soon, recov- ered, and. passing motorists rushed the boys to the hospital. Sen. Shipstead Hurls Charge Against Dawes Galesburg, Ill, Sept. 6.—Senator Henrik Shipstead, of Minnesota, de- clared in an address, here last night that he und other supporters of La- Follette agreed with Brig. General Charles G. Dawes, Republican candi- date for vicepresident, that the issue of the campaign, “is the preservation of the fundamentals of the American system of government.” “But we charge,” added the Farm- er-Labor senator, “that Charles G. Dawes and men of his like are the very greatest enemies of these same fundamentals which he so virtuously claims to defend. “General Dawes does not specify what he considers to be the funda- mentals of the American system of government. Therefore we can as- sume that he means by that term such transagtions as have been rec- orded by the Republican administra- tion. We can assume that he means the transfer of the naval fields to a large contributor to the Republican campaign funds in 1920. We assume he means the deflation of agricul- ture to the extent of 18,000,000,000 of dollar: Wheat Averages 65 Pounds Per Bushel Near Here Garrison, Sept. 6—Wheat weigh- ing 65 pounds per bushel, produced on the Jerry Crouse farm, was mar- keted here this week. None of the wheat brought here this fall has weighed less than 61 pounds, while much of it has weighed 63 and 64 pounds. A heavy frost near Elbowoods this week injured corn and garden pro- duce, although not to a great ex- tent. T. R. Statue Unveiled Sept. il Minot, N. D., Sept. 6.—Northwest North Dakota will join Minot, Sept. 11 in honoring the memory of Theo- dore Roosevelt, when the bronze equestrian. statue of the former president, presented to the City of Minot by Dr, Henry Waldo Coe; pioneer North Dakota physician and lifelong friend of the great rough- rider, is formally dedicated. The statue is placed in Minot’s park, which will be renamed Roose- velt park. DECLINES PLACE P. O. Sathre of Fargo and Finley, who received votes in the June pri- mary for the nomination for district judge in the First district, has noti- fied the, Secretary df State he is not a candidate. LIKE SWALLOWS, U. S. FLIERS SETTLE DOWN ON HOME CONTINENT . Army aviators, doing Amer Smith, commander of the flight. New Orleans, piloted by Lieutenan| DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Linton, Sept. 6.—Funeral services were held Wednesday for George Bender, farmer near here, who died from cancer following an illness of several months. He c: to Am- erica from Worms, Russia, whe he was born, in 1913, and made his home near Temvik on a farm: since that time. He was 60 years old. He is survived by his wife and eight children, four sons and four daugh- ters. FROST DAMAGE IS REPORTED Some Places in the State Suffer, Weather Bureau Says Frost damage has been reported from some sections of the state to ithe weather bureau here, according ‘to O. W. Roberts, observer. Chief | damage was caused by a frost of August 31, according to reparts now being received, the frost being felt in the vicinity of Menoken and Bald- win in Burleigh county, near James- .town and Ellendale. Frost also caused damage in the vicinity of Dunn Center. ~ The weather bureau’s records show that the earliest date of a killing frost in the state in the fifty years’ history of the weather bureau was on September 8, 1883. For the last five years the dates of killing frosts are: October 4, September 30, Octo- ber 1, October 8 and in 1923, October 13. Today’s weather, report gives pre- cipitation in the state in the last 24 hours ending at 7 a, m. as follows: Dickinson .04; Dunn Center .43; El- lendale .02; Jamestown .17; Lisbon .12; Minot .09; Napoleon .05; Wil- liston 24. CHARGES DEMS CAUSED FARM DEPRESSION Washington, Sept. 6.—Secretary Wallace, in a statement made public by the Republican national commit- tee, declared that the “plight of the for the first time after flying around the world. will have been completed when the birdmen reach the western coast. Tribune photographer who was with the destroyer squadron in areti what man has never done before, First to 5 With him was Lieutenant Leslie P. t EI elson with Lieutenant Joh THREE JUDGES TO HEAR CASE Next Step in the Hughes, Electric Co. Case The case in which the Hughes; Electric Company appealed to the federal court from the decision of} the railroad commission ordering in- to effect reduced rates in Bismarck will be heard by three United States | judg Judge Miller referred the case to Judge Sanborn of St. Paul to name three judges to hear the case} as soon as possible after September 20. The first step is hearing the company’s application for an inter- locutory injunction. Should this-be granted it is usual for a referee to be named to take testimony and re- port to the court. Such cases, in- volving the reasonableness of utili- ties, often are long drawn-out. Should the court deny the interlo-! cutory injunction the rates would be- come effective. Judge Miller has | granted a temporary restraining or- der, prohibiting the putting into ef-) fect of the rates until the case is! heard. WINTER WHEAT YIELDS WELL Farmers Near Mott Much Interested in Results (Special to the Tribune) Mott, N. D., Sept. 6, 1924,—Winter Wheat of the “Kanred” variety yield- ed 24 bushels to the acre and weigh- ed 64 pounds to the bushel, recently threshed on the O. C. Maereklein and Dick Chalmers farms, This wheat has been grown successfully in this vicinity for the past three having been introduced from Dakota where it is highly recom- mended by the Experiment Station after several years of testing on demonstration farms, The seed has} all been saved for distribution, and many farmers are planning on cutt- ing down their winter rye acreage farmers during the past four years was directly due to Democratic blundering and the unwise states- manship which launched a ‘system- atic deflation of the farms’ in 1920.” “In the late summer of 1920, mem- bers of the Democratic administra- | tion served notice that the price of farm products must come down,” Secretary Wallace said. “War sur- plus was thrown on the market. Farmers were called ‘on to pay their notes, thus forcing crops on the market. The word went out that agriculture must be deflated, and as prices began to drop through this pressure, buyers withdrew from the market except as hand to mouth needs, which added impetus to the decline.’ “Democratic senators and repre- sentatives in congress and in im- portant administrative positions have themselves been most unsparing critics of this ruinous democratic policy. The result of it all was that perpendicular drop in the price of farm products while the price of everything else remained high. The Democrats had given the farmers such a push into the valley of de- pression that it was six months after the Republicans came into power be- fore the price drop could be check- ed.” Boy Run Over By Wagon, Dies Hott Sept. 6.—Injuries received when %& wagon loaded with barley passed over his body, caused the death of Lamko Ruben 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, H. J, Ruben of ‘Mott. The accident happened when ‘Lamko and his younger brother tried ‘to catch a ridé on a passing wagon. Lamko lost his hold and fell under the rear wheel, the heavy load go- ing over his body. and substituting winter wheat. Three pecks to the acre has been found sufficient as it stools vigorously, if planted early in September in clean stubble. Auto Body Offers Reward Fargo, N. D., Sept. Sept. 6.—Fifty dol- lars reward will be paid by the North Dakota Automobile associa- tion for information leading to the arrest and conviction, of any person found mutilating apy of the official road markers in North Dakota, it was announced recently by J. F. McGrann, secretary\gf the associa- tion. Mr. McGrann has just returned from an automobile trip to Bismarck and points west of the state capital, and reports that he found a number of the new state road markers, which had been used for a target or in other ways mutilated. Nestos Cautions Against Change Hamline, Minn., Sept. 6.—North- west farmers were cautioned against a possible reaction from the balanc- ed farm movement as a result of the unusually good small grain crops this season, in an a@dress by Gov- ernor R. A. Nestos of North Dakota, at a meeting of the Northwest Dairy exposition committee at the Minne- sota state fair ‘here. Nothing other than well balanced agriculture will build prosperity on the farms of the northwest, Gover- nor Nestos said. He called atten- tion to the fact that the beef, dairy products and poultry of North Dae FORMER LOCAL settle down in an inlet negr Indian Harbor, kim the water's edge was Arnold, his mechanician. n Harding, Jr, as mechani he “Chi « Waters seven weeks. EGGS PAY FOR GROCERY BILL Beach, Sept. 6—Carl O. Carlson, living north of here, claims to have id his entire grocery bill for the season with the money received for the eggs he has sold. He has 90j hens, and this year raised 140 little chickens, One of the eggs, meas- uring six and one quarter by eight and one quarter inches, will be ex- hibited the county fair. MAN KILLED, Everett Hopperstad Is Vic- tim in Auto Crash Everett Hopperstad, about 35 years old, a former resident of Bis- arek, was killed when his automo- bile overturned near Spokane, Wash- ington, according to a telegram re- ceived today by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Light from Mrs. Hopper- ’tad. ~The telegram gave no de- as to the accident, but gave the |address of the Hopperstads as 917 La Crosse avenue, Spokane. Mr. Hopperstads traveled for the Missouri Valley Grocery Company of | Mandan while here. He was a member of various fraternal bodies and was active in social affairs while a resident of the ¢ His parents lived in Minneapolis. No information was given in the; telegram as to when the funeral or where the burial will be. The Hanperstads h; YIELD ABOVE PREDICTIONS '|Labor Shortage Exists Near Werner (Special to the Tribune) Werner, N. D., Sept. 4.—-1924.—A shortage of both men and teams ex- ists here on.the threshing rigs which started this week, Almost every rig is running short handed and short two or three bundle teams or teams for hauling grain. Yields so far have exceeded expec- tations and the quality is the very best, some wheat weighing as much as sixty four pounds to the bushel, and yielding as high as twenty bus- hels to the acre. Some corn, which was slightly frosted is being cut with corn bin- ders for silage and fodder. oo Weather Report For 24 hours ending at noon: Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity Weather Forec: For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled tonight and Sunday, with showers tonight. Somewhat cooler tonight. For North Dakota: Unsettled to- night and Sunday, with showers to- night. Somewhat cooler tonight, west portion. General Weather Conditions A well defined low pressure area is centered over western North and South Dakota this morning and light showers occurred in the Dakotas and over the Rocky Mountain/region. Unsettled weather prevails over the upper Mississippi Valley while over the Great Lakes ,region, in the South and in the extreme West the weather is generally fair. Temper- atures have risen considerably over the northern Plains States while from the western Rocky Mountain region to the Pacific coast the rising Pressure is accompanied by cooler kota during the past year have been |,weather. of greater value than the entire small grain crop. Orris W. Roberts, Meteorologist. Labrador, thus touching 0," piloted by Lieutenant Lowell Closely following Smith's plane came the Hi . ‘The first air trip arou This photograph was made by Bob Dorman NEA $ the world ice and The DAVIS SPEAKS IN NEBRASKA Will Outline His Agricultural Policy Tonight Aboard the is Special Train, en route to Omaha, Neb. Sept. 6.—(By the A. P.)—John W. Davis, the Dem- ocratic presidential candidate, came back in Nebraska today to make his first address on the agricultural sit- uation, Speaking tonight at Omaha, he plans to outline some of the things that his party will do to aid the farmer if his party is returned to power. This will be the first of six set} addresses which Mr. Davis will de- liver in many states west of the Missisippi, He will discuss many is- sues before he returns to Chicago the latter part of the month before making a renewed fight for the presidency in the east. ‘TEN MISSING | FROM SHIP Fishing Schooner Goes Down} on Newfoundland Coast St. Pierre, Miquelon, Sept. 6.—Ten men of the crew of the three masted fishing schooner Raymond, wrecked | on the New Foundland coast near | Fortune, in a hurricane Thursday night, were unaccounted for last night. When the vessel broke from her moorings, all but six of the 35 mem. bers of the crew took to the dories. The six men who remained aboard were reported safe tonight and two dory loads had been accounted for, one boat reaching shore and the oth- er being picked up by a Canadian steamer, Another dory with 10 men is still missing. Search is being made for ‘them but little hope is expressed that they are still alive. PRODUCTS EXHIBITED IN FOUR STATES| Beach, Sept. 6.— Sargent, Steele, Griggs, ‘and Barnes counties have prepared exhibits of this year’s products which will be displayed at fairs in Illinois Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota during September. Representatives of the counties will describe their exhibits, and agricul- tural opportunities that North Da- kota offers. The Sargent county exhibit will be shown at Wyoming, Princeton and Libertyville, Ill., Dyersville, Toway Burlington, Wis., Weyauwega, Wis., and Redwood Falls, Minn. The Steele county exhibit will be shown at Macomb, Ill., Carthrage, Ill, Bloomfield, Iowa, Audubon, Towa, Neillsville, Wis. and Fair- mont, Minn. The Griggs county exhibit will 1 shown at Atlanta, Ill, Petersburg, Til, What Cheer, Iowa, and Ogden, Ta. The Barnes county exhibit will be shown at West Union, Ia, St. Charles, Minn., Morrison, Ill., and Oregon, Ill. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK | Washington, Sept: 6.—Weiather outlook for the week beginning Mon- lday: Upper Mississippi Valley—scat- tered showers near middle and at end. Cool first part and near or slightly above normal temperatures thereafter. NORTH CHINESE ARE DEFEATED DURING BATTLE Army Is Repulsed in Its At- tack Toward Shanghai, Announcement Declares CHEKIANGS ATTACK Launch Counter - Offensive Following Their Success- ful Defense at Night Shanghai, China, Sept. 6.—(By the P.)—The invading northern forces of Chi Shieh-Yuang were re- pulsed on two fronts, at Hwangtu, 15 miles west of here, and at Liuho, 30 miles northwest of here, after an all-night battle with the Lu Wung- Hsiang forces defending Shanghai, according to announcement _ this morning from Chekiang headquar- ters. After repulsing the attacking northern forces at Hwangtu, Gener- al Chang Tse-Ping, leading the forces in the Hwaugtu sector, led a suc- cessful counter-attack, forcing the opposition troops back to within two miles of Anting, a town 20 miles west of here, on the line of the Shanghai- Nanking railway. A bridge on the Shanghai-Hanchow railway line, near the Lungwha arse- nal, Chekiang headquarters, was blown up mysteriously during the night, cutting off communieation through the lines on which supplies are sent up to the front held by the defense forces. In the Hwangtu section the de- > \fending forces claimed an advance the} of six miles was made along railway line beside the capture of two companies of the Kiangsion di- vision and some high officers. Hand to hand fighting character- ized the night battle which was car- ried on through the Liahu streets and resulted in driving out of the northern troops according to the communique by the victorious Che- kiang army. The Chekiang announce- ment added that no opposition troops were to be seen today between Liahu and Katinghsien, the jatter point be- ing negrer to Shanghai. $3,000,000 IS SAID § STOLEN Salt Lake City, Sept. 6.—Otto Meek, reputed wealthy ranch owner of Baker, Nevada, reported to the police that negotiable securities which he said had a face value of more than $3,000,000 had been stolen from his automobile, while it was parked on Main street here. , Meek said the securities belong to the Mammoth Land and Power company, of Baker, Nev., with which company he is connected. He re- |fused to state the present market value of the securities, but said he was enroute to New York to turn [them over to brokers, Would Serve Fargo, N. D., September 6.— Steve’ Estvonovitz, 24 year old Austrian, fought four years for his fatherland against the Italians in the World war. But he wants to fight with America now if the need comes. Yesterday, he met his friend, Ri- chard Pederson, voluntary enlist- ment officer for Co. F of Moorhead for National Defense day, and asked for the chance to sign up with the company for the day. He said he wanted to show where he stood on national defense. Pederson signed him on the spot. Meanwhile the top sergeant is mulling over Pederson’s information that he had seen Estvonovitz lift the rear end of a Ford touring car, un- | aided, as a little stunt on the Kreps |farm, near Moorhead, where he is | employed, GERMANY ISSUES PROCLAMATION DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR Geneva, Sept. 6.—Prime: Min- ister MacDonald of Great Bri- tain, Premier Herriot of France and Premier Theunis of Belgium today received a letter from Chancellor Marx of Germany de- claring he felt obliged to pub- lish immediately the prociama- tion of Germany refusing all re- sponsibility for having caused the World War. Chancellor Marx added that publication of the document which retracts Germanys admis- sion of war guilt was deferred in order to avoid hindering ne- gotiations at the recent inter- national conference in London. As soon as he received the letter Premier Herriot let it be known that the letter had made a bad impression on him and in- timated the possible unfortun- ate consequences the letter would have with respect to the atti- tude of the French government. On Defense Day}: MAKE LANDING SAFELY AFTER DELAY BY F0G Held up on Maine Coast Last Night, They Complete Flight Early Today. GUNS BOOM = SALUTE Honors Given Fliers Which Usually Are Accorded Presidents, Rulers Boston Airport, Sept. 6.—The Am- erican round the world fliers alight- ed safely here today at 2:09% and 2:10 p. m. eastern daylight stand- ard time after a 125-mile jump from Mere Point, Maine. The planes alighted in the follow- ing order; Lieut. Lowell H. Smith’s craft leading; second Lieut, Leigh H. Wade and third Lieut. Erick Nel- son in “The Chicago,” “Boston 11” and New Orleans respectively. As they taxied to their moorings at the buoys off the official barge, ti-aircraft guns boomed the national salute of 21 guns, usually accorded only to Presidents of the United States and rulers of foreign coun- tries. Greeted by General The six fliers stepped from a launch onto the reception barge at 2:40 p. m. Major-General Patrick was at the water's edge to meet “his boys.” He gripped Lieut. Smith by the hand and then led the airmen up the steps to introduce them to the receiving committee. Before the introduction, Lieut. Smith took a microphone from the hand of a broadcaster and said, while his mother listened in at Se- attle, Washington: “Hello folks. We are glad to be with you again.” General Patrick then introduced the fliers with the words: “It gives me the greatest pleasure to introduce the men who made the first air flight uround the world.” It was only six minutes. after their arrival on the barge when they set foot on land of the Boston Airport. As they started to walk off the barge there was an affecting scene as Gunnar Nelson, who had flown here from Dayton, Ohio, embraced his brother, Erick. Nearly Hit Island Speaking for a moment with news- paper men, Lieut. Erick Nelgon who alone hopped into the fog that held back Lieuts. Smith and Wade on the jump to Iceland: “Glad it is over, practically. We almost pulled the curtain on our flight yesterday on account of fog. We just missed hitting an island off the coast while flying low and be- ieve it one of the worst we had to contend with during our whole flight.” GET MOTHER’S GREETING Mere Point, Maine, Sept. 6—The first written greeting received by the world fliers at this place, where they stepped on home soil after an absence of five months, were from the mothers of Lieut. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. John Harding. The message of thankfulness for their arrival was given the officers by the Associated Press to which the moth- ers of the aviators had entrusted it for delivery. The greeting sent by wire from Los Angeles where it was signed by- Mrs, Maude Smith and Mrs. Robert A. Chase Harding follows: “We, two of the happiest mothers in all the world today, bow our heads in reverence to the Supreme Pilot who has guided our precious boys and their comrades to safety thus ar. Our hearts overflow with joy and gratitude. May God still bless you until we can take you in our arms. Because we love you, we love you, we love you. Your devoted mothers.” Of all their experiences, Liewt. Smith said; fog was the worst hand- icap and the “the aviators hell.” FOG HALTED FLIGHT Boston, Sept. 6.—Fog and thick the - weather that rolled up along Maine coast brought about an expected landing by the American world girdling army aviators at Mera Point, near Brunswick, Maine, yeat- erday while a crowd of nearly 40,000 persons awaited them at Boston air- port. Cactus Becomes Nuisance in Australia Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 6—Forty years ago species of southwestern cacti were introduced in Australia as a novelty, but now they have become such a nuisance that every effort is being made to get rid of them, reported C. F. Dodd, an Australian agriculturist, who has been here looking for cactus-eating insects which might be transferred to Aus- tralia. Mr. Dodd conferred with experts at the University of, Arizona. Sev- eral vicious types of nosets were suggested, and the visitor began ex: perimenting with their power of de- struction. The few cactus transplanted in Anetra came from Arizona.