The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 27, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS rally: fair tonight and Sun- day, with killing frost tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 ELECTORS THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1924 HEAVY FROST || Hundreds Min Through Franks Home| FELT IN STATE, COLDERTONIGHT Weather Bureau’s Report Shows Killing Frosts Oc- curred in Western N. D. HEAVY RAIN! ALSO Devils Lake Reports Precipi- tation of Over an Inch During the Day Killing frosts occurred at points in western North Dakota last night, but Bismarck escaped serious frost damage although the temperature fell to 34 at the weather bureau sta- tion and probably below freezing in some of the low points. There is prediction of generally fair weather tonight and Sunday, but with the prospect of — killing frost tonight. The lowest temperatures of the year were reported by the weather bureau. The mercury fell to 21 above at Dunn Center, 25 at Dickin- son, 26 at Williston, 34 at Bottineau, 35 at Napoleon, 35 at Minot, 30 at Jamestown, 39 at Fessenden, and other weathcr bureau stations in the state reported low temperatures of 40 or above during the night. Heavy rains also occurred in North Dakota, with cloudy weather at most points, The precipitation reported to the weather bureau for the 24 hours ending at 7 a, m. today follows: Amenii tineau, .21 inson, none; .20; Bismarck, | Devils Lake, 1.20; Dick- Dunn Center, none; Ellendale, .12; Fessenden, .91; Grand Forks, .53; Jamestown 1.18; Lisbon, 16; Minot, .30; Napoleon, 42; Pem- bina, .01; Williston, .00, Moorhead, Minnesota, .12. Escape Frost Here Bismarck, without a killing frost here, is beyond the average date for a killing frost, this being given by the weather bureau as September 20. The average date of a killing frost for the entire state is about five days earlier, so that the frost season is considerably lafe in ar- riving in North Dakota. A large part of the corn in the state already is safe from frost. The “day of grace” given by the frost holding off was sufficient to put the corn crop over most places. George F. Will said today that the heavy frosts in the western part of the state would halt the corn growth, but repeated state- ments previously made state that fully 75 percent of the corn was out of the way of frost damage. THRESHING DELAYED A repots to division offices of the Soo line here today said: Rain yesterday heavy, Moffit to Kulm; Bismarck to Drake, light; Max to Sannish, Merricourt to Hankinson. Light rain last night Hankinson to Merricourt. Thresh- ing will be resumed Max to Sanish this afternoon some will start to- morrow between Bismarck and Drake with threshing well under- way again Monday, while Bismarck east, including Pollock Line, will be middle of week before thresh- ing will be started again with favorable weather. HEAVY AT WILLISTON Moorhead, Minn., Sept. 27.—A kill- ing frost visited the vicinity of Wil- liston, North Dakota, last night, ac- cording to reports recejved at the federal weather bureau here. The exact damage to growing crops was not mentioned, —_-—________ \ Weather Report | For 24 hours ending at noon Temperature at 7 a, m. . «. 84 Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation ... Highest wind velocity . a WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Gener- ally fair tonight and Sunday, with heavy to killing frost tonight. Rising temperature Sunday. For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Colder tonight east portion; rising temperature Northwest portion, Heavy to killing frost tonight, Rising temperature Sunday. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure area has moved slowly eastward and is centered over the upper Mississippi Valley this morning. It has been accompanied by precipigation at most stations from the eastern slope of the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley. Over an inch of rain fell in parts of Oklaho- ma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and eastern North. Dakota. A large high pressure area covers. the Rocky Mountain states and fair weather Prevails from the Rocky Mountain region westward to the Pacific coast. considerably sippi Valley to the Rocky Momniain states and Xill- ing frosts occurred in Wyeming, eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Temperatures are rising slowly. in the extreme west, ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. Nearly 2000 people milled and jammed through the home of Jacob Franks at Chicago to attend the auction sale of the ‘Franks household turn: k: which Robert Franks, school boy, naped by ard Loeb Only relatives know where. TYPHUS TAKES | HEAVY TOLL IN RUSSIAN CITY Breaks Out Following Heavy Floods in Leninograd, Claiming Many People MUCH HAVOC WROUGHT Leninograd, Russia, Sept. 27.— Spotted typhus has again broken out. in this storm-swept city, adding its) horror to the flood. Over a hundred cases of the disease are being regis-} tered daily and doctors and nurses are overwhelmed in the work of car- ing for the patients. é One of the most gruesome aspects of the flood was the havoc wrought in the cemetery, where newly-made graves were washed out by the ava- lanehe of water and bodies washed in the street. The dangers of pestil ence are very great and authoritie: are taking measures to check spread of the disease. Although the population is still} suffering greviously from the effects | of last Tuesday’s storm, the city is| gradually returning to its normal} calm. Seventy-four out of 103 state fac- tories have resumed operations and the government has appointed a spe- cial commission to appraise the loss- es caused by the flood and to deter-| mine the steps necessary for recon- struction and relief work. SOUTHWEST N. D. PLANS ENTRIES IN CORN SHOW, Will Try to Prove That Sec- tion Is the Best Corn Sec- tion in North Dakota Southwestern North Dakota will be at the second annual North Da- kota State Corn Show in Bismarck, November 12, 18, 14 and 15, with bells on, according to A. F. Bradley, secretary, who returned last night from a trip in Missouri Slope coun- ties in the interest of the corn show. Mr, Bradley reported wide-spread interest in the show, with county agents especially working hard to get fine exhibits from the counties, in the hope of winning the Hanna Sweepstakes Cup offered to the coun- ty scoring the most points. With many residents of southwestern North Dakota asserting it is the best corn section of North Dakota, every. effort will be made to prove this through prizes won at the state show here. All towns from Bismarck to Beach, Amidon, New England and other towns were visited by Mr. Bradley. He found that county or district con- tests will precede the state corn show, or prizes will be offered at the corn show for local districts, by bankers and other interested citizens. Stolen Kiss Is Assault, Battery Fargo, Sept. 27.—An_ infrequent, but, according to Judge J. K. Bing- ham, a universally accepted, inter- pretation of assault and battery was made in the justices court this morning when Edward Novy, 39, farmer near Chaffee, was held to district court on $100 bonds for stealing a kiss from Josephine Bul- 's, 59, widow, proprietor of a farm near that of Mr. Novy. The charge was assault and battery arid the of-. und Nathan Leopold. hings. betore bis life was They were cager to glimpse the inside of the home in mashed out by a chisel after he wag kid- The ranks have sold their home and are moving away. MORE THAN THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH FOR BISMARCK’S STREETS; ae Statement Shows High Cost To Taxpayers of the City of Bismarck More than a thousand dollars a! month is provided in the city budget for streets, rouds during next fiscal year. In the new budget more than $13,000 is proposed for this department, quite a large sum for a city of 8,000. With a charge of some $700 and other! items for park care which improperly igned to proposed Park and this fund because Bismarck has no! park board, the rest of the fund is! practically ull for cure of_ streets. The $720 office expenses of T. R. At- kinson d¥e éharged against this fund also. In the statement given below the sum appears as $840 because $120 came over to this fund from a former year by reason of the fact! ai that the city then was not on a cash If the proposed city budget is amended and a city engineer is hir- ed to have supervision of the water works and the streets, an item of 2,120 could be eliminated. This re- presents and expense of the street commissioner. For $3,000 a year, it is urged, competent engineer can be had is done in Minot to care for thi departments. Such a combination would eliminate $2,120 for street commissioner, $720 office expense paid to city engineer, and some $2400 a year paid a superintendent of the water plant. Such a plan would save also the thousands paid annually for engineering expenses under the pre- sent five per cent commission ar- rangement. Not a city of any size in the state with the possible exception of Valley City has the five percent bonus plan which is regarded by ex- perts in city affairs as poor public policy tending to increase public’ ex- penditures and promote public work in excess of the ability of tax pay- ers to meet the assessments. It would seem too in a city of Bis- marck’s size that more than $5,000 a year for street cleaning is large and that a saving could be effected there. Disbursements under the street and road fund are shown herewith. In the next year’s budget it is pro- posed to spend $13,400 for this pur- pose. Street and Road Disbursements: Disbursements: Street Commissioner Carl Bredy. Salary .........$1,800.00 Automobile 320.00 $2,120.00 City Engineer T. R. Atki Office exp. salary Be Workmens Com- pensation Insur- ance Interest on due warrants .. Truck and Tractor: Running expen- se oil, gas, ete, Repairs ...,.-. (Continued on page HOT WATER BURNS GIRL Mandan, N. D. Sept. 27.—Leora Walker, 17, daugher of State Rep. and Mrs. R. H. Walker of Center, is in a hospital suffering from severe scalds on her hands and arms. She is making her home at the Geo. W. Goodale residence, 305 Fifth Ave. N. W., while attending the Man- dan high school, When she built a fire in a hot water heater, the water tank became so hot that steam blew out the faucet to the bathtub as she turned it on preparatory to bathing ne of the Goodale children. She pluckily tried to stick the.. faucet back and scalded her hands so badly, that the attending physician ordered n and 840.00 297.80 136.47 843.30 221.82 , 1,066.12 2) fended widow appeared in person to testify. her removed to a hospital for treat- ment, i { i { ®| Mand | 1 { RED CROSS TO SEEK 2,000 IN THIS COUNTY R. A. Tracy Takes Charge of The Annual Roll Call Drive For Bismarck MONEY IS EXPENDED With the selection of R. A. Tracy as chairman of the Red Cross drive for Bismarck, plans are underway secure 2,000 members in this several workers have been selected to handle the towns and villages outside of Bismarck. school teachers have consented to and are being en- listed to get two members. Boy Scouts will start cut Mon- day with tle Roll Call posters. Next Sunday Bismarck ministers will make reference to the Red Cross in their sermons and poste’ will be displayed in the churche | The following appeal has been ent to the club women of the Lyman N. Cary of st ig The Red Cross is asking again for cur support and con- tributions in the Annual Roll Call, Again and again in flood and fire and earthquake has the Red Cross demonstrat- s efficiency and aseful- ness. It is not possible to wait until such catastrophes occur to ask for contributions; the supplies and food and money must be ready before the need arises. It is for this reason that the appeal is made ann- ually, and we should all assist this wonderful organization to carry on its work. I want to urge every club woman in the state to help make the Roll Call this year the success that it should be. FAMOUS HOTEL I$ BURNED Guests at’Del Monte Forced To Flee in Scant Attire Del Monte, Calif., Sept. 27,—The Hotel Del Monte, center of a play- ground known internationally to tourists and sportsmen for its beauty and golf links, was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin which started in a tower in front of the building early today. , The fire alarm sent 600 guests gathered at the hotel scurrying from the building in scant belongings to gather outside and witness destruc- tion of the main structure, valued at approximately $1,000,000.- Art treasures valued «at $74,000 were saved, Tourists Take Goat With Them Greeley, Colo.—Motor tourists no longer give up the comforts of their homes when they travel through the west. One party of travelers from North Dakota which passed through Gre ley recently, had a milch goat har- nessed in what the animal seemed to regard as a comfortable position on the running board of their car. Members of the party explained tehy were accustomed’ to goat’s milk, and that they saw no reason for doing without it because they were travel- ing. The goat was so tied to the car that it could eat leisurely even with the automobile in motion, 1 | polls?” DAWES IN CALL FOR VOTERS 0 CAST BALLOTS Vice-Presidential Candidate Declares People Will Rally To Real Issues HE HITS POLITICIANS Declares People Haven’t Vot- ed Because They Haven’t Had Real Issue Aboard Dawes Special, en route to Chicago, Winona, Minn. Sept. 27.— Charles G. Dawes, Republican candi- date for vice-president, swinging down through Minnesota and Wis- consin today, declared Senator La- Follette, independent _ presidential naminee, by “attacking the Consti- tution” had made the present poli- tical campaign the most important since the Civil War. “Senator LaFollette, by his attack on the Constitution, has raised a great issue, an issue born in the hearts and conciousness of the Am- erican people,” he asserted. “I have been asked why I do not discuss other issues, When the Constitution of the United States is an issue I haven't any right to talk about any- thing else.” Mr. Dawes began his day's cam- paigning with a rear platform Speech at Lake City, Minnesota, where several hundred people had athered despite a cold, driving rain and then stopped at Wabasha and Winona, before crossing the line in- to the home state of Senator La- Follette, to make eight speeches dur- ing the day in Madison, the home of the independent candidate for Presi- dent. * The Republican nominee in all his speeches hammered at the LaFol- lette candidacy as he had done in his two days in nesota. “We have got to get rid of these political pee-wits and blatherskites who are trying to make political in- stead of economic settlement of ou? troubles,” he said at Wabasha. “They listened to the demagogues }in Europe. They learned that com- {mon sense was the only remedy.” Asks Full Vote An appeal for a full vote at the November election oftentimes was jcombined by Mr, Dawes with his at- ‘tack on the LaFollette movement. | “What brings pe out to the he asked. ou have had these blatherskite politicians strad- ling every question and preaching nonsense and inconsistent clap-trap. What kind of an inducement is there with that kind of cusses running for office on either side? You haven't had an issue. You haven’t had a fight. When you get a real fight, the American people come to the polls to vote right. We want our issues defined right in this coun- try and I hope to do it. I would rather take a licking than lose my self-respect.” WOMAN GOBS 10 HUNT LIONS Mrs. E. L. King Leaves For Africa on University Expedition New York, Sept. 27.—(By the A. P.) —Mrs.,E. L. King, champion crack shot of the American Northwest, ac- companied by\her husband and their 10-year-old son Ernest, will sail to- day aboard the liner Majestic for a big hunting expedition in British East Africa. The Kings, who live in Winona, Minnesota, intend to shoot lions, ele- phants, buffalos and other jungle beasts. These will be given to the University of Minnesota and the American Museum of Natural His- tory. Already a safari composed of 100 black porters, each of whom will carry 60 pounds of luggage on their long trek into the wilderness, is. be- ing organized for them in Nairobi, capital of British East Africa, The hunt will take place west of the cap- ital. For the shooting of elephants ani lions, Mrs. King will use a 4.65 cal- ibre double-barrel rifle, which ‘ re- sembles a portable canon, the car- tridges being about four inches long. Her husband will use a still larger gun, one of 5.77 calibre. ~—__._______—-+ | LATE SPORTS | —_-—_—__—___—-+ ._. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia 4; New York Yankees 8, Washington 7; Boston 5. Na NATIONAL LEAGUE New York Giants 5; Philadel- phia 1. —— FOOTBALL End first Period Wisconsin 7; North Dakota 0. HOLD TO BALLOT PL LOCAL A. OF C. BOOSTS STATE FOR HOSPITAL! Enters Claim of North Dakota and Bismarck for In- stitution COMMITTEE Will Visit Many Cities and: Render Report Location on A committee of disinterested citi- zens will be named soon to make recommendations regarding the loca- new the in tion of a hospital by United Veterans Buréau the Tenth District, according to in- formation received by the Associ- ion of Commerce from General rank T, Hines, director of the Bu- reau. Legionnaires of the Northwest have been fighting for a hospital in States this district to take care of tuber- | cular service men, At present they are sent long distances from their homes, and __ investigations made by the Legion and the Vet- erans Bureau convinced many that it would be far better for the pat- ients to have such a hospital locat- ed in the district. Recently, at the American Legion convention in St. Paul, Commander Carlson and Adjutant Williams of the American Legion of North Da- kota, made a plea for the location of this hospital in North Dakota. Minnesota is also after it. The Association of Commerce, when General Hines was in Minnea- polis, made representations to him backing up the plea of North Da- kota for the hospital. In a telegram to Gen. Hines, the local Association said: “We respectfully /request your consideration of North Dakota’s ad- vantages as to climate and location for a government tuberculosis hos- pit: As you know there are no ilities within the State at pres- ent to care for the large number of tubercular ex-service men.” In addition to-this, other repre- sentations have been made, first pointing out the advantages of North Dakota as a whole, and next, the peculiar advantages of locating | such a hospital the capital city, William Stern of Fargo has been named as North Dakota representa- tive on the committee to make a tour of proposed sites for the hospi- tal, the appointment coming from Commander A. B. Carlson at’ Minot. BIG ZEPPELIN SOON TO FLY ACROSS OCEAN Will Start For United States on October 5 or 6, Ac- cording to Plans Friederichshafen, Sept. 27.—(By ut Bismarck, Germany, tober 5 or 6, provided that the weather over the Atlantic ocean is favorable at that time, Dr. Hugo Eckener, director of the Zeppelin, announced today. Lieut. Commander Garland Ful-| ton, American naval officer, who has been observing the construc- tion of the giant dirigible by the Zeppelin company for the United States Navy, has advised Wash- ington that the airplane will start for America within seven or eight days. The American navy department, it is stated, is sending three ves- sels to take up stations at differ- ent points on the Atlantic to keep Dr. Eckener advised of weather conditions. PROGRESS ON CONCRETEROAD Is About Half Finished West of River Bridge Work of layihg concrete on the road from the west end of the Miss- ouri River Bridge to a point this side of the Northern Pacific under- pass east of Mandan, is about half finished, according to W. G. Black, state engineer. The stretch of con- crete to be laid is two and four- tenths miles long. With good weather, the entire con- crete work should be finished easily within two weeks, he said. It is possible that the road will be open- ed in sections, shortening each time the distance necessary to travel on the bad detour through the woods. The road being laid is 20 feet, two feet wider than the concrete road from Bismarck to the river bridge. IS) NAMED! the A. P.)—The} ZR-3 will start on its trans-Atlan- | tic trip to Lakehurst, N. J., on Oc-| ds ola PRICE FIVE CENTS ACES NO CLEMENCY Louise Thomas, 19 and a negro, is to be electrocuted in Pennsylvania, October 20, regardless of the Leo: pold and Leob precedent in Chicago. + She was convicted of the murder of ‘a negro policeman, on February 8. Governor Pinchot has signed her death warrant. | ND. COOLIDGE FORCES FAILED TO CROOK’ BOB Could Have Embarassed La- Follette Forces by Filing of Extra Petitions WERE FAIR, THEY SAY Coolidge adherents in North Da- kota, had they desired, could have done the candidacy of Robert M. LaFollette serious damage in North Dakota by taking advantage of the situation created by the election laws, many loca! Coolidge adherents declare, in criticising the failure of {LaFollette forces to remove electors {from the Republican column where they may trade on the President's name. It is pointed out that under the law electors could be placed in nom- ination by presenting petitions bear- ‘ing 300 names to the Secretary of State. The Coolidge forces, it declared, could have placed a dozen candidates for presidential elector in the individual nominations column with designations which would have caused the voter to believe the ele tors were for LaFollette for Presi- dent. As only five electors are to be elected, it would be possible by this trick, it is declared, to have caused a wide distribution of the vote of LaFollette adherents among any electors and perhaps by this trick alone defeated him in North Dakota, As the situation resulted, at the time of the closing of the filing of petitions for presidential electors, no such trick was attempted by Coolidge forces, and but one set of five independent “LaFollette-Wheel- er Progressive” electors was filed. The Coolidge forces, his adherents here assert, acted fairly in this mat- ter, and they assert the La Follette forces did not do so in leaving La- Follette-inclined electors in the Coolidge column. It is pointed out that under an opinion given by Attorney-General George Shafer to Frank Vogel, La- |Follette campaign manager, on Aug- ust 28, the LaFollette forces also demanded more than they were en- titled to on the ballot. The Attorney-General found that, under the law, LaFollette electors, or any other electors representing independent candidates, do not have the right to grouping in brackets in the individual nominations col- umn. The Attorney-General’s opinion, given only to Mr. Vogel at the lat- ter’s request, was not made public, and Mr, Schafer indicated he would make no effort to start action on its basis in the event the ballots were not made up as he believes it should be. DEFALCATION 1S $2,500,000 Amount Taken by Yorker Is Raised New New York, Sept. 27—The defalca- tion of George R. Christian, miss- {ing partner of the bankrupt broker- age firm of Day and Heaton amount- ed to $1,500,000 in cash and securi- ties, Assistant District Attorney Richard H. Gibbs announced this afternoon, Mr. Gibbs said Christian had. tak- en this amount before disappearing but that the total loss to the firm including working capital, profits and customer's securities, could ‘be estimated at $2,500,000. The loss previously had been placed at $700,- 000, 1 BLECTOR FIGHT GOES TO HIGH COURT MONDAY Attorneys in Conference Here on Answer That Will Be Made in Court WITHDRAWAL RUMORS Rumored, But Not Substanti- ated, That the LaFollette Electors Will Quit An answer will be filed in the supreme court Monday in behalf of four Republican electors whose ouster from the November 4 elec- tion ballot is sought on the ground that they are favorable to Robert M. LaFollette, maintaining their right to remain on the ballot, as the situation now stands, it was announced at noon today by C. L. ‘Crum of Bismarck and S. BE. Ells- worth of Jamestown, retained as counsel in the case. ‘No papers will be filed by the attorneys, until they are required to appear in the supreme court at 2 p. m. Monday to show cause why the four electors should not be withdrawn, it was indicated by them. “The best statement as to our position will be contained in the answer to be filed Monday,” said Judge Ellsworth, adding that it would maintain the right of the edi to their places on the bal- lot. The name of William Lemke as a candidate for Governor remain- ed on file in the Secretary of State's offi this afternoon, po word of his intention to withdraw from the race having been receiv- ed officially. Candidate Quits L. H. Steen of Kulm, for whom a certificate of. nomination was filed as a candidate for the House ot Representatives in LaMoure county, asked his name be with- drawn from the ballot, in a letter to the Secretary of State. He said he had notified circulators of peti- tions that because of the death of his wife last year he must remain at home with his family. He is a Nonpartisan. One Nonpartisan and one Independent were nom- inated for the legislature in La- Moure county, according to in« formation here. Steen’s failure to enter the race probably assures the Independents of one represent- ative’ from LaMoure county. Rumors that the four Republi- can electors yet would withdraw and clear the Republican ballot tor Coolidge men were not sube stantiated today. DECLARE BANK BANDIT RING NOW BROKEN Confessions Obtained De- clared to Solve Most Rob- beries of Two States Fargo, Sept. 27.—Ten alleged bank robbers believed to have committed most of the robber- ies in North and South Dakota for the last two years ihave confessed as a result of a ring of burglars uncovered follow- ing the taking of William Berg, James Ryan, and Ben Mahlwiez at Selby, S. Dak., recently. This is the gist of statements announced by W. 8S. Gordon, Burns detective, for both North and South Dakota Bankers as- sociations and by W. C. Mac- Fadden, Secretary of the North Dakota Bankers association. The last of gangs which have levied on sister states for two ye are being rounded up and “inside stories” are coming out. MacFadden believes’ that the ring of bank yeggs have been all broken up, basing this belief on fact there have been no recent robberies at a season when these usually flourish, Confessions covered are from Bruce Blaine, alias “Missouri Bob”, now serving time in the North Dakota penitentiary; Wil- liam Berg of Minot, James Ryan, commonly known as “St. Louls Billy” and Ben Mahowicz, alias Thomas Duane, who are all now in Sioux Fas, and Richard Hays, also in North Dakota Penitentiary. Involved in con- fessions are the “Big Five,” “Whitey” Cline, George Arnold, alias Sharkey, Herman Ri Dan Morris and John Linden, alias “Devils Lake Red.” Cline, Arnold and Richman are in the state prison at Bismarck, Devils Lake Red is serving time at Stanton, in the Mercer county jail. : END TOUR SUNDAY San_ Francisco, Sept. 27.—The around the world fliers are sthedul- ed to officially end their flight at Seattle, Washington, at Sunday, it was announced from their headquarters here today.