The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Fair and continued cold tonight and Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1873 CHANGES MIND, STAYS ON HER Flattened Out Last Night When it Should Have Pass- ed, Leaving Cold Blanket AREA IS WIDE SPREAD Cold Weather Blanket Con- tinues to Extend Over Many States MERCURY IS RISING The thermometer even zero at the weather bureau shortly after 1 o'clock today, compared to 6 below ut the same hour yesterday, and it was like- ly it would rise to four five ubove zero by night. rose to an or That fickle high pressure which has blanketed the Northwest with cold for the past weck, failed to observe the rules of the weather changes, and so kept Bismarck cold today when the mercury should have been rising rapidly, It was about as cold at 7 a. m. as yesterday, the offi- cial report showing 22 below. An hour later it was 26 below. The sub-zero temperatures, which had begun to slip away from Cunad- ian Northwest points, indicating a lifting of the cold, returned night, and Canadian temperatures ranged from 16 to 24 below. At Wil- \cliston, North Dakota, it was 24 be- low and at Fargo it was 22 below, at 7 a, m, today. All the Northwest states continued to report cold weuther, St. Paul had 12 below at 7 o'clock this morning, Des Moines, Iowa, reported 8 below; Miles City, Montana, 16 below; Ra- pid City, South Dakota, 10 below, and North Platte, Nebraska, 18 below. Abnormally cold weather hit the Great Lakes Region, and the th mometer sunk to 6 below zero at Chi cago, at 7 a. m, today. “Abnormally high pressure, with its crest over Wyoming, still covers the Plains States and Rocky Moun- tain region,” said the weather bur- eau report today. “Temperatures are below zero,from the Great Lakes re- gion westward to the western slope of the Rockies and as far south as northern Texas, The temperatare was 26 degrees below zero at Bis- marck at 8 a, m, today. Generally fair weather prevails from the Mis- sissippi Valley westward to the Pac- ifie Coast.” The forecast is for continued cold tonight and Sunday. There was still @ chance, however, that the fickle high pressure area, which flattened out over most of the country last night, would gradually loosen its grip. area, Hits Train Service The bad weather farther west con- tinued to hit the through train ser- vice hard. Today's’ No, 2, due at 8:23 a, m., was marked up for 7:26 o'clock tonight. ust night’s No. 2, due at 7:23 p.m, was 17 hours late, being ae to go east at 2:45 o’clock this afternoon, Today’s No. 1, due from the East about 11:30 a. m., was mark- ed up for 4:50 p. m. The local trains were running date close to schedule. NO POULTRY . ILLS FOUND ‘ Towa College Professor Says It Is Lowered Vitality Ames, bend Towa, Dec, 20.—H. A. Bit- r, chief of the poultry hus- ban department ut Iowa State College here, declared today that no poultry epidemic exists in the middlp west The large losses in transit which in part prompted the eastern em-' bargo on poultry, he said, were due to unfavorable weather for shipping and to the scant feeding of fowls which, in their weakened condition, were unable to withstand colds and ordinary infections. PAPER LEASED? Hazelton, N, D., Dec. 20.—Reports coming up from Linton are to the effect that F, B. Streeter has leased the Emmons County Kecord plant to C. J. Aisenbrey, a newpaper man of Alpeno, South Dakota. Mr. Aisenbrey, it is understood, intends to run a German section in the Record in order to try and bolster up business among the German speaking people of the county. It has not been learn- ed what Mr. Streeter’s future plans are, but according to his earlier plans, he will go to some of the latg- er towns of the state. - XMAS TREE - PLACED IN PARK Bismarck’s Community Christ; ‘mas tree was erected in North- ern Pacific Park late yesterday. It was expected that the tree would be wired today, and ‘that tonight ayers lights would last | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE L™ State Board of Administra- tion Anpounces First Step in New Effort to This End Will be Taken in Minot and Mayville Normal Schoo Dickinson Later Plans for gradual elimination of high school courses from the normal schools of the state have been de- veloped by the state board of udmin- istration, it announeed by the board today. and Mayville Norma al te ill be the first affect- mntemplating the n to the ranks chers college in the futw . B, Murphy, board chai plained the on in a statement as follews: The stute board of administration hus taken an important step in the direction of eliminating hight school courses from the nov school cur- riculums in deciding that the state normals at Minot and Mayville should begin to plan at once elimination of these cours institutions. The entire elimination of these courses, it i ited, can plan wi tutions to strengthen th courses and also to take of the legislative enactment of conferring on normal schools right to giant bachelor degrees students advantage 1921 the is in fe eat ley pul, Where none but high school"graduates are adm ted cision of the board places Minot and Mayville normals on the same footing as Valley City as soon us courses can be adjusted to elimin- ate high school stud not anticipated that any addition to the staffs at either ins tution will result from this dee It is expected also that Dickinson normal will begin to look forward to the gradual elimination of students of high school grade by the end of this biennium. This board of administration is in with the legislative recommen, of 1923, urging the elimination high school courses from state nor- mal school SUES T0 GET line DIAMOND BACK’ Linton Girl Alleges It Was Forcibly Taken Away Linton, N. D., Dee. 20. olet Fogle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, E. D. Fogle of this city, has started an action in district court to recover a diamond ring from A: thur Henrich, which she alleges was given to her by the defendant as an engagement ring and which he forci- bly recovered when he broke the engagement. The plaintiff alleges that the ring is worth $1,000 and also demands damage in the amount of $200, According to authorities, Henrich invited M Fogle, who is 18 years old, to ride home with him, and then forcibly took the ring and dashed into a bank with it. The ring is platinum, set with one large and six small diamonds. It is said their engagement was broken and she retained the ring. The young lady sought the state: attorney. Henrich and his father were interviewed. The party went to the home of another man, where the ring was brought out to the states attorney. asserts the states attorney declined to prosecute. The states attorney is said to have returned the ring to Henrich’ Jr., who ¢ a redelivery bond to the sheriff after he made demand for it upon the filing of a replevin suit. Ownership of the ring, it is expected, will be deter- mined in district court. BRITISH TO MAKE REPLY Will State Position on Repar- ation Payments Miss Vi- loeal London, Dec. 20.—Great Britain is expected to make a detuiled reply to the United States note on repa: ation claims, which it is stated official quarters today will contain a suggestion for solution of the prob- lem in terms acceptable to England and will include all demands of the American government. A note already has been drafted and may be laid before the next cab- inet meeting, but probably will not be sent to Washington until after Christmas. The new step is some- what contrary to the views express- ed a few days ago that the matter would be allowed to lapse until the Paris meeting, but it is understood to-be the result of the government’s desire to comply with the American ‘view that an agreement should be reached between the governments before entering the January confer- ence of finance ministers in Pari for the! at their} BISMARCK, ORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924 | FIVE DIE AS TRAIN PLUNGES IN RIVER My PRESSUREAREA| ABOLITION OF HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN STATE NORMAL IS BEING PLANNED IRISH ENVOY Ireland today has matic representation States. Prof. T. A. Smiddy, new Free te minister, has ussumed his du- ties in Washington. its own diplo- in the United in} completing ; sion. | ion of the| ions |, of | Cairo, ‘AUTHORITIES | NOT ALARMED _ OVER PLOTTING Disturbed by Rumors, How- ever, and Seek Authors of The Stories Told EXPULSION Dec, 20. Rumors of ed revolution” on the eve of on rife for the last thorities e not so the alleged spreading of such plans. much con plotting \ reports. The prefgeture of police promises rigorous prosecution with expulsion for foreigners, of those found guilty of disseminating them. Some of the stories have gone into great detail about the alleged plans of the Reds. stating that the Communists had se- cured the adhesion to their cause of the drivers of the tanks attached to the Paris N.P. COALLAND I$ SURVEYED 3,000 Mile Trip Is Completed By Surveying Party the Killdeer, N. D., Dec, 20.—The N. P. surveyors completed their coul sur- vey of this territory Jast Saturday by taking the elevation of the depot here with which to compare their figures with other elevations taken on their trip. The companty ¢ ing engineers, F J. Knudson, Ted gard horse wrangler and Ed. ted of two min- H. Wilcox and €. tevenson of Arne- LaSalle from Glendive May 3rd and traveled approximately 3,000 miles on foot. They began su of Wibeaux and tra ney thence east into McKen ty and gown through the Mary and Butte country to deer. a 1 of coal land belonging to the railroad was surveyed and the Jength and depth and quality of the coal tabulated. The party was out about seven and one-half months. , PIPES IN CAIRO Dec. 20. ~- The spectacle of pipes in the mouth of turbaned, long-gowned Arabs is to be observed today on the streets of Cairo. English manufacturers have popular the smoking of pipes here. Cigars, cigarets and plug to- bacco have attracted little favor, however. . YOUTH SUFFERS IN SILENCE, MAY PAY WITH LIFE Dec. 20.—Stanley 12, was near death to-° day as a result of having suf- fered in silence for three hours yesterday rather than tell his mother he had been, shot ac dentally through the lung by his friend, Frank Stearnal, 14. The boys found a weapon in the Stearnal home and were play- ing at holding each other up, when it exploded. The wounded boy walked the streets until pain forced him home and then he told his mother he had a head- ache. When she became alarmed and summoned a doctor the wound was discovered. The Stearnal boy was held by| police. strange Chicago, PLANNED}, SENTENCED TO 24 HOURS EACH WEEK IN JAIL Unusual Sentence Is Given Mrs. Nellie Nickelby in District Court Today SENTENCE DELAYED Amos Casey Is Given Time To Get Place to Live For His Family An district court today, Nellie Nickleby, ing liquor to 24 week for three months, Judge James A. Coffe ¥ ntence imposed by the court 00 fine, 90 days in jail and costs in the case, However, the court held that there was not proper quar- ters in the Burleigh county jail for keeping women, So, he ordered her to surrender to the sheriff each Tuesday noon and spend 24 hours in Ja ie action to continue dlc the period of 90 days. Previo: the court had refused to set aside the verdict of the jury, on motion of her counsel, who alleged the state had not proven that she was respon- sible, instead of her husband, for conducting the place where beer w dispensed, and that the state's evi- dence with respect to the beer did not conform to statute. A delayed sentence in the case of Amos © He was given 90 days in jail, fined $200 and ordered to pay costs, However, it was said, that the owners of — the place where he lives at 220 Seventh street south had ordered him to move by January 1 because of an injunetional order abtained by the ate licensing department. He was given until nda place for his wife four children to live, and then must start out the new by entering jail. Ima Anderson, living north of aldwin, who pleaded guilty yester- day afternoon to violating the liquor iF was fined $200 and given a jaik sentence, both of which were suspended on payment of costs, be- cause of her physical conditio ¢ of John Hare of Min- who was found guilty by he was not present, his led in the courtroom, to appear for sentence, and he failed to appear. The court declared his $500 bond, with Isham Hall and C. 1B. Rosen, as sureties, forfeited, and issued a bench warrant for the ar- rest of I The jury was dismissed late yes- terd » Judge Coff ause of the holidays. There still are many civil cases to be tried, and it is pos- sible there will be another jury term in Febru: Judge Jansonius also is likely to call a jury in March, COAL MINERS WIN LAWSUIT North Dakota Union Involved in Denver Case unusual sentence was passed Mrs. convicted of violat- ordered juil once a by District in when the laws was spend hours in 1s imponed | Denver, Dec. 20.—Further dividends which may be paid to the defunet In- lerstate Trust. Company of Denver will be materially reduced as a re- sult of judgments of $50,000 against the bank and in favor of the Mlinois, North Dakota and Montana state coal miners’ unions, granted by Judge Neil F. Graham at Greely yesterday. Judge Graham's decision in whi he awarded judgment for $35,000 in- terest and cost to the coal miners ended years of litigation dating back to a period long before the bank be- came involved financially, Emil Phef- fer, state deputy bank examiner, de- clared that his office would resist any attempt of the miners to make preferential ims’ against the funds. Wishes Everyone | A Merry Christmas Members of the Bismarck Juve- nile Band as ‘they enter a short period to rest from practice want to wish the people of Bismarck a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thank them for their generous patronage in the past. One of the features of the Com- munity Xmas program at the Au- ditorium next Wednesday after- noon at’ three o'clock will be an appearance of the band under the leadership of Richard Wenzel. Mr. Sorlien; the regular leader will be absent from the city dur- ing the holidays. He entertain- ed the members of the band last evening at a theater party at the, Eltinge. Following the show the members adjourned to a refresh- ment emporium and had a dally, time. ST. CLOUD IS THREATENEDBY BUSINESS FIRE Breaks Out Store.’ and Threatens to Take an Entire Block IERCURY UNDER Firemen Have to Thaw Out Hydrants Before They Can Throw Water Minn, ee de th wipe out an entire-city b St. Cloud, of to here Fire undetermined origin tened ock this morning with firemen handicap- ped in their work by frozen hydrants and excessive cold. The bi ed in the basement of the Woolworth lucent store, spreading rapidly on to the main floor where Christmas stock furnished ready tinde After futile efforts to check fire in the store, ter calling in entrated its joining buildings, Several hydrants had to be ed out before water lines laid. Three calls were sent out with- in 10 minutes, calling all apparatus n the eity.. In addition, the de. tment issued a cull for volunte: Equipped with gas masks firemen descended into the b: ment of the burning building but were — driven back by intens ait. Water lines were laid into the basement in Tort to stem the bl: With the mercu 12 below zero, th walks and streets s ered with ice, Employes in a ware store next to the Woolworth building and a furniture store on the other side were ready to their stoc rect as the flames became more threatening. At noon the is almost under control, although a ‘slight wind le the situation still serious. The en- tre Woolworth building is gutted out. The total estimated Joss is ze start the the department af- lable apparatus con attention on ad- thaw, move in Woolworth | puld bettain, Conn, $110,000, substan y covered by in- surance. STATE’SHEALTH DEPARTMENT IN; ACHIEVEMENT State Admitted The Federal Registration Area, Telegram Announces Is to The North Dakota State Health Department won a signal victory late yester ted to the Federal Registration Area, nt of the Bureau of Census which gathers vital statistics in the country. North Dakota was admit- ted to both the birth and death report divisions. The Registration Area, comprising most of the states of the country, is regarded as of extreme impor- vance in gathering vital statisti which are the basis of evei health department and important in many aetivit A. Whittemorg, state he: said. North telegram from the Bureau of Census, Washington, announced, is the fi state to be admitted to the Registration Area ou the first test and the second to be admitted to both the birth and death di ons at the same time. The gathering of vital statistics birth und death reports ade the first major function of the North Dakota Department, formed on a new after the 1923 session of the legislature, and officials here were immensely pleased over the success of the test of the accuracy of the birth and death Reports. MANY AUTOS y when the state was admit- th o Dakota, the ARE SEIZED Federal Dry Agents Report on Their Value Washington, Dec. 20.—Automobile: numbering 5,214 and valued at 26,339 were seized by pro thorities in the last fiseal year, the House ‘has been informed in a table inserted in the report on the Trea- Postoffice appropriation bill by Assistant Prohibition Commissioner Jones. Bouts and launches seized dur- ing the year number 326 and were valued ut $279,198. The total appraised value of pro- perty seized und destroyed under the prohibition laws was $3,097,929 and that seized and not destroyed $7,745,922. Proceeds of sale of seized property amounted to $57,071 and expenses incurred incident to sei- zure and sales totalled $12,828, Two agents were killed in the -per- formance of duty and 28 injured. Per- sons arrested numbered 68,161. MORE DEATHS ARE REPORTED DUE TO COLD WAVE BLANKETING WIDE AREA WINS MEDAL i <- Miss New Bri- work as for a Ventlie Logan, besides hi campaigned — actively free dental clinic and was the lead- ing si in vacation camps for poor children. All of which brought a gold medal as the individual ren- dering her city the ¢ during the past year. nurse, PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND 18 PROCEEDING Four Banks Excepted Owing to Receivership Dispute, Pending in Court + Payment of the ten. pe dent to depositors of banks closed , before July 1, 1 rapidly as possible; it was said by C. B, MeMilian, member of the Deposi- tors Guaranty Fund Commission, con- cluding a session of the comm here today. The period of payment is not near the end us yet, it was added. Four of the banks closed before July 1,1 the dividend ut this time because of a dispute ove’ civership pending in the cou ‘They are the Mohall S Bank, of which W. MeIntosh claims to be receiver; mnybrook State Bank of which Anderson claims to be ye- . and First State of Bowbells st State of Lonetree, of which Swanson claims to be receiver, the three disputing the claim of L, R. Baird, general r, for control of the banks, ‘The matter is expected to be settled court soon, Mr. Me- Millan Said. Until the legal receiver is determined the Gi Fund cannot safely make paymy i BANDIT HUNT IS LAUNCHED : exas Authorities Seek Otto! Starr and Fellows j Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 20.-Law forees throughout Texas and Okla-{ homa combined efforts today in seareh for Otto Starr, notorious Ok- lahoma outlaw, whose bandit gang is Delieved responsible for the sacking erday of the town of Valley V 55 miles north of here. The band left the two ‘village banks pilluged and started a fire in the institutions which razed the entire downtown see- | tion. Officials of the banks esti H ed their cash loss alone at $100,000. A property loss of approximately $10,000 was another result of the! bandits’ ! _ PERFECT TERFUMES | Di —A corps of chem- ng in the laboratories of | Jean Patou, famous French creator | and designer, are eking the “pe fect perfumes” to be used with co tumes created by this famous de- signer. Perfumes for blonds and ‘brunettes, for young girls and old women, will differ radically. | | North Pacific Coast "to rely Feels Below Zero Temperatures and Smudge Pots Are Burned in California Citrus Belt SCORES ARE Chicago, Dec. 20.—Upwards of a score of persons were dead today, victims, directly or indi- rectly, of the cold wave which has spread and affected most of the nation, with little relief in sight for at least another 36 hours. The bitter sub-zero tempera- tures continued in the North- west and in central states along the front of the wave although the front of the wave now is approaching the Atlantic Sea- board, with the temperatures dre «% in the southern and southeastern staf Weather reports indicated a continuance of the cold for 36 hours more from Michigan and Indiana northwestward ‘to the northern Rocky Regions, but with promixe that the temper- ature would rise in the latter region Sunday. DEAD » Dee. 20. (By the A. of winter was slowly in the far west and Rocky region today, while — its tightest in the middle ched out to envelop arly normal tempera- reached in most of the cold wave areas within 24 hours but days will elapse before water, wire and rail communication, paralyzed in some sections, resume usual opera- tions. The toll of = xing Mountain clutch was west and it the lives continued to mount. Warm winds were forecast to bring relief to the Pacific Coast , after a seige of sub-zero tem- peratures in the north and heavy frosts in California that ne ed smudge pots in the citrus a Rising temperature and fair skies y reported in Montana 01 » A man and a woman were frozen to death in the Butte district. Three members of a family of four were burned to death at er, Wyoming, following an explosion. The fourth, a four-year-old boy, was expected to die, Eight deaths were reported in Missouri, Kansas and; Oklahoma, lars of property damage One man was fr another died from i fall on the i was bone sult of burns During the night the departments answered hundred calls. Occup: story te were street when fire destroyed the build- ing. More than 30 degrees drop to five below zero was recorded in Ch in 24 hours. Train» Lost more th nts of a two- Middle West trains were from hours to more tha running 24 hours late and two passenger trains which | train for left St. Louis Thursday were lost somewhere in southern Missouri to- day. Train crews were forced to remove trees and poles felled across the tracks by the ice. Member newspapers of the Asso- .lciated Press, cut off from the out- side world by wire communication, cut off the outside by radio. Dispatches brought into Chicago iocast by the Asso- Jefferson City ed Press from the stution to the \¢ r station. Kan Sti Louis Bureaus of the Ass Press also communicated by Springfield, Jacksonville and other southern Illinois points were forced on radio. Wire facilities of the A. P. to the Southeast and Southwest from Chi- e badly crippled and much rerouting of lines was necessary to bring the quota of news from these eens into the cold wave area. 'N. P. WILL GIVE PUZZLERS AID St. Paul, Dee. pu; on ciated Bure: tra: itted 20.—-Crossword trans contin! trains of the Northern Pa need puzzle no uries will be placed in all servation cars, officials of the roud announced, AUTO COMPANY SOLD Beach, N. D., Dec. 20.—The “Be Motor company has been sold to J. Pletan of Dunn Center, and Li die Vranna, to dealer of Dick- inson, the transfer being made last | Monday. WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS WILL BE QUIET; FEW GUESTS TO BE RECEIVED Washington, Dee? 20,—Christmas at the White House will be very quiet this year because of the death with- in the*past 12 months of the young- er son of President and Mrs, Cool- idge. Plans for observance of the holiday season are most simple. John, son of the president, who is attend- ing Amherst college, will arrive home Sunday and Mr, and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Boston, the Coolidge fam ily’s close friends, will come carly] region, driven to the} PRICE FIVE CENTS . DROWNED WNED WHEN S00 LINE CAR LEAVES BRIDGE Several Others May Be Sub- merged in the Icy Waters of Chippewa Falls River, CAUSED BY THE COLD Believed That Cold Weather Caused a Switch Bolt i To Snap Off | : J Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dee. 20— Five persons are known to have been drowned in the Chippewa river here today when the dining car of a Chie cago bound Soo line passenger trait hurtled into the Chippewa river afe ter being derailed. It is believed @ switch bolt was snapped by the ins tense cold, It is thought 12 persons were in the car at the time. Seven were rescued. AMBULANCES Chippewa Falls, Wis., Dec. 21.—Thd rear coach of a Soo line passenger nneapolis to Chicago, went bridge crossing the Chip- this noon. The fire department and all avail- ambulances have gone to the scene of the accident. There were between 15 and 20 passengers in the couch, it was said. Reports shortly after 2 p. m. were that several persons had been drown- ed when the coach plunged into the iey One person who called a : " office here said he had assisted in putting three bodies on un automobile truck CALL over the pewa rive PLUNGED FROM TRESTLE Minneapolis, Dec. 20.—The general of the Soo line here at 1:30 . received word from Chippewa Ils that the rear coach of the | The train left here where thousands of dol-{ Minneapolis-Chicago train plunged from a trestle near Chippewa Falls, t 7:45 p. m, to- day, 'LEAPS FROM | WINDOW; FLEES an Wanted in North Dakota For Robbery Escapes Minneapoli: Dee, 20.—Leaping through a window in the sheriff's of- fice, Gilbert Peterson, 32, wanted in three states on charges of robbery, dashed from the courthouse today | down an alley und escaped before de- puties could reach the street. Peter- son was in the sheriff's office waiting for C. Naeseth, assistant Hibbing chief of police, to take him to @ Hibbing, where he was charged with burglary when he made a breuk for liberty. Peterson wag arrested y terday in St. Paul after a two mont arch, He was charged with burglary in Hibbing, in North Dakota at Anoka und in Montana. RADIO FANS UP IN ARMS N. Dec. 20.—Dieke fans are up in arms. », somewhere is just raising hob ;with the ether through which they veceive nightly concerts, lece tures, news reports, etc. They -be- lieve that the disturbance is local, that some amateur is attempting to sform his receiving apparatus into a broadcasting station. So con- vinced are they of this that govern- ment agents have been asked to make a thorough investigation in an effort to trace down the offend- er, Similar cases recently reported in Jamestown and Mandan resulted heavy fines to certain amateurs who were bound to experiment and in addition their receiving sets were confiscated. Dickinson, inson radio pabeeeiomsmccacmesarsc SPN Weather Report } 1 ee ecsceneaee For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature at 7 a. m, Highest Lowest y iy Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: and continued cold tonight and Sun- For North Dakota: Fair and gon- tinued cold tonight and Sunday. WEATHER CONDITIONS Abnormally high pressure, with its crest over Wyoming, still covers the Plains States and Rocky Mountain Temperatures are below zero in the week. The choir of the First| from the Great Lakes region west- Congregational Church, which Presi- dent and Mrs. on Christmas eve as last year and Mr. Coolidge at dusk will switch, lighting the big * national Christmas tree brought rom Adirondacks and planted in Sherman’ park. turn ala. m, ward to the western slope of the Coolidge attend, will rthe: sing carols from the north portico poceles Sng as far south Bs aekinet The temperature was 25 de> grees bélow zero at Bismarck at 8:00 today., Generally fair weather ‘prevails ffom the Mississippi Valley the! westward te the Pacific coast. , ORRIB W. ROBERTS, * Meteorologist