The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Friday; cooler YP tonight with rising temp. Friday. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1925 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [man | PRICE FIVE CENTS FIRE SWEEPS OVER SIOUX COUNTY STATE GRAIN CONVENTION ENDS TODAY Attendance Records Broken at Annual Meeting He'd in Bismarck TERTAIN DELEGATES Growers and Elevator Men to Elect Officers at Final Session The fourteenth annual convention of the Varmers Grain Dealers As- sociation of North Dakota, which opened in Bismarck Tuesday and which is declared by officers of the association to be the most success- ul and largest attended in the his- tory of the organization, will close tonight. with a dance to be given the delegates in Patterson hall by the Bismarck Business and Profes- sional Women’s Club. Secretary Lee announced today that more than 750 delegates were rogistered last night. Many of the delegates will return to their homes today, while a few will remain here until Friday. S. D. Garber was elected director at large at the convention se: i the Auditorium this mor district directors will be elected late this afternoon and the directors will meet at the close of the conven- tion to name the officers for the ensuing year and to choose the con- vention city for next year. An entertainment was given for the convention visitors last night in the Auditorium under the auspices of the Bismarck Association of Com- merce. Nearly every seat in the Au- ditorium was occupied and — every number of the program was enthu- siastically received. The first part of the program was presented by pupils of the Bismarck Indian school. Selections were giv- en by the Bismarck High School Glee Club and MacLeod's Gymnasts presented an exhibition. The final part of the program was given by the Thursday Musical Club and was as_ follows: Duet, “Andalusian Song,” by Puget, Mrs. Kerman Scheffer and-Mrs. John Graham, with Miss Lesher at the Piano. Baritone solo, N. Bystrom. Piano solo, “Hungarian Rhapso- dies,” Dr. L, R. Priske. Vocal solo, Mrs. W. J. Targart. Quartette, Mrs. Frank Barnes, Mrs. John Larson, Mrs: Bavendick and Mrs. E. E. Morris. Music was furnished during the entertainment by the Bismarck High Scfrool orchestra. J. W. Shorthill, secretary of the Farmers’ National Grain Dealers As: sociation, Omaha, Neb., was the 4 Speaker at this morning's of the convention. Mr. Shorthill declared that the North Dakota convention this year session! During the war or ju: great deal about “buyer’s so high due to a combine though they needed the ve strike. You know how s wards tumbled in price. central body to call these tanéous. property ever stopped to t be a real estate buyers’ st $500 for your vacant lot. But, what does a pros mentions high taxes and mi ments which he must pay cost him in the end. Final you cut YOUR price. present owner and not the in value of the property improvement High taxes and many DAY. DURUM WHEAT ACREAGE T0 BE INCREASED, Oat Acreage Expected To Be About Same as 1924; More Barley Reported North Dakota farmers expressed their intentions on March 1 of in-, creasing their durum wheat acreage materially above the acreage of 1924, according to announcement of the United States Department of Agricul- ture made today. North Dakota farmers expressed at the same time their intentions to reduce the 1924 flax acreage by al- most one fifth. Oats in North Dakota will be plant- ed to approximately the same acre- age as in 1924 according to this sur- vey, while barley will be increased nearly one-third in acreage, un- FACTS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS High Taxes Hurt had no control that people refused to buy even Have you owners of vacant and even improved sell at a profit, or at least get out the money you put into it in the way of purchase price, taxes and assessments paid and interest on your money. and figures that all in to prove what your lot will too high, and I can’t or I won’t take your lot unless In other words, he means simply this. perty values and hinder ready sales. these factors means property becomes. more salable. Efficient and economical city management is neces sary to decrease high taxes. MAKE YOUR CHOICE APRIL 7th, ELECTION \Bennie and Jake Letofsky, Property Values st after it, we heard a strikes.” Prices became over which the retailers ry goods affected by the hoes, meats, etc., after- There was no union or strikes; they were spon- \ hink that there can also rike? Suppose you paid Naturally you want to pective buyer say? He any improvement assess- over a period of years, lly, he says your price is The buyer must take the loss due to heavy taxes and assessments. shrink pro- Decreasing FARGO GROCE FIGHT SUNDAY CLOSING LAW Fargo, N. D., March 26,—Constitu- tionality of the North Dakota law re- lating to the closing of grocery stores on Sunday is to be tested in Cass county court, March 30, when Morris, Fargo grocers, are to be given a’ hearing following their recent arrest for breaking the Cabbath by selling cer- tain kinds of commodities. The de- fendants contend that the law is woe- fully! inconsistent and disci{mina- tory. * WEALTHYYOUTH ‘LEARNING WAY’ Young McCormick Works as Common Laborer Milwaukee, March 26.—In a four GIRL SLAYER BREAKS UNDER COURT STRAIN Dorothy Ellingson Suffers Fourth Collapse Since Start of Trial | ELEVEN JURORS CHOSEN Condition of Young Woman May Force Postponement of Murder Hearing San Francisco, March 26.—The | trial of 17 year old Dorothy Elling- son, charged with having shot and killed her mother, Mrs. Anna Elling- son, was resumed here today with attorneys for the defense and prose- cution making the same painstaking selection of the jury which will try the young defendant, and with .pre- cautionary measures in force to | guard against a physical and mental breakdown of the girl. The fourth collapse of the g court yesterday during the third day of the trial led her atterneys to an- Petition the court today to have the girl examined by a physician every day before she is brought into court. The girl's father was quoted as ex- pressing the belicf that his daugh- ter will not be able to stand an un- interrupted progress of the may be necessary. The girl, from all apparent evi- dence, is br ing ex pective jurors and obviously is losing her early in- difference and characteristic control of her emotions. When the trial was resumed this morning 11 jurors had been selected tentatively, with the prospect of an- exhausted. FARMERS NEAR ~ PRAIRIE FIR Territory Three Miles Long Destroyed Mandan, unty yesterday afternoon and la night, farmers in Oliver county, miles north of Mandan, had a of their awn to quell. nounce last night that they might court proceedings and that a postponement king under the search- ninations to which all pros- are being subjected other panel being brought into court as the present panel of 60 almost is CENTER FIGHT Hay Stacks and Pasture in March 26.—While flames ‘were ravaging a large part of Sioux A prairie fire started near the farm of Richard Bubel and destroyed hay stacks and BAIL DENIED SHEPHERD IN MURDER CASE Lawyer Accused of Slaying Wealthy Youth Must Remain in Jail SPEEDY TRIAL ASSURED Heir to Huge McClintock Estate to Carry Fight To Supreme Court Chicago, Mar. 26.—William D. Shepherd, charged with murder by typhoid germs of William Me- Clintock, his foster son, to gain the boy’s million dollar estate, must remain in jail without bail pending trial, Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins of the criminal court ruled late yes- terday The fight for his release will be carried to the Supreme Court with a petition for a writ of habeas cor. pus, William Scott Stewart, his at- torney, said. Meanwhile state attor- neys endeavored to agree with Ste- wart on a date for arraigning Shep- herd. Assurance for a speedy trial if Shepherd wishes it was held out for him in Judge Hopkins’ decision ren- dered after three days of testimony and argument. Shepherd may not be transferred to “murdere' in the county jail, officials may continue to occupy where he has been kept, due to the possibility of an early release. Most of the prisoners on the “row” are young men and authorities said they feared Shepherd might be subjected to insults and even physical abuse. Coroner Oscar Wolff announced today he would issue an order for’ the exhumation of the bodies of mma Nelson McClintock, mo- of the dead orphan millionaire, William N. McClintock, and Dr. Os. car Olson. The coroner's decision came after a conference with a representative of ‘the state’s attorney shortly after counsel for William D. Shepherd charged with the murder of the Mc- Clintock orphan, had announced he would fight on in an attempt to free Shepherd on bail, which had been denied. Mrs. McClintock died sixteen Years ago and Dr. Olson died three years ago. ’ RED CROSS 70 MAKE SURVEYS Permanent Needs of Storm Sufferers To Be Found Chicago, Mar. 26,—Reconstruction QUITE NEIGHBORLY IS JOHN D. Sunday mornings in Ormon.! Beach most amiable mood and he hi goers after the service, NEW CIGARETTE STAMPS TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK Cigarette stamps for use when the new North Dakota cigarette law goes into effect on April 1 will be shipped from Chicago on March 28 and should arrive here by April 1, according to information received today by Se- cretary of State Robert Byrne, The stamps will be ready for re- tail dealers early next week. (TARGETS SHOW DEADLY AIMOF NAVY GUNNERS; “Enemy” Totally Destroyed in Battle off Coast of California Naval Base, an Pedro, Calif. March 26.—Battered remains of tar- s the largest single_convention of its kind of the year with the excep- tion of the Iowa Farmers and Grain Dealers convention. He said that ‘not a single convention he has at- tended had so. pleasant a place to meet as the North Dakota conven- tion had this year. He praised the entertainment given the delegates saying that it was “a il Mr. Shorthill congratulated the Association on its officers and the harmony of the convention. He con- gratulated the grain men for the great North Dakota crop of last sea- son and for the price received for it. sDespite what has been said about North Dakota the state is steadily going ahead,” the speaker said. “The day has past when men can expect to know. nothing about the business of the people with whom they deal,” Mr. Shorthill said. “We have come to the place where we must recognize the rights of ther people and where you farmers must apply the same business methods as are applied in other lines of busi- doubtedly taking up the decrease in flax and potato acreage. Spring activities cannot begin for, some time in North Dakota, although | a few farmers are sowing south and| west from the Valley City territory, likewise there were a few scattered farmers who accomplished some} seeding approximately the same date} one year dgo. By far the greater area of the state will not be uit- able condition for working until at! least ten days or two weeks have elapsed. Practically all areas in the state have sufficient moisture for the soil requirements, while the North-' ern half of the state actually has an excess, much of which must disap-| ern half where the of the spring plowing must be done. The present outlook for a market for durum wheat does not justify the| proposed increase of 12.5 percent in acreage, the report states. The pre- sent high prices should not be ex- pected to prevail through next year, In the past year, owing to short dollar a week room on south Pierce Street, Fowler McCormick, 27 year old grandson of the founder of the International Haryester fortune, de- clared last night that he is “learn- g, not earning, hi ” i to the McCormi five and for ten hours works as a common laborer jin the Milwaukee plant of the Harvester Company pil- ing metal pigs into the furnace carts, going from department to de- partment beconiing acquainted. For several weeks young McCor- mick has been working, living quiet- ly in his south side rooming house. A small room containing an iron bed, two chairs and a dresser has been his home. presence and occupation came ht yesterday through Fifi Pot- ter Stillman, wife of the former president of the National City Bank |of New York, who came to Milwau- kee early this week. Yesterday she admitted that she had come to see her “god-son” and last night the two had dinner at a downtown hotel. pasture in a terri miles long and a mi wide. graded road. the North Dakota House of Represen- tatives in the recent. session. e fighters at Center completed their work at 10 o'clock last night af- ter four hours of strenuous battle against the flames. DEATH TAKES WAR VETERAN Well Known Valley City Man Succumbs Fargo, March 26.—M ry funeral -y about three to two miles Farmers and citizens of Cen- ter managed to prevent the flames from leaping over an east and west Richard Bubel was a member of The and replacement were the objects of activities today in the storm-swept areas of five s s where a week ago wreck and ruin were left in the wake of the tornado. The American Red Cross went on apace with its plans to replace and refurnish homes, clothing amd __ all necessities of victims to reestablish them as nearly on a pre-disaster bas- is as possible. Local community and county com- mittees began their work of cooper- ating with the Red Cross in adjust- ing claims. A few more days will end the emergency relief period fixed by Red Cross officials as the time for get rafts that yesterday played the jrole of an enemy armada seventy miles off shore from here today bore witness to the annihilating force and speed with which the combined United States fleet can strike an a versary operating on the surface of the sea, Sleeve targets simulating enemy airplanes emerged unscratched fro! the shrapnel hail hurled aloft them by the battle fleet's 44 ant aircraft guns, according to observers, but the 600 ton cloudburst of steel that fell on the surface targets dur- ing the six minutes of mass firing, called force practice, left no doubt that the fleet they represented would temporary efforts and work will have been utterly destroyed. start at once on surveys to ascertain permanent needs of storm sufferers. Later provision will be made for vo- cational training and trust fund as- sistance in cases where the chief means of support of a family was cut off by the disaster. The total deaths in the storm area today stood at 830, the figure set in the Associated Press list of the dead ness. * “The biggest thing that an or- ganization of this kind can do is to conduct an educational campaign. The public should be taught that the prosperity of the country de- pends upon the farmer and that the farmer cannot ‘be prosperous and have good prices for his - products unless the other people are prosper- ous. Ae eton may think these things are common place but people have been rushing around the last few years trying to reap rich rewards for lit- tle work. The young fellows of the coming generation must be taught seat unless they ‘work as their an- etstors worked this country is not gding to prosper. It is the common- place things that need our atten- tion at the present. tim TRIAL OF OIL "LEASE CASES. - TO END TODAY Cheyenne, Wyo., March 26.—(By the A. The of Teapot Dome was due to end here. today with the final arguments in the case to be made by Owen J. Roberts, gov- ernment counsel, Mr. Roberts is scheduled to speak for one and one half hours in his final ‘rebuttal. Pre- parations were underway early today for the departure of’ attorneys and othe: ttending the trial. ir, Sin- ir and his entourage of attorneys, clerks and stenographers and other pers, have a private,car at their service. When the trial closes |both defense and government will ai rmission of the courts to file briefs of their ci This prebably. will delay decision in the case for ° several weeks, CATTLE March’ 26.—A’ eavily. fi 3 CRUEL 10 fast, Ireland, [irr denorning. eaten swt Loving sdualuletered 1D westheti crops in North Africa, Russia and Canada, American durum has had a virtual’ monopoly of the special durum wheat markets of the world. Larger acreages are reported and better yields are expected in North Africa, where the wheat will soon be ready to harvest, and, weather permits, larger acreages are to be expected also in Russia and Canada. It does not seem that it would be profitable, therefore, to increase the area sown to durum except where, even at lower p es, relatively hig! yields may make it more profitable than flax or other wheat. In North Dakota particularly, the outlook does not seem to justify the intended shift fr flax to durum wheat. The proposed increase in spring wheat other than durum fs mostly to replace abandonment of winter wheat in the far Northwest. Expressed in- tentions to increase in many of the states east of the Rocky Mountains is largely offset by intentions to de- cei in North Dakota. If these in- tentions aré carried out, and not more than the average yield per acre is realized in these states, the sup- ply of hard red spring, east of the ockies, would probably not be great- er than the domestic mill consump- tion of that wheat. The surplus wheat west of the Rockies, on the hand, may have to compete in the world markets with all other A present high prices in world markets. cannot be expected to prevail for the 1925 crop, ey they probably will be better than the 1928 crop, LONG. DISTANCE TICK Havana, March 26.—The ticking of a watch which’ was broadcast by @ station here was heard distinctly by Geyton B, Straw at his home at fest Hopkinton, OLD-TIME WINTERS Minot, Me. "March 26.—Snows this winter have been so heavy that ined | for the first time in more than 50 yore. it was necessary. to transport mallby dog Seams, A ens | at a 5 Precipitation SORLIE LEAVES ON BUSINESS TRIP Governor’ A. G. Sorlie left Bismarck for Grand Forks today on business in connection with the state mill and elevator. He will go to Devil's Lake Friday where he will deliver an.address at a Boy Scout meeting and on Sunday -he will speak . M. C. A. meeting in Fargo. The Governor will return to Bis- marck Monday, Weather Report For 24 hours ending at noon. ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday - Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Highest wind velocity . “WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday; cooler tonight with rising temperature Friday. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Friday; cooler i east and cen- tral portions tonight with ‘ rising temperature Friday, WEATHER CONDITIONS 3] Mibsi: ti vale u ir sigs! ‘al- It was att Miaed ty hi ie winds out the Plains States. the lo} ern Plains States but warmer weath- er D aden in the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes tegion. Light, scat- tered precipitation occurred ‘over the northeastern Rocky Mountain | th, slope. Elsewhere the weather is gen- erally fair. * ORRIS W. ROBERTS, . Official tm charge. services will be held at 2 P. M. to- morrow from the Methodist Church at Valley city for S. Cuyler Ander- son, son of Rev. and Mrs. James An- derson of Fargo, war veteran and graduate of the North Dakota Uni- versity, who died at the Veterans’ Hospital in Minneapolis Tuesday of tuberculos % S, Wilds of the Valley City I ite, The American Legion Post there will have charge of the military part of the funeral. It was originally planned to have th services at Fargo but plans were la! er altered because the veteran’s father had served as pastor at the Valley City church for some time. * While a student at the State Un versity, Anderson. was one of the leaders and held several important student posts, ; His brother, Dr. Howard Anderson, is connected with the Quain and Ramstad Clinic of Bismarck. An- other brother,. Fletcher Anderson, Otdied overseas while serving with the me corps in the World War. Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson, his mother, is the well-known state Althe flames, president of W. C. T. U. FIRE REPORTED NEAR WAKPALA ‘Mandan, March 26.—Advices receiv- ed from Wakpala by telephors: tell of a fight of farmers and citizens to | save that town from the prairie fire. A large force of men and boys back- fired at a point four miles north of Wahpala and stemmed the advance of Wakpala also reported the loss of the buildings on the Hartung and Bell ranch northwest is of McLaughlin, S. D. pa VOLCANO CAMP Honolulu, March 26.—A naval re- creation camp a short distance from active volca: ilauea has been approved by the Navy De ment Construction work starts this sprint ‘The site is one of the most beautiful in the Hawallen islands, on the night of the tornado. MASONIC LODGE TO HAVE PAST MASTER'S NIGHT Past Master’s night will be obser- ved by Bismarck Lodge No. 5 A. F. and A. M, tomorrow night. The fol- lowing program will be given: 4 P. M.—Master Mason Degree Opening and first section by offi. cers of Bismi Chapter. B, Dunn, W. M.; John Parkinson, S. W.; F. H. Peters, J. W.; George Humphreys, S. D.; W. C. Bush, J. D, 6:30 P. M.—Dinner in the Temple dining room. W. S. Casselman, toastmaster. “Ancient Craft Mason- ry" . H. Specht. “Masonic Ser- vice"—F. E. Diehl. . M.—Musical program in the lodge room, Henry Halverson and George Humphreys in charge. 15 P. M. cond section. Wm. O'Hara, W. O. Lundquist, S, W.; / EB, McKane, J. W.; R. M. Berge- son, 8. D.; G, F. Dullam, J. D.; La— H. L. Reade; Lo—F. E. Diehl; Lum— J. AL Graham; S. F. M. F. Moody; Lament—Wm, O'Hara. Historical Lecture—F. J. Grady. Third Section—Lecture, L. K. Thompson; 'Charge, A. P. Lenhart. The candidates dre: Clyde A. Dow, Carl E, Knudtson and James H. Wiley. C, YOUTHFUL “SALT” London, March 26.—Jack Rosen- baum, an American boy of 12 years, has Just completed his twenty-sec- ond trip across the Atlantic. His father lives in the United States and other relatives live here. . peeeeeataeee “* PRACTICAL EDUCATION 1: Salem, Ore., March 26.—Speaking of practical education, a new course of instruction in the junior high school here will be on how to dodge: automobiles. Several accidents have near the | Although no “bombs” were dropped by “enemy” aircraft, interest h ed to the efforts of the anti-aircraft gunners to score ‘hits on the sleeve targets towed about 6,000 fect aloft by eight airplane TO GIVE FOUR CONCERTS IN Grand Forks, N. D., March 26.— Four concerts hy Miss Alma Mehus, North Dakota pianist, will be gives in the state within the next week, according to announcement of her schedule made here. The second of her concerts, Friday of this week, will be given in Grand Forks. The other three places in the state in which Miss Mehus will play are Mayville, Thursday of this week; Fessenden March 80; Minot, March 31. She is also to play a concert in Minneapolis early in April. In two of these cities, Fessenden and Mayville, Miss Mehus lived for several years. She was born at Brinsmade, N. D, She has just re- turned from Europe where she spent two years studying and giving con- certs in Italy, Germany and Norway. Her Grand Forks concert is being given under the sponsorship of Wes- ley College. DEVILS LAKE PREPARES TO GREET SORLIE a pleasant handshake for all the church- t STATE THIS WEEK}, | , Fla., find John D. Rockefeller in a i$ unusual photo shows. BORAH HOLDS NO HOPE IN | ARMS PARLEY Declares Russia Is Key and Would Have To Be Recognized Washington, March 26.—Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations committee, declared lute yesterday after a conference with President Goolidge that he favored calling a second arms _ limitation conference |but doubted it would be successful.! | He said he thought it was a good plan to make a move toward dis- armament although in his opinion \disarmament could not be obtained except by organized public opinion, which he did not believe now exist- ed_in Europe. Russia holds the key to the world disarmament, he asserted, and Rus- sia could not be expected to enter into an arms limitation agreement without diplomatic recognition by this country. France also consti- tutes a stumbling block to satisfac- will continue to do so as long as she insists on her “security.” He said he would support Pres- ident Coolidge in his efforts to get the foreign powers interested in the conference, which as contemplated would take place some time in the} fall and would be limited to con- sideration of naval armaments. It is a fine thing, he added, to keep the subject of disarmament alive and there is a chance that a confer- lence might accomplish some results. The same nations that participated in the last conference are expected to be invited to be represented. FLAMES DESTROY OLD LANDMARK AT ROCHESTER Rochester, Minn., March 26.—The old Garden Theatre, a landmark of this city, valued at about $20,000, was destroyed by fire early today. Although the building is in the usiness district, firemen kept the flames from spreading. Defective ig is believed to have caused the fire. Girl Journalists To Edit Grand Forks Herald , March 26.— state univer- Gfand Forks, N. D. Girl journalists of th issue of the Grand Forks Herald,” it is announced here. Members of Ma- trix, women’s journalism society will have charge of the edition. The staff for the edition is as fol- lows: Helen Grace Leo, Grand Forks, editor-in-chief; Mary Hethér- ington, Starkweather, athletic editor; Margaret Dickinson, Minot, and Ve! nice Aldrick, Grand Forks, editors charge of the state page; Rose Loos, Grafton, and Ruth E. Germo, Red Lake Falls, Minn., local news editors; Ferdina Reinholt, Grand Forks, tele- graph editor; Frances Owen, Grand Forks, society editor; Madge Allen, Towner,’ university reporter. and Minnifred Beach, East Grand Forks, Minn., East Side reporter. Devils Lake, N. D., Mar. 26.—Gov- ernor and Mrs. A. G. Sorlie will be the guests of honor at the annual concert of the boys’ band to be held here Friday evening. Governor Sor- lie will award the commission of Governor's band to the band at the concert, Among the special numbers on the program will be readings by Mrs, William A. Burke, graduate of the Northwestern Banos School of Speech; solos by Miss Maude Gray, selections by a trio composed of Miss Gertrude B. Riordan, Inez Ser- umgard ‘and Miss Mildred Warne: lings by Joe Johnson, and the Highland fling by Katie Deck, -» pu- pil at th ool for the Deaf, in- structed ise Serum NO BOILED EGGS THERE Washington, March 26.—Governd ment scientists say on account of the rare state of the ait on Mars, water there boils at a lo@er perature than on the earth. The difference is so great. they claim, that boiling wa- ter on Mars will not boil an egg. | places the damage to farms, ‘Hills, tory disarmament, he declared, and | sity will edit the Friday morning | $¢ GALE DRIVES BLAZE TOWARD BLACK HILLS One Life Reported Lost in Flames; Heavy Damage to Farms and Stock TEN HOMES DESTROYED Fire Fanned From Field To Field By Heaviest Wind in Many Years Mandan, March 26.—With an un- authenticated report of one life lost in Walker, S. D., and damage as yet unknown, a prairie fire is reported as having swept through Sioux coun- ty last night and racing before a forty mile wind toward the Black Hills today. One estimate from a press correspondent at Selfridge ive stock, and hay and pasture land, at between $500,000 and $3,000,000, but {this is considered exaggerated. The fire apparently started near the U. S. Indian Sub-agency at Por- cupine southwest of Solen, Morton County, according to the best infor- mation available over telephone. It swept south and east and then ap- peared to divide, one fire eatin southwest, the other southeast, mis: ing the village of Selfridge by three or four miles on the east and west sides. At Selfridge the fire had attained a 40 mile width and was leaping at a tremendous rate from field to field and coulee to hill, fanned by one of the heaviest winds of many years. Only meager details were available up to noon, The fire swept beyond Selfridge south to the main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad at Walker and Wakpala and east towards Mowbridge, S. D. Jumping the tracks of the Milwau- kee line, it continued to blacken the countryside to the south, reached the’Grand River, leaped that stream and then shot on toward the Black One man lost his life fighting the fire at Walker, S. D., according to early meager reports. “We have men working in the field at the present time”, said a press correspondent at Selfridge, “and it is possible that we will know wheth- er any lives were lost by this after- noon. We know at least ten ‘farm homes within a radius of 10 miles of Selfridge were destroyed.” Settlers from the outlying districts straggling into Selfridge are bring- ing the first real detailed inform- tion of the disaster. County Commissioner Sunn Tun- land lost 200 head of fine sheep at his ranch t6 miles southeast of Sel- fridge and scores of ranchers .have lost their entire herds of sheep and cattle. Farm homes and buildings ‘were destroyed on the places of Mrs. Mar- garet Paul, John Walker, John Win- gerter, William Gayton, and J. Gorm- jet. When John Birtch, farmer living four miles northwest of Selfridge, saw the fire he pressed his wife and children into service and backfired a stretch 20 feet or more wide along the north and west sides of his farm buildings. The backfire stretch sav- ed the buildings, although the fam- ily was almost stifled by smoke, Mr. Birtch said when in Selfridge. (Special To Tribune) Fort Yates, March 26.—Slight damage from the prairie fire is re- ported in this section. Some hay and feed was lost. At this writing no loss of life was reported. FIRE UNDER CONTROL Lead, So. Dakota, March 26.—For- est fire at Benchmark, 14 miles south of here, which last night had burned half a mile east of the Burlington: track, was under control today, ac- cording to reports at the office of the Superintendent of the Black Hills national forest at Deadwood. The damage will not be heavy the forester said. GAIN HEADWAY Aberdeen, S. D., Mar. 26.—Two prairie fires are raging near Wak- pala, S. D. on the main line of the Milwaukee and another is gaining headway northwest of Trail City, according to telephone reports from Wakpala shortly after noon today. SOUTH DAKOTA FIRES Valentine. Neb., Mar. 26.—Three rate Ptairie fires of huge pro- pértions are devastating the Rose- bud Indian reservation in the south central part of South Dakota and have already burned over hundreds of thousands of acres’ adjoining ‘Nebraska land. The fire is now with- in 7 miles of Valentine which is located just south of the reserva- tion. Valentine is a town of 1,500, hundred miles northwest of O'Neil. Urgent calls for help have been received here from ranchmen of the threatened district. One call report- ed that one woman and two children had already been burned to death in the small inland town of Tuthil, S. D,, in Bennett County. This town, advices said, had been wiped out. Bismarck People See Red Flames Toward South Slope Country Many Bismarck saw a red- A DYING RACE Jerusalem, March 26.—A colony of 125 people here, said to be descend- ants of the Samaritans of Biblical days, soon may be extinct. The ‘number in the colony has been de- creasing steadily, because ‘marriages outs their own people aes forbid- dened sky in the ont 9 in_the direc- tion of Selfridge and Solen last evening. At it flared and the sky was of a fire red color over a wide area. It was believed that urning haystacks o brush fire was