The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1925, Page 1

q ‘WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled and colder tonight. ESTABLISHED OTABLISHED 1878 ~ NRW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED AT CONVENTION Dr. W. C. Faucett Is Named President By Sunday School Association _ MEETING ENDS SUNDAY Movement For Week Day Bible School Law in State Is Launched Today Officers for the ensuing two years were elected today by the executive committee of the North Dakota State Sunday School as- sociation in convention here as follows: Dr. W. C. Faucett, Starkweath er, president; C. R. Ewald, Fai wo, secretary, and M. B. Cassell, « Hope, treasurer. W. C. Faucett of Starkweather, Paul Bunce of Fargo, H. S. Bond of Churches Ferry, C. F. Strutz of Bismarck and H. R. Best of Fargo were elected members of the executive committee. The convention launched a movement at the session this morning to obtain passage of an act for week day Bible schools at the next session of the legis- lature. A committee composed of representatives from each de- nomination and women’s organi+ zation in the state was appoint- ed to work for the passage of the bill. The place for the next meet- + ing of the convention will be de- ™ Hollstei cided late today. Invitations have been received from Grand Forks and Devils Lake. Religious Drama Presentation of the religious drama “Faith,” Sunday evening in the Auditorium will close the thirty-| ;, fifth state Sunday school convention} which opened .z2re yesterday morn- ing. The drama will be given under the direction of Mrs. Obert Olson! and the cast of characters is as fol-| lows: The minister—Judge I. C. Davies. + The Sexton—Bayert Jacobson. A young woman—Esther Hollst. A girl—Edna Sall. A boys’ choir. + The drama presentation will be preceded by a sacred concert to be presented by the musical talent of Bismarck and the convention. program will be as follows: Piano prelude. Doxology: Hymn, “Day is Dying in tho West.” Music by Young Men’s Convention choir. Vocal solo, “Glori Miss Marjorie Best. Quartette, “Rejoice in the Lord,” .(Page)—Mrs. Frank Barnes, Mrs. Herman Scheffer, Henry Halverson and George Humphreys. Vocal solo, “The Lord is My Light,” (Allitsen)—J. A. Winthen Vocal duet, “My Faith in Thee” (O'Hara) the Rev. and Mrs. Paul S. Wright. Music by the High School orches- tra. ” (A. Peceia)— Demonstration Given F. 0. Preston, president of the state council, presided at the meet- ing this morning at the McCabe Methodist church. A demonstration .,of a junior daily vacation Bible school worship service was given un- der the direction of Clell G. Gannon. ‘The following addresses were given: “The Daily Vacation Bible School Movement and Its Place in the Edu cational Program of the Church,” Dr. E,W. Praetorius. “Assets for a Church in a Vacation School,” Dr. Thomas S. Young. “The New Manu Miss Rose “Handiwork - Project--Expressionap Work in the Daily Vae&tion Bible School,” Dr. Thomas S, Young. i The Rev. F. H. Davenport gave the prayer and benediction. Three simultaneous divisional con- ferences were held this afternoon, the children’s division meeting in the (Presbyterian church, the young peo- “'ple's division in the Episcopal church and the pastors’ and superintendents’ | division meeting in the Methodist church, é Banquet Tonight The convention banquet will be held this evening atthe Methodist church. The Rev. H. Styles Harris will be the toastmaster ‘and the theme will be “World Sunday School Convention.” Addresses will be made as follows: “To and From,” John Orchard. “The Spirit of the Convention,”— Bertha R. Palmer. “The Spiritual League of Nations,” W. C. Pearce., L. W. Upshaw will be the song leader and selections will be de 3 by a male quartet. The banquet will be followed by evening worship in charge of the con- vention choir song leader, L. W. Up- shaw, The Rev. C. F. Strutz will give the scripture reading and an anthem will be sung by the Meth- odist choir. “Addresses will be made by Dr. E. W. Praetorius and Dr. Thomas S, Young. Regular Sunday morning church services and Sunday school sessions will be held in the churches tomor- .,- Tow, the convention telent: deliver- ing the sermons. Given Welcome The delegates were formally wel- (Continued ov page three) The musician, has been amply rewarded For the first time she can hear her ; son, Jack, talk to her without the aid of an ear trumpet and understend all he says. Ten years ago Mrs. started to lose her hearing. Increasing deaf- ness forced her to use an ear trum- pet, and then but few sounds were audible. She decided to try a‘sudden drop in an airplane to restore her hear- Men ing. ‘TRIBUTE PAID TO PRIEST AT MORNING MASS Former Bismarck Pastor Ob- serves Anniversary of Priesthood Today Cery Rev. Clement Dimpfl 0. S. former pastor of St. Mary’s parish in Bismarck, and now pastor at Mandan, is celebrating the thirty-fourth an- \niversary of his priesthood today. This morning the St. Joseph pa in Mandan observed the anniver: at 7 o'clock Mass, di choirs, the children ters and the St. Joseph choir sang. The Mass was read by Father Dimpfl and the music was under the direction of Sister Edmund. Father Dimpfl was ordained in 1891 and assisted in Duluth, Minn., during July and August of that year. In September, 1891 he was moved to Richmond, Minn., from where, as his residence, he served Logaring and there he went to Minneapolis as as- sistant at St. Joseph parish until May 19, 1896. Father Dimpfl then} came to Bismarck. The Capital City remembers ‘him for building St. Mary's church in 1898 which was ded: icated by Bishop Shanley on Sept. 25, of that year. After splendid work in Bismarck until 1910 ‘he moved to Mandan upon the death of Father Collins. At Mandan he built the par- ochial school, which now has an en- rollment of 400 children. On June, 4, 1924, Father Dimpfl succeeded in having St. Joseph’s church of Man- dan consecrated by Bishop Wehrle. Father Dimpfl has gained renown throughout the Missouri Slope. In the days of the early 90’s he was @ prominent figure in his “prairie schooner” bringing peace and pros- perity to hearts along the Missour Slope. He has won the hearts of his people; his friends are without! number. He ‘is a Slope booster of | the first order and firmly believes there is’ no" place — like the pltce “Where the West Begins.” Father Dimpfl is prominent in every ‘ivic celebration, as well as in the spirit- ual welfare of the people. Old and young, especially the little tots, will remember Father Dimpfl for many years to come. The success of his labors may perhaps be best summar- ized in\the title of “the grand old man of the Prairies.” Decoration Of Chivalry To Be Conferred Monday ‘The Bismarck Canton No. 5, P. M. I. 0. 0. F, will hold an open meeting Monday night, when the Department Commander Brig.-Gen. P. G, Harring. ton, assisted by his staff, the Ladi Auxiliary and Canton Bismarck, will MRS. ETHEL MENZ AND HER SON, CAN HEAR AFTER “AIRPANE I DEAFNE By NEA Service * Berkeley, Calif, May 23. ~Braving death i experiment to restore her hea Ethel Menz, former Farming until February, 1894. From} confer the Decoration of Chivalry on Major John A. Flow. “This is the, conferred in » department and being ‘a public ceremony the public is in- vited to be present. The Decoration twill be conferred about 9 p. m, highest Degree of Honor that can be| from Minnesota and Manitoba we BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 3, 1925 | STORM SWEEPS NEIGHBORING STATES | 9000 FOOT FALL RESTORES. HEARING | JACK, WHOSE VOICE SHE ROP TREATMENT” FOR A toa former army aviator carried her height of 10,200 feet and let his} plane drop 9000 fect in a nose-dive| before he righted it. “The pain in my exrs was terrifie, s Mrs. Menz, “but when the drop ceased I could hear the motor and voices without the use of my ear trumpet. n now able to hear what my k talks of. [ have been repaid for the danger and hard- ship. “1 plan to make three more such | long drops and I’ am positive that my hearing will be completely re- stored by that time.” THREE ESCAPE UNHURT IN AUTO CRASH (By The Assoc ed Press) Mandan, May 23.—Anton J. Markel, owner of a local machine, shop, his three year old son’ and James Gor- man, Northern Pacific machinist es- caped serious injury at seven o'clock last night when a sedan driven by Markel did a noso dive through the guard rail on the Eighth avenue via- duct and rolled down a 20-foot em- bankment. Markel, driving to the south up the incline to the viaduct, was confused by an approaching car and a pile of timbers standing on the viaduct. Switching his wheel to avoid striking the lumber his steer- ing gear clamped and he crashed through the guard rail. The car toppled over three times. None of: the three was injured. INCORPORATION ARTICLES ARE FILED HERE Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state include: Jamestown Finance corporation, Jamestown; capital stock, $50,000; incorporators, H. C.: Miller, H. W. Lyons, P. N. Allen, all of Jamestown. Driscoll Credit company, Driscoll; capital stock $10,000; incorporators, H. A. Knudson, A. M, Bruschwein, E. J. Anderson, H. P. Harrison. WINS PRIZE Dickinson, N. D., May 23.—The Misses Dorothy Peterson, Grace Ol- son and Olive Peterson, representing the Dickinson high school, won 11 ribbons for first and second places in the foods and clothing exhibits at the state contests held at the Fargo agricultural college last Fri- day and Saturday, and were: placed second of all the schools in the con- test. f” Weather Report For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature .at 7. a. m. - 42 Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday. . Lowest last night . Precipitation ... Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Unset- tled and colder tonight with temper- atures near freezing. Sunday partly overcast and continued cold. For ‘No#th Dakota: Unsettled to- night with probably rain or snow in east portion. Colder in south por- tion with temperatures near freezing. Sunday. partly overcast and contin- ued cold, GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS . The barometric disturbance is cen- tered over Minnesota this mofning and precipitation occurred in, the Canadian Provinces, in the Dakotas and over the upper Mississippi Val- ley and Great Lakes region. Gen- erally fair weather prevails from the lower Mississippi Valley ‘west- ward and northwestward to the Pa- cific coast. Colder weather preva’ +80 watd due to higher pressure over the northwest. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in charge. | AREREPORTED + T| utmost benefit possible from MANY LIVES LOST IN QUAKE Several Hundred Believed Dead in Trembler and Fire in Japan FLAMES SWEEP TOWNS Only Meagre Reports Are Received Today From Stricken District Tokio, May 23.—Reports from Oska continue meagre regarding the loss of life and the intensity of jdamage which followed in the wake of an earthquake and fire today that shook the district centering around Toyo-Oka, 80 miles west of Oska. per asserts ities were re- An airplane from a Tokio ved reports that the jo continued to rage late today and the whole town seemed virtually destroyed, Police at Tokio reported 10 per- ons dead and many injured at Fumihama where numerous houses collapsed, Kinosaki springs was re- ported burning also and a forest fire jwas said to be raging near the | springs which are ninety-nine miles from Kyto. The town of Tsuiyama near Toyo-Oka was reported to be in flames. The vernacular new. several hundred ¢ | Ported. new 200 PERSONS DEAD Togio, May 23.—The department of communications announce today that more than 200 persons are believed “| to be dead and several hundred are linjured in the earthquake and fire |at Kinosaki Springs, a famous sum- mez resort visited by tourists. It is not believed any foreigners were victims of the earthquake. and fire. ‘RAIN FALLS OVER STATE Colder Weather With Near Freezing Is Predicted Rain fell in all sections of North Dakota, with the exception of Bis- marck and vicinity, yesterday and last night, according to reports re- ceived at the United States weather bureau here today. Heavy down- pours were reported at Amenia and Pembina, while enough rain fell in other parts of the state to give the ground a good soaking. A light rain fell in Bismarck this morning but only enough to lay the dust. Unsettled weather and colder, with the temperature near freezing, is predicted for tonight. Snow is fore- cast for the southeastern part of the state. ‘The following report on rains was made by the Soo Line today: Very heavy rain, Oakes to Hankin- son. Good rain Max to Sanish during night. Raining light all night Max to Drake and at Garrison, Colehar- bor and Underwood. Raining since 8 a, m. at Washburn, Wilton, Baldwin, Herried and Pol- lock. Snow flurriess at. Wabek at 11 2. m, today. Light rain at Napoleon. Points now that are in need of rain are Braddock to Burnstad, Wash- burn, Wilton, Baldwin and Bismarck. » Yesterday’s rain was fair at Mag- nug, just. seven miles east of here, with good rain at Stewartsdale, Brit- tin and Moffit. RAIN GENERAL Grand Forks, N. D., May 23.—Heavy rain was general throughout the northeastern section of the state with one exception, in the region of Lang- don, where only a shower was report- ed. Heavy wind was reported at Crookston, Bemidji and Thief River Falls, Minn., but there was no report of.. damage. RAIN AT MINOT Minot, May 23.—Cool weather. and cloudy skies are bringing rain, the the light rains which fell over North- west North Dakota yesterday and continued this morning. The show- ers which were general in this sec- tion of the state brought Minot .06 of an inch of moisture. Norway To Honor Soldiers Who Died In Civil War Oslo, Norway, May. May 23.—(AP)—A monument to the memory of Briga- dier-General Hans Hegg, the Nor- wegian commander of the Fifteenth Wisconsin regiment who fell at the battle of Chicamauga, will be un- veiled he¥e this summer during the celebration of the. centenary of the first Norwegian immigration ts the United States, The statue is to be erected in en township of Lier, the birthplace of Hegg. The celebration takes place in July and will be attended by King Haakon, ‘weiss ion TO WED OWSLEY Miss Lucy Ball, daughter of Fred C. Ball, Muncie, Ind., millionai will be married to Alvin Owsle: former national commander of the American Legion. NORTH DAKOTA K, OF G. MEETS HERE MONDAY Large Class of Candidates To Be Given Degrees at Initiation Sunday Knights of Columbus from all parts of North Dakota are gathering here today for state convention to be! held Mon and the exempl tomorrow in which about 40 candi- dates will be initiated into the first three degrees of the fraternity. bus sind candidates will attend mass in a body at St. Mary’s Parish at 8 a. m. tomorrow, and the exemplifi- cation of the first degree will follow. Exemplification of the second and third degrees will be held in afternoon. It is expected that more in 100 tion and* convention. A banquet for Knights and their will be held in the Grand Pa- hotel Sunday evening. Ar- raigements have been made for 350 at the banquet. Addresses will be made by Supreme Secretary William McGinley of New Haven, Conn., and Supreme Director P. J. McCarthy of Omaha, Neb., who are here for the convention. J. E. Kile local coun’ gram for KLAN LEADER GIVEN CHANGE OF VENUE! Indianapoli ——Motion for a change of venue in the case of B. C. Stephenson, former Ku Klux Klan dragon, Earl Clint and Earl Gentry all charged with the murder af Miss Madge Oberholtzan, was granted today by Judge James A. Collins in criminal court. The tri: of the three men had been set for June 2, Removal to another county ig expected to delay the trial. Judge Collins directed attorneys for both sides to confer regarding the coun- ty in which the case should bé tried. A. OF C. ASKS _ STORES TO CLOSE MEMORIAL DAY The executive committee of the Merchants Division of the Associ tion of Commerce, yesterday after- noon decided to recommend to the merchants of all lines to close their places of business Memorial Day, May 30, between the hours of 1:30 and 4 P.M. A. W. Mindy of the Lucas Com- pany, is the newly elected chairman of the executive committee. Ray Bergeson was elected vice chairman. All group chairmen and vice chair- men will meet next Monday at the Association offices, at 8 p. m. to de- velop plans for the coming months in retail trade promotion. SOUTH DAKOTA BUYS LAND FOR STATE PARK ° = Washington, May 23.—Secretary Work today authorized the sale of approximately 2,000 acres of public land within the Custer state park to the state of South Dakota at $1.25 an acre. Terms of the sale require the state to keep the land solely for park purposes. Body Of Woman Kidnaped Last Wednesday Found (By The Associated Press) Winthrop, Me., May 23.—The body of Miss Ida Heyward, who was taken from her cottage at Lake Maranacook early Wednesday by a man who shot her aunt, Mrs. Emma L. Towns and set fire to the cottage, was found today in the room on the second floor of a cottage owned by Jennie Gray grand knight of the in charge of the pro- nday evening. B at Pine Point. Members of the Knights of Colum-/} the isitors will be here for the} TEXPLORER MAY HAVE ARRIVED AT NORTH POLE Weather Conditions Favorable For Safe Dash; Tempera- ture in North Mild N + RECEIVED WORD Experts Believe Amundsen Has Reached Top of World in Plane (By 'The Associated Press) Oslo, Norway, May The Ship- ping Gazette reports that the weath- er conditions continue very favor able and that there is every hope of the expedition returning safely. A dispatch to the paper says that the temperature now is mild. The steam- ¢ Fram is not in communication with the other expedition ship, The Hobby, as the latter is not equipped j with wireless. Those with arctic experience or expert knowledge believe that Amundsen’s continued absence indi- cates that he had landed at the pole or had discovered, an intermediate body of land on which he had des- cended for closer investigation or more accurate location. In either case, it was pointed out, @ he might have encountered difficul- ties in attempting again to take the air. U. TO AID Boston, May 23.—All the plans of j the Capt. Donald B, MeMillan, arctic {expedition will be subordinated to the relief of Roald Amundsen if he is not heard from before the Mc- Millan ships, Bowdoin and Perry leave t! country late in June. NEW BANKERS’ GROUP FORMED Dickinson Man Is President of Slope Division Dickinson, N. D., May 23.—Fifty bankers from eight western North Dakota counties gathered here yes- terday afternoon and organized the West Missouri Slope group of the |North Dakota State Bankers associa- jtion. Officers elected are: T. dy Tollefson, Dickinson, president; R. List, Scranton, vicepresident; B. Fy Thorkelson, Southheart, secretary- treasurer; A. L. Martin, Sentinel Butte, member nominating commit- tee of state association; A. G. New- man, Hettinger, member of the state executive council. The bankers were welcomed to the city by J. W. Reed, vicepresident of the Dickinson Association of Business and Public Affairs. W. C. Macfadden secretary of the state association, gave the address. The delegates were guests this evening at a banquet given in their honor by local bankers. Many busi- ness and professional men of the city also attended. The speakers were John Haw, development agent of the Northern Pacific railway and C. H. Simpson, Fargo, state manager Min- nesota Mutual Life Insurance com- pany. The banquet was a veritable feast of rejoicing. Many of the bankers had plowed through on muddy roads for 50 to 80 miles to reach Dickinson for the con- vention, but they did not mind that, for the soaking rain, which fell over a large area Thursday night, saved the Slope its wheat crop which had been badly blighted by frost and then burned by continued hot wind. To- day a complete transformation had been effected. Small grain is again shooting up and trees, fruits and gardens have taken on new life. LEEDS TAKE STATE PREP DEBATE TITLE Grand Forks, N. D., May 23—The \Leeds High School debating team won the state championship here this morning when it defeated He- bron in the final contest. The Leeds team was composed of three girls, ‘Valborg Brunsvold, Hazel Weimer {and Marian Piltingsrud. REWARD FOR FLYERS London, May 23.—In the coat of every British aviator flying over Af- ghanstan is a letter saying that if jhe is returned unharmed to the Brit- igh lines, his rescuers will receive 10,000 rupees or approximately $3,- PLENTY OF DOGS THERE Vienna, May 23.—The number of dogs in this country has increased from 40,000 in 1919 to 96,000 in 1924. From 30 to 100 persons visit the Pasteur Institute here every day for the examination of dog bites. WHERE WAS PIED PIPER?: London, May 23.—A_ British farmer has made an affidavit that during the harvest season ,he re- cently saw more than 100 rats marching down the road in a body. He gave them the road, ACCUSER It was through the efforts of Chief Justice Harry Olson that an indict- ment charging murder was voted against William D. Shepherd, who went on trial May 18, accused of having killed his ward, William Mc- Clintock, by innoculating him with typhoid fever germs. COOLIDGE ILL: CONFINED TO WHITE HOUSE Indigestion Attack Forces President to Leave His Office Early Today Washington, May 23.—President Coolidge suffered an attack of in- digestion today but his physicians announce that the indisposition was yielding promptly to treatment. returned to the White House proper after a short visit to his office. White House physicians were cal! Officials said the indisposition was not of a serious nature. There has been no previous outward hints of illness although it was indicated that Mr. Coolidge had been feeling the +at the Capital. had developed they said, and though all engagements for the day were cancelled the President went forward with plans to leave the White House for his customary Sat- urday afternoon cruise on the May- flower. Mr. The attack followed “dlonely Coolidge’s arrival at his desk. He immediately returned to his room in the White House and laid down for awhile but before noon he was able to receive callers and do some rou- tine work in his study. The tw> White House physicians who had been called to care for him sent out word that the attack had been of a minor nature and no serious conse- quences were feared. PRESBYTERIANS GET REPORT ON PENSION SYSTEM Columbus, May 23.—(A, P.)—Dr. Henry B. Master, of Philadelphia, Pa., general secretary of the Presby- terian Board of Ministerial Relief and Sustentation which administers the official pension system of the denomination, this morning made his report to the Presbyterian at His annual General Assembly in session Franklin County Memorial Hall. report was in part as follows: “Once again, with profound grati- tude, the board is able to report that the past year has been the best in its Never before has it been ilege to disburse so much history. our p money in the form of pensions paid the aged and disabled servants of the Cross, their widows and minor orphan children, Almost three quar- ters of a million dollars, to be exact, $725,000, were distributed during the fiscal year, 1924-25. This was a not- able advance over anything ever be- fore achieved. The increase in money represents a little less penury and want in some homes and the satis- faction of certain pressing needs in others. Nevertheless, we are com- pelled to record that more than 1000 widows on our rolls received on the average only $245.85, and more than 400 ministers who were entitled to a pension of $500 had to struggle along with an average of only $373.06.” MASONIC CONVENTION Killdeer, N. D., May 23.—Masonic Lodges from Killdeer, Hebron, Beach and Dickinson, comprising the 16th district of North Dakota, will meet in Killdeer, Thursday, May 28, regular convention. The convention will begin at 2:30 in the afternoon and continue during the afternoon and evening. Grand Marshall C. H. Starke of Dickinson and Grand Secretary Walter H. Stock- well, Fargo, will be the principal speakers. A banquet will be served the vis* itors by the Eastern Star of Kill- deer, and unusual enthusiasm is be- ing shown in the convention this year. in He! THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | ano | PRICE FIVE CENTS FIVE PERSONS KILLED; MANY ARE INJURED Minnesota and Sections of South Dakota Swept By Wind and Rain BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED Tidal Wave Twenty-Six Miles Long Does Heavy Damage on Atlantic Coast (By The Associated Press) St. Paul, May 23.—Five persons in- jured and damage conservatively ¢s- timated at $500,000 was the toll of wind storms in Minnesota and parts of South Dakota late Friday. The injured: Ernest Young, far er, Benson, scalp lacerated; Emil Young, arm injured by falling tim- bers; Olof Hannes, Broken arm suf- fered when tree under which he sought shelter was blown over; Ver- non Nelson, Willmar, head eye injured while seeking shelter and when he ran into a clothesline. Miss Irene Soshager of Willmar head cut and bruised, eye injured while seeking shelter with Nelson. Reports from the storm territory early today told of many barns, ouses, silos and wind mills, and farm buildings being blown down and of many cattle and horses being kill- ed; of telephone, telegraph and pow- er lines down and of freakish wea- ther which included record breaking temperature for May, rain, hail, and dust storms. Apparently starting near Carthage, S. D., the storm caused considerable damage near that place. GREAT TIDAL WAVE Rochester, N. Y., wave along twenty American shore line struck Lake On- tario, causing heavy damage to one village and summer resort. No loss of life is reported. The wave rolled in some places more than 150 feet in short, carry- ing wreckage and small boats with it. BUILDINGS WRECKED Sauk Center, Minn. May 23—-Dam- age estimated at $150,000 was caused effects of the increasing hot weather) by a severe wind storm of almost tornado proportions which destroyed “Nothing of a serious character,” buildings and uprooted trees in this al-| vicinity about 6 p. m. Friday. U, 8. INSISTS ON PAYMENT ON ALL DEBTS Government Takes Steps To Collect Money Owed For Reconstruction (By The Associated Press) Washington, May 23.—The United States government has taken steps to collect not only the war debts owed to it by Europe but the recon- struction loans after the allied debt- or nations have failed to pay either interest or principal on such debts. In consequence of this the Washing- ton government has called their tention to the agreements made at the time the loans were contracted. This carried a stipulation that no discrimination would be made in set- tlements of these debts. 6 RUM SHIPS _ RETURNING TO HOME PORTS (By The Associated Press) Halifax, May 23.—Six rum ships which put into this port after es- tablishment of the United States Coast ‘guard blockade along rum row cleared today for southern ports in- cluding Bermuda, Honduras, Cubs and Nassau. The rest of the fleet is expected to clear within tle next few days. Consolidation _ Of Big Railroad Lines Expected sociated Preas) Chicses, “May BTA conselidation of the Chicago and Northwe railroad and the Chicago, St. P: and Minneapolis and Omaha, the for- mer of which controls the M. & O is in prospect through a stock ex- change it was disclosed today. DEPUTY DIES Dickinson, N. D., May 23.—Miss ithel Fisher, daughter ef Mr. and irs. Thos. Fisher, and recently em- ployed as deputy county treasurer, passed away at the home of her par- ents here following a. brief illness. Miss Fisher suffered a nervous break- down some time ago and had not been in the best of health since that time. About a week ago she suffered an “attack of heart trouble. which gradually became more severe ard caused her death Tuesday afternoon, May, 19.