The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 12, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Mostly unsettled tonight Saturday. and ‘ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [amanor BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS DELUGE AND TWISTER SPREAD RUIN EVERY PERSON IN BISMARCK TO BE LISTED Civic Leaders Determined to Have Accurate Population Figures This Year CANVASS IS PLANNED Precinct Workers to Call at Every Dwelling in City Monday Morning Determined that every person who| makes Bismarck his home shall be counted in the census this year, a group of civic leaders have developed a plan for a house to house canvass of the city, which be started next Monday morning. The plans for the enumeration were made at a meeting held last night in the Association of Com- merce rooms and attended by the following persons: Henry Murphy, S. A. Floren, Price Owen, H. W. Tay- lor, W. F. Jones, Charles Vettle, E.| H. L. Vesperman, F. L. Conklin, John Parkinson and Mrs, Florence Davis. Jchn Parkinson was chairman of the meeting. Must Be Accurate It was agreed at the meeting that Bismarck’s. population figures this year must be as large as possible, without misrepresentation, because the population figures will stand for the next five years, and will show the growth of the city in the last five years and because a good pop- ulation showing an increase will give Bismarck valuable publicity over the! country. Mr. Parkinson stated at the meeting last’ night that there is} every reason to believe that M. H-| Atkinson, city auditor, and W. A.| Falconer, city assessor, who are taking the census, are making aj thorough check of the city, but they are unable to list all the people be- cause many are away and other res- idents are here only Saturdays and Sundays. An executive committee, one per- son in each precinct, was appointed in charge of the ‘house to house! canvass. Members of this committee| will appoint workers to canvass each blodk in the nrecincts and it is! believed that the work of listing all! of Bigmarck residents will be com-/ pieted Monday. The precinct chairmen are as fol- lows; Chairmen Named Virst ward, precinct 1. S. A. Floren; First ward, precinct 2, Benton Baker; Second ward, precinct 1, Henry Mur-' phy; Second ward, precinet 2, Burt} Finney; Third war, precinct 1, Price Owens; Third war, precinct 2, S. A. Dietz; Fourth ward, Gene Wachter; Fifth ward, Duncan McGillis; Sixth ward, precinct 1, John Parkinson; Sixth ward, precinct 2, H, W. Taylor and Fred Norley. Persons who know residents of the city who are away or have not been counted by the census takers for some other reason, are asked to no- tify the Association of Commerce. WEST PONT CADET WILL VISIT HERE United The class of 1927 at the States Military Academy, West Point, New York, has just been granted a two and one-half months furlough. beginning on June 12. The class will return to duty on August 28. This is the first opportuntiy the class has had to leave the Academy! for an extended period since its en-| trance two years ago. Cadet Hérndon Taylor, a member of the furlough class, appointed from the second North Dakota dis- trict, will spend his leave at Bis- marck, N. D. He is the son of Mr. E. J. Taylor, 515 Sixth Street, Bis- marck, N. D. 3 Cadet Taylor is a member of the football and lacrosse squads and took part in the Hundredth Night Show. He has also qualified as a rifle and pistol sharpshooter. RADIO TELEPHONE SYSTEM MAY EMERGE FROM MEXICO Mexico City, June 12.—General Gustavo Salinas, chief of the army aviation department, with the aid of departmental exper putting the finishing touches an invention which he believes ° revolutionize radio communicatio: Starting with the idea of de- veloping a method to place air. planes in radio communication with; their landing fields, he has developed his system enough to warrant the be-| lief that telephone users in any city possessing a broadcasting station, by! simply calling up that station, can/ communicate with any person in any city of the republic enjoying equal telephone and broadcasting facilities. _——— l Weather Report ‘Temperature at 7 a. m... Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. m. . Highest wind ele WEATHER FORE For Bismarck and vicinity: Most- ly unsettled tonight and. Saturday. Not much change in temperature. For North Dakota: Mostly unset- tled tonight and Saturday. Not pee change in iene GENERAL WEATHER CQNDITIONS Low pressure, accompanied by scat- tered. precipitation, extends from the Mississippi Valley westward to the eastern slope of the Rockies. The precipitation was heavy in parts of Minnesota and eastern North Da- kota, The. pi i high in the St. Lawrence: vagy and in the Pa- cipic coast states. Temperatures have risen in the eaaclept Valley and Great Lakes region and@ cool weathet continued over the West. ] ORRIS W, ROBERTS, Official in charge. HELD IN KANE William Brass: Miss Florence Kane, Brooklyn (N. cogenerate, faces court and \ OLD HISTORIC SPOTS INN. D. | 10 BE MARKED Highway Commission to Place Signs Calling Attention to Places of Interest The etate highw commission will erect signs along the state highw: to call direct attention to historical spots on the route or in close proxi- mity to the highway in order to en-j able the traveter to visit such places of general ‘interest. Among ‘the historical spots to be thus called to the attention of the traveling public will be Sibley’s Camp Ateheson which is about three miles south of Binford and on the highway between Binford and Coop- erstown. Another camp of Sibley and known as Camp Sheardown situated three miles southeast Valley City on state highway No, 9. Highway No. 4 passes within a quar- ter of a mile of the site of Fort Seward at the edge of the city of while at Ashley. High- 2 passes within a half mile jinbury Springs”, named aft- er a lieutenant who was at Fort Yates and who later perished i Arctic as a member of Gree! pedition. In’ Dickey count Stone Hills battlefield easy reach af persons troveline over state highway No. 4 or No. 13. This action was taken by Chief Engineer W. G. Black on behalf of the highway commission as the re- sult of a communication from Dana Wright, acting for the parks commit- tee of the State Historical society. As soon as definite and accurate data is gathered for each historical spot, the signs will be placed along- side the highway giving the informa- tion necessary and the reaching the particular interest. PASSENGER BUS OUT OF CENTER IS APPROVED , A passenger bus line out of Genter typing up with the Northern Pacific branch line will be run by H. point of Fay Harding, member of board of railroad commissioners, certificate was issued by the board to Martin“oday. The line will be inland. : Kenneth Treacy . Graduated From, Military Academy The Class of 1925 at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, graduated from the Acad- emy on June 12. Its members have been granted a three months leave before taking up duty at their first stations early in September. Cgdet Kenneth W. Treacy, a mem- ber bf the graduating class, appoint- ed from third district, North D: kota, will spend his leave at Pills- bury, Pa. He is a brother of Mrs. D, B. Begister, Bismarck, N. D. He expects to be commissioned in field artillery and has requested that he be ordered to the Persido Monbereg, as his ffist station. Cadet Treacy has been vice pres- ident of the Y. M. C. A. at West Point, N. Y. - % SLEEPING 15 YEARS London.—Miss Swanepoel, a Trans- is hel further evidence. jorders of the state official and means of} , will be made by yaal woman, has been asleep for 15 years,” says ‘a! dispatch to a London paper. Duting’ this period she nev- er has been fully conscious, Fifteen years ago she became hysterical aft- er her lover’s death and the sleep- ing sickness followed. She is little more than a living skelton. ,Food is administered at frequent intervals. | ALL-ALUMINUM PLANE Berlin —Tests now are being made of an all-aluminum airplane afd one with aluminum wings and a, nickel steel body, : MURDER CASE field, negro janitor of an apartment house near where Y.) girl, was brutally slain by a d without bail while police seek STATE HUMANE |. SOCIETY TO BAR LEGION RODEO Officials of the state humane so- ciety will interfere with the staging of a “wild west show” by the Canby American Legion post at Canby, June 20 and 21, Sam F. Fullerton, execu- | tive secretary of the humane socie- ty, announced... Mr. Fullerton upon advices that the wild wey includes a demonstration of “bull- dogging” of cattle, sent word to Charles Knutson, commander of the Canby post, stating that this is not permitted in the state. However, Mr. Knutson refused to abide by ae id that the show would be staged. Fort: fied with an opinion from the office of the attorgey general, Mr. Fuller- ton will cause the arrest of all prin- cipals involved in the staging of the event. show FREIGHT RATE BOOST COMING ‘Shipping Costs to be Higher After August 15 Increased rates on shipments of wheat, corn, rye, barley, oats, flax and millet seed from North Dakota to Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago will be effective August 15. The rail- roads operating in the state have al- ready filed an application for in- creased rates with the interstate commerce commission at Washing- ton. This information is understood to ‘have been received by the board of railroad commissioners which is ex- pected to file a petition for suspen- sion of rates following which a hear- ing before an examiner of the inter- state commerce commission will be held. ; Railroad representatives have been contending that rates on grain from North Dakota to St. Paul and Minne- apolis and Duluth, the most impor- tant freight shipments as far as North Dakota is concerned, are much lower than in other wheat-growing states. The railroad commission de- clares, however, that operating condi- .{tions in the state make the basis of North Dakota rates favorable to the railroads, The proposed increase will not af- fect this year’s grain shipments, THORNTON PLANS HIKING TRIP THROUGH ORIENT A tramp of two years through the Canadian Rockies and the Orient F, W. Thornton, North Dakota poet and principal at the state training school at Mandan. Thornton. was in Bismarck today to compile a list of books with the! state library commission suitable for the boy’; scout camp to be conducted this summer by the training school at Heart river. A volume of Thorn- ton’s poems is to be published by an eastern publisher this year. POPE TO CALL BIG COUNCIL : . OF BISHOPS (By The Associated Press) Rome, June 12.—The newspaper, Sereno, today said it is reported in well informed Vatican circles that the Pope intends to convoke an ecumenical council in Rome during the latter part of the present Holy year. ~ x ' All bishops of the Catholic world would attend such a council, CONSCIENCE HURT Pittsburgh, Kas.—The postmaster at Arcadia has received a letter from a in Califo: saying that he stole a lunch basket there in 1887, The man said he recently joined the Salvation Army and wants to make restitution, i iis STR Troops Sent to Cape Bereton Coal Field to Prevent More Clashes { jPOLICE TAKE REFUGE Officers Driven to Prison By Miners; Company’s - Buildings Burned (Ry The Associated Press) Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 12.— Fifty troops were on their way to- day for duty in the Cape Breton ; coal fields as the result of armed clashes between striking coal miners and British Empire Steel corporation police at New Waterford. ‘The clashes yesterday resulted in | the death of one miner, the serious | wounding of another, and serious injuries to two scote more. Stores Looted It was reported that the company food stores at Mines 12 and 14 had been cleaned out by a mob of miners. It was also reported, although con- firmation was lacking, that the wash house at Number 14 and the offices at Number 15 and 12 were ablaze with no water available. In clashes yesterday for posses- sion of the power house several hun- dred, rounds of ammunition were fir- ed. After the fighting police took and reports of plans of miners to raid it were overheard. Plant Captured The power plant was captured by mine pickets in a surprise attack at dawn and recaptured by the miners at noon. William Davis, a miner, and father of 9 children, was killed and Gilbert Watson seriously wound- ed. Twelve thousand miners have been on strike for five months. The strike started when collieries were closed and store credit suspended. for several thousand miners. BISMARCK MEN | TOENTERTAIN SEC. JARDINE Officers to Attend Dinner ' For Farm Head Plans for the entertainment of William M. Jardine, secretary of agriculture, who is expected to be here July 2 or 3, are being made by Orris W. Roberts, in charge of the weather bureau here, and heads of other federal bureaus in this dis- trict. \ About thirty officials are to be present at a dinner to be given Sec- retary Jardine at the home of Mr. Roberts at 117 Main street. Invita- tions are to be sent to state officiuls and others. Secretary Jardine will give an ad- dress at Mandan on July 4, when he will also take part in a “bronco- busting” contest. The Bismarck plans for a reception. MOTOR SALES SHOW INCREASE North Dakota Third High State in Auto Owners Motor vehicle registration for five months of this year shows a larger number of automobiles and trucks in the state than for the entire reg- istration in 1924. A total of 119,842 motor vehicles and: 295 motorcycles have been registered in the state registrar’s office as against 117,065 last year. x North Dakota is the third high state in the Union in the ratio of automobiles to persons, having one motor vehicle to every five persons. The number of automobiles owned in the state is constantly growing, according to John P. Tucker, retiring registrar. . With the increase of more than 1,000 motor vehicles came an in- crease in the receipts for registra- tion. For five months of this year $867,533.70 was taken in_ reg’ tion fees as compared with $816,871.15 for 1924, or an increase of almost. $61,000. The average cost of regis- tration is $6.82 per ta 200 STUDENTS ENTER “U” FOR SUMMER TERM Grand Forks, N..D., June 12.—Over 200 students had completed regis- tration’ yesterday for the ual summer session at thé state univer- sity and a large number more had partly completed their enrollment, according to Ernest C. Miller, regis- trar of the university. Though: class- were scheduled to begin yester- registration is expected to be continued. Registration is also under way in Wesley College, which is’ affiliated with the university and which is to offer work in both religion and ‘Instruction in ‘piano, pipe organ and violin is scheduled. Enrollment records at. both’ - the! university and Wesley College are expected to be broken ‘this year. refuge in the jail at New Waterford) . About 30° State and Federal] rather, | Association of Commerce is making] y' SCORES HURT, | MISSING MAN QNE DEAD IN | IN SHEPHERD IKE RIOTS| CASE APPEARS Robert White, State Witness, Unexpectedly Walks Into Court Room READY TO TESTIFY Defense Atioeneys Prevent Olson From Making Any Important Statements Chicago, June 12—(AP)—Robert White, long missing state witness in the Shepherd trial, unexpectedly walked’ into court this morning and reported to Joseph Savage, assistant state attorney. “Here I am, Mr. Savage,” said White, who was immediately rushed to the office of the state attorney. He led his wife and two children as he appeared in the court room. “Lam here to. fight this thing to a finish; there is more to do than you know,” Savage said White stated. The doors were closed and a confer- ence began. OLSON BACKED Chicago, June 12.—(AP)—Although nearly every point raised by counsel for William D. Shepherd, was de- cided against them at the opening of the trial proper of Shepherd for the murder of his millionaire ward, William N. McClintock, the defend- attorneys were determined to- to contest every line of prosecu- tion testimony and every phase of the state's attack. Although W. E. Steward, chief defense counsel, and W. W. O'Brien, his partner, were overruled on sev- eral objections, they were successful in preventing Chief Justice larry Olson of the municipal court from giving any important testimony, and they were hopeful that today’s ses- sion would hold for them, added legal victory. Reichman On Stand As Alexander Reichman prepared to continue his testimony from where it was interrupted at adjourn- ment yesterday, followers of the case recalled Mr. * Stewart's statement that the defense would attempt to show recent interest in the McClin- tock estate, was aroused by an ul- terior purpose. Reichman is Spoons for the Northern Trust C@pany, which has control of the McClintock estate pendifig its final disposal un- der the will of McClintock, which made Shepherd chief beneficiary. , As a friend of William McClintock's Shepherd became his legal counsel, and later served Mrs. Mc- Clintock in a similar capacity, and upon her deathbed he was made co- guardian with Mrs. Shepherd, of young McClintock. Reichman was so bitterly assailed upon cross-examination by Stewart, chief of defense counsel, that four times he begged Judge Lynch “for protection from these insinuations.” Second Witness Reichman was the second witness of the trial which got underway yes- terday., Stewart indirectly accused Reichman with having profited from the McClintock estate of $1,000,000, which was willed to Shepherd | by young . McClintock shortly before he died of typhoid fever December 4 last, a death Shepherd is accused of having caused by administering typhoid germs. “How much did. you have when me here from Iowa?” asked nd when Robert E. Crowe, attorney objected, Ste- wart told Judge Lynch that he want- ed to show “when this man came here he didn’t have a dime and he got rich after he handled the McClin- tock estate.” Mr. Crowe insisted Reichman was one of the leaders of the Chicago bar and his affluence was the legiti- mate spoils of his abiilty as an aramey. The first mention of the purpose of McClintock’s cousins to break the wili_ was made when Reichman said he Knew such a suit was contem- plated, but denied he had an interest in it. Begs For Protection Reichman begged the court’s pro- tection when Stewart made a sar- castic reference to the admitted fact that young McClintocky when a child, had not liked him, and again when, Stewart sought to prove by the witness himself that Reichman, in the noted King Will case, had an interested party sent to jail in an effort to break the will. The argument became so heated that Prosecutor Crowe demanded that Stewart be restrained from the practices of a “shyster lawyer.” Pre- viously Crowe had referred to the defense attorney as an attorney who had become opoluent from sharp practice. PUBLIC ASKED TO ATTEND BIG COUNTY OUTING Burleigh county merchants and all residents of this county will be the guests of the Burleigh County Cow Tésting association. at the get-to- gether and outing to be held at Fort Lincoln on June 18. The members of the association intend to make the affair the big- gest thing of its kind ever held here and business'men will be asked to close feels stores for part of the day. program of speeches, athlet- | “Th, ig: sports, contests, band concerts, demonstrations and dancing has been prepared. Tl griculture cémmittee of the Bismarck Association is co-ope ith the. farmers in‘ giving thi ing. ‘ *_, MORE LUXURY TAX! “ London—New luxur; ported automobiles, talking machin: 3 and similar articles are be- 5 adv. by. the Industrial Group in the House of Commons, ting | bee: ‘taxes on im-| hi 1s, | es the wages of s| Three Young Glen Ullin Couples United in Marriage at Single Ceremony Performed In Bismarck One marriage sevice at 6:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at the residence of Bishop Vincent Wehrle of the Cat He chureh started three couples from Glen Ullin on the sea of matrimony. Miss Anna Marie Gaab and Robert Gruman; Miss Anna (C. Schneider and John S. Streitmatter; and John K. Carter and Anna Classen were the couples, The young men are all em- ployed at Glen Uilin where they will make their homes, Two of the brides were gowned in poudre blue and the third in coral. All carried a urm bouquets of bride’s roses. Only the Immediate relatives were in attendance, Marrlage Heenses were sce Judge at Mandan, WITHDRAWAL OF HAIL INDEMNITY CLOSES MONDAY No hail withdrawals will be recog- nized which are not received by next Monday, June 15, according to the officials in charge. thdrawals are now being _ re- ceived at the county auditor's office in large numbers, but it is felt that unless the closing time, next Mon- day, is emphasized there will be some who will fail to attend to the matter in time. The withdrawals’ must be received but the auditor not later than Mon- day. Withdrawals mailed Monday and received Tuesday will not be recognized LIGNITE COAL FREIGHT RATE UP TO BOARD Railroad Commission to Give Decision; Hearing Held Here Yesterday Taking under advisement the argu- ments of both sides, the state board of railroad commissioners will make a decision as to a more equitable division of rates for lignite ship- ments from stations served by the Northern Pacific to points through which the Midland Continental pass- es. A hearing. on the division of rates before the state railroad commission- ers, was attended by representatives of the two tailroad companies yester- day afternoon. A. Stebbins of Jamestown, president of the Midlani Continental, was present, as well a3 Stanley Houck, attorney; E. E. Over-, ton, freight agent; and J. John- son, auditor, of the Midland Conti- a B. W. Scandett, general solicitor, and J. G. Morrison, assist- ant general freight agent, of the Northern Pacific. Attorneys of the railroads cross- examined witnesses for both sides. The case is important to the rail- roads alone and has to do with the division of rates set by the railroad commission some time ago. Morrison of the Northern Pacific said that if the commission were to decide what both lines were entitled to for their services, then the rates would be much higher than they are now. > GOVERNOR DUE HOMESATURDAY Wilk! Leave Again Sunday for Trip Through Badlands Governor Sorlie is expected to re- turn to Bismarck tomorrow night after an absence of a week at the Norse-American centennial in the Twin, Cities and on tour through Towa. His stay here will be short, how- ever, and the governor will have no time to attend to official business, for he will leave Sunday morning on a trip through the Badlands conduct- ed by the Roosevelt National Park association from the so-called “dude ranch” at Medora. With the governor will be about 50 others, including governors from neighboring states, state officials, newspaper men and Raymond Tor- rey, representing the national park service. Entertainment will be pro- vided by a wild west show at Roose- velt’s old Elkhorn ranch. Horses will be provided for members of the party, who have been asked to bring their own blankets. Joseph M. Devine, state commis- sioner of immigration; Lewis . Crawford, supervisor of the histor- ical museum; Tax Commissioner Fisher; Robert Byrne, secretary of state, and Joseph Kitchen, commis- sioner of agriculture and labor, will accompany the governor. LAKE STEAMER RUNS AGROUND IN LAKE ERIE Duluth, June 12.—(AP)—A spe dispatch to the Duluth Herald, ie steamer Oakwood is ash 01 a reef in the vicinity of Miller's oint on the north shore of Lake rie about 25 miles west of Port Maitland. A wrecking matset has mn dispatched from Buffalo to the stranded vessel.” NEED STONE BREAKERS London.—Since th: government en payii dole to unemploy-. everal cities have had to increase. breakers in order to get enough to supply rock for, street ‘repairs, cured trom the Morton county MISSIONARIES _ ORDERED BACK: Told to Return to Hankow ituation Becomes in Province New York, June 12.—(AP)—Amer- ionaries and thelr families in the Hu-Peh province have been ordered to return to Hankow imme- diately, according to a telegram re- ceived today by the Episcopal mis- sionary headquarters. here. The message read: “Situation serious, women jdren and missionaries have ordered to this port. About fifty American missionaries and families were scattered about the province. STRIKE RESUMED Shanghai, June 12.—(AP)—Fifteen thousand Chinese mill workers who had struck recently and then re- turned to work, walked out again to- day. The reoccurrence of the strike was considered as an immediate result of the sharp disorder at Hankow, in- terior port, where nearly a dozen have been killed in a series of riots. FREIGHT RATE ON SUGAR 10 BE REDUCED State Railroad Commission Secures Cut from New Orleans to Bismarck chil- been Reduction in freight rates on sugar shipments. from New Orleans to Bismarck and Mandan have been isecured by the .state board of rail- ‘road commissioners. Jobbers in Bismarck will pay 97 cents instead of $1.08 per hundred pounds, and Mandan dealers will be charged 98% cents instead of $1.09%2 per hundred, a reduction in both ,eases of 11 cents a hundred. These irates apply to carload lots. About 6,000,000 pounds of sugar are consumed in North Dakota in a year, according to E. M. Hendricks, freight expert of the board. Jobbers in other states can compete with !local dealers because of the lower rate granted them, he said. The price on sugar is paid according to New York markets while shipments are made from New Orleans, said Hendricks. GAME RESERVE TO BE CREATED IN WESTERN N. D. The creation of a game reserve in the western part of the state is being considered by state and federal game officials. Three members of the state game and fish board, passed through here yesterday on their way west. The delegation includes C. P. Peterson, game and fish commis- sioner; H. A. Brown, chief warden, and M. A. Hogaug, a member of the board. “While there are several small re- serves in North Dakota, there are no large ones,” said Mr. Brown. “Large tracts suitable for reserves are situated in the western part of the state. GREAT MUSICAL ORG ANIZATION TO APPEAR HERE ‘An active ticket selling campaign for the concerts to be given in the city auditorium Monday afternoon and night by the Luther College Con- cert band of Decorah, Iowa, was launched today. The concerts will be for the benefit of the Juvenile band and money cleared from the concerts will be used to purchase uniforms for the Bismarck organization. ' The Luther College band is rated as one of the best college bands in the country. The organization makes a long tour every summer and is given high praise wherever it ap- Pei JAPANESE NONAGENARIANS Tokyo, June 12—In connection with the imperial gifts distributed to persons over 90 years of age, on the one ion of the royal silyer wed- ding, ‘the authorities found 19,500 rsons in Japan who were eligible. ixty per cent of tl were women. Two wo » 111 years of age each, held the lengevity record. Sale of liquor in the army canteen was abolished 2h years ngo by Con- gress, * | FROM HU-PEH| ZUMBRO RIVER ON RAMPAGE AFTER STORM Rochester Cut Off From Out- side World Following New Cloudburst WIND SWEEPS CITY Small Buildings, Telephone Poles and Great Trees Are Blown Down Rochester, Minn., June 12.—(AP) —Three persons were injured here last night during a terrific rain and windstorm that exceeded yesterday morning's cloudburst in velocity of wind and quantity of rain, and today Rochester is practically cut off from the outside world. At 8 o'clock this morning after a rainfall of over two inches, Mayo park with its band- stand. rest houses, zoo and equip- ment valued at thousands of dollars was completely under a raging tor- rent and scores of houses along the bank of the Zumbro river were prac- tically covered. ‘ Wire Lines Down Practically every pole line is down, telephone company officials reported. Washouts have completely tied up traffic on the Great Western and Northwestern railroads. The Zumbro river, turned into a torrential stream by yesterday's rain, was a great swirling river this morning, sweeping everything before it. The river was rising at the rate of a foot every 15 minutes and showed no signs of abating at 8:30. The cloudburst last night, occurring about 10 o'clock, was accompanied by a windstorm of almost cyclonic proportions. It blew down great trees, leveled telephone poles, sign- boards and small buildings. Operator Hurt . Walter Schrobder, Western Union operator, was severely bruised when a big tree was blown over his car, pinning him in the seat as he was racing to get out of the storm. Two farm hands on the Ed. Griffin farm, south of here, were stunned by lightning, which broke 14 windows in the farmhouse. Basements flooded yesterday were full again today and business houses were unable to open again this morning. The Northwestern railroad report- ed a washout 75 feet wide and 20 feet deep three miles east of the city. Trains will not be operated all da: it was said. The Great Western re- ported a number of washouts in the vicinity of Douglass, 15 miles north- west of here. Expensive Damage With toll lines down, communica- tion with the surrounding country- side is impossible, but it is believed wind and rain last night caused ex- tensive damage. The city was without light all night and the power plant was only partly in operation today. CROPS DAMAGED (By The Associated Press.) St. Paul, June 12.—Rain, that in some sections totaled nearly five inches, fell yesterday and today in southern Minnesota causing rivers and creeks to rise rapidly and injur- ing several persons. Hail and the heavy rain in some places damaged crops. Three persons were injured at Ro- chester where more than two inches of moisture fell this morning. Fol- lowing close on yesterday’s cloud- burst, the Zumbro river there over- flowed its banks and destroyed houses and other property. Several wash- outs on railroads were reported there. Nearly five inches of rain fell about Albert Lea. Wind blew down trees and telephone poles, but damages are not exepected to be heavy. Three and 81/100 inches of rain fell at Manitoka last night. Considerable damage was caused in that vicinity. At Winnebago an 80-mile wind un- roofed the Florence Hotel Annex. Bill boards, fences and trees were swept away there. Several other buildings were damaged. Several inches of hail covered the ground at New Ulm last night. A total of 4.15 inches of rainfall was recorded at that city and num- erous windows were smashed by hail. At Fairmont two inciies was report- ed and more than four inches fell at Zumbrota. Conger Village, Minn., and vicinity in Freeborn county was visited by @ cyclone Thursday night according to reports from farmers who arrived in Albert Lea. Two Seriously Hurt Much damage to barns, crops and other property was caused by the cyclone. T. J. Kelley and his son were reported seriously injured in the Conger storm. Other advices told of Alden, Clover Waters, Scarville and, Lester being hit hard by the storm. Many homes near Mazeppa, Pine Island and Rochester situated in the lowlands along the Zumbro river were isolated by the rising waters. Trains on the Chicago Great Western, between Red Wing and Rochester were annulled today be- cause of washouts of tracks. blown off by the strong night, which also blew glass out of in tl town tuined scores of shade trees. TORNADO HITS IOWA (By The Associated Press.) Larimor, Iowa, June 12.—A tornado that struck Alexander last night wrecked or damaged at least 25 pauses 4nd ae. p pineespells and . is mixed freight and passenger train from the tracks. aprsbie poss va RUSSIAN JEWELS SOLD? London—Some of the Russian rown jewels recently were sold on testimony ‘of dovenkt Hotta, Tecently on trial for butgiary.