The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 16, 1925, Page 1

“ o WEATHER FORECAST Unsettled tonight ang Wednes- day with probably showers, ESTABLISHED 1873 MANY K ——$ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [aianr | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS ILLED, SCORES HURT IN WRECK Improved Business Brings New Families to Bismarck | 0AcHs Plz FIRMS ORDER SALESMEN TO RESIDE HERE About 25 Men to Make Their, Headquarters in Bismarck in Near Future BIG INDUSTRIAL BOOM Factories and Branch Houses Being Contemplated For North Dakota Bismarck merchants | report that more than 25 new families will move to this city in the near future. They get their informa- tion from traveling salesmen who say their firms have orde: them to make Bismarck their permanent headquarters. Most of these families will come here frem Fargo. For many years Fargo has been headquarters for salesmen working in North Dakota. Most of their work was done in the eastern part of the state and they made only a few trips to the central and western parts. However, the salesmen tell Bis- marck merchants that improved business conditions and the pop- ulation growth of the state force them to make more trips to the central and western sec- tions and their firms have or- dered them to establish head- quarters here in order to cut down traveling expenses. The traveling men tell the merchants that both Bismarck and Minot will get many new families this year, Bismarck will be made the headquarters for south-central and southwest- ern North Dakota and Minot for the north-central and the north- westurn goctions of the state. Factories and branch houses are bein~ contemplated for North Dako- ta and the prospects are very _en- couraging for industrial extensions in the near future. Ed McShane, superintendent of the employment service of the United} States Department of Labor at Fa £0, is the authority for this state-4 ment. His office has been receiving numerous. inquiries from factory heads who anticipate establishing in- dustrial plants in the state, says Mr. McShane. Inquiries For Labor Mr. McShane is hopeful about the industr‘al progress of the state. Re-; cent inguiries for skilled labor and indvstrial employes lead him to he-; lieve that it will not be long before’ many factories are established in North Dakota. The coal mines in the western part of the state are also demanding} many employes, said Mr. McShane. The coming huying, harvesting and threshing seasons will absorb many tnousanus, of men, 20,000 to 26,000 harvest hands being required in the state each fall. There is always good demand for farm hands throughout the eastern part of the state from early spring until the ground freezes up in the fall, as this portion of the state usually re- quires considerable cultivated crops und various kinds of hay, according to Mr. McShane. North Dakota Second In order to give an estimate of how this state compares with other states in the number of harvesters employed, Mr. McShane gave figures compiled in a few of the leading wheut states last season. Kansas was first, requiring 63,923 harvest hands from outside the state, while North Dakota was second, re- quiring 23,628. Oklahoma was third with 12,268 and South Dakota fourth with 11,102. ‘ Last season Mr. McShane’s office placed 4.708 men for general farm work, which is approximately 1,000 more than any other office in the Tinited States placed for the same kind of work. However, these place- ments were not entirely for North Dakota. There is usually a strong demand in the fall for help during the potato harvest season, Mr. Mc- Shane si Helps All Sections “There apy 's to be a mistaken idea that this service places com- paratively little or no help in the extreme ‘western part of the state and that it is confine Cass coun- ty and the extreme e: part en- tirely,” said Mr, McShane. “This condition is by no means true, as we place hundreds of men throughout the extreme western part of this state the year round and there is ‘an ever increasing demand from that portion of the state as the farmers out there become more acquainted with the manner in which this ser- vice is able to meet their require- ments.” : MORE THAN INCH _ OF RAIN FALLS IN THREE HOURS More than one inch of rain fell in Bismarck and vicinity between 5 and 8:30 a. today. The rain this morn- ing was general over western and central North Dakota, reports to the U. S. weather bu: Heavy rains fell as far as Jamestown this morning and the storm is moving east. Heavy rains are predicted for the eastern part of the state for this afternoon, $ Reports reaching here are that rain is falling in eastern Montana today and more rain will fall here before tomorrow. The roads in all parte of North Dakota were reported to be muddy and practically impassable this morn- ing- & 7 ON TRIAL FOR MURDER Dorothy Perkins, 17, the youngest g! murder in New York State, is now on trial on a charge of having shot to death Thomas Templeton, her suitor, in a scuffle in her home. claims the shooting was accidental. are to try her—picking out gray-haired fathers. PUBLIC ASKED | TO ATTEND BIG FARM PICNIC Community Picnic Dinner To Be One Feature of Out- ing.Thursday The community picnic dinner will be the big feature of the outing un- der the auspices of the Burleigh county cow testing associatign to be held ‘Thursday at Fort Lincoln. In- stead of the’ individual dinners which are usually eaten, the entire gathering will “have a © community dinner in the full sense of the word. And not only will the picnickers have a good dinner but they will also provide for the four bands, com- prising 100 pieces, if the appeal of the program committee is responded to E, M. Emerson of the program com- mittee declares that the picnic will be another manifestation of the spirit that binds the farmer and| business man closer together. He; says that the outing is for the entire, community and, as such, that all parts of the population ‘should co- operate to make it @ success. KIEBERT FILES AMENDED CLAIM, FOR DAMAGES Frank Kiebert, who sustained a broken arm when he fell on the sidewalk on Thayer street near Ros-| ser street on the night of March 13,| filed an amended complaint and claim for damages against the city with the city commission last night. Kiebert filed a complaint on April 14, but it was rejected on technicali: es. Kiebert alleges that the street light at the corner of Rosser and: Thayer streets was not burning on| the night of March 13 and because of the darkness he fell on the ice, suffering permanent injuries, asks for damages in the $2,650. A petition was presented to the; commission asking that cinders or gravel be placed on the crossing on} the west side of Mandan avenue at) Avenue D. The petition was referred eo the street department. He} sum of | Weather Report: : Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a, m. Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: © Un- settled tonight and Wednesdav with! probably showers or local thunder-| storms. Not much change in tem- perature, For North Dakota: Unsettled to-| night and Wednesday with probably | showers or local thunderstorms, Not much change in temperature. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure over the extreme West yesterday morning has moved eastward to the eastern Seocky Moun-. tain slope and precipitation occurred at many places throughout - the northern states. The precipitation was quite heavy in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Gen- erally fair weather prevails over the South. Cool weather continues throughout the northern and western states. QRRIS W. ROBERTS, . Official in charge. irl ever to be tried for first degree She She therself chose the men whc FREIGHT CARS OFF TRACK DELAY TRAINS, Two freight cars deraled yester- evening at Sentinel Butte are making trains into’ Bismarck from the west from six to eight hours o. 2, due to arrive here at was expected to arrive at 8:30 p. m., and the other trains from that direction will ne’ proportionally late. Trains from the east were about on time but will undoubtedly lose time in going farther west. No lives were lost or injuries sub- stained in the acetdent which de- railed the cars. ‘COURT DENIES WRIT TO FORCE TAX PAYMENTS) Burleigh State’s Attorney to Carry Case to State Supreme Court F. E. McCurdy, state’s attorney, will carry the suit to force collection ‘of back taxes in Burleigh county to the state supreme court. He made this announcement teday following the filing this morning by Judge H. L. Berry of a decision in which the judge denied a writ of mandamus, asked by the state’s attorney to com- pel the board of county commission- ers to pass a resolution ordering the state’s attorney, county auditor and sheriff to start proceedings for the collection of taxes and the disposi- tion of property to be sold for unpaid assessments. The case was heard by Judge Berry in Burleigh county district court ten His opinion is as follows: “In the matter of the applicat: for a writ of mandamus in the case of F. E. McCurdy, plaintiff, against the board of county commissioners of Burleigh county. In view of the fact that the legislature, in Chapter 210 of the Session Laws of 1925, has seen fit to give an opportunity to redeem |from tax sales to the county at six per cent, without penalty, until No- vember 1, 1925, in my opinion no pro- ceeding should be inaugurated to foreclose the right of redemption prior to that date. . “The application of the Plaintiff for the writ of mandamus is accord- ingly denied.” Men Arrested Must Tell Where They Bought Rum Persons arrested in Bismarck on a charge of being drunk will have to tell from whom they purchased their liquor or serve 15 days in jail. This decision has been reached by Judge W. S. Casselman and State’s Attor- ney F. E. McCurdy. - 5 ‘A young man taken into custody by the police Sunday refused to tell the court where he purchased his liquor. He was placed under $600 bonds and ordered to report for trial Wednes- day. Judge Casselman told the man that if he hasn’t made up his mind to tell where he bought his booze by Wednesday, he will be given a jail sentence. BRITISH BIRDS IN JAPAN London—Princé Takatsukasa has arranged to take a large shipment of British birds back to Japan. He will endeavor :to raise large num- bers of them in his native land. ty LIFE FOR LIFE IS SLOGAN OF CHINESE REDS Shanghai Declared To Be Seething City of Unrest and Indignation BRITISHER IS SLAIN Anti- Foreign Agitation in Big Cities of Country Causes Uneasiness Shanghai, June 16.—()—One for- eign life for every Chinese life taken’ in the Shanghai riots was the slogan adopted by the Chinese in posters today after the killing of W. W. Mac- Kenzie, an English subject, yester- day. Otherwise the situation remain- ed unchanged, a seething city of in- dignation and unrest. INTENSE FEELING Washington, June 16—(#)—Anti foreign agitation in the €anton vi- cinity is causing uneasiness in that place and nearby cities, Consul Gen- eral Jenkins informed the state de- partment in a dispatch sent from Canton June 14, and received today. “During a student demonstration in Wuchow on June 8 a mob yelled ‘kill foreigners’ and threw stones at} the American Baptist hospital,” the message said. WARSHIPS SENT Tokio, June 16.—(#)—The Japan- ese government, impressed by the gravity of the Chinese situation, or- dered four additional warships to Chinese ports today. TROOPS AT PEKIN : Pekin, June 16.—A contingent of Chang Tso-Lin’s troops arrived here from Tientsin and established head-| quarters north Pekin. Because; of the order maintained at Tientsin where Chang Tso-Lin, the Mansurian leader, is in control, the arrival of his troops here has given a feeling of reassurance to the people. CENTER SHIFTED Washington, June 1.—(P)—The killing yesterday of W. W. MacKen- zie and the wounding of his compan. | ion, Miss Marry Duncan, by Chinese snipers, promised to shift the cen- ter of interest in the disorders in that éountry back to Shanghai from Canton, although official word of the new and more serious anti-foreign outrage was still lacking. The Peking legations, it was said here, would be sure to move auickly in demanding action by the Chinese central government, if the attack was made in the territory policed by Chinese authorities. Even if it took place within-the international settle- ment, where foreign police are in charge, it was thought representa- tions would be made at Peking. Officials Optimistic Officials here have felt increasing- ly confident that the agitation among Chinese students would not develop into the general attack on foreigners which marked the Boxer uprising. Influential leaders among the agi- tators apparently have been endeav- oring to avoid any such contingency, realizing it could only result in the landing of sufficient foreign troops and marines to protect all foreign nationals and to administer severe punishment for any casualties. KELLOGG’S LAW PARTNER NAMED HIS ASSISTANT Washington, June. 16.-—President Coolidge today ap; d Robert E. Olds of St. Paul a of state. He succeeds John Van A. MacMurray, who is en route to his new post as minister at’ Pekin. The new assistant secretary is @ member of the law firm in which Secretary Kellogg was a partner before he entered the senate. The appointment resulted from the desire of Mr. Kellogg to bring to his aid someone to whom he could trans- fer some of the burden of inquiring into state department legal questions. The secretary has found it necessary io make such examination himself up to this.time since none of the stant secretaries were lawyers of! rience. FRENCH CABINET APPROVES PLANS TO END RIFF WAR Paris, June 16,—()—The French cabinet’ today approved Premier Painleve plans for a quick end to the Riffian warfare in Morocco and announced that French warships trere stationed off the Riffian coast oda: M. Painleve arrived from Morocco, where he visited the French front, five minutes before the cabinet ses- sion began. FAMOUS MAN WILLS HEART | TO NATIVE TOWN YANK FLYERS PREPAREFOR POLAR TRIP McMillan Party to Leave Tomorrow on First Leg of Pole Dash MAY HUNT AMUNDSEN Explorers to Hop Off From Boston For Final Base in Far North Boston, June 16.—ieut. ‘Com- mander Donald B. McMillan, who will hop off tomorrow on the first leg of his ninth trip into the Arc- tic, was invited today to be the guest of honor at a farewell lunch- eon given by the Boston city club where the explorer makes his home while in the city. Wednesday noon he will get away from the Charles- town navy yard in one of the three Amphibian planes to be used on the polar trip, His destination will be Wiscasset, whence the entire ex- pedition will make its start for the north on Saturday. Steamer To Sail The McMillan exploration party steamer Peary, carrying the other two planes of the expedition, will sail for Wiscasset after the ex- plorer himself hops off for the main port. ‘As Commander McMillan prepar- ed to set out for the Arctic there appeared to be some doubt as to the search for Amundsen, missing Norwegian explorer, will ‘have on the American .expedition. While McMillan indicated at a farewell luncheon yesterday that jective of his. expedition would be dependent upon the state of Amundsen, Secretary Wilbur of the navy department said in Washing- ton that any effort by the naval planes in McMillan's expedition to find Amundsen would be made only by order of the navy after the ex- pedition reached Etah. Will Hunt Amundsen Secretary Wilbur said he regard- ed it as folly to seek Amundsen without some data as to his prob- able whereabovts, McMillan aid that if Amundsen has not been found by the time the expedition reached Etah, about August 1, all his plans would be subordinated to locating him. HAGEN DENIED NEW TRIAL BY SUPREME COURT Prosecution’s Motion Ask- ing For Dismissal of Appeals Fails Petitions of both the state and de- fense in the case of H. J. Hagen, for- mer president of the defunct Scan- dinaian-American Bank of Fargo, convicted in Grand Forks and sen- tenced to the penitentiary, were dis- missed yesterday by the supreme court. The court dismissed the motion of Hagen for the granting of a new trial on the ground that a part of the shorthand notes taken by the court reporter were lost or stolen and that the transcript of evidence could not be completed so that an appeal might he taken. The court also dismissed the: plea of the state that the appeal be dismissed because of failure to prosecute after notice of appeal was given. While there is no indication given in the court’s brief order of what course may be pursued by Hagen’s attorneys, it is expected the matter now will be brought before Judge W. J. Kneeshaw who presided at the trial of the case. Only three supreme court justices participated in the findings, Justice Sveinbjorn Johnson disqualifying himself because he was attorney gen- eral when the case was instituted, and Justice John Burke because he defended Hagen. Hagen was convicted by a jury of accepting deposits knowing the bank to be insolvent. He was sentenced to two and one-half years in the state penitentiary. TRAVELING MAN GIVEN FINE ON M. L. Clothier, traveling salesman of Chicago, was fined $50 and se! tenced to 15 days in jail on a charge of assault and battery, and fined $26 and itenced to one day in jail on a charge of having intoxicating liquor in his possession in police court last night. The jail sentences were sus- pended. Ctothier is alleged to have created a disturbance in the lobby of a local hotel Sunday night. Charg. of resisting an officer were dismisi Paris, June 16—(#)—Cammillp Flammarion's. heart is left in his will to his native village. , “I wish my heart taken out of ‘my breast and offered to my birth} S THE JOYS OF SPRING Tokyo—More than 100,000 people joined in ceremonies celebrating tl or advent spring. the ob- i * sion, passion and revenge. RELATES FIVE TOURIST PARTIES STOP HERE MONDAY Five tourists registered at the tourist bureau yesterday. J.C. Mel- leum of Van Hook stopped en route to Yellowstone Park; G. W. Egernacy of Des Moines was on his way to the western coast; Wilt Brooklyn, New York, was also going to the coast; Art Schaffner of Fountain City, Wis., was going to Midway, N. D., and Warner Redtield of Minneapolis was en route to Glas- gow, Mont. The men named headed parties of from two to six. ROTARY OPENS ANNUAL MEET President E. W. Hill Sounds Organization’s Keynote in Address Cleveland, June 16.— (AP) —The | nation that accepts the challenge of world service and prefers humanity's {advancement to the roar of conquer- | ing guns is assured of an earthly im- | mortality, asserted Everett W. Hills, president of Rotary International, in {an address before its annual conven- j tion here today. In serving best his home and his homeland, man serves best the world, Mr. Hill said, “remembering that a | world brotherhood is composed of peaceful homelands linked together ‘in but a larger and stronger bond of | social and moral standards.” “But when home ties are snapped by the strong winds of destiny, when marriage is converted into mere so- *cial convenience, when childhood is frozen by parental indifference, when the mame of God is never mentioned in reverence by the firesides of a modern age, then civilization is head- ed straight for the maelstrom, and over every capital and nation there will hang a doom-heavier than the | burden of Babylon.” The spirit of intolerance has re- cently gripped the nations and suc- cessfully defied the exorcism of all true charity, Mr. Hill continued. who said that no longer is the right of conscience freely conceded or the in- nate rights of men unchallenged. “No one can deny the virtue of quisition, but no one can defend the wrong of unrestricted greed,” the speaker declared. “All nations must be taught the unspeakable evil of ex- ploiting helpless and needy peoples, whether such exploitation takes the form of war or commercial suprem- acy. Rotary can hold before the eyes of all nations the high example of unselfish service and teach an erring world that undeserved profits can never be the best that human life af- fords. “We find in the ghastly back-wash of the war era the spirit of repres- No mat- ter how free may eb the charter of a nation, it is no longer easy to gain a respectful hearing. Into the mar- ket and the forum we have trans- planted the bitterness of the camp, and refuse too often to concede the right to contrary opinion. If this evil cannot be entirely eradicated, it must be reduced to a minimum. Here- jin will Rotary find abundant oppor- tunity for the manifestations of its teachings. “We must tear selfishness from our Selfishness will not receive its mortal challenge until we conquer self. Too many of us profiteer by our failure to give full value for citizen- ship, and for life itself. We take all; we give nothing. We know not the meaning of service. The spirit of intolerance on the part of any Ro- tarian, any community, any nation is in direct opposition to our funda- mental truths. Let us fight it with an understanding and compassion. Understanding is the foe of intoler- ance.” MAX WOMAN SENTENCED ON LIQUOR CHARGE __Mrs. J. R. Brooks, who appeared in district court here last week to answer to an illegal liquor charge, was sentenced for having jntoxi- eating liquor in her possession and not for bootlegging, as was stated. Mrs, Brooks was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and to a jail term of six months. TWO CHARGES | STATE FIREMEN OPEN SESSION IN KENMARE Kenmare, N. D., June 16.—Approxi- mately 250 delegates were in attend- ance when the annual state conven- tion of the North Dakota firemen association was opened this morning. The conyention was called to order by Peter Lorsch, chief of the Ken- mare fire department, and after an invoeation Mayor C. E. Blood of Kenmate addressed a welcome to the visitors. convention is being held in the city hall. , Responding to the mayor's address were L. E. Corrall of, Casselton, president, and H. H. Hantsmann of Mandan, first vice president. mor- plage, Pontigney LeRoi,. where it] Buddhist’ famities revived the cere-, ial sérvices for deceased members beat for the first time,” wrote thi faméus astronomer. He also bi queathed to the village 10,000 francs, his bust and hjs portrait, mony of gri which ol 1B TO: in their home: with the devil. were conducted with Rev. M. Hol! tt, d peas| superintendent of the Minot district and shouting, “Out | Methodist churca, delivering the memorial addre: Galveston of | IN CLEVELAND, SWEETHEART OF M’CLINTOCK BOY ER STORY IN COURT Tells of Coolness Shown By Shepherds When Her Fiancee Was Dying 1 Chicago, June 16.—()-—-Miss Isa- belle Pope will divide Billy McClin- tock’s $1,000,000 estate “fifty-fifty” with Iowa cousins of his mother if the will leaving it to Shepherd, his foster father, is broken, she testified upon cross examination in Shepherd's murder trial today. The long awaited h element in the trial was thrust dra- maticaly into the spotlight late yes- terday when Miss Pope, who waited with a marriage license while “Billy” McClintock died, took the witness stand. nan interest Wearing Ring Still wearing the diamond engage- ment ring, presentation of which, the state contends, was the signal for William Darling Shepherd to perpe trate the final deed in a 16-year-ol plot to obtain the $1,000,000 McC! tock estate, the fatal administering of typhoid germs to “Billy,” the frail, demure young woman added her bit to the mesh of circumstance the state is seeking to weave about the 50-year-old lawyer. Much of Miss Pope’s array of ac- cusation against the man who pre- vented her marriage to young Me- Clintock was kept out by defense ob- jections, and her story was not com- pleted at adjournment. Did Not Like Attachment The Shepherds were “nice” to her, testified Miss Pope, until it became apparent that Billy's intentions to- ward her were serious. It is the contention of the prose- cution that Shepherd decided upon slaying the youth who for 16 years had been his foster son when he realized that marriage would deprive them of a luxurious life obtained by the guardianship of the boy and-also would break the will he had made upon becoming 21 years old and which named Shepherd as the chief beneficiary. t Shepherd also told her of his study of typhoid fever, said Miss Pope, and ‘practiced duplicity in telling Billy be- fore he lapsed into the unconscious- ness. which preceded his death that the presence of both the youth and Miss Pope would be necessary at the hurea for them to obtain a mar- riage license, vee ‘The tirst change in the Shepherds’ attitude toward her was marked while she was-on a trip with them and Billy to Wisconsin, Miss Pope testified. “When we were at dinner Billy sad ito Mrs. Shepherd: ‘Get down to earth; you look like you were in China,’” testified the young woman. “Mrs. Shepherd said: “I wish I were in China. You promised to take us on a trip around the world with you when you became 21, but I never expect to go now.’” Her acquaintance with the young millionaire began while they were high school students, she said, and they became sweethearts in the spring of 1921. They had an under- standing, but their engagement was not announced until July 1, 1924, their marriage being delayed because of her contract as a-school teacher. After young McClintock’s return from Dartmouth college that summer they were together every day, Miss Pope stated, until he became ill in midwinter, Taken Ill at Her Home The youth was taken ill while at her home, Miss Pope testified, and she drove him home and insisted he go to bed. That night, Shepherd drove her home, she said, and told her he had given Billy some pill: “He said Billy was troubled with his stomach becguse he did not take care of himself and always was out late.” She told of the trend of the youth’s illness, until 5 days later she was permitted to be with him 30 minutes and forced to sit 6 feet away. The next she was permitted in the room only a few minutes. , “IT was very unhappy about Billy and I told Mr. Shepherd I was will- ing to marry Billy if it would do any good,” said Miss Pope, where- upon Shepherd informed her of the necessity of the presence of both in obtaining a marriage license. Two days later, however, after Billy had become delirious, she did obtain a license. The young woman admitted that Shepherd had not told her the youth had typhoid until after a medical diagnosis. Then, she added, Shepherd said: “I have made quite a study of ty- phoid and germs and am relieved to know Billy has typhoid because the doctors will know how to treat it.” Shepherd told her, she said, Billy thought he might have got typhoid while in the east to attend the Yale- Dartmouth football game. MANY BOUNTIES ON _ COYOTES ARE PAID HERE Fifty-four dollars in bounties for coyotes was payed to farmers yester- day at the Burleigh county court house. One man brought in 12, an- oter 10 and a third 5. This is the largest number of coyotes brought in in one day this y Two dollars each is paid for: the young coyotes and $5 for the grown ores. The 27 brought in yesterday were all young. JAPS SCRAP SHIP Tokyo—Japan,-in accordance with the Washington arms conferense| treaty, has scrapped the battlesbip| Tosa. It was sunk with aerial b mate under the direction of Japan’ ly Mitchell.” IN HEAP OVER TWISTED RAILS Rain and Lightning Cause Passenger Train Crash in New Jersey LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP Men and Women Trapped in Berths as Cars Hurled From Rails Hackettstown, June 16.—Twen- ty-nine persons are dead and 69 injured or in hospitals as the re- sult of the wrecking early today of the Deleware, Lackawanna and Western railway special ii grant train at Rockport, N. Twenty-one of the dead suc- cumbed to injuries after being taken to hospitals. Others of the injured may die. The wreck was caused, accord- ing to officials, by an earth slide in last nighv’s Hackettstown, At least 15 persons are believed to have been killed and scores injured in the wreck of a special Delaware Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad train a mile east of here early today. Twisted by lightning and undermined by‘ heavy rains, the tracks gave way beneath’ the train and the cars and engine piled up on one another. Reports said the train carried 182 passengers, mostly aliens from Chicago en route to Hobo- ken where they were to sail for Europe today. Mosk of them were asleep in their berths when the coaches piled upon one amother with the -steam and scalding water burst- ing from the locomotive. The engineer, fireman and conduc- tor were among the dead. Fifteen bodies have been taken from the wreckage. Thirty-four ported. in injured were re- Easton Hospital, eight in. Phillipsberg, N. J., nine at Doyer, N.J., and three in Morristown hospitals. It was said that more victims were en route to hospitals. One death occurred at the Dover hospital. Seventy Injured First reports made to the board of public utilities commissioner by the railroad officials said that three had been killed and 70 injured. In this report it was said lightning struck one of the rails throwing it out of place and a landslide covered the rails and that the track also had been undermined. The first coach was hurled half way over the top of the locomotive. Men and women fought madly to work their way out of coaches. The locomotive blew up and filled the air with steam, Passengers said they were unable to see more than a foot in front of them. that Passengers Aid Victims August Fod, 38; Henry Steffins, 65; Carl Engle, 60; and Reinhold Teschkew, 66; were among the first to make their way out of the coaches and although all were seriously burned, cut and bruised they did considerable to relieve the sufferings of the others, TRAIN ON FIRE Cheyenne, Wyo., June 16—A Chi- cago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad freight train of 28 gasoline and oil cars caught fire today north of Glenco and ten cars are burning, it was reported in railroad circles here. Several explosions occurred and loss of the entire train is expected. Communication between Cheyenne and Casper has been temporarily disabled by the accident GERMANY GETS FRENCH REPLY TO PACT NOTE Berlin, June 16.—French Ambassa- lor de Margerie today presented to Foreign Minister Stresemann the re- ply of France to Germany's proposal for a western European security pact. The note represents a Franco- British accord. ITALIAN NOTE RECEIVED Paris, June 16.—The Italian reply to the French note answering Ger- many’s western security pact pr. posal was received today. Italy ex- pressed sympathy with the principle of the proposed accord. . The Italian note said Italy con- sidered the negotations at present purely tentative and not feel called upon to state pacifically the opinion of the Italian ogvernment on all features of the pact. ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION IN SESSION HERE The National Electric Light asso- ciation began its sectional meeting at 11 o’clock, today at the Grand Pa- cific hotel. A luncheon at the hotel was followed by a round table dis- ion. Electric and utility men within 100 miles from Bismarck are attendiny Power Service. To Edgeley Will Start June 22 The. Ottertail Power company will start service to Edgeley on June 22, it was anounced today by the’ Tailroad commission. Transmission will be by a high line extension from Qttertail, Mina.