The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 13, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Tuesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 ‘SCORES ~ ad GREAT HELD I$ PREDICTED INU.S. REPORT Plants Strong and Grain Has Stooled Splendidly Every- where, Experts Say 11.5 BUSHELS PER ACRE Traces of Rust Make Appear- ance in Eastern and Southern Fields Grand Forks, N. D., July 13.— (®)—North Dakota's estimated wheat crop has been increased by 17,460,000 bushels during the past months, by the federal gov- ernment's reports on crops. This is shown by the monthly crop report issued here today by H. O. Herbrandson, head of the crops and livestock estimates bureau of the federal depart- ment of agriculture. The report states that the condition of wheat was found to he 89 per cent, a par value yield of 11.5 bushels per acre, a state estimated production of 112,54 000 bushels. The 1924 produc- tion was 134,618,000 bushels, while the previous five-year av- erage production has been 98,- 728,000 bushels. June 1,” the report con- the large qualifying factor with the development of the wh crop has been the excessive precip: itation, but to July 1 damage was confined to the eastern border coun- ties where some fields were actually under water. Rust has made its ap- pearance, especially in castern and | anxiety prob- southern’ fields, and much prevails at this time as to i able development. Wheat has stooled splendidly, the plants are strong and well rooted everywhere, and the pros- pects on July 1 were for an excellent and early harvest. It is estimated that approximately 35 per cent of the North Dakota wheat crop is of the durum variety. Oats Crop Large “The estimated oats production has increased 2,304,000 bushels _ since June 1, or 6 at a condition of 87 per cent, or 25.25 bushels per acre. Last year the yield was 34 bushels per acre with a total production of 93,364,000 bushels. “The oat crop is generally in less favorable condition than. wheat, al- though even toward the north bound- ary many fields are heading. “Barley production for the state is now placed at 32,400,000 bushels, an increase of 2,106,000 bushels since} " June 1. The 1924 production was 35,- 100,000 bushels. “Barley is very spotted in’ growth and develppment the state over. “The corn acreage declined 10 per cent from last year's acreage to 1,- 623,000 acres in North Dakota this year. The July 1 condition was placed at 70 per cent/ This condition justifies an estimated yield of 21.7 bushels per acre, or a production of 22,199,000 bushel duction was 22,740, the previous five-year avera@e pro- duction has been 20,683,000 bushels. The general condition of the corn crop is not good. Temperatures have remained low and the abundant mois- ture has retarded growth while fields could not be cultivated properly. Flax in Bloom Flax flelds are exceedingly foul generally. In southern counties some fields were in bloom the last week in June, while many fields, especially northwasd, were at that date just beihg sown. The estimated acreage devoted to flax this year is 1,732,000 acres, identical to that of one year ago. The previous five-year average production has been 6,896,000 bushels. last year the production was 14, 722,000 bushels, the present condition being 82 per cent or 7.0 bushels per acre. The estimated production would be 12,072,000 bushels. “Although the rye crop has not im- proved materially as the season ad.| vanced much of the crop is now rap- idly maturing. July 1 was found to indicate yield of 11.5 bushels per acre, or 12,983,000 bushels for: the state, couepared with 13,860,000 bush- els production in 1924. Through Cass and Traill counties some rye fields are mature, but eannot be approached because fields are too soft. Many fields north, east and west from Dev- ils Lake will yield but poor returns; in south and eastern counties some very good and likewise a few very poor stands of rye are found; north, east and south from, Minot there are numerous field of excellent rye. “The North Dakota labor supjly is placed at 95.65 pef cent of normal snd the demand at 97.44" normil, with # ratio of 98.05. One year ago this ra- tio was 111.3 and June 1, 1925, it was 100. GRAIN DEALERS FILE PROTEST AGAINST RATES Grand Forks, July 13.—()—Com- 1 level against creases on the rates filed be line will be filed with the int commerce commission by the North Dakota Farmers Grain Deslers As- well as a protest e- in- the Soo terstate sociation, P. P, Lee, secretary, an- nounced here today.’ French chemists have developed an artificial resin, 0,000 bushels July. 1,/ In 1924 the prq-! 00 bushels, while! FAIR INDIAN She's the most beautiful Indian girl lin America, according to a vote taken | ional Indian conventio: y, Okla. Her name is an, and she lives in Muskogee, |EXPERTS SEE _ LITTLE RUST | DANGER HERE Wheat in This Section of in State Is Found Fine Condition is precticall: is little danger of to the crop from black rust. ing to, O, W. Roberts, offic {charge of the United States weather bureau here. Mr. Roberts made an auto trip to |fields south, southeast and northeast of Bismarck yesterday, traveling about ‘100 miles and inspecting more than |25 fields. He said there is evidence jof latent rust, but none of the pos- itules are developing and the greatest amount of black rust is on tae sheathes and not on the stem. Mr. Roberts declared that unless condi- ions materially change the crop in vicinity will develop without rust. | Dry, cloudless weather prevailing jin the vicinity of Bismarck in the | last,week is extremely unfavorabie to development of black stem rust, J. M. Stephens, director of Great Plains | Agricultural Experiment station, | Mandan, declared today. } Only 'a heavy rain followed by \humid weather over an extended per- iod can advance the rust menace to ‘a stage in Morton, Burleigh and neighboring counties, Stephens stat- ed. Unconfirmed reports of wide- spread rust infestion in grain fields near Bismarck have reached the agricultural experiment station, it was announced. Although rust has appeared, there is no great danger from rust under prevailing weather conditions, according to Stephens. BISMARCK MAN IS PROSTRATED Ninty-seven degrees, the tempera- ture at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, proved to be too hot for Henry Hart- ley, employe of the City Water De- partment. Mr. Hartley dropped prostrate to the side walk in front of Webb Brothers store. A‘large crowd of people were attracted by the ‘inci- dent. ¢A physician was immediately summoned and the victim was taken to his home where restorative meas- ures were taken, He recovered in a short time, but is still confined to his home. ‘It is said, however, that he will be able to return to his work within a few days. While Mr. Hartley had been com- plaining of the excessive heat all aft- ernoon, neither himself nor his ocm- panions realized his condition until he was prostrated. | Weather Report eo 7 2 Temperature at 7a. m. . Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a=m. .. Highest wind velocity ,.. Weather Forecast: For Bismarck afd vicinit; erally fair tonight and Tuesday. Not so warm tonight. pe For North Dakota: Generaily fair tonight and Tuesday. -Not so warm tonight. General Weather Conditions The pressure is low over the Red River Valley’ and over the western Canadian Provinces while high press- ure prevails over the Rocky Mountain region and north Pacific coast states. Temperatures near or slightly above 100 occurred throughout the Dakotas, but somewhat cooler weather pre-+ vails over the northern Rocky Moun- tain region. Except for a few widel; scattered showers and thunderstorms, the weather is genetally fair in all sections. _ : > ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in Charge. “| mite in the world at Wilton, N, LATE SATURDAY |} DIE IN SUN COAL STRIKE WOULD BOOM ND. LIGNITE ' State May Be Called Upon to Furnish Fuel For Country This Year | PREPARATION IS URGED North Dakota Should Ready to Meet Crisis, Wilton Manager Says Be Fargo, N. D., July 13.—(%)—North Dakota, with a third of the coal de- posits of the country, has a chance to bring millions of dollags into the state this fall and winter, in the advent of a national coal strike, and should begin now to prepare for this great emergency that will lend itself toward — diversification — in North Dakota, Major Stanley Wash- burn, war correspondent, er, [operator of the largest lignite ¢ ‘. D. and president of the North Dakota Coal Operators association, said while stopping in Fargo over the y| week end. He is on his way to Wil- ton to take.over the management of the mine, His personal attention is required because of the death last of W. ing F. Macomber, general i ine for Mr. Washburn, who ha . ed in scores of battle: sa soldier and as a war correspondent for Chicago, New York and London newspapers, and who has done every- thing from working for the Czar of Russia to performing the duties of aide de camp for American officials visiting Europe, ts a member of the well-known family in the Ngrthwest that developed ert, Min- neapolis, founded Washburn mills in the Mill City, and builded the branch of the Soo Line from Bismarck north. Talked With President The authority of his statements is backed by his recent long stay in Washington, during which time he talked with President Coolidge re- garding development of the North- west and with coal operators and others, regarding the coal situation. He outlined the strike situation as follows: There are about 150,000 anthracite (hard coal) miners in the Contracts with these workers expire August 1 and they, through the unions, are seeking an increase of 10 per cent in wages and the check- off. The check-off is the system whereby the miner jon dues are paid by “checking off” the amount of the dues from their pay checks, before these are issued by the min- ing companies. There are about 400,000 union bituminous (soft coal) miners. If officials of the miners’ unions deciare a strike of anthracite miners be cause their demands are not met, the publie will simply shift to soft coal so that the strike would be use- less; consequently a nation-wide strike of both bituminous and an- thracite workers would be necessary to be effective for either class. Strike Threatens The country is therefore threaten- ed with a situation exactly analagous to’ that existing in 1922, Major Wa: burn said. “Of course, I cannot say that there will be a strike. But there was a strike in 1922, under almost identically the same condi- tions.” The injunction method of ing strikes was deplored revent- y the He said that injunctions were meant only as a restraint against harmful acts, until due legal processes could e taken, or until negotiations can be furthered to solve some problem. President Coolidge, he continuéd, is powerless to prevent a strike un- der any existing federal statute, and except through the moral suasion he has,) as president of the United States, he cannot bring, coal opera- tors or unions to time. “Therefore, you can readily see that a strjke is impending,” he said. “We should prepare. We Americans are always this way: we wait until war breaks out to formulate plans for our guns and warcraft; we are waiting until a strike is called and then’ will cry for help. We should help ourselves now while we aré able.’ Should Store Up Coal During the 1919 coal strike, North Dakota's lignite coal sold for as high as 36 a ton. in Minnesota and South Dakota, Major Washburn said. On about that basis, if North Da ‘kota coal men would start almost immediately to store up coal for the strike demand, there would be about this fall and winter, he estimated. “We can mine two ai and during August and September, so that if the strike is declared about September 1, we will be able to sup- ply the immense ,demand that is bound to”come up at that time. If we do not have the coal on hand it means overtime work, contests for cars to ship the coal in, and other hold-backs on our ability to meet any emergency.” thing of a: lull between their plant- ing and arvesting periods, nite for the winter, as the general public has been asked to do. #4] to advertise North Da- 1 deposite and the reasonable price uct, outside of the northw must be ready to meet a demand for (Continued on page three) country | North Dakota ‘coal operator president. | $5,000,000 comirig into North Dakota| Ple residing slong the and | compared should lay in their supplies of lig-| crease of 482. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1925 Peoria, M1, July 13.—()—Under the ambiguous banner “Untle Sam’s place,” the government went into the saloon business in Peoria and two months ago obtained the confidence of illicit rum runners and gathered evidence leading to wholesale raids in which nearly 200 arrests re made. J. E. Asher and Max Hartzig, Washington prohibition ag came to Peoria in May, purchased a saloon and erected the sign “Un- cle Sam's Place.” Established hootleggers viewed the legend MRS. E. F. LADD ASKS SORLIE TO Washington, July 13.—(#)—Gov. Sorlie of North Dakota has been urged by Mrs. Ladd, widow of the late senator from that state, to ap- point Douglas H. McArthur to fill the vacancy caused by Ladd’s death, In a letter patched today, Mrs. Ladd \ urged the importance of having the place filled by some one familiar with i is | or is bette: © the line of work Senator Ladd held near to his heart. Yo one knew his wishes better rable to carry on the work Va chanted, than Mp, MaAnthen, whe was the senator’s secretary and worked with him four years,” Mrs. ‘Ladd stated in per totter | Mrs. Ladd pointed out that McAr- ithur had been a state senator two years and materially aided Mr. | Ladd in getting through the North | Dakota legislature a number of pure food measures ‘YOUTHS DROWN IN POOL NEAR NEW LEIPZIG Two Little Boys Lose Lives When They Enter Water to Escape Heat Two boys, Adolph, 9, and Reinholdt, 7, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grabe- tin, living 4 miles north of New Leip- zig, were drowned in a pool at an abandoned coal mine late Saturday night. The boys, seeking relief from the heat, waded into the pool and off a ledge into eight feet of water. Their clothes were found when par- ‘ents went to the pool to search for them. Grant county authorities were no- ified and the bodies of the boys were recovered. HAZEN MAN DROWNS Jacob, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heinz, farmers living 12 miles southeast of Hazen, was drown- led at about 3 o'clock Sunday after- noon in the Knife river near Stevens Bridge. He was unable to swim and waded off a shoal into deep water, drown- ing before others in the party could reach him. The body was taken to Mandan, his former home, where funeral ser- vices will be held, probably tomorrow. Coroner Gobel of Bismarck was called to the scene of the accident last night. MANDAN FIGHTS IMPROVEMENT OF CUT-OFF Efforts of Bismarck business men for the improvement of. the St. An- thony cut-off, a highway that begins about one-half mile west of the Mem- orial bridge and serves farmers south and east of Bismarck, will be thresh- {ed out in the Morton county district [court Wednesday. Judge H. L. Berry granted a temporary injunction Fri- day restraining the state highway commission from improving the high- way. The highway commission was given until Wednesday to show why the injunction should not be made Permanent. The highway commission has let the contract for improving the road 2] to Dahl & Watson of Mandan and the contractors are ready to begin work on the r Until it is improved, the peo- road are forced to go around by way of Man- nd a half mil-| dan to get across the Missouri river lion tons, and North Dakota should] #nd into Bismarck. Mandan business foresee the future and get this coal| men are fighting the improvement out during the latter part of July,| of the highway. GRIGGS COUNTY SHOWS SLUMP IN POPULATION Cooperstown, N. D., July 13.—The population of Griggs county now is Farmers aye now enjoying some-| 6,970, as shown by a compilation of ors’ census returns, as ith 7,452 in 1920, a de- The population of Cooperstown, county sedt, is given hs 1,007, as com- red with 1,112 in 1920, Hannaford as 439, as compared with 431 in 1920; the state's prod- Bintord has 288 as compared with 393 wel in 1920. “The lhst five years of severe ag- the coal. | We: must mine enough to} ri ppt Gel cag si Sy ad gency tree el ag ; says the Griggs Coun: ty Bentinel-Courter, pablisied. here, i Ul | NAME M’ARTHUR ——_—_ Government Prohibition Agents Go Into Saloon Business in War Against Violators of Dry Law with considerable amusement and soon established connections with the newcomers who began mak- ing purchases from dealers and rum runners, obtaining evidence against practically every saloon in town. The rum dealers found the lauch was on them when Uncle Sam's proprietor suddenly closed «hop Saturday and went to the federal building to meet 40 agents from Chicago and Washington and be- gan a cleanup of the city which extended until late Sunday night. ANOTHER ROAD FILES RATE Paul to Increase Tariff on All: Grains The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad today filed notice of increased rates on grain, flax, and millet shipments originating within North Dakota east of the Missouri river. Rate boosts average 2 1 dents per hundredweight on grain. The railroad commission within the next week will file a blanket protest with the interstate commerce com- mission covering grain rate increases proposed by three rail carriers oper- North Dakota. ition asking suspension ES led increases published by the Soo Line has already been forwarded to Washington. The Northern Pacific road has yet to file proposed tariff increases. U| on receipt of the Northern Pacifi tariff schedule, the commission wil prepare a petition to be lodged with the interstate commerce body. Rate increases announced by the Great Northern in notice’ filed upon the railroad commisston last week will range from 1-2 cent to 5 1-2 cents a bushel on grain shipments joriginating within the state for move- ment east. Scheduled rate advances, published jby the Great Northern, are hea |near the Minnesota line and along the Canadian border, the railroad commission announced. ‘BISMARCK MAN SENTENCED ON LIQUOR CHARGE William Weymouth entered a plea of guilty to a charge of engaging in the liquor traffic before Judge Fred Jansonius in Burleigh county district court Saturday. He was sentenced to six months in the county jail and to pay a fine of $200 and court costs of $50. FIVE WOMEN | UNHURT WHEN CAR TURNS OVER An overturned car containing five voung women was found on the road | between here and Menoken Saturday night by a party of young men cluding Deputy Sheriff Hedstrom, who were returning from a dance Menoken. None of the women was hurt. The car had been side swiped into the ditch by a passing machine. The car did not stop agd.the women were unable fo get the license number. They were brought into town. JUNE HIGHWAY SALES TOTAL NEARLY $3,000 i Miscellaneous sales of tents, hard- ware’ and similar articles from the storeroom of the highway commission surplus war materials amounted to $1,296.69 during June, being made by Storekeeper Fred Argast, and trucks, truck motors, trailers, etc., were sold by him for $1,550.00 to counties and contractors, 0. T. Haakensen, former superintendent of the equipment de- partment, reported. FARMERS FILE PROTEST ON ' RATE BOOST of A delegation of farmers, elevator ow! id business men from Strasburg and Linton, headed by A M. Fisher; president of the Strasburg Community club, appeared before the railroad commission today to protest against increased rates atnounced by ; the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul road on flax and grain east of the Missouri river. ‘The delegation asked that the rail- road commission open negotiations with the Milwaukee road by which it is hoped s compromise rate will be reached which will be isfactory to grain-growers of utheastern part of the state. Frank Mithollan, chairman of the commission, and E. M. Hendricks, rate expert, conferred with the Lin- ton-Strasburg committee. HE SMOKED CIGARETS Wichita, Kana,—One reason two of the city commissioners gave for their recent futile attempt to oust Earl C. Elliott, city manager, was that he smoked cigarets. BOOST NOTICE Chicago, Milwaukee and St. x. | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [mu EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS North Dakota’s Estimated 1925 Wheat Crop Increases (QUASH MOTION | PRESENTEDIN SCOPES TRIAL Defense Lawyers Seek | Have Indictment of | Teacher Set Aside ] SESSION IS UNEVENTFUL to Dayton Pastor Resigns From | Charge Over Protest on | Evolution Sermon i Dayton, Tenn, July 1 cussion of a motion by the to quash the — indictment John T. Scopes, charged with viola- tion of the Tennessee law against teaching of evolution theories in the public schools, occupied the morn- | ing session of court today. Presenting the motion, John R. eal spoke first for the defense fol- lowed by Arthur G. Hays, presenting the me contention. Former Attor- ral B. G. McKenzie spoke in opposition to the motion with Sue LK. Hicks, also of state counsel, mak- jing the last argument before the ‘noon recess. H | Insues Are Profound Judge Rauiston, just before order-| iV 1 o'clock, said to! “Gentlemen, the is- |sues in this case are profound andj |the court docs not wish to guess,” adding that he would expect briefs] to be filed on the motion to quash. Other than reading of the indict- ment and questioning of a juror as to whether he had expressed an opin- ion as to guilt of innocence of the defendant the first hours of tho day’s first session were uneventful.! A mild clash developed between At-! \torney General Stewart and Clarence | ‘Darrow and again between Dan G.| {McKenzie on one side and Dudley/ Field Malone on the other. Neither ‘seriously ruffled the calm of the court. PASTOR RESIC Dayton, Tenn. July 13.—UP)—The! | Rev. Howard Gale Byrd withdrew ifrom his pastorate of the Methodist Episcopal church (Northern) here Sunday when a large part of his! congregation protested against the proposed preaching of a sermon on t! evolution in the church's pulpit by Dr. Charles Francis Potter, modern- ist minister of New York. Mr. Byrd, who invited Dr. Potter | to occupy his pulpit, is pointed to] as the original inspiration for the filing of charges against John T. Scopes, whose trial on an indictment alleging violation of the state law against teaching evolution in public schools began in, this town Friday. Three Services Called Off The three regular Sunday preach- ing services were called off by the pastor who announced to newspaper- men at the parsonage: “I have quit. I have not resigned —I have quit!” Mr. Byrd is 31 years old and has been pastor of the local church for three years. Members of his congre- gation declared that the church had grown more in three years of Mr. Byrd’s ministration, and had done more religious service than in all its history of many decades. Bryan’s Pastor Turned Away Dr. Foster W. Taylor, fundamental- ist champion, and pastor of the Co- {itt Grove Presbyterian church, ami, Fla., of which William Jen- nines Brvan is a_ member, had been invited by Mr. Byrd to preach in the church last night. He was in- formed by the pastor early Sunday that the services had been canceled. Mr. Byrd told Dr. Taylor that he would explain later the cancellation of the invitation. Taylor declined to comment on the incident. He did not wish to say what was the subject of the sermon he had prepared. Byrd Stands by Invitation Potter, pastor of the West Side Unitarian church, New York, until his resignation takes effect in Octo- ber, had announced “evolution” as the subject to deliver in the Metho- dist church this morning. He was to spéak at the invitation of Pastor Byrd. Byrd explained that he “quit” be- cause he had invited Potter and in- tended to “stand by him.” \SORLIELEADS _ PARADE TO OPEN N. D. FAIR Grand Forks, July 13—Governor A. G. Sorlie will lead a parade to be held at the North Dakota State fair here this afternoon symbolizing the resources and institutions of North Dakota. He will be accompanied by heads of several of the state educa- tional institutions. ‘ WOMAN CRASH | VICTIM TAKEN TO BISMARCK | A woman, giving the name of Mrs. Davis Chernin, whose home is to be in Ohio, wi dition today at St. Alexius hospi from injuries received when the car in which she was riding Sunday turned over near Richardson. A companion escaped uni: Authoriti it St. Alexius hospital would furnish: no information on the oeident at the request of the vic- im. The ancient Egyptians cut and dressed stone as skillfully as it is done today. HEADS ELKS NEA Federal Judge W. H. Atwell of Dal- las, Tex., will be named grand exalted ruler of the B. P. O. E. at the na- tional convention in Portland, Ore., the week of July 13. U.S DEMANDS CHINA LIVE UP T0 PACT Insists That Government Give Protection to All Foreigners Swampscott, Mass., July 13.—()— Insistence that China live up to its treaty obligations and protect the lives of foreigners was announced Sunday as the keystone of the policy of the American government toward that nation, Secretary Kellogg outlined the at- titude of the administration after a week-end conference here with Presi- dent Coolidge, centering chiefly on the Chinese situation. He insisted also that there must be “scrupulous observance of the obligations to China entered into at the Washington conference.” Action Deemed Necessary Formulation of a definite policy was deemed necessary by the presi- dent and secretary of state in view of recent disorders there jeopardiz- ing the lives and property of Amer- icans and nationals of other coun- tries and on account of the compli- cation of ratification of Washing- ton’s treaties dealing with Chinese customs and extra territorial rights, Foreign debts, settlement of which was said to be progressing satisfac- torily, also came up for consideration at the conference in which under- Secretary Grew participated. Mr. Grew accompanied Secretary Kellogg on the latter's return last night to Washington where the state depart- ment head will resume his duties aft- er an interrupted vacation he was spending in St. Paul, Minn. On leav- ing the summer White House Mr. Kellogg gave out this statement: “We have been engaged in a con- ference with the President with ref- erence to the situation in China, the foreign debt question and some de- partmental matters. Debt Question Unchanged “The conference in relation to China had reference to matters of policy. The corner stone of that policy, so far as this government is concerned, may be said to be a scrupulous observance of the obli- gations to China entered into at the Washington conference and the in- sistence that the government of China take adequate measures for the protection of foreigners and to carry out her responsibilities under the treaties. “There is nothing new. in the debt question. We were discussing the gencral situation. Settlement was progressing satisfactorily.” MERCURY HITS 100 DEGREES HERE SUNDAY The mercury climbed to 100 in Bismarck yesterday, the highest in this city since Aug. 13, 1922, when the thermometer registered 100 de- grees. The hottest day on record in Bismarck was on July 9, 1921, when the mercury climbed to 108. The highest mark here Saturday was 98 degrees. Minot, with a temperature of 103, was the hottest place in North Da- kota Sunday. Other temperatures in North Dakota Sunday follow: Amenia, 96; Bottineau, 97; Devils Lake, 96; Dickinson, 102; Dunn Center, 101; El- lendale, 103; Grand Forks, Jamestown, 96; Langdon, 88; La more, 92; Lisbon, 97; Napoleon, 995 Williston, 98; Fargo, 98. DAY MISHAPS HEAT, STORMS AUTO CRASHES CAUSE DEATHS Drownings Lead Fatalities With Twenty-Eight Lives Lost LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR Explosion Slays Three and Many Persons Succumb From Heat Chicagd, July 13.—()—More than three score persons were killed through the country as the result of a heat wave, lightning, automolie and flying accidents, bathing mishaps and other causen over the week-end. With thousands of persons secking relief from the humidity at beaches deaths from drown- ings led the fatalities, 28 lives being lost. Nineteen were killed in automobile smash ups; four were slain by lightning, six died of heat, three perished in an ex- plosion and two met death in an airplane accident, .In addition several scores were injured, most- ly in motor car accidents. Three of the heat deaths were recorded in New York City where the second hottest Sunday of the year was reported. The mercury there rose to 91 degrees with a high hu- midity. In the middle west the high- est temperature was at Des Moi 100 degrees, while the 98 point w: reached at Lincoin, Neb., with the record at Omaha, Chicago con- tributed two to the heat death toll and Sioux City, lowa, one. Missouri's hot weather was reduced by a heavy rain, 4U was estimated that 240 thousand Chicagean’s flocked to the beaches Sunday, two drownings being record- ed here. The bathers witnessed an unusual spectacle, a small tidal wave. At intervals of 15 to 30 sec- onds the lake level dropped 2 1-2 feet and the water receded from 75 fp 100 feet from the normal water ine. : EIGHT PERSONS DROWN St. (Paul, July 13.—@)—For the first time this summer Minnesota passed a week-end without a single automobile death record. The motor record, however, was offect by « drownings which took the lives of eight persons in the state Saturday and Sunday. The unusual number of drownings this week-end was attributed largely to the excessive heat, which induced Minnesotans generally to seek relief in the water. Likewise the heat was largely re- sponsible for the absence of motor- ing deaths, as the customary Satur- day and Sunday automobile trips were abandoned as the sun scorched the pavements and dusty highways, making driving uncomfortable. In some parts of the state unofficial temperatures as high as 110 were reported, RAIN BREAKS HEAT Fargo, July 13—(#)—A very heavy rainfall around 9 o'clock this mor ing temporarily broke a three d heat wave that has resulted in recor breaking temperatures here. d 2 At 8:30 this morning unofficial thermometers read 88 degrees and the day bore every promise of bringing further sweltering heat, but the drenching rain cooled the atmosphere and an hour later the government thermom- eter at Moorhead read 84 degrees. FOUR DROWN IN IOWA Des Moines, Ia. July 13.—@)— Four deaths due to drowning were reported in lowa yesterday when bathers prompted by a desire to es cape heat, flocked to beaches. Esther Chapman of Des Moines, Roy Davis of Sioux City, Emerson Bowman of Muscatine and Theodore N. Rude of Brookings, S. D., were drowned while bathing. One death due to heat pros- tration was reported at Sioux City with higher temperature promised to- jay. FOUR IN MINNESOTA Austin, Ming., July 13—(#)—Four youths living in the vicinity of Aus- ti nwere drowned over the week-end, Fred and Glen Dahl, brothers, 22 and 17 years old, whose home is in Lyle, 12 miles south of here, were drowned in the St. Croix river below Othalo last Saturday. Seeking refuge from the heat Sat- urday afternoon the men took a boat out on the St. Croix and together dove off in the water. Neither came to the surface and it is believed they were caugth in an undertow. WAR VETERAN. LOSES LIFE IN TELLEHAN LAKE St. Cloud, Minn., July 13.—)— Joseph Scznanski, 27, veteran of the world war and recently discharg- ed from a Chicago disability hospital, was drowned at Tellehan Lake near Avon late yesterday afternoon. GYPSIES TOLD TO GET OUT . OF COUNTY County authorities were called to Menoken Sunday by farmers who had been suffering from the ‘taking ways” of a ee of Gypsies camped near by. fraics were driven from the grounds and told to leave the county. + Despite their apparent air of pros- perity the campers were caught stealing from the farmers and were i Seah tae ae in two new cars, and a