The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 21, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly overcast tonight and Tues.; possibly showers, warmer. OK TRIBUNE [ono | ESTABLISHED 18’ MITCHELL RELIEVED MOB SHERIFF; | BURN NEGRO AT STAKE | | Lynching Victim Was Arrest- | ed Fcr Attacking White Girl ARRESTS Sheriff Says He Is Unable to, Recognizes Members : of Mob ny, Miss., Sept. 21.— rrests had heen made | in connection with the lynching of J. P. Ivy, negro, who was burned at the s‘ake 18 miles | from here, yesterd.: | Roberts, from who was taken by a mob of nearly a thousand persons, ¢>clared Le not recogt crowd. New Alb: (A). The mob dispersed after the lynch- ing and story that three other ne; were implicated with him in attacking the daughter of a farmer Friday was discounted when the girl, who is in a serious condi- tion, declared Ivy alone attacked her. | Ivy was a member of a timber cutting working near the ch the young girl was ed the if taking y to Holly $ had _identifie ed to the ae was taken to the scene of the his body was covered with ie and he w tied to a stake. s piled about him and the girl Ivy BECOME ACTIVE Scientists Believe Ice Crown-, ed Cones Are Not Burned- out Shells ept. 21- PY -lee- | cones ulong the ly are presumed | however, ed-out shells, but it is entirely possi- ble that one or more of them might | erupt at any time. + { Mount Rainier and Mount Baker in'| Washington, Mount Hood in Oregon and Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak | in California are individuals in . a great series of volcanoes that extends | in a circle for 10,000 miles or more! around the North Pacific ocean in both North America and Asia, There ' was a time, in the opinion of the| scientists, when these peaks were in| violent eruption at the same time, 80 | that a chain of fire bounds the Pacific Coast, for the five peaks are so close together that any one in eruption could be observed from its | nearest neighbors. Since 1914 Lassen has been in fre- quent eruption, and it is regarded as ! scientifically established that not one of the volcanoes can be called dead. All except Lassen have been quiet for several thousand years, in the opinion of: expert reckoning. During the past century there have | been several minor eruption; from Mount Rainier, the mightiest of the fire volcanoes. It has been hundreds of years since, the great peak blew | off a half mile of its top and scat- | tered volcanic ash to a depth of hun- | dreds of feet over large areas of | what now is Washington. Almost every year faint earth-| quakes are recorded on Rainier, and steam still issues from the crater, which is half a mile across. This steam is so inten’e that great cav- erns have been melted in the snow that fills the crater. | These caves, sheltered from the /| winds and warmed by the escaping steam, have often proved of advan- | tage to persons scaling the peak. Stephens and Van Trump, the first white men to conqucr Mount Rainier. | more than half a century ago, un- doubtedly owed their lives *o th steam caves. It would have heen im- possible for them to have retraced their steps in the darknes, and they could not have lived through a night on the summit without blankets or other protection if it had not} een for the timely discovery of the warm caverns. The steam on top of Mount Rainier is so hot that it will transform a pan of snow to boiling water in ten min- utes. Eggs can be cooked if placed | in the hot pumice of the crater. j Business Failures’. Show Big Increase | He reported to R. G, Dun & Co.,| failures in the United States this week number 358, which is an in- crease of 27 over the total for the last previous six-day week. A year ago, defaults numbered 291. Of the! current weck’s fyilures, 192 had li- | abilities of more"than $5,000 in each case, which is equivalent to 53.6 per | cent of the aggregate number. For the corresponding period of last year, such defaults numbered 162, the ra- tio to the total at that time being 55.7 per cent, The number of failures in Canada | increased to 59 this week, which com- | pares with 86 last week, 32 two weeks ago and 39 in this week of 1924. Of the current week’s de- faults, 28 had liabilities of more than. $5,000 in each case, against 15 sim- ilar failures last week, 17 two weeks ago and 19 in this week of last year. j reap the benefit. \killed and his fathe: BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1925 The committee of nin Rear Admiral Frank F am, We. I, URGEUSEOF | LiUNITEIN- TWIN CITIES Real Estate Board Seeks De- ; velopment of N. D. Coal Fields is eon- we of The publicaton of Estate Bozrd: strike situation acit field to the with the is its is its al of fractures into p Irying for the remo re; it follows that tor h it should be i e form o: briquets. 1 problem, as briquets of various forms are on the market quets differ but little e-coals which go to make them, ¢ jfor the binder that is added fo dhesive quilitie: ta coal 'd to be weil suited to the 1 ing of this type of briquet, by re gon of low ash and sulphur content, und in the proce: yrre its only detrimen tof ex-| i el. Ma- kota than elsewhere. Lack Capital It is perhaps safe to a briquets of the above type made Dakota coal would now be in th mark@t here, were it not for the fi that operators and capital are in- tensely interested in new method that are being developed in Europe and America in the carbonizing of coals and to which treatment Dakota coals respond very read This method produces a product that is fully equal to hracite in fuel ue and of lower ash content : is described Carbon Res s ke, Char and other varia- tions of coke, to which class it be- long: although it partakes more of the nature of charcoal and is’ used to replace same in several industries. This product is said to be of the size of pea coal, with perhans one-fifth of it in smaller sizes, which latter ig reported to have a ready marset im’ paint manufacturing and other ines. The remaining semi-coke will nec-! essarily have a high fuel value with- out briqueting, wherever it can be used in that form, and the freight! will be about the-same as on steam coul. Briquets+ made from this ma-| terial are reported fully equal to an-} thracite if fuel value with consider- | able less ash. They are said to be| |smokeless, and free from soot and; clinker, and are therefore clean to handle and the most desirable fuel available anywhere. Industries established in Dakota are directly tributary to the Twin Cities. Their gain is our gain. Prob- ably 90 per cent of the money paid by us for Dakota products will re- main here and if in addition we can Procure a better fuel at a lower price the industries and large com- mercial builders of Minneapolis will In addition there are certain by- products in oils, etc., resulting from the treatment of the coals, upon w new industries in the Twin Cities might be founded as the coal fields are developed and that in the meantime will furnish some raw ma- terial to industries now here. Banker Killed in Red Wing Smashup Red Wing, Minn., Sept, 21—()— Sylvester C. Cunningham, 34 years old, paying teller at the Northwest- ern National Bank. Minnéapolis, was -law, Anton Koester of Red Wing, was seriously injured in_a collision between two cars here Sunday. Dwight Smith, 19, of Rochester, driver of the car’ that collided with Mr. Cunningham’s machine, was lodged in the gounty jail after the accident. County authorities said he probably will be charged with man- slaughter. Police said that Srtith, who was only slightly hurt, had been drinking. Washington—To be blind as a bat is to be blind not at all, for the bat has a very acute sense of sight, ac- cording to recent experiments here, The bat’s eves are beud-like, and are almost hidden with the soft fur with which its body is clothed. Its sense of hearing, smell and taste also are very acute. ‘Tete! Durand, Arthur D. Deniso from n to sift alleged weakne in her, Maj. Ge |» How Ame ti James G. Harbord, D wig ard Coffin aud Congressman Carl Vinson, r force is shown with Presi t W. Morrow, James F. Parker, GIRL, 11, LEAPS OVER 60-FOOT CLIFF TO SAVE COMPANION; BOTH DROWN IN RAPIDS OF ST. CROIX rewds Watch Heroic Feat as Two Children Ge to Death in Swirling Waters cf St. Croix Del s Palls, Minn The of nine- by. Minneapolis in on Sinty-f full cliffs here Sunday, recovered to- yofrom the Si ix river with rrappling hooks about 400 feet down from where she first lost her from the who who w men who this. morning afte i nother party, which shed all night. Th double t life of old daughter Minn polis, her. the girls deils with one 6 bout r had who att came here ze, Irene lost ped or the edge Lif She caught the crumbling nd clung te’ y, screaming for help. I ran to her aid, but the you Tin her exeitem frrasped F arms and the ty slid and r down the f Evelyn clung to the roeks in com- parative shut Irene plunged in- to the « here she sank imm elyn ating © her, but was urrent, Her body was recovered by Luc nen, 25 years old, of | Tay Taylor Falls, Minn, Sept. 21. While 2,000" people stood watch- ing, helpless to give aid, an eleven- year-old Minneapolis school SAVE COOLIDGE FROM ACCIDENT Washington, Sept. 21.—(®)— President Coolidge narrowly ¢: aped being struck by an auto- mobile while walking in the downtown section last “night and the driver of, the car was arrest- ed on a charge violating traf- fic regulations. The President had just step- ped from the curb into the strect at a corner when the automobile, cutting the corner, was said to have borne down upon him so suddenly that he was only saved from being struck by a secret service man grabbing his arm and drawing him back to the curb. The driver of the car gave his name as Nathan D. Smith, of Baltimore. He was charged with cutting corners and failing to give right of way to pedestrians. Smith was released on furnishing $3,500 bond for his appearance in traffic court. ——$—______—_—___ | Weather Report ee, ° Temperature at 7 a.m. . Highest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation to a, m. . Highest wind velocity Weather For For Bismarek and vicinity: Partly overcast tonight and Tuesday; pos- sibly showers. Warmer tonight. For North Dakota: Partly over- cast tonight and Tuesday; possibly showers south portion. Warmer to- night. General Weather Conditions A large high pressure area is cen- tered over the: northern Plains States this morning and light to killing frosts occurred in Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana, | Warmer weather prevails over the South due to low pressure over the southern Rocky Mountain and southern. Plains States. Precipitation occurred in Missouri, Kansas and in parts of South Dakota, Utah and Nevada ledge ()} Sept. 21.-(P)-1 went to the old Irene Ab-| old) Minn made by Al nin] WwW fala rted |” | mpted to savel jher aid, girl] i! of her nine-year- ion, the ing to their rus lian irls, Wampler, the father e- and A. P. Anderson of Minne- spending a day rh ir to explore the f the dels. sby girl slipped the car bluffs at Suddenly over a rock she hang there c she arrived the exhausted, into that her compan- im, the Wampler the edge of the ters. Crowds Watch people gathered p+ the bridge i ers the Wamp- ler girl companion, but the latter in the desperation of ex ion, clutched her friend's cloth- short struggle, both ap flowing stream m further into — the icherous Waters of the dells Out of the crowd of people bridge, Lucius lors Fall d off the clif, tes of desperate swimming « the swirling waters, red the body of the Wa After bringing it » he returned to the chill 1 but i vas forced to give up the body of the Abby ¢ we ontinued today ute the missi * While t the INCENDIARY BEGINS TERM Wolff Gets Four Years in Pen- itentiary on Guilty Plea Karl Wolff, self-confessed incen- today began a fou tence in the state penitentiary fol lowing his appearance late Saturday before District Judge Fred Janson- ius. Wolff presented a statement to the court asking that a plea of guil- ty be received and sentence pro- nounced. Charles Buffington, Minneapolis, was sentenced to six months in jail on charges of transporting liquor af- ter he had entered a plea of guilty late Saturday, Wolff confessed last week to sct- ting fire to a barn and granary on the farm of his father, Christ Wolff, nine miles north of Aren order to collect approximatel, 400 fire insurance covering the Confession in the case was ob ed by E. J. Pepke, state fire m: with the aid of Sheriff Albin H strom. STANDARD OIL MAGNATE DIES ew York. Sept. 21.—(P)—Alfred . Bedford, 61 year old chairman of the board of directors of the S dard Oil Company of New Jersey, died this morning at ‘home in East Norwich, Long Isla ene DOCTORING A MOUNTIAN Rome.—-Some alarm has been caused here by the statement of scientists that the Matterhorn, one of Italy’s famous mountgins, is in a shaky condition, and may topple over into the Italian valley. Years ago similar féars for the cher de la Clusette in Jura caused engineers Elsewhere the weather is generally, to rush to the mountain and shore fair. : ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Official in Charge SALT BELIEVED SECRET OF AMATIS it up with concrete. NO FAIR is Mammoth Cave, Ky.—Lost while ‘searching for a moonshine still in the woods back of here, Sheriff Noah Berlin, Sept. :21.—@)—The extra-| Reed and Deputy Duvall wandered ordinary resonance of the famous Amati violins is due to the fact that] this county also were looking Officials of into another county. for the they were stained with lime salts,| still. The two parties met each other German violin makers believe. The cause of the remarkable tone of the instruments has been a secret, but it is now claimed to come fromthe salts remaining imbedded in the pores of the wood. and believed the other to be the moonshiners. Taking positions be- hind trees and rocks they opened. fire. Result: Reed’s leg shot to pieces, and two of the other sheriff's deputies’ backs filled with shot. both go-! nd went to ¢ the! ident Coolidge. Left to right, (ey . President Coolidge, Senator Hiram START WORK OF FILMING CUSTER DRAMA i Hunt Stromberg, Successor to] Ince, Directs Photo- i P | Dakota, Chamberlain, South (M)--A three d of the Little aged here revival of Big Horn Vat beginning on with the Missouri rattle to- n connec ded- on of the eat this point. of Indians , South TF new river from eve kota were ~ Portrayal st stand will be und ve the di of Hunt Stromb Thomas WM. In use the scene in a moving. he is producing. om the view of the Indian, this y oWwa the last) stand their nst the dominion of the who pie Spotted Rabbit, the Indian who is ud te have killed General Custer ind v daughter of Chief Sitting Bull the last to submit to of the white man, will Indians at the cele- Ib | The » itself will be fought in anat amphith of Pontoon € | lain, Perso sigeht, Little r mbe tudied th ur with the y that the tical, the Custer HV ferences of tion will be Tuesday, At that time there mony, and addresses als ‘from South Da- N a. = | Septem! ywill b * TAKE NEW ULM MURDER SUSPECT Minneapo ept, 21. -(P)—A man and a woman were en from an apartment house here by detectives last night and are held for New Ulm, Minn., authorities in connection with the slaying last Monday of William | Edwards, « brakeman, !' The pair held are years old, and Mrs, 28 years old. | Edwards was slain in the robbery of the Chicago and Northwestern Passenger station at New Ulm, An automobile, corresponding with the d ption given by New Ulm authorities of a machine seen near ‘the station shortly before Jwards was slain was taken from the couple at the Mieapolis apartment. Abdo is under 9 year sentence at the Stillwater penitentiary, imposed ‘recently in Mankato on a statutory charge. He is at liberty on a writ of’appeal for a re-trial of his case Mike Abdo, 24 Jane MacIntyre, 'HOLD RESERVE | OFFICERS’ MEET Dr. F. P, Quain presided at a meet- ing of the North Dakota reserve of- icers association held at the country club Sund: Several resolutions were adopted which will be announc- ed later. GRID VICTIM _ IS NEAR DEATH Green Castle, Ind., Sept. 21.—®)— Injuries received in football practice Saturday afternoon at Depauw Uni- versity by Maynard Gable, of Elk- hart, a freshman, may cause his death. Either his’ spine was severed or two vertebrae crushed. He is almost completely paralyiged being able to move his hands only slightly. BEES RAID JAIL Chardon, O~-A swarm of bees raided the county jail here a few days ago, creating, a furore in the prison cells, and a general excite- ment about’ the court-house yard. They settled in a barrel, containing a’small amount of liquor mash. how- ever, and became so woozy that a bee ‘man scooped them up with his hand and imprisoned them in three hives. GREASE IN HIS WAY Indianapolis—A burglar crawled through a window here into an auto- mobile repair shop. From the win- dow to the floor was a 10 foot drop,| and right under the window was a barrel of transmission grease. Plumb into the barrel he fell, up to his neck. He made his way out of the building without stealing a thing. There are 170,900,000 Protestant followers in the world, |Condemn Unified Air Servic asking for more and better air- vlanes but ny stubb to Col, William Mitchell's y pet project for a sepa unified x in a committee room at the Capitol, the board ed by Mr, Coolidge found = ing array of shaled before n advice. nye Seeretary) Davis, Major John L. Hines, chief of f ghe army and one of two / ps commanders to remain « and Brig. Gen. Drum, f in turn di an important) arm se, but one whiel he oper ated in ti an integral part of the r machine, not army official: mar- it to give infor- s that nicky my air! is son to be about the condition of the first witness he r board, M the Mitchell; Cite Limited Approp Preliminary Report Hugh} t | should tempor | ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR AND ARMY STAFF OFFICIALS TESTIFY IN AIRCRAFT PROBE Project: Advocated by Colonet ticns in vind development said, was set forth in doreport, a ch would be furnished the ry. however, had sof aire as shown by the flying r heen wisely, efficiently and economi- eally conduc the ‘uir service, should be contin , and, when funds permit, expanded. Additional per should be onnel and ma made available for when government s but net at the ex- of other vital needs of the de nt, larger reserve of hould be built up when funds per- inate Duplication duplication of army and authorized by supply seetion of to develop the industrial p ednes ns. 6. “Restrictions on the method of overnment purchases of airplanes iy he relaxed, under nt’s outlined the policy mand pointed to the htoby army whieh has at ! \ right. to. public of equipment is in id, but this is con tilable while its personnel, although some limit» ed, is unexcelled by army. air | vice in the world.” ledges Cooperation Davis, who first urged —ap- nt of the board, pledged the f during the e: z res | were made ag: tion he would wel ity to reappear and ans them “The wa " Mr. Da said, “welcomes this inquiry int the air defenses of ‘the country by | this board ot disinte W citizens. Nation#l defens a ust of all the people. have te} right to know whether“ appropria-| tions are being wisely and economi- cally expended and whether the de-| fenses of the country planned, organized and equipped in the most effective: manner, Wants Probe the consideration of — this mportant subject honest dif- | opinion naturally arise. They exist within the war depart-| ment itself, as you will undoubtedly hear today, and the proper expres-| on of honest convictions is to be encouraged. ‘Th epartment impugns the motives of no critics, It the right to demand the fair dealing for itself, it seeks to keep an open mind on ‘all det questions, to adopt an constructive! suggestions which it can approve, to, improve the service wherever ’ its means will permit. carrying out its serious i for the national morally bound to. ii that mere assertions must be backed ap by hard facts, that due eonsider- tion must be given to the costly ex-! perience of the past in weighing speculations as to the future, that] change for the sake of change alone $ unjustifable “We here are all actuated by the} same fundamental motive, that pa- triotic desire to safeguard our com-| non heritage. We may honestly dif- fer as to the ways and means of its <ccomplishment. In such a sion there is no place for p: fy personalities or prejudices, In that| pirit, we welcome this inquiry. i i “In vitally Te- di No Muzzling “On behalf of the war department, 1 am glad to offer the board of avia- tion inquiry every assistance in our! power, All studies rds, and re- ports, whether public, confidential, or secret, are at your disposable, Offi- cers, enlisted men and employes will appear before you, if and when de- sired, and will testify fully, freely and frankly. “There has not been, is not now and will not be any ‘muzzling’ of army officers in the expression of their individual opinions. “In your constructive program the war department will cordially co- operate, I personally have long felt that such an inquiry is essential, in order that public opinion may rest assured that the national defense i being wisely safeguarded and is in the ‘hands of officers of ability, loy- alty and vision, and not of mere bureaucrats, “At this hearing I will confine myself to general statements of pol- icy, leaving the details to the ela- borated by the military and techni- cal experts. “In general, I believe that our personnel is ut least equal in skill, hardihood and bravery to that of any other nation, The equipment is inadequate in numbers and part of it, built during the war, unsatisfac- tory in condition, a situation which is gradually improving. “This condition is due solely to lack of money and can be remedied only by money. That our technical and research work is satisfactory is evi- denced by the fact that the Army Air Service holds an extraordinarily large percentage of world records in aviation, “The efficiency of the whole. ser- vice was strikingly shown by the success of the round-the-world flight, a triumph of organization as well as of flying skill.” Specific recommendations for bet- terments and economies in the air service, Mr. Davis said, presented “a broad sabject,” which he would re- quest the privilege of discussing 1 n opportun-| g, mel, table | f delineation of — the nd navy in » adopted, housing bill war department in congress should be passed, that the intolerable living now existing in many may improve, A bureau of civil air naviga- tion showld be eatablished under the departme Mit “The perm introduced by th the last in’ order condition » As to the proposal lishment of a sep: auties to pre fied army and nay retin secretary a tment ide for a uni air service, the attention to previously expressed views of Weeks as presenting the r the question, expl the ning that the se a tary was prevented by illness from appearing before the board, Me. Davis quoted from Mr. Weeks' te timony before a congressional com- mittee in opposition to the proposal. In that test*mony Mr. Weeks de- clared the “present organ der the national defense act provid ing fe service as an inte- gral p f the s sound and should not be altered START PROBE Washington, Sept. 21.—(@) Nation was started on another long! probe today, with the President's special d inheriting all the controve ekground of USit~ tion and criticism in starting out to find the The boa ing Sceretary urged the ter the controver ters had been o by the recent of Col, Wil- liam Mitchell, former assistant army air chief. It was Col, Mitchell who furnished the chief impetus for the long investigation conducted by a committee of the house at the last Congress. The hearings will be op- en to the public. ‘Davin On Stand : In calling Acting Secretary Davis, it was the desire of the board to re- ceive a broad picture of the situation as regards the Army Air Service in laying the ground work for its. in- quiry into all phases of American aviation, Similarly the board has d Secretary Wilbur to discu: aviation tomorrow. Secretary Davis let it be known he was prepared to present to the board a picture in broad outline of the Army Air Service situation and that, for de and developments on the more technical side, he would re- fer the board to qualified military authorities whom he had selected to accompany him to the hearing room. r officers included Major Gen- chief of the Army Air services jor General. John L, Hines, Chief of Staff, and Brig. Gen- eral Hugh A. Drum, assistant chief of staff. Prior to the start of the present to new copy flyers department on that’ preparation in ion un-/ expected to be called a PRICE FIVE CENTS OF DUTY COOLIDGE’S COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES AIRCRAF ARMY ACTS IN AIR DEFENSE CONTROVERSY Relief Order, Effective Sep- tember 19, Is Published Today MITCHELL SILENT i Major General Ernest Hinds, Eighth Corps Area, Issues Decree San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 21. —(AP)—Colonel Wm. Mitch- ell, air service critic, was re- lieved from active duty Sep- tember 19, by order of Major General Ernest Hinds, it be- ‘ame known here today. |. “I don’t want to talk about it.” Col. Mitchell declared to- day. “Plex say that I have nothing whatever to say.”” se “We have nothing to say,” General Hinds said todas “Please say that there is no jcomment from the eighth }corps area headquarters.” Following the Shenandoah disaster, Col. Mitchell, who is said to be one of the most decorated men in the army, and who at one time during the world war, commanded the entire allied air fleets, is- jsued a statement in which he declared recent air disasters were due to the “almost crim- inal negligence of the United States air service.” Court. martial charges, which are said to be under Washington, have been expected in San Antonio for some time. May Be Witne: In addition Col. Mtichell is chief witness before air service in- stigators appointed by President Coolidge as a direct result of Col. Mitchell’s ‘The | charges. much investigated air defense of the! «J am ready to. testify whenever they want me,” he said. The order which was dated Saturday, but was not made public until Monday, reads: ‘Relieve staff officer until further order: “Col. Mitchell, air service, is relieved as air officer of the eighth corps area by com- mand of Major Gen. Ernest Hinds.” LAMB WINS — TOP PRIZE ATS.D. PAIR Strutz Entries Capture First Honors at Northwest Exhibitions An Oxford spring lamb, grown b the Progressive Dairy company, marek, captured first prize at the Huron (S. D.) state fair over the en- try which took initial honors at the Minnesota state fair, Rev. C. F. Strutz, local pastor, announced to- inquiry the debate over aircraft has, with ebb and flow, been in pro- gress since the close of the World War. RECORD FIRST KILLING FROST Topeoats and ‘heavy wrappings were the fashion in Bismarck today as the mercury fell below the fre ing point overnight. At seven this morning it was 29. Killing frost this year is a week ahead of last year’s first frost date, which was September 27, according to weather bureau records. 141,526 Tourists Visit Yellowstone Government figures credit the Northern Pacific and Gardiner Gate- way, the Northern entrance to Yel- lowstone Park with showing the greatest rail travel increase of any approach to the famous American summer playground and wonderland. Figures from the department of the interior at Washington have just been received by A. B. Smith, pas- senger traffic manager of the North- ern Pacific, showing that up to Au- gust 31st of this year the Northern Pacifie had carried 14,443 people to’ Gardiner Gateway as against 11,216 for the same period last year—an increase of more than 8,000. A total of 141,526 people have vis- ited Yellowstone Park so far this more fully at a later time. season by rail or motor. day. The Progressive Dairy company operated by Rev. Strutz, and hi brother, Rev. R. E. Strutz, Jame: town, together with, Miss Louise Her- man, Bismarck. The Jamestown pastor also oper- ates another dairy farm which is not connected with the Bismarck Dairy company. Eight prize sheép and lambs taken from a flock of 75 sheep maintained by the Progressive Dairy company are touring northwest fairs as part of a list of entries in charge of Rev. R._E, Strutz. Members of this picked flock cap- ‘tured the silver plate and silver pitcher at the Grand Forks state fair as the finest exhibits placed in en- try by a North Dakota sheep grower, Rey. Strutz stated. Oxfords, Shropshires, Hampshires, Rambouillets and Cotswolds are numbered among sheep being exhib- ited at northwest fairs by Rev. R. E. Strutz, who claims to have captured 150 first prizes this year. FIRST PARACHUTE London—The royal air force’s use of a parachute, perfected by an American, recalls that the first life- saver of this kind was conceived 132 years ago by a Frenchman. This Frenchman was a German prisoner in a fortress at Coblence and with a arasol contrivance he dropped safe- ly from the fortress walls to liber- ty. Back in France he perfected the idea. Bugs are said to cost American farmers $2,000,000,000 every year.