The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Sat- ‘urday; colder. ESTABLISHED 1873 HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS 20,000 Workmen Trying to Clear New York City Streets From Drifts TRAINS ARE HOURS LATE Many Ships and ‘Barges in Distress—Storm Sweeps Out Into Ocean New York, Feb. 6—)—Northwest- ern United States today was strug- gling bo free itself from the grip of the most severe snow storm of the winter that lasted fully 24 hours and caused 32 deaths. at New Britain, Conn.; eight perished at sea and there were other deaths ‘in various cities. Trains. were hours late, and com- muting service was disrupted in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, Wire | communication was interrupted. Five ships were in distress at sea. Three thousand passengers were on boats plying between New York and! New England points when the vessels ; had to anchor in Long Island Sound! near New York. Two Feet of Snow in Places The storm spread a snow blanket! varying from a few inches to two feet. Wind-driven, it formed a block- ade over country ‘highways through Pennsz:vania, New York, New Jersey, und New England. an, the ship lanes, A, the lowest estimate it will cost New? cork $1.000.000 to dig out of the storm.’ ‘Twenty thousand workmen urying to keep the main streets pa: uble, N Schools Suspended pended in the afternoon. Air mail serviee Between New York and Chicago was “habted. Only, two of five senger vessels due ie dock in New York dread to enter, Tons of ice in ‘the Hudson river jammed against the liner Ofdu- na wand kept her from docking until ‘whe tide turned. ‘N NORTH DAKOTA While the northeastern part of the U d States is digging itself out from under one of the worst snow storms in many years, during the progress of which many lives were lost and ‘vansnortstion and momunica- tion facillties were totally par- uiyzed, Bismarck today is enjoy- ing the balmy breezes of spring. “The few inches of snow that fell early in the week are rapid- ly disappearing this afternoon under a bright sun and a temper- ature of 42 above zero, and wa- is running along the curbs freshets. The lowest Tam. today the official rerding was 37 above. And yet, if one were to talk to a New Yorker or a Bostonian of spending a winter in North Da- kota, he would hold up his hand: in horror at the thought! Boston Hard Hit By Storm Boston was ‘open ‘to commuters fo: the city. dying ‘ater. Seven bargemen' were lost in the wrecks of barges off Sand; Hook, N. J. Five more barges an «wo tugs were still.in danger. Eight men, the entire crew, rescued from the schooner Kenwood, which went eshore on ‘the rocks at| Cedar Point, Mass. In the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvanie, 10 inches of enow fell. Among the deaths were: Boston, 3; Newark, 3; Bridgeport, Conn., 1; Jersey City, 2; Albany, 1. BOSTON’S WORST STORM ¥ IN_A QUARTER CENTURY Boston, Feb. 5.—UP)—As the worst snow storm of quarter century tory today, Boston slowly dug itself out of thé drifts passed into hi and took stock of the damage, In addition to a toll of six tributab! ‘Thousands of Boston commuters, unable to reach their’ suburbai when rail and electric tran: ome: portation failed last night, arose with aching bones from chair or de ed when hotel om! stretch no farther, Autos Abandoned In Drifte “ Thousands who did reach their firesides found di y in We ele- turning to work, vated com Frank £, Samuel of Topeka, Kas. is new director of the administration collapse, under the weight of snow, , division at the national headquarters, § \of the American Legion. In He will handle all admi Eight were killed in a building SEASON IS 0! “FIRST ROBIN” STORIES Jamestown, N. D., Feb. The first robin of the year in this vicinity was seen this morn- ing by Max Gies resident of this y s work at the Northern Pa- e, well known ‘te that the red breasted har- binger of spring was perched on ‘a shed and appeared to be a per- fectly normal bird. GLEE CLUB OF APPEAR HERE College Singers to Give Pro- gram’. ‘at Presbyterian Church Monday Night The gale swinled out ‘to sea late y cterday toward the Grand Banks: Five persons died in the storm in New York city. Schools were sus- 's Glee club of Jamestown ive\a program at ‘the urch in Bismarck on February’ 8, at was chosen by the in addition to eight the following arranged ‘by business manager: je; Feb. 6, Wilto: Feb. 8, Pierre cobtoge. will Presbyterialy © ee Mandan, he musical 1 enterdelyqrent.o lub wi i io’ Presbyterian church “the: evening servic: e following men have been chos- en. to go on the trip: ,stfong, Hamilton; Ralph Bryant, Page; Ar- Jamestown; Horace Head- 3 Howard weather, Souris; Harvey; Dalton uris; Lawrence Ringuette, Lowell Kurtz, Popula: Mont.; Robert Johansson, Jamestow! peralys Harvey bi coat tae al sane belay than New York. Pulllie buildings, in- | Willard oe orien ities Rateh -cluding the state bose, ‘Were thrown | travis of Jamestown will accompanist. W. Wyatt hope; Lawrence even more as the fed to stay in nter is ‘The eight who died at sea were. bargemen. A volunteer crew of coast guardsmen took three men off a barge neer Asbury Park, N. J. The darge ‘broke up, one of the tescued men apspek for she Cook ond wil prohe re pal ir the ir en prob- | he: Hs be given in Bismarck, although subject to change: | ized. 1. Sea Fever . Mark Andrews| Should Sell To Actual Farmers The state's holdings now approxi- mate 1,750,000 acres. The land is in scattered parts of the state and the board eo tit ea in of timber : or agricultural land in every count; + Beleeted | except Traill. us "i “There is too much land on the market now,” said Governor Sorlie. Coleridge Taylor 4 ams Come ‘True .. 2. Vocal’ solo" wn Robert Johansson De Cope 4. loon Medle} os Goin’ Home . 5. Piano solo 6. She Stands Phe earunceit one Thurlow Lieurance -. Thurlow Lieurance 7. Open the Gates at ‘the aad 2 ke Est iuetr Colsouin Concerts led RR SOE I Two Arrested at Cayalier, N. "Taken to Bemidji, Minn. top couches to which nouhstogp, fr: Hi 8 Temperature at 7 a, m. ... midji Highest yesterday t b Lowest last night : were brought hefe today from » N. D., where of filed 8 4 Frenski is char, year-old Edna ody of her parents and BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1926 NORRIS URGES GOVERN] 32 DEATHS CAUSED IN NORTHEASTER ARE BLOCKED) Charter Is Denied April Farm Colony Allentown, Pa., Feb. 6.—()—A icharter has been denied the April Farm colony, sponsored by Chas. Garland, -e millionaire, Paul Scott and Bettina Hovey. Garland is under $1,000 bail for trisl in April court on a statutory charge growing out of the activ- on the farm, DIE QUICKLY FROM POISON Army Post Exchanges at Schofield Barracks Ran- sacked to Find Source Honolulu, Feb. 5.—()—Every con- ivable form of medical container, including enlisted men’s personal supplies of toilet lotions, was seized | by company commanders today, and late tonight 11 army post exchanges had been ransacked by officers in their efforts to find the exact source jof the canteen “hair tonic” which caused the death of six privates and the serious’ poisoning of at least three others. So drastic were the orders from commanding officers to prevent further possibility of poisoning that! every soldier at Schofield Barracks, the largest military reservation of the United States, having a peace time strength of 12,000 enlisted men, was marshalled to the parade grounds to hear rigid order read and warned to submit to medical exam- ination immediately if they had ine bibed any liquid believed to have, contained alcohol. To Confer With Customs Officers It wage learned from a reliable source that customs officials will be called into conference tomorrow to to' believe, it was said, that such may be foun ultimately to be the cause of the sudden deaths. While a special board of inquiry! was investigating the case, three so! diers were still in a critical condi- tion and three were recovering from the poisonin; before dying. \SALE OF STATE LAND OPPOSED mum Price Can Be Obtain- ed, Says Governor state land commii loner, Hardly a board meeting is held|i# @ perfect outrage. I feel sure some | Manufacturing company, wrecked by withhal one or wap ‘applications be- | &xPlanation will be asked by Dr. Em- ing filed. While, pressure has been brought to bear to favor the would-' be-purchasers of these choice state tracts, the opposition, headed by, Governor Sorlie and Miss Minnie Nielson, state superinienient of pub- lic instruction, has successfully a “We want to hold this land until more opportune time; a time when fet the maximum price and it to honest-to-goodne: Now oily speculators al the state now is well fix- ed financially and we do not need‘ ich ht be derived ene les, hen this land . Shelly} finally is sold the deals should be . -|guch as would stamp them as first- Handel| class business. propositions.” ets ness si the money from these 8: Precipitation to 7a. m. 4 Highest wind oct; i For Bismatck and vicinity: Part- 'y were ar-|ly cloudy tonight and Satur colder. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight Saturday; colder. j {The northwestern low pressure ares has weret e rages ip ‘and is cen- a tered over Mani Plains Sta hee; freezing States weatward to the Pacific coast.! east of the Colder weather Mi EMPRINGHAM'S [1eMust Have te } cutive secretary of the board of education of the United Lutheran oe of America, died from a Senators Edge and Dill Dis- cuss the Situation Pro and Con Over Radio OPPOSITION IS AROUSED Temperance ~~ Organizations Allege That .Correct Senti- ment Is Not Represented New York, Feb, announced pt Temperance Society of the Episcopal]! Before House and Senate church, favoring modification of the —)—The newly | Mitchell and Patrick Appear} Church light wines and beer, violent storm of opposition and. de- . ‘ fense throughout the United States,| », Washington, Feb. 6.) The of- hh Episcopalian ptiadesdlae | ane pid TS clergy- men Of the Rev. Dre dances meee chant | General Patrick, chief of the army air national secretary of the o + who, in announciag the new polfey’| General Patrick's assistant and more asserted that the Volstead act hadj Tecently the center of a quarrel over as brought a society,! Without Authority by 4 {4 1 ciety, the challengers main-| ,"A terrible mess,” was the way . tain, has no authority to speak for; Mitchell deseribed the present status) Waste from gas factories is literally being mined by relatively | °f aviation to the house military com-| poor in New York City. Nuggets of partly burned coal keep their unimportant ‘and is in error in its| mittee. Patrick, appearing before the Even mombirs ef] senate military’ committee, declared “itgelt ame tekeni’g| the recommendations of the. presi-! gent'’s air board did not go far’ ii enough, and renewed ‘his advocacy tors will be called soon to consider| °f 8" army air corps seperately or- the situation. Defenders of Dr. Empringham, in-| St#tus like that of ‘the marine corps. cluding several church digntarie: ; Sail Uaegpencd | conclusion after a| The air service chief interposed no investigation are correct. Dr,| objection to the Wadeworth y | Empringham stands by hi d' drafted by the war department along St 20,000 mem-| the lines of the air board's findings, bers of the society showed a prepon-|and providing for segregation of t derance in favor of modification of air service under a new assistant 3 the Episcopal church, is reversal of polic: the organization back by the announcement, A meeting of the board of assert that his reiterates that a poll of 20,000 me ‘Senators Debate Issue t The issue was debated last night by, solution. i Rescue Parties So Far Have) radio from Washington by Senator| Mitchell, still addressed as “Col- Edge, Republican, New Jersey, Senator Dill, Democrat, Washiny Edge characterized the’ Volstea olassal failure” and pendous expense” to taxpayers increased| court martial. I igures to! “You've got no system whatever plosion-wrecked ‘It cS show deaths from alcoholism were for operation. training or equipment,” Pittsburgh Terminal Coal . company on the wane and praised prohibition he said. “The air personnel is on{ continued today to retain its secret us aiding the prosperity of the coun-i duty with the army, when it should] #8 to the fate of 16 miners entombed “gtu-| charges aginst the present mana; * The six victims, all privates, died within the space of a few hours Wednesday night and — yesterday morning. Two of them went blind st Alcoholism, are not con at the announcement represen ——___— A the sentiment of the church temper- occurred. ite the | A ue team, retaening to the h. s ing the morning, br 5 aa 4 ance society itself, let Episcopal church. Director Assails Report The report of Dr. Empringham, to- Chariton of Astoria, L. 1, member of day was assailed as inaccurate BY THE BOARD hould Be Held Until Maxi-|, Temperance soci the board of directors of the Church ‘ ALL . “I know nothing at all about the ALLIN westionnaires and the board of di- rectors have had no meeting for the past 12 months at which such ter should have been discussed, “The statement is tirely inaccurate and does not rep.| Be Investigated — Snow Dr. Chariton, Three hundred. applicants for per- mission to buy state school lands are | receiving scant ‘considerati from; the state board of university and, school lands, Carl R. Kositzky, the members of the board. notice of a meeting in the town hall Monday night end therefore did not . Conn., Feb. 5.--)— ind: ‘The whole statement of Dr.| ahcr ar atinight acareh of cuins of| } ghiam’s was a shock to me and| the foundry of the North & Judd | Pearsugnen rigograt ais cop | Ret expected to live. Minnesota Increase Do- yu .5.—()—The | ticials today to investigate the catas- ti Right Rev. Alexander Mann, bishop | ; nations 25 Per Cent | ofthe Plotaburgh Diocese ‘of trophe, believed to have been caused Protesta: Fhe org meliergs ——. ion cannot be enforce: ff i and EC vegplig-acdi gy et at ial pals Kansas Solon Would and South Dalia circa ie peal wtead perm en months $77,953.88 to the work of Have Rum Runners [sur eer ae es me ent ot Bishop ‘gps seve his pete". the Classed as Pirates the money raised went to child wel- drensey of ad and e . mare urce Temper ington, Feb. 5.—(#)—Punish- ii ‘i ‘ance society of the Episcopal church. | m ah @ pirate of any person who foreign vesion. Expleining hic stand in favor of | land# liq modification of the prohibition law,| receives intoxicants from the mem- pig bein moi te paces di i bill by Rel A action “ put a stop to the dis-/in a yy Representative yers, i (Continued on page 6) The three states in the northern red. to the policy followed * since; 1919 when the last je was author- light wines by ¢ northern It has ites accompanied ‘hy mueh warmer wodther. rat bel from the’ wostort Flaing Sa and will be the sul It Must Have Been D. W. Gotwald of York, exe- eart attack playing che SEPARATE AIR | | SERVICEBEING| CONSIDERED, ‘here last night while of Committees fensive for a separate renewed concurrently before two gressional committees today by Major service, and William Mitchell, once policy which led to his court martial and resignation from the army. C- ganized, and with an independent retary of . He insisted, however, that the proposal was only a partial! nd} onel” by members of the house com- Been Unable to Find the | ‘on.| mittee despite his retirement to civ- % i ‘act|ilian life four days ago, renewed the Missing Men Dill] ment af aviation which led to Sis Pittsburgh, Feb. ‘Horning ntine of the [be trained to prevent arm from| by # blaxt which shattered its work- k! coming together. The whole concep-| ings Wedne tien is wrong.” * While their undetermined, le cprastal to congress to “give af Fescue workers have abandoned hope Boepnes 4 ' that any of the men would be found loon spegifie mission to air power,” and; t ue saig $65.00 00 ‘a year would amain- ally mnable to Beav. : ir force. e oof fire in the 1 Naa eae aes section of the mine whgiy te blast is be explored TMi] New Britain Catastrophe to THREE STATES the collapse of a wall yesterday, po- lice reports today showed 8 dead and PT s Hee reer ode Stee ot whom was | North and South Dakota and Preparations were made by city of- the | by the weight of snow on the roof. Minneapolis, Feb. 5—(#)-—The three fare work in the Near East, accord- suc! ber of any ship's crew*is proposed | relief fund. CK TRIBUNE [aiona children of the families warm. TODAY IN WASHINGTON House hears vote on deficiency William Mitchell house national defense hearing. House committee continues dis- cussion of railroad labor construction given Senate convenes ier than usual: to consideration. Hearing on proposed air ser- POLICE THINK MRS. SOLOMON | WAS MURDERED 73-year-old Husband Is Being Held For Further Ques- tioning Today 1 { Hering poor.” He was told later by r entally burned to} E death at the door of her furnace, offi- ear-old husband. Although Solomon she was killed by flames which shot from the furnace because of impro perly arranged drafts, a i d bruises on the’ cite mining measures and other bills shins and a fractured wrist./“full and fair consideration.” This, The children said their father and he declared, had been promised by W. 47-years-old, ‘had’ Harry Baker, chairman of the Repub- disagreed considerably of late, and Jican state committee, at the outset l officers were working on the theory | mother, who w. din her death, jomon died about 11 o'clock y morning and it was not wz that her husband told the children” of “her fate. elder sons caused S ing to ‘an audit of the books for the y The report covers seven months wor in the United States or! ending January 31, when the three states arranged their share of the Night Sessions May Also Be Demanded to Democrat of Kansas. division raised 25 per cent more than was contributed, the report showed. WHAT ONE GIRL FOUND OUT Reginald Denny “I found out that night that man never looks upon woman im- 1 and Companions She is never just a human being like himself. She is either his mother, his wife, his sister, a prospective romance Py a friend of the actor, New Duluth Bishop Is Presented With sands of others in that ev eveasing urmy of girls who earn their own bread and butter. 1. “Her Own Way” is written by a woman who was! fortunati enough to hear the frank con- - fessions of a large number’ of tl ris in the way they handled ir love affairs. For that rea- son the author prefers to hide | Most girl readers “That rc - $8,000 at the dinner given in A eit rie, oma iss honor at tive Saint Paul hotel yeeter- sincere. and’ honest in its truth i Ine 1d grag type.’ 4 The Tribune confidently ex- ts “Her Own Way” will So inineuse ‘amount of ini bid hop Welch shad worked in the arch- eae controversy before it cleara up diocese for! 16 years, Tax Bill Action 5,—(#)—The | Ti thousands of Pennsylvan- session an{ians it is nothing less than a calam- today tol ity.” ‘the previous year, when $60,943.52 senate was called into hour earlier thar fight out the question of repeal of the income tx publicity provision|day to indicate any change in the reduction bill. Criticizing the lack of progress on|is digging itself out of the worst Senator Hel-| snowstorm of the winter. Relief demanded \agencies in all parts of the region, Are Safe in Port the measure yesterdi lin, Democrat, Alabama, unaided, It is the story of thou- according to word brought here by; FORCE NIGHT SESSIONS W i 5.—()—Declar- reduction bill wes o! force complete publicity of income ia returns, Sorat Sat ame today to consider the Copel ‘inance committee annou Y | uti juesting President ~Cooli: he would force night sessions, begin-|to intervene Int = {ning Monday, to speed consideration | pension, Tw Negro Executed by Utah Biring Squaé Solt Lake City, Utah, Feb.6.—)— aan dinar matt he I Mee ac a are V, cl oft St, in, & firk RS behalf of the clorgy, with whom Bis- f Purse of $8,000 Duluth, Minn,, Feb. 5—()—Priests i of the archdiocese of St. Paul pre- ae gitar tronane (ne tenature rented to Rev. Thomas A. Welch, new will: sa} ‘bishop of Duluth, with a purse gof for the murder of | den: , ot Helper, Utah, danuary. 11, 1 ie ‘ ee ‘Tribune. . i r Vermont. prodaces nearly half the! than. Ni sanlaomapad imental stone Wendt the United) seared’ aa ® PRICE FIVE CENTS MENT SEIZURE OF MINES N STATES BY SEVERE S | MINING IN NEW YORK TORM (DEMANDS THAT COOLIDGE ACT ARE NUMEROUS New York Democratic Dele- gation Unable to Get Date With President Reed Contends Legislation Is Needed to Give Pres- idént Authority Washington, Feb. 5.—UP)—Renewed demands that the government act in the anthrac suspension come from while President Cool- ‘maintaining his position that step must’ originate «in the ing body. ° While the subject was under dis- cussion on both sides of the capitol yesterday, the New York Democrati¢! delegation in the house unsuccessful- jy sought an appointment with the president to confer on relief meas- ures. Representative Somers at- tempted to arrange the meeting for his colleagues, but was toki by Secre- tary Sanders that it was impossible for Mr. Coolidge to confer with them ‘on that subject at present. In the house, where a number of members have offered relief bills, Representative Black, Democrat, New York, in a general criticism of the president, remarked that Mr. Cool- idge seemed unable to get Chairman Parker of the commerce committee to hold hearings with any of them. Legislation Suggestion On the other side of the capitol, ‘Senators Copeland, Democrat, New York; Harrison, Democrat, Missis- ippi, and Norris, Republican, Nebrax- ka, urged action by the chief exes ‘tive, while Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsylvania, suggested that legisla- tion is ‘necessary. He prémised his support for any measure to end the suspension but ‘he believed the pro- posals offered thys far would prove useless. Senator Norris suggested that the president advise the miners and oper- ators that unless work was resumed the government ‘would seize some of, dhe mines to provide ‘the country with coal. He believed the president lack- authority to act without legisha- tion by congress, but he thought the proposal to.take over the mines would he effective. Failure to Act Increases Suffering Remarking that « blizzard raging in his state might take many lives, Senator Copeland said he wanted to emphasize what “failure of the ad- ministration to act means to the sui- Senator Harrison that “in taking the part he ‘has in behalf of his people e will bring down upon his head the condemnation of the president.” | “Phe Mississippi senator dec President Coolidge bad used his in- fluence in the world court and Mus- cle Shoals question, and that it was a pity not made a simi P' t with the coal men. DS THAT TURE TAKE ACTION Philaelphia, Pa., Feb. 5.-4)—Gov- ernor ‘Pinchot, who last night con- ferred with John L. Lewis, head of that! the miners’ orgat ion, on the hard {coal strike situation, today made a | “demand” upon members of the Penn- ylvania’ legislature to give anthra- of the extra session of the ,general assembly. Both the governor and Mr. Lewis ontinued to maintain silence regard- ng their meeting. They were in con- erence for an hour and 15 minutes ‘The two! but neither would reveal what was arrest. | discussed. SENATE OPENS Unworthy Tactics Charged The governor “talked freel; ever, about the legislature. Charac- terizing unfavorable action of | the house mines committee on admin’ used by the organization in dealing with other measures and that the pills, passage of which is so urgently needed, will be pickled or otherwise put out of the way. “I protest against such unworthy tactics in dealing with great public mecessities. The coal crisis con: great and pressing emergency. ‘Nothing appears on the surface to- strike situation, The mining region ‘or flirtation or the woman ~ who My does not count.” Los Angeles, Feb. 5.—(#)--Regin- night sessions also, if necessary to|who for weeks have been feeding the That is what Julia Dean learn- ald Denny, motion picture star,-agd get the bill through in time to as-{hungry, made further appeals for ed when she first set out to make two companions who were thought_sure tax reduction by March 15,! funda which are said to be sorely r own Way in the world. Hers to have met.with trouble in a storm when first income tax installments; needed. Lines gathering at the soup . is the story of fe newly eman- is ae fe ee grated safe in| are due. kitchens and other relief stations cipated woman—the irl who 0 ico, having pu enrags a ted increasing. S Se ees Nar nen’ nate that port through the rough weather,! CHAIRMAN SMOOT WILL sare rents ee si in ‘the senate to! ‘Washington, Feb. vote of 48 to 28, tl to intervene in the anthracite sus- Pigs Democrats, seven Republi- one Farmer Labor senator, to tal" up the resolutions, while nine Womocrats and 39 Repu- blicans voted in the negative. Fi Acti Cual i silnetion was the fire congress in tespect to. coal heal ne P! f