The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1926, Page 1

SS SE OS Ae a ee WEATHER FORECAST Rain or show tonight; Friday un- settled. Not much change. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926 * PRICE FIVE CENTS IS SINKING RAPIDLY -PRESIDENT’S FATHER TODAY MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF TORNADO March 18, 1925, America’s Greatest Tornado Struck in Three States RED CROSS RESPONDED Towns -Virtually Rebuilt in Greatest Building Cam- paign Ever Seen Chicago, March 18.—()—Where America’s greatest tornado left a path of wreck and ruin a year ago, 7,000 families of southern Mlinois, Missouri and Indiana then left home- less, today marked the anniversary vith thanksgiving. “The first anniversary of this xreatest of all tornadoes,” the Red Cross announced, “sees the devastat- ed area rehabilitatedy with its 7,000 families that were struck by the storm back in their homes; with new furniture, new clothing, happy and contented, with the exception of those who lost loved ones. Farmers follow their plows with a song in their hearts; businessmen of the dif- ferent towns carry the smile of hope; widows are facing life with vigor and enthusiasm. The completion of their great task established a record in disaster relief work.” Four hundred miles as the crow flies, the tornado tore its way, strik- ing first near Annapolis, Me, and then making its ragged and uneven path eastward, hitting Murphysboro, an Ilinois town of 12,000 inhabitants, wiping completely off the map the little towns’ of Gorham and Desota, Minois, and Griffin, Ind. and tear- ing on to Elizabeth, the easternmost point of damage, in Indiana. 800 People Were Killed Approximately 800 persons were killed in that, tornado, 3,000 other: were injured and 30,000 men, women and children were left homeless. Fearful havoc wrought is attested by the fact that 6,000 hdwes were either damaged or destroyed. The countryside throughout the zone of damage was strewn for miles with wreckage and debris. Murphysboro, which suffered the h iext loss, 225 fatalities, 800 persons injured ‘and about 1,500 homes destroyed, under- went a ‘scourge of firé on thé trail of the tornado. Farms were blanketed with wreck. age of farm buildings, baffling ef- forts to resume farming. Relief measures inaugurated by the Red Cross as soon notice of the tornado was received, got ainder- way with difficulty. area stretched 600 miles across the country. Roads were impassable in some places, and relief was forced to ferry streams and rivers, including three of the largest in the country, the Mississippi, the Wabash and Ohio. ‘ Nation Conteibules Relief Three million dollars in contribu- tions, one million from Chicago alone, told the widespread sympat! for tornado sufferers. This provid- ed a fund for permanent rehabilita- n. Within two weeks of the torna- do the permanent effect of Red Cross awards could be seen. A build- ing campaign, the like of which was never before seen in the United States, according to the Red Cross, virtually rebuilt all the tornado had torn down. ¢ Vast armies of carpenters, brick- layers, stone masons, plumbers and electricians worked day and night so that homes might be ready before the winter. The result of this tre- mendous rebuilding campaign was that when the first frost struck the territory in early October every storm sufferer was back in his home. TODAY A SHAKY LEAGUE. PROHIBITION CRIsiB. CAT AND MONKEY.- THE MAN AND LIZARD. (BY SESUUS REBANE) (Cop: Have you the I test about that’ bgautiful league df nations, that was one ibe ane peace and foreve: end strife? One pro-league news r foie dispatch from G evar th league is tottering as Germany rejects Briand compromise.” On Rese three of the same newspa- pera Washington correspondent Long id for personal ambitions. York Times, pro-league, now described, the league situation as “very near the breaking point,” with. ‘the fate of three governments in the balance,” Would it pot be wise to keep the fate of this government out of any such batance, out of the league of nations and the w court, which is an annex and back to the teague?, Prohibition is startled sf 7 ster nationwide The vote. overwhelmingly against te y with rea wokisiiegs corte Sarenielie he devastated ; wi the Representative Andre New York, democrat, hi lowing reports on newspaper pro- hibition polls. They interested him so that he has introduced a bill in Congress calling on each congress- man to circularize his own district with blank ballots on the prohibi- ‘tion question, STATE T0 HAVE STONE PLAGED IN MONUMENT Scmers of been fol- Beautifully Carved Granite | Block to be on Display Here Tomorrow North Dakota is to ta place with her sister in placing a Memorial stone in the Washington monument at Washington, D. C., and [the stone which has been prepared jfor this purpose will be on display ‘in- Bismarck tomorrow. During the forengon and early afternoon the stone will be taken to the various school buildings in the city, so that the children who contributed their pennies towards the fund which made the project possible may view it, On these trips the stone will be accompanied by a guard of honor, composed of eight ‘members of Com- pany A. At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the stone will be placed on public display inthe Hoskins-Meyer: show window, where it will remain throughout the balange of the day. _ The stone, arly three fect square, is a beautiful pie granite, taken from the northern part of Morton county near Stanton, he place where Sakakawea met Lewis and Clark, On the face of the stone the great seal of North Dakota has been cut. Nerth Dakota Daugh- ters of the American Revolution have sponsored the placing of the stone in the monument, Each county, through a county chairman, raised a small amount of money to defray the ex- penses so that all the residents of the state might have the opportunity to contribute Mrs, E./J. Taylor “of, ; Bismarck served as chuirman. for | Burleigh county. Mrs. Eric A. Thor- ‘berg, state regent of the D. A. R., ‘has served as general chairman and Judge A. M. Christianson of, the su- preme court has acted as advisory chairman, ~ Exquisite Carving Much of the beauty of the stone due to the work of Hynek Rybnicek of Mandan, a stone, cutter and mon-; umental man, Mr. Rybnicek several years ago saw the stone as it appeared on the prairies, and the granite boulder, when pol- ished, compares favorably with any granite. Martin Solberg of the stute highway commission drew the en- largement of the state seal and the exceptional manner \in_ which all the details were transferred to the stone reveals the fact that Mr. Rybnicek is an_artist in his line, * Mrs. Thorberg, Judge Christiagson and Congressman 0. B. Burtness of Grand Forks will attend the dedieca- tory exercises at Washington, whic! ‘have been set for Tuesday after- noon, Apri! 20, at 3 o'clock. The exercises be held at the 350th landing in the Washington monument, where the North Dakota stone will be placed. The program short addresses by Secretary Davis, Mrs. Anthony Wa; president general of the National’ So- ciety Daughters of the American Rev- olution; president general from North Dako- ta; Mrs. Rhett Goode, chaplain gen- of rose cvlored| i posblbiitty of the! Mrs. Geo, M. Young, vice: |__seeks rot] ALL EUROPE IS AT STEP TAKEN Some Countries Fear Hope of Geneva Agreement In- | definitely Deferred | ITALY REMAINS SILENT Efforts Being Made in’ Eng- land to Bring Downfall of Chamberlain | London, March 18.~()——There is profound disappointment among well- wishers of the ‘League of Nations througheut Europe over the break- down of the session of the Icaguc {called to elect Germany to member- ship. In some countries the hope of an agreement at Geneva tending to- | Ward general peace and security is ; regarded as indefinitely deferred, and \ fears are expressed that there will arise political recriminations in their domestic politics which may add to the difficulties. Such recriminations already, have | been strongly manifested in Engl j where the anti-government press {| tne political downfall of Sir Austen Chamberlain, the foreign sceretar, who, with Premier Briand of trance {is declared to be the author of the | Gerieva collapse. May Move Vote of Censure Chamberlain's mission will be dis- | cussed next week in the house of | mons and a vote of censure m: j moved against him. In such a case j the present indications are that he | would be saved by the big conserva- tive majority. There ure some reports, j apparently based on speculation, that he-will forestall an attack by resign- jing. It remains to be seen whether Pre-~ mier nd can inject his optimism regarding the future of the leagueinto his countrymen. Dispatches from | France received here reflect the same ‘disappointments over the failure at | Geneva as arc expressed elsewhe {Chancellor Luther and Foreign Min- jister Stresemann of Germany must face parliamentary fire, particularly on the part of the communists and na- tionalists, who will endeavor to un- seat them. It is not thought, however, that the efforts will prove su fal. S The cabinet of M. Sandler in Sw den is in trouble over the offer made by M. Unden, the foreign ister at Geneva, that Sweden resign her non- permanent membership in the league council with Czecho Slovakia, so that Polund might have a non-permanent chair. Ouster Threatens f What is in store for the Skrzynski cabinet in Poland remained to be seen. It has been threatened with ouster |» the senate if it failed to return to ‘arsaw without a council seat in its hands. The Czecho ready has resigned. f son given is internal affairs, but in some circles here is thought that the offer of its delegate to Geneva to give up the country’s non-permanent seat may have had some bearing on the situation. Italy, of all the great powers repre- sented permanently on the league council, refrained from expressing re- grets that Germany failed of ‘election ta the Ieague and a permanent seat the council. There comes from Madrid the announcement that Spi during the interim of the next e tion of council members, will seck to reinforce her claim to a permanent chair. OBSERVATION CAR ATTRACTS 1,800 PERSONS | Officials of the Northern Pa- cific Explain Details to the Public Slovakian’ cabinet al The official my | | More than 1,800 persons visited the new style observation-club car of the Northern Pacific railway, which was \atationed near the depot yesterday \from 4 p. m. until late in the evening. |The cur was brought here for in- | spection by the people, and Northern Pacific representatives aboard ex- {plained all its details. Officials of ‘the road who are accompanying the ‘ear include G. C. Pettibone, manager mail traffic; L. P. Gellerman, trav- jeling passenger agent, and L. P. | Weaver, advertising representative. One of the newest type Pullman sleeping cars was shown with the new These néw Pallmang are now part of the equip- ment of the North Coast Limiteds. tion-club cars, although the latter | Was given the most attention. The bservation cars, of which there are ten, one for each North Coast Lim- {ited train, were byilt by Pullman Mrs. Thorberg, Judge} master ‘craftsmen following out de- id Col gw sae will be led by tae atherstone, accompanied by Fine ‘band, 5 The Northern Pacific Railway com- pany is assisting materially in the Paikct by transporting the stone free ‘ge_as fur as Chicago. The reséman Burt- of char; railway officiuls Nave also intimat-| North t they will for fi ee ee Ore Abe eatin Souke? etre ights tn groups of thoes: are seed Revie train for tating act ietaree in naturel colors, signs originated and perfected by the Northern Pacific rallw » Radical departures have been made in the arrangements,’ furnishings and dec- orative scheme to eae greater Passenger comfort and ah altogether new charm of appearance. Installation of these h Coast © Limiteds, April’ 1, commemorates’ the niversary of that well-known service ga ieee oeng St paul ta the coast car train, Pa f oast,, buses. Denmark hag 600, motor frie mawieqee DRAM Fe making every effort to bring about! : | | He Hits the DISAPPOINTED | Here is Lie pleted his flight at McCook Field, a new altitude record for airplane: tenant John A. Macread: High Spots wi ju he com- Dayton, 0., which is believed to set nation of the instruments on the plane indicates this fearless pilot reached an altitude of 41,000 feet or nearly 000 feet higher than the mark but this figure may be changed by th time during the flight the temperature was 78 de set by a French aviator, » official calibrations. At one ‘ees below zero. “PROFESSIONAL PACIFISTS” SCORED BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR TODAY IN WASHINGTON tinues farm TEAMS ARRIVE FOR THESTATE CAGE TOURNEY Big Crowds Expected—Re- served Seats Sold Out— Hotels Are Crowded play here at 2 the state training school gymna The Grand Forks high was the first &f th holders to arrive, re: night. Fargo and Valley Ci rived during the morning. Nearly 500 fans from outside Mandan and Bismarck are expected for the tour- nament. - i Fargo and Devils Lake, Mandan and Minot will play the opening game Friday afternoon. Friday evening Valley City and Grand Forks will play at 7:30, to be followed by Dick inson and Donnybrook. The high school board of control will meet Friday morning to settle final rulings on the tournament play. MATCH VENDOR KILLS SELF BY B-STORY LEAP Leaves $26,000 Deposited in Several Banks in the City of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Man. March 18.—(?)— Leaving behind him the sum o 6,000 deposited in several banks in the city, W. J. Hackett, aged about 50, a one-time resident of Minneapol- is and a familiar figure on the streets of Winnipeg, where he sold matches and shoe laces for the past 20 years, hurled himself from a fifth story dow in the Salvation Army hotel yesterday and died of his in- juries ‘before reaching the hospital. Although having both legs amput- ated at the knees, he managed to climb to the window sill to work his own destruction. He stated to have two sisters in London, England. | Investigation of his- effects ‘revealed deposits of attered in many banks. Of- Is say he was a quiet, reserved and during the years he had in the hotel made few acquaint- anc > und the globe “If Country Is Worth Living ;_ in, It Is Worth Defending, Says Hanford McNider, Former American Legion Commander; in Address at New York. ch 18.--)-—Nation- urged and “ were denounced t New York, M j Hanford Mac jlivered before ‘Republican club r. MacNider condem: jerier of preparedness” ;that the “professional pac | more often than not on the receiv end of some organization.” the “professional pacifists, ‘are earnest and sincere gropers for tious ob- id agitators, sentimental and reds who are seeking © undermine our form of govern- ment.” The “delusions” of this “strange brood,” the secretary said, are that “every one who gone to war wants te go again.” He asked per- mission of hearers “to nail that lie to the mast” and then briefly {outlined the War department's pre- paredness policies. “What we all want is not a great jarmy, but an exp leus, not great gatherings of war materials to fret us in+peuce—not great mobiliza- {tions of men or arms, but a well thought out, comprehensive and ex ‘pert structure of emergency insur- lance plan “Then, he congr when the people through s declare it operativ n rise in one mighty and over- whelming company and put out any ‘onflagration which may menace the peace and welfare of America—and hat means the peace and welfare of he world.” | _. A Honest Pacifist Praised | M ler paid his respects to \“the honest pacifist” whom he de- scribed as the man who knows war in all its brutal horror and prays it may never come to him-nor to his ons, but does not “tear up his in- isurance policies and boot the weary |fire department out of the country” when the “worst fire” in the history ‘of his particular home town has been fought to an end. Reverting to the “professional’ pu- leifist,” the seer suid “he d ipends for his dd remunera- tion upon the subscriptions which he jcollects from well-meaning citizens he “Look over some of th who make the most noi “You will find no service to their country in time of need. The: serve their battle energy to fight the bugaboos of preparedness in’ time of peace. They suspect that everyone who has ever worn the uniform and Offered his life to his country is plotting to concoct anether war.” “At another point, Mr. said: “What is your reaction when such splendid women as Jane Addams and Carrie Chapman Catt associate them- selves with professional agitators in declarations that in the administra- tion of the national defense act there is a pernicious attempt through mili- tary training in our schools to incite the next generation to aggressive warfare against our peaceful neigh- bors? Both 6f these fine women are famed for their good worke—their opinions mean something to us all. A Broad Charge “We find their names signed to peer menendet les: of pamphlets which infer that army officers assigned to educational institutions are placed (Continued on. page two) MacNider TWO KILLED WHEN ENGINE LEFT TRACK Fireman and Head Brakeman | Lose Lives Under Ava- lanche of Logs RESIDENCES NOT KNOWN, Engineer Escaped Unhurt— Accident Occurred in Northern Minnesota International Minn. Maren 18.—-A)-Two men were killed on t Holstrum spur of the Minnesota, D: kota and Western railway, when anj engine left the track and turned over early today. The men killed were Fireman La- Duc and Head Brakeman Harrington. Neither their initials nor residences | were avaitable here early The engine tarned ov Post Number 10, about 48 mil Minnesota,” Daxo.a ana tern is a logging road owned by the Backus interests. Both men were buried under The engineer escaped unhurt. LEAGUE TAKES | UP QUESTION OF U.S. ADHERENCE Decision Comes Unexpectedly | Upon Motion By Austen Chamberlain (#)-The Lea- il decided this morning to discuss ut its afternoon session the question of America’s adherence to the permanent court of international justice, including ations attacked by the senate. he decision, which was unexpec by Sir British. foreign is believed t hive acted on i { young ish ambassador Esme How ion that the would not deem exa problem by the council either offen- sive or unwarrante The league council, at a secret ses- sion today, declared ‘that the special sion of the constitution would meet Ma: Geneva. The commission composed of representatives of the states com- posing the council, as well as dele- gates from Argentina, Germany, Po-, land, China and Switzerland. i DECISION TO APPOINT COMMISSION IS RATIFIED Geneva, March 18,—(#)—The League of Nations council in public session this afternoon ratified the de n taken in its secret sitting of last night to appoint a special commis- sion, including Germany, to study the problem of reconstructing the coun- ceil. A resolution adopted asks this com- mittee to give particular attention to all claims for council seats, to hear all governments in. regard to this question and to bi in mind geographical and other considerations raised by the impasse reached over the admission of Germany and the suggestions put forward in yester- day’s historic ion of the assem- bly. If the committee is unable to make a unanimous report, it is asked to bring in both majority and min- ority feports. The council approved the selection of May 10 as the date for convening the committee. SPECIAL CONFERENCE MAY DISCUSS RESERVATIONS Geneva, Switzerland, March 18.— (#)—Convocation) of a special confer- ence of world court members to dis- cuss the reservations to American adherence was said by league offi- cials today to be the probable plan of Sir Austen Chamberlain. The British foreign secretary at this morning's session of the league council initiated a motion which was unanimously d, on the council’s agenda for this aft- srnoon's meeting. It is expected that if the confer- ence materializes the United States, II be invited to send a representa- tive, “so that the delegations of the other court members may benefit from his explanations of the Ameri- can conditions. | The aim of the conference, which presumably would be held the week prior to the September league as- sembly, is an endeavor to secure a common answer to the American gov- ernment from all the signatories of the court pratocol. , The league leaders realize that one state can block American adherence, because ull the signatories must ac- cept the American conditions before the adherence becomes effective. KELLOGG DECLINES TO OUTLINE COURSE Washington, March 18.—()—Indi- cations that the League of Nations k that a representative of the ston government explain the American reservations to the ‘world court ratific vern- dealing directly with “the 48 members of the court regarding nce of the reservations, Informal advices from several of the governments pave indicated that thay 80) the reservations. ~ rd to di- rectly what hig ould be if (Continued on page.7) Chivalry Wien Moines, man, her young man and th And then 14-y vld Robert Char- boneau, above, stepped forward and asked to be allowed to marry the girl, Her guardians refused because he is so young, but he says he will w nd save money until he can marcy her. 16, of Des betrayed by a father shot the en killed himse NORTH DAKOTA LEGION IS IN NINTH PLACE) State Department’s Percent- age in Lindsley Trophy Race Was 77.07 Fargo, N. D., March 18, North Da- kota department to the American Le- xion, in the most d dct contested natioi t ce ever participated in by Legion tments, finished in ninth place ecording to an official bulletin jonal headquarters: received here today The Lindsley trophy, donated Past National Commander Henry D. Lindsley, of N York Cit awarded annually partment attait ntage of its p March 1 P y amd to’ the ntage was tments to 24.98; Idaho, Oklahoma, Wyoming, diana, is cup competition has the more dramatic ci ring the forty eding the close of the con- 28, meme partments inute dash 1 to national head- t Virginia nosed out Florida in the home hours pi test at midnight Februar: bership cards of leadi being sped in nd nd Contest Feature ture of the 1926 contest was; h percentage run up by the departments. The first three depart- ments this year each attained a high- er percentage than the winning de- partment in 1925, Each of the thr ments in the Lindsley race surpassed s 1925 membership before March 1, 19: Three departments ver the top” before March 1 ‘is an unpree dented record in the Legion. Departments are now striving to attain and exceed their 1926 membe ship quotas afd to win the thiee na- tional embership trophy contests ending 30 days prior to the national convention in Octob This dep ing depart- rolling the highe percentage of its eligible veterans. The MacNider trophy will go to the di ‘tment attuining the highest per- centage of its preceding "3 mem- bership and the John ¢ ery cup will be awarded to the department having the highest percentage of its average membership for the four pre- n nent with its lead guin- ed in the Lindsley race has a good chance to win the D’Qlier, the MacNi- der or the Emery contests, Legion of- ficials declur i pO RE AE ee EE ares, EN a | Weather Report ‘ $$ Lowest last nigh’ Precipitation to 7 : Highest wind velocity : Weather Forecast For Bismare vicinity: iain snow tonight; Friday partly y and somewhat unsettled. Not much change in temperature. North Dakota: Rain or snow Friday partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled. Not. much change in temperature. Weather Conditions High pressure areas are ceniered over the upper Mississippi Valley and over Idaho and Oregon while a low pressure area covers the northeast- ern Rocky Mountain slope. The weather is unsettled and precipita- tion occurred at many places from the Dakotas-westward to the north Pacific coast. Temperatures are somewhat lower over the northern Plains and at most places from the western slope of the Rockies to the Pacifie coast while elsewhere a ‘slight rise occurred. are moderate, however, i IS W. RO: ffi | | CAN LIVE ONLY A FEW HOURS, DOCTOR SAYS Is Losing Ground at a Rapid Rate— End May Come at Any Time IS STILL CONSCIOUS President Coolidge to Leave Late Today For His her’s Bedside Washington, March 17.—(@)— President Coolidge will leave here late this afternoon to xo to the bedside of his father at | Plymouth, Vermont. Plymouth, Vermont, March 18.—( ~-Colonel John ©. Coolidge is sink Jing fast. Dr. Albert M. Cram of | Bridgewater, his physician, left the | white farm’ house at 0, long enough to make this announcement. The Colonel has been failing rap- y the last two or three hours,” the for said. “Ido not look for anything to hap- pen suddenly, but I would net be surprised {f the end came at any time. He is losing ground and during the last hour, it was at a pretty rapid rate | Colonel { said, was yweak, ' id d Coolidge, the conscious but physician extremely HAS HAD TW | ATTACKS Plymouth, | Colonel SERIOUS 1B YESTERDAY March (R)~ from Dr. Albert | said_today | president heart atta ew fed father of the two serious remor t he rallied | i Colonel's pulse jing at of 10. Dr, Cr: soon after the p d by telephone o ndition. an said after talking ite House that the pre- ive here before | i his patient might lose his slight hold on life st any moment. RADIO CALL BRINGS HELP JUST IN TIME From British Ship Afire Near Capetown Capetown March 18. narre wireless | ing ship in engers und crew from the bur British steamer Paparoa, 400. miles t of this port. i Paparoa, a 1 of 4,086 tons, left Liverpool February,20, for Bris- bane, Australia. Distress calls brought the British ‘arabool, Diogenes and ing to her assistance. The ‘abool took off the passengers and crew, and the Paparoa was abandoned, TWO MINERS, TRAPPED’ 36 HOURS, SAVED Were Imprisoned on the 1,800 Level When Tunnel Walls Collapsed Union of South Africa, (#)--A disaster at sea erted yesterday wh 0. S. bi Wallace, Idaho, March 18.--(#)-~ Clarence McMurray id Dan Knup- penberg, miners trapped on the 1,800 foot level of the Morning Mine for more than ‘36 hours, were rescued early today. y They were trapped by a cave-in Tuesday afternoon when walls of a tunnel in which they were working collaps George "Sinew, another 7! miner, escaped at the time of the cave- fn. During most of the time the res- cuers were able to talk with the two men. | Dr. Shortridge to Have Hearing Today Mandan, N. D., March 18.~A)— Dr. W. R. Shortridge, Flasher phy jan now out on $10,000 bond pend- ing supreme court “decision on his appeal for a 10-year sentence’ fol- lowing conviction * i county trict court of second degree mur- der for 2 criminal operation, was to be given a hearing in a local court late this afternoon on charges of practicing medicine without a lis cense. . His arrest followed i holding action "of th pidin, jon o! © of medi i a 1 examine: in A clear moon indicates frost, a i hoe ten pe