The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1926, Page 1

if WEATHER FORECASTS Generali fair tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. ecb icli lkakl A eran ian Oe NES aay 1873 | STATE SAFETY CONF ERENCE OPENS AT CAPITOL SORLIE CITES |EX! STATISTICS ON Such Accidents Cost State $2,- 365,000 in Seven Years, Governor Says SOLUTION IS NEEDED Executive's Address Opens State’s First Safety Conference Today Automobile accidents te? cost North Dakota $ Sosa i in ber Fe: lest seven years, "Gee, G. suid here today in ipadtg ine i it state safety conference called to de- vise methods for reducing the num- ber of automobile accidents. The executive based his estimate on an economic loss of $5,000 for each of the 215 persons killed in auto ac- cidents in the last seven years and $200 for cach of the 6,450 persons estimated to have been injured dur- ing the same period. In his address the governor said in part: “This is the first safety conference held in North Dakota and quite probably the first state safety conference held in any state in the union. The national conferences on state and highway safety have been held in Washington, the last in March of this year. We are a progressive people living in a progressive state, therefore it is well that North Dako- ta should be in the lead in’ making conditions safe for automobile driv- ers and pedestrians. An Alarming Increase “In 1925 sixty-four deaths occurred in North, Dakota from automobile accidents. In 1924 there a4 deaths, an alarming increase in casualties. For this reason it is very ant and necessary that we de-, s¢ndmeans of educating our people on the subject of street and nignway safety to the end that such : 1 were casualties may be reduced to the min- imum. In 1924 North, Dakota ranked the lowest in the United States in the number of deaths from autorno- hile accidents. Let us put — forth every effort to keep our state in this creditable position. The records of the state show 11 Acaths in 1919 from putamobile acci- one for evdry 755 cars. Th G4 deaths or one for Since 1919 two n people have lost ecidents, Ned at dents, 1925 there we and of this number 67 we During th period 226 persons were injured at grade crossings, The econom to the state from deaths covering period of seven years, at $5,000 per death, amounts to $1,075,000, grade crossings. loss matt the ve been 6,460 accidents i volving injuries to persons and cars, At the rate of $200 per accident we (Continued on page six.) TODAY} IF THE ANTS PRAYED. HENRY FORD SAYS. BILLIONS OF NEW WEALTH. TO REDUCE THE OCEAN'S SIZE BY ARTHUR BRISBANE. (Copyright, 1926) Mr. Sinclair Lewis, assuming that the universe “sort of runs itself,” says there isn’t any God. To prove it, at a public meeting, the earnest alleged to have be gentleman defied God to strike him| Tuesday's riotings. dead the next ten minutes.” He wasn’t struck dead and .believes he has’ proved that there isn’t any God. It was suggested here that dnts living along the railroad tracks probably do not believe there is any W. B. Brey, Santa Fe “apa who runs the whole railroa If one ant asked the mythical W. B. Storey “to strike on a ead,” and nothing happened, that ant would be- lieve that the Santa Fe ran itself. But W. H. Kindig of Los Angeles, objecting to that simile, writes: “Your reference to W. B. serer: who runs the railroad, and the on the track is keod. Est fs tae. ‘the purpose of seeing the erry all angles you should also jhe shown the futility of the ant offer- ing up prayers to Mr. Storey for some special attention. “How silly it would be for the ant to offer up such a prayer, asking that a few extra crumbs be thrown from the dining car onto his par- ticular railroad tie.” Perhaps that isn’t as convincing as it sounds. Mr: Storey, it is true, would not hear the ant’s prayer, but he would hear from the most humble track walker. And if the track walker’s plea was just, it would get attention. In any ease it wouldn’t hurt the | ant if it did pray and was not ‘heard. Praying would make-the ant fee) bet- ter, it might eomfort* her when one of her little ants died or got stepped on, and when erumbs did fall from the dining car it would make her feel grateful. “The past only something to Jearn from,” says Henry Ford, and says a great deal. To learn from the past, escape {rom its limitations and ae what it never did—that. is the modern program. Ford also says, and~ helps the United. States in saying it; “You can’t meet competition by lowering wages. Cutting wages does not re- duce costs—it increases them.” Ford proves’ it. To a man ftom] we; whom he was buying automobile dodies he said: “You must cut your (Continued on page four.) | amounts virtually to a state of siege PECT AN ACCIDENT IN 20 YEARS- IT’S THE AVERAGE TOLL, SAY wd DR. F. A. MOSS AND GRAPH SHOWING DENTS MOUNT AND DROP DURIN (BY GEORGE BRITT) Washington, April 29—-The average automobile driver may expect to have a serious accident about once in 20 years. But 1 or 2 per cent of the drivers should thank their special guardian angles if they don't smash a car or run dewn pedestrian every six months, of oftener. This is the way drivers classify under tod: standards and condi- tions, according to Dr. Walter Vv. Bingham of New York, director of the Personnel Research Federation. at 29 of he int brake. acciden ‘ Dr. Moss has made extensive tests BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926 HOW TRAFFIC ACCI- G THE DAY. This means the car traveling 30 miles an hour would go about fect before the driver acted. “Some types of nervous disorders unfit a person to drive, while others have psychologi fering from acute melancholia is one} no such effect. One eminent says that a person suf- the safest of all drivers, because takes extreme precaution against o the person factors which ¢ uss dents. One of his tests w: simple device of “What's wrong with One of the large problems of high-| this picture” to determine a per- way séfety, he says, is to recognize| son's judgment and perception of incorrigibles before they do any] danger. He has applied the standard damage, and to banish them .from| intelligence test to drivers, the steering wheel. Accident “repeatero” cannot be picked out by outward physical ap- pearance, paychologists agree. There probably are” just as many blonds among them as brunets. They have no distinctive 1 characteristics, or other earmark : “How, then, can you determine who will be predisposed to accidents fore the subject begins driving?" question was put up to Dr. Bingham, who was chairman of ‘the; committee on causes of accidents re- porting here at Secretary Hoover's recent safety conference, and also to} F. A. Moss, professor of psychol-) Th | dri ha dents in the un “It is possible eye and hand co-ordination by t Univer- A high grade gence is not necessary norma! mentality | and driving up to curbs. ‘Smar! of general intelli- to be a good rated, but a sub- makes a dangerous cab chauffeurs You Needn’'t Be iver, he demons He found tax er. with the minds of seven-year-old chil- den, and they were having trouble. “A small come number of. people be- chilled and quite helpless from when confronted by sudden ssays Dr. ce We them in stu- ait also, to judge one's rE e located tests on in passing car These tests is important Ge Washington etary of the same com-| are quick and practical and will lo- tuiitee. ente dangerous tra Drivers Are Tested ; “Women © no more dange “There are personal factors whieh | 4 drivers - than men, given eq’ can be revealed by psychology, lab-) practice. They have no distinctiv of the applicant for a! chological tendency to accidents. license,” answer Dr. Bing-| The influence of fatigue on auto exactly according to these You can determine mobile accident y long it takes to act after an) authorities, is marked, A tabulation em ney is perceiv of 28,060 traffic accidents in New “The average driver, we | York last’ year showed that found, requires about one-half a si more than twice as many accidents ond in emergency to take his foot off} occurred during the evening rush the accelerator and put it/on the State a prea Is Outgrowth of Clash in Mexican Village What | Mexico City, April 29.--)— hag been established at Zitacuaro as un outgrowth of the fighting between townspeople and the military over the religious situation Tuesday dur- ing which Captain Ruiz of the Army and one civilian were killed and sev- eral civilians wounded. It is reported that a large eroup| of fanatical Indians in neighboring ranches intend to attack the town and troops are being prepared for its defense. The district attorney has ordered the arrests of several persons implicated in oops “are pa- troling the streets, si Weather Report f >_> Temperature at 7 a, m. . Highest yesterday . Lowest last night ...:.. Precipitation to 7 a. m. . Highest wind velocity . Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today: in of g Temps. 3 23 ys a ii En HAGS a Amenia . 7% 30 0 Ciear Bismarck 13 47 0 Cloudy Bottineau . wi? 47.0 P.eldy. Devils Lake ..... 78 40 0 Cloudy Dickinson . 37 0 Clear Dunn Center .... 37 0 Clear Ellendale .. . 75 38 0 Clear Fessenden . 80 36 0 Cloudy Grand Forks 77 36 0 Cloudy Jamestown » 7% 30 0 Clear Langdon . [a4 22 0 P,Cldy. Larimore 7 34 0 P,Cldy. Lisbon . 711 34 0 Clear Minot 82 47 0 Clear 78 36 0 Clear 78 44 0 Clear Williston 180 48 0 Clear Moorhend, “Minn, 74 36 0 Clear WEATHER FORECAST : For Bismarck and vicinity: ‘Gener- ally fair tonight and Friday; _ nol much change in temperature. % For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature, GENERAL WEATHER CONDI‘IONS The low pressure area is still cen- tered over Saskatchewan and. warm weather prevails over the entire Northwest but no preeipitation occur- red at any of the,reporting stations’ from the Mii pi Valley to the venti co! inimum temperatures naiderably above favoring over The’ Region this morping. high pressure ‘area is centered nr the lower Mississippi Valley. cupants said today. Norman of Nicollet county this morn- in es empty beer bottles where the car turned over. party told officers that the group was proceeding to New Ulm, after visiting a beer farm, Red Cross Finds hour as in the morning rush hour. NURSE KILLED N AUTO SPILL NEAR MANKATO, Was Pinned Underneath Ma- chine—Car Struck Loose Gravel and Tipped Minn, April 29,—()-- 21-year-old nurse’ in local hospital, died jankato, let Johnson, ning at a last night from breast injuries sus- tained when the car in which she | was riding struck loose gravel and overturned, pinning her beneath. Miss Johnson, resident of Judson township Blue Earth county, died 15 min- utes after being taken to a hospital. The car, with six occupants, was traveling two miles west of Mankato on trunk highway “No. 7, at the rate 40 miles per hour, one of the oc- Sheriff Charles found a bottle of alcohol an A member of the Fire Sufferers in Stutsman County Jamestown, N. D., i. D., April 29,—-P)— Stutsman county Red Cross investi: gation of fe area prairie fire west.of Edmunds, headed by Pierce Blewett, finds one man, J. C: Lester, very seriously burned, and his 11-year-old son quite badly burn- ed, both about the face, hands and arms, besides the district destitute, many homeless, and without # par- ticle of food for the livestock that escaped the fire. Lester and son were burned when the celluloid automobile in which they were: driv- ing through the fire, livestock, burst into flames. are under a doctor’s care at Wo | worth ;but are to he brought to Trin- ity Hospital by the Red Cross as soon as the; ter lost all clothing as did also Jake Schaffer and Emil Adams while Fred Kiser, a one legged mai his wife saved their home but lost heir other buildings, all seed grain and feed. of last week's in the curtains of an! rounding up They| Les-| and! can be moved, is farm buildings with seven children and MAKES HUGE TIRES The largest tires yet produced for commercial purposes are now being manufactured in Ei giant air liners, id one-half feet in diameter and weighs about 260 pounds. land for the new e tire is seven COOK COUNTY IS WAGING TAR ON GANGSTERS “Beer Racket” Theory Given. Most Credence For Lat- est Triple Slaying 200 ARRESTS ARE MADE Union League Club President Demands Thorough Clean- up of Chicago Chiengo, April 29.—(#)—The “beer racket” today had supplanted all oth- er theories as supplying the motive behind the latest triple slaying by machine gun gangsters, with the death of William H. MeSwiggin, “hanging prosecutor” of the state’ torney’s staff, regarded as in dental to the alcohol war. : But the death of the youthful prosecutor who,-with James J. Doher- ty and Thomas Duffy, fell before a murderous fusillade of bullets in Cieero Tuesday night, brought one of the most energetic campaigns against gangsters ever waged in Cook county. Almost every scrap of information in the hands of police pointed to the fact that the killing of Doherty was long planned by rival aleohol and beer purveyors: dtorh- whom “DENEEY was wresting control of business in Cicero, and that MeSwiggin and Duf- fy were killed merely because they happened to be in Doherty's com- pany when the machine — gunners pumped 100 bullets into Doherty's automobile. Clues Are Sought The machine gun, a type designed for police use and capable of firing 1,500 bullets a minute, offered one of the best available clues to the sli as police raided hundreds of places in Cook county in search of Doh: s One such weapon was traced to the store of Alex V. Korecek. He d he had bought it on an ‘order from two men whom he did not know, and L night gr failed to. wrest t information from h ree of iness heart of the “valley” where 20 murders due to beer rivalry h been com ‘was unable to pick the picture n, the ast runners’ tted. He of his dd persistent effort to killers or-—more im- ed them and ly ‘Thomp- Arms and Ammunition Sei: There ferret portant dt was a out, the the men who hem with a de gun, All ment agencies of the «ity und county have been enlisted in the search but ter hours of investigation not a single clue to the identity of the ac tual slayers had been found. Num- crous raids resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of many armseand much ammunition. Police so far have no direct in- formation as to the identity of one and possibly two other men who were in the automobile in which MceSwig- gin and_his two companions were slain. One of, them is believed to have been Myles O’Donnell, friend of Doherty. He also was believed to have been marked for death. The underlying causes of the triple slaying will be investigated today by fi coroner’s jury of six prominent business men and civic workers, en- listed by Harry Eugene Kelly, pre: dent of the Union League Club. Mr. | Kelly, in a statement, urged a special, igrand jury with a special state’s at- torney to “clean up the city.” He as- ‘serted State's Attorney Robert E, | Crowe's hands “are tied by politics” and declared “citizens cannot expect Mr. Crowe to prosecute the kind of an investigation this city requires.” ‘1, Fire Fighters Get 2 Calls Early Today The fire department was called out twice during the early morning hours today by blazes which caused'a little damage but which might have result- ed seriously had they not been ex- tinguished quickly. The first call was at 12:20 a, m., to an outbuilding at 1202 Broadway. The building had apparently been set afire by hot coals which had been poured on an ash pile | near by. | The "econd call was at 4a, m., to 311 South Tenth street, where « small i barn was ablaze. The structure was j destroyed. The cause of the fire is undetermined. Man Admits He Shot Evans, Dry Crusader Paris, Tenn. April 29.--(P) the bur { _ was con trict Attorney General S. G. i rod took personal direction of the in- | vestigation into the slaying of | Thomas Evans, dry erusader, today. eastern Henry county, was arrested [ yesterday charged with the actual slaying of Evans and has admitted shooting him, according to officers. j but claimed self defense. He is held without bail. TODAY IN WASHINGTON Tariff commission inquiry con- ‘tinues. Public buildings bill is beforé senate. House heara addresses on va- riety of subjects, Clois Martin, 29, a farmer in north-|¢ Lost Check Blows Twelve Miles to Its Owner’s Farm Minn., Green Isle, April 2 (®)-Henry Harjes, a farmer 1 here, received a butter check the Bongards Creamery in tar ver county December 4, 1 He lost it a few minutes atter it was issued to him. Tuesday while working in a field he saw a piece of paper whirling in the air, When it came to earth he learned it was his lost butter It had traveled 12 nenrly five months. ADOPTION OF MODEL TRAFFIC CODE IS URGED Chairman of State Rail Board Addresses Safety Con- ference Delegates miles in onal activity and effort are necessary to h or injury road boa re) told delegates to the first state safety tonference here today. Reporting on the activities of the two national conferences on street, hway safety, Milhollan urged ion of the model code drawn HAUGEN BILL FAVORED BY FARM BUREAU Drive Started to Insure Farm Relief Legislation Be- fore Adjournment FOUR-DAYS OF DEBATE President Holds Conferences With Farmer Repre- sentatives Today edith fed April 2 (A)— With the house preparing to speed up a tion on the. pending crop surplus | bills next week, a gro tors his begun a concerted dsive 0 insure tment of such legislation congress adjourn This group, made up thus f Republicans, has agreed to journment until what it re; adequate farnt’ relief — leg vite Democrat vs from agricultural states n the effort. ¢ westerners favor the corn belt plan as embodied in the Haugen bill with application of the equalization fee provision qileferred for two years, rather than Secretary Jardine’s credit proposal written into the $100,000,000 —Tinche: Similar views were expre: statement last night by former Gov- ernor Lowden of Mlinoi: THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [aon | on Currier, one year senior, was nipped in the bud a h The City high school boy and his , both membesr of wealthy and prominent families, were arrested at the depot in Hannibal, M |WILLIAMS 1S that body in an effort to meet. broblem presented by the rapidly easing number of automobiles. The committ ! drew the code was headed by the vice president of the American Bar Association and numbered among its membershi leaders in the American Automol Association, ional Safety Council, chief magistrates, engineering or- tions, ffic directors sioners and others interested in the subjett of street and highway safety. Commenting on the ne of a standard code Milhollan said that. e rules To Start Consideration Mond: Although the farmers ble to agree on a plan for solution of the surplus problem, the western senators are of the opinion that the Haugen bill would be satisfactory to the ma, ptable farm fs is enacted before adjournment, some of them feel th lovember elections m res! considerable shakeup in the membe ship of congr House consi Tineher and Curti uesday and general to four di “other which that or pedestrian. said the motori al figures for 1 alities eink To Solve ause of the v needs and licting circum affecting: the views of presentatives from var- is sections of the country, mem committee found “it, dif- id. The alone brought on a long ¢ close vote, Some experts that tail lights should the ground th in full stop. Oth- there 20,- hal un lights: 060,000 5 wi d tail lights st nd that end- a confusion, wouldiroanlt (f yell lights were p © matter was referred t committee for further s Another argument de the minimum a of dri conference finally deci children of 16 years to e TAvale cars provided they obtained the writ- ten consent of their parents, The age limit for chauffeurs was fixed for operators of school children at If is not the hope of the leaders of ional movement that each immediately adopt _ the thollan said. it is their idea that the code will adopted as the people of the var- ious states become educated to the need for it and acquire a greater ap- preciation of the appalling losses caused by preventable accidents. Work of a Lifetime “It is the work of perhaps a. life- time,” said Milhollan, “All the forces of education should be utilized in an endeavor to prevent the loss of life and property. If mental de- fectives and liquor drinkers are prevented from driving automobiles fewer accidents will occur. It is certain that if a man who has been guilty of a misdemeanor or of an assault with an automobile is im; prisoned or even denied the use of his car, fewer accidents will occur.” Milhollan urged that the safety conference go on record as favoring the code “with such amendments as are necessary to make it applicable in North Dakota, and that plans looking to its enactment will be formulated.” The salient features of the code as presented to the conference by M hollan follow: Some Features 1. A Uniform Motor Vehicle Regis- tration and Certificate of Title Act. A Uniform Motor Vehicle Oper- ator’s and Chauffeur’s License Act. 3. A Uniform Act Regulating the Operation of Vehicles on Highways. The vehicle operation act deals with such matte Driving while intoxicated; reckless driving; speed restrictions; driving at grade cros ings; rules of the road; stopping and reporting in event of accident; size, weight, construction and equipment of vehicles; highway traffic sign arrests, reports, disposition of fines and forfeitures; and penalties. The chief sections of the registration and certificate of title act provide for a State Motor Vehicle department or ision each state; the registra- tion of motor, vehicles and certifica- tion of title; the conditions of re- fusal or cancellation of registrations jeates; registration fee: case of unlawful taking, transfer of, or injury. to vehicles; and penalties. In .the licensing act, the chief rovisions deal with age limits, Trenae restrictions .and examination of drivers, duration of licenses; rec- iprocity between states, suspension and revocation of’ licenses, liabiiity: for public employes, and violations and penalties. The act would authorize ‘courte to. recommend suspensions of licenses, but would vest the power to suspend (Continued on page four.) ubject may be hea Coolidge Interested ions that President Coolidge ing concentrated attention to f legislati en at the White Hou a number of conferences in whieh representatives of fu ed im the legislative ‘orn belt committee were par- rv Gray, of the farm bureau federation, was one of the ers while ‘other appointinen for conferences of the chief execu- tive with the late s Indie: John Wal brother of Mr. G Bower of the farm bureau fe: but both declined to di conference with the presi : In response to questions, however, they did say the farm bureau fede tion stood for the Haugen bill per cent. Chairman Snell of the house rules committe made the definite nouncement today that farm legislation would come up in ooee next Tuesday. Although four are to be set asi 100 betas any of the three mea fi 1 vote MAN \GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR BLASTING MINE Two Men Were Killed in Ex- plosion—Insurance Com- pany Was Defrauded Pikeville, Ky., April 20.—(#)—Wil- liam H, Turner, on trial here charg- d with the murder of two miners and defrauding an insurance company of $89,000, was given a life impri sonment sentence by 2 jury toda: The jury deliberated three hours and 40’ minutes. Turner was accused of having dynamited the mine, of which he was superintendent, in order to collect insurance on his own life. Henry Wifson and another miner, never identified, were killed. Turner disappeared after the explosion a year go and the unidentified body was believed for a time to be his. The Turner family collected the in surance, Nine Balloons to _.- Start Race Today Little Rock, Ark., April 20.—(@)— i ing, e balloons will cast off their moorings herg this afternoon in a battle for the’ right ¢ among the trio to represent the States.in the international in Belgium May 30. * There was a strong possibility that some of the gas bags taking the gir between 5 and 6 o'clock this after- noon would set a new record for ves- sels of their type, balloons of 35,00 cubic feet gas, capacity. ‘The exist ing record is 365 miles, or 490.5 kilo- meters. Union Plasterers Demand $14 a Day Chicago, April 29 —U 29—4)—Union pla: ane hi night voted to rescind eit demand for @ five-day week and decided to adhere to the original re- quest for an increase in pay from $12 to $14 a day. Uy pase 0} ner OVERCOME BY FUMES OF GAS Rumor Regarding Increase in Price of Gas Probably Saved His Life An unverifi id been yasoline W.H. rumor that there m bulk’ supply Motor Whilg “1 gallon stations for the Company, — this Lahr morning. the 12,000 street ubout 8 seloek Mr. Will we by the fumes and h cious for some time when vered hy A. G, White, of the Lahr Motor Sales ¢ Ww hite went in search of M ns to tell him of the rumo: prevalent ity that the ine p latter 1 her | e his r ands of the stations. Lae ing the truck driv 2 Williams and later finding hi in the nearly empty Ww hite unable to get hi jone and Two em- ceeeded in into th He was revived in a few minutes ui delirious for half an hour after the morning Mr. W A normal condi sumed his work, It is believed tl in another 10 minutes it would have been too late to save him. Williams married man with resides on South Seventh “Hello There” Cast Is in Readiness For Public Appearance’: street, The complete line-up of the cast of 200 people for the huge home tal ent musical show, “Hello There,” is readiness for the public presenta- on on Friday and Saturday even- gs. The york of learning parts has been completed and every group, whether for dancing, singing or com- edy work, reports f in readiness for the pren of what will be one} of Bismarck’s most ambitious ama- teur entertainments: The comedy plot introduces plenty of breezy college atmosphere in the old Weber homestead where John and | Susie Weber have invited th school friends for a house party in vacation time. The work of Tom Dunn and Katherine Andrist in these two leading parts is clever and hand- led with a competence that would do justice to professional actors in the belief of Harris Brown, director of the play. The chief comedy character work falls to Marjorie Smith and Archie McPhee, who play Bridget, the cook, and Jimmy, the stableman, respectivs ly, and both have a brogue and a zest that keep their associates in @ continuous storm of laughter, Brid- get’s dance with the group of cooks is a feature, Father, Weber's efforts to join the family frolic with the children is made lly entertaining by Bud Ster- Peggy Scott plays the unemo- tional part of Mother Weber, head of the household. The Chaperone ~ Esther Hollst is the official chap- erone who suffers with a conscience, and Harris Brown portrays skillfully the narrow minded “kill oy” of the party until he falls under the in- uence of the chaperone and they find complete satisfaction in each p, other's compa Ronald McIntyre and Shirley Pen- the two college chums make a spirited ‘team, keeping the house- hold awake at all hours and leading the college boys and girls into all sorts of pranks. | The part of the spinster aunt is played by Florence Graham. Duane Doyle as the college profes- sor, Mrs. F. D. Romanowsky as the Spanish ahaa and Kenneth Preston as the soldier boy, will carry the prin- cipal solos, A special matinee for children will be held Friday afternoon at 3:46 o'clock when an admission of 25 cents will be charged. ‘ Ject engineer, and Dr. A. A. Whitte- PRICE FIVE CENTS DELEGATES ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEES Nearly 200 People, From All Parts of State, Register This Morning GOVERNOR OPENS MEET Tonight's Session at City Au: ditorium — Public In. vited to Attend With nearly 200 delegates from all parts of the state present, North Da- kota’s first state safety conference got under way this morning. After listening to speeches by Gov- ernor A. G. Sorlie, Chief Justice A. M. Christianson of the state supreme court, A. D, McKinnon, highway pro- more, state health director, the del- egates were assigned to committees to consider definite problems for which the conference hopes to find satisfactory solutions. Appointments Made Committee chairmen were appoint- ed by Governor A. G. Sorlie, general chairman, as follow: Uniform mun- icipal ordinances, Mayor A. J. Hy Bratsberg, Minot; Legislation, Jus- tice Svienbjorn Johnson of the state supreme court. H. F. O'Hare, Bismarck, was named chairman of a sub-committ Ye on uni- form registration and certification of title of automobiles; C. L. Young, Bismarck, was named chairman of a sub-committee on a uniform act to regulate vehicles on highways and H. A. Bronson, Grand Forks, was named chairman of a sub-committee on licensing of operators and chauffeurs. Dr. Gillette of the University of North Dakota was named general irman of the education com: ee with a sub-committee on safety ed) cation of school children, headed Miss Minnie » Superintend- ent of publ ruction, and anoth- er on the formation of a state safety council headed by FranksMilhollan, state railroad board chairman. Fay Harding, railroad board mem- ber, was named chairman of the com- mittee on railroad grade crossings. akers this afternoon included Milhollan, who reported on the work of the conference on street and high- way a held at Washington in March and S. J. Williams, Chicago, director of the safety section of the National Safety Coun Christianson Talks In his address this morning Chief Justice Christianson stressed the point that walking and violations of traffic rules by pedestrians must be curbed well us law violations by auto drivers if the automobile ac- cident death rate is to be substantial- ly reduced. Another necessity, sible fic regulations—rules drawn to fit. the needs. aws which im- pose foolish and unnecessary restri tions tend to defeat not only their own purposes but to bring traffic whole into Ch janson said. “We need laws based upon and experience and not upon prejudices.” Declaring that “non-enforcement of one law is in its and invita violate other laws,” Judge Christian- on urged fearless and conscientious he said, is sen- enforcement of all traffic laws with- out regard to the social, po! business standing of the violators, hrough the schools, he said, ¢ dren should be made to realize that traffic rules were enacted for their benefit and that “good sportsmanship {as well as good citizenship demand jthat such rules be obeyed.” PUBLIC I TONIGHT's Tonight's session of the state safe- ty conference will be held at the city auditorium and the public is cor dially invited Interesting talks will be jovernor A. G Sorl Williams, director, safety section, National Safety Coun- cil, Chicago, and various musical se- lectiong are included on the program, A motion picture “The Dangers of Carlessness” will be shown. Admission is free and a large at= tendance is desired. MINOR INJURY CAUSES DEATH OF DAREDEVIL Slip on Orange Peel Causes ; Death of Man Who Went Over Falls in Barrel London, April 29.—U)—A dispatch to the Evening News from Christ Church, New Zealand, says that “Bobbv” Leach, who went over Nia- gara Falls in 1 barrel in 1911, is te fen inaeleh roeclee when G linet on a piece of orai 1 pag gpl Pi inge pee! ach Toke a leg, which it was found necessary to amputate. “Robby” Leach, a Canadian, achiev- cd worldwide notoriety through his feat at Niagara Balls. He was th second person to go over the falls live. the first being Taylor. of Niagara Fall » Wi mane the trip in a barrel Octaber Os trip was made Jul: my 1911, He was severely battered and bruised in the drop of 158 feet over the Horeesh * enn Unt oN Tajaeg were on! ipertic! years old ae he performed the feat, f ;