The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 15, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER Local thunderinibes th ‘afte ’ noon or tonight, eatie serra ESTABLISHED 1878 “|THE BI B LEGION OPENS ANNUAL MEET - RUDICKINSON | BOO Delegates Registered at ', Opening and More Are es "ADDRESS BY MACNIDER K TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1926 MAN KILLED IN RAID ON —— STILL BOSTON MEDIC (SEVEN HURT | Forty and Eight to Have Ini- | tiation Tonight — at Medora Tomorrow Dickinson, N. D., Jul lemories of the dark sof the orld .war are being revived fornier Sie ta arms who are ere forthe eighth annual tion pes the Ameriean Legion Me Nearly 300 dele: 1—-M— gates had Teeictaved before the con- , Vention was called to order at 9 o'clock this morning by State Com ander Walter G. Curtie ‘of Lisbon, and more arriving hourly. The convention sessions are being held at i tre. ie invocation by Rev. S. I. Fairham, department chaplain, a the delegates were welcomed in * = half of the city by Attorney L. pson, Frank J. Webb of Gris ‘orks gave the respense. MacNider is Colonel Hanford MacNider, assist- ant secretary of war and former na- tional Legion commander, gave the principal address ut the opening ses- sion, He spoke on “Industrial Pre- paredness.” A_ memorial service for deceased Legionnaires also featured the morn- ing program. Mrs. Abbey Hurley Conmy, Fargo, read the address prepared by Mrs. in rson, Finley, state president of the Legion Auxiliary, who was unable to attend. All dele- gates were entertained at luncheon by the Matthew Brew Post No. 3, Dickinson, Members of the 40 and 8 will hold their annual session this afternoon and tonight will give « street parade in which the “wrecking crews,” dates and 164th \infantry band will take part. They also will hold a buinquet at the Town and Country Club, ‘adjourning in ti to attend the Legion boxing show in which Young, Gow, Minot, will clash with td oir. Fargo, in the feature bout. kat surieee Hillsboro, was being mentioned as a candidate for state commander as was Walter McGahey, Williston. Indications were that the pro to establish permanent state quarters at Bismarck would be fought out on the floor with a hard battle sin prospect. *Colonel John R. McQuigg, national legion commander, and his ‘staff will in Dickinson ently Fridav ic. Commander McQuigg will address the convention at the town hall in Medora during the forenoon a will remain over for the closing ns of the convention. TODAY IRON FROM ELECTRICITY TWO DIVORCES, NO MORE? FOR SWIVEL CHAIR EXPERTS COMING, $25 A DAY By Arthur Brisbane (Copyright, 1926) ‘In this industrial age, an announce- ment by the engineering foundation that iron may be produced from ore yy electricity is ten thousand times more important than any news about fart, literature or politics. Melting ore and making iron with fire may soon be part of the primi- tive past, if, snsinescs are not mis- tuken. id prevent an annual loss o: million tons of steel that ge to ‘oh | through corrosi The Pacific coast is interested. in { this news. No more coal mines or coal hauling necessary ij That great mountaii near Mexico City or cheap, bi iron ore, brought through from Cuba, and combined with the aged . A power‘of oe, oust, wou! vantageously th siete: and Gary. 4 A el that their in- A dustry is mera primitive. ‘mot as self-satisfied as Britishers at convention of steel mi xh ited to erase from their rd: eteie preposition. fe mlght ike Peabet by the Hestester evoke, Electricity may do for steel pre: juction more than was done by that ; Bessemer process. ; Judge Brothers, of Chicago, says no. jon should be al more than’ two divorces. The, first you might excuse, Proves a man Panfit to select a ne lite mate. ‘The divorce asber will object that | in our other They are | John R. McQuigg (right), national commander of the American Legion, ind Hanford MacNider, assiatant sec- retary commander of the Legion, are attend- ing the North Dakota state conven- tion of Legionnaires at Dickinson this week. Both are on tht program for dresses. of war and former tional AND PROFESSIONAL REACH DECISION Three Candidates Known to Be in Race While Name of Minnesota State President May Be Presented From Floor— Much Debate on Dues and Official Publica- tion Des Moines, July 15.—()—Curtail ment of the convention program to- day was faced by the National Fed- eration of Business and Professional Women as a result of the loss of: time through ‘extended debate on Mitre maintenance of the official pel with attempts to clear its calendar,’ the» nominating ‘committee. -was- dn ergy session ati! early this ee ing. Reports from the meeting wi that the committee was unable to ae: cide between three known candidates for president. These were igi Stewart of shington, chairman of the legislati committee; Dr. Lena Madson Philipps, New York —attor- ney, and Dr. Bertha Maxwell of Pitts- burgh. A dele; from Minnesota declar- ed that an attempt would be made to peeeet the name of Mame Stevéns, Winsesces state president, from the convention floor, if Miss Stevens would consent to become a candidate, Adventists’ Board Will Investigate Reported Branding 15—(AP)—The July reported Sranding of « Korean ‘boy by Dr. C. Haysmer, medical mission- ary of that denomination, and will ad when the circumstances are con- firmed through the state department. A statement by Elder W Spicer, chairman of the board, declared it, “divapproves and repudiates utterly| v any mistreatment of any person by s missionary.” Temperature at 7a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Ereeleiiatlen fo 7a be j Ellendale Fessenden. Grand Forks .. Jamestown .... soon Nepeiso Pembina . Moors wen’ eRe For Bismarck. end vieinit; thundershowers pad afternoon or eg oul ft itght;, Api cooler tonight, Fri- Aa, 0 Local. thun-! While the corventtoi" Gin trotttea ci oa IS SOUGHT FOR DRATH HOF GIRL Dismembered Boi Body Is Identi- " fied as That of Edith Greene, State Ward WARRANTS ARE ISSUED _| Both Dr. Walsh and His Wife NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF BUSINESS WOMEN UNABLE T0 OVER PRESIDENCY Man Arrested on His Own Complaint Council Bluffs, lowa, Jul; (#)—James H&rrington, arrested for di ace by fighting, charged himself with the offense and testified against himself in police court here. He told nd one of the men asked here he was going. “It’s none of your business,” testified he replied. ‘ The judge took the case under advisement and later dismissed it. + “I want to beat that fellow to ‘and get the trial over with,” ngton explained. WARD PLANS TO ! | FOR SENATO Official Check Gives Inde- pendent Candidate Major- ity of Four Votes Steele, N. D., July 15.—C. A. Ward, Nonpai in, defeated by John Adame, Independent, for the nomina- tion for the state senate on the Re- Rp ican ticket in the Emmons and r county district, declares he will contest the nomination in court. Auditor A. T. Atha of Emmons county was here Raanyd with the tela) returns of that county, can- assed in conjunction with the Kid- der county returns on the legiglative sitapiion, and the majority of four for Adams was made official. Also, the figures showed the nomi- nation’ of three Nonpartisans and ars, Independent, for the house. d, according to reports receiv- ed'h here, proposes to base his contest on charges that two votes were cast in Emmons county by noncitizens, and on the ground that the nam nthe official ballot were improp- erly rotated, or were not rotated. EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS SATISFACTORY. Farm Labor Demand In- jth creases During June and _, Building Is Active Setistactory conditior Notth scent} with reward te to nner: meat, ding to gov- ernment! “aurvey of: relent in the See ences receiv there today. -~ pont labor i tri i] aptlohineats justrial es' ire ia aga ia forces, the si eg ol i lgborers we: it ait ea with 8 shoetege at carpenters. in June, ab- fara ‘eelp| glk ~ exist in ey, ‘sal CONTEST VOTE; Are Charged With Mur- dering Young. Girl Boston, July 15— 15—()—Warrants charging murder were ed today for Dr. Thomas E. Walsh and his wife, who were alleged to have pe~formed an illegal operation on Miss Edith L. Greene, state ward, whose membered body was found Tuesda: The police night raided the office of the physician in the south end but both he and his wife had disappeared. James V. Ford, youn; sweetheart of the dead girl, who ha admitted responsibility for her con- dition, told the police that he took her ta Dr. Ish last Friday and that the physician told him on Sun- day she had died after an operation. Ford Implicated Ford declared that he refused to have anything to do with the disposal of the body, the membered parts of which were found in the Matta- pan Sera near two cemeteries, they would prefer is uecessory ugainst Ford, Arrested Before Walsh is well known to the He “has been convicted ‘e without a license and has rrested on other charges. May, 1912, he was held for a time as ‘a suspicious person in connection with an abortion case, and in 1 after he had been icted for an illegal operation, has case was fi A little later he was found not guilty ot violation of the federal narcotic jaw. In September, 1923, following a com- plaint by the state board of regi: | tration in medicine that Walsh was {holding himself out us a practicing physic n without a license, he was convicted and fined $200. 49 GEORGIA BANKS CLOSED SINCE MONDAY Financial Embarrassment of Bankers’ Trust Company Blamed For Closings 15 MORE esreer iS CLOSED TODAY Atante Ge duly 15—AP)— Fifteen more G banks closed their doors follow- jas: in the wake.of ‘a others which ve cloned week after the prabeiic ji against the Baer company, The a department an- nounced the closings today. - Atlanta, Ga. July 15—)—The georels. tate banking department to- ay continued investigation into the affairs of 49 state banks which have closed their doors since Monday. At the same time Federal Jus Samuel H. Sibley heard a petition for bankruptcy proceedings against the Bankers’ Trust company, operating company for 120 state bands, for which a temporary receivership was named in county court here yesterda: The embarrassam Mg of the Bankers Trust com) c charges” Dr. of the closings of this week.’ department emphasized that the clo: ings were not due to local conditions | and did not indicate any unsoundness or lack of stability of banks in the state. Fraud Claimed The receivership asked on the ground that the company and W. D. Manly, president, were insolvent “due to fraudulent 7 meemlicsien and mis- use of funds” and diversion of funds ot the to personal gain ane ber the officers of the mI rer e tanking department w: to supply information of status of any of the closed Reports of condition for the per! ending December 1, 1 showed that more than from eee ae id sources and ie $10,439,120. DEVASTATED SECTION IS UNDER RPTL y was blamed by the; banking department for the maerity e | | Pacifie northwest ks. second week of the forest fire men- IN NEW YORK GUN, BATTLE Hundreds lingerie By Pistol Duel in Thick of Night’s ‘ Theatre Rush ROBBER FATALLY HURT Others Wounded Were By- standers—Man Attempted to Hold Up Cafe Crowd New York, July 15—U)—Seven per- sons were in hospitals today as the feault of a gun fight between a) robber and policemen in the thick of the theatre rush last night at Broadway and 48th streets. The shooting imperiled hundreds, who were swarming’ to the theatres. The robber was wounded, probably fatally. The others injured, three of them women, were bystanders. A man went into # restaurant at Eighth avenue and 5ist street und, with « drawn pistol, commanded patrons to throw up their hands. All rushed him and he fled after firing one shot without effect. Then the pao began to shoot, with the robber | izing from a doorw ‘ Robber Shot Down Finally the robber became uncon- f lice bullets in him. titi as Glenn Miller of Buffalo, 35 crowded street 36 hours. tl detectives were taki were woun bent on ce 13 EXECUTED FOR PLOTTING ~TOKILL KEMAL Miiinttstils ti Had to Hang One Man Twice — Rope Broke in First Attempt Symrna, July 15—(AP)—It was! mevessary' to hang Chulri Bey, brains! ie ‘to kill President Mustapha, fone Pasha, twice yesterday. The first time he was hanged from! a tripod on the water front, but the, rope broke and he fell to the ground. Executioners quickly removed him to ‘another tripod in front of the city hall, where he was dispatched without fur- ther delay. Thirteen conspirators were hanged! at widely separated prints because, tthe new Tur! enal code pre- scribes that one conde:nned man must not see another exect ted. Each of the men he nged wore a pla- card bearing: “Condemned to death for having plotted ag'nst the life of our beloved Mustapha Kemal Pasha, president of the repub.ic and saviour: of the honor of the Turkish nation.” ‘The bodies were left hanging, ex- posed to pt.bHe view, until noon when ‘they ‘were cut dov.n. The women then strugyled for pieces of the heng- man’s sone. ving, in accordance with native superstition, thet they would bring good luck. The plotters planned to have a hand grenade given to Kemal in a ‘bouquet by a woman. The 13 hanged were ¢ meted after 50 arrests had been made. SMALL RELIEF TO FIRE AREA I$ PREDICTED Pacific Northwest Enters | Second Week of Menace 1 —Nine Lives Lost prisoners they ht with a crowd i Seattle, Wash., July 15.-()—The lay entered its » Which mn a toll of nine lives and destroyed thousands of 1 eres of valuable timber, with the United States weather bureau giving little h@pe of relief from dry weath- ler. Continued high temperatures, low humidity and winds were pre- dicted, A fite warden who return Edmonton, Alberta, from the White Court district in ‘Athabasca river, said mes led through ‘tree tops at 8 to 10 miles an hour. He expl lear for safety of some of the province's most, valuable timber. The Kaniksu- forest in Montana was covered by 130 fires in di Peabaelt ee ceasing. bids, considered. in met a year headquarters | } Park | the $250,000. |. Bismarck Girl Weds Ben Turpin oll Here i is =. first picture of Ben Turpin, movie former ago while Turpin was a nta Barbara, Calif. Mrs, Turpin state capitol. Odelsting Votes to Impeach Former Norwegian Premier Olso, Norw: , July 15--)—By vote of 62 to 50 today the Odelsting, one of the sections of the Storting, decided to impeach former Premier |a, Berge, who held that office in on the charge of placing 26, ree kroner at the disposal of the Nohske Handles Bunk—the Norwe- gian Bank of Commerce—without the knowledge of the Storting, The hou: also voted 58 to-b4 to‘impeach mo: of the members of Berge’s n ry for complicity. The majority con- sisted of radicals, laborites and some agrarians. It is not known what effect the {resolutions will have on the Lykke government, two members of which were also members of Premier Berge’s ministry. GOPHER STATE | WOMAN'S CLAIM MAY BE PROBED, Demand of Brooten Woman, For Share of Large Es- tate Suggests Fraud Chicago, July 15—)—Claiming: $250,000 of the six million dollar estate of Edwin B. Jennings, Mrs. Marie Rengel, of Grooten, Minn., told how the bequest had been made after | she saved the aged millionaire’s life | by pushing him from in front of an automobile here in 1918. To aid| her cause in the legal battle of heirs | which began last fall, she mentioned | a friend familiar with the story. Mrs. Alfred Thonen, on the stund| in Probate Judge Horner's court yes- | terday, testified she was very fa-! miliar with the story. She said she was because Mrs. Rengel had told it to her in detail, after making prom- ises of $10,000, a farm and 4 trip to Europe if the witness would help, win the $250,000. The court, dismissing the suit of| Mrs. Rengel, who was not present, | suggested a ‘fraud inquiry. Counsel | for the estate said en investigation would be made, bach ged OF “PROBATE RT TO BE APPEALED sctal Minn,, July 15—--)—Mr Marie Renge! of Brooten announced | today she would peal a Chicago | probate court aalten dismissing | er suit for $250,000 of the six million dollur estate of Edwin B. Jenning: i} “I think I am entitled to it,” to|Rengel said today, “and an appeal will be made, I am sure. expect to confer with my attorney in a day or two.” Dispatches from Chicago stated that Mrs. Alfred Thoen had testi- fied that Mrs. Rengel had. promised her $10,000, « farm and a trip to! Europe if Mrs. Thoen would: help win “L never made such Promises,” Mrs.) Rengel denied tod “Mrs. Thoen lives about nine miles from my place and I-know her. She knew my story from reading it in the papers, and from what I told hey. .1 should I didn’t make those promises.” rs, | Checks Mailed For Final Payment on Last Wheat Port ae Geant. Forks, N. D. the” pnd wim—|f coveri final ars, and was employed at the Quain She left here six years ce ete Fred Dietz, lives at 114 \ avi ay | actor, and his bri Miss Babette Elizabeth Dietz of Bismarck, N. I hi pat li he pnt at ‘ottage Hospital in f r about eight inic and at the ifornia, Her city. |FIREMEN ARE INJURED IN EXPLOSIONS Accident Occurs at West Du- juth Braneh of Water and Light Department in Bi k nd Ramstad ¢ ro, going to Broadway, th (AP) — Several red and scorched nd two men and two burned and injured by flying glass a series of gas ex- plosions at the West Duluth branch he City Water and L ere cat 10 a. m. to . A. Mann, 29, city wa fireme about the fi children the face’ and hands, said the first ex- plosion occurred as the men were leaving tie outtding. The detonation blew all windows from the one and one-half story brick structure, and did considerable inter- ior damages. The firemen who hap- pened to be in line with the high cellar windows were ‘badly scorched by the flume that shot forth wt and following the explosions. ‘GRAND JURY WILL END ITS WORK TODAY Testimony leged Kidnaping of Evan- gelist Nears Finish Los Angeles, July —The clos- ing chapter ‘in ‘the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case was .ex- pected to be reached today when the Los Angeles county grand jury re- sumed its investigation. District Attorney Asu Keyes has announced that unless Kenneth G. Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple and friend of the angelist, for whom u wide search cing made, is located today, all lable witnesxes will have been heard before the day's sessions are ended. From her pulpit in Angelus Temple Mrs. McPherson last night announced that she would pay no further heed to the “tangled reports” concerning her kidnapping story which continue to Feach he} ENGINE DROPS ‘OUT OF PLANE; FIVE INJURED | Accident Occurs at Height of 1,200 Feet—One Escapes Via Parachute San Diego, July 15—(#—Five navy aviation corps were injured, one seri when the engine d monoplane at & t depart-| Concerning Al- | IS FIRED ON IN ATTEMPT TO GET AWAY Raid Made By Hubbard Coun- ty, Minnesota, Official Early This Morning TWO MEN ARE ARRESTED Sheriff, County Attorney Out of Town Today—State- ments Unobtainable Park Rapids, Minn., July 16-—(AP) William Lent, 28 years old, father of two small children, was shot end killed near here early today as the Hubbard county sheriff and two pri- vate citizens raided a moonshine still near the county line. Dr. C Houston, Hubbard county coroner, in announcing that no in- quest will be held, said the shot that killed Lent was fired by Fred Hage- nau, Hubbard county farmer. Dr. Houston said Hagenau told him he fired the shot and his statement | was confirmed by Carl Anderson, un- other Hubbard county farmer, who signed the complaint that led to the raid. Were Not Deputized Anderson and Hagenau accompanied Sheriff Da Petrie of Hubbard county on the raid. Coroner Houston id they were not deputized as spe- cial officers. Sheriff Petrie and the county at- ney are out of the city and no fur- rn developments are anticipated “until they return. ‘No arrest in connection with the gentile have been made. ‘cording to information obtained by Coroner Houston, the raiding par- ty approached the stills shortly after midnight. The spot ix about five miles northwest. of near the Becker county line here Liquor F © Anderson sth are Mubbard county farmers. They told the cor- oner that some liquor had been found during the raid. Lent, they said, was unarmed. The sheriff and county attorney are expected to return here lete today. (CONVENTION " OF ELKS ENDS WITH PARADE New Memorial Headquarters Building Formally Dedi- cated Yesterday f Chicago, July , 15—VThe white and purple banners of an antlered army were unfurled teday by the legions of the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, as they made ready to march in the parade which terminates the formal program of their annual reunion. Bands from a hundred citi lteams bedecked in gorgeous tral drum corps led by dapper capped majors, and scores of sum| tuous floats drew up for the par along the line of march, interspersed groups of marching members of the order. The line of march leads up Michi‘ gan avenue and Lake Shore Drive to Sheridan Road, past the new Elks memorial headquarters building dedi- cated by the order yesterday. The dedicatory ceremonies and to- day’s parade were the two Deineipal levents of the grand lodge reunion, jand the 300,000 Elks and their kin j will start homeward tonight. °‘The |reunion will continue tomortow= and: | Saturday, but without a formal pro- gram, Bakersfield, Calif.,.won the nation- al drill contest of the convention. +The competition was held y day jbut the percentage ratings of the principal contestunts, after with- drawal of a number of teams, were not announced until tod: BALLOON RACE WINNER LANDS AT PORTLAND, ARK. Chicago, July 15.—(#)—The Hi- Ball balloon, entered in the Elks na- tional balloon race by Svend A. U. Rasmussen of Detroit, landed at 6:15 a. m. eastern standard time today five miles south of Portland, Ark., | and took the lead in the contest, ac- cording to word today to the na- tional aeronautic association here. Portlend, Ark., is 625’miles on an one eer of Chicago. ey gs IV, of ‘Alzon, Ohio, piloted is K. Wallam, landed at 3:16 p. m. yesterday at Huron, i a It was in the air 21 hours and 15 minutes, and traveled 4: aan Detroiter, of the it Fu. lub, was unaccounted for to: day, ne so far as officials could learn not been sighted after the tab The fourth entrant, that of ot tain H, E. Bichon a of St. for at. Th was f yesterday pag | {