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WRATHER FORECAST Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with thunderstorms; cooler Wed. THE BIS , ,RANDLETT 10 MAKE SURVEY OF SITUATION Will Be ‘Assisted By. County Pi Agents and Civic Bodies in Various Centers . {CONDITIONS NOTSERIOUS * Feed at Reasonable Cost to 4 » a a ae a Be Secured For Those Farmers Needing It, Gordon W, Randtett, extension di- rector of the North Dakota Agricul- a Cotlege, yesterday was appoint- i et ae ogutaierel conditions in meeting Mage J. riculture and ik e fact: i ers in areas where rainfall has been short and crop prospects are iol Randlett, ‘through the county agents and other experts. i his department, will survey the situa- \ Civie bodies in various centers will lend him assistance in whateve action is necessary to make sure that farmers in these areas will be able to carry over their stock without aecty representat ives of these sepeniiation: at the meeting. Peculiar Situation Representatives from widely scatter- ed areas indicated in their reports that the situation is very vin = that some districts will fave crops and others only a fe a away will be short both small grains and feed for their stock. + The only problem confronting the staff, as presented at the conference, is to’ make whatever adjustments are necessary to bring the ae and the feed together eg AB presenta- tives of the Northern cite. and fee line railroads promised ¢hat aoa ‘tions will be made in rates on stock feed if requested by Randietts committee. These reductions would apply only to feed shipped in care of organi: ith some official status, how- -ever, since rates to individuals are “required by law to be the same. Will Buy Feed in Bulk In order to solve the oes Pentre the lon its in prebable “thet Band oon committee -will organize local co! mitiees for the app cronin’ of escertain- = what. feed eceesary, buying it in bulk and divtributing it to the farmers making application for it. This was done with the object of pre- venting one community where the » feed crop is short from entering into active bidding with any other com-j which finds itself in the same It was agreed that the situation is ff not general throughout the state, 4 © many districts reporting good crops F. wf both smal grains and hay sean _ quate forage for cattle. Farmers in districts where the crop| ix short were advised by the commit- tec to sell their non-producing stock, rather than attempt to carry it over, tthe winter. Other stock, such as cows, purebred stock, brood and other animals, they were dvised to hold with the assurance “that adequate provision will be made ‘do obtain feed at ¢ reasonable cost. TODAY ONE LION on 1003 100 RATS. THEY HATE US “OVER THERE.” |g DOGS AND CHILDREN. MORE MORAL TURPITUDE. _ R trouble rid “of democracy.’ authority to the nation, taking tt fi auarreling individuals ays Mus: in Voltaire, discussi cy and ‘Qnonarchy, said it arin" make make much at f difference to = poor man whether he ‘was eaten by qne lion or by 100 rats. ,, Some day the people may learn to vern themselves. it they are fi on eet now, and bly Peart rimenting they ave done rT e last hundred thousand years and Ay Viet Mussolini says, ys, “Conditions which we ch psoas: Bo Jeet ification rtal principles of the inion. - The th says Mus- 4 * the ch revolution,” inch me! jsoner of the British “"his worth. 8 successor, Napoleon ‘Third, took. and France beat- this-| rraide Reyes SE revolution will outlive ive by rhe) @ theory ‘that ‘ong ow able, can drive | ; Fasei m ends class war, restores) Lo \Etlendale:<322. | Fessenden f cloud: IMEN ON TRIAL Capt. Otto C. mander of the naval ammunition depot, as he s; peared before a board of inquiry to Reetity that the arsenal had been overstocked with explosives when the lightning struck, setting off the blast that ule it out of existence. | f 2 ORE TRAINS. TIN COLLISION NEAR CARLTON Members of Train Crews Save Lives By Jumping—Hizh- way Is_ Blocked Duluth, July 27—()—Two Great} Northern ore trains en route from the Mesaba range to the docks crashed into each other early this 1 >rning in a rear-end collision at ‘ure ‘intersection of the Beer with highway No. 2 at ton, the pene fad keane creat their by jump! iewieh the end torn ar Vor more than 100 feet and “4 d tender No, 2002 overturned af (} (ast com- pletely wrecked, ed af highway No. 2 will be blocked ¢ ‘hout the day, stute highway de, os announced imme. ately after) accident. Automobiles are being toned around Cariton. Great Nort! een, eee otthctale. at Sk. Buvesior said 14 bs ‘wreckage weul aerate th night, Engine No. 2015 and a train of| bout 170 ore cars had stopped just eyond the intersection of the rail- road with highway No. 2. At a. m., engine No. 2002, pulling a other ore train with about 175 cars, | came up from behind and ran right | unmasked bandits into the cabases, of the front train. ir Buys Po ‘Poison nd Goes to Police Station to Drink It Chicago, July 27.—(#)—Out of work and divequraned, hie last three nent offi- | ‘FOR ATTACKING ‘PETERT GIRLS Court Starts Fina Final Chapter of Tijuana Tragedy Which Startled Nations BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Men, If Convicted, May Be Given Prison Terms of From 6 to 8 Years San Diego, July 27—()-—The last chapter in the tragedy which claimed ‘the lives of the family of Thomas M. Petect ‘here last February was to be written today in Tiji resort town the lower C: nia border n here, when five. men will face a Mexican court ¢ arged with having outraged the two Peteet daughters, Clyde and Audrey. ‘he two girls, with their parents, were found dead in their gas filled home a few days after they declared ‘they had been drugged and assailed in the border city. In a note found near the bodies, the father declared the family sought death rather than endure the shame they felt was ‘theirs. The Defendant: The defendants are Zenaido Lianos former chief of police of Tijuana; Luis Amador, keeper of the saloon in which the girls alleged they were drugged; Refugio Alvarez and Fran- cisco Navarro} bartenders, and Salva- dor Espino#a, taxicab driver, ‘The trial will be closed to the pub- lic. Speci passes have been issued to newspaper writers. In the event of conviction the men punished by prison terms from 6 to 8 years. Petect tragedy aroused a storm ion throughout this coun- jexico. may be rangin The of indi ‘try and DAVENPO®™ BANK RO®"ED THIS MO.cNING Two, Unmasked: Bandits Get * $1,800—Last Seen Cross- ing Into Minnesota N Say 27.—)-—-Two away with bout. $1,800 in casi feat caren hen they held up the State Bank of enport, ed day ah peeemnireae of Fargo, S sasend ‘robbery Cass county bank within 12 days. A lone bandit got $500 loot when he held Ts the Mapleton State bank duly 15. No trace of this bandit has been found, and it is believed that dollars stolen during the day, Arthur} moos ham, 45, last night fy A realick niax gave him a quarter| for food and promised a yight’s lodg- ing at the station. Markham went to a drug store, spent the quurter for vgison and re-| turned to the station to drink it. He died at the county hospital. HARK! THE ZITHERS: Washington, Mo.—New York will ring with the twang of the zither| TOP?) thie ‘fall, ape the United Zither Fh wotid of America ‘hold their tune- pi pbedigerarcl We babe, & of ned to! America. It was estab od 68 years = Franz Schwarzer, a native of Temperature at Highest yeate: west last night Precipitation to 7 Hi it wind veloc . feat! conditions at North kota points for the 24 hours endi at 8 a. m. today: Tom; a Amenis ... BISMARCK . Bottineau . ils Lake aesaresegdicnet 3. ©20000000000Precipitation = ano: ES < SRSSESAe SEI SA Lowest SBoonrece eos For Bis: and nit tonight and probably | thunde: what cooler For North Dal if one of the present pair may have done the jean) job. rerlooked $500 The jobbers overlooked $500 in cur- rency when they rifled the safe in the vault. They got about $1,000 in pred 1 aie of the cash drawe: $800 in silver in the peek of $8,000 in non-ni nds in the safe was elso hind. The loss is fully covered by insurance. The last trace of the bandits was ‘reported from Wildrice, N. D., at 10:30 a. m. when a woman phoned ‘that Buick coach, carrying eee had been seen in the village and crossed the Red River Into Min. | Nesola. ¥ I. 8, Walhood, ca: was at his desk near the door and O. G. Wal- hood, assistant cashier, was behind bows oN acid when the two robbers en- dark d. other, seemingly the cad was “a little taller, ng com- ‘and about 21 years old. ‘athood did not pay ony "atten: tion ‘to them, other than notice ‘them enter, until’ the older one or- dered him to stick up his hands. Mr.| gy; ‘Wailhood replied, .“I’m a cripple and can’t stand up withoyt us! ng ay hands.” The bandit then seid, “ know thet, so stay where you are, geld your pease the banker in the case; the same ened ‘was repeated, an ‘eB | both men shored without further nd Clear | ders. their victims covered,| Keepii ir then told his es ioe Rd ‘robl ae sight, the scooped jm te get ‘the money out, ‘Bac ray from ther job, nar, Coreen 0. G. Walesa follow on to the di t_he turn son on ‘Gent che tate: tacked ol of the door and neced’ into a Buick coach which they; Forted in front with the of nn eae Re eee CK. TRIBUNE [awom] BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1926 ‘MA’ FERGUSON WILL RESIGN NOVEMBER 1 Penguins Must Have Heard About R Durkin’s Beating « ‘Washington, July 27—@)— Somebody must be reading Chi- cago dispatches to the penguins in Washington's zoo. “Noah,” valuable . Australian prize exhibit, is dead as the re- sult of a beating by infuriated fellow-inmates from whom he was rescued too late by attend’ ants. Head keeper William M. Blackburn is attempting to as- certain whether Noah hes been passing slurring remarks about the female acquaintances of eith. er of the two penguins who at- tacked and killed him. HURRICANE DOES DAMAGE. TO SHIPPING). Florida’s Lower East Coast Swept By Tropical Storm —Several Drown Miami, Fla, July 27.—(P)—High wind and waves of a tropical hurri- cane swept out of the Caribbean Sea last night and spent their fury on Florida’s lower east coast. Damuge to shipping, waterfront hotels and to residences was the toll of the storm. Several small steamers plying be- tween Miami and the Bahamas were reported missing. At Pompany, midway between Palm Beach and Miami, fishermen reported eight men were drowned when their boat sank in the gulf stream. he Italian steamship Ansaldo San Giorgio Secondo wallowed helplessly with a sroken rudder, 60 m Miami, while the Ward liner ‘Arizaba stood by. iS STILL SWEEPING WEST PALM BEACH (New York, July 27—(By telephone ‘to The Associated Press from West Palm Beach Florida)—A wind that at. tained a velocity of 80 miles an hour at 9:45 this morning gtill was sweep- ing over West Palm Beach and vicit ity at 1 o'clock today. No lives har ooh lost and no injuries have been Te was tietieved’ that’ bee detest of the storm was still to c eons at noon the wind had. Mighty creased in velocity. Many roofs have been blown from thou: trees have been uprooted _ as, lashed by the fierce wind, rolling over the ocean boulevard. STEAMER WITH 30 ABOARD 18 LOST ‘Miami, Fla, July 27--(AP)-—Wire- ‘hess advices eived here today said! the Italian steamer Ansdido San! in distress of Jupiter ¢, inte » had been lost by the Ward liner aza and the steamer West Har. The Ansaldo was carried out of sight, by high seas. ‘Advices placed the number of men aboard the Ansaldo at 30. Damage estimated at more than one hundred thousand dollare was caused Miami by the hurricane. - Brief reports from Nassau placed ‘the hurricane damage theré at more than five million dollars. No loss of fife in this vicinity hax been reported, DWYER GIVEN FULL PENALTY Head of Liquor Smuggling Syndicate Gets 2 Year Term, $10,000 Fine V. Dwyer, race track owner of w syndicate said to. have smug- gled $40,000,000 .worth of liquor in- to” ee United States, has’been found ity of conspiracy ‘to violate the rok bition law and sentenced to the maximum i E. C. Col mat for the with with thks ware Federal Judge sentenced Dwyer to eng and fined hin 10,000 af- Ba oavectian and é ht. cak; ron got two years‘ an 5 said they would appeal. if The court refused a plea of the colons for. leniency sad for delay in Anon saying: “There has been holesale bribery and violation of the law and on evidence there is not @ shadow of doubt of idow of denbt of guilt. ‘owner and “pay-off” ical convicted x mer tried uitted. tan “W. Mack ars im- “tts| Canvass of Primary Vote Starts Today Work of making th the official can- the votes cast at the recent job SPACE ality POINCARE IS GIVEN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE New Government Favored in First Vote Taken By Chamber of Deputies 358 FOR, 131 AGAINST Vote Followed Reading of * Ministerial Declaration of Policy Today —Premier Poin $ ernment was given a i. of confiden ein the chamber of is afternoon. hich came after the reading of the ministerial declaration of policy, was posed on the question of adjourning all interpellations until the financial bill had been discussed and passed. The premicr asked that this be done. and made the matter ‘ene of confide in the government. The vote wa: & for the government and 131 agai MINISTRY'S OBJ! 18 TO SAVE FRANC Paris, July 27.—(@)—The new Poincare ministry presented its declaration of policy to the chamber of deputies this afternoon. The declaration began with the affirmation that the ministry had been formed in a spirit of “national reconciliation,” with the object of saving the franc. “We are profoundly convinced that it is possible to improve the condi- tions of French finances rapidly, and raise the yalue of the national cur- re the declaration said. “In order to avert forever fresh dangers of inflation, we propose to vote the indispensable supplementary Feceipts and make important econo- off | mies. Indirect taxation is to be increas- ed, the declaration said, but at the same time. direct taxation will be im- posed upon acquired wealth to form & repayment, and for the national de- fense bonds. An appeal was made to “clear- ighted patriotism” to shorten the: discussion by voluntary discipline. Reference to Debts In its first reference to the interal- lied debts, the declaration sai ‘he nations which are our credi- tor# dnd whoni France has the firm will to. pay within every measure of her capacity, have as great an inter- est as ourselves that we should, be- fore everything, put an end to the monetary crisis. This’ cris to multiple causes but Mpows to calm its violence and to annihilate its dangerous ef- fe In conclusion the declarati: “France hay known graver and imore painful hours than the present. She saved hers by union and en- rgy. Today again victory ix i, {dinate to the same condition: us immediately begin the hea: for the republic, for the count: Premier Poincare was greeted at the opening of the chamber's ses- sion by a tremendous uproar among; the communists, which lasted 16 minutes, The chamber was quieted jwhen the deputies of the right and center threatened to expel the mani- festants bodily. U. 8. DESIRES FRIENDSHIP OF ALL COUNTRIES President Hopes Americans Abroad Will Refrain From Making Criticisms Paul Smith's, N. Y., July 27.—@)— President Coolidge 8 that Amer- abroad will make allowances for conditions in the foreign coun- they are’ visiting and will not indulge in-any unwarranted criticisms or any recriminations. The position of the president was made clear in the matter at the exe utive offices today without, however,’ any direct reference being made to the demonstrations that have occur- red against American tourists in Frence. Doubt was expressed in behalf of| the sident whether too much at- tention need be paid to the situa- tion that has been reflected in recent prme 2 Teports from Euro mn de- re of the United States, ras id, was to maint tricadly rela- tions with all countries. "The desire of the United States, it was said, wes to maintain friendly forall with all being) s and the peaponses the attitude] 5, otis Jp hewdiins persons cat the United States or foreign countries pant not be treated that the te finished’ by tomorrow etter. | i168 Only three pembets< of the board en So LEGISLATURE This remarkable picture shows $1,500,000 worth of oil going up in smoke at Warren, Pa., where a big oil refinery caught fire. One of the most unusual pictures of a fire ever taken, ‘tt gives a general view of the cretaeraion at its height. PUBLIC RECEPTION WILL MARK RETURN OF BATTLESHIP’S SILVER SERVICE TO LIBERTY MEMORIAL Affair Scheduled on pt Afternoon From Frappe Will Be ue i Silver Cups—Service wilt) Also Be On Display Sunday —Everyone Invited ibations of frappe, the ail-| of the. battleship North! chased several years ago donations and presented | to the battleship namestake of this inland state by the people of North | Dakota, ix to return Friday and take , its place in the museum of the Liber- ty Memorial Building, Capitol hill.| A public reception is scheduled in its honor, and will last from 3 to 6 p. The ‘reception js in the hands of Lewis F. Crawford, North Dakota state curator, and the historical de-, partment. Frappe will be served from the punch bowl, in the silver cups of the} service, so people may say they have} drank from them, Every department of the state government will send one woman as a representative to assist at the re- | ception darian | some hour of the aft-| ernoon. ments housed in; the Sfemoriat bat ing will send rep-| resentatives Ist between the hours of 3 Be 4. The departments ; in the main building will send them) to take part from 4 to & o'clock, and ladies from departments of state that are located down town will serve: from 5 until 6. Those Who Will Assist Others who will assist during afternoon are Mrs. A. G. Sorlie, Mrs. Thomas Hall, the wives of the judges of the supreme court, Mrs. A. M.| Christi: Mrs. John Burke. a Luther E. a |, Mrs. William Nuessle, Mrs. inbjorn Johnson; Mrs. ‘Ey J. ‘Taylors wife of ne su | preme court reporter; Mrs. L. F. Crawford, wife of the ae, ace | of the historical department; Mrs.! Florence H. Davis, librarian of the; state historical library; Miss Helen; ‘ Crawford and Miss Beatrice Register,| both members of the staff of the his- torical department. The state library commission and the state department of education, the two departments which are head- ed by women, will be represented by their respective heads, in addition to, the representation of one woman from the staff, Thus the state li-; brary commission will he represented by Miss Lillian Cook’ and Miss Bes-j sie Baldwin, together with one other: chosen from the staff. The d ment of educa’ will be repr ed by aie finnie Melson, Hazel Nielson, and one other, accord-| to Mrs. Davis. i ee: Cranties has annamnced that on tl p floor of the) Memorial ‘building will be open Sun | la ent ho od lo ' the muysenm either ye a4 been .' tourist travers i Longfellow. BUILDING MUSEUM « NOT A SINGLE RIB GONE FROM VERMONT HILLS! lau Used in Referring to New England State Is 100 Per Cent Correct (By George he Mann.) Portland, ‘Leaving uebec via arhrooke by auto, the e most interesting, picturesque and historic portion of the North Americyn continent, It is a comfortable two-day tour from Quebec to Portland, the home of The scenery from Quebec to the Canadian line in Vermont is a fine | prelude to the grandeur of the Ver- mont and New Hampshire hills. Ex- cellent gravel and paved roads make the journey comfortable. There is not the eariee exploitation of auto trails through V nt, New Hampshire and ine neclinns.. that ne finds innesota, Wisconsin and other midwestern sections, Waffles and Syrup Waffles, hot cakes, maple syrup nd bak beans have crowded | the pikes. Dear with an eye and maple likes,” e entered the Ebenezer Bruce in Vermont, while two gray England characters Wilkins immortali: ter in the kitchen. disappointed in our ¢ waffles, declaring that it was a Ver- mont tradition that one could “eat waffles indefinite! The realist who coined the phrase, ‘rock-tibbed hills” of Vermont was 100 ‘per cent correct. We personally xamined several hills and could find ' no ribs. missing in any of them. Roads really wind around and around through Vermont hills and you smile when a native tells you to go traight down” the road when direc- tions are asked. No two Vermonters agree on what is the shortest distance between two points. They may be fairly unani- mous on national politics and the quality of their maple syrup, but hete is a terrible difference of opin- ion and mileage in their road con- victions. We accepted the verdict of the more voluble and emphatic of two selectmen in a Vermont village. He routed us sround 80 miles Vermont “ribbed” hilla. to reach a) town 33 miles distant. If you are not careful in Vermont you are liable to start out, in the morning in one direction and come back un- wittingly to the same 5; events. Follow zoek siously; @ Vermo: can ied rough the bh ills. @ tourist can- no! WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 18 Texas Governor Calls Spe- cial Session as She An- nounces Resignation TO, VALIDATE BONDS Resignation Virtually As- sures Moody’s Ascendancy to Governor’s Chair Austin, Texas, July 27.—()—Dan’ Moody, youthful Tit ed _attor- ney general, has forced.#he sons of Texas into the fitebi ical eclipse after several years in which they dominated the Lone ~ Star state Democratic policies. Moody's vote in Saturday’s primary, coupled with an announcement yea- terday by Governor Miriam A. Fer- guson that she will resign from of- fice probably by November 1, virtual- ly assures his ascendaney to the gov- ernor’s chair next January. With primary returns nearing com- pletion, Moody lacked a few votes of having a majority in the five-corn ed Democratic gubernatorial nomini tion race but led Governor Ferguson than 110,000. vote: meh third ranking candidate, Moody, based his campaign ” received enough votes to cause Mrs. Ferguson to decide she did not care to con- tinue her campaign for re-election. Keeps Her Agreement Governor Fergusen's resignation will conform to an informal agree- ment she had with Moody that she would retire from the race if he should lead her by ene vote, and that he should withdraw if led by 26,000 votes. Her decision to resign also virtually removed further in- terest in the election returns as a run-off primary will not be neces- sary. Texas law provides that un- less a candidate receives 51 per cent of the votes cast, second primary must be held Simultaneously with the announce- ment of her resignation, G Ferguson called a 3 the legislature for ler validation of near; 000,000 Texas road bonds hel invalid a by the United States supreme court. She also said she wished to give the legislature an opportunity to investi- gate any ‘department of the state gov- ernment it mi; Leppaae at The road bonds were made the cen- ter of attacks on the Ferg ministration by Moody and Davidson, who had demanded a special se: the legislature to Governor Ferguson refused, saying it was only a political move. Governor Ferguson’s po! career began in the spring of wen when the state supreme court ruled that her husband, James “Farmer Jim” Ferg was ineligible for the governorsh p because of his im- peachment in 1917. fguson then placed ife’ me on the ballot dication” campaign follow- in which she was elected by a large majority. The impeachment tollowed alleged irregularities in state office including a charge that he placed state funds in his ewa bank, Moody 33 Years Old Moody, who is 33 years old, is one of the youngest men to take the Texas Democratic leadership. The vote, with 245 of the 32 coun- ties reporting, with 96 complete, gave Moody 366,954, Ferguson 252,425 and Davidson " 110,113. Approximately 5,000 votes were divided among the other three candidates, Moody's nent in November will Haines of Houston, ean” of the 17 Democratic represen- tatives to congress were renominat- ed, as was larry M. Wurzbach, Texas’ only Republican congressman. avT moa: roads good. Cloud—Clear, 75; roads good. Minot—Clear, 56; roads good. Mankato—Partly cloudy, 72; roads 5. | good. roads good. 67; roads Jamestown—Clear, 70; Fargo—Partly cloudy, good, Mandan-—-Clear, 64; roads good. . Hibbing—Clear, 70; roads Winona—Cloudy, 68; roads geod. Grand Forks—Partly* cloudy, 65; roads good. Rochester—Cloudy, 69; roads good. Duluth—Clear, roads good. EXPEDITION re OP CENSUS lnndoneen many wives has a whale? How long does ‘be live? hae is Mrs. Whale’s average fam- aly These and other facts pertainisig to. the great mammals ere the obj of an expedition being fitted out-by the British government to conduct @ whale census. A ship, the will go on @ long voyage’ waters efter the information that it ds ‘hoped will eat the extermina- ‘tion of the Small Mentification dises oe be me inte the backs of ell of These it is sald wil gause no