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

| 4 NOMINATED FOR LEGION COMMANDERSHIP \DIRIGIBLE ™~ 4 WEATHER FORECAST ' Cloudy tonight and Saturday; possibly rain or snow. Colder. ESTABLISHED 1873 — PRICE FIVE CENTS CK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBE IR 15, 1926 MERTINGS OF DAKOTA SYNOD CLOSE TODAY Rev. D. K. Ford of Crosby Is Appointed Vice Moderator of This District COMMITTEES ARE NAMED Rev. Boyd of Jamestown, Rev. Mack and Miss Shafer ‘Will Speak Tonight listened to Bre secretary of the Board of reese, of | Ministerial Relief and Sustentation. | a ‘on the Young People's Conference held at Jamestown this | summer by Reverend A. Hill of Ryder told of the success of the meet nearly 150 people being present ut the sessions. Plans are wow bein, made, he |, to accommodate even larger numbers next year. The morning session began with a devotional service, after which the minutes were read and an committee reports heard. were given by th judicial of the general as. records of Presbyteries; fi. nance; correspondenc ommittee on revision -of Wess ent committees; special committees appointed at | ynod; election of trustees, and re. ort of committee on Young People’: Conference. A report of the commi tee on ministerial relief and susten- tation was given by A. G. Burr of Rugby. Committees Appointed Rev. D. K. Ford-of Crosby, N. D., was appointed vice-president at the Thursday session and the following standing committees were named: Bills and overtures—Rev. S. B. Doty, Rev. Stewart, Mr. E. M. Mc- Donald. Judicial business—Rev. H. E. Dier- enfield, Rev. S. M. Kelley, Mr. C. M. Balcom. Minutes of general _assembly—Rev. W.'F. Grundy, Rev. .R. L. Colvin. Records -of Presbyteri Rev. Nathan Wood, Rev. D. A. Martens, Rev. P. H. Pollock, Rev. A. A. G. Hogg, Revs-A.-T. Cory, Reve Ey V. Reade! Finance—C. F. Plummer, W. J. Lane, M. D, Patte: oe Correspondence-—Rev. . Crouch, Rev. A. C. Hill, M. N. Hateher. Resolutions—Rev. D. T. Robertson, Rev. F. Shallcross, A. G. Emstie. Mileage—Rev. F. L. Shoemaker, Rev, B. A. Fahl. George Capra. The report of the committee on foreign missions was presented by the Rev. E. Dierenfeld of Minot and’ contained the following recom- mendations: ‘That every school in the Synod contribute to the cause of foreign missions. ‘Whenever possible a special foreign mission object shall be taken over by (Continued on page 3.) TODAY FIERCE, IMPARTIAL NATURE BABE RUTH, $156,000, TOO BAD SHE'S BOBBED. MUNSEY’S $13,000,000. i tue North Dehote Froskyterian Syaed teperts and Ings, « 3 busi- mae a k Fierce acre Nas ne. favorites A urricane 81 er Mal tei" Holland hae kilieg eighteen and de seored many moats. miracu- lous thing is that we travel so safe! on this earth. 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The commission todg#y adopted a policy requiring month from companies permitted to sell stock under escrow agreements, By the escrow plan the companies required to place money from stoc! of the commissio! rs lon then releases use of the company. returned te the pu 85 per cent of les under control If the company pears to be doing well the commis- the money for the Otherwise it is rehasers of stock. —$__— ——___—___—_——_- Weather Report ai feather’conditions at North Ds- partment of commerce im charge of kota pointy for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. Tam... Navy’s' Big Zeppelin Com- TRIP WITHOUT MISHAP Commander Rosendah} Pilots navy’s great airship, the Los Any arrived at the Foru Airport at ing tower 2 Sess e ‘WRIGHT WILL (© BE QUERIED BY BLUE SKY BODY tions ¢ might for the ary,ort gathered x nessed the j ations from the oufside. _ The ship hovered about the moor. all; \dirigiblo drawn gently down. endahl, in charge of the ship, first to clamber down the I the ground. He was quickly followed by Admiral Moffett und others of the personnel. LOS ANGELES AT DETROIT pletes Voyage From Lake- hurst at 3:28 A.M. Ship Close to Ground Over Ohio Territcry Detroit, Mich. Oct. 15—(AP)— The navy diriy ble Los Angeles, which arrived here from Lake- hurst, N. J., early th.s morn.ng, will start her return tr.p about 4 o'clock this afternoon. Warn- ing of an apyrouch.ng storm caused Lieutenant E. Rosendahl! to change his plans to remain at the Ford airport until tomorrow. (#)—The . We 3:28 a, m. today to the moor- 2 hours later. The big zeppelin completed the from the airport at Dexrborn, the objective of ted Shenandoah, in slightly hours, Weather condi- countered along the good and the ng waited abl hulk: h airport, wh Two Hours to Land Mast more than two hours. Fin lines were caught and the grea Lieutenant Commander C. E. Ros: route ship 1, according to mem- Although tl h is fenced off, was not thrown open to the public ‘until after the ship was moored, crowds the enclosure and wit- val and mooring oper- was the “The Kid” Is Gone! Long Live Botz Candidate Jackie Coogan! For Legislature in 22nd District The name of Henry J. Botz-as a candidate for the legislature from the 22nd district has been certified to the auditor of Towner county by the sec- retary of state and will go on the ballot. Although his. ed. late it was still possil the ballot, it waa said at the secre- tary of state’s office. GOVERNOR TO HEAD GROUP OF | ‘WELCOMERS: {Special Train Carrying East- ern Men of Importance to Stop Here Tonight AIRPLANES WAY HELP IN BANDIT HUNT Atthoritic: Consider Such Move in Search of Eliza- beth’ Mail Robbers [FOUR BALLOTS TAKEN BUT NO CHOICE MADE Col. Johnson of South Caro- lina, H. P. Savage, Chi- cago, Are in Lead AUXILIARY ELECTS Mrs. Adalin Wright MacAuley of Menominee, Wis., Chosen President Philadelphia, Oct. 15—U)—The American Legion national convention Indulged in a long contest today to elect a national commander who will have the honor next year of the “Second A. E. F.” to France. The leading candidates were Col. J. Monroe Johnson of South Caro- lina and Howard P. Savage of Chi- cago. The otber candidates placed nomination were y Kansas and Jay Williams of South Dakota. There was no result after four ballots. The vote: Johnson, 496; Savage, 484; Lee, 29; Williams, 18. The necessary vote for choice is 619. f LOOT WORTH $160,000 Police Claim ta Know Mem- bers of Band Which Killed One, Wounded Three Elizabeth, N. J., Oct. 15.—UP)-- State authorities today considered sting airplanes in the search for] : kun bandits whose latest was the murder of one man | the wounding of three others 0 $100,000 mail truck robbery | Governor A. G. Sorlie and a num- ber of other state officials will head a party of local business men who will be at the Northern Pacific sta- tion at 6:45 this evening to greet a group of bankers and other prom- inent men from the eastern part o! the United States. Whe tourists, 125] ed, in number, are en route home fol- Eight men took part in the robbery lowing a month's tour of the western] yesterday. The state police announc- including California and other} ed that John J, “Bum” Rogers, James states nlong the Pacific const. bein “Killer’ Cunniffee and Vincent or are traveling aboard a special trail, which will stop in Bismarck for 15 minutes. A number of financial writers representing influential news- papers in the cast are included in’ the party, as are also ¢everal maga- zine writers. Governor Sorlie will greet the vis- itors in behalf of the city of Bis- marck and the state of North Dakota. The Associution of Commerce will be represented at the station by a'dele- gation of busin of the city are ex hi "EXCESSIVE SPEED CAUSED districts had orders to; They carried rifles bs. All automobiles ped and occupants question- <3 o Paul McCormick, notorious criminals,! were members of the band. Rogers,! Cunniffee and McCormick are want-| ed in connection with a frustrated ir mail robbery near New Brunswick last week, in which two were killed, utos Used By Bandits 1 automobiles were used by the They ran down a je patrolman accompanying the truck a hed a busy corner, Near the business district und then Opened fire with automatic pistols ‘| John Enz, driver of the led. The patrolman .and nder were wounded. vas the attack that only re returned by the truck re than 40 fired by Windows in nearby Report That Turkey Is Mobilizing Army Being Discounted Lead Changes Johnson took the lead on the first ballot, lost it in the second to Sav- age, regaining it on the third, only to lose it again to Al a led the roll of s and ly_ voted for Johnson. The of this delegation raised a ating the governor of laugh by Alabama who consistently voted “24 for Underwood” in the last Demo- cratic national convention. Auxiliary P: Jackie Coogan’s famous bob is no more, The shears of tle barber have left “The Kid” a memory, with a mannish, “regular fellow” sub- stituted. ‘This is Jackie's first picture since his epoch-marking haircut, CITY NATIONAL Mrs. Adalin Wright MacAuley, Menominee, Wis., was elected presi- dent of the American Legion Auxil- liary at the final session of its con- vention today. Nominated to succeed Mrs. Eliza- beth London Shepard as president oi the auxiliary of the legion were Mrs. A. H. Hoffman, Des Moines, I MacAuley, and Mrs, Ros { © bags of mail taken from! the truck and placed in the bandit. mates of the value of the The trip, which marked the fir inland voyage of xs Angele: was without serious mishap. off from the oxi nirport at Lake- a.m. ship main Serious Winds Encountered it entered the dangerous pocket, i ship was ¢, Although , Rio te ‘of Ohio the pifoted close to the ground. no particular serious winds were en rs; countered in the district, Command- er Rosendahl, who was also second in command of the Shenandoah, took is second ven- it entered Michigan and left dreaded district, the Los ,, 1 the Dear- every precaution on ture, As behind ¢ Angeles put on speed un born airport, Its objective, was reach ed. Besides. Commander —Rosendahi seven members of the crew of th Los Angeles are survivors of th Shenandoah disaster, The Los Angeles carried a crew of Admiral Mof- |fett and three other officers rated 44 men, together with as passenge U.S. 10 GIVE UP CARRYING Transcontinental Routes to Private Firms Washington, Oct. 15—(#)—The gov- ‘ernment intends to relinquish opera- tion of the transcontinental air mail service and within 30 days invitatio will be issued by the postmaster ge eral calling, for by, private ‘enterprise legislation placing the d commercial aviation matters, Pos! master General New said he felt the time has arrived when the postoffice cloudy tonight and Saturday; possi- bi; some rain or snow, Colder. . Dakota: Mostly cloudy rt North tonight and Saturday; possibly some yr hair is Tain or 2 Ow. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over the ex: knignt| Pacific const it armor, Niagara without a wen ther prev: Vail ! |ereme noftheastern Rotky Mountain slope and over British Columbia and 8 proclotation occurred in the western ian Provinces and in the north s, Mostly fair risen Mississippi ifie coast, over {21 @here the Prasaure Te Sie ere, x What will| > 4, Official in, charge, dey 85 airplanes, 15 hangars located rtment could step out. he department has on hand about The today that no company fully operate a commercial air ice on a mail contract alone, but m also be prepared to transport passe gers and express, Lloyd George May Become Leader of ladder to Casting huraday, the ined a speed of better than 50 miles an hour over Pennsyl- OF AIR MAIL Will Relinquish Operation “ AT CONVENTION bids for its operation! h the passage by the last con- flying fields all over the country, and shop equipment worth several million dollars, atmaster general reiterated) would success- ; ; Liberalist Party, Winona, Minn, Charles A. Mills, Miami, Fla., was elected chief de chemin de fer of the society of the Forty and Eight, fun making organization of the legion. Mrs. Freda Cramer of South Da- kota ‘ifthe new grand chapeau of the at and Forty, the auxiliary of the Forty and Eight. 'AMERICA IN GREAT DANGER OF DOWNFALL Too Stupid to Match Progress With Means to Defend it, Says Author Indianapolis, Oct. 15—)—Anglo- American friendship rests not on sentiment, but on the fact that each nation is measurably at the mercy of the other, John Carter, former diplomatic aid and staff member of the London Chronicle and the New York Times, asserts in a book pub- lished today by the Bobb-Merill com- pany. The tacit alliance between the two na Carter suggests in “Man Is is not a durable one for “it will not long be politic for Great Britain to maintain a friendship with a nation which is not prepared to pro- tect its own interests.” “The current movement in both including a payroll, ran from} $160,000. to $400,000, “4 ' : have been five major crimes) London, Oct. 15-—-()—A Reuter dis-), by bandits in New Jersey since July, patch from Constantinople says the @nd police think the Rogers-Cunniffee newspapers there assert that Turkey :“threatened region.” il a GOES TO ELIZABETH ___ | The dispatch does not explain where 8, K, Patterson, Chief Bank earls Be de Qets 15-00“ Gov- the “threatened region” is or ive . pease ar Q Viigineas fo {° any further details. | Examiner, in Charge of Institution’s Affairs TRAIN WRECK it I}. C. C. Safety: Bureau- Makes Report on Accident in Which 30 Were Killed GOVERNOR MOORE Elizabeth this ufternoon to offer in #"Y person the assistance of all branches’ The report is not taken seriously of the state government in the search in London's officiul circles, being for the eight bandits who yesterday considered probably a reaction to the killed a postal employe and escaped nt i since discounted by of- | with at least $160,000 after wounding ficial denial in Rome that Mussolini three others. ; was prepuring for war against Tur- He will be accompanied by Peter k J. O'Toole, Jr., secretary of the crime commission appointed last spring by the govern PUBLISHER IS SUMMONED TO APPEAR AGAI Grand Jury Apparently Washington, P)--Exe speed was the cause of the pas: r train wreck on the Denver irande Weste -| Colorado, September persons were killed and 54 injured, the safety bureau of the Interstate Commerce Commission reported to day. Several cars were thrown into when the train was d train was being operated M. Lillin, a foreman of equip! Y The operating officials of the Den B. K. Patterson of Minneapolis, chief national bank examiner of the ‘ninth Federal Reserve district, arriv- ed in Bismarck last night to take charge of the affairs of the City Na- tional bank here, which failed to open its doors Thursday morning. Notices posted on the doors this morning state that the bank was closed by order of the board of di- rectors, and that the national bank examiner is now in charge. Mr. Patterson was in conference the greater part of the forenoon with officers and directors of the institu- tion, and has not yet had an oppor- tunity to make accurate statements as to the bank’s future. i investigation of affairs eads to the belief that a reorgani: vion along satisfactory lines is bi ter than a pesaibiilty. Negotiations along those lines are under way, and it is possible that definite action will be forthcoming shortly. > Hess Will Take Gharge Grant H. Hess of Bismarck, nation- al bank examiner for this district, j wil be actively in charge of the in- stitution a little later, as Mr. Pat- terson plans to return to Minneapo- lis probably Sunday. It will be Mr, ey. It is believed here that the “threat- ened region” mentioned in the dis possibly means Sy ce und Italy are e been casting fond glances for e time, IDENTITY OF y ‘MISS X’STILL wv’ 1S UNSOLVED Mrs. MePherson’s Defense From Stephenson “4 Stan | Counsel Claims She Is Mrs. Indianapolis, Ind., 0. ae) . The grand jury investigating alleged Wiseman’s Sister corruption in Indiana politics today —_— summoned for the second time Los Angeles, Oc (A) The Thomas H. Adams, publisher of the Carmel incident of the Aimee Sempla e ommereial, Adams’ McPherson mystery remained un un- duty to perfect the details of charges that high office holders bar- solved equatiqn today with the iden- , reorganization if it is found such a gained corruptly for political support tity of “% se i” the unknown factor. | plan is feasible. In the event that with D. C. Stephenson, former grand The. mysterious s X made her| a receivership is found necessary, dragon of Ku Klux Kian, culminated debut in thé ca swearing ¢! the appointment in made by the the United State: in the grand jury: probe. jibe was the companion of Kenneth G.; comptroller of currency at Wash- menanrebly at British mercy The publisher was the first wit-! Ormiston, fugitive radioman, during | ington. at ritish colonial and commer ness ‘talled last Tuesday when the sojourn at Carmel-By-The-Sea last| The city water works department | ¥!)0 investigation was started and a sub-, May and then vanished. She has been , had approximately $23,000 on deposit | “ate <issued calling him to ap-! partly identified by Mrs. Lorraine| in the closed bank, while the Bis it the moment Great Britain is in today. Wiseman-Sielaff, star state witness,| marck school district had about $24, engaging in plucking America at her ' ver and Rio Grande had been com-\ sf 1, e e plaining against the failure of px enger trains to make schedule Cy the report said, and the demand for speed had “resulted in the subordin- ute official continually talking with ,the train and engine service em- ployes. “It would appear probable that had the engine man remained in charge of ‘the engine it would have reduced the speed when approaching the curve in time to have averted the accident,” | it continued. es ~on the fact,” writes Car- i 5,000 People Hear N. D. Le- perpetrator of je. rt at low that! TAKE IT TO FRANCE York.—American tourists, in: gion Band—Devine Tells a Apparently having gained little in-|and confessed the | 000 there. Both of these accounts | ase in the matter of naval strength, ' diy was’ North Dieta day Trom the state prison Wednesday, of-| Mra. MePherson ‘and the evangelist’s | officials, and no loss to elther the mar British interests. When Americ at the North Dakota exhibit in the aftre he was convicted of murder-| testified yesterday that she knew! Payment of $7,000 interest on city supine in the face of the * fine | ‘i i lend herself.” [gehibit was in charge of John. K,| sue © several of Stephenson's} abou unknown to Wise-|on the City National bank had been A Aah ral, history,” “too timid too Dakota Legion, Greater North Dakota tion] who accompanied her to Salinas, Cal-| here to make the payment and ar- rage es reels or deere tion’ of Commissioner of, Immigration J Uavremmity preety ete, Carmel: is No Burleigh’ county funds have | ous.” er the! Pecateil ber capita Democrat, of Missouri, in the Indiana| Pherson’s defense counsel, contends | most ® year, since the bank fectnes Te contented’ peso Ba 5 <4 mela” ie | gommittee here for 2 hearing. ‘At! Kimball of Oakland, He made the/the bank at that time told county A oy ta daeslon tea. nagural reassures would enter the Hi r state.|the first time that Mrs. Kimball’s| money was non-prodictive to them, committee would consider any| ic in her de that her sister had| The board of county commissioners jon nder the direction of ety ‘bonds fron “ t.” thi ho shared * Burleigh county funds. tion “as facts seem to warran' of charges that it was she who share rd Pislslen cous Lae Oe as she says she was held captive by kid-| the attains of the institution were pa has just received a letter mailed Hibbing—Clear, 40; ¥ i y spent was caught in the‘mail of Opportunities Here r formation from Stephenson himself) “Miss X” plot. are covered by a personal bond, ac- | Figs and in diplomatic legerde- Philadelphia, Pay Oct. 15—Thure when the ex-klan leader was brought| Mrs. Wiseman, co-confidant with| cording to city and school district | Main, iia interes weakness does ae tl , i : fae ad istri ie: the full price for British ficiale turned their attention Today] accuser in the conspir: hearing | city or the school district is antic. pai price for Besquicentennial. The North Dake > ‘ ; , dship, hi . ae bagel a npg on Daket| to. persons who were close to him|now im pfogress in municipal court, | ipated. ‘ iP, however, is sara. ‘ Madge Oberholtzer and sent to|“Miss X” to be Rachel Wells of | waterworks bonds, due today, will not tions, Great Britain will scarcely find liberal arts building, “drew 4 crowd] Duison fer life Subpoenas were is-| Philadelphia, Mer present where- | be delayed although a check drawn |'t to her advantage to help her to de- exceeding over 5,000- pebple. The | 00a tor nd erselts nian, she declared. She he had! sent to Minneapolis to cover it. The e author pictures America as “in Kennelly of Mandan and consisted of} "" Adams alleged that Stephenson had| reasons to believe That the ‘woman |eity had ample funds in other banks danger of the greatest downfall in the combined exhibits of the Nort gghceaiea taimewhere "informe w paid he an ; ayment a that ubstantiate every allega-|ifornia, and signed an affidavit in| rangements were made accordingly. association and the state of North nyse 9 t i Meo. Me | the means to defend it” and. with Dakot i ale. 1 ee Maimey brove thal Sirs No County Funds in Bank foreign relations “never so precari- “Strenuous efforts were made _yes-| New Orleans. {Devine addréssed several’ additi: d,| Atte y. 1. Gilbe: Mrs, Mc-, been on deposit in the bank for al- + mnectings. Deving said in part, “Da-| fenlay AO eran set inaien OR Sa etl a, Mrs, M«- most a year, since the bank declined | ———— - hi ¢ of having him] that “Miss X” is i ity Mrs. m-| Weulth, ‘the smallest percentage, of | siation to the extent of having ting | Wiseman twin sister, Mra. Vira by law, on July 1, 1925. Officials of illiteracy and the st and most Read Conditions last night Senator Reed | charge yesterday during his cross ex. , officers that they did not care for called attention to the wonderful ov- | dee! to say whether the commit-| amination of Mrs. Wiseman, It was| county deposits, claiming that the portunities for farmers and for capi- " » however, that meet-| name had been injected into the| and consequently county money then of Nogth Dal ae tevheld in Chicago | Monday | hearin, Wiseman was emplat- | on deposit was gradually withdrawn, State’s Advantages Told ry ni Other meetings were addressed by ationd regarding conditions in|any part in the alleged conspiracy | recently went on record as requiring ‘states, and will take such ac-| to clear the Angelus Temple pastor | surety bonds from all de a Carmel, cottage with the missing PAID IN. FULL ‘radioman during a part of the time | statements to make today, except that} Rochester—Clear, NEA Seevies, ; Jamestown—Cloudy, jew York, Oct. 15—-A rubber com-|napers. now in the of examiner. ¥ containing a check for Dulpth—Clear, 44; Paioe fo a fae ta Spaymedt for two inner Grand’ Forks -Cleedye aor ete Mills building and re- , ? g intl! wreckers discov- , letter the | chute of Sted ie the