The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 23, 1926, Page 1

Generally fair tonight and Suns day; rising temperature. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK MAN EARTHQUAKE KILLS MANY Uprooted, Cattle Killed, Wires Down AMERICANS ARE SAFE Thousands Made Homeless By a lamage. All the streets are tittered with heaps of debris and coe communication is cut. So far as can be ascertained, no American members of the Nea the victims. were entirely razed. The first tremors at 7 o'clock last night were followed 50 min- utes later by violent shocks, throwing the population into a nie, Terrific subterranean convul- sions ensued. Leninakan, Armenia, Oct. 23—) —Many persons were killed a scores injured and the whole popula tion was thrown into panic by a earthquake which shook ull of Ar- menia late last night. Many houses collapsed, telegraph wires wrecked, trees up rooted and! cattle killed. There was no loss of life among the large personnel of the American Near East Relief or the 9,000 Ar- menian orphans under their care. Tris was due to the sturdy construc- tion of the old stone Czarist military barracks in which they were housed and the peste discipline maintain- e Americans among the a distance away, was in eruption, IN ARMENIA Many Houses Collapet, Trees| | 1. Scott McBride; general superin- jtendent of the AntiSaloon League rof America, tells Senator James A. | Reed and his coneyairigmors of the Illinois primary campaign why the league supports Col. Frank Smith, Republican senatorial nominee. This shows him in the witness chair at Chicago. J.J. HASTINGS — CASE TO G0 TO SUPREME COURT Appeal Alleging Three Causes of Action Filed in Grant County Court \ cece An appeal has been taken to the supreme court in the case of J. J. Hastings, convicted of embezzlement and of violating the “blue sky” law, according to A. T. Faber, his attor- ney. STORM DEATH TOLL: IN ISLE OF PINES HEAVY Seventeen Americans Among the 38. Reported Killed By Hurricane ——— ti 200 PERSONS INJURED Cuban Death List Mounts, But Is Still Under 1,000 —Crops Ruined Havana, Oct. (M)—The pie- turesque little Isle of Pines paid a heavy toll in denths, injured und ma- terial dama when the Caribean hurricane passed over it Wednes morning on its way to Cuba to spread further death and devastation. Survivors reaching here say that 38 persons were killed, among them 17 Americans, that more than 200 per- sons were injured and the property and losses will amount to $50,000,000. The steamer Christobal Colon brought to Batabano, Cuba, 52 in- jured persons. Some villages on the isle were destroyed. There were fa- talities in Nuva Gerona, Santa Fe and San Francisco. Many wealthy white Americans have homes on the Isle, which is o! area of about 900 square miles, 50 miles from Cuba. ... Citrus Fruit Crop Ruined Citrus fruit crops such as the Isle sends to the United States in great quantities have been ruined. Boats with physicians, food and medicines, are being sent to the Isle from Bata- bano. Reports from various parts of Cuba visited by the hurvigane served on! to add to the materia epi ~ your frown.” Th the inhabitants rushed in panic from s their homes, They were soon reas-| Faber,said the appeal was filed yes- sured by the American doctors and|terday With the clerk of the district nurses attached to the Near East Re- | court of Grant county at Carson and lief who, by their prompt action andj Will be transmitted by him to the cool demeanor, preserved atmirable | Supreme court. here. : order throughout the towr Three causes of action are alleged Inhabitants of the slops of Mt.|in the appeal. They are: Insuffi- Ararat fell to their -kn praying‘ ciency of the information containing for deliverance from the calamity,| the charges against rel a an al- while others rushed to the churches. | legation that the court which sen- tenced Hastings had no jurisdiction, Leninakan, the former Alexandto-| and error by the court in refusing pol, is one of the chief towns of Ar-| to permit the defendant to chang menia, 40 miles northeast of Kars,| plea from guilty to not guilty. Its population is about 23,000. Mt.| The appeal had not been received begsedary resting place of; at the supreme court this morning. h’s Ark, lies about 0 miles to ‘aan HEARING ‘ON BAIL BOND Armenia has been a soviet republic | SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY since April, 1921, Mandan, N. D., Oct. 23.—(#)—Hear- ing on the matter of a bail bond for John J. Hastings, under sentence of five years in the state prison for encensloment: ite ela en yf ae state blue sky law, pending appea! will come on before Judge Thomas H. distyict court chambers al Dickinson .Monday, according to Johi SWEET ALICE WALL ST. BEWARE PARATHYROIDISM. OLD-FASHIONED THEFT. Hastings here Wed- nesday night and notice of intention to appeal was filed by Attorney A. 'T. Faber, Friday. TRY A FLY The diner had waited ten- minutes. Finally he called the waiter. “Your fish will be here in five min- utes,” said the waiter. ‘ell. me, waiter,” said the diner. “what bait are you using ?”—Tit-Bits, London. ‘opyri 4 Wall street fe as phere as sweet Alice in the old song. She would “blush with del ight when you gave remble wit a smile, and fear at Me e ae nt starties she open rs now is 's suggestion ed land l damage done in the republic, The number of f¢ talities estimated was still under 1,000. It had been impossible to cal- culate the number of injured. The damage ig estimated at $100,000,000. The bodies of 25 joey s have been found in the municipality of Bata- bano. Early reports placed the death list there at 300. A check up in the port of Havana reveals a possible loss in the waters of 157 liver The crews of 46 fishing ve: gregating some 80 men, are missing. In the provinces of Havana’ and Matanzas and in some sections of Pinar del Rio, the sugar and tobacco sustained ex- FIVE KILLED WHENTRAIN HITS AUTO Accident Occurs at Hanson Street Crossing of North- western in Kenosha Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 28—(4)—Five Persons were killed today at a local crossing when an automobile carrying them to the country for 4 day’s out- ing was struck broadside by an ex- press train on the Chicago & North- western railroad. ie viet all from Kenosha, were identified Mi her five-year-o! Frank Yonesto: dria Truskowsky. Coroner Joseph Friend has ordered a complete investigation into the tragedy. The investigation thus far centers around the fact that the crossing is not protected by gates, a an or a wig-wag signal, having only the customary sign warning. City National Bank Depositors Meet at Elks Hall Tonight pe itors of the closed, City Ni tional bank will mect at 8 o'clock night at the Elks’ hall to discuss the situation and determine what steps, if any, should be taken by those were customérs of the institut The meeting was announced yestei for the Association of Commerce fices, but because of another meeting, previously scheduled for that plece the depositors have transferred their, session to the Elks hall. ested in the bank's ai tend tonight's conference. MRS, W’PHERSON | FORESEES FULL Evangelist, ” Heartened By Trend of Testimony, Pre- dicts Defense Victory Los Angeles, Oct. (#)—Heart- ened by the trend of testimony in her case, Aimee Semple McPherson, the evangelist, today predicted a complete defense victory and vindication for herself as she turned from the 18-day ordeal of her preliminary on charges of criminal conspiracy to plunge into the week-end services at Angelus Temple. viewing the testimony of yester- ’s court session, Mrs. McPherson declared it had been a “wonderful” day for the defense. Mrs. McPherson said she was par- ticularly jubilant over the testimony of Judge Carlos Hardy, a member ot the superior court bench of ‘Los les county, her friend and ad- viser. Judge Hardy Testifies Judge Hardy took the stand yesterday. conversations with M: nedy, the evangelist’s mother, con- cerning his dealings with the late R. N. McKinley, blind Long Beach attorney. Judge Hardy said that prior to Mrs. McPherson’s return to Los Angeles after her 35 days’ absence from Angelus Temple, she informed her mother that McKinley had been approached by two mysterious men who offered to produce the then miss- ing pastor for $25,000 ransom. McKinley came to his office to tell his story, Judge Hardy explained. Being blind, McKinley was'able to describe the man-only by their voices, their mannerisms and the hames which they wave, Judge Hardy was old. After learning about McKinley, Mrs. Kennedy went to Long Beach and consulted the police. Later, Judge Hardy said, he personally call- ed on McKinley. At this time his informant told him he had heard from the strange men a second time. . They accosted him on the streets to re- assure him that they could produce the missing pastoi Still Willing to Help late His testimony revealed » Minnie Ker Shortly afterwards Mrs, McPherson {Springfild, Ma: reappeared at Douglas, Arizona, with her story of escape from kidnapers. Tl ill were willing a jistance and offered to furnish all o this stage of the negotiations, Mc- Kinley was accidentally killed in an automobile accident. The hearing was adjourned yeste day until Mauiey morning, when the trial will enter its fifth k. F. F. Burchard Will Speak Here Tonight FF, Democratic ¢ ator, will speak this evening fi at the court house. Dr. . of Carson, candidate for congressman fn she third district, will accompany tariffs be wiped out. This would have-reason to tremble with fear it ig that. “dewn with if jon were applied to, the United "We might anwell go qué of busi em aswel of busi- ness, start all over ‘again, wearing homespun and living on our crops. But that won't happen. The suggestion is good for Europe, where twenty-eight national ‘frontiers sepreaees twenty-eight assorted tar- is. If those twenty-cight natio: live without tariffs separating the: as our forty-eight states live, might be res for Europe. That is for Europe to decide. It is none of our business. France would not agree to that plan. rope paying for her foolish- ness /in the war now. We shall pay for it later. No use rishing into trouble ahead of time. Tt is easy for big-hearted financiers to sign petitions for free trade. The; deal in money, and there is no tari! on money, It is natural also that they should frie: “a lly: to ntic European loan’ to bo floatate in” the United Letaar) after our foreign debts are International financial gentle- a seater Seabee kets. Thelr view is a lit. tle sed it Minneapolis, Oct. 23—()—Cris; cloudy weather greeted the Minnesota- Wabash football teams when the lined up for their contest here thi afternoon. The Gophers beat the Crawfordsville, Indi team last year, 82 to 2. Wabash scored first in the fii period'when Loer blocked Peplaw's jota’s 40-yard line, pick- ind ran for a touchdown. Mlanetots shortly atfer when Jodating finn ly atfer when hed thi for a touchd crasl jown. Peplaw's try for the ra point was. blocked. Score Minnesota 6; ) Wa- bash 7. 3 The Gophers unleashed a powerful offensive in the second period, Joest- ing, Peplaw and anaes driving through the Indianans” almost at will and scoring five touchdowns. Almquist mi two and Peplaw, Nydahl and ler one each, daw made yard run, while N; 1 intercepted a Wabash on. tter’s 42-yard line, and dashed for 1 the touchdown. Score Mi Wabash 7. © finan- United mean s Football Games Football Scores ————_______—_—__+ Final Scores Ohio 23, Iowa 6. Columbia 24, Duke 0. Vermont 14, Tufts 13. St. John’s 18; Delaware 3. layerford 8, Hamilton 0. ‘est Virginia 7, Wesleyan 0. Amherst 20, Lay . Pennsylvania 36, Williams 0. Lake Forest 18, Yale freshmen’ 0 Philadelphia Quakers 9, Rock Is- a. Wisconsin 27, Indiana 0. Harvard 16, Dartmouth 12. Brown 7, Yale 0. ‘i Navy 13, Col t St, Xavier & Kenyon 0. North Dakota U. 0, South Dakota tate 6, Purdue 6, Chicago 0. Michigan 3, Illinois 0. of Second Marquette 27; St. Mary’ Minnesota 40, Wabash 7. First Period ‘ . End Kansas 0, Nebraska 0. With 1 Touchdown BEATS IOWA, 23-6 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. Wi junny weather grect- 23. —War: ed Iowa and Ohio State they met here in their fifth annual gridiron! battle. Indications at game time were that the ultimate attendance would reach 50,000. : Ohio kicked off to Iowa who at once proceeded to carry the ball to the 17-yard line, where an attempt at a Kutch failed. Most of Towa’s gains on the march were through and off Ohio's tackles. Ohio ed a powerful of- itimm starring, carry- on a perfectly executed » Bel Grimm, who ran 30 adi for'e touch- down. ‘Working the, ball to the foor-yard line, ine, lunges by. Grimm ieee ball over for the see- te tain ke Buked the “on the ‘seco! kicked off ¥ | Que the details of the kidnaping. At re ‘| billions of dollars. _ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23; 1926 STRUCK BY QUEEN MARIE DISAPPOINTS RADIO FANS Fails to Keep Engagement to 7 Talk From 21 Stations Thru Misunderstanding IS GUEST AT DINNER ddress There Broadcast By Three Stations—Lunches With Bankers New York, Oct. 23.—()—A physician, was called to the royal suite at the Ambassador hotel! today to attend Queen Maric of Rumania, whose cold was considerably aggravated by jen of speaking . yeste The queen's condition was said to be not serious and the doctor's visit did not disarrange the day's schedule of either the prince or princess, New York, Oct, 23—()—Thousands of radio fans who counted upon ring Queen Marie of Rumania have been disappointed. Because of what was represented as a misunderstanding as to time, she failed to keep engagement to speak from 21 stations in a national ook-up last evening, but her ad- dress a dinner given in her honor .by the iron and steel board of trade at the Hotel Commodore later did get on the air via three station The announcement was that ‘the would speak for the national hook-up between 8:30 and 9 o'clock. She arrived at the studio of WJZ at 8:05 and left a few minutes later when informed that a little time before the hook-up A program of paid for by a commercial com- being broadcast by WJZ at ry writer company, which broad- cast the Dempsey-Tunney fight, had arral for the national hook-up last night. After the queen’s speech ‘at the steel dinner the announcer of VJZ suid over the air that an ice cream company had arranged for the Queen to broadcast next Friday at 9 m. If her schedule is followed ¢ will then be in Winnipeg. At the studio of WJZ, while the jecn was waiting in the reception Rom David Sarnoff; vice-presftient of the Radio Corporation of Am ca, trying to arrange an i mediate hook-up. When he returned to the reception room to find the queen had gone, he immediately went to her suite at the Hotel Ambassador to offer apologies. Mrs. Oliver Harriman, speaking for the queen, said other engagements’ prevented her majesty from waiting. The queen’s speech at the meals dinner was broadcast by WJS, New York; *WRC, Washington, and WBZ,! and Boston. Elbert H. Gary Presides Elbert H. Gary, who presided, ask- ed the Queen to talk about herself. “Most pepple like to do that and y family tells me I talk too much about myself,” her majesty sa “But it is through me that I want you to know and love my country.” Her crown, she said, “signified a mission to build up Rumania and lead it toward progress.” She then related that an elderly Rumanian lady had once called her stupid, saying that she did nothing. “But I did bear six children,” said, IT thought that was doing 801 Earlier in the day the queen had “{tunch at the Bankers’ Club on Lower Broadway with bankers who control Reporters were excluded. yard line. of. YEOMEN WILL HOLD ANNUAL MERTING HERE State Conference Scheduled For Next Tuesday—Ban- quet at Grand Pacific ‘the Brotherhood of American Yeo- men will hold its annual state and local meeting in‘Bismarck next Tur day afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock, at the Yeomen hall. The day's pi im wil open with the annual con- rence ‘of the state officers. J. B. Bell jismarck, is state president: E. jacobson, Rolla, vice president; Mr. Tennyson, Minot, treasurer; V. J. larvey, secretary; and Mrs. eget? chaplain. W. Paul, national director, Followi: ea et, oy ffi a banquet for officers be the Grand Pacific 330 .Tuesday ning the lar meeting of the Homestead ll be held at 7:30 and will o with the installation of officers. Mr. Hatley will be installing officer. A social hour with cing will Now. A cordial invitation is inded to all members to attend the banquet and regular borne Reser- vations for the banquet should be before hoon Monday with Mr. telephone No, 724 i Se SSS Re kas This rarely spectacular photcgraph shows C. Wilkinson's high-powered racing car turning turtle as he wheeled about too sharply after an event at the Ulster Races on Magillan Strand, London was little hurt. Observe the flying sand thrown out by the wheels. STATETOKEEP Kills Three TITLE 10 01), With an Axe Will Suggest to School and) is des Board That Oil, Mineral | jess" Rights Be Reserved slept in a cheer- le apartment here and with a long police nt ion arrests, re- an cently was charged with failing to Recommendation that in the future. support. the childre: dred, 7; the state retain the oi! and mineral! Edna, 11 and Florence rights to all lands sold by it for agri-| “Marion, the fourth ‘daughter, who cultural purposes will be made to the| was in hed with Edna, awoke as her state school land board by G A. rlie, the executive sai ason, Sorlie said, is that rgi persons recently havé indicat- tHeir desire to b from the state certain property, located in. territory where some excitement exists as, to the possibility of finding oil. May Be Speculating The plan under whieh they asked to buy the land, Sorlie said, is one intended to help the farmer purchase property and payment extends over aj long period of years. ‘In such cases, he said, it is possible that people wanting to buy this land are really seeking to speculate with the state's property. If no oi! is struck they could turn the land back with very little loss to themselves. If oil were iscovered they would reap the bene- fi “The state owns bits of land here and there throughout the state. I see no reason why, if oil is struck on | or near it, the state should not be in position to reap the benefit. By re- taining title to the oil and mineral rights we can at least stop any specu- lation at the state’s expen Governor Sorlie also hi to the Bank of North Dak future deeds for agricultur: given by it contain a clause gi state title to whatever oil or mincrals may be discoveret Pittsburgh Banker Favorably Impressed With N. D. Conditions Conditions in the northwest are much more prosperous than he had anticipated, according to -H. 8. Zimmerman of Pittsburgh, Pa., as. sistant cashier of the Mellon National bank of Pittsburgh, who was in B marck yesterday. | Mr. Zimmerman said he was very favorably impressed’ with the northwest and especially North Dakota. He stopped here to visit with Col. ©. | | B. Little, but was; j want to get the other one,” pointed to find that Col. Little} is at present in the east. ‘he bank of which Mr. Zimmerman is an officer is owned by R. B. and T.. A. Mellon, brothers of A. W. Mellon, secretary of the tr ry. R. B. Me! lon at one time was a resident of Bis marck and was in the banking busi. ness here. 4 Mr. Zimmerman is en route to his home from Los Angeles, where he at- «tended the national bankers’ conyen- tion. He has made several trips to the west coast but this is the first time he has gone over the northern route. Weather Report Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the hours enditig at m. today. reture at 7 2. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. Highest wind velocit; ‘WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Gener- ally fair tonight and Sunday; rising temperature. For North Dakota: tonight, and Sunday. Lehi Sunday ani night. WEATHER CONDITIONS A low pressure “area is centered over the Great Lakes Region and over Texas and Oklahoma. it the Plains 101 Generally fair Rising tem- ‘west portion to-| Indiana Repubi "| father struck her sister and grappled with him, Breaking from his grasp, she fled to the street and brought police, who found Stoddard, axe in hand, apparently about to leave the house. “L just killed my three kids and I he said as they disarmed him. Quit Drinking Sunday Stoddard declared he had beom drinking for two weeks prior to last Sunday, when he had dee 0 quit. A hallucination that a former em- ployer had chased the children home and was zg to “burn” them; or otherw them harm, made him resolve to them himself, he un incoherent narrative. | werefound in the blood-! js of the cheaply furnish- le Mildred still clasping a rag doll to her bosom, The threq children apparently had died instant- * Stoddard submitted quietly to ar- rest and interrogation but when con- fined a cell, tore off his clothing. He was overpowered by officers and I into a coma, i to have died in ine asylum. Stoddard himself was under observation for sanity several years ago 4 COMMITTEE IN ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY Senator Reed Hopes to Wind Up Campaign Funds Probe First of Week Indianapolis, Oct. 23.—(2)--Having almost concluded its investigation of charges of Ku Klux Klan control .of politics in Indiana, the senate c ign funds committee stood in journment today until next Monday when it will reconvene at Kansas City. Senator Reed, Democrat, the chairman, who had been cai on the inquiry at Chicago, and by himself, because other member: of the conimittee could not be pres- ent, hopes to wind up his work Mon- day or Tuesday and devote the re- mainder of the week to political cam- paigning in his home state. Three Witnesses Called Only three witnesses have been called thus far for the Kansas City Thev are Mrs. Vivian Tracy ft, a woman — Republican Joseph Myers, formerly of, Indianapolis, but now of Princeton,| Mo., and Frederick J. Libby of New Testimony before the committee has been that Mrs. Wheatcraft form- ed’ a women’s organization in In. diana to support tl candidacy of Senator Watson in the primary cam- paign early this year and she. is to Ye questioned about that. . A. Clyde Walb, chairman of the an state committee, | has testified that Myers was the head of an organization which disseminat- ed League of Nations and World Court propaganda in this state, but witnesses who appeared here yester- day declared that he had little funds so far as they knew and no office force while he was in Indianapolis. CK TRIBUNE [aiom © PRICE. FIVE CENTS PASSENGER TRAIN JOHN TAIX OF NINTH STREET CRASH VICTIM Accident Occurred at Ninth Street Railway Crossing Just Before Noon INJURIES CAUSE DEATH Man Drove Truck Onto Tracks Directly Ahead of North Coast Limited John Taix, 46, of 400 South Ninth street, was fatall injured at 11:55 a, m. today when a Ford truck he was driving was struck by the west-bound Northern Pacific “ North Coast Limited at the Ninth street crossing. Taix was crossing the tracks from the north. He apparently paid no at. tention to the ringing of the bell and signal of the warning semaphore but drove onto the tracks directly ahead of the engine. The car was struck in the middle and thrown 126 feet down the track, the body of the car land- ing to the north of the tracks and the chassis to the south. Mr. Taix was thrown from the car and struck the ground in front of @ railway toolhouse at the side of the tracks. led at 3 O'clock Taix was taken to St. Alexius hgs- pital, where he died at 3 o'clock this afternoon. His skull was fractured, the ribs and chest on the left side were crushed and he was injured in- ternally. The engineer of the train declared that: he had whistled for the croxs- ing as required and stated that the semaphore and bell were working. The foree of the impact bent the coweatcher and it was necessary to straighten it before the train pro- ceeded, Taix is married and has six chil- dren: Leo, Mary, Florence, Edward, James and Josephine. His brother, E. ‘A. Taix, operates a soft drink parlor on Sixth WRIGHT FACES MORE CHARGES Attorney For His Estrangeu Wife Wants Investigation of Seven Deaths ht, architect, und Mme. Olga Milanoff were at liberty on bonds and in seclusion today pending hearing of charges against them, but attorneys for Wright's estranyed wife and the architect’s counsel continued a barrage of charges und counter charges. ‘ id K. Jackson of Chicago, at- torney for Miriam Noel Wrigh id he would request an investigation in- to seven deaths at Wright's home in Spring Green, Wis., charged to. a crazed negro who ran umuck and burned the architect's $8,000 bunga- low in 1914. He said he would go before authorities at Dodgeville, Wis- consin, in the next few days to press his demands. Called Persecution W. M. Nash, Wright's counsel, countered with the declaration that Jackson's statements were “only a part of a plan to persecute Mr. Wright.” : Included in seven deaths mentioned by the Chicago attorney were those of Mrs. Mamah Borthwick Cheney, with whom Wright eloped in 1909, and her two children. They were sltin by the negro, who set fire to Wright's home. Records show that four. men egy sen oe the samo time, one the son 0: ie of the estate and another an assist. ant to Wright in his archit ! work. The negro, Julian Cariton, was held for the slaying but died in jail. ‘Wright and Mme. Milanoff wore released yesterday on $15,000 pending hearing on charges of being fugitives from justice, set for er 29. and-Mann act charges, October 30, Mme. Tetrazzini Is Married in Italy Florence, Italy, Oct. 23.—)—Mime. Louisa Tetrazzini, famous operatic. singer, was married here this morn: ing to Pietro Vernati, 20 years her junior and the tenant of her ji in Rome, where she met him.’ e ceremony was rmed. by Alder- man Sebregdoni in-the presence of large assemblage. ae Tetfazzini is 52 Her first hus- band yras J. G. Basel New York, —Governor A. G. sind fect sl is LJ make the testimonial dinner to Dan- iel Frohman, Etre of the Fund of America, which will be bel wi ye here 19, 2 success. The men _ail_over