The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1926, Page 1

probably snow or rain; warme ; BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS “UNCLE JOR. [Speaks Tonigne | v COUNTY TAKES HONORS: AT FIGHT STARTS. {WHITE MAN AND|’cte Joe” in Congress 46 Years- l CANNON DIES | aa _ AT HIS HOWE Life Slowly Ebbs Away From Veteran Ol Statesman Following Illness WAS 90 YEARS OF AGE First Took Seat in Congress in 1873—Was Stripped of Power in 1910 — < Danville, Tl, Nov, 12—UP)— ‘Uncle Joe” Cannon died here today at the medi Y 90. In the ling brick mansion he had built for his bride many years ago, life slowly ebbed away from the old wtatesman whose jronhanded tac- | ‘tics in congress won him the title of Cxar of the House back in the day: before his fall in 1910. \ Dies Just at Noon On the stroke of 12 at noon today, the end of “Uncle Joe's” 90 years of| active and oa life came peacefully. le sinply slept a since about 2 o'clock this morning it had, been apparent that the end was near. In alt he had been. in a stata! Paul and well known throughout the coma for about 10 hours before, northwest as a public speaker, will the end came. ive the cipal address on to- The same which Uncle Joe ruled the house of; State Corn Sho representatives so many years was summoned by him in @ fight again: | ‘old age. He continued his daily walk | downtown, until physicians ordered him to replace it with an automobile | tide, and in recent weeks his fading mind und body had not permitted him to leave ‘his home, Contracted Cold in July A cold contracted in July gave him imuch worry, and it was then that he took to motoring instead of walkin, The first indication that his con tion was grave was given when his daughter, Helen, was summoned home from Bu pe hurriedly in September. For the frst time since he voted fe Lincoln in 1860, nnon fuiled -t cast his ballot a week ago last Tues- day. He would have gone to the polls, he said, but a long period of rainy weather sprevented him from registering. Death was due, Dr. Wilkinson said, to myocardial degeneration, or weak. ening of the heart muscles. Time scarcely had touched with silver the thin locks of Joseph: Gur- (Continued on page seven.) ——— A FLYING DETROIT. KIND BUT PRACTICAL. SAYS FRANK BARHAM, “YES.” FOR A LITTLE WHILE. BANQUET FOR Much Enjoyed — Dance Draws Large Crowd jon Au y. last might at a quet | at’ ithe “Gram in Bismarck. Mo: War Mothers and Auxiliary, veterans. turkey dinner, proj talks was given, with Mi of toastmistress. spoke first, Mrs. John ia behalf of Burk the W ests. inks Hostesses ans and other By Arthur Brisbane. (Copyright, Los Angeles, Calif, Nov. 9—This| \7 ry ceeion PO city, Los-Angeles, if it lives up to its soansoring the dinner, a opportunities, which it usually does,! thar their thoughtfuin will do for flying machines what De-| aynrociated. P. G. troit has done for automobiles. in behalf, of the An excellent start has been | made, Wai machines are manufactu: ere. hey will be delivered to the con-| questanding events sumer in any part of North America after a twenty-four hour try-out flight, and the price will be 0. wh you have a landing field. Many an American in ycars to come will wire to Hop, Anasies for a fly- i re it delivered the ing, step id fly back ‘alifornia, Many that read this, will see that. Eastern religio1 destroying animal lit iF on.. th Program of tall r of the marine co: Yepresented that 3 durin; ranch o} ice, telling of the part played “Devil Dogs” in winning the ¢ Japanese are eastern, but alae ractical, and hate hydrophobia. So nd there they celebrate “dog In Hy: district wild homeless dogs led up and killed. Then a special reli their honor was hel yama temple, thirty officiating. Cautam: Buddhist, atarvin Dr. Arnson Talks jous service in icDonald, who served overseas during the war, Program to represent that the service, but was unable ittend. Shé was accompanied by restored to life In Chicago, when 9 they » “There goes a Daily News reader,” and when a birth is recorded they say, “Here comes er Chi- merican reader.” That laine y. rat’s Chicago American's cir- culation at 3 cents a cop; yy exceeds oft the 2-cent Dally, Nows by 1997000 dal ly. by Spencer Boise, The singing in- eluded numerous songs popular’ dur- ing the days of the war and the vet- eyans took part with gusto. The Smenee Legion dance in lece orches- ‘MANY ATTEND © WAR VETERANS Short After-dinner Talks Veterans of the world war, as well s other wars in which. the United States took part, were guests of the " Mothers and the American eel an- Pacifie ‘hotel, which\proved u‘fitting climax to the|ed the candidac; cif anaual observance of Armistice Day | Robert La Fo than 225 people | idency. attended, including members of the Following the serving of a delicious | fill short’, Hazel Niel-| ator Cummins, lowa, and by the res- son, president. of the Auxiliary, as commander of the extended the thanks to the two organizations i ington spoke Veterans of Foreign » and told interestingly of the of the Spanish- ‘apt. Ws M. Spann, speaking for the present army organizations, told of the. organizetion of the peace time army to provide adequate national fense, and made a strong plea for an, who was in the navy ‘orld war und served ‘ip that carried most of tk ‘and Mandan soldiers across, represented the navy on the musing board ship. Harry Herschleb, Dr. J. 0. Arnson was called on to wepresent the medical department of the army, and his talk, while of a humorous nature, contained a number a nurse on the ranch of to . Th mn closed with the sit ot rrethande Field” by Mare. 4 F801 J. L. Hughes, who also played during» the dinner and provided the accompaniments far group singing led FOR CONTROL OF NEW.SENATE Senator Borah Suggests That Frazier Be Reinstated in Republican Ranks Action on Suggestion Ex- -pected to Be Taken Soon _ After Congress Meets , Washington, Noy. 12—U)—Prel: inary skirmishes in the fight that looms over control of the senate in the 70th congress have begun, al- though the organization of that body still is a year awa, Facing the possibility of a si tion similar to that of three years ago when Republican insurgents thats with Democrats in forcing se- lection of a Democrat as ‘chairman of the powerful Interstate Commerce Committee, although all other chair- mainships were held by Republicans, Senator Borah, Idaho, has sy that party leaders permit Se tor| A. E. Nelson, former mayor of St.! Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota to! rejoin the Republican ranks after two | years of wandering in the senate a lone figure since his banishm, |e PI gt tee spirit with( night's program at the North Dakota from the party councils. Election in Maine November’ 29 Indications that the Republicans, will make every effort to organize the new senate uiso were found in the ator Curtis, Kan- » party floor leader, to the Repub- licans of Maine to elect one of their number at the special election Novem- ber 20 to fill the vacancy caused by a death of Senator Bert ald. But even if the Republicans win test, their position at the ains precarious, because they : only 47 seats in the new j senate, with the Democrats having the same number and the other two held j by Senator Shipstead, Farmer Labor, Minnesota, and Senator Frazier. If the latter votes with the Repub- licans, that party would need only one more vote to have a clear majority for organizatiot rovided all the in- Republicans until s had been filled. ‘razier was one of the four Republicans read out of the party after the Coolidge landslide of 1924 on the ground saat Oe. had support- of the late Senator lletté for the, pres- M..- Fern- M. Action on-the suggestion probably ‘ and | will be taken soon after the present wives, mothers and sisters of the war) congress convenes December 28 The committee on committees then will the vacancies on the various com- ittees caused by the death of Sen- Pies of Senator George Norris, epublican, Nebraska, from the chair- mansiip of the agricultural commit- Mothers, and welcomed the war veter- | tee, Would Bring Other Readjustments If the Republican cavfeus: and com- mittee on committees reinstate Sen- firmed by the entire senate, further readjustments would be necessary, with some Republicans who have taken their seats since’March 4, 1928, placed lower in the lists and so much farther from chairmanships. Senator Frazier now is a member of the committees on banking and currency, mines and mining, pensions Postoffice. From the bottom of each list he would advance several numbers toward the top and the de- sired chairmanships of each. REPORT OF CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Is AWAITED * Washington, Nov. 12—()—Out of | tthe welter of gossip as to the probd- ‘bidity of the senate seating senators- elect Vare of Pennsylvania and Smith of Illinois, comes the suggestion that. their qualifications may be passed upon even before they present their eredent at the first session of the ‘ feopart on the Republican pei Teport on the’ ul primar. fea in which Vare and Smith received their nominations is to be made to the senate at the coming session by the pepedal committee ich has in- Fe ‘into i ennsylvania, inj » Oregon, and Arizona. Dem this report will contain, bs iy public statements and speeches, the ed. practices dowed in both the Pennsylvania and INinois primaries. 4 Whatever may be the recommenda- tions of the special committee, there will be a determined move to have senute Bat. ped attended and ling of the conference is ou e memento a rid Tay ongeted ator Frazier and this action is con-| 5, THREE NEGROBS SLAIN IN WEEK on Charge of Murder Aft- Negroes Killed When They Flee From Burning Log | Cabin, Fired By Raiders, Houston, Texas, Nove12——A’ young Texas rancher today faced a charge of murder and six suspects were sought by sheriffs in the brush country near here, following . two shooting frays this week, in which a ela man jand three negroes were slain. . The shootin# of Wallace Crowder, rancher, Sunday, by a negro, is be- Meved by officers to have led te a raid on a log cabin Wednesday night by seven men who fired hundreds of shots into the building, it, to} it and then shot three of the four} negro opens as they af te escape. e life of Frazer Holmes,| vel spared because he wag tee Investigation of the slayings start ed yesterday when frightened negfoes from nearby houses returned from the woods, in which they had con- ceale@ their families to tell of the \d. ‘The cabin was one of several on the Bassett Blakely ranch 25 miles from here. The raid was ulso witnessed by a.tailroad section crew, who dared mot dnterferc. Soon after the investigation start- ed, H. B, Crowder, Jr., brother of the slain rancher, surrendered to officers and asked protestion, saying he fear- ed mob violence. He refused to make @ statement or in any way indicate a knowledge of the raid. was charged with murder and a ‘was set for next week. MARKSMAN IS BEING HUNTED | le hearing BY OFFICERS Two Young Girls Have Been Shot Down in Chicago Dur- ing Past 24 Hours | marksman wi d unable to explain otherwise th ing down of two poung gir! boring southern suburbs within a pe iod of 24 hours. The wounding of 14-year-old Esther had not seemed mysterious t, but with @ succession of coli | the circumstances became us| {fling as those of the murder of Victoria Dorothy Delamata, 15-year- old school girl. i Several hours \after the Hasse girl! was shot down while in a field near | her Blue Island home, while two smaller sisters looked on, detectiv: | made an arrest on a theory that a stray bullet responsible. One of the sisters identifed a school boy as having been in a near- by field, but the youth denied he had a gun and his mother said he had been home at the time of the shoot- ing Eventually he was released. _ freanwhile South Chicago police roped for clues in the killing of the lamata girl, who. was shot down the night before within 100 yards of her Sees while returning from a violi» jesson, 4 A theory of mistaken identity proved erroneous. HOUDINI WILLS MAGIC SECRETS =/10 HIS BROTHER Provision Made That Appara- tus For.Performing Them ' Must Be Destroyed New York, “Noy. 12—(#)—Harr Houdini willed his magic ‘secrets t: his brother, Dr. Theodore Franz to. the stage as Har- the proviso that the ap- rming them -be de- stroyed upon the brother's death. | ‘The bequest is made in a will filed lay. The will gives the bulk of ician’s $500,000 collec-}. in. Washington, provided the gress: in yn, provi e ift is credited to the donor. widow, brothers and pal beneficiaries paratui if Weis: broth -; like MER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Started His Political Career With ; Lincoln-Served Under 11 Presidents SILVER CUP Ag u stampi his philosophy o country and turn oni f hi banc G. Cannon of I of the last half centu ' For years a member of Con-! . serving under 1 presidents and iz in his own career personal | contacts with Abraham Lincoln and Calvin Coolidge, “Uncle Joe” e “ab to the last the happy ing his antagonists forget their en ties, During the years that he was} peaker of the House of Representa- { iv from 1903 to 1912—Cannon! obubly as bitterly attacked as man in public life; yet long be- | fore his retirement from Cong the 1 ho had attacked him wer: i ith one another to show him / endship and respect. ee med For What He Was | nele Joe” ' 3] t n Fer, while Cannon’s long career Was marked by many constructive and | ¢ spirited acts, his fame rested | Father on what he was than on what | he dil. ‘The average.man cannot list many | = seclusion’ of Cannon's aets—save perhaps that | fimasst Sant hy IS PRESIDENT | OF NIGARAGUA smile, the ever ready wit, the Utte cigar and the homely, human sy: General Diaz Will Replace Bmiliano Chamorro — In- pathy and kindnes: stamped | Cannon's unique personality. { in a manner of speaking,’ auguration to Be Sunday Cannon is per Managua, Nicaragua, Nov. 12--) came in with Lincoln, and in sonal characteristics he was not un- -Congress in extraordinary session has chosen Adolfo Diaz as president im. Jt was in 1859 that Cannon first tried his hand in politi And Lin- of the Republica. General Diaz will take the place of Emiliano Chamorro, who seized the government power coln was the cause of it. On Ballot With Lincoln from the liberals early in the year. Chamorro re: ed October 30, Cannon’s people had only recently moved to Illinois from Cincinnat where Joseph had studied law while er an unsuccessful conference called in an endeavor to bring about peace with the liberals, who for months clerking in a store for $6 u week.| as a delegate. And in 1860, when had waged war against the Pee ion- Lincoln’s name appeared on the bal- Jot, Cannon's name was on the sume ballot as a candidate for county prosecutor. Through all the years that were to come, Cannon never forgot h personal contacts with Lincoln and the whole-hearted admiration that grew out of them. Cannon died at the age of 90, and} in the span of his life is compressed story of America’s: growth from sprawling infancy to full manhood le was born in North Carolina 1836, 12 ye: fornia became efore Texas and C: rts of the United States and nearly a quarter of century before the Civil War. Abra- ham Lincoln was then an indigent young Illinois storekeeper. credible time ago, measured by the events that have happened since! Covered Wagon ‘ by At the age of 4 Cannon's parents moved west to Indiana, then a fron- tier country, by covered wagon. Im- pressions gained in his early years in what was then little better than a wilderness stayed with Cannon throughout his 1 and he could not pass ‘the famous painting, “West- ward the Star of Empire Takes Its fay,” on the wall a corridor in the capitol, without stopping to look at it with deep emotion, q Cannon picked up what schooling he could get. Like Lincoln, he hard- (Continued on page six.) Weather Report feather conditions at North Da- points for the 24 hours ending ot Sa. m. ti '. Temperature at 7 u. m. Lincoln's debates with Douglas wer still in the public mind, and they fired Cannon with enthusiasm. When Hlinois Republicans ‘held a convention tg launch Lincoln's boom for the presidency, Cannon attended al government of Chamorr in- auguration of General Diaz will take place Sunday. Meantiine operations are still go- ing on between rebels and govern- ment force: AT PORTLAND Story Written By Perry S. Williams of Minneapolis —Music By Bimbini | Portland, Oregon, Nov. 12.—)— The premiere of the opera “Winona,” wus acclaimed by a crowded house at the municipal: auditorium here last night. ‘It was written by Perry S. Willigms of Minneapolis and set to music by Alberto Bimbini. The story of the Indian maid Winona was embellished by a melod- ious score that voiced the spirit of the Indians but avoided any sugges- tion of a tom-tom effect. The opera was elaborately produced by the American Grand Opera company ‘of Portland. Scenery depicting the shores of Luke Pepin, f: d the widening of the Missitsi ir be- Mii ota and Wisconsin, and the famous Maiden Rock, from which Winona leaped to a tragic end, form- ed the:background. Mrs. Child Granted Divorce in Paris Paris, Nov, 12—(®)—The attorney for Mra, Richard Washburn Child to- day admitted that « divorce had been granted her from the former Ameri- the| The duties ee yo grou 1m | of desertion. -- . 2h 49 25 0 16 Un- and with snow or rain; ~ slightly For North Dakota: Unsettled to- night end Satu with, probably warmer. velocit; Precipitation Highest wind WEAT! OPERA ‘WINONA’ TS: PRESENTED,: -- Member of Illinois cqavention tat aanened ais fr the pragldensy rr PRESIDENT 1S GIVEN WELCOME IN MIDDLEWEST | Coolidge ‘Deeply Impressed ' With Great Crowd Greet- ' ing Him at Kansas City 1 President Coolidge’ (#)-—The welcome which ‘the | ple of the middlewest gave the pres’ dent a Colidge on their trip to K: Mo., two days was repeated today as their speciz train carried them toward Was ton after the president had m important pronouncement on fo: { policy. The United States, Mr. Coolidge declared bef a great crowd in Kansas City on Armistice Duy, will jadhere to the world court only on { the conditions laid down by the sen- ‘ate. The significance of the utter- { ance was not lost on the assemblage, | which had gathered for the dedication jof the Liberty Memorial, erected in the metropolis of the southwest in | world war. |. Aware of reports that the nations thet are members of the court never accept the senate reservation: ; the crowd broke into applause in which cheers mingled, President Coolidge was deeply im- pressed with the great crowd which greeted him, those ot the memorial dedication ¢ by various officials at 150,000, as well as pleased by his cordial reception. The presidential train is due Washington late tonight. COOLIDGES ENJOY AN AMERICAN BREAKFAST Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 12—()— President and Mrs. Coolidge break- d on wheat cakes and sausage ip heat cakes and sausage town” to- tive’s special train en route from Kansas City to Washing- ton stopped in Urbana, Ohio, just as the pepident and “first lady” had finished a typically American break: fast, such as delighted Queen Maric, of Rumania. President and Mrs. Coolidge ap- peared on the rear platform of the train and greeted the crowd of early risers that lined the Urbana station platform, while the engine took on water. The only previous stop had been at Indianapolis at 5 a. m. but at that time none of the passengers were awake and there was no crowd on hand to meet the train. The train pulled into Columbus at 9:45 a. m., 24 minutes ahead of the advanced schedule and nearly three- quarters of an hour ahead of the original schedule, and left at 9:53. The train shed platforms in Union Station here were thronged with men and women who struggled to get a glimpse of the president. The execu- tive, however, remained seated in, his private car until the train started to move slowly out of the station. ; Then he and Mrs. Coolidge appear- ed on the observation platform and ac- knowledged ‘the cheers and salutes of the crowd. ee Plans Being Drawn _For New Van Horn|*:; Plans are now being drawn by architects for the Van Horn hotel building, acco: Gillis, whe bids mS of the , tiontet ¢ the building in 1927 red, he tate: buildi erected nt constrac- is axsur- be honor of the men and women of the| rcises being estimated | i | | i | Train, Nov. 12." WINS COUNTY _ FORSRD TIME Scores Total of 102 Points— Emmons County in Second Place With 64%, COUNTY THIRD Burleigh County Had 64 En- tries, the Largest Num- ber From One County McLEAN Sargent county was today an- nounced us the winner of the state corn show cup, awarded to the county which makes the highest number of points for corn, 102 _ points, Sargen le Emmons and MeLean ere next in if was completed this morning. This marks the third time in the four years of the show that Sargent won this cup, having been of the Hanna cup the first and second years of the show, there- by gaining permanent possession of it. The county cup must won veurs to be permanently owned. had possession of it last year, while Sargent. c in sec- ond. Sweepstakes Winners Winners oi the corn sweepstakes w Otto Mund of Milnor, who won the prize for the best ten ears of Dent corn and the best single car of dent; D.C. Crimmins of Ha who won the award for the bi sof y L. Meade of § who had t dent; John Frey of Turtle Lake who had the best single car of Flint. and C. A. Carlson of Glencoe who had the best single ear of Semitdent. Otto Mund also won the Provident Life Insurance cup for being the highest scorer and the Internationai Harvester cup for the best ten ears f yellow dent corn, To win ihe Pro- TONIGHT'S PROGRAM Musi¢ by agricultural college in strumental trio, Address by A. elson, former vast of the Red All exhibits will remain on dis- play throughout Saturday and the auditorium will be open to the public without charge. No en- tertainment program is provided for Saturday. lent cup, Mr. Mund scored 70 po while his nearest competitor w C mmins of Hazelton. The st National bank cup goes to Peter Mihm - for the second successive time, there- by giving him permanent poss sion of it. he cup is awarded to the j highest individual winner from Bur- { leigh county. D. C. Crimmins won the coat offered by E. Bergeson for the best ten ears of Flint corn and also won his own prize, a Poland China boar, which was offered to the highest scoring exhibitor from Emmons, Kidder, McLean, Morton or Burleigh counties. Burleigh. county had 64 entries, the jJargest number from one county in the show, while Grant county was ‘ond with 61 and Emmons county third with 45. Morton county had 39; 1 Cass county 41; Sargent and McLean counties each 33 and Oliver coanty 22. Today’s entertainment _ progr: opened with a concert by the hi school orchestra, and inc: by the agricultural colle; tal trio. indian } again presented their ancient corn ceremonials, and Henry Gordien en- tertained the audience with feuts of Lovestock Is Safety Val “Livestock is the safety valve in crop productio: said Ralph Hayne of Chicago in his talk on livestock afternoon. he countries, states neighborhoods and farmers that have made the most progress and enjoy the most pros- Y are the ones that have liv Hayne. “Livestock makes use of grass and cheap rough- age that would have no market value without livestock. Forty-eight per cent of the crops eaten by livestock in the United States are pastured crops eaten right from the field by the animals. “Livestock furnishes market . for crops. Within the last year the farmers with hogs didn’t complain about the low prices of corn, the hogs paid $1 per bushel for it. “Livestock furnishes work the year ‘around and in income the year around, Too many farmers use their heads trying to figure out how their farms can be idle a part of the year while the enterprising business man figures to keep his business boiling from one year’s end to the other. Too many farmers grow the crop, sell it and sit around all winter. waiting for things to thaw out so he can do the same thing over again. He needs livestock, cows, pigs and chickens, to keep him busy and to keep @ little money coming in. Gets Hard Up at Times “The man who has something to sell only once or twice a year gets hard up between times, regardless of One much he takes in when he does sell.” Profit in the livestock business de- pends, largely on hi s ind how well thi