The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 27, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER eonmeaet Mostly cloudy day. Not SeFr sue RAEN 2h HEIN MASUR ANOS CPOE PEA BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 927 GUARDS W WILL BE CALLED T0 * STOP LOOTING Will Be Ordered'to Shoot to Kill Any Persons Found Robbing Homes ANOTHER TOWN CUT OFF Relief Authorities at Lafay- ette Announce Drowning of Two Negroes / New Orleans, May 27.—4(#)—Dan- ger to the levees on the east bank of the Mississippt below Old_ river peel, has passed, Major General gard Jadwin, chief of army en- iineers, said toda: e vast amount of water being diverted from Mississippi thrqugh the Atchaf: as well as the crevasses farther the river believed to have aured the safety of the levees along th east. bank. Further rise of the flood waters from the McCrea crevasse cut off the town of Morgansea McCrea is approxim: northwest of New Orleans, on the opposite side of the Mississippi. At Lafayette, relief authorit les an- nounced the drowning of two negroes, the fifst authentic report of deaths due to the flood in that section. Colonel . James E. Edmonds, in charge of national guard units at Lafayette, announced that - national guardsmen would be sent out into reas of this section with ot to kill any persons a mes or other evac- uated bere Some unrest has been reported in the refugee tenters on accuunt of looting reports reach- ing the refugees. WATER SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN LAFAYETTE Lafayette, La, May 2—(#)—Flood waters which swept into New Iberia late yesterday were moving on the main street of the town today and preparations .were made to remove residents. , Water was three to four feet deep in the lower fart of the town this morning but was not over the rails at the depot. Many of the inhabitants already have left the town for nearby con. centration ca:aps . a! others hav gathered in the high school buildings | A where they will live in the up| er story until the water rangements have” in mt ply. them with food. e | Bulletins oo Philadelphia, May Paar kr] Union miners: the Central fate vad minous coal field, raged folleg to roi a og a bes 4 agreement, os p. m. today until June 15. by his physicians theatrical engagement here last night as the result of an attack of, iliness. He is being rushed i San. Francisco per ‘the care His afnces was diagnosed as arthritis, Lisbon, Portugal, May Fi mr —The tale See steamer Su 4 Weather ag wig Mt kota points, for the 24 "to at J a.m. today ‘Temperature at 4) ame. Frank Milhollan of Bismarck, chairman of the board of railway commissioners, was reelected presi- dent “of the North. Dakota State Safety Council at the state's first annual safety conference which con- eect its sessions at Minot Thurs- jay. Fire Rages. in Oil Well ‘4 Are Dead Natural Gas Furnace at San- ford, Texas, Defies Ef- forts of Workers ai Sanford, Texas, May 27.—(P)--A raging natural gas furnace, created by the ignition of the huge McMillan No. 1 gasser on the main end vir- tually oniy street here, today threat ened to increase its score of four known dead as it defied efforts of I Panhandle fire fighters. Four of the crew engaged in taking casings from ‘the well were killed when flames.roared skyward yester- day morning. Two others were be- lieved to have been cremated in the derrick, while seven were hurled to the ground and severely injures Hope of inguishing the e be- fore it spread to the tents and frame buildings nearby .rested with explo- sive experts, headed by “Tex” Thorn- ne: daring torpedo company employe. tempts NTE ont” the OM Fant, Pillar ot of fire with steam and nitros | Slycerin were u under way tod: “Explosion F Precedes Blaze Persons in the vicinity of the well said the flame suddenly shot to a great great height and then settled to a Comparatively steady torch that often*réached a height of 200 feet. a terrific: ° lasion preceded the fire. for miles and shook Buildi er tirbugkout the villag Scores of: ten worked throughout the night bringing steam boilers from | various parts of the oil field to posi- ti 8 as near the flaming well #s the it permitted. High pressure lines were laid converge on tthe fire. When the re ready, Thornton will set off a.charge of nitroglycerin in the hope that the blast will stop the flame long enough to permit the steam to completely smother it. GRAIN PRICES TAKE BIG JUMP Chicago Market Averages Five Gents Higher—4-cent Boosts at Mill City 7.—(P)}—Big bulges in grain prices today averaged ‘mo than five cents a bushel to the val both of wheat and corn. Breakin; ng ot diplomatic relations between Englan and Russia attracted much attention, although war danger was denied and an unexpected: sharp advance in Liv- erpool wheat quotations was ascri 1 re t tati ibed mainly to ‘unfavorable crop condi- tions in\ poe 4 a. pose\ mine oe from jomestic winter heat bel uthwest, im in for wi before the close was ss 1 for July which touched iggest upturn in corn was 5% for Soptembar which ‘rose to 1,00%.° Finel. quotations <both on orn. were at ag the it figu: soe vit Tessive thro devote heavy. ‘One of ‘the sensational mente of the day was a pobige perd from a leading crop expe! rt thet Kan iby Delahonn and Texas were )likel; ortly, gures ¢o0 ret Se = aro nt. May 1 harvést ‘last year. of 267,000,000 buphele, neers ‘of hi ‘divaey (ae ; © 27,+(P)}—Wheat cents a bushel |the HOW LINDBERGH CHEATED DEATH WHILE FLYING THE NIGHT MAIL Pilot's Own Report of Thrill-| Wilkins. Hopes to ing Escape as Told to the United States Air Mail> Service‘\— Pilotless Plane Heads For Him After He Leaps With Parachute Editor's Atlantic Note: Flying the Ocean alone was not the. first ational exploit of Capt. Charles A, Lindbergh. Time after time this boy-wonder of the air has cheated death. Twice, while flying the night air mail, he hd to make parachute jumps when his plane, lost in p deny: fog, ran out of gasoline’ Lind- bergh made detailed reports of these wmazing episodes. Below ix his own narrative of what hap- pened to him in the night skies over Hlinois on September 14 of lust year. In another issue will be printed an equally vivid story told by Lindbergh of a second hair-raising escape. BY CHARLES A. LINDBERGI In An Official Air Mail Service Report I took off from LamberfSt. Louis Field at 4:26 p. m., September 16,! and after an uneventful trip wrrived at Springfield, ie ah 6: Sid p. m., and Peasia, Ill, at Off the Peori opel at 6:10 p.m. There was a light ground haze, but the sky was practically clear with ‘ut scattered cumulous clouds. Dark- ness was encountered about 26 miles; northeast of /Peoria, and I took Up a compass course, checking on the lights of the towns below until'a low fog rolled in under few miles northeast of Marseill ind the Ili- nois river. Flarc Pails Him The fog extended from the ground up to about 600 feet, and, as I was; unable to fly under it, I turned back and attempted to‘drop a flare and land. The flare did not function and in headed for Maywood (Chi- ‘ir mail port) hoping. to find a break in the fog over the field. Ex-! amination disclosed that the cause of the flare failure was the short ap ed of the release lever and that (Continued on page five.) KENNEDY HAS PLAN TO STOP “MINOT FLOODS: State Engineer ss aes Two High-water Channels and a Cut-off Channel Two high-water channels, one cut- off channel and enlargement of the stream in other places is the plan which Robert Kennedy, state engi- neer, has adopted for protecting Mi- not from flood water. Kennedy was in Minot during the recent flood and made scientific ob- servations which he,believes were of great assistance in his work. That Minot managed to “pull through” by reinforcing levees along the river was a tribute to the constancy with which its people kept up the fight, Kennedy said, but expressed belief that it would be unwise to. place faith in the levee system. Condi- tions in Minot are such as to make it unsound from an engineering stand- |? he said. ause of the peculia ings of the Mouse river t! Lai not, control of flood wate in stream presents an unui pales, Kennedy |. Ht remedy, in brief, is to shorten the. stream, at least temporarily, during high water. 1. Establish a hieh-wafer: cut- off from the Soo bridge to the Great d | No: rn viaduct; widen the main rer from. the via- Northern Third street bridge. Cut off’ the * tree. Lan under the Third street steel bridge and then enlarge the channel: Wh Central avenue. ‘ 3. Cut across the neck at hth street with a high-water chan enlarge the stream from the end of eewater, channel to the Great | Northern railroad. 4. Construct a ‘high-water chan- nel around the north end of the fair meen the the flood ‘coneiderably larger than cee ing} which have occurred recently. The he said, can be trimmed to pocketbook, but pointed out ie in Hood control, as in ing eee ene city. 8 will get no more than “pushels}. rain it, Whe . level ors a seals mi-| Make Flight Today to Point - Barrow | Fairbanks, Alaska, May 27.—( j Captain George H. Wilkins’ sched- uled hop-off yesterday for Point Bar- | row was postponed when the. planc| refused to rise off the raaae with an 1,800 pound load. ie hoped ‘to jhop off today. From Point Barrow, the explorer plans to fly across the} arctic to Grants Land, on Greenland. PRESIDENT | DECIDES ON BLACK HILLS PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITAIN SEVERS RELATIONS, WITH SOVIET =] South Dakota Senator Leaves White House With Defi- nite Prediction — Washington, May 27. -{) — All doubt that President Coolidge would spend the summer in the Black Hills {of South Dakota apparently was re-} o————— ~~ moved today when Senator Norbeck, ‘of that state, who has been urging the “state game lodge as a aan site, left the White House wit definite prediction that the pa would go to his state when he left | Washington on June 13. } Nevertheless, the White: House held in abeyance any formal an- nouncement that a definite site had ‘been chosen. White House attache: however, have been making arrange- ments with the view that the Black {Hills were to be the scene of their j summer activities. Arrangements Discussed Senator Notveck, who heretofore has been cautious in his statements lof South Dakota’s chances to enter- tain the president, was called to the ‘White House to confer on arrange: ments for the President's trip. W in a few hours, E. W. Starling, see | service man who made a preliminary inspection of the sites offered the se ident. will leave for the Black Hiljs to look over arrangements there, Undismayed by the accepted *be- lief that President Coolidge will spend the summer in the Black Hills, a Michigan delegation, Governor Green, today renewed the states as eae for the president hig vacation hame there. . - They a the that his plans call farther siya oc NEW CLUBS 70 BIBLE HISTORY UNEARTHED Discoveries at, Mount Sinai May Throw New Light on Moses’ Life Boston, May 27—(#)—The key to the netting characters of half-Sem: hal | which flourished nearly 3,000 years id which science has never been to decipher may rest today with rol Bion Lake, head of the Harvard-Miel leas expedition to, Mt. Sinai, Arabi: A terse message from Prof. Lake to the Boston: Herald reports new frag- ments of the mysterious ‘Sinai in- riptions” which Harvard Mniver- sity authorities said might throw an entirely new light om Moses and. bib- lical history. The Sinai inseriptions ‘were first found more than 20. years ago on the mountain where Moses received | the tablets of the law. They have never been satisfactorily read, al- thous authorities have unceasirigly sought their solutio: < is te exiting eas, “fragments” fit Pal e existing gaps, it: was podsi- rchaeologists here’ said, that [thee might not only remake history | but reveal a new origin of modern ge: Found in 1904 The inscriptions were discovercd' beds 1904: duri be ey Skonvaslen, of iple o! ie an es: Hathor, on the side Re Mt Sina | They ‘were carved on stone tablets images unearthed among ruins of the temple and were in a language ever before encountered fd exca- vator: according to Henry Pfei; Ph. D..singtrustor a Sem- itie paren: at Harvard; scones el by tT he ssid, ‘aware ero- ‘i! Lathe Bote alpha: Bos identical ferior replied dd for a ay | phic: ‘por ‘43 were! Semitic languages. : on me's Tetaation iaade bese self enti 4 “the mine work- headed by {34. ith |chureh will reap the la; Ete The state game lodge, Custer State Park, in the Black Hills ef South Dakota, has been chose dent Coolidge for his vacaticn site, according to ab.ve, new adviccs from Wi ‘ashington, The lodge is pictur ‘Lindbergh Amazes Aviators — { PICTURE CZAR TO REPORT AT - CHURCH MEET Will H. Hays to Tell of Suc- ‘cess of Presbyterian En- dowment Campaign San Francisco, May 27.—V?)—Will , Presbyterian elder from Sullivan, Ind., is expected to offer a glimax as dramatic as those soine snietion: -pieturts; «an >industry wer which he- presides, at the-Pres- yterian general assembly tomor- w. He will report the success o' s campaign for $15,000,000 endow- ment for the Presbyterian ministers’ pension fund, ir Hays is chairman of .a nation-' ie contmittee of laymen who allotted quotas for this $15,000,000 to all she churches of the country and he will tell what churches seached the ob- jectives. He set an example by sub- scribing one-tenth of his possessions, although the amount was not dis- closed. Mr. Hays will ‘be introduced to the assembly by Dr. Henry B. Master of Philadelphia, his former pastor. Dr. Master will make the 7nd annual report of the Presbyteriat pension board, Colossal Undertaking “The task of supreme moment en- xaging the board’s attention,” | the report will say, “was the completion of. (the campaign of the conimittee, ander its chairma ays. .Let us make no mistake of a 360-horsepower military scout possible; commended ae the fact that this laymen’s campaign represents the most colos-i sal enterprise: ever undertaken by any church or church organization tor pension purposes. Werywhere were heard the ex- pressions of pleasure and satisfaction that here at last was an opportunity to contribute to one of the most worthwhile causes ever sponsored. by the Presbyterian church. The sub- scriptions have come in literally by the tens of thousands. There were about 55,000 from the eastern dis- trict alone. Dr. Master pointed out. that would take $100,000,000 to give the men and women now in service, num- bering’ 10,000, approximately one- half of their average salaries since licensure or ordination. It would have required almost $30,000,000 to make the minimum pension $1,000 a He. It was agreed, he said, that ‘such g sum would be utterly inipraeticable: Success Doabted at First “The. committee had serious doubts as yeh A 080000 could be Papo we Master continued. re Pra tever asked for any sudtiene. for. any similar purpose. The church lis interested in caring for ity servants in old age and in} case of disability—they knew that— but was it terested —$154)00,000 worth? With great courage and real faith the taymen? 8 committee decided it would not ask for less.” He ‘said that the older men of the st benefit from the accrued liability fund. “Inasmuch as the new service pen- sion plan becomes self{supporting within 12’ to 16. years, it goes with- out saying thi great number of ho under 50 when the 3 into operation will.never & cent out of the accrued he said. “All the ion. will provide their own moanin in} Pays Homage to France’s Un- known Soldier By Flying Over Tomb—Makes Per- fect Ascent and Landing Although Using Type of Plane Entirely New to.Him! Varis, May 27—(AP)—Captain | Lindbergh found time in the midst of his busy day's pro- gram to visit the American church of the Holy Trinity early this afternoon and leave a wreath ux a simple tribute to the Amer- ican aviators who gave their lives in the world war. Paris, May 27.—()—Captain Lind- -bergh: thew over-Part ‘plane for more than an hour: this, morning. During the flight he paid) (homage to France’s unknown soldier, ! flying over the tomb in the Are de! ; Triomphe in graceful curves: and descending at one time to. within 150 feet of the hallowed spot. When he’ returned to the airport at Le Bourget after his flight over Paris, Captain Lindbergh — went that delighted military aviators gathered to watch him. One of the stunts was a sham aerial battle with | who had followed him on his flight The flight was carried out with-/ out the knowledge of the general public and few saw the plane over Paris guessed that the hero was once mote in his favorite element. \ Flew New Model Plane | ' ‘The flyer was the guest of Colonel Poly-Marchetti, commandant of the b; laymen’s 34th regiment of aviation, who furn: counties not organized to maki Will ished him with one of the newest’an organization effective as plane. | It was the tt time Lindbergh ; had flown in this type of plane, yet he made a perfect ascent and landing, winning the admiration of jeveryone who watched him at the controls. | It was the first time he had been aloft since he arrived from New ;York and he seemed absolutely like a boy at play—happy both over the pleasure of flying and at getting a little respite from formalities and attention by crowds. Experts Amazed « Lindbergh displayed his remarkable | familiarity with aircraft when air- drome officers began showing him jthe mechanism and controls of the French plane. He needed little ex- ion and took off, handling the e as if he had spent his life new model,, which he had en_ before. ting his air stunts over the’ military fiald. befor landing, he} the little: group of Although all 8, some com- | mented that his acrobatics and aerial ; |flip-flops were frightening in their, daring. Violates Ordinances. During his flight, Lindbergh violated the city ordinances and military regulations by’ flying low, but he had @ military escort in rate t objection to jplanat a went shopping. He looked pease for presents for his’ mother ‘and friends back home, but exactly what he did about the ‘something from Pari: that he must take home he did not , Lindbergh returned to the, bassy only an hour before he was i to for a lunchedn given by M. eat the ministry of war. fished guests rt had assem- aviator were, itary |. Sat |East Slope rim a-~-French 4 Thursday.. a plane piloted by Sergeant de Troyat, | - in Flight Over Paris Today IKRETSCHMAR IS ‘ELECTED HEAD OF BANK GROUP Asscciation Fa- vors Adoption of Uniform Hours For Banks nator Paul Kretschmar, Ven- turia, was elected president of the East Missouri Slope Bankers. associ- ation at its annual meeting here G, A.-Hubbell of. Glen, Ullin was elected ‘vice president; J, P. Wagner, Bismarck, secretary, and W. A. Hart, Carson, treasurer, “To nrotect funds of banks and lives of their employes from yeges: and murderers,” the associatlon went on record as favoring adoption of a ‘uniform opening and closing hour, with banks of each town selecting the hours but refrainin~ strictly through a series of acrial acrobatics from admitting the public before the | hour of opening and after the hour: of closing. The cooperation of ‘the public in this was asked. Commend Waterway Other resolutions passed com- mended the Great Lakes-St, Law- rence waterway project and urged congress to tuke immediate a looking to its completion; recom- mended adoption of uniform service charges by all banks of the state recommended continuance of county ankers’ organizations and the River diversion project and ie werk of the Greater North Dakota associ- ation, recommending -whole-hearted support by the pub commended the state banking department for its efforts to secure better banking con- d 1s and for its efforts toward consolidation of banks in “over- banked” territory, and thanked tne bankers and residents of Bismarck for their entertainment. Members of the resolutions com- tee were Paul " Kretschmar of Venturia; Krist Kjelstrup of Under- wood, and‘John Bischof of Hague. Opening the afternoon session was a discussion of exc! service charges different counties in the East Slope grouv, These charges were found to be much similar, with the object in view * covering actual expenses and a reasonable charge for service dered. Short talks on the matter were given by J. P. Wagner, J. Henry Kling of the Bismarck Bi reau, F, W. Cathro of the Bank of North Dakota and A. G. Divet. attor- ney for the North Dakota Bankers association, Justice and integrity in all deal-| ings are the best basis to build on, Michael Tschida of Glen Ullin told the group in a talk on “Public Con- fidence a Bank Asset.” Banquet at Country Club J. L, Bell acted as toastmaster at the annual banquet, held at the Bis- marck Country, club. Henry Dueme- land, president of the Association of Commerce, welcomed the bankef’. G. H. Leick of Hebron, F. L. Con! lin and Judge W. L. Nuessle talked. Mrs. Frank Barnes, accompanied by Mrs. Arthur Bauer, sang several numbers. There were 75 present. Film Star to Wed Rich Eastern Man! Hollywood, Califa May 27.—-()—|~ Nola Luxferd, nounced film actress, an- that she will leave iturday for pee, where will mi William ion | | prison during the week of June 20. ) INSTRUCTED TO | LEAVE AT ONCE | Note Sent to Chesham House This Morning—to Be Made Pubiic Tonight STAFF TO BE DIVIDED | Some Representatives Will Go to Paris and Berlin, Others to Moscow London, May 27—(AP)—Prem- jer Baldwin made bad emphatic declaration tod: ing of diplomatic Moscow “does not mean or imply war against Russia.” | | | | | | | | | London, May 27.4#)—A note sev- ering relations between the soviet and British governments was deliv- ered at Chesham House, the soviet legation, this mornin. The note i- | requests the official soviet represen- | tatives to leave, and specifies who | of the others will be allowed to re- main to wind up the affairs of | Arcos, Ltd., the Russian trading or- ganizatio: The British diplomatic mission in Moscow will be recalled immediate- ly, It is not yet decided who will look after the British interes Moscow. The note, which about 700 words, will be ¢' for publication late tonight, it was stated. Tew Days Allowed It is understood to allow from a week to 10 days for the soviet repre- sentatives to leave England. The: note. sent to Chesham House by sp messenger and de- livered personally to M. Rosengolz, the soviet charge d'affaires. Simul- tancously with its delivery, several trunks belonging to employes of Chesham House were loaded _ into taxicabs and started for the railway station. Chesham House announced _ this afternoon that the German embassy had agreed to look after the soviet’s interests here as part of a system of winding’ up cdlplometie.. attains which will require some months, Part of the Chesham House staff will be divided between Paris and Berlin, the others returning to Mos- cow. Most of them, including Charge Rosengolz and other offi- clals, are planning to leave in less than a week. MARINE CORPS MEMBER KILLS GEN. CABULLA Capt. William P. Richards of U. S. Forces Says He Shot in Self Defense i | Chinandega, Nicaragua, May 27— ,)—Captain ‘William P. Richards of the United States marine corps shot and killed the liberal general, Ca- bulla, here early this morning, al- legediy in self defense. General Cabulla is declared to have been intoxicated and firing his re- volver at_ people in the street when Ce ichurds returned the fire, Managua dispatches on May 11 said that a band of former troops under |General Cabulla,' who called himself a liberal but who was described by the liberals us a bandit, had entered the outskirts of Chinandega, killing a half dozen natives, wounding a | number of others and engaging in orgy of plundering. They fled be- fore the urrival of American marines, ja detachment of whom was concen- | trated near the railw: i Dispatches three later said | Cabulla, with 400 men, was hold- 1 out near Chinandega. On May 16 it was reported that Cabulla in- jtended going to Managua to confer with the liberal general Moncada with regard to disarming his forces under the agreement between General Mon- cada and Henry L. Stimson, who recently visited Managua as the per- sonal representative of Pri lent Coolidge. Mrs. Snyder’s Appeal From Death Sentence Filed in Court Today New York, May 21 21.—41#)—The ' for- ma! appeal of Mrs. Ruth Broga Sny- ° der from the sentence of, posed upén her and Gray for the mui Albert Snyder, was filed in the coun- ty clerk's office at Long Island City today. She is under sentence, to die, in the electric chair at Sing Sing Gray’s counsel given notice . that he also will es oe =e No date hus “| been set for a hear