The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 17, 1927, Page 6

ARMY PILOTS *~ START OUT ON TEST FLIGHT Lieuts. Maitland and Hagen berger Deny Intention of Going to Hawaii Muskogee, Okla., June 17.—(#) Lieutenant Lester Maitland, army air race pilot, and Lieuten- ant A. P. Hegenberger, who rived at Hat Box Field here yes- terday from Dayton, Ohio, today denied any intention of entering a flight to Hawaii. They declared they were making a transcontinental test of their triple -motored Fokker monoplane in line with a program outlined by the army with a view to adapting the ships to carry troops. Their plane is loaded with sandbags equivalent to the weight of 30 men, Lieut.° Maitland said they planned to take off today for Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, where they may remain for sev bated weeks to conduct a series of ents, Dayton, Ohio, June 17.—UP)— Flight from Wilbur Wright Field here yesterday of Lieutenants Lester Maitland and A. F. Hegenberger was for an unannounced destination, field attaches said today, and possibly has Hawaii for the goal. The flight is awaiting approval of Major General Mason M., Patrick, chief of the army air service, it was suid at the field. The triple motored Fokker plane fin which the ers left here is ially equipped for long dis- flying. Every possible bit of space in the fuselage has erted into gasoline st and other alterations have been: madi by the Wilbur Wright Field force, working secretly for the last several ‘weeks, Secrecy Maintained The field has surrounded the acti ties with the greatest secrecy and nothing unusual attended the depart- ure of the plane yesterday, inasmuch as scores of planes come and go ‘ut the field every day. Lieut. Maitland unofficially holds the army speed record in flying, hav- ing traveled 281 miles in an hour in a test over Wilbur Wright Field some time ago. He was born in Wisconsin 29 years ago. Lieut. Heg. enberger, a native of Masschusetts, is 32 years old. Although official announcements were withheld here, it was believed ‘that the flyers have set out for the Pacifico coast, there to make a final test before ‘attempting to hop to Hawaii. CRAWFORD IS FOUND GUILTY (2t: |grader on y 22, 1925 OF BURGLARY ©: State Secures Conviction in, Third of Five Cases Against failing and refusing to perform his o! Morton County Man \a acquittal and a dis. James Crawford 3 on the third of f counts lodged against him by Stat Attorney F. E. McCurdy when the} jury which heard the evidence in the! case reported at 1 p. m._today.! Crawford was found guilty of burg lary in connetcion with the alleged) theft of seme tools and equipment from a_ state highway department! warehouse here. The articles which After- one agreement, found guilty ‘it is claimed were stolen from the | department warehou: ‘ discharged from & manded to the custody of the sheriff. over peeatberes nei oe warchouse were found at Crawford's home, six miles south of Mandan, when deputy sheriffs and police of- ficials searched the place after Crawford had been arrested on a charge of stealing a qubpntity of sugar from a box car here. Tried first on the charge of burg- larizing the box car, Crawford was acquitted. He was next tried on a charge of burglarizing the highway in connection with the alleged theft of a quantity | of lumber, but the jury reported it was hopelessly deadlocked, and was the Two! charges of grand larceny against the man remain to be tried. One is the alleged theft of the sugar and the other the alleged theft of the lum- ber. State's Attorney McCurdy has not yet announced whether he will move the remaining cases for trial at this term’ of,,court. Sentencing of crawford qn the burglary charge has been postponed until later in the court term... ler Jury Disagrees Reporting this morning that ‘it could not reach an agreement in the cage of the state vs. Wendelin Boch- ler, charged with first degre im- morality, the jury which heard the case was discharged and Boehler re- It is not likely that he will be tried in at this term of court. y agreement between the state's attorney and counsel for the defend- ae case against Herbert Holmes of Wing, charged with violation of ‘the liquor law: e term. has been continued Trial. of Mr. and Mrs. George Christianson, charged with keeping ind maintaining a common nuisance, ‘was begun this afternoo: “Don't forget to see our| ition of Cal-Wait : tt Jell and Sunshine |to prepare an answer. |answer was to be filed. MBETING WILL CLOSE TODAY Election of Officers, Commit-| tee Reports, to Close Ses- | sions This Afternoon dis- and} Election of offi furthe ‘cussion of common proble reports of committees are on this | |afternoon’s program of the North) |Dakota Postmasters’ Leagu | |mecting here. | H postmaster at Sweet Manning} ard, post- | Briar; postmaster; C. master at Minot; A. Bolton,| Jamestown ster, and Roy! | Dolphin of Fargo spoke this morn- ing. | An open forum opened the after- /noon session. It was to be fol- |lowed by talks on “Problems of a Third Class Postmaster,” by J. W. | Vogel of Coleharbor; “Character,” jby Mrs. Lenore Cullen of Wing| land “Postoffice Fixtures,” by} | Pearl Robertson of Loma. Reports of the ating and delega and election of officers the end of the two-day s The annual banquet wa last evening at the Lewis Clark hotel, with a prog sented by Mandan artists, SIOUX HEARING IS HELD TODAY Formal Statement Made By) Defense Counsel—Ordway Demands Hearing Harry Geffert and R. B. MeDon- ald, Sioux county commissioners against whom ouster proceedings have been started, were to file an- swer to charges against them in {district court here this afternoon. The hearing was originally set for yesterday afternoon and attor- ;neys appeared, but the defense |asked that another day be given it A formal Specific Charges Specific charges against the two! joners include purchasing ithout advertising for bids the One second hand 25; one! culverts, | ollowing ite 17, 1925; 3 “quick lift” grader, Sept. McDonald is also charged with fficial duties in the completion of !month and that he was considered ; tractor, September | s “qu sept.| Mis: 925; “midget grader,” April 9,| tended her sister, wore an orchid 1926; tractor, May 18, 1926, Mandan Ne ws 2628, point ext This road starts from a seven miles south of Breien, ing toward Selfridge. ginal signers of the petition asking the commissioners’ removal were W. H. Ordway, Ed Prewett, A. U. Ostrum, J. K. Wead, B. L. Smestad, D. R. Offley and James R. Haney Ordway Demands Hearing Despite the fact that state's At- torney George Purchase teje- phoned Justice Noel at Ft. Yates this morning, ordering him to dismiss the case against W. H. Ordway of this city on a charge of perjury, on the ground that the action was “maliciously brought and without probable cause,” Ord- way and his counsel, C. F. Kelsch, went to Ft. Yates today and de- manded a hearing on the charge. Following the hearing, the justice dismissed the action. LINEMAN IS ELECTROCUTED Worker at Hebron Instantly Killed When He Touches Live Wire George Curtis, aged 26, of Chip- pewa Falls, Wis., employe of the Hughes Electric company, was in- stantly killed at Hebron, 60 miles vest, shortly before noon today when he came in contact with a live wire while working on a pole. The accident occurred in the city of Hebron. Hughes Electric company offi- cials in Bismarck said Curtis had been working for them about a a firt class lineman. They had no knowledge of funeral arrange- ments or of any relatives, GE ieeuemenres Personal and | Social News of | Mandan Vicinity oH Lydia O’Brien of Fargo Is Bride of Earl Hendrickson The wedding of Miss Lydia O’Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. O’Brien of 914 1-2 First’ave- nue south, Fargo, to Earl A. Hendy} rickson of Mandan occurred Thurs- day morning at the parsonage of the Trinity Lutheran church at vith Rev. S. T. Soren- ra Nellie O’Brien, who at- georgette frock with a white hat. The groom was attended by his brother, Roy Hendrickson. The bride’s gown was of yellow public highway, federal project Specials for Saturday Children’s Day We offer here a few extra specials to help make it a regular day for the kiddies on the one day set aside for them through- $3.25 Kiddie Kars, all steel .......... $8.50 all steel Coaster Wagon $3.95 Steam Shovels $15.50 Tricycle, well made with heavy . $12.50 All other wheel goods and outdoor toys reduced for Saturday SEE THEM IN THE WINDOW ‘Webb Brothers rubber tires ) georgette, and she wore a white out the nation $2.59 $6.75 $3.19 all steel ... $7.50 Doll 65c Wheel $1.25 two-wheel Carts, Buggies ...... Barrows ... $16.50 Automobile, equipped with head- lights, spotlight, bumpers ... THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE hat. Her bridal bouquet was a corsage. Covers were laid for 15 guests at the wedding breakfast which | was held at the O’Brien home fol- jlowing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson left Thursday for an automobile trip to the Black Hills. On their return to Fargo they will make their home with the bride’s parents until August 15, when they will go to Hazelton, where Mr. Hendrickson is Smith- Hughes instructor in the high school. Mrs. Hendrickson is trav- eling in a tailored blue suit with gray accessories. The bride is a graduate of Fargo high school. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sander Hendrick- son of Mandan, and is a graduate of Mandan high school and the North Dakota agricultural college. His fraternities are Theta Chi and Gamma Tau Sigma, honorary jor nalistic orgenization. He was also prominent in athletics. Out-of-town guests at the wed- ding were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson of Seattle, brother-in-law and sister of the groom. ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE Mrs. J. W. Hintgen was hostess Wednesday at a 1 o’clock luncheon at her home in honor of Miss Nell Dooley. Covers were laid for 12 Bismarck and Mandan friends. Miss Dooley left Thursday eve- ning for New York from whence she will sail for Europe. HERE FROM MONTANA Mrs. Charles Bogart and son Wallace of Sidney, Mont., are vis- iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Brown. Mrs. Bogart is en route home from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dunk- erly, at Jamestown, MARRIED WEDNESDAY The wedding of Miss Florence Olson and Joseph Wirtz of Mandan occurred Wednesday afternoon in St. Joseph’s rectory. Mr. and Mrs. Wirtz left that evening for a trip to Minnesota points. WILL VISIT RELATIVES Mrs. L. A. Randall and family left Wednesday evening for Provi- dence, R. I., where they will spend| the summer with relatives. VISITING HERE Mrs. William Connolly of Dunn Center is visiting in the city as |; the guest of her niece, Miss Flor- ence Connolly, NOTICE The different branches of the I. 0. O. F. Lodge will hold" their Annual Memorial Serv-, ice Sunday, June 19, at 3 p. m., in the hall at the cor- ner of Third St. and Main Ave., after which they will go to the two cemeteries to! decorate the Rebekahs’ and Odd Fellows’ graves. Rev. C. A. Stephens will deliver} the address. A good attend- ance is desired. Don’t forget to see our demonstration of Cal-Wait! Instant . Jell and Sunshine) Nectar.—Gussner’s. $13.25 SUNDAY WILL BE GOVERNOR DAY AT GUARD CAMP Dakotans Invited to Witness Maneuvers—20,000 Peo- ple Expected Devils Lake, N. D., June 17,(P)— Officers of the 164th Infantry, Ng th Dakota National Guard, today joined in extending an invitation to all North Dakotans to. come to Camp Grafton next Sunday to witness the special maneuvers and review that will feature the observance of Gov- ernor’s Day. “While the specific purpose of the observance of Governor's Day is to give the executive of the state an op- portunity to see the National Guard in action, we are anxious that every- one who can possibly come, will do so,” said Colonel D. S. Ritchie, com- mander of the regiment, today. “Last year we had fully 10,000 peo- ple on hand for the maneuvers and review, and this year, with the greatly enlarged program that is being ca: ried out, we will be disappointed if we do not have at least 20,000 people | 4 on hand.” Sham Battle Planned The outstanding feature of the Sunday program is the simulation of a war time attack by a full strength com, This event is scheduled for m., Sunday, and will feature the advance of a company of 200 sol- diers in regular wartime fashion, un- der a screen of smoke, produced by smoke candles and phosphorous bombs with star shells and flares also be- ing used. The whole advance will be carried out under a barrage of ma- chine guns and 37 millimeter guns. All in all it gives promise of being ‘the biggest and most realistic demon- stration of actual warfare ever at- tempted in North Dakota. Coupled with the maneuver will be target shooting by machine guns and the 37 millimeter guns, and the whole program will be concluded with the worked out toda; anticipation of house, A check today showed highw ditions in all directions from Lake to be excellent. Gov. Sorlie Invites ‘President to Attend Opening of Bridge President Coolidge has been {n- vited by Governor Sorlie to attend the Missouri river bridge celebra- tion at Williston July 1 and 2, it was announced at the governor's office today, i Sorlie said he hoped that the pres- ident, now that he already is so near to North Dakota, would fi visit the celebration by the officers in ‘amp Grafton's open across the Mi: ri river. Bids Opened Today on 19 Road Jobs Scores of county commissioners and road contractors were here to- day for the letting of contracts on 19 road improvement jobs. When the highway commission ad- journed at noon three contracts hi been awarded. They were: Graveling of 10.9 miles on State Route No. 9, Stutsman coun! ae dackson, Jamestown, $20,: 85.72. Graveling of 12.9 miles on State Route No.-9, Sargent county, W. H. Noel, Jamestown, $34,633.43. Graveling of 11.1 miles on U. S. Route No. 2, Sargent county, H. J. Pitts, Fargo,’ $11,793.40. . Contracts for the other projects will be let this afternoo: 4 | Last Minute | | Bulletins : o—__-—_ ——______—___¢ | Hibbing, Minn, June 17.—(AP) —Harold Brose, 34, city treas- urer of Hibbing, was killed when his automobile went over an em- bankment early this morning on the Chisholm-Buhl road. His companion, Maurice Geary, es- caped unhurt. review of the entire regiment at 4) om. Finishing touches were being Starring TIM McCOY With Dorothy Sebastian FS Thm. McCoy, dare-devil riding of the saddle, is here in ajgallopi rarin’-to-go_ro- -of the colorflu Cali- plains. Spanish love, American courage—thrills of warfare and intrigue. A SUPER-WESTERN! Fox News! _ ovation for the “ace of Reduced June Leghorns or Anconas ....... Barred, White, Buff Rocks . White or S. L. Wyandottes Buff or White Orpingtons Black Minorcas Brahmas:or White Minorcas “Merchandise of Merit Only” Capitol Theatre TODAY—Friday and Saturday enon FLEAS” Lindbergh Home! Complete pictorial account of the record-breaking Rose or Single comb Reds .... Black Langshans, Jersey Giant Heavy Mixed. for broilers .;.... (Lots of 25 or 50 Chicks add §0c extra) @qcSoringfield, I, June 17.— (AP)—A clean bill of health was .| Prbsergaie| all time” at Washington by the largest and most enthusiastic throng the capital has ever seen BABY CHICKS and July Prices Prompt shipment, 100% guarantee prepaid to you Per 100 Per 500 Per. 1000 $43.00. $ 85.00 $12.00 $55.00 $100.00 ms $15.06 i $9.00 $43.00 - $ 85.00 WIRE, PHONE or WRITE AT ONC! Moorhead, ‘Rust’s Hatchery Dept. B at A FRIDAY JUNE, 17, 1927 fasion here today ‘by: the ‘ommi yy the committee from the house of representatives, inv esti a4 charges that professional boxing wrestling matches under the rvision of the commission e not been conducted proper- ly. The committee recommend- ed that the commission hold a tight rein on athletics. Missionary From China to Address M. E. Adult Classes Rev. J. Young McGinnis, who has recently returned from China with his wife ind time to|Sdult cl which marks )CoPa! Sunday the opening of a ‘new $750,000 bridge |" the contrasts in China. His sub- ject is entitled “Boxerism and tionalism in China.” Rev. and Mrs. McGinnis have spent the past 33 fr sin China and both are well qualified to give some first hand information on the modern movements in China and their rela- tion to the past histo Sent out to China under the bi of foreign missions of thé Southern Presby- terian church, they were married in the very home in which Miss Anna Moffat was woundedxsome time ago during the revolution. The McGinnis family have made their home in Ka-Shi a city of with just 20 ing there. Rev. McGinnis has been an instruc- tor in the Le-Hung Chang school at Lu Chow Fu. Mrs. McGinnis is a first cousin of A. J. Arnot of this city, at whose home they are guests during their stay here. Service Chiffon and Semi- Chiffon Weights Once worn always worn. Let your next pair of silk hose be PHOENIX and we know you will then have ended your search for a stocking of beauty and serviceable qualities combined. We feature three popular numbers—a service weight, a chiffon or semi-chiffon —in all the popular colors for the new season. a misses’ silk hose in popular colors. Phoenix Hose For Women Sold Exclusively at Webb Brothers “Merchandise of Merit Only” Every Popular Color “For Summer e ‘ Also WANTED: Successful Salesman Personally acquainted and in good standing with the retail grocery trade in Bismarck territory. References must show clean‘record and ability. Application considered confidential, if desired. BARRINGTON HALL COFFEE 212-214-216-218-220 2nd St. No. Minneapolis, Minnesota > a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday Saturday Heart River Pavilion Mandan Music by The Commodor Special 6-piece Orchestra balloon dance Thursday with dollar bills given away in Free dancing from nine to nine-thirty every night Notice to Merchants v ‘Fireworks, ‘Firecrackers, etc., may be sold or offered for sale only between June 25th and July 10th. M. H. 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