The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Showers or thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight, Cooler. “|THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE (auam “SESTABLISHED 1878 { BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1927 1 KILLED. 3 HURT. IN TERRIFIC STORM Byrd Nears European Coast--. _Expects to Reach Paris Soon 9 MEN KILLED AT WINONA IN AUTO CRASH “Major Oscar Hemsted © and Lieut. John Barker of St. Paul Are Victims Ne ON WAY TO GUARD CAMP Automobile Goes Through Bridge Railing and Lands on Top 50 Feet Below Winona, Minn., June 30.—()—En route to Sparta, Wis. to visit the outfit which he commanded overseas, the 126th field artillery, Major Oscar ‘4 Hemsted, 40, St. Paul, formerly of Duluth, was instantly killed, and his companion, Lieutenant John Barker, 22, St. Paul, died of injuries received when their automobile crashed through the railing on the high bridge over the Mississippi river here early today. The officers left Lake City at 4 a. a, at the head of a convoy of cight trucks carrying supplies to the Spar- ta national guard camp. Hemsted, who is United States property and disbursing officer, was driving the car and at the first sharp curve in the bri after ascending a steep incline, failed to negotiate the turn, which is about 100 feet from the wa- ter's edge. The machine dropped 50 feet, landing on its top. It took 40 minutes to extricate the body of Hemsted, police finding it necessary to saw away part of the side of the machine to release him. Major Hemsted lived at 1926 Port- Yand avenue, St. Paul. He is survived by a widow and two children. Lieu- tenant Barker is unmarried. Colonel Walsh, adjutant gerferal of the Min- nesota National Guard, is en route to - Winona to take charge of the bodies. WILL AGREE T0 LIMIT SIZE OF Rup fell into the creek. with him, received a fractured skull, broken and his right For Their Success in Fly- ing From Golden Gate to Honolulu—Scores of Con-| ( gratulatory Messages Are DESTROYERS ‘Accord Virtually Reached on Ratio, But Figures Are » Not Announced Geneva, Switzerland, June 30.— (AP)—An agreement to limit the maximum size of destroyers was reached today at a meeting of the naval experts of the nee con- ference. The experts also discuss- ed the question of ratio in the num- ber of destroyers between the anise States, Gret Britain and japan. it is understood that an accord virtually was reached on the ratio for destroyers, but the experts to- day declined to announce the ratio figures. he maximum tonnage of de- stroyers is understood to have been fixed at 1,500 tons, a line of de- .,marcation being: drawn between stroyer leaders. The official communique out. Has attemnnn ened itself , to saying that a isional agree- ‘ment was reached as to the char- acteristics of destroyers and de- t leaders for future construc- tion. ‘The communique also added that the question of submarines will be discussed tomorrow. | Weather Report Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m. today: iven |’ Received te Honolulu, June» 30. — (2) — The pleasant penalties of heroism were fixed ‘upon, Lieutenants Lester J. | Maitland and Albert -Hegenberger today. as all Hawaii saluted them for their swift, sure flight from the The two birdmen, who had flown 2,400 miles—the longest flight over! water ever made—suffered from hunger while food was within arm’s length of them. This was revealed immediately aft- er their landing. Asked if they were tired, they said they were, a little,! but ‘mainly hungry. They had| trusted to others .to provision the; plane with soup, chicken sandwiches and coffee, but when they searched repeatedly for it throughout the day; and the ensuing night, it could not be found. ¢ A brother officer, hearing their complaint, grinned: “You poor fish,” he said. didn’t you look under your feet? I found enough grub under a tarpaulin to feed’ you a week in going over your plane when you vacated.” | Active Social Program An active social progra: ranged for the two, starting with a call at 9 a, m..on Major General Ed- ward M. Lewis, watian department of the army, and elosing at 9 p. m. with a public; reception. Further social act! been arranged wi t formerly. Queenstown, ‘Ireland. -Bear- iven shows that ad passed below ireland at the hour given and was “why! I ies have also July 4. There was much speculation as: to| what effect their successful flight will have upon public interest in the competition for the Dole nrizes. The! general “opinion is i ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. ..... Hiebert j yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation tol am. Highest wind velocity .. ‘ Temps. ¢, Lowest = PRELSRASLL SAR e awa Hichest SSeers2asesSzak eh 58 |the mainland to Hawaii after noon} *| surprising a great crowd which had .| Wheeler the first and second prizes of $25,000 and $10,000 for the first flights from of August 12. Radio Beacon Fails The much discussed radio beacon, which was to have guided the big monoplane, failed to work consist- ently, due to a defcctive receiving! apparatus aboard the plane. When' the honar escort left Wheeler field to meet them, Maitland and Hegen. berger were approximately 100 m' north of their intended course. As a} they slipped in unescorted, result, to first sighted the island of Being familiar with the Ha - wai islands e flyers imm ately oriented themselves and turned southward to Oahu. It was half an hour after Mait- land and Hegenberger landed that) the airplane escort returned to find the big Fokker plane are ad} almost gone sleep waiting for litary - polic ard, pviatery oa the review ceiving congratulation e lor al latory ‘had been ‘mad PB or funetions i Parag and erger were fo jen = 4 Tt them to rest. Late |. however, they pes the lure of a es of Waikaikai | Race Against Rail Time Ends Fatally |: Samuel Klein (left), Chicago jeweler and sportsman, was almost in-| fog, the stantly killed near Council Grove, Kansas, Tuesday when the auto- | America with Commander Richard E. mobile in which he was trying to beat the fastest rail time between! Byrd and his crew of three today Chicage and Los Angeles missed a bridge over a narrow culvert and roared over the North Atlantic in its His father, Morris Klei i foot was crushed. He died yesterday afternoon. | All Hawaii Salutes Birdmen i Byrd Bulletins pet es The Vale ‘that at 11:30 o'clock this e from the strength #md that her estimated dis- tance from the Irish coast was 300 Byr the French liner Paris at 11 o'clock ther battle against the elements. Greenwich time in a freezing {Greenwich meri Golden Gate to. Honolulu. latitude 18.10 west longtitude. | Fine,| received early today from the com- The position given is west of Lands End, England. —Radio France, intercepted here, says: 15,00 G. MT! time): plane 236 (southwest). | 270 (due FA by the France is west-1 Land's End and southeast of Cobh, ing of the plane Commander Byrd i heading for the coast of France. — received from the transatlanti America by the wireless dicated that the American plane had deviated from its normal course and was already approximately 90 miles commanding the south of th: belief that it -mi instead of touching will keep them! An intercepted, radio message to the busy the evenings of July 2 and British war ship, Revenge gives Com- mander Byrd's position at 5:05 p. m. Scores of congratulatory messages{as 50.43 north were received by the flyers today.|longtitude, which west of Trevose Head, Cornell. would indicate that Commander Byrd had‘ shifted his course slightly to the north a he that the Dole, Corni: n ights will develop into a race for|over the ‘English channel’ to France. Commander of Monoplane America and Crew of Three Shut in For Many Hours By Solid Wall of Fog, See- ing Neither Land Nor Sea French Cable company announces that Commander Byrd’s transat- lantic plane “Ameri passed over Brest at 8:36 o'clock to- night, headed in the direction of Pacis, The distance from Brest to Pi by air line is about 310 hues, af Commander Byrd fol- lows a direct route, this will bring him to Le Bourget field about 6:30 p. m., eastern daylight waving time. —)—A Havas . Brieus, on tae , west , June 3 ‘h from thern coast of Britta New York, June 30.—(#)—Hamp- erea by strong headwinds and dense Paris-bound monoplane 1,900-mile water jump from New- in (right), who was riding | 4 i a ‘i ip were | foundland to the Irish coast. his left arm and right hip were "ORM EN vith all the skill of i versatile crew, the Am a droned ead toward its goal, 637 miles New York, of fog. leeaia its starting point . ' art in for hours by a solid wall , f fo i. The America was expected to sight HAWAII-SOCIAL EVENTS NUMEROUS srs? zvescat sas at 11 o'clock eastern daylight time, -——~ |this morning. Commander Byrd ex- —e | pected to reach Paris within 36 hours Tor about 5 o'clock eastern daylight | time tonight. The America passed ——-@ | from sight of land at Bellevue, New- ‘foundland, at 6:42 p. m. last night, While ships at sea and radio stations in North America received Lieutenant George Noville’s radio bulletins on the progress of the craft, Ireland heard the staccato messages that in- dicated the advance of the adven- turers. Belfast, Ireland, June 30.—(?)— cia wireless station reports mornin, tern daylight) the signals America were increasing in 6:30 ea niles. Battle With Blements : After a day of constant fighting London, June 30.—P)—Commander’ against adverse weather conditions in radio communication with Byrd and his companions had fu (7 a. m. eastern day-| “With the »masterly skill that car- Wevare: 10,000 fect uP’ ried him safely over the North Pole, a ition 11/ Byrd charted his course against con- jan time 49.33 north | ¢licting winds and mists. A message geht) sai You have helped us a lat.”)mander said that, due to fog ana out 600 miles | tow clouds, they had sighted neither iand nor sea since 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. As if nature was a co-player in dramatic air journey, aH’ the elements prevailed in a great stage hat Byrd set out to explore. The ‘ourse of the America, at. least for he first half of its journey, was et with all the navigation prob- s Byrd hoped to solve. Flight’s Purpose Achieved Less than eight hours after the take-off Commander Byrd indicated the purpose of the flight was being achieved, “We think we are getting some scientific data,” he said in a radio message picked up at Halifax. From the time the America left Roosevelt field at 5:24 o'clock, east- ern daylight time yesterday moru- ing, the world followed its progress through frequent bulletins broadcast from the craft. Greetings and cheery reports were received at the hangar of the Trans- oceanic company, sponsors of the flight, at Roosevelt field, land sta- tions and many ships at sea. came terse bulletins that told of the battle against the fog and winds in the northeastern Atlantic, TRAVEL HOURS WITHOUT SEEING LAND OR SEA New York, June 30.—/)—Com- mander Byrd and his crew of three on the monoplane America have seen neither land nor sea since 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, he said in a @ received at the Amer- (Continued on page three) Land’s End, England, June 30.—) message from the liner) (11 a. m. eastern daylight Latitude 50.06 north longi- Bearing of the Ship's course The position given orthwest of ude 57.57 west, Paris, June 30.—(?);—Ra station at it, .ahout .6. o'clock tonight, in- it course, leading to the “might pa: Torquay, England, June 30.—(™-— latitude 5.54 west is about 40 miles This that he. will cros: peninsula before passing radio me: Governor Reappoints Devine and Murphy ' —Radio Reports Give Flight’s Progress Paris, June —_ 30.—(#)—The Then | De Successful in San Francisco to Honolulu Flight t Lieut. Albert F. Hegenberger and Lieut. Lester Maitland, U. S. army flyers, have the distinction of being the first to make a non-stop flight from San Francisco. to Hondlalu-the Tongest fearacecenie ate plane flight ever made. They landed at Wheeler field, Honolulu, 25 hours and 50 minutes after taking . off from Oakland field at Frisco. MURPHY AND | DEVINE ARE | | mughtis stein Elks ara} oa y val, which ha een schedules or Former Returned to State iri. cvening, has been postponed to Board, Latter Renamed Im- jaa later date, not yet announced. | Hi ae The pool will have to be emptied | migration ~Commissioner {and cleaned before it will again be | ready for use. Water Carnival Is Postponed Because of the fact that the municipal swimming pool is not in condition for swimming today, on GREAT TOURIST State Offers ‘Return Route’ to Those Attracted West By Coolidge | { ee j Brnuneintrsant of R. B. nage of to | Fargo, N. D., June 30.—The volume a six-year term as a member of the inka ichear s cael hice. tae Gy Conavane: tourist guides of North Dakota from A. G. Sorli eastern, southern and western states, indicates the greatest July invasion M indi hi dul, of motor tourists North. Dakota has ‘ever experienced, according to an- nouncement made today by the Reports From South Dakota Say Black Rust Is at Danger Stage ember of the board} ix years, is the fi by Governor R. A is a Democrat, being} national committeeman| originally n Nestos and Greater North’ Dakota associ: iThe presence of President Coolidge in the Black Hills is drawing more }tourists to the Northwest the asso- ciation declares, and North Dakota offers a “return route” to tourists ifrom the east and west. The Amer. Jican Automobile asso i Other appointment announced were . M. Devine as state immigration | commissioner; Dr. G. E. Hodge,! Grand Forks, member of the state) board of osteopathic examiners, andj Dr. Larry B. McLain, Stutsman coun-| ty, member of the board of trustees of the state soldiers’ home at Lisbon. Riley Retires After 27 Years of Service sued a special map sho oe Highway No. 10 from the Twin Cities to Billings, Mont. as one of the routes western tourists can use if they circle into the Minnesota |. region after visiting the Bl. or tourists from the east ca their return trip if they swing out to Montana’s parks after calling at the summer White House, U. S. High- way No. 10 crossing North Dakota from Fargo to Beach. is the only route north of U. S. Highway N crossing South Dakota via Brookings and Pierre which is listed on the special AAA map. \ “This recognition for the highway across North Dakota indicates that the Greater North Dakota associ; tion’s consistent more motor tot kota is meeting success,” the as- sociation’s statement declares. “This paign not only ‘consists of adver- iz but of publishing and distrib- Chicago, June 30—(AP)—More than five cents a bushel jump in meeat prices todey resulted from} Fy jack rust at a inger stage in in Schools of N. D.|the' South Dakota spring crop. On big buying for leading houses, July Having completed 27 years of serv-|delivery of wheat soared above ice in the schools of North Dakota,|$1.46 and September over-topped; J. W. Riley of this city, state school! $1.45, | inspector for the past nine years, retires from active school work here today. Bemiey Mr. and Mrs. Riley will leave for Seattle where they will attend the meeting of the National Educational association, after which they will spend several. months on the’ coast. ‘Mr. Riley was born in Wisconsin and ived his education in the schools of ,lowa, being graduated from tl Mason City high school and the Le Mars teachers’ college. Following his graduation he taught school for w number of years in Towa. Word of the threatening aspect} of black rust development in the! new crop of domestic spring wheat) |came from a Chicago crop expert who has been observing field condi- tions in South Dakota. He tele- graphed today from Mitchell, S. D.,/ that between Yankton and Mitchell, | where the wheat in many fields has hontai Pissk Fane gs fala. iti general infection of the lower) iting No, AE i sheath of the plant to a slight trace] and ieee dome ony 30,000 cee where the wheat is described as yet} of the Greater North Dakota associa- He was married in Sioux is, S. D.,} “in the boot.” He adds that the|tion’s 1927 Tourist Guide through and in 1900 brought his wife and two| infection referred to is in ‘wheat! North Dakota are being sent to children to Mapleton, N. D., where! grown to, be milled for ree | strategic points in South Dakota for he served as principal of the schools , j, the convenience of motorists who for six yea Riley went From’ Mapleton. Mr. may be inclined to circle through pI ; w this state on their return trips.” to Wheatland, where he remained Bad La Spularized five years, and in 1910 he was elect- Inasmuch as the perils~to the} spring wheat crop up into Canada have still to be encountered, and} 7), latina’ ‘s superintendent of schools for|that unusual ’ 2! sof the! proposed Roosevelt National Park in Cass-edunty, which office he held for | growth season this year is gener-| the North Dakota Bad Lands, and the eight zn During his term of of- ally recognized, the effect of the| publicly attendant onwsuchtefforts, has fice ¢i io Case county sehen: sone, black rust attack in South Dakota | popa ariced that section of the state, great 8 much be- media in. | it is declared. joved ty both, the teachers and school ‘Goence in the pe elahlating, in- tourists to North. Dakota, thi “am ‘officers. On January 1, he! effect was es emphasized mer will, it is believed, lend valuable gamete. tbe ate depariment, of| ing by"earrent advices inaiceing | arivance tthe cig’ of North De > 01 at this which position he has held until his| that European of breadstuff a retirement: July 1. supplies season, appear likely Lypidtes celivingg At the present time Mr. Riley is| to duplicate those of year now state chairman of the thrift commit- é ry y just at an end, tee and a member of sonic order. always been active in the state ‘association, and has frequently appeared on th: ate Ses Stet nt ers ent a t he is a. the work. Ns rmation on highways leading to the Black Is from North ns and persons in northern Minnesota, northern Montana ‘and "From Farge, Valley City and J: gO, ley City a james- town the popular route { via Ellen- " ‘kota is|@ale south South Dakota No. 41 grat, exaggerated, Ray Burger of | until it U. S. Highway No. 14 te Coll Brookings, S. D.. in| west of Huron, then }. High- cherne of federal barberry eradica- | way No. 14 to Pierre a ie ‘TED June 30.—(7)}—The 10 CFOP ex) as ego? expert ge plot of land on which continuing House meet, ts pur- | tion work in , aid toda: on the same highway until it merges hased. 3 Now it} “Th light sprinkling of| with U. 8. Hi No. 16 south of ea an” ghoseonaee, “4 page three). fs | (Gonkinued 02, oe three) eee aN ‘ Rutiovronet Magn TRADE IN JULY! 1 | | ;men were PRICE FIVE CENTS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IS VERY HEAVY Tourist Killed at Tourist Park When Tree Falls Across His Bed % WIFE IS ONE OF INJURED Reof Blows Off Patterson Ho- tel—Many Buildings Bad- ly Wrecked . One man was killed, three wo- injured and property damage totaling thousands of dol- lars was caused by a heavy storm which struck here early this morn- ing. The dead man is George Affleck of Bay City, Michigan. Those in- iured are Mrs. Affleck, Mrs, E. S. Delaney, Bismarck, widowed mother of eight sntall children; and Mrs. M. Clover of Bay City. The Afflecks were en route to the Yellowstone National Park and the Pacific coast in company with Mr. and Mrs. M. Clover, also of Bay City, and had driven hard all day Wednesday in an effort to reach the Bismarck tourist camp. Having pitched their camp they played bridge and then retired, Mr. and Mrs. Affleck in a tent and Mr. and Mrs. Clover in a trailer fitted up with a sleeping compartment. Killed Instantly Mrs. Clover became nervous, how- ' ever, and she and her husband transferred to the tent, Mr. and Mrs. Affleck going to sleep in the trailer. As the wind rose, Mr. and Mrs. Affleck started to put on their clothes. Mr. Affleck was sitting on the edge of the cot in the trailer putting on his socks when a large tree fell upon him, killing him in- stantly, according to Coroner E. J. Gobel. Three men had to saw the tree trunk twice before his body could be extricated. Mrs. Affleck was knocked from the edge of the cot on which she was sitting and escaped with a severely strained back. Appearances are that Affleck |may have been strgk by lightning ascertain the cause. -|of her home. , |down. and that farm property dam- ‘\that stock was seriously damaged | | | — or touched ‘with electricity from 'N. D. WILL HAVE ! wires carrying current to light the camp, Gobel said. e man’s face and chest were'badly burned, he said, and an effort is being made to It is pointed out that Affleck, sitting as he did on an iron bed under a tree, was in a most hazard- ous position. His bed being ground- ed caused his body to be super- charged and the lightning, striking the tree, had an excellent connec- tion through him, since lightning is in reality a discharge between the ground, charged with one kind of electricity, and a cloud of the opposite polarity. Phere will be no inquest, Gobel said, since the death was plainly accidental. Injuries Not Serious Mrs. Affleck was taken to a local hospital where she was said to be recovering today. Mrs. Clover was suffering from shock. She is at a local hotel. Affleck was in the electrical bus ness at Bay City and had left his .| affairs in the hands of his son-in- jlaw while he took a vacation, He was a thirty-second degree Mason. Mrs. Delaney was cut about the legs by flying glass which resulted from the blowing in of a window The cuts are not serious. Although reports from surround- ing territory indicate that many ns were unroofed or blown age will be severe in some cases, the heaviest losses occurred in Bis- marck. The cellars of scores of business houses were flooded and on others the roofs were so badly wrecked by water. Patterson Hotel Unroofed The roof of the Patterson Hotel was blown off and crashed against business houses across the st causing additional dam: there, The roof of the Lasken block was severely damaged by the falling debris and the glass froyts were | broken, so that the stocks of the stationery, clothing and other stores in the block suffered considerable water damage. The northwest corner of the Lasken building was partially torn away and much of the Patterson hotel was deposited on the roof and in the alley alongside. Much of the brick work ‘on the eighth story of the hotel also was blown down, the storm apparently having assumed the cl of a twister in that inches of rain fell during the store, which also was accom}