The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1927, Page 1

—_ { t U + on WEATHER FORECASTS. Increasing cloudiness followed by showers tonight and Sunday. / TABLISHED 1873 | Settlemen KARON SAPIRO ohn Drew, Noted American Actor, Succumbs SAYS SUIT MAY | BE. DISMISSED Bernstein Not Ready to With- draw Action, However, Says N. Y. Paper MOTIVES QUESTIONED Jews Acclaim Ford’s Decision » to Discontinue Attacks on Their Race New York, July 9.—(AP)—Set- tlement of two libel suits for dam- ages aggregating $1,200,000 against Henry Ford was seen as a possibility today following the mo- tor manufacturer’s promise to dis- continue attacks on Jews in his Dearborn Independent. Aaron Sapiro, Chicago attorney and plaintiff in a $1,000,000 suit against Ford, said negotiations were under way, while Louis Mar- shall, counsel for Herman Bern- stein, New. York author and editor and plaintiff in another suit, said representatives of Ford had asked| him “what could be done to put an end to these conditions,” The New York Herald Tribune, hewever, said it had learned on . sa authority that neither Mr. rnstein nor Samuel Untermeyer, associated with Mr. Marshall as|mander Byrd and the members of counsel in the suit, were ready to|the crew of his transatlantic mono- wypdraw the action. Some Dissent Amid the general acclaim by|jyst after noon. prominent Jews and others that formalities, but a big crowd was grected Ford’s retraction, there/on*hand at the station to cheer the was some dissent, centering main-| aviators. ly on speculation by newspapers a8|/the American charge d’affaires, to the motives that prompted the] was at the station to eay farewell + statement. Some New York news-|in the name of the embas: papers connected it with possible. presidential aspirations by Fo or business contingencies. The Herald Tribune Davis of Detroit, formerly ana sistant United States attorney gen: eral, wasn Washington recently, seeking advice of politicians, in- ‘Juding a New York Jew who is a presentative in congress, as to means of saving Mr. ford from going to the witness stand in the Sapiro case. case had been declared a mistrial, and Mr. Davis is said to have told the New York represen- tative that Ford was perturbed over the prospect of the retrial next September and that the man- ufacturer and his family were anx- ious =to end the controversies which the articles had engendered. Moderate Temperature Prevails Yesterday Hettinger, with a maximum of ¥ degrees, was the hottest place «¥ North Dakota yesterday, while other points had moderate tempera- tures, ranging from 75 degrees up. Little, if any, rain fell in the state yesterday. Every point reg-, fgtered “no rain” in the report com- piled by the weather bureau. Rain is in prospect for tomor- row, with the prediction of “in- creasing cloudiness, followed by showers tonight and Sunday,” given. ee | Weather Report 4 Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending \, At Ta. m. today: ‘A Tempera: “Highest y y “Kowest last night Precipitation to 7 Highest wind velocity Temps. in inches Sesseasegsersegslowest 19S 9000005005 eS00 SPrecipitati SSRRRSASKSLSSSSTSSSAighest ES unsettled weather prevail this morning. and) over’ the’ Cepek Laken, LJ 8 Earl J.}and then to Le Touquet, where a - Hanquet will be given in their:honor, by! te : a, sya ato oa Mother and Six Children Burned |‘ Reading, Pa., July 9—(AP)— Mrs. Catherine Fair, 35, and her six children ranging in age tru one to 15, were burned to death ly today when flames, fol- a terrific explosion, de- ed their farm home at Barn- 15 miles north of here. ville, County police blamed a still. The father, Mark Fair, and Angelo Confoli, the farm owner, were seriously burned. The | father may die. Neighbors awakened by the concussion said caught sight of Mrs, Fair, a child in each arm, trapped H by flames on the stai BYRD AND HIS | 73-year-old Stage Star Has | Been in Hospital Since Ar- rival at San Francisco to Play in ‘Trelawney of the Wells’ — Cheerful to the End San_ Francisco, July 9—(AP)— ‘John Drew, noted American actor, died here today after bee 3 con- fined to a hospital since May 81 with arthritis and rheumatic fever. He was 73 years old. an engagement in “Trelawney of the Wells.” however, he was forced to cancel his appearance and was taken to a hospital. 1. A NIONS 4 Rallies Several Times 1 Drew rallied several times but LEAVE PARIS Will Visit Calais, Dunkirk and Le Touquet Before Sailing Tuesday Paris, July 9.— (AP) —Com- lane America said farewell to Paris today, leaving on the “Golden Arrow” express train for Calais There were no Sheldon White House, ey. From Calais the aviators will motor to Dunkirk, where they will be mate free citizens of the city, y plan to arrive at Cherbourg Tuesday, to board the Leviathan that afternoon. It is learned that they will occupy the suite on the liner used by Queen’ Marie of Ru- mania on her American trip last year. SOUTH POLE FLIGHT TO START THIS YEAR - Paris, July 9.—(AP)—Command- er Ric! %. Byrd is planning to start on a flight to the south pole “before the end of the year.” He announced his plans in a speech to aviation writers of the French newspapers last night. “We plan to start before the end of the year,” he said, going first to New Zealand, thence by steamer to the center of operations on the | great ice field, which is 400 miles jong. Our first task will be to ‘establish a. series of dog posts at intervals of 100 miles, and next to form airplane bases at every 200 ‘miles. We will use two planes, one with a single motor and one with three motors.” His party will consist of between (0 and 50 men, am them ex- perts in the various branches of science. , SCHOOL MAN IS FOUND GUILTY OF FLOGGING W. G. Acree of Toccoa, Ga., Convicted of Assault With Murder Intent Toccoa, Ga., July 9.—)—W. G. Acree, principal of the Stephens county high school, was found guilty by a jury today of assault and bat- tery in connection with the flogging on June 12.of Mrs. Ansley Eowers. The schoolmaster was tried on charged of assault with intent to murder, Sentence was not passed. Judge I. H. Sutton said that “because there he invariably suffered relapses, each leaving him weaker. i the physicians dition was “grave.” Through all this suffering Drew he showed great interest in the flood of telegrams from friends in all parts of the world. The vitality of the actor, and his unwillingness to admit that he was playing his last part on the stage of life, was declared by those who attended him (Continued on page three) COPS UNCOVER GRUESOME FIND IN MANHATTAN Discover Parts of Young ‘Woman’s Legs, Wrapped in Paper, in Park New York, July 9.—(AP)—Parts of the legs of a young woman, wrapped in .brown paper, were found by the police in a clump of bushes in Battery Park at the tip Physicians said that the limbs had apparently been severed from the jbody by an axe within the last three days. The police believe that the bun- dle was thrown into the shrubbery ,by some one who had intended to cast it into the waters of the har- bor from a Staten Island ferry boat but had become panic stricken. Policemen Make Discovery The discovery was made by po- licemen who were routing earl; mornii sleepers from the par! lawn. The flashlights of the blue- coats disclosed the peckare and one of the policemen kicked it. The, jbundle, crudely tied with cord, iburst open, disclosing, a pair of khaki pants, in the legs of which were concealed the human limbe. jThe legs had been cut off below ithe knees and were wrapped in muslin and an old laundry bag. Sharp cuts were found on the limbs. The police believe that the woman was between 20 and 25 years old. i In each of the pockets of the ‘trousers was found one finger of a suede glove, apparently cut off with scissors. One theory, that the limbs had by medi by investigators. The onl: police, is the manufacturer's mark on a pair of khaki overalls which formed part of | Potts of limbs were found. rest of the woman’s body has been dismembered and wrapped in bundles to be disposed of piecemeal if they have. not already been. 15 MEMBERS OF MOB ARRESTED are other cases pending. against this I think it proper that ould not be closed today.” Mrs. Bowers and her son, yd, were taken from their home here by a masked and ‘into the country and flogged. They told, her they were whipping her be- “immorality and because, you do not go to church.” Both the mother and son testified that they had among their assail pocteined, Acree; robed band of men Search For Assailant of 19-year-old Girl : od white sir. ‘Thad Stevens, Hence, At, saw the ai of enraged white Mr. Drew arrived in'San Fran-/| cisco the latter part of May to play' Because of his physical condition, | On June 9, following a relapse, | issued their first; bulletin admitting that Drew’s con-} was cheerful, his mind keen and! of Manhattan Island early today.! w been placed in the park as a hoax|. 1 students, was discounted clue, according to the, the wrappings in which the Police are of the opinion that the IN ARKANSAS|®: Rioters Wound Negro in to Illness | Seven Killed in \ Apartment Fire | stedeesraitthictS Vancouver, B. C., July 9. Seven persons, three of children, are dead as the result of a fire which wrecked the up-" per stories of the large Royal Alexandria apartment hotel here yesterday. A dozen were injured. David Henderson, a painter, who was declared by police to have started the fire when he dropped a lighted cigarette into a can of, highly inflammable paint remover in one of the apartments, is in jatl on a charge of manslaughter. BODY OF BOY, MISSING SINCE MARCH 6, FOUND, Badly Decomposed Remains of Matt Kolenchenko Dis- covered in Brush Grassy Butte, N. D., July 9.— (Special to the Tribune)—The body of Matt Kolenchenko, 16-year-old boy who disappeared from his home eight miles from here on March 6 | last, was found Friday in a clump of bushes near a spring about two, miles from his home. The badly decomposed body was discovered by George Kukla, who was in that vicinity and stopped at the spring for a drink, A rifle bullet hole was found in the back of the head, indicating | that the lad had been shot from be- , hind, and it is believed another bul- ‘let was fired into his back, al- | though the condition of the body was such that this could not be definitely established. Indications are that the boy had been killed elsewhere and the body taken to the place where it was found .and thrown into the brush. Step-father Sought ! McKenzie county . authorities | were in Killdeer today looking for : T. Norton, step-father of the bow, who was said to have been in Kil lider early today. According to Sheriff C. A. Jacobson, Norton has been suspected of having some- thing to do with the lad’s disap- pearance for some time and a war- rant has now been issued for his arrest. It is said that Norton and the boy’s mother did not live to- gether, but that Norton lived on a aarm some distance from the place where the boy and his mother re- sided. The place where the body was found is about two miles from Norton’s home. 10 TAKE TIME IN REPLACING Coolidge Likely to Take Two Months to Pick Sheffield’s Successor Rapid City, 8. BD. July 9—m— Confronted with the difficult task of fitted to represent States at Mexico City, is expected to embassy there without an-ambassador for at least two months to givéd;him ample time to make the selection. In the meantime, diplomatic affairs een the two countries are in the ands of a charge d'affaires, H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld, who is regarded very highly by Mr. Coolidge. Any speculation as to the belief in some quarters that the government Would leave open indefinitely . the| Loa vac ed [octertey by James R. sheffield, while the situation between the United States and Mexico shows signs of clearing, were considered to have: been dissipated by the summer ite Hi funcement that Mr. to appo! ft ened by the i ident does not jire that any. c clusions ¥ are if some delay is necessary in | for the Mexico City post, ocaaaiite ‘Many. Are Present : at ‘Caifish Fry ‘from the west Mis- tended the, were, irk at Pts AMBASSADOR’ GROUNDLESS, SAYS EXPERT Situation Not at All Alarm- ing in Northwest, Dr. Humphrey Claims CROP OUTLOOK IS FINE Many Think Harmless Leaf Rust Is Dreaded Stem Rust, Says Pathologist Minot, N. D.. July 9.—()—"The etem rust situation in the states of North and South Dakota and Mon- tana is not at all alarming,” Dr. Harry B. Humphrey, of Washington, | 943, where the flyer helped D. C., pathologist in charge of stem: Mayor J. P. Balharrie is shown rust investigations for the Umited Wilson, secretary of the States department of agriculture, sai here yesterday. Dr. Humphrey also stutes that there is much less ste rust in these states than there was at this time last year when he made his annual trip through the bar- berry eradication urea. Dr. Humphrey believes crop con- ditions in general to be “most excei- lent” and bases his statements on investigation made in hundreds of fields in the state of North and South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming.! Colorado, Nebraska. lowa, Illinois. and Indiana, He left Minot yester- day und will continue through the} states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mich- igan and Ohio, Easily Mistaken Rust scares of severe infection by black stem rust are believed by Dr. Humphrey to be groundless. “Many people,” he said, “confuse stem rust, which’ does damage, and leaf rust, which does no damage to the quaiity | of the grain.” He pointed out that! the leaf rust is now in the black| spore stage which. makes it very! easily confused with the stem rust} Spread from common barberry, which | has played havoe with small grainj crops in years gone by. Dr. Humphrey was very optimistic about crops in the area which he has visited. He said that he had seen fields of Marquis wheat in South Dakota which were in the dough and practically safe from damage by stem ryst. Weather conditions will have great: deal to do with the amount! of .damage done to late southern! i “Ja rust. but he pointed, t very little infection found in the fields! of stem rust of the northwest. SOME BLACK RUST FOUND IN_FESSENDEN VICINITY Fessenden, N. D., July 9.—(AP) Black stem rust has made its ap- pearance in wheat. fields this section, according to G. A. Reddig, | Wells county commissioner, who brought several infected stems here today to be examined by E. W. Vancura, county agent. Among the: stems brought in were several in- fections of the stem rust, Mr. Van-/| cura declai although most of the | infeetion was of the harmless leaf rust variety. The black stem rust infection in this region is very light, the sam- | Hes indicated, Mr. Vancura de- clared. ALBERTA HIT BY CYCLONES Storms Bring Unestimated Destruction and Prob- able Death parliament building is shown. in MacKenzie King and U WISHEK WILL GIVE PROGRAM To Broadcast Band, Instru- mental and Vocal Num- bers Over KFYR Calgary, Alta., July 9.—(AP)— Cyelones, torrential rains and hail brought unestimated destruction and probable death to two widely separated districts of this province late yesterday and last night. The most serious damage was wrought in the town of Rocky Mountain House, 125 miles north- west of here, where a cyclone and 12-hour storm carried away houses, unroofed virtually all the business ildings, destroyed two hotels and used untold damage to crops. One man received injuries from which he was ex: ie. Fears were expressed that with re- stored communication, other cas- ‘ualties would be reported from outlying sections. dary. = 75 miles southeast of Wishek will broadcast over sta- tion KFYR Wednesday at 7:45 p. m. and a varied program of band, voc id instrumental solo numbers have een arranged. ‘The program, as arranged by Di- rector W. L. Floyd, is as follows: perciection—"While the Band Goes y. March—“Flying Colors.” Selection—‘Jubiloso." Song with ukulele accompaniment. Bass solo—‘The Warrior Bold.” Violin selections. Selection—Octette and trumpets, of saxophones Calgary, a cyclone swept away buildings, telephone poles and{ Selection—Male quartet. fences. No loss of life has. been ey Tenor solo—“As Long as I have ou.” ® reported. HE, Timmla to five a short talk < on the advantages o' ek and wil Early: Decision tell about the Wishek hand. Is Expected in Hudson-Essex Garage mitory Case |" tg Open Next Tuesday Early decision by th arly decision by the supreme court qn to the constitutionaltty of| Opening of the new Hudson-Essex e Schlosser-Hamilton laws pai ed | Bales, and serrica dengis os lbparek lest 3 bepn a e es he dedt legislative session is ex-| joy "Fhe busléess will be operated t here under the firm name of the ‘fey 1 Super-Six Motors, Inc., and will be ing the case| located ision and *were in the new garage building desired’.an- early told it quick action by the court erected this summer at 113 Second street, just ‘south of the-old armory ‘would be appreciated, in view of the that @ new dormitory for the .state agricultural coll at buildi: feo SOfke court indicated that it would its beat to decide the case quick- f so as not to delay work on the tidiag more es is Kiowa pany’ under rms to be done at all. is president of the new con- cern;. Theodore E. is vice Dreskdent and J 18 », An aviator’s death marred Col. Lindbergh's 16¢ ‘celebrate ©. \ The wreckage of the plane in which Lieut. G. Field, Mich., one of Lindbergh’s escorts, met death, is shown above. the background. | di Lieutenant Johnson’s body was accorded full military honors. Minister Phillips followed the c More_than a po: arguments over the secretar: of the state industrial comm soon would find its way into court existed today. Indications today were that the prospective court action would take | the form of an effort to force State THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘mwanr] ISMARCK, NORTH. DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1927 COLLAPSE OF GENEVA CONFERENCE IS FEARED t of Ford Libel Suits Forecast RUST SCARE [__LINDBERGH AToTTAWA J ALL, DEPENDS NDBERGH AT OTTAWA ption at Ottawa, Can- | _ jubilee. | and, while J. A. mond Johnson of Selfridge Prime COURTS MAY BE ASKED TO DECIDE WHETHER GAMMONS OR SEMINGSON IS | INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION SECRETARY! ==" Semingson Presents Voucher ‘to Pay For Bond as Secre- | tary—State Auditor Steen Says He Will Refuse to Is- sue Warrant, Forcing Man-| damus Actioh that the! PRICE FIVE CENTS ON ENGLAND'S FINAL ANSWER Great Britain Must Make Substantial Reduction in Cruiser Tonnage BRIDGEMAN IS WRATHY \ American Delegates Refuse to Comment, But Outlook Is Unfavorable Geneva, July 9.—(}—Collapse of the naval reduction conference ] | loomed today as a possibility for next week unless Great Britain con- sents: to make 4 substantial reduc. ; tion in the total tonnage Of eruisers ‘iisliting— }on which she now is something like 600,000 tone. When the Americans recently an- noanced a disposition to go as high as 400,000 tons—100,000 more than their ‘original proposals, W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the British admiralty, it is understood, told the mericans that the British consid- | ered this an ultimatum. | Charges Made At yesterday's meeting of the exec- utive committee Mt. Bridgeman, who | presided, insisted on the convocation of a plenary session Monday to have un opportunity of — publicly presenting the British position wita | regard to cruisers, le is reported to have referred to “lies” in the newspapers concerning the British at- word titude, but quickly changed the to “misrepresentations.” . Mr. Bridgeman's broadcas: stand of the United » method of reducing the ge of cruisers and his hint that the United States was out after con- struction of an “aggressive” type of cruiser, failed to provoke return fire from the American delegations’ head- quarters. From Hugh S. Gibson down, the American delegates refused to comment. Situation Critical Although Mr. Gibson has not yet followed the example of Woodrow Wilson in 1919 in ordering a steamer to stand by with full steam up, ready. to take the American deiegation home, it was realized on all sides today’ that the conference, in view of Nr. Bridgeman’s pronouncements, was in a fair way to go on the r When a ship is driving n'a lee shore, with breakers ahead, the case is not hopeless because the anchors may hold. Of course, the hors in this: case are represented by Anglo-American friendship.” TO ADVERTISE FOR ORFERS-ON MILL AT DRAKE i | | \Industrial Commission i | | to Conduct Sale in Out-of- ordinary Manner Preparations to ask for bids on the state mill and elevator at Drake have been completed by the state in- dustrial mission and advertise- ments soliciting bids on the property will be published shortly. The advertisement describes, the consisting of a main ele- ing and power house with a flour warehouse adjoining. Bids for the mill and elevator and ware- house buildings separatety or for the machinery and: equipment. only. May Use Different Method It is probable that the sale will be conducted in a somewhat different manner than i ceived by th when bids are Instead of receiving and opening all | of the bids at one time, bids will be | received at any time up to Septem- ber 30 and, if the industrial cuin- mission deems it desirable, the con- tents of the various bids may be ‘as they are received. In is hoped to induce some competition in the bidding for the property. It is the hope of the Industrial commission members that some pri- vate firm or individual may be able Sor dustrial commission arrangements can be made.” If the governor’s appointment is sustain- ed Semingson would succeed John Auditor Steen to pay a bill for the \premium dn the bond of Gilbert Semingson, appointed by G: 1 to act as secretary of the in- “until other rnor to make a success of the enterprise at Drake, Begun in 1919 as one of the first industrial enterprises of the Nunpartisan League, it was closed in 1923 when the new and modern state mill and elevator was Jaunched at Grand Forks. The last audit of its affairs re- | ported to the industria! commission bond would That the will such event the bonding (Continued on page Gammons, the present secretary. Semingson today presented to the state bonding department a voucher to pay for his bond as secretary of the industrial commission for which he made application on the day he was appointed. Refuse Warrant _ * The bonding department immedi- ately forwarded it to State Auditor Steen who said he would present it; to the state auditing board. Re- gardless of any auditing board ac- tion, however, Steen said, he will refuse to issue a warrant for the remium. The next step a_mandamus action to compel hjm to issue the warrant. uditing board will ap- prove the bill is considered certain. Numerous other avenues of en- try to the courts also were open, it was said. One prospect is that 1 | the bonding department may trans- fer the bond issued to Gammons to as showed that it had lost $133,102.6' The auditor's report balances the books of the mill at $179,845.70. The liabilities include $136,681.40 in, t vested capi $24,783.88 in reservi for accrued interest on invested capi | tal; $18,380.92 as reserve for depre- ciation on buildings and equipment. The list of assets includes, In ad- dition to the deficit, $11,703.97 cash, $32,549.30 for plant and equipmead and some smal! ditional items.....in his report the auditor showed thet the property lost $12,185.97 through mounting’ interest and depreciation. charges in 1926 and recommended that it be sold as quidkly as -pos- sible. na ‘ NO MORE TURK PANTS... Constantinople—Local tailors bave been ordered by the police to quit. kine. yt familiar, i pelted Turkish shoes also bas jasut Sys y Ro!