The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1927, Page 1

Fair tonight much change in ‘ABLISHED 1878 Severe Storms ‘Strike Minot and Region MINOT HIT BY - WORST STORM INMANY YEARS in Continues After Deluge , Of Hail—Much Damage Is Done FIELDS ARE LEVELED Losses to Crops in Ward and McHenry Counties From \\o.: Smiall to Total py Minot, N. D., July 28,—()—Sweep- ing through Minot on the wings of| u wind ‘which assumed tornadic] proportions, ‘one. of several hail storms to occur in Ward and Mc-| Henry counties yesterday afternoon, completely leveled many fields of grain, partially dgmaged others and caused a loss of ey thousands of dolrs in this cit; ‘The storm, in which hail stones Tunging in size from a pea to two inches in diameter fell so thick that they remained on the streets in Minot for more than ana quarter of a hour | j before melting, struck this ‘city shortly after three p.m. It was the most severe hail storm to visit Minot years, and the dam was ied by the high . Nearly arainch of rain fell in leas than half hobr, the rainfall accompanying the hail ‘and continuing for several min- utes after the deluge of ice particles had ended. Succession of Storms Goming from the Northwest, the storm passed through Minot in a southeasterly direetion, following close to the valley of the Mouse river, Several other hai¥ storms, coming from the same huge bank of black elouds, which rolled onward at a rapid rate, occurred in Ward and McHenry counties, but none of them was more severe than the one which passed through Minot, it is reported. Losses to crops, which were in the paths of the different storms range from a small per cent to total, ac- cording to reports compiled today |} from the various areas, affected. Immediately iss heavy fields of wheat and er small grain Were almost com- diptely flattened by the high wind hail. Minor damaze from the hail has been noted as far north as seven miles, while a loss approxi ating total occurred on farm lai between Minot and the Bohemian Hall, about three and a half miles from downtown Minot. CANNONBALL FARMS ALSO DAMAGED Hail storms again hit the north Soo last night and caused extensive damage. The storm wi rted to have . "Phere it cut a started at Sai rip about two or three miles wide d about 15 miles long, with dam- we from 25 to 100 per cent. — storm then moved on to Plaza, wi a strip one mile wide and 12 miles long was damaged, from 50 to 100 per cont. ‘Veering north to Ryder, storm did more damage and then ete is at Butte, where a piece of land (one, salle agaare. was damaged to the extent of 75 per cent. At Sief, a strip three miles wide and five ‘miles long was Teported a total Io “No reporis of damage along thé main line of he Northern Pacific had been received here thls morning. ‘The state hail department: received (Continued on page three) | Weather ‘Report Weather conditions at North kota points for the hours at 7 a, m. today: Temperature at 7 a. m. Sichest yesterday jest last night Peapitation to 7 a. m, Highest wind velocity Temps. north of Precipitation in inches ee! g RESSRSSRERKSAASSEARS Srrigres' SBLSSSUSIELASALTSSSS Sowest PoE goookESSROCCCS 10 For ery ae and_vici: id Friday. Not ua re. rth Dakota: Fair Cooler southeast pores Hibbing Man, 85 Hangs Himself. Hibbing, Minn, July 28— ie | John Aatijamas, 8 years old, himaclf ins shed near his home late esterday. His wife found the body | when alle returned from a shopping ir, man was despondent over | a long illnes: | MILLIONS LOST IN FRENZIED | OIL BUSINESS lapses With Disappearance | of $34,000,000 SCORES ARE INDICTED Central Figure in Stupendous | Crash Supposed to Have Gone to Europe Los Angeles, July 28—4)—Grand jury testimony that $34,000,000 van- ed during the frenzied financing which revolved around the Julian Petroleum corporation and resulted in its cpllapse, today shed further light on the magnitude of the huge stock over-issue and pool loan’ bubble ending in the indictment of scores of wealthy men of southern Cali- fornia. F. F. Hahn, auditor employed by the grand jury to check Julian stock sales alleged to have exceeded $100, 000,000, . testified yesterday — that $34,000,000 could not be accounted for. Central Figure Hahn said that only $66,000,000 of the $100,000,000 had been traced through the checkbook stubs of Jack bprowsar' market manipulator for the oration and aid to S. C. Le rea igned president of Julian. Benne is now sought as the central figure in the cra In explaining the testimony, that all trace of the $34,00,000 had been t, the district attorneys office stated this didnot. mean necessarily that Bennett had taken the huge sum with him in his hurried departure from Los Angeles, just prior to the disclosure of the stock over-issue of more than*four million shares. True Name The attempt to solve the mystery of where the $34,000,000 went has centered in efforts to locate Bennett, whose true name is Jacob Berman. The officials believe that Bennett may be the only man who can solve the mystery. He went to New York from Los Angeles and later was re- ported to have gone to Europe. AUTOS KILL MOREIN U.S. THAN BIG WAR Record of “Patal Accidents Past Eight Years Is Appalling Washington, July 28.— (4) — More people have been killed by automo- biles in the United States during the past eight years than the Amrican soldier dead in the world war, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce said. From Janos 31, 1926, 13 By. automobi ualties of tl Twenty-six per cent of the killed and injured were children under the age of 15 years, according to ures, poutat sane it, was, eatimated 23,000 jed, an. increase of T'000 over 1625 and the largest death .| toll ever recorded by automobiles for a year. Gray Refuses to Testify 1 This Time Ossining, N. yy a July 283—M)— Henry Judd Gray, on advice of his oun: will not testify against Mrs. Ruth Snyder, his one-time og ge hd ntial Insurance compan; the payment of the in. which was taken on the life husband, for whose been sentenced to with any degree of yr any questions. which pee said 'd } the amount of black rust which exi "BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1927 GENEVA PARLEY SEEMS DOOMED 10 FAILURE. FIREWORKS FACTORY EXPLODES | Northhergen, N. J, July 28— (AP) —The Santore company fireworks factory, Seventh «treet and Liberty Place, exploded this | afternoon, The ding was re- ported razed. Whether any were killed or injured was not im- mediate'y known. Police reserves rush to the scene. ludson hospital; ken. were summoned. | PLANN F here. Left to right: Waior | blocks arcund. | | } Levine Gets Ready For Return Flight Paris, July 28—()—Charles A. Levine and his French pilot, Maurice Drouhin, will be ready to hop off on their proposed flight across the At- lantic to the United States in about 10 days, John Carisi, factory super- intendent for Mr, Levine’s aircraft corporation in the United States, an- nounced today. CROP T00 FAR ADVANCED TO Traces of Black Rust Are General Throughout State, Says Agent SMUT EVIDENT Late Maturing Wheat Only Likely to Be Injured— Weather Is Factor SOME Minot, N. D., July 28.—Discovery of traces of black rust on Wheat in Ward county and portions of Burke county, and also of “loose” smut in & numb in Minot today uA | E. Sond- reaal, agent of the United States de- partment of agriculture, who with his chief, George C. Mayoue of Far- go, state leader in charge of barberry eradication, has just completed a tour of Ward county and a part of Burke, It would be difficult at present to estimate the damage which will crue to rust infected field id th a lig gs aaa peared, but it appears lil ihe heaviest damage will be late maturing wheat, according to ue. Sondreaal, while the dam; from smut can be more accurately ascer- tained at the present timer dit will ars that it will be | some fields. tarts Late Mr. Mayoucis is making an exten- sive tour through North Dakota at the present time seeking to ascertain in | Minot several es the intention is te to do much damage In almost all instances where rust infection has been discovered in Ward county, it is Just starting, ac- cording to Mr. Soi The dam- tarting too alarge extent upon the kind of Weather which prevails during the next few weeks while the wheat is ing toward maturity, he said. ports of severe dami fe to crops in McIntosh county by black rust were discredited here todav. The federal weather bureau said they had heard nothing of the crops being endangered in that territory foe averred that Ron ae now far advanced, some rust jot creep. in it cary he! ‘ute if any niet -nine per ‘cent. of all th aay a whine font th, f ge Shatin ines show either ‘sheaf leaf rust it was. sai aye rust will Hy ‘iette harm. Lignite chips , Are Now on Uptrend fe ite shipments for the three- | Lei ica period on July tien | BE DAMAGED er of fields, was announced “ 0 in i en s,| 46 havo the receiver, hung up before ndreaal. age which will result will depend to, f ® BISMARCK | ORISIS NEAR’ | - DISCORD HITS | TEMPLE WALLS Aimee McPherson and Moth- er Renew RoW Over Man- agement of Funds JANGLE ON TELEPHONE Efforts of Peace Committee: Prove Futile—Pastor Re- sents Language Used NICHOLS SUGGESTS COURT OF MEMBERS Los Angeles, July eae) _ _ MePherson was awl t by Dt. Gladwyn Nichols, self-exiled leader of A large group of revolters from Angelus Temple, to reopen her famous trial and hold it this time before a court, composed of members of the the temple. Los Angeles, July 28—()—The walls of Angelus Temple echoed anew with discord today as Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple} McPherson, the pastor, warned that| ‘a crisis is near” in the dispute be- tween the two women over the man- agement and funds of the large religious enterprise. Mrs. Kennedy, who was ousted as aan manager of the temple up- thé! toturn of the evangelist from an’ unfinished revival campaign i Alton, - Illinois, prefaced her warn- ing of an approaching “crisis” by indignantly refusing the offers tah night of ‘a peace committee appointed ' by Mrs. McPherson to settle the dif- ferences leaders. Hangs Up Receiver ‘he crisis could have been avoid-| sai Mrs. Kennedy, “when I a! tempted to hold a conference with | Mrs, McPherson, i She said she had called her daugh- ter on the telephone yesterday only; she could say a word. The evangelist had a different ver- sion of the affair. “Mot! language that, I to pose tf they | p {pe iz ur ‘party’, line,’ Mrs. McPherson said. “I'tried to teil her that it would be smiatins for us if her language to her daughter was heard by others. I hung up, waited r five minutes until off and then called her again "Kennedy denied her daughter had called her the second time, “That statement is untrue,” she declared. “I Ane not use any but the guage at my command an. my daughter ‘tia’ not call me ag: Shoulder to Shoulder The row between mother and daughter threatened to involve ques- tions surrounding Mrs. rson’s story of kidnapiny told reporters how her daughter when tl Mrs. 1c led ist was. eval Beata ire.in that ease, declared she | given une forthe: temple stood i shoulder to shoul Med in hae daughtei \y,.8 publishes ry hed Dabte the evangelis — ssi dedi tage gone tities ra Nicaragua, the protest st be | Fok Ne Se veevonn ee Jack Fancher, between the two women ‘/ IRST BIG AIR DERBY ‘Windows were blown out for | Officials in charge of the national air races and the air derby which will precede the races are shown Walter Evans, Valentine Gephart, secretary of the National Aeronautical assotition of Washington, and Lieutenant Haynes. N. P. ‘Train Picks Up Tot on Track Jamestown, N. D., July 28—)— Wednesday ‘evening the passenger train on the Oakes branch of the Northern Pacific railway stopped this side of Montpelier to pick up a two- year-old girl found wandering near ‘the tracks. She was brought jJamestown and later returned to her parents, who wete working on the Ray English farms DORAN ORDERS. BIG CLEAN OUT AMONG AGENTS |Prohibition Chief Favors Fewer Men Who May Get Better Pay CHEAPER ONES TO GO Enforcement Machine Is Ex- pected to Be on Strong Basis By Oct. 1 Ww shington, July 28.—4)—"Clean- ing out” enforcement agents unfitted for their duties, the prohibition bu: reau will be partially reorganized, through a reduction in the numbe of agents, Commissioner Doran an- nounced today, and the probable granting of increased compensation! to the men selected to be retained. The administrators throughout the been instructed by to immediately! dispatch Teporte on their personaal's lifications, including both dep- ind enforcement agents. The! scheme is to clean out. the nfit aggnts and build a strong ef. ficient organization from the bottom ” according to the b f. | tion, On Civil Basis The officials the new plan “it will be better to {have a few highly paid capable men than a greater number at a low fi ‘hile the organiaztion of the en- forcement machine on a civil basis is not expected to be completed by Oc- tober 1, as stipulated a the last coneness Commissioner Doran ex- that that time all unde- sirable agents will be weeded out. SOVIET HEAD FORESEES WAR’ Stabin Advocates Drastic; Measures to Forestall At- tacks on Russian Union Moscow, July _28.—()—Renewed | werning 4 the threat of war was Joseph Stalin, com- ty Vader In a lengthy declaration, viewing what he termed attacks on the Soviet union, M. Stal union must aoan new attacks, ich conservists may succeed in orranising a military bloc against the union. “In preparation’ for this,” he de- clared, “our aim must be to sound {the siarm in European capitalistic countries to arouse the workers and soldiers, so tae the latter may be prevared to m ere sens at "pre- toring war with revolutionary weap- awe must stir up those who do not believe in the reali the Raia of and sant pine. cae of peace, desnite the ‘Provocation of our enemies. “must clear Bet? counter-revolutionaries and brgens Sse hc fhe, moet, dras to] believe that under; ooreer es blinks joan | COMBINE MAY WAGE WAR ON _ HENRY FORD jNew York Figures General Motors and U. S. Steel Seek Supremacy BIG. BATTLE IS SEEN Detroit Magnate Spends Mil- tions to Regain Ground Lost in Two Years | New York, July 28—@—A gigan- tic “community of interest” drawing together three corporations—United States Steel, General Motors and E. 1. |du Pont de Nemours and company— whose capitalization ranges more than four billion dollars, is seen by Wall street in the succinct announce- ment to the stockholders of the Du | Pont company that it has purchased} | 114,000 shares of the common stock | of the steel corporation. Gary Is 1 The .Du Pont company paid ap- | proximately $14,000,000 for the steel | stock and at a later meeting of the board of directors of the steel com- pany, either Pierre du Pont or a rep- ntative of the Du Pont interests, | it is understood, will take a place on ; the steel board. There have been reports that Pierre du Pont, now in | Europe, might succeed Elbert H. Gary as chairman of the steel board. This is not eredited in best informed W{circles, Mr. Gary ix ill at his home here; but is expected back at his of- | {Ide soon, | ‘The entrance of the Du Ponts into the steel corporation is welcomed by the house of Morgan, whose relations with the Du Ponts have been ago, directors of the stecl [corporation met and no changes in { the directorate were announced, while the directorate of General Motors continues as formerly. Ready For Fray Wall street has heard for some time that when the new Ford car makes its appearance, the motor war for business between General Mo- tors and the Fords will break out into increased intensity. Reports from Detroit have stated that Ford has spent millions recasting his pro- ductive plant to turn out a new car that will compete with the low price Chevrolet, which is controlled by General Motos. No information on the reported al- | liance between the steel corporation, General Motors and Du Pont com- pany was obtainable at the Morgan bank toda; —____—_—_—_—_ | Road Conditions | !Temperatureand | PRs tal la ll (Mercury readings at, 7 a, m.) Bi jamarck’-Partly cloudy, 88; roads | |**Mlankato—Clear, 80; roads good, Winona—Clear, 74; roads good. Rochester—Clear, 81; St. Cloud—Clear, 78; ro Mandan—Partly cloudy, r, 60; roads muddy. Devils Lake—Clear, 63; roads good, Grand Forks—Clear, 65; roads Fargo—Cloudy, 68; roads good, RIVALS TOWER Lightning oe ve to be respon- for 01 cn Meche shape, of = church also leans at-@ accided a0 ange iat appears sturdy in spite of the dis- placement. | | Body arin ites f | Lepers Invade Town, Are Driven Back Rio Janeiro, ‘toy 4 28-4) tapers ‘ing in a settlement near the town | of San Pablo are reported a have! invaded the town with the ev id jent in. tants. ulace, succeeded in chasing back to their SOVOBY aa The police, aided by the pop- them ‘SOLEMN RITES PERFORMED FOR PHYSICIAN’ of Dr. Victor Hugo Stickney Is Buried at Dickinson CHURCH OVERFLOWI Hundreds Stand Outside Edi- fice—Career of ‘Prairie Doctor’ Is Picturesque Dickinson, N. cial to The Tribune sun smiled gently dow soft breeze sighed a so as Dickinson and the Missouri Slope bade farewell to its distinguished izen and pioneer, Victor Hugo ney, “The Prairie Doctor.” neral services were’ held from Catholic church at 10 rial was made in the church cemetery by the side of his wife who died in 1919, The great church was filled to capacity, yet it was utterly unable to accommodate the great throng of friends and neighbors, who came to pay their final tribute of respect, and hundreds stood outside with bowed heads during the serv- ices. Protunion of Flowers Rev. Fr. M. Schmitt, pastor of the chins: alae Plowing citees wots lite and character of Dr, Stickney. Friends from near and far sent a profusion of flowers. Active pall bearers were Dr. N. L. Gartley, Dr. J. W. Bowen, Dr. G. A Perkins, T. A. Tollefson, J. P. and George J. Brown. Honorary pa bearers, chosen from among friends, with whom he had been closely asso- ciated for many years, were W. Richards, W. A. McClure, R. 8. Jean. gon, J. K. Davis, F. W. Turner, C. P, Starke, W. C. Crawford, and George A. Senour. BIOGRAPHY OF STICKNEY Victor Hugo Stickney was horn in Plymouth, Vt. April 13, 1855, He was the son of John W. and Anns: Stickney, both of whom were of Eng- h descent and had always lived ae pyeat his youth and grew to maniood. After completing his academic educa- tion in the schools of Plymouth he entered New Hampshire college from which he graduated in 1881. with the degree of Bachelor of Science. The same year he enrolled at Dartmouth Mgdicul college at Hunover, N. H., from which he received his profes- sional degree in 1883. Having completed his preparation for the »ractice of medicine and be- lieving that the west afforded better; opportunities for a young physician, Dr. Stickney came directly to Dick- inson, arriving here in 1884, a year after the foundin’ of the town. He opened an office and immediately began to practice. His professional ability soon won for him a reputa- tion and he became known far and wide as the pioneer cowboy doctor. His early practice embraced fifty thousand square miles in the old cow country. During that period he made trips by horseback and by buckboard over hundred mile stretches of trail on his errands of mercy, Often his horses would falter and relays would be provided. Often he risked his life in the blinding blizzards of win- ter as he fought his way through the darkness and deep snow to the bed- side of some sufferer at a distant ranch house in tne range country. Railroad Surgeon In 1889 he went to Philadelphia where he pursued u course in medi cine at the private school of Dr. Clellan, making a special. study of anatomy and surgery. He then re- turned to Dekinson, Frequently dur- ing the many years that he followed his profession he went east to take post graduate work at some college, thus keeping in touch‘with the most advanced methods of medical surgical practice. For 26 years he served us railroad surgeon for the Northern Pacifi when he retired from active practice in 1914, was the oldest surgeon on the system in point of service. For many years he held member- shin in county and state medical as- sociations and was active in promot- ing the interests and advancement of | At one time he was} Voters honored with the presidency of the! the profession. (Continued on page three) _4| Interview on Debt Denied d By Tardieu and at Dickinson and! PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH AN AND AMERICANS | hadclisinds Submitted By Cabi- net Are Not Accepted at Today’s Meeting \SPLIT OVER CRUISERS | Plenary Session Convoked For Monday Probably Will Be the Last Geneva, July 28.— (AP) —No agreement was reached by the tripartite naval conference at the meeting this afternoon and the Japanese spokesman expressed the * opinion to the Associated Press that the plenary session convoked for Monday will probably be the last! The spokesman said indica- Fae are that the conference will ail. The Japanese spokesman said that the British and American viewpoints on the problem of 3- inch gun cruisers would be ex- tremely difficult to reconcile. He added that this would be the real cause of the rupture if a rupture came. LONDON GETS WORD London, July 28.—(AP)—A dis- patch to Reuter’s from Geneva says that the British and American delegates to the tripartite naval conference this afternoon failed to agree on the proposals brought back by W. C. Bridgeman and Vis- count Cecil from London, : July 28.—(@)—W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the admir- alty and chief British delegate to the tripartite naval conference, called up- on Hugh S. Gibson, chief of the American delegation today shortly after arriving from London, where he had consulted with the British cabinet. Mr, Bridgeman was accom- panied by Admiral Pounds. Both Mr. Gibson and,Mr. Bridge- man declined to make any comment on the visit, but did announce that o! Great Britain, Japan and the Uni States had been convoked for 8; o'clock this afternoon. Outlines Suggestions It is understood that Mr: Brfdge:: man revealed to the American pleni- tentiary a rough outline of the {British suggestions as to how the na- [val conference might be brought to & smeccssiul issue. |* The correspondent understands that the reluctance of the Ame: British to diseuss in any British proposals is due to the feel- ing that any statements might give false hopes or false fears to the gea~ ‘eral public. Bot? delegations apparently pre- ferred to await the ‘termination of this afternoon's meeting, when Mr. Bridgeman is expected to explain more completely the British ideas. Prior to the meeting of Mr. Gib- son and Mr. Bridgeman, an Ameri- can spokesman told the newspaper men that the American delegation was disposed to consider the inser- tion of a eluuse in the projected treaty whereby, if any signatory power had any apprehensions over the future concerning the building programs of the other signatories, a meeting of representatives of the governments concerned should be convoked immediately to discuss the situation. Some Cruisers New The American spokesman _aje> dwelt upon the improbability of the United States building any consider- able number of eight-inch gun eruis- ers, in addition to the 10,000-tou cruisers which would be authorized, because uny reasonuble total tonnage limitation, it is felt, would make such building impossible during the 10 year life of the treaty. Moreover, he added, 10 American 7,000:ton. cruisers of the Onyihay ¢! can be replaced during thoes We treaty because they are comparative- ly new. ‘SEWAGE ROW SPLITS TOWN Geneva, | Jamestown Council Decides to Submit Bond Issue to Jamestown, N. D., July 28 | Affairs in the city administration are rapidly approaching a crisis here. Wednesday evening, a group repre- senting the large land holders and the town to the south of Jamestown held an indignation meeting over the delays caused by legal procedures, in the construction of the proposed sew- ar! age disposal plant. They made plans given an_ interview, ‘eh fn the Nation’s Busine widely pul ted State “dead.’ denial was made t to bring an injunction suit against io and from 10 to 12 damage suits. , the French news agency, and eieion ork by other ‘official sourtts. oppose in a mor the decla: mations attributed eer seid. ee oa ae eos oe Id be M. Tardieu in ‘the interview in