The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1927, Page 1

{ ik }' : Be: Most! day. fair to; ooler tom ESTABLISHED 173 1873 CROP YIRLDS ESTIMATED BY “FIELD AGENTS Small Grain Crop 90 Per Cent Harvested in Missouri Slope Area 45 Bushels Per Acre Will Be General Wheat Average, Leutz Reports Most of the crop throughout North akota now is harvested and the nain thing still to be determined is he actual yield as shown by thresh- ry reports, according to reports by icld agents to the Bank of North H. Leutz, reporting for western orton. and eastern Stark county said shing reports to date si wheat yield of more than is an acre. One farmer a‘ rages 33 bushels from 30 acres, 24 bushels from another 30 acres and 22 bushels from 50 acres, The balance of his crop will run about 15 bushels and Leutz expresses belief that this will be the average in the territory overed in his report. The small grain crop is 90 per cent harvested in this district and the only thing remaining to be cut is flax, Grasshoppers are doing some damage to the latter crop, he said. For t | territory he estimates 15 bushels of . wheat per acre, 30 bushels of oats, 30 bushels of barley, 12 bushels of rye ind 10 bushels of flax. In Minot Ternitory vIn thee Minot territory harvesting is more than 75 per cent completed but i.orth and northwest of that city the crop is later and only a little ol pete than half harvested, according , H. M. Erickson. He estimates i ‘feat 12’bushels, oats 80 to 35, bar- ley 25, rye 15 and flax 14. Rust has Si caused heavy damage north of Minot where the crop. was planted late and some fields show light bundles with ‘the kernels badly shrunk. The saw- fly has caused some damage by crinkling the straw. iting is started jorth« throughout th won- ‘derful progress during the. last two ,. Weeks and may, mnatore, T. Charlson.”*An’ unitim > wi eraging higher, barley 26 to 40, rye 12 to 28 and flax eight to 15, Not enough wheat thresh- ing has been done to fix an average and some of the late fields will be very poor and will cut down the av- erage, he_ said. Harvesting Finished = ° Reporting from Jamestown, R. M. Rishworth said harvesting in the southwestern part of the state is done but in Stutsman and counties north- west of it harvesting has been de- layed by heavy rains. Not enough threshing has been done to enable (Continued on page three) Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m. today; Temperature at 7 a. m. 61 Highest yesterday . rvs Lowest last night . w+ 61 Precipitation to 7 a. m. Trace Highest wind velocity . 20 Temps. in inehes eo Precipitation Bottineau... Cfosby Devils Lake .:.-7@ Dickinson .... 81 ; Dunn enter, +» 80. i 88 SSSSRSRESASKSSEESE Lowes: epbekeks ER For Bismarck and vicinity Morty a tonight and ‘Thursday, ooler sane Hr North ta: Mostly fair Cooler ee "eens a CONDITI word over the and Pacific te \ Log of “of Captain | Hamilton’s Trip | OO (By The Associated Press) Left Upavon, northwest of Southampton, England, for Ot- tawa, Ont. a distance of about 3,700 miles at 7:32 a. m. Engligh yaa te ae 332 a, m. East- ern ime). sighted over St. n_ the Pembroke © G: 20, E. D. T.). eae over Thartes, Ek abut miles ie tart, at on the western coast of id, 370 miles from start, at 1: 10 p. m. (7:10 E. D. T. W. T. MCRAY IS PAROLED FROM PRISON TODAY Former Governor of Indiana Has Served One-Third of His Ten-Year Term Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31—()—Warren T. McCray, former governor of In- dit was released from the federal penitentiary today at 12:51, after serving three years and four months on a 10-year sentence for “use of the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud.” The d former state executive, plunged in 1924 from the position of a millionaire cattle breeder and na- tionally known gentleman farmer to a _convict’s number because of use ers occurred in ee the po iealseippi vane ‘aad North ‘Deketa Cora Py oft the cent Generally favorable w om vas hse tite pr I Vanh at iptopped wi of the mails to defraud in the col- lapse of his financial interesty, was granted his freedom by Attorney General Sargent. McCtay today rounded out three years and four months in the prison, one-third of the term. This service made him eligible for. parole and the attorney general approved a recom- mendation for such a et le by the parole board. No p; it the parole was made we the attorney general. HOPES TO PAY BA a MONEY FRIENDS L‘ Indianapolis, hee 31. Tet am coming back,” former Governor War- eg rT. McCray of Indiana said when he entered the federal prison at At- Janta-on May 1, 1924, to start a 10- imposed for use of the erance of a scheme to PD asked the Indiana public to have faith’ in him, hoped for an op portunity to.vindicate himself and to pay back every it lost by friends and. associates in his financial collapse, and declared that if he had an opportunity he would prove that he bad no intent to defraud any one. Once @ Millionaire Known as 9 millionaire. and an astute business man with no bad habits when’ he became governor of Indiang in 1921, McCray was caught in ~~ deflation of farm land values which soon wiped out hi t Sel stand in his trial ‘admitted signing names of other persons to notes, but disclaimed any intent of forgery or wrongdoing. one time he was one of Indiana's largest landholde: ‘rom grocery clerk to wealth and recognition as one of the middle west’s greatest Hereford cattle breed- ers, McCray came shortly after the end of the war to look yooretnely at the Indiana executive cl air. Beaten by James P. rich for the re- publican nomination in 1916, he wor ‘in 1920, Hardly was he acquainted with his duties when rumors of his Bean cial condition gained circulation, bi his rea) status was not learned ‘anti August, 1923, when he Lary the presi- dency of the Kentland, Ind., Discount and Deposit ban! Friends Help Him Political cd personal formed a “pool” to pay back $155,000 he had borrowed from the Kentland bank and a similar amount borrowed sina ing swith crenitons ys rss and ball ilities of $2.656000-"A Marion ty (Mdianapolis) grani aid india on however, on SRataes embezzlement’ and tare , wei A Jury disagreed an after he in. federal court the county pease dismissed, “McC fused to listen-to. fortune. A His thousands 2 ‘ecres of land over the country are gone “ereditors, Seattered also | “C e wer os Se but be be [32 Medted, the | 24 toa taught’ cig ot | Hinch Lev ne May Fly Fly East Instead of of Ocean Trip MAY ATTEMPT TO BREAK SOME AIR RECORDS Will Abandon Transatlantic Flight If Hamilton and Minchin Succeed © ‘ WISHES THEM SUCCESS Pays Tribute to Their Cour-) at the start of its attempted 4,600 mile flight to Brazil. at the right as it gradually gained altitude. age in Starting Under Un- favorable Conditions London, Aug. 31.-—()—Charles A. Levine will abandon his plan “for a return flight over the Atlantic if the - British aviators Hamilton and Min- chin succeed in their present attempt, he told the Associated Press this morning. He ‘indicated that he had in mind an alternative flight, which might consist of an attempt to break the long distance and endurance rec- ords, flying toward the east. Wishing the British flyers “all ‘the luck in the world,” he paid tribute to their courage in ae in’ tHe face of unfavorable w reports and voiced the ho oe that tl terday’s announcement o: inten- | tion to start within a few days had not been responsible for their taking to the air earlier than would other- wise have been the case. London, Aug. 31.—{4)—Charles A. Levine, owner of the* transatlantic plane Columbia, and his ne wed British pilot, Captain W. fiinehctifte, were interested weather prospects today, for they in- jst that with the first indications of favorable weather, they will hop off rr New York. The Columbia was resting at the Cranwell airdrome,. Lincolnshi fe, who not only is a nav gator and pilot but a radio operator as well, was ordered to begin install- | issued by Governor A. ing wireless apparatus. But, so anx- ious is Levine to get back to the United States by way of the air route that, he declared, if propitious weath- er came, the radio installation job will be called off, and a start made immediately. . Hinchcliffe definitely ilot the Columbia, after h-Levine, and Doc Kin: Wright motor expert. Levine 500% after completing his sensational solo flight from Bourget to Croydon Monday, got in touch with Hincheliffe, having met him some ks ago in a visit to the Croydon airdrome. FIRST PLANNED OCEAN FLIGHT. FIVE, YEARS AGO BY JAMES P. HOWE Associated Press Staff Correspondent London, Aug. 31. —For five long years Charles A. Levine, Ameri-, can aviation enthusiast, looked for- flying across the Atlantic! in; it was one of when he began to take an interest in avia- tion, which came with prosperity. He divulged this in the course of alk with a correspondent of the Associated Press in his elaborate suite at the Hot Even his wife shanehis is aims, which he kept (Continued on page three) GOVERNOR aRNOR ASKS! WEED ) CUTTING, Tells Highway De Department to See This Is Bone on All State Roads Direction that weeds along all! 000| roads maintained by the state bej cut before-they go to seed has been G, Borlie in a, letter to. H. chief en- gineer of the hi It. is useless i ifort to keep thelt fields free of; if the state Secmiie weeds to seed along the TRIBUNE [man] .BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1927 BRITISHERS FLYING | FROM ENGLAND TO CANADA REDFERN WINGS AWAY FROM GEORGIA—NOT HEARD FROM SINCE ‘Slowly, laboriously, Paul Redfern’s monoplane rises with its great load of petrol from Glynn Isle Beach, Brunswick, Ga., 'N. D, HIGHWAY | BOARD SPEEDS | IMPROVEMENTS Grading and Graveling Being Done as Quickly as Money, Time Permit When the present construction season end: about one half of the state highway system will have been earth graded and one fourth of the 7,500 miles will be gravel surfaced, data compiled by the state highway denartment show On August 15th 3,029 miles of state roads had been earth graded and of this mileage 1,464 miles were gravel surfaced. On the same date there was under construction 845 miles of! earth grading of which 441 miles was already per cent complete and mean be added to the completed state highway system within a short! period, Likewise, 455 miles of state roads already graded are under gravel construction of which 198 miles is about 9® per cent finished. Thus, when the work now in hi is finished there will be 3,873 mil of earth graded state highways and of these, 1,919 miles will have gravel surfacing. The spregd between the number of miles earth graded and gravel roads points the need for em- phasizing the desirability of pushing: the gravel surfacing of our ways, the statement said. i a the Georgia ¢ oast last oe i FRIENDS CLING T0 SLENDER THREAD OF HOPE THAT PAUL REDFERN IS SAFE, REACH TURKEY Reports That Airplane Hoa Been Sighted over Orin- ‘eco River Delta in Vene- zuela Last Saturday: Par- tially Confirmed—Gas Sup- ply Must Have Been Nearly Exhausted Washington, Aug. 31.—(AP)— A report received by the state department today from Minister Covk at Caracas, Venezuela, told again of an unidentified airplane Orinoco delta, which at \that time aroused the hope that it was the Brunswick- — plane piloted by Paul Red- fern. ‘That part of Venezuela has very few inhabitants,” the mes- sage said. All government au- thorities in that region have heen instructed to telegraph afl in- formation available on it. Brunswick, G Aug. 31.—(4)—The slender thread of hope that has sus- d watchers here in the belief that, Paul Redfern is safe, was strengthened today with’ partial con- firmation of reports that an airplane high: (had been sighted last Saturday over When fed-|the Orinoto river delta in Venezuela is extended for the construc-'some distance off the route of his n of any road the agreement with flight to Brazil. the government calls for gravel sur-} facing as soon as funds are available. “Earth roads, while a vast . im- provement to our way system and useful for a major'portion of the year, nevertheless not all- weath- er or all year round highw the case with graveled highways,” the statement said. i roads must be re-shaped periodically, otherwise they deteriorate rapidly. As this throws a heavy maintenance expense on the state highway depart- ment, it is economy to gravel surface as speedily as sible both from the angle of public finance and the fullest use of the State way System by 9 the traveling public. Of course, there for earth grading our state roads entirely first and then n avel surfacing them al jater. ‘Local communities which have a Isle beach here at paper hi igeway, road appear before Thursday, and since’ his bi J The first report received from C acas Monday, that natives “had sight- a plane flying southeasterly over the Orinoco delta, was substantiated to some extent by another report from the ernment telegraph oper- ator at Cuidad, Bolivar, t that a plane had been seen flying over the village of Macarieto the same afternoon. Gas Supply Nearly Gone Both Placed the time of sighting “the. plane at about 3 o'clock, in which case Redffgn’s gasoline sup py ee ea AdaclnGt nol pre ihn 65 hours, would have been nearly ex. jausted, and he would have been forced to land within a short time. At 3 o’cleck Saturday afternoon he, would have been in the air 62 hours. The aviator took off from Glynn 12:46 p.m. green ards hie ooanty, commissioners and 2nd gold monoplane faded against the neon Sate ighway beg w the State Highway System rather than eel surface that por- tion already of the county. Their cry have and we'll be satisfied.’ Commission to horizon five minutes late, no defin Pts improvement. of their Word has been had from him. ‘Give us Mamed vessel that he was as good # road as the etlage fellows Head Thursday 300 miles off the Ba- ma ‘One can sympathize with their aspirations and yet, to n roper safeguard of the ri already uilt is poor busine: The solution for the increasing demand for more and better roads, in our judgment, is {not to congtruct them partially. but rather to accelerate the speed: of con- ruction and finish up the entire mate Kignway em as quickly as Turkey “Ready ‘Ready to Follow Persia in Restricting Opium tamepeesineous thee: 31.—(7)—_New .| Turkey. is determined: to clear traffic, Mrs. Hamilton Wright name fiom all smirch of the opigm Hk ed# | Washington declares. n| ing the pielal shoal d coll saa mer monk pecan Mexlous wend nde a the sur Br renin ojise ee inte ne to follow Persia’s lead. in th Mrs. Wright, a daughter of form- er Senator Washburn of Minnesota, | 0 served for a time on the League of advisory . opium committee. be PI itely investigating the opium sitparice in Turkey, and ar an interv: with Foreign Min- |" tik Reena! Bey and other ofilals at Angora she said: em convinced bose is wendy: res tion of opium and fs pi program which will be raonted int Spite of a tremendous: ot rev 5 enue, The. European Blot of opium’ dealers is aoialy, a inst restrictions id tl rena | pam on rm ‘| week to e-) Beabeatee fore ot wits Wie Hew» was wrecked nea: © More than five days have elapsed, and in ddition, to the Caracas reports, only uilt in some other part an unconfirmed report from an un- “sighted has been received. Mrs. Redfern continues to maintain t the that her husband will be found safe. Histories Used in Schools of Chicago ‘Grossly Distorted’ _Chicagé, 31.—()—American histo in. Chicago _ public ted as “anti-Amer- jpro-British and grossly dis- in an exhaustive report filed with Mayor Thompson today. John J. Gorman, former congress- man, who was commissioned by the mayor to investigate the text books, id he found they “omit facts and distort and minimize many of the real characters, events and ideals hitherto held sacred to-American his- tory. i) ort came fast on the heels he ‘suspension, under charges of asthordination, of William McAn- drew, superintendent of schools, ‘whom Mayor Thompson has assailed ‘au the “staol pigeon of King George.” Man Probably Owes Today’s Flight News in Brief (By The Associated Press) One airplane was flying over the north Atlantic ocean today with possibilities that two more transatlantic planes would be in the air by tonight. The mon carrying th atlantic’ p: enstein-Wertheim, Irish coast. tawa, Canada, early today. At Windsor, Canada, the plane which will attempt to hop to gland, was waiting et as starting time, nm weather. New York Old Glory, the Hearst plane, with Rome as its objective, was hopeful of a late afternoon start. The round the world flight of the, Pride of Detroit had reached Cohstantinople, about one sixth of its distance around the globe, 500-mile hop today. e's Columbia was making ready in England for a westward flight, provided the sensational atiempt of the princess’ plane fails. Captain Rober — MatIntosh’s transatlantic plane reached Lym- pne, England, today from Rott dam, en route to its base in Ire land, whence it is planned to try the westward flight soon. At London, Ontario, the Sir John Curting, which started once on a nonstop flight. to London, England, was waiting favorable weather for a hop to Harbor Grace, New Foundland. St, Raphael, ‘MUST PUBLISH _ FUND REPORTS Custodians of Public Money Must Put Statements in Newspapers Recent action by the state bonding {department in asking newspapers, of , the state to cooperate in i that} all custodians of public fands obey the law requiring them to publish! their reports, expected here to re- sult in an increase in business for North Dakota publications this fall. Under the law school and county treasurers and ether custodians of public money are required to publish reports, between the first and tenth of January, May and September of each year, showing the funds on han nk or place in which they ed: A recent check by that the law is generally being ig- nored, according to Harold Hepton,|,, pau Helps Reduce Losses Hopton wants it observed since it is an important factor in reducing losses to the bonding department, most of which have resulted from the errors or defalcations of treasurers in minor political subdivisions such as townships and school distriets. Publication of the reports give his department and the publi an easy method of checking on the fact of: whether banks having such money have posted a proper bond for its protection, Hopton said, In many instances, he explained, treasur- ers fecl that the bond issued by the state ‘department covering their ac- tions is sufficient protection for the political subdivision in ease the bank Pot \ Life to o Jury Duty) « "Gbernaboro, ‘Pe, Aug. 31.4) — sey duty ont Ed. Suter, veteran | ia, Pennsylvania railroad engineer, from | the throttle of the Broadway Limited Jagt ne morning when the train ‘Altoona, and the man who took his place was Suter, serving as @ juror in West- nid had ma court this week, mhade every effort last 4 Be sugest of jury service, i bay dl ie, court refused’to excise 5 Garrett, the engineer | Se; Fate his first run as tute when he met death fi ite be been on the fireman and “for e-quarter century and newer: Bi esietieae bub fo] Re consisted and ca run of the! Rach rate for legal aged ments the publication limited ry official county wspapers. The response to’ circluar letters all treasurers, to county au- hoa! spaeritandents ss bees ood, school spu Li Hopton said, te opeful that Lakereet will see Mpronsone of them sy Wattle gt cha 6» 01 se Showeht onl‘ Tow minutes the car was simone eos sind tne te hours eolde ca ine. The thief is telishes to bragines ik it to (scape a kidusping charge. | ad Sahn there was no he Pride of Detroit, was | Would go after all. 1 for some distance by an! arrival at the field was the most Rev. i You see it at the left just after the wheels left the strand, and The intrepid flyer has not been definitely seen or heard from since he WORLD FLYERS THIS MORNING Brock and Schlee Successfully Negotiate 500-Mile Trip From Belgrade Constantinople, Aug. 31.—(@)—The American round-the-world monoplane, Pride of Detroit, piloted by William H. Brock and Edward F, Schlee, ar- ved here from Belgrade, Jugo ont dD this morning. The flyers will remain here tonight and hope to resume their round the world trip tomorrow morning. | From the time they started their round-the-world flight at Harbor ‘Grace, Newfoundland, Saturday morn- ing, until they reached Belgrade, the capital of Jugo Slavia, shortly after noon yesterday (Tuesday) Schiee and Brock covered 3,450 miles in_a little less than 36 flying hours. The hop trom Belgrade to Constantinople add. ‘ed 500 miles to the distance covered, [leaving them with about 19,110 miles still to go before they complete -the circle of the g.vve at Harbor urace. |FLYERS HAVE ONE WORLD'S | RECORD TO THER CREDIT de, Jugo Slavia, Aug. 31.— ith one world’s record to thei leredit—-from Harbor Grace, New. foundland, to Belgrade in four days —the American aviators, William {Brock and Edward F. Schlee hopped ‘off.for Constantinople this morning in their globe circling venture. | The start was made at 4:30 and cial farewell but the plane, yaecomps Jescort of three Jugo Slav j machines. After covering the 500 miles to !constantinople, their route will take them to Alepho, Syria, Bagdad, Irak and thence to Bender, Abbas, Persia, on the way to India. INDICTMENT | OF SPRAGUE | TO BE ASKED military Evidence Against | Grafton Banker to Be | Presented to Grand Jury Fargo, Aug. 31.—The federal grand jury, which will convene in Fargo Friday Sept. 12, will be asked et Manville H. Sprague, miss- ier of the closed First Na- G . Dy on of violating the national act, Seth W. Richardson, United States attorney, announced Tuesday. The missing cashier, who has been charges a ment of justice, of the crimes of imaking false entries on the books niet the bank and of making false re- jorts of the condition of the bank. Mr. Sprague disappeared from Grafton on Saturday, May 7, and was seen that day in Grand Forks, but from that point no trace has been found of him. His disappearance a man in whom the community placed confidence. arch for him was begun by tment of justice by reason of conditions found in the bank, closed subsequent to Sprague’s dis: appearance. ‘The case against Sprague will be "| among about 50 criminal actions to be brought before the grand jury, according to Mr. Richardson. The majority of the enses include charges of smuggling aliens and liquor across the Canadian border into the United States. Other cases include viola- tions of the motor vehicle theft act, introducing liquor on Indian reser- para and violations of the postal jo. i ‘of his car when he ove PRICE FIVE CENTS PRINCESS WHO FINANCES TRIP I$ PASSENGER Monoplane St. Raphel Leaves This Morning With 44- Hour Fuel Supply TO SEEK $25,000 PRIZE Capt. Hamilton and Lieut. Col. Minchin Hope to Make Trip in 37 Hours (By The Associated Press) Late this afternoon, cight hours after leaving Ireland west- bound over the Atlantic, the oa St. Raphael wan unreported y any of the numerous steamers which the Assoc! Press avked to watch. At that time, M3 maln- taining its known speed | mee |) ing out of sight of Ja Raphael would be amas atlantic. -Its expected course was so far north of the August steam ship line that chances for any one to sight it were not so good. Upavon, England, aug. 31—?)}— After waiting at the army airdrome here for 10 days for favorable weath- er, Captain Leslie Hamilton and Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Minchin, with Princess Lowenstein Worthim as a passenger, left here at 7:82 this morning in a monoplane, the | St. yee in an attempt to fly to Can- They had fuel for a 44-hour flight but expected to reach Ottawa in 37 hours. After landing at Ottawa they hope later to go on to London, On- tario, to claim the prize of $25,000 for a flight from London, England to London, Ontario. They made a beautiful take-off aft- er running about three-quarters of a mile. Rain was falling and it was very misty, so the plane was lost to | archbishop Missing absent from his home since May 7, this year, is accused in two warrants issued by the United States depart- | caused a furore in Grafton, as he was sight of ‘the numerous watchers at most of the time. Nearly Hit Roof of Hangar At the cast end of the field the flyers narrowly missed hitting the roof of w hangar. Minchin had the wheel at the start, but Hamilton expected to do most of the flying. inWhen the Princess, who ix financ- ing the flight, entered the plane she tesk off her cloak, revealing she was wearing a purple leather flying out- ‘tit of knee breeches and jacket, black stockings and brown leather boots with black fur around the tops. She curtied her own supply of food-in a leather hat box and wicker basket. Decides to Go at Last Minute She came on the field while the ries were preparing to. leave. but said she had decided not to accom pany them. She became so interested in the preparations and prospects, however, that she announced that she had suddenly altered her mind and With her on her Francis Mostyn, Ronan Catholic of Cardiff, Wales, who blessed the plane, bade the flyers godspeed and suid he wished he might jon them. NEWS BULLETINS FROM ALONG FLYERS’ ROUTE Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 31.-(?)—The chief superintendent of the civic guard at New Koss, County Wexford, Irish free state, telegrapn “Minchin and Hamilton passed New Ross, going west, at 10:20 this morning. Later the commander of the civic guard at Thurles, Tipperary, report- ed that the plane passed over that town at 10:40 a. m., flying low and apparently headed northwest toward Galway. The above dispatch indicates that the flyers at the time given were ubout to leave and begin the actual overseas part of their journey. From Upavon to the Galway coast is slight- ly under 400 miles in a straight line, { Apparently, however, the flyers de- viated slightly to the south, succes- sive reports showing them to have reached the Irish coast at County Wexford, thence bearing northwést through County Tipperary to Galwi The elapsed time from ‘their hop off at Upavon to the reported passage over Inveran is four hours, 38 min- utes, indicating maintenance of. @ speed close to 100 miles. Belfast Ireland, Aug. 31.—(7)—The transatlantic plane of Captain -Lesii Hamilton and Colonel F. F. Minchin fs reported from Galway to have passed over Inveran, near the coast of Galway bay, at 12:40 p. m., pro- ceeding due west. The weether was clear, fine and sunpy. Flies 350 Miles" in Tiny Balloon Saranac Lake, N. Y., Aug. 31.—()— ue his balloon under his arm, A. Leo Stevens was returning today: aft- er a 350-mile flight from Englewood, a . C7) 5 norendack resort. ~~ made the to prove thas, ti Hoon was capable of carrying. of 4,000 cubic foot capacity. a cab so small-es to force the ti