The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1927, Page 1

—— -- ——_——_—_, NORV DAKOTA'S OLGEST NEWSPAPER ——— YSTABLISHED 1878 NORT Many At RADIO SOS GALL | BRINGS 4 SHIPS TO VESSEL'S AID Many Passengers Take to Life Boats and Rafts Or Use Life Preservers MORE THAN ‘700 RESCUED) Those Aboard Mostly Emi grants Bound For New Homes in South America Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct. 26. ——Only 34 of the 1,028 per- sons aboard the steamship Princisseppa Mafalda were missing late today, said a mess- age received here by the local ageney of the Navigazione Gen- etale Italiana. The total rescued was given as 1,224 in this message with the quota of saved by the var- ious rescue steamships as fol- lows: Formase, 450; Athena, 450; Empire Star, 202; Rosetti, 122. (The Rosetti has not been mentioned in previous dis- patches, which included 300 rescued by the British steam- ship Avalona, The variation in the number saved by the above ships with previous dispatches may be due to the transferring of rescued passengers from the various rescue ships.) Rio Janeiro, Ort, 26.—(7)—The luxurious Italian steamship, Prin- cipessa Mafalda, carrying more than a thousand passengers, most of them Italian emigrants to Brazil and Argentina, sank last night off the coast of Brazil with a death toll believed number in the hundreds, Rescue ships standing by all night picked up at least 720 persons of the 1,208 stated to have been aboard the stricken vessel, while another estimate placed the number saved at 1,000, A Brazilian cruiser, the Rio Grande do Sul, today. was under or ders to aid in rescue work, while four steamers were at the scene, three of which were known to have rescued hundreds of persons. Advices to the ministry of mar- ine placed the scene of the disaster at Abrolhos, a group of low- rocky islands about 40 miles off Caravel- ‘as, midway between Bahia and Rio Janeiro. May Have Struck a Rock The presumption was that the ves- sel struck a rock in a dangerous re- zion. A radio'message from a res- cue ship, however, said that the sinking was due to an explosion. Four Ships Were Near When the first frantic call for help came from the sinking liner, four ships which were within short cruising distance hastened to her aid. Many of the Mafalda’s passengers took to life boats an@ rafts while others leaped overboard with life preservers strapped about their bodies. So great was the need of speed in the rescue work that the four ships, on arriving on the scene of the dis- H DAKOTA TEACHERS GATHER IN BISMARCK re Drowned When Italian Liner Sinks Near | { ‘ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1927 Troops Occupy All Government Buildings Marine Disasters (By The ‘iated Press) 1912--Titanic, sunk in col- lision with iceberg in North Atlantic ocean, 1,517 lives lost. eee 1915—Lusitania, sunk by Ger- man submarine, 1,198, oe 8 1914—Empress o__ Irefand, sunk in collision with Danish collier, Storstad, 1,024. 1904—General Slocum, (ex- cursion steamer) burned in East river, New York, 1,021. * 1904 — Norge, Scotland, 646. é 1898—La Bourgoyne, collision with British ship Cromarty- shire, 560, al 1921—Hongkong, wrecked off Swatow, China, 1,000. wrecked off 1918 -- Japanese battleship @Kawachi, explosion, 500. 1918—Cyclops, unheard :rom after leaving Barbadoes, 283. * 1917—British warship Van-- guard, explosion, 800. 1916—Chinese steamer Hsin Yu, sunk off China, *,000. 1916 — French __ auxiliary cruiser Provence, sunk in Medi- terrean, 1,250. ‘ou 1915 — Eastland, (excursion steamer) overturned in Chicago river, 812, ee 1912—Japanese steamer Ki- kier Maru, sunk off cost of Japan, 1,000. MOTORS, STEEL PILE UP HUGE ~ NET EARNINGS, G.M.C. Profits For 9 Months Greater Than For Any Pre- vious Full Year New York, Oct. 26.—?)—Invest- ors in America’s two premier in- dustrial corporations today found themselves legatees to profits ag- gregating $250,000,000 rolled up in the first nine months of 1927 by the General Motors and the United States Steel corporation. As usual, General Motors showed the way to the steel corporation, its nearest competitors in giant earn- ings. Motors had net earnings for the first three quarters of the year of $193,758,000, while Steel’s figure was $74,050,000. Motors’ nine months’ earnings, abettec by the absence from producing field of Henry: Ford, who is concentrating on the output of a new mode} car, surpassed those of aster, found time to wireless only the scanties‘ of details concerning the fate of the 8. The French steamer Formose saved 120 persons, the British steam- er Empire Star picked up 200, and the German steamship Athena ac- counted for 400. The British steam- er Radioleine also reached the scene of the disaster, but it was not fearned whether she had picked up any survivors, The only report of (Continued on page eight) ——— f Weather Report ' PO 41 69 4b 0 16 Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. m Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity Un- settled toni,ht and Thursday. Prob- ably occasional rain. Not much ehange in temperature. For North Dakota; Unsettled to- night and Thursday. Probably oc- casional rain. Not much change in temperature. WEATHER CONDITIONS Weather conditions have cl iterday morning; any previous complete year. For the third quarter .alone, motors earned $64,500,000 as compared with $56,000,000 in the corresponding pe- riod of 1926, which was a former record third quarter. Comparisons with the 1926 profits, however, are complicated by the inclusion for the ear 1927 to date of earnings of the ‘isher Body corporatica, which did pe Heute in all of last year’s re- ports. Motors’ profits were at the rate of $10.75 per sha'e on the new $25 par common stock during the first three rs of the year. Steel’s earnings declined from the corresponding period of last year, but the statements showed nine months net of $132,999,000. and $41,373,831 for the third quarter of 1927. This is at a rate of $7.75 per on the 7,116,235 shares of common and compares’ with $145,- 500,000 or $13.07 per share on. 5,- 083,025 shares outstanding in the first three quarters of 1926. For the third quarter of this year, steel’s earnings dropped $11,300,000, Wilton Resident Dies Here Tuesday The death of Mrs. J. W. Olson of Wilton occurred Tuesday at a local hospital. ie irs. Olson has been a resident of years, coming to the weather is generally air. Tem-| dre” Mrs. J. H. tures are near or Tonal norma) in all sections. WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP For the week ending October 25. Rapid ‘was made in all tarm and outdoc work. Po- nd threshing are in some ‘ocalities, but livestock pelt gongition, Much gra’ ine of NETS W. ROBERTS, “ Official in charge, day morning at 8 o'clock at Webb Brothers’ funeral parlors. Rev. G. W. Stewart of Mandan will officiate. The body will be taken to Artichoke, Towa,:for interment. fe the | Bratiano Ministry Ready to Arrest Leaders and Proclaim State of Siege Throughout Country If Opposition to Government Develops—Ma- noilescu to Be Court-mar- tialed Bucharest, Rumania, Oct. 26.—(?) —At the least sign of opposition against the government, the Bra- tiano ministry was ready today to arrest the leaders and proclaim a state of siege throughout Rumania. the state ¢* martial law proclaimed throughout the country upon dis- covery of the plot to restore former Crown Prince Carol to the throne which he renounced in 1925 when he eloped to Paris with Magda Lupescu. Much Excitement The country is seething with ex- citement as the government and op- position parties line up for what is expected to be a bitter contest for supremacy. Premier Bratiano to- morrow will demand from all politi- cal groups in parliament a declara- tion of their attitude toward the present situation. The opposition leaders have summoned their mem- bers to appear in full strength. The people’s party, of which M. Manoilescu, whose arrest led to dis- covery of the Carolist plot, is a member, intends to interpolate the government, considering his arrest unjustified. A proclamation addressed to the Rumanian people at large by Prince Carol was found in the possession of Manoilescu, who was under secre- tary of finance in the Averscu gov- ernment which the present regime supplanted, the authorities said. They also said they found an inter- view with Carol intended for the Rumanian newspapers and explain- ing his position. (In a statement issued in Paris last week, Prince Carol announced that he would not return to Rumania ‘except under perfectly regular con- ditions, adding “there are many ways to call a soveriegn when his return is agreed upon—by vote of parliament, by a plebiscite and by an understanding between the par- ties.”) Letters Are Found Scveral letters from Carol were found on Manoilescu and they were believed to indicate that Carol de- sired a referendum of the people of Rumania as to their wishes regard- ing his return, The government declared that Manoilescu had gone to Paris and interviewed Carol and sympathized with his aspirations. Manoilescu, who is now in the mil- itary prison at Jilava, will be court martialed within a few days. Gen- \eral Averescu is expected to defend ‘his former cabinet minister and is | certain that the latter will be ac-1 cused of high treason. Princess Helen, whom Carol aban- doned, has postponed her de- parture for Florence, where she intended to go for sev- ! eral months. This postponement was ; made to avoid the appearance of | leaving the country on account of | the present crisis. | The boy king, who was celebrat- | ing his sixth birthday when the plot was discovered, is at the summer palace at Sinaia. Queen Marie is with him, Magruder, Critic of Navy, Removed From His Command Washington, Oct. 26.—(?)—The future status of Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder, critic of navy methods and professed advocate of widespread economies in naval ex- penditures, remained in doubt today following notification from Secre- tary Wilbur that he had been re- moved from command of the fourth naval district. ‘i Surprise and speculation were rife among navy men here, especially in view of the fact that the affair created by the admiral’s recent mag- azine article had been red a closed incident by the secretary himself, The opinion was advanced, how- ever, that Magruder’s subi nt, actions roused the ire of en had a department head and that his tachment was an act of discipline. in Rum Troops were ordered to occupy all: government buildings, carrying out! ania Today SEN, CURTIS OF KANSAS WILL BE CANDIDATE Republican Senate Leader Def- initely Enters 1928 Presi- dential Race NOT A ‘STALKING: HORSE’ Consents to Run Only as a Se- -rious Contender For the Nomination Washington, Oct, 26.—(?)—Sena- tor Charles Curtis of Kansas, Re- publican leader of the senate, today entered the 1928 presidential race. In a letter to Roy L. Bone of Topeka, organizer of the “Curtis for President” club in Kansas, the sen- | ator wrote that “if my friends of Kansas desire to send a delegation to the next Republican national con- vention favorable to my nomination, I shall be greatly pleased to be their candidate.” The Republican leader declared, however, that “I will not consent to become a candidate if the delegation is to be selected with the view of voting for me for a few ballots as a ‘favorite son.’” “As I stated when the question was first put to me, ‘I will not allow myself to be used as a_ stalking horse for anyone,’” Senator Curtis added. First to Enter Race The Kansan is one of the first administration leaders to definitely enter the presidential race since President Coolidge made his an- nouncement last August that he did not choose to run for president next year. Senator Curtis did not amplify his declaration that he would not be a “stalking horse” for anyone, but it was taken to mean that he did not wish to have the Kansas delegation for tradigg purposes in the conven- tion and would consent to run only as a serious contender for the nom- ination. Mr. Curtis was chosen majority leader of the senate three years ago upon the death of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, and in that role he has become one of the outstanding Republicans. Usually’ in Accord As a rule, Senator Curtis as a party leader has been in accord with President Coolidge and his policies, but he did lit with the administra- tion on the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill, voting for this measure which was vetoed by the president. Senator Curtis, who is 67 years old and a descendant of Indian fore- bears, was born in Topeka, Kansas, and educated in that state. He served as county prosecvtor before entering -he house of representatives here in 1886. ‘Wet’ Presidential | Candidate Cannot Be Elected, Locke Says Minneapolis, Oct. 26.— (AP) — presidential candidate who is “wet” will not be electec, in the opinion of Charles Edward Locke of the St. Paul area of the Methodist Episco- pal church. He voiced this sentiment in an ad- dress last night at the opening ses- sion of the annual convention of the Women’s Foreign Missionary society of the church. “There will never be a John Jones, Democrat, or a James Jones, Republican, elected president of the United States if he is a wet,’ Bishop Locke said. “There will never be an Alcohol Jones living in the white house. The 1sth amendment will never -be re- pealed and the Volstead act will be enforced, How do I know? The women gay 80!” The missionary society has 18,- 879 organizations with 569,771 mem- bers, according to the annual report of Mrs. Charles Spaeth of Madison, N. J., secretary of the society, ..,| Ruling Handed Down in Regent Bank Case Banks .whjch accept checks for collection are responsible for failure to collect their money if the check is honored by the bank;upon which was drawn, the supreme court als ae ee John Clapey Me ink of appeal- by the bank ‘hom the fiettinge ty district court. The decision one previously made by the court. was_shown, de with the defendant It for it. i ae: Me bank upon wi was bank which ue THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Brazil The Jury That Is Trying Fall and Sinclair Sinclair on charges of conspiracy Left to right, first row, they are: ton, telephone operator instructor; Center row: Edward Kidwell, leather worker Bradner W. Holmes, floorwalker, Back row: This is the first picture of the jury that is trying former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall and Hi ‘onrad Herzog, automobile ardner Grenfe man; John Costinette, tailor. Willlam Goucher, tire re larry to defraud the government. in the leasing of Teapot Dome oil reserve, Charles Holt, bricklayer; Mrs. Annah it Bailey, clerk; Miss Bernice Hea- agent for bakery. Norman Glasscock, clerk; man; Robert Flora, ice sales- MISS PALIER WILL CHANGE STUDY COURSE State Superintendent Hopes to Have Entirely New Course Ready Next Year Work was begun here yesterday on an entirely new course of study which Miss Bertha Palmer, state superintendent of public instruction, hopes to present to North Dakota school children at the opening of the school year in 1928. The new course of study, Miss Palmer said, will be devised without, regard to the courses now taught except as these may serve as a guide. The proposed new courses will apply to all grades and high schools with the exception of class- ified high schools over which the state department of education has no jurisdiction with regard to the subjects taught. Among the new branches under consideration is one on temperance which is placed with physical train- ing, physiology and hygiene, under the division of health education, Each subject will be considered in detail by a committee appointed by Miss Palmer and the recommenda- tions of each committee will be re, viewed by a general committee be* fore steps are taken to make them; effective. ‘ Each committee consists of a representative of orle of the state’s higher institutions of learning, a county superintendent and teachers: representing all school grades from primer to high school, inclusive. First Meetings Tuesday The first .eetings of all commit- tees were held here Tuesday, mem- bers having come to Bismarck to attend the state convention of the North Dakota Education Association! which opened today. Work will be continued by the committees! throughout the year and it is hoped! that all of them will practically have completed their work by next April. F. W. Hicks, dean of the education! department at the Minot state teachers college, is head of the gen- eral committee. Other members of this committee are H. K. Jensen, superintendent of Morton ‘county ited a} Boel schools, Mandan; W. E. Parsons, deputy superintendent of public in- struction, Bismarck, and J. A. Page, high school inspector, Bismarck. Committee Chairmen Named Chairmen of various committees appointed to review special subjects are: History and Civics, Elmer El- lis, Mayville; Georgraphy, Elsie J. Stop digging your grave with your knife and fork! More trouble is caused by incorrect eating and wrong food combinations than by any other caus Don't you w io liv Read Dr. Frank articles in The daily. They will give you a new outlook on living. Health and Diet Advice By Dr. Frank McCoy on Page 2 GUARD TROOPS MAY BE UNDER FEDERAL RULE Amending National Defense Act to Give Guard Federal Status Recommended eCoy Tribune St. Paul, Oct. 26.—()—A commit- tee of the National Guard associa- tion of the United States has recom- mended a proposal to place the en-, tire national guard organization of the United States under federal as well as state control. The announcement was made by Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Har- ris of the Arizona national guard, and adjutant general of Arizona, as the association opened its annual corivention here today. The committee was appointed a year ago by order of Dwight Davis, secretary of war, after recommenda- tions by the association that he initiate legislation to amend the na- tional defense act to give the nation- al guard a definite federal status. If the convention acts favorably upon reports, the matter will be placed before the next session of rey members of the committee said. The committee suggested a dual organization comprised of the na- tional guard of the United States and the national guard of the var- ious states which now exist. Mem-! bers of one would perforce be mem- bers of the other. The National guard of the United States would be a component part of the army of the United States, a status not now allowed the national guard of the Cook, Minot; Arithmetic, C. E. Scott, Minot; Music, Fannie C, Amidon, Valley City; Agriculture and Nature (Continued on page eight) Mrs. H. H. Boehrnsen Dies Here Tuesday Mrs, H. H. Boehrnsen, 67, of Bis- marck, and formerly of Steele, died Tuesday at the home of her daugh- ters, Misses Bertha Minnie Boehrnsen, at 214 Second strect. Death came as a result of a long ill- ness. Mrs, Boehrnsen was born in Ger- many Feb..28, 1860. She was mar- ried March 13, 1880, to Hans H. Boehrnsen in Chi . The’ de- ceased leaves 10 children: Hans Boehrnsen and Peter Boehrnsen of Taye, A. F. Boehrnsen of Oakland, if. Mrs. Sam rig come Cs Stillman Volley, ly Bes Ohio, Herman of Tuttle, Mrs, Hulda ‘Min. nitely postponed. Boehrnsen of k. Funeral services will be held Fri- day morning at 8 o'clock at the Boehrnsen home in this city,. with Rev. J. V. Richert officiating. The hich| remains will be taken to Steele been|ernoon at 2:30 in the where services will be held that aft- Lutheran Rev. Miehlke will officiate Interment church. at the Steele services, will be made at Steele. various states by the constitution and the national defense act. Amundsen Leaves Suddenly For Norway New York, Oct. 26.—(AP)—His departure unexplained, Captain Roald ..mundsen was on his way to Norway today, leaving:behind a can- celed lecture four and an Explorers’ club medal, which was to have been awarded him at a banquet in his honor Saturday evening. + “Am sailing today.. Sorry I can’t with you,” said telegrams sent before he left on the. Bergensfjord, to Lee Keedick, lecture bureau man- ager, and to Rudolph Kersting, sec- retary of the Explorers’ club. As a result of Saptain Amund- sen’s departure, more than 200 pros- ive guests and members of the plorers’ club were notified by wire that the dinner and presenta- tion edal had bee: Speakers at the dinner were to have been men fa- in exploration and aviation Ids, including Commander Richard E. Byrd and his pilot in the North Pole flight, Floyd Bennett, and Cap- tain A. Barth skipper for Rear Admiral Peary. Club officials and Mr. Keedick said they had received no intimation previous to the telegrams that Cap- tain Amundsen intended leaving at this time, M4 GOVERNOR 10 CALL SESSION ABOUT DEC. 10 Attorney General Indicates Special Elections Needed in Two Districts Indications are that the special North Dakota legislative session will be called to meet on or about December 10, it was said today at the governor's office. The executive had not received today an answer from his query to the attorney general's office saking! if special elections are necessary to fill vacancies in the house mem! trict, Morton county, and the forty- third di Renville county. It indicated at the attorney general's office, however, that the governor will be advised this after- noon that special elections are necessary in order that those dis- tricts may be represented at any special session. Plenty of Time The necessity of holding special elections will delay the session somewhat, the governor said, but will make no material change in his plans since opening of the session by December 10 would give the leg- islature plenty of time to consider all of the things he will present be- fore Christmas. If he issues the election call by November 1 it probably would give plenty of time for the two districts to elect representatives and have them heve for the opening of a spe- cial session December 10, it was in- dicated at the attorney general's office. Representative C. F. Streich, Bot- tineau, veteran Nonpartisan mem- ber of the house, called on the gov- ernor this morning. He said he had no comment regarding the proposed special session. Dr. Zimpel Outlines Advantage of German System of Teaching How Mr, Average American spends his time is of as much in- terest to German students as_ is grammar and ability to speak the language fluently, Dr. Max Zimpel of the state agricultural college, Fargo, told members of the modern language division of the North Da- kota Education association here today. Study of foreign languages means also a study of the ideals and achievements of the people whose language is being learned, Dr. Zim- pel said. This is in addition to a careful study, of textbooks, he point- ed out. The chief advantage of the Ger- man system of teaching modern languages is that students are well prepared for advancéd work in the universities, but this is balanced by the disadvantages of an overcrowded curiculum and _the beginning too early of study, Dr. Zimpel said. George Will Gives Address at Meeting of Kiwanis Club George Will was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Ki- wanis club Tuesday, addressing the meeting on the subject of “ vation of Native Wild Life.” E. B. Cox,. president of the club, wrovld be held ‘Thureday. Nov. 2, in ‘woul UI fov. 3, in the main dining room ‘of the Grand Pacific hotel on the occasior of the annual Corn Festival dinner. The following committees were appointed recent E 8 F.C. ion—P. E, e, F.C. Ellsworth, A. M. A.W. Mundy, John Husby. Place Lumry, M. B. Musi . E, Wenzel, ner and Nels Bystrom. 1. P. Allen of Tuesday. The Weather Unséttled tonight and Thurs- day. Probably oc. 1sional rain, PRICE FIVE CENTS 40TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OPENS TODAY Miss Minnie J. Nielson, State President, Suggests Pro- gram For Future MANY MEETINGS LISTED Programs Continue Through Friday—General Sessions at City Auditorium Nearly 2,000 teachers were here today for opening sessions of the fortieth annual convention of the North Dakota Education association. oe will continue through Fri- lay. _A suggested program to be car- ried out by the association was given at this morning's session by Miss Minnie J, Nielson, Valley City, president. Six Recommendations Six things to be done by the state association this year were outlined by Miss Nielson. They are: Establishment of permanent head- quarters for the association. Starting of a permanent endow- ment fund to advance the work of the committees and commissions of the association. Founding of a loan fund to help worthy students. Endeavor to bring closer relation- ship between sectional association meetings and the state meeting. Taking of a more serious interest in carrying out the policies of the National Education association. Regarding more seriously the re- sponsibility of the North Dakota Ed- ucation association in forwarding educational legislation. Taking up the purposes of the as- sociation, Miss Nielson outlined what progress had been made dur- ing the last year. Rural Life Committee Named Appointment of a special commit- tee on rural life to aid in making the rural life of the state attractive was an outstanding feature of the year, Miss Nielson said. She praised A. G. Arvold of the state agricultural college, Fargo, chair- man of the committee, for his work. A schoot finance committee to study the needs of scho.ls in this tate is now at work, Miss Nielson said. The state association is unit- ing the educational forces of the state with its goal this year a mem- bership of 85 per cent of all the teachers in the state. A commissio on_ standards and qualifications is helping foster proper educational ideals, while a committee on health problems is aiding in the all-around develop- ment of students, Miss Nielson pointed out. : Salaries Discussed Discussing the salaries of teach- ers in North Dakota, Miss Nielson gave figures showing that North Dakota teachers are tenth from the bottom on the list of 48 states in ree gard to the salaries they ure receiv- ing. Defining the two chief needs of man as air and nourishment, Gover- nor A, G. Sorlie, welcoming the edu- cators on behalf of the state, said that an effort should be made to teach students about how best North Dakota produtcs .nn be marketed. In North Dakota, the governor said, we are blessed with having the opportunity of furnishing people of other states as well as our own with nourishment. Our commodities are a little bit better than those in other states, and we should know how best to market them, he said. Referring to changes in the freight rate structure now being asked of the interstate commerce commission by North Dakota, the governor said he felt satisfied the requests would be granted. “In that event,” he said, “we can get in this state many dif- ferent kinds of manufactures which we are now denied.” Welcome on behalf of the city of Bismarck was extended by C. L. Young, city attorney, who assured the members of the pleasure of Bis- marck at having them here and made a plea for more information for the (Continued on page eight) Problems of Rural Teacher Outlined by Lisbon Woman Work and problems of a rural teacher were outlined before the rural schools department of the North Dakota Education association this afternoon by Miss Florence Van Hyfte, Lisbon, Methods used to bring neatness to a classroom were told by Miss Van Hyfte, who said designation of stu- dents’ desks as strictly their own, to be accounted for by them, helps troup appeal to their_ personal pride, Langit or starts as baat placed where pupils may see ir record grow acts as. encouragement to the pupils to be present, Miss Van Hyfte said, and has much to do with solving the of non- al Brandt, John Burke, cards and decoration—R. W. Gilman, Otto Bowman. |. P. Wag- ‘ismarck and Robert Wilson of Mandan were guests at, the meeting