The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1927, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1878 i FIRST STOP ON OCEAN FLIGHT 10 BE HAWAII British Aviator Will Then ‘Hop to Samoan Islands, Fijis, WILL MAKE TRIP ALONE Plane Has Neither Life Raft Nor Radio—Chances 4 to ~ °3 in His Favor San Francisco, to New Zealand by way of Honolulu until tomorro~ morn- ing at 9 o'clock, Heavy fo; which mantled the “‘ying field revented a take-off this morn- Giles said he wanted to start early in the day so as to take bearings at‘ sea. Indica- tions were that the fo, - ould not lift until after 11 o'clock this morning which, 1¢ ssid was too late te make the start. The Pacific ocean smiled weather challenge at Captain Fred- A. Giles, British aviator, as the last details were arranged for his take-off today on a projected it to Phe Zealand by way of He said he planned to start be- tween 9 a. m. and ait Favorable weather was predicted for most of the distance between here and Honolulu. First Stop at Honolulu Giles expects to make his first halt at Wheeler field. near H Thence he intends to hop to the Samoan islands, on to the Fijis, and from there to Australia before going to New Zealand. Without navigator, life raft or radio, Captain Giles essays to do alone what no other flyer ever has attempted—fly over nearly miles of water. > His projected flight from here. to, sails fous 2,400-n: 2,500 miles of sea between Honolulu and Samoa, and # take-off on Opolu ewes an % tlight to. Hor Ives wu 600-mile flight over water. ‘ From Suva he plans a take-off to British Indies, another. 1,500 miles The next: scheduled leg of the flight is ver land te Syd- The final hop from Sydney to Wellingham, N. Z., means ater dash of 1,400 Plane Has Open Cockpit _ His. Hess-Blue Bird machine is a Jand plane and has an open cockpit in which its pilot must face the ele- ments unshielded Assuming that weather and other conditions are equal, Giles’ chances to Hawaii are four to three in his favor. Of seven planes which have atter.pted the flight, four made it and three were lost. Effort to Save Valuables Costs Mellish His Life New York, Nov. 17.— (AP) -daring attempt to save valuable a: ticles in the flaming building from he had ence escaped was lieved to have eost the life of Ja Mellich, former Metropolitan opera tar. Fire swept his automobile ware- house with a loss of more than $2,- 000,000. He was last seen yesterday as he dashed back into house from which he had: fled a mo- ment before. Firemen believe Mel- lish died in the flames. hieved fame as ney, 300 miles. ; ee bt geraat ives the srarebatise, wi were approximat 300 aut imigtorboats. The blaze resulted, investigation revealed, lellish’s Private f Weather Report! Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowert last night recipitation to7 a. THE BIS SECRETARY HOOVER CALLED FARMERS’ ‘ARCH ENEMY’ AT FARMERS UNION MEET Delegates Claim He Had Part McIntosh and Hinkler in Wheat Price Fixing Dur- ing World War—Statement of Dr. Harry Garfield, Ex- onerating Hoover, Branded as False Des Moines, Iowa, Ney. 17.— —Lining up with the forces de- manding the passage of the Mc- -Haugen farm relief bill, the National Farmers union yesterday in its anrual convention uere de- clared tha: Secretary Hoover, of the commeree department, was the “arch enemy” of the farmer as a result of his alleged part in the fixing of wheat prices during the world war. The wheat farmers lost at least a dollar a bushel on their wheat in 1917 and 1918, a resolution stated, because of the fixing of the mini- mum price at $2.20 a bushel. The minimum price became the maxi- mum, it was stated in quoting con-/ gressional records in an attempt to prove that Mr. Hoover sponsored and promoted the price fixing policy. The stand of the Farmers Union against Mr. Hoover brands as false a recent statement by Dr. Harry Garfield, son of former President Garfield, in which the secretary of commerce was cleared of all blame in regard to price fixing. McNary-Haugen Bilt Endorsed In endorging the McNary-! bill, the Farmers Union aligned itself v:ith the Corn Belt commis- sion and the American Farm Bu- reau Federation in a unified de- mand for legislation designed to promote agricultural equolity. “We pledge our full and hearty support to the fight in behalf of its passage,” a resolution said. “We will not tolerate any vital changes in the provisions of this bill—such as the equalization fee and farm organization authority on the part of certain business and political organizations to initiate and spon- sor farm relief legislation.” Other resolutions urged that the government take over the federal reserve banking system and congress absolute control of the in. flation and reflation of currancy and the, furnishing of credit, appro ind taker hy Senator No hu “ul the. Muscte” is ject, opposed’ military ‘training ri high schools and colleges, pro- i | tested against the policy of the wed eral Land Bank board, opposed the proposed -reduction of federal in- come taxes and recommended the inheritance tax and gift taxes. The Farmers Union convention was scheduled to close today with the election of officers. EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURES. MISMANAGEMENT CHARGED Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 17.—(AP) —A split in the ranks of the Na- tional Farmers Union loomed as a possibility today at the national convention here following failure of delegates from four states, who led an attack upon the present admin: istration last night, to obtain ratifi. cation of proposals to limit the sal- ary of officials. The proposal made by John A. Simpson of Oklahoma City, Okla., received support of delegations from Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska and Oklahoma. There was talk that since’ the minority faction had not proposed an opposition candi- date to run against Pres. C. S. A{ Barrett of Union City, Ga., the four states may withdraw from the un- Mr. Simpson refuged to con- firm the report that E. M. Pollard of Nehawka, Neb., his candidate for president, would not be nominated Nearly Bankrupt | Large salaries and excessive al- lowances for traveling expenses, the faction led by Mr. Sinipson declared, had made on Lt Sap Lesh manny. bankrupt and made a brea! he organization imminent unless rigid National Secretary A. the | D#" Eprinationd, Mo. ‘Despite a salary o! and an expense allowance of $10 a day, Mr. Barrett woes, little work for the union, it was cd med. Supporters of President Barrett today stated that the finances of the union were sufficient and cited his record as a farm leader in pro- claiming him the outstanding man in In the aaa election today, it baled ap tag ieee by ue be te mon or E, M Pollard of Ne- In saking tor a change of admin- Sim 4| istration, mu ,) reatened to stop paying national jues. above at noon. May Have Been Forced to Land Along Route New Delhi, India, Nov. 17.—(AP) —Lack of news of the plane Princess Xenia, in which Captain R. H. Mc- Intosh and Bert Hinkler set out from England Tuesday on a_ nonstop flight to India, caused the fear to be expressed that the airmen may have been forced to land somewhere along the route. The authorities figure that if all went well the plane should have been here between 8 and 9 o'clock this | morning (Indian standard time). It was estimated, however, that the air- men had enough fuel to last them until 4:30 this afternoon. SEASONAL GOLD! WAVE ENVELOPS MIDWEST TODAY Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Buried in Snow— 19 Below at Minot GOV. GREEN SNOWBOUND Michigan Executive and Party of Deer Hunters in Camp Near Grand Marais | Chicago, Nov. 17,—()— The storm that swept the northern lakes has subsided, but seasonal cold it brought stuck to the entire midwest today. Piles of snow remained in northern Wisconsin ad upper Mich- igan, and shipping ,driven to shelter on Lawe Superior, was moving cau- e| tously over seas still far from placid. Governor Fred Green of Michigan and a b pee, of deer hunters were believed snowbound in a wilder- ness. camp near~@fand" Marsis. on Lake Superior. There was little fear for their safety, but it was pos- sible that it might be a week be- fore ploughs could cut a path through huge drifts isolating the governor’s party from the world. Communication lines are down. Frank Montre, who was reported missing in Monday's blizzard, was found alive and well by searchers along the Bad river in northern Wisconsin. Montre, cut off from home by the storm, found his way to a deserte" shack. - Ashland, Wis., had no word 6f the tug Butterfield, which left Port Arthur, Ont., Sunday, with a barge in tow for Ashland. The Butterfield, however, may have found shelter along the Canadian shore. Minot, N. D., Nov. 17.—@M— Nineteen degrees below zero was registered in Minot last night by the thermometer of the official weather observer. At-7 a. m. today the mercury read 15 degrees below. . Grand Forks, N.;D., Nov. 17.—(#) —The first below zero weather was recorded here last night when the temperature went down to two be- low. The minimum for 24 hours ‘was 14 above and at 7 o'clock this morning it was five above. Jamestown, N. D., Nov. 17.—(7)— The lowest the mercury has reached here in the past 24 hours is two above with the maximum tempera- ture for the same period five above, accordi~g to the federal observation station at the ‘state hospital. There is'a little snow in the air here this morning. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 17.—(P)—A new low <emperature for the sea- son was set here today when the mercury dropped to one above at 6 a. m. Snow flurries were in the air this morning. The forecast here Og lag hn el perature. The temperature had risen to CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS SIX-FOOT DRIFTS four states which su) charges last night)-St! CK TRIBUNE ARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1927 ‘ Capt. Giles Awaits Lifting of Fog Before Starting Flight/iTonist | AERIAL VIEW SHOWS SCOPE OF PITTSBURGH BLAST Like an area that has been under bombardment by field guns, the section of Pittsburgh surrounding the gas tank of the Equitable Gas com- pany stretched out in a panorama of desolation and ruin while R. H. Gallivan, staff photographer for NEA Service and the Pittsburgh Press, hovering overhead in an airplane, took the remarkable photograph shown above. are missing and nearly 500 were injured when the big tank, temains of which can be seen in the center of the picture, exploded. ALLEGED TALKATIVE JUROR WILL BE CIVEN HIS DAY IN COURT TOMORROW BARGE IS ON ~ WAY TO PRISON Man_ Convicted of Murdering Wheelock Bank Cashier Un- perturbed by Verdict Twenty-six people are known to have been killed, many more UNION LEAGUE TOGIVE MEDAL TO COOLIDGE Presentation Will Be Made at; Founder’s Day. Dinner in FARMERS ARE DISAPPOINTED AT BIG CROPS Western Agriculturists Will Again Clamor For Work- able Relief Plan | | Edward J. Kidwell Claims He Bid Not Express Any Views on Case While It Was Still in Court—Justice Siddons Will Preside at Hearing Washington, Nov. 17.—(AP)—The lull in the grand jury investigation of the Fall-Sinclair oil mistrial has served to concentrate attention upon the claim of Edward J. Kidwell, al- leged talkative juror, that he did not express any views on the case while it was still in court, as charged by J. Ray Akers and Donald K. King. Vigorously denying that he made attributed to him, Kidwell will be given his day in court tomorrow in response to a petition that this action be taken against Akers, a street car worker, and King,‘a reporter, on the ground that they attempted to lead him in- to disclosing his views on a case in which he was a_ juror.’ The hearing was called by Justice Frederick L, Siddons, who presided at the oil trfal. bei Philadelphia, Nov. 17.— (AP) —} President Coolidge of the Union League tonight and| will receive the league’: for distinguished ser tificate .of honorary membership in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 17.—(AP)— Already ill at ease over the harvest- ing of a surplus in former years, the of the corn belt states again tisfied with another bum- ill be the guest | Handcuffed to one of the s' nesses who helped to send h state penitentiary Barge, 27, today is on hi the Bismarck prison to s' ing the penalty for the murder, on November 12, 1926, of H. N. Peter; cl sen, cashier of the Citizens State Bank of Wheelock. Barge was brought to Minot last evening from Williston, where he} was convicted by a j court on a charge of first degree murder, and this afternoon he was yea! That is the gist of reports brought to the annual convention of the Na- tional Grange by several state mi 3 in the corn belt region who ed that the farmers of the west be back at the next congress clamoring for a workable relief plan, Agricultural and political leaders had hoped that the weather and oth- er conditions affecting the industry would prevent the harvesting of a surplus this year but if the reports of the first 38 state grange mas- ters is a measure; their hopes will have been to no avail. Caldwell Davis of Bronson, Kan- the bumper corn crop is disappointing to his state. The farmers who expected in Sep- tember to receive $1 a bushel for w are accepting 50 cents, . Coolidge will be the third president to receive the league's gold medal and the first t the gold medal -and certificate of ti Lincoln and Johnson’ were the other recipients of the medal w! ary membership thus far has been conferred on’ Presidents IMecKinley, Roosevelt and Taft. The president is duc here at 6: p.m, He will go at once to the U: ion League, where he will deli address at the founder’s day at 8 o'clock. The speech will be broadcast by station WOO. The Union League was founded 65 ars ago to promote support for the ine ies during the civil war. It is not strictly. a party organiza- ing) rather, loyalty to the union, as opposed to secessi which was the leading question in the days when it came ..into being. North Dakota Farms Are Producing More Volume ‘of production’ for the av- erage farm in North Dakota has in- creased materially in recent years, this increase amounting to 10 per cent in the weriod from 1920 to 1925, according to calculations made by Rex E. Willard, farm economist at the North Dakota agricultural “This does not necessarily mean greater total production be- cause there are less farms now than in 1920,” states Mr. Willard. “Of particular significance is the fact that while the volume of pro- duction of cash grain crops has in- Akers and King asserted in affi-|! davits that Kidwell expressed senti- ments favorable to the defense, and said, among other things, that when a verdict was reached he expected to receive an automobile “as long as __ Situation Is Complicated positio Kidwell’s petition was complicated by the fact that jiddons has ordered an in- quiry into the possibility of lodging contempt charges, based‘ on these affidavits. and on two others, signed by assistant district attorneys, in which the activities of Burns detec- loyed by the defense to e jurors was first brought field took the - witness stand Barge’s trial and gave important testimony for the prosecution to the effect: that Barge had -once told him that he killed a banker at Wheelock. Donald Barge Convicted Barge and Brum- ed in the peniten- tiary. by Donald Barge, a brother of Lester, who late yesterday in trict court at Williston was convi ed on a charge of burglary. to be sentenced:in a few days by Judge John C. Lowe of Minot, who is presiding at the Williston court term. Donald Barge was found guil- ty of burglarizing a store at Wheel ock a few months ago, and in this case, Brumfield alsq ness stand and testified for the pros- ecution, saying that the burglary was committed by himself and the two Barge brothe The convicted slayer of the Wheel- ock banker spent the night in the Ward county jail in’ Minot under a ard provided by. Sheriff . E. Slaybaugh of this arrested him, and who assisted in rtant testimony which Brumfield were brought to Minot from Williston in an automobile un- der the guard of Warden John J. of the penitentiary, Hirde. and his deputy, R. L. rif. Jokes With Officers : rturbed by the life sentence which had been pronounced Barge lnuphed and Joke ug! and jo} officers onthe trip from Williston inot, it is said, and evidenced no if emotic hen they drove insight into the values of|his Iowa farm land was given by R. W. Smith of Newton, Iowa. A good many farms in that state can be purchased today for barely the cost of thejr improvements, he said. rom the east indicated that the farmers there are more Sultan of Morocco Succumbs to Illness - Rabat, Morocco, ‘Nov. 17.—(P)— Moulay’ Youssef; riod of most brilliant Meanwhile, the grand jury inves- tigation of circumstances surround- ing the mistrial was at a standstill, Save for presentation of items of documentary evide: hands of the district attorney, its record was complete and it was eady begin the process of re- viewing its finding and returning in- nce already in the chronic malady Youssef, whose name means “My Master,” was often called the Fath- er of His People. as an earnest conv rt to the doc- trine of modernism. The heir presury otive is his eldest | it is ny Idris. ‘oussef was born at Mek- nes, Moroceo, in 1882. He was a son of Sultan Moulay Hassan, who reigned from 1873 to 1882. $ ing brother, Moulay Hafid, he was pro- imed sultan,on August 18, 1912. was the sev2nteenth. sultan of The sultan, who ¢ied at: Fez, pas since she was struck by an automobile 28 days ago, me Jo- had become the mother of twins, Physicians said h condition is greatly improved and that they expected her complete re- The twins, born few the accident, also have been ing steadily afid‘both Mi Dech the baLies will be removed the comment made by Mr. Willard. 294 pounds eye in ee | the average was Is, act it to Mr. Willard’s figures; beef ine boy and a girl. i i i FORCES LOSE | MARY TROOPS | 1,100 Serious Casualty Cases Arrive at Nanking Follow- ing Battle ONE DIVISION DECIMATED Nanking Apprehensive Over Reports That Northerners May Reach Pakow Shanghai, Nov. 17—(AP)—Severé fighting along ia tpt Pa railway north of Minskwang, = dicated. in the arrival at Nanking of 1,100 serious casualty cases. It appears that 60,000 national sts under General Ho Yin; ate tacked the forces of the nortnern commander General Sun Chuan- Fang on a wide front only to suffer the most severe losses, especially, from machine gun fire. One nationalist division was deci- mated. One regiment was reduced ‘ Athough General Ho Ying-Ching ithoug! neral Ho Yi brought up reserves he was driven back to mer ern The northern forces, however, failed to follow up this advantage. In the meantime Nanking is prac tically denuded of troops needed to fill the gaps in the nationalist front. Ten thousand men were hurriedly sent to Mingkwang about 70 miles north of Nanking. Nanking is apprehensive over re- ports that the northerners may shortly reappear at Pukow, across the Yangtze river from Nanking. LABOR PARTY TRIES leaks CeNne N 17.—(AP) longkong, fov. 17. The labor party under Chang Fat Fui has attempted to seize Canton, reports from there to Chinese sources here say. Trouble broke out when the at- tempt was made at 8 o'clock last night. Gunfire between the contend- ing parties kept up at night and at. 4 a.m. became heavy. Desultory firing continued until 8 a. m. Martial law ‘has been declared. The gates to the foreign settlement have been closed. According to the rts it has been definitely established that the labor elements, ia the telegraph office. Members of the union distributed the leaflets throughout the city bearing the slo- gan: “Down. With Lichai Sum” (the Canton generalissimo). U. 8S. GUNBOAT IS SENT TO YUENKONG Shanghai, China, Nov. 17.—(AP) —As a result of reports of disorders at Yuenkong the United States gun- boat Asheville has been sent from Hongkong to Yuenkong by the com- mander of the south China patrol. The gunboat is to investigate the disturbance. RHODES AGAIN UNDER ARREST ~ Man Charged With Stealing Dr. Strauss’ Car Being Held at Phoenix, Ariz, Leland Rhodes, wanted ‘by Burs leigh county authorities in connece tion with the theft of Dr. F. B, Strauss’ automobile here October according to t messages: to Sheriff Rollin Welch this morn- He was known |iff H