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

45 THE BIS ESTABLISHED 1873 ~ MORE THAN 30 PE Engineer * PROJECT 70 SET: The Weather tonight - NORTH DAKOTA'S ; OLDEST NEWSPAPER Probekiy teat ght sow.” MARCK TRIBUNE. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1927 ; PRICE FIVE CENTS RSONS MEET DEATH FROM COLD Outlines. Benefits Missouri River Dam Would GiveST0RH Hin COST ABOUT $47,000,000 -Dam West .of Coleharbor| Would Do Much Toward Solv- ing Flood Problem ‘PROPOSAL ‘IS FEASIBLE Would Open River to Traffic and Save Thousands of * Acres of Land — Construction of a dam in the’Mis- souri river at the'Great Bend, ap- proximately 10 miles due west of Coleharbor, would not onl: be traffic, prevent the ercsion of 300, 000 acres of soil ~nnually ar” result ) «in other benefits, State Engineer R. E. Kennedy said today in a report to Governor ‘A. G. Sorlie. é Kennedy esti aan ay ropa jam ject at ),000, includ- ing all eutimated engineering and le- gal costs, right of way and construc- tion and a liberal allowance for in- cidentals and contingencies. Construction of the dam also would greatly simplify the proposed di- version of Missou i river water to tlderg vere Keune said, by ie ing it possible to ‘famp waser the diversiou canal instead: of lead- ing it away from the river | a tun- nel as heretofore pro 11,000 Feet a The proposed dam would be of earth with a concrete core and con- structed te meet the conditions pe-| 28 bel culiar to the Missouri river. It would have an over all length of 11,000 feet, @ spillway section 1,500, feet in the clear and would have @ maximum - height of 175 feet! above the present rive bottom. At its tap it would be 50 feet wide. By maintaining an even flow of water in the river, Kennedy ‘estimates, the dam could produce a minimum of 30,000 horsepower at all times. His estimate of the cost of the dam does not —— th cay of a . Eee sta- tion generating jpmen' : If @ dam such as Kennedy sug- “gests were tebe built it: would “in- Y of land og would give a water stor- 42,500 ac. feet. The age. of 18,1 7 river level - .uld be raised so as to be noticeable at 2 point 60 miles up- strer.a from the dam. The r-sulting fed peri vat would be the est, is region. OE the total cost, $2,700,000 would go to.obtain right of way and pay dan.ages resulting from 1 ising the water level. Raising the level and approaches of the Sanish bridge 20 feet would cos: $270,000. 20,000 acres of cultivated land would cc $1, and brush and timber lands in| the bottoms would cost $1,450,000. Excavation and construction of the main part of the dam would cost $20,438,000. This item includes 18,000,000 cvbic yards of earth fill- ing, 250,000 cubic yards of stone rip- rap to pave the face of the dam, 1,000,000 yard~ of excava- tion for.the spillway and 282,000 cubic yards ‘of concrete for spillway. Wall No jeeded A steel cut-off wall, which would be driven tc the-hard cla, or rhale in the river b ttom, ~ ould reqs: 19,200,000 rounds of sheet steel es- tim ted to cost, piece. $960,000. eg steelwork \ Ar macesinry, report points out make dam abs.’ ''~ safe. q Cozette Parker, 13-year-old Ander- son, Ind., girl, recently flew alone in a plane from her home city to Kankakee, Ill, a distance of 138 miles air. Cozette’s father, mother and brother are registered pilots, and the girl is believed the youngest pilot in the United States. ——— | Weather Reports ' From Two States | te sd Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 9.—(P)— At noon today the temperature here had ascended just 18 degrees since 2 a. m., at which time it registered low. There are indications of snow. Fargo, N. D., Dec. 9—?)—An- other seasonal record was broken here today when the mercury shot down to 24 below zero at 7:30 a. m. This-is the coldest since January 26 of this y.ar. Slightly “warmer” with the mercury probably going as “high” as 15 below was predicted by the weather man for today. Grand. Forks, N. D., Deex9.—( —During the night the temperatures el ximate'y 208,500 acres | 16 b hours was eight be- low. A south wind this morning was expected to bring relief from the cold spell. Hibbing, Minn., Dec. 9.—()—And it keeps going down, down, down. The fifth consecutive day of sub- normal weather held Hibbing in its icy grip today and thz,end was not yet in sight. Hibbing shot another weather record all to atoms, when the mercury read 34 degrees below zero at 9 a. m. Crookston, Minn., Dec. 9.—(P/—A record low temperature for the sea- son was recorded here this morning when the mercury dropped to 21 de- grees below zero. This section. is still practically free from -now as PASADENA MAN jsre: x rarsinenic on cwel()LD GUARD AND KILLS 2 SONS AND HIMSELF Grief Over Mental and Physi- cal Condition of Boys Is Believed Cause LEAVES LARGE ESTATE ' Widow Assists Police in Inves- tigating Circumstances Sur- rounding Tragedy Pasadena, Calif. Dec. 9.—(?)— Disappointment and grief over the mental and physical condition of his two sons, as well as possible financial troubles, were believed by police today to have been the forces which drove Francis E. Stevens, 51- year-old Pasadena banker and er, to slay the two youths and then take his own life yesterday. Geo. r boy, has ; th since bitth. Francis E., Jr., 20, received a basal skull fracture in an automobile ac- cident a year ago. He. was in a hospital for several months. Conceals Body in Gar As the police reconstructed the tragedy, Stevens left his home in his automobile yesterday mornii to take his young son to school Probably at some secluded spot, tl banker shot the boy and conceal the body in the rear of the car. At the sanitarium ‘where the other son was living, Stevens left a packet of papers in the care of his son’s attendant. A few minutes later, on a tennis court at the rear of the sanitarium, the banker was seen to place a pistol at his son’s uae and fire. Then he shot im: In the packet of papers was found an envelope cont the ashes of a hter, who di an insurance policy fo! Came From New Jersey Stevens came here in 1911 from Mont Clair, N. J., where he was an insurance company o! Ki Mrs. Stevens arrived at the sani- tarium soon after the shooting and assisted in every way posgible. NAZIMOVA IS ILL New York, Dec. 9.—(#)—Mme Alla Nazimova has suffered ous breakdown from overwork and has been forced to cancel her ap- pearance at the Palace theatre next week, it was announced today. pith aaalaceostien NOTED COMPOSER DIES Berlin, Dec. 9. i there has not been a heavy fall so| Eilenberg, far this winter. Trains to and from Minneapolis, which were annulled yesterday, were put back on their runs lay, but were having diffi- culty :aaintaining scl. iules. — reco! hi established here this morning when |the mercury Stopped to 26 below at 7 a.m. A slight. and bright sun gave promise of warmer weath- er, however, the thermometer had risen to 15 below by 10 o'clock. BOY MURDERS - HIS FATHER T0 Says Dad Had Fired One Shot at His Mother and Told Yim He Was Next Camden, N. J., Dec. 9.—(P)—“¥ killed ther.. I had to,” I q ieee he ep tion In the Black Forest,” died today. GROUP OF brok-/ @ nerv-|berne Closeted For Some Time With Assistant District At- torney Burkinshaw—Great- est Secrecy Surrounds Meet- ing e Washington, Dec. 9.-(4)-An inti- mation that_a bribe may offered to EdwardJ. Kidwell, a juror in the Fall-Sinclair oil case, was given out today at the district at- torney’s office, coincident was said by the district attorney to have furnished evidence of “the greatest importance.” ‘ Kidwell appeared voluntarily be- fore Assistant District At Burkinshaw and was closeted wit! him for some time in a discussion around which the greatest secrecy was thrown. At the end oi the con- ference Burkinshaw, _ apparently elated, hurried to the office «f Dis- trict Attorney Gordon, who ot pired be given out. Offer May Have Been Indirect Intimations thrown. out were to the effect that whije there was no ;actual offer of a bribe to Kidwell from anyone connected with the present contempt proceedings, which | grew out of the mistrial of the Fall- [Sinclair oil trial, such an offer might have reached the juror through other persons. y’s developments followed the reading yesterday in the con- tempt of court proceedings against Harry F. Sinclair, William J. Burns and others of reports tending to show that a Burns detctive, in the Fall-Sinclair jury, had approached Kidwells’ father. At the time District Attorney Gordon introduced a_h report by Frank ™. O'Reilly. ant manager of Burns’ New York office, in which O'Reilly said that the “brother” of the juror, “i whom we are interested, is named Edward Kidwell.” He also said that he had engaged this “brother” in conversation. The Edward Kidwell referred to is the father of the juror. Made Verbal Report O’Reill added that he had made a further verbal report to Charles th. ai conference there in which Kidwell | that no details of what had trans- | INDEPENDENTS IN AGREEMENT Westerners Receive Assurance Their Program Will Come ‘ to an Early Vote G.0.P. TO HAVE CONTROL Independent Group, However, Reserves Right to Vote as It Sees Fit Washington, Dec. 9.—(#)—Differ- dered | ences between the senate Republi- can old guard and five western in- dependents over organization of the senate were amicably adjusted to- day after a lomg series of confer- ences. After receiving assurances from Senator Curtis of Kansas, the Re- publican leader, that a majority of his party favored early votes on their legislative program, the inde- pendents announced that they would assist in organizing the senate, re- serving their right “to pursue an independent course of action upon questions which may arise during) the session.” This will assure the Republicans the necessary majority to organize the senate even without the votes of Senators-elect Frank L. | Mlinois and William S. Pennsylvania, but there row over the office of sergeant-at- arms with various reports that, David S. Barry of Rhode Island may be defeated for xeelection by some Republicans absenting them-. selves at the time of the vote. Senator Reed, Democrat, Miss- ouri, chairman of the special con | paign funds committee, has ko. had charge of the] Pes, G, 5 jury, surveillance for Burns. , After hearing this testimony in court, Kidwell went to th- district attorney and asked if he would be permitted to make a furthe: state- ment. He-appeared before Burkin- shaw this morning and, from that time on, no one was allowed to ap- pro.ch the office where he was be- ing examined. < Burkinsfaw hurried across the corridor and reported what Kidwell “| said to Gordon, who declined to say whether the bribe story would be out. \ ———————_ |, REBEL LEADER EXECUTED Mexico City, . 7?) —The rebel leader. Mercedes Gaona, who has been operating in the Arteaga mountains, has been executed, dis- patches from Saltillo, state of Coahuila, say. Gaona was sum- marily court martialed after his capture. CANADIAN CITIZENS HERE TO INSPECT HUGHES CO. PROPERTIES; MEET LOCAL BUSINESS MEN AT DINNER sojacerpertascenn pel Governor Sorlie Welcomes Par- “ty to State—Visitors Go. to Beulah Today on Special Train to Inspect Lignite Mine and Powér Plant—Five Planned in Saskatchewan jal relations between the state'of North Dakota and the| province of Saskatchewan were more firmly cemented when mem- bers of the commission oad ser Yorkton, Sa emake Seameatar eat ware, engorged ot 9, ie b: ry Welcomed to. Ni ho of! party left there are more than 2,000 miles of line in the state. He also pointed out that there are only two public utilities of any size that are owned by municipalities. . . - Answering questions put to him the visitors, Mr. Morris explained high tension idea in the de- velopment of power oes elim- inates a multiplicity of stations, cuts down the cost of service and stated that only a few complaints had been wegistered with the com- mission by any of the cities or t. wns that are served by a high line. He also explained the use of lignite in connection vith the furnishing of &. ‘W. Roberts, federal r-eteorolo- CS emaee mater te > was er .on peeeren. and exp-ained the work of ureau. Dndes (ae exiagice of G. A. Ren- den, general of the Hughes Fea ain at 8 ry 5 ‘, Beulah, to Pennsylvania and take over the ballots in the Vare-Wilson senator- ial elections, Issue Statement After receiving a written assur- ance from Senator Curtis that a ma- jority of the Republican conference favored action on the three mea- sures they had proposed, the inde- pendents issued a statement saying in part: “In odr meeting with Senator Curtis he assured us that a major- ity.of the publican conference ‘| took the position that there should be no unnecessary delay in securing a vote upon the three measures dur- ing this session of congress, ‘Having obtained definite assur- ance from Senator Curtis and the Republican conference we shall as- sist in organizing the senate, re- serving our right to pursue an in- dependent. course of action juestions h may arise during the session. Action Is Delayed The Republican leaders advised the Democrats today that they would. not be to go forward with organization before next*week a fe ec I committee slates still are incomplete. , After his conference with the in- dependents—La Follette and Blaine of Wisconsin, and Nye and Frazier, of North Dakota, ah ‘and Shipstead, Farmer-Labor, M —Senator Curtis issuec this state- ment: “Senator Curtis, who was -request- ed by the Republican conference to confer with the five progressive senators in regard to thei: attitude Se Site ett sena’ Convey - ing of those wh. attend the confer- ence on the request for assurance as to a final vote on th three meas- ures mentioned in their cig ff itself ny measure, & mit itself on a tien Sas Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl and Wil- lis Beach, who were, convicted of murdering Mrs. Lilliendahl’s hus- band by a jury after more than 23 hours’ deliberation, will probably appeal the case. Lal JURY CONVICTS MRS. AND BEACH OF MURDER AFTER MORE THAN 23 HOURS OF DELIBERATION WAR VETERANS! a (And. Heirs. of ‘Deceased ~» Veterans): + January 1,. 1928, is the last date on which you. may apply for adjusted compensation. (Federal bonus). Absolutely no applications accepted after Jan- wary 1. There are thousands ef-veterans who have failed to take advantage of the govern- ment's offer ef a free insur- ance policy. ‘Don't delay long- sepa are just three weeks it. - i MEN HAVE FEET BADLY FROZEN James Dever. of Garrison and August Pfahl of Venturia Victims of Cold Two men are in the Bismarck} ital today suffering severely as the result of exposure to the bitter cold Wednesday night and a third received treatment at the hosptial after having had his ears frozen the same night. James Dever of Garrison and August Pfahl df Venturia had their feet badly frozen after their auto- mobile became stalled in a snow drift on state highway No. 6 four miles north of Bismarck and they walked to this city. Mr. Dever also had one ear frozen. Another man in the party, whose name was not po |, wes not affected by’ the The three men were attempting to drive from Garrison to Bismarck and ina peered car wets he F, De- ragisch of, Fargo and another man, the men thinking that, traveling to- 4 rey would be able to shovel ir way through if necessery. Mr. Deragisch had hi: ears frozen but was released from the -.ospital after receiving ‘:eatment. is toes, and face were also frost- bit but not seriously so. ing physicians state that they are unable to, determine as yet cn of th feet will (Mereu: pondines 8 a m) roads ; 28 below d att GioadCear, 17 below; below; roads it. ‘reeds clovdy, 115] 4000" ae Renal aay ~~ LILLIENDAHL Counsel For Defendants An- nounces That New Trial Will Be Sought—Meximum Is 10 Years and Fine of .$1,000—! Woman Near Collapse After Verdict Is Read Mays Landing, N. J., Dec. 9.—(?) Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl and her friend, Willis Beach, convicted of killing her husband, will be sen- tenced tomorrow if they fail to win a new trial. The maximum sentence is 10 years and a fine of $1,000. Mrs. Lillfendahl and Beach were declared guilty late yesterday of voluntary manslaughter by a jury of seven men and five women. Dr. A. William Lilliendahl’s body was found in his automobile, with three bullets in the head, near Hammon- ton, N. J., September 15. Mrs. Lilliendahl’s counsel said that tomorrow. they would apply for a new trial, vased on information they had obtained after the jury had been give the case. The nature of this evidence war not disclosed, Jury Out 23 Hours The widow, who has stuck to her story of an attack by two negroes, listened in tears while the foreman of the jury, an Atlantic City house- wife, announced the verdict, reached after more than 23 hours’ delibera- tion. Her condition verged on collapse when she was led back to her fell. She had astonished the spectators at the 10-day trial by her almost constant smile. Beach, who insisted that he was lunching at home in South Vineland when the crime was believed to have taken place, grinned when he re- turned to the jail. Asks Appointment of Commission to Study Express Road System Washington,.Dec. 9.—(7)—A reso- lution asking the appointment of a commission. to. study proposals fo1 te -sstapliaiment . fig - ations system. of express ways Ss been. introduced. by Representative Furlew,. Republican, Minnesota, The. proposed .road system would link important American cities by the most direct routes, and elimin- ate grade crossings. It would be undertaken by private capital and paid for. by dell charges. Prohibition Bureau ‘Establishes Record Washington, Dec. 9.—(AP)—A new reco.d for federal hibition activity wis reached during the last [mean [Kidwell Makes Further Statement; | terreranataiy tmaree Jury ann, BUT | oO Intimation Is Bribe Was Offered — , th Chicago Reports Nine Deaths Directly Attributable to © Severe Weather MIDWEST IS SNOWBOUND Slightly Higher Temperatures Predicted, Although Still Below Zero Chicago, Dec. 9.— (AP) —Mord than ‘30 persons have ‘met death in the sub zero ~blast and- blizzard which yesterday continued to fan the continent from coast to. coast. Abatement of the snowfall and Sega wind which piled drifts so high in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Towa as to delay trains and block. highways, and which sent rescue boats | scurrying along the Great - Lakes’ shores to aid crews of foun- dering vessels, does not. mean the mercury will begin a quick climb, weather officials said. They pre- dicted the cold spell would reach its ak today but would.remain of suf< icient intensity for a few days to keep the weather & constant topic of conversation. Chicago reported nine derths di- rectly attributed to the cold, and the remainder of Illinois four; Can- ada blizzard toll reached eight to-, - day, with the bere g of the bodies Towa reported four dendy Wisssuria lowa repo: four 3 in three; and Minnesota two. Traftic Being Resumed While northern Minnesotaand Wis- consin remained sno~bound, Iowa cities were gradually resto coms munication and traffic. econ Illinois and Indiana, and surround. ing states gi top the cold with« out snow. frigidity was severe as far west as California and south to the gulf states, taking ir virtually vrtireiin eepen ; : icago at cinity were m= ised slight relief after today's oatly morning below zero mark, and high- er temperatures were promised for western Iga, where the tempera- ture droped as low as 14 below. St. Paul schools were closed yes- terday for the second essive day, while street cars pushed un- certainly through the city. The mercury hit the ‘bottom of the glass in some British Columbia and Alberta cities, where the read- ings were as low as 51 below zero. Boats Unaccounted For - Three. freight boats, held fast in Lake Superior ice, were released by tugs, while two others were unac- counted for and were believed to have sougtt shelter near Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The crew of the steamer Agawa, aground off Mani- toulin island, near Collingwood, Ont., was reported in no immediate danger, but waiting f. the wind to abate to leave the boat. A coast pt cutter was despatched from ‘wo Harbors, Minn., io rescue the crew of the Canadian freighter, Al- onquin, on the rocks at Copper arbor, 100 miles away. cs sel. was reported so ly it probably could not be moved be- fore spring. One steamer was reported to have foundered and another to have gone aground, in word from Forh Ny ee report from Ishpeming, 9 that 150 men were marooned with- out food in a mine near there rere to be untrue. Officials’ they had been unable to get to their (Continued on page two) Banker Predicts : Prosperous Year Chi » Dec. 9.—()—Charles E. Mitchells president of the National predicted City bank of New York, another year of pe better than 1927, in an ° fore the Industrial club last night. tyr cian the perity next. ae said as pros; yeat, Mr. Mitchell admit that: that traditional of a presidential fears for him. He pointed to better conditions of agriculture brighter prospects for certain indus< - oe that have been somewhat lage gard. He warned against lnabticieney in industry and ness and insisted the federal gov- ernment should permit and encours age large consolidations to that end, fiscal year when 64,986 persons were | . paeeted by- United States authori- This represents the |ber of arrests in the ‘in the annual ‘report of tion Commissioner Doran.