The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1927, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1878 Faint Tappings SBA REMAINS TOO ROUGH FOR RESCUE WOR Signals From Sunken Submar- ine Grow Weaker, Showing Life Is Fast Ebbing RESCUE SHIPS STAND BY Supplies of Oxygen and Con- densed Food Will Be Sent Down When Possible Provincetown, Mass., Dec. 20.— (AP)—Faint signs of life were still apparent on the sunken submarine 8-4 at-8:15 this morning. The os- cillator of the 8-8, sister ship of the ill-fated craft which is in position near the wreck, picked up at that hour signals from the submerged vessel, ‘ The tappings heard early this morning carried no code . message. It was believed that the six men, who had been imprisoned in the tor- pedo room of the 8-4 since Satur- day, were now too weak to rap out - on the side of the vessel the orderly messages in the International code which had been received on previ- ous days. As the predicament of the prison- ers continued to grow more desper- ate, theit comrades on the surface were held to inaction by storm and rough water which made diving op- erations difficult and dangerous. Supplies Held Ready On board the mine sweeper Fal- con, which is anchored near the buoy marking the position of the S-4, were supplies of oxygen and condensed food which Read Admiral Frank Brumby, in charge of opera- tions, planned to send down to the sunken vessel by means of divers as soon as that was possible. THE BI ens eee Steamer Is Lost : Off Irish Coast op london, , Dee. Ex. ‘elegraph com reporved an tnidentifed, "6 went on the rocks near Old Head off! Kinsale, Ireland, last night. The cries of the crew could be Lng sor them were seen in ie rigging whe' scene. The ship which was thought to be a collier, vanished quickly. It is feared that all were lost. Furious weather has prevented life savers from approaching the BISMARCKANS IMBUED WITH XMAS. SPIRIT City Takes on Appearance of Feverish Activity as Holi- day Approaches MUCH TO SELECT FROM Cold Weather and Blocked Roads Cut Down Sales— Stocks Still Complete With the ubiquitous Santa Claus and his reindeers only a few days away, Bismarck is taking on an ap- arance of feverish activity as late shoppers skip from store to agri a : we that ares nd inthe many fairylands me selves, clerks fondle their wares knowing full well that their objets dart. will vanisi with the i ee ear as the hurricane of holiday uyers swoops down upon the coun-| rs with ravenous attack. There is a note of pathos in the record of Christmas sales this year. On all sides, the merchants are be- wailing the fact that Boreas with {| fell intent drove his snow minions only slightly and a falling barome- ter indicated worse weather to come. The Falcon, which has been used ‘as a base for diving operations fa the. salvage.work, bad not at that hour been able to get into position for renewing the work. It. was be- lieved, however, that a final de- spatring effort'to get succor to the six men still alive on.the S.4 would be made during the forenoon, Sea Remains Rough Representatives of the Associated Press went out to the salvage fleet early today in a fishing boat and spoke with both the Falcon and submarine 8-8, stationed above the sunken vessel. At that time no preparations to resume diving oper-|sni ations had been made on board the mine sweeper, the pr being still too rough for the attempt. Men cs board the S-8 said that through the night signals had been heard at various times from the 8-4, but these grew fainter as the hours passed. The tappings heard this morning, while they proved that there still was Ife on board the wrecked submarine, carried also the grim indication that life was fast ebbing. FITCH ACKNOWLEDGES MESSAGE FROM FAMILY New London, Conn., Dec. 20.—(?) —A mes from the mother and the wife of Lieutenant Graham N. Fitch, one of six men in the torpedo compartment of the S-4, was * acknowledged at 6:20 this morning after it had been sent repeatedly for seven hours by the 8-8. message said: “Your wife (Continued two) on ————$——— Friends of Hoover — Say He Is Eligible New York, Dec, 20.—)—The New York World today says friends of Herbert Float ove to the opin- fon written in 1920. by former At- temey (Ceapport thst. contention ir, cont ed Hoover is eligible for the pres- The question as to whether the stitutio; a ire a Py Ee { s less! pojourns “abroad is being’ discussed ‘he qunstlon wan raised privataly Ta the campaign of 1920 Mr, Wie secre> re was am) ve 5 that he had no’ lost erally fair tonight and W “ No decided change in temperature. ‘ide at pent ret ' igh rear cr cars er Ve tem- gi pita cat Missis- Pacific W, RTS,” es btical br sbsees,| iaosn ety into the Slope country just to frus- trate what ad to be the “pigresteales Christmas” in years. Hi . jocked_in| eit of vant tad th farmer from coming to the city for his Christmas . And the cold has been so severe the month that even the city d Ts are not making the purchases that ase been agp gece aa - low there is a great hue and cry that “the snow, must® be clean from the highways.” Drastic action has been threatened during the past week by the businessmen who are wil to band together that a low may be purchased to keep the Bismarck trade area open. Looking farther into the future, optimistic businessmen who note fewer sales during this bumper op zee in contrast to garry luring the no-crop years, si that the snow this winter means that iia Paget and — mires lope in particular probably have greater crops in 1928 than they have had in the past 10 or 20 years. That means returns for farmer and businessman next Chris 8a) gy |-gazers. Always an index and sales, the volume (Continued on page two) A. G DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING Declining to make any arrange- ments for a visit from Chamberlin, fi y A il if ebay i ‘ B s Z i 25934 : i ni s F. “air| talament ed to 5 below at 8 a. m. today, after! PF pion emitch nae’ This first photo shows Col. Charles A. Lindbe: Show Lite Still Exists on Subm sh being greeted by Géneral Alvarez of President Calles’ staff on his arrival at Valbuena flying field, Mexico City, at the conclusion of his non-stop flight from Wasifington. In the background, between the two, can be seen Mrs. Dwight Mo;- row, wife of the American ambassador, while Mr. Morrow is partially hidden behind Lindbergh. INGSTAD GIVES INSTRUCTIONS FOR PR METER MCT GTTING 1928 AUTO LICENSE TAGS 1S PROMISED FOR BISHARC Mereury Hoyers Near Zero Monday and Is Slowly Ris- the winter, ‘the mercury Made in plication Title tare of Warning that automobile. owners Important Changes Have Been Laws—New Ap- Blanks Much Dif- ferent and Must Be Used— Every Motor Car Owner, Must Have Certificate of es found the zero mark to its. liking] should familiarize themselves with and hovered there during Maenday/the new state laws before attempt- ; to register thei afternoon and evening, 'sinking to'1/ing to regis r their below during the night and dropping] which it again slow climb. : It_was 7 above at noon today and berts, the federal meteor- stated that still warmer weather would be allotted the vicin- and the new and agrted. state registrar. jumerous important began 8/ have been made, fd motor cars in today by Fred changes Ingstad pointed out, tions should be in rT to save the applicant time and trouble. Care should be used, ay cage to use the 1928 applicat which are material said, blanks ly different from last year. Complete sup- 2 Ss 38 #4 tices of ~ Beeeige aril has as such a aa up i i [ tH i ay : 3 i ol fe if i i A f i tei i i ; 5 a if i {id i ey iE E i iti F i rb if i F i cary siggagged motor mi received on the 1927 returned the rece! B; s for making applications for mo- hicle lieenees' will be sent out department on December 27 the peace, automobile clubs, banks and oth- ght require them, use of to com” automobile owner ived a certificate of required by law, application ite must accom- his application for a nev li- Forms for i are available at the regis- this appli- and at many places state. Persons al- @ certificate of title a ligation, should give the certificate on Ne leet lies Hit ahs # ! HIGH POINTS IN LAW ce points which motorists’ should keep‘ mind when regis- tering their automobiles this year under the new law follow: All motor vehicles except new ones must registered by March 15. Otherwise a penalty of 10 cents a day for the first 15 days and $2 a month for the next five months must be paid. og -New cars should be registered "by purchaser before they are operated. They usually were :egistered by dealers un- der the old law. ie All applications for registra- tion must be accompanied by an iy apron for certificate of title. Only cars for which cer- tificates of title already have been issued are exempt. Mak: separate remittances for license and certificate of title. Do not send he money for both Purposes in one check or draft. ise 1928 bl s. They are different fron. the old form. Read the instructions carefully and answer all quest’ ns asked. Failure to do so will nece tate the return of the aprlica- tion fer you to supply the miss- ing.information. In registering new cars, deal- ers must make rtatement of sale on the reverse side of the ap- Reason _ for .a certificate of le. SOUTH CHINA HAS BROKEN WITH SOVIET Rupture Is.Complete as Possi- » ble, Without Actual Declar- ‘ation of ‘War -Peking, Dec. 20.—(AP)—Out of the bloody turmoil.of Canton’s mad Week has. emerged the salient. fact ‘that south China, or the portion call- ing itself nationalist, has ruptured ; aormage epi oe porist as vio- ly a comp! ly’ as. possiblo without the actual declaration of Indeed, it appears that if armed conflict were geographically poss: ble, the t nations would be at each oth throats. At least one. recognized obricial, Vice Consul Hassle, is definitety known to have perished before Chinese firing squad at Canton. From the entire Yangtze valle and to the south of it, all Russian: officially connected with ‘the sovie' are being hustl it and sovi Lon a railway 8) REGAN WOMAN, HURT IN BLAST, PASSES AWAY Injuries Prove Fatal to Mrs. H. C. W. Uhde—0. C. Uhde in Hospital Here __ Injuries. receivad.in, the explosion. of a gasoline uaa ity her home at Regan Saturday Bayo proved fatal to ‘Sirs. H.C. W. Uhde, 74, and she died at 1:80 this morning, according to a telephone message to the Tribune t a ©. C. Uhde, her son,» who was severely burned in the explosion was brought to a Bismarck hospital by train last evening and is in “fair condition” today, the attending phy- sician states. His condition is not articularly serious, but it was leemed to bring him here where his burns could be given bet- ter attention. = Lundberg Doing Nicely John Lundberg, also burned about the hands and face when the lamp exploded, is getting along nicely tounge Although his wounds are heavily bandaged he is able to be up and around the house. Mrs. Uhde had her collar‘ bone and several ribs fractured and her advanced age made her injuries ex- tremely serious. Little hope was held for her recovery from the first, and she gradually grew weaker un- til death relieved her suffering early Ye The explosion occurred about 8 o'clock Saturday night while Messrs. Uhde and Lundberg were working in the basement.of the H. C. W. Uhde home, installing a furnace. They Be" eiita’ ‘Sarpcoes, Noticing lor iting purposes. ing that the ons was leaking and that the dripping gasoline had caught fire, Mr. Uhde picked it up with the idea of extinguishing the flames. The lamp exploded with terrific force, completely demolishing the het and smashing all its fur- Mree Uhde ' was. covered with debris when neighbors arrived and it’ was with difficulty she was freed from the wreckage and taken to the home of her dauzhter, M: . H. Lundberg, across the street. A doc- tor was hastily summoned from Wilton and made the trip to Regan ler. Funeral Plans Incomplete rs. Ha be held mournaay or Fridsy at gan, it defini arrangement have not been made. Two daugh- ters, Miss Freda Uhde, a nurse em- ployed at Sheridan, W; Herbert Bailey of Laurel, Mon reached early this morni Butler Dies on Eve of His 87th Birthday 20.—(F) SMARCK TRIBUNE arine Two Closed Banks Paying Dividends Dividends are now being paid b; two closed state banks through: O. T. Engen, district mana at Fargo, according to L. R. Baird, re- ceiver for closed banks. The Farmers State bank of Chris- tine is paying a dividend of 10 per cent, which is the second dividend paid by that institution, m.king a total of 30 per cent returned to de- positors. The Ayr State bank is paying a first dividend of 10 per cent. LINDY WILL © FLY 10 MEET HIS MOTHER Famous Aviator Will Fly From Valbuena Field to Escort Her to Mexico City LEAVES ST. LOUIS TODAY Expects to Stop Tonight at San Antonio, Texas—Distance Is Nearly 800 Miles “ity it of Mrs, Evangeline L. L. Lindbergh, mother of Col- *onel Charles A. Lindbergh, was delayed today because of a stripped gear in the Ford tri- motored plane carrying her. Repairs were expected to be completed by noon. The revised plan was to fly to Tulsa. Okla., today with a stop at Spring- field, Mo. It was decided not to attempt to reach San Antonio by nightfall. Mexico City, Dec: 20.—)—When Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, naw en route here by plane, ap- proaches the capital, a silver winged monoplane will appear from the south—the Spirit of St. Louis— piloted. by. her. famous son, flying to escort her to Mexico City. Lindbergh announced he fly. from Valbuena military a field to meet his mother, who pected tomorrow or Thursday. He said he did nto intezd to fly as far north as Tampico. i Asked if his mother would return to the United States by plane when her visit here for Christmas was ended, he replied: “That’s entirely It will be an easier trip ec if she chooses to Declines to Ride on Train Lindbergh then revealed hat he has not traveled by steam or elec- tric » but has journeyed only in the air or by automobile since he set out from San Diego last spring on the flight that led to Paris. When he was taken to the festival in his honor at Xochimilco or “Floating Gardens,” 12 miles from Mexico City, it was by automobile. He politely declined to travel in the electric, train which had been sup- lied to take him to the Mexican fenice. - At Xochimilco, Lindbergh com- pleted another triumphant entry, this time in a flower bedecked gon- dola. The boat was poled through the canals with average speed of a mile an hour—probably the slowest the lone 2agle has traveled in recent lined the banks of the id applauded at the top of Indian women with with fresh oranges, pineapples, sugar cane. bananas and (Continue om -ge two) WINTER GRIPS EASTERN COAST Weather Prospects For Christ- mas Week Bleak—Storms Sweep Atlantic ~* New York, Dec. 20.—(?)—Winter ri ahead of schedule and had icy grip on the eastern section country today. Falling temperatures bleak Christmas week weather pros- on ‘land, while high winds Teached far out to sea to delay seven transatlantic liners loaded All Je oi trstticn were ae eed. ‘were de! \. One man died of exhaustion in Erie, Pa. POLICE CLAIM: WE. HICKMAN IS PERSON WANTED Former Employe of Los An- geles Bank of Which Girl’s Father Was Officer FINGER PRINTS PROOF, Was Discharged Six Months Ago After Being Arrest- ed For Forgery Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 20—(#) —All the agencies of the law. were unleashed today and set tpon the trail of the mere boy—a Ploye who has boon ‘Samied By the ploye—who n z red and ‘mutated ite” Marian le} mi Parker and then bartered her body to her father for $1,500. The intensive search, given im- petus by the fact that a price of $100,000 has been placed on his head, — under way this morning as Aries lice had announced that u Trust and Savi: » had been positively identified th finger Prints and photographs as the slay- er of the 12-year-old daughter of Leritd Parker, an officer of the Boy Disappears Chief of Detectives Herman Cline, made public the findings of his in- vestigation after police had visited the youth’s home in Alhambra, Calif., and learned the young man is not there. His mother, Mrs. M. Hickman, lives in Kansas motive for the kidnaping, slaying and dissection of Marian was supplied in the police hypothe- sis, ‘ickman two years ago was given a job in the bank. He worked as a clerk until six months ago when arrested for forgery. J Admitting having traced - signa- tures from checks entrusted in his care, the youth confessed and was roled to his mother. Police be- lieve per icy! PIR picesee impression that Parker his application for le and had urged 8 prison pee Sy Sequel to For; Last Thursday came the to the ft case, as by Chief Cline. A young man called at the junior high school which Marian attended and said her father had ‘been injured and was call for her. The unsuspecting sch officials released. her from class aod the stranger drove away with er, When Marian failed to return home, the search was begun. Next day Parker received a m re. vealing that she was in. hands o: a kidnaper who threatened des- perate measures unless he was given $1,500 and allowed to make 8 getaway without fear of police in- Parker, distracted, aunledl rker, distracted, a) the law and started to keep a ren- dezvous with the kidnaper. while the police wetched from a distance. The wily kidnaper failed: to appear. Three or four letters tt death to Marian, and two plaintive notes signed by the girl . herself then came to the distracted. parents. In desperation, Parker asked the police to withdraw because of fears for the life of the child. Meeting Arranged The banker last Saturda: t drove to a place near may night home on instructions from the kid- naper, taking $1, in $20 bills. A mysterious automobile - aj and a masked man lean inquired about the money. asl a to oa} his little a e masked man point wrapped: form in the seat beside him. “She's aslerp, he said, and then ougereg the anes = ad oyer money, saying dare, the girl a short distance al The stranger drove away with the money. A few feet ah of Parker's car he hurled the fon aren ac farker aks The little girl had been killed and cut to pieces. : Identification Positive Finger prints taken from the ransom notes and from the wheel of: the killer’s abandoned sutomobile were found to correspond with those taken by the police six months ane when he was “mugged” for Aare an’s Tiny (Continued on page two)