The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1928, Page 1

\ ===) THE BIS ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMA ‘ Senator Walsh of Montana to Be Candidate BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS BEING HELD IN FOUR DISTRICTS TODAY NAMB WILL BE ENTERED IN 2 PRIMARIES Seeks Senatorship | TIGHT ‘TO THE FINISH Walsh Will Be Candidate of Dry Faction Headed by Wm. G. MeAdoo Washington, March 3—(AP) Senators Walsh of Montana has assented to the entry of his name in the Democratic presi- dential primaries in California, but intends to make no active campaign for the nomination in that or any other state. The Montana. senator, who is a Roman Catholic and a dry, sald juesti ent ig, prima: other than those in California. Washington, March 3.—(?)—An- other banner, Hes 2 the colors of Senator Walsh of ontana, ap- peared on the Democratic war front today, Be Seed Sbieardiangt ish for the presidential nomination. The name of Walsh, veteran senator from Montana and prosecu- tor of the oil investigations, was R. A. Nestos of Minot, former gov- rnor of North Dakota, today an- K AND MANDAN et Dickinson, Hebron, Reeder and Mott Playing Today For Fourth District Title—Sec- ond District Title at Stake at Valley City North Dakota high school district tournaments today will name four entrants to the state high school tournament at Mandan March 16 and 17. In addition to the selection of the champions, subdistrict tournaments will complete their play, with the naming of teams eligible for compe- j tition in district meets next week. The champion of the fourth dis- trict will be decided tonight, follow- ing semifinals today. Ir these and Mott were to clash. Dickinsun won from Mott in the first round by a 29 to 13 score: Bucyrus nosed out Rhame, 20 to 19; | Hebron defeated Sentinel Butte, 42 to 13; Reeder downed Belfield, 38 to 6; New England won from Beach, 19 to 10, and Hettinger toppled Mar- marth, 49 to 13. | Glen Ullin atid Bowman drew res in the first round but were eliminated in the second round. Dickinson won from Glen Ullin, 37 to 8; Hebron defeated Bucyus, 29 to 16;/Reeder eliminated New Eng- land, 36 to 14; Hettinger wo.. from Bowman, 36 to 17. In the semifinals today, Dickinson was paired with Hebron in the first thrust into the political spotlight over night in announcements from two amm) brit fie ore Wiscon- sin, a political observers much more food for thought toda: in the further declaration that Wil- liam G. McAdoo was to lead the nounces his candidacy for th publican nomination for States senator. NESTOS MAKES nited ae and Hettinger will clash with eeder. In the Third District Bismarck and Linton, and Mandan and Ashley were io .ucet ir the semi- finals of the third district today, jwith the champions hel -ved te be resting between Mandan and Bis- California movement for him. John O. Davis, a member of the Northern California committee of five representing the dry faction headed by McAdoo, announced that Walsh’s name would be entered for the presidential gant Hate 1 that John B. Elliott of Los Angeles, candidate for the senate at the la election, had informed him that t! Montanan had no objection. Three-Cornered Fight The names of Governor Smith and Senator Reed of Missouri, the latter new campaigning’ in California, al- ready have been |, assuring a three-cornered fight in that state for its 26 delegates to the Houston! convention. ° A similar battle is in sight in “Wisconsin, where Senator Walsh. was and won a B, A. degree at the. state univers Miles Riley of Madison is authority for the (Continued on page two) ERECTION OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDACY Former. .Govegnor Will Seck Republican ‘Nomination For U. 8. Senatorship Minot, N. D., March 3—(AR)— Former Governor R. A. Nestos, af: filiated. with the anti-Nonpartisan league group, announced his candi- dacy for the republican nomination for United States senator in a state- ment issued here today. The former governor, who became the state's chief executive in the re- election that ousted then Gov- ernor Lynn J. Frazier, Nonpartisan leaguer, declared the present league platform “hurls defiance to the wisé counsels of experience,” Men indorsed for United States senator and for congress at the state republican convention in Jamestown next week, Mr.- Nestos said in his statement, “should stand four square with the candidates for state offices BRIQUET PLANT TO START SOON Seren ae Statement Carbonizing Factory Will Be) mr. Nestos! statement follows: Built at Mines 4 Miles East | siates senator, and expect to have of Dickinson suk m: indidacy itted to the re- ublican convention at Jamestown March 3—1F)—| This convention is closely likened Dickinson, N. D., is and membership with the Structural work on the carbonizi porpens aa es bag andidate for United | to 5. marck, _The Mandan Braves ran up the highest score thus far in the tourna- ment when it downed Wishek in the first round by a 58 to 9 score. Wishek earlier in the day had elim- inated the Wilton miners, 46 to 19. Ashley entered the semifinals by defeating McClusky, 30 to 21. The game was tied with each team alter- nating in the lead’a-dozen times. In the last quarter Ashley took the lead and continued to pile up win- ning points. McClusky wound up the with three men on the sidelines, banned by personal fouls and with only four men on the floor. The Second District At Valley City, where the second district tournament is being held, Carrington meets Valley Cit inal game, with Marion and Jamestown playing in the second. Sanborn was defeated by Valley ity Friday night, 16 to 12, while Valley City entered the semifinals by downing Valley City college high, 14 to 9. Marion won from Ellen- dale, 40 .o 15, and Jamestown beat Enderlin, 39 to 8. Wahpeton surprised fans in that subdistrict by winning the right to enter the district meet next week at Fargo. The subdistrict meet at Park River started with Park River losing to Hannah, 22 to 14; Walsh County Aggies of Park River win- ning from Langdon, 52 to 10. In the finals the Aggies beat Hannah, 14 Semifinals of the subdistrict meet at Grand Forks brought together Mode! high, Grand Forks, Peters- games Dickinson, ‘Hebuon, Reeder! | Opening the Moffat Tunnel. | é ao - wr " ; 1 With the recent opening of the six-mile Moffat tunnel through the Con- tinental Divide, an engineering dream of 30 years ago was realized. The'| tunnel is the longest in the United States and cuts 25 miles off the actual journey across the divide. Conmection of additional raflroads with the tunnel would luce by 173 miles the distance from Denver to Salt Lake City. The picture shows an engine emerging from the west portal of the tunnel, drawing the first passenger train. NEW YORK RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY PREPARES FOR STRIKE OF EMPLOYES a ¢——______ Amalgamated Association of} | Doings in Congress Street and Electric Railway|* Employes Renews Offer to Submit Controversy to Ar- TODAY Senate in recess. House plans mee agriculture department LL Bills restricting immigration bitration from western hemisphere na- — tions continue before commerce New York, March 3.— (AP) —| committees of both houses. Senate interstate commerce committee again tackles _rail- road consolidation. . Reforestation and merchant marine continue before other house committees. HIGHWAY MEN'S | GROUP MERTING IS SUCCESSFUL Joint Session Will Close Con- ference Today, Following Group Meetings , While the Interborough Rapid Tran- sit company, police and city offi- clals pushed preparations for a strike on the city’s main subway and elevated lines, the Amalgamat- ed“Associution of Street’ nd Ble:- tric Railway Employes was on rec- ord today with- a-renewed offer to submit the controversy to arbitra- tion. William D. Mahon of Detroit, in- ternational president of the amal- gamated, after a. conference with Mayor Walker, proposed that the dispute be referred ta a board head- ed by the mayor. This is the same. proposal made by local leaders carly in the week when the I. R. T. offered to have its legal department and the I. R. brotherhood review the cases of the 21 amalgamated men, whose dis- charge brought on the controversy. Mahon demanded that pending the negotiations the\I. R. T. disband its group of emergency employes. The Interborough, which controls 115 miles of the city’s subway and ejevated lines, continued t. hire ad-{ ditional men and house them in its car barns. The men are being pai? $6.89 a day and are being fed and housed by the company. It is esti- Sectional conferences which have oceupied the time of persons at- tending the conference of highway department officials from Minnesota, Montana, the Dakotas, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, were scheduled to end this afternoon. Visitors to the conference were unanimous today in saying the con- ference has been very successful and should résult in standardizing prac- burg and Hillsboro. At Fargo, mated that from 1,500 to 2,000 addi- Hague, Hope, Fargo and Tower Cas toh still in the running for the le. tices with attendant improvement in road building and maintenance in the states represented here. tional men have been hired. Plans for “mobilization of allj available transportation facilities in it to be constructed and onerat for the Lehigh Briquetting company day. The two should work Grafton won the subdisirict tour- event of a strike were announced| A Proposal to form a permanent by Lurgi Corporation of Frank-|in harmony and the candi ppbigg tes Ne will get under way|dorsed and platforms adopted by within the next two weeks, K. A.jeach should be such as to meet the Loven, Minaespolla seciiieg and ae ane] pears of pnaey onelte 2 arge roject, A urageously. pe Pintcaned Ae iholders in the Mi character of the league plat- com: (Continued on page two) creates te sleet eles eat REE D TRIAL I s NEARING CLOSE of Dickinson where the, foundation waipaltineey for. ihe carbonizer and the distillation plant to he construct- in| Young Defendant Declares on ig employ of the Largi conipany,| / Stand That Girl Lied. in making” of briquets and ‘developing .Her Testimony - Wee seer pelt tals bel ct > ga Berar Beh 2 The ihe employ dates en-| nament in its home city by defeating j Cavalier, 16 to 4. WRECKAGE Is PART OF LOST NAVY PLANE Parts of Plane Found in Lower Chesapeake Bay Give Clue + to Men’s Fate Norfolk, Va., March 3—(?}—The horizontal stabilizer and horizontal organization which will meet yearly was scheduled for consideration by [the executive officers’ group this afternoon. Upon completion of the group meetings it is planned to hold a joint session of all persons attending the conference, at which this Froposal ‘will be discussed ‘and reports made.on the work of the sectional meetings. ' The conference was called by the North Dakota highway commission for the of comparing notes and trading information with high- way officials of nearby: states and provinces whose problems are sim- ilar to those encountered in: this state. Visitors to the conference we guests of the North Dakota high. way commiation at a dinner last nl ~ "Speakers were C. M. Minnesota highway commissioner; by the city transit commission. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, is in New York and was in tclephone communication with Mahon. KNOTHE TRIES 10 HANG SELF Former Bismarck Business Man Unsuccessful in At- tempt at Suicide His attempt to commit suicide several days ago unsuccessful, A. P. Knothe, former Bismar¢k fur MARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1928 RNA EAE AE IO: pene apn Tae Weather Mostly fair tonight and Sunday, Not much change in temp. PRICE FIVE CENTS | Office Reconsider Decision Efforts by representatives Huston Thompson of Wi D. to have stat 20 primary election ballot as candidate for the pres ntly had failed today. meron, Bismarck attor- ney, appeared at the secretary state’s office this morning with ad- j ditional names which he said should have been attached to Thompson's ieee but was told that it was too jate to file them. Wallace of Minneapolis, who has been directing the movement for Thompson, said he knew Thompson's petition carried more than the 500 names required by law. The secre- tary of state’s office counted only 418, however, Charles Liessman, deputy secre- of election matters, said he saw no reason why he should change the ruling with regard to the Thompson petition and that he had certified to the printers the form of ballots which will be used at’ the presiden- tial preference primary lection. Rejection of Thompson's petition leaves Governor Alfred E. New York without opposition in the petitions of candidates for conven- tion delegates‘ pledged to support Thompson leaves only one set of Democratic candidates for delegates on the ballot. BIG DIRIGIBLE SUCCESSFULLY FINISHES TRIP Los Angeles Is Walked Back ; Into Its Lakehurst Hangar This Morning Lakehurst, N. J., March After battling strong win blinding snowstorm over = and a er home geles was walked hangar at 7 a. m. t a 4,000-mile round ti Panama. ' Four sailors who were carried in- to the air clinging to the handrails of the giant ship when the snow- storm swept across the field, forcing a sudden ascent after un attempted landing, were pulled to safety inside the cabin. Another member of the ground crew who hung on until the dirigible was 20 feet off the ground was Sale. slightly injured in the fall. The big airship cuickly disap- peared in the storm and fear that she might meet the same fate as the Shenandoah were expresse-" by mem- bers of the ground crew which had (Continued on page two) RESCUE OF TWO FLYERS LAUDED BY OFFICIALS Feat Is Hailed as Without Par- allel in History of Arctic Flight safely into her » completing ip flight to Ottawa, Ont., March 3.—(?)—The | the rescue of two Canadain flyers, miss- ing for 16 days in the frozen wastes aits, was hailed by of the Hudson s\ L government officials today as with- out perae) in the history of Arctic it. misi aviators, Flying Of- caine ais and Flight: Ser. geant N. C. Terry of the northern rudder of an airplane found in lower C. T. Bates, South Dakota highway air patrol, and their Eskimo guide, ed this spring has been shipped from the Lurgi factories ni i sost $160,000 will be undertaken ermine nthe near utr and the bombing a’ schoolhouse in an at- the tt his former sweetheart, Mi Mole: Bragtord, meareda cir- Chesapeake bay, four miles south of Cape Charles City, was definitely store proprietor, is now back in his commissioner; M. O. Lyons, of the cell at the state’ penitentiary here, ; wha’ Manitoba highway, department; R. were forced down February 15. Their rescue was reported yesterday identified today by officers from the it was anpounced today by officials mechanic who will re in operation by midsummer, it was in charge of a y_ expects to have said. court jury today. seated farmer ir) had confes- naval air station as part of the plane whieh disappeared Monday with . G. Ellyson and two other navy pilots. The were found by |. E. ight to the air station where Commander A. C. Read ». Lieutenant mander 7 Poa Schmidt, and Lieutenant - r » Mildred, , bo at the naval hospital jousen into the air cai mot 5 was on his way <o visit his at Annap- coun- ; wall during the daytime. fore had’ boon: banging 2, who was | of the prison,’ His attempted sui- clde was not made’ public at the penitentiary’ at the time because of its possible’ connection with an ef- fort which was being made by out- side parties’ to’ have Knothe deport- ed ds an undestrable citizen. , The tact ‘that’ Khothe, who was sentenced to ‘two and one-half years in the pehitentlary after ‘he had prended guilty 'to setting fire to his ur store on Fifth ‘street, attempted to take his life by hanging only + few moments before ‘time for morn- ing roll call at the prison’ probably saved his iife. When “he failed to A. Rader, chief highway ‘ enginee: for Montana; H. . MacKensie of the Saskatchewan highway de) ment; Governor A. G. Sorlie, J. J, Ermatinger of the North Da- kota Bisherey departane Sharts of federal bureau~ of public roads. Rader formation n in most, other conferences he has attended, and the the organization| aprorted the perman- i one of the which. hold the bed up sgainst the Hel three, minutes and was un- cut down. Rushed kept under spaciat Telutaea to le. the ‘worse zy missioner I, J. Moe and Secretary} Bu; nt, and S. R.} formed to enable exchange of in-| took between the _ various highway departments. He said’ hel ¢i has obi more good from the present « than from ” Leitch, stationed i Notsingham island, was more than m! away when the radio station at Port Burwell, Vagave. picked up Lewis : “Engine cutting out.” Am » Landing ice.” In the of a raging Arctic storm he off and succeeded in making Efforts of Sponsors of Wash- ington Man’s Candidacy For, President Fail in Attempt to Have Secretary of State's of In a statement last night George! tary of state and official in charge| Smith of | Democratic primary. Rejection of | field all night,:the dirigible Los An- | TO PLAY TITLE GAME PRES Re ETE | Vanished Lester nae crit of} # fashington, secretary of office reconsider its decision not to print his name on the March a | | | Commander | (above) Theodore executive Ellyson the and two re chmidt (right) and . Ransehous ieut. Rogers STEWART OF - STANDARD OIL Warrant Being Prepared -For, | His Arrest—Oil Trail Leads to Chicago Py 3 after setting out from Hamp- ton Road: nnapolis where Ellyson’ ghter lay ill.) i With him Com. Hugo} ¢ AS INDICTED Ske SUPPLIES ARE ‘BEING SPEEDED for President DEMONS BEAT THOMPSON'S NAME WILL NOT APPEAR ON BALLOT, STATE OFFICIALS SAY LINTON, 29-12, THIS MORNING 4 |Mandan Braves Victorious Over Ashley Aces in Semi- final Game BIG GAME TO BE TONIGHT Championship Match Starts at 8:30 Mandan Time—Conso- lation Game at 7:30 —e Bismarck and Mandan as in other years will fight for the basketball championship of the third district on the court of the state training school in Mandan at 8:30 p. m., (Man- dan time). The c lation game for third and fourth Places will be played at 7:30 p. m. between Linton and Ashley. It was not without a struggle that Bismarck and Mandan cn- tered the finals. Linton forced the Demons to the limit to win a 23 to 12 victory and Ashley led the Braves in the first few minutes of their encounter be- fore the Mandan scoring. ma- chine swung into action to count a 34 to 10 win. In the opinion of the dopesters ,| Bismarck and Mandan will * enter the final bracket at even odds. Bis: marck, in beating Linton, © lookec | better than Mandan defeating Ash. ley, despite the variance in the mar- ictory. faced the harder team and played excellent basketball to {win while Mandan’s machine was | Sluggish and allowed Ashley many j chances at the net. However, all dope and bases of ee) go by the boards when these two teams face and usually it the breaks of the game that de- le the duels one way or another. Fans are urged to take their seats te a complete sell-out is ex- W. F. McClelland, superintendent of the state training school and manager of the tournament, has provided excellent seating facilities band a sepecity. crowd can be j handled. Much praise was offered ; the giant manager today by teas: ; coaches, players and the fans who stated. that-the- tournament could (Continued on page two) | Washington, March 3.—-()—Th long and winding trail of the sen-| ate oil investigations led to Chicago} today after two more pauses congress and the ashi | courts, | A warrant for the arrest of Rob-| ert W. Stewart, chairman of board of the Standard Oi! compan: of Indiana, growing out of his it dictment here yesterday for refus- ing to answer questions put tu him by the Senate Teapot Dome com- mittee, was in the course of prepa tion today at.the district attor-| | ney’s office. Coincident with the return of the} } indictment, which started the eightir {| pending criminal action resulting} from the naval oil reserve leasinz i Representative Oldfield of| » chairman of the Demo-| ! cratic Congressional Campaign com-| | mitte, issued a statement in which he demanded that President Cool- idge repudiate the Republican party} leaders who received the “$160,000; contribution from Harry F. Sinclair to help extinguish the 1920 cam- paign deficit. | “The slimy trial of the. Teapot {Dome scandal has at last. been traced to the treasury of the Re- publican National committee,” Old- field asserted. He termed the disclosures made by Will H. Hays, former chairman of the Republican committee, before senate oil committce as_ the, js‘blackest blot on the records of any political party in the history of the} country,” and urged the president to | “demand” the*return of every dol- |lar donated by Sinclair. Stewart's indictment udds anoth-! er phase to the already clogged} criminal court docket resulting from the oil disclosures. Death of Wealthy | Widow to Be Probed| Chicago, March 3.—(AP)—State- ments by relatives indicating that Mrs. Mary Alice Dickinson, wealthy widow, who died January 4, may have died from “causes otherwise than natural,” have resulted in a coroner’s order for exhumation and examination of the body. One statement alleged that the bE Lge had been made to a phys- jan TO U.S, MARINES Sandino Forces Still Hiding in Mountains—Young Heads Police Force Managua, Nicaragua, March 3.— Supplies were being speeded by airplane today to American mar. ines who were swarming over the Daraili region hunting for Sandinc rebels. Transport planes _ successfully landed supplies at newly construct- ed fields at Apali and Jinotega. The Sandino forces were believe to be hiding in the mountains to which they fled after the clash of Monday when five marines were killed. One rebel was slain and anothe: wounded by a patrol of marines nd National guardsmen near Somoto in the only encounter since Monday. There were no marine casualties. : Major Archibald Young, of Brook- lyn, was selected to become chiei of police at Managua when the Nicaraguan National guard takes over the policing of the capital on March 15. He will have the rank of colonel in the National guard. Major Young led the marine force which occupied El Chipote, Sandino’s chief stronghold, on January 26 aft- er the mountain was bombed by planes on January 14. The national guard has now taken over policing the department of Shinandega under command of Captain William W. Rogers of Ohio. Pasos Expected Today Dr. Carlos Pasos, foreign minister and leading candidate of the conserv- ative party for the presidency, wat expected to arrive at Corinto today from Havana, where he was a dele. gate to the Pan-American co! He is aboard the United State: cruiser Denver, which was ished him by Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, com: (Continued on page two)