The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1928, Page 1

(ez) THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928 LEY CITY TO PLAY F Los Angeles Admits ‘Moral Responsibility’ in Flood Loss|cumosir , ASSUMES TASK ESTABLISHED 1878 y OF ARRANGING RESTITUTION, Chamber of Commerce Pro- poses Million Dollar Re- habilitation Program DEATH TOLL NOW AT 243 768 Persons Without Homes, Food or Clothing, Relief Workers Claim - Los Angeles, March 17.—(7)— Having acknowledged through May- or George Cryer its “moral responsi- i ona wihtone "of ‘dollars arth pe) erty the St. Francis am Byrnes GRAND FORKS, VAL Was Improving From Attack of Liver and Gall Bladder Trouble When Ruptured Blood Vessel Causes Death —Has Been Very Active in City Affairs—Funeral Tues- day Charles Wachter, 62, of $04 Ave- nue D, member of the city commis- sion and for many aan a member of the local board of education, died suddenly this at a local hos- ital, following an il of only a ttle more than a week. M hale awoke shortly after me 5 of » asked the of water and said ‘was ar- rested in Sulphur Springs. tion program based on an’ estimate of $1,000,000 property damage. This is at least $4,000,000 below the low- est estimate of the damage. FIVE ARE from the flood swept valley showed 9 total of 243 known dead. Of these 209 had been identified and 34 remained uniden- tified. number of persons left without homes, food or,, clothing: stood at 768, with relief organiza- tions taking care of that number. Official figures from Vent coun- ty showed that 273 homes Santa Clara river vall been destroyed, in addition. berless small homes in immediately below the dam. ¢Hun- dreds of acres of ora groves were buried under the The mayor and city of! turned down the suggestion of Red Cross representatives that a nation- al appeal be. made for relief funds. for the flood-torn area. ae A. quasi- military organization, with 8 tractors and steam shovels > acting as the tanks and hea 1 and a_ thousand common ties, leaving i]-} his. wife, searchers as the army, continued looking for bodies of flood victims. The trucks and tractors moved in a solid front down the valley, tear- ing apart every heap of debris and pile of brush that might have addi- tional dead. Other batteries of machinery are at work repairing the highway and railroad through the valley. Public Funerals Planned At Santa Paula, preparatious were under way for a public funeral Mon- day for the flood victims. In other communities, Fillmore, Oxnard, oe. Moorpark, Piru and Ventura, plans bod are being made for similar services. : C. W. English, pilot of a plane which took off Tuesday to survey | yesterday was found dead beside the wreckage of his plane 30 miles north of nere sees it ieee a ridge. fe B: aug! 0 accompanied English, poe ve’ but had suffered a broken : ugh, muttering pee exhaustion! Fort Lincoln C due to lack of f » WAS ved from the: mountainous Ft Cc eof eee hatte ti cue aes, ee PE Og. was aeaees by @ searching air- him. dition, and a the t Central Hills. and her two children, plane, ; Mexicans Capture Insurgents’ Aides re~'ment. Mexico City, March 17—UP—|con.manding commanding Fourth Infantry, morrow m« officer Dis: cell and uantities of| Ripley, its were} Fourth ‘women fantry, to a Sanchez | tion. Headquarters of the Ft ‘ion. Headqi fantry are at Fort THREE KILLED, IN WINDSTORM Shilon, Alabama, Farmer Prob- ably Owes Life to Wife’s Heroic Efforts Selma, Alabama, March 17.—(AP) —Heroic efforts of his wife may save the life of O. D. Pritchett, 35, erat wk Fi Shilon, meet ens ious! injured yes! rday wi a = . tive western Alabama five other persons suffering injuries. tchett_ was pinned bencath timbers of his home.when the storm gl Set let fy Shag nding The injured included Mrs. Pritchett Mrs. Joe Wynn of Attalia, who was hurt when light- ning struck her bed, and Guy Gray, 16, of Roanoke, who suffered a broken leg when struck by a piece COL, BROWN 70 TAKE COMMAND “OF FOURTH INR. Lieit. Col. ‘Thomas - W. Brown, chant deta al Is will temporarily as-|of the city commission have decided ‘sume command of the entire fourth | to ointment as regimental|ing to an announcement by A, tches from Guanajuato to Ex-|here today and is due to the trans-|day. ior today said a group of men/fer or reassignment of Col. a resent commander of the Born in Germany Born in Bernstein, near Stuttgart, Germany, December 16, 1865, Mr. Wachter came to the United States After spend- in Philadel ided. Following a as since resi is trade as a butcher for only a short time after to this city, he soon entered the livery business with Johnny White. Later he established a drayage and transfer business un- der the name of the Wachter Trans- which he actively 5 in July, 1923, when he of his interests to his sons and retired from active business life. On April 28, 1892, Mr. Wachter = married to Miss Annie Robidou born to them, all of whom are living. ee are Eugene and Paul Wachter of this city and Mrs. E. L. Semiing of Hazelton. Besides his widow and children, he leaves three sisters in Stuttgart, A HURT dead and -] him until help arrived im. Pritchett is in a: critical con- Dan Roberts, negro, and his wife randchild were killed when ister wrecked their home at grade school building on Bor avenue bears his name. During his term on the city com- mission, to which he was elected three years ago, Mr. Wachter has served as street commissioner and has devoted a great deal of his time to 31 intending the street work. He still had ogre commission, is rm expiri ing April 1929" Under the law histaue? cessor will be named at a special election, the date for which will be Whoever is elected to the position of une ommander ‘Regiment Until June 30 Tuesday, but eee eee no ments for the rites have as yet been made. These will be announced Out of respect to the of their fellow commissioner, ment itpone their regular scheduled for Monday sere Lenhart, president of the board, to- ‘tt The meeting will be held at a later date, which will be through the Tribune. southern sta- x ‘ourth sat| WOMAN CO A. George W: after a/Spokane, Wash., but Colonel Brown’s trial. A The United States em! 80 bassy other organizations far has been le to a te- Col t will not remove him regiment. Colonel Rinley leaves Fort Wright tomorrow m« inthe fourth BACK 10 LIFE ri GREG? el il 5 = Fy - Hi 8 ‘f a i I gt F f i it - 5 ree bf i I i i i it li ; we i i erry +e i i 2 [ i of a i i Bismarck, and three children were|the ae Vice me pea determined by the city commission. | term CHARLES WACHTER, BISMARCK PIONEER, DIES SUDDENLY AFTER WEEK'S ILLNESS tion of erents, APPOINT MENT OF JOHN J, ESCH IS REJECTED Southern Soft Coal States Suc- cessful in Defeating Wis- consin Man Washi » March 17—(AP)— Defeated in their fight before the interstate commerce commission for low - freight rates on lake cargo cou!, ihe states in the southern soft coal region have retaliated by wag- ing a successful drive against con- firmation of John J. Esch of Wis- eee for - Sagres on the regulating ' Esch, who had served on the com- mission for six years vrior to his renomination by President Coolidge confirmation ‘late. yedterdey when irmation ye: wi the senate, after five hours of de- bate behind closed doors, the appointment, 39 to 29, The opposition, led by senators from the southern coal states, was based “esha e ae the bf year-old commissioner’s change attitude in the long contest between mines of Pennsylvanai and Ohio and those in West Vi Ken- renga! gerctetge and Virginia, for erarea after on pposing. ? Hd lp r once op! . eo for the northern fields. Democrat, West e fight against sch, who also voted against the southern roads’ cut proposal, had switched his vote on the northern p ition because of pressure from nsyl- vania and the administration. Chairman Watson of the inter- state commerce committee, which had reported adversely on the nom- ination, and Senator Fess, Republi- can, Ohio, supported Esch. calling attention to emphatic denial at the committee hearings that political [pore had caused him to change vote. Each, who-had been serving under @ recess appointment since his first months ago, i: co-author of the Esch-Cummins toad act. Before going on the com- mission he served 22 TS aS a member of the house Norwalk, Wisconsin, his first apointment also was contest- Born near March 20, 1861, to the ed, but he won out. HINCHLIFFE 1s BELIEVED LOST Search for Missing Transat- lantic Aviators Regarded as Forlorn Hope New York, March 17—(AP)— Search for the missing transatlantic Beith opiate Seay garded Somes Fre} a forlorn All it FF f in Ee | a] i y Hh 4 i Ei Sa ~| EXPLANATION ht and Sune ace tonight PRICE FIVE CENTS TORRENT PILES UP DEBRIS Above is a graphic illustration of the resistless. destructive power of the California flood. The house, the roof of which can just be seen, was picked off its foundations near Santa Paula and carried far down stream, to be left nearly buried under a great mass of debris borne by the Contests in Tuesday’s swirling torrent. Election Are tor Committeemen, Delegates OF TROUBLE ON SHIP 1 ASKED One Report Says Incident Caused by Dispute Over Yusic by Jazz Band London, March 17—(AP)—A dis- pute over music by a jazz band for ‘an admiral’s dance is said in naval circles to have caused the incident aboard the battleship Royal Oak be- ‘cause of which three officers were Suspended, and newspapers today were clamoring for the admiralty to |", lain. The papers criticised the admir- alty, saying the incident happened nearly a week ago and that the naval heads should be fully informed by now. The papers demanded that it be cleared up quickly. Rear Admiral Bernard St. G. Col- lard, commanding the __battleshi squadron at Malta, Captain Kennet G. B. Dewar, commanding the battle- ship Royal Oak, and Commander H. M. Daniel, of the same ship, were 8 led. The admiralty said it lacked information and could not ex- plain the trouble, yet this story was told in naval circles. iral Plans Party hi ta, to stage a party and invited the elite of Malta. es The battleship’s jazz band would furnish the music, announced the ad- iral. as 0 would not, said Captain Dewar. Commander Daniel backed up his captain. He had no objections to a dance aboard the battleship, said.the cap- tain to the admiral in diplomatic language, but if the admiral want jazz he better import a band ae the shore to pipe for his His boys had too much work to do {n He daw, continned t00.cap 5 id propose to permit them to stay up meee of Noid nent for ae amusement ship’s gues even if the admiral gave the dance. In the meantime contradictory re- ports were current in both London and Malta. arri Michigan Very Il Washlagion, March 17.—(AP)— Senator Ferris of Michigan was said by members of his family today to be a “very sick man with a fighting 0 is 75 years old, to his room for wi wi ted | didates for the positions. ‘and | ham of E! rs hich | hall, Lowden Only Presidential Can- didate on Republican Ticket and Smith Is Unopposed for Presidency on Democratic Ballot--Light Vote Predicted es Ev thing is'in readiness for the North Dakota presidential referen- tial primary eléction’ next Tuesday, March 20, and ‘the citizens of the rheederdinsk teehee lis on that day and indicate by ballot their choice for idént of the United States, national committeeman for North Dakota, presidential electors, and delegates to the national con- ens of the two major political parties, Both national conventions will be held in June, the Republican group meeting at Kansas City, Mo., and the Democratic delegates at Houston, ‘exas. Both Branches Indorse Lowden Since both the real Republican and Nonpartisan branches of the Repub- lican party in this state have in- dorsed Frank O. Lowden of Illinois for the presidency, there is no contest at the head of the ticket, and it is Predicted that the vote Tuesday will be unusually gh Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York is unopposed on the Democratic ballot as candidate for president. The only contests at Tuesday’s election will be for national commit- teeman for this state in both the Re- publican and Democratic parties, and presidential electors and convention delegates in the Republican party. Casey Against Kelly Nominees of the Democrats for convention delegates and presidential electors have no opposition. The only clash in that party is between Tobias D. Casey of Dickinson and J. Nelson Kelly of Grand Forks for the position of national committee- man, The Republicans will elect five presidential electors and 13 delegates to the Kansas City convention, and both branches of the party have cae e contest, of course, in the Republican party is between Harrison Garnett of St. Thomas, real Republican or In- dependent candidate, and F. J. Gra- endale, Nonpartisan can- didate for national committeeman, Polling Places a Polling places will be at their us- ual locations in the various precincts of the county. In the city of Bis- marck the polling places will be as follows: ig | Hall 2 PROMINENT DETROIT MEN ARE KIDNAPED Wealthy Cafe Owner'Held For ‘$10,000 Ransom—Police Hunt For Gang - Detroit, March 17.—(Pi— James E. Hill, wealthy bever- nee establishment operator, iaped yesterday and held for $10,000 ransom, was re- leased by his abductors conney noon today upon payment ot the ransom, his friends an- nounced, Detroit, March 17,—(?)—Kidnap- er extortionists who have victim- ized a score of persons here during the last few months today were known to be holding for ransom two prominent local men, while re- pee that a third wealthy victim fallen into the hands of the gang was under investigation. James E. Hall, wealthy cafe own- er and former hotel operator, was kidnaped from his home in the ex- clusive Grosse Pointe village district last night by two men posing as de- tectives, and was held for $10,000 ransol While Hall’s friends and relatives were reported to be negotiating with the extortionists for his release, police received information that the had captured James L. Shumway, operator of a string of cafes here. Mcmbers of Shumway’s family, however, declared the cafe owner was out of town on a busi- ness trip and was expected to re- turn the first of rext week, but they profesed ignorance of his exact where= bouts, Soap Reiman, real estate operator friend of both Shumway, called in by the pale also denied that Shumway d been kidnaped. Contrary to the assertions of Shumway’s family, Reiman declared the man was in Detroit, but he also declined to re- veal Shumway’s whereabouts. Watso:. Still Held On Monday Harvey Watson, labor leader, was kidnape and for $25,000 ransom. far as known he was still held by the kidnapers First ward, first precinct—William | tod: Moore school. , First wai, second precinct—C. B. Little’s weacend ward, first precinct—Will Swimming pool building: pool ing. Third firs ward, Third ward, second precinct—Rich- holt school. Fourth ward—Sixth street pool (Continued on page two) What Irishmen Ought to Know It's hard to recognize an I: corner, the politican down at the Flanigan or may turn 3 "Bees pitt f 4 eit, Begs it ; = 3 i a: “eb i Ce ff f Hi rishman nowadays, out One sure way to identify a true son of old Erin—just care Sie 30 ney 2p mpere, the angers oa how | of en Irishman he is. The cop on tre fighter, even M1 ie ae , Swede, or to bes the Blarney Stone located? jo-Irish treaty, ‘Ire- occurred ten, years ago? lay. ransom notes were re- ceived by local officials of the Ame: Federation of Labor, who to polic t precinct—High | lay OR TITLE GAME TO BE AT 8:30 TONTGH': Forkers Win From Willistu: This Morning in 1st Game of Semi-Finals MIDGETS LOSE TO V,G Preliminary Game Tonight Will Be Between This Morning’s Losers GAMES FRIDAY Fargo 32; Rolla 16. Grand Forks 19; Mandan 14, Williston 17; Bowbells 12, Valley City 21; Hettinger 14. GAMES TODAY Grand Forks 29; Williston 19. Valley City 17; Fargo 15. 2:30—Mandan vs. Bowbells, 3:30—Rolla vs, Hettinger. 7:30—Fargo vs. Williston. ae Forks vs. Valley Ye BY J. G. MacGREGOR Grand Forks, North Dakota High School basketball champions of 1927, and Valley City, surprise team of the 1928 state tournament, will bate tle for highest cage honors in the Flickertail state tonight at 8:30 in the gym of the State Training school at Mandan. It took two Roman duels of a glad- jatorial nature to decide the two » It brought two great sure prises tof hitherto featureless tour- ney. It took two deadly battles to turn 2,000 apathetic fans into 2,000 howling maniacs. Grand Forks took the floor this morning with confidence. At half time they were not so confident and at the end of the third quarter they had no confidence at all, for the uns impressive Williston quint of r'ris day had turned from lambs to tigers and viciously resisted every advance of the clever Forkers, The finul score was 29 to 19. Nobordy looked for Valley City t: ad Fargo a battle. On Friday t' i-Liners did not look like a di-' champion. But 12 hours latzr : looked like state champions. Pupil vg. Master. The ouri_. Claudie Miller, coach of the « ious Blue and White clad quint the master was Charles K veteran mentor of the. Fargo Charlie Kimball taught C Miller the rudiments of the b i ball art and now Claudie, in his first tournament and against his coach, has proved that some learn what their teachers instill. The gist of the great surprise was that Valley, City beat Fargo by a score of 17 to 15. Only 57 seconds remained when McKay, who had been substituted for the inj Bergerson, flipped a perfect basket from near the center of the court. Pandemonium reigned, and for the first time the huge crowd of fans realized that Valley City had ace complished the seemingly impose sible, had come from behind with the odds against it to win a glorious victory. WILLISTON MAKES FORKERS FIGHT HARD Grand Forks, prcsent champions, earned the right to ent-r the final bracket by defeating a fighting quint from Williston by a score of 29 to 19. Williston surprised the fans by Producing an unlooked for brand of scrap that had the Forkers on the CHAMPS OF OTHER YEARS 1915—Tower City. 1916—Minot. 1917—Michigan City. 1918—Valley City. 1919—Petersburg. 1920—Valley City. 1921—Valley City. 1322—Fargo. 1923—Fargo. 1924--Fargo. 1925—Devils Lake. 2926— Fargo. 2927— Grand Forks, run during the third quarter. Grand Forks failed te score a field goal un- Hl she, Meo nent of play. 5 wand Forks. by superior sassing and shooting, broks away to an ear; lead that the Will could not ate tain. Gra. playin; van' e half, fe anid, 13 to 4 Fork: was