The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1928, Page 1

x | SMYRNA SHAKEN B Hoover, Smith Only Candi *“Fieads Rail Board */M’NARY-HAUGEN FARM RELIEF BILL _ BEING CONSIDERED IN SENATE TODAY Ang on the Democratic balloting, as ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1928 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE a a on ‘Tuesda omay cider tonight ¥ SENTIMENT IN WALSH'S FAVOR : ~ TS EXPRESSED} Followers of ‘the Late Snator Ferris Expected to Vote For Montanan NO FIGHT OVER — Attorney General Rules Elec- ticn Must Be Held Despite Lack of Contest Detroit, April 2.—(AP)—Voters | of Michigan today went through the| formality of expressing their pref- erence for presidential candidates although only one aspirant for the nomination from cach of tae major political parties was entered in the ballots, Governor Smith of New York was the. only Democratic candidate to file an entry in Michigan while the Republican field was left uncontest- ed to Herbert Hoover. Due to the pecullar situation ex- isting this year there was a move to cancel today’s primary election. The attorney gencral ruled that it must be held. While only the names of Smitn and Hoover are written on the bal- lots, voters are permitted to scratch; these entries and substitute names of other preferred candidates. Po- tical leaders were of the opinion this technicality may have a bear- some sentiment in favor of Sena- tor Thomas Walsh of Montana has croppéd up among the followers of the late Senator Woodbridge N. Ferris. Republican factionists on the other hand have been virtually unanimous in favor of Hoover's candidacy. Real Campaign Later While the election itself is a race practically decided before it is run, the. real presidential preference campaign will await the district) and state party conventions at which delegates to. the national meeting will be selected. These delegates are morally but not legally bound to carry out the dictates of the electorate deliv- ered in the primary election todzy d the fight will- revolve around appointment of persons who will “gtand pat” until the candidates to whom they are pledged release them. A group of Detroit Republicans; recently charged that a move was afoot to ‘stack the party’s delega- tion with members who would vote for Hoover on the first few ballots, thus carrying out their pledge to the electorate, and then switch to another candidate. PRIMARIES TOMORROW IN WISCONSIN AND NEW YORK Washington, April 2—(AP)—An April shower of ballots that will givea indication of which way |years, today was appointed ch: i ° the for several Fay of member Harding, state railroal board man of the board to .ucceed Fri Milhollan, whose resignation from membership on the commission be- came effective yesterday. Fay Harding Is Named Republican presidential candidates. | Rail Board Chairman Fay Harding was named chairman of the North Dakota state railroad board at an organization meeting of the board this morning. He suc- ceeds Frank Milhollan, whose resig- nation as a member of the board became effective yesterday. Commissioner Ben Larkin, ap- pointed to four years and nine months of Milhollan’s six-year term, voted with Commissioner C. W. Mc- ; Donnell to make Harding chairman, Appointment of some one to take Larkin’s place as chief of the board’s elevator accounting division will be announced later, it was said at the board office. FORMER MINOT MAN IS GIVEN DEATH PENALTY, Roseoe F. Warren Found Guil- ty Second Time of Killing John C. Deskin Kansas City, April 2.—@)—The death penalty was assessed Roscoe F. Warren 49, by a jury which re- turned a verdict at midnight Satur- day, finding him guilty of the mur- der of John C. Deskin in October, 1924, Warren formerly lived in Minot, N. D. Tt was the second ren, organizer of the Mut Mountain club, a recreational clu for Masons. An investigation of Warren’s handling of the finances of the organization culminated in the shooting to death of Deskin, one of the three trustees. Warren’s first trial resulted in a verdict of Measure Decidedly Different From One Vetoed by Presi- “dent Coolidge Last Year, But Still Carries Controver-| sial Equalization Fee Washington, April 2. | Farm relief, bugal istration and a possible football in the preconvention campaigns of both litical parties, was usiness today in the senate in the form of the McNary-Haugen bill. than that which President Coolidge vetoed last session, but it still carries the controversial equalization f disagreement over which extends publican presidential fold. President Coolidge says the equal- | ization fee is unconstitutional. This | principle of taxing farm products to crops, however, bears the endor: ment of Frank O. Lowden of Ilino’ and Senator Watson of Indiana, two | Vice President Dawes also has eh his favor toward the prin- ciple. The issue has become a sore spot} © between President Coolidge and his| * cabinet on the one hand and Repub- licans from the farming states of the northwest on the other. These states have indicated favor beste in the approaching conven- ion. ‘MARINES ROUT ' LARGE BAND OF | REBEL TROOPS |One of the Five Killed Was | Chief Lieutenant of Gen- eral Sandino Mexico City, April 2—(AP)— Special dispatches from Guada- lajara say that 11 insurgents were killed in a battle with fed- eral troops yesterday..at.Palen- que Hill, .” id Other engagements also were reported at Union de San An- tonio and at Refugio Ranch. One band, about 300 strong, was reported fleecing into Guana- | | | April 2.— leuragua, Ay vigorously (®)—American marines pursued scattered rebels in North- ern Nicaragua today after a large band of them had been set upon by the marines in two clashes and routed. Five rebels were killed and two wounded. One of those slain was known to have been a chief lieuten- ant of General Augustino Sandino, insurgent commander. unfinished | It is a much different measure | bade delitd into the ranks of the) raise funds for marketing surplus toward Mr.) Stutsman county, April 10 at 1 p,, [Today im Conare | Senate takes up MeNary- Haugen farm relief bill while house considers minor bills on calendar, | Senate agriculture subcom- . | mittee goes on with cotton price manipulation inquiry. Boulder canyon dam, agricul- ture and immigration proposals before house committees. | TH. THORESEN IS VISITING {3 COUNTIES State Tax Commissioner to Exphin Taxation Laws | to Assessors Carrying out a policy Snaugurated | last year, State Tax Commissione:| Thorstein H. Thoresen has begun 2 of mectings with local tax ors which will carry him int nties within the next 12 day: 8 t meeting wlil be held to day at Cando in Towner county. Supplies to be used in their work! Il be distributed to the assessors ; at the meetings and instructions will be given them regarding the work of making assessments, Prob- lems of taxation in general also wit! be discussed, according to an an- nouncement today at the tax com- missioner's office. The purpose of the meeting, the j Statement said, “is to emphasize to {the assessors that they must en- he ‘or to obtain equality between i iadividuals and uniformity in value between the various counties and sections of the state. In addition to today’s meeting at Cando, others have been scheduled as follows: Langdon, April 3 at 10 a. m.; Cav- alier, April 3 at 3 p. m.; Grafton, April 4 at 1 p. m.; id Forks, | April 5 at 1 p. m.; Finley, April 6 at 10 a. m.; Hillsboro, April 6 at 3 p. m.; Wahpeton, April 7 at 2 Ransom county, April 9 at 2 Pp. 1; ‘m.; “Ashley, April 11 at 10 a. m¥ Linton, April 11 at 3 p. m.; Mandan, April 12 at 2 p. m (QUESTIONING ~ OF ALBERT B. FALL ENDED Over Being Able to Tell Teapot Dome Story night and disappear. flying fields did not disclose any missing aircraft but the stories of witnesses spurred the guardsmen to search a wide area yesterday. fe eard with most of her rigging $. i towed by the coast guard cutter Former U. S. Official Elated iat me Prt econ ie ae ‘Ive- Frage! up the coast under her own sail, Snohomish. | : Four Sets of Twin Y SECOND SERIES OF 01 dates at Michigan Primary.Today\ KILLED AND yin This Towa Family | s in This Iowa Family UAKES 136 INJURED IN | FORMER SHOCKS | Property Damage From Satur- : day’s Temblors Estimated at $2,000,000 1,970 BUILDINGS RUINED Populace Is Panic-stricken and Afraid to Reenter Stand- ing Houses Constantinople, April 2.— Another series of earthquake shocks struck the historic city of Smyrna this morning, in- creasing the terror of the popu: lation which was barely recover- ing from an earthquake Satur- { The world’s record for twins is claimed by Mr. and Mrs. {four sets of twins, LOST AIRPLANE Witnesses Claim Machine De- scended to Surf Near Port- land Saturday Night Seattle, Wash., April 2—(AP)— p. m3} Coast guardsmen of the Pacific * m.:| northwest, having assisted two sail- ‘ips to safety through a storm scourged the Washington- Oregon coast for 48 hours, today turned searching for a mysterious airplane reported to have vanished at sea. their attention toward e plane, near. Portland flying north, was seen to descend to the rf about 200 yards out Saturday A check-up of The si asted schooner Helen B. sails torn away, was being asi Kruse was pro- accompanied by the cutter the wind is blowing for those who aspire to the highest office of the land began to day in Michigan and * will continue tomorrow in Wisconsin and New York. These are but three of eight presi- dential preference primaties and (Continued on page two) f Weather Report j o Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 7 a, m. today: Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest yesterday - Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a, m. Highest wind velocity .. £ 3 % Temps. 3 a3 Sg cf Be ae North Dakota— Amenia .. 72 00 BISMARCK .. 74 00 Crosby ....... 67 00 Di nm a 00 72 00 15 00 15 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Ske SEBRELESEEBBLRSSNE Lowest fi yak | z &, ik [ z ue i Hl f b i £ if i A z & i? lt guilty and a sentence of 15 years in the ‘penitentiary, from which he ap- pealed. Warren’s young wife was by his side in the court room when the verdict, arrived at after two hours deliberation, was read. Mrs. War- ren shuddered as the clerk read the verdict, then began weeping. War- ren, who seemed unmoved at the ex- treme punishment assessed, sougut to console his wife before he was taken ta jail. : “They won't break my neck, don’t worry,” was his assurance to his wife before he went into a cell. Will Seek New Trial Warren’s counsel announced that a new trial would be asked, and if that is denied he would appeal. Deskin, president of an automo-| bile agency, was shot October 13, 1924, at a conference in a law of- fice here of the trustees of the Mutual Rocky Mountain club. When a sentence was reached a resolution which Deskin was reading cl a damnable lie,” drew a revolver and fired several shots into Deskin’s body, then turned the weapon’ on inflicting a severe wound Deskin died shortly Warren with mis-| rebel jy | use of funds, Warren, shouting “It’s The skirmishes took place, about 50 miles north of Jinotepe, but marine headquarters, hoping to deal the Sandino movement a deci- sive blow before the rainy season next month, concealed the exact lo- cation for ary reasons. There were no marine casualties. Twenty-one horses and mules, 16 saddles, two rifles, several machetes and a number of bombs were cap- tured from the rebels. The belief wailed that the band was the yt encountered in more than a month, Apparently surprising the rebels in a mountainous re; » & patrol under Lieutenant Harold C. Roberts of New York was the first to en- counter the insurgents. The was routed in a sharp fight with several casualti An hour later a second patrol un- der Lieutenant Paul A. Putnam of Michigan ran into a group of the rebels who had gathered their forces again. Effective use of machine guns by the marines brought more casualties and the insurgents scattered with marines in pursuit. FALL PROVES FATAL Duluth, Minn., April 2.—()—An unidentified woodsman, about 65, was killed in @ hotel here Sunday when he fell down a flight of stairs. AND BUSINESS Supply of Reserve pases Moisture in Soil Greater. Than Average — Tax YEAR, CLEMENS SAYS soil which is are repo: cities, assuming almost boom pro- portions in several cases. A few farmers in south central North Dakota much ter than av- Building nd | he ee $233, Heit. | clared that J. El Paso, Texas, April 2.—(AP)— With his deposition for use at the coming trial of Harry F. Sinclair completed, Albert B, Fall rested at his home here today in the hope he soon will be able to go to Cali- fornia in an effort to improve his health. Shortly after the.conclusion of the deposition yesterday, ‘all, exhausted, went to sleep. The former secretary of the interior was still elated over the op- rtunity he had been given to tell jis story of the leasing of Teapot Dome to his codefendant, Sinclair. Heart stimulants, administered during the examination by his physi- cian, Dr. H. T. Safford, are believed to have been the only thing that en- out of Australia, has half rations since provisions ran low a week ago. She had tried to run through the storm and into the Col- umbia river but roughness of the water forced her to change her course. bs tings in his home ie two days before locating the Rations Run Low The crew of the Kruse, ‘112 days n living on The Snohomish searched ruse. Coast guardsmen managed to get enough food aboard to feed| her crew until the storm abated. The Sterling, sailing up the coast, ventured too close to shore and was forced to cast anchor in heavy seas last week. She*had to weather the storm until the Hai terday and threw her arrived: yes- tow line. Men Without Food The 12 men aboard the Kruse abled the former cabinet official to! were entirely without food for two hold up during the ordeal. . McLean Letter Mentioned In cross - examination yesterday, Atlee Pomerene of government coun- sel centered his questioning on Fall’s famous McLean letter to the senate oil committee. Fall said in this let- ter, written surly in the oil scandal, that he borrowed $100,000 from Ned McLean, Washington publisher, and that he had not received money from either Edward L. Doheny or Sinclair fo. oil leases. It later was shown that McLean’s checks for the $100,- 000 were returned without being cashed. Requests by the prosecutor for) detailed explanations of that part of ;Fall’s story caused his voice to rise in sharp emphatic answers, members of his family said. . Throughout the testimony, bearing directly on the government cha: in liberty bonds| © from & inclair for the oil leases, Fall remained emphatic in his denial that Vas f wwful or un- usual in the tions, He de- '» Zevely, did not enter in the deal until the lease was signed April 7, 1922. Even (Continued on page two) Patrick Frain Is. __ Being : Sought Here|' height in a 60-mile gale, out yesterday, leaving the Coquille river in feet above the floods between Coquille and was four feet under water and farm- ers were making ready to move to higher. ground. Railroads Want to days before the coast guardsmen learned of their plight. which reached its lew itself The storm, soutwestern Oregon seven . An area ttle Point Close Crossings in Bismarck Vicinity Bismarck motorists will have one less if oe application of the Northern Pa- crossing to contend with the state railroad board grants railroad for permission to close crossing west of the city. Hear- on_the application will be held Wednesday morning. _ The crossing is one which was obsolete, the railroad contends, truction of the underpass Andrew Koger They have three other children Who came all by themselves. right, are Jeannette and Jean, Floyd and Lloyd, Add! COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR penter. Mrs. Lemira Goodhue’s Condition. Unchanged Northampton, Mass., wt 2) —No change has taken place in the | condition of Mrs. Lemira Goodhue since noon yesterday, her physician, Dr, J. E. Hayes, said at 11 o'clock today. His bulletin said that the { mother of Mrs, Calvin Coolidge had not had a comfortable morning yes- terday but that she improved in the afternoon and continued to be com- fortable during the night and today. Mrs. Coolidge, who made only o visit to her mother's bedside yes- terday, was expected to follow the same procedure today. | FRENCH PILOT PREPARES FOR German Flyers Hope to Start For New York Tomorrow— Race in Prospect Dublin, April 2.—(AP)—The pos- sibility of a Franco-German air race to America caused a stir at Baldon- nel Airdrome today. Maurice Drouhin, French pilot, was reported to be negotiating to use the field as a starting point for a transatlantic flight. The German plane Bremen con- tinued weather-bound and there were reports .that Commandant James Fitzmaurice, head of the Irish Free State air force, might replace Arthur Spindler, German mechanic, as copilot of the plane Reports were tbat Drouhin, who was engaged by Charles A. Levine last year for a transatlantic hop which never materialized, intended to start for Ircland tomorrow. Baron yon Huenefeld, sponsor of the Bremen flight, and Capt. Her- man Koehl, pilot, said today they would resume their flight to New York tomorrow if weather condi- tions were at all suitable. DRYS PERFECT ORGANIZATION Will Hold Series of Meetings Throughout County Before June Primary An organization was perfected and committees appointed to con- duct a campaign against the tempts of Better Citizenship as- sociation to have the prohibition clause of the state constitution re- pee at an enthusiastic meeting id at the courthouse here Saturday afternoon. Nearly 100 were in at- tendance and many short speeches were given. Ben Larkin was named chairman of the county organiza- tion, and F, E. McCurdy was elected ry. The executive committee includes George « er, Clell Gannon, L. Van Hook, Mrs. R. E. Kenned; Mrs, Bremer. da ot the finance: commities, tho man commi a other members being. Eben Bughes, Ed Hatch; William Schwartz, H. 0. Sax les rs, Mi fe and Abbie and Clyde and Claude, OCEAN FLIGHT) | of Council Bluffs, 1a., parents of | In the picture, lett to | Mr. Koger is a car- COAL MINERS URGE REMOVAL OF 0. L. LEWIS; United Mine Workers’ Presi- dent Scored For ‘Betray- i ing the Miners’ ! esac { | Chicago, April 2--(AP)~-Whether| j bituminous coal mining in Mlinois| {and Iowa is to be an open or a closed proposition rested today with individual mine owners and the miners themsclves. In Ohio the breach between min- ers and operators remained as wide as ever, with the striking workers} in some places preparing to build} barracks to house familles made homeless by evictions At Pittsburgh a “save-the-miners union” conference scored John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, for “betraying the min- ers,” and urged his removal from office, The Ohio strike, affecting 40,000 miners and 800 mines, was a year old yesterday. Ilinois and lowa mines, after a summer-long idleness last year, had been working on a temporary agreement while union leaders and operators sought to come to a wage gccord. Both sides sisting on continuance of the Ja sonville scale, the operators refus- ing to pay it—relations were defi- nitely broken down last week, the; Operators being given permissigge: by their association. to take @iat- ever individual action they desired. The temporary agreement ended yesterday. P Reports Vary Neither side could say how thej collapse of negotiations would at- fect mine operations. They await- ed reports from the mine fields on the number of shafts operating to- day, Operators said there would be nly a few. The union was more hopeful, Mined coal sufficient for several months’ ordinary needs was report- ed to be on hand. The nearness of warm weather served further to take some of the sting out of the situation. Hundreds of mine work- ers have moved from the southern Illinois districts, seeking employ- ment in other industries. The Pittsburgh eongarense. at- tended by mine workers union dele- remaining adama@At—the miners in-|d ree jother buildings were damaged at jPorting direct'y, bra which caused heavy loss of ec. ‘The first shock today, a slight one, was felt at 6 a. m. and this was followed by a succession of eight shocks which sent the boldest, who had returned to their houses, fleeing to the hills again. The appearance of geysers in the Gulf of Smyrna added to terrifying phenomena which had marked preceding quake and spread further panic among the population which is camping in the fields and hills. Latest reports placed the dead at 40 and the injured at 136. A total of 1,970 buildings have heen destroyed and the damage is estimated at $2,000,000. Constantinople, April 2.—(AP)— Fear of a recurrence of the earth- he of Saturday, in which 60 urks lost their lives, gripped the region around Smyrna today. More tremors occurred yesterday at Smyrna and Torbali bat there was no additional damage. _All unsteady houses were demol- ished by the authorities to prevent anther catastrophe. The popula- tio: \of Smyrna prowled the streets, many in scant attire and all fearing to reenter their demolished homes jin er clothing. Offi accounts said that at Smyrna 29 houses and 10 shops were demolished and 193 houses, two mosques, 86 shops, four schools, five factories, two motion picture thea- tres, one hospital and a clock tower were damaged. At Karshiquaya, 16 houses were destroyed and 100 damaged. Thousand Peasants Homeless There were several victims at Torbali where every house was in ruins. A thousand homeless peas- ants crouched among the debris. According to Moslem custom, they buried their dead immediately. Then they turned their faces toward Mecca and prayed to Allah, waiting with oriental resignation for what might befall them as in‘ermittent tremors continued. Several villages around Torbali were destroyed. Five were unin- habitable and four were badly dam- aged. In one of these villages, 150 pes wee zat and 40 persons injured, In another, eight persons were killed and 16 injured. Ten persons were killed at Bain- Three mosques and several Minnenhette. Karabrune and six other places several houses were destroyed. she governmen. at Angora organ- ized relief forces and sent a com- mission to the stricken district. pratiaeny Musanhe Real seat 500 ‘urkish pounds (roughly $2,500) to relieve immediate needs, ; _,_ Electrical Storm First Witnesses of the disaster said the earthquake was preceded by an electrical storm and the waters of the Gulf of Smyrna rose and whirled and receded while the terror- stricken populace knelt in prayer. There was a brief period of silence and lag Sane ie Find shock wins roaring rumble. t others fol- lowed at short intervals. The American consul in Constan- tinople was unofficially assured that all foreigners in Smyrna were safe. Crippled telegraph lines prevented the consulate at Smyrna from re- Meage advices from the country districts indicated gates from Illinois, Kansas, Penn- sylvania, Michigan, West eeeuat Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, ac- cused Lewis of “being in league with coal operators.” “The reactionary Lewis machine, "| said a resolutio! vention, “is corrupt to the core,| and bound by a thousand ties to the; | mine operators,” Dates Set For Meet of County Auditors Minot, N. D., April £.—County auditors of North Dakota will hold their annual state convention in Mi- not May 9, 10 and 11, it is announced by A. G. Torgerson, Ward county auditor and secretary of the state association, . G. A. Gilbertson, auditor of Ben- son county, is president of the state association. Mr. Gilbertson is expected to come to Minot soon to confer with Mr, Torgerson concerning the details of Wee officials will be ex- adopted by the fis the damage there was widespread and heavy. fissure 60 feet long and nearly four feet wide was opened along the quay. Restoration work Pg done already on filling in the many sures, An entire hillside slid from the mountains in northern Anatolia, A dozen farm houses were crushed but no deaths were reported. only between Trebizond and Erzeroum was blocked and it will take moths to clear it. A Damaged The earthquake did not touch the fa antiques at Pergamum and in the museum at Smyrna, The Turkish cabinet sent $5,009 (Continued on page two) tended invitations to appear on the program, according to Mr. Torger- son,