The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 19, 1928, Page 1

NORTH DAKOT. OLDEST NEWSPAP! ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1928 BREMEN FLYERS WILL COME 10 The bybecriogit Hi y sondy feet or ‘snow, PRICE FIVE CENTS N. Y. TOGETHER Southeastern Bulgaria Is Panic-stricken After Earthquakes /MIzHitRicz [___Birwer Pays With His tite "| INHABITANTS FEAR TO ENTER THEIR HOUSES Are Afraid Additional Shocks May Bring Walls Tumbling on Their Heads FIRE ADDS TO DANGER Large Buildings Collapse at Philippopolis—City in - Darkness Athens, April 19—(AP)— ch ‘strack Mi lapsed at Komotine. Chicago, April 19—(AP)— pF on ismogral the United States weather bu- reau here at 1:34 and 1:44. p. m. yesterday. The distance was mated at 5,200 miles, and the shocks were as “se vere.” “Sofia, Bulgaria, April 19.—CAP) See Sapa f stricken today after a series of Tchirpan ii that of Saturday, which resulted in ee . Phili lis ber of t a hum 01 rge pauls colors FR ee raged in various parts '. Those inhabitants whose homes had been left standing feared to reenter them lest additional shocks the walls tumbl heads. Panic tric! mained out of doors. eartl Brief slavia, and Bucharest, that the tremors were also It there peo! anlar Ralied hes been organ- en many subscriptions are coming in from throughout Bulgaria and from abroad. Investigation of the cause of the earth s was under way at Tchirpan, where 12 persons were killed Saturday. i Weatrer Report i $$ Precipitation to 7 a. m. . Highest wind velocity ....+ State of Weather seb betbsbhebsssseetees Tits’ BSS SasSnameRsabeSaiwnn Lowest ie Charlie Birger, notorious southern Illinois gang leader, died on the gal- lows at Benton, Iil., today for the murder of Mayor Joe Adams City, Ill, Birger is shown with bis two childsen, of Wi Minnie (left). and Charline. CHARLIE BIRGER PAYS PENALTY THIS MORNING FOR MURDER OF JOE ADAMS Notorious [Illinois Gangster Drops Through Trap on Gal- lows at 9:52 A. M—Twice Tries to Commit Suicide in Cell Before Time For Hang- ing Arrives Birger slept fairly well in the early morning hours and ate a light Until a late hour he sat in his sald DEFENSE RESTS SUDDENLY IN io the trial of Harry F. Sinclair without introducing the lengthy deposition made for the oll opers- The Fall deposition, comprising: 100,000 words of more, was not of- the oil :an's lawyers said, ‘because it was unnecessary to use it. Regional Meetings. Held For Agents o: Provident Life Co. ii E Fa HP i 9 ig i ! i Ft HALL-MILLS MURDER ‘CONFESSION’ ~ CONTAINS MANY INACCURACIES, SAY COUNSEL FOR FORMER DEFENDANTS Authorities Plan, However, to Make Thorough Investiga- tion of Story Told by Pris- oner in El Reno, Oklahoma, Jail—Discrepancy in Dates Somerville, N. J., April 19.— —Although ‘disinclined to believe the confession of a prisoner in the Reno, Okla., jail that he was the slayer of the Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills near here in September, 1922, authorities today red to make a thorough in- vestigation, Elwin F. Allen, 28 years old, held in El Ret e couple wi aid of OF Cette mrad ae for wi was im an Ethene 5 Fentist, who he says, was a relative of the slain man’s Prosecutor Francis J. Bergen, who pressed the investigation of the murder which led to the arrest, trial and acquittal of Mrs, Frances Hall, her two brothers and a cousin, sai he did not place much credence in the confession but would make in- and yesterday the confes- sion was made public by the Okla- homa sheriff. Authorities pointed out several discrepancies in the confession. Al- Jen he had killed the two in fendants 1926, doubted McCarter called it absurd and ridicu- lous.” Senator Case said the confession showed many inaccuracies as to de- MORTGAGE ON PRESBYTERIA apg ee the fea- Burni d the church over ration is the now | SEND ADDITIONAL TROOPS 2 Children Killed ] When Brick Wall Is Blown Over—9 Hurt | @ Chicago, April 19— (AP) —Two children were killed and nine oth- ers injured today, some of them riously, when a brick wall s rounding a school yard on the southwest side collapsed, burying the children play’ near it under @ deluge of bricks and mortar. Scores of children were playing in the school yard shortly before school convened when the wall, ap- Parently weakened by a_ strong wind, toppled over without warn- ing. Policemen and firemen rushed to the scene and hu the injured children to hospi and school, board member: went to the school to vestigation, NORTHERNERS DEFEATED BY NATIONALISTS Marshal Chang Tsung Chang Forced to Concentrate Forces at Tianfu Shanghai, China, April 19.—()— Destruction of a northern army of 20,000 men in unusually fierce fight- ing during the past few days near Yenchowfu, Southern Shantung, is Teported in dispatches from Peking. An advance made by Fen; Heiang, once known as the Chri General and now allied - with - the nationalists, has completely frus- trated an offensive launched by the Northern General Sun-Chuan-Fang, governor of Shantung. The result of tl Tattle was the destruction of Sun’s army of 20,000 men and the occupation of Tsining southwest of Yenchowfu by , Yu-l The debacle Opa northern now field, to fall back on Yenchowfu and ar ately to seek to concen- Feng Yu-Hsiang meanwhile is ad- vancing north along both banks of the eeleh river — byenary ve _evacuat ngte and Tamingfu. " An example of the ferocity with ‘uggle has been con- ducted ever since Farce the spring drive on the lorthern Capital, reliable foreign sources state that Chiang Kai-Shek has lost 20,000 men, 2,500 of whom were killed, including one general and three colonels, in 36 hours of es which ended in the capture of no, JAPANESE CABINET WILL Tokyo, April 19.—(AP)—Because of the increasing seriousness of the situation in Shantung since the Chinese Nationalists started their ing drive, Japanese cabinet today decided to send additional troops there. Three companies will be sent to Tsinan from Tientsin and a mixed brigade of 5,000 men will be sent Kumamoto. A telegraph corps railroad detachment will al and urch | be sent to Tsingtao for the protec tion of Japanese lives and property. tnd that "etrict, neutrality Pwilt be observed. Col. G. A. Skinner Is Speaker at Meeting of Local Rotarians Col. George A. Skinner of Omahba,| read rms, | Neb, chief su : eon of the Seventh Corps area, addressed the Bismarck Rotary club Wednesday on “Public Sal asa Purchasable Commod- Colonel Skinner said that sewer- age systems, proper wate: pplies and proper public health supervi- sion are purchasable commodities. He gave concrete examples of tho cost of epidemics and the means of srresting them, pointing out that public health in a community not only a business asset, but an advertisement. Miss Marian £-ndin, accompanied the by .Margaret Bates, sang two selec- tions. The following were guests of ‘the club. Wednesday: J. A. McLaughlin, Col. G. A. Skin- ner, Gilbert W. Haggart of Fargo, 8. Boise, Misses Sandin and 2 t the Nationalists | | <— Where Fire Killed 13 at Wedding The ruin of a home in which 13 persons lost their lives when fire broke out during a wedding celebration at Blairfour, Pa., is pictured above. The kitchen stove shown here was all that was left of the household effects. Mr. and Mrs, John Verbonitz, bride and groom, died in the fire. Irishman who flew the Atlantic was NEW RECORD FOR LOW TEMPERATURE SO LATE IN SPRING SET LAST NIGHT GRAIN SEEDING IN FULL SWING, REPORTS SHOW Soo Line Issues Bulletin Giv- ing Figures For April 16 and April 7 Wheat seeding and the prepara- tion of ground has been in full swing over the Missouri River ci- vision of the Soo line during the past week, according to a report issued from the office of A. W. Mellen, chief dispatcher, here to- day, and the ground is in excellent shape from a moisture standpoint. Prior to April 7 there were four to five inches of snow from Under- wood to Drake and from Max to Sanish, and yesterday three to four to Drake and from Max to Sanish, with nearly an inch of rain from Braddock to Hankinson and from weather bureau here. rej Mercury Drops to Four Above Zero Here—Previous Low Reading This Late in Season Was 13 Above on May 3, 1907—Snow Helps Crop Out- look e When the mercury fell to within four degrees of zero last night, 8 new temperature record for so late in the spring in North Dakota was established, according to the federal Rising tem- peratures are predicted for today. The previous lowest spring tem- perature occurred on May 3, 1907, E 13 degrees above zero was istered here. it will not be so cold tonight, ac- cording to O, W. Roberts, meteorologist. A minimum temper- ature of from 12 to 15 degrees is expected. Slowly rising temper- atures will evra throughout the state on Friday. Snow which fell over nearly the whole of western and northern North inches of snow fell from Bismaicx' Dakota on Tuesday night and Wed- nesday melted to some extent Wed- nesday afternoon when the skies cleared for several hours. Today Wishek to Pollock, the rain later|clouds prevented the rapid melting of will be of great benefit to crops. Comparisons of spring work done made on April 7 and again on'caught many motorists to snow. This moisture /the snow blanket. Sales of jiator alcohol boomed yesterday as freezing temperatures unawares. April 16 show much advancement‘ Steaming automobiles and blanketed made. From Drake to Sanish on April 16, 10 to 15 per cent of the wheat seeding had been done, as compared with five per cent on April 7, and 15 to 25 per cent of the ground was in readiness, as compared with 10 to 25 per cent on the earlier date. Similar statistics for other points follow: Some Comparisons Max to Bismarck—April 16, 15 to 20 per cent wheat seeding done, 20 to 30 ie cent of the ground ready; April 7, five per cent seeding done, 10 me 20 per cent of the ground ready. Bismarck to Wishek—April 16, 40 to 60 per cent seeding done, 25 to 30 per cent ground ready; April 7, 10 per cent seeding done, 25 to 40 60 to 70 per cent s I to 30 per cent ground ready; April 7, 15 per cent seeding done, 50 to 65 per cent areued ready. Artas to Pollock—April 16, 80 per cent seeding done, 80 per cent ground ready; April 7, 30 to 40 per cent seeding done, 75 per cent ground ready. Wishek to Kulm—April 16, 60 per cent seeding done; 50 per cent ground ready; April 7, 25 per cent seeding done, 50 per cent ground ly. Merricourt to Fullerton—April 16, 75 per cent seeding done, 25 per cent ground ready; April 7, 25 per cent seeding done. i Oakes to Hankinson—April 16, 80 to 90 per cent seeding done, 50 per cent ground ready; April 7, 25 to 35 per cent seeding done, 75 to 80 per cent ground ready. Far Ahead of Last Year Seeing, Operations are far ahcad at this time of what they were a year oo od eg ag Sane very ing ha m done from Hankinson to Fullerton r fields were too wet. From Merri- court to Wishek 10 per cent of the wheat was in the ground, from Wishek to. Venturia, 15 per cent; from Artas to Pollock, 50 to 75 per cent; from Bismarck to Wishek, 15 to 80 per cent, and from Bismarck north, only from five to 10 per cent. Soo line reports for show that very little seeding been done up to this time in 1920, 1922 and 1923. enema CENTENARIAN CELEBRA‘ Willmar, Minn., April 19.—(. A celebration radiators on many cars testified to the sudden drop in temperature. Fine Thing for Crops “While plowing and seeding has beendelayed throughout the Missouri Slope area, the snow will prove a (Continued on page two) a benefit than a handicap,” RESIDENTS OF MADELINE ISLE ARE ISOLATED Live on Short Rations, Fight| + Flu Epidemic—Attempts to Reach Them Fail Ashland, Wis, April 19— (AP)—Nature, in the form of a ing blizzard propelled to the island for two weeks while food supplies ran low and influenza spread, was partially cleared during the night. e ry with supplies and a physician may reach them within the next two or three 8. away Ashland, Wis., April 19.—(AP)— Seven hundred inhabitants of Made- line Island, only six miles a the per ior, are living on short rations end fighting influenza as efforts to give them succor go forward here. Althar it is only a few short island to Bayfield, nearest mainland point, efforts to reach Madeline by a field of breaking ice. - ers, at the risk of their lives, have attempted to reach the mainland and have been miles from a ( : re 13 i EF by [ a » federal | soft NOT TO LEAVE COMPANIONS Trip Not Over Until We Take Bremen to New York,’ Irishman Says PARTS, BENZOL NEEDED Floyd Bennett and Bernt Bal- chen Plan Flight to Greenly Island Detroit, April 19.—CAP)— Bernt Balchen who, with Floyd Bennett, plans to pilot a relief plane to the aid of the German transatlantic monoplane Brem- en, damaged and isolated at Greenly Island, announced today that the flight probably would be postponed until tomorrow use of necessary minor ad- justments to the relief plane. Lake Ste. Agnes, Que., April 19. —(AP)—A smiling determined intent today on finishing his job with his German companions. Casually Major James C. Fitz- maurice dropped out of the sky into this shivering village yesterday to draw together the loose ends of plans for bringing the transatlantic mono- plane Bremen out of the ice of Greenly Island and flying her to NGTnee he tepped out of the plane en he st out o! 16 in which “Duke” Schiller had brought him from that island off the tip of Labrador he was just an aviator on assignment. But when a flying wedge of newspapermen and pho- tographers struck him he became, for the moment, one of the three men who made history on a flight across the Atlantic from Ireland. Some their questions he answered readily enough. Others he ony smiled at or dismissed with a “We'll have to think that over be- fore we say much about it.” Trip Not Yet Finished But one thing he is sure of—the Bremen hasn’t reached New York yet, “and until we take her there our trip is not over.” Schiller’s plane was slightly damaged in landing here, the tail skid catching in the ice. The major’s mission here was to confer with Fraulein Herta Junkers on the extent of the Bremen’s dam- age and on the replacement of suct rts as will be needed before the jig ship can fly again. lost of the needed parts are ai Montreal. They will be brought ug to Murray Bay, 12 miles from here, and Fitzmaurice will carry them on to Greenly Island by airplane. The special fuel that the Bremen burns is also on the way here from Mon- treal, and the Major, although he just he oon repairs be comp! , he expected the Bremen would pull herself into the ie two or three days, weather ing. Damage to Bremen Not Serious When the Bremen slipped down through a rising fog on a pond near the Greenly Island lighthouse, Fitz. maurice said, her propeller was brok« en and her landing gear cracked up While the ship was mired down in the ice, the frost ruined a tire, Be« yond these comparatively minor mis- fortunes, he said, there was ne damage to the ship, and when re- pairs are completed she will be as airworthy as ever. The friendly Irishman wouldn\ talk much about what happened te him and his shipmates on their long flight. The weather was pretty ind there were som( isky flying through Most of all he and Captain Koehi interesting stuff,” the major sai “but I can’t tell you about it unti we have discussed it further.” te oars the Sngetion Saat befell he meers who on wes over The north Atlanticn i BENNETT AND BALCHEN TO separ today, weather permitting, to fly to the relief of the German Junkers monoplane Bremen, which landed Friday on Greenly Island Cal @ westward transatlantic ey planned to make the trip to Greenly Island in three hops, stop- ping at Montreal and Murray Bay to carry repairs for the dam- aged The noted air pilots, who an- balked | nounced plans for the relief it to the resi- day: Wi mainland in Lake ig Ith the f the btain food, Their TES | Mest, (AR) eens. they were waiting for ‘day eatin on page two)