The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1928, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER “ © SLISHED 1873 i j ss —_—_—_—_—_—_————— be meebo L= Expresses Surprise That Meas- =a ure Has Received Com- er) mittee Approval = —! f= SEN. JOHNSON, RESTLESS —e Smoot Keeps to Hig Subject = Without Resort! to = Filibusterin ] = Washington, May (—(@—An- ae other marathon eh on the pots, | Boulder Canyon dam | project re- —s mained to be compl¢ta’ today with _ Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, —= alone carrying the colors of the op- =| position. — Entering the battle over this Col- ) a orado river project yesterday, the = Utah senator delivered a two-fisted attack on the dam propesal, taking up all but a few minutcs of the de- bate which Senator Ashurst, Demo- crat, Arizona, leader of the opposi- tion camp, utilized with the argu- ment that there was “a far more insidious lobby for Boulder dam than there is agairst Boulder dam.” Smoot’s charge was less than half completed at adjournment and the remainder of his spirited attack was expected to consume another whole day. Calls Project “Unsound” Assailing the dam project as - “thoroughly unsound,” Smoot, his i= desk burdened with voluminous ae manuscript, tore furiously into = those who had enlisted under the — banner ‘ef this method as a _lone| i =" solution .f the controverted Colo-| in — rado rivet question, and not once _| did he stray from his subject to the aa filibusterint borderline. Senator ee Johnson, Republican, California, co- = author of the measure, sat restless- ae ly, watching more valuable hours in ) = his sparring for time go by. —— Senator Smoot expressed surprise = that the bill had received committee a approval and had been reported to —_ the senate. Believing the proposal mann had not had sufficient considera- » aa tion, he indicated another investiga- = pee of its feasibility) woult be = asl ) a | “St is the general impression,” he — said, “that there is only one rien = for developing the Colorado river, ae and that is by the construction of — Boulder dam. Nothing could be — farther from the truth.” _= The Real Issue wa The issué,"he said, was not over i= the question of developing the river, — but over whether the “construction ed of this huge expcrimental dam is — the sound and proper way to begin — its development.” ~—a One federal bureau had favored >= construction of Boulder dam, he = (Continued on page two) )_ Ee ngage a mins Weather Report | “ss CU ee bd — Temperature at 7 a. m. ... aT — | Highest yesterday . ) — ;| Lowest last night = Precipitation to 7 ] =< Highest wind velocity ... = 2 83 « § —= | Temps spe & I | EAcs ab ; = | North Dakota— ) — pens oe 64 0) Clone = ismare 0 Cloudy — Bottineau 0 Cloudy = ‘rosby 0 PtCldy — Dickinson .., 6: 0 PtCldy = Dunn Center 64 0 PtCldy —_ Ellendale ... 64 0 Clear ) = | Fessenden .. 62 0 PtCldy a Grand Forks 65 0 Clear ] — Hettinger .. 63 0 Clear lees Jamestown . 66 0 Clear = Langdon 63 0 Clear =| 0 Clear — 0 eet =| 0 Clear = 0 Clear = 0 Clear —— 0 PtCldy ) = 0 Clear —" = 0 ——— | 0 = y . 66 46 0 Cloudy — IR FORECAST ) aa and veulias une =| and ‘ednesday, j —| ight. Cooler Wed- iki Jakota: _ Unsettled = nesday, local show- —— southeast portion mer tonight east hme west portion. CONDITIONS re area is centere 1 precipitation oc- skatchewan and ex- tern North Dakota Efouthwestward to the Another low pressure ed _by precipitation, t Lakes region. rea, accompanied by tends from the Mis- southwestward to ky Mountain re- res are moderate Mountain region oler weather pre- A PRARRARR AR f ii ——— Held in China? | Rev. Osborn of and Mrs. L. C. Olmsted Falls, O.. are feared held in captivity by Nationalist forces China. Rev. Osborn was Siiv.se as missionary for the Church of the Nazarene. DEMOCRAT RACE IN CALIFORNIA IS NOW UNCERTAIN Today’s Primary Result May Be in Doubt Until Last Votes Are Counted _ the presidential primary for three Democratic candidates, a Republi- can and a prohibitionist. E. Smith of New York; To the victor, political forecasters Houston in June. split ticket. Thirty de be elected, eight being large and having only hal: each. It is possible for the ites at candidate on an opposition ticket. dividing the 26 votes. was unopposed in his bid for the 20 Republican delegates to City conventicn. ‘hat the result of the Democratic contest will be in doubt until the last ballots are counted was the opinion expressed by most observ- ern Rocky Moun- Ls g X. ROBERTS, ial in charge. $10,000,000 8 PERSONS DROWN a THREE SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MEET FAVOR Two Installations Requested by Property Owners—Third Necessary Before Paving Is Taid—Sidewalk and Curb Ordered in—$15,000 Paid on Debt. Three sewer itaprovement dis- tricts were created in Bismarck by the city commission last night, two of them in response to petitions presented by proparty owners af- fected, who want sanitary sewers installed, and the third providing for construction of storm sewer on Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets be- fore the new paving is laid. Property owners on the South side petitioned for a sanitary sew- er on South Ninth street, from Front avenue to Bowen avenue. The signers were J. Champagne, Joseph Brown, M. C. Berger, Mrs. Wende- lin Zahn, Paul Wachter, Mrs. Bert J. Drennen and Anton Berlach. George Hoffman, T. Thorson, Roy Riggs, W. O. Baer, Frank E. Hed- den, George McCoy and R. B. Fields petitioned for installation of a sani- tary sewer on Sixteenth street be- tween Broadway and Avenue B. “Stubs” Must Be Put In In addition to providing for a storm sewer on Fifteenth and Six- teenth streets, the commission also passed a resolution calling for the construction of. 166 outlets, or “stubs,” from the main sewer to the curb lines. These installations may be made by the property own- ers themselves before May 25, oth- erwise the work will be done by the city and the cast assessed against tion of the “stubs” was ordered so that it will not be necessary later to tear up the paving to connect with the main sewer. Acting favorably on a petition ‘berated by W. F. McGraw, Beu- h J. Arman, and Theo. Quinrud, the commission ordered curb con- structed on Anderson avenue on the east side of lot 1, block 10, River- view addition. The work will be done by the city contractor, W. J. Noggle. One hundred feet of side- walk was also ordered constructed on the west side of lots 3 and 4, test was between Governor Alfred the Senator} company of Fargo, and had_ been James: A. Reed of Missouri and Sen-| approved as to form by the city at- ator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana.! torney. declared, may go the nomination at} i The Democratic race is so uncer-| auditor, and the board voted to re- tain that it possibly, but not prob-| tire $15,000 worth of the certifi ably, may result in the election of a} cates, and reissue the balance, at six ates will! per cent, payable November 1, 1929. Herbert Hoover, a favorite son,|the plans was pl block 48, Northern Pacific second addition, upon the request of Theo. Ressler. The question of opening a road in the northwest part of the city lead- ing to lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Auditor's subdivision, and other residences adjacent thereto, presented by Mrs. Mary Davis, was referred to the city engineer. * Bonds Approved The Haggart Construction com- San Francisco, May 1.- I ‘ith fair weather forecast as an gid to 1 turning out a heavy vote, lifor-| pany’s bond of $255,000, covering} nians today cast their baMots in|/the paving work to be done here, was approved as to surety, as was also the bond of W. J. Nogele, city concrete .sork contractor, in the The three-sided Democratic con-| sum of $500. Both are furnished by Northern and Dakota Trust Certificates of ind: btedness total- $45,000 fall due today, the com- mission was informed by the city Action on tle question of grading a vote} several streets in the vicinity of the last | Richholt school was deferred, after delegate on one candidate's ticket|the project had been given some to receive more votes than the high] discussion. Request of the Soo line to have Observers said there was a bare|two blocks of proposed paving on possibility of the three Democrats| Broadway between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets withdrawn from on file. recommended The commission the Kansas/to the county board that Mrs. Nellie B. Falconer’s proposition to pay the wage of the taxes due against to 82, block 87, McKenzie and Coffin’ addition, from 1921 to 1926, inclusive, be eccepted. (Continued on page two) WORTH OF NORTH DAKOTA FARM LANDS SOLD SO FAR THIS YEAR Present ‘Trend Indicates $40,-| q 000,000 Land Movement During 1928, Greater North Dakota Association Says— Movement Is State-Wide. More than $10,000,000 worth of North Dakota farm lands were pur- chased during the past four meanthe pects between 1, ie acres ‘gs be ving the current year. a ve of chases, it is pointed out, will stabilise land values in North Da- 01 ture,” the association's leclares, “careful observers have Predicted that if six to eight fe cent of the farm lands in North Da- kota were purchased, land values would become stabilized and would start an upward trend commensur- ate with the state’s remarkable strides toward balanced farming. Present indications are that this sit- uation will be brought about by the ‘end of this year.” Movement is State-Wide Reports of purchases involving more than 100,000 acres in 50 of the the property benefited. Construc- | just dered the supply ship Citta de Milano, re-|i on ee 2 eee Lee, eee de <= THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE |! Tae Weather Unsettled tonight and Wed. local showers tonight. Cooler. BISM/.RCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS OF CITY COMMISSION Boys Get Long Terms for Stealing $1.43 Chicago, May 1.—(AP)—Five boys, the youngest 15, the oldest 22, were convicted early today of slaying a grocer in a $1.43 holdup last January. punishment was fixed at 26 years in the penitentiary. The jury voted for conviction on the first ballot late yester- day, but t! were kept locked up until 5 m. teday because of their inability to agree on the penalty. On carly balloting ticy stood 6 to 6 for sending vical ef the boys to the electric chair. LINDBERGH'S PLANE READY FOR MUSEUM |‘Spirit of St. Louis’ Under Guard at Bolling Field, Washington Washington, May 1.—(?\—Barely a year old but rested little between flights equal in distance to almost twice around the earth, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh’s famous “Spirit of St. Louis” remained un- der strict guard at Bolling Field to- day, awaiting placement’ alongside other pioneer scientific works in the Smithsonian Institution, The great silver plane that b!azcd the first aerial passage connecting the North American and European continents M 21, 1927, and since then has raised its mileage to more than 40,000, made its last long hop yesterday when Lindbergh, its lone pilot on all its great voyages, flew here from St. Louis. The 725 miles was covered in four hours and 58 minutes. While awaiting completion of housing facilities sufficient to pro- tect it from souvenir hunters at the Smithsonian, -the plane will under- go some minor preparations, which Lindbergh might look upon as an embalming, for her final resting place. Preservatives will be applied {to her silvery body and the ship otherwise dressed for the gaze of future generations. Just when the plane will be in- stalled has not been decided. Dr. 'Charles G. Abott, secretary of the institution, said it might be a week | or two before the building which houses the Langley model is made ready for it. Reception Staged ? Coming down gracefully at its last airport shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, “we” found 30 army planes ‘on the line” at Boll- ing field, as if ready to receive an; honored guest. Two other planes stopping here en route to Langley field for maneuvers flanked her as she approached the landing and swept aside as she planed to earth, Lindy, wearing a gray suit and flying helmet, then taxied the ship to a hangar, sat still a moment as if reluctant to part with his friend of the heights, and then gathered some baggage, including a blue sweater, before climbing out. After posing for photographs, Lindbergh walked slowly around the plane and all he could be heard to say was, “yes, I am sorry.” He told those standing by that while the tship had flown more than 40,000 | miles, it easily could “carry on” for j another 40,000. Two enlisted men took up guard duty beside the “Spirit of St. Louis.” Stunt Program Tonight Lindbergh was counted on today to be present ct the Bolling field ceremonies tonight incident to the inauguration of the New York-At- lanta air mail route. Postmaster General New and ‘other high ernment officials, as well at taches of foreign nations stationed here, will be on hand when the first plane. arrives from Philadelphia about 9:30 p. m. Prior to the arrival of the plane, a flying circus will be put on, with Lieut. Al Williams, of outside loor fame, and others doing nocturnal acrobatics, Lieutenant Commander Homer C. Wick, commander of the naval air station, which shares one side of Bolling field, arranged the stunt program. Nobile May Start:for Spitzbergen Tonight Stolp, Germany, May 1.—()— General Nobile today served notice on the crew of the Italia to hold themselves in jiness to start for Spitzbergen tonight provided meteorological conditions continue favorable. Reichswehr soldiers were also or- to be ready to assist in a pos- sible takeoff. neral Nobile said that he would rather risk arriving in King’s bay before the arrival of | the natives there to ED WHEN BOAT 0 Smoot of Utah Continues Battle Against Boulder Canyon Bill Residential streets of Flomaton, Ala., were flooded to a depth of from six inches to two feet when spring freshets sent streams out of banks. Flomaton residents took to boats to get around. Floods Bring Two | Feet of Water to City Streets New York Reception Better Show Than Nero’s, Fitzmaurice Says Bremen Transatiantic Avi: ters Elated Over Weicome Given Them in Gotham-— Paper ‘Snowstorm’ Much More Enjoyable Than One Encountered in Flight. New York, May (AP) smiling aviators from across the At- lantic were elated today over their second big storm. Their procession through a storm. of ticker tape, torn pages of books, waste paper and_ confetti thrown from skyscraper windows was a re- minder cf the blizzard through which they won their way to Green- ly Island. The Irish major described New York's reception as a better show than any Nero ever put on in Rome. The reception accorded the three flyers was only surpassed by that given Colonel Charles A. Lindbergi upon his return from his flight to Paris. Some Comparisons Police estimated that 2,500,000 persons had witnessed the parade; that 1,500 tons of torn paper had been thrown, which required 1,200 men and $16,000 to clean up, and that 6,000 police were on duty keep- ing the huge crowds in order. The Lindbergh reception was esti- mated to have been witnessed by 4,000,000 persons, 1,800 tons of pa- per were thrown and 8,500 police were on duty. There was one member of the par- ty, however, who thought the whole show yesterday—marine and street parades and receptions—was rather stuffy, that is until she finally saw her “dadd; “I hate all this,” said 8-year-old Patricia Fitzmaurice as the crowds in the stands at city hall park sep- arated her and the father she had come so far to see. “There’s too much noise and it’s too hot.” But after she had wiggled through (Continued on page two) MORRIS COHEN QUITS CANTON Destination of Two-Gun Man Dr. Sun’s Bodyguard, Is Unknown Canton, May 1,—(AP)—Morris Cohen, two-gun man from Canada who served the late Dr. Sun Yat- Sen as bodyguard for the last three years of the revolutionary leader’s life, has left Canton for an unnamed destination. Of the polygot coterie of foreigners who assembled about Dr. Sun’s person in Canton — Red Russians, Americans, Germans—this burly, free-handed Jewish adven- turer is believed to have been the last of any prominence remaining in China. He turned up here six years ago with a letter of recommendation from revolutionary Chinese in Ed- monton, Canada, whence he hailed, After he had given one display of his prize feat of marksmanship — throwing two coins in tie air simul- taneously, drawing two pistols and hitti: th coins in mid-air—the aa bodyguard and chauffeur to r. Sun was his. When the Kuomintag leader died in 1925 his will stipulatec that Co- hen should have a life job in the Canton government's central bank. This Ll held, acting aie o meshed ger and purchasng agent for Cant officials, until he became involved in the Red uprising of last Decem- han the Italia into the hangar, lose out on good weather WILL TOU) VIA AIR ROUTE ages, the New York, May 1—(AP)—Alfred | SIR EBENEZER HOWARD DIES/from 10 Loewenstein, who has eight planes at his call in Belgium, is to tour thi = nb air. ‘Now in fontreal, he has rt east castinn here $55, s- ber. The upshot was his borane of a one-way ticket from the scene of this six-year. phase of his adven- turer’s career. . London, 1.—(AP)—Sir Eb- ner oes v.fepnter of the sarn ning movement garden cities, died at Welwyn Garden City last night at the age of 78, Three | continued Dam debate while house goes ahead with farm relief discus- sion, Senate Boulder Scnate Teapot Dome commit- tee resumes vestigation with Harry F. Sinclair as wit- ness. | Coal and cotton price inquir- ies proceed before Senate In- terstate Commerce and agricul- ture committees. House committees take up military promotion and retire- } ment legislation and minor | foreign affairs and patents proposa’ Waitresses Pay $10 a Week to Work in De Luxe Restaurant’ New York, May 1.—(AP)-—-Wait- resses must pay Alice Foote Mc- Dougall Coffee Shops, Inc., $10 a week for the privilege of working in Ja certain one of the company's De Luxe restaurants, The company's attorney testified in the prose- cution of a manager bv a_ waitress for withholding’ funds. Testimony | twas gi that ‘tips for a waitress {sometimes ran up to $15 a day. company insisted it had a waiting list willing to pay $10 a week. St. Paul Attorney Is Urged as Successor to Lafayette French St. Paul, May 1.-—-(AP)-—-The St. ‘Paul Pioneer Press today quotes a dispatch from its Washington bu- reau saying that United States Sen- jator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota jhas recommended Lewis L. Drill, an attorney of St. Paul, to succeed Lafayette French, Jr., as United States district attorney for Minne- sota, Mr. French plans to resign his post in June to resume the practise of law at Austin, Minn., according to the newspaper. 1 Senator Schall and Mr. Drill all together at Ham- here 30 y ago. fy a Wheat Acreage This Year Will Be About the Same as Last Year, According to Survey Made by P. W. Clemens-— More Durum, Less Hard ‘Spring. No great shift will be made in the acreage of wheat in North Da- kota this year, according to a sur- vey made by P. W. Clemens, presi- dent of the Northern and Dakota rust company of Fargo, in connec- tion with his monthly review of business conditions in the state. The review follows: By P. W. Clemens Seeding of ten million acres of wheat is being completed by the farnfers of North Dakota at the present time and the prospects are that by May 10 practically all of the spring and durum wheat will be in the ground, together with the bulk of the oats and barley, accord- ing to information contained in telegrams received from every sec- tion of the state yesterday. Information is that no great shifts will be made in wheat acre- changes reported ranging per cent to 20 per cent increase over the 1927 total, which was slightly less than eleven million acres. “ Sees are showing a preference for durum over hard spring wheat, however, | WHEAT SEEDING IS NEARLY COMPLETED; | RECORD VOTE IS FORECAST FOR ST. PAUL Three - Cornered Mayoralty | Race Is Feature of Municipal Election St. Paul, May 1—()—A three- cornered mayoralty race forecast a record-breaking vote in the munic- ipal election here today. The main fight was Laurence C. incumbent, and John ed the “business man’s” candidate for mayor. The third candidate was Frank McAllister, supported by pro- gressive labor who conducted a sticker campaign. Scott attacked the administration of Mayor Hodgson as_ inefficient and promised to put the city affairs on _a_ busines is, if” elected. Hodgson vigorously ‘defended his conduct. of the municipal govern- ment. McAllister was _an eleventh hour entry. He was eliminated as a can- didate at the primary election in March, Radio played a part in the cam- paign, with many of the candidates | spending much time before the “mike” for the first time in the city’s history. Northwest’s Need Is Greater Publicity Fargo, N. D., May 1.—(AP)—-The greatest need of the northwest is publicity, John H. Dewild, editor of the Northwest Commercial Bulletin, told Fargo retail merchants and ad- ve-tising men last night. More peo- ple will come with more publicity. r. Dewild addressed the gather- ing at a dinner, the first of a series of six preconvention meetings being sponsored by the North Dakota Re- tail Merchants’ association before the state gathering in Minot, June -7. between Scott, call: and the likelihood is that the crop, will be almost evenly divided be- tween these two types of wheat. Sowing Finished Earlier More than average soil moisture is found in the western part of the state and slightly below normal in the east, a condition ideal for both areas. Another favorable factor is that the sowing of wheat has been completed earlier than usual over a very large area, and few reports have been received of the season being later than normal. Cities report unusual activity in the building line and the program planned for this year will exceed the million dollar mark in several of the larger cities, while many of the smaller towns will have from $50,000 to $100,000 of new construc- tion by fall. Retail trade was rather spotted during April, the volume being from 20 per cent below to 30 per cent above that of the same period a year ago. Automobile sales for the first quarter of the year were far below the same period in 1927 and much less than half of the total for 1926. This is an encouraging sign to those who express the opinion that too much of total earnings is being spent for automobiles. North Dakota has a state tax of two cents (Larry Ho) Hodgson, | VERTURNS FLOATING L0G IS HELD CAUSE OE ACCIDENT Tragedy Occurs Before Day- light This Morning on" Monongahela River BOAT USED AS FERRY Nine Persons Aboard—One, 2 Negro, Escapes—Bodies Still Missing Uniontown, Pa, May 1—— Eight persons were drowned early today when a small boat overturned in the Monogahela river between Masontown and Greensboro. A floating log crashed into the boat and capsized it. The accident hap- pened in the early morning hours before daylight and it was several hours before any report of the drownings was received. The boat was used to ferry pas- sengers across the river. were nine persons aboard. One of them, a negro, escaped. Among the identified dead are Robert Ken- nedy, in charge of the boat, and Zenith Gabbis, 22. The other vic- tims, a white girl and a negro wom- an and her four children, were not identified. A search for the bodies was being made but none had been recovered several hours after the accident. The skiff had nearly completed the river crossing when it capsized. The river was high on account of the recent storm in southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. ANTIWAR PLAN IS AGREED 19 BY GERMANY Secretary Kellogg and Other Officials Are Particularly Gratified Washington, May 1.—4#)—With a declaration that “this new guar- antee for the maintenanee-of- jmust give a real impulse to the ef- forts for carrying out of general disarmament,” Germany has agreed to the American proposal for a treaty among the world powers re- nouncing war. Her answer, made without reser- vation or qualification, was given in a note to the United States under date of April 27 and made. public last night by the state department. The promptness with which the German government replied to the American suggestion, which went forward only two weeks before the former's complete acceptance of the draft treaty came along, well pleas a Secretary Kellogg and other of IS. ‘They were particularly gratified with the reply in view of the fact that Germany had before her at the time the proposal of M. Briand em- bodying France’s ideas for a re- nunciation of war treaty. jothing in Conflict Declaring Germany “welcomes most warmly the opening of negoti ations for the conclusion of an inter- national pact for the outlawry of war,” the note said that while that country’s League of Nations and ocarno treaty obligations must re- in inviolable, nothiag was seen in these pledges “which could in any way conflict with the obligations provided in the draft treaty of the United States.” Germany agreed with the United States and France that the “ulti- mate goal must be the universality of the new pact.” __ The note said that the two main ideas lying at the bottom of the ini- tiative of the French foreign min- ister and the resulting proposal of the United States “correspond com- pletely with the principles of Ger- man policy.” Acceptance of the American posal, the note said, was deci upon in the belief that it would not “put in question” th rei right of any state to defend itself. TO PROVIDE FOR TOURISTS Houston, May 1.—(AP)—Five sP rO- pected to look over the Democratic convention. Tourist camps with total of 20 miles of streets are to be constructed. TURPIN’S EYES INSURED New York, May 1—()—If Ben Turpin ever becomes so that he is no longer cross-eyed an insurance company must pay him $100,000. 1 1540—De Poi westward. from the coast of South Car- olina, 1690—-First_ American Congress—a Fare of governors— a wg 1847—Cornerstone of the of the Smithsonis tion at W: per gallon on gasoline but exemp- tions are made for fuel for farm power. The total revenue received by the state last year from this source was $1,275,565, indicating a (Continued on page two) 1865—l). S. war 1877—storace lor the 1883—Buffalo, | v first appeared, nominated. weet & thousand loads of motcrists are ex- ~. date in .