The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1928, Page 10

PAGE TEN TO GET MERIT BADGE AWARDS :: Court of Honor Will Be Held » iligh cone AGED SISTERS . This Evening at School Gymnasium | 1 Fifty Be Seout lead ers will 7 the Court from ™ Mandan s invited tianson will preside, ESSAY CONTEST b WINNERS NAMED © [ MANDAN NEWS iEast Slope Bankers to Meet in Mandan The annual meeting of the East is i Slope Bankers association : 10 a. m. Wednesday in e theatre in Mandan. «ick, Hebron, president of ta Bankers associa- . Macfadden, Fargo, principal List Includes Students from Minot, Valley City, Wishek and Mandan Grand Fork (AP)—Six Bix student mention in North D. dents fre . Wishek, Fai the subject Chemistry to Ex Lenora Dela of prize; honosbl to Ralph Cw On “Relat®™ riculture or r of Valley City nition | mot Minot took | Eli first honor istry to not. On “Relat Health and Dis« received first 7 Hanson of Minot receives Y | ge a | he 1 Hirect by th: LED IN committee. MAN KU Q-STORY PALL 5 i “"|danghter left Monday for Duluth, _aeaae Minn., where they will be guests of J.J. Lannin, Former Owner of Boston Red Sox, Meets Tragic Death New Yor 15.4.3, J. Lannin, former of the Red Sox and nt owner of Roosevelt Field 2nd other Long] Island property, jumped or fell to} his death from the ninth window of a Brooklyn hotel to Mr. Lannin went this mornin: the Granada hotel which he owned, ager that he was going to a room on the ninth floor to inspect some mew plastering. A few moments Iater the crash ‘of his fall was heard and he w found dead on the roof of a tw Story extension. Mr. Lannin was the owner of the years, Boston Red Sox for three in 1914 and selling it in 1916. Dur-| world series. fe It was reported when Mr. Lannin sold his holdings to H. H. F and associates that the conside} ‘was $1,000,000. . Wins Distinction While president of the Red So: Lannin bought the release of Babe Ruth, then a sout pitcher, from the Baltimore club of the T. national league for $10,000, one of a series of purchases of bascball tal- ent which won him the distinction of paying more for players than any other major league magnate. His salary list, in excess of $100,000, ~ "Mr. Lannin was interes‘ed in golf and his lay-out at Salisbury plains, 1$5088084.14400000005004 | Seventh street, plead peepee eelisbury Country club) voters of being drunk 49, s public jas five courses, is one of the most} He had interests in New id and iter | p backre New pagans se Ls er ' Nye Sees Wedge by Coalition : May 15—U)—writ- current issue of “Plain c itor Nye, Republican, seth Dakota, sees a wedge formed .| place when arraigned before Jus- est ees seamtistion held its | tice of the Peace Anton Beer this '@ eoalition of the west and south] clared forfeited. * | Frank S q buying the American League chub oP as a record for that if northeast, Ives. numerical eos to control th Ecdies Found Dead the Motive r the . Belle tterwhite y L. Carter, 72. onducted, s old. The hodie: beaten uri be the for the en: ce theatre. J.P. | Social News of A Deac af of Mandan. . . M on a vacation trip to| connection with gangsters he may ne, is, Hammond, Terre] previously have had Naa been brok- Haute and Evansville, Ind. and tolen, He had decided to become a i other points. They will bel real estate dealer. out three yreoks. - Deputy Police Commissioner - ‘ Connor was skeptical. le gave Mrs. Edward Schmidt and! McGurn the same advice that was relatives, eee eee ing from a business Detroit, Mich. . * t of her cousin, eee |died suddenly at her home Sunday. ore: d from Fargo, ‘iends. ing his ownership the club won tw °| Work Progressing on Camp Buildings Work itizens ing the month of August. nd about 30 men are em Completion of the buildings sured before July 1, according to | officers at the post. Justice Court |° Sirs, Minnie St, George, 223 South guilty to a morning and was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined $25. Police Court Bonds of $5 deposited by John Kutchen when arrested on a charge. of being drunk wefe declared for- feited by Police Magistrate J. M. Belk today. Kutchen failed to ap- pear in court. Cash bonds of $10 deposited by Edward Klobe, arrest- ed on a similar charge were also de- —<_—X—X—X——— long politically dom- JEWELS WORTH 1 it. is time the American campaign con- iven for value re- ed that unless the rd the south and . sections ‘ate or take over r course, he said, was 1 unfeasible, but he that the west and south /$25,000 Worth Stolen from a overnment, in Their Beds—Robbery Is Believed Maple street. ied open and of- theory that had been the motive of the Holmes, 79, and , coroner, said lition of the bodies indicated » women were slain Sunday eighbors saw them last on ing when they attended es at a nearby chapel. + mortem examinations will be ‘The two women lived by them- ly he bodies were discovered ce B. Stephens of South ond street, a nephew about |, He was questioned by but not taken into custody. of the women were te beds, both badly bout the head and face. ‘outine business of the local asso- iation and the election of officers ing year will occupy the f . ion, the Good Faith vings, service charges be the principal sub- ion at the afternoon will open at 2 o'clock uncheon will be served ion in the dining room ind Clark hotel. e followed by musical enter- of the association who ul Kretschmar, Wagner, Mandan Vicinity ! on was born Sunday at the hospital to Mr. and Mrs. ‘alter Tostevin and Helen and Lucile, G. C. MeFerran, who was n to the Mandan hospital Satur- for an operation, is recovering mith returned Saturday trip to Mildred Ward of Dickinson nending a few days here as the Mrs, L. A. F. Pierce has been called using both airplanes and railway o Minneapolis by the death of an|trains, which it is hoped will event- Mrs. Myra Fuller, 75, who|ually link New York and .he Pacific J. A. Kasper and son, Teddy, Tharp and son, Granni- rs. W. C. Aylen have re- where they the week-end with relatives progressing rapidly on ildings being constructed at rt Lincoln in preparation for the Military Training camp | which will be conducted there dur- Both contractors are now at work $125,000 ARE Residence, Balance Left in Taxi Cab New York, May 15.—()—Stolen and missing jewelry valued at $125,- 000 was sought today. Police were attempting to track down the thieves who stole $25,000 in Leah from the Oyster Bay home of Sir Ashley Sparks, resident direc- tor of the Cunard Line, while police of New York were searching for the taxicab in which Mrs. Alfred H. Chapin of Springfield, Mass., left an overnight bag containing $100,000 in jewelry. Pacer The robbery occurred some time hey lay in bed, were {Sunday night, the jewelry being Tmornivg, at’ their {taken from the room of Lady Sparks A|while the family was at dinner on the floor below. There were nine servants in the house and four dogs in the basement but no one heard or saw the ones who committed the robbery. The jewelry consisted of two diamond rings, two diamond brooches, two wrist watches set with aed and three small gold bar pins. Mrs. Chapin, mother of Alfred H. Chapin, Jr., noted tennis player, left the bag containing the jewelry in a taxicab which had taken her from the Grand Central station to her hotel. Among the jewels included a plat- inum bracelet set with diamonds, platinum lorgnette with a diamond chain, sapphires and emeralds, a string of pearls. Two Fort Lincoln Officers Receive Transfer Notices Lt. G. A. Taylor, post adjutant at Fort Lincojn, received official word this morning that he is to be trans- ferred to the 30th Infantry at the Presidio of San Francisco. He and Mrs. Taylor will leave Fort Lin- coln within the next two weeks and he will report at his new station shortly thereafter. Capt. W. A. Platts will also be transferred soon to Vancouver Bar- racks, Washington, according to word received at Fort Lincoln head- quarters today. Captain Platts at present is at Portland, Ore., called there by the death of his mother, and the transfer orders réad that he is to report at Vancouver Bar- racks immediately upon the expira- tion of his emergency leave. It is considered likely, therefore, that he will not return here but will go di- rect to his new post from Portland. Both Lieutenant Taylor and Cap- tain Platts came here with the Third Battalion, Fourth Infantry, tt | !ast fall from Fort Lawton, Wash. Chicago Gangster Becomes a Realtor Chicago, May 15.—(—Another well known Chicagoan, after twice being attacked by machine gunners, | has decided to go into the real estate business. Police made the discovery last night when they arrested Jack Mc- Gurn, whose name often has been “| associated with that of Al Capone. In a raid at McGurn’s apartment they found a machine gun loaded with a clip of 50 spreading bullets; two large automatic pistols and a quantity of ammunition. McGurn said the weapons were for protection. He said that any given Capone (ancther gang lead- er who favored real estate as a life work); “get out of town.” Several weeks ago McGurn was shot down by two men who fired point blank at him in a north side cigar store. A few weeks later Mc- Gurn again was attacked, but es- caped. New Transportation System Is Planned Say that a new national transportation system coast on a 48 to 52 hour schedule is being planned. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, ap- proached with an offer t: official of the company, no intention of identifying himself with a commercial project but said he was interested in all programs that would aid aviation. The plans call for th» eastern field to be covered by the National Air Trans company and the Pennsylvania railroad. Overtures have been mace to the Boeing Air Trenenery company. the Western Air Transport ge and the Santa Fe, Atchison, Topeka and Kansas, and Missouri Pacific rail- way lines to extend the service west of the Mississippi. The new service will be controlled "| by a new and operatin; HUNTED INN. Y,: THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE I. V. A. Organization Rally at Jamestown Jamestown, May 15.—(P—At a banquet and organization rally called here Monday evening by the . V. A. county committee, John W. Carr, candidate for lieutenant gov- ernor, urged the state organization to make a supreme effort to defeat every candidate_on the Nonpartisan League ticket. He warned against the branch bank proposal, part of the League platform. Other speakers were: State Sen- ator Alfred Steel, candidate for re- election, James iforris and Alex Macdonald. Pres. Coolidge Signs Flood Control Bill Washington, May 15.—(#)—Pres- ident Coolidge today. signed the Mississippi river flood control bill. By affixing his signature to the measure, Mr. Coolidge placed upon the statute books an act which em- barks the federal government upon the tremendous task of curbing the flood waters of the Mississippi—by one of the greatest engineering undertakings ever attempted in his- tory. The same stroke of the president’s pen also completed the first of what are regarded as the three major problems up to the present congress. The other two, farm relief and tax reduction, still are pending in legis- lative form at the capitol. Rainfall General Over North Dakota Welcomed by farmers and busi- ness men with almost prayerful thanksgiving, the .09 of an inch of rain that fell in Bismarck and the vicinity in the past 24 hours means thousands of dollars to the Slope country at this time. Rain was general over North Da- kota. Only three towns, Pembina Ellendale and Lisbon, failed to re- port any precipitation. Minot with .80 of an inch and Dickinson with .17 reported the largest amount of rain. While graveled roads are reported in good ‘condition, dirt. roads are slippery and impassable in places. From Wilton to Minot the roads are bad. West of Mandan the roads are muddy. East and south the roads are fair. Places and precipitation in inches follow: Amenia .10; Bismarck, 09; Bottineau .17; Crosby .05; Dickin- son. 77; Dunn Center .42; Fessenden .33; Grand Forks .29; Hettinger .33; Jamestown .04; Langdon .36; Lari- more .35; Minot .80; Napoleon .05; Williston .10. Posses Still Hunt for Missing Youth Foley, Minn., May 15.—(AP)— Citizens from Little Falls and near- by communities today joined in the hunt for 4-year-old George Robit- cheski, who disappeared last Thurs- day when he went to get some bait for two older brothers. Between 300 and 400 day were still searchin, Late-Thursday and sons to- for the boy. 'riday blood- hounds from Waterloo, Iowa, were| }, used in the hunt. The hounds car- tied the child’s scent from the stream, where the boy’s brothers were fishing, to the highway and then picked up the scent of a man, but lost it after five miles. Satur- day the hounds were sent back to Towa. Sheriff Paul Felix of Little Falls, Morrison county, today said that he would not request aid of state troops as an adequate number of persons have volunteered to aid in the search. Waters in the creek and above the dam were dynamited in the belief that the boy may have been drowned, but without result. SECOND FLIGHT STARTS Kings Bay, Spitezbergen, May 15. —@#)—The Italia’s second flight started at 1:20 this afternoon. It was favored by very fine weather, sunshine and no wind. The airship took a westward course in the direc- tion of Greenland. FENN BILL GETS ACTION Washington, May 15.—(#)—The house rules committee today de- cided to give preferred legislative status to the Fenn bill to provide for reapportionment of the house membership of 435 upon the basis of the forthcoming 1930 census, MUCH LUMBER BURNED Stevens Point, Wis., May 15.—(®) —An all-night fire, w! broke out in the storage shed of the Vetter Manufacturing company here, de- stroyed more than a million feet of dressed, surfaced and matched tim- ber, causing a loss that may reach Special Clearance prices on coats ahd suits. Harris-Ro- bertson. 100 LATE TO CIASSIFY AFTER tomorrow you need not hide your fish, but come now to 317 Twelfth street for live minnows. W. H. McVey. —_—_____—_—_—— Cleaning Clothes in Gasoline Fatal to Mrs. Ames, Fargo Fargo, N. D., May 15.—(AP)-- Mrs. D. S. Ames, 30, wife of an In- ternational Harvester company night as a result of burns received when gasoline exploded. She was washing clothes with gasoline at her home and was se- verely burned from her knees to her head. Mr. Ames was at Wahpeton at the time of the accident and reached Fargo before Mrs. Ames’ death. Bus Company Buys Two New Sedans for Bismarck- Minot Run J. G, Belanger and M. A. Leraas, president and superintendent, re- spectively, of the Interstate Trans- portation company, returned to Bis- marck last night from the Twin Cities with two new 1928 model Cadillac sedans which will be used on the company’s bus line between Bismarck and Minot. The new machines are of the passenger type, each accommodating seven passengers, and will be used in preference to the busses except when the load. is too heavy for tne sedan, They are extremely large and roomy, and have a wheel base of 140 inches, which gives excep- tional riding comfort, Mr. Belanger states. The new cars will go into use to- morrow. Hatton Planning for Eielson Homecoming Fargo, N. D., May 15.—(AP)— Hatton is plannin: to make the home-coming welcome to its return- ing hero of the arctic flight, Carl Ben Eielson, a fitting event by hav- ing some kind of an aeronautic demonstration and the committee in charge of the arrangements has re- quested the Fargo Aeronautics club for assistance. Murray Baldwin, president of the Fargo club, de- clared the Fargo organization will coonerate to the fullest extent in seeing that Mr. Eielson gets a prop- er and appropriate welcome to his home town. 2 Ee 2 People Are Killed in Auto-Train Crash Graceville, Minn., May 15.—(AP) —Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Anderson of Fergus Falls were instantly killed shortly before noon today when their automobile was struck by a Milwaukee freight train, northbound to Fargo. The couple was driving on Trunk Highway No. 28 towards Fergus Falls at the time of the accident. Mr. Anderson, the driver, was said to be proceeding along very slowly when the train struck their car al- most squarely in the middle. A coroner’s inquest was to be conducted this afternoon. Graceville is 20 miles north of Ortonville. Is ARRESTED HERE Officers from Billings, Mont., came here Sunday to take custody of Harry Birmingham, arrested by local police for the Montana author- ities, and they returned their prison- er to Billings Sunday night. Birm- ingham, according to information given the local authorities, is want- ed on charges of forgery and grand larceny. Stop Getting Up Nights .IF YOU get up many times at night by reason of Bladder Trouble, have pains in back, weakness or diz- ziness, general debility, painful, smarting and_ difficult urination, lack of control of urine, or symp- toms of prostate trouble, try PAL MO GLOBULES. This remarkable treatment has been used success- fully by thousands. So confident that it will succeed, we will send a trial treatment ABSOLUTELY FREE to any sufferer who has nev- er used it. No obligation or cost. Wrthil PALM 0 = COMPANY 60 Calhoun St., Battle Creek, Mich. PHONE 1060 traveling representative, died last ; TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928 ny WALKER WHITESIDE MUCH ENJOYED IN ‘SAKURA,’ PRESENTED HERE LAST NIGHT DR. STRAUSS IS RENAMED HEAD Plot Is Fascinating, a Quality Always Found in Noted Act- or’s Plays—Miss Franc Hale Does Excellent Werk as Leading Lady of Cast Miss BY MARJORIE BROCKMAN Once more Bismarck has been privileged to greet Walker White- side. Last evening he appeared at the city auditorium in “Sakura,” an Oriental drama of domestic and political Japan. The plot of “Sakura” is fascinat- ael Whiteside’s plays. The tone and color of the Old World is woven in- to the drama, giving a harsh and cold finish to New World sugges- ions in the land of the Nippones kura” was rich in colorful set- tings, while some especial i lighting effects were produced In praise of Walker W there remains little tos 7 those who have sought his perform- ances before, he remains ageless and inimitable. Whether as Prince Hagane, Mr. Wu, The Arabian, or in another role his mannerisms are his own. He is graccfully languor-[ ous and y apable of electricity of action. Mr. Whiteside has a re-} markable speaking i resonance and trolled. As Prince Hagane in “Saki Walker Whiteside was m: the regal robes of Japan, and did not lose contact for on with the modern world. years. Miss Ev. in} vice con- Salome exhibited a sense of dramatic values which did not at any time infringe upon the scenes of the principal characters. Helen Hardison, Dunne and Robert Ranier, cans, offered splendid c@ntrast to the «native air of Frank Henderson did good work as Onda Tetsujo, father of Onda Sada. Other members of the well chosen cast were Maurice Kuhlmann, Mich- Rale, Moore, guards, servants and porters, PITY THE POOR PENCIL PUSHER Chicago, May 15.—Pity the poor bookkeeper. ay ing, a quality generally found in|such that statistics prepar rr, Hitesid ac the 15. M. Dodson, of the American cal Association, show his life-span to be shorter than that of any other occupation. Doctors, on the other hand, seem to find the business of keeping oth- ers healthy a boon to their own well- being and |show bookkeepers live to an aver- age age of 36.5 years, doctcrs 62 years and the life of the average American citizen OH, WHAT HE MISSED Lynn, M: King Hero squad where she was entertaining an au- dience of lawyers, offered to do a before Reeve, to prove it wasn’t immoral. The judge, however, refused Eva was fined $25. OF LIONS CLUB Other Officers for Ensuing Year Elected at Dinner Meet’ Last Night Dr. F. B.° Strauss was reelected president of the local Lions club when members of the club met Mon- day evening at dinner in their club rooms. Other officers named fos the ensuing year are: C. A. Fisher, vice president; S. W. Robertson, second vice H pphig t E. 0. Baile: secretary; H. E. Hanson, treasure! E. W. Wright, tamer; . Koller, tail twister; E. B. Klein and W. B. Couch to board of directors. Following the panet and elec. tion of officers the Lions enjoyed an informal evening at cards. An- ton Beer and Lewis Gallagher of Bismarck were guests at the meet« ing Monday. PAPERS ARE SERVED Papers in the suit of J. A. Kitch. en against the state auditing board to compel that body to approve an -Salome danced for [Ee account for a trip to Grand William Ameri- the Japanese. Esther Belle, Clarine His environment _is ledi- longevity. The figures is given at 47 And how she danced! | Forks were served on Governor A. ‘immons, arrested by a|G. Sorlie and other members of the auditing board today. The governor said the board had not determined what attorney would be appointed to represent the board in the case. ina raid at a place Judge Ralph W. half by John Thorpe, assistant attor- ney general. and his gods he was a Japanese, but the lift of an eyebrow or the flick of ash from his cigarette gave him the air of a statesman of the Continent. The show may go on around Walk Whiteside but he is the figure, standing immobile or height of action. His perfor may best be interpreted as “White- sidean.” Oa Miss Franc Hale gave an artistic interpretation of the character of Onda Sada. Miss Hale is as frail and delicate as Sakura, the wild cherry blossom, and her voice and lovely hands were her instruments in offering an artistic performance. Her mannerisms were peculiar to the quaint customs of the Nippon- ese. Miss Hale’s emotional scenes were well done, Ti is Miss Hale's first appear- ance in Bismarck, although she is not a stranger to this state. She is the daughter of Frank Hale of Ta- coma, Wash. former resident of Fargo and well known throughout North Dakota. Paul McGrath as gave one of the bes! in support of Mr. Miss Hale, Alexei Ivanov rformances Whiteside and Mr. McGrath's acting |. Two Trousers Values to $40 2 DOZEN MEN’S VELOUR HATS $1.95 Trade At GUSSNER’S And Save Wednesday and Thursday Swansdown Cake Flour Value ............0. Cake Tester Recipe Book, value ..... Total Value .... ALL FOR ... Canned Tomatoes, 15¢ val Apricots, fresh dried, Ib. pure small ie a 4 igs, fancy fre: Argo Starch, 3 for = Canned Grapefruit, 2 1b. tin, h 23c company which is to have a capitali- zation of $5,000,000, NEW TWIN CITY Youngstown, O. — Families here | are being blessed with twins. In one day recently, one duo each was born to the A. W. Battl, Anthony Luggie and Samuel Butch families. NOTICE ences hecling garbage loday. mences gar Ye Householders must keep gar- corp mepa (All Dasless. Liquid or Tablets, 38c value, eac! tins fe PHONE 1060. 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STRAW HATS $1.95 $2.95 $3.95 $4.95 Just Arrived—Must Go, MEXICAN STRAW HATS 29c 39c 60c MEN’S PALM BEACH SUITS $9.95 $14.95 Small Charge for Alterations NO RETURNS EVENINGS NORTH DAKOTA The suit was filed on iitchen’s be- _ 4 v ie ee { \ h. a Ae | » lig