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

NORTH DAKOTA’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER FSTABLISHED 1878 7 Die, S Near Death, Scores Injured in Interurban §Collisio Spanish Aviators Cruise| to New Mark ALL DEAD IN DEMOLISHED WOODEN CAR Limited Train’s Air Brakes Fail; Crash Occurs Near Danville, Illinois FEAR: PARALYZES MANY Tourist Onlookers Change Automobiles to Hearses and Ambulances Danville, Ill, June 1.—()—Two interurban cars of the Illinois trac- tion system crashed headon near Fithian, seven miles west of here, late yesterday. Seven persons were killed, five were probably fatally hurt and 15 others were injured Tess seriously. Failure of airbrakes of the west- bound limited, which was to have ling to let the eastbound pass, was blamed for the ac- cident. The motorman of the lim- ited, Clarence Cummings, Danville, escaped with bruises, 7 mping when he realized he could not check his car. Frank Craig, Danville motor man of the eastbound local, was killed. All the dead and jured were in rT wooden constructi was of steel. The dead: Frank Craig, Danville, moter- man of the local. Dr. Charles §. Johnson, Champaign, Ill. Dr. George Johnson, Terre Haute, Ind., his son. bentis Pole, White Heath, a ira Clodselper, White Heath, Fred Gulick, St, Joseph, Ill. E. R. Townsend, Bement, Ill. “Everybody on both coaches could see the crash coming,” said Harlan Fairchild, one of the injured. “Men shouted and women screamed in my seriously in- l, a car of limi one moved. There wasn’t time to. Just the seats jumped forward— and then it was all over.” C. J. Smith, a Fithian farmer, was lowing 200 sia abo tl rurbans. Everybody Stunned “There was an awful smash, and then everything was quiet,” he said. “Tran as fast as I could to the two coaches, and when I got there, peo- pe were just beginning to move. It looked like everybody that wasn’t dead had been stunned.” ‘The rrajor casualties were in the eastbound local train. All the dead were in the smoking compartment in the forepart of that car, the front’ of which was smashed to splinters. dead were mangled by flying wood, glass and steel. Motorists driving on state high- way 10 which runs close and parallel to the traction tracks were the first| rescue workers on the scene. T! used their cars as hearses and am- bulances to move sie ed Dan- ville, Champaign ai rbana. Half a dozen ambulances raced to the scene from the three cities, bearing doctors and nurses. (Continued on Page Two) ————E EE {” Weather Report j RR at on a cl ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. been last night Precipitation to 7 Highest wind velocity . BO 68 44 07 6 Peclty Clear - Clear Gear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy ‘Cloudy Prtliy Clear Cloudy a: BSSLSSASSSSALSSSSSA SES SHS2SBLssesssseesss eco RouReLE PF Wak Elly iy if i : i if aH i 1 tal 3 5 *F s THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1928 4,500 Miles Chamberlin’s Record Broken by“ Jiminez and Iglesias in Greatest Hop from Seville, Spain, to Karachi, India— England and Spain Begin Celebration of Feat Seville, Spain, June 1—()—Two Spanish flyers, Captains Ignacio Jiminez and Francisco Iglesias, were credited today with having broken the long distance flight record of 3911 miles set by Clarence Cham- berlin ard Charles A, Levine in their flight from New York to Ger- many last year. A radio message the Tablada capital of the of Ajmere, British India, in their plane Jesus Del Gran Poder (Jess of the mighty power). Nasirabad is ap- roximately 4500 miles east of ile and some 500 miles beyond the flyers’ goal, Karachi. Later 21 English radio message was received at the airdrome con- firming the first one. Seville im- mediately began to celebrate the feat of tl the eas: at noon Tuesday and were unreporte:’ for so long a time that many thought they had headed for Cuta instead of India. The airmen ho) to make a trensatlantic flight but the government inter- vened and forbade such an attempt in a land plane. Tha first word of the flyers since Sheir hop off reached the ‘flying field yesterday when an unnamed English boat reported by radio that the flyers had dropped a note in a tb “ saying = well aboa: e ine. The ship was about 800 miles from chi. Spain, dispatches last night credited the two flyers with having beaten the long distance flight record set by Clarence Cham- berlin and Charles A. Levine at 3911 miles on their flight to Germany. A radio message was received at the Tablada Airdrome, Seville, say- ing the flyers had reached ira. capita’ of aaa District of and was some 500 miles be- the flyers’ oF sage , Karachi. iter an English ri message was received at the airdrome confirming he first one. Seville and Spain immediately be- gan to celebrate what was id ed to be a record bi Nye Heads Park Sites * Investigation Comish Washington, June 1—(AP)— Chairman ae of the senate lands committee will lead a sub-committee directed by the senate to visit pros- pecie national park sites in North akota, South Dakota and Wyom- ing. ‘Other members of the committee include Senators Norbeck, South Dakota, and Dale, Vermont, Repub- licans; Ashurst, Arizona, Kendrick, they} Wyoming and Bratton, New Mexi- ico, Democrats. The survey will be made between ey 10th and 20th and will include Killdeer and Roosevelt parks North Dakota; the Bad Lands in Three] South Dakota, and the Teton range ing cars from Danville were/in ‘Wyoming. Submarines Collide; Examination Ordered New London, Conn., June 1.—(?)— The submarines 8-12 and 8-18, which were in a collision a. the sub- marine base here yesterda; were or- dered put on the marine railway to- day to ascertain the extent of the damage which is all urder water. aviators, who started for | B: ITALIA SEARCH PARTIES READY FOR EMBARKING Half Dozen Air Expeditions, Three Ships, Dog Sleds Invade Arctic Kings Bay, June 1.—(4)—While at least a half dozen air expeditions were being organized in Europe to- day to search for the missing diri- gible Italia, five reen were slow! making their er by foot in an ef- fort to reach the lonely region where the Italia is thought to have come down. 3 Paul Kremer, a Spitzbergen hunt-. er, and four Italian Alpinists were proceeding along Bay, in northern Spitzbergen, and along Liefde Bay near Amsterdam Island, and will try to go east over the glaciers to reach the most easterly winter house on Mosel Bay. If the Italia landed or craghed over land it is thought at Kings hi e will be found on north- large desolate island of West Spitzbergen. aler Hobby, which is ex- pected at Spitzbergen on Sunday, will search for open water near the land on the north coast so that it rd the east arch for the Italia’s winter houses on north- Three Ships Prepare The Hobby, as soon as possible, will go north with the planes shi aboard her and their Nor- wegian pilots accompanied by the ice steamer Braganza which is ex- pected at Kings Bay tomorrow. The Citta di Milano, the ia’s base ship, . . gs will be taken board by the Hobby at Advent Bay ind will be used to aid ir®the land arch, The Swedish government Sait ree Ayer of the lepartment to equip three to proceed to Sitsbergen to for the missing airship Italia. Rain Falls in Many North Dakota Spots Twelve North Dakota points re- pened rainfall for the 24-hour per- od 1 at eight o'clock tl morning. The heaviest preci tion occurred at Langdon, where .78 of an inch was recorded. Weather conditions throughout the state ranged from clear in the western part of the state to cloudy and partly cloudy in the central and eastern portions. The minimum temperature record- ed during the night was 38 at Lis- bon. Hettinger was next with 38. The highest temperature recorded esterday was at Pembina and lcorhead, Minn. Precipitation yesterday was list- ed as follows: Amenia .15; Bis- marck .07; jtineau .15; Crosby 3 Ellendale .31; Fessenden .16; Grand Forks .i4;' Jame own .61; Larimore .60; Lisbon .15; N -08; Pembina .70; Moorhead, Minn., 04, EMBALMERS’ BOARD TO MEET Valley City, N. D., June 1—@— Members of the state board of em- balmers will meet here June 18, with exal tion of candidates for the embalmer’s license as the principal business, Board members who will meet here are T. G. C. Kennelly, Mandan, president; E. G. Gill Devils Lal:e, vice president; J. E. Weaver, Bottineau, treasurer, and Dr. A. A. Whittemore, Bismarck, secretary. RAMSEY COUNTY INDEPENDENTS SETTLE ROW OVER NOMINEE FOR STATE SENATOR uthbert Wins Nomination at Mass Meeting Over Stevens —Later Both Announce f tal FE i Ppt i i i it en a : plished. And thereby hangs a tale. In advance of the et aes county—at least so goes the there was a meeting of l- ent leaders in this '. penny fo Stevens bills were up for con- 7 ote “right” asnresult oi vo! ji marked by Independent lead- i ;| committees, the meml SS anEmmmemeeememnamen’ PACIFIC OCEAN STRAILIA, Australians Reach Hawaii The first hop in the longest over-water flight ever tried has been suc: fully terminated with the ee) today in Hawaii of four Australian 01 birdmen, bound by air from Cali leg of their flight was fi 3,800-mile water hop pi fro rnia to their native land. land to Honolulu. The map shows the tain Island. The first m Hawaii to New Brit Dairy-Poultry Special Is Big Attraction at Regan Bismarck Association of Com- merce Sends Delegation, In- cluding Juvenile Band— Talks and Demonstrations Are of Much Interest to Those Attending Westward bound, the Dairy-Poul- try special train stopped at Regan last night for an enthusiastic meet- ing, passed through Bismarck dur- are scheduled at Mott, New Leip- zig and Flasher. The Bismarck Association of Commerce sent a delegation to the Regan meeting headed by Secre- tary H. P. Goddard and including the juvenile band, which gave a number of selections under the lead- ership of Director S. P. Orwoll. The band played for a half hour while preparations were being to start the meeting and the selec- tions elicited enthusiastic applause and comments from the big audience and from the personnel of the spe- cial train. Arrangements for the Regan meeting were made by a number of rs of which were A. Tourtlotte, A. B. Stratton, CHANG TS0-LIN WILL EVACUATE Pressure Too Great for Peking Leader; Americans Are Re- ported Safe London,’ June 1.—(AP)—A Tokyo dispatch to the Evening News says reliable reports from Peking state that Chang Tso- Lin, the northern dictator, has defintely decided to abdicate. ee Tokyo, June 1—(AP)—Ad- vices from Tientsin state that General Sun-Chang, northern commander now in the field against the nationalists. has or- dered the northern forces on the Tientsin-Pukow railway front to carry out a general retreat. Peking, June 1.—(#)—Although Nationalist troops are pressing him hard, Marshal Chang Tso-Lin today was determined to stand his ground in Pekihg and not evacuate the city. Americans in. the war zone were, believed to be safe. A telegraph D.! from Paotingfu, strategic center 80 ing the -night, and today meetings es HE iy i t-% af ; i if if fet ie by f ie Bi 5 i i g ? z at Hscellaead! Gu : d i $F i A 3 ‘§ miles soutit of Peking, indicated that five men and nine women, all missionaries, there were safe. The city was in. the hands of Shansi forces of the Natonalist army who drove out the northern troops. . No anti foreign incidents have occurred Tso-Lin called his generals and advisers into conference and it was decided that instead of evacuat- ing the capital they would defend the shortened line from Liuliho about 30 miles south of Peking, and Maching, about 30 miles south of Tientsin. | Members of Freighter Lost As Ship Is Rammed COOLIDGE WILL COME TO HAPPY BADGER STATE Senator Lenroot Heads Com- mittee Making Business Arrangements Superior, Wis., June 1.—(AP)— A jubilant Wisconsin hummed today with eager preparations for a pres- ident’s vacation. So far as the vacation itself was concerned there remained nothing to do, for nature dresses most at- tractively in the Brule river country always. The forests of jack pine, the wild life, the crystal-clear wa- ters are there. Trout flash in the streams, black bass idle in the lakes, while ah occasional deer flits be- tween the trees. These things are ready for Pres- ident Coolidge at the Cedar Island of the late Henry Clay Pierce, New York and St. Louis financier. There are, however, a myriad of details of communication and transportation to be worked out in the fortnight remaining before the president plans to arrive. When the i sl ill be t! ittle island wil equipped as a place where the presiden: not only may have every opportunity for rest, but also facilities for keeping a con- stant finger on the pulse of a na- tion, Meeting with Irvine L. Lenroot, former United States senator from Wisconsin, a committee of eleven headed by J. T. Murphy. Superior publisher, last night went over com- plete plans to make the president’s stay convenient and satisfying. Have Large Entourage The executive headquarters of the nation is expected to b. established in the Superior, » central high school from the time of the presi- dent's anticipated arrival on June 13, to his departure early in Septem- ber. President and Mrs. Coolidge’s ento' will include 14 house serve ants, 10 secret service men, Ever- ett Sanders, the presidert’s secre- tary and 60 soldiers to serve as guards. _. The president probably will drive daily, excepting Sundays, between Superior and the Ledge, a distance of about 40 miles. It is probable, said Mr. Lenroot, that the president will attend church services at Lake Nebagamon Congregational church, 10 miles from the estate of the late Henry Clay Pierce, the president's white house choice. The president told Mr. Lenroot that he desired a place within easy reach of all facilities, including rail, water, telegram and telephone. A naval yacht will lie at anchor in the Duluth-Superior harbor during the President’s stay, Mr. Lenroot said. Elhard Boy Has Good Chance for Recovery Hope is now held out for the re-| H. covery of Warrer. Elhard, -old | Si son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Elhard, who was knocked down and run over by an automobile on Fourth street late Saturday afternoon. His condi- ti much ir:proved, hos- pital attaches state, and it is be- lieved, unless complications develop, he has a good chance to regain his health. The Ind’s life was at first de- spaired of, because of the serious- ness of his injuries. His skull was fractured and he was severely hurt internally. The accident occurred near thi ris & Woodmansee store when he coasted into the street from an alley on a small wagon, rectly in the path of an automobil Number of Drowned Variously Estimated from Seven to 12 —Thirty Others Are Res- cued—Liner President Gar- field Strikes Kershaw on Portside Vineyard Haven, Mass., June 1.— (AP)—An undetermined number of the crew of the freighter Kershaw, variously estimated from seven to 12, were drowned here this morning when their ship was rammed and sunk by the Boston-bound Dollar liner Presidert Garfield. Thirty members of the Kershaw’s crew in- cluding Captain Brooks were res- cued, The collision occurred a few miles off East Chop, Island of Martha's Vineyard, at 12:80 a. m. with a clear sky and smooth sea According to Captain G. b. Moir, spokesman here for th: jar Line company, the President Garfield was proceeding at 14 knots when it struck the Boston-t -Norfolk bound Kershaw on the latter's portside, Just forward of the bridge. ‘he Kershaw rolled over and the vessels held together for a few mo- ments. Then the freighter broke apart and went down within 10 min- igements are completed, | utes of the crash in 80 feet of water. The President Garfield stood by for four hours to pick up survivors and was aided by a crew of coast- guardsmen from the Woods Hole station. After placing a buoy to mark the » the Garfield pro- ceeded to this harbor where at 7 o'clock it weighed anchor for Bos- ton. It was sighs to reach that port at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The Garfield, which was com- pleting a round-the-world trip, had three passengers aboard. The Ker. shaw had none and the exact num. ber in {ts crew was unavailable since the crew list was believed to have gone down with the s! Those gaved included all the of- icers except an unnamed second as- stant engineer. At the wheel of the Garfield at the time of the accident was Ralph W. C. Smith of New York city, a coastal pilot. A discrepancy in the number of missing appeared on the face of ad- vices’ from the Boston office of the Dollar. liner where it was announced that probably not more than seven or eight were unaccounted for, while Captain Moir placed the probable casualties at 12. The Merchants and Miners’ Trans- rtation company, owner of the ‘ershaw, announced that it was without information of any sort. The Kershaw was a steel screw vessel of 2,741 towns and was built in 1897. Drilling for Oil to Start Saturday on Armstrong Farm Preliminary work in connection with the drilling for oil on the H. Armstrong farm northeast of is been completed, accord- ing to M rmstrong, who was a Bismarck visitor today, and actual drilling operations wil commence tomorrow. Those in charge of the work plan to operate the drill 24 hours a day and consequently the work should go ahead rapidly, Mr. Armstrong states. The project is attracting many visitors, he says. While the Armstrong farm is lo- cated 21 miles southeast of Tuttle, it is only 10 miles northeast of Steele and persons from Bismarck, Jamestown, and other cities in this part of the state wishing to drive thera should go to Steele and then drive northeastward to the farm. PROSPECTS FOR GOOD WHEAT CROP IN ND. ARE EXCELLENT, SURVEY REVEALS Late Seeded Crops Delayed and Damaged Some by Lack of Normal Amount of Spring Rains But Wheat and Other Small Grains Have Rooted Deeply, Clemens Says (By the Associated Press) eecowects fe excellent for a od TaRLELERT ee Seee ee Z' of age See J H 2 i af & » anticipate an enormous demand for combine harvesters, which were in- troduced into this state for the first time on a fairly wide scale last year, when several hundred were used as compared to less than 30 in operation the previous year. part,of the small grain of tho state grain o! 8 will be harvested with combines this year. Three big pieces of agricultural development work were under way during the month of and will be made year toward if ni 2ey ge ae The haf ait me Fair tonight and probably Sat- le Not much ‘change. PRICE FIVE CENTS | Australian Birdmen Cross Pacific GAS LOW, SHIP’ LANDS SAPELY WITH FOUR MEN First Hop of 7,800 Mile Flight Successfully Ended by Brit- ish Birdmen GUIDED BY RADIO BEACON, Southern Cross Left Oaklan@ Yesterday; Made Steady, Progress During Night Wheeler Field, June 1.—(AP)—The trans- Pacific monoplane southern cross bearing four men, came safely to earth here today at 12:15 p. m., Pacific coast time, after F100 mile flight from Oakland, Calif., begun at 8:51 a. m., yesterday. The South:rn Cross made its landing only after hours of tenseness during which she had lost her position and her fuel supply ran low. She finished the long air journey with little gasoline to spare. Escorted by army and navy planes the Southern Cross came into the field, 20 miles from Honolulu, announced by scores of enthusiastic welcom- ers, Thus ended the first leg of an air adventure of 7,800 miles overseas to Sydney, Australia, The next air passage is to Suva, Fiji islands, more than 3,100 miles over swelting waves brok- en only by occasional dots of coral and volcanic rock. Honolulu, Honolulu, June 1.—()—Lost and then found again, the Southern Cross, giant monoplane flying from Oakland to Australia via the Ha- wi Islands, reached the goal of 8 first lap at 12:15 p. m. Pacific coast time, today. Earlier the radio corporation in« tercepted a message from the South- ern Cross that they had sighted Holokai Island and were headed across the channel at 11:34 a. m. Reported from various sources af 165 miles from Honolulu at that time the flight had become a race against time in view of a rapidly diminishing fuel supply. Withou( some mishap it was generally agreed the flyers could make it. It was estimated by aviators hert that the monoplane should arrive between 12:30 and 1 p. m. if the dis- tance reported by the ship was cor: rect. A message from the Cross at 11:43 a, m. said: “We heaving in sight now of Oahu.” The monoplane then radioed: “It’s going to be a race whether we make it to land or not before the fuel is exhausted. What's to- day, Friday?” At 12:08 p. m., coast time, the Southern Cross was over Honolulu escorted by navy planes. All sire ens were going full blast. The crowd got the first thrill of the morning when Martin Jensen in the Monoplane Aloha with which he Southern coast time, -|won second place in last summer’s Dole flight race, from California, appeared through the morning haze. ere was a rush to the ropes at the edge of the field, by the crowd of about 500. 7 . The mists of early morning rolled away, melted by the warm sun of Hawaii. All was prepared for the welcome of the four brave men, nearing the end of 2,400 mile flight. Heading the welcomers was Govere nor Wallace R. Farrington of Ha- waii, In addition to Jensen awaiting the flyers whose ultimat goal is Sydney, Australia, the crowd at Wheeler Field included Arthur Goe- bel, winner of the Dole flight, and Captain Lowell Smith, who led the army’: around-the-world flight in 1924, Two welcoming planes took off at 7:42 a, m. (10:12 a, m. Pacific coast time). MAKES BETTER TIME WITH LIGHTER LOAD San Francisco, June 1.—(®)—Fly. ing ahead of the rising sun which last night left the tri-motored mon- oplane Southern Cross soaring abo rolling clouds and_ waves in her flight from the Golden Gate to Hawaii, the seven ton ship this morning sped toward the goal with a lightened fuel load. Like a steed grateful for the creased its speed through the might, crea: 8} roug! night, and radio men here estimated that the flyers might easily reach Hawaii by 11 a, m. Through the long hours the four aviators, two Australians and twa Anericans, remained cheerful de- spite the strain of piloti: their craft high above the m Bea, June 1 1785—John Adams, first American i aubhioadoc, wont Iv. rsa admitted