The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1928, Page 1

reer seme ORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Tuesday. The Weather Somewhat unsettled tonight and’ Slightly warmer tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS NOBILE RESCUED BY DARING SWEDE BIRDMEN DRY SPEAKER UPHOLDS LAW AS EFFECTIVE Vote for Repeal Called Act of Rebellion Against Federal Constitution STATE'S HONOR AT STAKE Prohibition Held Justified by Social and Economic Changes Demonstrated Addressing an audience that filled the city auditorium last night Dr. Raymond V. Johnson, field secretary of the board of temperance, prohibi- tion and public morals of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, gave five reasons why North Dakota should not vote Wednesday for repeal of the state’s constitutional prohibition law: The law should not be-repealed he said because repeal will do no good and great harm. It should not be repealed because the honor of the first state to come into the union as a dry'state is at stake. The state owes it to the memory of the men and women who brought about con- stitutional prohibition here not to repeal it. It should not be repealed because prohibition is a good thing as shown by the social and econo- mic changes it has brought about. It should not be repealed because North Dakota citizens are constitu- tion lovers and law abiding citizens and an attack upon the constitution is an act of rebellion. Dr. Johnson addressed meetings here and in Mandan last night ar- ranged and participated in by the Protestant churches of the two cities. Pastors of the churches rep- resented sat upon the platform with him, . State Historian Presides In Bismarck he was introduced by State Historian L. F. Crawford, who - said that all law is in advance of the thinking of the times and that all laws have within them the seeds of decay. : “No law is self enforcing,” said Crawford. “If because a law is not enforced was a reason to strike it from the statute books we should have no law. Yet some thought the passage of the Velstead law was all that was necessary and seem to for- get that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Dr. Johnson said that North Da- kota is now defending its consti- tutional prohibition law because “meddlesome busy bodies in the state of New York decided that they wanted to annoy the people of this state about a law settled 40 years ago. S Certain People,’ he said, “want more booze sold so that they can get, more cash from depraved appetites. Repeal of the North Dakota law would do greet harm and no good. Four months ago I wrote a letter to the governor of New York, (Al Smith), and asked him for a report of the conditions that resulted from al of the Mullins-Gage law. I asked if there was less drunkenness, less crime. I have received no an- swer. Repeal Rebellion’s Act “The eighteenth amendment was ratified by a greater majority of states and expression of the people than any amendment to the consti- tution or the constitution itself. George Washington in his farewell address declared that to uphold the constitution was a sacred duty of every citizen. I hold that the state repealing such a law as you have in North Dakota would be a cheap sport, a yellow coward and would be committing an act of rebellion against the United States govern- ment. “North Dakota came into the union as a dry state, the first dry state, 40 years ago.. Just as no one ever can rob Lindy of being the first man to c: ss the Atlantic in an air- lane, no ‘one can ever rob No: lakota of the honor of coming into the union dry. “What real motive can the wets have for this meddling with the af- forth Dakota? ange. Tl would pile up the cost of caring for the dependent, the diseased, the in- sane oy ihe ioahelaier. The 2 pealers don’t want an} exce| to get a little more yning money out of depraved appetites. an offer of im i ABE an I fe hey | ment ‘of Senator Reed o! would invite the -boot-|, When a deputy in the Government party of the Yugo-Slav cabinet sought to end opposition by the Peasant party, he said it with bul- lets. When the smoke cleared away, two were killed and four wounded, among them Stefan Raditch, above, fiery leader of the Peasant party. Telegram Ruse Nets Thief $273 Chicago, June 25.—AP)—Miss Natalie Bartalan got tole- gram yesterday advisi her that she was being held up and to keep still about it. Mi Bartalan manages a Union Telegraph com- Western pany branch. She was busy managing it when a man en- tered, stood at the counter com- posing a telegram, and then handed it to her. It said: “Office being robbed stop don’t scream stop one cry and you will be shot stop.” Cash and checks totaling $273 were taken. MANDAN BEER STANDS TEST Alcoholic Content Is 3.5 Per Cent; No Lye Found in Samples Analyzed Beer sold in Bismarck and Man- dan does not contain lye. It does contain a heavy percent- age of yeast. It should be “well shaken before taken.” That is the verdict of State Pro- hibition Officer John Hagen, follow- ing analysis of confiscated samples made Saturday. “There was no lye in the samples we examined,” Hagen said. “They showed an alcoholic content of 3.5 per cent. “To facilitate speed in manufac- turing the home brewers apparently are using a heavy yeast content. This settles in containers and un- doubtedly is responsible for the ill effects that some of those drinking | 19 this beer have zenoried. “Personally I always regard it as dangerous. It is often shipped in in milk cans and there is of course op. portunity for the alcoholic content corrode the tin and produce acids that are poisonous. ere will be further analysis of future samples to determine how much of this sort of thing there is. “If those drinking the liquor of this time had the same epporunity to see how it is made that prohibi- tion officers do, I am sure the mar- ket would be hit and the cause of enforcement much aided. “Conditions of sanitation and filth about many of the stills found oper- ating are indescribable.” Hagen went to Fargo faturday. = |REED HOPE OF ANTI-SMITHS Houston, June 25.—(AP)—Heart- ened by the prohibition pronounce- Missouri, the anti-Smith forces were fever- is Pees Be their troops | r perfecting an organiza- tion at a series of secret Sunday conferences. Daniel C. Roper of North Caro- lina, one of the supporters of Will- iam Gibbs McAdoo in the memor- ahle sek compan, was Rod as rr southern Pais webb souri izing alongside try hope zi) alongs! trenches a tine seulling so far agains! swel tide of Smith print The militant Missourian is con- his lone hand A belt prohibition declaration 0: {of the stating that the “eighteenth ment will stand Cireulat of paign literature herbal the poteon tested te ae LIGNITE COAL MINE BOUGHT BY OPTERTALL New Company Formed to Double Output in Wash- burn Field OPERATING HEADS STAY Power Official Predicts State Soon Will Be Producing 5,000,000 Tons Wilton, N. D., June 25.—Forma- tion of a new company, to be known as the Washburn Lignite company, which will own and operate the Washburn lignite mine at Wilton, ‘was announced here today. The creation of the new company followed a series of negotiations carried on between Major Stanley Washburn, president of the Wash- burn Lignite Coal company, and Vernon A. Wright, president, and C. S. Kennedy, vice president and general manager of the Ottertail Power company. As a result, the Ottertail Power company acquires a controlling interest in the Wash- burn mine, the largest underground lignite mine in the world. Mr. Wright is president of the newly formed Washburn Lignite company, and Major Washburn and Mr. Kennedy are vice presidents. There will be no change in the per- sonnel of the mine staff, it is an- nounced, John L. Enright continuing as — manager. , “The consolidation of our mine interests and those of the power ee it is a logical step in the re- markable power and coal develop- ment under way in North Dakota,” Major Stanley Washburn declared in a statement issued today at the company’s offices here. “The Otter- tail Power company was first to recognize that power is cheaper with lignite than eastern coal and since its large power plant was built at Washburn, to help meet the de- mands of its rapidly increasing system, our mine has been supply- ing a large part of the company’s demand for high grade lignite. This reorganization guarantees coal sup- ply to the power company in unlim- ited quantity and stabilizes the output at the mine. Diversification Project “A development such as this re- affirms faith in the future of North Dakota. I have stated repeatedly that the federal policy of diversi- fication to North Dakota included development of our lignite deposits to furnish electric power as well as diversification of our crops. This development was expected in a gen- eration but we find it crowded into a few years by interests such as the Ottertail Power company. I expect to see the annual output of the Washburn mine soon to reach half a million tons as compared to the present output of something more than 200,000 tons.” The Washburn mine was opened in 1900 when the state produced less than 100,000 tons of lignite coal annually. It was started by the te Senator W. D. Washburn of Minneapolis, father of Major Stan- ley Washburn. The late W. P. Macomber was in charge from 1900 until his death in 1924 and since that time John L. Enright has been gen- eral manager. For years it has been one of the points of interest in North Dakota. It is noted for its modern equipment, including some 25 miles of underground electric railroad. Since the mine was opened it has produced more than 4,600,000 tons of lignite. 3 Service Improvement The Ottertail Power company which has headquarters in Fergus Falls, Minn., furnishes electric cur- rent to 240 towns and cities in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, including Wahpeton, Jamestown, Devils Lake, Hugby, Carrington, Oakes, Enderlin, Lis! and Bottineau. “The Ottertail Power company has purchased the controlling inter- est in this mine so that it may be in a better position to serve its cus- (Continued on Page Two) Fargo Plane Crashes When Controls Jam Morris, Minn., June 25.—(AP)— - plane Speraced by ie Canta , aviator, ing in aero exhibitions for the Gghth district American Legion convention, crash- ed to a ground with ora pas- sengers here yesterday oc- cupants of the ship escaped unin- ‘A small box on the pilot’s seat of plane fell plane. Although the two was wrecked, sengers and Canfield suffered only a severe ‘up. ‘v-|Mental Patient Is Found on Sandbar election this week increased | Liberty Memorial Eosineds ‘of ta Bionarex itoffice itely~10 it. totated st:the podtotfice this'morn- fundreds of pounds of circular matter to voters went in the mail here. There was also a large move- ment from. other. in the state incoming indicated, Amundsen Has Been Lost Before This is not the first time that the world has counted Capt. Roald Amund- sen as lost in the arctic wastes. When he flew over the north pole with Nobile and Ellsworth in the Norge, anxiety was felt for his safety. Yet here he is shown as he was welcomed in Seattle, Washington, after the venture two years ago. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., DENIES SALE OF STANDARD OIL HOLDINGS Fight for Control of World’s Largest Refiner of Gaso- line Looms Request for Colonel Stewart’s Resignation Has Not Been Abandoned New York, June 25.—(AP)— Contest between John D. Rockefel- ler, Jr., and Robert W. Stewart for control of the Standard Oil Com- pany of Indiana, the world’s largest refiner of gasoline, seemed in pros- pect today. A statément from Mr. Rockefeller said that he had not abandoned his request for Col. Stewart’s resigna- tion as chairman of the company’s board of directors, and that ) would take such steps as should ap- pear practicable. The Rockefeller interests in the Standard of Indiana are about 15 per cent of the $230,788,153 capital stock. There are 55,000 stockhold- ers. Col. Stewart’s holdings are large but far from a majority. The statement denied published reports that John D. Rockefeller, senior and junior, were selling their | holdings in the Indiana company. “Not one share of the stock has been sold,” it said, “nor has the question of ered.” With reference to the request of Mr. Rockefeller on April 27 that Col. Stewart “make good the prom- ise you voluntarily gave me some weeks ago that you would resign at my request,” the statement said: Position Not Changed “Mr. Rockefeler, Jr.’s position with reference to the desirability of a change in the leadership of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana has not changed. That position was clearly indicated in his letter to Colonel Stewart calling upon him to make good his promise to resign when asked and in the statement its sale been consid- | PEACE TREATY AWAITS ACTION Outlawry of War by 14 Na- tions Possible If Kellogg Compact Is Signed Washington, June 25.— (AP) — Drafts of a treaty which Secretary Kellogg is confident will “bring man- |kind’s age-long aspirations for uni- | versal peace nearer to practical ful- |fillment than ever before in the his- | tory of thé world” today awaited ac- ea at the capitals of fourteen na- | tions. Growing originally from the _pro- e.! posal of the Prench foreign minister; Aristides Briand, tl nce and | the United States join in a compact renouncing and outlawing war be- |tween each other, the drafts were | delivered on Saturday to the govern- ments of Australia, Belgium, Can- ada, Czecho-Slovakia, France, Ger- ; many, Great Britain, India, the Irish |Free State, Italy, Japan, New Zea- jland, Poland, and South Africa. An cuplanstory, note from Secretary Kellogg accompanied each. Under the proposed treaty, the text of which was made public yes- terday, the signatory nations would “solemnly declare * * * * that they condemn recourse to war * * * * and renounce it as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another.” In_ addition, they would agree “that the.settlement and solution of all disputes or conflicts, of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which arise among them shall never be sought except by pa- cific means.” In the preamble it is made clear that should ‘one signatory power “seek to promote it: tional in- terests by resort to war” all other signatory nations would be freed which accompanied the publication |immediately of their obligations to of the letter. While no reply from Colonel Stewart has been received, Mr. Rockefeller has been taking and will continue to take such steps in the offending state under the treaty, and that the latter would be “denied the benefits” of the compact. The treaty itself makes no men- this matter as appear practicable.” |tion of self-defense, and Mr. Kel- The request for Col. Stewart’s resignation was made three days after he had contradicted earlier testimony before the senate investi- gating committee, and had acknowl- receipt in trust of $759,000 in bonds, one-fourth the profit of the Mr. Rockfeller's letter was made logg explained that the United States considers this a right “in- herent in every sovereign state and implicit in every treaty.” s drafted, the treaty would leave the way clear for every nation in the world to become a signatory. public May 9, after Col. Stewart had neither resigned nor replied to the request. On dune 14, Col. Stewart was acquitted of a charge of con- tempt of the senate. A grand jury has before it the question of wheth- er or not Col. Stewart committed London, June 25.—(AP)—Seot- perjury in his testimony before the |!#nd Yard today was jnvestiaating senate committee. Four Write in Postoffice Exam nee, postmaster Jacob Roth was ment as to the the Leviathan mail robbery, whic! may reach $500,000, with the - sibility in mind that the robbery was committed either on the voyage, | sj, while the mails were at Southamp- ton or were en route thence to Lon- don. Hitherto British officials appar- four candidates for appoint-|ently had been proceeding in their ‘ourth | inquiry on the PS that the rob- class postoffice at Hazelton who|bery took place before the mail wre the eal service examination | reached Great Britain, probably in iturday. ites were required to write Candida! ® composition, make out a money police officials in the provinces are order statement, and questi ring their ay ions 86 COVE! eral business qualifications. sia For Official New York. Scotland Yard trying to discover whether s tain well known mail bag thief is in Great Britain at present. Newspaper Every two years the voters select an official news- per which publishes the legal notices of vital interest . of Burleigh county. The Bismarck Tribune will be on the ballot at the primaries June 27 and takes this occasion remind its readers of that fact. It is BULOW SEEN AS RUNNING MATE FOR AL SMITH South Dakota Governor Will Accept Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination NORTH DAKOTANS LAND Flickertails Capture Hearts of Fellow Delegates; Are ‘Life of the Party’ Houston, June 25.— (AP) — Gov- ernor Bulow of South Dakota is pre- pared to accept the democratic nom- ination for vice president if it comes his way, but intends to make no campaign for the post. He said today, on his arrival here as leader of the South Dakota dele- gation which will vote solidly for Smith, that there has been no de- cision as to whether his name will be presented, but if the turn of events places him in a favorable po- sition he would be glad to run with the New York governor if the latter is nominated. PROBES THEFT cer-| President Coolidge Considerable advice is being given Governor Bulow on the advisability of making no effort to get the nom- ination. Some of his closest friends are anxious to have him go through with his campaign for re-election. Bulow was the first Democrat to be elected governor in South Dakota in several decades. Because of this and the fact that he comes from a farm state, another group of his supporters argue that he would strengthen Smith's position in the west. By M. M. OPPEGARD (Associated Press Staff Writer.) Houston, Texas, June 24.~(AP)— Minnesota and North Dakota dele- gates to the Democratic national convention arrived here today ready for organization caucuses prelim- inary to the opening of the conven- tion tomorrow. Meanwhile the South Dakota dele- gates had completed their organiza- tion in caucus Sunday with the se- lection of Gov. W. J. Bulow as dele- ‘gation ehairman-and-naming of con- vention committee members. First interest in the northwest group centered in the selection of a national committeeman from Min- nesota and national committee- women from that state and North Dakota. The delegates from North Dakota captured the hearts of those aboard the train on the long journey to the southland. They were the “life of the party” and took every oppor- (Continued on Page Two) TAPS SOUNDED FOR VETERAN Theodore Hansen, Stricken by Heart Attack, Dies Sud- denly Last Night Taps sounded last night for Theo- dore Hansen, veteran of the Span- ish-American war, employed for the. past four years as an engineer at the state penitentiary. Subject for some time to heart attacks Hansen was stricken last night while eating dinner at the penitentiary and died in his quarters there a short time later. Funeral arrangements _ today awaited advices from relatives. Burial will be at Buxton. Hansen served three years in the Eighteenth United States Infantry overseas in the campaign against the Moors and at the Battle of Ma- nila. i was discharged as a cor- poral of Company E. member of the Sons of and of the English Luth- eran church here. He was born in ‘reeborn county, Minn., where he was married in 1904 to Miss Ellen Lilleberg. His widow and five daughters survive him. His daugh- ters are Mrs. Frank Brown, of Plainfield, Ills; Marriett, Blanche, Louise and Clarice, who are at home. His father, three brothers and two isters also survive him. Hansen had made his home in Bis- mack four years, while employed at the penitentiary. His family moved here from Buxton two years ago. Mrs. Coolidge Excites Worshipers at Brule Superior, Wis., June 25.—(AP)— had no intention early today to change his present mode of quiet life in the country and to come to his office in Superior. Yesterday he a attended church at Brule, beg as he did a week ago, to John Taylor, its bling lay preacher, conduct the Mrs. Cool with him to- She the chief execu- tive as this Sunday's great oi the congregat h yo the little church. the service she stood on the to have their first real glimpse of Among the congregation which eat at an early hour to much coveted but limited in the church were Governor He wi Norwa: sist ¥ T Nobile Safe! , General Umberto Nobile, command- er of the dirigible Italia which crashed among the ice floes of the Arctic on May 25, has been taken from his ice camp to the base of rescuing expeditions. The rescue was made by a Swedish plane. On a return trip to bring back Nobile’s companions, the plane “cracked up” when it overturned on landing. Argument Over Dog Results in Shooting | Chicago, June 25.—(AP)— “You have got to stop,” _said Fred Ernst to Julius Flair, ‘king my dog around.” ‘You have got to keep your dog,” said Flair to Ernst, “off my lawns.’ Flair drove the ‘dog off once. When the dog returned, Flair applied the boot. Ernst saw the kick, He drew a pistol and fired three shots. Flair was sent to the hospital with two bullet wounds in the shoulder and one in the abdo- Ernst was arrested. SMITH VICTORY SEEMS CERTAIN Within Less Than 50 Votes of Nomination, Quick Triumph Is Forecast BY BYRON PRICE (Associated Press Staff Writer) Houston, June 25.—(AP)—Wind- ing up almost in silence on one of the quictest pre-convention cam- paigns of a generation, the sup- porters of Governor Smith stood to- day in the preeminent position of having all but captured in advance the Democratic national convention which opens tomorrow,.and the presidential nomination which goes with it. : As arriving delegates swelled by hundreds the waiting phalanx be- hind the New Yorker, it became ap- parent even to his still defiant enemies that he was on the very threshold of definite victory. The boldest estimate of the minority strength against him left him with- in less than fifty votes of the nom- ination. No other man so situated ever has failed of a quick and deci- sive triumph. So satisfied were his followers that many of them were talking more of a running mate for Smith than of first place on the ticket. Of the score of names brought into the _ fast-whirling _preconvention gossip, that of Evans Woollen, Indiana’s favorite son, took at once a place of special eminence. Sena- tor Robinson of Arkansas was among the others ardently sup- ported by some sections of the Smith bloc of delegates, but the net conclusion of all the talk was that the time for a definite measure- ment of vice presidential statures had not yet come. In the final hours before conven- tion day, prohibition became more than ever the center of such dis- agreements as remained for the big party conclave and its committees to iron-out. While a bandless, bal- lyhooless, almost voiceless Smith headquarters received arriving del- egations with modulated words of welcome, there was much tumult elsewhere, and prohibition was its dominating note. -Orville Wright has decided to present to South Kensington Mu- seum, England, the original power- driven biplane in which he and his brother made the first flight in a plane equipped with an engine. Election Results Party Radio station KFYR and the Bismarck Tribune company will cooperate Wednesday evening in broadcasting returns of the fees primary grate at 9 o'clock when a roe ail be broadcast MAKING SECOND | LANDING ON ICF Attempt to Succor Marooned Men Is Disastrous for , Rescuers ie CRASHES FEAR FELT FOR BAG CREW Italia Commander Turns At- tention to Search for Missing Groups Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, June 25. —(?)—Gencral Umberto Nobile, res- cued by a Swedish plane from the ice floe on which he had been ma- rooned since May 25, today was de- termined to lead a new expedition into the arctic in search of missing survivors from the dirigible Italia. Seven men who were in the bal- loon part of the airship when it crashed on the polar ice cap injur- ing Nobile were his immediate con- cern. They had drifted to the east and he believed he could lead a res- cue expedition to them. Nothing has been learned of the fate of these men since the Italia crashed. Al- though there were ample supplies aboard the craft to enable them to withstand the rigors of the arctic for a long period, there was grave fear for their safety. If the balloon had been carried too far to the south it might have come down in the open water between Spitzbergen and Franz Josef land. It was expected that Nobile soon would recover sufficiently from fractures and exposure to fly to reconnoitre the area where he be- lieved they might have come down. Aside from those in the balloon part of the Italia the searching par- ties were anxious to trace three members of the crew who were with Nobile but who have been missing since May 30 when they started afoot for land. Leave Rest of Party A Swedish plane equipped with skiis made a landing Saturday near Nobile’s camp on the ice near Foyn Island, a feat which the Italian res- cue flyers here had thought imnos- sible. A little later the plane took off with the injured leader, leaving his five companions, still ‘stranded on the ice. Nobile was carried to Hinlopen strait, which separates West Spitz- bergen from North East Land, where he was transferred to another Swedish machine, a seaplane, and transported to Virgo Bay. At that harbor, 60 miles to the north of the regular base at Kings Bay, he was restored to the care of his companions of the Citta di Mil- ano. Virgo Bay was selected by the Swedish pilots for their base of operations and as soon as the rescue had been effected they notified the Citta di Milano, which was then at Kings Bay. The vessel immediately sailed to take Nobile aboard, and to continue northward if necessary, to pick up other members of the Italia crew which might be rescued. , The Swedish flyer, having brought Nobile to safety, returned to the other marooned men to take them off the floe.. There the plane made a second landing but overturned in the attempt. The pilot was not in- jured, but apparently he was strand- ed with the Italia survivors. KAW INDIANS HONOR CURTIS Kaw, Okla., June 25.—-(AP)— Re- verting to the regalia and rousing music of pioneer days, the Kaw In- dians again have expressed faith in their blood brother, Senator Charles Curtis, of Kansas. To the pulsing throb of tom-toms and the clank of belled anklets, the elders of the tribe on whose rolls the name of the Republican vice-presi- dential nominee appears, last night staged their favorite dance in his honor. While dusky Indian flappers added a touch of the modern with their bobbe dhiar and beadless clothing, the braves and lineal chiefs again expressed the devotion shown by the senator’s grandmother, Julie Pappin, when she turned him from her tepee more than 50 years ago with the admonition to return to his white relatives. Senator Curtis, kept from the dance by the press of his campaign, was represented by his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis Colvin of Topeka, Kansas, who in a brief speech thanked her brother’s people for the honors they gave him. 70 Persons Injured When Train Derails Iola, Kansas, June 25.—(AP)— Between 60 an d70 persons were injured when the