The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1928, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER The Weather Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday; Not much change in temperature. ESTABLISHED 1873 _ 457 ENROLLED FOR MILITARY TRAINING CAMP Fort Lincoln Prepares to Re- ceive Students from Seven States NORMAL .UNDER WAY Citizenship Training Stressed in Instructions to Officers Who Will Teach Fort Lincoln hummed today with preparations for its forthcoming school of the soldier. Enrollment for the Citizens’ Mili- tary Training Camp to open at the Fort August 1 today totaled 557, a figure well above the minimum quota. Col. E. M. Norton, long connected with the work of the C. M. T. C., who gained popularity in the north- west for his work at the Fort Snell- ing C. M. T. C. camps, all of which were outstanding successes, is in charge of the arrangements for the camp. Details from the Fourth Infahtry were busy about the grounds get- ting everythin in shape for the coming of the students and the nor- mal school for officers who will have charge of its activities was in ogress. Of the 557 men assigned to the school 260 come from western Min- nesota, 189 from North Dakota, 92 from South Dakota, 12 from Iowa, 1 from Kansas and 3 from Nebraska. Last minute changes in plans by some of the students are expected to result in slight changes in the en- rollment now registered. A few more men may be assigned to the camp. Fine Body of Men Students in the camp, coming from seven states will in the aggre- gate form one of the finest gather- ings of young men who have ever been assembled in Bismarck. They come here for a school of the soldier filled with work and with plenty of time for play as well. For a month they will live the life of the soldier and receive military training of the greatest practical value. There will be a big athletic - gtam as part of their work, includ- ing kittenball, volley ball, baseball, boxing, wrestling and big special entertainment programs at the post, well situated and ideally equipped for the forthcoming training camp. A small tent city was in place to- day for sleeping quarters. Finish- ing touches were being put on the headquarters building and when the camp opens August 1 everything will be in,first class condition for the reception of the citizen army. Officers attending the normal school put in a big day’s work to- day. From 7:30 to 8:00, they had instruction in physical training from Lieutenant Harron. The next hour was devoted to instruction in drill and command by Captain Rase. . Capt. Shutter gave instructionin Citi- zenship from 9 until 10 o'clock. Cap- tain Rase gave instruction in the ex- ercise of command from 10 to 11 o'clock. From 11 to 16 o'clock Cap- tain Bloomqust was in charge of in- struction in ceremonies. From 1 un- til 2 o’clock Lieutenant Colonel Nor- ton gave instruction in the duties of . officers and noncommissioned of- ficers. Captain Bates ‘gave instruc- . tion in combat principles from 2 vn- til 4 o'clock. After that there was a half hour’s instruction in group games by Lieutenant Harron. Big Athletic Program Schedules for athletic activities at the camp include organization of two baseball leagues to be known 2s the American and National. Each ‘will have four teams and there will bea jar league series. In ‘addition to the athletic activi- ties there will be boxing and wrest- ling shows with a particularly big. program arranged for Saturday eve- nings, when the band will give an THE BIS MARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928 [tar tn Hr Ove Sr» TRANSPACIFIC When her books failed to attract publishers, Virginia Drew, above, 24- year-old tyro of New York’s literary world, sought the advice and assist- ance of Maxwell Bodenheim, a poet turned novelist, whose exploits in the land of “vag his writings. rabondia” and “Bohemia” have been the subject of many of She took with her several manuscripts. It may have been verse opinions, considering the merit of her work caused her to podent. At any rate, Miss Drew’s body was found floating in the North River. But the writer had disappeared. At first, police looked to Bodenheim for an explanation. A coroner’s report later attributed the death of the girl to suicide. ARCTIC COMBED FOR AMUNDSEN Search for Noted Explorer and Companions Turns to Greenland Oslo, July. 24.——Search along the east coast of Greenland for Roald Amundsen and his five companions, missing in a French seaplane since June 18, was being organized today. The director of the meteorological institute at Tromsoe, who supplied all the polar expeditions with weath: er forecasts, has calculated the prob- able whereabouts of the plane on the assumption that it came down somewhere near Bear island, midway between Norway and. Spitzbergen, and allowing for its drift. To -put the theory to a test Me- teorologist Devold and five fishermen are going to the eastern coast of Greenland to visit all food depots there. They will travel by the mo- torship Terningen and put in first at Moucheron bay. The French vessel Pourquoi Pas, with Dr. Jean Charcot aboard, left Tromsoe last night on a westerly course. It will also skirt the coast of Greenland and along the great ice barrier. MOTOR CAUSES ~ FLIGHT DELAY Frenth Plane, La Frigate, Held at Azores For Slight Overhauling Horta, Island of Fayal, Azores, French crew of rage tomorrow. One of plane’s engines failed to work on the latter part of the flight from Brest to Horta, but the pines was hoisted on the breakwater immediately for repairs. One of the cigs also was found to be leaking Turtle Lake Man’s St. Paul Welcome Costs $27 in Cash St. Paul, July 24.—(AP)—A. J. Hallan of Turtle Lake, N. D., was welcomed to St. Paul by an unofficial pair Monday night and the welcome cost him $27. He was bound home from Rochester, where he had gone for a medical examisation and between trains went out for a walk. A sedan drove up to the side- walk alongside him and two men jumped out to accost him. The entire hold up was staged with dispatch and speed while two women watched the proceedings from the interior of the bandit’s sedan. BANDITS QUIET IN NICARAGUA Coolidge Is Told Sandino Has Fled. and That Elections Will Be Peaceful Superior, Wis. July 24—() — FLYER COMING HERE AUG, 18 Martin Jensen, Oakland - to - Honolulu Flight Winner, Plans Visit PILOTS FAMOUS ‘ALOHA’ On Tour of United States Arousing Interest in Com- mercial Aviation Martin Jensen, noted Oakland-to- Honolulu flyer, will be in this city for three days starting August 18. Jensen, accompanied by his wife, who is also a licensed pilot and a skillful flyer, is now on an air tour that started in San Francisco and will end in New York city late in October. En route the flyers are gathering data on flying fields. While here, the people of this ci will be given an opportunity not on! to see the famous monoplane Aloha, in which Mr. Jensen made his his- toric flight to Hawaii, but all who wish will be taken up for a flight. A charge sufficient to cover ex- penses only is made for this flight, since it is the aim of the flyer to get as many people to fly as possible. In this way traffic in the air will be- come popularized, it is believed, and greater progress in the industry will be made, The Aloha is the identical ship that made the famous transpacific flight in August, 1927, Jensen placed second in this race, and re- ceived the second prize of $10,000. The only change made in the plane is that the huge gasoline tanks back of the pilot's seat have been re- moved to make room for the easy chairs which comfortably accommo- date four passengers. Jensen is regarded as one of the most capable and careful pilots in the United States today. He has had a great deal of experience, which includes, besides his historic flight to Hawaii, several hundred hours in the air as mail pilot, a great deal of other commercial fly- ing, and several months as instructor in flying schools. The Aloha was built especially for Martin Jensen, the Hawaiian entrant in the Dole transpacific air race, August, 1927. With Captain Paul Schluter as navigator, Jensen piloted the Alol from Oakland airport ‘to’ Wheelér field, Honolulu, a distance of 2100 nautical or 2490 statute (or land) miles, in 28 hours 16 minutes. This feat won him second price in the race. The Aloha’s dimensions and equip- ment are: Wing spread, 41 feet; length over all, 27 feet; Wright Whirlwind motor of 220 horsepower; cruising speed, fully loaded, 100 miles per hour; tank capacity suf- ficient for 6 hours’ cruising; weight, when empty, 1600 pounds. The Aloha will be at the local air- port for three days. Colonel Alfonte Is New Fort Commander Transferred to Fort Lincoln as commanding officer when Lieuten- ant-Colonel Norton leaves, Lieuten- ant-Colonel William A. Alfonte ar- rived here yesterday. His first task will be to aid in managing tht Cit- izens Military Training camp. Lieutenant-Colonel Alfonte was formerly a member of the war de- President Coolidge has been’ in-jfartment general staff at Washing- formed through a report of Rear Admiral David Selle: :. com- mander of the special service squ: ron, that bandit activities in Nic- aragua on the part of Augusto San- dino have apparently ceased entirely and Sandino himself tas, to all ap- Pearances, fled the country. The report showed that the dif- ferent bands of outlaws which have kept the country in a turmoil since Henry L. Stimscn arranged a truce ween the warring 2:ctions have fairly well surrendered and given Pledges of future law-abidingness. The report showed very satisfac- tory. progress in the work of pacifi- cation of Nicaragua, with complete absence’ of active or armed opposi- tion to American activities there. The outlook, therefore, for the forthcomine election, which Ameri- jcan officials will supervise ,in No- vember, was represented to Presi- dent Coolidge as very favorable, ‘BOMB BURSTS DESPITE GOP Kenosha, Wis., July 24.—()— While a deputy sheriff sat on the front porch as a rd, the rear of the Herman Mielke home here was demolished by a bomb early this morning. No one was injured. Mielke and his wife were out of Mielke is an employe of the Allen A company, ‘ The bomb, consisting of a. stick of dynamite placed in a milk bottle, was inserted in the riilk container at the bach at ie neg Di age was estimated at . Mielke and his wife are now in thern Wisconsin on their. vaca- tion, and no way has been found to months ago a crowd gathered Place at night and bricks were all ten windows. On three other occasions, police said, the was broken at night ton, D. C. He will take command of ‘the fort about August 1. CURTIS HEADS 6.0.P. SPEAKERS Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Will Use Orator- ical Offensive’ Washington, July 24.—(AP)—Re- publicans are organizing a mobiie speaking squad ta be used on a mo- ment’s notice wherever the firing Ys heaviest, Representative Newton, of Minn., is director of the party’s speaking bureau and has been in conference here for several days out- lining his program. Aside from an occasional address over the radio, the party 1s not ex- pecting its leader Herbert Hoover, to take much of a part in the speak- ing campaign. For this reason, party chieftains are rounding their heaviest oratorical guns to off- set the expected fire from Governor Smith, the Democratic nominee. Under the present plans, Senator Curtis, of Kansas, Republican vice residential candid=te, will be used in the oratorical offensive on both the eastern and . middle western fronts, ‘Cabinet officers and others high in the Republican organization are enlisting also. for duty the September and October drives. t a confei nce yesterday, Sen- ator Curtis informed Mr. Newton he had invitations to make speeches in Indiana, Mlinoi Connecticut, . Rhode , York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, . It was indicated that all of these states probably would visited by the candidate. MONEY DEAL PROBED Des Moines, Ia., July 24.—(AP)— of fins. i Validity sneial — dealii amounting to about $700,000 by of- ficers of Central Life company is involved at Peering to be held here Monday by Ray Yenter, I insurance issioner, Com- Dakota are ind, New RELIGIOUS BODY MEMBERSHIP IS SWELLING FAST Roman Catholics Increase Al- most 20 Per Cent Since 1916 Census RETURNS INCOMPLETE Protestant Churches Reduced by Unions While Mem- bership Grows Washington, July 24.— ) —The membership of the Roman Catholic church in the United States totaled 18,604,850 persons in 1926, an in- crease of nearly 20 per cent over the total membership of 10 years before, which was reported at 15,- 721,815. The figures were made pub- lic today by the census bureau as a part of its regular decennial count of religious body membership. Catholic churches in 1926 num- bered 18,939, as compared with 17,375 in 1916, Census returns for a number of the larger Protestant denominations have been announced by the bureau for 1926. but are still incomplete, and such large groupings as the Southern Baptist convention have yet to be enumerated. A total membership of 4,080,777 was reported for the Methodist Episcopal church for 192€, with 26,130 churches, as compared with 29,315 churches and 3,717,785 mem- bers in 1916, The Methodist Episco- pal Church South had 18,096 churches and 2,487,694 members in 1926, as compared with 19,184 pate and 2,114,479 members in 916, The Northern Baptist convention in 1926 had 7,612 churches and 1,290,438 members, against 8,148 pauecues and 1,282,135 members in 16. The Protestant Episcopal church for 1926 reported 7,299 churches, with 1,858,966 members, while in 1916 it was credited with 7,845 churches and 1,092,821 members. The Presvyterian church in the United States of America for 1926 reported 8,947 churches and 1,894,030 members, against 9,639 churches and 1,611,251 members in 1916. There were 5,257 Congregation- al churches with 901,846 members in 1926, against 5,863 churches and 791,274 members’ in 1916. The negro Baptist church in 1926 had 22,082 churches and 3,196,- 823 members, while in 1916 it had ae churches and 2,938,579 mem- ers. The Disciples of Christ had 7,648 churches and 1,377,595 members in 1926, against a 191% church total of 8,396 with 1,226,028 members. All of the Protestant denomina- tions, the bureat explained, have a number of federated churches in which two or more denominations are associated. All figures for 1926 were an- nounced as preliminary and subject to correction. CLERGY AIDING MEXICO POLICE Chief Says Church Is Co- operating in Obregon Slay- ing Investigation Mexico City, July 24—G)—A statement by Police Chief General Antonio Riox Zertuche was re; led in some quarters today as possibly paving the way for an official state- ment withdrawing the sting of the recent assertion that the Catholic clergy were to blame for the assas- sination of General Alvaro Obregon. The statement said that the clergy were cooperating in investigation of the slaying. Last week General Zer- tuche, announced that “responsibility for the crime lies with the Catholic clergy.” It was thought today that this first assertion might be modi- fied to apply to some individual or group instead of the clergy as a whole, The latest police statement served to further lessen the tension in Mex- ico City. In religious circles a feel- ing of optimism concerning the fu- ture was manifest. General Zertuche also stated that Jose de Deon Toral, the art student who killed Obr.gon, had made a complete confession, but he did not. reveal its contents. Police were investigating a rumor that Luis Morones, former minister of labor, against whose life threats had been made, was concealed in be|elected president of the le Insurance | las Mszieg| City. Besant 3 fosianed are agrarian supporters oN, demanded his wincrawas hay the vernment, charging was ton of the “psychological authors” of the crime, paving the way for it by fiery speeches against Obregon, Moron political enemy. Fee! against Morones ran high a wee! ago, when Obregon was slain, and he has been under constant guard. General Zertuche said that he was now reported to have gone into Massachusetts, | hiding. LODGE ELECTS Sioux Falls, 8. D., July 24—— T. O. Gilbert of Willmar, Minn., was Sons and Danahiers of Norway. J. 0, Enge- saether, Petersburg. N. D., was re- elected treasurer. G. B.S. TO VISIT DOUG-MARY Hollywood, July 24.—()—Doug- often said that he PRICE FIVE CENTS When Herbert Hoover’s special train traveled across Nebraska, the Re- publican presidential nominee was accompanied by Governor Adam Mc- Mullen (right), who was one of the army of farmers to the Kansas City leaders in the movement to send an G.0.P. convention in protest against Hoover's nomination. McMullen is now in the Hoover camp, it would seem from this picture taken by an NEA staff photographer at North Platte, Nebraska. Two Bismarck Youths Raise Truck to Earn _Way Through School TWO INJURED IN SKIDDING AUTO Federal Soil Surveyors Strike Loose Gravel Near Redfield, S. D. Redfield, S. D., July 24.—(#)—Dr. C. F. Marbut, 64, chief of soil sur- vey of the department of agriculture at Washington, is in a local hospital suffering from severe inj ceived when an automobile in which he was ridmg struck some loose gravel and skidded into the ditch nine miles south of here last night. Thomas D. Rice, also of the soil survey, driver of the car, was slight- ly injured. Dr. Marbut was en route to the west coast on official busi- ness, while Rice was to have accom- panied him as far as western Mon- tanan. $152,000 LOSS CREDITED MAN American Representative of British Cotton Firm Is Sought New York, July 24.—()—Police today announced they are seeking William H. Pilkington, local repre- sentative of a British cotton con- verting firm, who was indicted last week in connection with the disap- Peararce of $152,000. He was last reported in Vancouver, B. C. ilkingto::, who was employed by Joshua Hoyle and Sons, Ltd. of Birmingham, Eng., disappeared on June 13. He was last reported in Vancouver, B. C., a week ago when he, his wife and two small sons, with whom he formerly lived in Yonkers, checked out of a_ hotel. Detectives said they had learned that the family’s destination was pre- sumably Japan. The shortage in the firm’s ac- counts was discovered early in June. Pilkington, who had started on his vacation, visited the office on June 18, but on seeing accountants at work on the books he left hastily, the police said. A visit to the Pilkington home in Yonkers showed that the furniture had been removed. Some had been sold to neirhbors. Pilkington is 28 years old. He was indicted last week by the New York county grand jury. CAL'S COUSIN IN PLANE CRACKUP Chippewa Falls; Wis., July., July 240) Leon Coolidge of Chip- wa Falls, cousin of President ‘oolidge, narrowly escaped death at; Bloomer, this county, when his air- plane suddenly took a nose dive and crashed to the ground Sunday, it became known today. Coolidge es- caped with only a bad cut the lip, was in company with Louis Brink- man of this city when he hopped off z a-flying field near Bloomer, where Fertile Missouri River Soil Pays Erlenmeyer Brothers for Labor A five and one-half acre tract of land on the outskirts of Bismarck is proving the means of educating two Bismarck youths. For more than nine years the lads, William Erlenmeyer, 16, and his brother, Harvey, 18, have produced from the land enough money to pay for their education, with some left over to pay their living expenses and help support their younger brother, For the last few years their truck garden has been so profitable that the boys have saved enough to purchase an additional tract of land on Sibley Island, in the Missouri river. They plan to clear the land of stumps and trees in their spare time this fall and to plant garden truck on it next spring. With continued success from the present patch which the boys rent, and with the help of the tract pur- chased on the island, both of the lads intend to attend the University of North Dakota. Besides making the garden profit- able the boys are keeping in trim for the high school football team this fall. Bronze-skinned and broad- shouldered from day after day of toil in the garden, they should be welcome additions to any eleven. “We've grown truck on this patch for so long that it is a business with us,” said Bill, “but it still doesn’t seem like work. During the hot sum- mer months we spend a great many hours out in the blazing sun, but the personal satisfaction of knowing that we are supperting ourselves is enough alone to make it worth- while. “Most years we have been excep- tionally lucky with the truck. Last year a hail storm ruined a good part of the plants but we were able to re- plant the space with quickly matur- ing truck and still make a good profit. . “Indicdtions are ‘that this will be our biggest year. This spring we planted nearly 4,000 cabbages, all of which are coming along nicely. Our carrots were drowned out early this spring, but with plenty of hoeing they have come back and show good promise. The rest of the vege- tables art’ growing wonderfully. “Late last fall, just when we were getting zeady to harvest, some fel- low drove up during the night with a truck and stole half the water- melons and all of the muskmelons. Now our watermelons this year — but I guess I better not talk about that. Anyhow, if he comes out there again this year, he’s going to come to a sad end quickly.” The boys have proven themselves so reliable and honest that mer- chants throughout Bismarck are eager to handle as much of the farm truck as they can, However, when the local stores prove inadequate as a market, the boys ship the hardier oducts to Minnesota, Montana and uth Dakota, where they have open markets. Infantry Chief Will ‘ Inspect Fort Lincoln Major General Hupert T. Allen, chief of intents, Washington, D. C., will arrive ct Fort Lincoln August. 11 to inspect the third batallion, 4th infantry, according to announcement made today. ’ General Allen has been making a tour of the posts in the central west during tht last month. Prior to the inspection here he will visit the mil- itary headquarters at Missoula, Mont. After spending a day here he will leave for Fort Snelling, Minn. WANTED4-WOMAN FLYER Ne York, July 24.—(AP)— ew was| Wanted a rich woman ambitions to fly the Atlantic in a dirigible. Bert Campbell, who ane|Gedtio as 2 SOLE INTEREST TO AUTO GIANT Quits as Finance Chairman of Corporation Under Polit- ical Stress ‘se RETAINS ONE POST Listed as Republican, Demo< cratic Chairman States ‘He Is Independent’ Albany, N. Y., July 24.—(AP) Governor Smith will be notified of his nomination Wednesday evening, August 22. The cere- mony, which will take place on the east steps of the state capi- tol here, and will be broadcast by a nation-wide network of radio stations, will begin at ‘7 P.m., eastern daylight time, and is expected to last about one hour and a half. New York, July 24.~(AP)— John J. Raskob, chaltman of the Democratic national committee. has resigned the two committee Posts he has held with the Gen. eral Motors corporation and will devote his time to the political campaign. The resignations, which have been accepted by the company, and announced today, covered the chairmanship of the finance committee and membership in the General Motors executive committee. They were tendered in a letter sent by Mr. Raskob yesterday to Alfred P. Sloan, ir., president of the corporation. It is understood that he will resume his duties with General Motors after the November elec- tion. Meanwhile, he will remain as vice president and a member of the board of directors. New York, July 24.—(*)—John J. Raskob, chairman of the national Democratic committee, has resigned as chairman of the General Motors corporation finance committee, it was learned today from authorita- tive sources, Mr. Raskob will remain as vice president of the motor company and will resume his position as head of the finance committee at the close of Governor Smith's campagin for the presidency, it was learned, Mr. Raskob, it said, had found the duties of managing Governor Smith's campaign too arduous to permit of his remaining as chairman of the finance committee of General Motors. Mr. Raskob, who for many years was a member of the staunchly Re- publican Union League Club of Phil adelphia has been proposed for membership in the national Demo-« cratic club of New York. Although listed in Who’s Who as a Republican, Mr. Raskob said at the time of his election to the Democratic national chairmanship that he had always been independent in politics. He offered to resign from the Union League club if his political af- filiations prove d “embarrassing” to the members. RUTH ELDER’S PILOT LEADS George W. Haldeman Heads Reliability Air Tour Into St. Paul From Fargo St. Paul, Minn., July 24—@— With Pilot George W. Haldeman showing the way, planes of the na- tional reliability air tour landed at the St. Paul municipal airport shortly before noon today. Most of the planes made the 218- mile leg from Fargo in about two hours. Haldeman, who was Ruth Elder's pilot on her Atlantic flight, was third out of the North Dakota city. Fourth to arrive here was John P. Wood of Wausau, Wis, whose lead on points for the tour is so for- midable that only the complete fail- ure of his plane could prevent him fax taking first place, tour officials Said. Second into the airport here was Pilot L. F. Schoenhair, who had fol- lowed Haldeman out of Fargo and held to that position al} the way down. Haldeman landed at 10:50 a,m., unofficial time, and Schoen- hair three minutes later. Wood, flying a Waco biplane, left Fargo with a lead of 2,300 points, and apparently had improved this advantage in the hop from Fargo, which he made in one hour and forty-five minutes, according to his own clocking. “Not a bit of trouble so far,” was Wood’s reply to an epee “Unless the motor drops out of the ship we'll have the winning margin when we hit Detroit Saturday at the end of the tour.” J 23 Planes Arrive twenty-fourth plane, comp! list still in Pine tour, was get away m Fargo on time, to motor trouble. It is Entry No. piloted by Dan Robertson. Haldeman’s time for from Fargo was 1 hour 49 RASKOB RESIGNS FROM GENERAL MOTORS} | Farm Revolt Leader Into Camp