The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1928, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1873\, KANSAS PLANS . WELCOME FOR HOOVER PARTY Curtis Unable to Greet Repub- lican Head Due to Eastern ‘ Business DEMOCRATS GREET HIM Nominee Calls ‘New Mexico Civilized Since Gunmen Moved East’ By JAMES L. WEST (Associated Preas Staff Writer) Hoover Train en Route to Kansas » City, Aug. 20—(AP)—Having put behind him the admittedly debatable ground of Arizona and New Mex! Herbert Hoover came today to rock- ribbed Republi Ka tinue confere! leaders as his i his, old birthplace at West Branch, I The Republican presidential can- didate’s schedule called for five stops—at_ Dodge City, Hutchinson, Newton, Emporia, and Topeka, the home of his running mate, Senator Charles Curtis, who was unable to remain to greet the head of the ticket because of pressing engage- C his usual practice, Hoo-| N.. Y.,. who ¢ brief platform talks at sas cities, with a more | by a at the state capital. From Topeka his train will go to Kansas City, Mo. where it is due early tonight, with Mayor Albert I. Beach and others planning a recep- tion at the station while the special in i switched to the Rock the overnight run to Arizona Assutii While ld New Mexico the Republican candidate was joined by nearly a hundred of his party lead- ers, both men and women, who con- veyed the information that the race in their state promised to be hotly contested. He received the in- formation Saturday regarding Ari- zona, but those in charge of party affairs in each state expressed hope °t oower got good receptions et the loover got at half a dozen places his train stopped in New Mexico, with Democrats as Xe Allquerque Senate Bretton and it ue several other Democratic leaders e- shook hands. with him, the senator being the first to speak to him, ee up to grasp the nominee’s ni Laids Citizenship Tabooing politics because of the Sab- bath, Hoover spoke to the crowds at | de a number of places. At Albuquerque he paid tribute to the citizenship of ‘he seen tron he Wan ing develo ‘rom the blending of English, Spanish and Indian civiliza- | death tions. The commerce secretary evoked both applause and laughter di- gressing from his pared to remark that New . once was known for its gunmen, but that now George K. Morris. lo. this mo: crowding his car he smilingly invites them to ART GOEB The death of one party chairman and the resigna- tion of another have placed the leadership of both Democratic and Republican organizations in New ‘York State temporarily in the hands of two women. At the left you see Mrs. Caroline O’Day, of Rye, oe pecame actin; cratic State. Committee - Lieutenant-Govern is Miss Sarah Schuyle: can State Committee since the death of C! FOUR BURN 10 DEATH IN BUS APTER WRECK Passengers Trapped and Cre- mated After Vehicle Col- lided With Truck Red Wing, Minn., Aug. 20—(AP) Four Persons were burned to death iene ike ee een from Chicago to the Twin Cities, collided sear a iogeat medley ne Ne Red Wing, five miles north of rning. It is believed identification of the remained inside, most of them in a sitting position. dead cluded men and a woman, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1928 Women Head Both the N. Y. Parties Now ses se @ ee @ The Republican’s a Wet, Democrat a Dry! x both Butler, daughter of Nicholas Murra: avowed wet ,and Mrs. O’Day, for six Smith booster, ig an enthusiastic dry! chairman of the De: Miss Butler was active in district ‘was appointed vice chairman of the 01 Co: » At Committee. Mrs. O'Day, widow of t Butler, head of the i- Standard Oil official, enlisted under Al ner because of lems, of which she is a studeht. Two Skeletons in Hidden Lake Cave Show Old Tragedy Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Aug. 20.—(AP)—A long - forgotten tragedy of the fur-trading days was believed today to have been - COURT C north .° Bruce mines. the aide of amet well hides lake, and until he found them, A. B. Frazer, the prospector, believed he was the discoverer . of the lake. % A in the talking movies wcnee mantle, the ki postin by Will Morrissey, a the men met their death. The muskets were of 3 type which has not been used in north for 50 years. No other articles the film colony today. could be found to indicate when Mor rated as and his wile, Midgie taken to the Venice po! first aid. BOOSTS FLYING the inmen moved to the east ee horse could ai and the state had become a model of pre py ge ged brought Giant All Metal Tri-Motored | could Tom do? * ebsdl tantton. out of the vehicle. Craft Lands in Bismarck abusiveness, tut di Wednesday struck the comedian’s Takes Jaw The comedian told Airplane traffic is bécoming al- Bede everyday event in Bismarck. Wednesday marks the arrival of Known pilot, Captain Sl, Hawks. | £m ©? of . je wks. ona “ who operates the Texaco ies i -| Oil com and ’s plane No. 1, will land at the Mo It is the first time in the history of the state that organizations have been headed by women. But |¢; that is not all of. the unique situation. Butler, is an litics until she iota State his stand on welfare and labor prob- MOVIE STARS FIGURING IN od that she had found two skele- a wo si tons and a number of rusted old- A Wise Crack About Tom Mix fashioned muskets in a cave by Will Morrissey Occupies Hollywood Discussion Hollywood, Calif., Aug. 20.—(7)— Avwise-crack about Tort Mix’s future {film actor as the causé of a fist fight, discussion of which claimed ihe rane for first aid and investigation following the affair vhich occurred Saturday housewarming party =/TRXACO PLANK [38.5 Gaseers ee y was said to be badly in great future in the talk rissey told the officers. t snort, but what Mix yesterday admitted there had been @ fight, caused by Merrinar afte the comedian awhile, as charged, or then the rug slipped from un- THE BISMARCK .TRIBUNE Congressional Body Aided ; By Experts Should Solve State Control of Prohibition Rapped; Opposes Amend- ment Repeal Rock-ribbed Republican Kan- sas Hails Native Son at Notification BY FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON (Associated Press Staff Writer) Topeka, Kan., Aug. 20.—(?)—Non- partisan disposition of the vexing agricultural go through a joint ‘congressional committee was advo- cated here Saturday by Senator Cur- tis, Kansas, in his address formally accepting the Republican vice pres- idential nomination. inland waterways were other sug- gestions for relief of the farmer by the Kansas senator, wlio gave first attention and greatest space in his address to a di: ion of the agri- cultural situation with which he has been identified for many years in congress. To the Kansans who cast their ballots for him for president in the national convention, and to his par- Senator Curtis called today for “united and impenetrable front.” He referred to Herbert Hoover, the party’s presidential nominee, as “well worthy of the party’s choice; & credit to it and to the nation, both in the eyes of our people and of the world.” As if to emphasize his reference he had spelled the name of Mr. Hoover in his prepared address in capital letters. Senator Fess, Ohio, temporary chairman of the Republican conven- tion, notified Senator Curtis of his nomination, and in declaring his choice a “wise detision,” related the legislative record of the nominee culminating in his advancement to the post of leader of his party in the senate three years ago. io... Praised Senator Curtis, who long has been ee Li the oe bat- les of agriculture, spoke at length on the farm relief problem. As he offered his suggestions fr~ a cure he called for a “inited impenetrable front” of Republicans and lauded He Hoover as “well worthy of the party’s choice; a cred. to it and to, the nation, both in the eyes of our people und of the world.” For Miss years an Al aniel O'Day, Smith's ban- LASH was credited] for agriculture is a trying and per- Plexing one,” he declared. “The problem is of deep-seated economic importance to every citizen without regard ito his occupation or his no- litieal party. Properly its solution is and always should be r.-nvartisan. Sees Solution in Committee “I am convinced that if a small joint committee of the house and senate were appointed to study the problem and to find its proper solu- tion, the necessary rélief quickly could and would be afforded. The committee could be assisted in its task by the advice and experience of the most capable experts on the subject whose services can be ob- tained.” Senator Curtis suppo-ted the Mc- Nery-Heaasn ae Ht last ere pressin 1 of his own which were sponsored in the house Democrats but he voted to uphold the veto of President Coolidge of the McNary-Haugen measure on the basis of his responsibility to the ad- ministration as its leader in the He also today tari le al iy iff re- the next. congress to, ob: nh yey in luties on some I~ tural commoditie; and like Mr. Hoover saw great hope in the exten- (Continued on page two) a comedian Miller, were ies, “I said the wife. lice he of- ith Mix when “I fell FREEDOM FIGHT Le Porte, Ynd., August 20—(AP) David C. Stephenson, imp: former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, renewed his fight for freedom today by ne, @ new peti- of habeas corpus John Richter in La’ court. immediately ord- rthwith return on the peti- tion and instructed that Stephenson brought before him tomorrow at Klan leader is in the y tion for a befc oF airport at 5 pm. His | backward, and those high heels of fe ft nal is all-metal tri-motored y H conse, Soewand 206 personel EeeUaes hs after the accident, ee ee Tom's boots thumped my head like to avoid striking the truck, and made too deep s turn on the wasn was the state ah hstchefiee* and MTA celed to come vo Wills aid, but DIES IN CRASH} sti. ti sat Soke Secon ae s : The truck remained on the serine So, 700. Are 8 mem of the Detroit Lakes, Minn., Aug. 20.— The ditch at the side of the The cowboy said the comedian had )—Herman Hoenck, 19 years Gall road is about three feet dee been abusive all evening and when of Fargo, N. D,, died in & hospital] and the bus went into it with. im to >» here morning of a fractured om orerterning. / skull, suffered when he was thrown] ~ As it lai in the ditch, froma his, snetonrysie on 8 however, flames enveloped the Tom Just ‘Pushed’ No. 2, three mi east of vehicle, and there was a scram- Mix said he pushed the comedian a ag I Savin Eee ace" te inst a has not been determined. bodies ‘were found in sitting ty Ee gg Bg need position after the accident were down. stunned by the impact and were burned before they could move parations to move to St. trthose Whe aid not out of Thin week, Mr. Hoenck was in St. the Bee Jost ne hed no 7 as :, moment it landed on its wheels PT . in the ditch, policeman. : FANS’ MECCA Banque City o¢ Now York, which wit Commander i i Fie a2 EY = 5 pnd iy WAR HERO AND FIVE SOLDIERS MISSING IN PANAMA JUNGLES a, Aug. 20.— (AP) — Lieu- Search Woman Dactiy expected ‘s each Me des. Tariff revision and development of | “The question of the proper relief | Farm Relief, Curtis Says Aha ae ' It’s the Boloney’ 7 i Just Organ Piece i Not Curtis Slam ———_ Aug. 20—(P—A deluge Sunday called forth from tadio station WLW further explana- tions of why “it’s the boloney” went on the air within a minute after the station had finished broadcasting the Ley aad speech of Senator Charles W. Curtis. : Immediately after the expression had been uttered Willizm Stoess, the jouncer, hastened to explain that 's the boloney” was the title of an organ recital next on the pro- ei ind not a jest at the expense 0: nominee. “Officials at the studio toda: said the organ solo had been ar- ranged on the ram weeks ago and could rot have been intended to reflect on the Curtis ceremony. Cincinnati, 0., HASSELL PLANE BELIEVED LOST BY OPERATORS No Word Received from Green- land Flyers by Madison and Mt. Evans Stations Chicago, Aug. 20.— (AP) — Growing anxiety was felt toda: for the aviators, Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, on their hop from Rockford, Ill, to Stock- holm, Sweden, after more than 30 hours had elapsed since last radié signals from the aviators had been heard. The plane was last heard from Sunday morning at 4 o'clock, Chicago daylight time, when a Madison, Wis., radio op- from the plane, then flying frem fro mthe plane, then flying from Cochrane, Ont., to Mt. Evans, Greenland. These signals indi- are Phin te ore time were 75 mi Chidle; flying ovet ‘patie ‘araits, aad had com about three-quar- ters of the 1600-mile trip from Rockford to Mt. Evans. As hours continued to without any word from the avi- ators, the most optimistic ven- tured the opinion that the Rock- ford flyers had reached Green- land and made a forced landing, in which event days might elapse before they made their way to some point to communi- cate with the outside world. The flyers left Rockford Thursday, making the hop to Cochrane without incident, and started the second leg Saturday noon, after which there were frequent signals from the plane until Sunday morning. Hassell’s wife and three children at Rock- ford anxiously awaited some word of the aviators’ fate, but Mrs. Hassell insisted she was certain that her husband had reached Greenland. “Planes that fly as long as his don't stop sud- denly,” she declared. $2,000 18 Loot INVALLEY CITY Cash, Checks, Silk Stockings Taken in Early Sunday Morning Robbery - Valley City, N. D., Aug, 20.) The Fair store managed by B Olson, was broken into of approximately $2,000 in cash, checks and in the early The rob- 3 entrance to the building by chiselling the bolt from the front lock and working the tumb! of the lock through the opening. The safe, a lightwei record safe, was pried open ¢1 eryaed of cash and checks taken. 180 pairs of silk stocki and a valuable handbag constituted the merchandise loot according to a hurried checkup this morning. Olson declined to make public the exact amount of ash Me negotiable checks secured. No clues as to the identity of the robbers‘ were found but Police Chief James Kelly is checkii jing hours yesterday. move- |.| ments of transients in the city Sat- court sessions—once tem; eerer Gar tie eae: and again caning « mistrial of «wut fn 8 friend was involved. Nichols of Gary and Hill lewman of Indianapolis. Peas Core he released from for the second urday to trace the robbers. Republican vice Aoeckess| RAIDED NIGHT CLUBS’ QUIZ TO BE CONDUCTED Aug. 20.—(?)—News-'said Mrs. Willebrandt ft a _ Mabel! nothing to do with the examination Richard Halliburton, travel writer, has begun an attempt to swim the Panama C: entrance at Cris’ bal to the Pacific at Balboa, 50 miles. He is accom- panied by a boat in which an army sharpshooter keeps watch for alli- gators. Halliburton swims by day and rests by night. He expected the trip to take six days, LEGAL PAPERS FOR TRIP HOME al from the Atlantic] 4), SPRAGUE WAITS |: PRICE FIVE CENTS EL FLIES CONTINENT IN 18 HOURS HERO SETS NEW NONSTOP MAR Transcontinental Hop from West to East Performed for First Time JUST HUNGRY--NOT TIRED Flew. at Altitudes from 8,000 to 10,000 Feet on Fastest Jump Curtiss Field, August 20.—(AP! —The first transcontinental Py ine ring from west 8 comp! here toda; Art Goebel and Harry Tucker, who crossed the country from Los Ange eles in a Lockheed-Vega mono- plane in 18 hours and &8 minutes. Their plane, landed at a. m., eastern day- light time beating by seven hours = le on record made by ‘jeutenant John A. Macready and Oakley Kelly, who made the east wae transcontinental .hop in Leaving Mines Field, Los Ang- it 12:06 o'clock, coast time, yesterday afternoon, Goebel piloted the Yankee Doodle across New Mexico, swung over ichita, Kas., winged above St. Louis last mid- night and crossed Columbus, O., at dawn today. Goebel, who won the Dole race to Hawaii, was at controls throughout the journey. Tucker, janta Monica sportsman, who back- ed the hv dam as ot Levens Goebel’s first he ste from the plane, which was the vee to make the transcontinental non- stop flight from west to east, was goes “eet = Alport mn hours inutes,” he exclaimed. eis Will ‘Tell His Whole Story’ When He Faces Trial in North Dakota Norfolk, Va., Ay 20.—()—Man- ville H. Spra 4, former cashier of the First National bank of Graf- te SE press aoe here im at nest, jepart- ment of justice officers on a techni- cal charge .2 the misapplication $2,312.50 of the bank's funds, anxious to go home and’ “tell whole story” he said. : At the city jail where he is await- ing legal papers from North Dakota on which he will be returned, Sprague asked a newspaper reporter to “tell them (the people at home) that I am coming home as soon as the government will take me and that I will tell my whole story there. I know I should not have gone away,” he added, “but you know we often do things under a oe that - e might not otherwise 0.” Confronted with a report from North Dakota that he had left a wife and two daughters there, Sprague would not discuss the mat: ter further than to say that there could be no bi; y charge against nln in Neste as ota. As to er charges against him growing out 0! the bank failure, he said he had not profited from the alleged misappli- cation of funds but that the technical charge against him was correct. Many visitors called to see him to- day. One man, who said he had nev- er seen the banker before, called to thank him for assistance given his wife when she was in trouble with her automobile one day. Another called to thank him for favors shown. his sons in sin.ilar trouble, his place has been popular according to per- Sprague was well thought of in that prague was well thought o: t section of the city. SPRAGUE MAY FACE MANN ACT CHARGE Grand Forks, N. D., August 20. (, I. Dahl, Walsh county sttoeney, said today that alioged marriage of Manvile 1 lanville H. ¢ to Miss Martha Burris is tal any the Sp lers | would, in his opinion, lie in the state where the bigamous ‘marriage was formed, rather tha in North akota. Mr. Dahl indicated, however, that he believed the more probable pro- cedure would be a charge of viola- tion of the Mann act, which would be a matter for the federal author- ities. Mrs. Sprague, who returned to Grafton ‘Bunda from the Twin Cities, has no statement in connection with her husband’s ar- rest or other developments in the case. BY WOMAN of witnesses. He of|until it was The record for transconti flight, made in the opposite ees tion was 26 hours, 50 minutes 48 seconds, set by Lieut. John A. Macready and Oakley in 1923. Goebel stumbled from the stiff ness induced by the long flight, ag eS erred ont oe core ges He ¢ eres jimsel G and said that he eeas ner ek , i 1 “More hungry than anything else,” he said. a lane Is pean ‘ely in oa q hangar, unspotted by oil or grime i-: spite of the distance it had cover:::, then turned to greet the small grou) which had collected at the field to await his arrival, Harry Tucker of Santa Monica, Calif, companion and backer of Goebel on the flight, said he had timed the plane’s arrival above Cur- tiss Field at 11:08 a. m. eastern daylight time. The monoplane made a few circles of the field before landing at 11:26. ; Goebel said he had flown at alti- tudes of from 8,000 to 10,000 feet all the way, with favoring winds. The plane passed over Albuquerque, N. M., Wichita, Kansas, St. Louis and Columbus, Ohio, soaring abo the latter city at dawn today. After seeing to their plane, Goe- bel and’ Tucker were driven to the G ee City hotel for lunch and Tes! The Yankee Doodle had 90 gallons of gasoline left of the 450 gallons stored in the tanks when abe left Mines Field. She had miles an hour. FORT SELECTS SHARPSHOOTER Mobridge Boy First North Da- kota C. M. T. C. Soldier in Perry Meet Roberty F. McNulty, Mobridge, 8 D., will Be the first representative of North Dakota’s Citizens Milit Training camp at the national ompatiaa at Camp Perry, Ohio. was announced today by of- ficials at Fort Lincoln after compe- tition of the boy soldiers was com- ietcNalty is sergeant in the Ma- cNulty is a set chine Gun platoon. f He will leave Bismarck Aug. 32 for Fort Des Moines, Iowa, he will compete for a re Seventh Corps Area C. M. T. ae with marksmen i on Cc. iF ify Te EEE 8 would have} Graeving,