The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1928, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1873 SMITH PROMIS ROY PATTERSON TO HANDLE ALL UMPIRE EDICTS Bismarck A. O. U. W. and Mer- cer Open Tourney in Park at 6 p. m. STATE TITLE AT STAKE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1928 ES FARM SURPLUS ATTENTION Missouri Slope Tournament Climaxes Basebail Season in the State JOVER-ESTIMATE ‘I Accept the Nomination,’ Says Al Great Interest Manifest in| Grays-Jamestown Clash Tomorrow With the arrival of the Mercer baseball team ‘n Bismarck today, the city’is all set for the climax of the 1928 baseball season — the second annual Bismarck tournament—with eight teams scheduled to take part in eight games herd tonight, Friday- Saturday, and Sunday. Mercer meets the Bismarck A. O. ‘U. W. team at the Bismarck athletic field at 6 p. m. tonight, with little to choose between the two contest- ants. The teams entered in the tourna- ment besides the Mercer and Work- men outfits are Tuttle, Steele, Jamestown Northern Pacific, Fort Lincoln, Jamestown Independents, and Bismarck. Roy Patterson, Minneapolis, one time pitcher in the major leagues and a former American Association umpire, will umpire all games in the tournament but the game tonight. The game of greatest interest to Bismarck fans is the game sched- uled for 4:30 p. m. tomorrow tween the Jamestown Independents and the Bismarck Grays. Many stores in the city plan to close their doors at 4:30 sharp so that their employes may witness the contest which is assumed by many to be the contest of most importance in the tournament. At 11 a. m. tomorrow, Tuttle meets Steele, and at 2:30 the James- town N. P. outfit and Fort Lincoln clash. Semi-final games are set for Saturday afternoon and the finals Sunday afternoon. ; The Bismarck Association of Commerce, which is sponsoring tue tourney, is making arrangements to takyesre of one base- TA IPCANN, 87, DIES AT SANGER Livestock Raiser and Farm- er of Missouri Slope Dies in Bed Thomas A. McCann, 57, resident of Bismarck and Sanger for the past 25 years, was found dead in bed at his farm home near Sanger early ‘Wednesday morning. ® Repeated calls from members of the family failed to awaken Mr. Mc- Cann and when a son went to his bed room he found him dead. He had been in fotoee fk health, members of the family said. Mr. McCann was born in Waseka, Wisconsin, Dec. 22, 1871. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs J. A. Mc- Cann, pioneer Irish immigrants. He grew to boyhood and attended the public schools at Prairie Du Chien. Coming to North Dakota in 19038, Mr. McCann engaged in the grain and livestock farming business. He made his home both in Bismarck and during his residence. Besides his widow, he leaves two sons and two Be eg all of whom were at home ehen sons are, Jack an@ Leonard, and the daughters, Laura and Helen. He also leaves four brothers and two sisters. The brothers are, William, Devils Michsol: Stitmenpoliey ‘The. sinters i neapolis. » Mi . A. G, Gebert, St. Paul, and irs. ren Degnan, Prairie Du Mr. McCann was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was ac- ye in the civic and political affairs The S009. 28. Conny BE tae Spey eee rs. Papuneral services will be held at 8 &. m. tomorrow from St. Mi cathedral with Father John ficating. Burial will be Calvary cemetery. AUSTIN AGAIN HIT BY STORM " co} will lie in state from 7 Joe King, staff artist for the Tribune and NEA Service, here gives his impressions of Al Smith accepting the Democratic presidential nomination while millions listened to his address by means of the radio. pper th itol and below is U. S. Senator Key Pittman, chosen to deliver the formal notification speech. gy axartieah nate held in the assembly chamber where Smith began his legislative career 25 years ago. GLENDIVE NEXT AIRPLANE STOP Texaco Craft, Which ‘Flew from Buffalo to Bismarck, Leaves Flying at an average speed of 117 miles per hour, the Texaco plane No. 1, a tri-motored Ford transport, flew more than 1100.miles from Buf- falo, N. Y., to Bismarck yesterday, cae only one stop at is. The plane, piloted by Capt. F. M. Hawks, veteran flyer with many long cross-country flights to his credit, left Buffalo at 2:30 a. m. yesterday reaching here about 4:30 p. m, and being in the air less than 11_hours. >; Landing at the Fort Lincoln fly- ing field shortly before 5 p. m. yes- terday, the plane made two courtesy flights, ing up passengers from Bismarck. The plane left Bismarck shortly after 2 p. m. today for Glendive, Mont. Twenty-one Bismarck persons who were taken on the courtesy flights terday follow: Ruth Pickering, irs. R. F. Wherland, George W. Haggart, Mayor A. P. Lenhart, Mr. irs. M. B. Gilman, George D. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. G F. A. Lahr, O. A. Engebretson, E. V. Lahr, George F. er, Gilbert Semingson, J. A. Larson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Taylor, Paul A. Wactter, Capt. H. H. Noyes, J. A. Risem, and Dave Schule. Rival Power Lines to Fight Case in Court Appeal from a recent decision of the state railroad board has been taken to the Burleigh county dis- trict court by the Scranton El ‘ic company. case involves rival applica- tions by the Scranton Electric com- pany and Montana-Dakota Power construct a high-tension Het Aen itinger. linneapo-| bee: dard, | M. manned by high-: The cutter followed 4 Farm Head Denies Endorsing Smith St. Paul, Aug. 23.—(AP)—J. F. Reed, president of the Minnesota Farm wu federation, denied lete yesterday that he had indorsed Gov- ernor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic presidential candidate, as inferred in a dispatch from Maryville, Mo., August 16. le said that an Associated Press dispatch from Maryville relating to an address he made there “was in- correct in drawing a conclusion that I favored Smith @ greater hope for farm legislation than Herbert Hoover, the Republican candidate, i ause I am not in the indorsing usine RUM CHASER RAMS YACHT Cleveland Millionaire Promises Trouble for Prohibition Men Cleveland, O., Aug. 28—(AP)— A protest against raiding methods of the federal rum fighting fleet on Lake Erie was promised ae by . F. Bramley, Cleveland million- aire, who reported that his yacht, the Buddy, had been fired on without warning and then rammed by a coast guard cutter. Bramley said the cutter C. G. 2321 snddenl ew out of the scenes while juddy was cruising night about two miles off Edgewater Beach, a Cleveland resort, flashed a blinding searchlight and then fired a Sar teens anyone on the B realized what had happened. The cutter next ramm tt man standing on the Brlage waived a man standing on waiv a revolver and shouted at the Buddy’s asserted. action he thought it might have been ne Buddy into River here the fed- eral men made a Coas' would enforcement officials at Wash- ington. MARINE PLANE ON GULF JUMP the |lican candidat FEDERAL FARI BOARD WANTED HOOVER AVERS Agricultural Relief Nearer Solution Hoover Meetings Indicate BY JAMES L. WEST (Associated Press Staff Writer) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 23.—(”) —Another round of conferences with farm leaders today closes Herbert Boones ghivesiey visit ia the great mid-western country. Aided by his personal eontact with men who profess to interpret the viewpoint of the grain growers, the Republican presidential _ candidate leaves late today for Washington. There on Saturday in newly estab- lished heeiuariars he will ag per- sonal charge of his campaign. Both in his public and private talks here Hoover has emphasized his belief that in seeking to relieve the agricultural industry, each of the dozen or more component parts must be tried separately. He has likewise stated his own purpose to have the federal farm board he has posed, approach the problem | ai that basis. Hoover has reiterated his state- ment in his notification speech that the board should have power to deal with all phases in the situation, pres- ent and future, and that it also should have such detailed informa- tion as could be obtained only in frequent conferences with leaders in each indi justry. Between the time of exchanging views with farm leaders, the Repub- ite has received varied reports as to the outlook in the sev- eral growing states. He has ‘ing to market thei a ea, ace with sharply declin- prices and political leaders 4 unquestionably has had an However, they have expressed the nominee their belief that states will be found in the Re- column in November. Showman and Firemen Are Hurt in Yankton by Wind-Rain Storm Sioux Falls, 8. D., Aug. 23.—— Two and hs a Es z bi? *. te el 38 A i ifs i f tzgae Eats 25 OF CROPS MADE EXPERTS THINK Northeastern and Central North Dakota Harvest Low- ers Predictions ‘DIRTY’ GRAIN FOUND Army Worms Damage Flax and Sweet Clover at Rolla, Perth and Belcourt Belief that crops in the northeast and central parts of North Dakota were overestimated by farmers and agricultural experts are expressed in reports today to the Bank of North Dakota by field agents, “Dirty” grain and fields that showed a thin stand after cutting was started will cut down consider- ably the average yield in northea: ern North Dakota, said A. L. Miller. Although Miller said it was too early in the season to give reliable esti- mates of yields, he expressed the be- lief that the average yields will not come up to those expected a few weeks ago. “In northern Towner and in Ro- lette counties haying is about com- pleted and grain harvesting is well under way,” Miller said. “The har- vest is about a week later than in the Red river valley. Harvesting is sarki completed in Pierce and enson counties.” Miller reported that numerous complaints of damage by army worms to flax and sweet clover had been received from farmers near Rolla, Perth and Belcourt. Averages 10 to 12 Although only a few fields of poke have been threshed in central forth Dakota, indications are that the average yield will not be up to expectations, said R. M. Rishworth. The yields in the threshed fields av- oan 10 to 12 bushels per acre, he said. : Average wheat yields in Stark and Dunn counties are from 15 to 20 bushels per acre, according to H. Leutz. No other grains have threshed there yet. Leutz estimated that the barley yield will be from.35 to 40 bushels per acre. Corn in thet section of the state is doing well, and unless severe frosts are received the farmers there will harvest a good crop, he said. Some corn should be out of danger from frost within the next 10 days, he said. Damages to field crops from hail were reported +f McLean county farmers during the last week. Rain Delays Harvest Heavy rains during the week de- layed harvesting in southwestern North Dakota, according to the re- port of C. A. Seamands. Some hail damages were reported in the terri- tory of Wishek and Lehr, he said. Harvesting in general in that section of the state is nearing completion. Wheat harvest in the northwestern part of the state is general, with about 30 per cent of the grain cut, said T. E. Charlson. Some rust was reported in various parts of that territory, especially on summer-fal- lowed ground, but damage was not expected to be general, he said. Crops between Noonan and Crosby were reported as fair to good, fair to good in the territory south of Crosby, and good in the Wildrose territo: extending south beyond Ray. Temperatures during the last week were very favorable for ma- turing crops, rlson said. Freezing temperatures recorded at Fessenden did little damage in gen- eral in that section of the state, but may have injured some fields of late-maturing corn, T. L; Beiseker, pestent of the Wells County State ink, said this morning. Beiseker said that the crops in that part of the state had been over- estimated and that the arerame zed there would be from 10 to 12 bushels per acre. No rust has been reported there, but laboratory tests show the pore content of the wheat to be = ENGINEER DIES. IN TRAIN CRASH Stillwater, Minn., Aug. 23.—7)— William Richardson, ineer, was killed and seven suffered minor injuries when a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapoils & Omaha passen- train, bound from the Twit to » was derailed at Stillwater Junction, 3 miles from here, early today. A helper engine, which was cross- ing to another track after aid- ing a Lap train the top Stillwater was struck b; from Hudson to wet Sea hill, y passenger, using the engine attached to the fa to topple over. Two mail it f & Gi i $ i i z ES i o——___________ _____¢ A Italy Prince May | Marry Protestant | eo -@ Asti, Italy, Aug. 23.—()—Prince Humbert cf Savoy, the future sov- ereign of Italy, has received with icy silence echoes of nation-wide ssip concerning the possibility of is marraige to an unmentioned Protestant princess. Reports of a royal romance, first launched by the newspaper Brilli- ante after a secret conference be- tween Cardinal Lgamba of Turin and the Pope, have led to confusion and perplexity. For the present, however, Prince Humbert is completely occupied with the duties of army life. Capital society and Italian of- ficialdom has now had time to take a hurried survey of the field follow- ing the first sensational reports of last week. Speculators still is over- whelmingly in favor of Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, based large- ly on religious grounds. NYE SUPPORTS HOOVER AFTER IOWA MEETING Confident Repudiican Nom- inee Will Solve Farm Re- lief Problem ‘SMITH CAN’T COMPARE’ Agriculture Is Paramount Is- sue With Secretary, Nye Believes Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 23.—(AP)—The Greenland ad- Princess Ileanaof Rumaina has al- most been moved into the class of eligibles by political developments. In Sweden, there is Princess Ingrid, but the verdict of most rumor-mon- gers is that she is too young, having just become 18 years old. FAINT SIGNALS REVIVE HOPES FOR LOST SHIP Two Chicago Amateur Opera- tors Think They Heard Miss- ing Plane Chicago, Aug. 23—(AP)—Faint radio signals received in Chicago last night by two amateur operators to- day gave renewed hope that Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, missing Rockford-to-Stockholm flyers, are alive. The signals were received by Dr. Charles E. Sceleth and Irving Strauss on a wave length other than that on which the flyers’ plane. Greater Rockford, was equipped to broadcast. This fact was partly ex. plained however, by a theory that the wave length with the antennae trailing from the plane in flight might be changed when the wires were strung on the ground. The signals, sent repeatedly, were partly meaningless. They consisted of a series of five “R’s” immediately followed by a series of five “D's”. After ten sets of them had been com- pleted two “A’s” came in rapid suc- cession. The letter “R” designated the last position which the plane broadcast before word with it was severed last Sunday morning. Ac. cording to a prearranged system “R” indicated the place was near Cape Chidley in its flight from Cochrane, Ont., to Mount Evans, Greenland, during which it vanished. The “D” appeared meaningless un- less Cramer was trying to tell the world that the plane is down, and the “A” had no meaning for the receivers, SEARCH CONTINUES FOR HASSELL CRAFT By DONALD B. MacMILLAN Arctic Explorer Nain, Labrador, Aug. 23.—(By Radio to the Associated Press.)—A continued search for Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, Rockford, Ill., to Stockholm flyers, is being made the cruiser Marion along the Lab- y Peace coast. The only other ship now in the immediate vicinity is the Hud- son Bay company’s Bay Kain. Oth- ers, however, are reported en route from various adjacent harbors and countries. If the Sweden-bound flyers are fortunate enough to be on land they ay find Eskimos, who are scattered ng the entire coast catching cod- . On the other hand, if Hassell and Cramer came down on water their safety is doubtful, unless they had a rubber boat and a map of the location of Moravian station. We of the Rawson-Field Museum expedition expect to return south in a few days, with fair weather, and will probably dock at Wiscasset, Maine. We have never heard the letter “R” from the Greater Rockford’s radio, although we have been in fre- quent touch with Prof. W. H. Hobbs’ station at Mt. Evans, Greenland, the base of the Greater Rockford’s scheduled second stop. (The letter “R” was the last signal heard from the flyers last Sunday morning, and designated them as near Cape Chid- ry.) With the temperature about 45 degrees above zero, there is very little game on the outer islands. All birds are out of their nests, and it is far too early for seals or polar bear, due to a lack of drift ice. Caribou and black bear, however, ‘are on inner bays, and there is plenty of trout. The United States coast guard boat under Lieutenant Commander Edward .H. Smith is in the vicinity | lion now. Torrential Rains Hit Towa; 4 Inches Fall ministration has received a mes- sage from the sheriff of South Greenland stating that an air- plane believed to be the Greater Rockford, manned by Bert Has- sell and Parker Cramer, was sigthed Sunday morning along the southwest coast of Green- land. A telegram received by the Greenland administration from the sheriff said: lachine reported absolutely without doubt from Fiskenaes- set. The whole place, as well as Liechtenfels, observed the chine Sunday morning at 10:30, coming high from northwest and deseending over Fiskenaesset.” The telegram, received from the sheriff at 4:40 p.m., added that two motorboats would be sent out immediately to resume search for the missing American airmen, in view of the new in- formation available. message continued: “The crew were clearly seen looking over the area through binoculars. Afterward the ma- chine turned eastward. The Greenlanders’ statement is abso- lutely trustworthy, and they de- seribed the sound of the engine and gave the national marks on the machine.” Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 23.—(P) —Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republi- can Independent of North Dakota, last night announced his support of Herbert Hoover for president after having a personal conference with the Republican candidate. Senator Nye’s statement said: “Tt has not been easy to enter into the national campaign with enthusi- asm or any expectation of any gain for the agricultural cause. Farm states have been feeling that the thing the Republican party needed | was a whipping of the Northwest to the end that we might win a better hearing in future Republican plat- forms making and nominating con- ventions, but the choice offered by the Republican opposition was no choire at all. “Effective farm legislation seemed to be beyond the desires of each | addi party. until Mr. Hoover made his speech of acceptance. Here was a ray of hope darkened, however, by the fact that Republican farm prom- ises of recent years never developed into anything more than promises. “The Smith acceptance speech more particularly with reference to the farm problem, was so far from comparing with the Hoover refer- ence to the same question that my desire at once became one of con- ferring personally with Mr. Hoover to ascertain how sincere was the language contained in his speech of acceptance. Since the conference, Mr. Hoover's sincerity in his ex- pressed belief that the agricultural problem is our first problem of the next administration and of his de- termination to solve it, I have no longer the slightest doubt, and knowing Mr. Hoover's ability and past accomplishments I am sure that if he devotes himself as I am con- vineed he will, as energetically and diligently to a solution of the farm problem as he has successfully de- voted himself to the solving of many great and perplexing business prob- lems following the war, he can and will become a friend and benefxctor of agriculture. I shall not longer hesitate in supporting his candi- dacy.” The Weather Mostly fair tonight and Friday, Warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS CANADA LIQUOR” CONTROL PLAN FAVORED BY Would Restudy St. Lawren-: and All-American Water- ways Problem PREPARES STUMP TOUR Rain Forces Ceremonies to Be Held in Capital Legislative Assembly By D. HAROLD OLIVER (Associated Press Staff Writer) Albany, N. Y., Aug. 23.—(AP)— Somewhat disappointed over the ree stricted manner in which his notifie cation had to be conducted, but neve ertheless happy over the way the crowd reacted to his acceptance speech, Governor Smith turned to- ward New York today to begin laye ing the foundation of his campaign for the presidency. Arriving there late today, accome panied by Mrs. Smith, the Demo- cratic presidential nominee planned a visit to.national committee head- quarters to talk over with party leaders tentative plans for a stump. ing itinerary. An uninterrupted rain, not heavy but enough to soak through if one remained out in it long enough, forced, a last-minute scrapping of the elabe orate preparations made for Gove ernor Smith’s notification on the east steps of the capitol late yesterday. small and stuffy assembly chamber where the nominee began his legis lative career 25 years ago. Robinson of Arkansas, and many, party leaders and friends, the nom-. inee delivered his acceptance speech to a crowd of only a few thousand- that jammed into every foot of space in the assembly chamber. An emer- gency r=4io hookun, however, carried and to every corner of the land. Doesn't Like Saloon Tackling the prohibition question about half way down in his speech, the nominee, interrupted frequently by applause, said that while he weuld never favor the return of the saloon and would stand on the Democratic platform pledge to make’an hone endeavor to enforce the eightce: amendment and all laws enacted i der it, he thought a change fr: Present conditions was needed. He favored as an alternative a modification of the eighteenta amendment to permit the restricted sale of alcoholic beverages by states, if approved by popular ref- erendum, and also a change in the Volstead act to allow each state to determine its own standard of alco- holic content. “We may well learn from the exe perience of other nations,” he said, ing: “Our Canadian neighbors have gone far in this manner to solve this problem by the method of sale made by the state itself and not by private individuals.” Haited by Applause The governor frequently halted the applause that rang through the crowded chamber by holding up his hand. Outdoors the hand-clapping and cheering greeted almost every subject he touched upon—as he (Continued on page two) THREE DEAD IN | AUTO CRASHES Taxi-Street Car Smash, Skids | ding Car, Run Down Pedes- trian, Causes Minneapolis, Aug. 23.—)—Threg men died early today of injur Te ceived in three automobile accidents in and hear Minneapolis, In one fatality, a taxi cab crashed head on into a street car, in another a car skidded and went into a ditch and in the third an automobile ram FINE CORN CROP RUINED BY HAIL Fairmont, Minn., Aug. 23.—()— Damage estimated at a quarter mi lion dollars to the corn crop in Mar- tin county was caused Wednesday night by a terrific hail, rain and wind storm. It is estimated that one-third of Martin county was struck by the storm and that the corn crop s will ap; ‘imate neaiJy 50 per cent. The hail stones, characterized by R. D. Clark, farmer 10 miles south- east of here, as “big as a baseball,” beat holes in the roofs of through the tops of autom damaged radiato: iators. The expected yield in Martin coun- for the corn crop was 5 1-2 mil- bushels, down a pedestrian. The victims were: William E. Freeman, 24 Min- neapolis, ’axi cab driver. Arthur Boler, Minneapolis, Emil Johnson, address un- Fissmths, driving hls tac ccsalill reeman, driving his , Crasl headon into a Fort Snelling street car. The crash wrecked the cab and tipped it over. Freeman suffered @ fractured skull and died almost in- stantly. Bud Kaufman, a passenger, was knocked unconscious. He was taken to General hospital for treat- ment and later removed to his home. Boler was killed when his automo- bile struck a soft stretch of road at! McGinty’s cutoff about two miles "Emil Johnson, was fatally’ hu when he was run down by mobile of John Rinkov of Wi It had to be held indoors—in the — Surrounded by members of his © family, his running mate, Senator ‘ the message to the crowds outside. © Promised to give the farm surplug §]