The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1928, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1878 | (===) THE'B a pee nee: Meee st: r ——— BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1928 or tn A A I A ISMARCK TRIBUNE MAINE REPUBLICANS DOWN DEMOCRATS 2 101 . They Try New Ship-Plane Service SMITH LEARNS ABOUT STATES HE WILL VISIT ‘All’s Well in Nebraska, Gilbert Hitchedck Assures Dem Chieftain SEEKS LA FOLLETTE VOTE Al Interested in North Dakota Where He Annexed First Houston Backing Albany, N. Y., Sept. 11.—U—To familiarize himself with political conditions in the 13 western states first Specting tour of the prosiden- rst 8 ing tour of presiden- tial campaign, Governor Smith has begun a series of informal confer- ences with members of his party from the section west of the Mi sissippi. His first caller, Gilbert M. Hitch- cock, Omaha publisher and a former United States senator from Ne- braska, has assured him that all’s well in the cornhusker state, which the republicans won four and eight *S are expected to be con- sulted before the Democratic presi- dential nominee starts out next Sun- day to deliver six speecl in as ay states of the middle and far ‘west Mr. Hitchcock, who with Mrs. Hitchcock dined at the executive mansion last night, assured the nom- inee that Nebraska be; to rally around his banner. told newspaper men that the gov- ernor had shown a keen interest in western conditions and that he would make his farm speech at Omaha a week from tonight one of the most important of his pene cape bb Assures German Vote The former senator, who received a’s vote for the presidential ion at Houston, said there large a proportion of busi- ind professional men in Omaha c ig out for Smith as there in New York; that the German vote, daresiy lost since the war, appar- ently was returning to the fold in lar; 4 Hieber and that the farmers an four years ago were indicating an increased interest in the Smith cause. While erie one of the states the nominee will visit the first week of his tour solidly sup Houston. convention, all his second week’s schedule voted him to the last delegate, and his managers are banking heavily on this part of the trip'to impress the strong La Follette vote of 1924. convention votes Seventy-four went to Governor Smith from these states—Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wi: i where 62 elector: stake in November. Smith lieuten- ants also are counting on his St. Paul address September 27, carryin in appeal: to South Dakota, whic! ‘upported him with ten dele- gates at Houston and was’ one o: those northwest states’ wh four cast for North First It was in North Dakota that Gov- ernor Smith picked up almost his first convention delegates. Its pri- mary was in March. Smith was the only one entered on the Democratic side, while Lowden .was the sole entry for the Republicans. - A little later Wisconsin held its primary, the first where the governor paeia preferential vote, which mith was not seeking and which nom! » Dakota, ig be- with that from North “ieved Democratic leaders to lege ace have whi primarie: ——_——__—_— LEAGUE BALKS ON PACT OKRH! Geneva, Sept. 11—U)—A_resolu- tor revition the the stgue ut Nath ry harmony wtih the i war A combination steamer-and-airplane service between can and Mexican points on the Pacific coast is the lat jicture shows Louise Manning, left, and in San Francisco by steamer and transfering to @ jane for the rest of the trip to Los Angeles. idea. Seattle, a1 Me} Pl adian, Ameri- transportation lice Lamont, of Coolidge Praises Brule Country As He Departs Plans Brief Trip to Native Vermont After Short Wash- ington Visit Aboard President Coolidge’s Spe- cial Train En Route to Washington, Sept. 11.—()—Fortified by an in- \vigorating three months’ vacation Mee NEFThern Wisconsin woods, President ‘Coolidge’ was well on his way back to Washington today to regular routine of office at the seat of government. ss Accompanied . by .. Coolidge and traveling on.a_ special train scheduled to leave Chicago long be- fore noon today chief executive left Superior yesterday amid warm popular demonstrations of sym- pathy and regret over his departure. He will arriye tomorrow in the capital where, however, he plans to stay coy, a en time before taking a trip to ive Vermont. Before undertaking this | jovmeey, the chief executive will stay in- Washington long enough to con- sult with what cabinet officers are available and acquaint himself thoroughly with activities and de- in his administration n_since his depar- pital last June. Superior yesterday testified to the pleasures and benefits which the last three months have hea| upon him and Mrs. Coolidge. At ing sly a large crowd despite: torrential rain and astern wind off Lake outside the 3 to bid him , the chief executive ex- ,@ desire to return to the of the lakes ‘another time. “I have had an.o) ity to see more of this locality and than I have had in the Estimate 534,621,412) jroo, sept. 1176 assault with a were preferred Bushels in Winnipeg Winnipeg, Sept. 11.—()—Wheat of BA 621 412 bushels, from acres, is estimated for Mo peovises by the, Manitoba Fes elas, The Free Press estimates that pals total to halt LANGER WILL DEFEND GIRL William Li , Bismarck at- torney, will defend Inez Gontka, lt-year-old Hi farm girl who has signed a confession that she killed her vagal re shetgun Leber Day, w case is wari eeiore district court in Emmons county; This announcement was made in Bismarck this afternoon from Langer’s office. Langer left early this morn- ing for Hazelton to confer with the girl, who is charged with first degree murder, and mem- bers of the Gontks family and- ‘was not ex| in Bismarck until late this afternoon. Langer has been auslered by the girl’s mother, Mrs. Charles to free aug! penalty, it is indicated. Whether Langer will demand a jury trial or not in face of the signed written. confession is a matter of speculation in Bis- marck today. The girl is erlicnas by Em- mons county officials pending the trial. She has confessed to shooting her 60-year-old father, Charles Gontka, twice with a shotgun on the Gontke farm, 3 few miles southwest of Hazel- ton, dumping his body in a creek nearby. Inez Gontka, 17 year old Hazelton irl who has confessed to killing her ther, Charles Gontka, will not be arraigned for a day or two, due to gi custody of Sheriff Fischer of Em- mons county, At a coroner's inquest which ended late yesterday, the edmill, 18 year connection with the murder, but the girl declared that he had nothing to do with the case. She did say, how- ever, that he might have and | litt ying, and that Redmill would not be Two Men Recovering from Knife Wounds covering in a Minot The stabbing town Minot street, the outgrowth a dispute of ‘tempted ‘and , Aviator ( a yt an altercation ie ns Se FORT LINCOLN FLYING FIELD USE STOPPED War Department Refuses Bis- marck Right to Use Land as Municipal Airport CITY MUST TAKE ACTION Pilots Prefer Post Landing to Small 80-Acre Tract South of Weather Bureau Bismarck has been refused use of the Fort Lincoln airport for a tem- Trane landing field, according to a letter received by City Auditor M. H. Atkinson from the War Depart- ment at Washington. The letter stated that the depart- ment cannot agree to the occupancy of any portion of the field by tae cit ince the Board of Commission- unable, pending the inting of authority by the state 1 re, to do anything which will obligate the city of Bismarck as to the quisition of a site and the prepara: tion of a landing field thereon. _ Application was made som: time ago to Col. W. A. Alfonté, com- manding officer at Fort Lincoln, that os oly be ee to pee! army airport pending the acqhisition of a suitable field by the cite The matter was referred by Col. Alfonte to the War Department at Washing- letter stated that it an policy that no’ such be granted until the city, orities have taken definite ac- ion obligating the city to build an airport on private owned land, thus assuring the War Department. that the desired lease is for a teraporary period only and that there will be no requests for a renewal of the privilege granted thereunder. As the matter now stands, the city is unable to acquire a landi field site until authority is grant by tl state legislature. landing in Bismarck will always land where ey see fit, how- ever, according to local men who are interested in flying. Pilots would rather land at the Fort Lincoln field because it is larger smoother, and most of them are unacquainted with the army’s forbidcing trespass- ing. Tne local Ber south of tbe North- nat en Pacific @ standstill as far as improvements aré concerned because the city has not the legal right to improve it and bas it up. he field is appropriately located, er, near the city, and consists of 80 acres. The field has been smoothed and cleared of brush at the instance of the aviation commit. tee of the Bismarck Association of Commerce. é Planes of the International Air- line company, Inc., of Minot, which carry passengers between Bismarck and Minot daily, have been landing at the Fort Lincoln flying field in the last few we Passengers are brought to the city from Fort Lin- coln in taxis and busses. If the field south of the weather bureau were improved it would be more adaptable for the passenger plane use because of its proximity to the city, officials of the company in Bismarck say. BUTCHER BOY TO TELL ALL Los. Angeles Tells Romance With Mrs. Mellus Preced- ing Death Los Angeles, Sept. 11.—(7)—Leo P. Kelley has determined to tell “everything or nothing” when he mounts the witness stand in murder trial here, probably today. The “Butcher Boy’s” counsel, S. 8S. Hahn, announced this yesterday after Kelley had dictated a long ac- count of his story of the events pre- ceding the death of Mrs. Myrtle Mellus, his wealthy sweetheart of whose murder he is accused, “He insisted on telling the whale a Baton La., Sept. 11—7) from A here, were meer Fret] dint u Ey ° - ; j #8 5 et i “ Al Py DEMOCRATS IN TEXAS REVOLT IN CONVENTION Anti-Smith Forces Retire to Stage Own Rally as Seats Are Refused SIX COUNTIES OUSTED Fist Fight Enlivens Split as Bolting Delegates Wave Defiant Banners Dallas, Tex., Sept. 11—)—The State Democratic convention split wide open five minutes after it con- vened here today and the anti-Smith forces retired to another hall to hold their own convention. One fist fight broke out before the opponents of Governor Smith withdrew. The convention hall was in turmoil for several minutes. The split occurred when Richard T, Fleming of Houston, retiring secretary of the state executive com- mittee, read a report in which he re- quested that the i-Smith del ates from Dalla: nt, Hi sque, Palo Pinto and Step! counties be left off the convention roster. ‘ Former Governor Oscar B. Col- uitt of Dallas sprang to his feet, shoutin, “Let all good Democrats retire.” Immediately there was wild con- fusion. Throughout the auditorium iti-Smiths arose and held banners aloft. Some of them read: “All women are for Hoover,” “eight cock- tails a day with Al, a full dinner pail with Hoover.” The bolting delegates then started for the exits. As they filed out they shouted back “Good bye, Tammy” They were answered with a roar Smith forces. wer Captain Hicl man stopped Johnson and escorted him from the hall. With anti-Smith Democrats out- la by the executive committee's action, Kon separate nate cna ic conventi were in prospect today ates gathered to or- certify nominees, and the nati nize, endorse ticket. the drastic action of the Foll almost] state executive-commit by régulars, in summarily oustin; delegates opposed to the candidacy of Governor Alfred E. Smith for piceineet a ge sooventios of the ing element appeal by, Alvin 75 Mody of Hou ton, the anti-Smith group caucu: yesterday, but did not announce to- day’s plan of action. e committee procedded with a decree that all delegates must adhere to the national ticket candidates, and any delegate fai to Livre the party shibbolet! would be reported to the convention jials committee. Er county ordered to scrutinize be- delega BALLOUGH HAS CLASS B LEAD Kennedy Whyte. Trails Drury as Canadian Flyers Leave Salt Lake City Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 11—)—E. E. Ballough, of Chicago, reached the Tucson municipal. airport from El Paso at 8:05 a. m. today and con- tinued to hold his lead in the Class | li B transcontinental air race. John H. Livingston, Aurora, Illi- second with his his|Waco plane 15 minutes behind Bal- lough. John Wood, Wausau, Wis- consin, and C. W. Meyers, Troy, Ohio, landed third and fourth, re- spectively. — Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 11.— (AP)—Kennedy Whyte, Tsing a loth » hopped off from the airport here at 9:10 o'clock this for the west in the inter- sir race from Windsor, Los les. the who. took off at 8:21 stopped here for The Blue Ribbon Twins | May | Twin beauties of the Washington Baby Show, these. They are Margie id June Mastbrook, three and a half 5 ay with first prize for twin vood looks, June is holding years of af They walked the cup awarded them. Hassell and Cramer Safe After Rescue Boat Sinks|=: Gene Fook Up Ring - Job for Economic Security, He Says Paris, Sept. 11—(AP)—Gene Tunney qualified today as a great defensive orator. For tedoiged, partied and tented he par! al feint with the-highest class of the king's English. He expressed satisfaction that he was no longer s prize fighter. mmey addressed 300 mem- bers of the American club as- sembled at the Champs Elysee restaurant. He said: ba mic security was my reason for taking up profes- sional pugilism as a_ career. This having been achieved, I have resigned.” YANKS DOWN MACKS, 5-3 SCORE BY INNINGS Philadelphia ...200 100 000—3 New Yor! -000 000 041—5 First Inning Bishop grounded out to Gehrig, unassisted. Haas was hit by pitched ball and scored on Coch- rane’s triple to left. Cochrane scored on Simmons’ sacrifice fly to Combs. Gazella threw out Foxx. runs, one hit and no errors. Yankees: Combs singled to cen- ter. Koenig flied to Miller. Gehrig fanned. Ruth got a base on balls. Meusel flied out to Simmons. No runs, one hit, no errors ond Inning Miller flied out to Com! Dykes ined out to Lazzeri. Boley struck out. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankee: Lazzeri struck out. Gazel o struck out. Bengough flied out to Haas. No runs, no hits, no errors. Third linning Grove fanned. Bishop singled into right. Haas flied out to Combs. Johnson ee. out Cochrane. No 7 1 shop tossed out Combs. Koenig got Regie to short left. Boley threw out Gehrig, at first. No runs, one hit, no errors. Fourth Inning the batter was safe,Nw wasereac-d jimmons flied out to Combs. Ga- zella juggled Foxx’s grounder and the batter was safe. Miller singled off Koenig’s glove. Dykes got base on balls and the were ,2| filled. Foxx scored on Boley’s sacri- out to of 3 i here "i i fice fly to Ruth, Miller going to third and Dykes to second. ‘Grove lined out to Lazzeri. One run, one hit, one error. Yankees—Ruth struck out. Dykes threw out Meusel. Lazzeri went out, ‘ifth Ruth took Bishop's fly. Haas flied Meusel. Cochrane singled ht. Koenig threw out sharply to Simmons. No runs, one hit, no er- Craft Strikes Rock; Six Occu- pants Escape to Desolate Tey Shore Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 11— (@)—Bert Hassell and Parker Cram- er, flyers of the airpla: “Greater Rockford,” embarked at Godthaab today for Ivigut whence they will sail for America. Wotd of this wai received by the Greenland admin: tration department of the Danish government from the sheriff of id steamer Fulton is Ivigut. Copenhagen, Sept. 11.—(4)—Twice victorious over death in the arctic, Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, pilots of the airplane Greater Rock- ford, were safe today after hi been shipwrecked in the icy of Greenland. The airmi expedi . The taking them to 1] weeks after waste, were traveling down the coast on Sunday in a motor boat when i struck a rock at the mouth of Simi tak Fjord, on the southwestern coa: of Greenland. The boat sank but t flyers and their six companions, cluding Professor William H. Hob! leader of the University of Michig: Greenland expedition, escaped to the desolate shore, Once they had gained land the eight men found themselves in need of food and fuel. Two natives made Boat to Kangan- their way in a si ing and obtained aid. The sheriff of South Greenland in reporting the latest mishap of the flyers to the Greenland administra- tion department said that efforts were being made to raise the sunken boat. The vessel had been chartered from a company of Greenlanders at Holsterborg for transportation pur- pose: Hassell and Cramer were rescued by members of the Hobbs’ expedition on September 2 when their smoke ignals were seen. hig 4 made a forced lataing 6 aia png 2 pen on August wi trying to reach Mount Evans on the second leg of their flight from Rockford, ., to Sweden, Hassell and’ Cramer apparently were making their way to Ivigtut to catch the ore steamer Waglahd which is scheduled to leave there about September 29 for Philadel- hia. Professor Hobbs had arranged for some members of his party to go to America on that vessel and had requested the Danish government.to permit Hassell and Cramer to ac- company this group. Crime Shrieks from Front Pages Buried Under _Cornerstone Chicago, Sept. 11.—(AP)—It is in- to ae the headlines of the today Boley. lined out to a to Dykes, Bishop out bs. No runs, no hits, SENATOR HALE AND GARDINER SWEEP STATE Majority for Governor Is Up- wards 78,000 Doubling Cam- paign Predictions EVERY COUNTY IS WON Four Republican Congressmen _ Win by Substantial Major- ities Over Rivals Portland, Me., Sept. 11—)— Maine went Republican in the state election yesterday more than two to one. The Republican py for vernor, which Senator Frederick lale said in a campaign speech must go over 40,000 “or the rest of the country will say we have lost our A was upwards of 78,000, With 44 F cincts missing out of the 633 in the state the vote was For governor: William T. Gardiner, (R) 144,242. Edward C. Moran, Jr., (D) 64,745. For Senator: Frederick Hale (R) 141,339. Herbert E. Holmes (D) 62,467. Gardiner carried every county in the state. He carried all the cities except Biddeford and Lewistown, both of which are normally Dem cratic by wide margins. Congressmen Carroll L. Beedy in the first district, Wallace H.: White, Jr., in the second and John E. Nel- son in the third, all Republicans, were reelected by substantial ma- jorities, and Donald W. Snow, Re. publican, won an easy victory in the fourth district. The closest contest campaign, their nominee for Ale nor and senator both being residents of that district. HOOVER SILENT ON MAINE VOTE Heavy Majority Far Exceeds Huge Plurality Rolled Up conn Ree by Coolidge i 1924°° | Washington, Sept. 11.—P)— Maine’s overwhelming majority for the Republican state and senatorial tickets brought optimistic state- ments today from Republican lers generally as to the outcome of the Fhe contest in November, ut mere. Hoover withheld com- ment Senator Curtis, the party’s vice [rissegie nominee, declared the laine result was a “sign of the trend in the National election.” “The vote shows which way the wind is blowing,” he said. Chairman Work of Republican National committee issued a state- ment calling attention to the heavy majority for the G. O. P., in the state which far exceeded that of four years ago when Calvin Coolidge rolled up the la: it plurality ever received there by a presidential can- didate, Senator Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts, one of a number of callers at the Hoover headquarters, id Maine had returned an even more sweeping majority than had been expected. He added that this shaped icpeetairaly, sap the Demo- cratic claim of a general swing away from the Republican party was with- ou mubasanua se ey prediction that Kent would follow Maine’s lead on November. 6 was made by J. Matt Chilton, Re- publican National committeeman for that state. : : ON-STOP HOP PLANES READY Transatlantic Monoplane Columbia May Carry Levine in National Race Roosevelt Field, N. Y., 11. —(AP)—Seven airplanes alse 12 entered im- the nonstop race from this Paalnd Los Angeles were on