The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1928, Page 1

Partly clou san eo! and Saturday. Saturday, ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928 ’ PRICE FIVE CENTS: MADDOCK CHARGES SHAFER OPPOSES FARMERS YANKEE DOODLE | tittle Fene ts —}/ HIGHWAY BODY LOVE ALWAYS Finds A WAY! ||FAITH BROKEN |[ Twostars{ aes SRDS [Reser —]|GAMPAIGN FOR H AS MONOPOLY |S Former Laundry Workers, Now Millionaires, Touring ON AIR RECORDS East-to-West Nonstop Hop Across Continent Is 24 Hours, 50 Minutes HOLDS WEST-EAST MA Fleet Monoplane Won Decisive Victory Over Adverse Winds and Dense Fog \monoplane “Yankee ‘following the plane's successfu ‘flight from New York which ended ‘at Mines field here yesterday after- moon. "The “Yankee Doodle” with Cap- ‘tain C. B. D. Collyer, co-holder of ‘the around-the-world travel record, lat the controls and Tucker in the ublished - photo- » whose father, ined fame as the China, Here is the only. ph of Feng Fu-! 51 and| and by establis! BONDING PLAN Increase of Gasoline Tax and Boosting Minimum Vehicle Fee Suggested NORTH DAKOTA FEES LOW Commission Believes Financial Stringency Relief Possible in Plans Definite stand against any pro- posal to float a bond issue to speed up highway construction in North Dakota was taken by the members of the state highway commission Commissioner I. J. Moe said that a bond issue would be unnecessary if the highway department’s income can be increased by the addition of 1 cent to the heed gasoline tax ing a minimum fee A.| of $10 for motor vehicle licenses. ‘passenger seat set a new east-to-/ di fwest non-stop record of 24 hours, 51 mintues when it came to earth. The ‘previous record of 26 hours, 50 min- {utes was made in 1923 by Lieu- Kenants John MacReady and Oakley elley. | With Art Goebel, Pacific flyer, at ‘the controls and Tucker aboard the jhaped craft flashed to an ing west-to-east record of 18 hours, 55 minutes a few weeks lago. The flight was from Los An- igeles to New York, and the flyers iter announced a new and shorter _ route had been discovered, which, ‘with a brisk wind at the ship's tail, jaccounted for the fast time. Flight Course Same over McKeesport, Pa., Indianapolis Terre Haute, ichita, Albuquerque and through e San Bernardino Mountain pass. The west-east flight was the only uccessful. non-stop hop ever made, Wwhile yesterday’s flight was the sec- ‘ond non-stop flight westward across {the eontinent. The latest successful flight for the fleet little monoplane was ‘a de- isive victory over adverse ‘ and rain above the Al hort of gasoline before the goal sighted. Beet | The “Yankee Doodle” after suc- essfully battling the head winds of the Alleghenies in September was Arizona, fol down at inds wasted rhen the western way the ship's’ line ‘supply. ir that time the pl was racing tward in the transcontinentel pena derby of the national air Faces, held i Run Into Fi i “We left with 525 this time,” Tucker said. ing wer the Allegheny Mountains near llefonte, Pa., we ran into the tworst fog I over seen, and I have \, flown a lot. We couldn’t: see the wing tips. We had to work around nd try another pass tl h, and ( lost an -hour. We could have inds if “When we started through San Miright and it was an good as over™ 11 right and it was as as over.’ e pass is a cleft in the San Ber- dino Mountains, the last range fore the flyers slipped into Los ingeles. ; Had Fuel Left | Collyer estimated that he had nough fuel for 90 minutes more the air when the ship landed. lons of gas “ X There were no if rents in the |© RADICALS BACK MADDOCK SAYS GEORGE SHAFER Says Activity of Former League Leaders Proves ‘Radical’ Statement Minot, N. D.," Oct. 26.— (AP) — Heong that Waiter Maddock, Dem- ccratic gubernatorial candidate, is backed by ‘the most radical” among leaders of the Nonpartisan League, George F. Shafer, Republican \gub- torial nominee, tonight reviewed history “The” ‘gre’ asking ‘what “Ts! be ‘people ge tiis back. of thi k jidacy, who is behind it, and what is its real urpose?” Shafer‘said. “These are Pair questions, and the answer to them is not difficult to find. “In 1924, the League convention indorsed a business man for gover- nor, who never belonged to nor af- filiated with the League, upon a conservative platform. In the new administration, many of these older League leaders were not recognized. Townley quit the political field and entered the oil fields, taking many of his former organizers and close associates with Ler put in the discard. R. W. so-called. chairman of the League executive committee, was ignored. Hamilton, Patterson, Vogel and oth. ers were left to shift for the: They marshaled. Pane seems League convention last February and put forth Mr. Maddock as their te for governor, who. after a bitter fight, was defeated for the indorsement. defeat ot ion, ‘on the outside,‘ looking in. “But upon the inauguration of the new governor, who was thei first. choice for that office, and s offers of eal aid F & E i HL hel se i ue I E i i = 2 € The present gas tax is 2 cents, and the minimum fee for regis of motor vehicles is $5. With these additions to income, Moe said, the department can com- plete its present program of graded and graveled highways at the rate of 450 to 500 miles of grading and 400 to 750 miles o: ce a year, Predict ving Upon completion of the present program, Moe said, the department will be able to construct from 500 to 1,000 miles of paving a year if the additions to highway income which he specifies are realized. Governor Walter Maddock, chair- man of the commissioner R. A. Ash- ley of Plaza concurred in the view sg hares by Moe. " laddock said he believes the law should be changed to require trucks coming into the state to engage in commercial hauling to obtain licenses and pay a fee, and that bus: id trucks engaged in interstat su] ing of passengers or freight also should pay a license. Fee Scale Low Pointing out that the scale of mo- tor vehicle license fees is lower in North Dakota than in most other states, Moe said 80,000 now are km 4 ing the minimum rate. He said believes the license fee. law should changed so that the cost of li- censes are based on the weight of the vehicle instead of on the weight, Sheet and valuation, as at present. ‘his change, he said, would increase the revenue from licegses and reduce the cost of administering the licens: ing department. by $7,000 a y Maddock, however, expressed dit agreement with lea, The occasion of the statement out- lining the position of the highway commissioners was the comment based on the outline of the highway situation as_ presented in recent speeches by J. J} Ermatinger, com- mission secretary, in which Erma- tinger outlined the financial strin- poy, which the department will feel unless its income is increased. In his speech Ermatinger mentioned a bond issue as one way of obtaining the funds needed for such highway improvement as oiling and paving. - RICHHOLT CORN SHOW PLANNED Bismarck’s Own Private Ex- position to Have 75 Exhibits Displayed The tenth annual Richholt corn show is set for November 3, This announcement was made to- day by managers of the Richholt Cash and Carry store, who expect about 75 farmers to exhibit com at the store, Seventh street and Thayer avenue, on that day. _ Farmers usually bring their corn to the Richholt private show. and later take it to vd state corn show, World on Belated Honeymoon Arkansas City, Kas., Oct. 26.— Love will always find a way. Thirty years ago Mrs. Laura Al- tom, a young widow with two small sons to support, worked in the lit da laundry here. It was owned by C. N, Hunt, mayor and postmas- ter for 18 years, One of the settlers in Oklahoma’s famous Cherokee strip, C, C. Endi- cott, came along, married her, and took her to his newly claimed farm, where wits her meager savings they bought an additional 160 acres of farm land. Times continued hard, however. To hold the land they had bought Mrs. Endicott had to run a hand laundry, and she and her husband and her two sons went through many | years of very hard work. The lai was not very good, and while they would gladly have sold it they could find no buyers. Then, in 1921, they found selves plopped into one of |"homs brad tional fairy t Comar Oil Company le: Mrs. Endicott’s land, and struck a gusher of prodigious size. For three years she enjoyed an income of more than $5000 a day; ina short time the family moved to California and_be- gan to enjoy their new riches. They were millionaires, several tim A year ago Mr. Endicott died, and thee ‘was again a widow. years ago @ man worked in the utide Empire faundry here—one Dave C. ll. He and the young widow were sweetharts. They might have marrid had not some turn of fate separated them; and when she married Endicott, Twedell moved to Arizona, where he too was married. A year ago Mrs. Twedell died. Recently Mrs. Endicott chanced to pass through Phoenix, Ariz. There she met her old frie de They fell in love all over i—and not long ago they were married, by a minister who had al- so been a fellow-worker in the Em- pire laundry thirty years.ago. them- ol The Infant Discovered’ in Weedy Vacant Lot While 12-Year- Old Seeks Axe Alliance, Neb., Oct. 26.—(AP, -A 12 year old boy witha mania to “kill something,” who kidnaped a two months old baby and who, when caught, was hunting for an ax to behead the infant, presented a prob- lem to county officials today. The baby was kidnaped from the automobile of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Colerick, the parents, who had parked the car while they visited relatives. In the weeds of a nearby vacant lot the boy had concealed the child. The baby’s cries attracted a neighbot’s attention. oy was discovered by Sheriff Jones as he was searching for an ax. The boy told the sheriff he intended to kill. the baby, but refused to give a motive, other than a desire to “kill something.” Mrs. Colerick’s purse, which was missing fom the car, was found near baby, whose clothes had been removed. The infant suffered slightly “rom exposure, but was not atpareies injured. Mr. and Mrs, David C. + + « on their honeymoon. Now they're on their honeymoon —a round-the-world trip, via same ing months Mite of Rain Twedell lawaii. Mania to ‘Kill Something’ Leads Boy to Kidnap Baby NORTH DAKOTA OCTOBER IDEAL ‘Sunshine State’ Has Had 22 Days of Sunbeams and Bismarck is enjoying one of its most ideal Octobers, according to officials at the U. S. weather bu- ». It has had 22 days of sun- shine and only a minute quantity of rain, Average temperature for the first ft the.month is about the above average fo. Saturday, though it was for the correspond. lod. a year ago, and both have. vers temperatures tober. it may be a lit- tle colder, will be an ideal day for football, the observers say. - Normal - temperature” for the month of October is 45 degrees. Oc- tober, 1927, had a mean temperature boy, whose name was with- ’ Ly held, is in second grade in school, behind most children of his age. He was all to return to his home il County Attorney Romig decides what had best be done with him. The boy’s parents have lived here several SIRE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED HERE 9. Greater North Dakota Associa- Groseties ard fruits are being of roceries and fruits are being of- as prizes in the following events: Best five ears of Gehu corn, best five ears of white dent corn, best five ears of yellow dent corn, best five ears of Falconer corn, best five ears of Northwestern dent corn, best five ears of white flint comm, Five largest sare of Sny.’¥a- riety, and two a ears of corn in any variety, First and second prises are given. is i MAN IS ELECTROCUTED love of the Norther lorthern Sclbeny, ‘eos. killed wi in contact’.with while working on a former, — tion Lays Plans in City t Nig ht Plans to bring high grade sires and milking cows of several breeds into the state’ were discussed at a meeting: of county agents, officers of the Greater North Dakota asso- ciation, and prominent citizens in the Bismarck district at the Grand Pi cific hotel last nigh: came high voltage wires |. 34 ZH : E i i i i "e# October last $ i i ' if Ht i i i | f Je, i egey es The: iis Tow. Li A football and KILLED WHEN iE Hd iad Bek fi WITH FARMER, FARGO CHARGE Democratic Nominee Refuses to Have Confidence in Hoover's Promises CITES PLATFORM POINTS States Smith Accepts Proposi- tion That Surplus Is Key to Relief Plans En Route With Senator Robinson to Duluth, Minn., Oct. 21 Herbert Hoover stood challenged by Senator Joe T. Robinson today speak for himself” regarding a statement by Gov. Adam McMullen of Nebraska that the Republican candidate intended to call a special session of congress to deal with the farm problem. Senator Robinson al- nN demanded ted al Hoover Pe e people in plain language jus what his farm relief plan really is.” The Democratic P jidential polled hie challenge a ina speech at Fargo last ni fore an audience which ve ie longed ovation wi Hoover's promise, as stated by Gov. McMullen, to do his “utmost for agriculture” was repetition of broken promi made whenever running time ear. ing the entire statement of the Nebraska governor as carried yesterday by the Assoc! SB, Senator Robinson quoted McMullen as having said he believed in Mr. Hoover's ability to solve the agri- cultural problem and added: “The overnor says he has confidence in ir. Hoover’s promises. I decline to take that attitude. I respectfully re- fuse to have confidence in Mr. Hoov- er’s promises, fe has sat in the cabinet of an ration which has repeatedly broken its promises to the farmer that they would do their utmost for agriculture—why, that is just what they said in 1920 and repeated it in 1 The very fact that the Re- tform of 1928 repeats langnage of 1924 ig proof they have not kept heir prom! “In contrast to that, note what the lant leader 6f the Democrats in ia campaign says. He says he will call a meeting of farm leaders mediately after his election to a bill plone the s of the McNary- Haugen bill. accepts the prop: osition that the surplus is the key to the situation and the principle that the cost of marketing surplus crops-should be distributed over the units benefited thereby.” The Fargo address was received more entht ally than any Sen- ator Robinson has made on his west- ern tour, including his Sioux City, Towa, speech whic! 8 applauded Srrcrcany. He chee when renewed his cl Fe that Hoover was instrumental in fixing the price of wheat after the war and agai when he attacked Hoover for, as Mr. Robinson phrased it, “denouncing the McNary-Haugen bill as state so- im. CORN EXHIBITS MADE IN BLAIN Governor Maddock to Address Visitors at Exposition Tonight (Special to The Tribune) Ei aa dD, hones: expec to view Jest exhibits at the Elgin oo Lee Aa is cloned tomorrow 2 show ope! tener Although exhibits were still being put in-place here this morning the visitors have already begun flocking the county. ¥ tit in place this evening. Judging of corn will start tomor- me between Flasher uled as Grig a ment this afternoon, chemplenekip of the southern Mis- eemeer mite en- vg it festa: re of the show to- night. Several other well known eeeshors from the state are schpd- to talk. ‘The Elgin boys band will enter- TE as i i i ‘ g i Ht Ei 3 . s Hee A 10-year-old boy and a titled Eng- lishwoman they may be, but they're irs too and you see them as New York 2 appear role and young Tommy Ha; featured part. 150 BOY SCOUTS VISIT BISMARCK FOR ARKA MEET Week-end. Visitors Expected from Six Cities on Missouri : Slope America from six cities in the Mis- e| souri Slope district will have their own way in Bismarck tonight and to- morrow while attending the first $4, big rally of the Bismarck area coun- cil here. Scouts are expected to arrive this afternoon fronf Carrington, Dickin- son, Wilton, Wishek, Ashley, and Glen Ullin, according to W. G. Ful- ton, local executive. “Lily of the Alley,” a play, and a marshmallow roast are features of the campfire program which is planned for tonight at the Bismarck athletic field. if Incoming scouts are bringing their own tents, “grub,” and blankets and will live a life of the scout over the zrent at the Bismarck athletic field. Reveille will sound at 6:30 a. m. tomorrow and all scouts will fall in for roll call shortly after that time, according to Fulton. They will cook their own breakfasts and participate the executive cutive commit- le, chief justice court; Father tee are W. L. Ni of the state supreme John Slag, of St. Mary’s procathe- dral; and i, O. Saxvik, superintend- ent of city schools, Rally contests, wits competition, begi troops in begin Pe m. Each troop is entering in each of the 12 contests which follow: First aid race; rescue race; Morse and sema- phore_ ssignalling; fire-by-friction contest; water boiling; signal tower race; knot tying; message relay race; obstacle racé; and fire building contest. The winning team will be presented with a banner. Troops will again cook their own meals at noon, and will complete the jion. up will be the guests arck fie school at the Bis- marck-Jamestown football game at Hughes field at 2:30 p. m. Each will put on a five-minute dem- poled between halves of the game, BIRD TO JUDGE 1%| HAZBLTON CORN (Special to The Tribune) Hazelton, N. D., Oct, 26—Ap- OFFICE OPENED BY STATEMENT Asks If Opponent Stands on Jamestown Platform Op- posed to Industries QUESTIONS MILL STAND Promises, If Elected, to Make State-Owned Industries Successful Charging that George F. Shafer has opposed everything th North Dakota asked, Iter E. Maddock, Democratic candidate for The statement, issued at Fargo, marked the opening boom of the Democratic candidate for the gov- ernorship. 7 ment was devoted to the principal issues that are being taken up in the state campaign—the state- owned industries and problems facing the farmer. ; “My opponent says now that he favors the Farmers Union ‘in movement plan and that he is in favor of having the grain stored on the farms,” Maddock said. “As a farmer, I_ am a member of the Farmers Union and have been a aoe of other farm organiza- ions. “He has persistently opposed everything the farmers demand in this state and while he now says he vor of the see : I, he has never spoken of it"be- ore,” Maddock asked whether or not Shafer will continue to stand u; the platform of the Independent Voters association which endorsed_. him for governor in March, at Jamestown. “In that platform, he is pledged to destroy the state-owned indus- tries. We want to know whether or not he and supporters still want to junk the mill and vator and ‘throw it into the Mi ri river.” laddock declared. “I want to know whether, if elected, he will get the state out of the insurance business. This state industry has saved the farm- ers to date over $36,000,000 in miums and built up a surplus o 1,000,000. “Will he obey his platform ard get the Bank of North Dakota ov. of business. This bank has mad> over $28,000,000 of estate loans on the amortization plan and saves the farmer over half a million dol- lars a year. It has also saved mil- lions of dollars of public funds. Bond Fund Has‘Sur, ‘Will he get the state fire and lo insurance out of business? te industry has built up a surplus of $1,000,000. “Will he get the state bonding fund out of business? Will he turn this state industry which has built up @ surplus of over $200,000 over to outside companies? “I want to know whether, if elect- ed, he will do the mill and ele sume fall responsibility—or will he shirk responsibility and hand his state industry over to some incom- petent board of his selection for the purpose of having it junked and thrown into the Missouri river? Questions Shafer Knowledge He says he will appoint a board of three, one Independent and two Nonpartisans, to other Retatiie he is alre responsibility or providing a way which, to get it out of business. I do not question his sincerity, but I (Continued on page eight) BISMARCK HAS OWN GUNFIGHT Nine Wild Shots Fired by Two . , battle on Ninth street about 3 p. ef fir- ing nine wild shots from a cali- ber revolver and a 12 gauge shot- gun. The two men, John Taylor and Roy Alexander, are held the city jail until officials what cl them. had who arrested them shor!