The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1929, Page 1

yl e ¥ NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1873 Storms Exact WIDDLEWEST DEATH TOLLSDUETORAIN, SNOW, HAIL, SLEET| HOUSE FARM BILL CONDEMNED Area From Missouri to Michigan Feels Wrath of Storms Do- ing Much Damage FRUIT FARMERS SUFFERERS Prayer Meetings Fail to Check Fall of Snow; Michigan Highways Blecked Chicago, May 3—()—The middle- ‘west today was checking its loss from yesterday's storm, which took at least three lives. Snow, rain, sicet, hail, and wind combined to do damage over a wide area extending from southwestern Missouri to southcast- ern Michigan. Two men were killed near Battle Creek, Mich., last night in an auto- mobile crash attributed to poor visi- bility because of the storm. A man was killed in Chicago when he fell on the slippery pavement. Two other deaths were considered possible, a workman at Indiana Harbor, Ind. porting he had seen an airplane con- taining two men plunge into the lake. A search revealed no trace of the plane. Fruit farmers in southern Illinois and the Ozark belt were reported to be heavy sufferers. Although the snow acted as a blanket against frost, its weight broke down many trees. Farmers in numerous places in Mis- souri held prayer meetings when fur- ther frost was forecast. Cape Girardeau, Popuar Bluff and other southesst Missouri communi- ties were completely isolated for sev- eral hours when wind and hail snapped communication lines and disrupted rail service. A high wind at St. Louis caused considerable property damage. Snow flurries were seen in Chicago, but most of the damage here was caused by Lake Michigan, which again swept over the breakwaters anc flooded side streets and basements. Snow four inches deep covered most of southern Michigan where many highways were blocked. De- troit felt the storm's fury when two creeks overflowed the east side of the city, which was recovering from @ flood two weeks. ago. 26 STEELE BUSINESS, MEN 10 BE LIONIZED Bismarck Club Will Conduct In- stallation Services for Kid- der County Group (Special to The Tribune) Steele, N. Dak., May 3.—Twenty- six Steele business men will become charter members. of the local Lions club at installation services here ‘Thursday, May 9. They are Mac Epstein, Fred 1. Wigton, J. A. Prescott, B. G. McEl- E. Dannmeyer, Christy Mathels, E. A. Anderson, Fred Jaynes, Carlson, F. Siegel, H. A. Smith, F. B. , C. E. Gallipo, Arne Vinje, Peter Dalenberg, A. Yanken, N. Ness, W. J. Henry, F. O. Snyth, J. Heltemes, E. M. Pool, F. C. Bow man, Andrew Bayasch, Oswald Peter- son, Hans J. Lee, and F. W. Bertelsen. H i i ii i | : : : i i # : Bact. g Hy 4 i B | 8 2 3 ee ? r Likes the Racket | e There's nothing diplomatic in the way Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson goes up to a tennis ball. He doesn't stand on ceremony when he exchanges volleys with fellow diplo- mats in Washington. Here you see the head of President Hoover's cab- inet indulging in a bit of court arbi- tration not far from the white house. AGED HORSE PULLED Flossie, Old Gray Mare, Rescued by Strategy of Joe Spies, Who Knows How The old gray mare came very near illustrating the song refrain that “she isn’t what she used to be,” Thursday afternoon, while John Jahner was Plowing the lot in the rear of 218 First strect for Joseph 8. Wright. The mare in question was. Flossie, part of the contracting outfit of O. M. Anderson. Unknown to all con- cerned in the job, there was an old cesspool on the tract. When the plow- ing had been:nearly completed, Flos- sie suddenly began to sink by the hindquarters as Jahner was drawing one of the final furrows. Down she went through rotten timber coverings until only her head was visible. Jah- ner managed to avert the sinking of Flossic’s bay mate. A rope was resorted to for Flossie’s . A loop was cast around her , Carl T.| Flossie nearly FROM OLD CESSPOOL **~ BY MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU See Some Helpful Provisions in Senate Measure if Amend- ed as Suggested SPECULATORS SHAPED BILL Charge Men Suggested to Serve on Federal Board Are Ene- mies of Agriculture St. Paul, May 3.—(?)—Asserting that it “cannot sce that the farmers of America will be helped in the least by its enactment,” the executive board of the Minnesota farm bureau federation today expressed unquali- fied condemnation of the house agri- culture bill pending before congress. The senate bill contains some help- ful provisions, but should be amended as suggested by leaders of dairymen’s association and other “friends of agriculture,” the board declares in a resolution adopted after meetings in Zumbrota and St. Paul. Failure to amend the senate bill may mean the legislation will prove of greater benefit to opponents of cooperatives than to the successful producer-controlled and producer- operated organizations, the board holds. Taking part in the action of the board were A. J. Olson, Renville, fed- eration president; Hagbarth Bue, Northfield, and H. M. Green, Lake Crystal, vice presidents, and the fol- lowing directors: T. E. Cashma Owatonna; G. W. Freeman, Zum- brota; Mrs. E. V. Ripley, Menaghi G. W. Alfs, Kimberly; J. W. Steven- son, Winnebago and M. E. Jacobson, ‘Fake Cooperatives’ The proposed legislation would per- mit a clearing house association to be made up private distributing concerns and “fake cooperatives” who would be entitled to loans in the same way that the genuine coope! ee are entitled to, the board as- serts. |, rhe, board also says that under the bill almost any wort of purchasing agency could be framed to qualify under terms of the legislation, but it fails to find any provision that would make tariff duties effective un any 'farm crop surplus if the agency were administered by farmers themselves. “We are greatly disturbed by the fact that congress has permitted the grain trade, speculators in food prod- ucts, and manipulators of farm prices, to shape every sentence of the bill proposed,” the resolution continues. Flay Suggested Men Virtually all men who have been suggested to serve on the board, have, in the uast either “opposed and fought cooperative farm organizations and opposed to the last ditch every form of legislation that might be beneficial to agriculture, or are men who would be pawns in the hands of men who are avowed enemies of agriculture,” the board charges. Any appointment to membership on the federal farm board of persons who have been engaged in the sale or handling of farm products in eno it | sition to cooperative Flossie | cludes. organizati would be fatal, the resolution con- The resolution said in part: See Helpful Features “The senate bill contains some helpful features, but even that should be amended, as by the lead- Jin the bill, if it were admi: inistered by the farmers themselves, that would | railroad if duties effective on ze tf i G g BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1929 THE BISMARCK TRIBU The Weather Mostly cloudy it and Sat- urday, with showers, NE| PRICE FIVE CENTS COMMNSTSAGHT 13 POUCE IN STREETS, |_Eniured A BEHIND BARRICADES ¢ = Bests ore & State of Siege Declared by Con- stabulary After Bloody Battles During Day DEATH WARNING IS ISSUED Clubs, Brass and tron Knuckles, Bullets and Bottles Bom- bard Both Sides Berlin, May 3.—(4)—Berlin emerged today from its second night of com- munist rioting with 10 persons dead and at least 130 more or less seriously | injured. Many hundreds were under arrest, with property damage consid- erable. Last night’s total was three dead and 20 injured. NORTH DAKOTA WILL | Two sections of Berlin were de- clared in a state of siege after a new outbreak of street fighting between midnight and dawn in which at least one person was killed, 18 seriously in- jured and numerous further arrests were made. Disorders broke out this afternoon in the Hermannstrasse, principal street of the suburb of Neukoelin, and battleground of last night's troubles. A number of shots were sired on the Police from windows and a bombard- ment of stones began from the house tops. Simultaneously a steady stream of communists began pouring in from adjacent streets. Police Shoot To Wound Most of the communists were armed with clubs, and brass and iron knuckles. They charged at police, who fired shots in the air. The at- tack soon grew so hot that the police began to shoot to wound. This checked the communists, who precipitately took shelter in nearby houses, while police cers filled with emergency squads dashed through the streets returning the shots from houses and doorways by steady ma- chine gun fire. By two o'clock this afternoon the fighting was in full blast with inces. sant firing by both sides to the a companiment of yells and shricks of the wounded. Two women who inquisitively stepped out on a balcony were shot. Death Warning Issued By the police cdict regarding the (Continued on page eleven) You'll have to agree that the judges were right when they chose Miss Catherine Carr the most popular and most beautiful girl in a recent con- test in Ogden, Utah, where she rpled as empress of the grand coronation ball. Sixteen girls competed for the honor. BANDIT TRIO ROBS Fairview Officials Report Ban- dits Are Headed East in Blue Coupe Three bandits held up a bank at Fairview, Mont., 35 miles west of Watford City, and escaped with an undetermined amount of money in currency and silver yesterday after- noon. ‘This was a report received over the | telephone last nigh by Rollin Welch, Burleigh county sheriff, from Rich- land county, Mon officials. || ‘The bandits were believed to be heading east in a blue coupe with a ; Montana license, according to the Montanans. They were described as men about 30 years old. Other details of the robbery were not disclosed. HOPTON WILL LEAVE STATE DEPARTMENT State Representatives Appoint Committee to Work Out Plan of Opposition Pargo, N. D., May 3—(7)—A plan of action whereby North Dakota in- terests may present a united front in opposition to proposed increases in grain rates from this territory is be- ing worked out by a committee ap- pointed at the general conference here today to consider this subject. Resignation of Harold Hopton as .|manager of the state bonding and fire insurance nts was an- nounced here y by Insurance Commissioner 8. A. 5 Fred Tunell, one-time register of deeds in Renville county and secre- tary of the senate at the last legis- lative session, has been appointed to take his place. The change will be- come effective July 1. private insurance company wi will take him out of the state. FOOTE EXONERATED “if Newark, N. J., May 3.—( i o——_e BANK IN MONTANA Olsness. from France of ing Hopton merry: POR FATAL MISHAP ‘ms Exact Death Toll of 47 11 KILLED IN BERLIN RIOT 7 SOUTHERN STATES SWEPT BY SERIES OF 13 Children Killed, 15 Seriously njured As Grief-Stricken Parents — Debris for Victims of Ter- | tific Tornado | TEACHER HURLED 75 YARDS | Boys and Girls Bear With Sto- ical Calm Pain of Broken Arms and Legs Rye Cove, Va., May 3.—(?)—Grief- stricken parents searched the debris of the Rye Cove consolidated school today, fearful of finding additional | victims of the tornado that yesterday | claimed the lives of 13 children and one teacher in the greatest disaster ever known to this western Virginia | mountain village. Caught without warning as they were re-entering the two story frame school house after the noon recess, some of the children were blown 100 yards and others buried in the wreckage when the building was de- molished by the storm. Great confusion followed the tor- nado, Anxious fathers worked fev- erishly in the ruins, their anxiety in- tensified because many injured chil- {dren had been hurriedly taken to | hospitals before the parents arrived. Mother Loses Daughters Mrs. Mary Darnell, mother of two girls, could not learn the fate of her children for more than four hours after the storm. She broke down when told that one of the children, Bertha Mae Darnell, was dead and that the other daughter, Hattie, could not be found. The body of Miss Ava Carter, @ teacher, was found 75 yards from the ! school. The body of Polly Carter, 14, was carried 50 yards. About 15 children, the most ser- fously injured, were taken in ambu- lances to Bristol and Kingsport while others were sent by automobiles, trucks and wagons to the nearest railroad station at Clinchport where @ train was converted into a movable hospital to take them to Bristol. Twenty-seven children were trans- ported to Bristol on this train. Bear Pain Stoically The scene on the train was pathet- ic. Many small boys and girls suf- fered in silence and bore with stoical calm their broken arms and legs. Some feebly attempted to carry on conversations with their attendants and one small girl fainted from the pain of a broken leg when placed in |* ambulance. Identification tags were pinned to the children. Because of the isolation of Rye | Cove, it was more than two hours before aid could reach the stricken area over the mountain roads. J. M. Johnson, a farmer, was standing on the mountain side when the storm struck and watched its progress for three miles. Farmer Saw Destruction “The school building,” Johnson said, “vanished in a moment's time. You could see it going down the val- ley. It ripped apart and a rain of lumber and debris bega The Red Cross had taken over re- lief work today and the unit at Bris- tol was being reinforced from Wash- ington and Cincinnati. Tetanus anti- toxin sent from Knoxville and nearby cities was administered to those suf- fering from lacerations while all available physicians and nurses at Bristol and Kingsport were called in- to service. Belfield Legion Will Sponsor Celebration (Special To The Tribune) Belfield, N. D., May 3.—Belfield will have a Fourth of July celebra- tion, sponsored by the local post of the American Legion. The committee in charge has Planned a long parade and speaking . Other events are band | concerts, daylight fireworks, baseball game, tug-o'-war, boxing matches, races of all kinds and many sport- ing events, and a bowery dance. A go-round and ferris wheel will be among the many attractions. jLinton Lions Object To ‘Fag’ Billboards Linton, N. D., May 3.—Linton’s ‘Lions’ club has gone on record as dis- approving billboard companies post- ing advertisements showing women Following a similar action in Far- go, the Linton club members will dis- cuss the matter with companies own- ing such billboards in the city. The resolution was suggested by N. 8S. Sheffield, a guest of the Lions club. VIOLENT TORNADOES Wind Wrecks School Five Missing, 100 Known In- +} jured, Hundreds Homeless, in Path of Destruction VIRGINIA FATALITIES LARGE Devastated Mountain Schoole house Searched for Children Lost in Its Collapse "Dawes Ready for | Ambassadorship Richmond, Va., May 3—(P)—A steadily mounting death toll froin the series of tornadoes that descended on widely separated sections of Virginia yesterday and i last night had reached twenty- eight late today. One injured | man was reported dying, the con- dition of four others was de- i ceribed as “critical” and a dezen aie were still in a serious con- ion. Atlanta, Ga., May 3. — (®) — The death toll exacted by a series of tor- nadoes which swept portions of seven southern states yesterday and Wed- nesday mounted to 38 today as addi- tional reports were received from isolated sections and some of the ident succumbed to injuries. ve others were reported missing and approximately 100 were injured, @ number rendered homeless and se- vere damage wrought by the twisters in their course over an area several hundred miles in length. The list of fatalities in Virginia, Scene of the greatest , Was in- creased to 22 when the Catlett com- munity in the northeastern part of the state reported four were killed there late yesterday. Seek School Children At the same time search was being pushed for five school children re- Ported missing after the collapse of the school house at Rye Cove, Va., where 13 of their mates and one teacher perished and more than a score were injured. One of the in- jured died there this mx . In nearby Maryland the number of deaths rose to six with reports of one additional fatality at Laytons- (Continued on page eleven) ——______ (STEAMER REPORTED IN DISTRESS IN LAKE Passengers Playing Cards and Victrola, Captain Wirelesses the Associated Press Pipe General Dawes! The former Vice President. soon to become Amer- ican Ambassador to England, here is pictured in a characteristic pose as he arrived in New York from Santo Domingo, where he and a_ special commission prepared a budget and accounting system for the Domini- can Republic. He was notified of his appointment as envoy to the Court of St. James while in the Latin American country. RAGE OVER ATLANTIC BETWEEN TWO HUGE AIR LINERS LOOMING Graf Zeppelin and British R-100 May Leave for America at Same Time New York, May 3.—()—A race across the Atlantic by two huge air liners, the new British R-100 and the German Graf Zeppelin, loomed as a Possibility today. Robert T. Pollock, American repre- sentative of the Airship Guarantee company, owners of the R-100, said the British ship would start for New York in the latter part of June and expressed some concern over the pos- sibility that the Graf Zeppelin might | be en route to America at the same time. The Graf Zeppelin plans to take off for America May 15 with a second trip @ month later. It originally had planned to start the first flight next week. Arrival of both ships in this coun- try at the same time, said Mr. Pol- lock, might result in an awkward sit- uation as the 5,000 hydrogen cylinders available to the naval air station at Lakehurst, N. J., suffice for one air- ship only. He said departure of the British ship would be delayed for no reason save those occasioned by phy- sical consideration. The British ship carries a crew of 45, the same number as the Graf Zeppelin, but has a passenger capac- ity of 10 as compared to the Graf Zeppelin's 25. DAKOTANSHUDDLE| CLOSE TO STOVES Freezing temperatures were common in North Dakota last night, according to reports to the federal weather bureau here. Bottineau with 16 and Larimore with 18 recorded the lowest temperatures. Only Hankinson with 36 and Pembina with 33 reported temperatures above freezing. Bismarck reported 28, Devils Lake 22, Grand Forks 22, Jamestown 23, Minot 19, Moorhead, Minn., 24, Fes- senden and Drake 20, Crosby 21, Por- tal 22, Max 23, Lisbon 24, Amenia 21 and Napoleon 25. Most points reported clear weather this morning, however, and the warm May sun was expected to bring higher temperatures. No precipitation was recorded. Cleveland. O., May 3.—(#—The captain of the steamer City of Buf- falo, reported in distress 15 miles east. of here, radioed the Associated Press this afternoon that the vessel was “riding comfortably.” The radiograms said that the City of Buffalo had blown @ cylinder-head and crippled her engines, and that she was lying in the trough of a heavy sea. The steamer Franz was 30 miles northwest of the passenger boat. The Franz wirelessed it would stand by to render aid if necessary. Two tugs from Cleveland also were going to the rescue. The City of Buffalo had 50 passen- gers aboard and a crew of 85. «si Captain Strachan’s answer to queries by the Associated sel, which was blown 80 miles off its course, and'over which some anxiety had been felt. It was filed at 1:35 p.m. FLYING FLAPPER T0 SEEK SPEBD RECORD Washington, May 3.—(?)—Not sat- istied with the women’s endurance Smith, 17, of i & F ges BANK PAYS DEPOSITORS' BILLS Scarsdale, N. Y., May 3—(P)—A Hist il ; i i