The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 10, 1929, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 NYE, BORAH, BROOKHART ATTA a a eS CANTON SUPPRESSES (Rebel Chief’s Private Pilot Tells First Inside Story of Aerial Fighting in Mexico OLD SOUTH CLASHES WITH NEW OVER GREATNESS OF LINCOLN ATTEMPTED REVOLT OF FOUR GUNBOATS Lone Airplane and Land Bat- teries Force Ships to Seek Cover Near Americans KWANGSI ARMIES ADVANCE Decks Bombed and Ships Raked With Machine Gun Fire by ‘China’s Lindbergh’ Hong Kong, May 10—()— Heavy casualties occurred in the Chinese city of Canton today dur- ing firing of the batteries on Honam Islands to put down a naval rebellion in the harbor. Martial law was declared in Can- ton and the streets were lined with soldiers. Many were ficeing to Hong Kong. Canton, China, May 10.—(@)—Be- Jeaguered Canton today successfully suppressed the first fighting to grow out of the invasion of Kwangtung province by the Kwangsi military fac- tion, silencing ‘and forcing surrender of four gunboats in the harbor which rebelled. ‘A combined attack of a lone but cf- fective airplane and of the land bat- teries of Macao and Honam Islands caused the warships to flee to posi- tions between American and British warships in the harbor. They were eventually boarded and disarmed. ‘The attack occurred off the borders of the Shameen foreign concession and caused consternation there, both foreigners and Chinese being panic stricken. There possibly were some casualties in the concession, several shells having fallen there. Under Martial Law Meanwhile the entire city was un- der martial law and in a generally unstable condition: with predictions being freely made that its fall to the advancing Kwangsi armies could be expected within a day and a half. There was only the most scanty in- formation regarding military develop- ments, however, due to the rigid cen- sorship imposed by the Cantonese uthorities. fine revolt of the Cantonese fleet occurred with an attempt to’ escape from the harbor of four gunboats, commanded by a vice commander of the navy.. W. J. Chang, often de- scribed as “China's Lindbergh,” took the air above the ships and bombed them, raking their decks with ma- chine gun. fire. Flee To U. S. Protection ‘The batteries on Macao opened fire while the machine gun placements on Honam island peppered the sides of the ships with smaller shot. Realizing escape was impossible they took refuge in an area occupied by seven foreign warships, among them the U. 8. 8. Tulsa and the U. 8. 8. Guam. ‘The foreign authorities did not at first’ act on Canton’s request to withdraw so that bombardment of the ships could continue, but shortly asked the Chinese commanders to/the Jeave the vicinity, since shell fire from the land batteries seemed likely to in- flict damage on Shameen and the ships themselves. ‘This the. Chinese commander re- fused to do, stating that he wished to fight neither with the Kwangsiites nor with Kwangtung and wanted only to remain neutral. The ships finally MARTIN MINSTER IS NADE BODY OFFICER Rev. F. W. Agte Is Secretary of State Conference of Evan- gelical Churches F. W. Agte, Martin, secretary-of the North Dakota Con- ference of Evangelical churches at a convention session here last night. ‘The convention will continue the week, : Business sessions were held yes- terday with Bishop J. B. m, Kansas City, presiding. Three men were voted licenses to preach by delegates to the convene tion. The three men are J. Bott, Des Lacs; aueust meetin: iota and Otto Gehring, Kulm. . J. 8, Moritz, Chaffee, was voted ordina- Homage of Southern School Children to Emancipator Is Deplored in Louisiana New Orleans, La, May 10.—()— The old south clashed with the new yesterday in the Louisiana division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, over the greatness of President Abra- ham Lincoln and homage to the memory of the emancipator. The daughters of the southern cause yesterday declined to adopt a resolution of Mrs. Jefferson Davis Weir of New Orleans expressing re- gret Louisiana school children made a trip early this year to qnother state and recited “Lincoln at Gettys- burg” at a Lincoln memorial celebra- tion. Many members did, however, frown upon the trip and a compro- mise motion was adopted urging dis- couragement of Lincoln's birthday observance in the southern public schools. Lincoln the “Christian gentleman” and the effect the resolution would have on arousing Sectional feeling en- tered into the spirited discussions. “We all know that Lincoln was not @ great man,” said Mrs. W. B. Kernan of New Orleans. “We know he was not the fine Christian gentleman he is said by historians to have been. How can southern children learn this truth of history if they go around paying homage to his memory?” WOMAN'S RIGHT T0 SPEAK QUESTIONED Baptist Convention Chairman Rules Women are ‘Breth- ren’ Despite Scripture Memphis, Tenn., May 10.—(#)—The centuries-old religious dispute con- cerning woman's right to speak ‘in Public bobbed up yesterday at the opening session of the Southern Bap- nt! Woodmen of the world to a committee after Dr. J. W. Porter, of Lexington, Ky., editor of the Amer- ican Baptist, introduced a memorial from the General Association of Ken- tucky Baptists, protesting on scrip- tural grounds against the convention hearing Mrs. W. J. Cox, of Memphis, president of the Women’s Missionary union. She Las been asked to speak Saturday. “We go right against the scriptures if we allow a woman te speak before this convention,” Dr. Porter said. “We break a precedent of 2,000 years.” Dr. Truett then quoted a ruling which said thé word “brethren” in organization's constitution in- cluded both “brethren and sisters” and that “women are members of the convention with all rights and FRANGIS TUCKER TO GBT PRIN NNBER Peniten- tary tonight. He has been sentenced term in the state prison and to the higher courts have te The Tribune) Linton, N. D., May 10.—A. W. Quast, Temvik, was elected of Emmons County Bankers association at a. macting conducted here last tion to deacons’ order and Rev. F.| ti W. White, Osnabrook, was granted ordination to elders’ order. of tatistician showed an ‘increase in membarstip ind bet. ter financial standings churel a organisation. were given Two 8} addresses by Dr. Tt HL cher, Cleveland, wi Late News Bulletin 3 KILLED IN BLAST Hanover, Mass, May 10—(?)— Three workmen were killed and more than a score injured by a series of explosions in the plant of the National Fire Works com- pany here this afternoon. The plant sail to be one of the largest of its kind in the east, was com- pletely wrecked. GIRL FOILS ROBBERY Minneapolis, May 10.—@)—The scraping of a chair by a young wo- man at noon today foiled an at- tempted loop robbery in an office building in Minneapolis and pre- vented the theft of more than $500 ‘4 cash in “od a of the Snlablecr lortgage ant an company in the McNight building. S. D. JUDGE APPROVED be federal judge of the South Dakota district was confirmed today by the senate. 1,000 STUDENTS STRIKE San Mateo, Cal., May 10.—@)— One thousand students at the San Mateo union high school went on strike today in protest against the discharge of George S. Reed, physi- cal director and track coach, and the subsequent resignation of James E. (Spud) Spalding, bascball, football and basketball coach. FOREST FIRES SPREADS Nogales, Ariz., May 10.—(?)— A forest fire, burning over a five mile front, was spreading rapidly through the heavily timbered Patagonia Mountain range 10 miles northeast of here, lookouts reported today. A large force of men was called inte action to fight the flames. WOODMEN ‘FOUNDER Ik St. Paul, May 10.—@—Col Wood Jewell, 83, Omaha, Neb., Grand Sovereign adviser of the id one of the funders of the order, is critically the founders of the order, is critical- ly ill in St. Joseph’s hospital here, i said they did not expect him to live through the day. PLANE RECORD SET ‘The National Aeronautical asso- clation announced today that Lieutenant Apollo Soucek of the navy had established a new world altitude record in his flight two days ago. The announce- ment sald he had piloted his plane te a height of 39,140 feet. G. F, PLAY DAY DELAYED Grand Forks, May 10.—(®)— Heavy rain today caused postpone- ment until Monday of the annual county play day which was to have been held at Larimore. FARM BILL LOOMS » May 10—(7)—A vote early next week on pas- the farm relief bill with FARGO THIEVES BURN CAR Fargo, May 10.—(#)—An automo- bile ae i} areay, hele from the rage of J. T. Lyell, Fargo, was found in a ditch near Moorhead to- day. It had been burned. LOUGHRAN, BRADDOCK SIGN 60 Burn to Death in Mexican Forest Fire lf i i i ut E i it | Waco 10, which was in so-so shape; BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929 Destroying Towns and Troop Trains With Home - Made Bombs Was Yankee’s Job ;AMERICAN SHOT HIM DOWN} | Captain Edward Barber Headed for Brewing Revolution in Venezuela Now i By GENE COHN New York, May 10.—(NEA)—The “red gods” of Kipling, whose call somehow reaches the ears of adven- turers and soldiers of fortune, have sent Ed Barber, until recently chief flyer for General Escobar's Mexican rebel forces, on his way again. This time he’s headed for Venezue- la. Somewhere on the eastern sea- coast a schooner is fitting out “for a little trouble down there.” lent Gomez, who has held his job for 21 years, soon is to have another troublesome revolution on his hands, and Barber has joined up for bomb- ing and scout duty with the insure gents. ‘herewith ends for the moment the whimsical game of official hide-and- seek which has been under way since Barber hopped off from Mexico with all that remained of the rebel air force—two native airmen, to be exact —and landed in Philadelphia where a United States attorney general and some customs officers have indicated an interest in certain breaches of acrial red tape, such as the failure to come down at the first airport for custom inspection. There is also an argument concerning the Escobar plane in which he arrived and which the Calles government has indicated was purchased by the rebels with money seized in raids on Mexican na- tional banks. ‘Was Movie Stunt Flyer At any rate Barber arrived in New York with the first inside story of a flyer’s life in the rebel army. “I had known Escobar since I was a child,” he began. “You sec, I came originally from Ajo, Ariz., and as a kid I had spent much time around the border towns. I was stunt fly- ing and working in films around Los Angeles when the Mexican revolution broke. I had been flying since 1920, getting my first groundwork in Rock- “| away, near New York, I headed out for adventure—I was in one South +1 American revolution; I went with the Coast Guard; I was with Bruce Bie- laski's “Bridge Whist” club and saw service in Serbia. “And there were a few dozen min- or exploits. Anyhow, I had a little 1 hopped off and came down near Juarez to find myself a few hours later as the private pilot of Escobar. I've talked with him for hours as we flew around looking over the various situations. He was sincere. He real- ly felt that there was no chance for a man to get into office in an open election. He Bombed Torreon “Well, I covered the whole Escobar march—from Juarez to Chihuahua— and I am the fellow who bombed Torreon. I had been there but a few days when I got instructions to do little else except bombing and obser- vation work. Observation meant chiefly to cover the marches from the air and to protect the troop trains as they went from one point to another. “But I can't begin to tell you the handicaps a fellow has to face when he's fighting for a side which has to get its equipment in any old way it can get it—smuggle it, steal it, bribe it and even make it. “The first thing I found out wasj that we actually had no air bombs. So we had to figure out how to get them. At nights they would put groups of soldiers to work making them. They'd take pieces of old lead (Continued on page eleven, Fred Hovde Honored By Minnesota Group passa Minncapolis, May 10.—(?)—Twelve students of the College of Engineer- ing and Architecture today were elected into Plumb Bob, the highest honor society of the Technical Col- leges at the University of Minnesota, in ceremonies on the University cam- Pus. Simultaneously, graduating stu- dents of the technical colleges were Inighted into the Order of St. Pat- rick, their patron saint, as a part of the yearly engineers’ day which will close tonight with the enginecrs’ “brawl” in the Minnesota Union ball- room. ‘ The twelve students inducted into Plumb Bob included Fred Hovde, Devils Lake, N. D., quarterback on last year’s football team, and Ray- mond Freeman, Austin, Minn. i a i i g i i g é E i 8 4 § i d H Hi fi gE s Hil Farmer Sick, So Friends Aid Him Lisbon, N D. May 10.—() — Frank Lindvall, farmer in Alice- ton township of Ransom county, has been ill in bed all winter but his neighbors aren't going to let a good friend go without a group this season, Recently, approximately 30 friends brought their teams and ponte be mag or: _ com- leted ‘he plant of the spring crop within a day. The neighbor- hood women served the workers lunches. With his crop planted, Lindvall will not have that to worry about while taking medical treatments at San Haven Sanitorium near Dunseith. FOUR BANK ROBBE SENTENCED; LOOT | RECOVERED IN SHAG Confession of One Forces Guilty Pleas; Must Serve Total of 140 Years Sidney, Mont., May 10.—()—Sen- tences totaling 140 years in prison to- day were doled out to four bank rob- bers who held up the Fairview State bank May 2 and took $4,592.50. Oliver Gray and Herbert Gray, brothers, and Stewart Grey were sen- tenced to terms of 40 years each. Arthur Baker, the fourth man, was given a 20 year sentence. Baker was given the lightest sen- tence because of the assistance given officials in recovering the stolen money and in other details of the case. Last night he led sheriffs to a de- serted shack six miles west of Glen- dive where they recovered $898, bringing the total amount of loot re- covered to $4068.91. He already had shown them where the robber band had cached $2,100 in silver in the pine hills south of Glendive. It was Baker's confession and-the identification of the the group to plead guilty rather than stand trial. Reconstructing the manner in which the robbery was committed, the men told Sheriff O'Brien that Gray brothers entered the bank, and held up Bill and Lew Thompson, cashier and vice president, respect- ively. Baker drove the car and Stewart Gray kept watch on the toll bridge over the Yellowstone river. It is a one-way bridge and the robbers needed to keep it clear to insure their get-a-way. It was one weck to the day from the time the robbery was committed when the men entered pleas of guilty to the charge. GRAN CROP FUTURE INPROVED BY RAN General rains throughout North Dakota yesterday and last night greatly improved the prospects for the small grain crop in many parts of the state, according to agricultural experts here. Although the moisture was not the central part o: the state where precipitation was the heaviest. Most points reported rain | 308. or cloudy weather this morning, in- dicating the possibility of further pre: cipitation ay scion. Nain Precipitation reported for - hour period ending at 7 o'clock this morning {c " Amenia .41; Bismarck .68; Botti- neau .17; Crcsby .05; Devils Lake .46; Dickinson .14; Drake .66; Dunn Cen- ter .22; Ellendale 53; Fessenden .63; Grand Forks .56; Hankinson 50; Het- 02; Jamestown .68; i a e r sf fr Ei i | i t i . i | ii | t The Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday; probably rain tonight. rrr tonne PRICE FIVE CENTS WALTER HAGEN ‘COMES BACK’ _ TO WIN BRITISH GOLF CROWN World’s Greatest Player Scores 292; Johnny Farrell Sec- ond With 298 RYDER CUP DEFEAT AVENGED {Pictured on Downward Path, ‘The Haig’ Produces an Unbeatable Game Muirfield, Scotl May 10.—(?i— Walter Hagen today won the open golf championship of Great Britain for the fourth time with a score of 292 for the 72 holes championship lay. if For a time after the champion fin- ished there was some confusion at his | score, a question of dcubt arising as to whether his total should be 292 or 293. It had been reported that his ball moved as he addressed it on the third hole of his last round and a! penalty stroke was tentatively added. Later it was officially announced that the championship committee found | no evidence that the ball had moved, 80 his final round was scored 75 for @ grand total of 292, the same score by which he won the title last year at_ Sandwich. Bobby Cruickshank finished with a score of 301, Watrous 303, Armour 305, Jimmy Thompson 308. Johnny Farrell Second Johnny Farrell, open champion of the United States, finished with a sparkling round of 75 and with a 72 hole score of 298 went into second place. ‘Walter Hagen's fourth triumph in the British open championship came after many of the experts had count- ed “The Haig” out and pictured him as on the downward path. But he duplicated his comeback of 1928. Last year he rallied to win the British title after being crushed by Archie Compston in match play. This year he won after being overwhelmed by George Duncan in the ‘Ryder cup matches. Hagen's latest triumph represents his eleventh major national cham- pionship. In addition to four victor- ies in the British classic he has won the United States open title twice and the United States professional cham- pionship five times. Jones, His Only Rival His only rival in this respect in modern golfing times is Bobby Jones, whose Collection of cight titles in- cludes four in the United States ama- teur and two each in the United States and British opens. Back in 1914, Hagen, fresh from the caddy house at Rochester, N. Y., won his first American open champion- ship at the Midlothian club, Chicago. He was 22 years old. Five years later he repeated at Brae Burn. He was runner-up in 1921 and occupied third Place in 1925, sixth in 1927 and fourth in 1928. “The Haig” began his invasion of Europe in 1920 and won the French’ open after finishing fifty-fifth in his first try at the British championship. Back in England again, he was sixth | in 1921 and beat the field for the first time in 1922. The next year he was runner-up, a stroke behind the only British winner of recent years, Arthur Havers, and won the title a second time in 1924. Hagen was third in 1926 and again came through to win last year, so that he has now been victorious four times in eight years. Leo Diegel Third Leo Diegel returned a score of 77 for the last round and with a total of 299 went into third place, behind Walter Hagen and Johnny Farrell and in front of Abe Mitchell and Percy Arliss, who were tied at 300. Bobby Cruickshank, native Scot who lives in New York, finished sixth with @ score of 301. Al Watrous, De- troit, seventh with 303 and Gene azen, eighth, 304. Tommy Armous, other Scot who lives in the U: States, was next with 305, followed by Arthur Havers, former champion 306. Archie Compston, 307, and Jim- mie Thompson of Knoxville, Tenn., Hagen received the familiar cup, emblematic of the championship on the spacious 18th green with people jammed 10 rows deep around it. He was besieged by autograph hunters and crowds wishing to congratulate him, and when time came for the ceremony he had to be rescued by burly Scots and taken to the enclos- ure where officials awaited. 2 The Haig’ Triumphs | Walter Hagen, peer of America’s IS St ay yeYI ABpor parord ‘s1azt08 “the world's greatest golfer.” Finish- ing his 72 holes of play in defense of his British open championship, “The Haig” had a score of 292. It was good enough to give him his fourth Brit- ish title. Hagen’s vome-back was startling in the face of the terrific licking the American Ryder cup team took a few days ago. Alas! Poor Gussie! We Knew Her Well Gussie Guernsey is dead. “It may be so, we do not know, it sounds so awfully queer,"—— But Gussie’s death certificate will say her paralysis was due to “hard- ening of the tendons.” Gussie was one of the prize bovines at the federal dairy farm near Man- dan. Three weeks ago Gussie was found paralyzed in her boudoir. Veterinarians were called. They held ® consultation. Yes! Gussie’s con tion was bad. They tried all reme- dies. To no avail. Then they called for specialists. A Bismarck chiropractor manipulated her vetebrae. But Gussie failed to respond to treatment. The source of her affliction was puzzling. Finally a theoretical explanation of her illness was made. The dairymen discovered that Gussie was wont to rt along the farm’s gay white 5 dicted to alcoholic beer mash. Aha! Demon Rum had fastened his deathlike tentacles upon her. Gussie’s speakeasy was an obscure corner of the pasture. There the homebrewers of the vicinity dumped their mash. Gussie gorged herself on the powerful malt dregs. Despite her night life, she had never been known to come home tipsy. 2 Arrested by paralysis, Gussie was bound over to a court of her peers. Gussie steadfastly declined to com- mit herself. She couldn't move. So they sentenced her to face the firing squad. A revolver report in the drizzling rain yesterday sounded Taps for Gussie’s Jekyl-Hyde career. «| FOREST FIRES RAGE THROUGH MANITOBA The Pas, Man., May 10.—()—Rag- ing for two days in the north and still unsubdued, forest fires today threatened heavy damage in the Flin Flon and Cold Lake areas. Indian families fled to safety as the sweep- ing flames consumed their shacks at Mile 83 and Mile 85. He finally reached the green, arm| Five miles wide, the blaze was in arm, with Jose Juarado, the dimin- | Swept northward by a stiff breeze. A 02; utive pro from Argentina. Former Actress Gets Divorce for Cruelty New York, May 10—(7)— Mrs. Jo- sephine R. Ws . former actress and granddaughter of Joseph Jeffer- son, the actor, has obtained a divorce in Reno, Nev., from Henry James high blaze was reported in the neigh- borhood of the Mandy mine, but its extent could not be determined. Gov- American Stabbed to Death in Mexico Mine Mexico City, May 10.—(#)—Dis- FESS ANIMOSITY AROUSED BY DEBENTURE PLAN | OVERSHADOWS ISSUE Ohio Senator Flays ‘Pseudo- Republicans’ for ‘Break’ in Party Ranks SAYS BORAH QUIT HOOVER ‘N. D. Republicans Are Striving’ to Hew Closer to LineLaid | Down by Lincoln’ q Jj May 10.—@)—The senate today refused to give Presi- dent Hoover the power to fix the salary of the chairman of the pro- {posed farm board and voted to fix jhis salary at $12,000, the same as‘ jfor any other members of the board. | The vote was 46 to 32, with the’ {democrats lining up almost solidly ‘against the proposed presidential! | power, The animosities aroused during the Jong dispute over the debenture pro-: vision, in fact, have almost completely overshadowed the disagreement over: the proposal to exclude fruits and veg: ctables from operation of the farm aid machinery proposed in the meas- ure, which was the subject formally’ before the chamber for discussion yes- terday and today. The situation was brought into the open by a letter written by Senator Fess of Ohio, the assistant Repub- lican whip, to Marshall Sheppey of Toledo, assailing “pseudo-Repub- licans” for the “break” in the party's ranks over the debenture issue, and naming Senators Borah of Idaho, Nye of North Dakota, and Brookhart of Iowa, specifically in his complaint. Sharp retorts were immediately made by all three of the senators, who sup- Ported the chief executive during the {Presidential campaign but voted against his announced position in giv- ing their support to the debenture proposal. Infers Traitorous Actions “Senator Borah, the one person responsible for the special session,” Fess wrote, after mentioning that he had opposed the calling of congress, “refused to go along with the presi- dent and supported the debenture ‘against which the president had-writ- ten a letter to the chairman of the committee. Senator Nye, another who had sought the president's prom- ise for a special session, went against the president. Senator Brookhart, who had done such valiant service for the president in the campaign, early broke away from the president : and became his most bitter critic on the floor of the senate.” Senator Borah, in a statement on ; the Fess letter, said he had “for three years been an advocate cf a debenture as the most immediate and certain method of relieving the farmer en-| gaged in producing commodities of which we have a surplus, from his, present distress,” had voted Wednes- day “according to my long settled convictions” and “would not know how to vote otherwise.” Did Not vi “In the support which I gave Mr. Hoover I did not: ‘pe. idea that I was to be deprit en. Gy «Continued on page eleven)” GRIMSRUD HEARING AT FARGO NOT SET South Dakota Youth F. Manslaughter Charges After Wednesday Accident * Washington, Fargo, N. D.. May 10—(4)—The date for hearing of Arthur Grimsrud, 26, Hillshead, S. D., charged with man- slaughter after the killing of Henry Stelling, 70-year-old farmer, on & highway near Breckinridge, Minn., Wednesday, had not been set at noon today. Stelling was struck by Grims- rud’s automobile as he was walking ‘along the road. A warrant charging the youth with manslaughter was sworn out late Thursday. Grimsrud’s attorney has asked for time to prepare his case be- fore settling the date for hearing. Dr. E. J. McMahon, Wilken county coroner, after an investigation Thurs- day, declared that in his opinion the accident tg nse 2 sll quest was , al an le: surrounding