The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1929, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1929 The Weather Fair tonight and Sunday. Rising temperature Sunday. PRICE FIVE CENTS MUD HORSES FAVORED AS RAIN DOUSES DERBY Sabotage Blamed for Ze Anamoose Speedster Sensation FAILURE OF MOTORS 10 FUNCTION CAUSES EXPERTS PERPLEXITY French and German Mechanics Work Side by Side Repair- ing Broken Crankshafts ECKENER THANKS ADMIRAL Passengers Praise Commander for Skillfulness in Prevent- ing Air Disaster Friedrichshafen, Germany, May 18. —(#)—Thorough tests and examina- tions of the motors of the Graf Zep- pelin which feiled so soon after her departure for the United States on her second transatlantic voyage will be made by German motor experts to determine just what went wrong. The suspicion openly voiced in many quarters that sabotage was responsible was strongly doubted to- day by engineers and other high of- ficials. While the man in the street still could not conceive of any other theory for the failure of the May- bach motors to function, inquiry among engineers of the company in- dicated that they stanchly held to the belief that sabotage was out of the question. Director Oesterle of the Dornier airplane works made the charge openly. “Why should the same thing happen to two crankshafts?” he asked. “I have been with the motors for years and can't conceive of such du- plicate tragedies. No, there has been dirty work somewhere.” (At the time he was unaware that the failure was quadruplicate.) Dr. Ludwig Duerr, the Zeppelin’s constructor, said that both he and the Maybach motor experts were mysti- fied as to the cause of the engine failures. Meanwhile nine men arrested dur- ing the week after actions which characterized them as would-be stow- aways were being held in strict con- finement and, it was known, would be subjected to a rigid examination. Takes Four Motors Dr. Duerr left in the course of the night for Cuers to join the Zeppelin, and arranged loading before he left (Continued on page nine.) BISMARCK T0 HEAR FACTS OF BUILDING Legion Pamphlet Will Give Fair, Accurate Information on Memorial, Kamplin Says Plans to acquaint the voters of Bismarck with all of the facts in- volved in the campaign for a city- cgtnty memorial community build- ing were nearing completion today, iccording to R. J. Kamplin, who is directing the campaign for the American Legion. a4 “Our idea,” Kamplin said, “is to; give the voters fair and accurate information with regard to this pro- ject. We are having printed a state- ment which covers all angles of the proposal and the voters of Bismarck may de] on its accuracy. “Publication of the pamphlet been delayed because, we have felt it necessary to make certain investi- gations and obtain certain figures in order that the statements which by make may not be open to ques- ion. “The Legion is not in politics and will not be, We do not regard this Of North Dakota Track Tourney Wales and Hagen Are Golf Winners ° Swinley Forest, England, May 18.— (®)—The Prince of Wales and Walter Hagen. American golf star, defeated Sir Victor Sassoon and Aubrey Boomer, English star, but two holes in a “mystery” foursome golf match The utmost secrecy had been kept tegarding the match and even people in the surrounding country were un- aware the Prince was golfing in their midst. There were only some twe or three dozen people to watch the royal golfer and most of these were club caddies. The Prince wore a blue shirt and collar and dark plus fours with black shoes. Hagen was dressed in a white shirt and gray plus fours, while Boomer adopted a beret head dress. Mickey Flynn, Swinley Forest cad- die, is the proudest lad in England. He carried the Prince's clubs. ARMY PILOT KILLED WHEN SHIPS CRASH IN SHAM AIR FIGHT One Aviator Leaps Safely in Parachute; Other Entan- gled in Flaming Craft ° | | ° Columbus, Ohio, May 18.—(AP)— One man was killed and another slightly injured today when two planes they were piloting in the na- tional army air maneuvers crashed over @ north side residential district and fell in flames. The dead man was Lieut. E. L. Meadows, of the 9th pursuit squad- ron from Rockwell field, San Diego, Calif. He died when his ship crashed. The second man is Lieut. Fred Sol- ter, San Diego, Calif., attached to the 96th pursuit squadron. He jumped with a parachute and landed in a ravine, suffering only burns about the face. He was taken to a doc- tor’s office where his injuries were pronounced minor. The crash occurred during the big- gest single sham battle staged thus far in the mimic warfare between the red and blue armies. There were 104 airplanes participating in the ma- neuvers. Forty-two pursuit planes from the blue headquarters at Wright field, Dayton. It was reported that one of the (Sparen struck a tail of another, then wurst into flames. An eye witness said that one ship suddenly became a mass of fire then plunged to the earth. The pilot of the other ship tried vainly to fly it but it went into a tail spin and spiraled down. The crash occurred at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet. pilots attemp' to use the para. chutes. Lieut. Solter was success- ful, but Lt. Meadows’ chute ight in the undercarriage of his plane and he was dragged to the ground with the flames from the burning ship whipping around him. As he neared the ground he swung under the ship which landed on top o: him. The ship came down in the rear of a res- idence and set fire to a garage. LINDY PLANNING HOP; as a political matter, regardless of | senger what any politicians may think of it. Our interest is based on the fact that we live in this community and most of us expect to continue living here. We are willing to work | ways, ke Bismarck a to help h to live and to rear town in w children. “We want people to consider this matter very carefully before voting. When ete do ig ane coattaeee ree ever forward-lookin, jismarc! Feaident will vote yes two times at the special election May 31.” ‘In addition to publishing a state- ment giving its conception of the proposal, the Legion is preparing to make a canvass of the city in order to make sure that each voter is * formed. The plan is to have a work- er in each block. proximately 20 ward and pre- ‘American ‘Logion eis susiliary ion ai auxiliary and citizens generally, met last t at the Memorial community building campaign fra Cecil Graham Clips Two-Fifths Second Off 220-Yard Rec- ord Established in 1910 CENTURY WILL BE THRILLER Wallie Green, Bismarck Quar- ter-Miler Champ, Partici- pates in Hair-Raiser Grand Forks, N. D., May 18—(@)— Cecil Graham, set mal young ath- lete from Anamoose, clipped two- fifths of a second off the state high Schoo) 220-yard record Friday after noon in two separate races. His pel formances were the outstanding in- dividual achievements in the pre- liminaries of the 27th annual inter- scholastic field and track meet held at the university field. The Anamoose flyer won in the Preliminary heat in 22 2-5 seconds, coasting in 10 yards ahead of John- son of Northwood, who finished sec- ond. Again in the semifinals he re- peated his performance, beating Pierce of La Moure by three yards. The old record of 22 4-5 seconds was established in 1910 by Boyd of Langdon and then ticd by Ham Simons of Fargo in 1927. Had Wind At Back Graham's mark probably will be disregarded as a record, however, because of a strong wind on his back, but with favorable conditions today there is every reason to believe that he can better the recognized time at least by a fifth of a second. Several other records may go if the weather warms up and wind dies down. The track is in perfect condi- tion and the field of athletes is filled with brilliant performers. The 100-yard dash is expected to be the thrilling race today. Three times the distance was negotiated in 10 2-5 seconds yesterday. Pierce of Langdon made it in the first pre- liminary heat, then Graham dupli- j cated it in the third heat and came i back to repeat in the semifinal heat. 440 Predicted Thriller Horner of Mohall, Green of Bis- marck and Airheart of Fargo are picked to run a sensational 440 race. The first two were not even pushed to win their preliminary events yes- terday. Airheart did not qualify, but because he was fouled on a turn, was Permitted to enter the finals. ‘The half-mile will also be raced to the tape if preliminary time is any indication. Goodman of Devils Lake went the 880-yards in 2 minutes and 9 seconds to take his heat, while Air- heart coasted in at 2 minutes and 12 1-5 seconds. The finals are set for 2 o'clock this afternoon. HAZELTON IS WINNER INCOUNTY PLAY DAY Governor George F. Shafer Gives Feature Address; 2,000 Vis- itors Are Entertained (Special to the une) Hazelton, N. Dak., May 18.— Hazelton school students yesterday won the track and field meet fea- turing the first annual Emmons county play day conducted here. ane placed second and Temvik thir Hazelton entertained 2,000 visitors during the day. Four hundred stu- dents took part in the contests, The lay day program was_ sponsored y_the Hazelton Community club. | Paul Steiner, Hazelton, won indi- vidual honors in the high school events, The Norwegians defeated the Scotch-Irish in a feature tug-of-wat Governor George F. Shafer a dressed a large throng in the after- noon, and the program was closed with a dance. : Excepting for a strong. wind in the morning and light showers in the evening, weather was favorable for the program. H. W. Stone, H athletic director, was in cl the track ld meet. KOZA PLEADS GUILTY Minot, N. D., May 18—(?)}—Edwin Koza, arrested at Bagley, Minn., pleaded checks. zelton high school rge of guilty here to forging Sentence was deferred. French and American Planes to Vie For Honor of First Across Atlantic b E fil area in ir airmen said they hoped to ‘across the next i ¥ ly i iH iis i i i | : i H Fr £ z_e i z H 5 FF FY A 5 i z é [ é g i i Gangland Revenge Reaches St. Paul i St. Paul, May 18—(?}—One man was near death in a hospital today and two others were in custody while Police checked details of what they think a reprisal shooting of Chicago gangland. The wounded man, giving the name of Raymond Burke, 30, was shot three times in the right arm and three times in the abdomen in a St. Peter street apartment early today. The two held for questioning are William (Skipper) Jones and Fred Caron. Both have refused to talk. Police said their investigation has disclosed that Burke had Chicago connections and that someCook coun- ty gunmen arrived here several days ago. CIGARETTES SMOKED NEAR FILM STORAGE ROOM, PROBE SHOWS Cleveland Holocaust Investiga- tion Reveals Danger Warn- ings Had Been Made ‘ | | Cleveland, May 18.—(P)—Investiga- tion into the Cleveland clinic fire which caused the deaths of 122 per- sons from gas generated by blazing X-ray film went forward today with information that cigarettes were smoked near the film storage room and that the clinic had been warned of the danger. These facts had been uncovered in testimony before an inquest conduct- ed by Coroner A. J. Pearse and Coun- ty Prosecutor Ray T. Miller, newspa- permen were told. The inquiry was held behind closed doors. Mrs. Roose Reber, charwoman at the clinic, told later of her testimony. She~testified that men frequently smoked cigarettes in the basement near the room where the film was stored, and that she never had seen the steel fire door closed. Bureau Warned Clinic A report of the Ohio inspection bureau warning the clinic to safe- guard the building by removing the film was read into the record, Pearse admitted after the hearing was closed. Pearse, with Miller, declared their inquiry was “not a blame fixing af- fair” but an attempt “to determine exactly what happened.” ‘The inspection report was filed with Clinic officials sometime ago, Pearse said, together with recommendations that the film be stored in a separate building. Pearse said he “believed” the report mentioned the desirability of sprinklers and ventilation, but said he was not certain. Death List Reduced Officials of the clinic today an- | Hounced that the death list to date included 122 names. Fifty persons were in hospitals, they said. The number of dead was reduced after they reported they were unable to find three of the reported victims, all of Cleveland. Clinic physicians said the injured had improved chances of recovery to- (day. They reported “great improve- ment” in the more seriously hurt. Mayor John D. Marshall issued a Proclamation setting today aside as the official day of mourning. Several funerals were held yesterday. Thirty- six burials were announced for today. DRUNK CAR THIEVES KILL TWO CHILDREN Careen Into Group of School Pupils; Two Seriously Hurt; Captured After Chase & drunken man at the wheel careened at high speed into | * &@ group of chiliren playing in front of @ school last night. Two of the ppelin’s Troubles It’s julep day in Dixie. year. More than 100,000 lovers of the sport of kings crowded and jostled their way around Churchill Downs where America’s premier derby, the 55th annual meeting, was held. Reigh Count was king last ‘Today a new monarch of the track was crowned. Above is pictured the great concourse and race track with a typical Derby Day mob milling about waiting for the barricr to fly up. Capone Believed to Have Sought Asylum in Jail From Gangsters BISMARCK PIANIST WINS FIRST HONOR AT STATE CONTEST Marguerite Kennedy Wins Piano Solo Event; Demons Third in Small Vocal Groups Marguerite Kennedy, senior in Bis- marck high school, won first place yesterday in the piano solo contest of the 27th annual May Conference being condu-ted this week at the; state university at Grand Forks. Bismarck high school also placed third in the girls’ small vocal group contest. Yesterday's musical contests sum- mary follows: Girls’ small vocal group, Valley City senior high, <irst; Farge, second; Bis- marck, third; Grand Forks, fourth. Violin solo—Milo Wold, Enderlin, first; Louis Silverman, Grand Forks, second; Jamestown, third; Valley City college high, fourth. Contralto solo—Alda Langer, Hoople, first; Inez Corty, Valley City senior high, second; Fargo, third; Valley City college high, fourth, Small orchestral group—Hillsboro, first; Ray, second; New Rockford, third; Grand Forks, fourth. Boys’ small vocal group—New Rockford, first; Fargo, second; Car- rington, third; La Moure. fourth. Soprano solo—Ruth Kline, Wash- burn, first; Camila McLaren, Grand Forks, second; Margaret Wemark, Kenmare, shi Fargo, fourth. Piano duet—Regina Mulloy and Louis Malo, St. James academy, first; Dorothy Andrist and Vivian Cuth- bertson, Lidgerwood, second; Fargo, third; Jamestown, fourth. Mixed vocal group—Devil Lake, first; Valley City senior high, second; Grand Forks, third; Fargo, fourth. Piano solo—Margucrite Kennedy, Bismarck, first; Rebecca Karshmer, Valley City, senior high, Adelle Jenson, Wyndmerc, Lawrence Norin, Sheyenne, fourth. Musicianship—Regina Mulloy, St. James academy, first; New Rockford, | second; Louis Malo, St. James acad- emy, third. Mixed chorus, Division B—Hills- boro, first; La Moure, second; St. James academy, third; Wyndmere, Mixed chorus division A—Fargo, first; Jamestown, second; Coopers- town, third; Grand Forks, fourth. Grand Forks, Fargo, St. Thomas, McClusky, Velva, Mandan, Scrantou and Bowbells entrants ir. the semifinals in the girls reading con- test held in connection with the in- | | terscholastic conference, Sweeney was driving. Police said both men were so in- toxicated neither could talk coher- The eight girl readers who com- peted in the semifinals this morn- James Irvine Lenroot Named] fea Customs Court Judge Fark, — | Notorious Crime King Antici- | pated Arrest and Carried | Revolver Deliberately GOES TO JAIL WITH SMILES | { | ! Rumor That Peace Pact Had Been Arranged in Atlantic City Declared Untrue | Philadelphia, May 18.—(7)—“Scar- +face Al” Capone, sentenced yesterday | to one year in jail for carrying a con- yecaled deadly weapon, was believed in scme quarters today to have sought jail as an asylum from the bullets of rival gangsters. At the brief hearing at which he pleaded guilty it was intimated he had anticipated arrest and that the loaded revolver he turned over to po- lice was carried for that express pur- Pose, The Philadelphia Record said today his action followed receipt of word at Atlantic City, where he had asked hostile Chicago gang leaders to meet him for a peace pact, that not only would they refuse to meet him but that he would be “put on the spot” and killed at the first opportunity. Bodyguard Tells Story The Record said this version was! given by Drey Rall, who described himself as one of four bodyguards with Capone at the time of his ar- rest. Another bodyguard, Frank Cline, was arrested with Capone and also sentenced to Moyamensing prison for or.> year. Capone went to jail with a smile on his lips, and no mention was made j of an appeal from the sentence, the maximum jail term for the offense. Capone's story to police officials who talked with him for more than two hours tended to discount the jail-seeking theory. He said he hap- pened to be in Philadelphia at the time of his arrest only because he had missed his train for Chicago. He had gone to the movies, he said, to put in the time until his next train. Peace Rumor Untrue He declared that the rumor that the so-called peace pact in Atlantic City had fallen through was not true. “That suggestion is absolutely wrong,” he said. “I'm here because I'm here, although I do feel secure for the first time in a long, long while.” During a talk with Director of Pub- lic Safety Lemuel B. Schofield “Scar- face” said: “I have been asked how I fared in gang war in Chicago; whether the odds were in my favor. Well, my an- swer is this: I'm satisfied, but it’s an awful life to lead. You fear death every moment, and worse than death you fear the rats of the game. who would run around and tell the police if you didn’t constantly satisfy them with money and favors.” ;Doctor Tells Legislative Com- LILLIAN DE KING WAS NOT SHOT STOOPING FOR HUSBAND'S GUN mittee Wounds Tend to Show She Was Sitting Aurora, Tll.. May 18.—(#)—Dr. J. D. McCullough told a state legislative investigating committee today that examination of the wounds of Mrs. ! Lillian De King, shot by dry raiders in her home March 25, demonstrated that she could not have been slain while stooping. Deputy sheriffs who Participated in the fatal raid had previously said Mrs. De King was shot as she stooped to pick up her husband's gun. Dr. McCullough had been called to attend Mrs. De King the night she was shot, but the woman was dead when he reached the hospital. It was his opinion, he testified, that the wound could not have been in- flicted while she was stooping but might have been inflicted in a sit- ting position. He added that Mrs. De King could have taken no more than one or two steps after she was shot. Charles Anderson, deputy sheriff of Aurora, told the committee that the raiders began to search the De King home for liquor before they made an attempt to serve the search warrant. This, he declared, had never been brought out in previous inquests by the coroner and by the grand jury, whose sole action was the indictment of Eugene Boyd Fairchild for perjury in swearing to a false affidavit on which the warrants was based. The legislators adjourned at noon to resume next Friday. Members of the committce, having already indicated they will seek re- medial Iegislation as a result of their inquiry. One move will be to curb the improper use of John Doe warrants, and another will be to supervise the use of funds by state's attorneys. BLUEGRASS CAPITAL: ENTERTAINS 100,000 FOR SPORT OF KINGS Greatest of American Spec. tacles Has Thousands Com- paring Horseflesh Merits $50,000 GOES TO WINNER Biue Larkspur and Clyde Van Dusen, Favored Rivals, Draw Places in Ruck By ALAN J. GOULD (Associated Press Sports Editor! Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., May 18.—(?)—A sloppy track, fetlock dcep in mud after a hard rain, faced the field this afternoon for the fifty- fifth running of the Kentucky derby. It stopped raining at noon and brightened up the picturesque downs a bit but the skies remained over- cast and everybody came prepared for a damp afternoon. Three early scratches reduced the field to 23 by noon. St. Ignatius, Hiram. Kelly and Boris, all in the class of rank outsiders, were with- drawn. Observers expected as many more to be scratched, thereby cutting the field to 20 and spoiling the chance of breaking the record array of 22 horses that went to the post last year. The track looked as bad as it was a year ago for Reigh Count’s muddy victory but the experts asserted the Derby Notes Louisville, Ky., May 18—()— Odds published last night or re- ported on S3lue Larkspur, the Kentucky Derby favorite, ranged from 2 to 3 to 1, coupled with Bay Beauty. Clyde Van Dusen was held second choice at 4 to 1 and 5 to 1. The National Broadcasting company will broadcast the derby over a network of 58 stations, by far the largest number ever to broadcast the racing classic. Every effort has been made to make today’s derby a dry one. Starting late yesterday, 100 pro- hibition agents, police and under- cover men, armed with 150 war- rants, started out to mop up the various supplies of “derby liquor.” Early activities led to 2¢ arrests te violations of the prohibition law. Hiram Kelly and St. Ignatius, derby entries, were scratched to- day, leaving 24 entries for the field. The third entry to be Scratched was Boris, owned by Harned Brothers of Kentucky. Shortly before 11 o'clock a steady downpour of rain was fall- ing. There was no sign of any let up and for the second suc- cessive year the derby field faced @ sea of mud at the Downs. _ Experts predicted no more than. cee horses would go to the Post. going would be faster than appeared Possible. This was due to the fact that, after two fine, warm days of drying out, the sub-surface remained firm, in spite of all-morning show- ers. In multi-colored slickers and ga- loshes, the advance guard of an ex- pected crowd of 75,000 slipped and sloshed toward the downs by trolley, automobile and on foot.. blimp “Puritan” from Akron, Ohio, and sev- eral airplanes drifted over the track, which was bravelyy decorated in pennants and national colors. The ~ infield was bright emerald green, glistening wet. The crowds had be- gun entering the enclosure at 8 a. m. The weather and track, while con- sidered to have ruined some slim hopes of such dry weather horses as Ervast and the Choctaw, found no President Hoover Off For Fishing Preserve |: Washington, May 18.—()—Presi- dent Hoover left the white house shortly before 10:30 a. m., bound for his fishing preserve near Madison, Virginia. The president's guests were Sccre- tary Wilbur of the interior depart- ment and Edward Lowrie, a political writer. Mr. Hoover was accompanied by his secretary, Lawrency Rickey, and his personal physician, Lieuten- ant Commander Joel T. Boone. Mrs. Hoover did not go. Preparations were made for an overnight stay. Adoptio. of a new road-: policy was under consideration members Af, the state highway com- There are about 2,100 miles of | eleq Kaiser’s Grandson ‘Goofy’ About His Mechanic’s Job in Ford Auto Factory Mott, Harold Hines; Fargo, William | terday Semifinalists in the boys oratorical | here. Poison gas spread by airplanes has been used in fighting mocquitoes in Florida swamps.