The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 26, 1929, Page 1

4 » i ' \ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper . THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled © tonight and Saturday. Cooler. ESTABLISHED 1873 | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS Drouth Blights World’s Agricultural Regions HEAT WAVE SPREADS||_©1#r2cometive Rene muck _] 10 MANY COUNTRIES; NO RELIEF IS IN SIGHT Much Harm Will Be Done World Food Supply, Weather Bu- reau Officials Predict AUGUST MAY BE HOTTER Local Thundershowers Promise | Only Temporary Respite From Blistering Heat Washington, July 26.—(#)—Normal crop curtailing heat waves and drought conditions sweeping over many of the world’s agricultural re- gions apparently are spreading into other sections which have been en- Joying more favorable weather dur- ing the last few weeks. As the usually hot, dry month of ‘August approaches, reports recet by government agricultural and weather officials indicate drought conditions and excessively hot weath- er predominating in Europe, England, Southern China, Australia, Argentina, Western Canada, and in northwest- ern spring wheat, central and New England states. Much Harm Feared The outlook for the United States as weather officials see it is for those abnormal conditions to cover other areas shortly with little relief through local thundershowers indicated. How- ever, the general situation is believed not to have reached a stage where there is cause for great alarm, though it is feared that unless precipitation comes soon much harm may be done. Somewhat pessimistic reports from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba say rain has been “far below normal and soil icici dry, with more — erie ‘wheat. acreage varying from rather to only fair; remainder divided, the season so far,” in this country. | States west of the Mississippi with-/ stood new high maximum tempera- tures, ranging from two to six degrees above the previous high records. Northwest Is Dry | “Rain is needed,” the bureau went “especially in the northern and more northwestern sections where continued dryness and high temper- atures were very unfavorable to crops. ‘Moisture is needed also in the inte- rior of the Pacific northwest.” The persistently hot, dry weather in the northern spring wheat area, it reported, caused further crop dete- rioration “and many fields have been abandoned or cut for hay.” “Over the eastern half of the coun- try,” it continued, “moisture is needed in m-ny places, with the need of rain quite general in the upper lake re- gion, and in the northwest from land, Northern Virginia and ‘West Virgina northeastward.” nectioant ue the He belt states, ie ly in the corn belt, reported in need of rain, CONCERN MANIF publisher fight for life that since he suffered CRUSHED TO DEATH 2 Zimmer, 23, employed at the Fulton and Co., was crushed to 7 Cotton Bodin by a Treight elevator. ‘Tragedy rode with “Old Peppersass,” the Leetonia Bix magnene demi beh ot engine, pictured above, once again up ved| to the top of lofty Mount Washington, New tors, including attempting @ descent, rolled killing one the governors of five the other day. old cog railway nearly Hampshire, while 300 ° states, But it faltered in backward, plunged from a trestle and exploded, ST. LOUIS ROBIN FLYING MORE MANDAN AMBITIOUS OVER FAIR SUCCESS; PLANS MORE BARNS di betel Esther Tompt Writes Best Ex- amination in Competition With Six Others Esther Tompt, 13-year-old daugh- and Peter A ALOFT AFTER THAN 300 HOURS With Good Weather Ahead, Pi- lots Set Their Goal for 500 Hours in Air FEAR BILLION-DOLLAR CITY Men Intend to Stay Aloft Until ‘Their New-Type Motor Falls to Pieces | ENDURANCE FLIGHTS AT A GLANCE . © i Lesion Menoptane ot. Lewia st. lonoplane St. Robin: Pilots Dale (Red) Jack- eon and Forest O’Brine, record holders, 319 hours and 43 minutes. Monopiane Billion Pilots Glenn L. Loomis and Joseph Glass, 217 hours and 11 minutes. Minneapolis—Monoplane The Minnesota. . Pilots Owen Haug- land and Capt. P. I. Crichton, 92 FIRE TAKES HOMES, ELEVATOR AS FLAMES THREATEN M’KENZIE Heroic Efforts of Townspeople Save Village From En- tire Destruction MILES OF PRAIRIE IN FLAMES Blazing Sun Adds to Danger| From Blaze; Engine Saves Second Building Loss totaling about $12,000 was caused by a fire which yesterday aft- ernoon was prevented from burning the entire town of McKenzie only by the heroic efforts of the townspeople. An elevator owned by L. E. Heaton and son was burned to the ground but another elevator, also owned by the Heatons, was saved. Two houses were burned. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained, although townsfolk in- sisted sparks from a Northern Pa- cific engine were responsible. D. 8. Colby, Jamestown, railroad superin- tendent, said all Northern Pacific en- gines are equipped with spark arrest- bet which are inspected before each iP. The blazing sun had made the prairie near McKenzie dry as tinder and half a dozen prairie fires had started and then burned out between McKenzie and Bismarck, a distance: of 18 miles. Heaton estimated the loss on the elevator at $4,000 to the building and $2,000 to the contents. In ition, grain doors estimated at $2,000 were lestroyed. The home of William McClosky, agent for the Standard Oil company, ‘was burned but some of the contents were saved. McClosky tonight was looking for a home for his family of nine children. The house was valued at $2,000. McCiosky estimated that si lost. $700 worth of household ef- fects. The home of Fred Long was burned ;with loss of $500. to the house and $400 in property. ‘The elevator, located on the west side of the town, caught fire while the townspeople were fighting a pratrie fire on the east side of the village. This threatened to burn the lumber yard of the Carpenter Lum- ber company, a church and other buildings. The fire in the elevator was well under way before it was dis- covered. Only the ingenuity of a Northern Pacific train crew prevented the sec- ond elevator from being destroyed. The crew uncoupled the engine from & freight train, ran it close to the second elevator. and sprayed the building with steam to prevent it trom taking fire. A fire fighting car was sent from Mandan and aided in putting out the blaze, Superintendent Colby taking Personal charge of the work. ARPLANE TAKES OFF FROM CARREER DECK San Pedro, Cal., July 26.—(AP)— An airplane of the U. S. S. Sarat o————_______—-e | Rooms for Rent! $45,000 a Year New York, July 26.—(?)—For rent nice apartment $45,000 a year. It comprises the three top floors of the new 32 story hotel Delmonico on Park avenue. The price is the high- est yet. The owner has three pros- pects, including an author. FEDERAL FARM BOARD INVESTIGATES MEANS OF AIDING INDUSTRY Ole Serumgard, George Duis and P. A. Lee, All of North Dakota, Testify ° Chicago, July 26.—(#)—With repre- sentatives of grain marketing organ- izations from all over the western wheat belt in attendance, the newly organized federal farm board launches into its investigation of how best to help the grain industry here today. The board went into session at the Hotel Sherman ‘behind closed doors. Tt was expected to hear recommen- dations from the grain men in at- tendance for a candidate to represent the wheat growing industry on the; board. Among the grain men in attend- ance were Ole Serungard, Devils Lake, N. D., general manager of the Farmers Grain company; George Duis, Grand Forks, N. D., president of the Wheat Growers association; P. A. Lee, Grand Forks, N. D., secretary of the Farmers Grain Dealers associ- ation; Le Roy Melton, Greenville, Ill., national president of the Farmers Equity union; Herbert Hennon, Lima, ©., field manager of the Ohio Equity exchange; John Manley, Enid, Okla., general manager of the Oklahoma and Texas wheat pool; G. W. E. |Bergner, Amarillo, Texas, president of the Texas wheat pool; and 8. W. Simmons, Miami, Texas, director of the Texas wheat pool. Miss Lucy Hennon, Lima, O., gen- eral manager of the Ohio Equity cx- change, said to be the only woman in the United States holding such a po- sition, was among the representatives of grain interests present to attend the board mecting. Is It Hot? Only 106 Though Bismarck was sweltering in 105-degree temperature between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon, the as- phalt paving on the corner of Thayer avenue and Fourth street was not hot enough to fry an egg. More than that, O. W. Roberts, Bis- marck’s weather prophet, making ready for a fishing trip, purchased an heater this ter morning. Despite the fact that Bismarck, as well as practically all points in the temperate zone, is getting used to hot weather after a continued baking tog: took off and landed succenetially on the illuminated deck of the huge for almost a month, the heat probably than at aire carrier while the ship plowed through the waters off Los Angeles harbor last nigh The feat, believed by naval au- thorities to be the first of its kind in aviation history, plished several times. Admiral Moffett deplored what he said was the lack of a sufficient number of that type of vessel in the was accom- depressing any other time this year. A new heat record for the year here was established shortly after noon, and weather men predicted the mer- would rise to 106 and possibly 107 before evening. Though able, it was “cool” compared with to- day. Mercury rose only to 100 degrees Ten points navy. He said that with five more carriers, the navy would be able to put more than 500 planes into the air at one tim: DE FROM HEAT IN TALAN CTS dying iy Milan re rut In Two died in Ven- Genoa and one in Bologna from heat prostration. Florence had an early temperature of 103 afternoon ». Tue North reported-100 degrees or higher yester- . Leading the state was Fessen- Gan, abe Ae. Ofer pauls Tepes A prediction of cloudy weather and Jower temperatures tomorrow gave Bismarck @ wee bit of consolation this afternoon. Fresh Indications of Crop Dis- aster in Spring Wheat Belt Send Prices Up ,|plicating both Chinese officials and | WIFE AND CHILDREN SUFFER INJURIES AS CAR STRIKES DITCH Farmer Loses Control of Ma: chine Near Sterling; Is Rushed to Hospital CHILDREN SLIGHTLY HURT Victim Was Prominent in Com: munity Life of Sterling; Was Member of School Board William C. Hoeft, about 40, farmer who lived six and one-half miles north of Sterling, is dead, and his wife is in a local hospital recovering from slight injuries as a result of an automobile accident near Sterling be- tween 6 and 7 o'clock last night. Hoeft died in the local hospital at 8 o'clock this morning. The car in which Mr. and Mrs. Hoeft and their three children were {riding left U. 8. Highway No. 10 two Rere’s # rare picture of Chief Justice William Howard Taft, restored now | Miles north of Sterling, dived into a to health, in the beautiful surroundings of his summer home at Murray | @¢eP ditch, and rolled over several Bay, Que. He is shown on the front steps of the house which has been his/ times when Mr. Hoeft lost control of vacation retreat for many years. The estate is famed for its midsummer ‘he machine. They were driving flow ers, RUSSIANS MAY CROSS BORDER TO RESCUE CHAINED CITIZENS | Mass Arrests, Beating and Tor- | turing of Soviet Residents Charged to Chinese POLICE RAID HABITATIONS Armed White Russian Bands Reported to Have Crossed Enemy Frontier Moscow, July 26,—(AP)—Ap- prehension existed here today that | continued provocative acts by Chin- ese authorities in Manchuria might force the Soviet army to enter that province to rescue Russian citizens there. Disturbing reports of continued atrocities have arrived here im- white Russians along the length of | the Chinese Eastern railway, seized | recently by the Manchurian govern- | ment from its Russian management. The reports said mass arrests, beatings, and torturing of Soviet citizens had become a daily occur- rence with police raiding all habita- tions along the railway and _inflict- ing severe punishment on Russian laborers who had not reported for work since the break in diplomatic relations. Forty Russians were arrested at Pogranichnaya, it was said, and taken in chains without food to Harbin. In all several hundred Russians have been arrested and) these still free were represented as| trying desperately to return to Sov-| iet_ territory. | Alleged white Russian activities particularly perturbed the Soviet of- | ficials. Armed white Russian bands were said to have crossed the bor- der and it was feared armed clashes might occur at any moment. SIX MARINES KILLED ON BRITISH CRUISER; Besides the Dead, 19 Casual-| ties Are Suffered When Gun Turret Explodes Valetta, Malta, July 26.—(#)—S8ix marines were killed in an explosion in a gun turret aboard the British cruiser Devonshire in the eastern Mediterranean today. In addition 19 men were injured, some seriously. The explosion, which is the second serious accident the British navy has suffered recently, ‘was said to have been caused by the blowing out of were all Royal Marines a two ser- Ee g i Loomis of a 83 I the the set and the eipy Defense Claims Snook And Girl Used Drugs CHICAGO HOODLUMS THREATEN REVENGE FOR RACE CLOSING Wave of Bombings and Rob- beries Is Predicted. Over Stopping Dog Runs Chicaro, July 26.—(AP)—Ven- geance by violence for the state's at- torney’s action in closing Chicago dog tracks was predicted today by Pat Roche, chief investigator for the state's attorney. Roche said he had direct informa- ti.a that “the hoodlums controlled north, returning to their farm home. ; The automobile, a light sedan, was | completely demolished. Skall Fractured . Hoeft suffered a fractured skull, | broken jaw, many other broken bones, and general shock. Mrs. Hoeft and the children suffered, many minor bruises and body cuts. The children, | Pauline, 12, M@xine, 9, and Max 7, | were discharged from the hospital lest | night after receiving first aid treat- ment. The accident was witnessed by Mrs. L. B. Smith and Mrs. H. E. Wildfang, both of Sterling, who were driving south on the same road some distance | north of the scene of the accident. | Hoeft, unconscious, and the other | members of the family were rushed | to Bismarck in a car driven by J. H. | Riley, Sterling, arriving here shortly after 8 o'clock last night. | Hoeft had operated the farm north | of Sterling for the last four or five years and had operated a farm south | of Sterling for two or three years be- fore. He came to North Dakota from Montana, where he had gone 15 | years ago when he left his family home in Minnesota. ‘Was Prominent | _ Prominent for several years in af- | fairs in the Sterling district, Hoeft | had served as a member of the school | board in Christiania district and was by the dog track interests are to! one of the 10 Sterling farmers who be turned loose on Chicago for a | had part in the “hog-wild” affair last wave of bombings and robberies if | fall. we persist in our fight against the tracks.” It has been Roche's contention the dog tracks provide a large part uired to finance le estimated that Al Capone, now in jail in Philadel- | of the money Chicago gangs. Ed Olson, formerly of Bismarck but. | now of Moffit, father of Mrs. Hoeft, arrived in Bismarck this morning to help arrange funeral services. No definite plans for the rites had been made at noon today. The dead man, besides his wife and phia for gun toting, took half a mil-| children and members of the Olson lion dollars a year from his dog family, leaves a sister, who resides in track interests here. The Hawthorne | Canada. track, twice raided this week, is, known as a Capone enterprise. BELGIUM ACCEPTS HAGUE FOR MEETING July 26.—(AP)—Paul |Hymans, Minister of Foreign Af-| Brussels, fairs, informed the British and French ambassadors today that the Belgian government had accepted The ally certain The Hague would be the seat of the conference. wue as the seat of the con- ference of the governments on ap- plication of the Young reparations plan. The decision made it practic- ‘Two Women Hurt | Two Dickinson women narrowly escaped death last night when an au- tomobile which they had borrowed and were driving somersaulted on U. 8. Highway No. 10 a short distance | West of Taylor. They were on their | way to Dickinson. The two women, both nurses in a | Dickinson hospital, were Anna Kilzer | and a Miss Lennitz. Both were se- verely shaken and suffered face cuts Necessitating stitches. The car was | badly damaged, the frame twisted, the back of the body crumpled in, and all_windows shattered. They said the car swerved into the ditch, somersaulted over a built-up approach to a connecting road, and sailed 20 yards through the air, land- ing right side up. Four cars were damaged slightly but no one was hurt in two automo- ey me couteions in Sunk this morn . figured Girl Shot by Employer 25, or'u°s" uugneey No.1, nest Makes Battle for Life | the state penitentiary, shortly’ after midnight. Damage made it impossi- Minneapolis, July 26.—(AP)—| ble to drive either car and both wess Fightine for life, hospitel today. Her condition wi reported critical. A blood tr fusion was lormed yesterda: this cau: weak this morning. Robert Mrs. Dewey Goddess Miss Madeline Lindseth, 18, Madison, Minn., shot by her employer and landlord when he mistook her for a prowler, was still alive at Minneapolis General id a slight improvement. She grew worse at night and was hauled to the city. A car driven by Martin Solberg, draftsman in the state highway de- partment, was struck on Main avenue Liner Bremen Starts | After Mark to East New York, July 26.—(AP)—Hav- the westward record for trans atluntic steamshi> travel, the Ger- man tag tla Bremen will at- tempt to the eastward time ce q her return trip upon which she - sail at 1 o'clock tomorrow morning.