The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1929, Page 1

North Dakota's 1 Oldest Newspaper , THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Partly tonight probably local thunderstorms. Cooler. "+ "Tie Weatlier ~ ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS : ARMY OF MEN BATTLES NEW FIRE IN FOREST Boys Arrive for Fort Lincoln E OFFICERS AND LADS DON KHAKI UNIFORM FOR ANNUAL DRILLS More Than 280 Are Expected to Attend Second Annual Training Period ‘ ARMY RATIONS DISTRIBUTED Boys Are Turned Into Soldiers as Rapidly as They Arrive; Complete Tomorrow ® — va More than 50 reserve officers and 150 boys had donned the khaki uni forms of Uncle Sam at noon today as North Dakota’s second annual Citi- zens Military Training camp and first annuel General Unit Training camp at Fort Lincoln, four miles south of Bismarck. Youths were still arriving as offi- cers and citizen soldiers crowded into mess hall for their first taste of . The total enrollment of Jackson flew 420% hours to & sensa- tional refueling endurance record at St. Louis, is pictured here, doing one of the dangerous necessities that kept the St. Louis plane up so long. He's adjusting the engine from the dan- a Sriartaiy eaenabviition of creden- | S*TOUS catwalk on the side of the Gerree uncer 10 contpenics motor. Below are pictured “Ma” and and tents, par cae precesicn for every | “Pa” Jackson, parents of Pilot Jack- 3 “a ison, who went to St. Louis from their Faribault (Minn.) home to greet their son and his flying partner when they finally came down, cheering O'Brine's feat. Dirigible Is Well on Way to the Mediterranean, Facing Stiff Breeze From the South ‘With few variations, the camp will follow the schedule appended Reveille, first call, Assembly Mess call (breakfast) Bick call SPEED LESS THAN 50 MILES Seven Americans Are Included + in List of 18 Passengers for Air Flight 1.—(AP)—Pushing her way slowly against a strong south wind down the valley of the Rhone, the transatlantic airliner Graf Zeppelin this afternoon was well down towards the Mediterra- nean after having successfully passed the scenes of her losing struggle against contrary winds on her un- t | successful voyage in May. The big di le, carrying seven Americans among her 18 passen- gers, steadily, but cautiously nego- tiated the difficult mountainous re- gions between Basel, Switzerland, and Lyons, France, this morning, aud was reported at Montelimar in southern France, 90 miles from the © mouth of the Rhone, at 12.40 p. m. (6:40 a. m. E. S. T.). Leaving Friedrichshafen at 3:29 a. Paris, Aug. >--——_— You've heard oui - today, the Graf Zeppelin everywhere the ist head winds and vas making an average speed of less than 50 miles ir. The sky was generally cloudy and visibility only ium ro she 3,000 feet ‘lence, France, thted at 11:35 a. m. Monteli stg i Hi i Fy tl i i i 3 fl F aE: sl (6:35 a, rit ele £ aes bi Re Ht f F i : i iH rf § & He 28 4 i H Fi : i : i i if i f tes E TRI aeksa= Forrest O'Brine, who with Dale “Red” “¢ m. (9:29 p. m. Wednesday E. S. T.) | j | Along Comes Ruth With Record Clout Aug. 1.—()—Along comes Ruth—the Babe himself—to add to these records made lately. From the home plate at the Yankee Stadium he walloped a fungo 447 feet. Available history is that the longest | previously measured was one of 418 feet by Ed Walsh in 1912. REPUBLICANS WISH TO MAINTAIN RATE DECIDED BY HOUSE Schedules on Milk Products and Poultry Are Raised; Meat Tariff Maintained ° New York, Washington, D. C., Aug. 1.—(AP) —In the midst of their consideration icultural schedule of the new tariff measure, the senate ,fi- of the a IN FLIGHT TO UNITED STATES Pa and Ma Jackson Cheer as O’Brine Fixes Motor | LIGHT RAINS CHEER CAPITAL AND STATE ° + Some Late Crops Helped; Temperature Lower down. 01. inches, nance committee Republicans have} inch, shown a disposition to maintain or increase most of the rate advances voted by the house. That was broadly illustrated in the votes on various classes of eggs, | cooler on some other classes of which the house rate was retained, il others higher imposts were voted. he | The house rates on milk, cream skimmed milk and on poultry also were raised, while those on cattle, een eee and butter were main- committeemen aj their a ae + Says Mayor Walker i i that , while Walker ; Murra Aug. 1.—(?)—Somebody on Crosby. ‘Meanwhile, with the Republican | ! | FOLLOWING DROUTH Corn, Potatoes, Gardens, and Passenger ting any With Bismarck’s last “good” rain . until the recorded May 29, when .69 of an inch | mission has acted. fell, the city today wore a smile as| Meanwhile notice has becn received welcome light rains and showers fell | in the city, bringing a long dry spell to an end, temporarily at least, set- tling dust which has been heavy in| the air, and bringing the mercury | | Only 2.15 inches of precipitation | fell between May 29 and noon today, | it is reported at the local U. 8. weath- Total precipitation since or 2.20 inches normal. ‘Today's rain in the Bismarck vicin- ity and North Dakota, which this forenoon reported light rains as gen-/ eral, brings much-needed moisture to ‘BOARD WILL APEAL TO SUPREME COURT ON RATES DECISION | Intrastate Freight Rate Suspen- sion Ordered by District Court Is Cause |OTHER STATES LOOK ON | Attorney General's Office Is Preparing Appeal to the Na- tion’s Highest Tribunal Decision to appeal to the supreme court of the United States from the decision of the federal district court suspending intrastate class freight rates ordered the state rafiroad board for North Dakota was an- ‘nounced by members of the board here yesterday. | Investigation of the law covering | the authority of federal courts to take | jurisdiction over such cases has con- \Vinced North Dakota officials thi | the federal court exceeded its auth: lity in issuing the order which sus- pended the intrastate rates. May File Briefs { Holding that the case squarcly presents the issue of the authority of | state railroad boards to prescribe in- ltrastate rates, many other commis- sions have asked the North Dakota |commission to carry the case to the high court and have indicated that ‘they will support the appeal by fil- ing briefs in intervention. | ‘The attorney general's office, which jdefended the action of the railroad |board in the federal district court, is preparing the appeal for presenta- | tion to the supreme court. In a discussion of the decision by John E. Benton, general solicitor for the national association of railroad and utilities commissioners, said the decision in the North Dakota case will be far-reaching in the event that it is. sustained and the principle in- volved is genersity accepted. Held Up Rates | Phe federal court suspended the in- | trastate class rate schedule on the ground that the entire classrate scale now is before the Interstate Com- merce Commission and that the state tes should be held up pending a! | decision in interstate schedules. In | view of the fact that practically all} and freight rates, both state and intrastate, now are before | the Interstate Commerce Commission, | extension of the principle in the | | North Dakota case would bar state commissioners everywhere from mak- changes in intrastate rates Interstate Commerce Com- | by the state board that a tentative report of the examiner for the Inter- state Commerce Commission is being printed. It will be followed by briefs and oral arguments for and against the recommendations of the exam- iners and the Interstate Commerce | Commanen then will make its deci- | Permission to appeal to the United (Continued on page three) BREMEN HOLDS NEW RECORD OVER OCEAN Liner Bests Mauretania’s Mark | Undercover Agent Posing as ncam ‘Pineapple’ Industry of Chicago Beliéved Stopped After Years of Activity SOLD -AND USED BOMBS Racketeer Works His Way Into Gang's Confidence Chicago, Aug. 1—(7)—A bombing syndicate that had supplied and used “pineappies” in Chicago and other cities for years was believed crushed today with twelve of the alleged ring leaders in jail and the arrest of oth- ers expected soon. The arrests in a spectacular raid on the gang's headquarters last night constituted the first major attempt to stop a long series of bombings which had increased until this year the average has been about three bombs a week. ‘The raid was executed through ef- forts of an under-cover agent who had worked his way into the gang's confidence. The agent, James Altmeier, had purchased one bomb from the syndi- cate some time before and for three months he had been accepted as a racketeer. Last night he arranged for the purchase of a larger shipment. With one police squad hiding near- by and another surrounding a near- by house that served as the gang's headquarters, Altmeier completed his deal with the gang's emissary. He received a package containing four bombs and paid over $300 in marked money and a check for $240. ‘The police signal was sounded and all of the men in the car that had delivered the tombs as well as those in the house nearby were arrested. Lieut. George Barker, head of the Police bomb squad, said the syndicate preferred only to supply explosives, but, for an extra payment, would do the tossing or planting as well. “Prices on the cash and carry basis have ranged from $10 to §150 for a single bomb,” he -said, “and the ex- tra charges for tossing or laying have ranged from $50 to $100 and in some cases higher. Last year damage by bombs cost more than $1,000,000.” ENDURANCE PILOTS WITHSTAND FETING BY ST. LOUIS PUBLIC Jackson and O’Brine Refuse Offers to Go on Stage; Say ‘We'll Stick to Flying’ St. Louis, Aug. (?)}—Showing no effects of the grind of seventeen and a half days in the St. Louis Robin, Dale “Red” Jackson and Forest O'Brine went through the first. day of feting yesterday with another in sight before they return to work as commercial plane pilots. The airmen, whose record of 420 hours 21% min- utes aloft, set a new world mark for sustained refueling flights, expect to fulfill the demands of the St. Louis Public to acclaim teem today. This afternoon, the St. Louis Robin flyers are to watch the Cardinals and the Brooklyn Robins gt Sportsman by More Than Eight Hours in Dash to Plymouth Plymouth, England, Aug. 1—(AP) —The German liner Bremen, flag- ship of the North German Lloyd |fleet, today took from the British Mauretania its last north Atlantic crossing record, besting by 8 hours weather./17 minutes the Mauretania’s pre- vious fast time from New York to ‘and this port. The Bremen docked at 2:25 a. m., having used 4 days, 14 hours 30 min for its trip from Ambrose channel lightship to Eddystone light. i The average speed was 27.91 knots per hour, and its maximum day’s "ine previous best record of, th is reco! e Mauretania listed here da; # keen setae ot 133 hours sad 57 minutes, made in the bee would have a difficult | September, line” for home | westward voyage last week also re- te. y Deever Heartbroken; ilment Keeps Him From Camp |< heart is broken. Bremen’s 1924. sulted in a appearal in BOMBING SYNDICATE CRUSHED; RINGLEADERS CAUGHT IN RAID park and during the ceremonies/ Three Bf ment if Operatic Hope ] The talkies'll get her. if she doesn't | But right now Hope; bove, former American | is busy winning a new) opera. She's soon to famed tenor. Her voice has woh fav- orable recognition from foreign critics. yee ON VRS ST | Twins Are Named | For Robin Pilots Sd Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 1.—(AP) —Mr. and Mrs. Matt Bloomquist are a mn enthusiasts. Twin sons were born to them Monday and one of the boys will be named Dale Forest in honor of Dale Jackson and Forest O’Brine, ts of the endurance plane, St. Losi Robin. The other son will be named Carl Vernon. DICKINSON NORMAL TO HONOR MAY IN | SERVICES TONIGHT Memorial Tablet to Late Pr dent of Institution Will Be Unveiled Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 1—7)— o Forest Park. when they will be/ agriculture and handed their checks for $420 each, equivalent to $1 an hour for each| will hour aloft. They turned down other theatrical offers, Mrs. Sally Jackson, wife of the red-haired pilot, saying, “We'll stick to the flying business.” OMEN TO ATTEMPT ENDURANCE FLIGHT Bobbie Trout and Louise Mc- Phetridge Will Try to Take Robin Laurels Away 4 4 E i §F a a Ube ; i tly “die Ny ! Ege ES Montana, Washington and Idaho ] | dangerously close to Butler's Rock, in WIND DRIVES BLAZE ON TWO-MILE FRONT, THREATENING TOWNS With No Rain in Sight, 1,000 Men Face a Hopeless Fight Against Greedy Flames BIG FIRES. IN NORTHWEST Rush Crews Into Reserves; Fires Out of Control Crandon, Wis, Aug. 1—(P—A crackling arrowhead of hungry flame nearly 2 miles long last night cov- ered the northwestern corner of Oconto county, and fanne.. by a stiff wind, was licking deeper into Forest county and the northern Wisconsin Lake country. Actually there were five separate fires strung out in a wavering line, roughly paralleling the Northwestern railroad right of way. However, with not a single rain cloud specking the blood-red night sky, and the wind that yesterday was in the southeast early today veering to the north, the gaps between them were growing smaller. ‘With more than a thousand state conservation officers and volunteers fighting the flames with axe and shovel the residents of half a dozen lumbering towns were in readiness to flee. For days the dull reverbera- tion, caused by the explosion of sap- laden pines, hemlocks and spruce, has been drawing nearer. Great billows of smoke are rolling through | streets, so thick at times that it is | difficult to breathe indoors or out. Close to Crandon The fire early this morning was closest to Crandon, little more than a mile to the south. Only the driest kind of country lies between the vil- lage and the conflagration, but un- {less the wind veers again, the town is safe. The wind is fai blaze away from it. ee Carter, which yesterday was almost completely cut off by the flames, was breathing a bit easier early today. 8) — ‘eitgericer ttn Lakewood and. dozen lumber camps in Of the dire. ee Wabeno, still further to the north, although cloaked with smoke is not‘ deemed in the dangér zone yet. The newest of the fires, however, was the Peshtigo swamp region. Dig Ditches Men are desperately digging ditches and fire breaks. Timber lands in the Path of the flames are being cleared of the dry slashings left after recent lumber operations. In the face of a tricky wind, those in charge last night said the only thing that would check the advent of the fires would be rain. And the prediction for the fire country is fair and warmer. Early yesterday the fire fighters thought that at least two of the blazes ‘were under control. shifting front. Forty-eight it was almost four miles the amount of the damage. It was, however, conservatively stated today that approximately 50,000 acres (Continued on page eleven) ‘Read Your Rules _ For City Driving The Tribune is pul o | | Edison Will Not Retire From Work; Considers Craze for Records Healthy