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

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 ZEPPELIN MAKES RECORD TRIP ACROSS OCEAN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, WLWAKGE ROAD [ato oe cnt Go] HEAD-ON COLLISION | ISRATAL 10 THREE Wrecking Crews Delve Into De- | bris Seeking Other Vic- f tims of Crash STRIKES AN OPEN SWITCH Engines Are Pyramided When Crack Train Hurtles Into Freight on Siding Wadsworth, Ill, July 10.—(?)}—With three persons known to be dead and four others injured, two of them sert- ously, as the result of a head-on crash between a crack Milwaukee road passenger and a freight train last night, wrecking crews today were still delving into a mass of debris, fearful that other victims had been buried under the wreckage. Leaving Milwaukee at 4 o'clock, the flyer had just crossed the Illinois line when the accident occurred. Travel- ing at a rate of 60 miles an hour, it struck an open switch and hurtled into the engine of the freight train which was standing on an a track. The two engines rose into a pyra- mid of twisted steel. Four freight cars were demolished. Three pas- senger coaches were derailed and partly telescoped, but remained up- ht. "Vrecking crews, rushed to the scene from Milwaukee and Chicago, found more than 150 feet of track torn up. WORE MEN WANTED TO BATTLE FLAMES ON WESTERN FRONT ies Officials Are at Wits’ Ends in Effort to Control Fires De- stroying Forests Spokane, Wash. Aug. 10.—(#)— 000 men fighting against a With 4, ig! thet were covering nearly 30,000 acres in | the northwest and Canada, forest of- ficials today were at wits ends to find more men.to send against the i [ iH elit E i tle HI E g = g i This editor and judge have clashed. H. A. Baggerly, former sports writer and now editor of the Los Catos (Calif) Mall-News, faces criminal libel charges as a result of articles he wrote. criticizing Judge Percy O'Connor |the commissioners. (shown in the inset) of San Jose, following O'Connor's dismissal of | pumps proved inadcquate and it was wealthy society girl who had been arrested on charges of reckless driving, intoxication, and Trio Give Real Names After They Are Captured in Run- ning Gun Battle GIRL WITH MEN IS HELD Career of Crime Was Started About a Year Ago by Steal- ing an Automobile Minneapolis, Aug. 10.—(7)—Two of three men captured in a gunfight yesterday following the robbery of the First National Bank of Elk River, today admitted they robbed the Gil- more Exchange bank at Gilmore City, Towa, three months ago, according to Police. The men implicated August Becker, the third captive who is in a Prince- ton, Minn., hospital suffering from frre received during yesterday's ray. Becker and the two other men, who EEErS f g cd: 13 é : i : ii BH z ¢ § E = i i a ak ‘ fate a i if i Hy H | ‘Disriot 0 ee Osumbta He d i Nquor o i} | | ° i hg ELK RIVER ADMIT | BANDITS WHO ROBBED BANK IN OWA CRIME We're All Poorer Than in July, 1928 Washington, Aug. 10.—(—Every | sidered now and remedied before an- man, woman and child of us has lost | other summer.” 33 cents since July 31, 1928. in circulation at the end -of last|the demand for water has lessened, month averaged $39.34 per capita | but they are looking forward to an- against $30.67 a year ago. GENERAL TREND OF SCHEDULE CHANGES HEADED DOWNWARD Wool Is One of La of Shearing Activity of the . Finance Committee Washington, Aug. 10.—(—The| While additional wells were dug general trend of rate changes framers of the senate finance committee are making, and news of reductions in | water. the tariff imposts voted by the house | water now being us: disclosed, afte products. @ few increases c) & i F i s i aH z “ z | Faee f i é ny E Hi =F 5 i Examples DICKINSON'S WATER SUPPLY INADEQUATE, COMMISSIONERS SAY Seek Taxpayers’ Ideas on Call- ing Special Election for Bond Issue OVERWORK WELLS, PUMPS 3 GUNMEN CAPTURE TRAIN, KILL GUARD, ESCAPE WITH LOOT tified as ‘We Willie’ Doody, Infamous Desperado ROBBERS BOARD THE TRAIN Passengers, Aroused by Shots, jAre Confronted by Man Flourishing Pistols Propose to Dig Two More Wells and Increase Reservoir Capacity Chicago, Aug. 10.—(4)—Three gun- men took possession of an Illinois Central clectric suburban train last night, shot and killed a guard, stole $4,000 from a railroad collector, and escaped in an automobile forcing the motorman to stop at a seldom used station. The bandit-slayer ws partially identified as “Wee Willie” Doody, desperado already sought for several other murders and numerous rob- beries. The slain guard was Delbert Sudds, who was with Jerry Carey, the col- lector. Sudds and Carey boarded the train at the Randolph street terminal after collecting the day’s receipts from out- lying stations. Two of the bandits entered the train a minute later and took seats opposite them. The third robber boarded the train at Roose- velt road. As the train passed 23rd street, the robber partially identified as Doody, tied a handkerchief over the lower part of his face, drew a pistol and stepped across the aisle towards Carey. His companion drew two (Tribune Special Service) Dickinson, N. Dak. Aug. —Proposing to obtain the ideas and opinions of Dickinson taxpayers on the feasibility of calling a special |election this fall to consider a bond issue for improving the water sup- jPly of the community, the city com- ‘mission has issued an invitation to {fe who are interested to attend the regular meeting of the commission in the city hall Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Experience during the warm, dry \spell this summer has shown them "hates necessity of taking steps to in- crease the water supply, said one of The regular » {necessary to use air lift pumping equipment in two reserve wells in addition to the three wells ordin- arily used. Even then the water: levels gradually lowered in each well, indicating a possible time when they would run dry. Overwork Pumps Now “We must overwork the present wells and pumps to supply the city of Dickinson with the water it| guns and faced the passengers before needs,” was the statement of the| they realized a robbery was in prog- commissioner. “While we do. not] ress. want to alarm citizens unduly, we} gudds, seeing the bandit’s weapon ‘ |feel that the problem should be con-| aimed at Carey, tried to draw his own pistol, but was shot before he could With cooler weather the last week, Bandit Slayer Is Partially Iden- | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE 1929 Mrs. Harvey Harris, Miss Hardy Jackson and. J. P. Jack- son in Crash ALL EXPECTED TO RECOVER ! Two Other North Dakotans Hurt | in Accidents on State Highways Three Bismarck persons, the father of a Capital City man, and two other North Dakotans are listed as night automobile accident casualties. Mrs. Harvey Harris, Bismarck, is in a serious condition in a Jamestown hospital. Miss Hardy Jackson is recover- ing in a Jamestown hospital from bad bruises. J. P. Jackson, Bismarct: realtor, is slightly hurt. Hugh Jackson, Fremont, Ohio, father of the Bismarck man, is convalescing from minor injuries and shock in a Jamestown hos- pital. Martin Larson, Webster, lies in a Fargo hospital with his face cut and possible fracture of two ribs. Mrs. James Dodds, Devils Lake, is in a serious condition at a hos- pital there with a possibly frac- tured skull. Car Plunges Off Road The Bismarck people were hurt when the car which J. P. Jackson ditch nine miles east of Jamestown about 7 p. m. Friday. Jackson, according to reports Teaching Bismarck, was mpting to pass a truck following another car. Swinging by the truck to get in be- hind the passenger car, Jackson was — to make a sudden swerve to- wards the other side of the highway as the truck closed in. The Jackson car plunged off the roar into the ditch and collided with a tree. The Bismarck party was returning from an extended tour of the east and a visit to Mr. Jackson's boyhood home. They left Bismarck July 1 for Columbus, Ohio. From there was driving. plunged into a highway | BISMARCK PERSONS INJURED AS AUTO PLUNGES INTO DITCH o Flies Longest oe oe She's the new queen of the air. Mile. Maryse Bastie, above, French aviatrix, claimed the world’s endurance flight record for women after flying for 26 hours and 21 minutes over Le Bour- ‘get field, Paris. ‘That's 24 minutes longer than Elinor Smith, American girl flyer, stayed up in the air over New York. ‘CONFIDENCE UPSET "IN DISCUSSION ON YOUNG REPARATION | Snowden Demands Considera- | tion on His Resolution; Re- fuses to Wait on Parley The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. 10.— (®)—A slight recovery of confidence in conference circles today when gen- eral discussion of the Young plan ; Was resumed without incident was * The Wéatlier\ Mostly fair tonight and Sunday. Not! much change in temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS HUGE AIRLINER ENDS FIRST LEG OF TRIP AROUND THE WORLD Dirigible Takes Only 55 Hours and 24 Minutes in Pas- sage of Atlantic PICKS UP MUCH MORE SPEEL Touches Earth at Three Minutes After 1 o'Clock at Fried- richshafen Friedrichshafen, Aug. 10.—(AP) —The transatlantic airliner Graf Zeppelin, after a record breaking crossing of the Atlantic on the first leg of her round-the-world flight from Lakehurst, N. J., landed at Friedrichshafen at 1:03 p. m. (7:03 a. m. E. S, T.) today. _ The huge ship made the crossing in just 55 hours and 24 minutes, hav- ing picked up speed as she approach- ed the coast of Europe. The Zeppelin touched earth at ex- actly three minutes after one o'clock and with the help of the landing crew was turned around with her nose pointing north. Motor Turns Slowly _The ship’s motor was kept run- ning slowly to help turn her. The motors were stopped two minutes later and the landing crew began the task of pulling the Graf into the hangar field beyond the Zep- pelin plant. The fence was lined with enthusiastic spectators. It was Dr. Eckener’s birthday to- day and the amazing arrival of the Graf Zeppelin so long before the time that she had been expected made the informal birthday celebra- tion aboard the ship just before she landed all the more enthusiastic. The Graf's time of 55 hours and 24 minutes on her eastward was about 40 hours better than her other summer and its increased de- mand, it was stated. Provided senti- ment favors such a: step, a special ee nn co fare or October. With approval by the voters, the contract could be let this the train at 27th strect. fall and part of the work com- t io backed from the cars, pleted during the winter season,|ran across @ footbridge to the strect, when it is believed it could be done) and sped away in an automobile. Latger Reservoir Needed “Bal said sates The proposal is to dig two more * hy Socata reer tor Menee wells and also to install a concrete ¢ ie at ; urders and a score of holdups. reservoir with a capacity of 1,000,- = d wed to be taken 000 gallons of water. The reservoir meen — would replace the smaller one now| ®ve e une wnt ct ere) MVCTERY SURROUNDS H.C. WITWER'S DEATH to help meet the peak demand dur- ing the early evening. Humorist and Magazine Writer, Apparently Recovering, Suf- fers a Fatal Relapse Los Angeles, Calif, Aug. 10.—(P}— ‘The death of H. C. Witwer, humorist and writer, here yesterday morning made known two pistols. 8 vot the other robbers hurried to motorman’s coop, presed a pistol motorman’s back, and ordered several years ago, it is claimed these are not now sufficient to meet the unlooked for increase in demand for in part to the great increase in mod: ern plumbing here during the 1: few years, to new homes being erected, and to the much larger number of lawns being sprinkled during the dry jon. late last night, -but t PANTAGES ARRESTED sc: sass ties ots r mystery to the outside world. He was ON CHARGE BY A GIRL ize="™ = eral months. Inquiries at the Witwer home as to Millionaire Theatre Operator Declaes He Is the Victim the cause of the author's death failed of a Frameup lecting ‘This has FRE Z to elicit an answer. The death cer- tificate had not pee signed by the ttending physician. X ‘Witwer was known chiefly for his humorous and prizefight stories. He | wrote nearly 400 magazine stories and |& syndicated series of “Classics in | ” ‘The writer came to Calltocnia bee rears ago, fighting to regain lost health. Friends said it had appeared for a while that he was recovering but that he suffered a relapse about three months ago. Henry Ford Matches Dimes With Watches ignate denied the} Lapeer, Mich., Aug. 10.—()—Henry hinted it was a/Ford is matching John D's dimes had aie ee. mucin jemmersey. To ‘one of three boys wi on an had ition, Ford a watch. “I only carry one West Branch Celebrates Birthday clothes dis- in honor of its most| while ‘s Bonjenin F. Shar fessor in F. - it will be be of the state a ‘sur-|baugh, superintendent his. homecoming "a | huteptest: society, e 5 i HY LS 4 E 2 i i i Hf sib}E Fi i sé i i i i FE ‘ i age g i : E Mi Hoover, Its Most Illustrious Son xf tl went to Washington, D. C., and New York City. Mr. Jackson was released from the hospital after he had been examined. and only minor injuries found. Larson Misses Turn Larson, an elevator man at Web- ster, was hurt when the Studebaker car he was driving plunged off the road and turned over about eight miles north of Fargo on highway No. 81. The driver failed to negotiate a turn. He has two cuts near the right eye id it is believed by hospital attend- its that two ribs may be broken. X-rays will be taken this morning. The accident happened about 8 p. With Larson in the car was D. C. Baldwin, Garske, who, although shaken up, was not injured. The car was badly smashed. Hurt in Collision Mrs. Dodds was injured when the car in which she was riding with her husband and Kenneth Olson, Leeds baseball player, was hit south of Devils Lake by another car. Mrs. Dodds is in a Devils Lake hos- pital, unconscious, and physicians be- Meve that her skull is X-rays were taken this morning. It was reported that Olson was injured, but he was not taken to @ hospital for attention. The accident was not reported to the police and few details were ob- tainable. The driver of the other car was not known at the hospital where Mrs. Dodds is being treated, but it ‘was reported that the only occupants were three girl ROSINSKY IS GIVEN ! La Moure, N. Dak.. Aug. 10.—(P)— BANKS CONSOLIDATE Consolidation of the Pembine County Bank of Cavalier with the Merchants National Bank of Cavalier was announced today by the state banking department. Lightning Ball Burns Bismarck rk Man’s Sock ! Joe Wiener of 217 Seventh street and fractured. | 3 YEAR PRISON TER again upset before the end of today’s vital meeting of the financial com- mittee by the intervention of Philip Snowden,’ British chancellor of the exchequer. . He declared he had placed hils case before the conference and could not wait much longer for a decision. “I don’t want to spend the rest of my days at The Hague,” he declared. “We must come to grips on the ques- tion at issue. My resolution is still before the committee and I cannot | permit delay in action upon it much | longer.” The financial committee meeting his morning was first devoted to a | general discussion, W. Graham, pres- |ident of the board of trade, stating the system of deliveries in kind had affected British trade and caused un- lemployment. ‘The British wanted abolished or limited to the shortest possible time. Henri Cheron, French delegate, ‘gave great number of figures which {he held proved Great Britain was |than the Dawes plan. Chancellor Snowden expressed sur- |Prise at discussion of the repara. tions sums; since the morning was jto have been devoted to the ques- {tion of deliveries in kind. He said he would refute every figure and every statement the French minister |made but that he could not wait ;Mmuch longer for action on his resolu- tion regarding the revision of the | Young plan. He didn’t want to re- main indefinitely in The Hague. SOVIET PLANE LANDS to New York, landed here this after- noon. It made the flight here from | Novo-Sibersk in excellent time across the steppes of central Siberia. ‘YOUTH TELLS POLICE OF KILLING BANDIT Ernest Wilson Asks to Be Ar- rested After Relating How He Shot Man in Car Duluth, Aug. 10.—()—Ernest Wil- getting more out of the Young aa [RESORT PROPRIETOR westward journey to Lakehurst and 13 hours and 22 minutes better than {her last voyage from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen in October, 1988. The Graf covered approximately 4,200 miles in the 55 hours and 24 minutes that she in the thus covering the entire distance at an average of 75 miles, a brilliant i performance in the opinion of avia- \tion experts, News Spreads News of the Graf Zeppelin’s early arrival spread like wildfire through the town and despite the weather great crowds had hurried to the Zep- Pelin works to welcome the airship. By half past one the Graf Zeppelin had come to a full stop in her hangar paving Heneas ne of the smooth- jan a made after big flight. “— Customs officials stood at the land- ing step, waived all formalities and j by 1:35 p. m. the last two passengers, Lady Grace Drummond Hay and Karl von Weigand, had emerged. All the passengers seemed in « Soviaedy hang. frame of mind and one accord the; igo time. sais? , notably Nelson sorris of Chicago, William Weber of New York, Nate Wexler of New York, and Count alsrecht Montgelas of Berlin, could scarcely wait to resume their smoking, Prohibited throughout the ’ and emerged with cigarettes in their mouths, BRUTALLY MURDERED Authorities Seek Perpetrator of Crime Against Woman Who Is Found With Throat Cut i i i : Ub in Hi 3 8 HE : i | nt i ag Ve i ; @