The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1930, Page 1

# North Dakota’s | ESTABLISHED 1878 SUPPLY AND DBMAND A) WILCOVERN ACTION 4 ON(990 WHEAT cROP W’Kelvie Asserts Loan Basis On Wheat Will Not Extend Be- yond This Year 1S MAKING NO PREDICTIONS Says Somthing Is Wrong When Statements Can Control Price Movements Baby or Divorce in Two Years Is Bridal Contract | Washington, Jan. 11.—(7)—Sam al McKelvie, farm board member repre- senting grain, reiterated the board did not-intend to interfere with the normal law of supply and/ demand as affecting wheat. McKelvie referred to a similar A baby within two years—or a di- vorce! That was the unprecedented l. contract attached to the marriage li- “I do not undertak cense of next year’s wheat crop will be,” McKelvie said. basis for any such predict! time. Much of the potential wheal land remains yet to be planted. “I may have said at Topeka,” Mc- Kelvie continued, “that if all, such . wheat lands were planted and weath- marriage idea, they January, 1932, either may apply for an absolute divorce. =| PARROT FEVER PIO AS CASES ARE 2am REPORTED IN NATION fc Government Tak Combat Spread Of Myster- ious Malady Of Tropics Washingtan, Jan. 11.—()—With _ UPBYBAD WEATHER Joe Crosson Ready to Make An-/ 2... of that mysterious malady re- other Trip In Search If Weather Changes Baltimore, Maryland, where the vic- tim was Mrs, Louise Schaeffer. Four additional cases were reported from Ohio and seven from Maryland, with unconfirmed reports of three more cases in the latter state and onc in fy az i i HH ei 5 aT z & ill from the same ailment. South Dakota Cowboy All-Around ¢ Champion kota, ‘wil ! Steps ‘to BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1930 , Flames Swee Farm Board Not to In FARM OUTLOOK CONFERENCE TO DETERMINE PROFITABLE CROPS ‘ Recent Industrial Developments, Board’s Progress, Makes It Important TO APPRAISE INFORMATION To Devote, Particular Attention to Wheat and Cotton Ex- | port Demands Washington, Jan. 11.—(4)—Called for Jan. 20 to 27, the national agri- cultural outlook conference—for years one of the greatest annual economic |’ influences in American agriculture— is considered in government quarters to be doubly important to 1930 be- \cause of recent industrial ments and the progress of the federal farm board. H. R. Tolley, assistant chief of the bureau of agricultural economics, said today a slight let down in industrial activity would make it necessary for In the opposite direction, he said, the conference would have to gauge the bolstering effects of the rederal farm board’s progress in helping finance and direct cooperative. mi nomics are to take part in the con- ference. { “It is the purpose of the confer-j ence,” Tolley said, “to appraise all tee Francisco, Jan. ar ae gh Neb., Jan. 11.—(AP)— oe and snow won a grim contest Charles “Chuck” Kenwood, 28, air mail pilot, who was burned death last night Shen he attempted Bidier, nA « | i lags! idge ‘Spong: On Florida Greeks St. Petersburg, Fia.. Jan. 11—(P)— Former President Calvin <5 ANCIENT BATTLE FOR FRE IN SPEECH AND PRESS AGAIN ON There'll Be a Big Wake in 1940, Whether He’s Dead or Alive terfere With Nature ARMY SNOW BIRDS SWOOP INTO Warbirds Coming to Bismarck to EDOM | publishers to Ask Supreme Court to Nullify Minnesota’s ‘Gag’ Law | |. | | iM’CORMICK LEADING FIGHT Newspaper That Attacked Gam- bling and ‘Racket’ Busi Causes Stir By LEO J. RYAN supreme court of the United States. press 1927 by court junction by the Minnesota supreme court. Call On Press’ Power injunction. The in- Chicago, Jan. 11.—(7)—Freedom of Speech and freedom of the press, for ~| which socrates fought 22 centuries ago and Milton three centuries ago, will be defended again before the Newspaper publishers of America, under leadership of elon at Robert R. | Bell, McCormick, pul the Chicago | | "Tribune, will ask the supreme court | Bell returned to nullify the Minnesota newspaper “gag” law, under which the Saturday of was silenced in has recently been held valid Colonel McCormick is leading the free press guaranty which is contain- ed in the first article of the bill of ¢| Rosenwald Gave Bride Million in Agreement|" NORTH DAKOTA Major Royce Leads Squadron Of 18 Planes With Four Others ~ Trailing WILL SPEND NIGHT IN MINOT Dearth Of Snow In Spokane Starts Officials On Hunt For Frozen Lake Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 11—()— Eighteen army airplanes reached Grand Forks at 12:07 p. m. today after a two-hour flight from Duluth, Minn, The pilots were making prep- arations to hop eff within a short time for Minot, the night stop. A bent ski on one plane was the only casualty in their landing on the snow .covered airport. The ski was removed and repaired at the field while the flyers were served luncheon by Grand Forks businessmen. © Major Ralph Royce announced they would take off at 2 p. m. for Minot. He said he had heard nothing from the transport planes and sent a wire- less message through amateur oper- ators here, urging that they catch up for needed repairs. Buck Two Stors ‘The “Arctic patrol’s” flight from Duluth was far from uneventful. Major Royce said. Over Grand Rapids, Minn., the squadron ran ‘into &@ snowstorm and came down to an elevation of 500 feet. The flurry lasted 25 minutes. Over Crookston, Minn., they drove through another blast of snow, this time thicker and | had to. come down to 100 feet. It was brief, however, and the weather was clear when the ships reached Grand Forks. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 11.—(?)—One of two army transport planes which left Munising, Mich., this morning to join the 18 puruit planes making 2 winter test. flight from Mt. Clemens, Mich., to Spokane, Wash., and return, landed on St. Louis bay here shortly before 1 p. m. today. The plane carried nine men. Plans were made immediately for | the plane to take off for Minot, N. D., the overnight control point, without stopping at Grand Forks where the; pursuit planes halted at noon. i The second transport plane is ex- pected this afternoon, while the radio plane was reported forced down at ! Manistique, Mich., on account of mo- | { tor trouble. The officer in charge of ‘the transport plane said he had no (Continued on page eleven) FARGO POLE PROBE YOUNG MAN'S DEATH Fargo, N. D., Jan. 11.—()—Local police are investigating the death of [was McCoy, 22, truck driver who was found dead on a road near here following a drinking party with two companions. During the party the truck was driven into a ditch ame owe companions, Rudolph Olson Pent to secure aid, McCoy got ‘out of the machine. When Olson and they found McCoy dead on the road. Bell and Olson were released fol- pee questioning and conduction of & post mortem. RAILWAY WORKERS KILLED AT DILWORTH Fargo, N. D., Jan. 11.—(7—No in- quest will be held on the death of Henry Nichelson, 36, rallway employe killed by a boxcar in the Northern Pacific railroad yards at Dilworth, Minn., Friday night. Nichelson'’s back was broken and chest crushed. He leaves his moth- er, living at Cormorant Park, Minn. ON TEST FLIGHT | party ice-bound off the Siberian _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ndan Hotel! Rescue FlyerIs_ | Lost in Arctic | The Weather For Bi inity: - Pai etgudy to el iy tonight "and a ot much change in tempe: 7 — PRICE FIVE CENTS a PERSISTENT BLAZE, CREEPING IN WALLS BAFFLES FIREMEN Damage to Lewis and Clark Es- timated At $125,000 At 2:30 By W. F. Reko Grave fears are felt for the safety of Pat Reid, above, noted Canadian air- man, missing somewhere in the Arc- tic. Reid started out to search for Pilot Ben Eielson, whose plane dis- appeared while Eielson was on his way to rescue a Seattle fur trader's coast. COLD WAVE SWEEPS ATLANTIC SEABOARD; NORTHDAKOTA WARM Williston Coldest Spot In State; Eastern Half Temperatures Above Zero Though continued cold held sway over most of the United States today, North Dakota was enjoying clear weather, highways in good condition, and temperatures ranging all the way from 16 below at Williston to 13 above at Fargo. ‘Temperature, which bounded up to five above here yesterday afternoon, dropped down to 13 below here dur- ing the night and was 11 below at 7 a.m. Minot reported 14 below and Devils Lake cight below, while James- town, Grand Forks, and Valley City had temperature above the zero mark. ‘Temperatures rose over most of the gion, after a six-day blizzard and cold wave, but clouded skies and ominous Teports from government weather bu- reaus warned against a too hasty optimism. Gulf Coast Suffers Only along the gulf coast of Texas and the Rio Grande valley did the storm bring more severe conditions. Temperatures dropped there during the night and loss of fruit was feared. Livestock already has suffered exten- sively. The Southwestern death toll of the blizzard rested at 13, exclusive of sev- eral fatalities resulting from fires caused by overheated stoves. Additional snow was expected in Colorado, and over almost the entire territory between the Mississippi river and the Rockies the most optim- ic word of the weather bureau was this Kansas and 2 leep. At Chinook, and Glasgow, Mont., the mercury registered 14 below. Kansas City had the comparatively mild temperature of 12 above, with similar readings in Oklahoma. Air schedules still were disrupted, espe- cially in New Mexico. The Atlantic seaboard today shared the frigid weather which had held the west in its grip while records for warm January days were being brok- en in the east. Fog, rain and some snow heralded the drop in temperature in New York, where the mercury fell from & of 65 Thursday to 20 yesterday. Oth- experienced Jan. 11. Chicago, ivan Examiner said today Id Herald and islator who, five years ago, sought 0} Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist and (Continued on page eleven) raat Lee i gle yee ive, £0 into a nu} aprons with his bride, formerly irs. Ade- her $1,000,- tothis es- tures below. zero still points in Montana, North Dakote, and 2? over the water-sosked Hd | r i | Southwest and Rocky Mountain re-| build Missouri morning, adding to a fall already 15 inches} BISMARCK DEPARTMENT AIDS Fire Stemmed Once, Breaks Out Anew After Mandan Fight- ers Had Left Scene Stubborn and persistent flames believed caused by defective electrical wiring, caused an estimated damage of $125,000 in the north wing of the Lewis and Clark hotel building, Man- dan, before it was extinguished at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The blaze which, because of its creeping nature, had Mandan and Bismarck fire-fighters puzzled until shortly before it was extinguished, started about 6 o'clock this morning. Fire Wall Prevented Spread Estimate of the damge was made by W. F. Reko, manager of the four-story structure representing L. B. Hanna, Fargo, owner. The main part of the building was protected from the flames by an 18-inch concrete and brick fire wall, with steel fireproof was protected ® similar wall with no . af Only a heavy smoke indicated Presence of the fire in the wing, no flames being visible to several hun- dred onlookers gathered in the streets outside. Firemen played several streams of water into the building from the east, west, and north sides. with a steel fire escape on the north oe helping the firemen consider- Damage in the hotel proper slight, being only that caused "by smoke which filled the building. Two firms occupying the western wing pate =e tat eeers as was the Lewis ty panei lop, in the main ! All damage, except that to Y; i and Novelty Shoppe, the only a. jin the north wing and the place of {the fire's origin, was covered almost completely by insurance, Mr. Reko Placing insurance at about 90 per yeent. Stock of the hat and novelty shop, valued at $6,000, was 25 per cent protected. The novelty shop is managed by Mrs. Arthur Sakariassen and Mrs. J. M. McLeod, Mandan, and Mrs. Fred Brodl, Bismarck. The insurance office of Charles F. Ellis, in the main building just south of the fire wail suffered heavy fix- ture damage from smoke and water. No damage was caused in the office of the receiver of the closed Mer- Suir National bank, in the main Hotel Systems Damaged Damage is placed so high, Re ing to Mr. Reko, because the I heating and water systems were cen tered in the basement of the burning (Continued on page eleven) BLIMP CRASHES INTO MOUNTAIN IN STORM Overweighted With Sleet, Dirig ible Unable to Clear Ken- tucky Peak Akron, O., Jan. 11.— blimp, Puritan’ was almost BEGe Ht ; i 7 a i