The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1930, Page 3

U.S. Ministers Call Rain Prayers Futile Chi Sept. 5.—(AP)—Prayers for rain are fatile in the opinion of aoe i eta ina sym en who took p: ym- posium oar by the Christian tury magazine. eNO ‘imaginable connection exists between man’s inward spiritual at- titude and a rain storm,” Dr. erson Fosdick THE.BISMARCK TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1930 ‘This unusual aerial picture shows entries in te Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race poised for the takeoff at Cleveland airport. There were six contestants, including three foreign entries, besides the pilot bal- loon. Note the thousands of parked autos in the background, from which more than 150,000 spectators witnessed the start of the race without paying admission charges. duction must be adjust@d downward, he said, until it is exceeded by the domestic demand. When such a point will have no effect upon American agriculture. In short, he said, if the farmers re- duce their acreage, “it will mean more money in their pockets.” Patsy Haley Selected To Referee Title Bout Cleveland, O., Sept. 5—(?)—Patsy Haley, New. York, was chosen today by the Cleveland commission to referee tonight’s welterweight title bout between champion Young Jack and Tommy Freeman. While the referee was being se- lected the fighters weighed in. Free- man tipped the scales at 145% and ‘Thompson registered 143% pounds. The weight allowed is 147. Man Escapes Hurts as Windmill Tower Falls; ! McClusky, N. D., Sept. 5.—Henry H. Neff narrowly escaped serious in- jury, perhaps death, when he fell from a 25 foot windmill tower, with the_ tower following him. Henry was near the top of the tower when a whirlwind caused it to rock. Realizing the structure was about to fall he leaped backward to the ground about 22 feet, saw the tower falling toward him, and rolled; away from the spot where it struck) a few fractions of a second later.) An injured foot and slight bruises | were the extent of Henry’‘s injuries. | Foreign War Vets Ask Dry Law Repeal Baltimore, Md., Sept. 5.—(4)—After | more than an hour's debate, with sev- | eral roll calls, the Thirty-first Na-/| tional Encampment of the Veterans! of Foreign Wars today went on rec-| ord demanding the repeal of the! eighteenth amendment ‘and its en-/ forcement laws. é | The vote was taken on a resolution introduced by the New York delega- tion. Mrs. Ada E. Harrison, of New York City, was unanimously elected na- tional president of the Ladies’ Auxili- ary. Formerly national senior vice Others by auxiliary includéd Mrs. Agnes Coff- man, Albert Lea, Minn., guard. Sheridan Banks Make Plan Against Robbery McClusky, N. D., Sept. 5.—In order to discourage daylight hold-} ups, protective measures have been decided upon by the banks of Sheri- dan county. The following were adopted by bank officials at a recent m 2 “Beginning Sept. 1, 1930, banking hours will be from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. only, with usual closing hour at noon. Banking doors and safes will be; locked at 4 p, m. and will enable! better prote measures during | open hours. We request that you), arrange to transact your banking within these hours. “These banks also have decided to carry only a small amount of cur-| rency in their vaults and any patron; desiring to withdraw any large! amount of cash will kindly notify; his bank 36 hours in advance.” i Borah Thinks Nye - | Body Has Mission Omaha, Neb., Sept. 5.—(AP)—As- serting that Senator jah senatorial investigation has a mission to per- form, and should continue with it, Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, stated here today that the detectives now fi ing in the situation add an “off color” note. s “The committee should determine + |the facts so that the people might know them,” he said. “I am not in- terested in detectives, and I think that the senate is not interested either.” ‘The Idaho senator passed through here en route home. HAIL HITS SHERIDAN | McClusky, N. D., Sept. 5.—Hail storms in Sheridan county during the middle of August caused 21) farmers to file claims for losses with | the state hail insurance department. | This brings the total number of hail! Joases in the county this season to 139, Wounded Chief May Be Life Cripple Minot, N. D., Sept. 5.—(AP)—The possibility that Police Chief Martin Johnson of Ray, N. D., shot early Thursday by three men in that city, may spend the rest of his lfie in a wheelchair, offered today as no im- provement was indicated in the para- lysis which has affected more than half of the lower portion of his body. Search for the three assailants of | the police chiéf centered in Minot today following the discovery of an automobile accident in which Peter Twenton, 71, suffered fatal injuries, G. L. Anderson, Grand Forks county coroner, said today. The accident, in which three other persons were in- jjured, occurred Tuesday south of here. The date of the inquest in con- nection with Twenton’s death will de- pend on the progress of the recovery of Chris Breiung, 29, Grand Forks, and E. A. Gullickson, 77, Hatton, both seriously hurt in the mishap. They showed improvement today. | A Sunday afternoon club for lonely {men and women in London is being abandoned automobile, fitting the description of the machine in which the trio’ fled from Ray. The machine, its gas tank empty and giving evidence of having been driven at a high rate of speed, wa: abandoned sometime yesterday | Members of the\pelice. department and sheriff’s force ‘watched th machine all last night, hoping some. one would appear to claim it and a‘ daylight today it was towed to the! sheriff's garage. Although the abandoned automo- bile carried North Dakota license planned by a church. tags, the motor number of this, machine is not on file with the regis- trar at Bismarck. Efforts are being made to determine who owns the license plates. ‘TO PROBE FATAL CRASH Grand Forks, N. D.,. Sept. 5—(#) An investigation will be made of When BABIES are Upset BAY ills and ailments seem twice as serious at night. A sudden c: may mean colic. Or a sudden attac! of diarrhea. How would yor this eme: tonight? bottle of Castoria ready? For the protection of your one—for your own peace of mind— keep this old, reliable tion | it always on hand. But don’t keep just for emergencies; let it he everyday aid. Its influence Stone-Ordean-Wells Co. Mandan, N. Dak. MARO KILLS MICE AND RATS ONLY Maro is a Red Squill preparation. It will not kill poultry, dogs, cats or do- mestic animals. Sold by |] COWAN’S DRUG STORE ||. Bismarck, N. Dak. The North Dakota Barber Board of Examiners will conduct public Hl rr paaladal at the following cities: Sept. 8th, 1930 will ease and soothe the infant whe | cannot sleep. Its mild regulation will | help an older child whose tongue is because of sluggish All druggists have Castor VR LFANL. Sept. 22nd, 1930 | Bring your barber tools, also ourneyman and apprentice permits. FRED K. ODE, _ Secretary Capitol TONIGHT and TOMORROW Theatre A LAUGH FROM START TO FINISH! IT’S A PANIC! An uproarious bit of fun-making you can’t afford to miss! “PIRATES,” All Color Novelty __ Audio Review — Adults 35¢ ia i Fox Sound News until 7:30 Phone 1030 To Gas Consumers | Living in District East of Fifth Street and North of Northern Pacific Tracks On Friday morning, September 5th, at 7 a. m. we will turn natural gas into our mains in that district and our men with badges will call at your homes and change the present manufactured gas orifices to natural gas orifi- ces. Incase admittance to the home can not be obtained, a blue tag will be tacked on the front door requesting the occupant to phone our office, Phone 1030, and ask for the service department, and a man will be immediately sent up to change over the appliances. Natural gas may be used in the present top burners of a gas range providing the burner cock is just partly turned on but should not be used in oven burners, laun- dry stoves, water heaters, or radiantfires until natural gas orifices have been placed in these appliances. We will have 40 experienced men on this work and they will work until 11 p. m. and Sunday so that this work can be cleaned up and all of the gas appliances made available as soon as possible. It is absolutely necessary that all gas water heaters be vented and any water heaters found unvented will be red tagged requesting that this appliance not be used un- til a vent is placed. Any of the tinsmiths.can do this venting work or this Company will install any water heater vent at a cost price of 25c per running foot. Do not attempt to light and use any furnace burner until one of our men has called and given you instruc- tiens. * \ } Montana-Dakota Power Co. Bismarck, N. D. (]