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

- North Dakota's Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 Reo Lowest | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE : BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,. 1930 en Waterwa —=—=_—=_====== Crop Yi SS SHORTAGE IN FOOD |[Cssedtike Seniete’s ]|PRIMARY RETURNS PRODUCTS 15 NOT BELIEVED SERIOUS Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes and Some Other Crops Will Be Scarce, However CORN IS CHIEF SUFFERER Actual Shortage of This Grain Estimated by Report at 700,000,000 Bushels ‘Wheat production was estimated at 837,761,000 ‘bushels, compared with DAVIS SEES BETTER CONDITIONS AHEAD Secretary of Labor Says Busi- ness and Employment Sit- uation Improved Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 11.—-(P)}—Sec- Labor aoe J. Davis said at, : youth. 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. HAS WEIGHT ADVANTAGE New York, Sept. 11.—(AP)— Jimmy McLarnin, Vancouver Irishman, will have » four and one-half weight advant- pound over, Al Singer, lightweight chanrpion, in thelr ten round PUT NEW WALLOP — INDRY LAW Plait Defeat of Several Dry Congress- men Causes Considerable Comment in Washington ISSUE NOT ALWAYS CLEAR Other Elements Entered Into Races in Numerous Places and Affect Result Leaves October 1 i BRIAND DESCRIBES PLAN FOR UNION IN SPEBGH TO LEAGUE French Foreign Minister Ad- dresses Geneva Meeting; At-. mosphere Is Friendly Geneva, Sept, 11.—(P)—Aristide Briand, French foreign minister, ‘th turned his idea for a federation of Gored When She Saves Niece From Animal European states today over to the as- sembly of the League of Naticns. in much the same speech he made year ago when the project first was launched from the same rostrum. He to establish its definitive form. He contented himself, throughout &@ discourse of an hour, with arguing leders asserting emphatic- ally that neither the League of Ni tions, the United States, nor any other legitimate regional or interna- ditorium and represented 51 nations of the world listened with the closest attention to the rise and fall of the statement’s “vidlincello voice.” There were frequent bursts of handclapping as M. Briand developed and empha- Funeral Services for Five Per- sons Killed by Silo Gas Being Held Today HUNDREDS IN. ATTENDANCE Residents of Community Gather From Far and Near to At- ‘tend Simple Services Hebron, N. D., Sept. 11.—(?)—Trib- ute to the heroism of four children who gave their lives in an attempt to save their father and then one an- other was paid at funeral services for five members of the Tony Neidhardt family here this afternoon. Business establisl.ments were closed ‘ver seen in this section of the state. . Tony Neidhardt, garet, 20, Freda, 17, Fred, 22, and George, 24, were. buried in a single grave, side by side, just as they had died in a futile effort to bring each other out of-a gas-filled silo on their sought to clean, snuffed out their lives. Simple services were held at the farm home, one of the show places of this section and often the scene of gatherings for th> community folk. From the home the procession made its way to the church, where Rev. J. M. Munz, pastor, preached the funeral sermon. He based his sermon on the 18th chapter of First ,Corinthians, stressing that hope, faith and charity abide in those who died by their heroism. The church choir sang “Nearer, My God to Thee.” School children acted as a guard of honor as a mark of respect to Mr. idhardt, who was @ member of the soho) & At the little cemetery, Rev. Muns based the funeral oration on the text from St. John, 15:13, “Greater love hath:no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his frienfis.” OUTLOOK BRIGHTER FOR FATHER OF FOUR | Police Chief at Pontiac, Mich., Says Peter Schiele Has Good Reputation sized his demand that the world cease | ‘" war and seek the road to peace. Arthur Henderson, British foreign only upon the authority of the League of Nations. Henderson sounded a call for dis-| tie armament and the conclusion of a general disarmament treaty in 1931.: The British statesman deciared with ee Per Capita Average Of Money Is $36.72 | Washington, Sept. 11—(#)—In or- ——+ 84 ,|ane, or marsh, gas. The Weather Unsettled tonight and Friday; PRICE FIVE CENTS Question eld Since 1921 Is Forecast PAY TRIBUTE TO HEROISM OF DEAD HEBRON CHILDREN TESTING SILO CAS ~ TOCLBARNYSTERY OP HEBRON DEATHS Nitrogen or Carbon Dioxide Now Believed to Have Been Deadly Agent ‘The mystery of the deaths of five members of the Neidhardt family from gas in their farm . silo, at Hebron, Monday afternoon, is being investi- gated by the State Health department and bacteriological laboratory here. The Health department and labor- atory scout the theory that the deaths were the result of breathing meth- Another theory has been advanced to take the place of that first advanced. This is that jeither carbon dioxide or nitrogen smothered the victims. To determine whether blood tests will explain the mystery, A. W. Eck- lund, state bacteriologist, has sent three guinea pigs to Hebron, to be lowered into the silo and then to be returned to the laboratory for chemi- cal tests for the poison, if any, that was fatal to the Neidhardts. He ex- pects to be able, by the end of the week, to announce the exact cause of death, something in which the entire medical fraternity and chemists here are greatly interested. Methane ‘Not Poisonous Bacteriologist Ecklund to day said “a consideration of certain favts from the chemical point of view will show that death from breathing methane gas was probably impossible. “First,’ he continued, “methane is not a toxic, poisonous gas or deadly upon being inhaled. Air containing 5 per cent, methane has no effect when breathed by a human being. When the concentration of methane in the air reaches 45 per cent, the breath- ing process is slower and deeper. Not do we get danger to human ‘life, and this is caused by lack of oxygen rather than from the toxic effect of the gas. In coal mines, the miners work continuously in ah atmosphere containing, sometimes, up to 20 per cent. methane. “Second, methane is a very light gas, weighing about one-half as much as air. It would certainly never re- main in a silo, but would rise, and air would take its place. It also has no odor, while the gas in question had one. “Third, many analyses have been performed of the gases formed in a | silo during the fermentative process, and hydrogen, methane or any oth- er gases have never been found, Had To Be Heavy Gas “We are, therefore, forced to the conclusion that methane gas was not the cause of death. “The gas that caused the deaths of the people certainly had to be a gas heavier than air or it would not have remained in the silo. the formation of silage, a fermenta- tive process takes place, during which time huge volumes of carbon dioxide, avery heavy gas—1.5 times heavier than air—and another gas, nitrogen, about the same weight asair,is given off in the proportion of 20 parts of carbon dioxide to 80 parts of nitrogen. Neither of these gases is ous; but a person placed in an atmosphere of these gases would just as surely suffocate to death, due to the lack of oxygen, as if he were der water. Blood Test To Clear Doubt “This combination, I think, was the cause of death. “In order to investigate the toxic or smothering effect of the gases in this silo, I immediately sent three live guinea pigs to Hebron, with in- structions to them in a con- venient receptacle and lower them into the silo, allowing them to re- main either until death takes place from the gases or no effect is no- ticeable. By a chemical analysis of the blood of the dead animals, it may be possible to identify the toxic it. agent. “Before methane is .acctpted as the toxic gas, it will have to be prov- ed.” To Decide Legal ; Status of Diary Stockholm, Sept. 11—(7)—A Swéd- ish-Norwegian committee consisting of four legal authorities has been in- stituted by the governments of Swed- en and Norway to investigate questions of property rights in con- nection with the diary and other ob- jects belonging to the Andree expe- dition. ‘Heartless Chicago Killer Slays Druggist Because He Has Only $45 Chicago, Sept. 11.—(AP)—A mur- der as heartless and unprovoked as e can recall over a long period was committed late last night in the drug store of Willis Fiddelke. The 40-year-old proprietor was shot dead as he lay, face down, on the floor. “You've got $45, and that ain't enough.” was what the killer said, jabbing the muzzle of his pistol into the druggist’s back and pulling the trigger. ny immersed un ul | Bear for Punishment | ¢ RHEA W. HILL ‘This blond young woman doesn’t look the part but she is a bear for punish- ment just the same. She claims she was engaged to Ace Hudkins, the prize fighter and that he “beat her up” on three different occasions. And then, to add insult to injury, he refused to marry her. Now she is suing the pugilist for $160,000 in heart balm and damages. TWO MINNESOTA MEN MEET DEATH IN BURNING AUTO Farmer Pulls Third From Flam- ing Wreckage Following Ac- cident Near Faribault — i Faribault, Minn., Sept. 11—(%)— Two Mankato men were burned to death and a third is near death in a local hospital as the result of an au- tomobile accident near here today. The dead are Harry Kelsen, a tin- ner employed at a hardware store, and Frank Weimar, employed by Eric Carlstrom,” prominent Mankato contractor, with whom the men were riding. Carlstrom, saved by a farmer from the burning automobile after it over- turned, is in “very grave” condition, physicians said. While driving to Lake City to com- plete work on a school addition there, Carlstrom’s car careened off the high- way, struck a tree, overturned and caught fire. . Benjamin Whipps, a farmer living nearby, ran to rescue the men and succeeded in pulling Carlstrom from the burning machine but the other two already were dead. The body of Nelsen was so badly burned that it was difficult to learn his identity. Carlstrom, about 55, has been prominent in contracting circles in this section many years. ITALIAN VOLCANO TAKES 20 LIVES Fifty Reported Injured as Erup- tion and Earthquake Occur on Stromboli Island Messina, Italy, Sept. 11.—(7)—A score of persons are. reported dead and fifty or more injured in the sim- cano and an earthquake on Stromboli island, one of the Aerolian group near here, When the eruption blew the vol- cano’s cone high into the air a great stream of lava descended upon San Bartolo and other villages. Four destroyers and torpedo boats, loaded with provisions, tents and medical supplies, as well as Companies of city firemen, with officials have been sent from Messina to assist the victims, El Zagal Group to eee Fargo, N. D., Sept. 11.—(#)—Fargo will send about 250 members of El Zagal temple to the cer- emonial in Grand Forks, Oct. 17 and 18 The members plan to charter a train from Fargo to Grand Forks. Howard Ellsvorth, illustrious potentate of El Zagal temple. will be in charge of the Fargo delegation. GET LITTLE LOOT Valley City, N. D., Sept. 11—(7)— Eight dollars in cash and 25 gallons of gasoline were obtained by prowlers who robbed the Sam Anderson oll station here last night.” Two customers, held at bay in an- other room by an accomplice of the gunman, heard him say; “I croaked him all right. Let’s get out of here.” The robbers had compelled Fid- delke to go to a rear room and lie face down. They complained at only finding $45, but Fiddelke explained it had been a poor day and that was U. 8. NOTE ASKS CANADA TO NAME COMMISSIONERS Communication Is First on Sub- ject of St. Lawrence Proj- ect Since 1928 DELIVERED TO NEW PREMIER Shipway to Sea Has Been Held Up Pending Settlement of Differences ‘Washington, Sept. 11.—()—A note has been sent to the New Canadian conservative government suggesting negotiations toward a treaty for de- velopment of the St. Lawrence wa- terway. The note, which was delivered to Premier Bennett by Hanford Mac- Nider, new American minister to Canada, marked the first known move through formal diplomatic channels since 1928 for completion of the St. Lawrence project. While the content of the United States note was not made public, it was said in informed circles here to Suggest appointment of commission- on by fg eae for the set- lement 0 ferences arising the project. pied In the exchange of notes in 1928, these differences arose principally over the proper division of expense between the two countries and de- velopment and allocation of power. The final view of former Premier Mackenzie King, as expressed Vincent Massey, then Canadian min- ister here, indicated also a desire for delay until various other St. Law- rence waterway problems domestic to Canada had been settled. CANADA PREPARING TO ENTER NEGOTIATIONS Ottawa, Sept. 11—(By the Cana- dian Press)—Canada will be ready to enter into negotiations with the Unit- ed States toward a treaty for develop- ment of the St. Lawrence waterway soon after the conclusion of the im- perial conference which opens in London on September 30. < This is believed to be in effect the content of a note Canada has sent to Washington, in reply to a suggestion from the United States government that further negotiations be started. Official announcement was made today that the note had been re- ceived from Washington and an- swered. While the contents of the reply were not divulged, it was learned from reliable sourecs that the United States was advised Premier Bennett would be ready to take up the negotiations very soon after his return from London. One of Mr. Bennett's election pledges was the construction of the rigierrpitend deep waterway, and it ved that once the emergenc: session of parliament dealing with unemployment is over and the meet- ings of the imperal conference are concluded, the government will seek to further the waterways plans with as little delay as possible. Indecency Charged: To N ew 3 York Play New York, Sept. 11.—(?)—John M. taneous eruption of Stromboli vol-| the Mountrail Doctor Is Sentenced to Prison Stanley, N. D., Sept. 11.—(#)—Dr. A. Attend Ceremonial]; thi all he had. So he was killed.