The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1931, Page 1

-« \ { = ¥ a North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 Lind New {8 FAMILIES ARE BARELY RESCUED FROM FIRE AREA Women and Children Are Bil- leted in Town Hall; Wash- Ington Town Sends Aid 1,000 MEN FIGHT FLAMES Trees Blocking Roads, Smother of Smoke, Handicap Efforts to Extinguish Blazes Spokane, Wash. Aug. 5.—(P)— Flames were ravaging the Priest river valley of north Idaho Wednesday, after 18 families barely had escaped death in the fire-swept area. ‘The valley was the main battle front for 2,500 men fighting more than 200 fires in the northwest. ‘Women, exhausted by flight jaar the flames which destroyed Homes and. property, were billeted with their children in the Odd Fel- Jows hall at Priest River, Idaho. Citi- zens of Newport, Wash. and other towns sent fond and clothing to the fugitives. A thousand fighters were working desperately to drive livestock out of the territory in the blaze’s path. ‘Winds kept all the northwest’s ma- for fires in rich timber. Chi under the smothering cover of smoke in Priest river valley. Communication from the fire fronts to the outside world was hap- hazard. The Assuciated Press report to north Idaho newspapers was being transmitted on a fire fighter’s tele- phone line, because the regular lines were burned down. The Moscow Star-Mirror, Sandpoint Bulletin and ‘Wallace Press Times were served in Forest chieftains “said -the Deer Creek blaze, fought by 1,000 :1en, was creeping along steadily to swell its 90-mile perimeter. Swirling clouds of smoke foiled efforts of airplane observers to help in the battle. Pilots, carrying men from Lewiston, Idaho, to the Salmon river territory in central Idaho, were bueking smoke as high as 10,000 feet. The air was the only route to two isolated blazes. ‘Three fires joined at the south fork of the Salmon river and burned ferry. Foresters said some of various | new fires were incendiary. Reports from ‘forest headquarters at Missoula, Mont,, said fires of the last two weeks had done damage of more than a half million dollars. BLACKFEET NATIONAL FOREST AREA CLOSED Kalispell, Mont., Aug. 5.—(?)—Be- caut fire hazard is high, the Blackfeet National Forest has been ordered closed to all but necessary traffic. High winds, intense heat, low hymidity and smoke drifting in from Idaho and Canadian fires make jt impossible for lookouts in the there. HOPPERS APPEAR BEYOND CONTROL Are Broadening Range at « Rate of 50 Miles a Day ‘ Weabingten A 10} rs ravagin were and contcal ened feed by ‘ing lett little season. is information was made pub- he by Dr. W. H. Larrimer, pire logist, on the basis of reports re- pe teal by the agriculture ore | ment Tuesday. He said the poison- ing campaign in the infested states | was being conducted actively that, by continuing it throughout the fe!! and next spring, the damage from almost certain outbreaks next year might be minimized. it ‘The department is receiving a ields of north- | states have’ broad- ral to 50 miles a day) to thelr wings and have} hope for their control this dai jarred | trees were blocking almost all Fonds | Blackfeet Forest to check conditions ‘ + tually ‘prospect THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1981 y And Ann INA CLAIRE Los Angeles Aug. 5,—()—The air- lane elopement of Ina Claire, stage |nd screen actress, and John Gilbert, | romantic movie actor, whose marriage ‘World Fliers | AND HEAT INURE CROP PROSPECTS Farmers’ Union Survey Says Outlook Now ts for Lowest | Yields Since 1919 Heat, drouth and grasshoppers havé jcombined to. lower the crop outlook for the spring wheat area of the northwest to the Jowest point of the year with prospecta for whest ever lower then=the.crop-failure year of 1919, the Farmers’ Union Terminal association's weekly review says. In many places wheat and other grains are being cut for feed. “The outlook in the Red river val- ley in western Minnesota and eastern North Dakota remains the most fa- vorable of any sections,” the report says. “However, even in that terri- ‘ory the prospects are not nearly so bright as they were a week ago. In many areas around Buxton, 5 |Mayville and Hillsboro in North Da- kota and along the western Minne- sota counties, grasshopper . damage has been heavy. “What looked like a bumper corn gone with not enough feed in for livestock. In many areas . Montana “The outlook in Montana is more better Movie Stars’ Romance Crashes | JOHN GILBERT was termed the “ideal romance,” has crashed in the divorce courts. The actress obtained decree on a charge of mental cruelty. Planni Non-Stop Pacitic Jp = HOPPERS, DROUTH Advise Headquarters in New York They Will Have Special Tank Built at Tokyo New York, Aug. 5.—(?)—The Pang- | Porters. born-Herndon around-the-world flight headquarters here received cable Wednesday from Hugh Hern- don, Jr., in Khabarovsk, Siberia, defi- nitely announcng an attempt would be made to fly non-stop from Tokyo to Seattle. “Will attempt non-stop Tokyo-Seat- tle flight,” the cable read. ‘Will have extra tank built in Tokyo.” Held at Khabarovsk by 24 hours of bad weather, the flierg also were re- ported by the Tass News agency at Moscow as having definitely aban- doned their attempt to surpass the Post~Gatty record. At the same time, it was reported, they decided to chai their route by taking off for Tokyo tomorrow instead -o: Se eae dred course f lowed by Post and fol- jatty across Bi- beria. Pangborn was said to be slightly ill. THOMAS A. EDISON FEELING BETTER; AMAZES DOCTORS Physician Says His Reoupera- tive Powers Are Astounding for Man of 84 Years DANGER STILL LURKS NEAR Condition Said to Be Like That of Frayed Rope Which May \ Break Anytime ‘West Orange, N. J., Aug. 5.—)— Thomas A. Edison, feeling much better and stronger, Wednesday di- rected his interest to studying the chemical actions of his medicine as a next best substitute for work, {which his physician has forbidden for the time being. His recuperative powers over past. 48 hours, amazing for a man of 84 years, Dr. Howe said, meant that his improvement “of necessity will be slower from now on.” Edison is held to al only by frayed | ment he was “not yet out of imme- diate danger.” “His condition is like the fr i z i i z z hi gf SS hegeee permen, : “Yesterday afternoon Mr. Edison’ took a short ride, and he did not seem ito be unfavorably affected by it. TO MAKE LIVESTOCK LOANS TO FARMERS FROM THIS COUNTY Will Be Used to Finance Pur- \ Most of Last Year’s Players, In- of Mike Ottinger of Jamestown and chase of Sheep and Cattle From Western State tions with funds derived through ‘districts, fastened their attention on| ious to their de! livestock and feeder loans, H. O. Put-| nam, county agent, announced Wed- nesday. ‘The loans will’be made to farmers ganizations are handling the paper. Loans will bear interest at 6% per will be payable over a three- per cent Acrg first i i i z tl ef if if i é i i ¥ i | 5, : | i fF i “He had a restless night, but de- ENDERIN FAVORED INJUNOR TOURNEY cluding Star Pitcher, Are Still in Lineup Harvey, N. D., Aug. 5.—(P)—Eight American Legion junior baseball teams, champions in their respective | | Burleigh county farmers with sat-| isfactory credit ratings will have op-; portunity to extend their livestock: Harvey Wednesday as they prepared to come here to choose a state cham- The first game is scheduled for Thursday night. During the three following days the remainder of the games will be played with the cham- pionship contest set for Sunday afternoon. ‘The winner will represent the state | and Llo: ad ogee from Minot, “| Fuller, Fargo, 9-7, ¢ for the singles tit The Weather Unsettled Wednesday night, Thurs- day; little change in temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS Blazes Are Ravaging Forests of Idaho | _ Orders Shutdown | Cook Beats Cox in State Golfing Meet ns Reveals Presiden ] Likes His Gumdrops || Washington, Aug. 5.—(P)—Jo- seph R. Nutt, treasurer of the Re- publican national committee, | caters to one of President Hoo- ver's weaknesses. Each time he comes to Wash- ington from his Cleveland home he brings with him a small pack- age. Questioned today when he called on Mr. Hoover as to what the box contained Nutt said: “It is something the president likes.” Finally, replying to another queston, he said: “They are gumdrops. The President likes them.” FARGO MEN WILL DECIDE TENNIS TITLE OF STATE Phil Wooledge and Warner M'Nair, Defending Cham- pion, in Final Contest Fargo, Aug. 5—(?)—Phil Wooledge, youthful Fargo tennis star, advanced to the final round of the North Da- kota singles event here Wednesday, trouncing the veteran Bill Elton of Grand Forks, 6-1, 6-0, 6-2. Warner MeNair, defending cham- pion, was forced five sets to reach the Tree of Minot, 6-1, 6-4, 5-7, 1-6, Fargo doubles combination defending the: state tennis champienship they won here a year ago, removed one won here a year ago, removed one ob-) stacle Tuesday by outstroking Hal Wooledge and Johnny Dixon of F. go, in three hotly-contested set: Seven other teams marched into the second round, champions, and the Robert Moore combination of G: Forks recorded two victories to land in one line of the semi-finals. The state doubles competition shared in the day’s spotlight with the state singles: event, in which the field was reduced to.four, the start of the Red River open singles, the resumption of the women’s state events and the first skirmishes in the junior state and open matches. Bismarck Pair ten James and Moore first elimi id Mason of Fargo, 6-2, 6-3, and then went ahead of the field in eliminating Lester McLean and Bob Larson of Bismarck in another hard-fought match, 6-8, 4-6, 6-3. Bill Elton, Grand Forks, Dani Brown, Fargo, eliminated Les M berg and Ed Olson of Grand For! 6-8, 6-4. McLean and Larson, pre by. James and Moore, won handily from Louis de Cazenove and J. D. Wooledge of Fargo, 6-4, 6-2. ll Fowler and Warner McNair, second seeded doubles team advanc- ed over Bill and Norman Christian- son, 6-1, 6-4, while the youthful Johnny Myron and Marvin Doherty of Fargo stroked out a 6-8, 6-2 vic- over Tony Faber, Bismarck, Spielman, Mandan. trom Hal’ Wosledge, Fargo, 75, £6, ym Hal Wooledge, Fargo, 7-5, 8-6, and Read Wooledge, young eliminated Bill 6-8, in matches Jamestown Sisters Star The Gruchalla sisters, Helen and Harriett of Jamestown, dominated the women’s. events. They reached the final round in the doubles with the straight set victories over Jane ‘emperatures ported in Valley iy Nichols and Pauline Eddy of Fargo and Kathleen and Ellen Kelly of in the semi-final. Stauton Pauline ie m u) re iy eliminated Mary Helen Marion Wisner, who won. bara Schonber& 6-0, 6-1, in t round and Harriett Gruchatia. chal- | f Champion Holds Game Near Par to Eliminate His Fellow Townsman, 4 and 3 |BATTLING FARGO CROWD Bismarck Youth Is Only One Left in Tournament From | Outside of Gate City Fargo Aug. 5—(#)—Three of the four semifinalists in the 1930 state golf tournament advanced to the quarterfinal round Wednesday in the 17th eannual event being staged on jthe Fargo country club course. Paul Cook of Bismarck defending champion, Bill Fowler of Fargo, run- {ner-up and Vern Gallaher of Fargo, eliminated in the semifinals by Cook @ year ago, advanced from the sec- ond round Wednesday morning, but Gallaher, who had to go an extra hole to reach last year’s semifinals, had an even tougher assignment today as he was carried to the 20th hole ty H. D. Paulson of Fargo. As a result of his victory, Gallaher was sent against L. C. Sorlein of | Fargo who forced him to win on the (198th a year ago to survive in the quarterfinals. Sorlein won from William Jacob- son of Fargo, 7 and 5. The third-round matches which got underway this afternoon found Cook fighting a lone battle against seven Fargoans. John Martin of Fargo who defeated 'W. K. Nimmo of Devils Lake 2 and 1. Gallaher and Sorlein are in the other half of the upper bracket. final bracket, finally defeating Read! Bill Fowler defeated 15-year-old! Tommy Hellander of the Edgewood club, 4 and 3, and was matched George McHose and Hans Tronnes,! against Dr. R. W, Pote of the Fargo |5.and 4 victory over Ray Anderson of beat Pote for the championship that. year. Jack Hilber, 17, of Fargo, won from |H. A. Paulson of Fargo and will op- pose E. W. Stranahan who won from | Dick Fowler of Fargo, 2 and 1. Hilber put Paulson out, 5 and 4. Although the lone remaining entry from outside of Fargo, Cook was being given an even chance to retain his title. He has been playing the most consistent golf of the tournament art has regained his putting touch which got out of kilter as he strove to ad- just himself to the Fargo greens, which are lightning fast. The score of his match with Cox follows: Par out 444 534 463—37 GERMAN CHIEFS T0 DEPART FOR ROME Will Talk With Mussolini and Pope While on Visit; Banks Are Reopened in Reich Berlin, Aug. 5.—(#)— Chancellor Heinrich Bruening, continuing along the course suggested by lor Frederic M. Sackett, leaves Wednesday for Rome with his minister to visit Premier Mussolini as well as Pope Piuxs XI. Following in the wake of the Eng- lish, French and German visits, the Rome conferences will be one of a re- markable .series of meetings among the leading statesmen of Europe began on June 4 with the jour- ney of German officials to London. E fu peal s Cook defeated al fellow townsman, E. B. Cox, 4 and 3; this morning. He was paired against |country club who scored. a surprising | Grand Forks, 1926 title holder, who! mee | GOV. W. H. MURRAY \Gov. W. H. Murray of Oklahoma, ; Tuesday ordered all big producing; wells in his state shut down until the |price of crude oll reaches $1 a barrel. ‘OKLAHOMA WELLS ARE SHUT DOWN | | BY GOV. MURRAY | | | Executive Order Sends Guards-! men Into Oil Areas; Mini- | mum Price of $1 Is Aim | | Oklahoma City, Aug. 5—UP)—Gov- jernor William H. “1 Bill” Mur-, ray has carried out a it to shut | down Oklahoma oil wells under mar- {tial law in an effort to increase prices for crude oj]. He named the “su- \preme executive power of the state” ;@8 his authority. National Guardsmen, called out late | Tuesday, invaded the giant Okalhoma | {City oil field without appreciable op- {position and headed toward new ob- jectives. The governor's orders are |to close all of the state’s 3,106 wells that have a daily average production of 25 barrels or more. The troops, under Adjutant Gen- jcommissioned Ligtt. Col. Murray, the governor's cousin, pre- |Pared to go to the greater Seminole | area Wednesday. | From that point the movement will spread to others of the.27 flush pro- duction oil pools affected by the ex- ecutive order. Published reports were that more than 7,500 persons would ao oad Jobless by the closing of the wel Thé order, coming at the end of several] days of impatient waiting dependent operators suffering from low crude prices, decreed that each should remain closed until pur- chasers agreed to pay a minimum of $1 per barrel at the wells. Fifty cents was the top Tuesday. At Oklahoma City the shutdown of nearly 800 wells was completed less than four hours after the troo) moved in. Stripper wells and ga: ers furnishing fuel for drilling wells, | were exempted. | Sinclair oil employes, ‘inst which company the governor aimed fiery remarks in his execytive order, asked guardsmen for written orders | {eral Charles F. Barrett and newly-| “ e Reach Aklavik FLYING COUPLE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN REPLENISHING FUEL Revenue Cutter Heading North- ward With Supplies Is Held Near loy Cape ICE AND FOG BLOCK PASSAGE Noted Pair May Fly Directly to Vessel and Land Near It to Take on More Fuel Aklavik,.. Northwest.. Territories, Canada, 5.—(#)—Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ijanded here at 3: » Pacific coast standara . m., E. 8. T.) Wednes- day, completing a 1,115-mile flight from Baker lake. Point Barrow, northernmost tip ot Alaska, had been set for their next stop on their vacation trip to the Orient, but fog will prevent the U. - S. coast guard cutter Northland, carrying fuel and supplies for the plane, from reaching the little settie- ment in time to meet the fliers. Coast guard headquarters at Seattle were advised by the Northland that {the fog, continuous for several days, (prevents the vessel from finding a way through the ice off Blossom Shoals. Point Barrow is about 150 miles north of the cape. The coast guardsmen plan to hand ae the ie in the vicinity of Icy ‘ape or in a lagoon, depending upon weather conditions. iy ie? The Lindberghs may fly directly to the cutter and refuel there. The Northland is now at Icy Cape, about 150 miles south of Point Barrow. The Lindbergs left Baker lake at 6:35 p. m, eastern standard time, Tuesday night. The hop to thejr last Canadian stop took approximately 11% hours. Word of their arrival was sent over ;2 chain of radio stations along the MacKenzie river to Edmonton, Alta. Get Warm Greeting Every resident of this busy little hamlet on the delta of the rushing MacKenzie river was gathered on the muddy banks of the channel when the plane soared into sight from the east. Shouts of scores of mingled with the cheering acclatm of the score or 60 of white folk who had ritories been spanned in a. The takeoff was made at 6:: last night, after the outside wor! rate lige ty conclusion the rghs would spend a seco: Baker Lake. ene Aklavik lies 130 miles wit t Reso : les within the jump. While the Lindberghs appeared fresh after their seid hanes re ove it before Pressing on to ai they saw Colonel Murray was not planning to arbitrate. Governor Murray had accused the | Sinclair Oil and Gas company and “their associates” of “judicial juggl- through injunction.” » facing a shutdown because of Governor Murray's complete curb of oil wells in the city field, reported they had received telegrams from offering crude oil at 10 to ts a barrel on loading racks in » There is a freight cents a barrel from Hg to close, but withdrew quietly when | ed course. along an airwa; hted b; the midnight sun, een Mrs, Lindbergh were prepared to stop at Coppermine, a little settlement at the mouth of the Coppermine river .on Coronation gulf, Baltwra between Baker Lake and Akla