The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1931, Page 1

bf) " North Dakota’s ‘ Oldest Newspaper. ESTABLISHED 1873 Ci HOP FROM BARROW; TAND ON SBACOAST Position Believed to Be on Kotzebue Sound North of Alaskan Metropolis ABOUT 75 MILES FROM NOME Had Previously Asked That Bon- fires and Flares Be Pre- pared to Assist Them Nome, Alaska, Aug. 11—()—Com- ing to earth about 75 miles short of their immediate destination, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh landed their pontooned monoplane along the north coast of the Seward pen- insula at 11 o'clock last night (5 a. m. EST ) and awaited full daylight to proceed to Nome. Bey the second half of their 7,000 mile vacation air trip from ‘Washington to the Orient, the flying couple left Point Barrow at 11:53 o'clock E. 8. T. last night for a 523- mile hop to Nome. A protracted rain and other unfavorable conditions had) held them at Point Barrow for :hree days and two nights. They left as} soon as weather reports indicated a clearing coast line. The exact spot where the plane Janded was not mentioned in mes- Sages but it was believed to be some- where along the Kotzebue sound. About an hour after leaving Point ‘Barrow Mrs. Lindbergh radioed that all was okeh. Later she requested that bonfires and flares be made} ready to aid in Janding here. This message, which indicated they had flown about 390 miles of the route approximately an hour before here to make contact with the plane again, No Reason Given Although the message telling of the landing did not give reasons, it was believed fog, which started to settle here within two hours after the cou- ple left Point Barrow, had extended up the coast and that the flying col- onel would take no chances of mak- ing a blind landing here. Because of the short nights of this near-Arctic region it was believed the Lindberghs would proceed down the THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE . A striking picture of the BALLOT FOR OFFICIAL CITY FLOWER WILL BE TAKEN AT EXHIBITION Visitors at Annual Flower Show May Choose Favorite Blossom For Bismarck'’s Flower Visitors to the Bismarck flower Memorial building on Friday and Sat- urday of this week, will have an op- Portunity to cast their ballots for the city’s official flower. This announce- ment was made Tuesday by Mrs. F. C. Stucke, chairman of the commit- tee from the Garden club, which is arranging the show. An attendant will supply each person with a ballot as he ‘8 at the door. It dig wether to conduct the vot- >| ing for official flower at this time in dense as to be unsafe for even day- light flying. TAMPICO, MEXICO IS STRICKEN BY FLOOD’ Thousands Marooned in Interior As Rivers-Overflow Two States Tampico, Mex., Aug. 11.—()—Tam- | @ vast inundated zone in northern A grand champion ribbon for gladi- clus as well as a sweepstakes ribbon &/@ decree which Plans to Chart Airmail Line Over North Pole in 7,600 Mil 5 4 é E i i i E q i F i iy 3 i H gee i | r ( E 5 g 5 i i z st ,Lindberghs F + ENCOUNTER FOG ON a WORLD’S LARGEST AMPHIBIAN ON TEST. FLIGHT show, to be held in the World War | 0s! GOVERNMENT URGED TO FIX PRICES FOR LEADING. §. STAPLES Nye Believes Drastic Action Necessary Until Economic Situation Clears- korsky 8-40, the world’s largest land- Pl first successful test flight over Long Island sound at Stratford, Conn. The craft, capable o' Dassengers and carrying a load double thelr weight, will be put Into South American commercial service. Four Young Folks Are Found Dead In Abandoned Car on Michigan Road to have been murdered, were found ‘Washington, Aug. 11—(4)—A pro- 1 for government price fixing on Staple products during the present economic depression is to be laid be- fore President Hoover and other gov- ernment officials by Senator Nye. The North Dakota Republican be- Heves the government “must gage in a program of price-fixing for two or three years while we are getting our bearings and building up again.” ‘He also recommended a debt holiday for the farmers, suggesting the feder- al government postpone collection on its intermediate credit bank loans. Urging the government to some positive step in aiding our sit- uation” he said prices should be sixed. on such commodities as,cotton, wheat, dairy products, beef, potatoes, pork ‘and wool. He noted congressional approval would be necessary, and did not suggest any prices for the com- Modities named. The drought condition in his state, Nye said, had not been exaggerated, adding that the wheat crop would be about one-fifth of normal production. REVOLT MOVEMENT SPREADING IN CUBA Martial Law Tightens as Gov- ernment Strives to Put Down Insurrection Havana, Aug. 11.—(7)—All suspe! vileges in all the inces, ing mnie peatiak el the Situs i ; i i H il E i i | i E i a i z i 4 a ated Press Photo It made its eating 45 Bodies Are Discovered in Burned | Auto; Officials Hold Murder Theory Ann Arbor, Mich. Aug. 11.—(?)— Bodies of four persons, all believed | burned in an automobile on the road| marking: the Wayne - Washtenaw county line near Willis early today. ‘The victims were tentatively identi- fied as: Thomas Wheatley, 16, near Denton; Harry Lore, also about 16, of Ypsilanti; Vivian Gould and Anna Harris. Miss Gould and Miss Harris, both of Cleveland, Ohio, were visiting at the} Lore home in Ypsilanti. The bodies were identified by Harry Wheatley, father of Thomas, who rec- ognized two keys found in the car as belonging to his son. He also identi- fied a belt buckle worn by Lore. The car belonged to Mr. Wheatley. Believe All Were Slain The boys left home Monday night | to attend a dance in Ypsilanti, Wheat- | ley said. It was not determined: where they had met the two girls. Sheriff Jacob B. Andres and Coro-; ner Edwin C. Ganzhorn, Washtenaw county, and state police said they be- Meved the young people were slain and the automobile set afire. The officers were working on & theory that the young people were victims of robbers. A farmer discovered the automoble. ‘The four bodies were in the rear seat. The officers said their position indi- cated that they were placed there! after the victims were either killed or mortally wounded. Farmer Heard Car A farmer living near the scene re- ported hearing an automobile speed past his home a half hour before the bodies were found. Deputies said automobile tire tracks nearby indi- cated that a second automobile had been visiting in Ypsilanti for two or three days. The former was 15 years old and the latter 17. The officers learned that young Wheatley had called at Lore’s home about 7 p. m. last night and that the two boys and the girls left a few min- utes later, saying they were going to «| ADDITIONAL DATA ON BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1981 BELIEVE AMERICAN AVIATOR AND AIDE ARE LOST IN OCEAN Cramer and Pacquette Fail to Reach Copenhagen as Wild Storm Rages Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 11.— (®)—Danish naval flying boats and the admiralty survey ship “Island of Falk” Tuesday continued their search of the North Sea fog Parker Cramer, American airman, and his radio oper- ator, but their efforts were fruitless. Naval and flying authorities here! were of the opinion Cramer and his companion, Oliver Pacquette, had Perished. Danish authorities previously had held the opinion they might have }come down to a forced landing on the waves and been blown out to sea by @ storm which has been raging over the North Sea for several days. The Tegular air mail service over that stretch has been suspended because of the weather. | Captain Riis Larsen, arctic flier,; Said they might have been forced far} to the south by the storm and drifted out to open sea where it would be difficult to locate them. The water was reported to be choppy and the wind high. A squadron of Danish seaplanes, aided by several vessels, searched the Kattegat from the southern tip of Norway to Copenhagen yesterday and another flotilla of Norwegian planes scanned the Skargaard Sea from Oslo to Bergen, but no clues were found. Cramer and Pacquette left Detroit, Mich., several weeks ago without an- nouncing their destination and flew across Canada to Greenland to chart | an air mail route from America to Europe. Hopping to the Faroe Islands and the Shetland Islands, they left for Copenhagen Sunday morning and were last heard from that afternoon. CROP YIELDS GIVEN Information Made Public by; Government as Statisticians | Complete Labors \ Washington, Aug. 11.—(7)—Addi-| tional data on the crop estimates of| the federal government, announced; Monday afternoon, was made public; Tuesday as statisticians completed | their work. The preliminary estimate of winter) wheat production by important pro-/ seine states was announced as fol- | 1 Pennsylvania, 21,086,000 _bushels;! Ohio, 51,570,000; 42,948,000; Illinois 44,550,000; igan 18,073,- 000; Minnesota 2,690,000; Iowa 7,297,- 000; Missouri 27,280,000; South Da- kota 840,000; Montana. 4,628,000, and} Kansas 223,497,000. The condition August 1 and indi- cated production of durum wheat by states was: Minnesota 74 per cent of a normal and 1,656,000 bushels; North Dakota 38, and 15,046,000; South Dakota 41 and 6,216,000 and Montana 17,144,000. The condition August 1 and indi- cated production of other spring wheat by important producing states were: Minnesota 783 and 11,167,000; North Dakota 33 and 27,010,000; South Da- kota 32 and 11,520,000; Montana 21 and 12,202,000. Corn condition on Aug. 1 and indi- cated production by states: Wisconsin 74 and 74,795,000; Min- nesota 65 and 131,992,000; Iowa 82 and 429,866,000; North Dakota 71 and a South Dakota 35 and 60,- ‘The condition Aug. 1 and indicated Produetion of oats by states: ‘Wisconsin 7 and. 67,365,000; Of Advancing Flames by ; 61 per cent of normal and 21,440,000; Minnesota 61 and 27,- 552,000; Idaho 78 and 24,050,000 and Wyoming 60 and 2,260,000. Vivian Duncan, “Eva” of the Dun- can sisters stage team, in private life Mrs, Nils Asther, wife of the film ac- tor, shown on arrival in New York City with her five months’ old baby. City Tax Levy Is Pared $10,000 orced Down on Arctic Shores ‘EVA’ AND INTERNATIONAL BABY, Associated Press Photo A diplomatic battle raged about the child since the father is Swedish, the} mother American and Germany the; place of birth. The mother and baby entered the United States on a special Swedish passport. Red Tomahawk Is Buried On Banks of Cannonbali SEVEN KILLED AS TRAIN HITS AUTO Members of Two Families Wiped Out in Crash; Men Sacrifice Selves Chicago, Aug. 11—(#)—Seven peo- ple, three of Chicago and four of Milwaukee, were killed last night |when a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific passenger train de- molishéd the automobile in whicn they were riding at a suburban rail- road crossing. The dead: Bruno Woods, who recently chang- ed his name from Dizeroucki, 23; his wife Helen, 22, and their six months old child, David, all of Chicago. James J. Rutowski, 29; his wife, Martha, 29, aunt of Mrs. Woods; their children, Henry, 10, and Dolores, 7, all of Milwaukee. State highway police said Woods, owner of the car, tried to beat the engine to the crossing. Although there still was time to clear the tracks the engine stalled. Both Woods and Rutowski leaped out of the car and could have escap- ed death, but they turned to save the children and were swept away with the wreckage. The Woods car was demolished, and the bodies of the victims were strewn for considerable distance along the right of way. Woods and his family had been visiting the Rutowski family in Mi- waukee and were returning to Chi-: the suburb of Glenview, brought Cook county’s automobile fatalities for 1931 to 689. Five Known Dead as Storm Strikes Japan ‘Tokyo, Aug. 11—(P}—Jepen suf- fered greatly from the elements Mon- day and Tuesday. There were five Ancient Warrior Is Laid to Rest Among Other Notables Of His People { Cannonball, N. D., Aug. 11—(7)—; In the little Indian cemetery here| j where many famous Indian chiefs’ and warriors rest, Red ahawi will be buried this afternoon. The reputed slayer of Sitting Bull will sleep among his own people with whom he had been an influential) figure during much of his 82 years. Funeral rites will be both in the fashion of the white man and the In- dian. Services are to be conducted for him as a Catholic, which faith he/ professed, while Episcopalian serv- ices will also be held at the request of his son, who embraced that religion. In addition there will be an Indian ‘ceremony. ‘ Plans to bring the body to Bis- marck for burial on the state capitol grounds have been abandoned at the behest of the son, Francis Red Tomahawk. Surrounding the old warrior in death will be the noted Indian chiefs, Cottonwood and Redfish. Richard Blue Earth and Albert Grass, who} died on the battlefields of France during the World War after out- service, also rest among their people. The White Horse Riders, benevolent | society of the Indians, have charge of the funeral arrangements. The Indian ceremony will consist, of chants and the giving away of Red Tomahawk’s personal property, such as war gear, tobacco pouch, and moccasins as is the custom of his tribe. The personal property will be hung over the body of the Indian and at the termination of the services, these belongings will be distributed. ° SLi ae hn clea a | Blind and Handless, { | Uses Tongue to Read | City, Aug. sald y the manager had informed it the winner would di- vide the prize with the afflicted - The Weather Fair tonight and Wednesday ‘warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS REDUCTION MADE BY CITY FATHERS; TWO ASK DRASTIC SLASH Wachter and Lenhart Contend Further Retrenchment Needed To Assist Taxpayers MAKE ONE CUT IN SALARY Only Person to Feel Axe on Pay Check Is Detention Hospital Matron Members of the city commission Monday night lopped $10,000 from the city tax levy for the fiscal year of 1931 and disagreed as to whether the reduction should not be more drastic. ‘The 1931 figure is $135,000 as compared with $145,000 last year. Action was taken on motion of Commissioner H. T. Perry who pro- posed amendments to the budget as originally suggested. The commission was unamious on this point. When the amended budget was brought up for final passage, however, Mayor A. P, Lenhart and Commis- sioned Paul Wachter opposed it on the ground that the curtailments had not been large enough to meet the situation faced by the taxpayers. Lenhart explained his vote. “I vote No,” he said, “because I feel that in this time of depression we should save everything possible for the taxpayers. The reductions which we have made are not as large as they should be to relieve them of their burden. Nearly every suggestion made by the citizens’ taxpayers committee has been ig- nored.” Wachter later said Lenhart had ex- pressed his sentiments also and that his reason for opposing the budget were identical with those of the mayor. In addition to Commissioner Perry, Commissioners Humphreys and H. T. Spohn supported the bud- get ordinance which calls for the ex- Penditure of $132,585 in 1931 as com- that $126,219.70. Had Previous Argument though no argument was had at the commission meeting, it was ap- parent at the time and later was ed- mitted that the commissioners hed held a conference at which an effort to adjust differences of opinion had failed. The chief question in dispute, it ap- peared, was the to reduce jthe salaries of city employes as rec- tee. This cases except that of the matron at the city detention hospital. Her sal- ary was reduced from $100 a month to $75 a month. The appropriation for the current year, however, is $950 since she already has had two months pay at the old salary. In addition to her salary she gets free light, heat, rent and board. ‘That the proposal to reduce salaries had met with opposition was evident from attendance at the meeting of several labor leaders. 8. 8. McDonald inquired if the amendments meant salary reductions and was told “No.” After the vote was taken one of the men marched up to the council table and ceremoniously shook hands with Perry, Spohn and Humphreys, point- edly ignoring Lenhart and Wachter. tions Not Published The recommendations of the tax- asked that they ‘held from publication since desire to embarrass the cluding @ cut in the pay of the com- missioners themselves, who now re- ceive $75 a month. ; been in the neighborhood Although the proposed reduced by $10,000, the changes asa 34