The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1933, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1933 Weather Report ‘Thundershowers and cooler ‘Wednesday partly cloudy. PRICE FIVE CENTS Four North Dakota Children Killed in New Leipzig Storm * RESOLUTION SCORES |Peace Agreement _-- Reached in Orient STRIKE ACTIVITIES OF TWO OFFICIALS ‘Skilled Workmen on Capitol Job Ask Pair to Prove Hon- esty of Intentions SUGGEST GENERAL RAISE Propose That Highway and Other Workers on N. D. Pay- roll Get Rate Asked A resolution striking at “two state officials high in public life” for urg- ing common laborers on the North Dakota state capitol project to strike for 50 cents an hour and better work- ing conditions was adopted Monday evening by a mass meeting of skilled laborers on the project, who are en- deavoring to bring the strike to a speedy end. More than 100 skilled tradesmen attended the meeting, which was held in the World War Memorial building. One of the two state officials, the resolution said, was an official . of the state highway department, “where there has been a reduction made in wages and where only 40 cents per hour is being paid to labor- ers.” The other was unofficially re- ported to be Governor William Langer. The resolution -demands that “wages of the laborers employed by the highway department be raised to the level of the demands made for the capitol job and that wages for all other similar work done by other state institutions and construction projects also be raised to a compar- able level.” Skilled Crafts Represented All of the skilled crafts employed on the capitol project were rep- resented at the meeting. A commit- tee, including at least two men of each craft as well as five common laborers, was named to confer with Governor Langer in aneffort to reach a speedy solution. Monday night’s meeting followed a session in the afternoon at which stewards or representatives of skill- ed crafts adopted a resolution declar- ing they are willing to resume work immediately under existing contracts. This resolution declared they were “forced” off the job, contrary to specific instructions from interna- tional headquarters of some of the crafts, by the picketing operations of the common laborers. The mass meeting in the evening was decided upon at the afternoon session. One of two common laborers who attended the mass meeting is report- ed to have said in a speech that Governor Langer told the common laborer to “stay off the job” and that he “was with them to the finish.” Expect No Audience Leaders of the skilled laborers ex- pressed the opinion that the special committee named to confer with the governor “never will be able to see him.” i The strike on the capitol. job be- gan its second week Tuesday morn- ing. Common laborers last Tuesday walked off the job and began picket- ing operations, preventing the Lund- off-Bicknell company and skilled workers from continuing operations. ‘The strike has the approval of the International Union of Hodcarriers, Builders and Common Laborers. ‘The Lundoff-Bicknell company has been “standing pat” on the contention that the deadline for completing of the building will be extended in view of the strike. R. M. Rishworth, chair- man of the state capitol building com- mission, says the commission is con- tinuing “on the sidelines.” Text of Statement The complete text of the resolu- tion adopted Monday evening follows: “Whereas, the common laborers have walked out on the state capitol building job for 50 cents per hour and better working conditions, and “Whereas, at a meeting held Tues- day night, May 16, 1933, two state officials high in public life in the state attended that meeting and urged that this was a reasonable wage and that the laborers strike ‘until this wage was paid, and “Whereas, one of these state offi- cials was an official of the North Dakota highway department, where there has been a reduction made in wages and where only 40 cents per hour is being paid to laborers, and “Whereas, the capitol building job is a work of public construction un- dertaken by the state of North Da- kota, and the state highway depart- ment is also an undertaking ownt and controlled by the state of North Dakota, “Therefore, be it resolved that we demand the wages of the laborers employed by the highway department be raised to the level of the demands made for the capitol job and that wages for all other similar work done by other state institutions and con- struction projects @lso be raised to a comparable level, and be it further resolved that no one class of work- ‘k for less Ten engaged in state workporers. in| Mary's procathedral, was to officiate, than the wages paid to laborers: another branch of state service, where conditions of work and kind of |cemetery. work are identical.” A foot note on the resolution read “There must be consistency in all things and economic justice for all workers in the state.” TORE-ENACT TAXES AS INSURANCE FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS Public Works Measure Convert- ed Into Bill to Extend Excise Levies Washington, May 23.—(#)—The public works-industrial control bill emerged from committee Tuesday startingly converted into a major tax bill to extend for an extra year all special excises imposed @ year ago when the treasury was fast running: empty. This extraordinary procedure, de- cided upon in the late night hours just before the ways and means com- mittee approved the whole bill and voted unanimously to report it Tues- day, was announced as an extra safe- guard to treasury credit and as double insurance for the $3,300,000,000 issue of bonds the measure calls for. Bud- get director Lewis W. Douglas, treas- ury spokesman, asked the step be taken. ~ As a result the bill now calls for: Construction: of public works, { eral, state, local, and public benefit- | ting private building, financed by bond issue, designed to employ millions of men. Seif-regalation of all industry un- der federal supervision to end over- Production, sweatshop wages, unduly long work hours, and thus increase prices and re-create employment. New high income .taxes, taxes on corporate dividends, increased gas- oline tax, all to produce $221,000,000 @ year to fund the public works bonds. Extension from July 1, 1934, to Juns 90, 1935 of a round half-billion dollars worth of excise taxes on such articles as automobiles, radios, refrig- erators, sporting goods, matches, can- dy, chewing gum, soft drinks, cos- metics, furs, jewelry, checks, safe de- posit boxes, oil pipe lines, theatre ad- missions, yachts, stocks, and bonds. House Democratic leaders Tuesday decided to bring the bill up for con- sideration Thursday with a vote Fri. day. Six hours of debate is to be al- lowed. Also permitted will be one motion to substitute a general manu- facturers’ sales -tax. House leaders did not sight any difficulty in putting the bill through in view of the tremendous majorities the administration has commanded this session ot every step. FOUR ESCAPE FROM JAIL IN MINNESOTA Three Arrested At Mandan on Kidnaping Charge Are In- cluded in Quartet Pipestone, Minn., ;May 23.—(?)— Four men, three of them former con- victs held for holdup and kidnaping in Murray county, Minn., escaped from jail here early Tuesday. The prisoners, who apparently re- ceived aid from the outside, were: Fe | China and Invading Japanese Forces Have Signed Truce, Peiping Reports JAPANESE GET BIG EDGE i Pact Requires Mongols to Keep) Army South of Designat- Is | Achievements Win | Scientific Awards $$$ $$$ ed Area ' i Peiping, China, May 23.—(/)—A| temporary peace agreement between) China and the invading armies of Ja- | Pan was reached Tuesday, it was au-| thoritatively reported. | Tokyo, May 23—()—A Rengo News agency dispatch from Tientsin Tues- day said that a Sino-Japanse truce | agreement signed at Peiping provides | that Chinese troops shall evacuate Peiping and remain to the south of a| line drawn through Yenking-Chang- ping-Shuny!-Paoti-Lutai. Further negotiations looking to} terms of a permanent peace wili be, opened shortly at Peiping, the dis- patch says. Japanese leaders stated, according to the report, that since the Chinese have peacefully evacuated Peiping the Japanese will not occupy that city. Another dispatch said the Japanese | siege of Peiping has drawn no closer. but a panicky evacuation of Chinese | troops from the city continued all; night, with morning finding only: gendarmes inside the walls. All regylar troops, the dispatch add- ed, had ‘retreated to Chang-Sintien, | about seven miles southwest of Pei-: ping. \ State Track Meet Will Be Held Here Minot, N. D., May 23—()—The State Board of Control of the State High School League Tuesday granted approval to the state track meet, planned at Bismarck June 3, according to an announcement made by L. A. White of Minot, board secretary. (ITY TO PURCHASE WATERWORKS BONDS) ssn ay aor $15,000 From Sinking Fund Will Be Used By City Com- mission in Transaction Decision to purchase city water- works bonds totaling $15,000 with funds from. the water department's sinking fund was reached Monday evening by Bismarck city commission- ers in their weekly business session. The purchase will include $10,000 due in 1943 at $95 and $5,000 due in 1934 at par ($100). Through the pur- clase the sinking fund will net six and one-half per cent interest, City Auditor Myron H. Atkinson said. Decision to repair the sidewalk in front of the Ward estate property on Seventh St. between Rosser avenue and Avenue A, with costs to be assess- ed against the property, was reached. A plea for a readjustment of water main assessments against the proper- ty of Mrs. Emma Pillen, 219 Twelfth 8t., south, was denied by the com- mn. Cameron Vivian, 37, Mandan, N. D.,| ™issio who escaped in July, 1932, from the penitentiary at McAlester, Okla. Clyde Smith, 51, Bowling Green, Ohio, who served a term in the Fort Madison, Ia., prison, for assault and robbery. Joe LaFrance, 34, Billings, Mont., who served a term at Leavenworth, Kans., penitentiary on a narcotic charge. Ernest Swenson, 26, Redwood Falls, Minn., serving a 60-day term for es- caping from the same jail a year while serving time for assault and bat- \tery. A padlock had been broken, ap- parently by someone on the outside, and the grill door on the cell block was sawed. Captured at Mandan, N. D., as sus- pects in a South Dakota bank rob- bery, Smith, Vivian and LaFrance later were brought here on charges of robbing and kidnaping Leland Land- ers, manager of a co-operative oi! station at Pulda, Mi Landers was robbed of $100, forced to drive three men in his car to a lake: 10 miles away, and bound to a tree with wire. The robbers escaped in Landers’ car, which was found in their posses- sion at Mandan. Arrange Rites for Sterling Resident Puneral services for Joseph Smith, 56-year-old Sterling man who died at a hospital here *Monday, were to be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday af- ternoon from Calnan’s Funeral Home. Rev. Father Arnold Backes, of St. with interment planned at St. Mary's ‘A group of Sterling men wert to be pallbearers. Smith was born in Poland March 18, 1877. He leaves no near relatives jin this country. He was a bachelor. lequipped in Mercer county. The commissioners also denied a plea of Frayne Baker, president of the Henry Stevens company, for an abatement on 1929 and 1930 taxes on the company’s eight feet of property on Main avenue near Third St., now occupied by the Vane P. George res- taurant. Former Dakotan Gets | Big Minnesota Post St. Paul, May 23.—(?)—I. C. Strout, state- hotel inspector, was appointed state budget commissioner and di- rector of personnel Tuesday by Gover- nor Floyd B. Olson. Governor Olson also announced se- lection of 8. Paul Skahen of Minne- apolis, assistant Hennepin county at- torney, as commissioner of securities to succeed Elmer A. Benson, named commissioner of banks, May 15. Ben-| son succeeds John N. Peyton of Du- luth who resigned to become chair- man of the ninth federal reserve board at Minneapolis. Strout has lived at Bemidji and Brainerd. He succeeds Mrs. Jean W. ‘Wittich of Minneapolis, who resigned May 15 after serving for two years as the first woman state budget com- missioner in the nation. Strout was a former organizer for the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota. He also worked as a tele- Stapher in Montana. The new bud- get commissioner was engaged in au- diting work for a tifne with several railroads and is a member of railroad employes union. Strout and Skahen will take over their posts immediately. DAIRY BARN BURNS Hazen, N. D., May 23.—(#)—Fire of undertermined origin destroyed a dairy barn on the Isaac David farm 22 miles northwest of here, causing a Joss estimated at $6,000. The barn was known as the biggest and best the | semi-final of the other bracket. | deep in the Morgan secrets, and quar- INTERNAL QUARREL MARKS PROBE INTO "HOUSE OF MORGAN’ Senators Wrangle Over Ques- tion About Bank Partner- ship Agreement [BIG BANKER IS WITNESS | Defends Business of His Firm and Replies Quietly to Many Questions Washington, May 23.—()—Already |reling over differences dealing with Morgan income tax returns, the sen- jate committee investigating the inter- nationally-known banking house de- cided Tuesday to ask for its partner- j Ship agreement and the division of re- For noteworthy achievements in scientific fields, 14 men received medals of merit from Franklin In- stitute, Philadelphia, Pa. Here are four of the recipients, pictured at the Medal Day exercises. Francis C. McMath (upper left) and his sor, Robert R. McMath (right), jointly received a John Price Wetherill me- dal for apparatus for making mov. ing pictures of the planets. Juan de, la Clerva (lower left) received the| Elliott. Cresson Medal for his de-! velopment of the autogiro. Igor I. Sikorsky (lower right) received the | Howard N. Potts Medal for his de- \velopment of multi-motored airplanes, | WALLACE 10 SPEED (GOVERNMENT ACTION ON ACREAGE SLASH Tariff Ruling Holds Additional, Levies Will Not Vio- late Truce road to acreage reduction was clear- ed of a major obstacle Tuesday and Secretary Wallace directed all re-| sources at speeding application of; farm relief. A state department ruling, follow- ing upon considerable diplomatic conferring abroad and urgent solic- itation by Wallace, removed the ob- jection to applying processing taxes on major crops, so now a source of; funds to finance comprehensive acre-! age reductions is available. Import | taxes to balance the domestic pro- cessing levy had been regarded as a possible breach of the world tariff truce, but they were pronounced harmless. | ‘Wallace's first step now is to com-/ plete the roster of administrators! for the many-sided farm act. This will be followed by calls for commodity meetings to draft policies for each product and to explore pos- | sibilities of cutting acreage this year.' This is how the import tax enters: the picture: Using .wheat as an example, the; farm act provided that if a process- | ing tax of 30 cents a bushel was levied, a compensatory import tax of | the same amount should be applied to foreign wheat. The present duty | on wheat is 42 cents a bushel and an import tax of 30 cents would be add- ed to that and collected by the cus- toms service. The state department explained, that Norman H. Davis, President Roosevelt's ambassador-at-large, had discussed the import tax at Geneva with the foreign representatives! gathered there, to explain that while the sum collected would be equivalent, to a tariff, its effect would not be! the same. “ { Championship Debate | Will Be Staged Here| Bismarck and Larimore, high school debate teams will engage in @ contest here next Saturday night for the! North Dakota state championship, it ‘was announced Tuesday Payne, principal of the school. Bismarck will uphold the negative side of the question “Resolved: that ‘at least one-half of all state and lo- cal revenue should be derived from sources other than tangible property.” ‘The debate will be held in the city auditorium, beginning at 8 o'clock. Judges have not yet been selected. The Bismarck team, including Miss Frances Cox, Junior Birdzell and Lloyd Ode, reached the championship | match by eliminating Minnewaukan | while Larimore defeated Bisbee in the by W. H. local high Larimore is the defending state champion. Bismarck was eliminatea in the semi-finals last year. i pls i NAMED WOODIN AIDE ‘Washington, May 23.—(#)—O. M. W. Sprague selected as financial and economic advisor to the American delegation to the London economic conference, has accepted the post of speeutiee assistant to Secretary Wood- | ¥ ‘of the business, which he said had {the committee counsel that Morgan had been accepted without examina- ; tended.” ' |gan defended the practice of his firm | jinary statement?” sponsibilities and profits. | In an executive session, forced by j dispute between senators over ques- j tions thrust at J. P. Morgan about in- | come taxes, this course was taken. | Counsel for the elderly financier ob- ‘jected to furnishing the information |sought and protested when Morgan ;Was questioned as to a reduction of ‘over’ $21,000,000 claimed on an income) tax return for the two days of Jan- uary 1 and 2. 1931. 1 Morgan defended the business of his firm and replied quietly to many) questions bringing to light the secrets: assets of almost $500,000,000. But when he testified that he knew nothing of tax matters which the committee counsel, Ferdinand Pecota, insisted on asking, dispute arose. The} crowd in the huge committeeroom pressed forward eagerly to hear every word. Glass Opposes ‘Badgering’ Senator Glass (Dem. Va.) reminded, had said he knew nothing about the questions brought up, but Pecora went on, and Glass objected to the “bad- gering of this witness.” Senator Couzens (Rep. Mich.) joined in the argument; and before the audience knew it, the hearing was adjourned so the committee could argue it out in closed meeting. Glass had protested that the bureau of internal revenue had fully examin- ed the Morgan returns, intimating it was not necessary for the committee to go into it. Couzens heatedly observed they had also examined the returns of Charles E. Mitchell, former chairman of the National City Bank, now on trial for income tax evasion as a result of) previous testimony before the com-j mittee. Pecora asserted that returns made, by individual members of the firm tion by the income tax agents, refer- ring to @ return made for Mrs. M. W.! Newbold, of Philadelphia. Despite this dispute, no effort was made at the executive session, follow- ing the public hearing, to check the income tax inquiry. The committee only voted to ask the firm for a copy of its partnership; agreement, which John W. Davis, counsel for the banker. had question- ed the committee's right to demand. It was decided to ask for the agree- ment with the understanding a de- cision will be made later whether it will be made public. At the opening of the afternoon ses- sion the committee learned Morgan had paid no income taxes for 1931 and 1932. Assets Are $424,708,095.56 Placing the deposits held by J. P Morgan and company at a quarter of a billion dollars, the witness also gave | the exact assets as of December 31, 1932, to the penny—$424,708,095.56. There are 20 partners, he said, who| meet every week-day except Satur- day. “Is there any written record or min- utes?” he was asked. | “Only the names of those who at-/j “There is no reccord of the deliber- ations or conclusions?” “None.” Morgan sald it was decided not to keep minutes: when the partners be- gan their daily meetings about “20/ years ago.” i At the opening of testimony, in a prepared statement read by him, Mor- in permitting its partners to serve as directors of other companies in whose securities the bank is interested, say- ing such an arrangement was valuable to all concerned. He criticized the present trend of legislation toward prohibiting such directorships. It adds to the strength of private banks to accept deposits, he said, aware that the practice has recently been much criticized. Offers Prepared Statement “Would you like to make a prelim- inary statement?” asked Chairman asked Chairman stand. “I should like to, Mr. Chairman, if I might,” Morgan said quietly. Then he began, saying in part: “The private banker is a member of a profession which has been practiced since the middle ages. “In the process of time there has grown up a code of professiona! ethics and customs. on the observance May Be Named _ | Industry Director | ° eerie igh 8. Johnson (above), Moline, Tl., manufacturer. lawyer and sol- dier, was reported to be President Roosevelt's choice to administer the far-reaching powers over industry provided by the pending Industrial Regulation bill. The president has denied formally offering the post to Johnson. MILITANT SPIRIT 1S GERMAN INDICATION OF HITLER REGIME Nation Looks Forward Expect- antly to Two Big Patrio- tic Celebrations By LOUIS P. LOCHNER (Copyright, 1933, by the Associated Press) Berlin, May 23.—Reawakened Ger- many looks-forward expectantly to two events typifying the militant pa- triotic spirit that has come over the fatherland since January 30. The Schlageter anniversary May 28, and navy week beginning May 24. Albert Leo Schlageter, condemned to death and executed by the French May 26, 1923, at Duesseldorf for acts of sabotage, has been declared the national hero. To Nazi Germany, he embodies the manliest of virtues, namely the sacrifice of his life for the fatherland. The navy league's campaign week will recall the dictum of Wilhelm II: “Our future les on the waters.” At a time when many Germans still thought Chancellor Hitler's socialism was a mere catchword for vote get- ting, they enthusiastically rallied to him on account of his intense nation- alism. Among the cardinal points of his program from the beginning was the reawakening of national spirit, rein- troduction of universal military serv- ice, introduction of compulsory labor duty, and revision of the treaty of Versailles, especially with the view to liberating Germany from military re- strictions. Is Nation in Uniform Since Hitler's ascension to power, Germany's outward appearance has .|changed strikingly. She has again be- come a nation in uniforms. In concentration .camps. where thousands of Communists and Social- ists are held without trial, setting up exercises to the tune of snappy com- mands form an important part of the day’s program. In the barracks of the voluntary labor service, which soon will be suc- ceeded by compulsory labor, the spirit likewise is martial. On Sunday, May 14, six thousand young uniformed steel helmeters, who formed a regiment called the Crown Prince of Prussia, listened to a patri- otic address by Crown Prince Freder- ick Wilhelm. Parades in the new Germany have @ martial aspect. Uniforms predom- inated and reichswehr detachments on such occasions are invariably fol- lowed by detachments of uniformed Police, storm troopers and steel helm- eters, each led by a band playing snappy military tunes. As a permanent Nazi spokesman explained: “We simply do not understand why foreign countries are alarmed at Ger- |many’s militant nationalism. “We all love uniforms, we like to obey commands and our blood tingles when we hear military marches. “That does not mean we want war or are even thinking of war. We are the most peace-loving nation in the world. You heard Hitler's reichstag speech, didn’t you?” Broken Back Proves Fatal to Young Man Fergus Falls, Minn., May 23.—(?)— After living two years with a broken back, Glen Martin, 26, of Deer Creek township died Monday. Martin form- erly worked in banks at Wadena, Minn., and Minot, N. D. Two years ago he joined his broth- er in the study of tree surgery and worked several months in Texas. While working on a job at Memphis, Tenn., he fell from a tree and broke his back. EXPLORER WEDS New York, May 23.—()—Miss Mary Louise Ulmer, of Pottsville, Pa., was of which depend his reputation, his (Continued on Page Two) t and explorer, Tuesday. 15 Other Persons Also Meet Death in Middle West Undetermined Number are Injured in Widely Scattered Disturb- ances But Heavy Rainfall Proves Benefi- cial to Growing Crops ! HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IS REPORTED Stricken Area in Grant County Cut Off From Communication as Wires Are Down and Cloudburst Makes Roads impassable By Destroying Culverts At least 18 persons were killed, including four childrer. near New Leipzig, N. D., and an undetermined number in- jured by tornadoes which swept North Dakota and other parts of the northwest and middle west Monday night and Tuesday. Heavy property damage was caused in many places but an accompanying rainfall also was of great benefit to crops. The dead near New Leipzig were the children of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lamb, who were trapped in their home when it was demolished by the twister. The parents also were in- jured and were being taken to a hospital at Elgin. New Leipzig was cut off from telephone and telegraph communication. The Mandan Red Cross sent first-aid equip- ment to the tornado area, as word was received that ruins of demolished buildings are being searched for additional injured. Hit Grant County in Early Evening The tornado was reported to have swept through central Grant county about 7 p. m. Monday night from the southwest. The length or width of the path covered by the storm was not determined. Elgin, Bently, New Leipzig and Brisbane communities suffered heavy losses. half rain recorded in a short time. BISMARCK WOMAN NAMED LODGE HEAD Mrs. Max Kupitz Elected State Regent of C. D. A. At Devils Lake Meeting Devils Lake, N. D., May 23—(?)— Mrs. Max Kupitz, Bismarck, was elect- ed state regent of the Catholic Daughters of America at the conven- tion here Monday. She succeeds Mrs. Clara B. Hess, Mandan. Mrs, Katherine Keenan, Minot was named state vice-regent; Mrs. Lucy Traynor, Devils Lake, state secretary; Mrs. Katherine Ford, Mandan, state treasurer and Mrs. Angela Van, Dick- inson, monitor. Mrs. W. T. West. Devils Lake, was named alternate for the state regent to the national convention at Colo- rado Springs, Colo., July 3 to 7. ‘The Bismarck junior group was given permanent possession of a sil- ver loving cup after winning the award for efficiency in charity the third consecutive time. Devils Lake was awarded the Hess loving cup for having the greatest membership in- crease during the past year. . Williston was named the 1935 con- vention city. Southern Baptists Attack Roosevelt Washington, May 23.—(?)—The Southern Baptist convention, by a voice vote of its members, is on record as feeling that “much to the discredit of his administration” President Roosevelt has allowed the white house to be used to “advertise the beer busi- ness.” The convention adopted the resolu- tion Monday night as one of its final acts before turning Tuesday to a harmony meeting with northern Bap- tists, the first joint session of the two churches since they split over slavery 88 years ago. The resolution was approved over an opposition plea that it was “un- necessarily disrespectful to the presi- dent of the United States.” New York Voters Are Balloting on Repeal Albany, N. Y., May 23.—()—With & sweeping wet victory conceded in advance by dry leaders, New York- ers are voting Tuesday for 150 dele- gates to the state prohibition repeal convention in Albany June 27. New York is the sixth state to reg- ister an attitude toward the repeal of the 18th amendment. The other five states—Michigan, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Wyoming— were recorded as overwhelmingly for repeal. Suzanne and Helen May Cross Racquets Auteuil, France, May 23.—(?)—The Possibility of a tennis match for charity in Roland Garros stadium be- tween Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen and Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, who have not met on the courts since 1926, Tuesday stirred tennis euthusiasts. Both have expressed their readiness to play each other. The French Tennis Federation is said to be favorable and it was) thought probably the United States Lawn Tennis Association would be married to Lincoln Ellsworth, aviator|asked within the neat few days to| Dakota, sanction the match. : 1 The drenching rainfall, averaging al- A cloudburst accompanied the twister with about an inch and a Culverts were washed out and add- ed to the difficulty of obtaining in- formation as efforts were made to reach the stricken area by car. Grant county officials at Carson went to New Leipzig Tuesday to search for other possible injured. Three of the Lamb children were dead when a physician reached them Monday night. The fourth died ; Tuesday morning. Dona Jean Lamb, nine months old; Dorthea 12; Betty June 8; and Nor-.” ma May 10. Harold Lamb, & son, who was in the house at the time the tornado struck, escaped with minor injuries. | His two sisters, Bernice Verna, 16, ; and Lois Irene, 14, were visiting at a neighbor's home which was not af- fected by the storm. t Mr. and Mrs. Lamb were taken to, @ nearby farm home for emergency; treatment and still were there Tuese day. A shack used by a road-building crew a mile and a half north of El- gin was overturned by the twister and the cook injured. He suffered broken ribs, while several others in the shack received cuts and bruises. Central Grant county appeared to bear the brunt of the storm, with damage reported in the vicinities of Elgin, Bentley, and Brisbane. The twister apparently developed in Sioux county, and swept west through southern Morton, Grant and Hetting- er counties, one fork traveling north of the town of Breien. Two build- ings were destroyed on the Anton Res- sler farm, six miles from Breien. At Brisbane the Catholic church was demolished, the Spielman gar- age wrecked, and the McVey hard- ware store blown off its foundation. Train Crew Reports Jittery Experience Mandan, N. D., May 23.—(®)— Members of the crew operating the gas-electric train on the Mandan- Mott branch of the Northern Pa- cific Tuesday told of a harrowing experience during the Tornado which struck the area in which the train was traveling Monday night. The storm broke as the train was on a trestle 75 feet high, west of New Leipzig, where the crew had been warned by telegraph of the approaching storm. Charles D. McAllister, conductor, said the wind picked up the rear coach in which he was riding, but it settled back on the rails. Win- dows in the coach were broken, and even an inch of water filled some of the coaches after a sud- den deluge. The train proceeded slowly to Odessa. Besides the crew one passenger was on board the train. | Damage estimated at between $12.- 000 and $15,000 was caused at the Charles Delabarre farm, three miles south of New Leipzig. It was one of the rural show places of Grant county. Buildings Are Demolished Barns and other buildings were de- molished at the Sam Friesz, Rudy Oelke and Rudolph Ruana farms in the New Leipzig vicinity. Small buildings, barns, garages and winc- mills were leveled and store frov.a blown in at New Leipzig. At Carson there was no wind dam- age, but 1% inches of rain fell. most an inch in all sections of Nertn Dakota, and brought cheer to farm- ers and businessmen throughout the state. Northwestern North Dakota, which has suffered from drought in recent years, was especially fortunate, re- ceiving from an inch and a half to more than two inches in the 24-hour period ending at 7 a. m., it was re- ported here by Frank J. Bavendick, of the federal weather bureau. Of 23 stations reporting in North the average precipitation re- (Continued on Page Seven)